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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.