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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 26, 1912)
0 ehr lUanfeprawrg fHmutar* VOL. XXVII. SEABOARD WRECK NEAR AMERICVS Three Men Meet Death At Dangerous Curve For Want of Orders. Amerieus, Sept. 22. The dis astrous wreck occurring on tin Seaboard Railway near Americas last night, resulting in the death of three members of 'rain c-rev. No. 19, and injury of several, others of extra train No. 545, was cleared away this morning and schedules resumed. The wreck 1 was one of the worst that has oc curred near Amerieus recently. Engineer Robert J. Finch, Fireman Thomas Stanley and tin negro brakeman, John Colb rt. all of No. 19, are dead. Engineer , Finch and Colbert were killed in - stantly, while Fireman Stanley, who was crushed and badly scalded, lingered until 5 o’clock this morning. Engineer Finch was 31 years of age a fid was to have been mar ried in November. Mr. Stanley leaves a wife and child. Ail of the dead were residents of Amerieus. The funeral of Engineer Finch will be held at 10 o’clock Monday morning from Furlow Lawn Bap tist church, attended with Ma sonic honors. The funeral of Fireman Stanley has not yet been announced. Hundreds of specta tors again visited the scene of wreck this morning, more than a hundred automobiles being park-, ed there at one time. The two locomotives were wrapped in death grip and bad ly battered. They were pulled apart this morning and brought to the Amerieus shops for repairs.! Several cars of the fast freight, with their contents, were demol ished and are a total loss. Train 545, the extra, had almost stop ped when the impact came, hence no one aboard it was injured. Train No. 19 was a fast through freight from Amerieus to Mont gomery and was running 25 miles an hour. The place of wreck is a bad one, being i on a double curve and upon the trestle of Stewart’s Mill creek, one of the most dangerous spots on \he line, j Failure to deliver orders to No. I 19, regarding the meeting point with No. 545 seems to have been the cause of the disaster. This will be determined when j an official investigation is made tomorrow. No. 545 had orders to meet No. 19 had no. orders re garding the meeting. The disa ter occurred within two mile;- <>i Newpoint, a flag station seven miles out of Amerieus. fil issionary M eet At Tarrvtown. The annual meeting of the W. B. M. U. of the Daniel Associa tion. will be held at Tarrytown Baptist Church October 14th to 18th, and it is hoped that every church in the Association wit! A represented. The presidents and leaders are requested to mak- an effort to have their societies rep resented, and we urge every church that has no society to send from one to three delegates, and we trust the pastors will do all they can to encourage the women to attend the meeting. God commanded woman to do her part, and Paul said help those women that had been faithful to help him. Those who expect to attend are requested to notify Mrs. D. P. Usry, Tar rytown. Program will be issued later. We are sorry to state that our president is sick at this time, but we trust she will will take her place in the meeting. Mrs. Fulton Smith, Supt. Mrs. C. A. Mason, Mrs. J. H. Duggan, Mrs. J. L. Hart, Ex. Committee. George M. Edwards Instantly Killed, j Claxton, Ga., Sept. 21. George j M. Edwards, the 7-year-old son of Mike Edwards of this place, and a nephew of Congressman Charles G. Edwards, was killed here this afternoon when his clothing was cat ght in n achinery at a cotton gin operated by Mr. Edwards. Tiie boy had slipped away from the housb and after entering the gin was walking about, looking; at the machinery, when he got too close to a line of shafting and his clothing became entangled therein. Before the machinery could he stopped the boy was 1 terribly mangled. Although the cotton gin where the tragedy occurred is not far from the Edwards residence, and| medical aid was hurriedly sum-! moned, the boy was beyond as- 1 sistance, and died immediately i after the accident. The family is . stricken with grief. Attraction at B.