San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-03-26
PERSONAL.

Mr., and Mrs. J, W, Earaest are spending
the week At Austin,
/ Mr.. Price Of Green 4 Price, returned
from New York on Monday Lots OF new
goods have followed him, with yet many
more 20 come,
We regret to learn that Mr. Fletcher IL
dangerously vi IN consequence OF paralyt-
/ ie stroke, The sisters OF Mrs, i, from Ken
lucky have como on visit via, New Orleans
Col. Jaukmau has appointed b, q, DuVal,
| Esq OF Austin his chief clerk We learn
I he Is s0n Of former U, 5, Judge The
appointment Is said TO be good one, We
learn ho will visit this place to-day
Jea Kyle, sou OF Felix Kyle. died on
Sunday morning after u short illness OF
pnSumOnia, and was buried at Kyle come
terry. We sympathse with tho father In his
recent loss Of two sons.
Mr.. Angel, friend Of DIR, Jackman.
from Missouri. is hero and will probably
settle with us. lie says the past winter was
30 severe as 10 compel people to remain In
doors, He is tired Of cold weather,
Mr.. Mann Is the inventor Of a
Newspaper file or holder which we learn Is
meeting with much acceptance. We believe
he has applied for patent for i,
We had the misfortune this wook To ioso
our family COW" Lefty" which wo pur-
chased Of Mrs. Eichelbsrger in the spring
of 1874 She had been In fine condition all
this season, 80 that her sudden illness and
death were rather mysterious,
We learn that our old friend Maj. Dixon,
(who was at ono time practitioner OF
medicine) has O cholera preparation for
which he paid q considerable sum, which no
has never known 10 fail. In view of the
threatened approach Of cholera, !. may be
well for people 10 make o note ~ these facts.
Twenty-Five years since Uncle Billy Pitts
Of this place invented corn planter, all
iron. which we learn ranks well to-day with
later planters, It took the Uranium at Aug
thu dozen years ago. He might have made
something handsome from it. but the Qopp-
try was not then ready for IT,
Our visitors to the Exposition have all re,
turned, we'll pleased we behave, with their
excursion. ThuG far everybody in our
opinion has gone TOO soon-the next two
months. especially the latter Will be the re-
my tuJuNhDic ~ hn iSHpNNho tLo
weather and other natural attractions.
Apropog Of the ridiculous Texas style of
stigmatisinG everybody north of Red River
as Yankees, of which We spoke not long
since, Col Jackmap told Us the other day
that they actually called hiaa Yankee when
he first came To this vicinity! In view OF
which we are no longer surprised at our
early experience ip Texas. For if an en-
Confederate brigadier" from Missouri was
deemed Yankee by the intelligent Texans,
what better could an ex-free soiler from In
diana have expected!
We inadvertently failed last week to make
mention of the death of Mrs. Charlotte
Smith. wife Of p. W. Smith. Sen. She be-
longed to one of the oldest and best circles
of this community. Mr.. Smith, who is in
poor health, we learn has gone to sQjourn
for time at the hume OF his sol-in law,
Mr.. Cliett near Martindale. We hope to
hear OF his carly restoration to good health.
Col. Sledge might with property be styled
the 'tpreschers' friend.n We have nhticed
fine short.horn COW, worth at least $50,
belonging to Our near naighbor Rev. Mr.
Hendon, which We learned the other day
from Mrs H. was presented to them by
Col. s. Hence, 40 doubt, the fat, rosy
checked little ones we see at the parsonage
How could man do q better thing than
chat? we almost envY him the ability 10 do
such deeds; and yet if we were MS well off
as no is we might not be so liberal-=few in
deed are the rica men who are,