San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-06
Personals.
Albert Burleson is in town.

Worth.
Mrs. Hinzie is recovering from her recent
illness.
Mr.. Motheral has removed from his farm
back to town.
Rev. Mr.. Tcknor held services at st.
Marks on Sunday last.
Monte Dial is at home en- route to Louis
vile, KY, to attend medical lectures.
Mrs. Reid, wife of the senior of the
'New Store" has arrived in our town.
The school-going throng of bright-faced
youngsters is again pleasant sight to see.
Marshal Prince suffered serious illness one
day last week, the result of eating canned
beef.
j. E. Hunter has returned from the North
and gone into the cotton business at Hous-
ton.
Miss Wilcox has gone to Centre Point,
where she will spend some time with her
sister, Mrs. Johns
DIR. Devereaux, well known here, has been
emulating JEFF. Miller, and got himself into
a dungeon in Mexico.
We hear it reported that James Kerr, for
merly of this place, is married to n lady of
Galveston.
Among the many new and admirable fea-
lures of Donalson's new building is an ele-
vator. 1t also has something else almost as
new in this country-a cellar.
Miss Mathews, of Jefferson, Texas has
taken charge of the primary department of
the Institute. The corps of teachers is now
complete.
Uncle Tommie McGehee has returned
from Alabama, and gave us call. He
had very pleasant visit there, found much
to interest him and received great attention
from surviving old friends and their decend-
ants.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. II. McGehee have re-
turned from their grand trip North and East.
They visited the Louisville exposition, Nj
agara Falls, and the Eastern cities, return
ing via Nashville home.
Underhill & Co., of Austin, have lately
placed in position in our cemetery substan-
tial and handsome stones at the graves of
Messrs. Armstrong and Gaynor and Mrs.
Major Hutchinson yesterday showed us q
dispatch from Geo. A. Franklin announcing
his successful examination and admission
into West Point Military Academy. Glad
to hear of it.
Mosher q Gladue have the contract for a
handsome new dwelling house for Jas. Eli
son, Jr 1t will be built short distance
this side of the home of his father, Col.
Ellison.
Miss Gomert, daughter of Prof Gomert,
formerly of this county, now of Burnett,
has been visiting old friends for some weeks,
and with. Misses Barber and Roach, made
the FREE PAEss call
j. w. Danforth, being compelled to give
up blacksmithing on account of i'll health,
both of the blacksmith and wood work de-
partments
Our schools all opened well ON Monday;
the Institute with 1877, Mrs Duncan with
&C. Both expect considerable accessions
next week. We have no report from Prof.
Richardson's school, but have reason to be-
lieve it is up to it's former standard.
Miss Russell has taken as partner in
the book and notion trade, Miss Bette Eli
son. This is firm which will commend
itself to the favor and liberal patronage of
the community. A larger stock we pre-
sumo may be anticipa ted.
We have to report one Of these casualties
to which young heads of families are liable,
at the home of our fellow citizen, Lu. j.
Daley. This time its girl. Though our
friend was little late in starting he bids
fair to 'make up for lost time" He is q
fair subject for congratulation.
After an absence of several months, we
had the pleasure of attending the Methodist
church on Sunday. We found this fine old
institution in a healthy and prosperous con-
dition. Rev. Mr.. Harris preached good
practical sermon. Miss Emma Joyce is the
organist and superior one. There were
two accessions to the church. We noticed
rs we have done before, that the great ma
iority of the congregation were young. The
old folks We infer consider themselves safe
enough" Hope they may not be mistaken.
Miss Eve left on yesterday morning for a
soiourn in San Antonio where she will stop
with Rev. Mr.. Ticlnor and family. We be-
lieve she took with her some samples of her
handiwork in the line OF artificial flowers
and fruits, in which she stands at the head
of practitioners of the art. By a process of
her own invention she makes fruits which,
unlike the usual wax article. are not affected
by heat or cold. She is also a fine artist,
and converts ordinary photographs into per-
feet Illnesses, true to nature in coloring as
well A. feature, and as durable as oil paint
ings. She isno a mere copyist in anything,
but is fertile in new ideas We trust she
will find many in San Antonio to appreciate
her skill, and on her return to this place the
FREE Pass hopes our well-to do citizens
may wake up 20 the realization that in this
superior and worthy lady they have an art
ist who is in every way deserving Of their