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The Carroll
VOLUME XXVI, NUMBER 48
ESTABLISHED 1886
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CARROLLTON, GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1913
Death of Mr. W. W. Key
Mr. W. W. Key died at his home
od Alabama street Monday morn
ing at 7 o'clock, and was buried at
Bethesda church Tuesday, with Ma
sonic honors, after funeral services
conducted by Rev. W. E. Dozier.
Mr. Key was well and favorably
known to the people of Carroll
county, having served them as
a faithful superintendent of the
county farm for a number of years,
and was acting constable of the
Carrollton district consecutively
since his first election, Jan. 1905,
|up to his death.
He was married to Miss Louisa 0.
Banks Jan. 2, 1877, and a member
of the Baptist church for forty
years, being about 60 years of age
at the time of his death.
The only immediate members of
his family are his wife and adopted
daughter, not having any issue of
his own. To these we extend con
dolence and would say, look unto
Him who doeth all things well and
before long we shall see him again,
not as he was, but like Him who
is the author and the finisher of
our faith.
Some Reminders
Walker family Reunion
Held at Bowdon
A very pleasant occasion was
that enjoyed at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. J. Walker, at Bowdon,
on the 17th inst., when the children
of Mr. and Mrs. Walker with their
families were gathered at their pa
rental home. The following named
were present: Mr. and Mrs. G. T.
Lovvorn, of Carrollton, Mr. and Mrs.
T. T. Rowland, of Chattanooga; Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Walker, of, Bowdon;
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Rowland, of
Bowdon; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Word,
of Waco; Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Bar-
row, of Bowdon; Mr. and Mrs. R. P.
Alexander, of Roopville, and Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Walker, of Bowdon. Ab
sent members of the family were
Mr. and Mrs. J.-W. Walker, of Ar
kansas, Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Walker,
of Berlin, Germany.
The above named with their chil
dren present numbered 34. On re
turning to the home from the Bap
tist church, after cordial welcome
and greetings, were invited to the
dining room where was spread a ta
ble upon which, in rich abundance,
was spread the well prepared viands
around which gathered this inter
esting family, and after the invoca
tion of blessing by the pastor of the
church, Rev. W. W. Roop, all pro
ceeded to enjoy to the full extent,
the magnificent preparation placed
by the hand of a loving mother, who
enjoyed again the ministration of a
mother's love for the children who
have so long shared in the blessings
of her maternal affections.
After the full enjoyment of the
mother's expression as exhibited on
the table, came the father's expres
sion, when he presented to each of
his children present the beautiful
and substantial token of a ten dol
lar gold coin. This drew from each
one most sincere thanks, which were
felt more fully than they had lan
guage to express, but with feelings
of gratitude all assembled in the
large family room where thanksgiv
ing and prayer was offered, led bv
the pastor, and afterward an excel
lent picture of this interesting fam
ily group was taken by the clever
artist, Mr. J. S. Reese.
The occasion cannot fail to ce
ment in closer ties of love the mem
bers of this family, and prompt in
each heart an ever abiding affection
for this good father and mother.
Other things besides these cool,
dewy mornings remind us that the
fall season is near at hand; others
than the big fat porkers—and many
there be, we are glad to say—and
the sweet scented new mown hay
and (he fodder stack tell us that
Jack Frost is not far away; and yet,
still other things than a strip of
middling and long podded cornfield
beans, and the pumpkin yam tater,
the advanced agent of the coming
of Mr. Possum, all point to the
time we,pall fall; and more, now and
then a straggling mover and the
tumbling of dry goods boxes con
taining "the latest styles”—another
reminder of a new fall hat and that
our three summers’ alpaca has
worn entirely too thin for the sea
son and has become almost as inde
cent as gauze cloth and slit skirts.
All of these and many other things
we could mention are reminders
that "sweet summer" will soon be
gone.
But the reminder of all reminders
that the fall season is fast approach
ing and that "something will soon
be doing" is the open boll of cotton
lying on the desk just in front of
us as we pen this. Cotton!
Well, Georgia’s own beloved son,
Henry Grady, could alone describe
the all importance of this the ruling
article of commerce, not only in the
South, but of the nation and of
other nations.
Cotton we must have,
Then cotton we must grow;
Cotton the king of commerce,
That makes the money flow.
Ladies’ Weekly Prayer Meeting
The ladies weekly prayer meet
ings will be held as follows:
At Mrs. Geo. Merrell’s, Sims street,
led by Mrs. John Cook.
