iUotttijLimmj JJlmutar.
VOL. XXV.
NEGRO TRIED FOR
MANSLAUGHTER.
On last Saturday Mt. Vernon
almost assumed the proportions
of superior court times. The
crowd, mostly negroes, were at
tracted on account of the trial of
Richard Baker, a negro, on trial
for the killing of Jim Cason some
time ago near Soperton. This
trial was held by Judges G. J.
Standford and L. B. McLemore.
Just prior to superior court
Baker shot Cason, and at the
recent session of the grand jury
a true bill was found against him
for assault and attempt to mur
der. Since this time Cason died,
and at once another warrant was
issued for Baker on the charge
of murder.
In the commitment trial here
here Saturday the prisoner was
represented by Cols. J. R. Cooper
of Macon and W. B. Kent of this
place. Cols. A. C. Saffold and
Will Stallings appeared for the
state. This trial resulted in Ba
ker being bound over to the su
perior court on the charge of
manslaughter. He gave bond
for his apperance in the sum of
SI,OOO.
CLEMENTS-SHEPARD.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Clements,
of Buena Vista, Sunday announc
ed the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Hattie Tillman
Clements, to Hon. Walter Wade
Shepard, of Claxton, formerly
of Savannah. Judge Sheppard
is judge of the superior courts of
the Atlantic circuit. They will
be married June 21, at Buena
Vista.
Judge Shepard is a brother of
Mrs. H. I). Lee of this place,
and has in this county many
friends who will be interested in
his approaching marriage.
CLOSING EXERCISES
OAK GROVE SCHOOL.
■>
Prof. W. N. Copeland, after a
very profitable term, closed the
Oak Grove school Tuesday; and
the occasion was observed with
appropriate exercises. The af
fair was well attended, and grea
ly enjoyed by all.
The day was devoted to exer
cises appropriate to the closing
of a successful school, recitations,
contests, etc., being indulged in
by the pupils. A very pleasing
feature was the box dinner.
From this source the sum of $35
dollars was raised and will he
devoted to the building of a
school house at Oak Grove, the
old building being inadequate.
This movement was heartily
joined in by the trustees, and the
sum a# money raised, which is in
the hands of the secretary and
treasurer, will add to the con
struction of the new building.
This speaks for the loyalty and
enterprise of Mr. Copeland as
teacher.
Through the efforts of Mr.
Copeland the school at Oak Grove
has been improved from several
standpoints. He fitted the build
ing with a stove, charts, axe,
broom, buckets, glasses, etc., all
of which added to the comfort
and convenience of the pupils.
During the summer Mr. and
Mrs. Copeland will reside at
Uvalda. Mr. Copeland is a hard
worker, and takes a keen interest
in the school under his charge.
Success to him.
SINGING CONVENTION.
The Union Singing Convention
will meet with Long Branch
Church on the sth Sunday in
April, at 10 o’clock A. M. Every
body invited to attend. Come
prepared to remain all day.
J. F. McDaniel,
Sec’y.
Kemp School.
j Special Correspondence.
We are having some beautiful
weather since Easter. The little
shower yesterdav afternoon was
i
greatly enjoyed by our farmers. :
All are busy planting, while the
prospect thus far is very bright.
I The Easter-egg hunt at the
Kemp School House Saturday
afternoon was enjoyed by a large
number present. Over a hundred j
eggs were hid and the young
folks enjoyed the sport, while it;
was a pleasure for the older ones;
i to see them enjoying life.
| Miss Eva Horne spent the
past week with relatives at So- ;
■! perton.
;
' j Miss Mary Born spent Satur-|
I day and Sunday very pleasantly;
at the home of Mr. J. E. Horne, j
, Miss Effie Goff and brother,
. Wylie, visited friends at Stuckey
i last Sabbath.
! | Misses Alvena Phillips and
I I Stella Thigpen were recent
•! visitors at the home of Mr.
• 1 James W. Adams near here.
- M. B.
I
DIED NEAR ROSEMONT.
Mr. Floyd Lockhart died on
the 10th inst., at his home near
here, being about 21) years of age.
He was a native of McDuffie
county, but was married to Miss
Mattie Copeland, daughter of
1 j Mi-. A. J. Copeland, in 1904.
Besides his wife he leaves three
l small children to mourn* - to de
parture of a husband and father.
\ He is a son of Mr. J. S. Lockhart
|of this county. We sympathize
j with the bereaved ones. The
Lord giveth and the Lord taketh.
S.
GAVE LIQUOR
TO A MINOR.
