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VOL. XXVII.
Consolidated Vote, Primary Aug. 21st, 1912:
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H. Alexander ~ “ 33 1 5~22 6~2~25 9 31 14 38i 10 44 18 61 4 “268“
J. H. Hall 2 9 11 2 2 6 0 1 5 3 17! 10 4 722 6 106
J. M. Slaton 51 85 101 155 108 84 93 111 76 63 35 :117 137 101 72125 1414
A. 0. Blalock 31 2 2 26 5 1 14 13 816 32 103 25 14 8j 1 301
J. J. Brown 24 6 68 34 926 27 :25 25 47 14 5 19 16 32 ! 5 382
J. D. Price 31 77 45 118 98 61 84 81 71 14 46 30 140 95 59! 27 1077
J. H. Martin 16; 9 14 52 41 21 9 26 36 62 35 94 39 51 12 5 522
E. D. Graham 69 79 101 1 134 79 65 118 94 76 19 57 41 148 81 88 29 1278
W. B. Kent 35 16 54 47 50! 62 58 62 44 77 82 129 34 51 33 12 846
J. C. -Johnson 50 71 59'142 71 26 65 52 71 3 7j 5 146 79 65; 22 934
J. W. Morrison 34 8 35 6 12 19 92 98 83 40 76 69 63 72 74 5 786
A. Gillis 52 77 81 1183 107 70 33 10 32 40 6 65 124 57 26 29 1001
I). F. Warnock 13 68 106 146 72 45 35 31 23 44 44 61 48 62 27 19 844
D. M. Currie 73 19 9 43 49 44 89 89 j 90 35 38 75 140 67 74 14 948
J. G. Morris 57 10 21 19 39 11 84 75! 61 33 49 96 105 121 76 28 885
Isaac Brooks 28 77 95 170 79 78 43 :44 53 47 39 42 81 10 24 6 916
J. T. Walker 64182 86 141 110 88 55 65 56 62 63 44 109 87 60 1! 1173
R. D. Beattv 73186 115 164 96 84 90 100 76 65 76 136 159 102 69 32 1523
W. H. Moxley 70 86 108 180 114 88 109 : 89 76 32 53 121 165 102 87 32 1512
F. C. McGahee- 40 4 12 30 19 5 111 1 88 106 78 62 115 91 77 73 26 937
THE STATE CONVENTION
IN MACON YESTERDAY.
The Montgomery County
Delegates Leave T lesday
Mom'ng For Macon.
Much interest attaches to the
meeting of the State Democratic
Convention scheduled to meet in ;
Macon yesterday. Important
matters are to come up, as a plat
form is to be adopted and a new
executive committee to be chosen.
The most important cases to be
handled are to elect one in the
tie between Judge Pottle and
Judge Broyles for the unexpired
term on the Count of Appeals,
and the other to make selection
of a state agricultural commis
sioner, no one having secured a
majority of the convention votes.
J. J. Brown seems to be in the
lead with J. D. Price a close sec-
Oiij. Blalock is third in the race
but probably holds the balance
of power.
Dr. J. W. Palmer of Ailey and
Editor H. B. Folsom’of Mt. Ver
non are representing Montgomery
county, having gone up to Macon
Tuesday morning. We may not
be able to get the report of the
transactions of the convention
before going to press.
Brewton-Parker Institute
Fall Term to Start.
On Tuesday next the fall term
of Brewton-Parker Institute will
begin the fall tt rm. Everything
is being rushed for the opening,
and nothing will be left undone
to keep up the reputation of this
fine institution of learning. A
large attendance is expected, and
everything points to the increas
ed prosperity of the school.
Every pupil should 1 in his or her
place promptly on the opening
day.
G. O. P. Committee
Has A Meeting.
A meeting of the state central
committee of the Republican
party met in Atlanta on Monday.
Walter H. Johnson, cha< -man was
ousted, and Henry S Jackson j
put in his place. Lark Grier of
Dublin was also put off the com-‘
mittee and a new man put in his
place.
The following were chosen as !
electors: First District, M. D.
Cooper of Sylvania: ond, C.
W. Arnold, Albany: TL'rd Chas.
Taunton, Cuthbert Fourth, A.
H. Freeman, Greenville; Fifth,
Col. R. J. Lowry, Atlanta; Sixth,
W. J. Massee, Macon; Seventh,
J. P. Dyer, Adamsville; Eighth,
J. E. Tate, Middleton; Ninth,
Thomas W 7 . Scott, Toccoa; Tenth,
Warren Edwards, Milledgeville;
Eleventh, J. W. Spain, Quitman;
Twelfth, S. C. Smith, Lumber
City.
Slip iflmttiuimm; itbuttmu
The Surprise of the Election.
