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VOL. XXVIII.
PUBLIC SCHOOL
FACULTY CHOSEN
MiSS INEZ M’RAE PRINCIPAL
With Excellent Teachers in .
Charge Welfare of Stu
dents is Assured.
Miss Inez Mcßae has been
chosen principal of the Common
School Department of the Brew
ton-Parker Institute by the local
board of trustees. Miss Mcßae
is eminently qualified to fill the
place, bringing experience and a
fine training into the work.
Miss Mcßae formerly taught
in the Institute, before serving
on the faculty of the- Agricul
tural College at Sparta. She will
have charge of the seventh
grade, aside from her duties as
principal of the public school de
partment of the Brewton-Parker
Institute. Other members of
the faculty of the public school
department chosen at the meet
ing of the local trustees Saturday
last are as follows:
Miss Inez Brantley, sixth
grade.
Miss Mamie Conner, fifth
grade.
Miss Caddie Futrell, Graves,
Ga., fourth grade.
Miss Jessie May Peterson,
Ailey, third and second grades. |
Miss Leda Slaton, Mountviile,
Ga., first grade.
The teacher for the sixth grade
is supplied by the academic de
partment of the school, there
being a number of out-of-town or
boarding pupils in this grade.
The faculty for the acaderr c
department will be given in full
later. The fall term will open
under very promising conditions,
and next year will be u great
year with the big school.
Guy Smith, agent for the
Southeastern Freight Association
at Philadelphia, died on board
the Quantico Sunday night while
coming to Savannah on a pleas
ure trip. Remains were taken
to Atlanta for burial.
Says Congress will Adjourn October 1
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Clark Picks Oct. 1 as
Date for Adjournment
Washington, June 3. —Speaker
Clark’s prediction that Congress'
will be in session until October 1
is believed to forecast a long!
wrangle over currency reform
and a record-breaking debate on
the tariff in the Senate.
While the Democratic caucus
was adopting a resolution to limit
the legislative program in the
House, Speaker Clark observed
that, with the work already cut
out for it, Congress “will bei
here until about October 1.”
Congress has been in almost con-;
tinuous session for five years.
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A NEW STINT IN PARKING
If Rain Doesn’t Come to
Crop, Move Crop to It.
Gabon, 0., June 3. —In addi
tion to a fine coat of wool a ram
owned by David Lynch, a farmer,
husa covering of flourishing oats.
The ram wallowed around in a
straw stack and got oats in his
wool. Then it was rained on.
Next the sun shone brightly with
the result that the oafs sprouted.
Lynch calculates that in case
of drought he can save this crop
of oats, since, if the rain won’t
come lo the crop, he can move
the crop to the rain.
CiiiU) kILLLDBV BASEBALL
Wild Heave Brings Sadness
to Sandersville Home.
Sandersville, Ga., June 1.
William Howard, the 4-year-old
son of Col. and Mrs. George C.
Evans, was accidentally killed
this afternoon by a baseball that
struck him .over the heart. Sev
eral children were playing with
Benton Evans, the older brother,
in the yard of the Evans home,
when a foul ball was thrown
which passed the batter and
struck the little fellow, who was
standing near. The mother is
prostrated.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1913.
General News Items
Told in Short Meter.
The commissary building of
the Dublin Cotton Mills and barns
belonging to two other parties
Jwere burned by lightning in a
1 severe electrical storm on Sunday
and Sunday night.
i
An engine and several freight
cars plunged into a burning
I trestle on the Central road at
i Beaver Creek near Macon on
j Monday night. O. 1). Touch
i stone, engineer, and Marcellus
jCullberth, a negro brakemen,
! were killed.
The Tidwell hotel at Collins
I was burned Tuesday morning,
; the loss on building and contents
being about $2,500.
The 105th anniversary of the
birth of Jeff Davis was observed
with appropriate ceremonies in
many places in the South on
Tuesday.
Six mules were killed when a i
barn was blown down near Ash
burn, Ga., Monday night, and aj
residence seven miles east was
burned by lightning.
Prof. Frank G. Branch of
Putnam county, a well known
educator, has been elected presi
dent of the South Georgia Col
lege at Mcßae to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of
Prof. Strozier.
Mrs. J. C. Thomas and her
;son, Jas. C. Thomas, Jr., were
kiUed by lightning Saturday af
ternoon at the home two miles
north of Jeffersonville.
A large bear escaped from his
cage in Savannah" on Sunday
morning, and caused great ex
citement among a large crowd of
children assembled at a church
near by. He was tolled back
into his den without trouble.
Thirteen negro women were
arrested and hauled to jail at
Macon for fishing in a lake be
longing to R. C. Hut finance,
after they had been warned not
to fish there.
In defense of his sister, Flor
ville LaConte of New Orleans on
Sunday shot and killed William
Easton, his sister’s lover, with
whom she was quarreling.
PROMINENT CITIZEN
GONE TO REWARD
Mr. G. W. Adams Died Fri
day at the Advanced Age
of Eighty-two Years.
