Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-05

Celebration by the Sons Of Temper
ance-An Interesting OCcasiOn-The
Crops, etc.
To the Editor of the Union and American:
We left Nashville by the 5:20 P. NJ.
Northwestern train of the 31st ult. to at
tend the Sons of Temperance celebration,
Chapter 40, at Charlotte. The crowd up
on the train was very large. Even the
aisles were filed to repletion with sour
looking gents and pouting feminines, all
standing, while the seats were occupied
each by one or two small families; while
one old E'cullud pusson" took stop rail'
in close proximity to party of the SHOT
TOMS" evidently enjoying his @posish" with
complacency. This difficulty was soon OBJ
waited, however, by attaching an
extra coach to the train. All these
people, of course, were visitors to
our "Great Industrial," returning to
| their homes after satiating themselves with
the many eDjoyments incident TO the Occa-
sion.
Arrived at White Bluff we "put up at
the Irvine House, where we were comfort
ably cared for for the night. En- PEASANT we
NAV conscientiously recommend this house
to patronage. The fare is good and well
| cooked, while the rooms and beds are well
aired and comfortable, and the proprietor
attentive and obliging. We took early pass
age for Charlotte on the Ist inst, aboard the
mail hack of Mr.. 7. E. Wiley (the liUeSt
man we know, who, beside running a
semi-weekly hack-line to Charlotte, is con-
| Quoting three farms and the county poor
house. We rad for our companion by the
way Mr.. Thomas James, Ito whom we were
much indebted for kind attentions while
in, this town., an enthusiastic friend of
the UNION AND AMERICAN. Arriving
| at Charlotte at 8 o'clock A. NJ,
called on Mr.. James, the Post Mas
ter, whom we found kind
and genial old gentleman, having the good
ness to introduce us to several of the lead
ing men of the place, among whom we beg
to mention that very urbane and pleasant
gentleman, Mr.. E. E. Larkin, for thirty
| years the Principal of the Charlotte Male
! Academy, and Messrs Morris aud MeNeely,
prominent lawyers of the place, the former
kindly extending material aid to us in our
mission, and the latter memorable for his
! support of the Nashville and Northwestern
Railroad, and his effort, years ago, to in
| duce it's passage to Charlotte. We were
made known to several other influential
| gentlemen of Dickson, to whom we would
! tender our Acknowledgements for gratifying
attentions. But we must hasten ON to the
CELEBRATION, -
| the object of our mission. At IL o'clock
the "Sons" assembled at their Lodge on
| the Square, and after preliminary meet
ing, formed a procession, grand with the
presence of many interesting and beautiful
daughters" and preceded by an amateur
band of music, marched under the conduct
of DR.. j. III. Cullom through the principal
streets to the Academy grove, where an
excellent arrangement of speakers stand
and seats for the auditors had been made.
After the singing by the "Sons,"
| of an appropriate ode, followed by the
reading of the Chaplain's service by Rev.
| S. E. Ellis, the first speaker, Grand Worthy
Patriot Allen, of Waverly, was introduced,
who, after indulgiDg some pleasant remin-
iscences of former residence in Dickson,
and of association with the Aedlocks Nc
Neelys, and others deceased, procf eded
/ with one of the best speeches on the hack
neyed subject of Temperance it was ever
| our privilege to hear, There was much