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VOLUME 6
LAGRANGE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 17, 1905.
NUMBER 7
CITY COURT IN SESSION.
March Quarterly Term in Session in
New Court House.
Judge Frank Harwell has had
the honor of holding the first
court in the new court house, just
completed.
Court convened at ten o’clock
Monday morning, Judge Harwell
and County Solicitor Henry
Reeves are in their places.
Court was opened by prayer by
Dr. A. B. Vaughan, and appropri
ate reinai ks were made by Judge
Harwell and Judge F. M. Long-
ley.
Quite a number of visiting at
torneys have been iu attendance
this week,
Judge Harwell appears to be
especially fitted for the office of
judge, and assumes the office with
the dignity and grace of one much
older and more experienced.
The first case tried on the open
ing day was that of the State vs.
A. G. Hendricks, for misdemean
or, and resulted in a victory for
the defendent. Mr. Hendricks
appears to think that the thir
teenth of the month was a “lucky
day,’’ contrary to the old time
saying, and he will probably al
ways believe in the number thir
teen in future. His attorneys in
this case were Cols. Sid Holder-
ness of Carrollton; A. H. Thomp
son, of the local bar and Isaac
Jackson, of Hogansville. The
state was represented by Hon. H.
A. Hall, of Newnau : Cols. Henry
Reeves, of LaGrange, Bnd M. I
Mooty, of Hogansville.
The criminal docket was taken
up Wednesday morning.
Recital Tonight.
The recital which has been
postponed will be given Friday
night March 17th at 8 o’clock in
the auditorium of LaGrange Fe
male College.
Miss Sue Means will read .Tames
Lane Allen’s “A Kentucky Cardi
nal.”
Music by pupils and faculty.
Admission 25 and 15 cents. Bene
fit Y. W. C. A.
BADLY INJURED.
Conductor I. B. Williamson, of Atlan
ta, Struck By Switch Stand.
Conductor I. B. Williamson,
whose home is in Atlanta, was
seriously injured by being struck
by a switch Btand near Louise at
about six o’clock Wednesday
morning.
As near as we can learn he was
standing on the steps of the
c-iboosse, and leaning over, was
struck by the switch stand, throw
ing him from the train, and in
flicting serious, though not nec
essarily fatal injuries.
One arm was fractured in sever
al places, and an ankle broken.
His head was badly skinned, and
one
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an ugly gash was made in
side.
From what we can learn
crew of the through freight
not know of the accident.
Williamson was found in an
conscious condition by the
of the track, and train No
was flagged and brought the in
jured mau to LaGrange, where he
is receiving medical attention at
the Kennedy House,
Ilis wife and two brothers are
with him. Williamson is resting
as well as could be expected, and
there is every indication that he
will recover, though his wounds
are serious.
Mr. Williamson is one of the
most popular conductors on the
Atlanta & West Point road, and
his many friends deeply reget the
accident.
Are We to Secure
A. & B. Railroad?
We
Have One or Two Days in Which
To Secure the Right of Way and
Accept Mr. Wadley’s Proposition.
Some people think it a sure
thing that the A. & B is coming
through LaGrange and are rest
ing secure in their belief that
they will reap all the benefits and
enjoy the prosperity it will bring
without having to do much, if
anything, toward securing the
road. This is a sad mistake. It is
not a certainty yet that the road
will come to us, owing to the
fact that sufficient funds have not
been raised to pay for rights of
way both in and out of the city
A CARD.
To The Ladies of LaGrange and Com
munity.
Communication.
E litor Reporter:
We, the people of Unity district,
are very anxious for the lights
that were promised us by the
mayor and council two years ago.
Would it not be a wise policy for
those wanting office to let the
people know where they stand as
to equal rights to all with special
favors to none? I think our peo
ple will, or have, declined*to sup
port any man or set of men on
uncertainties, so if those fellows
really want our votes they must
tell us what we may expect of
them. They are all good men,
but there fire others iust as good
whom we might get to make the
race for those offices that are to
be filled by a direct vote of the
people.
So let those who want office
speak out and not be dodging and
hiding behind every old rotten
ohunk they can find. We don’t
want no special privileges, all we
want is fair play.
