San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-01-03
Personal.
II. II. MAnloys Is quito sick.


his pegs" again after severe sickness
Miss Mollie Gotten returned on yesterday
from ayisit TO Austin and San Antonio.
The family Of l. O. wootton have return
Cd to their old homestead in this place.
A new boarder OF tender years has ap-
peared at Mr.. Souter's.
Mrs. Petty has removed to her new noun
tain home II Ia beautiful place.
VIM. Creech died suddenly on Saturday
last. Itf
Basil Daley, who has boon sick for some
time, Ia oonvalesent
Mr.. Poole and family have removed into
g. W. Donalson's property near the Chris-
tian church.
Mrs Randall owns the Stapleton place
near wimberly. Frank Buck manages it for
her. She has tho place for sale.
The Fry stock Of goods Ia at last closed
out Mr.. Fromme has succeeded TO the
''Indian Queen"
Our town has been favored with q visit
from an oratorical tramp and Archaeological
ditto.
McMeanB and family have removed to ID.
r. Cocreham's farm, Mao himself is en-
ployed in the Giesen store.
Judge Walters and family have removed
to San Saba Sorry to lose them, but from
oil we can learn they go to good place.
DIR. Combs now has elegant rooms in the
Wood building, up stairs, and Fisher a. Rose
have engaged rooms in the same building.
What has become of all our local corros-
pondents? We hope they will sharpen up
their pens and let us hear from them more
promptly during this year.
Lewis Hutchinson, youngest son of Major
H., who has been OF school for some time at
Sawanee, Tenn, came home for the Christ
mas holidays and viii remain till March.
Mr.. Martin, representing the Brenham
copying and enlarging Photographic estab-
lishment, spent some days in this county re-
Gently. ~ t'7a'
We notice that Mr.. Shafer, now the owner
of the old Rogers place on the hill, has
been making improvements which add great
ly to its appearance.
Mr.. Hankla, our leading shoemaker and |
dealer, informs us of remarkable fact, viz:
that three out of the four young men who
worked for him during the year 1883 are
dead.
julius Rudorf and brother Charlie, Mr..
Mcdonald and Mr.. Seward have retired from
the Giesen store-the latter returning to
Mississippi. 5,4e .-e4
Our old friend "Old Grizzly" alias J. Il.
Horn, arrived from the interior of Mexico
last Saturday, but we regret to say he is
not, at present, in his usual good health.
We notice that tall bachelor who used
to walk to office down San Antonio street,
now comes down College street. And yet
the post Office has not been removed.
Miss Matte Hutchins and Miss Jennie
Walker, of Waco Female College, spent the
holiday vacation at the home of the former
in this place. - io'l
Mrs. Nichols, formerly Miss Eugenia
Cock; spent the holidays st this place. She
intends opening o school in the county OF
her residence, Gillespie
Mr.. Alley, the barber, had family cole
bration of his own of the Christmas holi-
days, and during on interview with the FREE
PRESS soon after seemed greatly elated over
the result. It's boy.
Frank and Ashley Gillett came home to
spend the holidays. Frank is now conf
dental clerk with G.. T. Malone & Co., LAM
passes, his brother is teaching school at
Gallager's Ranch, ''out vest.
We were favored just before Christmas
with an interesting letter from our typo
graphic friend j. R. Kennard, from Navaso
ia, but owing to our missing an issue last
week. it is too old for publication now.
W. M. Hooper writes US from Indian
Creek Brown county, that the pasture
fences in that county have all been cut
down! Wheat crops look promising; grass
very short; cattle very poor and prices on
the decline.
Mr.. Fletcher, young gentleman recently
of Galveston is about locating here for the
benefit of his health, and called at our office
in company with Mr.. Young. Mr.. Fs TO-
ther also expects to settle here, and they
will have some $40, 600 to invest.
On the cars returning from Austin on
Monday we made the acquaintance of Rob-
ert Williford of Atlanta, q brother of Mrs.
A. G. Danforth, of our town. We have
met him since, and he expressed himself as
much pleased with the place.
Four of our most agreeable young ladies,
Misses Emily and May Joyce and Hattie and
Sidney Kone paid the FREE PRESS the CON- {
pliment of a call last week. The Misses
Joyce are both teaching, Emily at Tehuacana l
and May at Du Pre-.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cooley, of San Antonio,
were here some days during the holidays
We heard of quite number of social
parties during the holidays, but cannot emu ]
merate We recollect there were two the
same night, one at Mr. Prescott's, the other
at Mr.. Reeds.
E. Northcraft met with q severe and pain
full accident last week. He fell on sharp
piece Of wood which inflicted a cut on one
of his limbs just below the knee-cap. BE I
will probably be laid up for week or two.