Scott County, Kentucky - The whole text, 1905 (part 3 of 10)

Kentucky made the war of 1812, and did more than her share of the fighting of it. Scott county furnished her Jas. Johnson and last, but not least, that fearless Richard John son, who brought that war to a close by the slaying of the great I ndian Chief, Teeumseh.

John A. Baird, correspondent of the Post, gave the following pen picture of the late Major B. F. Bradley, as a member of the Stat Senate in 1889 :

"Senator B. F. Bradley, of Scott, links the past with the present. He was a member of the Confederate Congress, and his name will pass into history it may be a fancy, but there is something about him that is suggestive of those by-gone days of stirring events. He appears to belong to a period that is past and to have survived his time, but one has only to listen to one of the Senator's short but incisive arguments to appreciate the fact that his days of usefullness are not over. He hasn't remained still during the years that have intervened since he labored for "The Lost Cause," and is well abreast of the times. He has a clear head, a sound judgment, and whenever he speaks commands the attention of the Senate. Although doubtless the oldest man in the Senate, few have been more regular in their attendance. As Chairman of the Railroad Committee he has had a great deal of work to do, but has attended to it promptly and conscientiously. He is a courteous and approachable gentlemen, particulary fond of young people, but his chief companion is Senator Robt. J. Breckenridge, who is, perhaps ten years his junior. They are bound by old memories and associations, having served together in the Confederate Congress. It is a little remarkable they , should meet after so long an interim under circumstances so apt to recall their former contemporaneous labors. Senator Bradley is a lawyer and has been in active practice in Scott county since the war.

The people of Scott county appreciated the soldiers who served in three wars. The old county of Scott sent forth to battle her greatest sons. There was no separating or grading by the people, but these gentlemen went into war on their merits and distinguished themselves on the field of battleand not on paper as was the case in a number of engagements of the recent Spanish-American war. To the honor of these sons a barbecue was given at White Sulphur in 1847 as the following notice taken from a copy of the Georgetown Herald published at that time shows:

The undersigned, the executive committee, would respectfully invite all surviving soldiers of the Revolution, the War of 1812, and the present war, that can make it convenient to honor the occasion with their presence, the committee tal> es this method of inviting all as being the only means within their power of giving a general invitation. All persons having subscription papers are requested to report on Saturday, October 2nd, to Colonel Forbes by mail or otherwise. It is earnestly requested that all the provisions be delivered early on Monday, October 4tb, to Hiram Johnson at the While Sulphur Springs.

John Wt. Forbes

While Scott county is proud of her heroes of war, her distinguished statesmen, beautiful daughters, her tine whisky, editors and poets, Georgetown is equally as proud of her composers of song, in both the past and the present. Georgetown can point with great pride as the home of "Sandy" Faulkner the composer of the famous and popular song, "The Arkansaw Traveler." Andy or Sandy Faulkner was horned in Georgetown and his father, Nicholas Faulkner, kept tavern at Great Crossing for a number of years. At a session of the County Court in 1817 the following order was made:

''On motion of Nicholas Faulkner he is allowed to keep Tavern at his house in Great Crossings, whereupon he entered into bond with security agreeable to law."

Composer Of Song Georgetown, The Home

GEORGETOWN has the distinction of being the home of many distinguished statesmen, fearless soldiers, able lawyers, ministers, poets, poetesses, fast horses and beautiful women, and where the sample of "Pure Old Bourbon was first made, but very few citizens now living can recall the fact that it was also the home of Sandy Falkner, the composer of the famous song, ''The Arkansas Traveler.'1 His father for many years conducted a tavern at Great Crossings. The Little Rock (Ark.) News, in 1874, said of him:

"That famous traveler in the wilds of Arkansas, known as 'the Arkansas Traveler," is no myth. He lives in Little Rock, in that State, and his name is Col. 'Sandy' Falkner. He is an aged and respected citizen of Little Rock, and he may be seen every day about the streets of the town, indulging his excellent taste for music and story telling. Colonel Falkner was born in Scott county, Ky., in the year 1804, In 1831 he went to Arkansas, and in 1832 he became acquainted with Waller Wright, the original squatter in the song and story known as 'The Arkansas Traveler.' Wright sang a jumbled sort of song, which attracted Falkner's attention - a song and tune he had heard in various settlements. These words, together with the air, Falkner made into the celebrated song. Col. Falkner is universally known by the name of 'The Arkansas Traveler.' "

The Song

S. - I am very dry ; do you keep any spirits in your house ? O. M. - Do you think my house is haunted They say there's plenty down in the graveyard. (Plays.)

O. M. - If you're a better player than I am vou can play it yourself. I'll bring the fiddle out to you, I don't want you in here. (Stranger plays the second part of the tune.)

0. M. - Git over the fence and come in and sit down : 1 didn't know you could play. You can hoard here if you want to. Kick that dog off that stool and set down and play it over; I want to hear it again. (Stranger plays second part again.)

S. - If you please. 0. M. - What'll you take, tea or coffee? S. - A cup of tea, if you please. O. M - Sail, git the grubbin' hoe and go dig some sassafras, quick ! (Old man plays the first part.)

Boy. - We hain't got no knives and forks, sir. - Then give me a spoon. B. - We hain't got no spoons, neither. S. - Well, then, how do you do? B. - ' Tolerable, thank you; how do you do, sir?

(The stranger, finding smell poor accommodations and thinking his condition could be bettered by leaving, soon left and finally succeeded in finding a tavern with better fare. He has never had the courage to visit Arkansas since )

Masonic Order

In 1776 there was sitting at the table of the commandant of Metz, in Germany, a distinguished scion of an ancient noble French family. During the conversation at the table, the Duke of Gloucester, brother to the King of England, spoke of the Declaration qf Independence. He rose from the table to return to Paris, and revealed liis high resolve to his equally enthusiastic young wife. lie came to America, sought the acquaintance of the Commander-in-Chief of the American Army. Washington felt the electric shock from this benevolent heart, and took Lafayette to his bosom; nor was the bond severed till death gave the stroke of mortal separation.

After the close of the war the young nobleman returned to Paris, and. in glowing eloquence, rehearsed the noble virtues of the great American leader to his young and charming wife. She, like every true woman, was always deeply interested in everything that engaged the attention of her husband. She soon came to reverence Washington with a feeling closely allied to devotion. She corresponded with him, and received from him cordial invitations to the simple delights of rural life at Mount Vernon.

In 1784 Lafayette determined to visit Washington in hisritirement Madame Lafayette earnestly desired to present some visible testimony of her regard to the great patriot, liesides the bond of personal friendship there was a bond of union between Washington and Lafayette of a different character. They were members of the fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons, and both loved the 'mystic brotherhood '' Madame Lafayette took advantage of this charm to add interest-to her testimonial of esteem. She prepared w ith her own hands an apron of white satin, upon which she wrought in needlework all the various emblems of the Masonic Order. This she sent with her husband tube presented to her ideal of true greatness at Mount Vernon. It was kept by Washington as a cherished memorial of a noble woman duringhis life. It now occupies a conspicuous place on the walls of the Grand Master's room in Masonic Hall. Philadelphia,

Old Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 14 Of Georgtown, Chartered In 1807

In 1807, a Masonic Lodge of A. Y. Masons was chartered and established in Georgetown. The following were among the earliest members: Cary L. Clarke; Samuel Shepard, Robt. Hunter. R. E. Gano, Dr. John Sites, Dr. Wm. H. Richardson, Col. R. M Johnson, Joseph Dean, Wm. Warren, John Holroyd. John D. Craig, James Grant, Thomas W Hawking, Josiah Pitts, Wm. Sutton, Abraham S, Van DeGraff and others, many of whom were initiated previous to the war of 1812. This was the beginning of old Mt. Vernon No. 14.

IT is to be regretted that the old Masonic Hall on North Broadway was ever sold, but for lack /ill" of interest on the part ol the members, and the

H was there on that lot that the meetings were held long before 1S13. Page 101, book B., Rev. Elijah Craig made application to the Court to straighten the old road (Cincinnati pike) shows statement to he a fact. New life has been thrown into the lodge and it now has seventy-five active members. The present officers are: H. T. Warren, W. M.; J. S. Montgomery, S. W.; R, H. Anderson. J. W.; P. W. Prewitt, Secretary; R. Q. Ward, Treasurer. The lodge rents a hall on Main street and meets the first and third Monday nights in each month.

One of the happiest moments of the writer's life was the evening when the degree - that of a Master Mason - was conferred upon him. T he tribute paid to his grandfather as a Royal Arch Mason by that dear old brother who recently passed away - Wm. Warren - was one that will alwaysbe remembered and cherished. That tribute was so touching and the de^p feeling he showed in it , no response was expected and the lodge was closed.

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Vernon Lodge. Old Mt. Vernon has stood the test of time and has no doubt been the making of men who served a useful life and prepared them to answer the roll call and reap the rich rewards of the great beyond. Next year Mt. Vernon Lodge will be 100 years old and every Mason who has been a member and out on a demit as well as every active member should go to work and prepare the manner and date of next year for a grand celebration of her One Hundreth Anniversity, An Old Bible.

The Herald or some other newspaper published herein early times, had this to say of an old bible in the Masonic lodge: "The Masonic lodge of this city is in possession of a very old bible. It was translated from the original Hebrew and was printed by Isaiah Thomas, at Worcester, Mass., in 1793- It has been in the possession of the Masonic order 103 years, and was presented by John Hawkins, Sr., whose name is written on the fly leaf.

The George Town Chapter, No. 13 of Royal Masons was granted Dec. 1, 1823. The Charier Members were: W. D. Hubbell, W. Eckle, Levi Lusk, W Johnson, Stephen G. Marshall. Thomas Hord Bradford, George Douglas, Robert J. Webb, Hugh Offutt, Henry Johnson and Jas. Long.

