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VOL. XIX NO. 6.
CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY.
May 3rd Selected as Date by Exe
cutive Committee of Seventh
District.
The Executive Committee of
Seventh Congressional District
met in Rome Thursday and after
a lengthy discussion of the ques
tion fixed May 3rd as date for the
primary for democratic nomina
tion for congress, being same
date as the Floyd county pri
mary.
The following is the rules as to
those qualified to vote. “All
white persons over twenty-one
years of age, or who will arrive
at the age of twenty-one years
prior to the general election, and
all who were qualified voters at
the last general state election,
and not since disqualified for any
legal reason, the act of registra
tion since the last general elec
tion not to be required, and who
desires to affiliate with the demo
cratic party, and will support its
nominees, are cordially invited to
participate in said primary.
These rules tell how the result
of the primary is to be determin
ed and declared.
“That on the 17th day of May,
1906, a convention of the demo
cratic party of said district shall
be held at such place as may be
named by the chairman, and that
each county shall be entitled to
twice as many votes in said con
vention as it has members in the
lower house of the general as
sembly of Georgia.
“That on the assembling of
said convention, the chairman
shall lay before it the returns
from the primary election herein
before provided for, and the con
vention shall then and there of
ficially proclaim the results, and
declare the nominee to be the
person for whom the greatest
number of votes were cast in the
district.
Makes His First Speech.
Washington, D. C., April 6.
Representative Gordon Lee, of
the Seventh Georgia district, de
livered his maiden speech in the
house on the subject of good
roads, and no speech since the
convening of the 59th congress
was heard with closer attention.
His remarks were brief, but the
house listened to them with the
absorbing interest that the coun
seling words of a veteran in legis
lation are received.
Mr. Lee began with a state
ment from the secretary of agri
culture to the effect that the
farming element, or about 35 per
cent of the population, has pro
duced an amount of wealth by
toil and composed of the surplus
es and savings of three centuries.
“Being myself of this class,”
continued Mr. Lee, “which so
largely supports the country,
but whose interests so seldom
are recognized in our legislative
halls, although entitled to some
special consideration, I propose
to briefly discuss the importance
of government aid in the building
of good country roads.”
Mr. Lee then discussed the
building of public highways, sup
porting his argument with inter
esting facts and figures.
The public is again greatly re
lieved since David B. Hill admits
that he is out of politics. His
long silence was giving rise to
the fear that he was out of breath.
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The Summerville News.
LYERLY
Rev. J. G. Hunt filled his ap
pointments here Saturday and
Sunday.
Fred Yarbrough, who has been
in school at Barnesville, return
ed home Sunday.
Mrs. J. T. Bryant and Miss
Lena Shamblin returned from
Atlanta Monday. They report
Mrs. Shamblin doing nicely.
Miss Maude Gober has been
on the sick list for the past week,
but is able to be out again.
Miss Minnie Rose spent Fri
day in Summerville.
Mrs. R. L. McWhorter and
children of Gaylesville, Ala.,
spent Friday and Saturday with
the family of J. H. Hill.
Mrs. Sam Ayers and little
daughter of Chattanooga spent
Saturday and Sunday with the
famiiy of W. T. F. Strange.
J. D. Trotter spent a few days
this week in Cartersville.
A. E. Doster made a business
trip to Rome Monday.
Miss Belle Knox of near Rac
coon spent Saturday and Sunday
here.
J. H. Hill was in Chattanooga
Monday and Tuesday.
Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Smith of
Chattoogaville were here Monday
Mr. John Doster, whohasbeen
in the banking business at Car
rollton, returned home Sunday.
SLBLIGNA
Such fine farming weather.
Rev. T. A. Burgess filled his
regular appointments at Bethle
hem Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Ida Ballenger and daugh
ter, Velma, and Miss Myrtle
Crane spent one day last
week with Mrs. H. M. Ponder.
Mrs. T. A. Brown is very ill.
The singing at this place Sun
day afternoon was enjoyed by a
large crowd.
Milton Ponder made a business
trip to the Cove one day last week
W. M. Hill went to Summer
ville Monday.
Mrs. Etta Langley is spending
this week with Mrs. Donald.
