Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-01-04
LOCAL.

Sheriff Cantrell. of Jasper, was here
Sunday.
Dan Pitman, of Caroline Chapel, was
here Tuesday.
]. W. Bennett, of Hill City, was
here Thursday.
W. II. Tate gave dance wednesday
night of last week.
Clyde Kelly, of Ebenezer, was here
Monday night to attend the dance.
CORY Robertson, of Jasper, was here
Monday night and attended the dance
Miss Sallie Lasater. of Ketchall, is
visiting the Misses Lasater here this
week.
John Griffith gave dance at his
home Saturday night which was well
attended.
Alex Lofty is building three room
dwelling on his land near mountain
side for renting purposes.
P. A. Wolf, of near Jasper was here
Monday night to attend the Dance and
seemed to enjoy it as much as anyone
there.
A. B. Hamilton, of Victoria, was
here Tuesday morning, and made us
short call, just to see how we We're
getting along.
Cbas. Randle, of Whitwell, was here
Tuesday. He has now charge OF the
explosives used by the 7. @. |. COM
pany in mines.
About twenty eight young people re-
paired to the home of ID. Hopkins
Sunday night after church to watch
the Old Year out and the New Year
in. At midnight they returned to the
church aud rang the church bell
Mrs. ]. T. Raulston of Waupanucka,
Okla. was the guest of Mrs, VIM.
Owen from Friday until Monday she
was formerly Miss jamie Francis and
well known here some fifteen years ago
when she was very successful teach
er in the public schools here and at
Jasper. She has been visiting sister
at Bridgeport, Ala, for a short time.
Can't. H. Kent, of Chattanooga,
spent Sunday and Monday here, WIS.,
iting friends He has charge OF the
carpenter department of the Southern
Skein & Foundry Co., but came out
for few days rest while the shop was
closed down for few days Mr.. Kent
was contemplating going to Florida
this winter. but has decided he will
remain in Chattanooga. His friends
here were glad to see him.
S. T. Robertson, of FL Reno, Okla,
was here Thursday, calling on old ac-
auaintances This is his second visit
to his native valley in ten years So
iourn in Oklahoma, where he is a dis
tinguished member of the bar. he,
looked about the same as ever, and Is
evidently doing we'll, as he looked
prosperous He arrived in Jasper to
visit his parents, Capt. and Mrs. Jas.
Robertson, Friday before Christmas,
and left for Chattanooga Monday,
where he will visit day or so before
returning to Oklahoma He was &C
companied by his brother, Brown
Robertson, of Jasper.
w. G. Robertson, of Rochester, N. T.,
was here Wednesday and paid us a
very pleasant call He is firm DEM
-ocrat, and since everybody and every
thing is knocking Bro. Taft, he has
decided to eclipse him in proportions.
hence he is assuming STABLE proper
Ttions, about 225 lbs, we guess. He as
sured us it was solid fat and we be-
lieve him. "Bill' is getting along |
fine, and his wife is teaching him to |
waltz and turkey trot so as to work off |
.avoirdupois, but it don't do any good
more fat comes. He as accompanied |
by his brother, John R. Robertson, who |
now has position in the Cumberland |
Telephone Office at Nashville, and |
looking as If he, too, was enjoying |
life. We were glad to see both of
them, as they are friends of "auld |
lang syne. F"
M. Burnett hands us letter from
his daughter Mrs. Robert Rogers,
who is now located at Phoenix Ariz.,
from which we make the following
extracts: "Was glad to hear from you
all. Glad you were we'll We are
we'll. How was Xmas with you? 1t
was dull with us. Don't hardly know
it has been Xmas. We are having
some cold weather now, but the sun
shines warm up in the day. How is
Maud and Bets Is Maud learning
at school now Wish she was here
with me. Bob said tell you it had
been so long since he saw any corn he
had forgotten what it looks like They
dom t. raise any corn here, but it's fine
wheat country They raise from 80 to
90 bushels to the acre. They raise lots
of oats, barley, and milomaise. They
raise the sugar beets here. Do not
raise manv hogs here. Meat is just
about like it is there My address is
Boy 1913 North Gar,ter St phoanix !,