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VOLUME XXXIV—NO. 45 *
PROMISING LIFE
ENDED 1Y TYPHOID
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Death Claims Miss Annie
Ruth Center Friday Night
—Funeral Sunday
Miss Annie Ruth Center, aged 17,
■daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Center, died Friday night at mid
night at the family residence, follow
ing an illness of less than three
weeks duration. Death was due to
typhoid fever, the disease beiDg of a
very malignant form, and from al
most the first leaving but little hope
of the patient’s recovery.
Rarely has any death in LaFay
ette been so universally deplored.
Possessing a beautiful character, the
idol of her parents, a sweet and gra
ins <jgirl—truly, death found a
shining mark in Annie Ruth Cen
ter.
The funeral was held from the
Baptist church Sunday morning at
9 o’clock, Rev. H. S. Smith, her pas
tor, who received her into the Metho
dist church four years ago, conduct
ing the sad service. A quartet sang
a number of selections, while at the
4 rave a beautiful song was sung by
■ the young ladies of the Philathea
-class of the Methodist Sunday school,
-of which Miss Annie Ruth was a
member. The pallbearers were
classmates in the public school—
Tom Patton, Julias Underwood, Roy
Lowe, Clifford Ball, Wert Garmany
and Aylsie Sparks.
Her parents and three brothers
and two sisters survive her.
WARREN
LaFayette, Rfd. 1, Nov. 9.—Robt.
fillers has sold his farm to J. W.
Perry, of Calhoun.
J. E. Thomas will soon move to
Cherokee county, Ala., having
bought a farm there. Mr. Painter
will soon leave for Oklahoma to
make that his home.
Ollie Johnson is spending some
time in Whitfield county.
Mrs W. T. Scates visited her
father at Trion last week.
Charley Loyd and Miss Della
Moreland were quietly married re
cently. Mr. Charley has won the
model little girl in these diggins
and we hope for them a long and
happy life.
Miss Bertha Leath and Miss D.
Rosser were visiting Miss Ora John
son Sunday.
T. P. Batten is about to close a
deal for a farm here.
C. W. Hill is digging a well for
Warren school, something long
needed.
We understand Prof. Julian Size
more will take the school for next
vear. Don’t know who the assistant
will be.
Well, we failed to have any cor
respondents' picnic, as we think, on
the account of not starting soon
enough. Maybe our editor will do
as well as Editor Shope, of the Dal
ton Citizen. They failed to nave
their 'nic and he set them a nice
dinner under the rules of close com
inunion.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Rhndy spent
Saturday and Sunday with the
latter's parents near Naomi.
Hello, Susaner. you may get over
what Subscriber did for you, but
how will you look!
Henry Johnson is on his way to
the Philippine Islands.
FIBHERMAN.
Lodge Meeting
a Regular communicatirn
of Western Lodge, No. 91,
& A M , will be held
Saturday night, 12th. All
visiting brethren cordially
invited to meet with us.
W J BBATTUCK. W. M
J, H. HAMMOND, Sec.
Walker County Messenger
YILLANOW VOTES NOV. 24
WARREN ELECTION NOV. 25
The Messenger was in error last
week in stating that the no-fence
election in East Armaches district
would be held Friday, Nov. 25tb.
The date for the East Armucbee
election is Thursday, Nov. 24th.
The error was made by Judge
Foster, who confased the dates
of the Villanow election and
the election in Warren district to
determine whether local taxation for
public schools shall be continued,
which will bA held Friday, Novem
ber 25 th.
Warren district has had local
taxation for schools for the past
three years and the law provides
that after three years trial it can be
discontinued if two-thirds of the
citizens so vote. A petition was
presented Judge Foster praying for
such an election and he fixed the
date as November 25th.
LEE & GORDON’S MILL
Roseville, Rfd. 2, Nov. 9—After
an absence of several weeks we will
take up our pen again, although our
pen is rusty and oar knuckles stiff,
but as we scan the pages o’er and
see none of the happenings of onr
town, then we will try to wake
up.
Cotton kicking is about over and
has made a very average yield.
People are also quitting corn which
is very good this year in this vicinity
Everybody seems to have plenty it
seems, for one of our neighbors has
tried to get people to haul his corn
on the halves, but no, they had
enoqgh. No room for any more.
Titos. Christian spent a few days
last week with his uncle at Villa
now.
