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VOL, XX NO. ’Jfi
PROUD DAY FOR LAFAYETTE.
The Corner Stone of the New
Academy and Masonic
Hall Laid.
It Marks a X< w mnl Progressive
Kra in (lie History of the
Town anti County.
We are under obligations to
*ihe Secretary of Western Lodge,
.No. 91, for the following:
“An emergency meeting of the
•Grand Lodge of Georgia, F. & A.
M. was held at LaFayette, July
lftth, for the purpose of laving
the corner stone of the LaFay
' te Academy and Masonic Hall
building.
James W. Taylor, Grand Mas
ter.
A. R. Steele, Deputy Grand
f Master, pro. tern.
B. F, Thurman, Senior Grand
Warden, pro. tern.
John R. Steele, Junior Grand
Warden, pro. tern.
W. A. Foster, Grand Marshal,
pro. tem.
J. 11. Hammond, Master Archi
tect.
J. M. Jackson, Grand Ghap-
lam, pro. tem.
G. W. Inman, Grand Treasurer,
pro. tem.
P. D. Fortune, Grand Secreta
ry, pro. tem.
W. G. Simmons, Grand Senior
Deacon, pro. tem.
J. JJ. Fitzpatrick, Grand Junior
Deacon, pro. tem.
R R, Morton, Grand Senior
Steward, pro. te#’.
A M. Chastain, Grand Junior
Steward, pro. tem.
E. M- Simouton, Grand Tyler,
pro. tem.
♦ The following Masters and
Past-Masters were present: G. T.
V Myers. J. D. Stephens, E. P.
Hall, J- J- Jones, W r . A. Simmons,
r R. P, Lumpkin and J. P. Shat
tnck; also a large number of
brethren from the various lodges
j. of this and adjoining counties.
A procession was formed at the
Hall and marched to the Acude
n y grounds where the stone was
laid in ample and ancient form,
interspersed with speeches by
Capt. J. Y. Wood, and Grand
Master Taylor.
The procession was again formed
and returned to the lodge room,
after which the fraternity repaired
to the Court House where they
4 partook of a bountiful feast which
had been prepared by the good
ladies of the town and communi
ty.” _
Heaven favored the noble work
* the laving of the corner stone.
The day was perfect.
The invitation sent to the Ma
* souit fraternity to honor the oc
casion by their presence was
loyally responded to. W estern
Lodge No. 91 was never more
crowded than when the
brethren gathered there be
fore marching to the academy.
** They came from every point ot
the compass. Every lodge was
-worthily represented.
When the citizens and the fra
-4 ternitv gathered at the academy,
it was on ground endeared by as
sociation. Under those grand
oaks the fathers and mothers of
many a home in the county had
played as school children. And
in the modest brick building that
stood near, men and women who
have acted well their part in life
had climbed up the hill of knowl
edge.
But surroundings have changed.
The old eight hundred dollar
f building that was noble in its day
liad served its purpose. A struc
* ture able to meet the increased
attendance and to supyly the
equipments demanded by modern
education was called for. Wes
tern Lodge and Walker Chap-
Walker County Messenger.
ter wanted a lodge worthy of the
fraternity. 'lhrongh the liberali
ty of tue citizens, the lodge aud
the chapter and the untiring
work of the coiuuritte, the means
had been provided, the broad
foundation for the building had
been laid aud the citizens and th«
Masons had gathered to witness
the laying ot the corner stone.
The occasion was honored by
the presence of the Grand Master,
Dr. James W. Taylor. No man
could be more worthy of officiat
ing. He is a loving friend to
Masonry and progress. Full of
years and honors, he shows bv
his appearance that lie is iu touch
with his fellow man.
The box containing the articles
deposited in the corner stone was
made from cedar by the Royal
Arch Musod, R. F. Jlize.
The list of articles deposited
will be given in Our next.
The stone was laid in ample
and ancient form. When tried
by the level and plumb it was
found that the craft had done
their duty. On it was scattered
tire corn of increase aud the wine
of nourishment and oil of jov
were poured.
The gifted orator of the day,
Capt. J. Y. Wood was not. phy
sically at his best but his subject,
what the world owes to the spirit
if a geutleman and the spirit of
religion, was a noble one and was
ably handled.
The remarks of the Grand
Master who closed were very
much appreciated.
