San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-11-27
PERSONAL.

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Little Robbie Eve has been quite alex,
but Is better.
Rev. Mr., Hendon and family are visiting
at San Antonio.
Rev. Mr.. Horton, tho new presiding
elder, held his trst quarterly meeting al
this place ON Sunday.
Sam Townsend aud others went last week
on hunt ON tho Guadalupe beyond the
Backbone and killed two deer.
We failed 10 state at tho right time that
Mr.. Farmer, late Of tho Exchange Hotel, ia
travelling in tins state In search OF another
location.
Mr.. Carter plead guilty and was fined ten
dollars and costs by Justice Cock ON charge
OF an a1my with Mr.. Alley who fought his
case ON the Same charge and was aquilted.
Mr.. Haywood is fitting up an elegant
private Office in tho rear OF that Of thor
book-keeper Mr.. Ed. Christian Jr. II has
the most elegant crate and mantel We have
seen
Mr.. Weoms informs us that our report OF
real estate did not tell tho truth" as TO the
consideration OF the Townsend corner lately
purchased by him. II should have been
$500 instead of $500 ~ was stated.
Young Mr.. Kellam, who had 10 suffer the
amputation OF leg last summer in eonse-
quence OF injuries received while running a
gin, has gone 10 Cincinnati TO be lifted by
un artist IN artificial limbs.
One OF our attorneys at tho present term
Of county court was lined S25 for contempt
Of court and party on trial, $40, for the
same offence. But such fines We have
noticed IRE often RENTED"
Mrs. Jno. Il. Townsend informs us that
her husband, who is in Mexico, has not as
yet, owing to the want Of prompt mail
communications, heard the sad news OF the
death Of their son.
Mrs Meloy and her daughter Mrs. Moores,
whose arrival OH visit TO relations here we
announced some time since, left on Thursday
of last week for their home in Tennessee.
We think they would have done better
justice to Texas and themselves TO have
spent the winter in our State.
Mr.. Ottenhouse, whose death was noticed
in our last, was one of our most successful
farmers, haying thus accumulated n comfort
able fortune. He was rather eccentric, but
possessed good sense and was "a considerable
mains were inferred on his own premises.
BY favor of DIR. McLane we acknowledge
receipt of flask of molasses manufactured
from ribbon cane grown by Mr.. Cummings of
the neighborhood Of G. Is. Patterson, and
we do not think we ever tasted better
article. Mr.. @. from three acres of the
cane manufactured 1000 gallons of molasses
The cane was grown on sub-irrigated land,
and the result shows clearly what may be done
by intelligent effort in that direction. He
sells the molasses at So cents per gallon for
five gallons, or 80 cents for ten gallons. 1t
will be seen that the three acres have been
turned to excellent account.
The exercises at the Presbyterian church
on Sunday were of an unusually interesting
character. The installation of Rev. Mr..
French as pastor was the occasion. This
was preceded by breef sermon by Rev. Mr..
Laird, of Gonzales, who also delivered the
charge to the pastor elect. Mr.. Laird is q
clear and impressive speaker, and his sermon
was full of good and suggestive points,
evldencing scientific turn of mind. The
charge to the congregation was delivered by
Rev. Mr.. McCurdy, of Lockhart, and was
full of matter of interest to them. The
music was very fine. The future of the
church looks much better than formerly.
We rode out on Tuesday to make note
of some of the improvements in progress
First we stopped at the prospective home of
Mrs. Hook, which will we completed in a
few weeks. 1t will consist of four rooms 16
feet square, besides dining room and kitchen.
The location is quite nice. The builder is
Mr.. Frank, and he appears to be doing his
work well.
Passing on we noticed that work was just
begun on the new residence of Alex
McGehee, near Mrs. Dial's. A short distan, e
beyond, we find that of Mrs. Il. S. Garrett
in more advanced stage of progress. MIR.
| Northcraft is building both. Mrs. CARROTS
house is about 40 by 10 feet, and consists of
some or nine handsome rooms. The plan
of the building appeared to us very good
and complete A new stable also appears
on the premises.
Further up the street we called at the now
residence of G. e. Mead, and found Mr.
Murchison, painter, giving it the Finish
ing toches." This is undoubtedly one of
the very best buildingf in town, and reflects
much credit on the builder, w. H. Ovens
| 1t is a regular frame of the old solid sub
stahtial style, thoroughly braced and cyclone
proof It is also very handsomely finished,
the wood work vanished, and different
shade of painting used in every room, each
one of which is spacious and beautiful.
A little further out o. T. Brown, Esq. is
remodeling improving and adding to his
residence. Mr.. Owens is doing the work.
The death at this place of the African
elephant emperor, the resdlt of mans bar
barity, noticed in our last, forcibly recalls
some lines of Bryants POEMS, "The Afri-
can Chief :"
"Strong WAS the agony that shook
The captive's frame to hear,
And the proud meaning of his look
Was changed to mortal fear.
"His heart was broken-crazed his brain
At once his eye grew wild,
He struggled fiercely with his chain
sYet wore not long those fatal bands:
And once at shut of day,
They drew him forth upon the sands,
The foul hyena's prey"
One of the largest and gayest gatherings
of our young folks came off at the residence
of MIR. Bell Qhe old Garrett place., last
night, Both the house and grounds were
lighted up and occupied by the lively
throng. A good time was evidently had.