San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-12-11
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Elder Barbee, noted christian minister
from Missouri, attended their convention
here last week and preached several umea.
Rev. Mr.. Lane, representing the Sabbath
school work, was in town Tuesday and
mape the Fmx PsKss call.
We learn that Mrs. Josie Leon, formerly
OF this place, il to DO married ON the 18th
of Atlanta Ga.
Elder Wilneth, editor Of tho Texas
christian, at Thorp springs, and In attend
ance at the district convention, called on
Us last week in our absence. We regret We
were not in when he called.
The supper on Tuesday night for the
benefit Of the Presbyterian church was well
attended, and paid reasonably well. The
FREE PREss reporter found II very pleasant,
and tenders thanks for courtesies received.
We were around as usual at Johnsons for
notices this week, but found Thomas non
est, the reason being the appearance OF q
bouncing boy-a ten pounder-at his house.
Mother and child doing we'll, and Thomas
las we'll as could be expected. "
Rev. Mr.. Belvin filed the pulpit of Mr..
Harris ut the Methodist church on Sunday
morning. His sermon was q very good
practical one, evincing a clear head and
gins TO tell upon him He was heard with
attention and respect, as he well deserves to
be.
We indulgod in buggy ride on Sunday
down the river to u point a short distance
below Martindale. The day was fine, our
company very agreeable, and not having
been down this way for years, We enjoyed
the occasion greatly. We noticed various
improvements both at Martindale aud on
the way. Elder Martin had q meeting in
progress at the Baptist church as we passed.
Mariana II. Folsom, travelling lady
lecturer, "held forth" on "Woman's Rights"
to small audience at Harper's Hall, hav-
ing been unable, as we learn, to procure tho
Court House. where it was at hrst announced
she would speak. But for this she would
no doubt have had much better house.
On Sunday P. NJ, she loctured at the Chris
tim church on the subject of "Peace," and
the house was crowded to its capacity. We
regretted we could not be present, for the
subject is a most important and pertinent
one, and we judge rather new in Texas.
We hear the lecture highly spoken Of
The Express correspondent at the Austin
Fair last week thus refers to work of art
of lady of our vicinity which has hereto
fore been noticed in the FREE PRESS: The
Express correspondent must mention among,
very large and fine exhibit of ladies' work,
crazy quilt which is one of the prettiest
and finest pieces of work Of the kind ever
seen in this country, both as to material,
make, artistic finish and blending of colors.
the most remarkable part of its history is
that it is the work Of Mrs. A. @. Pitts, Of
San Marcos, who is over Is years of age
and has been in Texas 3S years..
We have some letters from j. w. Thomp-
son, now shipping clerk in the Texas de-
partment of the New Orleans Exposition,
some passages from which are given else
where. As will be seen, big beet and
hill of remarkable potatoes Gin anticipation
comprises the sum of Hays county's con-
tributions to the Worlds Fair, up to date (;
wonder if our people will be proud of this
state of facts !? Better that than nothing,
however. Mr.. Thompson asks lis to state
that he will gladly aid any of our people
who may visit the Exposition in procuring
good boarding places. Also will take special
charge of anything they may send for exhibit
ton. His Office is 2G Camp st.
OuR LITTLE ONES is an established sue
cess. In proof of this the fact that It is re-
printed in Great Britain is conclusive.
Price, $3.50 yenr: dubbed with the FREE
PRESS, $3.O5 for both.
GOLDEN DAYS continues to come to us to
the delight of our household. It might be
justly styled "the young peoples favorte."
Terms, SO a year; dubbed with the FREE
PRESS at $;4.3 for both.
While our formal heading of Temperance
column" has not been kept up our readers
will notice that we have all the same had
column or more of choice temperance matter.
Apropros. see proceedings of State conven-
ton Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
on our first page. 1t will be seen that all
the leading influences of church and general
society at Corsicana gave the meeting their
countenance and fellowship.
As we neared Cheatham's ford enroute for
Martindale on Sunday. we found there
large concourse of colored people to witness
a baptising, This was our first view Of the
new bridge at this place. II appears to be
o. X. The steep hill this side the ford is
now avoided. By the way we hear It sugges-
ted that the ford should be kept open to
travellers and teams for watering purposes.
A good thought.
Much has been said about the alarm Of
the colored people in consequence of Cleve-
lands election, but it has been found, it
seems, that the amount of the alarm is not
much after all. We have neither seen nor
heard of anything of the sort in and about
Greensboro. The colored people here are
too intelligent to be frightened on such an
account. So far as can be seen they go
about their work as formerly.
We clip the above from the Greensboro,
N. G. Workman. The same might justly
be said of our oolored people here. Almost
to man they voted freely the Republican
ii cket but they have not had the least idea
of having TO go back into slavery, or suffer-
ing any other serious detriment, in conse-
quence Of the election of Cleveland. They
are much too smart for that
A Good Suggestion.
The following note from Col Elliott, Com