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

DIR, Breckenridge OF Austin was here ON
Monday.
The charge OF forgery brought against
young yalandingham was not sustained.
Miss Bursho Chadion young lady OF
Prairie Lea Is attending the Normal here.
Albert Burleson, Esq, Of Sneed, Pom
dexter a Burlsson, attorneys, Austin, spent
the day here last Sunday
We learn that Mr.. Anderson, Of DuPro,
has sold his livery stable at that place and
bought Bales stable,
Our friend j. ii. Patterson reports the nd
vent of very young lady at his house. We
congratulate him.
Rev. j. b. French officiated at the fu ner-
al Of Judge Chsatham, He was buried at
old family cemetery near Captain storey's.
Prof. Holtzclaw, Of Blanco, called on US
recently and left his subscription to tho
FREE Pass.
Squire Rucker, negro of this place cap
tured M armadillo under his house last
week.
Thanks TO Mrs. W. d. Wood for hand
some present Of delicious peaches, grown on
their place.
Mr.. o. Paget. the very live representative
OF the 81. Louis Type Foundry, made US
pleasant call on yesterday.
Miss E. b. Carey, formerly of this section,
but for some years resident OF the North,
is stopping at Mrs. Axton's.
Misses Fannie and Judith Fisher left on
IA, f,r hair in,
were accompanied by Miss Carrie Kone on
return visit.
Rev. Mr.. French will preach funeral
sermon on the death of Judge Henry Cheat
ham al the Presbyterian Church next Sun
day,
Prof Rote made the children little talk
at the Presbyterian church on Sunday and
delivered an excellent lecture on education
tional topics Tuesday night.
We had the pleasure last Tuesday night
of making the acquaintance of MIR. II. b.
Cline. of Houston now attending the normal.
He is an agreeable young gentleman.
Anton Rozelle, of Wimberly, called on
us recently to renew his subscription. He
has been active in the construction of the
new road and bridge leading to Wimbery.
Misses Gill, Clarico and Morris, gradu-
yates of the San Antonio High School, and
classmates of Miss Ada Hockett, are in at
tendance at our Normal, and stopping at
Mrs. Franklin's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chapman, late of Houston,
united by letter with the Methodist church
at this place ON Sunday. They are the pa
rents of the photographer in the Combs
building.
A. L. Cashell, sentenced to years i'm
prsionment for stealing, at the instance OF
the typographical union has been pardoned
by the governor on the ground that he was
insane when he committed the theft !!
Our young friend Mr.. Lawrence Mcbride,
of Wichita Falls, who graduated at the Cor
onal at the late commencement has now
position in the first National bank of this
place. His sister Miss Lilyis still visiting
at Green's.
We mentioned sometime since visit of
Mrs NJ. F, Foster to our town. We notice
since handsome new headstone ut the
grave of Rev. N. j. Taylor, n former hus-
band of hers, in the old graveyard. He
died Feb. r. .
We notice our colored friend Prof. Jo
Cephas in regular attendance OF our normal
institute, We presume he offciates as JAM
tor, and reaps his reward in the stores OF
wisdom there dispensed by his pale faced
brethren of the profession.
The Baptist church of this place have
.'called" Rev. j. w. Arnold, of Kentucky
graduate of the Southern Theological
Seminary of Louisville, as their pastor.
He has accepted the call, and is expected to
report for duty about Aug. 1st.
There is a loud and general " call |" for
lecture from Prof. Rote on the Free School
question. Our town having just taken
charge of her free schools, would render the
suggestions of the able and experienced Prof.
of special interest and value. We trust he
will not fail to favor us during his stay here.
Our friend VIM. Pursley, of the vicinity
of Dripping Springs, called on us ON Tues
day to renew his subscription. He reports
fine crop prospects up that way, and says
that Prof. Horsley of their Academy has
been improving some of his VACATION in
teaching classes in arithmetic and penman-
ship. The professor is interchangeable in
every branch of educational enterprise.
BY special from Hearne to the Galveston
News of the 9Th inst, we regret to learn OF
the death of Mrs Frances 8. Carr, who it
will be recollected, spent some time at this
place last spring. She was advised by
physicians to go to the mountains of Vir-
einia for the benefit of her health-proba-
Div mistaken advice. Mrs. G. was sister
of Col II. II. Hearne, and possessed of con-
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