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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (March 7, 1912)
Slip fHmtttur. VOL. XXVI. J. J. CONNER TAKES HUDSON’S PLACE Mr. Conner a Prominent Ag riculturalist and a Native of Montgomery Co. Atlanta,'March, 2.—Hon. J. J. Conner of Bartow county was ( appointed today by Gov. Joseph M. Brown as commissioner of agriculture to fill the unexpired term of Commissioner Hudson, whose resignation of that office takes effect May 1. Mr. Conner is one of the best farmers in Georgia. He has made the farm his business, his source of liveli hood. Following his appointment, Mr. Conner stated«that he would not be a candidate for the long term. He will serve in the office from May 1,1912, to Jan. 1, 1913, when he -will be succeeded by the suc cessful candidate in the Demo cratic primary in August. Mr. Conner was. from the start, one of those most prominently men tioned in connection with the appointment. Mr. Conner, the new commis sioner, is a progressive farmer. He has always been foremost in movements which tend to the upbuilding of Agriculture in the state. He has served three terms in the house of representatives from Bartow, has been chairman of the general agriculture com mittee of the house, and was the author of the bill providing for the state College of Agriculture at Athens. He has been presi dent of its board of trustees ever since its origin. For four consecutive years Mr. Conner held the position of pres ident of the State Agricultural Society, the limit allowed under the society’s constitution. This is an honor which has been seldom enjoyed by a member of the soci ety. Appointment of Mr. Conner and his announcement that he will not be in the race before the primary this year for the long term, leaves, as the only announ ced candidates, Hon. J. D. Price of Oconee, former state senator, and Hon. A. 0. Blalock of Fay ette, president pro tern, of the state senate. To most of Monitor readers the new commissioner is well known as a distinguished son of old Montgomery county, having been reared here and moving to North Georgia, where he has long been identified with agricultural in terests. Numerous friends and relatives in Southeast Georgia will be gratified at. the compli ment paid to Mr. Conner in his appointment to this important place. His long years of earnest and enthusiastic research in his chosen avocation eminently fit him for the work. The Soperton Grocery Co. can fill the bill if you want the best in drygoods and the freshest and most reliable in groceries. Statement of the condition of THE BANK OF SOPERTON, Located at Soperton, Ga.. at the close of Business Feb. 20, 1912: RESOURCES: Demand Leans $ 2,918 95 Time Loans 118,207 30 Overdrafts, unsecured C7B 95 Bonds aud stocks owned by bank 450 Os) ' Banking House I Furniture aud Fixtures ( 7,000 9f> Other real estate 2,403 IS Due from banks and bankers in this state 3,274 50 Due from Banks and Bankers m other States 5,014 23 Currency, $1,342 00 Gold 300 00 Silver, Nickels, etc. 450 95 Cash Items 2,232 08 Advances on cotton 991 45 5,377 08 Interest paid 2,627 31 Total $148,012 47 STATE OF GEORGlA— Montgomery County. , . Before me came J E Hall, Cashier of The Bank of iSoperton, who, being duly aworti "aye that tlie above aud foregoing statement is a true condition of nail Bank an shown bt the books of file in said Bank. J. E. HALL. Sworn to and subscribed before me, thin let day of March, 1912. G. It. TILER, Com. N. P. M. C. Ga. • Glenwood, Route 2.1] Special Correspondence. Miss Lizzie Johnson spent Sun day at Mr. U. L. Gilder’s. Messrs. Frank Elton and Char lie Williams were in our commun ity a short time Sunday. Quite a crowd were at the fruit supper Saturday night at Mr. T. W. Barlow’s. , Mr. A. P. Grimes has been 1 quite busy in repairing his build- ' ings. ( Mr. Dennis McLendon visited at Mrs. I. A. Johnson’s Sunday afternoon. i Mrs. T. W. Barlow had as her guest Saturday night Mr. and ] Mis. L. Sterling, Misses Josie McDaniel and Ellen Wade and Mr. Jim Barlow. There will be preaching at | Snow Hill next Sunday. Every- I body is invited to attend. Messrs. Lee Sawyer and Bill j Gillis passed through this com munity Monday. j Mr. Hardy Couey, who has been quite sick in Savannah is able to be at home again. Messrs. Richmond, Jerry D., ( and Make McDaniel and Misses' Ellen Wade, Eudelle Morris and i Eula McDaniel went to White Springs Sunday. OH! SEE WHO’S HERE! Herbert & Maloney Carnival in Town for Week. Monday afternoon the street carnival arrived in town, billed for one week to gladden the hearts of the young people—as it is very seldom that such a carnival as this stops at a small town. The shows are refined and are drawing the crowds at all per formances, both afternoon and : night. The merry-go-round seems ] to be the center of attraction for; the younger set. Captain Ma-; loney’s sensational high dive is one ofjhe