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BOWLING GREEN

lSpEtlhl 10 me ii!ues- Dispatch
Bowling Green. Va. May H-Mrs Maria
Moore OF Norfolk. Is with her parents.
-JudGc and Mrs. r.. e. Moncurc.
Mrs willard w Green mas returned honi.
from a Visit ~; month Ia her parents ia
Chatham.
MISS Nnnie ~. White. who has been visit
inE relatives II Eichnond. has returned
home.
Colonel Richard l.. Bcsie has returned from,
visit to hia paronts TIA wes,moreland
Troy Moncwc, OF B!acks.one. spent several
daE,. WITH hiS parents Judge aud MIA. T.
g. Moucure.
Miss sue Gouldnau has returned from a
more.
Mrs. William " Cobb and son. OF Fails
Coeh!ll at Milford.
Mir and Mrs W -. Boyd and son. william
OF Richmomd. spent several days with Major
aud Mls r u. Coghin
Miss Eta II. Scwbni has returned from
ESSEX County where she spent week at
Me-. I, II. Gil spent part ot this weak
IN N'cLnond attending the May festival.
Nlr, and Mrs. Mcconnell. OF Richmond, ars
here. "
OF this week ia Richmcnd.
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Editor Genealogical Column, Tho Tines
Dispatch.
Information is desired OF the carly
records OF the Nv banks family, of Vir-
ginia.
George Ewbanits was resident OF
Woodbridge. " J., In 1907. where ho
died in iIl2 or 1918. His wife was
named Elizabeth He IS supposed to
have been n member of tho Virginia
family of that name. but whether he
came from Virginia direct TO Wood
bridge. or from Philadelphia or vicinity
is not known.
Can you. or any OF the readers of tho
Genealogical column. give me nny in
formation regarding him. or of tho
early records Of the Ewbanks family,
or II n record has been printed. whore
can II be found? In what town In Nir-
gtnia did the family residep
correspondent wrote me chat ono
of the name was In Jamestown in 1907
with Captain John Smith, but | have
not been able To verify tho statement
q. d. \.
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Sincerely yours.
ELIZA i WIGGIN.

Tie Times Dispatch. Richmond. Va:
Dear Sirs,-f bought Il copy OF your
paper on Sunday. March - Scoini,
that you have genealogical column,
put it into my mind that YOU might bo
able to help me. If 50. what are tho
charges?
My ancestor, Stcpchn Daniel and his
brother, David. came to North Carolina
from Virginia some time In 1900. Their
father. | think. was Elisha Daniel. and
family tradition says that Elisha Dan
iers wifc was n Parker stephen Dan
iel married ltuldah Truct Smock July
-. 1900. She was from Snow Iiil, I
think. Kent County. Md. Her mother
was Leah Truct.
Another ancestor. James stanton. WAS
born In Prince George or Southampton
County. Va. chatter by tradc). born
l727. lie married Elizabeth Peterson,
of Virginia. Settled. first, In North
ampton County. then In Edgccombe
County. y. G.
wish to know all I can OF these
people. and will appreciate any infor-
nation. Yours truly
MRS. w. 7. HINES.
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HOUSTON

iSpeciai to The Times DispatchJ
Houston Va. May lG-Mr and Mrs L. 81
Thnyer left on Thursday 10 spend the week.
end in l.ynuhburs.
Mrs. r. NJ. Ncathcry. OF South Boston.
spent Monday with her mother. Mrs ~ H.
GTubb..
Mrs. l.. NJ. Booker Waited her son. Or.
George T.. Booker. OF Danvilic. last week
l.. 6. Glenn, of Wlnston-SdlcII, y. c.. Nis-
!tca friends hero this week
Mrs. n. i. Iiauklns Is spending a short
time with relatives and friends in Petovs-
burg and Richmond.
L. Il. Monroe OF Brookueal was guest
at the home OF II. Holt Easley during tho
past week
"; w Hawkins spent several days ,ht.
wcci, ia Richmond.
W!!iam Leigh. OF Baltimore. was I'm Houn.
ton this week
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Gar Eufhers, Halls