The following is taken from a copy of the By-Laws adopted in open Chapter, Sept. 23rd, 1841, Y. D. 2375, A. L. 5841, of Royal Arch Masons. These by-laws were printed by L. L. Finnell. It is as neat a piece of printing as could be done Georgetown to-day, a copy of which was given us by J. F. Gasner. The list of members as they appear on the old copy is as follows:

There have been many deaths in the past sixty-five years The members of the Royai Arch Masons of Georgetown Chapter No. 13, who adopted the by-laws of this Grand Order in 1841, sixty-five years ago, have long ago gone to their last resting place. They weie men of brains and of wealth; they were the highest type of citizens of Georgetown in their day. They were valued citizens, because it is due to them more than others for what Georgetown is to-day. Some of them were distinguished statesmen, others were merchants, farmers, etc. They have long ago past to their last resting place and many, if not all of them, reaped their reward. They have been long ago forgotten by people, and only their memory is cherished by their offspring. It is gratifjing to know that the footprints left by them are being followed by their sons and grandsons, as the names of the members and officers of the Georgetown Chapter No. 13, Royal Arch Masons, will show, and under whose guidance the old lodge, with its many ups and downs and its trials, troubles and tribulations, has been made to flourish like a green bay tree. The present officers are: J. D. Daviess, IT. P.; Addison Smith, K.;Jas. M.Craigmyle, S.; Jos. E. Warren, C. of H.; J. P. Jackson. P. S.; .1. C. Cantrill. R. A. C.; Wm. Flaig, M. of 3rd; R, H. Wolfe, M. of 2nd; Benj. Stone. M. of 1st; S. Gody, Sentinel; B. M. Herndon, Secretary; J. F. Gasner, Treasurer.

Bradford Commandery Chartered May 12, 1855

Bradford Commandery was Chartered May 1st, 1855. The Charter Members were: Sir Stephen F. Gano, Gen. Commander, Sir Joel P. Salle, Generalissimo, Sir James F. Beatty, Captain General. At that time 1855, the charter was granted the Commandery flourished like a green-bay-tree. The membership in all probability reached 100 or more and it stood secoud to none in the State of Kentucky. There was not a commandery of Knight Templars in the State that had as large a membership and could put in line as many handsome men as Bradfords. On Wednesday, May 10th, 1876 this Commandery at its own expense entertained the Commandries of the State. Such an event as this, has never been equalled before or since. The beautiful woodlaiyl owned by Col. Pres Thompson was used for the occasion and the spread of that day cost thousands of dollars. Not only the wives, sons and daughters of the Sir Knights were there, but every, thing in Georgetown from the baby to its mother, father and relatives and from the little pickaninny to Elly's Mule and Cart.

One of the most interesting sights of the occasion was Henry Hopkins traction engine. It was the first engine of this kind seen in this portion of the country and of course attracted a great deal of attention. It was a day and an oceassion that will never be forgotten by those who attended. The invitations issued was as follow :

On May 24th, 1876, the Bradford Commandery, of Georgetown' entertained the Knight Templars of Frankfort, and the Yeoman had this to say of the occasion:

"The plaesure of the gala-days at Georgetown last week, will linger long in the memory of the Knights Templar of Frankfort and other visitors who enjoyed the hospitality of the people of that goodly town. Never were efforts to make every one happy more general or more successful. Not only the Knights of Bradford Commandery, but every person in the town and county, seemed to have organized into a committee of one to contribute to the pleasure of their guests, and resulted in such a display of generous hospitality as is rarely witnessed. The Knights were lavish in their entertainments of ball and banquet, the ladies were unsurpassed in their loveliness, and their zeal to promote the pleasure of their plumed beaux, and the citizens generally left nothing undone to make the event a notable one. High as the people of Scott have always stood for their refined courtesy to strangers, they have added another wreath to their brow by this magnificent display of their liberality and generous hospitality. - Frankfort Yeoman."

Report And Plat Of Committee

HILE Georgetown had been the County Seat in 1792 it was not for fifty-four years thereafter heiore it had many streets. It shows that the pioneers had labored so hard and stood the hardships that no other persons will ever have to stand, that they had decided to take things easy in their closing days of life and little effort was made to make Georgetown only what Georgetown really was, and is - " The Best Peace on Earth."

There was no scrambling or scrapingovera foot of ground, nor did they practice then that which the majority of the people do' now - "Do others before they no me." Life was too dear, the pioneers too honest; they were too broadminded to let such rot enter their heads. The report of the committee appointed to survey the streets of Georgetown is very interesting and was as follows :

That public convenience and the interests of Georgetown require that the streets named in the order of survey, or others equivalent, should be opened. The present streets of the town are entirely inadequate for the purposes of convenient intercommunication between the different parts of the town and of egress therefrom.

end of Main street and wishing to pass to .lackson street, or go towards Lemon's Mill, must first come down into town westward, then southward and then eastward, before he can commence his journey. Almost the same may be said of those residing in the northern part of the town, and who may wish to go towards Paris and Cynthiana.

Besides, the growth and prosperity of the town is retarded for want of streets and avenues giving access to tlie various building lots and places where improvements would be made. In locating and opening streets a very common error must be guarded against -that of making them too narrow. Take, as an example, Mulberry street near the Methodist church. Here is no room for sidewalks and scarcely room for two wagons or carriages to pass.

Your committee unanimously recommends that the street be opened of not less than thirty feet wide, exclusive of sidewalks, adding seven and a half feet on each side for footways, will make the street fortyfive feet wide; also that the street from Main to South street on the east side to Mr. Cannon be HO feet.

The opening of the street from Main to the Lemon Mill road will he productive of inconvenience to no one, but will be of great public and private advantage. The same may be said of the extension of South street to intersect it, as well as the street from Main to South on the east side of Mr. Cannon's. There being no Houses or structures of any kind in the way, their opening will he of advantage to the lots on which they hound.

The extension of Washington street east involves the difficulty of passing directly over the Willow Spring, bub this might he obviated by arching it over like a public cistern and putting a pump on the sidewalk within a table leading into it.

If tH is street should he opened to the eastern town limits a county road should be extended from that point to connect it wit h the Paris road south of Mr. Betts. A street between Mr. Garth's and Miss Bryce's lots, to connect Main and Washington, involves the removal of Mr. Garth's stable and the separating of Miss Bryce's lot into two parts and putting her house on one side of the street and her spring on the other. In various places in the town individuals are compelled to keep open private alleys for their own convenience. The opening of the proposed streets would in a great measure do away With the necessity of such alleys and also much promote the public convenience. By order of tlm committee. E. N". Elliott, Chairman.

The Merchants Of Georgetown In 1846

The accompanying is a likeness of Thos. S. Barkley, one of the most prominent business men in Georgetown in 1846. He was a fine druggist and was engaged in the drug business for many years. He was the father of Mr. Thos. S. Barkley, of Los Angeles, Cal. It was in his store that Dr. Geo. Fitzgerald, the present druggist, prepared his first prescriptions.

Thos. S. Barkley

ILED in the County Clerk's office are two copies of the Georgetown Herald of May 27. 1846, and June 10, 1846. The Herald was published by Wise & French, and appeared every Tuesday. The newspapers of those days compare favorably with the papers of today in typographical appearance, and, no doubt, but what they were more ably edited. The merchants of Georgetown then were more progressive business men than the merchants of the present day. A comparison of the advertising columns of the Georgetown papers then to the papers now bears us out in this statement. There are proofs of the fact that the older folks did just as much, if not more, scrapping in those days than the present generation does now.

L. B. Dickerson was the Democratic nominee for Representative. He was supported in his race by the Herald. A card in the Herald and signed "Voters," demands Dickerson to declare if he is in favor of a Constitutional Amendment. The Herald says it was worse than treason to raise this issue at that time to defeat the will of Democracy, as expressed in the convention. Dickerson refused to commit himself, and with the intense opposition and a split in the party, he won his race. He offered for re-election and was defeated by Win. P. Duvall. Mr. Dickerson was a hot-headed fellow, but he took the advice of Col. Richard Johnson and won one of (lie most heated contests that had been held in Scott county up to that time.

Trie Herald, the Lexington Observer and the Cincinnati Philanthropist were in a discussion over Gen. Cassius Clay's cruelty to a slave. The Observer published Clay's card of denial, and adds: "Mr. Barnet, Clay's overseer, published a certificate, which proved that the negro was a notorious scoundrel and was not treated with undue harshness, and he was only too much induced.

John C. Breckenridge has a card in the paper stating tnat he has moved his office to Lexington, but would be in Georgetown every County Court day.

The First Druggist The Merchants Of 1846

The scare of smallpox fifty-eight years ago in Georgetown was as great, if not greater, than it is now. The Frankfort Yeoman reported that all the stores of Georgetown were closed on account of the prevailing dreadful disease. The Herald denies this, but admits that the majority of the women and children had removed from town. It says that little business was done, as the country people were afraid to come to town. The first case was discovered at the Female Seminary, and only one case resulted in death, and that was Mr. Johnson's little daughter, who was always a delicate child. The Herald said that the families took fright at the scare and left town; that some of the people walked on the pavements and others in the middle of the road - and that's what the Herald calls

The scare became so great that the Trustees requested the physicians to meet and to make a report as to the number of cases. The physicians met Tuesday, J tine - , 184(5, and made the following report :

At the recommendation of the Board of Trustees of Georgetown and in order to gratify public anxiety upon the subject of the disease now affleting our town, the undersigned, a committee of physicians, would report:

That there have been up to the present time twenty cases in all. Nine of those were unequivocal smallpox, having the tever and eruptions of that disease well marked ; the subjects of these cases had not been previously vaccinated. Of these nine eases one has died, one is still quite ill, and the others are convalescent, or doing well. The other eleven cases have been variously modified varioloid, a number ol them hardly requiring medical treatment. All of them had been previously vaccinated. The first case, as we learn, occurred about the ist of May. among the pupils of the Female Collegiate Institute of this place; the last on the 9th of .1 line.

