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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1912)
(Flip Himttguutrrg iMmttlnr. VOL. XXVI. WENT TO KILL LIKE WOOLFOLK j Montgomery County Man Makes a Wholesale Kill ing in Laurens. Just over the line of Laurens' and .Montgomery on Friday night there was a bloody murder that surpasses any of the late trage dies in this part of the state. On the farm of Mrs. Idelson near; Hinson’s Still, a short distance! from Lowery church in Laurens | county, Mrs. Ella Dosten was living with two of her sons, a daughter and perhaps other children. Steve Tompkins lives just below the line in Montgomery ( county, occupying the house in which Isaac Johnson lived when ; he committed suicide about two! years ago. On Friday evening late Tomp kins went to the home of Mrs. Dosten and told her sons, John T. Dean and Edgar Dean that he would return about 8 o’clock at night and make “another Wool folk case of it. ” About 9 o’clock he appeared again, hiding under i and around the house. He was told to come in and not be skulk ing around the house, when he entered with pistol in hand. He aimed at John Dean but was shot in the shoulder by Edgar Dean. Tompkins shot down John Dean, , killing him and then fatally shot' Mrs. Dosten. From his deadly fire Edgar Dean also fell, wound- j ed in the arm and wrist by two! balls. Mrs. Dosten was hit in j the arm and the ball paseed through one lung and probably cut the spinal cord, as she is partly paralyzed. A girl about grown was shot at also by Tomp kins. Tompkins was promptly arrest ed and placed in jail at Dublin. Edgar Dean will probably recov er, but Mrs. Dosten is said to be beyond hope by physicians. Ed- j gar grappled with Tompkins and they fell over the porch banisters together, but Edgar secured the | deadly pistol of Tompkins and; mounting a mule rode a mile for help and a physician. UVALDA IS MADE A VOTING PRECINCT For Convenience of Voters New Precinct Has Been Established. To accommodate a number of voters Judge McArthur of the Court of Ordinary has ordered a new voting precinct established with Uvalda as the voting place. The boundaries have been laid out as follows: Beginning at Thompson’s mill on the Shell road and running to the south end of F. B. Mcßride’s lane, thence to the head of Milli gan’s creek near the home of E. J. Well’s, thence down the run of said creek to the Mcßride Old mill, on down to the forks of | said creek, passing to the south of the home of A. T. Johnson, intersecting the Toombs county line, following said line to Nail’s ferry on the Altamaha river, and thence up the Oconee river to the district line between the Mt. Vernon and Longpond G. M. districts, following said line to the starting point. Executor’s Sale. Georgia— Montgomery County. Will I>e sold before the court j house door in Mt. Vernon, Ga., between the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in May, 1912, to the highest bidder for cush,j twenty-five acres of land in the; town of Soperton, Montgomery county, Georgia, bounded on the; north by Tiger Creek, oil the east | by lands of W. C. Futrell, south I by W. C. Futrell and west by I lands of O. O. Williams. Also five acres of laud, more or less, in the j east side of the town of Soperton,! Montgomery county, and bounded as follows: North by Tiger Creek. : east by College street, south bv | Oak street and west by Bank of Soperton, C. H. Peterson, et al. Sold as the property of the estate of Margarett B. Williams, under an order from the Ordinary of said county. This April Ist, 1912 J. C. Williams, Ex. Margarett B. Williams. i ; Protracted Meeting in Pro gress Here. Protracted services are being I held this week at the Baptist I church in Mt. Vernon. The con ' gregations are fairly good, and i the preaching is being done by the pastor, Rev. J. D. Rabun, and Dr. J. C. Brewton of the Union Baptist Institute. Two services arc held daily, in the as ; ternoon and night. Move to Savannah. Mr. and Mrs. M. A. McQueen, j who have conducted the Hotel j ; Dixie here for the past several ' years, have moved to Savannah, j where they will engage in a sim ilar business. Mr. and Mrs. Mc | Queen have many friends here who regret that they are no long- I er residents of our town, but who wish them success in their new i nome. The Hotel Dixie is now jin charge of Mrs. Vickers, who came to Vidalia from Macon. — Toombs Co. Local. TO SERVE THE COUNTY Five New Candidates Seek i A Place on Board of Commissioners. Our people will have an oppor tunity of choosing from a good list of candidates