Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-10-24
HICKORY GROVE.
Special to the News.

Special 70 the News.
Everyone Ia busy at work.
Sorghum making Is the issue Of the
day
w. II. White has got steam engine
attached 10 his mill, the best machine
of the kind in the valley, with Geo. w.
Brooks at the throttle. The boys say
1t takes two men 10 measure up after
Whites mill A big basket dinner is
served on the ground every day. We
wish this work would last the year
round.
There was a big candy pull at Burn
ettsyille Saturday, Every body enjoyed
1t but Geo, w. Brock. He fell in the
Swimming hole aud got too hot. and Joe
Holloway got so well ticl1led be stump
ed his foot and fell into Parrish sor-
ghum barrel, and such time.
Well, boys, you know Mr.. Horton, the
popular barber at Whitwell? Yes lie
and DIR. N. b. Moore went turkey hunt
| ing last week in Grayson's Cove. One
| took up the right of the cove and the
other up the left, and after going about
a half-mile, just on the opposite side
a gun fired. Moore ran over to see what
his partner had killed and met him
coming up the hill with wild turkey
on his back Moore asked him il there
we're any more in the gang he replied
NO" On examination it proved to be
turkey sure enough, turkey buzzard.
Horton begged the Dr. not to tell this
on him, but the DR.. told his wife, and
she being kin to me told me the whole
story ! promised her | would keep the
secret, it being such a good thing, But
| never could keep a secret, and could
| s1 3,rh 81 Ia
funny circumstance over to the News
Well, now for another funny case.
Rev. Geo. White went to Whitwell the
other day with big basketful of nice
eggs, got engaged in a long converse
ton with friend and that old long
nosed SOW of Dr. Moore ate the last dog
goned one of them in spite of what
could be done or said. We tender our
sympathy to Rev. White as we verify
believe he needed those eggs to get
some Arbuckle coffee.
j. w. Morrison, R. f. Rogers, DIR.
Griffith and Leslie Hudson were visit.
ing w. H. White Sunday.
We noticed Rev. Mr.. "0wl" al
Whites mill Friday taking counsel on
official business
e. w. Pickett and Sam Weatherford
attended the Masonic meeting at New
Hope.
Leander Smith, David Hicks, Henry
and Charley Vandergriif, j. d. Ridge
and wagon load of others attended
church Sunday night.
Pistol shots are quito frequent a
night in this section. Stop it.
Charley Holloway was brought before
Squire Pickett Saturday on charge
of attempt to commit murder on Rob
ert Vandergriff. He was bound over t.
Circuit Court in the sum of $500. J. w
: Morrison was attorney for the State
Gillian Barker sued the widew Barn
ett's boy for $50 for waiting on hin
while confined at his house with thu
| smallpox. 1t was shown before tn
court tibet Barnett had been sent Their
a by j. II. Barker to wait on Gillian Bar
: ker's wife, and the proof showed clea
! that he caught the smallpox but neve
went to bed. Barnett was discharged
/ and Barker taxed with the cost.
3 Cowan Harris was arraigned befor
n Squire Frank Price Saturday on
: charge OF wilful and malicious trespas
o on the property of Yank Hamilton b
q breaking open the doors of his house
and tearing off the roof Case set 70
+ next Saturday. OLD PosToR.