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The Summerville News.
VOL. XXI NO. 52
TRION
News Notes of Interest From
The Mill City.
Rev. A. F. Mahan attended the
1. O. 0. F. convention in Cedar
town the past week.
Miss Dora Jones is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Addie Gilreath, this
week.
Mrs. Rus Fallis and little son,
sp<*nt Thursday in Lindale.
Mrs. Jennie Maddox and Mrs.
Adelbert Carpenter went dowi
to Lyerly Thursday to attend the
funeral of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Wheeler’s infant child. Rev. A.
F Mahan conducted the services.
Miss Mollie Hawkins returned
from Cartersville after spending
the week end with Mrs. Jim Haw
kins.
C. E. Chislom left Monday for
Rome.
J. A. Woodall of Rome is here
for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. Thomas
spent Monday in Summerville.
Bert Lively of Aragon spent a
few days here with his mother,
Mrs. John Lively.
Miss Margaret Green spent
Tuesday with Miss Hattie Bale
Jones in Summerville.
Miss Margaret Hamilton of
Shorter College spent Sunday
with home folks.
J. H. Funderburk returned
from St. Louis Saturday morning
Mrs. Sam Strange and Mrs.
Pollard of Summerville were in
Trion Monday.
Little Jessie Maffett is quite
ill this week.
Fred Mathis of Summerville
spent Sunday here.
A. S. Tenney of Alabama city
returned home after spending a
few days with Mr. and Mrs. G.
B. Maffett.
Rev. W. P. Lovejoy of Car
tersville held Quarterly Con
ference at the Methodist church
Saturday and preached at eleven
o’clock and also in the evening.
Mrs. Ellen Coker of Lafayette
spent Sunday and Monday with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. F.
Coker.
Mr. Spencer Bomar and sister,
Miss Ida, of Greenbush, spent
Sunday with the Misses Justice.
Rev. J. 0. Brand of Summer
ville spent Saturday with Rev. 11.
M. Strozier.
Mrs. Culberson and Miss Hel
en Steel df Lafayette are visiting
Mrs. Trin Myers this week.
Mrs. Beauford Watson Dukes
and son of Lafayette spent Sun
day with relatives here.
Mrs. M. G. Merritt and Char
lie Merritt are visiting relatives
in South Georgia.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Greenwood
of Summerville spent Sunday in
Tru.n.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Luther
Parris a boy on Feb. 29th.
Mr. A. A. Strock spent Sunday
in Lafayette.
Miss Mamie Sprayberry and Mr.
Virgil Veatch were married Sun
day afternoon by Rev. A. F. Ma
han. Mr. and Mrs. Veatch will
make their home in Waterville.
Miss Maggie Adams of Lafay
ette spent Sunday in Trion.
Mrs. Charles Spencer and daugh
ter, Miss Mary Well, of Chatta
nooga are making their home at
the Trion Inn.
Mrs. Rex Wyatt spent Friday
in Summerville.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. Adams of La
fayette spent Sunday here.
Miss Arrie Roberts is in Lin
dale visiting friends.
Miss Lula Dunn and Mr. Will
Spray berry were married Thurs
day afternoon by Rev. T. J.
Ratliff.
Adelbert Carpenter has been
suffering with acute indigestion
the past week.
LOWE—MYERS
The wedding of Miss Lula Lowe
and Mr. Rude Myers took place
at the Methodist church Sunday
afternoon, February 28,
The church was beautifully and
artistically decorated in ferns
and palms and at exactly three
thirty the first notes of Mendel
sohn’s wedding march commenc
ed and was played by Miss Hat
tie Bale Jones. Miss Lula Lowe
entered the left hand door of the
church accompanied by her maid
of honor, Miss Georgia Green.
She wore a Carnard blue coat
suit with hat and gloves to match
and carried a bunch of white car
nations. The brides maid wore a
sage green coat suit.
Mr. Myers entered on the op
posite side accompanied by Mr.
R. E. McWilliams, who acted as
best man. The ceremony was per
formed by the bride’s uncle, Rev.
Tom Lowe of Rome, in the most
beautiful and impressive manner,
and assisted by Rev. 11. M. Stro
zier.
Immediately after the ceremo
ny tlLe happy couple, amid show
ers of rice, boarded the train for
Chattanooga. They were accom
panied as far as Lafayette by
Rev. and Mrs. Tom Lowe, Misses
Alice Lowe, Georgia Green, Mag
gie Green, Hattie Bale Jones and
R. E. McWilliams.
They were entertained in Chat
tanooga by Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
11. Myers from six until nine and
left on the 10:10 train for Wash
ington and other points. When
Mr. and Mrs. Myers return they
will be at home to their friends
at the Trion Inn.
