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! June 23, 1892 Mr. M. D. L. Crawford of Tryus was a visitor to our town yesterday. Mr. A. T. Longino of Grange was in town for a short while yesterday. Mr. J. F. Armstrong of Brackett, this county, was a welcome caller yesterday. Mr. Wm. Rutledge of Mt. Carmel passed through town yesterday enrout to Brookhaven. We tender our thanks to Col. Isaac Newton of Beat 4 for copies of the old Southern Journal. There will be preaching in the Baptist church next Sunday evening at 8 pm by Rev. R. J. Boone. Rev. L. J. Jones preached an interesting sermon in the Presbyterian church last Sunday evening at 8 p. m. Messrs. A. W. Cooper and P. Z. Jones, of our home bar, are attending Circuit Court at Columbia this week. Mr. P. D. Mullins of Wesson passed through town last Tuesday en route to Columbia accompanied by Mrs. Merida Fortenberry. Everybody has the privilege of doing what he pleases, and we hope we may be allowed the privilege of staying within the ranks of the Democratic party. The amputation of Miss Ella Stephens' leg was successfully performed last Friday by Dr.'s Teunisson, Bishop, Cowart and Butler, and the patient is doing as well as could be expected. The election of officers in the Lyceum League for the year ending June 17th, 1893, resulted as follows: Joseph Dale, president; D. M. Lee, vice president; A. W. Cooper, corresponding secretary; Shelby Fairman, recording secretary; B. F. Bullock, treasurer. Mr. S. M. Nelson writes us that there will be a picnic at his mill near Blountville on the 4th day of July. Everybody invited to come and bring well filled baskets, and Nelson offers to furnish the fish. We acknowledge the receipt of a special invitation to be present. Monticello Academy closes its second annual session tomorrow afternoon, but owing to the small attendance there will be no exercises. There has been no blow about our school, but it has simply been carried on in an efficient manner, and Prof. Ross deserves great credit for the painstaking performance of his duty. Several of our Third partyite subscribers have discontinued, and others have given notice that we had better not discuss the situation. Nothing is ever gained by threats. We would have these worthles, understand that so long as the present hand is at the helm that the Press will forth Democratic doctrin in no uncertain tones as long as it has a single subscriber. We have a principal, and we know we are right, and if the third party people don't like the way we handle Democratic ideas, they had better make us quit. Dr. A. P. Evans spent a few days in town this week. Messrs. I. A. Hickman and C. E. Watts visited Hattiesburg and Rawls' Springs last week. They got into a very swift stream near Mt. Carmel on their return, overturning the buggy and emptying them into the water. HOMESTEAD NOTICE Henry Alexander, wit: A. L. Brister, F. D. Dunaway, J. B. Cothern, J. A. Beard, all of Boyd. William M. Ross, wit: J. F. Armstrong, J. E. Hedepeth, A. A. Turnage, N. H. Sharp, all of Silver Creek. NOTICE The contract for making mile boards and sign boards for the public roads in Lawrence county will be let at the court hosue on the first Monday of July, 1892. Bids are invited. Sealed proposals for keeping, clothing, furnishing medical attention to, and caring for, the paupers of Lawrence county will be received at the Chancery Clerk's office until the first Monday of july next at which time, the Board of Supervisor will contract for keeping the paupers should satisfactory bids be offered. Will C. Cannon, Clerk Board of Supervisors.