San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-05-16
Personal.

| A'AioA' Noou anu orotnor were IN tOWt
on yesterdy.
Rev. ID, A. Porter, Jerry Nance and 9TH
er kyleites were hero this week. -
Mr., Ed. obanion Ia one of tho San Mar.
cos delegates to Hot Springs,
Mrs. Custead, Of San Antonio nee Miss
Lou Swank, was in town last week.
Mr.. Eastman Is putting up now lunch
parlor opposite tho passenger depot.
Mrs, $. Dixon has returned from her Wis
iting tour of several weeks out west.
Mr.. Lawrence Mcbride has accepted a
position in banking house at Dallas.
We learn that another attorney has come
to town in the person of Mr.. Williams from
Waco.
Mr.. d. R. Breeding has the contract for
building q nice two story residence for Mr..
Talmage.
II was Charlie Lawson who IL sick, not
Jake, as the types had II last week. He is
getting better.
Mr., j. e. Morris informs us that he has
sold 62 Of his famous planters the present
season.
We sympathize with Mr.. @. O. Collins
and wife In the loss Of their little child,
buried Sunday last.
Dan Hofheinz Is making handsome adj
dition to his property occupied by Mr..
Evans.
j. G. Vest, an agreeable young man, has
opened up an Office and warehouse for the
purchase Of hides,
Mr.. Pierce. foreman Of W. H. Nance's
Marble yard, is turning out some very nice
work in original designs.
Mrs. Bridges, wife Of the editor of the
Luling Signal, visited this place last week,
the guest of Mrs. Galilee.
Mrs. II. O. Gresham of Cleburne, is visit
ing herfather and sister. Rev. W. d. Bev-
erly and Mrs. II. A. Loveless.
Mr.. o. A. Brown is now operator at the
telegraph office. Miss Nellie Tanset is in
stalled ut Dhanis, on the Southern Pacific.
Attorney general Hogg and family paid a
visit to our town, the head of the river ETC.. +,
and professed great satisfaction with what
they saw.
Our sprightly Young friend John Denny.
drives behind one Of the fastest trotters in
this section. He owns good horse and
isn't afraid to say 30.
MIR. @. H. Rau and family left on yester
day for Kerrville, where they expect to
make their home. They sold their little
place in the mountains to Miss Mary Lind
sey.
D R. Bonner and j. NJ. Eddy, receivers
of the I. q G.. N. with friends came in by
special Friday on their way to Laredo and
stopped over to show their party the source
of the beautiful San Marcos.
Mr.. W. P. Blair, of the vicinity of Martin
dale, has sick child at Mr.. Borden's at
time here in consequence. We are glad to
learn that it is improving.
Our energetic and jovial friend @. G..
Mead, long and favorably known here in
connection with the lumber business of
Christian j. Co., is gong into the business
on his Gown hook" Success to him.
We have note from our old friend W.
8. Gullett, of DuvGl county. He says cat
tie are getting fat on the excellent range.
He desires to sell his place here, which is
capable of being made beauti-
full home.
The little girls of Mr.. Digger last week.
found ten dollar bill OH the streets, and
came to the FREE PRESS Office TO have it
advertised. A few days afterwards it was
found to be the property of Mrs. G. A.
who was, Of course, gratiticd to
recover it.
We were pleased to meet one day last
week Mrs. Andrews, of the Science Hall In
stitute. The present term will close with
this month. We were pleased to learn that
it is in a prosperous condition. Under tho
thorough management of the excellent
principal it could scarcely be otherwise.
DR.. L. W. Cook informs us that the cleo
.ric light is q live issue, reports to the con-
.rary notwithstanding. Our business men
IRE being waited upon and many have sig.
nified willingness to patronize the insti-
luton literally. It is proposed to light
Chautauqu Hill OF price that will save
money to the management.
We had pleasant call the first Of the
week from Mr.. 2. +. Williams, of Drip
ping Springs He informed rs he had tenn
,orarily removed to Blanco to assist his
on in business We deeply sympathize
With him in the loss of his two grown
daughters. the particulars of whose sick
less and death he gave US.
Since the reference in our last to the plan
# Mr.. SIM Of the proposed new public
chool house. we called at his room at
Ioodspeed's and inspected It. 1t shows
,ood headwork and seems to us just about
What is wanted. Our public school. trustees
nd teachers would do we'll to call and ex- |
mine it. Mr., SIM also allowed us the
,lans and specifications for private resi- |
Ience which did him credit as skillful and |
architect, and should also be |
cen by whom It may concern. Mr.. Sinz
lso exhibited TO US as O curiosity his pat |
,aby cradle, etc., etc., with smoking and |
having accommodations, mosquito bar, etc. |
lis O great feat of mechanical skill but too |
Expensive to come into general use. The |
maker, however, can use IL for Willing |
way his bachelor loneliness, or If he should |
Experience "change OF heart, /" In that re-
pect, then the baby attachment would
ONE into plsy-along with its occupants-
fectuallY dispeling the monotony of sim
lie blessedness.
The excellent Mrs J. NJ. Turner has kind
' favored us with the perusal of several in
sresting letters from her husband, who
nth their little invalid son, Jimmie, has
cen some two weeks at Hot Springs, Ark.
fr. Turner writes that the doctors hold /
ut strong hopes Of Jimmie's recovery, If
g could remain there, but says he thinks
q will have to return the first of next
ionth. They have tried different board
lg places, and the boy has made himself,
ute favorite. He is known In Hot
prings as Little Texas Jim" while the
"a man" figures as Big T. J. They are at
resent doniciled with DR.. Taylor, a noted