San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-05-22

THURSDAY. MAY. %, 1884.
HOMIE NEWS
ARRIVAL OF PASSENGER TRAINS
TRAINS PASS SAN MARCOS Az FOLLOWS
MAIL. EXPRESS.
oo,ng South 2,25 p. NJ. and $40 p. NJ
Goino North: 1926 :" and $50 A. NJ
BUSINESS very dull.
do 10 Green & Prices for your straw hats
TIE centennial sermon viii DO preached
n, the Methodist church on Sunday,
PREACHING at the Christian church mex,
Lords day, morning and night.
Millet seed still to be had at
Fine Clothing at GREEN PRroE's.
Navy Blue Suits for Sll.O0
Green 4 PRIcE's.
Ice cold soda water, lemonade at
FRoMsdE's DnudsroRx.
Millot Scedat
FnoMME's DRuo STORE.
New Laces and Embroideries at
" GREEN & PRIoE's.
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fans. Ask to see them.
MORE frequent and violent thunder storms
ore prevailing than We have ever before
seen in this country.
SEE notice of Cemetery Meeting. We
hope to SEQ full attendance, as matters Of
peculiar Importance will come before the
meeting.
When you see Taylor d Bros delivery
wagon passing, IL you want any groceries,
lust shake your fist at the driver and he will
stop and take your order.
For Rent.
Dwelling and garden. Apply to
Wood Wanted.
Wanted load or two of cedar wood.
INQUIRE OF FREE Press Office.
WE cannot too strongly urge full attend.
ance at the mass meeting to promote the
interest of our Fire company, the coll for
which appears elsewhere.
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Nor1or. Elder Laurence w. Scott of NO..
will lecture at the Christian church on Thurs
day night, May 80. Subject of the lecture,
1.-THE Bible versus Infidelity."
Commencement.
Green & Price, have beautiful line of
Brocaded Mulls, Dotted Swiss and Persian
Lawns for making commencement dresses.
Ask to see them.
Don't forget to buy bread tickets of Fritz
LANCE. By so doing you will get bread
cheaper than you can bake i. Bread de-
livered daily.
Fruits and produce, wholesale and retail
by JEFF. Travis. Will soon remove to Trav-
ISIS new building on San Antonio street,
next to Exchange Hotel.
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Parties needing extras for the Mccormick
Binder will please give me numbers thereof
at once in order to avoid delay of delivery.
II will also furnish Irvine and wire.
WIN. GIEsEN.
The meeting of the Ladies' Missionary
Society at the Methodist church on Tuesday
night was failure in consequence of the
sudden advent of rain storm.
Not pound of our fine Royal Patent"
nor Eagle Steam" Flour has been returned
to us though we guarantee every sack and
barrel. G. w. DONALDSON & Co.
So MUCH wind, SO many rain storms and
t'flurries'' of one kind and another we have
never before seen in this country. The ele-
ments seem to be surprisingly unsettled.
The winds have done great injury in pros
trating the growing crops.
The May picnic was ct last achieved on
Friday. It was not SO largely attended as
it generally has been, but in other respects
was success. Elder Pritchett made ON
appropriate talk, and there was music and
good social time.
CORRECTION. were misled last week
by q statement in the Kyle News as to the
prices OF which our Ice Co., will furnish
that article. Their true rates are two cents
per pound retail, and one and half cents
wholesale.
School OF Telegraphy.
p. ]. Myers, late night operator at the X.
Il. Depot, has opened school next door to
Hofheinz' hotel, for instruction in the art
The attention of young gentlemen and Ia
dies and others is invited to this opportu-
NIFTY for obtaining instruction in this import
ant and valuable acquisition.
We rode out on the Stringtown road on
Sunday beyond the San Geronimo. We
noticed very many improvements since our
last passage on that line, among Others in
the working of the roads. The people of
the country are ahead of those of our town
and immediate vicinity in that respect
The great lengthof Mr.. Young's able and
instructive article on life insurance, which
we publish as matter of business, necessi-