San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-09
Personals.

Mai. Donaldson left for the North this
morning.
Miss 10 Nance We are glad to learn ia
convalescent.
DR.. L. W. Cock has gone to Palestine to
locate.
Elder Porter preached at the Baptist
church Sunday.
F. Z. Leason. tho "sheep man." was In
town last week.
Miss Lady Lyons of In Grange is visiting
relatives and friends at this place.
Esquire Rountree, n prominent citizen of
Blanco City, made us o pleasant call last
week.
Capt Hopkins has gone on visit OF
few weeks to Alabama. Mrs. II. will re-
turn with him.
Will Reid has returned from Palestine
and both he and Alb. are no longer working
for Capt Hinzie.
The cornice of the Donalson-M Mitchell
building is complete, and gives 1t quite an
imposing appearance.
Mr.. Fourqurean left last week for Leban-
on Tenn. with his two younger children
whom he expects to leave with their rela-
tons there.
Elder Williamson began series of meet
ings at the Christian church on Monday
night. He is in business at Manchaca. His
many friends here are always glad to see him.
H. G. Thompson, printer, formerly of
San Antonio, called on us last week. He
said his brother-in-law, Col. Geo. II. Sweet,
is in rather broken down condition IN var
ious respects. Sorry to hear it.
j. r. Williamson and family have re-
turned from their excursion to the Perdina-
les, he reports plenty fish and some game,
but has nothing to say in regard to ticks,
"red bugs" and ''stingin' lizards"
Our special thanks are due to our friend
Mrs. Harvey for the missing number of the
FREE PRESS we advertised for to complete
our files for binding. She is one of the few
who preserve their home papers. Many will
hereafter regret not having done so.
We learn from Martindale, that somebody
shaved the name and tail of the steed OF
Profs. Grammer & Hill, who are teaching
music and Spanish, down there, and that
two prominent citizens are charged with the
act but this is supposed to be joke.
julius Rudorf has accepted the position Of
book-keeper for Captain ]. H. Horn, who
has contract on the continuation OF the
International into Mexico. Mr.. Rudorf ask
ed us to say goodbye for him to his many
valued friends of this place and vicinity.
By way of San Antonio, we learn that on,
old friend j. G. Cochran was some time
since counted out" of the evening Times OF
that city of which he WAS one of the found
ers and had labored long and faithfully to
make it paying concern. "Such Is life
especially in the newspaper business.
We referred last week to Mr. lockwood
as still being in San Antonio. Capt Storey
has since informed us that he has had
card from Mrs. Tilton, Rockwood's sister,
giving Information of his arrival at New
York. where she and Mrs. lockwood came
on from Boston to meet him. His health il
such that he is not expected to live long.
We have been quite remiss in not noticing
sooner DR.. Jackman's telephone from Ray
nolds & Daniels Drugstore to his residence
1t is the first regular telephone we have had
Others among our business men should
follow suit By-the-way what's the matter
with John Williamson's telephone between
his stable and the depot; he told us some
time ago that he had ordered one of an i'm
proved style, with which he intended te
connect the above mentioned points. Trot
'em out
Mr.. Gorsuch, On old citizen of BastroI
Co., called on us last week. He had just re
turned from a visit his native home, Madi-
son, Indiana, from which ne had been ao
sent 40 wears. He says prospects are gooc
and living wonderfully cheap at the North
Also railroad fares, owing to competitor
between the roads. One can travel hun
dreds of miles there for "a dollar or two.
The round trip from Texas and return, only
cost him $47, and may now be made from
Austin to Louisville, exposition rates for $32
Mr.. G.. said the weather was also quite
warm in Indiana, and the atmosphere Sc
much closer that he did not think he could
live their any more.
Something over year ago, ns some Of
orr readers may recollect. we agitated some
WlaV Ill0 buuttCI VI ClCCNiLiE 4" hNSNoNOAS Z"
the grave of Walker Wilson in the old grave
yard at this place. He wasa Texas veteran
soldier of San Jacinto, and during his last
wears resident of this place. We thought
and still think it altogether disgraceful thai
his grave should remain, as at present, un'
marked. Therefore, we have not lost sight
OF the subject: when we "kuow we are
right we are very apt to Ego ahead" al.
though it may be many days later than we
would have preferred to take action. We
wish therefore simply to announce now,
that the idea Of erecting handsome stone
at the grave of the old Texan soldier and
patriot has bv no means been abandoned
and we hope to see it ACCOMPLISHED at nc
distant day. Meantime al old settlers who
do not wish the work to be done By com
parative newcomers and outsiders will
please hand ths;- contributions to the editor
of the FREE Press who will see that they
are carefully applied 70 the purpose intend
al