VOL. XXVI.
BURGLARS RAID
TOWN OF UVALDA
Enter Several Stores and
Get Away With Loot,
Without Detection.
On yesterday morning there
was considerable excitement in
t the the town of Uvalda when the
hour arrived for time to open the
different places of business.
Burglars had been doing a whole
sale business, and from the
amount of work done and places
entered, it was quite evident that
there was a well organized gang
of the thieves.
Whence they came or in what
direction they went remains a
mystery. Passengers who arose
about 2:30 o’clsck to take the
train to Hazlehurst heard the
racket, but did not suspect the
Case. They entered the large
Store of W. P. Calhoun and open
ing the safe secured S2OO in cash
and about two or three hundred
dollars in checks and other
papers.
They paid a visit to the drug
store of May and Moses, but no
loss is reported from their place.
The postoffice was also given a
call and the store of J. B. Wolfe,
but no loss had developed at
these places.
At the hardware store of the
Minter-Smith Hardware Co. they
succeeded in opening the outer
door of the safe, but the inner
door was not opened, though its
battered condition showed des
perate efforts to effect an en
trance to the cash drawer.
No clew was left as to the
number of gang, but it is evident
that their attack on the town was
well-planned. Our information
came over the phone early yes
terday morning, and other losses
may be found.
PASTORS MEET IN VIDALIA
Program Pastors’ Conference
of Daniell Association.
The pastors of the Daniell As
sociation will hold a conference
at Vidalia, Ga., Feb. 21, 1912.
Below is the program:
9:00. Devotional services—O.
O. Williams.
9:30. Organize.
10:00. Report of work, by
pastors.
11:00. Evangelism—J. A. J.
Dumas.
2:00. How to get church mem
bers to read our literature—J. D.
Rabun.
Arrange for next meeting.
Damon Dots.
The regular meeting of the
Damon Literary Society was held
in the freshman room Saturday
afternoon last. After prayer by
the chaplain, the roll was called
and the minutes read and ap
proved. There being no further
business, the following program
was rendered:
Prophecy—Allene Clanton.
Jokes and wants—Juanita Mor
sison.
.Reading—Lillian Newton.
Debate —Resolved, That Capi
tal punishment Should be Abol
ished. Affirmative, Chalmers
Chapman and Charles Ricks, i
Negative, Charles McAllister and
Reginald Russell. The decision
was in favor of the negative.
Following the report of the cen
sor and critic, society adjourned.
Cor. Secy.
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Many coveys of quail have been
kept alive in Indiana by being
fed around farm houses during
the extreme cold weather. But
often scores of them are found
where they perished in the'
woods.
ibiw Mmtybmt# Mmxtav.
Glenwood, Route 2.
Special Correspondence.
Among those who* visited at
1 Mr. Humphrey’s Sunday were
Messrs. Make McDaniel, John
T. Gay, Henry Parish, Watson
Humphrey, Frank Phalen, Luke
Rowland, Arglus Smith, Harmie
jNiggins, J. D. McDaniel, and
Misses Eula McDaniel and Eu
delle Morris.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Couey
spent Saturday night and Sun
day with Mrs. U. L. Gilder.
Miss Lizzie Johnson visited
Annie Mae Couey Sunday last.
Our school is progressing nice
ly under the management of Miss
Eudella Morris. We have an en
; rollment of fifty-five pupils.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin White
spent Sunday with the latter’s
1 parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A, W.
: Rowland.
, Messrs. Watson Humphrey
and Make McDaniel visited at
l Mr. J. S. Patton’s Sunday.
Quite a crowd went to the cot
ton picking at Mr. J. T. McDan
iels, but on account of the
weather there wasn’t much cot
ton picked.
Mr. Jerry D. McDaniel spent
Saturday night with Mr. Arglus
Smith.
Mr. Harmie Wiggins spent Sat
urday and Sunday with Mr. Luke
Rowland.
Mr. and Mrs. Bell Wiggins vis
ited Mrs, Rowland Sunday last.
The singing at the home of
Mr. A. P. Smith Sunday after
noon was enjoyed by the young
: folks.
Other Candidates Announce.
Mr. John A. Coursey an
nounces for sheriff of Montgom
ery county. Everybody knows
John, and we need not try to in
troduce him. With a frame as
strong as a lion, and a heart as
big as an elephant’s, he is known
by a large circle of friends; and
is not afraid to do his whole duty
if elected sheriff. Mr. Coursey
will make a strong -race for the
, place.
