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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 6, 1913)
iUimtijDmmj lllomtnr* VOL. XXVIII. NOVEMBER TERM SUPERIOR COURT FALL TERM OPENED MONDAY Judge Graham Presides And Starts Out on a Full Docket. At the appointed hour on Mon day morning Judge E. D. Graham called the November term of Montgomery Superior Court to order. His charge to the grand jury was complete without being tedious and touched on all the vital points usually given in charge. While not as lengthy as some of its predecessors, the docket has quite a number of cases to be disposed of at this term. The civil docket as pub lished last week was taken up, and several cases have been tried. A list of all cases disposed of will be given next week. Solicitor Wooten is in his place and supplying the grand jury with new bills as they come in. Court Stenographer McAllister, who is also a licensed practitioner is also in attendance. Besides the local bar, we note as visiting attorneys, F. H. Saf fold, Swainsboro; D. C. Patilio, C. W. Sparks and W. M. Lewis, Vidalia; A. C. Saffold, Cochran; C. P. Thompson, Alamo; C. A. Rogers, Lyons; Chas. Akerman, John Harris and M. J. Whitman, Macon; Alex Smith, Swainsboro; Eschol Graham, Mcßae and Col. Jackson of Vidalia. Twelfth District Fair Is In Full Blast. The Twelfth District Fair at Dublin opened Monday morning and will continue through Satur day. So far the fair has been a wonderful success. The midway attractions are above the aver age, the farm products fine, and numbers of attractions are to be seen. Today the singing contest is a feature, and tomorrow Gov ernor Slaton and wife, and State School Superintendent Brittain will visit the fair. Hon. Dudley M. Hughes, congressman of the district, will speak on Friday. For County Surveyor. I desire to terve the ptople of my nativi county in the capacity ol Surveyor, and liert - by announce myself a candidate for the office, subject to such rules as your county executive committee may prescribe. It will be my am bition to serve you faithfully and efficiently if elected by you to the office. Soliciting your support, I am Yours Itespect fully, IJenj. F. Hamilton’, Jr. i| j A Check Bookl i • | || is easier to carry than a wallet filled j i| with currency, silver or gold. It adds \ jl dignity to your transaction and always j || gives you satisfaction. Checks are of j i; no value except to the person in whose j || favor they are drawn. Can you afford j || to keep your, money at home or in your j 11 pocket, when you can have, without j ! expense, a check hook on this hank? VVVVV VV V V VW* ' > rTVVTVVVVV MT. VERNON BANK, MT. VERNON, GA. j i CAPITAL, $15,000.00 SURP! US, $50,000 00 RESOURCES, $145,000.00 j I ' Willie T. McArthur, President W. A. Peterson, Cashier \ | ! Alex McArthur. Vice-President H. L. Wilt, Assistant Cashier ] II MT. VERNON, GA. j Soperton. i Special Correspondence. • Misses Francis and Annie Lou Beatty of Tarrytown spent Mon- Iday with their cousin, Miss Mary | Lou Williams. Dr. Lester Dent of Glenville spent Sunday with friends here. Miss Susie New of Harrison, one of the assistant teachers of the school here, arrived Sunday. Mr. Lester Gillis of Adrian spent Monday here. Miss Mamie Waller who is at tending school at Mt. Vernon spent Sunday and Monday with parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Waller. Mrs. Lamar Holmes and daugh ters, Sibyle and Janet, spent Tuesday in Dublin. Miss Minnie Smith, w'ho is at tending school here spent Satur day and Sunday with parents in Norristown. Dr. 0. B. Moye spent Sunday in Norristown. There were many people from here spent Wednesday and Thursday at the fair in Dublin. Rev. H. G. Cargyle of Vidalia spent Monday here. Miss Mae Taylor spent Satur day and Sunday with parents in Dexter. Administrator’s Sale. Georgia—Montgomery County, i .or and by virtue ol' an order grunted by the ordinary ol said county, will be sold before the court house door in said county, on the first Tuesday m December, 1918, to the highest bidder for cash, during the legal hours of sale, tiie following property to wit: 100 and G-10 acres of land more or less situate, lying and being in the 12215 t G. M. district of said county and state, carved out