San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-08-25
Personal.

| Mr.. Stein has returned from the west,
| Mr., Bell Is corRued to his bed IRON
the effects VI lame back.
Capt. J. 7, Ellison reached home from
Nebraska on Thursday last.
d. 8 Combs has gone again on the
cattle drive.
Mr., Robinson, the painter, and family
have departed westward.
Rev. A. i. B. Kerr has returned from
= sojourn in the lower country.
The fall term Of Prof. Richardson's
academy will open on Monday next
Mrs, M.ll,s Gotten has gone on Wis
il to San Autunio.
Dr.. J. NJ. Mullins, We learn, |, sue
cessiully pra,icius his profession at
Laredo.
Prof. stort., Of Kyle. preucheda good
practical sermon on Sunday At the
Baptist church 10 this place.
Postmaster IIeaton will move his fam
lily into the Robbins building Sept. lst.,
and the p,sioffie Jan. LIST, 1882.
Mr.. Prescott nd familyiu,end moving
to Ban Antonio the frat Of next month.
Sorry to lose them.
Tbauks to little Miss Belle Souter for
two copies OF the FREE PRsss which
We advertised for 10 our last.
North Star" on our last p'ge, will
be rccognis d as the cage Of San Mar.
cos. No other man living could have
written 40 cranky IN article.
Mr.. Preston, architect, Of Austin,
called on US last week. He would like
10 build Us q better court house than
ha, h.retofo been contemplated.
Our fair CORES pom lent L with this is
sue closes her interesting series Of let
terra, ind retires from our columns.
will not some other Of our intelligent
ladies' assume the pen 10 her stead?
Dr.. Blakemore sports new watch OF
Of elegant pattern, the gift Of Judge
Cook. 50 liberal and prominent man
as the Judge. it strikes Us, ought 10 take
his home paper
Mcssrs. Malone and johnson have
returned from New York. They report
general short crops in cons, qucnce Of
The drought, but business booming at
New York, Notwithstanding.
The new house going up on me the OF
highest hills 10 the western part Of town
we learn is the prospective residence
of Mr.. Low, railroad station agent al
this place.
Mary r. Dailey, daughter OF u. W.
Dailey, whose sudden death was record
ed in our lust issue, we learn died on
her Twelfth birthday, which her parents
we're preparing to com memoratc.
J. l. Stepherson, formerly OF the
Seguin Times, called on Us on Tuesday
lilo has sold out his stock interests
and is prospecting for another bu'iness.
We should be pleased to see him engage
in an enterprise spoken Of by him al
San Marcos.
Prof. Hillyer, the photographer, on
the eve Of his departure from San Mar
COS has expressed to us his grateful aense
of the kindness and liberality Of OUT
people as manifested towards him dur
ing sojouru here, which will long re-
main bright spot in his remembrance
Mr.. Garrison, an accomplished young
gentleman from Henderson, this State,
has been selected to FL the place Of
Prof. Pri.chett in the faculty Of Coron
al Institute. Miss Baldwin, o daughter
of Dr.. Baldwin we learn has been 60
cured as a teacher in the Institute.
One Taylor Fitzgerald, Of Winfield,
Kansas, Pension and Claim Agent,
WHO. we believe al.o represents SINH
lar Office at Washington City. has proved
himself fraud by failing to pay for his
advertisement 10 the FREE Pass. We
warn our newspaper brethren against
him.
Polk White not only received q new
house 10 place Of the one recently burned
as gift from his neighbors, as STAYED
by a correspondent in another column
but also new kitchen outfit. of which
Judge Cook contributed cooking stove
This is a notable evidence that good
character and conduct sometimes pay,
even in this world.
Prof. McInnis, member Of the fac
ulty Of the \. & N. College Of Texas,
called on Us on Monday. He says the
institution is now placed on its props,
basis as an industrial school. and il
prosperous condition, and that the 10
cation is entirely healthy. Apropos
our senatorial d;s.-ict is entitled to sp
point three students free Of board ant
tuition.
Mr.. Morris. the blacksmith, and Chsr
lie Cockreham got into a difficulty OF
Monday. Morris, we hear. SLAPPED
Charlie. who thereupon inflicted sn ngl!
wound on Morris with . knife. Tn
uou,d ia over the ribp il abont six in