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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1909)
VOL. XXIV. Christmas Hunt; Painful Wound. Yesterday, while hunting with some young friends near this place, Douglas McGregor, the eldest son of Mr J. M. D. Mc- Gregor of Ailey i received a very painful gunshot wound in tile right foot. ft seems that the young man had rested the guu on his foot, and in some manner it was dis charged, the entire load passing through the toot. He was soon brought to Mt. Vernon, where the wound was cared for by Dr. Hunt, and he is now doing as well as could he anticipated, even though the wound is very pain ful. Dr. Palmer was also called over on account of the accident, and he carried the unfortunate youth back with him. NO REGULAR PAPER CHRISTMAS. According to our usual custom no regular issue of The Monitor will appear next week, but only a single sheet containing legal mat ter. During this week our corre spondents will not send in mat ter, but be ready with a good let ter for the first week in January. Ours lias been a good business this year and the many patrons who have contributed to its growth have our sincere thanks. We hope to make next year a still better one and ask tint co-op-ration of the citizens of Montgomery coun ty in (ur labors for the upbuild iug of the comity and her every interest. Those who are indebted to the county paper will please come for ward and make the proper atone ment, as the business is not run ou hot air and warm promises. Charlottesville. Special Correspondence. We are sorry to sav Mrs. F. G. Adams is on the sick list this week. Hurrah for Charlottesville! 1 Three new store houses are being erected and will soon be complet ed. And so the little town grows, i We gladly welcome Mr. and i Mrs. George Anderson back to our j community after spending tin past year in Marysville, Fla. I We are glad to say Mr. Dan Gordon is improving. Misses Mary Moss and Ro. . Gordon left last Tuesday for Dub lin to spend a few days. P. M. Moselv made a business i trip to Lyons Saturday. Messrs. Milton and Cuvier Story I Mosely and Miss Gussie Moselyre- ! turned from the Douglas school j Saturday to spend the holidays j We some very rainy j weather in our section which was * needed verv muck. 1 Miss Louranie Mo9ely spent last! week with her sister, Mrs. J. L.I . Adams. We wish a merry Christmas for all. —Fnss-and-Fun. BEG GOOD ENOUGH FOR HIM. “Son,” culled the farmer as the 1 the aroma of eggs and ham catue through the trap door, “why don’t you get up?” “What’s the use?” yawned the college boy, says tiie Chicago j News, as ho turned owr for an- i other nap. “D <u’t believe in ! early rising.” “Don’t, eh? Well, how about the early bird?” “Oh. that’s a chosnut, the early bird caught the early worn, and the early cat can gift the bird, and the early dog caught t’e* cat, and the early dog catcher caught the dog. So there you are. What’s the use of getting up early? It doesn’t pay.” fStumtor* THAT STRAY MULE. In this issue will be seen the no » i , (tic* ot ?i stray mule. It may in ! terest our readers to learn that the ; owner of this lost mule, Perry t Hollaway, is an aged colored man, having one leg, and anv informa tion ns to the mule should be ap preciated by him. II" seems to be a deserving character, depending I much on the mule. His home is in Emauuel comity, but will be in this section for several days. ■ A HAPPY MARRIAGE. j A pretty wedding of the season was that of Miss Pearl McAllis , ter and Mr. Thomas Martin , Moses, of Lumber City, which . took place at the Baptist church iu Longpond ou lust Wednesday • afternoon at five o’clock, Dr. J. C. Brewton officiating. , The church was very artistically