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VOL. XXVI. NO 14
HIS MAIDEN SPEECH.
The rising young politician
lnul prepared an elaborate
speech for the occasion, says
the Chicago Tribune He arose
in response to loud calls for
him and felt, in his inside coat.,
pocket for the manuscript. It
was gone. It had slipped
through a hole in the bottom
The situation was a terrible
one, but the s- I ('-possession of
the rising young politician did
not forsoke him. Letting his
hand remain in the breast of
his coat he looked fearlessly
over the assembly.
“My fellow citizens,” he said
“I have no—no words in which
to express my thanks for the
honor you have done me in se
lecting me as one of your stan
dard bearers in this campaign,
and I will simply ask you to
join me ”
He was interrupted by deaf
ening cheers, in which the other
orators on the platform hearti
ly joined.
The situation was still more
terrible. He had intended
merely to propose three cheers
for the ticket, but the audience
had jumped hastily to the con
clusion that he was extending
an invitation of another kind, j
Still he did not lose his
head.
“I see, fellow-citizens,” he
resumed with a smile, as soon
as he could make himself heard
again, “you understand me.
Come on!”
He seized his hat and the
meeting adjourhed at once to
the saloon on the floor below.
Ho bad made the hit of the
evening.
THE UMPTEENTH PSALM.
' The candidate is my shepherd,
I shall not want any good tiling
a- long as the campaign last
eth; and no good thing shall he
withheld from me if 1 will only
p't>dge him my support.
He maketli inn lie for him
until the old tale is as stale us
linilmrger cheese.
He loaduth mo to picnics and
all public gat borings.
He setteth them up to soda
water and red lemonade for my
vote's sake.
He Hlleth my pickets with
cigarettes and my beer glass
runneth over.
H» restoivtl l tho five dollars
borrowed during the last cam
paign, and alloweth me interest.
Thou a’t with me everywhere.
If 1 make my home in the city,
t'aou art there. If I tlee to the
uttermost part of the county,
lo! thou art there.
Thy gall and thy cheek mes
m rizetli me.
Hi; in very desirous to seek
me, in fact, glad, an I runneth
across the street to speak to
me, inquireth after my health
ami the health of my family.
He ehikoth my ha ml until it
is as limber as a dish-rag.
He askotii me to introduce
him to all my friends for my
influence’s sake.
Yea, though 1 walk and talk
for him until the election and
shouteth myself hoarse in tell
ing of his good qualities and
disguising all the bad, and he
is elected, kuoweth me not, and
straightway forgetoth what man
nor of man I am. —Marietta
Journal.
« »
MARVELOI'S RLSULTS.
From a letter written by Rev
J. Guiidermaii, of Dim uidale,
Mich , wo are permitted to
make this extract: “1 lu ve no
hesitation in recommending Dr.
King's New Discovery, as the
results we:e almost marvelous
in the case o’’my wife. While
1 was pastor of the Baptist
Church at Rives Junction she
was brought down with Pueu
mouia succeeding LaGrippe.
Terrible paroxysms of coughing
would last hours with little in
terruption ami it seemed us il
she not surviue them • A friend
veecomupended Dr. King’s New
Discovery; it.was quick ii| its
work and highly satisfactory in
results ."
Trial bottles free at A. M.
Winn’s Drug store. R gu'ar
size &Uc and $1 DO-
The following essay on
is tlm inlell etua' product of it
small Bos Uni girl: ‘’The boy
is not an animal, v*t he can be
heard to a considerable dis
tance. Win n a boy holler* he
opens his big mouth like a frog;
lu girls hold their tongue till
they are spoken to, and then
they answer respectfully and
tell just how it was. A boy I
lll|l|KH himself clever l ecni(se
he can wade where it is sleep,
but Oil made the dry land and
evert’ living thing ansi rested on
the Till slay, When a buv
grows up lie iscalled it husband,
a;d then lie stop* wading and
at 13s out nights; but ths> grown
up girls is a widow uud keeps
house.”
THE GwiNNEtTTra^Wry
! THE SMALL BOY LOQUITUR
I bate the pants that mother
makes
And ‘leaves me room to grow’
Tliut’s why they drag around
my legs,
That’s why they wabble so.
