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VOLUME XL—NO. 39.
CRIMINAL ASSAULT
UPON YOUNG LADY
RESULTS IN LYNCHING
ASSAILANT CAUGHT AFTER FEW
HOURS, CONFESSED TO CRIME
AND WAS HANGED NEAR
SCENE OF CRIME—ACCOM
PLICE ARRESTED AND
* IS IN JAIL . .
Henry White, a young negro, was
hanged near Durham -mines Wed
nesday about noon, by a mob,- which
pursued and caught-him after he
had criminally assaulted the 18-
year-old daughter of the local jus
tice of the peace.
The young lady was on her way to
a Durham store, where she worked,
when the negro jumped from behind
her, grabbed her by the throat and
dragged her about forty yards into
the woods and choked her into un
consciousness. Before she became
unconscious however, she was able
to scream and her brother who was
coming behind her a few hundred
yards, heard her screams, and ran
to her assistance. White fled upon
the arrival of the young lady’s
brother. The alarm was quickly
given and Durham mines were
closed down, a large posse was or
ganized with guns, and the search
began. It was soon seen that dogs
were necessary and Phipps’ hounds
were ordered to the scene.
After a few hours search White
was discovered, and when the three
hundred or more in (he possee came
on h*m he fired on them, the pistol
being given to him by one Willio
Webb, a negro, as was later stated
by White in his confession. None
of the crowd were injured by the
shots.
White was caught, after being
shot badly in the breast and right
arm, and was brought to the scene
•of the crime, where he confessed to
the crime and begged for a life sen
tence instead being hanged. The
mob would not listen to his plea
and the officers were pushed aside
and White was hanged by a log.
chain, being suspended about twenty
• feet *Tom the ground.
His body was left dangling until
Sheriff Garmany phoned his depu
ties there to lot the body down and ■
ship same to White’s Ulster, who j
lives in Chattanooga.
W n hb was arrested, hastened to
LaFayetle, and placed in jail.
Tti" young lady was resting
somewhat better Thursday morning.
DISTRICT CONVENTION
AT DALTON TUESDAY
Mr. Editor: —
in accordance with the action of
the Democratic Executive Commit
tee of the Seventh Congressional |
District on July 3, at their meeting
in Heme, I hereby call the Conven
tion for Sept. 28th., at twelve o’-
clock A. M., at the court house in
Dalton, for the purpose of consoli
dating the vote for Congressman, in ,
the primary of Sept. 12th., declaring
thp nominee and atlending to such
other business as shall come before
the Convention.
Respectfully,
PAUL B. TRAMMELL,
Chairman.
DWELLING DESTROYED
BY FIRE SUNDAY
The house that was occupied by J.
K. Headrick, which was destroyed
Pv fire Sunda/ about 12 o’clock,
while Mrs. Headrick was preparing
'’inner, was thought to be caught
f-flm the stove*"or stove flue. Mrs.
Headrick and her three children
were in the house when/it was dis
covered that the top was in a flame.
With she assistance of a few nearby
* eiglihors, Mr. Headrick's best, house
furniture was saved.
W. T. Cordell owned the house oc
cupied by Mr. Headrick, and esti
mates the loss at 1600. There was
no insurance. Also the smokehouse
was destroyed containing about 40
•"'Rons of new syrup, belonging to
Will Rhyne and Ike Crow.
* * *
Wallm* dlmmtij Mxmtxmx
THE FINAL COUNT
FOR CONGRESSMAN
OFFICIAL MAJORITIES FOR CON
GRESSMAN 7TH. DISTRICT IN
PRIMARY HELD SEPT.
12, 1916
....... • / •
Following is the official count in
the Congressman's race in the 7th.
District:
County Lee
Whitfield 802
Bartow 439
Catoosa 200
Gordon 615 :
Polk 401 ,
Walker 780.
Cobb 40
Chattooga 503
Dade 180
Murray 1073
Floyd 248
Totals 5281
Lee’s Majority 5^50
County Harbin
Paulding 130
Haralson 1
Total 131
J.L. ROWLAND^ENTERS
RACE FOR CLERK
To the Voters of Walker County:
Having received strong solicita
tion from many good Democrats and
citizens generally, I have decided to
announce as a candidate for Clerk of
Superior Court of Walker county.
