Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-12-12
Third District.

and friend of mine did last summer up
here. A number of mischievous laus
made special point to aggravate the
old gentleman by going in and steal
ing his watermelons at night, anu
then coming around during the day 10
hear the old brother snort and rare;
So on one dim moon light night, the
old brother got tired and worried over
the affair, and placed bis two nervy
sons in the patch on guard, and tue
devilish lads found out about the two
sous, Jack aud John, being on duty on
the night shift. They fouug out about
tue old duck having two white year
lings outside near the patch. Ihey
eased the fence down and drove the
two warnings in on the guards. Ihey
at once opened fire and shot the year
lings dead, thinking they were laying
the law to the watermelon thieves.
On discovery of their sad mistake they
stra ghtway went to the house anu re-
Ported to their father what had hap
pened. The old gent wept bitterly ov.
er the mistake and sad misfortune OF
his two fine blooded heifers. He lost
thirty dollars over the atfail, The
old man, after thinking over the affair
said to a neighbor on the following
day that he was very thankful to God
his sons had shot to death his two
yearliugs instead of shooting two of
his neighbours sons in the bloom of
life, and the price of the two beasts
was nothing to compare with the lives
of his ueignbor's children, and said
let this be fair warning to all wa
termelon thieves This ended the
watermelon stealing up here and it is
not necessary to state that the man
never lost another melon and reduced
the crimes in eother localities. This
near beer business in Marion county
reminds me of the above case. While
Judge McReynolds perhaps dion {
shoot down the heifers on the spot, he
has played the deuce with the male in
habitants regardless of friend or foe,
creed or color, high or low, rich or
poor, bound or free, all looked like to
him, and like the old mans sons
shooting affair in the melon patch, it
will wipe out near beer dealers and
will reduce crime and save thousands
of dollars to Marion County's inhabl-
tapts, which will be invested i'll 9th
er things which will be more protita
BILE to the commonwealth of the coun-
ty and people 1t seems to be a clean
shocking and fair warning, gully
washer and drift mover. Those who
contemplated going into the beer and
whiskey business in old Marion here
after, since the action of the last Grim
iual court, have backed down and
abandoned the idea, 1t seems to be
clear case of christianity and morality
VS.. lawless and crime, ruin, degrade
tion and despair to the rising genera
tion.
Well, l failed to see the account of
the burning of the Hickory Grove
school house last week. The chapel
caught fire from defect in the hue
and WAS falling in at the top of the
building when Ella Bronson, the teach
er in charge. discovered the fire. By
the time she gave the alarm and as
sistance could be rendered the entire
building was In flames, and was burn
ed to ashes in less than two hours.
The only things saved were the patent
benches and windows. 1t was 36x60 |
feet and we'll finished. The total loss
was about $l400, with no insurance.
The barn of Braxton Brimer went
up in flames on the night following
the burning of the school house, and |
his hay and nearly all of his corn was
burned up His total loss was about
$500 with no insurance. The fire start |
ed in the loft in the hay and when
discovered was in such Roadway that |
it was impossible to check the flames,
and it was totally destroyed, Mr.. |
Brimer, as far as we know, had no en-
emies, and we regret his misfortune
as be is good man and bard work
er. Mr. Brimer was one of the vic
tins of the stockyard destruction by
fire at Chattanooga year ago, in
which he lost over a hundred dollars
worth of cattle, and never got cents
worth of damage out of the same.
Other valley men lost in that fire to
a total amount of over 81 900.
Ye writer made flying trip around
the curve with an agent of the Ten
nessee Power Co., last week and was
we'll paid for the services rendered the
and would thank the COM
pany in advance for another such a
call.
The editor of the Statesman:Dem
GRAFT agreed to send me copy of his
paper, and of course he didn't misre-
preent himself in the deal. He only
forgot the promise 1t may prove to
be case of breach of promise that
could be fulfilled and settled on or be-
fore the day arranged and thenI would
order his case dismissed without cost.
believe l will say in advance that
/ will solicit for the coming two years
Hon. w. j. johnson, of Jasper, to be-
come an aspirant to be Marion coun-
tvs candidate for the next legislature
Just pencil this paragraph down on
your day book. Don't forget the old
man. He is fairly entitled to some
at our hands. Think
over the matter at your leisure and l
will see you later. Representative.