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VOL. XXII NO. 17.
MbNLO
School Improvement Club Arranging
for Big Picnic Saturday.
The Menlo School Improvement
Club is busy completing arrangements
for their picnic to be given at Law
rence's Grove on July 3rd. They are
expecting a big crowd and a good
time.
The Hon. John W. Bale will make
an address at 10:30. Other speak
ers are expected. There will be plen
ty of amusements for everybody.
Prizes are to be given for potato,
egg, clothes-pin and sack races. There
will be a three-legged race and a
fat-man’s race.
A slippery pole will be capped with
a substantial prize. Plenty of good
swings for the children. A good
band of music is expected and
there will be fire-works at night.
The merchants are preparing to
decorate their buildings and Menlo
promises to present a gala appear
ance.
Refreshments of all kinds and
good lunches will be for sale.
The School Improvement Clubs of
the county are especially invited to
be present. Everybody come and
have a good time.
I understand there is a big land
deal on foot here and if the trade is
made the farm will be cut up in
town lots and sold at a reasonable
price.
Peaches are coming in with a
rush and are selling for a fair price.
We loaded our first ice car Monday.
Rev. B. F. Guille filled his regu
lar appointments here Sunday and
Sunday night.
The singing was well attended here
Sunday evening. There will be
singing on the fourth Sunday even
ing in each month.
Mr. C. S. Allman and wife of
Florence, Ala., are visiting relatives
here. Mr. Allman is superintendent
of the Florence Wagon Works.
J. H. Henry, Walter Kennedy, O.
G. Pledger, James Mobley, D. Shi
rock and Charley Holbrooks went
to Chattanooga last Friday, returning
Saturday.
W. S. McClellan and wife are
spending a few days in Tennessee.
Mrs. Addiholt and Misses Nellie
and Lula Dodd of Oxford, Ala., are
visiting Mrs. S. S. Lawrence for a
few days.
Mrs. H. M. Springfield is visiting in
Gadsden, Ala.
Harry Weiner and Mr. Gross of
Akron, Ohio, were here last week
looking after their interests here.
T. H. Holbrooks made a business
trip to Lafayette last Tuesday.
Uncle Zeke Thomas and Miss Geor
gia Thomas and Glenner Thomas vis
ited in Chattanooga last week.
The boarding houses and hotels
are filling up with people from dif
ferent points.
S. R. Wyatt and family of Trion
were here Sunday visiting relatives.
Mrs. T. P. Baker was on the sick
list last week.
G. A’. Kling made a business trip
to Blanche, Ala., last Friday.
Mrs. W. F. Henry was tendered a
check Monday for one thousand dol
lars insurance which Mr. Henry car
ried in the Franklin Life Insurance
Co. Mr. J. W. Tucker delivered the
check.
M. F. BALLARD.
GAINES—DEMPSEY
On last Thursday afternoon, June
24, at the pleasant home of Mr. and
Mrs. C. P. Gaines, the marriage of
their daughter. Lillian, to Mr. James
Dempsey, of Floyd County, was sol
emnized in the presence of a large
crowd of friends and relatives, Rev.
B. F. Hunt performed the ceremony.
The parlor was beautifully decora
ted in pink and white and a lovely
wedding bell was suspended from the [
ceiling. The bride was handsomely
gowned in oldrose silk.
Miss Gaines is one of Chattooga’s (
fairest daughters and is highly es
teemed by a large circle of friends ,
while Mr. Dempsey is one of Floyd
county's worthy citizens and a young
gentleman of high Christian charac
ter and their many friends in" both
counties wish for them a long life i
of joy and usefulness.
The many handsome presents re
ceived by the pair speak for their
popularity.
After the ceremonj- the guests were
served with dainty refreshments.
The bride and groom left that as
, ternoon for their future home in
Floyd county.
A GUEST
The Summerville News.
DIRtTOWN
The writer had the privilege of
visiting the mining camps on Tay
lor’s Ridge recently. After winding
our way over rock and ridges for
more than two miles we at last
came to the camp. There we found
things in a flourishing condition.
The buildings at present consist of
a blacksmith shop, a commissary
and several pleasant looking tents.
Also a large dining room and kitch
en covered with sheet iron.
The working crew consists of 46
able bodied men of previous ex
perience, two negro cooks and a
waiter. Mr. J. T. Heath is general
manager and Mr. J. M. Smith, of
Rising Fawn, assistant manager, and
Mr. Bill Story of Gaylesville, Ala.,
blacksmith, with three assistants.
