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VOL. XXV NO. 41
18,991 OJHHE STATE
PENSION ROLL FOR 1913
Atlanta, Dec—lt really looks as
if the Georgia pension list had
a turning point, that is,
**mless the legislature extends it by
Turmer enactment, so that still
other classes may secure pensions,
j There will be 18,991 soldiers and
widows to draw pensions next year
and it will require $1,146,000 to
pay them, according to Pension
Commissioner Lindsey, who has
■“.lst completed his estimate for
1913.
This is more than $50,000 less
than was paid in pensions at the
beginning of 1912. There was then
19,948 pensioners on the roll and
they received a total of $1,193.30.
This year there were 808 new ap
plicants for pensions, a compara-,
Lively small number. Figuring the
normal death rate among pension-
Urs. Commissioner Lindsey finds
there will be ft,991 to draw pen
sions next year.
The roll was materially increas
ed by the pension bill, en
acted several' jv rs ago and which
added about $200,000 a year to the
state’s pension bill. But it looks
now’ as if the descending scale has
Been reached. It will depend, how
ever, on what the legislature does
* in the next year or two.
The pensions will be paid some
time in January, probably along a
ts'Ut Ihe latter part of the month.
laXes are pretty well in by that
time and the state treasury is in
better shape than at any other pe
riod of the year.
Fertilizer Tags.
The state department of agricul
ture is in receipt of 12,500,000 tags
which are to be attached to the
fertilizer which will be used in
Georgia during the spring of 1913,
ten tags to a ton.
During the season just closed L
-103,864 tons of fertilizer were us
ed and a 10 per cent increase is
expected for the coming season.
It has been a matter of interest
ing comment in the department of
agriculture during the corn show
which was recently held in Atlan
ta, to note that the largest yields
of corn per acre were produced by
the boys who used intelligently,
large amuonts of commercial fer
' tilizer.
It was a Common custom among
these, boys’ to use as high as 600
pounds of commercial fertilizer
per acre, but the results justified
ihis usage and right truly was it
proven that fertilizers cost less
’ man labor.
Notwithstanding the fact that
the acreage under production in
Georgia is not nearly so large as
a number of other southern states,
yet the yield per acre is larger.
This fact is attributed to the
fact that Georgia is the second lar
gest user of commercial fertilizer
in the south.
The sale of these fertilizer tags
to me manufacturers will be be
gun immediately after Christmas.
Exports from the United States
to Canada now average $1,000,000
a day.
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SUMMERVILLE, CHAT hoimth Ml F GIA ' THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1912.
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’ MR. RAD WYATT DEAD
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1 One among the best of Chattoo
ga s good citizens passed away in
; the early- morning, Friday, Dec.
• 20, at his home in Menlo.
> Mr. R. Wyatt was highly esteemed
as an exemplary unristian gentleman
1 and a good and useful citizen. He,
• was about 70 years of age and serv-
I ed through the war between the
states in Co. E., 6th Georgia cav-
1 airy, and was a brave and faith
ful soldier.
The funeraal was conducted on
Saturday at the Presbyterian
church in Menlo, by his pastor,
1 Rev. B. F. Guille, in the presence
of a large number of friends and
relatives.
The interment was in the Alpine
cemetery.
Mr. Wyatt is survived by his
.' wne and nine sons and daughters,
all of whom were present except
one son, Mr. Tom Wyatt, of Okla
homa.
MENLO LECTURE COURSE
The third attraction of the Men
lo Lecture Course will be on Thurs
day night, January 2. The enter
tainment is by Tom Corwine, the
Polyphonic Imitator. It is said
Corwine is the greatest, polyphonist
or imitator of sounds in this
country. His program is absolutely
wonderful. It is said there are
very few who can make an audi
ence laugh as much and feel as
well repaid as after listening to
Tom Corwine. Mr. Anderson, pas
tor of the Normal Park Baptist
church of Chicago, says, “It will
rest your tired body and maae
your soul cleaner to hear him.
Remember the time and place for
this delightful and unique enter
tainment.