One of the surprises of Wed
nesday’s election was the big
: vote received by Nash R. Broyles,
| judge of the Recorder’s Court of
Atlanta, for junge of the Court |
of Appeals. He got into the
campaign late and nobody expect
ed that he would make much of
an impression, but he struck a
popular chord in his campaign
' addresses. He took the position J
that the higher courts were
granting too many new trials on J
technicalities.
And that is just what the peo
ple think they are doing. It
may be that the courts under ex
isting laws can’t disregard tech
nicalities. If they cannot they
should use their influence to have
the laws changed, so that ap
peals could be decided on their
merits.
The large vote for Mr. Broyles
is a sure indication that the peo
ple are getting tired of carrying
the burden imposed on their re
spective counties by technicali
ties, and they are becoming re
sentful because of the escape, by
means of techicalities, of so many
accused persons convicted in the
lower courts. They haven’t
made much noise about this mat
ter, but it is evident that they
have been doing a great deal of
thinking and are voting as they
think.
Under ordinary circumstances
Mr. Broyles, entering as he did
so late in the campaign, wouldn’t
have made much headway against
a candidate of Judge Pottle’s
standing, but being on the right
side of an issue on which the
people are beginning to feel
deeply he ran a race that is the
surprise of the state.
And this issue isn’t going to
drop out of sight now that the
election is over. It is going to
continue to be a live issue—a
very live one—until there is de
cided reform in our legal proce
dure, until technicalities play a
much less important part in
criminal trials than they do now.
—Savannah News.
Florida Sheriff Killed
After Family Row.
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Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 25. —
Sheriff J. N. Langford of Starke,
Bradford county, Fla., was shot
, five times and instantly killed in
his room in a leading hotel this
afternoon by W. T. Andrews,
also of Starke, who was put im
mediately under arrest. The
killing was the outcome of an old
family feud. Langford and a
friend came to Jacksonville Sat
urday night and during the night
his revolver was taken away from
hitp. as trouble was feared. This
afternoon the three men met in
the sheriff’s room and after some
: hot words Andrews grabbed
• Langford’s revolver from the
I bed and killed him.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUG. 29, 1912.
Pleasant Entertainment.
Last Thursday evening near
Tarrytown, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Kelley entertained quite a num
ber of the young people in honor
iof their son, Thos. A. Kelley, it
being his twentieth birthday.
“Tom” is one of the most pop
ular young men in our vicinity
and we hope he will live out the
alloted time for man, three-score
and ten. Among those present
were, Misses Frances Beatty,
i Lila Beatty, Annie Lou Beatty,
Mattie Mae Beatty, Lonie Cal
houn, Frankie Calhoun, Odie
Belle Calhoun, Mamie Pullen,
Annie Mae Pullen, Lucile Walker
and Maud Joiner. Messrs. Ben
nie Beatty, Moody Calhoun,
Everett Calhoun, Lewis Calhoun,
Marvin Calhoun, Travis Eber- ,
hart, Arlie Jackson, Dock Kemp
and Frank Joiner. (
Cake and cream were served ,
as refreshments. Participant.
Former Montgomery Boy i
Gets Solicitorship.
Many of our local readers wil
remember Claude Norman, who,
as the son of Attorney Robt, Nor
man who once practiced law here, .
spent part of his boyhood in Mt.
Vernon. We are glad to note
that Claude, who is now a suc
cessful lawyer of Washington,
Ga., was elected solicitor general
of the Toombs judicial circuit in '
the primary last week.
Peanuts Profitable.
I
Dr. W. R. Terry, of Shellman,
one of the most progressive
farmers of Randolph county,
speaking of peanuts, says:
“I planted forty acres in
Spanish peanuts this year and
they are doing well. I think they
will turn out 100 bushels to the
acre. They have been little ex
pense to cultivate. The hay will
pay the cost of cultivation, and
stock are very fond erf it. I use
a peanut thresher which sepa
rates the nuts from the vines or
roots, and also sacks them. The
Spanish peanuts are very hardy
and prolific.”
On this peanut question, Mr.
J. F. Miller of Wellston raises
them extensively. He plants his
corn seven feet apart and the
peanuts in the middle. He pre
fers them to peas. He says they
fertilize the land equal to peas.
And Mr. Miller makes big corn
crops besides. Last year he made .
■ 60 bushels per acre on his farm. |
He says Georgia farmers need
. not send West for corn. And the
Georgiy corn is healthier for
; stock, as it cures in the sun on
the stalk while the Western corn
is put in shocks or stacks and of
ten sours. The meal from Geor
-1 gia corn is healthier and sweeter,
but the mill men complain they
cannot buy it in the quantities
( needed. i
. A . _ . .
