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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1909)
iimitgottwrg dKmttior. VOL. XXIII. THE INSTITUTE AT GLENWOOD A SUCCESS. The Missionary Institute in the Methodist Church at Glen wood, which closed last Sunday night, was a distinct success in every re spect. There were five services held Sunday in which every phase of missionary responsibility and operation were discussed. At the afternoon service the Glen wood Sunday Scliooi assumed the sup port of a native worker in Koreu. Every dollar of the .*IOO required for this undertaking was pledged by the various classes of the School. | Victorian Notes || j's Items From the Girls Society ot the Union Baptist Institute. liy Mito> luiogene Achorn. j Several of the girls were absent from Saturday’s meeting, having spent Sunday at home. The following program was ren dered : Recitation by Frona Cowart. Jokes by Kate Parker. Debate:—Resolved, That Im migration is for the best Interests of the United States. Aflirma-i tive, Sadie McQueen and Julia j Acborn. Negative, Mattie Lou I Olliff and Elsa Cowart. Mattie i Lou Oil iff and Elsa Cowart being absent, Millie Sears and Dorothy Smith took their places. The neg ative side won. We then had an impromptu debate on the subject:—“Has Woman Had More Influence on Civilization Than Man?” Bessie Leach, Marion Lee, Addie Burch, Dorothy Smith, Sadie McQueen and Vivian O’Qumn were appoint ed to argue the affirmative. Imo gene Achorn, Vera Mason, Josie Cone, Camille Adams, Kate Par-j ker and Bertha Mcßae were ap-, pointed to support the negative, j Julia Achorn voluntarily spoke on j the affirmative. No decision was 1 rendered. SEWARD. Special Correspondence. We are glad to say that Mrs. J. W. Moseley is improving. The many friends of Mr. F. C. Adams will regret to learn of his serious accident last Saturday while prizing a log out of the ground in his field with a fence rail. The rail flew up and struck him over his left eye cutting a gash about two inches long to the skull. He is suffering very much with it. Miss Lena Mincey of Cedar j Crossing spent Saturday night at her uncle’s, Mr. J R. Conner Mr. Wil'ie Ramsey and brother 1 of near Vidalia spent Saturday night at the home of Mr. C. F. Gordon. The babe of Mr. and M/s. J. L. Adams is very sick. But we hope) the little one a speedy recovery, j Mr. J. W. Moseley went down j to Savannah Monday. A number of the young folks visited the Seward school Friday i afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Gordon spent Sunday with their brother, Mr. A. C. Moseley. Messers. Dan and Fred Gordon and Ellis Moseley were in the 1 Friendship section last Sunday p. m. Many of my new spring hats have been taken, but I still have a beautiful display, and the ladies who have not called, should do so at once. Mrs. C. W. Fox. j Mason & Bland will begin mak ing brick in a few days. Ailey Paragraphs. t SiK'Cial Cornvprmdence. Rev. Mr. Rabun filled his regu lar appointment here at the Bap tist church Sunday,preaching two verv impressive sermons, both, molning and even.ng. Mrs. M. O. Outler has been on the sick list for the last few days, wo regret to note. Miss Kate Brown, a very at tractive young lady of Vidalia, spent a tew days fast week here guest of Miss Lila Riddle. Mr. T.A. Peterson and little son James, spent Sunday in Dublin visiting relatives. Jim Riddle, Jr., and charming 'wife of Vidalia, were week-end I visitors here last week - Miss Fannie McGahee.a charm |mg young lady of Iliggston was 1 visitor here one day last week,a guest of her sister, Mrs. Chas. Frizzell. We areglad to note at. this wri ting that the children of Mr. and Mrs. Strickland ;ire improving J from a long siege of whooping cough. Mr. George Mcßride, our old friend, was mingling among his many friends here