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The Summerville News
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Summerville, Ga.. Apr. 29, 1909.
The Augusta Herald says a
Pittsburg poster has solved the
problem of how to induce the
ladies to remove their hats in
church. He makes the request
with the statement that elderly
ladies will be excused, and off go
all the hats.
The total bonded indebtedness
of the state of Georgia is $7,037,-
000, on which over $300,00(1 inter
est is paid annually. The big
gcst holder of bonds is the N. C.
& Si. L. railway, which draws SB,
750 interest from the state every
six months.
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The Augusta Herald says if
cotton is worth ten cents a pound
now it was worth the same four
months ago. Nothing has been
done since Christinas to make
cotton worth more than it was
then. Somebody somehow has
succeeded in robbing the cotton
growers.
Every farmer who takes a pa
per that admits advertising to
its columns, receives the equiva
lent of a cash contribution, for
were it not for the advertising to
help pay for the cost of publish
ing the paper, the subscription
price would necessary be two or
three times as much. A paper
whose subscription price was $1
would be at least $2 if it had
no advertising patronage, hence
every subscriber virtually gets
one dollar from the advertisers.
It follows, then, that subscribers
should iitive a kindly feeling lor
the advertisers in their paper and
give them the preference in the
bestowal of their patronage, for
the reason that one good turn de
serves iiuot her.
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Mr. Wilson, the secretary of
the department of agriculture at
Washington, has made an investi
gallon, md announces that there
is sufficient wheat in the country
at normal prices to make bread
for the American people up to
the time the new crop comes in.
To show that a scarcity of wheat
in this country is not the cause
®f the abnormal increase in
prices Secretary Wilson points
out that the amount of wheat
produced in the calendar year
1908 was 665,(XX),(.XX1 bushels, as
compared with 634jXX),(XX) bush
els f<>r the crop year of 1907.
The present high price of wheat
is the old story of the gambler
squeezing the consumer. Paw
son News.
H. 11. Bass, Manager, wants a
good hustling man to write insur
ance in this county for the Jef
ferson Standard Life Insurance
Co., Aildrcss 312 English-Ameri
can Bldg.. Atlanta. Ga.
So Tired
It may be from overwork, but
the chance* are its from an in
active LIVER. -——.
With a well conducted LIVER
one can do mountains of labor
without fatigue.
It adds a hundred per cent to
ones earning capacity.
tt can be kept in healthful action
by, and only by
Jutt’sPills
Bonds for Good Roads
When a ounty makes use of
the facilities afforded it for good
roads construction, paying the
necessary routine expenses from
taxation that’s duty.
But when a county votes a
bond issue to build good roads,
to get a start that will put it in
the front rank, and to which it
can, with the facilities at band
make rapid additions and im
provements that’s progress.
Worth county, by no means
one. of the largest or wealthiest
in the state, has already classi
fied itself in the former catego
ry and is now considering taking
the bigger, broader and more for
ward st-p.
A $109,0(10 bond issue to build
good roads and get a start that
will mean something in the di
rection of definite and progres
sive. achievement is proposed in
Worth, and is evidently under en
thusiastic consideration. Dis
cussing the proposal The Worth
County Local says:
“We arc receiving a lot, of en
couragement on our good roads
proposition, and if the encour
agement is sufficient to warrant
it we will circulate a petition re
questing the ordinary to call an
election to vote on the issuance
of bonds for the purpose of put
ting the roads in first-class con
dition, or at least to build a hun
dred miles of permanent road in
the county.
“Ther ■ is no question that if a
hundred miles of good maeadman
roads were built in the county it
would enhance the value of the
real estate more than the cost of
the roads, not to mention the
great convenience of our citizens.
“Did you know that an issue
of $100,600 bonds would only
make a nominal increase of the
tax to pay the interest ! A man
paying taxes on two thoussand
dollars i.f property would not
have to pay as much as a dollar
a year increased taxes on account
of the interest, charge.
“if this is true, why should we
not have built this hundred miles
of good roads, and then the com
missioners. with their pressent
facilities, could hope to cope with
the situation, and in a few years
have first-class roads all over
the county.
“Its worth your earnest though
and effort.”
There is something in this ar
gument, not only for Worth, but
for other counties of the state,
seriously to think about. A hun
dred thousand dollars worth ot
good roads will add at least a
million dollars to the county s
tax valued. Taxes upon that in
crease, at 1 per eent would not
only pay the interest on the
bonds, hut create a sinking fund
which would pay oil the indebt
edness in less than twenty years,
without additional expenses up
on present property owners at
prevailing values.
