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VOL. XXVI.
SUPERIOR COURT
CONVENES AGAIN
Judge Martin Takes Up the
Criminal Docket and
Disposes of Cases.
The February term of Mont
gomery Superior Court, recessed
over until last Monday, re-con
vened promptly, and at once
took up the trial of criminal cas
es. A large number of people
have been in attendance, and
much interest has been taken in
the cases tried.
Among the visiting attorneys
in attendance we note Jas. R.
Grant, of Hazlehurst; W. A.
Wooten, Eastman; Eschol Gra-1
ham, Hamilton Burch, Eugene
Talmadge and Solicitor E. D.
Graham, Mcßae; S. L. Kent,
Wrightsville; Will Stallings, So
perton; Alex Akerman, Macon,
and others.
The court was engaged yester
day on the most important case
of the term, that of the State vs.
Wick Dent of Wrightsville, who
is charged with burning the store
house of his brother-in-law, Mar
tin, at Uvalda, which caused the
destruction also of the splendid
brick warehouse of J. B. Jones,
Jr., who is the prosecutor in the
case. The case was being tried
as we went to press.
The case of Richard Baker,
col., charged with murder, was
continued for the term.
The following cases were tried:
Mallard McKinnon, assault and
battery, guilty, fine $l4O or 12
months.
J. S. Williamson, misdemean’r,
guilty, fine $125 or 12 months.
Bob Williamson, misdm, plea
of guilty, fine SSO or six months.
Sam McLeod, misdm., plea of
guilty, fine SSO or six months.
Bench Elam, misdm., plea of
guilty,*sso and cost or six mos.
Tom Bridges, gaming, plea of
guilty, SSO or six months.
Anthony Daniel, murder, not
guilty.
Charlie Morrison, violating
game law, $5 and cost or 3 mos.
Robt. Warden, misdm., cost
paid and case dismissed.
Lum Collins, misdm., dismissed
upon payment of cost.
TWO FOR SHERIFF,
ONE FOR COM’R.
The latest entrant in the race
for Commissioner of Roads and
Revenues of Montgomery county
is Mr. H. H. Heath of the west
side. Mr. Heath is a life-long
citizen of Montgomery county, an
honest, diligent man, who has
achieved success through hard
work and ‘constant effort. Mr.
Heath is well known, and has
many friends who will stand by
him in the race.
Mr. J. I. Palmer has entered
the field for Sheriff, and is re
joicing “as a strong man to run
a race.” He is a member of one
of the oldest and best known
families in the county, and will
doubtless have a large following
in the primary. Mr. Palmer is a*
thrifty young gentleman, and is
making an active appeal to the
voters. See his card.
Another candidate for the of
fice of Sheriff is Mr. Lott W.
Barwick of Lothair. He has had
experience in the line of work re
quired of the sheriff, and his
friends claim for him ability to
fill the place. He has been a
resident of this county for over
thirty years, and expects “the
boys” to stand up to him. His
announcement will be found in
the “old county paper.”
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Horse for Sale.
.
One bay horse 8 years old. Al
so 250 bushels of corn. I will
sell at a bargain B. A. Rowe.
Soperton, Ga. j
Ailey Paragraphs.
Special Correspondence.
Mrs. E. T. Mcßride spent one
‘ day of last week with relatives
! in the city of Vidalia.
Miss Sula Truitt returned home |
a few days ago from Adrian.
She was accompanied home by j
her brother and sister, Mr. and i
Mrs. H. D. Youngblood in their
touring car.
Miss Martha Brown, a most
charming young lady of Vidalia,
spent a 'few days last week as
guest of Mrs. J. W. Palmer of
this place.
Miss Vera Mason spent one
day last week very pleasantly
with relatives in Mt. Vernon.
Mrs. J. H. Hudson left Monday
! for Atlanta, where she goes to
purchase her spring millinery.
Mrs. Hassie Elkins of Alamo
was here a few days of last week
with parents.
J. M. C. Truitt spent last Sat
urday and Sunday with his j
daughter Mrs. J. C. Gill, Jr., of
Jacksonville.
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. McLendon
of Mt. Vernon were visitors here
a few days ago.
D. M. Currie spent last Satur
day in Glen wood.
Miss Esther Parrish from near
Longpond was a guest of rela
tives here a few days ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mann are
visiting the former’s sister Mrs.
