The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-08-04
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For the Lancaster Ledger.
Sons Of Temperance.

Ma. EDIroR believing that some no.
ticc Of recent meeting Of the friends OF
Temperance, held at the - roads 8 miles
South east OF this place, might prove in.
tercsting to some of your numerous read
ers, have thought proper TO give n short
account Of the proceedings Of said meeting.
Some ten days since the resolution vas for
med among few friends to endeayor TO
organize Division of the Sons OF TEN.
pcrancc, at the above place. Written no.
tice was given that all favorable to tl,.
movement, would meet on Saturday 3ls,
ul'., nt o'clock. In the mean time the
officers Of Fast Age Division had promised
their aid and assistance. Tie writer Of ,his
article had looked forward to The time with
some hope Of success, but was aarecubIy
surprised when no together with the OH.
GERS Of Fast Age Division arrived on the
ground, to find already assembled upwards
Of 100 persons, and other. Sii:l coming In
there seems to have gone out wrong i'm
preston in reference TO the object OF the
meeting. the mass Of the people seemed to
be assembled for the purpose Of listening
To some Temperance speeches which they
understood were 20 be delivered. This bo.
Ing the case, quito contrary to the expecta.
ton of those OF US who had gone down TO
assist in the organization Of now Divis-
ion, Il was thought proper to call tho
meeting to order. whic!, was done Ly call.
ing w. }. Stogner. Esq, TO the Chair
The people We're seated in the new Hall re-.
Gently erected at that ,lacc, which WAS
packed and crammed to its utmost capacity,
and then all could not be seated. After the
House was brought To order by the Chair
man. Brother Hale Of Fast Age rose and In
brief manner explained the object Of tho
meeting by stating that he. together with
his other Brc. Officers sad met them for
thc purpose Of assisting them IN forming
new Division, that they had come 10 work
and not TO speak, and regretted exceeding.
ly that The people should be disappointed
Just previous to tho meeting being called
to order long and houghtful faces were visi.
BILE among the little host Of officers. who
went down from the Village, oach eager to
perform his past Of the ceremony of institp-
ting. never dreaming until then that any one
would bc expected to make speech But
bro. H., told them that ms the object of the
meeting seemed o have been misundor-
ssocd, that he together with his o,her Bro,
thef officers were ready and willing, (in the
language Of much esteemed Minister) to
to give them 'ihe very best they had" but
feared they would find them with bnt little
"in soak" lie was however, followed very
briefly but appropriately by Bros. Allison,
Carter, Beach and Riddle, after which tho
w. r., Of Fast Age. Division, announced
that they were ready to see who among
that large and respectable audience were
ready TO enlist under the banner Of Love,
Purity and Fidelity, snd In n few minutes
the names Of ~ males and - females were
presented as being ready foi initiation,
which was soon after done 10 due form OF.
fcers elected and Installed (under the wing
and protection Of fast Age Division No. 2)
they have already made application to the
Grand Division Of South cssphna for a
Charisr, Ritual and other emblsms Of the
Order.
We predict for Monticello Diasian, No.
= n brilliant future. We look with bopo .
asd confidence to the nest meeting appoin.
ted Tor the new Division, which viii be on
Saturday evening. sIst inst, st 9 O'Clock.
The newly initiated, embraces the young
man just merging iGto manhood The mid:
die aged sire aud the old man Of 10 sum;
mers. Among the lady visitors mag be
seen the mother and her daughters, the a.
ged mstrop and her grand daughter With