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! (Folks: Hope all of ya'll are doing ok. Things have been quiet on the list as of late. Guess ya'll are out gardening..... - still extremely cold here.... - Eddie) APRIL 23, 1891 Register! Mr. David Cohn is visiting relatives in New Orleans. Mr. I. A. Hickman paid a short visit to Brookhaven last week. Mr. W. W. Williams passed through town last Friday en rout home from New Orleans Mr. Will C. Cannon and wife and their little daughter, Hazel, returned from Summit last Monday. Only a headache cure. The only headache cure, but the infallible headache cure is Brady crotine. Just as we go to rpess, a communication comes to us from Bismarck. It will appear in our next issue. Hon. A. H. Longino of Greenwood paid our town a flying visit yesterday. He was on legal business. Dr. Teunisson desires us to inform the people of this county that he is unwavering in his fealty to the Democratic party. Call on Beal & Hickman for St. Joseph and Planters' medicines, for man or beast. Also various other standard medicines. The private school at this place opened last Monday under the charge of that efficient instructor, Mr. T. H. Butler. The opening was creditable. Mrs. Sallie Dale, who has been visiting relatives and friends in our town and county for the past tow or three weeks, returned to her home in Columbia this week. We forgot to mention last week that Dr. O. M. Armstrong had returned from New Orleans medical school, where he graduated with high honors. Monroe hasn't decided ona permanent location yet, but wherever he goes we predict for him a brilliant career. HOOKER NOTES The April fools have quit flying so fast since the wind has changed. The spring farmers of Crooked Creek are ready to plow their corn middles the first time. Miss Annie Rowan, the beautiful fairy, was up on a visit on the 5th and 6th. We are having a fine school at the Crooked Creek primary school house, and also have a fine teacher. Professor Culpeppers' girl has gone back on him and he is very ill. We hope he will recover in a short time. CARD OF THANKS Blountville, Miss, April 13, 1891 To the Lawrence County Press. I take this plan to express my thanks to the people of this vicinity and those in other parts of the county who have manifested such an unlimited interest in the comfort and welfare of myself and family during our late typhoid fever troubles the past winter and part of the spring. The people of this vicinity have nursed us while we were in bed, and administered to our wants during our sickness with untiring energy, never suffering bad weather or business to interfere to keep them from coming to wait on us. J. M. Polk in behalf of the family. DIED - In this town, on yesterday morning, at about 3 o'clock, little Hollis, infant son of M. and Mrs. T. M. Watts, aged about 2 years. The little one's life had been dispaired of for several days past, but by careful treating and excellent nursing, it was spared to the grief stricken family for a few short hours. > > The frisky snuff drummer was in town this week. > > > > Mr. G. H. Fox and family are visiting relatives at Westville this week. > > > > Dr. Walter Weathersby of Bismarck was a welcome visitor yesterday. > > > > Notice the changed advertisement of Messrs. Wm Atkinson & McDonald. > > > > The charming Miss Bessie Butler visited Mrs. Dr. Bishop in our city this > week. > > > > Dr. W. F. Ferrill of Columbia was a visitor to our town the latter part of > last week. > > > > Rev. R. J. Boone will preach at the Baptist church next Sunday evening at > 3:30 o'clock. > > > > We are glad to see Mrs. G. W. Garrett at her millinery shop again after a > rather protracted illness. > > > > Special attention is directed to the change in the advertisement of Messrs. > Lampton Bros & Rawls Co. > > > > A good many of our townspeople speak of attending the concert at Silver > Creek tomorrow evening. We are informed that the exercises will begin > promptly at 8 o'clock. > > > > The Pearl River News comes to us with the program of the Sunday Convention > to be held at Clear Springs church, in this county on the "1st and 2d of > April", but as the News always get here behind time, we will have to save > the program for next week. Are you sure you've got the right dates, Bro. > News? > > > > The Negro Jim Smith, who was placed in jail last Thursday by Sheriff Lee on > the charge of killing Amy Smith, the Negro woman who was spoken of in our > last issue, as being killed by an unknown party, or parties, 12 miles south > of this place on the 14 inst., had a preliminary hearing before Justices H. > T. Wilson, and J. M. Polk at this place last Saturday and released, the > evidence not being sufficient to hold him. At the Coroner's inquest it was > thought enough facts had been brought out to cause imprisonment, but the > testimony was somewhat changed at the justice court and the Negro was > discharged. Such crimes as these should not go unpunished, and the next > grand jury should cause the fullest investigation to be instigated. > > > >