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VOL. XXII NO. 27.
THE CHATTOOGA ASSOCIATION
Eighteenth Annual Meeting Held at
Trion Last Week.
The 18th annual meeting of Chattoo
ga Baptist Association was held at
Trion last week.
Rev. J. W. Graham, D. D., of Atlan
ta, preached the Introductory ser
mon Friday from Phil. 2:12-13..
Rev. A. F. Mahan was elected Mod
erator, C. D. Harper, Treasurer, and
J. N. Rush, Clerk.
The churches were well represent
ed and the reports gave evidence of
an increase, over last year, in the
“grace of giving” for missions.
The contributions of the Chat
tooga Baptists during the association
al year, amount to something more
than six thousand five hundred dol
lars. Os this amount over eight hun
dred dollars was given for missions,
over two hundred to the orphans’
home at Hapeville, and more than
seven hundred to colleges, schools an
ministerial education.
Os the nineten churches in the as
sociation fifteen have Sunday schools
with 1035 pupils enrolled.
There have been 262 members re
ceived; 121 dismissed by letter, 13
have been excluded and 33 have died
during the year.
Among ministres and visitors pres
ent from associations were Revs.
J. G. Hunt and B. J. Graham of At
lanta; Rev. W. L. Shattuck, of
Coosa Association, Rev. O. D. Flem
ing, President of Hearn Academy at
Cave Spring; Rev. W. M. Dyer, of
Sharp, representing the State Board,
Col. James T. Shattuck, J. A. Sar
gent and J. W. R. Walker from Coo
sa Association, W. L. Selman of
Floyd County Association, Rev. J. N.
Webb and H. T. Leath, who repre
sented the Home Mission School at
Gaylesville, Ala., from Cedar Bluff,
Association, Rev. A. J. Smith of At
lanta; and W. H. Whatley of Rome,
Rev. O. D. Fleming preached Fri
day night, Rev. W. M. Dyer, Satur
day at 11, and Rev. A. J. Smith
Saturday night.
On Sunday the crowd was immense
and Rev. B. F. Hunt preached at the
Baptist church and Rev. S. L. Wil
liams at the Methodist church.
At the afternoon session, resolu
tions of thanks were offered for
the generous and excellent hospitality
of the people of Trion, and to the
Methodist brethren for the use of
their house of worship.
While singing ‘“How Firm a Foun
dation,” the parting hand was given
and after prayer by Rev. B. F. Hunt
the association adjourned to meet
at Summerville on Friday before the
first Sunday in September, 1910.
The Woman's Meeting.
The 16th annual meeting of the
Woman’s Missionary Union, Aux
iliary to Chattooga Association met
in the Methodist church at Trion
Friday morning, Miss Josephine Pitts.
Superintendent of the Union, presid
ing.
The “Coronation” hymn was sting,
a scripture selection was read and
prayer offered by Mrs. Sitton of New
Hope church, followed by enroll
ment of messengers from societies as
follows:
Bethlehem —Mrs. Alice Carpenter.
Chelsea —Mrs. C. D. Harper.
Ebenezer—Sent report.
Lyerly—Mrs. Gordon Wheeler, Mrs.
A. E. Doster, Mrs. M. E. Stark.
Menlo—Miss Effie League and
Mrs. Satterfield.
MR. FARMER
Had it occurred to you that
Menlo is the best cotton market
in Chattooga county and that the
Bank of Menlo is a safe place to
deposit your money? The cotton
buyers of Menlo will give you
highest prices and best weights,
and Bank of Menlo will extend
every possible courtesy to its cus
tomers. The policy of this Bank
will be courteous, fair and equal
treatment to all, whether a ten
dollar or five thousand dollar de
positor, whether a ten dollar bor
row T er or a thousand dollar bor
rower.
The Summerville News.
New Hope N. —Miss Ida Rich, Mrs.
Alma Harper, Mrs. Sitton.
Poplar Springs —By report.
Pleasant Grove —Mrs. M. P. Dill,
Miss Hattie Perry.
Subligna—By report.
Summerville —Mrs. A. Wheeler.
Mrs.. J. T. Wade, Mrs. A. Robbins.
Summerville Band —Miss Annie
Pitts, Miss Alma Sewell.
Trion —Mrs. Helen Harper, Mrs.
A. F. Mahan, Miss Maud Thomas.
Trion Band —Mrs. Mary Fallis,
Mrs. Hein Harper, president of the
Trion Society gave the ladies a most
cordial welcome, to which Miss Al
ma Sewell of Summerville respond
ed in a pleasing address.
