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TRION
Myers Family Has Delight
ful Reunion at Old Home
stead —Personal Notes
Trion, Aug. 31. —Mingled with
showers of rain, relatives, friends,
good music ami plenty of good eat
ing. the barbecue and family re
union held last Thursday in the
grove adjoining the residence of
Scott Myers in Walker county was
a grand success and bids./air to >«
come an annual affair. ,
The dioner, one of the moat elabor
ate spreads ever held, surpassed
everything in the history of barbe
cuing The Hamilton Concert Band
added much to the day's enjoyment
with a splendid musical program.
Several groupes of pictures were
taken, including the assemblage at
dinner.
hollowing the stupendous dinner
Rev. H. M Strozier gave a half
hour’s talk on the “Pleasures of
Life," which was much enjoyed by
the large assemblage. Judging
from the appearances of the medical
profession, one had slim chances in
overtaxing their capacity.
The event of the day closed with
a watermelon cutting and to the
strains of "Horae, Bweet Home" by
the band the guests departed. The
assemblage numbered one hundred
and thirty.
A. Hamilton and son, Shorter,
returned home Friday after a pleas
ant two weeks visit to New York
and other northern points.
Grandma Shipp and daughter,
Mrs. J. T. Fulmer, north of Trion,
spent Saturday and Sunday hare ah
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H.
Miller.
C. P. Thompson and family re
turned home Thursday after a brief
visit to the Carolines.
W. A. King spent Sunday in La
fayette.
Claud Scarbrough, es Clem, Ga.,
spent Sunday night and Monday
here with relatives.
Charles Heateriee returned home
Saturday from Dalton.
Rev. U. M. Strozier ably filled
hia appointment at Macedonia Satur
day and Sunday.
Con Greeson spent Sunday in La
fayette.
Rev. Flavil Hall, of Hajila Valley,
occupied the pulpit Sunday at Christ
church before a large oongregation.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Fbyd are
spending this week on Lookout
mountain.
Mra. W. A. King returned home
Thursday after a pleasant week's
visit to homefolks at Alton Park,
Tenn.
Supt. W. H. Baldwin, of the
Central of Ga, spent a few hours
here Sunday.
Henry Day returned home Friday
after several weeks recreation at
Tybee Beach.
R. E. McWilliams is spending
this week at Mentone, Ala., ge guest
of A. 8. Routh.
Chas. Knox, of East Lake, spent
Sunday here.
With deep regiet we learn of the
destruction by tire of the beautiful
and reoently completed home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Flanders at
Ocilla, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. Flanders
have been visiting the lattor’a par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Merritt,
of this place, when the news reached
them. The house and oontenta were
c raeumed in the conflagration Moo
div morning. The origin of the
fie ia unknown.
Pitner Cross, of Lavender, spent
Monday here.
W. J. Nichols, of Atlanta, spent
Monday here in the internet of the
B. B. B. 00., of Atlanta.
Mias Georgia Green returned to
her home in Chattanooga Friday,
after a pleasant two weoks here as
guest of Mr. and Mra. D. C. R.
Myers.
Misses BeaUice and Jeasie Blake,
of Sulphur Springs, who have been
visiting Mr. and Mra. .A. Mack
Myers, returned home Sunday morn
in, accompanied by Mia* Helen K.
Myers, who will remain ooe week.
B. P. Green spent Monday in
Roire.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Gray, of Hill
county, Texas, are visiting Newt
Gray.
J-. J. Willi* m< and son, Frank, of
Dry Valley, spent Monday here.
Ailliim L. Campbell h spending
this week with relatives in Dry Val
ley.
George Hackett, of Rome, spent
Saturday here.
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Hudson spent
•ast week with Mr. Charles Hence at
Cbickamauga.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Gray are spend
ing this week in Chattanooga.
Mrs. M. A. Allgood spent Sunday
in Rome.
P K. Duggan and family will
move to Atlanta this week.
Harry Powell, of Anniston, Ala.,
■pent a few days of last week here
as guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Robinson.
Ernest Robinson, of Bonham
Texas, spent Saturday here with
relatives. Mr. Kibinson will locati
in Summerville, assuming charge of
the cloth room in the cotton mill
there.
Mrs. Emma Dean spent Monday
in Summerville.
The season for 1010 11 at tbv
auditorium opens Friday night,
November 18th, with the sensational
melodrama, “Human Hearts,” with
a Urge cast and beautiful scenery.
J. A. Coburn’s minstrels will be the
attraction Monday night, November
28tb. Popular prices.
E. C. Cordel, of Rome, has re
turned to Trion to reside.
J. W. Alexander spent last week
on Lookout ipountain.
Mrs. H M. Walker left for Chat
tanooga Monday to reside.
