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VOLUME XL—NO.43.
THURSDAY OPENING DAY
WALKER COUNTY FAIR
ATTRACTIVE PROGRAM— HAND
SOME PREMIUMS AND CASH
PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED
—FIREWORKS AT NIGIIT
THKEE BIG DAYS AND
THREE BIG NIGHTS
PLANNED
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Next Thursday morning at 10:00
■o’clock the Walker County Fair for
(916 will he formally opened by an
address from Mayor (V. O. Daven
port. Then three, big days and nights
are tr. follow.
All is in readiness for the annual
■event. The premium list as will be
seen elsewhere in this issue, is a
most creditable one and if the ex
hibits show up it is certain that the
people of the county will receive
some splendid premiums and cash
prizes.
The program committee has ar
ranged an attractive program and
•something wil' be doing day and
night. County races, foot races, high
diving dog attractions each day, au
tomobile parades, an Indian pageant
-and fireworks at night are some of
the attractions planned for the a
museinent end of the fair.
It is urged by the executive com
mittee that the premium list be read
carefully and that as many people
ns can bring exhibits.
Below will be found the program:
THE PROGRAM
Thursday, Oct, 26th •
D. W. Herndon, Chairman
10.00 a. m.—Address by Mayor W. O.
Davenport on behalf of City.
10:15—Address by T. A. Jackson,
Pres., Walker County Fair.
Jo:3o—Baby Show on stage north of
court house.
11:00—High Dive by Hector, World
Famous High Diving Dog.
1:30 p in.—Potato Race on North
Main Street.
2:oo—Sack Race on North Main St.
2:3o—Ladies’ Riding Contest.
3:oo—Gent’s Riding Contes'.
S:00 p m.—Grand Display of Fire
works on Public Square.
Friday, October 27th
A. G. Catron, Chairman.
v>:3o a. m. Foot Races.
10:00 r. m Address by Judge Moses
Wright.
10:30—Address by Hon. Gordon Lee.
li : oo_lndian Pageant, under direc
tion of D. A. R„ given by re
quest.
1:00 p. in. —Judging Best Milk Cow,
Lest Bull, Best Sheep and Best
Goats. ,
I:3o —Judging Best Team Horses.
1: —Judging Best Team Mules.
'2:oo—Judging Best Horse Colts.
2:ls—Judging Best Mule Colts.
2:3o—Ladies’ Driving Contest.
,: ; f:0- Gents’ Driving Contest.
3:3o—Judging Best Driving Horse.
3:ls—Judging Best Saddle Horse.
Saturday October 2Kth
Norman Shattuck, Chairman
9:30 a. m.—Bicycle Race.
10:00 —Ford Parade—ss.oo in Gold
given to nicest, decorated Ford
and an inner tube to tackiest
Ford.
11:00—Old Time Fiddlers Contest on
si age north of court house.
1:30 Singing Contest on stage north
of court house.
2:3o—Grand Automobile Parade;
prize for best decorated cab.
8:00 p. m.—Grand Display of Fire-,
vnrks on Public Square.
Friday, the second day, will be live,
stork day, and all entries for prizes
will be judged that. day. Live stork
will ne required to be here on Fri
day only. Mr. A. G. Catron will be in
; harr’e. Singing contest Saturday
■afternoon open to all singing classes
,f the rounly. The Ford Parade on
Saturday morning at 10 o’clo'ck will
tw limited to Ford cabs only, parade
under direction of Mr. S. F. Blay
lock. Parade will form on east side
,»f South Main St., move north on
vast side of court house to Baptist
hur *h. wst on Culberson Ave. to
*' hen.kee St., south on Cherokee St.
to Cove St. on Cove St. to square,
• outh on west side of square to
South Main St. and disband. Grand
\utomobile Parade Saturday after
noon at 2:30 open to all makes of
•ears, parade under direction of Nor
nan Shattuck.
Hector, the High Diving Dog, will
give (wo performances daily, diving
Unite (Enmity- Utatttg?r
BRING YOUR EXHIBITS
AND LET US HAVE A
6000 TIME TOGETHER
Our various committees have done
hard work for the Fair, and com
pared with premiums for the other
county fairs, we think we have some
splendid premiums to offer, and we
believe the farmers will appreciate
the work that has been done, and
will have the largest number of ex
hibits here next week that we have
had for a long time. Come out the
three days and let us have a good
time together.
