The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-02-24
LEE COUNTY COURTHOUSE
IS FORMALLY DEDICATED
interesting and Impressive Ceremonies by Nestor
Of the Lee County Bar, COL ". l. Clayton, and
Hon. John AIIen-.Capt Jas Kincannon
Master OF Ceremonies.

an old stager. In presenting theil
claims John and Judge Cayce said
that they were yonng men and
that they reckoned that they could
learn how to make good prosecut-
: ing attorneys, to which B-replied
by telling the story Of the boy
who tried to do the watch trick
that had been done in the neigh
borhood by strolling magicisn.
Some body in the audience gave
the boy watch which he put into
q sack aud beat it upon table,
! going through incantatiOns and
strange gestures, as tha magician
had done. When the auditor call
ed for his watch what was his
dismay to find it smashed into
smithereens. lie warned the crowd
against elecring either Of the boys
as they might smash things in try
ing 70 learn how to do the trick
just ~ the boy had done the watch
! Mr.. Allen told several other anec-
dotes that were equally amusing.
I In the way OF ranini.c suc, Mr..
Allen sud gteat mlny good
thug, abDlt the 81 l.r nan Der5
of the Tupelo bar. He spoke
feelingly of Coils. Blair and John
d. Williams and Gen Flnly and
Tom Smith aud Jud Russell who
have passed before the great Tribu
nal on High. He psld appropriate
tributes to the mem ,ry Of each Of
these. He also told Of the pleas.
ure; Of his ,so.ilsi,, with +
and Jll Rls,9!l, all Hlcy.
Mabry and Sum rtylor aa:h -
whom have risen to pla;sS OF EN-
inence in their u,5ls pr:9Ssi,l
He was eloquent in his Ell comiums
upon their ability as attorneys and
their lofty char4ctars as mau and
citizsns. His tribute to thu mem)-
ry of his friend A. j. Rl,sall, WAS
exceeding tender and pathetic. Mr..
Aliens speech was felicitols
throughout. In its delivey he
showed that time has not robbed
him of either his strength or
humor and that he bills fair to
continue in his good works for
Tupelo AMI Lee county for many
years to come. He AMI Col.
Clayton are all who are left to
hold the county in touch with it's
original bar. Nay time deal
gently with these veterans and
may they live for many years yet
to enjoy the affectioaate ven4ra
tion of all the people of Lee county,
whose interests and happiness they
have done 50 much to npbnild
and sustain.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Aliens
speech Capt. Jas. Kinc&nnon Of
fsred the following resolution
which was adopted by . rising
vote.
| Resolved, by the people of Lee
| County in Mass Meeting assembled,
that we recognize in Judge Z. Q.
Sykes the competent and uplight
Judge, the able and conscientious
jurist, and the chivalric gentleman
whose life is model Of purity
and excellence, and we respect.
fully request Gov. Vardaman to
reappolnt him to his present
position.
On the adoption of this reso-
luton Judge Syke. made few
remarks expressing his apprecia-
ton OF the nigh compliment given
him by this resolution. He also
referred to the close relations of
friendship and mutual interest
subsisting between Monroe and
Lee counties and told how the
boys Of Lee responded to the call
Of Monroe for aid in driving
the despised carpet baggers out
Of the state in 1875.
! The following resolution offered
by Capt. Kincannon, was adopted
| by a rising vote. Resolved; tina,
we the people of Lee county, in
mass meeting assembled, do here
by tender to our efficient and
|indefatigable Board of Supervisors
our thanks for their labors in
conceiving the plan and executing
the work Of building the mag
nificent and beautiful court house
which now stands as monument
| TO their prescience and fidelity