San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-02-01
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Billy Book, We learn has for some time
been on the Invalid list
Miss Fox returned on Tuesday, from San
Antonio, looking in improved health.
Mr., Campbell, OF cotton buying fame,
was here on the first of the week.
We regret TO learn that Jacob Sanders
is seriously sick
Mr. Powers is again in from the noun
tains. He says the mercury reached -
there during the late cold spell.
Will Reed Of Hinzies, left yesterday for
Palestine on business, which will detain
him some weeks.
Young Carleton, formerly with Donaldson is
now running on the cars as n news agent
between San Antonio and Palestine.
McIvor Church, typo, came here to work
some ten days since, but has been disabled
by sickness ever since.
Messrs. Hart of the Two Laredos, and
Edholm, of the Farming world, Cincinnati,
called on us Oh Tuesday.
We are glad to hear that orr worthy neigh
Dor Mrs. Fry, is recovering from her recent
severe illness.
DR.. Mathis and wife, of Austin, visited
our town few days since, stopping at Mrs.
Cottens.
Uncle Tommy McGshee, returned last
week, from visit to his friends in Bastrop,
ane other parts of the lower country.
Sam Dixon called on us last week. He
has abandonded his monthly, and other lit
erary ventures.
ID. S. Combs returned last week from
trip to Louisiana whete he has been to pur-
chase stock.
We notice in the new cemetery hand
some headstone to the grave of the late MIR.
Leavell.
Our old friend VIM. Thomas, sen., has
been living for some time at the Parson
Fisher place.
Robbins hos begun his new building on
the north side of the square. Allen Jones
Is the builder.
Our young ex-typographical friend, Mr..
Shelton called on us on Sunday. He is now
olerking in the store of Chenoweth d Son,
Martindale. a,
James Turner, young man who has
been residing for some time with his mother
at the Geo. Ward place, was buried on Mon
day. His disease was consumption. He
leaves wife and infant child.
Col Sledge authorizes us to say, that the
item we lately copied from the Lockhart
Register to the effect that he had leased out
some of his land to be worked by convict
labor, is not true We meant to have made
| this correction last week, but overlooked it.
We meant to have noticed some time
since, that our old friend Rev. N. @. Kill
Tough has again taken work as regular
itinerant Methodist minister. He promised
to let our readers hear from him while trav-
cling his circuit and we hope will not for
get his promise
Mrs. Brown, wife of Major Brown, for
nerly with tIinzie. writes us that her hus-
band died in New Mexico, Dec 3Oth. 1882.
He went there by the advice of physicians
on account Of pulmonary disease, but took
the small box from which he died. very
sad case, There was before, however,
scarcely any hope of his recovery.
Mr.. Briggs of Hinzie's, some time since,
had his pants stolen from his sleeping
apartment. An enterpising ''colored per-
son" pulled them out at window. He got
very little, money. but the keys to the gro
cerv store and safe, necessitating the pro-
viding of new locks to the doors of the
building,
We met Prof. Andrews of Science Hall on
orr way to Austin on Monday. He said the
school did not stop day on account of the
destruction Of the boarding. house bv fire,
noticed in our last. The noighbors kindly
boarded the pupils till other temporary ar
rangements could be made. He will now
build a better house on the site of the old
one.
The marriage of Thos. H. Franklin, to
which reference was made in orr last. took
Mace on the 18th ult, Mt the Southern
Methodist church, Pocom0le City, Md, the
bride being Miss Mollie jackson. of that
place. Young lady of fine personal appear
ance. Our people are all glad to see our
rising Young fellow-citizen thus handsomely
complemented, and especially at the acqu's
ition to our society in the person OF his fair
bride.
Apropos of the loss of his pants by n
prominent representative of grocery house
in this place, mentioned in this column, we
wish to inquire if it be q fact rs reported.
that distinguished and popular member of
another grocery house. injured the seat of
his ''unmentionables" in attempting 10
shoot supposed burglar some time since so
as TO have to call in the kindly surgery of a
tailor? "We pause for reply"
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