San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-11-29
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Prof. Watson is again here.

Prof. Watson is again here.
Major Moon was in town last week.
Miss Lena Beverly has returned home.
Thanks to Mrs. Smith, of the bookstore
for favors.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Coppic, ST., have gone on
trip To Brown county.
Miss Doyie Mullins was last week again
visiting her many friends OF this place.
Tho death of Mrs. Kirby, the mother of
Mrs. Gregory was announced on yesterday.
Mrs. Peeler, OF Austin, a worry agreeable
lady, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Matthews Of
this place.
10. Earnest has returned homo. He has
been in the Indian territory looking after
his cattle interests.
Rev. Mr.. Shockly. superannuated Meth
odist minister is occupying Rev. MIR. Gil
lett's place in this vicinity.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. II. A.
McMeans has been very sick for some time,
30 that its recovery was despaired of, but il
now thought to be recovering
That was very quiet wedding Of Mr.,
Robert Petit and Miss Alice Garth few
days since. The FREE PRESS is inclined to
approve their taste, and wishes them long
life of happiness.
We notice in last weeks Times that Byron
Smith, jr,, is taking steps preparatory to
another Christmas parade which shall dis
lance all former efforts in that line. We
wish the movement success.
We cannot learn the address of our old
townsman, John Richards, or of anybody
who has heard from him since he left for
Colorado Some of his friends are begin
ming to feel uneasy about him.
Our friend, Mr.. Neighbors, who is also
officially associated with the Wood Building,
with his fair and amiable young wife and
Miss Hubbard of Kyle, made the FREE
PRESS very pleasant call one day lastweek,
Prof, A. A. Thomas reports the arrival Of
very young Democrat at his house. 1t
will be some time before he will vote, but
he will no doubt make himself recognized
in various other lines long before that time.
G.. NJ. Raborn favored US few days
since with some of the finest turnips we
have seen this season. The largest weighed
BIB OF. Turnips are not very plentiful
this fall, notwithstanding the favorable
season.
We are pleased to learn that Charley
Briggs is having fair success in making col
lections of his old accounts. There remain
some people who WILL PAY their just nc
counts when they can. Would there were
more such!
G.. II. Talmadge and family, among our
winter sojourners from the North, are occu-
plying the Ed Christian property. BY the
way we believe we have failed to notice that
Mrs. @. Joined her husband some weeks
since at Burnet, where he is in business.
The marriage of 1. W. Wood and Lizzie
Williamson coming off Wednesday night of
last week, we could only give brief
notice. A reception and supper were given
them at the home of the groom's mother.
and they were the recipients of many nice
presents. They start on life's journey un-
der very suspicious circumstances.
Goodrich Jones was here day or two
since BY card which he handed us we
learn that he is president of the Temple
National Bank. and that some of our promi-
nent citizens are among the stockholders,
viz Judge Wood and Ed j. L. Green, while
our former townsman G. l.. McCay is the
cashier. Mr. Jones understands the impor-
lance of advertising and show to do it."