San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-06-12
PERSONAL.

ID. 3. Combs and family hre nj home'
Mr.. Powers left for California on Tues
day.
EXP. NJ. MoMeans Is on the road as
festive drummer.
Mr.. Shop, q former citizen Of this place,
now Of Llano, 10 here On visit.
Rev. J. q. Gillett was In attendance q
commencement exercises this week.
DIR, Fromme Ia tho census-taker for San
Marcos and is actively at work.
We aro glad to state that Major Moon is
recovering from his recent attack.
b. f. Blount ex-groceryman OF this
place, ia now conductor on the l. u u. N.
Miss Jennie Fry and DR.. wicklino were
married on Tuesday ut tho Baptist church.
Thanks to Mrs. Bryan for q nice present
of wberries produced at their noun
tain home.
Ed. A. Christian returned home on Nor
day from a visit to this place, leaving his
family here for time.
The mother Of Capt. II. 3. Harvey Is
still living. She is over % and resides In
Washington county.
Rev. H, NJ. DuBose reappeared in our
midst on yesterday, looking, possible.
Younger and brighter than ever. We need
not shy he was joyfully received.
We cannot learn that anybody has heard
of w. +. Shinn since his one solitary
letter to the FREE PRESS. He promised us
frequent letters. We fear some evil may
have befallan him.
Through johnson & johnson, merchants,
we were favored several days since with q
sight of the first boil of cotton. 1t was
produced by John ID. Bost on the John
Scott farm, now the property OF DR..
DeSteiger.
While at Austin on Monday we took din
ner Mt Mrs Peyton Taylor's, She said she
liked Austin and was doing we'll in bust
ness. but among all other places would
prefer residence in San Marcos. They
vet have two of the Myers orphan children
with them, and find them very helpful.
E.P. Ivey is doing good service with
his squad of street workers on Mary street.
He is getting out the rough rocks from
said street, thereby improving 1t greatly.
The rocks are to be used in the improve
ment of other streets, thus killing two
birds with one stone.
Col. Robbins. tho mineralogist, has re-
turned from tour of some weeks through
Hays, Blanco. Gillespie and Kendall conn
ties. He returns with fine samples OF silver
and other ores as the result OF his explora-
lions. He is sanguine that the region re-
ferred to is rich in mineral wealth, which
he thinks will ultimately be developed.
Peter Ault, one of our subscribers, who
we believe resides on part OF the Dr.
Davis place, warmly invited us the other
day to come and inspect part OF DIS COZ.
ton crop, planted in February ana now
luxuriantly waving in the breeze. ne
was quite enthusiastic over 1t, and deciareu
his purpose hereafter to plant, If possible,
as early regularly, believing it worth the
risk.
In our hasty reference last week to the
contract of Architect Sinz for the John
Williamson building, we We're not advised
of the fact that Frank Donaldson has the
contract for the stone and brick work, We
also failed to state the dimensions OF the
building. 1t will comprise two store
rooms, 28x7l and 23x71 respectively in the
clear.
Col. W. D. Carey, of the Galveston
News, DIR opped in on us on yesterday, He
had lust returned from Sherman, where he
had attended the commencement exercises
of North Texas Female college. The
president is Mrs. Kydd, and there are no
less than fourteen other lady teachers. The
gallant Colonel was quite enthused over the
fair president and other attractive and
gifted lady teachers. Indeed, judging
from the catalogue we conclude 1t 10 an
institution of superior merit.
For an old man, our landlord, j. s.
Travis, is being put through" this season
1t rather remarkable rate. He has been
kept busy building and improving since
the beginning of last winter, and is still IN
The midst of it. He does more work nearly
avery day than the average young man OF
this vicinity. He does not banker after 1t,
but it seems to be necessary. Like Father
RYAN and the editor of the FREE Press, he
tells us he longs "for rest, sweet rest" but
h comes not. Such Is too often the
to which ''us old fellows"
ire invited by "a wicked and perverse gene
.ation."
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