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VOL. XXVII.
CONFEDERATE VETS
HOLD MEETING
Camp of United Sons of
Confederate Veterans
Organized.
SCHOOL ATTENDS IN BODY
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Sobs of Veterans Mingled
With Popular Airs from
Fair Young Throats.
On Memorial Day, as previous- j
ly announced, Chas. W. McAr- 1
thur Camp, U. C. V., met here;
in an interesting sesssion. Many
citizens attended the meeting,
and the day passed pleasantly.
Pupils and faculty of the U. B.
I. attended in a body, and at the
opening of the exercises joined
in the song “America.”
Col. C. P. Thompson delivered
the address of the day. A busi
ness meeting of the veterans at
tended to fixing the details for
the trip to the big reunion at Ma
con next week, and added sever
al names to the roll of the camp.
It was announced that the fare
for the round trip would be $2.50 |
and many members signified
their intention to attend.
In the afternoon the meeting
organized, with Mr. B. F. Con
ner as chairman, to institute a
camp of United Sons of Veter
ans. The following names were
enrolled:
B. F. Conner, C. P. Thompson,
A. L. Lanier, M. H. Parley, M.
H. Mason, J. M. Hughes, J. G.
Snellgrove, N. A. Hughes, W. C.
Ryals, S. J. Elliott, S. W. Har
rell, J. B. Conner, W. A. John
son, C. C. McAllister, G. J. Stan
ford, J. W. K. Clark, Sam Stan
ford, J. E. Mcßae, A. I. John
son, Peter Johnson, Jr., J. H.
Elliott, Jas. W. Adams, Willie
A. Hughes.
The following were chosen as
officers:
W. A. Johnson, Commandant.
Carl C. McAllister, Ist Lieu
tenant Commander.
J. E. Mcßae, 2nd Lieutenant
Commander.
G. J. Stanford, Adjutant.
S. J. Elliott, Quarter-Master.
J. M. Hughes, Chaplain.
M. H. Darley, Treasurer.
M. H. Mason, Color Sargeant.
C. P. Thompson, Historian.
An assessment of 50 cents was
paid by each member, and $2.00
for charter fee and 00 cents for
postage was collected. The U.
C. V. suggested the name,
“Capt. Thos. M. Mcßae Camp,
No. —, United Sons of Confeder
ate Veterans,” and the same was
adopted by the new camp. The
next meeting will be held with
the U. C. V. during next session
here of superior court.
A sumptuous dinner was spread
by the ladies at noon on the
court house square.
ALFALFA GARDEN
IN MONTGOMERY
That Alfalfa will grow here,
and thrive in paying quantity
and quality has been demon
strated by Mr. J. M. I). Mc-
Gregor of Ailey. From a small
patch Mr. McGregor brought us
on Tuesday a bundle that showed
a height of 35 inches. Mr. Mc-
Gregor informs us that the plants
are much more vigorous than last
season and he thinks that it will
make a fine yield of hay when
once w r ell established. Alfalfa
is the most wonderful of forage
plants and in the West proves a
fortune to any one who can get
it started. We are glad Mr. Mc-
Gregor is giving it a thorough
trial, as it may yet bring thous
ands to the farmers of South
Georgia.
OTHER CANDIDATES OLT
E. D. Graham for Judge. W.
A. Wooten for Solicitor.
In this paper will be seen the
announcement of Hon. E. D.
Graham as a candidate for the
judgship of the Oconee circuit.
Mr. Graham has so long been
identified with the work of our
superior court, in the capacity of
solicitor general, that he is well
known to all the citizens of this
section of Georgia.
From his connection with the
bar when quite a young man,
Mr. Graham has been recognized
as a lawyer of ability, and long
years of service and a strenuous
practice have given him a pres
tige that every voter must take
into account. Mr. Graham be
lieves in lifting the judiciary
above the plane of politics, and
his card in another column fully
outlines his reasons for allowing
his name to be used as a candi
date. We take pleasure in call
ing attention to it.
For Solicitor General of this
circuit you will see the brief but
pointed announcement of Hon.
W. A. Wooten. Personal friend
ship and the very high esteem in
which we hold Col. Wooten warns
us that our commendation might
approach unto flattery, were we
to express our opinion in prompt
ed terms. Suffice it to say that
he measures up to all our stand
ards as a lawyer and a man of
solid integrity, and Montgomery
county will no doubt show her
appreciation of one who formerly
dwelt within her borders.
Uyaida.
Special Correspondence
Mr. Ed. O. May has returned
from Fitzgerald.
Mr. Clayton Gray spent the
latter part of last week in Lyons.
Mr. Herschel McAllister of Mt.
