Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-01-16
Third District.


locals for the upper eud this week. as
no one else seems to want to be burd-
! ened with the task. 1
y. w. Cline died at New Hope near
the county line, with la grippe aud
old age. He was n years old We
| have had two deaths up here recently
and a third one is expected at any
hour, that of Mr.. Gray, who is very
sick. The death bell is sounding all
around and the death list is growing
all the time. At Chattanooga, so |
was informed, the number of caskets
sold in one day was 40. Just a few
more fieeting years and we older citi =
zens will be numbered with the pale
faces of the dead. and will soon all be
forgotten, and our lives will be a
| thing of the past
Mart Easterly. who died so sudden
! ly at Whitwell a month or so ago, was
an old soldier. He was laid to rest at
| New Hope cemetery, and his daughter
was not satisfied with the place where
| her mothers remains were buried
some s or years ago, so she had them
taken up and buried by the side of her
father. When the grave of Mrs. East
erly was dug into the box was found
the body was found in very good con-
dition. Her slippers and hair was
perfectly natural and her burial robe
| looked natural when the coffin was op-
ened, but when the air struck in it all
fell to pieces. Her body was all to-
gether with the exception of one arm,
which had dropped from the frame.
Her skeleton frame was prepared for
burial and reinterred.
J. W. Morrison will preach Satur-
day night at Hicks Chapel in the
Third District. This appointment is
given out by W. H. White, his broth
er attorney. Let everybody for miles
around come out on that night to hear
my brother attorney preach. A good
congregation is guaranteed. This will
be treat as we'll as surprise to all.
Don't fail to come out. Remember,
on the night of the 18th of January,
Ye writer has just returned from at
tending county court, and with keen
eye watched the proceedings of the
members of the court from start to
finish. You vote for my man and |
will vote for yours. You tickle my
foot and will tickle yours. Some
discord of agreement that lacked lit
tie finishing touch Some interested
member in movement and lobby would
move the court to adjourn 30 minutes
to hold secret caucus in the lobby
room, that they might more thorough
ly organize. AS Jasper and Whitweil
had too many candidates for road COM
missioners and in this 30 minutes con-
ference nine applicants fIom Whitwell
had their throats cut from ear to ear
and none of the names were allowed
to come before the body. They are
reasonably good citizens, the only
crime they are guilty of is filing their
applications for the road commission
er's place. Outside of tnat offence
they are still allowed their elective
franchise in all elections that may &C.
cur hereafter. Perhaps some past
grievances may be fresh in memory to
some of the leaders that will be no
easy matter to pass over.
There is large delegation of people
gathered at the gypsy camp near Pick
EFT Switch, above town, to see the
performances of large grizzly bear
that cuts several dots and dashes. The
gipsies also tell fortunes and are at
tracting quite number of people that
way. We have had some professional
men up heie jump off into this old TO-
gyism, and witchcraft, as well as some
Of the feminine race. The greatest
humbug on earth is the person that
gets humbugged, and the greatest fool
on earth is the person that gets fooled,
and the old fortune teller is the sharp
est and most sensible person after all. |
She gets your money and in return
you get nothing.
I will quote this paragraph to illus
trate life. 'Man comes into the world |
without his consent and leaves it
against his will. During his stay on
earth his time is spent in one contin-
nous round of contraries and misun-
derstandings. In his infancy he is an |
angel; in his boyhood he is devil; in
his manhood he is everything from
lizard up. In his dotage he is fool.
If he raises family he is crank. If
he raises check he is thief, and
the law raises him. If he is poor
man be is poor manager and has no
sense. II he is rich man he is dis
honest, but considered smart. II he is
in politics he is a CRATER. II he is
out of politics you can't place the SON
of-a-gun, and is a desirable citizen.
If he goes to church he is said to be
hypocrit. II be stays away he is a
sinner. If be donates to foreign mis-
sions he does it only for a show. II
he don't he is considered stingy man
and tightwad. When he first comes
into the world everybody wants to kiss
him, but before he goes out of the
world everybody wants to kick him.
If he dies young they say there was q
great future before him. If he lives
TO ripe old age he goes to the county
poor house and is in the way, and is
only living to save funeral expenses.
Life is made up out of many hard and
funny propositions after all.
Attorneys White, McCurry and M or.
rison were all in the courts Saturday
and legal business moved right along
As smooth as die with no hitch on
sither side
Willie White, son of w. 81. White,
had the misfortune last week to get
ais house and all household furniture
burned to ashes, and never saved
hing All he had went up in flames,
md all that be and his family saved
was the clothing they had on. He had
ust moved back from Signal Point
where he bad been keeping boarders
or the company He had worked
lard since he was married and had
trived bard to accumulate and build