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VOL. XXII NO. 10. PEACH CROP TO BE HIGH-PRICED ONE Atlanta, Ga. May 11. —While > the peach crop will not be as large as last year, indications now are ‘jFThat it will be the highest priced in the history of the industry. There will be more peaches bought on the track than ever be fore, and at higher prices. According to growers who have reported to the Georgia Fruit ex change, representatives of the 'leading commission houses of the east and west are in the fruit belt soliciting f. o. b. shipments. They are offering prices ranging from $1 to $1.25 net a crate, and are finding few acceptances at these figures. The growers, relying on the new plan of shipment as adopted by the exchange, will hold out foi $1.50 a crate and it is the general belief that growers who accept offers at a figure any less than this will do so at a loss. Under the exchange plan f. o. b. shipments are protected the same as the others from glutting in the markets. The commission men, appreciating this, are all the ■ more anxious to buy their fruit on the track and get the benefit of high prices in the markets. It is believed that the growers will recoup themselves for all their previous losses. The executive committee of the exchange will meet here on Wed nesday. At that time the organi zation machinery will have been completed, and every plan for the shipping season, which begins about June 1, will be ratified, as will also the contracts with the exchange agent’s in the markets and at the shipping points in the Georgia territory. The committeemen will also rat ify the arrangements of schedules with the railroads. Estimates of the season’s yield still stand at from 3.000 to 3,500 cars, or from 50 to 55 per cent of last year’s crop. MRS. SAGE GIVES $25,000 TO BERRY SCHOOL As a result of the visit a short lime ago by the Ogden education al party to the school of Miss Martha Berry for boys near Rome it is said that Mrs. Russell Sage has contributed $25,000 to the en dowment fund of the institution After the educational conference in Atlanta, Mr. Ogden and his party visited Miss Berry’s school and the members were highly pleased with the work being done for the boys of the Georgia moun tains by this well-known Georgia woman. A promise was made at that time that the school and the good work it is doing would be brought to the attention of those inclined to make gifts for educational purposes. A conditional gift from An drew Carnegie, it is announced, has been received. Mr. Carnegie has promised $25,000 provide $75,000 additional was raised and the $25,000 from Mrs. Sage will reduce this amount to $50,- 000. Merritt & Bullock of Chelsea, Ga., have just received a large car load of the famous Turnbull Wagons and invite every one needing a first class wagon to call and examine the best wagon ..on wheels. 1 3-8 inch brake rol lers on all 2 horse wagons and several others new improvements. Won’t Slight a Good Friend. “If over I need a cough medi cine again I know what to get,” declares Mrs. A. L. Alley of Beals Me., “for after using ten bottles of Dr. King’s New Discovery, and seeing its excellent results in my own family and others, I am convinced it is the best medi cine made for Coughs, Colds and lung trouble.” Every one who tries it feels just that way. Re lief is felt at once and its quick cure surprises you. For Bronchi tis, Asthma, Hemorrhage, Croup, LaGrippe, Sore Throat, pain in chest or lungs its supreme. 50c and SI.OO. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Summerville Drug •> f /O. The Summerville News. LYERLY. ‘ Miss Minnie Rose has- been quit sick for several days. Dr. Ben Stark has returned from Knoxville where he attend ed the State Medeial examination Miss Pearl Burney has returned from a short visit to friends in Chattanooga. Little Miss Bessie Groce is quite sick. Mr. and Mrs,.} . L. Pollock and son, spent Thursday in Chatta nooga. Mr. George Harper is recov ering from a recent illness. The many friends of Miss Nell Thurman will regret to know she is seriously ill at her home in Trenton. Ga. Dr. Smith anil wife passed through Lyerly Thursday on a visit to Rome. J. 11. Hill has returned from Milledgeville. Miss Louise Taliaferro is on the sick list this week. Dr. Jack Bryant was called here on professional business’ Friday. Mrs. J. A. Owens, who has been very sick for several months is still confined to her bed. T <" Jim Floyd, one of Chattooga ville’s prosperous farmers, was in Lyerly Friday. Miss Bertha Watson has re-' turned from a pleasant visit to Chattanooga. Dr. Ben Stark has been real sick for several days. Mr. -Bob Anderson left Thurs day for a ten days’ trip to Flor ida. Edgar Shearer has gone to Broomtown, Ala., to spend some time with his uncle. Mr. and Mrs. Ike Pollock and children have been visitijjig in Rome for a few days. Mrs. Albert Perry has return ed from a visit to relatives in Rome. Miss Glennie Anderson spent Saturday with Mrs., G. R. Ander son. Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Shearer were in Summerville Monday. Rev. Wright filled his ap pointment here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Edwards were in Chelsea Sunday. Miss Sallie Hollis has return ed from Trion where she has been visiting friends for several days. Miss Alice White was the guest of Misses Cora O’Briant and Willie Richardson Sunday. Master Robert Crawford who continues very ill, has gone to Rome for treatment. Mr. and Mrs, J. A. O’Briant and son, Luther, are visiting rel atives in Rome. Mr. J. A. Rose of Trion was in Lyerly Sunday. Mrs. A. C. Powell and Mrs. D. D. Dover were guests of Mrs. Powell in Raccoon Thursday. Mrs. J. Lee and Miss Treze vant Lee were shopping in Rome Monday. 'Mr. Johta Doster came down from Chattanooga to spend Sun day with his parents. Mrs. Della Dorsey is visiting her mother near Rome. Miss Mary Lizzie Rose attend ed the funeral of Mrs. Mahala Rose in Trion Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Williams spent Saturday and Sunday at Chattoogaville. Mr. Grayson Shearer and fami ly spent Sunday at the home of Mr. Seab Jones. Messrs. Milton and Taylor Toles were in Lyerly Saturday. Little Foy Doster is still very sick. Mrs. Frank Lee is spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. Sehiflett, in Rome. Mrs. Gordon Wheeler went up to Summerville Monday to have dental work done. Air. F. S. Lee made a business trip to Lafayette Monday. Children’s Day will be observed at the Methodist church next Sun day. Mrs. Harris is practicing the children and has arranged a splendid program. The handsome new residence being erected by Air. Stark is nearing completion and will add much to the appearance of our little town. Little Miss Alary Crawford of Lafayette is visiting Miss Jennie Ruth Hammond The merchants continues to do a hustling business. They all carry a splendid up-to-date line SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MAY 13, 1909 GORE Rev. B. F. Hunt, filled his ap pointment at Pleasant Grove Sat urday and Sunday. Ou the sec ond Sunday in June Rev. A. F. Alahan will preach at Pleasant Grove and Rev. B. F. Hunt at Trion. Airs. J. S. Rawlls and son, of Fairmount are on an extended visit to friends here. Airs. AL P. Dill is visiting rel atives and friends in Walker county. Airs. Dora Tittle, who has been the guest of Mrs. M. P. Dill, left Friday for Greenbush where she will spend sometime with relative before returning to Dalton. Air. and Airs. T. Al. Ballenger and children spent Saturday and Sunday in Subligna. Mrs. (’. E. Doster spent Satur day with relatives at Wayside. Miss Lula Alorton of New spent last week with her sister, Airs. Sims, near Silver Hill. Air. and Airs. Ben Morgan of Sil ver Hill spent Saturday night with friends here. Linton Hammond spent Sunday with his parents at Armuehee. An infant of Thomas Cobb died last Alonday and was buried at Bethel cemetery Tuesday. Air. and Airs. D. W. Young blood of Tidings spent Sunday here. PATSY DIRTTOWN Our farmers are very badly behind with their work. They are, devoting all their time to the planting of seven cent cotton, and corn 90 cents cash or sl.lO on time. Isn’t this economy? There is more cotton planted in this section than usual. Very little corn planted up to date one third more commercial fertil izer used this season than usu al. Dr. G. F. Blalock, of Birming ham. Ala., was here last week. The Odd Fellows held their regular meeting at the hall here Saturday. Quite a number of the patrons the Bethel senhool were present at the school meeting Friday af ternoon and quite a lot of bus iness was transacted. Mj. T. 11. Townsend left Alon day for Chickamauga and other points. Air. Richard Selman of Ar muchee attended services at Pleasant Grove Sunday. Carl ISteadman of Armuehee was here last week. Messrs. T. AL Ballenger and F. M. Gaines spent Friday in Rome. Our clever tax assessor, F. A. Weaver, was here Friday dis charging the duties connected with that office. G. B. Phillips spent Thursday and Friday in Rome. Ralph Crane has returned from the Berry High School. P. AL Story of Rome was here recently. Tommie Johnston was in Rome AV ednesday. Col. W. 11. Ennis of Rome was in our burg Saturday. Paying Him Out. A boy went into a baker’s shop for a threepenny loaf. Thinking that the loaf was rather small, he remarked to the baker, smiling: “You have not weighed it.” “Oh, you never mind that,” said the baker.