Preference Primary for
Naming Postmasters
Washington, D. o.—Senator Bris
tow, of Kansas, has introduced a
bill providing for a preference pri
mary for the appointment of post
masters which would affect the ap
pointment of every postmaster in
the United States who receives
S3OO or more a year. Senator Bris
tow's plan is to hold a nominating
election for postmasters hereafter
where vacancies occur for the pur
pose of filling the office .by the
voice of the people. The candidate
receiving the largest number of
votes cast in the nominating dis
trict would be appointed by the
postmaster general, and would
serve for a term of five years. On
ly after full hearing on written
charges could a postmaster be re
moved and in such a contingengy
the postmaster would not be eligi
ble for re-nomination.
The bill provides that the nom
inating election may be held at
the time of the county, state, local
or municipal election held next
preceding the expiration of the
term of the postmaster, at the dis
cretion of the postmaster-general
Benzol is being pushed as a sub
stitute for gasoline as auto fuel.
FBill introduced by senator Bris
tow of Kansas
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MENLO
Mi'. R. Wyatt, one of our oldest
and best citizens, died lasi. Friday ]
morning at about two o’clock. He i
Was buried Saturday morning in•
the Alpine cemetery. Rev. B. I*.
Guille preached the funeral ser- 1
mon. Mr. Wyatt had a stroke of
paralysis last Wednesday evening
which caused his death on Friday
morning. Mr. Wyatt was a good
man and a good citizen and his
death is a great lass to Menlo.
Rev. L. D. Paterson preached his
farewell sermon here last Sun
day to a large congregation. Rev.
Paterson and wife left Monday for
China where they will go as mis
sionaries.
Everybody is preparing for Christ
mas. Turkeys and chickens are
in a bad row of stumps this week.
Luther Kingston and wife ol
Gadsden are spending this week
in Menlo.
G. M. Moseley made, a business
trip to Chattanooga last Wednes
day.
J. W. Keys has sold his farm at
■ Alpine ami lias bought a house and
lot in Menlo.
S. T. Polk was on the sick list
last week.
B. H. Polk and family moved
to Menlo last week from Chatta
nooga.
! P. L. Welch is visiting home folk
at Rising Fawn.
Miss Vesta Laster of Cliat*ano<<-
ga is spending the holidays here
with home folks.
James Moseley of Jamestown, Ala.
spent Saturday and Sunday' in
. Menlo.
Mrs. Gilbert is a little improved
lat present.
Zack Biggers and wife of .Macon
are spending the holidays in Men
-10.
Quite a crowd will go up to
Chattanooga this week.
.M. F. BALLARD.
WANTED. —Vnsplit pine poles cut
in 42, 52 and 58 inch lengths, 5
inch and over in diameter. W e pay
good prices loaded on cars. * rite
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, Home, OeorgU.
LYERLY LOCALS
Mrs. 11. G. Doster left Saturday
j for Royston where she will spend
i Christmas.
Mr. Foster Whitlow of Cedartown
i is on a two weeks’ stay with his
parents here.
Dr. 11. D. Brown was in Chat
tanooga Thursday.
Mr. H. P. Lewis of Atlanta is
visiting here this week.
Miss Ethel Greene left Friday for
West Point where she will spend
the holidays.
Mrs. Gordon Wheeler and little
i daughter, Kathryn, are. on an ex
pended visit to relatives in Mont-
I goinery, Ala.
I Miss Mary Dorsey of Trion is
at home till after the holidays.
Mrs. B. C. Doster is visiting in
Rome this week.
Mrs. I. B. Lewis spent the week
end with relatives in Chattanooga.
, f Dr. If. D. Brown spent Wednes
day with his mother al. Cedar Blull
Miss Barton Rose of Chattanoo
ga is spending this week with rel
l atives here.
Miss Minnie Rose is spending
the. holidays with friends in At
i lanta.
I Rev. N. A. Parsons and family ol
Dalton arrived here Friday and
are at home to their friends at
the parsonage.
