Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-09-17
Monteagle.


Prof. VIM. Nelson opened school here
Monday with two assistants, Misses
Williams and Raulston, and 1875 pupils
enrolled. The school was opened with
an excellent lecture from Rev. Lyles,
ESQ. ". D. Bennett, and the "hired
boss, Prof Nelson. Mrs. Tom Pr
tie is music teacher.
Ye writer was in Tracy City yester-
day.
Bro. Tucker preached at the Holi-
ness church Sunday and Sunday night.
We were very sorry to hear of the
sudden death of Mr.. Hence Goodman,
of near Pelham. Mr.. Goodman was
in Tracy and passed through our town
on his way home Saturday, and Sun
day he went to see DR., Pearson in Pei
ham and died while in the doctor S
Office His daughter, who was the on
ly one left at home, and his relatives
and many friends have our deepest
sympathy.
Mr.. Priest Meeks, who died last
week at Tracy, was buried at Sum
merfield. He leaves wife and one
sister, Mrs. Dotson, and one brother,
Frank Meeks, of near this place, with
many friends to mourn his loss. Un-
Gle Priest was raised here and was sec
tion foreman on the N. G. & ST. L,
Ry. for many years and leaves many
| friends here.
Mrs. Adline Gregory, and daughter,
Miss Emma, and two sons, Oliver anc
James, were in Tracy last week tc
elbow in some of their surplus filthy
lucre and they returned with Wagon
load of fall and winter supplies, anc
Oh such pretty new dresses.
Mr.. Howard Burns, / never thought
you would do that way. Well, | have
to say you took the march on us al
and you kept so quiet about it. Well
Howard, you and Miss Minnie Parker
now Mrs. Burns, have our best wishes
must say our best wishes even if yor
have been married month.
rszees commencing this letter oul
town has had another sad shock in tht
death of Mrs Nancy Condra, wife o
Mr.. John Condra. Mrs. Condra left
this life praising God and said, Il an
going home to Jesus, and told he
father and mother, Mr. and ME>TA
lor Killgore, do not cryaA
ready to go. | am trustirl
and he is with me.
christian who reads tn s
her father. Let us eX
lives are such that
from this world, we u
Condra said she was I'd
The strike has bee
Tracy City and Coalm
an open shop at both
are organized from ne}
men who are taking sun
not need organized men, i
are using their own familis
tives, and the men are not III
anything but work, and our o. 4
tion caused them to get better con
tract than they would have gotten ha
we not been organized at Tracy an
we thought it best to let necessit
compel them to organize if they wan
any better times. We have also give
up our union, but not our principle
We did not like to see our charter &C
but the men in and around Tracy al
so badly divided that the union me
were the ones that suffered and boz
the burdens of being discharged b'
cause they are organized. - Ho'
easy it would be for the South to hav
everything their own way if the
would only stick together as men. Tt
Chinese get better pay in BIRTHS
North Borneo than the men do hel
in the South for digging coal If an
of you union boys ever come to Trac
City or Monteagle, remember you ca
find as true union principled boys hel
as you can find anywhere in the Soutl
Rev. Walter Mitchell, and wife,
! Fairmount College, will leave fl
8 North Carolina. We are very sorry
lose them, but wish them the very be
, of success in their new home.
Mr.. and Mrs, Stikes have gone
Florida to see the sights and spend
honeymoon.
Mrs John Hall is very low at tn
a writing
= = / will try and give the readers of Il
n News few dots concerning Shangha
!. China, next week Old So