Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-04
HOLLY SPRINGS, MISS.
Waiting Patiently for the RaiIrOad-A
Bacehus for aTemperanee Lecturer.

Special Correspondence of the Memphis Appeal
Holly STRINGS, Miss, Friday, June p
Our people are waiting patiently for the
contracts Tor the Memphis, Selma and Bruins
wick railroad to be given out, and for the
work to begin. Our future prosperity as q
municipality is believed to depend largely
upon the building of this road, and every
event which affects the present company,
even remotely, is watched with the greatest
interest. We hope that nothing may befall
it which will retard the building Of the road
at Least from this city to Mem?hiz.
Lust Monday a handbill was thrown about
the city announcing that lecture on temper
ance would be delivered in the courthouse
at S:l5 pm, by Mr.. L. wilkins. About
o'clock an audience OF medium size having
assembled, Rev. Mr.. Boon opened the exer-
cises with prayer, and Hon. John W. G. Wat
son introduced the lecturer By saying that he
knew nothing about him except from the
mans own lips, and that he represented him
self as being an active worker in the temper
snce cause, aud would now address the
audience upon this subject. Mr.. Wilkins
then arose, and began his lecture
10 personal appearance he is anything
but prepossessing, and we have not seen
FOR many day a face which would
make finer model Tor portrait OF Bacchus
The lecture was the poorest We have ever
heard Oh any subject. Mr.. Wilkins said that
for fifty years he had been member OF the
church, and actively engaged in the temper
ance cause; that he had addressed hundreds
Of audiences upon the subject; had never
tasted liquor in his life: had been unfortu-
nate IN business in New Orleans and that he
had started out as temperance lecturer in
order 10 do good and get to New York, and
that he was at present utterly destitute, and
would the audience please take up a collec-
ton for his benefit. All this jumbled to-
gether with a denunciation Of saloons and
part of his speech being
very poorly committed to memory-and the
whole miserably delivered with awkward
gesticulation, the vilest of grammatical out
RACES, and the most abominable pronouncia-
ton. As the lecturer contradicted himself
several times during his speech, and as he
had no letters of introduction, recommends
ton, nor even respectable references, we be-
leve Mr.. Wilkins, all things considered. to
be n very palpsble fraud. collection,
however, was taken up for his benefit, and
after two excellent and sensible speeches by
Major Anderson and Judge Watson, the
benediction was pronounced and the audience
retired.
On Tuesday evening of this week Prof.
Jos. A. NJ. Mclean, assisted by Mrs. J as II.
Watson, gave a musical recital at Masonic
Hall. Prof McLean is at the head of the
musical department of the Franklin Female
College, and is fine performer. The pro-
gramme was strictly classical throughout,
and was well rendered. The admission was
altogether by invitation, and the audience
which was quite large, was the most select
we have yet seen in this city. Each selec-
lion was loudly applauded, and the enter
ainment passed off very pleasantly.
Last Sunday party of gentleman from |
this city held picnic in grove below |
Waterford, ana spent very pleasant day in |
The woods. The coming picnic, to be held at |
Strlckland's Grove, on the 18th instant, prom |
ses, from the preparations made, 10 be one
Of the most enjoyable affairs OF the. season in.
he line OF open air recreations. We hope
hat pleasant day will crown the efforts of
he silver cornet band with the highest sue
cess, for bad weather is the only enemy that |
may be powerful enough to make the picnic |
A failure.
The Board of Supervisors, of this county,
mas been in session at the courthouse for |
'ome days past, endeavoring to agree upon a |
ute for the new county Jail. 1t has, at last, |
determined upon large lot adjoining the |
present Jail. This lot is the property of Mr. |
John c. Atkinson, and is believed to be |
'bout as good ! choice as the board could !
rave made.
The graduating class of the Franklin Fee
male College are to be addressed on the 18th |
Instant by Mr.. James Greer, one of the tai |
nted members of the Memphis bar.