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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1912)
iMotttgommj Ufatttfcih VOL. XXVII. CORN CLUB BOYS AWARDED PRIZES A Fine Showing Made By Montgomery County First Year. On Tursday last Prof. J. Wal ter Hendricks, district agent of boys corn clubs, met the Mont gomery county club, and awarded the prizes for this county. Considering the late start, and the adverse seasons, the boys did very well indeed. In the 12th District Fair at Dublin the boys were far in the lead in the mat ter of yield, but were- put down as fourth in the contest because the number entering were less than the number from the three other counties competing. The county prizes awarded last Thursday amounted to $35, of which the Board of Education gave $25 and the Mount Vernon Bank $lO. The awards, with the yields of the boys were as follows: Ist, Walter B. Hilton, Jr., Kibbee, $12.20; 95 bushels, $78.97 profit. 2d, Carl Adams, Mt. Vernon, Route 1, $10; 93 3-7 bushels, s7l. 50 profit. 3d, Charlie M. Nobles, Helena Route 1, $7.50; 67 1-2 bushels, $50.01 profit. 4th, Ottis Morrison, Glenwood Route 3, $5.00; 39 bushels, $22.75 profit. ODD FELLOWS MEET. Entertain Many Friends At Sumptuous Spread Saturday Eve. As previously announced, the Ailey Lodge of Odd Fellows en tertained with a grand meet last Saturday evening, and reports continue to declare that the oc casion was one of real enjoyment. The main address of the evening was made by Rev. W. S. Harder, a visiting brother, introduced by Rev. J. D. Rabun. Mr, Harden’s t address captivated the crowd, all t voted the hour as well spent. The banquet following was one typical of Montgomery county’s best efforts. And that is saying a good deal. Easy to Squelch. Mrs. Susan Wisler, the new mayor of Dayton, Wyo., was squelching an anti-suffrage argu.- ment, says the Washington Star. “But, indeed,’ she ended, “these anti-suffrage arguments are easy to squelch. They are all on a par. They have about as much real truth in them as the argument of the old fellow who, to prove man’s superiority, said: “ ‘Man’s baldness is another proof. Man goes bald because his brain is alius workin’. Where as women—she don’t never go bald.’ “He took out a plug of tobacco, waving it scornfully in the air, bit off a large chew, and said: “ ‘Also, gents, by follerin’ up the same line of argument we see that the reason why women can’t raise whiskers is because her jaw is alius workin’!” Lady Teachers Leave For Their Schools. Three young ladies of Mt. Ver non, who hold licenses to teach in the public schools, left last Monday to take up work on the west side of the county. Miss Julia Achorn assumes charge of the Spivey school in the Fork District, located near Lumber City. Miss Imogene Achorn has taken charge of the Oak Grove school near Alamo, and Miss Marion Adams will teach the Sikes school. Capitol Removal Idea Grows with So. Georgia The proposition to divide Geor gia into two states continues to | crop out. The general sentiment jis well expressed by the Albany ; Herald when it says the proposal will probably never amount to anything more than idle talk. “True Georgians, regardless of the section of the state in, which they live, feel a pride in the great state as it is. They love not only her mountains, her red old hills, her wiregrass and piney-woods region, but her sandy shores that are washed by the ebb-tides of old ocean as well,” says the Herald. “But there is j another proposition—the removal of the capitol from Atlanta to a point nearer the geographical center of the state—which South Georgians very generally regard with favor.” With the growth of the Southern part of the state, with which will eventually come the balance of political power, the capitol removal question bids fair to become an issue which the people may be called upon to settle at the polls.