San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-06-04
Personal.

Capt. p. X. Turner, oil san Antonio,
spent the day here yesterday.
j. M. Malone, of Lampasas, is stopping
at this place. to the qualification of his many
friends.
Rev. Mr.. Thomas, of Colorado county,
preached at the Methodist church on Sum
day.
And now Dame Rumor hath it that FIVE
handsome young dominies are to married in
q lump, next week.
Mrs. Priscilla Watson, of Wimberly. is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Howard, of this
this place.
The little daughter of Mr.. Cox who was
bitten by rattlesnake, as reported recently
in this paper, is recovering.
Col. Ellison was here this week talking
up Preside county. Several our people
are tallkingof going there during the cheated
term"
We failed last week to notice the arrival
home of Miss Mary Richardson who has
been teaching for some time in Wharton Co.
Mr.. Wehunt he new sexton, informs US
that our reporter was in error in calling him
an Englishman, he is an American, to the
manor born.
We have failed to note that Mrs. Robbins
has again gone on her annual summer So
journ at the north. We wish her pleas
ant stay and happy return.
The San Marcos Social will hold its next
meeting at the residence Of Maj. Hutchinson,
on Thursday night next. We have not
space for the programme this week.
We are pleased to learn that Prof. STAN
field and wife, nee Miss Emily Joyce, are
looking to San Marcos as their permanent
home.
Mrs. NJ E. Foster, formerly resident
of this place, visited it last week solicit
ing patronage in teaching ornamental work.
We did not learn whether she succeeded in
obtaining class.
MIR. E. P. Hopkins, of Austin, and Mrs.
Macarthur, of its vicinity, returned home
last Saturday, after pleasant visit of some
two weeks to their brother, Mr.. d. P. Hop
kins of this place.
Miss. Ada Hockett, of San Antonio, was
among the persons from abroad who were
present at the Kerr-Booker nuptials last
week. and whom we failed to mention in
our last.
Our young friend Fred Smith is with Mr..
Bills in the confectionery and ice-cream bus
mess, They furnish firstclass article Of
speak from personal knowl-
edge.
The touching lines tobe found on our last
page, "The Last Goodbye to Mother" were
handed us as original by young nan of this
vicinity, they are quite creditable to the
author.
B. W. Breeding on the first inst, favor
ed us with nice present in the shape of
some ripe peaches grown in his or
chard. Thanks. : This ought to be a
good peach year.
Mr.. Gilbert Onderdonk, the well-known
nurserymman of western Texas, writes us
that a postoffice has been established at
Mission Valley and that his address will here.
after be Nursery, Victoria County Texas. y
We overlooked in our last issue noticing
recent call of Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan, who
reside at Mrs. Killough's. 1t was our first
meeting with Mrs. B. whom we found to be
wide-awake, vivacious lady from down
east" 80
We had pleasant call on Monday, from
Mr.. Waldron. representative of tine Sen
Antonio Express. He sp.nt several days
here last week, and we expect rs the result
to see something nice about San Marcos and
surroundings in the Express.
Little Naomi Ruth Van Every died on SUN
day night of typhoid fever, and was buried
on Monday. She was only II years of age.
'Taken away from the evil to come
Rev. b. Harris conducted the exercises at
the grave and made some very appropriate
remarks.
Mr.. Pritchett pastor of the Christian
church, had good audience and preached an
sermon on Sunday. He is the
kind of man to swear" well. We learn
he will Join Elder Williamson in meetings at
Pearsall and Benton city, so there will be
no services at the church on Sunday.
Miss Russell received some fine ripe
peaches as n "reminiscences of the birthday
of Col. Swisher. of Austin, which occurred
on Saturday last. They were from trees
planted by Mrs. Swisher. Miss II. with
kindness shared the treat with
the FREE PRESS and we need not say 1t was
highly appreciated.
The following are the Directors of the
First National Band of San Marcos, recent
ly chartered: Ed. j. L. Green. president;
Colonel ]. W. Herndon, vice'president G..
F. Kerr, cashier; Fl. Hardy, ALI Price and
j. G, Burleson. Capital stock, $50, 900;
authorize 100000.
jeff Travis has fitted up his ice cream
parlor in very neat style, his new lace cur
tains and lambrequin in the doorway are
very tastefully arranged, the work Of the
By the way, we will take this
occasion to acknowledge nice dish of dew
berry-cream from Jeff's establishment.
Mr., Bozarth, of the Kimberley nurseries
was in town Monday. He informed us that
he is now operating on his own hook though
he still retains an interest in the old stock
and fishponds. He feels confident of build
ing up an extensive nursery business, and
we do not doubt his success,
Since marriages in the churches seem now
TO be .'all the CO." Rev. Mr.. Joyce, it strikes
us recently started sensible innovation by
giving notice of one through the newspa-
pers. and this was followed by the next
i'parties in interest" in similar way, by
having the place and hour announced from
the pulpit. s't ~ y
Our fascinating and popular young dry
goods man, All Price, il is understood, has
played false to San Marcos and gone to
San Antonio to get married. We know he
went to attend a wedding and he assured
our reporter that it was This own funeral"
and wanted to put up five dollars ON il. As
Dur total assets consisted of two one cent
pieces anda key ring, we were unable to
respond