Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-03-26


week.
W. A. Chadwick went to Copenhag-
en- today.
Indications point to wedding bells
soon in this burg
g. p. Layne, of Victoria, has been
attending the revival services.
W. S. Wilson attended the conven-
ton Saturday, Carmack of course
G.. A. Hill and family. of Victoria,
attended services here Sunday morn
ing.
Rev. Hopper preached at Looney's
Creek Sunday morning, and at this
place at night
Standifer Bennett attended the Con-
vention at Jasper Saturday and sup
ported Carmack
Bud Russell has severed his con-
nection with the Sequachee Handle
Works and moved to Jasper.
Work at the Sequachee Handle Works
is reported slack by some of the men
who have been idle this week.
VIM. Layne, formerly, of Sequatchie
county, gave us call Tuesday He
moved here last December from Dun
lap.
Miss Nan Coppinger returned from
Whitwell Tuesday evening, where she
has been visiting relatives for nearly
month.
Miss Minnie Hamilton, accompanied
by little Miss Lillian Houts spent
Tuesday in Whitwell, the guest of the
Jordan family.
John Wilson and Hugh Byrd, of
Louden, Tenn, arrived here Tuesday.
Mr.. Byrd is ON his way to Montana,
where he expects to settle, leaving
here in about three weeks.
D. Hokpins favored us with nice
lot of parsnips, which served as sort
of delcatessen. Not many people are
fond of parsnips but D. Hopkins and
wife are, so they raise lots of them
and share with their neighbors.
Messrs. Lee and Long and Misses
Robson and Lee, of Richard City,
IOuc up UnlS ldl OIl DllC1l WCbbOIn DOu-
les Sunday, took dinner at the Marion
Hotel and then returned to Richard
City. Their appearance was dashing
ly wild west.
John D. Houts returned to Ft. Moul
tries. c., Monday where he is station
ed. His many friends here enjoyed his
visit, as "John"as an all-around good
fellow. He has promised the News
some photos of scenes around the
camp, and we are waiting for them.
NJ L. Harris, of Cleveland, Tenn,
was a passenger on the morning train
Friday en- route to Whitwell to visit
county, but moved to Lebanon, O.,
and thence to Cleveland, Tenn. He
said Bradley county is far ahead of
Marion in agricultural interests
This week we print an interesting
letter from James Thornton, now fill
ing a responsible position on the us.
S. charleston, in eastern waters.
We hope it will only be one of many
articles from him regarding that fara-
way and strange land He also sent
us fine panoramic postcard view of
Manila.
A letter from Jackson Lee, who is in
school at Nashville, to the sporting de-
partment of the News informs us, that
he is playing great bali in center field
for Draughon's Champion team, blaz-
ing out hits and corralling flies. We
knew he would make good as he is a
graduate of the Sequachee Baseballis-
tic Eleemosynary Institution. He ex-
tends best wishes to the boys-and
girls, especially-of Sequachee
Tom Smith of Etna, has purchased
the residence of VIM Lee, paying
therefore $1,000, and will move his
family here Monday. He has purchas
ed the Coldwell stock of groceries, tax,
ing invoice yesterday, and has leased
the building, and will conduct an up
to-date business. We are glad to have
Mr. Smith here as he seems to be 6
hustler.
The News is indebted to Mrs F. o.
Pearson for a mess of dandeliol
greens, with which our acquaintance
ship has not been kept up since we lef
New England, several moons ago
Dandelion greens" or salad, as i
would he called here, is prime arti
Gle on the Boston markets in earl!
spring, being raised in hot beds b!
the market gardeners and also grow
wild. Mrs. Pearson has quite a lot il
her lawn, the seed having brought her
with the grass seed.
We are in receipt from P. A. But
Ter, Auburndale, Mass, of the sketche
depicting Mr.. Butler and the editor i,
search of divers subjects, pictorial an,
otherwise, which were forwarded t
Mr. Butler when he was here som
years ago. They raised much cacchin
alton mt the time, and are good fC
several laughs yet. Besides excitin
the risibilities of the onlooker, they an
really very clever pen and ink draw
ings Besides these drawings MI
Butler sent us a number of interestin
photographs, some local. One is of tn
interior Of the machine shop formerl
here and shows the manager. G. ,
Gustafson, now deceased, busy at