Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-10-23
THE OLDMEN's CLUB.

The Old Mems Club of Lafayette
county met at the residence of Mr..
Carmi Sharpe, in Davis township, on
Saturday, October 2, 1886.
There were present the following
members
A. G. YOUNG.
JAS. H. GRAHAM.
JOEL P. WILES.
F. r. GRAY.
JOHN PRICE.
JAS. H. NORFALK.
N j. CARTER.
HARVEY j. HIGGINS.
ELIJAH GLADDISH.
THOS. 8. CLAGGErT.
VIM. p. BARKER.
JOHN A. PORTER.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The report Oh the death OF Oliver
Gam was read and adopted. 1t was
as follows:
Your committee appointed at the
last meeting of the Old Mems Associa-
ton of Lafayette county, to present at
its next meeting biographical sketch
of the life of Oliver G. Gam, deceased,
late member of this association, would
report that deceased was born in Cook
county. state of Tennessee, in the year
1908. There is but one incident or
episode OF his early life occurs to us at
this writing, it is AS follows: He was
appointed mail carrier from Jones'
borough to Blountville, Sullivan cOun-
ty, Tenn. in and about the year 1920;
whilst OH the route he was robbed OF
the mail by man of name the of Fickle,
in Sullivan county Tenn, this may be
remembered by old citizens of east
Tennessee. Fickle was apprehended,
tried and convicted and sent to the
penitentiary his wife by all act of the
legislature had her name changed from
Fickle to her maiden name, Rhea. The
deceased settled at Wagon Knob in the
year 1886, and resided there until his
death, there are some doubts about his
age as one OF those not uncom-
mon occurrences in that mountainous
region, a great freshet or flood in the
French Boad swept his fathers house,
books and records into the Tennessee
river when the deceased was a small
boy. MASON Il HENRY.
JOHN r. PORTER.
A. A. MOORE.
Committee.
The names of Seth Mason and Nor
man Pool were proposed for member
ship, and they were unanimously elect
ed.
Norman Pool was born in Grayson
county, Va, February +, 1909. Moved
to Missouri Ill 1888 and settled near
Mayview, where he has resided ever
since. Occupation, farmer.
Seth Mason was born in Frederick
county, Va, July 10, 1916. Moved to
Missouriin April 1854 and settled where
he now lives, near Higginsville; a
farmer.
Gen. Graham, Rev. F. r. Gray, Col
Jno. r. Ford and Mr.. Joel p. Wiles
then addressed the club in their usual
impressive manner.
Recess for dinner.
Gen. Graham again addressed the
club.
Election of officers resulted in the
selection of Mr.. Stephen e. Wentworth
as president, Rev. A. a. Moore as
vice-president.
Mr.. Fred. A. Young's residence,
upon cOrdla! invitation, was chosen as
place for next meeting.
Mr.. Higgins thanked the club for the
honor of having made him president,
and having made his duties so light
and pleasant. The honor he consider
ed greater than TO have been made gov
ernor of the state; the pleasure would
abide with him while life lasted.
The club passed vote of thanks to
Mr.. Higgins for the faithful discharge
of his duties.
The following was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, that the thanks OF this club
be extended to our host and hostess,
and also to the young and old ladies
and gentlemen for their polite attention
to us at table.
Rev. F. r. Gray offered up the con-
cluding prayer and the club adjourned
to meet again on the fourth Saturday
of May next.