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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 7, 1912)
ufyp Monitor. VOL. XXVII. m v Landslide for Wilson and Democracy. SUPERIOR COURT NOVEMBER TERM i Now In Session With Judge K. J. Hawkins of Dublin Presiding. The November term of Mont gomery Superior Court began its work promptly on Monday morn ing. On account of the illness of Judge J. H. Martin, Governor Brown appointed Judge K. J. Hawkins of the Dublin Circuit to hold the court. After empaneling the grand jury and delivering an able and exhaustive charge to the body,, Judge Hawkins soon had the mill of justice grinding, taking up the criminal calendar as an nounced, and making a busy day of Monday. The grand jury was organized with Rev. C. M. Ledbetter as foreman, and will thoroughly sift all matters coming before them. Nothing but criminal cas es are on the calendar for the week, and as the time has been cut short by one day, it is quite probable that much business will be carried over to the next term. With commendable patriotic motives, His Honor adjourned court until Wednesday to allow every loyal citizen to express his choice for president on Tuesday. He set a very proper example by returning to his home, Dublin, to aid by his vote in the great land-' slide for Wilson and Marshall and tariff reform. Hon. E. D. Graham, judg<?- elect of the Oconee Circuit, who has served eight years as solictor, is here looking after the state’s side. At the next term Judge Graham will occupy the bench. We confidently expect him to add efficiency as well as dignity to Georgia’s judiciary. Among the visiting attorneys, we note the presence of Gen. P. W. Meldrim, Savannah; G. B. Davis, Dublin; John R. Cooper, Macon; W. A. Wooten, Eastman; Col. Tomlinson, Alamo; Pratt Williams, Vidalia; G. W. Lang-! ford, Lyons; Eschol Graham and Solicitor E. D. Graham of Mcßae. A list of cases disposed of will be given next week. Grand Lodge Elects Officers For Year. Macon, Ga., Oct. 30. The Grand Lodge of Georgia, Free and Accepted Masons, today named officers for the eusuing year and adjourned, after one of the most interesting sessions of its 126 years of history. The following officers were named: Robt. L. Colding, of Savannah, Grand Master. N. H. Ballard, of Brunswick, Deputy Grand Master. Frank 0. Miller, of Fort Val ley, Senior Grand Warden. W. G. England, of Cedartown, Junior Grand Warden. The following officers were ap pointed: Henry G. Edenfield, Millen, Grand Chaplain. John R. Wilkinson, Atlanta, Senior Grand Deacon. Frank F. Baker, Dalton, Grand Marshal. B. S. Patterson, of Lawrence ville, First Grand Steward. George H. Fields, Bain bridge, Second Grand Steward. W. A. Capps, Athens, Third Grand Steward. Lee Wages, Macon, Grand Tyler. Married Tuesday. Mr. Carl D. Outen and MissEth-1 el Dasher were happily married j Tuesday at Claxton, Rev. P. L. Screws officiating. After the ! ceremony, the happy couple left over the Seaboard for Mt. Ver | non, where they are at the home !of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Outen, I welcomed by many friends. The bride is a charming young lady of Claxton, a member of a well known family of Tattnall county. Mr. Outen is a son of Mr. D. A. Outen of tnis place, and is known to many friends here, having spent some time j here before his parents moved here two years ago. For some time he has been located at Clax trn. Happiness and prosperity to them. , Pythian Notes. « i The Pythian Literary Society met in the Freshman room on the afternoon of Nov, 2. The society was called to order by the president, minutes read and adopted, after which the follow ing program was carried out. Reading, Martha Pool. Recitation, Guy Stone. I Wonder Why, Alma Kennedy, Conversation, Emma Edwards, Nan Miller and Martha Pool. Declamation, Jurell Calhoun. Debate: Resolved, That the Doctor Has Done More for Cilvil ization Than the Lawyer. Ass., Reuben Carter, Wright Collins, Curtis Hamilton. Neg., John Emmitt, Herman I Kennedy, Ethan Stephens. The decision was rendered in favor of the Neg. After having atteded to all of our business we adjourned. They All Read ’Em. Everybody reads the Macon Telegraph—and the Montgomery Monitor. Get them both at this | office. Our readers will appreci ate the great Southern daily along with the county paper, and should investigate its merits at once. Only paper in its class :at $5 per year— day. See j The Moritor about it. j MONTGOMERY’S VOTE EAST TUESDAY About Two-thirds of a Full Vote Polled, Mostly Democratic. The National Election on Tues day was not attended with any unusual demonstrations, and was generally Democratic. There j were less than a thousand votes polled in the county, the vote of Hon. Dubley M. Hughes, with out opposition for congress, being 966. The ratification of the the amendment creating Wheeler county was carried by a vote of 763 for and 242 against it. Our and space forbid giving a tabula ted statement by districts. The vote for presidential elec tors is as follows: Wilson Electors, 854 Roosevelt “ 93 Taft “ 52 The vote for the amendment authorizing judges to grant char ters in vacation was 860 for and 62 against. The last amendment exempting farm products from taxation got 880 for with 73 agaist it. Returns are not in yet from the state, but it is safe to predict that the Wheeler county i amendment was carried, as there was no orgaized effort made to defeat it. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOV. 7 f 1912. Victory Grows With Reports. WOODROW WILSON WINS IN A WALK. The triumph of Democracy in the ele tion Tuesday seems complete. Wilson and Marshal swept New York and the Solid South, and their electoral vote approaches 400. No such landslide before if reports are eomfirmed. Massachusetts, Indiana and even Ohio fell into the Democratic Ranks, Taft and Teddy column almost hare of figures. Taft is credited with two states andj Roosevelt with six. Os course Georgia polls up an over whelming majority for Wilson and Mar shall. The Bull Moose no longer paws up the ground, hut sends a telegram of congratula tion to Wilson. Maine and Illinois climb on the Dem ocratic Band Wagon in great shape. President Taft wires Wilson, “I con gratulate you on your election and extend to you my best wishes for a successful ad ministration.” Democracy elects Governors for many States and the majority in Congress has jbeen increased. | FIRES PARTING SHOT ! • Hon. G. B. Davis of Dublin Makes Final Appeal To Voters. On Monday during the noon recess of superior court, the last appeal to Democrats was made here by Hon. G. B. Davis of Dublin. Mr. Davis gave us a stirring call to the ballot box, and fully sustained his reputation as a forceful speaker and a logi cal reasoner. Mr. Davis should feel proud of the fact that he | contributed his services to the grand upheaval that shook the world on Tuesday and made Dc ; mocracy’s triumph complete. DR. CHARLES HICKS CLAIMED BY DEATH Well Known and Skilled Physician Passes From His Life Work. Dr. Charles Hicks, for several years a citizen of this place pass ed away Thursday afternoon, as ! ter a long and painful illness, oc ! casioned by a stroke of paralysis sustained about eight years ago. | For some time he had been grad ually failing, and for about a : week before the end came he be came unconscious, enjoying but few lucid hours. When the end approached he sank gradually until relieved by death about four o’clock in the afternoon, surrounded by his family and a number of friends. When Dr. Hicks was stricken, he was enjoying an immense practice, being known fur nnd near as one of the most skilled physicians in the state. At the time he was a citizen of Dublin and was very closely identified with the progress of the town and community. He was a man of unusual mental calibre and personal magnetism, and his friends and acquaintances were almost without number. He was born and reared near Wrights-. ville, having practiced here dur ing his early manhood. After, being stricken he removed here, j that he may enjoy for a season ! the companionship of old friends and relatives, and during the j past four years he has been a familiar figure in our midst, but' being confined in his home for the past year. Dr. Hicks was 59 years of age, arid leaves a wse and four sons to mourn his departure, his wife being Miss Alice Mcßae of this ! place, a daughter of the latej William Mcßae. His sons are Messrs. S. V., A. G., E. 0. and j little Pat, the youngest. The three former are engaged in the I livery bnsiness here. Capt. Jim 'Hicks of Fitzgerald is the only surviving brother. Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Linder, and Mrs. Snell are ' the surviving sisters. Mrs. Mary A. Mason, mother of Mr. C. A. i Mason of this place, was one of the older sisters. No man in the state stood higher in the medical profession i than Dr. Hicks, being for many years president of the State Medical Association, and many are the tributes paid him by bis fellows. Accompanied by a large num ber of relatives and friends his remains were taken to Dublin for interment Friday, this being a request—that he be laid away near the scenes of his most ac tive life Rev. Chas. Montgom ery of this place and Rev. C. M. Chumley of Dublin performed the last rites. A more fitting tribute will be paid to his mem ory later. | (man dies from BLOW ON HEAD W. H. Edwards Killed By W. C. McCrimmon Last Week. Will Edwards, superintendent of a hardwood mill on the Mc- Crimmon plantation, eleven miles north of here, died Saturday night from the effects of a blow received Friday evening at the hands of W. C. McCrimmon, one of the largest landowners of Montgomery county. Edwards, in an intoxicated condition, had run his family from home, near the McCrimmon place and ap proached the McCrimmon home, I demanding their release believing them hidden there. He was a number of times taken away, in formed that his family was not there. Finally, Edwards attack ed McCrimmon with a knife. McCrimmon, with a view of de fending himself, attempted to fire at him with a shotgun, but finding the gun unloaded, dealt Edwards a blow over the head. The wounded man was taken to his home nearby and administer ed to, remaining until nine o’clock Saturday night, when the end came. Mr. McCrimmon had his body embalmed and shipped to his home at Columbus. Mr. Mc- Crimmon is one of the most prom inent citizens of this county, and a man very quietly disposed. Edwards was a man of about thirty years of age, and is reput ed to he a habitual drinker, at times becoming rowdy. The af fair is regretted. Vice-Presidency and Death. The sudden death of James S. Sherman, Vice-President of the United States, makes the seventh in that high office during the last one hundred years. Os these, four died dur ing the month of November. George Clinton of New York, who served during the second term of President Jefferson and the first term of President Madi son, died April 20 1812. Eldridge Gerry of Massachu t setts was the next Vice-President 1 to die in office; he served during ! the second term of President Madison and died Nov. 23, 1814. Thus Madison was deprived by death of both his colleagues in I office. JDaniel D. Tompkins of New York may be included in the list; ihe has served two terms under j President Monroe and died June ! 11, 1825, sixty days after retiring from the office. William P. King of Alabama, who'was elected with Franklin Pierce, was the next one to die during this term;Mr. King never ! occupied the chair in full sense; he had gone to Cuba for his health, and Congress by special act accorded him the privilege of taking the oath in Havana; he died a few weeks later, in North Carolina, April 18, 1853. Henry Wilson of Massachusetts died during the second term of President Grant; he was stricken with paralysis Nov. 10, 1875, and die ] on the 22d. Thomas A. Hendricks of In diana died during the first term of President Cleveland, on Nov. 25, 1885. Garrett A. Hobart of New Jer sey, who served during the first term of President McKinley, died jNov. 2, 1899.- Macon Telegraph. NO. 29.
