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WOOL.

Wool Buvers in the vicinity OF Dres.
den last week paid 80 cents per pound
for good Wool-Coshocton Democrat.
The price Of wool has advanced The
average price is about SO cents, and some
Of the finest woods have sold for 40 cents.
st Ciairsoitle Gusstte
1t is stated that David Bransoh, OF
Flushing, is purchasing considerable
wool. forty cents per pound Belmont
Chronicle.
Wool is quoted rather dull. 1t brings
in the country about 35c Choice lots
are more in demand. Growers can af-
lord to take 35c., but il more Is giving
they want it. Those able to hold are
asking for it.-Marietta Register.
Thirty-eight cents seems to be the
prevailing price for wool in this section,
as reported by our correspondents,
Barnesville buyers report that they paw
from S5 to 81, and in a very few eases 81
cents.-Enterpriss. r '.e
The wool market Is not very lively In
this county Buyers are offering from
80 to S5c, but not much is selling at thai
price. The farmers are holding for DC
cents.-Noble Co Republican, 2sth inst
The Washington. Pa Observer speak
ing OF the wool market, says: "We
have heard OF several instances OF WOO
being sold below 40 cents, hut it was
generally by persons hard up for money
the general disposition among growers
is not to take below 40 cents. and some
profess faith 10 the probabilities Of OBJ
tanning higher figures "
The wool market IN Harrison county
is quiet. 1t is growing more active il
other localities S. j Hooper, OF Spring
field, has purchased $4,000 pounds al AZ
cents. Mr.. Maughiman, OF Warren,has
purchased considerable in Carroll county
at 40 cents, bufing some 10 this county
also, in the neighhorhood OF Scio. Th'
, Carroll Free Press says that many far
mers 10 Carroll have sold at 40 cents
James Stockdale. Of Antrim, Guernsey
county, has purchased some clips at A
cents - Cddiz Sentinel
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The Virginia Sufferers--5, 900 Peo.
pie Almost Without Food.

DAs*ILLE, Va, June 2s The num-
her Of persons suffering for food in
Patrick County is Eve to six thousand
nearly half of the population Aliethe
corn and oIher provisions are exhausted,
and there are not five bushels OF grain
in the hands OF any one except the Dis.
trlbution Committee. Harvest soon cora
mences and Ii is hoped relief will come
With 1t, 81 a
RIoaMoND, June 2S.-The situation in
Patrick County seems to he growing
worse, A reliable gentleman who was
in town ye terdav stated that a woman
and five of her children starved to death
in that county before assistance could
reach them; and that the report circnlaa
led that affairs we're exaggerated orig.
mated with lot of speculatois who see
pecuniary loss inthe generous aid now
flowing in.
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The Fair.

The Directors OF the AgriculturalSo.
ciety held meeting on The lst inst, and
decided to bold the Fair on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, the 20 h, 2lai
and 22i days OF September.
The Board will meet in Woods6eld
on Saturday. the OH day Of August tc
sell at public auction all booths and
places of retreshment on the gtouOds. =
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EMPLOYMENT FOR LADIES.

The Queen City Suspender Company,
of Cincinnati, are now manufacturing
and Introducing their new Stocking Sup
porters for Ladies and Children, and
their unequaled Skirt Suspenders for
Ladies. None should be without them
our leading physicians recommend them,
and are loud in their praise. These
goods are manufactured by ladies who
have made the wants Of ladies and chill.
dren study, and they ask us to refer
them to some reliable and energetic lady
to Introduce them in this county, and
we certainly think that an earnest solici-
tation in every household would meet
With ready response, and that deter
mined woman could make q handsome
salary and have the exclusive agency for
this county We advise some lady who
is in need of employment to send to the
Company her name and address. and
mention this paper. Address Queen
City Suspender Company, No. 179 Main
Street, Cincinnati, Ohio.
july 4. lSS2-6t.
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PROBATE COURT ITEMS


