Copied from the History of Lawrence and Jefferson Davis County, by Eddie Mikell, all rights reserved. Now available on CD and hard copy. E-mail mikell@virginia.edu for purchasing information. You can also bid for this cd on e-bay! May 16, 1889 Dry weather Locals are scarce this week. One and two quart fruit jars ar L. Cohn's. Fine line of dress goods at L. Cohn's. Rain is needed very much in this section. For the latest style in hats go to C. E. Watts. Standard prints for 6 ½ cents per yard at L. Cohn's. Mrs. E. Daughtry is visiting relatives in Brookhaven. Mr. Jesse Wilson was in the house-moving business yesterday. Mr. A. E. Weathersby visited Brookhaven and Wesson last week. Mrs. A. Cohn, we are glad to learn, is fast recovering from her recent illness. Mr. D. M. Lee returned last Monday from a pleasant trip to Covington county. Mr. Z. Nelson of Blountville, was in town yesterday and gave our office a pleasant call. TRYUS DOTS We are indeed sorry to learn of the loss sustained by M. D. L. Crawford in the burning of his gin and mill, which occurred Saturday night. Brother Crawford is a good and worthy member of the church and a useful man in the community and we hope to soon see his mill rebuilt. Town ball seems to be popular game in our burg now. Some of the players are becoming quite expert in handling the ball, and think seriously of organizing a baseball club and challenging the Detroit team. A very serious and perhaps fatal accident occurred to Mr. Jasper Eaton, a prominent hotel-keeper of Williamsburg,, the other day. He was working a horse to a buggy, and when about three miles from town, the horse became freightened and ran away, throwing Mr. Eaton and bruising him terribly about the breast and head. His recovery is considered extremely doubtful.