Numerous and handsome pres
ents attest the great popularity
<■ this young couple. The presents
were beautifully displayed in the
reception room at the Trion Inn.
This marriage was the culmina
tion of a pretty romance lasting
many years. These young people
are both representatives of two
of the oldest ami most aristocrat!
families in Chattooga county and
have known and loved each
other since th‘ey were children.
Mr. Myers is the third son of
Mr. G. B. Myers of this place
and has been a trusted employee
of Trion store for many yeans.
The bride is the oldest daugh
ter of the late W. A. P. Lowe,
representative of this county. She
has been for years the milliner
for the Trion Company.
Among those attending the
wedding from out-of-town were:
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lowe, Miss Al
ice Lowe, Mr. and Mrs. Tiny
Glenn, Sam Martin, Misses Es
sie Martin, Hattie Bale Jones,
Kate McWhorter, and Mr. Erwin
of Summerville; Mrs Landers and
children from Rome; Misses Ne
va and Mary Martin from Wa
terville; Mr. and Mrs. Mack My
ers from Guild; Mr. and Mrs. W.
B. Lowe and children and Mrs.
Lowe from Lafayette; Mrs. Cul
bertson and Miss Helen Steel
from Lafayette; Vandel Martin
from Waterville and many others
The crowd was ably and grace
fully handled by Me.ssrs. M. L.
Green and J. IL Funderburk,
ushers.
The Lurid Glow of Doom
was seen in the red face, hands
and body of the little son of IL
M Adams, of Henrietta, Pa. His
awful plight from eczema had
ioi five years, defied all remedies
and baffled the best doctors, who
said the poisoned blood had ef
fected his lungs and nothing
eould save him. “But,” his
mother writes, “seven bottles of
Electric Bitters completely cured
him.” For Eruptions, Eczema,
Salt Rheum, Sores and all blood
Disorders and rheumatism Elec
tric Bitters is supreme. Only 50c
Guaranteed by Summerville Drug
Co.
Foley’s Kidney Remedy will
cure any case of kidney or blad
der trouble that is not beyond
the reach of medicine. Cures
baehache and irregularities that
if neglected might result in
I Bright’s disease or diabetes.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY GEORGIA, THURSDAY MARCH 4, 1909
LYERLY.
I
Rev. N. A. Hambrick filled his
appointments here Saturday and
Sunday.
i Mrs. Joe T. Bryant and Miss
Pearl Burney spent Tuesday in
Summerville.
i Mr. A. J. Gayler of Lavender
spent Sunday here.
Mr. and Mrs. L. 0. Harris, who
i have been visiting at Sewanee and
' Buford, Ga., returned home
I Sunday.
Hon. S. E. Jones, C. S. C. will
I deliver an address at the school
house Friday afternoon. The
trustees, patrons and the ladies
|of th ‘ school improvement club
are requested to be present.
J. M. Rose and Dr. J. W. Bry
ant spent Friday in Chiattanooga.
A. M. Bryant made a business
trip to Rome Friday.
Miss Dora Henderson of Rome
is sipending a few days with rel
atives here.
Mr. J. W. Doster of Chattanoo
ga spent Saturday and Sunday
with home folks.
Mrs. Gilbert Holland of Holland
will give a recital at the school
house March 12 for the benefit
of the school. She will be assist
ed by local talent. The public
is cordially invited. The progran
■will appear later.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. Gordon 'Wheeler, who had beei
sick for several days died last
Wednesday and was buried on
Thursday, Rev. A. F. Mahan con
ducted the funeral. We extend
to the bereaved our heartfelt syin
pathy.
FARMERSVILLE
The box supper at Farmers
ville Monday night, Feb. 22, was
quite a success. The amount re
ceived in all was $28.00. After
the boxes were sold a hot beauty
contest was on hand. Miss Min
nie Lee Shropshire received 91
votes and Miss Lula Cordle 98
votes. The eake guessing con
test was quite interesting. The
cake was baked by Mrs. Julia
Cordle. There was something in
the cake and the one that guess
ea the right thing got the cake.
Mr. John Morton was the winner.
Just before the close of the ex
ercises a eake walk was on hand.
In this contest the cake was
awarded to Mr. John Morton and
Miss Lou Ella Cordle for the most
graceful walk. The funds receiv
ed will be used to paint the schoo
building.
The school at Farmersville is
in a flourishing condition under
the management of Mrs. Russell
Cooper of Rome.
Miss Laura Marks spent Mon
day night with Miss Artie Perry.