NEW POSTMASTER
FOR MT. VERRON
Mr. D. E. Mcßae Gets His
Commission and Takes
Charge Last Tuesday.
For more than seventeen years
the postoffice here has been in
charge of Mr. Charles Beugnot
as postmaster. Several months
ago his health failed and he mov
ed to Savannah and left the of-1
flee in charge of his grandson,
Mr. Charles L. Beugnot, as as
sistant. Charlie, as he is fa
miliarly known by his friends,
has filled the place acceptably,
and goes to new fields of endea
vor with the best wishes of a
host of friends!
Mr. I). E. Mcßae secured the
appointment as postmaster and
assumed the duties of the office
on Tuesday. Mr. John E. Mc-
Rae has been made assistant,
and will probably do the active
work of the office. Mr. J. E. Mc-
Rae has had considerable ex
perience in the work heretofore,
and everything will move on
smoothly as before the change.
A new law, that goes into ef
fect as soon as the postmaster is
notified, will do away with all
Sunday work of delivering or
distributing the mails. No mail
is to be delivered between mid
night on Saturday night and
midnight on Sunday night, and
none will be put in the lock boxes
between those hours.
Hon. John A. Wilkes
Re-elected Solicitor.
We are always glad to note th<>
success and prosperity of those,
who have gone out to do honor to
old Montgomery county, the land
of their nativitv. Hon. John A.
Wilkes of Moultrie, known here
in his boyhood days to many of
our people, and who has served
one term as solicitor general of
the Southern judicial circuit, was
nominated again in the primary
last week for the place. His op
ponent was a young man of
sterling worth from one of the
first families of Thomas county.
HON. JOHN H. MARTIN
The Dispatch and News, in
common with his many friends,
regrets the defeat of Hon. John
H. Martin for the judgship of
the Superior court of the Oconee
circuit in Wednesday’s primary.
We supported Judge Martin not
because of any unkind feeling
toward his successful opponent,
Hon. E. D. Graham, but because
we believe he has made a care
ful, painstaking judge and has
conscientiously discharged all
duties devolving upon him as a
presiding officer and in accor
dance with his interpretation of
the law, without regard to whe
ther it made or lost him friends,
political or otherwise. We also
hoped he would be allowed to
serve another term because we
thought it would be a fitting
honor to bestow upon him at
this time as it would, in all prob-1
ability, be the last, political favor
that he would ever ask at the
hands of his people, on account
of his declining years.
But the people have rendered
their decision and we cheerfully
1 accept the result.
Col. Graham, who succeeds
Judge Martin, needs rio introduc-'
j tion to the people of the Oconee
circuit. As solicitor-general of,
the circuit, which position he
has held for the past eight years,
he is well and favorably known,
and is recognized in a lawyer of
ability. That he wiil make a
good judge there is ample room
for predicting, and the Dispatch
and News wishes him a success
ful administration and will gladly
co-operate with him in all efforts
put forth with that end in view,
i Hawkins ville Dispatch-News.
General News Items
Told in Short Meter.
The state convention met in
; Macon yesterday with 776 dele-
I gates in attendance to declare
the result of the primary and
' elect where the primary failed
' to decide.
I
Falling forward from the foot
! board of the engine on which he
| was riding. Marvin M. Thomp
i son, aged 35, of Savannah, met
instant death when the engine
passed over his body on Saturday.
Reginald Baseball, an amateur
meteorologist of Atlanta predicts
a cold wave by Sept, first with 1
freezing weather in the West.
Adrain Colquitt, aged 4, son of j
Col. and Mrs. Ne.vle Colquitt of I
Savannah, was picked up and I
tossed around on the horns of an
angry cow last Friday, but came
out unhurt.
Two girls of 17 and one of 6
years were drowned in a creek
near Bloomingdale, Ind., late
Monday evening.
Miss Iva Tuggle, 15 years old,
of Winchester, Ky., killed herself
with a revolver Monday because!
of a love affair.
While Mrs. Cicero Hammond
of Rome, Ga., was putting her
two children to bed Sunday
night, a boll of lightning leaped
from a tree through the window,
melted the bedstead and severely
! burned her, but the children es
caped injury.
The sixty-second congress of
the U. S. adjourned on Monday
at 4:30 p. m.
The Misses Lee Entertain.
On last Thursday evening the
Misses Lee delightfully entertain
ed Mr. Herman McArthur’s
guest, Mr. Tom F. Sellars of Ma
con.
Progressive forty-two was the
game played, and was joined in ;
enthusiastically by all. The
guests were also entertained by
the beautiful rendering of some!
songs by Miss Ora Lee.
