San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-05-24
Personals.

Personals.
Thanks to Rev. Mr.. Ticknor for typo
graphical favors.
Col. Ellison will ship Is cars Of stock
from this point in few days.
Mr.. Seward, book-keeper at Giesen's has
Just returned from visit to Kerr county.
We had a call this week from Mr.. ]. G.
Collins, representing Underhin d Co., mar
ble-dealers, Austin.
E. A. Dial, of Eagle Pass. is visiting his
old home in San Marcos. He is now in the
drug business with E. 81. Cooper.
Mr.. J. E. Hunter came up from Houston
Yesterday morning to attend the funeral OF
his father, Col. A. J. Hunter.
Rev. Mr.. Givens, Baptist minister, in
company with Elder Hatcher made the
FREE Press pleasant call last week.
J.F. Ellison some time since shipped
5000 head of cattle to Preside county,
| where there is range. He informs us ne
will ship again in few days.
Williamson & Co. have shipped ten car
loads of horses from this point, and are
soon to send off two more.
Reynolds g. Daniel have a telephone, the
first of the kind in the village. Mr.. Ray
nolds will probably put it up between his
residence and the drugstore.
81. Pegues is putting up frame dwell
ling on the corner lot, adjoining the pres
byterian church. We believe he intends to
make that his residence in the future.
Mr.. Alley, just returned from a visit to
Lampasas, handed us copy of the Da'ly
| Globe, published in that town. He reports
fine rains in that vicinity.
We are informed by Col. J. F. Ellison
that on the place of ]. F. Ellison, Dr., IN
Caldwell county. they are planting, hoeinP
and picking cotton at the same time and IN
the same field.
Miss Fox returned from San Antonio the
other dav, but left yesterday morning FOL
her home in La Crosse, Wisconsin, mel
physician, DR.. Herff advising her. The
best wishes of many friends 60 with her.
Mrs. Fry is making handsome addition
to her residence, we believe in order to &C
commodate summer boarders. N. X, Farrii
has also made a handsome addition to hi
house. Other improvements are being
made in various parts of the town.
| We acknowledge the present of fine boz
of strawberries from Mr.. A. Il. Birming
ham. They were delicious. They wer
grown in Arkansaw and shipped to Mr.. d
by his father-in-law, who lisa large frul
grower Thanks.
In the paragraph relating to the sale o
the Smythe tract of land by Mr.. McBrid
in our last we stated that "Mr. McBrid
sold to Mr.. Hopkins 40 acres for $1,000.
It was about 80 acres that Mr.. Hopkins pail
$500 for and not 40 as stated.
Mr.. Mullins has received q letter from hi
son. DIR. J. NJ. Mullins, which speaks i
glowing terms of the part of California i
which thew are now located. Property
about as cheap there as in San Marcos. Dl
Mullins is now at Los Angeles and hi
Younger brother Marion ut San Berardinc
Mr.. Madden. the man who dug out tn
reservoir for the waterworks, completed tn
lob in little over three days. We under
stand he took the contract for 800. 81
teams and four or five men were employed
He is now engaged on the dam at the hea
of the river.
The purchase from L. w. Mitchell b
Mr.. Chatham of GAINESVILLE Texas, of G
10 acres of land lying entirely in the noun
tains. and the price paid for the same
would seem to indicate that such propert
was not So entirely worthless as man
suppose. The land sold for 800 per acr'
We had an agreeable visit from NJ
Forbes, of Arkadelphia. Ark. He had jui
returned from Monterey, Mexico. havin
been on the excursion with the Bapti
preachers. He expressed himself as bein
favorably impressed with the country SD
rounding Monterey. but considered Il
; peopIe 10 be a long way behind the time
Mr.. rs wife is q relative Of the Leayels
this place.
We acknowledge q call from Col. and ID
Chatham, Of Red River county. Ihe'
gentlemen are nephevs Of Judge Cheatha
and come down on an inspecting tour. II
Col has purchased the handsome residen'
Of W. c. Mullins. paving 5000. he b
also bought eight acres of the Mitcbt
tract on the hill above. Mr.. Mullins VI
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