San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-01-11
Personal


Several of Mr.. Haynes family are sick
Headly Polk has removed with his family
TO Luling.
II. G. Storey has sold his place to Col
Sledge.
q. G. Large of Science Hall neighborhood
called on M last week.
Mr.. Kopperl, Jr., of Austin, called on us
on Tuesd
Miss Sa!le Stanfeld was married last
week to Mr.. Mckenzie of Prairie Lea.
Clifton Ellison, of Caldwell county. was
married on the 22d ult, to Miss Gabreath.
Mr. Bass formerly of Malone's store, late
of Frost Il Bro. San Antonio has returned
to his home in Blanco,
Crazy Black Dan-him of the many hats
and measuring stad-hns gone, We trust,
where the good niggers Co."
Miss Adele Shaphard, graduate of Nash
vile female college is now teaching in Capt.
Storey's family.
We continue to serve ministers of the Cos.
pei in regular service with the FREE PRRss
at half price, 81 year.
Our venerable friend Judge Cheatham
was in attendance ut some Of the holiday
festivities here.
By reference to our advertising columns
it will be seen that Mr.. Ward is again run
ming the Lone Star Furniture store solus.
We were favored to participate in some
| ~. A..n nI a,k NJ Hax npS
family FROM Colorado City,
The fair and attractive Miss Julia Mcleod,
now a member of the faculty of the Lock
hart High School, paid our town o visit
during the holidays.
The last "Folo" musical periodical,
contains good likeness of G. T. Sisson,
formerly of Austin. By the way we believe
he is now there, for time, his headquar.
tiers being in Chicago.
In the profusion of our personal items
last week, week, we overlooked mention OF
a call from w. ID. Ward, of the Castroville
Quill. He and his brother Charles visited
: their father at this place during thhe holi
days.
Mr.. Duffy, the Hibernian stone mason
who built cisterns here in 1878, called on III
on Tuesday. We had heard that h
. was dead, but were pleased to find him alive
' and we'll. May he live long and prosper
for he is an intelligent man and a goot
8 workman,
1t was rather odd coincidence that OH
: friend Judge Green, late County and Dis
trict Clerk, began his career many year
|, ago as clerk in DIR. Erhard's store, ant
afterwards as deputy county clerk unde
= him, but recently wound up his public car
n reef III the same building, now known al
r Barbee's and the present temporary court
), house.
When we first heard vague intima,ions o
a wedding at Mr.. Hopkins, there being sew
eral of the most charming ladies Of the Lane
either present or temporary habitues there
: we were lost in conjecture as to who was t.
g be the bride. Their escape was narrow
b and we reckon" but very temporary.
3 Col. Stoever and his "better half" Q
l. Henderson, Mimi, who, it will be remem
) bered, spent some time at this place las
q winter, reached here again on Monday, an
are stopping at Mr.. Hopkins. We are RICH
i glad to meet them again.
Ye editor of the FREE PRESS is at preser
on the matrimonial STAFF of Parson Hal
l, ris. We have averaged wedding wee
IL for some time, and expect to increase tn
,. splicing average We can endorse the Pal
% son to all contemplating matrimony as gel
" ting in his work with neatness and dil
patch" Ye editor figures principally as a
able assistant in the department of "chicl
en- fxings."
One of the "brag" crops of cotton WI
raised in this corporation by the four boys
Squire Grooms, viz: 16 bales on 8 acre
# The boys did all the work and picked
]. bales besides. They made $1,000. Sue
j. boys deserve high honor. especially anon
SO many who are worthless or nuisance
9 They wanted larger place, SO the Squil
has rented one OF, Major Hutchinson just acro
a the river. good land and well improved.
Y Mr. Hawkes. has taken Grooms' former pla(
IS We believe it is understood that the art
! Gle of Kitchen furniture" dearest to til
is heart of San Marcos lady, whether nativ
or from abroad, is a cooking stove, and
operate the same her chief delight. Henc
& we could not but admire the sagacity of
: couple of our bachelor friends in the pre-
e ents they made to fair lady at Christina
y One gave her '.gold plated" Ratchet wit
which to prepare kindlings for the cookin
: stove; the other red cedar water buckt
" from which to replenish the tea-kettle-th
: breakfasts, dinners and suppers, prepare
=, by the same fair hands, were expected
follow of course II remains to be see
!, which has made the deepest impression o
the maiden's susceptible heart If eithe
one of them had thought to make bot
e presents, they must have proved irresistible
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