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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
•ATrRf»AT, January * im.
Eatonton, Putnam County, and Citizens, Told of in Descriptive Sketch.
Ur X. I. FItSaTnIcK,'A.B, A.M.
UTNAM jrOIJNTY. !■ eiMdl, Ore>r»U
l> aat cm* «t IA. oMrot. bat uo. •>!
1 remit-. of Oaortt*. It arai
t la |Wt. «od aataad fur lien
*ntaaai. oo<* «>f tb- ll.voln
A TV- author will tak. lb*
llh-rt, of iiuollnf •buii h«*re from n work
bj Ha frtrnda, Hon. It H. Ktrr.o«. »«•
D TO
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'<7 Mr. Hut. !• r.luret at MS,®*
i»rr» rm|>l»jmrai atnl a —tl at
tpaaara lo a Unto naialirf of onoral
■■4 thua ill**, great i
no Cal
i af OooraU li «••• n a l&u m mi
ind Miifd tor Gen.1 "J w _rZ ."L. O. JfMtiH, a».tel
era! Israel I'utBain. one Of tbe llevoln. JJ
.Moaarjr h-r.wA. Tao aolbw wlll_l«kr_lb. (taro Umii-'oTdaMUT~w~faMa~]
“• idilntmrpla la peace .
nmuintcr, lion. Kugvnina
• groat Uwik awl a groat*
!«•••. *• bis honored father, a poo
friend of thhi writer. was one of the uea
sod most sncresafipl physicians In tuldiH
Georgia. and sa brave and gallant a mill
tiiry officer sa ever drew bla bright I dud
umni I be tilfMMljr battle fleldi of old Vlrgtali
of world wide renown.
Then* are two Imnklng Inatltntlona In
Katonton. The Middle Georgia, with lion.
1/ W; Hw»t. already dlaroased. Ita preat-
dent, and the Hank of Katonton. managed
by Hon. refer Wyrhe Walton, tbs second,
aa cashier. Thin young gentleman Is well
known to tbs ncrlbe.. nnd la sa esteemed
klnauinu. lie lielonga, on liotb aides, to the
I teat fnmlllea In the state. He Is s well
educated gentleman, baring taken a several
years* course at Kmory Col|ege. the great
Methodist action! of leaning. Mr. Walton
presents a handsome appearance, and being
at all tlmea polite and attentive to all. he
Is extremely papular aa a business and so
ciety man lu the town of bla maternal to
la. In the humble opinion of the writer, the
I teat and moat accurate history of the state
extant . .....
Obi Putnam baa l«»>g l«ren noted In the
annals of the state for Its political, arlcu-
title ami Industrial history. It la and baa
always Iwea the home of tm Intelligent
Clio
ever been In
_ j iwnrteoiia. No count
In the entire state acut
bettr-r nuldteru tn the front ttrthc trying
and war afflicting days of the sixties than
thl* wir-Mm county of Putnam. Its war-
Hors understood well the acleme of war.
It furnished some aa able officers aa e»rr
drew a blade *»r charged an enemy, ninl
Its whole soldiery were courageous In n
marked degrra and were ever found ut their
■ tost of duty. Putnam. Mfce >\ likes, the
Urn* of the mighty Toombs, baa always
been an Impregnable nock of Gibraltar «»
to Its Iveiuocracy and Its flrtu adherence to
the rights of Its rltfseaa. Nobler captain*
of dire and disastrous war were never seen
upon the bloody debt of carnage than the
match!*!" It. II. Nlohef. the^ehlvglroua J
IIT Held. the. dauntless A. M. Held, the cool
Bewdotu. the fuarleas L. «*. blade, and many
other* of thla noble hand. N«» wonder the.
-imaortal U. K Lee and the immuculntu
Htouewall Jackaon and the da ah lug Gordon
made of themselves heroes that “were opt
barn to die** with each soldiers ever ready
^IMitnam fa blessed with abundant water
supply In the at ream a. of Oconee sad Utile
rivers, ludlap. Murder, < «wtar, Franked.
Nqgar. Glady and IJek creeks. home of
those, particularly Oconee and kittle rivers,
j from Katonton. on
waa ruthl
tbs grour
uui i.iomuu, u.
UlrMlT .ml uunre*
and f.» Kh.rm.ii
r. *o ''nnlm lu
Ihrlr am at In*."
mi rl*r. rulllu. land, uiarh af .. —•—-■**
nr rhorohlr. uiut-ilaM b, .HIT. red rtar
■Ulwi.ll Kama of It I. • «™,TOOd» loam.
Thru- I.ihIa uml.r pruiwr rulllr.lloa, will
Itrmlui*. to lh» arra: Corn. * or » buihrl.i
U.IA m. wlual. It; rjr.. 10; Urlqr. »: Irl.U
uotatoro, I®; mrrat pot.liom. U»; t.ld l«m«.
U; ground posa, 9; seed cotton, l.Ouo
SSnSimb grass auA bermodh grasa bay.
lm pound* each: aorahnui. » gmuoa*: mug
nr cane sirup, lift gallons. Greet atteatlou
Is now yearly Ik*log given to forage crops
and the grasses. ^
There an* many floe Jersey cows In the
coeuty aud much attention la now being
-gtVfii to. lbc -dxtn. IndagijX: Then^.
many of these fanna aud many tliomw
•if imunda of butter afW annually m»tU‘ j
sold. The laid census gave hi.OBl fowl* t
tbelr eggs aumuated to liiht doaeus.
Thera -ware ma
p was a gn ut
shout %ts&- Jt-lon. lin'd T-r-titil-,
■fa mlmd In .rr.t .nantfll-. (or bourn
amMumptlan. Fetch** and Iduin. «ud »onii!
.pHN^ir, rntwd tor ttm m.rk-t Thm*
.1. two r.nalUK fnrtorlr,. <lrn|n*« of nil
v.rUtl-* nrr li-rr found In nlmiuUii—
with atcallrnt iliivor. lu lb* inunty .r»
■ImI S.MD «rr-» of orlfdnii! fumt of .Imrl
Mill. onk. bl-kory. (dlo. poplar .ml
■Hi. Thrrr nr* m i-mi rnrl-il-a of .r.ulin
.. tout) n. tar In lb- »Ulr. I wrlr.* mil-,
from Knlonlou .n* lb- Ju.tl, i*-lrlir.i-i|
Ti.-oiim Hprlun. lh- prop-nl-. of whl-h
■ ru Iron, mnkn-.l.fond nrarnl-. -on.lil-n*il
In. for nil .tiunarh troatilra. Th-r- ar
um- CTlat mill., aaln. at horn- imur-r.
