San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-05-31
Personals.


MIR. and Mrs. Nichols are here on visit.
VS. regret to learn that our friend John
Scott is still afflicted.
Miss Jessie Lyell has returned from a
pleasant sojourn at Galveston.
Major Hinze's family have arrived, and
will spend some time in our village.
Judge Wood has tai en- possession of his
new home, the G. Il. Briggs property in
this place.
III NJ Echols J. s. Billingsley and J. G.
Rogers have handed us cotton blooms from
their fields.
W. S. Crews, of Colorado City, is visit
ing his mother at this place. Glad to see
him looking well.
Rev. J. r. Graves d. D. LII. D. of Mem
pI1is Tenn, will preach in the Baptist
church next Monday and Tuesday nights.
Mr.. and Mrs. John. McGehee will have
charge of the boarding department OF Cor
onal Institute under the incoming admins
tration of Prof. Pritc hett.
w. G.. Mullins will remove forthwith to
Los Angeles in California. Many will re-
greet the departure of this worthy citizen
and family. May prosperity attend them.
James F. jr, B. R. and T. H. Ellison jr,,
will ship % carloads of cattle from Seguin
to day to Murphyville. They also shipped
the cattle spoken of in our last instead OF
j. F. Ellison as stated.
MIR. Pegues has bought the dray and out
fit of Mr.. Granger. We learn he designs
to make connection with the I. & G. N. and
his line of boats for the upper San Marcos
without change of cart)s.
Our friend ]. H. Horn, just from Mon
terey, dropped in on US on Tuesday. lie
| is here for repose and refreshment after the
tolls and privations incident to railroad con-
struction in the mountains OF Mexico.
| We are authorized to state that the re-
port that has gone abroad Shat The editor of
| the FREE PRESS speaks nothing but Spanish
since his return from Monterey, is mistake.
! He continues sometimes to speak Englsh,
though rather sparingly.
We were gratifed by a call yesterday
morning from our always agreeable friends,
Mrs. Simon and her brother, Charles Guen-
ther. at one time devil" of the FREE PRESS
office. but now about going into the mer-
camille business at San Antonio.
We learn that at a recent meeting at the
Christian Church the use of the organ was
for the time dispensed with and the instru-
nent removed from the house By the unGnl-
NOUS consent of those who favored Its IN
PRODUCTION in public worship. This was
done in g spirit of good will toward the anti
organ party, and may be regarded as an
omen OF returning fraternity III the church.
VIZ have often been made sad since cur
residence here by the spectacle of lnyahds
coming here so far gone in consumption as
TO leave scarcely hope of recovery, and
only 10 die in c strange land, far from the
comnauionship of friends and relatives and
tae comforts of home The case of Mrs.
Kenp. whose death was announced IN or
last. was lauertable instance of this KIND
We were surprised and grieved on our re-
turn home last week TO learn of the sudden
/ death Of Major A. J. Hunter. We were an
tici,,ating an early visit to him, in pursu-
aaee Of LIS frequent invitations. lie was =
native of Poyyhaitan comfy, Virginia.
| LAWYER bv profession. moved to LoUisll-la
,rbeu quite voua- and practiccd Jaw 81 Bat
., Po-ce. New Orleans y4nd Dzstrop. In
I 1Sss he moved 70 Texas and lnCatsd IN Hays
ooantv. lie hal been n jelicate heath for
&C tine but lis death vas s1daen E1d
Bperpected- he vas much beloved and e.
soved tie conf leuoe Of every one HIS re-
mains we're burisi in The ceDeteEy a. sAl
Nsr,os. where those q his VIE Ulo e'ed
fourteen years ago. we're removed AID Oz7s-
ID E5th Lin he ls-ves Eve eE-.1-sn-