San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-11-13

Robert 7. Harrison, an old citizen o.
Blanco county, died on the 18th ult
We are informed that be made u specia
request that he should not DO buried il
that county. lie was accordingly broush,
some fifteen miles 70 place in this coun
" Tor in,crment.
Elder Williamson was here recently
On account OF the uuhealthiness OF hi,
present location, no intends removing
back to his farm on Onion creek ere long
DR.. Cade, ut our latest advices, wat
expected to take charge Of the compile
ton Of the wagon road to Wimberly, al
enterprise scarcely second 10 importance
to that to Blanco.
Prot. Gomert is 10 Buruet county
post, Office South Gabriel. He 10 still on
the paid up list Of the FREE Press. We
reciprocate tho good wishes Of himself
aud his excellent wife.
Mr.. il, Buchen, editor Of the Wochen
blatt, Of Fredericksburg, called on III
this week. We found him n live, wide
awake genilcmln. and were glad to hear
that he is successfully engaged 10 build.
ing up his paper. He came down to sec
the prospects Of San Marcos as com.
mercial outlet Tor his section of country
He reported the road more direct and
better than to Austin, though not as
good as might be. He stated that there
were great wagon trains which might be
turned in this direction, which would
Civ, money to our hotels, feed stores,
black smiths, &c Also, that there was
u memorial in circulation for making this
the terminus OF the Fort Concho stage
line. The main thing yet wanting, in
thu opinion Of MIR. B., is the co.opera
ton of the railroad in the way of u re-
duciion OF frcights, so as to induce trade
in this direction, and which, he says,
they have promised, through Mr. Hexie,
but yet do not seem inclined to make
We trust they will yet sec their interest
in lending such co operation.
Mr. o. r. Coombs, of Islesboro'
Waldo Co., Maine, with whom we had
heretofore had some correspondence
about his coming to Texas, dropped in
on us on Wednesday. He made the ex-
tensive trip from one extremity OF the
Union to the other by rail in q week.
He had been here hut few hours before
he went to work on Reynolds 4 Daniels
new building. We hope he will stay
with us-that is the kind Of people
Texas needs.
Our fair young friend Miss Katie
Rogers. we notice, is pracing the es
tablishmeut of Mrs, Bell with her pres
ence.
We understand that Rev. II. NJ TRIAL,
the new Methodist minister for this
place, will preach on next Sabbath.
Mr.. Northcraft has Inc Alderney
bull, regularly registered. He will
keep him at his place i'll the outskirts
of town, and intends that his fellow
citizens shall share in the benefit. He
will be an acquisition to our breeding
stock for milking purposes,
Reynolds & Daniels have their iron
front in position. Mr.. Northcraft.
the builder, Says he thinks he will have
the building ready for them by
Christmas
Monte Dial ia clerking at the new
store of j. Ross Brown.
Mr.. Reynolds has on exhibition in
front of the drug store mammoth
pepper plant of his raising, loaded
with gigantic pods.
We learn that Walter G. Digger will,
ere long, open hardware store at this
place.
IL has been suggested to us to state
that there is fine opening for good
tailor at this place.
We have scarcely been well enough to
attend to business this week.
Mr.. Geo. Ycrger. of Bremond. called
on u. this week. He thinks of locating
in this place in the grocery business.
TIE Lone Star Furniture Store is sell.