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VOL. XXII NO. 2
General Presentments
Os The Grand Jury.
We, the grand jury drawn,
sworn and serveci for the March
term, 1909, beg to submit the fol
lowing report:
We have used due diligence in
ferreting out crimes and misde
meanors that have come before
us or of which we have had
knowledge, and ask the hearty
co-operation of all good citizens
looking forward to the maintain
ance of law and order. We can
say unhesitatingly that if we
could receive such co-operation
we~eould, in a large degree, put
down the lawdess element and
thus save large costs bills to our
county.
We have, through various com
mittees appointed from our body,
examined the books of the differ
ent officials of the county and
find them neatly and correctly
kept, so far as we had time to
investigate.
We find tile J. P. and N. P.
books of the several Malitda dis
tricts of the county fairly and coi
rectly kept.
We made a thorough examina
tion of the Treasurer’s books and
find them to be in excellent
shape, clean, neat and correctly
kept. We submit the following
statement made from his books
-Balance now on band.
General, 'unds $2656.34
Road funds 2980.52
ROAD FUNDS APPORTIONED
AS FOLLOWS
Alpine district $226.30
Coldwater district 133.50
Dirtseller district 34.42
Dirttown district 242.10
Haywood district 82.2a
Lyerly district 266.36
Subligna district 125.12
Seminole district 74.00
Summerville district.. .. 594.79
Trion district 1109.06
Teloga district 92.02
The court house bonds fund
has a balance in bank of $45,264.-
20.
The Ordinary, Clerk and Sher
iff report they have no property
er funds in their hands belong
ing to the county or state.
We find on the poor farm ten
inmates —three males and seven
females —who seem to be well
satisfied with their surroundings.
We find two mules, one two-horse
wagon, harness and plenty of
farming tools, two cows with
young calves, about 500 bundles
of fodder, about 65 bushels ,of
corn. We find the houses neat
and clean. We recommend that
the stables, smoke house and one
shed to dwelling house be recov
ered. They have plenty of fuel
for winter.
3 he committee that investigated
the condition of the jail report
that they find the manner of
heating said jail is not satisfac
tory and that the furnace is bad
ly located and recommend that
the proper authority change the
manner of heating the jail by
having the pipes for heating sarm
connected with the furnace to be
placed in the new court house, as
we think that the jail can thus
bt comfortably heated and at less
expense. Otherwise the jail is
in good condition.
We find the stables very close
to the jail and recommend their
removal to the southwest corner
of the jail lot.
We recommend that a steel
bridge be built across Dry Creek
in Trion district on public road
leading from Hammonds Bros.’
Mill to Clements, Hall & Ham
monds store.
We call attention to the unsafe
condition of the Gamble bridge
and recommend it be repaired at
once.
The bridge in Coldwater dis
trict in front of T. J. Worsham,
pear Holland station, should be
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underpenned in order to save the
bridge.
The public road at the railroad
crossing at Clark’s Creek, should
be raised so as to ascend in cross
ing the railroad, it being very
steep.
We recommend that Oscar
Stephenson be appointed N. P.
<>f Coldwater district; Joe S. Hood
of Teloga district; G. W. Gard
ner of Dirtseller district.
We recommend that all male
persons between the ages of 16
and 50 be made subject to road
duty, and that our Representative
be instructed to introduce a bill
to our General Assembly to that
effect.
The public roads of the county
are reported to be in bad shape
in places. We rpcommend that
the only way to obtain good roads
is to employ our convicts in the
year 1910 and issue sufficient
bonds to equip and maintain the
same.
We are informed that the pres
ent judge of the Rome Circuit,
the Honorable Moses Wright, has
publicly signified his intention of
resigning his official position for
the*purpose of becoming a candi
date for congress to succeed the
Honorable Gordon Lee, in which
event we heartily endorse Honor
able Wesley Shropshire as in ev
ery way worthy and qualified as
his successor and request of the
Governor his appointment.
We elect N. A. Crawford a
member of the County Board of
Education.
