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THE LAGRANGE REPORTER.
FRIDAY MORNING. PEC. 11. 1914.
SMALL STORM
DOES DAMAGE
Pharr Bros. & Childs
Sustain Loss
Last Thursday Night About One-
Third of the Roof on Dallis
Building Was Blown Off and
Furniture Store Flooded.
Troup Corn Club
Makes Fine Showing
In a heavy windstorm followed
by a torrential downpour of rain
which began with surprising
suddenness Thursday night at
about 9:^0 o’clock, about one-
third of the roof on the Dallis
Building was blown pff and the
stock of undertaking supplies
and furniture of Pharr Bros. &
Childs Company was damaged
to an amount between $500 and
$1,000. The principal damage
was in the undertaking depart-
S ent on the second floor, where
rge stores of trimmings and
supplies were completely ruined.
The damage to the building,
which is owned by Mrs. Ethel
Dallis Hill, will probably be in
the neighborhood of $500, as,
in addition to the repairs on the
roof, a large portion of the pla -
tering and trim on the second
floor was ruined and will have to
be replaced anew. In both cases
the loss will be total, as the
ordinary insurance policies do
not cover against damage by
water.
The roof of the stable on Rid
ley avenue, owned by W. G.
Cleaveland and occupied by
Caudle Brothers was also con
siderably damaged, resulting in
some damage tp supplies of feed
carried by Messrs. Caudle and
greatly frightening their stock.
It is reported that Mr. Cleave
land was so fortunate as to have
some tornado insurance, which
will probably cover the damage
Ito the building.
Mr. Hal Childs, of the firm,
was the first to discover the
threatened ruin of a large por
tion of the Pharr Bros. & Childs
Company stock. He was up
town when the storm began and,
thinking his family might be
uneasy, went by the store to get
his raincoat and go home. Upon
opening the door, he was shock
ed to find a deluge of water pour
ing into the front of the main
store room. The news spread
quickly and soon there were a
large number of volunteers on
hand to aid in moving the fur
niture, pulling portions of the
roof back in place, stretching
tarpaulins and sweeping out the
water that had poured in. But
for the early discovery of the
(damage and the prompt action
taken the loss would have been
considerably larger. While the
owners of the stock and build
ing can probably find some com
fort from a realization of the
more serious possibilities, their
losses are quite heavy as it is
and they have the sympathy of
the entire community.
THE TRUE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
After three days of pleasure
and benefit spent in Atlanta at
the annual Corn Show, Troup
County’s bright Corn Club Boys
have returned home with seve
ral creditable prizes for their
home county, and each with
renewed determination to make
next year’s corn crop the best
ever.
The 1914 show is described as
the largest and most successful
that has been held in the way of
exhibits, attendance and feat
ures of entertainment. Excel
lent exhibits of both corn and
canning products were made,
and every Georgian who wit
nessed the array was surprised
and delighted at the work of
these progressive young people
The Troup County Club made
an excellent showing, even
though they did not bring down
any of the biggest prizes, and
several of the members won in
dividual prizes.
The Club’s showing as
whole was awarded a prize of
$10.00.
Young Jesse A. Borders won
two prizes, one a $16.00 John
Deere one-horse corn drill with
fertilizer attachment, given by
John Deere Plow Company, At
lanta; and the other a scholar
ship to the State College of Ag
riculture valued at $25.00, of
fered by the Atlanta Chamber
of Commerce.
Another Troup County boy,
Joseph Freeman, also won two
prizes on his exhibit. These
were a No. 26 Avery New Union
Corn Drill given by B. F. Avery
& Sons of Atlanta, value $16.00,
and one of the twelve scholar
ships to the State College of Ag
riculture offered by the A., B. &
A. Railroad, value $25. One of
the Georgia Bankers Association
prizes of a $25 scholarship to
the State College of Agricul
ture, offered to three boys in
each of the five groups of the
Association, was won by Sam
Davidson, another young citizen
of Troup.
The organization of the Boys’
Corn Club in Troup County was
due to the efforts of. Mr. L. C
Davis, Special Agent in the De
monstration Work of the United
States Department of Agricul
ture, and' the benefits accruing
from this work are becoming
more apparent every year. Be
sides the valuable training and
experience which the boys de
rive from it themselves, the
Corn Club is opening the eyes of
the state to its possibilities in
the way of corn raising.
