San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-04-24
PERSONAL.

who has been spending rome time IN the
Northern part OF tho State. has returned.
Our venerable Missouri friend, Dr. Crews
Ia again with us ON q abort business visit.
Glad to SEQ him looking remarkably well.
The mill works and tho johnson and
Franklin buildings at present give employ:
mont TO most Of our carpenters. They will
now soon be open TO other engagements.
Mr.. Garth, Q painter, who stopped here
some months since, and thon went 10 San
Antonio, has returned 10 this place as he
says, ito stay" Sensible man.
Mrs. Durham returned last week from n
sojourn Of some considerable timeat Austin.
Mrs. @. X. Johns and some Of her children
returned with Mrs. ID. fora visit OF some
days.
Tho Blanoo Star says that Dripping
Springs society has lntely received valua-
bio acquisition in the family Of w. II. Greer
who has bought land and Is fixing him up
a cosy homo near the embryo city.
G. W. Call of Staples store thought he
would have to do without the FREE Pass
for while, but on trial, finding the effort
was unsatisfactory, ordered It sent again.
by no inehnb INC iifbs chSo VI sho hihu.
We were pleased to meet on Tuesday DIR.
Badger, who with his family have boon
stopping for some time at Mr.. Steeles for
the benefit of his wife's health. II II i'm
proves they will probably remain.
Parson Brown has rented all his houses
but ono, which we understand will soon
be occupied by Mr.. Goodspeed and family
from the North. He Is carpenter and o
friend Of Mr.. Bennett.
Jehiel Ward has gone to Castrovillo to
attend the trial of his son which was set for
this week. Marshal Gosling and N. 0.
Green of San Antonio, have gone to defend
him.
Mrs. Turner and Miss Annie Haynes
went the latter part of last week to San An
tonic and staid over Sunday. 1t was Miss
Annie's first visit to the western metropolis,
and we are pleased to learn she enjoyed 1t,
in spite of the bad weather.
A brother of Prof. Andrews of Staples
Store, who recently came to Texas for the
benefit of his health, being a consumptive,
died at the residence Of Esquire W. B.
Sheriff., on York's Greek, on the night of
the 9Th of April. A sod, but not unusual
case.
G. B. Patterson, who was In our Office
this week, said there had been good deal
too much rain in his part Of the country,
and that the small grain crop wns growing
too rank to promise the best results. MIR.
Patterson is one of the Missouri farmers
who are among the best in this country.
Col. Sledge has favored us with copy of
the Christian Herald of New York contain
ing sermon of Rev. DR.. Talmadge on
licensing the liquor traffic, 1t is strong
and telling effort which we hope to make
good use of hereafter. We thank Col. B.
for calling our attention to it.
We copy in another column from the
Palestine Advocate pretty full account
of Capt Hinzies fine new residence in that
city We think he made mistake in not
locating it on one Of the fine sites in and
around San Marcos. The Captain, however,
will continue to do business here, and we
learn is doing better than ever before.
Rev. Mr.. French returned Tuesday from
a weeks sojourn at San Antonio. He did
not bring Mrs. French with him this time
perhaps he was not aware of the program
me assigned him by some of our gossips.
He said he met Prof. Rote there, who ex-
pressed himself in favor of bringing one OF
the summer Normal schools here this sum
mer. II our influential citizens will bostlr
themselves we do not doubt it may be secur-
ed.
Mai. and Mrs. w. o. Hutchison return
ed last Friday from Seguin where they had
been invited to attend reception given by
the teachers and scholars of Montgomery
Institute It is q church school for girls un-
der the management of Rev, N. B. Fuller,
of the Protestant Episcopal Church. andis in
more prosperous condition than ever be-
fore. The Maj. and Madam were much
pleased and highly entertained.
We find in the Columbus Citizen n letter
from Prof. Thomas written just after his
marriage, in which he says 'To say that
my wife is perfection personified would DO
putting it very mild. She has been admit
ted BY all to be the prettiest and most &C
complished young lady in San Marcos"
We must say the Professor is daring indi-
vidual, but we reckon he will be excused
under the circumstances.
W. G. Bennett, "live Yankee" and mas
ter carpenter and builder, formerly from
Chicago, who came here with Rev. Mr.. |
Brown, and has since been at work for Mr. |
Rogers, recently showed us some of his de- |
signs, some of which he expects to carry |
out in this place. Among them Is one of a
conser vatory which he expects to build for
Mrs. Allen Jones, and to make the incest
thing in town, which he is no doubt capable
of doing.
We have not spoken as we intended as
to the character of the new Lindsey Harvey |
lately erected by Underhill & Co.,
of Austin in the Old Cemetery. It is far |
superior to any other there, or, save one, to
any in the New Cemetery. 1t is imposing
as well as elegant. There are five members
of the family buried in the family lot, viz
William Lindsey, one of the founders OF
San Marcos, VIM. +. his son, and Andrew
F. VIM, D. and Mary Z. Harvey. the graves
of each being marked by separate marble
tablet, and the names ETC., OF each also en-
graved on the central monument We are
pIeased to learn that the heirs Of VIM.
Lindsey who own the cemetery ground, in
tend soon deciding 1t to some permanent
corporate authority in accordance with the
law, providing that it shall never be sold or
used for any other purpose forever. Just /
as soon as this shall be done the grounds
will no doubt be at once put in better order
than they ever have been. OF this moro
herea fter.
BANKRUPT SALE. Bargains Bar
gains 7! Giesen's store. w. t. ROBINSON
Agent
FOR RENT-Tho commodious and well
finished Dwelling House now occupied by
George Briggs on San Antonio Street,
cistern & hydrant water. Apply on premises.
For sale.-Durham Cow with young calf,