San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-09-12
PERSONAL.

DR., Cook. the capitalist" of the Times
is with us again.
Goodrich Jones was in town apart of tn,
present week..
Mrs. Hecrmans OF Jacksonville is agar
visiting Prof. Watson.
Mr.. Randel jennings of Martaindalc, ],
clerking at j. V. Hutchins' store.
Capt. Kyle was foreman of the grand
jury for the present term of the district
court.
Mrs. Briggs still retains tho lots on which
her late mansion stood. II seems to us Just
the place for the new school house.
A. Y. Oldham has returned from Mon
tana. He says till he saw the cattle up
there he had no idea what fat cattle were.
Our efficient City Assessor and Collector
has removed his Office to better quarters,
viz the first floor of the Harper building.
'The Hero of the Alamo" made San
Marcos a flying visit on Tuesday, was look
ing as distingue rs usual, and believes in
striking while the iron is hot.
We have failed to note the recent visits
to this place of Prof. and Mrs, Rounsavall.
and Prof. Joe Pritchet. all formerly teach
ers in Coronal Institute.
And now comes our stalwart democratic
townsman, j. V. Hutchins and announces
"Harrison's wagons" among the commodi-
ties he has on sale. Who'd have thought
it
We are glad to see our old friend and
former fellow-citizen, O. II. Briggs, again
among us on his annual visit. He Is
looking we'll aud reports DR.. Blakemore
aud family as in q prosperous condition.
We heard good brother and friend of
the Institute complaining that some of the
on the building turn their horses
into the grounds. He says that ought to be
stopped.
We had call on yesterday from Mr..
Love, representing the Southern Building
and Loan Association of Knoxville, Tenn.
Something of this kind would be great
blessing to San Marcos,
Our intelligent and agreeable young friend
Mr.. Norman Cozby, proposes doing service
Tor the FREE PRESS, as his health may per-
nit, as local reporter, solicitor, collector,
stc, We commend him to the favor of our
friends.
We are indebted to w. F. Conkey, gen.
,ral book manufacturer, 81 and 351 Dear
porn street, Chicago, for handsome mail
opener. He is fully equipped for all work,
whether large or small, IN his line.
Col. W. D. Carey. of the Galveston News
vas in the city yesterday. The gallant col |
mel still speaks in feeling terms of last
winter, which he spent in Austin, and the |
many pretty widows for which that town is
oted. -Express.
Zone Horse Farmer of the San Antonio !
Express made us pleasant call on Tues
ay morning. He reports agreat improve
lent IN the material prospects of the far
lers on bis rounds. They are getting out
f debt and declining to 60 in again.
The fall term of Wimberly academy open
i on Monday, Prof. j. A. Thomos princi-
nj, with Miss Kate Billingsly assistant.
rom Judge Kone's table. which we recent
published, it appears that Wimberly
,hool is only surpassed in the number of
lpils by San Marcos and Kyle.
We draw on the Times for the following
notice: Mrs. O'Connor. late
! Coronal Institute has left for Dallas.
here she will fill verv high position in
with the Episcopal College
!ere. Mrs. O'Connor is q lady teacher of
gh order. She leaves respected by our
sople and all wish her success.
Thos Richardson, on the eve of return .
g to California, with commendable fore
ought furnished us with an elaborate plat :,
Ell Modena school house. drawn by W. r.
,rton, an architect of Los Angeles, which
ny prove useful for reference preparatory !
the construction of the coming new
hool building of San Marcos.
DR.. J. D. Beck, of Mason, Texas, who
.s formerly resident here, sends us his
description for the FREE PRESS, and adds o
ut himself and family still have an almost
esistible desire to come back to San
ARGOS. All right, Doctor this is said to @
a free country, and yourself and family q
,uld no doubt be welcomed here. He
lies they now nave OUT One cullu, u young l.
ly just home from the Boston conserva-
ry of music.
Mr.. A. X. Daniel, of Dripping Springs,
vored us Tuesday with a call, and also 8
tn his subscription to the FREE PRESS. v
3 has been on one of the juries, and has q
30 received the appointment of Jury :,
next term from Judge Teich- u
heller. Mr.. D. spent year in New Mex
} for the benefit of his health returning
It December, and speaks in high terms of
e part he resided in, near Los Vegas, both
r health and productiveness. ,
A. W. Bryan has favored US with the i
rusal of an interesting letter from his
n, resident of Basil, Switzerland, giving :
account of visit by himself and wife to I
e Pals Exposition, from which, by per- ;
ission, we propose making extracts here {
ter. We notice the letter makes inciden- T
mention of call from our late towns :
m, Geo. Stephan, and states that he has
gone to Zurich to take q shop to barber an |
lglish colony there"