Washington ^ C o u n ty Hatchet
RG K S T
jC U L A T I O N
[s H lN G T O N
"Well hew to the line , let the chips fa ll where they may.''
I n t y .
II, N o .
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FOREST GROVE, OREGON, TH U RSDAY, MAY 21 ,
d ir e c t o r y .
I. O. O. F.
F O R E S T G R O V E .— W ash in gton lo d ge N o 48
m eets in its h a ll ev ery M onday even in g.
I t a t e o f o u b o o n ,
(b lic Instru ction
In ter
■ Court |
I fth District
1 Fifth District
W in. P. Lord
. H arrison R K in caid
P h illip M etsch am
.................G . M. Irw in
W . H. Leed s
C has. E- W o lv erto n
R. S. Bean
.............F. A . M oore
T . A . M cB ride
W. N. Barrett
John H M itch ell
......G eo W M cB ride
I s l I lV O T O V C O U N T Y .
B. P. C orn eliu s
I). B. R easoner
T . G . Todd
k . b . Goodin
H. P. Ford
P*. L. M cC orm ick
J. W. S ap p in g to n
G e o rg e H. W ilcox
A u stin C raig
L p;. W ilk es
W. D W oods
perintendent
j C o u r t T h ird M on day in M atch and
I fourth M onday in N o vem b er.
I C o ra i
F irst M onday in ea ch m onth
1
FOREST
F O R E S T G R O V E — Forest R ebekah lo d ge N o
a f f g ' J S ° f d P 5Uowlil haM
th e first and
th ird W ednesday o f each m onth.
W . G . C O L E , P h . G ., M. D .,
P h y s ic ia n a n d S u r g e o n ,
^ Jk K S B G R O .— M ontezuinn lo d ge No. 50 m eets
in its h a ll on ev e ry W ednesday ev en in g
|
en cam p m en t No. '
f i. rth r T , u esd a ys F of
? each
low * m
hal1
0,1 th e second and
fourth
onth.
[Office a t P io n eer D ru g S tore.
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-»,.I,?I'V S ^ORP.' ‘ Hil,8l>oro Reb ek ah lo d g e No.
e v tn ln s *n *^dd b ello w s h a ll ev ery S aturd ay
S M IT H & B O W M A N ,
1
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' IL L R .—C h arity L odge No. 75 m eets
m its h all on th e first and th ird S atu rd ays in 1 A T T O R N E Y S - A T - L A W ,
each m onth.
3
\
N otarial W ork and C o n v e y a n cin g .
haiiiA S T ? u i^ : W at,a,t? loelfge No. 40 m eets in its
h all on th e first, th ird and fifth S atu rd ays in
I R oom s 6 fit 7 M organ U lk.
each m onth.
1
K . O F P.
F O R E S T G R O VE - — D elp h os lodge No. 10 1
m eets in M asonic h all every S atu rd ay even in g.
D
H on. S. H ugh es.
L k n , T o serv e o n e y ea r, A
C urs Buxton. C. L . L a rg e.
T . Knox.
Jve tw o yea rs, T . C. M cN a m er. H ugh
l i t h . I). C. S te w a rt, P resid en t.
r
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ix o n
H IL L S B O R O .—P h oen ix lo d ge No. 34 m eets in
M asonic h all ev ery M onday even in g.
H IL L S B O R O , O k .
,
D E N T IS T ,
C O R N P'LIU S .—Sim onides lo d g e No. 34 m eets
m|Us castle h all every Saturd ay even in g.
H ours
G L E N C O E .—G len coe lo d ge No. 22 m eets in
in its castle h all on ev ery alte rn a te S aturday.| ! 9 a. m. to 4 p. m.
Main Street
FO REST GROVE
OREGON.
R. 3.
P'ORP.ST G R O VE - — D elp h a tem p le, No. 7,
m eets in M asonic h all on th e second and fourth
W ednesday o f each m onth.
a .
GROVE.
Forest Grove.
T elep h o n e No.*3!
L. C. W A L K E R ,
H IL L S B O R O .-P h o e n ic ia tem p le m eets in Ma-
W ed n esd ay ! sonic
h all
I s ion i . r s ' C o u r t F irst
Monday in each m on th ,
| o f
P r o f e s s io n a l ( ’a r ils .
