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VOL. XXII NO. 7.
BUYS ORE LAND
ON TAYLOR'S RIDGE.
R. G. Peters, Michigan Million
aire, Will Spend Large Sum
Developing the Property
A check for $47,500 was depos
ited in the First National bank
yesterday to the credit of Hines
M. Smith and 11. D. Hill, of Rome
and Cicero Cleghorn, administra
tor, of Summerville. Each of
the three gentlemen owned an
equal share in the deposit, for it
was given them by R. G. Peters
as the first payment on the pur
chase price of 10,000 acres of iror
and timber lands on the east
slope of Taylor’s ridge. The full
consideration is about $90,000.
The passing of the eheck seal
ed a transaction that has been
pending in Rome for several week
and sets at rest a multitude of
speculations as to how and what
would become of one of the lar
gest veins of fossil iron ore in
America.
•Mr. Smith found that Taylor’s
ridge was a ridge of iron twen
ty years ago. In 1890 he began
to buy up land, working with the
late C. C. Cleghorn, of Summer
ville. About six years ago Mr,
H. D. Hill came into the syndicate
and together they continued to
acquire the lands that were min
eralized, until they owned in fee
simple about seventy-five lots,
amounting to nearly 10,000 acres.
The ore lies in a large vein that
runs almost from one end of the
ridge to the other, a distance of
twenty-eight miles in Chattooga,
Walker and Whitfield counties.
There is practically inexhausti
ble supply of the ore and it as
says an average of about 56 per
cent of metallic iron.
Mr. Peters, who has acquired
the entire property in his own
name, is a millionaire manufact
urer of salt and lumber at Man
istee, Mich. He has been search
ing for a good investment in this
section of the south, and H. H.
Shaekelton, representing Mr. Pe
ters, has been in the vicinity
Rome for some months Ke was
brought into touch with the own
* ers of the Taylor’s ridge proper
ty by Major Towle, of Alabama,
and Mr. Lewis R. Smith, of Rome
both of whom receive commission
on the deal.
The first difficulty that pre
sented itself to the prospective
purchasers was that of transpor
tation. The ore lies on the east
slope of the ridge, and the Cen
tral railroad is on the other side.
It is impracticable to haul the
ore over the mountain, and be
fore making the purchase, Mr.
Peters bad to determine whether
a railroad could be brought in.
He has had a surveying corps on
the ground for some days and
found that it would be practica
ble to run a line out from Hol
land’s Station on the Central
across a depression in the ridge,
to the iron property.
It is the purpose of Mr. Peters
to begin work within the next
few weeks on the railroad. That
is the first step in his develop
ment of Lis new holdings. The
road could be brought to Rome,
though it would entail the build
ing of twelve miles additional. If
built to Rome it would pass
through Armuchee, and Crystal
Springs, and begin to touch the
ore land in the vicinity of the
Chattooga county line.
Mr. Shaekelton stated Tuesday
to a Tribune-Herald man that he
himself would like to see the road
built to Rome, though the matter
would be determined by Mr. Pe
ters. Whether Rome or Holland
is used as the starting point, it
is the plan of the promoters to
continue the line to Tunnel Hill,
connecting there with the A\ es
tern & Atlantic* railroad, making
the complete line about forty
miles long.
Among the plans of Mr. Peters
The Summerville News.
is the construction of furnace
at Subligna, in Chattooga county,
that point being not far from the
middle of the property. This fur
naee will have a capacity almost
as large as that of the Rome fur
nace.
Included in the purchase are
several thousand acres of good
timber land. The timber will be
used for the making of charcoal
to feed the furnace, the surplus
lumber being marketed.—Rome
Tribune-Herald.
GORE
Quite a crowd attended the
Sunday school convention at Pop
lar Springs from this valley Sun
day.
Carl Pledger has been quite
sick for several days.
Hardy Crain ind Bob Weaver
are also on the sick list.
Miss Grace Perry of Chatta
nooga spent Sunday with her sis
ter, Mrs. M. 11. Owings.
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Ballenger
spent Sunday at Subligna.
Mrs. L. J. Pricket and Miss
Hattie Perry were visiting
friends at. Pleasant Valley Fri
day.
Miss Lillie Gaines visited her
aunt, Mrs. D. B. Sanders, at Vans
Valley recently.
Paul King of Atlanta is visit
iting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. King.
Hon. S. E. Jones attended the
funeral of Mrs. G. 11. Crawford
at Lafayette Thursday.