There is something here worth
the “earnest thought and effort
of every county in the state.
Many Georgia counties are now
doing their duty in the direction
of good roads building, but in
how many of them is the leaven
of progress at work as it is in
Worth!
The investment 'in good roads
will pay too big dividends to jus
tify any county in overlooking
the splendid opportunity which
is now afforded them all. — At
lanta Constitution.
All Day Singing
There will be an all-day sing
ing at Mt. I’aron church near Sul
ligna next Sunday. May 2. Mr.
Wootten of Trion will he present
and conduct the singing. The
public is invited to conic and
bring well filled baskets. — G. K.
Quinn.
W. W. Shropshire, W. 11. Ow
ings and 11. G. Baker of Dirttown
were in town Wednesday.
Steve Henson, Jr., of Harris
burg was in town Wednesday.
Mrs J. 1 . Leach of Hickory, N.
C„ and Miss .Maude Sewell were
guests at a spend-the-party given
Friday by Mrs. J. V. M heeler at
h >r beautiful country home south
of Sumner
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS, THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1909.
BAPTISTS TO RAISE
FUND FOR HEARN.
Rev. J. G. Hunt Will Canvass
This Territory in Behalf
of the Movement
The Educational Board of the
Georgia Baptist Convention, of
which the Dr. S. Y. Jameson,
president of Mercer University,
is secretary and treasurer, has
assigned certain territory to each
school of the Mercer system, in
which there is going to be made
supreme efforts to raise such sums
of money as are commensurate
with their respective nedes. The
management of this work will be
under the local trustees of each
school, assisted by Dr. Jameson
and such other men as the board
of trustees may see proper to em
ploy.
This is a “clarion call” to the
Baptists of Georgia. No work of
greater magnitude and possibil
ities has ever been undertaken by
them in an organized effort. No
work means more for the Baptist;
of Georgia than this call to prop
erly equip and maintain their sec
ondary schools. From these
schools largely come our Mercer
boys, from Mercer come many ot
our Baptist leaders.
The time is opportune, the de
mands are urgent, this effort that
is going to be made by the Bap
tists all over Georgia is signifi
cant. It means, if they succeed,
a great forward movement, if
they fail, a great backward leap
Shall they fail? Never! There
is too much red blood in the
veins of Georgia Baptists to put
their hands to the plow and look
back.
The territory of Floyd, Polk,
Chattooga, Walker and Dade
counties has been assigned to
Hearn Academy, $25,000 the
amount to be raised.
After earnest, and repeated so
licitation by Dr. Jameson and the
local board of trustees, J. G.
Hunt was prevailed on to accept
a position under the board ot ed
ucation, and to work first, the
territory assigned to Hearn Acad
emy. Mr. Hunt had recently ac
cepted a position as associate ed
itor of the Christian Index, but
the brethren succeeded in con
vincing him that, he had a greatei
opportunity for usefulness in the
field than in the office. So from
this time on Mr. Hunt will can
vass the territory assigned to
Hearn in behalf of this movement
- Tribune-Herald.
The prayer services at the Bap
tist chtirek Tuesday night was one
of unusual interest, and was con
ducted by Prof. Rogers, who, with
his other attainments, is a fine
theologian and close Bible stu
dent. Others contributing much
to the interest of the meeting
were Revs. B. F. Hunt and Jesse
0. Brand, Messrs. J. W. Pitts, E.
T. Megginson, G. D. Espy, J. 11.
Edge and Jesse T. Jolly. The
song and praise service was a
pleasing feature of the meeting
with Charles Keown and T. ■
Espy as cornetists. The pastoi
appointed Col. Jesse T. Jolly to
lead the meeting on next Tues
day evening.
First Ball Game of Season
Summerville and Trion crossed
bats Saturday afternoon at Trion
ball park in the first game of the
season, resulting in a victory for
Summerville, by a score of 7 toO.
The feature of the game was the
battery work of C. Clemmons and
.1. Williams for Summerville and
the pitching of Greenwood for
Trion. Summerville has a good
team and is ready to play any
of the neighboring teams.
Not a Dull Spot
in the M«v E V ERY
BODY’S MAGAZINE.
That’s whv it holds the
undoubted supremacy.