J. A. Coursey of this place.
FARMER’S MULE
FOUND DROWNED
Last week Mr. W. S. Holmes
came to the Monitor office and
had handbills printed and mailed
to more than forty postoffices,
advertising a stray mule. On
Sunday the mule was tracked to
the Oconee river, and it was
found that the mule had gone in
to the water at the landing of
the old Hancock mill road. The j
mule was found drowned later'
by Mr. W. K. Cooper. Mr. |
Holmes sustained a serious loss |
just as the plow season opens, of
which many will regret to hear.
Rev. Dr. James Stacy Dead.
Atlanta, Feb. 27.—Dispatches
from Newnan announce the
death of the Rev. Dr. James
Stacy, one of the most noted
Presbyterian divines in the state,
at the age of 82. Dr. Stacy was
one of the best known and most
beloved ministers of that church.
He was a profound student and
scholar and the author of many
interesting books. He served
the Presbyterian church at New
nan for 36 years and for 40 years 1
was stated clerk of the Georgia!
Synod. He was born in Liberty!
county and wrote the history of |
the old Midway church in Liber- 1
ty church. He mastered Arabic
after he was 70 years old. His
wife died four years ago. The
i funeral will be held at Newnan
i tomorrow.
For Sheriff:
I 'Unite to B'M ve the county of Montgomery
lin the capacity of Sheriff. It ie my purpose j
| to execute the affairs of this important office
j without fear, favor or affection, if honored i
with the plaeo by my fellow citizens. I re- |
: spectfuliy ask your support in the coming
! primary election. Yours to please,
L. VV, BAUWICK
I
For County Commissioner:
I hereby announce to tbe public that I am a
| candidate tor a place on the Board of Comrnis
; sinners of Roads and Revenues of Montgomery j
! county. At. the solicitation of many friends I ;
am seeking the place, and respectfully ask the
support ol the voters generally.
Respectfully,
H. 11. Heath.
For Sheriff:
I beg to announce to my friends and f-llow
citizens that I am a candidate for the Sheriff’s '
office of Montgomery county. I trust that I ;
may be found worthy of the esteem and conii- I
! deuce of the voters, and that my name may he '
found on many ballots on election day. Ask
ing the support ot all aud thanking those who j
may tavor me me, I arn
Yours very truly,
J. I. P aimer.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1912.
General News Items
Told in Short Meter.
Winifred Ankers, a woman at- '
tendant in a Brooklyn hospital
for children, has been arrested
for putting poison in milk that
caused the death of eight babies j
last week.
W. J. Burns, the noted detec
tive who ran down the McNa
mara brothers and unearthed the
great dynamite plot that sent
them to the pen for life, has op
ened a branch office in Atlanta. !
!
Theodore Roosevelt, ex-presi
dent and spectacular politician,
has announced that he is ready
to accept the Republican nomina
tion for- president.
Mrs. Ben Hirsch of Brunswick
died in a Pullman car en route
from Chattanooga to Brunswick
on Friday evening last. The re
mains were taken to Brunswick
for interment. j
Out of 56,000 bales of cotton in
the great fire at Houston, Texas,
last week, one bale was saved
and 55,999 bales were lost.
On Friday evening Peter Ser
rier, a rich farmer near Galli
polis, 0., was murdered in his
home and the house burned in an
effort to hide the crime.
A tornado which swept over
Arkansas on Sunday caused the
death of ten persons and de
stroyed many homes.
While being arraigned in may
or’s court at Reidsville Tuesday
night for selling whiskey, W. M.
Wiggins made a dash for liberty
and fired into the court twice,
hitting three men. He was
caught and put under a bond for
$55,000.
Erick Notes.
Special Correspondence.
We were all saddened to learn
jof the recent death of Uncle Tom
I Wiggins. He passed through
I here and stopped with his sister
one night. He told several that
I he was going to spend his last
days with his daughter, Mis.
• Clyde Crowder at Lothair. He
went, and a few days later we
we heard of his death. Mrs.
Hinson attended the burial. The j
remains were carried to Lothair
cemetery. He had reached the
age of seventy-five. He led a j
good Christian life and was well I
thought of by all who knew him.
His wife died some years ago,
leaving him all alone in life to
journey until an angel came
down and said “Come with me.”
Our deepest sympathy goes out
to the sad and bereaved ones.
I
j Miss Berta Brown and brother
! Olin attended the lyceum attrac
' tion at the college at Mcßae last
Thursday night.
Miss Carrie Hinson was in
Mcßae one day last week.
Miss Agnes Hinson will leave
for her home in Valdosta Monday
where she will attend school,
i She has been with friends and ,
! relatives quite a while, and all 1
her acquaintances will be glad to
hear of her coming again.
Cleon Brown and Miss Lucile
| Williams attended church and
Sunday school here Sunday.