W. C. T. U. to
Aid Santa Claus
Negro’s Skull Was
Broken Wednesday
Will Purchase 500
Head of Cattle
City Cafe Serves
Excellent Dinner
Christmas Cantata
Tuesday Night
Lawson Truitt, a nineteen
year old negro, was found lying
near the tracks of the A. & W.
P. Railroad Wednesday night
not far from the depot about
8:25. The negro’s skull was
fractured, and in an unconscious
condition, he was yelling at thfe
top of his voice.
On account of the fact that
the accident did not occur at a
crossing, medical attention was
furnished by the city instead of
the A. & W. P. Railroad. The
negro was immediately carried
to Dr. Clark’s office and his
wound was dressed. As soon as
Lawson regained consciousness,
it was learned that he was for
merly a LaGrange negro and
will be remembered as the crip
pled boy who once worked at the
Racket Store, having had his leg
broken while riding the South
ern Express Company's wagon.
Dr. Clark states that although
the injury is serious, he thinks
that the negro will live. Since
Lawson was under the influence
of whiskey at the time of the ac
cident, some think that he was
stealing a ride and fell from the
bars under the car.
Callaway’s Decorate
for the Xmas Trade
During the howls of the Cal
amity Howlers and the ‘‘Won
ders where the farmers will get
their Christmas money,” the W
G. Cleaveland Company are pre
paring a way. This solution of
the problem which is facing the
farmers, will probably mean as
much to the Troup county cattle
raisers as the big-hearted plan
of Asa Candler meant to the
farmers in general.
In this week's issue of The
Reporter, these well known live
stock dealers have a quarter
page advertisement. They want
to buy five hundred head of live
stock between now and Janu
ary 1st. Some complaint has
been made that farm products
could find no market *in La-
Grange. Livestock are certain
ly a production of the farm and
if more farmers should turn
their efforts in this direction,
maybe they could obtain better
results.
Almost anybody possessing
the requisite facilities and ex
perience can get up a good meal
if given plenty of time. But
Robert Lee, of the City Cafe,
deserves the pennant for getting
up a meal last week that was A
Irecord-breaker both as to ex
cellence of the food and service
and the remarkably short time
in which he got it ready. The
occasion was a dinner to Mr.
Frank Cassada, of Elmira, N. Y.,
who was visiting Chier Reed and
other friends here. The order
was not given until about 3:30
o’clock and promptly at seven
o’clock, the appointed time, the
guests were seated at a banquet
which, for the quantity, variety
and excellence of the menu,
would have been a creditable
achievement with a couple of
days advance notice.
The Callaway’s Department
Stores are adorned in their
Christmas array and every de
partment is decorated in a
“Style-Beautifui.” This enter
prising firm has passed the war
time cry up as a sham and have
prepared to take care of the
Xmas trade ir. as large a volpme
as has been enjoyed by them in
former years.
We call your attention to two
full page advertisements which
we are carrying in this issue for
these stores and you should read
these two pages and note the
saving prices which are offered.
Entertain Friends
at Informal Dinner
MASONS TO ELECT
OFFICERS NEXT WEEK.
The annual election of officers
of Union Lodge No. 28. Free and
Accepted Masons will be held at
their lodge rooms at the next
regular communication, Tues
day night, December 15. A full
attendance is desired.
FRANK HARWELL, W. M.
G. E. BILLINGHURST, Sec’y.
On Tuesday at their home on
Ridley avenue, Mr. and Mrs. J.
R. Daughdrill delightfully enter
tained a few friends at an infor
mal dinner, the occasion being
the celebration of Mr. Daugh-
drill’s thirty-ninth birthday.
Everyone present thoroughly en
joyed the splendid meal which
was served and a delightful
spirit of hospitality and good-
fellowship prevailed. Among
those present, in addition to the
members of the family and
boarders, were: Mayor Edmund-
son, Chief Reed, Mr. J. H. Ed
mondson and Mr. Clark.
On next Tuesday night, Dec.
15, a selected chorus of twenty-
five of LaGrange’s younger
musicians will sing the Christ
Child, a Christmas Cantata, by
C. B. Hawley, the well-known
American composer. The Can
tata is an exceedingly tuneful
one, and, to those who are at all
acquainted with, Mr. Hawley’s
work and standing as a musi
cian, it is hardly necessary to
say that full advantage has been
taken of the abundant oppor
tunity afforded by the beautiful
Scripture passages describing
the incidents connected with the
Saviour’s birth.
The public is cordially invited
to be present, and all are re
quested to be in their seats be
fore eiglit o’clock. A voluntary
offering will be taken to defray
expenses incidental to the per
formance. Complete librettos
will be furnished the audience,
so that the story may be easily
followed.
