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VOL. XXII NO. 21. TRION Good Samaritans Will Hold Festi val Saturday Night. Mrs. J. T. Bryant has been ill the past week. Messrs Jodie and Will Pullen vis ited Mr. Billy Cox at Raccoon Sun day. Miss Velma Dunn and Mr. Bud Carwile were married Sunday after noon by T. J. Anderson, Esq. Mrs. S. H. Alexander and Miss Anna Alexander returned home Sat urday after a week’s visit to Mrs. S. R. Wyatt. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Broom left Monday for Hot Springs, Ark., where Mrs. Broom goes to be treated for rheumatism. Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Westbrooks and children expect to visit Mrs. Essie Johnson in Aragon during the coming week. Miss Bertie Hence left Wednesday on an extended visit to home folk in Chickamauga. Miss Judie Bryant gave an enter tainment at her home Saturday night, in which the. string band fur nished the music. There was quite a crowd present and every one en joyed the evening. Mr. and Mrs. JDscar Dillard and Miss Irene Dillard returned Thurs day from Anniston, Alabama. Mrs. J. H. Boman and children leave the last of the week to visit Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Boman in Villa now. Mrs. W. M. Griffitt is quite ill at her home south of Trion. Messrs. Trotman and Lewallen left Saturday for Rome. Mr. J. D. Beaty left Monday for Gadsden, Ala. Mrs. J. S. Owens and daughter of Lyerly returned home with Mrs. Barnett Sunday and will remain here several days. Mr. and Mrs. Will Pullen left Tues day on a visit to relatives in Hay wood. Miss Ella Baker of Lindale is vis iting Miss Etta Parker this week. Mr. and Mrs. R. Wyatt and Mrs. W. M. Ransom and little daughter, of Menlo, spent the week end with Mrs. S. R. Wyatt. Bert Austin of Waterville was in tbwn Sunday. Mrs. L. A. Ramey and Grady Ra mey of Pennville spent part of last week in Trion. Mr. Paddy Alexander, who has bought the Penn mill property, will begin Tuesday to have the dam torn down and will have a concrete dam erected instead. Miss Dora Jones of Alabama City is visiting her sister, Mrs. Will Greeson, this week. Taylor McKinsey is quite ill with fever. G. C. Brown of Chattanooga, Tenn., spent Sunday in Trion. Miss Cannie Adams left Tuesday to spend a week with home folk in Lafayette. Mrs. D. C. R. Myers spent Monday in Lafayette with Mrs. W. B. Lowe. Mrs. Charles Spencer and Miss Ma ry Nell Spencer returned Saturday from visiting friends in Dalton. Mrs. A. S. Routh is in Mentone spending a few weeks. Brack Harlis of Rome is visit ing his grandfather, Mr. Wyly Da vis Mr. G. T. Myers took Messrs. A. S. Hamilton, T. J. Ross, R. E. Mc- Williams in his automobile Sunday morning on a visit to Capt. Hill in Lyerly. The Festival and Council of the Good Samaritans will be held Satur- BUILD UP YOUR CREDIT The man who opens an account at the bank is making the best possible start toward building up his credit. The fact that he pays his bills by giving a j check on the bank adds to his standing with the business men. He also avoids errors in making change and trouble over disputed payments. Our facilities for handling your accounts are good, and we would be pleased to have you open one ■ with us. Our securities are all approved by the State . bank examiner, a private bank examiner, and a strong, conservative and business like Board of Directors. THE BANK OF MENLO Menlo, Georgia. The Summerville News. day night, July 31. The Companions of Trion Chapter No. 19 Royal Arch . Masons are requested to note this meeting and attend if possible. The degree will be conferred and a pleas , ant and profitable time is anticipat ed for those ho attend. Miss Elizabeth Hamilton of Rome is visiting Miss Margaret Hamilton this week. I R. E. Hudson left Monday for Hot Springs. W. W. Hudson is in Russellville, . Ark. J. H. Funderburk left Tuesday for Hot" Springs. Mrs. Addie Fowler returned from Menlo Sunday after spending a week ’ there. Mrs. Minor Chandler left Tuesday for Gadsden, Ala. