San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-06-15
Personals.
DR.. Mullins, of Laredo, is at home.

| 'ini''hR hih oiu hoIhe'
Our friend, Judge Richardson, of VIM
berry precinct, called on us on yesterday.
Geo. Taylor has presented us with cot
ton boil
Mrs Holland sent ''out girls" some of the
incest honey We ever Jaw. An improved
hive is used. Many thanks.
b, W. Smith, Jr., who, has been at work
for some months in Hardin county, has re-
turned home by the advice of his physician.
b. @. Locke, of Kyle, has leased the Ex-
change Hotel. We regretted that We were
absent so We could not accept polite in
vitation to dine with him on yesterday.
Mrs. Gentry return this morning to Kerr
county, as the wife of Mr.. Johns, whose
acquaintance she made there We extend
congratulations.
We were pleased to meet Aug. Giesen in
our town yesterday. He is still with Walter
Tips, Austin.
Mr.. Dean, professor of Natural Science
in Sam Houston Normal Institute, called on
US on Saturday.
Mr.. Bridges, of the Luling Signal, was
one of the guests at our barbecue, and gave
US pleasant call.
Our attention was attracted nj the barbe-
cue by a very fine and very weighty boy
baby, belonging, rs we learned, to our
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Thompson, of
this vicinity. He is really colossal.
The lettering on the corner stone of the
new court house was done by younger
brother of Mr.. Nance, the furniture dealer
here, and does much credit to his artistic
taste and skill. He is from Palestine.
Mr.. Green returned last week with his
daughter, Miss Mary, from Christian College,
Columbia, Mo. The fair and brilliant young
lady, we learn, graduated with honors at
the institution above named
Our friend and correspondent, DR.. Erhart
of Bastrop, who came up to attend the bar
becue, called ON us. The doctor can tell
more about Hays county, probably, than any
other man living.
Geo. H. Suyder r, editor of the Pioneer,
the first paper published in San Marcos sent
from Baltimore love song to the Austin
Statesman. Although Of quite mature years,
he'appears to be ''clean gone"
i We were peculiarly gratifed to meet at the
barbecue, our worthy friend, Col. j. NJ.
Swisher, of Austin. He was the first mer-
chant at this place, and successful one
1t must have been pleasant to him to renew
acquaintance then and subsequently made.
DR.. Baldwin, President of Sam Houston
Normal School, is spending several days
here. His wife and little daughter are
with him. They go from here to Uvalde,
where the worthy Doctor, we learn, has W
vested in sheep ranch, ''unsight unseen"
We trust it may come up to his highest ex-
pectations.
DIR. w. A. McGehee claims to be the old
est native of Hays county, having been born
herein 1916. He says Col. Jack Hays, when
the county was named in his honor, proposed
to give a league of land to the first child
born within its limits. The worthy Colonel,
the Doctor says, has not fulfilled his promise,
and would now find it difficult to furnish
the land at any small price.
At last they have a resident minister of
the Christian church Of this place, III the
person of Elder D. A. Leak, late of Pales-
tine. He is native OF Nacogdoches, and
is quite young man-about the age OF Ell
der Hatcher of the Baptist church, but has
the advantage over the latter in having a
wife and child. We are glad to note his ar
rival among us.
Judge Massey of Waco, called here on his
way from the west, last week. he is q
cousin of Mrs Harvey and the Misses Lind
sey, but never SOW them before. A brother
of his resided here at q very early day, and
gave the name to ''Purgatory." he remov-
ed to Bastrop where he died Another
brother at the same early period was drown
ed in Galveston Bay.
Miss Cora Baldwin leaves with her parents
this morning, and will spend vacation at
home. at Huntsville The fair, accomplished
and amiable young lady has SO endeared
herself to her pupils and friends that there
il a. unanimous desire on their part
that she may retain a place in our Institute
during the next term.
We felt quite complimented Cor would
have done if we were younger) by call on
Yesterday from two very charming young
ladies of Seguin, Miss Neil and Miss Free
man. They were accompanied by Mr.
Baxter, of Seguin, and our friend Mrs.
Holland, of this place, with whom they
were stopping while attending the exercises
ut the Institute.
A very pleasant interlude to the exercises
at the institution Monday night was the
presence of Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Pritch-
EFT, who were married the day previous. the
bride being Miss BERTHE Belvin. This
event, we believe, had long been antlclpa-
ted, and the congratulations were no doubt
many and sincere. ,,. MIL
Misses Fannie Fisher and Willie Roland,
who have been engaged in teaching, are
again at home; also Miss Mollie Strshan.
/ DIED.