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The Summerville News.
VOL. XXII NO. 3
STATE NEWS ITEMS
The citizens of Calhoun have
subscribed SIO,OOO toward a $40,-
000 cotton seed oil mill, and an
endeavor is being made to secure
the balance of the amount from
the people of the town, ami Gor
don county.
The largest public building ev
er constructed in the southern
states was completed recently in
Atlanta. It is that city’s audito
rium to be used for holding con
ventions and other great public
gatherings. It covers a whole
city square and can seat nearly
eight thousand people.
Every teacher in the state of
Georgia is to receive a profile
map of the state, as secured
through the railroad commission
of Georgia sufficient numbers
for each teacher in the county
were sent to the county school
commissioner of that county with
a blue print, to be retained by
-the county school commissioner
himself.
A new’ cotton mill, tunning
20,000 spindles and em
ploying 500 persons, will go up
in Manchester in a short time
The contract for the mill building
and 120 cottages for employees
has been let, and work will begin
at once. Tine new mill will bring
an added population of fully
1,500 persons, to the growing tow
» of Manchester.
Rome, Ga„—March 22. The
opening gun of a brand-new po
litical campaign will be fired in
Lindale Saturday night, March
27, when B. 11. Fuller, of Calhoun
Gordon county, will address the
voters. He is a candidate for cor
gress to succeed the Hon. Gor
don Lee. Mr. Fuller is a farmer,
peach grower and cattle raiser .lie
has never held a political office,
but is said to be well-informed on
matters of state, though he is
little known outside of his own
county.
State Treasurer R. E. Park
lias received from Chairman J.
S. Turner of -the prison commis
sion of Georgia a letter in which
he states that the $57,371 remain
ing from the hire of convicts can
be distributed among those coun
ties not now using convicts. It
is believed, however, the next
quarterly payment due about
April 1, will be retained to pay
the operating expenses of the nev
prison system, which begins on
that date.
Governor Smith has returned
to the prison commission its re
port recommending the purchase
of the Wimberly farm in Tw’iggs
county, with the request that the
commission make further inquiry
as to certain other places on whicl
the prices originally quoted have
been- reduced since announcement
of commission’s recommendations
The governor’s action is not a
disapproval of the commission’s
choice, but it appears to be his
idea to get, if possible, a still bet
ter bargain for tlve state.
Trustees of the Georgia Fruit
Exchange estimates that the to
talyield of peaches in Georgia ter
ritory this season will be 4,000
cars at the maximum or from 3,-
500 to 4,000 cars as a conserva
tive estimate. This would be
about 75 per cent of last year s
yield. There has been some dam
age all through the state to the
extremely early varieties as a re
sult of heavy rains last week. A.
O. Murphy, a large grower of
Bawwville, says that the crop in
his vicinity was damaged about
10 per cent by cold weather in
February, the trustees, however,
say that the recent cold snap did
no damage, and while the rams
hurt the early varieties in some
eases, they did not affect the El
berta and other staple shipping
varieties. The frost lino did not
extend below Barnesville, and the
growers reported that the blooms
in the northern section were not
far enough advanced to be in
jured. The outlook, barring ab
normal conditions, is for a nor
mal crop and thie growers are
greatly encouraged.
Rome, Ga., March 22. —Poli
tics in the Rome judicial circuit
have been enlivened -by the ree
ct'mmendation of the Chattooga
county grand jury that the Hom
Wesley Shropshire, of Summer
ville, be appointed judge, by Gov
Joseph M. Brown. It is under
stood that Judge Moses Wright,
of Rome, the incumbent, will re
sign his office, and will seek to
succeed the Hon. Gordon Lee, as
congressman from the Seventh.
Other aspirants for the appoint
ment to the vacancy thus created
are said to be W. S. Rowell, R.
A. Denny, G. E. Maddox, and
Harper Hamilton, all of Rome.
Rowell is referee in bankruptcy,
Hamilton is judge of the Floyd
city court, and the other -two are
promincut attorneys.
Caruso, the famous Italian ten
or, will receive SIO,OOO for sing
ing two- nights at the Great
Southern Music festival in Atlan
ta next May. His visit to the
south will mark the first occasion
with one -exception, -that he has
ever consented to appear onside
New York city. He states howev
er, that he always -wanted to vis
it this section because he, himself
is from a southern climate and r
southern people. This coupled
with the offer of $5,000 per night
has brought him to Georgia. The
festival has been planned on big
proportions and will -bring togeth
er the most renowned singers-, vi
olinists and pianists in the world.
