The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-09-01

commander, Col Irwin. After the reunion
piesse return tn flag 10 ne. sgn'd
Mas IRWIN.
As the reading ot the letter closed, apt
Ed Pavne. of ,he 9th Missouri snd T
giant Chis. Huff, hr,tIer Of the one who
Tell a. Corin;h came forward a1d
held the flag out st full .eng h
DISPLAYING The BLOOD STAINS
ami bullet h les IN de twen.y years ago
and Captain 2 we spoke eloquentlv, fe-l-
ingly and erapnIcaly Of III terrible day
when Tine SIKH MissIu-i, 500 strong, :
ordered 10 ch' rye tn terrible redoubt."
How they met equal forces in blue, "But
thank God, !" said he, they did rot run, but
hand to hsn1 Tough; il Ont. American
sgainst Anne rican, elch for that be believed
right, and when il was over, out Of the 300
but thirty answered 40 roll call that night.
Aud this is a ,cred memenio OF Ihai awful
day. 1t speaks to Us to-day DOT OF strife,
not OF bi terness, but as a wsrning voice
that the hand Of the brother must not be
raised against tie brother. lie; us cherish
the lesson and as We 1--we 10 cherish the
memory of our dead brothers who i'll on
either side that 6aS, iet us VOW IL at never
again will We be arrIYed as brother against
brother"
At the close OF hi, eloquent address a
vote of thanks was tend red Mrs. Irwin for
her ndbess in having sen: tn fiay.
Just as il was being folded up some
en- ising artist ASKED TO have it dis
played long enough Tor him to get
PHOTOGRAPH
Of 1t, which, heing complied with, several
negatives We're rasen in which Cap. Payne,
Major Hickm ard Sergt Huff all sp.
pear with the flag. This compile ed, Mar.
shall Comm ann uuc'd that an sdjourD-
ment would be taken until after dinner,
and the ooncourse disIe sed to the various
quarters where lunches had been spread
upon the ground 5y the ladies of higgins
vile for the regalement Of the hungry vet
Grams, who soon did ample justice to the
luciyus viands. While this IN, sticating
process was going on the BAzoo scribe took
occasion 10 m IKE an in, pection of
THE FAIR.
Capt. Viyion, the secretary, was found
at his Office up 10 his eyes in business and
could only find time to say: "Our entries
are far beyond our expectations, both as TO
quantity and quality, IN every department.
We have some of the finest and fastest
horses in the country In our speed ring
Our stock department is far superior 10
that of any previous year aud with the
bouniiiul raius and abundant harvests of
the past season, need scarcely tell you
those departments have never been equal.d
here. As to our agricultural, texiile and
art departments, they have not yet been
but prom Sc, when arranged, to
be above The average"
VISIT TO THE STALLS
showed that the genial but busy secretary
had not exaggera'e ed in the least. OF the
sheep and swine department. Mr.. NJ.
Beamer is superintendent, aud the entries
are numerous aod mostly from we'll known
central Missouri breeders.
In the agricultural aud mechanical de-
psrtmsnts, Superintendent ID. 5. Swacker
has made Very handsome arrangement
and the display is very creditsb!e.
Tne field and garden department is ably
presided over by Mesdames J, Cord-r and
Nathan Co der, and they have their hands |
full in caring for the ma handsome !
entries.
Mrs. Jackson Corder superv;ses the fruit |
and flower department, and her quarters |
have been transformed into a yeritable |
Eden, where one is almost compelled to |
Taste of the forbidden fruit and longs to |
logger away the hours.
Mrs. III. G. Childs was found busily |
engaged in the fine art department, which
vas not nearly in order, owing to their
magnitude and some delay In getting the /
entries into place.
In the textile department Mrs. Phillip
Anoble found 1t necessary to call TO her
lid a whole bevy of lady assistants, and
rom the piles of ware and the boxes and
,ackings yet unopened il looked as il il
would require several days to get this
department. into ship shape.
Mr.. George NJ. Cstron was found at his
lost In the poultry department compare
lively at ease. The entries are not so
numerous, but are of decidedly excellent
uaiity.
To-day was the day for awarding of
rem ums on draft, saddle, buggy, farm
nd hatness horses and upon shorthorns,
ut the reunion inlerfered and the awards
vent over.
AFTER DINNER
be COME ieraies resss mbled and wer. en-
by addresses from Senator +. NJ.
ockrell, Coz. McCulloch. Col. Crayins.
lex. L, seuer and Others, after which they
ispersed 10 take in the fair, hunt up Old
lends and talk over old rem;nisct nses.
Altogether, the reunion is pronounced {
v The veterans of both armies as the hap. {
lest, graniest and most successful ever .
I'D. :
Amongst the most distinguished visitors :
resen. were Ex-Governor I. +. Crittenden,
snstor +. NJ. Cccsrell, Gen. Re bert Me- '
niloch, Col Elijah Gates, Adjutant g n :
al Jsmison, Hon Waller Young, Col.
illie Ryder, Alex. Leseuer, Col. w. NJ.
orrest, of Memphis, Tenn, and many {
hers.
NOTES. n
j. d. Conner max a splendid mar "