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vol. xxii no. e.
REVISION OF TAX LAWS.
Urged By Comptroller General
Wright in his Annual Report
Atlanta, Ga.—Comptroller Gen
eral William A. Wright’s annu
al report contains some interest
ing statements with reference to
financial and other affairs of the
state.
That the appropriations of the
state should be held down in fut
ure until the revenue of the
state is increased from other than
present sources; that the laws
governing the conduct of insur
ance companies should be more
stringent and that the laws gov
erning the taxation of insurance
companies in general should be
slightly modified so as to encour
age their operation in this state,
are among the principal recom
mendations made by Comptroller
General Wright.
Using the same figures embodied
by State Treasurer Park in his
recent report, the comptroller
general shows that the finances
of the state are in practically the
same condition they were in this
time last year, notwithstanding
the loss of $240,000 in revenue
from the whiskey tax.
He shows that the state has
been able to meet all appropria
tions up to date, which was made
only by the abnormal in
crease in the taxable values of
the state in 1907 and 1908, as
well as an increase of revenue,
from special or occupation taxes
and from the collection of $69,-
000 through a suit brought by
the comptroller general’s depart
ment against the Georgia Rail
road for back taxes on 15,000
shares of Western Railway of
Alabama stock.
The comptroller general shows
that the unparalleled increase in
the value of the taxable prop
erty of the state can not be rea
sonably be expected to continue
and for that reason he urges that
appropriations in future be held
down until other sources of rev
nue are found.
As a means for increasing the
revenue he suggests extending
the laws taxing occupations and
tie taxation of inheritance, as
is done in many states.
The comptroller general recom
mends a thorough revision of the
revenue system and declares that
the defective and disjointed ma
chinery for assessing property
for taxation not only encourages
but permits much taxable prop
erty of the state escaping taxa
tion. He says that some method
should be adopted whereby the
return of invisible personal prop
erty such as notes, mortgages,
stocks, bonds, etc., should be en
forced.
The insurance laws should be
so be revised, says General
Wright, that the jurisdiction
of the comptroller general as in
surance commissioner should be
extended to all classes of insur
ance companies for the protec
tion of the policyholders.
The comptroller general shows
that in 1908 the total business
written by all companies in this
state amounted to $676,452,981.24
and the premiums collected
amounted to $14,409,578.16. In
view of the enormous amount es
business done by them, he sug
gests that they should be encour
aged to operate in this state and
that just and equitable taxation
laws should be enacted for the
reason that in the end the bur
den of taxation is borne by the
policyholders.
An interesting feature of the
comptroller’s report is a tabulat
ed statement showing the increase
of property owned by negroes in
this state from 1880 to the pres
ent year. In 1880 the total
amount of property returned by
negroes for taxation amounted
to $5,764,293. In 1908 it amount
ed to $27,042,672,
The Summerville News.
MONTVALE
Mr. Anthony Junior, an aged
citizen of this place died at the
home of Mr. Henry Headrick on
Sunday morning at 2 o’clock and
was buried in the afternoon at
Mills cemetery, Rev. S. L. Wil
liams conducted the funeral ser
vices. Mr. Junior was a con
sistent member of the Baptist
church here, and was probably
the oldest man in the county, hav
ing served in two wars, the Mexi
can and the civil wars. Some of
his near relatives gave his age
at 104 years. We extend sympa
thy to the bereaved.
Rev. S. L. Williams filled his
regular appointments at Eben
ezer Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Parasaid Owens is very ill
at the home of her sister, Mrs. F.
M. Maynor.
Mr. Dock Pettyjohn of Triofl
spent a few days last week with
relatives here.
Several from here attended the
singing at Subligna Sunday af
ternoon.
The school at this place contin
ues good.
Mrs. Berry Bagwell of near
Plainville is spending a few days
with Mrs. F. M. Maynor.
Mr. J. T. Barbour of Rome was
visiting home folks here Sunday.
Let all meet at Ebenezer Sun
day morning to reorganize the
Sunday school.
GORE SCHOOL
It has been said by the county
school commissioner that Gore
has one of the best schools in
Chattooga county. Yet it’s an
independent school, draws no pay
from the board, simply has hired
the best teacher in the county and
gone on with the school business.
