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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (March 18, 1909)
v ifUmttar. VOL. XXIII. SAVANNAH PRESBYTERY MEETS IN MT. VERNON. The Savannah Presbytery will meet in a four days session in Mt. Vernon April 18th, and about thirty or forty delegates will be present. The opening sermon, Tuesday night, will be preached by Rev. J. Y. Fair of Independent Church, Savannah, and bis subject will be on Galvanism. During the ses sion Mai. 0. J. Varnedore of Val dosta and Rev. A. L Patterson will make talks on Calvin as u man and his influence on the civilized world. Missions and mission work will be given prominence, and the puplic is cordially invited to at tend the sessions. Services each day at 11a. m. and iu the even ing. One of the visiting min isters will probably remain over Sunday and p-each at this place. A more definite account ot the meeting will be given later. Many able visitors will be present, and the services will be enjoyed by all attending. FARMERS’ UNION TO MEET AT ROSEMONT. The Monitor is requested to an nounce that the next meeting of the F. E. & C. U. of Montgomery County division will be held with Rosernont Local, nearLothair, on Saturday before the fourth Sun day in this month, being the 27th inst. State President ,1. L. Lee will be present and all members of the Union are requested to attend. By order of Jas. T. Geiger, secre tary and treasurer. COL. BRIGHT KILLED BY BLOW ON HEAD. At Helena on Tuesday night, 9th inst., Col. George Bright was struck in the head with a tobacco cutter in the hands of Mr. Stokes Walton, and a few days ago died in a hospital in Macon as a result of the injuries received. According to authentic reports Bright entered the store of Wal ton Bros, in a drunken condition, and attempted to use a knife on Mr. Percy Walton, who, at the moment, was not aware of his murderous intent, and in order to defend h?m, his brother dealt Cel. Bright a blow. Bright had previ ously offended these men by his presence when drunk, and it is said they frequently had to avoid trouble by leaving him. Mr. Walton gave bond, and in a trial it is felt by his friends that his act will be found justifiable. The untimely death of this man is to be regretted of course,and yet it is nothing more than the inevi table result of liquor drinking and debauchery. MISSIONARY MEETING. The Woman’s Foreign Mission ary Society met Monday after noon at the home of Mrs. A. B. Hutcheson, with a very good at tendance. Officers for the ensu ing year were elected as follows: President, Mrs. D. W, Folosm; vice-president, Mrs. E. M. Rack ley ; treasurer, Mrs. Wm. Bland; recording secretary, Mrs. G. F. Austin; corresponding secretary, Mrs. A. B. Hutcheson; agent Missionary Advocate, Mrs. W. H. McQueen. Mesdames W. A. Peterson and Wm. B. Kent were appointed committee to arrange a program for the next meeting. QUARTERLY TERM MT. VERNON CITY COURT. The March term of the City Court of Mt. Vernon convened here on Monday morning with His Honor Judge Wm. B. Kent on the bench and Solicitor L. C. Underwood operating for the state. It is a very noticeable fact that the business of the court is being dispatched m a rapid and precise | manner, and nothing but words of praise are had for the officers |in charge, t his is the first quar terly term of the year, with Judge Kent on the bench, assisted by Mr. Underwood. A list of the cases disposed cf will be given next week. This week will finish up the business of the docket, and the court will not contnue during the coining week, which will be very agreeable to many of our farmer friends at tending. EXAMINATIONS FOR SEVENTH GRADE PUPILS- The state examination for Seventh Grade pupils will be held by the teachers of each school m Montgomery county on March 24th, 1909, Questions are being forwarded to the teachers for said examination. March 17, 1909. A. B. Hutcheson, C. S. C. 1 Victorian Notes | § ik «,• Items From the Girls Society of the 5. Union Baptist Institute. Jji g By Miso Imogene Aohoi n. j On March the Victorian Society elected the following officers to serve during the March : President, Addie Burch. Vice-President, Sadie McQueen. Secretary, Neta Mae Lane. Treasurer, Pet Fuqua. Censor, Josie Cone. Critic, Elsa Cowart. Doorkeeper, Kate