San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-11-08
Personals.

Wohotcc tint Lon Mohohhn 10 ~ hoiho
Robert Laumen has returned from sar
Antonio.
Mrs. Frank n. Malone Of IAmpasAs, 1,
visiting velatives at this place.
Ben Thompson came over here from Aus
tin with the show.
q. LANCE Is now resident Of Johnson
City, Blanoo county.
Thanks TO Frank Donaldson for late copy
Of the San Francisco Chronicle. II IL a
great newspaper.
Ode Nance and his sister, Mrs. Phillips,
Of Hope, Ark, are here ON Wait. The
latter win romain for some weeks.
Having learned the real name Of our COR
respondent "Clyde." We insert his verses M
promised, ON our last page.
The funeral Of Capt. Robert Josselyn,
the veteran editor, itterdte,ir, bachelor and
fisherman. took place at Austin while We
were there. He was nearly Is.
We feel grateful 10 note the fact In our
subscription list and payment Of dues to
the FREE PRHss, Keep the ball moving"
Miss Wyatt and her friend Miss Dockory,
from of the upper Blanco, agreeable young
ladies both, made the FREE Pass pleasant
call on Tuesday.
DIR. Harrison, wife and children made the
FREE PREss an agreeable call on yesterday.
They report continued progress at Drip
ping Springs.
Mr.. Kidd informs US that he has made
81, 900 this season of few acres Of land
mostly in vegetables. Better than corn and
cotton this year, II not generally.
Rev. W. A. Forbes, of Arkadelphia, Ark,
viii preach at the Baptist church next Sun
day at the usual hours. We learn he has
been called to take charge Of tho Baptist
at this place.
Our young friend and neighbor, Mr..
Street, says that the show, with all Its at
fractions, did not comprise ''the wonder of
Of the world" which he insists is his girl
baby.
Elder Hatcher has been assigned TO minis
terial duty at Abilene, and left for his new
field last week. We congratulate him on
his larger field Of labor. He is followed by
the good wishes Of many friends here.
"Unole Peter" though we failed to get
his name in our list Of business houses week
before last, is selling fruits, vegetables. &c.,
all the same in the rear of Williamson's
building
The name of A. Hart, mechanic of great
and various skill, should have appeared in
our recent list of business men, though
We do not know what he is doing at pres
mt
The case of Blair, mixed up with the Kill
ing of the Methodist preacher at Luling,
'ome time since, by o sort of compromise"
n the conference was settled by 'locating"
Blair. The feeling in the conference we
earn was very strong against him.
We have nm order for an extra from the
part of California to which Mullenses and
Mcbride have gone. It would be rather
good joke If we should gain as many or
more accessions as we have lost from that
quarter.
Alex. Smith has sold his place In this vi
Unity and will shortly remove to his ranch
lear Dripping Springs. While we regret to
ose Mr.. Smith and family we must con-
!ratulate Dripping Springs community on
be accession they are about TO receive.
Joe M. Dixon, who removed from Llano
ounty back to this some time before the |
murder of his brother, said then he did not |
onsider it safe to remain there. Time has |
roved that he was correct. Lawlessness |
nd rufianism bear sway there. A bad state |
# affairs, truly.
James Shelton Of Du Pre- was here last |
7eek enquiring after a missing boy named
forris Sumner, who was for some time in |
his vicinity. Any one who may know of |
lis whereabouts would confer favor by in
orming his mother. Mrs. Belle Sumner, of
)u Pre-, of the same.
Billy Reed gives rather marvellous story
I a clock at Major Standifer's. 1t is 80
ears old, and had been silent for years,
II few days since it suddenly Weakened
p" and struck $50 without stopping! Were
anybody else who had told us this we
nould have been rather skeptical, but of
purse cannot question any statement made
y Billy.
We forgot last week to state that the Sun
~ previous we attended for the first time,
le Catholic church at this place. There
,eat bodv of whom ware Max;cans r. soem
10 he a lind of camn' naet;nn nooos;n,,
: tb.n, ond To- adSaa $500 .I'":a
reat IN this rao;on W ''-
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A negro made raid on W. Kyser's kitch-
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,oro 10 a strano,o 80 - 10 ~.
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b. P. Curry, an old citizen of BRENNAN,
me with Ms on the train from Austin nm |