Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-11-02
McMinnville.
Sbezal 10 tAe Ms1os

we uOpe IL wiz stop tue iCNcA bhat -
going thu rOamls in this and other
parts of the country.
William Barton is here from Nash
willie visiting his father.
his. Charles J. Potter and little
daughter are visiting Charles W. Rog-
ers family at Bowling Green, Ky.
On Saturday, Oct 81, 6eath entered
the hons of J. G. Tompkins and
wife, and took from them their lovely
daughter, Cannie. Sha was stricken
down some time ago with typhoid fe-
yer, but was getting better when she
took relapse. BY careful attention
she took turn for the better, and
was doing very well when Sun Broth
ers' Show came to McMinnville and
settled down a short distance from
their house. The confusion gave her
another relapse, from which she never
recovered. Deceased was about 20
years of age and member of the Re
bekah Lodge, No 6 For several
months she held position as operator
in the local exchange of the Cumber-
land Telephone Co. in McMinnville,
and was an excellent operator and an
exemplary young lady. know of one
lady in McMinnvilIe who was very
sick with fever, and havs seen this
same young lady, whose body now lies
in the cold and silent grave, come
with her hands filed with flowers and
such pleasant smile on her face, all
of which brought joy and gladness to
this sick room. She will never be for
gotten for such kindness. The remains
were taken to the family burying
ground near Keltonsburg, in DeKalb
county for burial on Sunday.
Lee, Oldest son of Nell Powell and
wife, has typhoid fever We hope he
will soon recover.
Yes, "Uncle Tom" you have had
good excuse for not writing to the
News. 1 will certainly pardon you,
but the reason | mentioned it, / miss
ed your good letters. | deeply sympa-
thize with you in your awful bereave-
ment. You have passed through an
ordeal that no one knows how to feel
for you except those who have had the
same sorrow. OF, what consolation
to you to know she was such a good
christian and died such a triumphant
death. She is now done with the
troubles of this wicked world, and is
obs Of tn.
waiting to welcome her husband and
children when they come. Some day
your poor old hands will be folded in
silence, and it will be said, "Poor old
Uncle Tom is dead. He has gone to
be with his angel wife" You do not
mourn as those having no hope, go
cheer up and write US some more piec-
es through the News. l hope all of
your children will follow the example
of their mother, and be prepared to
meet her where parting will be no
more | wish | could have seen and
been acquainted with your sweet
wife l know | would have loved
her, and | expect she would have
pitied me in my affection. | am get
ting quite deaf, and as we'll as 1 al
ways loved to go to church it it no
use to go now. went to church last
night and could hear the preachers
voice, but did not hear word be
said.
Az to what Representative" said
cannot comply with his request in
writing and leaving my friends
names out When the Editor com
pains it will be time enough then,
but when I have to stop writing in
that way l will be a correspondent no
longer.
would just say to "Uncle Tom
that Joe Dickson and family and
John Baldwin and wife, all live near
neighbors to me and are all good,
clever people.
Leonard Vanhooser and wife of Nc
Mipnville. and Misses Mabel, Ethel
and Pauline Pace visited l. j. Lister
and wife Sunday.
On account of local dissatisfaction in
some Of the congregations there was a
general shifting about of the Metho-
dist preachers assigned by the late
Conference. McMinnvills was in the
list and Rev. T. L. Mood
Y, was moved from this charge to Err
win, Tenn, and Rev. T. ". Now
land, who was assigned to Belmont
Mission, comes to McMinnville
H. r. Walling and wife left Mon
day for Denver, Col. where they go
to spend few weeks for the benefit of
the formers health.
While crossing the railroad track
near the depot Saturday, Oct. 81, Fos-
ter Phelps was thrown from his wagon
and received painful cut on the back
of his head. He is said to be getting
along very well.
Mrs. f. L. Jett visited Mrs. Joe
Dickson one day last week.
Mrs. Matte Astmus was calling on
friends in this neighborhooi one even
ing last week.
Dr. Cantrell had between ninety and
one hundred dollars taken from his
office Wednesday afternoon. Before