The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-05-28

TIE Metropolitpn b Band Of Mercy

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TIE IMetropolitcn Band Of Mercy
was unayoidably delayed two weeks
an holding its meeting. Il met May
24th at New Providence Church.
the officers were at their posts, and
Pfbe ensuaf prbgram was followed.
p The'iniiidtes oflast meeting were
Ftead and. adopted zone" member
was received back, after An rlaBSence
of1several years 'from'' Mafyville.
Another member who was with us in
former years, diedfecently atCincin-
matt, 'O.r9Todayithei Band passed the
following resolutlonsi in memory Of
herst Resolved, That weareisad to
know that Miss Hathaway who was
once our Secretary, has been called
away from earth, where she was a
blessing to al! around her Resolved,
That we want to be like her in being
kind to every creature of God, and
In being ready when God calls us to
leave this world. Resolved That our.
Lieutenant put these resolutions in
her minutes, and that she send a
copy to the bereaved parents and
family, as an expression Of oar sympa-
thy. aeeqe
Cora and May Howard and Earl
Huddleston brought pictures for the
scrap book. Several members had
found the search-test, Every beast
of the forest is mine, and the cattle
upon a thousand hills" Seattle"
was the.stopic of the Supt. today.
4 Kathleen Thompson read the
i"The Cattle" From 8 to 10 million
animals are every year transported
byrail road pp tbeS UgSSand Can
ada SIX per cent Of cattle and nine
of sheep and swine ANNUALLY die in
the transport. This is chieay the re-
suit of the terrible cruelGes they have
suffered in reaching the cars, and
after theyrhave been put on the train.
They often come out Of the cars
with so or 40 wounds made by iron
spikes ia the hands of brutal drivers,
I-come out nearly starved and nearly
famished for drink, -'come reeling
and trembling out, as though blind OF
intoxicated"
Dehornring Of cattle, so common
here, is panished In England. 1t is
believed on good evideece, that the
milk and and flesh of cattle cruelty
treated, cause diphtheria, dysentery,
and large part of the a4o deaths
1 per day from consumption, which
occur in the population Of the United
I.States. s
! Thirty members and several visit.
ors were present. These marched
out singing, ."Bands of Mercy are
now marchiag round the world"
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| Mrs, DR.. Jennings is visiting in
! Indiana.
Mrs. Fulton Is confined to her
room by sickness.
i Ben Catlett came in from Jackson
vile, Fla, last week.
Miss Annis Duncan, of Cloyd's
Creek, is here visiting friends.
Horace Chumlea, of Allegheny
Springs was in town last Friday.
VIM. Goddard, of Bank, had a
horse killed by lightenin last week.
Mrs. DR., McTeer and baby are
visiting relatives in Knoxville thi:
week. 4 Yst asi5S6 s y
] Mrs. John Blankinship, of Knox
vile, is spending Commencement
lin town.
Miss Cora Means, who has been
teaching at Concord, N. c., is here
this week. k9
Mr., Autley, of Swectwaier, 4
brother-in.law of Mrs. A. X. Harper,
is here for his health.
Mr.. Weagley, Of Athens, came
down to attend the funeral Of hi
mother, who died last week.
Mrs. Leroy Warfel, of Fountain
! City, is here visiting relatives. Sh,
is a graduate of Maryville College.
Mrs. H. H. Weagley, aged seventy
nine, died last Friday afternoon a
her home in The Southern part G
town.