Its dates are May 4thi, sth and
6th.
GORE
Lois, the seven-year old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Robin
son, died Friday night at eight
o’click, after an illness- of sever
al weeks of -heart disease. She
was buried at Farmersville cem
etery Saturday afternoon, Rev.
W. C. Cordle conducting the ser
vices. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson
have the sympathy of the entire
community in their bereavement.
Rev. Mr. Penley filled his ap
pointment at Bethel Sunday af
ternoon.
Miss Myrtle Crain, who has
been quite sick for several days
with pneumonia, is slowly improv
ing.
A child of Mr. and Mrs. A. W.
Millican is seriously ill with pneu
monia.
Miss Mabel Broom of Subligna
attended services at Bethel Sun
day.
Mesdames S. C. Couey and E.
P. Scott spent Thursday night
with friends near Subligna.
Judge Johnston of Summer
ville and Dir. Johnston of Lafay
ette spent Sunday with relatives
here.
Ralph Crain, who is attending
the Berry school, spent Saturday
and Sunday with heme folks.
Mrs. T. J. Barron and Miss Le
ia Barron -of Rome attended the
funeral services of Lois Robin
son Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Ben Lee and Miss Annie
Johnson were visit-ng at Lyerly
Sunday.
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SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY. GEORGIA, THURSDAY MARCH 25, 1909.
TRION
The banquet given by and for
the members of Trion lodge No.
188 Knights of Pythias Saturday
evening was highly enjoyed. The
lodge was called to order prompt
ly at 8 o’clock by Chancellor Con
mantier P. L. Martin. Several in
teresting talks on Pythianism
were made by H. M. Strozier, J.
P. Dillard, G. T. Myers, John
W. Coker, Robt. Mcßryant, M.
L. Green -and others. Refresh
ments were served and the even
ing was most pleasantly spent.
Mrs. Wes Gray visit***! her
father, Mr. A. W. Hughes at
Rock Springs Sunday. She re
ports Mr. Hughes able to walk
more than a hundred yards with
the aid of his cane -and seems
hopeful for the future.
Mrs. Tom Strange and daughter,
Madalene, of Summerville visit
ed relatives here Monday.
Mrs. Halbert Howe is here from’
Mentone to make this place her
home.
J. B. Cochran of Dry Valley
was in- Trion Monday.
Charles Keown, special rep
rscentative for the Singer Sew
ing Machine Co., nad D. I). Wade
of Sumemrville, were in Trion oh
business Monday.
Mrs. Sarah Megginsoii of Sum
merville has been visiting Mrs.
M. G. Merritt the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Rude Myers vis
aed Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Gore at
Wa'erville Sunday.
Mr. J. P. Dillaid of Spartcn
burg returned to Trion last
week and has charge of Nos. 1
and 2 weave rooms.
Mr. Tom Wooten dropped dead
Tuesday at his home north of
Trion and was buried at the fam
ily graveyard Wednesday after
noon. Rev. A. F. Mahan condiuet
e I the service.
Mr. Mahan also conducted the
f'.j.iral service of Mrs. Bean, at
the Bryant cemetery.
Mrs. Charley Spencer has been
ill the past week.
Miss Hattie Bale Jones of Sum
merville spent Sunday with Miss
Margaret Green.
Master Max Green is quite ill
thiis week.
Mrs. Paul Reece and Miss Stel
la Reece of Lindale visited Mr.
and Mrs. E. F. Reece the past
week.
Mesdames M. G. Merritt and
Charles Spencer were shopping
in- Chattanooga first of the week.
A. A. Struck spent Saturday
and Sunday in Lafayette.
Miss Harry Hudson left Mon
day for Ru.sselvi.lle, Ark., to mak<
her home with Mr. and Mrs. Phil
Hudson.
Miss Minnie Gurr spent Sun
day in Lafayette.
Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. Thomas
went up to Chattanooga Thursday
Mr. Charles and Miss Bettie Me
Clure of Lafayette visited rela
tives and friends here the past
week.
Mrs. Paul Cooper came up
from J' me Thursday to visit
Mrs. M. A. Allgood.