The Board of Trustees for Georgetown met on Tuesday, the 2nd of June, aud passed all suitable ordinances for the protection of the community against the extension of the disease, as will appear by a reference to their acts, published in the Georgetown Herald of the 3rd inst. We have some reason to hope that their efforts may be effectual.

We cannot close this report without a reference to the unwearied attention of the principal and assistants of the Institute to the welfare of the sick. The measures suggested for the prot-c ion of the community against the ravages of the disorder were at once adopted by the principal, although involving a heavy pecuniary sacrifice to him ; and throughout its progress in his family every effort which humanity could suggest has been made to render the situation of the afflicted as comfortable as possible. WM. L. SUTTON. M. D. S. F. GANG, M. I).

This dreadful disease again broke out in Georgetown in 1873 and caused more deaths than than at any other time before or since. The disease was said to have been brought to Georgetown through a stock of dry goods purchased in New York by Robt. Soper, a merchant of Georgetown. Some twenty odd deaths were caused by it in the county, as well as in the town. Mr. M. W. Holtzclaw, who is now among the oldest citizens of the town, suffered the loss of his wife by it.

The Smallpox

Mr. Holtzclaw is among the oldest native born citizens of Georgetown. He was born in Georgetown March 2nd, 1839, and has lived here ever since. He has been married three times. His first wife was Miss Mollie Robinson, of Stamping Ground. One child was born, which died very young, the mother and child both dying on the same day and were buried in the same coffin. His second wife was Miss Lizzie Hammond, of Midway. One child was born to them, Craig B., who is now a painter. She died with smallpox in 1873 - (the disease in this year caused more deaths than at any time prior to or after this year; some fifty odd deaths were reported. It is claimed that the germs of this disease were -brought here in a stock of dry goods purchased by Robt. Soper in New York, Soper having been a dry goods merchant in Georgetown for years.) Mr. Holtzclaw's thiid wife was Miss Georgia Hammond, sister of his second wife. This marriage occurred in 1875. and live children were born to them, but only two are living - Maggie, the wife of Mr. Fred S. Ciumbaugh, a farmer, and John Pell, who is the agent for the Q. & C. road at Wilmore. Mr. Holtzclaw is a printer, but has not worked at his trade for several years. He has always -been a Democrat and never voted in any other precinct except the Court House. He remembers most of the old woolen mills, hat factories and the rope walk of our grandfather, and other enterprises established in Georgetown years ago. He takes great interest in the town and owns a nice home on North Broadway. He has given us a great deal of information of the old stage coaches and their drivers and of the newspapers, etc.

EYV citizens are now living who remember the sensational trial of LaFavette Shelby for the killing of Young Horine in Lexington in 184(). The trial J udge-Buckner was severely criticised all over the State at the small amount at which bond was fixed. The trial began on July 8th 1840 and the jury could not agree. Collin's history gives the following account of the affair :

"Trial of LaFayette Shelby for the killing of Young Horine, at Lexington, concluded by the non-agreeing and the discharge of the iury, who stood 4 for con viction and 8 for acquittal; next day he is admitted to bail by Judge Buckner in #10,000 and released from iail. A public meeting is held strongly condematory of the course and result of the trial; the Judge and 8 Jurors hung in effigy, not only in Lexington, but in Richmond, Nicholasville, Georgetown and other places. So great is the popular excitement and outbreak that a majority of the Fayette and Scott county bar deem it proper to address a communication to the public in defense of the Judge, expressing high confidence in the correctness of his Judicial opinion, his impartiality, unblemished integrity and personal honor."

Newspapers were just as hard to keep going then as they are now. The Herald editors made a strong appeal to the people of the county for their hearty support. The Herald said: "Several papers have heretofore been published in Georgetown, all of which have failed - not, however, for the want of patronage, hut because of some misfortune or alTliction on the part of the publishers. If we are blessed with continuous health and your patronage the Herald shall succeed.

The Georgetown Herald was not only one of the best looking papers published in the State at that time, so far as typographical appearance, but it was filled with crispy news and strong and forcible editorials, some of which were as follows :

WE have frequently been asked what is a "Printer's Devil ?" We give the following as a very satisfactory reply - it shows of what stuff Printer's Devils are composed:

Dr. Stephen Gano, of this county, has been called on to become a candidate for the office of Senator, at the ensuing A ugust election: the call will be found in another part of our paper-

We observe in the last Lexington Observer & Reporter, a call, (purporting to come from Scott county,) upon B. .1. Clay, Esq., of Bourbon, to become a candidate for the office of Senator from this district.

Col. Richard M. Johnson in replying to an invitation to attend the Oregon and Texas ball, at New York, speaks in bold and patriotic language with regard to our claims to Oregon. We should like to copy the whole letter hut our limits forbid.

The subscriber having removed to Lexington, takes this method of informing his friends that he will regularly attend the Scott Circuit Court, and will also be in Georgetown every County Court day, when those of his friends who desire to entrust him with businss, can do so. He continues to practise law in Lexington, in connection with R. S. Bullock, and those having business in Fayette, may have it promptly attended to by forwarding it to Bullock & B. eckinridge, at Lexington.

The Rev. Evan Stevenson, editor of the Christian Intelligencer, has volunteered to go to Texas in the cavalry company raised by Captain Gano. May the Lord "Teach his hands to war and his fingers to fight."

The Mount Vernon (Masonic) Lodge of Georgetown proposes having a celebration on the 24th of the ensuing month, in which the brethren ot the neighboring lodges are invited to participate.

Mount Vernon Lodge No. 14 of Free and Accepted Masons will celebrate the approaching anniversary of St. John the Baptist, June 24th, by a procession, oration, etc. Brethren from the neighboring lodges and all others in good standing are earnestly requested to participate in the festivities of the occasion. Ample provision will be made for their accommodation. By order of the Lodge. C. FRITZ, Secretary.

We have been favored by Maj. Thurston, with a copy of the bill, before the Legislature, abolishing ourpresent Circuit Courts and establishing District Courts. It confers the same powers upon the District Courts, as are now possessed by our Circuit Courts. It divides the State into thirteen districts and requires but two terms to be held in each county in a year. It is to take effect on the 1st of J une next and to continue in force for the term of seven years,

The State Donation Beginning Of Georgetown College

FROM its beginning Georgetown lias been in a certain sense an educational center. The early love of learning, or rather the desire of those in authority to inculcate that spirit, is shown in the advertisement published by Elijah Craig before 1790, setting forth the advantages and the charges of the school that had been established at Georgetown. From that' day unto this there never has been a time when the youth of Scott county could not obtain in their own baliwick as good instruction as that in any other part of the State. There were, of course, the same early difficulties in the way of the advance of education met here as elsewhere, but through the trials of war and pestilence the schools have stood. The people who settled the county were of the blue blood of old Virginia, and they knew what advantages their children should have and saw that they got them.

In 1799 James Garrard, then Governor of the State, conveyed to the Craigs and other citizens a grant of land consisting of 5,900 acres in Christian and Cumberland counties, as an endowment for Rittenhouse Academy, of which these gentlemen were trustees. The building located on what is now the main part of the campus of Georgetown College, was first a frame structure and afterwards built of brick.

The Commissioners appointed sold the frame portion of the old Court House to the Trustees of Rittenhouse Academy for $155, with Wm. H- Henry as surety- The frame portion was moved to the College campus and used . as the building for the institute above mentioned. The same land that is now the College campus was then called "Science Hill." The institute was first called "The Science Hill Academy," later the Rittenhouse Academy, and lastly nicknamed by the boys as the "Old Kitchen.

Toliver Craig was nearly seventy years of age when the church of which he was a member and his oldest son the pastor, left Virginia for Fincascle county, now Kentucky. He, like his children, had been led to the Savior through the instrumentality of David Thomas and Colonel Harris. His three sons, Lewis, Elijah and Joseph, were preachers. Two of his daughters had husbands who w'ere Baptist preachers. The two younger sons, Benjamin and Toliver, were also members of the traveling church. Leaving his home in Culpepper he passed the Blue Ridge and journeyed with his children and grandchildren to the far off land, still sustaining by his faith and courage, as he had in the days of persecution, his noble sons in their undertaking. The patriarch of Kentucky Baptists, the father of the Craigs, the Jacob of the tribes, will not be forgotten by Kentucky Baptists.

As early as 1809 Mrs. De Charmes, an English woman, settled in Georgetown and established a school for young ladies in which the usual branches, together with music, drawing and other accomplishments, were taught. So can be seen the early trend of the people of Scott county toward an education for their children. Scholars for Mrs. De Charmes* school came from Lexington, Louisville and Frankfort, and competent and refined ladies were engaged as teachers. After the war of 1813, however, Mrs. De Charmes' daughter, Sarah, was married to an English officer, and the entire family returned to their native land.

This was the beginning, although it is impossible to tell what was really the first school in the town, hut it can be seen that the educational facilities of the town were put on a substantial footing early in its existence.

The Grounds And Buildings

For the first ten years there were no buildings save the old Rittenhouse Acadamey, which occupied the site of the present Academy building and which with the western half of 1 the campus seems to have come into the possession of the College partly by a sort of consolidation with the old Rittenhouse Academy, apd partly by donations of a site bv the citizens of the town to secure the location of the College.

