Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-02-17

Sellyo klncnnon visited friends
aud relatives across Indian creek
Saturday and Sunday last.
BY the recent rains the river is
again on u rise.
Though tho day was somewhat
unfay orublc, Misses Dora Outlaw,
Ada and Bcss Green attended ser.
vices ut HarmonySunday. A very
good crowd were present, aud al
interesting discourse was deliver.
cd from Rev., 30 ", by the pastor,
Rev. Willet.
Mrs. Lcuticia Hobbs, aged n
years emo aud II days, born in
Lincoln county, Tenn, and rcmov.
ed to Hardin county i3yrs ago, is
the mother of II children, hrs 20
grandchildren and 81 grcat.grNnd.
children,a total of loo dcoendants,
scattered over sections of Tom.
essee, Mosouli, aud Texas. Mrs.
Hobbs n Baptist in religious belief
and politically u true Republican.
| She has n remarkable good mem.
DRY for one other number of years
and possesses a.cheerful and pleas-
ant disposition and is ut present
enjoying very good health.
School Mt Center View Is pro.
crossing fairly well, under Miss
Dora Outlaw as teacher, though,
the inclemency of the weather
4 the attendance was cut short this
week. They hayo organized a
Literary Society with Miss Dora
Pres, Perry Owens, Sect, and
Lloyd Alexander Librarian,to meet
Thursday night of each week. An
interesting program was present
ed to a very orderly crowd last
Thursday night.
"The Worm of the Still" seems
tc retain a leak in the limestone
natural pavements of the pine
, hills in and around Cerro Gordo
1t is with saddened heart ant
; a throbbing brow, that we witness
almost daily, the overwhelming
influence this loathsome curse Is
twining about some of the finest
. intellects our county affords
Many principled bow, and gener
: Gus, honorable men, but for thil
, habit, alike, are encircled in it,
; coils. A kind and affecti0natt
B father, husband or brother wher
he leaves his threshold, but hor
rifle in his plight when he re
turns, or has returned-with hii
bleared, haggard eyes, and rec
bloated face, his battered old ha
and mud beseared clothing, hil
, faltering stagger gait and base
g drunken leer. Oh! tits plain tt
, the anxious loved ~ ones TIT
: sworn of the still" has broker
out a fresh leak. How can a mal
endowed with nationality, cast t
. forest winds ofbeaven, like leaves
upon the plain-the God givel
: talents, and make such beas
of himself? Aye,more than a beast
D Think of that aged gray haired
! mother, bending beneath he
weight of care; whose brow is fur
rowed by the unraseable foot
J.. prints of Time; think of the font
I rose -colored future, she has plan
ed all in vain, for hlm-think o
t the many sleepless hours she hal
f spent beside him while he slumb
cred, with the innocence and pu
j. rity resting on his fair young
| brow, ere it was reared by thu
e mark worse than Gains brand
l think Of her now, kneeling in hum
t BILE petition to God, to restore t
her the one, who was once hel
pride and JOY, before she mus
s bid him farewell forever-think o
}. that fair young creature to whom
Y he has pledged before heaven t.
!. love, honor, cherish, and protect
e Oh! frail woman where is thy pro
I tectOJ? He hangs as a millston,
i. about thy neck, drags thee da.
by day near his level, while he re
CARDS thee as a little dearer thar
his horse, a little better than hi
dog. 'Twould be better for the,
J.. if thou vert now slumbering be
q meath the snow clad sod. An,
Il that tender babe, which God il
His wisdom has seen fit to Civ,
Il unto him to mould its characte
g for eternity;but which now shrink
J. from it's fathers touch and retreat
Il at the sound of his football
Babe of purity where would tn.
9 fathers hand guide thee now
There is verse in the bible whicl
reads: "Cursed be he that puttetl
, bottle to his neighbors lips" Pam
"No drunkard shall enter into hea
ven." sworn Of the still" in tn,
Shiny, intricated folds, heart
. rendering agony and disgrace
!, Thine 10 soul destroying miss
y y ion. We are glad TO say the on
= reaching arm of the law ha
. pointed condemning finger a
. some of the ''leaks of the still,
VI nd A oennn NIL ci 4, ~, ,,ndn ELL q IL 4, Il