July 10, 1890 Lemonade and ice were great luxuries here last Friday. Mr. Farrar Huffman, of Summitt is visiting relatives and friends in our town. The Bismark locals are unavoidly crowded out this week. They will appear in our next. The voting for the prettiest young lady at the picnic last Friday didn't come off, as advertised. What was the matter? Quite a number from town and the surrounding community attended the Sunday School convention at Crooked Creek. Rev. Geo G. Woodbridge preached to good congretations in the Presbyterian church last Sunday morning and night. Owen's Pink Mixture is pleasant to take, contains no opium and does not check the bowels too suddenly. For sale by H. S. Scherck. Some watermelons are making their appearance, but every one of them contains enough fever to kill a horse. Better wait till they get ripe. Col. John Hancock, of Washington, and Mr. R. J. Elliot, of Kansas, postoffice inspectors, were in town last Thursday and Friday, to and from Hooker. Mr. Geo W. Garrett, who is attending the loading of the flat boat with bridge iron at Jackson, paid us a flying visit last week. He says he will be down with the boat about next week if nothing serious happens. Mr. Leon S Meyers, representing the Kratzenstein Clothing Co., of New York, one of the most deservedly popular dummer's on the road, and an all round jolly good fellow, was in town last Saturday and Sunday. The picnic at the school building last Friday was a grand affair and surpassed our most sanguine expectations. There were between 300 and 400 people on the grounds, and able speeches were made in the commodious new school building by Prof. Everett L. Green, the courteous principal of Lawrence County High School. Mr. C. E. Watts left last Sunday night for Hinds, Holmes and the Delta counties in the interest of the Champion Pleting Machine, and will be gone for a week or two. Mr. Pleas Jones is conducting his business here during his absence. VOLUME THIRD With this issue the Press enters upon its third volume and we cannot pass the event by unheralded with a flourish of trumpets and the waving of handkerchiefs, as it were. During this time, by the strneous efforts fo the editor and the liberal patronage of the citizens, the paper has grown from struggling infancy into resolute childhood, its teeth have been cut and it has learned to talk a little though not quite boldly yet. We have tried to make the paper a success as much as in our humble power lay, and with everything considered, think we have succeeded fairly well. We have made mistakes, but these are natural appendages to every living human being, and we know that a fair and impartial public has overlooked them, such as they are. Sunday School Convention The 3rd annual session of the Lawrence County Sunday School Convention convened at Crooked Creek church last Saturday morning the 5th inst., and was called to order by the President, Dr. G. A. Teunisson promptly at 10 o' clock. After a short while spent in devotional exercises, the business meeting was duly opened and Wade Polk was made temporary secretary. On motion W. J. Armstrong and D. A. Scarborough were appointed a committee on credentials. In accordance with the offer of the Lawrence County Press, published in a previous issue, the President appointed Rev. R. W. Hall, J. C. Buckley, J. A. Rowan, Mrs. D. M. Lee, Mrs. D. A. Scarborough and G. W. Brown as a committee to hear all essays and recitations and make report before the Convention adjourns as to who were entitled to the prizes offered. Prayer was offered by Rev. R. W. Hall, and while the committee on credentials was making up their report, it was suggested that the regular programme be carried on, which was agreed to. Rev. John Buckley delivered the address of welcome, which was responded to on behalf of the Convention by the President, Dr. G. A. Teunisson. The committee on credentials made the following report, to wit: Bahala Chapel (Methodist) - Lee Byrd and J. R. Armstrong