San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-07-17
Frsus Hear Creek.

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EDITOR FREE Pass. Iagain sub.
nit to the readers Of your columns, a
few items of news.
On the Goth of last month Ounce
We had very fine rain, but il seemed
to be rather local cloud. Tho next
day We had another fine shower. which
| judge from its appearance did not
extend very far from here. On Mon
day which was the 18th, we again had
a light shower which seemed to lay
mostly East, and South, and l learn
that on Bear Creek and Onion, in the
vicinity Of the railroad they had a very
fine rain, which extended as far as
Austin, and l have not learned how
much farther. A fine crop Of corn is
matured. Wheat is not as good as
was thought, when it was harvested.
Oats were damaged a good deal by
the heavy rains about the time of har-
ucsting. The grass is fine, water plen.
ty and health good. Judge Schmitt
and j. u. Cady we're down at the San
Marcos installation Of officers of the
Masonic fraternity, and barbecue Civ
en- on that occasion. They report it q
success, and altogether pleasant affair.
On the following Saturday evening the
installation of the officers elect for the
ensuing Masonic year for Rambo Lod.
&c No 426 took place at the Lodge
room. j. d. Cady was installed into
the Office of W Master, T. B. Ford
s Warden, A. Il. Anderson j Warden
G. X. Rose Secretary, Peter Schmitt
Treasurer, A. q. Hardin s Deacon. A.
j. D. Morgan j Deacon, A. Bell Tyler.
-. Milan and =. =. Mcdonald
stewards. and Rev. cCowan Chaplain,
All passed off pleasantly. There was a
meeting to-day of the patrons of Bear
Greek school community, preparatory
to reorganization. Our Bear Creek
Sunday School is yet doing very well
next Sunday is reorganization, llearn
there is Sunday school organized at
Friendship. May it prosper!
A young man of our vicinity by the
name of Lackey just commencing in
the ministry. is to preach at Selma the
Bird Sunday in July. We bespeak for
him good hearing, he is an intelligent
pleasant young man. l learn that Mr..
Smiths daughter Vibella. young lady
some II or IS years old, is very sick.
DR.. Reagan is treating her, Mr..
Smiths son -in-law Mr.. Frietzam re.
Gently died in Austin. l understand
that Mr.. Woods of the vicinity Of
Dripping Springs, is candidate for
commissioner for this precinct. The
longest pole will knock the persimmon,
The candidates for Office, whithersoev.
err dispersed round about and over
Hays county, had better made it known
through the FREE Press, for l will
give it as my honest conviction, that
every candidate for Office in Hays Co.,
who has announced that fact in the
FREE PRESS is going to get votes ur
here. Mr.. Gagnon. real wide awake
thorough going man of our vicinity is at
work on the railroad with from to 1O
scraping teams. He is an old hand at
the business. will probably make big
money. Quite a.number of our citi'
zens are trying their hand on the r. r.
May luck be with them. | believe that
some of the county elections are pro-
ducing more excitement here than the
Presidential election is. 1t is said to
be settled fact that the first depot on
the International west of the Colora-
do river will be at or about the
bridge on Bear Creek. Ii so | judge
it will be a lively little place soon.
MELRoY.
P.S. Miss Vibella Smith. the young
lady alluded to above, is very low with
typhoid fever. Miss Mary Oldham al