San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-02
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The beautiful weather Is a thing OF the
past
We are gratihed again to have a Kyle
correspondent
See changes In time Of arrival of trains
on this page.
SEQ new advertisements Of q. w. Heed
4 Co. and Daley Bros.
See prospectus of Courier-Journal, with
clubbing announcement.
Read the corrected directory of district
and county officers on our local page.
In spite of the ''hard times" tho educa-
tional institutions of our county seem to DO
prospering.
There has been an unusally large num-
Der of the "knights of the gripsaek" in
town the past few days.
The Ladies' Missionary Society are called
to meet at the Methodist church, Friday
evening, Dec. 3, at 8 o'clock.
BY an odd coincident two of our new ana
welcome correspondents il will be seen Sc
lected the same nom de plume.
A Thanksgiving ball came off at the resi-
dence of Mrs Prescott Thursday night. 1t
IL probably the first of the season.
See prospectus of the old New York OBJ
server, a first-class religious and secular
paper separate yet combined in one.
A call for a National Congress of Farmers
to meet at Washington, addressed to Col.
Sledge will be found on our first page.
Mr.. Stein was buried by the Knights Of
Honor, of which order he was member.
Elder Williamson was also in attendance.
We learn q Mexican was bitten on the
arm by n venomous snake last week, from
which he had to have the arm amputated.
The Hose Company was out on Ihurs-
day evening testing their new hose, and
expressed themselves as we'll satisfied with
it.
The Water Company has been making
extensions in their pipes lately. We expect
to give review of their recent work next
week.
The Diamond King" Medicine Co.'S
travelling advertising troupe is in town. CIV
ing free open dir concerts on the Square
daily.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist
church is requested to meet at the residence
of Mrs. Kone this (Thursday) evening ut
o'clock.
The Thanksgiving services at the Baptist
church on Thursday morning and night
were largely attended, and the programme
well suited to the occasion.
A most enjoyable Thanksgiving party was
given on Thursday evening at the residence
of Mr.. John f. McGehee Miss Lula Nc
Gehee, the hostess, acquitted herself admir-
ably.
:; ATTENTION. ALI the young men OF San
Marcos interested in having good time
Christmas Day are requested to meet at
fine court House on Monday evening next
ut 7:3O p. M, Dec. G. BY order OF the
committee. ~r-e
Thanksgiving Day was more generally
observed this year than for some years pre-
vious. From dawn till dusk the day was
as lovely as could be. Many of our citl-
zens took advantage of beautiful weather
and went hunting.
The Methodist brethren are busily pre-
pairing for the reception of their new min
lister. The parsonage and church are being
reprinted and repaired, and they expect to
have the parsonage refurnished and every
thing ready at his coming.
As every one knows, Rev. Mr.. Harris at
the late conference, was transferre iroui
this charge and Rev. MIR. Biggs put in his
place. In accordance Herewith MIR. Harris
took final leave of his people on Sunday
morning. He addressed the Sunday-school
and preached at II o'clock. Their parting
was very effecting indeed, as the people
the children especially-had become warm
" attached to him. He said, in his re-
marks to the Sunday that he had
noticed that those Sunday school classes
whose teachers were always promptly IN
their places were invariably also attended
promptly aud fully. As manifestation OF
their estimation of him, he was gwen
rising vote. In response for the school,
.JudGe Sterling Fisher replied to MIR. Harris
in appropriate remarks
COrOnal Notes.
BY clad"