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VOL. XXII NO. 24. TWO MEN KILLED BY LIGHTNING AT TRION. Sam Ray and Clarance McCants Struck by Flash While Sitting in Front of Livery Stable Sunday Afternoon. Several Others Shocked by Bolt. The severe electrical storm which passed over Trion Sunday afternoon was the worst one that has ever been recorded here. During the storm lightning struck the livery stable of J. L. Hammond and killed Messrs. Sam Ray and Clarence McCants, who were sitting on a log which served as a step leading into one of the liv ing rooms of the stable. Mr. Jesse Ray was sitting between the two men that were killed and although se verely shocked he was able to talk enough to be understood in a few minutes, but his throat was so paralized he could not swallow for some time. Mr. Charliss and Mr. M. M. Pettyjohn were there at the time but neither were severely shock ed. Mr. Pettyjohn was in the rear of the stable when the lightning be gan to play around. He walked up near the front and leaned against a ladder and was talking to Clarence McCants when the flash came that rendered the two men lifeless. Mr. McCants never moved afterwards, but Mr. Ray lived about five minutes. After the storm Mr. McCants was re moved to Mr. Wes Gray’s and his father and sister in Alabama City were notified. They arrived an hour before the funeral took place Mon day afternoon at the Trion cemetery. Mr. Ray was removed to Mr. R. J. Day’s, South of Trion, and the re mains were interred at Pennville Monday morning. It is said that about fifteen persons received shocks during the storm. There were several trees in dif ferent parts of the town struck and one in Mr. Bud Chambers’ yard, which shocked Mr. Chambers and burned the combs and celluloid hair pins from Mrs. Chambers’ head. Miss Monica Pennington was leaning on the piano of Mr. Thompson when her arm was severely shocked. Mr. Mack Myers had just arrived at home when the lightning came down the telephone wire, and knocked him down, although he wasn’t conscious of hitting the floor or receiving the shock, he knew that he picked him self up and we guess he was badly frightened. One of the wires support ing the smoke stack of mill No. 2 was melted by a stroke and Mrs. M. A. Allgood’s barn was also struck, but little or no damage was done. Many thought the lightning came down the telephone wire into the sta ble which caused the death of the two men, but the phone was not touch ed, although the one in the depot was burned out. Mrs. Rude Myers gave a lawn party at the home of Mr. G. B. Myers in honor of her little niece, Miss Janie Lowe, of Lafayette. Many different games were indulged in to amuse the little people. The games were “Pin ning the tail on the Donkey and Ted dy Bear.’’ Little Miss Sarah Merritt received the first prize which was a dainty white silk fan, while Miss Ger trude Thompson won the box of candy Those present were little Misses Lila May and Gertrude Thompson, Hariet Flanders, Sara Merritt, Mabel Green, Laura Nell McKinney, Jessie Parris, Bedy Thomas, Mattie Green Myers, Margaret and Mary Lou Myers, Ruby Hogue, Bernice Mcßryant, Janie Lowe The Bank of Menlo, Menlo, Ga., offers 5 per cent, payable semi-annually for time deposits, Your money will be secured against tire, burglary, and any wrong-doing or mismanagement of bank officials. Your interest and principal can be bad at maturity by coming to the bank and asking for it. You will not have to worry about the character of your martgage, deed, or other security. You can sleep better by knowing just at what time your prin cipal and interest can be had. Bring register, or express us your surplus money and we will put it to work. The Summerville News. i and Master Ross Merritt. Music for i the occasion was furnished by Misses i Jessie Parris and Lilia May Thomp i son. Little Miss Laura Nell MeKin ’ ney sang and punch and cake was served by Misses Mattie G. and Mar- • garet Myers. The hours were from four until six. Mr. and Mrs. Sewell Mullinax and ■ children of Atlanta are visiting rela- > tives here this week. Mrs. Naomi Herndon West of Ala bama City is visiting relatives here this week. i Miss Odessa Lively of Spring Creek • is visiting Misses Ollie and Lula El . lenburg. Roy Clark is visiting Eugene Bram lett in Rome this week. I Mr. and Mrs. Nat Boyd and chil dren of Highland Park are visiting < Mrs. Tom Fallis. Mrs. John Bynum continues quite ill. Miss Grace Rice is critically ill at her home in South Trion. Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Thompson, re turned Friday from Niagara Falls and different points in New York, where they have been on an extended trip. Mrs. J. B. S. Holmes of Valdosta is visiting Mrs. M. A. Allgood this week. Rev. W. M. Griffitt has been pro tracting a very successful meeting at Chattoogaville. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Holbert Howe a daughter on August 13, who will be named Obga Olivia. Mr. and Mrs. Will Pope visited rela tives here Saturday. Mrs. Pope was formerly known as Mrs. Will Massey. Mr. and Mrs. Pope will leave for their hope in Texas in a few days. Will Watson spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives in Waterville. Master Robert Mahan returned from Rome accompanied him and will spem Rome accompanied him and will spen a few days. Miss Dora Spheare returned home from Rome Sunday. Mr. Wyly Davis spent Sunday vvlth ' his daughter, Mrs. Emma Harliss, in Rome. Mr. J. H. Fnderburk is expected home Thursday after an extended trip to Hot Springs where he has been undergoing treatment. Reno Rice is home from Rossville. Mrs. Sim Colbert and little son, Brusie, returned home Saturday from Gainesville, after spending several > weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Allen Headden, i Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Harliss of Waterville are spending this week with Mrs. S. R. Rice. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wyatt and Mrs. Margaret Alexander of Menlo spent Thursday with relatives here. Mrs. W. W. Hudson is suffering with a severe cold. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Hudson and children returned from Chickamauga Sunday and Mrs. Hudson is quite ill. i Messrs. R. Pullen, R. Johnson and C. Gray went up to Martindale Sun day. Miss Carrie Cameron spent, a few days last week with her brother, Mr. Emory Cameron in Waterville. Mi. and Mrs. Albert Ragland and children spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives in Chattoogaville. Mrs. J. N. Alexanuer returned SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AUGUST 19, 1909 GORE NEWS ITEMS. Rev. Mr. Crow preached at Bethel Sunday afternoon. The pastor, Rev. Mr. Penley, will begin a series of ! meetings there the fifth Sunday in this month. Mrs. G. W. Watson was called to the bedside of her sister, Mrs. Mob i ley, at Menlo, who died at that place Monday. Mr. and Mrs. McCollum of Silver Hill were visiting friends here Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Johnson of Lafayette were the guests of Mrs. M. P. Dill Wednesday night. Mrs. Olio Goodwin of Cordele is vis iting her sister, Miss Nollie Clements Mrs. Mattie Phillips of Armuchee i is spending this week with her son, i G. B. Phillips. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Winkle and daughter, Miss Nettie, of Silver Hill, were visiting friends here Sunday. Misses Alma Sewell and Bessie Maxey of Summerville were guests of Mrs. J. E. Baker Friday night. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Youngblood of Tidings spent Sunday with relatives here. Mr. H. G. Baker is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Wheeler, at Sunimer ' ville. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Weav er on the Bth, a son. Messrs. C. W. Brooks and C. E. ■ Doster, mail carriers on routes 1 and 12 from Gore, are taking their vaca tion. L. C. Moore and Frank Barron i the substitutes, are on duty. PATSY TELOGA Protracted meeting closed at Mace donia Friday night. Jerry Sitton and family of Chatta : nooga are spending several days with ! the family of J. H. Sitton. Mrs. Jas. McCamy spent from Sat urday until Monday at Chesterfield, Ala., with Mrs. Maude Cavin. Gordon Hammonds and Miss Myr tle Sitton attended singing at Chel sea Sunday afternoon. ' Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Christopher and i Mrs. J. H. Quails were pleasant vis j itors here Sunday. Mr. D. A. Hemphill is erecting a new barn. Blev Henson is spending several i days with relatives in Atlanta, in i stead of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Henson, as your type said last week. James McCamy, Jr., and Miss Ly ; dia Curry attended a picnic at Cregg I Mill Saturday. ! from Copeland Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Wes Gray and chil dren returned from Rock Springs Sunday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Son Haw kins a son on August 15. Mrs. S. A. Evans of Armuchee re turned