The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-09-07
THE OTHER SIDE.

Ems. JoURNAL--We noticed little piece
in your paper headed Mistake Correct>
ed written by Mr.. Will Upshaw. We re-
gret to say that the correction is far more
of mistake than the mistake ITSELF In
the first place Will refers to our young
people as not having justice. We want to
say in behalf Of our young people as far as
we know, they are perfectly satisfied and
have been all the while in regard to their
rights in the house. But you know, Mr..
Editors, that when fellow gets beat at his
own game he likes to pull others in with
him. We have recently learned that he
pulled some of our boys names in that bill
OF injunction without their knowledge oft.
Mr.. Editor, the trouble down here was that
Will wanted bis name in large letters in
the gable end of what is known in this set
Element as the Powder Springs Camp
Ground Academy and when It when it
would not stick up there, he says the young
people did not get justice. But we can
frankly say that the most of them, with the
older ones. we're satisfied tor it to stay off.
Will said that the Circle originated the
building OF a hail. ard anxious to be mag>
unanimous to the school patrons, we allowed
them for the sum OF $1,000 and most all
the hauling to come ir and share equal
rights with us. We want to say that the
school patrons held meeting for the pur>
pose OF building school house aud Will
sent arequest in writing to US, asking to
put in what they had with us,as they did not
have enough to build and no one would
take the building contract unless some re-
sponsibIe parties were in with them. Mr..
w. 7. Davis. Mr.. ID. ID. Babb and Mr..
Rason Dobbs agreed to it, but most of the
school patrons would not agree to build
together. for fear it would not give salts.
faction, but some did the hauling. We do
not know how much the community paid
in money but they hauled everything but
the'name that would not stick or the
fsesscs - - s--.----
The collections that Will took up was
for the School and Circle together, the
head of the list will show it, and l have
heard several say that all they gave was
for the school, but suppose it was equally
given. The school would have, at his own
figures, $3.50 90 and all the hauling while
the Circle would have $2l5.00, besides the
school will have $39500 in the new adj
dition. We do not know how much Will
got by begging. He has failed to show his
collection list It may be that he kept
what he got for the Circle, and now wants
what he begged for the school, bat we are
willing for our young people to have all
the rights they want, in regard to their
meetings, when it does not conflict with
the school. We love to see our young
people enjoy life, but when it comes to
business, we don't like for GU. children to
say what we shall do or what we shall not
do, and good children will not want to do
so.
We want to say that our teachers called on us
for more room and said that they could not man
age the school without more ROOM The trustees
called meeting to what could be done. We
were waited on by Will Upshaw and his father
with contract for the people to sign before we
could build. In this paper he reserved several
rights that did not belong to him and further in
timated that the the circle would have to adopt
his paper and if they did not we could not build.
Shortly after this the school met and for the lack
of room 40 or As children had to be taught under a
bush arbOr. We called another meeting and APP
pointed committee to draw up some resolutions
as to what was for the best. They resolved to
build the required room and appointed o building
committee consisting of Squire McElreath as
chairman, A Kemp, Rason Dobbs, r Petree,
l Rice, A Griggs, and w l Davis. We went
to work at once. We do not know anything of
what he calls the circle offering to help build.
If they do we will accept it with thanks, but they
did no, propose to help us, but win and his
father did all they could to get others to do the
same, and whe nhe had to do just what we agreed
TO do at the start, it liked to have killed him
and another such stroke and the circle will have
to have new daddy.
will said the dill of injunction was a painful
necessity. 1t did seem SO, but the pain was all to
himself for he had to take in the state get Judge
to sign it for him. He was afraid to go to Judge
Gober for fear he would get justice in the place of
the bill. We had from fifteen to thirty men at
work on the house and when he got back with his
bill, we were ready to put the top on the house.
He said the circle had more room than they need
ed. 1t does seem SO, as the circle has to come
from other settlements to make a show.
Well, MI Editor, we will close and save the best
of the load for next time. We want to thank Col
Clay and Hon John Motley for their kindness
to us and we will remember them in the future.
r. DoBBs, W. Y. DAVIS,
L ID ID