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VOL. XXV.
WILL DIVIDE THE
U. B. INSTITUTE.
Considerable interest has arisen
over the proposed plan of the
Union Baptist Institute to estab
lish a branch institution in some
town in this section, or rather,
divide the big school into two
sections. Under the plan now
being considered by the trustees,
and which has been under con
sideration for the past two
months, the new departure will
be exclusively for girl students,
while the parent institution, sit
uated midway between Mt. Ver
non and Ailey, will be maintained
for the use of boys. Again, if
in the wisdom of the trustees,
the home institution should be
retained for the girls, the boys
will be entered in the new in
stitution. This will be definitely
decided on later.
This move is primarily the re
sult of the phenomenal growth
of the Union Baptist Institute.
It is now necessary to construct
new and larger buildings, and at
this time it is thought best to
divide the school into two depart
ments—virtually two separate
schools—one for boys and one for
girls. It is the opinion of all in
structors of experience that this
is best for the cause—that boys
and girls advance more rapidly,
and the work conducted to the
best advantage by being in sep
arate school departments—and
before the opening of the fall
term this venture will probably
be put into effect.
Viewed in this light, and after
some deliberation, the trustees,
and the president. Dr. J. C.
Brewton, and other advisers,
have decided this the proper
course for the big school. As
yet, no definite plans have been
adopted toward putting the prop
osition into effect. However, it
is understood, on good authority,
that a number of towns in this
section have submitted substan
tial bids for the location of the
new school plant.
President J. C. Brewton wishes
it clearly understood that this
move will not affect the work of
the Union Baptist Institute, as
far as the public school depart
ment is concerned. If any
change, it will result in the up
building of the present institu
tion, and the work will go for
ward along the same progressive
lines. After the change is made
a business department, on modern
lines, will be added to the school
between here and Ailey, 'and
other improvements will be ad
ded. The usual faculty will be
retained here, and public school
pupils will have the same advan
tages as heretofore. While this
movement comes as a surprise to
many, it will doubtless result in
good for the school and its every
interest.
GRAHAM’S SCHOOL PICNIC,
Every body is cordially invited
to attend the picnic, to be given
at the Graham School house on
May 6th, 1911. We have every
thing convenient—wells, shades
and a good school house. Will
have several good speakers, and
plenty of dinner and lemonade,
so every body come that can or
will and help us enjoy the day.
-B.
DR. FOX HAS OPERATION.
His many friends in Montgom
ery county will be interested to
learn that Dr. Robert L. Fox,
formerly a citizen of this place,
but now of Brunswick, passed
successfully through an operation
for appendicitis in that city a few
days ago,'and is now doing well.
The operation was performed by
Dr. W r hite of Savannah, a close!
personal friend of Dr. Fox. It
is hoped by many that he will j
soon be entirely recovered.
Sty t Mmtsmwr£ Uouttor.
Erick Notes.
I Special CoiTcapnndence.
The showers were greatly need
ed. but cut us out of a very en
joyable time last Saturday night.
Miss Beulah, give us the party
next Saturday?
Mr. J. A. Brown and daughter,
Mary Fannie, of Mcßae attended
regular services here last Sunday.
Miss Ora Hinson and brother,
Otha, were pleasant visitors here
Sunday.
Misses Louise Waters and Lib
lian Brown spent the day very
pleasantly with Miss Berta Brown
Thursday last.
Mi'. Frank Irwin visited Miss
Mae Brown at Helena Sunday
afternoon.
Miss Berta Brown of near Scot
land visited Miss Lillie Brown
Saturday night and Sunday.
All are invited to attend reg
ular services at the Presbyterian
church Sunday next. Rev. Mont
gomery will give us a very in
teresting sermon at both eleven
and seven o’clock.
Last Sunday was not a favor
able day for services, but there
was a large congregation present.
Wishing the Monitor much
i success. Brown Eyes.
GRAND JURY INDICTS
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER.
