San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-01-04


Mr.. Donnell of Kentucky, a relative of
Major Donaldson, is visiting this place.
John Scott we are sorry to hear has been
q cripple for a good while.
Our young friend Charley Brown has
been sick for some time.
Miss Morrill,, well known here, was re-
Gently married to Mr.. Lightfoot.
Our former citizen, G.. Lee, now of Rock
dale, called on us during the holidays
Miss Fox went last week on visit to San
| Antonio.
Mr.. Lee the brick maker has removed to
this place.
Thanks to Mr.. Hall for late Missouri pa
pers.
Mrs. Kerr and family left yesterday for
Cotulla.
Capt, Eve, our popular county surveyor,
now occupies the s. j. Thomas place.
Robert Malone will remove at an early
day to the vicinity of Abilene. We wish him
prosperity.
The venerable Mr.. Lilly, formerly of this
place. died some time since at his residence
near Prairie Lea.
Mrs A. E. Smith, of San Antonio, spent
some days here last week, stopping at Mr..
Pegues.
Our young friend Ode Nance is visiting
relations and friend at this place, and gave
us call He is in business at Hope, Ark
Mr.. Schoficld has returned from Missouri,
he has brought his family and expects to
stay.
Mrs DIR. Payne died on Tuesday night
after an illness of only two days, of conges-
ton.
Mrs. Trandle, late of San Antonio, resides
with her mother, Mrs, Devices, in the
Frank Malone property.
Chenoweth & son and young Mr.. Crunk
have gone into the mercantile business ut
Martindale.
Geo. Dunlap, the enterprising sewing
machine man. has gone with business out
fit to San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
Miss Mollie Cotton visited Austin during
the holidays, Mrs. Gen. Shelley came home
with her.
Mr.. Peel, the clever driver of the delivery
wagon of Donaldson & Co., we are glad to
!, notice is again out after his illness.
Geo. T. Malone, also Frank iR. we learn
are soon to remove to Lampasas. May
good fortune attend them.
MIR. and Mrs. Charley Haynes have gone
to housekeeping on their ranch, some seven
miles south of town.
Dr. j. NJ Mullins was taken sick at Lare-
, do some time since. His father brought
, him home, and he is now here and conval-
? escent
We have read of Hours in Oriental story,
but were only recently aware that we had
one in San Marcos, though we don't know
that she spells her name that way.
NJ M. Echols has rented the D. r. Coo
r reham place near town, his sister, lately ar
, rived from Mississippi will keep house fol
2 him.
J Dr. Combs hands us postal card from
|, Miner, Ga, bringing the news of the
death of little Eddie Moore, who formerly
resided here. He died on Christmas day.
Uncle Tommy McGehee is again here
from Llano, and reports prosperous times
: there. He says Capt. Davis had the good
! luck to be cleft" in the race for the legisla
ture.
Mr.. Forsyth thinks of removing to Aus
tin. BY the way his sixth boy has but re-
} Gently made his appearance, and he is al
ready anticipating the advent of the seventh
who of course will be prodigy.
The latest celebration of the marriage OF
> Old Loomis' that we have heard Of
was at New Braunfels during the Christmas
holidays. delegation from San Marcos
we learn participated,
Miss Eve, o sister of our county surveyor
= late from Georgia, is one of the finest OF
, artists in the artificial flower line. Some
samples of her work may be seen at Miss
Russell's
The John G. Ince Company had bills out
> to perform Fun in Boarding School, Oh
the Odd ult., but the train was delayed sc
they had to forego their engagement
Better luck next time"
There were no less than five veteran Meth
odist preachers at the services the dry be
fore Christmas, viz: Messrs. Belvin, 4. A.
Smith (who preached), Joyce, Gillett and
Harris.
Capt Ferg Kyle is again an aspirant to the
position of sergeant alarms of the State
Senate. As he was conceded 10 have made
good officer before, we presume he vii
have no trouble in securing the place.
The "Kyle Minstrels" gave an exhibition
at Harpers Hall last Saturday night as an
: nounced. for the benefit of Kyle Academy.
They had a good house. The performance
did not seem to be very highly appreciated
We had pleasant call on yesterday from
G. w. Cox, a prominent citizen of the grow
ing town of Pesrsall, he is the postmaster.
etc there. He is a son of our friend Mrs.