Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-11-06
Third District.

1 SeeeiGI 10 ths -Ne10s-
There was burnout at the c.. G
Shirley farm one mile east of town
last week by set of drunken round
ers, who burned the barn TO the
ground. In the barn ". II. White and
sons had 1000 binds of fodder and
about 1000 binds of cut tops. and some
other feed beside their farming tools.
The loss to White and sous was about
s75 aud Mr.. Shirley valued his barn
at about 5000 These drunken night
providers were out on hunting trip.
They emptied three bottles of White
Lightning and threw the bottles down
where they had fired the building.
They spilled a pint of carbide which
they carried with them for a lamp,
and that was the kind of lamp GER
tain parties we're seen to have when
going up the lane towards the house
One of the parties was recognized by
his voice as he passed by the houses
nearby in a boisterous mood, and when
Mr.. Morley arrived on the scene he
heard them talking down in the field
below the house. W. H. White offers
reward of $e5. 90 for information aud
proof which will lead up to the con-
viction of these whiskey drinkers aud
night providers, and be wishes to in
form them now that there was pref
ty fast horse on their trail when he
was behind them. and was still in
the saddle and on their trail, and
would run them in before another
issue Of the News He was at Fair
mount when this fire occurred, and If
he had been at home he would have
'phoned for the sheriff and blood
hounds to run up in his automobile
with the dogs, and in so minutes
from the time ne started the sheriff
would have arrived and they would
have run the drunken scoundrels to
the ground before they could have So
bered up. He regrets very much that
be didn't learn of this occurance 10
time to land on the perpetrators of
this dirty crime in due time to get
hold of them the same night thay COM
mitted the offence of arson.
The funniest thing in the way of
medical skill here in a long time was
displayed by an able practitioner who
has practiced medicine here in the
past He was called in haste to the
bedside of an old darkey, who liver
near me, and when he arrived the old
darkey was speechless with eyes set
The doctor proceeded to ask him few
questions as to what he had eaten,
but he was too far gone to talk, 30
be inserted a needle filled with NOR
phine in his side to relax his nerves so
he could talk. The doctor asked him
what he had eaten since his last call
doctor, you said l could eat any
thing l wanted and craved just so !
ate in moderation, so, doctor, l just
ate an old time bait Of hog and few
bites of cabbage" About that junct-
ure the doctor drew a phial and pro-
eeeded to give the darkey 10 drops of
English extract of epecac, which you
all know is much stronger than Amer
lean In five minutes the old darkey
made dash and gave loud scream
All the colored women who bad as
sembled tucked up their dresses and
ran out Of the house in wonderful
state of excitement. The poor old dar
key made another surge back anC
forth, hollering at the top Of bis voice,
"Oh. how sick, my Lord p About |
that stage of the performance the doc
tor said to me, "Raise him up" II
quickly raised the patient up on thu
bedside. He again made the same |
queer and strong yell which was very |
distressing indeed. 1t sounded some
where between a dog and wolf
thought he would be dead in two min
utes. He made third surge back anu |
forth The doctor shouted, 'Stand |
him on his feet" / threw all the
strength of Sampson into the effort
and dashed the darkey on his feet.
He rocked back and forth and all of
sudden he was apparently dead. He
again rallied and began 60 vomit up
something in great quantities. When
al excitement subdued and the pa
;ient was relieved l had an opportuni
~ to view the discharge cast my eye
Town to the floor and beheld to my
,urnrise that he had eaten one of those
Did time bats of mountain wild hog.
His old wife said she sure put it to
him until be sure felt it. He vomited
ap great slugs of meat and meat skins
and | could tell what color the hog
was from the fact they hadn't cropped
off the hair very closely The meat
skins were from three to four inches
long and in all over quart, and the
cabbage spread out over the floor and
looked like palm leal fans. He cried
Lay me down." He then smiled and
said, "Thank the good Lord. | am
better. Doctor, who is this young man
who has handled me SO tenderly THU
his dangerous timer" The doctor an
vered, "Uncle, that fellow is known
,ere as Representative. . "Well,