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FRIDAY MORNING, NOV. 21, 1914.
FIVE CENTS A COPY.
NUMBER 7 t
Cyanamid Proves
Fine Fertilizer
OLD HEARD HOME BOUGHT
BY THE WOMAN’S CLUB
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THE REPORTER
TOL 71.
ESTABLISHED 1842.
METHODIST
CONFERENCE
One Change Made
, for LaGrange
Rev. S. A. Harris Returned Tues
day Afternoon. Monthly Ban
quet of the Board of Stewards
Held Tuesday Night
The .appointments of the ministers
of the North Georgia Methodist con
ference were announced Monday
morning by Bishop Collins Denny at
Marietta, and with one exception all'
of the Methodist churches of La-
Grange will be under chargo of the
same ministers. The only change is
in the case of the St. John’s and
Unity churches, the new minister be
ing Rev. S. A. Bales. Rev. C. S.
Martin, the former pastor, goes to
South Lincolnton, in the Elberton
District.
Rev. W. L. Pierce was reappointed
as Presiding Elder of the LaGrange
District. Rev. S. A. Harris as pas
tor of the First Methodist ;hureh,
Rev Lucien Roper in charge of he
South LaGrange Circuit and Kev. S.
. A. Rales at St John’s and Unity,
complete the list of miniature in tiie
city.
The appointments for the other
churches in the LaGrange District are
as follows:
Bowden Circuit, J. A. Sewell, R. H.
Crawford, junior preacher; Chipley,
A. S. Hutchinson, Fairburn Circuit,
C. L. Bass and John Speer, Bupply;
Franklin Circuit, W. T. Gantt; Glenn
Circuit, H. O. Greene; Grantville, and
Lone Oak, C. H. Branch, Greenville
and Trinity, J. T. Bakes; Hogansville
and Corinth, Irby Henderson; Man
chester Circuit, J. C. Atkinson;
Moreland and Luthersville, Firley
Baum; Mountville Circuit, J. W.
Bailey; Newnan First Church. H. L.
Edmondson, Lovejoy Memorial Cir
cuit, S. D. Cremain; Palmetto Cir
cuit, W. W. Watkins; Primrose Cir
cuit, J. C. Robison, supply, A. M.
Sprayberry, supernumerary; Turin
Circuit, J. D. Davis; Roopville Circuit,
R. P. Tatum; West Point Station. C.
E. Patillo; West Point Circuit, W. J.
Culpepper; Whitesburg Circuit, G. B.
Barton; Woodberry Circuit, E. D.
Hale; Superannuate Homes Agent, L.
P. Winter.
It will be noted that Rev. E. D.
Hale, well known and beloved in La
Grange as the former Dean of the La
Grange College, was assigned to the
LaGrange District in charge of the
Woodbury Circuit.
Dr. A. M. Hughlett, formerly pas-
(Continued on Editorial Page)
Dr. C. J. Burden
Died Thursday
Rev. C. J. Burden, who had been at
the Mission House here for the past
two weeks on account of a bad case
of bright’s disease, died Thursday
morning about seven-thirty.
Mr. Burden was a resident of
Shawmut, Ala., and had charge of
several Baptist churches near that
place. At the time of -his death he
was sixty-three years of age and well-
known throughout this section of
Georgia and the Western part of
Alabama. The Reporter extends its
sympathy to the many bereaved
friends and relatives.
The body of the deceased was sent
over the A,, B. & A. Railroad at 7:40
to LaFayette, Ala., where the funeral
will-take , place Friday Morning about
eleven o’clock.
Mr. Burdeh is survived by a wife
and one daughter, Mts. J. D. Durden
of Shawmut, Ala., a son, Dr. C. S.
Burden of Hogansville end one sis
ter-in-law, Mr*. J. T. Holliday of La
Grange.
Fire At The Home
Of Mr, Hendon
The house belonging to the A., B.
& A. Railroad on Greenville street
which is now occupied by Mr. John
Hendon, was slightly damaged by fire
Monday just after twelve o’clock.