, Respectfully,
T. A. JACKSON, Pres.
from a 50 fool, ladder, into a net be
low.
The fireworks will be operaled by
Harry Holland.
Additional! Premiums
The following premiums were
added Thursday morning after the
premium list was printed:
Potato Race, cash $l.OO
Sack Race, cash $l.OO j
Best decorated Ford Car in
parade $5 in gold donated by the
Ford Car Co.
Best Tufted bed spread, bleached
or unbleached —t silver Bed Spring
donated by the Hunt Spring Bed Co.,
Chattanooga.
Exhibits Entered Thursday
All exhibits must be entered on
Thursday, but in the event of rain
exhibits will be received on Friday.
CONTRIBUTORS TO
WAXER COUNTY FAIR
LaFayette Contributors:
Following is the list of local con
tributors to the fair up to date:
Ja.i. P. Shattuck, Norman Sliat
tu'ek, T. M. Coffey, Q. M. Clemons, D.
W. Stiles, A. F’. Sims, C. N. Shrop
shire D. W. Herndon, D. F Pope, Dr.
J. M. Underwood, J. L. Russell, La-1
Fayette Furniture Co., Holleman Ij
Enloe, Walraven Bros., J. H. Shearer,'
W. A. Abney & Sons, W. L. Stensell, j
O. K. Barber Shop, Culberson, Shaw
& Sl.aw, H. Winer, E. H. Tilford, J.
P. Hall, Bank of LaFayette, Walker
Co. Hosiery Mills, LaFayette Cotton
Mill, Palace Theatre, W. 11. Steele,!
Union Cotton Mill, J. W. Massey, C.I
W. Shields, John D. Pope, J. F.j
Wardlaw, W. T. Harrison, Lino &,
Whatley, C. C. Gilbert, J. W. Hol
land. T. J. Nash, A. M. Street Hdw.
Co., W. P. Jackson, LaFayette Ten
Cent Store. Lowe and Martin, W. A.i
Loach, F. H. Kirby, Warthen’s Drug
Store, Farmers’ Hardware & Supp'y
Co., Hegwood Bros., Ford Sales Co.
Chattanooga Contributors:
Loomis A Hart, Chattanooga Furn
iture Co., Acme Furniture Co, Car
ter Hros. Mattress Co., Sterchi Bros.,
Davenport Bros., Ham. Trust and
Savings Bank, Trigg-Dobba Co.,
Mason-Winger, James Supply Co.,
Trotter Bros., Knox, Thomas Spears
Co., Archer Paper Co., Goodman ‘
Hide A Leather Co., T. Brooke, W.
M. Fincks Co., W. F. Fischer & Co.
Knox Furniture Co., R. L. Cox Hat
I Co., D. H. Loveman Co., Rngers-
Bailev Co., Abbolts Store, Chatta
nooga Feed Co., and Murray-llicb
ardson-Dibrel! Shoe Co.. Nashville,
,'Venn., Frill/. A Weil, Chattanooga,
| Miller Bros., Chattanooga, C. D.
: Kenny Coffee Co., Chattanooga, Ten
russee Coffin and Casket Co., Cliat
] tarioogp. Central of Georgia Rail
| road, Edwards & Leßron. H. S. Pro
tiaspo, C. A. Lyerly, Stagmaier A Co.,
. Handly, Goodman A Reggie Co., Dur
ham Coal and Iron Co., Rock Creek
Coal Co., Mills A Lupton, Merchant's
Grocery Co.. Miller Bros., Brock
Candy Co., A. Muxen Co. Harris A
Hmrsheed, W. H. Lessly A Co., Ma
did Hardware Co., Chattanooga Plow
Co. end Hunt Bed Spring Co.
COTTON 181-2 CENTS
THURSDAY MORNING
The local jotton mark it opened
Thursday morning at $8 1-2 cents.
Cotton seed went to HI :ents per
bushel.
LAFAYETTE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1916.
