San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-06-26
PERSONAL.

Capt. Larkin Ia continuing 10 do ex
cellent work on San Antonio street.
Prof, Watson informs us that he will re.
open and continue the millinery business.
Capt. Storey, county clerck. will remove
bis onice into it, new quarters In Q few
days.
The late Office OF DR.. Nys Is being re-
fitted for hall for the Knights Of Py.
thias.
Miss Matte Rhodes, of Lockhart, is In
the city on a visit to her friend, Miss Willie
Turner.
Fitch d Robinson have removed their
watch and jewelry establishment into a
part Of DR.. Bcall's drugstore.
Sing & Donaldson, the builders, are kept
busy. Skill and steady going attention to
business will always win in the long run.
Capt. Harvey has re-roofed his dwelling
with tin thing after the style of the resi-.
dence of DIR. Daniels. A good job.
Mrs. Wootton has gone to spend the sum.
mer with her sons in the Indian Territory.
Mrs Rudorf and family remain OF tho old
home.
Capt. Harvey protests so earnestly that
he did not start the FIRE in order to test his
new roof, that we are almost ready to be.
lieve him.
II. Wolff, the San Antonio merchant, Ia
arranging TO remove his stock to the east
side, next to Taylor's. We hear he will
open feed store at his present stand.
Capt, Harvey describes the latest fire az
'the last of our Saturday evening fires"
Is that the style Of amusement they in
dulge in on Austin street,
Ed J. L. Green, Mr.. Talbot and Mr..
Denny, Sr have just returned from Mex.
leo, where. we learn, they were RECALLED on
bourro milk and other delicacies Of that
favored land.
We were pleased to see the fine military
figure of Col. d. McNaughton, of the
Jacksonville Times, again grazing Austin
street on yesterday. He looks we'll, as o
newly married mon should.
Mr. e. P. Ivey told us the other day q
calf story worth repeating. He said Mr..
Ownby had while here q yearling calf
which spontaneously "came TO Its milk I,
and gave half gallon Of milk per day,
Will Green returned the first of the week
from his graduating term at Bethany. Va.
Military Academy. He carried of three
prizes, viz: Ia law, in political economy and
military tactics. Pretty good for the only
Texas BOY in the school.
The Republication of the poem "Dan's
Wife," on our first page was suggested by
friend. who also suggested the dedication.
We hope It may set certain men TO think
ing.
Chss. Hutchings "felt something drap"
on one Of his big toes the other day. It
was heavy and hurt. and Charles IL some
thing of q cripple.
At Waco We met Sam Kone; also Mr..
Human. who married daughter Of James
Scott, down the river. and his wife. Terry
Killough also resides at Waco.
At Waco we had the pleasure OF meeting
our late foreman, T. J. Hartley, and family.
Stopping with them, we naturally felt quite
at home. We also made the acquaintance
of his brother, foreman Of the News job Of
fee. All are doing well.
We met Bascom Lyell On route for Wa
co. He 10 now sole owner of Of the prop
erty on the West side and Of the Mrs. Jones
place, having bought out the interest Of
Tom Glover.
Our friend and neighbor. w. 8. Moore.
succeeds Mr.. Chastain in working a squad
Of men on the streets. and has done some
very good work. We have heard u re-
marked that the street leading 10 Chautau-
qua hill is now the best we have. We con-
fess We bad no idea Il could be made so
good. A wonderful contrast 10 what IL was
during the earlier sessions.
Mrs. Smith, Of the bookstore, has on
hand Q number Of copies Of Judge Cooks
snii-publio school address at the open
ing Of our Chaatanqua In 1886. She
ought 10 and sale for them now, and they
ought 10 put . quietus on his political A.
pirsiions.
We notice By Q stray copy Of the Al
pine, Brewster Co, Avalanehe. that NJ. b.
Chastsin, our late street commissioner, h
running . meat mArkst In that town, add
that J. b. GiIlstt. his brother-inlsv. u o
candidate for sheriff Of Brewster county.
We bad . pleasant cali taf week from
2 binding. rspteseuting the house q the
brothers Gusrtbsr. wholesale gr0oers. San
Antonio Mr.. B. q presidsot q the frrDeh
Association Of that city, and Informed us
that ia esIlshrzfiou q the ian a The Bas-
tile this year vii Eurpan al Drerious dcm-
o,strnfio1s IN fhnt he. BE tsadered ~ 40
iuvitkfion. s1d ne boSs 70 b p-sssnt.