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J.P.CALLAWAY
BURIED HERE
Killed ;Griffin C Auciillci
Wednesday
Body Brought to LaGrange Thurs
day Morning and Interred in
Hillview Cemetery. Services
Conducted by Dr. Vaughan.
News of the death of Mr. Janies
Pope Callaway in Atlanta early Wed-
nisday morning came as a great
* shock to this community, where Mr.
, Callaway grew up to young manhood,
,ij and where his- mother still resides
\ Mr'. Callaway came to his death as
% the result of a pistol shot fired by W.
B. Carhart in the apartments of Hie
latter, and testimony at the coroner’*
inquest indicates that it was a her*
rible case of mistaken identity, the
victim of the tragedy having been
mistaken for a burglar. He died
shortly after receiving the wound
witlout regaining consciousness.
The body was brought to LaGrange
on Thursday for funeral and inter
ment in Hill View' cemetery. The
services were conducted at the ceme
tery by Dr. A. B. Vaughan, pastor of
the First Baptist church, of La
Grange, of which the deceased was a
former member. A touching song
service was rendered by Miss Viola
Burks, Mrs. J. L. Bradfield, Dr.
Frank Ridley, Jr., and Mr. John
Strong.
The pallbearers were Messrs. Henry
Glanton, Tom Thornton, Nath Dozier,
Chisholm Ferrell, Raleigh Park and
Dr. H. R. Slack.
“Jim" Callaway, as he was known
to a wide circle of friends here, was
a young man of unusual talents and
■' personality. Exceptionally well
educated, he was a brilliant conver
sationalist and was the life and spirit
of any party that he was thrown with.
Possessed of a genial, sunny disoosi-
tion which naturally drew friends to
him, few boys that have grown up in
LaGrange were so genuinely and
generally liked by their fellows.
Mr. Callaway was the youngest son
of the late Rev. S. P. Callaway and
Mrs. Ellen Patillo Callaway. His
father was for many years the editor
of the LaGrange Reporter, and under
his guiding intelligence it became a
powerful influence for good in the
community and section. For a short
time after his father’s death the
deceased served as editor and business
manager of the newspaper business.
He is survived by his mother, one
brother, Major Frank E. Callaway of
Atlanta, and one sister, Mrs. Millard
Reese of Brunswick.
The bereaved family has the sym
pathy of the entire community in this
heavy blow which has befallen them.
Mrs. McCurry Died
Wednesday Night
Mrs. Sarah Jane McCurry died
ur Viesday night at eleven-thirty at
4 lome of her daughter, Mrs. J.
A. Morgan, on Church Street. She
was seventy-eight years of age and
had been in feeble health during the
past year although she had been con
fined to her bed for only two weeks.
Mrs. McCurry was bom in Harris
county but had lived in Troup during
the past eleven years and had made
her home with her daughter in La
Grange for some time. She was a
member of the First Baptist church of
LaGrange and was counted among its
strongest members. Her useful life
and sweet disposition claimed for her
many friends who extend their sym
pathy to the bereaved family.
ff"he deceased is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. J. A. Morgan of La
Grange and three sons, Messrs. H. L.
arid Tom McCurry of LaGrange and
Mr. John D. McCurry of Pleasant
Grove, and one brother, Mr. John
Hunt of Opelika.
The burial exercises will be con
ducted by Dr. Vaughan at the family
cemetery at Union church in Harris
county, Friday afternoon at two
o’clock.
J. J. VOYLES
KILLED BYTRAIN
Instantly Killed on
Tracks Monday
A. & W. P.
Morning
DR. JAMES FLETCHER PARK
DIED SATURDAY—AGE 81
Mr.
Frank Cassada
Visits Chief Reid
Mr. Frank Cassada, secretary and
treasurer of the International As
sociation of Chiefs of Police, and for
nineteen years Chief of Police of
Elmira, N. Y., arrived in LaGrange
Wednesday night to pay a visit to his
old friend, Chief Todd Reid. A num
ber of Chief Reid’s local friends
gathered at the Mayor’s office Wed
nesday iilght'to meet Chief Cassada.
~V-*He instantly won . the friendship of
■ ail and those present greatly enjoy-
edTlistening to his relation of some
of his experiences while in office
Chief Cassada served continuously
under seven different administrg-
tions, which is in itself the best evi-
dftccei'of his high efficiency. He has
been pensioned now and is on his
way to Gulf Port and New Orleans
for recuperation.
Chief Cassada was prevailed upon
to remain over Thursday in order to
gee some of LaGrange’s big cotton
mills and other features of interest
in the city. He was entertained in-
. formally at a little dinner Thursday
evening.
Store Buglarized
Monday Night
The store of the Elm-Unity Supply
Company in South LaGrange was
burglarized on Monday night, some
$40 to $60 worth of merchandise be
ing taken. The crime was promptly
reported to Chief Reid, who, with his
men, vigorously took up the seareh.
The thieves were quickly caught
and bound over to the Superior Court.
Bonds of $500 each for two and $300
for one of the culprits were assessed,
‘ and at the time this is written they
were still in jail. They were three
boys of the community, ages ninteen,
seventeen and sixteen years respec
tively.
Mr. J. J. Voyles, a farmer of near
Harrisonville in this county, was
struck and instantly killed at about
11:46 o’clock on Monday by south
bound train No. 33 of the Atlanta &
West Point Railroad at a point just
opposite the' Dixie Cotton Mills.
Statements of eye witnesses are that
he was walking between the tracks
of the Atlanta & West Point and Ma
con & Birmingham Railroads when
the train came in sight, and that he
stepped on the track in front of the
swiftly approaching train when it
was only forty of fifty fact away, too
short a distance for the train to be
stopped. The presumption is that
he became confused by the blowing of
the whistle, and, thinking the train
was on the M. & B. tracks, stepped
from a position of safety to an im
mediate and horrible death.
He was struck by the pilot of the
engine on his right side and was
knocked a distance variously estimat
ed at from forty to fifty feet. The
body landed on the rail of the M. &
B. track, fracturing the skull.
Mr. J. C. Turner, foreman of the
Macon & Birmingham Railroad, was
at work with a gang of laborers
nearby and witnessed the accident.
He, together with the conductor of
the train, hurried to the side of the
unfortunate man, but found that life
was already extinct, death probably
having been instantaneous. Mr. Tur
ner carried the body on his hand-car
to the LaGrange station, where,
shortly afterward, it waB turned over
to the undertakers.
Mr. Voyles was about fifty-three’
years old and had resided in this
county about eight years. A,t the
time of his death he was a tenant on
the farm of Mr. Ruff Sparks on the
Franklin road, about eight miles north
of LaGrange. He is survived by his
wife, one son, Frank, and twb step
children.
The sympathy of the entire com
munity will go out to the stricken
family in this dark hour.
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THE XMAS RED CROSS
SEALS ARE ON SALE AT
THE FOLLOWING
PLACES
City Drug Store
Milams Soda Fount
LaGirange Dry Goods Co.
J. B. Laramore’s
Bradfield Drug Co.
Dozier’s Pharmacy
Lehmann’s Jewelry Store
Ladies Furnishing Store
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DR. J
A M ES I’L ETCH ER > ViMl. L,
Mrs. Stanley
Passes Away
r j>
Mrs. Mary G*. Stanley, wife of the
late William L. Stanley and a for
mer resident of LaGrange, died at
her home in Atlanta Tuesday morn
ing at two o’clock. She is survived
by her daughter, Miss Winnie Stan
ley; six sons, R. O. Stanley, of
Montgomery, R. M. Stanley of Colum
bus, C. C. Stanley of Newnan, W. C„
P. G. and L. M. Stanley of Atlanta;
one brother, E. B. Chapman, and
three sisters, Mrs. J. W. Morrow, Mrs.
Isham Stanley and Mrs. F. W. Per
kins.
Mrs. Stanley was a member of the
West End Presbyterian church.
The body was brought to La
Grange on Wednesday for funeral
and interment in Hill View ceme
tery. The six sons acted as pall
bearers and the funeral services were
held at the cemetery by Rev. J. G.
Herndon, pastor of the Presbyterian
church of LaGrange, of which Mrs.
Stanley was a devout member dyring
the period of her residence in this
city. Mrs. Stanley was in her sixty-
second year at the time of her death.
A large number of old friends of
the family feel a sense of personal
loss in the sad passing of this noble
woman, and their hearts go out in
sympathy for the bereaved ones.
Dr. James Fletcher Park, one of the
most noted educators of the South
and for many years an honored resi
dent of LaGrange, died at the home
of his son, Prof. R. E. Park, in Ath
ens, Ga., on last Saturday, November
28th, after a brief illness. Dr. Park
was in his eighty-first year at fha
time of his death.
The body was brought to La
Grange on Sunday at noon r and the
funeral services were held at the
cemetery by Rev. S. A.-Harris, pas
tor of the First Methodist church. A
beautiful song . service was led by
Prof. Alwyn Smith, for many ycarit
a neighbor and. close friend of the
deceased. . ...„
The pall bearers wel-e his five sons,
Congressman Frank. Park, of Syl
vester, Prof. B. Etf.jPark, of Atheqs^
Hon. Walter G- Pi^k, of Blakely, Dr.
Raleigh Park, of LaGrange, aftd
Henry Park, of Sylvester; and his
grandson, Edward Park, of Athens.
Dr. Park was a brother of the late
State Treasurer, Captain R. E. Park,
and of Col. L. M. Pari*, formerly of
LaGrange but now, of College Park.
Dr. Park was born May 17, 1833, at
Gainesville, Ga. His parents were Jno.
W. and Sarah (Robinson) Park. He
entered the University of Georgia in
September, 1853, and graduated in
the class of 1857, and was therefore
at the time of his death one of the
oldest graduates of that ' institution.
He was a first honor man in his grad
uating class, and among some of tiis
class mates known in this section
were the: late Judge Sampson W.
Harris,, Barnes Blount and 'others. He
was a man of magnificent intellectual
S ttainmeots, and in addition to the
egree of Li. D. conferred by the
University of Georgia he was honored
with the degrees of B. S., Ph. D. and
.A. M. by the University of Alabama;
and also offered the chancellorship of
that institution.
Dr. Park began teaching school at
college, and it was in that erty that
he founded the Park High School,
which for many years waff one of the
most noted institutions of learning
for boys in the South, receiving pupils
from practically all of the states from
Virginia to Texas. Dr. Park was not
only an ■ educator of unusual attain
ments, but exerteli a marked influence
for good in the lives of his pupils.
“Do right’’ was the motto which he
instilled by precept and practice, and
his efforts were devoted to instilling
the principles of honor and maftli-
ness as an important pari of the prep
aration of yoqng' mefiV-for their, life
lyork. A large number of useful and
successful men, including congress
men, supreme and 'Superior erturt
judges, etc., gladly acknowledge their
lifelong gratitude’to/ him for the im
portant part which he had in shaping
their live*. Among his, pupils were
Governor Sanford, of' Alabama, and
John Temple- Graves, of Georgia.
beeaute the head of the MniVBi&ity'/ijf
GftHfWnia, .was perhops.the.moriAx-
prditsive. Dr. LeConte'eaid' of hunt
“Inter pares'; facileprinceps,’~
(Among hi? bheri ■he v is easily the
first). • Vi,V.
At the age of 27 he-married Mtefc;
Emma Augusta Bailey, and six sons
blessed their union. the exer
tion of one, Edward, who died) pi
early manhood, all of his sons are
living and each filling positions of
honor and usefulness in hja chosen
vocation.
,ln, 188?. Dr- Tark moved with; his
ftihiiy to LaGrange, Where, for many
years, dr up until pis. retirement from
active work, he was one of the most
Balloon Sails
Over LaGrange
Tuesday night, a paper balloon
about four feet in diameter was dis
covered sailing over LaGrange and
in a very short time every cornev of
the square held a small crowd of
spectators.
The balloon was a small thing but
it caused the thoughts of people to
turn in many directions. The fol
lowing utterances were heard from
some members of the crowds:
“Gorman Bomb;” “Falling Star;”
“Another Comet;’’ “Aeroplane from
Europe.”
DEMONSTRATION
WORKJN NEED
Funds Must Be Supplied to Con
tinue Troup Boys’ Corn Club
GOV. SLATON
SPEAKS HERE
Will Deliver Elks'
Memorial Address
Exercises Will Be Held at The
First Methodist Church Sunday
at 2:30 0,clock. Public Cordi
ally Invited.
Those who are in position to know
of the usefulness of the farm demon
stration work which has been con
ducted in Troup county by Mr. L.
C. Davis, will regret to learn that
this work will have to cease unless
some means can be devised for sup
plementing the small fund available
to the United States Agricultural
department for fhis purpose. Mr.
Davis has received no salary since
November 1st, but his loyalty and
public spirit have prevented his
throwing the, work down at that
important juncture. He has gone
ahead in hi? co-operative work with
the Boys’ Corn Club, and devoted
considerable time to compiling and
forwarding their reports. He is in
Atlanta fjiis w.eek with a large dele-
** '" T “:J^q}lntv,Corn Club
acMyLtiefi fowam.ij^ingipg about im
proved agricultural methods, par
ticularly ftt this fcirne. In- addition to
'the Boys Corn Cluh and Pig Club,
Atr. Davis haR interested about 80
farmers, ip the working of demonstra
tion patches, and also has about 20
co-'operators. A. representative of
the Reporter saw Mr.'DaVis 1 Off Tues
day and upon being informed that
the Reporter Intended mentioning the
matter ip Jhis, issuei. Mr. Davis said:
“I am glad you are faking tlli8 ste P-
and,.hope scriqe means can be found
for having the work cbntihued. As a
(fired invaluable assigtprtee to his
sons in making of the Park High
School of LaGrange an institution df
great influence and helpfulness to the
growing generation of that time. A
large number of the roost successful
business and professional men-Pf La
Grange and other Cities loved artd
honored Dr. Park and his. sort*, who
contributed so muck to * their -liirea
For Reveral years' Dr. Park conducted
a book store ia LaGrange which was
„„ pot only femumriatiye its owner
Tuskegee, Ala., soon offer finishing but of much value to’tpe cortimunity
useful citizens of this city; jfcJWfo- Mtizen 'Ttoup bounty I feel that it
*s a distributor of ' good literature
Dr. Park served a* Mayor of La
Grange -several term?.
While this grand did man has pass
ed to his final reward, his good works
are undying. Many lives have been
made the better and more useful be
cause of his influence and helpfulness,
Henderson and
Atkinson Jailed
_ ay
Wednesday night, Noveniber 25, at
the home of Fayette Cox, a negro
living on the old T. W. Glass home
place, Cox received a wound in the
abdomen which with probably prove
fatal, and the two principals, Bob
Atkinson and J. C. Henderson, both
received serious wounds. The negro
Atkinson works for Mr. Earl Cook,
of the Long Cane District, and Hen
derson works on Mr. John Freeman’s
place. The shooting occurred follow-
ing an altercation which arose be
tween Atkinson and Henderson dur
ing a frolic- being held at Cox’s home.
Cox .was not concerned in the diffi
culty, but received his wound while
trying to act as peacemaker.
Atkinson and Henderson have been
arrested and placed in the Troup
county jail.
would, be ! a great, mistake to lose this
governmental Co-operation, and while
I am v6tf much Interested in and
tiave enjoyed the work, if the people
of TfdiVp: county feel “that they will
be better served by anv other man
who is available, I will be very glad
to ektehd to any’one who is selected
all of the assistance in my power.
The important pointis toptrinep for
the fund to be supplemented....Ideally
so that the work, efui, go‘~6n.”
The Reporter : hopes, this matter
will be taken u'p v ' and believes that
some means epu be found, if the peo
ple generally' Will make known their
wish that it'(ie done
The annual Memorial Exercises of
the LaGrange Lodge of Elks will be
held on next Sunday afternoon, De
cember 6th, beginning at 2:30 o’clock
in the afternoon, at the First Metho
dist church. The Memorial address
will be delivered by Hon. John M.
Slaton, governor of Georgia. In a
telegram to Mr. H. C. Fincher, Exalt
ed Ruler, sent from New York on
Monday, Governor Slaton finally ac
cepted the invitatioh and will fill the
engagement unless prevented by some
matter of the most extreme urgency.
It is probable that Mrs. Slaton will
accompany the Governor. Both have
been most cordially invited, and they
will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Fuller E. Callaway while in JLa-
Grange.
