San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-07-02
Personal.
Mai. Donaldson is visiting at Blanco.

Mai. Donaldson Is visiting at Blanco.
Gen. N. G. Shelley was here Tuesday.
Ms. Sample, nee Miss Jessie Lyell, is
visiting at this place.
Jere Horns new mansion is nearing CON-
pletion.
Our friend j. II. Black WIS in town
last Sunday.
Capt. ]. v. Hutchins had severe at
tack of cholera morbus Tuesday.
II. Holten, editor of the Fredericksburg
Wochenblatt, was in town on Tuesday.
Miss Julia smithers of Coronal Institute,
went last week on visit to Georgetown.
b. w, Smith, sen., is visiting at his ante
Texan home, Americus, Ga. He will re-
turn soon.
Hon. Lucius Brown. prominent and
wealthy lawyer of Helena, Karnes Co., IL
making arrangements to move to this pl ace.
One of the handsomest improvements
about our town is the new residence of Mr..
\ Petit. Both the plan and workmanship
show to adyant age.
Charley Hutchings paid two cents back
taxes on his city property the other day
with three cents interest. This looks like
usury.
"Old Standy" alias Alex McGehee and
| 'Bil" Jackman were seen in town this
week while their big herd was browsing
the succulent heritage on the boulevards
of Kyle.
Jack Taylor, who has for some time resid-
cd with his aunt, Mrs. Sanders in this place,
and was among the best scholars at the In
stitute has gone home to Hot Springs,
Ark, his father being prominent physi-
clan of that place.
Geo r. Boren, late of Fort Smith, Ark,
is here with his family for his health, and
keeps refreshment stand ON the west side
of the square. He went first to San Anton
10, but likes this place much better, and is
| recommending it to his friends.
We noticed on our streets the first of the
| week, our amiable young friend Miss
\ Amelia Henne, of New Braunfels, formerly
q resident of this place, where she made
many friends.
Thanks to Mr. @. P. Collins for nice lot
of extra fine Irish potatoes. 1t used to be
bllu Ut tue NOTtu Ilht luey WeIo III BoOu
down South, but it would be difficult to find
larger yield or better article anywhere
than we have had this season in Texas.
Phil. Springer and Rice Rigsby who
| are ION the trail' were in town day or
two this week. Rigsby while congratulate
himself as being the only one who escaped
the chills was suddenly seized with n regu-
lar "tooth-rattler." The country about
Columbus is ''malarious." The herd with
VIM. Jackman in charge is now of Kyle,
and will start forward to-day or tomorrow.
A young man named Chas. Sanderson,
| who has been residing at Mr.. O'Kelly's
since last fall, was drowned on Thursday
last at the Horton water hole in the Blanco
He and Mr. O'Kelly's son had gone in bath
ing. After short time Sanderson was
seen to sink in about twelve feet of water.
Young O'Kelly was some distance off and
was unable to render him any assistance.
1t is supposed he was taken with cramping
The body was recovered after three hours
diving and dragging. The Luling Wasp
says: Deceased was the only survivor of
family of four who moved to this section
from Mississippi last fall the rest having
died from sudden causes. He was twenty
one years of age and expected to return to
Mississippi in few days.