Mr. G. Wash Adams died on
i Friday afternoon at the residence
of his daughter, Mrs. H. J.
| Wright, his old home place, after
la general decline in his health
lasting several months. In the
presence of a large number of his
descendants and friends the re
mains were laid to rest Saturday
afternoon at the family cemetery
about six miles north of Mt. Ver
non. By special request of Mr.
Adams, m<yJe about a year ago,
his former pastor, Rev. W. D.
McGregor, was summoned from
Mcßae to comply with his prom
ise to conduct the funeral ser
vice. Mr. Adams belonged to a
numerous family whose ances
tors were among the pioneer set
tlers of Montgomery county, and
he was a veteran of the eivil war.
His children now living are]
Mrs. Jl. J. Wright and Mrs. 11. ]
A. Simpson, residing here; Mrs. j
H. H. McAllister, Longpond;
Mrs. J. A. Powell, Towns; Geo.
L. Adams, Atlanta; John C.
Adams, Vidalia; J. L. Adams,
Mt. Vernon; C. Mans Adams,
Arlington; Samuel Adams, Ha
gan. One brother, Mr. Joe
Adams, now 80 years old, sur
j vives.
Sam Griffin, aged 17, son of a
prominent farmer of Crisp
county, was killed by lightning
Saturday night, and the same
I bolt burned up a barn with two j
mules and several hogs and a lot
I
ol oats.
J. B. Logannon on the Watt
farm near Thomasville has a field
of corn only eight weeks old that
; averages seven feet high.
When Mr. and Mrs. Frank
; Hagan of Pittsburg returned
! from their honeymoon trip Mon
day they were met at the depot
by twelve nurse girls all rolling!
baby carriages.
Negroes around Waynesboro,
Miss,, are superstitious about the ‘
boll weevil, and refuse to kill
them.
A beggar at Atlantic City, N. j
j J., acknowledged to the police!
I when arrested Monday that he
had wealth amounting to $50,000.
Four men entered a jeweler’s
store in New York Monday, and,
after gagging the proprietor, got
away with $5,000 worth of goods.
j Two passenger trains of the
Seaboard Air Line collided at I
Millerton near Jacksonville on
Tuesday. Several persons were
I hurt, Express Messenger Floyd
perhaps fatally.
It is estimated by experts that j
Southern cotton growers lose |
from $25 000,000 to $70,000,000
annually from slipshod methods!
in handling the crop.
In a pistol duel at, Crandall,
Ga., on Saturday, I)r. L. C. Furr
received wounds from which he
died Sunday. “Whack” Riordan,
who fought him, got five wounds
but still lives.
Two aged widows who were
mourning over the graves of de
| parted loved fines in a Chicago
I cemetery, spoke to each other of
the short time before they would
.j be numbered among the deal,
land were killed in their auto on
! the way home.
I
Weston, the noted pedestrian,
is walking from Minneapolis toj
New York, 1500 miles. He is 75
j years old.
COTTON BLOOMS COKING
One Farmer Has Thirteen
Acres in Full Bloom.
' While the cotton crop is a little
late, a number of blooms have
been sent to this office, the first
of which was received April 11th
from W. A. Robinson, a farmer
jon the place of J. B. O’Conner !
’ | near Kibbee.
The second bloom came from 1
J. M. Browning of Bruce, re
ceived on the 3d inst.
| The third bloom was sent in by |
L. M. Chambers of Route No. 1,
i Uvalda, and reached this office]
yesterday. Mr. Chambers writes
that he has thirteen acres in full
bloom, his neirig one of the most
advanced crops in the county.
Cotton blooms being plentiful
at this season, no further men
tion will be made of those re
ceived at this office.
Aviator Rises to Height of
16,368 Feet.
] Due, France. June 3. The
] world’s altitude record for an
! aeroplane carrying a pilot and a
passenger was broken today by
Edmond Perreyon, who rose
16, S6B feet
The store of Rimes Bros, at
Ludowici was robbed by burglars
Monday fight., about S3O in mon
ey and S7OO worth of jewelry be
j ing taken.
Teachers Receive at
“’wo-Thirds Rate, j
Atl.tniu, .nine 4. —That the
public school teachers of Georgia
are at least not as badly off as
; they used to be in the matter of
getting their pay, is shown in the]
report prepared for Gov. Brown
by Executive Secretary lJim.
It shows that of the 13,000
teachers in the public schools of
Georgia two-thirds, or about 8000,
are paid promptly, but at big ex
pense to the individual counties
in paying interest on loans. Os
the remainder, 2,500 are paid]
] part promptly, while the remain- \
ing 2,500 have to wait from one]
to twelve months for each j
month’s salary.
ORIANNA HIGH SCHOOL
ENDS SUCCESSFUL TERM
Friday Witnessed Close of
1912-13 Term Under J.
Leslie Poston.
Adrian, Ga., May 31, 1913.
Under the skillful supervision!
of Prof. J. Leslie Poston and his j
efficient corps of assistants, the
Orianna High School closed the
1912-13 year last Friday.