When in the olden days there stood
\ lovely mansion OF the Cameron
Backed By tho mountain with It's lofty
Will. al it's feet the placid river
Far from the modern hurly- burly I
have found
Ny footsteps wandered as to holy
Here surrey" strayed and tool, delight,
IN dreamy moments with fair Nor
Ire Northcrncrs' greed to cruelty tho
Its biuc-.clad horde of murderous
And here brave Mosby barred thar
trenchant blade.
lied. afraid "
By God ! soodly sight, Here yet
Ihs !ord!% building holds It's old
None who approached IT found but ono
To leave it's welcome and that placid
And crown of silver which well dcck'd
the brow
OF her To whom the sturd,est hear; ,v,s
proud TO how.
Alas It's but the shadow holds
It's place between tho river and tho
time grayd wood,
within this once fair hall of freedom
greed
Has found a throne. and when she
stately stood
TO BID The passing guest Cod speed
Is throned the cashiers desk. whore oll
must pay.
No. more within these walls are found
Those gallant hearts WHO wore Tho
S0uthIaud's gray:
Here Northlaud's womcn's voices harsh
r"souud.
And Northland's mon of moneys wor-
snip - they stray.
With hearts more hard and harsh than
granite plan.
Ey force and trick to pluck their fell
bowman.
OF yoro each Southland body held
y heart In which greed found no Of
fcrcd throne.
But holy affairs. where Rights flames
would weld
OF mortal weakness and OF flesh and
Such mighty children of Almirbty Cod
TheY dicd ere ono least step in traitor
GUS ways they trod
OH. Southland homes. within your wallis
How many OF such men Of Gcd now
rest
It'll some great need Of right unop
How many a traitor is your welcome
guest
How many hearts and bodies of tho
South to-day.
HctNiug God, wear rights proud rags
of gray"
THE OLD GRAY DOCTOR.
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Il - .iiasScrville 1861, captain. re-
nndcr FIRST lieutenant: Thomas \.
Hatcher. second lieutenant: W. w. War
ron. Jr, second lieutenant; H. T. !
coleman. second lieutenant. promoted
from first sergeant: John r. Farrar
first sergeant. promoted captain. killed
at Drcwry's HlUT May. 1861: S. II. Read.
first sergeant, promoted captain. sur
rendered at AppomattoN Courthouse
APRIL >. SEA: 4. T.. May. second ser
gcant: y. j. Smith. third sergeant. sur
rendered at AppomuttoN Courthouse:
j j Warren. corporal. wounded Mt
prcwTy's BLUM, May ~. 1864: i'rivatcs
Y. -. Andrews. II. l.. Braccy. Virl:inius
iirdc"y, w. II, Tracey, e. T.. Barker.
surrendered at AppouattoN Courthousc
:. :. EriggE. surrendered at Apponui
toN Courthouse; William BiShop, Rob
crt Iinrtou, died I'm hospital: Lewis Eur
ton, wounded at DrcWry's Biulr MAY lG.
1854 W. G. curtis. Samuel Crutc, i. g.
Curtis. H. w. Curtis, corporal. wounded
May l6. 1864: l'rivates g. a. Curtis.
1861; fIczckiah Cooper. enlisted in
1861. served eight months: j. H. Cole.
Hobert Cole, surrendered ~ Amount
ioN Courthouse; John W. Creole.
Drury Greedlc, 6. y, Crowdcr. wound
cd at prewry's HluT May lG. 1864:
!amcs CroWdcr. Darius :. Claiborne
J. NJ Davis, Robert w. Davis. wounded
at Five Forks, 1868: Wilson r. Evans,
j. I. Farrar. surrendered ut Nppomat-
toN Courthouse; w. IL. Farrar, pro-
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Editor Of the Confederate Column:

Editor OF the Confederate Column
Sir.-in "Virsinia Division Notes
OH Confederate page, find j. T.. l..
Stuart Chapter, of Stauuton, has :;
grand childrcns, chapter of 200, it
should be 100 Enclosed YOU will find
an account of the organizing of the
Staunton Juniors. u. :. G. V. and
L. y. g. Auxiliary 10 the !. Il. l..
Stuart Chapter. 1t took me seven
weeks, from \. NJ. TO +. NJ, to
canvass the town. and set all these
Confederate boys and girls together.
This is the largest charter list with
which amy junior chapter. or. in fact.
any other chapter. has been organized
anywhere unprecedented. and the chill
drcn. as we'll as myself. are very
proud OF il.
Mrs. Campbell had not heard from
MS when hcr article went to press,
since have mailed her :, paper.
Very truly yours,
MRS. j. f.. r. CASSELL.
Director OF Staunton Juniors 4. s. {.
Y. aud L. u. 6. (AuXiliary To i. T..
i. Stuart Chaptcr)
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Southern History. nonnok. County

The admirable article with the above
heading, which appeared in the Con
fcdcratc Page last week, is an address
delivered by Judge w. w. AIonett. OF
the first division. u. - &C.. in the court
house OF Roanoke County. April a9,
1914.
1t is likely that many readers OF
the Confederate Page have preserved
the article, and they would do well To
attach this note to 1t in lieu Of tho
signature. etc. which should have been
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An interesting Lee Letter.

