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Walker County Messenger.
VOLUME XXXIV—NO. 36
FATAL ACCIDENT
MONDAY AT DURHAM
Bill Hise Crushed By Coal Cars While Trying to Save His
Mule —Removed to Chattanooga Where Death Results
—Funeral at Cedar Grove Wednesday
MARTINGALE
Hew Baptist Church Organiz
ed Saturday Near Martin
dale With Thirty Members
LaFavette, Rfd. 4, Sept. 7 —There
was a Baptist church organized near
this place last Saturday. The church
has about thirty members to start
with. There were thirteen added to
the body by baptism. Rev. Oth, of
Alabama, acted as moderator, Bro.
Kirby as secretary.
Rev. John Sizemore, of Sand
mountain, attended services here
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Clara King and children,
who have been spending the last
two weeks visiting relatives here,
returned home Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Moore and
family, of Corinth, were pleasant
visitors at the home of W. M. Jen
nings Saturday night and Sunday.
Mrs. H. R. Maxwell and little
daughter have been right sick for
several days.
Mrs. H. P. Williams and Mrs.
Howell were visiting Mrs. W. M.
Jennings Saturday.
E. M. Silver is spending a few
days with his son, C. L. Silver, near
Corinth.
Fodder pulling and syrup mak
ing is the order of the day here.
The farmers that did not have
any fodder and hay down were glad
to see the fine rain we have been
having for the last few days.
LONG BOY.
FRANK WARD DIES
AT VILLANOW TUESDAY
After months of suffering, Frank
Ward succumbed Tuesday morning
at the home of Bartow Warneck in
East Armuchee, where he was re
moved some weeks ago. Death was
due to tuberculosis.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday morning and were attended
by a large concourse of friends.
Surviving Mr. Ward are five
brothers, J. A., and Julius Ward of
East Armuchee, and W. A. Ward,
of Resaca, one brother residing in
Texas and Dock Ward of Gordon
Springs and one sister, Mra. H. Y.
Puryear, of Villanow,
Mr. Ward spent the last year or
so of his life at LaFayette and was
universally popular.
PUBLIC SCHOOL OPENS
MONDAY MORNING 19TH
The fall term of the LaFavette
public school will open Monday
morning 19th and W. E. Mitchell,
the superintendent, states that the
outlook is very bright for a large
attendance.
The board of education has let the
contract for a hot-air heating system
for the school building and this will
be installed during the next week.
Prof. Mitchell urges that parents
start their children on the opening
day. He also wishes to remind them
of the fact that they must secure
matriculation cards from J. E.
Patton, at the Bank of LaFayette,
and these cards should be obtained
the coming week.
Ascalon, Sept. o.—Labor Day
brought one of the saddest accidents
in this community we have ever
known. The sad news was flashed
over the surrounding country that
Bill llise was crushed by the coal
cars in the mines Monday morning.
He was taken to Chattanooga
Monday evening to be placed in a
hospital and died Monday night.
Ilis remains will be interred at
Cedar Grove Wednesday.
When the news came Tuesday
morning that Bill was dead all the
miners came out of the mines in re
spect to the deceased and a large
number went to the burial.
The mines are not running today.
The whole community is shrouded
in gloom over this sad affair.
Bill was only about 20 years old,
handsome, intelligent, and attractive,
a young man of good habits and
popular with everybody. He was
a member of the Ascalon baseball
team, a fine ball player, and in
excellent health. In the vigor of
his young manhood, he sacrificed
his life in the performance of his
duty.
While trying to save the life of
his mule which the cars were about
to run over his light went out and in
the darkness he was crushed by the
cars.
Bill was our friend and we mourn
his death. His father and mother
and other relatives have our pro
found sympathy.
Lightning Strikes Residence
Jesse Simmons and George llise
had 5 fine steers killed by a stroke
of lightning last week on the moun
tain south of this place.