in the primary | on the 24th inst. for county com missioners. We consider this j the most important part of the | approaching primary. Men of brains and solid integrity are the kind who ought to be selected for this work, certainly the most im portant at this time in this county. We have the names of five good men added to our list this week. Mr. John T. Walker, a solid farmer of the lower section of the east side of Montgomery, has consented to serve, and his ' card appears in this issue. His candidacy is urged by a number | of friends. Mr. J. G. Snellgrove, a highly : respected farmer of the west side, announces also for commis sioner this week. Mr. Snellgrove is the kind of a man whose “word is as g<pod as his bond” and many I friends would feel safe with the i county’s affairs in the keeping iof such men. See Mr. Snell- ; grove’s card. Another worthy citizen offer ing to serve the county in the capacity of commissioner is Dr. W. A. Rivers of Glenwood. Dr. Rivers is well and favorably known as a good physician, and ranks high as an intelligent busi ness man. That he would always be found on the side of right and progress goes without saying. Mr. Chas. D. Adams announ -1 ces in this issue his willingness to serve as commissioner. Mr. Adams is one of Montgomery’s solid citizens, and is well known lin pulic affairs, having served as j county treasurer term before the j present one. Mr. Adams is a ; good man and would be faithful : to any trust bestowed on him. The last name handed us, but jby no means the least in impor tance, is that of Mr. John M. D. McGregor of Ailey. Mr. Mc- I Gregor is not only a practical farmer, but also a business man of experience. And if Mont ! gomery county has a more up right or highly esteemed citizen iin its borders, we have yet to, meet him. Mr. McGregor’s an-! nouncement, handed in by his friends appears this week. Dr. Broughton’s Farewell To Atlanta. From the Atlanta Georgian. New York, April 4.—To the Editor of The Georgian: ;On the eve of my departure the . only word I can find to express my my feelings at present for {my Atlanta church and the peo ple generally is one of love and Christian affection. There never j will be any church and city like ! the tabernacle and Atlanta. lam trusting to get back reduced health and then continue to do I what little I can for God and j needy humanity. Len G. Broughton. “Ten Nights in a Bar-room” the old temperance play that has held the boards for forty years, is on in great style by the Dell Concert Co. for four nights in MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1912. General News Items Told in Short Meter. Hon. John M. Slaton was in- vited to speak at sixteen differ- ] ent places on Memorial day. He I will speak at West Point, Ga., on 1 that day. ' 1 j It is proposed to extend the limits of Valdosta two miles north and the same west, the t change to add three to four thou- i sand people. j ( It is estimated that 30,000 peo- . pie are homeless and that $lO,-j 000,000 in property has been lost by the great Mississippi flood. . 11 A big fiddlers’ convention is to , be held at Thomasville on the j 24th inst. Prizes are offered | r from $3 to $lO. j M. J. Horne, a wealthy farmer \ of Colquitt county, committed 1 suicide Saturday morning. He j placed a pistol to his temple and blew out his brains. , Dr. W. J. McNaughton, sen- t tenced to hang some time ago for j the murder of Fed Flanders in i Emanuel county, was re-sen- 1 tenced by Judge Rawlings at t Swainsboro on Monday, the exe-1 cution to take place on May 10th.' ( M. E. Williams of Pinehurst i and L. L. Henderson of Unadilla : were attacked by a vicious stal- i lion Saturday evening, and both i severely injured. 1 The annual meeting of Georgia county school superintendents , will be held at Indian Springs on j! the second Monday in May. J! PROGRAM OF CONFERENCE f Pastors of Three Associations i Meet With Vidalia Bap- < tists On April 25th. s ( The Pastors’ Conference of the £ Tattnal, Daniell and Emanuel A Associations to he held with the Vidalia Baptist Church, Thurs- j day, April 25, 1912, promises to , be well attended. An attractive program has been arranged, • which we give in full: ( WEDNESDAY NIGHT April 24 ; 7:30 o’clock. Sermon by J. D. 1 Rabun. 1 THURSDAY MORNING April 25 ( 9:30 o’clock. Devotional ser-' i vices—O. O. Williams. 10:00 o’clock. The problems , of the country church, and how < to overcome them—J. A. Mobley | and A. L. Miller. i * 11:00 o’clock. The importance J of the teaching function of the'j Great Commission- J. W. With- , erington and D. S. Edenfield. THURSDAY AFTERNOON i< 2:30 o’clock. The church’s at i! titude toward the children of the 1 1 community—J. C. Brewton and . E. L. Williamson. 