Butler, Ga., April 10.—The
mystery surrounding the death
last fall of John P. Spillers may
have been cleared up by the ar
rest of his widow and 18-year
old daughter, Miss Lokie Wain
wright, on an indictment just re
turned by the grand jury. The
arrest was made Saturday after
noon by Sheriff Beeland. The
women are in the Taylor county
! jail awaiting the outcome of ef
| forts being made by their at
j torney, H. B. Wallace, to get
! Judge Gilbert to fix bond upon
■ which they way be released.
The indictment upon which
I Mrs. Spillers and her daughter
were arrested is said to have
been based on a strong chain of
circumstantial evidence. A form
er grand jury, which investiga
ted just after the killing, failed
to return a bill. It is believed
that new evidence was laid be
fore the last jury.
The death of Spillers, who was
a highly respected farmer in the
neighborhood of the Pittsburg
Mill, created profound excite
ment throughout the county. He
was found on the front veranda
of his home on the morning of
September 24 with no less than
twelve stab wounds about his
body. Any one of several would
i have been sufficient to cause his
bleath. He was in his night
! clothes.
Spillers was a consumptive and
almost an invalid by reason of
the total loss of one lung. Mrs.
Spillers and her daughter stated
at the inquest that he was rest
less on the night of the killing.
They were awakened about sun
i rise and missed him from the
I room. His body was found a
I few minutes afterward on the
front veranda. It was stated by
them that he had probably sui
cided because of ill-health. Mrs.
Spillers collected insurance of
SI,OOO on the life of the dead
man.
The arrest, although not en-
J tirely unexpected by some, has j
created a sensation here. It has \
been whispered about since the j
crime that Mrs. Spillers might J
be guilty. She is a woman of 581
j years, and it has been stated that j
j she was none too kind to her in- j
J valid husband. The family has;
j always stood well in the commun- 1
i ity, and sentiment is divided. !
I There is much sympathy for the
I young lady, Miss Wainwright, I
i who has been highly respected !
1 and has many friends. |
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL. 18, 1911.
NEW ROAD LAW
AND FOUR TERMS.
! The courts and the public road
question are now agitating the
j minds of the citizens of Mont
i gomery county. It is the opinion
of many that the superior courts
I have become a burden to the
j county, and that some relief,
from a financial standpoint,
should be sought.
Likewise, the present system
of working the public roads of
the county is thought to be burd
ensome, and a change is desired
on this line. To this effect
changes will be attempted at the
approaching session of the Gen
eral Assembly. Representative
elect, W. B. Kent, has signified
his intention of introducing this
summer and having passed two
bills affecting the two questions
as above stated.
The proposed legislation bear
ing on the courts provides for
four terms of court each year, of
only one week each. The dates
proposed for the quarterly terms
are February, May, August and
November. Thus, it is hoped,
under this plan, to hold the courts
at such JJme as will be, most
agreeable to the farmers. This
plan divides the court period over
a greater part of the year, but
shortens the actual time con
jsumed by the courts, provided
|it can be carried out, and kept
within the limit of four* weeks.
Abiding by regular court periods
at present, this county has six
weeks of superior court, and if
it can be reduced to four, and
maintained at that, time and
money will probably be the result
and the people, as a whole may
find the change more agreeable.
If it saves the county money, it
is advisable; otherwise it will not
be wise to make the change at
this season. On this subject we
invite the opinion of the citizens
of the county, as well as the
other bill referred to. If any
citizen desires to express his
opinion, let it be to the point,
well written, and not too lengthy.
The legislation as sought for
the relief of the road situation
provides that the funds arising
from the road tax in the .several
districts be spent upon the roads
in such districts exclusively. Ii
is thought that this will stimulate
new interest and develop a closer
union between the officials and
the road authority that the citi
zens of a district, in having its
individual money spent on the
roads of the district, will feel
more satisfied that they are get
ting value for their road taxes.
|ln other words, if a district raises
a certain sum of money for pub
lic roads they will be built ac
cording to the financial resources
of the community.
