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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-06-29
LAYMEN'S PROGRAM FOR M. E.
CHURCH SOUTH, JULY 9.

Sunday, July 8, is Laymen's Day
in the Cleveland District, Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, at which
time the laymen will have charge of
all the services in the various church.
es in the district. 1t is also a home
coming day for all the members, and
every member of every church is ex-
pected to be at church that day.
Below is the program for Maryville
and vicinity:
Maryville, 1880 A. M.
Hymn, by Male Choir.
Prayer, Prof. C. D. Curtis.
Financing the Church the Lay
mems work, J. A. Cox.
The Layme'ns Work in the Sunday
School, J. M. Clark.
Missions-A Mans Job, J. H. Sta
ley.
Hymn, by Male Choir.
Closing Prayer, R. G. McNutt.
Logan's Chapel, 8 o'clock, P. M.
Prayer, T. C. Schuler.
Saving the Country, D. L. Bryan.
Our Neglected Fields, Prof. C. D.
Curtis.
Hymn, Prayer and Benediction.
Peck's Chapel Vesper Service 6, Pm.
Hymn, by Local Choir.
Prayer, E. L. Wilkenson.
Our Country Forces and How to
Use Them, E. W.Cates.
Evangelismin the Sunday School,
R. G. McNutt.
Saving the Countrywide Lay
mems Part, J. H. Staley.
Hymn, by Local Choir.
Prayer, Benediction.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-06-29
CAUSE OF DELAY.

The Times is reaching it's many
readers several days late this week.
That it is missed is demon
strated by the many calls, both over
the phone and in person, asking if it
had been mailed. The cause of the
delay was unavoidable. Last week
we bought what we thought was
gasoline, for the burner in our iinc-
type, which melts the metal. There
was a little gasoline, but some of it
was kerosene, rain water or some
thing else, for it was not gasoline,
and would not burn. This stuff clog,
ged up the burner, and in cleaning it
out, the threads on one of the joints
were stripped, causing a leak. We
love life too we'll to flirt with dam
ger by using a leaking gasoline pipe,
so we had to order a new burner part
from New Orleans. The delay Mon
day in trying to burn something that
was not gasoline, and the time re-
quired in getting burner from the
supply house, prevents us publish
ing more than pages this week. We
regret the delay and few pages of
the paper, but it was unavoidable.
Some of the correspondence receiv-
ed this week has been held over un-
til next week. The Times usually
reaches its readers on time, and we
hope they will overlook this delay.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-06-29
KEEP YOUR PREMISES CLEAN

Judging from odors coming from
some sections of the town, some of
the citizens are. not striving very
hard to keep their premises clean
and in a sanitary condition. Humid
reds of citizens are striving to pre-
vent outbreak of epidemics this sum-
mer by keeping their premises in a
sanitary condition. Some folks don't
care whether they are sanitary or not
judging from conditions on their
property. Unsanitary conditions
should bereported to the town, coun-
ty and state health officers, for by
law unsanitary conditions can be pro-
hibited, and the law ought to take
its course where there is willful neg
lect.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-06-29
BIG LUMBER
MILL BURNS
Fire Originating in Boiler-room
Does Damage Estimated at
$4,000.
President Townsend in East at
Time Flames did Their De-
structive Work.

The plant of the Little River Lum-1
Der Company was destroyed by fire
Tuesday morning. The planning mill,
saw mill, dry kiln and ice plant
burned. The fire is thought to have
originated in the boiler room. The
loss wasestimated at $4,000. The
property was we'll insured. w. B.
Townsend, president, was in Phil
adelphia at the time of the fire, but
was telegraphed of the disaster, and
returned here. The mill will be re-
built as rapidly as possible.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-06-29
IN APPRECIATION.