Charles Twinem was appointed Exec
utor of the estate Of Thomas Twisem
decd; bond 81, 200 ~
June ISL D. Moose was appointed
Administrator Of the estate OF Jacob
Moose, decd; bond $500. q. W
Csrro,hers, Woodman OKey and David
Bales were appointed sppraisera
June 26.-John A. Bruni, Adm'r oI
the estate OF Samuel Bruni, decd; OBJ
tanned an order to sell real estate at pri
vate sale
A. ). Hamilton, Guardian of H. W
Conway, q aAinor, ob,aiaed an order fol
the appraisement of real estate. G
Cehrs. John Ruby and c. Moser were
appointed appraisers.
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Reunion,

The Soldiers Reunion Committee as.
semhled in the Clerks Office on the lst
inst, and decided 10, hold the -Reuniou
on Wednesday, Thursday. and Friday,
the 4,h 9Th and 6sh days of October, in,
stead of September Goth Dist and 22d,
as heretofore fixed.
The committees heretofore formed
stand as formed at q former meeting.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-07-04

w Judge Cowes, Of the Clermonl
County Common Peas Court, has deci-
ded that the custom of County Scnool
Examiners of dividing the examination
papers, one taking mathematics. aaothe,
grammar, snd 'anothbr geography. &c
and each grading the respective branches
entirely upon his own Judgment, with
out submitting 1t 10 the other members
is contrary to law and all certificates is
snsd bv such grading are illegal. The
Court holds that the Examiners mus,
meet and act In unison in decidng upon
the grades. ~
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wThe Posioffice Department has
just issued . new and important order
in regard to box rents in which the pub
lie ia interested From and after the
first Of July, 1882, box rents must be
paid for one quarter (three mon,hs) In
advance, and Postmas,ers are prohibited
from placing nail matter in boxes .un.
less such payments are made as directed.
There can positively he no deviation
from this rule as P.,rtmassers who do
not enforce it strictly will be repotted
to the Department. The quarters begin
as follows: July lss, Oct. lst, Jan LIST
April lst.
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II you are subject to chills, q certain
cure is PERUNA. Regulate your bowels
with MANALfE. 20, s,a.
/ Diseased kidneys ard costive bowels
are prevalent ills PERUsA and Mana
LIN their cure. ai s .1asir
General Rosecrans has been renomi.
nailed for Congress from the San Fran
cisco district. s =
The neat sum OF $4,000 is offered to
the person who shall extineuish a burn.
ing oil well in, Warren conhtV, Pa. 1t
's estimated that $500 to 81 600 worth
of crude oil is destroyed every day.
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Baltimore Live Stock Market.
CALyERroN LIVE Stock SCALES, |
MoNnAy .Inaa 90 1872 [

PRICES OF BEEF CATTLE AT THE MARKET
THIS WEEK
Very best on sale this week I sos 25
that generally rated first quality 6 25s7
90; medium or good fair quality 4 75s
6 90; ordinary thin steers, oxen and
cows, 8 50s4 90; extreme range OF pri
ces 5 5eaS Is; most of the sales were
from 8 S0aT 60.
Mich Cows-Trade Is slow Prices a
wholesale 45s40 per head. in lunches.
Hogs Prices 10stec, with extra 1lfe
most sales at 10}allc
Sheep-We quote sheep at 2fs5c, few
selling at either extreme. Lambs dul
at 4a6c; the quality of the offerings i
not as good as last week.
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RSome OF the wheat fields of this
county win be ready for the reaper this
week. Gag farmers are now assured q
heavy crop The stand OF straw is al
most as promising on the hill lands as
in the valleys. In few locslitiss there
isa slight showing of rust, hutit is on
che blade and not on the stock, and dam
age to the grain will not result.
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CHICAGO, June 28.--It is estimated
that not less than 130 persons have been
killed by the recent tornadoes in Kansas
Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Dakota, and
Minnesota. and that the total amount oi
property destroyed will exceed $780,
600.
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Miss MArrlE JUDklSs. who is visiting
Miss RESA NoLL, at BsresVilIe, came
home Saturday eveaing to spend Sunday.
She was accompanied bv Miss NoLL and
Mr.. WILL DASFosD. The party teturn-
ed on Monday.
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The Ere 1t the Jerusalem Depot
10 days since destroyed I've hogshsads
of tobacco Of R. MILES, Of Somerton ;
thres OF s. Gaoux'. and l OF P. P.!DoRs's
OF MiI,onsburg.
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AMOS and MoRRrs BRornERs have
opened Grocery and Produce Store al
the Depot. They will take ell kinds OF
produce and pay for It cash or goods
See advertisemeni. -. ......-.
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The H. & Church choir has been re-
crsanizsd. Miss PCss DIEHL. soprano
: Misses HArrrE HIL: ard LUcY PEARSON
Alto; THos.. ROUSE, Tenor, and HARvEY
Rouss, Base. s
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JoHx A. WArseE, Merchan'. Of Grays-
vile, speaks 60 the public this week
through the medium of our 'lemns -
He has frs,-class store and hotel and
knows how to run both.
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AL the grape vines Of the various va
rieties grown in the several vineyards in
this county, are in forward state and
looking we'll. From pseseat aspects,
grapes will be fair crop.
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The Auditor is kept busy early and
late issuing orders for hawk and owl
heads. Should the hunters continue
their work. the sheep fund will be ma
terially depleted,
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szrAsL SoHuxAcuRR, son OF ANTHONY
tScRUxAcHss. ofthIs place. Who is work
ing in Pittsburgh. is home for weeks
visit.
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Considerable damage was done to
crops and fences, in this county, by the
storm OF the 2Ssh ult.
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There will be meeting of the Demo-
cratic Central Committee on Saturday
the 18th. to appoint delegates to State
and Congressional Conventions. Off,
cial call next week. - =
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FoR SALE.

