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VOL. XXV.
Odd Fellows
Convention.
The meeting of the 12th Divis
ion Grand Lodge of Georgia. I. O.
O. F., held with the Alley Lodge
last Wednesday and Thursday,
was one of the most successful
and enjoyable ever held in the
division. About twenty of the
lodges out of twenty-eight com
posing the division were repre
sented at the meeting.
Wednesday morning the large
gathering was invited to a grove
near the hall, where an address
of welcome m behalf of the town
of Alley was delivered by Mayor
T. A. Peterson, and the response
was made by Rev. J. 1). Rabun
of the-local lodge. An address
on the subject of Odd Fellowship
its origin, growth and benefits,
was then delivered by Rev. J. R.
Kelley, of WrightsviPe. Chaplain
of the Diyisiou Grand Lodge.
And then the dinner —well here
is where Ailey “killed a big one.”
Barbecued meat and everything
else imaginable to tempt the in
ner man was spread before- the
lug crowd, and after all had done
their utmost there was apparent
ly no diminution in the supply.
After dinner Hon. Walter V.
Sheppard, Judge of the Atlantic
Circuit, delivered the Last ad
dress of the day, and seldom
have we heard one more eloquent.
The members then adjourned
to the hall anil the order of bus- j
iness was taken up.
Thursday morning the lodge'
attended the chapel exercises at
the Union Baptist Institute con
ducted by Rov. .1. R. Kelley. A
short but impressive talk was
given the student body by Judge
Sheppard.
The business of the session was
completed Thursday afternoon.
The showing made by the differ
ent lodges was very encouraging,
and to Division Grand Master
Leveritt of Vidal la goes the dis
tinction of having organized more
new lodges than any other of the
eighteen division grand masters
in the State. The next session
will be held with Harrison Lodge
next April.
Just before adjournment a res
olution was unanimously adopted
by the body extending thanks to
the people of Alley, Mt. Vernon
and surrounding country for the
generous hospitality and many
kindnesses shown them. Mem
ber.
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Mt. Vernon, Ga.
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REVIVAL MEETING CLOSED.
A revival meeting of interest,
and, we trust, with much spirit
ual profit to the church and town
closed at the Methodist church
Friday night after <1 soul search
ing sermon by the Mcßae District
Evanglist, Rev. E. C. Cowan.
The meeting began on Monday
night the 3d inst., and Bro. Cow
an preached twice each day for
ten days. The meeting had not
been very well advertised before
beginning, and it was several
days before the people generally
were aware that it was in prog
ress, hence congregation were
not large for the first few serv
ices, but they soon began to in
crease, however, and at each
night service attendance was
good
Bro. Cowan is a practical and
forceful preacher and under his
earnest appeals hearts were stir
red and at the close, many testi
fied to the great good they had
received and to their earnest pur
pose for a more faithful and con
secrated Christian life. Many ex
pressed regret that the evange
list could not remain and conduct
the meeting another week; but
as he had an engagement to be
gin a meeting at another place
on Sunday, he could not remain,
but left on the early train Satur
day morning.
The pastor and church feel
grateful for the patient and faith
ful services of Bro. Cowan, and
their good wishes and prayers
will follow him in is good work
at other points.
H. C. Brewton,
Damon Dots.
The Damon Society was opened
last Saturday with prayer by chap
lain.
Roll was called, minutes read
and adopted. After attending to
the business the following pro
gram was ably rendered:
Vocal Solo—Leta Simpson.
Reading—Adele Perkins.
’ Prophecy—Wallace Herrington.
Piano Duet-—Anna Morrison and
Maggie Peterson.
Debate: Resolved that love lias
more influence over man than
money.
Affirmative—Julian Peterson and
Oscar Jones. Negative—Annie
Ingraham and Ethleen Folsom.
| Bridal (bridle) scene—Julian Pet
erson and Lila Riddle.
The decision rendered by the
judges was in favor of the affima
tive.
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Palmer Drug Store, 10c quart.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCT. 20, 1910.
TOM WATSON SPEAKS
IN MOUNT VERNON.
Thomas E. Watson, well
kown throughout the South as a
politician, founder of the now
extinct Third Party, journalist,
lecture, author and general
whooper-up of public sentiment,
spoke to a large assembly at the
court house here Tuesday morn
ing. His coming had been an
nounced but a few days, but at
an early hour hosts of his dis
ciples, and others filled with
curiosity, began driving in to
hear his first say-so in Mont
gomery county, lie was ex
pected on the early train, and
the fact that he did not arrive
until the hour of his address,
ten o’clock, was something of a
disappointment to those anxious
watchers who crowded the street*
durning the early part of the
morning.
Contrary to expectations, Mr.