That’s why the pockets at the
side
Are right down at my feet,
And the way I know the front
from hack
Is the patch that’s on the
seat.
That’s why they look so very";
queer,
I’m going to tell her so.
I hate those pants that mother
makes
With “lots of room to grow .”
—N. Y. Mercury.
THE CELIBATE CLUB.
“Women,” remarked .Tack
Forrest, “are the bane of bach
elor civilization.”
“Women are woe personified,’
remarked Areturus O’Ryan,
known as the star bachelor of
the combination.
“If 1 had choice of all things
on earth, I would choose wo
mau last,” said John Temple,
“What in thunder are they
here for?” inquired Will King.
“On one she smiles, and he
is blest,” scornfully quoted
Frank Park, and added, “and
then she smiles on all the rest.’
“Fellow sufferers,” said I,
Thomas Tommingtoo, by su
periority of age and experience
chief of the Celibate coterie,
heartily coinciding with the in
dividual and aggregate opinions
just expressed, ‘‘permit me to
offer the following resolutions:
“Whereas, Woman by her
continued actions shows that
she is in favor of the utter ex
termination of bachelors; and
“Whereas, Woman on all oc
casions and at all times express
es her abhoreuce of bachelors
as such;and
“Whereas, Woman has no
use for a man unless she can
lead him around by the nose;
and,
“Whereas, Woman is con
stantly on the lookout for that
kind of a man with that kind of
a nose; and
“Whereas, Woman believes
that man was provided with a
nose simply as a handle for her
to take hold of; and
“Whereas, Woman thinks she
owns the earth and the men
thereof; and
“Whereas, She never was
more mistaken in her life; there
fore, be it
“Resolved, That we whose
signatures are hereto appended
do hereby assert our manhood
and hurl defiance in her teeth;
and
“Resolved, That we entirely
ig lore the existence of all wo
mankind; and
“Resolved, That we do sol
emnly pledge ourselves to throw
otV the female yoke, to trample
beneath our feet the fetters wo
man would forge upon us, to
assort and maintain that we
are 0110 and indivisible and tuat
henceforth and forever we will
neither marry any woman nor
be married by her.”
As might have been expected,
these resolutions were received
with vociferous applause, and
the meeting of the Celibate club
became so hilarious that three
babies on the floor below and
seven on the floor above were
aroused from their angel slum
bers amt soon had awakened
everybody else in the building
after which we adjourned, hav
ing been implored to do so by a
committee of 12 married men,
\yho assured us that when we
hud children of our own we
could better understand their
feelings in the matter.
4t this point, possibly, I
might explain that the gentle
men whose names have been
men whose names have been
mentioned wore unmarried men,
whoso years were numbered
from Hi) to 60, who had been
comp‘lied by tho emrrgencies
by which they had l>oen sur
rounded to tuke this means o'
defense. They were all good
men and true and when their
«ortl bad been'given there was
no power on earth could break
it, »
We had formally resolved to
lie perpetual bachelors, and
that sett'ed the business,
For three months this bliss
ful condition continued, and
then 1 was thrown from a horse
aud sustained injuries to the
extent of u broken leguud uuui-
LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 16th 1896.
If* rh-ss bruises. I had ordered
myself to be taken to the hospi
tal, where all good bachelors go
when they are ill, hut a cousin
of mine, a lino fellow, except
that he was married, issued or
ders to the contrary and took
me home with him. There I
was fixed up in royal style, and
his wife took charge of me with
such motherly solicitude that I
ceased to growl about not going
to the hospital.
Within a week I began to im
i prove and about that time my
I cousin’s wife’s sister came to
the house on a visit, and, not
having much else to do, the
used to amuse herself with me.
I objected at first and vowed
I’d rout myself out and go to
the hospital, but those two wo
men knew they had me where I
was defenseless, and they only
laughed at me when I growled,
and fed me on dainties when I
was taciturn and silent. 1
didn’t want to eat their truck,
but my appetite was something
ratonishing, and it forced me to
overcome any prejudice I might
liave formed.
