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Walker County Messenger.
VOLUME XXXIV—NO. 35
MILTON ROBBS
GIVEN 20 YEARS
Enters Plea of Guilty on Charee of Arson and Judge Mad
dox Imposes Heavy Sentence—Other Criminal
Cases Disposed of
Twenty years in the chaingang is
the penalty imposed ou Milton
Robbs, who set fire to Jackson &
Blackwell's store in West Armuchee
some months ago after having burg
larized the store. Robbs entered a
plea of guilty and submitted his
case to the mercy of the court. His
case was taken up Monday morning
soon after the convening of court.
Story ot the Crime
Jackson & Blackwell's store was
burned some months ago and at the
time it was thought that lightning
had struck the building, thus setting
it on fire. Search among the ruins
failed to disclose a 38 calibre pistol,
known to be in the store, and also
any trace of some thirty dollars in
pennies, nickles and dimes, which
had been placed near the safe when
the building was locked up. Sus
picion parted to Robbs, as he left
the valley soon after the burning,
and when the Chattanooga police ar
rested a negro with a sack full of
pennies in his possession because
the negro could not give a good ac
count as to how he obtained such a
large amount ot these coins, Carl
Blackwell at once went to Chatta
nooga and identified the negro as
being from Armuchee, Robbs con
fessing to the crime when confronted
by Mr. Blackwell.
Robbs was indicted on two counts,
one for burglary and one for arson
and entered a plea of guilty on both
counts. Judge Maddox sentenced
him to five years for burglary and
15 years for arson, making 20 yean
sentence for the two crimes.
Other Pleas of Otiilty
Jim Haynes, colored, entered a
plea of guilty ou the charge of
gambling, and was fined $l5O or 12
months in the chaingang. It was
shown to Judge Maddox that he
was a professional gambler and for
this reason the Judge stated that he
made the sentence heavy.
Will Fnzier and Will Lenoir,
both colored, also entered pleas of
guilty on indictments charging them
with gambling and got off with a
fine of SSO each or six months in
the chaingang. f
The first case charging carrying
concealed weapons to come before
Judge Maddox at this term was that
of Bob King, who entered a plea of
guilty. Judge Maddox gave him 8
months in the chaingang or the
alternative of paying a SIOO fine.
State vs Cbas. T. Wilson; larceny
of diamond stud from residence of
Z. G. Patten; verdict of not guilty.
State vs Tom Townsend; selling
liquor; not guilty.
State vs Arthur Carlisle; gamb
ling; found guilty: SSO and cost or
fi months.
State vs Wash Osborn; selling
liquor; found guilty; $l5O and costs
or 12 months.
State ys Ike Williams; gambling;
not gnilty.
State Bob Lee; carrying concealed
weapon, found guilty; SIOO and
costs. .
State vs Bud Wyatt; gambling;
not gnilty.
State vs Bud Wyatt; carrying con
cealed weapon; found guilty; 1100
and costs or 0 months.
State vs Cromer Little; assault
and battery; plead guilty; SSO and
costs or ft months.
State vs Frank Parham; asault
and battery; plead guilty; $25 and
costs.
State vs Malcomb Plumley; as
sault and attempt to murder; not
ANOTHER VETERAN
GOES TO REWARD
L. C. Davis, Well-Known
Citizen of Lytle, Died Sud
denly Saturday Morning
'Squire L. C. Davis, one of the
best known citizens of the county,
died last Saturday morning at his
home near Lytle. Mr. Davis'
death was very sudden and was due
to heart failure. He was 05 years of
age.
Mr. Davis was a brave Confeder
ate soldier and saw service in
Wheeler’s cavalry. He had resided
at Lytle since the close of the civil
war.
Funeral services were held at
Chickamauga Sunday morning, the
interment following at the Chick
amauga cemetery.