of the land of estate of David Miller, and bounded as follows: On the north by lands of W. D. Martin and Geo. M. Barwick, on the east by lands of the estate of David Miller, south-west by lands of | A h Johnson and lands of estate of David Miller and on the west by lands of W. I). Martin. Sold ! for the purpose of paying debts ol [ said estate and being a part of the ! estate of David Miller, deceased This the 3d day of Nov , 1913. A. C. McLennan, Ad. Estate of David Miller. For 1 ax Collector. After having been solicited, I have decided to offer iny services to the citizens of Mont gomery county as Tax Collector, under such rules as may he adopted for the coming ) ri inary, and, if elected, 1 promise to serve you according to law and the best of my ability. Asking the support of the voters of the coun ty, I remain, Yours Truly, 15. F. Hamilton. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOV. 6, 1913. General News Items Told in Short Meter. At Lily in Dooly county on Saturday morning, Drayton God win, marshal of the town, was shot to death by W. S. Spradley. Two boys were killed in Chica go and one in Knoxville playing pranks at Hallowe’en. Taney Jones, a white woman at Waycross, was sentenced to twelve months imprisonment, for selling liquor. A new island has popped up in the Atlantic on the track of ocean vessels, not far from the coast of Nova Scotia. W. H. Gibson, tax collector of Colquitt county, was stricken with appoplexy and died at Moultrie on Sunday morning. In a wreck on the Southern railroad near Experiment, Ga., on Friday, Engineer Thos. Gay and Fireman E. C. Pearson were killed. Edward Morris, president of Morris &. Co., and one of the wealthiest meat packers, died at his home in Chicago on Monday. He left $50,000,000. Other Candidates Are In The Running. Our announcement column is getting longer, and three other aspirants announce in this week’s paper. Sheriff: James Hester is a can didate to succeed himself in the next election. Sheriff Hester needs no introduction from us, as he is now serving in the office, and is known to every voter in the county. His record is be fore you, and he stands ready to continue the service in his straight forward, honest style. He will appreciate the support of Montgomery’s voters. For Tax Collector, Judge B. F. Hamilton announces his can didacy. Being a prominent citi zen, from one of Montgomery’s best families, and having never asked for a county office before, his candidacy is quite worthy of consideration by every voter who appreciates the services of a man of efficiency and honest integ rity. See Judge Hamilton’s card. The first candidate to announce his candidacy for county survey or is Mr. Benj. F. Hamilton. Ho is a son of Mr. W. J. Hamilton, of the Kibbee district, in which he was reared. Some years ago he enlisted in the U. S. army, being stationed at Fort Washing ton, Md. He rose from the rank of private to that of sergeant of his company, and after his term of enlistment expired received an honorable discharge. His is an honorable record, of which his many friends are proud. His dis charge papers pronounce hima ; soldier of excellent character. He hopes to receive a liberal sup port for the office to which he aspires. As yet there are no regularly announced candidates for the of fice of tax receiver. Mr. John G. Morris, who has served in this capacity one term, and whose record as a county official is well | known to the people, will be a candidate for the office this year. For Sheriff. I hereby announce rtiym ls a candidate for re-election to the office of aheriff ol Montffom-. erv county, subject to such rules as may he made for the next primary. In offering again my rvices in this capacity, I wish to thank my friends for their hearty support in the past, and beg to assure them that I will con tinue to honestly discharge the duties of the office as heretofore, if the trust is again com mitted to me. Soliciting the support oi the voters of the county, I am, Yours Jtespectfiilly, Jam h Hester Sheriff Hale. Georgia Monttfomory County. Will be Bold Ixjfore the court house floor In Mt. Vernon on the first Tuesday in J)ec., VJl'i, be tween the lejral hours of sale, to the bidder for cash, certain property, of which the following