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VOL. 71.
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ESTABLISHED 1842.
FRIDAY MORNING, AUG. 29, 1913.
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NUMBER 45
TROUP COMPANY SELLS BIG
WAREHOUSE TO WILEY REEVES
SCHOOLOPENS
NEXTWEEK
High School Will Open
Fall Term Next Mon
day, September 8.
EXPECT BANNER YEAR
The LaGrange High School will
open the fall term next Monday, Sep
tember 8th.
The coming year is looked forward
to a3 being a banner year in the long
history of the institution.
Prof. T. G. Polhill, principal of the
High School, is having the building
put in good shape for the coming
term, and elaborate preparations are
being made in every phase of the
school to make of the coming year
the most successful in its history.
Parents who anticipate sending
their children to this school are earn
estly requested to have them vacci
nated at once so they can present a
certificate of vaccination on the open
ing day, thus saving both parents
and teachers much inconvenience.
The first day will be devoted tdo
classification of new pupila and those
who may have had conitiodns to work
off during the summer. This work is
expected to be done on the first day
and after that the pupils will get
down to business.
MR. N. E. MARSHBURN AND
ASSISTANTS IN NEW YORK
THIS WEEK.
The Marshburn Company has in
the Eastern market Mr. N. E. Marsh
burn, Miss Annie Lee Mays and Mrs.
J. R. McClung, who will select their
fall line of merchandise. Mr. Marsh
burn is buying the fall line of
ready-to-wear goods for ladies, men
and children. He will also purchase
drygood3, notions, shoes, etc.
Mesdames Hays and McClung will
select the stock of millinery.
The Marshburn Company propose
to show the people in and around
LaGrange one of the finest stocks of
goods this fall that has ever neen
shown in this city.
HOGANSVILLE GIVES FAIR EN
DORSEMENT.
People of this Town Take Stock and
Give the Fair Representatives
A Cordial Reception.
A committee representing the Fair
Association went to Hogansville on
Monday and were given a rousing re
ception by this thriving town of
Troup County. The committee that
went to Hogansville was composed of
E. Y. Clarke, General Secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce; H. H.
Wadsworth, Fair Secretary Chamber
of Commerce, and Mr. J. F. Carley,
one of the largest subscribers to the
Troup County Fair Association stock.
At Hogansville such representative
people as the Arnold Dry Goods Com
pany and Mr. John Wilkinson took
stock at once, while several others
will take stock a little later. On the
way to Hogansville, representative
men like Mr. A. M. Wynn and Mr. T.
A. Folds, at Louise, were sufficiently
impressed to take stock when pre
sented with the subscription li3t.
As yet the matter has not been
presented to any of the country dis
tricts of Troup County, and the com
mittee has yet to visit the aggressive
city of West Point. The financial
success of the Fair is assured, so far
as the sale of the capital stock of
the company is concerned.
TO BUILD NEW RESIDENCE ON
PARK AVENUE.
Mr. J. C. C. Freeman, the well-
known farmer, who lives out in the
country fro^n LaGrange, will build a
home on Park Avenue in the near
future and will take up his residence
in this city.
Pike Bros. Lumber Company has
the contract fpr the building and this
is sufficient assurance that it will be
rushed as fast as is consistent with
good building. The home will be an
exact duplicate of tne one recently
constructed for Mr. Joe Frosolono on
Alford Street.
Mr. Freeman and his family will
be welcomed to LaGgange by their
many friends.
Hutchinson Bound
Over For the Jury
Mr. P. H. Hutchinson, who ran for
Mayor in the last election, was ar
raigned before Mayor Edmundson
last Monday and fined $7.50 for shoot
ing inside the city limits and bound
over to the Grand Jury under a $1,000
bond for assault and attempt to mur
der.
The cause of the disturbance wa3
the stealing of apples from Mr.
Hutchinson’s old home place on
Greenville Street by two boys, Bud
Horne and Smith Lewis.
