San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-06-06
Personal.

i A'fe"tN's
Mr. and Mrs. Bass rccestly made visit
to Georgetown,
Aug. Giesen came over from Austin ON
Monday evening.
Mrs. j. d, Scott has returned homo from
a sojourn at Nashville, Tenn.
Mr.. Kruxe has returned to Dlanco to
complete some work.
Mr.. Chapman, the artist, spent some
time here last week.
Miss Lillio Ragsdale and Miss Matte
Hutchins went to Austin on Monday.
Mr.. Rudorf, Sen. OF New Braunfels
was in the city few days this week.
Mrs Mcpherson of Kyle was in our Office
on business this morning.
Mr.. E. s. Mackin is still residing at Tay-
lor, and we are glad to learn is prospecting.
Miss Willie Harper is expected home from
Tennessee, on Saturday next,
Mr.. Fielder and his daughter, Miss Nora,
bration.
Mr.. Brady, representing the American
Press Association called on the FREE Press
last week.
Our young friend Mr.. Wills has at last
closed his grocery business. Another bus
mess room for rent.
Mayor Hardy is now Vice. president Of
toe First National Bank, In place Of ]. W.
Herndon, deceased
j. NJ. Turner and little Jimmie reached
home from Hot Springs on Thursday Of
last week, in improved general health.
Our friend Billy Williamson has handed
us full blown cotton bloom, sample of 33
acres he has in the same stage of progress.
Rey. F. 8. Garland, of Goliad, will preach
the commencement sermon at the Metho-
dist church on Sunday next,
Mr.. Randolph, of Austin, brother-n-
law of Mr.. Hutchins, was in the city the
fore part of the week.
We met at Austin, j. Ross Brown, q
whilom citizen of San Marcos. He and his
FORMER clerk here, Mr.. Moore, have desks
in the State treasurer's Office.
Mr.. Cozby the photographer, has new
design for taking pictures of young girls in
which they appear as if arising from Gala
lily.
"Bobby" Briggs. having recovered from
his injuries, has returned to Dallas to re-
sumo work in O printing and engraving
house.
Mr.. f. P. Laney, of Maxwell, made us
an agreeable call last week. He says they
have built stock pens at that place, which
will add to It's Importance and business.
We recently had pleasant letter from
Mr.. Wheat Thompson, in which he asked
to be remembered to his friends ut this
place. He has a position at Military head
quarters, San Antonio.
Adolph Voges, the popular young clerk
ct the Hofheinz, is preparing a room ad-
Joining the Hotel for soda. fruit and gen
eral refreshment parlor. Mr. SIM is do
ing the work.
We noticed some time since that our
townsman, Mr.. Gregory, in the Fort Worth
Gazette, recommended solution of ar
senic for destroying scattering punches of
Johnson grass. He calls them "tares." 1t
had occurred to us that the scriptural tares
are pretty we'll represented by this fearful
pest of the farmer.
Mr.. G. II. Rau, who recently moved
from San Marcos to Kerrville and formed
n partnership with Otto Boerner, has pur-
chased three beautiful shaded lots on JEFF
ferson street opposite the railroad, paying
1850 for them. He Is making arrange
10 no araoftnv1 of n paQi
lence at once.-Kerrville News.
In connection with recent notice in the
Express, of the death of the distinguished
Capt. Adolph de Valcourt. of San Antonio,
we learned he was brother-in-law of Geo.
W. Kendall, the historian. Mrs. Kendall,
low Mrs. Dane, still resides on the Ken
lall or Post Oak Spring Ranch near Rsrne.
We further learned that MIR. Evans, OF
Brown q Evans, is married to sister of
Mrs. Dane.
We enjoyed pleasant hour on Sunday
1t the residence of Mrs. L. B. Matthews,
we met her sister, Miss Brackcn-
ridge, and cousin, Miss Handy. Miss B.
entertained us with some account OF her
European tour of last year, and of another
lutte recent visit to Mexico. Her CON-
Danions on the last named, about dozen in
number. had car of their own, and an
amateur photographer who took views on
The spot of the most interesting scenery.
book of which was shown us and we found
hem of rare interest. Miss Handy liz from
the Boston conservatory of music, and fa-
rored us with evidence of her skill both in
and vocal, i'll which she was as
sisted by our hostess and other members of
he family in very entertaining manner.
Miss Breckenridge was to start home via
Austin, but expects soon to spend some
.nrthnr timn at the Matthews hill