Tom Massey’s house Dear Durham
was struck by ightning last week
and partially wrecked. One of his
beds was fired by the stroke, but
none of his family were seriously
hurt.
Hurt In Street Car Accident
Upson Powell, of Dillon, was very
painfully hurt in a street car acci
dent in Chattanooga last Friday.
His wagon was wrecked in the ac
deot. Mr. Powell is now in a hos
pital in Chattanooga.
Personal Notes
Mrs. John Werner and family are
visiting relatives here.
Robt. Pryor is sick with fever in
Alabama. His brother, J. H. Pryor,
has gone to see him.
Colquitt and Phil Chambers, who
have spent about a month on a camp
further south on the mountain, are
here on a visit.
Mrs. Dullie Fletcher, of Dade
county, is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Lee Chastain.
CATAMOUNT.
GOVERNMENT FORCES
RESUME ROAD WORK
Under the supervision of En
gineer E. E. Betts, three full crews
started work Tuesday morning on
the construction of the government
road from Davis cross-roads up
Stevens Gap to the top of Lookout
mountain.
Gravelling of the road was started
Just west of Chickamauga creek and
the road will be finished as fast as
possible.
It is expected that the road will
be finished to the top of the moun
tain by late fall.
Corn meal 85c.—Carson A Whitt,
Chickamauga.
LAFAYETTE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1910
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| To Plan For County Fair |
| A mass meeting of the citizens of LaFay- |
♦ ette will be held at the court house next Mon- X
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♦ making plans for the annual county fair.
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♦ in this worthy movement is urged. A special $
♦ invitation is given the ladies to attend. |
NOBLE
Delegates Named to Singing
Convention—Good School
at Noble—Personals
Noble, Sept. 7.—Albert Bird and
family, of Chattanooga, were among
relatives here Saturday night and
Sunday.
Penland & Farrell are doing a
hustling business with their saw*
mill near this place.
The prayer meeting at the Center
Point church Sunday night was
largely attended.
J. M. Ware, of Chattanooga, was
visiting relatives and friends and
the fair sex here Saturday night and
Sunday.
Mrs. Nancy Elsberry and family
were visiting relatives and friends
in East Armuchee last week.
Rev. Tom Ezell filled his appoint
ment at the Center Point Baptist
church Sunday and delivered an
extraordinary sermon to a large and
attentive audience.
The sub-school at this place is
progressing nicely under the care
ful management of Miss Ethel
Tyner.
The Center Point singing society
has elected the following delegates
to the Walker County Singing Con
vention which convenes with Con
cord church Sept. 17-18: Misses
Eula Penley and Lillie Mae Brown;
Messrs. J. J. Wood, and A. 8.
Brown.
J. L. Blaylock’s two children, who
have been sick, are reported better.
C. E. Glass has made some nice
improvements on his dwelling re
cently which add much to its ap
pearance and comfort. W. H.
Moore and Verbn McClure did the
work for him.
Barney West, of Catlett, was here
Sunday. Come again, Barney, you
will always receive a glad welcome.
The boys enjoyed a nice game of
ball here Saturday afternoon.
Rev. Bartow McFarland will
probably hold a tent meeting here
in the near future.
No weddings to report from the
simple fact that the boys are a little
nervous and the girls are inclined
to be too bashful.
OLD SONGSTER.
BEOOME—YOUNG
Married at the home of the bride's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George E.
Young, oa Lookout mountain, Ga..
Miss Fern E. Young to Walter C.
Broome, of Cooper Heights.
Owing to the poor health of the
bride the wedding was very quiet,
only the two immediate families be
ing present.
The bride was attired all in white.
After the ceremony the happy
couple left for a few days visit to
the home of the groom's parents at
Cooper Heights
The best wishes of a host of
friends will follow this popular
young couple.
A FRIEND.
CORINTH
Afflictions of a Family—Sees
Good Crops in South End
Os County
LaFayette, Rfd. 2, Sept. 7.—Rev.