Horne and Lewis, on their way to
the outskirts of the city for target
practice, passed the Hutchinson home
and seeing some ripe apples that had
fallen from a tree in the front yard
opened the gate and pocketed a few.
A negro on the place saw them
and informed Mr. Hutchinson of what
had taken place.
It is alleged that Mr. Hutchinson
then came out and ordered the boys
away, cursing them severely for their
trespassing.
The boy3 claimed that they tried
to make it right with Mr. Hutchinson
by putting the apples down and leav
ing; that Mr. Hutchinson was so an
gry that he left and returned with
a gun and fired at them; that they
threatened to return the fire if he
fired again.
Horne and Lewis then went to Wess
Hart’s store on Hogansville Street
and phoned for the police.
Policemen Horne and King an
swered the summons and the three
were brought to town where they
were tried before Mayor Edmundson.
The boys received a small fine,
which was afterwards remitted and
Hutchinson was fined $7.60 for shoot
ing within the city limits and bound
over to the Grand Jury for assault
and attempt to murder.
FAIR STOCK
Goes Like Whirlwind.
$2,100 Subscribed.
When the subscription liat of the
Troup County Fair Association was
presented to Mr. J. L. Bradfield, he
looked over the names signed to the
list and laughingly said, “Why every
body’s doin’ it, aren’t they?” and his
remark was literally true, for there
has been nothing fostered by the
Chamber of Commerce that has re
ceived so hearty and sincere approval
from the people of the city and coun
ty as the proposal to put the Troup
Couty Fair on a permanent and
sound financial basis.
President Berry, of the LaGrange
Ice and Fuel Company, happened to
come to town just at the right time,
and when seen by Secretary Clarke,
stated that he had instructed the
manager of the plant, Mr. Word, to
take stock in the fair, and he went on
further to say that he was somewhat
familiar with the work of the Dallis,
Texas fair, which has been held for
a number of years, and he said that
this fair had paid the stockholders
from 30 to 60 per cent, on their in
vestment every year. “There is no
reason why,” he said, “that the Troup
County Fair should not be made a
splendid financial success if it is put
in the hands of the right kind of
business men. But it is worth far
more to our county in a general way
than in a financial way as to profits
to the stockholders.”
Thus it will be seen that local peo
ple, the visitor in our midst, the “lit
tle and the big” man in finance, all
with one accord are approving of the
Fair and putting their names down
for stock, and thus insuring a great
and permanent success for the Troup
County Fair.
When presented with the subscrip
tion list Mr. Sig Owens, of the Hun
ter and Owens Furniture Company,
said of course their firm would take
stock, and he cited the fact that he
was thoroughly familiar with the
success of the fairs held at Carroll
ton, Ga., and that they had all made
good money for the stockholders.
The subscription list now shows
about $2,100 subscribed of the $2,-
500 desired for the capital stock ot
the corporation for the first year, and
it is believed that within a week the
entire amount, and more, “will have
been subscribed.
(Continued on back page.)
CLARK ELECTED
FAIRPRESIDENT
Stockholders of Troup Co.
Fair Association Meet
and Elect Officers.
A UNANIMOUS VOTE
The stockholders of the Troup
County Fair Association met in the
office of the Chamber of Commerce at
8 o’clock last night and elected the
officers and directors for the organi
zation.
With a unanimous and enthusiastic
vote Mr. E. B. Clark was elected
president of the Association, and it
was agreed in his election that owing
to his already heavy duties in con
nection with the Chamber of Com
merce and other public work that
the office of president would be large
ly honorary and that he would be
called upon to do practically no WQrK
in connection with the coming fair
this fall.
The other officers selected were R.
C. Key, treasurer; H. H. Wadsworth,
secretary. The vice-presidents are
to be elected by the executive com
mittee.
A board of directors, composed of
nineteen (one place being left open
for a director from West Point) was
elected as follows: W. S. Davis, C.