3:30 o’clock. The Bible au thority for pastoral support —B. 1 , j F. Hogan and T. O. Curry. ( THURSDAY NIGHT 7:30 o’clock. Sermon by Rev. < J. C. Brewton. * ■ < Citation. ] Georgia—Montgomery county. Mrs. Bessie Browning having in | proper form applied to the under- !< ! signed for a twelve months sup- i port out of the estate of the late ‘ Chas. W. Browning, for herself i and one minor child, and the ap- t praisers appointed for valuation ! and setting apart having filed * their return, this is to cite all and [ singular that said application will > be heard at my office on the first • Monday in May, 1912. This the Ist day of April, 1912. ] Alex McArthur, Ordinary. J i Excellent Advice. Farmers, don’t forget to cut < your cotton acreage. Every es- , fort is being made to have you i make it the same or increase it, \ but you have brains enough to see that with a half million bales { i surplus and a big or medium i crop, as well as mills that have ! two or three years supply in the ; warehouses, it will be best to < have less cotton. Then just look i how corn is jumping. Grow corn ; as a money crop. —Lyons Pro-. i gress. j ■ In the U. S. Court at Albany, M. J. Winchester pleaded guilty to embezzling $2,500 while col lecting for a bank, and was sen tenced by Judge Speer to pay a fine of $5,000. Dr. J. N. Lewis and Geo. Ber nard of Roanoke, Va., were killed in an automobile accident Satur day night. Their bodies were hurled sixty feet by the 90-horse power car. On Monday last good timothy hay sold in Cincinnati at S3O a ton, the highest price since the war. The Merchants and Miners Transportation Co.’s steamer On tario took lire on Monday and; was driven ashore on Montauk Point, Long Island. The passen gers were all taken ashore. R. B. Price, a boy of 18 who was beating his way on a Central train, was cut in two by a pas senger train at Millen Sunday night. His home was at Buffalo, N. Y., and the remains were shipped there. Albert McGuire, a stereotyper of the Press, was killed in Savan nah Sunday morning. He was riding on a motorcycle with an other man and they dashed into an automobile, fracturing Mc- Guire’s skull. The negroes of Georgia paid taxes last year on property worth $34,022,379 being a gain of $1,788,342 for the year. Thigpen School. Special Correaponrtonoo. The farmers in our section are very busy trying to plant their crops. Mrs. A. L. Thigpen and little son Leroy of near Hazlehurst, Ga., are visiting friends and rel atives in our community this week. Mr. Gordon Thigpen attended preaching at Orianna, Ga., Sun day last. Messrs. Willie and Charlie Thigpen and Felton Seals attend ed preaching at Orianna Sunday. There will he a singing at the Thigpen schoolhouse the third Sunday in this month in the af ternoon. Prof. J. M. Spivey will lead for us. Everybody is cor dially invited to attend. Misses Mary Thigpen and cousin Lila spent Sunday last with Josephine Seals. Mrs. Arnold Thigpen and little daughters attended preaching at Orianna, Ga., Sunday last. Mrs. S. V. McLendon is very sick at this writing. Mrs. A. L. Thigpen and sister in-law Mrs. It. B. Thigpen and children visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Thigpen Sun day last. Miss Josephine Seals spent Sat urday night last with Mary Thig pen. Mr. Perry Horton and Miss Lila Thigpen of near here attend ed Sunday school at Rose Hill church S anday last. Mr. J. C. Curl and family vis ited Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Thigpen Sunday last. Misses Thurla Thigpen arid sister Myrt visited Annie Thig pen Monday. Sheriff Sale. Gf*>rgia Montgomery County. Will be Hold before the court house door In Mt. Vernon on the first Tuesday in May, 1912, lx;- tween the legal hours of Hale, to the highest bidder for cash, certain property, of which the following in a full and complete description: One certain forty horse power steam boiler, of the return tubular pattern, -14x14, with half arch front, together with its Htack and guys, fittings and fixtures Said property located at the mill Bite of N. T. Way, and can he Inspected by pros pective buyers before wale day, ami will not 1m- ex posed before court house door, because of its bulky nature. To lx; sold as the property of N. T, Way to satisfy an execution issued from the superior court of said county in favor of J. 8. I Schofield Sons Co. vs N. T. Way. levied and re turned to me by A. B. Hester, deputy sheriff, and