- BntontotA th» -.hialr all-, la n bunutlful
llltl- ill, of almul UOO lukaliltanlA with
or—tl, imr. and nl—I, ahad-il .Ir—la,
Tfen- lattrr, .a w-ll na fb- luan, Invrlj*
dow-r ruda of thla faiunl .ml hlalurl-
■Id town, o*r tb-lr .ilal-u— lu , lam- df*
lo an or^nlullou of uohl- laill-a
. ... ul. win.* .nil
All of tkM- I
lira- and muU .
ov-r lb- town aud
-m -ultlrnl-d npon -v-r, ur-mlia-.
attrartlou. bar- nildnl no llltl- lu
trat, .Bd atlHt, nf »lnrhm» Ealotilou,
w-b prtltr can not pound, be award
<a| tb- noMr-bmrl-d tin Hunt and li-r
aide MdJalnm In tbl. Inudabl- and ralua
Id. work at liMulir,lnd tb-lr town. Katun*
Ion baa ■ mn.nlB—ut u-w court bona-,
worth KOkOOO; two banka, »t' L - •—'•*•■
»S,ooo -nefc; ■ rood. w-ll*k-
tb. -IT1rl.nt mknkf-tn-ut of ...
at mah, blghl, proa|>»rotia mrrrantll- -»•
" kui-nlA fin- Ilf- and Hr- luauran—
aid And no to dai. -burch build
dlatk. Mtlbodlata ami l’rroli,l-
all mod-ru Iwpruvrmviila: o
■jaltw nf imlal m-boola and nu
■ at puldlc nckoor bulblln.. Tb- l’-atuu
Bldk Hr hod, uml-r tba -ITI-l-nt au|n*r
Ikt-ud-nc, of Profmoor IV. r. Wrlkht. ouc
of tbu .lil-at tkd mo»t a-innipllah-d t-a-b
■urn tu O-oml.. r—, Juatl, -ujoi a tb- ilia*
tlb-tlon of noth, on— of tb- l>»at urboda
la tb- mat-. ll»t- bo,, awl alrla an*
tmlwrd In brad and h-art on that lh-, ma,
barwn- in-a bud wom-u who will adorn no*
rbtf and b—am- na-ful rltt>-nA No inwu
Hr. V. TaUafarro, furm-rl, of Ailama II-
oanM Him Mar, Uaaln Idwim. n m-
Id-. Chrl.ll.n mwai of man, rkanua »f
bead awl h-art. and a brlMant i
m-iatwr ad lh- aid and l
fawlbr. no lar.p and u*-ll
■ ml Jadprr cuunll-A li '
an-rll-ar la mull mrntlouli
ll—aamt-r. lb- old uud
-rail- to Hu* core local
WJJM^ba
I’muam'a alairamaii. a-ualor and r-y.r-a-u
Intlrr In lb- a-n-rnl nammibl,, llmi il
ia. Atlanta, mad- lh- cuimnaa ablm* m-l
■Ullrr with alninn pnra Haworrail* d*.
Irliira amt rlfnnmi -dliofl.1 WTltlni: I’ld*
worth, man and arlou af . odd- fnml»
baa. tamporarll, at laaal, r*llrrd '
adltorlal aanrium. ami la now u
Raliminu
and Hwno.
tic ta tbi* core local ..wapwacr. li baa
Mil Aral -laaa m-n nt If* b-lrn mid
-dltorlal wril-re. For n knu: ilu-
SANK bP EATONTON.
PUTNAM COUNTY COUNT HOUSE.
realnra for ages ami Is his adopted town.
teay, for all of which many thank-.
et and Algnitlrd, gad briar girrltyct jronng -BUg. Mir-TOT. TgtctLJif- -
jHby parents, ilcaervea all served and permaaent success* It would
manner of praise for having always lad a take a book to tell of
happy
’ young i
a roost
lust class institution or learning, wnere us
yowth eati Its taught properly and tbor-
ougtly. Old Katonton ta to W congratulated
Inhsvtsg so wurthy. to well itiulpped ami
popular • teachsrinchtef as iTsfesaor
WHgbt. and
SSSL-wfffl .
Uaf ma, Ibla arbanl am.- and
mcnul In ili. nwrak-nln. and
S t of nur aptrndld hoot hero
•tent teacher*, all. mate ami
wake and capital Instructors.
* wave and l*e Inatru*
eultghUtt*
t»«rg and
tbs wish and prayer of hlin who
these sincere words and wbo him
twenty years had the honor of
mg over targs and marvelously sue-
I schools in different arctlona of the
bnt prtnclpnllv In the grand smith
' wna of Illakety. gultuian nnd Al
all hla feltow-tvncbera nt Katnti
ton and the state nt Inrge tbl* scribe and
cxdeaeher wafts hla moat cordial greetings
and tdda them God speed In their noldeat
•f all vocatbroa, the oduratiou of the young
Tlia Latin origin of the w«»rd “education''
** “ At aa Inomtlve to any teacher to l*e
*“ herself to t»e up nnd doing
•f the prrpualllou K. “out
i dneo. to Isad, and may he
fhMty defined aa leading a youthful mind
**— •*— 1 of Ignorance into the
The puldlc
entire couuty
Agviurut of that
i Itself an tnrwntti
r blmaelf or her*
li coniiMined of
** and tne verti d
freely defined aa h
owl nf the darkness of ignoran
tig—Mil light of knowledge.
■Qh— atsteni throughout the er
of PnliiMiu. under' the managed!
the Interest
•II the Quiti
Our old fr
I over the state,
one of tli* iMut
lie l«M»ks nfter
boya nu«l gtrl*« of
frtii Yt. Mike, has oft
n. jH —l». A Ull PIIJWJ ■. ■■■
lhe reputeM.*o of lielng c
iw—ilsmHra lu Georgia.
Ih« Interest* of all the be
:
L s'
r
ifnent ability *>»uld make him
hie. sort by ami invptahk asm
wand ftmi i msaasit awd-toymt frteawts. vaetm
and Merritt, when tba latter gets tired of
the office.
Tl»o city of Kn ten ton owns a eptetnlld
•yateiu of waterworks and even now Is
busily and dally engaged In digging up old
earth luto deep golUrs to prepare for an
other system, luet as Important, that of
drainage. Nothing la more conducive tu
the danfillessa aud heePh of a city than a
well arranged system ef ww-cragv, aud Ka
tonton wilt
There ar.
Katonton. The —
over by that business and fliiauctaf tp-uiim
iiml magnlficcat cltiaen. Ilou. Ilcujauiln
vv lltipf. sho by hla gr«*at atdllty. IiIn
*rnt; H-tnihgi. hla rlrntllr u*»nd «»f mind.