Vernon was in our town Thurs
day.
Mrs. M. S. May and children
have returned from a visit to Vi
dalia.
Miss Edith Belknap of Gotha,
Fla., is the guest of Mrs. Her
bert Gibbs.
Mr. M. T. Moses attended the
reunion at Mt. Vernon Friday.
Mr. Julian Findley is the guest
of his sister Mrs. J. S. Kennedy.
We are sorry to note the seri
ous accident of Mr. O. A. Gray, I
who had the misfortune of break
ing his leg Friday night.
Mrs. J. W. Calhoun visited her
mother at Alston Sunday.
Mr. Homer George and sister
Miss Leila of Douglas are guests
of relatives.
Mr. Lester O’Neal visited pa
rents in Lyons Sunday.
Mrs. C. R. Baggot was called
to her home at Summertown last
week.
Birds of a Feather.
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth gave;
; a hot representation of the “Tur
-1 key trot” and “hunny hug” j
dance at a swell entertainment j
in Washington the other night.
The former Miss Alice Roosevelt
resembles her father in her skill
as an advertising agent for her
self. In the “Hunny hug”
dance, the papers state, one of
• the swell society women smoked
a cigarette while she clung con
vulsively to her partner. It is
rapidly getting to the point where
“High Society” and the “under
world” are not very far apart in
their style of recreation. —Amer
icus Times-Recorder.
A fire in the residence section
of Columbus on Thursday last
caused a loss of $300,000. The
fire raged over two hours and
( burned 42 residences.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1912.
Official Returns Montgomery County Primary Election,
April 24th, 1912.
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Alex McArthur, Ord’y 146 94 119 149 101 83 143 129 119 212 S 2 IST 84 128 43 110 1959
M. I, O’Brien, Clerk 140 109 119 153 102 83 145 129 122 222 82 187 86; 128 43 141 1997
D. A. Morrison, Sheriff’ 57 18 20 110 8 1 07 7 26 9 0 16 6 2 0 6 353
Jas Hester 40 35 14 27 24 25 29 63 41 81 66 69, 26 71 6 19 636
A j Burch 21 26 22 4 5 4 18 26 17 33, 13 47 19 5 6 46 312
j'A Coursey 20 29 42 0 42 16 1 18 11 81 0 25 2 37 27 48 399
j‘ A’ Dunn 7 0 7 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 5 24 23 2 0 7 82
j’ I "Palmer 1 0 4 6 19 34 24 2 0 14 118 2, 37 126
E C Thomas o! 17 1 0 0 Oi * 0 28 0 0 1 2 0 0 141
D F Warnoek T C, 49 24 21 23 23 37 30 62 25 47 48 113 34 99 25 49 709
D" m’ Currie ’ 33 72 22 32 62 16 65 53 42 59 25 24 11 4 15 50 585
g'v" Mason 12 2 9 4 13 27 12 6 9 105 9 36 18 22 3 27 314
AJ* Grimes 53 10 65 90 5 3 38- 7 4S 15 1 15 23 1 0 14 388
W T Hadden T. R. 33 10 27 42 12 10 80 53 56 51 8 11 15 11 3 21 446
Isaac Brooks 11 14 34 43 28 68 16 32 34 56 62 160 39 111 11 13 735
J. G. Morris 98 86 55 66 61 5 47 57 31 116 13 16 33 -2 28 102 816
E. M. Rackley, Treas. 9 2 20 5 17 0 6 5 13 81 4 2 l 2 2 23 192
J W Morrison 87 1 71 58 68 30 6 79 42 33 68 30 19 26 15 5 40 677
A Gillis 8 8 3 0 30 19 19 43 4 41 30 139 17 33 13 6 413
A’ D Conoway 28 5 20 65 10 55 12 31 5 20 9 21 26 75 12 5 399
A" d" Hughes 0 22 6 1 13 2 1 0 0 13 1 3 2 1 9 63 137
C." A." Pope 10 2 8 11 0 0 25 6 37 2 71 12 0 0 2 123
jj) Browning 3 011 0 0 0 0 31 0 2 0| 10; 1 0 43'
s’ b" Morris Surveyor li t 97 112 146 100 82 138 125 113 221 80 183 81 124 40 136 1922
W P Meade Coroner 145 105 111 152 101 83 144 127 123 224 82 185 85 127 42 140 1976
J M D.McGregor, Com 111 91 41 119 92 59 91 82 55 161 01 52 35 69 0 103 1212
W A Rivers 23. 14 39 117 14 12 125 18 46 29 7 17 0 13 0 40 514
J T Walker 6 97 1 4 16 36 18 25 47 17 77 74 66 2 36 2 91 0.24
It D Beatty 92 57 10 23. 68 73 13 32 9 90 13 137 4 125 43 15 804
I E Horne 27 31 58 33 39 17 8- 15 19 102 36 49 0 20 2 28 484
W H Newsome 12 3 7 2 2 16 1 40 3 7 23 58 6 3 0 2 185
