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The Shoffner Reunions.
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t lenient of this country.	Ho spoke of his early ac-
quaintance with such men as Rev. William Jenkins, Nimrod Burrow, the families who spelletl their names both Landers ? and ?Landis,? Martin Euless, Loton Shofner, William J. Shofner, and various others whose posterity were present. He spoke of the days when, in company with some of the Shofners, he hunted deer over the "rounds where Tullahoma now stands. He contrasted the old times with the present, and showed the difference between the manner of harvesting the various crops, the styles, and everything pertaining to then and now. To say it was delivered in Mr. Cooper?s most genial and generally delightful manner would be putting it very feebly and poorly expressing the sentiments of the vast crowd who hung on his words and who, with smiles mingled with tears, loudly and lovingly applauded the grand old champion of their race as he waved us a graceful good-bv at the close.
Hon. John W. Jenkins (well known to his old schoolmates as ? Fox ?) gave one of his characteristic speeches after dinner. He told of many haps and mishaps of his and others of his Shofner friends in the old days, which brought nods of acknowledgment from the boys, now fast growing old men, as he pointed 'them out scattered bore and there through the crowd. Humor, pathos, and eloquence abounded throughout his speech; and the people would hardly agree for him to stop at all, so great a favorite is he. Compliments are extended to Mr. Ike Gattis and sister for music on the violin and piano; also to Mrs. Cooper, 'Mrs. Maupin, the Misses Parker, little Miss Josie Blanton, Miss Xora Shofner, and others. Rev. Webb McQuiddy made an interesting