San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-08-28
PERSONAL.

Mai. Hinxie Ia registered At the Hofheinz.
Mr.. Lea has succeeded Mr.. Storms at tho
Carnahan place.
Miss Nan McMullin was married on Sun
day to Alex. MoReller, at Austin.
Young Mr.. Lindsey, from Coleman Co.,
Ia visiting hero.
Bill Day, colored, q member Of 0banions
convict road-workers, lit OUT on Tuesday
and made good his escape.
We regret that Prof. Hall failed TO get
the requisite number here TO organize a
singing class.
DIR. Combs asks us TO state that he will
now DO found regularly at his Office for
considerable time to come.
The excellence Of Judge Woods new
pavement causes us TO long for an extension
along that line and generally.
Mrs Z. p. Laney, of wimberly, with
Miss Pricilla Howard, made the FnEE PREss
pleasant call ON Tuesday.
OF the oolored men at the Richards fire,
II. Richardson, Mitch Miller, A. Green
and Gus Hutchinson deserve praise for the
good work.
d. @. B. Connerly, representing the
Knights and Ladies' Of Honor, visited our
town this week. His physiognomy is quite
suggestive Of that Of Abraham Lincoln.
Mr.. Bryan, carpenter. formerly from
Arkansas, later from Luling. has moved
into Mr.. Murchison's house in the upper
part Of town.
Capt. Kyle was summoned by private
business to another part of the State, SO
was unable to be present at the county con-
vention on Saturday.
We regret to see in the Palestine Advo-
cate notice of the death of Miss Foley, a
sister of Mrs. Deming, formerly of this
place.
Miss Fannie Howard showed US on yester-
day, large painting of the dam and falls
near the head of the river, drawn and color
ed from nature by her, which we thought
very fine and accurate, and reflected much
credit on her artistic skill
Our handsome young friend w. H. Rob
bins desires to return his thanks to the
young ladies for that beautiful serenade
given him last night By the way we
wonder what Mrs. r. will say to these carry
ings on when she returns from abroad.
DR.. Beck we learn has no. been able to
overcome his preference to San Marcos, but
will soon return to stay. Mr.. Northcraft
is building a new dwelling adjoining Pres
colts, which the Doctor has ''bespoke" for
rent, and which will soon be ready for him.
We called at Mayor Cocks on Sunday
evening to see our friend Miss Mary Lyons,
but she had anticipated the date of her de-
parture and gone to New Braunfels. We
were glad to hear that she has for some time
been the principal of LAGRANGE Academy,
and will resume charge of it in September
Mrs. NJ. F. Foster, who was teacher
here when we came to this place, and of
whom we bought the ''rudiments'' of our
homestead, was recently here on visit,
stopping at Mrs. Killough's. We should
have been pleased to have met her again.
We learn she has ever since she removed
from here been teaching at Tehuacana.
We learn that one of the marriages which
took place in pursuance of q license pub
lished elsewhere, was performed in a seclud-
ed mansion in one of our suburbs, and that
no one was allowed to be present besides the
parties but the minister who officated.
There may be material here for sensation
al story-"The Mysterious Marriage" etc.
Where's Mrs. Southworth?
Our gifted friend Miss Emma H. Eve. is
occupying her leisure from domestic cares
in getting ready lot of beautiful works of
art for the New Orleans Exposition. Texas
will thus profit by the loss of Georgia, of
which great state Miss Eve is loyal daugh-
ter but Georgia does not need "beost" so
much as Texas. We predict that the handi-
work of Miss Eve will not be surpassed, if
equalled, at New Orleans.
Jessie Griffin, very bright and promis
ing little girl of about thirteen years, died
few days since at a Catholic orphan asylum,
or something of that sort, at San Antonio,
to which, with her three year old sister, she
had been consigned by their father several
months since. Jessie attended Mrs. Dun
cans school for several terms, and was
among the foremost in all school studies and
exercises Many will experience heartfelt
regret at her sad, unworthy fate.