The Montgomery Monitor.
VOL. XXVIII.
FIRE AT AILEY
MONDAY LAST
STARTS IN A VACANT STORE
Two Dwellings, Three Stores
and Three Warehouses
are Destroyed.
Monday afternoon Ailey sus
tained the most disastrous fire in
its history, two dwellings, three
store houses, three warehouses
and a barn going up in flames.
The fire originated in the
wooden store house owned by
W. A. McNatt in the block east
of the bank about three o’clock,
the flames being in the upper
part of the building and spread
ing rapidly to the Riddle store,
occupied by Thompson Brothers,
with a general store. The store
house owned by F. F. McArthur,
adjoining the bank, was soon en
veloped in flames, which by this
time had also reached ware
houses in the rear of these stores
and Dr. J. W. Palmer’s barn.
Dr. Palmer’s dwelling and the
adjoining residence owned by W.
J. Peterson and occupied by Mr.
Blount, the railroad agent, were
soon in flames. All buildings be
ing of wood, burned rapidly. As
soon as the fire was discovered
the citizens responded, removing
a portion of the goods from the
Thompson store and household
goods of Dr. Palmer and Mr.
Blount, portion of which were
saved. Household goods, from
Mr. T. A. Paterson’s home and
other residences in the danger
zone were hurriedly removed,
intense excitement prevailing in
the burning district.
Mr. McArthur, without insu
rance, lost heavily, having the
building stored with cotton seed,
containing also a lot of his farm
tools. The McNatt building was
vacant and uninsured. Thomp
son Bros, carried insurance on
their stock and fixtures a part of
which was lost. Dr. Palmer lost
something over SIOOO in cotton
seed and farm products stored in
his barn and in the Riddle old
warehouse. His dwelling and
furniture was partly covered by
insurance. The Peterson dwell
ing, occupied by Mr. Blount, was
probably insured, and the most
of his furniture was saved.
This, and similar fires in small
towns, illustrate very forcibly the
importance of fire protection, if
even on a limited scale.
Bean Vine Climes to
Top of 75-foot Tower.
Thomasville, Ga., Nov. 24.
There have been all sorts of re
ports from time to time of the
wonderful growing attained by
the velvet bean, but jt is left to
Manager Hadley, of the Thomas
ville weather bureau to beat all
contestants in that line here, his
bean being almost as much of a
grower as the celebrated one of
Jack of Beanstalk notoriety.
Mr. Hadley’s bean vine was
not content with ordinary grow
ing, but it climbed and climbed
until it reached the top of the
Weather tower which is some 75
feet or more high, and then it
would have gone still higher but
the weather man had provided
nothing for it to go on. This
vine was covered with a large
crop of beans as there is nothing
that is quite such a prolific bear
er and with seventy-five feet of
vine to bear them there was space
for some beans.
For Tax Receiver.
I take thi<! method of informioK my frierid-
Mid the voters of Montgomery e.,nr,t that I
am offering to serve them a* Tax Uncivil-.
Having served yon one 0 rm, It all am
entitled to a second term, and - licit i 1 < te
of all citizens. My record will apeak for my
ability to fill the pla > h.• ict t l ily. Thank
ing you for past favors, I am
Yours Bespect .!l.y,
•Jons G. Mobbis.
Extra Luck Surprises
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A Turkey Hunter.
It is a very common occurence
for hunters in this country to
bring in less birds than the num
ber of shots fired in a days hunt,
but quite rare for a sportsman to
bring down more game than he
shoots at. Our good friend, Jim
mie W. Adams of Epping, who
feasts on wild turkey when the
game law suits, was somewhat
surprised at a shot he made a few
days ago. A wild gobbler had
taken up with the tame turkeys
around the home and Jimmie de
cided to have a turkey dinner,
and securing his never-failing old
shotgun, he fired at the fine old
gobbler with domestic inclina
tions. Just at the critical mom
ent the best turkey hen in Mrs.
Adams’ home flock raised her
head to view the proceedings,
and went to the happy land of
departed turkeys along with the
gallant gobbler of the Oconee
wilds.
Little Folks Society
Will Be Organized.
At the Presbyterian Church,
Mt. Vernon, on Sunday, Nov.
30, at 2:00 o’clock, a society will
be organized for the little folks
of the church. Parents are
urged to bring or send the chil
dren. Little boys and girls from
other churches will be gladly
welcomed.
Mrs. E. W. Armfield, )
Mrs. W. H. Hinson, | Com.
