San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-29
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branch of his grocery house.
Personal.
Fry's store is again open, with r. W.
Leavell in charge.
Alex. Trimble has returned from trip to
Houston, Gonzales, etc.
Mrs. Cooley of San Antonio spent few
days IN our town this week.
Sam A. Mcclellan, representing Longoope
& Co.. cotton factors, Houston, called ON us
last week,
Robertson and vanwie, late of San An
tonic. are fitting up the old Bell property
for a saloon.
We learn that the Friends Of Temperance
have re-organized since the late lecture OF
Rev. Mr.. Young.
Lu. J. Daily has moved into his new
dwelling house. It has handsome COM
Portable and airy appearance.
Our old friend, 2. T, Cliett Of Martin
dale, made US pleasant call last week, He
said they had large grain crop in progress
down that way.
Rev. j. P Lane, Sunday School mission
airy, called on us last week on his way to
the convention at Kyle. His headquarters
are now at Harwood'
Mr. and Mrs. Slower left on Tuesday for
their home in Minnesota. Hope to see them
here during future winters, or Mt any other
season they may chance to come.
We acknowledge an invitation received
from DIR. L. w. Cock, to be present at the
commencement exercises of the medical de-
partment of the University Of Louisiana to-
day.
Mai. Donaldson went on another tript Red
Rock last week, but is again at home. he
don't like Red Rock, as we'll as San Saba,
The Major is only eighty six and may yet be
considered in the field.
We should have mentioned in our last
that Capt. Fry, of the Sunset Road, at San
Antonio, with his wife, who is sister OF
our Capt. Turner, were present at the fune-
raj of his brother, W. b. Fry.
We regret very much to learn of the seri-
out illness of our friend Mrs. Richardson,
wife or Prof. Richardson. We learn their
daughter, Miss Mary, who has been sojourn-
ing for good while in Virginia, has been
sent for.
We were pleased to make the acquaintance
of J. T. Chandler, of DuPre whom we
found to be very intelligent gentleman
manifestly of more than ordinary force OF
character and quite interesting and instruc'
tive in conversation.
Drs. Ford Burleson and F. M. Mullins
have returned home, having just completed
their medical course at Bellevue Medical Col
lege, New York City. Miss Dovie Mullins,
who also spent several months in that me-
tropolis, returned with them.
Quite inadvertently we failed to notice
last week, call from our always agreeable
Young friend, Mr.. Chas Guenther, of the
firm of r. G. Koerber & Co., wholesale
grocers, Austin. He was en- route for hif
old holne, New Braunfels.
Rev. Mr.. Graybill, preached with at the
Presbyterian church on last Sunday, ano
will preach again on next Monday. He hat
been q missionary to Mexico. We learn the
question of engaging his occasional services
here by said church is under consideration
i The .'cut" which may have been noticed
on the editorial head" for several days
past was not intended as IN illustration;
nor was it the result of 'spring fight or
trip to Pearsall, but was accidentally obtained
while cooperating in some improvements o.
the Hermitage"
The fine Steinway piano lately mentioned
as having been purchased by G. W. Donal
son of Hazard, Raymond 81 Co., we Learn
was really for our friend Mr.. Hankla. III
has it in position, and by happy co-inci
dence young daughter has just appeared Il
make the music"
, DIR. Erhard writes us that that his daugh
ter. Mrs. Reynolds, was married on the 20
iuat to John B. Clopton, his associate II
the drug business. Mrs. Reynolds, we be
lieye was born in San Marcos. The Doctor
, also writes that Marsh Trigg, an old either
of Bastrop county, died recently OF gangren'
of his lower extremities, aged sixty years.
In noticing the new livery stable and
other improvements of Barber a. Manloy'
last week, we believe we overlooked the sid'
walk from thence to the public square. Tha
isa good thing. 1t ought by all means to b'
extended to the railroad depot We arr
pleased 10 notice also that j. H. Bales Il
constructing another side walk from hi
residence to the public square.
We have seen q leaf from a palmetto
growing in the San Marcos bottom. On thu
bottom lands of the Trinity, as you ap
proach Houston on the L Il @. n, Their
are myriads Of them, but we were not be
fore aware that they were to be found here
about.
The Lockhart Register very pertinent.
says;