San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-01-14
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Mr. r. Z. Darlington. Of DuPre, was 10
town Monday ON business. fH
Young Mr.. Laird, late Of Minnesota, is
elerking for q. w. Donaison a 90.
Mr.. ]. p. Kellam a. we write Is about
reuniting his family In one OF Squire
Cocks houses next the railroad.
Our young friend Percy Kelly, left for
Northern Texas on Monday on tour OF OBJ
sorvation.
Charley Seal, the clever young deputy
sheriff Of the Dripping Springs precinct
was In town Monday.
Mr.. Mothsral has already removed to his
farm. He will DO prepared TO be fully up
with the season.
Mr.. W. q. Moore will attend promptly to
all orders for blowing gardens, etc. Resi-
dsnce just beyond that OF Dr. de steigor.
J. F. and L. d. Burger, brothers, from
Gatton, Dakota, are here. one for health,
the other prospecting for . stock ranch.
win settle IL they hnd sufficient induce
ments. xxx
The queerest freak of vegetable growth
may be seen at Reynolds Daniels In the
shape Of sweet potato growing through
another, yet quite distinct, like links Of u
chain.
Mr.. ]. @. Jones, the miller, called on
Monday and paid for another year of the
FREE PRESS, although his time had not ex-
PRED by some three or four months, Would
that the contagion Of such promptness
might spread generally among our subscribe
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The snow on Tuesday morning was not
only an establishment to some Of our peo.
pie, but especially to the animals, chickens,
etc. The latter had to be forced from their
roosts in order to feeding, preferring to
starve rather than venture upon unknown
ground.
Mr.. Blount showed us letter he had just
received from an employee Of the Houston
and Texas Western, stating that he had IL
from official sources that the road would BIO
built west the present season and would
come by way of San Marcos and New
Braunfels.
We meant TO have acknowledged last week
the receipt from Mrs. Mollie e. Moore
Davis of the Christmas issue of the New
Orleans Picayune, containing among its
other literary attractions, story from her
gifted pen. She is a regular contributor to
the Picayune, over the name by which she
first became known to fame-Mollie Z.
Moore.
As every one has heard, poets have q IL
cense, so the author of the creditable pro-
duction on the San Marcos in our last may
be warranted in lamenting the time when
its pure stream shall be hindered and dis
colored by factories, etc.. but the more pro-
sale mass of our people would have no tears
to shed over the result anticipated by the
poet,
L. w. Mitchell has laid us under obliga-
tions for California papers. One of them.
the Los Angeles Mirror, is triple-sheet OF
8 columns to the page and long in proper
ton, and gives very satisfactory account
of the progress of Los Angeles city and
county and the channs of its paradisaical
The wintry weather we have re-
Gently been "enjoying" is almost sufficient
to cause one to long to be lover there.
The trial of young Hastings ct Palestine
for defrauding Capt. Hinzie while in his
employ recently came off at Palestine and
resulted in his conviction and sentence to
the penitentiary for a term of years. We
see it more than intimated that there are
others behind the screen who are far more
guilty, and that Hastings goes as their scape-
Roat-that he was really but their instru-
ment and victim. If SO tits great pity
but the real culprits could be made to suf-
fer. Hastings while here made the impress
sion of being frank, well-intentioned
young man.
Mrs. Cannon left on Sunday morning for
Mississippi Mr.. Smith, her nephew, having
completed his business here. Mrs. Cannon,
under the promptings of true mothers
heart, came here some months since to
minister to the declining health of her son.
While she could not restore him, it was her
privilege to soothe and smoothe
his pathway to the grave, where she has
who were privileged to know this excellent
lady here became her friends, and she fully
the well known kindness of the
people of San Marcos to the suffering and
afflicted. Her own health improved in this
more congenial CLINE, and she was reluct-
ant to leave it, and our town, 40 we suppose
meeting her here again, perhaps at no very
distant day.
The fire department has reason to con-
graduate itself in having enjoyed during the
past year the counsel and management of
its present chief. While his business rela-
tions and state of health are such as would
deter participation in active duty, he has,
been prominent figure
on nearly every occasion of the kind. 1t
must be remembered also that it is not in
cumbent upon him to so appear, as by the
unanimous vote Of the department last jan
uary, in order to prevent the necessity of
accepting his resignation then rendered,
the Office of assistant chief was created with
authority to take control on occa-
sions of practice and active service. An
other election will soon be ordered and we
believe the chief will be unanimously re-
chosen if he can be prevailed upon to accept.
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Steam and Royal Patent, can be found
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