Miss Katye Mae Tyson went to
! her home in Dublin last Thurs
day. She has been on an ex
tensive visit to friends and rela
tives here.
Messrs. Joe Knight and R. M.
Mclntyre have been on a visit to
the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Brown of this place.
j Mrs. L. M. Browning and
daughter Miss Lucile spent Tues
day afternoon with friends here.
We can almost hear wedding
hells.
' While out hunting Friday near
Fitzgerald, W. A. Hunter killed
his 14-year old son. His gun was
accidentally discharged.
|
I While holding the job of scrub
bing floors in a New York lodg
ing house, Leopold Hirschberg
was informed last week that his
father had died in Alabama and
left him heir to real estate worth
SIOO,OOO.
Traffic was blocked for two
days last week between Waycross
and Montgomery, Ala., by freight
wrecks and washouts.
An Italian passing across the
continent last week from San
Francisco went without food four
days, not knowing there was a
dining car on the train, and be
ing afraid to get off for fear of
, being left.
| Detectives are hunting for Earl
Standard, book-keeper of the
1 American National Bank of
i Ponona, Cal., who is short
$149,000 in his accounts.
Miss Kate Randalls of Greens
- boro, Ga., killed herself with a
i pistol Saturday night. She had
t been prevented by relatives from
i marrying the man of her choice,
. and put a bullet through her
, heart.
While driving along in his bug
gy a few days ago, Walter C.
Holmes, living near Brewton,
was killed by a falling tree blown
down by the high wind. A negro
in the same buggy escaped.
At Deepstep in Emanuel coun
ty on Saturday night Tom Ennis
shot his sister, Mrs. Giles, and
she died next morning.
Helena, Route 1.
Special CorreapondencG.
Quite a large crowd attended
Sunday school at Mt. Olivet Sun
j day. Glad to see so many out.
• j
! Mrs. L. W. Haralson of near
Rentz is spending this week with
her mother Mrs. W. Henry Clark.
>! Mrs. Bradley Purvis spent
■ Thursday with Mrs. W. Henry
! Clark.
I Mr. Dan Wright Saturday
! night and Sunday with Lonnie
Clark.
W. Henry Clark attended court
I in Mt. Vernon this week.
j Mr. Hodges of Mcßae was the
I I guest of R. L. Clark and family
- jSunday.
I Mr. and Mrs. John Couch were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. 11.
• Purvis Sunday.
1 i
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Clark and
Miss Dora Haralson returned
Friday from Dublin.
Mr. Charley Clark of Mcßae
j spent a short while Thursday
with Robert F. Clarke.
Mr. S. Haralson, who has been
quick, we are glad to say is at
present improving.
Messrs. Dan Wright and Lon- 1
nie Clark attended preaching at
New Bethel Sunday.
Mrs. Laura Bell Spoon spent
Wednesday with her aunt Mrs.
Robert Bellflower.
Messrs. Dan Wright and Hen
ry Wilkes were visitors at W.
Henry Clark’s Sunday afternoon.!
Dr. Currie Loses Barn.
The many friends of Dr. M. L.
Currie in this his native county ,
will regret to hear of the loss of
his barn at Vidalia on Monday
morning. Two valuable horses i
and a number of buggies and
wagons were lost in the flames.
The loss approximates $5,000, and
reports say that there was no 1
insurance on the property.
Shiloh.
SooouU Correspondence.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Gray re
turned to their home in Atlanta
Sunday after spending several
weeks with Mr. and Mrs. D. S.
McArthur.
Marcus Moses was in Lumber
City Saturday afternoon.
N. J. Vaughan of Charlotte
spent Sunday with home folks.
Mrs. W. W. Davis and son
Tom of Hazlehurst are visiting
her brother W. F. Wright.
Miss Katye Hearn spent the
latter part of last week with
Misses Bessie and Nannie Willie
Tompkins.
C. I. Josey visited Glenwood
Sunday afternoon last.
Miss Mary Sears returned to
her home at Bruce Sunday last
after a three weeks visit with her
sister Mrs. Ivy Mimbs.
Mr. J. W. Dukes was in Mc-
Rae one day last week, on busi
ness.
Miss Bessie Tompkins was
among the visitors at Lumber
City one day recently, where
she was having dental work
done.
Mr. Preston Mitchell of Hazle
hurst was visiting in our com
munity last week.
Mr. 0. J. Clark returned home
Wednesday from Pinehurst, Ga.,
where he attended to business.
