Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-24
GRANGE MEETING
AT THE FAIR GROUNDS A GRAND
SUCCESS.

Al AAH 1880
SUCCESS.
Worthy Masters Woodman and Esh-
baugh and others Address
the People.
The Presidents Death Fittingly Al
luded to.
Hospitality and Ki~ndliness, Peace,
good order and Brotherly
love Prevail.
The meeting of Patrons of Husbsndry OF
Lafayette and adjoining counties which mud
| been for some time advertised in the Intelli-
gencer was held at The fair grounds near
HiggtnsvilIe, last Tuesday, September 20.
rhe occasion was the visit of j. j. Wood
man, Esq the master OF the national grange,
accompanied by II. Eshbaugh, Esq, master
Of the state grange.
At a very early hour the village of Hig-
| ginsvilIe presented the hustling activity
which presaged a large crowd, and by ten
O'Clock every road leading to The fair grounds
was filled with vehicles-wagons, buggies
and carriages OF all conceivable patterns, but
all drawn by tat, sleek horses or mules. Oc-
easionaIly u cavalcsde 81 young men would
arrive in a sweeping trot or rack, and the
grounds soon assume an animated appear
ance. By eleven O'Clock about one thousand
persons had assembled In the grand stand,
where q platform had oeen erected for the
speakers. and they were RECALLED, from time
to time, by sweet strains Of music from the
Lexington Guards band.
The high character Of the sssemblage was
noticeable. 1t was composed Of the very
best people OF the county-its bone and
sinew /; its beauty and Intelligence. There
were present a majority Of the large farmers
OF the county with their wives and daugh-
ters. their sisters their cousins and their
aunts ; and one would have far to travel to
ind more Of female loneliness 10 the same
number of sisters, cousins and aunts. y,
the charm of q pettlcoat! Man must be less
than man not to feel 1t. As dear old Burns
has said
"Auld nature swesrs, the lovely dears
Her noblest work she classes, o;
Her prentice ham she tried on man,
And then she made the ]asses, OPP
We didn't go to the meeting for the pur-
pose of admirlng the ladies, but were taken
unawsres by a pair or W. OF flashing eyes
and arched eyebrows. Alas that youth is
not perennial; and that instead Of cisterns
the fair association could not discover near
its floral hall Ponce de Icons magic 'oun-
tain. That was a shrewd fellow th>
Mshomet, who peopled his heaven with
houris. II he had ever attended a Lafayette
county grange gathering one could hardly
blame him for sacrificing to black eyes and
the weaknesses of the table !; Tor certainly
our girls have proven that there is nothing
in q sedulous study of Prof. BIot's science
to steal away one ray from the efulgence Of
their beauty. Another feature Of the at
tendance was the large number Of the faith.
ers and mothers in Israel, the pioneers Of
our western civilization, who moved to our
prairies before the red deer, the buffalo and
the Indian had entirely left it.
On the platform were the two speakers of
the day, Maj. A. q. Young, Col. A. M. Co..
fey, Of Knob Noster, secretary Of the state
grange 1. s. Parsons, of Saline county, ex-
state senator /; Jackson Corder, Esq, Harvey
J.. Higgins, Esq, and c. q. Gatron, Esq =,
master of the county grange and presiding
officer of the occasion. Col. II. q. Chiles
was the chief marshal.
Rev. E.. Roth opeaed the exercises of the
day with an eloquent and touching prayer,
in which he invoked the blessing Of the
Almighty upon the society there represent
ed, Its scts and Its purposes, and alluded IN
fervent words to the death Of the president.
MIR. JAS. e. Glaridish moved that q COM
mittee be appointed by the chair to draft
resolutions expressive Of the sentiments Of
Garfield. The motion was put amidst an
awed hush, and unanimously carried.
The chair appointed the following COM
mittee: B. NJ. Nesle, l. s. Parsons. Saline
county Geo. w. Gates, Jackson county ; j.
G. Evans, Clay county ; A.. NJ. Cofey, John.
son county /; Linn b. Gordon, j. T. Fergu.
son, Jas. E.. Gladdish and VIM. 4. Cannon.
The committee Withdrew and Mr.. G. q.
Catron addressed the audience In reference
to its object and invited others to occupy the
time unit: Its return In brief speeches.
Aiexander Creel, Esq, Of Saline county,
made q short speech In which he %eloquently
and ieelingly spoke Of the great expecta.
tons which the nation had cherished in Gen.
Garfield, the Accumulation OF assassination
and the grief Of all the people regardless Of
race, class or party. He was followed by II
ID. Mills, Esq. OF lafayette county, who ex
pressed much sympatny for the deceased
presfdent's family, and assured the audience
that bis native Great Britain shared will
them their bitter sorrow. Capt. T.. A. Col.
Inns In q hort address expressed in earnes
terms the sincere grief of sx-confederates q
the death Of the president, and their abhor
renee of the cowardly assassination which
robbed the government Of his services.
Capt. b. Nj. Neale. chairman of the com
mittes on resolutions then reported the fol
lowing:
Whereas, James A. Garfield, the president o
the United States, has within the last few hour
passed away from earth the victim of an assas
SIMS bullet. it becomes meet, right, and a sacre
duty for all citizens who love their country I
taking of. their grief at his death, and their sin
cere sympathy with his afflicted family. In Gen
GARFIELD The country had an example Of the glor
whose daily subsistence was gained by his dali
toll, he had the courage and the energy to &C
quire a literary and classical educalion, and b,
hard work, generous emulation and warm heart
ed interest in the affairs Of his fellow men, t
step by step and round by round climb the lad
der OF fame. to its highest point. First as com
mon laborer, then as teacher, again as soldie
and officer. afterward as congressman, and fin
q ally as chief magistrate OF our glorious an
things which his hands found to do to the best {
his ability. Hence his success. Hence his pol
!. nlarity-his strong hold upon the affections {
4 soldier and a statesman-an orator and a write
: Gen. Garfield was q man of brains and q ma
e1 sen to iSe American sis pa peopls' II s1 he 1 haa s,u II
: as what mortal man has not-let them be burie
with him; and may the great love and sympath
: inspired for him by his cowardly assassinatior
I May only affection and venerationior his sterIin
g qualities Of head and heart from this time an
forever fill the bosoms of his countrymen. &
! WAS the president not of a party, but of the pc,
pile. This was made manifest when Guitea
. sped his lucklcss bullet. From east and ives
a words OF horror and disapprobatlon of the mu
derous deed, and words of love and sympath
for the president and his stricken family. II
n moment was a supreme one, and it revealed Il
r heart of the nation, despite all efforts to e
8 TRANCE the sections. as beating with one commt
y assassination. God in his infinite mercy gran
d that In this our dire a~fliction may be born
!! spirit of mutual federation which may grow Ii!
a sweet flower out of the grave of our dead pre-
/ ideht, as his most lasting and most precio
monument.
Finally. out of the abundance of our heartf
Resolved. That in the death of James Abra
Garfield the nation has been disgraced by
cowardly and unprovoked ASSASSINATION, WIFI
is Reproduced of all good men; and which shou
be punished by the utmost penalty of the la,
Be it, further
= Resolved, That in the death of the preside
ID the country has lost a chief officer from who
:. it expected a broad and statesmanlike admin
tration of our public affairs, and one who had
Il. a remarkable degree the confidence OF the pc
=. pie IN his patriotic intentions. Be 1t further
B, Resolved, That this assemblage of the peop
., Of Lafayette and adjoining counties, conven
for the purpose of meeting an appointment ma