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The Summerville News
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Summerville, Ga., May 27, 1909.
The Good Roads Movement.
One of the most important
I roblems that confront the farm
ee, and merchants of our county
today is that of good roads, and
especially does this apply to the
farmer. 1 desire to call the at
tention of our Chattooga county
farmers to the int erest manifested
by farmers of other counties in
the advancement of good roads.
We are directly in line between
Atlanta and Chattanooga, and it
we will interest our business men
of all vocations, and enter the
$.'•00(1.0(1 contest projected by the
Atlanta Constitution we will sure
)y come in for our part of the
] rize.
There is no county in Georgia
with more natural resources for
building good roads, and for a
very small outlay we can work
our convicts on same.
I would suggest that we take
steps to immediately commence
work on our roads, and to this
end will ask that each farmer and
other business man who is inter
ested in good roads to write the
Summerville News expressing
himself as favoring this great
movement.
1 believe it would be profitable
to call a mi eting to be held at
lerville at an early date to
discuss ways and means.
This is a subject that should in
terest all. The opportunity is
i nw offered to our county to get
in line with the enterprising conn
ties of our great state, and I lor
one would much regret Chattooga
not being among the foremost.
Let’s get together anil have
good roads all over this the host
county in th' best state in the
union.
N. K. BITTING.
NOTICE
We want, every school in the
county to be represented at our
Teachers’ Institute in .lune.
See Mrs. J. L. Pollock’s no
tice elsewhere in The News ask
ing all the School Improvement
Clubs to send reports to her
that they may be consolidated. I
earnestly urge all the teachers
and ladies to see that, a full re
port is sent in from their schools
and please do this at once. Send
them to Mrs. J. L. Pollqck, Ly
erly, Ga.
■ s. E. JONES, c. 8. C.
Notice of Local Legislation
GEORGIA —Chattooga county.
Notice is hereby given that at
the next session oi the General
Assembly of Georgia there will
bo introduced a bill, the title oi
which is as follows: "Au Act
to create and incorporate the
of Summerville in lieu ot
the town of Summerville in ('hat
tooga County and for other pur
post's. ’ ’
This May 26, 1909.
All kinds of cleaning and press
ing promptly done.— Mrs. J. S.
M eGiniris.
JUST
ONE
WORD that wori U
Txitt’s,
It r»fer» to Dr. Tutt’S Ltvar Plll» and
MEANS HEALTH.
Are you constipated?
1 roubled with Indlgeatiaa?
Skk heaJavbe?
\ trtigo?
BUIout?
InsooHila?
ANY of these s\ mptoma and maay otbars
iadkate inaction of the LIVER.
You Need
Tutt’sPills
Take No Substitute.
RHINEHEART—MARTIN
A lovely home wedding was that
of Miss Frances Gertrude Rhine
heart and Mr. Thomas Bruner
Martin which occurred in Sum
merville Thursday afternoon, at
the home of the bride’s mother.
Mrs. Minnie Kush Rliineheart on
Congress street. Rev. B. F.
Hunt, pastor of the Baptist
church, performed the ceremony
which united the lives of the
happy pair.
The bride is one of Chattooga s
fairest and sweetest daughters
and she was unusually lovely in
a handsome traveling suit of ol
ive green, with hat and gloves to
match.
Mr. Martin was formerly of
Jonesboro, Tenn., but has been
a resident of Chattanooga for
about ten years, where he occu
pies the position of city ticket
agent for the Queen & ( rescent
Railway Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin left im
mediately after their marriage
for a trip east. They will visit
Cincinnati, Washington, D. C.,
New York City, Buffalo, N. Y.,
Montreal and Toronto, Canada.
After the first of June they
will be at home in Chattanooga,,
233 Vine street.
Mr. Bryan Erwin Dead
Mr. Bryan Erwin died at the
home of Mr. N. K. Bitting on
Congress street last Thursday
night at 8 o’clock, after an ill
ness of two weeks with perito
nitis.
Death never comes without
leaving in its wake a burden ot
sadness. Sometimes when an
aged man is called from his earth
ly labors, we console ourselves
with the thought that he could
not, according to natural events,
live much longer, and that his
long life had given him an op
portunity to fulfill his mission
in life. But when the angel of
death comes to a young man just
entering upon the serious things
of life, just as the faculties reach
their full development, with what
consolation can we comfort our
selves. There is none outside of
a perfect, faith and humble sub
mission to the Divine Will. Such
was the death of Mr. Erwin.
Mr. Erwin was born at Fair
mount, in Gordon county, in 1884
and was twenty-five years old
at the time of his death. He
came to Summerville about two
years ago and accepted a posi
tion as assistant cashier in the
Bank of Commerce, which posi
tion he held at the time of his
death.