is h complete description: All that parcel or tract of land aituate, lying and being in the I'A.'A dist rict G. M. of naid county and Btate and bounded aa 'foilown: On the north by landa of Jesne Fountain, on the eaat by land* of M. H. Darley, on the south by landa of J. A. Kid dle and on the west by landa of Jhb McNatt and Jeaae Fountain, ami containing one hundred acre** more on lean. Said property levied on arid will be Bold aa the property of Georg* Fountain to aatiafy two executionm iaaued from the 4 operior court of aaid county in favor of Jessie f ountain va George Fountain. Written notice of levy given defen dant. Thia the 4th flay of Nov., I‘Jl'l. Jame« Heater, Sheriff. W. M. Lewis, A tty. for KlfF. Send in that dollar you owe. T. S. Whittaker, a planter of McKenzies siding in Crisp coun ty, was dashed to death when caught on a ffywheel at his gin nery Friday morning, while try ing to take a belt from the wheel. Percy Lambert, holder of the world’s speed record, was killed on a race track near London on . Friday, when his automobile 1 burst a tire. A man supposed to be J. B. Buckner of Tippecanoe, Ohio, died in a restaurant in Waycross i Sunday. He had a ticket from Birmingham to Live Oak, Fla. One of the Belmont sisters giv ing ballon ascensions at the Ha- I hira fair last week, in coming down in a parachute on Saturday landed in a tree top and had to be assisted to the ground. Dr. E. A. Hawley of Atlanta was shot twice in the chest by a burglar Sunday morning, but not killed. He shot two barrels of a derringer into the intruder, J who escaped, leaving a trail of j blood. Judge Roan Dropped His Candy in Frank Case. It is not surprising that coun sel for the defense in the Frank case in Atlanta seized upon the statement of Judge Roan, to the effect that the evidence hadn’t convinced him as to the guilt or innocence of the defendant, in appealing to the Supreme Court for a new trial. To say the least Judge Roan’s statement was an unusual one for a trial judge to make. Whether the Supreme Court will consider it of impor tance in deciding the question as to whether a new trial should he granted remains to be seen. The j prosecution, of course, will say that it was the jury's business to i decide whether or not the accus i ed was guilty and that it didn’t 1 make any difference whether the judge was or was not convinced of his guilt. The already great interest in the question as to what the decision of the Su preme Court in the famous case will be increased because of the j udge’s remark. —S avannah News. g 6 I Pythian Notes | Proceedings of Regular Meeting Held J by Pythian Literary Society it The Pythian Literary Society met Saturday last in the fresh man room. The society was called to order and the exercises were opened with prayer by the chaplain. The roll was called J and the minutes read and adopt ed. The following program was successfully carried out. Reading - Hugh Peterson. Jokes and wants—Emma Ed wards. Current Events —Worth Bagley Tucker. Debate: Resolved, That the Demerit System Should be Abol ished. Affirmative—Jim Wells and Hugh Peterson. Negative—Claude Cowart. Conversation —Eugene Truitt, John Steed and John Rabun. After a few business matters had been attended to the society adjourned. Cor. Sec. Notice to Debtors and Creditors. Ceorgia—Montgomery County. All persons indebted to the estates of Ben Bird and Lizzie Miller Edmonson, lale of said county deceased, are hereby noti fied to make immediate payment, and all parties having demands against said estates are hereby requested to present them proper ;ly made out. 'Hfcis the 3rd day jof Nov., 1913. John Jay McArthur, j Administrator. Johnson County Man Commits Suicide. Wrightsville, Ga., Oct. 31. N. I). Hattaway, a prosperous and well-to-do young farmer, committed suicide at his home, five miles west of here, at an early hour yesterday, by shoot ing himself through the head. His body was found in a gin house i which is about fifty yards from his home. No reason is known for the act. This is the second attempt, the first having been made about eight years ago with poison. He leaves a wife and several children. OBITUARY. “On the morning of October the 21st the death angel enter ed the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wi