San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-05-01
PERSONAL.

Messrs. Digger a Hume went ON visit
TO Blanoo tho first OF the week.
Mr.. MeGinty, recently from Mississippi,
Is new clerk at q. w. Donaldson a Goa
Elder Pritehet. preached an impressive
sermon ON faith ON sunday. II
Mr.. Mcdonald. late of Giesen's store, Ia
farming. "F
Mrs. r. q. Ragsilale Il visiting friends at
Washington, Arkansas. She left that place
for Texas in 1854, when quite young.
Chas. Book, who has been sick for some
time at Austin was brought homo last week,
where he lies in critical condition.
Mr.. Alley, the barber, has taken step In
the right direction in refusing TO work on
Sunday. ....
Mr. Granger and George Ward have TT
ted up the greater portion of the Telephone
Co.'S Office for an ice cream saloon. See
notice.
Gid and Tom Johnson removed the fore
part of the week into their their respective
elegant new cottages. They are 20 BIO con-
graduated.
The new house of Mr.. Franklin is the
work OF Northcarft Il Donaldson, and not
merely of Mr.. Northcraft, as we inadvert-
emily stated in our last. sf.b
Major Hutchinson has gone to attend tho
Republican State Convention at Fort Worth.
We have not learned as to whether any
other of the delegates appointed went.
We take pleasure in recording Green Il
- lata mt N ,,a ena M
paint to their iron front and granting on
the doors; their store now presents neater
appearance than ever.
We believe we failed to mention ut the
time the death of Miss Jacoby, who spent q
part of the winter here. Her disease was
consumption, and she died soon after her
return to her home at Hutchins.
We do hope the photographer did not fail
take" the charming young ladies upstairs
at the time, when he photographed the
Wood building yesterday. For if he didn't
get in something to counterbalance the ugly
mugs on the pavement below, his picture is
certainly failure.
Chauncy Donaldson pertinently suggests
that the controversy as to the quality of the
the road to Blanco City ought to lie
over in favor of the road between San Mar
cos and the Blanco river in this vicinity,
which he says is almost impossible. The
same might we'll be said of most of the roads
leading into our town.
At the new cemetery on Sunday we no.
ticed some new monuments. The most con-
spicuons of are those erected by Mr.. Four
querean and Mr.. Caldwell at the graves of
their wives. They are quite different in
design, yet each very approprite in its way.
We were glad also to see o head stone at
the long neglected grave of Dan Fourque-
rean, who was for some time O conspicuous
figure in the social circles and parties of our
town. Also nice monument to our old ex-
Indiana friend james Faris, besides which
is tablet to q child of N. X. Faris.
John Owings, formerly resident with
his relations at this place, and who will be
remembered by many came to sudden and
bloody end at Giddings on Saturday night.
He waylaid and attempted to shoot the
sheriff of Lee County. A memorandum
book in the sherif's pocket stopped the bull
let, thus saving his life, and he then shot
Owings repeatedly, killing him on the spot
Some private or domestic grievance 1t Is
surmised, caused the attempt of Owings.
When he first came to this place John was
good, steady youth, but drinking and bad
company led him astray, and to the
terrible end above recorded. 1t should be
warning to young men.
Some ladies who recently called on us at
our ''sanctum," took occasion to criticise
our disposition of fine bouquet which had
been presented us, and which in lieu of a
better receptacle we had placed in the office
''sprinkler" and set on our Office table.
Filled with remorse, we soon after purchas-
ed on elegant Japanese vase as suitable
setting for similar favors in future. 1t is
beautifully ornamented with raised flowers,
and foliage, colored from nature, 80 as to
represent sort of supplemental bouquet al
most equal to the real article. OF course
we now anticipate that our lady friends will
not allow it to stand empty. by the way
our vase came from the San Marcos Book
Store, where the same elegant ware, in
great variety, may be had. Lovers of the
beautiful would do well to call and inspect
it.