San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-11-01
Personals.

Fry Iglehart has gone to Kyle to engage
In general merchandising.
Miss Eve returned on Tuesday from {
pleasant sojourn at San Antonio.
Halloween was celebrated by social par
ty at the residence Of John l. Connally.
VIM. Reed Bales is the name Of very
young newcomer ut the home Of John IL
Bales.
b. L. Harper, an old citizen died on Mon
day night at the residence Of Robert Mar
tindale, of cancer.
]. w. Danforth In teaching school al
Oyster Greek. Glad 10 hear his health II
improving,
Roberts and MeGhee, from out west,
were the purchasers Of DIR Cade's place
near wimberly.
We will try and find place for the CON-
mpnication on "wire Fence" ETC., In our
next
Capt. Martin Is ct home. He reports a
wonderful falling of in his business OF CON-
mercial traveller in Western Texas.
| Mrs. Gov. ireland presided over the In.
dies Missionary Society meeting at this
place during the late conference.
Miss Ella Horn stopped over a night here
last week on route from Center Point to her
home at Waco.
Mayor Cock has been appointed guardian
Of the minor heirs of DIR. Payne, and has
qualified as such.
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Z. p. Laney of Wimberly. He says they
are building q new school house and Ma
sonic hall combined at that place.
The types of one Of the marriage notices
in our last somehow got mixed. The par
ties names were James Standifer and Annie
Crunk, daughter Of Joseph Drunk.
Mr.. Shaw, of Shaw & Blaylock, publish
ers Of the Texas Christian Advocate, and
the representative Of the Galveston News,
(whose name we cannot recalD called on us
during conference.
Jas. Kone and Jno Walters got back
few days ago from Tennessee, where they
sold lot Of horses. Jim" is looking re-
markably we'll, and 'kicks the beam" at an
even 200 lbs. nothing small about him.
Mrs. Manlove being in poor health, has
gone to San Antonio for q change, and has
rented her place to Mr.. Young, who has
been here for several months. His health
is greatly improved, and he thinks of 10
eating here permanently.
L. w. Mitchell has laid off his second ad-
dition to San Marcos on the San Antonio
road. II consists of fifteen blocks The
lots will be desirable. 81 ,
Mr.. Robbins lately received letter from
relative at Salt Lake City, Mormon.
He is self-denying for that region, having
only three wives.
| Misses. Russell q Ellison are Just in re-
ceipt of large stock of new goods in their
line. comprising not only things of STAN
dard use, but also of ornament and ptrtu,
all selected with excellent judgment and
| taste.
Geo. Briggs has returned from away out
west in the direction of Gillespie, Mason
and other counties, and reports general
restitution out there with prospects of actu-
al suffering. Nothing was raised, and the
people are in debt without the means to pay.
Late advices from La Crosse, Wis, the
home of Miss Fox, report her as steadily
sinking, and she is probably not living at
this time. This will be read with deep re-
gret by all of our readers who are favored
to know this bright and amiable young H.
dy.
We have been violating sound editorial
canon by publishing the favors of our CORES
pondent, "Clyde," without having the real
name of the writer. Will he Cor she) please
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a Farmer" will then appear.
Colorado Press" is the name of prom
Using new paper at Colorady City, Texas, q
copy of which We have seen. Hill & Rog-
ers are the publishers, the latter brother
OF our friend J. G. Rogers, of this vicinity.
Rev. Mr.. Allen has favored US with
copies. of the Church Record" published
at San Antonio, and devoted to the interests
of the Protestant Episcopal Church. We
notice that the Rev. Mr.. Ticknor, late of this
place, is the editor
We are glad to learn that the young girl
at the section house to whose sickness the
FREE PRESS, by request, some time since
directed attention, has, in consequence of
the same, received the needed attention,
and her life probably thus been saved,
| We learned last week of deliberate muir
der in Llano county, all parties involved hav-
| ing gone from this county. Judson Dixon,
asonof Major Dixon, OF this vicinity, was
killed by Billy Sawyer. Capt Davis wrote
the news to Maj. Dixon. From what we
can learn the trouble grew out of family
complications. Dixon was shot in the woods,
and his body was not found for some days
after. He had wife and young and help
less family.