The Jones County news., 1909-08-13
Saturday a Big Day For the
Country Folk
DINNER ON THE GROUND
AND NUMEROUS ADDRESSES
Sherrand Sholar, Well Known
Citizen, Passes to Rest.-Other
News of Interest.

Scaggville. Aug. live desire TO
the social and business gathering
of the Farmers Union at this place
the 9th inst. AT 1890 a. M, very
appropriate and eloquent address
of welcome was, delivered by Mr..
Craven, after which Hon. w. w
Hopkins, County Lecturer, was i'm
troduced amidst cheers and pau |
dts. After expressing thankful
ness to "Him who rules welr' for
the privilege of mounting the ros'
trum in the presence of a d'stin'
guished audience, Mr. Hopkins
then entered upon well outlined
and impressive discourse relative to
the active and passive needs of the
agricultural world, aud the possi
bilities that obviously present
themselves to the element OF agri.
cultural pursuits an Jones County
The noon hour having arrived,
the good ladies spread a table
"toothsome" enough for king
There was quite a large crowd OF
the sons of 'Adamn that feasted toI
their full, and after all had eaten q
plenty, aud some more, there were
more than enough to satisfy the
cravings Of Just such crowd. AT
ter the fragments which were more
than "twelve baskets full" had
been boxed and trunked away. the
nlentolks reveled in the shady
grove; some swapped "chews",
some lit pipes, some neither 'chew-
ed nor smoked, but all greatly en-
| loved the brief noon-hour in social
conversation. As we were so far re-
moved from the ladies, can't men
ton the trend OF their vocabulary,
however, will vouch tor their say
ings and opinions being to the
point, and much more refined thar
those of the gruffer sex. The boyi
and girls (C'bo considers a boy
! regardless of age, to be a hoy" til
: he marries) seemed 10 highly ap
: preciate the opportunity of prom e
nading through the beautiful
grove, taking buggy rides, and en-
gaging in gIeeful sport.
The noon hour having passed, a
assem- bled again in the large, COO
and comfortable houre, where a
general discussion of farming in
terest was amicably expounded by
the following gifted local orators;
Messrs. w. l.. Entrekin, j. ID Shu-
maker, I. w. Collins, and Right
Rev. A. T. Robinson. While each
speaker did honor to the occasion,
il was lett for Hon. I. w. Collins to
make quite a redoundable and prof
ita BILE discourse relatiys to the val
ue and urgent need of substantial
. organization.
At 3;3O, the gala day was ended
: and all, except those who remained
to participate in private matters
pertaining to the society, took theil
departure for home, feeling that
! indeed, it had been truly red let
ter day at Skaggvile.
(Misses) Clyde Scruggs and o. b
Y Carlisle visited friends and rela
tives in Moselle. They report quit
a pleasant trip and enjoyable time
Your writer, while assisting il
moving some very heavy timbers
&. sustained serious and very pain
ful wound by one of the pieces fall
,e ing OH his foot.
One of our colored friends, whil
= operating one of the shingle mills
happened to the misfortune of log
ing the ends of three of his fingers
ie We are sorry to report the dennis
x of Mr.. Sherrard Sholer, valuabl
- citizen aud prominent farmer VIII
,, resided a few miles west of the cit,
" He leave devoted wife and sever
" grown children to mourn his r
= GREETED departure.
The meeting reported in sesslc
at our last writing is now close
t 1t continued one week during whit
49, time the services were well repr
sented, and though no addition
= mem bership was obtsined, we a
sure the meeting was by no meai
- failure.
N We appreciate the kindly remar
of your correspondent from ne
Heidelburg who signs under I
nondeplume--"Bat," however
much more appreciate the true
sentials of his thoughts relative
the esta blishmeut of higher a
holier standard OF morality a
spirituality among the inteiliger
: that people our globe, and whi'
he rig htly infers, can be done OF
. by private and public precept a
example. Reader, will you do yc