Mr. W. T. Hadden of the
Landsburg section is in the race
for tax receiver. He is a pro
gressive farmer of the west side,
and has many friends who would
be glad to have him serve the
county as tax receiver. In mak
ing up your slate, Mr. Hadden
will be glad for you to remember
him. See his card.
Mr. A. D. Hughes is the last
one this week to hand in his card
and join in the race for a county
office. Judge Hughes is a native
of old Montgomery, and well and
favorably known all over the
county. He is in the race for
treasurer for what there is in it,
and not to pay off any scores or
please any faction. He expects
his friends and a host of rela
tives to help him make a strong
showing.
Judge W. M. Lewis, already
on the board of county commis
sioners; offers for re-election in
the primary. Judge Lewis has i
the business ability and if con
tinued in the place will do much
for the county’s interests. His
knowledge of law will be a real
i acquisition on the board.
Married Sunday Afternoon.
On Sunday afternoon last at
the home of Mr. J. B. Canady,
Mr. Vol Horne and Miss Effie
Goff were married.
Mr. Horne is a native of North
Carolina, but has been residing
on Route No. One for some time.
The bride is a daughter of Mr • I '
John Goff of Route No. One, and .
is a beautiful young woman. ,
May happiness and prosperity ]
: be their lot. 1 1
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1912.
General News Items
Told in Short Meter.
\
The most noted Georgian to
die last week was Hon. Leonidas
F. Livingston, who represented
the Fifth congressional district
in the national legislature for a
long period, and was a noted fig
ure in state and national politics.
The cold wave of last week
was the worst experienced by
the North and West since 1885,
the thermometer showing in
many places 20 to 35 degrees be
low zero.
Chales King, an old veteran of
the civil war, and his invalid
wife were burned to death in
their home at Seymore, Ind., on
Friday night last.
Milton Steele, a railroad man
60 years of age, fell under the
wheels of a Central of Georgia
road engine at Rome on Satur
day last, and both of his legs
were cut off, resulting in his,
death.
Lake Superior, largest of the
great lakes, is reported frozen
over from shore to shore, such a
thing having never been record
ed before.
Dudley J. Ragan, a youn£ law
yer of Leesburg, Ga., died on
Sunday. He was accidentally
shot by lifting his gun from his
buggy a week ago, the load pass
ing through his right arm, and
death resulted from the wound.
Arizona’s first election under
;he enabling act has been held
and President Taft will sign the
proclamation this week admitting
Arizona to the sisterhood of
states.
A great panic was caused by
fire in Allen’a invalid home in
Milledgeville on Thursday last.
There are 100 female patients in
the institution, but no great
damage was done by the blaze.
MANY VISITORS AT
MONITOR OFFICE
Subscription Honor Roll is
a Large One.
Among those who have called
to renew subscriptions in the
past few days were Messrs. A.
Jones of Lothair, E. G. Allmond
of Vidalia, R. J. Boyd of Tarry
town, J. B. Canady of Route No.
1, M. Dees of Ailey, E. McLen
don of Soperton, J. N. Gillis of
Landsburg, B. H. A. Brantley of
Bruce, T. 0. Martin of Glenwood
No. 4, Arthur Davis of Soperton,
H. S. Peavy of Erick, and Dr.
M. J. Wilson of Towns, Geo. L.
Adams of Atlanta, C. R. Conaway
of Tarrytown, V. P. Moore of
Route 1. Many called last w r eek,
while many others sent in their
dues for honor roll standing.
Every week sees a dozen or
more new names added to our
list of patrons. They all want
“the old county paper.”
Postoffice Closed on 22d.
In accordance with the usual
custom, the postoffice at this
place will be closed Thursday
next, being a national holiday, in
honor of George Washington’s
birthday.
For the delivery of mail, the
postoffice will- be open between
the hours of 10 and 11 a. m. and
4 and sp. m. The rural carriers
will not go out Thursday, and
patrons on the routes will receive
no mail over the routes that day.
A man named Allen, who was
demonstrating with dynamite ex
plosions for subsoiling purposes
near Valdosta last week had one
arm blown to pieces and the
other one split to the bone. He
had followed the business for fif
teen years without injury before.
'' George A. Gray, who died at
his home in Gastonia, N. C., last
week, built the first cotton mill
in the Piedmont region, starting
in at 30 cents per day, Rnd
built and owned controlling in
terests in fourteen mills.
J. C. Stevens, a prominent man
and former representative of
Oglethorpe county, died from
injuries received vvhile trying to
crank his automobile, which ran
lover him. The same machine
ran into a wagon the day before
and killed a horse.
A mad dog on the streets of
Savannah Monday morning bit
one little girl and attacked oth
ers. A colored carpenter seized
, a chain dangling from the dog’s
neck and tied him to a post.
