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VOL. XXVIII.
PROMINENT CITIZEN
- PASSES TO HIS REWARD
Old Soldier of Many Battles
Lays Down Busy
Life-Work.
I
On Sunday last at his home
near Charlotte, Mr. Martin T.
Moses came to the end of a long
life. He had been ill for some
time and was nearly 81 years of
age. He was born Dec. 17, 1832,
and was successful in farming,
and in the naval stores and lum
ber business, and owned a large
body of fine timbered land.
In 1854 Mr. Moses was married
to Miss Mary C. Conner, daugh-;
ter of Hon. Jas. G. Conner, who
was the first ordinary of Mont
gomery county. To this union
were born three children, Mrs.
John C. McAllister of Mt. Ver
non, Mr. A. M. Moses of Char
lotte, and Mr. J. J. Moses of
Uvalda.
He served four years in the
civil war in Company “K,” Gist
Georgia Regiment of Gordon’s
Brigade. He was in the battle
of Gettysburg and the important
engagements in Virginia during
turbulent period. At the battle
of Gettysburg, he, in company
with Mr. H. A. Calhoun, who
still survives, picked up General
Reynolds of the Union Army,
who was mortally wounded, and j
placed him in a fence corner and
spread a fly tent over him to
shield him from the sun. Histo
ry states that General Reynolds
was wounded in the neck, but
Mr. Moses was positive that he
was shot in the thigh and bled
to death.
Along with other comrades Mr.
Moses was captured and confined
in Camp Chase for nearly a year,
getting out after Lee had sur
rendered, and came home a poor
man. In 1882 he engaged in the
naval stores business, and after
this in the lumber business.
It was the desire of his life to
live long enough to attend the
the great reunion of the Blue and
Grey at Gettysburg, and last
year had that wish gratified. He
looked once more upon the field
of the great struggle and had the
fires of old Southern patriotism
stir once more his manly frame.
The remains were laid to rest
on Monday in the Dead River
cemetery, near where he had
spent a long and useful life. The
funeral rites were conducted by
the Masons, the deceased having
been a member of Mt. Vernon
Lodge for almost half a century.
HUNTER—RACKLEY.
Although we were apprised of
the fact that our esteemed young
friend and former townsman, Dr.
Floyd L. Rackley, had quit the
ranks of single blessedness, we
were not in possession of the
details. We offer congratula
tions, and clip the following from
the Homerville News of last
week:
A quiet wedding took place in
the city Wednesday afternoon at
four o’clock at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Hunter, the con
tracting parties being their
daughter, Miss Katie Hunter,
and Dr. Floyd L. Rackley of Mil
len, Ga. The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. George H. Wal
ker of the Methodist church.
The bride is the second daughter
of Mr. and .Mrs. Hunter, and is
an attractive and accomplished
young lady. Dr. Rackley is a
practicing young dentist of Mil
len, having moved there recently
from Dexter, Ga. Dr. and Mrs.
Rackley left on the afternoon
train for Millen, where they will
make their future home. Their
many friends wish for them a
long and happy life.
And the circus will be here
on Saturday.
Stye Himmonitor.
Death Os Mrs. Barnhill.
I We clip the following tribute
to Mrs. D. S. Barnhill of Lothair
from the Valdosta Times of last
week:
■ The many friends in this city
and section will be saddened to
; hear of the death of Mrs. D. S.
Barnhill, of Soperton, Ga. Mrs.
Barnhill was, before her mar
! riage, Miss Bessie Knight, of
Lake Park, and was one of the
social favorites in her home
town.
Her life from childhood was
worthy of emulation. All loved
her for her many virtues, and
high ideals of life.
Though she had not reached
| the usual measure of our alloted
l days, yet she performed in a
measure, as much as most wo
men in the full time of probation
here.
The sympathy of many friends
go out to the bereaved family in
their great serrow.
A Friend.
Hon. Emmet Shaw at
The 8.-P. Institute.
Hon. Emmet Shaw of Fort
Gaines will address the public at
the auditorium of the Brewton-
Parker Institute on the evening
of Friday, 12th inst., to which
the public is incited. No admis
sion charged, and all invited.
Mr. Shaw is a former member
of the state senate, and a gifted
speaker. His subject for this
occasion will be “the Dangers of
the Age.” Hear him. 12th.
Appointments for Next Year.
At the South Georgia Confer
ence of the Methodist church in
Macon, which closed on Monday
many changes were made in ap
pointments for the coming year.
We give the appointments of the
Mcßae District:
Mcßae District—L. A. Hill, pre
siding elder.
Mcßae-T. E. Davenport.
Helena and Scotland —W. A.
Mallory.
Eastman—W E. Towson.
