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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (June 14, 1906)
g BEST GRADES | OF |? COMMERCIAL | STATIONERY. | ■MMMMMMRMR VOL. XXI. NO. 4. MR. JOHN E. ODOM DiES IN TEXAS. Having heard that Mr. John Elza Odom, v,ho has been sick some weeks in Texas*, was steadily j improving, relatives and friends j were shocked on Friday last when 1 a telegram came announcing his death. In charge of Dr. Odom, his brother, the remains reached Ly ons on Monday evening and were interred Tuesday near the home of the deceased. A residence of two years in Mt. Vernon, as deputy clerk of our superior court, endeared him to our people. Strong, manly and handsome, only a little while ago he walked rmougst us. How hard it is to realize that he has passed beyond this earthly sphere. May the clods of the valley lie lightly upon the body of our friend, and may his slumbers be full of peace. ELECTION IN CHATHAM. The wannest political contest seen 111 Savannah for several years ended with the county pri mary 011 Tuesday. The fight was extremely bitter between the Peoples’ Democratic Lsague and the old Citizens Club- The latter represents the ins, or administra tion, and the Leagee represents the outs, or those fightiug the ad ministration. 1 Every man on the ticket of the Peoples’ Democratic League was elected, from representatives and senator down to the last name on the executive committee. FIRST COTTON BLOOMS. The first cotton blooms to reach us this season was sent in on Fri day last by Seamus Crawley, ten ant on the farm of Mr. J. J. Moses of Lougpoud. The cotton crop is late all over this section of the state, much of it still not chopped out last week. The second bloom to reach us came from the farm of Mr. J. M. D. Ethridge of the Bruce section on Saturday. Mr. Ethridge has 65 acres in cotton, So in corn and 5 acres in cane and potatoes. Mr. Neal S. Clark also sent in a bloom on Monday last from the Alamo section. The continued rains are very much against the prospects of a bumper crop. TO CLEAN UP THE CEMETERY J We are requested to announce that all parties interested in the Dead River Cemetery are expected to meet there on Saturday, June 28rd, for the purpose of cleaning up the place. Brooms, rakes, and well-filled lunch baskets should be brought along. NOTICE OF LOCAL LEGISLATION. Notice is hereby given as re quired by law, that at the next session of the General Assembly of Georgia, a bill will be intro duced and passed, with the follow ing title to-wit: An act to estab lish a local public sojjodh district m the county of Montgomery, to be known as the Soperton Public j School District; to defiue the bounderies of the same; to regu late the management of the schools of the said district; to provide revenue for said schools; to provide for the eleution of five trustees and to confer on them powers and for other purposes. Mrs. J. B. Griner returned last week from Americus where she at-j tended the Woman’s Foreign Mis sionary Society as a delegate from the Mt Vernon society. 1 Mmty&mnx} Mmxtnv. W. G. BRANTLEY AGAIN NOMINATED. The Democratic Congressional convention of the Eleventh Dis trict met at Waycrosson Wednes -1 Jay of last week, and W. G. ! Brantley, was again nominated for representative. Hon. S. S. Bennett, of Brooks was elected temporary chairman, and Judge A. D. Gale of Bruns wick temporary secretary. Mr. Bennett called the convention to order, and on the permanent or ganization of the com John C. McDonald of Waycross was re-elected permanent chair man, which he had held for sev eral years, and Judge Gale was, made permanent chairman. Judge Oscar M. Smith of Val dosta placed the name of Mr. Brantley in nomination, and was seconded by Hon. Lee W. Branch of Quitman. The nomination was made by a rising vote. The following resolution was pafesed: “Resolved, that this convention points with pride to the record made by Hon. W. G. Brantley, as a member of Congress from this district, -and we most heartily en dorse the same. We also desire to state that we feel that we have in him not only a very able rep resentative in point of ability, but one who measures up in true manhood and statesmanship with the ablest and best in the halls of congress.” Mr. Brantley, who was in the city, was notified and was escorted to the opera house and accepted in a rousing speech of one hour, and was heartily applauded. The new committee elected is as follows: Appling, J. H. Thomas; Brooks, M. Baum; Camden, G. W. Bran don; Charlton, W. M. Oliff; Clinch, W. T. Dickerson; Coffee, J. W. Quincy; Dodge, Chas. W. Griffin>,Echols, C. T. Ham; Glynn W. R. Townsend; Irwin, H. J. Quincy; Johnson. Win. Faircloth; Laurens, V. L. Stanley; Lowndes, O. M. Smith; Montgomery, I). W. Folsom; Fierce, W. P. Williams; Telfair, Fred Smith; Ware. John C. McDonald; Wayne, Jos. A. Morris; Jeff Davis, J. A. Cromar tie. Be sure to hear B. D. Armstrong in his talk to farmers at the U. B. I. tomorrow. RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT. Resolutions of the Womans For eign Missonary Society upon the death of Mrs. Mattie Mason. Whereas, it has pleased our Heavenly Father, in the wise dis pensation of his providence, to remove from our midst one of our highly esteemed and dearly be loved sisters, Mrs. Mattie Mason, 7 # I theretore be it resolved, That 111 the “home going” of our sister the W. F. M. Society has lost one : of its most interested and faith ; ful members, ann her memory will be as fondly cherished as her association with us was pleasant. Be it also resolved, That we ex tend our tenderest sympathy to 1 the sad loved ones left behind, and be it further resolved, That, a copy of these resolutions be sent to the bereaved family, be spread upon lhe msnutes of the 1 Womans’ Foreign Missionary So- j ciety and published in the Moni tor. Mrs. W. A. Peterson, I Mrs. A. B. Hutcheson, Mrs. D. A. Mcßae, Committee. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1906. A GOOD MAN PASSES AWAV. On Wednesday night of last week, Mr. Joe W. McAllister ’ _ I died at his home at Longpond, aft- j era lingering illness of several months from a cancer on his neck. While his death was not unexpected, it leaves a void that cannot bo filled. The death of such a man as Mr. McAllister is a distinct loss to his community and his county. lie was known far and wide as the highest type of the Christian gen tleman and no man in this coun ty ever held more completely the esteem of his fellow citizens. His death falls most heavily on the Methodist church, of .vhich ho was the main stay in his section. He followed the fortunes of his country as a Confederate soldier, and his emaciated form carried to the grave a minnie ball received in the dark days of the sixties. He was a native of Montgomery county, born Feb. Ist, 1840, being over 66 years of age. His parents were Samuel and Sarah McAllis ter; and he married Miss Cath erine A. McNatt, who still lives. His children are four sons, Mil lard of Los Angeles, Cal., Samuel and Lawrence of Ocilla, Ga., and Carl McAllistes of Longpond; | four daughters, Mrs. Jehu Cook of Rochelle, Mrs, L. R. Nease of Lumber city, Mrs. Angus Nease of Marlow and Miss Emma Mc- Allister of Longpond. Tho remains were laid to rest in the family cemetary near Long pond, Rev. J. B. Griner, his pas tor, conducting the funeral ser vice. j il 1 f | LOCAL-PERSONAL § f§ 1 m Mr. VV. F. McAllister, the able assistant cashier of the Mt. Vernon Bank, left Saturday to attend the Georgia-FJorida Bankers’ Associ ation in Atlanta. Don’t fail to hear the speech on agriculture and the Southern Cot ton Association at the Institute tomorrow. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. McQueen and children returned from Lib erty county via Savamiah Friday evening last. Dr. J. VV. Palmer left for Macon Tuesday night where he will be for two days, as a member of the committee to visit the Academy for the Blind. The board consists of the governor and nine other members. Fine lino of pictures on sale by the Rivers Drug Co. atGlenwood. Call early before they are picked i over. Miss Ida Latimer, of Abbeville, I eame over Tuesday afternoon and is taking a prominent part in the ' Peterson-Folsom marriage sea- I tures. Bargains in assorted pictures, 16 x2O size for only 49c. Rivers Drug Co, Glenwood. Mr. A. B. Arnett of Valdosta and Mr. T. A. Hughes of Tison are here as attendants in the I Peterson-Folsom marriage cere [ raony this afternoon. i Miss Eula McKay of Scotland and Miss Annie Hughes of Cor- ( ,dele are here on account of the Peterson-Folsom marriage this afternoon. Mrs D. J. Mcßae and daugh ters, Misses Eva and Birdie, are here to attend the marriage of Miss Peterson and Mr. Folsom. * NEGRO KILLS ANOTHER. On Friday evening last at the new mill being erected by Mr. John A. Convey, two miles from Ailej r , one of the usual negro homicides took place. A negro named Joe Holland shot out with a pistol the brains of another negro called Gillis. We are uot in posession of the facts in the case, but learn from coroner W. L. Calhoun that he empanalled a jury and hold an inquest on Saturday evening. The verdict of the jury was thut Gillis camo to his death by a pis tol shot fired by Joe Holland. The murderer is still at large. SLASHES HIS WIFE. Ed Woods, colored, and his wife Mary Ann., observed tho last Sabbath in their home near Mt. Vernon depot in regular Af rican warrior style. In the war dance, a knife which Ed was . 1 bandishing in the face of Muryj Ann, was cought by the latter in | one hand, and was severely cut. Dr. Fox was called and found tho woman very much exhausted from loss of blood. Ed was lodged in j jail by Marshal Kicthens Sunday evening, and before the mayor’s court on Monday he was fined sls j while Mary Ann, who plead for his Release, was let off with a re minder of $lO and a very sore Jiui.d. PICNIC ON THE FOURTH. There will be a picnic on the 4th of July near the residence of J. A. Browning. Everybody cor dially invited to attend and bring a well-filled basket. A nice program will be arranged for I the day. Subscriber. . I " " " - ( ! Adorn your homos with beauti , ful pictures, at low prices by , Rivers Drug Co., Glenwood. Prof. J. L. Brown of Sopertofi is attending the teachers’ insti tute here this week, and was a 1 , 7 caller at The Monitor ollice yes terday. Full line of drugs and fine toil