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

spending some time At the Sour Springs
Mr.. Claude Eastman 10 home on q
visit from Mansfield. Louisiana.
Rev. Mr.. Brown, Of Gonzales, Is il
town.
Mr.. Frauklin Is attending court 10
Austin county. f... t..t
Mrs. Douglas is teaching noar San
Antonio.
We notice that Mr.. Mullins is build
ing handsome addition to bis residence
Rev. Dr.. Mitchell, Of Brenham, was
in attendance at the Normal school on
yesterday.
August Gicsen took in" San Mar.
cos en- route for New Braunisls aud San
Antonio on the 4th.,
: A son aud granddaughter Of Mr.
Galloway from Wharton county. visited
the old folks last week. I'D,
Better hotels are badly needed a
New Braunfels. Their best one now ID
a poor thing, but charges as much as ,
real good one ought to.
/ We wish to express our thanks to our
genial young friend Charley Wetzel fol
petite attentions shown Us during the
festivities at New Branuiels on the 4th.
We were pleased to nuke the acqusin-
lance on the 4th Of Mr.. J. Landa, Ii,
noted mill-owner and capitalist Of New
Braunfels. @
Among the San Marcosans we met al
New Braunfels were NJ. Won Raudar
aud lady, who seemed to be enjoying tho
occasion greatly. FtsEr
We met Miss Ella Deaton last weel
for the frat time since her return, and
find her developed into fair, blooming
and lovely young lady. - +.
Mr.. John Withers and Miss Ann'
Bagley were married on yesterday at thu
residence of the brides father in thil
county, Rev. Mr.. Hatcher officiating.
MIR. Robbins left on Saturday for I
a few weeks absence at the North
The fair and attractive Miss Ada Cald
we'll Is clerking for him during hi
absence.
Prof. Rote who is 10 attendance fol-
few days only at our Normal School
is superintendent of the public SCHOOL,
OF San Antonio. He was formerly a
the head of the Brennan schools
Prof. Baldwin, who has charge o
our Normal School, is veteran educa
tor. He informed Us that he speu
some ten years in the work in Indians
| before going to Missouri.
Mr.. Thomas, teacher, of Prairie Lea
called on US the 2nd. He will probably
attend the normal session here. w
we're very agreeably impressed will
Mr.. Thomas. and learn that he has hat
prosperous school numbering in th'
maximum ninety two pupils.
Our agreeable informant. Claib Kyle
who was there. says that the various
friends of the Kyle. Breedlove, aut
Williams families, had fine fish fir.
up ths Blanco last week. They camped
out and caught any amount of tn
funny tribe. This is a fashionable Wa.
of passing the hot days in this vicinity
We had the pleasure of meeting
at New Braunlels Miss Laura j. Irwin
one of the associate editors of Mrs
Swisher's Sketch Book and quit
an q, tractiye and intelligent lady
We we're glad to learn from her tina
she is about to engage in writing u
Comal and Hays counties for that pub
LEGATION, and that she will visit Sa
Marcos for that purpose in about w
weeks.
On our return from q recent trip t
Palestine we were pleased to make tn
acquaintance Of Mr.. A. Burleson. VIII
has returned from q course of study a
the Baptist university at Waco. Hi
place of residence is at Austin, but hav
ing q few days to spare, he will pas
them at San Marcos. where thrice
happy years Of his lite were cast. W
understand that our polished and en-
gagiug young friend will before Ion
complete his studies at the University
Virginia, and aiterward has marked on
the practice of law for bis future caree'
May he be so happy as to realize hi
most ardent and noble aspirations.
Our Normal School.
Tho Normal Institute was formal