We, the members of Company B.,
N. G. S. T., are very grateful to our
Maryville and Blount County friends
for the liberal donation made to buy
necessities for the boys of the COM
pany. This money will be expended
to best advantage, and we shall never
forget the thoughtfulness of our
friends in remembering us as we
leave for the border to defend our
flag and our homes.
We wish also to thank the Minis
ters, Maryville Chamber of Com
merce, the w. C. T. U. and everyone
else who has contributed to comfort
and happiness.
Very Respectfully,
E. j. Lonas,
Captain.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-06-29
TENNESSEE is IN
ELEVENTH PLACE

Washington, June 27.-Though
Tennessee has never boasted her
place in the list of states that manu-
facture farming implements, she oc-
cupies the eleventh rung from the
top. The bureau of census, under
the special appropriation made by
congress three years ago to conduct
a manufacturers census, has just
completed a summary on the manu-
facture of agricultural implements.
1t is found that in Tennessee there
are twenty-five plants devoted to this
line of endeavor, of the I'll that are
in the United States. Of these in
Illinois heads the list with
Sc, Ohio next with 81, and other
states in the following order: Wis
consin, 61; New York, So; Pennsy-
vania, 40; California, AS; Indiana,
AZ; Iowa, 40; Minnesota, 35; Mis-
souri,, 27; with Tennessee, 25, and
,ther states having smaller numbers.
Kentucky and Pennsylvania pro-
luce nearly all the camel coal mined
n the United States.
1t requires one ton of musk rose
petals to distill one pound of pure
altar of roses.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-06-29
HILL--BOND


Miss Katie Hill and Mr.. Lester E.
Bond were married in the New Provi-
dence Presbyterian church Thursday
evening. The ceremony was wit
messed bya large party of invited
friends and relatives. DR.. Wilson
performed the ceremony, assisted by
DR.. Lyle.
Miss Hill was rendered a linen
shower Thursday of last week at the
home of Mrs. Hugh Clark, by the
primaryteaehers of the Presbyterian
church. She was president of the
Young Ladies' club of the church,
which honored her with a shower at
the home of Mrs. J. C. Crawford last
week.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-06-29
TO BENEFIT FARMERS.

Washington, June 29.-With q
view to making the agricultural SER
vice of Southern Railway Company
and it's associated companies more
helpful to the farmers of the South,
President Harrison has made COM
plete reorganization of the service to
go into effect on July
With the extension of the farm
demonstration work of the United
States department of agriculture and
of the states and the appointment of
demonstration agents in most of the
counties traversed by the lines of
companies there is not the broad
field for railroad agricultural denscn-
stration work that existed when this
service was inauguarated by South
ern Railway Company in 1910, when
there were very few government
agents in the field. There is now,
however, a broad field for helpful
work in connection with the market
ing of the products of Southern
farms, especially in localities in
which farmers without experience in
selling anything but cotton are going
into diversified farming and especial
ly in aiding small producers to con-
solidate their products and market
comparatively.
Since January /, 1918, the COM
panies have maintained market
agents at Washington, Cincinnati, st.
Louis and Atlanta for the purpose of
finding markets for Southern pro-
ducts and bringing buyers into touch
with the producers. This service is
now to be greatly strengthened. A
farm products agency is to be sub
stituted for the market agency at
Atlanta with Mr.. Roland Turner, now
agricultural agent at Birmingham,
Ala, as chief farm products agent.
The present agricultural field agents
of the company, ten in number, will
pc appointed farm products agents,
to Mr.. Turner.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-06-29
SOLDIER BOYS
OFF TO DUTY
Farewell Meeting Held for
Militiamen Who Left for
Nashville Tuesday Morning.
Pocket Testaments and Purse
of $50 are Gifts of Friends
Who Bid Them Godspeed.

Company B., N. G. S. T., captained
by E. J. Lonas, left Tuesday morn
ing for the military camp at Nash
vile. The soldiers were rendered a
farewell reception Monday evening,
near the Sam Houston Inn. 1t is es-
timated thatfully 1000 persons at
tended. The meeting was held under
the auspices of the Chamber of Com
merce. Addresses were made by Mrs.
X. P. Jones, of the W. C. 7. u; Mai.
A. M. Gamble, of the civil war, and
James B. Hedge, Jr., president of the
Chamber of Commerce, and a veter-
an of the Spanish-American War.
Clyde B. Emert, chairman of the exc
cutive committee of the Chamber of
Commerce, presided. Pocket Testa-
ments were given the boys by the W.
g. I. U. Business men raised a purse
of more than $50 to be used in buy
ing necessities for members of the
Rev. H. S. Lyle and Rev.
WI. Pitts held service for the boys
following the Chamber of Commerce
Therecruitingstation is still open,
in charge of Lieut.. Boring.
About 1000 or $500 were at the
station to bid the boys good bye.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-06-29
NEW LAUNDRY
FOR MARYVILLE
F. W.Hannum Hopes to Have
New Plant Ready for Oper-
alton by September /.
Increased Population Makes
Necessary Establishment of
New Laundry. &

Maryville is to have a new laun-
dry, which will be modern in every
respect. F. w. Hannum will establish
the laundry on McGhee street.
He hopes to have it ready for oper-
alton by July l. The construction of
this new laundry is deemed advisable
because of the rapidly increasing
population. Mr.. Hannum is one of
the towns best known business men.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-06-29
BAPTIST CHURCH.

