Sequachee Valley News from Sequachee, Tennessee • Page 1

VOL. XIV. SEQUACHEE, TENR, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1907. NO. 44.

i MADE RISE INWAGES Sequatchie Handle Works Does a Little Better by Its Employes. The News is always ready to give honor where honor is due, and we are glad to announce that a raise lias been made at the Sequatchie Handle Works, no laborer as we understand, now getting less than $1.00 per day, and the laltor of boys increased from 50c to 7.c Ier day. This raise was made voluntarily, the men not demanding it in a body, although frequent complaints were heard at the lowness of the wage paid by the concern. The fact common laborers at the lock and and cement plant get $1.50 per scale that dam day, was another cause for irritation among the men, who find it hard with the present high prices paid for food and clothes to maintain a family. We are glad the men have raise, and equally as glad strike was made to secure it.

got the that no Empire, Ala. Special to the News, The weather is nice -and warm. Everything seems to have put on new life. Most everything was cut down by the late frost, but everything is for the best. We all feel sometimes like a forest cut down, but the new shoots soon spring tip stronger that ever.

We rise toward the sky, the sunshine is on bur heads, the earth gives us gener-iions san. but Heaven Hunts us with the reflection of unknown worlds. Some say the soul is nothing but the resultant of the bodily power. Why then is our soul more luminous when our bodily powers begin to fail? As we approach the end the plainer we hear around us the immortal symphonies of the world which awaits us. It is marvelous, yet simple.

How many can say this, "When I go down to the grave iny day's work is done. I have fought a good light." Our day's work will begin again the next morning. The tomb is not a blind alley. It is a thoroughfare. It closes on the twilight and opens with the dawn.

Bob Smith, of Warner, formerly of Etna, has moved to this place. Joe O'Neal and son, Ernest, went to Etna, Tenn. last week. Joe says that Etna hx)ks like a hurricane had struck it, and thinks all of those people that still live there are not able to get away. Bill Daglan is expecting to move to Horse Creek this week.

Ed White was stepping high and pulling his moustache this morning. We said, "Hello, Ed, you look pleased this morning." "Yes, sir, I am more than pleased. I am proud. All liecause I took my boarding mistress to the ice cream supper last night. Briee Howie, the ex-pugilist, went to Birmingham last week and got a fine suit of clothes, and says if that don't marry him he don't know what to do.

Ho says that he has never tasted the sweets of matrimony, and has never known what it is to have a companion to wait on bim or look for his coming and has never had the pleasure of holding little tots on his knees and listening to them sing such sweet songs and tender melodies as, "Everybody Works But Father. But such is the life of a bachelor. Claud Bo'ardaway says Bessie Jones is the prettiest girl in Empire, and says as soon as his moustache grows out a little longer she will surely have to say yes or no. That Dunlap girl had better come down. Frank Smith onr clever butcher, and Miss Brown, were married Monday.

John Daglan, why don't you come to Empire? Don't fool the people so. Some one has been to meet you at the depot every evening for two weeks. Pedro. Whiteside. Special to the News.

J. R. Hatfield preached to a large congregation Sundav morning. Dr. W.

H. Cheney and M. M. Strawn made a flyinir trip to the river. Green Pnrsley is the guest of his brother, Wess Pursley.

Mrs. James Roope and granddaughters. May and Myrtle Strawn, made a flying trip to the lock and dam Thursday. Miss Sallie Tittle whs all smiles Sunday. Guess she heard that Dr.

Dos-sett was coming np. Harry F.xuin is the guest of his sister. Mrs. Lena Mrs. Mary Anno Anderson is on the sick list.

Messrs. Clyde and Ernest Tittle visited home folKs Sunday. Jack Roope visited home folks Sunday. If you want to see Miss Frank. -y Vicars smile ask her when was the last time that loy took her home.

