San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-10-01
PERSONAL.

lor A Bro, during the busy season.
We saw Lee Drskill, son OF our former
townsman, W. z. Driskiil, In town Tuesday.
Mr.. Riley Prescott is buying cotton, prin-
eipally at Kyle.
Sam II. Watkins has Job ~ cotton
weigher.
Our young friend Borden Ia the happy
father OF another boy.
We regret 10 Say. that our genial young
friend. Miss Ellison, Of the Bookstore, II
among the latest victims Of dengue fever.
]. w. Green, tho huckster, who removed
TO Kyle year or two since, has returned
20 his first love. san Marcos. r.
Kirby Dial, informs US he will leave
on Monday for Floresyille, where no will
practice his profession. 40
The poetic tribute 10 Maj. Nance on our
first page is oreditable effort, and evinces
fine appreciation Of the estimable points
in the character Of the deceased.
Prof. Holtzclaw, late Of Blanco. called on
Us last week en- route 10 Beeville, where o
goes to take charge of the Public School.
He Is no doubt live, progressive teacher.
Brother Mcpherson Of the Blanco Star.
called ON us OH Monday on his return from
San Antonio. Glad to notice the improve
ment in his health.
| Mr.. X. y. Fortson, our county assessor,
leaves TO morrow for the Baptist convention
at Lampasas. in company with Rev. Mr..
Arnold.
There have been several little balls and
sociables ut Prescott's uptown boarding
house this week. Prescott's Is a lively
hostelry.
j. H. Biushn of the San Marcos shop
hss secured another barber, MIR. Morris,
from Georgetown, and next" is now the
cry at that popular shavemporium.
Mr.. Emmett Hughes, q son-in-law Of Mr..
Wimberly of the Wimberly Nurseries, and
| who IL in business with him, made q pleas
ant call on the FREE PREss on Tuesday.
Mr.. Mcclellan in having q neat wood
and wire fence around his residence which
has received some improvements. Mr.. Mel.
lately bought the property from A. Y. Lam
forth.
We only learned on Sunday of the serious
illness of Miss Lille Ragsdale. She has
been suffering for some weeks from typhoid
fever, and was still quite sick but thought
to he improving at our latest advices.
Ote6lt uhb ihlu ub uuucE ODhButiOhD
by handing us copy OF the 9TH annual re-
port of the Woman's Missionary Society
of the Methodist church South, and also Of
the Womans Missionary Advocate.
Mr. Spann, the young printer who re-
Gently advertised in our paper for place
on q farm for his health, has found a good
place with W.B. Stovall, and reports that
he is improving.
Young Mr.. Gwinn, formerly with the wa
ter works Co., now with the Caldwell buys
the STOCK business, returned Sunday from
Ohio, whittier he had gone with horses. He
says it is getting quite cold up there and
snoS falling in places.
Our young friend Will Caldwell is fire.
quent visitor at the capital city. He always
goes on business. His friends fear that
this too close application to business" will
land him in the lunatic asylum. N. B. this
is COAX"
Miss May E. Guillot, of Dallas, the poet |
ess of the Texas Press Association, recently
favored us with Herald containing one of
her late illusions. which we meant to have
noticed sooner. Az a writer of graceful
society verses we scarcely know of her su-
perior.
1t is said Prof Williams, our new super
intendent of public schools bears decided
resemblance to the the portraits of Charles
Dickens. If his sympathy for the young
and power of eliciting their confidence equal
that of the great novelist his success as a
teacher will be no mystery.
Mr.. Chas Hutchings, of Donaldson & Co., |
has son born to his house and name. We
congratulate him. By the way. Mr.. Donal- |
son relates that Mr.. Hutchings excuses him |
self for the lack of his usual prompt at |
tendance at the store by protesting that the
baby cries after him SO he cannot get away
from home! Too bad
We believe we did not notice last week
that another newspaper was launched upon
its mission in San Marcos and Hays county.
The publisher. w. G. Digger, magnani-
the people, where to get the best goods for
the least money relying solely upon heaven
for his reward.
The Little Frenchman" sings operettas
with fine Partisan accent and great feeling
to pet pig of which he Is very fond and
that evinces an almost superporcine ardor
in avoiding(?) the dye pots in the back
yard. Were it not for his extreme modesty
the little Frenchman would make star
tenor.
J. B. Bradford's patent cotton packer to
do the tramping in the cotton press, won't
work. One of the packers is on trial at
Codes mill. Several of our citizens are
interested in the machine. However many
of our most beneficial invention have acted
in the same perverse fashion at the outset
and there may be millions in it yet.
Rev. j. B. French and wife returned Sat-
urday night from their bridal trip to San
Antonio and were joyously welcomed by
their numerous friends. Rev. French filed
his pulpit Sunday morning, preaching a
clear, close aud logical sermon from the
second chapter of Paul's Epistle to the Col
lossians, proving therefrom the divinity of
Christ.
: Through inadvertance we failed to make
a note of the return some two weeks since
of Mr. A. Y. Oldham from his trip to the
no nth with cattle. He informed us that his
trip extended as far as Denver, and he was
favorably impressed with the picturesque
beauty and healthfulness of that region.
He had no trouble throughout his trip,
which was profitable ar well as pleasant.
Rev. N. B. Fuller held services at st.
Marks on Sunday last, and preached good
sermon. We rather sympathised with the
pleasure of his congregation after many
months deprivation of religious privileges
1t their own church. We are glad to learn |,
thrt Mr.. Fuller will hereafter hold services
here on the End and 4th Sundays Of every
month. The church Las been newly var
nished and otherwise improved and presents
q handsome appearance.
Two lombardy poplar trees, the only ones Q
we believe in this part Of the country, lend 8
grace and beauty to the residence of w. @.