San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-11-22
Personals.

Patterson's new wagon-Texas express
is stunning in its splendor.
Mrs. E. Nance and daughter, Mrs. Mitch
ell, were in town yesterday.
We regret to learn that D. A. Young, Of
Kyle, is sick with no hope of his recovery.
Mrs. Sarah Nance and Miss 10. have gone
to housekeeping at their own home.
Capt. Turner gave us o call yesterday.
He said he was doing well at San Antonio.
Miss Poole. late of South Carolina, has
secured position as teacher in the family
of Capt. Storey. r
We are glad to notice that Mrs. Robbins
has returned from her sojourn at the North,
and looking well.
We notice that Miss Laura Wilcox is at
home from her sojouan In the Guadalupe
mountains.
As will be seen by our advertising COL
umns, Mrs. Sutherland has retired from
Daley & Bro, and gone into business with
Miss Cook.
Mr.. Perry, grandfather of Mrs. w. J.
Good and Mrs. Tyson, Mrs. Go DDS moth
or both died few days since. The former
was 80 years of age.
Our venerable ex-Indiana friend N. B.
Gorsuch, of Bastrop county, is again here
on visit. He is 10, but his mother is still
living in Indiana at the age of SO.
We noticed the once familiar forms and
faces of Misses Anna and Mary Polk
Though lost to sight to memory dear"-on
our streets this week.
We are panied to hear Of the death of
Mrs. Rafe. Reasoner, which occurred on
Tuesday night at the family residence in
Kyle.
Mrs Ann Thomas has her new chimney
sin full blast" and wishes us to return
thanks through our columns to her kind
friends for this and other favors.
We shall miss our venerable Missouri
friend, DR.. Crews, this season, as we learn
he is not coming on his annual winter trip,
the state of his wife's health preventing.
We should have mentioned last week q
pleasant call from Prof. j. L. Andrews. He
now has charge of Science Hall Academy.
We are glad to learn it is going ahead and
prospering.
Major Donaldson returned few days since
from soiourn at Martindale, and left i'm
mediately for Red Rock, Bastrop county.
He is one of the few free men within our
knowledge, and we are inclined to envy
him.
The supper and festival for the benefit of
the A. M. E. church comes off on Saturday
night next. A good time is anticipated.
We acknowledge polite invitation to be
present and I'LL up"
Rev. Mr.. Billings (Universalist) spent
several days this week at Kyle, where we
learn he had good audiences. We suspect
that some of the folks over that way have
special reasons for hoping that doctrine
may prove true.
The Tilden Ledger is the name of neat
little paper Just started at Tilden, McMul-
lin county, Texas conducted by Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. Bowen. In it we find notice
of .McMullin College," Maj. j. H. Bishop.
President. So the Major is trying the West
this time. Good idea. Success to him as
an educational pioneer.
To our subscribers at Martindale, who
complain of delay in receiving the FREE
Press, we will say that we had the papers
at the post office here on Friday more than
an hour before the time of departure of the
Luling mail, and were informed the carrier
had gone. He might as well not come at all,
if that is the way he proposes to do bust
ness. By the way we are scarcely ever
later than Friday in mailing our paper for
Martindale; if our subscribers do not get it
the fault is not ours.
Miss Russell. Mrs. Atwell and Mrs. Ear
nest went to San Antonio on Monday, re-
turning the next day. The contrast between
the two places was such as to advance San
Marcos hundred per cent in their estima
ton. We learn they were overioyed to get
hack. That is truly n great disadvantage
residents here labor under-they cannot go
anywhere else Tin Texas without feeling
But then they are doubly
compensated by the pleasure of coming
home again.