Miss Josephine Pitts# gave a sum
mary of the work during the past
year, and an outline of work for the
future, which was followed by song
by Miss Annie Pitts, “‘Go Home and
Tell What Christ has done for You.”
Mrs. Mary Gunter, State Or
ganizer, was introduced and held the
interest of the ladies for more than
an hour talking of mission work and
the workers. She paid a glowing
tribute to the memory of our own
Mrs. Ellen Pitts Walker, who, dur
ing her short stay at Monroe, Ga., or
ganized the Women of Apalachee As
sociation, and began the mission
work there,, ■which has reached such
great proportions. Mrs. Gunter is
earnest and forceful, believes in her
work and inspires interest and sym
pathy in the hearts of those who
hear her.
The reading of reports from Socie
ties in Chattooga Association, show
an increase, over last year, in gifts
for missions and the Orphans’ Home
and a slight decrease in some other
lines of work.
The contributions of 13 Societies
amounted to $789.29, of this amount
$222,24 was given for missions and
$147.73 for Orphans' Home at Hape
ville, Ga.
Sunday afternoon the devotional
exercises were led by Mrs. J. N.
Rush. Interesting and helpful talks
were made by Mrs. C. D. Harper of
Chelsea, Mrs. Alma Harper of New
Hope, Mrs. A. F. Mahan and Mrs.
Mary Fallis of Trion, Mrs. E. Jen
nings of Menlo, and an excellent pa
per on “Tithing” was read by Miss
Maud Sewell of Summerville.
On a discussion of time and place
for the next meeting of the Union,
the ladies agreed to refer the matter
to an exceutive committee, and it is
quite probable that the next Union
will meet a short time before the
meeting of the Association in Sept.,
1910.
NOTICE.
The building committee having se
cured land from D. B. Scott for the
new school building in Bethel District
request the trustees and patrons and
all who are interested to meet early
next Friday morning bringing suf
ficient tools to clear off the grounds.
Also urge that the lumber be placed
on the ground as eary as possible.
BUILDING COMMITTEE.
NOTICE.
There will be a picnic at the Housch
school building Friday, September 10,
Exercises will commence at 10 o’clock
There will be a lecture given at 11
o’clock. The afternoon will be spent
in playing ball and other games for
the young, while the older ones will
be engaged in social chats. Let ev
ery one turn out and have a nice
time. X
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1909
LYERLY.
News of the Week Paragraphed for
News Readers.
Prof. W. M, McCutchen came in
Thursday and resumed dis school du
ties Monday, Sept. 6. Prof. McCutch
is a graduate from the University of
West Virginia and is a man of ability
and fully capable of filling the posi
tion of instructor in any school in
which he may be employed. The
I trustees are being congratulated up
on securing his services for anoth
er year.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Carwile and
children have been spending a few
days with Mr. Lafayette Everett and
family.
Mr. F. S. Lee was in Rome Sunday.
Mrs. J. S. Doster, Miss Grace Dos
ter and Mr. Clarence Doster have
returned from a visit to relatives at
: Chattoogaville.
Miss Bessie Waff ord and her
friend, Miss McCullough, spent Fri
day in Lyerly.
Misses Lena Shamblin and Clio Bry
ant were shopping in Rome Wednes
day.
Misses Annie May and Alice Mos
teller have returned from a visit to
{ Lafayette.
Miss Mary Lee has returned from
! a week’s visit to Atlanta.
Several from this place attended
the association at Trion Friday and
Saturday.
Miss Lula Bryson remains the ad
mired guest of Miss Mattie Lou Moss
Mrs. Joe Hollis spent Sunday in
Trion.
Mesdames Charlie and Gordon
Groce were called to Cedartown
Thursday by the illness of their
brother.
Mr. J. T. Stark is on the sick list
! this week.
Mrs. George Blalock and children
’ spent a few days with Mr. J. S. Dos
ter’s family last week.
W. M. Jones spent last week in
; Gordon county.
The meeting in progress at the
| Methodist church is being well at-
I tended and much good accomplished
Rev. Harris’s earnestness and devo
tion have won for him the love and
admiration of all who hear him.
Miss Lillian Echols remains quite
sick much to the regret of her many j
friends.
Mr. Aaron Kinneman from Texas i
is on a visit to A. E. Hammond’s
family.
Miss Fannie Porter is spending a
few days in Chattanooga.
Rev. Smitson stopped over Friday
night on his way from Marietta, Ga.,
where he has been conducting a very
successful meeting, and preached
one of his interesting and instruct
\ ive sermons at the Christian church.
The Lyerly base ball team defeated
: the Summerville team in a game of
i ball here Thursday afternoon the
score standing 3 to 20 in favor of j
Lyerly.
