San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-23

And his - Mamma, you're my Onrin'h"S'
Will they never come back, years
OF innocent mirth and story.
Those young hearts held 10 trust'
o flowers of their May-time beauty,
Are We nothing but golden dust I
Mrs. Helen Rich.
Speed the pillow
See prospectus of the old favorite Eclec-
tic Magazine.
A ''Be Kind Club" has been organized by
the little folks of the public school, 1t has
purely social objects.
Mr.. Geo. Ward, last Friday, was visited
by fire, having his barn burned consuming
considerable feed. Loss about $500.
The court house square is fast taking on
the appearance of a city park, thanks to the
interchangeable and scientific Mr.. Fromme.
Brains will tell.
Another pleasant young folks party came
OF Friday night at the residence of Mrs
KYLE Miss Jennie Wood was the accomp-
lshed hostess.
Rev. Mr.. Bipgs, on last Sunday morning
aud night, preached on the nativity OF OF
Christ. His remarks were timely, and Will
prove it is hoped, effective,
We learn that some one was seen to set
fire to the pasture of Alex. Driskill the
other day. The man was followed and
fred at three times, hut without effect.
The weather for the lust two weeks or so
has been simply perfect, the mercury aver
aging about 500, with clear sky. 1t goes
far to atone for the depressing heats OF the
last summer.
We regret that our space this week would
not permit the insertion of the interesting
and instructive railroad article OF FRO
Bono Publico." But it will not spoil ce-
fore our next.
A CoRREcrIoN. are informed that
our KYLE correspondent was in error last
eek IN his reference to the kentucky
Hotel There has been no change IN It,
Mr.. Nolen's restaurant is in the Tom Mar
tin old stand.
The second meeting of the mite social
came off Mt the residence of Mrs. j. v.
Hutchins on Friday night. 1t was quite as
interesting as the former one, and was more
largely attended and the mite box better
patronized.
And now comes one VIM. j. Cannon.
who claim, to be a survivor of the mass
acre of the Alamo and "the hero of 1872
battles with the Indians" and proposes to
narrate his blood-curdling "reminiscences
at the Court House on Tuesday night.
While many of our delinquent subscrib-
ers have paid up, the larger number have
not been heard from at this Office. we
trust they will report with "the needfuP'
soon. They can pay now moro readily
than at later period.
Our paper last week was "stnnner" IN
the way of waking mp customers for adver-
Users. Pegues & Co., tell Us they have
had wonderful sales since, and we have
similar reports generally. Moral-adver-
tise in paper having good circulation.
We could not but wonder last Sunday
while attending the Methodist church that
the window blinds were all kept closed, rs
if some sort of OZARK lantern" conclave
was in session. Why exclude Coos glor-
ions sunlight. his chosen emblem Of truth
and purity, at this season of the year?
Prof Williams informs us that the pub
lie schools are moving on prosperously.
No trouble or friction anywhere. The Pro-
fessor is one of the quiet Woodworking or
panizers who reveal their presence by deeds,
not words. He says the whole number OF
free school pupils in school Is now 300, of
wnom 46 are colored.
San Marcos has lately been visited by
lecturers on temperance, phrenology, psy-
eholoay, &C., to say nothing of various
travelling mountebanlSs AMI tricksters with
various catch penny devices. All of which
indicates that she is coming into closer re
lations with the great outside world. The
matters referred ito have been familiar TO
the people of the North for quarter OF
century.
MITE SoC1AL.-The next meeting Of the
Mite soclal. under the auspices of the La
dies, Aid Society Of the Methodist Church,
will be held az the residence of Mrs Lucius
Brown, or Friday evening, Dec. Slst All
are invited. and old. Programme ;
Reading and RELATIONSHIPS. N. Steele,
Mrs J. Garrett. Mr.. Geo. A. Franklin. Mr..
Lawren-e Mcbride. Instrumental and vo-
cal selections-Mrs. DIR. Atkinson, Miss
Carrie Kone: Dueit, Misses Lille Mcbride.
May Joyce; Miss jamie Poole. Miss Sidney
Kone.
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