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The Summerville News Published Every Thursday. BY THE NEWS PUBLISHING CO. O. J. Espy, Editor and Manager Tf.hms of Subscription: ©ne Year SI.OO Six Montlm >c Three Months 25c Advertising Rates will be Made Known on Application. Entered at the Summerville Post Office as Second Class Mail Matter. ’Phone No. 6. 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. —■ • ■*- -■ ■— 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. —a —i ♦ 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 Syrup tffigs Senna acts gently yet prompt ly on the bou els, cleanses me system effectually, assists one in overcoming habitual constipation permanently. To go its beneficial effects buy the genuine. hanufact need by the CALIFORNIA pic Syrup Co. SOLD 0* LEMING REV. J. G. DUKES H'rites: My wife has been in a very bad state of health. Nothing seemed to do her any good until she began TO USE PERUNA. 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. Words To Freeze The Soul. “Your son lias Consumption. His case is hopeless.” palling words were spoken fl Geo. E. Blevins, a e’.vnt of 4fll wonderful power New Discovery. “After three weeks use,” writes Mr. Blevins, “he was as well as ever. I would' not take all the money in the world for what it did for my boy.” Infallible for Coughs and Colds, its the safest, surest cure of desperate Lung diseases on earth. 50c. and SI.OO. Guaran tee satisfaction. Trial bottle free. Summerville Drug Co. Bea ” th ® KilWl l° a HaW KiWafS Bigaatttrt fs y 'j* ,