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VOL. XXVIII.
OF SPECIAL INTEREST
CONCERNING SCHOOLS
Montgomery County Pupils
In Public Schools May
Continue at 8.-P. I.
It is probably not generally
known to parents and guardians
having children in the public
schools of Montgomery county
that the children may continue
to draw money from the state
school fund to pay tuition, after
they have completed the seventh
grade, where, originally, the
state ceased to aid them. This is
under a new rule which was re
cently adopted by the state school
authorities, whereby the pupil
may continue in the higher
branches until 18 years of age
and the state will pay for such
tuition.
Os course this rule applies only
up to 18 years of age and only
where the higher grades are
taught in schools in the pupil’s
own county. So, any common
school pupil, who has passed the
seventh grade, may take up the
higher branches and the expense
of tuition will be paid by the
state. For instance, any pip il
who has finished the seventh
grade, or the former limit of the
common school grades, may con
tinue as a high school pupil in the
Brewton-Parker Institute until
18 years of age, tuition paid by
the state.
Furthermore, a pupil from any
school in the county where the
higher branches are not taught,
may, by permission of the Coun
ty Board of Education, continue
at the Brewton-Parker Institute
on payment of board and per
haps incidentals. To be explicit,
the regular fall term of the In
stitute will begin in September,
but the public school fund does
not apply until about November
first, when the state will begin
to pay the tuition. Considering
the nearness to home and the
cheapness of board at the big
home school, Montgomery county
people will probably investigate
this matter at once and profit by
this information which we cheer
fully impart.
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Spring* Hill.
I Special Correspondence.
Mr. and Mrs. Otho Morrison
of Mt. Vernon were pleasant vis
itors among relatives here Satur
j day and Sunday.
Col. Alex Smith and family of
Swainsboro are visiting Mrs.
Smith’s parents.
Quite a crowd of young folks
were charmingly entertained at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. C.
Clements last Friday evening.
Mr. Omer Graham of Hazle
hurst is spending a few days with
friends here and at Towns.
On last Saturday evening Miss
Myrtcie Clements delightfully en
tertained a number of friends.
Croquet was the feature of the
evening, and those present re
port a nice time.
Mrs. M. P. Burnett was called
to Macon on account of the ill
ness of her sister.
Messrs. Kemp and Rogers of
Scotland attended preaching here
Sunday.
Quite a crowd from here at
tended quarterly meeting at Shel
ton’s Chapel last Saturday. The
conference decided to leave the
parsonage at Springhill, and all
are delighted with its decision.
Repair work on the parsonage will
begin at an early date.
The next quarterly meeting
will be held at Springhill on Sat
urday during campmeeting,
which will begin Friday night be
fore the second Sunday in Octo
ber.
Rev. Clarence Ray will preach
at the Methodist church here on
Saturday evening and on Sunday
afternoon.
The young people will gjve an
interesting program at the school
house on the 30th inst. Every
body is invited to come.
—Jaybird.
[We should be glad to have a
weekly letter from this corres
pondent. —Ed.]
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ton Factors, of Savannah, offer
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MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUG. 21, 1913.
General News Items
Told in Short Meter.
P. C. Calley, a well to do
farmer of Terrell county, killed
himself with a pistol on Friday
night last, despondency being
given as the cause.
Dr. A. L. McArthur has been
appointed postmaster at Cordele
to succeed F. G. Boatright, whose
resignation was recently called
for by the department.
In a pistol duel on the streets
of Blakely on Saturday after
noon, between W. C. Stamper
and G. R. Keen, two well known
timber men, Keen was killed.
Stamper was only slightly wound
ed.
The government powder fac
tory at San Fe, five miles from
the city of Mexico, exploded on
Monday, causing great excite
ment.
H. P. Gray of Atlanta allowed
the coffee from his enp to splash
over on his wife’s new table
cloth last week, and she secured
a revolver and shot at the cul
prit three times before he made
his escape.
The postoffice department has
called for the resignation of sev
eral postmasters recently, among
them that of Hugh L. McKee, of
the Atlanta office.
Gave Picnic to Her
Sunday School Class.