Mrs. T. J. Mcßae, )
A GALA OCCASION
FOR ALSTON TODAY
i
Public Speaking, Barbecue
And a Good Time
For Visitors.
The citizens and business men
Alston have planned to entertain
the public with a grand barbecue
and basket dinner today, (Thurs
day) and a large crowd is ex
pected to attend.
Col. F. H. Saffold of Swains
boro will deliver the principal
address of the day; Mr. S. W.
Westbrook, an expert farm dem
onstrator, will make a talk along
agricultural lines, and local men
will doubtless appear on the pro
gram. The public is invited.
The committee on arrangements
is composed of the following well
known citizens: W. T. Mcßride,
Dr. J. H. Dees, E. S. Martin, D.
S. Williamson, K. M. Johnson,
J. E. Braswell and H. T. Sharpe.
Several will go down from Mt.
Vernon this morning.
A Good Provider.
The topic at a social session
the other night turned to hus
bands who are good providers,
when an incident was recalled by
former Governor Joseph P. Folk
of Missouri, says.'the Philadelphia
Telegraph.
Some time ago a colored girl
left the place in which she was
employed to get married. Two
months later her former mistress
met heron the street, and feeling
interested in the girl’s welfare,
she stopped to talk to her.
“Well, Linda,” she said, “how
are you getting along in your
new home?”
“Berry fine, ma’am,” was the
smiling reply of the happy Lind?.
“And your husband, Linda,”
continued the former mistress,
“I suppose he is a good provi
der?”
“Oh, yes, ma’am” was the
hasty assurance of Linda. “Only
las’ week he got me six new
weekly washes to do.”
The large ginnery of P. S. Mc-
Mullan near Hartwell, Ga., was
burned Monday afternoon with
21 hales of cotton, besides sever
al bales waiting to be ginned.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOV. 27, 1913.
General News Items
Told in Short Meter.
Miss Ola Beverly of Thomas
county won the first prize at the
county fair last week for the
best display of seeds, having 130
varieties gathered from one farm.
A cheese weighing 6,300 lbs.
was cut into 20,000 pieces and
(distributed at a land show in
| Chicago on Monday. This big
I cheese was a product of New
York state.
A large hog owned by J. S.
Smith at Wilson, La., two years
old, got out and killed a valuable
horse and almost killed a mule
when escaping to the streets
Monday.
Three stores and their contents
were destroyed by fire at Chula,
near Tifton, Thursday morning
last at a loss of $17,000.
Wealthy plenters near Hunts
ville, Ala., are storing their cot
ton to wait for higher prices.
On Saturday last 1,700 barrels
of syrup were received in Cairo
by wagons. The syrup brought
the farmers about $14,000.
More than 3,300 saloons were
closed in Ohio Saturday night on
account of the state prohibition
law which limits the number of
saloons to one for each 500 popu
lation.
The skeleton of a white man
was found in a dense swamp six
miles from Brunswick Saturday.
On the body were found a 38-
caliber pistol, a fountain pen and
$1.20 in money, and a bullet hole
through the skull told the manner
of his death.
Judge T. A. Parker has re
signed the judgeship of the Way
cross circuit, and it is possible he
may run for Congress in the
Eleventh district in opposition to
Hon. J. Randal Walker, who de
feated him in the last election.
While playing with an old
rusty pistol, Jas. J. McKeon of
New Orleans killed his bride to
whom he was married the day
before.
Lieutenants Kelley and Elling
ton of the U. S. Army aviaton
corps fell with their machine at
San Diego, Cal., on Tuesday and
were dashed to death. These
make 416 deaths since heavier
than-air machines came into use.
W. B. Forbes of Blakely, Ga.,
had a part of three toes ctit, off
by a moving train at Albany on
Saturday. He was attempting
to get on the train hut missed
his footing and fell.
A burglar of Jersey City,
standing on a ladder at a second
story window, fished a pair of
i pants from under a man’s pillow
| and secured $240 from the pock
i ets.
A Deer Hunt.
Messrs. S. Z. Salter and Neal
Hughes have returned from a
hunting trip to Wilmington Is
land, where they had an enjoy
able hunt. They killed a deer
each. Mr. Hughes had an ex
citing battle with a large buck
that fell before his gun. The
other members of the party were
from Savannah, Waynesboro and
Millen, and a total of eight deer
were killed.
Rev. R. D. Gentry
Preached Here Sunday.