Later my cousin’s wife’s sis
ter took to reading to me, and
sho compelled me to listen to
her because she did have excel
lent taste in the matter of hooks
and could read exceedingly
well. As to her voice, it was
the sweetest I ever heard, but,
of course, she could have no
credit for that. She was born
with it.
The first clay 1 walked out on
my crutches my cousin’s wife’s
sister accomgauied me, and I
think I leaned more on her than
I did on the crutch. lam sure
I did, as far as the crutch on
tho side next to her was con
cerned.
During the lirst two or three
weeks of my imprisonment I
had longed for the time when I
could got out once more and
join the coterie; then I began
to think less about it, and now,
when I was ready t<> start forth
on my journey once more, a
free mail, somehow T felt that I
was losing something.
I couldn’t quite understand
it, and after my lately acquired
fashion of relying upon my
cousin’s wife's sister I asked
her about it.
Well, if you will believe me,
l was never more surprised in
my life than I was at the result
of this simple question on my
cousin’s wife’s sister. She
blushed and stammered and
said her sister wanted her right
away, and I just stood still in
my amazement. She had al
ways been such a help to me,
and now, in a little matter like
this, to go all to pieces almost
made mo lose confidence in her.
I hope it is not necessary for
me to go into particulars. Suf
fice it to say that between my
cousin’s wife’s sister and my
self we managed to have the
matter satisfactorily explained.
At the next meeting of the
coterie I began to feel tliut 1
was under suspicion. Perhaps
it was merely a guilty con
science, but I thought my bach
elor friends cooled when I ap
peared among them. I know
that when John Temple pro.
posed tho toast, "Earth would
bo heaven without women,’’
and 1 did not empty my glass,
every member present looked
directly at mo ami then at such
other. Any person of any or
dinary sinsitivenoss knows how
he feels under such circumstan
ces.
As time wout by and suspi
cion grew apaco, it became evi
dent to me that 1 must get out
of the coterje.
There wns no other honorable
course loft we.
I could see that there was no
longer harmony, and when 1
read our resolutions, as I did
religiously at every meeting,
they were greeted with silence.
Each man suspected the other;
each man seemed to have a se
cret that was burdening him.
It wa« evident that I was the
Jonah, and 1 proposed to make
a sacrifice of uiysejf and save
the athers.
At t|lH I|uxt meeting, there
fore, when the time had come
to open the exercises with the
resolutions, I rose in my place
and held up my hand tor atten
tion,
“Men and brethren,” I said
solemnly, “1 shall l ot read the
resolutions this evening, nor
shall I mud them again. For
sonic time past I have observed
that our ancient harmony has
been disturbed to such an ex
tent as to threaten its very »x
--istenco. [Cheers.] I feel that
I am the disturbing element,
and I confess to you that your
ill consented suspicions concern
ing me are not unwarranted. I
have betrayed the trust you
have reposed in me [suppressed
excitement]; I am no longer
worthy to he your chief [great
excitement]. I—l—l, breth
ren, I cannot continue what I
would say to you in disparage
ment of my actions. All I can
say is that I am to be married
three months from next Mon
day.” [Vociferous applause.]
I sat down after my effort
and looked helplessly at my ac
cusers, as I felt them to he. I
was astonished at the reception
of my speech and explanation
and could form no idea what
action the corterie would take
Jack Forrest, as vice chief,
slowly came to his feet, and, in
stead of looking at me, as I
feared he would, gazed about
on the other members.
“Gentlemen,” he said, “you
have heard the statement mad
by our worthy [how could lie
ever say that?] chief, and I can
not lead you in the action upon
the matter, in view of the fact
that I am to he married myself
ten weeks from next Tuesday.”
Forrest sat down, and I sat
in gasping expectancy that ti e
roof would fall in upon us.
John Temple, next in author
ity, then took the floor, and 1
could see that Forrest vai even
worse rattled than I was.
“Fellow citizens,” said Tem
ph“—he was a stump speaker i .
campaign time —“I haven’t a
word to say. I’m to be ina
ried a month from tomo r.n
morning at 10 o’clock.”