C. C. Hullander has been suffer
ing considerably with rheumatism
and neuralgia.
Saturday night we were attending
the box supper at Cenchat. Tbe
proceed went to the orphans’ home.
While we were over there we noticed
that John Oltorf will have a wedding
to announce before long, for I saw
Jesse Williams swinging chlico. It
might have been his sister or some
of his neighbors, but he bad a wo
man all the same.
We were indeed sorry to hear of
the death of our friend, Frank Loner,
of Rock Spring. We extend conso
lations to the bereaved.
Mr. and Mrs. David Smith went
to Chattanooga Saturday shopping.
Mrs R. R. Shaver and son, Llano,
are spending the week with her
mother, Mrs. Irena Massey, of Dry
Valley.
Mr Saunders has moved into his
n6w house and again he feels at
home.
Hon. Leander Nix and family, of
Dalton, came up Sunday to visit
relatives. He reports good crops
in that section and seems to like
that part of the county.
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Shaver, of
Lytle, were visiting their parents
here Sunday.
While out hunting one night last
week Wm. Martain and others found
a very large sow in an old well.
She will weigh about 850 pounds
and bas crop.off the right ear. Mr.
Martin would like tbe owner to come
and get her and pay expenses.
Columbus Smith was in onr burg
Sunday.
Mrs. David Smith was visiting
Mrs. J. W. Christian one day last
j week.
We noticed in last week's issue
that we had snow before tbe first
killing frost. Will say that tbe
weather man has had things mixed
up some for we bad frost several
days before the snow anyway. All
garden stuff killed about tbe 23rd or
24th.
B. B. Pursley made a business
LAFAYETTE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1910
DEMOCRACY
SWEEPS COUNTRY
Dii Elected in New York, Wilson in New Jersey, Foss in
Massachusetts, Harmon in Ohio—Hooper
Wins in Tennessee—Lee Has Walk-Over
Democracy swept the country at
the national election Tuesday, a ver
itable landslide giving the Demo
crats a majority in the next con
gress.
Democratic governors were elected
in many of tbe doubtful - state*.
Dix won out in New York with a
plurality of 66,000; Woodrow Wilson
carried New Jersey, Foss carried
Massachusetts, while Harmon was
victorious over his republican op
ponent in Ohio.
In Tennessee Bob Taylor, demo
cratic candidate for Governor, was
defeated by Hooper, fusion candi
date, by a majority of 15,000.
In tbe third congressional district
of Tennessee Judge Moon was re
elected to. congress, defeating his
opponent by a large majority.
GORDON LEE VINS
‘ EASILY OVER AKERMAN
Gordon Lee won easily over Aker
man, of Cartersville, his republican
opponent, carrying 6very county of
the district.
Walker gave Lee a majority of
865, Mr. Lee receiving 1019 votes
to 154 for Akerman.
The vote by districts was as fol
lows:
, District Lee Akerman
LaFayette 191 81
Kensington 70 2
Wilson 44 3
Cane Creek 26 4
Roseville 75 21
Lisbon 14 10
Chickamauga 162 9
West Armuchee 27 1
East Armuchee 67 8
Rock Spring 109 15
Cedar Grove 75 1
Chestnut Flat 38 20
Pond Spring 62 16
Chattanooga Valley 38 9
Mountain 31 4
Totals 1019 lIT
Lee’s majority, 865
trip to Chattooga last week.
No weddings to report, but Craton
Archer says that he is half married
—he has his consent, but not hers.
Now if seme young lady wanted a
good home there ia your chance for
“Bub’s” not hard to please.
Water has been so low that the
millers haven’t had a good run in
some time.
Somehow, brothers, tbe paper
seems lonesome and why is it? As
I look over the pages and read the
letters from the correspondents and
note their breezy newa and ready
wit it makes me feel sad when I
don’t see anything from Cooper
Heights where our brother and aged
friend, A. F. Shaw, lived so long;
somehow we catch ourselves looking
for Uncle Arby’s letters. But it is
no use; he has laid down his pen
and gone on to that beautiful land
where trials and troubles never
come. Yet we cannot read his letters
but we can think of the good advice
that be has given us and maybe his
words have not been in vain. Why
can’t some one from Cooper Heights
take up Bro. A. F.’s work and put
us in some news once in awhile?
As one of my neighbors is fixing
to kill bogs I'll quit, for I cannot
do anything if there'is any fresh
meat around.