The school lias been a brilliant]
success, having increased its on-j
rollment wonderfully over last]
year, the enrollment for the term
.just closed being 142.
Our school has met unanimous
co-operation from not only the
| patrons but the people of our
j surrounding communities.
Friday the “whole country
I around” came together and with
a hig picnic celebrated the clos
ing.
One of the largest, crowds that ;
ever assembled in Orianna was]
present.
Rev. James It. Webb of Sopor
ton delivered a very forceful dis-]
course on “Ignorance versus Ed
ucation.”
Dr. Welili is a sterling young
man, an erstwhile boy of our
community for which we feel
justly proud.
Dr. J. C. G. Brooks of War
then College, Wrightsvillo, spoke)
to u.s ori the necessity of educa
tion and the progress it is mak
| ing, peer i that stirred every-
I one present.
Dr. Brooks is a great man a
j forceful speaker and a self-made
man.
We congratulate ourselves on
j being so fortunate in securing a
man of such calibre, to drive
1 home such splendid facts as did
I he.
After his address a magnificent
j dinner was spread, accompanied
iby lemonade for the remainder!
J of the afternoon.
Then at '2:00 o’clock Rev. Jor-!
dan Norris of Orianna, a Baptist
minister of the Gospel for 40
years and a school boy of the|
, “log cabin time,” gave us a]
splendid talk on “School Im-j
I provemerits since 1840.
He was followed by Rev. Brew
ton of Adrian who closed the day
with an address in behalf of l
“Christian Education.”
The day was a splendid success
and thoroughly enjoye d by the j
immense crowd t hat was present.
Col. W. A. Muff of Macon, at.
| one time the city’s wealth
iest citizen, was found guilty;
of contempt of court in the United ■
States court on Monday. The,
charge was writing letters to!
Judge Speer reflecting on his
judicial character. Sentence will ]
fie passed in a few days, arid the
aged lawyer is awaiting his fate.
Mulus lor Snip.
Five head mules, ages 4 to 8,
good workers, and in fine condi
tion. Prices correct and terms
easy. E. T. Mcßride,
Alston, Ga.
MONUMENT TO
GOV. CANDLER
UNVEILED AT GAINESVILLE
"One-Eyed Plowboy from
Pigeon Roost” Signally
Honored Tuesday.
Gainesville, Ga., June 3. -Be
fore a company of prominent
Georgians the monument erected
to the memory of the late Gov.
i Allan I). Candler by his appoin
tees to office was unveiled today
i with appropriate ceremonies at
Altavista Cemeteiy here.
Judge John W. Lindsey, who
raised the money for the monu
ment, presented it to the family
of the late Governor and it was
accepted for the family by Judge
John S. Candler of Atlanta.
Hon. Lucien L. Knight accept
ed the monument on behalf of
the state while Mayor Robertson
of Gainesville accepted it on be
half of the city and Hall county.
Hon. Hamilton McWhorter also
made a speech on the part of the
| appointees. Military and civic
organizations and citizens of the
city and section took part in the
ceremonies.
MR. VICTOR COIiRSEY DEAD
Lyons Citizens Succumbs to
Tuberculosis Monday.
Mr. Victor Coursey of Lyons
died at his home there on Mon
day after a lingering illness from
tuberculosis. Mr. Coursey was
brought home from Asheville, N.
!C., about seven weeks ago,
whore he had gone for treatment,
! but continued to sink until the
[end came. Besides other rela-
I lives, he was a brother of Mr.
| John A. Coursey of Ailey and
Mrs. W. L. Wilson of Mt. Vernon.
Mrs. Wilson went down Tuesday
I morning to attend the funeral.
Gray —Jones.
At 10 o’clock on Sunday morn
ing last, at the home of the bride
lin Uvalda, Miss Georgia Gray
and Mr. Willie Jones were united
in marriage. The impressive
ceremony was performed in the
presence of the family and
friends by Rev. I). F. West of
the Methodist church. The bride
is the accomplished daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. 0. A. Gray of
Uvalda and has many friends in
the section. Mr. Jones is a well
known stenographer of Mt. Ver
non, and numbers his friends by
the score. The happy couple
| have the best wishes of friends
| in this and adjoining counties,
i and the congratulations of the
! Montgomery Monitor.
Oats On the County Farm.
County Commissioner Beatty
brought us down a sample of
oats grown on the county farm
lon Friday last. The crop was
being harvested and the sample
was very fine. About 800 bush
els will be made this year on the
■ farm and will aid materially in
'saving the expense of feeding
I the county teams.
An Accomplished Servant.
According to a story credited
to Mr. John Hays Hammond in
the New York Tribune, a Up
land girl was seeking a place as
maid in a city in the northern
part of Florida.
‘‘Can you cook?” asked the
mistress of a house at which the
girl had applied.
‘‘No.”
"Can you clean up?”
“No.”
‘‘Can you make beds?”
‘‘No.”
‘‘But what can you do?”
“Oh,” replied the girl, proud
ly, I can milk a reindeer.”
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