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VOLUME XLVHI.
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1924.
NUMBER 17.
ELECTION FOR TAYLOR COUNTY OFFICERS
DREW LARGE CROWD TO POLLS WEDNESDAY.
L. T. PEED WINS OVER A. H. RILEY FOR ORDINARY—RUSTIN
- * RE-ELECTED SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT; COOPER, TAX
RECEIVER; JARRELL, WALL AND WATKINS, COUN-
' TY COMMISSIONERS.
Grand Theatre
Reynolds, Ga.
PROGRAM FOR THE WEEK
FRIDAY, MARCH 21
“JEALOUS HUSBANDS”
With Jane Novak supported by
a great cast. A drama that strips
men and women to the soul.Tense
action, thrilling situation, power
ful melodrama. Pathos that will
bring a sob to every throat.Won-
derful acting, and beautiful
scenes. Added attraction:
Super star Comedy, one of the
big ones today:
“PICKING PEACHES"
Don’t miss it if you are look
ing for something with pep.
ADMISSION 15c & 35c
SATURDAY, MARCH 22
“JEALOUS HUSBANDS”
A story of the heartache t hat
comes from jealousy and the
happiness that comes from faith.
A picture that will bring a sob
to every woman, pathos so touch
ing it will not leave a dry eye. A
great picture. Added attraction:
“RUTH OF THE RANGE” No. 8
Its always full of interest and
clean entertainment.
ADMISSION 15c & 35c
Music by Grand. Theatre Orches
tra.—Coming March,... 28,—29,
“ZAZA” Gloria Swanson’s stu
pendous production.
Doors open 7:00; picture on the
screen 8:00 sharp.
I In one of the hardest fought elec-
I tions ever held in Taylor County
Mr. L. T. Peed defeated Judge A. H
Riley, the present incumbent for
Ordinary by a majority of 282
votes. Mr. W. T. Rustin was re
elected School | Superintendent, his
plurality being only three votes,
over Col. H. P. Wallace the next
highest man, while Miss Ogbum re
ceived 386 votes. For Tax Receiver
Mr. C. C. Cooper was re-elected byja
good majority ote over his two op
ponents, Messrs. E. J. Mims and R.
P. Allmon. The vote for County
Commissioners—three to be elected
—was very much divided between
the six candidates for that office,
namely Messrs. T. J. Fountain, J. I.
Fuller, F. C Jarrell, G. C. Smith,
R. E. Watkins and H. S Wall. Mr. F
C. Jarrell lead the ticket followed
by Mr. H. S. Wall as second man
while for third place Mr. R.E. Wat
kins was successful candidadte by t
narrow margin over Mr. J.I. Fuller
as next highest man, the result be
ing Jarrell, Wall and Watkins
the nominees.
All of the other present officers
were re-elected as follows:
R. P. McGuffin, Sheriff; O S. Cox,
Clerk Superior Court; J. J. Me
Cants, Tax Collector; J. E. Brewer,
Treasurer.
Mr. A. I. Parks was elected Coro
ner and Mr. S. M. Trapp, Surveyor.
The voting was heavy in all dis
tricts, 1,400 votes being cast, .being
the largest vote ever polled in the
county. The weather was fine this
together with much interest felt in
the election drew a large number of
women‘voters, as "Well as men; j to-
the polls.
A tabulated table • showing the
voters polled by districts is given|in
this issue of the Herald.
Big Plans For
Peach Festival.
PRESS REHERSAL TQ BE
STAGED AT FORT VALLEY
WEDNESDAY. ATLANTA DE
CIDES TO ENTER FLOAT.
Tragic Death of Mr. W. T. toy,
Well-Known Citizen of tire Comity
WHILE CLEANING-UP NEW-GROUND ON. MARCH 4th. RECEIVED
BURNS THAT PROVED FATAL AFTER | MANY
DAYS OF GREAT SUFFERING.
•s
One of the most unfortunate ac
cidents that has occurred in Taylor
county in a long while was that in
which Mr. W. T. Bussey, a well-
known farmer of the southern part
of the county, met the unusual fate
of being fatally burned while pinned
under a fallen tree, the accident oc
curring on March 4th while Mr.
Bussey was engaged clearing-up and.
burning off a piece of new ground
which he intended cultivating this
year. From the best information we
can gather it seems that Mr. Bus
sey’s foot became entangled in some
briars as he attempted to throw
more brush upon the burning heap
causing him to fall and at the same
instance a large tree that had been
burning for some time fell upon
him, and before he could extricate
himself he was almost burned to
death.
