The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-06-22
OUR TAzEWELL LETTER.
To the Editor of The Morrist0wn Gazette:
RAIN RAIN

RAM RAIN
in abundance just what our poor
parched earth needed. Some are
wiser than He who furnished the
copious showers think that He
made mistake in last nights rain !
Little do such grumblers reck that
they tell Jehovah of His mistakes.
NO OCCASION,
none for this murmuring. Our
country abounds in plenty. The
year gives promise of richest abund-
ance wheat, oats and grass good,
and corn never looked better, while
the peach crop is immense apples
and pears plentiful-of course, as in
the wheat crop, now and then, a
failure is reported. 1t is the ex-
ception.
THE RAILROAD FEVER
is again raging in our village The
passing through the place of Col.
Greer, of kentucky, gave new hope.
May it be realized. A "Kentucky
Syndicate" is talked-that others
than the Nashville and Louisville
are interested-in the construction OF
this line, the Cumberland Gap and
MOrristown.
THE LAST.
The past month has been occu-
pied with commandments. The
last on this side OF CHneh mountain
was Mountain View, Rose Hill, Lee
county, Va, Prof a p. Kelley,
President. It was all it's friends
could wish The exercises occupied
Friday, the LIST, and were most ad-
mirabIe. The morning and noon
hours were given to defamation, or
atoms, and medal presentation.
THE vALEDICTORY,
by A, NJ. Coins, of Lee county, was
the most admirable of its class ever
heard. He prefaced his valediction
proper by a speech of ten minutes,
which indicated that he was a giant
of no mean destiny. His leading
thoughts were: American invinci-
bility = sources Of strength and
sources of danger. His parting
words to teachers, students, trustees
'and people were departure from
those usually chosen-brief, a SEN
tence to each, and couched in tersest
thought How refreshing such adj
dresses, THIS kind
DJTC,TT1D
were not less interesting. In the
main, the reading of the young la
dies was good the Oratorical con
test most excellent. If the young
men who participated in these ex-
ercises do not marry for ten years,
and will give themselves to study,
they will be heard from Mr.. Har-
ris, son Of I. F. Harris, once in
charge of the school here, won the
medal of the evening.
STAYS THERE.
After presentation of medals and
the reception of handsome testi-
monials by the teachers In the way
of costly bouquets, given by the stu
dents as an evidence of affection and
appreciation, President Kelley made
the announcements of the incoming
year. Said when be eame there he
to stay two years, but this
made four; and that he would be
there the 9TH and 9th. This was
greeted with deatening applause.
Prof: Kelley is very popular. He
has built up a fine school, one of
which the people have just cause to
be proud. Prof K. is not only an
educator buta fine orator and writer.
His associates, Prof Bucban and
Miss Morrison, are likewise esteem
ed for their superior excellencies in
their departments. By the way, /
must commend the sweet music fur
nished by Miss Morrison and her
class. 1t was delightful
THE ORDER
was praiseworthy. No drinking or
'owdyism whatever. Everything
went Off satisfactorily to the
friends and patrons.
HOSPITALITY.
We're you ever in Powell's Valley?
If not, go,-don't stop until you get
here. If you want to share in that
which is the bountiful and the
stop at Col. Tip Rich
for one place and if you
10 not say the half had not been
old I'll give it up. This place is
)ne among scores that l might men,
ion, b.. M.
TAzEwELL, Tenn, June, 1881.
POSTAL CARD CORRESPONDENCE
JOHNSON CITY, June IS, 1881.