Parker. Executive Committee, Neta Mae Lane, Ida Yeomans, Pearl Collins and Mary Coleman. Program Committee. Kate Par ker, Sullie Rackiey and Millie Sears. The following program was then rendered : Reading, Pet Fuqua. Recitation. Dorothy Smith. Piano solo, Addie Burch. Jokes, Edna Rogers. Piano duet, Lila Riddle and Sa die McQueen. De bate— Re so 1 ved ,Th at Negroes Shuiiln Hold Public Office in the South. Affirmative, Josie Cone, Ida Yeomans, Elsa Cowart. Negative, Julia Achorn, Imogene, Kate Par ker. The decision was rendered in favor of the negative. Last Saturday, 18th inst, the; following program was rendered: JoKes, Addie Burch. Description of a Boy, by Neta Mae Lane. Debate —“Resolved, Tiiat the United States is More Powerful Than England.” Affirmative, Ina Burch, Maggie Peterson. Negative Ethel Womack and Maude Wil |liauis. Negative won. Libel For Divorce. | Mamie Bell vs Edgar Bell. Libel for I Divorce in Montgomery SuperioFCt. j j May term, 1909. To Edgar Bell defendant in the ' above stated case: You are hereby j j required, either personally or by at torney, to be and appear at. the next superior apurt of Montgomery coun j ty, Georgia, to be held on the first Monday in May next, then and there to answer the plaintiff on the merits of the foregoing petition. In default whereof the court, will proceed as to I justice shall appertain. Witness the Honorable J. 11.Martin,judge of said court, this the 12tn day of March, . 1909. J . C. Calhoun, Clerk Superior Court. . Underwood A Taltnadge, Attorneys j for Plaint iif. j MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1909. | LOCAL - PERSONAL | 3; S Milch Cows. —Two for sale. See at once. F. D. Williamson,Route 4, Mt. Vernon, Ga. Mr. J. J. Burkhalter of the west side was a pleasant caller at this office yesterday morning. Wanted: —3000 seed cane, at once, Monroe Fountain, Mt. Vernon, Gn. Particular attention will be paid to my dressmaking depart ment, which is now in charge of Miss Marie Sutton of Atlnntu. Mrs. J. L. Adams. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. S. Johnson of Emanuel county visited in Mt. j Vernon the past week. Mr. J. D. Wilson of Adrian was ! a business visitor to this office j yesterday, and had his name en- j rolled as a subscriber. Dr. J. M, C. McAllister of Ro chelle is with parents here for a few days. His many friends here regret his recent misfortune in the loss of an eye. My millinery opening will be held on Thursday and Friday, March 18th and 19th. The Indies are invited to see my line before buying. Mrs. Morrison, Mount Vernon, Ga. BAPTIST ACADEMIES TO MEET AT U. B. I. Delegates from the schools com posing the Mercer System will meet in convention at the Union Baptist Institute Tuesday even ing, 23d mst. for a three days ses sion. From an educational and I literary standpoint this promises to be an event of usual interest and benefit. A splendid program lias been arranged, and the puplic is cordially invited to attend the sessions. The convention will be opened Tuesday with discussions on edu cational subjects. Special atten tion is directed to the oratorieul contest Wednesday evening, in which students from the various schools will participate. This will bo splendid. Another special feature of the convention will be tiie musical and oratorical entertainment giv en by the pupils of the Union Baptist Institute Wednesday even ing, eight o’clock. Many promi nent visitors will bo here. Dr. Brewton is securing homes in Ai ley and Mt. Vernon for the vis itors. The program in a printed form will be issued luter. Go out and attend the convention 111 (nil. Many fine tilings will be present led. MARRIED SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A marriage of some surprise to their friends in Mt. Vernon was tiiat of Miss Cliffola Folsom, 'daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I). W. Folsom, and Mr. B. B. Wood of Savannah Sunday afternoon last at the home of the bride. The 1 ceremony was performed by Rev. G. F. Austin of the Methodist church,' and was witnessed by | only the family and few friends. The young couple left on the afternon train for Savannah, where they will make their home, and where Mr. Wood is employed with the Central Railroad. Seed Cane Wanted. Must have three thousand at once. See or