Farmersville school challenged
us to spell against their school
last Friday night. Gladly we ac
cepted and wagons, with plenty
of straw were prepared and the
teacher, Prof. Weaver, and his
pupils were on their way in due
time. Reached Farmersville at
the appointed hour and found th<
school in a flourishing condition.
The schools were soon lined up
with 27 for Farmersville and 17
for Gore. Three hours were
spent in spelling which ended in
a victory for Gore school. Some
of our crowd had to drive home
without overcoats and hats, as
they were misplaced by some one,
but all were feeling so good over
the victory that little was thought
of the harness that was cut or
any other mischief that was done
Three cheers for Gore school.
SCHOOL GIRL.
PENNVILLE
The children and young people
of our community enjoyed an
Easter egg hunt at the school
house Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hendrix
spent Saturday and Sunday in
Dirttown.
Mr. and Mrs. George Cain spent
Sunday in Broomtown.
Mrs. John Boman of Summer
ville is the guest of her mother,
Mrs. A. Hendrix.
Mr. Otis Nix of Madison, Ga.,
spent the latter part of last week
with home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Ward spent
Sunday with the family of Mr.
Arthur Perkins.
Misses Jewel Cain and Lydia
Curry spent Sunday the guest of
Miss Nettie Greeson, in Broom
town valley.
Quite a number of our young
■people. enjoyed a pound supper
at the home of Mr. Harve Howell
Saturday night.
Miss Grace Boman is indisposed
we are sorry to say.
There will be an entertainment
at the school house here on next
Friday night, April 16th. The
public is cordially invited to at
tend.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY GEORGIA, THURSDAY APRIL 15, 1909.
TRION
Mrs. S. E. Pennington left last
Thursday’ for Lindale on a visit
to her daughter, Mrs. Annie Da
vidson.
Master Marvin Pullen is sick.
About 2 o’clock Friday’ morn
ing fire broke out in the kitchen
of Mrs. M. A. Allgood’s home.
The fire alarm was given by
Mrs. McClung, who was awaken
ed by the peculiar noise and light
Mrs. Jno. A. Jones was the only
one in immediate danger. Her
room was filled with smoke when
her mother came to wake her.
Prompt assistance of the people
and the excellent water power
subdued the fire in a little while.
The fire was confined to the
kitchen, the interior was charred
and the contents were lost. It
is fully’ covered by’ insurance.
R. J. Day is suffering with rheu
matism.
Mrs. Jess Ray continues quite
ill.
Miss Maud Thomas and Master
Ross Thomas visited friends in
Summerville spent Sunday’ with
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Schmidt .of
Summerville spent Sunday' witl
Dr. L. A. Mallicoat.
Mr. M. G. Merritt is visiting in
Macon and Ocilla.
J. 11. Thomas is in Chattanoo
ga.
Roy Spear returned from Chat
tanooga Saturday.
Hugh Coker spent Sunday in
Lafayette.
Misses Fannie Agnew and Kate
McWhorter of Summerville spent
Saturday night with Mrs. S. R.
Wyatt.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Strange of
Summerville visited relatives in
Trion Sunday.
Mrs. Myrtle Johnson of Ala
bama City is here on an extend
ed visit.
De Mahan left Sunday for Lin
dale to resume work there.
Mrs. Armstrong, of Gadsden,
returned home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Murdock
and children spent Sunday in
Summerville.
Earl Williams spent Saturday
and Sunday in Lafayette.
Misses Maggie Anderson and
Minnie Johnson of Dalton visited
friends here for a few days last
week.
Miss Myrtice Hogue and Mr.
John Hammonds were married
Sunday morning at 9 o’clock by
Rev. A. F. Mahan. Only a few
friends and relatives were invit
ed. A bounteous dinner was
served. Mr. and Mrs. Hammonds
will make their home with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hogue
Miss Clara Hale and Clyde Hale
spent Sunday in Summerville.
Mrs. Hamilton and daughter,
Miss Bessie, returned to Augusta
after spending a week with Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Pruitt.
Misses Hattie Bale Jones and
Essie Martin walked up from
Summerville Sunday and return
ed on the train.
Mrs. A. C. Fulmer and Master
Charles returned home from
Trans Friday.
Mrs. Harriet Moore continues
quite ill.
Charlie Anderson is sick this
week with grippe.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Watson
a daughter on April 12.