Rev. Henry D. Phillips, pastor of
the Episcopal church of LaGrange,
will act as Chaplain, and a splendid
musical program has been arranged
by MisS Viola Burks. Some of La
Grange’s most talented musicians
will participate, and the musical
feature will be'marked for rare ex
cellence. The program in full is
published in this issue.
The public ,is cordially invited to
these exercises, and they will be held
at the Church instead of the Lodge
Room aR usual, in order to accom
modate as many as possible of those
who will no doubt wish to attend.
The warm esteem in which Governor
Slaton is held in LaGrange, coupled
with his eloquence and charm as a
speaker, will no doubt serve to bring
out a very large crowd to hear him
on tei? occasion.
The Reporter has been requested
to call especial attention to the time
and place for the services, namely,
2:80 o’clock next Sundav afternoon
at the first Methodist church.
Program for Elk’s Memorial.
^—Processional.
Fling Wide the Gates^from Cruci
fixion, Stainer.
Thy Kingdom of Love-—D. O.
Evans—Dr. F. M. Ridley and Mr. C.
W. Coleman..
Fear not, O’ Israel, Max Spicker.
Violin Solo—Selected, Miss Mc
Cloud.
From the Depths—Fabio Campana,
Dr. F. M. Ridley.
The Long Day Closes—Arthur
Sullivan.
Sopranos, Mi?s Linda Berry, Miss
Zana Hunt. Mrs. Harvev Reid.
Tenors, Mr. Clif. Smith, Mr. John
Strong.
Altos. Miss Lucy Adams, Miss
Elizabeth Alezander.
BasH. Mr. C. W. Coleman, Dr. F.
M. Ridley.
Pianist, Miss Viola Burks.
Memorial address by Governor Jno.
M. Slaton. • t
Dr. Vaughan to
Speak to Baraeas
The LaGrange Baraca - class has
spirit that is well worth while. These
men are always starting good move
ments and the best part about it is
that these movements are always, car
ried out. The motto of the class
speaks for itself-; • “We. do .things.”
The lessons are matje, interesting
every Sunday and flange, crowds at
tend regularly.- Much good is bbifig
accomplished-by,the clasp, and an ap
peal is being made for: new members.
The gathering |&cfcSim<lay M. like.
‘ " " crybody fakes part
WRITE TO SANTA CLAUS
IN CARE OF THE REPORTER
a home circle
in the lesson. •
Each Sunday
gram is planned
always attractiVi
_ special pro-
the. services are
# ;Dr. Vaughan has
been" invited - ta ! jspeak next Sunday
and it will -be.Will for you to “hear
what he has to ay. Make up your
mind- now to be < n hand:
All of the children are invited to write Old Santa Claus in care
of. The Reporter, telling him what they want him to bring them. A
special department for the little folks and their blessed patron
saint will be run in every issue from now until Christmas, and, if
possible^ e.very letter received from the children will be published.
Should the number received exceed our capacity, we will personally
deliver them to Old Santa.
So, children, write Old Santa Claus, telling him what you want
him to bring you. Just address your letters to
Santa Claus,
Care T ho LaGrange Reporter,
, LaGrange, Ga.
Wtitb as briefly as; you can so that there will be room for all
of . fba letters to be published. And, if you will allow the suggea-
tidr»,,be careful not,to.ask for too much. Remember, the old
gentleman', has .tremendous task to-get around'to all of the good
little boys ofid girts; and it would be sad indeed for him to have
to slight ?ome ob account of giving too much to a few, wouldn’t
iff . , ' : ;r «2 .
Sit down„righb now and write your letter to Santa Claus m care
of The Reporter, " — -
so that it can be printed in the next Issue.
| Just 17 More Shopping Days Before Chris mas—Get Busy
Mr. James R. Harrison who has
been connected . with the LaGrange
National Bank for sometime leaves
today or tomorrow for St. Augustine,
Fla., where he goes to accept a posi
tion with the Southern Express Com
pany. Mrs. Harrison will continue in
•LaGrttnge _ abdut two weeks longer
anq tH.efi .ioin her husband in Florida.
MlK Harrison has been a resident
of LaGrange about eight years ahd
during that time has" made many
staunch friends who regret to see him
leave this city. Their ■ best wishes
follow him to his new home.
