Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-05-12
NOISY CREEK.

Inc Following IS a brief statement of
the exercises for commencement:
Wednesday, May 26, 1920 AM
B~accalaureate Sermon by B. L. Whit.
man, DID,, President of Columbian
University, Washington, d. G.
SP.M.-Annual Sermon before Y.
M. q. A, W. G. A. and Ministerial So.
c%ieties, by D. H. Cooper, DID,, of Peru,
Indiana.
May 81 Am. Two Declarations
and two Essays by Representatives of
the four Literary SOCIETIES.
lO:3O-Literary Address by DR.. B. L.
Whitman.
3P.M.-Debate by two young men
and two young INT of the Literary
Societies.
8 P.M.-Pay entertainment. Dolls,
Tableaux, REGULATIONS, Vocal and In.
strumental Music.
May 90, 0 A.M.-Junior Orations and
Essays.
1890 A. M.-Class Day.
P.M.-Business Meeting of Alumni
Association in their new hall.
3P.M.-Public Meeting. Short ad-
dresses by DR., Nelson. of Macon, Ga,
DR.. Cooper, Penn, Ind, Hon. B. w.
Hooper, Newport, Tenn, and Rev. ".
G. Pate, Morristown, Tenn.
SP.M.-Commencement.
Prof. y, +. Jones, DIR. Phillips and
N. S. Thomas, of this place, Joined the
east bound train, May 4, for the South.
ern Baptist Convention, which ia in
session at Wilmington, N. G.. About
200 students and teachers took an ex.
cursion trip to Asheyille, N. c., April
30. A number of the citizens of the
town also took advantage of the low
price and joined us. We were also
Joined by parties from Morristown,
W~hitepine and Newport. There were
$40 in all. AS it rained a part of the
time we were in Asheville, we failed to
see much of the city; but yet it was
certainly a delightful trip. Crossing
the Unaka Mountains, the French
Broad River four or five times, also the
Nolachucky and Big Pigeon, we were
enabled to behold some of the finest
scenery of the South. We rode FOG
miles for 81 10 each. Prof. j. NJ. Bur.
nett preached for DR.. Phillips Sunday
morning. Y. NJ. G. A. had an interest
ing meeting Sunday evening. The
meeting was conducted by S. N. Haws;
subject: docs it pay to be a Christ.
ian2" The Messy Creek base ball club
played against Rogersville Friday md
Saturday. The first game was played
Friday morning. The score was 10 to
Z in favor of Rogersville. The second
game was played Friday evening. A
young man from the North Knoxville
team pitched for the Messy Creek boys
and they won the game by ten to four.
Another game was played Saturday
morning. this was a very exciting game.
The players at times would become
very much excited and make bad plays.
On the eighth inning the score stood
Is to IS. Rogersville played the first
part Of the ninth inning and the last
batter making a foul play, was called
out by the umpire. He would not give
up to the decision of the umpire and
refused to play any more. So the game
was decided 0 to 0 in favor Of Messy
Creek. Rogersville seems not to be
satisfied yet. Messy Creek offered to
meet them anywhere except at Rogers.
Vile. Hon. Jesse l.. Rogers was up
from Knoxville Saturday evening.
Some of the boys seem to have a dislike
for Mr.. Rogers because he was the main
factor in having the cigarette bill pass.
ed. But we say all honor to Jesse
Rogers, and all others who helped to de
stroy this poisonous evil; for we fairly
believe that cigarettes today are de.
stroying almost as many of the youths
of our country as the whisky traffic.
ONE OF THE Boys.