Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Howard County, Mo.) 1866-1869, 1869-10-01

every man will feel proud when the
debt is paid. He felt fiattered that
it was his privilege to announce that
the importance of the road was such
that capitalists. rival each other to get
possession of the road. At first we
were obliged to 60 to the capitalists,
now they came to us; while at first we
sought them. they now seek us, because
they see the importance of the road,
which runs through the central and
richest portion of the state. 1t wa,
therefore not strange that this road
should receive the attention of Toney-
ed men. This part of the road was
now turned over to the contractors
Messrs Forbes, Hays & Levitt, who
have undertaken the contract in good
faith and who have the will and abili-
ty to put it through. 1t gave him
pleasure to announce Miss Alice Sc
bree, as the lady who was to have the
honor of throwing the first dirt. He
considered the compliment one thai
was mcrited Her father, Judge Sc
bree, zone of the directors had stood by
the road in its most discouraglng hour,
and labored to push the road onward
until his efforts were crowned with
success. Miss Sebree would, in future
years look back with pride and pleas
ure upon what her father had done and
the part she would .perfora there that
day.
Mayor Clements, of the Macon
Journal, was introduced by Mr.. Shak.
elford. and the following is, in sub.
stance,
MAJOR CLEMENTS SPEECH.
Fellow citizens-ladies and gentle.
men: You can probably imagine the
difdence Of one so yonng as myself in
following speaker whose head is silver
ed with years, and has lived among
you long time, honored and respec-
ted. He spoke for the contractors
Messrs. Forbes, Hayes and Levitt, anC
if he should make failure it should
be charged to them. When God crea
ted heaven and earth he said let Their,
be light, and there was light. TX
man was given mission. Man for
got the mission and proclaimed himsel
equal with God, and was driven forth
to earn his bread by The sweat of his
brow. BY this sin we all fe Il, ButGoC
did not deprive man Of the means to
work out his own happines. In his
efforts to regain the lost blessings, We
have the printing press, the great lever
that moves the world, and in its trail
followed the steam engine, whose victo
ny was Celebrated 100 years ago. Upon
his first visit to Glasgow he was re
minded of a joke: A Gentleman trav
cling came to the forks of two roads
where he met a boy of whom he inqair
ed the road to Noshow. The boz
answered that if he took the RICH
hand road, before he got half way
he'd wish to God he had taken the left
hand, and if he took the left hanc
road before he got half way he'd wisl
to God he'd taken Their right hand road
But whent he railro ads to Glasgow ar
finished, bad roads will be done away
with, and we will be thankful for
the magnificent palace cars which w
do not now appreciate. A few year.
ago in the little State Of Pike, for Pix,
was nearre State then o county
The L. d NJ. r. Il. was first proposed
through the columns of the Louisiana
Journal, by the editor of that paper
and he told the people they were stan
ding in their own light. With such
men as Major Lewis, Shackelford
Cambell, and Forbes, Hayes ant
Levitt, our railroads were bound t.
succeed. We had passed through ,
terrible war of five years, some unde
the starry banner Of our fathers and
some under the misguided stars ant
bars of the Southern Confederacy
but now We were again one, to labor 70
the interests Of our common countr
and be a happy and united people
= When God found man had sined, h
l said "the seed of the woman shout
bruise the serpent's head" Sine
then no good undertaking had bee
| accomplished without the assistance {
5 woman--her prayers and encourag'
: ments. Therefore it was meet that
, lady should be selected to throw ii
l first shovel Of earth on the road, an
!. Miss Alice Sebree was the one sclecte
! to have the honor, to whom thespeak'
l had the pleasure Of presenting ii
shovel for that purpose.
, While the band played favori
7 air, Miss Sebrec stepped forward, wit
$ shovel in hand, and commenced IL