Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-09-28
McMinnville.
Sbleial to HE Nlt0s.

. IL relatives anu IrleuuS ueto loi S4SA
time.
Mrs. Lula French and children Wis
tied Mrs. Joe Dickson last Sunday.
Misses Matte Dickson. Mary Wise
man, Leila Bird, and Mr.. Geo. Hen
nessee and wife attended the colored
meeting at Leesburg Saturday night.
Rev. S. A. Owen and wife visited
Mr.. and Mrs P. E. Tennessee in the
country day or two last week.
The death of DIR. ]. H. S. Taylor
occurred at his home at wager Thurs
day, Sept. IA. This death removes
from that neighborhood one of its most
honorable and upright citizens. DIR.
Taylor moved to this county from De
Kalb county few years ago, puichas-
ed the farm of S. L. Brown on Charles
Greek, and has since engaged in the
practice of medicine, besides looking
after his farm. DR.. Taylor was held
in high esteem by all of his neighbors
and friends, and the community sus-
talns distinct loss by his death. The
burial was at Bethlehem graveyard af-
ter funeral services by Elder P q.
Potter.
Mr. Pace and family visited Mr..
PAGES aunt beyond Wager last Satur-
day, The old lady will soon be SO
years old and is in very good health.
Leonard Vanhooser aud.wife visited
! Mpc Uo,booSarBs Fafhar oud mnthar
last Sunday.
The colorad people are having re-
vival meeting at Leesburg. They have
already had five professions and five
additions to the church, with pros
pect of having more.
Mr., Pace and son, Fred. returned
home Wednesday from weeks visit
to Chattanooga, where they had been
visiting Ed Pace and family. Mr.
Fred returned to Chattanooga next
day and-expects to reside there foi a
while.
Mr. Baldwin and wife called on Mr..
Pace and family, and l. j. Lister ard
wife Sunday afternoon.
Miss Alice Stroud, of Smart Station,
visited her sister, Miss Linnie Stroud,
at Ben Lomond Saturday night and
Sunday.
They have erected a new house on
Ben Lomond mountain for the accom-
mediation of the workmen.
| Mrs. Wash Dickson and brother,
George Low, have been visiting Joe
Dickson and family.
Mrs. Ocie Jet received letter from
her cousin at Manchester station, that
she had just closed tent meeting at
that place with 100 conversions. We
believe that the people are waking up
to the need of being servants of the
Lord, for we have had some of the
best revivals in the county this fall,
that we have known for years. We
think that if more work was done for
Christ and less for self advancement,
we would have better country and
less crime. ] earnestly hope the good
work will continue.
Hiram Dodd and wife, of wager,
visited Mrs. Dodd's brother, James
Pace, and family Sunday.
Stokely D., last and only son of Mrs.
E. S. Rowan, died at the home of
bis mother in law, Mrs Rebecca Hig-
ginbotbam, near West Riverside Satur-
day morning, September 23rd, at 49,
Is O. clock. He was a kind and dutiful
husband, father, SON and brother. and
provided a good living for his family.
Several years ago his health began to
decline. and he with his wife and
one child travelled and lived in sever
al places in hopes of regaining his
health, but to no avail. Nearly two
years ago. he was stricken down with
that dread disease, consumption, from
which none ever recover. He was
confined to his bed for awhile, but in
the course of time be rallied and was
able to be around the most of last win
ter, and was very frequently seen on
the sti eets of McMinnville. Early in
the spring he took to his bed and was
confined to it the most Of the time un-
til the night mentioned above when he
passed from this wicked world, we
hope, to brighter and better one. 1t
was a hard stroke to his family and
friends TO give him up but the Lord
said, Come, AMI we all had to bid
him his last farewell He united with
the Christian Church when he was
quite a boy. Oh, how my sympathy
goes ont for the grief stricken mother
and sisters. They have. certainly tad
their hearts full of sorrow. Besides
this son that mother has buried two
grown sons and her husband in the
last eight years. only hope and pray
that they will all put their trust in
God, and he will comfort them. He
has promised in His Word to be with
the fatberlass aud the widow Deceas-
ed is survived by wife, two child
rem, mother and three sisters, who
have the sympathy Of everybody Fun
eral services were held at West River
side Christian Church Sunday morn
ing at 10 o clock, conducted by Elder
William Thurman. and the body was
laid to rest in Riverside Cemetery.