! In 1810 the present Recitation Hall was commenced, the | first building ever erected by the College. Paulding Hall, that is, the old part of it which constitutes the rear of the present edifice, was erected very early, but I have been unable to discover the date. It was mentioned in the first cata- ' logue - 1645-46 - and may possibly have been built before the death of Issachar Paulding, which occurred, according to "Spencer's History of Kentucky Baptists," in 1832. In 1839 the eastern half of the campus, nearly ten acres, was sold to the College by Alexander Offutt for $100 per acre, i In 1852 the College bought the building near the campus, ! now occupied and owned by Rev, T. J, Stevenson, and turned I it into a dormitory, called Judson Hall. This building, however, seemed to be ill adapted to the purpose, and in 1859 the property was sold to Professor Rucker. This building was not converted into its present use until 1895- In 1869 the j grounds to the south of the campus and the building now owned by Mrs. Dudley was purchased for a President's resi- I dence, and the present residence of the President was erected ; on a part of these grounds in 1889-

The present Academy building was built about 1861. In 1879 the new front was built to Paulding Hall. The large Chapel building was built in 1894, and the beautiful Rucker Hall, across the street, in 1895.

' There was a contest over the location of the College between Georgetown and Versailles, and the former secured the prize by a gift of $6,000. This, together with the generous i donation of $20,000 made by Isaacbar Paulding, seems to 1 have constituted the entire property of the institution during the first decade of its existence.

For a part of the time the College was run as a private 1 enterprise. In 1838 Rockwood Giddings, a young pastor of Shelbyville, whose administration of the College lasted one year - he, together whith Isaacliar Paulding, were really the founders of Georgetown College as far as that honor can be awarded to any two men. Doctor Giddings turned his atten- : tion to the further needs of the institution and saw he could not make a College without endowment and buildings. He 1 began the great task of raising an endowment and asked the Baptists of Kentucky, 40,000 in number, for $100,000. Such was his enthusiasm, his almost hypnotic power over the hearts and pockets of his brethren that in eight months he had gathered together in good notes nearly $80,000 - a truly wonderful achievement, considering the time at which it was accomplished. As far as l have been able to ascertain, it was to Doctor Giddings also that we are indebted for the general plan of the old College building, now called

Together with Dr. J. E. Farnam, his classmate at Waterville, Maine, whom he induced to come with him from Shelbyvilie to Georgetown in 1838, he drew the plans for this noble old edifice - so simple and sincere in its architecture, so pure and classical in its outline - that it stands now, and I hope will stand for another hundred years, a beautiful monument to his memory. This is not the place for suggestions, but I will venture to remark that I hope some day to see built on the south end of Recitation Hall an Ionic portico like the one at the north end, and then the old building rededicated and renamed ''Giddings Hall," in honor of the first really effective President of the College,

The Early Schools

In October, 1839, the President fell in the pulpit while preaching and was carried back to his old home in Shelbyvi lie, dying in a few days. The one year of Dr. Giddings' administration had transformed the College. 'When his successor came to Georgetown he found an institution with a harmonious Board- This successor was Dr- Howard Malcom, who made an ideal College President. Dr. Malcom was a distinguished and eloquent man.

After a brief interval under Dr. J. L. Reynolds, the College entered upon an epoch of great prosperity and expansion under the leadership of Duncan R. Campbell, who came to Georgetown in June, 1852, from Covington, Ky-, where he had been a professor in the Western Baptist Theological Institute. In 1855 the patronage of the College had far outgrown its facilities, and Dr- Campbell threw' his mighty resources into an effort to increase the endowment. In about ten years' time he had secured about §106,000. Dr. Campbell lived only long enough to carry the College through the trying ordeal of the Civil War, dying suddenly in 1865-

Following Dr. Campbell's death, and the war, the College entered upon a period of quiet and painful readjustment to a changed environment. For fifteen years this process went on. The patronage fell off. During this period two very distinguished and scholarly men served successively as President of the College - Dr. N. M. Crawford, 1865-1871, and Dr. Basil Manly, 1871-1879.

. About 1870 the movement to bring the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary to Kentucky from South Carolina was inaugurated. This involved the raising of §300,000 by Kentucky Baptists.

The College began to emerge from this period of comparative quiet and depression in 1870, when Dr. Richard M. Dudley was placed in charge of the institution. Dr. Dudley's administration covered a period of thirteen years - from 1879 to his untimely death in January, 1893, a most notable and evenful period in the history of Georgetown College. The new President's house, the new Chapel and Gymnasium building and Rucker Hall Were the fruits of his labors ; for while they were not all built during his life, the funds that made them possible were provided, and the conditions of patronage and prospects that made them necessary, were ci-eated by him. Thus about §99,000 worth of buildings were added to the plant of the institution. The growth of the endowment, during Dr. Dudley's term of office was more than §150,000, This, of course, includes the buildings above mentioned.

The first President of the Board was Silas M. Noel. The second President was Rev. Thomas P. Dudley, who afterwards became the great exponent of our brethren of the Hardshell branch of our denomination. Then came Roger Quarles, Gov- J- F, Robinson, David Chenault, W. M Pratt, and lastly the present incumbent. Dr- Jno. A. Lewis.

The first Treasurer was Major M. C. McCalla, who was Treasurer from about 1840 to 1X06. The other great Treasurer is the present holder of the office, Judge George V- Payne, whose term of service began in 1873.

Lastly, let us note how the life of the College, like the life of an individual, ebbs and flows. There have been periods of great prosperity, of progress and expansion, and then there have been new seasons of quiet readjustment, of settling down aiid pulling together.

The three great tides of advancement have come under Geddings, Campbell and Dudley; partly, perhaps, because of the condition of the time, and partly because of the great qualities of these able men. The College has survived the frightful dissensions which resulted from the work of Alexan der Cam p b e 1 1 ,

It is today the strongest institution of learning of the Baptist people west of the Alleghany mountains and south of the Ohio river. Let us all thank God for the noble past, and rise and go forward.

College Building

The tuition fees produce a sum of between $7,000 and $10,000, which makes the total annual revenue of the institution in excess of $20,000 a year. On the forty-acre campus are located the various College buildings. There are now three dormitory buildings, the gymnasium and chapel building, the preparatory building, the President's house and the recitation hall. The preparatory building is one of the very old buildings on the grounds and is located on the site of the old Rittenhouse Academy. Recitation Hall, the main building of the College, is by this time nearly sixty years old.

In 1894 the gymnasium and chapel building was erected at a cost of between $40,000 and $45,000. The building is a handsome brick structure of three stories. The lower floor of the building is taken up with a large library room, the gymnanasium and chapel. The library contains some 14,000 volumes. There is n special endowment for the library of about $7,000, with the revenue of which the running expenses are met. The chapel is a large room capable of seating over 350 people. It is divided from the gymnasium by a movable partition, and during commencement exercises both rooms are thrown into one. The gymnasium is a room forty by seventy feet, in which are placed modern apparatus for the development of muscle indoors. Around the walls there is suspended an indoor track, twenty-seven laps to the mile. In the basement is a large swimming pool and the bathrooms. The second floor is given up to the museum and the third to rooms for the two literary societies, the Tau Theta Kappa and the Ciceeronian- These societies are well equipped, each having a library of some 2,000 volumes. The rooms are well furnished and carpeted, with lace curtains at the windows and other evidences that the members are noton the most distant terms with their fair colleagues of Rucker Hall, as the girls' dormitory is called.

Rucker Hall is one of the new buildings of the College. It was erected in 1895 at a cost of about $35,000- The building, is of pressed brick and elegantly equipped with steam heat, electric lights, etc- It was built to accommodate 100 girls.

Joseph Judson Taylor, M. A., I). D-. President; James Jefferson Rucker, A. M., LL. D-, McCalla Galloway Professor of Mathematics ; Arthur Yager, Ph. D., Students Association Professor of History, Economy and Political Science ; Henry Asa Vanlandingham, A. Professor of the English Language and Literature ; David Edward Fogle, A. Professor of Modern Languages; Glanville Terrell, A. M-, Ph. D., Professor of Ancient Languages ; Garnett Ryland, M. A., Ph. D-, Maria Atherton-Farnam Professor of Chemistry and Physics; Edward Bagby Pollard, M- A., Ph. I)., Professor of Psychology and Bible; Joseph Judson Taylor, M. A., D. D., R. M. Dudley Professor of Philosophy; Stonewall Jackson Pulliam

The Present Officers

A. M., Assistant Professor of Ancient Languages and Principal of the Academy: Wilson Lewis Kline, B- S., Instructor in Biology and Director of Athletics: Edgar Hinton Taylor, A. M , Assistant in Mathematics and English : Eugenia Pulliam, Assistant in the Academy: Elizabeth Broderick Armstrong, Elocution and Physical Culture; Robert C. Young, Instructorin Pianoforte: Lillian Stetson, Instructor in Pianoforte; Miss Sneed, Instructor in Voice: S. Gay Stuart, Instructor in Harmony; Sidney Scott Lewis, Instructor in Art.

The President, Superintendent of College Property ; D, E. Fogle, Secretary of Kaculty: E-. A Taylor, Registrar; G. Hyland, Librarian : Mary Dudley. Assistant Librarian.

