San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-01-19
Personal.

Long Branch.
Mr.. Durar, of Dripping Springs, was il
our Office on Saturday.
Mr.. Young and family have removed to
one of Mrs. Dial's places in town.
Hofheinz has had the dining room of his
new hotel in use since Christmas.
w. e. Nelson, ST., of the vicinity of Buda,
made III pleasant call on Tuesday.
Two sons of Assessor Fortson have been
sick of pneumonia, but are recovering.
Mr.. Cowan, of the Lockhart Register, was
here in search of printer the first of the
week.
Mrs Thos, Hutchins has opened q con-
fectionery and fruit store next to Talbots
store.
Mrs. Kyle has closed her boarding house
and gone to reside with her father-in-law,
Feliz Kyle.
Our rising young friend, Mr.. Chas. And
rews, as will be seen, is member Of the
firm of Denny Bros.
Dr. Fromme is dong some of his first
work over again by replacing trees in the
court house yard which died last year of the
drought.
L. d. Porter made us pleasant call this
morning. He returned from Kentucky to
his fathers near Kyle just in time to escape
blizzard.
b. w. Smith, SEN, was quite sick the fore
part of the week, so as to keep Mrs. S.,
from the store, of which Miss Soutor re-
NAMED in charge.
Col. Sledqe called on us last week in our
absence. Call again Col, unfortunately for
us you don't owe us anything, but the latch
string will be out all the same.
We did not learn till after our last issue
of the death of the little boy of G. l.. Nc
Gshee, of membraneous Group or diphtheria
We sympathise with the parents.
We were pleased to meet here on yester-
day with MIR. L. w G. Shulze, commission
merchant of San Antonio. He subscribed
for the FREE PhEss and promised us an adj
vertisement in short time.
One of our citizens who ownes a ranch il
the mountains estimates his loss of cattle
by the late cold snap" at not less than 200.
The destruction of stock throughout the
country must have been very great.
Mr.. Madison Lyle, late of Louisiana. who
has been for some time engaged in settling
up the business of MIR. Talbot in that state,
will hereafter be an attache of the dry
goods and grocery store of the latter gen
tleman.
We congratulate Mr. Ed j. L. Green on
the lessening of his care and labors implied
in the sale of his dry goods business. His
banking business has attained such dimen-
sions as to require all his time to give it
proper attention.
Major Dixon, an old and respected citizen
of this vicinity, died on Thursday last. He
was of prominent family in his native
state, Alabama or Georgia. He was upwards
of so years OF age. He was twice married,
and we believe his children numbered near
O score.
We heartily join with our neighbor of
the Times in awarding due praise to our z.
NJ for his efforts IN the direction of an i'm
proved postal service for our people, and to
Mr.. Claude Ivey, his clerk, as an efficient
and obliging official. Credit to whom
credit is due"
We regret very much to have to record
the death of Miss Fanny Robertson, former
ly of this place. She died ut the home of
her parents in Palestine on the 18th inst.
She was beautiful and amable, and all who
knew her will regret to hear of her untimely
death. She was only 10 years of age.
Mrs. Louis Henne of New Braunfels, has
made us the pleased recipient of a lemon of
extraordinary size, beauty and perfection.
We find it to be % inches in circumference.
weight 10 ounces. Contrasted with green
leaf on the twig attached, 1t is "a thing of
beauty" MIR. H. informs US it is one of 8
others of same size grown on a small tree
about feet high, planted in vessel size Of
a nail key. Our German friends, especially
their ladies, excel in matters of this kind.
Thanks 70 the fair donor for her remeni-
- - Al. Er,,v D,raa
We had the pleasure last week Of making
the acquaintance of Mr. Jenkins for / (
years resident Of Southern California, who !
is stopping at Prescott's. He is much in
love with California, yet somehow has been
troubled with a bronchial affection, am
thinks Of stopping or perhaps set Z
Ting here on that account. lie thinks this
would be great country With the same ap-
planes which have been 50 successfully
employed in California, especially irriga- I
lion. He says our river IL in Califomsa
would be worth 100000, AID that il
would Be worth As much here Il utilized on
the California plan. Our people would DO
. ell to interview Mr.. Jenkins-his sugges- /
lions could not fail to be valuable eye-open-
ers.
E,awhOn a. Bass,