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VOL. XXIII.
REV. DAN’L MATHEWS DEAD.
(a tribute.)
Rey. Daniel J. Mathews, well
known as a local Methodist minis
ter, is dead, having died at the!
home of Mr. .1. A. ' Gnlbreath, j
south of Alley, where he had been
cared for during the past year or
more. lie breathed his last Sept.
24th, and the day following was
laid to rest, Rev. \V. C. Glenn ad
ministering the last rites.
Mr. Mathews was a native of
North Carolina, but had been a
citizen of Montgomery county
since early manhood. He was
about seventy years of age and
for more than forty years was
engaged in the ministry as a local
preacher, going from place to
place, and seeking an avenue for
for doing good. During his last
years lie was helpless, but was
cared for by generous hearted
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people throughout the county.
He was a brother ot the late John
L. Mathews.
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Verily a man of God is gone to
the reward of the just, and a val
iant soldier of the cross has laid
aside his armor for a crown ol
glory! His was a good fight, and
death came only to bear him into
the glories of the victor.
For many years he was liiTirm
in body, but he cherished a bound
less faith in the God of strength
and love. Death must have come
as a relief to this weary veteran
of the Cross, whose battles had
been won and wdio has long been
waiting for the Heavenly sum
mons. But he waited not in vain,
and wept not as those without
hope, and with-not a sigh ora
murmur, he breathed a last fare
well to the fleetiug,scenes of earth
as his weary spirit was borne to the
blissful shores of a better world.
While life to him may have
meant but little, robbed of its
charm and earthly store, death
iiad no terrors for this saintly old
servant of the living God; and
though the scenes of life were shut
out from him in declining years,
through the sunshine of hope he
must have seen the Heavenly
hosts as he passed triumphantly
from our midst.
His life was one of meekness
and simplicity, and he was classed
among the lowly; and mayhap his
pathway was rugged and bare of
roßes, but it, led him through the
ways of peace, and rectitude, and
right, to palaces where halting
footsteps do not linger, where
sightless eyes are opened, and
where frail and tired bodieß may
rest forever —his spirit has re
turned to the Qod who gave it,
and his work on earth is finished.
If he was cast down, he could
recall that not even a sparrow
falleth without the knowledge of
the Great Keeper, and he struggled
on m his humble way, trusting
and waiting for the call to reward;
and as the shadows closed about
him in death, the light of the
Glory World lit the scene with
beauty, and lie gently breathed out
a life that his soul may find re
ward in the bosom of the Living
God.
MILLINERY OPENING.
You are cordially invited to the
fall and winter millinery opening
Oct. 8,9, 10, exhibition of Pat
tern Huts, Dress Hats, Street
Hats, shapes and high-class novel
ties J. H Hudson, Ailey, Ga.
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Shiloh Items.
Special Covresnomleuoo.
The cool weather makes us ling
up to the lire.
Willie Nandi and wife spent Sen
dai’afternoon with Archie Mc-
Daniel and wife.
Misses Bessie and Willie Tomp
kins visited Mrs. Victoria McAr
thur Sunday afternoon.
Miss Stella Stanford and broth
er, Sam, of Tarrytown, is visiting
their sister, Mrs. J. T. Kitchens.
Mrs. Maude Vaughan and sister
Sadie were among the visitors at
1 Lumber City Saturday.
Miss Ulive Mitchell and sister,
Fannie, visited Misses Bessie and
Willie Tompkins Thuisday of last
week.
MesdainesJ. F. Darby and L. C.
j Sikes were in Lumber City Satur
day afternoon.
Mrs. Jus. Clements is spending
the week with the family of Ed
Thomas.
Carl Ryals of Towns visited at
the Tompkins home Saturday.
John Tompkins was a pleasant
caller near Shiloh Sunday after
-1 noon.
We are sorry to learn that Mr.
J. Frank Darby’s saw mill got
burned down early Sunday morn
ing. We have not learned the
cause of the fire.
W. \Y\ TompKins and wife are
both ill at this writing, we are sor
ry to state.
Lee Stanford and V ictoria
Vaughan visited near Spring Hill
yesterday afternoon the guests of
Miss Arzora Courson.