The following will take part:
Sopranos, Mesdames Arthur
Mallary and Harvey Reid; Miss
es Linda Berry, Herberta Her
ring, Zana Hunt, Blanche Cou
sar, Ruth Pike.
Altos, Misses Elizabeth Alex
ander, Bess Herring, Mary Holle,
Lucy Adams, Sue Vaughan,
Clara Vaughan, Louise Vau
ghan.
Tenors, Messrs. John Strong,
V. R. O’Neal, Earl Duncan, T.
Morgan, W. W. Cadwell, Eugene
Spearman.
Basses, Messrs. Herbert Stuck
ey, I. F. O’Neal, Arthur Mallary,
R. M. Ridley, Jr., C. W. Coleman.
Accompanist, Miss Viola
Burks.
Since our announcement last
week that Lhe ladies of the
Woman’s Christian Temperance
Union of LaGrange had under
taken to provide Christmas re
membrances for the little chil
dren who might not otherwise
be remembered, these noble wo
men have been accorded a grati
fying degree of co-operation.
From all sides have come assur
ances of appreciation and com
mendation and it seems likely
that there will be no scarcity of
big-hearted people who will wel
come the opportunity to give so
much pleasure in proportion to
a comparatively small cost.
The children who were over
looked by Santa Claus last year
are invited to make known their
wants this year to these good
women of the W. C. T. U. Just
write a letter, addressing it to
Santa Claus,
Care W. C. T. U.,
LaGrange, Ga.
Any one wishing to join in
this work will be most welcome.
Donations of money or articles
will be gratefully received, and
also the ladies will be glad to
have reported to them all cases
of little children who might not
otherwise be made happy. Dona
tions and reports of cases should
be made to Mrs. N. E. Marsh-
burn, President of the W. C. T.
U., 80 Broad street, telephone
570. All articles contributed
and bought will be assembled at
Mrs. Marshburn’s hotne and
from there distributed at Christ
mas by the children of the Loyal
Temperance Legion.
GOV. SLATON
HERE SUNDAY
Delivers Excellent
Address
Many Forced to Stand In Back
of Church. Delightful Musical
Program Rendered.
Rev. Dodd Moves
Family to this City
Hulls Are Now
35clnsteadof 30c
The price of hulls in bulk is
now 35c. This raise of five cents
has gone into effect during the
past few days. In the advertise
ment which is carried in this
issue for the Farmers’ Cotton
Oil Company, the price of 30c
per hundred is quoted but this
price should be 35c.
Notice was sent to the Repor
ter office to make this change
after the advertisement had
been printed so this method is
taken to make the correction.
Bishop Nelson
to Preach Here
Rev. and Mrs. F. J. Dodd and
family, formerly of Fairburn,
have moved to LaGrange, to
make it their future home.
Rev. Dodd is a Baptist minis
ter and has served various
churches of his section, accept
ably, for 27 years. He server!
his old home church 15 consecu
tive years. He was also county
school superintendent of Camp
bell for 20 years.
Mr. and Mrs. Dodd have been
in Harrisonville community for
the past two years, and have
been of material benefit in relig-
jious and educational lines.
Mrs. Dodd has had charge of
)our school and by her energy
iand ability, has built up one of
the best country schools of the
county.
To Rev. Dodd, is due much
credit for the erection of one of
*the prettiest and best furnished
churches to be found in the
country.
Everybody is, indeed, proud
of the church. It has given tqne
to our community. We have tak
en on new life and interest. A3 a
result, we have built new homes
and added many improvements.
A FRIEND.
The annual Memorial Ser
vice of LaGrange Lodge No.
1084, Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks, held at the First
Methodist church last Sunday
afternoon was the most beauti
ful and impressive in the history
of the Lodge. The musical, pro
gram as arranged by Miss Viola
Burks was most appropriate in
selection and beautiful in ex
ecution, while Governor John M.
Slaton, who delivered the eulogy,
gave to his hearers a new con
ception of the exalted principles
of the Order.
A large number of the mem
bers marched in body from the
Lodge Rooms to the church, Mr.
H. C. Fincher, Exalted Ruler,
escorting Governor Slaton and
acting as master of ceremonies.
Following the musical exer
cises Mr. Fincher introduced, in
a few fitting remarks, the orator
of the occasion.