Services at the Baptist church will
be continued during the summer as
usual; preaching each morning at
1890 and at evening at 7:45.
Next Sunday will be the pastors
last daybefore his vacation. At the
night hour he repeats his sermon, by
request, on as Marriage a Failure?"
Pulpit of the First Baptist Church
will be supplied by Rev. H. B. Wood
ward, of Louisville, KY. Let every
body come and hear him; he is one
of the best preachers in the country.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-06-29
THE CLOSE OF A
BEAUTIFUL LIFE

On Sunday, June A, 1916, in the
cemetery of the Bakers Creek Pres
byterian church, we laid away, with
solemn service, the mortal remains
of Mrs. Jane Greer Duncan, of
Grenback, Tenn, The large con-
course of people who attended the
funeral services and the profusion OF
flowers that decorated the grave, at.
test the high esteem with which she
was regarded by all who knew her
From an early age she had been
faithfully devoted to the worship OF
God and to the service of her neigh
bors. Her christian character was
not only strong, but beautiful. She
was not only firm and devout, but
cheerful and sympathic. With cheer
full disposition and tender heart she
carried sunshine into the homes and
lives of all with whom she came into
touch, especially the poor and the
distressed. No service for the affiict-
ed was ever too lowly or humble for
her. Like her blessed Lord, who
event about doing good" she too
made herself an angel of mercy to
the poor and the sick, regardless of
race or color.
But she was not only a good christ
ian neighbor; she was also a most de-
voted affectionate mother. Her
tender love and cheerful patience
were exhibited in all the duties and
trials of the home life. She was so
uniformly cheerful that an intimate,
lifelong friend of hers said he had
never known her to be positively
angry. This is truly an extraordin-
ary record. How can her children
ever forget the influence of such a
sanity mother? 1t is the m other,
above all others, who not only loves
US, but who knows our wants. A
noted writer has said: "Others can
love you, but only mother under
stands" She looks after you, tolls
for you, lovingly forgives you when
you sin, and then the only sad thing
she ever does to you is to die and
leave you"
While her children most naturally
mourn the loss of their darling
mother, they have much reason to re-
joice in the fond hope that her saint
ed spirit is forever at rest with God.
Mother; Dear sacred name, and
sweet;
How slow we are to prove
The height and depth and deathless-
ness .,.i4
Of perfect mother love!
But when we miss from heart and
life
the comfort of her care,
Then we must learn to live without
her presence and her prayer.
'Tis then the name of mother is to us
a holy thing;
And lowering low, we seem to feel
the shelter of wing"
Her Pastor.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-06-29
ANNOUNCEMENT

l hereby announce my candidacy
for reelection as tax assessor
in the August election. I received the
nomination in February
without opposition. / solicit the vote
and influence of every voter.
L. T. WALKER
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-06-29
HARVEY F. RODDY

Harvey F. Roddy, aged AZ years,
died June %, at his home. The
funeral was held at the home.
Interment was in Magnolia cemetery.
Rev. J. A. Smith was the officiating
minister. The deceased is survived
by two brothers and two sisters.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-06-29
LITTLE RAISE
In ASSESSMENT
Increase of Only $6O,690 is
Shown in Report of Board of
Equalization.
One Prominent Business Man
Says Increase Should Have
Been at Least $5OO,OOO.

