San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-01-01
PERSONAL.

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Mr.. q. 10 still In MEXICO. |
John williamson has built new fenc
around his dwelling. I.Sf
Mrs. Crosby 10 learning tho photograph
art with Mr.. Riley.
Jake Lawson Is among the holiday yisi
tors TO our town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Haynes left on Tues
day night for q sojourn at Nayasota.
J. W. Burleson returned last week from
his hunting tour 10 the west looking well
Our genial FRIEND. Mr.. Alex. Smith. Of
Dripping Springs, was in town one day LAS
week.
Lewis Hutchinson and Willie Mitchell,
students Of Sewanee College, Tenn, are
spending vacation at homo.
Willie Clyde, infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. W. Green, Of Kyle. died on Christmas
eve, aged nearly one year.
We regret to learn that Rev. Mr.. Hendon
10 not so well since his return. He il ut DIR.
DeSteiger's.
Two sisters Of Mr.. Goodrich Jones are
visiting here and not sister and brother
as was stated in our last Hs lEs
The Minter Hotel kept "open house" on
Christmas day aud entertained q goodly
company.
Again We have 70 thank Mr.. Bryant for
another sample Of his most excellent honey.
We don't believe the world could beat it.
Thos. Hutchins has just completed q
cottage near Owen Ford's resi-
dence.
Willie johnson, from Fort Davis, is here
during tho holidays. He is in the cattle
business with Walter McGehee and reports
everything lovely.
Misses Emily and May Joyce and Prof.
Willie Richardson are taking holiday re-
cess from their labors in teaching out West,
at this place.
We are glad to say that our worthy post
master, MIR. Heaton, is recovering his eye
sight. If he will let in more daylight, he
would improve faster In our opinion.
Mr.. Digger, younger brother Of Walter
and a practitioner Of the topographic art, is
here on visit, and is much pleased with our
town.
Mr.. Martin, representing the photograph
gallery d. III, Swartz and Bro. now of
Fort Worth, was in town some days this
week.
Thanks to Mr.. Vogelsang for bottle of
native wine of his manufacture. 1t is real
ly about as good as many wines which cost
Two or three times AZ much
A Mrs. Allen, stopping OF F. M. Alleys
being sick, by mistake took morphine for
quinine on Tuesday night, and though ply
sicians did their best 10 save her, the mis-
take proved fatal.
Judge Sneed, Albert Burleson, and Gen.
Shelley, came down from Austin Tuesday
night, and returned next morning. The
little Misses Burleson also came down and
are with their brother Jas. g., on several
days visit.
Young Mr. Ed. Christian returned recent
" from Alabama, where he went on visit
to friends and relatives. He passed through
New Orleans en- rouse and was present at
the opening ceremonies of the exposition.
Wilcox, the fish and oyster man, has a
very peculiar clock in his show window.
We are unable to decide whether it runs by
electricity or animal magnetism, but it
keeps going all the same. -. -,.-.
julius Westerfeld from the vicinity Of
Lockhart, called on MS Q FEW days sinoo
to renew his subscription. He said the
wolves are quite unusually numerous in
that part of his county, and that dog had
haan lilled ard eaton by them
Joe Kyle, son of Felix Kyle, and we'll
known here, was killed on Christmas eve at
Mason in some sort of a quarrel. A very
bad business. We have not the particulars
of the affair His remains were forwarded
TO Kyle and buried in the family grave yard
there on Monday.
LATER. The Statesman of yesterday has
a full report, from which it appears that it
was case of conspiracy to murder, and
that KYLE was unarmed when killed.
We learn that Mr. Parke, the gentleman
who lately carried off one of Hays county's
fairest daughters in the person of Miss Mat
tie Cheatham, is wealthy Philadelphia,
but expects to reside in Texas. The we'd
ding was quiet one, and the parties have
gone on tour eastward.
AT San Antonio we met w. j. Good Of
our county, whose business requires him
to spend good deal of time in the city.
He was accompanied by his two sons, the
elder of whom, Wallace, is a student of Add
Ran College at Thorp Spring. and is great
" pleased with that institution.
Roger Byrnss has bought of D. P. Hop
kins the lot at present occupied by Mr..
Wards furniture store. He pays 81, 200
for the lot alone after the removal of the
buildings. The lot is 38 feet front running
back to an alley. Mr.. Byrnes, we are glad
to learn, designs erecting thereon a two
story brick or stone building. Mr. Ward
will move in the former tin store.
Mr.. Sealey. graduate of Princeton Col
lege of '79. is stopping at this place. He
halls from Newark, New Jersey, and as our
informant, Mr.. w. Goodrich Jones told us,
had heard such fascinating reports of the
climate and other advantages of Hays Co.,
that he made bee line from thence to San
Marcos. He will go into the stock business.
Professor Pritchett closed school for the
HOLIDAYS on the Esd ult., and treated the
pupils to a couple Of barrels Of fine apples,
enough to go clear round" The Profess
sor and nearly the entire corps Of teachers
left the same day for the New Orleans Ex-
position, to be gone some two weeks. The
FRYE Press wishes the Professor and his
admirable assistants q pleasant trip and q
safe return and such, no doubt, they viii
enjoy.
The Cumming nuptials at the Meth
odist church on Christmas morning attract
ed goodly number Of our people. Rev.
Mr.. Harris officiated with the full ceremony
Of his church. The handsome young couple
made fine appearance. the bride especially
In her elegant wedding costume: A sumP-
tuous dinner was given to q goodly company
at the residence Of Mr.. Gray, sen, all join
ing in the good wishes for the continued
happiness Of the young couple Who starr 50
on the voyage Of life.
Social parties are the order Of the day.