San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-10-15
Personal.

Decatur. May good fortune htteha he''
Our friend John Scott Is spending som
time in Arkansaa-post office Raekensaek
Chas. Book has returned feom trip 4
Northern Texas. made for the benefit OF hi
health.
]. w. Nance informs US that their bust
ness in September was larger by $500, thar
in any former year.
The FRxE PnEss this week has been in
terfered with by dengue, one Of ITS employ
es having the disorder.
Miss May Joyce Ia to teach at Bentor
City. She will be sadly missed by the
young people of San Marcos.
Mr.. Reasoner, ST., informs us that he re
Gently caught - ID German carp in the
San Marcos, near his residence.
Mr.. Bowman, late from Virginia, is pros.
pecting in this vicinity. and stopping al
Mrs. Manns boarding house.
Mr.. Jas, A. Williams, Of Georgia, brother.
in-law Of the Nance Bros, In spending some
time here and may remain permanently.
Rev. Mr.. Arnold preached a clear and
forcible sermon on Sunday at the Baptist
church, mainly on the missionary work Of
the church.
Alfred Hart and John E. Morris, Of this
place have received patents during the past
week. The former on his cotton packer,
and the latter on seed planter.
A son of our old friend James Scott, now
residing in the vicinity of Staples Store,
has presented us with two sweet potatoes Of
tho old style of goodly size, one weighing
lbs o., the other 8 lbs 2 OF.
O. B. Capron, son-in-law of J. g. Rogers,
for some years residing at Cleveland, o.,
has returned to Texas with his family and
will occupy Mr.. Rogers ranch. MIR. Il.
and family will remove meantime to this
place.
DIR. Woods informs us that the corn crop
in one of his fields on the Blanoo will yield
probably 60 bushels to the acre. A very
large crop for this country. He thinks that
the cotton crop is proving to be larger than
was anticipated, and will reach three-fourths
Of bale to the acre.
The many friends of Mrs. 8. r. Mike
will regret to learn of her very serious ILL.,
1ess She was taken with the prevailing
epidemic, and being subject to neuralgia,
he result has been her complete prostra-
ion. She is thought to be some better,
,ut remains in critical condition.
We meant to have said something last
week, but overlooked it, in pallietion of our
eporter's sweeping criticism of the Brad
ord cotton packer. We are assured, and
AXE pleasure in stating, that said criticisms
we're premature, and that there are good
rounds to anticipate the entire success of
he invention,
B. B. Rose, Esq. left on Tuesday on
more extended and protracted visit to the
Vest, for the benefit of his health. We
earn he will be present at the sale of lots
q the new town of Pecos, will make his
for time somewhere out in
hat section of the State. We trust his best
opes may be realized
Mr.. w. r. Dudgeon informs us of sad
ccident which occurred on Friday last in
is neighborhood. Green Mott, Caldwell
ounty. Alex. Smith, the 14-year old son
f c. s. Smith while endeavoring to punch
ut the pith of china twig with knitting
eedle run the needle into his stomach, and
,ckjaw supervening, caused his death.
When noting the cell of Mr.. Needham
mith of the Blanco News, last week, we
,ere not aware of his additional honors.
We have since learned that he has recently
eceived the appointment of Justice of the
eace and County Commissioner for the
anco precinct to fill vacancy caused by
ssignation. No doubt deserved appoint
lent.
We had pleasant call on Monday from
[r. Frank Herndon, nephew of Colonel
Tendon, from Murray county, Tennessee.
[e informed us he has been in this section
or some considerable time, but we had not |
lade his acquaintance before. We learned |
.om him that the Colonel was not, as we
ad supposed, Mississippian, but a ma
We of Tennessee. He looks like the style
men they grow there.
New lords and laws and everything gen.
ally at the San Marcos Hotel. The house
IS been pretty thoroughly reconstructed"
Though quite familiar with it heretofore,
Q scarcely recognized it on passing through
the first of the week. The building has
sen repainted outside and in, and the in
rior pretty much ''made over", The
ming room and kitchen have shared in the
Improvement The smaller building ia fit
d up az house for drummers. Just the
ling; strange no one ever thought of it
sfore. Bathing facilities have been added.
aj. Fl. J. M'Larty is the new proprietor,
Id we doubt not will som be able to con-
nee everybody that he KNOWS how to
,ep hotep'.
We have seen crazy quilts and crazy
in considerable numbers and va
ETY., but are constrained to say that the
ticles in that line which we saw on Mon
", the work of Mrs. DIR. Jackman, fairly
lead the procession" in that department.
is not 30 much in irregular contrasts of
lors, etc., that they excel, but in the ar
site grouping and arrangement, all con-
firing toward the general effect. They
SO appear to lead as repositories of fami-
mementoes throughout several genera
ons. and will thus constitute first-class 1
,irlooms to those which are to follow. We !
cognized the secret of the success Of her
ork in the manifest natural gifts and
CURED skill of the lady-srtist, who by the
Nv we found to be one of the best CONVEX
we have met for a long while.
e saw too, in the parlor, a mantel-lambre-
lin, which indicated equal nicely Of handi-
lrk in different direction. We saw there
'ove that mantel something else that inter
ted us-a life-size portrait of Alexander
lmpbell, fine apostolic-looking head and
ce. By the way, while DR.. Jackman is
cided adherent of the doctrines Of Mr..
Impbell, his wife is just as firmly attached
those of John Wesley. And yet we feel
re there are no family jars" in their
me over theological questions-an eI-
lple we would commend to wranglers on !
ose subjects. Altogether VIC were well !
tertained and edited by our call