These men are busy building tram
cars for the tunnels and wagons are
busy hauling rails for the track. 23
tunnels have been opened up. These
mines go under the name of the
Petersburg Ore Mines and are fast
developing. 40 acres of land has
been purchased near Mr. W. A.
Wright's by the Peters Salt & Lum
ber Co., and a washer will be in
operation here. Also a village will
be built here under the name of
Petersville. This railroad means a
great deal for Dirttown.
Rev. J. C. Hardin filled his ap
pointment at Bethel Sunday .
J. W. Rush spent Wednesday in
Rome on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Cherry of
Harrisburg spent the week end with
the latter’s parents , here.
E. P. Scott spent Thursday in
Rome.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Brown of
Texas Valley spent the week-end
with relatives here.
Quite a number of our young peo
ple say they will spend Saturday
at Trion as usual.
Mr. Gus Bailey of Taliaferro was
a visitor at this place Sunday.
Will Woods visited in Haywood
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Hawkins of
Armuchee passed through here Sun
day en route to Trion.
Messrs. C. W. Brooks, Ed Barron
and Clyde Perry attended the sing
ing at Montvale Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Prickett were
among the shoppers in Rome Sat
urday.
TELOGA
We are having a few days fair
weather and the farmers are losing
no time.
We believe last Saturday was the
hottest day of the summer.
Mrs. Lizzie Owens of Atlanta is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. T. Henson and will spend some
time before she returns.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. McCamy spent
the latter part of last week with the
family of Mr. J. W. Perry, near La
fayette.
Mr. and Mrs. Lauch Cavin of Ches
terfield, Ala., spent Friday night and
Saturday with relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Swanson and
mother, and Miss Mary Williams, of
Trion, were pleasant callers at the
home of James McCamy Sunday.
Rev. A. F. Mahan filled his regu
lar appointments at New Hope Sat
urday and Sunday. He announced
that he would begin his protracted
meeting there next 4th Saturday.
Quite a number of the Chelsea
people attended preaching at New
—ope Sunday.
The musical at Mrs. Emma Mar
tin’s Saturday night was much en
joyed by all present.
The music rendered by Mr. Hill
Hammond on his phonograph Satur
day night at Mr. J. S. Sitton's was
much enjoyed.
Miss Cora Massey and Mr. Fallis
of Trion attended church at New
l Hope Sunday.
Jas. McCamy, Jr., took advantage
of the excursion Friday and went up
;to Chattanooga, returning Saturday.
People will lack it all being done
; laying by this year by the fourth.
To be trusted is a greater compli
ment than to be loved.
Tortured on a Horse
“For ten years I could’nt ride a
1 horse without being in torture from
piles,” writes L. S. Napier, of Rug
less, Ky., “when all doctors and
other remedies tailed, Bucklen's Ar
nica Salve cured me." Infallible
for Piles, Burns, Scalds, Cuts, Boils,
Fever-Sores, Eczema, Salt Rheum,
Corns. 25c. Guaranteed by Sum
merville Drug Co.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY GEORGIA, THURSDAY JULY 1, 1909.
TRION
Messrs. R. E. and Frank McWil
liams spent Sunday at their home
in Greenbush.
Miss Gussie Ross, who attended
the Patten-Napier nuptials in Lafay
ette, came down Saturday en route
to her home in Rome.
Jesse Tucker of Menlo spent a
few days here last week.
Jim Majors of Menlo spent Sun
day in Trion.
Miss Allie Cordle will spend the
third of July in Rome.
Mrs. Jim Parris and children and
Pearl Chandler will leave Tuesday
on an extended visit to Alabama
City. Mr. Parris will go down Friday
Miss Ethelwyn Hankey of Chica
go is visiting Mrs. John Ashley
Jones at the home of Mrs. M. A. All
good.
Messrs. Hiles Hamilton and An
drew Cooper of Rome spent a few
days with the Hamilton boys last
week.
Mrs. McCurry returned Friday from
a visit to her son in Louisville.
Mrs. Hugh Stegall and children
of Atlanta are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
G. B. Myers.
Miss Eunice Robinson gave a mu
sical at her home in South Trion
Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Maffett spent
Saturday in Chattanooga.
Rev. A. F. Mahan filled his ap
pointments here Sunday and Sunday
night.
Miss Ellie Blair of Rossville is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Rude Mulli
nax.
Mrs. A. F. Mahan is quite ill
this week.
