Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-11-05
Tracy City.

SpFea 10 ,&s Macs.
everything is Just as quiet and
psaeeaole as things can be at this
writing. True, we have had quite
serious epidemic of crime, beginning
VIVA the assassination of Geo Con-
plngeF, aud since then three Other
murders have been committed in our
county, and our new sheriff has had
rather tough time since his advent
'nIo ONCE, Our people have besn stir
reu M over so much aud such serious
laWlessuess, but it COW appears every
tning Is extra quiet and orderly and
the only murmuring we hear of comes
from people summoned to go before
tne grand jury, and think that it is
Just awful. From the best informa-
Vioh can get, 10 unusually large
number has been subpoenaed, not as
many really, as we might have ex-
pected after such serious epidemic
as has visited Grundycounty in crime
you Know our people have been terri
DIV stirred NJ, so much so a meeting
was called and held to organize Law
ana Order League, to put down law
iesshe7s ana crime George Coppin-
ger trled swearing out warrants ana
loat his life. Our grand jules are the
safest AM surest aud much more to
the interest of the public welfare /
than any method of enforcing the law,
and no one should raise a howl over
oslng summoned to appear before
sucn body. True, none of us like |
70 tell on our neighbors. don't, but |
then when called upon, how ale we
TO avoid it | have studied over the
matter and frankly say, if summoning
people to appear before grand jury
mas such quieting effect as is being
manifested over the disorderly as at
the present, who can condemn the pol
ICY No one, except those who would
cover over and screen the lawless.
Our past is not very commendable, but
our people are awake and will clear
their skirts in the future.
We have fine mountain country.
The soil is good for corn anil vegeta-
bIes. We might say our best resources
are undevelopea and there are acres
and acres that will grow almost any
thing we need, and why it is not
done is puzzle.
We are proud to inform the public
that cottage prayer meetings are quite
the thing now all over the suburbs Of
Tracy City
There IL no wrangiag as hear OF
Haven't heard of drunk since tho
FIAT Branch drunk They do say liu-
uor is being sold, but doubt the
truth OF the charge, One fellow said
he would rather have the town full of
saloons than the way it was. | EXPECT
ne had, but hadn't | know how it
was when saloons were here.
We have some marriages here, even
if work is dull A Mr.. Knighton and
Miss Stella Disheroon were married
October 81. Wish them long and
happy life. Lawrence O'Neal and
Miss Daisy King decided it was not
good to live single, SO they jumped the
broom under big oak Tree, Esquire
B. Roiuy officiating Several
more ara kinder counting each other
and may get off later on. Well, here's
20 all tbs prospective grooms and
brides
1t seems my friend, Yarworth, has
entered the field of verse anu from
what notice be has been deceived,
md now swings himself to the other
Tread "Aunt Bellies" last letter
nd hope she will give me her views
N the 18th chapter of first Corin-
hians know great many repu-
late what the chapter teaches still we
re taught to 'covet those gifts. p"
elieve more and more in the holiness
eople and l think other christians
ad better get those gifts, il posi-
lie. don't intend to throw chunks
n the way of anybody, but urge all to E
o the best possible. A fellow has to
Q very cautious these days about S
there and in whom be places his con-
dence. One person thinks she has
eceived me, but am here to say she
asn't. Some of these times I'll tell
er of her hypoclacy. No danger, sis
Y, of me tearing up your Sunday 3
,hool or prayer meeting. Never did +
0 the like in all my life and such =