Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-07-08
Dallas. Texas.

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/ see another old friend is gone. call
ed TO try the realities of an unknown
world to us, r. S. Kennedy. IL al
ways makes me feel sad to see those
death records, for they are all old &C
lquaintances and friends of days that
are forever gone. / sympathize with
the widow and fatherless children.
Mr.. Editor, l suppose you have no
ticed that am rather impulsive, see
anything that does not meet my way
of thinking go after it. "Weh wish
or" of Caroline Chapel, is the target
this time, relative to the singing class
] would not approve of one class or
either of them trying to cause malice
or hard feelings, but two classes can
be of great help to each other by start
ing a contest or rivalry. It will slim
ulate each association to do it best
and make its talent outshine the 9th
er. Now, there was a time, think
about 1868 or 49, when the valley
took great interest in singing schools
and associations in the lower end OF
Marion county. One Thomas Gibbs
was the leader at Ebenezer and Shl-
lob, and there was a teacher came In
the upper end, Looney's Greek, sui
phur Springs and other places. speak
of Prof. Durham. There are many
there that remember both. They did
a great work There are many there
today who date their vocal training
back to one of thoss good teachers. AS
i was in the Shiloh district / remem-
Der more of the Gibbs singers. There
were g. W. and W. G. Moore, W. T
Billingsley, j. A. and J. F. Mitchell,
John c. and Newton Lewis and many
other singers of note. The Durham
association put out Dock Cowan Joe
league, John Tygart, Jim Ealy. Bob
Richards and many others that l can
not remember the names now, but ev-
cry one was on their metal and the
ambition of each school or association
was to excel the other class and their
| Joint convention of which they had
several of two or three days duration.
Now, they had time and not one got
mad. There was no room for hard
feeling, everyone just tried to do bet
ter than the other fellow. Everyone
Of each class was for their own leader,
and class, and did all IN their power
to win the day, but they were all
friends and neighbors and they treated
each other the same way and that
same good principle is there yet.
Don't think one side is German and
the other the Allies. Come together in
your county singing conventions and
have the biggest time Of your lives. In
later years You can look back to those
singing conventions as the bright stars
in your life. Don't look for strife and
envy, and you will not find any. Put
on green glasses and everything and
everybody will look green. Pull them
off and you will find yourself the
green st object in sight. Do all you
can to encourage the rival class.
There is no better stimulept than to
think some one will do better than
you. Bring out all the good you can.
If you can't produce better results
than the other fellow, love him better
than he loves you, treat him better.
There is no room in this sunny south |
of ours for malice and little things Il
have much of this feeling to contend |
with in fraternal work. In the near |
future / want to see recorded in the
News where the two factions have had |
joint contest and that was one of the
most enjoyable times you ever attend
ed. Such is life and it is possible to
have just such an occasion Look for
the good and you will be rewarded by |
finding it.
s. Il. Bracken and wife, Of Estell |
Springs, are visiting their sons and |
daughter, brothers and friends in Dali
las and Tarrant counties. Sam likes
old Texas best of all yet, though he
went back and captured one Of Frank
lin county's finest ladies and for her
pleasure has given up Texas rather
than settle here against her will.
The great 4th is here, and one can
tell the results better after It is past |
than before, but 1t always marks the
end of someone's existance, but how |
many no one can tell until after count |
is taken.
Our grain Is harvested and threshed. |
While it is hardly as good as some |
thought, we have a big yield. Never
have had better vegetable crop. |
Fruit is fairly good. Melon crop lie
fine. Corn is the best we have had foi |
many yeats and the price will be
good think pretty soon Texas can |
look the world in the face and tell her
we have plenty at home.
/ may want to come back to Marion
County on visit some time, SO will
pass the Dixie Highway up without
comment
l would be glad to know many of
the good writers to the News.
Well, "Old Joe, II can suffer my
self to think of the good OLD days Gerry
often. for sure nave spell Of blues
every time / 60 to rumaging in the
past, and man with blues Is a bore
to anyone, even when he Is alone. |
However, | will find myself wander
Ing along the banks of the Sequachee
river and over the hills and noun
tains. thinking am yet boy in
place of SO.
Some one else might want little
room, so will quit. May there be
many happy, days for the editor and I
readers Of the News. Lone Star. (