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VOL. XXVIII.
WARRANT SERVED
ON MARSHAL
H«D RAIDED A BLIND TIGER
Negro Wine Vender Raises
Objection to Raid on
Business.
While trying to find the source
of much disorderly conduct
around the home of Wallie Mc-
Kinnon, Marshal J. R. Butters
worth found quite a lot of row
making material stored away in
a house at McKinnon’s home a
few days ago. The find consisted
of about 25 gallons of corn beer
and 7 gallons of wine. Marshal
Buttersworth made a forcible
entry to capture the stuff, and
McKinnon has undertaken to re
taliate by getting out a warrant
for the marshal, who has given
bond.
Os course the marshal was act
ing in the direct discharge of his
duties, and the fact that he found
what he was looking for fully
justifies his action in seizing the
blind tiger stores of the negro.
Section 21 of the town 'ordinances
states plainly that “the marshal
shall have such power as may be
necessary for the purpose of per
forming his duties, and to this
end may enter houses or enclos
ures if necessary.” Section 56
reads: “For selling whiskey,
Jamaica ginger, or any other in
toxicating liquor or bitters of any
kind, a fine of not less than ten
nor more than fifty dollars, or
imprisonment in the county jail
or town callaboose, or caused to
work upon the streets of the
town not less than five nor more
than thirty days.”
This is perhaps the most brazen
faced bluff ever attempted in Mt.
Vernon to override the law, and
when the county grand jury
meets the matter should be
thoroughly aired, and the true
inwardness of this case put be
fore the superior court. Marshal
Buttersworth could give a dozen
bonds if necessary, but this is not
a question of bonds.
Mrs. Annis Elliott
Dies At Hazlehurst -
Mrs. Annis Elliott, 73 years of
age, and known here to a host of
friends among whom she resided
years ago, died at Hazlehurst on
Saturday after a brief illness
Mrs Elliott was a visitor to her
sons here only a few weeks ago
and enjoyed the meeting of many
friends who knew her while liv
ing here. She was a woman of
most estimable character and
disposition, and though her min
istrations for the happiness of
loved ones are ended, the sweet
influences of a well-spent life
continue to live after her. Her
children remaining are, W. W.
Elliott of Homerville, Abe Elliott
and Mrs. J. A. Massie of Florida,
Mrs. Wilson of Hazlehurst, J. H.
and S. J. Elliott of Mt. Vernon.
The funeral service was con
ducted by Rev. C. M. Ledbetter
of the Methodist church at the
residence of Mr. S. J. Elliott on
Monday morning in the presence
of many friends. The remains
were laid to rest in the Mcßae
cemetery north of Mt. Vernon
beside those of her husband who
departed this life in 1878.
Appreciate Kindness Shown.
Mr. J. E Braswell and wife of
Alston have, after their sad af
fliction by the loss of their sweet
little daughter, expressed a de
sire that their many friends in
and around Alston, who were so
kind and faithful to them in their
bereavement, shall be rewarded
at the resurrection of the just.
Quite a number of friends attend
ed the funeral at J. T. Walker’s
cemetery. G. J. Thompson.
A Legless Funeral.
Chicago, June 9.—The burial
of Charles E. Moore, one-legged
manager of an artificial limb
manufacturing concern, was at
tended by ten men who had but
eight legs between them. The
four pallbearers had a leg each.
Two men attended who had no
legs except of the artificial kind.
Four others had four legs. Seven
were employed in the factory.
Four men had but one arm each
and one woman had an artificial
log.
Giant Carp Tows A Skiff.
Lewiston, Pa., June 9. —Work-
men in the Narrows were mysti
fied at seeing a small boat with a
single occupant travel rapidly
downstream, without apparent
power. When nearing Denholm
the craft slowed down and the
lone occupant was seen to reach
over the side with a net and
land a monster carp.
A Pennsylvania Railroad sig
nalman, was the occupant of the
boat, and in speaking of his catch
said the first pull at his line al
most upset the boat; and, recog
nizing he had something big, he
quietly lifted anchor and let the
carp pull the boat around until it
was exhausted.
The carp weighed 25 pounds
and towed the boat four miles.
New M. D. & S. Bridge In
Service About July 4.
The big new steel and concrete
bridge across the Ocmulgee
river, below Central City park,
to be used by the Macon, Dublin
and Savannah railroad, will be
completed and placed in service
about July 4. Officials stated
yesterday morning that thp bulk
of the work has been completed
and the draw is now being finish
ed.
