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The Summery ille . N ews. VOL. XXII NO. 33. GREAT DAMAGE DONE BY HAIL STORM Crops Almost Totally Destroyed in the Path of the Storm. The hall storm which swept through this section Thursday of last week was the most destructive in the his tory of our county. For a few minutes previous to the bursting of the storm, the sky was flushed with yellow tints and dark clouds were being driven by swift winds. Then came a heavy down- i pour of rain and hail, which fell in . torrents for a short time, but dur ing that time the crops in the southern portion of the county were seriously damaged, and in many in stances, were totally destroyed. Es pecially is this true of the cotton crops south of this place and south of Menlo. In many fields not a boll of cotton was left and the stalks were beaten into the ground. The Baptist, church at Lyerly was blown dowm, a few houses were un roofed, windows were smashed, trees were uprooted and telephone lines were blown down, but there was no loss of life and we have great rea son to be thankful that it was no worse with us. DIRTTOWN. Rev. Mr. Pendley filled his ap pointment at the Methodist church Sunday night. L. C. Moore spent Thursday night in Rome. The hail here Thursday was very heavy and a lot of damage was done Mr. Joe Jackson and sisters, Miss Myrtle and Miss Nell, of Haywood, attended services at Bethel Sunday night. Messrs. D. F. Gaskin, Homer Bar ron and Robert Dawson spent Fri day in Chattanooga. Mr. J. W. Rush and family spent Sunday the guest of relatives at New. Mr. G. T. Chappel of White, Ga., while en route to Chattanooga, stopp ed here and visited relatives. Messrs. J. E. Thomas and Willis Phillips made a business trip to Romt last week. Mr. E. M. Marks and daughter, Miss Laura, were among the shop pers in Rome from here Thursday. SEMINOLE Mr. J. A. Floyd has been right sick again with a back set from chills. I was in part of the hail storm last Thursday and I am 67 years old and I never saw anything half so bad before in all my life. The damage to property and cotton is very great. From what I can hear of the hail storm it was about 15 miles wide and reached over 100 miles in length. Good hands, who could pick two hundred pounds of cotton per day now can pick up off the ground 50 pounds per day, and it looks pretty bad, but maybe the gin brush will take most of the dirt out. But I am very thankful that it was no worse. There were no lives lost in this community nor any houses blown away. This year seems to be a year of disasters to the farmers. Too much rain, then a drouth, then storms. And then high taxes. I see the point now where they did not need to make our tax es any higher on the thousand, but the grand jury made more thous- I | THE BANK OF MENLO | | Desires to offer to its customers and friends its | ♦ sincerest sympathy in the m atter of their losses J | and inconveniences as a result of the recent hail- * | storm. We trust that they will soon recover, r ♦ and that a few months will find them again happy ’ | in their home and financial affairs. jl mil* !♦!! HU II !♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦!♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦!Hl SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1909 ands to be paid on. I understand that Chattooga county’s taxes was raised over three hundred thousands dollars in valuation. If the grand jury intends to assess our tax we had better do away with the asses sor’s office and save paying him at least. We had a school meeting at the school house last Saturday night but did not come to any definite con clusion. I hear if we can raise the - supplement the public fnud enough to make $75 per month, Prof. Chris tian will teach for us next year. The patrons and trustees are still working to get the promise of the supplement to the public fund enough If we should fail to get him we have another application from Gore, that of Miss Mallie Lawrence. We generally have a good school at this place. Our general average is about 80 for the 5 months public school. We have about 200 in the school age, but not more than half ■ of them ever go to school. Well I am looking for Dave Hen ley on the 25th inst. I believe 1 : will not have my cotton picked up ' by that time. But Dave has to i come two more times and tell us what our taxes are. We thought we knew but we do not. Uncle Jim Fowler’s Boy says we can’t eat beef, nor drink no milk on account of the microbes, nor we ; must not eat corn bread as it will ’ make us scally wagers, and no flour for it is filled up with the Gophil lips. We don’t know what these things are or what they mean but Joe Patterson, the grandson of the Patterson that cornered the wheat, and the old lady Fowler can tell us what to do and what to eat to keep the evils away spoken of. G. A. RAGLAND. SUBLIGNA We had a real good Sunday school' last Sunday. Seventy-four in at- j tendance and it could be that good all the time if not better, if all | would come and take an interset. What about the storm last Thurs day