A woman was released from
prison on Blackwell’s Island, N.
. Y., this week where she had
j served a month for disorderly
conduct. Her husband is one of
the heirs to the millions left by
Edwin Hawley the railroad mag
nate recently.
Fire destroyed the stables at
Ft. Dupont near Wilmington,
Del., on Tuesday. Ten mules
and eleven horses were burned,
and a loss of $13,000 sustained.
! Eight negroes were convicted
in Macon on Monday for carry
ing pistols on Sunday. They
, were bound over to the city court.
Arthur Freeman fell from the
top of the cliff at Tallulah P’alls
a distance of 1,000 feet. His
body was recovered from the
foot of Horseshoe Bend on Tues
day.
An engine on the Valdosta &
Moultrie road crashed into a pas
senger coach on Monday at Moul
trie. Fifteen passengers were
| injured and the coach demolished.
OPENS BUSINESS'
IN GLENWOOD
H. L. Avery Buys Out Mr.
J. H. Hutcheson.
The many friends and former
patrons of Mr. H. L. Avery will
ibe glad to learn that he has re
entered business in Glenwood.
He has recently bought the J.
H. Hutcheson business and added
to the stock, and will continue
the business on progressive lines.
During his former stay in Glen
wood Mr. Avery was very suc
cessful, but spent the past year
away at school.
The new venture is made under
promising conditions, and backed
by ability, character and pro
gressiveness, will have success
attached to it in large letters.
CARD OF THANKS.
Mrs. S. A. Calhoun and my fam
ily join me in expressing our
sincere thanks to the cit
izens of Soperton and vicinity for
their many acts of kindness and
tender expressions of sympathy
which helped to bear, us up
through the sudden and intense
sorrow recently brought to us by
the untimely death of my son,
S. A. Calhoun. Our feelings were
so deeply shocked and wounded
by the unexpected tragedy and
its bitter result, that our mental
distress and heartaches could
hardly have been endured but
for your kindly and'fraternal con
solation. Accept our true appre
ciation. J. J. Calhoun.
The large cotton warehouse at
Lovejoy, fifteen miles north of I
Griffin, was burned Sunday!
night. Flames originated from
a passing train on the Central
road and 150 bales of cotton were
| burned. j
Orland.
Special Correspondence.
Messrs. Henry Davis and W.
B, Snow were in Mt. Vernon on
business Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Toler
spent the afternoon at the home
of Mr. Wiley Davis Sunday last.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Smith
were visitors to Soperton Satur
day.
Mrs. Claudio Johnson of Rose
mont spent part of last week
with her sister Mrs. Bet tie Davis.
Mrs. Mollie Gillis spent Friday
with her daughter Mrs. Carrie
O’Brien.
Mr. Marshal Davis was a visit
or to Dublin Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter McLen
don spent the week-end in Dub
lin.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Davis
visited her parents Mr. and Mrs.
R. W. Cone Sunday afternoon.
We are glad to hear at this
writing that Mr. Jack Davis is
slightly improving.
Messrs. Boss Gillis, R. W.
Cone and W. B. Smith visited at
the home of Mr. Chap Thigpen
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Toler of
Orianna were visitors to the Red
i Bluff section Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Lee McLendon left Tues
day for Coffee county where he
will spend the rest of this year.
Mr. Henry Reynolds was in
Soperton Friday afternoon.
Mr. A. R. Davis was in Ml.
Vernon one day last week on
business.
We arc very glad to hear at
this writing little Clayton Thig-i
pen is some better.
There will be a singing at Red
Bluff next Sunday, led by Mr.
W. H. Smith. Everybody invit
ed to attend at 2:30 o’clock.
Mr. Charlie Davis was in So
perton Friday on business.
Miss Eunice Cone spent Mon
-1 day night with Mr. and Mrs.
Chap Thigpen.
Mrs. W. B. Smith spent Tues
day last with her sister-in-law
Mrs. W. H. Smith.
Mr. Lamar Davis was a visitor
to Soperton Friday last.
Miss Sallie O’Brien is visiting
her daughter Mrs. Eli Branch of
near this place.
Mr. and Mrs.. Boss Gillis were
in Soperton Saturday shopping.
Mr, W. N. Reid was in Adrian
on business Saturday.
“Steamboat Bill.”