Mr. Taylor Davenport and Mrs.
Jessie Barnard of Valley Head, Ala.,
spent Saturday night with Mr. and
Mrs. A. C. Powell.
Little Misses Lucile and Nelda
Pollock and Eva and Margaret Lee
spent Sunday in Rome.
Mr. Bernard Porter of Phoenix, Ari:
came in Monday and will spend some
; time with his mother, Mrs. M. J. Por
ter.
The many friends of Mr. Ben Lee
will regret to know that his condition
is unimproved.
Mr. John Doster came down from
Chattanooga to spend Sunday with
his parents.
Rev. Webb, from Broomtown, was
in Lyerly Saturday.
; Miss Willie Richardson of this place
and Mr. Oscar Riley of Chattanooga
were married Sunday afternoon at
! the Methodist church, Rev. Harris j
officiating. They left at 4 o’clock for
Chattanooga where they will make
their future home. Mr. and Mrs. Ri
ley have many friends here who wish
for them much success and happiness i
Night on Bald Mountain.
On a lonely night Alex Benton of
Fort *Edward, N. Y., climbed Bald
Mountain to the home of a neighbor,
tortured by Asthma, bent on curing
him with Dr. King's New Dis
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neighbor. Later it cured his s<7n>
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Croup, Hemorrhages and Sore Lungs
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TRION
Chattooga’s First Bale New Cotton
Sold at Trion Monday.
Mr. John Tribble, who lives on Dr.
Jack Bryant's place near Summer
ville, brought in the first bale of cot
ton to Trion September 6, which is
eight days earlier than cotton came
in last year. The bale weighed 357
pounds and as a premium Trion Man
ufacturing Co., gave 13 cents a
pound.
Mrs. Jno. A. Jones and daughter,
Miss Mary Allgood Jones, have return
ed from Mentone, where they have
been spending the summer entertain
ing a camping party. They will spend
sometime with Mrs. M. A. Allgood
before they return to Atlanta.
Misses Tinnie and Ellie Rhinehart
of Texas Valley visited Mrs. Zion
Rhinehart the past week.
Mrs. Zion Rhinehart spent last week
in Rock Spring with her sister, Mrs.
Al Hughes.
Mr. John Blair spent part of last
week in Lafaybtte.
J. C. Knight of Cedartown spent
Sunday with friends here.
Misses Elzora Jackson and Ella
Anderson are visiting in Holland this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Baxter Moore and
children visited Mrs. T. J. Anderson
Sunday.
Mr. Mack Eilenburg of Lyerly vis
ited Mr. T. J. Anderson Sunday.
Miss Iris Dobbs returned to At
lanta Monday after spending several
days with the Misses Funderburk.
Miss Mackie Tate returned home
Friday after spending several weeks
at Villanow.
Mrs. Harry Hudson returned home
Sunday after an extended visit to
her brother, Mr. Phil Hudson, in
Russelville, Ark.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cochran of Dry
Valley spent Sunday with Mr. and
Walt Campbell.
Mrs. Con Powell of Lyerly visited
relatives here Sunday.
Miss Bertie Hence of Chickamauga
is expected to return to Trion Thurs
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Berry Stargle and
children of Rock Springs visited Mrs.
Crowder the past week.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Petty
john a son on Sept. 2.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Dillard spent
several days in Menlo last week.
Mr. G. B. Myers continues quite
ill this week.
Misses Belle and Grace Thomas
left Tuesday for Milledgeville where
they go to attend the G. N. and I. j
college.
Mr. Fred Thomas left Tuesday for ■
Powder Springs to attend the A. &.
M. college..
Miss Pluma Justice returned Sunday I
from a three weeks visit to Armuchet'
Mr. and Mrs. Tery Thomas and
Miss Katie Yates of Rock Springs
spent the week end with J. H. Thom
as and family.
Mr. John Buckaley had the mis
fortune to be thrown from his buggy
Saturday by a runaway livery team
that ran up behind him, reared upon
his buggy throwing him out and
breaking his leg in two places. Re- ■
ports are that he is resting very well I
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Chan
dler a son, on Saturday.
Mr. Linton Kellett of Dry Valley
spent Sunday with friends here.
Messrs. Henry Mullins and Claud
Durham of Need More visited here
Sunday.
Miss Dicie Reynolds has returned
home after a two week’s visit to
relatives near Lyerly.
Miss Malinda Reynolds of Lafayette
spent the week-end at home.
Col. Wesley Shropshire o« Summer-1
ville was in Trion Monday.
Pres. A. S. Hamilton and DeFor
est and Miss Margaret Hamilton re
turned from Philadelphia Saturday.
