San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-05-24


family barouches for prominent citi.
zens of this vicinity.
The infant child Of Capt. Turner
died on Thursday morning, We sym.
pathise with the parents.
Mr.. Curtis, the barber, has returned
to this place and opened q shop on the
north side of the square.
We had a pleasant call on Thursday
from Mr.. Dietzler, representing the
Texas Post lGerman)ot Galveston.
We should have mentioned in our
last the departure Of David s. Combs
on the annual cattle drive to the
North.
Smiths new mill now looms up con.
spiouously. 1t is three stories high
on the side fronting the river over
four stories.
The extension of DR.. Pendleton's
new cottage is completed. 1t is in
Gothic style ami presents a fine appear
auce, doing great credit to the design
Of the owner and the skill and good
taste of MIR. Rogers, the builder.
The ball last week was a very select
affair. Our reporter, during few
minutes he spent in the room, was,very
much impressed by the beauty of the
ladies', and the fine music, made by
some cultivated "darkies" from Aus
tin.
W. p. Proctor, an intelligent freed
man, left at our Office week ago q
handful of cotton plants over 10 inch.
es high, as a sample of crop of five
acres of the same sort he had growing
On his farm on the west fork Of Plum
creek.
And now comes our genial young
friend Frank Malone and protests that
he is in pressing need of residence
for his (prospectively) large family.
"Kerrect," Mr.. Frank. So the work
is to go forward at once, under charge
of MIR. Rogers.
Our young friend Louis W. Cock, a
student Of the institution, has favor
ed us with q complimentary to the
commencement exercises of Wander
bilt University, Nashville, Tenn, on
the 9th inst. We notice the names
of three Texans on the programme.
Mr.. Harris. Of the firm of Harris
& Co., lumber dealers at Marion and
Kingsbury, called on US last week.
having been looking after the interests
of his enterprising firm in this direc-
ton. Our readers may expect to hear
something to their interest from him
from time to time.
Miss Matte Perryman, formerly of
New Braunfela, now of Austin, an in.
teresting young lady somewhat known
at this place, was present at the mar
riage of her friend Miss Kate Davis.
and in company with Miss Lide hon.
ored our sanctum with call. Miss
Perryman is spending some time at
the Sour Well.
Miss Mary Lyons called at our Of
fee few days since, en-route for Mis-
souri,, where she will spend some time.
She wished change in the address of
her FREE PRESS. We regret that we
we're not in, and hence missed seeing
our fair and amiable young friend,
whom we wish a pleasant visit and
happy return to her native home.
The marriage on Wednesday of Ed
er Burroughs of the Baptist church
and Miss Kate Davis, a favorite in
this community, produced a pleasant
ripple on the surface of the still wa.
tiers of social life in our town. We
record it with sincere pleasure, as an
appropriate arrangement, as
it appears to us. and wish the parties
a happy voyage on the sea of matri-
mony. The event took place at the
which bad been handsomely
decorated with flowers on the occa-
sion, and a goodly number Of the
friends of the parties we're in attend
ance. The venerable Elder Morrell
oficiated in tying the knot, immediate