San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-02-25
Personal.

hlha bolln ohhphhlu ~ Nhlllns ~ thh
place, stopping ut DR.. Daniels.
Our friend, Alb, Reed, is Geo. Briggs
chief clerk, and good one.
Misses Barbee have Just returned from O
visit 10 Waco.
Louis Hennc, tho we'll known stove and
hardware dealer of New Braunfels, was in
our city on the 22d.
Mrs, Pulliam and son, with Miss Russell,
made the FREE PREss pleasant call last
week.
Mr.. Reed, Methodist preacher Of the
olden timo, now retired, and IN old settler
of this vicinity, vas shaking hands with
friends here day or 30 this week.
Miss Ruby Fourqurean gave a Dickens
character party ut her homo on Friday
night. We understand IL was decided n
success by those present.
Mr.. Berry brother OF Mrs. Pullian,, no.
ticed in our last, is also horo. He is We
learn, grower or dealer in fine stock in
Kentucky.
Mr.. Il. Northcraft is temporarily at homo
from Maria, where he has the contract for
building new court house and jail. Ho
says tho weather has been much cooler
there, and il is also very dry.
Our energetic builder and contractor, f.
| Northcraft, returned the first Of the week
from business trip west. We understand
he has secured contract for building q
lar ge hotel at Maria
We learn that Monte Dial, having COM
4 4. - .AT lie ~
| is expected home the first of next week, and
that Kirby is also expected, from Flores
vile.
Our popular citizen, Mr.. Peter Smith,
who has boen in New York the past month
buying spring and summer stock for the
enterprising firm of Green 4 Martin, will
return the first of March.
Uncle Billy Moon, the Oldest inhnbitant
of Hays County was in town Monday. The
old man il rs hale and hearty MS roebuck
which he attributes to ''plenty of hog and
hominy and IN occasional drench of good
buttermilk."
Our friend John Cape, the miller, informs
us that Major Converse who own the old
Teller mill property, will probably erect an
oat meal mill sometime soon. Work will
bridge across the river at that point.
Tho Pacific Express delivery horse took q
little "spurt" on his own motion last Mon
day. He was promptly ''roped" before any
damage was done. The old fellow must
have labored under the impression that he
was colt again for the nonce.
Our friend z. II. Oliett, of Martindale,
| brought in Tuesday the finest herd of corn
fed beeves we have seen in Luling. Mr.. @.
found ready sale for his cattle at fair prices.
He says he realized rs cents per bushel for
the corn he fed them.-Signal.
Covington & Porter open up this week
with the largest and best assorted stock of
saddles and harness ever seen in San Mar
cos. 1t is useless to comment on their en-
ergy and experience, for they say they have
come here to stay, and their work, style and
prices show business from beginning to
end. Give the new firm call
The MANUFACTURERS RECORD of Balti-
more, has Just entered upon its ninth vol
ume, and congratulate itself upon its mark.
ed success. 1t says:
The first number issued by the present
publishers was that of November 70, 1882.
Its size, ut that time, was 16 pages. Its
management was conducted with energy and
vigor, and the paper began ut once to make
rapid advances. Within less than three
months the growth III business had mado
necessary an increase to 20 pages. 1t was
not long before it again become necessary
to increase, and four pages were added,
making the number 81. Further additions
we're necessitated from time to time, and
the paper grew to 28 then to 50 and recent
ly to 30 pages, its present size, and the in
dicatons are that it will not be long before
VIC shall have to make it 40 pages. During
tie severe business depression of the past
year it has not only held its own, but has
made continued advances.
1t receives the advertising patronage of
the foremost manufacturing establishments
in the country. 1t numbers among its sub
scribers the most prominent houses and the
officers of the largest corporations in the
Southern States; the proprietors of mills
and factories in every line of manufacture,
leading hardware dealers, the presidents
and managers of railroads, mining COM
panies, pig iron furnaces, cotton mills, banks
etc. 1t has constantly increasing circua-
ton among capitalists and Others in the
North and West, who desire to keep in
formed as to Southern affairs.
And not only in its bushes and in build
ing up reputation has it been successful,
but we think we may without Boosting,
claim that its efforts in behalf of the South
have been fruitful in good results. and that
il has aided largely in advancing the Souths
material interests