For Tux Receiver:',
I am in Mu* i ice for the office of Tax Receiv
er of Montgomery County, and nincerelv RKk
the ftnpport of the voter*. Vny favor# hliowii
me will bo highly appreciated and if elected I
will execute tho dutietf of the office an the law
require#, UOMpcctfully,
W. T. Hadden.
For County Treasurer:
To tho Voter# of Montgomery county:
Alter giving the matter careful coriHideration
I have decided to enter the race for treanurer j
in the Democratic primary, and take thiM
method of announcing my candidacy. I be
lieve I am fully competent to administer the I
affair# of the office in a HatUfactory manner,
and if elected will devote my be#t effort# to
that end I have never before a#ked a politi
cal favor at the hand# of m v friend#, and any
HUpport that you may render me in the ap
proaching election will be gn ally appreciated,
lie# pec t sally,
A. D. JlroifKH.
For Sheriff:
To the Voter* of Montgomery oonnty:
I respectfully Holicit your support in the ■
coming primary for Sheriff.
Your* truly,
J. A. CoUUMaY.
For County Commissioner:
7b the Voter* of Montgomery county:
I hereby become a candidate for < bmmi--
aioner tl Road* and Severn * of Montgomery
county, and a*k the support, ot the people in
I the primary election, Jvotwith*lundiog a high
, tax rate, our countv i* in debt. To legiti
] mutely djabur*e thirty thousand dollar* of the
| people’* money demand* fnic*ight and l>u*i- j
i nea* ability. We need a BUSINESS adminia- j
traliou of county matter*. If 1 can mea*ur« |
up to the demand* of the people, give me your I
support. II you believe I c.iimot, support )
some other man. Your* truly
W. it Lew i*.
RECESS TERM FOR
SUPERIOR COURT
Adjourns to Meet on Fourth
Monday in February,
to Finish Docket.
The February term of superi
or court was in session until Sat
urday evening, when a recess was
taken until the fourth Monday in
this month. The same jurors
will serve and the grand jury
will make their presentments at
that time. The following cases
in addition to those mentioned
were disposed of:
Hamilton vs Kelley, verdict for
plaintiff.
State vs J. M. Lawrence, setld.
vs Ed Wright, cheating and
swindling, guilty,
vs W. E. Miller, selling whis
key, guilty. *
vs IT. L. Dorsey, simple lar
ceny, guilty.
vs Cleve McLemore, disch’d.
vs A. J. Phillips, larceny,
guilty.
vs Chas. Morris, discharged,
vs Fred Calhoun, misdemean
or, not guilty.
Charity E. Benton vs T. L. Ben
ton, total divorce.
Eleanor Morrison vs Clarence
Morrison, total divorce.
Pansey Ricks vs John N. Ricks,
total divorce.
Sou. States Fertz. and Phosphate
Co. vs H M. Smith, judg. for
plointiff.
W. B. Kent vs J. M. Dees et ah,
judg. for plaintiff.
Bank of Soperton vs. K. Walton,
judg. for plaint iff.
J. I. Ladson vs Bill Daniel; judg.
for plaintiff.
Merchants Bank of Mcßae vs
Idleson Dept. Store, judg. for
plaintiff.
E. A. Fountain vs F. B. and L.
B. Calhoun, verdict for plain
tiff.
L. C. Chestnutt vs Emma Jane
Chestnutt, dismissed.
James Robinson vs Geo. Smith,
judg. for plaintiff.
Moving Picture Show.
After a very successful stay in
Mt. Vernon, the Moore moving
picture show will be away for
two weeks, after which they will
again be located here during the
adjourned term of Superior court,
beginning on the 4th Monday in
this month. They have a good
line of pictures, and were well
patronized: Go to see it when
they return. •
In the South Mountain reser
vation in New Jersey, a herd of
deer raised there has been al
most destroyed. It has been
found that one deer was killing
all the others.
CANDIDATES ARE ASSESSED
Chairman Geiger Prepared
to Accept Money Now.
We, the undersigned sub-com
mittee, to whom was referred
the matter of fixing the assess
ments for the candidates for the
various county offices at the ap
proaching primary election to be
held on the 24th day of April
next, have agreed upon the
amounts set out below:
For Ordinary $25.00
For Clerk 25.00
For Sheriff 12.00
For Tax Collector 12.00
For Tax Receiver 10.00
For Surveyor 10.00
For Treasurer 12.00
For Coroner 2.60
For Co. Com’rs 2.50
In accordance with the resolu-
I tions adopted by the mass meet
ing it will be necessary for each
candidate to pay his assessment
or before the 14th day of April to
J. B. Geiger as Chairman of the
Executive Committee in order to
have his name printed on the
tickets which will be prepared by
this committee.
D. O. Calhoun,
Jas. T. Geiger,
S. L. Fulford,
Sub-Committee Dem. Ex. Com.
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