San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-04-06
Personals.

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Rev. G. w. Cock was married recently to
Miss Holt of Coleman co.
j. II. Williamson has arrived from Greas-
erdom, looking fatter than ever,
We are glad to learn that our young friend
A. +. Harvey is better,
Mrs. Mullins has returned from visit to
her son, DIR. Mullins, at Laredo.
Our townsman, Mr.. Phillips, was post
master at Washington, Ark, for 80 years.
Mr.. Heaton has been confirmed rs post
master at this place.
Mr.. Alley, barber, now has n Michigander
for IN assistant.
The business house of P. j. C. Smith is
closed for the present.
Rev. Mr.. Belvin is spending some time
here.
The family of Mr.. Gullett. who is at work
on the railroad in Mexico have also gone
there.
Mrs. Geo. Z. Malone still lies in n very
critical condition, with but small hope of re-
covery.
The San Marcos serenaders were out Tues
day night and gave us sample OF their
skill Call again, gentlemen.
Miss Hattie Kone has gone on visit to
Lockhart. A general heartache among the
young gentlemen both here and there, we
think must be the result.
On behalf of sour youngest" we tender
thanks to Miss Annie Haynes for IL beauti-
full bouquet.
Mr. Pegues is Fastening his hotel near the
head of the river to completion. He already
has some guests and will no doubt have
many more during the summer
Thanks to our typographical friend
w. G. Digger, for a handsome present of
vegetables. He has fine prospect for Il
garden.
Mr.. Walters the father of Judge Walters
of this place, called OH us last week He
halls from Southern Illinois, but will now
make his home with his son.
WE regret that last favor of Il. j. d.
accidentally got mislaid till it was too late
to insert this week. 1t will appear in our
next Also another communication from
w. NJ w.
Two of our citizens we learn were not a
little puzzled lately over some fruitless tele-
grams They understood the matter better
when reminded that it was all-fools-day.
Some naughty girls were responsible.
Mr.. Flaherty, who came from Iowa last
week with the purpose of taking his sick
son home with him. was compelled to re-
turn with his corpse. Sad finale to the
hopes of loving family.
We find onrself Mt loss to decide be-
tween the beautiful array of flowers of Mrs.
ID. A. Glover and Mrs. McAllister. as we
should be as to the comparative superior
merits of those excellent ladies.
Rev. M. Ticknor, the new minister in
charge Mt st. Marks, called on us last week.
When we state that he was formerly editor
and publisher of newspaper, we need not say
that he is a very intelligent and liberal mind
ed gentleman.
We are always glad tonote improvements
in our town, and especially in our own vicin-
ity, hence we mention with pleasure the adj
dition of front gallery to the cozy resi-
dence of Mrs Gotten and her daughters.
Further improvements we hear are to follow.
Rev. G.. w. Swan, the new minister of the
African Methodists at this place, called on
us recently, and we found him unusually
cultivated for a man of his color. He is a
good and accurate talker, and what is more,
talks with good sense.
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transpired in this place few days since.
The wife moved to a separate place for a
day or two, but we are pleased to notice has
since returned to the old home and all APP
pear to be lovely again.
Our first bouquet of present season comes
from our fair young friend, Miss Mary 4.
Bales. 1t is beauty and no mistake. Some
sprigs from Mr. Bales remarkable China
tree of the silver leafed variety, which we
noticed on former occasion, add to its
rarity. May the bright young donor al
ways find life as sweet as those ex-
quisite flowers
Next to Maj Donaldson we find our new
old friend Mr.. Phillips, most interesting in
conversation. He knew personally not only
C rocket and ''Old Hickory" but Sam
Houston, James X. Polk, and wife, John
Bell. Henry Clay etc. Also the versatile
Albert Pike, of Arkansas, who though like
Geo. D. Prentice. Yankee born and bred,
became as thoroughly SOuthernized as if he
had been to the manor born.
In conversation with Miss 10. Nance. she
told lis that she came home via. Fort Worth
and the Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe road
to its junction with the international, and
that the country was much finer on said line
than even between here and Austin We
regret to record this evidence of disloyalty
to Hays co., agains our fair friend. Our
young gentlemen should look after her and
see if they cannot convert her from the er-
ror of her ways. But orr suggestion is nc
doubt quite superfluous.
1t may be beneath the dignity of great
instance fha San