ley Mishoe and claimed as its victim their eldest born son, Hoke Mishoe. He was seized with a lingering illness during the summer months and every thing that loving hearts and will ing hands could do were done for him. but Death had a stronger grip on this young- life and we “poor mortals of the dust’’, were forced to submit to One whose authority is higher and we must know that “whatever is, is best.” Hoke bore his suffering bravely and never murmured and just why this life was snapped as it was budding into manhood, we can’t understand but perhaps God had a place for him to fill and we, who are left in this poor old world of strife and sin must he content to live as best we can and make our lives useful to our selves as well as to others, and when our summons comes to join “the innumerable caravan, may it be like one who wraps the drapery of his couch about him, and lies down to pleasant dreams. ’ ’ Hoke had numerous friends both among the old as well as the young, they together with the entire community extend their heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family in this their sad dest hour. May each one of them realize their life duty and when their time comes to die he prepared to meet their Maker on High with a pure and unfalter ing trust. The beautiful and impressive services were held at the M. E. church on Wednesday afternoon of last week at two o’clock by Rev. T. N. Webb, af ter which interment took place at Harmony. Strong Financial Institution. We refer with pleasure to Ihe condensed statement of The Bank of Soperton in this paper. The business of this bank has continued to grow until these fig ure make an interesting and graifying showing. With depos its of $151,793.24 and resources of $193,773.57, it ranks with the strong institutions of this section of the state. VIDALIA WAREHOUSE! COMPANY | ir w v w yvTW nr v v v v v v vyyvi j Bring or Ship Your Cotton To Us Do you expect to use Fertilizers 1 tor your Fall Oats? We have them— as good as the best. We keep you posted on the Market. Write us, call on us, or telephone 222. i VIDALIA , =:= GEORGIA \ ftt Z/. T/ T/. ZA XA -V. XA Z/. ZA. ZA ZAZAZA.ZAZAZAZA.ZAZAZA.T' ?'? \ZA. M 2 IMMZ Z ~ T\T Tillllllllf Hf—lTlilli i ODD FELLOWS IN FESTIVE SESSION ENTERTAIN THEIR FRIENDS I And Hear Fine Addresses On the Principles of The Order. The public exercises held by Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 530, Odd Fellows, at the court house here last Friday evening proved an abundant success, and the oc casion was largely attended. The program was splendidly executed and enjoyed by all. The principal address of the evening was that or Mr. Grover C. Dixon of Savannah, who came as the representative of Grand Master T. M. Hoynes of that city, who was unable to accept the invitation. Mr. Dixon, sec retary to Mr. Hoynes, is entirely familiar with the principles of the order, and did not fail to please and impress the audience. His address was well received, and will result in the uplift of the order. He is a devoted pa tron of Oddfellowship, and his visit was a pleasure to the broth erhood of this lodge and visiting members. Rev. C. M. Ledbetter also de livered a stirring address, and in his happy manner added to the completeness of the exercises. Col. L. C. Underwood acted as master of ceremonies, and did well his part. The musical feature of the pro gram was under the direction of Miss Ora Lee, who is due much praise for the excellent part she played. There was nothing lack ing on the program. Especial mention is due the work of the orchestra from the Brewton- Parker Institute and the vocal so lo by Mrs. M. B. Calhoun of this place, and the order is very grateful for the assistance of Miss Lee and those associated with her. Rev. J. R. Kelley of Scott and Mr. S. A. Scott of Uvalda were among those invited to address the audience, but they were un avoidably prevented from attend ing. After the exercises in the court room, the audience was invited to the lower halls, where a sump tuous banquet was served by the ladies. The affair was largely attended, many guests being present from a distance. Mr. J. E. Shumpert, cashier of the Citizens Bank of Vidalia, was attending to legal business here yesterday. NO. 28
