Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-03-14
MCMinnVille.


SbeciaI to lie NS1OS.
The sick in this community are bet
ter at this writing. Mrs. Pace. we
are very sorry to say, is in feeble
health yet, but we hope for her speedy
recovery.
Little Roy Alfred, the two year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. James Bost, died
at ten O'Clock Wednesday night, at
their home on Beersheba Street, after
a weeks illness with pneumonia. This
tile flower was given to these parents
for such brief period, and then was
taken to be transpIanted in the garden
above, here to bloom forever. / have
no acquaintance with these folks. but
| know it was sore trial to have this
sweet little child taken away from
them, and we hope they will live in
a way SO they will be prepared to meet
this little angel in the better land.
Funeral services we're at the home
Thursday afternoon, conducted by Sis
ter Hall, minister of the Holiness
church in McMinnville, and burial
took place at Bethlehem graveyard.
We extend our heartfelt sympathy to
this family in their sorrow.
Capt. Henry Laurence won the pre-
MUM of one yea1 subscription to the
Warren County Times offered for the
/ best dozen ears of corn brought to the
office.
Well, / went and spent the day last
Thursday with Mrs E. S. Rowan and
her daughter, Nina. | came to this
state from Ohio in the year 1885, and
for over II years l lived just across
the street from Mrs. Rowan. | now
| live little out of her neighborhood,
and do not meet them quite as often
as in former years. OF course, they
wele very glad to see me. Mrs Row
an has certainly seen lot of trouble,
having buried hel husband and three
grown sons in less than nine years.
When l started home she came with
me quite a distance from the house,
and when we parted she gave way,
and burst into tears. She said, II
have had a wolld of trouble. See how
many boys l had and they are all gone.
| thought when my son, Stokely, lay
sick so long | was prepared to give
him un, but | was not. - How my
heart did bleed for this poor woman |
have known so long. She is a good
christian lady, aud l expect to meet
with her some day, never to part any
more. May God be with her in her
trouble and sorrow, is my prayer.
Miss Laura Argo died last Tuesday
afternoon. She had a cancer on Ter
breast, and was taken to the hospital
and operated on. She had for many
wears lived with her two maiden sis |
ters in little home they had reared
for themselves in West Riverside. |
Here these thee sisters lived together |
20 peacefully, until God came and
called Laura to go and dwell in a
brighter home, and now the Other
two are left to fight the battles OF
life alone. Oh, how lonely they will
be without this dear sister, but they |
must put their trust in God, for He
doeth all things well. 1t will not be
long until the other two will be call
ed to go and meet this sister, who
has Just gone on before. Deceased |
was 81 years old, and is survived by
one brother, two sisters and host of
friends. She was a member of the
Christian church and had been for l6
years. She was a good woman and
we'll respected by everybody, Funeral
services were held at the residence
Wednesday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. T. W. Noland and Elder Price
Billingsley, and burial took place in
Riverside cemetery. We deeply SYM
patbize with the sorrowing relatives
and friends, especially the two lonely
sisters who will so sadly miss her.
The little son of Walter Robinson
has been quite sick from typhoid fever
for several days.
Miss Ella McNeely, who will have
charge of J. M. Cunningham 8 millin-
cry workroom this season, arrived
Wednesday, and is spending a few
days with her sister, Mrs. j. A. Sea
man.
Misses Hassie and Mabel Pace visit
ed Mrs. I. J. Lister Sunday evening.
The wife of Bob Edge died last
Tuesday at their home on Upper
Charles Creek.
Monday was a rainy, disagreeable
day. While we are also despondent
over the bad weather, it would cheer
us up considerably if "Cold Wave"
would give us a few funny items thru
the columns of the News. Come on.
"Cold Wave" let us hear from you
again.
The wife of Dump Brown, who lives
in the Hickory Creek section, was sue
cessfully operated on for peritonitis by
Drs. Burger and Northcutt at the CO.
operative infirmary, Sunday night,
March 3rd.
We learn that Mrs. Nora Farless,
formerly Miss Nora Grimes. came in
from Tavaa Friday Tn visit her mother