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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1911)
VOL. XXVI. FROM ATLANTA TO SAVANNAH. Dublin, Gil., May 13. Since the publication a few days ago of the intention of the Chamber of Commerce here to establish a county site highway between At lanta, Macon, Dublin and Savan nah, there has been aroused the keenest sort of interest all along the line of the proposed route. It should be understood that a road way between Savannah and At lanta, via Dublin would be the shortest that could be devised and would save motorists sixty miles as compared with the es tablished route at this time. Since the pulication that the pro posed highway should go through the towns of Adrian, Swainsboro, Summitt and Statesboro on the south letters have been received from Montgomery, Toombs and Tattnall counties which would include in the itinerary the coun ty seats, Mt. Vernon, Lyons, Reidsville, touching the upper edge of Liberty and across the lower part of Bryan, entering Chatham at King’s bridge. The roadway from here to Mt. Vernon is in fine shape; from Mt. Vernon to Vidalia and Lyons, it is fine, except for some short di stances; from Lyons to Reidsville, the road is better than the aver age county road; leaving Reids ville the run would be made to Hagan and Claxton and from there to Onida in Liberty coun ty. Here for seven miles light sand in encountered. After pass ing this a boulevard for forty miles leads into the gates of Sa vannah; eighteen miles of this is in Liberty and eight in Bryan. The last fourteen miles in Chat ham has no superior in the world. A scout car will leave here May 22 for Savannah. It will go by the upper route and return by the lower. It is expected that in this party the entire Highway Committee of the Chamber will participate at one time or anoth er, it being the purpose of the committee to take as much as two weeks if necessary to do the work properly. The above item, sent from Dublin to the Savannah News, is quite clear, and it is hoped will appeal to the citizens and officials of Montgomery county. It is to be known as a county seat road way, and Montgomery county must be represented in this splen did stretch of road. Meet the scout car and lend every possible aid to the move ment. All appreciate the value of good roads, and only be con certed effort can they be had. Nothing will add more to this section than a system of public roads, and while they are being constantly improved, such meas ures as this contribute a great deal toward their furtherance. Do not think of this as an idle scheme; it will bring dollars in years to come. It is a movement calculated to benefit all classes of citizens. Meet the car, and tell the visitors that Montgomery is the best county in Georgia. They will not be long in realizing this, but it is well to tell them, and help with the movement. Remember the scout car will leave Dublin on the 22d inst.; and will pass through this coun ty, with a view of ascertaining the best route from Dublin to Savannah. Let it come through Montgomery county, by all means. RECORD BREAKING 3A3Y, There was born to Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Walker of the Alston section on the 12th inst. a baby boy weighing sixteen pounds. He is a bouncer.and should be giv en the honor for weight and gen eral perfection. Dr. Dees and others say this is the finest baby tv come to that section in many years. May his happiness anil prosperity be in proportion to his size—and the delight of his father. f The Montgomery Monitor. Browning School. Sm'fial CoircKpoiiilcnoe. The farmers are very busy (chopping cotton and plowing I corn, but the weather is yet very | dry and crops are very much in | need of rain. There will be preaching at the Browning school house next Sun day morning at eleven oclock, (also an all day sing will be con ; ducted by Prof. Hood. Every | body is invited to come and bring ! well filled baskets. Mr. G. N. Martin lost a fine 1 mule last Saturday. The loss falls heavy upon him as the j animal cost over three hundred I dollars. Mr. Martin is a good ; farmer and a worthy citizen and Iwe sympathize with him in his j loss. Mr. and Mrs. Angus Morris of Ailey Route 2 visited their daugh i ter, Mrs. L. L. Hamilton, Satur day and Sunday. Our literary school was out I last Friday. It was a very suc cessful term. Mr. M. N. Gibbs and wife visited his father, Mr. John M. Gibbs, Sunday. COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES BEGIN TOMORROW NIGHT. As announced through the | program published last week, the commencement exercises of | 1 the Union Baptist Institute be ! gin tomorrow night. Already visitors