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VOL. XIX NO. 11
FRUIT GROWERS TO BRING
SUIT AGAINST RAILROADS
Suit will be brought imme
diately by the Georgia Fruit
Growers Association through the
Interstate Commerce Commis
sion, against the railroads levy
ing excessive freight tariffs and
refrigerator charges on fruit
products shipped from this sec
tion.
This action was decided upon
at the meeting of the association
held in Macon last week, and the
outcome of the proceedings will
be watched with interest by the
fruit growers of the entire south.
The transportation committee
of the association was directed to
begin these proceedings imme
diately. This committee consists
of Messrs. L. A. Dean of Rome,
R. C. Berkman of Augusta, A.
M. Kitchens of Baldwin, Frank
Hazlehurst and Felton Hatchel of
Macon, Clarence Withrop of Fort
Valley, Frank Summerhour of
Dalton and O. N. Star of Calhoun.
This committee will take up the
matter with the commission at
once in order to be among the
first to derive early benefit from
the legislation now pending be
fore Congress, which gives the
commission power to fix and reg
ulate freight rates.
The transportation committee
has retained as counsel to bring
the suit Messrs. Felton Hatcher,
O. N. Starr, and L. A. Dean.
It will be shown the commis
sion that the railroads and re
frigerator car companies are
charging the Georgia peach grow
ers more than twice as much per
ton per mile as they are for the
same service from California to
eastern points, although coal and
and operating expense are high
er on California lines than on the
Georgia routes.
It will also be shown that the
railroads are charging a great
deal more for hauling peaches in
refrigerator cars than they do
for carrying dressed beef under
practically the same conditions.
The association has also deter
mined to look into the distribu
tion of fruit in the market, and
appointed a committee to
be known as the distribution com
mittee. The members of this
committee are Messrs H. A. Mat
thews of Fort Valley, E. J. Wil
lingham of Macon, A. M. Kitch
ens of Baldwin, W. r l. Cheney of
Rome and Dalton. This com
mittee was directed to establish
a central agency and employ a
fully competent agent whose du
ty it will be to send inspectors to
all the principal cities where
peaches are to be shipped,
charged with the duty of inspect
ing cars before they are deliver
ed to the commission merchants,
and reporting sales and condi
tions of the markets. Also, to
have inspectors at icing stations
en route to see that cars are
properly iced. The central agent
will also keep a daily record of
the movement of fruit, and thus
avoid overcrowding any particu
lar market.
All persons receiving the bene
fit of this agency will be expet ted
to bear a portion of the expense
in proportion' to number of cars
each may ship. Shippers who
do not join in this movement will
get no benefit of the inspection,
either at destination or at the
icing stations. Nor can tin y get
information as to the best mar
kets for their fruit.
It is estimated that if this
movement is successfully inaug
urated it will save to the peach
growers of the State in one
season not less tnan §500,000.
It is believed by the most
practical shippers that this plan
can be worked successfully. If
The Summerville News.
so the Fruit Grower’s Associa
tion will work a great benefit to
the industry.
It was estimated by the grow
ers that between four and five
thousand car loads of peaches
will be shipped from Georgia
this season. If so; and as much
as $1 a crate can be realized on
them this wou Id mean a $2,500,000
crop.
CHATTOOGA VILLE
Mrs. Lee Bell died last week
and was buried at Mill Creek in
Cherokee county, Ala. She had
been in feeble health for two
years with that dreaded disease
consumption. She leaves a hus
band and one child.
We had a good Sunday school
Sunday, after which C. B. Ratch
ford preached a good sermon,
then the Lord’s Supper was ad
ministered. There were many
visiting brethren and sisters with
us of all denominations. After
service the session met and
granted Mrs. Annie Ragland
Hames a letter of dismission from
Walnut Grove church.
Prof, Sparks conducted a good
singing at Sardis Sunday after
noon.
The strawberry season will
soon be over in this settlement.
We are needing rain to bring
up late planting of cotton and
corn.
J. L. Johnson was here last
Saturday and bought back the
family burying ground, known as
the Price burying ground, from
J. Robt. Henderson and William
Cook, as it had not been reserved
in the deeds made to them from
the heirs. There is some talk of
taking up the dead at the above
named place and moving them to
Lyerly, but don’t suppose it will
ever be done.