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Thomason
are spending this week with rela
tives at Summerville.
Protracted meeting will commence
at the Methodist church this Sun
day, Sept. 4th, at 7:45 o’clock. The
meetings will be ia charge of the
pastor. Rev. H M. Strozier, and
will continue throughout the week.
There will be no afternoon services.
Everybody cordially invited.
Ed Megginson and son, Marshall,
returned to Hot Springs Tuesday
after several weeks visit here with
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Williams are
•pending a few days at Rock Spring.
George Buchanan, of Chattanoo
ga, spent Saturday here.
Mra. Zilah Campbell is spending
a few days with relatives at Dutton,
Ala.
The fall term of Trion public
school will open Mouday morning,
Sept. sth J. Dallas Edwards prin
cipal. The teachers and their re
spective classes are: Miss ilallie
Strozier, Ist grade: Maude Thomas,
2nd grade; Mrs. Helen Harper, Brd
and 4th grades; Minnie Gurr, sth
aud 6th grades; Principal J. Dallas
Edwards, 7th and Bth grades.
A. 11. MILLER.
HARRISBURG
Harrisburg, Aug. 81—The election
is over and a few are made happy
and a lot are very sick, but not aick
enough to die. W# hope we’ll have
something else for awhile besides
politics.
Mrs. Clara King and children, of
Chattanooga, are visiting relatives
here this week.
D. D. Ford, of Tyler, Texas, is on
an extended visit to his father and
mother. Mr. and Mra. A. J. Ford.
Miaaea Exa and Texas Gray, two
of Trion's handsome young ladies,
wen spending last week with their
sister, Mra. W. F. Ford.
Jack Adams was very ill a few
days last week, but U better at thia
writting.
Our friend, C. P. William?, of Mt.
Carmel, was in our burg Saturday.
Madam Rumor givea it that we
have had two wedding in our burg
last week but have not learned any
thing for sure.
Misa Willie Smith of Trion was
visiting relatives and friends here
last week.
BACHELOR.
Good Farm for Sale
Three-fourths of a mile west of
Rock Spring, containing lf>s acne
in good state of cultivation; <ls acres
in cultivation, baianoe in timlier.
Lasting spring and good oistern on
plaoe; 30 acres in clover. Prices and
terma reasonable.
L. W. MYERS,
Cbiokamauga, Ga.
Walker County Messenger, September 2, 1910
GHICKAMAUGA
Mourn Death of ’Squire
Davis-Suspicious About
Tom Hunt
Cbickamauga, Aug. 81.—Chick
amauga has lost one of her esteemed
and highly honored citizens in the
death of 'Squire L. G. Davis. She
mourns and extends to the bereaved
family her heartfelt sympathy. Mr.
Davis passed away Saturday morn
ing at about six o'clock quite sud
denly. It was a surprise to all of
his friends as he was at church Fri
day and seemed enjoying good
health. He was OG years old and a
member of the baptist church here.
Interment was in the Cbickamauga
cemetery. Rev. Grav of Roseville
officiated.
Judge Walker, who has been
spending the summer at the Park
Hotel, returned to his home in Chat
tanooga Tuesday.
Miss Clara Wilson, who has been
spending sometime in Chattanooga,
has returned.
Miss Ruth Horne of Dalton is vis
iting her aunt, Mrs. T. W. Lee.
There is some talk of her making
her home here in the near future,
however, we cannot say as to the
truthfulness of this.
Miss Vera Camp is visiting friends
in town this week.
Jake Whitt, of Durham, was vis
iting one of Chickamauga’s young
ladies Sunday.
M. A. Camp will erect a handsome
brick residence on Bth st. and Park
ave. soon.
J. L. Moore was in Chattanooga
Thursday.
T. C. Gray will move in Mrs.
Moore’s new residence on West Gor
don st. this week.
Tom Hunt is “fixing" up around
his home this week. Now I don’t
want to be suspicious, but if I am
not fooled we will hear the bells
ring sometime soon.
Carl Wyatt is on the sick list.
W. J. Nunnally, of Rome, passed
through town enroute to points in
Tennessee.
Mrs. G. L. Bonds visited relatives
in Atlanta last week. \
The young ladies of the First
Baptist church organized a Philathea
class Sunday with a membership of
20. A Baraca class was also or
ganized with eight members. Now
that is nice: we hope there will be a
lot of good gotten out of the two
classes and there wilt with the of
ficers that are iu charge. I feel that
that they will be a success.
The revival at tne Methodist
church is still going on. So far there
hasu't been any conversions but the
people are treated to some good
sermons which are appreciated by
large audiences.
The weather here is like it was at
Bro. Coley’• last week—"lt is very
dry."