Mr. Davis is survived by bis wife
and twelve children, ten daughters
and two sons—Mrs. C. A. Morrison,
of Atlanta, Mrs. C. A. Wheeler, of
near LaFayette, Mrs. James O'Leary,
Chattanooga, Mrs. Z. A. Conger,
Mrs. J. T. Trotman, Mrs. J. Q. Os
born, Mrs. J. A. Graham, Lytle;
Mrs. John O’Leary, Norfolk Vs.,
Mrs. B. Suggs, LaFayette and Miss
Joice Davis, Lytle; T. J. Davis, of
Memphis, and W. R. Dayis, of
Lytle. All the children were present
at the funeral Sunday with the ex
ception of Mrs. Morrison, of Atlanta,
and Mrs. O'Leary, of Norfolk.
STATE TAX RATE WILL
BE 5 MILLS FOR 1910
Georgia’s new tax rate for 1910
will be five mills—just as the 1909
tax rate was, right at the constitu
tional limit.
This figure wee formally and
officially fixed Monday afternoon br
Comptroller General W. A. Wright
,gnd Gov. Joseph M. Brown. And by
■it eyery citizen owning property in
Georgia will be taxed.
Because the increase in current
expenses for the year exceeds the in
crease in revenue, the tax rate can
not be lowered. And because the
constitution prescribes that it shall
not be more than five mills, it cannot
be increased.
Comptroller General Wright says
there has been an increase of over
$600,000 in the apDropriations aa
against an increase of some $200,000
in revenue. A quarter of a million
dollars more was given to the schools
this year than was given last year;
$200,000 more wae appropriated
for pensions, and the rest of the in
crease was taken np in special ap
propriations for the various institu
tions of the state.
guilty.
State vs Bob assault and at
tempt to murder; not guilty.
State vs John Morgan; horse
i stealing; on trial.
Bailiffs This Week
Sheriffs Garm&ny and Catron have
as their assistants this week Bailiffs
T. E. Sims, B. F. Pitman, Jesse
Williams, Gordon Williams, Wiley
Hegwood, J. S. Tate.
For Hale—Five young moles.—9. T.
. Osborn, Cbickaasoga, Ga., Kfd. S.
LAFAYETTE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1910
R. F. 0. 1
Good Hoad Work Being Done
Around LaFayette—Bridge
Open to Travel
LaFayette, Rfd. 1, Aug. 30 —We
want to let the people know that the
bridge we started after to be built
across the creek east of Levi Bird's
some two yesrs ago is completed.
We are glad, the community in
which it is built is thankful and all
our customers on the west side of
83 id stream are also grateful, for it
will give them their mail matter
more regularly. The bridge was
finished by the community, accord
ing to promise and a neat, clean job
it is, too. Any community should
well be proud of it for it is a valuable
acquisition thereto.
And while we are speaking on
said improvement, we might add,
also, that the present overseer, Levi
Bird, is doing some of the best work
along that road that has ever had the
attention of the writer. He is tear
ing off the whole top of a chert bill
that the road now runs on and is
hauling it to the low, muddy ground
—thereby killing the two birds with
the same rock—lowering the hill
and filling up nice and round the
muddy lane. Go on Mr. Bird and
show some of the other boys “how to
fix it." Mr. Commissioner, give
him more help for he is in the mud
stretch and needs more money than
the fellow who lives on the already
chert road. Give him more help!
Then we find room for the highest
praise for the work that is being
done by J. A. Pettigrew. He has
not been able to do so far what be
intends to do on his road, bat sq
far as he has gone the road is in
excellent condition. We will prob
ably say more about bis work later
on. We want to say this, though,
that Mr. Pettigrew is » good overseer
and if the commissioners will lend
him a reasonable financial hand and
keep him overseer a year or two
longer they will never regret it.
Then the next section of road that
is wonderfully improved is the one
that G. P. Rutledge oversees, sit
uated three miles west of town. If
you really want to see some of the
beet work in the county just take a
drive over that way (?). No, there
are no mud holes, nor are there any
mud slushes. He has eradicated
them with a nice covering of the
best of chert. All these men know
how to fix a road. .They have the
knowledge, but need some money.