At a late hour ices were served j
and the guests departed. Those!
present were, The Misses Lee,
Maggie Brewton, Naomi Brewton,
Mamie Conner, Louise McArthur
and Kathleen Mulloy; Messrs.
Tom Conner. Herman McArthur,
11. Dixon, W. T. McArthur and
T. F. Sellars.
Miss Conner Entertains.
On Saturday evening last quite 1
a number of young people enjoy-.
ed the hospitality of the Conner
home.
Progressive forty-two was
played with much enjoyment. At
a late hour delicious refreshments
were served. Those present were,
Misses Ala Peterson, Maggie Mae
Lee, Jesse Peterson, Lolla Belle
Lee, Kathleen Mulloy, Louise
McArthur and Naomi Brewton;
Messrs. Broad us Brewton, Jim
: Peterson, Tom Conner, Jim A.
McAllister, W. T. McArthur,
Herman McArthur; Dixon, Evans
and T. F. Sellars of Macon the
honor guest.
Miss McArthur Entertains.
Miss Louise McArthur delight-
I fully entertained a few friends j
jat a dinner party Wednesday |
evening in honor of Mr. T. F. j
Sellars, of Macon the guest of j
Mr. Herman McArthur.
The young people drove out
about six o’clock and after greet-!
irigs were over, dinner was serv
ed. Those seated at the table
’ were, Misses Ora Lee, Maggie
Mae Lee, Naomi Brewton, Mamie
Conner, Lol la Belle Lee, Kathleen'
Mulloy, Louise McArthur and (
Elizabeth Lee, Messrs. T. F. ;
Sellars, W. T. McArthur, Tom
Conner and Herman McArthur.'
After dinner an enjoyable game
of “up jinks” was played, after
which the guests departed a
delightfully spent time.
sor 6 doses “666” will cure
any case of Chills and Fever
Price, 25c.
Frederick Owens was dragged
over the house tops at Union
Hill, N. J.,on Sunday afternoon
by a balloon that he failed to con
trol until he fell with a fractured
skull.
The Montgomery, Ala., Cotton
Exchange has undertaken to stop
the sale of cotton on the streets,
and the farmers threaten to take
their cotton to other towns for
sale.
Mr. John A. Foster of the
Hilton-Dodge Lumber Co. has
l retured from a three months
prospecting tour in Nicaragua,
and thinks the timber of the
country will be fine for invest
ment when the revolutionary
spirit subsides.
John J. Perry, a wealthy lum
ber man of Seaford, Del., was
shot and beaten into insensibility
and left in his automobile last
Thursday, robbery having been
the object.
The Primitive Baptist church
at Claxton was burned Sunday
night. The fire was caused by
the explosion of a gasoline lamp
while the sexton was lighting
up for services.
A million acres of Kentucky
land was sold in New York to an
English and Dutch syndicate
by Georgia men last week, the
consideration being $5,000,000.
A factory has been established
at Dublin, Ga., for the manufac
ture of vehicle rims, tool handles,
| porch and lawn swings.
Mr. J. M. Brooksher
Represents Lumpkin.
Many of our readers will be in
terested in learning that Mr. J.
M. Brooksher of Dahlonega, was
nominated in last week’s primary
as representative of Lumpkin
county. Mr. Brooksher has been
coming to Mt. Vernon for more
I than nine years as a dealer in
j live stock, and numbers his
friends here by the score. He
will make a solid and safe repre
sentative of his people.
Scotch Lassies Cross
Ocean to be Brides.
New York, Aug. 26.—Judging
by the frequency of their arrival
in large numbers, Scottish lassies
are popular as brides in somesec
: tions of the far West. In similar
proportion to that on many pre
vious voyages of Anchor liners,
10 per cent, of the 500-odd pafis
engers on the steamer Columbia,
just in from Glasgow, were young
Scotch women, all of the fifty
maidens announcing themselves
bound for various Western states
as brides-to-be of prosperous
farmers.
Miss Sallie Taylor is
in Her 104th Year.
Thomasville, Ga., Aug. 26.
The oldest person in this section
of the state is said to be Mrs.
Sallie Taylor, of Cairo, in Grady
i county, who says she is in her
104th year. Mrs. Taylor has re
cently been visiting her daugh-
I ter, Mrs. W. J. Crenshaw, who
lives in Pavo, in this county. In
! spite of the weight of years
j which she carries, this aged wo
man is able to get around better
than many younger women and
! is apparently in good health.
A few years ago she received
her second tight and could see as
! well as when she was young, but
it is not quite so strong as it was
and seems failing a little again.
She is said to be in possession of
her other faculties, but even with
them doesn’t seem to think it an
unqualified blessing to live so
much beyond her former friends
and associates.
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