San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-01-07
PERSONAL.

H. Mr.. ID. O. Quinn "a now running tho
ut meat market at Townsend's old stand.
VI, Miss Rowena Lily is an assistant teacher
Id In Prof. sianheld's school at Benton City.
o Mr. Jennings, son. OF Martlndals Was In
Of town Monday.
" Rice Rigsby, the painter. left Sunday for
.. Bolton.
10 Mr.. s, l., Townsend Ia bringing up pot
d 'bar." He got him from Mr., Voolfolk
1t Miss Russell spent some days Of last and
10 this week at Austin,
d ], II. Killough Is acting county surveyor
), In place Of Capt, Eve, during his Illness,
n Mr., EEell has returned from his trip 70
!. bis old home beyond the Mississippi, looking
a well, tt,t AZ ti.i Il
Q Our young friend Claude Ivey Is now
, olerking for Leayell,
| Miss Bette Coleman came over on Satur-
i. day ON a visit TO friends at her old home,
and returned Tuesday morning,
= Capt, Eve Is still lying helpless, His
friends and our Christian people generally
should not forget this fact, ii.
White a Price are keeping family gro
ceries In connection with their saddle and
harness business.
Milt Chastain and Lee wootton left Sun.
day night for Preside after q Christmas |
visit to their parents here. Il
Mr.. Hntchins, Sem, of Austin was here |
several days last week on q visit to his son
Capt. J. V. Hutchins.
Mr.. Sam Kone Is now q member Of the
firm OF Hardy 4 Co. A solid addition in
oil respects.
Miss Goodspeed, late in charge Of the
millinery department Of Daley Bros.
has left there and returned IN San Antonio.
Miss Mollie Gotten has returned from
two weeks sojourn at Austin, during which
she had good time" attending tho opera,
etc, .ltf
II on. Felix Smith was again town the
first of the week, to return some Of his
young nieces, daughters Of Mrs. Mann, who
had been visiting at his home
We failed to make mention OF the marri-
age Of our friend of some ten years since,
Mrs. Emma Frazier, to Mr.. Gus Scrutchins.
We tender our best wishes for their happi-
ness.
For the first time, we believe Fishers
Store community is reported in our local
correspondence, and We have new corres-
pondent from Staples Store, Hope to
hear from both scribes again,
Mr., Aaron Burleson. Bastrop young
man and q cousin of the Burlesons OF San
Marcos, arrived Monday night to attend .
school at the Coronal Institute. He stops
at Turner's
We should have acknowledged sooner
the receipt of the compliments of the holi-
day season from the employees of the Pa
cifc Express Co., of San Antonio We pre- G
sumo through our friend Mr.. w. P. Irion, c
We reciprocate their good wishes. y
Reynolds Il Daniel, although they sold o
largely during the holidays, still have good
stock of miscellaneous books, and We learn
Intend keeping good variety all the time. y y
A good idea, for the demand will steadily u
increase.
Mr. Thomas of Fl. Fl. i Co., denies be-
ing the author of that racy little take-off of W
the serenaders in our last. He does this
to head off further inquiries andavold aseri-
GUS inroad upon his valuable time. We =
assure all interested parties that he is guilt
less Gness again.
N. O. Sneed, brother of the Col. T. Z.
the eminent member of tho Austin bar has ef
bought out Fritz LANCE and is running q W
restaurant at that stand. Fritz. has re- h
moved to the Travis business house, next m
to the San Marcos Hotel. fo
When one is placed in peril of his life
without cause. in community where he is r
long and we'll known, lie learns the impor- %,
L |
who are not, We have had some surpris-
ing revelations in the latter direction, which =,
we cannot soon forget, 81
Mr., w, B, Coppic, dealer in fruits, con- 81
fections, vegetables, etc, on the west side of ri
the public square, remembered US on New 2f
Years with handsome 'outft" in his line III
which was highly appreciated by ''our
folks" He is q clever gentleman, keeps a
good stock in his line, including o first rate - ~
article of cider, and we commend him to o.
the public patronage.
Miss Mollie Lynch, and the Misses Doris, Br
Ill interesting young lady teachers of this
county, visited this place one day last week,
md under the escort of Mr., 9, w, Mann tu
inspected the reservoir, Chautauqua grounds, iSs
,he river springs, the FREE PRESS Office and On
,ther points of interest, They expressed ~
themselves as much gratifed with their visit, cla
We had very pleasant call yesterday 10,
morning from Mr. Frank James, son of the
principal of the Kyle Seminary. He told
Is the school opened very auspicously since
he holidays with an attendance of 160 pu- mr.,
ills. many from abroad. Mr.. James came In.
own with his sister Miss Estelle and Miss -
aura Malone who are making q brief visit Al
t Mr.. j. L. Malone's in Stringtown.
We were agreeably surprised the first of bu'
be week to see on our streets the familiar feel
ace and form of our friend d, w. Pritchett En-
lie goes to Mason, Texas to take charge of
be church there. He informed us his
-iend Houchns has been spending some
me in Kentucky, but was contemplating PIE
Ding as a missionary TO New Zealand. 90,
Col. B. J. Sledge, we regret to learn, met ty
18th an accident Monday in which he made COZ
very narrow escape. While returning
ON his ranch his team became unmauage-
Die and ran away, throwing his shotgun out
I'd discharging one barred, part of the load PRl
hIcting an unpleasant wound in his arm soil
Te are glad to learn that the injury was the
light. neil
A relative of Mrs L. W. Mitchell informs I a Q
that she has letters from Mrs. NJ ex- IT
-essing satisfaction with the change of To- ohI,
lily, and stating that her health was F.,
UGH improved. But we have been shown
letter from Mr. Mitchell in which he states III
at he has seen no place so blest In the way
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