Hen hih Tittle said she wished she could see Mr. Winsett. (me on, ye writers of Alabama, for love read your i ieces. Snow Ball. IVWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve does not merely heal on the surface: it ienetr.it-a the pore and promptly relieves pain, caused by burns, sv-a'uls.

cuts and skin diseases. It is e-pi ially K'hkI for piles. Beware of iiiiiUTions. Sold by .1. W.

Simp-pow. Jasjr, Tenn. McNabb Cove. Speial to tilt bird's. There was a storm in McNabb Cove Monday which did a lot of damage.

It rained about thirty minutes, just a hard, down-Kmr of water, and blew the roofs off the shanties along the railroad line and blew down tents. One barn was blown down. A mule belonging to Jim Richie and a negro man, name unknown, were in the bam, and both were very badly hurt. The fields were standing in great ponds of water for hours after the storm over, and the commissary of J. L.

Russell was almost blown away. The roof was blown off and groceries and bedding had to take the rain until the rain stopped enough to move them to Mr. McNabb' barn. E. B.

Stegall went to Chattanooga Sunday. J. L. Russell, Mr. and Mrs.

N. B. Hunter and little daughter, went to Chattanooga Sundav evening. Mr. and Mrs.

Herbert Yarbrough are visiting in Chattanooga this week. Jim Royle called on Miss Mattie Houts Sunday. Mrs. K. B.

Qninn and Mrs. Lepha Yarbrough called on Mrs. Jim Brown one day last week. Mrs. Rosa McNabb and daughter, Miss Maude, called on Mrs.

N. B. Hunter Saturday evening. Jim Royle called at J. C.

McNabb' Monday. Bill Bailey called on the Misses Ellis Sunday evening. J. K. Tate and W.

A. Burnett, of Kelly's Ferry, called on the Misses McNabb Sunday evening. Ask Miss Maud McNabb how she likes to get into a spider 'nest and see her laugh. Will Burnett looked awfully pleased Sunday with his best girl by his side. Miss Julia McNabb says that her heart's desire ia at Kelly's Ferry and also that J.

K. Tate looked awfully handsome Sunday in his new suit. Come on, all of you Empire correspondents, for ye writer has many friends down there. Who first beholds the light of day, In Spring's sweet flowery month of May, And wears an emerald all her life Shall be a loved and happy wife. Baby Girl.

Kellys Ferry. Special to the News. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Hartman, Mr.

and Mrs. Eddie and Mr. and Mrs. James Newsome were the guests of their parents, from Friday evening until Sunday. Tom Sexton looked pretty Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Sam Moley, Mrs. Bise and Mrs. Moore were visiting Mrs.

Isaiah Newsome Sunday. Mrs. Geo. Smith was at the picnic Saturday. We had a good time.

Emma Troxler called at the store of Mrs. I. Newsom Saturday morning. Mrs. Dave McNabb, of Savannau, was at the Ferry Saturday evening.

Mrs. James Newsom called on Mrs. R. T. Richey Sunday morning.

Tom McNabb was all smiles Sunday evening. Guess he saw his best girl. Charlie Hartman was sad all day Sunday. Wonder why. Mr.

I. Newsom is going to have ice cream next Sunday and invites every body to come. There will be a picnic at Isiah New-some the 25th of this month. Every body come up there. I heard that Henry Urimtti is going to get married next week.

Lonesome Girl. Sayre, Ala. Special to the News. Mrs. G.

M. Jones changed houses to day. Arthur Jones, Ben Coats and Mr. Black did the moving. I know Mr.

Black was tired as he carried the coffee mill all the way from one house to the other. Ben Coats arrived all right and seems to be at home. Ben likes Sayre all right. Little Andrey Jones is very sick. Hope she will soon be out.

There was a large crowd of boys and uirls took a stroll to the Warrior river bridge yesterday. The crowd was Tom Jones, Mamie Bruce, Len Vickers, Mr. D. Reaves, Mittie Jones, John Bruce and several others. Born to jar.

ana Mrs. liontz, a son. Mr. and Mrs. P.