A preliminary test will be
made July 3 and regular trains
operated over the bridge on the
day following. As soon as the
new bridge is putin commission,
the old wooden bridge at the foot
of Sixth street will probably be
abandoned. The wooden bridge
has been in continuous service
for more than 20 years and is
still in fairly good condition.
The new bridge will cost com
pleted, approximately $30,000 and
will be modern in every respect,
substantially constructed and
capable of many years of service.
Nearly two years have been re
quired to get it built. Many de
lays in the work have, however,
given ample time for the laying
of tracks for the opproaches on
either side of the river.
The use of the new bridge will
change the course of the road in
such a manner that nearly two
miles will be saved in distance
between Macon and Dublin. A
sharp curve is now necessary, be
sides grades must be made. The
new course will obliterate the
grades and give almost a direct
line out of Macon in the direction
of Dublin. —Macon Telegraph.
Worth The Money.
Milwaukee, June 9. —“Oh, no
I don’t regret it much. It was
worth SSOO to be a wife even if
it did not last long. I’m no
spring chicken any more, and I
did want to become some man’s
wife.”
That is the philosophic manner
in which Mrs. Violet Adamson,
30, formerly a school teacher at
Stonefort, 111., talked of the dis
appearance of her husband of a
dav with SSOO which, she says,
he persuaded her to let him “take
to put in a bank” here.
The Imperator, just finished by
the Hamburg-American Line,
and the largest ship ever built,
will be put on the New York run
at once.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1913.
General News Items
Told in Short Meter.
Near Pulaski, Va., on Saturday
last Mrs. Horace O’Brien was
caught on a trestle by a west
bound Norfolk and Western train
and literally cut to pieces.
The Georgia Coast and Pied
mont Railroad hopes to have its
big bridge across the Altamaha
river at Barrington completed in
time for use on July 4th, at
which time they propose to run a
train into Brunswick.
The Georgia Hotel Men’s Asso
ciation will hold their annual con
vention at Savannah and Tybee
on Friday and Saturday next.
Guisppe Pomaro, one of a
black hand gang operating at
Youngstown, Ohio, wrote Presi
dent Wilson a letter demanding
$5,000, and was arrested on Sat
urday, admitting that he was the
guilty party.
W. H. Truehart, former cashier
of the Georgia and Florida rail
road, was convicted of embezzling
funds from the road in a trial at
Valdosta on Friday.
Miss Evelyn Valley of Kings
ton, Jamaica, slipped a note un
der the skin of a banana on a
bunch her father was shipping
to Toronto, Canada, and it was
found by Mr. Powell, a stock
broker, who went to Jamaica and
married the young lady.
Angres Bruno, a Spaniard at
Tampa, shot a woman known as
Eleanor Jackson, and after kill
ing her shot himself to death.
On Sunday a boy near Jesup
was fatally wounded by the ex
plosion of a lot of dynamite caps
he had in his pocket. Another
boy slapped him causing the caps
to explode, tearing off one thigh
and taking oft' two fingers of the
boy who struck him.
The postoffice at Kernersville,
N. C., was robbed on Saturday
night, the thieves getting off
with $1,263 in stamps and SSO in
cash.
William Surratt and Ed Mcln
ness, both young men, were
drowned in the Ochlocknee river
near Thomasville on Sunday, but
at different places.
Two women were scalded to
death on Sunday at Cleveland,
Va., when a train on the Norfolk
and Western road left the track
and plunged into their house
demolishing it.
Minor Jordan, sixteen years
old of Atlanta was drowned Sat
urday afternoon in a lake at
White City park while in bath
ing.
Richer Than John D.
Who is the richest man in the
world? A Chilean, who calls
himself the nitrate king and who
is now traveling in this country,
claims the proud distinction. The
chances are that if he travels
very much in the United States
through the “avenue of palms”
that greets the moneyed visitor
he won’t be quite as well-to-do
when he leaves as when he came.
It is said that he dosen’t know
whether it is $500,000,000 he is
worth, or a round billion. Ameri
cans are accustomed to think that
no foreigner’s wealth could ap
proach that of some well known
citizens of the United States, yet
this Croesus from Chilean is quot
ed as saying calmly, “John D.
