Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-12-01
HARYYILLF. III.
Speaal 10 he N1vs.

We have had some of the incest
weather this fall we ever saw. !
The farmers are getting in their corn,
and the mines are running regular.
The mines sometimes shut down for
day or two, but the saloons work ev-
cry day. Sunday and all You can't tell
when Sunday comes except by there be
ing no work. 1t is very seldom we have
any preaching up here The farmers
gather corn and turn land and SOW
wheat on Sunday here. 1t is all any
one can have against this place that
there is no law nor gospel. 1t is as
bad az Sodom and Gomorrah for wicked
ness. When there is any preaching
here the people that come set back and
mock. They need missionaries here N
stead OF sending them across the waters.
They had better clean up their own
house before they leave home. Chart
ty begins at home.
We often think Of the good sermons
that we have heard in Whitwell from
| bhboO kOON OAh PL0hGuOLb8 anu "Aou bnbJ
were all up here to preach for these
heather people for they need feeding on
the gospel. There are people here VINO
haven't heard the gospel preached in
eight years. They can't leave their sa-
loon long enough to go to meeting.
Tom Adamson and family are we'll
pleased up here. Mrs. Adamson and
her girls are full Of life. They take the
world easy, and wash nearly every day.
We have got plenty of water to wash
with and that plesses the ladies of
ShineYton.
Bill Cartright has changed houses
and now lives in No. 10 in Long Row,
Shineyton.
This place is not much for hunting
or trapping, as there is no game here.
We feel lost on that account, but we
can work the more.
Will tell you what kind OF people
Madison cuonty is filled up with, farm
ers such as German, Swede, Dago, Rus
sian, Welch, Bohemian, and niggers.
You ought to be here some time when
there isn't any work. They gather
around the saloons and jabber like a
gang of geese. 1t puts one in mind Of
the building of the Tower of Babel. |
can't understand them, and don't think
they can understand one another. They
| will gather in the saloons hundred
strong, and all will talk at once. IL
would tickle dog to hear them. Arl
| Duff and Tom Harrison can explain t.
Arthur Bryant got afraid of the Dagos.
He could not understand what they said
and thought they were talking about
him, and he left the camp. Arthur is
now at Glen Carton. His wages are
So AZ while if at Whitwell driving he
would make S1.15, or $1.4O for spike
team.
Ben Pittle is living alone, and cooks
and eats alone, but don't think it will
be long before he has his better half
with him.
John Farmer and Joe Cowan were in
Shineyton some time ago, but we have
not seen nor heard of them since. They
work about eight miles from here.
We like to read Bro. George Pickett's
letters in the News. He puts them in
all right and Joe Haekworth from Tex
as suits me the best. 1 want him to
write another good old hunting tale
l can't hunt any but love to hear the
old stories.
Every Saturday we are proud TO get
the News as we would be to see some OF
our Sequachee friends, for it tells us all
the news, Would like to read letter
from Joe Wimberly.
Friday night we had to 60 down the
man way to work and the miners were
coming up, aud the man way is narrow
met big Russian and he like to have
squeezed the life out of me. l dom
know how he and Bill Cartright got
past one another, but guess they pass
ed like l did. Bill complained of being
out OF breath all that night.
IL looks strange to work in as big
coal as this We have to get up OF
benches to drive caps over the props
and the mines are as dry as a powd e
house. They are not bothered will
any water in the mines here, but are
troubled with slate only.
We thought the further north on
! went the colder it got ltis 500 mile
north Of Whitwell, and while they nav
had some cold weather there We hav
not had any cold weather up horo yet
We have had few frosty mornings.
think know the reason Of that, Their
have been so many southern peopl
l. come north that they have bluffed Ga
weather.
= Wish Uncle Jesse Pickett was here
haul coal for Shlneyton this winter bl
2. if I don't got any colder than it is ne
D. we won't need any.
What issthe matter with Grihth
20 Pell City? He seems to nave quit b
r argument on the Griffin opinions, q
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