PIERPONT.
CORINTH
Ridge Crops Suffering For Rata—Rev.
head Not Improvtag
UFayette, Rfd. 2, Aug. 30.—We
are sorry to report Rev. H. W. Head
no better. There ia lota of sickness
out in the sticks, mostlr colds aud
catarrhal fever.
Cropa sure looks sick; corn is al
most horned up in places and the
red rust ia on cotton. It aeema that
it will eat up on fresh land. We
wont make near as good a crop out
in the sticks as we did last year. So
much corn with nothing on it ex
cept fodder and it'a about burned
up.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Heg wood
and three children visited their
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. J.
A. Hegwood, of Villanow, Saturday
and Sunday.
A. G. Creamer and Mr*. Henry
Keown, of Copeland, were here Sun
day the guest of F. F. Keown and
wife. Mrs. Keown will spend this
week here visiting fnends and rela
tives.
Mrs. Maggie Tate and children
left Sunday for a weeks visit in
East Armuchee, the guest of her
father, G. W. Morris.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Silver visited
Mr. and Mrs. Junius Wheeler Sun
day.
Luther Clemons has bought a half
interest in Felton McDaniel's store.
1 understand that they will move
their stock of goods this fa 1 to
Naomi as Felton has purchased the
Naomi property.
I hear that Mias Annie Loughridge
has about thirty-aix pupils on her
school list; so that does very well for
Corinth.
H. G. Moore, of LaFayette, spent
last week out with T. H. Moore.
Fletcher Hegwood, of Villanow,
was here Friday night with his
Bro. W. P. Hegwood. F. L. left
Saturday for Chickamauga to see
his best girl.
The election was close with some
of the boys, but Lum Ezell must
have got on some airship as he
seemed to have quit the ground and
gone to almost flying. I saw last
spring when Lum chased Mr. Wheel
er’s old roooter so that he would put
up a fine race aud sure enough he
led his two opponents by a big ma
jority. It is not safe for a man to
run against an empty pants leg or
«n empty sleeve.
Rev. Ezell and wife, of Warren,
were here Wednesday, the guests of
their son aud daughter. Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Wheeler.
I bear that Mrs. Lanier, of Sublig
na, will come come back to her farm
here this fall.
Prof. Silver aud H. Norris left
Monday for Rossville.
Born last week to Mr. and Mrs.
Jonn Cameron a fine boy. I guess
Joha feels like he is just about as
big a man now as his Bro. Joe is.
Thomas Bvran left last week for
Florida to take up his duty again
with the navy. We were sorry to
see Thomas leave as he is a fine
young man, bnt when Uncle Sam
says come his boys have to obey.
I hear that Dink Gray, of Con
cord, took unto himself a helpmeet
last week. F. A. Stansell, of the
Furnace, says that the word help
meet in the Bible means that the
woman will help eat meat. The
Bible says meat belongeth to those
that are of age. I guess we are too
young out in the sticks.
SUBSCRIBER.
CONFEDERATE X-ROADS
Must Do Better By County Fair Then
By Picnic
LaFayette, Rfd. 2, Aug. 30—And
still it is dry. It has been nearly
four weeks siuce we have had any
rain to amount to much. Corn is
burning up awful fast and if it does
not rain soon the corn is gone in our
neck of the woods.
Well, some of the boys went up
Salt river and a small part of them
is sitting steady in the boat. They
were all good citizens and would
have made good officers. Now let no
one be sour or out of humor over
the matter, for some must be de
feated while others gain victory. But
after all we be brothers and now
after the battle let us adjust our
selves to good roads, good schools
and good citizenship.
What about the county fair? Say,
boys, don't let it fail or fall through
like the correspondents’ picnic. I
asked the committee to set their day
and I would meet them in LaFayette,
I never beard from them. I saw Bro.
Johnson and we talked about it a
little. 1 also asked for any com
mun’ty that wanted it but no an
swer did I g**t. I went further. I
asked men what they thought about
having it in their c immunity and
they did not seem to know, so we
are not dispoeed to force it on ary
community, and there it ia. I have
stated facta as far as I know. But
the fair must not fall through nor
can't fail I have a pig to enter and
a one-year-old sow, so come on with
your fair. Let's see what yon have
got and show you what we’ve got.
Well, the mill of justice started
Monday with the new miller, Hon.
JohnW. Maddox. Someone will get
to pay toll this week that will wish
he had not been at the mill.
I was under the weather last week
but Dr. Underwood's dynamite tab
lets have about gotten the kinks
straightened out of me.
