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VOL. XXII NO. 12. TRION Mr. and Mrs. Rex Wyatt and children spent Sunday in Lyerly. Mrs. S. S. Colbert is convales cing. Deed Ratliff left Sunday for Atlanta to accept a position. Misses Mary Willis and Mat tie Willis and Addie and Grace Fowler and Eunice Robinson vis ited in Lyerly Sunday. Little Miss Christine Griffitt is convalescing, after being quite ill for the past two weeks. Messrs. C. T. and Charlie Har din and A. Lloyd and Miss Cla ra Hardin spent Sunday in Ly erly. Mrs. Anderson is ill this week. Rev. W. M. Griffitt filled his regular appointments at Sardis Saturday and Sunday. Prof. W. M. Ransom and fam ily visited Mrs. Rex Wyatt Tues day and attended the school en tertainment. Mr. Joe Hammond of Armuchee is critically ill at the home of his brother, Mr. J. L. Hammond. Mrs. Caroline Hammond con tinues very ill. Rev. A. F. Mahan went down to Gaylesville, Ala., to deliver the baccalaureate sermon at that place Sunday, and Dr. Seymore most ably filled the pulpit here. Miss Katie Lee Powell of Ly erly is visiting Miss Evelyn Wy att this week. Mrs. E. A. Robinson is quite nick this week. Miss Bertie Hence spent the week end with home folks at Chickamauga. G. C. Brown of Chattanooga spent Sunday in Trion. Miss Grace Thomas is at home from Lafayette where she has been attending school. She won the gold medal in music, offered by Miss Eugenia McWilliams, teacher. Messrs. Claud and Blev Hen son and Miss Rena Bridges of Ta loga visited Miss Cora Massey Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Coker left Monday on a visit to relatives in Griffin. Mrs. J. 11. Thomas is ill this week. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Edwards of Lyerly have moved to Trion to reside in future. Jim Reed of Alabama City is visiting his brother, Mr. Jud son Reed, this week. Mrs. J. R. Maffett and little son, Coker, are expected home from Griffin Tuesday. D. M. Griffitt spent Sunday in Dry Valley with Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Martin. Bill Stewart left Monday on a visit to relatives in Rome and Huntsville. Bob Floyd left Monday on a visit to relatives in Florida. M. M. Simmons moved to Sum merville Monday, week. Mrs. Westbrook is ill this Andrew Edwards and family left Wednesday for Auburn, N. C. The two little girls of Mr.and Mrs. Monroe Broom are very ill Connie Whitehead came up from Summerville Saturday and will leave Tuesday for Chatta nooga. Messrs. R. E. McWilliams and B. P. Green went up to Chatta nooga Saturday and returned Sunday afternoon in an automo bile. Mr. C. P. Thompson left Sun day for Richmond. Mrs. Hammett is quite ill this week. Mrs. Will Maffett is indispos ed this week. Rev. A. F. Mahan returned from Louisville Wednesday and reports that this was one of the greatest conventions in the his tory t>f the Southern Baptist Con vention. Mrs. Ellis’ small child is suffer ing with cholera-infantum. Mrs. John Neal and Miss Lil lie Mahan of Summerville are The Summerville News. visiting Mrs. A. F. Mahan. Miss Maude Funderburk left Monday for Salisbury, N. C. on an extended visit. P. L. Martin returned Friday from Columbus, where he attend ed the K. of P. convention. Ernest Mahan returned home from South Summerville Sunday. G. B. .Myers returned from Louisville Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Greenwood and daughter, Vinnie May, of Summerville, spent Wednesday with relatives here. Grover Jenkins is spending a few days with friends in Trion. Messrs. V. 0. Hammitt, Earl Williams, Grover Jenkins and Misses Grace, Aggie Bell and Ruth Mullinax, and Velma and Georgia Dunn spent Sunday in Lyerly. Miss Josie Anderson visited Miss Lola Edwards in Lyerly Sunday. T. G. Pruitt and W. 11. Clark attended the foot-washing in Ly erly Sunday. Misses Drussie Peppers visit ed her brother, W. W. Peppers, in Lafayette Saturday and Sun day. Miss Lula Alexander and Fletch er Green were married Sat urday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins, T. J. An derson officiating. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Jackson spent last week with relatives at Holland. Mrs. Janie Plummer and Miss Pearl Plummer spent Saturday in Summerville. Mrs. W. L. Pullen and Mrs. W. F. Pullen spent Monday in Summerville. Miss Eunice Johnson of Guild is spending a few days with friends here. Mrs. J. H. Dalton and son, Wai ter, left Thursday on a visit to Mrs. Arthur Dalton in Ala bama City. Misses Annie Jackson, Venice Fallis spent Sunday in Martin dale. Miss Blanche Chapman of West Armuchee spent Sunday with relatives here. Mr. Walter Chapman spent Sunday with Henry Cagle near Lafayette. Misses Jennie Carwile and Fan nie Williams spent Thursday in Summerville. Mrs. Charley Eller and Mrs. Steve Hamby of Broomtown val ley spent Monday in Trion. Mrs. A. T. Harper and Miss Fannie Harper of Cave Springs came up Tuesday to spend a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Adelbert Carpenter. J. W. Robinson, who has been running the cloth 1 press here for years, had a narrow escape Fri day when the press chain broke and barely missing him. Mr. and Mrs. A. 11. Williams spent Sunday in Summerville the guest of Mrs. and Mr. Jud Wil liams. The infant child left by Mrs. Bonnie Mcßride died at the home of its grandparents Monday. Won’t Slight a Good Friend. “If ever 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 Co. Ask for Allen’s Foot-Ease A powder for swollen, tired, hot, smarting feet. Sample sent FREE Also Free Sample of the Foot- Ease Sanitary Corn-Pad, a new invention. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY-. GEORGIA, THURSDAY MAY 27, 1909 GORE Rev. J. C. Hardin filled his ap pointments at Bethel and Silver Hill Sunday. An infant of Thomas Cobb died Saturday night and was buried at Bethel cemetery Sunday af ternoon. Mrs. R. Y. Rudicil and Miss Margaret Kendrick of Summer ville spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives here. G. 11. Crawford and daughters of Lafayette spent Saturday and Sunday here. Mrs. Dr. Campbell of Atlanta is visiting her mother, Mrs. J. A. Jones. Mrs. T. M. Ballenger spent Sun day with Dr. Ballenger’s family at Crystal Springs. 1 Mrs. W. D. Hix and son, Ho mer, spent Friday night in Rome. Mr. and Mrs. (’. S. Gaines were visiting relatives at Tidings Sat urday night. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Young blood of Tidings spent Sunday here. Messrs. Linton Hammond and Clifton Barron spent Saturday night and Sunday at Armuchee. George Atkins and wife of Ar muchee were visiting relatives here Sunday. Miss Viola Owings spent last week in Summerville the guest of Mrs. J. S. McGinnis. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Cordle of Silver Hill were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Drummond Sunday. The railroad which will bf built through this valley will be built from Rome instead of Hol land, as was at first thought, and work will begin on it at once. PATSY. DIRTTOWN The farmers are badly behind with their work on account of so much rain, and our roads are in a terrible condition. It is al most impossible to travel them. Yet nothing is b i eng done to im prove them. If we can not im prove the roads without issuing bonds, then let’s issue bonds, but never put the boys on the road. James Dempsey of Armuchee was here recently. Frank Youngblood of Haywood was here recently. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Williams of Lafayette are here visiting relatives. P. IL Whitehead spent Thurs day in Rome on business. Frang Scoggins of Subligna was in our burg Sunday. Mr. Julius Rush spent the week end in Broomtown. Rev. J. C. Hardin filled his reg ular appointments at Bethel and Silver Hill Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Youngblood spent Sunday with the latter’ii mother at Gore. Mr. A. J. Crawford of Talia ferro attended services at Bethel Sunday. J. S. Cleghorn of Summerville was here recently. Several from this place attend ed foot-washing at Lyerly Sun day. Mr. Crawford Bailey of Talia ferro was here Sunday. Lived 152 Years Wm. Parr—England’s oldest man —married the third time at 120, worked in the fields till 132 and lived 2G 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-year-old 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 i ed me I bad found the greatest I cure on