San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-07-10
PERSONAL.
Geo. A. Franklin Ia At home again.
Miss Annie Haynes IL visiting at Lockhart

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A number Of our townspeople have gone
on excursions In various directions.
Misses Ella and Alice Denton Of Austin
with Miss Harvey Of Louisville Ky, visited
our town ON Sunday.
Mr.. Price, Of Green A Price. u ON his
way 10 New York city TO lay In their fall
and winter stock.
Young Mr.. Fly, Of San Antonio, who Is
In the Exposition service, spent some days
here recently and made US a call.
Rev Mr.. Hendon Of the Baptist church
held service ON Sunday, and thinks he will
DO able 10 preach regularly hereafter.
Messra. Houehins and Pritehet continued
their meetings at tho Christian church dur
Ing last week, and they are still going ON.
A son OF our townsman, Mr.. Ezell, who
has long been resident OF Honduras, we
learn is now at home In this place.
The decilnation OF W. I. Jackman for
sheriff. which appears elsewhere, will cause
some surprise and disappointment among
his numerous friends.
The handsome and appropriate sign OF
the Arctic Ice Cream saloon, Is the work or
our accomplished townsman, W. 4. Carter.
Mr.. Harris being absent in attendance at
district conference, Mr.. Belyin occupied his
pulpit in the morning and Mr.. Gillett at
night
II. Carr Pritchet, Of Sam HoustonN ormal
Institute, was here last week on route for
Gonzales to hold one Of the summer Normal
Schools, after which he will spend some
further time at this place.
Major Donaldson, who went TO the Fort
Worth Convention, only returned a few days
since, having been beguiling his time since
at Lampasas, San Saba, and other points
calling on his friends and sweeteharts.
Mai. Donaldson informs us that Gen.
Logan, the Republican candidate for Vice
President Of the United States, served under
him as his adjutant in the Mexican war.
Logan was then quite young man.
Miss Georgia Coleman, who returned
here sick some ten days since, we are glad
TO learn is convalescent. Her cousin, Miss
Lee Smith, from out west, is with her at the
Mullins place boarding house.
We should have acknowledged in our last
the present from Mr. Fromme Of square of
honey in the comb from one of his hives.
It was q most beautiful and delicious
article. Mr. Fromme keeps it on sale at
his drug store.
Hezekiah, Mr.. Murchison's new tenant, has
already come to grief. having been arrested
and held to bail for burglarizing the house
Mrs. Elizabeth Howard on the night of the
4th. Hezekiah is a Baptist preacher, and
we learn had an appointment out for Sun
day we trust his congregation were not
entirely inconsolable.
We mentioned recently the return of the
venerable Amarlah Wilson. He is engaged
in writing up the record of his family for
his descendants. It is one of more than
ordinary interest and credit for he informs
us he is grandson of James Wilson, a
member of the continental Congress of 1776
and one of the signers of the Declaration of
Independence.
Mr.. Houchins preached an interesting
sermon on Sunday morning on the life and
example of the Apostle Paul, q noble subject
and well presented. At night he spoke on
new heart" Mr.. Houchins attracts
attention and interest by the zeal and earnest
ness with which he gives himself to his
work. We believe he has made a very
favorable impression both as minister and
socially.
Eye editor" was favored to take his first
moonlight voyage at the head of our river
OH the night of the GLORIOUS fourth" with
n select company of interesting young folks,
nearly all of whom were ladies, viz: Misses
Russell, Baldwin, Ellison, Julian, Smith
and Hook Also Mr.. and Mrs. Borden and
a lady friend of theirs from out west. We
found also various other parties on the river.
To us it was very enjoyable occasion, and
we felt very much in the spirit of repeating
like experiences at future full moons" 1t
seemed to us very appropriate winding up
of a memorable day, which we always desired
to have stand apart among our brightest
and most pleasurable recollections.
We suggest that some enterprising ladies
take steps towards identifying our court
house grounds. We feel sure that our bus
mess men would respond literally to a call
for funds for such a purpose. If properly
approached the county officials would ex-
tend the grounds to their limits. and the
square could be made very attractive at
small cost Let us hear from the ladies on
this subject.
The above was handed us by friend, and
we heartily endorse its suggestions. We
advocated the extension of the courthouse
grounds to their full limits on the compile
ton of the new court house, and are still
in favor of 1t. 1t should be done as a
matter of course. The part lying out is at
present of no use to anybody, whereas, if
it were included the whole might be convert
ed into beautiful and attractive park, for
the use and pleasure of the public. Laid
out into walks, set with shrubbery and flow
ers, and refreshed by fountains from the
water-works, it could be made most de-
liphtful resort That is the style in which
cultivated communities generally do things,
and we should not be behind in matters of
this kind The county convicts could be
made to do the work, and the cost weuld be
trifing. We saw them thus employed un-
der guard at Monterey last year, and we
might profit in this respect by the example
of our Mexican neighbors.
Letter From DIR. Breckenridge.
w. c. Digger to whom it was addressed,
has handed us the following letter from DIR.
Breckenridge, president of the Telephone
Telegraph Company, giving his proposition
for constructing line from this place to
Blanco Mr.. Digger thought its perusal
would be edifying to our people as indicative
of the astonishing I6erdlity of said Company:
PROPOSITION TO CITIZENS OF BLASco AND SAN
MARCOS.
The Telephone Telegraph company will
build and put in operation, a telegraph or
telephone wire from San Marcos TO Blanco
on the following terms and conditions.
First-The said citizens must deliver