San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-08-16
PER NAL.

Gid Johnson las gone to New York tC
buy goods,
The family Of DIR. Lcdho have gone &c
join him at Austin.
+. II. Talbot is absent at New York buy,
Ing his fall and winter stock.
Major Moon, of wimberly, sagain spend
ing some time In our town. His health ID
steadily improving.
We see Mr.. Rau ont again. but he says he
is yet unable TO work in consequence OF
his broken RIBS.
Mrs, Mcpherson, of Kyle was hero on
Tuesday evening to meet her daughter who
was expected from Blanco.
Mrs. l.. II. Matthews. after a sojourn OF
some months Mt San Antonio, has returned
to her homo In this place.
Miss Bette Coleman passed through this
place on the Sth on visit to paternal rela-
tives in Northern Missouri,
Ed Christian has accepted position as
book-keeper at Burnet, leaving Wills In
charge Of their grocery business here.
+. S. Mackin was hero day or 30 last
week. He was scarcely recovered from q
spell of sickness, He now halls from Tay-
lor
Terry and Sam Killough, who were In the
railro ID service in different parts of the
country, both recently came homo sick. but
we believe are about we'll again.
w. @, Sansing. of Centre Point, high
official Of the knights of Honor, was here
on Tuesday looking at property with view
to possible residence in our town.
Our townsman, Hon. ]. V. Hutchins, was
the principal orator ut tho reunion at Blan-
CO. His address appeared in the Blauco
News, and we hear it highly spoken of.
Mr. and Mrs. Rosnmond, young couple
late from Tennessee who are here for the
benefit of his health, are at present occupy
ing part of tho dwelling of Mr.. Hewett.
John McGehee reached home from, Cali
fornia on Tuesday. He made pretty thor
ougb inspection, and saw a number of our
Texas emigrants. We learn no now ex-
presses himself as quite content to remain
in Texas.
Julius Rudorf, who recently went to Kerr
vile to take position in Schroner's store,
has returned and Is again with Giesen,
which is no doubt better. julius says
Kerrville.
In our last We somehow overlooked men,
tioning visit of Mrs. Smith, of the
bookstore, to San Antonio and to her bust
ness predecessor, Mrs, James. She reports
thar Mr.. and Mrs. James have a new house
and home of their own and are growing
up with the country" in very satisfactory
manner.
From last weeks Times we are glad to in
fer that the bitter feud which had prevailed
between the editor of that paper and prom
inent law firm of this place is all healed up.
''How sweet it is for brethren to dwell to-
gether in amity."
"'Tis like the precious ointment,
Down Aaron's beard did flow,
Down Aarons beard that downward went
His garments skirts unto"
G. NJ. Holmes, the original water works
man of this place, and family have return
ep to our town from Seguin. while his
brother, lately in charge here, has gone to
Snguin in their stead. "a fair exchange is
no robbery" We need scarcely say, how
ever, that San Marcos will have greatly the
advantage under the new arrangement in
the addition of Mrs. Holmes. IT'S thus
that unfortunate old bachelors fad them
selves discounted.
Mrs. Emma Briggs has been granted
letters patent on sewing machine attach
ment, which takes" with all who see it.
Its operation may be seen mt her residence
in this place. where the ladies and others
are invited to call and see it. She has APP
piled for m extension of her patent to Eng
land and France. We hope fortune and
fame may attend our fair towns. woman as
m inventor, and thus demonstrate that Yam
kee slnartness is not the exclusive posse"
sion of the rougher sex.
BY merest chance we the other day pick
ed up a stray copy of the paper Mt present
issued by the "late lamented" of the de.
funct San Mascos Cresset, 1t is sheet OF
the size of the Times of this place, set in
long primer, loaded, with one page patent,
It purports to emanate from Rosedale, b OIL
war county, Miss. The "boss" it would
seem is publishing democratic paper, and
not n greenback, as he did in 1880 in oppo-
sition to Gen. Hancock Aside from sun
dry long license notices of prospective whis-
ky dealers, its sources of revenue are i'm
Why this invaluable sheet
has not been furnished to fill ont the time
IF subscribers to the Cresset who paid
ahead of its demise, is problem quite be-
FOND our depth.