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Walker County Messenger,
VOLUME XXXVI—NO. 16
ROSSVILLE
District Conference Enter
tained at Eossville M. E.
Church Last Week
Rossville, April 17—The Hol
ston district conference convened
with the M. E. church south at
this place from Thursday to Sun
day and the large audiences list
ened to many good sermons and
lectures by some of the most bril
liant speakers in that large con
ference. The Ladies’ Missionary
Society served nice noon-day
lunches each day. The citizens
of Rossville are to be commended
for their liberal donations in aid
ing the ladies.
F. Fricks is at his summer home
on Lookout mountain.
Mrs. Massey, of Trion, is visit
ing her daughters, Mesdames
Hixon and Sullivan.
Mrs. S. M. Russell has had a
neat addition made to her home
on Chickamauga ave.
Misses Lillian andClarkieHicks
will entertain with an apron hem
ming Friday night.
Mrs. Sallie Henderson and Miss
Mary Loyd were visiting in East
Chattanooga Tuesday.
Rev. Burton Hall and his sing
er, Rev. Walter Boyd, will begin
a series of meetings at this place
next Sunday, April 21st.
Those attending the teachers
institute from Rossville were Mrs.
Sallie Henderson, Misses Mary
Loyd, Clarkie Hicks and Dovie
Williams.
Miss Phoebe Riley is very ill
•at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Mack Beavers. There is very lit
tle hope entertained for her re
covery.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Carroll were
the welcome guests in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Sunday.
Mrs. Oliver is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. T. R. Hardin.
Mrs. Kittrell was the guest of
Mrs. Madden Tuesday.
Miss Lula Green has returned
from her trip east.
Mrs. Abbie Johnson is at the
'bedside of her sister, Miss Phoebe
Riley.
Mrs. W. D. B. Chambers and
children have returned from a
pleasant visit to Trenton.
Miss Effie Taylor and Mrs.
Laney, of LaFayette, were the
guests of the Misses Baugh Sat
day and Sunday.
Rossville will soon have a mov
ing picture show. It will occupy
part of the Morrison building.
WEST LAFAYETTE
Mrs. J. L. King and Miss Eu
genia Ford left Tuesday for a few
weeks visit to relatives at Athens,
Ga.
Miss Pearl Chapman and bro
ther, William, spent Sunday with
friends in Trion.
Mrs. W. D. Careathers returned
Saturday from a two weeks visit
to her sister, Mrs. J. A. Eaton, of
Chestnut Flat.
Mrs. R. L. Bomar and two chil
dren, of West Armuchee, were
guests last week of Mrs. L. J.
Chapman.
J. L. Lawrence and mother, Mrs.
M. A. Lawerence, of Green Bush,
were visiting friends and relatives
here Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Archer, of Lindale,
was the week-endguest of Mrs.
I. E. Maples.
Miss Bessie Watford left Sun
•day for a three weeks visit to re
latives and friends in Macon. She
was accompanied to Rome by her
mother, Mrs. J. W. Watford.
W. A. Wardlaw is having a cot
tage erected on Chattanooga St.
Miss Grace Mize visited rela
tives Saturday near Center Post.
l)r. J. B. Garrett, of Copper
Hill. Tenn., spent Tuesday and
Wednesday with friends here.
Little Miss Ruth Landers, who
for some time has been suffering
from an abcess of the side, is im
proving.
Miss Hattie Spencer, of Ross
ville , was the pleasant guest Sun
day of Mrs. H. J. Spencer.
T. G. Hendrix, who recently ac
cepted a position with the South
ern Express Co. in Chattanooga,
was visiting his parents here Sun
day, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hendrix.
Mrs. Aaron Fielding, of Corinth,
was the guest Tuesday of Mrs. F.
L. Baker.
Miss Dovie Williams, of Ross
ville, attended the teachers insti
tute here last week.
The little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Frady lost Sunday be
tween the residence of Dr. Rhyne
and depot a gold locket contain
ing two small photographs. The
finder will please return same to
Mr. Frady and be rewarded.
CREDITORS OF TRION
CO. MEET MONDAY
At a meeting of the creditors of
the Trion Manufacturing Co.,
held in Rome Monday, it was a
greed to sell the property the lat
ter part of May, the property to
be offered as a whole or in parts,
the best bids to get it. It was
further agreed that the mill was
not to be sold for less than $500,-
000. No price was fixed on the
jonant houses, notes and accounts,
etc. The buyer of the property
will be allowed to pay 25 per cent
cash, having time on the balance.
