San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-07-16

The first National Bank has It's sign up
ne WY painted.
A French dyer and Swiss watchfhakel
have set up in business here for a time,
County Clerk Burleson issued license Il
marry TO Ed. Bolda aud Sarah January, l
colored couple, last Friday.
We are glad 10 notice that the new stree
leading from town by Mr.. Garison's has a
last been made passable.
The San Marcos River Baptist Assoc iatior
will meet at this place ON Friday the 2ttl
inst. and continue over Sunday.
Mosher a. Gladue are building two
story gin for Steele a Code of the San Mar
cos mill company which will be fitted with
improved machinery throughout In time for
the coming large cotton crop.
The teachers at the Normal school met
at the courthouse at three o'clock last
Friday afternoon and from thence went to
the head the river where Steele Il Code
kindly placed the boats at their disposal.
Persons desiring TO take boarders during
the session of the Sunday School Assembly
and Summer Institute, will do well to re-
port the fact in writing, stating the number
Of boarders they can take and the rate per
day, week or month, with and without lodg-
ing, to the secretary. Sterling Fisher.
Last Sunday the head Of the river was
visited by good many people who enjoy
cd themselves boating and chatting on the
rivers cool brink. There should DO two
or three better boats than they now have
there to properly accommodate the public
and the need will be still greater in the near
future.
Will Connally, Mr.. Kelly, Allie Smith and
Roger Byrne while on fishing trip Oh the
Guadalupe set out line over night for cat
fish baited with minnow. On examining
next morning the line was found running
up tree and attached to the end thereof
was full-grown raccoon. He was prompt
ly hauled in.
Messrs. Blount & Co., the enterprising
grocery firm are now snugly ensconced in
their new quarters on the south side of the
square in Chas. Books new building. Mr..
Mott had his hand badly bruised during the
moving process but is as clipper as
ever, and waits on customer with one
hand as we'll as most men do with two.
Steele & Code have madea tramway across
the river Guiding against the hill on this side
which has enabled them to rebuild their
dam at much less expense than they could
have done otherwise and as it is perman-
emit thing they can keep the dam in repair
at small cost. The new dam is made of
brush and gravel, and is thought will stand
ordinary freshets.
At recent meeting of the Council, &C.
ton was taken on the result of the late
school election, and reported to the Super
intendent of Education. Also the school
of the town, as follows:
White, 1856 colored, 90; total, 376.
White males, IA; females, l42.
Colored, As of each.
The teachers in attendance on the Nor
NAL school have organized an institute
aside from the normal and hold their meet
ings every other evening at half past at
The Institute. An organization was effected
Thursday evening with Prof. j. A. Hill, of
Burnett, prest. IL. Baxter, of Seguin, vice.
prest., and Mr.. H. B. Cline, of Houston,
recording and Ashley Gillett, San Marcos,
secretaries. The object is to
discuss the best ways of teaching and have
, pleasant social time. Below is the pro-
Crane of the EXERCISES for this (Thursday)
evening Vocal music conducted by Mrs.
Dunbar prose quotations by all teachers;
defamation or recitation by Mr.. Fl. B.
Cline; language lessons by Prof, Hill; clos
ing song.
The grounds for the 8. M. S. s, A. & s.
I. are being rapidly put in order for the
opening on the 18th of next month. The
contract for fencing the grounds has been
let to r.. j. Smith who is now at work.
The Committee put Mr.. NJ, H.Murchison in
charge of clearing the ground and hired of
the county some eight or nine convicts who
lid the greater part of the work. The view
from the brow of the hill near where the
lecture stand will be is grand and beautiful,
10 the right are the rolling prairies dotted
here and there with patches of golden
stubble among the prevailing green of cot
ton and corn, while in front bordered by
The crystal river stretch the broad San Mar
eos bottom-lands, and to the left lies the
chain of hills or mountains on one of which
we stand. There is a practicable route for
wagon or carriage road from the road below
10 the summit and men are now at work
opening that and other roads about the
grounds.
Rev. B. Harris, in last weeks Galveston
Advocate, thus refers to some matters of To-
cal interest and pride in this locality:
1 had fondly hoped that some mention
would have been made in the Advocate of
our great Chautauqua enterprise. The citi-
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