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VOL. 73.
ESTABLISHED 1842.
THURSDAY MORNING, DEC. 21, 1914
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NUMBER1L
STUDENTS ABE
* HOME AGAIN
LaGrange Colleges
Are Deserted
. Ufinuga Girls and Boys Have
Returned from the Different
Colleges to Spend the Christ
mas Holidays at Home.
Boy Scouts Are
Awarded Badges
LaGrange has a goodly number of
representatives in nearly all of the
Georgia colleges as well as in many
of the colleges in other states. These
.students are all boys and girls who
would be a credit to any city and it
is well that they represent LaGrange.
The Christmas holidays are coinci
dent with a regular home-coming timo
and many of the parents of La-
'■ range have their hearts gladdened
j»y (the presence of their boys and girls
have been away for the several
ollege months.
The LaGrange and Southern Bap
tist college girls left for their re
spective homes last week and will re
turn the first week in Januury with a
renewed eagerness to learn.
Perhaps more thorough and satis
factory work ■ has beon done in the
colleges this fall than for the same
length of time in many years. The
young men and women have realized
the importance of studying and have
availed themselves of the opportunity.
After Christmas the LaGrange col
leges are preparing to accommodate a
number of new students who were
At the regular meeting of the Boy
Scouts last Friday night, many of the
young militants stood tests and were
awarded badges. A large attendance
was present at this meeting as well
as many visitors, among whom were
the Campfire Girls who sang several
songs for the boys.
These pins have the motto of this
organization which has made marked
progress during the past few years:
“Be Prepared.” The (^Grange com
pany of boy scouts was organized
about ten months ago and now that
body numbers about thirty-five.
The badges were awarded as fol
lows: First Class, Fiank Harwell,
Jfr.; Second Class, Hinton Roper,
Herbert Peach, Phillip Upchurch,
Freeman Strickland, George Smith,
Eldrich Walker, Frank Brown; Tender
Foot, Frank Orr, Ira Bradficld,
Charles Piorson, Grady Guy, Frank
Brittain, Walter Hotter, Lovett
Pierce, Guy Parkington.
Prof. Clifford 8mitb is Seoul Mas
ter and has done much towards mak
ing this company one of the best in
the state. During the High School
Meet at Carrollton next April, the
LaGrange Scouts will give a drill in
signals. This feature Of the program
will bo a big advertisement for this
city and the boys’ perfection in the
wig-wag” code will bt interesting or
well.
The troop will take an outing trip
during the Christmas holidays on
Reid’s Island on the Cattahoochee.
Prof. Smith ■ will accompany them.
This will be a nice trip for the boys
and they are already planning for big
times.
Proof That It
Pays to Advertise
ORDINARY’S BOOKS CHRISTMAS TREE
ARE NOW OPEN
Firms and Corporations Must Comply
With Law on or Before January 1.
AT DUNSON MILLS
Every Child Given Presents Tuesday
Night.
Books in the office of Ordinary H.
T. Woodyard, in the Troup county
court houso, are now open for the
registration for 1915 of all local cor
porations and other businesses named
below.
The registration feo is $1.00. The
law prescribes' that all of these regis
trations shAll be made on or before
January 1 of the year during which
business iB to be done.
The lists of firms and corporations
thus mad£ up In the ordinary’s office
is sent to the office of the tax collec
tor and to the secretary of state as n
means of checking up on the state and
county taxes.
The following businesses are includ
ed in The registered Itetf*
Soda founts, photographers, loan
agents, auctioneers, keojjfcrs of pool
tables, flying horses, trip pin alloys
nnd shooting galleries, venders of
pntent medicines, immigljint agents,
shows anii exhibitions, iw'Cusos, dog
and pony shows, social cbjps, dealers
in white hbps/ptc., dealers in pistols,
etc., peddlers of stoves aft<$ Jfiocks,
peddlers of patent articles, Agents for
packing houses, itinerant docteta and
specialists, brewing companies, manu
facturers 61 sbda beverages, pawn
brokers, commercial agencies, slot ma
chines, detective agencies, xigarotto
dealers, owners of play gftagids and
parks, abstract companies', ; {fortune
tellers, etc., real estate agents, bicycle
dealers, automobile dealer#, dealers
in typewriters, insurance agents,
domestic corporations.