earth.” They’re a god isend io weak, sickly, run-down 'or 01. l people. Try them. 50c at i Summerville’ Drug Co. “Try Merritt’s Tomatoes. They are all good, sound ripe stock and no water.” LYERLY. Miss Dora Hunt spent Sunday with Misses Dora and Lola Ed wards. Mr. John Foster and wife of R •:ar spent Friday night with Miss Alice Henderson Miss Jessie Shiflett has been visiting relatives here for sever al days. Tli< public school at this place closed Friday. Prof. Wilford Me Cutchen left for bis home in Ready, Virginia. Sunday. He made many friends while here who would be much pleased to have him return in the fall and take charge of the school anoth er year. Misses Bessie Maxey and Al ice Clemmons of Summerville Vis ited Miss Lillian Echols Sunday. Misses Mary Lizzie Rose is on the sick list I his week. Mr. Monroe Wade and wife were the guests of A. C. Powell and family Sunday. Miss Fannie Porter has return ed from Welcome Hill where she has just closed a five months term of school. Mrs. Ike Williams has returned to Chattooga villa, after a pleas ant visit to her son, I. C. Wil lia.niS'. Miss Katie Lee Powell is vis iting Miss Evelyn Wyatt. Mrs. J. Lee and Miss Annie Strain will leave in a few days for North Carolina, where they will visit relatives for sometime. Mr. Rex Wyatt and family were visiting in Lyerly Sunday. Mrs. Bryan and daughter, Miss Eula, have returned to Rome after spending several days with relatives here Messrs. Grady Doster and Ar chie Hill came up from Cave Springs Friday where they have been attending school. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Stark spent Monday in Chattanooga. Mr. J. C. Lawson and wife spent Sunday with Mr. J. A. O’Bryant’s family. Mrs. Will Stark is spending a few days with her father in At lanta. Mrs. Sue McGhee is on an ex tended visit to Mrs. John Bryant. Mr. Henry Dover and wife are visiting relatives here. Miss Kate Bolling of Summer- Glle was the attractive guest of Miss Trezevant Lee Saturday and Sunday .Mrs. Spencer and daughter, Miss Mary Nell Spencer, of Trion were visiting the family of J. M. Rose the last of the week. Mr. Gus O’Bryant and family have rf-.urned to Rome after a short visit to J. A. O’Bryant. Mr. Carl Wright spent the week-end with Archie Hill. Edgar Shearer has been sick for several days. Dallas Morrison and sister, Grace, have been visiting rela tives here. Master Luther O’Bryant eon tinues real sick, much to the re gret of his many friends. Misses Lillian and Leila May Echols were in Summerville Mon day. Mr. Henry Rambo is here for a few days. Misses Kate Moss and Sarah Echols were the admired guests of Miss Mattie Lou Moss Sunday. Master Cell ■'in Powell han gone to Raccoon to visit his grandmother. Miss Pearl Burney has been real sick for several days. About fifteen hundred people attended the foot-washing hore Sunday. Mrs. Hollis, from Trion has been visiting her son, Mr. Joe Hollis. Prof. Allen, principal of Hearn Academy, spent Monday night with Grady Doster. Mrs. Tom Strange and children came up from Rome Saturday to I spend a few days with Mrs. Strange’s parents. Mr. Jim Shearer made a busi ness trip to Rome Monday. Quite a number from this place attended quarterly meeting at South Carolina Saturday. Miss Trezevant Lee entertain ed Monday night in honor o' Miss Eula Bryant, of Rome. Mu sic and games were enjoyed and V a late hour dainty refreshment were served. Robert Moore, who has been at tending school here, has returned to his home near Floyd Springs. Mr. M. S. Henderson's wife and daughter spent Sunday wit I hi n HARRISBURG Rev. Jno. Seamore filled the appointment of Rev. A. F. Mahan at New Hope Sunday. Farmers through this section are badly behind on account of so much rain. Some are about half through planting corn while others have not planted practically any, ami the larger part of the land is yet to break. Cotton is up and large enough to ebop. J. C. Conn shipped 52 crates of strawberries Monday, mak ing a. total of 57(1 crates shipped this season. Miss Ella Wyatt of Menlo was the guest of the family of C. I*. Williams Sunday. Mrs. Thomas Greseon and lit tle grandson, Henry Smith, are visiting the former's daughter, Mrs. Bal