Miss Pet Ezell is visiting rela
tives at Greenbush.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Dostre. vis
ited relatives near Pennville Sun
day.
Messrs. 11. G. Baker and Tom
Weems spent Saturday night at
Lyerly.
MrS. S. E. Jones was sick sev
eral days last week.
PATSY.
HARRIBSURG
Rev. J. A. Sprayberry filled
his appointments at Trinity Sat
urday and Sunday.
•G— D Hammond is suffering
with a severe abscess on his jaw.
Will Tucker is quite sick with
lagrippe.
Mr. ad Mrs. A. D. Lumpkin
spent Sunday visiting the family
of Mrs Emma Martin.
Luther Hale of Rome attended
church at Trinity Sunday.
Miss Grace King spent Saturday
and Sunday the guest of Miss
Fannie Mae McWhorter.
There has been some corn plant
cd but no cotton.
J. D. Story shipped two crates
of strawberries Monday.
Miss Maggie Wheeler was vis
iting the family of J. F. Thur
man Saturday and Sunday.
S everal of our young people
attended the closing exercises of
the school at Pennville Friday
night.
Mack and Paul Ford were vis
iting friends at Trion Sunday.
Enos Martin was visiting at
home Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Fannie Harper was visit
ing the family of W. U. Wright
Sunday.
R. V. Thurman was visiting
his best girl at Waterville Sun
day.
James Majors and Miss Laura
Tucker of Menlo were visiting
the family of Ed Tucker Sunday.
Sorry, indeed, to hear of the
death of our esteemed friend, S.
E. Henry, which occurred in
Chattanooga on last Friday night
ALIQUIS.
EXCURSION RATES
Via Central of Georgia Railway.
To Macon. Ga. and return, ac
count Grand Chapter Royal Arch
Masons and Grand Council Roy
al and Select Masters of Georgia
to be held April 27-29, 1909.
To Savannah. Ga. and return,
account General Assembly Pres
byterian church, to be held May
20-29, 1909.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY GEORGIA, THURSDAY APRIL 22, 1909
TRION
Mrs. T. J. Anderson returned
Saturday from Hampton, S. C.,
where she has been on an ex«
tended ' isit to her daughter, Mrs.
Ben Donaldson.
Misses Nonnie Pullen, Clara
Hale and Carrie Cameron spent
Sunday in Summerville.
Mrs. Charles Spencer, Miss
Cannia Adams and Miss Mary
Nell Spencer spent Thursday in
Chattanooga.
Jim Savage is improving slow
ly in health.
Tom Pennington is back from
Chattanooga.
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Thompson
and children spent Sunday in
Summerville.
A. M. Edwards spent a few
days during the first of the week
in Calhoun.
Miss Maggie Owens has re
turned to her home at Lyerly,
after a visit to Mrs. Barnett.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. A. Justice
visited their daughter, Mrs. J. R.
Ponder, in Armuchee Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Chambers
of Chattanooga visited Mr. and
Mrs. San Wooten a few days re
cently.
Mrs. Snyder of Chattanooga is
visiting relatives here this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Fitts and
children came up from Lyerly
Tuesday and will make this place
their home.
Born to Mr. ami Mrs. Jim Ad
kins on April 18, a son.
Mrs. John Coker and children
are visiting in Villanow.
Mrs. Rode Myers, Misses Geor
gia and Margaret Green visited
Misses Hattie Bale Jones inj>mn
merville Friday.
Mrs. R. D. Jones of Summer
ville visited Mrs. M. G. Merritt
Monday.
Charles Spencer Franklin, a
salesman for a Chattanooga firm,
is here on a short visit to his fam
ily.
Mrs. Harriet Moore is improv
ing.
D. W. Scoggins of Lafayette
returned home Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Spencer,
Missses Nell Spencer and Mary
Lizzie Rose went down to Sum
merville Saturday.
Mrs. M. A. Wilder of New vis
ited her son, Buddie Wilder, the
past week.
Fletcher Wilson of Lafayette
spent Monday in town.
Mrs. M. E. Stagg who was sick
for the past three weeks, is im
proving.
Miss Ollie Eilenburg visited the
Misses White at Welcome Hill
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Al Hughes of
Rock Springs spent seeral days
of last week visiting in Trion
and Summerville.
Dr. Frank Cordle of Rome was
in Trion Sunday.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cham
bers Sunday, April 18, a daugh
ter.
Spencer Marsh of Atlanta vis
ited his aunt, Mrs. M. A. Allgood
a few days this week.