are arriving, and the occasion will be well at tended, from far and near. For (several years the annual closing exercises of this school have at tracted much attention, and on this occasion it is sure that the closing event will be a brilliant success. The public is cordially invited to attend every exercise. Snow Hill Dots. Special Correspondence. The little showers we had ; Monday evening was appreciated j very much especially the farm ' ers. Mrs. J. D. Sears was a pleas ant visitor to Mrs. J. A. Martin’s I Sunday evening. Mrs. K. M. McLennon had as | visitors Sunday Misses Ellen Wade and Carye McDaniel, Messrs. Alex Patternon, W. R. McDaniel and Olin Barlow. Several. of the young people from here are attending the pro tracted meeting at Alamo this I week. Mr. J. A. Martin and family. Miss Marie Braswell and Mr. Wiley Kent went fishing Friday on Alligator creek. Caught plenty of fish, fried them on the creek. Late in the afternoon rhey went to Mr. and Mrs. J. A. j Braswell’s and had the pleasure |of helping rob some bees. So i we had plenty of fish and honey, ! too. Mr. F. D. Crawford visited Mr. J. R. Hartley’s Sunday after noon. j The young people enjoyed the I sing at Snow Hill Sunday after 'noon. I Several are on the sick list this i week. We hope they will soon i recover. The entertainment at Mr. N. White’s Friday night was great ly enjoyed by a large crowd of young people. Heard some good (music and every l>ody left saying it was the grandest party of the season. Mrs J. A. Martin and daugh ter, Miss Iris, were in Alamo Sat | urday. •Mr. N. White and wife were pleasant visitors to Mr. Hugh Gillis’s Sunday afternoon. LEE TRIED YESTERDAY. Sylvania, Ga., May 17. All is in readiness for the arraignment tomorrow morning of Charles Lee, who shot to death L. 11. | Hilton in the streets of Sylvania j last month. Jhe continuance of the fourth i trial of Sylvester Sasser, charg ed with the murder of M. L, Parker, made it certain that the Lee trial would be called. It >s not thought probable that any obstacle will be offered to going at once into the case, though the cause will be hard fought. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY. IS. 1911. V. ------- Localettes. *1 .r Mr. J. D. McCullough of Way cross visited his family here this week. Dr. E. M. Rackley and son, Otis, spent the Sabbath with relatives in Vidalia. Mr. J. Wade Johnson and fam ily of Vidalia came up Sunday to visited the family of Col. J. B. Geiger. Jessie Bright, a student of the Presbyterial Institute, at Black shear, is now at home for the summer vacation. sor 6 doses “666” will cure any case of Chills and Fever. Price,, 25c. Henry Fountain, now a citizen of Tifton, is visiting friends here this week. 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 j from bugs, skippers or other in sects. You will never regret try ing it once. It is sold by Palmer Drug Store, at- Ailey, Ga., for 55cts for full quart bottles. sor 6 doses “666” will cure | any case of Chills and Fever. Price, 25c. Miss Lillie Mae Calhoun of Uvalda is the guest of her sis ter, Mrs. W. B. Kent, who has been ill for several days. Mrs. Walker of Cairo stopped over here with her sister, Mrs. I W. A. Peterson, two days of last | week. She wasen route to New | York, and was accompanied by ! her son, Albert. Mrs. Mattie Daniel of Long ponn visited friends here Mon day. Miss Mamie Everett, teaching a few miles north of this place, is visiting Miss Belle McAllister this week. M. D. Burch of Vidalia was a business visitor here Monday. Mr. I). J. Mcßae of Mcßae (came over for a few hours Mon ' day. Lawton Ryals visited friends in Mcßae a few days ago. Mr. Samuel Adams of Hagan visited relatives in Mt. Vernon this week. Mrs. B. B. Wood and lit tle son, Bertrand, of' Savannah are vis iting the family of Mr. 1). W. Folsom. Kemp School. ' Special (’orrcHpomh nee. Services at Kemp’s Chapel was ' largely attended Saturday. Farmers are still busy with their crops. Some are not through I planting, while others are chop ping. Gardens, owing to the drouth, area complete failure in this section. The fishing season is now at hand and many are indulging in trying to catch the finny tribe. Miss Eva Horne spent last Sat urday night and Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Gole- I man. Misses Cora and Maude Joiner and brother, Frank, visited their uncle, Mr. John Goff, Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Harmon Fennell and wife visited the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Horne, Sunday. Our school will close next F’ri day. Mr. John Thigpen attended the sing at the home of Mr. Dock Canady Sunday night. Mrs. Geo. Coleman has again heen