Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-09-04
Third District.
Sprciai 10 me Mar.

Mt Airy, PABLO and Atpontley on
official business and will say l was
surprised very much to find severe
drouth in the upper end of Sequschee
and lower Bledsoe counties. 1t will
not average more than one-third or
one-half of a crop of corn there. Corn
fodder in some localities is burned to
the ear and in other places is COM
pletely destroyed. and they won't
make bread. Some farmers, perhaps,
will make half yield, but taking the
county of Bledsoe as whole they
won't make enough corn and other
stuff to feed the inhabitants, and will
have nothing to sell. There hasn't
been such destruction by drouth since
the civil war. The farmers are now
ing every spot possible to NOW, even
down to cutting rag weeds to put up
in order to get their stock through the
winter. 1t is a sight to behold to go
up in that county and see the present
condition of the people, and on top OF
the present condition of affairs the
public works ale all getting weak and
are about to shut down with only
two-third run, about ten fats day at
Dunlap, and the same at Atpontley. l
found good deal of sickness in and
around Atpontley. All that sickness,
l think is caused by the impurity of
the vegetation. it not being mature,
and find more~smut on corn than l
ever saw in life before, and l am led
to believe that half of the matured
corn up there will not be healthy to
use for bread. There will be, l am led
to believe, fully one-third or one-half
rotten and injured corn. l found
county full of as good people as | ev-
or met with in Bledsoe. l also found
big tent meeting going on at Daus,
conducted by Rev. Smith and Rev.
Graham, of near Shellmound, and al
so Rev. Kerr, of Doyle, Tenn, and
they seemed to be having a grand and
glorious time There were several
chickens slaughtered on that occasion
for the three able divines As 1 came
down the line at PABLO 1 met Bro.
Jones of Whitwell. He had been up
the line to preach the funeral of an
infant of a minister at Pikeville.
Rev. Jones.is an able divine and is a
second Sam Jones.
The entire block of D. T. Layne
Co., including the Office Of Drs. Seay,,
Usery and McNabb, and the Whitwell
Drug Co., was completely destroyed
by fire Thursday night, which caught
from defective fue in adjoining res
taurant run by Brooks and Kimbro
The damage was covered we'll by in
surance. The Whitwell Drug Co.
didn't save much of it's contents as the
fire was breaking in that department
when discovered. D. T. Layne & Co.,
the grocery and dry goods department
succeeded in saving quite lot of
goods by close " ok, but not price
of an entire building was saved. All
went up in ashes. We tender our sym
patby to the property owners and will
say the entire public feel this shock of
Obstruction.
We are very sorry indeed to pen the
death of Mis-. J. A. Walker, of. Whit
we'll. She was a lady of the first type
and was of one of the Oldest and most
respected families of the valley, and
was connected with the largest con-
nection of people which is registered
in the history of the valley, and they
reach out and imbrace the following
counties, Marion, Bledsoe, Rhea, Sc
auatchie, and Hamilton. Prior to her
marriage to DR.. J, A. Walker she was
Miss Heard. The remains were in
tered at the Walker cemetery Satur-
day, the Rev. Northcut officiating.
There was large crowd of friends
and relatives at this funeral and the
Walker family is among the best and
most respected families of our coun-
try, and we want to extend our heart
felt sympathy to the bereaved family,
and especially to the dear old hus-
band, DR. J. A. Walker, who is 40
well known throughout the entire
country. and who will soon follow:
W. l. Ross's Swear son died Friday
with typhoid fever, and was entered
Saturday. We tender our sympathy to
to Mr.. Ross and his dear, beleaved
family over their loss of their dear son
who died 80 young, May God bless
the family so that in the sweet by and
by they will again meet their preci-
Gus son in the morning of the resur-
rection of the dead.
Ye writer has just returned Fl ON
Daus Rev. Northcut is conducting a
series of meetings there, and the pub
lie had basket dinner on the ground
and everybody Toasted on the luxuries
of life to their hearts content. Rev.
Northcut is sure an able divine, and
all should hear him.
Well, readers, have now an item
of great interest to give to you. It is
the marriage of the Oldest resident OF
the third District, DR.. p. G. Graysou
which no doubt, will be the most in
teresting of all | have written. 1t
| fills my soul with joy to pass this on
to the reading public and to his wide.
spread relations which are located