San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-07-23
County court Monday.

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The market 10 suFfeited with melons and
peaches.
dolly Warden" the new beverage dis
pensed by Joyce q Hardy, is really delici-
GUS, Try it.
The Kyle Klippers were beaten by the
Prairie Runners of Prairie Lea, last Satur-
day. The Runners came out seven ahead.
Those new book.racks and hymn books
on the pews of the Methodist church are
calculated TO encourage congregational sing
ing.
The Prairie Runners, OF Prairie Lea and
the Kyle Klippers, of Kyle will play their
third match game of base ball in San Mar
cos on the 18th of August.
Jonson Il Johnson have revolutionized the
appearance Of their building in an agreeable
manner by giving the brick work several
coats of red paint.
Wei are glad to hear that Prof Rote agrees
TO lecture on Freo Schools, with reference
to our present wants here, sometime during
the session of the Teachers Institute. Due
notice will be given of the time.
The Luling Wasp says: "Seguin wants a
mail route direct from San Marcos via.
Staples Store. Mail for those points and
the international north of San Marcos
would thus gain day.
See on our first page the masterpiece of
Philosopher Vogelsang, his essay on "The
Sum-" He has been solicited by. teachers
and others to lecture on the subject, but de-
clines, and says he will await criticism.
The Blanco court house injunction suit
came to hearing on Tuesday at this place
before Judge Teichmueller. Ward & Poin-
dexter appeared for the plaintiffs, and Judge
Moore and Maj. Hutchinson for the defend
ants. The court dissolved the injunction.
Much to our regret we have been unable
to attend our Teachers Institute, save by
snatches. Our readers are indebted for
the summary of its proceeding in another
column, to our FRIEND Prof. A. A. Thomas,
the secretary, who has kindly favored us.
We nearly always print goodly number
of extra copies of the FREE PRESS but the
demand has for some time been such that
we h. We run short. Much the better plan is
to subscribe regularly and thus ensure
against disappointment
elbow Your Big Bazoo" is the title of n
piece of music with copy of which we have
just been favored by Thos. Goggan & Bro,
music publishers and dealers at Galveston.
The words and pictorial illustrations are
good, as, we presume, is the music. Price,
so cents.
Baptist association meets here tomorrow,
We cannot positively state whether the
ministers share in the weakness for spring
chickens which has become proverbial with
respect to the Methodist clergy, but sug-
gest that the Baptist brethren would do
well perhaps to consider the question.
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N. A. Rice, photographers has taken pic
lures of each member of the Alert Hose Co.
They will be framed and hung in the COM
pany's hall and serve as mementos of the
personnel of the, company in its early days.
1t is just to say that Mr.. Rice has executed
his work in very satisfactory manner.
Mr.. Julian needn't be afraid of our ever
calling him an infdel. 1t is our opinion
that it takes man of brains to be an inf
del.-kyle News.
Well, we rather thought, Notwithstanding
your late intimation to the contrary, that it
was not SO much our infdelity that you OBJ
jected to, as the reverse.
A very pleasant moonlight boating excur-
sion took place at the head of the river last
Monday night. There was large attend
ance, comprising nearly all the teachers
boarding at the College, and party from
Mrs. Franklin's and Mrs Hollands. Boat
racing and singing were INDUCED in with
out limit. The party remained on the river
until about 12 o'clock.
McLemore says sit takes man of
brains to be an infdel", and evidently
thinks he is the man. He irresistbly sug-
gests scriptural character who is described
as being wiser in his own conceit than
seven men who can render reason" We
need not name this character but he may
be more clearly recognized as being the same
who hath said in his heart, There is no
God"
The unexpected death of Mrs. Capt. Mar
tin and the consequent disruption of the
family, affords one of the most striking IL
lustrations of the vicissitudes Of human
affairs. Not two weeks since the happy
household over which the good wife and
mother had so long carefully and tenderly
presided, was yet intact at their old home
now she is in her grave, and they are far re-
moved from their home, never to know a
mothers love and care again.
II seems that sneak-thieves are again
abroad. Last Thursday night while our
worthy townsman. W. s. Gray, was bound