The equalization board has com
pleted it's job, and the assessment o.
taxes for 1916 is announced. The as
sessment this year over the last as
sessment, shows an increase of only
$60,690. Judging from the increased
improvements in the county, advanc'
ing values of property, etc., some
body was either overlooked, increas-
ed values were not considered, or
assessments were reduced. One men,
ber of the board said there was
something radically wrong some
where.
Every man who owns property,
stocks, bonds, or bank accounts
should help pay the taxes of the coun-
ty and state, and all should be dealt
with equally and fairly.
The assessment shows that the tax
able property of the county is $3,-
978,060. Last year it was $3,917,370.
Here's how the assessment stacks
up by districts and wards; 1st dis
trict, $142,520; End district, $84,-
220; 3rd district, $41, $50; 4th dis
trict, $159,88O; 5th district, $184,-
$50; 9Th district, $173, ,14O; 7th dis
trict, $133,26O; 9th district, $97,-
$40; 9th district, $367,12O; 10th
district, $201 $50; 18th district,
$243,22O; 18th district, $178,960;
18th district, $17O,56O; 14th dis
trict, $188,450; 18th district, $751;
80; 18th district, $s8,25o; 18th
district, $116,37O; 18th district,
$176,750; 10Th district, $259,57O.
The assessment inv ards follows:
1st ward, $85,57O; End ward,
$1O2,300; 3rd ward, $416,67O; 4th
ward, $1O7,44O; 5th ward, 500, ,13O.
This makes total of $3,978,060.
This does not include railroads,
telephones, etc.
One prominent business man said
that considering everything, the in
crease should have been at least one
half million dollars. A member of
the equalization board asserted that
property which is now valued at and
sellingfor $4,000 and $4,000, is
assessed at the same valuation as sew
eral years ago.
If man owns a farm which he
valued at $4,000 five years ago,
and values today at $4,000, the in
crease in value he places on it should
be taken in consideration in it's as
sessment.
The tax rateis too high. The pro-
per way to assess property is to
assess it at its true value, and place
on it a reasonablerate of taxation.
Under the present system, property
is assessed at one-third, one-fourth,
or maybe one-tenth, of its value.
But as long as we have the present |
system of taxation, property should |
be assessed in accord with the in
creased value placed upon it, as COM
pared with former assessments under
this system.
The county willnever have the kind |
of schools, roads, water improve
ments, ETC., that it should have, so
long as the assessment of taxes is
considered a matter of little impor-
tance, and true values not consider
ed in their assessment.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-06-29
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE TO MEET

The Democratic Executive Com
mittee will meet in the Office of Bry-
an & Dunn in Maryville, on Monday,
July 3rd, 1915 at 1900 o'clock M. to
transact such business as may come
efore it. All members are urgently
equested to be present.
L. J. Jenkins, R. R. Kramer,
Secretary. Chairman.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-06-29
LOTS GO QUICKLY

At the land sale Thursday on the
Jack Rorex property, owned by Nc
Mutt, Broyles and Young, 81 of the
rs lots were sold in avery short time
Good prices were received. A large
crowd attended.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-06-29
BAYS-CHUMLEA

Miss Lena Bays and Mr.. Romeo R.
Chumlea were married Thursday
morning at the home of Mr.. John
Rorex. Rev. T. C. Schuler, D. D.,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-06-29
REAGAN BUILDING
NEARLY COMPLETED.

The new two-story bakery build
ing being constructed on Main street
by ]. F. Reagan is nearing compile
tion The front of the building is ex-
ceptionally handsome, and adds to
the appearanceof Main streets ra-
pidly growing business section.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-06-29
HOYLE-WILLIAMS

Miss Pearle Hoyle and Mr., Arthur
Williams were married Wednesday
evening, at the home of Miss Hoyle.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-06-29

Because of the delay in publication
we must omit our personals this
eek.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-06-29
NOTICE
We sell Farms and City Proper

Maryville Real Estate Co.
xMx J. 8 A t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-26
MARK TWAIN'S PILOT DAYS.
A Taste For Fine Clothes and Plunge
 Into Languages.


