Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-02-13
COalmOnt.

Dan and W. A. Sholar, of Gruatli,
were here Tuesday.
John Brown was az Beersheba last
week
Robt Daniel, Jr, is very sick at this
writing.
Rev Jack Brown, of Pleasant Hill,
is here on visit.
Marion Tally, and Messrs Oliver
and Hawkins are in the city today.
w. NJ. Creighton, and j. w. Dykes
were at Tarlton several days this week
Mr.. Lang, of Kentucky, is here.
Miss Jessie Wilkerson, one Of Tracy
City's highly accomplished young la
dies was a visitor her Saturday.
Miss Jennie Conry has returned from
Tracy City,
Mrs Tate of Gruetli, was in the
city Monday.
Geo. Foster and family have moved
to Tracy City. We regret very much
to lose them, but our loss will be Ira
cy's gain.
Mr.. Mahoney of Nashville, was here
this week.
g. W. Morton and Jno Carroll
Dykes were at Tatesville Friday and
Saturday.
G. b. Roughton and Mark Lenehan
spent Saturday and Sunday at Tracy.
Mrs. John Tate and little grandchild-
rem have returned to their home at
Altamont, after visiting at Tracy City
AMI this place.
Miss Mary J. Hall, of Tracy, spent
few days with her sister, Mrs. Har-
ris Scruggs, here.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mckenzie, have
moved to Chattanooga.
Miss Mabel Cawthorn attended the
funeral of her aunt, Mrs. Kirk, at
Tracy last week
Miss Martin, of Sewanee, is here.
Newt. Cantrell spent Saturday and
Sunday at Tracy City
Mrs Lee Robertson and daughter
and little Lora Sweeton are in Chatta-
nooga for few week. The latter is
being treated for deafness
Mr.. and Mrs. Yanders Nunley have
returned from Tracy City after an ex-
tended stay.
P. H. Rogers, one of Collinsville' s
prosperous farmers, spent Sunday
night with D. Murphy Griswold, here.
w. NJ. Lovelace, was recently injur-
ed in the mines, is improving slowly.
John E. Patton is at Jasper this
week
Miss McCray has returned to Mont
eagle.
Miss Carrie Curtis spent Sunday al
Tracy.
Robert Creighton was at Tracy City
Sunday.
Murphey Griswold made business
trip to Clifty Tuesday, returning same
day.
One On the Customer.
A rather amusing story is told of {
man who went into hardware store
of neighboring town and wished t.
purchase an axe, says an Ohio paper
Being shown the article and Informed
that the price was 81. Is, he said
why, | can get that same kind o
axe from a mail order house for 90c. ,
Every well, " said the hardware
man, II will give it to you for tn
same price, provided that you Will d.
the same with me as you would will
them.
"All right" replied the custome
as he handed over dollar bill, tn
merchant giving him back ten cent
i'll change.
Now" said the hardware man, g
want 25c more to pay express charg
es, which the purchaser gave him.
How much did your axe cost you y
Zone dollar and fifteen cents" tn
man answered.
VERY good, now give me five cent
more for money order fees and post
age, " which the purchaser had
hand over. "Now, how much did you
axe cost your"
"One dollar and twenty cents, sal
the customer.
Not so cheap after all, said tn
J merchant, whereupou he picked up tn
axe, put it back on the shelf and tol
the customer to call for it in ten day.
as that would be as soon as he coul
get it if he had ordered it from tn
mail order house. Hand copy of TIL
to your local paper to reprint.