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HON. L. F. GARRARD
A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF
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OUR CANDIDATE
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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.
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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
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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
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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,
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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,
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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
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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,
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exceedingly ■
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