Lis great expervuce. hts wide n«*«|Uiitntaii>v
ship North and H<Hitli. hla geucrmis mol
si m pa the tic heart, hla love of Ida adopted
state, section and ctKinty, ha* l*fen itt*»tv
ta«rniraeetat la the lmprsvew«*iit, the tip
building and the progressIvvnes* "f Katou
ton swk the advaiiceoieut of (be entire
•■minty or Putnam than any man oho u«e*
In the county or perhaps has e»er lived
there. Mr. Hunt and hla worthy, brain),
golden hearted wife ere real, genuine load
ers Of taiHety. net of the filnpaat. shaui
kind, but of the sort that hHpe aa>! rle
vate* tbotr kind. Portuinite Indeed oould
l*c any «<>inniunlty that could have thlo ea
iluinlde couplr. Mr. Ilitbt has all through
hla happy married life been atdy actsMidobl
and MiNterUlly aided by hla nerat ehartnliig
and Intellectual wife. It Is a treat nnd a
1 Information to read the pr*Nlu«-tlciiA
he lieu wf tbi* unusually gift id worn
to ll*t* ii to the charm of her enter
alnliig and Inatructlve ruim*r*atloii. May
qnlet life, lie Is
tiuaht to he. for be has
cultured.nnd chnrtnl
proud father of Peter ,..
luiportaiic* in the Waltou clan.
Mrs. Walton, a* Miss Klov Hurt, of At
lantn. catne to Morgan atnl Putnam, and
of her pupils, who loved her devotedly,
but alnn held*captive by her many ettartoa
and Hpletidhl conversational ability, all
whom she met.' My cousin, l’etc. waa. In
the opinion of thl* writer, lucky. Indeed, In
winning *o excellent n helpmeet. liotb
the»e bunks have ample uieaua and do a
large volume of Imsluens. May Pete, his
estimable letter three-fourtha mid cooing
nml crowing little pete, nil three live long
and t»mem*r. The Out rat raHrqgd pasaeg
thnmgli Katont«m ami give* It conaeetlou
with the world. The dirt roads of Put
nam county tinvc long l»ecn worked by a
•est in the atate. Katoutoa waa
named for tleueral William Katon. a dlatln*
gulNhed military character of Connecticut.
The other town* and MHuuea tw Pntnatn are
Willard, Nona. Cloptop. Xole, ftplvv, (Man-
ford!Die and Meda. The area of l’utnaxa
la MS square miles, Jnat two square miles.
'K.Utk tin 1 * ***** •■Hi
nrenlrhy* nsIgWiir. dear old Morgan coua*
ty. Her population la IfiOu waa Tha
school fund waa IlLMLIfi. I'nder the last
ernsfis, the aggregate nroperty of tha
county waa IT.lll.9Il. it Ma'graatiy In-
creased year by •year store 1900, tha gala
for the year 1901 alone being more that
P. R. OARRARD,
•tabrated Family af
tTAflnrt. The last census also elves (be pop
ulation of the county; Total white, 3,9m,
and colored, 10.06?.
lu Kntoutou there are many merchauta
nf mean* and high standing. Hearn A
Given, n linn composed of W. Ilnwell
tlcnni and Thaiblcua Green, do aa Mr
buslneA<« In drv gomla. luiota ami
•k;
i success. It would
if aU the successful
buslnet*. In Kaicu-
1 dearly love to tdi
and heard much of tgp wealthyvaud im
hearted Andrew and Sidney Held, the gim
In tbeir day and generation In aoelttr ami
business, and the same of Hon. RoKser
Adams, father of Hon. (I. W. Adams, nnd
hla brother. Frank Adams, for So tnniiy
years the merchant prtiice of Katonton aud
the father of manly l»oya and beautiful
and accomplished daughters, but time and
X ce forbid, ami bo must reluctantly leave
ui with these feeble and Jnadequaie
words.
7-arh irlsh Kdmoodeoa, like this writer, la
aa alumnus of old Mercer uhlveratty.
. the glorious boys
In gray. He la a well cduented man. a
great planter, lisa for roars been an ex
cellent juror and now lives ot hla broad
acres ot Meda. In Phtnam county, and Is
one of the largest fanners tn hla aectlou. ,
lie haa a large ami tutereatlug family, j
and In tbelr luldat la cheerful, happy and
contented, and In* the evening of m -wett
lent life la enjoylag that otlum cum dig
itate that cornea to the pare.
Ilenry llearn la a strong, robust man la
prune of life,.and la qa honest •• the
THE HON. WILLIAM FRANKLIN
JENKINS AND FAMILY.
Tba ..tbor of tb, -wrll* up" of dear old
I'utaaia roaatjr f—la tkll Oh* -lo.- aod lo-
iluu fHoodoblp that b»« -il't-d l**lw—a
u**.0, all lb- telddRMigr<l m-n aod w.u,
of lh- »UI-r un-a af tbo wbnl- caaaljr aod
blinwlf for thlrty-n— ,-ur» alrra blot lb»
prlrll-K of rzprnatus bl. opluluu, and oa*
iliulr. of ik-K- old frt-ml*. who, for a
f araat «■■, rramw. «— |**rli.p. -lo».*r tu
bla h-art airlusa thaa or* an, af Ua thoa*
aaadaaf d-arlor-4 frlruda all or— (t-or*
In. Thla orrlb- Ibon uaw pro—dn to oa,
bat b- f-7l. that b* but no better uor
umtip aD-,iv fri-ad flitOil- hla Imni-dlnt-
faiall,. of i*our—. than Juila- W. P. J-n*
kliu. Hr. II- hat b-T»r r-oard-d Jada*
J-nklna hi a. inrUnOarlj Proliant uitu.
Bat M la aod baa alura,. li— n aout-tblni
far belt—. II- In a un Oi.l lalonca tn
lb. atal* of Om—la, and br Ia li»,oud
ihHibt. oao of ib- Mironij-at. uioat oahaUn.
Ilal aad hoour-d m-n lu all Ib- horil*ra of
th- Umpire Mini- af lh- flout li II- la trw,
lo,al and faithful lo Ua faoill,. bit roau-
tr,. hla b-lar-<l.(tate. bla -k-rl.li-d -ouair
and hla bohMIfal ell,. To' bla -hurrh, loo,
III* fr—I, glr-a bla lor, aod oulMtan—. Il
ia a a«Mr. upright cltla-o. Would that
*-■* aad r-publl- kid million., loat-ad
DdA Ilk- Ma)! Tbl. I,~oo Idle.
