San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-12-07
Personal.


Mr.. Powers is again visiting here.
We hear the sermon Of Rev. Mr. Ticknor
on Thanksgiving highly spoken of.
Miss May Caldwell has returned from a
sojourn of some months at Galveston.
Mrs. Alyea has removed to Austin, in
order to be nearer desired medical treat
ment.
Pres. Connally's. racing experience has
been written up and published in the Hous-
ton Sun.
We are informed there will be ten we'd
dings within the next ten days in this
vicinity.
Mr.. Hall, of Northwest Missouri. who is
here for the benefit Of his wife's health,
called on us.
Mr.. Raymond, Of Hazard, Raymond 4
Co. of Austin, was again here on business
the first of the week.
Jno. r. Kennard, Jr. typographical tour
ist, late of the FREE Press, left finally yes
terday morning for Austin.
Miss Lu. Swank was here on q visit the
first part of the week. We learn that her
sister. Mrs. Doss, is married again.
DIR. Jackman of Missouri q brother Of
Col. Jackman, called on us last week.
We learn he thinks of locating at this place.
W. C. Digger left for New York last
week in the interest of his employers, w.
G. Browning & Co., clothing house Of that
city.
Mr.. Peter Nichols and MISS Eugenia
Cooke were married at the Baptist church
on yesterday P. NJ, Elder Hatcher officiat-
ing.
John r. Wilson, has handed us sample
of the bush pomegranate, which he raised on
his place in the mountains. 1t is O beauti-
tiful and delicious fruit
Mrs Kyser, late Miss Stratton, sent re-
membrance to the FREE Press, too late for
acknowledgment in connection with our men,
ton of her marriage. Thanks
Mrs L. j. Harvey and her daughter, Miss
Adds, having withdrawn from the Presby-
terrain church some months since, gave in
their names as members of the Methodist
church on Sunday last.
Owing to various hindrances, we had not
been able to get out to hear the new Metho-
dist minister, Rev. Mr.. Harris, till Sunday
last. He lis good and forciblespeaker, and
preached sound practical sermon.
w. r. Wood, the new County Commits
sioner from precinct no. 4, came down on
Monday to be qualified into Office, and call
on us. We were pleased to make his &C
quaintance, and to enter his name on our
subscription list
Nine different states were represented in
the nativities of the eleven gentlemen who at
tended the Kyle-Ford party last week, only
two being native Texans. BY the way. we
wrote report of this party. but to our re-
greet were unable to get it in type for this
weeks paper.
We were called to Austin on business on
Thanksgiving day, andon our return, found
we had missed an invitation to dinner ut Mr.
Hopkins, Knowing from past experience
the superior quality and style of entertain
ments prepared by the excellent Mrs. H.,
to say nothing of the 'goodlie companie, "
| we confess to some regrets at having missed
so pleasant an occasion.
Geo, 7. McGehee, having sold his home
stead, is about removing to our town. He
has bought of DIR. Woods the handsome lot
near the Methodiat church, just opposite
DR.. Denton's place, which he will proceed to
| improve at his leisure in elegant style. We
are glad to record the more intimate asso-
citation of Mr.. and Mrs. McGehee with San
Marcos society, and feel sure that his inf1u-
ence and enterprise will tell in favor of our
| town.