Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1899-02-16
LOCAL.

OLp Resident (entering Office to News
Devil at case setting type)-Howdy!
| Business picking up2
DEVIL with a wink)-Yes sir, most
~ picking up
Bill Wells vent to Whitwoll satur-
day.
The seQuachoo upper 400" indulge
in cards.
j. A. Spears is preparing to move to
Hin City.
w. A. Brown, Of Victoria. was in
town Saturday
Mr.. sherman began cutting ice on the
Lagoon Tuesday
Andrew Harris, Of Victoria, was in
town Wednesday.
W. C. Hill made business trip to
! Whitwell Saturday.
There was no school Tuesday on &C
count of cold weather
And now come complaints Of the wa
ter pipes being frozen.
Snow on the mountain ranges from
four inches to four feet.
| Austin Coppjnger went to South Pitts
burg on business Thursday last
Mr.. Mcbride has erected a derrick
near the depot to load telegraph poles
It is conceded by all that Monday
was the coolest day and broke the rec
ord.
Rabbit hunting is the fashionable
dissipation of the week, but we see no
rabbits.
TO meet urgent demands we made a
large addition to our stock Of stationary
this week.
No coal famine in Sequachec, but the
coal which came to town Friday went
like hot cakes
Mrs. J. B. Martin and son, Arthur,
we're visiting Mrs. John Spears Satur-
day and Sunday.
Back water was reported at B. B.
Lasater's Thursday last Since then
the river has fallen,
Andrew ]. Harris, late of the LIST Ga
Vols, who came home sick, is we are
glad to hear better.
A weddingis expected soon in town
when a local belle will led to the altar
by prominent parsonage
Martha Burnett has returned from
South Pittsburg where she has been
visiting Mrs j, W, Graham.
Rev. R. H. Curry and wife returned
from East Tennessee Friday evening
and will remain here permanently.
The morning train from Pikeville
Monday was late coming down caused
by difficulty in getting up steam to
start.
We call attention to the ADVERTISE
ment OF Ramon's remedies which are
standard articles, we'll known and APP
preoated,
Miss Kate Lewis is an applicant to
teach the school at Caroline Chapel.
The Caroline Chapel people will do well
to secure her services.
The girls went sliding on Sunday az
ternoon and one whom we know fel,
down and cracked her crown like the
famous Jack of the story.
The attendance at the public schoo
during the cold spell has been good
1t is very gratifying that the attend
ance is increasing so fast.
When last heard from Davidson 4
Rogers had their single machine ant
some trees to make shingles out Of, bur
were waiting to find location.
Mr.. w. A. Brown, of Victoria, has, W.
have heard, engaged some bands t
work on the mountain road, which W
hope will be begun as soon as possible
Friday morning was the coolest tn
thermometer falling to zero at Mr. I
A. Buffers. We we're more than salts
fed with IT at 8 degrees above at OF
house.
Monday Feb, 10, 1899, broke the re-
ord. The Thermometer went down t
9deg. below. Our fountain is talrin
on the proportions Of an iceberg but
stillplays on.
Tom Campbell was in town Tuesda
He has just closed contract to cut lol
for Mr. l., W. Gahel. He didn't ga
how cold it was on the mountain
they have lost count.
Sunday was a cold, very cold day,
much SO that the church services
Victoria and Sequachee were omitte
! A limited Sunday school and Epwort
League faced the snow and cold.
Next Wednesday Feb. 20, is Was
ingtons Birthday and holiday for Il
school. On Tuesday afternoon appr
4 pirate exercises viii be held by Il
school to which all are invited.
The cold weather of the last wei
has interfered greatly with work.
Gabel's mill has been idle with lots
work to be done if they could work, b
y there was no choice but to walt
oa A social party was held at the re
9 dence OF Mr.. John Spears Saturday {
1 u, ening. Most Of the young folks
town availed themselves OF the invi
% tion and had good time generally.
A genuine snow storm on Saturd
m lasting about an hour Who says
do not have enough varieties OF wea
err Meantime the Sequachee founti
Is playing and its base looks like
huge frosted cake.
~ r.ata with voy ybstb,r -,r, ,,,tfvv. Rba