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FRIDAY MORNING, AUG. 22, 1913
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NUMBER 44
MGftMENT FOR TROUP FAIR
ASSUMtS DEFINITE SHAPE
Directors Chamber of Commerce
Hold Meeting and Plans are
Discussed at Length.
TO BE PERMANENT INSTITUTION
The movement to hold a big Coun
ty Fair at LaGrange the coming fall
assumed definite shape this week and
is well under way. Of course the
progressive people of LaGrange, West
Point, Hogansville and the county-
at-large will not be satisfied with
half*way measures, and the hearty in
terest being shown rally indicates
that a great success will be made of
it.
At .a meeting of the directors of
the Chamber of Commerce on Mon
day night, plans for the Fair were
discussed at length. There was not
a single dissenting voice as to the
advisability of going forward with
the enterprise; everyone felt that it
would benefit the entire county and
section as nothing else could. Chair
man E. B. Clark, in one of his de-
lig'htfully natura 1 and winning
“talks” brought out the entire pith
and point of the situation, when he
said:
“Agriculture is our most im
portant resource—-it is the very
foundation of all industry. What
ever tends to improve farming
and help the farmer will bene
fit all. We must make the Coun
ty Fair a permanent institution.
We must all pull together to
make the 1913 Fair the very
best we can, and we must make
each year’s Fair thereafter big
ger and better than the last.”
Secretary E. Y. Clarke briefly out
lined some of the preliminary work
that had been done. He told of the
encouragement being accorded Mr.
Wadsworth, the Fair Secretary, who
has been working toward interesting
the farmers in making exhibits. In
dications point to a great deal of
pride and interest on the part of the
farmers and no doubt the exhibits
which they will make will reflect
credit upon the County. Mr. Clarke
said that leading spirits, both in West
Point and Hogansville had shown a
great deal of interest and probably
would take part. It is possible that
both cities will arrange for special
buildings in which to make effective
exhibits of their resources. With
such friendly rivalry between La-
Grange, West Point and Hogansville
as to which can make the best show
ing for it3 town and territory, splen
did results are a foregone conclus-*
ion.
Committee Appointed.
It was decided to appoint a com
mittee to handle the work of booking
subsciiptions to the capital stock and
other matters preliminary to organi
zation. Col. A. H. Thompson, as
Chairman, wa3 given the following
“live wire” citizens on a committee
to handle these features: Ely K.
Callaway, Walter S. Davis, and, of
course, Messrs. : ,CJarke and Wads
worth will be ex-officio members of
all committees. These gentlemen
started out Thursday morning and
within a few minutes had raised
several hundred dollars. They were
quite enthusiastic over the spirit of
readiness to co-operate which was
shown by those approached.
Will Incorporate and Organize on a
Permanent Basis.
The Troup County Fair Association
will be legally incorporated and made
a permanent organization. A charter
will be applied for at an early date.
First Fair at Baseball Park.
It is probably that the first Fail-
will be held _at the Baseball Park.
The free use of the grounds has been
tendered by the Baseball Association,
whose members are taking a great
deal of interest in the Fair.
May Be Profitable First Year.
The prospects are excellent for
fair profits the first year. No doubt
the attendance will be large and as
similar enterprises in other counties
have shown good profits, it is pos
sible that those who help by sub
scribing to the stock may not only
have the satisfaction of aiding a
generally beneficial enterprise, but
may reap goodly dividends as well.
Of course this is not, and should
not be, the prime consideration. The
prime consideration is to make of the
Fair a powerful stimulus in the de
velopment and upbuilding of the en
tire section, and 3uch will be the
guiding spirit throughout. But the
greater success that can be made of
it financially as well as in other ways,
the bigger and better will be succeed
ing Fairs.
The shares are only $25 each. This
places it on a basis permitting prac
tically every one to help to some ex
tent. Many of our public spirited
business men and institutions are tak
ing two to four shares each.
Let every one rally to the Troup
County Fair. No enterprise that has
been projected so far offers such pos
sibilities for benefits to the entire
section and, therefore, to every in
dividual .and interest.
BIG FAIR ASSURED; $1,500
SUBSCRIBED IN TWO HOURS
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With an enthusiasm that was in
spiring, and which showed that the
public recognizes the value from a
business standpoint of a good fair,
the committee appointed to canvass
for stock subscriptions to the Troup
County Fair rolled up Thursday
morning a subscription of about
fifteen hundred dollars, and had only
seen half of the people on their list
of prospects. Only two people out of
all seen in a two hour canvass de
clined to take stock.
When seen and asked regarding
the matter Secretary Clarke said that
the response was fully up to his ex
pectations and showed that the peo
ple had confidence in the proposition.
