San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-11-06
PERSONAL.

Methodist conference at San Antonio.
Rev. Mr.. Harris is re-appointed TO thi
place. Everybody we believe will be gla'
to learn this fact.
Mr.. w. T. waldrip. Of Lockhart, Gale,
and subscribed for the Fax PREss, las
week.
Miss Lady Lyons was on visit last weel
at Mayor Cocks. She Ia spending thu
fall and winter at New Baunfels
Mrs. Hook ishaving handsome residenc'
prepared for herself ON her place near III,
Institute.
We had a pleasant call on Monday frou,
our correspondent, 'Clyde," of the Lone
Man region.
Geo. W. Van Worst. of San Antonio, ID
thinking Of starting another lumber yard
at this place.
Miss Amelia Henne was in town on yester-
day-her first visit since she returned home.
Glad to see her looking well.
Miss Nettie Zivley il here en- route home
from sojourn Of some moaths in Kentucky,
looking quite a. bright and attractive as
Of yore.
At San Antonio we met brother Bridges,
of the Luling Signal, who, as he said, had
como out to secure rest from the tolls and
turmoil of the political canvass.
The Medina County News says that Q
motion for a new trial was made in the
Ward case and in the event Of failure IN ap-
peal will be taken.
Judge Walters, OF San Saba, stopped over
at this place ON his return from the Metho-
dist conference at San Antonio, to which he
was delegate.
Misses Bruce and Bracket Of this place
have beea teaching for some time near
Dripping Springs, but the FREE PRESS has
not heretofore directly recorded the fact.
We regret to have to state that Judge
Kennard died recently at his home at Nav.
asota. He was candidate for reelection,
with good assurance of success.
Mr. Fourqurean returned the first Of the
week, and he thinks to stay. After his long
absence Old Virginia does not seem the same
to him and he prefers Texas. Glad to have
him with III again.
Alex McGehee is building himself q resi-
dence near Mrs. Dial's. Mr.. Herring the
timer, will build shop adjoining that of
Mr.. Laumen. Northcraft has the contract
for both the last named improvements.
Ashley Glllett Is teaching near Prairie
Lea. He has some forty or fifty pupils and
a monthly salary of $75. We are inclin-
ed to believe Ashley was cut out for peda-
gogue.
As we were returning from San Antonio
ON Sunday p. M, Gov. Ireland got on the
train at New Braunfels He was looking
well after the canvass. which he said he
made because it was expected of him, and
not that he deemed it essential to his sue
cess.
Mr.. and Mrs James E. Drury have pur-
chased the Laundry of Gaines & Good
speed and will take charge of the same on
Monday the 10th inst. in the McAllister
building, next to Browns Livery Stable.
Patronage solicited,
Mr.. CARPENTER, of Du Pre-, the day be-
fore the election had us to print several
hundred St. John tickets for that precinct,
Kyle, and this place About twenty of
them were voted here and no doubt good
many more would have been had it been
generally known that there were tickets of
that kind.
Rev. Mr.. French was admitted to the full
work of the ministry by the West Texas
Presbytery at Weimar on the 22th ult., and
will be ordained as minister at this place OH
the 4th Sunday in this month, (Nov. %.
Rev Mr.. Laird will charge the pastor and
Rev. Mr.. Curtis the congregation on the
occasion.
A prominent officer of the Cemetery
Association remarked on reading the re-
port of outside comments on its manage
ment in our paper, that he doubted if any of
the citizens could be induced to attend q
meeting or take any other practical action
on the subject. We fear there is too much
truth in the remark
The author of the beautiful and appropri-
ate poetic tribute to the late II. M. CALDWELL
which appears in another column, was the
editor of the "San Marcos Pioneer" the first
paper ever published at this place, both
nominally and actually the pioneer paper
here. 1t first appeared in the spring of
1869, and continued we believe some IS
months. when the Office was removed to
Round Rock and not very long after new
one was purchased and the "San Marcos
Times" started by other parties. This con-
tinued to October 1873, when it was sue
ceeded by the FREE Press.
Five hundred cords wood for sale at Fred