called to bed side of her brother at Meeks, Ga., who is quiet ill. Mr. John Goff and wife wore the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Horne Sunday afternoon. Mr. Tuley Braddy and wife visited the latter’s parents, Mr. and Dock Canady, last Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Jas. W. Adams spent a few days in Soperton last week. JUDGE T, A, PARKER DELIVERS ABLE CHARGE. Waycross. Ga., May 16. When Ware superior court convened to day, Judge T. A. Parker deliver ed one of the strongest charges to the grand jury that has ever been heard in Ware court. He scored the trend of the present day with respect to observance of law, and said that it is high time some check were being plac ed on disregard of law through out the country. The carrying of concealed weapons, was vigorously con demned by Judge Parker. He cited this as probably the begin ning of more of the serious crimes than any one other viola tion. Judge Parker said that men who go around with a pistol in their pocket soon get to the point where they are afraid to be without the gun, and that even if the pistol is carried un loaded they feel a certain sense of security. Divorce law laxity was also scored. He does not look with favor upon the ease with which marriages are done away with in courts, and thinks there should be some immediate tightening up in this direction. Regarding railroad service Judge Parker said that t he right step should be taken to see that the excursions and other trains operated should have the proper water coolers and be supplied with plenty of water; also that other requirements with respect to the passenger trains should be observed, lie criticised the oper ation of regular trains on Sun day as excursions at reduced rates applied for Sunday travel made the regular trains excur sions. ATHENS STUDENTS ARE BURNED IN EXPLOSION Athens, May 16. The cele bration of the Georgia victory in capturing the Southern ami the slate college baseball champion ship was cut short to-night when a barrel of gasoline exploded on Herty Field, where a bonfire was in progress, severely burning one freshman and painfully burning several others. The detonation was heavier than a cannon’s and the shock broke out scores of windows in half a dozen buildings of the college. Frank Meyer of Athens, a freshman, touched the light to a barrel partially filled with gaso line. He was fearfully burned about the upper half of the body, but may recover. Tom Fielder of Cedartown and R. L. Moss, •Jr., were burned considerably and R. B. Troutman, a senior, in putting out the flames on the clothing of younger boys was painfully burned and had Ins hail 1 singed off and the cap burn ed from his head. Dr. I \ I>. 11 lights Will Arrive Soon. Dr. F. B. Hughes, the eyesight specialist, will return to our city and be with the Mt. Vernon Drug Co., for two days, Monday and Tuesday, May 22nd and 23rd. Dr. Hughes has proven to our people that he knows his business and our folks should have no hes itancy in placing their eye trou bles in his hand. His coming here brings the expert in eye trouble and bad vision right to your door, and from those who have gone to Macon or Savannah we learn that Dr. Hughes work compares favorably with all others and his care and attention is ahead of most. It. Erick Notes. Sptviul CoiTospoixleiicc* News was scarce last week, but this week we come again. Miss Kat.ve Auld visited her sister, Mrs. Pope N. Brown, at Towns last week. Mrs. W. H. Brown and Mrs. Joe Walker visited Mrs. W. A. Brown and family Sunday after noon. Several of the young people of this section attended services at Springhill Sunday. Miss Lillie Brown, after spend ing several days with her cousin. Miss Berta Brown, of near Scot land, returned home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. 11. G. Samples are rejoicing over the arrival of a baby girl at their home. Misses l’ertye Let* and Lillie Belle Brown visited Miss Willie Belle Davis last Saturday. Frank Irwin and Bartow Hin son were in this section Sunday night. Misses Ruth and Aletha Coop er visited Miss Bertve Lee Brown Friday afternoon. The services at Alamo have been greatly enjoyed by a num ber from here. Misses Lucille Williams and Ora Hinson and brother, Otha, were among friends and relatives here Saturday and Sunday. Wiret Seigler of Savannah vis ited friends here Sunday. Several will attend the school closing at Mt. Vernon Friday night. NOTICE UF FIRST MEETING. In the District Court of the l'nitml States for the Southern District ot Georgia, Lantern Division, 1 o t lie mat ter of D. G. War uock, hankriipt, in hankruptey. To the creditors of D. G. Wur noek of Tarrytovvn, (Jit., in the