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VOL. XXVI.
IMPORTANT CASE
DECIDED FRIDAY'
Jury in U. S. Court Gives
Verdict for Large Amount
Against Sheriff Hester.
Our readers are already famil
iar with the details in the case of
Robert J. Watson against Shei'ifT i
James Hester of this county and i
his bondsmen. Briefly stated, ,
Watson, a subject of Great Brit- 1
ain, was arrested and put in jail j
in Mt. Vernon in April 1910, on a
postal card notice from Florida ;
which called for the arrest of a
certain piano tuner, and was held
two days, before being released ;
as the wrong man.
He brought suit in the United
States court, and the matter was j
hotly contested for four days last:.
week, Judge Speer presiding. 1 1
Watson was represented by C. '
Henry and Rodney S. Cohen of j
Augusta and J. N. Tally of Ma- ■
con. Appearing for the defend
ants were Gen. P. W. Meldrim
of Savannah and Judge W. M.
Lewis of Mt. Vernon.
The jury returned a verdict in j
favor of the plaintiff for $5,000. j
The bondsmen are M. D. Hughes, j
T. J. Thompson, J. A. Clegg,* A. |
C. Gillis, P. H. Clark, Stephen
Pittman, J. T. Walker, and W.
A. Conner. We understand that
the jury was composed entirely i
of Savannah men. No informa
tion has been given out as to
whether any further legal steps
will be taken or not.
REV. C. C. HINES
HERE LAST SABBATH
Rev. C. C. Hines came over
from Mcßae and occupied the
pulpit Sunday of Rev. C. M. Led
better, who is assisting in a re
vival meeting in Mcßae. This
veteran “soldier of the cross” is
perhaps better known in this
part of Georgia than any other
minister. Though his head is
white with the passing of many
years he preaches still with the
zeal and earnestness that marked j
his younger days. His circuit
once embraced fifteen appoint
ments, extending from Scotland 1
to the section where the town of
Ohoopie now stands.
Ilosemont.
Special Correspondence.
Mr. John Neundorfer was
among those who attended
preaching at Rosemont Sunday
morning.
Mr. Joe Manning visited at the
home of his parents Sunday
morning.
The visitors at the home of
Mr. John Manning Sunday after
noon were Messrs. James, Ben
and George Ricks, Harmon
Heath, Fred Dukes, Leonard
Graham, Tom Wilkes, Herschel
Manning.
Mr. Homer Wilcox spent Sat
urday night with his friend Mr.
Grover Manning.
Masquerade Party.
At the home of Mrs. Christian
Bright “A Merry Masquerade” |
party was given on the night of i
March Bth by Mrs. Nettie*Ayres
and Miss Hannah Bright.
Some of the costumes worn
were very pretty, two Red Rid
ing Hoods, two Spanish Dancing
Girls, a Pink Lady, one Butter
fly, and a Flower Girl were
among the most noticeable.
And of the gentlemen’s cos
tumes “A Clown” and Little
Willie were certainly the most
striking.
Dancing was enjoyed until a
late hour and the young people
appreciated the prompting by
Mr. Courson, after which dainty
refreshments were served. The
guests from Mt. Vernon were
Misses Iris Simpson, Ina Burch,
Stella Morris, Alleen Mcßae,
Jeddy Cockfield, Mr. and Mrs.
Claude Wright, Messrs. Arpad
Hicks, Charlie Beugnot, Tom
Mason, S. W. Burch, Charlie
Durloo, Mark McLemore, Harry
Smith. Guests from out of town
were Miss Bessie Wright, New
Bedford, Mass.; Miss Lillian j
Brigman, Alabama; Mr. and Mrs.
H. F. Rogers, Alamo; Mr. Me-1
Natt, Uvalda; E. Courson, Soper-1
ton, and A. B. Tyrrell, Haver- j
hill, Mass. A Guest. I
Orland.
Special Coneapomlonce
Mr. and Mrs. Chap Thigpen
| visited the former’s parents, Mr.
| and Mrs. Jack Thigpen, Sunday ;
; last.
