San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-07-12
Personals,

| Personals.
Prof. Richardson is romodeling his dwell
ling house '..I
Miss frankie Clifton has returned from a
ojourn in Eastern Texas.
Judge Kemp of Calvert, is again stop
ping at Mr. Pegues for his health.
Gen. Shelley was in town, the fore part
of the week. .
Geo. Franklin has received a reappoint-
mentto West Point Military Acadamy.
Geo, W. Briggs, we believe, now has a
position at Galveston.
Miss Thrall is in attendance at our teach
ers' Institute. She is now making her
home at Lockhart.
u. s. Marshal Gosling called at our
office on Monday. We regret that we were
absent.
Miss Sallie Horn was here on yesterday
en- route for Waco to enjoy her school va
| cation. :
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Reed, of Palestine,
are here on visit, He does not appear to
have fallen OIL" much in that insalubrous
cline.
Miss Amelia Henne, who has been spend
ing portion of the heated term at New
Braunfels, returned this week with her sis
ter Miss Augusta, who comes on visit.
We have failed to notice that our friend
Mrs. Gid G. johnson has charge of Mrs.
| Hopkins house in the absence of Mrs. IL.
and is an admirable successor to that accom-
plished lady.
DR.. Combs having sold his home place to
a nephew of Judge Wood, is building on his
new place out near Mrs. Kones and o. Il.
Browns. His new residence will contain five
rooms besides gallery. He will havs very
nice place.
We noticed lately the return of Miss Bet
tie Coleman. Miss Evans, of Davenport or
vicinity. we believe, accompanied her. We
regret that we were not in on Monday
when they favored the FREE Press with u
call.
We regret to have to "give him away"
but the personal in our last respecting the
''belle of San Marcos" was IN inspiration of
a susceptible typographical tourist, and put
in type without our knowledge. The editor
is much too smart to commit himself on
q question of tina; sort.
The junior member at Reeds new store
has gone to Housekeeping at the d. r. Coo
reham place. The senior with his daugh liter
Miss Matte, young lady of rare attrac-
tons and accomplishments, is boarding at
MIR. Collins's. They are from Arkedelphia,
Arkansas.
| After few weeks newspaper service at
Austin in behalf of the state government,
we learn from the Statesman that Sam Dixon
is booked for place in one of the depart
ments there. Now we insist that Cashell,
who is comparatively veteran in the ranks,
shall also have place, in accordance with
our former suggestion.
Mr.. Powersrecently related to us a "bear
story" which we overlooked last week.
On his return from Blanco recently, while
passing over the Backbone" he saw in
front of him in the road large bear After
deliberately inspecting Mr.. P. Bruin walked
away in quiet and digniied manner. Mr..
Powers said he could easily have shot the
animal if he had been prepared to do So
He reported the facts Mt Purgatory Springs,
and it was allowed that they explained the
late mysterious disappearance OF sunury
goats, etc from that region.
Our Summer Normal is progressing nicely
under the able administration of Prof. H.
Carr Pritchett. Up to Tuesday there were
% names enrolled, and other arrivals an
| ticipated. These Institutes have been
strewn rather thickly in Western Texas, 9TH
erwise we should have had many in attend
ance here from Austin and other points
In connection with the Republication of
our General Directory on our last page, it is