San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-07-28

Mr.. Franklin is again At home.

Mr.. franklin is again At home,
Ice Wooton has returned from
trip to our western wilds.
A. r. Earnest, now ia the cattle bus
mess 10 northwest Texas, Is spending
vacation" here.
Rev. Mr.. Thrall has presented Cor
onal Institute with a 6no new globe and
case. A handsome present
r. A. Brooks, Of Bastrop county, ,
new accession to the Normal Schoo
corps, called on US on Monday.
Prot. Baldwin will leaye here after
this week, aud will DO succeeded az
superintendent Of the Normal school
by Prot. Rote. Of San Antonio.
Mrs. Fannie N. Douglas has taken
charge Of the Maverick House, San
Antonio, and we ure pleased to learn is
doing we'll.
Mr.. Robbins returned from the
North last week rather earlier than he
had contemplated. He found it even
hotter there than here.
r. B. Minor, ESQ, writes us from
Seguin that lie has left San Marcos "for
good" We regret to lose him, and
wish him good luck wherever he may
pitch his tent"
Mr.. Hillyer, . brother to the artist.
and his wife are here on s'visit. They
have charge Of the public school at
Refugio. and come to attend the
Normal School.
Mr.. Hopkins last week while epcorting
some ladies to the head Of tho river in .
boat, himself fell out into the river; no
harm done beyond a good ducking
hardly so bad as 1.-THE Court House
scare"
Capt Gullett, from of the construc-
ton limo of the International, away out
west" called on US on Saturday. He
says he expects to 60 on with the road
till it reaches the cit, Of Mexico. He
proposed to write to the FREE Press.
Hope he will do so. Our handsome
friend J. II. Horn is with him.
Mr.. Northcraft handed us a whole
handful OF ripe cotton from his place on
the San Antonio, road. last week just
after we had we had gone to press. He
also showed us at his home place an
almond tree in full bearing. which
demonstrates that the cultivation Of
that fruit in Texas will be a success.
The tree very strikiug'y resembles the
peach.
Somebody handed John McGehee
o confederate FIVE in payment for ice
cream and received about 81 in silver 10
change. McGehee thought it was all
right till he vas requested by another
who was in the game to give him cur.
rency for s. in coin, when he pulled out
the confederate and was shown his
The boys had succeeded in
king him iu."
Aunt Ann Barnes, the we'll known
venerable ircedwoman, is quite sick at
The home Of her son-in-law in Bales
pasture, near the Sink Spring. She is
one OF the best representatives Of her
race, in all respects. whom we have ever
nown. She has been an efficient and
aithful nurse to not few white people
IF this community, and our object in
speaking of her now is to express the
earnest hope that those whom she
hrs so well served will not fail now in
to her wants aud giving her
heir best attention. !
We saw very funny thing at Cheat
hams ford on Monday week. A young
nan who appeared to be overcharged
with "benzine" came gallopiug his pony
full tiltdown the hill on this side into
he river. Going in with a plunge the
horse fell down. carrying his rider with
him and throwing him. After pro-
.racted struggle, the man cortrived to
regain the saddle, but the horse could
not or would not raise, so the fellow
mad to get off 10 the river again, then
.he horse got up and tho rider with
difficulty got on and they departed.
If the man had been just little drunk
,r, he or his horse or both, would |
have been in danger of drowning.
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