19 Jan 1899 Page 4 Personal Mention J. H. Lee is rusticating in Galveston today. Miss Eleanor Steele went to Millican this morning. Mrs. May Wilson returned today from a visit to Galveston. Mark Kennard and Will Stone left this morning for Recil (?) on business. The baby of Dr. and Mrs. F. A. Young has been quite ill, but is better. Mrs. Poulton, of Kyle, arrived here last evening to visit Mrs. S. M. Cook. Miss Fannie Aaron, who has been visiting Mrs. Sam Keller, went to Houston last evening. Lee Neblett is drumming trade among Navasotians today, and shaking hands with school-day friends. Mrs. H. Marwilski returned to her home in Bryan today after visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. S. Blumenthal. Mrs. A. B. Smith is here from Honey Grove on a short visit to relatives. She goes to Galveston this evening. ******************* Clothes Caught Fire Julia Erwin, a colored woman living in the eastern part of town, was severely burned about the body and arms at 11 o'clock this morning, but not so badly that she will not recover. She had lit some trash and while it burned she turned her back to talk with Mattie Davis, wife of Andrew Davis. The latter has a severely burned hand, in consequence of heroic efforts to save the first woman's life. ********************* 20 Jan 1899 Page 4 Personal Mention Mark Kennard has returned. Senator Geo. D. Neal is in the city today. Dr. E. A. Harris went to Bryan this morning. Ed. Woodward is at home from Galveston. Mrs. John McKay has returned from a visit to Louisiana. W. G. Bennett, of Courtney, was here on business this Sun. Judge T. C. Buffington, of Anderson, was in Navasota today. District Attorney E. A. Scott is again at home for a day or two. John Driscoll returned last night from a week's visit to Houston. Corporal Vance, company B, Fourth Texas, is here from San Antonio visiting friends. Lieutenant Hammond Norwood, of company B, Fourth Texas, is in the city on a furlough. Miss Mittie Uzzell returned home to Apolonia yesterday after visiting Mrs. G. W. Saunders. H. B. Beers, cotton broker of New Orleans, was in Navasota today gathering personal information of conditions, and actual statistics. Ted Davis, who represents the Iglebart cotton Brokerage firm, of Austin, returned to Austin yesterday, after spending several days here. Robert Schumacher went to Bryan today to settle a dispute between a mill and a machinery manufacturer. The Navasotian is authority in such matters. John Quinn is at home again from the Medical University at Galveston. He is yet undecided as to whether he will return to college any more this year or not. Tom B. Bolton was doing business in Navasota today. He has recently purchased the interest of Mr. McKinney in the firm of McKinney & Bolton and is going it alone in nice shape. Tom is looked upon as a rattling good young business man and his success is looked for. Eleanor Colson