Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-12-16
Moline.

is clear and cool to-day, and ;
] general resume Of pork killing
is setting in for the week. Sey-
eral parties are slaughtering to.
day and extensive preparations
are making for tomorrow. The
pork is well fatted, and quite up
to the average this year.
Prof. Phil j. Green's school
commenced its second session of
five months Monday. 1t is well
attended, and its indefatigable
teacher is receiving that support
he tries so hard to merit. And
while on the subject of schools
let US say word of encourage
ment to the friends of popular
education. Do not be discour-
aged because your ideal of a
school is not realized at once.
Our system is yet in its infancy,
and When further built and de-
yeloped it will receive the sup
port and encouragement Of the
entire community. Nay, the day
is in the near future when the
good people of Tennessee will
regard their public school insti-
tuition with pride and veneration.
Again, we read of many char
tered school houses being burn
ed in the State. Never mind,
our schools will outlive all the
opposition of the world, tie flesh
and the devil, and come out VIC
torious at lastl 1t takes oppo-
sition to develop and build up a
complete system of any kind;
and all know that the "blood of
the martyrs is the seed of the
church," and for every school
house that these hell-hounds
burnt, ten new and magnificent
school-houscs will spring up!
Let the friends of education and
of society, Of law and of order
organize all over the State, and
rid it of that destructive element
which would sacrifice everything
for the sake of free whisky and
cheap damnation. Let our next
Legislature give us a "local OPP
ton" law of fair provisions, and
our word for IT, we shall not be
seriously embarrassed by the
followers of Bacchus in the flu
ture. We know that a large
majority of our people are in
favor of law, order, morality and
decency; and we have implicit
confidence in their disposition
and ability to sustain all need
full, just and moderate legisla-
ton in support of such objects.
We see in the OBSERVER that
Prof. Ed. Halbach is spoken of as
Supt. of Public Instruction. The
Professor would make a very eff
ficient and worthy officer, but as
has been remarked, in all prob
ability some friend of "dollar for
dollar" Hawkins will receive the
appointment. In fact, it would
he rather presumptuous wethink
for men who voted against Judge
Hawkins, and who also abused
him roundly, to expect official
positions under his administra-
ton. Gov. Hawkins may APP
point some of them, but we hard
ly think he will. We have heard
it suggested that a certain teach
err of Lincoln, who is a Republic
can in politics and an open and
ardent advocate of public CONF
mon schools, will be an appli-
cant for the position with very
reasonable prospects of success. |
On dit, we hear it reported
that several of our lonely Bene-
diets whose cold feet, unkempt
locks and undarned stockings
have of late been troubling them, |
are seeking, with fair probabili- |
ties of Winning, that
"surcesse Of sorrow, in the sainted name
L,nore."
and that ere Christmas, we may |
expect to see a very general
off of mortal coils, and
a renewal of .fire all along the
lines" and we trust their consul
ming power may not be extin-
guished until every old iceberg
of an old bachelor or maid may |
be brought under their melting
and regenerating influence, that
"tbeir children may rise
up and call them blessed!" Why |
Mr.. Editor, this whole expert |
ence is worth living a century
for;
'sBresthes there n man with soul 60 dead,
Who never TO himself hath said,
Ny own, my beautiful. my lovely--childv'
The inspiration Of this subject
US away and you will
pardon us, dear reader.
Our village was serenaded and
honored and last night with the |
string band of MolinO, IN the per-
son of Messrs Edgrisons, Martin, |
Rawls and McCown, who enter
tanned us with sweet and most |
charming music, and to crown
the whole, the serenaders and
their escort finally retired to the
hospitable mansion of our friend
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