home Monday after visiting I her sister, Mrs. W. V. Morgan. Miss Nannie Morgan is slowly im proving. Oscar Thompson left Monday for ; Inie S, C., to be gone several weeks. ; Mrs. Gilliam Scoggins and son, . Will, of Armuchee are visiting Mr. land Mrs. Jimmie Roberts. J. W. Tucker came up from Rome last week and delivered to Mrs. Housch a check for SI,OOO for Insur ance her husband had in the Frank- ■ lin Life. Mr. Henry Megginson of Hot Spring . spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. M. i G. Merritt at the Trion Inn. Mr. J. J. Flanders left Monday for , Ocilla. Dr. and Mrs. E. F. Reese and chil-: dren returned Sunday after a pleas- : ant visit to relatives in Rockmart and! j, Lindale. Miss Pluma Justice is visiting Mrs. ’ J. R. Ponder in Armuchee. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Ponder of Armuchee visited Mr. and Mrs. J. W. A. Justice Sunday. i V Misses Belle and Grace Thomas 'are spending this week in Menlo. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Johnson, Mr. Jim McCants arrived from Alabama City about 4 o’clock Monday after noon. Miss Becy Gray spent last week with relatives in Rock Springs.. Frank Herring of Aragon is visit ing friends here this week. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Carwile spent Saturday and Sunday in Lafayette. Mr. and Mrs. Ike Williams and children visited in Dry Valley Sunday Miss Annie Williams is quite ill at this writing. Mrs. J. J. Flanders and Mr. R. E. McWilliams sang “Thy Will Be Done’ Sunday morning at. the M. E. church and Miss Mary Nell Spencer played the accompaniment. The rendition of the selection was most beautiful. A most excellent sermon was preached I by Rev. H. M. Strozier. I The regular meeting of the Worn- I an’s Mission Society was held at the I residence of Mrs. Helen’illarper Sun 1 day afternoon MENLO 1 There is a lot of real estate chang . I ing hands in this community. There ; f has been five or six farms bought and i sold during the past few days. I suppose everybody is looking for bet-. > ter things ahead. J. D. Remington - sold his farm Saturday to A. J. Law- ■ fence and G. W. Agnew. Mr Rem : ington will leave for Florida in a ■ short time. J. H. Story is preparing to ilsbuild ■ his dwelling house which was destroy; I ed by fire a few weeks ago. Mrs. E. B. Rock of Atlanta visit ed her brother, Mr. C. A. Land, here last week. Mr. Claud Henderson of Chatta nooga died last Friday and was bur- | ied near Lyerly Saturday. Claud was ! well known here; had lived at Al ’ pine until about, a year ago. He was a brother of Mrs. Milt Toles of Al- I ■ pine. f Menlo and Trion crossed bats at I Trion last Saturday. The score was I ' 4 and 3 in favor of Trion. i i Miss Jewell Hooks of Leesburg, | Ala., is visiting relatives here for a ; few days. C. 11. Funk and family left last I Monday tor Florida where they will I reside in future. S. T. Polk made a business trip to Chattanooga last Thursday. J. H. Henry is staying in the bank lat Lyerly for a few days. Zen Taylor made a business trip to Nashville, Tenn., last week. I 0. L. Cleckler made a business trip to Acworth, Ga., last week. Mrs. L. C. Satterfield returned home last Saturday after spending several weeks here with relatives. Mr. Catlett Bennett of Arkansas and John Bennett and his mother, | Mrs. Gladden, are visiting relatives here this week. Rev. A. F. Mahan is holding a meet ing here this week. Misses Belle and Grace Thomas of Trion were guests of Misses Effie and Pearl Wood a few days last week. Mrs, W. F. Mobley died Monday morning about 11 o’clock, after a protracted illness. She was bur ied Tuesday at the Alpine cemetery. Mrs. Mobley was a good woman and was liked by all. She leaves a hus band and several children and a host of relatives to mourn hre loss. One of the most pleasant events of the week for the young people was a moonlight picnic to Blowing Spring, given iu honor of Misses Belle and j Grace Thomas of Triou. Those par ! ticipating were Misses Pearl mi Whorter, Annie Wardlaw, Chattanoo ga; Belle and Grace Thomas, Trion: Eunice Tucker, Effie and Pearl Wood Eva Land, Lucile Sparks, and Hettie Mae Wyatt; Messrs. Luther Moseley, Jeb Martin, EJrnest, Walter and Paul Kennedy, Gordon Perry, John Sparks,! Vai Freeman, Lemuel Cooke, Andrew Sentell, Paul Thacker, Jas. and Tom : Major. The crowd was delightfully chaperoned by Prof. Sparks and Mrs Rogers. M. F. BALLARD. BIG INCREASE SHOWN IN TAXABLE PROPERTY. Atlanta, Ga. — With thirteen counties