First Picnic of Season
Sand Mountain school will pic
nic at Cherokee Falls on Sand
Mountain, next Saturday, April
24. No program. A kind of
“Do as you please.” Everybody,
especially neighbor schools, in
vited to come and bring bas
kets.
■' r,’ 1 "Jwu. JK*~
“I’d Rather Die, Doctor.”
than have my feet cut off,” said
M. L. Bingham, of Princeville,
111. ’’but you’ll die from gangrene
(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.
Its the things we didn’t dothat
we regret most.
LYERLY.
Miss Pearl Burney was the
guest of friends in Holland Fri
day night.
Mrs. Ike Williams spent Fri
day in Rome.
Mr. Grayson Shearer and fami
ly spent Sunday in Menlo.
Dr. Battey was called here
the first of the week on profes
sional business.
.Mrs. Glazner Toles has been
visiting the family of Grayson
Shearer.
Quite a number from here at
tended the entertainment at Hol
land Friday night.
Miss Fannie Portei has resumed
her duties as teacher of Welcome
Hill school.
Miss Mary Lizzie Rose visited
home folks Saturday and Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Wihnott
were shopping in Lyerly Thurs
day.
Mrs. D. D. Dover and Mrs. Lon
Doster attended the Sunday
school convention at Poplar
Springs Saturday.
Mr. Walter Perry has been
very sick for several days.
Mr. Horace Tallent from Broom
town, was here Saturday tor a
short time.
Miss Bertha Watson, Pine
Grove’s efficient teacher, was in
town Saturday.
Mr. A. C. Powell and children
spent Saturday in Rome.
Mr. Ben Lee’s new residence
on Railroad street is nearing
completion.
Mr. L. W. Millican and family
of Chattoogaville were in town
shopping Friday.
Mr. Lucian Alexander of Men
lo was in town for a short time
Friday.
Mr. E. A. Hammond is erecting
a handsome, new residence on Al
pine street for Mr. Will Stark.
Mrs. J. L. Pollock and son at
tended the Sunday school con
vention at Poplar Springs last
Sunday.
Miss Addie Fowler is the guest
of her sister, Mrs. Oscar Edwards
Mr. Wil) Edwards has two very
sick children.
Mrs. E. A. Hammonds has re
turned from an extended visit to
(’hattanooga.
Mrs. Floyd from Chattoogaville
visited her daughter, Mrs. Wm.
Richardson, the latter part of
last week.
Mrs. Shamblin, wife of Dr. A.
Shamblin, who had an operation
performed last Monday, is se
riously sick.
Misses Sallie and Nell Lee and
Master Alfred Lee spent Satur
day in Chattanooga.
Mrs. A. J. Thurman is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. M. J. Pot
ter.
Mrs. Frank Lee ami children
went to Summerville to see Bus
ter Brown last week.
Mr. Joe Bryant made a busi
ness trip to Rome Monday.
W. M. Jones was in Summer
ville the first of the week.
Miss M<llie Ragland and Miss
Bertha Weaver, two of <'halloo
gaville’s attractive young ladies,
were in Lyerly Saturday.
The play, “Hearts ami Dia
monds,” will be given at. the
school house Friday night, Apr.
23, by local la' nt of Holland. Ad
mission foi < hildren 10 cents,
for adults 20 cents. Don’t miss
this splendid play.
Miss Minnie Rose is visiting in
Rome.
Mrs. Carrie Davis is spending
a few days with her father, Capt.
Hill.
The school at this place is
progressing nicely under the ex
cellent management of Prof. Mc-
Cutchen, assisted by Misses Lu
cie Porter and Vivian Siniard.
Mrs. Will Stark has returned
from Atlanta.
Rev. G. C. Harris filled his
appointment here ’Sunday.
Mrs. J. L. Jones and little
I daughter, Helen, of Chattooga-
ville are spending a few days
with the family of W. M. Jones.
Capt. C. D. Hill is improving.
Mrs. 1. ('. Williams and ehildrei
spent Friday in Rome.
Hon. Wesley Shropshire and
Sheriff A. 11. Glenn of Summer
ville were here on business Satur
day.
Several from here attended the
Sunday school convention at Pop
lar Springs Saturday and Sunday
Mrs. A. Shamblin is slowly im
proving.
Mr. Earl Jackson of Lafayette
was here Monday.
Mr. F. S. Rush of Gaylesville,
Ala., spent Thursday here.
There will be an all day sing
ing and dinner on the ground at
Perennial Springs next Sunday.
Let all come and bring their old
books as it, will be an old folks
singing.
Mr. Walter Perry is on the
sick list this week.