We had light frosts on May 8
and 10. Cotton is looking puny
and some is dying. A good, w T arm
rain would help a great deal.
Will give a remedy to kill Irish
potato bugs: boil cedar and
make a strong tea, let cool and
sprinkle over potatoes. You may
have to repeat the sprinkling but
it will kill them.
I have planted my watermelons
and am looking forward to a good
time this summer.
Was talking to some of my old
colored friends a few days ago.
Mr. August Finley told me he
was 97 years old. Old uncle Mose
Price said he was 74 years old.
These are good old darkies and
have been here a long time. We
have other very old men here
who labor every day. Mr. I. C.
Williams is 75 years old and yet
he plows all day. Mr. A. Drake
is another very old man —75 or
1 80 —and works hard every day.
‘ We have young men who cannot
do half the work these old men
■ do.
Labor is quite scarce here.
Nearly every man has a crop of
his own and is very busy.
G A. Ragland.
What it Means.
We’re tired of answering ques
' tions!
‘Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer”
means that you don’t have to
I paint your house so often and
i you don’t have to use
[so much paint. Costs less for the
job, and you don’t have to do the
’ job so often.
The new paint is not new at all.
Its the biggest-selling paint in
the United States, and the firm
' that makes it is 152 years old.
Devoe Lead and Zinc —fewer
gallons than mixed paints, wears
twice as long as lead and oil.
! Cundell Lumber Co. Rome, sell it.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY GEORGIA, THURSDAY MAY 17, 1906
TRION NEWS.
Mrs. Henry Edwards is visit
ing her father’s folks in Hunts
ville.
Mr. Frank Kirby of Lafayette
was visiting the family of his
uncle, Dr. Jones, here last Sun
day.
Messrs. James and Thomas
Brown of near Naomi were visit
ing in Trion last Satur
day and Sunday.
Quite a goodly number of the
Trion People attended the South
ern Baptist convention in Chat
tanooga last Saturday and Sun
| day.
j Mrs. McCarver is very sick at
! this writing.
• The little child of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Megginson, who has been
dangerously sick very recently,
is much improved at this time
and Mr. Megginson returned to
Hot Springs, Arkansas last
Wednesday.
Trion Manufacturing Company
are now engaged in the erection
of a new barber shop, which will
be fitted out with all the neces
sary conveniences, and will be
conveniently located. Baths can
be had here, and it will all be in
charge of expert barbers.
Little Miss Mary Flournoy is
right sick with cold at this writ
ing.
Messrs. James and Sandy
Wootten and J. D. Whitehead at
tended the singing at Perennial
Spings last Sunday.
Mr. H. B. Greenwood, who has
been very sick, is slowly improv
ing.
Mr. C. M. Herndon and two
daughters, Misses Lula and Kate,
and Misses Annie Hendrick and
Eva Glenn, attended the Walker
county singing convention last
Sunday.
Owing to the absence of Rev.
J. M. Dodd last Sunday, the pul
pit at the Baptist church was
filled at 11 a. m. by Rev. T. J.
Ratliff and by your correspond
ent at night. W. M. G.
MONTVALE
The singing convention that
met here at Ebenezer Saturday
was fine and enjoyed by a large
crowd.
Mr. Berry Bagwell had many
fr iends here who regreted very
much to learn of his death which
occurred near Lyerly Sunday
morning.
Miss Lizzie Clements of Trans
spent Saturday night with Miss
Minnie Haywood at this place.
Quite a number of people from
Floyd county attended the con
vention here Saturday.
Mr. Hiram Hammond visited
friends at Trans Sunday.
Misses Leia and Ola Fowler
spent Sunday the guest of Miss
Fannie Pledger.
Miss Minnie Hammond return
ed home from Trion after spend
ing a few weeks with relatives.
She was accompanied home by
Misses Beulah Hammond and
Minnie Justice.
Miss Olyra Moore spent Satur
day night the guest of Miss An
nie Dunnaway.
Charley Roper of Rome was
mingling with friends here Sun
day.
Misses Ethel and Jamie Paint
er spent Sunday with the Misses
Smith.
