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LAGRANGE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 5, 1905.
NUMBER 14
FIRE AT HOGANSVILLE.
Two Dwellings Burned Tuesday
Morning. Only Furniture Saved.
Other News.
FIRST EXCURSION.
The Macon and Birmingham Will Run
First Excursion of The d^ason
Next Tuesday.
The most disastrous fire that
has occurred in our town for a
long time was that of last Tues
day morning when two residences
were burned.
The fire was first discovered in
the store room of Mr. H. W.
Boozer’s residence and was be
yond control when first seen.
This was one of the prettiest
houses in town, recently remodel
ed and adorned in the most mod
ern style, at great expense, by
Messrs Pike Bros., of LaGrange.
By heroic efforts one part of the
furniture was saved. The piano
was burned.
Mr. Boozer had a great many
relics and curios, the accumula
tion of years, which he prized,
very highly, all of which were
burned.
The other house was that of
Mr. John Parham, of Odessadale,
occupied by Mr. J. Z. Reid and
Mrs. Shank. It being, near caught
from the other. All of the furni
ture in this house was saved. Mr.
Boozer has insurance of fifteen
hundred dollars on his house, and
Mr. Parham a policy for five hun
dred on his.
Mr. D. I. Daniel spent Tuesday
in Atlanta.
Mr. Harvey H. Mobley spent
Wednesday in LaGrange.
Darden Bros, lost a very valu
able horse Wednesday from colic.
Mr. Marvin P. Hill, of the S.
S. and B. U. Atlanta, is at home
for a eliort vacntion.
Miss Edna White, of Grant-
ville, is the guest of Miss Minnie
Wilkinson this week.
Mr. S. A. Davis is at home af
ter several days spent at Colum
bus, Ga., and Roanoke, Ala.
Messrs. Jce A. Copeland and
P. H. Darden are our representa
tives on the grand jury this week.
Mr. J. Z. Reid and family are
now occupying the house of Mrs.
Daly recently vacated by Mr. W.
C. Rosser.
Mr. T. T. Jones left Monday
for Hot Springs, Ark., where be
will spend several weeks for his
health.
Mrs. S. F. Brook will have as
her guests this week, Mr. Louis
Callaway and his sister,Miss Pope
Callaway.
Miss Kathleen Baker, our pop
ular teacher, of the seyenth and
eighth grades, visited in Atlanta
Friday afternoon.
Mr. Lamar Hallen, of Carroll,
is the efficient manager of the
telephone exchange in the ab
sence of Mr. Smith.
Master Ira Hobbs has accept
ed a position with the Hogans-
ville News and hopes to make a
full fledged newspaper man.
Mr. John Parham, of Odessa
dale, came up Wednesday after
noon to find out the amouut of
his damage by the recent fire.
There will be a three days
meeting at Emmaus church be
ginning May fifth. Two Elders
from Texas enroute to Macon,
will be present.
A large delegation went down
to LaGrange Monday morning, in
attendance upon Superior court
which meets in the new court
house for the first time.
The old hotel has again chang
ed hands. This time Mr. J. D.
Lee is the happy purchaser. He
is now making some improve
ments, adding waterworks and
making it one.of the best hostel-
ries in this section.
The many friends of Mr. Tom
Smith, the former manager of
the telephone exchange, will be
glad to know that he is recovering
from a severe attack of pneumo
nia. Tom has made lots of friends
in the short time he has been in
our midst.
Don’t let the children suffer.
If they are fretful, pevish and
cross, give them Hollister's Rocky
Mountain Tea. The best baby
tonic known. Strength and health
follow its use. 55 cents.
Bradfield Drug Co.
The excursion has been arrang
ed for Tuesday, May 9th and will
run to Jacksonville, St. Augus
tine and Tampa, over the M. <feB.
and G. S. & F. railroads in Geor
gia and the Seaboard and Florida
East Coast, in Florida.
A special train will leave Ma
con at 11 :80a. m. Tuesday, ar
riving at Jacksonville 8 p. m. the
same day, and Tampa and St.
Augustine at 7:85 and 10:50, re
spectively, the next morning.
The train leaves LaGrange to
connect with this at 7 a. m.
Low rates have been arranged
as follows: From LaGrange to
Jacksonville $4.50, to St. Augus
tine, $5.00, to Tampa, $6.50.