A Noted Educator Dr. Arthur Yager

R. ARTHUR YAGER, Chairman of the Faculty of Georgetown College, was born in Henry county, Kentucky, October 29, 1858. lie received a common school education in the schools of Campbellsburg, the little town in which he was born, and came to Georgetown College at the age of sixteen. He graduated in 1879 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Following his graduation I)r. Yager taught for three years in the Preparatory Department of the College, and in 1882 went to John Hopkins University, where he received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in 1884. On returning from the University, Dr. Yager was selected to fill the chair of History and Political Science, which was created just at this time. Dr. Yager has held this chair since that time. Dr. Yager, in 1892, married Miss Estill Lewis, of Fayette county. He has three children, two boys and a girl. Since his connection with Georgetown College Dr Yager has always taken an absorbing interest in the affairs of the institution and possesses the rare faculty of looking at college questions from the standpoint of the student, as well as the faculty. He has been a prime mover in everything that has been to the advantage of the College in the past twelve years, and a firm believer in having the boys cultivate body as well as mind. As Chairman of the Faculty I )r. Yeager was chosen Acting President, and has performed the duties of that position in a way that has proved eminently satisfactory to all concerned. He is a kindly, courteous gentleman, whom all connected with the institution sincerely admire.

Georgetown Female Seminary

Tbe Legislature passed an act in 1,835 incorporating the Georgetown Female Seminary. This inttitution was conducted for a number of years very successfully by Mrs. Thornton F. Johnson. The act and the names of tbe incorporators will be found on tbe following page.

Names Of The Trustees, Style Of Incorporation

Sec. i. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky , That Job Stevenson, J, F. h ibinson, R. M. Fwing, J. Huraplit'eys, J. T. Johnson, M. F| iris, William McDaniel, M. V. Thompson, B. B. Ford, :n Smith, Henry Johnson, M. W. Dickey, A. Hooper, V'illiam Johnson, Willa Yiley, Henry Haun, Walter Birch, J tel Johnson, Hiram Stevenson and James Clark, shall be, id they are hereby consiitu ed a body politic and corpordesignated and to be known by the name of the Trusts of the Georgetown Female Academy, and by that name si ill have perpetual succession, and a common seal, with p : wer to alter or change the same at their pleasure.

The Academy To Be Located In Georgetown

Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the said Academy ill be located in the town of Georgetown, in Scott county, atid the trustees shall hold their sessions in the said town, tl ; first session to be held at such time and place as any tlj'ee of the said trustees may designate.

Trustees To Elect Their Officers, Agents, Etc

Sec. 3 Be it further enacted. That the said trustee;, or a Jnajority of. them, shall have power to elect a president of the said board, and such other officers as shall, in their opinion, be necessary or convenient to transact the business of the said body coiporate, and also an agent or agents to cc lect and obtain funds and donations for the benefit of the sajid Academy.

What Number To Constitute A Quorum, Etc

nsact any busines , and members shall be necesy to form a quorum, or to sell, alienate or convey any I estate, or rents of any real estate, the property of said :ly corporate.

Authorized To Purchase And Hold Lands, Etc

Sec. 4. Beit further enacted, Tnat the said trustees or thnir successors, by the name aforesaid, shall be capable, ai 1 they are hereby empowered in law to purchase, receive l hold to them and their successors, for the use and beneof the said Academy, any lands, tenements, rents, good?,

May Sue And Be Sued

Sec. 5. Be it further- enacted. That said trustees, by the name aforesaid, may sue and be sued, plead and be impl aided in any court of law or equity in this state, and they mr.y, from lime to time, make and establish such by-laws, ;s, regulations and ordinances, for the benefit and govmeni of their institution, or appertaining to the same, as they may deem necessary or expedient, but not contrary to conslituti m or laws of th:s commonwealth. And he id of till tees shall, by ballot, supply any vacancy, which f occur in their own body, or in that of the officers apnted by them, when by death, resignation or removal, vacancy shall happen.

May Elect Tutors, Professors, Etc

Sec. 6. Beit further enacted. That the faculty, tutors, ron, and all officers of the said academy, shall be elected he Board of Trustees, and shall be subject t) the rules,

, made and established by the said board, and shall cont i nKJi s in office during good behavio-. 1 he President ot the d of Trustees shall, at any time, have power to call a utin<r of said Trustees to toim a Loaid and when lested by the Principal or President of the faculty, or by three members of the board, it shall be his duty to call a inci ting, and on his refusal or neglect so to do. any three ijnbers of the board may call a meeting, which call shall mperative on all the members of the said board.

Funds Not To Be Loaned To Members Of Board

13EC. 7 Beit further enacted, That it is herebyex- ,ly provided that no portion of the funds, which may required by the said body corporate, by purchase, de- , legacy, gift or otherwise, nor any part of the profits "eeds or interest of the property, real or personal, which become the property of the said body corporate, for use and benefit of the said Academy, shall be loaned to member of the board, or in any manner, be so applied a interest individually in the fiscal concerns of the boaid member thereof. ' [Approved February 3, 1835.]

Bacon College Established In 183S

Colonel Thornton F. Johnson married Miss Margaret Fauntleroy, of Georgetown. He now has a son, Col. Billy Johnson, until recently a prominent man of Dallas, j Texas. He held several important offices in Dallas, but his age has told on him to such a great extent that he was compelled to retire from office. His eyesight has been failing him.

At the recent celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the union of Kentucky University and Transylvania, Lexington, Prof. A. R. Milligan, in an address setting forth a detailed history of the University from its inception as Bacon College, gave the following sketch of Colonel Johnson, which will doubtless be read with interest by his pupils of the Female College and Military Institute, who are living :

"In the October vacation of 1836 information | came to Professors Thornton F. Johnson, Samuel G. | Mullins and a third, who was doubtless Dr. Samuel f Hatch, that their acceptance of the plea which Alex- | ander Campbell was then making for the restoration | of primitive Christianity on the basis of the Bible as f: the only rule of faith and practice was to cost them 1 their places in Georgetown College. The three pro- f -fessors anticipated dismissal by resignation."

"Meanwhile Thornton Fitzhugh Johnson, the real founder of Bacon College, had passed from its faculty j into its board. Born in Orange county, Virginia, j May 26, 1805, and reared there in a family whose near J connection included eminent men, he was in 1823 ad- i mitted a cadet of West Point, where he remained jl until 1827. Coming to Kentucky in 1829, he became a charter member of the Christian congregation at Georgetown, and was professor of mathematics and civil engineering in Georgetown College until the establishment of Bacon College.

Prof. Johnson bought a large brick dwelling which stood, until its destruction by fire on December 21, 1885, on the South side of Clinton street, opposite the lot that is between the rear portions of the grounds on which the Baptist and Christian churches now stand. This house stood on the ground on which the house owned by Gleason Bros, now stands, and was owped by the late 'Squire Lemdn at the time it , was burned.

In 1837 he carried out his earlier intention of establishing a female seminary in Georgetown. To this successful undertaking he added another when in 1847 he opened the Western Military Institute. In the autumn of 1849 Col. Johnson removed his Mili- : tary Institute to Blue Lick Springs, and the next spring his Female Collegiate Institute to Millersburg. The seminary he abandoned when in March j of 1851 he again moved the Military Institute, in ; whose corps of instructors were James G. Blaine, ' Bushrod Johnson and Robert Dale Owen, to Drennon Springs, in the county of Henry, whereon the fourth day of the following October Col. Johnson died in the forty-seventh year of his age. His remains rest in the Georgetown cemetery beneath a marble monument which commands the town of whose educational history he was an important part.

The Western Military Institute was founded by Col. Thornton F. Johnson. Its first session was held in the fall of 1846 or spring of 1847, in the house on North Hamilton street now occupied by George W. Fitzgerald as a residence. From this place the Institute was shortly afterward moved to what was then known as the Warren place, being a large plot of ground with a handsome residence in its center, and bounded on the north by Main street, on the west by Military street, on the south by a dirt road, now Jackson street, and on the east by Maddox street and the property upon which ~ an old log house now stands, then owned by Mr. Eastham. This property was well adapted to the purposes of the Institute by reason of its ample parade and drill grounds.

The above is a likeness of the Western Military Institute and ground. Part of this house was frame, which has since been moved away. The old mound still stands in the center, on which stood the flag -staff. It is now owned by Mrs. Risk.

Western Military Institute

doubt, by the Institute's lack of endowment, and being compelled to make some move which would be for the best interest of the Institution, and having received some encouragement from outsiders to that end, moved the Institute to Dremon, Ky. Unfortunately there Col. Johnson became involved in a difficulty in which he lost his life. His body was brought back to Georgetown and buried with military honors by his cadets in the old grave yard.

Col. Johnson was a great educator. He had a great love for the Western Military Institute and he had also been successful, several years before the Institute was founded, in building of a Female Seminary, which occupied what is now known as the Moore House, and the ground upon which the Presbyterian church stands. This Seminary fell with the Western Military Institute. This Ssminary was taught by his wife, Mrs. Thornton Johnson.

The distinguished lawyer and statesman, and the nominee of the Republican party for President of the United States in 188a, who was defeated by Grover Cleveland, the Democratic nominee, was a tutor in the Western Military Institute.

It was about 1848 or 1849 that Hon. James G. Blaine, then a tutor in the Institute, and quite a young man, fell in love with and married Miss Stanwood, a teacher in the Seminary. My recollection

Lecturing His Class On Electricity

It was from Col. Johnson I first heard about the telegraph. He was in his office lecturing his class upon electricity and he spoke about putting up poles, stringing wires upon them and then by means of electricity, sending messages great distances over the wires. It seemed at the time somewhat mythical.

The Cadets Took Part A Great Loss To Georgetown

The loss of the two Institutes was quite a loss to Georgetown. I have heard old people say that Col. Johnson founded Bacon College in Georgetown, which was afterward moved to Harrodsburg in 1839, and moved to Lexington and incorporated into the Kentucky University.