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The chief executioner of death in
the winter and spring months
pneumonia. Its advance agents are
colds and grip. In any attack by one
of these maladies no time should be
lost In taking the best medicine ob
-1 tainable to drive It off. Countless
thousands have found this to be
i Dr. King s New Discovery. “My
husband believes it has kept him
from having pneumpnfa three or four
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CHATTOOGAVILLE
1 shall not attempt to write a
long letter as Christmas is most
here-—day after tomorrow will be
the 25th day of December, yet we
don’t celebrate the day as we
should. 1912 years ago was born
to us a Savior from our sins. If
we truly believe in Him as God's
only son sent to sinful man to
save them from their sins. Christ
did not come shooting fire crack
ers and Roman canons, pistols and
guns as represented now. Neith
did he come drinking whiskey and
in a drunken brawl, nor fiddling
and dancing. But we are taught
Horn reading God’s word that
Hie wise men of the East sought
ihe child Jesus and when they
had found bun presented their
gifts.
G. A. RAGLAND.
The people we owe are pushing us.
All notes and accounts that are not
paid at once will be put out for col
lection.
TAYLOR & ESPY.
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will prosecute any party or parties so detected.
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NEWS NOTES Fl RION
The marriage of Miss Mary Hogue
to Mr. Joe Smallwood was solemn
ized at the home of the bride's
parents in South Trion on Thurs
day, December 19. Only the im
madiate family and a few friends
witnessed the ceremony which was
performed by Rev. G. L. Ledford.
We wish for them a long, happy
and prosperous life.
A Me Myers and son MacMillan,
spent Saturday and Sunday in
Chattanooga.
Mr. John Hood of Birmingham,
Ala., camo Sunday to spend the
holidays with friends.
Miss Hallie Strozier left Saturday’
for Kingston, to spend the holi
days with her father’s family.
J. H. Thomas and J. L. Hammond
spent Monday in Chattanooga on
business.
Mrs. T. J. Espy of Summerville
spent Sunday here with her moth
er, Mrs. B. F. Audreson.
M. C. Funderburk, who has been
traveling for the Edincott-Johnson
Shoe Co. in Texas and New Mexi
co, arrived Friday to spend yule
tide with his father s family.
Miss I’luma and Minnie Justice
and Miss Lizzie Chambers spent
Saturday in Chattanooga shopping.
Mr. and Mrs. Silas Lawrence of
..aterville spent Sunday with Mrs.
B. F. Anderson.
Mr. and Mrs. I’arus McAbee oi
Huntsville, Ala., came Sunday to
spend a few weeks here with rel
atives and friends.
Miss Ethel Martin elft Saturday
for Menlo where she will spend
the Christmas holidays with her
lather’s family.
Rev. and Mrs. T. J. Ratliff spent
Sunday in Holland.
W. W. Wright of Lafayette
spent Sunday here with friends.
Taylor McKinzie and wife spent
Saturday in Chattanooga.
Mr. Jesse Veatch arrived from
Oxford Saturday to spend the
holidays with his parents, two
miles north of Trion.
Mi’. J. M. Chambers spent .non
day in Holland.
Mrs. Grace Colbert left Saturday
for her home at Gainesville.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. McMullen
left for Elijay and Jonesboro to
spend a few weeks.
Miss Lucile Hawkins of Jasper,
leno., spent Thursday and Friday
here the guest of Miss Mattie Fun
derburk.
Walter Garrett of Summerville
spent Sunday here.
Miss Mattie Funderburk spent
1 Wednesday in Chattanooga.
' Rude Day spent Wednesday m
• Home.
Mr. Henry Lively and Miss Mar-
I tha Bryant were married Wednes
day.
G. I’. Thompson spent Thursday
in Chattanooga.
Eddie Mullinax of Detroit, Mich.,
is here on a visit to his mother,
Mrs. 8. A. Mullinax.
Cicero Smith of Lafayette carry
Monday to spend a few days here
with his sisters.
Charles Anderson of Lindale is
spending Christmas here with m»
. mother. >
Mr. Willis Sprayberry and Char
ley Durrum spent Saturday in
: Chattanooga.