Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-01-02
LOCAL.

A. X. Pryor, postmaster al Nlctor-
ia, was here Monday
BYRON Bennett went to Whitwell Sat
urday, spending Sunday there.
Squire Miles H. Merritt, Of Victor
ia, was a visitor III the city Monday,
The heavy rains have made the local
creeks and water courses banktul TINS
week
Misses True Randle and Juliette
Hopkins went to Jasper Saturday al
ternoon.
Miss Annie Webb, of near Victoria,
was the guest of the Lawson family
Sunday
Hayden Simpson and party OF Jas
per bellies were automobiling here
Tuesday
Mrs. Jane Bice, Of Carley, Ark, has
been visiting friends and relatives III
this city.
Jas Coldwell is very sick with pleu-
risy and threatened pneumonia Dr.
Turner is attending him.
With a battery of two gasoline en-
gines it is to be hoped this shebang
will have power when it is needed.
Miss Avis Burnett spent several days
last week visiting friends and relatives
at Copenhagen and So. Pittsburg.
Balaam Long, of Victoria, was here
Monday to renew his bond for contract
to carry mail from Victoria to lmnan
Job printing is speciality at this
office, and careful attention paid to get
ting out work neatly, correctly and
promptly.
Mrs. G. Sherman returned from
Chattanooga Monday night where she
had spent Christmas viii her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Tower.
There is no money available, and
consequently there will be no school at
this place until after July when the
apportionment is made
Miss Minnie Marlin returned to
Chattanooga Tuesday evening after
spending a week with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. W. K. Marlin.
We are in receipt of nice calendar
from the Marion Trust and Banking
Co., Jasper, which is leading bank
ing institution in this section
Grady, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Condra, is sick with Pneumonia
near Dunlap, where he went to spend
Christmas with his grandparents.
Miss Anna Deakins visited relatives
at So. Pittsburg several days last
week, going up to Whitwell Saturday
night where she remained until Tues
day morning.
G. W. O'Neal and family, of Whit
we'll, have been visiting VIM. Lee ano
family this week. They were Ell
= route to Clifty, Tenn, where the.
4 will reside in the future.
& That fast driving over the irol
4 bridge over the Spring branch seem
I to continue. We predict some arrest
Z will take place, and fines be inflicted
1 unless a change is made.
4 Misses Maggie and Nellie Eldridge
who have been visiting Mrs. VIM
Owen here for the past week, returne
to their home at Cleveland, Tenn.
4 Monday.
Il Little Miss Gladys Pryor, in keepin
ND her share of the Christmas spirit
Il ''set up the tea cakes for the New
gang Christmas day, which was az
NJ preciated
jackson Lee returned to Nashvill
! Saturday to re-enter the Business Co
lege he is attending, after having sper
the holidays with home folks and hi
r 'best girl.
: Someone at the Christmas Tree q
: Owen Church took lantern belongin
!, to Mr.. T. R. Harris. Will the perso
!. who took it be good enough to leave
= at Supply Store and Oblige.
The Sequatchie Handle Works is IT
ceiving large quantities of timber
10 Manager Sherman proposes to do a bi
business during 1908, and made bi
-, investments in timber, so it is repor
= ed
~ VIM. Lee proposes to put lars
IN acreage in peanuts this year, and wi
is also plant a large acreage in waite
!, melons again. 1t is reported he mac
St100 off of his watermelon crop la
40 year.
,v Lee Lasater surprised us Friday wit
"A some nice sausage and ribs. We a
40 way enjoy surprises Of that kind, al
Mr.. Lasater and his good wife wi
IN must have had hand in it, too, ha'
4 our thanks.
"a. Will Price, who has been at Alic
" vile, Ala. all summer, building Il
,o piers for bridge over the Tombigb
river, called in on us Friday, and '
rv were glad to see his pleasant face. /
showed us a number of views of Il
mr. bridge of his own taking all neat
N bound in an album, which were &C
nd tainly very interesting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Anderson Ii
vs Monday for Anderson, S. c., to ma
ar their future home They had be
working in the cotton mills there b
returned TO this starvation count
for a while because it was "home
but did so well there that they decid
9 TO return. We wish them well.
w. S. Wilson went 10 Jasper SAT-