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FRIDAY MORNING JAN. », MtU.
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GIVE FEAST
BANQET GIVEN AT CITY CAFE
Enthusiastic Group of Speakers Gath*
er With Police Force and Enjoy
Good Eating, Good Speeches and
Good Time Generally.
One of the pleasantest gatherings
held in the city in some time was the
banquet given by the Policemen ot
l.aG range to a few friends at Pow
ell’s Restaurant Tuesday night. About
4b were present.
After partaking of the bounteous
spread provided the cigars were pas
sed around and the jojjy crowd set
tled down for a round of speech-mak
ing. By common consent the speech
es were all short, but every one re
sponding had something of optimistic
good humor and good feeling to say.
A fine spirit of civic pride and
loyalty prevailed, and LaGrange’s
excellent Police Department came in
for liberal praise. It was unanimous
ly voted that LaGrange was fortu
nate in having the best police force
in the United States. Their efficien
cy in preserving orderj their devo
tion to duty, their neat appearance
and exemplary conduct were among
the individual points of merit com
mented upon.
Among those responding to calls
for speeches were Messrs. Hatton
Dove joy, Ed Bradfield, J. E. Dunson,
1. U. Mooty, Mayor Edmundson,
Jeff Johnson, Wade McCaine, Hal
Childs, Dr. Frank Ridley, Jr., W. L.
Cleaveland, Henry Glanton and Judge
H. T. Woodyard.
Music was also a pleasing feature
of the gathering, being furnished by
a trio of visiting musicians, who ren
dered several pleasing selections in
course of the evening.
Snelson Davis was on hand with his
camera and took several “shots" at
the guests. If the pictures turn out
■well they will be reproduced in next
week’s issue of The Reporter.
Famous Attraction
Here January 21
CONDUCTING FIGHT FOR
CHEAPER SCHOOL BOOKS
Laconic Note Left
By Fugitive Negro
The Royal Welsh Ladies’ Choir,
which will be heard in LaGrange at
the court' house on the evening of
Wednesday, January 21, is in a very
special sense an unusual and wonder
ful organization. The iact that they
sing in Atlanta on the evening be
fore, under the. auspices of the At
lanta Music Festival Association, is
responsible, for the opportunity of
securing them for this city.
The Chorus is composed of eight-
teen of the very best voices that
could be gathered together by tho
well known Madame Hughes-Thom-
as, and they have appeared in the
principal cities of England, Germany,
France, Australia and America, al
ways with the most pronounced suc
cess.
The title or Royal was conferred
upon them exclusively by the Tate
King Edward himself, wh n he com
manded Madao.e Hughes-Thomas and
her chorus to Windsor Co.d'e to sing
before the royal family.
It is, of course, well known that
the Welsh are preeminent in vocal
music. Those who have hoard the
Welsh native music confers that it
is second to none of the national
music of the world. We'. 1: choruses
are fi mous throughout the civilized
world. The organization directed by
Mnd»,ne Hugh, s-Thomaa is o:.c
the very best of this kind in existence
today. Many of the soloists have
been with the celebrated directress
since early childhood, and so perfect
is the training which they have re
ceived that any individual member
of the choir could easily give with
out notes of any kind a complete con
cert alone. The ensemble singing is
a marvelous revelation of unity, pow
er, harmopy and shading.
There is little doubt that the Welsh
Ladies’ Choir will be the very best
attra-’tion the music-loving people of
LaG(|hge will be privileged to hear
this (season. This is not a part of
the Lyceum course, for which season
tickets have already been sold. Ad
mission tickets will be on sale during
the week preceding the performance
at the drug stores and Clark’s Book
Store, as usual. The prices will be
76, 60 and 26 cents.
A $3,000 TWO HORSE FARM
ATTRACTS WIDE INTEREST
T. J. Parker’s $3,000 two-horse
farm has come into prominence. This
is a two-horse farm on which the net
profit during the past year has been
$3,000. It is located at Enigma, near
Tifton.
During the last crop year the Park
er farm was cultivated exclusively
■with hired labor. There were sixty-
five acres under cultivation, with
eighteen acres followed by hay, the
«mt crop not being counted, as they
■w^re sown last year. This shows a
get profit on the land in cultivation
Of nearly $60 an acre.
The crop was a good one, and the
estimated value below, as fol.ows:
Thirty-six bales cotton,including seed,
at $70, $2,520; seventeen tons of hay
gt $20, $340; 500 bushels of corn,
$600; fifty hogs, $600; 200 gallons of
siyrup, $1#0. Total, $3,956. The ex
penses were: Fertilizer, $22; wages,
$360;. Total expense, $956. Net
is not counted in the expense, and the
value of the oats, peanuts, sweet po
tatoes and other side crops is not
figured in the receipts. The crop
acreage was divided into: Cotton,
40 acres; corn, 12 acres; peanuts, 12
acres. Eighteen acres in hay follow
ed the oats.
Mr. Parker figures, on this show
ing, that his farm is worth $250 per
acre. And he is about right.
The Parker farm and its profit will
be heard from again and again. That
the figures and the facts will be
analyzed and challenged and reas
serted is sure. For, what one man
can accomplish on a Georgia farm,
another man can accomplish. If two-
horse farms can be made to yield an
annnual net return of $3,000, the farm
and the farmer are coming into their
own.—Augusta Chronicle.
11 Hon. E. T. Moon, Troup county's
(active representative in the Georgiu
Legislature, who is making a hot
campaign to decrease the cost of
school books for Georgia children!
Col. Moon in' urging state publication
of school books, presents some startl
ing figures on the amount that could
!be saved Georgia children if the ex-
horbitant book trust tax was abolish
ed. The states of California and
Kansas have already adopted the
measures advocated by Col. Moon and
an excellent quality of text books are
being furnished the children of these
states for much less money than is
being paid for the books in Georgia.
No doubt Col. Moon 'will have
strong support in the Legislature in
carrying into effect the important re
forms, which he proposes.
He shoudl be encouraged by Troup
county people for thre is no reason
why Georgia should not profit by
state publication of cchool books ns
have other states.
A note bearing the wish of good
luck to “the other Convicts" and ex
plaining the manner in which he es
caped prison, was found in -A. B.
Brights’ cell Monday morning by
policeman Spearman.
Bright, a negro, had been sentenc
ed to six months imprisonment, by
Mayor Edmundson, for carrying con
cealed weapons. The negro had serv
ed two months of hiR time, when the
LaGirange Officers received a war
rant from Opelika for Bright’s arrest
on a similar charge in that city.
It is thought that the nogro unable
to. stand a second term determined to
make his escape. In some unknown
manner he secured a case knife and
succeeded in sawing the chains, which
bound his feet and in removing a bar
in the prison window.
Bright’s laconic note: “Good luck,
you other convicts, I got out with a
case knife,” was found on a floor near
the broken window.
BUSINESS HAS TAKEN ON
NEW SPIRIT FOR NEW YEAR
Today, yesterday—and probably ticularly optimistic over the prospects
tomorrow-—are splendid examples pf for the new year. About all the mer-
just how much inspiration and good ciuu,ts havt! Aniched taking stock;
cheer there really is in the bright f_ nd ™ ^ _ the show -
ing made during the past year.
warm sunshine-especially when it. The Reporter is in receipt of a tele-
comes after several weeks of gloomy, ! gram today from Mr. E. Y. Clarke,
cold and disagreeable weather. The secretary of the Chamber of Corn-
earth takes on a new appearance, the rnerce, which was sent from Atlanta,
atmosphere is fraught with the ] n it Mr. Clarke states that he ha B
breath of good spirit and men go j u8 t had a conference with the mains-
about their work with renewed ener-' inR of the Retail Merchants As-
gy and vigor. J soc i a tion in Atlanta, preparatory to
It is a fitting condition of affairs his campaign during 1914 for a big-
for the beginning of the new years j ger and better business for the La-
work. Eight days have elapsed since 1 Grange merchants. Mr. Clarke Is
the passing of the old year and new ] very enrhusiastic over his project and
plans looking to the greatest yea? in j it will no doubt be of great'assistance
the history of LaG,range business to the trade In the city,
have been drawn up and are being’
put into execution.
The Outlook.
From every part of the state comes
the report that prosperity abounds.
A great majority of the people are in
a happy state of mind, and when this
is the case nothing short of a panic
can impede the good business of this
country.
LaGrange business men are par-
~ Merchants Express Opinions.
The true condition of affairs can
best be found in the expressions of
one of the merchants themselves:
Mr. I. C. Doe, manager of the Ltt-
Grange Dry Goods Company, says
"The year just parsed proved to be
the best we have ever had in the his
tory of our business and 1914 promis
es to bring an even greater prosper
ity.”
Atlanta, Jan. 9.—The early part of
this year will see the completion of
the remodeling of the Masons’ An
nuity building, at the corner of Edg-
wood and Ivy streets. This splendid
property, in which Masons all o-ver
the south are interested, has increas
ed very materially in value during
the past few years. The remodel
ing will make it one of the finest of
fice buildings of its kind in the south.