Most any kind of light will beat
no light, but if there becomes
darkness you may expect the
people to take the matter in hand
on election day.
The common voters want E. G.
Walker and C. V. Truitt from
this end of town, as councilmen
and are willing for the north and
east side of town to select the other
man. Give us these, with a good
man for mayor, then you will see
aGrange grow as she has never
^rown before. “Voter.’’
I will open up my Millinery
Parlor in a few days under the
management of one of best Milli
ners of the South.
I have not spared expense to
give to the ladies the best Milli
nery that the South affords and
at the lowest prices.
Will hffve on display, Thursday,
March 28rd, a beautiful line of
Shirt Waists and Ready-to-Wear
Hats for ladies, misses and chil
dren.
My semi-annual Opening of
fine Pattern and Dress Hats will
be a few days later.
N. E. MARSHBURNi
Moved Council Offices
The city of LaGrange has closed
a trade for two rooms in the new
court house as a place for holding
meetings of the city council, and
for the Mayor, the Clerk and
Treasurer’s offices. These are the
south east corner rooms on first
floor. Mr. Harwell has moved in
his new office and will be found
there in the future.
The old council rooms are now
for sale or rent.
LOST OR STOLEN
One but-headed cow, pale
red, medium size, and one
dark grey Jersey steer
with horns sawed off to
about two inches long.
Liberal reward will be giv
en for information as to
where I can get them. W.
R. Fuller, LaGrange, Ga
We have only two more days in
which to raise the amount that is
lacking, or the necessary reduc
tions in the cost of the right of
wav to make its equivalent.
The committees are hard at
work and do not intend to leave
anything undone during the next
two days. Everybody should re
member that Saturday is the last
day, and come forward and do
his whole duty to himself, his
children and his fellow man.
Many have done nobly during
the last few days and are receiv
ing the unstinted praise of their
fellow citizens. We cannot help
but believe that the remaining
few who have not done this will
vet do so. They cannot afford to
do otherwise for many reasons.
other near-by point on the Atlan
ta, Birmingham and Atlantic.
Such a link, if built between La
Grange and Columbus, would give
Atlauta a new and direct avenue
to the gulf at Carrabelle, since
tho Atlanta and West Point al
ready connects Atlanta and La-
Grange.”
So you see all eyes are on La
Grange and there is not a citizen
who can afford to fail to do his
duty. Again we say we believe
everyone will do his part and see
that the committee can wire a
full acceptance to the A. it B.
people early in the day Saturday.
IN THE DARK.
People of LaGrange Were “Taken
In” Tuesday Night,
Merry-Go-Round.
Mr. M. E. Hearn and Mr. M.
W. Callaway have purchased a
Merry-Go-Round which they are
having erected on the Hearn lot
on Bull street.
It will be under the manage
ment of Mr. A. F. SimmouB, who
is an experienced manuger and
will be ready for business today
or tomorrow.
See their display ad elsewhere
in this issue and note that they
are to give one-tenth of the pro
fits each Tuesday to the Daugh-
Their fellow citizens are look-; tors of the Confederacy.
ing to these men to do their duty
and haye confidence in them, even !
though they have been slow to New Book of FoClTIS.
see their way toward the point so
Subscribe for The
porter.
LaGrange Re-
EOR MAYOR.
I announce myself a candidate
for the position of Mayor of La
Grange. Respectfully soliciting
your votes, I am
Yours Respectfully,
J. D. Edmu.vdhon.
Just received lovely line
of New Spring Skirt Goods
in Ealieme’s, Voiles, Sicil-
lian.s, Wool Crepes etc,,
in all the new colors at
Callaway’s.
many others had no difficulty in
reaching.
We see many encouraging re
ports in our exchanges on the be
ginning of work on the extension
of this road from Montezuma to
Birmingham. From the Bruns
wick Journal of the 14th., we get
the following:
“The people of Brunswick are
vitally interested in the report that
iron wi'l be laid within 90 days
between Montezuma and Birming
ham on tho A. <fc B. extension.
The recent activity shown by the
A. & B. in preparing to rush
work on the terminals in this city
so that the same may be in shape
by the time'the extension is com
pleted shows that the A. & B.
people from now on will be “do
ing things.”
