San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-01-10
PERSONAL.
Alex. Smith 10 In town.


A lodge Of tho X. a /. Of H., Is talked
herc. .IrtN
Capt Eve Is surveying In Guadalur'
county.
Charley Haynes has gone back to hi
ranch to reside.
| We are glad to SEQ Mr.. Manlove out agar
after his late sickness.
Hon. Sterling Fisher, our Representative
left for Austin on Monday.
Judge Wood has gone 10 Eastern Texas Il
attend 10 professional business.
We arc pleased to notice that Basil Daley
is again about after his late illness.
Major Trimble IL now stopping with MARI
Rogers, q short distance out Of town.
Miss Russell and Mrs. Atwsll Left on Tues.
day for Austin ON visit Of several days.
We believe we have failed to note the fact
that O. P. Daley is now citizen Of our
town. 80
The Favorits Saloon have replaced the
safe recently burglarizsd with larger and
better ono.
Donaldson 4 Co., recently introduced into
into their store = large sized fire and burglar
proof Mosler safe.
Mr.. and Mrs. swassy, Mrs. Prescott, Miss
Poole and others went ON yesterday ON q
trip to the Devils Backbone
Omond Paget representing the old
established favorite 81. Louis Type Foundry,
gave MS pleasant call on yesterday.
We were pleased last week 10 make the
acquaintance of F. N. Davis. who owns and
resides ON the Reuben Donnell place.
Thanks to Mr.. vogelsang for bottle of
native wine Of his preparation. We found
II quite equal to the California article.
TolEsrt Driskill, en- route TO the stock
mems convention at Austin, called to see his
father. Alex. Driskill, of this vicinity.
Tho failure to mention the marriage of
Mr.. o. NJ. Alvey and Miss Dollie Ezell was
one Of our sins of omission last week.
The Christian church have engaged the
services Of Elder Pritchett. of La. He is
expected about the middle Of this month.
BY tho time this paper IL circulated we
shall have our new Office messurably In or
der, and be ready to welcome such friends as
may favor us with acall. n ~
w. L. Green, from Overton Texas, has
rented Capt. Tom Ellison's building next
door to G. w. Reeds, and thinks of going
into business In this place.
We learn that Miss Dovie Mullins is in
town, and that the rest Of the family are on
their way back to Texas, but whether to
this place or not we are not advised.
Mr.. Obanion lately slaughtered two pigs
Of rather fair size. He gives their weights
as follows: one weighed 404 the other 1926
pounds. They we're only some 20 months
old.
In personal in our last we mistook Miss
Laura Cock for her sister, Mrs. Nichols.
II is Miss Laura who is about starting a |
school, not in Gillespie but in Atascosa
county.
Rev. J. II. Hendon, the new Baptist
preacher, will reside here. and will preach
the first and third Sundays in each month
He comes from Alabama, and we learn has
an excellent record. 5.l
We regret to say that Samuel Kellum on
Monday had one Of his limbs crushed in o
cotton gin, SO as to render amputation nec-
essary. The operation was performed by
Drs. Pendleton, Woods and Burleson,
We arc glad to see Mr.. Burleson, our
county and district clerk out again after his
severe illness Of some two weeks. During
this.time P. j. G. Smith has attended to the
duties and ''done the henors" Of the Office.
DR.. Combs has his new Office nicely fur
n!shed with carpets, eto. DR.. Mclean is in
when DR.. G. is absent. It is pre-
,umed the handsome surroundings may
lisarm the dental chair of some of its
errors. r.
Il is odd that ws failed to mention last
week the return from the wilds of the far
vest, Of our agreeable friend Will Burleson.
He came just in time for the holidays, and
10 doubt met with warm reception from
lis hosts of friends.
Esquire Wyatt called on us last week to
,ay his subscription. He informed MS of
he death Of the wife of our subscriber, NJ.
Z. Moran, of wimberiy. She died ON the
list ult, leaving nine children, the young
vt an infant three weeks old.
Mr.. Rose, of Fisher q Rose who have
ooms in the Wood building, We learn was
ocked in by the "janitor" one night recent
=. We suppose he now .'knows how it is
Iimself";; and viii not be too ardent in try
ng to jug" other unfortuuates. /,
Maj. Penn preached at the Baptist church
u Friday night last. The foundation and
asement of his nickel church" having
cen completed, he now strikes for larger ,
ums to complete the building. We learn a
. raised some $40 at his meeting here. 2
DR.. DevereauI, who, for cutting police
ian at Monclova, was sentenced to the peni-
sntiary at saltillo for four years and eight !,
,onths, after serving four months Of his
nm has been released under bond, limiting q
i'm to the city Of saltillo. This was done c
ecause of his already bad and failing q
ealth.
We see copied in PhilAdelPhia paper
ON the Fskz PEEss Billy Reeds story Of
4. ~ .a.slin.. clnck ,nr,der The cantinn y