His cries attracted the attention
of his family who ran to his rescue
which perhaps saved him from in-
Four Districts are
400 Per Cent.
One district of the North Georgia
and three of the South Georgia an
nual conferences of the Southern
Methodist church are 100% officially
pledged on their quotas toward the
$10,000,000 superanuate endowment
movement now bef&re that churcu,
for which the taking of subscrip
tions will begin Sunday, according
to announcement of Dr. Luther E,
Todd, secretary of the board of fin
ance, St. Louis, in charge of the
movement.
The four districts that are 100%
and the presiding elders reporting
are as follows:
North Georgia conference, Au
gusta district, Rev. J. W. Quillian,
presiding elder; South Georgia con-
Fort Valley, Ga., March 15.—A
special press rehersal of the third
annual Georgia Peach Blossom Page
ant will be held here Wednesday af
ternoon, it was announced by tne
comittee in charge. Invitations have
been sent newspaper men through
out the south to attend the advance
showing.
Three army airplanes carrying six
films will entertain more than 50,-
060 visitors at the festival which
will be held there March 27, accord
ing t 0 arrangements just completed
with Maj, Gen. David C. Shanks
Pilots will arrive March 24th ana
will lay out the .landing field ana
superintend construction of hangars.
'A composite drill company from
the fourth army corps will also give
an exhibition..before the'huge grand
stand constructed to seat 10,000
spectators. Sales of tickets to Geor
gia’s peach show are going at a
rapid rate, those in charge state, and
standing room will be at a premium
when several thousand persons pre
sent the history of the peach in
the most gorgeous pageant ever
held in this section of the state.
Floats, Chrine bands to furnish
music, a barbecue whicn will feed
50,000, and other lavish attractions
will combine t 0 make the Fort Val
ley festival the greatest of Its kind
ever held in the southland.
Recent cold weather has not hurt
the peach crop. Growers declare
that the freeze killed a Tew buds,
but the orchards could stand a simi
lar cold wave without any serious
injury to the crop.
Arrest Escape
Near Atlanta
Atlanta, March 17.—J. B. Satter
field, convicted slayer of R. H. Hart
his brother-in-law, whom he shot to
death Dec. 27, 1921, and who es
caped from the Fulton Tower some
time Sunday night while awaiting
execution, was captured by two citi
zens near Lakewood, Ga.
Atlanta, March 17.—J. S. Satter
field, under hanging sentence for the
murder of his brother-in-law R. H.
Hart, escaped from the county jail.
He sawed the bars of his steel cage
and the bars of the jail windows
sometime during the night.
The state Supreme court last week
denied a new trial, and the con
demned. man issued a statement that
he was resigned to his fate.:-/
Satterfield was convicted of slay
ing Hart in December, 1921, (after a
family quarrel. He came her$ after
writing a letter to Hart threatening
death, and chased him frorir his
house, and shot him dead in a drug
store where Hart had taken refuge.
Satterfield escaped, and was later
arrested in Los Angeles. After his
capture, there, his daughter at
tempted suicide in California, then
started to Atlanta to plead for cle
mency, but died en route.
DEATH OF HOH. 0. T. MONTFORT BRINGS
GRIEF TO MANY HEARTS IN THIS SECTION.
FOR TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS MR. MONTFORT WAS CLERK OF
TH SUPERIOR COURT OF TAYLOR, WHICH OFFICE HE
HELD WITH MARKED CREDIT TO HIMSELF AND
THE COUNTY.
COL. ELLIS, OF AMERICUS,
DIED AT HIS HOME SAT.
Americus, Ga., Mar. 15.—Colonel
Geo. R. Ellis, president of the Em
pire bank of Americus, died at the
Ellis residence early Saturday.Death
was due to pneumonia.
Col Ellis, who long had been a
leading member of the Americus
Bar Association, had been in ill
health for some time, having suf
fered a slight paralytic strose sev
eral months ago, from which he
never fully recovered. The illness
which resulted in his death was pre
ceded by a second stroke recently.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Lenor A.Ellis, two daughters Misses
Mabel and Anne Ellis, ana one son,
Geo. R. Ellis, Jr., all of Americus.
Two sisters, Mrs. W. M Bryan, of
Thomasville, and Mrs. R. G. Meth-
vin, of Georgetown, and tw ■ bro
thers. The Rev. T. D. Ellis, of
Louisville, Ky., and Robert C. Eilis
of Tifton, also survive.
Up Slays Own Chid In Brutal
AM Upon Wife 111 LighH lot
WILLIE SMITH RETURNED TO COUNTY JAIL TO AWAIT AC
TION OF COURT AT APRIL TERM. IS CHARGED WITH
MURDER AND ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO MURDER
BYRON CHILDREN FROM
MILL POND.
