San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-01-29
Personal.

Mr.. Ragland has removed to San Antonio
Rev. Mr.. French Is circulating prohibition
petitions to the Legislature.
r. Hayward and W. p. Irion were regis
tered at the Hofheinz on Sunday.
Mr.. Z. l.. Thomas has gone in with Mr.
p. Taylor in the grocery business.
Mrs p. Thompson. of Austin, Is visiting
relatives and friends at this place.
Miss Mollie Kincaid. Of Burnett or VIII
hanson county, is visiting at this place.
Young Mr.. Barber, son of tho sheriff.
has superseded Mr.. Turner as deputy.
Mr.. odom has retired from the printing
business in San Marcos,
Mr.. Gladue purchased two lots In BARRIERS
addition for $780, instead Of one as stated
in our last.
Mr.. Chapman, from Houston, brother
in-law Of Mr.. Steele, has settled with his
family at this place.
We recently made the acquaintance Of W.
r. Crockett, Of Martindale. He 10 a rela-
tive Of the famous David Crockett.
We learn that Capt Forgey lost five hun
dred sheep out Of flock Of nine hundred
by the recent bad spell Of weather
We notice Albert Burleson, Esq. of Aus
tin, In attendance at and credi ably partici-
pating in the proceedings of our county
court
Mr.. Ostrom was in town on yesterday.
He now resides near San Antonio. He made
many friends during his late residence at
this place.
Who has lost a bay pony: PAGES; reached
half circle beneath? Prince thinks such an
animal has been stolen.
Mr., w. v. Lindsey has taken an interest
with Mr.. Fred @. Brown in the livery stable
business. The name and style of the firm
will be Brown q Lindsey.
Elder j. ]. Williamson, we hear, expects
to resume preaching to- greater extent
than for some time past. He recently filled
an appointment at Martindale.
Mrs. Emma Mann, from the vicinity of
Austin, is among the newcomers here, and
resides at the DR.. Payne place. Her IA
Their, Mr.. Lindsey, quite an aged gentle
man, resides with her.
An Austin paper notices the following
compliment to former citizen of our town:
"Mr. W. B. Moore, an efficient and gem
tlemanly clerk employed in the State treas
ury department was lately presented with q
han dsome watch by his brother clerks.
Profs Randall and Harper, with accom-
plished assistants, gave concert in vocal
music at the Methodist church on Tuesday
night, which we hear very highly spoken Of
The latter has formed class of about 100
pupils. We hope the school may result in
a needed improvement in congregational
singing in our various churches.
As illustrating the progress of our town
and the certainty of the advancement Of
property and consequent profit to persons
investing in good locality. we will state a
little circumstance in our own knowledge. |
Soon after we came here all that line of
blocks extending from the property of Prof,
Richardson back opposite the Parson Fish
er place was vacant, and we came near buy
ing it. G. L McGehee owned it, and offer
ed 1t to us, as we recollect, for only 81 500.
1t would proably be worth five times as
much to-day.
The co untry paper is the most useful and
least compensated of oil the agencies which |
stamp the impress of progress upon villa
ges and inland cities. Without the aid of |
the local newspapers local towns are, rs
rule, thriftless and dead. 1t is common for
small great men to speak with contempt of
local newspapers, but the village newspaper
makes more men out of less material-and
more bricks without straw-than any other
factor in politics. and it is the one ladder
on which men climb to distinction as the
beginning of wider fame. The advent of the
local newspaper has always dated the in
crease and thrift of the community. The
local newspaper is the life of the locality,
and the measure of its support, as rule,
the advancement of the people.
Not only subscribe but pay for your local
newspapers. They are friends and help
meets at all seasons S. Exchange.