W II Moxley 19 23 5 16 38 55 34 108 8 36 69 174 4 36 42 16 683
W. P. Stephens 7 4 11 5 1 12 4 22 2 4 27 60 2 4 1 6 172
W M Lewis 17 20 60 66 37 19 70 39 60 129 4 50 10 0 0 70 651
Henry Heath 33 5 50 13 9 13 20 16 25 11 77 63 0 0 1 273
F C McGahee 38 89 35 65 61 36 501 15 92 0.2 6 6.4 85 21 40 47 809
J G Snellgrove 133 58 55 110 19 9 121 87 70 82 63 33 56 8 0 40 944
E Miller 24 2 40 3 2 9 7 68 17 83 3 36 5 3 0 49 351
CI) Adams 40 13 44 72 18 21 62 25 78 96 9 19 83 3 1 39 623
JR. Sumner 107; 14 98 27 10 7 13 18 11 51 3 23 79 0 0 33 494
P. M. Moseley 41 1 13 19 ll 1 10 2 38j 7 51 11 a 18 2, 0 0 66 245
The Executive Committee declared Alex McArthur nominated for ordinary, M. L. O’Brien for
clerk, S. B. Morris for surveyor, W. P. Meade for coroner, J. M. I). McGregor and J. G. Snellgrove
for commissioners. James Hester and J. A. Coursey are entitled to run in the August primary for
sherif; I). F. Warnoek and D. M. Currie for tax collector; J. G. Morris and Isaac Brooks for tax re
ceiver; J. W. Morrison and Archey Gillis for treasurer; J. T. Walker, It. 1). Beatty, W. H. Moxley,
W. M. Lewis, F. C. McGahee and C. I). Adams for commissioners, (to decide on three.)
SOPHOMORES ON
RIVER BANKS ARE
HAPPY FOR A DAY
On Monday, April 29th, the
Sophomore class of the Union
Baptist Institute enjoyed their
annual picnic at the Oconee river.
The young folks enjoyed them
selves immensely in roaming the
beautiful spring woods. The
favorite amusements were boat
ing and photographing. Some
real good snap-shots were taken.
At 12:30 chicken, cake, cream,
and other refreshments were
served.
The class consisted of Misses
Sue Burnette, Adel Perkins, Inez
Mcßride, Dorcas Mcßae, Bessie
Higgs and Jennie Thorfipson;
Messrs. Ed Vonderau, Dan Street,
Walter Lee, Philip Harrison,
Wright Collins, Cecil Brewton,
Wm. Bright, Lawrence Thomp
son, and Claude Mosley. They
were chaperoned by Miss Eunice
Upshaw, their teacher, assisted
by Prof, and Mrs. B. B. Mason.
General News Items
Told in Short Meter.
C. A. Hayes of Atlanta had
both legs cut off and was found
on the Southern railroad tracks
in the city just before he died on
Friday morning.
Many outrages against United
States subjects in Mexico are re
ported, and many are calling for
intervention by this government.
Another ocean liner struck an
iceberg Wednesday of last, week
in 250 miles of where the Titanic
went down, but made a glancing
blow and was not injured. The
1,460 passengers were very much
excited.
A tornado that swept north
ward from the Texas-Oklahoma
border Saturday evening destroy
ed thousands in property, and
about 60 lives.
Imposing ceremonies and pa
rades marked Memorial Day
i throughout the South.
The Reunion at Macon.
Arrangements are about com
plete for the big reunion of the
Confederate Veterans at Macon
on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of next week. Every
indication is that the meeting
will be a grand one and that the
attendance will be large. Macon
will entertain the survivors and
all visitors with true Southern
hospitality. A number will go up
from Montgomery county, and
we wish them a joyous time.
Expression of Thanks.
I wish to express my heart
felt thanks to the citizens and
voters of Montgomery county for
their very generous and decisive
vote given me in the primary
election on the 24th ult. I appre
ciate more than I can express
your kindness to me, and assure
you that I shall strive very hard
to remain worthy of your confi
dence. Yours truly,
James Hester.
While chopping cotton in a
field Monday near Graham, Ga.,
Sam Hollars cut his brother
George fifteen times with a knife
in aquarrel about a debt. George
had knocked Sam down with a
brick.