I believe in the good old demo
crats doctrine that the expressed j
wishes of a majority of the people
( should be respected in the public j
affuir« of the county, and earnestly
ask the support of every voter.
When an ollicial has received the
endorsement of a majority of the
I people, I regard it as his duty to
jrespect the rights and interests of a
| majority by performing bis full
-duty impartially under the law; and
I if he fails to do so, he has no just,
claim to their further support.
If elected, I promise to faithfully j
perform the duties of the office iin-l
partially, and without favor to any
clasu, person or faction. It will be
my pleasure, as well as duty, to
serve all parties with equal prompt
re's and fidelity.
J. L. ROWLAND.
,
CHATTANOOGA FAIR
TO B: BEST EVER
Hundreds of persons in this sec
tion who attended the Chattanooga
(District fair last year will be in
terested in knowing I hat the plans
for the 1916 show surpass in every
feature those of last year.
The Chattanooga association is
offering almost $7,000 in premiums
for agriculture and live slock this
year, end if a part of this money is
no! won by the people of this terri
tory it will b ■ because they fail to
send exhibits.
Perhaps the most important new
feature for the fair this year will be
t the races.
One thousand dollars will be given
in rare purses each day. and it is ex
pected that these liberal amounts
will result in the finest program of
harm gs and running races ever held
in ibis section of the south. .
The city of Chattanooga has erec
ted a handsome new exhibit build
ing or, the fair grounds, and many
other improvements are being made.
Altogether, the plans for the fair
are decidedly the most ambitious
ever undertaken in this part of the
south, and it is expected that a larg
er number will attend from this sec
tion.
Special rates will prevail on the
railroads and everything possible
(will be arranged for the comfort and
pleasure of the visiters.
LAFAYETTE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1916.
IT WAS A CORKER
TO WIN OR LOSE
PRONOUNCED THE PRETTIEST
GAME EVER SEEN ON THE
LOCAL DIAMOND—LA
FAYETTE WINS
Before a large crowd of LaFayette
and Chickamiuga fans, the Lafay
ette team won the first of the live
game series With Chickamauga, in
the tenth inning Saturday, when
“Pheno” Fincher lifted the white
pill over the fence with Tom Rich
on third base.
i Every inch of the game was fought
furiously and iiard and though the
visiters made six errors, none of the
errors were responsible for any
score the LaFayette team made.
Several cars loaded with Chicka
mauga's prettiest young lady fans,
together with old men and young
enthusiasts, came down and cheered
for their team in a manner worthy
|of the enterprize of Chickamauga
people. Hon Gordon Lee was among
the visitors. While the game was
hard fought from beginning to end,
there was no bitterness, no ill feel
ing hut only the best of feeling and
spirit shown by both sides, which
made the game one of the most
pleasant ever played here.
For five innings neither side scored,
but in the sixth a walk, a double and
a single scored two for Chicka
mauga. No more scoring was done
until the last of the eighth, when
with two men out and one on base,
Tom Rich poled one over the fence,
tieing tho score. From then through
out the game all kinds of “pep” waa
shown by the players and fans. In
the tenth with Rich on third, with
only one out, Fincher met one,
square, having it over' the fence?
allowing LaFayette the winning run.
Both Dobbs and Henry pitched
splendid ball, the honors slightly go
ing to Henry.
A double-header is scheduled be
tween these teams at Clijckamauga
for Saturday, Sept. 23rd. The intense
rivalry and the interest of the fans
'in these towns as well as in the
'county will undoubtedly draw a
'large crowd to Chickamauga Satur
day. Quite a number of cars will go
| from LaFayette. Joe Harris of the,
Chattanooga Southern league team!
who umpired the game here Satur
day has been retained to do the um
piring of the entire series and will
be on hand again at Chickamauga
Saturday.
Following is the complete story:
BOX SCORE
I LaFayette AH 11 II I*o A E
'Justice 3b 4 0 0 0 2 0
Benedict c 2 i 1 3 1 oj
Anderson lb 4 0 0 16 1 0
Greenwood 2b 5 0 2 3 4 0
I T Rieh ss 4 2 1 2 5 0
Holt rs 3 0 1 2 0 0
Fincher cf 5 0 110 0
Maker If 4 0 0 2 0 0
Hern' p 4 0 2 1 6 ftj
35 3 830 19 o'
Chickamauga— AH It 11 I*o AE|
I Anderson 1b... 3 1 010 0 0
Elder rs 4 0 0 1 0 1
Madaris 2b 4 0 2 4 5 1
McGregor If 3 0 0 0 0 0
Dalian 3b 3 0 0 2 0 0
, Dudderar cf 4 0 1 3 0 0
Wii'iier c 4 0 2 5 0 0
Hamilton hs 4 1 t 2 2 3
Dobbs p 2 0 0 0* 4 1,
31 2 027*11 0
•Justice out—lnfield fly
| "One out when winning run
scored.
Score by innings:
Innings 123 456 789 O—R H K*
Lr Fayette 600 020 I—3 8 0
Chickamauga. 000 002 000 o—2 6 6
Summary: Double [days Dobbs
to Madaris to L. Anderson; Henry to,
C. Anderson; Rich to C. Anderson;
, Homy to Rich to C. Anderson. Home
Hun- Rich. Twr base hit—Hamilton.
Hit Batsmen —Dobbs 1; Henry t. 1
, Struck out—Henry 3; Dobbs 3. Base
'on balls—Dobbs 4: Henry 2. Sacrifice|
bits Dobbs, Benedict, Bolt. Left on
base—LaFayetle 11; Chickamouga 3.
' Stolen bases—Benedict, Anderson,
(Madaris. Earned Runs—Chick 2;
LaFayette 3. .Umpire. Harris. Time
|of g»mp t :40.
CONGRESSMAN LEE PRESENTS
j TV COBB TO TOM RICH
| At the close of Saturday's game
I between LaFayette and Chicka-
COURSE ARRANGED
FOR BOY FARMERS
AT SOUTHEASTERN FAIR IN AT
LANTA OCT. 14-21—500 ROY
FARMERS EXPECTED
»
Atlanta—Arrangements have been
made by the Southeastern Fair As
sociation to conduct a short term
Course in agriculture during the first
annua! fair, October 14-21, for bene
fit of the southern boys. Every boy
who qualities in the examination
prescribed by the authorities of the
district agricultural schools and the
county superintendents will he eli
gible. The course wilf he absolute
ly free.
It is expected about live hundred
boys will attend. They will be given!
practical instruction in the modern'
methods of farming by lectures and
illustrations. They will he taken!
through the departments and given I
lectures on each. The selection ofi
soils end fertilizers and the method
by which stale and government aid
in having soils analyzed will be
taught. They will be shown how to
select cattle for market and dairy
purposes and s>.ow to select seed for
the best crop results.
J. Phil Campbell, of the State Col
lege of Agriculture, will be in charge
of,, the school. One or two boys will
b'e selected from each county in
Georgia and from .the congressional
districts of the seven southeastern
slates. The faculty will consist of
eight or ten members selected from
the instructors at the district agri
cultural colleges.
The Boy Scouts will provide ac
commodations for the visitors at
their encampment. The expenses
of the students will be borne by the
fair association and the Southern
miralist. The boys will also be
taught woodcraft and scouting by
the American Boy Scout methods.
LEE THANKS VOTERS^
FOR THEIR ENDORSEMENT
To the People of the Seventh Ga.
District:
It is with no formal words that I
would acknowledge my gratitude
and obligation to you for having ex-'
pressed, by impressive majorities,
and for the seventh coqseeutivJ
time, your approval of the service
I have given you and your desire
that I continue as your representa
tive in the national congress.
To have been sent once on Ibis
responsible mission was a high hon
inr indeed, hut, might have been more
or less tentative on your part. To be
.returned again and again to the same
service indicates that you have not
been disappointed in your reason
able expectations and that you know
the value of training and experience
in public service as well as in pri
vate enterprise.
Now that the election is over, let
I us all forget any unpleasantness that
may have developed and unite in
i common and harmonious effort in
pushing our district forward to a
splendid leadership in all lines of
industrial development.