Capt. Lyerly, of Chattanooga,
was present at the meeting and
said that a committe was at work
on a plan whereby the creditors
would buy the property at the
total face value of the indebt
edness and issue stock to the cred
itors for their claims.
WEST ARMUCHEE
Green Bush, R I, April 17—The
farmers in this section were very
busy last week preparing land for
corn and cotton. There was lots of
corn planed in the valley last
week. Mr. Scales on T. J. Mc-
Knight’s place planted 20 acres
in corn and prepared several acres
for cotton.
Some sickness to report’‘ this
week. Mrs Maggie Moore has
been sick for about three weeks.
We thought for a while that she
was on the mend, but sorry to re
port her on the back ground.
Mr. Earwood has been down
sick for sometime past and is not
any better at this writing.
There seems to be an over-pro
duction of candidates. We would
be glad to vote for all, but we
can’t.
Mr. Henson is having a new
dwelling built on his farm here.
The farmers’ telephone line is
making its way through West Ar
muchee. I hear the posts have
been put in near the county line.
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Peterson,
of Cedartown, were here Satur
day and Sunday, the guests of his
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
W. I). Peterson.
Lige Kinsey of LaFayette spent
Saturday and Sunday with W. D.
Peterson.
Sunday was a big day at our
cabin. There were 17 people visi
ted us and 15 boys and girls all
here at once.
I see that J. T. Suttle has a fine
prospect for a fine crop of small
grain. J. T. is a successful farmer
anyway.
We had ashower of rain Sunday
night and lots of hail with the
shower.
T. H. MOORE.
LAFAYETTE GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1912
PROGRAM FOR
MEMORIAL DAY
Graves of Soldiers Will Be Decorated and Crosses of Honor
Will Be Awarded a Number of Veterans—Picnic
Dinner Under Famous Oak
The Chickamauga chapter,
Daughters of the Confederacy,
cordially invite aud request the
veterans of Camp Chickamauga
and the John B. Gordon camp of
Sons of Veterans to meet with
them on the court house square
Friday, April 26, at 9:30 o’clock.
This is regular Memorial Day of
the Confederacy in Georgia. This
too is the twelfth anniversary of
the U. D. C. chapter and the last
26th of April that Crosses of Hon
or will be bestowed.
The program will be con ducted
in the following order:
The school will attend and act
as honorary escort to the differ
ent camps and the chapter of the
U. D. C. and will march to the
cemetery and place flowers on the
graves of soldiers and loved ones.
The services at cemetery will be:
Prayer.
Song—“ Tenting Tonight”—
Double Quartette.
LOOKOUT
Lookout, April 17—Everything
is very quiet around this place.
Jesse Mitchell spent Sunday
with relatives at Harrisburg.
S. D. Fulfer made a business
trip to Chelsea Saturday.
Milton Leslie is very sick at
this writing. We hope for him’
a speedy recovery.
Mr. Young still continues very
feeble.
Mr. and Mrs. Simmons were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Sun
day.
I think I can report a wedding
petty soon from the way a cer
tain young man comes down the
road every Sunday.
Bro. Irvine will preach at Mt.
Olive next Sunday at 11 a. m.
DAISY.
DRY VALLEY
Alton Park, Rfd., April 17.
Farmers sure have been making
good use of the few days of petty
weather we have been having and
the most of us have planted some
garden and expect to plant some
more if the Lord continues the
weather fit.
Jack Wilson, who has been
feeble for some time, is worse at
this writing and the doctor says
he has heart trouble and may die
at any time. Outside of him, the
health of our burg is good.
Mrs. R. W. Brooks and children
have been visiting her brother,
Robt. Wilson, at Bruner’s Chapel
the past week.
Our Sunday school has come
to life again and I want to ask all
of my friends that take the Mes
senger to come out and help us.
We need help.
There will be prayer meeting
next Sunday night at 7:30. Let
everybody come that can.
A. S. HUMPHREY.
Harlan—Jackson.
Mr. and Mrs. Bedford McKin
ney Harlan, of Calhoun, announce
tfce engagement of their daugh
ter. Idawee Sara, to Mr. Zimri
Thurman Jackson, the wedding
to take place at home on Tues
day, June 4.
