The enterprise-recorder., May 06, 1909, Image 1

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MADISON, FLA.. THURSDAY. MAY 6, 1909-
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Mrs. Curtis' Visit- ,
Mrs. Nauie Webb Cortis of Tex
i u bo created sucb a sensation in
, Xallahassce during the amendment
I imitation, arrived in Madison Tburs
j day a.'terrioon and was the guest of
I Kev. L. D. Lowe during her stay
here.
All the afternoon a big wagon,
f pulled by two horses, and adi.rncd
I by canvuses advertising Mrs. Curtis'
i ipeecb, wan driven over the town.
As soon as the school was over the
' Att.J !il 1
; wagon wa uneu wuu ooys wijo
with ringing-bells, songs, cheers ami
catchy "yells," did their utmost o
irouse enthusiasm. At the tame
time large bus full of little girls,
chaperoned, by Mrs. ' Ileston, state
collector for the Anti-Saloon league
drove all over town, and by songs
aad temperance yells, had a share in
; the work, Meanhile a phone com.
nittee ws busy and as a result the
J appointed hour found the Methodist
church packed to the doors. Mrs.
Curtis speech was in every respect a
greit one eloquent, appeal ingf, log.
ical aud convincing a complete re.
delation to all who bad any linger
lug doubts as to her oratorical gifts.
A collection was taken which went
Boy's League Entertained
The members of the League with
their superintendent Rev. L. D.
Lowe, were given a grand time Mon
day evening by Mr. and Mrs, Matt
Thornton. All sorts of games were
played, but the feature rf the even
ing was the fin afforded by the host
who rrcltcd propounded conundrums
itc lo the accompaniment of shrieks
of laughter. The hovs were trout.
cd to fresh peanuts during games,
and afterward to an abundance of
cream and enke. The cakes were
beautifully decorated with the Mal
tese cross and words Bov's Lea.
gue, in icing. In the guessing con
test, Tom Beggs was the cleverest,
and was presented with a pretty
knife as a reward. The parents of
nearly all the Boy Leaguers have
entertained them, and in every case
the effort has been more than reward
ed by the good behavior and appre
ciation of the boys.
Little Misses Vera de Laughter and
Maud and Gladys Tates assisted
Gladys Tliointjn insei viug refresh,
m tuts.
Mr- J. A. Osteen wins Oratory Medal.
The (list contest of the F.- N. I.
class in Oratory took plrce Fri-'ay
evening at tho College auditorium
and was enjoyed by a large and re
presentative audience. Miss Foye
hss bbored with great patience and
zeal with these young men and is no
doubt gratified at the many con
gratulations she has received.
The Bertha Bishop Gate Medal
was contested for by-nine young
men and while several showed a de
gree of excellence and all reflected
credit on themselves and their teach
er, the commi. tee awarded the medal
to Mr. J. Alfred Osteen of Cedar
Keys.
Hon F. J. Wilson, of Fort My
ers, who represents the great county
of Lee, wants a bill passed by the
present Legislature prohibiting the
killing of deer for Ave years. He
says if the present slaughter keeps
on tbere will be none left within a
few years.
There whs a flaring jail delivery
in DeLand Thursday eight and five
prisoners f scaped. They were Ar
thur Nelson, convicted of murder
direct to swell the finances ot the ' and sentenced to be banged, John
Johnson, convicted of murder and
W. !. T. tJ. Friday afternoon Mr.
. Curtis' delivered a beautiful address
to ra n, and re-organ iited thV.
j: C. T.'lJ; of this place. Its officers
i and time of meeting will be found
5 !$ewher in this issue.
sen'nced to life imprisonment,
Charles Warren, charged with mur-
ilur 1 1 (aft nliav cm A will man
slaughter and Jim Hamilton charg
ed with lesser crime. The prison
ers dug their way out.
Suniay Scbool Picnic
As is ilready known the picnic was
not held May 1st. on account of the
rain. The Methodist Sunday School
which is host this year decided last
Sunday to re-appoint next Monday
as the dale. Several other sugges
tions were made but as the school
children had already lost one day, ft
was deemed best to select Monday,
as it is the weekly scbool holiday
The parents are urged to do all they
can to help make this a happy and
successful occasion.
"Mothers' Day" Proclamation
The following proclamation 1ms
been issued by Gov. Gilchrist.
State of Florida, Executive of
fice, by the Governor a Proclama
tion. ' .
The attention of the people of the
state of Florida is invited to the
beautiful custom, inaugurated in
many of the other states, of paying
special tribute on at least one day in
the year to the best friend of each
and every one of us our mothers.
Therefore, I, Albert V. Gilchrist,
governor of the state of Florida, do
hereby designate and proclaim Sun
day, May 9th, 1909. as mothers
day, and recommend that it be ob
served as such in all homes and
churches by the people of this state.
Mothers' day should really be every
day in the year.
- On this particular day it is recom
mended that the custom observed in
other slates be followed by each per
son wearing a white carnation "its
whiteness standing for purity, its
form for beauty, its fragrance for
love, its wide field fcr charity, and
its lasting quality for faithfulness
all being a true mother's virtues."
In those portions of the state in
which there are no carnations now in
bloom, it is recommended that the
white rose be used instead the rose
being universally recognized as the
queen of all flowers. It also pos
sesses the characteristics of the
carnation.
It is recommended tbat the var.
ious churches arrange a suitable pro
gram for mothers' day, Sunday,
Miy 9th, 1909, and that each perss
pay some suitable special attcnlkm
to his rmth.r, if she is liv
ing, and to her memoiy, if she lie
dead.
Done at Tallahassee, the capital,
tl.is 1st day of May, A. D. 1!09.
(Seal) Ai.iickt V. GlLC IIRIST,
Governor of the State of Fla.,
By tlfe Governor,
II. Clav Crawfuho,
Secretary of State.
Columbian 'WooJmen
The following oflicui's were elect
ed and duly installed by the Colum
bian Woodmen last week when they
were organized by stale Deputy CoL
0. 15. Flournoy, lu our city:
Worthy Consul, T. C. Vann;
Worthy Viceroy,. S. J, E'.lison; Wor
thy Cardinal, T. Z. Mai tin j Worthy
Clerk, C. M, Kenney ; Worthy Ban
ker, 11. Davis; Worthy Counselor,
K J. Patterson ; Worthy physician,
D. H. Yates; Worthy Herald, V. Q.
McCoy; Worthy Pilot, W. II. Par
rott; Worthy Picket, J. 0. McDon
ald; Worthy Gardsman, F. L.Pa
tersuii.
The Florida citrus crop for 1908-8
which has practically been harvest
ed, shows a small increase in com
parison with the preceding year.
The nrarge crop shows a total 3,.
206,000 boxes, an increase ot a quar
ter million, while the grapefruit to
tals 472,819, an ncrease of only 32,
000 boxes.
! BOOSTS JFTLsJr BX-slL.-
I i 4 There is a Season for every thing, so now is the time to Dress Up.
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"We have on hand a big lot of Fine
Suits for Boys in fact they are beauties
andwe kindly invite every mother to call
in and look them over. Prices $.1,150 to
$8 60, Six to seventeen years-
Then we have all the latest styles in
Shoes, Hats, Shirts, Tiss Underwear
that go to make
BOYS OUTFIT COMPLETE.
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Taylor the Clothier Next Door to Post Office
Can Fit and Suit You.
we invite you to come in. Inspect
our big line then if you can't be satis,
fled, we will thank you just the same.
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