Mrs. D. S. McArthur is speiul
i mg a few days in Lumber City the
j guegt of Mr, and Mrs. Matt Cook.
If. F. Kinder attended Sunday
school at Shiloh last Sabbath.
Ifenry Purser was out visiting
yesterday afternoon.
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D. S. McArthur and Preston
Mitchell visited at the home of J.
|T. Jordan a few days ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Webster
I visited at Lumber City one day
|recently.
Mrs. Josephine Nush was out
1 visiting a few afternoons ago.
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Success to the Monitor.
Bju.ie.
First Round.
Alamo 9 to 11a m Oct 19
Erick 12 to 2 p m 19
Springbill(CH)B to 9am “ 2<>
McArthur 12 to 2pm “ 20
Longpond 10 to 12 a m “ 21
Kibbee Bto 10 a m “ 22
Normantown 2to 4p m “ 22
Landsbnrg 10 to 11 u m “2 3
Glen wood 12 to 2p in “ 23
Orlarnl Bto 10 a m “ 20
Tarrytown 12 to 3p rn “20
Lothair 9to 11 a m “ 27
Soperton 12 to 4pm “ 27
Higgston 7to 10 a m “ 28
Mt Vernon during Superior Court.
R. Newton Wood,
T. C., Montgomery County.
ENTERTAINED YOUNG FOLKS.
Miss Willie Lou Cochran very
pleasantly entertained u number
of young friends Thursday eve
ning with games and music. At
a seasonable hour delicious re
freshments were served to the de
light of ail present.
Those invited to the pleasant
little affair were MisAes Mason,
McAllister, Stuckey, Mcßride and
Folsom, and Messrs. Mcßae, Mc-
Leuiore, McAllister and Mcßae.
Misses Lee, Conner, Snead and
Daughtry spent Monday in Vida
f lia.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCT. 8, 1908.
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Mrs. W. k. Kent is visiting her
sister, Mrs. R. A. Hogan, at Dex
ter this week.
Mr. \V. P. Calhoun and sister,
Miss Lillie Mae, were visitors
from Longpond Sunday.
Miss Ruby Fox of Atlanta visi
ted relatives in Mt. Vernon last
week.
A number of the young folks
gave tlte Misses Lee a surprise
party Monday evening.
See Tax Collector Wood’s first
round in this issue, and meet, him
on the date and place nearest to
your pocketbook.
Miss Susie Mao Crawford of
Cairo arrived last Friday and will
be the guest of her aunt, Mrs. W.
A. Peterson. She is pleasantly re
membered by many young friends
in Mt. Vernon.
Maintain your manly bearing by
wearing modern, up-to-date cloth
ing. Fleisher-made clothing will
do this for you, and W. J. & 'l'. A.
Peterson will supply you with the
goods in the newest designs ami
patterns. Their best suits run
from $12.50 to $25, and every suit
is well worth the money you |my
for it.
Miss Willie Lou Cochran left
Saturday for Soperton, where she
has accepted a place as teacher in
the Soperton High School.
Having spent, sometime at his
old heme near Higgston, Mr. G.
W. Peterson is again in Mt. Ver
non. He is somewhat improved
m healto and has gained consid
erable strength.
The hunting season is fast ap
proaching. Be in time and sup
ply yourself with a single or dou
ble-barrel hammer or hammerless
breech-loading shot gun. A fine
line to select from, at $5 to s2o.
W. J. & T. A. Peterson, Ailey.
Miss Birdie Mcßae came over
from Mcßae Saturday afternoon
and spent Sunday with relatives
in Mt. Vernon.
j Woles Frorn. U. E3.
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jjj REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
MOUNT VERNON, GEORGIA AILEY, GEORGIA jl*
HONOR ROLL
Ist Grade —Guy Hughes, Richard
Wilson, Walter Morrison, Hub
ert Montgomery, Chester Mc-
Rae, Irma Lewis, Jessie Lee
Hall, Denni&Ctirrie, Grace Cur
rie, Aubrey Burch, John C.
Peterson.
2d Grade—Kathleen Currie, Mil
dred Kent, Kola Mcßae, Ma
tello Lewis, Eugene Truett.
