Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-04-25
McMinnville.

MCMInnVllle.
| SteaaI 70 The Mans.
Another hard wind and hail storm
passed over the Trousdale section of
this county Wednesday afternoon.
Windows were broken out by the
hail. trees blown down and consider
able other damage done. Fortunately
no PEOPLE were injured. Since that
time we have been having some pretty
cold weather and one or two heavy
frosts, but we hope it did not injure
the fruit.
The spring carnival and festival will
be held in MCMinnville all this week.
The free acts and amusements will be
furnished by the st Louis Amuse-
ment Co, which arrived by a special
train Sunday. Large crowds will come
from adjoining towns and counties and
this week will be one of the biggest
weeks seen In McMinnville for long
time.
There has been more moving going
on here. One day last week Mr.. Wat
son moved from the Benkley place to
one of George Steedly's houses near
Mt. Leo, and on Saturday Henry
French and family moved from Nc
Minnville to the house vacated by Joe
Dickson and family.
c. W. Pearsall, wife and little
daughter, Arlie, made |. j. Lister
and wife a pleasant call Sunday ev-
ening.
Mrs. Kannie Nelson visited Mrs.
Martha Donnell Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. George Greek is suffering
with severe cold and is threatened
with pneumonia. We hope she will
soon be we'll again.
Mrs. Mabel VanhOoser spent Satur-
day night until late bedtime with her
friend and neighbor, Mrs. Neil Park
er.
P. Austin, of R. F. D. No. /, was
in McMinnville Wednesday and show
ed a specimen of Ponderosa lemon,
grown at his home. The lemon was
one of the largest home grown we
have ever seen. 1t weighed one pound
and seven ounces.
On Friday morning about three o.
clock large baby girl arrived at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gross.
Both mother and child are doing fine.
John Brady took the l O'Clock train
Friday afternoon for Lauralburg to see
about work and get house. They ex-
pect to move there soon.
Miss Maggie Martin has two more
weeks Of school to teach at Ben Lo-
mond. She is giving good satisfaction
and the children are learning fast.
Mrs Frank Hasting has moved from
West Riverside to her mother Mrs.
James Earls, in McMinnville, while
her husband is working. in Nashville
Mrs. F. L. Leeper, of Deoherd, is
here to spend few weeks with her
sister, Mrs R. M. Reams,
Miss Willie Clark, of Red Road,
called on Mrs Mabel Vanhooser last
Wednesday. She said that Jim Mel
ton was very low at his home near
Wayside. We are very sorry to hear of
it, but as his disease is consumption,
we could not expect him to recover,
Mrs. Frank Lively and children Of
West Riverside, have been visiting
Mrs Frank Ramsey, near Morrison.
Mrs I. j. Lister visited relatives in
McMinnville Thursday afternoon,
John Martin and wife were visiting
their daughter, Mrs. Lula French,
Sunday afternoon,
Mrs F. L. Pearsall has been very
sick but DR.. Ramsey was called and she
is better
Howry Etter and wife, of McMinn-
vile, visited Mrs, Etter's mother and
sisters. Mrs f. s. Rowan and daugh-
ters, Sunday.
Miss Winnie Shelton called on Mrs.
W. L Nanhooser Thursday afternoon.
We didn't see anything i'll the News
last week from "COia Wave, or
"Farmer's Wife We would be glad
to see letter from both of them every
week if it is possible,
Misses Ethel aud Mabel Pace attend
ed Sabbath school and church at Mt.
Leo Sunday morning.
Miss Cleo Cunningham, Of McMinn-
vile, has been visiting Miss Maggie
Martin of near Ben Lomond.
W. L. Vanhooser called to see his
wife's parents Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Pace called on Mrs. l. J. Lister
Sunday morning. Mrs Pace is still in
bad health and is hardly able to be
around, but she tries to visit her
neighbors as much as she can. She is
fine woman and well respected by
everybody
Misses Maggie Martin and Cleo Gun
ningham and Mrs, Lister visited Mrs.
Lula French Sunday evening.
James Kirby of McMinnville, came
out in this part of the country Sunday
morning to get his wifes sister, Mrs.
Greek, to go and spend the day with
them. We are sorry to say that Mrs
Greek was not able to go.
Since our recent cold spell we have
been having some springlike weather
It still rains great deal and num-
ber of people have not yet got their
gardens planted. The gardens that are
planted are looking fine and some peo-
pie will soon have something to eat.
The fruit trees are so heavy with
bloom that it looks like we would have
an abundance of fruit this year. The
strawberries will soon be ripe and
there will be fine crop.
Mrs. Shelton spent Thursday after
noon with Mrs. CawthOrn.
Mrs. Pace and daughter, Mabel, Wis
tied Mrs. Florence Greek Sunday ev-
ening Snowdrop.