Con Greeson spent Sunday at his
home in Broomtown.
Mrs. Sish Robinson still contin
ues critically ill.
Mr. C. G. Spencer has returned
to Trion for his summer vacation.
Marshall Megginson returned to
Hot Springs Monday with Mr. Ed
Megginson. Master Marshall has
been visiting his grandmother, Mrs.
Merritt, for several months.
Frank Herring of Lindale is vis
iting friends in Trion this week.
Miss Minnie May Merritt left
Thursday on an extended visit to
her brother in Decatur.
Louise Robinson, the little daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Robinson,
is convalescing.
Miss Mary Routh and Master
Dorougherty Mallicoat, accompanied
by Miss Margaret Green, returned to
Mentone via Chattanooga Friday.
Mrs. Helen Harper has been quite
ill the past week.
Miss Idly Broom has been sick
for the past two weeks, but is im
proving.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Chambers and
children spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. T. J. Ratliff.
Mrs. A. H. Landrum of Chatta
nooga is visiting relatives here this
week.
Mrs. L. F. Coker was called to the
funeral of Master Walter, the son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Gatlin, in
Griffin.
Little Florida Watson is quite sick
at the home of Mrs. Will Fitts.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Burges of Wa
terville were in town Monday.
Mr. Pickett. Green of Lyerly was
in town Sunday.
Rev. J. C. Hardin and family and
Miss Tate of Summerville spent
Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. S. R.
Wyatt.
Mr. Fountain of Summerville spent
Sunday in Trion.
Johny Westbrooks is ill this week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Head of La
fayette spent Thursday with Miss
Alice Hale.
Mr. Frank Pruitt left Monday for
Greenville, S. C., to spend the sum-
I mer.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Lan
ham on the 26th, a daughter.
Roy Johnson of Waterville was
in town Sunday.
Mrs. J. H. Boman and children of
Nashville are expect to visit Mrs. J.
W. Robinson soon.
Christine Griffitt is convalescing,
after a long spell of illness.
Paul Myers of Chattanooga is vis
iting his father’s family, Dr. Myers,
for several days.
Rev. Wright and wife of Bellbuck
I le, Tenn, who have been in Rome for
the past two months, spent Satur
day and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
; Ben Gray.
I Everyone is looking forward to a
glorious 3rd and great preparations
are being made here to make every
i one enjoy the day.
LYERLY.
Miss Willie Harris has returned
to her home in Fairmount. after
a pleasant visit to her aunt, Mrs. B.
F. Shamblin.
Mr. Jim Shearer spent Wednesday
in Chattanooga.
Mrs. Annie Wakeley Walchain is
spending some time with relatives
here.
Mr. A. E. Doster has let the con
tract for his new store house, to be
erected on Alpine street., just across
from the bank.
Misses Cleo Bryant and Lena
Shamblin spent Thursday with Miss
Bertha Holland.
Mr. A. C. Powell was in Romo
Sunday.
Mr. A. J. Lee has recovered from
a short illness.
Mr. Lon Worsham of Holland was
here Friday.
Miss Esther Lyons from Atlanta
is the charming guest of Mrs. John
Bryant.
Mr. W. M. Jones and family spent.
Sunday in Chattoogaville.
Mr. and Mrs. Nat Rich and chil
dren have returned to Summerville,
after a short visit to Mr. John Trot
ter and family.
The many friends of Miss Nell
Thurman will be grieved to learn
of her death in Milledgeville last
Saturday.
Miss Annie Strain has returned
from an extended visit to relatives
in North Carolina.
Master Ernest Smith and sister,
Miss Mabel, of Chattanooga, are
visiting their uncle, Mr. Windsor Mc-
Leod.
J. M. Rose was in Summerville
Tuesday.
Messrs. Alfred Bryant and Fred
Dean were in Summerville Thurs
day night.
Rev. Hambric filled his regular ap
pointment here Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Trezevant Lee entertained
Friday night, in honor of Miss Wil
lie Harris of Fairmount, Miss Lee
is an ideal hostess, and everyone
came away declaring this one of the
most enjoyable occasions of the
season.
Mrs. Allen Sweatman lias been
real sick for several weeks.
Mr. F. S. Lee is spending some
time on the North Carolina coast.
Mrs. Monroe Wade and little
daughter, Grace, and Miss Nettie Es
py were guests of Mrs. J. T. Stark
Sunday.
Mrs. B. F. Shamblin spent Satur
day in Rome.
