The Brookhaven leader., 1891-03-12
a Trim to Lawrence.

Craftsman has presided since Lawrence
was added to his district. Judge
! Chrisman was once an honored citizen
of Lawrence county, aud of course
was among old friends and acquaint.
ances, hut he had not then been rails
ed tn the bench, and all had more oi
less curiosity to see how their new
Judge and old neighbor would dis
charge the responsibilities of his i'm
portant position. II is needless to say
the Judge measured mp to the expec'
.ations of his most ardent admirers,
and fully sustained the high reputa-
ton he has won in the empire county
of Kinds and elsewhere, of being one
Of the finest judicial officers of the
State. His charge to the grand jury
was strong and reassuring to every
friend of law and order and his refer.
ence to- the bulldozing in the county
and the attempted assassination of X
d. Fugler, which had occurred on the
highway that morning, at once i'm
pressed all present that the scales Of
justice were upheld by firm, fearless
and impartial hands.
In the absence of District Attorney
McLaurin, occasioned by illness, Hon.
A. II. Lougino was appointed by the
Court in his stead, and being an able
lawyer, we'll acquainted with the peo-
pie of the county and gentleman OF
the highest type of personal integrity,
the county never had a better prose-
cutting attorney, as the law-breakers
learned to their sorrow.
The grand jury was an excellent
one, and Mr.. z. T. Thompson, q solid
citizen of the county. was made fore
matt
The bar WIS represented by A. c.
McNair and r. H. Thompson of Brook
haven, Green r. Huddleston of Meri-
dian, J. F. n. Huddleston of Williams
burg, }. l.. Ramsey of Hazlehurst, G..
Il. Foxworth of Columbia and \. w.
Cooper of Monticello.
The press was also quite numerous
~ represented, there being present
besides the LEADER editor, Joseph
Dale Of the Lawrence County Press,
s. H.'Dale of the Pearl River News,
and Rev. II. NJ. Long of the Baptist
Record.
Monticello changes but little, but
what change there is is in the direction
of progress. A prosperous high
school for boys and girls has been es
tablished their within the past year,
which is credit to the town and an
honor to it's promoters. The Presby
terians and Baptists have neat houses
of worship and monthly preaching.
Charles Watts and II. S. Scherck, mer.
chants, have lately gone ont of bust
ness, but Ben. Bullock, Beal & Hick-
man and Lewis COhn g. Bros. are run
ming stores, the last named firm doing
nm immense business. The Lawrence
County Press has become an establish
nd institution and is growing in favor
with the people, as it should. The
hungry are still cared for by Capt.
Beal and his estlmable wife, Mr.. Car
isle and Mrs. Fairman, all of whom
keep comfortable boarding houses.
Work is at a standstill OH the new
iron bridge but it is nearly complet-
ed and we were told that the material
is on the ground and that it will be
finished as soon as the high water re-
cedes. The Earl and other boats have
taken advantage of the rise in the
river to visit the town and deliver
large cargoes of freight, SO even the
high water has it's advantages.
The LEADER has a strong and APP
preciative constituency in Lawrence,
of which it is decidedly proud, and
several new names were added to its
list on this trip.
p. S.-Since our return, we learn
that the Court and grand jury remain
ed in session until late Saturday even
ing. The grand jury returned forty
one true bills, a number of them for
fellOnies, and it is stated the law
breakers received the worst overhaul
ing they have had in many day. A
white man named Lee Russell was in
dicted for the shooting of Fugler, but
the case had to be continued until the
next term of Court for lack of time.
The proof against him is said to he
very strong. Russell was convicted,
however, for assault and battery and
shooting into Mr.. Randle's house, on
two indictments returned at a former
term and fined 5000 in one case and
$4,000 in the other and sentenced to
Jail for three months. A number of
bulldozers were also convicted and
fined.
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