—Savannah News. Apples Tip Scales At 19 Ounces Each. Single apples weighing nine teen ounces, thirty-two varieties, grown in one county and on Ex hibit in the same display, and an apple tree trunk more than three feet in diameter and one hundred years of age are among the in teresting exhibits at the Georgia State Fair. These exhibits are seen in the Rabun county exhibit, in charge of F. D. Singleton and J. V. Arrendale. The high altitude and heavy rainfall make possible the pro duction of some of the finest ap ples in the whole country in Ra bun county, where the rainfall is greater than at any point east of the Rocky Mountains. The trunk of the big apple tree is a curiosity to the thousands of vis itors to the fair and Governor Brown upon his visit to the fair last Thursday and inspection of the Rabun county exhibit, re quested that the portion of the tree as the fair be placed in the museum at the Georgia state cap itol. A similar request was made yesterday by Commissioner of Agriculture-elect J. D. Price. The tree in question was grown on the farm of the Rabun Gap ' Industrial School, and is believed to have been planted by the Indians or early settlers. While apples are conspicious among the Rabun county exhibit, their display also shows corn, po tatoes rice, rye, wheat, cabbage, oats and other products, proving that this county produces a va riety of corn crops. Speaking of Rabun county yes terday, Mr. Singleton, in charge of the exhibit said: “Rabun county is not only the birthplace of such men as the late H. V. M. Miller and Chief Justice Logan E. Bleckley, but the home of the seedling apple, and it was a seed ling apple grown by Col. John P. Fort, in Rabun county, that took the first prize in the great apple show in Spokane, Wash., in 1910. We, therefore, predict that the apple industry will prove a great resource for north Georgia,” Dwelling for Sale. Intending to move away, I i wish to sell you my home place in town. Good-sized lot, conve niently situated, on principal street of the town. Rather sor ry dwelling, but a nice place to build a new one on. Good-sized J garden spot, poultry yard and a j well-stocked Fish Bait bed in | ; back yard. This ought to appeal to you. Liberal terms. See me. ; 10-23-12 W. M. Lewis, jad " Mt. Vernon, Ga. j MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCT. 24, 1912. General News Items Told in Short Meter. Quake Shakes Macon. A distinct earthquake shock I was felt in Macon Tuesday night! i about 8:14 o’clock. The seismic disturbance reach as far south as i Dublin. A wedding in progress at Macon was disturbed by the shock which threw vases from the mantel. Dead but Lives. J. T . Hill of Cordelegot a re ward of $2,500 offered by two in surance companies for finding A. jj. Fenn, a former citizen who had disappeared and whose wife was sueing for $15,000 life in surance. Fenn was captured in New Orleans. Dublin Man Killed. On Tuesday night C. C. Hooks, a well known young man of Dub lin, died from a pistol shot through his head. He was found in his room with a bullet hole through his temple, but it is not known how the shooting occurred. Fight to Kill. In a crowded case in St. Leu’s ; on Tuesday, Leonida Morreale j and Mrs. Annie McDonnell fought j a duel to the death. The man plunged a knife into the woman, I who seized the same knife and cut his throat and fell across his dead body. Groceryman Ends Life. On Monday morning J. J. Brox- | ton, a well known groceryman of 1 Macon, fired a bullet through his brain. Financial troubles and | ill health are given as the cause : of the rash act. Carpathia’s Captain Comes, j It is announced that Captain | A. H. Roston will visit the South, ' and probably be in Atlanta in January. Capt. Roston is the commander of the Carpathia, the ship that picked up the survivors of the ill-fated Titanic. The Militia Exonerated. On Monday last Gov. Brown approved the findings of the court martial, which exonerated the soldiers who fired and killed three Augusta men in the strike there. I The act was defined as “the di rect result of lawful obedience to orders.” TEACHERS ORGANIZE COUNTY ASSOCIATION. Meets Monthly for Mutual Advancement And Pleasure. As a result of the institute here last week, the teachers decided that great good might be accom- j plished by meeting oftener than once a year, and proceeded to or ganize an Association. They will meet once a month for an inter change of ideas, and for the dis cussions of those problems that come up continually in the great work of education. Rev. C. M. Ledbetter, who is an ex-teacher, was chosen presi dent, Miss Inez Mcßae, Ist vice president, Miss Lannie Wright, 2d vice president; and Miss Daisy Allen, secretary and treasurer. The organization will be known as the “Montgomery County Teachers’ Association” and the meetings will be held on the 3d ; Saturday in each month in Mt.! Vernon. It is quite safe to pre dict that every session will be helpful to those attending and ' highly interesting. I If the party that borrowed the pistol from the Drug Store will return same, no questions will be ! asked; and it will save a criminal j prosecution, —ad. Nine Prisoners Escape. Nine negroes escaped from the