night? Wasn’t it gloomy times? We didn’t have a very bad storm j here and were very thankful. There I wasn’t very much damage done at this place. Some of the cotton is, right bad where it hand never been I picked. We have the telephone at last and they say the railroad is coming real soon. Ain’t that grand. The Missionary Society met at the home of Mrs. W. E. Dill last Saturday. We hope it will increase | in numbers and interest. The entertainment given by the Misses Lawrnece was nejoyed by all present. Hiram Hammond made his usual trip to Subligna Sunday. The Misses White of West Ar muchee were visiting at this place Saturday and Sunday. Mr. D. C. Fowler is having a nice residence put up here, which will be a great help to Subligna. Mr. and Mrs. Dill made a busi ness trip to Rome last Week. Mr. and Mrs. Pruitt and daughter, j Miss Gennie, went to Trion last Mon day shopping. Our people will attend the fair in Summerville today and tomorrow. I am requested to annonuce that ; Bro. Mahan will preach at the Bap tist church on the fifth Sunday in this month. SHANTY. It has been estimated that less exertion is necessary to ride 15 miles ' on a bycicle than to walk three miles TRION Mr. J. H. Thomas and two chil dren, Ross and Beatrice, spent Mon day in Chattanooga. Mrs. Helen Harper visited rela tives in Rome Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. S. R. Wyatt and two children Milner and Ruth, spent a few days last week in Chattanooga with Mr. and Mrs. Nick Bush. Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Myers and chil; I dren went down Lyerly Sunday in I their handsome automobile to view ' the wreckage of the town caused by the storm Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Thomas at tended the Con is iv Fair in Lafayette Friday. Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Wyatt and chil dren spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wheeler at Raccoon. Mr. J. H. Hamilton of Nashville, is in Trion on business. Mr. Henry Powell of Cartersville ' spent Friday and Saturday with Mr. ! and Mrs. John Robinson. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Beavers and i two children of Summerville spent Sunday with Mrs. J. T. Fulmer. Rev. W. M. Griffitt filled his reg- ■ i ular appointments at Sardis Satur- ■ day and Snuday. I Mr. G. B. Myers is again able to be out to the delight of his many [ friends. Misses Mollie Hawkins and Maud 1 Funderburk spent Wednesday in Chattanooga. D. D. Wade of Summerville was i in Trion Monday. Mr. R. E. McWilliams spent Sun day in Chattanooga. Mr. H. A. Ross has been quite ill the past week. Mrs. Sarah Megginson of Summer ville spent Monday with Mrs. M. G. i Merritt. Mr. Will Birsendine returned from Atlanta and Rome Sunday. : Messrs. G. T. Myers, C. P. Thoinp ' con, John Coker and Graves Myers j went up to Chattanooga Monday in ; : Mr. Myers’ automobile. / Mrs. Charlie Merritt invited quite | a crowd to go nutting with her to | | Penn’s ridge Saturday and spend the | ! day. Among the crowd were Mrs I Benn Gann, of Rome, Miss Minnie Mary Merritt, Misses Lollie May j I Thompson, Jessie Parris, Mary Lou i Myers, Helen Myers, Laura Gra ham, Bernice Mcßryant, Clara Wil 1 Hams, Scott Mcßryant, Henry Grady, I ; Starling Anderson, Ross and Sarah I ; Merritt. Mr. W. M. Robinson is convales cent after a two weeks illness. Vance Smallwood has returned ! home after two weeks visit to Gay lesville, Ala. Mr. W. W. Hudson is quite ill ! this week. i Mrs. R. F. Robinson is rapidly improving after a continued illness j of several weeks. Quite a number of Trion people are i attending the Chattooga County Fair in Summerville today. “I would have been a cripple for life, from a terrible cut on my knee cap,” writes Frank Disberry, Kelli her, Minn., “without Bucklen’s Ar ! nica Salve, which soon cured me.” ■ Infallible for wounds, cuts and bruis i es, it soon cures Burns, Scalds, Old Sores, Boils, Skin Eruptions. World’s j best for Piles. 25c. at Summerville ' Drug Co. I The cheapest thing in the world "is ! advice done up in a large package of idle talk. ——— Just because a man is cornered doesn’t necessarily prove that he is ( square. ■ Many a man has gone through life pitably ignorant because he thought ’ he knew so much it wasn’t worth > while to learn any more. > How true it is that generally we , are more ready to find faults in those [ who displease us than to find the ex • cellencies in those whom we esteem > our friends. ■ Money Comes in Bunches ► to A. A. Chisholm, of Treadwell, N. , Y., now. His reason is well worth ’ reading: “For a long time I suffer t ed from indigestion, torpid liver, con- ► stipation, nervousness, and general L debility,” he writes. ‘“I couldn’t f sleep, had no appetite, nor ambition, I grew weaker every day In spite of all medical treatment. Then used Electric Bitters. Twelve bottles re stored all my old-time health and vigor. Now I can attend to busi ness every day. It’s a wonderful medicine.” Infallible for Stomach, Liver, Kidneys, Blood and Nerves. ► 50c at Summerville Drug Co. MENLO The worst hail storm passed