San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-03-04
PERSONAL.

Marshall Jackman was in town ON yester'
day.
Mrs Durham went on Tuesday on visit
TO Austin.
TIL. Franklin, Esq, is hero looking aft
ter business In the District Court.
Rev. Mr.. Kelly, Of Austin, formerly pres
byterian minister here, Is in attendance on
the court.
We were glad to meet our old friend Joe
+. Brown. now of Lano. He Is in attendance
ON court as a witness.
Mr.. Brooks, brother-in-law OF Mr.. Land
soy OF this place, and cousin OF 1t. Governor
Storey, is visiting here.
We should have mentioned in our last the
death of Mrs Wilson, sister-in-law OF our
friend John Il, Wilson.
Mr.. billiard and family, from Grayson
county, are here for tho benefit OF health.
Ono Of their sons died since their coming.
Read the note Of Rev. W. l.. Kennedy
former pastor of the Presbyterian church
of this place, in our peoples Column"
Mr., J, p. Caldwell returned few days
since frem his wedding tour. His bride Is
Miss Scofeld, of Missouri. The FREE Press
extends best wishes TO tho twain, now one,
Some of the boys Of this place have vii
lainous habit of breaking the glass out OF
the windows of vacant houses Tho police
should keep q sharp lookout for them.
Elder Williamson was here on Tuesday.
He said they expected to have a vote on To-
cal option at ManOhaca, or in that precihot'
He thinks it would carry.
Monte Dial is now duly authorized to
write himself an NJ. ID. From his steady,
studious habits we doubt not he Is well pre-
pared to enter upon successful Practice
We had pleasant call last week from
Mr.. Guenther, an older brother OF "Char-
LIEU, who once worked on the FREE Press.
The brothers are in business in San Antonio,
and, we are glad to learn, are prospering.
In passing Mr.. Holmes place few days
since, we were impressed by its improved
appearance. The place was formerly not re-
parded as especially beautiful, but it is real
" so now. Nothing like knowing 'how TO
do it,"
Our old friend J. Ward was recently
doubly unfortunate, first in being sick, and
then in being robbed of some $40 in cash,
il is believed by freedman whom he had
employed to wait, upon him during his ILL
ness.
Judge Teichmueller in his charge, says
he is informed that in one community In
this county local option prevails. We take
pleasure in informing the Judge that as
matter of fact it prevails all over this coun-
ty, save at San Marcos and Kyle.
Our young friend, j. D. Robertson, might
serve as a model to many other boys and
young men. We learn he has upwards Oh
$50 in bank, saved up from selling papers,
etc. He is an alert business youth, ana a
general favorite.
A brother of Mr.. @. W. Mann is cultivat-
ing the sugar beet quite successfully in Kerr
county. He raises such as weigh from III
to Is pounds on dry land. He finds them
very good feed for stock, and advises their
general cultivation for that purpose, as well
as for domestic use.
Our young friend Kirby Dial, Esq, made
us pleasant call on Tuesday. He is the
practice Of law at Floresville with prom
Using future. He has formed partnership
with a Young man from Maine who is
graduate of the Ann Arbor Law School, OF
Mich, of whom he speaks very highly.
Mr. Wood and family from Burleson Co. {,
have concluded to spend season here Tor
the benefit of the health of one of their
children. They reside in Prof. Richardson's
new house, near the public school building.
Mr.. WIS younger brother is with him. We
regard the family as an accession to our
best people.
Mr.. Jep. Henson, we learn, has crow to
pick with one or moro of our correspondents
in tho upper part of the county, for not in
GLIDING his fine boy baby in their list OF
"new arrivals" But friend Henson should
remember the difficulty in keeping pace
with progress in this direction in Texas and
excuse the no doubt unintentional omission.
Mr.. Bryan recently found human skele.
ton at the foot of the ledge to the right OF
his cave 1t was but short distance be,
meath the surface, and although apparently
complete, exhibited the marks of time and
decay. The skull was of unusual thickness,
and the teeth perfect. AS to its history we
can only conjecture.
Our worthy townsmau, MIR. Peter j. o.
Smith, of Green & Martin, returned few
days since from his trip North to buy goods
for said firm. He visited several of the prin
cipal Northern cities, including New York
II was his first trip in that direction, and he
greatly enjoyed it. We heartily wish thai
moro people were favored to make such
trips. 1t would tend to enlarge and liberal
ize their ideas, and would greatly conduct
to better feeling between different sections
of our great country.