Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1906-07-12

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Messrs Editurs: If You viii kindly
allow me space in THE paper Of Sc
quachee Valley, will pen a few dots
from these low grounds of sorrow.
Sleeping is the order of the night,
unless some are too tired to sleep,
The health Of this community is
good.
The prospect for bountiful corn
crop IL fattering at present.
Farmers have been busy Of late harv-
esting hay.
We had quite storm Friday even
ing. Lightning struck Jasper Hack
worth's barn that evening, killing a
mule belonging to Byron Daniel and a
horse belonging to Nose Griffith, col
A goodly number who were cultivat-
ing the land in that vicinity, had TAX
en- refuge in the barn but no one else
was killed but the mule and horse.
Rev. NJ. A. Hunt will hold com
munion service at Cedar Spring next
Sabbath.
Uncle Wilson Condra is frequently
seen riding through our streets on his
| fine black mare. He doesn't display a
sword, but he looks like field officer.
| If he is ever given command of brig
ade he win never be shot in the back.
Mrs Elizabeth Moore and daughter,
Miss Eliza, were visiting at Mr. Har.
| mons last Saturday. Miss Elias
fame as teacher has spread far and
wide. She taught last season at Petro'
and they are calling for her again al
the same place. She surely gives salts
faction. / asked her how they knew
there was such being as she away
out here in Sequachee Valley. She re
piled that it was her popularity.
Messrs Ed Layne and West Harmon
and Miss Rebecca Harmon attended th'
Institute at Dunlap last week.
Prof. J. B. Harron with Miss May
Bell Phelps as assistant, began schoo
at Cedar Springs Monday and Prof
Ed Layne at Liberty on the same day
The Misses Hicks have had compan.
the past week Not many, though
just Mrs Doc Cowan and family; Mr.
Will Cowan and family, and Mr.. Will
Hicks family.
Ed Condra attended the store las
week. The Condra store keeps corn
corn meal and -four for the benefit o
the farmers and any others who ma
want bread stuff.
/ Miss Minnie Blair isn't bigger thal
a pound of soap after days washin
but she can beat the beaten picking
blackberries.
BY the way Mrs. Jessie Hoodenpyl
has been busy canning berries one hal
of the past week.
Uncle Moses Griffith s face is black
even to one half of his nose, and ye
he doesn't look as odd as you Nigh
suppose for the other half is black toe
Mrs. E. G. Jones is frequently see
sailing down and up the road in he
buggy. She sure is clever as she ca
be. I have been there and kno'
whereof Ispeak, but if were going 9
foot the same way wonder if she woul
offer me a ride.
| understand that Mrs. Will Easterl
has a good pair of specs that she car
not see with. If she will come over
will let her have more of the same sor
Victor Hackworth and sister, Mis-
Myrtle, can take the fiddle and guita
and pull the music out by the armful'
4 Uncle Mack Layne and family cel'
brated the Fourth by going to 81
Pittsburg. suppose they heard I
Clay expound the Scriptures. migl
have been hired to go down but no on
made me an offer that was lucratiy
enough.
"Coperas Brooches, an old acquai1
lance of mine, has been perambulatin
this vicinity off and on for sometin
and | have not spoken to him yet.
am not above speaking to 'Copers
Brooches" or any other sort of breecl
es. az
John Moore is going to see his girl
when he gets ready. Has so much ha
on the brain he may not be thinkin
about the girls.
The Misses Hicks and Mrs Lo
Griffith are keeping our folks in mic
apples. They are so good they have
hide them from us children or we woul
never get a pie.
Mrs. Mary Hackworth brought us
lot of nice wild goose plums. No nee
to steal in this community and no dan
ger of starving.
The Misses Mamie and Lula Hicl
took""a horse back ride week before la
and another week after next.
PETER HAUNCH