According to notice given last
week, Rev. R. D. Gentry of
Eastman came down Saturday
and occupied the pulpit of the
Mt. Vernon Methodist church on 1
Sunday. There was a good con
gregation out to hear him, and
his coming is always a pleasure
to our people, many of them hav
i ing known him for years.
J. W. Lawson, a wealthy far
mer of Woodruff, S. C., was giv
en a dose of strychine for quinine
on Monday and died in twenty
| minutes. His brother, who could
| not read the label, gave him the
i dose.
A little daughter of Mrs. A.
H. Shirley in Jacksonville had a
leg cut off by a trolley car on
Monday. She dropped her cap
in crossing the street and was
run over when she turned to pick
it up.
A farmer at Lee, Mass., put
white blankets on his cows and
laboled them, “I am a cow; don’t
shoot me,” to keep them from
being shot by hunters for deer.
After three weeks of experi
menting, the ticking of the Paris
Observatory clock was heard-by
wireless at the U. S. Naval Ob
servatory in Washington on Mon
day.
A fire that raged all night
wiped out the town of Auburn
dale, Fla., on Sunday night,
causing a loss of SIOO,OOO.
While in a buggy on Sunday at
Amsterdam, near Bainbridge,
the little daughter of Dr. R. F.
Wheat was kicked by the horse
that became frightened by an
automobile and frightfully man
gled, her brain being exposed.
George Moore of Chicago had
his nose shot off by a cartridge
that exploded in a fire that was
burning trash in his yard.
John Van Rippen of Montville,
N. J., is getting rich by allowing
sportsmen to shoot rabbits on
his fifteen-acre lot at 50 cents
each.
A prominent woryan of Twiggs
county was assaulted by a negro
Monday afternoon and the ne
gro, giving his name as Cleve
land Gallamore, was captured arid
hurried to jail in Macon to pre
vent his being lynched.
John Williams, a negro, lost
his arm in a gin at Vidalia on
Monday.
Four United States soldiers and
a chauffeur were killed at Texas
City, Tex., on Sunday when a
passenger train on the Galves
ton, Harrisburg & San Antonio
road ran into an automobile in
which they were riding.
A. Tv. Woolet of Ormsby, Wis.,
weighing 133 pounds, was mar
ried last Friday to Miss Ama
Gene Bare, of Olympia, Wash.,
the largest woman in the west,
weighing 560 pounds.
H. P. Shewmake, a prominent [
land owner and businessman of;
Dublin, was found dead in his 1
office Monday night, the cause
being heart failure.
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Miss Morrison Entertains.
One of the most enjoyable af
fairs given in some time was the
Progressive Rook party given at
the home of Miss Anna Morrison
Wednesday evening last.
Palms, flowers and ferns were
tastefully arranged for the occa
sion, around groups of small
tallies used for the games.
After an enthusiastic game of
rook, the players were served J
with a delightful punch course.;
Those invited were: Misses Min
nie Abt, Urania Mcßae, Lucy
McAllister, Bessie Stuckey, Stel
la Morris, May Branch and Eth
leen Folsom; Messrs. Tom Ma
son, Arpad Hicks, Lois Robert
son, Tom Hughes and Julian
Peterson.
Two carloads of strawberries,
the first of the season, were
shipped from Plant City, Fla.,
on Tuesday, and netted the
growers 75 cents per quart. i
Butts County Farmers
Interested in Live Stock.
Jackson, Ga., Nov. 25. —The
Butts County Live Stock and
Poultry association will have a
mammoth barbecue on Thanks
giving day to which well known
j out-of-town speakers, the mem
bers, their families and interest
ed parties will he invited. The
’cue will be held at Mallet
Springs, about a mile from Jack
son.
The citizens of Butts are be
coming very much interested in
live stock and recently some
thoroughbred stock has been
purchased. The cattle tick is be
ing fought and a quarantine will
likely he established in the* early !
spring. The local association has
some fifty members and its work
is doing much to encourage the
live stock industry in Butts coun
ty.
Cotton Ginners’ Report
For Montgomery County.
Special Agent K. M. Johnson,
taking the cotton ginners’ report
for the department of the Cen
sus, finds 12,418 bales ginned of
this season’s crop up to Novem
ber 14. Last year up to this
date only 8,244 hales had been
ginned. It is quite probable that
the next report will show a con
siderable falling off, as the hulk
of the crop has been picked. The
weather has been ideal for gath
ering the crop, and very little
loss will he sustained this season
in the cotton crop.
GEORGIA’S CHAMPION
CORN GROWER
Secures Magnificent Prize
And Gives Plan Os
Cultivation.