Josh Collins of Soperton, a well
known negro in Montgomery
'; county, was arrested here last
1 Saturday, and after a trial be-
I fore Mayor W. L. Wilson, was
II bound over to the superior court
on the charge of furnishing a
I minor with liquor.
The negro boy after receiving
the red eye from Josh became
hilarious on the streets and was
arrested and locked up by the
; marshal. He told the source of
his jubliation, which led to the
arrest of Collins. The boy was
. fined $5, and Josh gave bond for
his appearance before the July
| term of superior court in the sum
! of SIOO.
More arrests and purnishment
, on this line would help to relieve
the situation and uphold the law.
This law has been violated from
, time to time since its enactment.
EASTER-EGG HUNT
AT NEW HOPE,
Quite a large crowd gathered
at New Hope school house, better
known as Taylor Springs school
house, on last Friday to enjoy
an easter-egg hunt. The pupils
of New Hope school had saved
up quite a number of eggs for
the occasion, together with well
filled baskets. A short program
was rendered in the fore-noon in
which the pupils did temselves
much credit, to the pleasure of
all who heard them.
Then dinner was spread and
after dinner we proceeded to en
joy the hunting of the eggs.
Despite the weather the occasion
was one much enjoyed by all.
Prof. W. B. Hilton has taught a
very successful school at New
Hope this year. X.
Mrs. C. A. Mason left Tuesday
for Dublin, where she attended
the Woman’s Missionary Union
of Georgia now in session in that
city. Many delegates are in at
tendance. and the closing session
will bo held this evening.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL. 20, 1911.
MONEY NEEDED
IN GREAT WORK.
Do you desire to help a great
i cause, and do you care to make a
small investment from which
great good will result? Surely
I you do.
The opportunity is yours, and
1 there is no doubt but what you j
|
jwill be paid: your children or
I those of your neighbor will reap
j the benefit.
All enlightened men appreciate
the untold advantages of an edu
cation, and all men realize, in j
this'advanced age, that the boy
‘or girl equipped with an educa
j tion is by far more fitted for the
| duties, or trials, of life than the 1
! boys and girls entering manhood
[and womanhood with limited ed
! ucation. But this is too evident
i
j for discussion now.
Montgomery county has in her
midst, almost centrally located,
; one of the most complete schools
|in the state one that every one
|in the surrounding country may
feel a pride in. The Union Bap
tist Institute, as its able presi
dent has said, is “a child of:
Providence.” It has received
from liberal hands during the
' few years of its existence; and;
how wisely this money has been
! expended may be seen by view
-1 ing the magnificent buildings and
i grounds and the other property of
! the Institute. And while this
j has been attained by money and
I hard work, it means also that |
j the great work must continue: it j
! cannot stop here, nor can it stop |
I with a slight imprpvement. The
‘ work of the Institute must go on
( and on, even at greater strides.
A few weeks ago the dining hall
of the Institute was destroyed by
fire. This loss was partly cov
ered by insurance, but with this j
money a building equal to the
j demands could not be constructed
or no similar improvement made.
However, the dying embers of
this building saw plans for re
-1 placing the dining hall not the
| same identical structure, but one
. of superior size and greater use-;
' fulness. This work has advanced i
Lrapidly, until now the workmen
are on the second story, with the
1 prospect of completing it at an j
early date.
This building, as stated, is
! much larger than the one burned
and is a costlier structure. It
contains five addition class rooms,
which gives larger facilities for
school work, this having been
; needed for some time,
i To complete this building, and
refurnish it, will require approxi
mately $2,Q00. This sum will be
' needed at once, and can be used
to a splendid advantage. With
i a view of relieving Dr. Brewton
| of a part of the burden of raising
' this amount by personal appeal,
we have joined them in a cam
paign for this purpose.
First, this appeal is made to
people of Montgomery county -
to the people who have and who
will continue in the benefits of
the school—but any donation will
be accepted from any source out
! side of the county, the more the
better. It is not the purpose of
this plan to exact any large sum
from any one individual. Many
have remained loyal to the cause
and have contributed to the sup
port of the school, both in money
and with influence, but the* work
l is not done. It will greatly please
'the president and the trustees to
receive this sum with which to
complete the dining hall. Even
if the amounts are small, let it
be sent in. Send all amounts _
land make checks payable to Dr.
{.J. C. Brewton, president. Do
not stand bad on small amounts
j —they will all count and your
remittance will be acknowledged.
