The Schley County News Friday, June 11, 1909 No. 23 "THE THINNING GRAY LINE" The Macon Telegraph gives us the following lines as a tribute to the Old Veterans as they were winding their way to Memphis to assemble in reunion. Tomorrow in Memphis the "thinning gray line" will parade once more--not as preliminary to a charge in battle, but as a memorial of the days of the 60's when it meant something to be a Confederate soldier and to follow Jackson and Lee. As the years go by the old heroes pass over the great divide and line up at roll call where might is wrong, and where they do not have to face and fight paid Hessians and mercenaries, escaped slaves and the scum of Europe added to the brave native soldiers of the North and West, aggregating an over whelming power by force of attrition. Lawrence P. Hext caught the spirit when he penned these lines on "The Veterans Parade": Git my knapsack, Mary, an' my uniform of Gray; Git my battered helmet, Mary, for I'll need 'em all today. Git my canteen an' my leggins; reach me down my empty gun, For I'm going out paradin' with the boys of sixty-one. Never mind them blood stains, Mary, never mind that ragged hole, That was left there by a bullet, that was seekin' for my soul, Jest brush off them cobwebs, Mary, git the bonnie flag of blue, For I'm going out paradin' with the boys of sixty-two. These old clothes don't fit me, Mary, as they did when I was young, Don't you recollect how neatly to my manly form they clung? Never mind that sleeve that's empty, let it dangle loose and free, For I'm going out paradin' with the boys of sixty-three. Pull my sworn belt tighter, Mary, fix that strap beneath my chin, I've grown old and threadbare, Mary, like my uniform and thin, But I reckon I'll pass muster, as I did in days of yore, For I'm going out paradin' with the boys of sixty-four. Now I'm ready, Mary, kiss me, kiss me your old sweetheart goodby, Brush away those tear-drops, Mary, Lord, I didn't think you'd cry; I ain't going out to battle, cheer up, Mary, sakes alive, I'm just going out paradin' with the boys of sixty-five. Callow youth and middle-aged of today as well, scarcely grasp the sentiment which moved "Mary" to tears, and which brings a choking feeling to the throat of the older people at the recital. Tomorrow's parade at Memphis will not be a parade in arms--in no sense a menace to the nation which the war of the 60's created. It will be a parade of the remnant who shed their blood freely and who saw their comrades die in heaps. It will be a parade in memorium, a parade in honor of the imperishable deeds done by the defenders of he old Constitution. May heaven bless "The Thinning Gray Line." LOCAL AND PERSONAL Mr. S.B. Baldwin, of Columbus, spent Sunday in Ellaville. For fresh bread, ring No. 55.--C.C.McCrory Mr. and Mrs. R.H. Strange have returned home from Butler. Miss Margurite Drane, of Buena Vista, is spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. E.R. Jordan. Mrs. H.F. Dixon returned home Tuesday from a trip to New York. Mr. and Mrs. T.A. Collins arrived Saturday from a few days stay in Atlanta. Rev. Idus McKellar, of Bakerton, has been spending a few days in Ellaville. Mr. Edwards McCrory left Thursday for Atlanta where he will enter the Southern Business College. Dr. J.S. Lightner went up to Columbus Wednesday to attend the Harvey--Lightner wedding. Mrs. T.G. Cheney, of Montezuma, visited friends and relatives here the past week. Miss Pearl Perry, of Montezuma, was a pleasant visitor of Mrs. A.M. Park this week. Mrs. Augustus Lewis, of Broxton, is expected next week to visit parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Williams. Miss Myrtis Strange is on a visit to her cousin, Miss Mary Hornady at Dawson. Mr. Lester Dykes, of Pine Grove spent Thursday in Ellaville. Mr. and Mrs. Felder, of Cordele and Miss Ruth Carr, of Buena Vista, have been the guests of relatives here during the week. Messrs. Grady Murry, Lon Walters, Harry Dixon, Charlie Baldwin and Arthur Murray made an auto trip to Macon Sunday. An almost brand new refrigerator--carries a hundred pounds of ice--will sell for $7.00. See S.C. collins. Mr. C.T. Baldwin comes in with the first cotton bloom. Mr. and Mrs. John Scarborough, of Americus, are the guests of relatives here. Mrs. Drane, of Buena Vista, is spending the day with her granddaughter, Mrs. E.R. Jordan. A little girl at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Battle is among the most recent arrivals in the city. Every man in Ellaville should get on the alert in an effort to give our town the best cotton market this fall, she has ever enjoyed. Altho General Evans, of Georgia, was not a candidate for re-election to the exalted position of commander-in-chief, the veterans at their recent meeting iin Memphis elected him by a large majority vote. The City Fathers at their last meeting very wisely passed the dog tax law. For more than a year our streets have been infested with worthless curs that were only fit for the headsman's axe. It is now a case of coughing-up $1.25 or biding your favorite canine farewell. DAVIS--GLAUSIER A quiet marriage of Wednesday evening was that of Miss Minnie Davis, of Woodbury, and Mr. J. Gordon Glausier, of Birmingham, which took place at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. W.E. Drane. Only the immediate family and a few friends of the contracting parties were present. After a beautiful musical program rendered by Mr. O.C. Glausier and Mrs. W.E. Drane, the bide and groom entered to the strains of the wedding march played by Miss Marguerite Drane, and standing before an improvised altar of smilax were joined in marriage by Rev. Idus McKellar. An informal reception followed the ceremony, the bride and groom leaving on the late train for a stay of two weeks at Tate Springs. The guests including Mr. and Mrs. O.C. Glausier, Mr. T.A. Duck, and Dr. W.L. Orr, of Baconton, Mrs. J.W. McKoon, of Luthersville, Miss Marguerite Drane, of Buena Vista, Miss Martha Davis, of Woodbury, Miss Imogene Sears, Miss Annabel McCrory, Mr. and Mrs. E.R.Jordan, Mr. Lon Walters. With reference to working the roads in Schley county, the editor of the News has decided to assume the position of the old woman during the Civil War, who upon being asked how she stood on the subject replied by stating "that she had friends in the North and friends in the South, therefore, she had just concluded to remain a "nuisance." end # 23