J. M. COLEY.
THINK COUNTY
SHOULD BE HOST
To Seventh District Congressional Convention Called to
Declare Lee Nominee—Citizens Suggest Big Picnic
Dinner and Barbecue
Ed. Messenger:—
The election has passed and some
are happy and some are sorry; these
are natural consequences after an
election. But men are magnanimous
aud time heals the sores. So let
those who are sore cheer up and
plan for greater and better improve
ments in our county and state.
But nowhere should the people be
happier than in Walker, nestled as
we are among the mountains where
the people are kind and magnani
mous and rejoice in the success of
any of her sons or daughters.
So Walker is especially happy, as
one of her sons will again represent
her in the National Congress, a man
who bas never been too tired but
wbat he could work a few hours
longer to do or gain something for
♦■he people he represents. And he
has done it, his work speaks for it
self. Walker is proud of him and
so is the 7th Congressional District,
as Gordon has always used his en
ergy and manhood to do something
for the people he represents and for
those of his home county.
We suggest that the people of
Walker invite the Executive Com
mittee to call the Convention at La-
Fayette and the people of Walker
entertain Gordon and the Conven
tion with an old-fashioned barbecue
and dinner such as'only the people
of Walker can, for there is not a
house-wife or young lady in Walker
that would not be proud to assist in
making the occasion one of the
greatest Walker has ever had.
(Signed)
P. D. Fortune W. A. Martin
T. B. Sij. mon? T. O. Hackney
O. F. Schaerer J. P. Hunter
E. H Wyatt C. P. Pickard
H. W. Bobs W. A. Enloe
D. N. Keown J. E Patton
A. H. Barrett W. E. Withers
W. 8. Abercrombie W. W. S Myers
Battey Kin* J. C. Parker
WEST LAFAYETTE
Mrs. Annie Shamblin and two
children of Trion spent a few days
last week as guests of Mrs. I. E.
Maples.
Miss Clara Hale of Trion is spend
ing this week with Mrs. W. 0.
Davenport.
Miss Lillie Mahan of Raccoon
spent Saturday with the Misses
Hood.
Misses Minnie and Emily Morton
visited relatives at Dry Valley Satur
day and Sunday.
J. H. Herod spent a few days last
week with bomefolks near Ringgold.
I IF YOUR HARNESS BREAKS I
I |
WHILE ON A DRIVE ! I
The Horse is Often Least
to Blame
Some harness, though it looks like all other
harness, wont STAND THE TEST even on a
; gentle goat.
If harness were made—as it should be—to
stand a maximum test, straps would not break
everytime a horse took a skyward look. 1
My harness for single and double driving is
made to preserve life, patience and good humor
to the driver. ■
Single Driving Harness sl2 and up 1
Double Driving Harness s2l and up f
Double Wagon Harness S3O and up 9
E. F. PHIPPS I
The Harness Maker I
Mrs. A. 8. Husky and daughter,
Miss Pearl, spent Friday shopping
in Chattanooga.
Mrs. Velma Carwile spent Satur
day and Sunday with relatives near
Noble.
Charley, the little son of Mr. and
Mrs D. C. Maxey, has been quite
sick but is convalescing.
Miss Nellie Maple visited relatives
at Trion Sunday.
A. T. Powell and family spent
Thursday very pleasantly at the
home of W. W. S. Myers near
Waterville.
Misses Maude Needy and Winnie
Hendrix attended the funeral of W.
L. McGill in Cbattanooga Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Gray of Itaska,
Tex., arrived Sunday for a visit to
relatives and friends here.
Miss Emma Brock spent Monday
in Chattanooga.
W. H. Campbell spent Sunday
with relatives near Summerville.
Miss Grace Mize of Cenchat spent
Saturday and Sunday with her
parents.
Mrs. W. H. Epps and children
arrived Monday from a month's visit
to relatives and friends in Elberton
and Greenville, S. C.
Miss Wessie Bradley visited her
sister, Mrs. W. 0. Vaughn, near
Lyerly, Saturday and Sunday.
Sam Littlejohnspentßoaday with
relatives at Harrisburg.
Miss Ethel Watson visited Miss
Lula Wilson near Waterville Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Sitton were
down from Chattanooga Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Swafford of Sum
merville were visiting W. C. Davis
and family Sunday and Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Gordon re
turned to their home in Chatta
nooga Sunday after a few days visit
to the latter's parents.
Miss Grace Mullinax of Trion was
the guest of Miss Lizzie Davis Sun
day.
Misses Martha Powell and Janie
Peppers spent Sunday with relatives
near Estelle.
H. D. Scruggs happened to a very
painful accident last Thursday.
While attempting to step upon a
wagon, his foot slipped, causing him
to fall. The wheel ran over his leg
just above the ankle, fracturing the
bone.
Sam Carroll was up from Trion
Friday, visiting relatives
J. E. Mathis spent several days.
last week in Lyerly on business.