Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-08-29
WHITWELL.

SpreiGl 10 hS NtI0S.
After being silent for some time
thought I would knock at your sane
tum for admission to again risk the
fate of the waste basket
Having previously received a press
ing invitation to attended commun-
ication of Black Diamond Lodge, No.
625, F. q A. NJ, at Petros, on the
morning of the 18th inst, | boarded
the train for Chattanooga. Stopping
over there took in the sights Of that
hustling city, the city of wonders and
sky scrapers. At 4:45 a. m, on the
morning of the 10th, we pulled out of
the Central depot over the G. S. r.
r. for Hartman Junction As we
sped up the Tennessee valley, thrift
and prosperity was visible on every
side. Crops are fine, fat stock of all
kinds, feeding on the luxuriant grass
with which the farms are covered.
This is section of East Tennessee the
owners should feel proud Of Arriving
at Hartman at o. clock, we took an
other stop of four hours and then left
there over the Hartman and North
eastern, arriving at Petros at p. M,
where we We're greeted by the smiling
face of the affable DR.. J. R. Colt.
The doctor is product of Sequatchie
Valley, and has host of friends here
and among the people of Morgan Co.
On the night of the 18th we had one
of as pleasant and interesting lodge
meetings as it has ever been my privi-
lege to be at, meeting quitesa number
of the members of the guild that /
have met before and spent many pleas
ant hours with. Among them was my
friend and brother, j. H. Rogers,
whose kindness and hospitality / en-
joyed while there. Petros is a mining
town of perhaps 1000 population, and
is situated one mile from Brushy
Mountain Prison, where the State is
working something over 700 convicts,
and is mining large amount of coal
We had the pleasure of meeting some
of the miners that used to work at
Whitwell while there, among them H.
M. Curtis, spending one night with
him and his estimable wife.
| was glad that Uncle Joe" and
''Uncle Tom" had crawled out of their
dens and had again taken up their pen
ellis and We're writing some interesting
articles. | want to say amen to. what
they say in regard to so much tomfool-
cry through the News, SO much that
only interests one person and that is
the writer
When John calls on Miss Sallie that
is their own private and social bust
ness, and the public cares nothing
about it, and if Miss Jane looked
cute they are the only ones that are
concerned and the public are Disguised.
| Uncle Tom, as far as | know, is
stranger to me but his writing has the
right ring, so hope with the coming
of the winter that he will not take to
his hole again.
AS to ''Uncle joe, 1 know every
hair on his old head. Joe and l have
worked together in more ways than
one but like many others, Joe's shad-
ow is turning and like mine, will soon
be stretching out as his sun turns
down the western horizon Yes, Joe,
the sands of life are running low in
our hourglasses, and soon they all will
be exhausted, and like the autumn
leaves we will fall to the ground
DR.. j. L. Shirley is a very busy man
in his practice, but as the sun climbs
to its high meridian at the hour of
noon, he suspends his labors and that
blue hammock is hung in the cool
shade, and the DR.. stops to refresh and
for two hours his patients can swelter
with their fever or rack in their pain,
it don't disturb his peaceful slum-
bers.
Quite number from Whitwell went
to the Blowing Spring at sequachee
Sunday evening and Mr. Lee did a
rafting business dispensing cool melons
to the thirsty.
o. w. Monroe and James Harris are
building J. 9. Ealy's store house on
the site of the one that was burned
Copperas Brooches.