San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-04-26
Personal

Personal.
W. z. Driskin is re.vi.itius our town. his old
home.
Mr.. Psgues returned last week from sr'p'o
Louisiana.
Mrs. Richardson we believe Is now steadily con-
valesceDt,
Mr.. rortsou has re turned from an assessing tour
through the county.
Mrs. Geo. W. Briggs has been gone for some time
on trip rOrthward.
Mr.. Robbins will move into his new bdilding In
about three weeks.
Mrs. Gllli,. the chief Of the millinery department
at Daley b Bros, is quite Ill.
DIR ]. M, Mullins has lett Laredo for an indeh-
mite time, and is now at home.
DIR. Cock has located at San Antonio. He lisa
| member Of the firm Of BENEFIT q Cock.
| Miss Thrall visited our town on Saturday. She
resides in the vicinity Of Prairie Lea.
All our carpenters have moro work than they can
do. and everybody generally appears to be busy.
Robt. Malone writes us that the Abilene region
is on boom, and that he likes the country very
much.
Mr.. Hu:chns, sr. and DR., CluH, homeopathic
nbvsician of Austin, made us pleasant call on
| Saturday.
At this hitting, Mrs. Kerr and her son Aired are
here on visit. We are glad to see tho good lady
looking we'll.
Miss TAYLOR, an attractive young lady. daughter
of DIR. Taylor Of Austin, was visiting here the iore
part Of the week.
Roc,, has torn away the old board building adjoin-
ing his business house, and will replace 1t with
substantial one OF brick, one story high.
Mra.T. II. schintz, OF Chicago, and Mrs. Glenn
OF Austin spent the day here on Tuesday, stopping
| At Cant. uutchins's and visiting the head OF tho
river etc.
Mi,, Annie Box. the pleasant appearing English
pirl who stayed awhile with Mrs. Bell, We learn is
married to a Judge Harmon, prominent elderly
citizen OF Gonzales Co.
Az Griffin a new conner. has bought and Ia &C.
cupving the David Cooreham place adjoining Mr.
souters. and is enargne and improving the nous o.
etc.
nr B,akemore and G, H. Briggs left for their
new home at Abilene on Sunday. All here regret
the loss of these old and worthy citizens May they
prosper IN their new home.
Squire Cocreham intends again expending some
NJ is Youthful energies in horse driving, his good
,v,,e will visit fri ends. Mrs. Nance and the fair
Miss 10 at present occupy Squire C's home but will
ann give place to DR.. Beck and family.
Mr. Ravnolds' new fence adds greatly to the ap-
nearapce of his residence. BY the way Mr. r. is to
he credited with having constructed In MS yard
irregular built" play house for his babies, proba-
bly the only one in town, bnt worthy OF imitation
our geographical and pedagogical friend. F. g
Andrews. called on us on Monday. He has been
..,;ro at Ovster creek, but will leave soon for
Kendall county for the summer. He suffers from
weak lungs, and finds the mountain region LII 'uni'
mer decidedly preferable.
Mr.. Gray lie about starting another planning mill
corn shelter cotton gin, etc., etc at this place. he
! has bought consider able ground OF Mr. Hopkn'
near the railroad depot, including the site o
Christian l. Co.'S lumber yard. Mr.. Hart to super
intending the erection Of the necessary bulldogs
We notice this important improvement with pleasure
Mrs. Kemp. from Northern Indiana, is lying quit
s;ce Mt Mrs. souter's. Her disease is consumption
and ,he came hoping for benefit from change
climate She, we learn, 10 not in afi uent circum-
stances, and needs sympathy and aid. We under
stand she is the widow Of Mason in good standing
and Of course her case will commend itself to thu
kind offices Of the fraternity hero.
Mai. Hunter, called US one day last week III
ia eulty.ting some 600 acres, 500 in cotton. and re
por,s crop prospects good thus far. He confrme
the statement Of the growth Of Hunter Station int
village Mr.. Gray is to start gin there also. an
store, aud various shops are to be located there
We doubt not Hunter will grow into tbrivin
country town, as 1t commando wide scope OF hn
country,
John A. Polk, who kept thu old Travis House ]
this place year or two, some half q doren year
.ince, died at h residences In Giddings, on the cot
inst, Of paralysis. aged ~ years. He was an oil
settler OF Texas, and lad kept hotel In every par
off. We believe be was cousin ofJ,nes K. Poll
) II. wasa man Of fne personal appearance, goo
sense, and much native humor, and possessed man
.,tirnsbIe traits o. character. He had seen beii'
days, but lad no skill in saving money; Jet be VI
: osso happy tsnpersussrt.thst. we doubt not, }
erJoyes life more than many Who could boast
large bank aeeount. We boarded COED While
his bous. here. hnsu hin vel and Hkse hi
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