__^ u a,c. •sure
in
roumr, grui!
gMfa
■lid piddle r—urd •
rthfcod Hal—I grab*
rb, llliilouu. Im, I
. af hla aid. aad
Htfafbrr. lh- 1.1-
'ImIhio vu.un-
flol trefen* hla
I— ha. Imto told
i ,-ril**. fur h-
fi lb aril-
AHM, r-llnbl- and Irnatworlb,
■Ib- uhl mm of Pntiuuii-Oint Han.
ultoa waa aa* af tba Moat tprlght
adod -
!»»-
I- *1. a
i t-r nml
lu* -v
■nleiii.ii Blilrr I
Of ,vi*.ir*i than
■Id* awl eoiirteout aad Iwportlal a|>mk-r af
the boo— al r-pntratallrn and mad* o—
at IBM a-oaiijlag agipma that tbai Tw-
poruat brta-b ot tic gaMral aaoaruM,
l-r-r had. Tbit Jeultlna famllj -n)o,a Ike
prowl dlatln-tlon of baring hud two at Ua
-r-r bad awn friend, or
r Indnruca far o long oertra
I be did. II, wa. for lu.,,
. n, , Iwr J.
at. tb-
... Jamra
rector In the ITunrih National
itfTTUBi T#rttor7 rod tibia boron,
whltb-r hr gam ta bojr nnipartr far bla
up todat- nml aabataatltl gno. Thla -I*
" it hrw haa Ita own ahl- trarb o» tli-lr
farm, a alitg-foof war-bubaa. a »,•»
rr. • btrk la a wdrudlil ptabt. aa rut*
lu a —ot aho.r
Jamb fJ.rr.rd
■utrl
air —_ , -
.. ginned «T otb-r pUr*A
hort-d near tbo boom now
too gthiiad tbmm will hribg front a half
-».r Jbn t tdtio-d al
atood. Tba writer, tbniugb tb-
o atrmbrr of the. rotuaiu • ooni
tariff
•ad rw
lug until IMO. wb»n br won again rlm-t-d
it.Aalmm fkua oi iaa* ivuiitllllllnn " Amid* "(jlf.
Of kudradA Ilk- him
giiuma n*wapatM*r rath
eentli-man, hut It ta tbi
louit, of Ibla worll
hern auctjrooful In life.
Anta-B*llum Ham* of Hon. Bon W. Huni, of Putnam County.
lb- i
ar.
il» owaa
—r farming ftinda it-ar Oc — — -
tip todai, agrtculturlat and a aiiee-ttfiil ‘
tiuala.aa nau. 11# roililao with bin nplru-
la a. boa.
ra« f. largi
1 Ooafroy,
mlddla (JcorgU.
coda t» any man In
>r ti
handaoia- fortoo- and
land haddon Is bla roaqtr. Hr.
Imt wtf* and noM- -blhfr-j) re.
■■tan. In a large, rummodlmw.
renmub
oa. af th* target
Hr. bit excel
tonton,
r—Id. In Ka
tub 'w.U Twuiilwd"'houir? 1 hnd°?ll .re
u. II- rtiuw. hi, good rummun wna*.
...- but kind of ,-ha., by rdurailu bl.
ehUdron. tod bin daughter, n mint Ul-nt-d
,iMing hid,, la now* making a anl-ndld two*
.Vdlit tb« gin.' roller* .1 3lll-.br.HllA
prrparlng b-r—If for tb- noblf i-alUng of
t-aeb-r. That ab. will umvr a goo.I In*
alrartur go*, wltboai mglng.
Motor W. A. nat.wood. now a g-ntl.mtn
In tb- glowing auna-t of Ilf-. [« uo. of
thla aettn-'a h».l frt.nd,. Ho la on- of
tbo bratal-at and bmt puot-d ut-n In U—r*
gta, aod baa lad a Ufa of aetlrlt,. Inlrgrl*
ty and au—oo. Many happy yuart to you
on rorth. il-ar major. Von arc. bar. a •
S ly. h—n and tlwam will b» n loyal,
Ithfal frltwl aod an bon-at mao. tha
noblnt work of Uod.
Mr. Iloh-rt t). Stuhb. It on* of lh- li-.t
known a-nll-Han lu mlddla O-orglt. II- la
among (ho rrry h*at and Urgrtt farni-ro In
hla coaniy. H» poamaaf. a farm of Ijwo
a—t ot matnlO—ut land In a high atate of
ealllralloa, bring parti of tbo Mi—1-, and
Kllnairlek planlallijn*, lying no Ib- lianka
of Utile Hlvar anil lofllau t’r—k. t-v-n
oill-a from Katoalon and four from th-
thrlvlng town of tkalfr-x. In Morgan
Htubbo hat otb-r ralualil-
:**'*J'®f*, .—. .r ■—tt . .-.v. Tfuiu, non. ,>. r. *.*!•■■—* nn. me *.'.—,
landed lol.r-ata In Patoam. Ij- l« . r-al* n. upright. Impnrilnl and popolar
l-aal, oh-rg.ll- man bpd twraa blb_,tt-iit|yi I Jadgo of the (h imilgif jmllelnl -Ir-nll. ft
tu no, ■nd’all btnda of buhtamaoond btwayo (« very donhtful If nn, elroult In tb- tlni*
—. v.,» **.- -Ill Om hm , mim , ,.„*.iinnt pr—ldlng
™ S o If leer. II thl. on*. Yet, Judge Jrllklna
Ttiniirtl won ffwhlen opinions from |H*«»ple of all
rard roomy, i
members fill this high and honorable place. ...»
**b-ijB<m- , Hnd—■ (oom-d ror . bly_jEMdr and -WAA
itwr, tha gentleman flrst dlacuraed) Jea- then gov
na, brother of Hon. W. F. Jenkfoa, Hr..
aa htaraslf. for a term of years, a moat
W. 1. WinofMdp J. R. 8parka. H.
Jankiita. Z*. I. Fitzpatrick. Four
•n Wljo Have Been Active In Da-
W. V. Wing
A. Jt
Men
vtloping Putnam County.