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. J. W. A. Justice, Miss Pluma Justice and Mrs. J. L. Hammond, Mrs. C. P. Thompson and Miss Dora Hunt went up to Chattanooga Monday. Mrs. Cora Dennis and Orrie Rob erts are spending several weeks in Atlanta. Miss Josie Anderson spent Sunday in Summerville with Mrs. Tom Espy. Mr. W. P. Fowler spent Wednes day and Thursday in Menlo. Mrs. R. W. Fowler of Blue Pond, Ala., is visiting in Trion this week. Mr. Howell Edwards of Lyerly vis ited in Trion Sunday. Misses Jimmie and Lena Smith spent last week at Needmore. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wyatt of Menlo are visiting relatives here this week. Rev. and Mrs. H. M. Strozier spent Sunday at Macedonia. Miss Evalyn Wyatt is spending this week with Miss Katie Lee Powell in Lyerly. GORE. Emmie, the three year-old daugh ter of Dr. and Mrs. E. M. Wright, died Saturday morning and was bur ied at Pleasant Grove Sunday, at. twelve o’clock, Rev. W. C. Cordle con ducted the services. Dr. and Mrs. Wright have the sympathy of a host of friends in their bereavement. Mrs. Lou Gaskin has been confin el to her room for several days with malarial fever. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Gaines and Miss -Mary Gdines spent Saturday night with relatives in Texas Val ley. Mrs. W. M. Sandoe and Mrs. L. J. Prickett are visiting friends and relatives in Rome. Mrs. Hattie Tillman of Cordele is visiting her mother, Mrs. W. D. Hix. Miss Viola Owings will return Wednesday from a two weeks’ visit to relatives in Rome. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Robinson of Farmersville were visiting friends here Sunday. Miss Minnie Lee Shropshire is on an extended visit to relatives in Rock mart. Dr. W. S. Kendrick of Atlanta was the guest of Mrs. J. A. Jones Sat urday. Miss Nollie Clements returned Sat urday from a visit to her aunt, Mrs. Johnston, at Lafayette. Mr. H. G. Baker and the Misses Dover of Lyerly are visiting Mrs. Susie McWilliams in Walker county. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Dill, Mrs. Ida Ballenger and daughter, Velma, of Subligna were visiting relatives here Monday. Patsy. WANTED —Two white, men cooks for service at mining camp. None except those with experience and good reference need apply. Apply at News Office. SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY JULY 29, 1909 MENLO I 1 Residence of J. H. Story Destroyed by Fire. It is getting very dry and if it don’t rain in a few days crops will be cut short. Crops are looking '. well where they have been worked. . Corn is as good as you generally see it in this country. Some cotton is ; looking well. C A. Cameron is out on Lookout mountain for a few weeks enjoying i the cool breezes. Peaches will soon be a thing of ! the past. I guess the last shipment will go out today. Last Thursday morning at about 11 j : o’clock fire was discovered in J. H. Story’s residence. The bucket brig ade was soon on hand, but too late to save the building. Most of the household goods were saved. It is supposed a defective stove flue was the cause of the fire. It took fast ! work to keep the near by buildings from being burned. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Strange of near Lyerly attended the quarterly meeting here last Saturday. P. L. Welch is visiting home folks at Rising Fawn this week. Mrs. W. F. Mobley is slowly improv ing from a spell of sickness. The Menlo brass band received their instruments last Saturday. So Men lo will have plenty of music in a short time. T. H. Holbrooks sold Fletch Cavin last week the property he recently j bought from G. T. Miller. Fletcher I is a good man and we welcome him in our town. Rev. B. F. Guille filled his ap pointments here Sunday and Sunday night. Mrs. Florence Rodgers is having [ another new dwelling house erected. Everybody is requested to meet at | the Ami cemetery on the first Sat urday in August for the purpose of cleaning it off. Bring tools and din ner. J. G. Miller is preparing to build a nice dwelling. WOULD ABOLISH OFFICE OF SOLICITOR GENERAL. Atlanta, Ga. —Two measures of state-wide importance and which pro ; pose material changes in the judicial system of the state have been intro [ duced in the house by Messrs. Fair ' cloth, of Johnson, and Allen of Up-; son. These measures look to the passage , of a constitutional amendment to abolish the office of solicitor general in