San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-06-05

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Jerry Smith has bought Mr.. Taylor's in
terest In the dray business and rented the
same to Mr.. Griffin.
ID. r. .Cocreham returned last week from
q trip with horses to Sioux City, in North
ern Iowa. He said the people had only just
planted corn there. t4r ana
JEFF Travis & Co., have removed into their
new building Just beyond farmers Hotel.
Mr.. Goodspeed, from Gonzales will occupy
Jeff's old quarters as place Of business.
Prescotts boarding house is improved
by the addition of room constructed main-
| ~ of lattice work, which makes delightfully."-
pleasant summer apartment.
Geo. Henne has sold out his inware and
stove establishment to Theodore Herring, q
New Braunfels man of experience in the
same business.
JEFF Travis has presented us q mess Of
beans of superior variety, they are from
six to eight inches long. They are raised
on the Travis farm, and JEFF has them for
sale at his new stand.
w. j. Minter, we believe, Is now interest
ed with Townsend in the meat market,
while Charlie Luck continues the right
hand man in heactual work of the concern.
Charlie is agood one in meat shop.
We accidentally failed to last week to note
the departure of Mrs. Davis and her daugh-
ter Miss Belle. They will stop for some
time at Kansas City, before returning to
their home in st. Paul. n.
| Grandmother Harm was here again on
Tuesday in the interest of the Bayland
Orphans Home. We regret to learn that
her son, Dr. Harm, of the Carrolton House,
Austin, continues in poor health.
Rev. Mr.. Harris, Prof. Pritchett, Rev.
Mr.. Gillett, Misses Emily and May Joyce,
Willie Caldwell, and perhaps others from
San Marcos attended the commencement
exercises of the Georgetown College.
We notice Judge Wood has made large
addition to the dwelling he bought of DR..
| Combs on San Antonio street. now occupi-
ed, we believe by a sister-in-law of the Judge.
We also continue to notice many minor i'm
provements around town.
j. w. Grow of Dripping Springs made us
pleasant call the first of the week. They
are to have Masonic celebration and bar
becue the latter part of this month. 1t will
be pleasant time, and San Marcos will no
doubt be represented.
Riding out on San Antonio street the 9TH
er day we noticed that the old houses be-
longing Mr.. Hankla had been removed, and
heard w. T. Jackman and Sam Heard had
bought that and the place adjoining David
Combs, and intended forthwith building
themselves residences thereon.
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Miss Amelia Henne, who has been the
faithful business assistant of her brother
at this place for over year past left for
her home in New Braunfels on Tuesday.
This excellent young lady made many
friends during her stay here, whose best
wishes wishes will follow her.
Jno. T. Townsend who went to Tamaulipas
Mexico from this county, writes us that he
sent us some time since long letter for our
columns It was never received. He also
says that he has only received an occasional
copy of the FREE PRESS, which we mail him
regularly. We would not live in Mexico if
it were only account of inability to COM
municate with the outer world.
Frank johnson has sold his property on
Guadalupe street to Mrs. HI. B. Caldwell,
who with her brother, Mr.. Ferguson, now
occupy the premises they are from Milan
County. Mr.. johnson has bought the
Thrali property, adjoining the new home of
Gid johnson. Frank has already improved
the house considerably, and will make nice
home there.
Jerry Smith, of this place, who is well
known as reliable gentleman, says that
he kept saloon some Is years in Louisiana;
that during that time the result was that the
county jail was kept full of criminals all
the time, and the court house burned, and
the county script declined to 40 cts. He at
last closed his saloon in obedience to the
demands of public sentiment, and had no
successor, and that now the county scrip
is worth dollar for dollar and the Jail ''thinly
settled" We give the above as local straw
in favor of local option. Comment is need
less. 5-sEss rE
Rev. Mr.. Douglas, Baptist, who is travel
ing and lecturing in the interest OF one OF
the publications of that denomination, lee
tured on Tuesday night at the Baptist
church TO a good audience, in which our
people generally were fairly represented.
His subject was The Prosperous Man, as IL
Illustrated in the life of the prophet Daniel and
was well handled While out of the common
track of sermonizing, il was more effective
with a popular audience The speaker has
lust enough of the Scotch accent to show
his nativity. We cannot undertake to give
even q synopsis of the lecture, but must not
forget 70 notice that incidentally he gave
very effective aid and comfort 10 the tenn
perance cause.