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FOR FARM NEWS
VOL. 72.
ESTABLISHED 1842.
TAX RAH
ISREDUCED
State Rate Comes
Down 1-2 Mill
Commissioners of Roads and Re
venues Met Monday and Fixed
Troup County Tax Rate at
$7.50 per Thousand.
Friday MinmiNG. s&Et. ’if; mi.
It will be of interest to the Troup
county tax payers to know that the
county tax rate this year is only 7 1-2
mills, exactly 2 1-2 mills less than the
rate of last year. The state rate this
year has also taken a fall and is only
4.1-2 mills against 5 mills last year.
This makes the total state and
county taxes this year, only twelve
dollars per thousand which is three
dollars less per thousand than the
rate of last year.
The following UK levy was made
for Troup county at the regular meet
ing of the board of Commissioners on
September 7th.
GEORGIA, Troup County—
Office of Commissioners of Roads
and Revenues of Troup County.
At the regular meeting of the
board of commissioners of rouds and
revenues of Troup county held on
September the 7th, 1914 the follow
ing tax levy was' made for said coun
ty for the year 1914.
(1) To build and repuir public build
ings and bridges, 1 1-4 miles, or $1.25
per one thousand dollurs of taxable
property.
(2) To maintain and support prison
ers, 1-4 mill or twenty-five cents per
one thousand dollars of taxable
property.
(3) Expenses of courts, payment of
jurors, bailiff and coroners, payment
of public officers, litigation and quar
antine, 1 mill or $1.00 per thousand
of taxable property.
(4) Public roads, 3 mills, or $3.00
per thousand of taxable property.
(5) Paupers, 1-4 mill, or twenty-
five cents per thousund of taxable
property.
(«) Interest and sinking fund for
the bonded indebtedness of the coun
■ ty, 1 3-4 mills, or $1.75 cents per one
thousand dollars of taxable property
This September the 7th, 1914.
Bonrd of Commissioners of uoads
and Revenues of Troup County,
By W. T. TUGGLE, Clerk.
Mr Tuggle to
Move
Here
Troup Negro Hung
At Columbus, Ga.
Columbus, Ga., has proven to be a
Waterloo for LuGrange negroes. Fri
day, John Davis, alias Bruce Jordon,
and well known in LaGrange as “Bull-
Dog” was hanged in the Muscogee
county jail just before noon for the
murder of Oscar McGinty, a well
known white planter of that county.
This was the first hanging in Mus
cogee since the lynching of three ne
groes there some fifteen years ago
and Friday’s execution was the third
legal hanging in the history of the
county.
“Bull-Dog" during his life time had
served several sentences on the Troup
county roads, in fact this name was
given to him because of the trouble
which he gave the officers here.
Another, colored victim of the
Columbus courts, Who hailed from
Troup county, is Cutch Body, who was
recently sent to the penetentiary from
Columbus for eight years.
Warm Springs
Closes Sunday
After next Sunday, the season at
Warm Springs closes for this year.
Mr. W. H. Crawford, who has had
charge there this year states that he
hus had a prosperous year and that
the prospects for next season are
even brighter.
A large crowd of LaGrange people
have gone to Warm Springs every
Sunday since the opening, last May.
Among the LaGrange people who
were there Sunday were. Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Duncan, Messrs. Cline
Bagwell, Charlie Crabbe, Charlie
Graham, O. M. Androws, J. W. Pugh,
Sledge Adams, Walter Atkinson, Neal
Clark and H. C. Fincher.
To Open Cash
Grocery Store
Mr. J. W. Allen, who recently sold
his garage to Mr. Rogers of Roanoke,
Ala., will open a cash grocery store
in the basement under Goldstein’s
department store.
Mr. Allen will run this store strick-
ly on a cash basis and will give ten
per cent discount on all sales amount
ing to 50c. He states that he thinks
it best for both he and his customers
that the profit generally given book
keepers and bill collectors be divided
between thfm.
BELGIAN RED CROSS AMBULANCE
Photo by Amorlcnn Pr«M Association.
This photo waa mad* while the Red Crow physicians and nurses were on
the way front Ttrlemont to Louvain.
FIVE LENTS A COPY.
Roosevelt Passes
through LaGrange
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt passed
through LaGrange last Sunday on No.
37, which reaches this city at 7:20.
| Ho was on his way <to New Orleans
j where he trill make a two-day speak-
| ing campaign. According to the pro
gram, he addressed a progressive rally
j there Monday night and spoke at
j New Iberia Tuesday afternoon.
On his way to the Louisiana city he
! was in Atlanta for ten minutes. He
I was met there by Mr. H. G, Hastings,
the national committeeman of the pro-
gressive purty; General A .J. West,
I C. W. McClure, C. C. Coyle, Roger
I Dewar, all of Atlanta; George Brown
of Fitzgerald and JameH L. Sibley of
Milledgevllle.
Although it was Just about -supper
time when the Colonel reached La-
Grange, a goodly crowd went ddwn to
cheer him as he passed through.
JWJMBKR 75
AGED LADY
PASSES AWAY
Mrs. Elizabeth Reid
Closes Useful Life
Convict Camps
Are Congratulated
by Headquarters
A recent ietter from the Secretary
of the Slate Prison Commission con
gratulates the officials on the fine
condition in which the Troup county
convict camps are kept. During the
last two months not a' single member
»/ the chain gang has lost a day on
account of illness. Considering the
fret lluit, the number of prisoners at
present is about 150, this iH indeed
n remarkable report.
The letter also complimented the
cleanliness and sanitary condition in
which the camp was kept, stating that
it was recorded as one of the best in
the state.
Severn' prominent LaGrange citi
zens have made recent visits to the
camp aad all return, with pleasing
reports. Visitors are cordially wel-
corned at tile camp and will be shown
througn the buildings and grounds.
Bradfield-Hutchin-
son Company Offer
8 l-2c for Cotton
Bradfield-Hutchinson Oo„ will pay
their customers 8 1-2 cents per pound
for their cotton, basis fours, where
the whole amount is credited on ac
count.
This is $5.00 per bale more than
the cash market to-day, Sept. 9th
which is 7 1-2 cents.
You have traded with us liberally
and now we are willing to show that
we are going to do our part to help
you. This offer is good until furth
er notice.
BRADFJELDj-HUTCHLNSON CO.
Mr. Walter Tuggle of Chipley has
moved to LaGrange and will live at
*112 Greenville street. He is the son
of Dr. Tuggle of Chipley and is well
known throughout the county.
After November 1, Mr. Tuggle will
be connected with Bradfield Drug
Company. He is a druggist of un
usual ability and this company has
added to its strength by securing his
At Home for a
Short Visit
Miss Mary Bernice Jenkins, who
has taught at Bessie Tift College for
several years and Mr. John Jenkins
who graduated at Mercer in 1912 and
later took up his studies at Vander-
built are now at their home in La
Grange on a two weeks stay.
Mr. Jenkins has been on a camp
ing trip for the past two weeks with
a bunch of boys from Vanderbuilt.
When Miss Jenkins leaves LaGrange
she will again take up her duties at
Bessie Tift.
Training School
Has Opening
On Monday next the new term of
the training school at the LaGgange
Settlement will begin. Bishop Guerry
of South Carolina will deliver the ad
dress to the students and faculty. The
exercises will begin’at four o’clock
Monday afternoon.
In addition to the students in train
ing, who will enter the second year of
their courses the following names will
be presented to be officially enrolled
as matriculated students:
Settlement Kindergarten course—
Miss Imogene Ballentine, -Stamford,
Conn.; Miss Lillie MagnamDetta,
Col.
Settlement Nursing—Mrs. Kotn
Cameron Shipp, Troup County,'Ga.;
Miss Edna Townsedd, Poughkeepsie,
New York; Miss Barbara Marvy, Troy
City, Tenn.; Miss Elizabeth McMillan,
Carlisle, Pa.
Special Courser-Deaconess Amelia
Propper, Kansas City, Kah.
Appentice—Miss Minnie Kidd, Spin
ning Mill, LaGrange, Ga.
The exercises will be simple but
i will • be impressive in that it is
definite and an official time when the
Mr. Robertson
Visits LaGrange
Mr. George Robertson of Memphis,
Tenn., recently made a visit to
friends and relatives in LaGrange. Mr.
Robertson is a nephew of Misses Belle
and Mittie Robertson and brother of
Miss Mary Robertson.
He has a responsible position with
Cudahy Pucking Company in Memphis
and has made good in the Tennessee
city. While here Mr. Robertson re
ceived a cordial welcome from his
many friends.
Fine Mule Is
Killed by Train
A fine mule, belonging to Mr. G.
L. Wood, was injured so badly late
Saturday afternoon by the 4:20 north
bound train of the A. & W. P railway
Company, that he had to be killed.
