San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-05-26
PERSONALS,

ixen, Is not expected to live.
Mr.. II. B. Coficld, who has been sick
sometime, is gradually sinking.
Mr.. John Uaro ia sick At wren's
ranch. :
Mr. Wren, resident near the river, IL
seriously III with the typhoid fever.
Basoom Lyle, Of Austin was on visit
to his father the 6ns Of this week.
Major Brown Is csnvassiug San An.
tonic 10 the interest of the McKinuon
Pen Co.
Goo, Morris. who was recently brought
here sick from the mountains, Is quito
recovered.
Mrs, Cahill. Of Luling, formerly Miss
Hattie Mooney, WIS visiting here lust
week.
We regret to hear Of tho death of Miss
Eva Huyiord. formerly Of this county.
She died at Austin, Of measles.
A. B. Ivey, who has been unsettled
for some time. has started 10 remove to
some Of our new northwestern counties.
Mr.. Cumming, representing the st.
Louis Type Foundry, called on US this
week. Also, Mr.. Peacock, Of the Aus
tin Statesman. t,
May q, Mr.. Hand, Of the I. & Il. N.
at Palestine. favored US with Gull.
Would 10 happy, when it is HANDY"
10 have him come again. ( =. ,
The Markleya, late Of this place, arc
keeping boarding house at San An
tonic, near the international depot, aud
huge all the boarders they want.
We met recently Eiband, Of the New
Bruunicls Zeitung, aud he told u his
physician had required him to re
scind" his vow of total abstinence.
We notice that Psron ThralI, Tor was
IL his better hslf''') has put the Meth.
odist parsonage grounds in much better
order than ever before.
Notwithstanding the protracted drouth
in March, we notice that Judge Cook
has fair volunteer crop Of vats. which
he is now having cut. 81
Mr.. and Mrs. Moore have gone to
housekeeping 10 the house lately occu
pied by Mr.. Love. What more appro.
pirate for newly welded pair than the
home Of love 2"
Our last welcome sojourner 10 San
Marcos for his health is Mr.. DeminR,
young man from Illinois. Hope the
Texas air and sun may speedily cure
him. He is stopping at the Exchange.
Mr., J. w. Burleson we hear is recov.
ering from the wounds he received the
other day in what seems to US very
foolish affair at Austin. Glad it turned
out no worse.
While at San Antonio we heard that
Rev. W. Carnahau. formerly Of, this
place, has left that city on some sort OF
n religious mission to Alabama or Mis-
sissippi. -
Miss Gerald of Waco. the poetcss Of
the Press Association. is quite society
young lady, gay and sprightly. with
nothing Of the student or blue-stockinR
in her manner. ......
Elder Waters of the Christian Church
and editor Of the Columbus, Miss. Times.
who made so favorable an impression
here, was obliged to Withhold some fur
Their appointments on account of illness.
BY an ipexcusable remissness, we be- |
lieye we have not heretofore noticed the
new cottage Of w. q. Digger, overlook
ing the beautiful valley just abve Pc
CUES mill. 1t is a very nice. cosy At
fair, commanding charming views.
Mr.. Smythc, our St.. Louis correspon.
dent, left for home the 2lst, He con.
siders Iris one Of the finest countries
in the world. add will feel constrained,
all iu his power to assist in its devel
opement. |
Mr.. Houston of the Hayes House,
Kyle, at our last visit showed us some
curiosities. One wasa turkey skin. with
feathers 10 Ete-like shape. The other
some sprays Of white coral from the
Dry Tortugas. something rare.
Owing TO our absence We fniled to
note Last week . recent visit to our town
from Mrs. Sneed and Miss Ellen Sneed.
of Austin. Miss Fitzgerald, Of Houston,
and the tire young daushtcrs Of the
late Maj. Burleson. whom their aunt.
Mrs. Sueed. has in Der care.
Mr.. Malone. ST., has one OF the most
beautiful collections of roses. pinks. etc.
in the place. and his front yard is lit
orally beaming with beauty snd fra
GRANGE. 1t is strange that others Of our
citizens do not more extensively WOO the
aowery messengers.
We met ct Houston. Prof, 8. II. Dix.
On. Of the Southern Amaranth. He wss
on his return from the Baptist conven'
lion 10 Mississippi or some one Of the old
states. He said he would soon remove
to Dallae, and devote oil bis time to his
magazine.
Mrs. Griffin, whose funeral took place