Mrs. Hillary Garvin of Menlo was
in Lyerly for a short time Monday.
Mrs. Foster of Lafayette has bceif
visiting her daughter, Mrs. C. Smith,
near town.
I). D. Dover was in Rome Friday.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ed
wards a hoy, on June 20th.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Newt Kim
ball, a girl, on June 26th.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. O'Bryant
spent several days in Chattanooga
last week.
Mr. Green Martin and son, Frank,
were in Lyerly Tuesday.
Mr. J. L. Pollock is attending q
meeting of the County School Com
missioners and Boards of Education
at Tallulah Falls.
Miss Annie Dover has been real
Sick.
JUDGE MADDOX MAY
succeed McLendon.
Atlanta, Ga., June 29.—Judge John
W. Maddox, of Rome, former repre
sentative in congress of the Seventh
district, is being prominently men
tioned about the capitol for the va
cancy on the railroad commission, oc
casioned by the suspension of S. G.
McLendon. Friends of Judge Mad
dox are confident, that he will be ap
pointed by Governor Brown, in the
event Mr. McLendon’s suspension
is sustained by the legislature, where
It. is now pending.
Judge Maddox was among Govern
or Brown’s most ardent advocates
in his canvass for office, and it is
urged that his appointment to the
railroad commission would be a fit ,
ting recognition of and reward for ;
his loyalty.
It has been truly said that, one of <
the best, friends a town can have is
I a merchant who is a live and con- ,
stant advertiser in its newspapers.
By so doing he does not only ex
tend its trade territory, but where
ever the paper goes it. carries with
I it the impression that it is publish-
led in a live town—a town where j
there Is push, energy and plenty of
J enterprise. j
NEWS NOTES
Atlanta, Ga.—Gov. Brown in his
first message to the legislature will
recommend the establishment of a
department of labor for the state of
Georgia. The new governor believes
that a department of labor, headed
by a commissioner of labor, is abso
lutely necessary to secure the prop
er enforcement of the child labor law
and other measures which have been
enacted in the interests of the work
ing classes. It is probable the gov
ernor will recommend that the com
missioner of labor be given authori
ty to act as arbitrator in matters per
taining to strike settlements and in
Ulis way it is believed that such mat
ters of a local nature will be settled
satisfactorlaly without the necessity
of asking assistance from the nation
al commissioners, as was the case in
the recent strike of the Georgia rail
road.
Rome, Ga., June 29.—Work on the
Rome and Northern railroad is now
going actively forward. The charter
of the road was granted a few days
ago, Grading is being done and
rails distributed by two forces of
men. One is working northward
from Rome and the other southward
from Gore. These two points are the
terminal of the road's first section of
seventeen miles, which will be built
at. once. Trains arc expected to be
in operation by the middle of Sep
tember.
Atlanta, June 29.—Farmers from
the southwestern part of the state are
greatly alarmed over the spread of
the black rot disease in cotton, ac
cording to former State Sneator J.
A. J. Henderson, of Ocilla, who is
here to see what can be done In their
behalf in combating the disease. In
order that the agricultural department
may have sufficient funds to car
ry on its investigations, a bill will
be introduced Into the house tomor
row appropriating SIO,OOOO to the
entomological bureau, with which to
tight the disease and to discover,
possible, a remedy.
The recommendation that the leg
islature create Hie position of state
tax investigator, to be appointed by
the comptroller general, made by
ex-Governor Smith In his farewell
message, will probably bear fruit at
this session of the assembly. Repre
sentative C. 8. Reid of Campbell coun
ty, who will be chairman of the ways
and means committee of the house,
favors the suggestion, and thinks
such an office should be created. It
Is probable that he will introduce
a bill, or incorporate In the revenue
bill, to be passed at this session, a
provision for such an office.
Over 1.000 persons who live in
Georgia will receive a share of the
$4,000,000 that the government Is to
divide among the decendants of the
Cherokee Indians. This money is
to be indirectly in payment for the
lands from which the Cherokee In
dians were taken years ago when
they were moved West of the Missis
sippi.
Atlanta, Ga. —Aabout 300 carloads
of peaches have been shipped out of
the state through the Georgia Fruit
Exchange. Os this amount from 50
to 60 per cent was sold by the grow
ers on the track. This week will
witness the cleaning up of the Car
mens and Hileys and by next week
or the first, of the week following
the Georgia Belles and the Elberta*
will begin to move, indications are
for a fairly good yield of these vari
eties, at good prices. The growers
are very much pleased with the re
sults they have received so far.. The
indications now point to good prices
throughout the season.