On Friday, 15th, Miss Flora
Smith, assisted by Miss Urania
Mcßae, gave her Sunday school
•lass a picnic at Woodlawn, near
Oehwalkee.
The joy ride in the wagons was
very pleasant, barring a slight
accident, when a well-filled churn
of cream was overturned in the
wagon among the passengers.
However, to the satisfaction (of
the boys) the cream was saved.
About 1:30 a bountiful dinner was
served. During the afternoon
shower games of rook and dick
ers were indulged in. An eve
ning lunch was served en route
home.
Those of the party were Misses
Lucile Mcßae, Alma Morrison,
Urania Mcßae, Dorcas Mcßae,
Flora Smith, Jennie Thompson,
Messrs. Carl Adams, Herman Me- j
Bride, Clarence Mcßae, Albert
Simpson, Otis Rackley, George
Stanford and Lawrence Thomp
son.
Harry K. Thaw, Slayer
of Sanford White Escapes.
The sensation of the week was
the escape of Harry K. Thaw,
slayer of Stanford White, from
the hospital for the criminal in
sane at Matteawan, N. Y. At
an early hour Sunday morning
when the gate was opened for a
milk man to enter, Thaw dashed
for liberty and joined five men
in a powerful automobile waiting
across the street for him, and in
a few moments was making 70
miles an hour towards the Con
necticut line. Thousands of men
are looking for him, but lawyers
say he cannot be returned to the
hospital without a great legal
j battle.
Thaw made his way to Canada,
but was recognized by a sheriff
on board a train in New Hamp
shire, who followed him across
the border and had him arrested
by local officers and jailed. He
made no denial of being the man
wanted, and was accompanied by
two men who were also detained.
He will probably be deported as
an undesirable person under the
Canadian immigration laws, and
may be lam ei back in New York
State. Sheriff B. H. Ke.sey of
New Hampshire will claim the
SSOO reward offered at Mattea
wan.
Charles McGoogan, a turpen
tine operator of Red Light, Fla.,
attempted to arrest a negro who
was wanted by the sherilf of Tay
lor county, was shot and killed
by the negro, who received a shot
in return from McGoogan’s pis
tol, dying later and his body was
covered with rosin and burned.
J. L. Woodruff, a young civil
engineer of Newnan, Ga., who
has been at work in Manilla,
Phillipine Islands, was killed
there in an automobile accident
several days ago.
John Marshall of Wheeling,
, West Va., shot his wife dead at
! the breakfast table Tuesday
morning in the presence of his
children, and then fled to the at
tic of his house and killed him
self.
Mrs. C. E. Adair of Sparks
has filed suit against the Georgia
j Southern & Florida road for $30,-
000 damages for killing her hus
j band at Sycamore, Ga., in De
! comber last.
| At “Sugar Hill,” a negro
I campground on the Kyle planta
tion in Monroe county, camp
meeting is always held on the
third Sunday in August, and it
has not failed to rain there on
i that day in thirty years.
! Mr. Jas. W. McArthur
Died Last Week.
On Thursday last at his home
near Longpond, Mr. James W.
McArthur passed from the ac
tivities of a well spent life. Mi-.
McArthur had reached the age
of 74 years, having spent his
life within a few miles of where
he was born. He was known as
one of Montgomery county’s best
citizens, and his neighbors say
that he left the scenes of earth
without a single enemy.
He is survived by his wife and
seven children, the latter being
grown. His sons are Jeff and
Willie T., of Elza, Ga., John Jay,
Walter and Tom of Longpond
and Mrs. C. A. Rackley and Miss
Clyde McArthur of Longpond.
The funeral rites were con
ducted by Rev. J. I). Rabun, and
i the interment was in Dead River
; cemetery.
J. P. Collins Dead.
Reidsville, Aug. 17. The re
mains of J. P. Collins, who died
yesterday at his home in Lyons
at the age of 57, were brought
|to Reidsville yesterday after
i noon, and rested at the home of
his son, Judge E. C. Collins.
' The interment was made this
j morning at 10:30 o’clock in the
city cemetery.
Mr. Collins was well known in
Reidsville and Tattnall county,
having been born and reared
here. He moved to Lyons from
this county about ten years ago.
