San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-04-17
PERSONAL.
w. P. Irion was In town yesterday.

TGNSVNALs
w. P. Irion was In town yesterday.
J.B. Martin, representing the art gallery
of BRENNAN, is again here
Willie Joyce we learn was severely bitten
the other day by one of Capt. Martins big
dogs. The dog it IL said is to BIO killed or
transported.
Mrs. Smith and son from Memphis Tenn.
are sojourning here, stopping at the Hook
Coleman boarding house in this place, Mr.
s. not being in robust health.
Billy Reed informs US of the death by
suicide in Mississippi Of L. NJ. Shields,
whose mother, formely of Martindalc, also
committed suicide, and whose wife has also
since taken her own life.
Some gentlemen are organizing u string
band, ''pious idea" Messrs. Harris, our
freight agent, G.. Cal Reed, Rice Rigsby
and Byron Smith are the chief musicians.
We ''auger" 1T success.
Mr.. Underhill of the Austin Marble Works
and two of his ieutenants, Hutchinson and
Drew, spent day or two here recently
while putting up tho Lindsey Harvey mon
ument, etc, in our old cemetery.
Mr.. Stuart, young gentleman from
Dripping Springs and good photographer,
is now employed as copyist by the coun-
ty clerk. Mr.. s. is only q year or two
from the ''land O. cakes"
Already we have forcastings of the ap-
preaching school exhibition Even the
cedars in tho mountains are made tho I'M
conscious witnesses and auditors of youthful
eloqucnce preparatory to said exhibition.
DR.. Lewis Cock leaves this week for the
thrifty little city of La Grange, whore he
purposes to hang out his shingle as an M D.
His departure will leave ON aching void in
the hearts of the fair, which time alone can
fill. We wish him success.j. 1u re0oir DR..
The familiar face of our ex-fellow towns
man, w. @. Mullins, was seen on our streets
day or two last week. Himself and family
have all cut loose from California, and are
settled Mt Fort Worth, except Marion, who
is at Wichita Falls.
Some of newspaper brethren of Blanco
appear to be having "good time" in visit
ing about We wonder what is tho mat
ter2 Can It be that the prevalence of local
option is unfavorable 10 their social enjoy
ments at homer
VIZ. Choke, young gentleman for
some time with Mr.. Robinson of the Giesen
store, left the first of the week for his home
in Louisville, Kentucky. He is very much
pleased with our town, his health greatly
improve during his stay here, ard he fully
expects to return in the fall
VS.. Gray has purchased the Dauch
oador hro ba nd ranch ipoludinu fha JOfaH
''Gulch," one Of the grandest and most ro-
manso specimens of Hays County scenery.
It was sold, we believe, under deed of
trust as tho property of w. S. Gullett. MIR.
Gray paid $1480 or about $l.l0 per acre
for the property.
John T. Townsend, late Of this county,
now settled at Soto 10 Marina, Tamaulipas,
Mexico, when here some III onths since
promised to write some letters to the FREE
PRESS descriptive of the country, etc. We
have mailed him the paper regularly, but
as yet had nothing from him. SO give we
him this reminder of neglected duty.
Mrs. Davis and daughter, from st. p aul,
Minnesota, who have been stopping some
time at the boarding house OF Mrs. Hook
and Miss Coleman in this place, left on Mon
day for a sojourn at San Antonio. They will
also visit Galveston and will return 10 this
place later. Miss d. is seeker of health
In Texas. They are agreeable ladies and
made friends among their new acquaint-
ances here.
Uncle Tommy McGehee Of Limo Co.
Is with MS again after On unusually long
absence, and made the FREE Pass a call.
He showed us new sample Of ore from the
mines, says several of them orc being
actively worked, and great excitement
prevailing on the subject. Ho says he
enjoys much better health in Llano than
here, II being some 800 feet higher.
We had tho pleasure this week Of max
ing the acquaintance Of Dr.. z. de Sueger,
He has been here for several weeks, and we
learn has just bought q Mr. Fourqurean
some lots in front Of the Institute where be
intends buildinga residence. The Doctor,
originally from Ohio. has beea q res
dent Of Eastern TEXAS for many years. His
of8oe is At the Drugstore Of Reynolds &
Daniel
Our friend Mrs Glover has favorti The
FKEE PEEss with q very beautiful and taste
full bouquet In passing we have often i'd
mired her taste and slil in he czitiva,ion
q flowers At her hone. and feel grated a.
- handsome q rerneEnbsrz1oe. Ths "an-
Tles- co1nrrise quiie a variety q choice
Specimens q roses. Also gsrAnium, bouey-
E1dtis. vioist. &C., Al IN beauiif1l citing
Il artor Vits sprigs the rhols rurmOu.f-
81 tya sT-y a Else, s,Iosshing rsther
r.rc here, bui hisliy s1gge1ire % or
nui8d q o1r Hafivs OLio vr1sy, vlsers -
grO~s nd Moons al-nost sTo1taosou.iy sd
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