Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-03-07
Woodbury..

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Jas Smith and Jas. Cooper, of Burt,
were in town Monday on business.
| O. Banks, of Ivy Bluff, near Morri-
son, came in today, with others, and
paid their taxes.
Trustee Carl Bass has been real sick
with pneumonia for some time, but
we are glad to report him doing we'll,
and that he will soon be at his post of
duty.
Mrs Jane Dillon has been real sick
for some months, and is little better
at this writing. She has tuberculosis.
Ye writer has had very severe at
tack of la grippe for over two weeks,
but weighed 1871 lbs. this afternoon.
Simp Clark, colored, while cutting
wood at his home Saturday night, was
shot with load of buckshot from a
gun in the hands of Silas McFerren,
colored. Clark received ten shot in
the body and arms, but it is believed
he is not seriously wounded. Meier
rem is out under bond.
A. N. Brown, our genial postmas-
ter, who has been in Florida for sever
al months for his health, is again at
the office distributing mail, greeting
each one with that same familiar
smile. We are glad to see you back
and looking SO much improved, Andy.
Hon. and Mrs. Walter Hancock are
taking little honeymoon trip, after
10 years married life, thru New York
and Washington, d. G. They have
visited Niagara Falls, and New York
City, and the last account we're that
they were headed toward the Capitol.
If they don't get lost they will return
to Woodbury. about the 25th.
Miss Nellie Dillon is visiting her
brother, Herbert, near town, and Oh,
how glad she would be if some nice
middle aged woman would come and
make her home with her brother, who
lost his wife two months ago.
We wonder where that man got the
piece of dress goods his wife found in
his pocket.
l wish the Monteagle correspondent
would quit humping over those
books long enough to give us few
lines to the News. | know they are
good books, Lyster, and we are proud
to know you have Library under the
care of such a noble lady as Mrs. E.
w. Holcombe. May it be blessi ng
to you all.
Say Stub, of Dunlap, did the
small rox hurt your looks any, | am
glad you are o. K, and | trust the
disease may soon be ''well in hand
that no one else may take it.
Well, we have few socialists, more
republicans and yet more democrats in
Woodbury., and few independents
scattered over the county, and among
them some church members are includ-
ed. The liquor houses seem to be do
ing business by the way some men
leave town on the First Monday. Now,
those men don't belong to my party
with my consent, for it is not my con-
sent for any to drink liquor. l
Now. "Uncle Tom just make your
self ridiculous by answering those
questions, Eyes" or ''no', and then
say, when the divide comes 1.-THE other
way) can / get little farm some
where in Coffee County by paying for
the improvements and the landl
Prof Henry McBroom, Woobury's
local poet and composer of music, is
seen on our streets most every day.
He has composed seven songs with |
music and has sung them at the home
of ye scribe, and they are beautiful.
He thinks he will have his first one,
MY I16dFb Is 0dIuoll VI aObCSb oup
by the first of May.
Miss Iva Lee Brown is taking piano
lessons under the instruction of Miss
Quixie Quarles.
Miss Lizzie Moore began school
here Monday with about 30 pupils.
What has become of Pedro Sec
rita mas par ell News" Sr. Pedro.
r. M. Smoot will soon erect an office
IN Main Street with Mr.. Hoover's office
upstairs. Also Lee McCracy will erect
4 large concrete store building to con-
lect with his present store. which is
arge one, on Main Street Our town
IS building up fast. The town has or
Tered 16 100O-candle power gas lights,
which will soon be lighting the town.
rhe streets are being repaired, and
more concrete side walks will be laid
ind shade trees are being protected.
There is some talk of having the city
,ark near the bank of Stone river.
This could be made a beautiful town
t very little expense.
am certainly glad to see so many
for the sold Standby"
ave had two men promise to send in
heir subscriptions in the near future,
md / would be proud to see the
yews in every home in the State of
tennessee, and in every other home in
II other states May she have the
argest circulation of any paper ia the