Give according to your interest
in education, and your regard for
the prosperity of the coming
ATTENDED PRESBYTERY
IN BLACKSHEAR,
Rev. Charles Montgomery and
Elder W. C. Mcßae attended the
session of the Savannah Presby
tery held in Blackshear last week.
Mr. Parks McAllister went as a
delegate from the church at Mc-
Gregor, and possibly others from
this county.
The opening session was held
last Tuesday evening, in the
Presbyterian church at Black
shear, opening sermon being de
livered by Rev. W. M. Scott of
Savannah.
Rev. W. A. Nesbit of Savan
nah was chosen moderator and
Mr. Warren Lott of Waycross!
reading clerk. The next session
of the Savannah Presbytery will
be held in Brunswick in October.
Mt. Vernon entertained the
Presbytery last spring (tin* dele
gates say in a royal manner) and
it is probable that before many
sessions are held she will again
have an opportuity of taking
care of t his body. At last spring’s
meeting here the citizens of the
place took much interest in the
visitors and the sessions at the
church, and for the next, session
held here we bespeak more in
terest in the meeting and renew
ed effort in behalf of the visitors.
IN THE INTEREST OF
NEW CO, MOVEMENT.
In this issue will be seen a re
port of the meeting held at Ala
mo on the 7th inst, in the inter
est of the new county movement
on the west side of the county.
As stated in this report, plans
have been made for a barbecue
and basket dinner to be held at
Alamo Saturday, 22d inst. 'The
public is invited to attend and
take part in the meeting at that
'time. Ample entertainment has
been provided for those who at
tend.
YEA, VERILY.
“No Pay No Paper” is the
heading of a straight forward
heart to heart talk that Horace
Folsom had in a recent issue with
a few of his delinquents. The
Montgomery County Monitor, as
every one knows, is a live county
paper, well edited and well de-
Iserving of a wide circulation; but
i there are always a number of
people who think that their names
on the subscription book of any
paper is a compliment to the
paper and so they consider' the
transaction an even swap. As a
; matter of fact, the country editor
is not usually in sufficiently
affluent circumstances to carry a
I large number of such subscribers
and it is nothing more than a
matter of neighborhood pride for
every one to take his county paper
and it is nothing more than com
mon honesty for him to pay up
promptly.
The above item is taken from
the Blackshear Times, now owned
and edited by Prof. Clement A.
Sydnor. It was run on another
page, without a credit to the
Times. Appreciating it, and not
wanting it lost, it is transferred
to this page.
generation. All to gain and
nothing to lose. The people of
Montgomery will not miss a few
dollars, if invested in such an
enterprise their children reap
the benefit of superior advant
ages and the result is increased
strength of character; and thus
the good is permanent and above
price.
You may have helped build the
first dining hall, which by fate
, was destroyed, but your interest
should now be increased; the de
mand has grown greater with the
progress of the school. In this
issue Dr. Brewton has an opdh
letter to the public. Read it and
be ready to do your part. Help
get the building ready for com
mencement, which is barely a
month off,
REVIVAL MEETING.
A meeting, which, it is hoped,
will prove of much interest and
great religious benefit to the
j people of Mt. Vernon and com-!
rnunity. will begin at the Meth
odist church next Monday, 24th
inst., at 7:30 p. in.
The pastor will he assisted in
the meeting by Rev. J. (’. Plun
der of Eastman, who will do the
prerching.
Good preaching, good fellow
ship and a cordial invitation to
all to attend. Let all the good}
people pray for a great and good
meeting. H. C. Brewton,
Pastor.
NEGRO FOUND WITH
CONSIDERABLE DOUGH.
Brunswick, Gu., April 19.
From John Anderson, a negro
arrested here today was taken
$4,900 believed to be part of the
SIO,OOO stolen from a registered
mail pouch between Tampa and
Clearwater, Fla., on March 23.
' The arrest was made by Postal
Inspector Jake Jones.
Four thousand, one hundred
and eighty dollars were recover
ed two weeks ago in the yard of
11. 11. Horace of Brookville, Fla.
Horace says he and Anderson
found the Money in a stump into
which a dog had chased a rabbit.
The stump was near the home
,lof J. J. Abbott, a railroad mail
clerk, who was arrested and is
i under bond to await action of the
| grand jury.
HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
HELD MEETING AT BAXLEY.
Baxley, Gu., April 18. The'
annual meeting of the Eleventh
Congressional District High
School association was held here
* yesterday. Large delegations
; came, representing 1 lazlohurst,
' Lumber City, Mcßae, Eastman,
Dublin, Wrightsville and Mount
Vernon.