Mrs. Elton Manning was the
guest of Mrs. N. M. Broom Tues
day.
Tom Hill went to Trion Friday.
Next Sunday is regular preach
ing day at the Methodist church.
Let everybody come out,
S. J. P.
The Supreme Court in its late
trust decisions has virtually set
tled the trust question, if the
Administration has the pluck to
go to the root of the evil as far as
it can go, but to make a clean job
of exposing and controlling the
plundering combines will require
a Congress and a President that
will take from them the foster
ing protection they now enjoy
under the present tariff law.
With all their dark deeds exposed
under the common law, the com
plicity of these corporations with
the Republican leaders to rob
consumers of their products by
extravagant high prices, can be
divulged and public opinion will
force the revision of the tariff
schedules that protect them.
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It makes walking easy. Cures
Corns, Bunions, Ingrowing Nails,
Swollen and Sweating feet. At all
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accept any substitute. Sample Free.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, Leßoy,
N. Y.
STRAYED —From my resi
dence on March 30, one cow r des
cribed as follows: white back,
light brindle sides, white face,
natural mulie, unmarked. Any
information as to her where
abouts will be gladly received. —
I. S. Strickland, Summerville,
Ga., R. F. D. No. 3.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY APR
MENLO
Menlo is still growing; several
new houses going up.
Farmers are getting kinder
out of sorts on account of so
much rain. There hasn’t been
much plowing done for three or
four weeks. The time of year
has come to plant cotton and most
farmers will plant cotton whether
they get to plant corn or not.
Don’t think there was much corn
planted in March. I never like to
plant corn in April for it hits the
drouth.
The miners are kinder on a
strike at the coal mines.
H. B. Kirby was in Menlo last
week inspecting guano.
Menlo and Lafayette crossed
bats here Saturday. This was
the first game of the season and
was a line game. The score was
one to nothing in favor of Menlo.
Quite a crowd of Odd Fellows
attended the lodge at Jamestown
last Saturday night.
Rev. J. W. Gober filled his ap
pointment here Sunday and at
night.
W. J. Jennings is on the sick
list.
Our merchant enjoyed a lively
trade Saturday.
Will Lenel and Miss Cavin
were married here Sunday, C. A.
Cameron performing the ceremo
ny.
Uncle L. M. Hendon asks me
to announce that there will be an
old folks singing here Sunday af
ternoon, commencing at 2 o’clock.
Everybody is invited to come
and bring their Sacred
Harp and Christian Har
mony song books. Mr. Hendon
wants all the old people to come
and have one more old time sing
ing.
Mrs. Myers and ’daughter of
Trion were visiting Dr. and Mrs.
Martin Sunday.
Cotton is still coming in and
bringing a good price.
Everybody come to the Easter
singing Sunday afternoon.
M. F. Ballard.
GORE
Mrs. J. R. Owings was indis
posed several days last week.
r lhe many friends of Mrs. Mag
gie Gordon will regret to know
that she continues in quite feeble
health.
Paul Morton and wife of Sub
ligna visited relatives near Siver
Hill Saturday night and Sunday.
Mrs. T. M. Ballenger and chil
dren spent Wednesday and
Thursday in Subhgna.
Mrs. Stowe, of Trans, visited
her parents Mrs. and Mrs.
Charlie Atkins Saturday night.
Mrs. Frank Colbert is visiting
relatives at Trans.
M. S. Crain spent Sunday in
Subligna.
Mr. and Mrs, T. F. Gordon of
Lyerly visited relatives here Sat
urday night.
Mr. LaFayette Gordon has
been quite sick for several days.
Homer Hix visited his parents
at Armuchee Sunday.
Patsy.
The Chattanooga News thinks
the heat of the political campaign
in Tennessee, Georgia and Ala
bama will save the fruit crop
after all.
Human Blood Marks
A tale of horror was told by marks
of human blood in the home J. W.
Williams, a well known merchant of
Bac, Ky. He writes: “Twenty years
ago I had severe hemorrhages of the
lungs, and was near deathwhen 1 began
taking Dr. Kings New Discovery. It
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colds and bronchitis, and is the only
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TRION NEWS.
