San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-07-13
Personals.

DR.. Combs and family have returned from
their excursion 10 Blanco, etc.
Cant. Johnson and family, are now occu'
pying part OF Mr. Harvey's house.
Judge Walters says that oats and wheat
are only about half crop.
Postmaster Heaton has been very sick fol-
several days. he is better now.
The Misses lively, We are glad to learn,
are better.
Our printer friend, Mr. SHELTON, has lost a
sit by the burning Of Warnken's thresher.
Mrs. Coifield has gone on visit to Rock
dale.
Mr.. Hankla left for n sojourn in Virginia
on yesterday, his family accompanying him
~ far as Galveston.
Miss Sarah r. Mitchell, one of the teach
ers of Kyle Seminary, has returned TO Ed
inburg, No.
II. Earnest, Of Mitchell county, is here
on visit He says they have had plenty
of rain there.
Mr.. Warnken met with quite misfortune
Saturday. 1t caught fire from the engine.
Horace Storey with his irrigated garden is
now the main dependence of our people for
garden vegetables. Long may he wave.
Mr.. A. Duggan has presented us with n
sample of some sorghum of his manufacture
which beats ''store" molasses. He is ar
ranging to go into its manufacture more
largely hereafter.
Uncle Tommy McGehee is still with us,
health improving. He informs us he has
begun writing his "reminiscences. He came
here AZ years ago, no other man ahead OF
him, except Geo. Naile.
At last the lightning of Southern titles has
struck Bro Hatcher-he is now not only
parson but Doctor, by brevet of Prof. (or
DOCTOR Storts, of Kyle Seminary, in the
Courant DR.. Hatcher only think of it.
We had pleasant call on Saturday from
Mr.. Crary travelling freight agent of the
International and G.. H..& III. railroads with
headquarters at Galveston. Mr.. G.. came
from Morgan county, Indiana, and of course
we found a good deal in common to talk
about.
Miss Maggie Z. Teller, of Michigan,
formerly of this place, has favored us with
M announcement of "Lake Superior Camp
Meeting" with map of the grounds. The
exercises will begin on the 18th inst, and
the scenery is most delightful. The loca-
ton is on the east shore of the Keweenaw
Bay, near the town of L'Anse.
Capt Gullett sendsa remittance for the
FREb PRESS and says : 1t is very dry out
here. the Rio Grande is very low, we are
camped 40 miles southwest of Laredo, Mex
leo. like Mexico very well, I have been
out as far as Monterey, it is very fine city,
about S miles long and three miles wide.
Many kind wishes to San Marcos
Fir. b. B. Bruce, of Cleveland, Ohio,
writes: 81 felt generally unwell. Not de-
pacious doctor, L stepped into a drug store
would cure anything and everything. The
clerk promptly handed me bottle. of
Browns Iron Bitters. I said, Is it good
for dyspepsia He replied, There's moth
ing better I said, My urine is out of Or
DER Just the thing said he, for kidney
disorders you will find it strengthens all
parts OF the body, and very refreshing to
the mental faculties Just the thing want,
thought l, and it suited my complaint pre-
cisely. Inever before believed in 'cure-alls,
and | now make Browns Iron Bitters the
only exception, for I really believe it will re-
lieve any disease that human flesh is heir to-
The mercury has been dsporting itself
slightly below and above the 10Jth degree
Coon rims nra chrnnicled thrnunhnut