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VOL. 71.
ESTABLISHED 1842.
FRIDAY MORNING, AUG. 15, 1913
FIVE CENTS A COPY.
NUMBER 43
REPORTOFTHE
GRAND JURY
Presents Cheerful Condition
Troup County’s Business.
Many Recommendations.
of
IN SESSION OVER ONE WEEK
In this issue of the Reporter, we
are carrying the Grand Jury Present
ments of the August term of Troup
superior court.
The findings of the jury are the
result of a careful investigation of
the county’3 affairs and should
command the reading of every public
spirited citizen.
Taken as a whole, the report is not
the; most encouraging, but the Ggand
jury carefully points out our faults
and earnestly urges that we make
the necessary reforms.
The treasurer’s report shows that
there is a balance on hand of $103.19
with $17,500.00 borrowed. This
money however, is being spent wisely,
the roads throughout the county arc
being improved which means that all
will benefit by the expenditure.
One, of the reforms urged by the
Grand Jury and one that immediate
steps should be taken towards execu
tion, is in making necessary repairs
on the county jail. The jury states,
“We know that weapons or instru
ments, by which to effect an escape,
can be handed the prisoners through
the windows from the outside over
the gratings.”
The jury further urges that the
court house toilets be kept in more
sanitary condition. For a long time
these conditions have , existed and
have been a disgrace to the building
The public roads and bridges over
the county are reported to be in good
condition except where recent K^ad
ing has taken place.
Resolutions were passed upon the
resignation of Mr. C. H. Griffin chair
man of the board of County Commis
sioners and of Mr. G. W. Poer another
member of the board. Splendid trib
ute is paid to these deserving men
and they are earnestly requested to
reconsider their action and consent to
serve the county in their former ca
pacity.
Mr. Griffin and Mr. Poer have long
been members of the board of corn
missioners and their efficient work
has commanded the appreciation of
the entire county.
The jury also paid theiri respects
to Judge Freemun, Solicitor Terrell
and others for the many courtesies
extended them during theft- busy ses
sion.
The Presentments in full are as fol
lows:
(Continued on Page Three)
Horse Swappers
Meet Postponed
Owing to the fact that the number
of horse dealers in LaGrange could not
make their arrangements in time, the
Horse Swappers convention will be
postponed from the date announced
and will not be pulled off until some
time in September or October.
There will be races here during the
Troup County Fair in September, but
the lovers of the horse are anxious to
see one or two meets before that time.
The principal supporters of the big
event are Mr. J. F. Carley and Mr. W.
G. Cleveland of the Cleveland-Roper
Company.
These men are enthusiastic over the
prospects for a big meet and are going
to pull off one of the most interesting
“conventions” this year ever seen
in Troup county.
MR.GE0.DALL1S
DIED SUNDAY
Prominent Business Man Passes
Away After An Illness of
Several Weeks.
No Services At
Methodist Church
(i
LIFELONG CITIZEN OF LAGRANGE
Cotton Open On
the Turner Farm
Dr. Joe Lane presented at this of
fice last Saturday the first cottcn
seen by us this year. The boll had
fully matured and the cotton
in good condition.
This cotton came from the farm
of Mr. C. L. Turner, who has a
farm near LaGrange . Mr. Turner
has an extra good crop this year
and no doubt he will be among the j LaGrange citizen
After several days of serious ill
ness, Mr. George Dallis died at his
home on Broad street, last Sunday
morning about one o’clock.
Funeral services were conducted
from the residence Monday morning
at nine o’clock. Rev. S. A. Harris,
asisted by Rev. J. G. Herndon of
ficiating. Interment followed at Hill
View cemetery. '
Mr. Dallis is survived by his wife
and two children, Render and Mrs.
Ethel Hill. There are also two sur
viving brothers, Messrs. Ab and Vir
gil, who are prominently connected in
LaGrange business.
Mr. Dallis lived in LaGrange prac
tically all his life. At the time of his
death he was a director in both the
was | LaGrange National Bank and La
Grange Banking & Trust Coi, a large
stockholder in the cotton mills here
and owner of considerable business
property and real estate.
Mr. Dallis was one of the wealthy
and during hi
Owing to the absence of the pas
tor, Rev. S. A. Harris, there will be
no services at the Methodist church
this Sunday.
Brother Harris left this morning
for Flat Rock Camping Grounds, in
Heard county, to attend the camp
meeting there.
He will return home Tuesday even
ing and be on hand to conduct the
regular prayer meeting services Wed
nesday night.
A large number of LaGrange peo
ple are expected to be in attendance
at the camp meeting.