Even V 1 are not a mag
azine r. . r, .ry it. There
is an > :sual line of fiction
this m -
Rc ’ imsden House ”
it \ ou 1 <e a “ thriller.”
ANNUAL MEETING OF
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
The Captain John S. Cleghorn
Camp of Confederate Veterans
held a very interesting meeting
at the Masonic Hall here last Sat
urday afternoon.
Commander 11. A. Brownfield,
of Tige Anderson’s Brigade, was
master of ceremonies and thirty
nine of the old “boys” answered
to another roll-call.
t Some of them were with Lee
at Appomattox. All the old of
ficers, save one deceased, were
unanimously re-elected for anoth
er year.
Two delegates and two alter
nates were appointed to attend
the annual Confederate Reunion
at Memphis in June.
It was decided to liave a reun
ion of Chattooga county veter
ans some time this fall.
Hon. B. 11. Edmondson briefly
addressed the meeting with re
gard to the new pension law the
General Assembly would be call
ed upon to pass il June, stating
that it was a matter of great im
portance to know the name of
every Confederate and widow,
who under the new law would be
entitled to a pension.
These names are to be furnish
ed to Representative Edmondson
by the first of June that they
along with all others in this state
may be consolidated and placed
before the General Assembly.
It was resolved that special ef
forts be made to ascertain these
names and a committee was ap
pointed tor this purpose. Under
the proposed new law a pension
will be paid to every Confederate
soldier and the widow of every
Confederate soldier (who were
married prior to the first of Jan
uary, 1870) not worth over fif
teen hundred dollars, who per
formed a term, which is to be
fixed by law, of actual military
service in the army of the Con
federate states, or of the organ
ized militia of the state of Geor
gia, and who was honorably dis
charged therefrom. Provision
will also be made to pay a pen
sion to that elass of widows who
had husbands killed in the serv
ice and who, after a second mar
riage, have become widows again.
As the amount of this annual
pension is to be fixed by law it
is a matter of the utmost impor
tance to know the names of ev
ery one who will be entitled to
a pension.
Col. Wesley Shropshire made a
brief address to the old “boys
in gray” telling them that he
felt incompetent to do so and
that he always felt that it was
more a time for memory and for
tears.
It is said that this is one of the
few, if not the only camp in
the state of Georgia, that has
memorials written for departed
comrades.
Col. Shropshire introduced a
resolution which was unanimous
ly adopted by the old comrades,
to the effect that Governor-elect
Brown be asked in due time to
re-appoint Judge Samson Harris
to the office of Adjutant Gener
al of Georgia.
The next meeting of this camp
was set for February. 1910.
The following beautiful memo
rials of the three comrades dead
within the year were prepared by
the venerable Dr. R. Y. Rudicil
and by his request were read be
fore the camp by Col. Shropshire.
Beloved Comrades:—
At each annual and thankful
reunion of our camp our hearts
are saddened by the announce
ment of the departure of our dea
comrades, who have been trans
ferred from their sojourn on eartl
to their Heavenly homes. We have
lost their presence, their compan
ionship and their love at this our
recuring meeting on earth, yet
deeper down in our hearts we
confidently believe they are at
rest in happy possession of celes
tial homes.
Our devotion and close friend
ship for each other was cemented
by our united efforts in defense
of a patriotic principle, we then
believed and still believe, to be
just and right. But our names
will not be in the records of his
tory, yet the Armies in which we
served in defense of our homes
and our beloved Southland, will
in future history be recorded by j
impartial writers alongside of]
gallant and patriotic armies of all
nations and all ages.
Yes, our departed comrades are
gone to higher homes, so let us
each day of our existence on earth
beseech our Great Creator that
when we are called from life on
earth to the world beyond, that
we too may enjoy the haven of
eternal rest and meet to part no
more.
Three of our comrades have
passed to their graves, their souls
to Heavenly homes since our last
comrades’ meeting. John Lively,
Robinson Moore, John A. Jones.
We will read a brief record of
our memories of each of them:
John Lively died September 11,
1908. He was a private soldier
and a member of Co. 1., 4th Ga.
