Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-01-13

| all kinds or OpLlSs' oASo &c
Jewelry repairing. u
Abraham Kilgore, of Victoria, was
here Monday.
"a sherman left on business trip
TO Chattanooga this morning.
Miss Juliette Hopkins returned from
Chattanooga Monday evening
sam Chaudoin, of Jasper, was mere
Saturday, en- route to Whltwen,
e. W. Cary, of Whitwell' was mere
Saturday, returning from a trip TO
Jasper. :,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Martin were In
Rattle Greek several days, visiting
sick relatives. 80
The DAYS are lengthening out one
minute per day, and already the diner
ence is noticed.
Misses Mamie Coppinger and Mar
tina Fultz are attending school at JAS
per this session.
H. M. Deakins, of Jasper was III
town Tuesday and made a pleasant
call on the News.
Miss Grace Thomas returned IFo,n I"
visit 70 Chattanooga Saturday where
she had been since Monday
We are indebted to Mr.. and Mrs. j.
r. Curtis, (Cold Wave) of the noun
tain, for can of nice cherries. we
are always glad to see Cold waves
come like that
Miss Emma Phelps spent SUNDAY
with her sister. Mrs John Condra.
She was on her way to her home at
Duplap, from Chattanooga, where she
had been since the second week before,
Mr.. and Mrs John Condra spent
Saturday with relatives at Whitwell.
While there they inspected the ne"
school building and expressed tnem-
selves as very much pleased with 1t.
The temperature of the blizzard mere
last week, as recorded by Weather Man
Deakips was 10 above Friday morn
| inc This caused the oranges to De-
come very pink.
A smelling bee was held last night al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. 5. Deak'
ms. Twenty young folks were IN at
| tendance and after spelling they hnlsh.
ed out the evening with games All
had pleasant time.
H. Larue, a travelling magician anf
mesmerist, was here here Monday, os
tensibly to have show at the Iowr
Hall. However. when he saw the pov
erty- stricken appearance of the inhabl
tants. he called it off. 1t was an aw
full slam on our town that it coulldn
give business enough for a one-maI
show.
The blizzard last week here wal
nothing compared to what happened a
other places, At Trenton, Tenn, tner'
was ten inches of snow, At Dresden
two feet of snow is reported. Six in
ches is reported at Adams, Tenn
Fourteen at Dyersburg. Seven inches
was reported at Mckenzie and il
drifts eighteen inches. At Hunting
ton eight inches is reported, and deel
drifts. On sheep ranches in South Da
Gotta hundreds of sheep were frozen t.
death.
G. C. Houts and family left Monda!
night for South Pittsburg where the,
visited Lucius Ables and family tina
night, going on to Chattanooga mex
day. They have secured nice hous'
in Highland Park. We regret yer.
much to lose the Houts family, as the.
we're among our best citizens. Mr.
Houts was ever ready to assist at any
thing, and might be called strictly
public spirited citizen. Our toWl
loses by the departure of the family.
| A letter from H. Kent, who is nov
at Bunnell, st. Johns Co., Fla, give
us information that he is well pleased
with thu place and has decided to 10
cate there, He has purchased ten
acre tract in the place, and has, beer
offered lumber by the management O.
the town if he will build. He ha
gone to work at his trade, carpente
work, and house building, at SOC al
hour. The company there. is. prepar
ing to build 20 houses for rent, ant
Mr.. Kent is now figuring on one o
them, others later. 1t sounds strang
to us to hear ofhis being given lnmbe'
to build house. Up here there ar
men who should long ago have beel
given lots to build on.