It is thought that a bad fiue caus
ed the fire since it originated in the
top of the building near the chim
ney.
As usual the “Fire-fighters” were on
their job and the flames were quickly
extinguished, the damage being es
timated at something less than
twenty-five dollars.
Dozier Cuts Hand
On Milk Bottle
Mr. Bledsoe Dozier of Dozier’s
Pharmacy happened to a very pecu
liar and painful accident late Wednes
day afternoon.
He was placing a cork in a large
milk bottle and evidently pressed too
hard. The bottle split and his hand
was severely cut by the sharp pieces
of glass that were left standing up
right. It was necessary for Mr.
Dozier to have several stitches taken
in the wound and he will not be able
to call his left hand in use for several
days.
'SLATON INVITED TO DELIVER
ELK’S MEMORIAL ADDRESS
Governor Slaton has been invited to deiiver the Memorial Address to
the Elk’s Lodge of LaGrange on December 6th. He has accepted
provisionally, explaining that he will be delighted tp rp-visit LaGrange
if possible, but that some matters are pending-which mby necessitate
his being in New York at that lima. Governor■< Slaton has hosts of
warm friends and admirers Th LaGrange who will be gratified if be
can fill the engagement. The Memorial Exercises are being arranged
by Mr. H. C. Fincher, Exalted Euterj of the lodge and the musical pro
gram will be arranged by M-iss v iola Bucks. These exercises will be
open to the public. i « ; • i
The Woman’s Club of La Orange
has bought from Dr. W. A. Heard
the old Heard home place on Church
street,„smd will convert it into a per
manent home for the Club, thus
beginning upon the realization of
what has been a fond hope of the Club
leaders for some time past.
The building, an old Colonial resi
dence, is believed to be admirably
suited to the purpose. The rooms are
naturally of generous size and can be
adapted to the needs of the- club at
comparatively small cost. It stands
on a lot nhput 100 feet square, which
will permit of either additions ns de
sired or of restoration to the former
beauty of the grounds during the
lifetime of the late Mrg. Queen Heard.
The lot is but a short distance from
the business center, rendering it
feasible to establish here, the rest
room which has.been.an appreciated
feature of'the Club’s activities.
The Woman’s Club is steadily be
coming a more and more important
factor in the civic and social life of
LaGrange, and already has to its
credit a long list of useful achieve
ments. It is believed that the ac
quirement of a permanent home, will
place the organization upon a more
stable basis in feeling as well as fact,
and prove a decided impetus to oven
greater usefulness in the future. The
ladies are receiving the congratula
tions of their friends upon the sound
wisdom displayed in the purchase, for,
in the opinion of pmtiy, the property
is already worth moire than the pur
chase price and will no doubt steadily
enhance in value.
GEORGIA, Troup County—
To the Superior Court of Said County
The petition of "Mrs. Clifford Smith,
Mi's. Frank Harwell, Mrs. C. V.
Truitt, Mrs. A. S. Dunson, Mrs. M.
U. Mooty, ,Mxs. Enoch Callpway,.Mrs.
R. D. Render, Mrs. T. A. Atkinson,
Mrs. Sarah Reid, Mrs. C. M. Awtrev,
Mrs. F. E. Callaway and Mrs. W. A.
Holmes, all of said State and County,
respectfully shows:
1st.
That they desire for themselves,
their associates, successors and as
signs, to be incorporated - under the
name and style of, “LAGRANGE
WOMAN’S CLUB” for the period of
twenty years, with the privilege of
renewal at the end of that time.
2nd.
Said Corporation will have no capi
tal stock and it is not organized for
pecuniary gain. Its purposes are
literary, civic and philanthropic. The
object of the club shall be to promote
good fellowship among its members,
to encourage mental and moral de
velopment, nnd to make civic im
provements, to do charitable work, to
establish and maintain a public li
brary and rest room and. to do such
other things as will tend to • promote
the public welfare of the community
and elevate and help its citizens. The
principal place of business will be
in the city of LaGrange, said county
and state. -
3rd.