It is safe to say that no young
man of Summerville was more
generally beloved. Possessed as
lie. was of unusually good busi
ness judgment, he soon become
thoroughly efficient in his work.
11 is genial and amiable disposi
tion drew to him a large circle
of friends who mourn his un
timely decease.
His remains, accompanied by
his two brothers and Mr. N. K.
Bitting, were carried to Fair
mount, Ga.. Friday and he was
buried Saturday in the family
burying ground at that place.
Messrs. J. S. ('leghorn and J. 1,
.lolly accompanied the body as
far as Rome.
He is survived by his father,
three brothers and four sisters.
NOTICE
Customers for Mung Beans
(also called “Hay Peas” or
"Blue Peas”) will find them on
sale at the store of Cleghorn, Hen
rv & Co. at prices which save
vou the postage. I will continue
’to fill orders at $1.25 per peek
or $4.50 per bushel, delivered in
Summerville until the few bush
els 1 have left are sold. Write
me amount you want.
W. L. GAMBLE.
Summerville, Ga.
( an supply a lot of sweet po
tato slips.—Clyde and Jules
Wheeler.
FOR SALE— Cow with young
calf.—W. L. Gamble. Summer
ville, Ga.. Rural 5.
Messrs. A. D. Cheney and Jno.
D Mikle. of Rome, are spending
a few days here this week in
|the interest of the State Mutual
I Life Insurance Co.
Friendships that are based on
i loans are apt to be shakj •
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS, THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1909.
ANARCHY
The best recruiting seargeant
the devil has ever had is whis
key.
Law and order can not walk
arm in arm with whiskey, nor
breathe the same air. Obedience
to the law can not be secured by
simple force, it can only be had
through the habits of reverence
and the honor that its intelligent
subjects yield to it.
It can only restrain men whose
minds are able to foresee or ex
pect bad consequences from its
violation.
A drunken man, losing reason,
loses reverence or the power to
foresee consequences, crime or
disaster lie logically before him
if he escapes either or both, it
is solely by miraculous chance.
Let your drunken man become a
drunken crowd of men say on the
streets of a town, you have there
always the smouldering fires of
riot and anarchy, that any chance
breath shall kindle to disastrous
flame.
Wherever whiskey flows, we
have this menace always present
and often active. Good citizens
io a man cry out against it, rat
ing the authorities for not taking
suppressive measures. Even bad
citizens say no good of it. And
the people have gone far enough
to write into their Code a law
making the sale of whiskey a
crime. Blind tigers spring up still
supplying a flow sufficient to
nourish danger, wherever men
come together. The men who
sell whiskey are men of some
standing too. Those who do the
largest business are of necessity
in every ease, men of large lo
cal influence, with friends in
every class of men. Men of char
aeter sufficiently strong to or
ganize a contraband whiskey
trade of any serious dimensions
are always men having some
traits that command the friend
ship of others, even to some of
the most moral.
We are all prone to love what
we call ‘‘a good feller.” though
we ardently despise some of the
things he does. We do want to
burn up his evil works, but we
do not want to singe a hair on
his head if we can help it. But—
can we always separate the man
and his works.
Drunkenness goes on in menac
ing degree in spite of the inter
dicted trade, and good citizens
having made their law, now pitch
every ease of drunkenness in the
face of the authorities, as much
as to say, ‘‘lf you were any good
on earth, you’d stop this—its so
easy to put the law to them.
The officers seine, the under
waters and Iwiul up a catch into
the light. ‘'Why, he’s a good
fellow, who reported him? Why.
that fellow, he’s the scum of the
earth. It’ll never do to convict
a man on the oath of such fel
lows as that.” Thus cry the
good citizens. They just will
not believe it. Ah, but who are
they waiting for to come along
with the evidence? No doubt
they are waiting until the pastor
of the Baptist, Methodist or Pres
byterian church or some other cit
izens of spotless character and
unimpeachable veracity shall
come to the witness stand and
go into the definite details ot an
unlawful sale ot whiskey. That
is good as far as practicable, for
we ought to seek the best wit
nesses in every case. But how
long are you going to have to
wait for your pastors et als to
get on the stand and tell how on
such a night or so they went out
with flie bullies and either
bought the stuff or saw the oth
er fellow do it? Just think how
long.
Now can you resolve that you
can afford to wait that long al
ter reflecting how long that will
be? Gabriel will find you still
waiting and ‘‘cussing’ tho
authorities for not breaking up
the business. But if you think
you can’t wait for a witness
against whon no man can be
found to raise some word of im
peachment. then you will have
to take what you can get. Mho
are thev. who know convicting
facts about the blind tiger busi?
ness? Blind tiger patrons know
these facts and nobody else does
or can. If nothing else, the taet
that he drinks, that he is a confess
ed patron of an outlawed trade,
and a betrayer of trust, will ap
peal powerfully to the minds ot
good citizens condemning the oath
of the prosecuting witness.