to hear from, the total gain in taxa ble property in 133 counties over 1908 is $18,623,632. The thirteen missing counties are expected to bring the total for the state up to $20,000,000, : which will he more than double the gain of last year over 1007. This big forward movement is made in spite of the fact that 37 counties i show a falling off from last year, the ,aggregate loss summing up $2,377,311. Ninety-six counties show a gain of $21,000,943. j Fulton shows the heaviest gain, with an increase of more than $6,000,000. i Corporations will show little gain this year, probably less than $500,000 in all. Some time within the next week Governor Brown, Comptroller Wright, Treasurer Brown and Attorney Gencr : al Hart will meet and fix the state; tax rate. It will be the legal limit. ■ 5 mills. Washington’s Plague Spots. lie in the low, marshy bottoms of , the Potomai the breeding ground of malaria gernis. These germs eause ■ chills, feve> and ague, biliousness, jaundice. );■:■ tude, weakness and gen ■ oral debility and bring suffering or , death to thousands yearly. But Elec-! I trie Bitters never fail to destroy i them and cure malaria troubles. “They are the best all-round tonic I ami cure for malaria I ever used." write: t$R, M. James, of Ixiuellen, S. C. Th‘ y cure Stomach, Liver, Kid , ney and Blood Troubles and will prevent Typhoid. Try them 50c. Guaiaateed by Summerville Drug Co. SEMINOLE The meeting at Walnut Grove clos ■ed Sunday night. We had a good meeting. The members felt that they were greatly blessed. There were four additions to the church by pro fession, Mrs. Mollie Berry and daugh ter, Pauline, and son, Robert, Mamie E. Huie of Lyerly, and Gussie Pearl Gayler of Chattoogaville. There were i others who accepted Christ at their Savior who will join another church and many sinners were convicted. The preaching of Rev. B. F. Gullle was earnest and faithful and not hing was left out that might cause sinners to accept Christ. Rev. Jon: Bar clay was with us two days and nights! i and was liked very much for his cant est preaching. He is the evangelist : for the Cherokee Presbytery. He j | could not stay with us until the close ; !of the meeting as he had to be at l ! Stone church in Catoosa county on! ! Sunday, the 15th. We feel that old ! Walnut Grove church was greatly re [ j vived and blessed and that much i good seed has been sown and we praj s that it may spring up and bear much fruit, to the honor and glory of God. J. A. Mosteller and family attend ed the last days of the meeting. J. C. Huie and family were faithful and all were at nearly every service held during the meeting, though they liv ed at Lyerly. We had good congre gations day and night and our Bap tist brethren and sisters attended regularly and helped its out wonder fully in our meeting. We have no trouble here in this community with other denominations. All get along peaceably as we should as all are striving for the same place.. We had a nice, slow rain here Mon dya which will do a great deal of good, as we were a little dry in , this section. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Van pelt. a fine son a few days ago. 1 see some farmers pulling fodder I though most of our corn is late and cotton is late. I do not think there will be any cotton open before Sep tember. Cotton is still growing and the weed will be larger than usual. Mr. Claud Henderson, a nice young man who used to live near here, died at his home near Chattanooga last week, of typhoid fever. He was brought back here and bur led at Mill Creek church, in Chero kee county, Ala. G. A. Ragland. Company to Insure Teetotlers Only Formed In Atlanta. Atlanta, Ga. —A life Insurance com- • pany that will accept risks on total ! abstainers only has been organized with Atlanta as headquarters under the name of “The Temperance Life Insurance Company of America.’’ It ;is the only organization of its kind in the United States. Application for a charter was fil’ d Tuesday with Secretary of State Cook the incorporators being W. A. Coving ton, of Moultrie, joint author of the Hardman-Covington prohibition bill; J. 11. Andrews, Dr. Marlon Mell. Hull James K. Hines, all of Atlanta; and J. F. Fender, of Lowndes county. The initial capital stock is $200,000 with privilege of increasing this amount as the need arises. Numbers of the leading prohibition ists throughout the country are said ) to be behind the company with the in! tention of making it of national in- ! fluence and importance. J. Pope ; Brown, state treasurer of Georgia, has 1 been mentioned among others tor the office of Its presidency. The characteristics feature of the new coi/ern is its refusal to insure any one who drinks a drop, or any other quantity of intoxicants. In this way, Its promoters declare, the com pany can greatly reduce the cost of ! life Insurance to its policy holders. , They produce statistics to show that, Ihe longevit y of the abstainer Is | from 25 to 30 per cent longer than that of the non-abstalner. Thus, they. : say, the. company’s risk is reduced ; and the premiums can be made pro portionately smaller. Trion Defeats Menlo. Trion, On., Aug. 16.—1 nan exciting ; game of ball here Saturday afternoon Trion defeated the strong Menlo nine by the score of 4 to 3. Up until the seventh Menlo played superior ball and had the game 3 to 0 when the Trion bunch scored three men. The I winning score was made in the twelfth. A feature of the game was: the home run made by Rich of Men- i 10. Batteries: Menlo —Echols and Clemmons; Trion —Greenwood and Fincher. Umpire, Tucker. A man never fights so hard foi| a . principle as he does for results. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR LYERLY. Miss Hattie Henderson has return ed from Foster’s Mill, where she has been visiting relatives. The campers, who went out to Moon’s Lake for a week’s outing, have returned and report a delight ful trip. Messrs. Emmett and Carl Wright have returned to their home in Rome after a visit to friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dover and chil dren are spending sometime with rel atives in Lyerly. Mrs. J. L. Pollock and Mrs. Frank Lee and little son, Roland, have gone to Oklahoma to spend a month. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Wllmott, Mr. and Mrs. ike Pollock and Mr. and Mrs. Ed j Harrison spent a few days last week |at Moon’s Lake. Messrs .1 H. Hill and A. C. Powell j have returned from a pleasant trip lo the coast. ‘ Mr. Will McLaughlin and family ! have been visiting Mr. O. F. Doster’s ! family for a few days. Miss Gussie Gayler came up from Chattoogaville Friday to visit Miss Mamie Huie. Mrs. J. H. Hili, who has been away for treatment for sometime, has re turned greatly improved, much to the delight of her many friends. Mr. .1. S. Doster spent Monday in Summerville. Mr. Henry O’Dell died, Wednesday of lasi week after a lingering illness and was buried Thursday mdrning. Rev. Malian conducted the funeral services. He was a kind, noble heart ed young man, much admired by his acquaintances. For sometime lie had been a consistent member of the Bap tist church and during the many , months of suffering he was very pa : tient. To the sorrowing ones wo ex tend our sincere sympathy. Mr. Henry Fox and family are on an extended visit to relatives in and near Lyerly. Mr. Will Stark spent Saturday night in Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. Watts and Miss Low ry wore the guests of Mrs. J. L. Pollock Sunday. Messrs. Joe Crumley and Jim Rose spent Sunday at Moon's Lake. Rev. Harris very ably filled his ap pointment here Sunday. Mrs. Tom Taylor and Mrs. Pink Holland were the guests last Sunday of Mr. Frank Lee and family, Mr. Will Hammond and family are here from Lafayette on a visit to | relatives. Mr. Gordon Wheeler has been real sick for several days. Mrs. Barker has been visiting Dr. Arnold Shamblin and wife. Dr. Ben Stark lias returned from Atlanta. Mr. John Henry has charge of the bank at this place, in the absence of Mr. Harper. Mrs. Moon and children spent Sun day with friends In Lyerly. Mrs. John Saxon from Rome lias been here on a visit to her sister, Mrs. C. Huie. Mr. and Mrs. Will Jones were shop ping in Summerville Monday. Miss Lula Williams has returned to her home al Chattoogaville. Mr. George Harper and wife are visiting in Carrollton. Stark & Son have made some Im provements on their store and have in a new stock of goods and are now ready for the fall trade. The barbecue given by the Farm ; era’ Union last Tuesday was a de cided success. These farmers know how things should be done. The game of ball Saturday be tween Lyerly and Pine Grove was very interesting. , At the end of the first Half of the seventh inning the score stood 5 to twelve in favor of : Lyerly, but owing to a misunderstand ! ing the game was not finished. ’Twas a pitchers' battle from the beginning. , Hammond and Flemming pitching in fine style. 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