Miss Mattie Mullins of Needmore
spent Sunday very pleasantly vis
iting Misses Lillie and Myrtle Broom.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bridges of
Harrisburg visited Mr. and Mrs. J.
M. Broom Sunday.
Arthur Broom has returned to Lin
dale after spending several days
with home folks here.
Perry Fountain of Summerville
spent Sunday visiting relatives at
this place.
Mr. J. D. Woodall of Calhoun vis
ited friends here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. McWilliams of
Grenbush visited R. E. and Frank
McWilliams Saturday and Sunday.
Misses Ada and Neva Martin of
Waterville spent Sunday in Trion.
'■ Sir. Z. Adams of Lafayette was
in Trion Sunday.
John Rose of Lyerly spent Sunday
in Trion.
Walter Denny has returned to Vir-!
ginia after spending several days
with friends here.
Misses Mary Routh and Bessie
’ Blythe spent Tuesday in Summerville
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Green and Mas.
ter Max returned from Bartow coun
ty Sunday.
Misses Eunice Tucker, Cliff Thom
as and Ethel Martin, Messrs. Vai
Freeman, Walter Kennedy, John
’ Henry, Paul Kennedy and Cook of
’ Menlo spent Sunday in Trion.
Mrs. Martin and Mr. and Mrs. D.
M. Parham of Summerville visited
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Adams Saturday
and Sunday.
Miss Hattie Strozier has returned
. home after spending the summer at
• Buckhead.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wheeler,
| Mrs. John Rush, Mrs. Jules Wheeler
j and children, Messrs. Tom Weathers,
j Gresham Baker of Summerville spent
a few days with Mrs. Helen Harper
during the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Adelbert Carpenter
visited relatives in Rome and Cave
I Springs a few days last week.
Messrs. Jno. A. Jones and Spencer
Marsh of Atlanta were in Trion Mon
day.
Miss Helen K. Myers entertained
her little friends last Thursday after
noon from 3:30 to 5:30 p. m. with
an afternbon party. The following
guests were present: Mattie G. My
eri, Mabel Greene, Mary L. Myers,
Ruth Wyatt, Jessie Funderburk, Mar
garet Myers, Evelyn Wyatt, Lollie
Thompson, Bernice Mcßryant, Laura
Graham, Ruby Hogue, Mamie Pruitt,
Myrtle Woodall, Fannie Pruitt, Mag
gie Fowler, Bessie Paris, Bedie Thom
as, Senada Justice, Masters Ross Mer
ritt, McMillen Myers. The out-of
town guests were Mary Welch of
Atlanta, and Laura McKinney of
Salisbury, N. C.. Refreshments were
served and several games enjoyed.
Bedie Thomas received first prize,
and Laura McKinney consolation.
MENLO.
Judging from the story told by Dr.
Cook the north pole country will not
be burdened with a rush of new set
tlers.
The lone bandit who took seven
hundred dollars in pennies from an
express car the other day and left
between fifty and a hundred thous
and dollars in gold must have regret
ed having no partner with whom to
retire behind the barn for consolation.
Rev. J. O. Brand filled his regular
appointments here Sunday and Sun
day night.
The school opened Monday morning
with a large number of pupils in at-
I tendance. There were several good
| speeches made. Rev. B. F. Guille
made a fine talk, also did Mrs. Toinp
| kins. Her talk was short but good.
' Prof. Ransom made an interesting
speech which was enjoyed by all.
The school opened up with 161 pupils
enrolled for the first day.
Menlo and Lyerly played two games
of ball here Monday. Menlo won I
both games.
W. S. McClellan has bought the
house and stock of goods from T.
H. Holbrook and will continue in the
mercantile business at the same place
Sam Obannon and family left for
I their home in Gadsden last Saturday
{after spending several days here vis
iting relatives.
Lewis Kinsey of Summerville
was in Menlo last week.
Col. Earl Jackson of Lafayette
attended Justice Court here last Sat
urday.
The Lord help him who hustles for
himself.
Mrs. Louis Kingston and Miss Bes
sie Kingston visited relatives in
Gadsden last week.
Sam Henley of Summerville was in
Menlo last Thursday.
The merchants here had a good
trade Saturday.
J. H. Story’s new dwelling is near
ing completion.
The Ft. Payne ball team will be
here this week to play three games
with Menlo, one on Friday and two
Saturday. Ft. Payne has a strong
team and this will no doubt be one
of the most Interesting series of
games played here this "season.
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ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
CHATTOOGA SUPERIOR COURT
CONVENES NEXT WEEK.
