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their might and main, they would never be heard above the “shouting and the tumult” and—have no fear—it showed no signs of dying. The girls always outnumbered them ten-to-one anyway, and the boys had no vocal powers to match the competition.
There are times when I understand why there are cheering sections* at athletic events in these modern times. I suppose that some music lover could no longer endure the renditions of such as “ 'Tis June, the month of roses” and “Welcome Sweet Springtime” and he invented the cheering squad to find an outlet for some of the .screaming and yelling, and not have it appear on the printed program as a rendition by the high school glee club.
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Tis with the greatest of pleasure that this opportunity 'is afforded to say “hush yo’ mouth” to some of these other sections of Rappahannock who are poking fun at 'Washington's /“petticoat rule.”
We’ve heard it: The Justice of the Peace and Magistrate is a woman; the cashier of the bank is a woman; the hotel is run by a woman, and the mayor and town council are women.
The reply to Sperryville, Afcissville, Flint Hill, and Huntly: Dear Postmistresses: The postmaster at Washington is a MAN.
One of the ladies on the town council states that the farmer in
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