Tickets sold to Jack onville
and St. Augustine will be good
for return passage on any regular
train leaving Jacksonville not
later than Friday night, May 12,
1905.
Tickets to Tampa will be good
for return passage on any regular
train of the Seaboard Air Line
Railway leaving that city up to
and including Sunday night, May
14, 1905.
For further information, call
on any Agent of the Company or
write
C. M. Awtrey,
Ticket Agent,
LaGrange, Ga.
“He’s My Brother.”
One of the prettiest stories told
by Major Cole while in LaGrange
was the one about a little girl
trying to carry her younger broth-
er who was almost too heavy for
her to lift.
When asked if he was not too
heavy, she quickly replied,” no
sir, he’s my little brother.”
There was the secret; ‘‘love'
feels no weight.
We wonder if there is a man.
woman or child in all onr beauti
ful city of proud, aristocratic,
self loving people who can half
way measure up to the standard,
as a Christian, that this story was
meant to convey. We fear not.
UNION MEETING
NOW IN PROGRESS
Dr. Broughton Arrived Monday
Morning and Conducts Two
Services Each Day.
THE SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR.
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Something Good to Say
Troup County farmers.
to
Dr. Broughton arrived in La-
Grange Monday morning and con
ducted his first service in this
city at 11 a. m.
A good sized audience gathered
to hear him despite the fact that
it was court week and the first day
of the month.
No doubt every store in town
would have been closed at this
hour every day during the week
had it not been for this fact, as
it is, only a few have been able to
do so.
However, it has been noticeable
that many business men have
managed to attend themselves
and arrange for different ones of
their employees to attend one or
the other of the day services.
Much interest has been mani
fested in the meeting and large
crowds have attended every ser
vice, especially the evening ser
vices.
Dr. Broughton has conducted
the services at 11 a. m. and 8 P
m. each day and Major ^Cole the
one at 8:80 in the afternoon.
Up to this time Dr. Broughton
has preached mainly to the mem
bers of the churches, and has laid
much stress upon the church not
being able to ‘‘do things out of
the ordinary” because of the lack
of power.
There is no doubt in any fair
mind about where the trouble
comes in, and Dr. Broughton hit
one nail, at least, on the head
when he said, “I am sickand tir
ed of the church running after in
fluence.”
The sermon Tuesday night was
one of peculiar power and appro
priateness at this time and iu
this town and every one left the
house in deep meditation. It was
noticeable that all seemed in deep
thought on their wav home, and
on every side next morning could
be heard men and women dis
cussing in a frank and open man
ner what Dr. Broughton said the
night before.
While each sermon is fraught
with much food for thought, per
haps none of the entire series will
reach home to our people ns did
this one upon the cause of our
churches losing their power
these latter days.
The sermon Wednesday night
was a very able one and carried
conviction to many hearts, and
the one Thursday morniug upon
the spirit filled life was, we are
told, of equal power.
Dr. Broughton is a man of God-
given power and his words carry
conviction to his hearers and
breaks asunder the chains with
which many a life is bound.
The singing by [Prof, Alwyn
Smith and his chorus has been
much enjoyed and has been
power for good at every service
Work to Begin.
The contract for the grading of
the Atlanta, Birmingham and At
lantic railroad from Montezuma
to Talbotton has been made and
the work will begin at once.
It is stated that time is made
the essence of the contract and
that the grading is to be complet
ed by the first of September.
This news was given out in Tal
botton Monday by Mr. Alex Bon-
nyinan who is the superintendent
of construction.
This looks like business. While
there lias not been the slightest
doubt that the road would be
buili, people were anxious for the
dirt to be broken.—Talbotton
New-Era.
Represent Grand Lodge.
Messrs. J. L. Schaub and C. D.
Strong have been elected by Dixie
Lodge No. 42 to represent the
Grand Lodge of Georgia which
will be held in Savannah May
23. Dixie Lodge could not have
made a better or stronger selec
tion for representatives.
Card of Thanks.
We want to express our sincere
thanksto our neighbors and friends
for their kindness towards us dur
ing the recent sickness and death i an d reflects
of husband and father.
Mrs. W. R. Booker and son.
Ethel E. Haygood, who has
been quite ill with pneumonia, is
I up again.
Hickory Grove.
Mr. E. T. Poythress spent Wed
nesday in LaGrange.