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Reynolds;
are all smiles over the arrival of!
a little girl at their home.
Messrs. Charlie Davis, Chap
Thigpen and IT. C. Davis of Or- 1
land made a business trip to Dub-,
lin Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Eunice Cone visited Miss
Sue Peebles Sunday last.
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Davis vis
ited the home of Mr. Ed Walker
Sunday last.
Mrs. Ezra Tharp and little
daughter Dorothy have returned
to their home after visiting rela
tives in Coffee county.
The singing at Mr. W. H. |
Smith’s Thursday night was en-1
joyed by all present.
Mr. and Mrs. Boss Gillis visit
ed the home of Rev. 0. O. Wil
liams last Thursday.
Miss Vonnie Ricks visited
Misses Eva and Pearl Branch
Sunday.
Mr. W. N. Reid spent Sunday
with R. W. Cone.
Miss Harvie Flanders spent
Saturday with her sister Mrs.
Daisy Lord.
Mrs. A. R. Davis was called
to the bedside of her father Mr.
Morgan Outler of Douglas.
Mr. Hiram Wynn of Minter
and Miss Eston Davis of Red
Bluff were happily married in
Dublin Saturday last.
Mr. and Mrs. Chap Thigpen
were in Soperton shopping Fri
day.
Mr. Arthur Toler of Orianna
was a visitor to this place Thurs
day afternoon.
Misses Lillian and Bessie Duke
spent Wednesday afternoon at
the home of R. W. Cone.
Mr. Ezra Davis attended the
singing at Harmony Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Waiter McLen
don spent Saturday night and
Sunday with the latter’s parents,
; Mr. Jim Wilkes.
Miss Eunice Cone spent Thurs
j dav afternoon with Mrs. Bertie
Davis of this place.
Mr. A. R. Davis was a visitor
to Vidalia Friday.
Mr. W. B. Snow visited at the
home of Henry Reynolds Friday.
Mrs. J. D. Myers and children
have returned to their home at
Lovett after visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Cone.
Mr. Marshal Davis was a vis
itor to Soperton one day last
week.
Mrs. Martha Davis spent
Wednesday night with her son!
Mr. J. H. Davis.
Misses Annie and Debbie Evans
visited Miss Vida Davis Sunday.!
Mrs. Carrie O’Brien and little!
daughter Rubie spent Monday:
last with her mother Mrs. Mollie j
Gillis.
Mr. Dock Davis was a visitor
to Soperton Thursday last.
Mr. J. D. Myers of Lovett
I pa&sed through this place a few
| days agoenroute to Montgomery,
Ala.
Mrs. W. H. Smith spent Sun
day at the home of W. N. Reid.
There will be a singing at Red I
Bluff Sunday, led by W. H.
Smith at 2:30 o’clock. Every-;
body is invited to attend.
Miss Eunice Cone was the at- j
tractive guest of Mrs. Sallie j
Smith Friday afternoon.
Mr. Lamar Davis attended the *
singing at Mr. W. H. Smith’s
Thursday night.
Mr. George Barwick, a pros
perous merchant of Soperton,
was a visitor to the Red Bluff
section Monday on business.
Kills a Big Wildcat.
On Friday morning last Mr.
Neal Hughes got out with his
musical pack of hounds and
bagged a huge wildcat. One
paw of the animal was sent to ;
! the Monitor office and looked as
if it would make a track more
i like that of a small tiger. Mr.
! Hughes has been the death of
j many cats, but this was his
i largest one.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 14. 1912.
BRANTLEY RETIRES
FROM PUBLIC LIFE
Sixteen Years in Congress
He Has Made a Record
As a Statesman.
Hon. W. G. Brantley, of the
Eleventh congressional district,
one of the foremost men in Con-
Igress from the South, announces
in another column his determina
tion not to be a candidate for re
nomination and election to Con
gress. He has served sixteen
years, and since 1896 (when he
was first unanimously nominated
to succeeed Hon. H. G. Turner,
who also voluntarily retired after
eighteen years’ service,) Mr.
