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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1908)
BEST ORAOES OF COMMERCIAL 1 STATIONERY. | vol. xxin. FOR USUAL CRIME NEGRO LYNCHED. Adviceffrcm Lyons state that a negro, Alonzo Williams, was taken from the county jail at that place Tuesday and put through the usual process of lynching. * While we are not able to give the particulars, it is understood that only a small party of took part in the work of putting the tiend out of the way. The jail was broken into by force, en trance being made through the south wall of the building, and the negro removed to an ad joining swamp for the operation, which was swift and well done. - William was placed in jail early Saturday morning. The crime was committed near Ohoopee, on the public road and within a mile of the home of the victim v Miss C'lara Bowen is the napie of the unfortunate and she is a white girl about 16 or 17 vears of age. She had been to Ohoopee shop ping and was returning home when the negro jumped out of the bushes in front of her, catching her around the throat and choking her. She was able to get home afterward and told her people. Quickly a crowd was after the cul prit. and he was caught a short time after the crime was commit-i ted. The negro stoutly denied the i —'charge at first, and it was seem ingly hard for the girl to recognize him. He was not turned loose, however, and some time during the night lie confessed to his cap tors and they immediately hurried lum to Lyons. \ Alley Paragraphs. Spccitil L!<incHpi indence. Miss Manta Brown of Vidalia spent a part of week with Miss Lila Riddle. Miss Lottie Fryer of Rochelle visited Mrs. Skipper last week. / Mrs. .las. McNatt entertained several of her friends Tuesday ev-, ening last in honor of Mr. Odom McNatt and sister, Miss Vickie, of Cedar Crossing. Mr. Louis Robison and Ala Peterson were among those! who attended services at Long pond Sunday. Several young folks spent Thurs day on a fishing irolic and report a nice time. Miss Fannie Mcßride is on an exteasive visit to Lyons. Miss J’ettie Fuqua is visiting lriends at Longpond this week. Chas. D. Peterson of Ailey and Miss McLemore of Mt. Vernon at tended services at Longpond Sun day. H. P. Wilbanks returned from his home in North Georgia last week. Miss Lila Riddle entertained several triends Wednesday even ing in honor of Miss Brown of Vidalia. Curtis Coleman, a young doctor of Mt'. Vernon, was here Monday on business. Miss Ala Peterson left Tuesday to visit friends at Brooklet, Ga. B. L. Strickland spent Sunday, in Savannah. We are glad to note that the children of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Mcßride are still improving after being sick several days. James Palmer visited home folk near SopertoH Sunday. v Mrs. Mattie Belle Ford from Alabama is visiting her many friends here this week. Miss Effie Jones visited Higgs ton Monday afternoon. Mr. Bartow Snooks and Miss Eva Mann attended services at Longpond Sunday. . Willie Peterson, Jr., and Miss Brew ton of the L’. 8..1. were out driving Sunday p. m. For a fall garden you want to get your seed from the Mt. Vernou Lrug Co. Wi\t iHmttiwmmj Monitor* PRETTY HOME WEDDING IN MOUNT VERNON. • A very pretty and 'impressive home wedding was that of Miss Nell McAllister and Mr. Seward ! Hicks last Thursday evening at 7 :80 at the home of the bride in Mt. Vernon. The ceremony,beauti jful in its simplicity, was read by ! Rev. Charles Montgomery of the I . n J i Presbyterian church, and was witnessed by only members of the j family of the bride and grootn, j the sitting room lieing well filled. | The ceremony was preceded by ! Mendelssohn’s march rendered by I Miss Birdie Mason, who continued jat the instrument with an appro , priate selection during the ser | vice. The bride,a daughter of Mr. and 1 Mrs. J. C. McAllister, is loved by i a large number of friends and ad mirers, and is a most popular | member of the social Bet. Mr. Hicks is a son of Dr. and Mrs. I Charles Hicks of Dublin, b\it for ; the past year manager for the j Hilton & Dodge Lumber Co. at lOchwalkee, and is held in high esteem by many warm friends