Dr. A. (J. Fort, of the state
1 ; board of health, spoke on “Pub
j lie Dealth;” Professor N. G. Bart
lett of Dublin, on “High School
! Athletics,” and Superintendent
' F. A. Pound, of Waycross, on
1 “High School Science and Scien
jtific Equipment.” The welcome
! addresses were made by Proses
; sor A. 11. Moon and Mayor Wade
H. Watson. Professor R, J.
1 Strozier, of Mcßae, made the re
sponse. Dr. David C. Barron, of
! i the state university, delivered a
' forceful oration. Professor R.
1 11. Powell, state supervisor of
' | education, and Professor It. E.
' i Park, of the stub* university, al-
I so made addresses.
; Eastman won the meeting for
! next year.
J Professor B. S. Keith, of East
-1 man, was made president of the
association; Professor It. J. Stro
-1 zier, of Mcßae, vice-president;
, Professor A. H. Moon, of Baxley,
secretary-treasurer.
II GOVERNMENT HIGHWAY.
Washington, April 18. A bill
* to authorize the construction of
* a government highway from Fort.
: McPherson to the Federal peni-
I t.entiaryat Atlanta has been in
troduced in the house by Rep
resentative William Schley How-
I ard. Several members of the
? Georgia delegation will assist Mr.
, Howard in urging the passage of
t the bill. The estimated cost of
, the highway is SIOO,OOO.
Representative Edwards, of
Georgia, has introduced a bill for
* a fish hatchery in the First dis
trict, and also a bill to reorganize
, and improve the marine hospital
* service.
Wanted-- Teachers.
s SCHOOL TEACHERS I have
the questions and answers of the
I last seven State school exarnina
i tions in print. Will mail them
■ all for one dollar. Descriptive
i circular free. B. S. Holden.
, Box 7. Ellijay, Ga,
GEORGE MILLER
SHOOTS ANDREW.
Reports from Dublin say that
while in a difficulty George Mil
ler shot his brother. Andrew Mil
ler, both well known citizens of
Montgomery county. Andrew
fired three shots, two taking ef
fect in the right arm and the
third in Andrew’s right side. It
is thought that neither of the
wounds will prove dangerous.
The affair occured Monday after
noon. For some time the men
have been at outs, one having
filed a contempt proceeding
against the other during the re
cent term of Montgomery su
perior court at this place.
The men have been in dispute
for some time over some timber.
George Miller and Cad well Beach
am leased some timber from An
drew Miller. The lease is said
to be conflicting, one clause
stating that the lease covered all
timber, “standing, dead or
down,” and another clause stated
that the lease covered the hill
timber. The lessees were cut
ting some slash timber and an
injunction was secured.
The men met Monday after
ternoon and began cursing each
other. Finally George Miller pull
ied his pistol and began shooting
|at his bother. Several gentle
men were standing near, and
Andrew Miller ran behind them
and the shooting ceased. No
warrant will be swore out by the
wounded man, as he stated that
he can manage things without
the aid of a court.
ROAD NEARING COMPLETION.
Wrightsville, Ga., April 19.
'l'he new Wrightsville, Adrian
and Lyons Railroad is rapidly be
; ing pushed to completion. The
■ grading has nearly all been done
l and as soon as this is completed,
! ties and iron placed on part of
| the distance from Wrightsville to
Adrian, the road will be bonded
and then completed. T. J. James
is president; Iv J. Sumner,
treasurer; J. H. Rowland, super
intendent.
WHITFIELD TO WORK CONVICTS.
Dalton, Ga., April 15.- The
Whitfield county grand jury ad
journed, making a recommenda
tion thaf Whitfield county com
missioners apply for the quota of
convicts for this county.
The keynote of the present
ments was good roads and the
people of Dalton and Whitfield
county are jubilant that the
: authorities are now taking hold
of the mater.
It was also recommended that
the office of county treasurer be
abolished.
NEXT ATTRACTION
AT U. B. INSTITUTE,
The coming attraction at the
Union Baptist Institute, the De-
Koven Concert Co., which will
appear there op the evening of
the 2fith, is looked forward to
with 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 corning to the U. B. I. is to
be appreciated. Remember the
date, Wednesday, April 2<J. Go
out and enjoy the evening.
These men have sung together
for six years and their- perform
ance is perfect. Success has
followed them year by year, and
there is always a call for return
engagements.
This is the last of the series of
Lyceum entertainment J.O appear
at the Institute this season; and
while they have all been very
good, this company is said to
have few, if any, on the public
stage. Spend a frofitable eve
ning and hear them.
NO 51
