Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-08-01

would locate and give me the wherea-
bouts of my old friend, DR.. N. B.
Moore. / never get to see him and |
get very lonesome these hot days.
have had the Sequachee river searched
from Daus to Victoria, and have alb
solutely failed to find him.
We were very much interested in
Uncle Gid S, - 'Dofetchit's " go
fetchit's', "Uncle Joe's'' and Ed
Adams letters in the News They
were of interest)to the reading public.
1t is almost too hot up here for the
farmers to thresh their wheat crop ex-
cept by threshing soon and late in the
evening and at night. Several have
got overheated.
Willie White and Lee Grayson at
tended the box supper at the company
mill and report nice time.
Ye writer had special invitation to
attend supper at J. A. Worley's Sat
urday night, prepared especially for
him. Sorry got sick and could MT
call at his Office at the set time. I'll
try that appointment, over, Jim.
The clouds brought rain above and
below us on the 25th-but we did not
get any hardly. If we don't get rain
in this part of the vineyard in a few
days our corn crops will be cut short
one-t third. Late Irish potatoes and
sweet potatoes will be cut short half,
mad melons the same. Watch my pre-
diction.
1t is too hot up here for the hens to
lay eggs in the chicken house and they
have gone to the woods and weeds and
briar patches to lay. Don't that beat
the deuce. But there is one thing
sure, there will be more fall and winter
frying chickens on the market this
year.
l will take pains this week and
look up the Bird district correspondents
and give a detailed report in the News
next week of just what has happened
to all of them. A cyclone might have
struck them. 1t strains my nerves for
them to cease and shut off these visits
ing cards that have been annoying the
patience of the good Editor SO
long Get right for your country and
come again for Sister Sail and Betsey
Ann still have that same old smile,
and look just as sweet as they did the
last time you said they did, and let
''Uncle Joe" laugh one more hearty
laugh before he quits us.
The majority of the young men that
work at Whitwell and that live in
the country, work hard all the week,
pay up their board at the end of the
week, and various expenses together
with So each Sunday for a livery rig
to take Sister Jane or Betsey Ann out
driving, and own a few old clothes
at high price, so figures friend of
mine He said he fell behind last
month $t3 and now he has got the nit
ten He is not by himself by a Jug
full. He said it cost great deal for
boys to make those pretty faces smile
| you speak about.
Now, readers, news is very scarce
here this week, and all | can do to
mighty straining on my nerves but
please excuse me this time if you will
kindly do so. will call the roll and
close j. P. French, Joe and Julius
Pickett, Willie and Frank White, Will
lie and J. H. Barker, J. H. and J. A.
Grayson, Joe and Jas. Hicks, J. T.
and E. A. Burnett, J. d. and Charlie
Ridge, Lum and Brit Thomas, E. A.
and J. H. Hudson, B. w. and Joe
Condra, Bannon and Bud Vanhooser,
! Will and g. w. Brock, w. J. and
Charlie Bridges, Elijah and Joe Reel
John and Sam Layman, Jack and War
ner Brimer, J. w. and John Williams
all went to town from the Bird district
Saturday to get the necessities of life.
want to hear from all the boys who
have gone away to distant lands.
Representative.