The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-11-09
ANOTHER LOOK
Judge John L. RYland Writes Inter
estingly of the Past.

EDITOR INTELLIGENCER:--In an
effort to recall the past history, IN q
very slight degree, of that once famous
institution, "Old Masonic College,"
during its day the pride of our county
and city, we read the fate OF many Of
the bright young men that frequented
the halls of that institution in the one
word, "dead." Some of them died
young, before the flush of youth had
passed from their brows, while others
lived to reach their three score years
and ten and though unknown to me,
their works do follow them.
Take the members of that first class
of graduates. M. M. Broadwell studled
law, though he never practlced his pro-
fession; then went to New York and
engaged in the business of buying and
selling stocks: during the late civil wal
amassed a fortune that passed from his
possession like the baseless fabric of a
dream. firing of the intermlnabIe
strife of the money-makers of that great
city he turned his face westward and
went into business again in the city al
the mouth of the Kaw and a few years
ago yielded to the great leverer OF all
d human greatness and now sleeps with
his fathers and his name and his fame
h~ereabout are only known to a few.
d Charley H. Glover, like his class
mate, Broadwell, also studied law and
4 practiced it for a number of years in
r. our nelghboring state of Kansas. Later
in life he abandoned the law and took
up the profession of teaching, at which
he gained some distinction. Not Ions
since this statement concerning hin
was published in a newspaper: "Died
III in The city of --, Charles II
70 Grover, Esq, aged - years." Ant
J" who among all those who walked tn
streets of Lexington in the early tiftie
TX remembers the two bright, promising
young men, Charles Ii. and A. N
d. GroverP
W Then comes Jefferson Williams, tn
sociable, clever fellow and companion
=. known as Jeff Williams. After gradu
. alton he remained in business with hi
father and brother, the well know
-, mercantile firm OF "Howard William
e. Son." He afterwards went to th
city of St. Joseph, where he marie
and engaged In the insurance bushes
for a number of years and afterward
sought a home IN the far west Of OF
widely extended country, where he ais
-. found a grave. Outside the family of
~ brother and a few others, who remen
bers jeff Williams?
John w. Waddell, the other men
Der of this class of educated youth
after finishing his college life, RENAME
in our community, where he was for
long series of years engaged in mar
of the active pursuits of life. He wi
'od merchant, farmer and banker and gel
orally prospered in each and all
Il these businesses. He married an
reared IN our midst a respected an
respectable family of children to lnher
h his fortune and to perpetuate his goo
\ name; and to them is entrusted tn
much desired work of keeping fresh
the minds and hearts OF others Il
memory of their father. ,
The year 1851 saw this class of fol
stalwart young men in all The streng
and pride of their young manhoo
start on the journey of life, and ere Il
century is passed their names and the
memories, too, are almost forgotten
those who had such high hopes OF su
cess in their future lives. Such is lii
such may be written of the vast maic
ity of those who began life with the
and such will be written of nearly
who come after them. Only here a
there a name Is engraved on the tab
of time hat will live forever. Emers