arranged with the season’s decora tions, and at the alter were bank ed a variety of ferns and hot house plants. ' Preceding the entry of the ] bridal party, Miss Leona Dare Williamson beautifully rendered a vocal solo, entitled “All For | You.” Entering to the strains of | Lohengrin’s wedding march, ron -1 Lib red by Miss Ala Peterson, ac icompanied by Miss Ora Lee on the violin, came the ushers, Mr. i Grady McAlLstev and Mr. Wal lace Moses. Following them weiv , Mr. \V . K. McAllister with Miss I Florence Hogan, of Claxton; Mr. L. M. McLetuore with Miss Mamie! Evr"tt, of Tennille : Mr. W. J. Peterson <>f Ailev, with Miss Pearl j Collins, of Hagan; and Mr. Chas. Jordan of Glenwood, with Miss • Clyde McArthur, of Longpond. j Then came the bride with Miss Belie McAllister as maid of honor, and the groom with his best man, ; Mr. M. A. Mosos. The ceremony | was short and impressive and the ! party left the church as Mon-j I delsaohn’s joyous march was i>e | ing played. The bride wore a handsome , gray traveling suit with hut and j gloves to match. The maid of j j honor was beautifully gowned in 1 piue Crepe Dechine. Misses Hogan and Everett wore light blue mess aiioe silk with gold trimmings, j and Misses Collins anil McArthur, wore Champagne Peau De Sole. jThe hride carried a hands >m<* i bouquet of bridal roses, and the bridesmaids pink carnations, j Immediately after the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Moses left for u I a honeymoon m the “Land of j Flowers,” and will return to Lum- I her City after Christmas, where | they will be at home. ] | WANTED—Feed. j Will pay 70 cents per bushel for i 100 busheis corn and 80 cents per • hundred for 1,000 pounds of sod- I der. Also want to buy two mules, j Address at once, J. R. SQIRES, j 12-28 ts) Ktbbee, (ia. | NEW MAGAZINE AT FITZGERALD. I j “The Wiregrass Country” is a \ i new magazine published at Fiz jgerald. John W. Greer, formerly iof VVuycross and well-known in j Georgia journalism, is at the j helm. The object of the paper is to io i form the public as to the advanta ges and resources of south-east j Georgia, the wiregrass section., ! The first is«ue has a number of I valuable and especially prepared • articles and the illustration* are tall with a view of giving a favor- : I able impression of Wiregrass Geur* I ■ For Sail*. I am offering for sale u good farm mare and two colts. Sire of; colts SB,OOO German coach stalli-! on. A tractive prices on this stock j if eoid at once. Apply to J. E. COCKFiELD, Mt. Vernon, Ga. • MT. VKRNOX. GEORGIA, THU RSDAY, DECEMIOR iqo<). TAX COLLECTOR HERE THIS WEEK. Tax Collector 1). M. Currie is in his office here this week and in or der to accommodate the public is still receiving lax money. For ninny years it has Ix-eii the cus tom to have the books remain open until the first Tuesday in January, even though tin* law di | ivets that they should close on tin* . 20th ot December. Mr. Currie asks the Monitor to | state for the benefit of the public j that he will be in Mt. Vernon up 'to and including the first Tues i dav in January and can be found; 1 * ** in It is office in the court house ;for the purpose of receiving tax • money. II- is being assisted this week by Mr. G M. Elkins of Alamo. After tl le first. Tuesday executions will be issued for all unpaid taxes for this y ar. METHODIST MINISTER ARRIVES. l!«*v. 11. Brewton and family! have arrived and tire now at home in the Methodist parsonage. R*»v. G. F. Austin and family have re-: teov dto his new work at Hazle -11 11 l'S-t . it* v. Brewton began his work l«v preaching in the Methodist ; church in Ailey last Sabbath and is now arranging the work for lie* year. He is one of the most ca- | pill)!