Rockefeller is a poor man when
compared with me.” If the ni
trate king wants to keep his mon
ey he should make his visit to
Wall street only a “party call.”
Wall street needs money just now
and would be perfectly willing to
take even Chilean pesos.—Savan
nah News.
John T. Evans of Birmingham
went to Beuna Vista on Saturday
to call on a young lady with
whom he had been in corres
pondence and fell dead on the
sidewalk when the house was
1 pointed out to him.
Walter S. Shrouds of Philadel
phia, who had been indicted for
making off with $1,500,000 of the
Merchants Union Trust Co., re
turned the amount and the case
against him was dropped.
This is said to be the coldest
June on record. There was frost
in Vermont. New York, New
England, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Michigan and Wisconsin.
The steamship Olinda of the
Munson line was reported on fire
Monday off the Georgia coast,
her condition being reuorted by
wireless.
Calvin Seage, a twelve-year
old boy of Augusta, fell from his
bicycle Sunday afternoon and
was run over by a carriage in a
funeral procession sustaining
severe injuries.
Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw slipped
over to London and appeared on
the stage Saturday night and
danced the tango and turkey
trot.
Resenting attentions paid to
his daughter, Sam Bruce of
Richland quarreled with a young
man named Alston and was shot
down by Holliman, a friend of
Alston.
A real horn snake having a
horn on its tail was captured
near Marietta and is now on ex
hibition at the state capitol
museum in Atlanta.
J. H. Kelley of Fort Worth was
fined $33 for kissing a mule on
the streets which he mistook for
a young woman. He was intox
icated.
Miss Florence S. Markham,
aged, 41, who has traveled 70,-
000 miles in carrying the mail
between Interlaken and Stock
bridge, Mass., was married a few
days ago after having refused
i over 100 offers of marriage.
! A deer that was being pursued
by men at Haverstraw, N. Y.,
ran into a house and smashed a
lot of chinaware. The animal
was captured alive after escaping
from the house.
! A passenger train on the Mis
souri, Kansas and Texas railroad
ran into a horse on Sunday and
one woman was killed and 48
others were injured in the wreck
that followed.
Mt. Vernon Team Is
Defeated By Alamo.
The Alamo base ball team de
feated Mt. Vernon in the first
game played between them this
season Friday afternoon by the
score of 9to 1. The feature of
the game was Patterson’s one
hand stab of a line drive.
The batteries were: Alamo;
Morrison and Reynolds. Mt.
Vernon; Hicks and Abt.
Political Cosmetics.
“Great Scott, Jonesy,” said
Wilkins, according to Judge,
“that’s a hefty bundle of papers
you’ve got there! All campaign
literature, I see.”
“Yes,” said Jonesy. “It’s a
bundle of politic** l cosmetics for
my wife.’
“Political cosmetics?” cried
Wilkins.
“Yep,” said Jonesy. “She’s in
doubt as to her political com
plexion, and this stuff will help
her to make up her mind.”
Cannon of Solid Rock.
Whep the island of Malta was
| under the rule of the Knights of
>! St. John they defended their for-
I tifications with cannon bored in
I the living rock. Each one of
j these strange weapons contained
an entire barrel of • powder, and
as it was not possible to vary the
. aim of these cannon 50 were
made ready, facing various direc
tions from which the enemy
might approach.
When the fame of these arms
of defense became known to the
world the idea was taken up of
transporting rocks to summits to
serve the same purpose, but it
was soon recognized to be im
practicable, and the cannon of
Malta, bored in solid rock, have
passed into history as the sole
weapons of the kuul ever known.
Hi’ er’s Weekly.
Acid Chamber Cleaned;
Many Fish Killed.
Waycross, June 6. According
to a report received here the
| cleaning of an acid chamber of a
! Blackshear fertilizer plant was
responsible for the death of
thousands of fish in the Alabama
river, which is only a short dis
tance east of Blackshear. The
fish were of all sizes and kinds,
many fine trout being among
those killed.
Boys out fishing when the acid
began to have its effect were
frightened by the way the fish
jumped out of the water and on
sandbars and rushed into town
with the news. The investiga
tion disclosed the cause of the
unusual performance of the fish.
It is said people in the vicinitv of
the river had no idea there were
so many fish in the Alabaha, al
though the river is noted for its
fishing.
Doing Nothing But
Buying Automobiles.