W. I. Crumley, a young farmer
near Hazlehurst, killed himself
with a rifle on Monday. He had
been tried once for killing young
Grant, and a mistrial caused an
other trial to be set for July, and
this caused his taking off.
Gov. Brown will draw a treas
ury warrant this week for $250,-
000 to be paid to the teachers of
the state.
Carlton Bruton of Bainbridge
tried to go from high land to the
I foot of the bridge across Flint
river Friday, because a crowd
dared him to go, and he was
j swept down stream and drowned.
RECITAL U. B. 1.,
PIANO, VOICE AND
ELOCUTION DEP T
A second graduate recital giv
en by pupils of the Union Bap
tist Institute occurred on Mon
day evening last, and was wit
nessed by a large and appreciat
ive audience.
The participants of this inter
esting program were Miss Louise
Mann, pianist, Miss Hannah
Bright, vocalist, and Miss Kelley
Mann, reader.
The delightfully arranged pro
gram consisted of ten numbers,
and each young lady rendered
her respective part with unusual
grace and skill.
A Card to Voters.
Ailey, Ga., April 30, ’l2.
Editor Monitor:
Please allow me
through your paper to thank the
friends and voters of Montgom
ery county for the support and
confidence shown me in the re
cent primary election. Fully re
alizing that the people of Mont
gomery county are wide awake
to their best interest, I earnestly j
solicit the sympathy and co-oper- j
ation of every citizen of the coun
ty in the* discharge of my duties
as one of the Commissioners, to
which I pledge my best efforts,
provided the general election
confirms the nomination.
Yours truly,
J. M. D. McGregor.
I
Card of Appreciation.
Editor Monitor:
I wish to thank
those who cast their ballots for
;me in the recent primary. I ran
'a clean race, I used no whiskey,
arid entered into no combines to
defeat the will of the people. I
am especially gratified at the
I support given me in my home
district. I appreciate all that my
friends and fellow citizens did
for me in the race, and hope to
remain ever worthy of your con
fidence and esteem.
Yours respectfully,
G. V. Mason.
TOMPKINS GUILTY,
SAYS THE JURY
Man Who Slew Two and
Wounded Third Must
Pay Penalty.
WILL HANG ON MAY 27TH
Unless Attorneys Can Secure
New Trial. Case Goes
to Supreme Court.
Steve Tompkins of Montgom
ery county, who killed John T.
Deen and fatally wounded Deen’s
mother, Mrs. Ella Doston, who
died on April 19th, was put on
trial in Laurens superior court
last week, and was found guilty
of murder on Friday morning.
He was tried for killing Mrs.
Doston, and was immediately
sentenced by Judge Hawkins to
hang on May 24th.
Edgar Deen was also wounded
by a shot from Tompkins, hut is
recovering and was a material
witness at the trial. The tragedy
occurred just over the line in
Laurens county, hence the trial
in Dublin.
Before the trial which com
menced on Wednesday, there
was considerable talk of lynching
Tompkius, but SherifF Flanders
took him out of jail and secreted
him at another place, and all
trouble of that kind was averted.
Tompkin’s lawyers filed a plea
in abatement when the case was
called, alleging that the grand
jury finding the hill was illegally
drawn. Judge Hawkins denied
the petition, and on this grounds
the attorneys made a motion for
a new trial. The case will prob
ably go up to the supreme court.
A Card From Mr. Coursey.
To the voters of Montgomery
county:
I wish to thank those who in
terested themselves in my behalf
in the primary last Wednesday.
By an agreement made by Mr.
James Hester and myself, I will
decline to enter into a second
race. By the returns from the
different precincts of a total of
1997 votes cast, there were 1598
that showed that they did not
want me for sheriff. That is
convincing enough for me. To
those who lied to me and under
the guise of friendship deceived
and robbed me, I am sorry for,
but hope to profit later by the
manner in which they did me.
Again assuring my friends who
proved their loyalty to me of my
appreciation for the interest they
| manifested in my candidacy, 1 am
Respectfully,
J. A. Coursey.
—
All-day Singing.
There will be all-day sinigng
at Gillis’s Spring on the second
'Sunday in May, led by Professor
J. M. Spivey. The public cor
dially invited. Dinner will be
: served The Monitor force were
never known to attempt to sing,
but appreciate the invitation to
attend.
ENTERTAINMENT
SHILOH SCHOOL
There is to b 6 an entertain
ment at Shiloh schoolhouse on the
I night of May 4.
The public is invited to attend.
Admission, grown people 25c;
children 10c.
Miss Bettie Matthews,
Teacher.
Heney Etheridge, a negro who
had made much trouble among
lalx>rers in Monroe county, was
lynched on Wednesday night of
last week and his body thrown
I into Towaliga river.
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