H. W. Head still remains very low.
He has suffered a great deal of paiD.
It seems that Mr. Head and F. F.
Keown are having a great deal of
trouble one way and another. Mr.
Head has been confined to his bed
for several weeks, and last week his
mule kicked his mare and broke her
shoulder. I guess they will have to
kill her which will be a great loss
as she was a good animal. Fletcher
Keown, who lives in the house with
his father-in-law, Rev. Head, had
some bad misfortunes in his family
since our last writing. Clarence,
his oldest son, got his arm broke at
school last week, and I hear later
that his little girl stuck a nail
through her foot. So it seems that
trouble and affliction abide them in
different ways.
Well, we had some rain out in the
sticks last Thursday night and Fri
day but not near as much as other
places, but perhapß we will get a
season before long.
Mrs. J. A. Clemons, of Rock
Spring, is here the guest of Mrs.
Maggie Tate and other relatives and
friends.
Martin Cordell and Bill Dunwoody,
of Mission Ridge, were here Sunday
visiting homefolks.
Willie Hegwood, of Villanow.was
here two nights of last week with
his brother, W. P. Hegwood.
Ye scribe and family hooked up
last Friday for Harrisburg. We
stopped a while on our way with Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Ashworth and
daughter, Miss Elzora. We were
sure glad to have the privilege of
spending a short while with those
people for our minds were carried
back ten years to the time that we
lived neighbors to this splendid
family. From there to Harrisburg,
where we spent the night with Mr.
and Mrs. I). F. Thurman, and in
the afternoon Saturday we came to
Martindale and spent Saturday
night with Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Jennings and from there home Sun
day. E. M. Silver, of Harrisburg,
came home with us to spend a few
days. We are proud to say that we
saw good corn and cotton all along
our way except in a few places. We
were sure surprised to see such good
crops.
There will be some changing
about in the sticks this fall.
I hear that Mr. Mathis, of near
Rock Spring, bought the Bird farm
at South Corinth last week. Mr.
Bird sold for a fancy price.
Arthur Lamer visited bis mother
at Subligna one day last week.
SUBSCRIBER.
The Daughters of the Confeder
acy will meet next Tuesday after
noon at 3:30 o'clock with Mrs. N.
G. Warthen.
DISTRICT STOCK, law""
DECLARED ILLEGAL
Stock Law In East Armuchee Knocked Out By Judge
Maddox Because of Failure of District To Build Fence—
Another Election Probable
Before Judge Maddox Tuesday
stock law in East Armuchee district
was declared illegal, owing to the
failure of the district to build a law
ful fence around the district as re
quired by law. The decision of Judge
Maddox leaves the district without
either stock law or fence, but it is
now thought probable that an effort
will be made to cure the situation by
having another election, and if it is
successful, building the district
fence according to law.
The decision Tuesday grew out of
the case of John Richardson against
J. W. Smith, the suit being a test of
the legality of the stock law in East
Armuchee, the plaintiff contending
that a lawful fence had not been
built around the district. When the
proof had been submitted Judge
Maddox directed a verdict in favor
of Riohardson.
“When stock law people vote
fences out," said Judge Maddox,
‘"they must obey the law and build
fences on the district lines. The
proof shows that this was not
done in this case. These things
have got to be done according
to law and I direct a verdict for
plaintiff and adjudge tbe stock law
of no effect in East Armuchee."
Richardson was represented by
Paul D. Wright and Barry Wright,
of Rome. Smith’s attorney was J udge
H. P. Lumpkin.
Other Civil Cases
The suit of Chas. Tipton against
the receivers of the Chattanooga
Southern, in which $2,000 damages
was asked for injuries inflicted upon
him by the conductor and porter of
a Chattanooga Southern train, was
on trial Monday and Tuesday, the
jury finding a verdict for the plain
tiff for S2OO.
