Texas A and M University - Aggieland Yearbook (College Station, TX)

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John Adriance, of Columbia, Texas, was born at Troy, New York, November 10th, 1818. Was a clerk in the old house of John Hagfg-erty Sons, New York, and left there the 25th da} of October, 1835, on schooner Ju¬ lius Caesar, eng-agfed as a clerk for Townsend Jones. Bell’s Landing-, Texas, sub¬ sequently named Marion, and for many years past known as Columbia, has been his home since he landed there, November 25th, 1835. Is a Texas veteran, serv¬ ing- in Capt. Jacob Lberly’s volunteer company of thirty- five mounted men, detailed by General Houston before he crossed the Brazos at Groce’s, to remain at Marion until all the families fleeing- before the enemy had crossed the river. Being-cut off from reaching- the army across the country, made their way to San Luis, where they crossed the Pass with the aid of a yawl ' from the steamer Yellow¬ stone, and by nig-ht march reached the east end of Gal¬ veston Island. The following- morning- the steamboat Laura started with provisions and volunteers, with the hope of reaching- the army, when Capt. Lberly and six¬ teen of his men (including- the subject of this sketch) vol¬ unteered as part of the gmard on the steamer, and the balance remained as a corps of observation on the island. At Red fish bar met steamer Cayugfa with Mexican pris¬ oners, and the g-ood tiding-s of the battle of San Jacinto. Was one of the most earnest workers and contribu¬ tors in building- the Houston tap and Brazoria railroad and

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A. J. Rose, President of the Board of Directors of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, was born in Caswell county, N. C., September 3d, 1830. A month later his parents settled in Macon county, Mo., then a frontier county. His father, Howell Rose, died in 1846, leaving- a widow and five chidren, of whom the subject of this sketch was the oldest, and was at the time away from home at school, which he left for the purpose of helping- to support the family. In 1849 he start¬ ed with a party of friends overland to California, and reached the destination after one hundred and thirty-four days of weary and hazardous travel. The next year he re¬ turned to his Missouri home, and was married to Miss Austin in 1854. In 1857 he moved to Texas, and settled in San Saba county, then one of the outposts of civiliza¬ tion. About the beg-inning- of the civil war he left the frontier for safety from savag ' es and settled near Salado, where he still resides. In 1873 Salado Grang-e was or- g-anized, and A. J. Rose was soon thereafter elected Mas¬ ter. In 1875 he was elected State Lecturer, and in 1887 Overseer. In 1881 he was elected Master of the State Grang-e, in which capacity he served ten years ; became a Director of the Agricultural and Mechanical Colleg ' e in 1887, and was made President of the Board in June, 1889. Major Rose is an exalted Mason, having- served as M.W. Grand Master, and is now Secretary of the Grand Lodg-e.

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its extension to Wharto n, and for three years was in charge of the Immigration Department of the Interna¬ tional and Great Northern railway at Palestine. Was a member of the thirteenth Legislature of Texas, nominated at Galveston without his knowledge until two days after it was made, and has often been so¬ licited to run for the same office, which he has declined, preferring the quiet paths of life. Has taken a deep interest in the welfare of the Agri¬ cultural and Mechanical College of Texas since its first establishment, and also of the Prairie View State Normal School. Is a prominent Mason and Past Grand High Priest of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Texas, and well known throughout the State. W. R. Cavitt was born in Robertson county, Texas, forty-three years ago ; is of Scotch-Irish extraction. His grandparents moved to Tex¬ as from Tennessee and Ala¬ bama in 1833 and 1835. At the age of 22 and 23 he grad¬ uated in the Literary and Law Departments, respect¬ ively, of Cumberland Uni¬ versity, Lebanon, Tenn. He then located in Bryan, Bra¬ zos county, where he has re¬ sided for twenty years, en¬ gaged in the practice of law, stock-raising and farming. Was twice elected, by large majorities, over worthy op¬ ponents, county attorney, in which capacity he served his people four years, and two years as member of the nine¬ teenth Legislature. Rleven years ago he was, without 17 Hon. W. R. Cavitt.