Copied from the "History of Lawrence and Jefferson Davis County". @All rights reserved. For information on your copy, please e-mail mikell@virginia.edu July 25, 1889 The primary election is over. Rah for the man that's nominated. The weather for the past week has been excessively warm. Mr. Earnest Smith, of Tryus was a visitor to our town last Sunday. Miss Elvira Wylie is visiting her brother, Mr. J. M. Wylie, in town. If your man is not nominated take it like a good fellow and support the ticket. Miss A. E. Jolly, of Hooker, was a pleasant visitor to our town last Monday. Messrs A. W. Maxwell, and J. D. Carlisle paid a flying trip to Brookhaven this week. Mr. W. C. Thornhill, of Holmesville, is visiting his relatives and old friends in this county. Rev. R. W. Hall preached two excellent sermons in the Baptist church last Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Joshua Hickman, of Strickland landing, was a welcome visitor to our town last Saturday. OBITUARY Diead at the residence of her son in law, Mr. B. S. Watts, in the neighborhood of Hepzibah church, on June 30th, at 6 o'clock a. m. Mary Stringer, wife of the late Levy Stringer, and also the mother of A. W. Stringer, who is well and favorably known by many of the citizens of Lawrence county. She was the daughter of George Burkett, was born in Orangeburg district in South Carolina in October, 1807; age 81 years, 8 months and 25 days. She united with Bethany Baptist church in 1880. During her illness which was 14 days, she was confident that her case was a fatal one, but shee seemed perfectly reconciled and told her children and friends that she was willing to go, trusting entirely in Christ for life and salvation to a short time previous to her death. She had the best of medical attention in the person of Drs. Buford Larkin and Jno. Brill, but all seemed of no avail. While we mourn at the loss of one of those old persons whom we have long since learned to love so tenderly, yet, we look up up through our tears and say, "Thy will be done." There was nothing under fifty watermelons eat in town yesterday. The candidates were treating, doncher you know.