Miss Mollie Clements spent
Monday night with Miss Pearl
Parsons.
Mr. Joe Campbell of Haywood
was the guest of Mr. Robt. Daw
son Sunday.
The singing at Bethel Sunday
afternoon was well attended.
Mrs E. M. Marks was the
guest of Mrs. Russell Baker I hur
day.
Mr. ana Mrs. J. E. Baker were,
visiting at Gore Saturday night.
T. P. Johnston spent Friday
and Saturday in Chattanooga.
There is to be a spelling match
at Farmersville school house h ri
day night, March sth, and every
body is invited to attend.
SCHOOL GIRL.
Kills Would-Be Slayer
A merciless murderer is Ap
pendicitis with many victims.
But Dr. King’s New Life Pills
kill it by prevention. They gen
tly stimulate stomach, Ijver and
bowels, preventing that clogging
that invites appendicitis, curing
Constipation, Biliousness, Chills,
Malaria, Headache and Indiges
tion. 25c at Summerville Drug
Co.
SEMINOLE
Mr. T. B. Rutledge was killed
by a tree falling on him last
Wednesday afternoon. The tree
had blown down a year or two
ago and had hung on the stump
oy some splinters. He was walk
ing under the log when it sud
denly fell on his right shoulder,
knocking him down and injuring
him so severely that he died in
about forty minutes. He was
perfectly conscious until the last.
He said he was ready to go but
hated to leave his wife and five
little children. Mr. Rutledge was
(9 years old and has lived in
this community all his life He
was a member of the Baptisl
church at this place for over 30
years.
We had a killing in our commu
nity last Thursday. Will Erwin
shot Jim Anthony with a breech
loading shot gun, killing him in
stantly. Both parties are color
ed. Sheriff Glenn was telephon
ed and was soon here at the place
of the killing. Our constable, P.
M. Deberry, was on the lookout
and was present when the arrest
was made and helped to tie Er
win. Sheriff Glenn carried him
to Summerville Thursday night
and lodged him in jail for safe
keeping. G. A. Ragland, N. P.
and J. P., has since issued a war
rant on the affidavit of Cora Mil
ler, an eye witness to the shoot
ing.
Your correspondent was in
Summerville last Saturday. The
work on the new court house
seems to be progressing finely, an
1 guess will be completed inside
of three or four months.
Well, we have had a siege of
rain and bad weather, but little
work hias been done on the farms
for three weeks, but this morn
ing, the Ist day of March, sever
al have gone to plowing though
the ground is still heavy. We
hope now for some pretty weath
er. The weather hias been so bad
that people have been delayed
sowing their spring oats. On
last Saturday the worst roads we
found in traveling from Chattoo
gaville to Summerville were along
from this side south of Raccoon
creek and between there and Sun
merville. We saw two places that
were very bad but could be fix
ed with a few hands in one day
so that they would be passable.
But it seems as though some sec
tions of country are waiting for
the bond issue for road purposes
or for Providence to work the
roads or for something to happen
or turn up. Now nothing will fix
these bad places only just'honest
labor. We have some such places
down here in Seminole but not
where the roads have been work
ed last year. We have bad roads
where they have been neglected
and good roads where they have
been worked. You See some peo
ple and talk to them about the
bad roads and they will tell you
there is nobody to work, no
hands on their section of road
since they took the boys off. The
rest are nearly too old and the
conquences are some do not try
to work the roads! We had one
ovrseer in Seminole last year that
graded his road and graveled it
and that road is now in good
snape with all the rain we have
had, and he only had his propor
tion of hands. If one overseer
can take a bad section of road
witn his proportion of hands and
work it within the time allowed
by law, four days to each road
hand , ami then the portion of
money allowed on said road, all
overseers could do the same thing
The way I think to do the work
is to get men who will work and
are interested as commissioners
and overseers, men that will see
that every day is put in good,
honest labor and the money allow
ed on the roads be appropriated
justly and honestly earned by la
bor before paying it out. If those
things can be remedied our
roads can be improved every year
But if it is not done the roads
will go down every year. So let
each citizen have energy and
pride enough to look after the
public roads and every other pub
lie affair and times will grow bet
ter instead of worse. But if we
sit idly by on the stool of do
nothing and wait for somebody
else to. come in and do our work
for us our county will never be
improved.
G. A. RAGLAND
DIRTTOWN
The many friends of Mr. John
A. Jones were pained to hear of
bis death which occurred at his
home here Tuesday evening, Feb.
23rd, at 4 o’clock. Mr. Jones
was born and reared in this val
ley and was in his 67th year
when he died. He was a member
of Bethel Presojderian church 51
years and was Sunday school su
perintendent for 35 years. He
was a faithful church member, a
Ir ti- father and devoted husband.