Watson is traveling in a automo
bile, a seven-passenger Chalmers
Detroit, and rolled up with a
party of friends about ten
o’clock, when he was warmly
greeted by many admirers. He
promptly entered the court house
and began a two-hours talk,
which, for the greater part, was
interesting, and contained some
food for thought. It was void
of his usual rabid style, without
harsh criticism toward individ
uals, but a mild shot at every
thing not exactly to the good.
He enunciated some thoughts
and ideals of the higher and
progressive life, many of which
are worthy of emulation.
As viewed by many, Mr. Wat
son’s present speech-making
tour is intended as a fortification
in behalf of activities in which
he is to engage in the future
in fact, he alluded to the hot
times coming two years hence;
however, he said, positively,
that he was not a candidate lie
fore the people, and would not
be again, but that his mission at
present is to labor with the j
masses for a general reformation |
in educational, governmental |
and general civic strongholds of
life and endeavor.
His resume of educational
conditions in Georgia was some
what farfetched, but lit up with:
his sparkling oratory, would
seem to inspire new activities in
behalf of higher education for
the masses, He alluded in very
strong terms to the present ;
system of text books, the con
stant change in them, and the
exorbitant incidental charges in
the public school system, by
which many illiterate and poor
| children were barred from the
| public schools of the state.
Leaving the subject of educa
! tion for a time, he proceeded to
' mount his well-ridden hobby,
! missions, and the abuse of the
! system in general. His words on
! this subject seemed to fall with
: favor on the minds of the un
jread, and were received and
, stored away as readily as corn
| thrown before hungry fowls.
| His comic butabsuredstatements
I regarding negro babies and othei
progeny of the riffraff type being
bought by missionaries for the
purpose of founding orphanages
jin the dark countries, and the
supposed idea that missionary
dentists were supplied with
| great wads of American gold
| with which to plug the teeth of
, the Zulus of Africa were, among
I his star effusions. He lays claim
ito the mission idea, but his con
demnation of the system, as he
says it exists, is rank, and cal
culated to poison the minds of
many, whose idea of raising the
fallen and benighted is rather
limited and narrow-guaged. No
man has aright to announce him
self in favor of an idea, or prin-
ciple, and then renounce every
thing: that has to do with its op
eration or success there is some
thing wrong—and the man who
thus seeks to east a damper on
any move for the spiritual uplift
of mankind is unworthy of the
confidence of his fellowmen.
There was nothing enlightening
or inspiring in Mr. Watson’s
missionary spoil except a little
mirth: and the ideas that he set
in motion cannot bring forth any
good, accepted in general form.
This line of thought was fol
lowed by illusions to educational
matters, when he took up the
subject of state government, lie
says that Georgia, unless it be in
the ease of some other Southern
states, has within her borders
more unpunished crime [and like
wise criminals] than any other
place on earth, and berated the
system by which justice is ad
ministered; and while he
enter very strongly into state
politics, he paid his respects to
the present registration system,
declaring that it had disfranchis
ed 100,000 white citizens and en
rolled as eligible voters 12,000
blacks. He made an appeal for
absolute white supremacy, and
said, of the registration law,
“We must repeal that infernal
law r .” This was evidently in
tended as a gibe at Gov.-Elect
Smith, to whom he gave support
in 1906, and who he now re
nounces in strong terms, but
sparing Mr. Smith in his talk
here Tuesday.
The selection of national rep
resentatives, the neglect of the
people in not making certain de
mands upon them, their salaries,
the tariff and other matters per
taining to the Federal govern
ment, formed another part of
his discourse; and this, like his
views on the mission subject, was
filled with a goodly portion of
censure. He stressed the mat
ter of salaries received by con
gressman and senators, and in a
general way belittled the major
ity of Georgia congressmen,
whom he alluded to as “desert
ers” and soft-seat hunters, etc.
There were calls for Mr. Wat
son to continue his address, but
a few minutes befor twelve he
extended his hearers an apprecia
tion of the large audience, and
received a number of admirers.
In the afternoon he addressed
the student bo<J.y of the Union
Baptist Institute, after which he
left for Vidalia, to deliver an ad
dress.
A larger crowd has not ap
peared here in years, and while
the day was exceedingly windy,
everything passed off very pleas
antly; and the “Sage of McUuf
fie” went on his journey, carry
ing the plaudits of some, and the
'criticisms of others. He is the
only one of his kind, and his un
usual attidude on public questions
;is pretty well understood some
; to the good and some to the bad.
WAYCROSS BOY ROGUES.
Waycroes, Ua., Oct. lb.—Two
of several recent burglaries in
Waycross Imve been cleared by
the police. Five arrests, after
tracing goods alleged to have been
taken from two Waycross drug
stores, is the result of the inves
tigation, and the end is not yet.