At Mrs. J. R. Daniel’s, Longview
street; led by Mrs. Leaptrot.
At Mrs. Lizzie Curtis, College
street; led by Mrs. Jesse Dodd.
All of which are to take place
August 27, at 4 o’clock, p. m. All
are cordially invited to attend the
nearest meeting to them.
The Land of Sunshine
Col. R. D. Jackson left Se turday
afternoon on a trip to St. Peters
burg, Fla., where he will remain for
a few days looking after some landed
interests. St. Petersburg is a little
city of about seven thousand inhab
itants, eighteen miles across Tampa
bay opposite the city of Tampa. It
is said there are fewer days without
sunshine in St. Petersburg than any
place in the world. They have a
record showing that during eighteen
successive months there were only
eleven days that the sun did not
shine. A daily paper published at
this place gives away its entire edi
tion every day the sun fails to
shine.
* first Baptist Church
All evening services have been
changed from 8 to 7:30.
Woman’s Missionary Society
The Woman’s Missionary Society
of the M. E. church south will hold
its regular semi-monthly meeting in
the Sunday School room at 4 o’clock
Monday afternoon.
Singing Convention to
Meet at Bremen
In compliance with a special re
quest from the people, the semi-an
nual session of the Carroll County
Progressive Singing Convention will
meet at Bremen, Ga., on the second
Sunday and Saturday before in
September.
All singers and lovers of music
take due notice and be on hand
G. W. Fleming,
Chm. Ex. Com.
Council Proceedings
Carrollton, Ga., Aug. 18,1913.
Council met; A. K. Snead, presid
ing; W. H. Shaw being absent.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
Committee on insuring City Hall
reported they had awarded the in
surance of $5000 to Carrollton Bank
and First National Bank. $2500
each, their bids being cheapest offer.
The petition of Water and Light
Commission read and approved as
follows: It is ordered by Mayor and
Council that the authority asked for
to dispose of the water metres now
installed ond owned by the city be,
and the same is hereby granted to
the Water and Light Commission of
said city, and it is further ordered
that the said commission make all
rules ard regulations for the dispo
sition of said metres, and for the in
stallation of such other metres as
they may deem just and proper.
Ordered that J. H. Burson and J.
L. Kaylor be, and are hereby ap
pointed, to investigate and purchase
a horse for fire department.
Ordered that tax returns of 1913
as appears on digest be accepted.
Offices in City Hall ordered des
ignated as follows: From front en
trance on west side of hall, 1st door
on left, City Clerk's office; 2nd door,
Water and Light Commission; 3rd
door, Mayor’s office; 4th, Chief of
Police; 5th, General Police; 6th Chief
of Fire Department.
Ordered that the safe be removed
from vault and placed in the office
of Chief of Police
Permit granted to Leon Hood to
erect building on street, rear of his
residence on College, said building
to front on Reese street
Ordered that sealed bids be re
ceived by Mayor and Council up to
7:30 o'clock, p. m., Monday, Septem
ber 1st, 1913, for lease of the city's
auditorium for twelve months, from
September 1st, 1913, to September
1st, 1914, for shows, etc. Said bids
to be made for the auditorium, al
lowing the Mayor and Council to
control and use said auditorium for
citizens' meetings, chautauquas,
school entertainments, local benefit
entertainments, etc., without charge
from the lessee. Persons wishing
to submit bids can get details of ex
ceptions from the Mayor. The
Mayor and Council reserve the right
to reject any and all bids submitted.
Bids must be submitted with the
condition that lessee must pay for
the lights.
Resignation of P. P. Kingsbery ac
cepted and ordered that he be paid
salary for the month of August.
The following resolution was unan
imously odopted:
Whereas the failing health of P.
P. Kingsbery has caused him to
sever his relation with the Mayor
and City Council as City Clerk and
Tax Collector, be it resolved
1. That we believe no city ever
had a more careful, accurate, or ef
ficient public servant,
2. That we earnestly hope that
the laying down of the work and
responsibility of this office will aid
in the restoration to health of this
man who has so self-sacrificingly
performed his duties during the re.
cent months of his affliction.
3. That the Mayor and Council
as a body, and individually, hereby
express their most heartfelt appre
ciation and sympathy to Mr. Kings
bery in the days of his suffering.
Ordered that Clerk be elected to
fill the unexpired term. J. A. Murrah
unanimously elected to fill vacancy
and to commence duties at once,
August 19th, 1913. No further busi
ness, Council adjourned.