** ministers of the Sou Mi j Georgia conference and will giv*- the people of this charge good and j • faithful service. Many of our j i people have had opportunity of ; hearing him before and are de lighted at his having been sent to this work. He is a very agreeable ; gentleman and The Monitor joins many in extending the family n i warm welcome. I — — 0 0/000.00 000 00 © 0;© ©.•©©.© ©0 '0 ,0. G ©•© T LOCAL. - PERSONAL | ' •} >0 0 0 0 ©>©• ©-.©;o © ©,O .©.OO 0 :© 000 00 0.0 ©OO 0 © Christ mas Candies. Ml. Vernon Drug Co. On the Savannah market mid dling cotton is quoted today ut My. Miss Crania Mcßae of Mt. Ver non visited her relatives, Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Mcßae, in onr city tins week.—Telfair Enterprise. ll .n. Douglas McArthur of Lumber City was a business visit or here yesterday. Mr. J D. McCullough, who for some time has been in Inn Atlant ic Coast Line Hospital at Wav cros*, is improving and is spend ing the holidays with Ins family I here. •HMK) II igh-firade Local Views, i Christmas and New Yeur Post-’ cards on display and selling One Cent Much at Palmer Drug Store, Alley. « Hon. and Mrs. M. B. Calhoun are spending the holiday season ! with relatives in Athens. Mr. Curtis Coleman is at home from Atlanta for a lew days. Miss Norba Coleman is expected hi a few days to visit her mother, Mrs. .1. D. McCullough. Leave orders for large, stocky j unwilled cabbage plniijs with B. L Smith, Mi . Vernon, (in. 12-0-ts. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Calhoun were shopping in Savannah a part of la-t week. While the tax man is abroad in the land, do not fail to get in touch with him. Sage and K**d Pepper. Mt. Vernon Drug Co. Mr. Win. .J. Jordan of Reuis viile, and one of tic- be-l citizens |of Tattnall county, was a caller at i thin office Monday. He is a for j rncr citizen of this county and a j brother of Mr. J. T. Jordan of Jordan of (J leu wood. Route No 1, Alamo, Itoutc 1. S|«Di*iul t’oircspoMtltTyt . i The farmers welcomed the rail .; Sunday : it was badly needed. Om , wells liave dried up. Those visit mg at, J. \\ r , ClarkX Sunday were Messrs, \V. 11. Gil Itler and .) E and Andy Clark. The voting people are happy Santa Claus will soon bo annind Miss Clemmie Clara visited her sister Suu 1 1 av. .1. \V K. Clark and daughter Miss Bertha, w**re in Scotlnmi out day recently on husiness. Mrs. ('iri’ull ami sou of Blvllu near Glcnwood vtsit>*il at . W Clark's Sat unlay. A goodly number of the Alntne people are moving. Key. Lee of I lock Vf* < I'd spent ; Saturday at X S. Clark's. Mrs. .1. E. Clark spent Sunday with her par«nts. I'll** stockholders of the union warehouse met at Alamo Monday and report things on a boom. The old year is drawing to a , close Wo wish happiness mol prosperity for all during the yar to come and The Monitor es pecially. —A. K. Strnv .Mule. • I Bay mare mule, short -coupled. | white moot h, branded “X ”on on** jaw ; weighs about nine hundred i and twenty-eight pounds; strayed j from my placo, six miles smith of Stillmore, iu Kmanui-1 rdiinty, Wednesday. Di*(*ciober l-">. In ; topmul■ i• »i as to whereabouts will b<* greatly appreciated, as 1 am i (‘tippled mid in needy eireuin i stances. I'KIIHY HoLL \WAY, j t.l ) AI I III*,( ill . Herbert, Bailey is at home from his studies ill. Mereer iiiml will spend ii tew days willi his grand parent Sj Mr. and .Mrs. W. 1.. I). Rank Icy. See our famous Corliss, Coon & Co.’s All-Linen Collars. The very best materiu) in the latest styles. \\ . 11. McQueen. Jt is understood that Mr. .1 IC. M Rue !ia.*' resignei! as assistant postmaster, to take cftMct on the I t. Mr Mcßae has made a most eilie ni man in the oflice end his s- rv ices have been appreciated hv tie* many patrons of the oiliee. Mr. <;)i;»r 1'• y Beugnot has arrived and will .. -i-t his grand la t lnr with the duties of the oiliee. t Charley has also had considerable experience in the mail service and is a eu'.npei -nl young assistant. Full lim Holiday Good#. Mt. \ ernon Drug( to. Miss F’lorenee ilogau of OlflX ; ton is visiting friends in Ml. Ver ■ non during the holidays. Miss Mamie Kverette, a charm ing young lady of Termille, is the holiday guest of friends in Mt, Vernon. i Miss-s Daisy Mi-Swain nnd Theima Rlaud are here to spend the holiday# with the lamil.y of their uncle, Mr. John M. Hughes. Fireworks! Mt. Vernon Drug Coin pa ny. liiis weather demands a new overcoat. Do no! fail to see those we are showing—that is, those we are selling and selling fast,. (Cheap, tint having all the quality neces sary for style and wear. \V. 11. M' Q'iecn. Mr. A. \V. Glllis of the went side was a visitor here yesterday. Mr. J. I. Walker of Route \o. I was doing business in Mt, Ver , non yesterday. GENERAL NEWS TOLD IN BRIEF. Negro Murderer Caught. n West Point, Deo. Is—Sol H* s i peth, negro, who killed Shirley Owens, collector for the Atkinson 8 and Turner estate, on a plnnta- I l ion near GabbettsviHe, was cap ture" and taken to LaGmnge for ; safekeeping. I!Ik I and Sail* at \libcvlllc. >’ Ahiieville. l)ec. 17 —The largest real estate deal of the season has . ; been closed, It. V. Bowen selling 1,000 acres ot timber land three miles troin town to 11. B. Knnin g*-r of Macon, who will make ex o . tensive improvements on tin* prop erly. Brice paid was $40,000, i, I itlal Row In Pool Room. Tifton. Dec. |(V —In a fight in a j pool room with pistols and knives John Anderson shot W. X. Camp ; in the back with a derringer and ’ Camp cut Anderson seriously in tin* buck in six places. Both are i ; badly hurt and may not recover. * l* roll h|c was the cul hi mat mu el an old feud. BEASLEY NEWBEHN. ■ 'l'll*' Moilifol llimiiv llekllowl I edges r«i[>t ol mi iiivitat ii in I • j the marriage ul' Miss Lilliuii Beas ley flint Mr. Win. M. Newborn, December 2Stli. nl I In.* Met lindisl ' | church in Li'idsville. Miss Beasley is n <i;i l it> 111 <*r of j Onliiin i uinl M is. I smisli Ili'iisli*v 11 1 | U'MSllsv i | 111, flinl wllilli \Yl> llllVl* It'll ■ the pl'iiisiirn nl mi ;i* •<1 1 1;i i 11 1 (i iic«- I with till' groo m*ti>-he, In l is con-j i grut iiliitnd mi lim hi” won one ol • tin 4 most lovable young women in tlicstntc. May joy and prosper ity In- their lot. HcR MARVELOUS INSIGHT. “All, Mrs. Brown,” sniil Mr.-. 1 Slier loci; Holmes. “I observe that you love formality, Unit you own tins house, although I am not fieri,mil nbout the mortgage, that you are not very well non- I neeted, that you do not earn for books, that you are trying to make n grand still) at being re f-hero, while only succeeding in ii poor fourllush.” “Perfectly wonderful, Mrs. Holmes. (juiI.CMH flood as your; husband. Mow in the world do you do it?” ‘ It In Vel'V easy,” replied Mrs Holmes, as she deftly nushim-d her nnse witli n pocket powder mg. “When I eame in you took special pains to ask me to remove my ehives uml bo informal, which showed tlmt you have formality on t lie brain and that your reniiiik was intended ns an apology for anything which was not just so It you were really informal you I would have said nothing about ; it. “V rn are not accustomed to flood things or you would not have served that horrible cake with tlie tea.. Then, when you called the maid to replenish the cake, most of which you ate your *e|f, you said, apologetically •We bought this house without a bell in tlie library,’ a remark which, tlimiflli awkward, proved conclusively that you owned your home, Hut proving nothing as to , the si/e