San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-04-19
Personal I.


Our friend J. L. Malone lately visited Abb
lone. lilo remains loyal 10 Hays Co.
AIr. Forsyth's boys have taken and VII
run tho bath house formerly known AZ Bon D.
J. W. Nance Il extending his furniture
store 10 accommodate his growing business
Alex. Smith has retired from the meat
market, leaving Mr.. Townsend IN sole
charge.
We learn that Major Hinzie's family VIII
soon visit our town 10 remain some consider
ablo time.
G. II. Briggs sold his home property Tor
$780, 20 Judge Wood, OF whom see notice
in another place,
Miss Fanny Lincoln, very pleasant and
intelligent young lady from Illinois, Is stop
ping ut Mr., Prescott's
G. b. Patterson called on us last week to
pay his subscription. He was just able to
be about after protracted spell OF illness,
Miss Jennie Lonsford, OF Austin, form
err resident of this place, spent some time
visiting here recently, returning home on
Saturday.
Col. d. p. Hopkins, the popular agent OF
the Pacific express company, has gone into
the music biz lie will no doubt make 1t
success.
VIM. Reed has removed with his family
TO Palestine He is still in the employ OF
Mr. Hinzie. Mr.. Mott, late of Palestine, is
now clerking for Hinzie at this place.
Our photographic friend, ]. Ed. Skel-
ton. late of Martindnle, has gone on visit
to his ''Old Kentucky home," after an alb
sence of ten years. He expects to return in
few weeks.
W. d. Ward was in town last week.
Finding the Castroville quill no longer a
paying institution, owing to the stagnation
of the town, he is now travelling for the
San Antonio ErpreSs.
Mrs Robbins, as we CHANGED the other
day to notice, has quite q collection of choice
flowers. She appears to make speciality OF
lilies; we noticed King lily in full bloom
which was very snowy and elegant.
Mrs. Wren made us q pleasant call on
Tuesday. She stated they had been living
on their ranch some two months, dating
from the smallpox scare, but are about re-
turning to San Marcos. which she is glad
to do.
Miss Lee has retired from her late posi-
ton with Mrs Jones in the millinery bust
ness, and we learn designs going with 9TH
err members of her family to Abilene. She
made many friends here who will regret her
departure
Miss Eve the accomplished artistic in ar
tjficial flowers, fruits, ETC., has had quite
number of girls for pupils, some of whom
have become quite proficient, prominent
among whom is our fair young neighbor
and friend Miss Fannie O'Kelly, who can
exhibit quite museum of nice articles in
this line of her own manufacture.
a rapairer of musical instruments is need
ed il our town. Mr.. Hopkins has been an
expert in that line for some thirty years, but
has too much else on his hands to attend to
t, save occasionally to accommodate u
neighbor. Apropos, we wish to acknowl- |
edge our obligations to him for late valued |
services in this line, gratuitously rendered.
Miss Cook, the new dress-maker from |
Palestine, mentioned in our last, has arrived |
md entered upon her duties in connection |
With Mrs. Owens. Miss Cook comes among
Is with the endorsement of the best people
II Palestine rs in all respects lady, and as
first class artistic i'll her department of bust
less. She expresses herself as being quite
delighted with what she has seen of our !
own. We trust the liking may upon &C |
Iuaintance be mutual and lasting
We have heard of playing possum" be-
ore, but a possum 'played Off lately at
he residence of our neighbor, DR.. Pendle-
on, in a new role which the Doctor must
ave despised. He has an extra large and
omplete cistern, perfectly proof ordinarily
gainst all varmints or vermin, but having
eft the ventilator open one night, pos
um entered and fell into the cistern. The
consequence was he had to pump out some
80 barrels of water and the worst of it is
e may not soon get it replenished.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prescott have completed,
lded to and made notifications in their
oarding house, so as to make it better
dapted to their purposes. Their rooms
re all pleasantly located, well finished
nd furnished. The new dining room is
pacious and beautiful. A gallery in front
onnects the two wings Of the building, and |
being extended along side the dining
pom. The plan of the whole we believe is
, be credited to the bright and amiable
IRIS Prescott Mr.. p. however represents
lie fine art department" having done a
God deal of the painting besides making i
imself generally useful about the premises :
S good benedict should.
SOME OF OUR NEW CITIZENS. Hon. W. ID.
God and A. G. Mcdaniel of Leon, County
eve been visiting this place and have fina-
concluded 70 cast theirlot with us. They &
ought Mr.. c. II. Briggs home and will
ccCpy same sometime this summer. Last G
III the former gentleman bought of Oh :
urleson the farm on the San Marcos river. I
uGwn as the steel Farm" These gentle
len are desirable acquisitions TO this or any
,nmnnity Jnare Wood Is too VI ell known z