A. K. Snead, Mayor Protem.
P. P. Kingsberry, Clerk.
An Interesting Trip to Beulah
It was quite a treat to ride with
Mr. Ed Jackson over to Beulah
Monday afternoon where Prof. L W.
Stallings had invited Hon. L P.
Mandeville to make an address to
his school. Mr. Mandeville’s de
scription of the things he saw while
on his recent trip into the great
west was not only interesting to the
school children, but to many of us
older ones as well. But few people
in this country have ever traveled
as much or read more than Lee
Mandeville, and when it comes to
telling things as they are in an in
telligent and interesting way, Mr.
Mandeville stands head.
Aside from learning, so much
about petrified forests, the great
trees, the geysers and the snow
capped mountains, we also learned,
by seeing with our own eyes, that
some of the best farmers in Carroll
county live in the community of
Beulah. We saw that acre of cot
ton of Mr. H. S. Hughs, of which it
has been said, will make two bales.
If no disaster befalls it, we believe
it will do that and more, too. Plenty
of it is as high as a man’s head, lap
ping in five foot rows and heavily
loaded with grown bolls and still
making more. We also went into
that five acre field of corn of Mr. W.
R. Daniel, that The Free Press made
mention of last week, and found it
to be very fine, indeed.
Besides these there are many
other things worthy of mention in
this, one of the very best communi
ties in Carroll county, and we all
know what it takes to make a good
community. It's a lot of good thrifty
people, just the sort that lives
aroiihd Beulah. If we mistake not,
our friend George Harper claims
this to be a part of his bailiwick;
his entire domain, of course, is the
whole universe, as is the case with
all philosophers.
Among other good things around
Beulah is a lot of our clever corn
club bovs and government demon
strators. Mr. Jackson says the Beu
lah club is one among the best clubs
in the county, and that he has
eleven boys and four men connected
with his work at this place who are
making good.
We forgot to mention that at re
cess more melons were cut than
could be eaten, and that our friend
Harper and Sid Marlow were Alpha
and Omega at the melon cutting.
Dedication Services at
Pleasant Grove Church
I am authorized by the church in
conference to extend a cordial invita
tion to all our friends, and especially
those who contributed toward the re
building of our church, to attend the
Dedication services to be held on the
fourth Sunday, August 24 th.
Dr. J. J. Bennett will preach the
Dedication sermon. Services will be
morning and afternoon, with dinner
on the ground.
We hope to have all our friends
present and enjoy the day with us.
J. T. Hixon.
cure* Old Sores, Othsr Remedies Won’i Cure.
The worst cases, no matter of how Ion* stan&jng.
are cured by the wonderful, old reliable
Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil. It relieves
Fain and Heals at the same time. 25c, 50c, $1.00
Watch the Windows for Date
The ladies of the Central Baptist
church will run a tea room in the
room vacated by Bledsoe Ten Ce4it
Store. Ladies wishing to entertain
at tea parties will be given special
attention. The proceeds go to help
furnish the new Baptist Tabernacle.
Have You a Mule for Sale?
Dr. J. C. Clark will be at Stewart
&. Fleming’s stables on Thursday
and Friday August, 28 and 29, to
buy mules. Everybody who has a
good mule for sale will do well to
be on hand.
The County Farm’s Fine Crop
There having been so much said
about the good crops throughout
the county,'we thought perhaps our
readers would be pleased to see
something in The Free Press con
cerning the crop that every citizen
of the county has, and shquld feel,
an interest in; and for that reason
we had a representative to visit
Carroll county’s farm for the pur
pose of making as accurate a report
as is possible to obtain of such
things as he thought would be of
interest to the people of Carroll
county. So here is what he has to
say:
On arriving at the farm I imme
diately ran upon Commissioner
Broom, who extended to me a very
cordial greeting and a hearty wel
come to see all that was to be seen
and to ask such questions as I
wished about any and all things
The Free Press readers might be in
terested in.
In order that we might get right
down into the heart ol things we
struck out on foot for the fields and
for three solid hours our eyes were
cast upon things good and beautiful
to be seen.
The first thing I noticed was a
great big patch of corn with bean
vines just coming into bearing cling
ing around great sturdy stalks of
corn already ladened with long
roasting ears that could be plainly
seen reaching out into the open
middles. Just a little further on
over the hill that is lightly shaded
with a few pine trees and heavily
sodded with a sage grass peculiar to
the soil of the denuded forest of this
section, we came in sight of the ob
ject of my visit.