address J. B. Adamson, ,81Stf Kibbee, Ga. Mr. Robert D. Holt, represent ing the E. C. Do Witt- Co. of Chicago, was a visitor to this office one day this week. Mr. Holt is an old newspaper man, and is an agreeable gentleman, represent ing a good house. Mrs. I). J. Mcßae has returned to Mcßae, after spending several weeks with relatives 111 Mt. Ver non. Fresh lemons at tho Palmer Drug Store, Ailey. No city court next week. Dock et will be completed this week. Rev. George F. Austin is 111 j | Savannah fora few days tins week. Ladies who are particular about j their spring hats should see my • new line at once. Mrs. J. L. 1 Adams, milliner. Judge A. J. Mclntyre of Vidulia was m Mt, Vernon attending court, and mingling with his many friends Tuesday. Because of ill; health his visits to Mt. Vernon j are not as regular ns formerly. He j is among tho Monitor’s regular readers. # See new embroideries now on sale at the millinery store of Mrs. J. L. Adams, Mt. Vernon. , DEATH OF MRS. VAUSHAN AT LUMBER CITY. , Special to Monitor. Lumber City, Gu., —March, lGtli, 1909. Mrs. Mary Vaughan, an aged and prominent lady, died bore this afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. D. P. Mc- Arthur. She arose in the morn ing in her usual health, but be- j came ill about seven o’clock and died few hours later. Mrs. Vaughan was 78 years of age, having lived a useful and de voted Christian life; was a mem ber of a prominent family of this section. She leaves one son, Mayor John 1). Vaughan, and is survived by four sisters: Mrs. Elmyra Vaug han, Mrs. A. Moses of this place, and Mrs. P. Galbraith and Mrs. Thos. Jordan, of Glenwood. The interment will] take place Wed nesday afternoon atShiloah ceme tery, BANKRUPT NOTICE. In the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Georgia, Eastern Div ision. In the matter of 0. L. Holmes Son, a copartnership, and C. L. Holmes and Lamar Holmos, individually, bankrupts, in Bankruptcy. To the Creditors of the said par ties, of Soperton, Ga., in the j County of Montgomery and Dist rict aforesaid, bankrupts. Notice is hereby given that on the 4tli day of Mnjyli, A. D. 1909, the above parties were dulv adju dicated bankrupts, and that the first meeting of their creditors will be held at No. 4 Bryan Street, E., ; Savannah, Ga., in the office of the ] Referee, on the 25th day of Mar., A D. 1909, at 12 o’clock noon, at i which time the said creditors may attend, prove their claims, ap point a trustee, examine the bank rupt and transact such other bus iness as may properly come before 1 said meeting. Savannah, Ga., I March 10, 1909. A. H. MncDonell, Ref. in Bankruptcy. 11. P. Howard and K. J. Hawkins, Attorneys for Bankrupts. v SEWARD. ! £)P( cial Corrcapondonoe. We are glad to say that Mrs. J. VV. Mosley is improving. Mr. W. H. McQueen and son, of Mt. Vernon, was in our com munity one day last week. Come again Mr. McQueen we are glad to have you with us. Mr. and Mrs. C. F, Gordon spent Saturday night at their brothers, Mr. A. C. Mosleys. Mr. VV. E. Moseley, of near Cedar Crossing, was in our com munity Saturday. We have been having some very rainy weather in this section for the past few days. The clod hoppers is out at work preparing their ground for plant ing. Mr. Ellis Moseley and sister 1 Miss Florence made a business I trip to Long Pond Saturday. Mrs. Irene Conner nnd children spent Saturday and Sunday with parents. I Mr. U. C. Conner and wife spent Sunday at their sisters, Mrs. J. L. Adams. A SON OF BILL ARP DIES IN THE NORTH. I | Now York, March 15.—Victor 1 Smith, newspaper and magazine writer, died on Saturday night at bis home iu Bayonne, N.J., after an illness which had lasted for the greater part of three years. Mr. Smit h was horn in Laworeuce villo, Ga., in 1800, nnd was the son of Charles H. Smith, who as “Bill Arp,” achieved fame as the Georgia humorist. Mr. Smith began life ns a clerk in a store, nnd spoilt his even -1 ings preparing for college, lie received a scholarship in Prince ton when lie was sixteen years old and his parents wanted him to I take advantage of it in order to ' fit himself for the ministry. The straighten circumstance of the family, however prevented his being educated for the profession and lie hud to devote himself for! some years to tunning. Then he drifted to New York where ho became the financial agent of a Georgia railroad. He contributed special articles to the Herald, and presently became u member of its stuff lie left to go to tho Tribune. There he served at various times as report er, editor and racing writer. Iu the spring of 1892 the board of control offered him the place of associate judge on all racetracks; within the Metropolitan circuit,) and thenceforth he was known |as“Judge Smith” and in 1894 the jJocky Club which hud superseded tho board of control, reappointed lhim as judge. In the tall of 1894 lie went | back to newspaper work and in ! 