CIVIL ENGINEER,
o. r. w.
F O R E S T GROVP*.— Forest G ro v e lo d ge No.
60 m eets in Odd F ellow s h all on ev ery T u esd ay
even in g.
j
F O R E ST G R O V E -— D egree o f H onor lo d ge
m eets in Odd F ello w s hall th e second T u esd a y
o f each month.
H IL L S B O R O .— H illsboro lo d g e No. 61 m eets
in its h all on th e first and th ird P'ridays in each
m o n th .
C o n v e y a n cin g and S u rv e y in g .
T itle s
E x a m in e d . N o tary P u b lic.
O F F I C E IN I N G L E S B U IL D IN G , U P -S T A IR S
N o tary P u b lic
F ire and A ccid en t In su ra n c e
Justice o f th e P eace
L oan s, C o llec tio n s
S H E R W O O D .—S herw ood lo d g e No. 20 m eets
«
A aro n W ells. : in its h a ll ev e ry T h u rsd ay ev en in g .
.............................. J. C. G reer. I T I G A R D V I L L K .— T ig a rd v illc lo d g e m eets in
its h all on th e second and fourth S atu rd ays in
............................ John S trip lin . I each m onth.
mmittaas <>f City Council.
—C ou n cilm en S te w a rt. L a r g e and
A counts.— C ou n ci lin en M cN am er.
I Sm ith.
L Public Property.— C o u n cil m en Sm ith
j
■ Stewart.
j Water. C o u n cilm en B u x to n . S m ith
■ ner.
I . -' • .
Conncilmon Large»Itfw tii
I Means.—‘C o u n cilm en M cN a m er, B ux
li t h .
T-C ouncilm en S tew art, M cN a m er and
0
F ire W arden
J u stice o f th e Peace
C on stable
ngton.
111 k
IT
J ............................ S ch o o l D irectors
p t h .)
^•art
........................ S ch o o l C le rk
A . B ............... P rin c ip a l o f School
Church D ire cto ry .
| c ,R E G A T I O N A L C H U R C H .
T U A L A T I N . — T u alatin lo d g e m eets in its
h all 011 th e second and fourth S atu rd ays in each
m onth.
J. I. KJMIGjHT,
General Fire Insurance
K . O. T. M.
F O R E S T G RO VE *- Forest G ro v e ten t No. 21
m eets in M asonic hall on th e second and fourth
T u esd a ys in each m onth.
H IL L S B O R O .— V iola ten t No. 18 m eets in Odd
P’ello w s h a ll on th e second and fourth Th urs-
d a y s in each m onth
P. OF H
.
H illsb oro G ran g e m eets in its h all on th e sec
ond and fourth S aturd ays in each m onth at 12 m.
. . . and Loan Broker.
H IL L SB O R O
O regon
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H. D. S t e w a r t ,
C ash ier.
C h a s . M. K e r f ,
P residen t.
6 , m eets in
G. A. R .
F o rest G r o v e .-J a m e s B. M atth ew s Post, No.
M asonic h all on th e first and th ird
W ed n esd ays in each m onth.
B ank of F orest G rove
W . It. C .
F orest G ro v e .—Jam es B. M atth ew s R elief
C orp s m eets altern a te T h u rs d a y s in Odd F e l
lo w s h all.
Established. 1889.
Incorporated. 1894.
C A P I T A L » 5 0 ,0 0 0 .0 0
I. O . ii. T .
F orest G ro v e —Forest G ro v e lo d g e No. 11
m eets in its h a ll ev ery S atu rd ay even in g.
FOREST GROVE, OREGON
GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED
. . . F o re ig n and D o m estic E x
c h a n g e B o u g h t and Sold. C o lle c
tion s M ade on a ll A cc essib le
Poin ts an d P ro m p tly R em itted.
■V
D IR E C T O R S :
H illsb oro - H illsb oro lo d ge m eets in its h all
e v e ry S atu rd ay.
Ju ven ile T em p le , S un days,
P m.