Will Withers has done a fine
piece of work on 'the road by his
farm, doing away with two heavy
short grades at bis own expense and
we would be glad to see the district
commissioners pay half of what it
coat. This is nothing but fair and
right, gentlemen. Go over and see
it and then "come across."
If the people np on the road run
ning east from John Graham's would
do a good chert job along our and
their driveway we will say that
there would be no R. F. D. oarrier
in North Georgia that would have aj
better route for his daily travels in
dslirering the ever welcome letters,
post cards and packages than
MIBTRONEAL.
A Card
I wish to thank my friends for
the loyal support given me in the
recent primary. Especially do I
thank the following districts: Chest
nut Flat, LaFayette, Wilson, Chat
tanooga Valley, Mountain, Lisbon
and Cane Creek. 1 wish I could
see each voter and tell him how
much I appreciate his support.
Respectfully,
R. L. POWELL.
Guy Atwood, of Sharpe, left
Thursday to resume his studies at
the Berry School at Rome. '
ASCALON
New Church Building—First
Defeat of Ascalon Team-
Personal Notes
Ascalon, Aug. 30.—The election
is over and our heart goes out in
sympathy to the defeated candidates.
Miss Jennie Mae Mcßride and
Cleveland Mclnnis, after a short
visit to this place, have returned to
Valdosta.
Mr. and Mrs. John Mclnnis of
Valdosta are visiting relatives here.
The ice cream festival and enter
tainment at J. W. C. Oliver’s Sat
urday night was an enjoyable affair.
Twenty-seven dollars were raised for
the Ascalon band which was recently
organized.
The Ascalon and Hemlock base
ball teams played a game of ball
here Saturday week. The home team
met its first and only defeat this
season, which was due to the failure
of the regular pitcher to participate.
John Powell has a very sick baby;
also Byron Swafford has a sick child
not expected to live.
The grandmother of Sam and Ben
Carter and Mrs. Joe Hixon, who is
94 years old, is visiting them.
Z. W. Jones is still sick at his
home at Durham. His many friends
wish him a speedy recovery.
The picnic here Saturday week
was enjoyed by the large crowd at
tendings
Isaac Wallin has recently had the
misfortune to lose a horse, cow and
fine brood sow.
Preparations are being made to
erect a new church building at Mt.
Pleasant cemetery.
Frankie Hixon and Houston Hol
lingsworth are very sick.
Albert Abraham has moved to
Durham and Walter Fugatt has
moved to Ascalon.
John Powell and R. C. C. John
son are road overseers in this com
munity and are working the roads
with great difficulty owing to scarcity
of hands.
Bob Johnson cut his foot very
painfully with an ax last week.
Henry Goodson had his collar bone
fractured and was otherwise injured
in the mines last week.
The father and mother of Hardee
Morrow, who have spent most of the
spring and summer here, have
moved to Roseville.
R. A. Chambers and family of
Chickamauga were recent guests of
J. T. Davis. Also a Miss West is
now visiting Mr. Davis' home.
CATAMOUNT.
CATLETT
Rock Spring. Rfd. 1, Aug. 30.
News is scarce in and around Cat
lett.
Crops are burning up in our sec
tion. Will not be a half crop made
if it don't rain soon.
Little Ruth Stubbs is not any bet
ter.
Rev. Stevens closed his meeting
(here Sunday with several oonversions
and six additions to the church.
Brother Stevens sure preaches the
Word in its parity. The church is
greatly revived.
G. M. Brown came very near
happening to a serious accident one
day last week while working at Can
non <fc Delay's sawmill. By step
ping on the carriage while it was in
motion he was thrown against the
carriage. His head struck the end
of a bolt and cat a right smart gash
on bis forehead but not serious.
Several will have to attend court
this week from this section.
Well, just as I expected, our Gor
don got in by a good majority.
W. E. Hegwoood, from Pel City,
Ala., was visiting his brothers,
George and John, last week. They
had not seen him in thirteen years.
ROY.