written notice given as required by law. This the 9th day of April, 1912. James Hester, Sheriff M. C, j Hardeman, Jones, Callaway A Sob ns ton, A ttys for Biffs. Sheriff Sale. Georgia —Montgomery County. Will be sold before the court house door In Mt. Vernon on the first Tuesday in May, 1912, between the legal hours of sale, to the 1 highest bidder for cash, certain property* of which the following is a complete description: One certain lot or parcel of land containing 26 acre;, and being a part of Lot of land No. Eight in the Tenth Land District of said county, said tract. Px-atcd on the southwest line of said Lot and being in the shape of a square, the west corner of said tract locator! about four acres from the west comer of said Ixit. Levied on and will be sold as the property of Ixjuisa Home to satisfy an execution issue#! from the City Court of Mount Vernon in favor of li. A. Sapp, G. H. Bonder and R. K. Ponder against Louisa Home. Property pointed out for levy by plaintiff's attorney and written notice given in terms of the law. This the 9th day of April, 1912. ( James Hester, Sheriff M. C. W. A. Wooten, Atty. for Plffs. Accidentally Shot. We regret to learn of an acci dent which resulted in a painful wound to Mr. Tom V. Harrell on Monday near Alston. The young man went fishing, and having a shotgun along, laid it down on a log and in taking it up the gun was discharged, the load taking effect in his arm and producing a painful and dangerous wound. Drs. Dees and Sharpe were call ed and took him to the sanitari um at Vidalia for further treat ment. Mr. Harrell is the son of Mr. Sam W. Harrell, one of our best citizens. Col. W. A. Wooten 111. We learn from the Eastman Times-Journal that Col. W. A. Wooten of Eastman, so well and favorably known here, has been j ill, and that a trip to Atlanta and an operation has been necessary. ’Our latest advice is that Col. Wooten is improving and will soon be well. VETERANS HANNING FOR THE REUNION The Old Soldiers and Friends Meet in Mt. Vernon April 26th, Present plans indicate a good attendanceof Montgomery county Veterans at the Reunion in Macon May 7, 8 and 9. An enthusiastic meeting of members of Charles W. McArthur Camp was held at Alamo Saturday last, and definite plans were commenced for the Macon trip. Details of the trip and a more complete organization of the Camp will be perfected at a meet ing of the Veterans to be held in Mt. Vernon April 2(!t,h. At this meeting will be organized a Camp of Sons of Veterans and Daught ers of Veterans, and it is earnest ly hoped that all who are eligible will attend and enlist. While the ranks of the survivors of the Gray are fast responding to the last roll, active Camps of Sons and Daughters would lend inter est to the cause and help gladden the closing years of the vanishing j heroes. At this meeting all Veterans who are not members are urged to be present and join. It will be a public occasion, and all are invited to attend. Bring baskets and make of it a gala occasion. The exercises will be held in the court house, and a number of short talks will be made. But little interest has been taken in the work in Montgomery county of late years, but henceforth the work should be carried on with willing hands. The Monitor will continue its efforts in behalf of j the pleasure of the; Veterans and ! the strengthening of the ties' that bind them to us. IyoL every | body attend the meeting here on Memorial Day. The following members of Mc ! Arthur Gamp No. 1078, attended I the meeting at Alamo: J. A. 'Browning, Com., J. I). Stanford, j Adj., J. W. Clements, Treasurer, T. B. Winham, Chaplain, H. r I Wright, Geo. Roberson, A. T. Wright, R. I). Dixon, Jack WaL-| son, J. M. Clark, G. V/. Mclntyre, i A. C. McLennan, I. Humphrey, j Wiley Stanford, G. W. Hartley, J. B. Clements, G. M. 0. Burk i ! halter, H. A. Calhoun, T. L. King, i P. H. Clark, J. W. Green, J. M. J j Trice, M. I). Hughes, Peter John son, T. J. White, Joe Adams, J. L. Hinson, A. B. Walker, li. B. G. McDeod, J. N. McLeod, J. C. Johnson, Arch Hughes, M. T. Moses, W. A. Brown, Chas. D. Adams and J. F. Clark. Capt. M. D. Hughes and Mr. |H. A. Calhoun were appointed i delegates to the Macon Seunion land Messrs. T. B. Winham and G. W. Hartley alternates. Sherifi Sale. Georgia Montgomery County. Will lx* wild before the court, house floor in Mount j Vernon on the first Tuesday in May, 1912, be tween the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder for rash, certain property, of which the following ih a full ami complete description: One certain mouse