Ing. active aud danzerona arena of war,
real, genuine, tdood flowlng war. A lame
foot and u tialDful limit attest bla ardent
love for the lost cause and hla lofty
patriotism. Yea. be waa a boy that wore
the gray, nnd today Is not sshamed to ad
mit Tt: In fact, ho la. sa ho has a right to
Ik*, proud of Ida honorable war record. Aa
remarktil. Judge Jenkins' school career
was Interrupted by the “dash of reaound-
Ing arms'' nnd hln education, tn the academ
ic department waa Interfered with, aud.
therefore. In not aa complete na It would
have l»een, but he attended the law arbod
at the rDiversity of Virginia, and taking
advantage of his splendid opportunities
there lie npplb-«l hlinaelf strenuously and
laid deep the foundations of hla futnre
course In life. Relng thus well-equlppwl for
hla chonen profession, that of law, one of
the nohloRt on earth, after that of the
aarrr«l cloth, he was n safe, conservative,
able lawyer from the very Uicentlon of bla
practice. Ilia rutnaiu county friends, who
love him excessively, drew him for a aes-
•tim from the nctlvc practice of law nnd
•cut IiIiii to the legislature. Here, too,
he sustained himself loliulriihly, aud ac
quired the reputatlou of In-lng a wise and
acgaclous legislator. For eight conaecutlvs
year*, lion. W. K JenkNis waa the able.
nnd linnlwnre nn any house, perhaps, lu | gentleman, lielag a graduate
middle Georgia. This la n \ery strong T'nlveratty. At one time Hoy
house III every way. It haa money la i amve*sful uewspaper man. l«eli
abiiudnio e mid the members of the fit mx ow ner of the time honored Mei
liege nnd nu honor to eall them lil»
l*er*"ii»il friend*, lie Its* had rousldcralile
dealings w|Ui tliew- gentlemen In business
Iran aw Him—, immI tma atwara timml them
clever t'barley llornc. hiu| nli
wide nwuke and thoroughly up
to
„ITseilfng w a"'la’rge lot of cotton an
day selling a carload of fine male* ...
Uvea In nu elegnnt and well apportioned |
rcakleuce In Katonton. lie was omv n larip* |,.«! M( ||
■t-rrkant amt Inttat. •••"»« tlr-im-tit from lh- I*
waa highly amn-eMful. lie haa bnd great P rnrtlce of the law
help sad scrouragement In bla excellent. In I p ^" n, T. " r mn -
tetleetual and t'hrlatlan wife. Hh« haa ever
been to him a helper and adviser. They
have one child, the lion. Uoy I). Htnhlm. a
handsonio. well educated aud popular young
. .... . • the Htfite
• waa a moat
... Jug «H|ltor and
Meaaeug!>r. Now
he analata his father In the luanagi-tnent of
hla vast estates nnd other business affairs,
nnd la a high officer lu the electric plant,
lie Is yet heart whole, but as he l« such n
“g.HHl entch,*’ all the girls tu middle Ge»»r-
gla wisely have their eyes U|mui IiIiu
i purl
ntrd
JAME8 T. WATERS AND FAMILY.
Tb. truthful orcoont of tb- famll, amt
tappr boat of John E. Frcul-, lrr-aUtt
lilf Itrtnjni to th« wrtt-r'a wind Ju.t autti
another Tamil,: that af Jam.
roaalatlag of klniarlf. n hard-
nt. honor.ht- man, aod an ..*■*,
■latent I'brtatlnn a-ntU—aa: Ma aptrudld
wtf*. foil at the loop of Cbrfat. full-of
-own,, antlrlog lo her -tfarta ta atalat
b-r Eoabaoil, tod -r-r alert to the lint ta.
trrrata of b-r children. Thla -i—ll-ot
roaplp are worth, af all pralt* tod thr rag*
M-n— amt reap—t of all caod nuil Im
m-o amt woui-n.
Mr. (Valera baa tba dtettactJaa of bar,
t b—n town lo lh* noted -aunt, ul
llk-A to nrnttfb* of front in*n. b-autlful
ul raltared trotnra, nnd no fbaaaa for Ita
pant nnd pronent blator,. U- hat, kower.r,
lived -r-r tin— hln —ri, manhood, a pe
riod of tMrt, jrraro. In 1‘utnani. Moncau
and Jaapnr -oantlM. lit and hla luuat
Int-mtlnf famll,. bowor-r. bar. tint re-
tttmr tuu«fd Into rutoam. art— mnu,
jotn at—o—, from lupir. In tbo. Intro-
n Mn fri-ad Water* to tba food pro
liftsif
respect and ea-
uoaaaualaf. but ba will always found
telling tbs troth sad paying his debts, nnd
these rbaraeterlsUca of thsmselvts lu tbs
estimation of tbs writer constitute a lofty
Ideal man and make a vary cradltatde re
ligion. aa far aa they *o. Bis wife Is a
complete co-partner with Ida la all tbess
Mah sa
Tbelr
Is so fait!
somewhat ..
port and sdnenUoo of . .. . _
era and sister. There art two married sta
tors away from the home beat. Two manly
-- - - - are happy and
drive earl.
youth*,
hla parents, now
iota and Alvin,
merry aa Isrka, as they drive early nnd
tats with tbelr teanm afield. Mlsa Katelle
inning maiden of
la a charming maiden of school age, and
her foml parents' eyes. The
Ian and Howard, are Jolly,
In school.
table people live In comforta
ble homes on a part of the old Joe Moae-
THE OARRARD FAMILY.
William T Garrard. Hr., wafi well known
to thla writer. Mr. Garrard was a brave
Confederate soldier, nobly going to the
front upon his country's rail when the ea
emy of the 'fils, now bafpHr onr friends,
ban Invaded hef sacred anil. After tbs
"cruel war waa over" be returned to hla
home, ernwnsd with a eoldter’a honors, to
wit: courage proven upou the bloody
S >crformed and a lofty
I hla home In raise
In desolation, the ro
of carnage, duty well nerfonnsd and a I
K t riot Ism. lie founu * * *
J bla plantations
suits of a ruthless
all hla companion*. _
nothing of pecuniary value. Rut. like nearly
all of those valiant old “hoys In gray," he
had a fortune within himself. A stout
heart, oa uaheadlug will and detenuluatloa.
and Indefatigable energy, a clear, haalueas-
like head, aod a sound Imdy. all Indicative
of good health, an Incalculably good na*et
In any man's Inventory of life. It Is ut
terly Impoaothie for such Ionian to fall—that
■ a l .. . - " -i ,- • worn. Indeed ami In truth, waa not In hla
lion. \V V. Jenkins. Jr . he atnuda In the vocabulary. In his strenuous effort to win
forefront ntuong the *ke atatv. fortune lie was aoldy ae^-oiidwl nnd aided hy
nad bla Arm ha* n umgulA<*eiit practlre. nif r> *ho to him wn* a helpmeet truly.