The fitting and inviting close
was the dinuerat the court house
furnished by the ladies of the
town and com.aunity. There
were eight tables. These were
loaded down with the ccnlenis of
seventy-five baskets of viands
such as the fair mothers, wives
and daughters know so well how
to prepare. Buckets of ice lem
onade flanked these dainties.
When Rev. Clayton Quillian ask
ed the blessing, it was over the
biggest and best spread ever seen
in North Georgia.
Exchange Notes.
Should dressmakers organize?
We thing that they should. Why
do we think so? Because we
have the interest of dressmakers
very much at heart. People do
not learn by their own experi
ences alone. The experiences of
others teach a great matiy whole ■
some lessons. One by one nearly
every profession and trade iu the
land has found out the beuelits
of working together instead of
separately. Dressmakers alone
seem not to understand the ad
vantages of organization, at least
not a sufficient number of them
have done so to start the ball of
organization rolling. Ever since
we published our views in the
matter last year, we have been
besieged with opinions of our
readers for aud against the idea,
but so many more are iu favor of
organization than against it, we
are encouraged to believe that
dressmakers are at last alive to
the fact that by not organizing
they are missing the greatest gain
possible to their profession in
dividually and collectively-
Why do we approve of organi
zation? Because eVery trade and
profession that has organized
has reaped vastly greater bene
fits from such organization than
its members could ever have
realized singly.
Briefly stated ouridea of organ
ization is to have the dressmakers
in each locality form a club, these
clubs could be formed into a state
federation, and from the state
federation would evolve a nation
al organization.
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LAFAYETTE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY JULY 15.1H87-
ltock Spring.
Rev. Mr. Harden filled his last
appointment at Peaviue Sunday,
aud preached his farewell sermon
to a large and attentive audience.
Mrs. Sailie Couley who has been
visiting her son Charles at Mil
ledgeville,returned home Sunday,
and reports his health much im
proved.
Mrs. Carrie Wright, of Canon
City, Col., is visiting her parents
of this place, Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Shields, Sr.
M rs. Harriet Jones of LaFav
ette is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Catharine Tyner, who is very
sick.
Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Reichard of
Chattanooga, were the guests of
T. A. Bowman and wife Sunday'.
Misses Lillian and Lydia Wood
who have been visiting their cou
sin, Miss Berry Brice, after a
pleasant visit have returned to
their home in Rome.
Miss Dome McCall has been
quite sick, but we are glad to re
port that she is better.
Miss Minnie Butler a charming
young ladv of Eagle Cliff is the
guest, of Miss Julia Carlock this
week.
Miss Maud Shaw,a lovely young
lady of LaFayette. is visiting rel
atives at this place.
Mrs, John Bird and Mrs. Mark
Lausford of Boynton spent a few
days hist week among friends and
relatives in our town.
Mr. B. F. Lovd, opened school
at the academy Monday.
Miss Octa Conley who has been
very sick, is improving.
.Miss Miller who has been vis
iting Miss Ctmmie Loyd, has re
turned home.
Miss Julia Jones has returned
home after an extended visit to
Catoosa.
Quito a number of our young
people have left our town to as
sume their duties as teachers, aud
a certain young I)r. is wearing
a sad countenance ou account of
the absence of a certain school
mistress, but brighter days are in
store for the patient, so cheer up,
she will return.
Will Deck of Waiusborough, is
visiting home folks.
Mrs. ,J. S. Glenn, and her
daughter Mis 3 Jimmie are visi
ting friends iu Ringgold.
It has been rumored that some
of our fair stx will be led to Hy
men’s altar iu the near future.
Look out, boys, that some of you
don’t get left.
Mrs. Margaret Conley of Chat
tanooga is visiting her son Ru
fus.
Mr. aud Mrs. S. A. Brice visi
ted Mrs. Horton and Mrs. Willie
Hawkins of Rossvillelast week.
Enrika.
Os Historic Name.
Athens, Ga., July 10.—Mrs.
Thomas it. R. Cobb died this
morning at 11:30 o'clock at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. A. L.
Hull, on Milledge avenue.
She was in her seventy-sixth
year, and had been in desperate
health for more than a year past.
Her three children, Mrs. Hull,
Mrs. Henry Harry Jackson and
Mrs. Hoke Smith were at her bed
side when thb end came.
Mrs. Cobb was a daughter of
Chief Justice Joseph Henry
Lumpkin, and was married to
Gen. Cobb in 1844. Six children
blessed their union, two being
sons, who died in youth. One
daughter, Miss Lucy Cobb, died
at the age of 14, and Lucy Cobb
Institute was Darned for her.
