San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-07-19
LOCAL BRIEFS.

LOCAL BRIEFS.
Very eheAp-melons,
Dull times In town.
Make hay while the sun shines.
The gardens again need rain.
Sheriff wrsn announces for reelection
this week. He makes good officer.
Sec card Of the new management Of the
San Marcos Hotel.
T. ]. Peel announces al a candidate for
District Clerk. A worthy aud competent
man.
Or Flat" shall have a hearing. We have
been crowded and knew his letter would
not spoil.
II now trauspires that neither General
Fisk nor Miss Willard will be present at the
present session of our Chautsuqua.
Our Chautauqua starts on the last half of
Its course with moonlight nights, which will
add much to the interest.
They not only talked of, but had deep
water convention at Kyle. aud appointed
delegates to Fort Worth. Kyle Is not often
caught mapping.
Yesterday was Texas day on the Hill. An
address by Senator Chas. Gibson was de-
livered at IL o'clock, and an entertainment
by the Normal School was had at night. A
good day.
Elsewhere We publish the announcement
of t. ]. MoOarty for commissioner, pre-
cinct no /. He has held this position be-
fore, and our people know him. We have
always found him square and prompt
CORRECTIONAL hasty glance at n card in
the Statesman misled us into stating that
Dr. Lehde had entered into partnership
with DR.. Denton. We lsarn since from DR..
l.. and otherwise that he Is only occupying
portion of Dr. DIS Office.
How the Assembly visitor of next year
would wonder at hundred acre park, with
$40, 900 or $4,000 improvements in the
way Of hotels, cottages, schools, etc. The
thing is almost certainty.
We clip the above from the Chautauquan.
just the thing both for the Chautanqua and
the city.
The favor of MAX" IN welcome. While
fully in accord with the work of the Nor.
NAL school and of the Assembly generally,
our business forbids our attending in per-
son, and we have no reporter. So we shall
be glad to receive favors similar to that of
Max from all the various departments on til
Hill
There Is dangerous poetical falacy
about the fltreSs of the waters of the San
Marcos for bathing purposes. The fact is,
the water is too cold to make it safe for any
| but the most robust to bathe therein. and
| they should exercise the utmost caution.
| Sickness and death have been the result of
inconsiderate bathing in our river.
Secretary Garrett has favored us with
the proceedings of the latest meeting of the
Farmers Alliance, held recently at Wimber-
ly. They came too late for this issue, but
we shall mike use of them in our next, J.
r. Burleson was reelected president for an
other year, DR.. J. G. Barbee, vice. president
and VIM. Garnett, secret,ry.
The New York Ledger is offering $1,000
in cash premiums of 5000 to $50 to persons
sending it the LIST, End, Bird, 4tb, 9Th and
9th largest lists of subscribers between this
time and Oct. LIST. The Ledger has also
changed It's old plan of dating its issues two
weeks ahead 1t ia now dated the day of
its issue.
Prof. J. E. Pritchett requests us to ask
our people to visit the cemetery and see
what has been done in the way of cleaning
up the grounds. Also to call and pay up
their subscriptions. so as to enable the COM
mi.tee to proceed with further needed i'm
provements.
He informs US that the colored people
have agreed to set day and extend the work
to their part of the grounds.
That was happy thought of one of our
butchers, since adopted by the rest, to. fur
nish our people barbecued meats. It helps
the butchers also to sell all the meats, but
aside from that consideration, now that
they have started, they ought once in awhile
to give us some of the best going in the
same style. People should no longer be re-
ouired to wait for barbecues in order to en-