Atlanta, June 7. Secretary of
| State Phil Cook says, after a
; study of his current records, that
it looks to him as if the people of
Georgia have about stopped do
ing everything but buying auto
mobiles.
There was only one bank
chartered by Secretary Cook dur
ing the month of May, while the
average is u ually about six a
month. There were six banks
chartered in May, 1912. But as
a matter of fact, there have been
only three banks chartered since
the first of January this year, as
against twenty-six for the same
period last year. It may be that
the banking business is not so
good as it used to be, of that
Georgia has enough banks, any
how, but there is no question but
that Georgians do not seem
anxious to go into the banking
business.
There was no railroad charter
ed during the month of May,
1913, and there has scarcely been
a railroad charter granted this
year. In fact, the business of
chartering corporations is exceed
ing! .low.
“ jC” laid Secretary Cook,
“We find no trouble in issuing
automobile licenses. We issued
742 licenses for motor vehicles
during May, 1913, and these ma
chines will average in value at
least SI,OOO each. We are al
ready 300 automobiles ahead of
last year’s record. There were
6,000 licenses issued in 1912, and
the indications are that the num
ber this year will go considerably
beyond that.
“If the people of Georgia have
temporarily let up on business,
there is at least every indication
that they propose to enjoy them
!selves while they can.”
Fire destroyed the elevator in
the Bewley mill at Ft. Worth,
Texas, on Saturday, burning 5 (f,-
000 bushels of grain and causing
a total damage of $125,000.
MONTH OF ROSES
IS LIKE WINTER
BIG DROP IN TEMPERATURE
Recalls Memorable Summer
of 1816.—Overcoats
Now in Use.
While Atlanta folks are shiver
ing in the icy blasts which this
month of rare and beautiful June
has brought forth, they would do
well to hark back to another day
and remember the summer of
the year eighteen-hundred-and
starve-to-deat’n, ” the summer
when June was a month of “ice
and desolation” instead of roses
and snow covered the earth where
flowers should have bloomed.
This freakish year is told of in
a clipping from the Boston Globe
of some far distant date. The
paper is yellowed with age but it
I records strange meterological
happenings that came to pass in
the United States in the year
1816. It was furnished to The
Journal by John ltasberry, of
! Atlanta.
In that summer, says the clip
ping, “the sun’s rays seemed to
be destitute of heat, and all na
ture was clad in a sable hue.
Men and women became fright-
I ened, an imagined that the fire
in the sun was being rapidly ex
tinguished, and that the world
I would soon come to an end.”
As for June, it continues, it
was “a month of ice and desola
\ lion. Tne oldest inhabitant was
surprised, for never before had
the thermometer sunk so low in
the tube in these lattitudes in the
last month of spring. Frost, ice
! and snow were common. One
day the beautiful snow fell to a
depth of ten inches in Vermont,
seven inches in Maine and cen
tral New York. Papers received
from Kngland stated that the
year 1816 would be remembered
by the generation then living as
a year in which there was no
summer. —Atlanta Journal.
Farmer Slack’s Troubles
Farmer Slack is two weeks or
more behind with his seeding
this spring because his plows and
harrows which he left out in the
fence corner over winter were
rusted and out of repair. He
broke his plow the first time he
hitched onto it, his disc harrow
which he bought new last year
wouldn’t work, and one of the
cogs in his seeder snapped the
first time around the field, so he
i had to send to the company to
get a new one, delaying his seed
ing several days. As a result
his oats will be late coming up
and will hardly get a start before
the June dry spell. The yield
will be small. His mowing ma
chine and binder are under an
open shed where he left them
last fall unrepaired and in no
condition for use. It will not re
quire an extraordinarily strongly
developed prophetic vision to see
that haying will be late on neigh
bor Slack’s place. The clover
and timothy hay will lie over
ripe, and worth about as much as
wheat straw for stock feeding.
And Neighbor Slack will lay
all his troubles to the poor season
and general bad luck. Mrs.
Slack will wear her last sum
mer’s hat another year.-Rural
Life.
Soonor the Hotter.
The minute a tooth begins to
decay it is the beginning of later
inconvenience and expense. The
time to treat a tooth is the min
ute the decay begins. The way
to keep posted on the condition
of your teeth is to see a dentist
at least twice a year.
Dr. L. W. Bush,
[ad] Soperton, Ga,
NO. 6.
