Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-07-24
FROM COMMANDER BOBBITT,
Hillsboro, Texas, July II, 1908.
To the Members of "Stonewall''
q Camp, U. C.. V. ~

u the MEMBERS .OI StOucWdlt
" Camp, U. c.. V.
Dear Friends and Comrades.
Another year will have soon
passed since we met in our an
nual Reunion. 1t may be that
some have answered to the last
"Roll call. since then, but to
such as may be still living let
me ask earnestly that each aud
every one of you meet with US
this year for we are now getting
well up in years and this may
be the last time many Of us will
be permitted to meet in camp,
for the Harbinger may summon
and we Pass overs the River
aud be resting under the shade
of the trees,' before our next
meeting. Besides we owe it tc
the citizenship Of Canyon City
to make the meeting a Crane
success, ,sas they have always
exerted themselves in our be.
half to make our stay in their
little city as enjoyable as pos
sible.
Thenawe owe it to the cause
in which we were actively en-
gagged to keep these up and try
to leave such an impression on
the minds of our descendants Is
and other citizens of the '"South.
land" who have emigrated
here since. the late unpleasant
messy that they will exert them.
selves to have a true history OF
the war written aud adopted for
the perusal not only of the peo-
pie of the South and this Cont
nent but also those of European
countries who may desire tC
learn the cause of the strife.
1t is my intention to be there
God willing-on time, and
expect several from this part OF
the State to attend also, and it
is my desire to meet as many OF
the survivors of our cause as
possible. So please do not let
any trivial matter keep you
away. -
Hoping to meet you all, l am,
Your Comrade,
j. II. BOBBITT,
Com. of "Stouewall" Camp
u. G. V. sa
Isn Suu.m.un-ms.nu@m-m
A noted minister had the following
to say OF the man who stays out O
church because Of hypOcrites: Th
mun who says that he is kept ou
of the church by hypocrites, is not in
fiuence0 by them any where elsa. Bus
mess is iui of them. II he sees Il chanc
to make money he don't stOpfor that
The thea or is full OF them, and We
he will go there and pay to look a
them. Society iscrowded with then
and yet he never thinks Of becomin;
II hermit. Married life is full OF them
but that doesn't make him remain
bachelor. He'll is full of them an'
he il not doing a thing to keep iron
, there. lie wants you to think he
avoiding the society OF hypocrite
and yet he takes not a single stel
towards the only place in Gods uni
verse where no hypocrites can so
and by his conduct proves that h
, himself is the biggest kind OF a hypC
critic. c.-Greenville Herald.
mum.m.m.m~m. m.mamus
j. ID. CurtsinSer, one of The Brand
valued subscribers, brought in Wed
nesday from his ranch, situated te
miles south in Castro county, n sac
of Irish potatoes OF the Tennesst
: Triumph variety which were grow
without irrigation and with br
, little cultivation, as he has been tOl
by his neigh bors that Irish potatoi
would note do well here. Mr.. Cur
} singer has exploded that theor,
5 however, as we took ten potato'
as they camel from the sack an
+ found that they weighed poun'
T. and 10 ounces. No country can bei
: that on that variety OF potatoe
Hereford Brand.
The News Office has on sale al
quantity of envelopes with the X
e union advertisement on them, prin
t ed especially for private correspon
: ence. which we sell in lots OF % {
n more at 4 e n piece. Every citizen
e town should use these envelop
from now until Reunion time an
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