Park, King and O’Rynn, who
was the youngest of the lot and
the most vindictive and hard
ened bachelor I oversaw, which
was why we called him the sun
bachelor, seemed to be dazed
by this revelation, added to tin
two which preceded it, amt
King was the first to rise in re
sponse.
“Gentlemen and brothers,’
he said, “1 might he aide tosa\
what I thought of the disclos
ures which have been made
here this evening, but really ii
would be unbecoming for me to
say anything. My wedding day
is set for Wednesday two
weeks.”
As King went d<>w i Park
came up.
“I can only say, gentlemen,’
ho said, almost in a whisper,
“that I am no worse than those
who have preceded me. 1 can
offer no censure for day title
tomorrow 1 am to l<e married
to the one woman in the world
for me.”
This was rubbing it in. W<
who had preceded I’uik fell
that it was enough to have con
fessed our crime without glory
ing in it, and when Act urns ()
Ryan arose 1 almost hoped that
he would scathe Park with
scorn.
He stood straight as an at
row—O’Ryan was the haudsom
est man in the cotor.e —and
looked (list at me, then in turn
at each of the others. 1 fe I
that the lightnings of his wraili
would strike us all ami strike
hard, but I hud less fe. r tha
if 1 had bad to stand the blow
alone. However, I uuconcious
ly braced myself us he began
speaking.
“Mr. Chief aud fellow mem
bers of the corterie," he suid in
that majestic und overpowering
manner of his, “I am pained
beyond all expression at what 1
have heard here this evening,
I had expected sonuthi g bet
ter of you. 1 had imped you
would set me, the youngest
member of this coterie, a belt r
example. Hut you have failed,
failed utterly.
“Our chief is to ho marrie
within three mouths —tin k i f
that, gentlemen, as you fegd
o.ir beloved resolutions, now
withering fgst away; our vice
chief is to he married within
ten weeks, Temple is to be mu -
lied wilhiti a month, King in
two weeks and Park in two
duys, while 1, gentlemen—l, t<*
j whom you have stood us exem
plars—l, tho youngest of you
all—shall not marry.”
O’Ryan paused, and we, cul
prits, tliut we were, bowvd our
j heads to receive the blow we
I felt to be so well deserved.
“No, gentlemen,” heafairly
thundered, “no, 1 shall not
marry. It is not necessary for
me to marry. I was married
ten days ago. Congratulate
me, she’s the finest woman in
the world.”
And those remarkable resolu
tions had been adopted less
than a year previously!
Oh, woman, woman! —W. J.
Lampton in Boston Globe.
THE FOE THAT JACKSON
FEARED.
“About daylight of the day
before the second battle of Ma
nassas,” said a Confederate of
ficer at a recent reunion of the
blue and the gray, according to
the Youth’s Companion, “I
was ordered to report to Gen.
T. J. Jackson, with a detail of
UK) men, for speeiai orders. 1
went at once to headquarters
and presented the orders I had
received. Gen. Jackson came
out, and beconing me to follow
him, rode some fifty yards from
his staff and then turned to me
and halted.
“Captain, do you ever use
liquor?” he asked.
“No, sir,” I replied.
“A smile lit up his rugged
face as he said: ‘I sent for a
special detail of 100 men under
command of an officer who nev
er used spirituous liquors. Are
you tlmt man?’
“ ‘Yes, sir,’ I said; ‘I was de
tailed on that account.’
“ ‘Well, then,’ he continued,
‘I have an order to give upon
the execution of which depends
the success of the present move
ment and the result of the bat
tle soon to be fought.’
•• ‘lf to keep sober is all that
is needed, general, you may de-
Iwild upon me,’ I said.
“ ‘No,’ he answered; ‘that is
not all, but unless you can re
sist temptation to drink you
cannot carry out my orders.
Do you see that warehouse over
there?’ pointing to a large
building a little way off. ‘Take
your command up to that de
pot, have the barrels of broad
rolled out and sent down to the
railroad track, so that my men
can get it as they pass, and
then take your picked men into
the building and spill all the
liquor there; don’t spare a drop
nor let any man taste it under
any circumstances. This order
I expect you to execute at any
cost.’