i who will be able to congatulate him on having won one of our; fairept daughters. That their home will be made in Mt. Vernon will ! give pleasure to many % friends. | Immediately after marriage the ! happy young cobple left for a trip ito the resorts of North Georgia. These young people are deservedly popular, and their marriage is another link between two of the oldest and strongest families in South Georgia. May prosperity and happiness be with them. CHECKS FOR PENSIONERS. The Monitor is requested by Judge Alex McArthur to announce that, he is in receipt of pensioners’ | checks for the third quarter, and those entitled to same will please call at His office or respond through order. This will be welcome news to those who are beneficiaries of this ; fund. Glen wood, 1. | Hiif-cial Cormspondence. R. W. McAllister and C. M. Browning were pleasant callers at Mr. Allgond's Sunday. Dosia Browning was a welcomed guest at J. C. Browning’s Sunday. The sing at the home of B. R. Benton’s Sunday was largely at- I tended. * | - j - Lem McAllum visited Mrs. Ad- ! die Bridges Sunday afternoon. Tom Lowery was a pleasant’ caller at the home' of Mr. Pope Sunday. Miss Ruthie Clark was n visitor in this section Sunday. A. C. Browning was a visitor at Mr. Newton’s Sunday. I G. P. Turner made a business ' trip to Lumber City Tuesday. ! J. It. Turner and wife made a ’ yleasant call at Mr. Wright’s Sat in rday. Miss Geneva Benton was visit , mg here a few days since. Miss Cullie Newton made a j pleasant call at J. C. Browning’s iSunday. Miss Minnie Browning way one of the pleasant callers at Mr. Ad ams’ last Sunday, Miss Nancy Heard visited at Mr. Scars’ Sunday. I Singing school will start at Ben ! ton’s school house August 10t h. Everybody invited to come and j take part in it. Miss Ada McAllum is visiting 1 at tbe home of Mr. Benton’s tins week. Silas Browning visited Miss Pearl Dixon Sunday last.' Talmadge Clark visited at Mr. G. C. Clements Bunday. A large crowd was in attendance at the bathing club down on the creek one day recently. Rain is plentiful in this sec |tidn. Blce Biro. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY .pi, 190 S. PROTRACTED MEETING. Beginning with Sunday, Aug. 2 ! the regular appointment at tliej | Presbyterian church, a wcck’s pro tracted meeting will bo conduct* jed at. that church. The pastor, ! Rev. Montgomery, will fill bis ' regular appointments on the Sab -1 hath, after which services will he ! 111 charge of Rev. R. A. Brown of ’ Valdosta. Mr. Brown is 1111 able man, and the services will he t pleasant and profitable to all who attend them. Go out and take part in the meetings, beginning j Sunday morning. THE FLEECY STAPLE NOW OPENING UP. For some days we have been re- Iceiving open bolls of new cotton ‘ raised by farmers in this county. The first was banded in by Mr. J. W. Mclntyre of Ailey, and was open before the 21st. The second was sent in by Mr. Pliinesy Ren ton of Mt. Vernon Route No. 4. While the tbird was sent in by Mr. Henry White, from the farm of Prof. J. M. Davis on the west of the county. We trust that this is an indication of an unusually large crop this season. The farmers of Montgomery county have the best, crops to be found in this; section of the state. w». A CAREFUL MAN. When Dawson reached town the otjicr day he was suddenly seized with a terrific toothache, and In repaired at once to u dentist. In- ; vestigation showed t hat the toot h was in such a condition that the only way to extract it comforta bly was to put the sufferer under the influence of gas. Consequent ly Dawson threw himself back in the chair and the tube was ap-j plied. lie did not. siietyimb any j too readily, but in the course of! time ho was sleeping peacefully, | and the offending molar was re-j moved. “How much, doctor?” asked j the patient after the ordeal was over. “Ten dollars,” said t he dent ist, business being dull. “Ten dollars ?” roared Dawson. I “Yes sir,” said t lie dent ist. “11 1 was an unusually bard job getting ’ that tooth out, ami you required twice the ordinary amount of gas.” “Humph!” ejaculated Dawson, ns lie paid up. “Here’s your l money, but I tell you right now