Claxton—C. T. Clark.
Abbeville and Rhine —A. B.
Wall.
Baxley—S. A. Hearn.
Lumber City —C. M. Ledbetter.
Towns Circuit and Alamo —J.
E. Summer.
Hazlehurst —C. E. Cook.
Jacksonville and Circuit —To
be supplied by S. W. Sneed.
Milan Circuit—W. D. McGre
gor.
Chauncey Circuit —B. F. West.
Vidalia —E. H. McGeHee.
Mt. Vernon Circuit—H. C.
Ewing.
Lyons—J. W. Weston.
Reidsville and Shiloh—J. B.
Griner.
Baxley Circuit—l. R. Kelley.
Surrency Circuit —J. T. Lowe.
Higgston Circuit —To be sup
plied by C. T. Brickley.
Uvalda Circuit —R. M. Allison.
Altamaha Circuit —W. T. Lam
bert.
Hagan and Collins—Hamp
Stevens.
Cobbtown Circuit—To be sup
plied by C. T. Strickland.
Student to Emory College—L.
T. Rogers.
South Georgia College—S. E.
Jenkins, vice president.
Rev. G. F. Austin, former pas
tor here, goes to Columbus, and
Rev. H. C. Brewton to Guyton.
It will be seen that Rev. C. M.
. Ledbetter is assigned to Lumber
City, near by. Vidalia gets Dr.
1 E. H. McGehee, one of the
1 strongest preachers in the con
i ference.
,
Stray Notice.
Came to my place about three
' years ago, a dark red Steer now
[ about 4or 5 years old. Mark
staple fork in right ear and
1 smooth crop in left ear. Owner
can get same by paying feed
bill and advertising fees.
? J. C. Clifton.
Uvalda, Ga., Nov. 25, 1913.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DEC. 4, 1913.
General News Items
Told in Short Meter.
Comptroller General Wright is
asking all tax collectors in the
state to remit for taxes collected
as fast as possible to meet the
demands of the state.
Chas. R. Smith of Atlanta was
convicted of bigamy and on Fri
day was sentenced for four years
in the presence of his two wives
and the ministers who married
them to Smith.
Warren Clements was sen
tenced to the penitentiary for
life in Loundes superior court
last week for killing E. J. Grif
fin.
Hon. J. Randall Walker, con
gressman of the Eleventh Dis
trict, was bitten by a spider
while on a camp fishing trip Sat
urday, and was dangerously ill
from the bite.
John Deen and his daughter of
Waycross were seriously burned
and Deen’s leg crushed Friday
by the explosion of gas in their
home lighting plant.
In South Carolina Gov. Blease
pardoned a man who had been
dead 19 months, and another was
pardoned twice in two years af
ter being convicted of murder.
H. D. Umbstraetter, editor of
the Black Cat Magazine in Bos
ton, was shot by his own gun
while climbing over a stone wall
Saturday.
About 500 automobile owners
and drivers were summoned to
police court in New York Mon
day and fined for speeding.
During eleven months 277 per
sons were killed.
At Lebanon, Mo., a negro wo
man 83 years old is going to
school and learning the a, b, c’s.
The large brick warehouse
owned by a stock company at
Lumpkin, Ga., was burned Fri
day night with 700 bales of cot
ton, all covered by insurance.
OTHER CANDIDATES
ARE IN THE FIELD
One For Representative And
One For Sheriff Join
The Candidates.
In this week’s paper Mr. Jim
L. Gillis gives notice of his can
didacy for Representative, Mr.
Gillis is a prominent young far
mer with large interests in this
county, and proposes to represent
old Montgomery in the General
Assembly. Mr. Gillis is a son of
Mr. N. L. Gillis, president of the
Bank of Soperton, and is well
and favorably known to the peo
ple of this county. We take
pleasure in calling attention to
his announcement.
Another candidate for Sheriff
comes to the front this week, in
the person of Mr. J. B. Davis.
Mr. Davis is a member of a large
and influential family, residing
in the Orland section. Mr. Da
vis enjoys the acquaintance of a
large circle of friends, and is
known to most of the people of
the county. Mr. Davis proposes
to serve the people as sheriff
without favor or affection, and
do his part in the execution of
the law, if favored with the of
fice. See his caid.
Some Fine Vegetables
On The County Farm.
We are indebted to Commis
sioner R. D. Beatty for specimens
of fine turnips from the county
farm. Superintendent Moxley is
a good farmer, and aids materi
ally in the keep of the convict
force, supplying them with 2,000
heads of cabbage among other
. things.
Mail pouches containing mail
worth between $30,000 and $70,-
000 were robbed Friday night
near Dowagiac, Mich., and the
empty bags found along the track
in South Bend.