“He turned, and was about
to ride back to his staff’, when
1 called hastily:
“‘One moment, general!
Suppose an officer of superior
rank should order me under ar
rest and then gain possession of
the warehouse? 1
“Coming up close to me, and
looking me through and through
as it seemed to me, he said,
with a look of solemnity that 1
shall never forget:
“ ‘Until I relieve you in per
son you are exempt from arrest
except upon my written order.
1 fear that liquor more than
Pope’s army,’ he added, as he
rode rapidly away.
“I took my men down to the
warehouse, which hud become
so important, and threw a
guard around it, placing live
men at each entrance, with or
ders neither to allow any one
to euter, nor to enter them
selves.
“The next thing was to roll
out the bread, which we did.
Just as we were finishing that
task I was called to one of the
entrances to find a general offi
cer with his staff demanding
that the guards should either
allow him to eu er or bring
him out some liquor. Of course
I refused to comply with the
command, upon whi h lie or
dered his udjutunt to put me
under arrest.
“I told him I was there by
Gen. Jackson’s personal order,
and was especially exempt from
arrest. He ordered his staff to
dismount and enter tho ware
l uuse, and i gave my men the
order t‘» level their guns and
make ready.
“This made the general halt,
in spite of his thirst, and hold
a consultation with his officers
They concluded to try i>ersiiu
sion, since they could not get
whut they wanted by force.
But they found that method of
no more avail than the other.
Then they demanded to know
my uaine aud what command 1
| belonged to, and threatened to
report me | >r disobedience.
“I should never have yielded,
and whether they would have
pushed things to an extremity,
in their raging desire for the
liquor, I do not know; but just
at that moment Geo. A. P. Hill
came galloping up with his staff
and naturally wanted to know
what was the trouble. I ex
plained the situation, which the
quickwitted general took in at
once, and ordered thiistv squad
off.
“Have you orders to Imrn the
building?’ he asked.
“‘No,’I answered, ‘1 have
not. ’
“Without a word he rode
away, and within an hour there
came an order from Gen. Jack
son to fire the warehouse, and
when it was well destroyed to
report to him.
“I carried out the order to
the letter; not a man got a
drink that day, and for that
time the foe that Stonewall
Jackson most dreaded was van
quished.”
Correspondence.
BAPTIST CONVENTION'
Gatnksvii.i.e, Gn., June 4th,
189(5.— Editor Herald: Please
publish ngain m next week’s is
sue of your paper the follow
ing:
The North Georgia Baptist
Convention will meet at the
first Baptist church in Gaines
ville on Thursday before the
fourth Sunday in July. The
question of dissolution will he
discussed.
J. L. R. Barrett,
Ch’r. of B’rd.
AN EXPLANATION.
Editor Herald: The follow
ing article appeared in your pa
lter of May 7th:
“What young man that drives
a hired horse and buggy and
visits a young lady in the Beav
er Ruin settlement that does
not respect the country boy?
Be careful, young man,”
As the a have article was writ
ten for my benefit, and does
me an injustice, I will ask for
space in your valuable paper to
make a brief statement. I have
made a few visits to the settle
ment referred to, and shall con
tinue these visits as long ns 1
choose to do so, and I challenge
the writer of that article, who
signs tli(> name ‘Delta’, to show
one single instance when 1 have
failed to treat the country hoy
with respect. I have had the
pleasure of molding but two of
the young men of that settle
ment, and so far as I can learn
they have made no complaint
I treated them as gentlemen
and received the same treat
ment from them. ‘Delta’wish
es it distinctly understood that
I drive a hired horse and buggy,
but as I pay my own bills he
need not worry about that, and
as to the warning to “he care
ful. young man,” I will say
that such talk is more like the
talk of a school boy than that
of a man, and the warning is
not needed, I am always care
ful.
Now, Mr. Editor, I do not
wish to engage in a newspaper
controversy, and if I had known
the writ* r 1 would have address
ed tliis reply to him, and ns
the gentleman took the trouble
to give me warning I will ask
him to be kind enough to give
me his nnme and address.
Respectfully,
W. L. DkLay.
No. 40 Peachtreest. Atlanta,Ga.