Mrs. Cobb was a member of the
Prespyterian church, and the
fuDeral exercises will be held
there to-morro v afternoon at 5
o’clock, Rev. J. W. Walden con
ducting them.
NERVOUS Troubles are due to
impoverished blood. Hood’s Sar
j saparilla is the One True Blood
* Purifier aud NERVE TONIC.
-•lnstitute Department.*^
Why Do We Need Graded Schools?
In tlio long ago instruction in
the schools was entirely indi
vidual. Each pupil recited when
ever lie could get the opportuni
ty. A great advance has beeu
made from this condition of
things.
As soon as teaching began to
displace mere “school keeping,”
pupils were gathered into classes.
This was a step onward aud a
very important one. But
classes iu a school do not make it
graded. Even if there are higher
and lower classes of different
grades it does not make it a
graded school. A graded school
is one which follows a definite
course of study. A course of
study must be decided upon bv
the teacher and school officials
before a school can bo graded.
And then, when the classes are
formed with reference to this
course of study, the school is a
graded school, and not before.
This leads us to inquire, why
should every school have a course
of study? Iu the first place, a
course of study is intended to be
used by teachers and pupils, to
give them a definite idea of the
work required in each branch. It,
outlines in detail the several
branches required by law to be
taught in the public, schools in
tfie state. It aims to advance the
pupils step by step, to give him
credit for work done, and to lessen
the !<>ad results of a too frequent
change of teachers.
The pupil knows there are de
grees of progress, and an end to
his work in that school. Fupils
will be required to study thor
oughly all the different branches,
to make growth in subjects and ;
principles, rather than paragraphs
and pages, thus practically solv
ing the question of diversity of
textbooks, and avoid the certain
ty of ooe-sided development j
which will result from pursuing i
certain lines only of study, from
his own choice or inclination or
from the direction of some teach- j
er who may have a hobby or a
special reason for teaching par
ticular branches.
At present the pupil does not
know where he is, how much ho
has done or how uincb he has yetj
to do. He, too fiequently, takes!
the same books term after term
and studies the same lessons with
each successive teacher. In fact,
most pupils in our country schools
merely flounder about, not know
ing or hoping to know the state
of their advancement. Surely
this is discouraging and makes all
keen interest in their progress
impossible.
Ju a course of study definite
work must be dooe iu a definite
manner, and, in so far as practi
cable, at certain definite times the
neglect of which brings failure.
If this is done, the pupil will form
a definite aim with its resulting
ambitious zeal. Regularity and
promptness follow, and the HAIHT
is formed of working steadily for
a purpose and accomplishing it,
which is of more benefit than the
knowledge attained. This is iioi
possible without a course of
study. This is a better remedy
for irregular attendance and tar
diness than all the other exhorta
tions and markings combined.
The pupil will desire to take
other courses of study, and so is
stirred up to nobler aud higher
efforts. Life presents a broader
aud grander view to him, aud his
possibility for usefulness is infi
nitely greater. He will compare
bis own progress with that of oth
er pupils iu the same and other
schools. The school officials aud
parents will be enabled to know
better wliat the common schools
are accomplishing for the.r chil
dren aud will be in full sympathy
with tlm work, and not as now
judge of the success of the school
by asking whether the teacher
has any "TROUBLE.” As it is,
there is uo clear basis for com
parison. The pupil’s work would
be more symmetrical and haruio
uioua. The difficulty of a pupil
attempting to load Latin, who
does not know the fundamental
rules of aritnmetic or cannot spell
the most common words, would
be avoided.
The power of a course of study
toward government is not under
stood until it is practically learn
ed. A pupil who enters such a
school finds conditions awaiting
him which lie will not resist or
violate because he becomes a
part ot them. The geueral disor
der and confusion sometimes
found in ungraded schools would
not be known if a course of study
were established for the purpose
of holding different terms togeth
er and maintaining an establish
ed condition of things through
the years. Gonntry schools often
times begin and end with each
term, when they should never
end. but should extend oyer va
cations with a course of study. It
will enable a teacner to compare
the results of his own methods
with those of other teachers in
different schools, aud the succes
sive teachers in the same school
can also be better judged.