The mule was hitched to Mr. Wood s
dray and standing on the crossing
near the ice plant when the accident
occurred. It is reported that the driv
er had stopped the wagon to talk to
some of the passers-by and the train
came too close to the mule before it
was seen. The boy immediately
sprang from the dray and left the
mule on the track. The animal was
struck on the shoulder and paralized.
War Talk and
Life About Town
The. prosperous ^merchants in La
Grange. are daily reviving new goods
and making, preparations fpr the fall
trade. Every side .of the. Sfiuare is
filled with life U> the “bvbb)wg„.ov
er” extent. :M»«y
being occupied and- several of tne
merchants are nuking repairs on the
buildings that they now occupy- The
prospects for a banner year are un
usually bright. . .
In the face of all these things, war
and hard times” seems Je-bj the mam
topic of -conversation. Many talk
of the European conflict as they would
a baseball game er the Nelms Sis
ters,” but there are seme, they have
our sympathy, who seem to think that
the world if aurgly coining to an end
if something doesn’t ,Happen. These
might be referred to- our picture
shows and other places of amuse
ments where they cpuld forget their
trouble*. WAMJSfSS 2
Lagrange Boys
Go to Ft. M. A.
Messrs. Irvin Lnhmann and Duey
Copeland left LaGrange Tuesday
morning for Gainesville where they
will take up studies at Riverside Mili
tary Academy. These are both fine
boys and will be good representatives
for LaGrange at R. M. A.
Kirk Newal, the all-southern half
of Auburn’s champion team, who had
charge of the Opelika baseball club
a part of this season, will manage the
football squad at Riverside. In a
communication in the Macon Tele
graph last Sunday from Gainesville,
Lehmann and Copeland were referred
to as fine material for the R. M. A.
team this fall.
Lehmann was captain at the Car
rollton school last year and was re
appointed for this season. He accept
ed but decided later to attend River
side. He was the feature in many
of the games played at the Agricul
tural school and we expect to hear
much from his good work this year.
Copeland tips the scales at 196 pounds
and he states that he expects to go
through many a well organized line
up for long gains.
definite and an official time wne to wake up and ad- rRt her have his son with the French
fn giving I vertise* This is the way to be pros- than those of any other nation
I perous.
betterment of mankind
themselves for others.
Buy
a Bale of
Cotton at 10c
Negro Is Shot
Three Times
Ed Lee. a wpl known, negro of Long
Cane Creek near LaGrange was shot
in the hack of the head Saturday night
three, times,. pace by a hamiflerless
Narrowly Escapes
Serious Injuries
While driving from his farm to La
Grange Sunday morning, Mr. C. W
Young narrowly escaped from' being
dangerously injuVed. His horse was
going at a moderate pace along the
road near Mr. Mike Tatum’s residence
when he stumbled and had a terrific
fall. Mr. Young was driving antf had
a tight hold- on the lines when the
accident occurred and was literally
jerked from the buggy. Me feel on
his knees and for some time was un-
uble to walk.
Miss Lois Young ’and Mrs. J. C.
Young of Texas, who is on a visit
here, were in the buggy and fortunate
ly did not receive any injuries.
Mr. Tutum and somo men were
near-by and ran to Mr. Young’s as
sistance. The horse fell in such
position that he was unable to get
up by himself and had to be unhitch
ed before he could rise.
Life of 80 Years Spent in Troup.
Funeral Services Were Con
ducted Tuesday Morning at
the Mlttlodist Church.
Mr. J. J. Ward
Leaves Dixie
Mr. -J., J.. Ward has handed in his
Mrs. Elizabeth Reid passed away
last Monday morning between seven
and eight o’clock at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Jack Strong on South
Lewis street. A pall of gloom was
thrown over LaGrange at the an
nouncement of her death which oc
curred after an illness of seven weeks.
Last Thursday, September 3rd, was
Mrs. Reid’s eightieth birthday and the
long life had been one of usefulness
and one which had made and held
hosts of friends. (She wus born at
Whitfields Crossing” about four miles
northeast of LaGrange and her entire
life was spent in Trqup county. When
a girl she joined the Methodist church
and was numbered among the ear-
most workers of its members.
The funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev. S. A, Harris, assisted by
Dr. A. B. Vaughan, at the First Me
thodist church Thmday morning at
10 o’clock and interment followed im
mediately afterwards at Hill View
Cemetery. .7 1
Mrs. Reid is survived by one sister,
Mrs. Mollie Boyd of LaGrange, and
five children, Mr. Gus Reid of Birm
ingham, Ala., Mr. Johp Reid of Un
ion Spririg8| Ala., Mrs. Walton Wal
lace of West Point, Mrs. Jack Strong
and Mr. Sid| Reict/pf .LaGrange.
The funeral services were attended
by the following' out of town rela
tives: Mlprawtt Jars. J Walton Wallace
of West Point, Mrs J Andrew Dowell
of Opelika, Ala.,•’ and Mr. Broughton
Whitfield of Mopfgflrnery, Ala.; Mr.
and Mrs. John Reid of Union Springs,
Ala.; Mr. Arthur Frazer, of Opelika,
Ala. , .
double barrel shot gun and twice by! JwiRhtttloh’ assuperintendent of Dixie
an Automatic sixM-diot punip gun. The M* 11 ^ Vtvnfk? .P. 1
shots which were fired by John and *{j e management of this null aftei
Henry Reed, both negroes, covered, the of October.
Lee’s body fiom his waist up. Mr, Wald Came to LaGrange from
It is nothing short of a miracle,that! Warrenville, S. C. about two years
he was not instantly killed, 7 but ■ the afto and since that time has been con-
shots were fired after he had started nected with this mill.
running and hud succeeded in gain- eancy made by Mr. Ward s lesigna-
ing much distance before dven the first; *‘ on b as n °t been filled,
shot. The wounded negro came io
(LaGrange for medical aid Immediate-
after ( the shooting and it is re
ported that th^ negro had so much
blood in his shoes that it sloshed
•when he walked, and that the doctor
merely running his hand over the ne
gro’s back racked -off a hand full of
shot. He is expected to live
Mr. Baugh Will
Be Superintendent
After the fifteenth of this month,
Mr. M. E. Stephens, superintendent of
It seems that Henry Reed ran over the LaGrange mill will be replaced by
Lee’s foot with a wagon and Lee in Mr. John Baugh, who is now a travel-
turn gave him a sound thrashing. j nK salesman for the Continental Gin-
Henry told his brother about the mat- 1 n j njf Company: Mr. Baugh is wed
ter and they both ran for their shot known in LaGrange, where he has
guns. They came upon Lee and be- ma de his home for many’years.He wus
gan shooting without giving any f orme rly a bookkeeper for the La-
warning. The two brothers were Grange Mill and it was his services at
sought for all Friday night by Deputy that time that secured him this re-
Hayes but the search proved all in H p on sible position,
vain. | Mr. Stephens, who Came to La
Grange from Columbus about three
years ago to accept the position of
superintendent with this mill, will
take charge of his farm near La
Grange.
Dr. Emory Park
Sails from Europe
It was recently reported by somo
of the daily papers that Dr. Emory
Park of LaGrange had jbined the Ger
man army as a surgeon. This has
proven to be a mistake and Dr. Park
who lies been in Europe completing
his studies in medicine will sail Sat
urday for America.
Dr. Bark graduated from the Uni
versity of Georgia, and did active
work for the state board of health 1
until recently when he went abroad.
He is the son of Mr, Lem M. Park
of LaGrange, who was a candidate
recently for State Treasurer and is
well known here.
Stockholders Meet
on October 20th
The “Buy-a-Bale of Cotton” move
ment which was recently started by
The Atlanta Journal has caused many
similar movements throughout the
state arid the “Buy-a-Bale of cot
ton” honor role has how reached a
goodly number.
The idea is for the merchant's and
business men to share the burden of
the fanners and help them hold their
cotton. It is a good movement and
the finest part of it is that the cot
ton is bought for not less than ten
cents per polind.
Callaway’s Department Store has
fallen in lint with others and have
purchased a bale which is on display
in ftpnt of their store, tagged with b
placard which has the following
words- on itP^We have bought a bale
of cotton for'ten cents, have you?”
The' 7 diCrchants of Hogansville have
also sided with the mpve^ent and
are nBW allowing the farmers ten
cents' a pound on their cotton. .
Dr. Slack Assigned
to the French Army
Dr. Henry R. Slack, Jr.; who sailed
for Europe last Saturday after receiv
ing an appointment by the Red Cross
has been assigned to the French'army
He wilt take up his duties as surgeon
under the son of General Cirby Smith.
