San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-08-28

Mr.. Northcraft We hear IL working
on the Blanco road.
DR.. Blakemore has returned home il
Improved condition.
We regret to hear Of the serious i'll,
moss Of Miss Julia Markley.
Robbie. infant child Of w. II. Lyell,
died ond Wednesday. after q lingering
illness.
Messfs. Green and MoMeans appear
to have considerable business in the
country these days.
Elder Williamson is visiting in this
county. He reports q good deal Of
sickness about Bryan.
We notice that Geo. H. Ward has
recovered from his recent hurt so as to
be able to be out again. A
We see by the Austin Statesman Of
yesterday that Judge Fisher is at Aus.
tin nursing his father, who was at the
point Of death.
Reys. Zivley and Kennedy have be.
gun protracted meeting at the Pres.
byterian Church. and will probably
continue it during next week.
The railroad company haye had tho
plot of the town of Kyle, on the Blan-
co, handsomely autographed. There
will be sale Of lots there after q
while.
B. G.. Collier, who resides on the
Blanco, presented us on Thursday with
q sweet potato Of his raising of 9 lbs.
weight. Hard to beat, we should
think.
Those chaps who last Sunday night
at camp.meeting clipped the tail of D.
r. Cocreham's horse, we should regard
as "ft for treasons. stratagems and
spoils."
We had the pleasure Of meeting this
week with Prof Barker, we'll known
here. He was Gu route for Bolton to
take charge of the academy at that
place.
Messrs. Brown. Muir and Cushell, all
Of the Austin Review. called on us this
week. We hear it said they were pros
pecting for starting branch Of their
paper here.
J. L. Stephenson, ex-editor Of the
Seguin Times, called on US on Thurs
day. He is now in the stock business,
with headquarters at Buffalo Gap, Tay.
lor county.
X. D. Keith has made change of
base" and now owns residence and
lumber yard altogether, fronting on
the railroad near the depot. A better
place than he had before.
John T. Brown. Esq, formerly Of
this county, is now Mayor of Fort
Worth. Geo. T. McGehee met him at
the Dallas convent on and brought us
his subscription to the FREE PRESS.
DR.. A. F. Harvey has returned from
a stay Of a month or two at Washing
ton County, 1t was expected that he
would bring Mrs. H. home with him.
but we believe she, did not come this
trip.
o. G.. Shane. of Blanco. still owns
his house and lot here, which he would
like to sell. 1t is good property, and
now that there is SO great demand
for houses here, we should think ought
to sell readily.
G. B. Smythe, of St. Louis, wri.
ting to enclose subscription, adds: II
have copy of the FREE PRESS be-
fore me, and admire it for its politics
and its reliable information concerning
Hays county"
The peach season seems to be sud-
denly over. By the way, we meant to
have spoken last week of Daniel Coo
reham's superior peach orchard. 1t
lies in "the mountains" demonstrating
their fitness for fruit growing.
Thomas johnson. of the firm of
johnson & johnson, has returned
from New York. While there he, with
other Texans, called on Gen. Hancock
on Governors Island, and were we'll
pleased with and we'll received by him,
Mrs. Duncan has secured Maj. Rags.
iale's building. near the residence of
II. s. Harvey. for he. school, and will
open it on the first Monday in Septem-
We are glad to hear that her school
will be large; but if necessary she viii!
have worthy and competent assistance.
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