FARMERSVILLE
Mr. Henry Robertson made a
business trip to Summerville last
Thursday.
Grape shot and cannons may
be classed under the head of war
articles, hut, not, more so than
pen and ink in the hands of the
Gore school girl.
We wish to correct a few mis
takes our Gore friend made in
the News last week. First Far
mersville school did not challenge
the Gon* school. Second, The
Gore school was not on time, but
45 minutes late. Third, The Gore
school contained only their best
spellers. The Farmersville school
was 25 and the Gore school 19.
Farmersville took theirs as they
come to them and 8 or 9 of the
children were in the “Branson
speller” and had never studied
“The Word Book.” Fourth, the
Gore school never won the vic
tory. Both schools were spelled
down except one on each side.
The word “beacon” was given
out and the Gore pupil missed it
twice and when the teacher turn
ed to pass the word the Gore pu
pil took the dodge by saying she
did not understand the word. Two
called out that she had had
three trials; her* teacher said she
did not understand the word. Our
teacher being a lady would not
wrangle about it, hut had we had
an umpire or committee, Farmers
ville would have won the victory.
Our Farmersville citizens are law
abiding and have trained their
children to be law abiding. Mis
placed overcoats, hats and cutting
harness does not belong to this
community. 1 think you may
lay a part of the blame directly
on her . H you had looked close
ly you could have seen the hat.
resting on the hack of her head.
Oh, well, as far as the over
coat and harness being cut that
must have been done by some
(lore gent who had got, left.
I can’t see for the life ol me
why our ink wells were took out
of the desks and carried off ami
those that were left were filled
with tobacco juice ami chews ol
tobacco. Nothing of that kind
has ever been done at, Farmers
ville until April 9, 1909.
A lover of justice and a,
friend to both schools.
Absolutely Pun |II
I jU The only baking’ powder
made from Royal Grape Cream of
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
MENLO
Menlo is still growing. There
are more new dwellings going up.
Menlo needs more houses. The
folks are coming and we must
have a. place for them to stay.
It takes houses and people to
make a town. We need a, few
more manufacturing industries
which I thing will come soon.
S. T. Polk made a business
trip to Lafayette Monday.
11. E. Thomas is in Chattanoo
ga, this week on business.
Preparations are being made
to connect an overall factory to
the canning factory. Most of
tin* stock has been paid in.
W. T. Farr shipped a crate of
strawberries on the 19. This was
the first crate of berries to go
from Menlo this season.
Born to Mr. ami Mrs. Henry Ba
ker last Sunday, a fine girl.
Mr. W. F. Polk is visiting rel
atives in Chattanooga this week,
■I. M. Bankson ami family re
turned from Texas last, Friday.
J. I). (Heckler left, last Thurs
day for Hot Springs for the ben
efit of his health.
Quite a crowd tended the S.
S. convention at Poplar Springs
last, Sunday.
Rev. A. F. Mahan filled his ap
pointmerits here Saturday and
Sunday night. No preaching on
Sunday.
Agnew & Knox have rented the
Lawrence building and will run
a large mercantile business.
The exercises of the school will
commence next Sunday, April
25. Baccalaureate sermon will
be preached in auditorium at 11
o’clock Sunday by Rev. G. G.
Sydnor of Rome. There will be
exercises liy primary grades on
Monday evening, beginning at
7:3(). Then a program by the
school from 10 until 11 Tuesday,
followed by literary address by
('ol. Mose Wright of Rome. The
closing exercises will be Tuesday
night. Don’t fail to be present
from beginning to end of these
exercises.
J. G. Gurry and wife of Fowler
visited friends here last Sunday.
MONTVALE
The farmers are taking advan
tage of this pretty weather and
are hustling along with their
fa rming.
Judge John P. Davis of Rome
made a visit to this place Satur
day.
Mrs. Ghapman ami children of
Lafayette spent a few days of
the past week with relatives here.
Misses Jo Hardwick, Vera San
ders and Messrs. Ernest Ander
son and Hiram Hammond attend
ed the Sunday school convention
Sunday.
Rev. E. G. Jordon attended
quarterly meeting at Pleasant
Hill Saturday.
Mr. Fred Se.ogin of Subligna
was in our burg Wednesday.
Miss Virgie Bagwell spent last
Wednesday with Mrs. I*'. M. May
nor.
Mrs. Johnnie Mills was visit
ing relatives at Subligna Satur
day.
Messrs. G. P. ami Frank Gaines
of Dirt town visited this place last
Saturday.