Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-05-07

family just because you are a social
ist, and charge you of things that are
not true / care not what charges you
bring against the republican party,
| Just SO you don't charge the party
with being traitor to the union and
the flag and have a little mercy and
respect for the two old parties enough
to not let prejudice get full control of
your party. You might make a mis-
take and overlook the flag and vote for
some foreign power to control. l did
mt wish to write anything along this
line, but as your reporter handed out
the charge of traitorism. do have a
right to reply and hope this will end
the controversy you opened, and l
close in self defence and l don't care
to weary the editor and cause him to
set type on hundreds of such articles
as has been sent in for publication,
when in fact he does so at great ex-
penss. Some people never write up
the real news of their locality,
except when they desire to write
up some personality and side wipe,
and shoot off a few pop shots at some
ones character. They remind me of
a one horse engine. When they get
too much steam up in the steam chest
then they pop off and if they don't hit
anybody they are more than likely to
scald somebody with too much hot air,
so move that the editor raise the an
nouncement fee from FIVE to ten dollars
on each one of the party writers here
after and let him send to the editor
the fee in advance, and that will help
to pay the editor for setting the type
on side wipes and personalities.
see that people from all ranks and
files disrespect the game and fish laws.
They seine and grab as though they
were privileged characters. Are the
fish and game laws of Marion county
going to be ignored like the dog law1
/ am led to believe it is. 1t is further
said that you couldn't get an indict-
ment before the grand jury for violat-
ing the game and fish laws of our
county. If that be SO there will be a
whole lot of fishing going on around
here.
Well, 1 must not neglect a duty l
owe my district to speak a good word
for her. All are at perfect peace with
each other. Not wave of trouble,
not word of discord among my peo-
pie as far as l know and would
like to hear from other localities If
your community is getting along as
we'll as mine.
William 81. Grayson, one among the
Oldest citizens of the 3rd, is near the
point of death with hemorrhage of the
bowels, and is not expected to live.
He is so years old and brother to A.
G. Grayson, P. FL. Grayson, Houston
Grayson and DR.. P. G. Grayson, the
SO year old veteran. These five broth.
ers are heads of large families and
their offspring comprise large gener-
alton of Graysons thi oughout this and
counties, and are among the
best of people, but there is some polit-
ical history to note in that family.
The five aged brothers are politically
divided. DR.. P. c., Houston and w.
81. Grayson are republicans, A. G.
and p. FL. Grayson, the other two ag-
ed brothers are democrats. and all of
the grey headed veterans are held in
the highest respect and have all spent |
the greater portion of their lives for
the upbuilding of their country, al
ways for christianity, morality and
Well, must tell you readers about |
a lady friend of mine across the way. |
She fired few shots one time into the
of politics and then happen
ed to get stricken with a political
stroke and finally became belfast and
hadn't walked step in four weeks.
The family had on hand billy goat
which had been on top of the barn and
house, and while the son of gun was
on top of the house he finally got on
top of the chimney and slipped off
and came down the chimney,
and struck the bottom with terrific
force. and when the billy goat hit the
bottom near the lady's bedside with
his hair and whiskers covered with
SCOT, the invalid got up and took air
without the aid of her crutches, and
hasn't used them since and won't ever
want another billy goat.
The residence of A. G. Grayson was
burned last week. The house was oc-
cupied by Robbie White. The proper
ty was insured, SO we we're informed.
Representative.