San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-01-14
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How Ia this for a "mild winter" ?

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How Ia this for "mild winter"i
The Alert Hose Company elected officer
for the ensuing year last Thursday night
Two hre alarms in one week Ia something
unusual for San Marcos.
aood weather for ducks. There Is said
to be good many on the Blaneo.
New Stationery Just received at this
Office, Our friends and the public who
want first class printing at reasonable rates
are invited to leave US their orders.
Mr. Coppic has again laid US under obli'
cations for favors Go 10 him for choice
fruits, vegetables. candies, etc. West side
public square.
We would again call attention 10 the rare
opportunity OF procuring first class grocer
les at cost at Hinzie's. He hopes TO close
all out within the next two weeks, so go In
time See partial price list In our columns.
Number 2 of "Ths Cosmos" conducted
by @. vogelsang, Is out and copies may be
had Of him or at the San Marcos Bookstore.
II Ia double the size Of the first issue, and
huOrub no uttio toOu tor bpocuhtoh.
We meant last week to have called spe-
eial attention TO the card OF Mr.. Geo. Briggs,
Merchandise Broker. He has experience
and facilities for buying which should COM
mand for him large business.
The "Prairie Queen" il the title of a
monthly household magazine proposed to DO
IL snl yVArth a1itad aud YnnkltphaA
by Mrs. w. B. Brooks Mrs j. II. Richard
son and Miss Minnie E. Burt The first
number will appear this month. Terms
80 a year. The enterprise will no doubt de-
serve, and we trust may win success.
A novel scene was presented Tuesday
morning. The whole landscape was wrap
ped in Offering coverlet of beautiful
snow, several inches deep. This is the
heaviest snowfall we have seen in Western
Texas. Purgatory was reported frozen over
hard enough to skate upon-if you had the
skates.
Now is the time to beautify our thorough
fares by planting shade trees. Nothing can
add so much to the general attractiveness of
town. The expense would be but slight
and the benefit incalculable. Nothing IS
more needed in San Marcos, unless it be
perhaps, good sidewalks on the principal
streets.
The man of the Cresset says, "the hope
is INDUCED that generous public, with
smile of forgiveness, will overlook" his
armed invasion of our Office and making us
n target for his six-shooter.
Oh. certainlY!-such playful ebullition
of Christmas sport ought surely to win "a
smile of foregivness" from this community
1t will add so much to its reputation for law
and order--will so tend to attract good peo-
pie from abroad to settle among us, will so
enhance the value of property and elevate
our standing generally, that "a generous
public" will perhaps be at loss how to ade-
quately express their gratitude to this new
style apostle Of Progress!
The boys had lots of fun Tuesday playing
in the snow. Mr.. Mcclellan, DIR. Lewis
Cock and Byron Smith, rugged up a sleigh
which they christened the Calamity" and
they were the target for innumerable snow
balls as they pirouetted around the square.
Byron's plug hat was unacceptable when
the sport was over. Mr.. Gray, drove on
runners that morning and GEO. T. McGehee
took Messrs. Alex. McGhee, David Combs
and Joe Earnest sleigh ride behind his big
mules. Mr.. Marks the cotton man had the
most pretentious turnout made over from q
buggy, but the snow had about melted be-
fore he got it ready.
We venture to say that the above was the
first sleighing ever done in San Marcos.
The burning of the Fletcher place Satur-
day afternoon was one of the worst fires
that have occurred in this neighborhood.
1t was too far from town for any assistance
from the fire companies. The house, sub
stantial two story building, and everything
it contained was lost. The family consisted
of Mr.. F. and wife and two lady boarders,
Mrs. Wheelock and daughter, the former
of whom is an invalid. Mr.. and Mrs. Fletch-
or are no suitably taken care Of for the
present by their neighbor Mr.. H. A. Nc
Means. The total value of their loss is es-
timated at $4,000.
We are reliably informed that this calam-
ity leaves this worthy family almost entire
ly destitute, and without means present or
prospective to redeem their fortunes. We
learn from the same source that verbal
pledges were given by individuals in the
National Bank of San Marcos of some $50,
to aid these sufferers If not already done.
we suggest that the donations be placed on
a subscription paper and let the same be
circulated for additional aid. Now is the
time, while the subject is fresh and the need
is most pressing.