JACK SLASHER.
The vote over tbe district is given
below:
Lee Aksraun Lee's Maj.
Catoosa 331 67 334
Chattooga 531 33S 333
Cordon 333 300 353
Murray 483 346 130
Whitfield 013 180 39)
Walker 1019 134 883
Polk 498 160 338
Lads 183 83 130
Cobb 733
Bartow 148
Paulding 100
Floyd 945 104 841
Haralson (estimated) 130
Lee' majority in district T3R!
HIGH POINT
Thinks Corn Contest Accom
plished Much For Walker
—Farm Sold
High Point, Nov. 9 —The late
freeze completely annihilated the
late cotton crop. Potatoes are not a
full crop.
Hurrah for the Walker county
fair! Neighbor, did you know that
the corn contest of the Walker coun
ty boys increased tbe value of tax
able property of Walker county a
million dollars? Think of growing
from 112 to 141 bushels of corn on
an acre that formerly produced from
20 to 30 bushels! There are thou
sands of acreß of land in Walker
oounty infested with weeds and
briars that are susceptible of being
brought into this wonderful state of
fertility and productiveness as the
acres cultivated by the plucky Wal
ker county boys who entered the
contest this year. All honor to tbe
public-spirited men of Walker who
offered prizes to stimulate the boys
in their effort in giving us an ocular
demonstration of what tbe ge aero us
soil has in it s a reward for the
earnest, intelligent, branze-faced
plow boy. Stick to it, boys, you are
on tbe highway that leads to the
summit of independence.
Mrs. Sberwin has returned from
an extended visit to her children
and friends in New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Robertson, of Battle
Creek, Mich., are spending the sea
son with Mr. and Mrs. Sberwin. We
spent a few hours pleasantly Sunday
afternoon with this genial, clever
family.
We have sold our fruit farm to
C. H. Ellingwood, of Chattanooga.
Mr. Ellingwood will iooate here.
We predict for him abundant suc
cess. We are married to Walker
county and the clever people who
make her citizenship. We will con
tinue to roost somewhere about here
aod when life's toils shall end, we
will rest beneath the sod of Walker
county.
Somebody tell us—is it the in
trinsic or commercial value of the
little feathered tribe or is it to satis
fy a morbid thirst for the blood of
tbe poor little inoffensive quail that
brings out to the country the army
of men and boys, regular travelling
arsenals, to shoot, cripple and kill,
until tbe whole feathered tribe is
completely annihilated. Boys, do
stop and think one moment. Turn
the muzzle of your gun to tbe
ground: go home a better man or
boy and let the birds alone.
OBSCURITY.
Notice to School Patrons
Annual election of school trustees
for every school district in county
will be held on Friday, Nov. 25.
C M. CONLEY, 7
c.s. c.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS
BY THE 15TH-0R 20TH
Bplendid progress is now being
made on the waterworks and elec
tric light plants by the contractors
aod indications now point to elec
tric lights being on by tbe 15th, or
by the 2<Hh at least. Work on the
waterworks system is somewhat be
hind the eleetric light ayatem and it
will be some later before the water
works will be in operation.
The matter of selecting a super
intendent for the plants will not be
settled until next month and it is
now thought that tbe superintendent
will be named by a joint meeting of
the old council and the new mem
bers to be named at tbe election in
December. A representative of the
J. B. McCrary Co. will be in charge
of the plants until the first of Janu
ary, when it is thought the superin
tendent will take charge.
REV. H. S. SMITH'S
LAST APPOINTMENT
At LaFayette Sunday—Dom
ing Conference Will As
sign Him To New Field
—»I I II I ■* W §* ‘
Rev. H. S. Smith, the beloved
pastor of the Methodist church, after
four years faithful will bid
adieu to LaFayette next" Tuesday,
when ho leaves to attend the annual
conference at Athens. ~ Sunday
morning and night he will preach at
tbe Methodist church, these appoint
ments being the last services he will
conduct here for tbe year,
It is doubtful if the town has ever
had a more universally popular pas
tor and splendid congregations will
heaf his two sermons Sunday. 1
Having served the local church for
four years, under the rule of the
church Mr. Smith will be assigned
a new field by the coming. confer
ence. lie will leave Tuesday for
Athens, and will not return to La-
Fayette after conference, going di
rect to bis new work. Mrs. Smith
will also leave Tuesday, going on for
a visit to relatives in Middle Geor
gia while conference is in ses
sion.
