San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-08-04

MIs. MuJor bisuop u puyinH Nor M
nual visit TO San Marcos.
Miss Ada Kyser and another youpi
lady from Lulins are visiting here.
Miss Lula Hunter was married thi
morning to Mr.. House. Of Houston.
Mr.. Bell. = distinguished citizen o
Bryan, aud family, ere stopping At DR.
Denion's.
Miss Julia Duncan. Of Liberty, Texas
ia visiting her sister, Mrs. J. Ross
Brown.
Thos. II. Fraukliu left on Tuesday
On . recuperatiog tour to Baltimore and
other points east. y
Oscar Hatchison left this week for
Ola Virginia, where ho will attend
school.
Thos. johnson, Of the firm Of John
son l. johnson. has gone 90 . trip to
Georgia.
Major Trisg, Of Austin, appeared for
the defendant in the case VI State Us.
Wren.
Mr.. Forsyth made the fno pavement
10 front OF the Hutchison Glover
building.
Fisher l. Pritchett have already
moved their Office into the new Bank
building, up stairs.
DR.. Ba.dwiu's Public lecture last
Friday night Was noble effort. worthy
Of the man.
Willie Richardson is now the delivery
wagon diver aud salesman in the pop
ular house Of Donaldson & Go.
Mr.. Deming and family have return
ed to the ir frat lovo"-Pslestine. May
good luck and prosperity attend thom.
Our youa2 friend, Ten Reed, has be
come driver for Mr.. Ilinzie, and will
doubtless prove popular salesman.
Charles Merritt Barnes, represent
ing Nov Orleans papers aud tho Texas
Siltiugs at San Antonio. called on Us
on Tuesday.
Visitors with their families from
abroad are focking to our town. Our
boarding houses should hasten to en-
large their limits.
The wedding of Mr.. DcCloult and
Miss Robertson we learn Was celebrated
at Col. Sledge's in fine style. The ven
cradle Elder Morrcll tied the knot.
Henry Cantrell, tho man who wal
killed last week while an attempt wat
being made to arrest him, had been
married less than mouth.
DR.. A. A. McBryde, representing the
Galveston News, callel on US on last
week. He is gathering material for the
edition ofthe News for September LIST
The Doctor is quite an old newspaper
mau in Texas aud ereiting in CONVERSE
ton.
Elder Carriceton, of Austin, pursuan,
to notice in our last, preached series Of
sermons Of unusual interest at the
Christian church, beginning with Thurs
day night last. His discourses show
him to be (whst evsry minister should
be) a gentlemln OF reading in the de
partmeuts Of History, Science and gener
al Literature as we'll as Theology.
Dr.. Blskemore handed Nv last week a
sample of some peaches grown by Mr.
Dudley of the Mountain city country
aud presented to the Doctor. 1t was al
most as large as your 6st aud rich,
juicy and delicious. We hardly ever
tasted better one. Mr. Dudley we
learn il successful grower Of various
kinds of fruits, showing what can be
done 10 that direction with proper effort.
We mentioned last week the arrival
Of MIR. Hillyer and wife, teachers Of the
public school at Refugio. On further
conversation We get from Mr.. II. some
interesting facts. The drouth in his
section is about the same SO here, stock
interests prospering. Health good.
About one filth OF The population il
Mexican. The school fund aud interest
on proceeds of the sale Of school lands
ore sufficient to suitain the public school
ten months in the year-an unusually
good showing in that respect.
Prof. Il Carr Pritche,t, Of Coronal
Institute, has been appointed au assist
ant teacher under DR.. Baldwin in Sam
Houston Normal Institute at Huntsville
His department is physical aud natural
science. The appointment is a good
one, and while we shall regret to lose
Pror. Pritchett We congratulate him on
his advancement in his profession.
Miss Laura J. Irvine, assistant editor
of Mrs. SwisEer's Sketch Book. arriv
ed in town on yesterday. She has visited
various PORTIONS of the State for the
purpose of writing them up for said pub
LEGATION. the last being Conal county.
She comes hero to do a like service for
our county. She is quite competent for
such work, is n refined and accomplish.
ed lady, native Texan, and we com
mend her and her enterprise TO the iav
orable consideration aud CO operation
Of our citizens.
FATAL AccrDENr,-We copy the fol