Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-05-29
Third District.


dition to that / have a very severe
rising on my wrist, which is about TO
get me incapacitated for writing. The
little side show and merry go round is
in full sway here this week. and sew
eral of the lads had to have their beads
churned a little before they could be-
have themselves. This show business
up here has become a public nuisance
to the town, and they ought to be en-
Joined from operating or setting mp
here Every merchant within the
bounds of Whitwell can feel the effects
by the debtors failing short and fail
ing to meet their grocery bills
Rev. W. A. Burnett, of the Chatta-
nooga University, who is going to
school at that place to complete his ed
vocational course for the ministry, was
here this week visiting his uncles, W.
H. and q. W White, and gave a lee
ture to the Sunday school at Hicks
Chapel to a large audience Rev.
Burnett is the son of DR.. E. A. Burn
EFT, and a grandson of the late Robt.
N. White, and has made a man of
some note out of himself, and COM
mands the respect of every good citi
zen throughout this part of the coun-
try, the place of his birth and child
hood. He has worked his way through
life with but little or no assistance
from his parents. His mother died
when be was only IA years old, and he
left home at the age of 10 and located
at Jasper with D. NJ Tate, who is to
be credited with his start in the edu-
cational lines. He attended two terms
of the school at Jasper, and at the end
of the end term was leading in public
prayer. From there be went to Ath-
ems, Tennessee, to school, and from
there was sent by the NJ. E. Church
to Greenville, Tenn. and went on the
Greenville circuit, and attended school
at the same time, and when the term
closed, returned to the Chattanooga
University and attended that school
two terms. When the present term
closes he will have completed his
course and will equip himself for the
ministry. He should be congratulated
by the people of the Third District,
which has produced boy of his abili-
ty to represent the country without
spot, blemish or stain.
DIR. p G. Grayson, the veteran of
the Third, who went to Charleston,
Tenn. to reside with bis daughter,
satisfied with his home over there.
age and is one of the builders of this
part of the country, and we regret
very much to have to give mp such
ed here long before the Indians were
driven to the Rocky Mountains.
J. E. Condra tipped slick headed
G1I kn kul I'D Gnkx Hr1n
He gave him two tips, one for public
drunkenness and the other tip on the
side Of the head with his fist Ed
Grimes gave Frank Holloway another
tip on the head with his fist and was
fined in Barber's court IS, 90 and cost
Whisky is flowing here freely and
the devil is unclaimed and turned
loose, The bull jumped out and is run
ming at large aud the old family horse
has run away, and battle is pitched,
and citizens have begun to knock out
and carve each other as in the dark
days. 1t is hard for lady or gentle
man to pass these drunken parties
without getting insulted, or hearing
obscene or profane language used, and
it is having to corrupt the morals of
the town. This doesn't apply to any
one except the guilty parties, and if
the shoe fits you and pinches just lit
tie, you will have to wear it, but if it
is not an exact fit in number it is not
to you and naturally pass it over to
the other fellow. ..s..
p. 8. Harris leads all garden and
truck growers of this part Of the coun-
ty on growing early cabbage. He
landed big wagon load of fine heads
on the Whtwell market Friday from
his farm at Sulphur Spring. He is
fairly entitled to first honors as an
early cabbage grower.
Everybody except the cooks have
gone to Chattanooga to attend the Re-
uuion. 1t will be the largest ever wit
messed in the south
The matrimonial business has now
come to a point, like other branches of
business where the best methods for
quick results is to advertise. You can
obtain husband or wife by advertis-
ing with little expense, so if you de-
sire to advertise just step forward
and let her fly.
We have quite number of cases of
fever up here and our doctors are
busy daily waiting on the sick.
NJ. G. and w B. Conatser. first
cousins to ID. t., ii. s. and II +.
Layne, from Arkansas, are visiting
their relations here. Mr.. Layne. the
father of these two distinguished gen.
tlemen, and brothers left here away
back in the SOS with an OK team,
headed for Illinois, and passing through |
Arkansas stopped at point known as
Award, settled down in the wild |
woods and three of the brothers died
there. These young men, W. G, and
M. B. Conatser, are viewing the old
ground of their fathers, and
Mr.. Layne's mother, was sister of
the Conatsers who emigrated in 1850.
They are engaged in the mercantile
and insurance business out there and
have made success and accumulated
considera BILE wealth.
All postoffice aspirants are now be-
ginning to vigorously press their
claims at head quarters, but it will be
rs stated before, like grabbing at the
horns of a muly bull. Representatives.