San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-01-31
PERSONAL.
pr. oocreham OF LulIng d In town.

Ut. Cocroham or Luiing IL IN town.
A. Reed ia now the boss at ''Billys store.
Miss Annie Hunter Ia at schoolat Hollini
Institute. Bottetourt Springs, Va
Granger & Smith have sold out their dra,
business TO Griffin a Taylor.
Mr.. Jamoswe notice Is making some add
tional nice improvements at his residence
Mr.. Gladue returned last week from a so.
journ at Austin, and will now remain here.
Miss Dovie Mullins Is here, her parents al
Fl. Worth, James at Los Angeles CAL, and
Marion at Wichita Falls. Texas.
We notice Judge Walters, now of San
Saba, in attendance OF the present term Of
our county court.
Mr.. Hankla has had quite serious expe-
rience with whooping cough in his family.
His children are now better.
We noticed in o late Hampstead paper an
account Of the marriage of Miss Florence
swartz, Of that place, formerly a student of
Coronal Institute.
We met Maj. 4. B. standifer the other
day. He had just discovered dimupition
OF q foot or more in the San Marcos river,
which he attributes to the new dam.
ID. A. Glover went on a hunting excursion
recently, and in his bank may be seen sun
dry trophies of tho chase, /" in the form of
deer antlers, etc.
Judge Wood returned home last week
from q sojourn Of three weeks in Eastern
Texas. He was sick during most of the
time. ID. E.
Mr.. Atwell, merchant of Hutchins, Texas,
was here. some days this week, on visit to
his wife who is sojourning at this place for
the benefit of her health.
d. r. Cocreham has for some time been
occupying his old home in town. His wife
has been quite sick recently, but wo are glad
to hear is oonvalesent
We have failed heretofore 10 note the fact
that s. T. Crews. of the vicinity of Kyle,
sometime since leased out his place andwent
back to Missouri. We hope he may be better
satisfied than he seemed to be in Texas.
Frank Donaldson has exhibited to us some
peculiar soil from Washington Territory,
also some fine samples of wheat raised there.
They were sent him by John Magly, an old
California friend, who has boon pros.
pecting in that direction.
The letter of Lee Wboten from Presidio
CO.. in our local columns will be read with
interest. His advice to young men is good.
J. W. Earnest is operating in the same place,
and gave us considerable information about
the country recently. 1t is nm interesting
region. ~u
]. L Williamson of Purgatory Springs, has
left at our Office one Of the best specimens
of petrifed wood we ever saw. II is q live
oak "chunk," showing clearly every vein
and ramifcation of the wood, yet all COM
pletely turned to stone. He plowed 1t up in
his field in springy place.
An intelligent lady of Iowa writes us as
follows: II like your paper and am much
interested in the narrative of the Texas vet
Gran. 1t if q most thrilling story and ought
to be published in book" We copy this
because We thought our friend the Doctor
would be pleased to see this evidence that
his labors are being appreciated.
E. Northcraft has shown no the plan Of
new dwelling house, which he has prepared
for Thos. Fl. Franklin, ESD It is to DO 81
< % feet, two stories high, and work on it
will progress Mt once. Other improvements
are on the tapis. The new waterworks
Office ia nearing completion, Gid Johnson is
to build near the Methodist church
nearly opposite the DR.. Denton place.
and Thos johnson we believe also contem-
plates building himself residence soon.
There is life in the old town yet.
The Baptist church of this place has
new bell, which We learn is about being put
in position. 1t is SO inches in diameter and
weighs $50 lbs, being the largest in this
place. 1t was manufactured at Hillsboro,
D. price $40 The credit of raising the
money to purchase it and conducting the
negotiations for its purchase we learn be-
longs to Mrs. Barber, tho "better half" OF
our worthy sheriff. She is certainly emit.
tied to high praise for her enterprise and
business efficiency. Sex