Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1916-11-30
PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Personal Mention Cleaned from
the Columns Of Exchanges.

J. Curry Kelly and two sons, P. ".
and jeff. of Marion county. came ur
Monday to survey out some mountain
lands near Winesap, for the Nashville
Trust Co. .-Bledsonian. Pikeville.
500 acre tract of land owned by the
Butler Bros and it is estimated that
the coal on this tract will last twenty
five years with large force Of miners
at work getting it out.
Calvin Kearley died at his home in
tSequatchie valley Thursday, and was
buried on his farm Friday. He makes
the thiid brother in one family who
has died within four months. ONLY
one more of the family remains, a sis
ter who lived with the deceased and
she is well advanced in years and not
likely to survive many years. Gross
vile Chronicle.
Judge E. T. Sanford has ordered
that the Tennessee Central railroad be-
sold not later than February 18th.
The upset price is $1.35O, 900. The en-
tire Indebtedness of the road, includ-
ing unpaid interest, amounts to more
than eleven and one-half millions of
dollars. Indications are that the one
million dollars IN bonds held by Nash
vile and the $50, 900 in bonds held by
this county will be worth the paper
they are printed on only. y.-Crossyille
Chronicle.
The Supreme Court, sitting at Knox
vile, has declined to pass on the Vic
tor Rush case, convicted in two cases
for the killing of his brother, Will
Rush. and the wife of Will Rush, Ma
bel Rush in Grassy Cove last Seutem-
Der year ago, until they hear argu-
ment by the council. The case has
been transferred to Nashville, where
the court will convene the first Mon
day in December. -Crossville Chroni-
Gle,
Paul Linde, living one mile south of
town, sold 100 bushels of potatoes this
year from about an acre and clear
ed 800. Mr. Linde came here from
Chicago about two years ago with
very little means He now has 40 |
acres of land mostly paid for and ( !
few acres under cultivation. Owing
to lack of means his progress has been
slow, but be is well pleased and feels
,Y1 ra ba will anon boya n ,,ool l;AAI
farm 10 fair state of cultivation. =
Jrossville Chronicle
Much damage has been done the
past week to the acorns or mast in the
woods by forest fires that have been
tut out by different persons 1t is a
ebony to set fire in the woods and
ONE thoughtless or needless person is
liable to pay dearly for their careless
less or for wilfully setting fire to the
woods. The recent light freezes have I
weetened the mast 80 that hogs will
egin to fatten at once There is mast
nough in the woods now to bring our
eople more than $50. 900 If it can be
aten by hogs. No person should ba
Wiling to do SO destructive thing a.
D set the woods on fire at this season. {
-Crossville Chronicle.
DR.. Jno. L. Seay and j. r. Nor
an, two prominent citizens Of Whit |
ell, have been spending several days '
! this section on bunting trip. d
hey are out With Messrs. W. A., l. i
(. and George Brown and are camp :
lg out in the mountains where they :
re enjoying the diversity of camp n
fe and puncturing the ozone in their I
forts to bling down the wiley COB n
er and the elusive quail. We have .
Ot yet learned of their needing the +
rvices Of q physician from their
'erfseding on turkey drum stick or
lail, but we are inclined to believe
at ere the hunt is ended they will do ;.
cir share of the slaughter. -Bled- Z,
nian, Pikeville. :.