Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-04-22
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| SpecfdI 10 me Mas.
After several weeks absence
will write some for the News.
read Uncle Toms" Indian stor.
les and got interested in them.
My mother used to tell US child
rem how the Indians did when
they were in this country. My
grandparents lived in Rhea coun-
ty. At that time the white peo-
pie lived on one side of the river
and the Indians on the other,
The Indians would go over in the
white settlement trading. Some
of them didn' like the white PEG,
pie much, and they would paint
their faces red, as Uncle Tom"
said. The Indians were a class
of people that didn't work much.
They would make a little truck
patch of corn. They hunted
mostly for their living.
Uncle Toms" witch story
did not interest me. ! think that
Uncle Tom" really believes
that there were witches, but let
that be as it may. There used to
be an old woman who came to our
house when | was a little fellow.
She would tell witch stories and
other stories Of the kind until |
was afraid to go to bed at night.
| was like the negro woman that
Uncle Tom" spoke of, | would
cover up my head and ears and
was afraid all night, but don't
believe there was ever any witch
es. If there had been there
would still be some.
The Sunday school at this
place gave the children an egg
hunt for Easter. They met at
the schoolhouse and marched to
where the eggs were hid. They
had a nice time hunting eggs.
They all enjoyed themselves and
went home rejoicing over the &C.
casion, There were about one
hundred and fifty in the hunt.
DR.. Shirley and wife have NOV
ed back to their old home in
Whitwell. We regretted to give
them up, as they made many
friends during their stayin East
land.
Alb Crawford. of Eastland, and
Miss Josie Scott, of Toddtown,
were married April /, Esq. M. l.,
Wilson officiating.
The coal miners of the noun
tain celebrated the 21st anniver'
sary of the eight-hour day Apri
/, at Bon Air. Mr.. Turnblazer, 9
district official. made fine talk
on organized labor.
We are having some fine gar
dening weather now, and people
are taking advantage of it, plant
ing potatoes, onions and lettuce
1t is not safe to plant beans, Gu
cumbers and other seeds unit
May, as we have late frosts ou'
here.
Mrs. M. J. Girdley has had {
severe spell of acute indigestion
bur is better at this writing.
Prof. W. B. King and VIM
Brown attended the Sunday
school association at Sparta Sat
urday.
Noah Crawford, of Bon Air, i:
in town visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Crawford.
Irish potatoes are $3.50 and s.
per bushel from wagons. Short:
have gone to 81 per hundred
since the raise in wages.
R. B. Cope is in Knoxville at
tending the district convention
of the U. M. w. of A. this week
A good mich cow is selling a
from SIS to $500 this spring.
Jack Rollins and Fred Teeter'
of Orme, have moved to THU
place to dig coal.
Jim DeRossett and son, Jess
have moved from Wilder to worl
in the mines.
| G. B. Thorn, of Tatesville, wa
mere Friday, inspecting the mines
Mr.. Thorn was formerly of thi
place. as mine foreman.
John Kilgore, of Tracy City,
| moving to Eastland.
Mary Winning. of DeRossett
was in town Friday, visiting he
brother and sisters, John Win
ming. Mrs. Arthur Kilgore an
Charles Scoot !. G.,