**“■* Mr*. Garranl wna the dauahter of the *
l*c truthfully *fftt**<l that Judge TV. F. Jen
kins. Sr.. Iian held every office nearly with
In the gift of hla home county peotde. lie
rank* high as a Mason nml ha* held the
highest office In that undent and lH>iMirahls
fraternity, lie lias been mayor of Katontoa
aad at the head of the I'ntuam Founty Hoi-
dlcrs* organisation. lie waa for several
years a useful and honored memlier of the
hln. The
'•-4-test Upon
• npiurc uiut M*»ncr or
him kneel nt tlielr aha|M-l;
Mr. A. Herbert llowanl. of tlie Mo«e|oy
nekgtilMtrhoiMt. I* an energetic nml nm-ce**
ful farmer And I* really a do*e ueighlNtr
of this writer, for they have adjoining
wwn,""paViii-r. are ! •-«>•■* Hf* i-«>. *.U»a » ningulil.
It. Waller, n gciitlcuuiii of the old
erbool. «*f the Chestertlcldlan order, well
known to the author of these blogranhlral
sketches as a man of the very highest order
of Intellect. Like the great nml llluatHous
Toombs. I»r. Waller was n magnificent
talker and «-«»uld rtuirni any croud by the
elonueuc!* of hla coaveruntlona. like many
wealfhy old planters nnd owners of
—list, giddrn-hearted doctor
quoted: “fleneral James Garrard: ..
Kentuckian who left bla mark on the page
of state htstory-dbe only mnu who ever
filled the office of governor two successive
terms." The Garranl family has furnished
a general or major-general In every war
thla country lias ever hod, via: The I ml I
war. the Revolution, the war of 1812, l_.
great dril tear list ween the states front
1961 to 19*#. Tit. J. 1. Garranl. n brother
of Itooa. p. R. and W. T. Garrard, bow n
resident of Knoxville. Tsan.. was major-
surgeou In the First Georgia regiment dur
ing the Mpaulah war. lienee It vnu be
readily seen that our Putunui county Gar-
rarda Mong to one of the finest old fatui
ties that ever rare fame, wealth and stand
ing to our well beloved h'uuih.
H0N8. C. D. ATHON AND EMMET
LYNCH.
Among the a'M^iwhhc. strenuous nnd
very successful men of affairs of Putnam,
none fa tuotv conspicuous (ban the I Ion.
Clndauatna D. Atbon aad Hon. Kmmett
Lynch. These gentlemen, who l»eloiig to
*•*-_» -•— -• —‘ ilturlsta, rei“
, and their i
. are from sack other Just across l
road leading from Ktuntrdale to l*_
, and are very dear personal friends
_ hahlta and '— -- *
xtremsly In love
• the filter
Theta TSSSLra b«v, luterorilgg M
n god are tgklog a keen ilrilgbt lu Ib-
-iluratlou aad awnl training ot Ikrir chll-
drojA
Mr. L,och I. a farmer n
god earn naught gppar-nll
W. T. OARRARD.
On. of Putnam County'g Mott Suc-
cai.ful Cltlgong.
Hbdgpa made no rirtilrnt red lag. ror.
yMadMDtfc
prutirel ik-
omo. II- ■
K»U< -ourtMMA II- irat
5?“Ta«n?#SBi
g-oeroo. aad Mwl to ill '
fo n, i.s?'. 1 j-'-r •* , ‘ ln, -
D-oo lb I In* t
HI, of UbarL.
Inralrd arnltl tb
lh- IotIU
doahlog
drill, lodagtro,
nud f.-line. latte. _
oo-l wgg for mao, from a Irodlug chart.
t*f j-M- a-rll-ri. ,ljf icubau-Ai-llti*
nr pulltlr., awl. bring wall ponted, ha
wl-ldMl aroal luflucmv ailb bla leUuu ru
ta-aa. lie mix, hoir-rrr. toon at Mwir. tu
t” «P-*k., aa au agrlrullurlai. Ilia ulau*
» »L5£ar^grr*,5 ri «
boaplUlda bom- ill bit count Iron frlruda
w*ro at all tlmea wvlrom,. Aa b, wtt ■
-uo—ran fU no Hat aad lorad company.
bl.r-rid.ore, waa tba mrora of aduilrlug
nHw.^inss5. ta bortB '" wm
J%ssriffd[m^jss
gflSTBgfJr es&ijsws.
dcoa Qudaoa la a -II, a-utl-man , m |
•ta root** of mltarr. rritaom-ut aud
wao th of tbo Kmulra Htato of tbo Knmb.
Ho It popolar lo mt adopted cH,. and ■•
g ,oong man It (ortfngTo tbo (root at a
r-PKa-uUllr- butarro mau la that -v*r
■Inxlut. rritlrtA acllra aod grufr-Mlva
•lirami. in- loqutlriuTO. rratleari, cn-r-
(*H-, poahtof. ratklnf. aa—roful living
lu-mhor ofib- boaro of Hud too. j„bu.
I arm, of frlruda famlllarl, addrraa
la ,ol oolro rouux nod. la fan.
looka .blare youthful (ban he rroll, I,. Il
ia . J»»l a. popular, for uo null Lax more
fri-nda. mall* and f-uitliL rich aud i**ir.
whll, and black, than John B. Ilud—n.
Toon# at be It. h- la alrrod, one of lb.
jCTTfiyjasir 1
hla honesty, nprlghinsaa-anfi ^erllmr -worth
lug more than their lately
cuuuiy fnlr, which waa last fall ao grrot
a auccesa Imlaatrlally ami financially speak
ing and of which all are ao Justly proutl.
let these sage itmJ J mil dons men of
buslneas aslectml the youthful J. It. Hud
son na the vice presblent of the Ihitnam
•Minty Fair Aasm-tetfan. This. Indeed,
vna u rare •'otnpllmeiil. nml we know «»ur
frlcud Juhu appreciate* It to the fullest
extent. As men «f affairs ure not actuated
b.v fe« ||uga of sentiment or Irleudahlp when
It comes to iN-stowlug iNisItlona of trust
aud ryapnuslblllty, It proves conclusively
that John ta a man of merit and ot bnal
ties* ability. Ago In. he la now managing
most successfully one of the largest land-
e»l estates in Georgia, thua brlugliig golden
■liekels to hlniHelr ami hla denr ones, nnd
* went nml a ineaue of au bon-
to * great nauil*er of thoa#
who exist hy the sweat of the brow.
lb addition to looking after the inter-,
eats nlMive referred to our worthy friend
Is tin* stats uiunnp-r of a guano concern,
and travels over the country, selling great
quantities of fertilisers to the Southern
farmers. Relng nu educated tuau and *
nows Jnat what sort of fertilisers hla i
. —‘ ‘ ‘ * —
orahlyaeettn
rim I turn I friends
CHA8. D. LEONARD AND FAMILY.
this gentleman ami the writer have long
l»een excellent friends. Thirty-five year*
ago. when the latter first Went to Katonton.
