Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-02-04
Caroline Chapel.

and for fear be might be claseed with
| the s'delinquents" or "black slidefs',
and as 1t is very wet and muddy ont
doors, and he is obliged to sorter keep
| in the dry on account of his physical
condition. if the editors will allow
him little space in one of the corners
of the newsy News, he will step over
and tell You of some of the unimport-
| ant happenings of our little burg.
News matter of any worthiness is very
scarce In our part Of the country. IL
rains and SHOWS and freezes. and
blows so much our farmers can't hard
ly get out to do anything, except TO
get wood and make fires and raise
'fusses" with the cooks and kids,
croak and oES "hard times and Just
sit and wait for something good to
turn mp | Shouldn't wonder il il
wouldn't be a very good idea to get
ont and turn something up. for IL we
wait for something to turn up l am
afraid the fellow that turns it mp
will get all the benefits derived from
it. We are all too much in the habit
of waiting for and blaming the other
fellow for our own negligence aud
carelessness
Our Sunday school suppose. is pro-
crossing very satisfactory, and our
singing class still keeps up interest in
their musical practice. and every
thing seems to be pointing to the bet
terment of conditions in our settle
ment, and we are certainly glad to
note these facts.
The choir met at the Chapel Sunday
evening. and according to reports,
had nice turnout and some good
singing. Geo. Fl, Lewis is their
leader and George is a good singer.
and will do all he can to keep up the
musical interest in his settlement
Daniel Pitman and son, Eph made
business trip TO JASPER the other day.
Eph as elected road commissioner by
our county court at its January term,
such. and has been making some very
necessary repairs on the roads. But
from reports he can do but very lit
tie this year, as the road funds for
this districts have taken wings and
weed away.
Mrs. w. c. Moore was called to
Victoria last Friday to see her daugh-
tel. Mrs Nettie Gates. who had been
confined to here bed ever since the
Sunday night before, but found her on
tho mend, and retui ned home Satur-
day evening
The Misses Lovedays, of South Pitts
burg, spent the end of last week with
their kinsfolks, the Crutchteld fami-
ly.
Mrs. d. D. Lewis and daughter-in-
law, Mrs. Carrie Lewis, spent the
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Bill
Kingsley last Friday. Came over to see
their littla tdishwashar -
D. D. Lewis went up to Whitwell
last Saturday and returned home Sun.
day
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Moore visited
Mr., and Mrs D d. Lewis Sunday,
aud report pleasant visit.
John McNabb called on We writer
one day last week, fulfilling four or
five years promise. John is a Jolly
good fellow and loves to play the vio-
lin violin, John is pretty good vio-
linist.
We are having some more moving
going on in our settlement
Lee Gates has recently moved from
Leslie Pryor's, where be has been To-
Gated for three for four wears to the
old Aunt Bette Lewis place in the
Chapel vicinity Also Dan Rogers, of
near Victoria, is moving over to his
uncle, M. f. Harris's place, occupy
ing the houses that were vacated by
the Crutcbfield boys sometime ago.
Ye writer went to Victoria last Sat-
urday and observed quite lot of i'm
on the way. Daniel Pit
man has made considerable improve
ments on his dwelling, erecting a new
brick chimney to one of bis rooms be-
sides other needful additions; also
Jeff Redman is building nice new
smoke house. On a little further
We noticed that old Uncle Davy PITT
man had torn down his old stick and
LAY chimney and had erected instead
brick one; also short distance fur
tber we noticed Mr.. Whiteacre was
building new smoke house. These
,hings all speak we'll for our country.
Let the "croakers'' croak. the chow
ers'' howl, and let the old "profes-
,ionaI' 'pessimists lay back and saueaI.
We are going to all live in spite Of
The turmoils and troubles of our conn
Try.
Bro. Morrison's preaching services
allied to materialize at the Chapel
sunday night. Bro Morrison failed
% come We suppose it was on ac-
'ount of the iaclemency of the wealth
n.
Well. our farmers organization here
GEMS to be very gradually growing
md progressing finely. Most every
Meeting night results in new recruits.
aeo. 81. Lewis and Barney Hunley
we're initiated last Saturday night, SO
dadam Rumor says We are glad to
ee and hear of our worthy and noble
armers endeavoring to shake off the
backles Of bondage and rearing them
elves up on the high planes Of their
roper attitudes, for IL any class of
eople on earth should be more highly
everenced than any other class, it
bould be the poor old brow beaten.
own -hearted farmers and toilers the
cry bone and sinew of this world.
very living creature has to depend
n the products Of the soil for its sus-
nance, and the ones that till the soil
re the ones that produce these sus-
aiming articles. Some of the old
peesimists' lie back and howl and
~, there is no good in them, bows
ont pay any attention to these
howlers." Lean to your oars and
Y persistent efforts you will land
our boat on the rocks of independ-
ice.
Wishing everybody good luck and
I will close Ola To-