He expressed the belief that the $2,-
500 which is required will be sub
scribed in full before Saturday night.
The committee in charge of se
curing the stock subscriptions was
composed of Col. A. H. Thompson, E.
Y. Clarke, Ely R. Callaway, W. S.
Davis and H. H. Wadsworth. They
began work about ten o'clock Thurs
day morning and before they had got
ten round the square over a thousand
dollars had been subscribed.
The LaGrange National Bank and
Mr. J. F. Carley were the largest
subscribers, both taking $100 of stock
each, and assuring the committee that
their heart was in the work. A limit
of $100 of stock to any one person or
firm had been set, otherwise these two
would probably have taken more, Mr.
Carley having . expressed a willing-
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“BETSY HAMILTON” AT COURT
HOUSE THJS , EVENING,
Mrs. M. V. Moore, well known as
“Betsy Hamilton” is to lecture at
the court house this evening for the
benefit of the Episcopal church.
Mrs. Hamilton is famed as a
humorist of the highest order and
her interpretations of other authors
and her rendition of her own works
guarantee an evening without a dull
moment. Her specialty, Southern
dialect mimicry is so realistic that
one forgets himself and can almost
see the negro or “the Georgia Crack
er” as they were sixty years ago.
Be sure and hear “Betsy” or you
will miss the treat of your life.
Chief Reid's Fish
Fry This Week
Big-hearted Todd Reed, Chief of
Police of LaGrange, gave his annual
outing to a few 'of his friends' this
week. The camp was pitched on Yel
low Jacket Creek, on Mr. Tom Dix’s
place. An abundance of fish were
caught, and these, with a bountiful
supply of other things to refresh and
delight the inner man, prepared as
only Chief Reed knows how to pre
pare them, made of every meal time
a time of unbounded pleasure.
Mr. E. Ketzky
Leaves bor East
Mr. E. Ketzky, proprietor of The
Racket Store, left last Monday for
the eastern markets to purchase his
fall and winter stock of merchandise,
and will also take a trip into Canada.
He will be away from the city for
about four weeks visiting Baltimore
and New York, where he promises to
get one of the finest selections of dry
goods, shoes, notions and hats ever
seen in LaGrange, also an unusual
large line of millinery goods.
Many new and pleasing features
will be added to the millinery depart
ment, which, no doubt, the host of
lady patrons of this ever-popular
store will be pleased to know.
Mr. Ketzky is considered one of
the shrewdest and most wide-awake
business men in this section of the
county—ever ready to give his pa
trons the benefit of his long ex
perience in the buying line.
His fall stock will begin to arrive
in a few days and it will pay the
wise shopper to call and inspect it.
After buying his stock of goods,
Mr. Ketzky will take a two weeks
trip into Canada, returning home
from there.
TERRORIZES A
NEIGHRORHOOD
Negro Prowler Attemps To Break
Into Two Houses on Broad St.
Bicycle Stolen at Night.
Crawford House
Burns Saturday
Negro Kills Meri
wether Co, Farmer
According to information received
from Meriwether county Wednesday
Lube Marchman, a well-to-do white
farmer of that county was shot and
killed by a negro named Walter
Brewster.
It is understood that the negro had
been hanging around Mr. Marchman’s
place after being ordered to stay
away and Wednesday on seeing the
negro with a gun, Mr. Marchman had
him arrested and carried before a Jus
tice, who bound him over. On the
way to Greenville the negro asked to
be allowed to go into a negro house
and get his coat, instead he brought
out a shot gun and fired on Mr.
Marchman, killing him, and then
made his escape.
Sheriff Florence and a posse from
LaGrange went to the scene of the
killing, carrying dogs to assist in
catching the murderer but up until
the present time has not been caught..
Gadsden Wins
Baseball Pennant
Easily Leads All Other Teams of the
Circuit.
Regular league baseball for this
year in LaGrange is now a thing of
the past, and the talk will be “what
we might have done” and not what
we intend to do. Plans will be start
ed in September looking to the pre
paration of a real battle by LaGrange
for the pennant in the year 1914.
The success of the Georgia-Alaba-
nia league has been unusual and bet
ter than any league in the south of
the class “D” variety, and there are
already three towns making appli
cation to get into the league next
year, namely, Selma, Ala., Rome, Ga.,
and Knoxville, Tenn.
While President Boykin has not
given satisfaction to all at all times,
looking back over the season it is
probably true that had a different
kind of man been at the helm, one
who would have been too strict the
fiist year, there would probably have
been a “blow up” of the league In
the middle of the ' season. As it is
he has eased the various clubs along,
helped and encouraged, as regards
finances, and the league in conse
quence went through the season with
colors flying.
