Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-09-04
LOCAL.

W. S. Pryor attended Teachers
Meeting at Jssper Saturday.
D. NJ Tate, of Whitwell, forwards
soc to get the best paper in the valley.
A large party from Richard City
was at the Blowing Spring Sunday af-
ternoon to eat watermelon.
W. r. Hinch and family of near
Jasper, were at the Blowing Spring
Sunday afternoon.
Squire N. b. Moore, of Whitwell.
has been in these diggins the past
week. making squirrels fall.
Louis Frank. of Victoria, was here
Monday, en- route to the mountain
with load of goods to sell.
Miss Minnie Mosier, who has been
i'll for nearly a month with typhoid
fever, is now on the road to recovery.
Fred Wilson, who conducts store
at Shirleyton, was here Saturday and
played excellent ball for Cedar Spring.
The Handle Works gave its employees
a half holiday Labor Day, and they
were out in force to see the ball game.
L. L. Billingsley, of Victoria, was
here Saturday, and favored us with q
call whereby our exchequer was reple-
ted.
Jesse Coppinger left for Tracy City
Monday with his youngest daughter,
whom he has placed in school at Sc
vance.
D. NJ. Drenan, of Nashville, repre-
senting the American Type Founders
Co, was here Tuesday, and paid this
office a call.
IF. NJ. Mccullough, one of Jasper's
best and most prominent citizens, was
here Monday, and paid the News an
appreciated visit.
DR.. J. E. Lacy of Jasper. was here
Tuesday. He reports that his young
est daughter has been dangerously i'll
with scarlet fever, but is now recover
ing
Maloy Jones was here Monday with
a load of extra fine watermelons, part
of which he shipped to the lock and
dam. They were all fine specimens,
and one sold here weighed 81 lbs
John Moore, of Cedar Spring, was
here Saturday with the ball team, and
umpired both games in an absolutely
impartial manner. Moore is a jolly
good fellow, anyway you take him.
Brion, the automobile racer, passed
thru here yesterday evening en- route
to Nashville to the State Fair, which
opens shortly. He was driving his
car which was nothing but wheels,
chassis and.engine.
We have a number of copies OF Hol-
lands Magazine to give away as sam
Piles to those who are looking for
good magazine to read. Call and get
tone and ask for our clubbing offer.
The large camping party from Chat
tanooga, which has been making its
headquarters at the junction of Dane
ing Fern Cave Branch and Little Sc
1uachee river, returned to Chattanoo-
ga Friday.
Lee Turner, of Riceville, Tenn,
came in Friday to look over his farm
ing interests He was accompanied by
Messrs. Gentry and Newman, of Nc
MINI county, who are contemplating
purchasing farms in this valley.
The melon season of 1913 is closing
up with a dull thud, several patches
being declared no longer attractive
this week Melons have been unusual
ly good this season, and in default of
any other fruit, the sales have been
large.
Squirrels are hitting the ground i'll
chunks these days before che onslaught
of the hunters, who rise before the
sun, and go to the forest where hicko-
nv trees are abundant and shoot great
round holes in the squirrels. Hickory
nuts have reached such a degree OF
ripeness that the squirrels have conf
menced "cutting" on them, and the
hunters know this and know where to
look for them. 1t ia hard on the squir-
rels but good for the chiggers and am