3d Grade —Ellis Hamilton, Erin
McArthur, Otis Ruck ley.
sth Grade —Eloise Adams, Onie
Calhoun, Jennie Mosely, Marie
Midpieeu, Marie Peterson, Max
Sega 11.
fitli Grade —Oscar Burnett, Bessie
Higgs.
7th Grade—Ethleen Folsom, Mag
! gie Peterson, Chalmers Chap
man.
:Bth Grade—Curtis Clifton, Terry
Parker, Ben Segal 1, Mary Cole
man, Mamie Higgs, Jas. Peter
son, Lane Outler, Chas. Glenn.
9th Grade—H. D. Johnson, Clif
ford, Dukes, Xeta May Lane,
Urania Mcßae.
10th Grade —Imogene Aehorn, Ad
die Birch, Jusie Cone.
The new boarding pupils who
lhave recently entered school are
Misses Pearl Yon mans and Mary
!Herrington, Nunez, Ga.; Dorothy
[Smith, Midviiie, Ga ; Sutu M
Send your orders to The Cas
sels Co., Savannah, Ga., for genu
ine Texas Rust Proof Seed Oats
and Georgia Grown Rye. Also
Hay, Grain, Apples, Potatoes,
Cabbage and other produce.
lOSt.f
Hon. W. L. Smith of Decatur
county is visiting the family of
Mr. A. Hughes. He is a former
citizen of Telfair county, but is
well known to our people. His
a pleasant visit to our olliee yes
terday.
No regular millinery opening
will be celebrated at my store this
season. 1 find it unnecessary,
since 1 have the goods which are
up to 1 lie standard ot excellence.
My line was never better or mono
appropriate to the season’s de
mands. The ladies are invited to
call and view the new hats and
trimmings. Mrs. C. W. Fox, Mt.
Vernon, Ga. 10-8-2 t.
Full is here, and the selection
of fall and winter millinery is in
order with the ladies. They will
do well to see the splendid line of
fered by Mrs. J. L. Adams. Par
ticular attention is called to her
stock of fall and winter coats for
the ladies. Call and see Mrs
Adams. ,
lu shoes and hats W. J. T. A.
Peterson of Ailey can fil| the bill.
“No Name” Hats are recognized
ns the standard in gentlemen’s
hats. They run from $3 to sl.
Cros.-ott and Royal Blue Shoes
run from $8.50 to $5, and every
pair guaranteed. Their fall and
winter underwear is something
splendid.
Since returning to Mt. Vernon
Rev. J. I). Rabun delivered his
first sermon at the Baptist church
in Mt. Vernon Sunday. He is oc
cupying the Hughes house near
the I!. B. 1., and Ins return to Mt.
Vernon is welcome by many warm
friends. He is a strong preacher,
and we are glad to have him hack
with us.
j Len'iore, Higgston, Ga. 5 Frankie
Calhoun, Tarrytown, (In.; Messrs.
A. L. Miller, Hazleluirst; Carl
Adams, Ml. Vernon; Carl Wil
! limns, Cordele; Brantley Blitch,
Blitchton; Willie Sowell, Savan
nah; Whitney McLemore, Hjggs
ton, Ga.
1 Prof. Gates, our able superin
tendent, visited Iqs old home in
Jeffersonville Monday.
Rev. J. D. Rabun, the newly
elected pastor of the Ailey and
Mount Vernon Baptist church,
preached Sunday morning and
evening to a large and apprecia
! t ive audiences.
The Literary Club meets Thurs
-1 nay evening, this week. All who
are interested in the study of lit
erature are cordially invited, the
following program will be render
ed :
Piano Solo, Miss Ala Peterson.
Life of Shakespeare,
Mrs. Carpenter.
Vocal Solo, Miss Snead.
Piano Solo, Miss E. Lee.
1
) The B. Y. P U. held its regular
weekly meeting Sunday even u>
At present we are studying Japan
as a mission field, using “Sunrise
; in the Sunrise Kingdom” for a
text book. Most of the pupils
and teachers have provided them
selves with the text book, and all
of them take a interest in
each meeting. Mr. H. D. John
son is president of the Union and
Miss Eunice Upshaw and Prof.
Ezell are leaders in the migsionurv
study. An interesting program
t who rendered.
A GOOD WOMAN CELE
BRATES 7STH BIRTHDAY.