i i Sumter county jail at Americus j last Monday by digging a hole i through the floor. Three others 1 remained in jail, saying they did not care to go out because it was raining. Another Gin Disaster. J. Paul Wilks of Swainsboro got his arm in a cotton gin Tues day with the usual results. He lost his arm up to the shoulder, and was otherwise badly lacerat- j ed, but hopes are entertained for J his recovery. Hurled to Death. At Garris and Corbett’s saw-: mill near Savannah last Thurs- j day, a negro man was caught on the large belt by falling. He was carried to the fly-wheel and dash ed with terrific force against the ceiling, falling a shapeless mass of flesh and broken bones. Guard Kills Guard. James T. Vance, a guard at the : Federal penitentiary, Atlanta, i plead guilty to shooting and kill -1 ing M. L. Conners, a fellow 1 guard. In the Fulton superior j court Monday he was sentenced to ten years, and sent to the state farm because he was unable to do time on the roads. Roosevelt Goes Home. Col. Theodore Roosevelt, who j has been kept quietly in Chicago since received Schrank’s bullet, J was taken home on Monday. He stood the trip well, seemingly none the worse for the trip by rail. Lightning Strikes Balloon. Lieutenant Gericke winner of last year’s balloon race, and his assistant, Steler, fell three miles from a balloon at Berlin, Monday last. It is supposed that light ning struck the gas bag as they had encountered a thunder-storm. Greece Against Turkey. Greece has formally declared war against Turkey and several battles have been fought. Greeks i are returning home from all j parts of the world to fight against' j the Turks. WILSON CAMPAIGN FIND GROWING. Patriotic Citizens of Ailey Add to Fund to Help Elect Wilson In addition to amount already reported, the citizens of Ailey have added to the Wilson cam-1 j paign fund during the week. At j the instance of Mr. George Milli- 1 gan, the following gentlemen | have contributed the amount of j $6.00. B. A. Conner, G. R. Mason, D. ] B. Sumerford, D. M. Currie, S. | B. Hancock and George Milligan. Contributed Through Montgomery Monitor: Montgomery Monitor $2.00 j Dr. J. E. Hunt 1.00 j Ga»h 60 J. A. Coursey 1.00 ; W. A. Peterson 1.00 j M H. Dariey 1.00 j C. A. Mason .60 J J. T. Jordan 1.00 1 ; D A. Mcßae 1.00 i i A. B. Hutcheson 1.00 j Dr. J. W. Palmer (previously remitted) 6.00 Farm For Sale. i : I am offering my farm for sale. Well improved with 55 acres in ! cultivation and 30 in woods, 8 miles southeast of Mt. Vernon and 2 1-2 miles from Alston. If i you want to buy a good 2 horse • farm you can’t beat this place.; Will sell stock implements, cattle' and hogs. If interested go and look at place and write me at Dothan, Ala. F. D. Williamson. Sends Religion Tract to All Liquor Houses. J Cordele, Oct. 22.—Whether it j jis the purpose or not of Rev. W. ' S. Harden, pastor of the Presby terian church of this city, to con \ vert a certain well known liquor dealer of a border state it is not known. However, because Rcse j mailed to Mr. Harden a circular | letter quoting prices and desrib- 1 ing his various liquors, the min | ister immediately mailed him in return a copy of “The Life of Valentine Burke” and “How to Begin a Christian Life. ” Also Rev. Harden requested him kind ly but definitely not to send him any more of his circular letters ! about his liquors. This minister has a record of having converted j [ one liquor dealer by this method. I He has received a goodly number of price lists from whisky houses, and with each of them he deals as he did with Rose. Faculty Recital At Brewton-Parker Inst. On next Monday evening, Oct. j 28th, there will be a recital by the teachers in the departments of Music and Expression at the Institute. Misses Brewton, Lee and Upshaw will furnish an en tertainment of variety and pleas ant interest. All the friends and patrons of the school are cordial- j ly invited to attend. Savannah Presbytery Discontinue Institute. Valdosta, Oct. 20—Among the important acts of the Savannah Presbytery, in session here this week, was the adoption of a res olution to discontinue thePresby terial Institute at Blackshear, Ga. For a few years after the establishment of the scchool the patronage was very satisfactory, but latterly it has fallen off and the Presbytery decided that the institute was no longer needed. A committee, of which Rev. W. Moore Scott is chairman, was ap pointed to close out the property and pay off the debts of the in stitution. The Blackshear Pres byterian church was warmly | thanked for its generous gifts j and earnest work for the insti i tute. Wesleyan Girls See Runaway Couple Wed. Macon, Ga., Oct. 18.