Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-07-27
Tracy City.


Beecher Brown. publisher of tn.
Mountain Herald, is improving after
so long time.
Miss Katie Goforth is very sick with
typhoid fever.
Grandma Carrick is nearly well
from her recent illness The dropsy
can be cured. All honor to DR.. Greens
Sons, Atlanta, Ga.
The union picnic between the Mt.
Pleasant and Chestnut Springs Sunday
schools has been postponed. The
Chestnut Springs School has set Au-
gust the Goth as the time for their pic
mic at Shiver's Spring. Let each pa
rent provide well filled basket for
their children, and each friend propos-
ing to attend do likewise. Spongers
are not wanted as we know Of
Miss Mabel Price has quite mum
Der of bouquets thrown at her for the
way she has started out in her school.
That's right, Mabel, teach them You
are boss and they must obey you. Or
der is heavens first law and nothing
good prospers without it.
We are sorry the prayer meeting at
Myers Hill church has gone dead. l
guess the leader got tired of being an
noyed and vexed by the i'll hammered
and ungodly set Well, your "Uncle
Tenn" had some experience last Xmas
Eve night along that line, and don {
care to have any more of it, though l
have set resolution and determine
tion to see the church belong to pro-
| tected by the law of the land / and
Judge Davis and W. W. Fairbanks are
good friends and they request me to
stand by them, and I'll do it. so the
ones misbehaving where l am will
take the consequences. There will be
no closing of our church house door on
account of the disturbing element
Well, the state and county will protect
any church that has grace, grit and
courage enough to ask protection, and
that's exactly what we'll do
We had fine funeral service at the
Orange Hill church Sunday. Bro. G.
d. Dykes certainly preached an edify-
ing sermon which the Baptsts and
Methodists enjoyed. Uncle Cal can
certainly preach.
Walter Graham and wife visited in
the neighborhood of the Uncle Dick
Sanders school house Saturday night,
and attended services Sunday, report
ing fine service and splendid din
ner on the grounds.
The District Conference of the Meth
odist Congregational Church convenes
August 10th at Chestnut Spring
Church, East Tracy. Fifteen delegates
have already been reported to the
church secretary. Please send in your
names, brothers, so they can be duly
received. Write Bro. T. F. Carrick,
Tracy City, Tenn, We hope all the
churches will be represented in the
Grundy District. There will be plenty
of preachers to draw from the coming
conference year. Let all Congrega-
tional Methodists within reach send
delegates as the outlook is very fstter-
ing fol the church We invite all our
brothers and friends to attend. Our
doors are open. We want all the
preachers we can get who can measure
up to the standard Paul gave to limo
thy and Titus for You will all be re-
ceived and judged by that standard
only. Study the third chapter of LIST
Timothy and the first chapter of Pauls
letter to Titus. If you can measure
up to that we want you; if not, we
don't.
The debating society on Hobbs Hill
has ceased to meet for while, l learn.
Sam Barlew is some better we learn.
He is at the Sanitarium.
The sheriff arrested Jane Scott for
lewdness and has her in Jail.
The last court did some good work,
but not enough. The next court will
put the lid on, we hope. Our Sheriff
declares and says he will enforce the
law if the good people will stick to
him, and not do like some do who pro-
fess to be good citizens and cover up
and shield the lawless and refuse to go
to court when summoned, so l am 60
ing to watch him, and see if he makes
good. Now, Mr.. Sheriff, it is up to
you. All good citizens are ready.
Mrs. Jesse B. Bynum has been af-
fiicted for years with cancer on her
face. 1t has destroyed one eye and
seemingly is affecting the other so
much she has to remain in darkened
room.
The D. U. G. V. of Monteagle, have
invited the y. c. V. to hold their re-
union there in September, which they
have agreed to do. A called meeting
the 7th of August is out for the U. G.
", the occasion being in memory of
Gen. Evans. Uncle Tom.