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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
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Total 1148,012 47
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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.
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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
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