A N undivided seventh part OF about 9s
n acres Of land, being the lands Of which
Iohn Muhlsman. sr., died ssised, and situate
Ohio Township, Monre Co., Ohio.
and in section IA, township Q of range7.
This is one of the finest farms In Monroe
county, being q part of the famous "Buek
Hill Bottom" on the Ohio River,
For terms Of sale apply to
A. r. HAMILTON,
a Logansport, Marion Co., Ohio.
or to SPRIGGs h BRIGGS,
juIy4, ,'s2tf. Weodsdsld, Ohio.
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The oats crop ls coming on rapidly
.snd promises an suusaally large yield
Some Of the early sown fields are nov
coming ont in head.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-07-04

1FJonS A. WArsox, Of Graysville,
Is paying IS cents per pound for wool.
He opened new store at SJ camore VAL
ley, Bethel to Wnship, last week DAVID
DILLsH will be found at she new store to
give attention to customers.
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~ Auos W.ITERs.of

H Amos WALTERs,of Sunsbury town
ship was committed to jail-ias week or
charge OF stealing heiter from DAN
IEL KIMProN which, It Is alleged he
butchered and sold. The owner identi
fed the hide at FKEE's leather store ir
Bellsire and produced l.st Justice JEF
FERs' on The 28sh ult, the day set fol
the hearing. WALTERS waived examin'
alton aud, in default OF bail, was sen
nm
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CATTLE MARKETS.
wheeling Live stock. ssarke,

WueeIIus bIse s'OCfA. HHFKek
WHEELING, June 20. --Alf the cattle
received at the stock Yards during The
past week were home cattle, and ranged
at the following prices: 800 lbs 5a51c
l 400 lbs. 5a64c Calves 6 00s7 90
according to size and condition. Hogs
74c. Sheep 3a4c, clipped; 5A6c un.
clIpped.
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DAVID OKEY. ESQ /, is spending the 4'h
With his friends in this place.
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Our P. NJ has added enc hundred
new call boxes to the Office and is max
ting other improvements.
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JRsss SHuNAN. IA old resident Of
Wayne ,ownship, died on Monday, the
ls,h ult.
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Miss MATTE TILFoRD will teach q
two months school at the Porrs school
house.
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~ General JAMES o. AMOS and wife, OF
Sidney, Ohio, are visiting friends in
Woods6eld.
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Miss FLcnA BorrrsrrrLD and Mis-,
PsxN, of Antioch, visited woodsneld
last Friday. ~
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Mrs. SrNxoss snd Mias BEALL, of
Msssilon. Ohio. are visiting at Mr.. MI.
3 oHAEL Lanes.
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Camp Meeting at Stafford will com.
anence on the 16thfda OF August.
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Six suits we're com mmenced 10 the Con-
mon Pleas Court Of this county Last
month.
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lHMr.J B. WALLACE, Of Martins
Ferry, was in town several days las,
Raak - -a---l ~ y. --.--- -
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EDaAR AaMsrasHa returned home last
week from Scio College whore he srsd-
usted. and will 60 into PorE's drug
store.
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The Army worm mas made its appear.
ance in Ohio township, this county.
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Rev. WEIsINaER held services at the
Miltonshurg church on last Sunday.
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Miss ANNIE SPANeLRR has been enga.
~ged to tesch the Standing Stone Bun
school this Summer.
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AnDY cHaissxAs is building new
Nwo story residence near the Depot.
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wooasueId stock marx Ell