WORTHY SON
OF ABLE FATHER
Sketch of Frank Crutchfield, Who is in Race For Represent
ative—ls Elected Would Honor Walker
County
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FRANK CRUTCHFIELD. Os Flintstone
Republican Nominee For Representative of Walker
County
Frank Crutchfield, of Flint
stone, the subject of this sketch, is
Republican nominee for the Legisla
ture, for Walker county.
'Squire Crutchfield is so well and
favorably known by the people of
Walker county that few of the citi.
zens would fail to recognize his
picture, even though his name did
not accompany it. On account of
his honesty, industry, public spirit
edness and loyalty to his friends
and bis county, ht has greatly
popularized himself with the people
of Walker and adjoining counties,
and it can be truthfully said that
he never fails to find the latch string
of any home he may wish to enter.
Frank Crutchfield is the son of
Hon. William Crutchfield, who
bought a farm at Rook Creek (now
Flintstone) and moved to Georgia
with his family in 1878.
The father of Frank Crutchfield
lived and died on his Georgia farm.
He waa a man of strong character, a
man of decided convictions, grest
courage and a man who numbered
his friends by legions.
Prior to 1850 William Crutohfield
located in Chattanooga, remaining in
that city till his removal to Georgia
in 1878. He waa a representative
citizen of Chattanooga about thirty
years. In politics he was an old
line whig, was a slave owner, was
bitterly opposed to secession and
on secoont of the pronounced stand
he took against tbe rebellion was
called a Lincolnite, and persecuted
for bis political convictions.
After tbe war the Whig party had
ceased to exist. Men like William
Crutchfield were known as con
servative Union men; they had no
party.
In March of a home some of tbe
old Whig’s joined the Democratic
fold, whilst the m«j >rity felt more
at home in the Republican ranks;
this party more nearly embodying
their ideas of government. William
Crutchfield was so conMrvative, so
honest and courageous, and unas
suming that his district elected him
to Congress in 1872, by a very
handsome majority, although be bad
to overcome a Democratic majority
of more than fifteen hundred votes.
He preferred the quiet borne life
on bis Georgia farm, however, to
tbe noiay political life of tbe National
Capital, and refused a second nomi-
& raster l4 , #r
ViIXU PER YEAR
I nation.
Mr. Crutchfield wu successful
in bis political life, because the
people had confidence in the man,
and voted for him because they
thought he would make them n
satisfactory representative. They
did not vote for him on account of
his party affiliations. His record
shows that they were not deceived.
Mr. Frank Crutchfield is hia
father’s son! “Is a chip of the old
block.” He is a Republican in
National politios, but non-partisan
in state and county affairs. He has
been a useful and representativs
citizen of Georgia over thirty years,
and although he has been a Justice
of the Peace about twelve years,
acted as foreman of the grand jury
several times, been prominent in
road building and otherwise in the
development of his county, yet he is
not too proud to follow a plow, or
dig a stump, or assist his men in
loading a car with sand, or share a
meal with a friend who left home
without his coat. Men like Frank
Crutchfield are not bunted by graft
givers.
Men like 'Squire Crutchfield rep
resent their constituents. Walker
county would honor herself by send
ing him to the Legislature.
WARREN
LaFayette, Rfd. 1, Aug. 30.—Rev.
J. M. Mathis and C. Cromer closed
a successful meeting at Center Point
Sunday by addition to the churoh
of two by letter and 13 by baptism.
We understand at the prayer-meet
ing Sunday night they decided to
continue the meeting for some time
yet.
Levi Bird has a new boarder at
his house; it's a girl.
Rev. Alfred Ezell spent Sunday
night with friends here.
Miss Ollie Cape hart, of Houston
valley, is spending sometime with
W. A. Houston's family.
Miss Ollie Johnson visited home
folks from Saturday to Monday and
returned to her school on Pigeon
Mountain.
Bam Martin and wife, of Chicka
mauga, visited at R. G. Martin's
Sunday.
Deed Bird returned to the Boys’
Industrial School near Rome Tues
day.
Miss Fannie Loughridge wu at
home Sundsy from her school at
Naomi. J. B. JOHNSON.
