Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-01-04
Caroline Chapel.


failed to arrive. and owing to my del
icacy physically speaking. and am
compelled to stay housed up on ac-
count of weather conditions and am
heIe alone, thought perhaps had bet
ter drop in this afternoon and tell a
little of what know.
This is New Years day, the first
day of 1917, and with many anxious
hopes aud longing expectations for
1917 to be more favorable and more
prosperous than 1916 has been. I-try to
summon renewed courage and prom
Use to do better in the future than
have in the past
Well, Christmas passed off the quiet
est | ever knew one in our little neck
of the woods. l saw and heard of
no DRINKS, and fire crackers were very
conspicuous for their absence, there
we're very few gun shots fred, and
what were heard were by rabbit
hunters, SO it seemed like an ordinary
Sunday to what is generally seen and
heard of former Christmases.
On Sunday before Christmas. Jas.
Pitman and wife had a kind of reun-
ion of their immediate family. With
SONS and daughters, sons in law and
daughters in law and grand children,
they now number about 90 or %.
On Christmas day W. G. Moore and
ife had the pleasure of dining all
their immediate family. consisting of
one son, two daughters, two sons in
law and one daughter in law, three
grandsons and two granddaughter
and all had good dinner and very
enjoyable time. Ye writer sure enjoys
such occasions. for good edibles are
highly appreciated by him in his de-
clining years.
We are having thru our county some
severe cases of measles, followed by
pneumonia fever, which is proving
very fatal among young children, there
being some eight or ten deaths in aud
around Whitwell in the last two
weeks, caused by the dread disease.
One case that brought grief and sor-
row to the people of this settlemt was
the death of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Gholston's baby girl, who died on the
mountain above Whitwell last Friday,
and was brought down. and buried at
the Galloway Alder family cemetery
Saturday evening. Mrs. Ghoiston is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. d. d.
Lewis, of the vest side of the ridges,
she having several relatives and host
of true friends in this community.
made the sad event more touching to
all of us, and We now tender our deep
coincidence to the bereaved father and
mother Weep no, father and heart
broken mother for your darling Lou
Celia" is not dead. but has gone on,
and will meet you on the sunny banks
of sweet deliverance. She leaves
father, mother and three little broth
ers to grieve after her. The Lord
giveth, and the Lord has right to
take away; blessed be the name of the
Lord.
Another case that brought sadness
to the hearts of our people was the
demise of the innocent, prattling babe
of Mr.. and Mrs Sam Rogers, of Whit
we'll Mountain, which happened one
day last week aAd was buried at Sar-
dis, near Victoria. We sure extend to
the sorrowing parents our heartfelt
sympathy in their grief and sorrows.
News came in the valley Saturday
that Tom KiIgore, of Etna mountain.
had died Friday from tonsilitis. Tom
was a son of our old nsighbor and
friend, Crave Kilgroe, of near Vic
toria.
Galloway Lewis, of Chattanooga.
was notified of the death of his sisters
baby, and came in Saturday morning,
attended the funeral and returned Sat-
urday night. Hodge Lewis, another
brother of Mrs. GholstoD. who is work
ing in Chattanooga, was in on two
weeks rest, and was at the burial of
his little neice; also Willis Lewis and
wife of Winchester, another brother of
Mrs. Gholston. was in thru the holi-
days visiting, and witnessed the last
scenes of sweet little Lou Celia.
Mr.. and Mrs Leslie Pryor, of the
settlement, were at the
funeral. Mrs Pryor is a sister to Mrs.
Gholston Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Gates. of
Victoria, was at the burying. Mrs,
Gates is another sister of Mrs. Ghol-
ston.
Mr.. Tom Gholston, father Of John
Gholston, came down with the corpse
of his little granddaughter, and wit
messed the last sad scenes Of sweet lit
tie Lou Celia. Rev. Farmer, of JAS
per, held funeral services and made a
very appropriate talk over the body.
j. S. Billingsley, one of Chattanoo-
gas expert carpenters, came in Sun
day evening to visit his mother, who
is very feeble, owing to her old and
declining years.
Aunt Ann Pitman is in very fee
BILE CONDITION. Aunt Ann is getting up
in years, and can't stay with us much
longer.
Geo. H. Lewis is contemplating