Miss y W. Archer. Richmond:
My Dear Miss Archcr.--I have yours
OF the ith. and. with pleasure, !nclosc
two COMICS OF GcucrIl Lees letter.
think that it ought 10 be published in
the southern Historical Magazine for
permanent preservation.
with thanks for your interest, ] am,
Sincerely Yours.
EEEDEk!CK VI. COLSTON.
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trncuiOCicoI i,rrorx

1t is singular that those who write
Eehraiogies do not ofteucr stop 10
th'"h' Last sunday, in an article on
the Gwathiney family. it is stated thar
owen Gwathmey. of the third genera -.
non 81 the Virginia family. married
ilanuah Temple. daughter OF Sir Iobn
Icmple and Hannah Moore, maid OF
honor To Queen Elizabeth" No d,tcs
arc gwen, but it is statcd--no doubt
corrcctiy-tha; their son. owen G,v,tb-
ui'N' was born November % l-5y ticr,
"" nave man born in i75a whose
Z iflhdli"thcr - said Ia have been ma id
OF lnror ia Queen lIli:ahcth EIiZahc,h
"i'u IN 1908, li9 years before owen
'"othmey was born II his grand
n"'htF was maid of honor to Queen
'.!i"'t"'th shc must have heen at least
10y Years old at the time of her grand
"HnS hIrih or, allowing Hannah Tenn
pc H"aihmrY to have been fftv vcors
oid "a good allowance when her so,
oven was born, tren her mother must
nave hecil about l2o years old when she
amman Tcmpep was born---vcriiy n
pd'flhrchica! family. Tho truth IS That
"'nnah Temple was daughter or 10
sem Tcirplc. of King and Duccn ma
Ann Arnold, his wife.
In tho same number is tho oft-ro-
ry"Iod claim that John Rogers. OF
NiHE ana Queen. married Mary.
W ~! n.cr OF William iiryd the first. OF
mere is absolutely no
PROOF mat this is So IT has been re-
icctcd ny all ancestral societies T,
looks as If these claimants thinl, thai
persistent claim would finally cause n
l" ne accepted. II John Rogers mar
req any Mary Byrd she was prob.
"|N Tue daughter of a William Byrd
VINO hNcd In King and Queen County
at tho same time, ana mirht na.,,!.
nave been hcr father. This VIIinn,
Byrd was a burgess I'm 17oo
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strongest claim they can present to
the confidence and respect OF tho other
sections ~ the Union"
success Was First From the Yer,
rir.t.
Tho success of the association was
assured from the outset. Camps mul-
uplcd and the annual reunions became
events az emphasizing interest through
out tho South. fts foremost cities be
came eager rivals for the presence
OF tn" assembled heroes OF the sixties
ana each cxurtcd Itself 10 extend q
welcome Of such impressive character
ns would emphasize the undyIng love
and venorHtion for the SCARED sur
Vivors OF heroic epoch. rho rc-
unions became great social gatherings
wher" tag Tower Of tic maiden beauty
OF DiHic. attended 10y hundreds OF its
foremost mItrons. repaired 10 pay TIL
buic by their presence to the bat
talions in faded gray.
As COMMUNICATIVE CHIEF, Il. II. Young
truly declares: Here and there criti-
cismS have cropped out Of the sDon-
sors and natrons ar honor AMI OF the
music, balls and other entertainments
which mark these great rcuious.
t"nfcdcrat" reunions are never rcnI
business meetings, but they are great
social events from which the spirit Of
loyalty 10 the memories OF the South
:
~ the Confederate States. from the
tldewater OF Virginia 10 the far west
err boundaries of the great state OF
Texas. NOt only thuse who attended
IN" reunions, but those who heard ac-
counts Of these wonderful gatherings.
were touched with magnificent mem
"'ics OF scenes OF the South, and thus
there grew up this marvellous organ-
!I1uon with its vast numbers OF camps
Ia alI parts Of the land. who wcrc re-
cording AS best they could the stor!es
which made Southern manhood and
"omanhood so attractive and charm
ing 20 the world
iIntcs of Reunions.
Following have been the dates and
jacksonville this year being the TWEEN
ty-fourth:
Sew Orleans torganized). June 10.
1859; Chattanooga. July 3, 1880; Iaci, :
son, Miss. June >. 1891: New Orleans.
April 50, 1899; no reunion in 1898
on account of financial depression.
birmingham, Ala, April 25-2G. 1924:
Houston. Tex. May 22-24. 1895, rich,
mond. Va. juno 3o-July IL, 1895:
Nashville, June ora, 1897: Atlanta,
Ga. July 20-23, 1885. Charleston. :.
G.. May 1913, 1889; Louisville. Nv.
MAJ ao-31. 1900; Memphis. May $3.50.
1901 Dallas. Tex, April 2e-25. 1902:
-''A'''''.'' AtN4i., JUNG if-lh, IHUt +,
Louisville. Ky. juno 1i-1G. 1905: %cw
Orleans. April 26-27. 1906; Richmond.
Va. May 30-31-June IL, 1907; Biz
mingham, Ala, June Oil, 1905: Mem
ph!s, Tenn, June $40, 1903: Mobile.
Ala, April 26-2s. 1910: Little Rock.
Ark, May 1G-iS. 1911; Macon. ca.
May 10, 1912; ChattanooFa. 1913.
The several COMMUNICATIVE chief or
tho L. G. Y. have been; Generals John
l.. Gordon. stephen u. Lee. Clcm.nt
y. Evans. George W. GORDON ana Ben
mott II. Young. The present general
officers are; General Bennett II. Young.
communicative chief, Louisville. XIV:
Major-General william T.. MlcEle. nd-
jutaut general and chief OF staff. Now
Orleans; General Irvine .. walker.
honorable o IN nj q n ri n-ch e +.
Charlesion. s. C.-Florida Times
Union
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zach child of Colonel John Waller had
Il daughter named Dorothy.
Yours. So.
Otego. Kan. April so
Ed To Con- ,-...L..-.l l..l.......

