The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-20

the Piasa Chauiauqua on "Recollec
tons Of Jersey County from 1885 &c
1889
| open with reunion OF present and former
| residents of the county was i happy con-
clusion IF the directors Then. too. the
programme for the two days is IN true
keeping with the spirit of the reunion. as
only natives of Jersey County are appear
ing.
Beginning with devotional hour. led
! by the Reverend Doctor r. NJ. Van Treese.
the assembly chaplain. the numbers on the
programme Were given as announced. with
few exceptions. The address of welcome
was delivered by George W. Ware of Jer-
SEVILLE and a feictous response was
made by Judge Aaron 4. Goodrich. Ed
ward Minor Of Carrollton read poem.
sixty Years Ago on jersey County
Farm. which Was followed by the pr:nci-
pal address Of the day by Stephen A v hi,s
most renowned OF Jersey County's former
citizens. and has for many years been
known as one Of the Napoleons OF finance
OF Wall street On account OF his many
works of a philanshropic nature. hts fellow
brokers in the street several years ago
named him Deacon White" BY this name
NJ. White spoke on "Recoilections or
Jersey County From 1885 10 lsJl OF this
and the Mississippi Valley US well, the
speaker related many incidents never before
given the public.
ing "a bit Of history. valuable. yet known
10 only small number OF the present pro-
motors of great educational institutions,
Doctor E.las Hamilton coming 10 zee our
fever-striCken househol in the summer OF
1884, and a few weeks afterwards l reInem-
Der being told that the good doctor who
had come to save our lives had yielded up
his own. l RENE iJ:ber with absolute reality
the opening of the quarry in 1856. GU; OF
which the stone schoolhouse was built
which was known as the Hamilton Primary
School. and The building OF which marked
an epoch In the educational progress of this
Western country. Doctor Hamilton. 81
Nermonter by birth, came TO Illinois from
Mississippi where had amasssG a
fortune. After he had yielded his life 10 the
malaria of this country. hts viii was founu
to contain Il beguest for the establishment
of primary school. 5000 being left for
the purpose. This school was established
NJ Otierville. ard sti.i STANDS. ana was the
pioneer Of the great free schools system OF
the State.
When Doctor Hamilton came north he
liberated his slaves and among them was
a youth named George Washington. The
boy drifted into Ot-erville and attended this
free school provided Icy his former master.
Before his death the old negro Washington
had accumulated Il small fortune. and he
bequeathed Il sum for the erection of a.
monument TO the memory OF Doctor Ham,
ilton. out OF gratitude for his benefactions
and this monument now marks the resting
place of Doctor Hamilton at Otterville. The
negro did more IN emulating the example Of
his former master. and lett the residue OF
his fortune as a fund TO educate negro
youths In the South. Already over 4 hun
dred negroes have been educated with the
proceeds of this bequest.'
In the evening "a spelling school of we
olden TYNE" was had in the tabernacle.
Wchster's Elementary Spellsr was used, and
the teachers were Jacob Terry Of Edwards
Vile Benjamin Wedding Of Jerseyville Mrs
Virginia Ccrbett-Harbers Of Jerseyville and
Mrs. Eliza Chandler White Ct Brooklyn. y
y. In the course Of the day the Doubt
Family Orchestra furnished a number Of
selections. The orchestra is composed of
the family OF Jacob Doubt. who was for
merly a resident Of Otteryille. To-day the
reunion Will be continued. and among those
participating in the programme will be Dean
A. A. Wright OF Boston. Doctor A. P
George Of Kansas city. Mrs A Z. Shpley
of Dies Noines. Ia. who will speak on
How the Doors Have Been Opened TO
Women During the Century: Minor 5.
GOWNS of Kansas will speak on Farmers
and Farming in Jersey County Fifty Years
Ago" The Bench and Bar of Jersey
County VIII be given by Judge G. W. Herd
man OF Jerscyviils: Brush College and
Social Life Fifty Years Ago by Judge l.
Stilwen Of Kansas Other interesting ad-
dresses VII be made in the afternoon. and in
the evening the South African Boys Choir