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The Summerville News Published Every Thursday. BY THE NEWS PUBLISHING CO. O. J. Espy, Editor and Manager. Terms of Subscription: One Year SI.OO Six Months 50c Three Months 25c Advertising Rates will be Made Known on Application. Entered at. the Summerville Post Office as Second Class Mail Matter. ’Phone No. 6. Summerville, Ga., Feb. 18, 1909 State Good Roads Day Feb. 22. Good roads day all over the stale on Washington’s birthday, February 22, with good roads meetings at each county seat, is the valuable and timely sugges tion of President Fred L. White, of the Good Road Club, ol Geor gia. Nor has President White con tented himself with merely offer ing the suggestion. He has taken hold of it in earnest, and by corn spondcnce with newspapers, rum. free delivery carriers, merchants, county commissioners and others interested, has aroused an enthu siasm that gives promise of good r<s<ults in many counties. February 22nd being a holiday furnishes a splendid opportunity for these gatherings. The rural carriers are all interested and will attend generally. In many counties there is a strong sentiment in favor of bom issues for permanent road im provement ; in others betterment of the present dirt roads is com templated. An active interest on the part <d' citizens will prove id no lit th 1 assistance to the county commis sioners in prosecuting their plans for road work during the coming year. There should be a good roads club in every county in Georgia; there is no more important pro gressive movement with which the people can now align them selves. By all means make February 22nd state good roads day—At lanta Constitution. The Hon. Joseph M. Brown has announced that in his first mes sage to the legislature he will re commond bi ennial sessions. The state press has been agitating the question for some time and there seems to be a strong sentiment in favor id 1 the change. The total estimated amount o money in circulation in the I ni ted States on February Ist, was $3,091,312,544. The present per capita circulation is estimated at $35, the highest ever reached in the history of the country. Vinol Cures Chronic Coughs. Collis and Bronchitis After Other Remedies Fail “I have been troubled with a ehro nic cold and bronchitis for a long time and have tried many reme dies without finding relief. Through the kind suggestion of a friend 1 tried \ inol, and aftea taking four bottles, am entirely cured. A. 11. tide, i33-bth Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn. 8. McDonald, 147 W. Congress st., St. Paul, Minn., writes. ‘ 1 contracted a severe cold last win ter and thought I would never get rid of it. I tried Vinol as a last resort, and it has completely cur ed me.” Vinol combines two world-fam ed tonics, the healing, medicinal properties of eod liver oil and tome iron, deliciously palatable and agreeable tv the weakest stomach. For this reason. Vinol is unexcelled as a strength build er for old people, delicate chil dren. weak and run down persons after sickness and for Chronic Coughs. Colds and Bronchitis. Vinol is sold ui Summerville by Summerville Drug Co. STOCKHOLDERS MEETING Chattooga County Bank To Be Changed to National Bank The annual meeting of the stockholders and directors of the Chattooga County Bank was held at the office of the bank last Wednesday. The bank had a very prosperoi year and the stockholders were very much pleased with the re port of the bank’s progress and the excellent showing it has made The report to the stockholders showed a net earning of a little more than 16 per cent, A divi dend of 10 per cent, was declar ed and will be paid March 1, and the remainder of the earnings adc ed to the surplus fund. The stockholders unanimously agreed and authorized the offi cers to proceed Io secure a na tional bank charter and reor ganize the bank under same. Af ter the charter is obtained the bank will be known a.s the First National Bank of Summerville. It will take sometime to do this, but on or before May 1, the stockholders expect to have this change brought about, which will mean much for the financial in terests of the town and county. The capital stock of the bank will be increased from slß,(>■>.> to $30,(»00. All the old officers were re elected as follows: Jno. 1). Tay lor, President; J. W. Cavender, vice president; J. 11. Edge, cash ier. ’ All the old directors were re elected with the exception oj' Mr. J. 11. Hawkins, of Rome, who wa> ineligible to serve as a director on account of having sold his stock in the bank. Mr. Thomp son Hiles of Rome was alerted in his place. The directors are, Jno. I). Taylor, Thompson Hiles, W. 11. Penn, A. S. Ilin* on, B. 11. Edmondson, G. T. Myers, T M. Ballenger, J. C. Hutchins and S. C. Martin. Statement of the condition of the BANK OF MENLO Located at Menlo, Georgia, at the close of business February 5, 1909. RESOURCES Loans and discounts 40,316.79 Demand loans 1,000.00 Overdrafts 613.27 Bonds and stocks owned by the bank 2,000.0 p Banking house 2,.