—Three hundred Wesleyan College girls witnessed the runaway marriage of John F. Laney, of Macon, and j Miss Annie Dennard Howard of! Meigs, Ga., in front of the col-, lege building. The nuptials were | pronounced by Rev. C. R. Jen kins, the president of the institu tion. Miss Howard came to Macon to 1 attend the state fair, and was : met by Mr. Lany and taken for an automobile ride. While pass- ! ing Wesleyan, he suggested that ! they get married, and his sugges ! lion was strengthened by the production of a license, The 1 young woman consented, and Dr. Jenkins was asked to officiate. ! The couple were married in the machine, while the college girls looked on. —' Campaign Expenses of W. A. Wooten. (Supplementary to retcular nUitement published.] To Assessment Expenses of Pub- j lishing Tickets in Montgomery! County $2.50, | Georgia, Dodge County. You, W. A. Wooten, do swear j that the foregoing statement sets forth your total campaign ex- j penses incurred as candidate for Solicitor-General in the general j election, and same was paid out of affiant’s personal funds. W. A. Wooten. | Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22d day of October, 1912. J. H. Milner, Not. Pub. Dodge Co., Ga. ! RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT TEACHERS’ MEET Pay Several Compliments And Express Hearty Appreciation. Resolved, By the teachers of Montgomery county in annual institute assembled: That we have received with S pleasure the visit of Prof. M. L. Duggan, and take this method of expressing to him our sincere thanks for the able and instruct ive manner in which he has from day to day discussed for our ben ] efit the various topics relating to the teaching in the public schools, and for his kindnesses and cour tesies bestowpd upon us; and we beg to assure him that as a body of teachers we shall ever hold very dear to our hearts the many instructions and valuable lessons taught by him, and we wish for him and his all the blessings that a Kind Father can bestow. Resolved, That to Dr. Brewton and his corps of efficient teachers we express our hearty thanks for their earnest co-operation and timely, beautiful and instructive demonstrations of work done in that noble institution, of which we as citizens and teachers of Montgomery county are justly j proud. And we pledge to him and to those faithful few associated with him our hearty support in the great work which lies so near to their hearts. Resolved, That to the citizens of Mt. Vernon we extend our thanks for their hearty hospital ity. And last, but not least, to our worthy and honorable county superintendent, Col. Hutcheson, we express our sincere apprecia tion of his kindness and courtesy shown us; and we pledge him and the Board of Education of Montgomery county our best ef forts in the promotion of the ed ucational interests of the county, and we beg to assure him that, as far as lieth within us, we will strive to leave nothing undone that will in any way tend to bring the standard of the common schools up to that ideal of what !it should be, few as good, none better. That we as teachers have en joyed very much the presence of each other, and we trust as we go to our respective fields of la bor we shall do so with higher and nobler inspirations relative to the great and noble work in which we are engaged, and trust j that as we turn the pages of our : life history none shall be found i more pleasant and profitable than ! the work spent together in our annual institute of 1912. J. L. Gilmore, Chairm’n Committee on Resolutions. Georgia R. R. Strike Proves Very Costly. Atlanta, Oct. 20. —Strikes and their paralyzing effects are ex pensive to big corporations, as a statement filed with the railroad commission by the Georgia road ! today reveals. For the first fourteen days of I October, while the strike on that road was in force, the net loss in revenue over the same period in 1911 amounted to $136,186.99. During the first seven days the net loss was SIO,OOO per day, for | not a passenger train was opera | ted and the freight business was completely tied up. The loss in ; passenger revenues alone for the fourteen days totalled $33,041.58. j These figures perhaps cover on ly a part of the actual cost all around. The loss to employes in wages, the loss to towns along the line in business and other things would probably run the total to half a million dollars or more. NO. 27.