! Brantley has been successively
renominated every vwo years
without opposition—a rare politi
cal record, one for which he is
woi thy. He has assurances that
he would be renominated again
this year without opposition, but
he has decided to retire to private
life after spending more than
half of the years of his life in
public stations.
Our State and the country at
large will lose the services of a
valuable man, and therefore this
step by Mr. Brantley will be re
gretted by thousands who know
his worth. He has been discuss
ing with his friends his desire to
retire for several years, but those
friends have advised against it,
realizing that the country needs
the services of such a man
Macon Telegraph.
OBITUARY.
Thomas Butler Adams was
born in Montgomery county,
Georgia, April 23, 1838. He was
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wiley
Adams. He was happily married
November 24, 1861, to Mrs. Mary !
Wilcox Baker. Two children !
preceded him to the better land,
Thomas Seaborn, who died when !
(juite young, and Mrs. Stacy,
who passed away about twenty
years ago. The other children
lived to comfort him in his last
ilness. and now to cheer the
mother in her great bereavement.
Brother Adams lived a true and
manly life. He was a model hus
band and father. He loved the
church and all Christian people.
He was a kind neighbor and an
humble Christian. I received him
into the church in 1875, and he 1
greatly aided me in my work
then by his kind hospitality, and
remained my true friend for thir
ty-seven years.
May God comfort those left in
this life and make them all one
I family in the heavenly home.
C. C. Hines. |
General News Items
Told in Short Meter.
Five persons were killed and
several injured in a wreck on the
Georgia railroad near Social Cir
cle on Friday morning. The
i wreck was caused by a misun
! derstanding of orders.
Savannah will not ask for the
repetition of the big auto races
! this fall, according to a resolu
tion of the Automobile Associa
tion.
The primary in Laurens last
week nominated county candi
dates as follows: ordinary, W. A.
Wood; clerk court, E. S. Baldwin;
Sheriff, J. J. Flanders; treasurer,
S. T. Hall; tax collector, E. D.
Keen; tax receiver, J. W. Rowe;
coroner, J. C. Donaldson;survey
or, W. H. H. McLendon; judge
city court, Jas. B. Hicks; clerk
city court, D. L. Emerson; sher
iff city court B. M. Griner.
Tom Walton, a negro farmer
near Macon, was bitten by a mad
horse Saturday that had been
bitten by a mad dog. The horse’s
head was sent to Atlanta for ex-
I amination.
ROCK HILL PLAN IS '
FINDING GREAT FAVOR
At Least 25 Per Cent Reduc
tion to Be Made in the
Cotton Acreage.
Atlanta, March 9.—Manager j
Frank Weldon of the Rock Hill
plan for Georgia stated to-day
that reports coming in from j
many sections of the state indi
cate that the acreage reduction in
Georgia will run at least to 25 per
cent.
Some counties may not cut that
much but others are cutting 30 to I
40 per cent. Telfair county
promises a reduction of 30 per
cent. Oglethorge county may go
as high as 45. Mitchell, Lowndes,
Bartow and others are among
those which have promised
material reductions this week, j
Taliaferro county comes forward '
with a promise of 30 per cent
reduction. From that county
comes a list of seventeen farmers
who planted 1,801 acres last year
who will plant only 1,276 this
year, according to their signed
pledges.
Convicted On Evidence Fur
nished by Rabbit.
Tampa, Fla., March 7. —Fed
eral court was disturbed for a
period this afternoon when J. J.
Abbot, his wife and two children
burst into anguished cries when,
a jury brought in a verdict of
guilty against Abbott, charged
with robbing a mail pouch of
SIO,OOO in currency last summer.
The pouch was cut open and
robbed as it lay on the transfer
platform at Tarpon Springs. The
accidental discovery of the money
in a hollow log on Abbot’s prem
ises by hunters who followed a
i rabbit to the spot, led to the lat-
I ter’s arrest. An appeal was
taken by Abbott before he was
, sentenced. He is a well-known
citizen of Brooksville.
No Rest for Him.