LaGrange undoubtedly led the
league in attendance op to a month
ago, but the LaGrange crowds began
to fall off at that time and the exact
status as to who is the leader in at
tendance is yet to be compiled.
The final official standing of the
league, as given out by Miss Bessie
Boykin, the secretary is as follows:
Played. Won. Lost. Pet.
Gadsden ...
...89
51
38
573
Opelika ....
.. .91
46
45
505
Newman ...
...89
45
44
505
Anniston ..
...90
45
45
500
LaGrange .
..90
42
48
46(7
Talladega .
...89
40
49
449
On Wednesday night, despite the
brilliance of the combined light of a
full moon and that of an arc light
on a nearby corner, a negro attempt
ed to break into two West End homes,
that of Mr. Harry Spring at 224
Broad and that of Mr. C. J. Driscoll
at 220 Btoad. He was first heard on
the front porch of Mr. Driscoll's
house, later Mr. Driscoll on return
ing home from the office saw a negro,
supposedly the same one walk slowly
up Broad and turn up Park avenue.
Mr. Driscoll went into the house and
stationed himself at a window and in
short while saw the negro com
ing back, on passing, his intentions
were apparent for he stopped and
calmly peering beneath a tree took
a good look at a window of Mr.
Spring’s house on which the blinds
were open. He then went back to
Park avenue again returning in a
short while, and so on until he nad
made the round five or six times. In
the meanwhile Mr. Driscoll called Mr.
Spring over the phone and warned
him of the negroes apparent inten
tions, about the time of his fifth turn
the negro seems to have heard some
one stirring in Mr. Spring’s house
for he crossed over in front of Mr.
Fuller E. Callaway’s home and lay
down in the gutter where he remain
ed for about half an hour.
An officer had in the meanwhile
been called and just before he arrived
the negro arose and went around to
the back of Mr. Spring’s house and
tried to hide in some bushes where
he was plainly seen by Mrs. Spring,
this being the last seen of him, it be
ing supposed that he was scared away
by Officer Horn, who made a thor
ough search but was unable to find
any trace of him.
Thursday morning tracks made by
dusty bare feet were found on the
porch of Mr. Driscoll’s house, which
almost proves conclusively that he is
the same person that stole a bicycle
from the front porch of the home of
Mr. E. D. Flowers at 205 Soutn
Greenwood some time during the
latter part of the same night, Mr.
Flowers having traced the bicycle
tracks.,and tracks made by bare feet
for some distance in the dust, both
going in the same direction and plac
ed in such a manner as to show
that the barefooted person was
rolling the bicycle,
It is believed by many that this
negro is the one who escaped from
the chaingang here some two or
three days ago. He was serving a
sentence of thirty days.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
the residence owned by Mr. R. E.
Crawford at 65 Main street, on Satur
day night about midnight. At the
time of the fire the house was oc
cupied by Mr. and Mrs. Crawford
and several boarders all of whom
escaped without injury except Mr.
Crawford, who being ill and confined
to his bed, was severely burned about
the hands and face before be was
able to get out of the burning build
ing.
The neighboring buildings were in
danger of catching several times from
sparks carried high in the air by a
slight wind which blew in fitful gusts,
but the quick and efficient work of
the fire department prevented any
spread of the flames.
The property was acquired by Mr.
Ciawford several years ago and he
has since operated a boarding house
there. His loss is partially covered
by insurance.
The burning of this old house which
was known as the “Old Dansby place”
records the passing of one more of
the old land marks of LaGrange
which are so fast disappearing.
South Geor;ia
Capitalist Here
Movement On To
MakeTobaccoCrop
Investigation of the Possibility of
Using Large Tracts of Troup
County Land for Tobacco
Farms-
Secretary Clarke of the Chamber of
Commerce is in receipt this week of
a very interesting letter from Mr.
C. W. Young, which may open up for
Troup county a new money crop which
will add materially to the wealth of
the county.
The letter is as follows:
LaGrange, Ga.,
August 15, 1913.
Mr. E. Y. Clarke, Secretary,
City.
Dear Sir:
Being interested in the general
development of Troup county and La-
Ggange, and having studied and
thought about general conditions
around LaGrange, I have reached the
conclusion that the best thing for this
immediate section is another “money
crop,” as we have only one at pres
ent that being cotton.
I believe that tobacco can be rais
ed successfully in this section and as
tobacco is a “money crop,” bringing
in large amounts per acre, 1 do not
think we could do .better than to
raise tobacco on our farms, and in
addition to raising it ourselves, it
would be a good idea to bring in thrif-
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Mr. O. A. Dunson had as a guest
last week Mr. A. J. Carver, a promin
ent banker and business man of Daw
son. Mr. Carver is spending the
usmmer at Warm Springs. He and
Mr. Dunson are near neighbors at
their winter homes in Auburnadale,
Fla., and having much in common
from the fact of both having been ac
tive business men, but now taking
things easier, they have become warm
friends.