Do we forget that we can get
no other sort of witnesses and
that if we refuse them any cre
dence we abandon the whole
foundation of our society to the
menace, more to the very active
disintegration of anarchy.
There is not a bigger, grayer old
ghost of a fiction and humbug
walking through our tribunals of
justice, than the metlwxl of at
tacking the oath of one witness
to a specific fact, by the oath of
another as to the general reputa
. tion of the first for truth and ve
racity. One time in a thousand
it may promote justice, the oth
, er times it defeats it.
Any man on earth can be at
, tacked that way. The biggest
liar on earth could not remain
living if he never told the truth,
t and as his knowledge is mostly
, of evil things, the truth when he
, tells it, as he must tell it some
f time, will be an ugly truth.
> An innocent man ought not
■; to be convicted, but a witness
ought not be convicted of lying
; except by direct disproof of his
t evidence. And those who can not
i love the law, must be taught to
- fear it.
r CIVICUS.
i •
I SOUTH SUMMERVILLE
1 A very sad accident occurred
’ here last Saturday evening. A
1 mule driven to a buggy by Will
' Alexander and "Jep” Bailey be
-5 came frightened and ran at a
1 very high rate, altho’the drivers
1 kept it in the road until the bri
dle bits broke and they lost all
5 control. Then Mr. Alexander
•' jumped from the buggy and es
’ eaped with slight injuries, while
3 Mr. Bailey, in some way, was
thrown out, causing concussion
’ of the brain. Dr. Jones was has
1 tily summoned and he, with many
* others, did all in their power to
e save Mr. Bailey, but his condi-
tion was past human aid and he
* expired in a short while in the
home of W. L. Farrow, where
* he was carried from the scene
I of the accident. He was in the
e prime of manhood and leaves a
D wife and three little girls, the
II oldest one just five years old, to
11 mourn their loss. The remains
were carried to Tilton for inter-
11 went Monday. We deeply sym
pathize with his relatives and
friends but he has only paid the
debt we all owe and must pay at
s some time, we know not how soon
11 nor in what way. It seems hard
e to have to part with loved ones
1 but we should be submissive for
tis God’s way. He knoweth best
0 and doeth all things well. Words
of commendation are due Messrs.
Sturdivant and Jolly for their
" prompt action in the care of Mr.
Bailey after his death. Very lib
’ eral themselves and with the
e aid of others, they purchased a
’ nice burial outfit for him, he be
ing in very moderate circum
stances, and in a few hours as
-1 G r death he was prepared for bu
e rial and kind hands carried him
’ to his home on the Sturdivant
1 Fruit Farm a few miles from
r town.
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Parham
, attended services at Perennial
[ 1 o 1
Sunday.
Miss Beatrice Curry spent Fri
-1 day with the Misses Brooks in
n r. ‘
Raccoon.
1 Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bynum are
r rejoicing over the arrival of a
v little girl into their home last
week.
L. R. McConkey spent the lat
° ter part of last week in Dry V al
ii i
t By-
- oil mill resumed operations
Monday to work up the raw mate
rial on hand.
Tom Cochran of Dry Valley
made our vicinity a short call
■ Thursday.
. Mesdames Thompson and Ma-
I han of Trion made our city a
0 brief visit Friday.
Freeman Clark and Will
. House, two prominent young
gents of Holland, were visiting
j| DON’T WAIT]
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weight, strengthen your weak B
throat and lungs and put you in B
condition for next winter, you B
would begin taking it now.
Take it in a little cold milk or water g
50c. and SI.OO. All Druggists B
here last week.
Miss Kate Bolling spent Satur
day night and Sunday with Miss
Trezevant Lee in Lyerly.
Jolin Vaughn and family of
near Holland were the guests of
his sister, Mrs. R. W. Clark, Sat
urday and Sunday.
Frank Kirby, of Lafayette, was
visiting his aunt, Mrs. R. D.
Jones, Sunday.
Mrs. Poole, who is spending
the summer here with her father,
Mr. T. N. Scoggins, visited in
Trion the first of the week.
Mrs. J. W. Bailey of Lafayette
spent Sunday here with her sis
ter, Mrs. Jim Pollard.
Mrs. S. E. Strange and Miss
Madalene went up to Trion Tues
day to attend the closing exer
cises of the Trion Public school.
W. T. Rakestraw and Porter
Griggs of near Dallas are guests
of the former’s unde, W. L. I 1 ar
row, this week.
MONTVALE
Mrs. B. F. Dunaway has been
quite sick for several days.
There will be an all-day sing
ing at Ebenezer the second Sun?
day in next month. Mr. Woot
ten of Trion is expected to be
present at that time. Everybody
come out and bring well filled
baskets.