3
W. OF TH F W .
F orest G ro v e C am p No. 98, m eets in Odd F e l
lo w s h all th e first and th ird S a tu rd a y in each
m on th .
A. H IN M A N .
M. B IS H E E .
I. A . M A C K U M .
E. W . H A IN E S.
B. K. P U R D Y .
D. C . S T E W A R T .
C. M. K E E P .
A. R o g e r s , P a s t o r .
■ very S u n d a y at n a. m. an d * p m.
bol after m o rn in g service.
»etings e v e r y T h u rs d a y e v e n in g at
I p l e s m e e tin g o n e h o u r b efo re Sun-
■ service.
■ are a lw a y s c o rd ia lly w elcom ed ,
A First Class Grocery Store
. . . . IS GREER THE GROCER’S
p D is T p ; p i s c o p a l C H U R C H .
[ D. A .
W a t t e r s . P a sto r .
All kinds o f Groceries, Glassware and Stone
ware, Table and Pocket Cutlery, Spoons,
Brooms, Mop Sticks, Butter Moulds, Ladles,
Wood and Willow Ware of all kinds, Fish
ing Tackle and all kinds of Seeds.
,ery S u n d a y at i i a. m. an d 8:30 p. in.
tol at 12.15 p. m . J u n io r le a g u e ev ery
m p;pw orth le a g u e at 6:30 p. m.,
B ayer m e e tin g 7:30 p. m ., T h u rs d a y .
C H R IS T IA N CHURCH .
rvice e v e ry S u n d a y at 11 a. m. and
Aaron
nday s ch o o l a t 10 a
Prayer m e e tin g T h u rs d a y even-
111 Sr. Y . P. S. C. E- S u n d a y even
| p m. Jr. Y . P. S. C. K . S u n d a y
T 4 p . m. S y lv ta R d w a rd s, p resid en t,
■ are c o rd ia lly in v ited to a ll th ese
IfHce o f F orest G ro v e .
Tea and Coffee a Specialty
MeNAMER'S
MEAT
MARKET
|H E E L O C K M A R S H , P. M.
AND
DEPARTU RE OP
S E L L S O N L Y T H E B E S T OK
M AILS.
1 P ortland and a ll p o in ts: D eparts
rives 9:30 a. m.
| s Salem an d a ll p o in ts on th e W est
It« 8 25 a. m . A rriv e s 4 30 p. m.
pie. M anning. B u xton and V ern on ia
D eparts 1 p. m.
Meats, Sausages,
Fish and Poultry
I.R O V F . F I R E D E P A R T M E N T .
p w l A i A l a r m Rapid ta p p in g
■ he lo catio n o f th e fire w illb e mdi-
p u m b er o f fu ll ta p s g iv e n b etw een
H arm s— c o rre sp o n d in g to th e num -
* hose lim its a re g iv e n belo w .
[ l —T h re e tap s, pau se, th r e e taps,
The Country affords, in Great
................................................ Variety and at Moderate Prices
A General Shipping Business,
Wholesale and Retail.
■ ting— F iv e tap s.
W A R D L IM IT S .
^North o f P a cific a v e n u e an d east
p — N orth o f Pacific a v e n u e and
ge W ay an d B street.
-N a y lo r ’s ad d ition ,
d B etw een Pacific a v e n u e and
t south.
^Between S econd av en u e and B l V l l
south P a rk ad dition.
B u x to n
C e n te rv ille
D ille v
F a rm in g to n
‘ .re e n v ille
G aston
L a u rel
M ou n tain d a le
R e e d v ille
B lo o m in g
1 h a tc h e r
P h illip s
I
g
I
Spring Lambs and Veal Calves.
BUYER AND SELLER.
TELEPHONE, M
I on c o u n t y po st o f f ic e s .
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Done in All Kinds of Dressed Poultry, Fat Hogs,
B eaverto n
C o rn e liu s
F ir
G le n c o e
(H en wood
H illsb o ro
M idd leton
P ro g ress
S h erw o o d
T u a la tin
Lenox
■ v ie Societies.