Mr. Carver praised the splendid
development being made by La
Grange and predicted a bright future
for the city.
MR. HENRY MILAM RETURNS TO
LaGRANGE.
DAD ACCIDENT
LAST NIGHT
Two Women Thrown From Buggy
Badly Injured, When Horses
Bolt and Dash Away.
One of the most exciting and sen
sational runaways which has occurred
in LaGrange for some time, took place
last night about nine o’clock. A team
belonging to Berry Crowder was
bringing two Syrian women from
the “Goober” which had just arrived.
When the team reached Bull street
the driver got out for some reason
and the team started off at a lively
clip. By the time they reached the
public square they were fairly flying,
two horses being attached to a light
buggy.
The team dashed across the square
and up Church street and one of the
women was thrown out at the cor
ner Church and Smith and the other
thrown out at the corner of Smith
and Ridley streets. This woman was
very seriously injured.
After throwing out both occupants
of the vehicle, the horses broke loose
and when last seen were neaded to
wards town down Ridley avenue.
Both women were picked up a d
carried to Dr. Ridley’s office in the
auto of Dr. Frank Ridley, Jr., where
their wounds were dressed, and the
one most seriously injured was pro
nounced to be out of danger of im
mediate death from her injuries.
At the time of going to press (the
accident occurring just as .the paper
paper was about to be printed) it was
impossible to find out the names of
the two women, or where they were
bound when th e team took its mad
rush through the streets.
The runaway created quite a little
excitement, even though accurring at
so late an hour of the night.
Mr. Henry Milam, a former La-
Grangeite, who has been connected
with the Southern Bell Telephone
Company at Madison and Tifton, for
the past five months, has returned
to the city and will again assume
the management of the progressive
firm of Milam Bros., real estate and
insurance.
This firm represents some of the
best and strongest fire and life in
surance companies.
DRS. RIDLEY GIVES
BARBECUE.
ANNUAL
One of the most enjoyable occasions
of last week was the barbecue given
at Mr. Abb Glanton’s place by Drs.
F. M. Ridley, father and son. These
annual gatherings have become es
tablished among the delightful events
in the lives of the numerous friends
of these lovable gentlemen, and this
year’s barbecue was greatly enjoyed,
as usual. In addition to a large num
ber of LaGiiange people* several;
prominent business and professional
men from other cities were in at
tendance.
HOT BASEBALL GAMES FOR
TUESDAY AND THURSDAY
CALLAWAY’S BUYERS IN EAST
ERN MARKETS.
Messrs. H. S. Wooding and H. W.
Callaway and Miss Katie Ellis, buy
ers for Callaway’s Department store
are at present in the eastern markets
purchasing the fall and winter stock
for this progressive firm.
The new goods are arriving daily
and the stock is considered to be the
best ever seen in the city.
Mr. H. W. Callaway is buying the
stock of men’s furnishings, which will
be complete in every detail.
Mr. H. S. Wooding is in charge of
the ladies wear department, and Miss
Katie Ellis is representing the mil
linery department.
“The Ministry"
Subject for Morning Service Sunday
at Methodist Church.
Rev. S. A. Harris returned from
camp meeting at Flat Rock Wednes
day and will hold the regular services
at the Methodist church this Sunday,
morning and night.
His subject for the morning service
will be “The Ministry.”
A large attendance of the young
men is especially requested.
Rev. W. P. Lovejoy, the well known
and beloved minister, is visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Frank Harwell, on
Broad street.
The fans are determined that base
ball shall not “die out” in LaGrange
for a few weeks at least, and arrange
ments are being completed by the
baseball association for a series of
five games between local teams, the
first to be held >on next Tuesday
afternoon and the next on Thursday
afternoon.
Several weeks ago two local teams
played to a tie on the baseball dia
mond, and they are determined to set
tle the matter as to whom is the
champion.
Dr. R. M. Martin, of the Bradfield
Drug Company, Jias been selected
as manager of what will be known
as the Northeast Side Team and Mr.
Terrell Wilhoite is manager of the
Southwest Side Team. Both mana
gers say that there is little doubt but
that their team 'will easily defeat
the other three of the games played
in the series of five.
Neither one of the managers has
as yet selected his full team, but
they will do so by Friday and begin
practice early each morning and it
is expected that both teams will
present a lively and strong line-up.
No “Has Beens.”
Dr. Martin was asked if his team
would be made of the “Has-Beens” of
the town, and he indignantly denied
that he would not have a “Has Been”
on his team. “They must be ‘Izzers’
right now” he said, “if they are to
play on our team.”
Much interest is already being
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