Copied from the History of Lawrence and Jefferson Davis County, by Eddie Mikell, all rights reserved. This article, as well as complete transcriptions of the Lawrence County Press, 1888-1894, WPA journals, and many pictures is available on Cd, or hard copy. Please email mikell@virginia.edu for purchasing information. (Note from Eddie - just to show how you never know how this information can be useful - the B. S. Waller mentioned here is a distant uncle, whose tombstone (mysteriously! ) was in the Mikell Cemetery. In a later article, his death notice is published, and I got a hit on one of his children!) February 27, 1890 The delinquent tax lands will sell next Monday. The rain has come at last, but the cold weather stays away. We understand that Mr. Sherck, our new merchant, will be here this week. Mr. J. M. Wylie, who is in the last stages of consumption, is still confined to his room. Remember and bring that little amount due us when you come to court, dear delinquent. Mr. A. C. McNair of Brookhaven passed through town last Saturday on route to Williamsburg. The river has got about a 15 foot rise in it, and this morning is running through the cut off below town. Rev. Mr. Howze will preach here on Friday night before the second Sunday in each month instead of on Sunday. Mr. B. S. Waller, of Silver Creek post office, has been appointed by Gov. Stone as census enumerator for this county. That part of the bridge that has been completed has just received a coat of paint, and it looks very handsome indeed. Rev. Geo. G. Woodbridge will preach in the Presbyterian church next Saturday night, Sunday at 11 o'clock and at night. Mr. William Andrews, who has been living in Texas for the past tow or three years, is visiting his parents in this county. Circuit court convenes in this place next Monday, and it is likely will consume the entire week, as we learn there is considerable business to be transacted. There were two steamboats at Columbia last Thursday - the Earl and the S. R. Poitevent. Why can't some of the boats visit our town now? There is plenty of traffic. Dr. S. D. Muse, who has been visiting relatives and friends on the Illinois Central Railroad for the past several months, returned to this place last week. Glad to see him back. Owing to the recent heavy rains the river has been rising for the past two days at an astonishing rate, and from the present looks of the weather, the prospects for an overflow are good. The insinuations being wafted around that we are getting too proud because we were seen to buy a pair of socks last Monday, is utterly beneath our notice and we would not do so now, but that some good people might be deceived by these false reports circulated by these envious "jays". We have got them spotted. The truth of the business is, we bought the socks for court week, and they are now safely hidden away in our room where thieves shall not eat up, nor where neither moths nor rust shall break through and steal. We are not proud and notwithstanding the strenuous efforts made by these bloodhounds to down us, we shall still continue to wave. The cemeteries at this place are in a terrible plight. We dislike for the outside world to know how we have neglected this most important duty, but we feel that we would not be doing right unless we mentioned it. They are in almost the same fix the cyclone left them, and no attempt has been made to have them cleaned off or fixed up anything like they were before. Something should be all means be done.

Too bad that cemetery neglect continues in many places 103 years later! Brenda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eddie Mikell" <mikell@virginia.edu> To: <MSLAWREN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 5:07 PM Subject: Lawrence County Press, February 27, 1890 > Copied from the History of Lawrence and Jefferson Davis County, by Eddie > Mikell, all rights reserved. This article, as well as complete > transcriptions of the Lawrence County Press, 1888-1894, WPA journals, and > many pictures is available on Cd, or hard copy. Please email > mikell@virginia.edu for purchasing information. > > > > (Note from Eddie - just to show how you never know how this information can > be useful - the B. S. Waller mentioned here is a distant uncle, whose > tombstone (mysteriously! ) was in the Mikell Cemetery. In a later article, > his death notice is published, and I got a hit on one of his children!) > > > > February 27, 1890 > > The delinquent tax lands will sell next Monday. > > > > The rain has come at last, but the cold weather stays away. > > > > We understand that Mr. Sherck, our new merchant, will be here this week. > > > > Mr. J. M. Wylie, who is in the last stages of consumption, is still confined > to his room. > > > > Remember and bring that little amount due us when you come to court, dear > delinquent. > > > > Mr. A. C. McNair of Brookhaven passed through town last Saturday on route to > Williamsburg. > > > > The river has got about a 15 foot rise in it, and this morning is running > through the cut off below town. > > > > Rev. Mr. Howze will preach here on Friday night before the second Sunday in > each month instead of on Sunday. > > > > Mr. B. S. Waller, of Silver Creek post office, has been appointed by Gov. > Stone as census enumerator for this county. > > > > That part of the bridge that has been completed has just received a coat of > paint, and it looks very handsome indeed. > > > > Rev. Geo. G. Woodbridge will preach in the Presbyterian church next Saturday > night, Sunday at 11 o'clock and at night. > > > > Mr. William Andrews, who has been living in Texas for the past tow or three > years, is visiting his parents in this county. > > > > Circuit court convenes in this place next Monday, and it is likely will > consume the entire week, as we learn there is considerable business to be > transacted. > > > > There were two steamboats at Columbia last Thursday - the Earl and the S. R. > Poitevent. Why can't some of the boats visit our town now? There is plenty > of traffic. > > > > Dr. S. D. Muse, who has been visiting relatives and friends on the Illinois > Central Railroad for the past several months, returned to this place last > week. Glad to see him back. > > > > Owing to the recent heavy rains the river has been rising for the past two > days at an astonishing rate, and from the present looks of the weather, the > prospects for an overflow are good. > > > > The insinuations being wafted around that we are getting too proud because > we were seen to buy a pair of socks last Monday, is utterly beneath our > notice and we would not do so now, but that some good people might be > deceived by these false reports circulated by these envious "jays". We have > got them spotted. The truth of the business is, we bought the socks for > court week, and they are now safely hidden away in our room where thieves > shall not eat up, nor where neither moths nor rust shall break through and > steal. We are not proud and notwithstanding the strenuous efforts made by > these bloodhounds to down us, we shall still continue to wave. > > > > The cemeteries at this place are in a terrible plight. We dislike for the > outside world to know how we have neglected this most important duty, but we > feel that we would not be doing right unless we mentioned it. They are in > almost the same fix the cyclone left them, and no attempt has been made to > have them cleaned off or fixed up anything like they were before. Something > should be all means be done. > > > > > ==== MSLAWREN Mailing List ==== > If you just want to subscribe to this list or unsubscribe from it, send e-mail to MSLAWREN-L-request@rootsweb.com or (for the digest list) MSLAWREN-D-request@rootsweb.com and put the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the message body. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >