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NUMBER 13.
TAKE PLACE AT COURTHOUSE
United Daughters Confederacy
Will Render Beautiful Pro
gram; Judge Longley To
Deliver Address
On January 19th, Monday afternoon
ihe United Daughters of the Con
federacy will celebrate the 107th
1 irthday of General Robert E. Lee
by appropriate exercises at their
chapter room in the court house.
Mias Eula Render has prepared a
beautiful musical program for the
cecaaion and it will bg rendered as
follows: Piano duet—Pierrette
Chaminade — Misses Slonnie
Stephens, Louise Morgan. Violin solo
—Polonaise—Bohn—Miss Anna Har
well. Piano solo—Mazurka-Lesche-
i -j.key, Miss Slonnie Stephens. Violin
-olo—Perpetual Motion—Miss Bess
Herring.
JudKe Frank Longley Will Deliver
Address.
Judge Frank Lougley will deliver
an address to the meeting. His theme
will be the noble life of Gen. Lee and
in his characteristic manner Judge
Dongley will no doubt hold his aud
irnce to the highest pitch of interest,
by his fluent and masterly style of
oratory.
There will be plenty of comfortable
seats available and no doubt a large
. rowd of LaGgange people will b»
on hand to enjoy the exercises and
to encourage the Daughters of the
.'Confederacy in their noble purpose cf
perpetuating the memory of those
gallant heroes, who fought and diod
jn the civil war. The exercises will
begin promptly at 3 o’clock.
Mr. Callaway to
Build Residence
Former Ferrell Gardens to be De
veloped as One of the Handsom
est Estates in the South.
Mr. Fuller E. Callaway is having
plans prepared by Hentz & Reid, of
Atlanta, for a handsome residence
to be erected on the property acquir
ed some years ago, formerly known
as the Ferrell Gardens.
Messrs. Hentz & Reid are special
ists of long experience in residential
architecture and have designed some
of the most beautiful homes in the
Druid Hills and Ansley Park districts
of Atlanta. Their selection assures a
residence in harmonious relationship
to the beautiful setting of the fiamous
Gardens, developed through a life
time of loving care by the noble couple
who formerly owned this property.
The residence will probably be an
adaptation of the Georgian or Colo
nial and the ■ Italian villa schools of
architecture, and will occupy practi
cally the same site as the present
building. On the garden side facing
south the ground floor will "he but
slightly elevated above the ground
level, and the entrance will be de
veloped in a motif artistically con
necting the beautiful gardens and the
building, making the latter a fitting
background and component part. The
gardens will remain practically un
changed, and whatever work is done
wi|l he more In the way of restora
tion according to the plans of Mrs.
Number Registered
for the New Tax
To the Contributors
to Christmas Fund
Mrs. N. E. Marshburn, in behalf of
the ladies of the W. C. T. Ul( ex
tends thanks through The Reporter to
jiJ] who contributed to the Santa
riaus fund last Christmas.
The undertaking received generous
c\ipport from the outset, quite a num
ber contributing either money or
articles, and the ladies are very
grateful that they were thus enabled
to bring good cheer and comfort
where it was needed. Mrs. Marsh-
iburo, who was in charge of the work,
states that over 100 children . were
remembered, and That in addition
several older persons were extended
aid in various forms.
Fejrrell.
The east side of the new home, com
manding an open view of the sloping
terraces with the clumps of large
trees in the middle distance, will be
developed along more massive lines;
and its feature will probably be a
cluster of large columns extending
from a broad paved terrace to the
roof line. The terrace will extend
entirely around on the north side, af
fording an attractive view of the
lakes, of the terraces leading down
to them, and the broad sweep of farm
landfe beyond.
The residence will contain about
twenty rooms, and the interior finish
ings and furnishings will be in charm
ing harmony with the artistic exter
ior. The building will be as nearly
fireproof as possible, and it is prob
able that hollow tile, cement studeo
and tile roof will compose the struc
tural materials.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Callaway will be gratified to know of
this approaching materialization of
their plans for a comfortable home
amid such pleasant fiurroundings.
Construction will probably be be-
early spring.
He was a foe without hate, afriend without treachery, a soldier without
cruelty, a victor without oppression.
He was a victim without murmuring, a Christian without hypocrisy, a
man without guile.
He was a Caesar without ambition, Frederick without tyranny, Napo-
lean without selVishness, and Washington' without reward—BENJAMINS
HARVEY HILL. ,..l
RESTAURANT
OPEN SUNDAY
Mrs. R. P. Abrahams, who has
charge of the restaurant at the New
Callaways Store, is contemplating a
Sunday service in the restaurant aud
if this is carried out the store wilt
be able to accomodate day * Itoaidera
on Sunday.
Although it is not yet an assured
DIRECTOR’S
MEETING
The Board of Directors of the La-
Grange Chamber of Commerce met
in the offices of the Chamber on
Monday night and again on Tuesday
night, going over the work of the
past year and planning out the work
for the coming year. They have be
gun the work of the new year with
commendable zeal, and are showing
fact, Mrs. Abraham’s many mends their earnestness by the time they
N1MMONS DAVIS
(Photo by Snelson Davis)
MR. HOWARD
VISITOR HERE
Winner of first prize for largest
yield among members of the Troup
County Boys Corn Club. Nimmons
made the remarkable record of 134
bushels'of com on one acre, and in
addition to the county prizes won
cash prizes amounting to $35 offered
-by the A. B. & A. railroad; also two
scholarships at the State Agricul
tural College, one offered by the A.
B. & A. railroad and one by the State
Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. J. C. Howard of Columbus, dis
trict manager of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company, made La-
Grange a visit last Friday and While
in town was an appreciated caller at
the Reporter ' office.
Mr. Howard is a pleasant fellow,
a smooth talker and a good man tq
know. He has a number of friends
in the newspaper game and among
them is George Randolph Chester,
the creator of the wonderful “Get-
Rich-Quick Wallingford" stories that
are so popular in every hamlet in
the United States.
Mr. inward tells an interesting
story of Chester—how he was a re
porter on the Cincinnatti Inquirer
until certain events occurred in Cin
cinnatti, which made possible the
plot for his now popular stories.
How his marvelously instant suc-
| cess brought fame and fortune and
1 how his wealth brought trials and
i troubles makes Chester’s life an in-
j teresting topic of conversation.
Mr. Howard does not tell good
stories only—he also' talks insurance
and he is a pretty convincing spieler
for his company. He has many
friends in LaGrange, who are always
glad to welcome him, whenever he
finds time to leave Columbus.
have constantly urged her to do this
and she has at last promised to give
the matter due consideration.
If the new plan is carried into ef
fect the traveling men, who are here
on Sunday will be given the beneflt<of
the splendid service, which has chara
cterized Mrs. Abraham’s department
of this store on week days, ,and no
doubt a very large patronage will
justify a continued Sunday restau
rant.
Since the Sanitary Restaurant has
been thrown open to the public with
Mrs. Abraham in charge, a great part
of the traveling public has made this
place their headquarters and the
Service which this place is giving is
the subject of much favorable com
ment by traveling men from Atlanta
to Montgomery.
LaGrange has long needed such a
place for the accomodation of people,
who do not care to put up, at a hotel
and foot the bill of an expensive
meal, when their appetites justify
only a lunch and now since this res
taurant has opened it may either be
a lunch at a very reasonable price
or a full meal at the hotel rates.
Whether hinch or meal, the splen
did service is always the same and
nothing but the very best is ever
served here.
Mrs. Abrahams announces that she
will accomodnte day boarders at a
monthly rate.
are devoting to the work.
Practically every member present
expressed themselves as well pleased
with the work of the past year, and
were determine! !'iat the coming
year should show a'larger work.
A report of the work of the year
1913 is being prepared and a sum
mary of what is intended to be un
dertaken for the year 1914, which will
be published within the next two
weeks.
A number of important matters
were referred to various committees,
for report back to' the directors at
their next meeting two weeks from
last Monday.
When a body of busy business men
will give two evenings in succession
to a discussion of the development
of their town there is little wonder
that general all round progress is be
ing made in ail lines of endeavor.
If you havn’t registered for that
special tax you had better get on the
job and do so at once for the Qrand
Jury meets in February and somebody
is liable to be caught napping.
Following an announcement in the
Reporter a few weeks ago in regard
to registering for the new tax, a
number in Troup county have com
plied with the law and registered
with Ordinary H. T. Woodyard. They
are as follows:
Charles Wagner, West Point, Poo)
and ^Billiards; 'City Drug Company,
Lnffilmge, cigarettes and sodas;
Edffiondson-Christopher Company,
LaGrange, Dry Goods; Hudmon &
Zachry, West Point, Pistols and car
tridges; Phil Lanier, West Point, in
surance (fire & life); Eady-Baker
Grocery Corppany, West Point, groce
ries; Singer Sewing Machine Com
pany, J. P. Jordon, agent, Troup couh-
ty; West Point Investment Company,
West Point, . manufacturers; C. V.
Truitt Company, LaGrange, groce
ries; F. E. Callaway Company, La
Grange, mercantile; LaGrange Na
tional Bank, banking; LaGrange Sav
ings Bank, banking; Callaways De
partment Store, LaGrange, mercan
tile; Security Warehouse, LaGrange,
warehousing; LaGrange Insurai^
Company, LaGrange, Insurance; Man
cheater Development Company, La
Grange, realty development; Calhf
ways Development Company, La
Grange, realty development; Man
chester Cotton Mills* LaGrange, cot
ton manufacturers; Unity Mills, La
Grange, cotton manufacturers; Elm
City Cotton Mill, LaGrange, cotton
manufacturers; Electric Ginnery, La
Grange, ginning; N. B. Dozier, Lh>
Grange, insurance; J. W. Spann, Ho-
gansville, insurance; Thornton Free
man Iusurance Agency, LaGrange, in
surance; Andrews & Poolis, La
Grange, 2 pool tables on outside of
city; W. J. Hord, LaGrange, mail or
der business; Bradfield Druf Co nr
pany, LaGrange, soda fount und
drugs; Farmers Gin Company, Gab-
bettsville, public ginning) J. E. Tray
lor & Bros. Company, GabbcUville,
supply merchants.
The cost of iegistering for this
special tax is SI and it is a violation
of the law if the firms, who pay
special taxes, fail to register. Out
of over two hundred in the county
only the above number have complied
with the law.
U. D, C. MEETING MONDAY JAN.
19TH.
BEAUTIFUL MODERN STRUCTURE
Building Adds Much To Appear
ance at City Where Once
Unkempt And Ugly
The new A. B. & A. depot, which
is one of the prettiest buildings of
its kind in the state, opened for busi
ness last Saturday morning and tick
ets were sold for the first time from
this office to scores of passengers,
who are beginning to travel morp and
more over this road.
Necessary to Accomodate Traffic.
Owing to the continually growing
traffic over this road officials'of the
A. B. & A. realized the inadequacy
of the old building across the street
for accomodations and accordingly
purchased the present site frbim 'the
A. & W. P. and let the contract foi
this new and modern structure. At
thut time a number Of smaller wood
en buildings stood at the location of
the new building and passengers pas
sing through and alighting at La- -
Grange were not favorably impressed
with our civic appearance. All these
old buildings have been torn away.
Besides the new building consider
able paving has been done in the vae-
inity, and that part of LaGrange has ?
taken on an entirely new appearance. j
The New Building.
The platform of the extends
far out on either Hide and is made
of solid concrete, raised several feet ^
from the ground. A narrow overhead
shed goes the entire length of the
platform on both sides thus shield
ing from rain, passengers, who prefer 1
stanriiqjc on the outside. The build
ing 'iteeif is constructed with rough
finished brick with ..Stone trimming
and the architecture is quite in keep
ing with the expensive material with
which it is built. ^ .
There are two large waiting roonts, ' ■ 9
opening on both sides and at the ends
of the building. SpadouB coat rooms
und lavatories are annexed to both
waiting rooms and the office is par
titioned just between the waiting
rooms.
The inside of the building is simple
in design, but presents a neat, hospit
able appearance, that will no doubt
wear better than if decorations were
made more profuse.
Trying Fpr LaGrange To Atlanta
Passengers.
Mr. W. W. Croxton, general pas
senger agent, who was recently in
LaGrange, spoke of the possibility of
securing more LaGrange to Atlanta
passengers over tne A. B. & A.'road.
Although the distance is greater, he
states the service is just as good a*
can be obtained on other roads and
ho additional pullman fare is charg
ed.
LAGRANGE HEARS FAMOUS
CHOIR WEDNESDAY NIGHT
i
Those who hear the Welsh Ladies’ | this female choir to be the most per-
Choir at the court house next Wed- fectly trained and best balanced or-
The U. D. C.'s will meet in their
chapter room on Monday, January
19th, at three o’clock p. m. All mem
bers are urgently requested to be
present-as this iB the first meeting of
the new year.
MRS. EUGENIA NIX, Pres.
MISS MARTHA WARE, Sec.
Dry Cleaning Plant
Moves to LaGrange
Mr. L. L. Bullington, who formerly
operated a dry cleaning establishment
in Forsyth, has moved to LaGrange
and leased the storehouse just below
the Fuller E. Callaway Company on
Greenville street, and in a few days
will open a cleaning plant in La
Grange.
Mr. Bullington is a progressive fel
low, he knows his business well, and
he feels confident of building quite a
patronage in LaGrange. A new out
fit, complete, will be installed this
week and he will be ready for busi
ness the first of next week.
Fire Destroys
Home in Salem
The home of Mr. J. R. Pruitt, near
Oak Grove, Salem District, was de
stroyed by fire last Monday morning,
only a small part of contents being
saved.
The Rre originated from sparks
from stovepipe and gained a big head
way before it was discovered. Neigh
bors answered the alarm by lending
every effort to save the place but ow
ing to a lack of proper facilities for
fighting the flames, their efforts were
of small avail. The loss is estimated
at one thousand dollars.
nesday night will hear the very best
that can be produced in the way of
ensemble music by women’s voices.
They are positively in a class by
themselves. The choir is composed of
twenty members, each one being a
soloist. Their training has been me
most exacting and rigid imaginable,
extending over many^years. They are
the only Royal ladies’ choir in the
united kingdom, the title having
been specially conferred upon them by
the late King Edward.
The program will offer a great
musical variety, consisting of chorus
works, vocal duets and violin solos.
The fact that Madame Melba, the
greatest of all singers, pronounces
ganizatidn of its kind, proves con
clusively the unusual importance of
the concert of next Wednesday night.
The choir sings in Atlanta on the
night before. Tjie Atlanta Music
Festival Association Is advertising it
extensively in this section, and spec
ial accommodations are provided for
out of town attendants. “Let the peo
ple know about it,’’ writes the man
ager in charge, "the choir will take
care of the rest.” ’ ,
Tickets are nqw on Bate at th<
drug stores and at Clark’s Book Stor i.
A limited number of seat), will be
reserved, the price being : 75 cento.
The remaining seats will be sold at
50 cents for adults and 26 cents for
children.
VOL. 72
WILL CELEBRATE GEN. LEE’S
BIRTHDAY BY EXERCISES
■ l ^BUSHED 1842.
FRIDAY MORNING JAN, 16, 1914.
GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE
HAS BIRTHDAY MONDAY
Good Government League
to Be Organized Friday Night
— WSm
There will be a meeting in the basement of
the First Baptist Church Friday evening, Jan
uary 16th, at 7 o’clock, for the purpose of or
ganizing a Good Government League. All in
terested are invited.
Boost for
The New Hotel
Plant
Your Garden Early