J. A. Roper and wife visited
the former’s parents at Dry
Creek Saturday night. J.
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MENLO
Farmers are’’ complaining’ of
having a bad stand of cotton. It
has been too cold for cotton or
anything else to do any good. We
need warm nights and sunshine
for cotton. Sunday was chil
dren’s day here.
Rev. J. W. Gober tilled his ap
pointment here Sunday.
Menlo has shipped 18 cars of
berries to date.
Several from this place attend
ed the Baptist convention in Chat
tanooga last week.
Strawberries are selling at $1
to $1.25. Eight thousand dollars
have been paid out for strawber
ries here.
Miss Mattie Morrow of Gads
den, Ala. will have charge of the
Mineral Springs Hotel again this
season.
Miss Ada Sparks is not im
proving any.
Rex Wyatt was over from Trion
Saturday.
Several from here went to the
singing at Perennial Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Mosley of
Alabama were visiting W. B.
Mosley Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Jewel Hooks of Leesburg,
Ala. is visiting relatives in Menlo.
Two thousand crates of straw
berries were sold in Menlo Mon
day.
A. L. Murphy and wife were
shaking hands with friends here
Monday. Ballard
GORE
Mi-. Berry Bagwell, formerly
of Crystal Springs, died near
Lyerly last Sunday morning after
a lingering illness. He was
eighty six year old and a mem
ber of Armuchee church. His
remains were interred in Bethel
cemetery Monday, Rey. J. H.
Glazner conducting the funeral
services. He leaves a wife, one
daughter and one son.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Lee of Lyer
ly were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Johnson Sunday.
T. M. Ballenger and family
spent Sunday in Subligna.
G. D. Morton and wife of Silver
Hill visited relatives near Sublig
na Saturday and Sunday.
Little Mary and Helen Hunt,
of Rome, are the guests of Mrs.
Maggie Gordon at Pleasant Val
ley.
Miss Lillie Gaines attended the
convention at Ebenezer Saturday.
Mrs. Joe Perry has been quite
sick for several day.
George Atkins and Misses
Texana and Pearl Atkins spent
Saturday night and Sunday at
Villanow.
Mr. Ed. Barron attended the
convention at Mobley’s Park
Sunday. Patsy.
LYERLY, R. F. D.
Little Mamie, the 3-year-old
child of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hol
lis, is quite sick.
Mrs. J. F. Kimble is improving
Miss Sallie Hollis of near Ly
erly spent Sunday at Taliaferro,
the guest of Miss Lula Kimball.
It is rumored that there wifi
be an all day service at Antioch
Christian church next Sunday.
There will be dinner on the
ground. Bro. Hyatt, of Illinois,
will preach.
Mrs. J. H. Worsham and chil
dren of Trion, who have been
visiting relatives here, returned
home Sunday. Zephyr.
Hawkinsville is dry for the first
time in four years. The hottest
fight in the history of the anti
liquor movement culminated in
the election last week. The re
sult was an overwhelming victory
for the prohibitionists. Only
four precincts out of a total of
thirteen wont wet.
LYERLY
Rev. D. P. Lee of Blocton, Ala.
preached at the Baptist church
Sunday and Sunday night.
Several from here attended the
Southern Baptist Convention in
Chattanooga last week.
Miss Annie Doster spent sev
eral days in Rome last week.
Mrs. A. L. Dalton and daugh
ter, Miss Pearl, of Summerville
attended church here Sunday.
Miss Minnie Rose spent a few
days last week with her uncle, G.
W. Rose, in Chattanooga.
Rev. W. A. Davis of Senoia
preached at the Baptist church
Monday night. We welcome Mr.
Davis back to our town as he is
was one of our former teachers.
Mrs. A. G. Wheeler is on the
sick list.
The school will close here Fri
day. On Friday night the pupils
will give a nice entertainment. A
small admission will be charged.
Come early.
J. M. Rose made a business
trip to Rome Monday.
M
LYERLY, R. F. D.
J. G. King and family of near
Holland were visiting relatives
here Sunday.
Mrs. A. L. Bell, who has been
sick with consumption for some
time, died last Wednesday night.
She leaves a husband, two chil
dren and an aged father to mourn
her loss. She died triumphing
in the faith of the loving Father.