Life 100,000 Years Ago.
Scientists have found In a cave in
Switzerland bones of men who lived
!00,000 years ago, wiien life was in
: constant danger from wild beasts. To
I day the danger, as shown by A. W.
i Brown of Alexander, Me., is largely
I from deadly disease. “If it had not
: been for Dr. King's New Discovery,
j which cured me, I could not have
I lived,” he writes, "suffering as 1
did from a severe lung trouble and
stubborn cough.” To cure Sore
Lungs, Colds, obstinate Coughs, and
prevent Pneumonia, its the best
medicine on earth. 50c and SI.OO.
Guaranteed by Summerville Drug
1 C0 ’
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
PROGRAM FOR THE
MASONIC CONVENTION
The Eight Annual Communication
of the Chattooga County Masonic
Convention will convene with Sum
merville lodge No. 109, F. & A. M.
on July the 14th and 15th.
The following program has been
arranged by Worshipful Master J.
M. Rose.
FIRST DAY
Meet at the hall at 10 o'clock a.
m. sharp and open by singing "Near
er My God to Thee,” led by Mr. Jas-
Woottcn of Trion; prayer by Rev.
A. F. Mahan.
Reading reports of the lodges and
appointing committees.
Adjourn for dinner.
In the afternoon there will bo
heard the reports of the committees
and transact any other business that
may come before the convention, for
the good of the order.
At night the third degree will bo
conferred by convention.
SECOND DAY
Meet at the hall at 9 o’clock a. m.
sharp and receive the grand officers
and other distinguished Masons that
will be in attendance. After a few
short talks the Grand Master, Hon..
Thomas H. Jeffries, with assistance,
will open tile grand lodge of Geor
gia. Then forming a procession,
march to the court house, where
he will lay the corner-stone of the
new court, house, assisted by Past.
Grand Master Max Meyerhardt, and
other grand officers. After laying
the corner-stone we will march Into
the court house. After a song wo
will have the welcome address by
the Hon. Wesley Shropshire, of Sum
merville.
Response by Judge John W. Mad
dox, of Rome, Ga.
Address by Grand Master Jeffries,
of Atlanta, Ga.
Address by Judge Moses Wright,
of Rome, Ga.
Dismiss for dinner.
Meet at the hall at 2 p. m. whore
the third degree will be conferred
by tin' grand officers, which will
end one of the grandest Masonic ral
loys that. Chattooga county has ev
er had.
NEEDMORE
S. G. Wilbanks and Jesse Veatcll
attended the church dedication at.
Rock Springs Sunday.
Rev. 11. M. Strozier filled his ap
pointments al Wesley Chapel Satur
day and Sunday.
Mrs. Sam Skates and little girls,
Ethel, Lena and Hattie, spent Sun
day in Trion.
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Parker and 1
little son, Russell, spent Saturday
and Sunday in Broomtown, the
guest of Mrs. Parker’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Bridges.
Most, everybody from hero will at
tend the celebration at Trion next
Saturday.
Misses Minnie Skates ami Mat
tie Mullins spent Sunday with Miss
Ludle Harris.
The young people of this place are
planning for a picnic at the Pursley
spring about the third Saturday In
July.
Miss Lena Smith and Miss Liz
zie Anderson of Trion were the guest
of friends here Saturday night and
Sunday.
A. C. Veatc.h has his new dwel
ling near completed, and will be, one
of the best in the community.
Messrs. Will Veatch and George
Walker spent Sunday in Trion.
As a special mark of courtesy and
as a tribute to their age, wisdom and
experience, the four following sena
tors were permitted to select their
seats without, the necessity of draw
ing for them: Senators Longley,
Wood, Rudicil and Day.—Georgian.
Sees Mother Grow Young
"It would be hard to overstate the
wonderful change in my mother since
she began to use Electric Bitters,
writes Mrs. W. L. Gllpatrlck of Dan
forth, Mo. “Although past 70 she
seems really to be growing young
again. She suffered untold misery
from dyspepsia for 20 years. At last
she could neither eat, drink nor
sleep. Doctors gave her up and all
remedies failed till Electric Bitters
worked such wonders for her health."
They invigorate all vital organs,
cure Liver and Kidney troubles, in
duce sleep, impart strength and ap
petite. Only 50c at Summerville
Drug Co.
It's noticeable how polite a man is
when be b-c. something »o sell.