through this section last Thursday ' and Thursday night that was ever witnessed in the county. Tons of water fell, the gutters were running over and the cellars were full. The hail was severe. A number of glass windows were broken out in places The hail drifted up eighteen inches deep in some places. Out near Al pine they said the hail stones were as large as turkey eggs and went ; through the tops of houses and crops were considerably damaged. S. F. Polk was in Chattanooga last Friday on business. James Moseley and wife of James town, Ala., were in Menlo last week. Our clever agent., C. A. Land, went 'to Chattanooga Friday, returning Saturday. Henry Agnew of Chattanooga is i spending a few days in Menlo. The entertainment given by the i School Improvement Club last Sat urday was a grand success in every respect. There were several good : speeches made by good speakers. T. E. Majors has bought his farm back near Alpine and Early Thack- I er bought the farm recently purchas :ed by Mr. Majors. Cotton is bringing 1.3 1-1, but the most of it is sold. W. M. Jennings and wife of Okla ; homa are here on an extended visit | to friends and relatives. Quite a crowd from this place attended the show in Chattanooga last Monday. G. W. Welch was in Chattanooga last week on business. Menlo has mceived about eight hun dr«d bales of cotton up to date. M. F. BALLARD. THE CHATTOOGA SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT CLUBS. Held a Very Interesting Meeting at Menlo Last Saturday. The Chattooga School Improve | ment Clubs met in Menlo Oct. 16. The meeting was opened with ex I ercises by the school. Mrs. 11. J. : Garvin, president of Menlo local club, delivered the address of welcome, i which was responded to by Mrs. Pink Holland, of Holland, Ga. Prof. Ransom delivered a most beau tiful address on “Woman’s Work,” Humble at this end of the Line fnay i be, but Divine at the Other, being i his theme. Prof. Jones “cheered us .on the' I way” by telling of what the clubs' i were doing for his work throughout , the county. j Rev. J. O. Brand made a mostl ; splendid talk on Exterior Improve ment as touching the life and char acter of every boy and girl; and I later he spoke in brief but profound ! words, on self-culture. His words I left an imprint upon us as did those of Robert Burns when he said, “A man’s a man, for a’ that.” Mrs. Tiney Agnew led a general discussion on Interior Improvement, which was pleasant to hear. Mrs. Agnew said, “I am not a patriarch : by any means but would like to speak of the difference between now and ; when I was a girl, ” Then in her own pleasing manner she turned the tables of time backward and gave us I a glimpse into days agone. Mrs. Arnold Tompkins then read; la paper on Self Culture, which will Ibe published in next week’s paper, j ; and will speak for itself. General discussions followed the leading talks and papers which show ed the clubs alive to their work. A most profitable day was spent ■on the whole. The good people of Menlo as is their custom, feasted us I on the “fat of their land,” and de lighted us with their presence. Reports were read from Holland, Summerville, Lyerly, Bethel and | Menlo. These reports showed much good none in the various districts . by furnishings and improved grounds. Mrs. J. L. Pollock was elected president for another year, and Mrs. H. C. Anderson secretary. Hughie C. Anderson, Sec. CONGRESS WILL BE ASKED TO PROTECT DRY STATES. Washington, D. C. —Congress at Its next meeting will be brought face I to face with a bill electing to make . prohibition prohibit and having as , its ultimate object the protection ’ of dry states from the shipment of I liquor across their borders from wet ■ states. I A bill of a far-reaching character • on this subject was introduced lasi I May by Representative Bowers, of , Mississippi. Mr. Bower’S who stands . high as a lawyer, has given much time and thought to the subject, and A I when here the other day said he felt | confident that congress would re- ■ spond to the public sentiment and en act a law to enforce the statute of a state to keep from within its bor ders intoxicating liquors. The Bowers bill, now pending be- I fore the house judiciary committee, is endorsed by leading prohibitionists and those who have examined it say it is clearly constitutional. This ; bill should it. be enacted into law. 1 would take thousands of dollars from 1 internal revenue receipts. 