San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-11-15

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Mrs. Lea has gone on visit 10 Hemp.
stead.
Rev. Mr.. Billings Of North Texas made
Us pleasant call on yesterday.
We hear the sermon Of Rev. Mr.. Harris
last Sunday highly commended.
We learn there were $50 studsnts In Coro-
hal Institute before the advent Of frve
school pupils.
our sshisl friend Mr. Evssvt, Of the Ala
mo Muslu House. Ban Antonio, made M .
pleasant call on yesterday.
We notice that Hooper, charged with muir
der, whose case was Transferred from this 70
Travis county, has been acquitted
still there Ia no bridge over the Wood
Thomas ditch, and still h IL badly needed.
Whose business 10 Il 10 place one therei
We zee In the Christian Preacher, Of Dsl-
las, notice Of the death Of Mrs.. Dora Leak,
wife Of Elder Leak, late Of this place. She
died at Melrose, Nacogdoches county, Sept.
l4th.
CAPT. Eve returned few days since from
surveying tour Of some three weeks on
the Perdinales. He met up there settler
from the North Cape Of Europe.
W. wish Judge Wood could b persuaded
to add third story 10 his new building now
In progress on the square for IN OPEN house
and public hall. II Is discreditabls 70 .
place Of the size and pretensions OF Ban
Marcos not to have good one.
The Recommendation Of the county oon-
vention on Saturday Of Judge Fisher for
| representative 10 all the place Of Mcbride,
was very proper thing. he 1. we'll quail.
fed, and will be found faithful 10 his trust
under oil circumstances.
Mr.. Donnell, Of the Alex. Smith neigh.
borhood, has traded property with some ono
and moved to WimbeFly. Mr.. d. Il good
man, but We hope We have lost nothing BY
the exchange.
Mr.. Atwell. . merchant Of Hutchins,
Texas, visited our town last week. Mrs.
A. accompanied him and win remain for
some time for the benefit Of The climate.
They are old friends Of Miss Russell, and
the lady is stopping with Mrs.. Hook and
Miss Coleman.
Mrs. Belle Sumner, Of the vicinity Of Du
Pre-, was here last week In search Of her
missing boy, Morris, who she thought she
had reason to believe might DO somewhere
in this vicinity, but she could hear nothing
definite of him. Any ono knowing any
thing Of him would confer . great favor on
his mother by leaving information ct the
FREE Press Office.
Commissioners Burleson wanted 10 know
this week why We lately promoted Esquire
Wyatt to his official place. We don't know
anything about II. but presume It was the
result Of slip Of the pen, or the too liberal
use of titles 20 common In Texas. Mr.. B.
also brought Q moro serious charge against
the FRxE PREss, Of publishing his school
community as "colored," whereas they have
no colored scholars. Al TO this error. we
unhesitatingly aver that Ito parentage lies
between Judge Kone, who furnished the
list, and the printer who set II up.
A gentleman who ought 70 be we'll posted
on the subject, assures NJ we did injustice
to the members Of the late Methodist con-
ference at this place In what We said last
week in regard TO their leaving the evidences
of the use Of tobacco by any Of them in the
church. We were otherwise informed, but
are glad to be set right, 90 We would not do
injustice TO any ono. Taking the statement
of our last informant an being correct, we
must regard IL az remarkable instance Of
Saving grace" on the part Of those men,
bers of the conference who use the weed,
over the great body Of others Who indulge
in its use. .- ......
I. O. wootton called on a. last Saturday
on his way home from months sojourn at
his ranch In Preside county some 500 miles
out towards Ell Paso on the Sunset road.
He left his boys Lee and Robert in charge of
the ranch. He is we'll pleased with pros
poets there; grass and game particularly are
abundant. He mentioned the mysterious
disappearance of young man who came
down from Taylor to start grocery store.
He bought place, prepared for building,
but suddenly disappeared. He had money,
and IL is feared he met with foul play, there
being some very hard customers among the
floating population in that direction. The
name Of the Woottons' post Office il Mario,
new railroad town.
An eleven year old boy giving the name
of Sam Davis, aud who said he came from
Galveston, has been about here for some
time, earning precarious livelihood carrying
papers, blacking boots, 10. Mr.. Smith the
draymsn, kindly invited him 70 get his meals
at his house, and procured him . plaoe to
sleep in the depot. He proved himself
worthy Of this Kindness, but was recently |
taken sick of typhoid fever. Mr.. Smith and |
family did the best they could for the poor
little wait, but having large family, some |
Of whom were in poor health, and small |
house, the boy was not favorably situated for |
recovery. The facts coming 10 the knowl- |
edge of some kind-hearted persons, the boy |
was taken to another place and good nurse
hired to take care of him, for which pur-
pose subscription of over $20 was made
up. The child We learn now bids fair soon |
to recover. II gives rs very great pleasure
to record this truly Christian decd.