San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-03-21
Personal.

We me. J, T. Holmes here last week.
Mesdames Aanloye and Young went to
ON Austin Monday.
DIR. Cook has brother, a lawyer, who
Is here We hear they arc Marylanders, but
more properly represent the Great West.
Mr.. Thomas Richardson has painted
the millinery store of Mrs. II. in very
handsome style.
Mrs. Mathews went on another yachting
expedition on the Gulf this spring, but fail
ed to send US any items from her log book.
Mr., John A. Ward. of Nashville, Tenn,
is here on visit. He arrived too late to be
present at tho funeral of his brother.
We were pleased to meet at the church
dinner our worthy friend of former days
Mrs. Sarah Nance. We always think very
kindly of herself and family.
We met Mr.. Ed. A. Christian at the Aus
tin depot on Monday evening. He was en-
route to Alabama, in consequence Of news
of the dangerous illness of his father.
Mr.. Frank Hutchings, brother of our
Charley, is here, hayinS been to Hold
Hingland" since his last visit. We shall have
room to soy more Of onr interview with him
hereafter.
Miss Cosie Fry, daughter of our neigh
Dor, Mrs. Georgia Fry, recently experien-
ced an alarming attack of pneumo nia, from
which we are gratifed to state she has pref
ty well recovered.
We were glad to meet DIR. ". A. McGehee
Uvalde, here on Friday. He says they had
too much rain some time since, but that
crop prospects are now favorable. Our
much esteemed old friend, Major Donal-
son, resides with the doctor.
Mrs. r. P. Mead, of Ticonderoga, N. Y.
is visiting her brother-in.law, Mr.. @. G.,
Mead. She is accompanied by her daugh-
ter and her sister, Mrs. Judge Downing, OF
Denver. They have been making an ex.
tended visit in California and Colorado, and
will visit Galveston and New Orleans before
returning home
We met at Austin. ON Monday, Col. r. j.
Sledge, enroute bone from trip to New
York and Washington, returning through q
portion of the old South. He said the nor
thern states were booming. He predicted
large immigration from that section this fall
to Texas, and will cooperate in the work.
The Colonel is irrepressible in whatever he
undertakes, and we wish him success in this
most commendable enterprise.
We wish to express our obligations to
our very agreeable and gentlemanly young
legal friend, Mr.. Davenport. of the Wood
building, for timely aid in our office this
week. He was printer before becoming a
lawyer, and has not forgotten 1.-THE art pre-
servative," He informs us that he was
raised to considerable extent i'll print
ing Office, and is evidently quite at home
there. Apropos, we are pleased to notice
the arrival this week of his "better half, "
and doubt not that DO tn Mr.. and Mrs. d,
will be found very agreeable accessions to
the society of our little city.
We were told at the Methodist dinner last
week by a worthy lady, who we cannot be
lieve would play upon our credulity, that GU
Arbor Day young lady planted tree on
Chatauoua Hill which she named in our hon.
or Isaac H. Julian" We need not say
that we were pleased to find that there Is
still a chance for us to grow up with the
country" To be more serious, we cannot
conceive of a finer memorial to the living
or memento to the departed than beautl-
full growing tree, and are quite DESTROYS OF
learning the name of the young lady whose
excellent taste designed for us SO highly
appreciated compliment. We trust "our
treen NAV be well cared for, 80 as to live
and thrive and thus keep our memory
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