Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-01-11
McMinnviIIe.

Saturday evening. A little before
dark it commenced to snow, and on
Sunday morning the ground was white
and the snow was over an inch deep,
and the thermometer registered 4
above zero. This (Monday) morning
it is much warmer with the thermom-
eter above freezing. and is very rainy
day.
The condition of Mrs. John Patrick
has been very critical for the last few
days, and there is no hope for her re-
covery.
In the last weeks issue of the News
we had another letter from 'Repre-
sentative" about parents watching
their boys and keeping them from that
little brown jug. He said there we're
more murders and shooting scrapes
this Xmas than in any other Xmas for
the last Is yeaIs. There was but very
little trouble of that kind around
here, but when we look around we
can see the sorrow and misery strong
drink has caused. What Is more dis
gusting than to see man or woman
languishing under the influence of liq-
uor, and see man go home to his
family intoxicated, beat his wife and
children, and perhaps turn them out
of DOORS And all this misery is caus-
ed by strong drink. Oh what a shame
full sight it is. There would be no
need Of this if they would not touch
the first glass. But man goes to a
saloon. A friend asks him to drink
with him. He says no. The friend
says one glass will not hurt you. True,
one glass will not do him much harm
If he would, only stop at that, but he
takes one and that is so good be thinks
he must have another. Thus he keeps
on until be is so intoxicated he can
not walk, and is often found lying by
the roadside insensible. He drinks
until he loves it better than anything
else in the world. After a while his
money is all gone and still he must
have his drink. Do you ask how he
gets it when he has no money! 1 will
tell you. If he has pleasant home it
must be sold for money to geS drink
with. When this is gone the things in
the house must be sold and after a
while he has nothing to live on. His
wife and children have grieved and
starved themselves to death, and he is
left alone in the world to beg or steal
his way through. And again, drunk
enness often leads to murder. A man
becomes intoxicated and perhaps muir
ders some one, then he must be hung
or sent to prison. Thus you see had
be let the liquor alone he would not
have murdered that person and perhaps
his life might have been spared. Ali
this is the effects of strong drink! r
would just say to all persons, let the
first glass alene and You are safe.
hao -
tucky as a nurse for the sick. Nina
has many good friends who are sorry
to see her go.
Floyd Jett, wife and children spent
a part of Xmas week visiting friends
and relatives in Manchester.
Richard Davis, son of Mr.. Blue
Davis, had the misfortune to get two
ef the fingers on his left hand taken off
while working in Burroughs factory.
DR.. Burger dressed the wound, and he
said the other two fingers might have
to be taken off We feel very sorry
for Mr., Davis folks, as they have bad
sickness in their family
during the past summer. They ale
fine people and have the sympathy of
every person.
Sam Lusk, mail carrier on Route 9,
moved his family to Joe Holder place |
Monday. Mr.. Holder and family have
moved into the house with their
Mrs. Walter Kirby
Fred Pace, who has been at Hill |
City, a village in the suburbs of Chat
tanooga fer the past few months, re-
turned home one night last week
Two or three bogus bills of currency |
have turned up in McMinnyille. Otto
Rouse, colored janitor at the city
school, went to the bank Tuesday to I
get change for what he thought to be
a ten dollar bill when it was discover
ed to be only one dollar certificate.
which had been raised to ten. We
since that Miss o. L. Mar
tin, merchant on Spring Street, and
Mr.. William Ray, laundryman, have
each discovered similar counterfeit
bill in their possession. The work of
was pretty cleverly
lone, but upon close inspection was
,asily detected.
Mrs. Blue Davis and daughter, Myr
lie. called on Mrs. G. q. Dickson and
Mrs. 1. J. Lister last Tuesday after
loon.
Sister Hall and Mrs l. j. Lister
ook dinner with Mrs. W. l.. Vanhoo-
er.
Mrs. Florence Greek visited Mrs. G.
J. Dickson Monday afternoon.
Mr. Webster and family have gone
o Quebec and Sparta to visit relatives
or while.
G. G. Dickson who returned from
a short time ago, has
osition with Jay Walling, taking
barge of mis- team. Mr. Dickson is
ood worker and it is not hard for him
o find job
Harley Webb and Will Morrow. to- s
ether with their families, have re- !
urned from Chattanooga. One by one {
hey are all coming back to McMinn- I
lille. s
Mrs. /. J. Lister and Mrs. Allie
dickson visited Mrs. Joe Dickson We'd
esday.
We see "Cold Wave" has appeared
gain and said lie had Irish potatoes {
be 2nd of January. expect there G
re some more of us who would like
D have some for they are very
carce Snowdrop. {