Sunday. ; Messers. Jas. A. Stacy and Jus. j McAllister, of Mt. Vernon were (among the many visitors here | Sunday attending church. Mrs. .1. A. Riddle Sr.’ who lias been quite sick for the last few days,we are g|ad to note is im proving fast. H. Grady McAllister spent Sun day with his parents at Longpond. Miss Lola Mason, of Mcßae, passed through here Monday tor Lyons, to visit relatives. Mr. H. P. Willbanks, of Lyons, was a visitor here one day last week. Mr. James Roberts left Mon-j j day for Waynesboro for a few i days visit. I Miss Mamie Conner who is I teaching at Kibbee, spent several j days last, week with her parents on College Hill, Mesdames W. A. Peterson and 1 H. B. Folsom of Mt. Vernon were i shoppers here Monday afternoon. | | Mr. T. E. Rogers is here for a i few days. He reports Mrs. Rng- j era as regaining her strength very i slowly. Her many Mt. Vernon friends hope for her recovery. It will be good news to the lit tle iolks to know that Buster Brown and Tige will he in Mt. Vernon on the 7th, and will give their splendid free entertainment at Mcßae & Bro.’s See them. Rev. Geo. F. Austin goes to j Alamo for services Sunday, at which time and place the Sacra- I ment or the Lord's Supper will be administered. Yon do not have to pay a for tune for a hat, to get something ■ nice, when you buy it from me.: The ladies understand this. Mrs. O. W. Fox. Mesdarnes Geo. F. Austin and |W. B. Kent leave today fori jTiiomasvilie to attend the Mis-' I sionary Conference. They will j J visit relatives in Thomas county! and Florida before returning.! Mr. E. E. Hart of Stuckey was lin this office one day this week, | 5 and bad his name placed on the j honor roll (subscription list.) . I The ferry near -this place is; again in operation. Traffic is' badly interfered with, when the j ' water is high. Bernie Abt., whose leg was brok-, en a few weeks ago, is able to be | out on the streets. He is an indus trious young man, and it is hoped that he will soon be able to re sume work. | Now is the time to select that, new hat. Easter is nearly here. Mrs. 0. W. Fox. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL i, 1909. j WALTON WAIVED PRE LIMINARY HEARING. A large crowd gathered at the ( court house yesterday morning at nine o’clock for the purpose of hearing the commitment trial of ! Mr. Stokes Walton. When the , case was sounded, Judge McLean announced Col. B. M. Fnzelle for . the state and Cols. Echols Graham , and W. A. Wooten for the do -1 sense. Immediately after the case was called Mr. Graham an* 1 nouncod that it was only a short. 1 while until the superior court,and as an investigation now would lie I ] for the purpose of getting bail, ' : they have decided not to enter a trial at, this time. Judge Mc- Lean recommitted Walton to jail 1 after this announcement. Quite j 1 I a number of witnesses were pro-1 . sent, in answer to summonses,! and there is no doubt but that the: case will be hard fought when it I comes to trial. Friends for each side say that strong evidence will ! be introduced by the state and by the defense respectiuely. Much in-! terest is felt, in the testimony of j Mr.yYarbrough, the eyewitness,! who, we understand has not given j out what lie will swear. —Telfair j Enterprise. ______ Kibbee News. 1 Special Concapondonee. Mr. Lemmie Smith attended the ! County Union at Foster church Saturday and from there he went to Orinndto see his bust girl. Miss Sal lie Warnock has returned home after a long visit to her sister’s, Mrs. C. B. Conasvay, Mr. Gus Montford and Mr. Charlie Collins attended church at Zaidee Sunday. Sorry to learn that Mr. Arthur: Hamilton was seriously hurt by ! being thrown by a mule Sunday a. m. Mr. Walter Philips called on friends here Sunday afternoon. Mr. B. S. Warnock and family visited Mr. and Mrs. (J. R. Con :away Saturday