Byron, Ga., March 14.—Dr. J. B.
Clay, physician in attendance upon
several school children who were
plunged into a pond yesterday
morning when a school truck was
overturned in the water, is not of
the opinion that there will he seri
ous consequences. Several of the
children developed a little fever, and
the shock and the cold -had its ill
effect, but unless pneumonia sets in
no child will suffer - seriously from
the mishap the doctor said.
Those at first thought to be in
serious condition, and wno are still
confined to their beds, are:
Albert Hallman, 16 dmer of the
truck; Clara Bell Allman, 10, and
Nettie Allman, 12; Virginia Jordan.
The driver suffered an injury to
his leg. The girls received no in
juries except from the effects of the
cold water.
The truck was coming from the
Ben Hill community to the con
solidated school at Perry when the
accident occurred. The machine was
in a washed out fill when it took
the plunge into the pond at the side
of the road. Prompt action in
tricating the small victims probably
saved several of them from drown
ing.
, „ _ ■, , ,. ference, McRae District, Rev. H. C.
stant death. In an effort to save hjsjj Mac(m ^ Rev w> F .
life physicians from nearby towns Smith> - and Valdosta> Eev ; c W .
were summoned who attended lum
and did everything possible to pre
vent his death but without result.
After great suffering for eight days
Mr. Bussey quietly passed away on
Wednesday last.
His untimely death has brought
grief to those who knew and loved
him for his most splendid qualities
as a Christian gentleman and in
dustrious farmer.
Mr. Bussey was 61 years of age
and is survived by his widow and
five children, to-wit: Messrs. W. C.,
W. M. and W. L Bussey; Mrs. W.O
Sheppard, of Phoenix City, Ala.; and
Mrs. R. D. Watson, of Columbus.
The remains of Mr. Bussey were
laid to rest in the cemetery at Beth
lehem church Thursday following an
impressive funeral service conducted
by Rev. W. H. Emerson. ;
Smith, and Valdosta, Rev. C,
Curry. They nave been placed on
the honor roll of the movement.
The total quota for the state Is
$829,703, .being $427,065 for the
North Georgia conference. and $402-
638 for the South Georgia confer-
ence.
The other districts of the two
conferences, will likely reach 100%
standing by Sunday,
SPECIAL NOTICE
The p.ay “The Spinsters Conven
tion.” postpored on account of bad
weather, will be given Saturday
night, March 22 at 7:30' at Wesley
school building. Eeverybody invited
to attend.
(Miss) Pearl Adams, P. T. A.
(MISS) PEARL ADAMS,
P. T. A. Sec. Treas.
CONSOLIDATED RETURNS COUNTY PRIMARY
HELD WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1924.
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For Ordinary
A. H. RILEY
L. T. PEED
For Sheriff'
R. P. McGUFFIN —
For Clerk Sup. Court
O. S. COX
For Tax Collector
J. J. McCANTS _
For Tax Receiver
R. P. ALLMON
C. C. COOPER —
E’. J. MIMS
For Treasurer
J. E. BREWER
County School Supt.
(Miss) MELISSA OGBURN
W. T. RUSTIN
H." P. WALLACE
Co. Road Commissioner
T. J. FOUNTAIN
J. I. FULLER
F* C. JARRELL
g! C. SMITH -
R. E. WATKINS
Sags. WALL —-
For Coroner
A. I. PARKS
For Surveyor
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Crazed by moonshine liquor. Wil
lie Smith, a negro about 35 years
old, went to his home on the plan
tation "of Mr. W. A. Payne, Saturday
night and proceeded to “raise a
rough house.”
Having stood his abuse as long as
Countless devoted friends of Hon.
O. T. Montfort, in Taylor county
and throughout Georgia, were strick
en with grief when that venerable
Christian gentleman and dis
tinguished citizen passed into the
Great Beyond at five o’clock Satur
day morning. His death occurred at
his residence here following an ill
ness of eleven months, during which
time he was confined mostly to his
bed. But throughout these months of
suffering tlie very best of service
and attention were shown him by
loved ones, devoted friends and
faithful physicians.-
Mr. Montfort was 70 years of age
having been bom to Mr. Richard
and Mrs. Sarah Montfort. in this *
county, on December 15, 1853, the
family being one of the best known
and most influential in this section
of the State. With the exception of
a few years spent in the West and a
few in Macon in the cotton business
he was a life-long citizen of this
county.
Mr. Montfort held the office of
Clerk of the Superior Court of Tay
lor county from January 1893, when
he succeeded Capt. J. B. Fowler, to'
January 1921, when he was succeed- -* ■
ed by Mr. O. S. Cox, the present in-'
cumbent, making a most splendid,
record throughout his twenty-eightjg^i
years of faithful service. Being de-.;£
feated in 1921 by a very small vote
he was admitted to the bar and did
a successful office practice of law un
til stricken with paralysis in Febru
ary of last year.