The Cordele News tells this
story of local interest:
“R. C. Lester, of the firm of
Lester Bros., whose home office is
at Nashville, Ga., was in the city
yesterday and left last night to
make preparation^ for beginning
the grading of the extension of
the Atlantic and Birmingham
railroad from Oglethorpe to Bir
mingham.
“Mr. Lester is preparing to
bring a great deal of special ma
chinery from Alabama where he
has been in a long contract with
the Louisville and Nashville.”
In speaking of the railroad sit
uation, The Atlanta Constitution,
of Tuesday, says:
“Atlanta will enjoy a new' line
to a deep water port, of cheap ac
cess, for her manufactures, Bir
mingham will be afforded trans
portation for her iron and
steel and later her finished manu
factures at reasonable rates from
the fields to a water distributing
point, while both will reap a cor
responding advantage on raw and
finished imports from the North.
Nor does even this attractive
summary exhaust the possibilities
along the line of coast commun
ication. It will be remembered
chat the Georgia, Florida and
Alabama railroad, already com
pleted from Carabelle on the gulf,
to Cuthbert, Ga., is now being
extended to Columbus. Already
there is a talk of constructing a
line across the narrow gap from
Columbus to LaGrange or some
We are pleased to note that Mr.
O. G. Cox has allowed his friends
to persuade to publish a book of
his poems.
No doubt it will be a worthy
addition to our literature, and
meet with a ready sale.
Mr. Cox asks all who would
like to secure a copy ot the book
to leave their names at The Grap
hic office and a copy will be re
served as soon as it comes from
the press.
DFATH AT WIST POINT
West Point, Ga., March 15.—
Henry Hames, who was in his
92d year, died at his home near
the Twin Cities yesterday after
noon. He was probably the
oldest Mason in Georgia, having
been raised to the proud position
of a master Mason just after hav
ing attained his majority. His
membership had remained con
tinuously in the lodge at this
placo.
Eighteen days ago his wife pre
ceded him to the great beyond,
and their separation was of short
duration. The remains of the de
ceased will be interred at Lovelace
cemetery Wednesday afternoon
with Masonic honors.—Atlanta
•Journal.
JUDGE PATILLO ILL.
West Point, Ga., March 15.—
TROUP’S DISPLAY.
Management of Next State Fair Says
We Must Have One.
Judge James Patillo, one of the
Twin Cities’ oldest residents,
critically ill, and his physicians
and loved ones agree that he can
not last through the night. He
has been dangerously ill for sev
eral weeks, and the end of his
suffering is at hand. Everything
that medical skill and love can do
to prolong life has been done, but
the spark can no longer be retain
ed.
He has a son, Mr. Frank Patil
lo, in Atlanta, who has been at
tending at his bedside as has his
daughter from LaGrange.—At
lanta Journal.
Hand bills and “window hang
ers” had announced for a week
the appearance on Tuesday night,
the 14th, at the Southern Female
College chapel, of the famous An
nie May Abbott. The hand bills
gave a full list of “testimonials”
from persons of low and high de
gree of the wonderful performance
of “The Little Georgia Magnet.”
People were interested and when
Tuesday night arrived large num
bers of them were seen going to
ward the college.
We were surprised upon arrival
at the auditorium to find it al
most iu to'tal darkness. Upon inves
tigation, we learned that the man
agement secured the hall without
lights because of the extra charge
for electric lights, thinking to use
enough lamps to illuminate the
building as much as was desired.
We believe this was for a two-fold
purpose—to hide the imperfec
tions in the performance, the fact
that she was an imposter, if such
she was) and to save the cost of
the lights.
It matters not which, the peo
ple had paid to attend a first
class entertainment' and were en
titled to better treatment. The
man in charge of the entertain
ment was appealed to, and after
some plain talk to him, he agreed
to pay for the lights if they could
be secured. Prof. Hatton was
consulted and it was learned that
it would be necessary to lpive a
man come up from the electric
lightplant to replace some connec
tions which had been removed. Jlja-
jor Barnard arrived about that
time time a boy was sept to Mr.
Buckston to ask him to come and
make these connections. Prof.
Hatton then announced to the
largo audience that the electric
lights would be turned on in abouq
ten minutes.