July 3-Csttie 8 4a6c per pound
Sheep 3a4u per pound. Hogs 4a5 PEI
pound gross. -, =, -.
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New YORK.

June so.--Flour 8 5OaS 90; Wheat
3la1 80; Corn 76pSlc; Oats b7s6Sc
Rye Zee; BarleKl 10
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Mis-, ArsslE ARnsrROse and HUNTER
ARMSTRONG attended the Commencement
exercises at Scio Ia t week.
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WA.HrsaroN, June 29.-It is slated
here that Conkling on his visit yester-
day presented The President with ore Of
the "thfee hundred and six. medals,
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Mrs.. RosE MALLORY and children are
visiting friends in Clsrington.
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DE Cali at TIE SPIRIT Office for lob
printing from a visiting card up to full
sheet poster. Letter heads, business
card on envelopes, statements and bill
heads printed on short notice.
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MARRIsD.-on June 18Th, BY Rev. j..
& GARRETT, Miss MAGGIE Y. EATON to
Mr. JAMES L, PHlLLIrs.
S. GRoUx and P DoRx, Nsrchsnts, at
Miltonsburg, are paying from 35 to SS
cents per pound TOR wool
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Blaine has given the Iowa sufferers
81, 900. aeyTr
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Mayer & KLOTZ,

234 Union Street, Bellaire Ohio.
The Largest Dry Goods, Gar.
pet and Cloth1ng HOUSE In
the City. -
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MRS. NJ. 9. WEST, Local Editor.
Index 10 New Advertisements.

Teachers examination on the 29th
Inst. .kgesIE rrzE
s's Auditor Atkinson is bailding an ad
tiition 10 bis residence.
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baltimore.

June 30 Flour 5 OOa7 25: Wheat l
55; Corn Sic; Oats 6la62c; Rye ss".
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t MONDAY. July z 1882
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co MN. E ERCI AL
woodsfieId Produce Market,

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Supreme Court.