The arrests include two hoys,
one 8 and the other 10 years old.
When the goods reported missing
by the druggists were first located
it was said that tfiey were pur
chased in Jacksonville. Upon a
more rigid examination the source
of the supply was made known,
and the boys arrested. From one
store $6 in money and numerous
( articles were taken.
RECORD COTTON PICKING.
Montgomery county has two
boys—Owen and Bernice Walkei
sons of Mr. J. E. Walker—who
deserve some mention as being
the champion little cotton pick
ers in the county. They are
grand-sons of Mr .las. H. Walki r,
living in the lower part of the
county. Their ages are six and
eight, years, and on one day a few
days ago t hey picked 2(>f pounds
of cotton, tile former picking loti
and the latter picking 105 pounds.
They are smart little fellows, and
have sot a record for cotton luck
ing by boys of the smaller set.
TWO FALL MARRIAGES
IN MONTGOMERY.
At tilts season there is pretty
apt to be “something doing” in
the marriage line, and Montgom
ery county is never behind in
matters of tins kind. Two mar
riages, occtiring some days
ago, and which should have boon
mentioned sooner, are as follows:
On the 29 of September, at. the
homo ol Justice A. J). Hughes,
Mr. Charley Garrett and Miss
Minnie Morris were happily mar
ried, Judge Hughes uniting the
pair as one. The bride is a charm
ing daughter of Mr. Austin Morris
of the Hack Branch sect ion, while
the groom is a cit izen of Toombs
county,and is a successful farmer.
May their pathway be strewn
with roses and other good things.
Another event which will be of
interest to many is the marriage
of Mr. G. W. Denton and Mrs.
Carrie Brantley. This occurred
at the county farina few miles
übove here, near where Mr. Den
ton is farming This ceremony
was read by Judge McArthur, Or
dinary, and was witnessed by a
number of friends and acquaint
ances of the contracting parties.
Good luck to them.
A. P. SPENCE ON TRIAL
IN MITCHELL COURT.
Camilla, Ga., October IK —The
trial of A. I*. Spence, oha.rged
with killing Will Akridge last
February, lias consumed all of
this week’s session of the superior
cou rt.
Dr. Horton, the prosecutor,
has been on the stand nearly all
day. The parties are both prom
inent and a great deal of interest
is aroused over the trial.
Akridge was killed in his room
at Peiham, Ga., and his body
left in bed,
Spence, who is on trirl, was
charged by the coroner’s, jury
with murder.
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§ i
Resolutions
The Teachers.
Before drawing to a close here
last week, the Teachers’ Insti
tute in session adopted the fol
lowing resoltions:
Whereas, The Teachers’ Insti
tute of Montgomery County is
drawing to a close, and after
having sjient a week in the
Institute very pleasantly and
profitably and having been shown
so many kindnesses by the peo
ple of the town, and also the
pupils and faculty of the U. B.
1., we wish to make the following
resolution: Be it
Resolved, That we the teachers
in attendance hereby tender our
sincere thanks to the people of
Mt. Vernon for the social wel
come and hospitality shown us
during the past week; to the
president and faculty of the U.
B. 1. for the interest taken in
our entertainment and the many
kindnesses shown us during our
visit to their school; and especial
ly to Mr. Hendricks, our efficient
instructor, who has taken so
much interest in our welfare and
given us such efficient instruc
tion. We are in hearty accord
with his plan of conducting our
body; and we wish to thank Mr.
Hutcheson, our able commission
er, for securing the services of
Mr. Hendricks, and for his many
kindnesses during our stay.
B. J. Calloway,
C. It. Callahan,
M. B. Everett,
Committee.
Stuckey.
K poo ini OorroMpoiHloiMio.
School opened here Monday un
der the management of Miss Au
gusta Bylins. We wish for her
a pleasant year’s work.
Mr. M. M. Rountree was in our
section Monday. We are glad to
see him out again, after having to
undergo an operation.
Miss Bolva Stuckey, after spen
ding several days witli friends and
relatives in Helena, returned home
last week,
Mrs M. Jenkins and little ones
are oil - to Wrightsville, where
they will spend some time with
relatives.
Messrs. Johnnie Meeks and (Man
Barlow attended the sing at Red
Bluff church Inst, Sunday. They
report an enjoyable time.
Mr. Richmond McDaniel of
Alamo*was in our midst lust week.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Barlow are
spending the week with their
parents hero.
Mr. Taylor Stuckey spent Sun
day with home folks here.
A number of our folks went
over to Mt. Vernon to hear Tom
Watson speak Tuesday.
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