San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-06-08
JULY, 1879.

| l. Victor commenced making ham,
mock. l went down town; Mr.. Reynolds
gave me some glass. Papa got load OF
hay and n watermelon. Papa gave me some
grapes. Earl Fry came up awhile.
2. Made prism. Nellie and Laura had
to go to the College to practice. We ate
the watermelon after dinner Went bath.
ing.
3. I went down town for Nellie Mr..
Remer loaned me his retort. Papa gave me
pen. Papa went with Nellie and Laura to
the concert. 1t rained most half the day.
4. They fired off some cannon. 1 shot
my fire-crackers' Mr.. Stein put up Papas
flag. 1t commenced raining about dinner
and spoiled all the barbecue. We couldn't
get home to dinner, so we ate some salmon
and crackers.
5. Papa got big watermelon yesterday
and Victor brought it up. Laura had her
dol married; Jennie aud Fannie Fry were
here. Went bathing. Papa gave me some
grapes.
6. Ate the watermelon Papa made me
an acting-pole. Went riding with Papa;
went to Davis's
7. Mrs Axton sent me some peaches
and figs Papa and Mr.. Rogers laid off the
post-holes. Had satisfy. Gave Wake some
figs and grapes and peaches.
8. Laura made dollhouse out doors.
I made cistern for her. Papa gave me
some peaches Me and Nellie went to Mrs.
Daniels awhile; she gave me some peach
es. Nellie went to Frys awhile.
8. Jennie Fry gave me some paste-board
to make her a doll with. Papa gave me a
peach. Went bathing. The retort came,
but was too big.
10. Distilled some with Mr.. Remers re-
tort; it was too big, though. Seburn com
menced the post-holes.
II. Nellie and me went riding. Cherry
came up after breakfast. Took Haw down
to Papa. Mr.. Smith has got his mill engine
running. The man that came to put it up
got hurt yesterday so he had to have his
leg cut off.
12' They sold Mr.. Gramm's shop.
Went bathing. Papa and me got some ice
cream at Frtz's. Was pretty hot. Nellie
made some cakes. Mrs. Axton sent me
some more figs. Papa got watermelon.
13. l dissolved some rock. 80 .. Papa
gave me some grapes Laura went to Sun
day school.
H. Went down town. Bought some
IICl and took NJ. Remer's retort back.
Mr. Gramm opened again. chloroformed
the cat and me and Nellie made some holes
in its ears.
Is. / killed Tom (chicken) for dinner.
Sent for some Lakesides. 90. Nellie
made some more yeast.
49, Went bathing. Had beans for din
ner. Had fish for breakfast. Nellie cut off
Laura's hair.
II. Went down town; bought some
NH4Cl. Saw Mr. Gramm; Papa got
barrel of him Nellie went to church with
Mrs. Fry after supper. Seburn blasted.
49, Papa got a watermelon. Gave
Wake some prunes. Put some more weight
to my magnet Got some prickly pear
pears.
10. Went bathing. Bought some H2SO4
and FcS. Was hot.
90. Papa and me went TO see Mrs Ak
ton. She gave me bunch of grapes, and
some figs and peaches. Made some HIS.
Ny date seeds nave sprouted.
u. Papa got basketful OF peaches.
Made some II. 9So. Made a II lamp.
Papa and Seburn laid off some more post
holes.
%. Made 1Octs worth Of NIB. 1907.
Papa got sack of corn. Nellie made a
pss,h cobbler for dinner. Nellie finished
Laura a new dress.
%. Papa burnt ont two tubs Made
come LuO. and LuOH2SO3. Went bath
ng. Went to see Mr.. Gramm. Bough;
=olne India ink and looked At his Chemistry.
Had a muskmeIon after supper.
o. A little chicken got in the slop;
took him ont and dried him. Made some
glucose. Jennie and Fannie Fry were here.
I made Jennie's doh a hat s99.
25. Made some more having powder.
Nellie and Laura went TO singing school