F. AND A. N.
JpVK
H olb roo k L o d ge. No. 30,
th e T h u rs d a y b e fo re th e fu ll
onth.
|1
- T u a li t y lo d g e. No. 6. m eets in
rday o n ’ o r b efo re th e fu ll m oon
* '
FOREST CROVE.
THE OLD W ILTROUT M IL L
GALES CREEK.
A ll Grades of
Rough and Dressed Lumber.
Kiln Dried Lumber a Specialty.
Low P rices,
P r o m p t D e live ry,
E x c e lle n t Q u a lity .
CHAS. HIATT. Proprietor.
k- B ea verto u lo d g e N o. inom eets
I on the first T u e s d a y in each
o. r .
■ T u a la tin C h a p te r m e e ts in Ma
I second and fo u ith T u e s d a y s in
^ V R .- F o r e s t C h a p te r No. 42
p c h a ll on th e first a n d th ird
I m om *
Hatchet and Weekly Oregonian $2 a Year.
18 ‘ Xi.
Weather and Crop Bulletin.
W eath er— In clu sive o f the w eek w h icl
has ju s t passed th ere has been se v er
w eeks o f a lm ost co n tin u o u s ra in fall, since
w ithin this period th» re has been o n lj
six d ays on w h ich no rain fe ll, and those
d a y s o f fair w eath er w ere d istrib u ted or
occurred at variou s tim es tlir ugh out the
period. S u ch is tru ly unusual. A n e x
am in ation o f th e record s em b ra cin g a
period o f 24 ye a rs d iscloses 110 case
parallel to th is in th e sp rin g season. The
season o f 1893 w as th e nearest approach
to th e present season, in th is, th a t the
rain s were con tin u o u s th ro u g h o u t Apri
up to M ay th e 7th; th en th ere was a de
cid ed
ch an ge lor fair and pleasant
w eath er. Thu o n ly M ay on record d u r
in g w h ich tin.* rain co n tin u e d alrncH
d a ily th rou gh out th e en tire m o n th was
in 1879, but the m onth p rece d in g w as a
good m outh for se e d in g o f grain and
oth er farm w ork. A s a rule, w hen the
first portion o f M ay is stor n y the la ttti
part is fair or vice v ersa. T h e M ays of
1879 an<l *893 a re th e o n ly e x c ep tio n s to
th is rule.
A n o th er week o f cool, th re ate n in g and
sh o w ery w eath er has occu rred , th ough
th e w eath er o f th e first th ree d ays o f the
past w ek w as a ccep tab le . T u esd ay,
W edn esd ay and T h u rsd a y w ere co m
p a ra tiv e ly good d ays, th ere b ein g m uch
sun sh ine, w ith d ry in g e a ste rly or n orth
e rly winds, w ith an occa sio n al sp rin k le
o f rain . From T h u rsd a y , em b ra cin g ti e
rem ain d er o f the w eek, th ere w ere sh ow
ers, h e a v y on som e d a y s and on o tln r
d a y s lig h t, but a lm ost con tin uous, and
atten d ed at tim es in som e section s w iili
h ail. T h ere has not been a d ay during
th e en tire w eek w hen th e tem peratu re
a p p ro a ch ed th e a ve ra g e for th is seasoi ,
and as a rule th e tem p eratu re averaged
d a ily 7 to 10 d eg rees co o le r than the
a verage. T h is co n d itio n o f th e w eath ei
has existed in th e W illa m e tte v alle y, and
in th e coast and sou th ern cou n ties as
w ell. On th e m orn in g o f th e 12th heavy
frost occured in Ja ck so n and Josep hin t
cou n ties, w h ich w as follow ed b y a ligh i
frost on th e 13th. O n th e m orn in g o!
the 16th snow fell in th e m ou n ta in s and
a lo n g the fo o th ills. T h e su n sh ine was
d eficien t and the ra in fa ll s lig h t ly above
th e average.