most enjoyable features of the evening performances. The carnival is under the man-' agement of Herbert & Maloney, | and both of these gentlemen are well known in the amusement line throughout the south. Special Notice. To the Citizens of Montgomery County: Some one has reported that I would not be eligible to I hold office if elected. This is a! mistake. My knowledge of the i law would not permit me to waste time and money in this manner, as I have none to waste on any thing. I was reared near Soper ton in Montgomery, lived in Lau : rens and Telfair, and will have resided two years again in this county preceding the election in October. My wife and children are are at Mcßae temporarily on account of the school, and I am at my farm in Springhill where I pay tax and register. What else is necssary to constitute citizen ship? Don’t be deceived by such subterfuges. I’m in the race to stay. J. A. Dunn. For County Commissioner: At the solicitation of many of my friends, who think our section of Montgomery county should have representation on the board of Roads and Revenues, I hereby announce my self a candidate for county commissioner, sub ject to the rules of the county primary. I res pect fully ask your support, an 1 stand ready to do my lull share in the upbuilding of the ) i interests of the whole people. Yours respectfully, I*. M Mohf.i.kt. I LIABILITIES: Capital stock paid in * (26,000 00 Undivided Profits, Icrs Current ex., int. and taxes paid. 7.396 34 Individual Deposits subject to ck. 36,078 42 Time certificates 60,228 38 Cashier’s checks 309 33 Bills payable including timo cer. rep. bor. money 2ft,000 00 « Total 1148,012 47 J j MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1912. BUSY LAST WEEK IN ji THE SUPERIOR COURT j Busy Week Until Adjourn ment on Saturday. The Cases Tried. The superior court adjourned over till last week continued in , session until Saturday morning, | Judge Martin getting off on the train going west. About three j days were consumed in the hard fought case of the State vs. Mar- j tin and Dent, charged with ar- j son, which ended in a verdict of not guilty. Below we give a list : of other cases disposed of, in ad dition to those published last week: State vs D. W. Sinclair, assault with intent to murder, guilty, fine $l4O or 12 months. vs D. W. Sinclair, misdemea nor, nol pros’d. vs Dan Davis, settled on pay ment of costs. vs Bert Powell, shooting at another, guilty, fine SBO or 12 mo. vs Neal Harry, concealed pis tol, not guilty. vs Gabriel Mcßae, nol pros, vs Mallard McKinnon, con cealed pistol, nol pros. vs W. J. Copeland, settled, vs Charlie Morrison, misdm., nol pros. vs Bert Powell, misdm., two cases, nol pros. vs Grover Manning, misdm., ' discharged. vs Toney Nail, adult., disegd. vs L. A. & T. B. Calhoun, trespass, discharged. vs Will Cook, misd., disch’d. Keep Freight At Home. Why does the farmer of this i section pay twenty seven to thir ty dollars per ton for Western hay, when he can raise it at .home for ten dollars per ton? I That question will stump the best ]of them, but it is true that hun-1 I dreds of them do it. Hay coming from Michigan is quoted in the local markets in 1 car-load lots for twenty-seven to thirty dollars per ton. Os that amount nine dollars goes for freight. Hay from Tennessee is just about a dollar less per ton. Local hay brings seventeen to eighteen dollars on the local market and it is as good for all purposes as the Western hay. Why don’t they raise it here? There is plenty of land going ab ' solutely to waste, that could he utilized for that purpose. The expense is small, the profit ab normally large. This country can grow splendid hay, even al falfa, doing well here with three crops a year. It looks as if the man with land is neglecting an opportunity to reap a harvest that would increase his profit fifty per cent. There is a fortune in it. Cabbages brought in the New York markets this week thirty seven dollars per ton. This was an abnormally large price due j possibly to conditions in New j York where they are raised. They can be raised here at less expense than they can in New' York and two carloads were shipped to this town during the past week. Another opportunity for local land tillers to make money. There are hundreds of other similar instances which if inves tigated will be found to be rjuite as profitable. If cabbages can be raised in this section, they can be sold here, the equalization of freight rates between here and New York being an almost im- ] possible emergency that the up per New York state growers and 1 jobbers have to meet. Why isn’t I it done? Think about these things, Mr. j Farmer, think about them for a time and investigate what we! say. See if you can’t keep the j difference in freight at home to improve and benefit the farm and farmers. —Thomasville Times. • I I Carnival in town. OTHER NEW CANDIDATES i Three for Commissioner and One For