Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-10-26

the t1rst time in this end OF Chris
tian county. Just before Haley S
mill was reached, a school at Pop
lar Grove was passed and the
teacher gave recess to allow the
children to see the strange process
sion. A stop was made and the
baud went in side the yard and
played some of its choicest music
Then leaving delighted crowd of
schoo; children they hurried on
down the hill to find $50 people as
sembled aud waiting to be enter
tanned.
After some music 'Mr. Meacham
gave the meeting start and intro
duced Mr.. Duffy for half hours
talk.
This young man is developing
into a most pleasing and effective
speaker, His speech was followed
by another fine speech from Col.
Howell. This was in the Colonel's
best vein and made fine i'm
preston.
Before breaking up, a club was
organized with 81 members, who
promised to put in their best licks
for the ticket until No. o. Mr.. John
e. Davis was elected President.
This was one of the best meetings
held.
A drive of miles was made to
Johnson store by o'clock. Two
stops were made, one at Cold Creek
to eat dinner and again on the
highest hill in the county, where
some ladies and children were as
sembled at house by the roadside.
Here the band played to the great
delight of the little crowd.
At Johnson s Store about so peo-
pie were still waiting, though the
hour for the speaking was long past.
A short stop was made and after
some music Mr., Duffy made short
speech. Here Mr.. Jap N. Sisk met
the party and took it in charge.
The night meeting was held at No.
S School house near his house and
proved to be the best meeting OF the
series. A crowd of 400 was on
hand and there was a regular feast
of oratory. More speakers came
out from Hopkinsville and Jno. b.
Brasher, of hopkins, also was on
hand. Mr.. T. c. Hanbery, who
was last year Brown Democrat,
was the first speaker. He led off
in fine talk that put everybody in
a good humor. After him Jno. B.
Brasher, Jas. B. Allensworth and
the inimitable Howell all made fine
speeches.
Tuesday night the party of p
men and 10 horses were taken care
of by Messrs. ]. N. Sisk, J. B..
Sharber and L. r. Ray, all within
walking distance of the church
where the meeting was held. These
gentlemen feasted the boys on the
fat of the land. In addition to the
delightful edlbles, the sound dozen
at Mr.. Sisk's were given a musical
concert until after eleven o'clock.
Mr.. Sisk is a fine performer on~the
violin and his three children are
members of his family "band. y
Claude plays the guitar, little
Mabel the parlor organ and the
oldest daughter, Miss Eva is vio-
list of great promise, Some of the
band boys helped out at times and
there was a feast of music that was
thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Every body was up and ready to
move by 8 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing and the drive of 3 miles to
White Plains was made in an hour.
For mile or more the road ranalong
Pond river, the county line, and
when the party crossed over the
bridge into Hopkins they were met
by a delegation of horsemen. A
mile further another crowd came up
and a school with IS pupils waving
flags was lined up by the road with
their teachers, Misses Ray and
league, at the head. Here the
the horsemen were increased to
near 100 and parade a half mile
long entered the town and a photo
grapher stopped the procession long
enough to take a picture OF the