San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-06-11
PERSONAL.

PERSONAL.
Judge Schmitt, or the Commissioners
Court. called on the FREE Press on Monday.
Rev. E. s. Smith was among the visitors
at Commencement
G. w. Reed has Just returned from trip
to Arkansas, and reports prospects good
there.
Commissioner Lightfoot called on the
FREE PRESS one day this week. The editor
regrets that he was absent at the time.
Ben. Shropshire, of Rooster Springs,
called on us few days since, and sub
scribed for the FREE PRESS.
We are pl eased to see our friend Mr.. Gid
G. johnson about again after his recent
illness.
George Franklin was taken suddenly i'll,
last Saturday evening, and is still sick, but
we are glad to learn is improving.
DR.. Kolb has removed to the John P.
Kone neignborhood where he will continue
the practice of his profession.
Capt. j. w. Lane and wife, of Dallas,
are visiting in this vicinity. His health is
bout the same.
D. w. Pritchett writes us from Benton
City to say that he will be at home and fill
his pulpit on next Lords day.
Miss Annie Mattingly of Austin is visiting
her friend Miss Davidson at the residence
of d. P. Hopkins
We shrewdly surmise that sundry late
morning maps will now be in order, to make
up for the late hours and excitement of
Commencement week.
Mrs Richardson, of Kansas City, left
for home Sunday evening after two weeks
visit to her sister, Mrs. DIR. Jackman of this
place.
Mr.. Minter has retired from the late Ex-
change Hotel, and is succeeded by Mr. s. ID.
Griffin. MIR. Minter's family have returned
to Falls county.
We learn that Mr.. and Mrs DR.. Bracken-
ridge, of Austin, were here this week, EN-
route home from their wedding tour to the
North.
Mrs. d. A. Glover has presented US with
u cluster of wax flowers from her grounds
something rare, and exquisitely beautiful.
Thanks.
Terry Killough is at home and attending
commencement. He is employed as sales
man and book-keeper in the stove and tin
ware business at Waco.
Miss Fannie Fisher now of Waresville,
Uvalde Co., daughter of Rev. o. A. Fisher,
is here during commencement to the delight
of her many friends, old and new.
We met, last Sunday Mr.. Willie Conally,
he told us he had been teaching in Fort
Worth and vicinity for some time past His
cousin Mr.. Kelly, very clever young gen.
tleman, is also here.
We met for the first time last week Mr..
Neighbors, of Kyle, and found him pleas
ant gentleman. We congratulated him on
his good luck in getting out of the news
paper treadmill.
We were shownIby Mr.. Peel, the secretary,
handsome illustrated certificates Of men,
bership for honorary members of the Alert
Hose Co., partly engraved and partly
the work of Mr.. Carter. Very nice and
complimentary.
Willie Caldwell returned from the North,
where he and Squire Cocreham went with a
drove of horses. He left the squire at Tip
pecanoe, Ohio. They did not ship to Chi
cago. He informs us he will ship another
lot about the first of July.
Jim Turner informs us that his gang of
county convicts will soon finish work on
farms when they will be put on the roads,
About 500 has been paid up or worked
out up to the present time. Some of the
fines due are of three or four years stand
ing.
Mr.. Fielder, brother-in-law Of Mr.. H.
Hardy and associated with him In the sheep
business on the Rio Grande is attending the
commencement exercises at the College.
His family have been living here for some
time. He has three children attending
school.
Messrs. Thompson and Cooper photo
eraphers, were at Prescott's this week, they
took negatives Of every business house in
town and many other views They say they
have been nearly over the state. What
their object is they refuse 10 tell but init
mate that some literary venture Is at the
bottom Of il,
Alex. Driskin presented us on Tuesday
with the largest hg we hace ever seen. II
was eight inches in circumference. II was
grown on a tree on his place. There was
ono larger, but Il was stolen. Since the
above was written Basil Daley has favored
ms with four about the same size from his
grounds.
Rev, Mr.. ThrAll made Us Q pleasant call
last week He informed us he has found
time since he left Us 10 do good deal Of
literary work. has brought down 20 the
present time his school and pictorial histo-
mes of Tens, and of Teras Methodisn,
etc. He does all his writing with type
writer. and aid be could not get siOng With
Quit
Hon. 8. B. Mcbride, and his daughter,
Mis- Lille. are among the visitors At the
commencement erercises 81 the Institute
this week. and are welcomed By bosts q
friends. His son. Mr.. Lawrence Mcbride.
10 one Of the graduates. and has Won golden
opinions from al quarters b. his Et1diOus
habits and manly deneNnof-
Pc Leaaon. q prouiDsnt sbssF zkn Of
vest Terns spent sOms Gays here re-
Gently, leaving on MOoaAy. He - oss Of
the solid young Dsnh<s a kis el1ss- Ne
formerly residsd IN this plaes. and hss Oe-
o4sionAlly called 70 80 I'd frsods II ne
are noG unistAken. b 80 fo1nd DsE A.
traction IN tkis dirsctioas - Cur town nay
srpses more frs71ezf viss froD ksn hsre-
rffer