Before closing our report we
wish to thank his Honor, Judge
Moses Wright, for his kindness
and consideration, also our So
itor General, John W. Bale, for
his efficient help to this body. Al
so our bailiff, J. M. Williams, for
the courtesy shown this body
while waiting upon us. We fur
ther recommend that this report
be published in The Summerville
News and that they be paid the
sum of $5.00 for the same.
B. O. HENRY, Foreman.
J. P. HOLLAND, Clerk.
GEORGIA, Chattooga county.
In accordance with the recom
mendations in the within present
ments it is hereby ordered that
Oscar Stephenson be and he is
hereby appointed Notary Public
and Ex-Officio Justice of the
Peace in and for the 1083 district
G. M. to succeed J. T. Barker,
time expired; that Joe S. Hood
be and he is hereby appointed
Notary Public and Ex-Officio Jus
tice of the Peace in and for the
927 district G. M. to succeed D.
11. Hemphill, time expired; that
G. W. Gardner be and he is
hereby appointed notary Public
and Ex-Officio Justice of the
Peace in and for the 1216 dis
trict G. M. to fill a vacancy, all
in said county. It is further or
dered that these presentments be
published in the Summerville
News and that the sum of $5.00
be paid therefor.
This March 13, 1909.
MOSES WRIGHT, J. S. C. R. C.
Any community can afford tn
dispense with the presence- of the
gossip and knocker indefinitely.
All men are alike in that they
have a mania for looking out for
number one.
When a man loses respect for
himself he can’t expect other men
t drop everything and go out to
hunt for it.
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, liver and
bowels, preventing that clogging
that invites appendicitis, curing
Constipation, Biliousness, Chills.
Malaria, Headache and Indiges
tion. 25c at Summerville Drug
Co.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY GEORGIA, THURSDAY MARCH 18, 1909.
TRION
Bob Ramey spent Thursday in
Rossville.
Ken Seaborn and Henry Hay
good spent Sunday in Rossville.
Mr. Joe Large and daughter,
Miss Minnie, spent Sunday the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. 11. Mil
ler.
The Knights of Pythias will
give a banquet at the hall Sat
urday night.
Wiliam Chapman left last week
to make his home in Louisiana.
Mee: rs. J. D. and Troxie Gul
ledge and Jesse Veatch qf Ala
bama City have accepted posi
tions with Trion Mfg. Co.
C. P. Thompson has returned
from Pelza, S. C.
Mr. McCameron of Chattanoo
ga spent the week end with Mr.
J. 11. Thomas. • /
Mrs. J. W. Buekelew is suf
fering with a severe bone felon
on her finger.
Mr. A. S. Trunney of Alabama
City will come to Trion in the
near future.
Mr. and Mrs. beorge Stewart
of Lafayette spent the week end
with Mr. Stewart’s father.
Messrs. Ben Green and Henry
Clark have returned from a visit
to Huntsville, Gadsden and other
points.
Rev. H. M. Strozier and A. F.
Mahan wer-e compelled to remain
at home from their country ap
pointments, on account of washed
away bridges.
Mr. Charles Spencer spent sev
eral days with his family at the
Trion Inn during the week.
Lambert Harmon of Lafayette
was in Trion Sunday.
John Cry and family of Chat
tanooga wil move to Trion in
the near future.
Mrs. Jno. A. Jones and daugh
ter, lliss Mary Allgood, of Deca
tur,-are spending this week with
Mrs. M. A. Allgood.
Messrs. Alfred S. and DeForest
Hanlilton arrived Wednesday
from Culver on a two week’s va
cation.
Mr. E. W. Linden and MissEvt
Fox of Summerville were in Trion
Sunday.
Mrs. Fannie Wilbanks, nee
Miss Fannie Myers, daughter of
Mr. Scott Myers, is here from Hil
county, Texas visiting the family
of Mr. G. B. Myers.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Sandy
Wooten, March 4, a fine son.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Reynolds a daughter on March
14
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Evans
a daughter on March 8.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Evie
Worsham a son on March 9.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
11. Miller on March 10, a daugh
ter.