“Just Like a Letter
• from LaGrange”
Every child in the Dunson Mills
community between the ages of one
and sixteeen years received a Christ
mas present from the beautiful tree
which was provided for them Tuesday
night at the school auditorium. A
beautiful dressed doll was there for
each of the little girls and each boy
found some kind of wonderful toy. In
addition all of the boys and girls re
ceived generous sized bags, made up
in form of stockings, and filled with
Christmas goodies, such as oranges,
nuts and candies.
The tree, which was set up on the
stage, wits beautifully decorated with
tiny van-colored electric lights and
Christtnah bells in addition to the
abundance of presents which fairly
filled it from bottom to top.
The auditorium was crowded with
happy people both young and old, ttya,
grown-ups deriving fully as much
enjoyment as the children.
At tho special request of a largo
number of those who were mude happy
on this Occasion, Tho Reporter is
pleased to record their heartfelt grati
tude to Mrs. Thornton, Mrs. Sanford
Dunson, the mill management and
others who had a share in the delight
ful treat. Especially to Mrs. Thorn
ton are^they grateful as it was her
determination and devoted labors
which prevailed over, all obstacles and
mado possible so much happiness for
Mr. R. E. Whitaker, who was for
merly a resident of LaGrange, but
during the past two years has been in
the dairying business at Eatonton,
came to this city last Saturday and
will spend the Christmas holidays
here.
Mr. Whitaker made The Reporter
office a pleasant call Saturday and
renewed his subscription. “I don’t
want my home paper to stop,” he
said. “I look forward to the coming
of The Reporter every week like I
would a letter from home. I read
everything in it, the advertisements
and all.”
When asked how the farmers in
his section of the state were getting
along during this time of low price
cotton, 1 Mr. Whitaker stated that the
low price of cotton mado it hard on
them but they had nearly all planted
enough grain and other foodstuffs to
Bupply their own wants. “So far as
I am concerned," he continue^, “as
long as my milk rind buttor sales keep
up, I will have no cause to grumble.”
Just as Mr. Whitaker started out
of the door he shook hands with an
old friend who failed to recognize him
at first but soon saw through his new
ly grown crop of mustache and chin
whiskers and considerable time was
consumed in a genial chat. -
ABOUT $40,000
IN DIVIDENDS
Much Money to Be
Put in Circulation
On January 1st the LaGranga
Banks, Unity Cotton Mills and
Elm City Cotton Mills Will Pay
Dividends.
Church, School and
Hospital for Negroes
Nearly $40,000 will be put Into cir-
culation by Bix of LaGrange’a cor
porations in form of dividends which
they will pay on January 1st. These
ore the Unity Cotton Mills, 4 per ’cent
quarterly dividend amounting‘to over
$10,000; the Elm City Cotton Mills,
3 per cont quarterly, $9,468} the La-
Grango Banking & Trust Company, 4
per cent quarterly, $8,000; the La
Grange National Bank, 4 per cent
semi-annual, $6,000; Bank of La-
Orange, 4 per cent semi-annual, $2,-
000; and LaGrange Savings Bank, 4
per cont semi-annual, $1,000. ' In
addition a large amount will come to
LaGrange on account of the 3 per
cent semi-anna|l dividend of tho At
lanta & West Point Railroad Com-
unAble to enroll in the fall because of
theTfinancial depression. A „ ^ ^ of a 8nulll readinR
During the holidays, society in jn ^ Iaat week to
LaGrange will take a jump. Already ^ effect that
our exchanging sub-
- entertainments are being plan- 8Crjption8 for 8Weet potatoe8 . drie d
in honor of the college girls and other farm product8 had
obably the largest social treat will addeJ
a grocery department
the dance which will be given by ^ ^ haJ lt8 effect,
young men to the members of the r , . „
ollege set Friday night at the Elk’s Telephone number 28 was put on
all Many visitors are expected extra duty Sa^rday^ beginning early
om Newnan and other neighboring
us and a large number of girls and
will take active part.
aGrange girls from Agnea Scott,
Cobb, Cox College and the
. i Normal & Industrial school
Milledgeville, have returned home
their holidays here. They
Respectively: MiBses Jane Har-
!1, Claude Dunson and Margaret
lips of Agnes Scott; Miss Vivian
of Lucy Oobb; Helen Reeves
at College; Misses Sarah Lane,
Mitchell and Ethel Pike of G.