Crops— A fte r a p ro lo n ged sp ell o f rain,
cool and in clem en t w eath er, and the
past w eek u n ch a n ged in th is resp ect, tlu
crops are found to be m a k in g a slow
gro w th . T h e w eath er is too cool foi
progress in a n y crop , and th e soil too
wet to adm it o f p lo w in g , seed in g or g a r
d en in g, th ou gh an a tte m p t w as m ade in
som e section s. Peas and p otatoes ¿re
se ttin g w ell fn C u rry co u n ty. F all-sow n
grain has still a h e a lth y co lo r, e x c e p t on
low ground, w here th e d rain a ge is im per
feet. S p rin g gra in (th o u g h a sh ort crop j
is lo o k in g w ell w ith few e xcep tion s.
G rass is m a k in g fa iily good progress.
N o fear is exp ressed co n ce rn in g th est
crops, for a little su n sh in e and w arm ,
life -g iv in g w eath er w ou ld m ak e them as
good as cou ld be d esired . V e r y little
gard en w ork has been done. S om e ex-
press th em selves w ell pleased th a t th ey
h ave m ade no a tte m p t to p la n t garden
tru ck . W hen th e so il is co ld , and su n
sh in e d eficien t, ga rd en seed w ill q u ic k ly
rot in the ground.
In S ou th ern O regon a few h av e co m
m enced to p la n t corn ; th e few d a y s o f
co m p arative fair w eath er h a v in g dried
th e soil co n sid e ra b ly , b u t th e rain o f th e
la tte r part o f th e w e e k has retarded th is
w ork.
S h o u ld th e w eath er becom e
favorab le, large q u a n titie s o f p otatoes
w ould be plan ted an d m uch oats sown
in th e p lace o f sp rin g w h eat. T h e hop
crop is m a k in g an irreg u la r g ro w th .
Som e vines are h a lf on th e pole, w h ile
oth ers are ju s t sta rtin g .
F ru it.— C o n ce rn in g th e fru it crop, it
h as ch an ged little sin ce last w eek. C o r
respondents still rep ort fruit as fa llin g ,
and m an y exp ress th em se lv e s in doubt.
T h ere is no d ou bt th a t th e cool w eath er
is d am agin g to th e fruit. T h e e x te n t o f
d am age can not be a scertain ed u n til
som e warm sp rin g w e a th e r h as had its
effect. T h e w eath er b e co m in g su d d en ly
warm w ould also lie d a m agin g. Pears,
prun es, p eaches and ch e rrie s h ave su f
fered th e m ost.
S o m e trees are w ell set
w ith th ese fruits, but th e gro w th seem s
to be ch e ck e d , and a s ic k ly look is no-
I ticed. E a r ly a pples h av e suffered also,
but th e late b loom in g apple has a better
prospect.
G ooseb erries and cu rran ts
m ak e slow gro w th but are not m uch
hurt in oth er resp ects. S tr a w b e n ie s are
b ack w ard . B la ck b e rries are b egin n in g
to bloom w ith a prospect o f a v ery fair
crop . T h e apple and c h e rry cro p are
th o u g h t to be safe in C u rry co u n ty, and
the prunes h ave n ot suffered grea t d am
age from th e w eath er in th at co u n ty, th e
rains h a v in g been w arm er th an in oth er
section s. L ate b lo o m in g fruits in L in
coln coun y are d o in g w ell. T h e future
o f a ll e arly fruits w ill be d eterm in ed a fter
a spell o f fair w eath er and su n sh ine.
LARGEST
CIRCULATION
IN
WASHINGTON
COUNTY.
T H R E E C E N T S A C O i'Y
S u p p le m e n t a l
L is t
D ra w n M ay,
of
1896
W a rra n ts
T erm .
C o u n ty C o u rt.—
) B R eason er
r G T o d d ............................................
VV H W e h r u n g .....................................
>lax C r a n d a ll........................................
Prisoners and P au pers.—
J H P ic k a r d ..........................................
*lrs R e u te r .............................................
B rid ges and R oads.—
) B R e a so n e r.......................................
S ta tio n e ry .—
»lass & P run h om m e.— ...................
S ta te cases.—
V M C a rlile
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>V B a g le y .......................
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ohn M iln e .............................................
F M oore
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C W W o o d .............................................
*V D B ra d fo rd ........................... ............
vV E T h o r n e .........................................
»Vesley G a rris o n ...................................
vV W A n n a n s .......................................
.V N B a r r e tt.........................
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I I K n ig h t ........................... ..................
