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' . - ■ ___ : SJB " ^vai 3K • . ST £W®. il 1 w • , :S'JU8’4c.‘I • . I - igj p-A * 7 IP m 1 m m. m M vCl '•1 : km t ■ , I MOL. III. —— Demorest Will Present to the a $15,000 Court House and New Jail Free of Cost HON. L. F. GARRARD A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF f OUR CANDIDATE V.: Par the United States Senate—His Career from Boyhood to Man* hood—A Brainy Man. Hon. Louis F. Garrard, of Mus¬ cogee county, who is attracting the favorable attention of the people of Georgia, and who, m all-probability, toil! be elected to the United States Senate by the next Legislature, is In many respects a remarkable man. indomitable energy, practical judgment, great executive ability, courage, purity of character ahd fi¬ delity to the best interests of the people, have brought unvarying success to his efforts and stamps him one of Georgia’s greatest statesmen. A brief sketch of his active life may not prove uninteresting at this time. At the breaking out of the war \ve find Louis Garrard a member of the Alabama corps of Cadets at the Millitary School at Tuskaloosa. : HON. LOUIS V. GARRARD. He determined at once to go to the defence of his country. When the troops began to move, Garrard got a move on himself, and this at four¬ teen years of age. His intelligence, bravery and sound judgment soon attracted attentio n and at the age of sixteen he was transferred to the Nelson Rangers, which was made the escort of General Stephen D. Lee. With this command he ren¬ dered great service and his bravery was conspicuous. On a memorable day uL-the battle of Nashville, he thrilled the army about him by a deed of heroism that has not ceased of its reward of honor from the old Veterans of this day. Rut of this Vre will quote from one of his brave comrades who has already paid a - - *“ 1 —*« to Garrard's watt record, ss of the country ; such scenes as these have Garrsrd>' a youth of , as bftve as the bra true and as gallant a sol¬ der espoused a holy cause; •er was the re a moment * in liful army life but what be ■ for Dixie, old with what ' ;>■ ction (having car * ' m Mil ilant conduct 01 < lin. of - 1 P DEHOREST, HABERSHAil COUNTY, OA., SEPTEMBER 28, 1894. asserts its sway, transporting me back to the hallowed past of nearly thirty years agode, and methinks I again see and hear the then fearless^ gallant, beardless boy after our lines had been pierced and broken at all ppints: Yankees in front of us, Yankees in rear of us, Yankees all round us in every direction, our army utterly routed and thoroughly demoralised. Gen. S. D. Lee, our corps commander, fearless as "a lion, was endeavoring with colors in hand to rally our flying troops, At this juncture, our boy soldier, Louis, young in years but old in courage and daring seized the colors of a fleeing ensign, and dashing grandly forward and raising aloft his defiant banner, carried it nearer the advancing host than any other colors on the field, pleading with our routed comrades to rally and one more stgnd around our bleeding country’s proud emblem, ‘Twas here that General Lee, on his white horse, with two pieces of battery, aroundTvhich he was vainly Urging our better! forces to halt and support, exclaimed in words and tones which I can never forget, “This is the place for brave men to die,” to which our young hero re plied, “And I 'am here to die.” At this time it seemed as though the very earth brought forth a thousand Yankees to the square foot, and how one of the few around these two guns escaped utter annihilation remains a mystery to ine to this, day. Surrounded on-all sides by more Yankees than I ever thought “Carter had oats,’’through shot and shell, sabre strokes and bayonets thrusts, this grand young soldier, ever by my side, ne’er feared or faltered, and in answer to the continual command, “Surrender surrender,” replied, “I can die, but Tljj never surrender.” Grand words from a youth, worthy of any battle scarred veteran who e’er sealed his devotion to his country’s cause with his heart’s last and best blood, “Soon after escaping from this death trap I heard Gen.Lee tell the heroic young Georgian that he had particularly noticed his conspicuous bearing qn the field, and he would see that he should have a Captain’s commission. The following morn ing Gen. Lee was wounded in an attack Oh the rear of our retreating forces, and bearing him from the field to an ambulandte;1ie remarked : ‘Gafrardj I’ll not forget you.’ The following April found us in Carolina, where, with heart¬ aches and tears which none can ever know save He who made them, ‘the conquered banner was fotever furled’ and Louis Garrard was still at his post of duty, *a low private in the front rank,’ but I have not a doubt but what he would have, been a General had the war continued longer.” \ After the war Garrard went to college at the University of Ken¬ tucky, and then, having determined upon the law as his profession, he went to the law school of Harvard University. When be finished his course there he returned to Colum bus, and- on May 13, 1868, he was. to the bar. He married Miss Annie Leonard of Columbus, most accomplished and krv able young lady of fine parentage, on May 20, 1S68. Mr. Garrard at once took prom lucrative practice. His care, ‘ -T* . ■ W% ^ ... him to the f - 2 '• e n to the 3 a . . i Rabun Column. The Times has afi office in the courthouse, R. E. A. Hamby, manager,who will receive and re* cept for all subscriptions, etc. ,1 . Clayton Britts Special Correspondence to The Times. R. T. Green and family of Tur nerville, have been spending a few days with relatives apd friends in Rabun valley. Tatum weighs 240 pounds and is said to be the weight iest young man in North East Georgia. ‘Prof. J. C. Howard of Clarkes ville gave-our town a short call last week. The professor is on a fod¬ der vacation; he will return next Saturday, Miss May Bell, who has been spending a few days with'her aunt Mrs. Emily Wall, returned to her home at Walhalla, S. C., a few days ago. 1 Dr. McClure, candidate for sen ator on the democratic ticket from the 40th senatorial district, was in tovvn the past week. The doctor will get a good lift from our coun* ty when election comas around, M. W. Swafford of Cherchero >yas in our town Saturday, Professor Ledford resumes his school next Monday. The profes sor has been spending the last two weeks at his father’s home in Hia wassee~ Judge Bleckley and D. T. Dun can went to Tallulah Falls last week to attend the nieeting of the Masons. Prof. Jesse Dover is visiting the family of Rev. Simmons of Cleve land. Ga. He is teaching an ex¬ cellent school at the Shirley school house. Miss Ida Langston,who is teach ing school on Warwoman, is spend ing a few days at home, while her patrons save their fodder, Robt. Coffee and family of An* derson, S. C., are visiting their kinsman, Thos. Coffee. JeT Dillard Notes Special Correspondence to The Times. Revs. Singleton, Abernathy and Foster have been conducting a se¬ ries of meetings at Westley Chapel recently. A few clays ago a party of young folks, and old folks, too, went up iff the mountains for a pleasure trip We congratulated ourselves upon having so many old folks with us, among whom were Messrs. Jackey Martin, George Kelley, and G. W. Greenwood with their wives.’ Among the many pleasant faces were Misses Octie and Lizeie Kel¬ ley, and Belle Rush of North Car¬ olina, who seemed to be the ira portant part of the crowd with Messrs. Greenwood, .Ritchie and Garland, and numbered about thir tysigiit-soers Early Friday morning, ?.H Gh5d a ‘ ' I Scaled kcllej, wc se out f * y, ^ In C due ; time we reached . . „ . y Knob, where we ate a fine dinner, . . » • .3-, . the .M. - -1_ - v. . t * %e ® se ves w ones m * * a tnp 1° J } ^ ItJL wm. pretty hard or else your light will go Out. Hon. M. T. Perkins is expected to address our people soon. Jas. P. Kinsey and Miss Mattie Steele were married here on the 9th ult. Rev. Free is in Pickens county on a visit. There is a thriving debating so¬ ciety at the Providence school. * Ray. Pine Mountain Picking*. Special Correspondence to The Times Fodder season is