San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-10-22
PERSONAL.


Mr.. and Mrs Blondin. from Springfield
No, arc here 10 spend tho winter.
Miss Ella Killough IL sojourning at Rich
land Springs, San Saba Co., Texas.
W. ID Crunk. Of Colorado City. was visi
ting In this vicinity at our latest advioes'
DIR. J. r.. johnson and family have 70
turned to Bryan.
y. Z. Leason. Of Eagle Pass, Is again visit
Ing friends at this place.
We regret to record the continued serious
illness Of Mrs. Z. p. Raynolds.
Capt. AleIander's bright little son Sammy
Ia acting cashier for Green Il Price.
Pierce Oardwell returned from st. Louis
ON Saturday, and reports having had good
time.
Our young friend David RAgsdals has Ia
ken an interest In tho lumber business with
Christian Co.
Prof. John z. Pitchett, principal Of Cor
nal Institute. Is among tho latest victims OF
dengue.
T. W. Caldwell has taken an interest with
Mr.. Townsend In the meat trade. ID. q.
Gwinn IL assistant.
Squire Cocreham has Just returned from
q horse trip TO Alabama, and leaves again in
Q day or two for Arkansas. The Squire is
as energetic - ever.
For week past dengue has seriously In
terfered with us editorially, mechanically
and domestically. This may explain any
shortcomings which may DO noticed In our
present issue.
Mr.. Garrison, II. has returned from lit
tie excursion TO the mountains with his in
valid son, who We learn appears 10 DO I'm
proved In consequence.
Charlie Andrews has the dsngus, but Is
the recipient Of 80 many bouquets etc. from
the ladies', that his condition may by some
be thought to DO rather enyiable, after all.
Reynolds 4 Daniel have completed their
new warehouse, costing about $1,000. It
admirably supplements their facilities for
doing satisfactory business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hinkle, the parents Of Mrs.
Hayward, have come to mako their home
with their daughter al the L. W. Mitchell
homestead.
Lydia Lee" . new aspirant to poetic
honors in our midst, challenges the attention
of our readers in an effort on our last page.
We haye others from the same pen.
Little Mary, q wonderfully bright little
invalid daughter of Mrs. Campbell, Of this
place, we learn died on yesterday morning.
She was worry fraii, aud dengue hurried her
away to the better land in store for such.
Rev. Mr.. Harris had rather Q novel mat
rimonial experience the other day. man
and woman drove opposite to his house and
asked to be married in their buggy. They
we're accommodated and departed. Proba-
bly, case Of emergency.
Miss Te1ana Motheral made o. In one
day picking cotton last week. It happened
thus: Some of her young friends agreed to
give her so cts per pound for all over 200
lbs that she might pick. She had picked
but little before, but surprised those who
made the offer to the above extent.
The FREE PRESS once investigated the
merits Of cotton-picker's wagon, invented
by Mr.. Collins of this vicinity, and publish
ed favorable report, We still hear the in
vention highly spoken of by good judges.
II is greatly to be regretted that Mr.. Collins
has not the means to have it put on tn mar
ket. But such is too often the fate Of in
yentors.
We had pleasant call on Tuesday from
Mr.. Church, of Hazard, Raymond d Co.,
the well known music house of Austin.
Apropos, Mr.. Raymond has retired from the
business and gone to Dallas to enter upon
the practice of law. So the firm will here
after be Hazard & Go. Mr.. Church in
formed us that Mr.. Sisson, 80 well known
in Texas, was lately back on visit. He is
still in the general musical agency business,
with headquarters at Chicago,
1t is very seldom that the gossips of our
town are ''got away with" as to prospective
weddings, but we have known them to be
beaten in few instances. One of these
occurred last week in the marriage of Mrs.
E. McClanahan, so long resident of our
town. She was married on Thursday last
to Mr.. P. d. Turner, of Trickham, Coleman
county Texas, and we learn that no one, not
even the brides nearest relatives, suspected
anything of the sort until the hour Of mar
We learn that they were old
friends, perhaps former lovers, but had not
met for % years. Thus does the romance
of loves young dream survive with some.
The many friends of the excellent lady most
,r;,h hov lopr, naxu 1aaoa Of han