TRANS
Trans, Nov. 9.—School has opened
up at this place with Prof. G. P.
Hunt aa teacher. Let everybody
send to school and have a school
that East Armuchee will be proud
of.
Our singing at East Armucbee
was a success Sunday.
Concord singing class have de
cided to have a singing next regular
singing day in "Winning Voices”
song book. Everybody invited to
come and bring your book. Don’t
forget the time, every fourth Sunday
evening.
L. H. Price ia going to make
some additions to his residence.
Tbe many friends of Mrs. Ruben
Keith will be sorry to hear that she
is very sick at this writing.
Mrs. B. F. Hunt aod daughter,
Lucile, are spending a few days at
Rome this week.
Elija Robbs, a colored man of this
place, bad tbe misfortune to lose
his house by fire last week, He was
not at home at tbe time and every-
I thing he-had was burned. He will
I greatly appreciate anything uny body
| will give him.
Grady Kinsey and Otto Morgan
of ConOord, are attending school
| here.
j Billy Clements says he is getting
! tired of running foot loose and be
:is going to try to get him a boss,
: see. Guess who?
ME AND YOU.
For B*fo—Good sow, fresh.—M. P,
Orr, LaFayette, Kfd. 5.
ONB DOLLAR PER YEAR
BURGLARS INFEST THIS
B Foster im
atuiiuw ur oiaiE
Local Stores and Postoffioe
At Summerville Entered
—Ohickamauga Visited
A gang of burglars infest this sec
tion of the state and during the past
week a number of hauls bare been
made. Last week the postoffioe at
Summerville was burglarized, Satur
day night two La Fayette stores were
entered, Sunday night the local
postoffice, while Monday night
three of the Chickamauga stores
were robbed.
A good haul was made at Sam -
merville, SB2-63 in cash being se
cured by the robbers. The post
office safe was blown open and
while several Summerville people
heard the explosion, they had no
idea safe blowers were at work.
The LaFayette stores entered Sat
urday night were Deck & Deck and
Nash & Lowe, about $25 or S3O in
merchandise being taken from each
store.
At Deck's entrance was affected
by breaking a transom over the rear
An automatic revolver, sev
eral knives, safety razors and other
articles, amounting in value to about
$25 were missed.
The burglar entered Nash A Lowe
b* using a ladder to reach a rear
window. Two Buits of clothes were
mused as well as smaller items, a
mouniing to about S3O.
flunday night the local postoffice
was entered, the burglar making a
wateriptal this time, hpwever.
No clue has been secured to any
of loeal robberies.
Chickamauga Store* Entsntf
Monday night burglars entered
three stores at CbiokamSUgS, the
Henderson Hardware On., Elder's
Drug Store aud J. L. Moore's, tak
ing considerable merchandise from
each store.
Dogs were secured from Chatta
nooga and placed on the trail Tues
day morning. The dogs went to
the house occupied by Sam Osborne
A search warrant was sworn oat
against Mr. Osborne, who works at
the bleachery, but none of the miss
ing articles was found at tbe boose.
No credence is placed in tbe work
of the dogs, as Mr. Osborne was at
Wallaceviile Monday night with a
sick relative.
~~CATLETT
Many People Hauling Their Drinking
Water In the RMges
Rock Spring. Rfd. 1, Nov. B.
Well, news is scarce in and aronnd
Catlett, all except people visiting
and that is very poor news.
Esq. H. S. Cordell has been right
sick the past week but is better st
present.
R. H. Wilboit is right sick.
Mrs. A. 11. Cooper had one of her
bad spells last week but she is better.
Mrs. F. D. West is very sick at
present.
People are about done gathering
corn in this section.
The people are having to set up
with Qordou Williams these days;
it's a big girl.
Thomas Williams, son of Henry
Williams, moved last week to Chat
tanooga, where be has a position
with the street car company.
Well we hope before this goes into
print that our Qordou will k<e
elected. There will be a small vote
cast at Catlett from what I can bear.
Water is getting low in tbe ridges.
Some are having to haul their driuk
ing water. ROY.
Lame back comes on suddenly and
is extremely painful. It is caused
by rheumatism of the muscles Quick
relief is afforded by applying Cham
berlain's Liniment. Sold by, all
druggists.
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