Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-02-02
TATEsvILLE.
Spccial 10 The Mr1Os.

Specialize The Me10s.
1t still remains cold and cloudy, and
threatening snow
The managers of the stave mill say |
they will move out about the middle OF |
February. We will be in worse crcum-
stances when it leaves here than we
were when it came. Timber is gone,
and the cash that is left would not half
put our public roads back like they
were. All we will be able to do next
fall will be to fill up the mud holes and
ruts. The range is greatly damaged
where the tops of the trees fell, ana
when it gets on fire it will kill out all
the grass close around by the roots.
The timber that,wa cut was white oak
and chestnut oak. The mast now is for
ever ruined, what the mountaineer de-
pended on to fatten his meat. A few
years back the poplar timber was all
cut off and that ruined the bee business.
Bees now only make enough honey to
live on and none to spare. All OF US
that sold our timber can't show dime
of the product now. The same results
are IN this stave business.
| We used to raise our meat now we
have to buy it. Our settlement is SO
per cent. worse off now than 1t was 10
years ago. People have failed to see
what cutting the timber was doing for
them. Take the mast and range away
from a mountain man and he will have
to shamble out.
Miss Hestcr Layne from Nubbins hill
visited her sister, Miss Laura Wesley
last week.
Ri. White gave the boys and girls a
taffy stew Saturday night.
Misses Hester Layne, Angie Ross,
Willis Lockhart, and the Misses Bryant
and Layne Ross and Willie White were
out horse back riding Sunday. The
joke on the girls was the boys rode back
and the girls had to walk.
Bennett Tate passed through Sunday
G. b. Barker gave the postofiice call
Saturday.
met Uncle Clodpol ON his automo
, bile in Chattanooga last week.
, Fed Overturff called at the postotfice
last week.
am like little boy and his father
once heard of from the country.
They went into town with load o
apples for sale. Father left his son OF
the corner Of the street and told hin
not to speak, for If he did they would
a call him a fool. The father went acros
Q the street. A merchant came up to tn
Q wagon, and said, 'Son, what are thos
apples worth?" The boy said nothing
!, but laughed, ''Te-he-hel" "What ar
d those apples worth?" "Te.he-he!
8 Said the merchant, "You are dar
fool. When his father returned to tn
wagon the boy remarked, "Father, the
found it out and l didn't speak either.
n One night last week Mrs. ]. L. Whit
8 heard a rumble and a tumble on th
. back porch which got up quite frigh
but on investigation found old TONGA
d with his head fastened in a soap cup an
l. could not remove 1t. He ha
to be taken to the shop and have 1t n
moved with cold chisel.
!, Last Saturday night old Mage begs
to bark out in the apple orchard. Mr.
: White and the children went out
!. see what was the cause and caught
nice opossom.
( L. j. Tate died Wednesday night
! Z o'clock which relieves his suffering
{ here after long spell Of sickness. ID
/ remains were entombed at the Ia
{ Creek cemetery Friday at 10 ocloc
4 Mr.. Tate was one of our oldest citizen
( He leaves large. family but all ma
I ried. We extend our sympathy TO tt
] bereaved wife and children.
I John Russell and Henry Grayson I
1 turned from Bon Air Saturday.
( A. A. Ransom has bought anoth
I horse from John Cheek.
I Would like TO hear from Uncle TC
I for miss him very much.
Waterman.