San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-06-05
PERSONAL.

Miss Leavell attended the Southern Bap-
tist convention at Fort Worth.
Mr.. Guinu, attorney OF New Braunfels,
was in tho city ON yesterday.
Mrs. Dunean's school closed on Friday
Of last week, 10 DO resumed in September.
Mrs. Fannie MeNutt, of Lockhart, IN
visiting her mother, Mrs. Fry, In this place.
W. W. Lock. of Kyle, has purchased and
hs son is running the stable of j. w.
Nance, and formerly under the manage
ment Of Mr.. Hawk.
Miss Matte Hayes, who has been visiting
friends and relatives in this place for some
days, returned to her home in San Antonio
on Monday,
j. q. Wilborne, q contractor and builder
from Luling, is in the city and expects soon
to remove here with his family md make
San Marcos his home.
r. Winkler, the co-tenant of Mr., Powers
at the s. j. Thomas place, remains in pos
session, and has sublet u part of tho house
to Mr.. Moody, a son-in-law of Mrs, Dixon.
Wo regret very much to learn Of the
serious Hines of Major Moon. lie is at the
residence of Mr.. Riley, and his daughter,
Mrs. Ferguson, Mrs. Riley's mother, is also
there sick,
Being no longer habitue Of tho North
Side, we have failed to note the departure
of our friend Mrs Robbins on one OF her
annual tours to the north. We congratu-
late her.
DR.. Gilbert, better known rs High
Private" during tho war, made us call last
week. lie is about getting out new aud
enlarged edition of his army letters.
Our friend Mr.. Seuberth, Eye tailor man, p"
last week handed us fine full-grown
cucumber from his garden, thus getting
ahead of our professional gardeners.
Tho cards out for the marriage of Miss
Jennie Fry and DrJ. NJ. Wiklino of Hearne.
1t will take place on the afternoon
Of Tuesday the 10th inst. at the Baptist
church.
Mr.. Travis is contemplating building an
addition to the Driskill hotel ut al early
uHy. IL II utt,tCu lOi NV uoSNhIuceNoOA
Of the increasing number of tho guests of
that popular hostelry.
We were gratihcd on Monday to receive
A coll from Mr. Butler. ST., of this place,
who called to testify his general approval
Of the tone and spirit OF the FREE PRESS.
We are always gratifed to receive the APP
prevail OF the intelligent and the good.
Mrs, Frank Brce of San Antonio, was
visiting friends and relatives here last week.
She invested the regular amount to secure
he weekly visits of the Free Press ut her
new home. We set it down to her credit
hat she does not forget cd friends.
In one Of orr recent excursions we met
one of the Hatiox brothers, formerly OF this
place. He asked us many questions con-
,erning early San Marcos people. He re-
,ides at or near Devine, and spoke of our
ex-rownsman &. B. Rose ms resident of
hat place.
Lemuel Powers, citizen Of the vicinity
,f'1 6 years standing, has been arranging
FOR month past to romove to Santa Ana.
Cal. He will DO missed by his many
friends and acquaintance here. May good
fortune attend him.
@. W. Andrews of this place informs us
that his parents were among many others
who fed bafore the advance of Santa ANA s
murderous hordes, They were stopping
within herring Of tho guns Mt the battle of
San Jacnto, and our present fellow citizen
vas ushered into existence on that men,
orable day
The Star. Vindicator No. Q was in error
rs to the adoption of the plan and award
If contract for the new building on the
John Williamson corner of the parties 1t
named. Architect SIMS plan was adopted,
md he has the contract for the building,
It is to be of brick, one story, and will
two quite large storerooms. Mr..
SIM also has the contract for large new
cottage residence for L. l.. Thomas.
Apropos of tho mammoth Hoe hind
press we not long since disposed Of, Judge
Norton informed us ut Houston that it was
ordered by the management of paper he
published at Austin about 1860, and cost
Jew $3.50. Apropos further, johnson
Bros. San Antonio, to whom we disposed
If it, inform us that thoy sold it to party
.bout starting paper at Comfort. So, as
We predicted the old press which did
,eoman service for Sam Houston in his last
canvass for governor and after, is still in
he field.
W. J. Mckinney, formerly of this county, |
low of the Panhandle, called on Tuesday
md subscribed for the FREE PRESS. He
reminded us of having written him year
Or so since with regard to the grave OF
5aml. It. Washington, o granddaughter OF
.he 'Father of his Country" who died at
Mountain City and was buried in tho Kyle
cemetery. Mr.. Mex. was present at the
funeral, but said he is now quite unable to
ocate the grave, so our thought of having
, suitable monumental stone placed at 1t
has to be abandoned, much to our regret.
From the start we have been disposed to
bank ON our new p. NJ Mr.. Cape, rs des-
tined to be model official. his equable
fitting him for the trying posi-
ton. Our favorable impression AZ to the
Of the new regime was enhanced
by the appearance of the fair and aTable
Mrs. G. rs his assistant. And now TO make
assurance doubly sure, comes Miss Hosmer
Carey to take a position 10 the ofIice-lot
merely very prepossessiug young lady, but
one thoroughly conversant with the duties
of the Office. having been for some time the
chief clerk of her father, Col. w. ID. Carey,
the former veteran postmaster Of Gonzales
Thus with new boxes etc in prospect and
so admirably equipped for acceptable ser
vice. the popularity Of Dir. Cape's admin