- “It won’t be so heavy to carry.” “All right,” said the boy, putting twopence halfpenny on the counter and walking to the door. The baker called after him:' “Here, boy! I want another halfpenny.” “Never mind that,” said the boy. “It will be less for you to count.”— Illustrated Bits. of goods and no where will you find more reasonable prices. The amount of goods sold here each week is positive proof that we have as accommodating mer chants, reasonable prices and as splendid a stock of goods as you will find anywhere. The farmers in this section are a little behind with their crops, owing to the wet weather, but they are now making up for lost time and will soon have every thing in the ground. TRION The Trion public schools' will give their entertainment Friday night, Al ay 21, at the auditorium Tlie opening exercises will be gin at 7:30. Everybody cordi ally invited to attend. • Airs. James Broom has been suffering with rheumatism for the past few weeks. The infant child left by Airs. Bonnie Mcßride is very ill. Airs. Sim Colbert has been crit ically’ ill the past week, but is now improving. C. P. Thompson spent Thursday in Chattanooga, Airs. J. J. Cry went up to Chattanooga Friday and return ed Sunday. Aliss Wheeler of Nashville is here in the interest of placing drawing in the public schools. She has one of the finest meth ods on the market. T. J. Ross spent Sunday’ in Ly erly’ with Capt. Hill. G. B. Alyers expects to accom pany Rev. A. F. Alahan to the Southern Baptist Convention at Louisville. The Chattooga Sacred Harp Singing Convention met at the Baptist church on Saturday’ and Sunday. Quite a number of the members were present and re port a most enjoyable time. The next regular meeting of tin l con vention will be held at Subligna, Air. and Airs. Rural Edwards of Lindale were visiting Airs. Robinson last week. Aliss Mary Routh spent Alon day in Summerville. Messrs. Alfred Bryant and Joe Crumley of Lyerly’ were in Trion Sunday afternoon. Rev. 11. AL Strozier filled his appointments at Macedonia Sun day. Air. and Mrs. R. F. Roberson and Alaster Robbie Dennis re turned from Pendil, Okla., Sun day. Born to Air. and Mrs. Josh Fincher on May 8, a girl. Airs. Lucy Hammonds of Broon town visited Air. and Mrs. Will Johnson Sunday. Aliss Fannie Harris and Mas ter Ben Gray are spending this week with relatives in Menlo. Air. John Robinson is ill this week. , Mrs. A. L. Dalton and Airs. Georgia Mann of Summerville spent Sunday’ in Trion. Mr. and Mrs. Andy Young and children of Alabama City are visiting Airs. Jim Parris. Albert Ragland and two chil dren visited in Chattoogaville on last Sunday. Rev. W. Al. Griffitt and Mas ter Alfred went to Chattooga last Sunday. Mrs. Lucius Pennington and Alaster Plez returned Sunday af ter a weeks visit to relatives at Cedartown and Lindale. Airs. Z. Adams and daughters. Mrs. Dora Scogins and Aliss Mar garet Adams, of Lafayette came down to attend the funeral ser vices of Mrs. Mahala Rose Sun day. Airs. Mahalaßose died Saturday afternoon at the home of her son, George Rose, in Rome, after a continued illness of dropsy. Mrs: Rose was Miss Mahala Adeline Biair before she was married to Mr. G. AL Rose in 1875. There were four children mar riage, two of whom ai<. living in Rome, George and Will Rose. She wa« born in Bradly county, Tenn, in 1846 an I joined the Baptist church in 1872. Mrs. Rose was one of the oldest residents in Trion and was highly thought of by all who knew her. She leaves scores of friends to mourn her loss. Paul and Will Campbell of Dry Valley spent Sunday with home folks. Paul Jones of Dry Valley spent Sunday here. J. D. Beaty has left for Evans ville, Ind., to make his home. W. AL Snyder and wife have returned to Union. S. C. Ernest and Frank Williams of Dry Valley spent Alonday here. It is a waste of time to argue with a man who draws his sta tistics from his own imagination. MENLO S< mebody said we were live hundred miles further south than we were before the earthquake in Italy. But it seems to be right to the reverse this morning. Cotton that is coming up is looking bad and dying on account of the cool weather. Strawberries are coming in verj rapidly and are bringing good prices. S. T. Polk was in Chattanooga last week on business. L. S. Thacker of Al illedgeville is here for a few days, looking af ter some business interests. iS. 