J. Manning have been visiting friends and relatives at Adger. Brady Jones is trying to catch a rob in. Ben Coats was seen setting coca cola up to three young ladies Monday. Brown Eyes.

Brought Suit. Parties whose lands lsirder on Ten nessee river, and who fear thev will be inundated when the dam at Guild is completed, have brought suit in Chancery to nave tlieir claims recog nized. There is i)uiti a number con cerned in the salt, including minor children. It is claimed a large qnan tity of fine farming land, which has not been purchased by company con structing the dam, will be overflowed. and hence tne owners are taking early action to enforce their claims.

At the present rate of construction of dam, it will be several years before the water will 19 held back. Wonderful Eczema Cure. finr little boy had eczema for five vars," writes N. A. Adams, Henri etta.

Fa. "Two of onr home doctors said the case was ho-peless, his lungs leing affected. then employed oth er dintors tmt no benefit resulted. Bv chance we rend alwnt Electric Bitters: bought a iiotti" and soon noticed improvement. We continued this medi cine nntil s'vernl liottles were used, when cur boy was completely cured.

15et of all blood medicines and lxtdy building health tonics. Guaranteed at Curtis Coppinger ic NEITHER LOTS NOR TIMBER Reasons Why Simpson Furniture Factory Could Not Locate Here. In an interview with W. F. Simpson, of Whitwell, last week, who recently contemplated moving his saw mill and fnrniture-making machinery to this city, but who suddenly changed his mind after investing iii a planer for use in his factory, a News reporter gleaned the following: "I wanted to buy a location in Se-quachee but could get no satisfactory answer about the price for a few lots.

I was offered a site near the planing mill on lease for a term of years, but as I intended to put in a permanent plant I declined the offer, as after term of luse expired I did not want to have to tear up and move. I also wanted to buy small timber suitable for use in my business from the Se- quachee owners, but was informed they did not want to sell a stick of timber. As I can't make furniture without timber that was set-back, No. 2. I did not want the best grade timber, only kinds suitable for my use.

I also wanted some pine from the company for manufactured lumber, but was informed that although they had feet, they' did not wish to sell any. These are the reasons I failed to locate in your town. I am a rough, hardworking man and do not wear fine clothes, and perhaps the party I conferred with did not think I was worth fooling with, but you can't always tell about the fruit from the husk." Mr. Simpson's attention was first called to Sequachee as a location by a reporter for the News, who never fails to put in a word for the further ad vancement of the town. However his effort to secure the location of a plant here, which, if not of mammoth proportions, might eventually have grown to a good size, and even if it did not, would have assisted the town anyway, proved useless.

It will take a com plete change from this turning down policy to locate any industries here, and the sooner this idea is swung onto the better. Eastland. Special to the News. May has opened np very nicely but it is still very cool of nights. Mr.

and Mrs. i. w. liirdiey were visiting in Eastland Sunday. There is a little contusion among tne miners at this place over the docking system.

Mr. Wiggins and little granddaughter visited the Mobery place Sunday. James Elrod made a flying trip to Clifty last week. There was a canny breaking at Mrs. Winnings Saturday night.

Miss Josie Girdley visited her broth er and sister, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Girdley, at Clifty Sunday night and Monday.

James Elrod sure enjoys mmseit at parties. There was preaching at tne school house Sunday, and also Sunday school at nine clock. Mrs. Jeff Cates died at this place the Wnd of April, and was buried next Mr. Jake Baltimore and Miss Crecie Frizzell were married Sunday.

Mrs. M. J. Girdley has been on the sick list for a week but is better. Gardens seem to be late this season out here.

Mrs. Wiggins visited Mrs. Girdley Sunday. J. G.

