Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1916-12-21
Caroline Chapel.
Sp,tiaI TO the Mtw.


Just one more week shall have pass
ed and then the national "jollifica-
tion day will come again. The day
Of mixed pleasures and sorrows, the
day that brings mirth and gladness to
the hearts and homes of the many, and
on the other hand brings grief and
heart-rending sorrows to the homes
and hearts of thousands, making wives
widows and happy children orphans
Oh what contrast to visit a home
composed OF true christian father
and mother, and then turn to home
Of immoral designations. Well, such
has always been so, and fear will al
ways remain so.
Well, we come now to very sad ev-
ents that have recently occurred in our
surroundings. The first sad news that
came to our knowledge was the death
Of the wife of one of our old Marion
County boys, John w. Dixon, of Ala
bama City. Ala, Sarah was daugh-
ter of Leroy Ross Of this settlement,
and married John when quite young
and became the mother of about FIVE
children of which four of them are
left to mourn the loss of a mother,
and leaving John sill alone to get thru
this old world the best be can. "Lone
STAR, of Dallas. Tex. you certainly
know how to sympatbize with John.
The next heart rending intelligence
we received was the accident that
snatched Prof. Ferguson off the stage
of action without a moments notice.
The full account was given i'll the
last weeks issue of the News.
Then comes the awful acct dent that
happened near Whiteside only very
few days ago. when our old friend,
Ben Mosley, formerly of Inman, and
we'll known throughout these regions,
was knocked down and run over by q
passenger train and was instantly kill
ed Ben was working on the railroad
section, and the line of road has doub-
lie tracking, and freight train was
coming on one of the tracks, and Ben
stepped off on the other track, not
discovering the close approaching pas
senger, beaded in the other direction
from the way the freight train was
running, stepped over just in time for
it to hit before he discovered its ap-
proach. Itis sad. Ben was fearfully
mangled. 1t was reported that both
legs, both arms and his neck was brok-
en-. and his brains crushed out. He
was brought back here for burial
Poor old Uncle Johnny Spears is yet
unable to walk or move about the
house unaided. He seems to be in per-
feet good health. except for that leg
that was first affected.
Alvin Spears wife is reported to be
no better. Her father came down
about three weeks ago, and took her
home with him, and she is still I'M
able I'd come back, and Alvin is COM
PEELED to stay at home with his father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Gates have
moved from Victoria over in the ridg-
% to his fathers place. Grover having
purchased it, and they are now at
nome to all their friends. Grover is
IT'LL running the outside motor for the
T. G. I. Company at the Whitwell
mines.
Mrs Nettie Gates visited homefolks
asst Tuesday.
Geo. 81 Lewis made business trip
% Whitwsll one day this last week.
Lee Burklin, Of Oklahoma, is visit
ug in old Marion again. He stopped
me night with his cousin, W. A. Bill
ingsley and family. Ye writer didn't
.et to see him to his great regret, as
10 would have enjoyed good. long
ak with Lee.
Measles over the country seems to
70 one of the topics Of the day. They
Gem to be very numerous and still
lore to take them
We are having some very fne"pork-
aving" weather for few days. The
lercury stood at about IS degrees
bove zero at my house this morning.
lave just had a nice little skift of
now for the first time this season.
Joe Harris is still visiting at Mr..
nd Mrs Jno McNabb's every Sun
ay evening.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Rogers. of
1hitwell, has moved do Tn in our set
ement, to the delight Of their many
lends. They are now domiciled on
lie McNabb place Jim and Lissey
e like 1.-TWO old coons' snugly loca-
ID in their apartment, ana seem very
,uch lost sincs l6stibg their son.
,hn. With bis bouss full OF cbiidrer.