San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-07-14
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in the city,
Mr. jim BASE. laia Of Blsnco. Is the
new aud agreeable clerk at Mslonss.
Mrs. DR., Price Of Blanco was visiting
here last week.
Phil, =. Cage went to Austin on
Moudsy.
Capt. ilinzio arrived from tho west
on Monday.
ZOO Earnest 10 with Us again for 40
iude6nito time.
Col, Napier, Greeley No. g Of tho
San Aotonio Express visited this place
last week. We did not see him.
Mrs. Cspron, from San Antonio. passed
a day with her San Marcos friends last
week.
And now comes Mr.. Montgomery Of
Cocks rancho with an open boil Of cot
on from his farm.
Miss I.ibbie Evans. from tho Cioolo.
is visiting at this place and stopping At
Dr.. Deptou'r. Q
Mr.. Galloway has handed us q fully
developed and ripeucd boil Of cotton.
grown 10 bis garden.
Mr.. Lee has favored us with . COPY
Of Reynolds Newspaper, London, an
English Radical organ. lilo has our
thanks.
Mr.. Lilly, of Sutherland Springs was
here last week. His daughter. Misa
Rowena. accompanied him as far as
San Antonio.
Annie b. Thompson, Of Bastrop. is
stopping at Mira, Harvcy's with her
friend Mrs. R''yaolds, and attending the
Normal school.
An old man named Ragsdalo. (no re.
iation of Peter o. who formerly re.
sided 10 this county. but now halls from
Atascosa, was in town on Tuesday.
Miss May Caldwell has returned
from San Antonio, and reports that
Mira. B. Brown is contemplating visit
to the north on account Of ill-health.
Messrs. Allen and son. friends of Mr.
Eastman and family, and resident at
Mansfield, Louisiana. wero prospecting
here last week. They since went to San
Antonio.
We hal call on yesterday from Hon.
John T. Brown, formerly of this county,
now mayor of the city of Fort Worth.
lie will be warmly greeted by many old
time friends.
At Austin on Monday we met with
Mr., Leader. editor Of the Diily Disp,tch
of that place. 1t IS an independent Re-
publican sheet. and is down OH Davis,
DeGress. Newcomb and their sort.
Mrs. Teller. her two daughters and
son are about going to Michigan 10 re-
side. We arc sorry to lose nice, cult
vrtcd people such as they are. May
prosperity attend them.
Mrs. Lottie Gotten, who with her
rhil''ren has been residing here for
over year past. lett with her little ones
last week for Fort Worth, where she
expects to stop tor some time. We
cordially wish them good fortune.
Entirely through inadvertence, W hich,
however, We admit was inexcusable,
we faded last week to note tho re.
turn TO our town of the fair and estim
able Miss Bette Coleman. She is stop
ping at Dr. DeDtou's, aud We arc glad
to hear is expected to make San Mar
cos her home.
T. w. Thamme, steward of the Deaf
aud Dumb Asylum at Austin, called
on US on Thursday last. He had in
his charge Misses Addie and Lula Ford.
of the Superintendent of said
Col. John s. Ford, Miss
Addie Lira and Miss N. Dietrich Wis.
itor from Galveston. They had in view
o visit to the head OF the river etc. The
party stopped at the Hofheinz Hotel
D. r. Cocreham returned from his
trip to Nebraska &C., where he went
some time since with drove OF horses,
last week, just in time for camp meeting.
He looks somewhat bronzed, but We do
not doubt will be as greata favorite with
the ladies as ever. lie is the youngest
man we know of in San Marcos. and We
shall always believe that it was through |
sheer jealousy of the superior favor with |
which "the girls" looked upon him,
that led some of "the boys" last year
to mutilate the caudal appeudage OF
Of Mr.. C's valuable steed. Now we are
in favor Of fair play, and would say
frankly 10 our boys" il you csnnot
with our youthful coniempc-
rary, Mr.. Cocreham, for the smiles of
The fair, fairly and squarely, better
,ck knowledge the corn like men and
cave him in possession Of his laurels.
SOME Really Splendid bargains in