06 Mar 1899 Page 4 Personal Mention Earl Chinski is sick. Sam Goodman came home today. Gordon Boone went to Bryan at noon. Elson Kelley, of Bryan, was here today. Mack Meachum is up and about again. Tom Buckingham spent yesterday in Retreat. Judge Neal went back to Austin this morning. Will Dunlap, of Millican, is in the city today. Miss Annie Brigance went to Bryan yesterday. J. W. Evans, of Brenham, spent yesterday in the city. Ed. Binford went to Brenham this morning on business. Will Sangster is able to be at his post after a few days' illness. W. R. Ayers, of Yarboro, is in the city today on business. L. J. Granary is able to be out again after a two weeks' illness. Dr. Thompson, who has been sick for a few days, is able to be out again. F. L. Vickers and John Henry, of Graball, spent yesterday in the city. Miss Kittie Womack, of Anderson, is in the city, visiting Judge Forrester. Miss Susie Saunders is able to be at school again, after a two months' illness. D. E. Callahan spent yesterday at Prairie Plains - not so pleasantly as contemplated. Miss Faith Harrison, who has been visiting Mrs. G. W. Saunders, returned to Austin yesterday. Mrs. A. E. Parson, of Hartford, Conn., is in the city visiting her niece, Mrs. Robt. H. Schumacher. Miss Ora Stewart came here from Brookshire Saturday night and was taken to North Grimes. She was quite ill. J. W. Cuthrell and wife, of Roans Prairie, who have been spending a few days here with their sons, A. V. and John E. Cuthrell, returned home yesterday. Miss Lewis, of Roans Prairie, spent yesterday in the city on her way home from a visit to her sister at Millican, who is very ill. She was accompanied by M. Taylor. ****************** 07 Mar 1899 Page 1 Personal Mention B. B. Rollo is very sick. Col. F. S. Roberts is sick. O. B. Gooch is sick in bed. Little Annie Madeley is sick. R. Gross, of Brenham, is in the city today. J. F. Thomas is reported to be ill at home. Rufe Womack, of Anderson, is in town today. H. A. Jacobs went to Galveston yesterday on No. 2. Mrs. L. J. Wilson left today for Kosse to visit her daughter. Miss Pearl Garvin returned today from a visit to Houston. Aaron Smyth, of Plantesville, is in the city today on business. J. F. Honx, of Hempstead, is in the city visiting Sam Madeley. Tom Brooks is spending the day in Washington county on business. Will and Jim Driscoll, of Prairie Plains, are in the city trading today. Miss Kittie Womack left today for Bryan, to visit her sister, Mrs. D. E. Kelley Mrs. Fannie Gooch, of Waco, is in the city, visiting her sister, Mrs. A. J. Keough. Dr. Williams, with his wife and child, of Yarborough, were shopping here today. Maj. Riddick has taken his run on the Santa Fe, after a two months' absence; caused by illness. Mr. and Mrs. Sol Billitz, of Houston, returned home yesterday, after a short visit here to their daughter, Mrs. Sam M. Bock. Mrs. Flournoy, of Hempstead, who has spent six weeks here with her daughter, Mrs. H. T. Fore, returned home yesterday. Misses Emma Miller and Marie Tacque, who have been off to St. Louis and other northern points to purchase the spring stock of millinery for R. B. Templeman & Son, returned last night. ******************** 09 Mar 1899 Page 4 Albert Wedgeworth, an old colored man well known about town, died yesterday morning and was buried in the evening near Thos. Gool's, north of town. ******************** 13 Mar 1899 Page 3 Announcements For Alderman, First Ward - H. N. BISSELL For Alderman, Second Ward - JAS. M. SHAW P. A. SMITH For Alderman, Third Ward - GEO. S. WOOD For Alderman, Fourth Ward - L. L. CHINSKI For City Secretary - E. D. BLACKSHEAR For City Assessor and Collector - J. T. BARRY J. M. SLOAN For City Treasurer - I. BOCK For City Marshal - J. V. FLOYD B. B. LOWRIE H. D. SCHUMACHER ************************* Fell Dead Saturday Justice Forrester went over near the City cemetery Saturday afternoon and held an inquest into the cause of the death of John Thomas, colored. It appears that the deceased had been troubled with a heart affection for some time; he had been working "in the bottom" and Saturday noon came home and ate a hearty dinner, after which his wife went to some neighbor's house and returning about 2 o'clock found John lying face down on the kitchen floor, where he had apparently fallen dead from a chair in which he had been sitting. He was 53 years of age. ************************* Restaurant Changes Hands Saturday L. J. Granary made a bill of sale transferring to R. A. Patout the Bon Ton Restaurant, with all fixtures, utensils, etc. The transfer was made necessary by force of circumstances and to protect the purchaser's financial interest. Don Rollo is at present in charge of the business. Eleanor Colson