San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27
Personals.

| Mrs. ~. Nance ana nor uauSutct, niin'
Mitchell. were in our town on Tuesday.
Willie Richardson has gone 10 Philadel.
phia, not New York rs stated in our last.
! II. @. Storey, Of Blanco county, and fami.
| ly came down on a visit few days since.
Rev. j. W. McCarty. of the vicinity Of
Henley, this county, called on us ON Monday.
Miss Bette Coleman spent some days last
week visiting at Austin, returning ON Mon
day.
+. G. Everett, of the Alamo Music House,
San Antonio, made us pleasant call last
week.
Capt. Johnson has been quite sick at his
ranch IN Comal county, but we are glad to
learn is again about
Visitors from this place to the late festivi-
ties at Kyle speak in high terms of the hos
pitality Of the people of that place.
A gypsy fortune-teller visited our town on
Monday and set many hearts to iuttering
with curious interest in female circles.
Underhill & Co., of Austin, have just
placed IN position in the new cemetery n
monument to the wife and tablet to the child
of DIR. Payne.
We heard some one say last week that
, Mead, of one of our lumber yards, said he
had engaged $50, 900 feet of lumber for four
new buildings. Not bad.
Elder Williamson preached at the Chris
tian church on Sunday p. NJ. Following
the meeting he administered the ordinance
nf hoptic,n IN Mrs. Nhoetoip
Mrs. Gid. johnson was successfully en-
gagged on Tuesday in the good work of col
lecting money from the charitably disposed
to build chimney for Mrs. Ann Thomas, 80
she might be more comfortable during the
coming winter.
BY the Llano Rural we are pleased to no.
tice that the public schools there have been
consolidated under the charge of Prof. Col
lier and Miss Lyde Davis. There are over
100 pupils. The many friends of Miss Lyde
in Hays county will be glad to hear Of her
Advancement
We don'tknow, but suppose it was quar-
terly meeting occasion at the Methodist
church on Sunday, from the fact that MIR.
Joyce, the presiding elder, preached. His
sermons are generally original and suggest
i've, and the one on the present occasion
was not IN exception.
Mrs. W. H. Lyell died at the residence of
her mother-in-law in this place on Monday
evening, after lingering illness, aged about
26 years. She was the daughter of r. X.
Bradshaw, formerly of this place, and
very worthy lady. She leaves husband
and three little children to mourn their r.
reparable loss.
We learn we made some blunders in our
reference to two Of j. L. Malone's boys in
our last, which is not surprising considering
the extensive contribution made by the Sc
Nor to the census returns. J. L. Malone,
Jr, is teaching instead of going to school at
Victoria and is older instead of younger
than his brother Sam.
The ice-cream supper for the benefit of
the Methodist church on Friday night last
was o success, in spite of the cooler weather.
1t was also a very pleasant social gathering
the representative of the FREE PRESS
found it peculiarly SO, being the recipient of
special attentions from some of the hand
soonest, brightest and most amiable young
ladies of our town and vicinity.
D. r. Cocreham returned few days since
from his last trip North with horses. This
time he went to Kentucky. 1t WAS his fifth
trip this season, and we believe he stated
that he had travelled not less than $4,000
miles in making said trips. He intends
making another one or more yet. Consider
ing that he is 81 years of age this is rather
remarkable WORK. He reports the preva-
lence of serious drought in Kentucky.
We had pleasant call on Tuesday from
Mr. Durar, of the vicinity of Dripping
Springs He says they had frost there on
Sunday morning, which left it's mark plain
ly On the sweet potato vines. He confirmed
former advices which we had of the great
improvement in progress at Dripping Springs.
A large hotel is being built there Mr..
Workman is building q handsome new store
house, and four private residences are going
up. DIR. Harrison is about removing to
town, and will build fine residence there
DR.. Pound has gone with car load of
horses to Kentucky. Immigrants of good
class continue to come in. Last, but not
least, the Academy is doing well. Prof.
Martin, assisted by a young lady, a new
conner, whose name we could not learn are
at present conducting the school. Finally
we would say to our Dripping Springs friends
what we lately said to those of Kyle, that
they need badly q correspondent of the
FREE Press to record the progress of the town
and vicinity and other local matters of in
terest, and We on our part would welcome
such correspondent to our columns.