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Nicholson, Rev. A. B. -
Rev. A. B. Nicholson, writing from Pearlington October 23, 1878 says "Yellow fever has been in this town ever since the first of August. It has visited this place several times, but has never been an epidemic, in the common acceptation of that word, though it proved fatal in nearly every case, so it has this year. No new cases at this date. Business of all kinds has stopped; church matters suspended; Sunday-school stopped; our flock scattered - some have crossed the last river, mostly young people. Logtown, two miles above here, a small place of not more than two hundred inhabitants has been awfully scourged by the fever, in fact I question whether any place in the South has suffered more than Logtown, according to its population. While the entire population has been prostrated; the death rate very heavy.
In that community we had a new and beautiful church, a respectable congregation, Sunday-school and Missionary Society; but alas, how sad to-day. Our steward there Bro. Robert Carrie, a noble Christian gentleman, was among the first to fall victim to the disease, and none left to take his place. The fatality has been in the main among the young people. Gainesville is eight miles above Logtown.
When I was there last but two cases were reported. The white population is almost gone. We Quarantined, but too late; the fever was in our midst before we began the work.
We have a yellow fever doctor with us doing a good work Nurses have been sent by the Howards. Our local physician, Dr. Mead, though born and educated in the north met the monster face to face, with a moral heroism that entitles him to a great praise. We have today cold north wind." From the Christian Advocate, New Orleans, October 26, 1878 (PC&C p 38)
Nicholson, Col. E. J. - of the Daily N.O. Picayune, is
expected at his beautiful home, " Fort Nicholson," during the latter part of this month. (SCE 9/10/1892) Nicholson, Mrs. E. J.. Under the caption of "some private collections of pottery," Sunday's Picayune says:	Mrs. E. J. Nicholson
has at her summer home, at Bay St. Louis, the two largest vases of Satsuma that are in the United States. They are superb enough to warrant an entire column in description of them. (SCE 12/17/1892)
Nicholson, Mrs. E.J., has been tendered the privilege of publishing a daily paper on the World's Fair ground during the exposition. (SCE 01/07/1893)
Nicholson, Mrs. E.J., of the PICAYUNE, honored THE ECHO
sanctum Saturday by a visit. Mrs. Nicholson is known to the field of literature as "Pearl Rivers", and will spend awhile at her lovely villa, "Fort Nicholson," and will soon leave for the North. (SCE 05/27/1893) LeBlanc,


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