*
Mrs. Eilenburg, near here died
last Monday and was interred at
Pennville Tuesday. Mrs, Eilen
burg has been suffering a long
time with cancer. She was a
Christian thoroughly consecrated
and she is now bathing in the sea
of God’s everlasting love.
Rev. G. A. Chunn was visiting
in Raccoon Sunday.
T. H. Pennington spent Sunday
in Raccoon.
Misses Nettie and Florence
McGregor of Rock Springs re
turned to Trion where they have
accepted a position and went to
work last Tuesday.
Mr. Bill Lively, who has been
sick a long time with consump
tion, is now confined to his bed
and it is not thought possible that
he can live but a little while lon
ger.
Mr. Josiah Jenkins was in
Chattanooga Saturday on busi
ness. *•
The little child of Mr. and Mrs.
C. F. Edwards is now better.
Trion Mfg. Co. are expecting
to receive their warp tying ma
chine at an early date. This ma
chine has been bought since the
first of the year and owing to the
enormous amount of business
the makers could not deliver it
sooner.
Following is a list of the dele
gates appointed last Sunday to
represent the Trion Baptist Sun
day school in the Sunday School
convention which will convene
with Liberty Hill church on the
28th and 29th of April: Rev. G.
A. Chunn, Dayton Espy, Milton
Tate.
Honor Roll of Trion Public
School. Fourth Grade: Elbert
Howell, Sam Howell, Gaynell
'.Justice. Fifth Grade: Alfred
Green, Jessie Perry. Sixth
Grade: Scott Justice. Seventh
Grade: Deed Ratliff. Eye rage
attendance for the month 124.
The teachers’ meeting will con
vene at the Trion auditorium on
the 20 and 21 of this month. Any
one in Trion who will help to en
tertain the teachers may give
their names to any of the teach
ers of the Trion school, also
designate the number
they will entertain. And if you
wish to invite any one in particu
lar please give their names to the
teachers so as to avoid confusion
in assigning homes to the dele
gates.
Rev. J. M. Dodd very ably fill
ed the pulpit at the Baptist
church last Sunday and Sunday
night.
Dedication Service.
I Editors News:
The church at Chattooga will
I he dedicated on the fifth Sunday
lin this month. The dedicatory
i sermon to be preached by Dr. B.
IJ. W. Graham of Atlanta. AU
day service on Saturday before
conducted by Rev. W. M. Dyer
and other brethren. The public
is invited to attend. Dinner on
I the ground both days.
J. L. Burk.
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For biliousness, headache, dyspepsia
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L 12, 1906.
CHATTOOGAVILLE
Mrs. Octavia Williams has fev
er. Also several cases of grippe
in the community.
The farmers put in three or
four days last week plowing.
I have planted cotton before
this time of the year, but it seems
that the springs grow later and
later. I don’t suppose there will
be much cotton planted before
April 20.
There is some little corn plant
ed. Mr. Dallas Berry has plant
ed an acre or two.
Mr. C. B. Rotchford of Menlo
was with us at Walnut Grove
Sunday and preached a fine ser
mon as he usually does.
Our Sunday school was tine
Sunday; very good attendance
but could be better if all would
attend. There are plenty of peo
ple here for two or three good
Sunday schools if they could be
induced to attend.
Vegetation is fast putting ovt
and we hope warm weather will
soon be here. The apple trees
are blooming and what peaches
were left are growing fast, and I
think now we will have plenty of
peaches if they don’t fall of the
trees. They may be so badly
damaged that the most of them
will drop off before they mature.
Some of us will attend the Pres
bytery in Summerville this week
if nothing prevents.
I understand that Mrs. B. F.
Shamblin was operated on for a
tumor last week in Atlanta and is
getting along nicely.
Miss Dona Weaver and Sham
blin Weaver of Coosaville were
visiting at this place Sunday.
Miss Bertha Weaver visited
her cousins at Coosaville last
week.
Cotton was selling at Lyerly
last week for 11c. Farmers,
don’t be deceived this year and
plant more cotton than ever be
cause it is now selling for eleven
cents. It can go down before
next selling time. GAR.
MOVNTVALE
Rev. W. M. McKinzie filled his
regular appointments at this
place Saturday and Sunday.