To all and to every one individ
ually, I extend my he,arty good will
and shall give myself the pleasure
of ns much personal intercourse
with jou as my duties will permit.
GORDON LEE.
FARM FOR SALE
llmve for Immediate sale a farm
of f.'to acres, about 100 acres cleared,
| good two-story cottage with ft morns,
' good harn, crib and other out houses
! Fine young orchard now in hearing.
Lies alongisde of county pike t 3-4
miles from Cedar Grove postoltlce.
Crossed by Chickamauga creek.
Splendid community, One schools
and churches. Price $4,000 or will
sell part of in proportion. Terms
reasonable.
I J. A. BARTAIN, Agent,
10-13—4 t Kensington, Ga.
rnauga Congressman Gordon Lee
presented Tom Rich with a baseball
given to him by Tyrus Cobb in a
game id Washington this summer.
Before lac jsfine began Saturday Mr.
I Lee annMnced that tie would pre
sent this ball lo the player of either
side who made the most bases in
the gaim add the honor went to
Tom Rich who knocked a home run.
WARREN HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATES FIVE
MUCH ENTHUSIASM SHOWN IN
WARREN COMMUNITY OVER
GRADUATING EXERCISES
Th* graduating exercises of the
Warren Higli School were held ;u
Center Point churcfT Saturday night,,
St pt. 10th., and to say the house wa«
Tid! is putting it mildly, it was lull
to over Mowing.
The graduates were Misses Virgin
Steverson, Willitf PowjJl and Lois*
Mart’n and and Paul j
Wheeler. The places of honor if
there were any, were given to the
boys, so Henry was salutatorian and
Paul valedictorian in which roll
each did remarkably well. The
former emphasized the point that
rural schools can be as good as any
lin the small town. Although the
I general belief is to the contrary
, For his subject he took “Patriotism”,
and showed both what patriotism is
and why a people should he patrio
tic, and especially why we of
America should he patriotic. Miss
Virgin Steverson was the class his
torian and gave a very complete his
tory of the idass, with an occasional
comment from the time it left the
common school department to the
close of the high school.
There were seven in the class
when it entered the Bth. grade, al
though several were ndded from
year to year only five could be
mustered for graduation, which
shows the tendency of people to quit
work partly completed.
Miss Willie Powell was Ihe class
dcclaimer and rendered in a very
creditable manner “Caught in the
Maelstrom.” Miss Lois Martin was
tlie prophetess, who mapped out for
each member, and some who had
dropped out suitable careers, based
largely on their known abilities, but
colored some by the writers wish
and imagination of course.
Paul Wheeler, the valedicatorian.
chose for his subject “The Statue of,
liberty Enlightening the World.";
He showed firsl why none of the
great powers of Europe could give
the statute a resting place, then why
the'United States is the only place
; in the world where such could ap-
Ipropriately stand. He closed with
an ode, an original poem to the
statue. His valedictory was very
touening and most appropriate.
The music, three very pretty
songs, was furnished by the class.
The pantomimes “Hock of Ages by
Miss Grace Martin, and “Abide with '
Me" by seven young ladies showed
the beauty and meaning of those
good old sacred songs that no sing-!
ing possibly could. The nudtence up
ilo Ibis lime hail hiten perfectly
quiet, but when the curtain was run
down on those seven girls standing
in that beseeching attitude some
i hurl to give expression to their ap
j preciefion by dapping their hands.
At the close of this part of the
program, the principal presented
the diplomas, each tied up in the;
class colors, blue and gold. These
were the tangible evidences of their
year',' work.
| Next came the address by Rev. N
A. White, of LaFayette, who seemed
to he in a very happy mood, and was
listened to with rapt attention
from the beginning lo the end. He
| emphasized three points "prepara
tion for life, purity and peserver
enre in life's undertakings." We
[doubt if any address ever delivered
in Unit place was listened lo more
attentively or appreciated more
i thoroughly. We do not know how
many friends Mr. While hud when
he enne there, hut we know lie hud
a host of them when he went away.