When the pupil Ims finished die
course lie may bo permitted to
graduate, thus giving him public
recognition of his successful ef
forts, which will not only encour
age him to go on, but will show
others wliat can bo done by per
sistent effort. This would also
he a wonderful factor iu arousing
parents to a realization of their
i duties and responsibilities.
In preparing the course of
study great care must be taken
not to encroach upon the individ
uality of the teacher, for that is
invaluable. Except iu the most
primary work, the course should
state only WHAT is to bo taught;
to the individuality of the teacher
must be left the HOW to teach the
subject. He should be reminded
that he is at liberty to use any or
all methods at his command. This
one thing only should be en
quired—THAT HE DO THE WORK
WELL.
As a really free school is iu the
near future—one in which the
teacher will be paid a stated
salary for a long session each
year—it is right and proper that
we should continue looking for
ward to the development of a still
more perfect school system. VV e
ought to have a high ideal, and
that a progressive ideal.
A Walker County Teacher.
Program of IVachc-rs’ Montlilj
Institute to lie Held Satlir
day. July 2411..
Reading.—B. F. Loyd.
Language Lessons.—A. K. Ca
ton.
Denominate Numbers.—J. E,
Rosser.
Fundamental Rules of Arith
metic—A. S. Jackson.
Physical Geography.—E. I F.
Ohoyne and Miss Berry Brice.
Can a country school be graded?
How? What can wo do to build
up our schools? —J. F. Alversou
and Miss Mary Jones.
How to use a map on recitation
and how to teach Mathematical
Geography.—O. N. Chambers.
How to arouse interest in the
study of History.—Miss Fannie
Shankle.
Aualysioof Sentences.—W. A.
Rosser.
How should the text book in
the study of history be used?—T.
C. Andrews.
How should schools be opened
and closed? —Miss Effie Whitlow.
Should pupils be kept in? When
and how long? Should they be
suspended?—T. A. Wellborn.
How to conduct a recitation.—
Miss Mary McWilliams.
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M hy lie I'led.
Among some of the reasons
given by the Atlanta Journal why
Lord Heresford, or more truly
Sidney Laseelles, is a fugitive
from justice are the following;
Laseelles got C. C. Gooduow,
mayor of Fitzgerald, to rocom
mend him to the Louisiana rice
mill and secured a car load of
rice on credit, valued at $l,lOO.
On the arrival of the car he mort
gaged it to Charles Kirke for
!?i>oo, and the following day sold
the car for half of its cost to the
Whitney Grocery Company, for
getting to pay the mortgage-
Laseelles ordered a car load of
meal, but it came “to order noti
fy,” so being unable to get it out,
he tried to frighten the shippers
by claiming that the goods were
spoiling and telling them that he
would be glad to obtain the ship
ment on consignment. The own
ers tumbled to bis gume,howeyer,
and refused to let lmu have the
goods.
Laseelles bought a car load of
dried apples iu Mew York state
“to order notify.” Ho couldu’t
raise the money to lift the bill of
lading and draft, so he told the
shipper that the goods were spoil
ing and asked to have them
turned over to him on open ac
count.
He ordered six cars of corn.
When that came he wired the
shippers that the corn was heat
ing since it left Atlanta and was
liable to spoil quick, asking if
they would not let him have the
goods without paying the draft
and bill of lading. The Atlanta
shippers let him have the goods
on consignment, and he pocketed
the money.
Judge J, lv. Hines is adhering
to his plan of putting the Geor
gia convicts at work on an exten
sion of ttie state road from Atlan
ta to Savannah, and thus having
a system from this place through
to Chattanooga, which would be
about 400 miles long. He thinks
the convict question would in
part he Hettled by this disposi
tion of them, and that their labor
would result when applied in the
construction of a railroad, in
great benefit to the state. The
state road now brings in annually
to the Georgia treasury $420,000.
Jndge Hines thinks the cheap
labor of the convicts could be
utilized and that the returns from
the coustruetion of the extension
would be great enongh to cut
down state taxes considerably.
A bill will be introduced at the
next session of the legislature to
dispose of the convict labor in
this manner.—Savannah News.
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build on a poor foundation. Re
lief obtained by deadening symp
toms is short. Hood’s Hursupar-
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health.
Hood’s Pills cure nausea, sick
hmtdache, indigestion, bilious
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“Do thou thy work; it shall succeed
In thine or iu another’s day;
And if denied the victor’s meed,
‘ Thou ahnlt not miss the toiler’s pay.”