Mrs. Jackson and daughter,
Mrs. Massey, were visiting Mrs.
Tom Fallis Sunday.
Misses Nevada Adams, Lena
and Cora Massey, Messrs. Head
Sullivan and Henson of Rossville
were visiting Miss Ruth McAbee
Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Huron and Mi*s
Margaret Greene walked down to
Summerville Thursday and re
turned on the afternoon train.
Gentleness of speech has made
the most willful to be as the
heart of a little child and filled
many a troubled life with peace.
—Robertson.
LYERLY.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Jones spent
Monday in Rome.
Miss Fannie Porter spent the
week end in Chattanooga.
Capt. C. D. Hill and Miss An
nie Hill spent several days the
past week in Chattanooga.
Miss Laura Lee, who is studying
short hand in Atlanta, visited at
home Sunday.
Messrs. F. S. Lee and J. M.
Rose were in Summerville Tues
day.
Miss Della Bridges of Early. Ga
spent Sunday the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. Jones.
Miss Lula Williams of Chat
toogaville was shopping here
Saturday.
Mr. A. E. Doster made a busi
ness trip to Chattanooga Tues
day.
HARRISBURG
Rev. A. F. Mahan filled his
regular appointments at New
Hope Saturday and Sunday.
The little infant child of Mr.
and Mrs. C. C. Coffman died on
last Monday and was buried at
Chattooga, cemetery Tuesday.
Mrs. Sallie Thurman was th
guest of Mrs. J. P. Brice one
day last week.
Uncle Tom Purcell died with
consumption Saturday at his son
in-law’s home on Lookout moun
tain and was buried Sunday at
Chattooga cemetery.
Rev. A. F. Mahan was a pleas
ant visitor at the hospitable home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Henson
Sunday night.
LITTLE INVENTIONS
EARN BIG FORTUNES
Whenever a new patent comes
out, especially some little thing
that anybody might have made
you will always hear the remark:
“Why, couldn’t 1 have thought
of that?” Fortunes are made
from even the most trival con
trivances. A man walked from
Philadelphia to Washington to
patent the gimlet-pointed screw,
and the simple idea eventually
earned him more than a million
dollars.
The rubber tip on the end of
lead pencils made its inventors
rich. The metal on the end of
your shoe string earned a fortune
for the woman who thought of it,
and the copper cap that so long
adorned the toe of children s
shoes earned $2,000,000 for the
lucky person who patented it.
Many valuable inventions were
hit upon in a most accidental waj
The art of making sugar white
was discovered by a harmless old
speckled hen. This feathered mat
ron one day went for a walk
through a field of clay, and la
ter, without taking the precau
tion to wipe her feet, walked
through a sugar mill on the same
plantation, indifferent to the fact
that she was scattering day over
the loose mounds of sugar as she
passed. Afterwards it was dis
covered that wherever her tracks
had fallen on the moist, sugar
the clay had whitened it. Scien
tists took up the matter am! from
this incident introduced the meth
od of bleaching sugar by the day
process.
A dog gave u; the art of dye
ing cloth in q'.i ■ as accidental
a manner. On? afternoon so
many years ago that the date is
of small consequence, a noted
man and Ids sweetheart went for
a walk along the seashore in a
far off country. A little dog
trailed along at their heels, ami
becoming tired of much lovc-mak
ing. finally ran ahead and went
fishing among the rocks. One
parti, ular shell fis'i which he cap
lured and devoured exuded a
fluid which dyed the hair about
his mouth a pretty purple. In
vestigation of this incident found
ed the science of dyeing doth
which now gives a happy femi
nine world the pleasure of flaunt
ing so many brilliant colors in
its attire.
DIRTTOWN
Rev. B. F. Hunt filled his reg
ular appointments at Pleasant
Grove Saturday and Sunday. Sun
day being Easter and a fine day
the house was crowded full of
attentive listeners.
There will be an entertainment
at Bethel school house April 22,
beginning at 7 o’clock p, in. A
program, of which will appear in
next week’s issue of the News,
has been arranged for the occa
sion. Everybody invited to be
present.
P. M. Story of Rome passed
through her last week en route tc
Dalton.
Col. Lipscomb of Rome was
here last week.
Bryan Kush spent last week
with relatives at Greenbush.
C. ('. Moore spent Thursday in
Rome.