The Composer of "In a Persian Garden All lovers of vocal music, and es- cially works for mixed voices, have for some years been laminar with the song cycle entitled, "In a Persian Gar den. The composer of this unique master-piece which was inspired by and set to the words of the "Rnbaiyat of Omar Khayyam," is Madame Liza Lenmann. An interesting article on the life and work of this charming wo man, who was a famous singer liefore she retired from public life in order to compose, appears in the June Number of the New Idea Woman's Magazine. The author, who interviewed Madame Lehnman in her home at Wimbleton near London, gives delighful glimpses of the quiet life which the artist lives her with her husband, Mr. Herbert IJedford, and their children.

Many interesting photographs, showing Mine. Lehmann in her home surroundings, add to the value of the text. SWEET POTATO PLANTS FOR SALE per thousand, JOHN M. LEWIS, UNCLE GID'S LETTER. Some specimens of humanity kinder wants to kick at their Uncle Gid every now and then.

Well, I don't care a button if they do. It's the plain truth I tell every now and then and that hurts them. You see it's this way. An old fossil like myself is not expected to know very much, especially about up-to-date manners and fine language, and when I sorter grin and look wise, these here fine scholars that have immersed themselves inside a brick school building for a term or two and got some kind of a what you call it, thinks the old man is out of order. Well, mayle I am, for book laming spoils a whole lot of folks that were never cut out to be anything but a good cornfield hand.

Guess you News folks know some such. I happen to know a few that are surely going to make a failure in life because they are depending too much on their education to carry them through. Education is like old man King said his wheat was "It's a mighty good thing to have a thing everybody ought to have if they would try provided they had the right kind of soil." Education is a good thing but it is worthless unless planted in the right kind of soil. Why, ifncle Gid, what do you mean? I mean education with out plenty of good common sense to fertilize it is worthless. Some of the smartest and wisest men this country ever produced wasn't over burdened with book laming.

"Educated fools" is a term that is often used to express the lack of good horse sense. These put on scholars that you meet every now and then, these proper talkers that gab like young crows in a cedar thicket I've met them often void of understanding, with book wisdom and nothing else. The main thing is to get understanding. Talk to me about folks graduating Who has ever graduated? Not a single human being and none ever will. They study the ologies and come out of school about as ignorant of the reali ties of life as a baby.

True they have the theories but know but little of the practical. Just as ignorant of what is the best policy of the human family as the Socialist is of what kind of a gov eniin-mt vould better the human con ditions. The graduate and Socialist each have a theory and that's all Nothing practical and reasonable to submit or that is of merit. Graduate intq the practical, is the point I would impress. UNCLE GID.

Orme. Special to the ws. Severe thunder storms prevailed here on Sunday night and during the day on Monday, but no damage is yet reported. Mrs. Eula Frage returned to her home in Chattanooga on Saturday, af ter a week visit to her mother, Mrs.

M. Sanders. W. N. Boatner owns a fine Victor Talking machine and a nice selection of records.

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hobbs and family, returned after a month's visit to Mr. Hobb's brother, Gilbert. Dr.

James has returned and looks like staying as he brought a trunk back with him. James Rowe, Geo. Surtees and D. Turnbull and two sisters were out on the mountain visiting Win. Dye Sunday evening.

Bro. Darr preached a hue sermon Sunday evening, taking his text from Peter: "Grow ye in grace and knowledge of the Lord," which was enjoyed by everybody. Chas. Mcintire and Miss Grace at tended church Sunday evening. Lookout for the picnic on the iSth.

Everybody is cordially invited to attend. Wonder what lis become of "Whistling Rufus," of Searles. Buggy riding with the girls. I expect. Win.

Wilson and wife went down the cove to Mt. Carmel Saturday but only caught a long walk. Tom Collins is on our sick list with pneumonia and Mansel Smith with rheumatism. Red Man. Good Words for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.

People everywhere take pleasure in testifying to the good qualities of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Mrs. Edward Phillips, of Barclay, writes: "I wish to tell yon that I can recommend Chamberlain's Cough I Remedy. My little girl. Catherine, who is two years old, has been taking this remedy whenever she has had a cold since she was two months old, Alsnt a month ago 1 contracted a dreadful cold myself, but I took Cham berlain's Cough Remedy and was soon as well as ever.

