Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-04-21
Whitwell.

Dr. A. II. Peay gave party at his
house last week, which was enjoyed by
! largr number Of our young people
The brass band has taken tho hearts
Of our youths and nothing else can be
heard talked Of among them.
DIN Young, OF Victoria, was in town
Saturday.
Mcssrs Smith and Poe, Of Daisy,
have opened pound store" Lere and
are doing a good trade.
II. II. MitcI ell, who returned from
Texas last summer after the death Of
his wife there, has now got his old job
at the coke ovens, that Of boss
Mr.. o. w. Chastain went to Chatta-
nooga Saturday shopping.
The Whitwell boys are very slow
about organizing a base ball team.
They received challenge from South
Ptt3burg last week, but so far have
made no effort to take il up. WHATS
Tie matter with tue boys anyway?
! Brace up.
Mrs. L. N. Graham, the genial host
ess of tho Hotel Graham, reports plenty
Of regular boarders and lots OF trans-
iants az hcr establishment.
The gasoline engine at tho coal dump
| is not working very well, being too
small for the work, 10 horse power. A
! Larger one, 80 horse power is now being
put II, and probably at this time is in
good working order. TIE run at the
mines for the last month has been very
slow on account of being forced to stop
the minoi to work on this engine and
its fixtures, and the miners are not feel
ing iery happy in consequence. AS it
Is they have been putting in barely
halt time. However, it is believed that
work will be better aft.r this.
The output of coal at this placl is on.
iy about 20 cars day, where tuere US
ed to be 10. This is not mucn over q
fun train.
Mr.. j. i. Martin, OF Scquachce, was
in town Saturday.
MIR. Geo. Il. Lewis visited Sequacher
Sunday.
The people of Wbitwell are yer,
much interested in tho proposed exten
sion Of the NJ. Il c. by way Of ketner'
Gap. If il should 90 that way it wouI'
come within two miles Of this town
Concerted action should DO taken b,
, the citizens Of WhiLwell to Cndeavor
lead the company TO consider the feas
bility of taking in Whitwel in it
rOutr.
Our friend w, C. Adams is doing a
excellent business and he. rightly a
tributes it to his low prices and his pc
5 stent use Of the News as an advertis
ing medium
J. NJ. Byers has put in a stock c
gr cerits, and has several bargains
Offer.
1t is said that certain gentleman
our town has become proficient in Il
use Of the mop, but unfortunately
makes him very hot to swing it. Thu
and practice will tell, however, al
meantime he will have to stand IL
je,ts OF the ladies tho beat he ca
Guess who it is.
The sympathies of the people
Whitwell are with Jim Price for b
: defeat for the nomination o RGgist
OF this county. Jim bears it like
goods like magic at the Pryor, HarI
& Co. store, and says he will sec the
later. The people here are more @
ragged about the matter than he is, al
e swear they have been euchcrod by /
j. Jasper ring.
!, Baker Baker has beon placed
: charge Of the gasoline engine, and
~ A Pryor has been given Mr.. Bake
job, that Of weighmaster.
f Rev. J. NJ. Wooten attended Presl
p terry at South Pittsburg last week.
N The subscription school in the r
20 Mems building is doing good service
n educating our children. Tho lady
Ut charge is thorough and accomplish
N teacher, and gives great satisfactiC
I'd Whitwrll was fortunate TO have such
IN school when tho public school was
In crowded. The school at present nu
ed Gers some twenty pupils.
- Miss Ables, a teacher in the prim.
- department u the public school has {
- iY ITO pupils In ner room.
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