Court House Will be Dedicated Mon
day With Appropriate Exercises
The fall term of Chattooga Superior
Court will convene next Monday with
Judge Moses Wright presiding.
The following program has been
arranged for the dedication of the
i Chattooga County Court House. The
exercises will be held at the court
house Monday morning, Sept. 13, at
10:00 a. m.
1. Invocation by Rev. J. O. Brand.
2. Presentation of the court house
by Col. J. T. Jolly, Chairman of the
Board of Roads and Revenues.
3. Response for the people of tho
county by Hon. Wesley Shropshire.
4. Response for the Court and its
officers by Judge Moses Wright.
There is a large number of cases set
for trial at this session and the prob
abilities are that the term will be a
lengthy one. The civil docket is es
pecially heavy.
On the criminal docket there is one
case for murder —that of Bob Llght
sy, who will be tried for the third
time for killing Alf Landrum at Tal
iaferro In February, 1907.
The following jurors have been
drawn to serve at this term of court:
Grand Jury—W. D. Hawkins, Fletch
er E. Hall, A. H. Lowe, T. A. Bailey,
C C. Strange, J. F. Grambling, J. D.
Barbour, J. A. Strange, C. P. Thomp
son, J. L. Weaver, T. A. Hendrix, S.
R. Wyatt, Lewis Thacker, Robt. H.
I Prison, Dayton Espy, W. I). Gilkeson,
J. W. Pitts, J. E. Crawford, S. C. Mar
tin, G. X, Gling, P. A. Brooks, E. P.
Scott, G. R. Anderson, Wm. Craw
ford, G. D. Espy, T. A. Simmons, W.
W. Scoggins, W. E. Dill, J. M. Chas
tain, M. M. Allen, R. C. Sanders, M.
M. Hense.
Petit Jurors—G. T. Myers, Dan Bo
man, W. B. Cox, Bruce Perry, Gilbert
Holland, R. A. Trimble, Sr., W. D.
Martin, J. H. Roberson, S. R. Rice, A
S. Hinton, H. P Parham, Milton Tate,
J. M. Stowe, John W. Wilson, L. J.
Prickett, R. M. Ray, R. L. Holland, J.
B. Hutchins, W. F. Strange, Hugh
Echols, Geo. A. Cordle, Sam M. Baker
C. P. Gaines, W. M. Caldwell, Thos.
J. New, H. M. Agnew, G. P. Mahan.
j G. W. Welch, J. R. Owens, J. N. Tal
i laferro, J. T. eKllett, Wm. M. Reese,
W. A. Ford, A. M. Martin, R. L. Rich,
James M. Weaver, W. R. Stephenson,
Homer J. Barron, J. E. Drummons, J.
C. Doster, Jno. M. Ray, A. W. Milli
can, S. B. Lancaster, Ed Le, Wm. T.
Farr, S. J. Jackson, Sol Alexander,
Hugh M. Ponder.
GORE
Rev. Mr. Pendley closed a very suc
cessful meeting at Bethel Saturday
night. There were three additions to
the church and the members were
i greatly revived. Mr. Pendley was as
sisted by Rev. Mr. LaMasters of
Rome.
| Florence May, the eight-months-
I old Infant of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
: Colbert, died Sunday afternoon, af
ter a brief Illness. She was buried
at Trion cemetery Monday.
Mrs. W. M. Sandoe returned Sat
urday from a month’s stay with
friends in Atlanta. She Is the
! guest of Mrs. L. J. Prickett.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Dill of Sub
ligna are visiting their daughter, Mrs.
T. M. Ballenger.
Mr. and Mrs. George Atkins and
Miss Pearl Atkins spent Sunday night
with relatives here.
Miss Ella Watson left Tuesday for
Milledgeville where she will enter
college.
; Mrs. Jane Duncan of near Rome
spent several days of last week with
her brother, Mr. H. G. Baker.
Mr, and Mrs. J. E. Baker spent
I Friday with relatives in Haywood.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Doster of
Martindale spent Wednesday night
with C. E. Doster and family.
Ralph Crain left Monday for the
Berry school at Rome.
PATSY.
A Hurry Up Call.
Quick! Mr. Druggist—Quick!—A
box of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve—Here
is a quarter —For the love of Moses,
hurry! Baby’s burned himself, terri
bly—Johnnie cut his foot with the axe
—Mamie’s scalded—Pa can’t walk for
piles—Billie has bolls—and my corns
ache. She got It and soon cured all
I the family. Its the greatest healer on
earth. Sold by Summerville Drug
Co.
Weber, Studebaker and Columbus
Wagons. We are over stocked on
wagons. Come to see us. We will
save you money on a wagon.
TAYLOR *