{TEACHERS meet
HERE NOVEMBER 4
SPECIAL SUPERVISOR GODARD
WILL ADDRESS ASSOCIATION
-PUBLIC INVITED TO AT
TEND MEETING
The Walker County Teachers’ As
sociation will hold its next regular
meeting at tho court house Satur
day, November 4th, promptly at 10
a. m. Hon, George D. Godard, Special
Supervisor, will be in attendance so
no program will bo arranged, the
entire time being given to him. Mr.
Godard has a state wide reputation
as an educator so those who hear
him will doubtless be well paid for
their trouble.
The public generally is invited to
hear him and especially are the
teachers and trustees urged to be
present. A special invitation is also
extended to the local chapters D. A.
R. and U. D. C. who have shown so
i much interest in the teachers’ as
-1 social ion.
The, County Board of Education
will hold its regular monthly meet
ing on that date so those who have
business with them may hear the
j speaking too.
The colored people of the county
are planning to hold a fair here also
on that date and Mr. Godard will
apeak to them at 1 o’clock.
THE NITRATE PLANT
FOR THIS SECTION
CONGRESSMAN LEE IS ENTHUS
IASTIC AND PROMISES CO- -
OPERATION TO SECURE
PLANT
The counties of Northwest Geor
gia are interested in urging their
claims for the government nitrate
plant, which will be established in
the south sometime in the near fu
ture. No better sight for the plant
could be found than in this section,
and 'he counties east of Walker as
well as those south, are getting to
gether on the proposition.
Special effort being made by the
Rome Tribune Herald, in the matter
of publicity and already largely
through the efforts of this paper our
Congressman, lion. Gordon Lee, has
promised bis hearty co-operation.
In speaking of the proposition and
Mr. Lee’s attitude toward it, the
Rome Tribune-Herald in its edition
of Wednesday in a news story says:
“Mr. Lee asserted that he would
do everything in his power to se
cure the location of a government
nitrate plant or amiorplate plant in
this section. He is enthusiastic over
I lie project. He promises to arrange
a hearing for a delegation from
North Georgia at any time they can
visit Washington. He says that if
North Georgia can secure the gov
ernment plant it will assist in open
ing the Coosa river, will develop
electrical energy and promote man
ufacturing interests. He hopes for
all I his section lo unite on the pro
ject and will join in any measure
I that may he taken.” ,
earthquakeMt
HERE WEDNESDAY
soul'll STORM SWEPT AND
ROCKED BY EARTHQUAKES —
HEAVY RAINFALL MAKES
COTTON TAKE BIG
ADVANCE
Wednesday the South wfis swept
by storms and earthqtfakeslithe
most severe in many years. Atrßir
mingham, there was three distinct
shock's, the most terrific shocks in
the history of the city. At Atlanta,
the shocks were felt. It seems the
earthquake struck Tennessee, Geor
gia and Alabama principally, while
RESIDENT ISSUES
A PROCLAMATION
URGING AMERICAN PEOPLE TO
MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
THE RELIEF OF THE
ARMENIANS—LOCAL
CHURCHES RESPOND
Upon the request of congress the
President has appointed two days in
October, 21 and 22nd as days when
the American people may help the
Armenian people in the east, who
are facing extinction. The Armen
ians are the most highly cultured
people of the Ottoman empire, with
whom is the oldest national Chris
tian church in the world. The pres
ent conditions of these people by
reason of the war are such as to
cause Congress and the President to
issue proclamations to the American
people.
Following is the proclamation'of
the President:
A PROCLAMATION
Whereas, 1 have received from the
Senate of the United States a Reso
lution, passed July 7, t‘.H(5, reading
as follows:
“Resolved, That, appreciating the
sufferings of the Syrian people, it is
suggested that the President of the
United Slates set aside a day upon
which' a direct appeal to the sym
pathy of all American citizens shall
he made and an opportunity shall he
given for our public-spirited people
to contribute to a much-needed
fund for the relief of the Syrian
people.”
And Whereas, a Resolution was
passed by the Congress of the Uni
ted States on July 18, 1916, reading
as follows:
“Resolved by the Senate (the
House of Representatives concur
ring), That, in view of the misery,
wretchedness and hardships, which
these people are suffering, the Pres
ident of the United States bo re
spectfully asked to designate a day
on which the citizens of this country
may give expression to their sym
pathy by contributing to the funds
now being raised for the relief of
the Armenians in the belligerent
countries."
