The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-08-06
FROM GEORGIA.
EIberf County.

4 NEdIk01 skSofr0zzszl DfomiSed YOU
!; in INV last letter that / would 1--WE
Won sofneIinfornnafion IL regard to
whatwas being. doneby the Pafrons
Of Husbandrv and ifowthe Order
was progressing in this part of
Georgia. And vii begin by tell
ing YOU something about a meeting
that was held with Rehoboth
Grange. No. 4s6. bv what is known
in this part Of the country as the
Broad River Grange Association.
This body was organized about three
wears ago. and held its meeting with
the above named Grange on the
21st inst. The day being beautiful
one and the farmers generally are
about through LAYING ,by their crops.
By 10 O'Clock in the forenoon there
! had assembled at the appointed
| place Patrons and non Patrons 4
sufficient number of people to fill Il
large meeting house audit not being
customary TO hold these meetings
publicly, but after consultation with.
the president and Others ii was
agreed upon that the forenoon Of
the day should be. devated to public
exercises and the. afternoon in pris
waite session to transact the BUSINESS
OF the Association. Ihe messing
was.-then- organized. with bro. IL.
%, Deadwyler, president, IN the
CHAIR, anu after announcing the ar
engagements Tor the day by the
president, bro. w. l. NORMAN
arose on the part OF Rehoootn
orange ana addressed the Associa-
ton py a snort apprepfiate"ana lni,'
PresslVe address OF welcome TO the
Visit'ng members, "nlcn was re-
sponded TO by bro. j. w. Martin
from Doves creek Grange, VINO by
a short, and interesting little speech
fully set forth the appreciation OF
the invitation and as heartily ac-
cepted upon his part and that also
OF the visiting members. brother
A. Duncan was then called and tor
one half hour held the entire audi
ence spell bound in discussing the
subject of agriculture, setting forth
to some extent the progress agicul-
ture had made since he was a small
| bow. Then Bro. T. w. Vickory was
called who showed to the entire
satisfaction of all present THROUGH
and bv organization and co-onera.
tor Gre.t ord nobIe tb;ros conId
he aceomnl;shed and without them
no .nternr;se IF ,,.an;tude could
ever succee5 Rro + w Mart;n
wac then called xuho In a verv Cleo,
and corc;se manner showed the far.
mere and tillers of tb- coil the nohle
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occupy and the name thew should be
honored with. That instead of be.
ing called clod- heads. sapsheads
serfs and servants that they should
be, and be so called the lords of thu
land. That thew had the most hon.
orabIe. noble. independent and self
sustaining OCCUPATION in the world
and that he hoped bis brother Gran,
gers would do likewise $500.
Bro. w. +. Burgess was then call
ed for, who by few brief and ap,
) propriate remarks showed why il
was that MANY who attached them
selves to the Grange when it frs
came about, sickened and died
That they Joined the Grange with
the expectation that monthly OF
), some other kind of drawings woulc
be had, in which they would re
ceive greenback or other yaluables
But finding this not the case ano
something else to do besides sitting
still and expecting these things, tina
they very soon become sick ane
died out.
A fter which the President ad
dressed ths ,,eat;,e for a fa,y no
mems in which he showed the far
r mers and tillers Of the coil tbev war,
/ the ones that Summarized every othe,
profession, in the world They |;
were that b,,;lt tbe railroads The,
il were that i,aded the IRON .borse
f Tbav Il 11ere ,hat f;lled tbe 9rea
I sb;,s that sa;1 r,on the boso0, -
the ,,,;ohtv oce.nf which wore Iader
with fhe nroducts of their labo,
80 1870 c1. - -
of hundreds and perhaps thousand:
; who, for want of these things were
they to stop tor but very shori