BETSY HAMILTON TO BE HERE.
NOT GUILTY” IS VERDICT
OF JURY IN DIXUN CASE
Chas. W. Carlton
To Build Home
“Betsy Hamilton” to be here next
week at the Court House. Watch for
date. Benefit of Episcopal church.
More Comment On
Merit of LaGrange
It is generally conceded that the
meeting at LaGrange was one of
the best, if not the best, the asso
ciation has ever had.
first to bring
fall.
a bale to the gin this
Classic LaGrange! Such a cordial
welcome we did receive! Open were
her homes to receive the members
long of the association. Everything that
and useful life in LaGrange, he made money could buy and warm hearted
ANNUAL FRY
And Barbecue of Reed-McCaUy To
Be Held Next Monday at Yel
low Jacket Creek.
many friends, who aie deeply grieved
over his departure.
RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY ON
DEATH OF MR. GEO. E. DALLIS.
Chief Todd Reed is busy making
preparations for the beginning next
Monde, yof the annual fish fry which
has come to be an event that is look
ed forward to by those so fortunate
as to participate. The fry this year
will be given at the usual place on
Yellow Creek. The correct title is
the “Reed-McCallay Annual Fish Fry
and Barbecue.” It is given under
auspices of Chief Reed and his as
sistants on the police force and the
Troup county fishermen’s association
of which Mr. N. S. McCallay is presi
dent. The dates announced are Au
gust 18, 19 and 20, and each one of
these three days will no doutri be
filled with pleasant recreation and di
version for the members of the club.
With The Red
Star Shoe Store
Since Mr. George DIx has assum
ed the management of the Red Star
Shoe Store, Mr. John Strong and Mrs.
Hattie Harris have been employed by
this firm.
Mr. Strong was formerly with the
Edmondlson-Chrifetopher company,
and while there made many friends
both for himself and for his firm. He
will be pleased to serve any of his
friends now in his new capacity.
Mrs. Harris was formerly with
Strong and Robertson and she is well
known as a capable sales lady.
The Trail of the
Dollar Leads
Very Often Through the Classi
fied Advertising Columns.
Especially is this true of people
who make money in real estate. For
the majority of deals in real estate
are ORIGINATED in the classified
advertising columns. From some of
today’s real| estate ads MONEY
WILL BE MADE. Do you know
enough about real estate to pick out
the ads in today’s paper which are
most likely to MAKE MONEY FOR
“WISE” READERS Y
The Strongest Appeal of the Classifi
ed Ads is the Appeal to the
“Self-Interest” of the
Reader!
And self-interest is the mainspsing
of life in a relentless age of barter
and business.
It impels the money-hunter to try
to DISCOVER (the money-making
possibilities that lie in lines of type
perhaps in the real estate ads—
perhaps in the “For Sale” ads—of
ten in the ads offering opportunities
for new employment.
Today’s want ads have a “self-
interest” appeal to YOU.
NEW PLUMBER DOES BIG BUSI
NESS.
Mr. R. J. Black of the Black
Plumbing company, the recently es
tablished firm on Bull street, speaks
very enthusiastically over LaGrange.
Mr. Black came to LaGrange come
time ago and since his location here
he has been getting all the work that
he can do. Besides doing general
plumbing work, he carries a supply
of goods, such as pipe. fittings, etc.
on hand and will be glad to show you
through his place of business.
Before coming to LaGrange, Mr.
Black was in business at Talladega
and while there did a flourishing busi
ness.
\dopled by Directors of LaGrange
National Bank.
At a meeting of the directors of
the LaGrange National Bank, held on
last Tuesday a resolution was un
animously adopted, extending to the
bereaved wife and family the sympa
thy of the directors In the death of
Mr. George E. Dallis. It was ordered
that a page of the minute book be de
voted to the memory of Mr. Dallis,
who was one of the directors of the
bank. The resolution of sympathy
read as follows:
Our Co-Director, Mr. George E. Dal
lis, Died on Sunday, August 10.
Although realizing the futility of
efforts to console for the loss of those
whom We cherish, our personal sense
of his loss prompts us to extend as
surance of friendship and sympathy
to his wife and family in their breave-
ment. He was a man of sterling
personal qualifications whom it was
a pleasure and a privilege to have for
an associate. By his death, the La
Grange National Bank has lost one
of its most faithful and efficient
directors, the city one of its honored
and trusted citizens, and each of us
personally a friend in all that the
worcL implies.
hospital:
tended ;
ccund
Up.
conceive was ex-
LaGrange is situated 71 miles from
Atlanta on the Atlanta find West
Point Railroad. It has long been not
ed as a seat cf culture and learning.
