San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-16
Personals.

Walter Digger has gone on another TIL
to New York.
Rev. c, S. Cock and wife we learn ar'
here on visit.
Miss Jessie Lyoll left ON Monday for 30
journ at Lampasas.
b. W. Breeding and aportion of his fami
ly returned ON Monday from visit to Bel
county.
Gen. Shelley was here the first Of the weel
and Miss Gotten went home with him on
Monday.
Mrs d. F. Markley, of San Antonio, Ia,
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Schultz, al
this place.
Judges Wood and Cook we learn are
about laying out an addition to our town
adjoining Cofiields's.
Charley Cock informs us that Ben Hardin
resides in his county-Coleman. We had
lost the run Of Ben.
Kyser Il Schultz have bought the Sample
Room stock of liquors, &c, Of Houghton Il
Robinson for 81, 500.
Hon. Felix Smith, q member of the Leg
islature from Travis county, called on us on
Tuesday, with Col. Jackman.
Mr.. Erwin as we write is removing his
establishment to Luling. w. @.
Digger will succeed him at his present stand.
The many friends of ]. F. Glover, recent
ly of this place, were grieved to hear of his
death few days since at his new home,
Knoxville, Tenn.
Miss Georgia Coleman, an interesting and
attractive young lady. Is domiciled with her
sister Miss Bette, and designs continuing
her education at this place.
Mr.. Sebring, one of the appointees for
Sam Houston Normal Institute, called on US
on Tuesday. He has been teaching pre-
paratory to his present appointment.
Will. Reid left the employ of Maj. Hinzie
of his own accord, because he found it more
agreeable to be here. We have seen writ
ten statement of Maj. H. to this effect.
The moonlight nights are again being i'm
proved by boating on our beautiful river.
We are confdentally informed by come of
our young friends thatit is perfectly splen-
did"
Esquire Corcreham again returned from
southern Indiana few days since. He says
the people up that way are not suffering
from heat this season, fires being common
of mornings.
Judge Wood is about contracting with
Northcraft to build him a new residence at
his present home, the G. H. Briggs place.
It will be 40 feet front by so back, two
stories, and win cost $4,000.
We had a pleasant call on Saturday from
Rev. j. H. Zivley, now of San Saba. Glad
to see him looking well and to learn that he
is we'll pleased with his new location. lie
us there was some prospect OF
railroad there.
Our people were all sorry to hear of the
murder last week of brother of Mr.. Price,
of Green & Price. The deceased we learn,
was worthy man. He fell victim to On
unknown ruffian whom he Glanced to meet
out west of San Antonio.
w. G. Mullins, through Capt. Mcbride,
some of his friends here hand.
somely by sundry bottles of excellent Cali
fornia wine, of which the FREE PRESS came
in for a share. We respond in the language
of Rip Van Wrinkle: "Heres to your good
health and the health of your family, and
may you live long and prosper"
Mr.. Hankla the other day exhibited one
of a pretty fair sized pair of boots he was
for customer of his. They were
No. AS; he had to send to Galveston fol-
the largest last there and then splice it with
leather to get it large enough. Mr.. IL. estl-
mates that the leather used in the boots
would cover one side of a man feet long
and II inches wide. They were made for
q newcomer from beyond the seas.
Apropos of the proposed improvement Of
the Blanco road, Mark Rogers one of the
on that line informs us that
perhaps the worst place on said road is in
our corporation, just beyond the Parson
Fisher place. He said no work has ever
been done there, and that wagons and teams
from Blanco, are often wrecked there. This
is certainly disgraceful. In fact the coun-
try is ahead of the town in working roads.
No work worth mentioning has ever been
done in the upper part of our corporate
limits. Sinking of road work is general
and nothing seems to be done about it.
There needs to be a new leaf turned over
speedily in regard to work on the streets
Of our town.
Capt. Mcbride reached home last week
from a soiourn of some weeks at Los An
,eles. California. Mr.. Travis came back
with him. also younger brother of Mr.. T..
whom he met in California after separa-
ion of some 80 or 40 years, came on a
visit. Capt. Nc Bride thinks we'll of what
ne saw of the country. He wore winter
clothing all the time he was there, and found
. pair or two of blankets necessary to CON-
'ort at night. From this temperature it
scarcely varies the yeaI ronnd. A magnifi-
,ent fruit and grain country. Health good
catarrh, and the like, pretty