“But you surely ought not to
complain now.” we say to our
friend who has been telling us
what it costs to live. “You
used to swear because your wife
had to have as elegant hats and
dresses and things as the neigh
bors, but you say she has now
| reached the age where she is
content to settle down at home
j and have no more to do with the
frivolities of society,”
“Yes,” he moans, “but now
its the children. Every one of
them thinks he or she has to
dress as well as the neighbors’
children. Man, it’s six times as
bad as it used to be.” —Judge’s
j Library.
Robt. A. Lawrence of Rutland,
Vt., was electrocuted while stand
ing in his bath tub by grasping
an electric fixture. He was dead
when found.
Miss Sarah Frierson, for more
than twenty-five years librarian
of the University of Georgia at
Athens, died on Sunday morning.
She had as friends, governors,
judges, senators and college men
oil over the state.
Andrew King, a famer near
Calhoun, Ga., has been sent to
the chaingang for ten years. He
killed his son-in-law, Keel, and
while at liberty kicked Keel’s
little child into the fire.
In a fire at Kansas City on
Tuesday morning, one hundred l
automobiles were destroyed and
many others damaged.
A negro watchman at Fender’s
mill near Valdosta Tuesday night
lay down near the furnace and
went to sleep when someone sat
; urated his clothes with kerosene
and set him on fire. He died from
i the burns next morning.
Glcnwood, lloute 2.
Special CoiTusponrtmu'o.
A large crowd attended preach
ing at Snow Hill Sunday.
Mrs. U. L. Gilder visited her
mother Sunday last.
Messrs. Murdock and Willie
McDaniel were in our community
Sunday last.
Messrs. Homer Coleman and
Willie Coney visited at the home
I of U. L. Gilder Sunday night.
Miss Maggie Humphrey spent
Sunday night with Miss Eudelle
Morris.
Among those who visited at
Mr. W. A. Humphrey’s Sunday
were Messrs. Luke Rowland, Hor
ace Brett, Murdock McDaniel,
Arglus Smith, Misses Eula Mc-
Daniel and Eudelle Morris.
Mr. Frank Phalen and Miss
Cleo Wiggins of Helena were
happily married last week. We
wish for them a long and happy
life.
Messrs. Willie and Murdock
McDaniel visited our school Mon
day.
A large crowd attended the
singing at B. It. Hartley’s Sun
day afternoon.
Miss Lizzie Johnson is spend
ing this week with her brother.
Misses Birmah Humphrey and
Eudelle Morris spent Thursday
night with Mrs. A. P. Smith.
Miss Mary Patton visited Miss
Vic Rowland Wednesday after
noon.
Mrs. Gillis and daughter vis
ited Mrs. Smith Sunday.
Messrs. Make McDaniel and
Luke Roland visited at W. A.
Humphrey’s Saturday night.
OLD TIME DARKIE
MEETS SAD DEATH
On Wednesday evening of last
week, Charlie Bell, a reliable and
worthy colored laborer met in
stant death at the saw mill of
Mr. W. A. Johnson at Longpond.
He had started to assist in hand
ling some lumber and stumbled,
falling on the saw. Both hands
were cut off and his head split
open by the saw, death being in
stantaneous.
In Memoriam.
Since God in Hlh unchanging love
Bore slater to that home above.
My path In life in lone and drear.
And oft I shed the hitter tear.
One year ainee then has panned away,
Yet, mem’ry of the past will Htay.
The day« I spent with sister here
Were filled with gladncHH, love and cheer.
But now dear HiHtcr’H gone for aye
To that bright home of endJoHH day;
And from the* heavenly portals she
Now Hweet.ly beckons hack to me.
And when on earth iny toll Hhall cease,
To that bright world I Hoar in peace;
And there with Hinter I Hhall he
Throughout the vant eternity.
And in that home of peace up there
Eternal happincHH we'll nhare;
There, too, with song of praise we ll Hing
All glory to our liord and King.
MILS. li. IJ. JOHNSON.
Vidalia, (la., Mar. 10, 1912.
Erick Notes.
Special Oorroapomlonco.
