San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-07-26
Personals.

The stuttz Theatrical Company stopped
with Fritz of the Exchange Hotel.
W. NJ. Hunter, representing tho Austin
Statesman, made us o pleasant call last week.
The lectures at this place last week of Mrs.
Matte Gaylord Smith did not draw" well.
Mrs, Ragsdale is spending some time with
her children on their ranches near Kings
bury.
Charles Ward a prominent merchant of
Navasota, is visiting his father, j. Ward, of
our town.
Thanks to our worthy young friend T. ].
Davis, for remembrance in the shape of
garden vegetables.
Miss Russell has again gone to Austin,
Miss Thrall keeping the San Marcos Book
Store during her absence.
Mrs. Gillis, chief of the millinery depart
ment of Daley il Bro, has gone on visit
to her daughter in Missouri.
Thanks to Mr.. Stein for some excellent
Ell Paso grapes They werepgrown on the
grounds of his mother-in-law at New Braun
fels.
The mother Of our townsman, Mr.. Mo-
sher and his sister Mrs. Kennedy, left on
Tuesday for the home of the latter and her
husband, Arizona.
Mrs. Heaton and Miss Matte returned
few days since from q pleasant sojourn of
some weeks ut the residence of one of her
sons in Gonzales county.
]. R. Kennard, Jr., typo, left on Monday
for Temple to assist Mr.. Daughnaho in
starting new paper at that place. John is
good fellow, and we wish him success.
Mr.. Mullins letter will be read with in
terest. We hope he will write again, giving
particulars as to prices of living, property,
etc., and opportunities for business as COM
pared with Texas.
Mrs. O'Kelly was thrown from their wag-
on on Tuesday on the road to camp meeting,
in consequence of wheel coming off.
She was considerably bruised but not other
wise seriously injured.
And now it is said that Jim Malone is re-
sponsible for the diminution of water in the
San Marcos-he has two wagons and teams
hauling water all the time, and that's what's
the matter Malone should be abated.
w. O. Thomas, In the course of his stock
business, has been visiting the Indian Terri
tory. He says there is some of the finest
country in the world there, and that to one
who has the inside track it would be very
nice and easy place to live.
MIR. Mcbride was summoned to Los Ange-
les CAL, some ten days since by report
that Mr. Travis who is there was worse.
News has since come to hand that Mr.. Tray
is is better, and Mr.. Mcbride has also writ
ten favorably of the country.
John McGehee is removing into the Insti-
tute buildings We hear he contemplates
getting up barbecue Oh the river soon. the
proceeds to be applied to clearing off the In
stitute grounds and other improvements
there A commendable idea.
Our town was visited this week by two j.
81. Horns, the one our Mexican railroad
contracting friend "Old Grizzly" the other
s'Jim Horn" of former amateur theatrical
clubs ard other primitive times in San Mar
cos. Glad to meet them both.
Severiana Rodriguez, Mexican woman
who resided on J. l.. Malone's place, and
sometimes sold tansales in our town, explod-
ed coal oil lamp few days since while at
tempting to light fire with it and was 80
| badly burned as to result in her death. An
other warning.
Deputy Sheriff Turner, the other day sent
| a negro with his horse to water. The negro
took with him Mr.. T's infant child. They
rode into deep water when the horse some
how got his foot fast in the stirrup and fell.
| Fortunately another negro came to the res
cue in time to prevent serious consequences.
Prof. J. Lucien Pritchett, one of the new
| members of the faculty of Coronal Institute,
reached here last week. At the Teachers
Institute on Tuesday morning we had the
| pleasure of hearing two Rotations from MIN,
viz: ''Erin's Flag" and ''Shamus O'Brlen."
| They were remarkably well rendered-we
have not heard anything so good for long
| time.
Miss Lyons left for New Braunfels on
| Monday. She had quite an adventure the
day before en- route for camp meeting. She
started in buggy with DR.. Cock as driver
| The horse became unnanageabie, ran down
| tbe hank of the river at Cheatham's ford
and fell down in the river. Fortunately
they escaped with no more serious injury
than O wetting and some nervous excitement
on the part of Miss L. after she had time to
think the danger over.
Our townsman Mr.. Murchison admirably
combines the useful and the ornamental at
his home place. We had the pleasure OF a
visit TO his vineyard the other day and ssmp-
ling some of the fruit. 1t is of the Black
Spanish variety, and we found il very fine.
All the vines are loaded down with fruit
he has also good crop of peaches Of the
improved varieties. His new crop of sweet
potatoes are ready for use ere the old one Is
zone. 1t is great blessing to be possessed
81 horticultural taste and skill, Like Mr..
Mrrchison-