S. A. Cook VS.. j. NJ. Lindsey ct Alan
instrument called power of attorney.
but in fact shows a contract by a
colOnist, In 1885, to sell the land
to be granted to him as a colonist
before the issuance of title, is in VIC.
lation of the law then in force. and there
fore invalid. And the court was correct
in excluding a deed supported by such a
power of attorney. Record does not show
any evidence raising any question of ac-
qulescence or ratification, or of pre-
sumption of valid power of attorney.
Z Porter mo }, 14S; Holmes VS.. Johns,
Tyler term, 1881 Affirmed..--Gould,
CD.
Juan Villa VS.. Julian Herrea; appeal
from Wilson county.--When the land can
be identified by the plat and a defective
description together, it is sufficient. And
the authorities require the contract to be
substantially set forth and proven. RAJ
Tex. $685. That the discrepancy is only
in the amount of consideration, is not
sufficient to set aside the judgment. G4s
Tex. POI Al Tex. $685. Affirmed.
Gould, CD.
j. L. Jones ct al VS.. Octavia Pyron Ell
al; appeal from Collin cOunty.-An
equitable estoppel is not raised, where
the schedule of an ancestor In bankruptcy
proceedings began in 1865, and the dis
Sh"i &c sOSui GU III loOJ, eAulDiIeu au dD-
sence of the land sued for, though
the schedule was supported by
the statutory affidavit, and when
there is no proof that the defend
ants or their legal representatives were
misled to their injury by such omission
Nor in such case is there an estoppel by
record, or deed. The appellees, widow
and heirs of Pyron, seek to recover 1875
acres of land, showing title in said Pyron
through deed dated in 1874. Affirmed
Gould, C.. j.
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are competent to testify, and may be ex-
amined upon oath, if capable of distin-
gushing between good and evil, wherever
they manifest intelligence enough to OBJ
serve and narrate transactions, or when
they have a due sense OF the obligation
Of an oath; that is, possess sufficient
knowledge of the nature and conse-
quences of an oath. 1 Greenleaf Ev. 1861.
The determining, by examination. OF
such competency is left to the discretion
of the judge, and the appellate court will
not pass unfsvorably upon that discretion
unless the same is most clearly abused.
for the court below has something better
than a mere transcript to act upon. rs
Texas Court OF Appeals, $685. In case
here, witness, nine years old. disclosed a
meagre intelligence and an utter want of
the appreciation of an oath, and that she
had been instructed and rehearsed repeat
edly as TO what to testify; and therefore
she was not competent from the eXamina
ton on her U0i dui, as shown by the bill
perceptions. Reversed and remanded. -
White, P.J
Frank Cummins VS.. the state appeal
from Grayson county.-COuTt below cor
rectly OveTruled motion in arrest of judg-
ment when Indictment charged THEFT I'M
der and by virtue of the laws of the
Choctaw nation, for the Ofiense of bring
obtained by the commission of crime
against the law of foreign state, which
our law Furnishes. p Texas, POS And
it was not necessary for il to be alleged
that the defendant was punishable by or
subject to the laws of the said nation. The
law, as contained in book with the fol-
lowing in print on the title page of said
book. to-wit Constitution and Laws
of the ChOctaw Nation, together with the
Treaties of 1855 and 1866. Published by
authority and dictation OF the General
Council. By Joseph p. Folsome, Com
missioner for the purpose. Chapter Tam
aha 1862" was competent to be received
as evidence of what was contained. [R.
S. 2250.l Bills of exceptions as shown
by the record, filed within one day of a
month after the trial as exhibited by the
judgment, not entitled to consideration,
because not presented TO the jadge with
in ten days after the conclusion of the
trial, as prescribed by law. no Texas,
Court of Appeals, esq., Atfirmed-White,
p Il
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New Masonic Degree.

All of the Knight Templars who left
here to attend the grand commandery
last week have returned. Sir knight s
Hannig, Johnson, Holmes, Poindexter,
Thaxton and Moss returned on Sun
day. They all express themselves as
fully satisfied with the various re-
ceptions given and courtesies shown
them by the Dallas knights.
One of the most pleasant incidents at
tending the closing ceremonies of the
grand commandery happened just before
the grand banquet was announced, and
was the institution of a new Older, to be
known as the D" Order OF the Red Rose "
The idea of instituting this order was
first suggested by Mrs. s. E. Dilworth,
of Gonzales, and Mrs. Harris, of Clarks-
vile, who were ably assisted in their en-
terprise by other ladies in attendance on
the grand commandery. The object of
these ladies was to express in some man.
ner their appreciation of the knightly
courtesy extended to them by the grand
commandery in relaxing its strict rules
and allowing the ladies to accompany
the sir knights TO the banquet halls, and
be present at their social receptions dur
ing their annual cOnclaves.
These rules having for the first time
been relaxed for this purpose during the
conclave of the grand commandery held
in the city of Waco, in 1879, 1t was de-
cided that Sir John E. Elgin, of that
city, should be created the first knight
of the order. The deliberations of the
ladies were held in secret. and the con-
illusions arrived at were impaired only
to Sir Knights Miller, NOISE, Harris,
Lubbock and Steele.
When the preparations were COM
pleted. twenty-four ladies, representing
the nine elective officers of the grand
commandery and the fifteen subordinate
Communicates, each holding in her
hand a miniature bouquet of red roses,
surrounded Sir Knight Elgin, and pin
ming them on his coat soon had him lit
orally covered with flowers.
He was then mounted On table and
introduced to the assembly by a sir
knight present, who, after explaining the
object of the ladies in thus decorating
him, in their name dubbed and created
him Knight of the Order of the Red
Rose.
Annually hereafter the ladies in atten-
dance on the meeting of the Grand Com
mandery (who are the wives and daugh-
tiers of knight Templars) will select
some sir knight, of whom this order
will be conferred il token of some mer-
itorious act. and who shall be entitled to
wear the jewel of the order the ensuing
year