Mrs. Lola Bailey of Jamestown,
Ala., is visiting her parents , Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Bugg, at this
place.
Mrs. Charles Merritt and Miss
Cannie Adams spent Sunday in
Warren with Mrs. Dora Scoggins
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
,oi five years, defied all remedies
and baffled the best doctors, who
said the poisoned blood hail 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. J. C. Hardin filled his reg
u'ar appointment here Sunday.
Mrs. Harris read a very interest
ing paper Sunday night.
Mr. J. D. Trotter is spending a
few days in Cartersville.
Mr. James Rose was in Sum
merville Monday.
Mrs. A. Gordon Wheeler and
Miss Zella Bramlet spent Monday
in Rome.
Hon. S. E. Jones and Rev. J.
O. Brand of Summerville visited
the school here Tuesday and -both
made interesting -talks.
Mr. Robert Moore of near Rome
who is in school here, visited his
folks Saturday and Sunday.
Lyerly lodge No. 338 F. & A.
M. will have work in second and
third degrees on the -third Thlurs
day night in April. All members
are requested to be present.
Mrs. J. L. Pollock spent Friday
night in Summerville the guest
of Miss Josephine Pitts.
W. P. Stowe, who has been in
bad health for some time, died
here Saturday evening and was
buried Sunday, Rev. G. C. Harris
conducted the funeral service.
Mrs. Holland’s Recital.
The recital given by Mrs. Gil
bert Holland last Friday nighlt at
the school house in Lyerly, under
the auspices of the Ladies’ Im
provement c'ub was a decided sue
cess. Mrs. Holland was assisted
by her sister, Miss Dorothy Wal
lace, and local talant.
There were present a large and
attentive audience, who showed
their appreciation of the enter
tainment by hearty applause and
repeated encores.
Mrs. Holland is a graduate of
the Boston School of Oratory and
has fine talent as a reader. She
greatly amused and delighted the
audience in her presentation ol
“An Object of Love,” where she
imitated a heart-broken old maid
grieving for her lost eat, which
of course came back. Her last
number, “The Lost Word,” by
Henry Van Dyke was presented
in >a very striking manner, whicl
made a profound impression on
the serious n.mdid part of the con
gregalion.
Miss Wallace delighted the ehiil
drern as well as the grown people
wtli ’er pieces given in humorous
child dialect. After giving tw<*
numbers and an encore some of
the children wanted to know why
she didn’t speak again.
The program was interspersed
with vocal solos, given by Mr.
Harper, Miss Sallie Lee and Miss
Sniard. which were enjoyed by
all.
The ladies Improvement Club
are to be congratulated on their
success in their efforts to build up
the interest and welfare of the
school at Lyerly.
The farmers that will deliber
ately plant all cotton this year,
with the prospects of getting 7c.
for it next fall and buy his corn
at $1.35 per bushel, ought to be
adjudged a lunatic and sent to
■ the insane asylum, says the Mad
ison Advertiser.
i
Near Death in Big Pond
H. was a thrilling experience
to Mrs. Ida Soper to face death.
“For years a severe lung trouble
i gave me intense suffering,” she
■ j writes, “and several times near
-11 ly caused my death. All reme
1 dies failed and doctors said I
s was incurable. Then Dr. King’s
> New Discovery brought quick re-
- lief and a cure so permanent
* ' that I have not been troubled in
G twelve years.” Mrs. Soper lives
f in Big Pond, Pa., It works won
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1 Asthma, Croup, Whooping Cough
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Co.
MENLO
The verdict in the Cooper case
will prove very satisfactory to
most people. The puniishanent
determined upon is far Jess Ifliian
the crime deserves but more tTtan
was anticipated. Convictions un
der such conflicting conditions of
public sentiment as exists- in th®,
state of Tennessee- and specially'
iu the city of Nashville are very
rare and the state is -th lie con
gratulated in its success, yr o al
low such a crime to go- iniiyvuxi.ush
edw.mk! have been nothing short
of disastrous to the morals and
good name of the state.
Mrs, J. M. Wyatt visited in
Chattanooga last Tuesday and
Wednesday.
T. 11. Knox and wife, of Atlan
ta visited relatives here last week
Mrs. -S. M. Lawrence visited
relatives in Chattanooga last
week.
Menlo has .received four cars
of fertilizer up to date.
E. 11. Wyatt and wife of Lytle
were visiting relatives in- Menlo
last week.