And Whereas, I feel confident that
the people of the United States will
be moved to aid these people strick
en by war, famine and disease;
Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wil
son, President of the United Slates,
in compliance with the said sugges
tion of the Senate, and the said re
quest, of the Congress thereof; do
'appoint and proclaim Saturday, Oc
tober 2), and Sunday, October 22,
j 1910, as joint days upon which the
j people of the United States may
! make such contributions as they feel
disposed for the aid of the stricken
Syrian and Armenian people.
In witness whereof, I have here
unto set rny band and caused the
sea! I.' - the United Slates to he af
fixed.
WOODROW WILSON,
By tr.e President;
Robert Lansing, Secretary of Stale.
The local churches are planning a
union service at tlie Methodist
church Sumla> night in behalf of
[the suffering Armenians, and lh<‘
I local committee from the churches
urges a large attendance upon Ibis
I service. A contribution will be made
at tlial time and forwarded In the
central committee at Washington,
as La Fayette’s contribution to lliis
worthy cause. If other churches and
Sunday schools in the counlv desire
to In Ip in this cause, contributions
mnv lie sent lo anv of Hie pastors at
La Fayette, li. F. Guille. I. S. Leonard
or N. A. While, who will see that the
offering is sent to the proper au
thorities.
other southern states were swept
with storms.
La Fayette eitiymyAvere frightened
Wednesday alwbyon by the shocks,
and older reddenters state they
were the most severe since the
Charleston earthquake.
On account of the strong wind and
heavy rainfall all over the southern
states, cotton made an advance of
| $4.50 on the hale Wednesday.
Colder weather is predicted Fri
iday for this section.
WANTED to buy all your green
hides and tallow.—LaFayette
Harness & Leather Co.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
CASE FINALLY SETTLED
DIRECTORS PURCHASE REMAIN
ING ASSETS OF RANK—IO PER
CENT WILL BE PAID DEPO
SITORS AT EARLY DATE
AND REMAINDER AS
SOON AS COLLEC
TIONS ARE MADE
Tho case of Loyd It. Freeman, re
ceiver of tho First National Bank of
LaFayette, against the directors of
said bank, was settled by an order
issued in the United Stales district
court in Atlanta Saturday.
Under the terms of the settlement
the directors purchased the remain
ing assets oft! c ban's, paying $5,000
for the same and agreeing to pay off
the judgment rendered against them
for $7,000 and interest. The recei
ver bad sued the directors for $90,-
000 on account of I lie failure of the
bank, and the special master, Julian
MrCamey, of Dalton, who beard the
case, rendered a verdict of $7,000 a
(gainst the directors.
22 per cent is yet due the deposi
tors and about Iff per cent will be
paid possibly within the next twen
ty days. This payment ran be made
on account of the settlement wilh
the directors. The remaining Cl
per cent, it is understood, will be
collected on assessments against the
stockholders and as soon as collec
tions are made, the depositors will
be paid in full.
The directors of the defunct bank
are T. A. Jackson, J. W. (lavender, 11.
S. Germany, 0. T. Simmons, S. A.
Hunt, Jr., I)r. J. H Hammond and R.
N. Dickerson, deceased.
RUMANIANS STOP
TEUTON ADVANCE
AND TAKE THE OFFENSIVE—
BRITISH MAKE GAINS—GREEKS
APPEAL TO AMERICA
THROUGH U. S. AM
BASSADOR
London, Oct, 18.—The French
j have made gains both north and
! south of the Somme. The village of
iSailiv-Saillisel is now entirely in al
lied hands. Over a mile front south
I of the Somme, the German first line
defenders were driven back between
Lamaisonelte and Biddies. Ihe
I British have gained east of Thiepval.
Pul.ro. encounters and bornliard
, moils are the nature of actions in
i Macedonia.
An iqspeal was drawn up by a
Hireling of Greeks al Athens asking
the American people “to avert Hie
subjugation of those who desire to
remain free." If lias been banded
to tie. American minister for leans-j
i mission to Washington.