The Drum Corps

One of the interesting features with the boys of jj the Military Institute was the drum corps. The fifer was a noted character, Uncle Jack Luke by name, whom they thought to be about the best fifer in the world. Another noted character, Uncle Tom Lloyd, held forth on the little drum, and he was a wonder, only excelled by his brother, Littleton. John Luke, a son of Uncle Jack, beat the bass drum, and the boys felt proud when marching down Main street lead by this corps. Uncle Jack Luke, when not in service, almost always had a bundle of hickory walking sticks for sale, which he had cut and made on Eagle. JAS. Y. KELLY.

Some Of The Pupils

Some of those who attended Mrs. Thornton John- : son's Academy were : Mrs. M. P. Sinclair, Mrs. John Duncan, Mrs. S. E. Barlow, Mrs. T. Y. Lyon, Mrs. Henrietta Williams.

The Cadets

Only two of the cadets that attended the Western Military Institute can be found, and these are Judge Jas. Y. Kelly and John Will West. w _i

The Corps Instructors The Teachers Of The Female Seminary

As a great number of people have often asked and are anxious to know the names of the teachers of the Female Seminary employed by Mrs. Johnson, every effort has been made to secure them, but not until the above was put in type and printed. Mrs. Sallie Barlow, who attended the school, gave us the names.

! The teachers were Caroline, Sarah and Harriett Stanwood, three sisters. The last named became the wife of James G. Blaine. It was through James G. Blaine that E. C. Barlow, "Pappy Cal," received the appointment of Postmaster of Georgetown.

Established In 1846 By Prof. J. E. Farnham

tIN 1846 Dr. J. E. Farnham, Professor of Natural Science in Georgetown College, organized the Female Seminary, which from 1846 to the time it burned in 1865, was one of the most noted institutions of learning for young ladies in the South. The late Dr. Gano in his sketch of Georgetown, written and published in 1882, says : "It was first located in the corner building known as the Georgetown Hotel. He had able and accomplished assistants as teachers. In 1847 he erected a large and commodious building in the southeastern part of the town on Hamilton street, on the grounds now occupied by Prof. Arthur Yeager's residence. It was conveniently arranged, and contained from thirty-five to forty rooms, and was capable of accommodating one hundred pupils; it cost $25,000. It was conducted with great success for twenty years, drawing large numbers of pupils from the South and West, besides a very liberal patronage in the neighboring counties. No female school in the West enjoyed a higher reputation, or offered better facilities for acquiring an education of a high grade. It was burned down in 1865, and Prof. Farnham disposed of the property to Col. Rhodes Estill. After the destruction by fire of the seminary building in 1865, that had been successfully conducted by Prof. Farnham for twenty years, a temporary management was made for Prof. J. J. Rucker to take charge of a female school on his own property."

Prof. Farnham as a female seminary was burned. Prof. Rucker came to his rescue, appropriating bis own private property until better premises could be obtained. Perceiving that be had undertaken too much by assuming the additional duties as Principal of the Seminary be sold the property and school to Prof. J. B. Thorp, who continued its management for two years. Prof. Rucker in the fall of 1869 again became the Principal of the Female Seminary. The seminary is now' used for sleeping quarters for the students. On September 10, 1866, he was married to Miss Mary M. Allison, of Bourbon county. Mrs. Rucker died in 1884 and left three children to mourn the loss of a devoted mother, who are as follows : Mrs. L. L. Bristow, Messrs. Eugene and Benjamin L. Rucker. In 1886 Prof. Rucker married Mrs. Bettie Higgins (nee Miss Bettie Porter), a sister of Mrs. G. H. Nunnelley, and they now reside in a beautiful home on South Broadway.

ROF. JAMES JEFFERSON RUCKER was 11^ born January 27th, 1828, in Randolph county, BIV Mo. He entered Georgetown College in the "i" spring of 1852. Here he remained a student, teaching at intervals a school in Bonrbon county, until June, 1854, when with the honors of bis class he graduated as an A. B. In the fall of 1855 he entered upon the discharge of bis duties as Principal in the Academy of Georgetown College. On the 21st of November, 1855, he was temporarily appointed to fill a vacancy occurring in the Chair of Mathematics for Georgetown College. The Board of 'trustees met the following June and elected him permanently to ths office, which he filled until 1893, when the college became a oo-educotional institution for young men and women. In 1865 the building OcciTptedTy

The Rucker Seminary After The Fire In 1869

In 1869 anew seminary building Was constructed on the grounds of the college, adjoining the President's house, and owned by the college. Prof. Rucker had charge of the same and continued to conduct it until Georgetown College became a co-educational institution for young women and men.

By Whom The Following Card Was Issued In 1875

Ji for the Seminary, I have not changed my .views as to " the superior methods of instructing the young, nor do I expect to abate my efforts to secure the services of such a teacher. That department will be opened next Monday, under the supervision of Miss Lulu Manly, who will devote all her talent, energy and tact, with such facilities as I can place in her hands, to make it as near a success as possible without special training for that kind of work.

Between 1870 and 1897 this institution, like the College, flourished like a green bay tree. The school term closed in June and the commencement week was looked forward to with great eagerness by the people. It was the week for June roses and sweet girl graduates. The closing exercises were lirst held in a large tent pitched on the College campus.

On Monday night, June 6th, 1874, the Euepian Society of the Seminary was holding its anniversary, when a high wind came up and blew the tent down. The tent was crowded, but no one was injured. Below will be found an interesting comment on the "Literary Leaf," read by Misses Summers and Rankins, and signed ''Aliuuis:"

"Oilier hands will probably record the doings of commencement week - the hot days, the merry crowds, the speeches by the boys,' the excellent addresses delivered to them, the procession, the graduates, the wind that prostrated the big tent in the night, so as to prevent its use, and shut us up in the narrow limits of the church with all the events of the grand occasion which crowds and illuminates Georgetown once a year- But 1 am going to appoint myself chronicler of the brightest and prettiest part of the entertainment - I mean the exercises conducted by the young ladies of Prof. Rucker's Female Seminary, 'The Literary Leaf,' read by Misses Summers and Mai Rankins, was charming, as it always is ; while the music interspersed did not merely furnish a sort of rest, as is often the case, in which the attention might be diverted, but presented new attractions, riveting the attention afresh and pleasing the ear. Miss Tucker's 'Laughing Song' especially delighted everybody. She laughed in all the keys, and with all the variations possible. It was laughing in trills, in runs, in pearly showers; it was in time and measure, yet it seemed to be as graceful and natural, as if she just wanted to laugh right then "

After the tent was blown down the exercises were held in the Baptist church until the completion of the Court House in 1878. Then they were held in the Circuit Court room until the new College building was completed in 1894, where they have been hehLsince. The interest has abated wonderfully with the country people since the change from the Court House to the College. During commencement week the stables could not accommodate the rigs and horses. The old hitch rack that stood in front of the Court House was lined from one end to the other with horses. Standing room was at a premium in the Court room when the exercises were held. The exercises are now* attended by twice the number of people and greater interest manifested than ever before, but the country people do not attend in as great numbers.

The following is a copy of the paper furnished by Dr. S. F. Gano, at the laying of the corner-stone of the new College building: "The first church and school house was built in Georgetown by the traveling Baptist church from Virginia, led by Elijah Craig and two brothers, more than one hundred years ago. They settled on the Big Spring branch. A school house was built back of where Roland's shop now-stands, and the church on the grounds now occupied by tire Christian church- The first Baptist preacher in Georgetown was Joel Biggs- The second Baptist church was built where the First Colored Baptist church now' stands. It was built by Baptists of Georgetown and surrounding county."

STI-IE City Schools are in keeping with the other educational advantages of the place. There is at present an enrollment of 430 children in the white school. They are divided into ten grades and are instructed in the various branches of a common school education bv capable and efficient teachers. The two upper grades in the school are High School grades and here the pupils are prepared to enter the Freshman class at College. During these two years they finish algebra and arithmetic and plane geometry, and are given instruction in book-keeping, physical geography and other kindred branches. They finish Caesar, reading the Gradatim and are instructed in Latin grammar. R. L. Garrison, the father of the graded school system in Georgetown, is the Principal of the School. He is a native of Boone county, being born there November 24th, 1846. His parents moved to Owen county when lie was three years old and he obtained his early education in the country schools. ITe came to Georgetown when a young man and entered the College. He was in attendance at that institution for nearly four years, leaving college in his senior year in order to accept the position of Principal of the City School. He began teach in g.'in an old dwelling where there were two rooms given up to the school. Lie had one assistant and there were sixty children in attendance. The present school building is situated in the northern part of the city and is located on the same lot on which the old building stood. It originally cost $6,000, but since its erection in 1882 that sum has been expended upon it in additions and improvements. It is well furnished, containing eight rooms- An adition of two rooms is being made for the primary department.

Historic Oardom Now A Convent

HE beautiful place known as Cardome, tlie home of / I the late Gov. James Robinson, ana 'nowlused by the Sisters as a convent, was built by Col. Benjamin Chambers, who was elected in 1817 as Clerk of Scott and after serving two terms, being defeated for the third term by Col- John T. Johnson, was.appointed a Notary Public by Gcv- John Adair in 1823. Pie was the father of Mrs- Annie Chambers Ketchum, who became noted as a poet. A likeness of her and also one of her productions, "Semper Fidelis," will be seen elsewhere. Below will be found, two orders of the Scott County Court :

At a session of the County Court in 1817 the following order was made : "B. S. Chambers, Clerk of this Court and of Scott Circuit Court, produced the amount of money received by him for taxes on deeds, writs and seal as follows and was sworn to this agreement to law, which is ordered to be certified to the Auditor of Public Accounts. B. S- Chambers added to committee heretofore to settle with the Sheriff "

At a session of the County Court in 1823 the following order was made: "B. S. Chambers this day produced in Court a certificate from the Governor as Notary Public in and for Scott county and took the oath required by law and with Elijah Hawkins, his security, entered into and acknowledged bond in the penalty of $1,500. conditioned according to law'."

