San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-04-10
Personal.

OF Mrs. Soutors.
Willie Joyce now drives the delivery wag-
on Of Taylor & Bro.
Rev. Mr.. Douglas delivered several lee.
lures at the Baptist church last week.
VIII. Malone has sold out In San Saba and
returned to this county.
Will. Alvey, of Luling, spent few days
the fore part Of the week in town.
Rice Rigsby is back after Q sojourn in
Beaumont. He don't admire the chills.
Major Donaldson has just returned from q
trip to Blanco City, which he reports as be-
ing in o prosperous condition.
Mrs. Fry's young gentlemen boarders
have improved her premis es by clearing of
some of the wild shrubbery.
Mr.. Wilcox, OF Austin, and family have
homestead of Mrs. VIM. Barbee.
Mrs. Manlove has returned from her So
iourn OF San Antonio in restored health
and has resumed charge Of her house and
boarders.
We had pleasant call recently from Rev.
Mr.. Tafolla, the Mexican Methodist mission
ary resident at this place, and found him On
agreeable and intelligent gentleman.
H.C. Allen, lately of the San Antonio
Stockman, visited our town the first OF the
week and made the FREE PRESS an agree
able call.
Tho report which was current here for O
while last week. that Lee Wootton had been
killed by the kick of horse, proved to be
unfounded.
The FREE PRsss acknowledges the favor
of q serenade one night last week, which
gave US some new ideas of the musical &C.
MUS contained in our town. Encore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baxter, of Guadalupe county
visited this place during part of last week,
stopping OF ]. T. Hollands. If we mistake
not Mrs. Baxter and Mrs. Holland are Sig.
tiers.
We had the pleasure of meeting 8. M.
Hopping last week, and of enrolling him on
the FREE PRESS list. He has become per-
manent settler of the county, having come
into possession of the Porter farm near Du-
Pre-.
The cases of John L. Malone and several
others in that direction against the Tele-
phone Telegraph Co., involving question
of ripht-of-way in our county court, have
all been continued for material witness.
We are glad to learn that the Harvey and
Lindsey families are about erecting family
monument in the Old Graveyard, and that
steps are being taken to improve the
grounds. More anon on this subject.
Sullivan, the champion of the.prize ring.
is exhibiting himself in Texas. He passed
through this place on Sunday en- route Tor
San Antonio. We underestimate great crowd
gathered at the depot to get sight OF the
big brute. A very peculiar sort OF ouriosi-
ty.
A number of our people with some visit
! ors from abroad made an excursion on
Tuesday to the Backbone. Although the
day turned out somewhat unfavorable, we
learn the occasion proved an enjoyable one'
A trip to New Braunfels and Comal Springs
is now suggested. We think It would pan
out" well.
In our new Court House we noticed du-
ring the late session of the district court
copies of the following notice posted up:
"$1O fine for splitting on the floor" good
thing If it deferred any one from the per-
pstration of nuisance, but we could moi
but marvel at the amount of cheek" dis
played by the court, lawyers, etc., IN thus
''casting the first stone"
Our old ex-fellow. citizen, VIM. Ky,e,
writes us from his present home IN Llano,
ordering a copy of the FREE Press: we are
pleased to learn that he is prospecting in bis
present location, being now surveyor OF the
county with a good prospect OF being re-
elected. He says the loss OF stock there
during the past winter was light, crops for.
ward and promising, and people In good
health and spirits.
Conspicuously posted near the entrance OF
one of our principal saloons is the following
notice: minors, students and habitual
drunkards not permitted TO enter or remain
In this saloon" or words 10 that effect.
Good. 50 far a. il goes; but il must occur 70
thinking people whether what is not good
for minors or students is really desirable for
any one else; and whether, inasmnch as sa.
looms are the great mandatory Of habituAl
drunkards, the excluding process should not
begin sooner in their case, By verdict Of the
people.
The FHrr PREss Acknowledges the receipt
Of A large and beautiful bouquet az the
hands of Mrs. W. o. Hutchinson, fresh from
their grounds. which are noted for producing
the choicest fruits a. well - flowers IN then
season. Our bouquet comprises not les
than half q dozen choice varieties OF roses
and Il superb. The eIcelleut lsdy display
al her accustomed good taste not only IN u
rrepsr1tion. but Csss think. also in the ss
lection Of a recipient, showing also kind
! ~ rsuenb-znos q oil frfeuds which ~
highly appreciate,
Burr 1lr-4- krsss s-Fr1sl e. "a