j the next time I take gas from you . you’ve got to put a meter on me.” J —Harper’s Weekly. | LOCAL - PERSONAL % 1— 0 Mrs. J. D. McCullough and son, James, arc spending the summer in Florida. Miss Pink Ryals has heen ipiite ill for several days. The second"*week of Cit y Court began Monday, and will probably continue through the week. If you have any visitors, give us their names and addresses. After spending a few days in Mt. Vernon, Miss Eva Mcßae left Tuesday morning for her home at Mcßae. Mrs. Alex McArthur went oyer to Mcßae Tuesday to join lief* sister, Mrs. I). J. Mcßae, who will go to Macon at once to be with their sister,Mrs. CRas. Hicks, who will be in the hospital at that place for a few days. i We have the Ruist seed,the very best, for fall gardens. Cot them in bulk at The Mt. Vernon Drug Go’s. Seri the new coxd of Dr. J. R. Watson of goperton, and if you are hi reach of him, give him a call. Mr. and Mrs. S. V. Hicks return ed yesterday from a trip to North Georgia, and are now at home to their friends in Mt. Vernon, I GONE TO HIS REWARD. His ninny friends throughout the county will be pained to learn of tlu» death of Mr. A. J. Bridges of the west side of the county. Mr. Bridges has been in tailing health lor a number of years, and bis dentil was not unexpected, when it came Monday night. For more than fifty years he was a citizen of tins county, an honorable mid upright man, be loved by all with ivKoni lie was 1 acquainted. He was married twice j and t-o the first union a number of children were born, and sur vive him, together with the second helpmate. Mr. Bridges was a member of the Masonic fraternity, a member of Whiteford Lodge, by which organization lie was laid to rest in the Smith Old Field Cemetery Wednesday. As a lifelong citizen of this county, ho will be grateful missed. The condolence of many friends is extended. SEWARD. Siici'iiil Cori-MipoiiiltMice. Protracted meeting at Smyrna will begin Saturday, August Ist. Everybody invited to attend. We sympathize very much with Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Byrd in the loss of their little son Joe. Albert NeSinitli spent Sunday with C. P. Moseley. Mr. and Mrs. Boss Lowery and sisters, Misses Nellie and Mattie of near Dublin spent iw latter part of last week with their broth er, I. J. Lowery. Hurdy NeSmitli spent Saturday night with Fred Gordon. Lewis Adams und wife spent a pari of last week in Laurens coun ty visiting relatives. Mrs. J. VV. Gordon and daught er, Miss Lizzie, spent Sunday with Mrs. F. C. Adams. Mrs. A. M. Byrd spent. Friday night with Misses Susie and Geor gia Daniels. There was not 11 very large at tendance at Sunday school Sun day on account of the rain. Hope for a full attendance next. Sub bat b. Mrs. Vidella Gray spout Satur day with her sister, Mrs. J. It. Conner. Mrs. W. J. Barlow and sen, Mr Ivy and little daughter Alice from Guysie spent last week with rela tives here und at Gleuwood. • Mrs. Ada NeSimth and children spent Sunday with Mrs. A. C. Gordon. Fuss anu Fitn. Mrs C. O. Shepard left yester day, after spending some turn with her aunt, Mrs. S. B. Morris, on Washington st reet. Mr. George Rogers of Florida is visiting relatives in Mt. Vernon this week. Miss Maggie Langford continu es to improve, and her friends hope soon in have her out among them. All kinds of turnip and rnta Buga s<*ed in hiwk at the Mt. Ver non Drug Co’s. Dr. J. M. O. McAllister of Ro elielle, Mr. VV. C McAllister of Hawkinsvitle and Mr. Apnd Hicks of Helfaot. were among the visit ing relatives to attend the Mr- All inter-Hicks marriuge in Mt . Vernon last Thursday evening. We appreciate very much the interest being taken by the vari ous correspondents throughout the county. With the co-operation of tlie good people of the county, especially the young folks, we will be able to give a much better paper. Let them continue to send in the news from their res|>ective neighborhoods each week. Sta tionery will be furnished from this office to those who write reg ularly. Shiloh Items, Hpt‘ci«l Com-niMiiilt-iice. Wo arc having plenty of rain. VV. M. Tompkins was in Lum ber City Wednesday on business. Ruel Livingston has been very sick. Mr. and Mrs. Jus. Mitchell are all smiles over the arrival of a girl. Messrs. Thus. Spivey and Kelly Scars visited Mr.