Dr. Slack states that he is pleased
with.the Assignment and that he had
The Annual Meeting of stockholders
of the Atlanta & West Point Railroad
Company will be held in Atlanta on
Tuesday, October 20, 1914, at 12
o’clock noon.
There are a number of stockholders
in this company in. LaGrange, • and
LaGrange Boys
Attend College
Troup Girls Leav
ing for School
Many of the Troup county girl*
have already left home to take up
their studies off at college. Others
give up their life of freedom next
week and go off for a course of study.
The LaGrange girls who will go off
to attend college this year are: Miss
Helen Reeves, Cox College; Miss Viv-
an Holmes; Ward-Belmont, at Nash
ville, Tenn.; Misses Jane Harwell,
Margaret Phillips and Claude Dun-
son, Agnes Scott; Misses Sarah Lane,
Martha Mitchell, Esther Arnold and
LaGrange boys will be well rep-
^ resented at the various colleges of ............ —---—,
“Stockholders’ Day" is always the oc- the state this' year. Many of the Ethel Pike, Georgia, Normal and ln-
casion for a large number' to go to boys have already bid their LaGrange [dustriul College at Milledgevllle.
Atlanta. Not many of those who em- friends faerwell for the scholastic, The following young girls of Ho-
brace the opportunity for a free ride yea r and have departed, followed by o. an8 vjlle will leave for various col-
are present at roll call at the stock- the good will of the Troup ,county ! | t , peH next we ek; Misses Ruth Hayes
holders meeting, however. folks. The remainder of the boys will Minnie Fletcher Boozer and Name
probably make their leave next week. j„ shank, G. N. & 1. C., Milledgevllle
“ ' “' * ' ‘ Miss Mattie Ware, Shorter; Misses
Thelma Hayes and lna Weems, State
Normal; Misses Kate Philpot and
Lucy 'Mobley, Wesleyan;. Miss Edith
Darden, LaGrange College, c/,
Messers Tom ' Shackleford and.
Marvin Mfrbley bf Hogansville, leave,
next Week ' for Oifbrd, where they will
, 1 UlUUttUJJ ""‘“V _ .
■ , : We have a fihe bunch of’ boys and it
li All Chore” rTcifdatpH will, be a good advertisement for La-
r\ll OIP I o L/dCCILCVJ Grange for the following boys to at
tend ike .various institutions of learn-
now engaged.
by River View Club £= .... „ . „
w ' . ... I , Robert Spearman, Howard Seay,
Terrill Cleaveland. Jack Rutland, Flyn
& M.' school;
Lion Snlitb,
iJte;
scattered hits. ' ,&4e*pW, Wstthart. N.' V.; Irvin
LaGrange was saved A shfit-Out irf jJhmjdni' and Duey' Coptlartd, R. M.
1 the first inmng when their only score » 1
•iwas effected a base on .bjUla; a
stolen base and a clean singwi' River
View did not score a single , earned
run, several tallies beihg scored on
passed balls. , j
In the last half of the ninth inning,
the “AH Stars” had a chance to turn 1
the defeat into a Victory. The bases |
were full and-only one out when some i
of our best batters came up. but Mill
er tightened up and retired the side.
Score • by innings r h p
River View . .. .(Xll 000 020—4 4 2
“All Stars’’ . . . 100 000 000—1 0 2
Battery for River View. Miller and
Nliller; for “All Stars.” Holliday and
Davis. Umpire, Daughdrill.
City Coultjn Ses
sion? This Week
The LaGrange city court began ses
sion last Monday. -This.. ( j?(eek _ the
criminal dpcfcet' is ,being disposed, of
and next week will be devoted, to. the
civil calendar.
No case of importance has been”
tried yet, but a long list, of misde
meanors hare consumed the first four
days of the week.
taW'diK’ a' Toifrst nt Emory. •
v 1 :<>' ni-,i i
Bishop Guerry
;tO .
1 v " , .~ c.q(ury;
1 Sunday-rr»'rni6)^oL^^o’clock Bish
op William Aw$|ief»y..v i Jl-.preach, at
St. ‘ MarkProtestant'-.. Episcopal
churbh. At night ' at-130 he will
prafoch at The /l
isaiam- tt. ry; r <
Bishop 1 Gxi&tij has Episcopal over
ight df the cfiticcse of South Carolina^
jQuerry — , ,, , - .
before his election to the bishopric,
chaplain at' jthe University of
Sewanee, Tenfi. ’ He is an unusually
forceful preac'hfer ’ and possesses a
strong personality.