When Mr. Buckston arrived,
the performance had commenced,
and he was told to leave the lights
off, aB they did not care to pay for
them. We understand that Prof.
Hatton protested, but to no pur
pose.
So the audience sat there al
most entirely in darkuess while
the stage was dimly lighted by a
few oil lamps. Nearly everyone
was ignorant as to the cause,
some thinking it was due to some
defect in the electric lights ar
rangements which could not be
overcome.
Tho whole performance was a
farce and a failure, as far aS the
audience could tell, owing to the
darkness and the extreme bad or
der. No one seemed to care what
was going on upon the stage, and
many left during the evening.
As to the performance itself, we
only say that it was a mixture of
some kind of magnetic power and
slight. The little woman was al
most devoid of stiength, but she
exercised both skill and some
magnetic force to do a number of
wonderful feats.
While many believe her to be
an impostor and not the famous
“Georgia Magnet,” the entertain
ment would have been enjoyed Vry
everyone under different condi
tions.
Many people censure Prof. Hat
ton for allowing the use of the
auditorium by one refusing to
furnish electric lights, and do not
hesitate to say that he made a
mistake in doing so.
Those who are in a position to
protect the people in such matters
are, in the nature of things, looked
upon to do it, as far as lies in
their power.
The disorder was due, perhaps,
altogether to the fact that it was
so dark the performance was un
interesting.
Below we give the letter just re
ceived Ly Judge Longley from Mr.
Frank Weldon, Sec. and Gen.
Manager of the Atlanta Fair As
sociation which explains itself.
We only wish to say further
that Troup county cannot afford
to miss this opportunity to dis
play her products; neither can
our city afford to fail to tell of
her opportunities and resources.
Let the right men take the
matter iu hand at once.
Atlanta, Ga., March 14th, 1905.
Hon. F, M. Lougley,
LaGrange, Ga.
Dear Judge:
The members of the State Agri
cultural Society and the people of
Atlanta will feel that the State
Fair next fall is incomplete, un
less we have a county display
from Troup. I am writing to
some of your prominent fellow
citizens and ask your co-opera
tion in getting the movement
started.
Troup can make a most mag
nificent display if she undertakes
it.
Very truly yours,
Frank Weldon,
General’Manager.
LAST ATTRACTION.
LaGrange Lyceum Course Will Have
Old Dominion Quartette.
On Friday, March 24, will ap
pear the last attraction of the
Lyceum course for the season.
This will be the “Old Homestead
Quartette,” which is conceded to
be one of the best male quar
tettes that has ever come south.
In addition to the Quartette they
will be assisted by Miss Nell
Forbes, the Atlanta society girl,
whose work as a reader has at
tracted such favorable comment
among the newspapers.
Announcement,
To the good people of La
Grange :
I announce myself as a candi
date for mayor of LaGrange, sub
ject to a primary. If elected, I
shall advocate an extension of
some watermains, the erection of
reel houses, (and equiping them,)
in different sections of the city
and other improvements as ne
cessity demands, without extra
taxation, unless necessary. Solic
iting your support,
Very truly,
i R. J. Guinn.
Ap ril Delineators and
Butt^rick Patterns just
received at
Callaway’s.
For City or Country People.
—Money in small amounts to loan
on short time.
E. R. Bradfield,
Come to Callaway’s for
every thing new in Silks,
and all the New Designs
and the Latest Styles and
Colors.
From Col. Pitman.
We give below a communica
tion just received from Col. J. H.
Pitman, of Atlanta, which ex
plains itself.
Editor Reporter: I beg the
courtesy of short space to notice
an error, made no doubt through
mistake of facts in possession of
the writer of a recent communi
cation in The Reporter, to the ef
fect that the contract between
the city and the waterworks was
adjusted to the great benefit to
the city even though the city was
advised “that the old contract
could not be broken.”
The city employed eminent
counsel to assist your humble
servant in resisting the long time
“bond” contract. The city of
Dawson had a similar case that
went to the Supreme Court of the
United States where it was decid
ed this week in favor of Dawson.
The dispatches do not contain the
full text of the decision but states
that Dawson won on ev ery mater
ial point, and sustains the posi
tion taken by counsel for the city
of LaGrange. Respectfully,
/j. H. Pitman.
