Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-08-08
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| Special TO tie Nt,7vs.
There has been good interest and at
tendance at the tent meeting in Ham
ilton's grove, near West Riverside,
conducted by Evangelist Tallman.
There were three professions up to
Tuesday. We hope that much more
good will be done at this meeting.
The Farmers Union had picnic at
McMinnville in Mr.. Barnes field last
Saturday, which was grand success.
A large crowd was in attendance, and
there was some good speaking and
plenty of good grub to eat. A great
many from this part of the country at
+ tended and all report a good time.
S. D. Cocks and family of McMinn
vile, are at Beersheba, for a few
weeks stay during the hot weather.
Mrs Neil Parker and Mrs. Paul
Finger visited Mrs. W. L. Vanhooser
one evening last week.
Mrs. Mary Spurlock, lady living
near Gath, raised pumpkin vine last
year measuring sixty feet and three
inches. 1t had five we'll developed
pumpkins, and one that did not ma
ture before frost. She also had paint
ed Easter egg, we'll preserved, which
she has kept for thirty three years.
Size is the mother of eight children.
Six lived to be grown, two girls and
! four boys She has white hickory
bark tooth brush, which she has kept
since two years before she was mar
ried. She is now seventy years old
and enjoys good health and says that
her house has never been vacated but
one night since she has been married
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family from Texas, short time ago,
we are sorry to say is sick with pneu-
monial fever at the home of his father
in-law, Joe Pennington, out III the
country. He is reported better at this
writing.
W. L. Vanhooser and wife spent
Sunday and Sunday night with Mrs.
Vanhooser's parents in the country.
The wife of Eugene Grain died
Thursday night at their home in
Huntsville, Alabama. They formerly
lived in Warren County, and have
host of friends who sympathize with
him in his bereavement.
The religious services held in the
park every Sunday evening at o.
clock, ale the most enjoyable services
of the day and are we'll attended,.
Rev. Thomas Albert Wigginton, serv
ing one of the influential churches in
Nashville, preached an able and help
full sermon, taking for his text:
BLESSED are the pure in heart, for
they shall see God"
Mr.. Van MCGEE showed in McMinn-
vile few days ago tomato measur
ing seventeen inches around and
weighing about two and one-half
pounds.
Mrs. I. J, Lister spent Saturday
with her daughter Mrs. w. l.. Van
hooser in McMinnville.
Claud Pearsall has purchased an au-
tomobile of d.. Trail. Last Sunday
morning he and his family started in
to see Mrs Pearsall's mother and
brother. Near noon of the same day,
the mother and brother came to see
them. They bad missed each other
on the road and neither one knew
they were going to miss their visit.
Mrs. Pearsall's mother and her son
stayed there until Mr.. Pearsall came
home which was about ten o'clock
Sunday night. The brother went
home Monday afternoon, but his moth
er stayed to attend the picnic.
Truman Pearsall and wife. Miss Del
la Powell, Fletcher Pearsall and
George Greek, from this part of the
country, all went to Nashville on the
excursion Monday.
Mrs. Mabel Vanhooser and Miss
Maggie Martin visited Mrs. Neil Par
ker Friday evening
Mrs. Shelton, of McMinnville, has
been very sick. DR.. Cantrell was call
ed and she is now much better.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Steedly, of
near Mt. Leo, visited l. J. Lister and
wife Thursday afternoon. Mr.. Steed-
ly seems to be very feeble, but his
wife can get around fairly we'll.
Mrs. George Greek visited her sister
in McMinnville, one day last week