I. C. With the many visitors
will be in LaGrange as well as
home girls, our city will have
Christmas indeed,
usual the A. & M. School at Car-
,n claims the largest number of
from LaGrange. From this
>1, Messrs. Alvin Lester, Tom
nd, Flynn Haygood, Robert
ja n, Awtrey Bennett, and Rid-
Whitaker have returned for the
lays. Messrs. Cason Callaway
Swanson Pinkard, who have been
.eBenting LaGrange at Pough-
psie have come home to spend their
,rt vacation. Mr. Enoch Callaway
from Tulane University and will
ig the home-comers in this
Mr. Irvin Lehmann has reach-
home from Riverside and Messrs
ul and Frank Hammett and Mr. N.
Marshburn, Jr., who have been on
,y at the University of Georgia are
„ in LaGrange. Messrs Howard
id Pierce Harris arrived here a few
, yg afr o from Waleski to spend
rjatmas.
The “City of Elms and Roses” is
to have its boys and girls home
. and they are being received
outstretched hands. Xmas would
be complete without their merry
airing.
in the morning, continued to ring
throughout the day until The Repor
ter’s grocery stock was entirely ex
hausted and the phone calls had to bo
answered as follows: “Completely
sold out, not a thing left.” The Re
porter's “Printer-Devil” was changed
into a delivery boy and was kept on
the run
Surely, IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE.
Well Known Troup
Negro Woman Dies
A Farm Equipped
with Conveniences
Mr. J. S. Bartley, a successful far
mer and good citizen of Southeast
Troup, was in LaGrange Monday with
three of his boys, James Willard, John
Forrest and Joe Hall Bartley, These
bright little follows took in the toy
shops and other places of interest and
enjoyed their visit very much.
Mr. Bartley is one of the most suc
cessful farmpra in hia district, and
has set a commendable example for
other farmers in providing his home
with water works, acetylene lights
and other convenienpes and comforts,
He has eight children, six Jioys and
two girls. ,
New “Baby Grand”
for LaGrange
Victoria, the wife of Adam Wilkin
son, and a well known Troup county
negro died at her homo about six
miles from LaGrange, on Monday,
December 14. She had suffered for the
past six months from- a cancer and
her death had been expected for some
time.
The deceased was ftfty-foqr years
of age and her entire Ufa was spent
in Troup county. She wiU be pleas
antly remembered by her white
‘ friends to whom she sold milk and
butter. She was respected by her
acquaintances in both races.
A handsome “Baby Grand” self-
player piano has been installed at
The Gjrand and has added much to the
attractions ^of that theatre.
Mr. Market states that he expects
to operate both The Grand and The
Ideal every day, beginning at an early
date in January. Both the “movies”
here have been largely attended and
have been successful under the pres
ent management.
zlad
not
“Hazel Adams”
Was Big^Success
The play, **Hazel Adams” which was
given Friday night at the East Ver
non schoolwhs surely a success, The
play presented in Jtbree parts
and M*L Snelson Davis appeared be
tween acts. His part of the program
proved an interesting feature.
A goodly crowd was present and
the proceeds went to bqy new decks
for the school: v
all.
Young Man Who
Will Make Good
Early Monday morning one of La-.
Grange’s bright college boys ap
peared at The Reporter office and
after greeting the boys with a
cheerful “good morning”, said:
“Could you give me some work for
a couple of weeks? I will have two
weeks at home and nothing to'do but
loaf.” Here he found nothing to do
because the Christinas rush for the
papers was over.
At several other places this same
young man mado similar inquiries
which also pi et with negative answers
but he was not baffled.
Even Monday morning he found
work in ono of the stores here. He
was determined to find a job and his
determination met with success. He
is the kind of boy that,will make a
success in life, while we regret to say
even LaGrange has its share of loaf
ers who cap find nothing to do but
loaf, while boys from other towns
come here and get positions.
Mrs. W. M. Whitlow
Sends Fine Turkey
During the past two years, Mattie
Bufford with some Assistance and
much encouragement- from her white
friends, has organized a colored
Episcopal Sunday School and Church.
The Sunday School meets ’every Sun
day afternoon at three-thirty o’clock
and once a month Rev. A. E. Day, who
is principal of the St. Paul Parish
Training And Industrial School for the
colored people in Atlanta, has con
ducted the services on East Depot
street.
On account of the great number of
new members, Mattie has startud a
movement to build an Episcopal
church, an Industrial School und a
Hospital. Mr. Robert Lewis Render
has given three lots at Lake Park and
now an appeal is being made for dona
tions from the people of LaGrange.
Any atooqnt will be greatly ap
preciated and will be received by
Mattie Bufford at 140 Johnson street
or at the Bank of LaGrange.
Rev. Day of Atlanta held a mission
here a short while ago and Bishop C.
K. Nelson confirmed a class of four
pri Sunday night, December 13.
pany, which has a number of stock
holders here; and there arc also many
local people who own Troup County
and City of LaGrange bonds, on seve
ral issues of which the interest falls
due on January 1st.
It is probable that dividend, and
interest disbursements going into lo
cal circulation on the first of the year
will total $60,000 or more.
1,544 Miles without
A Single Puncture
Mr. J. A. Bennett
Grows Fine Lemon
Business Men
Thank Patrons
This is Christmas and -the shopping
rush is on. The merchants and
business men are all busy and the
late shopper is finding the way of
the eleventh hour buyer hard.
Nearly all the merchants during
the past month have urged the “Shop
Early” movement. This, week The
Reporter is carrying, several adver
tisements from the principal busi
ness houseB of this city, which con
tain expressions of thanks and merry
Christinas to their patrons. Read
these advertisements, they are
greetings for you which should not
be overlooked.
Mrs. /W. M. Whitlow, who resides
in the Roughedge District, pleasantly
remembered The Reporter with a fine
turkey this week in exchange fbr
eighteen months snbscription. This
was vdry kind of Mrs. Whitlow, and
is appreciated. ~
In order to do all in its power to r
ward helping to meet the new condi
tions, The Reporter has been taking
farm produce in payment for subscrip
tions, either renewals or new subscrio-
ers, and a great many have taken’
advantage of the offer. So far we
have experienced no trouble wr.atevet
in selling all of the products so taken
promptly and without loss. VV a'Vfdrit
to say right here, however,’ that Mrs.
Whitlow’s turkey is not for sale but
will go into consumption on Christ
mas day attended by pleasant
thoughts of the sender.
Mr. J. A. Bennett claims distinct
ion of being the champion lemon
grower of Georgia. From a small
orte-year old tree he has pulled a
lemon that weighs a.full pound and
with its riep color resembles a grape
fruit touch,, jnpre than one of F"
“s°“f
One of the I^iGrArtge- girls states
that this is the kind I of lemon that a
boy hands his sweetheart just 1 be
fore Christmas.
Mr,.RH Melton
Leaves LaGrange
Mr il. H. Melton left LaGrange
Tuesday foi#Kis home in Dawson. He
has Wla a resident of' this city dUr-
Mrs. Albert Dunson, Mrs. R. D.
Render and Miss Celeste Dunson re
turned Sunday from an extended
visit to their relatives at Iverness,
Fla. ■ While in Florida they also
visited St. Petersburg and other point.)
of interest in that state. Mr. Walter
Allen steered Mrs. Dunson’s Buick
“37” on this trip a total of 1544.fni!es
without even a puncture. On tbfi re
turn trip, ttie roads from Macon to
LaGrange were filled with stiff u»utl
from the recent rains and at times it
was almost impossible for the car
to pull its way through.
Mr. William Spivey, who has been
spending several months with his
parents at Iverness, Fla., made the
fifth member in the car on the return
trip.
Mr. Fred O'Hara
Died Saturday
ing the past five years, tying connect
ed with Dozier's Pharmacy: H6 in
tends tb spend a few motyhs at Daiv-
son and will then probably accept a
'position in Atlanta.
Mr. Melton was a member of the
local Elk lodge and by his genial dis
position made many, friends in this
‘city who regret to give him up.
Mr. James Frederick O’Hara died
last Saturday afternoon at twelve -
thirty at the home of his wife’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Robinson.
Development of lung trouble during
tho past few months probably caused
his death.
He was twenty-four years old and
had lived in LaGrange 1 about three
years, coming to this city from
Opelika, Ala. He married about one
year after moving here.
! Mr. O’Hara was a member of the
LaGfrange Methodist church and war.
a regular attendant of that Sunday
school. During the time that he was
in LaGrange he had formed a large
circle of friends who were deeply-
grieved at the news of his death arid
extend their sympathy to the rela
tives. 1
The deceased is survived by a wife
and little 14 months old Aon; mother.
Mrs. J. W. O’Hara; arid three broth
ers and yGlW waters, all of Opelika.
They are Messrs. Ben, Jesse, Frank,
Misses Ssgah,-. Nellie and Elizabeth
O’Hara.
The funeral services were conducted
at the home of Mr. Robinson Sun
day afterpoon at three-thirty o’clock
and the t>ody was interred immediate
ly afterwards at Hillview cemetery.