There is no citizen whose, .career^&' ,
has been marked with a ' greater 1 *^
warmth of friendship among all
people with whom he was associated
than Mr. Montfort. Loyal and true
she could, his wife, Esther Smith, to the extreme degree, liberal .with
took her three-months-old child in j 6is means to every good
her arms and started to the home of | charitable almost to a fault,
“her white folks” for protection.
This action intensified the anger of
her husband and upon over-talring
her a short distance from the house
he began an assault upon her with a
lightwood-knot inflicting serious
in all the church, school
affairs of his town and erfi
will be long missed by -th]
with whom he spent hip*
“three-score and ten.” Ui
ministry of Rev. B. A. Paffo:
wounds on her head and c °
parts of her body including the{ a " d J° lned * he
breaking of her arm in which she I “ 1 \ the ear * ° f 193
held her child. Several of the blows ; a Mason he ™s loyaLasMg
intended for the mother were re-! r F*** 8
ceived by the child battering out its Maater ° f F.ckhng Lodge,
brains resulting in its almost in- , ° n December 12, 1876
stant death i fort Was n,amed » at Talbotton,
Sheriff McGuffin, accompanier by ' M-s Ella McLaughlin, daughter
Deputies Anglin and Bazemore,! and . Mrs ’. Fra " k u McLaugWn,
went to the scene’ of the crime 1 aurvlv f h ’"l wl ‘ h , sev ® n ‘
early Sunday morning and placed ! (nal T® ,y: lw Mlsa Montfort,
Smith under arrest, bringing himto.° f Mr^C. C. Monf^^
the county jail at Butler. Two war- j ^ ordere ’ Mr ‘ L ’ F - Montfort - of ty
rants were lodged against Smith,!. , . M n
one charging murder, and the other ™ ra \ £
assault with intent to murder. He
was given a preliminary hearing be
fore Judge Adams Tuesday after
noon. and bound over to the Super
ior Court upon-the charges as pre
ferred.
MELON SEED
Pure Excel and Irish Gray Melon
Seed, guaranteed true to name,
Saved wth my personal care, 75c
per pound.
JEFF A. TAYLOR,
Buena Vista, Ga.
Those from a distance, attending
the funeral of Mr. Montfort included
the following: Hons. C. Frank Mc
Laughlin, R. O. Perkins, and Gilbert 1 ings atteste'd the
Fincher, Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. W.
H. Slade, Hon. Benson Maxwell, Mr.
Wimberly Childs and daughter,
Miss Gussie Pearl, of Talbotton;
Mr. and Mrs. C. JC. Montfort,
Miss Mary Jane Montfort, Mrs.
Lula 'Scandrett and Miss Marie
Scandrett, of Cordele; Miss Rosalie
Creely, of Birmingham; Mr, and
Mrs. Fred Arthur of Americus;
'Messrs. J. N..Mitchell and W. G.
Windham, of Tifton; Mr and Mrs.
G. C. Robinson, Hon. and Mrs. Jule
Felton, Mr. and Mrs. J H. Robinson
Jr.,. Mrs. J. ,H. Robinson, Sr.; Mr.
and Mrs. Kdro Montfort, of Monte
zuma and Miss Sara Huet, of Spar
ta.
R Dickson,
Norfolk, Va.;'Mrs. H. H Riley,
Butler; and Mrs. G. C. Robinson, d
Montezuma. He is also survived by!
two sisters, Mrs. Lula Scandrett, of
.Cordele: and Mrs. Burt Elffridge! of
New York City.
Funeral services were held at the.
family residence Sunday afternoon
at 3 o'clock attended by friends from
all parts of the county and many
from Columbus, Talbotton, Montezu
ma and other cities. The services
were conducted by Rev. O. L. Kelley
pastor of the Methodist church,-Rev.
H. O. Hughes, pastor of the Bap
tist church; and Rev. J, T. Adams, a
life-long friend of the deceased, and
were very impressive .
The many 'beautiful floral offer-
great love -that
was held out for this good man. . i
The burial took place at the Union
cemetery, in this city, the, active
pall bearers being the sons and
sons-in-law of the deceased, while
near relatives and friends were hon
orary pall bearers.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish through the Herald, to
thank our friends who stood by
during our sorrow; especially d®
want to - thank Miss Marion
Mr. Stiles Mitchell, Dr. R. C.
gomery and the faithful 'servan
MRS. O. T. MONTFORT.
AND CHILDR