Edward J. Morgan, champion
corn grower of the South for
1913, is a Morgan county hoy.
He won the prize offered Gy the
Augusta Chronicle corn show to
the hoys of Georgia and South
Carolina who made the best yield
of corn per acre, The prize was
a S6OO pair of Kentucky mules
hitched to a brand new wagon.
Young Morgan and his team
created much interest along the
route home. Manager Burdette
of the Wilkes-Lincoln Fair As
sociation invited the prize win
ner to the fair, but he was so de
tained along the route answering
questions he was a day late. To
the Washington Reporter Mr.
Morgan gave the following
method of how he made the 181
bushels on an acre:
“The acre I had in corn is up
land, and is an old dairy lot,,
which has been under cultivation/
for four years, and the same nerf
I planted lust year. The soil is
black clay loam, with dark red
clay subsoil and rich in humus.
“In the spring the stalks were
cut, arid the land turned with a
two-horse plow, twelve inches
deep. About ten days before
planting I broadcasted eight
sacks of equal parts of kaint and
high-grade acid; this was again
turned under arid the land har
rowed.
“April 28 I laid off rows with
a Mallory plow, three feet, four
inches apart. In these furrows
I drilled five sacks of fertilizer
analyzing 81-2, 3-1-2, 5-1-2, go
ing twice to the row, making a
small list. This was opened with
a small plow' and corn dropped
four to six inches apart and cov
ered with a spring tooth harrow,
leaving it nearly level. In ten
days it was up.to a gopd stand,
with no thinning given.”
A pet dog in Griffin went mad
on Saturday last and bit eight
persons and a horse and several j
dogs. The people were sent to
Atlanta for treatment.
! CUTTING AFFRAY
AT GLENWOOD
INJURED MAN WILL RECOVER
Prominent Citizen Seriously
Stabbed Over Trivial
Matter.
A serious difficulty between
two prominent citizens of Glen
wood, that almost resulted fatally,
occurred there on Thursday night
of last week. On account of a
trivial matter, perhaps only a
joke, Mr. W. C. Browning, a
prominent merchant, had become
incensed at Mr. Mathias Adams,
and had called at the hotel, run
by Adams, and used rough lan
guage in the presence of Mrs.
Adams on Sunday before. This
naturally got up feeling between
the men, and meeting at the de
pot about train time Thursday
night, an altercation took place
in which Browning cut Adams in
three places in the left side, two
of the cuts penetrating to the
hollow, and making very dan
| gerous wounds. The clothing of
Adams showed that several
I thrusts were made at him, being
slashed in several places.
At this writing Adams is in a
fairway to recover. The affair
is greatly regretted, as both men
belong to large and influential
families, and the peace and
quiet of the town was very much
disturbed by the unfortunate af
j fair.
Two Railroad Presidents
Depart This Life.
The Presidents of two of the
South’s great railroad systems
died Tuesday. President W. W.
Finley of the Southern Railway
died suddenly at his home in
Washington after suffering a
stroke of apoplexy only a few
hours before. He has been pres
ident of the Southern since De
cember, 1906.
While on a tour of inspection,
President T. M. Emerson of the
Atlantic Coast Line was taken
ill on Sunday. He was rushed
to his home in Wilmington, N.
G., where he died at 11 o’clock
Tuesday night.
Mr. J. G. Morris Out
For Tax Receiver.
Mr. John G. Morris is now ac
tively in the race for tax re
ceiver of the county, and his for
mal card will he seen in The Mon
itor. Having served the county
: one term, he is well known to
- the people, is thoroughly ac
quainted with the duties of the
office, and his work as an officer
*v. Mr. Morris is a good
citizen, and has many friends
and acquaintances throughout
the county. He appreciates the
favor shown him in former
years, and, as stated in his card,
is willing to stand on his former
record as a county officer.
Little Things.
Little drops of water, poured
into the milk, give the milkman’s
daughter lovely gowns of silk.
Little grains of suguar, mingled
with the grocer’s sand, make the
grocer’s assets swell to beat the
band. Little bowls of custard,
humble though they seem, help .
enrich the fellow selling [>ure ice
cream. Little rocks and bowl
ders, little chunks of slate, make
the coal man’s fortune something
fierce and great.
Piano Recital.
The piano pupils of Miss Mag
gie Brewton will give a recital in
the auditorium of the Brewton-
Parker Institute Monday evening
next. The public invited to at
| tend. No admission charged.
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