Corn to the left and corn to the
right; peas to the left and peas in
front; syrup cane to the right and
more corn and peas away back, and
finally I said, “Let’s retrace." “But
no,” said Mr. Broom, "I’ve more to
show you yet."
After taking a birdseye view of
this field from the top of a tree, I
was shown more corn on land I
knew thirty years ago, and at that
time was producing something like
ten bushels per acre, which I feel
sure will make thirty-five or forty
bushels per acre this good year A.
D. 1913.
Bv this time the sun’s rays were
coming down upon us at an angle
of about as many degrees as ail
this corn is going to make bushels
per acre, but after all the wading of
cornfields, peafields and acres of
sorghum cane and sweet potatoes,
there were the hogs and yearlings
yet to be seen, and I saw them, too,
and found them to be in keeping
with the prosperous condition of all
things in general around the coun
ty’s farm.
Now, as to the yield of this great
corn crop of 125 acres, no one can
tell to a certainty just how many
bushels it will make; but owing to
the fact that a greater portion of it
is now in the last stages of maturity
and having a good season in the
ground, I think it would be a safe
estimate to say that it will average
at least thirty bushels per acre, let
come what may. There is not a
sorry acre of corn to be found on
the farm, nor a sorry acre of any
thing else as to that matter.
I have cultivated, and have seen
cultivated, many acres of peas, but
Mr. Broom has fifteen acres of the
finest peas I think I ever saw. They
have just commenced to put on
fruit nicely. He thinks they will
make 200 bushels. If he don’t get
300 bushels I will be badly fooled.
Besides the cultivated peas he has
thirty-five acres sown for hay, which
are just as fine as is possible for
them to be, it seems. The peas
were planted on land that had
yielded a fine crop of oats; thirty-
Services at Christian Church.
Rev. D. A. Brindle, who has never
failed his congregation at this place
in any of his appointments, is to be
here Sunday, and it is the earnest
desire of the “faithful few" that ev
ery member who can possibly do so
give him their presence, and as
many others as will are cordially
invited to come.
Another Carroll Boy
Has Made Good.
Mr. Wade Mobley, who lives
twenty miles south of Miami, Fla.,
came in at noon today on a visit to
his father, Mr. J. M. Mobley, and
other friends and relative^ in this
county, his wife and baby having
preceded him some weeks ago
Six years ago he located where
he now lives, making an investment
of $1600, and today his possessions
run around $12,000. Land that
sold for fifteen dollars per acre then
is bringing seventy-five and a hun
dred now. And thus it is Cairoll
county boys continue to make good
wherever they go.
Nixon-Parker
At the home of the bride’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Nixon, on
August 7th, at 7:39 o'clock, their
daughter, Olivia, was united in mar
riage to Mr. Laron Parker, of Waco,
Ga., Rev. J. L Oxford, of Carrollton,
officiating.
Kindergarten
Realizing the value of kindergar
ten training for the formation of
right habits and the development of
character, the Carrollton Board af
Education has allowed Mias Kate
Slade the use of a room in the new
public school building on Maple
street.
As only a limited number of chil
dren can be taught, parents wishing
to enter pupils are urged to see Mi*
Slade as soon as possible. She w!B
gladly explain tef them the purpose
and methods of the kindergarten.
five acres having made 1,000
bushels.
Many of The Free Prees readers,
no doubt, remember Jack Giles.
Well, if you want to be reminded of
Jack, just step over to the county's
farm and take a look at that sor
ghum cane field. Mr. Broom counts
on making five or six hundred gal
lons of syrup. If he only his ves
sels to hold that much, my advice
to him would be to look up 1 few
more half barrels, for he is sure go
ing to need them.
Now, upon the whole, I think for
certainty, there will be id*ie at
least 3,500 bushels of com, equal to
$3,500. and not less than $300 of
syrup, $200 ot peas, $500 of hay,
$300 of fodder. $200 of potatoes,
there having already' been gathered
$600 worth of oats and about $200
of vegetables, making a grand total
of $5,800.
This crop was made with six
hands and four mules, two of the
hunds being old men and one a boy,
but in Mr. Broom’s own language,
the other three were "cracker jacks."
These hands set in to work on the
crop April 1st, and finished up July
15th. Mr. Broom figures the cost of
labor at $320, mule feed at
and he used $300 worth of
making a total of $725.
Mr. Charlie R. Broom gua
convicts and superintended the
farm work. He'arose of mornings
at 3 o'clock and was up until 9
o’clock at night during nearly the
whole season. Sundays not excepted,
and a great deal of the credit for
this splendid crop is due him fi
his good management.
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