et articles at Rivers Drug Co., Glenwood. "| TWO WEDDINGS IN MT. VERNON TO-DAY. j Society in Mt. Vernon today is ! j all astir over the two marriages :I to occur, rather an unusual num : ber for one day. Col. Marcus B. Calhoun, a • highly esteemed attorney and one of our most popular young men, weds Miss Annie Griffith, the ac complished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Griffith of Athens, : now residing here, and holding a j prominent place as teacher in the U. B. Institute', The bride is a j graduate of Female Col-1 lege, and a youug lady of culture and many personal charms. The ceremony will be performed by Dr. J. C. Brewton, in the pres ence of a few relatives and friends. | After a brief trip, Mr. and Mrs. Calhoun will be at home to their friends in Mt. Vernon. At 6:80 this afternoon, Mr. H. B. Folsom will lead to the altar Miss Mary Malcolm Petersou, the ceremony to take place at the (Presbyterian church and to be performed by Rev. Chas. Mont gomery. A number of friends from a distance are in attend ance. They leave at 4:45 for Liberty county, the native place of the groom, and after ten days spent with relatives, will return to Mt. Vernon. In July they take a more extended trip through i North' Carolina and Tennesze. \ News Paragraphs From The Week of Events . In a wreck on the Georgia Rail road at Messena Saturday night, Engineer Blackburn and Fireman Morris were scalded to death. Henry Eason, a carpenter at Ocilla, was killed by falling from a housetop on which he was shin gling last Friday. By tho explosion of a dynamite plant at Pequea, Pa., last Satur day, eleven men wore blown to pieces and five others injured. Lightning struck tho barn of I). T. Clyatt near Quitman last Friday, killing four fine mules and two horses. Ten young women, students of Wooster, (Ohio) University, were poisioned by eating potted chick en fresh from a Chicago packing 1 10 use last Thursday. Mrs. Oscar Cook of Atlanta, ! whose husband was killed last j week m the collision of the At lanta and West Point and Cen tral trains, has brought suit, against each road for S4O,(XX). After a stormy session of Mer ! cer’s trustees last week, President Smith and Vice President Kilpat rick resigned, and Dr. S. Y. Jame son was elected president. Mrs. Dun woody, wife of Felix Dumvoody of Macon, only 18 years of ago and a bride of 8 months, shot hersll through the brain at, midnight Sunday night. Edwin M. Clayton of Atlanta was drowned while bathing in Leo’s pond near College Park on last Sabbath. T. T. Murrell, of Ohiploy, Ga., a prominent merchant and banker, J was shot down and killed by Ab. Hasty, a farmer. Tho murderer was jailed, but afterwards escaped. Three cases of yellow fever are under quarantine at Ship Island, a station on the Gulf of Mexico. Col. J. H. Estill and lion. Joe Hill Hall are both booked for a speech in Tifton on Saturday next. On Tuesday afternoon a cyclone at Tifton did great damage to houses, oyer fifty buildings being jlainaged and much property des troyed. ************************** I BRANCH AGENTS j t WANTED ! * * I + * * i *t Branch agents wanted for the it ,t Montgomery County Branch of the # f Southern Mutual Life Insurance % Association. Must have horse and J buggy and devote some time to so- J * liciting new members. A tine >t >t opening for some hustling man or j >t woman. I will consider all ap- it plications as confidential. «t Write me today. it % M. A. CANDLER, % * General Agent, % * Vidalia, Ga. % 1 * t * 1* v ’t n j! § OFFICIAL ORGAN jg V? OP Jg S; MONTGOMERY g COUNTV. SI.OO PER YEAR. i’t jt PAGETS 1 TO io. About 1000 feet of the bridge which connects Galveston island with the mainland, was burned Tuesday morning, the bridge being over a mile long. It is said that votes sold openly in the Savannah primary last Tuesday, bringing from $25 to $lO. Judge l)ick Russell had to cancel his appointment in Lee County because of the arrival of another boy at his home—the 18th child, to be named Lee County. The steamer Essex and cargo was destroyed by fire yesterday morning at llaltimore, and also the docks and valuable merchan dise of the Merchants and Miners Transportation Co, SOME RULES FOR RURAL MAIL ROUTES. The Postofßce Department has issued new rules for the rural car riers that will be of vast interest to all patrons of routes. See that they are observed and t.bo carrier will bo saved a lot of trouble. Following are souv rules that must bo carried out: 1. On and after July 1, j'Jb'A, patrons of the rural delivery ser* vice will bo required to display signals on their boxes when they have mail m them for carriers to collect, as, after that date car riers, when serving their routes, will not be required to open and examine any mail boxes except those to which tney lmvo mail to deliver ami those on which signals are displayed to indicate there is mail for carriers to collect. 2. Those patrons whose boxes are liot provided with signals must attach thereto some device which, when displayed, will plain ly show passing carriers there is mail to be collected. It is not necessary that such device shall be either complicated or costly; a very simple arrangement will an swer the purpose.