In some respects this plan
seems plausible, if' it can be put
int£ effect without complications,
and without interfering with the
system as a whole. In this plan,
the individual districts must con
form to the county’s road equip
ment, as the work will neces
sarily be done with convict labor,
as at present. No other plan is
feasible, as free labor cannot be
depended on. The intricacies of
this plan will have to be worked
out It is thought that the ma
jority of the citizens would favor
| a similar plan, but it remains to
be seen. However, any plan by
which the county can be supplied
with good and permanent roads,
even if it does cost money, will
prove beneficial.
AGAIN COMING TO GLENWOOD.
Dr. Masrow will again be with
Dr. Rivers at Glenwood, Ga., on
Monday, April 17th, from 11 a.
m. to 4:30 p. m. You all know
the reputation that Dr. Masrow
has for examining eyes and fit
ting glasses, and should take ad
vantage of this opf>ortunity to
consult him. Large announce
ment in other columns. *
MEETING OF
j BD. EDUCATION.
April 5, 1911.
The Board of Education met
today in regular session. Present:
M. Jenkins, Daniel Pope and W.
A. Peterson. The president of
j the Board not being present, M.
Jenkins was elected President
pro tern and the following mat
| ters considered:
The minutes of the last regular
meeting were read and approved.
McLennan School was granted
permission to continue the full
■ term of seven months.
Grover C. Gable appeard be
; fore Board asking pay for fifteen
days taught during/January of
the present year, but not paid
for. But after investigating the
matter it was found that the said
Grover C. Gable left Marie School
in January without any cause
and without tendering his resig
j nation or notifying any one and
for no reason, according to his
own statement, but for the pur
pose of accepting a school paying
| a higher salary. After giving
the matter proper consideration
the said Grover C. Gable was re
fused pay for the fifteen days.
A petition was filed asking the
Board of Education to grant an
order authorizing the removal of
Hack Branch School from its
present location to a place near
Oak Grove church on the public
road leading from F. B. Mc
firide’s place to Alston. Said
petition will be held on the first
Wednesday in May, next.
Upon motion the Board ad
journed. M. Jenkins,
A. B. Hutcheson, Pres, pro tern.
Secty.
AT BASE BALL GAME
' U. B. I. VICTORIOUS.
The boys of the Union Baptist
j Institute have covered them
selves with glory and their op
ponents with dust in two games
of ball played during the past
week. Friday they defeated the
town boys (Mt. Vernon proper)
with a score of 27 to 3. The Mt.
Vernon boys say they played
with them for the benefit of the
practice for the approaching
game with the Douglas team;
and surely the U. B. I. boys are
very grateful for their assistance.
But again, the Mt. Vernon boys
tell it in different ways.
Tuesday the U. B. I. Team
met the boys from the Eleventh
District Agricultural School at
Douglas on the home diamond.
Aside from the prevailing show
er, it was a very pretty game,
and well attended. Several were
j here from other towns in thecoyn
ty. The U. B. I. Boys will cross
bats with other points before the
season is closed. The visiting
team have played and won nine
games this season, but the boys
of the U. B. I. were too much
for them.
The feature of the game was
the pitching of Blitch and the
fast infield playing of the visiting
boys. Blitch struck out 15 men.
Batteries: Mt. Vernon Blitch
and Daniel; E. I). A. S. Phelen
ingen and Gray.
' NEXT ATTRACTION,
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The coming attraction at the
Union Baptist Institute, the De-,
Kovan Concert Co., which will
appear there on the evening of
the 26th, is looked forward to
wjth a great deal of pleasure by
those who appreciate entertain
ments of this class. The com
pany, a male quartet, is recogni
zed as one of the most meritori
ous on the public stage, and
their coming to the U. B. I. is to
be appreciated. Remember the
date, AVednesday, April 26. Go
out and enjoy the evening.
Stuckey.
J T
i Special (/orit Hpondciico,
Mrs. H. Sir,itli spent Satur
] day and Sunday with home folks
|at Ohoopce.
Mr. and Mrs Kgie Joyner re
turned from Harrison Friday
after a very pleasant stay with
triends and relatives.