In addition to improvements through
out the building, a complete new stoi|y
has been added. /
The Masons’ Annuity building is
the home and headquarters of the or
ganization which bears the same
nttme. .This organization protects
and cares fof the widows and fami-
and cares for the widows and fami-
nuity plan. The scope of the work
is increasing from year to , year, and
thousands of widows and children
who would otherwise be in want, are
amply provided for.
The LaGrange
Hardware Co.
profit, $3,000. The item of mule feed
IF YOU PAY RAILROAD
FARE OF YOUR SALES
MAN AND HE FAILS TO
SELL GOODS, WOULD
YOU BLAME IT ON THE
RAILROAD? YOUR NA
TURAL CONCLUSION
WOULD BE THAT THE
SALESMAN WAS INEF
FICIENT, AND YOU
WOULD BE MORE THAN
APT TO GET A SALES
MAN WHO WOULD TRY A
DIFFERENT SELLING
ARGUMENT. IF OUR AD
VERTISING SERVICE
FURNISHES A CONVEY
ANCE BETWEEN YOU
AND YOUR PROSPEC
TIVE CUSTOMER AND
YOU FAIL TO SELL HIM,
DON’T BLAME THE CON
VEYANCE BUT TRY A
NEW ARGUMENT.
Send 50 Pounds
By Parcel Post
In another part of this issue we
are carrying a full page advertise
ment, half of which is devoted to the
new order of the Postmaster Gene
ral, regarding the Parcel Post, which
went into effect on the first of Jan
ary and the other half of the page
is composed of advertisements from
eight live LaGrange firms, who are
urging the idea of “shopping by mail”
upon out-of-town people within a re
asonable distance of LaGrange.
The weight limit of packages sent
by Parcel Post has been raised from
20 to 50 pounds, thus making of the
system a transportion service of
much greater usefulness.
Packages of this weight can b<
sent a r far as the- second zone, which
means r. distance of 150 miles. The
new lates are published in the ad
vertisement and it is an excellent
idea for out-of-town shoppers to cut
this is ere out and paste it s vnewbere
for convenient reverence.
In this issue we are carrying a
charter from the “LaGrange Hard
ware Company” which is to be a divi
sion of the firm formely known as
Hanson Hardware & Furniture Com
pany, and owned by Pike Bros.
The capital stock of this corpora-'
tion will be $7,500 and will be divid
ed into Chares of $100 each, all of
which has been paid in.
Mr. B. T. Woodall, formerly with
the Woodail-Holmes Hardware Com
pany of Barnesville has moved to La
Grange and has assumed the manage
ment of this business.
Mr. Woodall is also a stockholder
in the company. He is a capable and
progressive business man and one
who will no doubt build up a large
patronage for the firm.
RED STAR DEPARTMENT STORE
SALE BEGINS THIS WEEK.
Disastrous Fire
v Visits Roanoke
Four St°res Are Burned. Insurance
On All But One. Will Rebuild
The January clearance sale of the
Red Star Department Store begins
today, according to an announcement
in the advertising columns of the
Reporter this week.
This firm has a great many articl
es of excellent value, which are to
be offered at attractive prices this
week and if you are in the market
for shoes, clothing or other articles
handled by an up-to-date department
store it will pay you to investigate
their stock before placing an order.
Things that are suitable for win
ter wear will be offered at great!’'
reduced prices and the sale furnish
es an excellent opportunity to obtain
wearing apparel for the remaining
winter months an A for next season
at a bargain. The sale will continue
until the present stock has been
greatly reduced.
Disastrous fire broke out in the
business section of Roanoke, Ala.,
on last Thursday morning—-new
year’s day—and totally demolished
four of the principal business houses
of that city.
All of the stores were insured With
the exception of one and it is under
stood that all will be rebuilt with
more modern structures.
The following clipping from the
Roanoke Leader gives an account of
the fire:
About three o’clock Thursday morn
ing, January 1st, fire was discovered
in the windows of the B. Ball’s dry
g ods store. The alarm was in
stantly raised and gradually swelled
with the progress of the fire until
there was a roar or factory whistles,
shouts, shots and the fire bell.
The course of the fire was east
ward, destroying Englehart’s cafe
and fruit stand, Mooty’s grocery store
and the drug store of W. F. Danielly,
in addition to the Ball dry goods
house. All were insured except
Englehart. Nothing was saved in any
of these except books and accounts
by some. The Boston store on the
west of the fire suffered greatly from
water and smoke. No insurance.
Mason’s Annuity
B’ldg. Remodeled
EIGHT MILES
GAS FIFE LAID
Will FINISH PLANT FEB. 15th
Many Applications for Gas Connec
tions H*ve Been Filed Following
Advertisement In Reporter Last
Week.