Ray. al Lyerly, this Week. Miss Jamie Hammond, who has been attending school at Cave Springs, has returned home. Willie Hale of Romo and Miss Mattie Allen wire visiting the family of C. ('. McConnell Satur day and Sunday. Oscar Harper and Forrest Mar tin were visiting the family of C. Harper on Lookout mountain Sunday. J. 1). Crowder and wife of La fayette were visiting the family of C. (Met 'onnell Sunday. M. B. Groover left Monday for Thomasville to attend tin 1 Odd Fellows convent ion. Quite a, number of young peo.j pie enjoyed the singing al Mr. C. <Bryans Sunday night. AIAQinS. ROME AND NORTHERN RAILROAD ORGANIZED. Rome, Ga.,- Organization of the Rome and Northern Railroad Company was completed here Fri dfly. The road is to be 80 miles long, running from Rome through the counties of Floyd, Chattoo ga, Walker, Whitfield and V i| t ,,< > sa to a point on the line between Georgia and Tennessee,,and prob ably will be extended northward later. The capital stock is sl,- 000.000, all paid. The are R. J. Peters. Jarnos R. Peters, Roy A. Nickerson, Richard 11. Hoffman, of Manistee, Mich., and several Rome capitalists. The road is intended to develop and operate a tract of 10,000 acres of iron ore and timber land in North Georgia, recently purchased by Peters and associates. The build ing starts at, once and will be completed within a year. An order for SBO,OOO worth of rails also cross ties, locomotives and flat cars has already be<-n'give,n. ■C*® Baking 7 Powder “Pure The Only Baking Powder made from kvjVm! Royal Grape Cream of Tartar —Made from Grapes— I ■Tojk JH A Guarantee of Pure, Healthful, Delicious Food —-gP ONE DOLLAR A YEAR MENLO The men of the farm are com plaining of being behind with their work. Some are still talk - ing of planting cotton. Leave the balance off and plant it in corn. I''. G. Polk is building an addi tion to bis dwelling. T. P. Baker is attending the grand lodge of Odd Fellows at Thomasville this week. Strawberries will soon be a thing of the past. Only 6 ears from this place this season. Most, everybody went to the foot-washing at Lyerly Sunday. Rev. B. F. Guille filled his l ap pointments here Sunday and Sun day night. Miss Alford of Florida is spend ing a few weeks here for the ben efit of her health. J. M. Wyatt is visiting al Bre men. Ga., this week-. Miss Maggie Leath is visiting relatives at Congo, Ala., this week. R. W. Smith made a business trip to Summerville Monday. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Ballard of Leesburg, Ala,, spent the week here visiting relatives. Agnew & Knox moved into their new place of business last Thursday. S. T. Polk and wife visited rel atives in Chattanooga last. week. Jim Wilt's show was well at tended here last Friday night. The boys have put up another ball park and will play the first game Saturday, next. M. F. BALLARD. CAVE SPRING GIVES SB,OOO FOR HEARN. The campaign to raise $40,- 000 fund for Hearn Academy al Cave Spring, was successfully launched Friday afternoon when that enterprising little city sub scribed the splendid sum of SB,- 000. This action was taken at an educational rally held there. In attendance were the mem bers of the board of trustees, and many visitors from the country. In the morning a meeting was held that filled the Baptist church Addresses were, made by Dr. R. B. Ileadden of Rome, and the Rev J. G. Harrison of Macon. Then the agent of the trustees, Rev. J. G. Hunt, made a ringing call for Subscript ions to the work. The answer began slowly, but the. enthusiasm increased and before Uii! close of the meeting the grat ifying total named above was reached. It is the purpose of tin* trus tees to raise $40,000 for the pur pose of erecting new buildings at the school, ami increasing the endowment. Mr. Hunt will make a thorough canvass of the coun ties of Floyd, Walker and Chat tooga. He has handled the work with skill and wisdom and has proved himself to be, the right man in the right place. With the start that Cave Spring has given the movement, its success seems assured, and within the next year the trustees expect to have room for the 100 boarding pupils, who are anxious to enter the academy.—Tribune- Herald.