Georgia and create the office of county attorney to represent the state and county in all judicial matters. It i is probable that these measures will [ ce threshed out in detail before the general judiciary committee and the movers hope for a favorable report I at this session. The plan is to elect a county attor ney in each county, or from an ad ; joining county if no attorney in any county can meet the qualifications, who shall serve for a term of four years. It shall be the duty of the county attorneys to represent the state in all cases in courts of inquiry, city, county or superior courts and in all cases appealed from their county to the court of appeals or the supreme court and to represent his county in all civil and criminal business. A ; person eligible for election as coun ty attorney must be 25 years of age i and a resident of the county for two , years and have practiced law for three years. He shall receive fees in lieu of other compensation. He i must give bond in the sum of $2,500 and if he fails to attend courts as required is subject to si fine of SSO, to be paid on the order of the judge or the superior court. Constant accuracy penetrates ev ery detail of your business when you pay by check. A checking account gives you a complete and reliable bus iness record. For every bill you pay by check you have a statement of the date, amount and to whom paid. Each check is a receipt. The Bank of Lyerly gives constant and vigilant attention to every account, and gives you FREE INSURANCE for every cent deposited. ; Could Not Be Better. No one has ever made a salve, ointment, lotion or balm to compare with Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. It’s the one perfect healer of Cuts, Corns, Burns, Bruises, Sores, Scalds, Boils, Ulcers, Eczema, Salt Rheum. For Sore Eyes, Cold Sores, Chapped Hands its supreme. Infallible for Piles. Only 25c at Summerville Drug Co. LYERLY. News of the Week Paragraphed for News Readers. Miss Mary Dorsey is on an ex tended visit to her grandmother in Rome. Misses Ruby Lee and Louise Bry ant were in Summerville Tuesday. Mr. Millard Mosteller is the cham pion fisherman in this section. He landed a red horse one day last week which weighed twenty-three pounds. Mr. Harvey Humphreys of Atlanta is spending a few days in Lyerly . Mr. Frank Lee has returned from a business trip to Chattanooga. Mr. A. J. Lee and daughter, Miss Nell Lee, are visiting friends in At lanta. Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Williams and children have been spending a few days in Chattoogaville. Messrs. Joe Bryant and Gordon [ Wheeler were in Chattanooga Sat-[ urday. Mr. Tom Watkins spent Wednes day in Rome. M. S. Henderson, our popular beef market man, has returned to his farm near Sprite. Mr. Casey occu pies the place vacated by Mr. Hen derson. Messrs. House and Lon Worsham were in town Friday. Mr. J. J. Hawthorn had the mis fortune to lose his barn by fire last Saturday morning about one o'clock. This is a great loss to Mr. Hawthorn as he lost all of his corn and feed stuff. Mr. Tom Weathington also lost about seventy-five busbies of corn and some fodder which he had stor ed in the building. Miss Esther Lyons has returned ' to her home in Atlanta much to the [ regret of her many irineds here. Miss Clio Bryant is the guest of ' relatives i:i Summerville. Misses Bessie Maxey and Alice ' Clemmons were in Lyerly Thursday. ; Miss Lula Bryson has returned to her home at Holland, after a pleas ant visit to Miss Mattie Lou Moss. Miss Trezervant Lee went to Sum merville Thursday to spend some- [ time with her cousin, Miss Kate Bol ling. Misses Anna and Mabel Dover are visiting in Walker county. Mr. Sentell from near Menlo attend cd services here last Sunday. Mr. Baker of Dirt town has been spending some time with his I daughter. Mrs. D. I). Dover. Miss Beulah Witherspoon and sis ter from Gaylesville spent Saturday night with Misses Alice and Hattie Henderson. Miss Ava Glenn of Summerville was the guest of Miss Mary Lizzie [ Rose Sunday. Mrs. John Bryant has been indis posed for several days. Master Robt. Crawford and little brother from Rome are spending a few days with relatives at Taliafer ro. Mr. Milton Wescott