Here are situated two of Americas
foremost colleges for women.
Not only in intellectual activity and
hospitable homes is LaGrange far in
advance of the average city of her
size, but in her industrial occupa
tions. Several large cotton mills em
ploy hundreds of people and consume
the cotton in the same territory where
it is raised.
The Georgia Weekly Press meet
ing at LaGrange last week was one
of the best the association has had
since the organization in 188(5 at
Milledgeville, A large number of
the party went down from Atlanta
Monday afternoon, July 21. They
were cordially received at the La
Grange depot of the Atlanta <&
West Point railroad and were motor
ed to their respective homes.—Advo
cate-Democrat, Crawfordville^ Ga.
Architect Chas. W. Carlton will
soon begin the construction of a resi
dence for himself on Gordon street,
which was recently opened between
Broad and Smith streets.
Mr. Carlton will have one of the
prettiest cottages in LaGrange and it
will be the second house to be con
structed in the new section.
In another part of the paper we
are carrying a news account of the
building of the first place in this new
section by Mr. Steve Thornton.
After Strenous Legal Battle That
Lasted For Two Days, De
fendant Wins Freedom.
PROMINENT FAMILIES INVOLVED
will build homes there.
Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock
the jury readered a verdict of “Not
Guilty” in the case of the state vs.
B. N. Dixon for the killing of T. B.
Haralson in West Vernon district on
June 2a, last.
The decision of the jury was the
result of a hard legal battle lasting
for two days. The state was repres-
Several 'others are expecting to ented by y olicitor Terrell and Col.
purchase^ots m this^vicinity soon and Henj . y Reeves; the defense by Attor .
i neys E. A. Jones, Hatton Lovejoy,
j Arthur Greer and L. L. Meadows.
TO BUILD' The shooting of Haralson occured
I last June 20, in a pasture which lies
| between the homes of Haralson ana
I Dixon.
Mr. Joe Delaney is receiving bids, n was proved by the defence that
for a two story residence, which will Haralson came to Dixon while
be const—jeted sometime in the near ^ be ] a tter was driving his cows home
future on Harwell avenue. from the pasture, and attacked him
Architect Chas. W. Carlton has and t b at jjixon shot in self defence,
just completed the plans and it is | r p be mosb important witnesses in
to be a beautiful two story building. Produced were, Frank Tingle, Ean
MR. JOE
DELANCY
HOME.
It is thought that the contract for
Cook, Willi Hairston, Jesse Haial-
the place will be let sometime soon S011i L ebrnan Hudson and Mrs. T. h>.
as several bids have already been Haralson.
Both families involved in the case
are prominent in their section of the
county, and although the case was
hard fought on both sides. There
was no evidence of existing feeling
between them.
Brother of LaGrange Lawyer Meets
Death in Railway Collision
Near Bessimer, Ala.
Lets Contract
For Fine Home
Mr. Steve Thornton has let the
comract for his new horn., which will
be built on the street recently opened
between Broad and Smitn streets.
Pike Bros. I umber company have
been awarded the contract and the
home wil be a beautiful little bunga
low, provided with all latest conven
iences.
Although several have announced
their intentions to build in this new
section, Mr. Thornton is the first to
begin. Already lumber is being haul
ed and the work will be ^pushed as
fast as the contractors are able to do
it.
The house wil be on the east side of
Gordon street.
MR.
Naturally Indignant.
"Did you tell your troubles to a po
liceman?” “Yes,” said the,man who
had boen robbed. “And I tell you
that policeman was Indignant. The
h'old-up man hadn’t even asked his
permission to operate on his beat.”
W. T. TEATE ACCEPTS POSI
TION WITH ELM ROSE
HOTEL.
Mr. W. T. Teate, who has been with
the Chamber of Commerce, has ac
cepted a position with the Elm Rose
Hotel. Mr. Teate was joined a few
days ago by his wife and little daugh
ter, who have been Hving in Atlanta;
since his stay in LaGrange.
Tuesday afternoon the party went
to West Point for four hours in which
Mr. O. C. Greer, brother of Ctol.
Arthur Greer of this city, was killed
in a railroad 'wreck near Bessimer,
Ala., last Saturday.
The body was brought to LaGrange
over the A. B. & A., Sunday night
and was taken to the funeral parlors
of Pharr Bros. & Childs. v^jFuneral
services were conducted at Salem,
Monday morning and interment was
made at the family cemetery there.