The above announcement will
be read with much interest in La-
Fayette. Mr. Jackson is a grand
son of B. F. Thurman and a neph
ew of Mayor T. A. Jackson.
Decoration of graves.
The same order of march will
be observed to the academy where
the following program will be car
ried Out:
Muse—“ Dixie.”
Prayer—Rev. A. S. Hutchinson.
Song by the School—“ New
Dixie.”
Presentation of portraits of
Gen. Lee and Pres. Davis to the
school.
Bestowal of Eleven Crosses of
Honor.
An outline of the work of the
U. 1). C.
Closing exercises.
Benediction by Rev. J.H. Clark.
Dinner under famous old Bragg
oak. J
All citizens of the town and pa
trons of the school are especially
invited to these exercises. Let us
all bring well-filled baskets and
make this a day long to be re
membered.
LINWOOD LOCALS
As 1. was absent last week and
haven't learned much news, my
letter of course will not be very
entertaining. 1 returned from
Menlo Sunday. My stay down
yiere was very pleasant indeed.
Saturday afternoon I attended
the Ladies’ Baptist missionary
meeting which met with Mrs. Dr.
•Jenings. I enjoyed the talks on
missions very much. The farmers
down thene are as badly behind
as they are here, though their gar
dens are a little better for some
Were sticking their peas.
The infant of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Tapp died Sunday and was bur
ied at the Carroll graveyard Tues
day.
Abe Johnson moved out on Dr.
Rhine’s place Monday topick
straw berries.'
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Cooper
spent Sunday with their daugh
ter, Mrs. G. B. Ransom, of Val
ley Head.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Abney spent
Sunday with relatives at Naomi.
Miss Ethel Francis spent one
night last week with Miss Ethel
Brown of South Catlette.
Jim Gilbert rnovedfrom Ala
bama City to Linwood a few days
ago.
A. W. Millican and family, of,
Green Bush, were the guests of
Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Johnston.
Miss Mary Colquit resigned
her position with the Unioncotton
mill Saturday and will spend the
summer with her sister, Mrs. C. E.
Watson of Corinth.
I hear that Mrs. W. W. Rober
son has Pneumonia at the home of
her son, J. B. Roberson, of Naomi.
Mrs. Martha Dawson,of Gore,
is the guest this week of her
daughter, Mrs. J. J. Johnston.
There is still somecotton being
marketed. Several bales came in
town Monday.
Mrs. Will Carter and son, Scott
Carter, spent Sunday with the
formers mother at Chickamauga.
Miss Bertha Hice, of South
Catlett, was mingling with friends
in Linwood Saturday.
Miss Lizzie Anderson went to
Trion Saturday to visit her sister
Mrs. Park McAbee, who will
leave in a few days for Hunts
ville Ala.
There is a lot of building going
on where the cement plant is to be
established. A wagon drawn by
four horses is sent every morning
to carry the carpenters from Lin
wood and LaFayette.
Mrs. Ilershel Rice was sick a
few days butis better now. „ „ _
Mrs. Lee Cordell of Co. ,
and Mrs. F. L. Baker of West
LaFayette, were calling at J. V.
Allman’s Saturday.
Miss Amanda Ledbetter return
ed from a two weeks visit to Sum
merville Friday.
MAGGIE CRAYS.
CASSANDRA
Cnssandra, April 17th.—The
health of this burg is good.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Matheny visi
ted in Chattanooga last week.
Mr.aml Mrs. S. R. Tucker spent
Sunday in Cooper Heights.
Jack Boss visited his sister, Mrs.
Clark Tucker, Sunday.
John Turnley is the progress
ive farmer in this community.
James Coulter spent Sunday in
St. Elmo.
We have an evergreen Sunday
school.
Those interested in the Wo
man’s Baptist Mission Union will
please come out to the 11 o’clock
service next Saturday.
Rev. Tom Smith will fill his reg
ular appointment here Saturday
and Sunday. Rev. Graham, from
Chattanooga, will accompany him
and preach some for us.
HAND SHATTERED
BY DYNAMITE CAP
Newell Martin, the six-year-old
son of Robt. Martin, jr., of near
LaFayette, had his right hand
badly shattered Sunday about
noon when a dynamite cap, with
which the boy was playing, ex
ploded. The explosion tore off
the thumb and the first two fin
gers.