Petitioners ^desire that .tsaid 1 cor
poration have the right to sue and be
sued, to have and use a common seal,
to make a constitution and by-laws,
to receive donations by gift or will, to
buy, hold, sell and encumber by mort
gage or deed, real and personal pro
perty ahd to do whatever may be
necessary to carry out the purposes
of the corporation.
WHEREFORE, petitioners pray to
Jin made a body corporate under the
namp and style aforesaid and to be
clothed with the powers and privi
leges as are herein stated and entitled
to the rights, privileges and .immuni
ties and subject to the liabilities fixed
by laW ' FRAffK HARWELL,
• .£ Attorney tor Petitionets.
GEORGIA, Troup County—-
Filed in office November 26, 1914.
W. L. CLEAVELAND,
Clerk Superior Court, Troup Co, Ga.
State of Georgia, County of Troup—
I, W, Ij. Cleaveland, Clerk ,superior
court of : said county‘ ana ; stdto do
hereby certify that the ioregoing,
and attached pages, two in number
contain a true and correct copy of the
original chanter “LaGrange Woman’s
,Club” as appears of file afld record
in said Office.
Given under my , hand and seal of
office, this November 25, 1914.
(SEAL) W. L. CLEAVELAND,
Clerk Superior Court, Troup Co., Ga.
A little over 121 bushels to the
acre at a total cost of $25.66, is the
remarkable yield obtained by Mr.
Lyman C. Davis on a test acre plant
ed in corn on his farm in East Vernon
District. Mr. Davis was experiment
ing with the fertilizer, Cyanamid,
made by the American Cyanamid Co.
of Buffalo, N. Y., and the yield which
he obtained in spite of the drought
speaks most favorably for this mix
ture.
The land was broken 8 to 10 inches
in November, 1913. The seed, What
ley’s Prolific, was planted on April
30th in rows three feet wide with the
plants nine inches apart in the hills.
1,000 pounds of the Cyanamid mix
ture was used, and the field was cul
tivated three times with cultivator.
The yield was 121 8-11 bushels, and
the total cost of production of $25.66
includes an allowance of $5.00 for
rental value of the land.
Mr. J. C. Owensby
Buried Here
The remains of Mr. J. C. Owensby,
a former LaGrange boy, were brought
to LaGrange on Tuesday for inter
ment in Hillview cemetery. The
young man died Sunday morning at
the home of his mother, Mrs. Jennie
Owensby, as t the result of injuries re
ceived while engaged in bis duties as
a switchman for (he Western A At
lantic Railroad in the Atlanta yards.
Reports of the accident are that he
was struck by an engine pi the A.,
B. & A. railroad which backed up on
an adjoining track just as the young
man jumped from his engine. His
skull was fractured by a blow from
the water tank and one of his legs
was broken. He died a few hours
afterward without ever regaining
consciousness.
The funeral party was accompanied
to LaGgange by a delegation from the
Atlanta local of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen and was met at
the train by an escort from the La
Grange Lodge of Masons. Services
were conducted at the grave by Rev,.,
H. C. Cofield; pastor of the South La
Grange Baptist church.
Mr. Owensby was 27 years of age ■
at the time of his death. Besides
his mother, he is survived by four
brothers, T. H. and E. R. Owensby of
LaGrange, M. R. and R. G. Owensby
of Atlanta, and three sisters, Mrs.
J. T. Hollis, of Shawmut, Ala., Mrs.
E. S. Mathis, of Atlanta and Mrs.
L. M. Hasty of West Point.
The family has the sympathy of a
large circle of friends in their deep
bereavement.
Miss Ellen Stone
Visits LaGrange
Miss Ellen M. Stone,, of Salonica,
European Turkey, was a guest this
week of LaGrange College. It will
be remembered that Miss Stone, while
a missionary in AJbania, reporting
to her conference in Macedonia, was
captured by 'some Turkish' brigands
and held for ransome. The' Turkish
captors of Miss Stone at first demand
ed 1 that the United States should pay
them one hundred and twelve thous
and dollars before the expiration of
twelve days, or Miss Stone should be
put to the torture and then slain-
Negotiations, were entered into, an
extension of time was. secured, and
eventually the brigands consented to
release Miss Stone upon the payment
of sixty-live thousand dollars. Miss
Stone's recital of - what she endured
in her six months’’ captivity ft*-' mo»t :
thrilling; throughout • her ytory, ner
sublime faith in her Father’s lbve and
care and her implicit belief in His
ultimate rescue ,of her loved Alban
ians from the hands of the Turk and
the infidel Greek is both touching ,and
beautiful.
On Sunday morning,,v4#M8 Stone
spoke to an appreciative audience in
the Methodist church; ana, Sunday
evening, she made a stirring plea tor
help to be sent the starving Alban
ians, who are the helpless-and inno
cent victims of the present European
war. She asked that all who heard
her would remember her permanent
address, 311 C. Street, N. W., Wash-
ington, D. C., apd in their time of
harvest and rejoicing, send her Some
small tithe of their blessings th&t
she might transmit'it* across the sea
to Albania. *
Mr. Green Brings
Some Fine Apples
A steadily increasing number of
The Reporter’s valued farmer friends
are taking advantage of its offer to
accept farm products in payment of
subscriptions. Oh Tuesday Mr. Phil
lip Groon, who resides near the Gab-
bettville community, brought in two
bushels of fine apples with instruc
tions to apply the same in payment of
his subscription for the past year and
for a year in advance.
Mr, Green is one. of the vtfide-awake
farmers who began years ago toward
making his farm,; produce all needed
foodstuffs and feedstuffs. In addition
he has been successful in raising
livestock. He has a very fine stal
lion of one of the Norman strains
which has proven to he one of the best
for all-round uses.
While Mr. Gteen has been hard hit
by the low price of cotton, he is set
ting a commendable example by his
cheerful outlook upon life and the
energetic manner hr which he ap
plies himself to meeting a situation
■which, while had enough, still affordB
much to be thankful-for.
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Corn Club Boys!
Your Attention
By : request of- Mr. Lyman Davis,
The Reporter calls the, Attention of
the members of, the Boys Corn Club
to the cordial invitation which has,
been extended'them to go to Atlanta
add participate -fin the interesting
exercises to be held there. The citi
zens of Atlanta haVe hospitably open
ed their homes tq the .Com Club
Boys and their every need will be
looked after while in the city. The
only necessary expense will be that
of transportation, which -is quite low
-from all joints reached, by the At
lanta & West Point Railroad.
Mr. Davis wishes it especially
stressed that the Troup County Corn
Club boys will leave next Wednesday,
December 2rd, on the early morning
train, which leaves LaGrange at 6:35
o’clock. ,
Hon. W. J. Speer Will Entertain Ten
Troup County Boys.
Hon. W. J. Speer, the popular and
capable State Treasure?-, has tele
phoned Mr. Davis m that heiyilLbe Klad
to entertain ten Troup County Boys.
Mr. Speer is a native of Troup coun
ty and still retains his citizenship
here. This expression of his inter
est in his home county is most com
mendable and will bte appreciated.
Exchange Potatoes
For Subscription
Messrs. J. J. Swain and Jesse Pago,
two prominent Troup farmers of near
LaGrange paid The Reporter office
a visit Wednesday and while here ex
changed some fine sweet potatoes for
their subscription to ^he Reporter.
-Mr. Jesse Page stated that he be
lieved in raising cotton but first of
all he believed iti raising first enough
to live on and let the cotton count us
a surplus, Gradually expects to
raise more hogs and foodstuffs and
to continue his cotton.crop as a sur
plus. The past year he Averaged six
bales Of cotton to the plow. He states
that he-plans hi« crops even a year
ahead ofWe aficflir always#**™*
forward to the future. ^
The obT C^Hold
Monthly Meeting
V The U, D.-C-’a will hold their regu
lar monthly meeting at the Chapel
Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Every-
VuGENE NIX, President.
