Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1916-09-21
Caroline Chapel.

CdrOll1e Indpel.
Special 10 the NI7ot.
Well, this is Sunday, the 18th, and
as have not been in for two or three
weeks, l thought probably had bet
tel step in and let the readers know
that "Old Joe" is still in the land
Of the living News matters are very
scarce in this little nook" but will
pencil few items We are having
some very fine weather now, warm
and very dry. 1t is fine hay saving
weather. and our farmers are sure
taking advantage of it. So much corn
was iuined by the July floods that
they bave to save all the hay for stock
feed possible, or sell out their stock or
let them starve, and consequently hay
ing, fodder pulling and corn topping
is the order Of the day.
Well, our boys are still in the chest
nut extract wood business. The pIic-
es have leaped another dollar on the
cord, and those who are engaged in
advance. The Extract Companies are
paying now SO. 90 per cord, F. o. b.
on cars at the different points along
the railroad.
We are having some revival meet
ings going on in our bounds of late
Bros Morrison and Disney ARE hold
ing a series of meetings over at Union
Grove, better known as Chiggar
Ridge, and is said to have quite an
interesting meeting, and Bro. Lewis,
of Sequachee, has been conducting one
over at Mineral Springs and has had
four or five professions. Think his
meeting closed last night. Hope much
and lasting good will result from the
divine services. Our people need a
spiritual shaking up"
Alvin Billingsley returned home
last night from Chattanooga where he
has been at work four or five weeks
with the I. S. Moody Co. on a spin
ming factory which is under way of
construction, and reports a very sad
accident which happened one day last
week. One of the painters fell from
neal the top of the building, about 80
feet, and was killed almost instantly.
He was from Alabama and WAS going
to quit the job Saturday and go home.
He was carried back to his home for
interment.
Well, cold Joe" got it in his head
that a visit to Chattanooga would
have recuperative tendency on his
part, and with this impression bear
ing very heavily OH his mind, he ar
arranged matters, and three weeks
ago last Friday, he with Mrs. Alvin
Billingsl ey and children boarded the
Sequachee Valley Accommodation at
Shellmouud and wended their way to
ward that stirring, big city of Chat
tanooga. Mrs. B. and children went
to visit husband and father, and cold
Joe" to visit whoever he could find of
his old valley acquaintances. Well,
10 and behold when we got there the
street car men were all out on
strike. "'and the only way to get
anywhere was to ''hoof it, or hire an
auto, so fellow with very limited
means to start with could not do any
better than to 'hoof it" to the points
desired. So having some very import
ant business with the Marion Extract
Co., | made inquiries as to direction
and distance to the plant, so getting
the desired information lit ont about
one and half miles thru the heat.
Well, after while l got there, hot
and fatigued, and found the party that
was wanting to see, Mr.. Wilson,
the president of concern, formed his
acquaintance, told my business, and
got all matters properly adjusted, and
had very pleasant talk with him and
bis bookkeeper, and being piloted by
one of the Office hands over the yards,
and inspecting the immense structure
which is under way of construction,
where all this chestnut wood that is
being shipped to them from all over
the country will be ground up, | re-
turned to the Office good deal wiser
concerning extract matters than l was
before The next impression was the
dread of booing it back to town, SO |
made the remark that | was awful
sorry the street cars were not running.
and that hOofing was very tatiguing
on me by reason of my physical weak
ness, so Mr.. Wilson proposed to take
me back up in town in his car, and l
remarked that my intentions we're to
90 to Rossville that evening and spend
the night with my old friend, Jas.
Bailey. Well. he said he would take
me to Rossville if I wanted to go
there. and I said, "What will you
C0ATRo ub! uo huSWcI "db uOb q
cent SO accepted the gracious offer,
and we boarded his car and seemingly
in q very stort space Of time he landed
me in Rossville, Ga. l showed him
my appreciations by thanking him
very kindly for the courtesy shown
me. Then he suggested il I would
come back one day the next week, he
would take me 70 ChickamaugA Park.