5
J o u n ty
Su n day Sch ool
$ 7 oc
4&
10 00
1000
3 o<
100
3 00
25 co
1 7c
22-
1 70
1 oc
1 70
1 7c
1 70
17c
7 8c
5 00
14 65
C o n v e n tio n .
T h e ann u al con ven tion o f th e W ash-
ngton cou n ty S u n d a y school associatioi
rill be held in th e M. E . C h u rch at H ills-
> >ro, O regon , June 5 and 6,
E x ercises to begin at 9:30 a. m . F rid a y .
P r o g r a m .
F rid a y m orning.
D evotion al E x ercise s .M r H . R aym on d
Vddress o f W e lco m e .............. R e v S h elley
¿ e sp o u s e .................... Mrs S arah S ch olfied
lusiness e n ro llm en t o f delegates.
A ftern oon .
ie vo tio n a l E x e r c ise s.. R ev R E D u n lap
Jbject o f th e co u n ty con ven tion
......................................M rs B lan chard
lo d e l S u p erin ten d en t .. . . W N B arrel
raise Service
Necessity for te a ch in g T em p era n ce ii
he S u n d a y s c h o o l..............Mrs A B Luct
’a sto r’s p lace in th e S u n d a y school
................................. R e v Beau ch am p
E ven in g.
L ectu re “ T h e B ib le and N a tu re ” .
................................................... R e v R o g e^
S atu rd a y.
Praise S e r v ic e .......................... M rs C ran d all
H ow to In terest and B rin g ou t th e old
P e o p le ................................. M rs Beau ch am p
T ea ch er’s M e e tin g s ................
R e v Pratt
C h a lk ta lk s for th e S u n d a y S ch o o l
......................................... M iss W ilcox
Q uestion box.
N oon.
d evotion al E x e r c ise s............ M rs W a tte n
{.elation o f th e H om e to th e Sunday
S c h o o l...................Mrs E m m a C Corneliu*
R eports, E le ctio n o f officers, O th er Busi
•less.
A d jou rn m en t.
T h e above su b jects w ill be for gen era
d iscussion .
R ev. D. A . W atte rs, Pres.
Mrs. E . C. C o rn eliu s, Sec.
C o lu m b ia A c a d e m y .
F rid a y M ay 15, closed th e second
j m on th o f th e sp rin g term o f school
A v e ra g e atten d an ce for th e m o n th 38.
Som e o f th e pu pils h av e been absen t on
a cco u n t o f sickn ess. S p e a k in g exercises
and th e presence o f som e v isito rs gav<
an en cou raged fee lin g in th e sch ool w ork.
T h e recitation program as follow s.
N ovem b er D a y s .................... M aud Brown
E v e ry w h e re w ith Jesus K a tie C h alm ers
T o u ch I t N e v e r ............W illia m C h a lm ers
I f Y o u H ave T r ie d ...............L eslie Moore
T h e O ld S tra w H a t .............. E v a Dersham
W o r k .........................................A lfre d M oore
T h e F a llin g S n o w ................ A rn o ld Moore
F ate ..........................................H e n iy Beach
T h e V io le t
.........................A n n ie R ob b
C h in e se L o v e .................Tow ers F reem an
W h a t B ird ie S a y 9 ..............W a lla ce Brown
W h a t I C a n D o . .................. F ra n k Beach
R o b d eclares he w o n ’ t . .F ra n c is C h a lm ers
D er p a tter ob d er sh in g le s J o e T a m ie sie
W is d o m ........................
W a lte r C h a lm e rs
A N ew Book .......................G eorg e Corey
Been F ish in g
C h a s. C ro ck e r
G iv e us L ittle G irls a C h a n ce
..................................... M ary L ep schat
B u yin g a C o w .....................F ra n k G ordon
A B oys P lea
F red Beach
H a p p y G ir ls and B o y s ...........C o ra Jones
W illia m G o a t .......................... John F o w lie
D ifficu lties
C h as. C ro ck e r
F o rg iv e and F o rg e t.......... N ellie G ordon
Be G o o d ..............
W a lte r Z etzm an
T h e D u tch m a n ’s S e re n a d e ..
