San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-02-28
PERSONAL.
Ben Hardin Ia In town.

week.
Hofheinz's hotel Is being treated to coat
Of paint-a much needed improvement.
Sam Perkins and Clifton Ellison are run
ming livery stable at Pearsall.
We hear Elder Pritchett's sermon on Sun
day night last spoken Of as fine effort.
Some of the children Of Squire Mcbride
have returned 10 school at Ceronal Institute.
Rev. Mr.. Hendon Of the Baptist church
made us pleasant call on yesterday
The shoe shop of the deaf mute has CIV
en- place to the paint shop Of Mr.. Carter.
DIR. Daniel has made quite an improve
in the street which passes his residence rs
well rs abou. his promises generally.
We notice by San Antonio paper that J.
M. Bass, well known here, has left the store
of 7. O. Frost to enter the State University.
Sam G. Sloane, representing the st. Louis
Printers Supply Company, made US an
agreeable call on Tuesday.
Miss Jennie Degrafenreidt . very agree
able young lady from Falls county, Is on q
visit 10 friends aud relatives here.
Thanks TO John Richards for copies Of
papers from Wales, his native hnd. We
have scanned them with interest
VIM. Book died at Austin on Tuesday.
His remains were brought to this place for
interment.
G.. w. Reed has removed his store into
the Wood building. 1t makes fine appear
ance in the elegant new store room.
Mr.. Alley is an applicant for the position
of operator in the Telephone-tslegraph Of
fee at this place.
Sam Watkins had the misfortune to sprain
his wrist severely at the skating rink few
days since.
Louis McCays fine pointer was strych-
mined the other day, but was saved by free
administration Of lard.
We notice Hugh Williamson about again,
though he uses crutches at present. It will
be remembered that he shot hole through
his foot with Winchester some time ago.
Some young gentlemen from the upper
part of the State have opened roller skat-
ing rink in Harper's Hall which is being
largely attended by our young folks.
We were pleased to make the acquaint-
ance on Monday of J. W. Cotton, a stock
man at present holding forth in the upper
part of this county.
We sympathize with our neighbor, Mrs.
Fry, in the loss of her youngest child, Kate,
last week She died of measles. The dis
ease is now widely prevalent here.
DIR. ]. M. Mullins made hasty call here
last week enroute from Los Angeles, Cal,
to Fort Worth, where his parents now re.
side.
FIN. Davis and w. M. Wyatt are about
opening O meat market at the late stand of
Poole & Nance. They will have an ice-chest
and will supply ice as we'll as meat.
We have inspected the plan of the new
Jail in the Office of E. Northcraft. It ap-
pears to be good and complete in all re-
spects.
Col. Stoever and his ''better half" Of
Minnesota, are again in Texas for short
time, and "called by" for couple of days
to see their especial favorite, Miss Russell.
We were glad to meet them again.
We notice with regret the announcement
of the death of Geo. Wilson, a former en-
ploye of the FREE PRESS. He died we be-
lieve at Colorado City. where he had mar
ried and was making good start as prac-
ticing lawyer.
Glover has torn up the internal arrange
ments of his bank and is substituting brick
vaults. The brick is brought from Laredo,
and costs only so cts per 1000 more than il
does here, while it is vastly superior arti-
Gle.
Col. Ellison called to see us the first OF
the week, having just returned from trip
up North, where he encountered weather
80 . below zero. He says everything looks
favorable save the scarcity of money which
prevails.
Among the new monuments at our ceme-
terry we notice one to the late Col. Lyell,
and the child last deceased of E. P. Ray
nolds. The latter is exactly like the one to
his other child, and both are unsurpassed in
beauty and appropriateness of design.
We notice in making our rounds that there
is still splendid chance for bargains In dry
goods at Gieser's old stand. The stock ie
being closed out regardless of cost, and all
would do well to not let such an opportu-
nifty pass.
Our venerable friend Major Mike called
on us on Tuesday and ordered an extra copy
of our paper in testimony, as he stated, OF
his warm approval of the recent course OF
the FREE Press. We assure him his favor
from such cause is doubly appreciated by
US.
We had pleasant call on Tuesday from
E. T. Merriman, travelling agent OF the Cor
pus Christi Caller. Mr.. M. is the son OF one
of the founders Of San Marcos, and bears
the same name in full. He stopped over
here partly on account of the association of
his father with our town. He is live man
in all respects.
M. S. Hutchinson representing the marble
works of Underhill & Co., Austin, was here
last week for the purpose of placing mon
ument at the grave of the late Miss Annie
Pegues. 1t is very beautiful one-we are
not sure but it is the handsomest III our
cemetery. Mr.. H. also put up nice stone
at Martindale for q child Of Billy Reed
We forgot last week 10 notice the latest lucu-
bration of Philosopher vogelsang, directed at
Wiliford Hall. II is not our purpose to
take sides in the controversy. We merely
wish 10 express our sympathy with our phi
losophers complaint of having suffered
from too much learning" A great many
of us are sorely afflicted in the same way
the FREE PRESS freely confesses TO being a
great sufferer from this cause.
We called on Sunday lust TO see Mrs Az
ton. one of eur earliest and best friends IN
Texas. We found her at her home, which
by the way is so changed for the better as
scarcely TO look the same. She was IN one
Of her hAppiest conversational naods, and
we were exceedingly well entert1ined. she
looks pretty much the same as she did Ten
! ro.r. 400 and bids fair to enjoy many yeArs