In a pamphlet issued by the Sisters in 1900 styled the "Silver Jubilee," the following appeared : "In the year 1821, the corner stone of Cardome was laid by the gentle hands of Mrs. B. S. Chambers, whose husband, Major Benjamin Stuart Chambers, had been an officer in the war of 1812. When the house was finished, Major Chambers mounted the scaffolding and laid the last brick on the tallest chimney, repeating the prayer he had offered when the corner stone was laid, and and naming the estate "Acacia Grove." When Governor Robinson purchased the place he named it Cardome ( Cara domus) and the present owners have not altered that title. On September 7th, 189G, the Sisters of the Visitation purchased the place from the heirs of Mrs- Carrie Robinson.

Historical Cardome

A graduate, Miss Anna C. Minogue, of Cardome, has this to say: "Cardome! It is a name to conjure witli in Kentucky. So long ago that it has grown faint in the memory of the not 'sad historian of the pensive plain,' the foundation of this house, destined to withstand the ordeal of time and change, was laid. It saw the forests fall and the Elkhorn creep under strongly built bridges and past fields of grain. It saw the rudely constructed, primitive houses of Georgetown give place to modern, handsome structures and grow from a straggling village to a prosperous city. It saw the first railroad and telegraph that brought this portion of the Bluegrass country into direct and immediate connection with the great commercial centers. It saw political upheavals, national expansion, government division and reunion. Wars with foreign foes, civil conflict, religious strife, birth and death of parties, intellectual and commercial progress, and all the great changes that three-quarters of a century ring in on the world. Cardome has witnessed since the wife of asoldierof the war of 1812 laid its foundation stone. It knew three masters until its purchase by the late Governor Robinson, from whom it received the endearing title 'Cara Domus.' With him for its head, it became famous as one of the great social centres of the State. The nation's most honered guests, visiting Kentucky, were entertained here, as were the nation's own great men. Here Southern wealth and intellect, youth and beauty, congregated to partake of the pleasures of social intercourse ; then followed a great change. The world of fashion and society was banished and prayer and education took up their abode in Cardome when the holy and learned daughters of St. Francis de Sales removed hither their convent and academy from White Sulphur. "ANNA C. MINOGUE."

Mount Admirabilis

HE school now located at Cardome was founded in 1875 White Sulphur. Few of the educational institutions of our country have more interesting settings, historically considered, than did our ''Mount Admirabilis." White Sulphur is inseparably associated with the history of the church in Kentucky ; and it likewise represents a page ot the State's social life. Pupils of "Mount Admirabilis" will remember the old Sulphur Spring in the narrow dell just beyond the convent grounds, and the pile of stones on the hill above, the ruins of the hotel built for the accommodation of guests when the White Sulphur Springs of Scott county annually drew large crowds to their healthful retreats.

It was at White Sulphur that one of the first churches in Kentucky was built. For a number of years the little 1 oer structure did service ; but increasing member-hip and prosperity enabled the congregation, in 1815 to build a new, more substantial and appropriate house of worship, which was placed under the patronage of St. Pius. Thirtyeight years afterwards the Covington Diocese was erected, with the Rt. Rev. G. A. Carrel as first bishop. The retirement found at White Sulphur was congenial to the scholarly prelate, and here much of his time was spent. He built an episcopal residence near the church and opened a school for boys. The instisution prospered until the breaking out of the war for Southern independence, when the students laid down their books to take up arms for the South and her cause, or against it. An asylum for orphan boys succeeded the college, but this, too, failed, and in 1875 the Sisters of

For twenty-one years the Sisters lived at White Sulphur, a distance of nine miles from Georgetown, but realizing the importance of being nearer the city they purchased the beautiful estate of the late Governor Robinson, and there established their school on a new basis. Our of the twentyone Sisters there when this school was founded only four are left.

Cardome, too, is historic. Under the title of Acacia Grove, it became, in 1821, the home of* Major Benjamin Stuart Chambers, who had been an officer in the war of l8l2- In the ante helium days the house was the home of hospitalisy. Here the elite of the South assembled. Here La Fayette and Webster and Clay, with many other distinguished guests, were entertained. When Governor Robinson purchased the place he named it Cardome. - Catalogue.

Academy Of The Visitation

CARDOME, one mile from town, is one of the most beautiful spots in the '' Blue Grass Region." Formerly the residence of Governor Robinson, it is now' the home of the Sisters of the Visitation, who, in 1895 m ved their school from White Sulphur to its present commanding site. Here, surrounded by eighty-seven acres of cultivated land, large buildings have been erected. The original dwelling house, almost hidden by modern structures, is still in excellent preservation and serves for music rooms and other offices. The dormitory building, contain- ing dormitories, study hall, play room, etc., is unpretentious in style, but is commodious, well lighted, well ventilated and comfortable The latest addition to the group of buildings is, in every respect, the main feature of the establish ment. Its architectural merits are of a high order. A beautiful Romanesque chapel occupies the central portion of this building, and there are also parlors, library, studio, class rooms, refectories, and an entire wing for the Sisters' apartments.

Valedictory Read By

Miss Proctor is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Proctor, of Lexington, formerly of Georgetown, and was a graduate at Cardome in the class of 1905. She is a granddaughter of the late Mrs. Mary Agnes Gaines.

In a spirit of sheer joyance, madly uttering their shrill cry. All the sleeping earth awakens and the forests seem to ring With a welcome to these favorites, fair, bright harbingers of spring.

In their love of lofty soaring they disdain to touch our earth Save for shelter or in danger, loath to interrupt their mirth. And they fare on swarming midges as they ply the perfumed breeze

A Graduate Of 1904

Till they chase each other wildly to their cabins for the night. But at last their merry labors and their frolics wild must end, For the early frosts of winter bid them seek a distant land. Tho' 'tis not without reluctance, yet with courage they embark

On their long and perilous journey. How fearlessly they start Over forest, held and hamlet,, over crowded cities, where Untold grief and sore temptation, sorrow, pain and wearying care

Gnaw like cankers at the restless, ever turbid aching breast Ofsinfulman, Yet onward, onward, never heeding his unrest, Each bright day's succeeding darkness and each night's returning day

Lofty thoughts and high ideals of the beautiful and good. Which alone can lead us onward to a noble womanhood- In this lofty sphere of learning, far above the luring charm Of all worldly foils and fashions, we have found those friendships warm,

But we bear with us a treasure, as we brave the ocean's crest; 'Tis the love, the gentle guidance of a mother's tender breast. She will guide us far above the taint of fashion, sin and woe; Teach us that terrestrial sufferings, borne in peace, sweet peace bestow.

A Kentucky Celebrity

Who claims her father, Major Benjamin Stuart Chambers,1 erected Cardome. She was a great poetess, as some old newspaper clippings say of her:

"Mrs. Annie Chambers Ketchum, the justly celebrated poetess and authoress, long a resident of Memphis, Tenn., but a native Kentuckian, is now on a visit among her relatives at Lexington. Mrs. Ketchum's genius as a poetess is second to that of but few Americans, living or dead. The Lexington Press says : 'Mrs. Ketchum comes rightfully by her genius. .1 udge Bradford, her grandfather, established the old Kentucky Gazette in this city, the first paper published west of the Alleglianies; and was not only a writer of finished elegance, but a jurist of unbending integrity. Mr- Chambers, her father, was a barrister of brilliant oratorical powers, whose Lively wit and eloquence made him alike the favorite of the forum and the drawing room. MrS. Ketchum s Christmas ballad. 'Benny,' which has become a household song in all lands. alone, would immortalize hey, but her later poems bear evidence that she has been an earnest and enthusiastic student. '-Semper Fidelis.'hn the October number of Harper's Magazine, is pronounced one of the most finished productions of American literature as yet, and 'Dolores,' 'Waiting,' and 'AmabareMe,' are genisbf the finest'type-"" .. , - '

In 1875 My?. Ketchum announced that, she,would spend the coming winter of that year in Paris, France, in the pursuit of her literary .labors. .. , . ,

The Poet

While Kentucky is noted for fast horses, beautiful women, good whiskey, soldiers, statesmen and orators let us not forget our great poets, among whom was Henry T. Stanton and last but not least Mrs. Annie Chambers Ketchum of Scott County. Mr. Collins gives a brief sketch of her, and the old Lexington Press published her poem in full which will be seen below.

Was born in Scott county, Kentucky, near Georgetown, about 1830; her father, Benj. S. Chambers, a lawyer of brilliant oratorical powers and lively wit; her mother a daughter of one of the brothers Bradford, whose enterprise and public spirit, when other efforts failed, established the first newspaper west of the Alleghenies, the Kentucky Gazette, at Lexington, Ky., in August, 1787. Her educational advantages were of the very best. She was twice married; about 1844, to William Bradford, and about 1859, to Leo Ketchum, of Tennessee, who gave his life to the "Lost Cause" on the fatal field of Shiloh.

Of her genius as a poet, the Lexington Press says : "Mrs. Ketchum's Christmas ballad "Benny" has become a household song in all lands, and alone would immortalize her ; but her later poems bear evidence that she has been an earnest and enthusiastic student. "Semper Fidelis," in the October number (1873) of Harper's Magazine, is pronounced one of the most finished productions of American literature; and "Dolores," "Waiting," and "AmabereMe," are gems of the finest type." A volume of her poems is passing through the press at New York (April, 1874).

Semper Fidelis By Annie Chambers Ketchum

She stands alone on the rose-wreathed porch, Gazing with star-like eyes On the white moon lighting a silver torch In the glowing western skies,

What though he urged that the demon Pride And the tryants Chance and Youth Forge chains that forever should be defied For the deathless spirits ruth ;

Shine on her softly as she stands To catch the signal light From a father, who waits beside the sands To see o'er the waters bright A ship sail in from the classic lands With a gallant child to-night.

