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! (Eddie Note: - This article marks the 8th year that I have been transcribing this material! Where has the time gone?!) June 22, 1893 Sheriff Lee has just received a handsome new "Crown" organ for his parlor. Mr. Hunter Daughtry has been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daughtry, near this place. Mrs. Walker of McComb City has been visiting her daughter, mrs. W. C.Maxwell, near this place. Miss Addie Edmondson, a most captivating young lady of Williamsburg, is visiting her sister, Miss Maggie Edmondson. Miss Henry McClellan, one of Brookhaven's most accomplished young ladies is the guest of the Misses Tennisson near town. Don't forget the choir meeting at Mr. Cannon's tomorrow (friday) evening at 8 o'clock. We desire to arrange music, and practice, for the Masonic celebration. Mr. John Wellborn, and old Lawrence county boy, but more recently of Texas last week visited his father in this county and paid our town a flying visit Monday. We inadvertently localized the fact last week that mrs. G. W. Mikell had been visiting in our town. It should have been Miss Belle Mikell. She was, however, accompanied by a little girl of Mrs. G. W. Mikell's. With plenty of music, croquet, fishing, and a picnic or two thrown in occasionally for good luck, the young people of Monticello will not fare so badly for want of amusements during the summer months. Let there be no cessation. The Sunday School convention meets at Bahala Chapel tomorrow week and we must make a final request of all Sunday School secretaries to send in their reports, together with statistics, AT ONCE. some have complied, but there are still others unheard from. Fifty cents is a small doctor bill, but that is all it will cost you to cure any ordinary case of rheumatism if you use Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Try it and you will be surprised at the prompt relief it affords. The first application will quiet the pain. 50 cent bottles for sale by all druggist. Rev. Chas Oberschimdt, of Southwester Presbyterian University, Clarksville, Tenn., preached his maiden sermon at the Presbyterian church in this place last Sunday morning at 11 o'clock in the evening. His efforts would have been creditable to a minister of extended experience, and we expect to hear great things of him. Mr. J. M. Harris is visiting his family this week near Hazlehurst. There will be a big Masonic celebration and public dinner here next Saturday, to which everybody is invited to come and bring a basket. There will be a public procession, after which Rev. R. J. Boone will preach. In the afternoon, Dr. G. A. Tennisson will deliver an address, which will be followed by impromptu talks from other Masons present. The exercises will be interspersed with such music as the local talent, assisted by the visiting vocalist, can furnish. Prof. J. B. Vaughan, of Elberton, GA, but more recently of Atlanta, will lecture at the Baptist church this (Thursday) evening at 8 o'clock on music. Prof. Vaughan is visiting the country for recreation and health, but if our people desire it he will give instruction in piano and organ, violin and vocal music during his stay with us. His organ, which is an Estey, is no doubt the finest toned instrument of its kind ever brought to this place. We hope everybody will attend the lecture, which is free. News reached us last Monday of the assassination of Mr. William Morris, living near the line of Pike and Lawrence, in this county. The murder was committed Thursday evening last between 8 and 9 o'clock. Mr. Morris had left the house to feed his hogs, and was returning from the pen when he was fired upon by some unknown party from ambush and almost instantly killed. During the two hours which he lived, he talked quite freely, and said he was not aware he had an enemy in the world. The jury of inquest has been investigating the affair ever since its occurance, and it is said some strange developments will be made.