colons! mule, about fifteen (ib) hands high and about nine (9) years old. Fai l property levied on as the property of J. E. Me- t A Hum to satisfy a mortgage fi fa issued from tin* superior court of said county in favor of Mcfta<* A Brother against J. E. McAllum. Ix*vy made and . returned to me by F. E. Forrester, deputy sheriff. ; and written notice gven in terms of the* law. This j . the 9th day of April, 1912. James Hester, Sheriff M. G. W. M. Uwl>. Atty. for Plffa. I I ALAMO VISITED BY GANG OF THIEVES Break Into Several Business Places and Leave No Clue in Departing. On Monday morning it was discovered that a gang of thieves had paid Alamo a call, but the loot obtained was not very large. The robbers entered the store of W. G. Hartley, securing about $25 in money and goods. They also entered the store of I. Idel son, but he did not miss many goods. The Hank of Alamo was | broken into, but they failed to se cure any cash. From the ex press room in the S. A. L. depot they secured several packages including a few suits of clothes. No trace of the gang has yet been discovered. CHAIRMAN GEIGER APPOINTS MANAGERS Final Arrangements Being Made for the Battle of Ballots April 24th. By virtue of the authority vested in me as Chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee of Monlgomery county, I hereby appoint as managers of the pri mary election for county officers to be held at the various election precincts on April 24th the fol lowing named persons: Fork district, li. F. Jordan, J. M. Browning and Jim McDaniel. Spring Hill, A. W. Clements. Lonnie Ryals, Bane Clements. Erick, L. M. I). Nobles, Jno. A. Hinson, VVm. A. Cox. Alamo, Neal T. Clark, J. F. Sikes, J. W. Lee. Glenwood, A. A. Galhreath, Jas. T. Geiger, M. Jenkins. Landsberg, J. A. Barlow, J. I. McKay, E. Miller. Mt. Vernon, L. B. McLemore, J. B. Geiger, L. C. Underwood. Soperton, Benj. Gillis, Lamar Holmes, E. A. Outlaw. Tarrytown, Abe L. Wheeler, W. L. Calhoun, John Beckworth. Kibbee, W. B. Kibbee, Harris ! Adams, G. W. Hamilton. Tiger, B. F. Palmer, E. Willis. C. J. Willis. Lothair, B. F. Cooper, A. S. Dukes, Perry Gillis. Orland, Dock Davis, Elijah Gillis, W. T. Lord. Higgston, Early Palmer, B. A. Conner, J. It. Carr. Alston, Bud Sharp, John Dees, James Sharp. Uvalda, H. J. Gibbs, J. J. Moses, J. M. Davis. The managers are required to furnish a ballot box and keep open the polls at the various elec tion precincts (except Mt. Ver non) from 8 a. m. until 3 o’clock ;p. m. The managers of the Mt. Vernon precinct are required to open the polls at f> o’clock a. m. and close them at 5 p. m. In order for the various candi dates to get their name printed on the tickets which the Execu tive Committee will prepare it will be necessary for them to pay their assessments before noon of the 14th of April. April 9th, 1912. J. B. Geiger, Chairman Dem. Ex. Com. For County Commissioner: AI lh earnout solicitation of a target) urnfwr of interested cil.i/.i is, I offer my services as a fk>m mi loner of Komis and Revenues of Montgomery county, Having the iiest interests of the county ;it Heart, 1 desire to do my part towards its up budding, and the advancement of all the material interest -of its people. With these objects in view, I ask your votes in the primary on the 24th instant. Respectfully yours, J. T WALKER. For County Commissioner: Wishing to serve my fellow citizens in th« ca pacity of County Commissioner, 1 hereby announce rny candidacy tor the place. If elected to serve you, I will conscientiously strive for the best inter <v ► of my people, working for the betterment of our roads arid finances. I ask your votes in the i corning primary, and assure you that your confi dence and support will be highly appreciated. Yours Respectfully, J. G. Snkllgkovk. Sheriff Sale. Georgia Montgomery County. Will be sold before the court house door In Mount Vernon on the first Tuesday in May, 1912, be tween the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder for cash, certain property, of which the following ' is a l ull and complete description: All of those certain Lots of land to wit: Lota numbered ,:22, 323 and 324 in the Eleventh (lith) Land District of said county, and containing 250 acres more or less. Said land levied on and will bo sold as the property of T. B. Hicks to satisfy a tax fifa issued by D. F. Wamock, tax collector of said county, against the said T. B. Hicks, for his state and county taxes for the year 1911. Written 1 notice of levy given defendant in fifa as required by law. This the 9th day of April, 1912. James Hester, Sheriff, NO. 51
