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 on E-bay May 19, 1893 Read the call for a mass meeting. Our readers will please pardon the scarity of locals this week. Mr. G. W. Garrett paid a flying visit to Brookhaven last week. Mr. Ben Bullock sent us a well developed cotton square today. Sheriff Magee of Columbia was a welcome visitor one day last week. Mr. David Cohn is visiting relatives in Brookhaven and New Orleans. Mrs. D. M. Lee is taking in the Hebron High School commencement this week. Rev. L. J. Jones will preach in the Presbyterian church next Saturday and Sunday. Rev. Allen Scarborough will preach in the Baptist church next Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Mrs. Woods of New Orleans and Mrs. Lampkin of Summit visited their distinguished brother, Dr. G. A. Teunisson, near town, last week. The Hebron High School closes its commencement exercises with a grand concert tonight. We regret very much our inability to be present. We heareby tender our thanks to Rev. J. P. Culpepper for an invitation to attend the commencement exercises of Mississippi College this and next week. Mr. Ben Smith of Hazlehurst is here to boom the fruit tree business for Mr. Gus Porter, Nurseryman, Lexington, Miss. Please honor him with your orders. Mr. Henry Smith of Saulsbury sent us in a young roasting ear in the shuck the other day. It was raised on his place, and is the earliest we have seen or heard of this season. TRYUS DOTS Two heavy rains this week. Mr. and Mrs. Bird of Monticello attended church here Sunday. Conductor Ike Barnes, who has been visiting his uncle, Dr. B. D. Hennington, returned to his home at McComb City this week. We enjoyed his visit very much, and wish he could have remained longer. SILVER CREEK DOTS Silver Creek, May 16th '92 Pleasant sunny days have again greets us, and the farmers are very busy killing grass "while the sun is shining". It seems that our "Marble Club" is somewhat on the decline of late. What is the matter, boys? Sun too hot? Miss Lola Lockhart, one of Westville's most charming and pleasant young ladies, is now visiting friends at this place. Quite a number were present at the celebration of Children's Day by the methodist Sunday School yesterday eve. The exercises consisted of music, recitations and essays. The music rendered by the choir from Crooked Creek was highly appreciated, and spoke well for its gallant leader.