San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-03-28
Personal.

We regret to hear That mrs. BelVin II
Is dangerously III Of pneumonia.
We regret very much to hear OF the seri.
Gus illness Of o. I. Brown, Esq.
We are pleased to see tho excellent and
admirable Mrs. j. A. Bell, again in charge
of Daley 4 Bros Millinery department.
Mr.. Harris has temporarily removed his
photograph gallery, to adjoining the Times
Office.
We learn that Miss Matte Heaton was
seen recently ON the cars on route from
Denver to West Texas.
We were pleased to meet our friends Mr.
and Mrs. Alex. Wood in this place few
days since.
The fine Italian hand" Of our universal
ly gifted fellow citizen Mr.. j. F. Travis
Is visible in the extensive improvements Of
the Jim Martin Hotel.
Mr.. Saville, of Kansas, has joined Mr..
Mcclellan in the purchase of Reeds Bakery
aud will continue the business at the aid
stand.
Mrs, Julia Mitchell, with Mrs. Gid John
son, favored us with a very pleasant call
on Saturday. They belong to the circle Of
our earliest acquaintance in Texas, who
seem to us quite like "home folks"
1t will be seen THAT Mr.. Hardy is an
nounced in our columns as q candidate for
reelection to the Office of Mayor. We be.
lieve he has done the best he could under
existing circumstances, and is fairly entitled
to another term.
Mrs Eliz abeth Driskill died on Monday
at the residence of her son, W. u. Drskill,
in Manchaca. She was upwards Of 81
years old, Truly mother in Israel Her
remains will be brought TO this place for
burial on tomorrow, Friday morning.
Miss Ida G. Clothier, of Boston, Mass.
one of the three organizers of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, is stopping
for few days at the residence of Mrs. E.
F. Briggs. She is travelling through some
of the Southern States in the interest of the
National Department of the above named
Union.
Mr.. J. w. Green is doubling on his COM
petitors in stock-raising. One of his cows
has brought forth twins, one of either gen.
der We suppose an injunction ought TO
be issued against these grasping and mon
opolistic proceedings through which wealth
may be too easily acquired.
Bob Porter adyertises buggies manufact-
ured at Connersville Indiana. That is the
county seat of Fayette county in our old
congressional district, which is considerably
noted for its manufactures, the city of Rich
mond, in Wayne county, especially, her
plows, threshers, etc., are known and sold
from sea to sea.
Mr.. A. Gilmore writes US from New
Mexico, for sample copy of the FREE
PRESS. His address is Roswell, New
Mexico. He says in his letter This
is good farming country, though it has to
be irrigated. There is some land here yet,
but not much. 1t is adapted to cattle-rais-
ing rather than farming. left Hays coun-
ty October LIST 1887 with two men who have
been back for some time. I am working
on the farm, There is gold, silver, lead,
copper and all kinds of metal here. l
think this will be good country.
We mentioned in our last meeting Mr..
Frank Hutchins, of Cuero, at this place,
lust returned from visit to Cornwall, Eng
land, his native home, but had not time to
note some facts of interest which he com
municated. Cornwall has been noted from
the time of Julius Caesar for its tin and cop
per mines, whose products have been Of
immense value and the working of which
has been great resource to its industrial
population. But Mr.. 81. informs us these
mines are ct last exhausted. He went down
into one Of them to great depth, and could
see plainly whore the ore deposits ended.
The consequence is that multitudes of Ia
boring people are thrown out of employ
and great destitution prevails. Mr.. II. was
only seven days on the ocean on his return.
They were delayed some by the failure of
the engine but this was soon remedied. He
said steamers are now equipped with dupli-
cate engines, boilers, etc. to meet emerg-
encies of this kind. He said he returned
with higher appreciation than eyer
of the merits and privileges Of our
great Republic.