A Pleasant Occasion.
A very enjoyable occasion was
that on which the people of Beth
el Presbyterian Sunday school
joined with their neighboring
churches and friends in a picnic
at the delightful meeting place
about Bethel church on last Sat
urday. Besides having the Pleas
ant Grove Baptist, Bethel Meth
odist and Silver Hill Sunday
schools represented by large num
bers, a part of the Summerville
school came over to enjoy the
festivities and the day was ono
of much fun to young and old.
After the kind of dinner that
usually helps make a picnic was
in the usual way disposed of and
people began to feel the desire
for even a better dessert, dainty
ices and strawberries were serv
ed under the shade of the great,
oaks. The young boys and men
were not slow to part with their
money for ice-cream tickets, and
during the aftrenoon eight dol
lars was collected to be used in
refurnishing Bethel school house,
which! is to be erected this sum
mer.
The people of the community
wish to thank those who contrib
uted to the cause, and also those
who served—especially Walter
Weesner and Bob Cobb, who so
faitUfully assisted the ladies.
The statement to relatives here
has been received, that Mrs. C.
A. Lund, who is visiting relatives
in Utah, has. successfully under
gone an operation, and hopes to
soon be able to rejoin her family
here.
Lost Sunday between Lyerly
and Raccoon creek, child’s slip
per. Please return to News’ of
fice.
Discharge from Guardianship
GEORGlA—Chattooga county.
F. S. Lee, guardian of Fannie
T. Lee, has applied to me for a
discharge from his guardianship
of Fannie T. Lee. This is there
fore to notify all persons concern
ed to file their objections if any
they have on or before the first
Monday in June next, else he
will be discharged from his guar
dianship as applied for.
This May 3rd, 1909.
J. P. JOHNSTON, Ordinary.
H. D. M ALLICO AT
Dealer in
Fresh and Cured Meats
Breakfast Bacon, Canvassed Hams, Skinned Hams
Nice Fresh Steaks, Roasts, Stews, Pork Chops
Sausage, Etc.
Soft Drink, Tobaccos, Cigars
AN AKRON_ MAN.
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if Jbk
mr. William f. steese.
Mr. William F. Steese, 701 Coburn BL,
Akron, Ohio, writes:
“I have been troubled for several
years with catarrh of the stomach.
Have used different patent medicines
to no effect whatever, and have doc
tored considerable with family doctor,
“Sometimes his treatment would re
lieve me for a few weeks, but would
eventually have to go back to him, and
that had kept up for several years.
“I was advised to use Peruna, and
have taken three bottles. Never felt
bo good in my life. Am going to con
tinue using it. Wouldn’t be with
out it in the house. I will gladly rec- •
ommend it to any one afflicted with
catarrh of stomach, or stomach trouble
of any kind.”
The above is an oft-repeated story.
Troubled for years with chronic ca
tarrh. Tried different remedies and
doctors to no avail. Peruna was ad
vised by friends. Instant relief expe-
Great gratitude to Peruna
expressed. This, in brief, is a story
that is repeated to us a great many
times every year.
No one could be in touch with our
vast correspondence for one month
without being impressed with the sin
cerity and truthfulness of these kind of
testimonials.
Peruna promptly produces an appe
tite, corrects digestion and relieves
stomach difficulties that have resisted
other treatment.
Man-a-lin an Ideal Laxative.
Twelve Months Support
GEORGlA—Chattooga county.
Tennie Mclntosh having made
application for twelve months suj
port out of the estate of Thomas-
Mclntosh and appraisers duly ap
pointed to set apart the same,
having filed their return, all per
sons concerned are hereby re
quired to show cause before the
court of ordinary of said county
on the first Monday in June,
1909, why said application should
not be granted.
This 3rd day of May, 1909.
J. P. JOHNSTON, Ordinary.
Application for Administration.
GEORGlA—Chattooga county.
To all whom it may concern:
D. V. Langston having in proper
form applied to me for permanent
letters of administration .on the es
tate of W. J. Langston, late of
said county, this is to cite all
and singular, the creditors and
next of kin of W. J. Langston,
to be and appear at my office
within the time allowed by law
and show cause, if any they can,
why permanent administration
should not be granted to D. V.
Langston on W. J. Langston’s
estate. Witness my hand and of
ficial signature, this 3rd day of
Mav, 1909.
J. P. JOHNSTON, Ordinary.
NOTICE
On May 29th, at 1 o’clock, at
Subligna the contract for build
ing a Masonic and I. O. 0. F.
hall will be given to the lowest
responsible bidder. Plans and
specifications can be seen at
Bank of Commerce and Subligna.
C. P . HAMILTON,
JESSE SCOGGINS,
Building Committee.