San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-01-28
PERSONAL.

Asa Belvin, Esq, was In tho city yesler
day.
We notice quite number of our fellow
citizens of Kyle In attendance at county
court this week.
Our topographic friend, Sam Hayford
has returned from his hunting tour Oh thu
Nueees. He reports fair success.
A new tailor has como to town. his name
is Peter Standardization Green's building
up stairs.
Mr.. Belcher, OF Georgetown, spent som'
time here last week and made the Fax
PREss a call.
Mr.. Albert Nance made us an agreeable
call ON Monday. He said the Nance part Of
the "burnt district" at Kyle will DO rebuilt,
during this season, OF stone.
Mr.. Church, representing the music
honse OF Hazard, Raymond a Co., OF
Austin, made us pleasant call this week
BY the way, SEQ their advertisement
Tho contributions for the Fletcher family,
as we are informed by Mr.. Swasey, who cir.
culated he subscription, amounts to S72
cash and about $40 in merchandise.
Our smiling friend. and friend of the
Free PREss, Mr.. Alb. Reed, Is olerking at
james Taylor's. He is a well known and
popular salesman.
Our clever friend Mr.. Coppio did the
handsome thing by the FREE PnEss force
by sending to them O pitcher OF sweet cider.
We arc glad TO notice that he is doing big
business in the fruit and grocery line.
Mrs. Julia Mitchell and Mrs. A. Lunday,
A.. .f ,la
visitors to our town the fore part OF the
week. ..,
Mr.. Quinn, successor TO Townsend In the
meat business has got his rooms fitted up in
very nice style, and will keep on hand only
first class meats. Mutton will not be over
looked. He has q lot Of choice honey for
sale.
Mr.. Ross of Mt. Sharp, made us pleasant
call the first part Of the week. He said the
school of Miss Louisa Lanterman has closed
at the end of four months. Mrs. Odom and
son are on the sick hist.
Mr.. Clifton McMeans, formerly an en-
ploye of the FREE PRRss, made us pleasant
call last week, having been absent some
eight years in California, Colorado, WASH
ington Territory, etc.
We call special attention to the advertise
ment of H. H. Hazard & Co., on our Sec
ond page. This firm is too we'll known to
need extensive commentator from us. We
take pleasure in commencing them to our
readers with the assurance that all dealings
with them will prove satisfactory.
Squire Leath of Wimberly made us
pleasant call last week. He informed
he had resided ever since he came to this
county from Middle Tennessee, period of
29 years, on the same place on which he
first settled. He said this county only cast
800 votes when he came here. In. 1884,
it was 1888, and it is now probably 1000 or
over
In this age of progress the art of phono-
graphy, or short hand writing has become
an indispensable prerequisite for all who
desire to keep pace with modern business
methods The system taught by Miss
Blakeley, mentioned elsewhere, we believe
from considerable personal experience to
be the best and easiest acquired and is that
used by many of our best stenographers.
All who feel an interest in the subject
should write for information.
And now comes our old friend Capt.
Harvey, and in measure spoils the TO-
nance of Bryan's cave, by stating that it
was open and we'll known ut an early period
in this vicinity. That the black dirt in the
bottom was washed i'll by rains from an old
road which passed the entrance. That 1t was
known for q time as resort of a drove pee
carries or wild hogs. And that it was occu-
pied by some of Ben McCulloch's men dul-
ing the war.