Cavalry. He entered the Confed
erate army at the organization
of his regiment and made a gal
lant soldier. He was dangerous
ly wounded in the battle at New
Hope church, near Marrietta, Ga.
a minnie ball passing through his
right lung. The ball was remov
ed from just under surface near
his spinal by surgeon on battle
field, who is his comrade in this
camp. His recovery from the
wound was unexpected, through
the dispensation of Providence,
he made a rapid recovery, return
ed to his command and served
in defense of his country to the
close of the war, a faithful and
devoted soldier. When the war
closed he returned to Chattooga
county, Ga., and from his return
up to his last illness and death
he put in all his time when able
in an industrious life. He died
without an enemy. The state of
Georgia, honored him with an an
nual pension and his name is
placed in the Book of Records of
the soldiers of C. S. A. of Chattoo
ga county. He was a highly mor
al and Christian citizen and we
fully believe his soul is at rest
in that “Horae not made by
in that “home not made by
hands.” We extend to him our
sad but only temporal farewell.
Robinson Moore died January
9, 1909. He was a private sol
dier in Co. E 6th Ga. Cav.. Joined
the Confederate army early and
made a patriotic and faithful sol
dier, always ready, when upon
call, to perform any service or du
ty, regardless of danger, for his
army’s success, and the welfare
of his native homeland. He was
present and served in the last
battle of Gen. Johnston’s army
at Beatonville, N. C., and with
tears in his eyes heard the sur
render of the Confederate army
at Greensboro, N. C. Returning
to his home, when no more eould
be accomplished in defense of
our lost cause and, as we thought
all was lost but honor, he at once
went to work as did all the re
turning confederate soldiers. He
did his full duty in helping to
place Georgia on the high plane
she now occupies and the state
honored him by granting an annu
al pension for his labor and devo
tion to his country, the Southland
His name s placedin Chattooga’s’
book of Records of the C. S. A.
Soldiers. He was a church-going
Christian and while we mourn his
departure from our camp we
feel that our loss is his eternal
gain and never ending happiness.
Comrade, farewell.
Capt. John A. Jones died Feb
ruary 23, 1909. He entered the
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H'rites: My wife has been in a very
bad state of health. Nothing seemed
to do her any good until she began
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MRS. J. C. DUKES.
Rev. J. G. Hukes, Pastor of the Uni
tarian Church of Pinetown, N. C.,
writes:
“My wife has been in a very bad stato
of health for severhl years, and nothing
seemed to do her any good until she
began to use Pernna one month ago.
Since then tHe color has returned to her
face, and she is gaining in flesh every
day, and 1 believe she is a well woman
to-day.
“My ni tie boy, ten years old, was pale
and had but little life. He began to
use Peruna the day his mother began.
To-day his face is rosy, and he is out In
the yard running and jumping with the
rest of the children.”
Stomach Trouble Relieved.
Mrs. T. J. Ballard, Pryor Creek,
Indian Territory, writes: “I am happy
to tell you that I keep free from myoid
stomach trouble; feel no catarrhal
symptoms at all. I am able to do my
work, eat. and drink what I want, and
rejoice that I found a sure cure in your
valuable medicines, which I failed to
flud tn the best of home physicians.”
first company of volunteers form
ed in Chattooga county—Co. B.
9th regiment, Georgia infantry,
in 1861, went to Virginia—Gen.
Lee’s army—was dangerously
wounded in battle at Gettysburg,
Pa. Recovering from the wound
he returned to his command and
was promoted to the office of Ad
jutant Genreal of 9th Georgia reg
iment, was distinguished by all
his army comrades who served in
the army with him, as a soldier,
a patriot and an officer equal to
any soldier in our army. He par
ticipate in most of the great bat
tles of Gen. Lee’s army in Vir
ginia. On his return to his home
after the surrender at Appomat
tox, Va., he went to work with a
zeal and energy and a constancy
that crowned him with financial
success, and by the aid of his com
rades, who survived the war, he
lived to see his native state, Geor
gia, overcome her ruined finan
cial condition and placed in front
rank of the world’s prosperity. He
was appointed by Gov. Candler
one of the three commissioners to
place on file in a Book of Rec
ords the names and office and
regiment of every confederate sol
dier who served in the Civil war
from Chattooga county, which
he faithfully aided in doing. Book
now in county clerk’s office. He
was a church attending member,
a helper ; n ehristian duties and
thanksgiving follower of the great
Mesiah from his earliest manhoo<
Our temporal nature mourns his
abscence, yet we believe his soul
is at rest. Farewell, till we meet
to part no more.
R. Y. RUDICIL,
Com. on Memorials.
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