San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-11-05
PERSONAL.

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Rev. Mr.. stovall was here tho first Of III
week.
Mrs. Emma Frazier has returned from
hor sojourn at Austin.
Miss Russell we arc sorry 10 learn, Ia sui
fering from relapse Of dengue,
Prof. Jamss principal OF Kyle Seminary
aud wife, were here a day or two this week
W. II. Lyell has returned from Colorado
City and Is now on the police force.
Mr.. Eugene Killingor has bought out Mr.
Hankla In the boot and shoe business.
Miss Matte soutor left yesterday morn
Ing on visit to Austin.
Mrs. Robertson has takon the VIM. Barbee
place for her boarding house.
Mrs. Campbell has retired from the board
Ing house business.
Mr.. L. Powers has returned from visit
TO his ranch in Kendall county.
We learn we were In error In styling
Lydia Leo" 20 new aspirant 10 poetic hon.
ORE.
Mr.. Collins, tho telegraph operator, bo-
ing now benedict, Is keeping house In tho
Newt. Travis property, near tho depot.
Mr.. b. F. Leavoll, Of Pembroke, Ky, Ia
visiting at this place. He Ia IN uncle Of
our Mr.. and Miss Leavell.
Mrs. Day still remains In Florina. Tho
FREE PnEss acknowledges the receipt Of
some interesting Florida papers from her.
Miss May Joyce has been called home
from the West TO take position In the pri-
mary department Of the Public School.
Mrs. Havis Is keeping house for Mr.. Basil
Daley, and her daughter, Mrs. Kate O'Neil,
Is teaching school at Oyster crock.
Mr.. Northcraft won't to Houston last Bat
urdsy night on business In pursuance Of o
telegram. He expected to DO gone four or
five days.
We learn from Adolph, the smiling clerk
Of the Hofheinz that the dengue has given
the hotel the cold shoulder. They have
all escaped as yet.
Young Mr.. Cluf, night operator at tho tel-
egraph office, who has been SO low with the
dengue that his Life was despairee Of, Is now
E. P. Laney, the merchant Of wimberly,
has recently returned from O trip to North
Alabama, and reports prosperous times
there.
Our friends Mrs. McAllister and Mrs. A.
D. MoGehee, who have both been very &C.
riously i'll, we are glad to hear are oonva-
descent.
Prof John Pritchott having gone to Con-
zales to spend some time at tho Methodist
Mr.. French meantime takes his
place at the Institute.
Henry Kone Is now employed at Green's
first national bank. He also has charge of
the insurance business lately hold by Louis
MoCay,
We are pleased to state that circulating
library Is likely to be started here, to be To-
Gated in the Office of Mr.. County Treasurer
Patterson. A Mr.. Trabue will canvass our
town In its interest.
Rev. Mr.. Harris preached his last sermon
before conference on Sunday. Both preach
or and people expressed the hope that he
would be returned to this charge. He was
duly squared up" In purse and scrip for
report at conference, end went on his way
rejoicing.
Mr.. Jere Horn, Of Leon county, and fami-
y, have removed to this place and will oc-
cupy the t1ne new mansion which was pre-
pared for them on their homestead, the
Wilson or Coffleld place. We cordially
welcome them to our town.
Mr.. Chas. 81. Haynes has removed into
his newly purchased home next to Dr.. Pen
dleton's. He has had it entirely remodeled
30 that 1t would scarcely be recognized as
the same. It Is now o very nice anug resi-
dence. Mr.. j. W. Green takes the Carna-
han place of the hands eff Mr.. Haynes, who
had rented It before purchasing.
Thanks to our friend Mr.. T. ]. Davis,
for an addition of new subscribers to the
FREE PRESS list In his neighborhood. They
also embrace the offer Of the Farm and
Ranch, the quota to which is not yet full.
Such opportunities to get first-rate far
mers and ranchmens paper free don't often
occur in lifetime.
Mr.. Wood, of Hopkinsville, Kentucky,
brother-in-l to our townsman, w. Fl.
Steele. with his wife and daughter has been
here about three weeks. On his way down,
be- came through Kansas, where be has re-
latives. Mr.. Wood is o typical Kentucky
farmer and may buy farm In this neigh
borhood. We believe he could not find o
better location.