Charley (.canard wna a pm»r. struggling
boy. Th* Irish deaesut. perhaps, of both
made them take to cant other. Many
changes have occurred since those day*,
aud Charley has liecoiae one of the .hast
known and wealthiest men In the county.
He has a boat of /Henri* who rejoice over
hla success and prosperity.
Mr. l.cottnrd'e achievement* In life hare
not lieen along llu"* of finance alone, lie
prominent figure hi the arena
living a sterling Democrat, ha
•noble couple haa reared and educated well
n largo aud most excellent family of Imya
and girls, four of each. Their eight chil
dren alone would give them gran* lu
“Teddy's" favor. Two of the young ladle*
have married and arc happy ami llrlng.
the ona lu Atlanta and the other In North
Larollua. trading useful lives.
Thu two younger daughter* are residing
with their |«ronta and art* great favorites
with all who know them.
fhe four burs are nil sturdy, manly fel
lows, up-to-date bust nr** men In the vari
ous vocations of llfr. The eldest, t'harlea
i!i* roil - ’ tn hla couatleas
friends call him. la now the possessor of
hla father** bualtieoa mantle aud right
worthily does he wear It. Aa the father Is
growing somewhat old. It la a groat rvlteff
to him to Itc thna relieved of the trial*
ro. “ - * tfe by bla atroog.
■ • - ...iipetcat eldest son.
lluury. luu. I. o npl-mlltl yuuuji man anti
nitnovl Imrineaa mnu. ouw inpnf-4 In tb-
Inatirnn— Imalm-ro. II- I, a kamlaom-. In*
trilli-ot ,oou« man ami noialirra bla
fri-mla liy lb* buml—ila. Tim writor la
aorry lu lie iinahl- tu Mr- In d-lall Ib- te
non. aiul lining* of Ib- urn youaror oooa
and content* himself hv romarklug that be
Is reliably Infortued that they are doing
well and sttrceedlug lu life. The writer
valnahl*
abu
"nui
die i
utatlon.
farmer. |u*r-
llltl*
Ihey II
Ibis vdluaLU cut tan tab!, so
lending . It.ron. of ibHr I%b7i. rollME fRN who Is a h^P ««.;! , Wlroibm a, , .l t a
material simI c-lmmlonal advamt inent. ’'I.I «!
They have elegant nml well ftiru|she«| ros I .I 1 , if 1 I
Ideuces. • liariuTng famine* aud are not only Li™* !*}}??*i , nu f} -Til 'll# I
w*i-*ttliv ninl smwlue mere mi but me* ! dht farming I*elt. Dr. l'**l *valh<r. sen of I
S3? Ifcppr'.riril * &,7y iSi rero «.*• «?•&(,-.» a5iLWl""Ti 'n
titiuiril bappinesa to ilowetl and Thad nud ^ ^ .if r ', **•»,?*• |
nil tbelr employee*. For a gn at many How*n ami Janie* !V*wn aro the lend g |
veara lion. It W. Hutelilnson luia luw-u I •»«> aptendld agrleulturlata of that f.-rilie t
the lending dry good* uien limit of khiton- rb-lhltv anil are all making ■npnov
ton. lie I* It well |*re*erved. flue looking '' r .'',»»»**/*’l «»“■ ^ or Jhy «'l
geiiileuiau. nnd nutttlwra Ills filends Py the Malker |u»a quit thl* «i
uiimiH'r of bl* Bcqnalutaiiei**. boon and t* now jne raj . ,l* to,.l .
- - sx«'ellviit naalataut cashier vf tbu Rank vf
Katonton ,
The Marsliall family he* long Iwwn one
of the lira! lu all middle Georgia. Hew
A. M Marshnll 1* a graduate of Mercer
and la a llaptlst ndnlster of power and
great tnfiucuce for fund, lie la 4*ne of the
Iwst educated ami purest men on earth
Ilia eldest thin. Warren, la a chip off the
old block, and la a smvessful merchant and
plaster near Harmony, that grand rutnani
county netghhorh««Nl. The muod son. Kd-
want WIIIts Marshall, wa* an aide and elo
qnent preacher, but ovenrurh and a weak
constitution nNihtiilta from earth tn heaven,
•suer Aon M M.vrahall. Jr.. I* the efficient
II defM-rvp*. The - sheriff of the county, ami though •••tin.’
Dr. J. D. i lo years. I* known ns one ot the best
In the State. Mlaa Kffl-. the daugl
vceilcut friend of this wrilie. la hup
jiiwnl«**l now aud I* making her hu* |
•nml a magnlfWut wife. Flm waa a fine
acquaintance .
N\ llaon Is one of tin* finest Bie ...
tle^irgfa. end l» <* tucceaafal and tiopular
gnwery merchant, doing a spb-ndld Imsl
lies*, tflxlng entire BMtlafgetlon to hla en
tire clientage of customers, the best peo
ple In the town nml •'oantr. lie Is * fine,
■idendbl gentleman, ami a devout ctery-dny
Christian, a leading tnemln^r of the Itaptlst
aud has n fine
host of rustmuer* ami
immt Im*utlful ami eX'vllciit wire
btrge uumlM-r of splemlld children
Urar old Itob again grow rb-b
and l»e bnppy a* he w»
leading phyalHaua of Ka
rea. the genial, golden.hearted dnet
B naeslouatflj fobd of tbe fox ebaae.
urious and urlatneratb pastime of tl
alavea. the
was
Ittt.— — , __
Southern gentlemen of means and elegant
lelmiro “l*e/o‘ de war.”
The writer well rememhera bow the ven
erable but vigorous and active disciple of
Aeaculapltts waa wont M electrify amt de
ni’.YUiin ••• Mini
the gri-al te*enl of hla
htehest pedigree In hot
Thl* truthful pea pi
... jps I
thl* section ||e Is mi nffalde.
gentleman, nud bn* ii Imsl of friends lu
hi* own nnd surrounding counties. As n
planter and a uinu of mean*, be is n
success.
Mr. Athmi's well m'ocnlstal bualuets
ability will not allow him to remain a
farmer exclusively. Wtille bla broad aero*
under Ills careful ami Jndlrloii*. manage-
niMiit yield enuanioiia crop* nml nh', rear
by year, making him. nl ready n wen'll by
ut.vu. richer and richer, afltt other pur*tilt
with hi* yonng friend. “FAhuiC' amt
glad to my that he la an lodnatrioua, hon
est aud mauly young uiau. Long Uvea to
them all.
TH0MA8 G. LAWSON.