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Machinery I CASTINGS of All Kinds Promptly Supplied Why send your work out of tho valley when it can be done cheaper at home? Help build up your own section. MARKET PRICE PAID FOR CAST IRON SCRAP. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. BLACKLOCK FOUNDRY, BUIESLEEStt SSoUHE ENGINES. S0UT" P'TTSBURG, TENM.

COALMONT ROSA R. DYKES. EDITOR. Miss Maybelle Daniel was at Tracy City Saturday. H.

S.Waldon spent Sunday at Tracy. Paul S. Weever, Nashville, was in our city a few days this week. I Miss Calhe Lee Daniel was at iracy Saturday. i GJen Martin has returned from Tul- lahoma.

Mark Lenehan siient Sunday evening 1 at Tracy. Chas. Morgan, or 1 ulianoma, was in the city Tuesday, Claud Koughtou was at Tracy bun- day. George Barneld, of Nashville, spent Tuesday here on business. C.

R. Daniel has returned from a business trip to Chattanooga. Mr. Oliver, of Estil Springs, was in the city Tuesday. Dr.

and Mrs. Henry L. Lockhart have returned from a few days stay at Nashville. 1 Mr. and Mrs.

Lee Martin, who have been visiting the family of Will Lovelace, will return to their home at Mountain View, Tuesday. J. C. Gross was in Tracy last week. Miss Li Hie Conry was the guest of Tracy friends Sunday.

Dr. Gattis, of Alabama, is here on a visit to his son, Dr. E. Gattis. Mr.

and Mrs. W. J. Von Buries at-ended the ball game at Sewanee Saturday. Misses Minnie and Fay Percy are the guests of friends at Tracy for the week.

DUNLAP. Special to tin News. Work is good at Dnnlap and we wish some of our old friends would come back here. Mrs. Jane McDaniel and Misses Etta Cope and Dora Smith were in town shopping Saturday.

ALfe Miss Etta Cope if she ever got disappointed. The young folks had an ice cream supper at Mr. Hentsil's Saturday night, and reported a nice time. Hello, J. we haven't got any ticks or chiggers but we have got plenty of fleas.

Miss Dora Smith spent Saturday night with Jane Donald. John McDonald deals in hue poultry. Miss Addie Dykes spent Saturday with Mrs. Martha Manlyn. Mrs.

Cope is on the sick list. We hope she will recover soon. Mrs. Nellie Mason returned home from Whitwell Saturday. John McDonald has just returned from town.

A number of her friends in Dunlap were sorry to hear of Mrs. Box's death. Come again, "Chigger," of Coal City, we like to read your letters. If you want to see Miss Lizzie Dykes smile just ask her what Floy Varner brought her Sunday. George Smith has moved into his new house.

Mrs. McDonald and Etta Coiie called on Mrs. Smith Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Sim Exum called on Mrs.

Dykes Sunday afternoon. J. V. Arledgo is dealing in nne stock. Ye writer is sorry to hear that Tom Kilgore loves beans so well.

J. W. Arledge has been on the sick list for a few days but is able to go to work. The Hanfer boys have been visiting home folks for a few days. They re' turned here Monday.

Ben Hkkey called on his best girl Sunday. Mrs. Killgore called on Mrs. Cope Monday. Andy Johnson is our new delivery man at Dunlap.

Mrs. Maggie Turney called on Mrs. McDonald Sunday afternoon. Miss Electa Cope and Mrs. Jane McDonald are going to Whitwell in a few days.

We hope they will have a nice time. Mrs. M. J. Cope would like to hear from A.

J. Houts through the News if he is living. Ed Grimes and Carl Wimbly went hunting Monday. Mrs. McDonald said she would love to hear from Mrs.

Ellen Jones through the News, as she hasn't heard from her in some time. Chicken, A Narrow Escape. G. W. Cloyd, merchant of Flnnk, had a "narrow escape four years ago when he ran a jimson bur into his thumb.