remains the guest of Capt. Taliaferro and family. [ The young people of this place en- ; joyed a picnic at Godwin’s Springs last Thursday. The Lyerly ball team crossed bat s with Trion last Saturday. The score stood 4 to 5 in favor of Trion. Bat teries for Lyerly were Spencer and Wootten, for Trion, Fincher and Greenwood. Grady Doster was in Summerville Sunday afternoon. Mr. Paul Wootten is the guest of Mr. Archie Hill. Mr. Tom Weathington can boast of the best pair of mules in the county. He easily hauls three thous and feet of lumber at one time which is a considerable load for any two pair of mules. Mr. John W. Doster is spending a few days with his parents. Mr. I. C. Williams carrier on route No. 3, is taking his vacation, while Mr. George Henderson , substitute, handles the mails. Messrs. Forest Doster and Arthur Love, from Chattoogaville were in Lyerly Saturday. Miss Willie Floyd and brother were in town shopping one day last week. Mrs. Joe Hollis has returned from a visit to Trion. Mr. and Mrs. Will Stark have gone to Calhoun to spend the week. Mr. W. M. Jones and wife were shopping in Rome Monday. Dr. J. W. Bryant was in Chatta nooga Saturday. Miss Lona Shamblin and Messrs. • .alter Perry and Alfred Bryant were in Sumlfiervllle Sunday. Dr. Smith was in town for a short time Monday. Mr. Merida Bryant and wife went to Cedartown Saturday to attend the funeral of their grandchild. Julian Hammond has returned from | a short visit to relatives at Lafay-[ ette. Miss Leila May Echols spent last [ week with her grandmother at Per- ■ ennial. The small child of Mr. and Mrs. j Edgar Edwards is real sick with chicken pox. Mrs. Kate Alexander and daughter, ; Miss Ava and Master Euclid Alex- [ ander, have returned to their home ' in Menlo, after a pleasant visit to friends here. Miss Guy Echols is the guest of [ Misses Lillian and Leila May Ech- - ols. Miss Evalyn Wyatt camo down j from Trion Monday to visit Miss; Katie Lee Powell. Hon.-Seaborn Wright of Rome was here for a short time Monday. HARRISBURG Rev. A. F. Mahan filled his regular appointments at New Hope Saturday and Sunday afternoon. This was the beginning of a series of meetings which will probably continue all the week. James and John Agnew passed through our valley Monday en route home from a business trip to Chat tanooga.. J. F. McConnell and family of La-; fayette were visiting the family of; C. C. McConnell Saturday and Sunday Mrs. J. D. Story is indisposed. Mrs. Joanna McConnell and little sons, Emory and Clifford, are visit-; ing the family of C. C. McConnell. Miss Lula Martin is on an extend ed visit to relatives and friends In McLemore’s Cove. Mays Tucker was visiting 11ls 1 uncle, Ed Tucker, Sunday. Those visiting the family of Mrs. Emma Martin Sunday were Rev. W. I’. Lovejoy, Rev. and Mrs. 11. M. Strozier and son, Henry, Mrs. Caldo-1 nia Smith, Austin Smith and Mrs. Candis Cochran. The third quarterly conference for ; the Trion charge convened with Ma cedonia church Sunday with W. P. Lovejoy, P. E. in the chair. The j usual routine of business was gone [ through with. The amount raised I for P. C. and P. E. was $46.25. Elder W. P. Lovejoy preached an inter-[ esting sermon at 11 o’clock, after [ which the Lord’s Supper was admin-[ istered. Miss Daisy Chandler was the. pleas ant guest of Misses Fannie and Eula Harper Sunday. Mrs. Ewing of Missouri is on an ; extended visit to relatives here. Wo arc glad to report. Brunton ; Blackwell able to be out after a protracted Illness. The Consignees Favorite Box Co., of Chattanooga has purchased quite a lot. of the pine timber in this section and arc actively engaged In cutting and hauling to the railroad. Farmers will got about through work in the field this week. ALIQUIS. DIRTTOWN After a desperate struggle with the grass our farmers have won the victory at last, and are almost, done work. Crops are looking fine at; present. A good rain would be ap preciated. The Odd Fellows held an interest ing meeting at the hall here Satur day. Homer Hix spent Sunday In Romo. Clifford Barron spent Sunday at Armucbce. Mr. Jim Patrick came very near being sun stroke last week. Dr. and Mrs. Kendrick of Atlanta! came up Friday to visit the latter's