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VOL VIII-NO. 44
MADISON, FLA.. THURSDAY, JULY 1. 1909-
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Monument Dedicate!
It was a Mautiful unci inspiring
gceDe last Wednesday afternoon
wben the ladies of Elizabeth Harris
Chapter U. D. C the children of
ntv and the old Confederate Vet
trans of Colquitt Camp, formed a
vesslon In tneiorder named and,
to the strains of rriarti&l music by
our excellent band, inarched from
the court house square, across the
street, Into the park aud grouped
themselves around the base of the
monument. , A great crowd of citu
zens bad already assembled in the
park to participate in the dedicatory
nereisesancl an air of patriotism
sod reverence 'pervaded the entire
smblace
Master of Ceremonies C. P.. Smith
nioined silenc6 and called upon Eev
T C. Bradford who eloquently and
with deep emotion invoked the bles
sings of God upon the occasion
All evei were turned toward the
-- j
irsce.'ul marble shaft while Miss Ag.
ties Parramore with characteristic
' grace pulled the strings which loosed
the veil draped about the figure .at
the top of the shaft and wbem the
cloth fell away revealing the figure
Vr Confederate soldier froudly
l&ndinff at "parado rest," the band
struck up the inspiring strains of
"Dixie" and &tie assemblage enthusi
astically applauded while some of
th veu-rane irave voice to the
famous Rebel yell.
Mrs Cora Parraraore Ashley as
cended the platform and gracefully
presented the monument to the vet
trans and to the town authorities.
Mrs. Ashley read clearly and distinct
ly and without the least embarrass
ment and her presentation remarks
were received with liberal and en
thusiastic applause.
Speeches of acceptance were made
by Comrade 31. L. Leslie on behalf
01 me veterans and by Mayor Ran-
aeii uowe on behalf of Hi town.
each speaker acquitting himself hand
somelv.
Hon. Knox Livinzston of Bennetls
ville, S. C. a native of Madison.
was introduced as the orator of the
day and well did be sustain his repu
tation as a giueu ami pousiieu pub
lic speaKer. .Mr. LivingAton s theme
was the Confederate private soldier
and bis tribute to these heroes was
all that could be desired. He paid
glowing tribute to the soldiers of
Madison, county and touchingly re
ferred to their heroism on many bat
tle fields. No less eloquent was his
tribute to the women of the Confed
eracy and especially to the women of
Madison who, during the dark days,
proved their loyally to the cause for
which their fathers, brothers and bus
bands fought and died. To the la
dies of Elizabeth Harris Chapter, by
whose efforts the beautiful monument
was made possible, the speaker di
rected especially eloquent words of
commendation and praise.
The speech of Col. Livingston was
listened to by the immense audience
with closest attention and at its close
the applause wss liberal. Scores of
his friends pressed forward to grasp
his hand aud thank him for bis plen
did address
At the end of the exercises an in.
vltation was extended to the yeter-
ans to repair to a nearby soda foun.
tain where the Daughters had provl.
dd ice cream and cold drinks for
their refreshment.
In Memorlam.
Resolutions adopted by Ladies Aid
and Missionary Society. Baptist
Church.
It is with sad hearts we learned of
the death of our dear friend and
co-worker, Mrs. Moseley Pmramore
Raadell, which occurred at her home
on Wednesday night, June 18th.
Whereas, it has pleased lUm woo
doeth all things well to lemove from
us our friend and sister; therefore
be It,
Resolved: That we mourn her
sad death; we considered het one of
our best friends, beloved byall who
fenew her; she was faithful and de
voted to all of the duties of this life
Second: That we extend to the
bereaved family or heartfelt sym
pathy and pray for them that they
look to a higher power for consola
tion.
Tuieu: That a copy of these
resolutions be placed upon our
minutet and that copies be sent to
the town paper and Baptist V itness
for publication.
Mb. W. P. Knicut,
Mrs. A. D. Stanton,
Mbs, W. B. Davis,
Committee.
Greenville hews.
R. C. Reams Of Sirmons was trans
acting business here Friday.
Mr. Ed Porter went over to Au
cilia on business Tuesday.
G. D. Baggctt our popular and
efficient marshal,' spent Severn! days
of last week with relatives at Cairo,
Ga.
Capt. W. U. Jenkins of Sirmons
was here Thursday.
Mrs. C. M. Stokes left Saturday
for a visit of several weeks with rel-
! atives at Live Oak,
Dr. C. G. Mixson, a recent grad
uate of the Atlanta Dental College,
is for the present located here.
UV.rU has ulreadv beaun on our
hrlck school house. This i eome
thing that th3 people of our town
are croud of. for we have long been
A nf . Urm buildiDZ. Dur
ing the last year a part of the Ma
son's lodie bad to be secured in or
der to accommodate the large num
ber of students.
Mr. S. Henderson of Lamont was
a business visitor bere Friday.
The first game of baseball played
. i,r niiu n far this season was
vj .
Dlaved here last Frxtay with I'erry
Tte game was a very interesting one
though a few errors were made oc
oar.h aide. Both teams showed up
well It Tveulted in a score of 3 to
S in favor of the borne team.
Miss OlUe Henderson of Monticel-
u tu i Via .ttmrtive truest of Mrs. C
L. Leggett-
I Mrs. H. S. Grin who has been
I vteitine relatives in Jasper for sev
roi wool?., him returned borne. Her
cousin, Miss Vera Lewis, csroo with)
her and will be her guest tor soiae
time.
Mr. and Mrs. Cbarlen FiHsell lc!t
Monday for Columbia, Ohio, where
they will visit Mr. F'ssell's parents.
H. D. Taylor of Aucllla was here
on business Wednesday.
Little Miss Fred Nell Mixson has
.been visiting relatives at Gainesville
for several weeks.
A uarty of about ten of our citi.
i.eim went over to Monticcllo Thurs
day to witness the game of baseball'
between that town and Qumcy.
Miss Robin Graham of Tampa.'
spent from Friday until Monday with.
her friend, Miss Anna Fowler.
Wotk will soon begin on the brick
store of Mr. Arch Davis, mis
buildiniz will be erected on the lot
adjoining the post olllce and when.
completed will be occupletl by w.ii.
Porter,
Mr. and Mrs. Burton Scott,, who.
have been visiting the- former's pa-
rents here fot several weeks, aavea
returned to their home at Pelbamy
Ga.
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