@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 23, 1891 E. L. Martin of the Jackson Mississippian and Miss Emma Thigpen of the Hazlehurst Graded School were married in Chicago last week while enroute to the National Editorial Association. We extend congratualations. Richmond has been selected by Mrs. Jefferson Davis as the final resting place of the remains of her immortal husband. Mississippi claimed that honor, but the reasons advanced by Mrs. Davis for selecting Richmond are not without consideration. There is talk of a match game of chess between Brookhaven and Monticello players when the weather gets cooler. it will be a good fight. - Lincoln County Times. Slightly in error, Bro. Bowen 'Twill be no fight at all. Monticello, always victorious in everything, will, in this instance, come out on top. Brookhaven won't be in it. Messrs. Bruce Tyrone of near Blountville and J. L. Griffith of White Sand passed through town last Tuesday en route to Hazlehurst, where the former goes to Hazlehurst, where the later to accept a position as night operator. HOOKER NOTES The topics of the day seem to be picnics and politics. The farmers are rejoicing over the beautiful rains which were gladly received last week. The crops are looking some better now, with the exception of a little damage done by the wind. We had a grand meeting of days at Crooked creek church, commencing on Friday, and the first Sunday in this month and continuing nine days. Many thanks to visiting brethren, J. L. Finley and John Williamson, for their noble work. Our population is increasing. We welcome in our midst the young Miss Daughdrill, daughter of Mr. J. W. Daughdrill. A happy man is he. We are glad to say that we have quite a number of young men who are candidates for the office of matrimony, whose names are as follows: A. C. Buckley, W. W. Buckley, J. S. Stringer, and W. L. Stringer, F. E. Patterson, C. C. Culpepper and S. C. Culpepper. We hope they will meet with success. Go it, boys: you are now young. We have several visitors in our neighborhood - Mr. Masengil and wife, and T. S. Stringer of Copiah county. Elder T. D. Bush of Louisiana is visiting relatives and friends and attending protracted meetings in our midst. He is attending the meeting at Calvary church this week. Having the weather for the farmers to kill grass if they have any. Little Jennie, Hooker, Miss, July 15th, 1891 MARRIED Hutchins - Berry - Near Hebron, Miss, on Sunday July 19th, Mr J. F. Hutchins to Miss Ella Berry, both of Lawrence County. RILEY- LEIGH - In Clinton, Miss., Wednesday, July 15th, Mr. F. L. Riley, jr., principal of Hebron High School, to Miss Fannie Leigh of Grenada. BUTLER - HICKMAN - at the residence of the bride's father last night, by supervisor Z. P. Jones, Dr. T. H. Butler to Miss Sallie Hickman, both of Lawrence County Messrs Bruce Tyrone of near Blountville and J. L. Griffith of White Sand passed through town last Tuesday en route to Hazlehurst, where the former goes to learn telegraphy, the latter to accept a position as night operator. Prof. C. B. G. Rose was elected principal of Monticello Academy last Saturday. Let all now pull together and make the school a grand success.