.................................Lo w m an C o n n er
N ot A sh am ed o f R id icu le .
................................. U . S . M cH argu e
P oor D o lly is
............... G ra cie M eeks
D u tch M aud M uller
F lo y d Brown
V a c a t io n ................................... E lm e r Jones
O n ly
........................... L izzie C h a lm e rs
O v e r th e R iv e r
. M ab el C aw rse
An A c c id e n t.............................H a ttie M ilne
Do Y o u r B e s t.......................H arrv Z etzm an
A m b i t i o n ................................Joh n C aw rse
Is th ere no G o d ................
N ora Brown
V esper H y m n ................... A n n ie G ordon
U p w ith J o h n n y ’ s K it e
C h as. G ordon
T h e D y in g B o y .............U . S. M cH argu e
U. S. M cH argu e, teach er.
O n e sw a llo w d oes n o t m ak e S p rin g ,
but on e sw a llo w o f O n e M inu te C o u g h
R lp an s T a b u lea cu re d izzin ess
Cu re b rin gs relief. J. C . C la r k , d ru g g ist.
111
General Thorp’s Oration.
T h e fo llo w in g speech w as d elivered b y
îe n . T . J^ T h o rp , b ut re ce n tly a resi-
len t o f th is c o u n ty ,a t th e farew ell recep
tion ten d ered to R e v . Dr. R olan d D.
G ran t b y th e D a u g h te rs o f L ib e rty on
•lav 2, 1896.
“ T h e D a u g h te rs o f L ib e rty , com posed
>t ou r n o b lest w om en o f con spicu ou s
uerit, h av e a ssem b led to g re e t and ch eer
heir b en efactor, frien d and th e d efen d er
>f our C h ristia n c iv iliz a tio n w h ich w as
îerald ed b y th e b rig h t m orn in g star o f
hat rep u b lic w here lib e r ty reign eth fo r
ever.
A lie D au gh ters o f L ib e rty is an o rg a n i
sation founded upon th e principle« o f
h at im m o rta l d o cu m en t w h ose g lo ry and
p len d or sh all d e c a y and fade from h u
man vision o n ly w here th e love o f co u n try,
v ith th e love o f h om e e n tw in e d , w h ere
the love o f c iv il and relig io u s lib e rty re-
leem ed b y th e blood o f m artyrs, sh a ll
lave ig n o m in io u sly p erish ed in the te m
ple o f th e h um an h eart and w hen th e
gild ed cra d le o f a v a rice sh a ll h av e
fostered and reared its offsp rin g to curse
che w orld w ith a race o f m en w h ose G o d
is m am m on , jo in e d in w e d lo ck w ith e v e r
la stin g b la ck despair. T h e n and n ot
an til th en sh all fade th e g lo r y and sp le n
dor o f our im m o rta l h e ritag e o f life ,
lib e rty and the p u rsu it o f h ap p in ess, a
Heritage w h ich tran sfigu red our R e v o lm
tiotiary sires in th a t tra n scen d en t b r ig h t
ness w h ich sm ote th e B ritish L ion w ith
blin d ness at L e x in g to n , at B u n ker H ill,
i t Y o rk to w n , and open ed w ide th e m ajes
tic g a te s o f b ron ze, w ith L ib e rty in
scribed , to a p ro te ctin g race fleein g from
h at im p e ria l purpled b east o f prey w h o
w aded th rou gh sla u g h te r to his th ron e.
T h e D a u gh ters o f L ib e rty are in spired b y
m otives o f C h ristia n p u rity and o f p a t
rio tism , and d ev o te d to th e cause o f c iv il
and re lig io u s lib e r ty . A cause w h ich is
m ovin g th e race w ith u n iversal in terest,
ilo n g th e lin es w h ich sh a ll ech o b ack to
the d ark a g e s w ith w o m a n ’s v ic to ry ,
gloriou s, im p e rish ab le , w on b y h er ow n
iiands, from a P agan th ron e, w ith o u t th e
lid o f th e a v e n g in g sw ord, cro w n in g h er
career w ith a sp len d or m ore e n via b le and
hon orable th an stars an d ga rte rs an d
orders o f n o b ility con ferred upon th e
poets, p h ilo so p h ers and th e sages.