Governor Slaton’s address
more than fulfilled the expecta
tions of the large number of his
friends and admirers here. He
began by saying that it was an
occasion for speaking from the
impulses of the heart rather
than of the intellect, and while
his address throughout was per
fect in diction and abounded in
beautiful imagery, these quali
ties were but incidental and it
was the inspiring spirit of the
message delivered with such
sincerity and simplicity which
held the great audience in rapt
attention from begipning to end.
The principal theme of the ad
dress was service, as expressed
in deeds of kindness and benev
olence and a broader charity
for the weaknesses that flesh is
heir to. He strikingly illustrat
ed the brotherhood and inter
dependence of all mankind by
touching references to the man
ner in which the terrible Euro
pean wars originated and were
ELLEN
CR089
EXPLAIN8 RED
8EAL8.
mien, who In seven yean cld and
Urn out In Kansas City, came home
from school the other day with a red,
green and white "subscription card"
the teacher bad given her. Her mother
had seen something about Red Cross
Seals In the paper, but didn't knoy-
just what It was all about
“Oh." said the seven-year-old proud
ly, “don’t you know? They uae the
money to take care of alck folks—sick
folks that haven’t got any money to
take care of 'enwelves. The money
they get from the Banty Clans seals
goes to run n hospital for those folks.
And they pny doctors and nurses to
teach people how to get well and bow
not to get sick. Teacher told ns all
about 1L See, this paper tells.”
Then Ellen's mother read tho folder
that small daughter bad brought home,
telling how often tuberculosis can be 11*’
prevented, and when sho bad finished
she signed the card for a liberal num
ber of seals.
Exchanges Meal
for Subscription
Mr. J. S. Howell of Route 4
brought the Reporter a bushel
of fine Troup county water
ground meal last Saturday in ex
change for a year’s subscription.
Mr.' Howell states that the
low price of cottdn has affected
all of the farmers in his sec
tion but those who have planted
a large quantity of com are now
better able to face the “hard
times scare.” He stated that he
had gathered five hundred bush
els of corn and expected to have
an even larger crop next year.
Mr. Howell has already begun
isowing grain for next year and
state? that a severe cut will be
made in the cotton crop next
year throughout his entire sec-
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THE XMAS RED CROSS *
SEALS ABE ON SALE AT ♦
THE FOLLOWING *
PLACES ♦
Bishop C. K. Nelson of the
diocese of Atlanta will preach at
St. Mark’s Episcopal church
Sunday morning at eleven
o’clock. A class for confirma
tion will be present at this time.
The public is cordially invited
to attend the meeting.
City Drug Store
Milams Soda Fount
LaGirange Dry Goods Co.
J. R. Lara mo re’s
Bradfield Drug C(j.
Dozier’s Pharmacy
Lehmann'S Jewelry Store
Ladies- Furnishing Store
the entire civilized
affecting
world,
Touching upon the high duty
of kindliness and tolerance he
made fitting use of the beautiful
quotation:
So many gods, so many creeds,
So many paths that wind and
wind,
While just the art of being kind
Is all this old world needs.”
Referring to the principles of
the Order of Elks, Governor
Slaton exalted brotherhood as
one of its most important tenets,
and expressed the conviction
that no true Elk could be other
than a brother both to fellow-
members and mankind in gene
ral, seeking to strengthen and
protect where weakness exists,
to inspire to nobler and better
things, and to be ever ready to
throw the broad mantle of char
ity over the unfortunate.
Those who were so fortunate
as to hear Governor Slaton’s ad
dress were deeply impressed with
his ability and nobility of pur
pose as a man and instinctively
felt proud of him as a native of
this section and as the Chief
Executive of the Empire State
of the South.
While in LaGrange Governor
Slaton was entertained by Mr.
and Mrs. Fuller E. Callaway.
A large number of visitors
from West Point, Hogansville
and nearby communities came
especially to hear the exercises.
Mr.Gibson Comes
Back to LaGrange
Mr! R. E. Gibson, who has
been living at Glenn during the
past four years has returned to
LaGrange and will make his
home in this city again. Mr.
Gibson will do general repair
work.
While at Glenn, he farmed
and has brought the Reporter
two bushels of fine potatoes in
exchange for his subscription
Pure Food Sale
Begins Dec. 18th
The ladies of the Episcopal
church.' will have a Pure Food
Sale beginning December 18th,
at Edmundson’s old store on the
square.
There will be the usual table
of fancy articles suitable for
Christmas gifts. Candy, cakes,
bread and rolls will be on sale
and delicious hot lunches will be
served. Any contributions will
be appreciated and your patron
age is earnestly solicited. ,