San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-03-03
LOCAL sUypEAxs.
The ide. Of March have come.

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Mr. j. y. Hutchins il on visit IN
Galveston. 1 IlIH
Dr. Harrison and wife. from Drip.
ping Springs. we're 10 iowu on the Ssh,
Pench blossoms. plum blossoms and
cheek blossoms in towu-very few nose
blossoms.
Court sets the second Monday in this
month, and will immediately commence
10 hatch,
March comes 10 like lamb" aud
will probably go out like some other
kind Of snimal,
Mr.. Changers new residence, south
Of Mrs. Durham's. H. Is by 24ieet. one
one story, box, Mr.. lvey is builder.
According to the perlhelion of the
man 10 the planets, there should be rain
soou for the cisterns and spring gardens,
On Feb. 18th. Will Brady. when near
the river. had Il scrimmugc with Mex
lean, in which the latter was worsted
with the butt Of a revolver.
II is SAID there was to be a marriage
vt the Baptist church in Martindale. the
Bird. between Mr., iohn Bales and Miss
Jennings, We hope to hear OF it in our
next.
Mr. Saddler has gone to Houston TO
attend the wedding Of bjs cousin, Miss
Cook, daughter Of Judge Cook, We
learn that Miss jessie Iyell was present
a' the same wedding.
That blrd's-eye view Of San Mar
cos" by Mr.. Aug Koch. is considered
a very striking likeness ofrhat lovely
bureh, When We receive one, we shall
hope to descaut upon it's merits.
The San Marcos atmosphere is redo
lieut. with pink peach blooms, that fll
the trees. without rift as il a veil Of
yossamer had been let down from the
skies. In the. sweet by aud by We
hope to See luscious peaches hanging
there.
Alex. Bryan. the colOred general ut
Iliuzie's, was struck with establishment
on the morning Of Il 18th ut receipt by
lightning express of u young colonel
weighing fourteen pounds. The Anglo
African race OF America is certainly not
on the decline.
Mr.. &. Lee, our new eunsmith. is
from Birmingham, and 80 charmed with
Texas that he thinks of writing to his
friends advising them to come TO this
land of promise. On his arrival Mr..
Lee met with brother whom he had
not seen for forty.six years.
Mr.. Hufines has established his
office for the Singer sewing machine in
the new compartment OF thc Robbins
building. NJ. II. is an agreea bile sales
man and has deal Of pluck and ener
py and cannot fail to sell the old and
popular SINGER. which knows how to
+" sing 4" for itself.
The trial for the lightest and most
graceful dancing took place at II 'rpers'
hall, the night of the 25th. The prize
was awarded to Mr.. Claiborne Kyle aud
Miss Minnie D,ilcy. The judges were
Mr.. Standiler. of Mariindale. and Mr..
Littleton. of Lulinp, There we're sew,
eral contestants.
. Messrs. Kelum & Hart on Monday
last started their planing-mill to run
ming nv steam. The engine has hereto
fore been u-ed for threSher., but San
Marcos now requires steam power for
planning lumber. and the business will
doubtless gr.w into a factory. They
have "A rip and cut-cff saw, and get away
with 200 feet per hour.
Maxwell Garciel, a Mexican, was on
last found dead upon the
ground near Martindale. The sequel of
his death has not been learned. The
deceased was we'll known and had been
trading h, re the same morning. 1t ia
Gnrciel might have died from
heart.disease. An inquest was held and
the body deceptly buried.
A party Of eight tourists, ladies aud
gentlemen. from Springfield, Ohio. with
a Mr.. Hunt as leader, on the 18th ult.
took relsy from Austin and paid fly.
ing visit to SAP Marcos and its fair bride
the river, On rearhing it their first ex
clamation was" Oh that river !" The
party we're delighted with the scenery
and expressed n determination of re-
visiting this elysian palace of nature as
soon as circumstances should permit.
Educational.