(All: For the members of the lincoln and copiah mailing list - I am transcribing the local news from the Lawrence County Press, for the years 1888-1894, which means just about every day has news, except, oddly enough, for leap years... There are some news articles referring to people/places in lincoln and copiah, so thought you guys might enjoy the articles too! - Cheers, Eddie Mikell) December 1, 1892 Justice court in town yesterday. The Board of Supervisor meet next Monday. Dr. J. R. Berry of Hebron was in town yesterday. Mr. Lee Bird and wife visited relatives of Tryus this week. Everything you need can be found at Lampton Bros & Rawls Co. The highest market price paid for cotton at Lampton Bros & Rawls Co. Rev. Geo. Butler will preach in the Baptist Church next Saturday and Sunday. Mr. A. J. Armstrong has commenced work on his residence near the Baptist church. Capt J. J. Denson of Silver Creek passed through town yesterday enroute to Brookhaven. Our school is still improving. Prof. Brady has nearly 60 pupils enrolled, still he has no assistant. Mr. Cannon, accompanied by his family, visited his mother on the east side fo the river last Sunday. Sheriff Lee and wife are boarding at the Fox Hotel. They will be there untl the tax-collecting season is over. Mr. W. H. Speights, who has been visiting relatives near Oakvale for the past week or two returned yesterday. The Thanksgiving exercises at the Presbyterian church last Thursday were quite interesting, and the sermon by Rev. J. Wellborn was attentively listened it. The joint office of Mr. P. Z. Jones and Dr. T. H. Butler opposite Lampton Bros & Rawls Co's store is about completed, and adds greatly to the looks of the town. Mr. I. A. Hickman and wife are visiting relatives at Wesson and Beauregard this week. During their absence, Dr. T. H. Butler and wife are housekeeping for them. Mrs. Mary Mikell of near Silver Creek is visiting the family of Capt. T. M. Beal in our town. We learn that Mrs. Mikell contemplates opening a millinery shop here. Miss Fulvia Myers, of Beat 4, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. J. R. Boone, was a welcome visitor to our town yesterday. We are indebted to Miss Fulvia for a pleasant call. We inadvertently forgot to mention tow or three weeks ago of the removal of Prof Ross's family to Boyd, in this county, where Prof Ross is teaching school. We regret to lose them from our midst. Mr. W. S. May, a popular salesman of Lampton Bros and Rawls Co., had the misfortune to cut tow toes of his right foot nearly off last Saturday morning. He was cutting on a piece of lightwood, and presumable, made an awkward lick, as the ax struck the fence immediately in front, glancing and striking his foot. The wound was immediately dressed by Dr. Bishop, and until he left for his home at Bismarck the following morning, was doing as well as could be expected. We trust he will soon be with us again his former self. The bosy and girls desiring a first class weekly juvenile publication we would recommend Golden Days, published at Philadelphia, PA. Its literature is of the very highest order, being indorsed by leading ministers everywhere and its pages will nto fail to interest both young and old. It is especially adapted for boys and girls, however, and wherever Goldent Days is once taken in a family, it will never be given up. Write for sample copy to James Elverson, Publisher Golden Days, Philadelphia, PA. Mr. Pickens Brady of near Blountville stopped over with his son, Prof Brady, last Thursday night en route home from Wesson. HOMESTEAD NOTICE Champ B. Terry, wit: R. Douglass, Joseph Smith, E. Carlisle, J. B. Douglass, all of Tryus Alfred Goodloe, wit: Joesph Martin, Henry Armstrong, Archy Williams, Beay White all of Silver Creek