=P. /. Friday . On next Friday evening will occur the first of a series of en tertainment and instructive at-, tractions to he given “on the hill” during the j term. Miss Augusta Center, a j reader of great personal charm and dramatic ability will present a delightful program on this oc casion. The entertainment will 1 be divided into two parts. The first division will consist of mis cellaneous selections, humorous, inspiring, and dramatic, and the second part will be a readingj arranged from Justin Huntly Mc- Carthy’s strong novel, “If I Were King.” The admission price is 50 cents' for adults and 25 cents for chil dren. Mrs. Mclntyre Dead. After a long illness, Mrs. Me-( Intyre, wife of Mr. Geo. W. Me- j Intyre, died on Saturday last at their home near Ailey. Mrs. j Mclntyre was a most estimable i lady and will be missed by a large : circle of relatives and friends. She belonged to an old line Scotch family of Montgomery county, : and was related to many of our best citizens. Besides her aged ■ husband, she leaves several sons | and one daughter. Mrs. Me- i Intyre’s maiden name was Hugh- j es, sister of Capt. M. D. Hughes, j Mrs. Sharpe and Mr. Arch j Hughes, Sr. of Mt. Vernon, and ' of Mrs. A. M. N. Peterson of | Higgston. The remains were 1 interred at Vidalia on Sunday. \ A(ter Cotton Shipments. Mr. Chas. H. Smith of Mcßae , was over last week looking over! ' the cotton situation and solicit-; ing shipments for John Flannery , ■ Compan* , c- Ton factors of Sa- > vannah. Os course, the name of j this old reliable firm is like a household word with cotton ship-! pers, and Mr. Smith will proba- j hly secure many shipments from this section. The name of John Flannery has been known in the cotton business of Savvannah for many years. Bound To Close Out. Mr. E. T. Mcßride is going to wind up his mercantile business at Ailey and makes a plain state ment as to the facts in this issue of the Monitor. He proposes to give you all he would lose in freight and packing if he had to move the goods. A plain propo sition for you to save money. If not sold in a very short time the stock will be moved. Call by and see the bargains being offered. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPT. 26, 1912. General News Items Told in Short Meter. A large fox got into the chick en yards in the city limits of Valdosta, last week, and feasted two days on fancy poultry before being killed. J. W. Camn, a veteran police man of Atlanta, who shot and killed S. A. Folding, a brother officer with whom he had long been a room mate. Camp had been drinking for same days | while taking a vacation. R. L. Stephen on of Atlanta, , who .is repr . sent ing the Otis Ele vator 1 Co., fell through the ele ' vator shaft of the new Gresham ' Hotel-Saturday and was seriously ; injured,^ l • NIT Chest t S. Jordan, who mur dered his wife four years ago, whose body he cut up and packed in a trunk, was electrocuted at the Charlestown sthte prison, Mass., for his crime Monday. There was a light frost in the Panhandle section of Texas last Friday night, and the tempera ture went down to 48 degrees. Dr. Stefansson, explorer for the Museum of National History, who has recently returned from a trip to the far North, found a tribe of Eskimo, some having red hair and beard with strong Caucasian features. Mrs. Emma Clifton, an aged lady of Atlanta, was run over by an automobile Saturday and instantly killed. TO THE VOTERS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY Mr. Hester Writes a Strong Card and Pleads For A Full Ballot. I wish to urge the voters of ! Montgomery county to attend the 1 election in Montgomery next I Wednesday and cast their bal lots for the nominessof the white primary. In doing so, I am forc ied to call your attention to the fact that Mr. J. I. Palmer is run i ning for the office of sheriff. In the white Democratic primary Mr. Palmer was a candidate for 'sheriff and run fifth in the race, receiving only 126 votes in the | county. Mr. Palmer and every man who voted in the primary ! accepted the pledge of the execu itive committee to vote for the ! nominees of the primary. I ran I first on the ticket in'the first I primary, and the action was rati fied by the second primary, in i which I received nearly 1600 (votes. The laws of Georgia will allow Mr. Palmer to violate his I pledge and run again in the reg | ular election next Wednesday; i but no man who has any regard I for his word of honor can afford : to do so. The 4 primary election : was fairly and squarely conducted without even a hint of crooked ! ness on the part of those con ducting it, the result was clearly [ stated by your county executive [committee, and Mr. Palmer so | licits your votes without the ex cuse or even moral right of an ! independent candidate. Simply as a bolter 1 from the overwhelm i ing decision of the almost entire j vote of the county, he is seeking to overthrow the work of the white primary which has done so much to wipe out the old rotten ness of old-time