1 The bill is entitled “an act to : subject intoxicating liquors transferr- ' led from one state into another for 1 delivery or sale to the laws and reg- 1 i ulations of such latter state and to 1 prohibit the issuance of Federal li- • : cense to sell same in such localities where such is prohibited by the 1 laws or regulations of such state or < locality.” ; The effect of the bill would be to i make prohibition prohibit, and it ( i would prevent express companies act ing as agents in wet states for con ! : sumers in dry states. There would 1 be a marked decrease in the num her of Federal liquor licenses issued. ! The Bowers bill is only one of many I pending before the judiciary commit- i tee. The bill will be pressed next 1 winter. Prohibition is stronger in the | South today than it has ever been in recent years, and the Democrats , representing districts where prohlbi-i tionists are numerically strong ad-1 mit that they are in danger of fail I ure of renomination should they hes itate to make an effort to secure leg islation that will stop the issuance of Federal licenses to citizens in ; communities where the majority has I declared against intoxicating liquors. I As an illustration of the strength lof the prohibit ion sentiment in the South, it may be stated that the Democratic state of Texas is now greatly agitated by the question, the southern half favoring libreal liquor laws, while the northern part, wants straight-out prohibition. The ques tion, it Is said here, is being push ed and may be submitted to the I people of Texas next year. It. was voted on about twenty years ago and the state then declared against it. Its A Top Notch Doer, Great deeds compel regard. The world crowns its doers. That’s why the American people have crowned ■ Dr. King's New Discovery the King lof Throat, and Lung remedies. Ev ery atom is a health force. It kills germs, and colds and lagrlppe van- i Ish. It heals cough-racked membranes and coughing stops. Sore, inflamed bronchial tubes and lungs are cured and hemorrhages cease. Dr. Geo. More, Black Jack, N. C., writes “‘it cured me of lung trouble, pronounced hopeless by all doctors.” 50c, SI.OO. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Summerville Drug Co. There is no help equal to that of ■ showing people how to got along by ■ themselves. Children ami dogs have an intui tive knowledge of when a man may I be trusted. Sickening headaches, indigestion, constipation, indicate unhealthy con dition of the bowels. Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea makes the bow els work naturally and restores your | system to perfect health and strength. Begin tonight.—Summer- > ville Drug Co. Royal Baking Powder is the H ® time and labor W \ i savers to the pastry cook. jj| Economizes flour, butter S I' eß ® s makes the W food digestible and healthful R wrowll IJMiw Petfofßlj * (oSj/' Makes most*healliiful food B No alum—no lime phosphates S The only baking powder made |j| ft from Royal Grape Cream offlartar W I I 11 ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. LYERLY BAPTIST GHURGH WRECKED BY STORM Store Buildings Damaged to the Ex tent of Several Hundred Dollars Lyerly, Ga., October 20. The hail and wind storm Thurs day afternoon did considerable dam age to property here. The Baptist church was completely wrecked, while seVeral of the store buildings were injured to the extent of several hun dred dollars. Nearly every resi dence in Lyerly was damaged and it. will take weeks to repair roofs, and broken windows. Mrs. A. C. Powell and Mrs. J. L. Pollock attended the annual meeting of the Ladies Improvement Club at Menlo Saturday. Mrs. J. A. O’Bryant has been very sick since Thursday. Mr. Audreson from Raccoon spent Sunday with his son, Mr. Bob An derson. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Perry spent Sunday in Rome. Misses Alice Hendreson and Sarah Leo were in Summerville Saturday afternoon. Messrs. A. E. Doster, A. E. Ham mond and J. L. Pollock were in Rome Friday, list this week. Miss Lucile Pollock is on he sick list, this week. Quito a number of people were In town Sunday to view the ruins of tho storm. Messrs. Joe Crumley and Walter Perry went to Holland Sunday. Mr. Alfred Bryant, salesman for Rosenberg,, in Rome, spent Sunday with his parents here. Miss Ida Mostoller has returned from a weeks visit to relatives in Rome. Mr. ami Mrs. A. C. Powell and children were visiting in Raccoon Sunday. Mrs. Emma Rheucienberg from Holland spent Monday with Mr. J, A. Mosteller's family. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wheeler were shopping in Chattanooga Wednesday Dr. Ben Stark is on an extend ed trip to South Georgia. Mrs. Joe Bryant has returned from a pleasant visit to her mother in Chattanooga. Mrs. A. M. Laster of Rome spent Tuesday with her daughter here. Those who attended the meeting of the Ladies’ improvement Club in Menlo last Saturday report a most entertaining and enthusiastic meet ing and are loud in their praise of the hospitality of the Menlo people. . Mrs. Will Lawson came up from Rome Monday to visit her mother, Mrs. J. A. O’Bryant who has been quite sick for several days. Mrs. Jeff Johnson and daughter, Miss Edna Johnson, are guests at the Lee Hsuse. Mr. J. G. King has the contract to repair the school house, which was badly damaged by the storm Thursday. Master Samuel Pollock spent last Friday in Rome. Mr. Joe Hollis and daughter, Miss Sallie, attended services in Trion Sunday. Worry usually consists of a job lot of troubles that never happens. The man who can make himself do what he doesn't want to do because lie knows it is right, and who can re frain from doing what he does want? j to do because he knows it is wrong lis educated in the highest sent w