PURELY PERSONAL County Treasurer C. R. Haynie visited Smithville Sunday. J. C. Mosby has secured a position with J. M. Holt & Co. Hon J. S. Jones left Monday on a business visit to Burleson County. J. S. Whitworth and family leave today on a two month visit at Mendoza. Rev. O. T Hotchkiss visited Houston this week and is expected home today. Mrs. Ana Martin left Thursday afternoon on a visit amonst her Elgin Friends. Mrs. E. H. Jenkins has been quite ill the past week, but is conveleseing slowly. Mrs. Albert Byers is reported quite ill at her mone, 6 miles northeast of town. Miss Minnie Garrett who has been visiting her aunt in Georgia, returned home last Sunday. Miss Katherine Dupree of Marlin, guest of Miss Maude Maynard, left for home Wednesday. J. R. Haslep, a prominent attorney of Caldwell, Burleson county, is among the visitors to Bastrop this week. Miss Bertha Maynard leaves today, Saturday, for Houston, where she has accepted a position with Levy Bros. Charley Brooks, of Jonesboro, Ark, formerly of Georgetown, a guest of A. B. Reynolds, left Monday night for Ark. Mr. and Mrs. Benno Wertzner, of Fayette county, visited Bastrop this week, guests of Benno's mother, Mrs. Chas. Wertzner, leaving for home Wednesday. Miss Alice Haynie returned home Wednesday pm, after a two week's visit at Elgin, a guest of Miss Joiner, who returned home with her to spend a short while. O. P. Jones left Sunday night for Mineral Wells, where he has accepted a position as clerk in ladies dress goods department, of one of the leading firms of that city. John S. Caldwell and wife, of Austin, were pleasant visitors at Bastrop this week, while here they were guests of Dr. and Mrs. H. P. Luckett, leaving for home Wednesday. Miss Dupre, a charming young landy of Marlin, who has been a guest of Miss Maude Maynard for the pat two weeks returned home via Waco Wednesday. Miss D, made many friends while in our little city, who will always extend her a hearty welcome Mr. H. W. ?Stevenson, late of the firm of Stevenson & Holt, with his family, left for Cameron, Milam county, where he will engage in merchandising. During their stay in Bastrop they have made many friends here sho, while regretting their departure, wish for them abundant happiness and prosperity ihn their new home. T. J. Clark for some time with Stevenson & Holt, leaves today, Friday for Holland, securing a position with a mercantile establishment in that city. Mr. Clark has many warm friends in old Bastrop, who wish for him all the happiness of life. John W. William Dead. Died: At his home, near Rosanky, Friday, Feb 21st, 1902, after a few days illness, John W. Williams, of pneumonia, at the age of 75 years. Deceased was born at Campbellsville, Green county, KY, in the year 1827, came to Texas in 1849, locating at Hill's Prairie Bastrop county. He was well and favorable known by the old settlers throughout this part of the State. Honest, industrious, kind hearted, his friends were many. He was a soldier, in the Texas Rangers, serving in Capt. Bigoot Wallaces command, experiencing the many hardships of Texas frontier life in those trying days. He was also a confederate soldier, serving during the civil war, returning home at its close, to begin anew the duties of life, and the support of his family. A brave soldier, a good, useful citizen, he interested himself in every enterprise bettering the condition of his country. He was a Christian a devout member of the Methodist church he dearly loved his church and was ever found laboring in the cause of christianity. On Sunday his remains were consigned to mother earth, in Young's Church Graveyard; Rev. Weems Wooten, pastor of the Methodist Church at Smithville, officiating, who, in his sermon, touchingly referred to the christian virtues of the deceased. After a life of three score and fifteen years, he quietly lies down in the tomb in peaceful repose, his soul having arisen to the celestial Home above, where all is peace and happiness. He leaves nine children, six sons, and three daughters, all grown to manhood and womanhood, with many friends to mourn his death. Tammy Owen Bastrop CO, TX Owentk@aol.com http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~txtammy/bastrop/bastropmain.html