San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-07-15
PERSONAL.

Cahuy Factory
Mrs. Jessie Sample was visiting here th'
first Of tho week,
T. NJ. Prince has been appointed special
policeman for the chautauqua.
Judge Fisher was appointed city attorney
at the last meeting Of the council.
Mrs. Dixon, who resides about mile out
on the stringtown road, desires few more
boarders.
Col. O. NJ. Pegues, of Mansfield, La,
visited his brother at this place a short
time since.
We had pleasant call ON Monday from
our young friend j. +. Hunter. Sorry 10
fnd him not in good health.
We heard portion OF Mrs. Pennybackers
lecture 10 the teachers on Tuesday. She Is
a phenomenally bright little lady.
Mrs. Miller, tho plucky representative Of
the Jo-He medicine at this place, is about to
take her departure, ut least for time.
Among former acquaintance in attond-
ance at the Teachers Institute, we notice
Miss Doris, Of Science Hall, and Miss
Thrall. Of Stapesyille.
Prof. McNeese, the world-renowned phre.
nologist, now has rooms in the Free School
Building, where he will receive calls IN the
line Of his profession.
Mary Henry Academy derives its appella-
ton from the names of Prof. Bishop and
his wife. the Major CALAMITY and properly
giving hers precedence.
Our genial young friend, Gus Duggar,
is "flling long-felt want" in the way OF
escorting transient lady book and newspaper
agents visiting our town.
Miss Ida NJ. Berry, handsome young
lady representing the Sunny South, was IN
the city on yesterday and made the FREE
PRESS a very agreeable call.
The one hundreth birthday of Grand
mother Blythe, on Onion Greek, is to be
celebrated with appropriate festivities by
her neighbors and friends on Friday,
Although our old job printer has left us,
as noticed some weeks since, we are stlli
turning out good work, to the satisfaction
of our customers. Send in your orders.
Mrs. Laura Austin, of Flatonia, sister of
Mrs. Gregory, came to this place recently
and died at the residence of Mr.. G. five
DAYS after. Her funeral took place on Sun
day.
Miss Cora Baldwin, the agreeable and
accomplished daughter of Prof. j. Baldwin,
president of the Sam Houston State Normal
Institute at Huntsville is stopping here this
week.
We were remiss of duty in not noting,
last week. q call from Miss Harrison, an
interesting young lady, niece of Mr.. and Mrs
]. II. Townsend, who came with her to our
Office.
We ought TO have noticed that Esquire
Heaton made us hasty call week before
last. He is sojourning at Pearsall, and his
health has manifestly improved since he
left the postoffice.
And now we learn that JEFF Travis will
make the race for County Commissioners
against r. j. McCarty. 1t will be jeff against
Jeff this time. "When Greek meets Greek
then comes the tug of war;"
Mr.. Hugh Mosier, of this place, who left
for the Pacific coast region short time
since. has reached Arizona, where he Will
nrobablv stop awhile. The rest of the FAM
ily will 90 in the same direction rs soon as
they can arrange their affairs to that end.
d. W. Pritohett, the pastor of the Chris
tian church at this place year or two SINCE
being in attendance at the State convention
of his denomination held last week at Aus
tin, come this way, staying over one night
preaching at his old church, and departing
the next day. He is located at Mason
where, we learn, he has good congrege-
ton.
The President of the Cambridge, Mass,
Fire Ins. Co., recommends Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla as a building up and strengthening
remedy.