* The familiar name - derived by the Spaniards from the Indians - for the beautiful lotus flower that adorn the lakes and lagoons in all tropical countries of the Western world.

Georgetown City School

IN attempting to give a historical sketch of public education in Georgetown, there is no data of any value prior to the year 1879. In this year the first printed report was published and a complete file lias been preserved since that date. From these records the following facts have heed obtained. The catalogue in 1879 shows that 113 pupils were enrolled and taught by the Principal and one assistant teacher. At. this date - the school was being taught in an old brick residence situated on the same lot now occupied by the new building. In the fall of 1881 the construction of a . new building, costing $6,000, was begun, and was first occupied by the school in January, 1882. The new structure. consisted of four rooms and two halls. Since this date five new school rooms have been added and a large auditorium sufficient to seat the entire school.

At the present date there are 430 pupils attending the school, taught by thirteen teachers, two of whom are special teachers of vocal music and drawing.

The course of study and discipline will compare favorably with any school in Central Kentucky, Boys and girls are prepared for college. Every year the graduates enter Georgetown College, the State College and the Kentucky University. These institutions of learning have granted to the City School free scholarships. Georgetown was one of the first cities in the State to organize a graded system of schools. The various School Boards of the city have sustained our public school system loyally. In the growth of the school from 1879 to 1905 new teachers have been added whenever the crowded condition of the schools demanded it.

During the past thirty years the following teachers have been elected to fill various departments : R. L. Garrison, Principal ; Geo. H. Craft, E. P. Halley, Jr., R. E. Warren, Graham Kemper, Assistant Principals. Grade Teachers - Mrs. R. L. Garrison, Emma Jenkins, Laura Hamilton, Bettie S. Bradley, Emma T. Gasner, Johanna Mahoney, Lillian Griffith, Nora Lee Chapman, Anna C. Glenn, Ella Sinclair, Dora Macey, Lizzie Viley, Jean Holloway, Mrs. Kate Bristow, S. L. Hockenberry, Allen Kimbrough, Jennie Quinn, Mattie Hickey, Carrie Rogers, Jessie Moore, June Dudley, Bessie Goodnight, Kate Plummer, Willie Anderson, Mary Bradley, Denis Pullen, Miranda Burgess and Mrs. V. AV. Dorriss. During the period of time from 1879 to 1905 there have been but five School Board Presidents: Noah Spears, Dr. J. A. Hamilton, S. M. Davis, Thus. S. Gaines and John S. Gaines.

The Colored School

GEORGETOWN has an excellent graded school for the colored children. The present building is situated near the Midland depot and © @ first consisted of but four rooms, when it was @ originally built in 1894. Since then, however, four additional rooms have been added. The building cost about $6,000. There is a daily attendance of 365 children. These are taught in nine grades, tlieupper or ninth grade being a normal grade in which the higher branches are taught and instruction is given in psychology, theory and practice of teaching, and other normal studies. School lasts throughout the day, there being a morning and afternoon session. This is done in order that more time may be devoted to instruction in each of the classes. The school is in charge of Prof. Charles Steele, who has been teaching in the public schools here since their establishment. He was born in Huntsville, Ala., in 1854, but was reared in Ohio, and obtained his early education in the Cincinnati and Portsmouth schools and graduated at the Portsmouth High School.

He came to Georgetown in 1873, and for two years taught what was known as the Boston School. He was then appointed principal of schools, and has taught since that time. When he began his instruction, he was the sole teacher and the instruction was given in a little upstairs room in an old building still standing near the present site of the white school. The school has since grown to such proportions that there are now eight teachers and classes of from ten to twelve are graduated each year.

The closing exercises of the school are held annually in the month of June in the Circuit Court room of the Court House. The pupils form a line at the school building, headed by a band, and march down the streets two abreast. The room is crowded to its utmost capacity.

The School Board meets the first Thursday night in each month. The Board of 1905 was composed of John Gaines, T. K. Shuff, Geo. Hambrick, J. E. Faulkner, J. S. Wilmot, John A. Herring, R. H. Anderson ; 1906 - R. H. Anderson, W. D. Scott, T. K. Shuff, W. S. Mefford, J. W. Traylor, Jno. S. Montgomery, J. W. Chowning.

Prof. Chas. Steele

prominently connected with the educational work of Kentucky as a teacher. And such has been his work during his long tenure of service in one locality, unprecedented, it is believed in the state, that one may say that, in a sense, he is a part of the system, - especially that part of it that touches Georgetown and Scott county.

He has "held to the horns of the altar" in one place for 3*2 years - but those who know something of the strenuosity and uncertainty of the teacher's life and are acquainted with the methods of school trustees, will marvel how the deed is done."

It was through his efforts this school has steadily grown in size and in effectiveness of work done, until now, housed in a beautiful modern brick building of eight rooms and a principal's office, eight regular teachers, and a special teacher in drawing are employed on a course that extends through the second year high school. Besides, the school has a splendid library of more than 800 volumes, embracing standard works in history, fiction, travel, and works of reference, all of which may be credited to his energy and enterprise.

The school has graduated 112 young people since 1880, nearly all of whom are creditably and profitably filling positions as teachers, lawyers, doctors, preachers, and skilled artisans of different kinds."

HE following sketch of Prof. Chas. Steele, ilL principal of the Georgetown Colored School appeared in the Southern Teachers Advocate published in Lexington:

To confess, not to know "Charley" Steele, the veteran school-master of Scott, is to confess, one's self not known. For, since 1873, when he taught his first school at Great Crossings, Scott county, np until the present time, he has been intimately and

The Negro Race Rather Play Base Ball Than Work

ASE BALL is more popular with the gentlemen 4|n of leisure than any other field sport. Their %{* suits are always "flashy" and the games are usually attended by great crowds. The games pass off quietly and pleasantly, and are interesting until the Georgetonians cross bats with the Bostonians. Then things are as lively as a Republican convention being held to select a ticket for city officers. Boston is a negro settlement just outside the city limits and "the boys" out there rule the roost in everything from sport to politics. A good illustration of a game of base hall between the Georgetonians and the Bostonians at a time when the game became interesting can be seen below :

The Umpire A Bostonian

There is no race of people who try to imitate another race more than the negro. The heighth of their ambition is to ape the white people, more especially in the way of dress, but after all a host of negroes deserve a great credit. Many of them have worked for three dollars a week, raised a family and bought homes. A good negro is entitled to more respect than a mean white man.

With nice churches and good schools and many other advantages could the negro of the present be compared with the slave of the past? Is he as comfortable? Is he as honest? Does he receive the same respect? And does he live as long? Not much.

At the close of the war the negroes became very much enthused over religion. Protracted meetings were constantly being held and from one to two baptizings were on for every Sunday. They lost no time in erecting churches. On Sunday, March 14th . 1869, over 117 negroes were baptized in Georgetown as members of the First Colored Baptist church.

Georgetown is peculiarly a religious town and has within its limits a number of churches. With its population of 4,800 there are a total of ten churches, seven white and three colored.

The Baptist Oh U Roh

The church was organized in 1811. just 94 years ago. with twelve members, who were as follows : John Hawkins, John Thompson and wife, William Hewitt and wife, James Betts, James Chalk and wife, William Hutchings and wife; John Thompson, clerk; William Hewitt and James Betts, deacons. Mrs. Alice Betts was the first person united to the church by baptism, in 1811. At the beginning monthly meetings were held in the old Court House. In 1811 a brick house of worship was erected in the north end of town, on the site of the present colored Baptist church, and was occupied until 1842. when the presnt church was finished. The building was commenced in 1841, and on the 23d day of June, 1842, just 63 years ago, it was dedicated. From the organization of the church until the new house of worship was erected the following ministers did pastoral duty in the order named, covering a period of thirty years : George Buggs, Theodoric Boulware, Samuel Trott, Philip Fall and Wm. Spencer jointly, Jacob Creth, Sr., Jacob Creth, Jr., Wm, C. Buck, John Bryce, Addison N. Lewis (J, S- Bacon and B. F. Farnsworth as supplies), James D. Black- In the first year of the meeting of Rev- Buck (by the way, one of the most eloquent ministers of his, time) one hundred members were added to the church.

The following notice appeared in the Telegraph, a newspaper published in Georgetown in 1811: "At a meeting of the Commissioners in Georgetown, on Saturday, February 9, 1812, for the purposeof carrying into effect the building of a meeting house in said town, upon examining the amount of subscription papers, find that upward of $1,000 is already subscribed. All good citizens, who feel themselves interested in the accomplishment of this laudable undertaking, are again called on for their assistance. "M. HAWKINS, Clerk."

As stated, the new church was commenced in 1841, at which time Rev. Howard Malcomb was President of the College- He and the young ministerial students at the College helped dig the foundation and grade the lot, the latter possessing limited means giving their labor in place of money. Mr. Malcomb was the first pastor of the new church. In 1842 he was succeeded by Rev- George Sedgwick. Rev. D. R. Campbell, then President of the College, served as pastor from 1846 to 1850. and under his ministry occurred a revival that perhaps did more to build up the church than any other in its history.

The present church, situated at the corner of South Hamilton and College streets, was erected in 1891-92, at a cost of $20,000. The work of tearing down the old church began June 22d, 1891. The first services were held in the Sunday School room on January 22d, 1892. It has a seating capacity of 700 and is provided with library and baptistry- The main tower is 100 feet high, the second tower 60 feet. It is built of pressed brick, with stone and galvanized iron trimmings. It has a slate roof and is certainly an ornament to the city. A parsonage has recently been erected at a cost of $5,000.