The deceased is survived by his
father of Salem and brother of this
city.
Mr. Greer was a prominent con
tractor in Bessimer and his death
comes as a source of much sorrow to
his wide circle of friends there. The
CONVICTED OF ATTEMPTED
CRIMINAL ASSAULT.
Tuesday morning the jury found
John McCalley, a negro, guilty of at
tempted criminal assault and sentenc
ed the prisoner to seven years in the
penitentiary.
The crime was committed sometime
last June near Long Cane and Mc
Calley has been out on bond since
that time. The victim was a negro
woman.
time we made away with one of the;bereaved relatives have sympathy of
finest cues we ever come in contact a11 the LaGrange peop e.
with. Following the ‘cue a reception
was given at the hospitable home of r\rr- i
Editor Trox Bankston. The party g. & /\ p (JTTICialS
was served with fruit punch, ice
cream and cake.—Advocate-Demo
crat, Crawfordville, Ga.
Inspect the City
. ., , The officials of the A. B. & A. rail-
Wednesday soon afternoon the tel- ^ Megsrg> E T Lamb> rece iver
rell gardens, now the P r0 P ert y of ! and al mBnage r; J. L. Edwards,
Hon. Fuller E. Callaway where this manager . w . W . Cr0Xt0 n,
gentleman had prepared another most I ^ passenger agent; D- F Kirk .
well arranged and finely prepared superintendent, and Mr. Wood-
cue. About 300 guests enjoyed this
feast after a stroll of the Ferrell
estate which contains about 100 acres
and in which you can find a speci
men of nearly every tree, shrub and
flower that will grow in this climate.
Mr. Callaway is turning the fields
around the gardens into an “experi
ment station.” He is cultivating most
everything there except cotton.—
(Advocate-Democrat, Crawfordville,
Ga. '
The members of the association are
loud in their praises of the wholesale
way the people of LaGrange received
and entertained. The city is famous
for its hightone citizenry, a 3eat of
learning and culture. Commercially
LaGrange is one ofthe best cities in
the state.-Advocate-Democrat, Craw'
fordville, Ga.
ward of the Woodward Iron Co., of
Birmingham, made a tour of inspec
tion to the city last Wednesday.
The gentlemen were met at the
depot in automobiles by Messrs. Ely
Callaway, C. V. Truitt, W. C. Mat
thews, F. E. Callaway and J. A. Perry
and were carried over LaGrange to
view the different industrial institu
tions here.
The primary motive of the visit
here was to inspect the A. B. & A.
property including the work done on
the construction of the new depot.
The officials were highly pleased
with the progress that is being made
by LaGrange and the visit here was
gieatly enjoyed.
CICERO REVIS
GIVEN LIBERTY
Jury Returns Verdict of “Not Guilty”
Late Last Night.
I,ate last night the jury returned a
verdict of not guilty in the case of
the state vs. Cicero Revis for killing
his step mother a few months ago.
There was quite a scene in the
court room when the verdict was ren
dered. The prisoner leaped from his
seat and shouted thanks to the law
yers for their assistance. Negroes
who were crowded thick as hairs on
a brush in the gallery, joined in the
joyous shouting.
The judge brought his gavel down
on the table and ordered the sheriff
to lock up, the entire body, which of
course was meant as a joke.
Lawyers for the defence of Revis
were the firm of Mooty & Andrews
and Jones & Meadows.
Personal
HOME-HUNTERS are ad answer
ers—naturally, for they realize that
the worth-while offering)! are al
ways advertised—that the doubtful
ones realy are. YOUR property
would, likely exactly suit some one
of the home-hunters who are watch-1 of six weeks in north Georgia near
ing the ads every day. 'Canton.
Mrs. Jim Cody of Montgomery and
her children are visiting her father,
Mr. Clarence Terrell.
* * *
Misses Louise and Clara Vaughan
have returned from a pleasant stay
Mrs. Moilie Boyd has returned from
a visit to her son in Atlanta and will
leave Saturday for a long stay in
Apelika.
* * *
Mrs. Pink Whitman and Miss Sudie
Godwin have returned Horn a visit to
Atlanta and other point.'
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Mrs. Katharine Bridsong the
versaiele scribe from Antioch spent
several days in town this week the
guest of relatives.
* * *
Miss Lozier of Sandersville, has
hern on a visit to her brother on
Hi cad street.
* * *
Mrs. Curtis motered ov ;r from
'■Varm Springs Sunday to spend the
day and to hear their son, W. B.
Cuitis preach his first sermon at the
Episcopal church.