T h e h eroic la d ie s of our c ity h .ive as
sem bled to do hon or to the m atch le ss
ch am pion o f ou r re lig io u s lib e rty fou n d ed
upon th e resu rrection o f a redeem er; d e
fended b y le gio n s o f h eroes in b attle;
a d vocated b y co u n tle ss m artyrs in to dun-
,eon s th ru st, d a rk , d ark am id th e b laze
o f noon, to tal eclip se d oom ed to perish
w itho ut a ll h ope o f d ay.
O ur S p a rtan m oth ers h av e assem bled
to h on or th e ir d efen d er o f a c iv iliz a tio n
w hich aw oke th e e n lig h te n e d n ation s, to
the con sciou sn ess o f c iv il and re lig io n s
lib e rty and b ro u g h t forth th e m ig h ty
reform ation in c la ssic G e rm a n y as a
m em orial to a ll th e ages a reform ation
sp read in g lik e flam es c f fire; re v e a lin g
in its h o ly lig h t th e o u tlin e s o f a R e p u b lic
in th e N eth erlan d s; cro w n in g E n g la n d
with h er com m on w e a lth , w h ich w as d e
fen d ed b y th e S w o rd o f h er im m o rta l
C ro m w ell, w h o g a v e to h is n a tiv e lan d
that im p e rish a b le lo v e o f lib e rty w h ich
we in h erited from a n oble a n ce stry.
That lib e rty o f a ctio n and freedom o f
con scien ce ch e rish e d b y th e d ecen d e n ts
o f th e A n g lo S a x o n race h as been d e
fended fo r us upon a th ousan d b a ttle
fields, d efen d ed b y th e S w ord from th e
A r m o r v o f G o d ,w ie ld e d b y th e im m in e n t,
th e e lo q u en t, and p ersuasive R e v . D r.
R olan d D . G r a n t, w h ose spotless life an d
n ob le h eroism , w e w ou ld com m em o rate
and crow n w ith im p e rish a b le h on or, in
th e n am e of th e D a u g h te rs o f L ib e rty ; in
th e nam e o f th e P a trio tic S on s o f thi»
com m on w e a lth , and :n th e nam e o f our
com m on h u m a n ity .
T n e w h ite h e a t o f
th e g lo w in g fires o f a Christian p a triotism
h as glorified his c h a ra cte r and g iv e n
v eh em en ce to h is e lo q u e n t and im p a s
sioned ap p e als to A m e rican s, to e x a lt
co n stitu tio n a l lib e rty to th e h e ig h t and
d ig n ity o f n a tio n a l lo v e and a d m ira tio n
and to k ee p our sta rlit flag w av in g in th e
h eaven s till th e m o rn in g o f th e resu rrec
tion .
H is fearless and m a n ly life, and th e
liv e s o f counties« h eroes lik e h im , w h o
h av e m ade th e p u lp it, th e scaffold , and
field su b lim e, in d efen ce o f lib e rty , in
d efen ce o f our fa ith and hope in e v e r
la stin g life , w ill be th e h e ritag e of o u r
c h ild r e n ’s c h ild re n ,w h o w ill e stim a te th e
sp len d o r o f h is c a re er b y h is p ricele ss
le g a c y and co n trib u tio n s to th e h ig h e s t
sp h ere o f civ il g o v e rn m e n t and b y h is
u n selfish c o n trib u tio n s to th e n o b le st
sph en o f h um an w e lfa re m in is te rin g
u n to th e fu tu re a ges th ro u g h our p o s te rity
w ith his g ifte d sp iritu al pow ers; in v o k in g
H eaven to sa ve th is N ation from th e
sh arp ed g e o f th e spoilers sw ord a n d to
k eep our R e p u b lic h a il and h e a rty w ith
! th e gro w th o f c e n tu r ie s .”
A N a tu ra l B « au tlfl*r.
K » r l’. C lo T -r R oot T e » pu rifie* th e
b k x x i and g iv e * a c le a r an d liean tiful
co m p le x io n . F o r sa le a t C la r k ’ * d ru g
•tore