Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1900-02-15
First District.
Special to the Nsws.

Your correspondent was at Jasper at
the republican mass meeting. We saw
and heard quite jar among them. So
so is all we have to say OF that
Fred and T. E. Campbell, J. II. Curtis,
Thomas Burroughs, and Loney Wells,
all went down to Jasper ON business
Saturday.
Uncle Rit has lost his COW and don't
know where to find hor. II you see her
tell him whore. We're huzzards all
around her? 0 yes, he is afraid she is
have fell out with tue mountain for
when the hogs get fat they all go back
to the valley and the mountain boosters
don't get any OF them.
Our big woodple has disappeared.
The cold has surrounded US. Our axe
is dull and not a dollar in our purse.
0 what good luck we have. The storm
come Thursday evening and blew down
plenty of wood.
Mrs. Eliza Curtis and her daughter
and two sons visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Harve Csrnes, Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Curtis is suffering considerably
worse than she has in five years.
Did you know we have new patent
lamp on the mountain? We use it
when tho weather is damp. 1t is found
on the mountain top. When it burns
it don't flicker and flop. In order to
get this lamp it takes some time. 1t is
known best as good rich, pine.
The peaches here grow large and fine,
Apples do too when they have time.
Last year they were hard to find.
Well, from the appearance OF the
peach buds at this writing we will have
plenty of peaches.
II our mountain citizens would plant
their chief crop in potatoes and Vegeta-
bles and let corn and oats, rye and peas
alone they would do better.
Sweet and Irish potatoes, cabbage,
onions, melons, tomatoes, cherries,
peaches, apples and grapes do wonder
fully we'll on the mountain. We saw
S43 worth Of dried peaches sold at JAS
per off OF one-half acre of orchard in tho
year 1865, at the old Curtis place six
miles from Jasper. They brought a
good price.
OF all the fruit ever did see
Peaches out here are good enough for
me.
eat Thorn green, they make the pie,
My friends don't tell lie.
And il whortle berries don't got 8
black eye,
They help the peaches to mako the
pie.
The chickens out here have some RESI-
When peaches and berries do theil
best.
So let's make vegetables right away,
And let the valley make the hay.
Francis NJ. Mccullough, one of the
best laboring men in the First District
has declared himself candidate fol
sheriff on the republican ticket subject
to the convention or primary. Hurrat
for our mountain.
Mr.. James Lockhart is very Ill a
this writing caused by kidney troub
| le.
We were at lovely Sunday school a
Burroughs Chapel.
Mr.. John Blessing was out at Mr.
| LockhArts Sunday evening and Mon
dav morning on business.
Our verse in the New Testament 70
next Sabbath school is; But we know
that the law is good II a man use it law
fully"
Rev. Dougan visited friends in GU
settlement Sunday. We were glad t
see him.
It is getting time we were selsctin
our seed potatoes and other garde
seed.
o, | had like 70 have foIgotten as re
CARDS the young men in this vicinity
You know when a young lady kisse
them exclaim Now just put that 6ac
right where you took it from" Tue
cannot be blamed much, for the girl
pet them, so they cannot help it.
Well, believe as long as / write
will rain. Monday morning and il
raining vet. Well, that is all right
will stop with all my might, for my pc
is out of sight. NV letter now is don'
Come let's have lots OF fun.
know how to do my best,
I'm take my letter 10 the press,
Wishing the News one dozen ne
subscribers this week my thumb sill
] from the pen. Cold Wave.