San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-07-19
Personals.

we notice MAJOR DishoP on ouf sueeee'
]. Il. Williamson and family are rusticat-
ing in the mountains.
Price, of Green Il Price, is in New York,
laying in a stock Of goods.
]. I. Chandler, Esq, of DuPre, was in
attendance dt our county court this week.
Mrs. II. p. Daley and family left to-day
on visit to Navarro county.
Miss Russell made visit to Austin on
Sunday, returning on Wednesday.
Zach Bugg we learn has been summoned
TO Tennessee in consequence Of the danger
GUS illness Of his father.
Turner & Co.'S corner, but the other day
SO full of life and business, now stands de-
serted. Such are the mutations of mercan-
tile life.
Maj. Hutchinson and wife left last week on
O visit to Old Virginia. They took Lewis
along, designing to place him at school in
Tennessee.
Mrs Geo. Pfeuffer and her sister. Mrs.
Lawrence, made our town hasty visit last
week. Hope they viii come again soon and
take time to visit the head of the river and
other wonders Of our metropolis.
Prof Jordan of Dripping Springs Acade-
my called on US this week. He said he had
been putting in his vacation by travelling,
lecturing and hard work generally in the in
terest of his school, and that its prospects
are first-rate.
Mr.. Alley has surrendered" to the march
of progress" on the north side, and will
leave next week in company with others on
hunting and health-seeking expedition to
the Concho country. Meantime the old
shanties are disappearing to give place to
Judge Woods new stone block.
Miss Eliza Moore, the accomplished teach
or of elocution at Baylor College, Independ-
ence, and Miss Allie Smith, one of Belton's
brightest and most charming young ladies,
spent short time in San Marcos last week,
the guests of Mrs, Prescott. Miss Moore
gave d reading at the Baptist church on
Tuesday night, and all who heard her are en-
thusiastic in praise of her rare evolutionary
gifts.
County Commissioner Ratliff called on us
one day this week. He thinks he has corn
of this years crop which will yield 40 bush
els to the acre, but prefers to measure it be-
fore speaking positively on the subject.
He believes in diversifying crops. and rails
ing at home all that we need, in addition to
as much cotton as can be proftably raised.
Mr., r. is one of those Missouri farmers
who are well known to be among the best
farmers of Hays county. Would that we
had many more of the same sort.
Misses Lide Davis and Mary Lyons
whose antecedents are intimately associated
with San Marcos, where they were and are
still especial favorites, are spending por-
ton of their vacation as teachers at this
place, and attending meantime our
Teachers Institute. Miss Davis resides
with her parents at Llano, where she has
Just closed aIterm of teaching. Miss Lyons
has been teaching for the past year in La
Grange Seminary, and has made another en-
gagement at the same place on terms highly
complimentary to her as popular and sue
cessful teacher.
A friend, one of the favored, furnishes us
with q report of stroll to the river and
ride upon its waters of party of young
folks on Thursday evening last. The fol-
lowing is the muster roll" of the party:
MIR. Rose, Miss Cara Franklin. Will. jack
man, Miss Nora Franklin, Tom. Johnson,
Miss Lube Connolley, Chas. Hutchins,
Miss Fannie Donaldson, Mr.. Erwin, Miss
Lizzie Johnson, w. H. Massey, Miss Josie
Nance. The boating was made more pleas
ant by refreshments, music, and presumably
more interesting incidents. We regret that
our space will not permit the insertion of
the full report.