G. W. Jordon of Haywood was
here recently.
James Thomas spent Wednes
day in Summerville on business.
Mr. Jo< Palmer of the Kome
Business College came up Friday
to visit his brother, Mr. Claude
Palmer, of this place.
George Keasler of Armuchec
was here Sunday.
T. 11. Townsend of Koine was
in our burg last week.
Mrs. Lucy Millican and Miss
Ida Ghaskins were shopping in
Rome Thursday.
Messrs. Charlie Christian and
Will Woods were visiting at Hol
land Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Baker
were among the shoppers in Sum
merville last week.
John Mclntosh of Rome was
here recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Eilenburg
of Lafayette spent Saturday with
the latter’s parents here.
Miss Early Morris of Dry Creek
is visiting in our burg for sever
al days.
Sevreal of our young people at
tended the spelling contest at
Farmersville Friday night.
Mrs. W. 11. Story spent Sun
day with her daughter, Mrs. Mor
ris, at Farmersville.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Morris are
smiling over the arrival of a tine
boy at their home recently.
J. T. Warren of Silver Hill at
tended services at Pleasant Grove
Sunday.
“I’d Rather Die, Doctor.”
than have my feet cut off,” said
M. L. Bingham, of Princeville,
HI. ’’but you’ll die from gangrem
(which had eaten away eight toes;
if you don’t,” said all doctors.
Instead - he used Bucklen’s Ar
nica Salve till wholly cured. Its
cures of Eczema, Fever Sores,
Boils, Burns and Piles astound
the world. 25c at Summerville
Drug Co.
Thousands of millions
PSfet t I 0105 Baking
Powder have been used
* n making bread, biscuit
. /-f and cake in this country,
and every housekeeper
using it bas rested m perfect confi
dence that her food would be light,
sweet, and perfectly wholesome. Royal is a safe
guard against the cheap alum powders which are
the greatest menacers to health of the present day.
MOYAL IS THE ONLY BAKING POWDER
MADE FROM ROYAL GRAPE CREAM OF TARTAR
ONE DOLLAR A YEA
PRESBYTERY OF CHEROKEE
Held Interesting Meeting at Men
lo Last Week.
Menlo, Ga. April 14. —The meet
ing of the Presbytery of Chero
kee at Menlo last week was a
great event for the whole village.
The Presbytery comprising elev
en counties in North Georgia, eon
tains thirty-five churches, the
principal ones being located at
Marietta, Rome, Dalton and Car
tersville. There were present elev
en ministers and twenty-one Rul
ing elders representing as many
churches.
The delegates began arriving
Tuesday morning, and by the
time the hour of opening arrived
there were a large number of
visitors on hand, ami it looked
as though the whole country side
was pouring into the Presbyte
rian church.
In the absence of the moderator
who had died since last meeting,
and of his legal substitute who
was sick, the Stated Clerk, Rev.
F. 1). Sims, of Dalton, opened
Presbytery with a stirring ser
mon. We were treated to fine
discourses every morning at ten
thirty and every night at seven,
the house being filled at ev
ery such service, showing our ap
preciation of best things.
The oldest ministers in the Pres
bytery say that this meeting of
Presbytery had the best congre
gational attendance of any meet
ing they had ever attended.
Although there was no commit
tee on resolutions of thanks ap
pointed, there went to the desk
of the Clerk half a dozen writ
ten expression of gratitude and
appreciation, from which the
Clerk selected one concise and
weighty from Dr. Darnell, which
is as follows:
“Presbytery places on record
its grateful appreciation of the
hospitality of the pastor and
church and community of Menlo,
and invokes on them grace, mer
cy and peace from God our Fath
er and Jesus Christ our Lord.”
8. T. Polk was in Chattanooga
Tuesday on business.
Luther Moseley returned from
the Lone Star State Monday.
T. P. Baker was on the sick
list last week.
O. L. Cleckler made a flying
trip to Chattanooga last Wednes
day.
T. M. Springfield made a busi
ness trip to Rome last Saturday.
Confederate Veterans
Every Confederate Veteran in
the county is earnestly requested
to he present at Summreville on
Saturday, April 24th, at one
o’clock p. m. to attend the annual
meeting of Camp John S. Cleg
horn No. 422.—H. A. Brownfield,
Commander; G. J. Moyers, Adjt.