Like many of the representative great
men of Kngland and a vast majority of
tbe men of worth ami true greatneas ami
power audtaffuence for gimd in this mighty
republic. Thoiuan G. Iswmhi must In* class
ed with anch men aa |*ttt, the great com
moner. a ml From well, the reformer of tha
•dd eountrv, aud Weluiter. the great ex-
IHNinder of the eonnlltutlon: Flay, the nn-
*un*taa«*4| orator; Falhaun. Hie thinker,
'••glclitii nnd atatcanitflt. amt our own Affix-
engage hla attention. He ho* * modest, j under II. Htephen*. the oratiw, Mnteatiu
Imt lurratlTC Store, /iml uu excellent and historian, the ever woteUfii) tribuue or |
„ ... . rr ...
of hla bbrnded dog* of the!
pursuit ■!
count for’the mental ability. eViiiure and re
ttrieiueot of t h# Ufa ewi ini ti ton of <iur de.
parted friend. W. T. t!i«rrard. Hr. Mr.
Garrard, by Ids gonermity mid lavUh b«>s
pltnllty ami grutal ni.mm-rs. had many ad
mlrora and sincere frlemla who inonrmNl lilt
•leatb lu 1176. At hi* demise lie left n eon
abierable property. Hla aou*. Iton*. IVter It.
and William T. Gnrrard. sre tbe worlhv
•ocreaai»ra In boalaesa of tbelr father. Ther
enjoy the rather nuuaiutl good fortune and
distinction of living on tb* pnteruni bume-
•tead aa the fourth generation «>f their
name and people, aud W. T Garranl. Jr., h
the fifth. These estimable ami popular
brother* own In the eomitlcn of I'utnam
ami llaldwln at least Ok) acres of good
land now brought up to a high atatr ot rui
tlvatlon. After the lion. J. M. Kmlth. of
TO.TOy.of the writ ......
bmg to ehrar nml ble»» tbelr J law and Intelligent children m*ki
■•* ha*t* of friend* nml iielghlMws j nisi Dr. Jim a happy and nuiteii _
U lu.iii.ig-ril | tLv b.tudsottic, gruuUe nnd Cbratcrfleldlau , teacher*
HON. FRANK JENKINS. JR^
A Rtprw««nthtiva Putnam County
Cltixtn.
estates from W tn C*U bn lea of cot but each
year. They also make great quntitltle* of
corn nnd tie* small grain*. They ure large
dealer*. !»*>. In live slmk. bonM-s. latilea
ml ••attic. I*. It. Garranl I* * Itarhelor
and I* •NWiahlcrcd by th«*M- wlm know- him
l*-*t and are well acquainted with hi*
metluMl* of cultivating old mother K.irtb.
aa the brat farmer la ruthaia uunnty. • p.
paying raw mill pinut .
year Mr. Atbon made sixty _ _ .
cotton on one farm alone «»f four plow...
Thla farm ahm made an abundant aupplr
of nofatoea, whrat, rarn. rye, etc. li
would In* a difficult matter*ur|Mia* rill*
farming, even In dear old Morgun, the
liantier eounty of Ge4»rg1a In fanning.
Mr. Atlum haa fur a long mini her »*l
year*- lawn a moat valnabie elttmvu in
every way. lie has proven himself n B ue
vesa lu 1 1(11 einleiivttr* of life. He ha* al
way* l«cei» a Jnror (no nuinII matter ttaelfi
eonipcteiit, uVtby ami ocieidablc. He has
alwny* lwn»i» mi active, working Democrat
ami lot* tbu* l*-eu euabbsl to i|o Ids <10111
ty. acetloii nml slate most •Mlmitde serv
Ira lie I* one of tbe l-ndlng dln-i’ton
of old l*uimini * pot iiiRtitmlou. the |*ut
thing* that tend to elevate and help the
agricultural elaaa. lie bn* sml I* now ran-
during moat valuable ami acceptable service
to bl* |t-lb»w •‘ouiitryiiieii In tbe nabl fair,
ladug a prominent director and promoter
THE "HUDSONS.
Tbe name of Hudwn ha* tong t«e«-n an
honored one In the annals of t'litlinti) rouii
tt. Any kind of a history or acconnt of
thl* county would la- altogether lucom-
plete If this well known family ana not
<1|*i usai-d. Fur n long serle* of years
diver*' tiienilirr* thereof have l-t-eo ••••nnect-
d. In one eaiwrlty or nmdlier. with the
de»eb»f*ue-nt aud upbtiDdiug »»f th«dr mini
ty and section. All vocation* luive had
competent representatives rroni the Had
rou*. They have adorued the learmnl pro
fewdiHia and have taaiii promlm-ut along
all lluva of Industrial hutlvltjr. lion. John
right*, aa having sprung from the eoramoa
|NN»pte, the Imektione and nufalllug depend
ence of any nathui. The parents of Thomas
G. loawaun were not rteh In thla world'*
g««d*. bnt they naild justly lay claim to
|n>«Nesa|on* fat Iwlter and proferahle-lntcg-
j rlty, honest•. ludcpemleiirc of character
and detenufuatlun of will that enabled
ibem nt all time* to ib> what waa right,
honoralde anil proper. They Inatllted thera
iratdc principles Into the very “make-up" of
the subject of mir sketch. Y«>uu* laiwaon
tram taught alao at an early am* habit* of
uduatry and ecoBumy which have stood
b ui well In band through Hfe. We find
lilui aa n youth either In tbe field at work
or In the school room aeeklug knnwhtlga
that later w*« torarove ao valuable an as-
•et to him It* hla honorable ami arnnder-
fully aucvoaful career In life. Our y«Hing
frleml mafic excHlear progress In the old
field wlMHila of hi* native county, which
hv.. >*ke *H Ibitnaiiilte*. hha always loved
and cheriatusl au highly. In goml time ha
was. tn ammum tmriam-e. pnqiared for col
lege and iiiitrfeubite*l nl old Meroer Fnl-
rerolly In the am but ami quaint little vH-
lam- of iTnfiebl. In Urreae rviunty. The
writer ha* nlwara hranl that young Law-
sjm tf*>k a crrdltalib- stand In hla rlaa*
thrmiglioul hla entire callfiglate course aad
at hi* eradiiatlon found himself well equip
ped for the stern datlea of life. Mercer,
hla cherished aim* mater, did much for
hint ami he. ha It mid to bla laatlug credit,
ha* made It a rule fo do much for th*
‘tear old Institution of higher education.
In thl* conuect|ou the writer mu*t lie par-
doited for n-umrking here that nue thing
(Continued on Noxt Pago.)
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