Miss Lily Brown entertained
a few young folks here Friday
night at her home, there being
only six couples present. They
enjoyed the evening very much.
Mr. Walter Anderson was here
last week visiting his sister Mrs.
Fred Walters.
Miss Marie Braswell is quite ill
lat this writing, but we hope for
' her a speedy recovery.
Marcus Bussey of Towns was
among friends here Sunday
night.
Miss Katye Auld is visiting her
sister Mrs. Pope Brown this week
at Towns.
Miss Berta Brown was a visitor
at Towns Saturday afternoon.
Olin Brown took a flying trip
to Eastman Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. George Brantley of Bruns
wick is spending a few days here
with her mother, Mrs. Avant.
Among those attending ser
vices at Springhill were Mrs. W.
A. Brown and granddaughter
Miss Berta and Miss Katye Auld. |
Jerry D. McDaniel of Glen- J
wood was among friends here
j last week.
Roy Braswell and sister Miss
Etna, attended the singing at the
Browning school house Sunday. |
The farmers are all hauling
guano, but the prospects look
small as to how they are going
I to pay for it. i
THE PRIMARY
FOR PRESIDENT
State Executive Committee
Has Met and Fixed
the Date.
The State Democratic Execu
j tive Committee met in Atlanta
on Tuesday and decided on May
Ist as the day for holding the
presidential primary. This is the
first one ever called, and our peo
ple have not manifested any
great degree of interest in it.
The county committee has charge
of all arrangements for the pri
mary, and unless the date of pri
j mary for county officers is
! changed to May first, there is no
j provision made for the expense
jto he incurred. We would be
; glad to give publicity to any ac
i tion our county committee may
take.
Thigpen School.
Special CoircHiiondonco.
Quite a large crowd attended
preaching at Rose Hill church
Sunday last.
The singing given at the home
of Mr. W. B. Humphrey Satur
day night last was enjoyed very
much by all who attended.
Messrs. Boh Walker and broth
er dim spent Saturday night and
Sunday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. R. B. Thigpen.
Miss Josephine Seals spent
Saturday night last at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Humph
reys.
Mr. Lasso Mosley was at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E, B.
Hutcheson Sunday afternoon.
Messrs. Gordon and Willie
Thigpen visited at the home of
Mr. Daniel Hall Sunday after
noon.
Messrs. Berner Thigpen and
cousin Jim Walker visited at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Der
riso Sunday morning.
Mr. Ben Gill is and wife, sister
and mother visited at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Thigpen
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. M. I). Seals at
tended preaching at Rose Hill
church Sunday last.
Messrs. Gordon and Charlie
Thigpen visited at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. S. V. McLendon
Sunday night last.
Mr. Otis Atkins was at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. R. B.
Thigpen Sunday afternoon.
Mr. J. C. Curl of near here vis
ited at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
L. H. Thigpen Sunday last.
Miss Mary Thigpen and broth
er Charlie were at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. S. V. McLendon
Sunday last.
Hogs On The Streets.
About one month ago the city
council of Mt. Vernon suspended
the ordinance requiring the own
ers of hogs to keep them off the
streets, until the first of March.
The ordinance was not repealed,
only suspended. I notice that
people owning hogs have turned
them upon the streets and have
not taken them up since the first
of March. All persons concerned
!are therefore notified that hogs
upon the streets are there in vio
lation of the city ordinance now
of force, and if the same are not
removed by Monday, March 18,
I will instruct the city marshal
to impound them in accordance
with the ordinance regulating
the subject. J. B. Geigkr,
Mayor.
Candidate Withdraws.
To the voters of Montgomery
County: By reason of the condi
tions that now prevail, I hereby
withdraw from the race as a can
didate for the office of Sheriff of
the county. I do this, feeling
that I owe to one of my fellow
citizens this obligation.
I sincerely thank my friends
for the support heretofore prom
ised me and trust that some day
;in the future they may have the
opportunity of giving me their
suffrage. Very Respectfully,
C. T. Braddy.
Fine, extra value cabbage
plants, for sale at Peterson’s
i store, Ailey, Ga.
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