The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current, March 14, 1912, Image 1
Slip itimttijmiunij Ifliittttiir. 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. NO. 47