The boy and his playmate, Fred
Moreland, had found the cap in
the house where Mr. Martin had
it put away. Newell was holding
thecap in his right handandstuck
a lighted match to it.
Medical aid was quickly sum
moned and the wound dressed. It
is thought that two fingers of the
hand will be saved.
NEW TRIAL GRANTED
SAM BRADLEY BY JUDGE
Before Judge Maddox at La-
Fayette Wednesday the motion
for new trial for Sam Bradley,
convicted at the last term of the
superior court for stabbing, was
granted.
A motion was also heard for a
new trial for Martin Fehn, who
was given a straight chaingang
sentence by Judge Maddox in Feb
ruary, but this motion was over
ruled by Judge Maddox. It is un
derstood that an appeal will be
taken to the supreme court.
A number of certioraris were
heard by Judge Maddox Wednes
day. The motion court brought a
number of out-of-town attorneys
to LaFayette for the day, among
them being Judge Henry, Colonel
Nat Harris, of Rome, and Attor
ney Carpenter, of Chattanooga.
For Board of Roads and Revenue
The Messenger is authorized to
announce that J. D. McConnell, of
Broomtown valley, is a candidate
for board of mails and revenue,
in the primary of May Ist.
Mr. McConnell is one of the suc
cessful farmers of the county, a
business man of fine judgment
and should he be honored with
election will make an able com
missioner.
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
CHICKAMAUGA
Barn of Lee Davis Destroyed
By Fire™ Personal
Notes
•iokarsoo ljanl3
vmiunOluuuga, April 17.—A
barn belonging to Lee Davis was
destroyed by fire Monday night.
No stock was in ti at the time.
There was some insurance on it.
J. M. Bartlett is having the cot
tage moved from his lot between
K. 11. Wyatt's and E. A. Yates to
another place. He expects to
build a larger and much nicer
house on that lot.
Miss Mary Furgerson, a noted
elocutionist, of Chattanooga, will
give a recital at the Hotel here
under the auspices of the Ladies*
Aid Society of the Baptist church
next Tuesday evening. April 23.
Come out and hear her, you will
certainly be very much pleased.
Miss Lillian Jewell is spending
a few days with friends in Chatta
nooga.
Mrs. M. A. Yates has returned
,to her home in Chattanooga after
a visit of a few days with her
daughter, Mrs. R. U. Harper.
Mrs. Sadie McWhorter and her
son, A. 11. Dalton, left Monday for
several days stay in California.
Mr. and Mrs. John Turnipsced
spent, Saturday in Guildwith Mrs.
Turnipseed’s parents.
Mrs. Jesse Fox spent
Sunday in Chattanooga.
John Elder has returned to At-
IptJtH to resume his studies at the
medioal college.
GARRETT'S CHAPEL
Chickamauga, Rfd. 1, April 17—
The farmers did a rushing busi
ness last week. A number planted
corn.
“This locality has one of the finest
prospects for fruit that we have
seen for several years.
It seems that the candidates are
a little slow. We have only met
with two up to date.
Glad to see another communica
tion from our friend Jack Slasher.
Come again, Jack, and welcome.
Miss Ruth Hollingsworth, of
Kendrick’s Siding,was thecharm
ing guest of Miss Minnie Lamb
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. W. 11. Vinson of Pittsburg
is at the bedside of her mother,
Mrs. J. M. Duncan. She is very
feeble yet.
Miss Mary Harris, of Cooper
Heights, spent Saturday and Sun
day with her cousin, Miss Esther
Crane.
The entertainment given by
Clifford l’arrish last Friday night
was enjoyed by all present.
The pound party given by E.
D. Madaris was well attended and
enjoyed by all present.
James Hamilton will start to
Alabama in the near future. We
hate to give Jim up; he is a good
neighbor.
M. C. DUNCAN.
PITTSBUR6
Pittsburg, April 17—The health
of our community is very good at
this writing.
Ed Warren, who got his leg
broke some few weeks ago, is on
the mend, but very slowly. We
wish him a quick recovery.
Mrs. Dr. McKeown left last
week on a visit to California.
Rev. McFarland is carrying on
a protracted meeting at Asealon.
Miss Lillian Maxwell, one of
the most popular young ladies of
Durham, has accepted the position
of postmistress at Durham.
The old farmers of this com
munity are predicting a goodfruit
and crop year.
PITTSBURG KID.