here and the farmers are taking advantage of the fine weather to save it. Tom Winchester, ohe of our best farmers, accidentally shot himself inflicting a severe wound in his arm, while squirrel hunting. Mrs. T. M. Mongold has a bed quilt said to contain 3,444 pieces, and was made by old lady Mon¬ gold ninety years ago. Mr. Whiten is looking after mica near here. He expects to mine it soon. * M. B. THE STATE TAX RATE =r'’"*7 What tht Expense* of Government Cost the People of Georgia. The total appropriations for the support of the state government and public institutions for 1894 as shown by the appropriation bill and verified by the records in the offices of the comptroller general and state treasurer, except for common schools and pensions, amounts to $1,115,364. In this, is included $100,000 for the erection of an additional building at the hpiatic asylum, as provided by the act of 1893., The special taxes from liquor, shows, billiards, etc., amount to $271,846; the rental of the Western and Atlantic railroad is $430,000; making a total from special sources of $691,846. De duet this amount, which is raised other than by property taxation, from the above amount of $1,115, 364 and you will have the necessary amount to be levied and collected from a property tax which is $433, 418. The taxable property for 1894 is $427,000,000. The rate necessary to raise this amount of $423,418, is .99 of a mill, or a* fraction over 99 cents on $i,ooo. The rate of tax¬ ation for 1894, as levied, ia 4.37 mills or $4.37 on the thousand. This is made necessary by the ap¬ propriations for Schools and pen¬ sions. it ’V'. . The appropriation for schools is *95 6 *5 3 5*93. not feuding poll tax. To raise this amount it would be necessary to levy a tax of a.24 mills, or $3.24 on the thousand. The ap ^ on for pe nsk> ns to soldiers ^ . g ,^,000. In order to ^ thjs amount ,, necessary to fevy a tax of 1^8 mills , or $i.o8 « tb€ thourand . To cover insoI-[ W ” t *** artd ta W ^ reCeiverg jujJ collectors- the expenses of col lection, an additional tax of .06 of a mil! or 6 cents on the thousand is These aggregate rates make a to¬ tal of 4,37 mills, or $4.37 on the " ifdtojid. But for the appropri m for common kchool* and pen¬ is the tax rate would ber only 99' cents on $1,000 of property, which Is by far the lowest rate of any state in the union. If the appro non for erecting aoaiuonai at the lunatic asylhm, -»•* a m Cl in 1 required by the act of exceedingly ■ been about ad lower, ? ■ JlR Wgamvzn .- v 54' it"; ,TJEI‘5‘7M’1 fr .1; V .. fl V . ’ . h‘s .‘ "-‘..:§.’;"“§§,ig ‘ ‘ ‘11“.5 ... . :.‘ us , - If the! Us the .j > r-iwm JOB PRINT! Whefi you are In need of fine Job i Send or Call on THE TIMES, Demo We guarantee the best Work and tht to be the Lowest V J&I11 v ,mm i— *— • 'imMm *. They All Do Do What? Complain of Hard r ■■ % Some have promised to secure for U6 better times, but in tfie time, while the hard times are on us, what shall we do t MIZE? But how economize? Thi* is one answer : 1st. Buy only what you need; 3d. In buying pay more attent quality than to quantity; 3d. Do not ha dedeiv'ed by the “Largest stock,” “cheapest prices,” etc. This often goods to the purchaser. Be your own judge of good* Investigate for yourself In your investigation do not fail t Safford & Du I * > Ai -DEALERS IN— ®JB1 iff Dry Goods, Hardw - Groceries. Wc also handle Crockery, glassware, paints, oils, vktm Call and see us. DEMOREST, < ■ ~*» The Bank of ■N? ■to ■ •f 1 ? Capital, $25,0i Doing a business under a special charter from money on approved, security. Pay interest on time in domestic and foreign exchange. Ti ness. CORRESPONDENT^ i , Chase National Bank, New* York. Lowry Board of Di : A. W. A. H. Safford Vanlliso G. A. W. A. Campbell Dunlap \ i ■ t Officers: ■ A. HAMPTON, President. **- A- CAMI'KEt W. H. VanHisc » m , Demorest sci ■■ mm ■ Hrji v: fjem f<1 First Fall tcfrrfl opens August 6; Se Departments in Pedagogy, _ xm • j m Thorough, k. JZSBXXi Up . ■ rSd'-'m* Sfrrlal Classes and Acti if: l Busines mi m Wrfte for our new circular. gjgjji Demorest 1 ■ ■