Receiver. Until recently it was thought that the list of candidates for of fice in Montgomery county was about complete, but such is not the case, for several good citizens this week announce their desire to serve the public. Mr. Isaac Brooks of the Soper ton community has become an ap plicant before the voters of the county for one of the most im portant offices in their gift, that of Tax Receiver. Mr. Brooks is a good man, and claims the con sideration of many friends, par ticularly that of the upper part of the county, where he has long been a citizen. For County Commissioner Mr. J. E. Horne is now making an | active canvass, having been solic ited by many citizens to make the race. Those who know Mr. Horne—and he is known to prac tically every man in thecounty realize that he is a good, sound man, full of energy, and having the welfare of the county at heart. He has been a citizen of Montgomery county for many years, and resides in a section of the county not having furnished a county officer in a long time. He resides near the county farm. A candidate for a place on the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Montgomery County is Mr. P. M. Moseley of the lower part of the county. He is a son of the late Cuyler P. Moseley, and is an influential young citizen, having a large cir cle of friends throughout the county who will he interested in his race. Mr. Moseley is a clever gentleman, and he would doubt less make a good officer. Mr. M. H. Newsome of the Soperton community is also a strong applicant for a place on the Board of Commissioners of this county. Mr. Newsome is a man of resolute ideas, and is full of vim and vitality. He is a public spirited citizen, and offers his services to the county in the ca pacity of commissioner. Read his card. Thigpen School. Special Correspondence The musical entertainment giv en at the home of Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Derriso Saturday night last was enjoyed very much by all who attended. Misses Mary Morrison and Mary Thigpen spent Saturday night last with Miss Katie Der riso. Miss Josephine Seals spent Saturday night last with Miss Mary Hutcheson. Messrs. Sam Thigpen and Al gie Seals and Bro. Felston visited at the home of Mr. W. B. Hum phrey Sunday last. The musical entertainment given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Thigpen Friday night last was enjoyed very much by all who attended. Miss Mary Hutcheson visited Katie Derrisso Sunday last. Prof. J. M. Spivey and I foster : Humphrey have returned home. ■ Messrs. Morris Hutcheson and ! Charlie Thigpen have been visit-1 jing their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Thigpen at Hazle hurst, Ga. Miss Myrtle Seals visited Miss Annie Lee Thigpen Saturday af ternoon. Mr. Marvin Thigpen has been visiting his father and mother at Hazlehurst. Ga., for the past few days. Messrs. Duster Humphrey and cousin Felston Seals visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. King Sunday afternoon. Mr. Denton Greenway of near here has been visiting his father and mother, but has returned to Dublin, Ga. Mr. W. B. Green way is very sick at this writing. Our school in this section is progressing very much. Miss Mary Thigpen spent Sun day night last with Miss Jo sephine Seals. Mr. Marvin Clark has returned I home for a few days. Little Rock School. Special Correspondence. The school at this place is pro gressing nicely under the man agement of Miss Lydia Bowers. The farmers of this section have started to plowing. But the rain Sunday will stop them for a few days. Mr. Jule Harbin and wife were visitors at the home of his broth er Mr. VV. R. Harbin Sunday. Miss Ada White was a visitor at the home of J. F. Crosby Fri day last. Mrs. J. F. Crosby was a visitor at the home of W. R. Harbin Monday. Mr. A. Williams was in Mcßae one day last week on business. Rev. J. C. Clabb has moved to the Little Rock campground. We hope for him a successful year in the work of Christ. Mr. J. W. K. Clark was in this section Thursday of last week, Owing to the large amount of rain since Christmas, the creeks of this section have been Boating logs and moving fences general ly. We hope the rains will stop and the creeks go down so the farmers can get busy rebuilding their fences. Attorney Akerman’s Long Legal Service. Alexander Akerman, the new district attorney for the Southern district of Georgia, has been in the service of Uncle Sam for the last dozen or so years, having come from the office of the ref eree in bankruptcy in Dublin to the position of district attorney. Mr. Akerman was born in El berton in IS<>9. His father was Amos T. Akerman, a noted ju rist at that time, who was dis trict attorney for the Northern district of Georgia and afterward rose to the position of United States attorney general. Shortly after the birth of Alex ander Akerman the family mov ed to Cartersville, where the young man grew up. There