Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-12-30
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UlibFeaLn aIlenu6u court ~ JebpeL
Tuesday.
John CoWan IS building a dwell.
ing house on his lot adjoining
lobe Tipton's property, John Is
the fellow that robbed G p. HOIlO.
way few weeks since and carried
away one of the finest pieces OF
household goods belonging to the
premises. Il was Dora.
The U. s. Deputy MARSHALL made
a raid on the mountain here WedA
nesday night and captured about
80 gallons Of fine Warren CO., juice
They arrested one the parties and
hand cuffed him, but no made his
escape through the aid Of his
friends who happened to get the
privilege of guarding him. de
was a negro or a white man black
ed up to initiate one, but there
were white men connected with
the stuff. We hope they will make
themselves scarce here.
u s. Deputy Collector W. K.
Thaxlon came up Thursday TO re-
ceive and ship the illicit brandy
captured here Wednesday night
by the Deputy MarshGls. He had
plenty Of help when he went to
empty 8 piece of q barrel into a
small barrel for shipping and there
was q large crowd Of anxious APP
plicants left after be secured all the
assistance needed. 1t Was a very
fine specimen OF wild cat and our
8 people seemed to think that large
Der cent Of our Christmas happiness
went away in those barrels,
Thomas Kilgore. Of SequachSe,
was in town Thursday visiting his
sister, Mrs. John Curtis.
k F. Gibson. of Chattanooga, wal
Y in our city Thursday selling soda
!! water fountains. Our MIR. JOIN
If Byers purchased one and will pu
# it in With his other business in tn
q spring. John is a w!deNa wax
Z fellow and We wish him success
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Northcut
"a took dinner with o, W. Chastair
" Christmas.
J.C. Smith, Of South PittSburl
il was visiting E. A. Ashburn Chrs
mas,
n. We have a very devOut peOp
ba here in our town and most all
them demonstrated their devOtio
to Christ aud celebrated the day
We his birth. We supposed each IL
dlvidual did what they conslde
ed ed to be appropriate to the occ"
ill ion. Some prayed, some san
some fsasled, Others tasted; son
danced. some shouted; some relol
ed, others pouted; some got drum
a few stayed Sobsl; some were mu
dy like hog, all over; some Wor
-. ed, others played; some went
'S Daus and stayed; some iougt
'nu some ran; some lowered over
eF gallon can. People who like = '
riety of things certainly are plea
the ed with Christmas.
"a ~ Lee Hooper was pretty bad
, iie' hurt in 9 little sparing game wi
'9S John BySrs and Firm Hawkins
VI" the pool room Christmas night
not Charley Holloway, had himsel
un- little scrap with Sam Smith, M
ris Young, and families. 1t see
= that Young bad been saying 80
D. things about Charley that he {
''SE- MT like, and Charley had Oh
OId' some things about Young that
sick didn't like and as Charley called
their gate to have matters arrang
- satisfactorily to himself, he q
strong resistance to his plans
o settlement and after q few preli
r, of inary remarks on both sides, Oh
5 IN lev commenced fighting, Smith
gan fighting, aud the women bel
fighting, and it seems that Oh
lsy's legs did not like to stay VII
Ori- the other side was so strongly
vol. the lead, 80 after = pistol ball
inc knife blade, and the soft end o
. large paling had gotten in It's "
ions on Charley, his legs withdrew Il
full forces in confusion, and could n
tive er ralley them again and OF COZ
' of Charley lost the victory. He
4. pretty we'll done up and is still
. % iering from the different wou
'ture received from the pistol, knife,
and ling and shot gnn. Sam So
,ther and Morris Young had q prelin
Inc. AIRY trial and we're held to cir
court and are now in jail awAi
ol bond 1t is 9 dirty affair and
all hope it will never occur in
ding community again.
The Racket Store has char
aDer' hands. MessrS, Pryor, Harri
vile, Co. have taken charge Of the b
ness and A. W, Crockett is pl
on the retired list.
/. w A. Levan was called TO
Station to see his brOtherrin