, :
Eight miles of underground pipe
lain, and a big portion of the build
ings constructed within sixty days,
is the excellent record made by che
gas plant crew, who are nearing the
end of the municipal gas plant in
stallation in this city.
Mr. G H. Sargent, who has charge
of the construction work in LaGrange,
states that the plant will be in readi
ness to turn over to the city by the
fifteenth of next month, and the pos
sibilities are that it will be complet
ed even earlier than this.
Following an advertisement in the
Reporter last week, in which the city
urged,, early applications for gas con
nections, several dozen have been filed
with superintendent Underwood of
the light plant and the work on mak
ing the connections is being pushed
as fast as possible.
Indications are that there will bo
a large number of users of gas in
LaGrange and the plant will no doubt
piove profitable.
The rate on gas as compared to
that of other cities is very reason
able, being $1.25 per 1,000 cubic feet
with j no additional charge for meter
rent.'
Mr. J. N. Hazelhurst, civil en-,
gineer, of Atlanta, who has the con
tract for the gas plant construction,
as well as his efficient corps of su
perintendents in LaGrange, deserve
the highest commendation for the
celerity | with which the work has
been accomplished.
By the middle of next month there
will no doubt have been a number of
meals cooked on gas stoves in La-
Grange. - .
Two firms in the city, Hudson,
Hardware Company and Pharr Bros.
& Childs, will receive a shipment of
stoves this week and those, who an
ticipate usinfc gas can get the stoves
rio’ht here in the city.
SHOOTING ON BROAD ST.
CAUSES MUCH EXCITEMENT
A good deal of excitement was
caused last Wednesday night, when a
pistol shot followed by screams was
heard on the public square about sev
en o’clock.
The place of the disturbance was
at the front of the Baptist church on
Broad street and the cause was
a quarrel between two drunken ne
groes, one of whom was a woman.
Policeman O, H. Horn, followed by
a score or more of men and boys rush
ed over to the scene and found the
woman struggling on the ground with
a pistol wound in her shoulder. - The
man had fled immediately after the
shooting and his footsteps heard on
the pavement of Church street fur
nished a clew to the officer, who set
Fire on Last
Sunday Morning
SMITH &. SMITH MOVES STORE.
—
the well
Smith
Smith, the well known
grocers, on Vernon street, have mov
ed their place of business to the Mit
chell Building on Broad street, and
in the future will be pleased to meet
any of their old patrons here.
Fire, which originated in a clothes
closet in a negro cabin on Green
wood street last Sunday morning
about 110’clock, completely destroy
ed two four room negro cabins be
longing, to Miss Mollie Rowland.
Owing to a strong north wind the
fire had almost enveloped one of the
cabins before the alarm was turned in
The firemen answered the call im
mediately but the houses were be
yond the extension of the water pipes
and their only weapons for fighting
were chemicals. Both houses burned
completely in a little over an hour.
It is understood that Miss Rowland
had $400 insurance on each of the
cabins.
out in pursuit. The chase led down
Haralson avenue to the'“Callaway
line,” and the fugitive was captured (
in a negro cabin without the least
resistance on his part.
The negro gave his name as Nick. ■ ::
Cameron, but was reticent as to the
cause of the shooting. He was lock
ed in the county jail until he could be
tried before Mayor Edmundson
Thursday morning. Besides a fine of
$100 or six months on the road the
negro was bound over to the higher
court on a charge of assault and at
tempt to murder.
Willie Gilbert, the negro woman
who was shot was carried to the of-
fices of Doctors -Ridley and Morgan,,
where the injury was found to be
ly a painful flesh wound.
Mr. Ray Moves to .
Cameron Place
Mr. J. W. Ray, formerly one of the
leading citizens of Heard county,
moved with his family last Saturday
to the Cameron place, which was pur
chased by Mr. Ray last fall.
Mr. Ray and his family will re
ceive a warm welcbme to the com
munity and county.
The property which he has purchas
ed is located about two miles west ol
LaG,range and is a highly desirable
place. It is possible that in addition
to his farming interests Mr. Ray will
go into truck farming, dairying and
poultry raising. If this plan is car
ried out, it will be developed gradual-
iy- '
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
I wish to announce that I have
moved my art gallery from Schaub’s
old stand to Bull Building on the op
posite side of Church street and will
be pleased to meet any of my old cus
tomers 'in this place.
M. D. FOWLER.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
Installation service at Pleasant
Grove church Sunday morning, Janu
ary 18, at regular eleven o’clock ser
vice. All officers of the church and
officers and teachers of the Sunday
school urged to be present. Every
body cordially invited.
W. W. WATKINS, Pastor.