San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-05-10
Personals.

Miss Fannie o'Kelly is quite sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. s. Travis have gone on a
visit 10 Iampasas.
w..D. Ward, representing the San Anto.
tonic Express, again visited his father the
first Of this week.
Miss Fox, not feeling so well, went on
Tuesday TO San Antonio, to see DIR. Herh,
but hopes to return in few days.
@. w. Briggs has contracted to have a
new dwelling house built for rent ON the
north side of his lots, opposite Mr.. Glovers.
j. G. Roberts, formerly Of Wimberly,
writes us from Beeville. his present resi-
dence, ''crops very good, corn waist high,
grass fine"
Mr.. Neighbors, of the Lockhart Register,
called on us last week during our absence.
We should have been pleased to have made
his acquaintance.
Through oversight we failed to mention o
call last week from Ernest Hillyer and MIR.
Grant, two Austin young men who came
over to attend the May day festivities.
At New Braunfels we met Captain Church,
q veteran teacher of that place. He informed
us that he was improving a place at Daven-
port, with view of retiring from his pres
ent business.
Marshall Burney, who has revived the
Castroville Quill, we believe is grandson
of Maj. Dixon of this place, whose son Sam
is also announced as one OF the conductors
of the News, the new evening paper inst
started at Austin.
An intelligent lady of New York city,
acknowledging the receipt of the FREE Press
SAYS: II am greatly interested in the copy
right articles by an old Texan and hope to
read them consecutively." DR.. Erhard ought
to feel encouraged.
G. G.. Richards, q former Hays county
man, sends US from Burnet $3 on subscrlp-
ton, in registered letter, and adds: IF
forgiven it will be repeated" We hasten
to assure this dear brother that we forgive
him with oil our heart.
We are pleased to notice that the exami-
nation for q representative from this con-
eressional district at West Point resulted in
the selection of our young townsman, MIR.
Geo. Il. Franklin. This was highly credit
able to MIR. Franklin, and we congratulate
him.
We met Mr.. Wooton, now of Jacobs Well,
in town last week. He says the palmetto
is found at the Well as well as on the San
Marcos He said many of the old settlers
in the upper part of the county as well as
here were preparing to 70 emigrate' Among
others Mai. Moon wishes to go-he begins
to feel crowded"
Mrs. Guenther, of New Braunfels, came
to Texas in 1874, when young girl, ana
in advance of the New Braunfels colony,
stopping first at Galveston. She spoke OF
the death of Jack Hays, whom she knew
and kindly remembered for the aid ne eX-
tended to the first German settlers when al
most ready to perish from want, sickness
and other Affections. She and Mrs. Simon
both expressed much interest in the recol-
lectlons of DR.. Erhard, now running through
the columns of the FREE PRESS.
Mrs. Andrews, principal of Science Hall
Academy. brought some 40 of her pupils on
picnic to the head of, our river on Satur.
day. Accidently hearing of it we repaired
to the scene for an hour or so in the after
noon and found all in the full tide of en-
ioyment boating on our beautiful river be-
mo the principal charm of the occasion.
Cant Turner came down and furnished the
lemonade" in liberal quantities, which was
highly appreciated. We were glad 10 see
the delegation here, and that they enjoyed
themselves so well. If the owners OF inc
grounds would but partially fix them up Tor
such purposes, the head of the San Marcos,
would become the place for such gatherings
for many miles around, the attractions be-
ing so vastly greater than are to be found In
any other locality.
Ye editor of We FREE PRESS with Miss
Laura v, Julian of San Marcos went on Sun
dav to interview their German kinfolk at
New Braunfels. Then train was over two
hours behind time, SO we were compelled 10
make our visit aggravatingly brief, especiai-
w as we had not been to our neighborlng
CITY for nearly two years, We took dinner
at Ludwick,s tavern and enjoyed the sau'
hrnlt and other similar novelties and dellca-
cies. We also sampled the lager" and
found it a very superior article to that found
in many places. We called on our worthy
and valued friends, Mrs. Guenther and her
daughter, Mrs. Simon, at their handsome
and quiet home; and spent very pleasant
hour with them, when the approach OF the
time for the north bound train admonished
us to repair to the depot,
Judge Cheatham, accompanied by q
nephew from Northern Texas, called on us
last week. The Judge is again in better
health. He referred to fact which is not
so well known as it should be, that he was
instrumental in securing the location of the
county seat at this place at very early
das. 1t was proposed to locate it somewhere
on the Blanco. Hon. John Hancock pro
nosed to secure it for San Marcos for $500,
Which Judge Cheatham agreed to give and
did give, though ]. L. Malone and perhaps
others finally helped him to raise the
amount The Judge thinks. our town ought
20 rive him q lot. We think SO too. Judge