San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-09-18
AGENTS FOR THE FREE PRESS.

s,.neo City............... ....DR. ]. B. PRICE
yohpson CITY. o. STOREY
,rP The services Of active friends ofthe pape
=. co,,atser agents will be appreciated. All post
m..,srs are also authorised to act a. sgeutL
Trial Terms.
Wanted large number Of subscribers to
.be FREE PRESS on trial to Jan. 1. 1885
Only fifty cents for that time. Try II for
this short trip, and We trust you will wan
TO travel further with u.s.
The Athletes will appear for the Alert'
GREEN & PRIoE's fine Philadelphia shoes,
are the best, full line just received.
Our clothing we are selling very low.
Call and see our stock. DALEY d BRo.
Don't forget the "Star Shirt is sold by
GREEN & PRICE.
Daley & Bro, are selling best calico 20
yards for 81.
Ladies' nursing corsets, at
GREEN d PRIoE's.
Flannels. jeans, cassimeres etc., at
JOHNSON & JoHNsoN's.
Full line of J. B. Stetson hats Just in at
GREEN i PRICE.
r,J;o,, al mail 1aoko ~
GREEN & PR1oE's.
Warner's Corsets, new supply at
JOHNSON JoHNsoN's.
WANTED-A few loads of cotton seed.
Inquire at this Office.
EVERYTHING indicates the brilliant success
of the festivities of tomorrow for the bene-
fit of our Fire Company.
Our goods have arrived we invite all to
call and see them. GREEN IL PRICE.
GREEN & PRICE have full stock of Ladies
Misses aud Childrens Cloaks.
Grand display of Fall goods at
GREEN d PRIcE's.
The business houses have agreed to close
to morrow afternoon during the tourna-
ment
Mems boys and youths Clothing of the
latest at GREEN & PRICE.
A full attendance of Alert Hose Co.. No.
/, is requested for regular meeting tonight.
T. j. PEEL, Sec'y.
The old ,stablisEe meat market of Town
send and Oldham Is going right along at the
old stand
The head of the river seems to be almost
choked with sub-aqueous vegetation, which
intereferes with boating.
HENSON, found guilty of child-murder at
San Antonio, whose case ives appealed, was
here as witness for Whitley.
Mr.. Riley, the artist, was delayed, and
will not reach here until the last of this
week.
The colored bretheren had big baptiz-
ing at the old Austin ford Sunday afternoon,
four or FIVE of the sisters were immersed.
About five hundred were on the ground,
TIE ladies' are requested to have their
cakes for the Fire Boys Supper sent to the
Court House not later than 10 o'clock TO-
morrow friday morning.
WE are under the impression that by
slip of the pencil we made Col Sledge sell
half interest in Pecan Springs instead of
Patton's Ranch.
We last week revised our list of "Socie-
ties"' on our first page, which needed cor
rection. We omit Perkins Encampment /.
o. 0. F., having been informed that It is
no more
Col. ELLIOTT, Exposition Commissioner, |
is visiting various points in Texas in the
line of his mission. II he wants real
tough job of missionary labor let him come
to San Marcos.
SERIOUS Loss BIT FIRE-Fire broke out on |
Monday night in the corn cribs of EI-Sher-
ii Wren, resulting in the destruction Of
some 1000 bushels Of excellent corn. 1t is
believed 10 have been the work Of an in
eendiary.
There is new boat at the bead Of the
river, which We learn Is TO be Poetiealy
and appropriately styled the Lady Of the
Lake" Mr.. Bennett was the maker.
The firm Of johnson a johnson are re-
sewing, perhaps. more cotton than any
other house in San Marcos. Cotton is CON-
u nov N considerable quantities We pre-
sans our farmers vii have no trouble IN
getting il al picked this year.
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