Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-04-11
Jasper.
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S. l.. Brown and son, Webster. of
Tracy. are in town and report that
everybody out their way read the
News, even Uncle Tom"
I S. l. Havron, of Whitwell, was in
attendance at court. 1t looks like old
times to see Mr.. Havron on our
streets
Jess Laid, ofMonteagle, was in town
during court. Wonder if he had any
apples.
Court is a sort of a homecoming
week for the Chattanooga section of
Jasper Glad to see B. L. Tatum and
l.. N. Spears back here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Cook, of South
Pittsburg, visited in town last week.
Will McCurry. of Whitwell, was on
our streets Monday.
Dan A. Tate, of South Pittsburg, is
visiting his brother, S. S. Tate, this
week. Everybody seems glad to see
him.
Most everybody had company during
court and we have extended them ev-
cry courtesy our market affords. To
be sure all the chickens hereabOuts
entered the ministry during Confer
ence last June, but we mustered up
some mustard-nO, tuTnip greenland
poached eggs. The three days of grace
are when yer family's entertaining a
minister during Conference. We have
mt anything to say about the three
days che family's entertainin' a law
yer during court.
Our streets haven't been thronged
with the usual number of out of town
shoppers, owing, probably to the high
waters.
Mrs. Nellie Barlew Forester, of
Hoge's Crossing, was in town one ev-
ening last week visiting Mrs. Ed For
roster, who has been sick.
Miss Claudia Mauzy, of McMinn-
Vile. is spending the month with her
cousins, Misses Bonnie, Mary, Bessie,
Virginia and Lena Hoge, at Hoge's
Crossing
Miss Hattie Huddleston, of Inman,
visited Misses Ava, Callie and Dolce
Simpson last week, returning Monday.
Mrs. S. T, Simpson is on the sick
list
Mrs. A. L Robertson has been in
Chattanooga since Friday visiting her
brothers.
Mrs, Molly Pryor, who has been
very i'll the past two weeks. is improv-
ing.
Miss Lydia Tate is still very i'll at
her home in North Jasper.
Miss Grace Miller, principal of Do
nestle Science at Hixon, Tenn, visit
ed Mrs. M. Tnrner Friday and Satur-
day.
A good many attended the burial of
Mrs. Jno. Holloway, of South Pitts
burg, at Pleasant Grove Sunday. Mrs.
un1lnunu F1Sa1 RI liun hnrn
Horace N. MINIS, of South Pitts
burg, was in Jasper last week.
Hon. 7. L. Stewart, was in Chatta-
nooga Friday.
If you want to know how many
cross ties between here and South
Pittsburg, ask Danny Mills or Zebby
BarIew.
We're all glad to have Mr.. and Mrs.
Cantrell with US another term. "Bil-
lie" has on his face a smile of the gen
uine goose pond variety.
Miss Sallie Darr, of Chattanooga,
came down over Sunday to be with
her nephew, Joseph Darr, who has
been very i'll.
The ladies of the M. E. Church,
South, we're very successful with their
dining hall last week, making $50 in
two days.
It's a wise hen who knows her own
egg after it has been decorated for
Easter.
Mrs. Cantrell left Saturday for a
several days visit to home folks at
Whitwell
Zebby- Dee Barlew and H. D. Mills, |
variously known as Houston Daniel
and Honey Darlin', visited in South
Pittsburg S~unday-just n Sunday.
A small boy came to Miss Dora Dob
bins sometime back to know, "Miss,
kin | git de job OBJ cleanin oudt dis
heah Post or" but she told him the
robbers had already attended to that.
However, another burglar proof safe
arrived Tuesday.
W. A. Cantrell is in Whitwell today
Tuesday having dental work done.
A good crowd attended the Swap
Party Friday night, given by the G.
B. Club at the High School. Every
body seemed to be having a good time.
interesting program was given.
Miss Bessie Hoge recited. Miss Dolly
D. Simpson, a lady of color-for the
time being sang. Miss Doll is a fine
songstress. A suffragette election was
next held, everybody that wanted to
part, as elections should be.
Proceeds, $40.
Rev. j. Newton Saddler has been
helping hold court.
A jury is a body of twelve men Sc
|ected to decide which of the contes-
has the best lawyer and award
him the prize.
Sometimes when a lawyer is trying
to get the jury to hang a man it gets
80 confused it goes out and hangs it's
elf, luckily for the man.
When a horse rum away with a man
ne is laid up for three days, but when
man runs away with a horse he is
aid up three years, sentence to run
concurrent.
There are said to be nine points of
aw. L. r. Darr and Alan Kelly say
We suppose they are about as fol-
ows:
I. A good deal of money,
9, A good deal of patience,
3. A good case,
4. A good lawyer 1.-THE two above,)
5. A good counsel.
6. Good witnesses.
7. A good jury,
s. A good judge (we've got inn,
9. Good luck.
''Silence in the courtroom, " thund-
red the magistrate 1.-THE court has
lready committed four persons with
being able to hear a word of the
estimony