Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-05-09
Last Saturday.

For the Fayetteville Observer.
Mr.. Editorials was gener-
ally known over Lincoln coun-
ty, last Saturday was the day
for the Temperance and Sab
bath School pic mic at Mulberry.
And believing that many Of
the OBSERVER readers would be
glad to know what was down,
we concluded TO attend and give
a synopsis of the affair. Early
in the morning the weather
threatened to be unfayorable,
but by eight o'clock the sun
was shining beautifully, causing
many hearts to rejoice. At 81
O'Clock the Sabbath schools as
sembled at their respective
churches and the Good Tenn
plars at their hall, and at ten
o'clock the procession, headed
by the Baptist Sabbath School,
with sixty pupils and four
teachers, next the Methodist
school with fifty pupils and five
teachers, followed by the Good
Templars with about one hun
dred members marched to the
grove across the creek, where
everything had been arranged
for the enjoyment of all. Ar
irving at the grounds, there were
several beautiful songs sung 6y
the choir, Miss Belle Himebaugh
presiding at the organ. Owing
to business and sickness the
Sabbath School orators were
prevented from beng present.
This, Of course, caused some
little confusion, but Fortunate
ly Mr.. A. B. Woodard and Col
James II. Holman, two Of Lin
coin county's best orators, w@e
present and were called upon TO
fill the places of the absent
ones, and without five minutes
notice they entertained the au-
dience for about one hour each
in their usual happy style. AT
the conclusion of Col. Holman's
speech burlesque poem on the
candidates was excellently rem
dered by little Matte Clark, for
which she received prolonged
cheers and applause. Next din
ner was announced and mag
nifcent one it was. The tables
were loaded with almost every
thing that a person could wish
The managers proved that
they had spared no time mol
labor in preparing for much
larger crowd than was present
but Mulberry knows no sucl
word as fail. The crowd was
estimated at about seven hun.
dred, and your reporter was IN.
formed that provisions enough
were left to feed almost as many
more. Dinner being over con
versation and games of differ
ent kinds were freely INDUCED
in, and such a shaking of hands
by candidates. We shool
hands with twenty-one Office
seekers. We had
Candidates young and candidates old,
Candidates hot and candidates cold,
Candidates tender and candidates tough
And by the eternal, we had candidate
enough.
At enc o'clock the procession
was formed and marched from
the pic mic grounds to the Bap
fist church where Col. j. j
Hickman, of Louisville, Ky.
the greatest Temperance Ice
turer ever in this county, ad
dressed them for about tw
hours. At the conclusion Of
his speech many signed tn
pledge of total abstinence, an
were duly initiated as member
of the Order of Good Templart
Col. Hickman is more than a
ordinary speaker and never fail
} to establish lodges wherever h
goes. He is very general
known over the United State
and is loved by all who kno1
him. Last Saturday will Ion
be remembered and Col. III. wi
. never be forgotten. At nigl
there was an entertainment giN
, en- at the Institute, which wa
we are informed, largely attend
ed. In conclusion, your CORES
pendent will say that Mulberr
is one of the most prosperous an
I, fiourishing villages i'll this couI