San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-01-12
PERSONAL.


= Mr.. Ford has gone on a prilgrimage
Washington city.
Judge Wood returned on Saturday fro
visit to Temple.
4 Mr.. Chapman win locate at deorgetov
7 instead Of Round Rock, as noticed in o.
0 last
b Miss Sallie Richardson We le'rn was u
{ fortunate and appropriate winner OF Beall
] music box.
Mr.. McNutt, of seguin, the father Of Il
q proprietor of the San Antonio street me
7 market was in town several days last weel
Denny Bros. have taken charge of ii
store in Green's building and have added
warehouse in the rear for grocery depar
ment
Mr.. Wills has retired from the candy bus
ness, and we learn viii 60 into the bushes
of raising poultry, etc., on one OF MI
Fourqurean's places.
Thanks to brother McNaughton for hi
kind words for the FREE Press on its enter
ing its new volume, which We cordially re
ciprocate.
Our young friends, Robbins and Pegues
who have been mourning their estraye'
steeds for over week, secured them OF
yesterday.
Mr.. Reed, the baker, informs us that h
is not German, as some might suppose
but by birth Dane, although his fathel
was Scotchman.
Chas. Andrews. Sem, father of ''oul
Charlie" of Green's (now Denny's) store, il
about removing to this place from George
town.
We met on yesterday Mr.. Garter, pho
tographer, formerly with Mr.. Freeman n
this place. Mr.. @. is now the artist of Lu
ling and Lockhart. Mr.. F. he informed vi
| IL in Kansas.
We learn that Mrs. T. Reasoner has pre-
sented her husband with ten pound CIR
baby. Girls we learn are very rare among
the Reasoners, so the joy is proportionate
we presume to that fact.
Our friend My. Ownby, stimulated tc
fresh energy as we presume by that baby,
has become his own timer and showed US
some of his work the other day which is by
no means to be sneezed at. Success to him
We met DR.. Myers on the streets on yes
terday with wolfskin cap on. We suppose
that is the kind of rig which Davy Crock
cit sported when he spoke of "feeling wolf
ish about the ears"
Our worthy old friend, Mr.. Van Every,
of the Austin street restaurant kindly re-
membered the FREE PRESS with q package
of excellent oysters. By the way, Van
keeps them regularly. His restaurant and
boarding house are worthy of patronage.
The story that our gallant young friend,
B. W. Smith, Jr., wonld also "get off last
night by sort of coup d old bach, proved
to be unfounded- He says, however, that
the fault was not his, which will readily be
believed,
Charlie Lausson, just in from Kerr Co.
brings news of shocking accident to his
sister Alice. In the absence of the rest of
the family from the house she fell into the
fire in one of the fits to which she was sub
ject. and was 80 badly burned that she only
lived few days.
We have letter from Charlie Mann, from
Montrose, Colorado, five year old town of
5000 inhabitants. He and his brother both
appear to be agreeably located on the west
ern slope beyond "the Rockies" He has
much to say of the grand natural scenery.
At the funeral of Miss Fielder on yester-
day buggy in which Alex. Smith and
D. R. Cocreham we're riding en- route was
upset by the backing of the horses attached
to the next vehicle in front. Mr.. O. was
injured but not severely.
Prof. J. A. Thomas has returned to this
place after an absence of nearly year, dur
ing which he has been travelling in various
parts Of the United States. Glad to see him
looking we'll. He intends resuming his
residence in this place. That is quite 1.-THE
usual way" with emigrants from San Mar
cos.
We learn that Miss Mary Cock has re-
turned to her home in Texas, and Mrs.
Pernette to hers in New Orleans We can
readily understand that the light of the fire.
side and social circle at Squire Cocks must
be considerably dimmed, and that San
Marcos society generally feels the same
We learn there will be reunion of the
family on Saturday next the
14th inst, at the home of Col. Bracken-
ridge, "Fern RIDGE" head Of the river,
San Antonio, the occasion being in honor
Of the birthday of Col. B. The occasion
will no doubt one of great interest to that
notable family connection.
We begin to surmise that our old friend
Capt. Holmes, of down the river" is an
married man-that is according
to newspaper reporters. He has had the
peculiar fortune while continuing to enjoy,
IS for many years past, the sweets Of con-
nubial bliss, of being recently married
again-on paper. Let him be thankful If
nothing worse befalls him from the news
paper scribes.
e. Bass,
Druggists.