Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1916-11-30
Caroline Chapel.

Special 10 i6e N<SsJ.
Well, we'll. the dead is alive, and
the lost is foupd, and reckon sold
Joe" bad better wake up and try to
say something, though news matters
of interest are very scarce, but where
as the National and State and our Flo
torial District elections are all over
and gone, to '0ld Joe's" perfect sat
isfaction without the loss Of man.
and he has good reason TO be proud,
Wilson for president, Rye for govern
or, Mcclellan for u. S. Senate, and
Moon for Congress, aud above all,
Cameron to represent us in our state
Legislature. and poor old "Uncle Nec-s
ker" buried so deen that we hope us
poor trash will now be respected
a. human beings. ''Brederen'. some
of you boiler out, "Amen.
Well, we are having some fine
weather. little bit cool for puny.
lazy man, but fine on the working
man. Cutting and hauling extract
timber is still in order and this has
been an ideal fall for the business.
| want to say to "LOne STAR, of
Texas, that was awful sorry that his
promise to visit old Tennessee did not
materialize, as / hoped for, for 1
would sure love to meet bin and
''swap chews'' of tobacco once more
as in the days of yore / was so proud
to see the name of one of my old boy
hood playmates mentioned in Lone
Stars articles, to.wit: Sefroua Lewis,
it used to be- Her father, Uncle Field
ing Lewis. as we all called him, lived
here on our place There was Ned,
Mary, Sam and Sefronia. / have
thought of them hundreds of times,
and wondered what had become of
them. lone Star" are they all dead
except Sefronia2 If you ever see her
any more, pass her my fond rscollec-
lions and best regards.
Ye writer went to Jasper last Fri
day and met up with several of his
old friends and acquaintance, among
them was our old friend, VIC. Spang-
Ter Found Billie in his usual jocular
mood. Billy is in poor health, but al
ways cheerful and social
Mrs. w. G.. Moore is gone today to
visit her daughter, Mrs. Nettie Gates,
of Victoria
Looney McNabb is still attending
the Mineral Springs Sunday School.
Looney is a regular attendant by some
cause or other.
James M. Rogers, better known as
Jim Matt, called on and spent the
night with John McNabb and family
last night. Jim is in very poor
health, not able to do anything hard
", but is a good talker. He is con-
moving down and locating
on the MoNabb place. We will be
glad to see them move in AZ they are
quiet, gooj, clever neighbors. He is
now res iding at Whitwell.
Geo. II. Lewis is still in the chest
nut wood business for the Francis
boys eH-
/ have been informed that Oscar
Francis has taken his wife to Chatta-
nooga to have an operation performed
Oh her for appendicitis. We do hope
that Halle will stand the operation
all right and soon recover. Oscar is
soon going to leave our settlement and
move across Tennessee river to the
Letha Graham farm, he having rented
1er entire. place.
Work at Whitwell is everything
miners could wish for. The T. c., [. |
Go. is so pressed with orders for coal
hat l was told yesterday, they we're |
going to running coal down the noun |
Jain both day aud night, in order to
i'll their engagements.
Well, next Thursday is our national
yet day for Thanksgiving. and see no
'easons why we should not indulge in
he privilege and opportunities Of
our heartfelt thanks for our
hopeful conditions and our blessed sur
oundings in the very midst of pros
,erity. "Praise the Lord, praise Him
Ill ye nations of earth for His mercies
'ndureth forever. Old Joe.