E. 11. Wyatt of Chickamauga
spent Sunday here.
Mr. Paul Cooper of Rome and,
Mr. Cronkhite of New York City
spent Thursday with President A
S. Hamilton. Mr. Cronkhite is
the partner in the big dry goods
selling house, Smith, Hogg & Co.
Mr. T. J. Ross says he saw a
huge snake in the river and he is
certain it was the sea serpent.
Possibly this came down from
Chattanooga.
The Lurid Glow of Doom
was seen in the red face, hands
and body of the little son of 11.
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
could 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
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LYERLY.
Rev. Right of Tennessee fill
ed his regular appointment at
the Christian church Sunday.
Miss Trezevant Lee returned
last week from Nashville where
she has been spending some time
in the millinery business. She will
have charge of the milinery de
partment of J. L. Pollock & Bros.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Gordon Wheel
er and little daughter, Cathriue,
spent the week end with Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Whqeler.
Col. J. T. Jolly and Miss Kate
Bolling of Summerville were here
Tuesday. *
Miss .Dora llepderson returned
to her home in Rome Monday.”
G. R. Anderson has bought. But
Dr. T.-SJBrowu the Dr. and
family have moved bank to
Gaylesville, Ala. ■ * '*, .
Little Miss Sarah McLeod has
lost her little Shepherd dog. Any
information will be gladly re
ceived.
The recital that was to have
been given at the school house
last Friday night was postponed
on account of the rain. It will
take place Thursday night, Mar.
18th. Let everybody come and
we assure you a most pleasant
evening.
One of the most pleasant so
cial functions of the season was
a six o’clock dinner given in
honor of Mr. and Mrs. George
Harper and Mr. and Mrs. Will
Stark by Mrs. 11. C. Harris of
this place. Those present were:
Mr. and Mrs. George Harper, Mr.
and Mrs. Will Stark, Misses Pearl
Burney, Mattie Lou Moss, Eliz
abeth Henley, Messrs. Joe Crum
ley, Moore and Wallis Perry.
HARRISBURG
The rain that fell Friday and
Friday night wAs one continuous
down pour, lasting about 24 hours
Streams’ were swollen more than
Streams were swollen more than
for many years. Considerable
damage was done to property,
land was badly washed, fences
totally destroyed. The iron
bridge across Teloga creek at
C. C. McConnell’s was wash
ed from its pillows and carried
about one hundred yards down
stream, breaking it in two. Quite
a number of other bridges were
more or less damaged.
Max Cooper of Lafayette was
in our burg Monday on business.
Mrs. Hazel Bryan has purchas
ed a hew piano recently.
Mrs. Eliza Martin is spending
several days with the family of
C. P. Wiliams
T. M. Mitchell is in Chattanoo
ga this week on business.
Mrs. T. M. Wike is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Dave Cherry.
Miss Lucy May Montgomery
of Cave Springs is visiting her
cousins, Misses Anna and Lula
Martin.
On account of high waters Rev.
11. M. Strozier was kept away
from his appointments at Macedo
nia Sunday.
Messrs. R. V. Thurman ami
N. J. Day made a business trip
to Kensington one day last week.
The musical given Monday
night by Misses Anna and Lula
Martin in honor of Miss Lucy
Montgomery, was an event of
much pleasure. Those present
were: Misses Grace King, Fan
nie and Eula and Lillian Har
per, Mesdames Story, Harper,
Martin and Ford, Messrs. J. D.
Story, I. R. Ford, Byron Clark
son, Arthur and Tom Leigh, Roy
Story, D. F. Day, A. M. Martin,
and W. B. Martin.
The Chattanooga Southern R.
R. has changed the schedule of
its passenger trains, taking ef
fect the 15th inst. Southbound
train to Gadsden is due here 30
minutes earlier in a. m. and the
northbound to Chattanooga at
1:30 o’clock instead of 3:05 p.
