San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-07-27
Personals.
Mai. Hinxie was IN town yesterday,

maJ. hinxio was III Town yeatetuay'
p Prof. aud Mrs. Richardson have returned
from Virginia
Geo. T. Malone and Gid G. johnson,
gone north to purchase goods.
Prof. and Mrs. j. Z. Pritchett have re-
turned from Missouri.
Miss Rowena Lily Is visiting here, stop
ping with the Misses Leavel.
Miss Russell went 10 Austin Saturday
evening and remained till Monday evening.
Senior Miminon, the barber, has left Kyle,
and returned TO this place.
Miss Mollie Gotten, after taking in the
DuPre Barbecue, went on TO Austin, whence
she returned only the first OF the week.
Mr.. Clemens and Mrs. Clemens, and Mrs
Bette Simon, of New Braunfels, made us
pleasant call ON Tuesday.
Miss Nettie Zivley, we are glad to learn,
is pretty much recovered, aud Miss
Pauline thought to be improving.
DIR. Woods was considerably injured last
week by being thrown from his buggy, but
we are glad TO learn is recovering.
Mr.. Harry Evarts, press agent, descrip-
tive lecturer and Little Giant Orator." of
Coup's shows laid us under obligations for
favors.
II. j. Peel, the clever driver of the de-
livery wagon of Donaldson q Co., is the hap
by father of girl baby, and is quite elated,
as is proper on such occasions.
Prof. Richardson called on US since his
return. He says while Virginia has really
improved since he left there, he still prefers
Texas, as having better climate.
Mrs. S. v. Daniel and children and Mrs.
Durham, accompanied by Oscar Hutchinson,
have gone on n visit of week or more to
Blanco county. We hope they may have q
pleasant trip.
We saw two baby representatives of the
Daley family the other day at the show.
Both were fine specimens, but we are much
too smart to express our opinion as to
their comparative superiority.
Mr.. Harvey and family, the Misses Lind
sey, and young Mr.. Lindsey, left on Thnrs-
day last on n camping excursion to Llano,
San Saba and Coleman counties, etc. They
will be absent some six weeks.
L. w. Mitchell and family have gone on
trim to his ranch in Concho county. MIR.
and Mrs. Craig occupy their residence dur
ing their absence. Columbus Mitchell we
believe, has also gone on the same excursion,
for the benefit of his health.
Happening at Mr.. Prescotts's last week
we found his boarding house well filled
with visitors from abroad, and others. He
has still room for more, however, and under
his administration and that of his amiable
wife, guests can hardly fail of being suited.
Mrs. DIR. Denton was on the northward
bound train on Saturday last, having been on
a visit to Cibolo, where her daughters are
vet visiting. Mrs. Denton informed us thai
they liked Austin very much, yet still had
lingering affection for San Marcos.
E.A. McGehee, who has been spending
a wear or so at Weatherford, is visiting hi
; old home and called on u.s. Apropos W.
Iare sorry to record an unhappy .circum
stance affecting the reputation of this oil
and hitherto honored family. 1t is, that q
w. McGehee, formerly of this place, now o
Westherford, is actually running for tn
Legislature ! But the best of families ar
liable to be overtaken in this way.
Mr.. Powers having sold his farm on tn
prairie below this place, has been prospect
inc for a ranch near the head waters of tn
Blanco, where he informs us he has foun'
!, the best watered region he has see'
since he left Minnesota He brought US
sample peach and apple raised by A: '
Gates & Bro, who have nursery ut hea'
, of the Blanco in Kendall county. The sam
pies were very fne The grounds are irr
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