Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-03-17
LOCAL..

John Parker of South Pittsburg
was IN town Saturday.
Isham Quarles Of Kimball attend
ed meeting Of G. A. II. Post Satur-
day.
Miss Dora Pryor, of Whitwell,
was visiting Miss Emma Gabel this
week.
Mr.. H r. Blansett, of Jasper, is
staying with his sOn-in-law, Mr.. A.
q. Chaudoin.
A fine rain Saturday night and
Sunday morning, but the afterroon
was just lovely.
Mr.. Shuttle, of Cleveland, Tenn,
representing fertilizer concern was
in town Tuesday.
Rev. r. S. Umberger filled his
regular appointment at Owen church
Sunday afternoon.
Geo. w. Watley from the noun
tain took rest from planting to at
tend the post meeting here Saturday
last.
Misses Helen and Betty Donald
son Of Jasper spent Sunday in town,
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
Graham.
Mr.. P. A. Butler was out bright
and early Monday morning taking
snap shots of the men and teams
plowlng.
The outlook for wheat and oats
was never better that at the present
time. New let US have the mill to
grind the wheat.
We are advised by Mr.. J. G. Cis-
co, of Nashville, that he will be here
shortly and we hope with commit
tee Of homeseekers.
Mr.. w. L. Melcher and Miss |. l.
Bennett visited Jasper on Monday
taking in the Blue Spring and the
Pryor framing School.
Mr. 7. B. I,asater was up Monday
to get fifty of the famous Niagara
Grapes from Pryor & Wagner. Now
is the time to set out grapes.
The first Hepaticas of the season
were found by Miss Louise H. Hill,
Saturday March 12. The peach and
pear trees in our garden are bloom
ing.
w. G. Spangler was in town
Monday to send for eight pounds of
watermelon seed. Who says we
shan't have some "millyuns" this
year?
An effort is being made to get
Comrade Marker Presiding Elder OF
the N. L. Church to preach to Post
SO at Oak Grove church Sunday,
May 29th.
Mr. P. A. Butler, having trouble
with his teeth, went to Jasper on
Saturday to the tooth doctor for re-
pairs, which being done to his salts
faction, 1--WE don't whether it was a
cuspid or a bicuspid) he trotted
nerrily home.
You are mistaken. Gladys, when
YOU say Tennessee is one large spit
toon. We are sorry that it is true
however, that people spit every
wbsre, in churches, trains and every
where they shouldn't, and it is
dirty filthy habit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Kilgore haC
a uad afiliction inSthe loss of thei
Youngest child which died Saturda,
morning. The funeral took place a
Owen Church on Sunday, aud wa
attended by 4 number of friends an,
neighbors.
Now that Spring is upon us la
everybody take hold, clean up an,
make their home as pleasant an
2 neat as it is possible to make then
1t will pay. The spending of fe'
a.. cents IN lime and whitewashrng tn
r old barns and fences would be
. good investment.
$ Mr.. Melcher is having an acre
8 strawberries set out in block II. w
are glad to note this evidence of eI
terprise. Strawberries pay well
Hamilton, Rhea and Roane cOuRtl,
where the soil is poorer than 1t
! here. We are satisfied they vi
succeed if properly cared for.
The second Box Supper and i,
&, Cream and Lemonade Festival he
g by the Methodist Church on Sstu
= Law night was even a more proml
!. Iuent success than the ono held pr
yiously, the net receipts ben
2 y2436 Add to tins fl4.75 raisO
as the first supper makes total
t39O5 within a month for chur
NJ PURPOSES and shows conclusive
or than prosperity has struck some pc
ple If we are not all IN il.