sister, Mrs. J. A. Jones. The infant child of Dr. and Mrs. E. M. Wright died Saturday morning and was buried Sunday at Pleasant I Grove. Mr. Bryan Rush of Rome was here [ Sunday. Messrs. Jesse and John Pilgrim of Lindale were in our burg Sunday. Life 100,000 Years Ago. Scientists have found in a cave in i Switzerland bones of men who lived 100,000 years ago, when life was in constant danger from wild beasts. To day the danger, as shown by A. W. Brown of Alexander, Me., is largely from deadly disease. “If it had noL been for Dr. King's New Discovery! which cured me, I could not hav<l lived,’’ he writes, “suffering as ■ did from a severe lung trouble anti stubborn cough.” To cure Sor! Lungs, Colds, obstinate Coughs, anl prevent Pneumonia, its the besl medicine on earth. 50c and $l,OOl Guaranteed by Summerville Drul jco. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR Chattooga's Tax Returns Show Decrease of $81,228 Tax Receiver F. A. Weaver has made up his digest for the present | year, and from the books we glean a few facts and figures that, will be ■of interest to the public. A loss of $81,228 in the aggregate , returns is shown, the total bc ! ing $2,903,932 against $2,985,160 in | 1908. The returns of the whites show a decrease and those of the negroes an ■ increase. This year the white tax i payers returned property valued at. $2,763,455, against $2,881,145 In 1908. ; The returns of the negroes of the county are $68,810 against. $64,399 last year, a gain of $4,411. Below will be found the tabulated [returns by districts for the white | lax payers for the years 1908 and 1909: Districts 1909 1908 A1pine292,654 310,600 Coldwaterl3l,27o 131,179 Dirtseller 34,654 37,901 Dirttown2o7,l33 207,171 Haywood 58,048 64,734 Lyerly 200,865 Seminole 80,659 79,428 Sublignaloo,34l 115,797 'Summerville ~ .. 547,219 591,362 Te10ga106,092 116,807 [Tri0n1,012,451 1,035,301 Total white returns 2,763,455 2,881,165 Col. returns 68,810 64,369 I Defaulters 49,378 Wild land 22,289 29,016 2,903,932 2,985,160 Loss, 1909 $81,228 A decrease is shown in all the dis tricts except Coldwater and Seminole. The number of acres of land re turned is 199,657, valued at $1,249,051 an increase of $57,344, The number [of acres returned last year was 218,707. Money, notes and accounts in the county is returned at $248,956, merchandise $231,720, household u: ’’ kitchen furniture, $94,720. The live stock of the county is re ; turned at $290,924, a gain of $11,704 I over last. year. Cotton, corn and oth er farm produce shows a decrease of $16,248, the returns under this head ! footing up a total of $9,292, against $25,440 in 1908. The total number of polls returned is 1931, a loss from 1908 of 139. The number of white polls returned is 1 1667, a loss of 125. The number of ; colored polls returned is 264, which is 15 less than last year. In the professional line Chattooga has 14 physicians, 5 lawyers and 3 dentists. NEW MARRIAGE LAW KILLED IN SENATE. Atlanta, July 27. —After adopting an amendment providing that no phy sician should charge more than $2 for examining an applicant for mar riage license, under the terms of the measure, and debating the question for more than an hour, the senate, Monday killed the bill by Senators McLain and Rudicll, which had for Hs purpose prohibiting the issuance of marriage licenses to persons suf : ferlng from certain diseases In com- I municable stage. The vote on the measure was 20 to 17 it lacking 3 votes of tho constitutional majority of 23. Discussion on the bill developed many ardent advocates and opponents It required every applicant for mar riage license to submit to an examina | tion, and also to make an affidavit 1 regarding his physical condition. Tho physl Hap was required to give a cer tificate, in the absence of which the ordinary could not issue a license. The making of a false affidavit was declared ground for divorce, and the making of a false certificate by a physician was made a misdemeanor. Notice was given that a motion to ’ reconsider the action of the senate in defeating the bill will be made. Sees Mother Grow Young “It would be hard to overstate the wonderful change in my mother since she began to use Electric writes Mrs. W. L. $