scrub races. Not for my sake alone, but for your own interests, I appeal to you to attend the election and put your stamp of approval on j the will of the majority To fail ;to do so encourages a spirit of utter disregard for the principles iof right and truth. He on hand prepared to fight any underhand ed scheme to defeat the will of the people already expressed. Yours Respectfully, James Hester. .cceptef first o Three men made their escape from jail at Moultrie Friday night last, but one of them was cap tured and returned. G. T. Patten of Berrien county killed nineteen alligators, the largest one measuring nine feet, in a bay near MiUtown recently. A colored plowman of Flovilla unearthed a bar of silver whlie plowing last week. The piece is about twelve inches in length, four inches wide and two inches thick and weighs nine and a half pounds. The package of money con taining $55,000 sent to the South ern Express Co. from Pensacola, and stolen, was returned and placed at the back door of the bank Monday morning, and an unknown voice over the phone notified the cashier of its being placed there. Mrs. J. H. Harris of Rome, Ga., has sued the city for $3,000 damages, alleging that the stag nant water of a pond raised mos quitos that hither, causing fever. ! On Saturday night a negro con fined in the city jail at Moultrie got out, went up town and got a shave and then returned to his cell. He slipped between the bars. William H. Yarbrough of Dan ville, 111., smoked his first cigar on his last birthday, being 107 | years of age. LOST HIS ARM IN THE GIN AT AILEY Steve Carroll Gets Terribly Mangled and His Arm Was Amputated. While trying to remove the moats from under a gin at the cotton ginnery of Thompson Bros, at Ailey last Saturday evening, Steve Carroll, a young white I man lost his right arm. The ac- Icidentwas the same in nature , that has occurred so often before. His arm came in contact with j the saws and was terribly lacera ! ted before the machinery could he stopped. Doctors Hall and Palmer were called and took off | arm above the elbow. At this | writing the unfortunate man is still in a very serious condition, i but hopes are still entertained for his recovery. For Sale. Thirty or forty S. C. Rhode ! Island Red cockerels, good stock, for sale. See me at once. C. M. Ledhettek, Mt. Vernon, Ga. Still Thinking of Her. The young undergraduate w;i ! haled before his tutor, says tin Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. |He had exceeded his leave by no less than two days. “Well,” said the professor, “what have you to say for your self?” I’m awfully sorry,” replied the undergrad. “I really couldn’t get hack before. I was detained by most importrnt business.” The professor looked at him sternly. “So you wanted two more days of grace, did you?” he asked. “No, sir, ” answered the young man, off his guard for a moment “of Marjorie.” Church Pews for Sale. The pews in the Mt. Vernon Methodist church are for sale at a reasonable rate. In good con dition. Call atMt. Vernon Bank. i South Georgia Plans Orange Industry. Colquitt, Ga., Sept. 23. — Orange growing is becoming a promising industry in south Geor gia and especially in Miller coun ty. In this county and in the town of Colquitt, there are quite | a number of trees that bear and ' mature a fine grade of this fruit! each .year. Mr. B. C. Bird, has at his home on West Main street a very fine orange tree that bears regularly and supplies his family each year with more of the fruit than they require. Fast year the yield was un usually large. The culture of this fruit presents a wonderful p issability for south Georgia and only needs development. Give a Dollar For Wilson . Last week The Monitor began a local campaign fund for the benefit of the national campaign, the amounts contributed being for the purpose of helping the Democratic nominee, Mr. Wilson, to success. As is understood, this money is not for Mr. Wilson, personally, hut is to help pay the expenses of his campaign; and a number of patriotic citizens have given since last week, and oth ers will give duridg the next tpn days. Leave a dollar at The Monitor office, or at the Bank, for this purpose. Surely every citizen in town is willing to give a little toward the success of Democracy. The following amounts con tributed through The Monitor to date, and will grow from week to week: Montgomery Monitor $2.00 Dr. J. E. Hunt 1.00 ('ash .00 I J. A. Coursey 1.00 ! \V. A. Peterson 1.00 $6.60 Uvalda. Special Oorrenpondmioe. Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Willcox are visiting in Hawkinsville. Mi's. Jim Gibbs is visiting her parents at Lyons this week. Mr. L. E. Braswell of Dublin visited friends here this week. Miss Lucille Mason of Lyons |and Miss Brannon of Dublin visi j ted Miss Pearl Jones last week. Miss Ophelia Partin is visiting Mrs. P. J. McNatt. Work on the Baptist church is in pressing very ra| idly. Misses Kelly and Gertrude Mann were here last Thursday. Miss Lula Belle Partin of Cedar Crossing is visiting Miss Helen Gray. Mr. Emmitt Moses has return to M<rc< r to resume his stud ies. Who Lost on Peaches. A lady in New York who read that peach orchards in Georgia were being destroyed because the industry was not profitable, was astonished. In regret at the prospect of missing the delicious fruit next year she wrote Mayor Moore of Macon that she paid 15 cents per quart for Georgia peach es all the season, and that some times choice specimens sold for 2 1-2 to 5 cents each. From these prices she thought the growers were coining money. Right here is where one of the reasons for the high cost of living comes in. A little light may he had on the cause of the difference between what the consumer qays and what the peach grower gets when it is remembered that in one day during the strike on the New York docks $200,000 worth of peaches were condemned and dumped into the river. Somebody had this loss to hear. It is prob able that the transportation com panies did not hear it.—Savannah News. I THE 12TH DISTRICT FAIR IN DUBLIN Let Montgomery County Be Represented With A Creditable Exhibit. The 12th District Fair, which will be held in Dublin Oct. Bth to 12th, inclusive, promises to be the one conspicious event of its kind in the state during the year. There will be no less than five or six county exhibits. When it is considered that the State Fair will probably not have more than a dozen, this statement stand* out and brings forcibly to the minds of the people of this sec tion that the 12th District to-day is pre-eminent in agriculture in Georgia. We learn that there will be more than two thousand head of fine bred chickens; that there will be at least two hundred and fifty head of horses, mules, cattle, sheep and goats show. The poultry and live stock display pro mises to be the best ever seen in Georgia. They will have daily balloon as censions; there will be many vaudeville shows on their Mid way, and many attractions. The boy scouts of Eastman, Adrian, and Scott will march to the city, and will be provided with suitable camping grounds. Farmers’ Union Day, October 9th, will bring together a notable gathering of the leading farmers, and those interested in the farm ers’ movement; among these be ing Hon. Thos. E. Watson, Law son E. Brown, State President, and J. A. Evans, the famous boll weevil expert of the United Sta tes Government and others. On Educational Day, Oct. 11, Gov. Elect Slaton, Prof. Andrew M. Soule, of the State College of Agriculture, and M. L. Brittain, Stare School Commissioner, will be present, and will address the multitudes that will be gathered upon that occasion. A feature of the 9th and 10th will be the horse races; running, pacing, and trotting, for which liberal purses have been offered. A feature of the Fair is that it will be held in the heart of the city under canvass, a large num ber of tents having been procur ed to house the exhibits. Every one of the quarter of a million citizens resident in the district should do their level best to boost this Fair, which will for mally advertise to the world the splendid soil, and climate, and advanced farming methods used : by its people. | Call at our office and let us ; talk the matter over with you. We have premium lists, and will be glad to give you any informa ; tian within our power. We want our county to make as good a showing as possible, and, to that end, ask the aid of all of our pa triotic citizens. Fall Millinery. We cordially invite you to in spect our Fall Millinery, showing j the latest styles in Pattern Hats, Dress Hats and Street Hats. They have every element of at ! tractiveness, combined with strictly High-Grade workmanship and reasonable profit-allowing prices. J. H. Hudson, Ailey, Ga. Singing Convention. The Montgomery County Sing ing Convention will be held at Alamo Methodist Church on the sth Sunday in September, (next Sunday.) Everybody invited to come prepared to spend the day. Bring your song books. No pub lic dinner. All singing teachers are especially invited. J. F. McDaniel, W. Henry Clark, Sec. Pres, NO. 23.
