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Shoffner History.
time and there would he moonlight nights. A grove on the promises of Col. William J. Shofner, of Thompson?s Creek, was selected as being the most suitable,
taking everything into consideration, as it was more 0.0 ?
centrally located and it was in this immediate neighborhood that the two brothers, Martin and Peter Shofner, settled on coming to this State. Then, Colonel Shofner was the oldest Shofner among the men, as far as could be learned.
Circulars were struck and sent far and near. The original committee, together with some others, met and ??vs clearing up the grounds, erecting a
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r- . After the passing of various res-t>< tin- general welfare of the meeting, a -hurt programme was rendered. The exercises were opened with the singing of the ?Shofner Jubilee? welcome song bv the grandchildren of Col. William Shofner. l?rof. Horace .1 looser, of Haley, then entertained the crowd with a most interesting historical address, giving an account of the Shofner family from the time