Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-10-28
Caroline Chapel.

Special 10 The Ne7ey
Editors News, our heart was mad,
sad the other day when the sad intel
ligence came to ouI ears that our ole
relative and friend, Archie Bracken,
was dead. There is no question but
that Chattanooga has lost one good
man. According to our idea of man
and manliness, Archie Bracken was
one among among, if not the best man
Marion County ever produced. AS to
honesty, truthfulness, virtue and So
briefly, Archie's peers could not be
found. Archie was true and kind
husband, fond father, and worthy
friend and neighbor, and was loved by
everyone who knew him. To the be-
reaved ones we tender our deep and
heartfelt coincidence.
Well, reckon our "singing conven-
tions" are at rest for this year. We
hope that 1916 will bring about great
or results in the way Of uplifting, en-
couraging and lettering musical con-
ditions in old Marion than 1915 did,
While we think that there was a vast
amount of good done in the conven-
tion exercises this year in its infant
lie stage, we hope and believe that in
its more adult stage that greater good
will be accomplished. But one thing
we are very much grieved over, and
that is the disruption caused by the
division among the people, causing
two conventions in place Of one.
There are not so many singers in Ma
rion County that it requires two sep
arate conventions to accommodate
them. Then why, pray tell me, the
use of division1 Why not come to-
gether as one peo Pile, all go hand in
hand, put our shoulders to the great
musical master wheel, and all strive
for the one purpose, and then we may
expect to accomplish the desired re-
suits. Now. if anyone wants to make
it political affair, or a denomina-
tional machine, why then encourage
the division, and let old Satan work
his scheme, but if you are anxious and
desire better musical conditions in
your own home church and country,
why then, do and say all things for
harmony. Together we stan d; div
ided we fall Ye writer has worried
over this division no little, he is a
musical enthusiast, and is doubly anx.
ious for the very best results possible.
Our Good Book tells us to ''mark them
that cause division and strife, and
have no fellowship with them. sold
joe will offer proposition later on,
that il agl eed to. will do away with
all this wrangle and jangle that you
can hear spit out by unconcerned fun
makers, and it won't be stigmatized
as Methodist" or Baptist" con-
ventions, but will be true, genuine
Marion County singing cow ention,
for the people and by the people.
#. Well, our quietude was some what
disrupted the other night at the Chap
el, when some of our young manhood
bad imbibed little too much Of bar
Icy COku, anu WSuJ W Uuo UO4 supper
to have a nice time, but Mr.. Barley.
corn got too great hold on them and
caused them to want to do something
sorter out of the ordinary. Conse-
quently. Mr.. B. could not let them
keep quiet and got up chunk Of
row and the result, as usual, was q
fist and skull contest. AS it SO hap
pened there were no lives lost and but
very little bloodshed. One thing be
did do, he gave our peace officers lit
tie more work to do. which was doubt
less very unpleasant for them to have
to bring their neighbors' boys into the
tolls of the law and punish them for
something that could have been easily
avoided. Boys. when you are going
to any kind of gathering, do not 60
by the way of old "Barley's" and pos
sibly you will not have to dishonor
your father and mother who are SO
anxious about you when You are away
from home.