Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-09-10
THIRD DISTRICT.

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Everything is lovely and the goose
hangs high today. The great fusilade
between the two school contesting fac
tons is now to an end. This morning
the white flag of peace was hoisted
and the public free school opened up
at Hicks school house with so pupils
as students enrolled early in the morn
ing, and several came in during the
day. There are 25 or more to come in
yet. Owing to the short notice and
the action of the new Board of Educa-
tlon and their quick decision in open
ing the school at Hick's school house,
some of the patrons failed to be ready.
This action taken by the Board puts
an end to the long continued war that
has been on hand so long. The school
opened up this morning under the in
struction of Miss Mary Graham, of
Jasper There were several speeches
made along the line of education by
the following named gentlemen: J.
d. Dykes, member of the Board of Ed
ucation of Marion county, who was
followed by W. H. White, representa-
tive of the public school at Hick 8
Chapel. Both gentlemen spoke to the
point of promoting the best interests
OF education throughout this end of
Marion County, and pleaded for this
old school war to be thing of the
past, and let peace and harmony pre-
vail throughout the entire upper end
of Marion County where this school
fusilade extended 1t covered a belt
of territory clear across Marion county
from the top of Walden Ridge to the
top of Cumberland mountain. This
school question evolved either direct
" or indirectly the entire bounds of
the old Third District We want to
congratulate Mr.. J. j. Dykes and the
new board for their prompt action,
good judgement and quick decision on
putting this school in the center of the
district, where it belongs We have
nothing further to say about Hickory
Grove. We have won our point and
the good will of the people as a whole.
As | said in recent letter to the News
on this matter of controversy that pub
lie justice and common sense with IS
children and Representative to
back them would SIRE win the battle
of peace with hundreds of men, wo-
men and children made to rejoice
Throughout this belt of the county.
Mrs. Saynes, the mother of T. B.
and Bud Saynes, died here Friday
from chills and fever and old age. She
was inferred at leagues cemetery,
Rev. F. NJ. Shirley officiated.
John Burnett, brother of Billie Bur
nett, of Jasper, entered school today at
Hicks school house with the rest of
his brothers and his sister
The watermelon season is now gone
and has left several young bucks min
us few nails slipped off during these
night watermelon feasts
Everybody in the old Third and the
cook, too, are busy saving feed this week
except those that are in school, 1t is
hard to find an idle person here Just
now.
E. ]. Barber and J. H. Hudson,
one of the advisory board made
speeches to the public school at Hick s
school house Monday, which were APP
preciated very highly by the sch3Rl
and Miss Graham, teacher. N
Ye writer had an interview
DR.. R. E. Noyes last week and
Presnell. They are up to dat
look after their cattle greasins +
tick business on time, and it's RI
them on business principles. a
DR.. P G. Grayson made b :
trip to Chattanooga last week o
ial business, looking after his
lands on Waldens Ridge.
A Mr.. Bowman, we failed TOD
full name, was married one do
week in the middle of the public
by G. W. White, sitting on ID
hay, to daughter of G. J. Pi
Jr., and after the ceremony they
on their way afoot rejoicing.
Representative