San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-03-22

with u.s., after temporary retreat uurihb
the smaR pox scare.
Mrs. Moshiers bee advertisement was ac-
cidentally omitted last week. II will again
be found in our columns.
10 Mr.. Smith, from Iowa, and has gone TO
reside with +. p. Reynolds.
O, Il. Brown, Esq, il building himself
n residence near that Of Parson Belvin, and
h as removed TO that vicinity.
Owen Ford, Esq, we learn was examined
last week and admitted TO practice In the
courts of this county and district.
Rev. J. w. Young delivered temperance
lecture at the Methodist church on Tuesday
night.
A younger brother of Col. and DR.. JacN-
man, from Mis- ouri, made hasty stop
over here on Tuesday Of last week.
Kirby Dial, who has been teaching for
some time in Wilson county, returned home
last week, and will resume his legal studies.
r. I. Love has taken charge of Meridian
station on the G. @. d Santa Fe II. II. His
family will remain here, ut least Tor the
present.
C.P. Collins has removed TO town, and
occupies MIR. Steeles former residence.
+, His son carries on the farm at the head OF
the river
The disabilities Of T. H. Ellison, as q
minor were removed by the District court
30 as to qualify him to do business on his
own account.
Prof Hunt nnd J. w, G. Love came in
from San Antonio on Saturday Mr.. Love
asked us to state thnt his assignment was
voluntary on his part.
Mrs. E. c. Wood. of San Antonio, came
over on Sunday and spent some days in our
village, with which she expressed herself as
being much pleased.
A younger brother Of Mr.. Fortson, our
County Assessor, was buried on Sunday
last. His death resulted from fracture OF
the skull caused by O recent fall.
We notice new dwelling in Palestine"
for Mr.. Mcbride, son-in-law of Mr.. Travis,
also for Martin, the tailor, who 1t Ii said is
about to take unto himself wife.
Miss Armstead has opened nice STOCK OF
fancy goods, latest styles, in the room ad-
Joining Mr.. Nance's furniture store. She
also gives music lessons in an adjoining
apartment.
Mr.. Pegues wishes to sell his residence
near the head of the river. 1t was last year
fitted up for summer boarders, and with
some additions might readily be converted
into that 'hotel at the head of the river,
of which we have heard and seen SO much
: on paper.
Mrs. and Miss Painter, of San Antonio,
, came over on Monday, returning the same
? evening. They were accompanied by Mr.
Bromley, an artist in the employ OF the l.
&G. N. r. r., who intended taking some
5 sketches at the head of the river, but found
l it was too windy to do so to the best advan-
tage.
Mr.. Fourauerean and his new partner in
It the Pegues waterpower, Mr.. Code, Will
soon proceed to build q new dam and mill,
and also to remodel and repair the improve.
! ments of the grounds and surroundings. Al
s the same time we believe they ore not lndis-
posed towards selling it to the proper par
, ties for the erection of a factory or some
:. thing of that description.
While showing some ladies some of the
beautiful views from the highlands above
" ou1 town on Sunday, and passing the
grounds of Col. Ellison, he invited us into
obtain the finest view of all, from the veran-
dab of his fine mansion. It is one OF the
greatest attractions about our town, ano
D. the hospitable Colonel and his good wife up
pear to take pleasure in giving strangers
= and other visitors q chance Of enjoying IT,
Mrs. Duncan has handed us copy OF
y the Brown County Banner, containing the
sad intelligence of the death Of Fem Bran.
denburgh, o native of this county and form,
70 er resident of this place. He will be re-
V membered here by many as an unusually
bright and amiable little boy. He was Ii
# wears and nearly 8 months OF age at hlt
|, death. which was caused by congestion Of
f the stomach and bowels. He was while re-
l. siding here O favorite playmate OF our little
Claude: they were of about the same age
q and quite similar in disposition and charac.
,. ter and now the similarity is continued n
- the untimely death of both, and let us hope
~ in their reunion in more congenial sphere
Geo. T. McGehee returned the first part
n of the week from trip to Alabama. ID
% saws the country presents most foriorn aP
X nearance. The soil is 80 worn out that the,
have to use fertilizers which cost them from
IS to SS per acre annually. The best sea
sons, they only raise half bale OF cotton u
the acre; it frequently requires three acre
TO produce bale. He says he told tn
..natives" in three days they could come t
Texas where they could buy the land 10
70 what they are paying for fertilizers, AM
10 which would not need fertilizers durinI
10 their patura! lives but they said they wer
T. not able TO get away; even such as owned
&c land could not sell. He says the merchant
and men of wealth literally own the farmini
! class Mr.. McGehee also went farthe
north. nearly to Kentucky. in the stock
grain and grass producing region, where
found a much better state of things to pre-