 Old pilots of that day remembered Samuel Clemens as slender, fine look ing man, well dressed. even dandified, generally wearing blue serge, with fan. cy shirts, white duck trousers and pat ent leather shoes A pilot could do that, for his surroundings were speck- less.
 reader-a student of history. travels and the sciences. In the association rooms they often saw him boring over serious books.
 He began the study of French one day in New Orleans when he discov- cred a school of languages where French, German and Italian were taught, one in each of three rooms The price was $25 for one language or three for $50 The student was pro- vided with set of conversation cards for each and was supposed to walk from one apartment to another, chang ing his nationality at each threshold.
 The young pilot, with his usual en- thusiasm, invested in all three lan- guages, but after a few round trips decided that French would do. He did not return to the school, but kept the cards and added textbooks. He stud | jed faithfully when off watch and in port, and his old river notebook, still preserved, contains a number of ad- vanced exercises neatly written out.- Albert Bigelow Paine in St. Nicholas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-26
FIX HIS NAME AND FACE.
Recipe of a Politician For Remembsr-
 ing His Acquaintances. Tu <bo Avoo,r;oor Fo -rl<nn

Recipe of a Politician For Remembers
 ing His Acquaintances.
 In the American Magazine a writer says:
 My acquaintance was large, and I was not only embarrassed, but annoyed and hurt, by my failure to remember much more prominent men.
 "One day in hotel lobby member of congress from my state, who had been in congress for ten years, spoke to me heartily, and as I shook hands with him I committed the unpardon- able error of asking him who he was. He happened to be a man of good sound common sense, as well as good politician, and here is what he said to me, after he led me away to seclud- ed corner:
 Remembering new acquaintances is 8 habit quite easily formed. There are 14,O00 voters in my district, and I can speak to four-fifths of them by their first names. Ordinarily, when you are introduced to a man or when you see him at distance, you hear his name, but your mind is on something else. When his name is pronounced to me have firm grip on his hand and am looking at the color of his eyes with my whole power of mind focused on that one combination of name and face If the thing is done faithfully there is not one chance in hundred that anything can blot out the memory in ten years.'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-26

"Yes I'd seen anybody comin' from either end of the street. I allus could when I stood at the gate with Katie, fer there's big arc light they have to pass under and you can see them plain as plain."
 "One moment" Langdon swung about to the court clerk. Read out the testimony of Kate O'Neill begin ming with the question, Did he seem to be watching for someone?"
 "Question: Did he seem to be watching for someone?' Answer: Yes, sir He was staring up at the Hotel Republic, and I thought he was escape Then I decided 1t wasn't a man that I saw but just a shadow, and suddenly a young lady all dressed up in"
 That will do, thank you" interrupt ed Langdon. Now, Mr. Gallagher, if that was man whom Miss O'Neill saw on the fire-escape would you have seen him come down?"
 No. sor. I wasn't lookin' at the hotel"
 But that is the one place he could have come from when he joined you, isn't it?"
 'No, sor There's a servants en- trance to the hotel, just under the fire escape. He might have been someone from the hotel"
 Did he look like a waiter? What sort of suit did he have on?''
 "A check one, sor, and red tie."
 Did you see anyone else while you | were standing there?' Yes. sor. Me and Katie saw some people put their heads out of a windy ] in the hotel, then presently a police
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-26

had let down had sort of a swing at the end of it, and he made the girl sit in that, then he whistled again and the other man pulled her up and she disap- peared in winder.'
 What did the man do?" "He waited till she was gone, then he went on down the street and round the corner. Then I saw Denny comin' up
 the other way and I went to meet him,
 and found he'd been watchin' too.
 That was why couldn't see him when
 I come to the gate"
 That is all, thank you, Miss O'Neill, ?
 said Langdon; but the Judge leaned
 forward with an arresting gesture.
 And having seen all this,' he said
 harshly, didn't you read the papers
 the next morning? Didn't you see that girl was missing. or connect her in
 any way with the occurrences you had
 witnessed?"
 "well, I ain't sayin' but what I had
 my suspicious" she admitted readily. Then why didn't you tell some- one?"
 "Huh!" she retorted. And let that ould divil of a Mrs. Watson know l was meetin' Denny and maybe givin' him bite. and lose me job? I guess noti" Then why" persisted his Honor "have you told now?"
 Sure, and it's me that's bein' mar ried this week, yer Honor, and I'm after lavin' Mrs. Watson last Satur- day. she said amid a stifed gale ot
 mirth from spectators and jury alike. Even the prosecutor smiled, waiving his right to cross examine, for the mo-
 ment at least; and Langdon, with a cheery and encouraging nod towards
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-26
CHAPTER xl.
In the Alley.

A WITNESS room, like an ocean, "A liner. begets strange friend EA ships in it's enforced intimacy.