Today “Mother Kent,” as she
is familiarly called by almost ev
ery one who is so fortunate as to
know her, is celebrating her 75th
birthday with her large number of
children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren at her home in
Glen wood, Ga.
THE ELECTION.
The state and county election
passed off very quietly in Mont
gomery yesterday.
At the hour of going to press it
was impossible to secure the vote
in any of the precincts, but it, is
understood that a very light, vote
was polled througlit, the county,
and that, the bond issue was vo
ted down.
Foil'd.
“I have come, sir, to ask you for
vour daughter’s hand,” said the
young man boldly,
“Aiul suppose I refuse it?” ques
tioned the old man.
“Then, sir,” answered the appli
cant, “we will abide by your deci
sion.”
At this the old gentleman started
violently.
“You will not elope?” he asked.
“No, sir; we will not. We know
too well what is due to us in un af
fair of this description. Custom
puts certain obligations upon you
in the way of providing a proper ;
wedding, and if you think you can 1
escape by giving un imitation of |
the obstinate father act you are 1
mistaken.”
“Foiled!” sighed the old man os I
he thought of tlm cost of the wed- !
ding. “Take her, my boy, and Le 1
happy!”
Golden Silence.
A man who once met Itulph Wul- 1
do Emerson at the house of a j
friend told of the characteristic way ■
in which the Concord philosopher
blunted the edge of a compliment.
“Oh, Mr. Emerson,” said a young
woman of the party, “it must lie so
delightful to know that people all
over the country are grateful for
I he things you have said!”
“Thunk you,” said Emerson slow
ly, “but it is for some of the things
i 1 have not .said that 1 feel most
! grateful.”
An Interrupted Wadding F"'t.
While u wedding breakfast was in
progress in the village of Novery, j
in Havoy, the floor gave way, and j
the guests fell through into a cow !
house below. The bride dropped on
the neck of h cow, which took fright j
and dashed out into the field with
the bride clinging to its horns. The
bridegroom went off in pursuit and !
; found the bride bunging by her hair
- from a branch beneath which the
| cow had passed. She was rescued
in a badly bruised condition.
The first entertainment of the
Lyceum course for tliif season at;
the U. B. I. will be given in a f< w
days, the date to be given in next
issue.
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Victorian Notes.
Special Correspondence.
Our girls are growing more in
| terosted every week; almost. every
one is trying to make the society
better this year than it has ever
been before.
Last Saturday the new by-laws
wore read and adopted.
It being the first. Saturday in
the month new officers were elect
ed as follows:
President, Louise McArthur.
Vice-President, Maud Williams,
Secretary, Pearl Yeomans.
Treasurer, Imogen© Achorn.
Censor, Julia Achorn.
Critic, Addie Burch.
Doorkeeper, Mattie-Lou 011 if!'.
Executive Committee N eta
Mao Lane, Josie Cone, Mary Her
rington, Maggi Mae Lee.
Program Committe—Louise Mc-
Arthur, Ida Yeomans, Camillo
Adams.
Wo then had a report from the
Critic, after which the following
program was rendered:
Recitation by Rita Mae Outler.
Essay by Kate Parker.
Recitation by Mary Coleman.
Debate—Resolved that Taxat ion
without representation is unjust.
Affirmative, Ethleen Folsom. Neg
ative, Maggie Peterson. They
both had good speeches.
When the roll was called for
volunteer speakers Maud Williams
and Josie Cone spoke on the nf
tirmat i’ve, and Julia Achorn spoke
on the negative. The judges de
cided in fayor of the affirmative.
We then had a song by the So
ciety.
Addie Burch suggested that we
have an impromptu debate be
tween Maud Williams and Imo
geuo Achorn on the subject, “Re
solved that Women Should bo
Educated Equally with Men.”
Maud Williams took the affirma
tive side, and linoguno Achorn tlio
negative.
After the regular speeches Mary
Coleman, Addie Burch, Julia
Achorn and Josie Cone all spoke
on tho affirmativl). No judges
were appointed.
Although several who were on
the program wore new members,
they all carried out their parts
well. —1 A.
Mr. C. W. Stamps of Mcitae
visited friends m Mt. Vernon Sun
day evening.
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