I II would not he right to elose this
without saying a word about the or
der both nights. Although the
houses tvere crowded some having
to stand up, some could not get in
at all the order was as nearly per
fect as could be under siii'h circum
stances. If there are any rowdies
in Ihe Wurren community they
either stayed at home or showed
limy could be gentlemen when they
, wish to.
| The class for next year now con
i sists of three boys and four girls,
and time will tell howmany will gra
duate.
BY AN ATTENDANT.
Common School Exercises
On Friday and Saturday night of
VFant Ada In
Messenger
Pay
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
CONVENTION AT
WESLEY’S CHAPEL
WALKER CO. SIMLA Y SCHOOL
CONVENTION SATURDAY AND
SIMLA Y, OCT .7111, ANO
BTH. WESLEY CIIAPEL
CHURCH
O|>pni»o Session
Salurduy Moridiiu, Oct. 7tli.
PROCRAM
109)0. Devotional Period. Con
, ducted by W. F. Lowry.
10:15. The Sunday School and
Oood Citizenship. Hy Rev. R. F.
(luille.
i 10:40. The County Sunday School
Work. By Division Presidents.
H :00. Souk.
11:05. Aim and Character of
Teaching, lty K. P. Hall, Jr.
11:35. Some tilings we can do for
the children. Ily Miss Daisy Ma
gee, elementary superintendent of
the Georgia Sunday School Associa
tion.
12*10. Adjourn.
Dinner on the ground. Come and
bring a basket.
SECOND SESSION
Saturday Afternoon
1:45. Devotional Period. Con
ducted by W. A. J. Burns.
2:00. The work of the Sunday
school teacher between Sundays. By
W. N. Morgan.
2:25. The Graded Sunday School
School. By P. G. Dowd.
2:55 Song.
3:00. The Graded Sunday School.
By Miss Daisy Magee.
3:30. Conference Period. Ques
tions on any phase of Sunday school
work will he answered.
4:00. Adjourn.
THIRD SESSION
Sunday Morirtn?, Oct. Bth.
10:00. Devotional Period.
10:15. Evangelism in the Sunday
I School. By J. H. Cagle.
10:15. The organized class. By J.
J. Sizemore.
, 11:15. Song.
j 11:20. The past and present Sun
day school. My Miss Daisy Magee.
11:50. Free will offering for sup
port of the work.
11:55. Announcements and ap
pointments of committees.
12:00. Adjourn.
Dinner on the ground.
CLOSING SESSION
Sunday Afternoon
1:45. Devotional Period.
2:00. The big hoys and the Sun
day school. By It. F. Guide.
| 2:55. Song.
3:00. Th’e efficient Sunday school.
By Miss Daisy Magee.
3:30. Conference Period and
ques* ions answered.
3:15. Reports of committees and
election of officers.
4:00. Adjourn.
All delegates expecting to attertd
the Sunday School Convention will
please notify Vl’. A. J. Bums, La-
FayelJe, Ga., Rfd. 4. . Delegates will
met at Wilson Switch.
Com. on Kuterlaiiiinents.
last week the Warren school gave
their dosing exercises for the sum
mer term and school year 1015-16.
The grades IHow the 10th occupied
the lirst night at the school house.
And presented a well prepared pro
gram to a crowded house. The
exercises consisted of recitations,
dialogs, plays, pantomines airt song.
PROGRAM, FRIDAY NIGIIT
Sept. 15, 1916
Hong—“America"—All.
Recitation—Barefoot Boy -R o y
Wheeler.
Mother Goose -Ist. and 2nd.
grades.
Recitation—" Why Should the
Spirit of Mortal be Proud" -Nellie
Moreland.
Pantomine—Home Sweet Horn**—
Edward Mcßroom.
Play—Which will he Marry sth
and nth grades.
Recitation—The Singer’s Climax
Elhia Kitchen.
Dialog—-“ Uncle pete"--Paul Bird
and Hoy Wheeler.
Recitation —The Spirit of the Age
—Philiip Martin.
Pantomine—Coming Through the
Rye —Wnes Powell.
Recitation—“ The Clorious Baby."
—Herschel Powell.
Play—“My Wife’s Relation.’*—
10 pupils.
Vaealion Song -sth. and 6th.
grades.