Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-04-30
Third District
Snecialio ihl Ml1gs.

Sbeaal 10 the N,7OS.
want to congratulate Mr. Newsom
on his article on tale carrying and tat
Ting i'm Il settlement. You sure fixed
the guilty party's clock, Mr.. Newsom
Your article was short but / am here
to say it was to the point, and what
few words you said covered more
ground and territory than any article
| ever read To the size of it. sure
did enjoy it and laughed until | lost
my false teeth was just thinking
that there wasn't another settlement
on earth Just like ours, but | see from
reading Your article that your settle
ment is tainted very badly, | see
where You are right when you said an
omen handed thief was creditabe
person to compare with notorious Ii
ar, and tale carrier and talebearer.
| sure endorse everything you said.
We are commanded by Holy Writ t.
separate such characters from among
us, for it is recorded in the good book
that leaven leavens the whole lump,
and if what you repeat of some of your
neighbOrs is correct they need some in,
struction. | guess four-year old sap.
ing luJ III bu0 udiillS VI plbItl dtl'
ministrator would be the shortest
method to reach their case.
A gentleman by the name of Bran
son. from Paramount, Tenn. and Mis-,
Ella Graham, of this place, were mar
ried out on Walden's Ridge Sunday.
Mr. Branson is widower about 81
years of age and Miss Graham is about
26 years old and was a school teacher
+ So, readers, you can see by this thai
an old bird can be caught as well as q
young one. They will reside at Fair
mount.
John Presnell, tick doctor, will stay
over night with w. H. White on tn,
9th of May, and the sweet scented ticl
law they will discuss. Oh, get away
'lasses. you've lost your taste. John
is union, a republican, and the best o.
all is christian. / will risk tina
ticket We are well pleased with Johr
as an tick inspector, but some of tn,
ladies say he has got the big head, bu
| differ with them. There is no sucl
| qualities attached to John as that.
have been with him all his life ant
when he gets out of this little, petit,
Office as tick inspector, he will still b
John Presnell / will vouch for hi
safety and don't worry yourself an.
further along this line.
Well, bill Dooley," you wante,
some of the Tennessee writers to tel
you how John CordelPs family is a
Dunlap. They are all we'll Charlie,
White, who stayed at Cordells Hotel
is married to Miss Rachel Henness
and Mynett Cordell is married to Mis-
Zenia Lockhart, and Floyd Wright
married to Miss Lydia Cordell, al
since you went away. John Burnet
that boarded at Mr.. Cordell's whe
you were up there is now staying wit
w. H. White and is wanting to MAJ
ry.
"Old Black Joe, of Illinois, want
ed some Whitwell writer to tell hir
how Dub Young got out for KILN
West. He got two years in the open,
but "a months is short and l guess h
will be out again by the time you &C
ready to receive him. | want you [
give me part of your name next wee
so l can write to you and | can te
you who | am. | guess | have me
you before at the Red Mems Hall.
Bro Joe HaCkworth, | read your re
ply to the brother on the salarie
preachers subject and l heartily Ell
dorse it. All you lacked was you stol
ped just little too quick. Us peopl
! here in the Bird, where you were raised
+ get our salvation dosed out to us now
a-days just according to the amount {
< money we have got. If we have g
} but one hundred dollars then, sir, |
( are dosed out twelve sermons per yea
and if we are able to pay $500 per yes
Y to preacher we are dosed out "a Sc
/ mons. Salvation is dosed out in pr,
portion to the amount of money we a
4 able to nay. l say that the salvatiC
= of our Saviour and Lord Jesus Chri
t at this enlightened age of the world,
s without a shadow of doubt, based c
= a cash basis What enlightened persC
with thimbeful of brains would di