Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-06-17

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Smith, of JAS
per, were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. r. Jones Sunday.
Standifer Henry, of Dunlap, is the
guest of Jas. Houts. while attending
the Institute at Jasper.
Rev. P. S. Clonce preached here
Sunday morning at Owen Church, and
Rev. w. d. Dew at night.
J. G. H. Rapier, of Bridgeport, was
here last week. He is doing a very
successful business photographing
J. R. Morgan and Miss Louella Bull
of Whitwell, were driving on the pike
Sunday in his stylish automobile-seat
stanhope.
Byron Bennett and sister, Miss Yer
da are attending the Teachers Insti-
tute at Jasper.
Attention is called to the farm prop
erty advertised for sale in this issue.
1t is fine piece of property and should
looked into.
Mrs. William Burnett has been quite
i'll this week, with malarial fever. DR..
Thompson, of Victoria, has been at
tending her.
Chas. Ferguson, of Gadsden, Ala,
was a visitor here Tuesday. He is an
employe of the Gadsden Journal, a
bang up paper.
Miss Lula Lasater returned from
Chattanooga Monday where she has
been since February, and is attending
Teachers Institute at Jasper.
Miss Mary Gillian, of Battle Creek,
who is attending Teachers Institute
at Jasper, spent Monday night with
her cousin, Miss Virgie Lasater.
Sam G. Martin, of Battle Creek,
who is attending Teachers Institute
at Jasper, spent Monday night here,
the guest of W. H. Martin and fami-
ly.
Hugh Byrd was in Chattanooga Sat
urday and had piece of steel removed
from his eye, which entered it while
working on bridge over Sequachee riv-
er.
DR.. L. L. Janeway, of Whitwell,
has kindly consented to give the 4tt
of July address at this place. The 4tt
this year will be celebrated on Satur
day.
Chas Holder, of South Pittsburg, il
very anxious to buy small farm o.
place here or near here suitable fo
poultry raising. Anyone having sucl
place to sell should write him.
w. S. Wilson, who is farming yer,
extensively ON his farm on Tennessee
river below Jasper, had the misfortun
to get large area of bottom Liant
drowned out by the recent high water
Roy NJ. Woodhn, of the South Pitts
burg Hustler, was passenger on tn
evening train Saturday ell route u
the valley. He was recently appoint
ed major on Gov. Patterson's stat
and attended the Confederate Reunio
at Memphis with the governor in tina
capacity.
Mack Burnett says he has plenty G
Irish potatoes but no butter, plenty G
beans but no meat, plenty of apple
but no sugar, plenty of frying chick
ems but no lard, and plenty of beet
but no vinegar. Now he wants som
one to tell him how to mix these so a
to make them palatable. He also re
marks there are plenty of widov
women but no men. Perhaps it is tn
grease, sugar, etc. question that make
them scarce.
Rev. W. D. Dew is great discipl
of Isaac Walton and nothing please
him better than to pursue the finn
tribe on an afternoon with rod an
reel. Last Friday afternoon he lant
ed three fine trout from the lagoon
and Saturday duplicated the perform
ance, but there is big 'un in ther
which he has not yet captured, a
though hooked once, which he is striV
ing for.
A friend at our elbow suggests I'll
following yarn at the expense of JAG
Martin: Martin purchased far
here which is literally supplied wit
that pest to farmers, Johnson grass
and not used to the stuff in the Bait
Creek neighborhood, mistook it Fl
corn in hOeing his crop, and left seve
al luxuriant stalks, while he choppt
out the corn. The johnson grass fiou
ished under his care like green ba
tree, and Martin smelled a rat VIII,
he noticed it beginning to "tassle
and told this friend that it was Il
earliest corn to tassle that he ev,
knew" aud so the joke is on hi1
This calls for the cigars. after he T
plants.