Henry Mclntyre of Marion,
Ohio, went hunting Monday, and
placing his gun against a fence,
: his dog knocked it down and
j killed him.
More than 500 sheep have been
killed by wolves in the past ten
days in the Ozark Mountains of
: Arkansas.
I Miss Audrey Smith of Defi
ance, Ohio, made 117 bushels of
corn to the acre this season,
b 'ating the highest boy planter
20 bushels.
A snake crawled out'of the or
gan at Ennis Creek Baptist
church near Snyder, Texas, last
Sunday and suddenly broke up
the service while they were sing
ing the last hymn.
James R. Clark of New York,
aged 23, has been married to
: three wives in three years, all of
, them under 19, and been convict
ed of bigamy.
Mrs. Albert Couden, 15 years
of age has been granted a di
vorce from her husband at South
Bend, Ind., who is 71 years of
age.
Hazekiah Crawford of Potts
ville, Pa., worker in a steel mill,
said he would work Monday if he
did not drop dead, and died that
way while firing a large furnace.
f In the great corn show in At
! lanta, which closes today, 85
boys were found who were in
the 100-bushel class, Edward
Wellborn of Morgan county head
ing the list with 181 bushels.
i
George Fields, a negro express
driver of Atlanta, was caught
between two street cars and
crushed to death on Tuesday
j morning.
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The Damon Literary Society
met in the Auditorium Saturday
afternoon last. After being call
ed to order by the president we
were led in prayer by the chap
j lain, roll was called, minutes
were read and adopted.
The following program was
very successfully rendered:
Piano solo—Eva Conner.
Reading—Dossie Taylor.
• Jokes and wants Eunice
Burkhalter.
, Essay—Cecil Brewton.
Piano duet Cadie Belle and
Bertie Lou Adams.
Debate: Resolved, That Cap
ital Punishment Should be Abol
ished.
Affirmative--Charles Ricks and
Ray Coursey.
Negative—A. S. Johnson and
Edgar McLemore.
Violin solo—Erin McArthur.
Reading—Tyra Stanley.
Vocal quartette Jim McCul
lough, Durham Cobb, Cecil Lee
and Walden Downs.
Prophecy —Dossie Taylor.
Piano duet —Ernestine Black
well and Marie McQueen.
The judges rendered their de
cision in favor of the affirmative,
i We were glad to have several
visitors with us. After having a
short business meeting we ad
journed in order. M. 0. —
Mr. John E. Mcßae and Mar
shal Buttersworth went to Sa
vannah Monday, having been
summoned before the United
States court grand jnry.
Some Disastrous Fires.
On Thursday of last week, the
dwelling on the farm of Mr.
Charlton Calhoun, between Tar
rytown and the river, was de
stroyed by'fire. Mr. Calhoun did
not reside on the place, but the
loss of the building alone was
probably SI2OO.
On Thursday night a sawmill
outfit belonging to Mr. Peter
Johnson, that was being opera
ted Jn theiOconee riverjswamp,
was burned. The traction engine
used to run the mill was saved
without great damage. It is
said the fire was of incendiary
origin, but we are not in receipt
■ of particulars.
Soperton.
Special Correspondence.
Misses'Mary Lou Williams and
Flossie Chivers spent Thanks
i giving in Tarrytown.
Miss Abbie Miller of Dublin is
visiting Mrs. Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bankston
of Macon spent Thanksgiving
here.
Miss Frances Beatty of Tarry
town spent the week end with
her cousin, Miss. Mary Lou Wil
liams.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Pritchett
spent Friday in Macon.
Miss Mary Ruth Duggan spent
the latter part of the week with
friends in Vidalia.
Misses Mae Taylor and Susie
New spent the week end with
relatives in Dexter.
Miss Frankie Calhoun of Tar
rytown spent a few days hist
week with Mrs. Lowrey.
Mrs. J. C. Williams and daugh
ter, Marguerite, left Monday for
Florida.
Mrs. Eugene Allen of Surrency
spent the latter part of the week
with Mrs. Lowrey.
Mr. and Mrs. Calhoun of Tar
rytown spent Sunday with the
latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Logan.
Miss Sallie Mae Gibson of Tar
rytown spent Sunday with Mrs.
Lowrey.
Mrs. Herbert Gillis and daugh
ter, Lillian, spent Sunday and
Monday in Vidalia.
Miss Lollie Calhoun of Tarry
town is visiting Mrs. John Cal
houn.
Mr. Denton and son, Otis,
spent Sunday in Dublin.
Mr. Clarence Wright of Savan
nah spent Sunday here.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Chivers
announce the arrival of a little
girl, who arrived Monday last.