1 Miss Augusta l’vbus spent Sat.-
urday and Sunday with friends at.
Soperton, returning Sunday night.
Mrs. M. M. Rountree spent Sun
day very pleasantly at the home
of M re. ,1. .1. Brantley.
We are very sorry to note the
illness ot Mr. M. Jenkins. We
hope for him a speedy recovery.
Mr. Sandy Morrison and daugh
ter, Mrs. Stone, visited at the
home ofvtheir daughter ami sister,
Mrs. .). I). McDaniel, Sunday.
Messrs. Richmond and Jerry
McDaniel spent Saturday and
Sunday with relatives here.
Mrs. Alleen Meeks spent Tues
day at the home of Mr. W. L.
Anderson.
Mr. Richmond McDaniel and
Misses Alleen Wade and (Jarrye
McDaniel spent Sunday very
pleasantly m Glenwood.
LOCAL-PERSONAL.
Walter Langford and Albert
Morris of Uvalda spent Tuesday
here with friends.
Mrs. Catharine McAllister of
Londpond visited relatives here
Monday.
Herschel Morrison has return
ed from Macon, where he took a
course in pharmacy, and has ac
cepted a position with the Peo
ple’s Drug Store in Vidaiia. Suc
cess to him.
Lewis Burch of Cordele spent
the Sabbath with relatives in Mt.
Vernon.
Miss Annie Wooten and Miss
Mcßae were visitors from Mcßae
last .week, guests of Miss Wooten’s
sister, Mrs. 1). A. Mcßae.
Dr. W. A. Rivers of Glenwood
stopped in a few days ago en
route from a trip to Ailey.
Mr. .J. A. Reynolds of the
Longpond section was a business
visitor here Monday.
Mr. (!. L. Peterson of the Ed
na community was in to see The
Monitor Monday. He is a regu
lar reader of the county paper.
Mrs. J. E. Hall of Soperton‘is,,
visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. B. Hutcheson.
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new Season, a change in Nature’s
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HIT. VERNON, CIA.
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OUT OF GANG,
NOW BURGLAR.
After having been released
from the county chain Rang- only
about two weeks, Lucien Morris,
a well known character, is’ now
behind the bars on the direct
charge of burglary. On Tuesday
night of last week Morris, in
company with John Sellers of
Soperton, entered the store house
of Mr. J. M. Davis at Charlotte
and robbed it of a number of
articles, including wearing ap
parel anil dry goods. Entrance
was made by breaking a pane
from a rear window.
Most of the goods were hid
den in the head of a nearby
branch, and were found later by
Mr. Davis. He, in company
with other citizens of the place,
kept a close watch on the spot,
and on Friday night, about mid
night, Sellers was seen to ap
proach the spot. As the thief
was packing the goods into a
suit case, he was hailed. He
first showed fight, drawing a
revolver, but the presence of a
number of armed men cooled his
nerve, and he surrendered to
t hem.
After arrest, Sellers told that
Morris was his partner in the
robbery, and the party called at
the home of' this young man
and placed him under arrest also.
They were given a commitment
trial before Judge Sharge, and
on failure to give bond were
brought here and placed in jail
Saturday morning. The young
men state that they did not
really need the goods; and it was
evidently a clear case of bur
glary. Sellers was armed with
a 22-calibre revolver, which he
pointed at the party arresting
him.
SERVICES AT TARRYTOWN.
Rev'. W. E. Harvilie of Dublin
will preach at the Tarrytown
Haptist church next Saturday
and Sunday, and all are invited.
Let all the male members, espec
ially, be present Saturday, on ac
count of conference. Special
services Sunday, 11 a. m. and
2:30 p. m. B.
Meat should have an extra coat
of Liquid Smoke, or one coat at
any rate, applied to it at the be
ginning of warm weather, as it
will absolutely protect the meat
from bugs, skippers or other in
sects. You will never regret try
ing it once. It is sold by Palmer
Drugstore, at Ailey, (la., for
55cts for full quart bottles.
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