Her remains were carried down
to Mill Creek church yard and
interred by the side of other
loyed ones.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Worsham
attended church here Sunday.
Rev. J. M. Smith will preach
at Sardis Saturday and Sunday.
Bluebell.
It has been discovered that
newspaper subsciptions are al
most an infallible test of a man’s
honesty. If he is dishonest he
will cheat the printer and if he
cheats theprinter he is dishonest,
hence there is no escape. The
editor’s subscription books will be
on hand at the judgement day,
and some fellow will pray for the
mountains to fall on them be
cause they didn’t square up with
theprinter. Dalton Argus.
The annual convention of coun
ty officers will be held at Dublin,
Ga., beginning June 20, 1906. All
county officers are invited to at
tend. Matters of vital impor
tance to the convention and its
members will be discussed. All
railroads will give reduced rates.
The man who went out to milk
and sat down on a boulder in the
middle of the pasture and waited
for the cow to back up, was a
brother to the man who kept a
store and wouldn’t advertise be
cause he reasoned that the
purchasing public would back up
to his place of business whim it
wanted something.
Judge Fite has been over
whelmingly defeated for con
gress. He is the man who tried
to race the shoat over the news
papers in his district. Others
take warning. Thomasville
Times-Enterprise.
Postmaster Robbed.
G. W. Fouts, Postmaster at Itlver
ton, la., nearly lost his life and was
robbed of all comfort, according to
his letter, which rays: “For 2f) years
I had chronic liver complaint, which
led to such a severe case of jaundice
that even my finger nails turned yel
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Knocked from Trestle and Killed.
Rev. O. P. Ritch, a Congrega
tionalist preacher, aged 78 years,
was knocked off a trestle by a
passenger train on the Central
railroad, near Lindale, Monday
afternoon, at 3:40 o’clock, and
instantly killed.
Mr. Ritch had been up to Lin
dale on business, and was return
ing to his home at Silver Creek,
2 miles distant, afoot, and as he
went to cross the trestle, the
train rounded a curve, and be
fore the engineer could stop the
train, the engine struck and
knocked him off. killing him in
stantly.
Bill Is Unconstitutional
The McMichaell bill, which was
passed at the last term of the leg
islature, has been declared un
constitutional by J udge E. J. Rea
gan of the Flint circuit. The bill
is the act which allows counties
or school districts to vote on the
question of local taxation for
school purposes. Many school
districts have voted on the ques
in various parts of the state.
McDonough, in Henry county,
has voted for the tax and the
Southern railroad filled a bill of
injunction against paying the tax,
claiming the measure unconsti
tutional, Judge Reagan sustain
ing the contention. An appeal
has been taken to the supreme
court. If the supreme court sus
tains Judge Reagan’s decision
another bill will have to be pass
ed before the fax can be collected.
Southern Baptist Convention.
The last session of the Southern
Baptist convention which was
held in Chattanooga the past
week, was by far the largest and
most enthusiastic ever held in
the history of the denomination.
There were 2447 delegates pres
ent, about 5000 delegates and
visitors. The largest contribu
tions to the boards ever made
have accrued during the past
year, and the work of the con
vention has been enlarged far
beyond any work of any previous
year, especially in the result of
conversions and multiplication of
missionaries. Georgia lead all
the states in contributions to
foreign missions, giving nearly
$53,000. Virginia was next with
something over $42,000. There
was an increase in contributions
along all lines in most al) the
states.
In forty years the southern
Baptists have grown from a few
hundred thousand to more than
three millions. In proportion as
its numbers have grown so has
its progressive enterprise and
benevolence. Besides a collossal
home missison work its foreign
missions have spread over China,
Japan, Africa, Italy, South
America, and Mexico. Beside
all it has vastly progressed in
education beyond almost any
former expectations.
It is very likely that the next
session of the convention will be
held in Richmond, Va.
In the Methodist Conference,
in session in Birmingham last
week, a resolution was introduced
urging congress and the state
legislatures to enact laws to pro
tect prohibition counties and
states from liquor shipments
from “wet” counties and states.
The resolution was signed by
George M. Napier, W. G. Post
and J no. W. Bale, lay members
representing the North Georgia
Conference.
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