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• v SEE 2nd Page 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.