Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-01-06

week ligo las lusL recovered !
from the worst care Of fever we
have had in our town aud ia en-
loving a vacation out in the coun-
Try.
]. NJ. Price, Jr., the hu'tling, !
busting salesman Of the new firm
of Pryor, Harris & Co., is wearing a
aadd, ned face these days. We
looked around over the town 10 see
If we could learn the cause and we
find a certain young lady absent,
and we hereby tender our deepest
sympathy TO the bereaved
A. W. Crockett and T. N. Eakin
two veterans of the merchantile
world who have been retired with,
out pensions, seem to take to pri~
vate life pretty hard. They have
been hunting for about a week
over every hill and hollow i'll sew
sral miles of this place, aud 30 far
have failed to even get a rabbit,
but any one can tell who knows
them that they were not cut out Tor
hunters
Sam Smith and Morris Young,
the parties who were arrested and
put in Jail for shooting Charley
Holloway were released on bond
last week and are back at home
following their usual pursuits of
life.
!, r. Jordan has sold his house
and lot next J. r. Colston, to A
| W. Crockett.
p. H. Tate OF Mountain City has
sold his farm living near paus to
| Allison Lay ne last week.
John Miiligsn looks awful lose
some, his wife and children have
been visiting relatives at Soddy
Tenn, since the week before Xmas
Mrs. Lille Jordan Is still i'm
proving in health and we hope tt
SEE her up again in the near future
Whv can't we have better road'
| in this county. Right here in TIM
town, of rainy weather, the robd.
are covered with mud from SIX
inches to one foot deep. / all Oul
citizens will resolve in their OWL
minds to have better Sds anC
streets the way will soon he touno
To- secure what we need 20 badl =
better roads. We hope to see Oul
people take a step in this direction
in the near future. So long III
people take no thought in thin
matter other than TO just pay il
the amount it takts 10 procure s
receipt showing that they have
settled their road tax for the year
or Just work to kill time, just SC
long will we be in a mu0 hole
People are too apt to want to be
released from working the publ,
roads. While it looks reasonable
for man who is in some way dis
abled 10 want to relieve himself o
all the burdens he can. yet If h'
would only think for a NOME n
nearly every one would be disabled
from working if he only consulted
his selfish feelings in the matter
Citizenship should have a highe
aim than to dodge the duty We ow,
to ourselves, to our families. /,
Oul neighbors and to our country
Our town is making for itself ,
very bad reputation for lighting
law breaking, Sabbath breaking
disturbing public worship. wlC
eating, &C., and believe the It'll,
is deserving, but why should WI
do such things? 1t isn't pretty
and it never pays, but is very ugly
and very expensive. We should
never trespass on the rights of 9th
ers if We wish to retain their re-
tain their respect. And it wouIC
be far better to grub all day thar
to fight one hour. 1t would be ia
bettor to disturb a whole field o
weeds in the corn field than to tr,
to interfere with one pub ic gsthe
Ing which has all rights under III,
law of our land. 1t would be Ia
better to sell 100 bushels of corr
than to sell one pint of illicit corr
juice, because the law governing
The sale Of these articles are very
different.
John Petty while engaged will
some boys Sunday morning in
game of throwing rocks at eacl
ether was hit in the forehead will
a rock by Joe Creek, bursting hi
skull.
John Vsnhooser transferred
piece Of real estate to W. L. RIOS
this week.
IA. Walker transferred two LOTT
on the mountain 10 Joseph Cail
asst week.
Our merchants are having III
largest business this month tina
Ne have known Tor the month U
January.
John Station Was in town Tnes
day