N. Pike, J. F. Carley, A. H. Thomp
son, H. D. Glanton, Ely R. Callaway,
Joe Delaney, W. J. McCaine, W. C.
Wallace, H. W. Caldwell, E. B. Clark,
Tom Glass, D. A. Lemon, J. D. Ed
mundson, W. A. Reeves, Alex Wynn,
John Wilkinson, E. Y. Clarke, H. H.
Wadsworth.
An executive committee of five was
also elected by the board of directors
after the adjournment of the stock
holders’ meeting. The members
elected to the executive committee
were W. H. Thompson, W. S. Davis,
H. W. Caldwell, C. N. Pike and Ely
R. Callaway.
Full details of the meeting will be
given in next week’s i3sue of The
Reporter.
NEW FIRM WILL OPEN SEPTEM
BER THE FIFTH.
Will Occupy Storehouse Where John
son Seed Company Now Operates;
Latter to Sell Out.
The charter, which we have been
running for the LaGrange Fish and
Produce Company, has recently com
pleted its number of insertions and
this firm will be open for business on
next Friday, September 6th.
This company held a meeting last
Monday night for the purpose of
electing officers. The following are
the officers: Mr. O. J. Powers, pres
ident; M. H. Gardner, vice-president,
and E. L. Johnson, secretary and
treasurer.
This firm will operate in the store
house now used by Mr. E. L. Johnson
for the E. L. Johnson Seed Company.
Mr. Johnson will dispose of the great
er part of his present stock and will
be sales manager for the new firm.
This firm will be different from
any other in the city. They will
keep in stock and sell at wholesale
and retail prices, fish, oysters, cele
ry, live and dressed poultry, all kinds
of produce and vegetables, and every
thing in this line.
FIRST BALE COTTON HAS BEEN
BROUGHT TO LAGRANGE.
The first bale of cotton of the
1913 crop reached LaGrange Tuesday
of thi3 week and was brought to town
by Mr. James M. Bass, who is one
of the most progressive farmers of
Troup, living in the southeast part
otf the county, about twelve miles
from LaGrange.
The cotton was bought by Mr. W.
A. Reeves, proprietor of the Troup
Warehouse, at a price of 12% cents,
and is now in storage at the Troup
Warehuse.
The cotton was of the very best
grade and indicates that the crop
this year will be of unusually good
quality and ought to bring a good
price.
Mr. Bass says that the dry weather
of the past few weeks has materially
lessened the amount of his crop, but
that what is produced will be of good
grade.
Southern College
Opens Sept. 11
The Southern Female College will
open its doors for the seventy-first
session on September 11th. The in
dications at present are that the at
tendance will be unusually large and
that the coming year will be most
successful from every point of view
that the institution has had in many
years. During the past summer the
College has been advertised more
widely than in any year in its recent
history, and the sphere of its influ
ence and usefulness has been greatly
increased, both in Georgia and sur>-
rounding states. Practically all the
available dormitory accommodations
have been already taken, and if there
is the same rush by late comers as
was experienced last year, it is very
doubtful whether the present limited
space will accommodate the appli
cants.
Of the faculty of last year all will
return, with the exception of Miss
Winnie Carter, of the department of
Voice. Her position will be supplied
by Miss Linda Berry, of Mississippi.
Miss Berry is highly recommended
both as a singer and teacher, and will
be a valuable addition to the faculty
of the College and to local music
circles. She is a graduate of Blue
Mountain College, Mississippi, and a
graduate in Theory, Harmony, Histo
ry and Voice from the Bush Temple
Conservatory of Chicago.
Substantial additions will be made
during the year to the equipment of
the College. The laboratories, both
physical and chemical, will be en
larged and considerable apparatus in
stalled, and the library will be great
ly improved. A few changes will be
made also in the curriculum. The
course in Teacher Training will be
broadened, especial attention being
given this year, in addition to the
regular work in the history and theo
ry of the science and art of teaching,
to the work outlined by the state
board. It is designed to prepare
thoroughly for the Georgia examina
tions. ' Additional' courses will be of
fered also in History and Philosophy,
and another year will be added to
the work in Domestic Science and
Bible.