The farmers are planting some
corn and are preparing their cot
ton lands.
Quite a crowd attended the
singing at Sand Mountain school
Sunday and report a good time.
M r. Otho Hawkins of near Trion
spent Sunday here.
Mrs. Anderson is improving.
G. L. Bagwell of Rome visited
relatives here Sunday.
Misses Daisy Hanes and Floy
Horton visited at Dry Creek
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Bagwell
spent Sunday with the family of
Mr. Jos. Hammond.
Mr. D. S. Painter visited rela
tivea in Floyd Saturday.
Hiram Hammond went over
in Haywood valley Sunday.
D. Horton of Armuchee visited
his children here Sunday.
Miss Addie Bagwell spent
Sunday with the Misses Painter.
John Jackson spent Sunday
near Trion.
L. O. Bagwell is quite sick.
We regret to chronicle the ill
ness of Mr. W. C. M. Maner.
Miss Johnnie Painted is spend
ing a few days with her cousin,
Miss Annie Winkle near Curry
ville.
Mrs. B. E. Dunwoody of Hay
wood spent Sunday with the fam
ily of Prof. W. M. Moore.
John Barbour of Rome visited
home folk Sunday.
The singing Mr. John Petty
john’s Saturday night was enjoy
ed by a large crowd, Betsy
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
LEE PREFERS LATE PRIMARY
But Will Abide by the Decision of
the Committee.
Although Congressman Gordon
Lee was in favor of a late pri
mary, says the Rome Herald, in
order to enable him to see his
constituents after the adjourn
ment of congress, yet in a letter
addressed to a party for his views
on the matter, he was willing to
abide by the decision of the exe
cutive committee.
Following is the letter from
Mr. Lee in answer to the inquiry
stating his views, which was for
warded to the Herald:
Lee’s Letter.
. “Yours advising me that a call
has been issued for a meeting of
the democratic executive commit
tee for the Seventh district to
hand. lam unable to give you
any suggestion of value as to the
date the primary should be held.
I have been the recipient of such
uniform kindness and courtesy
at the hands of the good people of
the district that I cannot ask any
special consideration from them
in fixing the date for the pri
mary.
“I would be glad, of course, if ’
it could be put off long enough
after the adjournment of con
gress to enable me to come home
and render an account of my
stewardship, but as this might
require its postponement till
September, and as there seems
to be a growing desire on the
part of the people to have the
primaries over and be rid of the
annoyance of the the already long
campaign, I shall interpose no
objection to any date for it.
“As lam willing to waive the
personal advantage that a late
primary would be to me and as
my opponent has been canvassing
the district without opposition
for some ten months, and is
therefore in no position to rea
sonably object, it would seem
that the committee’s action could
be most harmonious.and pleasant.
"It is a source of deep regret
to me that the people may be
called upon to pass upon this
question before the results of my
service can be made known to
them, but lam willing to trust
them for a wise and just decision.
GODON LEE.
Judge Fite Has Editor Indicted.
Cattanooga, Tenn., April 10.
A special from Dalton, Ga., says
the grand jury of Whitfield coun
ty, Georgia, this morning indict
ed L. G. Walker, editor of The
Chattanooga Times, for alleged
libel on account of a recent ed
itorial in which it was stated,
among other things, that Judge
A. W. Fite, presiding officer of
that circuit, did the society ladies
of Dalton an injustice if he charg
ed that they gambled when they
played bridge whist for prizes.
The judge was quoted aw having
compared this pastime to crap
shooting among a low class of
citizens.
Orders have been issued to
serve papers on the editor if he
will not appear in court, and
Governor Cox will be asked for
requisition papers if they are
necessary.
Devil’s Island Torture.
is no worse than the terrible case of
Piles that afflicted me 10 years.
Then I was advised to apply Buck
len’s Arnica Halve, and less than a
box permanently cured me writes L.
S. S. Napier, of Bugles. Ky. Heals
all wounds. Burns, and Sores like
magic. 25c at Arrington Drug Co.
The farmers of Chattooga coum
ty are diversifying their crops
more and more every year. Di
versification is the solution of
successful farming