he received his legal education in a law office and later went to Ev erett, Washington state to prac tice. There he remained for four years and then returned to Geor gia, going to Dublin to practice. His ability came to the attention of Judge Emory Speer, who ap pointed him referee in bankrupt cy and later on thereccommenda tion of Judge Speer, Mr. Aker man was appointed to the assist ant district attorneyship in Ma con. He has been in Macon since 1901, and during the latter years j of his service as assistant district attorney, has handled the hulk of the legal business of the district, Marion Erwin, formerly district attorney, being engaged for a large part of the time in the prosecution of the Green-Gaynor fraud cases. During the time mentioned ] there have come into the court j many important cases, which Mr. j Akerman has handled with the J !greatest success. One of the; largest matters in which he has appeared is the prosecution insti -1 tuted by him against the Ameri ] can Naval Stores Company, which has gained for him the colloquial title of “Trust Buster.” - Macon Telegraph. Statement of the Condition of Til K HANK OF TAKRYTOWN, (Branch of Bank of Soperton, Soperton, (la.) Locator] at, Tarrytown, Ga., at the Clowe of Business Feb. 20th, 1912. Resources: Demand loans $ 2,151 0B Time loans 16,200 28 Overdrafts, secured 152 58 HankiiiK House, I,IOU 00 Furniture and Fixtures 887 65 Due from banks and bankers in t iiis state 5,688 67 Due from banks and bankers in cither states 1,140 HI Currency $ 1,600 00 Cold 25 00 Silver, nickels, etc. 216 (8) Cash items 600 14 I Advances on Cotton 200 00 2,541 14 Total $26,080 22 STATE OF GEORGIA Montgomery Comity. ... Before mo came 1,. A. McCrary, < ashier of The Bank of Tarrvtown, who, being dnly "worn Kayn that the above and foregoing statement in a true condition of aaid Hank an shown by the books of lile in aaid Bank. L. A. MoOBAHI. Swum to and subscribed before me, this tlie 29th day of Feb., 1912. J. E. HALL, Com. N. P. M. 0., Ga. IMPORTANT CASE IN THE U. S. COURT The Case of Watson Against Sheriff Hester On Trial In Savannah. A case of much local interest is on trial this week in the United ; States Court in Savannah, Judge Speer presiding, being that of Robt. J. Watson against Sheriff Hester of this county and his bondsmen. Watson is an Augusta piano tuner who was arrested some time ago in Mt. Vernon and held in jail two days on a demand from Florida, afterward being releas ed as the wrong man. He is seeking to recover SIO,OOO dam ages for illegal imprisonment. The case was still in progress yesterday and the result cannot be given in this issue. Mr. Thos. B. Adams Dead. After a lingering illness of some months, Mr. Thomas B. Adams died at his home near Mt. Vernon on Saturday night last about 10 o’cock. Mr. Adams was a highly respected citizen and a native of Montgomery county, and had reached the ripe age of 74 years. He was surrounded by his entire family at the hour of his dparture, as his death, though very sad, was not unexpected. Mr. Adams gave his services to the cause of his country at the call to arms in the great civil war, and only a remnant of his old comrades in this section re main to fill the ranks of the old guard and mourn his departure. Besides the faithful wife, who had been the solace of his declin ing years, Mr. Adams leaves one son, Mr. Everett Adams, and two daughters, Mrs. Sim Huff of Jacksonville, Fla., and Miss Flor ence Adams. His brothers still living are Mr. Joseph Adams and Mr. G. Wash Adams, all life-long residents of this county. The re mains were laid to rest in the family cemetery Monday morn ing. Rev. C. M. Ledbetter con ducted the funeral service, assis ted by Rev. Chas. Montgomery of the Presbyterian church, and Rev. C. C. Hines of the South Georgia Conference, Mr. Hines having been a former pastor who received Mr. Adams into the Methodist church in the year 1875. Moseley —Johnson. Last Sunday evening, March 3, at the home of Prof. J. M. Davis in Charlotte, occurred a quiet but interesting marriage, the contracting parties being Mr. C. H. Johnson of Rockledge and ! Miss Lou ran ie Moseley, Prof. J. M. Davis performing the cere mony in his jsual brief but im pressive manner. The groom is a son of Mr. J. I. Johnson, a well-to-do farmer of Laurens county, and the bride is a daughter of Mrs. Rachel Moseley and of the late C. P. Moseley of this place. This hap py couple has a host of friends 1 who join in wishing all the joy and happiness that their voyage over life’s sea can give. They left Monday for Rock ledge where they will be at home to their friends. Mr. L. E. Avant of the west side was over to see us Tuesday. Liabilities: Undivided profits less cur ex. int. and taxes pd. $1,209 18 Due to banks and bankers in this state 6,000 00 Individual deposits subject to check 18,465 02 Time certificates 900 Cashier’s checks 406 02 Total $26,980 22 NO. 46
