The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-23

ne OiU.sons Aooptr0 py me NOUN ZAOn
Community.
A, IN informal meeting held at Mt. Zion
o.. monday, Doo. u, 1881, on nIosisdi OF
! j. Mci;sin, j. T. Pa.tcn pres.jent board
~ i1rec;o.s, VIZ naade chairman aoo W.
.ric, e.a, secretary. On notf1n. the
char appUil leu coLnmitteo VI seveh To
excIcya.e This comuiuIity vi the snnci.
70 DC regretted occGrance Oi The JurIlng
vi Mt. Zion college on the evening of
Dec. 18th. 1891, TO wit: }. Mccain, u.
ii. Snanmate. w. L. McLemoie. l. d.
Grew, J. 4. U'Quin, F. u. Mccain, and
T.. &. Harris.
On motion, the chair was added tO the
committee. The committee made the
following report:
Whereas, the college building at Mt
Ziou was burned on tine night of Dec. 26,h.
1891, between u ana p. m, and whereas
such an occurance Is d universal injury
and direct Insult to the entire CO n,nn-
nifty, md whereas this has II the past
been looked upon a. highly civil.zec
and christian community: tbreiure be 1T
Resolved, That We IN mass meeting as-
semoled do denoUnce said act as the decd
OF base and cowardly incendiary.
Resolved, That We pledge ourselves Ia
divldually and collectively to use every
means within our power to ferret out this
most diabolical crime; that We will use II
| necessary any financial aid TO lind out
he perpetrator or perpetrators of the
| crime.
Resolved, That the Winn Parish Com
rade ami the Colfax Chronicle, New Del
ia, anil Picayune be requested to publish
| the same, and the secretary be authOriz-
| ed to furnish q copy to each for such pur-
pose. iSigned by j. NJ. Mccain, ID. II.
Shumafe, w. I. McLemora, r. II. Crew,
j. L. OQuin, F. n. Mccain, and q. Q.
Harris, committee.
| On motion of Mr.. Shumate, the commu-
nifty will reassemble tomorrow at p. ms
and on motion the meeting adjourned.
The citizens OF Mt. Zion assembled on
Monday Dec. 28ih, 1891. j. NJ. Mccain
WAS made chairman aud w. Y. Mccain.
secretary.
On motion of G. Z. Harris. the follow.
me resolution was passed
Resolved, That J. NJ. Mccain be re-
quested to confer with Gov. Nichols, to
supplement u reward OF $3.50, for the ap-
prehe nsion and conviction of the party or
parties who fired the col!ege In lding al
Mt. Zion on tho 26tn Of Ds.c. 1891.
| On mo, ion the thanks VI this commu-
nity are rendered Messrs.C Curry and Guise
f,,r their liberal subscriptions to rebuild
the college.
$3.50 his been offered by the commu-
nifty rs a reward for the apprehension
and conviction of the guilty parties.
On motion, adjourned.
w. Y. MCCAIN. Secretary.
Monday, Dec. %, 1891, the school board
was called to order by Prest. j. P. Patton.
A resolution condemning the burning
Of the Mt. Zion college building as the
wantou deed of d cowarss incendary :
passed and the president "a the executive
officer OF the corporation wa an hofl..' d
and requested to use the flL pswes 4
the corporation to secure the arrest of
the guilty parties.
A resolution TO replace the burned
building was adopted and III furtherance
of same the fol.nwing committee was
appointed:
Building Committee, S. G. Curry, J. w.
White, u. H. Shumate, +. N. McCaii, W.
Guise, and q. q. Harris.
Under the following resolution, aoliclf
ing committees below We're appointsn
Wher ss, alter years oi pa,le.ii lai' r,
strenuous effort, and IN Many c..sts 8 .noi-
v.dual sacrifice, the citizens 0f 1ut. LsJis
aided by thei fc.en'is had succes.ea n
erecting cuusinod O.s an3 comfort p.e
school bu. d,u and whereas, Oh H.
night OF DE-. % 1891, sone un,.rlncib.s Il
party maiicion: !, bu. n s,Ie cf
houses 1.-THE larger mi m,r, valaa
ID ls ueutralized in u few m N Dts, .h
the labor Of Year.; anu, ~nereas, We ot-
lieve that every true and gOod Elaii, ever:
friend to the cause Of education, regard.
less of location viii cbeerfuiiy contribute
. towards assisting our people in their Lou'
of need to repair their loss;
Therefore, We respectfully but earncstl!
requ, ct the geGtleman named below tc
assist to whatever extent their circuln.
stances will admit:
Winnfie d aud vicinity, j. L. Wallace
Henry Bernstein, II. L. Brian, r. d. Wall
and A. Martin.
Colfax and vicinity, w. G. Roberts, H
g. Goodwyn, J. H. McNeely, 9. A. Fittz
G. H. Teal, and q. G. Nash.
Montgomery and vicinity, r. B. Viii
! liams, r. w. Horn. H. v. cCain, J. II
Williams, ]. I. O'Quin, w, a. Nabors, AM
r T. j. Harrison.
, st. Maurice and vicinity, DR.. Henr.
Mccain, T.. J. Gamble, Z. w. Teddiie
{ Jno. w. Cockerham, Jr., and Geo. John
son.
Natchitoches and vicinity, Col. w. II
Jack Judg ID. Pierson. ID. II. Scarborou. i
NJ. j. Cunningham, DR.. Chandler, Col. Hill
and Phanor Brazeal.
y At large, s. d. McEnry, Murphy J. Fos
T ter, j. p. Patton, D. II. Shumate, j. NJ
I Mccain, l. II. Strickland, 9. G. Harris
and l.. Grisvold. j. p. PATTON,
r Prest Board Of Directors.
C. G. HARRIS, Secretary.
SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW COLLEGE,
BUILDING AT MT. ZION, La.
House to be sixty Eight feet long incly