Juno 10, 1896.
S. S. CONVENTION.
MoKendrie Sunday School
Association held its first annual
convention at MoKendrie on
Saturday June 6th 1896. The
following schools were repre
sented: Me Koudrin. Trinity,
Farmers’ Academy and River
Side.
T A Radon, Alonzo Heard
and J J Herrington were elect
ed as delegates from this Asso
ciation to attend the County
Convention to be held at An
burn on the last Saturday in
July.
The following officers wee
elected to serve for the next
year: H L Peeples, President;
11 A Mays, Vice President; T
W Liddell. Secretary; T A Pa
den, Chorister, - J R Morris.
Chaplain; J J Herrington, Mar
shal.
The annual celebration will
oe held at Farmer’s Academy
Saturday August Ist.
The next annual convention
will ho held with River Side
school on Saturday before the
Ist Sunday in June 1897.
Tuo Exe( utivo committee whs
appointed ns follows: T \V
Liddell, J F Coggins, J N Ver
nor and J A Parsons,
The convention passed a res
olution of thanks to the people
of MoKendrie for the sumptu
ous repast prepared bv them.
Resolved, 2nd, That the Sec
retary furnish the Herald and
Plow Hoy with a synopsis of
I lie proceedings of the enliven
tio i, with a riquest that they
be published.
11 L Pukcles, Pres.
T W Liddell, See,
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CRUSE.
Mr. .J. J. Cruce of Atlanta
was up on business the night of
the 27th ult.
Mr. Pleuey Miner of Atlanta
visited relatives here the 80th
ult.
Mr. J. C. Summerlin aud
daughter, Miss A die, visited
relatives near Trip on the 4th
inst.
Mr. and Mrs. McNelley of
Roswell visittd relatives here
the 24th ult.
Miss Miney Ellett of Craig
visited relatives here recently.
Mr. W. N. Franklin has killed
his bitting dogs for the benefit
of his neighbors and has gone
to raising cats for his own ben
efit.
Mr. E. M, McNaniel lias re
turned home from visiting his
son Eli at Birmingham, Ala .
Mrs. M, A. Chamblee’s little
grand daughter, of Conyers, is
visiting her.
Miss Ada Stnpp has returned
heme from South Carolina,
We have recently received a
telegram from Branch Alley
that “oats are low but thin,
and will average three pocks to
the bushel.”
Mrs. Ida Jett visited Mr. G.
I’ Wright of Lilbiirn, the 4th
inst.
Miss Anna Webb of Norcross
visited h'T lather the fifth Sun
day.
Miss Mary Mitoheli is visiting
in Atlanta.
Prof. J, J. Nash is expected
home soon.
Drummer Long will arrive
home before long.
We are sorry to learn that
Mr. Geo. W. Long is going
West next fall.
Mr. J. N. Couch has bought
a new buggy. Who v/ill receive
the first ride ?
We would be glad if the girls
would take advantage of Bissix
tile.
What two young men called
for more molasses for their pie?
What girl carried a noy to
the picnic at Norcross ? We
wish some of them would swing
us; we are ready at any time.
Miss Unis Raburu and Miss
Miney Dean of Hasting visited
relatives and friends here the
81st ult.
OBITUARY,
For the first time since the
organization of Zion church,
the messenger that has no re
spect of person has visited this
church and claimed for its vic
tim Bro. V. E. Wright. Hro.
Wright had been in ill health
for several months,during which
time he bore his afflictions with
patience and without a murmur.
Whereas, Oil the 10th day of
April 1H96, the relentless reap
er, Death, summoned from our
midst our helovd brother, V.
E. Wright, who was a zealous
and faithful member of this
church. His interest seemed
to increase daily, and his watch
fill rare never grew weary.
Resolved, That while we how
to the decree of an all-wise Clod
we trust that He has but trans
planted Hro. Wright from the
visible church below to the in
visible church above.
Resolved, That we deeply and
sine-*rely sympathize with the
grief stricken and sorely be
reaved family of the deceased
brother, and tender to them our
heart-felt condolence in this
their sad affliction, and refer
them to the Savior in whom he
trusted for that consolation the
world cannot give nor destroy.