-Ivey Mimbsone day recently. Quito n large crowd of the young people of McArthur attended preaching at Sardis Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Towns of Towns, Ga., were visitors in this section one day recently. Ashley Browning visited at the home of J. J. Vaughan Sunday. J. VV’. Clements and sister, Miss Myra, of near Alamo, are visiting their futlier. Misses Victoria and Sadie Vaughn spent Sunday afternoon pleasantly with Miss Bessie romp kins. Lee Stanford returned Sunday from Tarrytown where lie had been visiting bis father, J. I). Stanford. Jus. Finch was in Lumber City Sunday afternoon. Geo. Clements anil John Tomp kins wfcrn pleasant callers at Mr. Vaughn’s Sunday. Sunday school at Shiloh was well attended Sunday. Everybody invited to attend. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Thompson of Lumber City visited their mint Mrs. I). F. Roland Sunday last. Col. B. B. Cheney is vorysssick at this writing, but we hope for an early recovery, Bii.uk. About the only way to deal with “near beer” successful ly where there is an inclination to get. something too near beer, is to follow the example of a number of towns we have observed and that is for the city fathers to pro hibit the sale of all near beers. SMOKE “CAPTAIN ! CORKER” The Rest 5-Cents Cigar on Earth. Mount Vernon Drug Co., Sole Agents. J. K. WATSON, Dentist, Soperton, Georgia. 1 icoc6eseseooooeoGoeoeece«#eese&ssG&st»''^sKtt#2&cs6GK»oc«?sGiooG*eoesem ft OAA*tkamX | tV <X. JSJOJr ar^ I %utq\ 'ihjoXrvM- j axuJk mx ****** j I ujyt(A 'fevo-uirfcuj. % %pwt£ - 1 LQi^ryiaM/G/Qm^J a vidM «<*4l ■W! wmMMMKfM I OFFICIAL GROAN | MONTGOMERY i COUNTY. SI.M PER YEAR. | CITY COURT IS STILL GRINDING. Tin* second weeek of City Court opened up Monday, and/the null id' just ice is at iII grinding. In ad jdition to those mentioned last j week, the following eases huve heen disposed of:, I'M MIN AI. CASKS. State vs Jno. Fofkey, assault and battery; not guilty. M. Foskey, assault; not guilty, i Jacob Heck wort h, assault and ! battery ; not guilty. (Jeo. Miller, Andrew Miller and Charlie Graham, riot; not gltv. It. K. Heck, carrying concealed pistol; not guilt >. Joe Graham, unlawful drunken ness ; led pr<msed. laicien Baker, tresspass; not git> v . Josh Collins, misdemeanor; not ] guilty. J. K. Palmer, assault and battery; not guilty. J. A. t'oursey, aiding prisoner; nol pressed. CIVII. CASKS. j P. H. Willis A Co. v J A Stinson, suit on acct; verdict for pi IT. |C M Guinn v Milton Ac Dodge |, Co., lien foreclosure; verdict for defendant i.lnol) Brown vs Jno D Shepard, slid on acct; settled W K Fountain, Adr vs Williams A Yeomans, suit on note; witli < I raw n 1 Mallory Bros. Machinery Co. vs ■ P.l Davis, suit on note; verdict for plaintiff ! Swift. 1004 Clothes Washer Co. vs J M Dees, Mallard Dees, Flour* j hoy Dees and N A Dees, suit oil note; withdrawn Sipple Bros, vs Eliza Fountain, 1 M II Fountain clt,, levy and elaim; claim withdrawn I N AG W Dickens vs J W Jack son, deft., Mallory Bros. Ma chinery Co. clt.; levy withdr’n. W 'l' Dickens v J W Jackson, def, ! Mallory Bros. Machinery Co. clt..; claim willidrawn Hattie Harris vs.IT Wurnoeknnd , C T Braddy,trover; ver fordeft. W 1) Simpkins A Co. v J I) John son, suit on acct; ver for pill. T F Collins, next friend, vs J B O’Conner suit on note; withd’n j Geo L Adams v» Win Mackey et nl, suit on note; ver fcf pi IT. |C M Tripp v I) S Jenkins, com plaint in City Ct; wildrawn J O Sumner v Eliza and W W Dailey, suit on note; ver pi IT. Evie Grillin v John Clark, trover; verdict for nlaintitV. _ . RALLY AT BEULAHj The Farmers Ciiinn rally held at Beulah on the loth mst., ac cording to a number who attended was one of the best ever held in the county. It had an unusually large attendance, and was greatly I en joyed by ail present, the crowd numbering between six and seven , hundred people. A royal good j time was had, and dinner was spread in abundance. This was ! saul to have been a very profit : able meet ing to the members of | the I’uion. NO. It.