1905 became u member of the j editorial staff ot The New ! York Press. He founded the ; “Tip of the Tongue” column and 1 was its chief contributor. In ! collaboration with Giovanni Tagliupietra he wrote the opera “Cotnique Cannelita.” Ho invented an instrument used by composers for the record-j :ing of music us played on the i piano and organ. Mrrf. Hmith i and one son survive him. Sheriff' Sale. Georgia—Montgomery Comity. Will lie unit) before! the court li<m*e door m j Mt. Vernon on llio flint Tm-snlxy in April, j 1!I09, between the legul lionr» of xale, to the ■ highest bidder for caali, certain property, of whh'h tin: following in a .complete dexriiptton: ] Two certain lots of land being; Nos. 1 . 1 24 and 25 iu the Sixth land district of . , said county and state and in the H94t h | <i. M. District. Levied on ms the I 1 property of L. F. Hinson to satisfy! h tux Ufa issued hy H. Ne»vton\Vood, > lax collector, vs L. F. Hinson. Writ ten notice of levy given as required bylaw. This tiie Bth day of March, 1 1909. James Hester, | Sheriff M. (J. I NORTH CAROLINA WANTS PORTION OF TENNESSEE. Washington, March 15.—At torney Theodore F. Davidson, oil behalf of the state of North Caro lina, today filed a motion in the supreme court of the Uuited States, asking leave to file a bill of complaint against the state of Tennessee for the correct de limitation of the boundary line between the two states. The por tion of the lino in controversy lies at the crossing of the Tennessee river, and involves a considerable tract between Smoky Mountain and the Uuakn Mountains. The fact is also set forth in the motion that, that when the line was drawn the country was heavi ly timbered and occupied by Cherokee Indians, so that it was not very definitely located. There seems however to have been a mutually accepted line until 1902 but the complaint declares that since that time Tennessee has eu ronohod upon what had thereto fore been considered North Caro lina territory, and has since at tempted to exercise jurisdiction over it making grants of land and performing other acts of sover eignty. The court took the motion un der advisement. Normantown. HpivUl CoiTCHpotuleuce. Normantown is on a boom these days, since the telephone has lo cated here the people are much pleusod fcr having such a help iu our little town. Mr. und Mrs. G. W. Smith, of Higgston, visited our town Sun day, the guest of Mrs. K. B. Roekitt. Mr. R. 11. Rockett, of this place, was in Vidalm Saturday. Miss Mattie Mue Cox, of our town, is visiting friends and rela tives at Wrightsville, Ga. this week, Mr. T. A. Rockett and family made a plesunt trip to Vidalia Saturday and Sunday, the guest of Hon. C. S. Meadows and family. The Rail Road men have been very busy for the past mouth sur veying out a new Rail Road which will sometime locate here, they nro still nt work. Mr. S. W. Scott made a busi ness trip to Vidalia Saturday. Miss Nettie Durden home folks «t Viduliu Friday. Mr. W. H. Morris and fumily, of Swift Creek, visited the home of Mrs. It. B. Rockett Saturday ' and Sunday, last. | * I Messrs C. W. Rockett and 11. L. Bush, was in Vidalia Saturday. Mr. J Brantly, of Stocky, visit ed relatives in the city Sunday. Mr. J. C. Meadows was in Vi dalia the last of the week. I All w ho attended the social par- Ity given at the home of Mr. Cox, I report a nice time, i Master Clarence Cox visited j Vidalia Saturday and Sunday. Mr. C. S. Meadows Jr., of Vi- Idaliu, was in the city Sunday. Mr. W. J. Hall and family vis ited Vidalia last Saturday. | j Mr. W. F. Bloodwarth,of Lyons ! visited his family here Saturday and Sunday. Mr. M. L. Clark, of Stuc' y, visited his family here Sunday. NO. 44
