San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-06-25
Personal.

Mr.. Geo. Franklin, weare pleased to note
is again able to be about.
Mrs. A. Hoaton has just returned fronea
months visit to Denison.
Capt. E. p. IAney, the Postmaster Of
Wimberly, was down ON business Monday.
We received call from Jepp Henson, Of
Wimberly, constable of precinct No. 3, last
Monday.
Tom johnson and family, Of Kyle, spent
Sunday rusticating ON the banks of the San
Marcos.
We had a call on Tuesday from Mr.. Tuck.
er, dentist, who was resident of this place
in 1873. Glad to welcome him back again.
Alex. Smith, Esq, was down from Drip.
ping Springs yesterday, and reports every,
thing fiourishing in that section.
Mr.. j. b. Crocker, son of W. B. Crocker,
and now station agent at Liberty Hill, ID
here on visit. He reports good rains in
that region, ....
Our friend Mr.. Voolfolk, the gardener,
has on exhibition at Reynolds & Daniels,
quite curiosity in the shape of double
squash, of the Hubbard variety.
Mr.. ]. H. Bullock, relative of our neigh
Dor DIR. Daniels, who has been looking
around odr town for few days past, left
last Saturday for North Texas.
We are glad to see our friend Sam Wat
kins, Jr., recovering from his recent illness.
He got sick at Gonzales while on the cattle
drive with Jackman and others.
Mr.. Whisenant, the wide-awake apothe.
caay of Kyle, made our town q visit last
Sundey. He informs us that he will attend
another course Of medical lectures.
The beautiful and accomplished daughter
of our townsman, G. w. Reed, Miss Mat.
tie, arrived home one day last week from
jackson, Tenn, where she has been teaching.
Mr.. H. G. Hubbs, of Wimberly, justice
of the peace for precinct No. 3, was in
town Tuesday and subscribed for the FREE
PRESS a
We acknowledge with thanks, the present
from Mr.. John Killough, of a square of his
superior honey in the comb. Mr., X. has
more of the same sort at and 10 cents pei
pound.
Our legal friend, Mr.. B. B. Rose, is 80
journing ut the Sour Wells in Caldwell coun.
ty, for time. He says he derives material
benefit from the chalybeate waters there.
Since the above was put in type Mr.. Rose
has returned.
Mr.. r. T. Hendricks, with L. & Fl. Blum,
of Galveston, and formerly clerk in the
General Land Office in company with j. w.
Burleson, who held the same desk in that
department for time, returned Monday
night from business trip to Blanco City.
Messrs. Booth and Bacchus, commercial
travellers, made an assault on the town Tues
day. Mr.. Booth was in the ranger service
before the war, and fought the redskins
under General Ed. Burleson in this neigh.
borhood. He hos remarkably young ap-
pearance for veteran of that period.
Miss Pearl Hardy, daughter of our enter.
prising groceryman, of H. Hardy d Co.,
who has just graduated with honor at Dial
las, is now at home and adds another bright
particular star to our social galaxy. Misses
Leila Key, of Dresden, and Minnie and
Eula Stroud, of Hillsboro, are visiting her.
Willie Gillett, while out hunting last
Thursday, was bitten on the leg by rattle
snake. The reptiles fangs lost most Of
their venom in passing through his pants
and no serious consequences followed
though the injured member swelled con.
siderably.
J. r. Burleson, of Wimberly. and com.
missioner for the county from that precinct,
was in town the first of the week. He says
that things are beginning to get pretty dry
in the mountains. Mr.. Burleson has a
young wildcat for pet at his home which,
he says, is as gentle as kitten. He thinks
the big hill on the Wimberly road will be
considerably improved before the barbecue,
which occurs on the Bird of next month.