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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.
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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.
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