San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-02-19

Kyle has q Cemetery Association with
Uol, s. d. Jaekman as president.
Some fifteen or tweaty immigrants have
arrived in Kyle, so says the News.
There will be services at the Presbyter-
ian church, nigh, and morning next Sunday.
Yesterday was the beginning Of the lent
en- season which will close ON April 4th.
New underground pipes have been laid TO
carry of the water from the Court House.
Messrs. Erhard d Clopton will start an e
factory at Bsstrop this summer. They talk
also of wa,er-works.
A subscription paper Is in circulation Mt
Kyle to raise fund to enclose the public
square.
Eggs have been scarce in this market for
some time past, but are becoming more
plentiful. They are now worth Is cents.
Call at this Office and see specimens OF
Job printing before sending of for your
work.
Only "a road overseers appointed by Com
missioners' Court this term. Let us have
roads il il takes 10 overseers to every "un-
derseer."
| n,,x E.ra 1a, -, - 10 IN
tions to attend the laying the cornerstone
of the Texas Capitol, which occurs March
2i
The Alert Hose Company meets tonight.
Arrangements for attending corner stone
ceremomonies Oh March I'd, at Austin will
be considered. Let all come out.
Fishermen's luck seems to be pretty good
these days. We have noticed several of
these "laborious idlers" with fine strings of
perch and our splendid San Marcos river
black bass.
Owing to the fact of he County Clerk
being unable to post up the minutes we can
not give our readers the proceedings of the
Commissioners Court till next week.
We learn that the fire department has
been invited to attend, or send delegates to
Austin on March I'd, at the laying of the
cornerstone of the State Capitol.
We ckaowlelge rece ptof an invitation
to attend Grni Calico Ball, to be given
at the Commercial Hotel, Kyle, tomorrow
evening, Feb. co. Admission 81.
The P. D A. Club meets tomorrow (Fr-
day. night at the residence of Mr.. North
craft Members are requested to be present
as business of Importance will come before
the club By order of the President.
See advertisement of the Calgraph Type
writ II. our junior has one Of these machines
and is able to write correctly much faster
than he can with pen and ink; though his
practice has been very slight as yet
Mrs s. NJ Perkins, national organizer
for the Womans Christian Temperance
Uuioa will lie ,ture here on Sunday. Mrs,
Perkins is highly spoken of as lie turer by
the press. We hope she may meet with the
a.tive cooperation of all.
The Caligraph writing machine costs
from $40 to $s5 and will pay for itself in
three months if you have the work for it to
do. Operators on the Caligraph are in de-
mand by leading business meu everywhere
and receive cool remuneration. See adver-
tsement in another column.
Texas Harry gave an exhibition last Sat
urday night at Harpers Hall, assisted by
Miss Ne-Ne-rah DeIane, the Indian prin-
cess" The entertainment consisted mainly
OF low comedy and farciAl acting. The rifle
shooting was, however, very good. The
audience was mainly composed of "bhoys"
and the "play" appeared to be highly ap
preciated.
At meeting held by the citizens of Kyle
on the 7th, to consider the matter of water-
works in that town, proposition from an
Austin man was read, proposing to sink an
art asian well $50 feet. guaranteeing from
to 20 barrels per hour or no pay, which was
accepted. Thy need water in Kyle worse
than anything else. AMI this VIII be big
thing for the town if successful.
An alarm of fire was raised on Friday
afternoon last which brought out the Hose
and Hook and Ladder Companies in short
order. In three M nutes from the time the
cry was made the hose cart was out and
making for the fire closely followed by the
hook and ladder truck.
The alarm proved to be without founda-
ton; the supposed fire being merely a
chimney of the Minter House burning out,
but it suffised to show our citizens the value
of an organized body ready at all times to
protect life aud properly in case of actual
d,nger, and many compliments were made
the fire department for the promptness with
which they apparel for duty.
Rt Rev. Bishop Elicit delivered an i'm
pressive sermon in the Episcopal church
last Sunday. He Is a very pleasing speaker,
sith a clear, resonant well modulated voice.