Misses Bessie Barwick and Ly
da Gillis spent a few days last
j week visiting relatives at Nuney.
I
Mr. Marvin Gillis of Galveston,
Texas, is visiting relatives here.
Mr. arid Mrs. Randolph Wil
liams spent Monday in Dexter.
Miss Annie Williams spent
Monday in Dublin.
Misses Mary Smith, Bessie
Barwick, Lyda Gillis and Mr.
Sewell Courson spent Thanks
giving at Gillis Springs.
Mr. Bonnie Beasley of Zaidee
spent Sunday here.
For Representative.
I (linin’ to repicaent the county of Montgom
ery in tin? Georgia Legislature, and hereby
give notice to my fellow eitizeiiH that 1 am a
candidate lor the place. Having the welfare
! ami prosperity of the people at heart, 1 pro
powe, if elected, to advocate hucli meaMurcH an
l they dewire enacted into law, «.nd to do hiicli
thin;,H an will uphold the dignity of tlie grand
old State of Georgia and advance the rna'ciial
intercut of her people. Soliciting your vote*
| in the primary eleetion, and Manuring you of
my purpose to nerve you faithfully, I am
Youth ieapectfully
Jim L. Gillih.
Mr. M. H. Darley of near Ai
; ley was over to see us Tuesday.
FERRY DISASTER
LAST THURSDAY
Lost One Mule And House
hold Goods When
Chain Breaks.
Mr. G. F. Thomas of the Lum
ber City section, who married a
Mt. Vernon young lady some
months ago, came over last
Thursday for a lot of household
goods left here, happened to pe
culiar accident and considerable
loss in trying to cross the Oconee
river on his return.
The goods were loaded on a
two-horse wagon, drawn by two
mules, and when he attempted
to drive on to the Hat, the chain
holding it broke and the flat was
pushed out into the stream let
ting the team down into deep
water. A terrible struggle was
made by Mr. Thomas to save the
mules, one of which was drown
ed. Part of the wagon was re
covered, but most of the load
was lost.
Mr. Thomas appeared before
the County Commissioners here
Tuesday and asked for payment
of the actual loss sustained,
about S2OO, but we are not in
formed as to what disposition
was made of the clain. The case
is still pending, having been
heard by the Commissioners at
their regular sesssion Tuesday
and again yesterday.
Honor Roll For
Soperton Public School.
Following is the honor roll for
the month ending Nov. 21, 1913:
FIRST GRADE.
Claudie Evans, Julian Wade,
Madison Dickens.
SECOND GRADE.
Lucile Pipkin, Cleo Walden,
Geraldine Graham, Parker Dew
berry.
THIRD GRADE.
Lola Dickens, Willie Fuller.
FIFTH GRADE.
Edit,ha McCrimmon, James
Duggan.
SIXTH GRADE.
Lizzie Lee Walden, Daisy Mc-
Crimmon, Eunice Fowler, Marian
Dewberry, Otis Denton, Gladys
Calhoun.
HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Distinguished List.
Arie Prichett, Arena Ivey,
Clare Dewberry, Minnie Smith.
For Sheriff:
To tlm Voters of Montgomery County:
I Im oby otter mynelf u candidate for the of
lieu of of mud county, Bubjcct to the
i iilch of the Ku rutivc Committee If ejected
I promise to serve I ho people to the best of oiy
ability, and will appreciate any and all totes
given rue in the election,
, Youth respectfully,
J. B, Davis.
Soperton, Nov. 25, 1913.
Thanksgiving Occasion.
A pleasant affair was the enter
tainment given at the home of
Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Hunt Thurs
day evening last by Misses Mae
Branch and Urania Mcßae.
The parlors and reception hall
were tastily arranged with ferns,
palms and pot plants, and added
to the charm of the occasion.
An original contest, suggestive
of Thanksgiving, lent merriment
to the occasion, the winners be
ing Misses Stuckey and Peacock.
Progressive rook proved an enjoy
able feature of the evening, to
ward the close of which dainty
refreshments were served.
Those present were Misses An
na Morrison, Minnie Abt, Mattie
Mcßride, Urania Mcßae, Mae
Branch, Alleen Mcßae, Bessie
Stuckey, Iris Simpson, Lucy Mc-
Allister, Dorcas Mcßae, Stella
Morris, Jennie Thompson and
Ethleen Folsom and Messrs. Tom
Mason, Arpad Hicks, Clarence
Mcßae, Toni Hughes, Carl Geiger
and Claud Wright. Other guests
were Mr. and Mrs. F. Lee Mc-
Rae, and Misses Peacock and
Watson of Vidalia, the latter be
ing guests of Dr. and Mrs. Hunt.
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