Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-06-22
LOCAL.

The Ridgedale team will play here
Saturday afternoon.
Sam Curtis aud Bill Martin went to
the lock and dam Sunday.
Misses Nell and Mary Draper went
to Jasper yesterday morning.
Hugh Jones wa, at the lock and dam
Sunday to see the ball game.
Walter Hopkins, of Nashville, is
here this week visiting homefolks
s. H. Wells, of Mineral Springs.
was here Thursday with more cabbage
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lawson visited
Mrs. Lawson's parents at Victoria
Sunday.
Miss Maud Phelps left for her home
near Dunlap Thursday, after a visit
here and in Chattanooga.
Misses Eunice Hutton and Maude
Friend of Victoria, were the guests of
the Misses Martin Thursday.
The Ridggdale base ball team plays
the locals here Saturday afternoon.
which will be their first appearance for
the season.
The heavy wind Friday during the
storm tore up wheat shocks, and roll
ed the binds about the fields generally.
1t was a pretty hard wind, and the
dust STORM ii caused was binding.
Geo. Jones, Of the Pleasant Grove
baseball te3ni, was here Saturday.
His team failed to materalize, prin-
cipally on account of sickness of play
ers.
Chas Curtis ana Sam Martin went
to the lock and dam Sunday. They
went via the Kelly Ford, over Sequa
chez river, and in pulling out on the
bank over limestone ledge, broke
singletree.
Miss Ruth Leland went to Chatta-
noogs Friday to visit her sister, Miss
Clara Leland, and friends for few
days, She returned Tuesday evening
bringing with her little Miss Carlos
Bass, who will be the guest of the
family a short while.
Rev and Mrs. w. D. Dew and
daughter, Miss Effel, of Pikeville, are
here this week, visiting Mr.. and Mrs
VIM Lee Rev Dew is creating great
CONSERVATION among the fnny tribe as
he is back in his old haunts ON. the
Little Sequachee River. He has just
finished a protraCted meeting of a
months duration at Pikeville, which
was great success, and has come here
for a short rest, and to renew old &C
quaintances,
Sequachians, VIII delighted to hear
Rev. Dew in his scholarly discourses,
will have an opportunity to hear him
Sunday night, as upon invitation of
Rev. G. B. Draper, the pastor, ne has
made the appointment. At earnest re-
quest of the people of Red Hill he will
preach there Sunday morning at II o.
clock.
While j. S. Deakins, Chas Curtis
and others were watching the storm
FRIDAY evening, they received a shock
from bolt which struck telegraph
pole on railroad in rear of Smith,
store. Mr. Deakins was shocked in
ankles and nearly fell, Curtis, who
was standing next to him, midway on
shins, and another man next to him on
thigh, showing the force of the bolt
ranged upward. They were standing
under porch in front of Supply Store.
Mr.. Deakins, who received the heav-
lest shock, said his ankles felt numb |
for some time after.
A letter from Rev. j. A. Darr to !
the News says that he is located at
119 McCallie Ave, Chattanooga. Bro
Darr moved to that city Thursday,
joining the increasing gang of Sequa
chez Valleyans who keep up process
sion Chattanoogawards to the increas
ing progress and glory of that city.
Bro. Darr leaves host of we'll wish
ers in these parts, as he by years of
service has become identified with our
citizens from birth till death. Many
are the wedding services he has per-
formed, and many the last rites for
the dead and as a preacher he has not
failed in fair nor foul weather. The
News joins with his host of frien DIS
here in wishing him well in ChaGta-
nooga.'