I A large number of friends and
relatives attended the funeral
and accompanied the body to the
cemetery. The funeral services
were conducted by Dr. J. C.
Brewton, pastor of the Reidsville
Baptist church. The deceased
j was a prominent Mason and was
! buried with Masonic honors.
Curiosity In Muskmclons.
Mr. Sikes Collins of the Sopor
ton section brought to our office
on Tuesday quite a curiosity in
1 vegetable freaks. A muskmelon,
or rather two muskmelons, grow
ing from a single stem, the two
melons being joined together af
ter the manner of the noted
Siamese twins. The fruits are
full size and each has a distinct
blossom end. We have never
seen anything just like this
I specimen before.
Thigpen School.
I Special Correspondence.
Many people of this section at
tended tent meeting at Clements
i Springs Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Spivey were
i visito of Miss Josephine Seals
Saturday afternoon. Miss Seals
returning home with them to
spend a few days.
Mr. Denton Greenway of Dub
lin was in Orland to see home
folks Sunday.
Miss Arzora Courson of Towns
was a recent visitor at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hutche
son.
Mr. Newton Meeks of Kite
was among those who attended
tent meeting at Clements Springs
Sunday.
Mr. William Tharpe of near
Orland, who is in the sanatorium
at Vidalia is some better.
Misses Fannie Bell and Annie
Laura Keen were visitors at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Owen
St ivey Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Marvin Spivey has gone to
Long Branch, where he will con
duct a ten days sing.
Miss El lie Davis of Orland, is
still in the sanatorium at Vidalia
and is still inproving.
Prof, and Mrs. J. M. Spivey
came through Orianna a few
days ago from Douglas, on their
way to Rehobath church to con
duct a ten days sing.
Mr. and Mrs. James Cobb and
children were visitors at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. B.
Hutcheson Sunday.
Mrs. Tom Spivey is visiting
her parents Mr. and Mrs. R. B
Thigpen this week.
Mr. Maurice Hutcheson and
sister, Miss Mary, attended tent
meeting at Clements Springs
Sunday.
Ernest Rivers Accepts
Job in Washington.
The many friends of Mr. Er
nest Rivers of Glenwood will be
interested in the information that
no is in Washington City and
will accept a responsible position
with the Southern Railway. Mr.
Rivers has a bright future ahead
of him, and his former school
mates ere have great faith in
his anility to make good.
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COMMISSIONERS PROTEST
AfiAINST ADJ. TERM
Ask Judge Graham To
Recall Order For
Sept. Term.
At a special meeting held last
Saturday, the County Commis
sioners passed resolutions calling
on Judge Craham to call off the
adjourned term of Montgomery
Superior Court, set for the 29th
of September. The present sta
tus of the matter is, that the late
grand jury recommended an ad
journed term for the trial of
criminal cases, whereupon Judge
Graham passed an order calling
the court for the sth Monday in
September, and drew a jury of
60 names for the same. Most of
these have been summoned.
The Commissioners cite several
reasons for not holding the ad
journed term, stating the follow
ing facts:
The court just ended dis(..
of more than 150 civil and sever
al criminal cases, the largest
amount of business done by the
court in one week in the past 21
years. The time between courts
would only be J 4 days, and no
prisoners occupy the jail who
would not be allowed bail. The
expense of the adjourned term
would be from $1,500 to $2,000,
with no funds on hand to pay
jury and other expenses. The
court would be a burden on the
Judge and the people as well,
and (he cases could be tried at
the regular term in November
md meet all the ends of Justice.
These matters have been pre
sented in due form to Judge
iraham, whose decision in the
matter is awaited.
Commissioners Agree
On The Tax Rate.
At a special meeting of the
Commissioners of Roads and
Revenues held here last Saturday
the matter of assessing the tax
rate for t he? year was under con
sideration. The rate agreed on
for the county tax was sl4,
which, added to the school tax
of $3 and the state tax of $5, will
make the amount of taxes to be
collected for the year $22 on the
thousand dollars returned valua
tion. The apportionment of the
tax to the various funds was not
made, but will be attended to at
the next meeting, and published
as required by law.
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