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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.
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Soperton.
i Special Correspondence.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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