county of Montgomery and dint, net aforesaid, bankrupt: Notice i« hereby given that on the Kith day of May, A. 1). B)l l, the above named party was duly adjudicated a bankrupt, and that the first meeting of his ereditorn will be belli at the I . S. Circuit Court Room, Savannah, tin., on the Ist day of June, Util, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon (city time) at which time the said creditors may attend, prove their claim, appoint a trustee, examine the bankrupt and transact such other l iisiueas as may properly come before said meeting. Savannah, (in,, May Ki, ITH I. A. 11. MacDomdl, Ref, in Bank’cy. W. M Lewis and A. C. Satfold, Attys, for Bankrupt. A Note to You: May IK, 1911. Again arc we extremely busy supplying the needs of our cus tomers, but as we are unalterably opposed to the breaking of promises some will have to wait while we take the time to make our promise of last week good, and say that our sole object in writing these notes is to keep constancy before you the fact that we sell the best of Pure Drugs and reliable Remedies, and thoroughly appreciate your patronage. Yours truly, Mt. Vernon Drug Company. REUNION OF TWO SISTERS. Last Monday morning long be fore the approach of dawn had faded the golden hue of the early morning moon to its fleecy tent of day, lights were aglow in Mr. J. J. Calhoun's residence near Tarrytown.and before-day break fast was in course preparation, baskets were being packed, camping utensils being collected for a day’s outing, and out at the stables the horses were chomp ing corn as if they realized the long journey that lay before them. What did it all mean? Why Mrs. Calhoun is receiving a pleasant visit from her sister, Mrs. Wilkes, of Lyons. These two dear old mothers got to talk ing of the days when as little girls they dwelt beneath the parental roof and as they talked of and reflected on past times, the mem ories of by gone days so fastened upon them that they determined for ;m early day’s sojourn on the old wooded place about which they had romped in the freedom of youth. All this early morn ing stiring meant that their plans were in pursuit of execution. After a three hours’ drive the old familiar lanes and fields were reached. Mrs. Calhoun and Mrs. Wilkes solemnly alighted from the buggy, walked across the broad yard and into the old home. After viewing its quiet and soli tude walls they passed on to the i most sacred spot to them on earth, where sleep in a quiet lit tle* pine grove on the border of the old plantation, “pappy, moth er and a sweet brother.” Quietly placing flowers on the graves of I those loved ones, they turned and walked away to spend the remainder of the day sauntering amid the scenes of childhod. Two brothers of mine in the parly drew forth a collection of hooks and lines and persuaded all to ramble with them to the creek. But as the mosquitoes so freely manifested their willing ness and the fish their reluctance to bite, these boys were soon de serted and left alone in the creek. We who were driven out by hos tile swarms of the buzzing, bit ing mosquitoes withdrew to the hills and wandered about the shaded borders of the old planta tion. About twelve thirty the boys came up with no fish, but ready for the basket. Learning there was a pan along, determin ed to picnic the remainder of the day and bent on the novelty of the experiment, they scampered off across the woods and soon re turned with a fat hen dressed and rerfdy for the pan. This was too much to resist. A camp fire was immediately kindled beneath a host of shade trees and the sweet vapor of steaming chicken permeatin the air. Mrs. Calhoun, my mother; Mrs. Josephine Wilkes, my aunt; little Lucile Courson, my niece; and my brothers, Stely and Lewis, completed the membership of little party. So every Indy could get something more of that chicken than the neck or wings. As clouds which deceived me because of their appearance of rain began to hide the beaming face of the sun, which had al ready descended half way down the blue vault of its circle, we turned our faces homeward, re flecting on the many things the day had in store for ns. Frankie Calhoun. i AILEY SERVICE CALLED IN. Next Sunday l>eing commence men at the U. B. 1., there will be no services held at the Metho dist church in Ailey at 11 a. m. The Sunday school will meet there in the afternoon. The pas tor earnestly requests the atten dance of all the membership of the church at the Sunday school service, as there will he impor tant business to be attended to. I>t!t all our people be present at U. B. I. at 11 a. m., and also at the Methodist Sunday school in Ailey in the afternoon. H. C. Brewton, Pastor. NO 2