>01.42 Furniture and fixtures 1,316.70 Due from banks a.nd bank- ers in this state 10.82 Due from banks and bank- ers in other stales 6,311.99 Currency 1,897.00 Silver, nickels and pennies 298.77 Cheeks and cash items 183.02 Interest paid 49.95 Insurance fund 2,927.05 Total $57,726.78 LIABILFI lES Capital stock paid in 1a.000.00 Undivided profits, less cur- rent expeiisAs and taxes paid 1,239.69 Due to banks and bank- ers in this state 3,000.00 Due to banks and bank- ers in other states 14,000.00 Due unpaid dividends 24.00 Individual deposits subject tocheek 22.605.61 Time certificates 1.1.>7.>3 Cashier’s cheeks 199.9a Total $.>7.720.78 State of Georgia, Chattooga county. Before me came W. S. McClel lan, cashier of Bank of Menlo,. who being duly sworn, says that , the above and forgoing statement . is a true eondit n of said bank, as shown by the books of file in said bank. W. S. McClellan. Sworn to and subscribed be ofre me, this 16th day of Feb., 1909. 11. C. Jennings, N. P. A J. P. Promise your patronage to your home merchants so long . s they merit it by giving you goods at fair prices. If you need a pill take DeWitt's Little Early Risers. Insist on them: gentle. easy, pleasant, little liver pills Sold bv Summerville Drug Co. FROM UNCLE JIM FOWLER’S BOY Mr. EditorDere nigger in his epecurian taste sometimes hab lots of trubble, yer no, bout his diet, but dats nebber de case when billie possum and taters am on de table a sizzin hot and a splutterin, and he am so konsti tuted dat casionally he am bleg ed to hab a mess ob possum and es he fails in dis, den his natiny gwine ter git in bad fix. Dis was de kondition uncle Joe Patterson got into. It had bin fer de long est since he had a mess ob pos sum. He hunt wid his houn and couldn’t find none. He hunt wid his fice and couldn’t find nun. He hunt wid his bull dwarg and couldn’t find nun. And so nat erally uncle Joe was gittin mon strous poorly. One nite when he was restless, feelin mity bad and couldn’t sleep wid possum on his mind, something got among de chickens and uncle Joe crept out darter see what wuz sturbin ob dem chickens, kase es dar was enny thing uncle Jo lubs next ter possums it am fat pullets. Twant long arter he went out dar fore he gin to holler and rais sich a hullabulloo dat his ole ooman got dat scared bout dat nigger she tore out darter see what wuz de matter. And den it wuz she foun uncle Jo swinging on to a possum by de tail fer der life. When dey got dat possum ter de house his ole ooman say to uncle Jo, “Now jess put dat possum under a box and expire to bed and git sum res.” Uncle Jo say, “Not me.” He say he gwinter clean dat possum rite now and put him on to bile, den he no he cant git away from him. 'Twant long fore he had dat pos sum in de pot an on de fiar jess a bilin an a sizzin. Yer ought to hab seed de smile what playd roun de korners ob uncle Jo s motif whin he exhale de aroma ol dat. possum. Uncle Jo havin loss so much sleep on count ob trub ble in mine, and dat mine bein now passified he gin ter git sleepy. So he ruminated in his mine and say to he self, “pos sum gittin so scare dese days on count of folks kotchin so many fer Mars Taf dat whilst 1 got dis one ime gwinter make de mos ob him. Darfor ime gwinter go ter sleep whilst it am kookin an dream 1 eat up dat possum all up an when 1 wakes up den I ete: him sho nuff, an in dat way I gits ter etc dat possum too times. Sho nuff ’twant long fore un cle .Jo was in de lan ob nod an snorin ter beat Jo Brown. Whilst he wuz a rummatin in his sleep bout eat in dat possum a dirty, black nigger passen de road smel de roma ob dat possum kookin an krept up dar, saw uncle Jo was a sleep and so slipt in dar an eat up diit possum and put de bones twix uncle Jo’s feet ad put th pot back on de fiar and tuck a little piece ob de skin ob dat I ossum and rub it in de palms ob uncle Jo’s hands, rub it all roun his mouf and let' out. Twant long fore uncle Jo waked up an he ehuekled ter he self and rub he hans tergether an say, “I sho had sich a fine time eatin ob dat possum in my dream now ime gwinter eat him sho nuff. So he raise dat lid oft dat pot ami lo dar was no possum dar. 1 wish yer cud hab seed de spresh un of uncle Jo’s continence. It wood h:il> melted de hart ob a kiekin mule. It were de pieter of wonder, awe and superstition. He sot dat pot down an look at dem bones twix his feet an he say, “denis sho possum bones. Den he look at de palms ob he hans and he say, “possum bin dar.” Den he lap he tong out roun his lips and he say. pos sum bin dar.’’ Den he gin ter press his hans roun his circum frenee and dar was sich a feelin ob goneness dar dat he say. he be darned if dar bin any possum dar.” So dat nigger bin rumi natin in he mine whedder he eat dat possum whilst he was a slep or whedder somebody stole him or whedder de whole thing was j ,-s a drea n from first to last, l et dat be : s it may uncle Jo has \ had a uudder relapse and gittin | mity poorly agin. Yourn truly. Uncle Jim Fowler's Boy. DRY VALLEY. Editor News: It rains and it rains and Dry Valley is no lon ger dry. In January when the weather was so warm a man from Alabama, when up here on a vis it, said that the earth quake at Messinna, Italy, caused our coun try to move south six hundred miles, and when it turned colder your Menlo correspondent said our country had moved up to the north pole. Now, who is correct'! Neither one. Their minds are sub ject or given to delusive imagi nations. Mrs. O. D. Wyatt, Miss Hettie May Wyatt and Master Joe Wy att were the pleasant guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. M. White re cently. Master Joe brought his twenty-two calibre unerring rifle with him but Joe’ pleasure was somewhat marred by a piece of shell getting lodged in the gun. Who said Tom Cochran went tc Chelsea every Sunday? We wish Tom success for he is a worthy young man, and that cold Sun day had no terrors for John Coch ran for he was Chelsea bound. The box supper at the Echols School house recently was a de cided success. Some spirit of ri valry existed among the. boys when some favorite boxes were auctioned off. Quite a neat little sum was raised which goes to repair the school house. Who said that Rube Beavers could not dance? I do wish Uncle Jim Fow ler’s Boy could have seen him. The way he cut that pigeon wing He spinned around just like a toy, Such fantastics curves as the mu sic would ring, Would have astonished Uncle Jim Fowler’s Bey. The people in this valley are going to observe strictly the stock law. This is right, yet some of them did not want, stock law. They will observe it and give no one any trouble by allow ing their stock to trespass on their neighbors’ crops, and there by avoid damage suits and law yer fees and ill feelings to one another. Ben Echols is erecting a hand some pasture fence. We all should erect substantial pasture fences and be sure that our stock will not get out. John Alexander is one of our hustling farmers of our near by Broom Town valley. He is in the cross tie business as a side issue. The whistle of the saw mill en gines are heard m the distance and our people seem to be im bued with the spirit of energy. The Man from Town. Application for Administration GEORGIA— Chattooga county. To whom it may concern: Nancy M. Stokes having made application to me in due form to be appointed permanent ad ministrator upon the estate ol James P. Simmons, late of said county. Notice is hereby given that said application will be heard at the regular term of the court of Ordinary for said coun ty, to be held on the first Mon day in March. 1909. Witness my hand and official signature, this Ist day of Febru ary, 1909. J. P. JOHNSTON, Ordinary. There is not any better salve than DeWit's Carbolized Witch Hazel salve We hereby warn the public that we are not responsible for any injurious effects caused from worthless or poisonous Imitations of our DeWitt s Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve, the original. It is good for anything where a salve is needed, but it is especially good for piles. Be sure you get De-. Witt's. Sold by Summerville Drug Co.. Application for Administration. T«. whom it may concern: S. H. Johnson, having made ap-. i plication for permanent admiuis-: tration upon the estate of Aman da Johnson, late of said county: notice is hereby given that said, application will be heard at the regular term of the court of Or dinary for said county to be held |on the first Monday in March, 1909. Witness my hand and official signature, this Ist day of Febru ary, 1909. J. P. JOHNSTON. Ordinary. BROWN REITERATES CAMPAIGN PLEDGE. Won’t Permit Any Change in Prohibition Law Atlanta, Ga.— In an interview given out Monday evening while in Atlanta en route to Monroe, Governor-elect Joseph M. Brown is quoted as reiterating his pledge that if the legislature changes om syllable of the prohibition law during his administration he will veto the change. The governor elect also corrected an erroneous impression growing out of his speech at Jackson recently on the prohibition law. He is quoted as saying; “I was misund-Tstood m part 1 clearly stated that I thought that the law ought not to have I cen framed so as to prohibit the making of blackberry wine by our country housewives, since blackberry wine is used as a med ieine and not as a beverage; but I added that I would, if elected veto any change whatever which the legislature might make in this law. Therefore, if a single syl lable of the law is changed by the legislature during the term foi which I have been elected I will protect that pledge and veto it. Governor-elect Brown also re iterated his expressed intention o being inducted into ofifee in June without pomp or ceremony and stated that he would come in on a car as usual, and walk up to the capitol as he has walked one or two thousand times before. State of Ohio, City of Toledo, ss. Lucas County. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the city of Toledo, County and stai aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of One Hundred Dollars, for each case of catarrh that can not be cured by the use of Hall’s Ca tarrh cure. FRANK J. CHENEY Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of De cember, A. D. 1861. Seal. A. W. GLEASON. Notary Public. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken inter nally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by all druggists. 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipa tion. Bearn the Kind Ha ' B * lwa ’> s Signature of Among the visitors here Tues day were, Dr. J. W. Bryant, of Lyerly; Mr. J. N. Taliaferro of Taliaferro; Mr. J. C. Doster of Chattoogaville; Mr. Jones Cargal of Sand Mountain; Mr. R. B. Johnston of New; Mr. Jules V. Wheeler and Mr. John Cargal. Mr. 11. D. Mallieoat made a bus iness trip to Lyerly Tuesday. MsPills This popular remedy never falls to effectually cure Dyspepsia, Constipation, Sick deadache, Biliousness And ALL DISEASES arising from a Torpid Liver and Bad Digestion The natural result is good appetite and so lid flesh. Dose small; elegant - ly sugar coated and easy to swallow. Inks Ko Substitute. + | Attention School Trustees t Do you want the best desk and the only one I f with a seat hinge that will REMAIN ALWa\ S ; * ABSOLUTEY NOISELESS? I know you want ; t the best if you live in Chattooga county, and I ! * want an opportunity to sell you the best school ; | Desks made. The “New Caxton” is the acme : * of perfection in design, in construction and I t in durability. Write, ; i < ; CD. SATTERFIELD : ;• 14 E. nth street, Chattanooga, Tenn. I 3 j 1 School Furniture ancFSupplies, 4 I Office Fixtures and Iron Safes. 4 I Store and Bank Fixtures j CATARRHAL ASTHMA. One Bottle of Pe-ru-na. Til 7 I* 2* Sfr 1 MR. F. L. BOULLIOUN. MR. F. L. BOULLIOUN, 2618 State St., Little Rock, Ark., writes: ‘•I have been a sufferer with the asth ma for about four years, and I tried different kinds of medicines and could not find any relief for it. “I tried your medicines, bought a bot tle of Peruna, and after taking about half of it I must say that I have not had the asthma since. Before I took t lie med icine I did not know what it was to go to bed without having the asthma.” Systemic. Catarrh. Mr. Samuel Burden, 701 Springfield Ave., Summit, N. J., writes: “In the fall of 1900 I had repeated attacks of cold, which developed into systemic catarrh. “It left me very weak and all run. down. When I got up in the morning It would take about an hour to get my head and throat clear. “It also left me with a very weak, all-gone, empty feeling in my stomach, which I thought ['• | was dyspepsia, for Weak and All which I tried dis- Run Down, fer en t remedies * ■ * r with very little improvement. “I finally decided to give Peruna a trial. I felt benefited with the firstdose. After taking three bottles I was en tirely cured. I cannot speak in too high terms of your wonderful discov ery, Peruna.” Peruna is manufactured by the Peruna Drug Mfg. Co., Columbus, Ohio. Application for Guardianship. GEORGlA—Chattooga county. F. M. Allen, a resident of said state, having applied to be ap pointed guardian of the person | and property of Emily Allen, lu- : natic resident in said county, no- | tice is hereby given that said ap- t plication will be passed on at the next court of Ordinary for said county to be held on the first Monday in March, iuo9. Witness my hand and official signature, this Ist day of Febru ary, 1909. J. P. JOHNSTON, Ordinary Chattooga Co. Soldier Balks Death Plot It seemed to J. A. Stone, a civ il war veteran, of Kemp, Texas, that a plot existed between a desperate lung trouble and the grave to cause his death. “I contracted a stubborn cold,’ he writes, “that developed a cough that stuck to me, in spite of all remedies, for years. My weight ran down to 130 pounds. Then 1 began to use Dr. King’s New Discovery, which restored my health completely. I now weigh 178 pounds.” For severe colds obstinate coughs, Hemorrhages, Asthma, and to prevent Pneumo nia it is unrivaled. 50e and SI.OO Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Summerville Drug Co. CA.fSTOTS.X.A.. Bears “e _ H3<B lffayS BoUgtt Signature of