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 13, 1889 Fine line of dress goods at L. Cohn's. Mr. J. D. Burkett visited Brookhaven this week. Mr. Wm Rutledge, of Mount Carmel, was in town yesterday. Mesdames A. Sharp and J. R. Jolly were in town yesterday. The glorious rain has come at last and the heart of the farmer is glad. Rev. R. W. Hall will reach in the Baptist church next Saturday and Sunday. A great many of our towns people are going to "take in" the Sam Jones meeting at Wesson this week, some of whom left this morning. A great many items are crowded out this week by matters of more interest to the reader. Misses Mamie, Rose and Alice Teunisson, who have been attending Whitworth College returned to their home near this place yesterday. Mr. A. G. Webb and his daughter, Miss Pearl, of Columbia, were in town last Friday. Miss Pearl intends teaching school in this county. Dr. S. D. Muse, who has been visiting relatives and friends on the I. C.Railroad for the past month or two, returned to this place last Tuesday. We are in receipt of the first cotten bloom, which was sent us the other day by Ransom Baggett, an industrious colored farmer. It was pulled on the 4th inst. We are requested to announce that the books by Rev. T. S. Powell, entitled "Five Years in South Mississippi," will be here this week in the hands of Mr. C. R. Dale, who will deliver same. Parties subscribing will please be prepared to take the books, in order that remitances may be made as fast as possible. SAM JONES It was our good fortune to hear this world famed evangelist in Jackson last Friday and Saturday. For about four years we have been reading about Sam Jones; about his wonderful power over mankind, about his great revivals in which hundreds of the vilest sinners are brought to Christ; in fact there has never a week passed over our head but what we have not heard or read something of this great man, but not until last week did our hoope find expression in reality. We actually heard this man who is revolutionizing the United States, and to say that he is a great preacher would be giving you but a faint conception of his wonderous power. he is truly a wonderful man! There is not another man like him on the face fo the earth, and we are indeed glad he is coming to Wesson, so that all of our people will have a chance to ehar him. Don't fail to go, as he has to be heard to be rightly appreciated. Don't judge him before hearing him. Hear hear first - judge afterwards. We will give some of his sayings though a great many good ones have to be crowded out for want of space. Here are a few: It takes wings to make angels. I've heard men say, "I'm not afraid of whisky." You can't skeer a fool. I ofter hear men say "I want time to consider" Oh! the makeshifts of a mean sinner. Anybody will join the church if you'll let him choose his own terms. A saloon-keeper would join if he could bring in his doggery. Some of the preachers will go with you to the theatre. I hate to see a 40 minute preacher. Read everything by the watch, and then if they can't get in 40 minutes time, they'll put in something like "The Girl Eat the Lettuce" You've gots lots of unconverted church members. They try to be pious without an evidence of piousness. You are waiting for the church to get right before you join, are you? You'll be in hell a million years before that's done. From Blountville There is not much now a days to interest a person except plenty of dry weather, and lots of excitement about the great big iron bridge the Board of Supervisor are building on paper across Pearl River, and some of our Good old chrisitan citizens have had a great many hard things to say about those who signed the petition for said bridge. HOMESTEAD LANDS! Persons desiring to take homestead entries of vacant lands, can now do so, notwithstanding they have heretofore made an entry, (provided said entry was not proven out!). If you want to buy fine lands cheap in the Mississippi bottom, or on railroad, write or call on Geo W. Carlisle Real Estate Agent and Com, of Immigration, Jackson, Miss