Resolved, That a page of our
minutes Is- dedicated to his
memory, and a copy of these
resolutions be sent to his fami
ly, a copy to his father’s family
and that they be published in
The Gwinnett Herald.
J. R. Baxter, C’h’r.
J. N. Williams,
G. M. Atkinson.
IN ME MORI AM
J. W. lira nil, the first horn
of Cra*vforsl Brand, dec’s!., was
instantly killed by a sorghum
mill in Sept., 1875, having u
w islow with 2 children. In April
1870 another hoy was born and
nainesl for his father, James
Washington Brand. This son
die I at Carl, Ha., Junesth 1890
and was buried at Buy Creek
church, Walton county, hy his
lathe;’* aisle on the 7th inst., in
the presence of many relative*
and friends who had assembled,
I many for that purpose and
many for an all-day singing ?t
that pla'e, corning from Atlan
ta, l.awro iceville, Lcganville,
Monroe, Carl, Auburn, Tiip,
Snellyille, Windsor and sur
rounding country, supposed to
j have been 1000 people.
I Ihe young man was conver -
««1 «»><! joined the Methodi;
church at New Hope, under tho
pastorate of If. M. Newton,when
about 10 years old. He has al
wuys been a very quiet, ewoi t
tempered boy. He attended
Perry-Rainey College, and was
for a time employed ut the News
office in Lawrenceville and after
wards oil the Atlanta Looking
Glass. His health failing,
debited to return to the country
and secured a school in DeKalb
county, near Slone Mountain,
for this year, but had to give it
Up before the Spring term was
out, and lingered on with con
sumption until the end came,
He was perfectly resigned to
his fate, and said to his mother
a few moments before passing
away, “Mama, go lie down and
rest now; I will soon be at rest,
for I see the heavens opening
for nD',” and to Emma, his af
fectionate sister, “Rub off my
teeth ai.d wipe my mouth,”
and as she granted his last re
quest he smilingly looked to
heaven and passed on to ini et
his grandfather who had crossed
over 5 days before and to see
his father whom he had never
seen in this world.
Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep,
From which none ever wake to
weep.
He was a grandson of Lovic
Betts, dec’d., yf this county.
From this side we suppose he
inherited the germ which took
him so soon in life.
Rev. K. L. Langley preached
the funeral sermon and this
scribe conducted the services at
the grove,
My brother, who will he called
next, ?
Wiitten for tho family ton
nectiou by his uncle
Georue.
OBITUARY.
We the committee appointed
by the Jackson Creek Farmers
Alliance to draft a preamble
and resolutions in memory of
our beloved brother, T. I*. Cofor,
submit the following:
Bro.Cofer was horn in Uwin
ti tt county and lived in the
comity until hisdi aih. He was
a mem tier of the M. E. church
for Rome years and lived a Chris
tian life and died in full triumph
of a living faith. He was a de
voted husband, a loving father,
a good citizen and a trueAlliancu
man.
Hro. Coferdied at his home at
Snollville on May 29th and was
buried at Camp Creek in the
prcs. i'ico of a large congregation.
The services were conducted by
Rev. George Brand. Hro. Cofor
will be greatly missed in our
lodge, l, ut we hope that our loss
will be his eternal gain. There
fore, be it
Resolved, That we bow in hum
bie submission to the will of Al
mighty Gad; that while we are
deprived of the pleasure of meet
ing our beloved brother in the
lodge mid elsewhere bore below,
that wo may so live hero that wo
.meet him in that celestial
home where partings come no
more.
Resolved, That we tender our
heartfelt sympathies to thole
reaved family, aud point them
to theLnmb of God which taketh
away the sin of tho world.
Resolved, Thata copy of these
resolutions bo furnished The
Gwinnett Herald and Buford
Plow Hoy for publication, and*
that a copy bo furnished the- sum
ily cf the deceased.
Resolved, That these resolu
bo spread upon the minutos of
our lodge in memory of our de
ceased brother.
J . C. Nkusox,
J. L. Brand,
J. D. Kimhkkil,
Com mittee.
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