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From: Eddie Mikell <>
Subject: [MSJEFFER-L] Lawrence County Press, January 21, 1892
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 13:32:30 -0500


January 21, 1892
This is fine weather for ducks.

Messrs. H. Slater of Hebron and John Slater of Gwinville were callers last
Monday.

Mr. Richard Scherck, of the firm of A. Scherk & Son of Brookhaven was in
town yesterday.

Our readers will pardon the scarcity of local matter this week. Cause:
Nothing to report.

The river had fallen but very little up to last Monday, and the rain this
week put it back to its former mark - and still rising.

Mrs. M. S. Huffman, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Mary L. Cannon,
in this place for several months, returned to her home in Summit last
Monday.

Married - At the residence of the bride's father, Mr. D. S. Sutton, by Eld.
E. P. Douglass, on Sunday, January 3rd, Mr. Joe Smith to Miss Mattie Sutton,
both of Lawrence county.

Another cold wave struck these regions last Tuesday, which was even colder
than last week's weather, the thermometer being two degrees lower. Yesterday
morning the mercury registered at 18 degrees.

Notice to Delinquent Tax-Payers.

I will in a few days advertise all lands upon which the tax is not paid.
Then 10 per cent and printer's fee will be added.
Respectfully D. M. Lee, T. C.

One night last week at a dance given at the residence of Mr. Dick Collins in
Pike county, a young Mr. Burdon was shot and killed by Marshall Sauls.
Several shots were exchanged, but up to this time we have been unable to get
the particulars.

The following is a list of the petit jurors for the March term of the
Circuit court of this county, to_wit: J. T. Berry, J. T. Laird, C. C. Boyd,
W. W. Slater, J. M. Bryant, W. W. Walden, J. F. Hutchins, J. H. Lambert, J.
H. Wallace, J. W. Sistrunk, R. B. Dale, Thomas H. Smith, Bony Pendleton, C.
H. Dotson, W. R. Beal, D. R. Longino, J. L. Berry, S. T. Lambert, J. M.
Tyler, W. C. Ballard, E. W. Scarborough, J. H. Williams, Simeon Carney, J.
M. T. Lambert, W. W. Mikell, R. M. Wellborn, J. R. Jolly, W. M. Ross, A. M.
Cliburn, W. J. Weathersby.

We will commence sending outstatements to our delinquent subscribers in a
few days. We know money is scarcer now than it has been for years - we can
speak from experience - but if the people have money at all they have it
just now and as the amount due us by each person is small, we want it. The
greater majority of those owing us have settled up or made some satisfactory
arrangement with their merchants, but to us, to whom they owe equally as
just a debt, they say not a word. We are not grumbling at this treatment at
all, because people are aliable to forget; therefore, we are going to send
out these statement as reminders. Don't get mad at it, for remember that we
must have money to carry on this business. It is rarely ever we ask for
money, but when we do we need it!

ELOPEMENT
>From the Sunday School at the white school house on January 10th, Mr. W. A.
Maxwell and Miss Fannie Sutton, the grom from Lincoln and the bride from
Lawrence, made their escape and were joined in matrimony by Eld. J. M.
Parneli at his residence.

"Under whose roof she was tenderly readed
Till Love for home was lost
For she to another her love had shared
And swapped her parents off.

She have her parents away, we know,
And other hearts were hurt;
Deceit did strike the mighty blow,
Twas the verdict of the court.

Adieu! Adieu! My little bird.
Practice no more deceit;
Seek forgiveness of the Lord,
That we in Heaven meet."

Mr. Walton representing the hardware house of A. Baldwin & co., of New
Orleans, was in town last week.

Prof. Ross now occupies the residence vacated by mrs. Wylie. We welcome
Prof Ross and fmily to our midst.

Homestead Notice
Harriet Stringer, wit: Warren Lucas, John Speights, Richard Barnes, all of
Silver Creek, I. A. Bourn, of Bournham.
William T. Byrd, wit: D. C. Boyd, Cornelius Boyd, W. D. Boyd, William
Cothern, all of Boyd.

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