Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-02-18
Caroline Chapel.

NdIOlIIlC NnopSi'
Special 10 the Ne7OS.
Well as usual, news matters of any
material interest are still very scarce
in these "diggins," but "Old Joe
thought he had better report what lit.
tie matter he has gathered, as be old
not report last week
Well, our quiet little settlement was
thrown into little fit of excitement
last Sunday morning when the news
went out that our friend and neigh
Dor, Eph Pitman, was dying, or near
the point of death 1t seems that he
woke up in his usual good health,
and made an attempt to arise for the
day, and it seems as is his usual Gus
tom, when be undresses at night to re-
tire he hangs his pans on at the top
of his bedpost, so Sunday morning he
rose up on the side of his bed and
reached up to get his pantS anu ter
rible, excruciating pain stuck him
somewhere about the regions of tbs
kidneys, aud in very few seconds
render cd him almost helpless, So as
quick as he could get runner he
started him for Dr. Shelton When
the runner got there he found that DIR.
Shelton had gone the day before to
Chattanooga. So he telepboned to
Jasper to DR. Turner and he promised
to come at once, so they waited until
70 or I O'Clock for Turner, but he fail
ed to get there. They started another
runner for Shelton again, as be was
expected back sometime Sunday morn
ing. When the runner got there tia
doctor was at home and he started at
once, but before he got to the SICK
mans house, he met DR. Turner, who
had come Just after the second runner
had startal back to Skeletons and had
found Euh in very critical conul-
ton. DR. Turner pronounced the
malady "spasmoiic collie " We have
not heard from him today, Monday,
but hone he is getting along all right
and will soon wholly recover.
Well, "OId Joe, went to Jasper
last Saturday, to what was reported to
him to be "horse sale" 1t was told
him that there would be a man there
who would buy any kind of horse
that "wore hair and coull walk
Well. we knew that old "Dolly," his
reliable old buggy mare, was hairy all
over and could walk, and be was want
ing to sell So be got up pretty early
and fed old Dolly pretty good, and
curried and rubbed her off, and tried
to make her appear as stylish as posi-
BILE. and barnessed and pitched her az
to the buggy, and lit out for Jasper,
advising the folks to bid old Dolly
farewell, but alas, when he got there
he found the supposed buyer all right
but found that he didn t want to buy
anything He soon found that be
was cake ami had just fooled
host of our good old farmers of the
comfy, causing them to lose q day.
work on account of misrepresenta
tiops. Well, it didn't hurt "OldJoe,
for he would not have worked ii he
had STAYED at home, and was glad n'
went. for he met several of his OLE
friends and acquaintances, whom h'
was certainly proud to meet Iher'
were several from this settlement wen
down to trade, but very little trading
was done, none at all with the would
he horse buyer. j. d. Lewis swap
ned hol SEES. He happened to meet u
with our old time, professions
''borse jockey L. l.. Alley, of FIT
PAYNE, Ala who bad just arrived Il
Jasper Saturday morning and swappe
with Lev. Daniel Pitman and sons
Enh and Alb, went down but the
found nothing that suited them bette
than what they had, so they lost
nretty day to TO farm work, and mad
nothing W Fl Jordan was also on
, of the mixers in and around the ''jot
XIV ward" but l don't think "Will'
! traded any. Such is life, 80 let he
! go.
Well, there were several OF on
, vouug farmers went to Killian to tn
i farmers cooperative meeting Satul
q day. and reported good meeting an
9 a pleasant time. They came out on
. ahead of the horse traders, for the
cav they got fine dinner We al
. proud to see our young farmers takin
!. 40 much interest in our co-operatlv
, work. as their future prosperity d.
pepds on their efforts l am informe
/ that they agreed to hold their ne1
r county meeting at Victoria. We HOP
1 the Victoria lodge will appreciate tn
honors, and show the visiting lodg'
j their app eciation by their courteor
/ reception
q Ms. d. d. Lewis and daughter-il
: law, Carrie, visited Mrs. W. I
8 Moore one day last week. and epjoyt
e their visit.
n Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Gates, of VII
J. toria, called on the latter's hon
q folks Saturday and Sunday, returnir
i home Sunday evening, in the rain
i usual.
i .Geo. Il. Lewis spent the day wi
e j. R. Rogers Sunday.
!, John Spangler, Sr., called on b