'l', and Frank Polk went to Chattanooga last Wednesday to see their brother, C. 11. Polk, who is very sick with pneumonia. The first ear load of strawber ries left, heye Saturday. Airs. Arnold Tompkins and Aliss Anna AleAlullen were shopping ir Summerville last Tuesday. G. W. Welch and wife visited relatives at Rising Fawn last wool Prof. Ransom of Lafayette was shaking hands with friends here last Saturday. Zen Taylor made a business trip Io Chattanooga last week. Airs. J. A. Kennedy attended the funeral of Henry Stout at Round Mountain last Friday. Rev. J. O. Brand filled his ap pointments here Sunday and Sun day night, Quite a crowd from here attend ed the singing convention at Chel sea last Sunday. Air. AlcGall and Will Agnew of Chattanooga were in Menlo last Sunday. AL F. BALLARD. The Patient’s Stratagem. “You must drink hot water with your whiskv,” the doctor told his patient. “Otherwise you mustn’t take it at all.” “But how shall I get the hot wa ter?” the patient queried plaintive ly. “My wife won’t let mo have it for the whisky toddy.” “Tell her you want to shave,” the doctor said and took his departure. The next day the doctor called and asked the wife how his patient was. “He’s gone raving mad,’’ his wife replied. “He shaves every ten min utes.” _ An Apology Due and Forthcoming. An illiterate young man once got a friend to write a letter for him to his sweetheart. 'The letter was rather prosaic for a love letter, and the lover felt that an apology was due to his sweetheart for its lack of tender nothings. It was added at his suggestion as follows: “Please excuse the mildness of this here letter, as the chap wot’s ritin it is a married man, and he says he carn’t ’bide any soft soap ings. It alius gives him the spaz zums.”—London Telegraph. Lead Shot. We owe lead shot to Watts, a Bristol plumber, who dreamed that while repairing a church roof his foot slipped and a ladle of molten lead that he was carrying fell to the ground and that on descending to recover his property lie found that the metal had assumed, instead of the silver plaque he had expected, the form of countless minute glob ules. Curiosity led him next day to repeat, so far as he could, the ac cident of bis dream. A like result followed, and the lucky dreamer ul timately made a handsome fortune. - London Chronicle. rßojfei Bailing Powder Jlbjolutely Pure Renders the food more wholesome and su- perior in lightness and flavor. The only baking powder made from w* 7 Royal Grape Cream of Tartar. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR WILL INVESTIGATE INSANE ASYLUM. Atlanta, Ga., May 11,— Gov. Hoke Smith has instructed the trustees of the state insane asy lum at Aliliedgeville to make an investigation of the recent char ges made against the officials of the institution. Formal published charges of specific abuses were laid before Gov Smith Alonday. The charges are in the form of an editorial anil story published in the Au gusta Chronicle and a story pub lished by Hon. 'Thomas E. Wat son in his Jefferson Magazine. Ac cording to these stories grave charges are ma.de against the in stitution. Mr. Watson printed a story af ter an interview’ with R. E. Dun nington, a Richmond county man who was recently released from the asylum as cured after spend ing a. year and a half there. It has been charged that the officials of the asylum live off the fat. of the land, while the patients get the best they can, and The Chronicle says an affi davit is in existence, made by a. woman, in which two very grave charges are made. The letter recently written by Dr. S. W. Arrowwood, of Atlan ta. calling attention to a broken skull of a patient who died in the asylum, also figure,s in the ease. After getting the clipping con taining the stories of the charges made against, the institution, Gov ernor Smith sent them to the chairman of the executive com mittee with Hie suggestion that lu call his committee together and make an investigation. 'The governor pointed out that if the charges were true, publicity should be given the fact ; and that if they were un true, they should be publicly de clared as sn<‘h. Il is known that the governor has confidence in the trusteesand in the. management at the asy lum, and he realizes llw difficulty if acting on eliarges made by in sine or partially insane persons. He knows that the officials of the institution are showing good business management, in getting along with something like 40 < ents a day for each patient, but id the siiine time ho is determin ed to ascertain the truth or fal sity of any charges against the insl it llt ion. Lived 152 Years Wm. Parr—England’s oldest man married the third time at 120, worked in the fields till 132 and lived 20 years longer. Peo ple should be youthful at 80. James Wright, of Spurlock, Ky., shows hew to remain young. “I feel just like a 16-yearold boy,” he writes, “after taking six bot tles of Electric Bitters. For thir ty years Kidney trouble made life a burden, but the' first bottle of this wonderful medicine convinc ed mo I bad found the greatest cure on earth.” They’re a god send to weak, sickly, run-down or oi l people. Try them. 50c at Summerville Drug Co. / When a, man wants to do wrong he usually has little troub le in manufacturing an exmifie that will satisfy him.