San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-03-18
Personal.

Miss Ada Mitchell was visiting here O
Monday.
Mr., Runnels, the barber, is building hin
self residence next to that of A. Hart.
Mr.. McAllistor has finished painting hi
house; II now presents fine appearance.
We had pleasant call on Tuesday fror
Mr.. and Mrs. Chenoweth, of Martindalo.
Mr., James Taylor, we learn. is prospect
ing for location.
Miss jennie Fry, who is teaching in thi
vicinity, was at home on Sunday.
Marshal JackmAn did effective service II
releasing the railroad from the striker
about Big Springs etc.
Mr.. f. Northcraft II at Maria, superin
hiding his contracts. His business here i
in charge of A. Nortncraft and Ed. MacSin
A. Shultz, who bought tho Stein home
stead sometime since, is having il hand
somely improved.
Dan Mike and family have rented Mrs
Durham's place, the ii. A. McAleans prop
erty.
Mr.. Peter Woods is here on his return
from Tuscaloosa, Ala, where he went will
n drove of horses, which he sold to good ad
vantage.
Philosopher yogelsang, editor Of the
Cosmos, will soon issue another number OF
| the Cosmos, which he feels sure will excite
the savants of the world.
Vanlsndingham, tho blind man, has re-
moved his business stand 20 Smiths meat
market where he solcits the patronage OF
his friends and the public.
jeff Travis has returned, having sold out
his business at Stonewall, Gillespie county,
where he has for some months been So
journing.
We noticed on our streets on Tuesday our
venerable friend DR.. Crews, of Missouri
We understand he will remain in this coun-
ty some two months.
Mr.. II. G. Hubbs, of Kimberley, made
us pleasant call on Tuesday. We learn he
is favorably spoken of as a candidate for
county commissioner from his district.
J. A. Smith sometime since bought q
number of lots in Bsrber's addition. He
is arranging to build on one for residence,
and has sold others to ]. W. Green and j.
r. Lester.
We failed to note at the time the removal
of Mr.. j. @. Rogers back to his ranch. He
however is still ready to attend to all orders
in his avocation of carpenter and builder.
Our old friend and neighbor, S. j. Thom-
as, of Centre Point, Kerr county, was here
the first part of the week and favored us
with call. He will not sell his place in
this town for less than 81 600.
There was q donation party at Parson
Harris on Tuesday night. We have no re-
port, but doubtless SO general favorite as
the Methodist minister was handsomely re-
membered on the occasion.
James c. Burleson, our County and Dis
trict clerk, has lately purchased the Breed
ing place. on San Antonio Street, and will
make that his home. II is one Of the most
desirable places in the city.
We learn that Messrs. Price & Watson, of
Wimberley, will soon open marble yard at
KYLE, and that Mr.. JEFF Howard of this
place will be in their employ. We cannot
see why such an establishment in this re-
gion might not do well.
We are pleased to see on our streets after
al absence of some months, the familiar
figure of Capt Martiu, and to find him
looking remarkably well. He reports good
news from his children, whose talk is still
of San Marcos, and their desire to teturn to
it.
A new post office has been established in
this county, on tho road from Du Pre- to
Dripping Springs It is styled Driftwood
We already have one subscriber there, in
the person of Nj, j. W. McClintock, whom
we met here during court and hope soon to
have u good many others.
We have an interesting letter from our
old townsman, L. W. Mitchell. 1t possess
es so much general interest, that we propose
sharing most of it with our readers next
week He incidentally mentions that Mrs
NJ. s health is not good. Is still very much
pleased with Los Angeles and its surround
ings.
keep on hittin' 'em as you're dom, "
was the injunction of one of orr tried and
true patrons recently on renewing his sub
scription to the FREE Press. We are glad
to receive almost daily similar evidences of
approval of our editorial course i'll standing
firmly for the interest of the people rs
against all sorts of self-seeking little rings
and cllques.
Housekeepers of San Marcos you are
simply losing 20 cents on every dollar you
pay by not trading with Geo. Briggs if
you do not believe it, call and enquire
prices. Since Geo Briggs commenced bus
mess he has put down prices fully one quar-
ter cheaper and all the merchants have had
to come down to it and George Briggs de-
serves the credit of it. A dollar saved is q
dollar earned.
MIR. Alexander, the milkman, met with
quite casualty on Sunday morning. He
had his horseand wagon ready 20 go the
rounds, when the horse, young and frac-
tious animal, "cut up" SO rs to upset the We
hicle. spilling all the milk Mr.. A. failed to
state whether any improper language was
suggested TO his mind by the event, but says
his wife told it was proper rebuke for
carrying round the milk on Sunday. But
such as are not prepared to do without milk
on Sunday will be apt to dissent from the
good ladY's theory on that subject.
District Court.
The following carss were disposed of ut
the late term of said court, in addition to
those given last week:
Block. Oppenhoimer & Co, VS.. William
Giesen, suit on note. Judgment for plain