The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-06-23
OUR BRISTOL LETTER
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BRIsroL, Tenn. June Is. 1876.
TO the Editor Of the Morristown Gazette:
The past few days have been gay
and interesting. especially to the
youth and the Sc ntimentally inclin-
ed. The youth of our schools and
those of the adjacent counties have
been mingIing and eclassing the.
hours with more than usual delight
and revelry.
First came the closing exercises
of Sullins' College, lasting for three
days, an occasion long to be remem-
bered. Music rare and grand, es-
says classic and logical, literary adj
dresses, practical and eloquent,
served to make this the second An
nual of Suzzins' College a green spot
in the literary history of Bristol.
stfair Bristo1-on-the-line.' DR.. Sui
Inns, for the time forgot bis gray
hairs and smiled and laughed and
joked as though he was back in the
sunny days of his teens. Glorious
man--Ioved of God.
Then followed King College. COM
mencement with orations and adj
dresses many, full OF interest and
spirit. What the young men failed
in Rev. Jno. Bachman made up IN
his splendid effort before the liter
airy societies. Mr.. Isaac Anderson.
son of our worthy townsman, Jos.
r. Anderson, just would have the
medal whether or not. His compo.
sition was good, his elocntion ad.
mirable. and his gesticulation fault
less. DR.. Tadlock was thinking all
the time. hence did not smile any
at all, (whoever saw this grand man
loose his equilibrium as to ~sobriety2)
He was pondering the work of the
past year and the grave responsible
tiles of his office.
Next came the closing exercises
of the Baptist College. Its bache-
lor President did not wear his wont.
ed cheerful face or evidence his
characteristic vivacity. Whenever
he failed in these respects the adj
mirable music and charming essays
Of his beautiful and winsome girls
more than supplemented. Music
rare and compositions pointed filed
up the hours with raptuous delight.
Miss Lydia Wolford, of Blountville,
Tenn, had written SO well and read
so charmingly that the medal COM
mittee told Col. Thos. G. Anderson.
of Lebanon, Va, that he must. give
her the prize.
Miss Ida Tyler. daughter OF Capt.
Tyler, of Sneedville, had studied
music SO well that Miss Lide, the
music Professor, directed Hon. /. c..
Fowler, of the Neg0s to tell her how
handsomely she had acquitted her
self as a student in the school OF
music, and to award her a beautiful
gold medal as q recompense for her
studiousness. Miss Ida is a timid
little lady, but yet she accepted it
as handsomely as the eloquent gen
tieman who presented it, which was
most gracefully done. The people
were delighted the first night, but
they understood the Rev. O. C.
Of Morristown. was to deliver |
the usual address and crowded the
house the second night. IF the rev
erend gentleman always aequits him
self as well as he did that night he
will not die unknown, or his fame
and eloquence go unsung.
Hon Jno. S. Slack has purchasedz
he Courier of Mr.. VIM. Burrows.
It was thought for awhile we would
ose John. Nogo we know we have
lin fastened down, and all Bristol is
light glad. We could not do With
,ut him. We want him to risk a
little, brush his knowledge of legis-
alton and put his house in order for
he next Senate. lie has twice the
'rains and merit many give him
redit for-more practical common
ense than two-thirds of those who
aake a heap of noise when they get
0 the Rock City.
Mr.. Burrow was SO much interest
d in seeing that everybody in the
States have a picture and
lore for oae doAa1. than they could
.ossibly purchase in New York,
hat he could not. consistent with
is ambition, be troubled longer
it'll the management of the Courier
flee.
No fruit in ali this land. Wood
i'll be probably cheaper, IS the
ills will be empty. Some hope or
fees being fewer. as crimi.
ais viii be scarcer. So all things
ork together for GOOD let us do as
may. More anon.
JACK.