San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-02-02
Personal.

The present city clerk Is Mr.. Phil Spring
err. A good selection.
DR.. Daley (dentist) is visiting at this
place.
Rey. Mr.. Beverley and daughter have
gone to housekeeping In Capt. Ellison's
house.
Mr.. MoNaughton has moved his residence
| to Prof. Richardson's handsome place near
the public school house.
San Marcos is being distinguished for her
| inventors. Messrs. Hart, White, Smith,
| Wise, Goodspeed and Knight comprise por-
| tion of the list.
The poetic tribute to the Bachelors Club
in last weeks Times must have been read
with peculiar interest by the members and
their friends.
Miss Bette Coleman, we learn, made O
hasty visit to our town the first of the week
enroute from her sojourn out west to her
home In Austin.
L. II. Stone, prominent citizen of Mr.
tiudale, made us pleasant call Inst week.
His visits nre like those of the angels az de-
scrbed by the poet.
We regret to hear through Judge Fisher,
of the death of the little son of Rev. Mr..
DuBose. We deeply sympathize with the
parents.
We had a call last week from J. w. Nc.
Clintock of Driftwood, this county, and
we're pleased to make his further aoquaint-
ance AS will be seen he has assumed the
role of the FREE Press local corr espondent.
Miss Pearl Cheatham has retur ned to her
home at Capt Storey's from attending
school at Anchorage, Ky. She returned
this carly because of the death of the lady
principal.
We meant last week to notice very
pleasant call from our staunch old friend,
t. A. Deviney, the blacksmith of Martin
dale. We were sorry to learn that his
health was not good, and hope for his
speedy restoration.
Our young friend, Julius Rudorf, has quit
the saloon business, as he states. "for good"
We heartily congratulate him and trust he
will stand steadfastly up to his resolution.
If 3d. he will always have reason to rejoice
at his escape.
Mrs Myers, worthy lady, who, with
several small children, had been deserted by
the husband and father, died last week of
the pneumonia. Mrs. NJ. was q sister of
our townsmnn, Mr.. White, who, We pre-
sumo will see that the hapless orphans do
not suffer.
Prof. Jordan, principal of the Jordan In
stitute, OF Lockhart, was here to solemnize
the marriage noted elsewhere In our col
umns. The genial Professor knows how
to make himself agreeable in any respectable
crowd, and is general favorite with old
and young. We are glad Of his increasing
prosperity.
We are glad to hear that our friend, Capt.
Forgey, on whom dame fortue seemed to
frown for time, is now prospecting, having
a paying position in conn ection with the L.
B. & H. railroad. Apropos he gave us
practical demonstration of the fact by send
ing us the pay with interest on a small debt
he owed us datiug bnck several years. We
have found it so common for m en- to ignore
debts of this kind that the exception fur
nished by the Captain was quite refreshing.
1t demonstrated (what no one who knows
him ever doubted) that he is the ''clear
grit" May his success in life be according
to his deserts-if so he cannot fail Of contin-
ued good fortune.
The advertise ment of Morris Boss plant
er Is Visible to the naked eye," and we
need scarcely call attention to It, Read his
testimonials.