The most enjoyable affair of
recent date was a candy pulling,
given by Mr. [and Mrs. C. I. Josey
last Thursday night.
Miss Annie Hadden is visiting
her sister at Uvalda, Mrs. Mc-
Daniel.
MissAlbertic Sikes spent Tues
day afternoon with Miss Sadie
Vaughan.
Mr. D. P. McArthur of Lum
ber City was in this community
one day last week.
Mr. Jesse Hearn is very sick
at this writing. Hope to see him
out again soon.
Miss Nannie Willie Tompkins
spent Friday night with Miss
Katye Hearn.
Little Miss Ora Lee Vaughan
returned to her home at Char
lotte last Sunday after spending
several weeks with her grand
parents Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
Vaughan.
Mr. El lie Hadden was a pleas
ant visitor at Mr. Sikes’ Sunday
afternoon.
Miss Victoria Vaughan was the
guest of Miss Gladys Wright
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. L. C. Sikes was attending
to business near Glen wood Satur
-1 day last.
The Snake Season Opens.
On Monday last, Mr. J. C.
Sumner brought to town a large; j
rattlesnake which he had killed
about two miles below here rieari
the river. The snake had crawled ;
out of a gopher hole and was shot \
as he attempted to return. The j
I reptile was not driven out by
water as the hole was dry to the j
I bottom. These rattlers are not
usually found crawling out at
! this season, and it is possible that
he was playing the groundhog
act--trying to see his shadow.
Your Fertilizers
Should be of the most reliable. !
Armour’s Bone and Blood Fertil
' izers enrich the soil and increase
the yield. Best results can be
obtained from their use. Before
placing your orders for fertilizers
write Chas. H. Smith, Mcßae,
Ga., and he will see that you get
the best, at right prices.
sor 6 doses “660” will cure
any case of Chills and Fever.
Price, 25c. I
ROOSEVELT SEEKS
A THIRD TERM
Goes Back on All His
Former Assurances as
to Third Term.
A great stir was created in na
tional political circles last Mon
day when Theodore Roosevelt an
'nounced that he stood ready to
accept the Republican nomina
tion for president if tendered
him.
In the year 1904 in the month
of Novembeg, Roosevelt de
clared:
“On the 4th of March next I
shall have served three and a
half years, and this three and a
half years constitute my first
term. The wise custom which
limits the President to two terms
regards the substance and not
the form. AND UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES WILL I BE
A CANDIDATE FOR OR AC
CEPT ANOTHER NOMINA
TION.”
Again in 1907 he'affirjned his
purpose to stand firm on his first
promise, -and said:
“I have not changed and shall
not change that decision thus an
nounced. ”
In his declaration last Monday
from New York he says:
“I will accept the nomination
for President if it is tendered to
me, and I will adhere to this de
cision until the convention has
expressed its preference. ”
Loss By Poor Cotton Baling.
The question of making a
standard cotton bale recently in
terested Secretary Knox, and
putting on his great horn-rimmed
spectacles, he signed an impres
sive letter on the subject of pro
tection of American foreign
trade. Mr. Knox called atten
tion to the excess tare charged in
foreign countries against Ameri
can cotton in comparison with
African and Asiatic cotton. It
was estimated that this loss
amounted to something like
twelve million dollars a year, and
with information brought to him
by Representative Brantley, of
Georgia, the secretary strongly
recommended that the baling and
and binding of cotton be stand
ardized and improved so as to
prevent the wastage which for
eigners allege is the reason for
the present high tare.
“What a lot of trouble,” re
marked one of a group of con
gressmen, “about a little tare.
Secretary Knox seems to be in a
tearing mood.”
“Tare,” took up an erudite
representative of the state de
partment, “is the root also from
which tariff sprung,’’and a smile
played about the corners of his
mouth as he looked from one to
another of the legislators who
represented all sides of the tariff
: question.
The average bale of cotton
weighs 500 pounds, and it is ar
bitrarily decided abroad that 6
per cent, or an average of .30
* pounds, shall be deducted from
the price paid to the American
seller for tare when the actual
tare averages only ten pounds.—
National Magazine for February.
Some Freak Eggs.
Mr. Francis B. Mcßride owns
one of the nicest and most care
fully tilled farms in this section.
But Mr. Mcßride has some hens
of a freakish turn of mind. He
showed us two eggs Tuesday of
curious formation, one being
shaped like a pecan nut, and the
other like the neck of a crooked
neck gourd. But this is election
year, and we may expect all kinds
, of things to happen.
We regret to learn that Mr.
Thomas Adams is not improving,
and still quite ill at his home near
ihere.
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