BIG BANQUET
Hosts to Philatheas
Tuesday Night
One Hundred and Sixteen People
Attend Banquet at Old Stand
of Edmundson-Christopher Co.*
Delightful Speaking Program.
Dne of the biggest social events
of this year in LaGrange was the
banquet Tuesday night which was
tendered to the Philathea class by the
LaGrange Baracas. A larger crowd
Was present than attended the Geor-
C a Products Day Dinner and a simi-
f amount of enthusiasm was instill
ed In the two Bible classes.
The total number present was one
Hundred and sixteen, including Bara-
ons, Philatheas and visitors. Every
intimation of formality was laid aside
and the feeling of a party at home
Was carried out.
At seven-thirty the crowd 1 began to
f ather at the Baraca class room and
y eight o’clock the room was filled
and many of those who came late
wore forced to stand on the outside
of the door. A delightful musical
progrnm was rendered and “La
Grange Baraca Booster” ribbons wore
pinned on those who were present and
it was well that they should be thu3
termed for they have proven them
selves boosters indeed.
At eight o’clock the throng of Bible
students marched to the old stand of
Edmundson-Christopher Company,
Where the turkey and all - kinds, of
fruits and eatables had been placed
on a long table, the full length of the
store.
A feature of the occasion was the
seatirig arrangement at the table. At
first all of fhe ladies were shown to
their soats and a vacant chair was
left bfetarespn each one. Then the
Baracas 'filed in and took the vacant
chairs. Exactly one hundred and six
occupied seats at the table and ten
men, nut ladies, showed their ef
ficiency in the art 6f waiting on the
table. 1 f■ ,'
The i, committee that prepared that
feast'were .certainly on their job and
those present enjoyed a_ sapper of
rare, preparation. A continual chat
ter, and an occasional outburst of
laughter added to the pleasantness of
the jolly circle of young people.
Immediately after the eating pre
gram had been completed ; several
■delightful spebfches were loritlly ap
plauded. The central idea, of the
short addresses was the necessity of
the Baracas and the Philatheas pull
ing together. This was especially
evidenced in Dr. Vaughan’s address
when he said: “I want to see you
close together, not only a? a whole
but individually and when .you get
close together, get closer, ancf when
you get so close that you can’t get
any closer, come to mb, and I will
bind you even closer.” '
The following are those who made
short speeches; C. W. Coleman,
Toastmaster, J. E. RicketsOn, James
Newsome, Henry Reeves, . W. R.
Campbell, Dr. A. B. Vaughan, Mr. E.
B. Clark, Judge F. M. Longley, Rev.
R. H. Blalock.
A flashlight picture was made of
the group by Mr. Snelson Davis, and
since the work of Mr. Davis is well
known in this city it is useles to say
that this picture has proven to be a
beauty. The Baracas and Philatheas
will do well to get one of these pic
tures and long remember the occas
ion.
It goes without saying that, the
banquet was a success; the Baracas
have made a success of everything
that they have ever started and with
fhe spirit that they now have, a con
tinuation of this is guaranteed. They
believe in their motto in full and are
living up to every word of it: “We
do Things.”
Mr. G. T. Traylor
Visits LaGrange
Mr. (n T. Traylor of Gabbettvilje,
who will be Troup county’s new,
clerk after January first, was in
LaGrange the first of this week.
Mr. Traylor has many friends here
who receive him with a cordial wel
come every time he. visits LaGrange*
Ira Bradfield ,,
Breaks Arm
Master Ira Bradfield, the twelve-
year old'son of : Mr. ahd Mrs. J. ,L.
Bradfield, : had the misfortune to
break his right arm just, abpve (he
wrist Wedhestlay while playing foot
ball. His arm was broken at the same
place about three months ago.
Remember, Americans Have
to Be Thankful For