During the year it is expected that
definite plan3 will be made for the
raising of sufficient funds to cancel
the indebtedness of the institution
and to add to the present inadequate
buildings and equipment.
The formal opening of the College,
to which the general public will be
invited, will take place on Tuesday
morning following the opening. An
nouncement of the hour and program
will be made later.
Dividend Declared
By Dunson Mill
At a meeting of the stockholders
of Dunson Mill last Wednesday aft
ernoon a dividend of 4% was declared
and a satisfactory surplus was re
tained. The stockholders were high
ly pleased with the showing made by
this mill for the first year of its
operations and under the efficient
management of the officials future
prosperity seems assured.
That a local industrial institution,
capitalized at $500,000 can be made
to pay a dividend of even 4 per cent,
after the first year of its operation
is a credit to the promoters of the
business and an achievement of which
all of our people can feel proud.
Up until a little over a year ago a
barren waste of land, practically
worthelss, lay where now stands a
prosperous village, composed of hun
dreds of good people, who work in
one of the largest mills in the State.
The organization this company
and the construction :of Ifhis mill
meant the transformation of the des
ert, as it were, into a land of indus
trial activity, besides being a rich
addition to the city’s business.
For the benefit of the children in
this community a school was estab
lished last spring by the factory.
A handsome two story brick build
ing that would be a credit to any
town, was built in the midst of the
settlement and now the children out
there are given the benefit of as
good schooling as can be found in
the city schools.
Messrs. J. E. Dunson, T. J. Thorn
ton and Sanford Dunson, as the ac
tive executives, are to be congratu
lated upon the splendid showing
made.
A. B. & A. DEPOT NEARING COM
PLETION.
The Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlan
tic Depot that is in the course of
construction on Depot Street is near
ing completion.
Most of the frame work has been
done and a large crew of men are
engaged in the construction work.
Although the new depot will not
be a3 pretty as the city deserves, it
is a great improvement over the old
one across the street and by the tear
ing away of some of the old shacks
and advertising signs for its construc
tion, this part of the city will be
greatly improved in looks.
LEHMANS HAVE RETURNED
FROM CAMPING TRIP.
Mr aqd Mrs. A. Lehman and fam
ily have just returned from a ten-
day camping trip on the Chattahoo-
ciiee River.
The camping party were provided
with ample accommodations for visi
tors and almost every day a party of
young people enjoyed their hospitali
ty. They caught many fish and all
report a delightful time.
MR. MARVIN SEWELL MOVES TO
LAGRANGE.
Mr. Marvin Sewell, a well-known
cotton buyer of Hogansville, has
moved to LaGrange and from now
on will buy cotton for the Unity,
Elm City and Unity Spinning mills of
this city.
Mr. Sewell has many fdiends in
LaGrange who are glad to welcome
him to this city.
SLAYERCAUGHT
Negro Murderer Arrested
For Killing Marchman.
Walter Brewster, the negro who
shot a/ld killed Lube Marchman, a
prominent farmer of Greenville last
Wednesday a week ago, was arrested
in Heard county last Wednesday and
rushed to Atlanta for safe keeping.
One negro, Virgil Swanson, who is
thought to have been implicated in
the killing, was lynched by an infu
riated mob near Greenville last Mon
day night.
Swanson’s body was found Monday
morning hanging to a tree on the out
skirts of Greenville, literally riddled
with bullets. A coroner’s inquest was
held over the body and the verdict
was that the negro came to his death
at the hands of parties unknown.
$300 Reward for Arrest of Brewster.
Through the efforts of Greenville
citizens Governor Slaton was induced
to offer a reward of $150 for the ar
rest of Brewster, and this amount
was increased by an additional $150
made up among the citizens of Green
ville, thereby making the total $300.
