The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-07
LA GRANGE REUNION
NOTABLE OCCASION ON : TIE OF
Former Students of Institutfon De- stroyea by Federal Soldiers Enjoy Barbecue on old Campus.
 pr. Wyeth Present.

Tuscumbia, July 6.---(Special. )-Ths
 third annual reunion of the students
 and alumni of old LaGrange College
 this county. was held on the coiIeg~ grounds yesterday, the attendance be-
 ing large and the entertainment of the
 visitors and guests being of that char
 acter fdk which the South is famed. Il The students and alumni began to ar- I rive yesterday. spending the day al l Leighton with relatives. friends and ac- | quaintances, and leaving early this morning for the college grounds, sweet
 with ~oyhood "reminiscences and asso- l ciations
 I school buildings. between the walls of which were trained and educated some of the most prominent and conspicu- ous business and professional men of I the United States, the devastation of the buildings having been complete during the cruel war between the States, Federal soldiers having applied the torch to them and their destruction having been total . The grounds are intact howsver, and the annual reunions are occasions of wondrous pleasure, although mixed with keen sorrow The gathering today em- braced a large number Of those whose ranks are being rapidly dep1eted. and there were several faces present last year that were absent on today's oc- casion. having crossed over the Great Divide.
 The program as carried out today consisted of an oldfashioned barbecue, with number of eloquent addresses in which the speakers related numer- ous feeling and pathetic incidents and experiences of the long ago. and all the survivors present received most cor-. dial and sincere reception.
 F.A r.m dred, made up of scores of friends and acquaintances of the college boys" and the day was season of refresh ing intercourse and an inspiration to all present
 pr. John A. wyeth. the noted New York surgeon, who is an alumnus of LaGrange College, has been "a prime factor in the annual reunions. that of today being the third of the kind held on the college site.
 As long as there are enough of the "boys" left, these reunions are to be held each year, and those attending will be received and entertained as royalty as they have been on the last two and the present reunion.
 Charles Doud. well known and prominent young business man of Shef- field, has been notified of his appoint ment as postmaster of Sheffield. There were three other applicants beside the successful appointee. Miss Alice Pardee. Rev. o. E. Comstock and John R. Loo- ney. As soon as he can qualify. the newly appointed postmaster will as- suma charge of the office.
 At meeting of Tuscumbia's volun- teer fire department. B. L. Hartzog re- signed as chief, Samuel Sevier being elected In his stead. Aaron Bresler was selected as assistant to the chief, and Frank Whittemore made secretary
 The fruit crop in this section, con trary to early expectations. is unusual ly fine and abundant, with the excep- tion of apples and pears, which seem to be practically failure. The peaches, cherries plums and berries are being marketed in paying quantities. the crops being better than for many sea- sons.