Mr. Joe G. Powers went to La
Grange Monday.
Mr. Henry Hackney, of Asbury,
spent Sunday here.
Messrs. Rolie Gray and J. D.
Phillips were here last Sunday.
Mr. D. C. Ware, of Concord,
was among our visitors last Sun -
day.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Cleve
land, of LaGrange, visited here
last Sunday.
Mrs. J. J. Hackney, and daugh
ter, Ruby, of Asbury, visited
here last Sunday.
Rev. V. A. Ham will preach at
Providence church next Saturday
and Sunday.
Messrs. J. W. Hammett and
W. E. Daniel are in LaGrange
this week on the jury.
All regret to know that Mrs.
Walker Hammett continues sick.
We hope she will soon be well
Mr. and Mrs. Jean Phillips and
-Mrs. Tom Dix spent Friday here
with Mr. C. E. Poythress’ family
Mr. John Henry Reid and Mr,
and Mrs. Walter Reid, of St.
Marks, spent Friday with their
sister, Mrs. Mollie Powers.
Messrs. Earl Fling, E. T. Poy
thress and Tommie Timmons at
tended Sunday School at Asbury
lasc* Sunday morning.
There will be preaching at this
place on next Saturday night at
the school house, by Rev. V. A.
Ham. Everybody invited to come
out.
Prof M. D. Dewberry closed his
school at this place on last Fri
day. The exercises were splendid,
much credit upon
teacher and pupils. School will
open again about the middle of
July. Prof. Dewberry has made
an excellent teacher and the term
just closed has been one of the
most successful terms of this
school.
City Election.
Wednesday, the 8rd, was elec
tion day, tho’ passed by unnotic
ed by many people, owing to the
fact that there was only the one
ticket.
The election was for mayor and
three councilmen, namely, J. D
Edmundson, mayor, and Messrs
J. C. Roper, W. S. Davis and C
V. Truitt, councilmen.
The Reporter, in common with
everyone, has confidence in these
gentlemen and looks to them to
do everything in their power tc
ward the advancement of our
city.
Long Cane and Gabbettville
Miss Leila Stinson spent a few
days with Miss Camilla Hugu
ley last week.
Miss Mabel Jenkins, of Hogans
ville, is visiting her sister, Mrs
H. N. Brady.
Mrs. J. T. Traylor is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Nathan Mitch
am in Auburn, Ala.
Mr. John Turner Hudson, Jr
has returned to Birmingham
after a pleasant visit to his par'
ents here.
Mrs. Etta Hudson is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. W. A. Thom
as, near Opelika, Ala.
Mrs. H. H. Greene attended
the Memorial exercises in La
Grange.
MrB. Loula Traylor spent Sun
day with her son, Mr. G
1 raylor.
Mr. S. A. Reid,of Birmingham
spent several days in LaGrange
last week.
Mr. O. D. Hardy spent Thurs
day in LaGrange.
New stock of hand painted
china and brie a brae Lehman
Jewelry Co.
FR0UP SUPERIOR COURT.
First Session of This Court Held in
New Court House—Many Here.
“In our efforts to reduce the
acreage in cotton, and to devote
this reduction to other lines of
more profitable farming, no
branch deserves, so much consid
eration as the raising of stock.
should be |made the basis of
our agricultural wealth; for two
reasons,—first, because it would
stop the enormous drain, which
runs up into the millions sent an
nually to the West for mules and
horses, and second, to curtail our
millions spent for commercial
fertilizers. Some may say, we
can not raise ‘good mules and
horses down South, but the only
reason is, they cannot eat cotton
or grow and fatten upon barren
hills. If, however, we will have
good Bermuda pastures and raise
plenty of oats and corn to feed
them with, we can raise just as
good stock here as anywhere in
the world, that wo have a climate
and [soil that is adapted to the
raising of everything 1 Now, let
us make our assertions good by
giving them the living proofs. It
remained for the enterprising far
mers in and around LaGrange to
solve the problem in its most
practical way. Since we must
start at the bottom, and as a ma
jority of us are 'men of limited
means, and especially since co
operation is the latest and most
powerful force operating to ad-
ance ^the material resources of
the world, we farmers must adopt
it and roap the many benefits.
