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! April 20, 1893 For fancy groceries go to L. Cohn and Bros, Brookhaven, MS Best insurance oil at L. Cohn & Bros., Brookhaven, at 15 cents a gallon. Mr. Leo H. Bird returned last Monday from a professional trip to greenville. Sheriff Lee visited the northern and eastern portions of the county last week. Extra fancy flour at L. Cohn & Bros., Brookhaven at $4.00 per barrel for cash. Eagle Steam flour at L. Cohn & Bros., at $4.25 pr barrel for cash. Mr. McDavid visited his family at Columbia last Sunday, returning on Tuesday. We are sorry to learn of the serious illness of Mrs. Mary Mikell and trust she will soon recover. When nobody comes to town and nothing happens how can you expect us to hustle up local news. Dr. G. A. Teunisson is absent from home this week on business connected with the Masonic fraternity. A splendid rain visted this section last Friday, giving new life to vegetation and making everybody feel better. Miss Arabella Buckley of near Silver Creek is visiting the bedside of her sister, Mrs. Mikell, in our town. Capt. T. M. Beal has opened up a nice little stock of goods in his former place of business of Jefferson street. Quite a crowd of fishermen went out last thursday in search of the 'finny tribe' and succeeded in capturing several nice strings. Mr. G. W. Garrett commenced work last Monday on the store building to be occupied by Mr. Harris. When completed it will add greatly to the looks of the town. Rev. A. A. Lomax of Hazlehurt preached an able sermon in the Baptist church at this place last sunday evening at 8 o'clock, having preached at Bethel church at 11 a.m. Mr. Will C. Cannon and family left last Friday for a visit to relatives at Summitt and Hazlehurst. Mr. Cannon will also visit Jackson before returning on business. The recent cold snap is not so much to be wondered at, considering our changing climate, yet some people are already beginning to make indiscreet remarks about spring flirting with winter, and winter lingering in the lab of spring, etc., Now, we do not countenance too much of this "flirting" business, but if winter wants to sit down in spring's lap and throw his arms lovingly SINGING ASSOCIATION The Pearl River Singing Association will hold its next meeting with Hepsebah church, Lawrence county, on Saturday before the 4th Sunday in July next. All persons interested in vocal music are invited. Every colored applicant for teachers license failed in the examination held her last Friday and Saturday, and several, who were caught practicing unfair methods, will nto be allowed under the law to stand another examination in this county for two years. Mr. Henry Mounger, a white applicant who was examined last Friday and Saturday, passed for first grade, making a general average of 81.