MENLO
Rain, rain, rain. Water and
mud. The roads are in a very
bad condition, almost impassable
The creeks and rivers were high
last week than they have been in
years. The farmers are
complaining of being behind with
their work. ’
The Ijawrenoe building is- near
ing completion. ' *
Rev. J. 0. Brand filled his reg.
ular appointment? here Sunday.
Mr. Thos. H. Wyatt and
Ber|h*llambo were married last
Thursday evening at 3 : unlock,
Rev.•*).,(). IJramf pefforming the
.. They .• left. as 2:40 on
a bridal four. :, • ■ *,*
. R. and'.> A.. Willis
madtfbusiness* trip IP Roihe
Monday.-,• * ’ , • ' '
The exercises were postponed
last Friday night until 'some fut
ure time.
C. 11. Funk and S.’T. Fouche
made a business trip to Gadsden
last week.
.8. T. Polk returned from a trip
East last Wednesday.
H. E. Thomas and Miss Cor din
Thomas of Chattanooga were vis
iting relatives in Menlo last week
Mrs. Rebecca Williams is vis
iting relatives in Tennessee for a
few weeks.
DIRTTOWN
Water lias been higher for the
last few days than in many years
Farmers are getting behind with
their work. Very little plowing
has been done up to date.
Preparations are being made
for smother bumper cotton crop.
Owing to the continued rains
and high waters -there were no
•services at Pleasant Grove Sun
day.
Homer Hix spent several days
of last week in Rome on business.
The school at Bethel is still
holding out good. 48 pupils arc
now enrolled.
G. W. Morton of Subligna was
here recently.
Mrs. D. W. Youngblood spent
last week with relatives at Gore.
The Bethel Literary and Debat
ing Society and Writing Contests
are valuable features to the
school
Messrs. P. 11. Whitehead and
E. J’. Scott spent Thursday in
Rome.
Quite a number of our people
attended court in Summervilh
Last week.
Mr. Carl Steadman of Ar
muehee was in our burg last week
P. A. Morgan made a business,
trip to Rome last week.
Miss Dovie Dunwoody, one of
our popular young ladies, has re
turned from a pleasant visit to
relatives at Kingston.
Terrell Speed, the famous trap
per, has been with us several
days.
Price Christian made a busi
ness trip to Rome last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Williams
spent several days last week in
Rome at the bedside of the for
mer’s brother, who is quite sick.
Jim Dempsey of Texas Valley
was in our burg recently.
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if his fowls.
The water was so deep
public road that all communlfl
tion between North aifid Soutar
7 i'i.oii was cut off for several
hours, owing to the unsafe con
dition of the foot-bridge and on
account of a freight engine break
ing through the trestle, causing
a transfer of passengers from Bat
urday until Tucsalay morning. As
the train was moving slowly only
the engine went, down and the on
gineer and fireman escapedi un
hurt, only a cold bath, .both
swam iLslilore.
All the people in the lower part
of town anal next to the river
were parried from their homes in
hacks and boats. It was in one
of these homes that Dr. Mallicoat
was called to see the sick. As
he could not drive up close
cue ugh to keep from getting wet
Dock Pettyjohn gave him a lift,
on bis back, going in alright, but
coi. ing out Dax:k stubbed his toe
and they both went down in
waist deep water, “Whoo,” ex
chi.imeal, Dr. Mallicoat si ill swing
ing on to Dock Pettyjohn’s hack,
“1 believe you did that on pur
pose.” But from all accouata
neither “Dock” liked the duck
ing.
si, water was low enough Mon
day for the mills to
start up again.
LMHC
FOR SALE- Russell and Mort
gage Lifter Cotton Seed, 50 cts.
per bushel.—S. W. Johnson, Sum
merville, Ga., Route 4.
I have yet 100,000 fine Klon
dike plants for sa'e at $1.50 per
M. 11. E. WYATT. ,
When a man shows a strong de
position to argue that he is not
conceited >♦’« pretty good sign
that he is.