Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-01-13
FREE HILL.

The health of our surrounding COM
munity is not so bad as last reported.
Nice, pleasant weather allows the idle
farmer opportunity to work and many
are blowing for corn. Hog cholera is
near us, destroying what few the
trader has left. From present indica.
tlons bread and meat will be scarce
and high priced before the next crop.
Our schools are doing excellent work
Notwithstanding rumor says there is
no money at present for the teachers.
This we hope is untrue, for the pensions
and school money is about all that can
be had, and this brings us to suggest
to the directors to employ home talent
when possible and thus keep the money
among us. Since your columbian
Institute" report 'Dhale" can't decide
whether &c" (castigator) regards him
a liar, thief or robber, or all combined;
but Mr.. Editor when l read your edi-
torial commencing with 1.-THE lawless
element" &c. l fee, that the editor,
at least, comprehended the true sItua.
ton that night at Columbia, and l am
sure Esquire Bowman understood it
when he tried SO often to prevent said
disturbing element" from climbing
on and breaking down the patent
school desks, and as for the Jam"
all witnessed that which prevented
your correspondent from getting sufi.
cient knowledge to make a just report.
| am no ways disposed to do Colum.
bias patrons nor teachers injustice.
l understand those who saw and heard
pronounced the exercises good, but in
the part Of the audience l occupied the
disturbing element predominated. I
only sought to leave the impression
that night exercises were more or less
damaging to school furniture and detri-
mental to good order. But NC" insinu.
ates that he might say some very
funny things about school exercises
around about Free Hill" Well, that
is a significant threat, eyen if we leave
off its righteousness. Would our night
disturbances be so very funny to &c"
as a teacher, or as a spectator, or would
such a sickening exhibition tickle himP
if 80 then he might have signed his
communication a Crook, and he would
be classed with the disturbing element
at night school exercises. We have no
aversion for entertainments, but for
jams, jim-jams and presuming slop.
overs, no false report either. If there
were no disorder and damage there
that night then sights and sounds are
deceiying. Yes, We have our troubles
and the d%isturbers are not all from
this community, Free Hill and Gravel
Hill (Columbia) r subject to like
troubles and night exercises afford the
funny opportunity for those funny dis.
turbances and damages which lone
but such call funny. The order loving
friends of education think such dis.
turbers should not be tolerated, nor
the temptation by night exercises
offered. School entertainments of the
right kind should use daylight, as it is
cheaper than oil. We now come to say,
Though not there), that Mt. Zion NJ.
E. Sunday School gave a most pleas
ant concert on Saturday, January 8.
Opening song by the school; prayer by
Rev. Geo. Tunnel; speeches by the
school. Miss Shipley on religion was
excellent. Some prohibition facts and
figures by Sirs Depew and Barnes, and
boys-but the prohibition girls ex.
celIed anything ever put forth in the
Twelfth District. Misses Mary Cox
and Martins are fine speakers, and all
felt 1t was good to hear them. Short
talks from visitors and closed with
prayer by Rev. VIM. Sherfey. We
shall be there the next time in person.
Good will to all. DHALE.