Huntsville gazette., 1883-08-11
NLIMESTONE AND JACKSON.

IN IL
Notes Gathered by the Wayside---yls-
ible Signs Of Progress Among
our Colored Citizens.
Within one week we have enjoyed the
hospitalities of two colored landlords, the
ono a resident of the rich county Of Lime
stone. bordering staid old Madison on the
West and the other citizen OF prosperous
High jackson on the East. Our hosts IN
botb cases were slaves, and each started
adrift on the world as freedmen without
Mace to lay their heads They, however,
like many others. after struggling for the
"paddle and the canoe" have bravery
"paddled their own canoe.
Mr.. Joseph Carter, our Limestone host
owns about seventy acres OF the tnest SOIL
around Center Hill, has fair proportion
Of it in a good state of cultivation, wen
stocked, fine peach and apple orchards
with plenty of '.hog and hominy" on hand
With seven intelligent, healthy children
and dutiful wife his home abounds IN
oood cheer. All, excepting the two young
| sr children are now at school, since Inc
crop has been laid by; their home being
also the home of the teacher, Miss Anna
P. Barnett, of Huntsville.
| SCHOOLS.
| visit TO this school, the New Zion, re-
vealed signs of close attention to study by
the pupils and faithful work by the teach
ar. The attendance was about forty, though
the enrolment IS much larger. 1t being
Friday evening. the regular school eyer
cises were suspended for speeches aud
spelling match. Nearly every pupil pres
ent, from the largest to the smallest had
their say "on the stage
A short visit was also made to the Oak
Ridge School taught by Miss Maria Pow
ers. about three miles East of Centre Hill.
Here we found about rs eager little pupils
under the efficient control Of Miss Powers.
This school house, we believe, is located
on the place of Mr.. James Isaacs. one OF
our we'll to do Madison county farmers,
who owns about 100 acres OF desirable
land.
l FAIR CROPS
| All along the seyenteen-mile drive to
Centre Hill we were pleased TO note but
very few instances of inferior crops, either
of corn or cotton. The fields along the
roads show signs of faithful work, and
stimulated by the grateful showers looked
healthy and thriving.
IN HIGH JACKSON.
Sunday was "big meeting day at the
G. M. E. Church at the Chimneys above
Paint Rock.
With the aid of the NJ. & G. Roundtrip
Sunday tickets bought for one fare, we
found ourself in company with storekeeper
land guagers Binford and Carter early on
thA
A Union meeting of the
DISTRICT SABBATH SCHOOLS
was in progress, with Rev. d. G. Anderson
as Superintendent We modestly hid away
in the rear of the crowded audience, and
enjoyed some very sweet singing led by
the Gurleysville choir Of young ladies and
gentlemen, and the recitation by the school
of the regular Sunday morning lesson.
Following this Elder Anderson unstrung
our nerves by paying the Editor of the
GAZETTE eulosy ending with call for a
speech, introducing us as 1.-The head and
J front of learning in North Alabama. u
Being without a speech it was more ur-
gent to frame few appropriate remarks OF
j declination and thanks, than of protesta~
ton against the unmerited praise. Prof.
Carter was called upon and delivered a
J well chosen address on the duty of attend
ing Sabbath Schools. Mr.. Binford re-
sponded to call by few remarks of con.
graduation on the prosperous appearance
of the Shnday School work. After this the
Sunday School proceeded to the election
of a delegate to the G. NJ. E.
DISTRICT SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION,
J called to meet at Courtland August 10TH
j by the late Conference held at Gurleysville
Pastor in charge, s. J. Elliott, explained
that he was q delagate by virtue of his Pas
torship, and the Sunday Schools of his
charge could select two others, or one
: which ever they deemed expedient 1t was
! determined on the ground of economy to
send only one other, and Rev d. c. An.
derson was unanimously elected. Elder
!, Anderson accepted the honor in neal
speech, but protested against being sent as
"the best man" as the Convention might be
:. led to believe, if it should hear through the
Z GAZETTE of the speech of Mr.. Hancock who
6 nominated him remarking that the best
men should be sent. He did not wish too
much to be expected from him. One Of
the objects of this Convention as explained
by Rev. S. j. Elliott will be to abolish the
use Of certain tracts and books now in use
in the Sunday Schools Of the colored Amer
lean NJ E. Church, and substitute publ
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