of tlie mortgage “Then you will recall your ao ; ecount of how your lui-lmml com-j plained of having nothing to read and how you chided him by tic reply that tiler** w<r" three lai'flc bookcoses downstairs and two ms stairs, ali well tilled. This proves that you look on hooks as house hold furniture ol the junk type Your whole denciiiior proves that you are a very poor climber.” “perfectly marvelous, Mrs Ilolncs. ’ “It miht seem so,” replied Hie detective's Wife, ’'lmil tile Ceil! secret, after all, is that I have j met so many like you In fore,” Slioetin!’ \ftrav in Turner County. \shburn, Dee. 17 —Homer j.uw f was shot and perhaps fatally i wounded by l!. P. Hillman: both - are well known citizens. Law hail • been drinking t In* night before ami r went to Hail man's home and was taken care of by him. tJn leaving • Law became enraflcd anil threat- ened Hallman and returned with a pistol. After some heated words Hallman shot Law-. r Au|uitteil o( Assault Charge. Tilton, I tec. 17 —The jury in the case oI ,1. 'l'. Wubb charged with assault on his U-year-old niece, re turned a verdictnf not guilty. The defense claimed malicious prose-- cut ion. 1 1 « lliumiis Count) Vtan Hutls il til. i Thomusville, Dee. ,17 l’. ('. I Jones, employed by the White Hardware Cu., went to hi* room - and put two lull lets through Ins luaiil. \■ i cause can lie assigned i for Ins act. Jones lived at Cool* i idfle. Installation of Officers . i At ii recent eiimiiiiiiiieiit imi of Aural Lodge No, |.\ A- A. M. the Pillow mg otlieers were elected lor tln- ensuing year: J. 1.. Smnner, \V. M. •I. < i St a nfi Ul I, S. W. S. J. Elliott, ,1 W. | John Sellers, Treasurer. M in. Illand, Secret,ary. M If. St a n ford. I'y b-r. I he ilcai-ons and stewards w ill lie appointed Inter. This is an excellent holly of idlieers, of WII le|| lie- Lodge should In- promt, and | under ih'-ir administration the order sic 11 j Id II- mrisli II will lie of ml crest to t lie in* nds ot the order to learn that mi tlie first Thursday night in January there will be li<-1 • i m tie lodge room at tin- place a public nisi al bit ion, ami that all are in vited In attend and enjoy the ex ercises. Al tins time tla-re will In- Work in to-if ni-il'i- degress, and it is probable that some prnini* iient visit ing member will preside. Tins will lie announced later. Mi nting members of tlie ord'-r are invited to attend. These oc j elisions are always enjoyable, and ill largo attendance is expected oil i Ins occasion. PUT PENNIES IN MISSIONARY BOX; NOT IN MAIL BOXES. I Post master liougnot asks the paper to call tin- attention of the , rmal patrons to the Postal Rule forbuld ing loose coins being placed iii mail boxes This works a hard ship on tie- carriers, especially at this sensor), when Hi fins urn sometimes dropp' d and time lost in handling them. Patrons are feipiested to provide themselves with stumps or provide suitable coin holders. For inn iv years the Department has endeavored to impress this idea upon rural putrons, but to a great, measure it is di-obi-ved, and as n result carriers are put to much inconvenience during bad went her. (it stamps and stive in convi-nienei- and lost time. Il will old great Iv lo the service and It* appreciated by lie- e;i criers ot the county. FOR CLERK SUPERIOR COURT. Mr. ,1. 0. Callioiin i- in the race for I'e-eleet ion to tlie "liiec of Clerk "I Ho-Superior. Court and his regular annoiineement w ill l»<- gin m-xt week. In tlie meantime, lie i- meeting Ins many friends. He has made a good officer and is a-t ""iig man. M'at.-h for his an nouncement . The infant of Kev. and Mrs. Thus. Montgomery has been quite ill tor seven*l days and grave fears | are entertained for its recovery. NO. .I;