OteRO. Kan, April 30.
Editor Genealogical Column,
The Times Dispatch:
Dear MadanI.--Wn you through
your Interesting column make inquiry
concerning the Sfe and parcutaEo OF
Edward Waller. bachelor. who lived
IN Gloucester County. virginia. I'm tho
early part OF tho last century, about
lSOO-tS50?
IL 1 could seizure his parentagc or
ancestry It would be a very great
favor. and I would gladly reimburse
my informant.
Sincerely yours.
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Holt.

John Holt was the son of William
ana EllHahcth Garfield Holt OF Sur
roy SO thinks that careful Scnealogist.
thHrlcS w. Coleman. Rut Il cannot he
proved. John Holt married Margaret
60, he was the Mayor of Williams.
burg In l7"I. Io had John, OF Will
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WinIamsburr ve H.

Mr Editor-in reply To Waller"
an Iaat sundays Tines Dispatch
beg leave To say that George Wnljor
cannot be traced TO Colonel Johu
M"iier' gentleman, OF pamunkrv
River. near Cedar Point. Spotsvivnni,
county. The Walters of stafford
,ohnty arc not descended from Judge
henJ"min. of Williamsburg. They may
he from Thomas, but th!uk not. Ben
Jamin and Thomas Waller arc NOT
hr"thors but sons OF Colonel John
Waller above,
Tho recently published SpotgvI-
Nahla records and other documents
SHOW the following facts: Colonel
J"hn waller married Dorothy King
ana had five sons and one daughter
ana the sons come in this order. VIZ.
% John. married Agnes Carr. viii
CD Thomas married Elizabeth 1910.
ana had John, known as John, of king
William County. viii 1864. ana Doro-
thN. who married Quarlcs. and Thomas
CD William. married Ann Rcvcrlv
born StnnarD. VIII 1855
t4) fcnjannin, married Martha IIaI
tIhIS is Judge icnJamin, OF Williams
burg.
co Edmund. married Mary Pcndlc-
ton thorn Curtis>. The only daurh
ter, Mary, married Zachary Lewis.
MI Of tho sons had children. Tho
nnino George is not found among them.
rho writer has about II dozen Waller
w''ls IL is an Interesting fact that
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60. T., Fourteenth Regiment, Virginia
lntn nfrA. 4