The suit of the First National
Bank vs. J. H. Shahan et al was
placed on trial Wednesday, Judge
Henry acting aB judge pro hac,
Judge Maddox being disqualified.
A large part of the day was spent in
argument and in hearing evidence,
but the suit was withdrawn by the
plaintiff before a verdict was ren
dered by the jury.
8. J. Nelson vs. C. E. Buck; ver
dict for defendant.
J. E. Shipp vs J. T. Lowe et al;
non suited.
Chas. Cates vs Central of Georgia
Railway Co; settled out of court.
Alice Hale vs E. E. Forbes Piano
Co; by agreement judgment for
plaintiff for S4O.
Owning to the illness of R. M. W.
Glenn a large number of civil cases
were forced to be continued, and as a
result of this court adjourned Wed
nesday afternoon, Judge Maddox
leaving Wednesday afternoon for his
home at Rome for a few days rest
before starting court at Chattooga
Monday.
Judge Maddox stated he was
greatly pleased with the condition
of the criminal docket and that while
there were a number of civil cases
remaining on the docket, be did not
think he would hold an adjourned
terra of court this fall.
McFarland HashDcrger
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McFarland
announce the engagement and ap
proaching marriage of their daugh
ter, Lucy Ann, to Mr. Dan H. Uasb
berger, of Schuyler, Neb. The wed
ding to take place the first week in
October at the M. E. church, south,
Roseville, Ga.
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
CHAPMAN BROTHERS
SETTLE DIFFICULTIES
Suggestion of Judge Maddox
Bears Fruit and Civil and
Criminal Cases are Settled
Following the suggestion of Judge
Maddox made in open court last
week following the conviction of
Jim Chapman on the charge of
shooting at his brother, the Chapman
brothers, of West Armuchee, reached
an amicable settlement of their
difficulties and all cases, both crimi
nal and civil, pending in the court,
were wilhdrawn.
The settlement came after the
trial of Jim Chapman, who was
arraigned on the charge of shooting
at bis brother. The case was hard
fought but the jury found a verdict
of guilty, a recommendation of
mercy accompanying the verdict.
Judge Maddox postponed sentence
until Saturday when the amicable
agreement between the brothers was
announced.
As a result of the agreement the
court nolle prossed the case against
Pink Chapman, under indictment
for assault, while Jim Chapman was
given a light fine of $25 and costs.
Civil cases between the brothers,
growing out of the division of the
family estate, pending in the court,
were withdrawn by mutual consent,
and an agreement was also reached
by which Stape McWilliams was to
qualify as administrator and wind
up the estate.
Other Criminal Cases
Among the criminal cases dis
posed of last week were the follow
ing:
State vs Will Morgan; horse steal
ing; not guilty.
State vs All*ert Shropshire; drunk
on highway; plead guilty; $lO and
costs.
State vs Lank Newsome; drunk
on highway; plead guilty; $lO and
costs.
Slate vs Toe Townsend; selling
liquor; found guilty; sentenced to
one year in chaingang.
State vs Arthur Tippens; drunk
on street; plead guilty; $lO and
costs or 8 months.
State vs Ed Allgood; gaming;
found guilty; S2O and costs or 3
months.
State vs Bruce Parrish; assault
and battery; not guilty.
State vs Joe Bradley; misdemean
or; not guilty.
State vs Malcomb Plumley; carry
ing concealed weapons; plead guilty;
$ 100 and costs or 12 months.
SIN6ERS MEET
SEPT, 17TH AND 18TH
The 42nd semi-annual session of
the Walker ounty Singing Conven
tion will be held at Conoord church
near Villanow on Sept. 17th and
18tb, 1910.
All good singers are earnestly
invited to attend and lend their tal
ent to the advancement of singing
and the success of the convention.
Yours for good singing,
LEE McCALL, Pres.
Bprague’s Ice Cream every day at
Farißs’ Drug store.