and Sunday. i Miss Bobbie Jordan, a charm- ( | ing young lady of Orland, visited ' i Mrs. Lewis Davis Sunday last. j The whooping cough is carry ; ing the day at this place. The goose supper given by Mr. 1 Andrew Philips and Miss Juliu Foskey at, the home of Mr. Henry Moxley Saturday night was en joyed by many. Mr. C. C. Warnock has complet-l ed his wire fence; after a long worry. Mr. Green Smith and Miss ! Sallie Gillis, a charming young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Boss | Gillis, were happily married at j the home of tho bride’s parents Sunday morning at 10 o’clock. | The happy young couple sets out i upon the blissful sea with best | wishes of their many friends. Miss Ida Warnock is the guest ! of Miss Ora Williamson. ! | Our school is progressing nice j ly under the management of Prof. | I. 0. Siler and Miss Mamie GOll - ner, as teachers. CEDAR CROSSING CIRCUIT. Following are the appointments for the Cedar Crossing Circuit: i Symyrna, Ist Sunday, 11a. m.!' j Caroline, 2d ‘ 11 a. m. i Wesley, Bril 1 11 a. m. 1 Harden, 3rd 1 8:30 p. in. I Cedar Crossing, 4th Sun. 11 a. m. , Cedar Crossing, sth Sun, 11 n. m.! H. I). Lee, Pastor. Velvet Beans. For sale at $2.00 per bushel. Call on or write me at once. J. W. Calhoun, Route 2, Mt. Vernon, Ga. 825tt GEORGE H. BELL TAKES OWN LIFE, Swainshoro, March 25.—Hon. , George H. Bell, former represent • ative of the state legislature, re . oeutly from the Rlnto insane asy lum, committed suicide by cut ting Ins throat while on the Cen tral of Georgia train No. 1 from ■ Atlanta Savannah early this morn ing. He was found under a seat when the train reached Toonis boro by Conductor Robert L. Drake. He first stabbed himself under ’ the heart, with a knife, which h<> obtained from .a friend. When the conductor picked Inm up Bell reached into his pocket., took out the knife and cut his throat, lb* lived for thirty minutes, praying all the time to die. The body was taken to Wadh-y, and from there jseitt to this city to his relatives, i who were grief-stricken when thev | heard the news. In the seat where jhe had been sitting was found a paper in which was an account, of his wife’s suit, for divorce, I One month ago yesterday lie, | after a vigorous fight,was n leased ! from the asylum at M illedgeville, lon the grounds that, he had been j illegally committed to that place, jHe had been confined there throe jyears, The order of the judge I was that, he would lie given lib erty in thirty days, provided he was not legally committed to the asylum. The asylum authorities, however, let, him go at that, time. | Since leaving, Ins wife has en- J tered suit for divorce from him. Early in life lie was an actor in j a western company. He befriended ,u member of the company. Mrs.! Blanche Burton, who was the j means, a month ago, of obtain-! ing freedom for him. After leav- 1 ing the stage ho came back to Swainsboro, where he started a; newspaper, subsequently being; elected to the legislature. He: was about 35 years of age, and I was the son of Dr. Green Bell. Mrs. Burton who lives in Indi ana, has been notified and it is possible she will attend the funeral. No arrangements have been made. w&m&m® © :©.©: ;© © ©: © © ©: & ©: :© © © © © © © © © © © © © © ©© :©: © ©' ©:©;©■•© j Buster and Tige. | 8 t Duster Brown and the Bulldog, Tigo, will be in -©j Mt. Vernon April 7, (Wednesday) to give a Free H Entertainment in llie Large Furniture Store of jp i MC RAE & BROTHER. $ 0 M||M M|U | H | w|| M| jiifcjim ► i Litti e Indians, S.now and Crow. r 4 j© © iu j Little Frosty Lskimo. h, > © iSj r * Little: Turk and japan ee f i }Oi l j iggz&mQ don't you wish that you were me V h 0 [1- /k. /f W WHY ???? * J ©'• U> r % , x . \ Because I wear. f * 0; S . 4 T i.iTtn enow* » . \ j j j corkmCMT I*'.: kith «ko./i< :i.or. CO. P P S ji J _.. J . ti.