Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-01-16
WhitweIl.

The mighty wheels of time have
made another revolution and we stand
beside another mile stone on the great
highway of time, and from this emf
nence we look back through the year
that has passed into history with many
pleasant memories and scenes of sad
ness that have come to most of us.
Many have been the good resolutions
that have been broken, by which we
should profit and should commence the
new year with greater energy to ac-
complish greater achievements than in
the preceding one
The new year is upon us with all of
it's duties, responsibilities and privil-
iges and as good citizens, meet those
duties and responsibilities with more
zeal and fortitude than in the past
So, when the year shall have closed,
we can look back and have the hapny
reflection of having faithfully dis
charged the great duties we owe to
God, our neighbor and ourselves.
During the year the raven-like wings
of death have lowered over the homes
of many and the year passed with an
guish and mourning in many homes,
especially during its closing months.
But the white dove of peace and hap
piness has futtered over and around
the homes of others and joy and happi-
ness has reigned supreme. But such
is the inexorable destiny of man, and
by these we are reminded that we too
are iourneying to the undiscovered
country from whose borne no traveller
returns, and that the sands of life are
quickly passing through the hour glass
of time, and we will fall like autumn
leaves to enrich our mother Earth.
Well, Mr.. Editor, would like to
make the acquaintance of Miss Friend
L." She has written so many sensi
BILE letters, and the young ladies of our
country should take her advice. She
preached some gospel truth in her let
ter to the News last week, to which
| want to say Amen. Write again,
strange friend, for your efforts will
bear fruit.
News in this neck of the woods is
like the negro's fish-shrunk up.
The mines here are running on full
time. Some 75 or so cars are now
standing on the different side tracks
loaded
The new residence of our genial anG
accommodating depot agent, o. w.
Chastain, is nearing completion, anC
when done will be one of the best resi-
dences in the town.
By invitation, B. F. Cowan ant
DR.. J. L. Shirley attended the meet
ing of st. Elmo Lodge, F. & A. M.
at Pikeville, one night last week, anC
of course enjoyed the meeting i'm
| | ~
tained by the good brothers of tn
lodge, so much so that it makes a fel
low like DR.. Shirley want to go again
The DIR. likes and knows good thinI
when he tastes it, but must forebear
| While at Pikeville had the pleas
ure of meeting DR.. d. Fl. Hall, who i
familiar with great many of the val
ley people, especially the older ones
| He is the same jolly doctor he wa
years ago, though now more tina
three score years have passed him by
: though hale and hearty.
NJ. 7. Tipton and family of Trac
3 City, came in Saturday evening to Wis
t it relatives and friends in and aroun
, Whitwell. Tobe is always welcom
Il visitor in this community. Mr.. Til
. ton returned to Tracy this morning
$ This is payday at this camp an
9 the company is making the coal dis
+ gers and others smile by handing OF
e the necessary. ball Face, -
r r. Betterton representative, is o
e hand to receive what is due on job
I Barleycorn, which, no doubt, is vel
II handsome sum.
:. If the weather clerk will straighte
up and give us some settled weathe
we will doff our hats and be thankful
Coperas Breeches.