Forty farmers at LaGrange sub
scribed twenty dollars each, and
with this eight hundred dollars
purchased a flue jack. You can
see at ouce the advantages of
this. First, forty men can easily
raise this amount; secondly, if
the jack dies, it is but a very
small loss to each forty, and
thirdly, there are forty men in
stead of one to work for and feel
interested in the breeding of
mules. These gentlemen at La
Grange are already contemplating
buying a fine Hackney stallion
this fall, by the same method.
See what it will mean to their
section in a few years.
In a year or two they propose
to have a colt show and offer pre
miums for the best. Just think
what a healthful rivalry and in
terest all this will awaken among
the farmers in the class and the
appearance of th«ir stock. Such
work as this, will do more towards
settling the cotton question and
all other economic questions per
taining to farming interests and
success in our Southland, than
the talking of a hundred years.
We met a young successful far
mer there who can already show
four fine home-raised mules,
worth over six hundred dollars.
They say no finer mules come to
LaGrange. He always bringB
something to sell, wheat, corn,
meat or potatoes, and when he
returns home it is with money in,
instead ogt of his pocket. It is
needless to say that Brother
Greene had the money to renew
for his Cultivator. We hope ev
ery country in the South will fol
low this excellent plan begun at
LaGrange, and that within a year
hundrens of fine jacks and stal
lions will be brought within our
midst. We suggest also that as
many as can get them buy heayy
mares with Norman blood
them, so they can raise heavy
mules and horses, that can draw
full loads and pull our plows
deeper into our soil. Law! how
we delight to see our farmers thus
awakening, so that the possibili
ties of our claim may be develop
ed into their full fruition!”
The Cultivator is mistaken as
The May term of Superior Court
convened Monday morning, with
Judge R. W. Freeman presiding
and Solicitor J. R. Terrell iu his
place. Court Stenographer Henry
R. Revill is also here.
A large number of visiting at
torneys haye been here this week,
aud there are k many in attend
ance from over the county.
The grand jury is composed of
an able body of men. Ex-Sheriff
H. N. Brady was made foreman,
with Mr. P. G. Awtrey, clerk.
Judge Freeman’s charge to the
jury has been much discussed as
being one of the ablest ever de
livered to a grand jury in this
county.
Solicitor Render Terrell, who
has just entered upon his duties
as solicitor of the courts of the
Coweta oircuit, is proving himself
worthy of the office. Mr. Terrell
has few superiors as a lawyer, and
is eminently qualified for the po
sition with which the people of
the Coweta circuit saw fic to
honor him.
Notice to Singers.
The spring session of the State
Line singing will convene at We-
hadkee church, Troup county,
commencing Friday and Satur
day, before the fourth ; Sundy in
May. Singers are especially in
vited to come and bring books.
L. D. Waller, President.
L. H. Durham, Secretary.
(2t.)
Bicycles on Sidewalks.
The Reporter has been request
ed by a lady to say something about
the riding of bicycles by boys on
the sidewalks in the residence por
tions of town. She saj s that on
ly a few days ago two little girls
of one of our most prominent
families came near being run ov
er by a negro boy on his bicycle.
It has come to pass that in
some sections of the city the
children have to keep off the side
walks because of this practice of
riding bicycles on .them.
The writer himself came near
being run into by a negro boy on
hie wheel a few evening ago while
walking along one of the side
walks within two blocks of the
square.
We have noticed the practice
and commented upon it a number
of times talking to friends.
The boys who are guilty of this
are, for the most part, the small
negro delivery boys about the
town, and often have one or more
packages in their arms Or in one
hand, placing them at a disad
vantage as to managing their
wheels. So it is only a question
of time when some one will be
badly hurt if a stop is not put to
it by our city authorities.
As announced in the last issue of
The Reporter, Hon. Hoke Smith,
of Atlanta, will address the far
mers of this county at the court
house tomorrow morning. Mr.
Smith is one of the best speakers
in Georgia, and everybody should,
hear him. This will be the time
of the regular meeting of the
Troup County Cotton Association.
Dr. G, A. Nunnallv, of New-
nan, was in the city Thursday.
to the kind of stallion our people
are thinking of buying. It is not
a “Hackney,” but a German
Coach.
As we understand it, the Ger
man Coach horses are much larg
er and stronger than are the
Hackneys, and we want the beet
always.
The Reporter is pleased to note
this evidence of prosperity for the
future of our farmers.