| S To be Here April 7th. 1 m * n This is the ontertaimm nt which was to have bjen held <©; ©; a month ago, and which was po tponed on account of Buster |J jj| breaking his hg. lie will l e here Wednesday, ?th—Frie! || ©.©:©:©;©© ©'©'©:©;©© © :©; © ©:© ©;©w©' ©'©'©:©'©■© ©' ©©'© ©;©© 00000 M DIED IN TOOMBS. P. W. Hughes,the eighteen year old son of our old friend John I) Hughes, died at the home of his father in flu* east side of Toombs county, on Saturday night, .last , after a short illness. While fignt -1 ing lire he became over-heated, which resulted in diabetis, from 1 which the young man died. The remains were brought to Lyons Monday morning and laid to rest in the Odom cemetery near the city. Rev. Pafford presiding at the funeral. Tho young man is sur vived by his mother and father, and a family of live brothers and j five sisters. lie was a splendid I young fellow and we deeply spm pathi/.e with his people.—Lyons I Progress. From Alamo. Special OiUTcapomkinco. Alamo has an increase in its population, there being two births to record within two weeks. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Bart Fordham, a son, on March 23. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry 1). Bears, a son, March 24th. All parties doing well and congratu lations pouring in. John Sears lias accepted a posi tion in some mill in Luisiana, and left here March 27th to assume his now duties. M is. John W.Clements is enjoy-' ing a visit from her two datigh-j tors, Misses Elma and Luoilo, j who are home from school, on aj i short vaeiit ion. Mrs. 11. G. Rogers went, to, I Savannah on a business t rip on ! Wednesday of last week. 1 1 I)r. and Mrs. Nelson are in t lie j j north parkof the state visiting' ! the Dr.’s parents, and it, is rumor ed that when they return they ! will bring with them an nutomo -1 bile. J I'so it will be the first one j to be owned in t his vicinity. ! Mr. and Mrs. Albert Andrews j had for guests a party of young j friends from Helena. Misses j j Davenport and Miss Browning. 1 and as the young ladles are all ! musical, their host, and hostess ! certainly enjoyed a “musical 1 feast.” A Subscriber. ! CUPID DOES GOOO WORK ON THE WEST SIOE. Sunday morning at 11 o’clock at Id Pit wood Miss Esther Hogan and Mr. George W. Morris, Jr., warn married, Judge W. B. Knot of Mt. Vernon officiating. The bride is a daughter of Mrs. C. B. Hogan, and a young lady of charm and grace and lovely char acter. She has many friends anil admirers in this section. Mr. Morris is a promising young busi ness man of Yidulia, and is to h« congratulated on bis choice of a life companion. Mav thoy launch out on life’s sea in a craft of pleas ure and happiness. Another marriage of interest to many friends is that of Mr. Guy Rivers and Miss Snllie Griswold. This event was celebrated at the home of the bride’s brother, Mr. \V. 'l'. Griswold, of Columbus, (la., Sunday, March 21, the nup tial tie being made by the pastor of the Second Baptist Oluirch of Columbus. The bride is a charm ing young Indy of llurtsboro, Ala., and in her own modest way has won a host of friends. Mr. Riv ers is a young gentleman of Olen wood and holds a responsible po sition with tin? Seaboard as opera tor at that place. Many friends unite in extending congratulations i and best wishes. They are now i at home in ( i l <Mi wood. | Dental Notice. 1 will be in Mt. Vernon April Bth, Dili and 10th, pro pored to do any kind of First-Class Dental Work. It will pay you to call and sec me, as I urn going to give some Special Bargains in Dental Work. Teeth extracted Positively Without Pain. Crown and Bridge Work a Specialty. Dr M. D. Cowart, I I l<s Bull Bt. Savannah, (in. House for Rent. flood Five-Room House with 2 j acres of land attached, in Ailey. See at once I). M. Cimitlß, 211 Ailey, Gu. NO. 49