He was loved by all who knew
him. The burial services were
conducted by Rev. J. C. Hardin.
The interment was in the Bethel
cemetery Thursday, Feb. 25, at
12 o’clock
Mr. J. W. Morris spent Friday
in Rome.
Mr. Tom Brooks and daughter
of Rome were the pleasant guests
of Mrs. W. C. Farmsworth last
week.
Messrs. N. K. Bitting, B. 0.
Henry and J. A. Branner of Sum
merville attended the funeral ser
vice of Mr. J. A. Jones here last
Thursday.
Notwithstanding the unfavora
ble weather a large crowd attend
cd the exercises at Bethel Mon
day, February 22. It was re
ported a grand success. Each and
every part was acted well, taking
everything into consideration. No
time was taken off the regular
routine of work for preparing lor
this occasion. A debate on the
subject “Resolved That the Char
acter of Washington is more to
be admired than that of Lincoln,’
concluded the exercises.
Then the boxes were auctioned
off by our famous old bachelor,
Mr. D. B. Scott. $20.35 was rais
ed for painting the school build
ing. $69.85 has been raised in
our valley for the last two weeks
for school purposes, and nearly
this amount was raised in the
early part of the winter. Glad
our people are taking such an in
terest in the school.
I*. A. Morgan spent Thursday
in Rome.
Mrs. I*. A. Morgan is improving
we arc glad to report
Mr. James Kendrick of Rome
came up Thursday to attend the
burial service of Mr. J. A. Jones.
The I. 0. O. F. held their reg
ular meeting here Saturday.
Dr. and Mrs. R. Y. Rudicil of
Summerville were in our com
munity last Thursday.
Rev. J. (!. Hardin filled his reg
ular appointments at Bethel Sun
day and at Silver Hill in the af
ternoon.
BROWN EYES.
Makes delicious hot biscuit,
griddle cakes, rolls and muffins.
The only Baking Powder
Made from Royal Grape Cream cf Tartar
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
MENLO
The farmers should now get
busy planning how little cotton
they can raise in 1909. Or rath
er how little he can plant and how
much ptr acre he can make on
the few acres donated to that
crop. He should plan to farm
this j ear so as to put the money
for the cotton crop into the bank
this fall by making his farm self
sustaining, independent of the cot
ton he may produce. More corn
and hay and potatoes and hogs.
Dr. M. N. Wood and J. H. Las
ter made a business trip to Chat
tanooga Wednesday.
T. M. Springfield was right
s.<k a few days last week, but is
better at present.
Deputy Sheriff Worsham was
in Menlo last Friday.
Rev. Mr. Barkley filled the pul
pit at the Presbyterian church
here Sunday and Sunday night.
A large number of our people
attended the singing at Oak Hill
last Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Earnest Lawrence of Okla
homa and Miss Dora Neal of this
place were married at New Or
leans, La., Sunday, Feb. 21.
Will Morgan and Mr. Walker
of Cedartown were in Menlo last
Friday.
S. E. Jordon and C. R. Goldman
of Gadsden were here last weyk.
They are thinking of investing
some money here.
Miss Effie Wood visited home
folks here Saturday and Sunday.
There was a. large crowd at
the celebration of George Wash
ington’s birthday last Saturday
night. Thirteen dollars were ta
ken in which will go towards
seating the church.
Sam M. Baker and J. N. Tay
lor attended the Odd Fellows ral
ly at Cedartown last week.
M. F. BALLARD
Near Death in Big Pond
r t was a thrilling experience
to Mrs. Ida Sopor to face death.
“For years a severe lung trouble
gave me intense suffering,” she
writes, “and several times' near
lv caused my death. All reme
dies failed and doctors said I
was incurable. Then Dr. King’s
New Discovery brought quick re
lief and a cure so permanent
that I have not been troubled in
twelve years.” Mrs. Soper lives
in Big Pond, Pa., It works won
ders in Coughs and Colds, Sore
Lungs, Hemorrhages, LaGrippe
Asthma, Croup, Whooping Cough
and all Bronchial affections. 50c
and SI.OO. Trial bottle free
Guaranteed by Summerville Drug
Co.
“Snap Bean Farm and the
Sign of the Wren’s Nest,” as the
late Joel Chandler Harris styled
his home, is to he purchased by
the friends of “Uncle Remus”
and presented to the public as a
memorial to the distinguished
writer. The ladies’ auxiliary of
the Uncle Remus Memorial asso
ciation has undertaken to raise
funds for this purpose, and they
are meeting with much encour
agement.