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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 l ■ ■■ ■Bp.l. )■■■ ggm 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.