Infantry, &. y. 4.
Editor Confederate Column Times
Dispatch:
Sir,-A friend has requested mo TO
have published q roll of COMPANY +
Fourteenth Regiment. Virginia Infan-
try. inclosc you copy OF it,
JOS. V HiDGODn.
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LA@ .aGlrG dimes plgpatrb Mf
HSWW41aa ENss GkE. GOEItB5ffTTR5

liaWsburS. and Mary. John was the
printer OF the williamsburg Gazette
and went to New York. where he died
William was Mayor Of williamsburg
Tn ISL and co'nmissary for the army
In the Revolution. Died In 1891. as
proved by his will. lie married Mary.
daughter OF Henry and Mary Browne
td'oc. She was his first wife. They
had Samuel, born May II. 1863. who
married Mary Wytho Tabb. and had
William. Henry died young. Mart(D
ECO. died young. John Tabh, born
January 13. 1881, married Anna a.,
daughter of William Il. HILL and sam
uel died young.
Matthew Edloc (also spelled Edlow
and idlowc) was member House of
i'ursosses; wife unknown. He had n
son. Matthew Edloc. who was also
member House OF Burgcsscs and mar
ricd Tabitha. He had John E:dloe. who
married Martha Hatcher. and had
hcnrl Edloe. who married Mary
Brownc, daughter of William Browne.
OF Suiiy. They had Mary Edloe, who
married William Holt Thus wo see
that this Holt Edlnc line furnishes two
members OF the House of Burgcsses
and IT," Surry brownies Will give Others
Mrs, Lloyd Baker Field. 4l52 Mary
lnnd Avenue. st. Louis. Mo: You will
ma al that is known about the PEN
Ilet"ns In "Culpcpcr County" by Green.
This book is in all libraries.
Dnbncy.
correspondent wishes connected
account Of the Dabneys
Cornelius pabnvy had a grant Of
200 acres I'm New Kent County in 1864:
also of 800 acres in New Kent in 1878
James DYoney. 2oi acres in King and
Queen county in 1901. George Dab
ney. 2aa acres in 81. Johns Parish. In
King ana Queen County In 1901. La.
ter three bnhney brothcrs-Iluguenots
arrived In Amcrica-Robert In Bos-
ton. about III: John. In virginia. about
!'l5. and Cornelius. also In Virginia.
about lil5. This lns'-named Cornelius
married his housckccpcr, Sarah lem
'!iu.s. IN Hanover In 1871, rs the Ham
over Minute Book shows
Susannah DabneY. of Hanover. mar
RED. about 1870, Francis Strothcr. Of
81 Marks Parish. and is said to he
The daughter of John Dabncy and Sarah
Jennings. II this is correct, two Sarah
Jennings married --- Dubnevs Can
amy reader straightcr this OUT?
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Mrs, Lloyd Baker Field. 4152 Mary
lnhd Avenue. st. Louis. Mo: You will
ma al that is known about the PEN
dlrt"ns In "Culpcpcr County" by Green.
This book is in all libraries
Sharp County record., 1914-07-31
Reeds Greek

Health is good at this writing.
Clay Rogers had business at
Jesup recently.
Van Rodgers of Jesup was in this
vicinity Saturday.
Esq M. J. Simpson Of near Cave
City was here on business one day
last week.
Jasper Mcleod and family spent
Saturday night and Sunday in the
Grange vicinity
6. A. Johnson and W. r. Storey
of Sidney we're here one day last
week Oh business.
Mark Harden from Jackson coun.
ty spent Sunday night here, the
guest of J, w. Rogers,
J. W. Rogers went to M. T.
PEBBLES Tuesday and reports Miss
Louise PEBBLES very i'll,
Mrs. Ida Wasson of Williford is
spending the week with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. j. D. GirtmaD.
Next Saturday is the time set to
work on the Fairyiew graveyard
Let everybody that is interested
come,
Since our last writing the storli
has visited at the home of J. W
Rogers and Geo, Eason, leaving boys
at both places,
Sharp County record., 1914-07-31
GOrir1tl1