Rev. B. F, Guille filled his ap
pointment at Alpini Sunday.
M. M. Allen of Summerville
was in Menlo Saturday.
11. M. Agnew made a business
trip to Chattanooga last week.
Menlo is making preparations
for an overall factory.
Fred Polk was in Chattanooga
last week on business.
The recital given by Miss Cor
dia Thomas last Friday night was
fiin-o.
L. E. Smith and Earnest Ken
nedy’ made a- business trip to
Chattanooga last week.
Rev. A. F. Mahan filled his
appointments to preach here last
Saturday and Suin-day.
M. F BALLARD.
DIRTTOWN
Dr. J. Brooks of Armuehee was
here recently.
Little Miss Lois Roberson died
Friday night, after an illness of
a few weeks. The interment was
in the Farmersville cemetery.
Miss Mary Youngblood of Hay
wood is the pleasant guest, of
friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Warren
have moved from Rome to this
place to make their home here.
Mr. Frank Scoggins of New was
here Sunday.
F. M. .Gaines made a business
trip to Rome recently.
Mr. Jesse Williams L ill with
pneumonia we are sorry to say.
Several from here attended the
sing ng at Free Water Sunday.
Eminett. Echols was up from
Armuehee Saturday.
Mr. Charley Lively was over
from Summerville Sunday.
Mr. William Seoggin of Ar
muehee was here Monday.
Linton Hammond went down to
Armuehee last week to visit liomt
folks.
Ralph Crane came up from the
Berry school Friday.
Cliff Barron spent Saturday an
Sunday in Rome.
Mrs. W. IL Story is sick with
pneumonia.
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STATUS OF PROHIBITION
IN SOUTHERN STATES
As is well known Georgia led
the prohibition movement, her
state-wide law going into effect
Jan. Ist, 1908.
Alabama, Mississippi and North
Carolina, followed, statutory pro
hibition becoming effective Jan.
Ist, 1909.
*> Tennessee came next, their
State-wide law to become effect
ive July Ist, 1909.
Kentucky, out of 119 eoun
-96 are now dry, 13 have sa
lobns in one town only; 4 have
thfflt at three town; 2 at -two
I places, and the rmeaining 4 have
all the county under probition
outside the. incorporated towns.
A state-wide law is hoped for
soon.. I
Louisimra has 33 out of her sft
parishes dry, besides
much terßlory in -the remaining
26 luider 1 Prohibition law. The
parishes a.rß voting dry as fast,
as elections'wre called. The leg
islature ol 1 DUS failed to pass a
state-wide law, suibstuting a strin
gent restrictive me-asure. Peti
tions are now* being circulated
asking the legislature of 1910 to
submit to l.hepcAdca prohibition
amendment to tli£ constitution.
All but ten of Florida counties
are dry- 36 out 0f.,46. The only
wet places are 15 cities and the
number of them is
321. The leg.ishituir(f'which meets
in April is by a lapge majority
pledged to submit a constitutional
prohibition .amendinenilto a vote
of the people. This VQt'- eaamot
be taken until 1910, bAtiwhen it
is prohibition is practically cer
tain to win.
In Texas, out of a ito-tawif 246
counties, 157 arc dry, 66 piirt.ial
ly so, auid 23 totally ti the
democratic primaries of IfHIK, a
majority voted to submit a con
stitutional prohibition
mont to the people, lint when the
legislature met a vote for “sub
mission” failed t.o pass by a nar
row mairgin. It had a majority
but. failed to get the two-thirds
majority required.
South Carolina has 21 of her
42 eountiies under prohibition,
while the iremaimler have dispen
saries only in the larger cities., an<
most, of them only at th-e county
seat, A bill for statutory prohi
bit ion haw passed the house, but,
has been did’eated in the senate
rand a compromise roaelnsl by
which- the vote for .state-wide pro
hibitioin will be thrown hack upon
the counties after a two week’s
trial of prohibition in August
next. The dry counties may then
vote the dispensaries back if they
choose but South Carolina prohi
bitionists are confident that the
result, will be for state-wule.
A substitute for marble which
answers many of its purposes nat
isfactorily, is made of a mixture
of blast-furnace slak and lime,
pulverizer!, compressed and then
treated with carbolic acid.
The average man would rather
admit, that he is wrong than to
admit the other fellow is right.