Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-10-15
Tracy City.

Special 10 The -Ne7Os.
There is quite a lot of gush being
expressed over the ex. Confederate sold
Ter by Hooper and Rye. There may
be quite a lot of meat and bread at the
end. If there is guess the old boys
would relish that right smart, fol
it is hard to make buckle and tongue
meet on the pittance they are getting.
Our new sheriff is on the go, get
ting ready for the November term OF
court, and from the outlook it will be
quite a busy court with three murder
cases to try, and ever so many other
cases on the docket for trial. 1t seems
our little county has had an epidemic
of crime and we are going to have to
reap big harvest for our misdoings,
from what / hear. Both old parties
have declared for the law enforcement
and none of us need be surprised at
the reaping.
Well, I've avoided going to places
where there is disorder, as / didn't
care to be annoyed and then have
to go before the grand jury and tell on
those who disturbed and misbehaved.
A fellow don't like to do that even
though he does favor the law enforce
ment. You all know how that is.
got scolding for backing down and
not attending meeting at certain plac-
es. Well, Tknow it is wrong to sur
render, but then I'm like some other
people, I don't want to tell on the
boys and girls for their misbehavior
and just stay at home like lot of
others, rather than do SO. I raised my
boys and girls to respect the house of
God and behave themselves, and if
they hadn't done so Ger tainly would
have whipped them. always had
enough respect for the church and re-
ligious worship to see my children be-
haved themselves. But now parents
don't seem to have enough religion
and respect for Gods worship to make
their children respect the house of
God, and some of the worst boys there
from what hear, are the boys of those
who profess to be christians and If
those dear darlings were to get indict-
ed and have to pay fine, the ones
who were witnesses against them
would get their funerals preached.
Knowing this beat shy of all such
places of worship. Now the truth il
as l see it and believe it, the majority
of the stay at homes do so because
they don't want to be disturbed and
annoyed by lot of hoodlums who in
fest some places of worship. That
keeps me away, and suppose 1t keeps
others away, also. Night meetings
have got to be worse than bran dance
at some places for unruly conduct. and
does more harm than good. Yes, /
plead guilty to the charge of not wish
ing to attend such places of worship,
and for the above reason. These re-
ports come to me continually and have
q tendency to cause the old man to
stay at home. am daylight wor-
shipper. I'll 60 to cottage prayer
meetings and do 60 to them but at the
church prayer meetings, please excuse.
We have fine three clock Sunday
evening prayer meeting on Shadrick
Hill. Good order. Also the cottage
prayer meetings are splendid. A pro-
tracted meeting began on Sweeton
Hill the nth inst Bro. Ed Nunley
will be at Pinesett on Saturday before
the 4th Sunday of this month, and it
may be will preach few days for
those people. Let us have peace and
keep praying for the triumph of the
christian religion.
Our good old Sister Smith preached
a good sermon yesterday at Myers
Hill. think come people get jealous
of the old lady because she can out