J. M. Wingo Makes Capture.
Mr. J. M. Wingo, of Heard county,
captured Brewster and turned him
over to the Troup county sheriff, Mr.
O. H. Florence, who in turn rushed
him to the Fulton county jail, fearing
mob violence.
Strange Manner of Negro Leads to
Suspicion.
On last Monday night a strange
negro applied at one of the tenant
houses on Mr. Wingo’s farm for a
night’s lodging.
Mr. Wingo was informed of the
strange negro’s presence on his farm
and he immediately suspected that
he might be Brewster.
To determine his theory, Mr. Win
go employed Brewster and wired
Sheriff O. H. Florence of this city of
his suspicions. Sheriff Florence iden
tified the negro and he was imme
diately rushed to Atlanta for safe
keeping.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
Elder Jennings will preach at the
LaGrange Primitive Baptist Church
in South LaGrange next Sunday. All
are cordially invited out to hear him.
$60,000 Paid For Valua
ble Property on Main
Street. Reeves Re
signs in Old Co.
S.H. DUNSON ELECTED
AS VICE-PRESIDENT
The Troup Company Warehouse
was sold to Mr. Wiley Reeves alst
week for $60,000. Mr. Reeves re
signed as vice-president and general
manager of the Troup Company when
the deal was consummated and relin
quished all stock in that firm. Mr.
S. H. Dunson has been elected as
vice-president of the Troup Company.
The office of general manager has
■not been filled.
Mr. Reeves is sole proprietor of
the warehouse and the business will
be conducted as the Troup Ware
house.
The Troup Company will operate
the fertilizer works bearing their
name, and according to Mr. J. E.
Dunson, this business will be vigor
ously pushed.
For some time the fertilizer works
have been shut down but official an
nouncement is made that the busi
ness will commence again in the next
30 days.
Warehouse Valuable Property.
The Troup Warehouse is one of
the most valuable buildings in the
city. It has a frontage on Main
Street of 110 feet and extends the
entire block, from Main Street to the
corner of the A. B. & A. Railroad,
covering exatcly an acre of ground.
For the past few years it has con
stituted the most profitable property
of the old company.
Company Established Six Years Ago.
The Troup Company was organized
six years ago. The fertilizer works
and the warehouse were built at the
same time, with a capitalization of
$180,000, composed of local stock
Holders.
For the last two years it has be
come necessary for the fertilizer
works to close down in the spring
and not begin operation until fall.
In an interview with Mr. W. A.
Reeves by a representative of The Re
porter, Mr. Reeves expressed hopes
of the fertilizer works running the
entire.
Major Barnard to Devote Time to
Plant.
Major J. M. Barnard, who is a
large stock holder in the Troup Com
pany, will devote a good deal of his
time to the manufacturing of the fer
tilizer the coming year. Major Bar
nard is one of the wealthiest La-
Grange citizens and he has had many
years experience in the manufactur
ing business.
Mr. Reeves Sole Proprietor of
Warehouse.
Mr. W. A. Reeves has taken over
the entire stock of the Troup Com
pany Warehouse and hereafter the
business will be conducted as the
Troup Warehouse, W. A. Reeves pro
prietor.
R E E D — M’C A L L A Y ANNUAL
CAMP GREATLY ENJOYED.
It was a tired but happy bunch that
came in last week from the annual
camp, fish-fry and barbecue provided
by Chief Todd Reed and his assist
ants on the police force and Mr.
Newt McCallay and his Sons and
neighbors composing the Troup Coun
ty Fishermen’s Association. These
gatherings have become established
as particularly bright yearly events
in the lives of those participating and
are looked forward to with eagerness.
Chief Reed and Mr. McCallay have
been holding these annual gatherings
for about twenty years, and the kind
ly and genial interest in the pleasure
of their friends which actuates these
estimable gentlemen is a spirit which
does them credit.
This year’s event was one of the
most successful that has been held.