Apparently the Rumanians have
been successful, temporarily, in,
stopping (be advance of the I •■>!-
.Inns along the Rumanian frontier.,
Berlin and Vienna claim no fresh j
gains at any point along the line,
while Bucharest asserts that the I
Rumanians repulsed I lie attacks of;
j j in* Aiistro-Gennans at several im-j
' porlant points.
Fighting is still progressing in,
Galicia where on I lie Nareyuvka (
'front the Germans stormed a Rus
sian position capturing three hun
! 1 1red and fifty, men. Berlin reports
I dial west of Lutsk, Volhynia, the
1 Russians have been repulsed and are
contenting themselves with bom-
I bnrdments. The repulse of the
Austro-Gormans in the Carpathians,
where snow is falling, is reported by
, petrograd.
COUNTY RfPDBIICiNS
TO MEET OCTOBER 21
Republicans of Walker county are
invited to attend a business meet
ing at the court bouse at LaFayette,
Saturday, October 21, 1916, at 2 o'-
clock in I lie afternoon. —Committee.
Ads In
A'l essenger
Pay
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAS
COMMISSIONERS
ARE ON THE JOB
FOR WALKER
ONE OF THIS TIIIHTY-SEVKN
COUNTIES TO SUBMIT AP
PLICATION TO HIGHWAY
COMMISSION TO SHARE
IN FEDERAL ROAD
FUND
The .stale highway commission
met in Atlanta Tuesday morning at
its first meeting to hear applications
for Federal aid in road building un
der the provision of the recent fed
eral road net, apportioning to the
state of Georgia $2,000,000 for road
improvement within the next five
years. Thirty-seven counties sun
milted their applications to share
in the fund. Following are the coun
ties who submitted applications:
Walton, Fulton, Oconee, Clnyton,
Muse,ogee, Spalding, Pike, Monroe,
Bibb, Turner, Chattooga, Quitman,
Brooks, Lowndes, Heard, Ben Hill,
Jefferson, Troup, Clay, Lumpkin,
Mitchell, Catoosa, Macon, Dade,
Forsyth, Rabun, Wheeler, Sumter,
Madison, Banks, Bacon, Walker,
Putnam, Cherokee, Flow'd, Morgan
and Wilcox.
Each county in asking for its share
in the road fund hound itself to the
following provision of the good road
act through the resolution from its
board of commissiners:
“Resolved, That we hereby ap
point the state highway department
of Georgia as our duly constituted
authority to submit for us projects
for road building in this county to
the office of public roads of the
United States at Washington for the
approval of the secretary of agri
culture, and we hereby agree and
hind the county of to furnish
labor and material necessary to con
struct the load, or roads, as pro
jected in said county under the’di
rection and supervision and accord
ing to the (ilans and specifications
of the said state highway depart
ment. We agree to levy a tax suffi
cient for said purpose in considera
tion of said county being reim
j burned by the federal government
'of fit) per cent of the cost of said
labor and material as expended on
said project not to exceed $lO,OOO
per mile.
“We further agree to properly
maintain said road and io levy a tax
for and to set aside each year dur
ing the period of live years sufficient
funds lo guarantee the proper main
teiianee of and the making of the
needed repairs and the preservation
of a reasonably smooth surface on
i said highway, considering the type
of road, to be constructed under
Ibis agreement with the state liigh
j way department and the federal
government.”
LIFIYETTE COTTON MILL
| HIS SUCCESSFUL YEIR
At the annual meeting of the
! s' i. k holders if the Las ayette Oot
j ton Mill, held Saturday at the offices
'of the mill, the work of the past
'year was gone over. The hooks
showed a splendid year’s running,
and the stockholders were highly
pleased with the report and compli
mented the management upon their
recoi d.
With the exception of electing Jim.
(;, Young as a director to Mil the va
cancy caused by the death of Win.
McWilliams, the same directors and
1 officers were again elected.
I A handsome dividend was declared
to he paid in January and July re
spectively.
NOTICE TO ALL
We have sold our store and are
going to ask those wtio owe us to
settle by Nov. Hi. Remember we
can't carry’ any accounts over or
take any notes.
Your* Ihi tv,
[ 10-27-31 ARNOLD & ARNOLD.