G. W. WUes made a business trip
to JOnesbOro last week.
MIR. and Mrs. W. P. Williams have
a new boy at their home. y
Miss Eva Rogers of Climax visit.
ed with relatives in this section last
week.
Cattle buyers have been very
thick in this community the past
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Holt left last
week for -0klOhOma, for a visit with
their children.
W. D. Rogers, Our road Overseer,
has been doing some good work on
the roads lately,
Mr., and Mrs. John flolIiman of
Lawrence county visited with P. II.
Holt and family a day or two last
week.
Dal, the little son of Mr. and Mrs.
Alex OyleT, received 0 IN e very
dangerous cuts from a acroSS-cut saw
while helping his father fall a tree
one day last week He is improv-
ing.
Perry H. Holt is conducting a
class in singing at the home of j. S.
Williams. The school is small in
numbers, but among them is some
good talent, The school is progress
ing well.
Quite a number from this place
attended the Sunday School Conven-
ton at Evening Shade Saturday and
Sunday They report good time,
and wish to thank the kind people
Of Evening Shade for their hospi-
talities,
Sharp County record., 1914-07-31
.Sf1SIbyVilIe

j. H, Willmuth made business
trip to Batesville Friday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley MilHgan are
celebrating the arrival of a new boy,
Last Sunday jim Hall and family
visited friends and relatives in the
vicinity of Mt. View.
A local shower of rain fell here
Saturday afternoon; but it was not
very helpful to crops,
Watch the Clerks Office, and see
the results of Marvin TaylOr's fire.
Quent trips up Reeds Creek.
Mrs Sarah Lackey, who has been
seriously ill for the past few days, is
now on the road to recovery,
A few days ago Hugh Milligan
found very valuable pearli in Straw
berry river 1t is estimated to be
worth several hundred dollars.
Rev, Jennings of Cave City
began a protracted meeting at the
old Campground church last Satur-
day night.
The crop prospects in this COM
munity are fairly good, considering
the long dry spell However, some
Of the farmers have the blues.
Many of the young people from
here attended a party given by
Mr.. Bud Young of Calamine. They
reported a very large crowd present
and an enjoyable time.
For the past week a prOtracted
meeting, conducted by Revs.- Marvin
Sullivan and ZaCk Williams, has
been going on at Crossroads church.
Much good was accomplished in
this meeting,
Misses Artie Taylor and Beulah
Pinkston, Messrs. Sid Smithee and
Claude Mason, left Shelbyville last
Saturday to attend the Sharp Coun-
ty Sunday School Convention at
Evening Shade, as delegates from
the Belmont Sunday School.
Mr.. and Mrs, Grover Taylor and
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernie Gi5t are respect
lively the proud parents of a five
pound baby girl and a nine pound
baby boy. The mothers and babies
are doing fine but Grover and Vernie
have not yet entirely recovered.
Sharp County record., 1914-07-31
The MEETINGS

From now on, until alter the
Annual Camp meeting at Calamine
a number of protracted meetings
will likely be held in this and ad
jacent communities,
1t is to be hoped that a large
majority Of the people will mani
fest a sincere interest in these meet
ines, and will work faithfully for the
moral and spiritual uplift of these
communities, So many of us si
around and sing; Make me worker
for Jesus and Get a loafer's wages
from the Devil for it,
Let us work, as if we would live
forever. Live, as if we would
die today"
Sharp County record., 1914-07-31
CENTRAL BUSINESS COLLEGE

A term of six or eight months in
the Sedalia Telegraph School will
prepare any young man of ordinary
ability with a business that will
furnish him employment at good
waGes the balance of his life.
The calls m ad G upon us by
different railroads for our telegraph
students are always ahead of our
supply Right now, every young
man who has accomplished our
standard is in a good position and
every one of them writes he Is
more than satisfied with our in.
struclion and what we have done
for him in locating him in a posi-
lion-a well paid position directly
from school Our standard for
graduation is higher than that Of
any other school of its kind Of
which we have any knowledge; and
this high standard Is what the rail-
roads want, and explains why the
applications for our men are more
than we can keep up with, AT this
writing we have on file calls for
for men at good pay We cannot
all all cf these for The reason that
we have not enough with us who
have finished The course.
We win train you and absolutely
guarantee to place you in d well
p0id position Just as soon as you
are competent Call on Us and talk
the matter over lfy0u cannot call,
write for free catalogue Many are
arranging at this time to enroll
August ., 1914. Address, G. w.
Robbins, Scdalla, Missouri od.