He says doctor want ed to amputate it but I wonld not con sent. 1 bought a Isix Bncklen's Ar nit'H Salve and that cured the danger on wound. 'Vc at Curtis Coppin ger's. 1 Repairs Marion Tally, of Winchester, was here Tuesday. Jas.

H. Northcut, of Altamont, was in the city Monday on business. Chris Schild, of Grueth, was here Monday. Harris Waldon attended the ball game at Sewanee Saturday. Dr.

Gattis was at Altamont Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Anderson enter- tained a number of their friends Mon- day evening with a niusicnle at tueir home.

Miss Minnie Lovelace will leave Tuesday for California, where she will make her home with her sister, Mrs. Lee Martin, for the present. Harlin Griswold was at Tracy Thursday. Miss Dorothy Hays, of Tracy, spent Sunday evening with her friend, Miss Annye Sanders. Miss Elizabeth Rollins, of Tracy, was the guest of her sister, Mrs.

John E. Patton, this week. Ladd Parmley spent Monday at Altamont. Mr. Wells, of Tullahoma, is, in the city for several days.

Cant. J. D. Willey, of Tracy, and E. M.

Jones, of Chattanooga, were here last week. Mrs. Pearl Griswold was in Tracy Tuesday. Hancock Station. Special to the News, They had a graveyard clean inar at I Pleasant Hill Saturday.

There was quite a number attended from cinity and reported a nice time and plenty to eat. and that's doing well. Win. Webb was seen on our streets Saturday. Mr.

McCollum was out riding on our roads Saturday. Mrs. Adline Quarles was in Jasper Saturday. May Hancock, from Ebenezer.was at her sister's, Alley Hancock's, one' day this week. Mrs.

Ball Torbert, was visiting at Sam Webb's at Ebenezer. Thursday. George Quarles and family visited Mrs. H. H.

Torbert Friday. Ye writer called on "Bluebell" one day last week. Mrs. II. H.

Torbert was a little on the sick list last week, but glad to report she is better. Geo. Quarles and family, of Whitwell, visited Mr. and Mrs. Mell Webb Saturday evening.

A. R. Ames said the hawks were carrying off all his chickens. Farming is on the stand here with us now on account of wet weather. We bad a severe hail storm last week damaging garden vegetables considera bly.

Mrs. Rebecca Hancock made a short call here Saturday. Sam Webb, of Ebenezer, passed by here Sunday to attend meeting at Pleasant Hill. Calvin E. Hancock was in Jasper on business Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Deathes, from Pleasant Grove, was visiting at C. E. Hancock's Sunday evening.

Poley Turner was at Hardscrabble's Sunday talking Scripture with bim. Alex Quarles was in our midst one day last week. Oscar Hancock called here Sunday. Ask Reuben Hancock where did he take dinner Tuesday and watch the smile on his face like the wave on pap's duck pond. Mell Webb says he is going to quit farming and put np a grist mill as we are getting plenty of water, and it takes so much meal to feed the little chickens it keeps him out in the rain, getting feed for them.

Amos Lewis was seen on our streets Sunday hunting for his old black cow. John and Sarah Ann Lambert, from EVnezer, visited their parents in our vicinity Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Richardson, of Jas-jier, visited Isham Quarles Sunday.

Wild Bill. SHOT INTO TRAIN; BRAKEMAN GETS BULLET John Campbell hnd "Little Bnlly" I Pope, two youngsters of Jas(ier, shot into Strain near Jasjer Saturday, with a Winchester rifle, a bullet tak- ing effect in the jaw of a brakeuian, who was sitting in the cahooiA eating his dinner. The conductor had the train stopped and Campbell is said to have made resistance, holding off the train crew 'with his gun. He escnped bnt was captn red later. Both boy are held on bond, and trial of their cases will be made in justice conrt at Jasper Satnnlay.

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