July 17, 1890 Quite a lively justice court here last Saturday. Mr. C. E. Watts has returned. He reports a pleasant and profitable trip. Mr. L. Cohn is having a bed chamber added onto the back part of his store. Mrs. W. H. Butler and daughter, Miss Bessie, visited our city last week. Rev. R. W. Hall will preach in the Baptist church next Saturday and Sunday. For the past week the extreme heat in this region has been almost unprecendented. We stuck to our word. Every subscriber who was in arrears received a statement last week. Mesdames Teunisson and Lampkin of Summit, are visiting the family of Dr. Teunisson near this place. The flat boat, built at Jackson and loaded with material for our iron bridge, left that point last Friday morning. We hear rumors of another store being opened in our town at an early date. Who says Monticello does not boom? Mrs. D. M. Lee visited the bedside of her cousin, Mrs. H. C. Yawn, in Williamsburg, this week, who is quite dangerously ill. Mr. J. Q. Martin was quite ill for several days this and last week, but we are glad to state his is now able to be upon our streets again. "Owen's Pink Mixture" is pleasant to take, contains no opium and does not check the bowels too suddenly. For sale by H. S. Scherek. Prof O. R. French, the great musician, is assisting Rev. J. H. Lane in a protracted meeting at Salem Baptist church, in Covington county, this week. In a letter to the editor of this paper, he promises to visit our town at an early date. There will be a picnic at Fair river bridge on the Rockport road, today, to which the editor acknowledges the receipt of an invitation to be present. Buzzings from Bismark. Rain every day now. Crops in this section are like the old Negroes tobacco "good and gooder." Prof Green and wife, of Silver Creek, visited Bismarck a few days ago in the interest of Lawrence County High School. Bismarck is being thoroughly drummed up now, as we have had four drummers this week. Mrs. T. C. May has been quite ill the past week, but we are happy to state she is improving at present. Tomorrow is 4th of July and we hear of picnics all over the county. We hope every one who attends them will have a good time and not be interrupted by pistol shots, fights, etc. Bismarck is kinder thinking about building a high school, although she is not saying much about the matter. But le me tell you, if the citizens of this neighborhood take a notion to build it and will put their shoulders to the wheel, you'll see the mud fly and the next thing you notice will be a good school house and a fine school. There is not a single neighborhood in the county that is more able to build up a good school than beat 3. Not only have we the material for a school, but the farmers of this neighborhood are in good circumstances financially and all of them want to educate their children, and if they will come together and build a good school house they can get an experienced teacher and educate their children at home instead of boarding them away at other schools. Homestead Notice Frank Norwood: wit; Jerry McLaurin, Sandy Griffith, Handy Powell, all of Gwinville.