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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1914)
VOL. XXVIII. MORE “CLAYBANK” TITLES SOLD OUT WEST Parties Come to Secure Evi dence in Bogus Land From Far West. Scarcely a week goes by with out bringing one or more letters to this office, or the Superior Court Clerk’s office, making in quiry about lands included in the old fraudulent grants issued to lands in this county about a hun dred and twenty-five years ago. Occasionally the parties come to look up the land. Last week At torney Sims of Vinita, Oklahoma, was here to get evidence in a civil suit against one Hamrick, now in jail in Oklahoma for sell ing lands in this county covered by one of these old grants. It seems that Hamrick took in exchange from Warren, repre sented by Sims who came here, a lot of fine registered live stock for lands here, and when Clerk of Court O’Brien returned the papers and money without re cording them, marking them fraudulent, ha' 1 Hamrick arrest ed in Pittsburg, and returned to Oklahoma, where he will be pros ecuted for fraud and civil pro ceedings begun to recover the property obtained from Warren. The matter is set for a hearing in May, and Clerk O’Brien will go as a witness in the civil and criminal cases. Mrs. Eliza Barlow Dead. Mrs. Eliza Barlow, a lady well known all over this section, died on Saturday morning at 10 o’clock at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. C. P. Moseley at Charlotte. Mrs. Barlow was a woman of kind disposition and strong friendships, and had a remark able constitution, that lengthen ed out her life to 87 years. She leayes four sons, W. J., J. A., N. E. and L. N. Barlow; and three daughters, Mrs. C. P. Moseley, Mrs. J. W. Moseley, Mrs. W. J. Stapleton. She was buried at the Moseley ceme tery on Sunday, Rev. C. F. Gor don conducting the funeral ser vice. HELENA MARSHAL KILLED, NEGRO’S BODY BURNED Marshal H. T. Yancey Killed By Harry Finch A Negro. On Tuesday morning H. T. Yancey, marshal of Helena, at tempted to arrest Harry Finch, a ■negro who vyas fleeing from of ficers on board a Seaboard train, and while putting the handcuffs on him Finch shot the marshal through the heart, who, after re ceiving his death wound, shot the negro six times. Yancey’s term of office was to expire Tues day afternoon, but he lacked a few hours of serving out his time. About noon a crowd of enraged citizens hauled Finch’s body to the negro section of the town and placing it upon a pile of wood burned it to ashes. Mar shal Yancey leaves a wife and three small children. Story Os A Rusty Nail. Men who were digging the grave for Mr. Joe Adams in the family cemetery last week came in contact with the remnant of a coffin buried there long before the recollection of any living in dividual. A rusty nail picked up in the place was a hand-forged .specimen, and from this it ap pears that the interment was made almost a century ago. Who slept all these years with in the narrow bed will never be known. iMfltttgfltttwif iKmtttor. Bear Creek Notes. Special Correspondence Farmers are busy moving from farm to farm in this section. County School Superintendent Hutcheson is often through this section in his car, and we crack ers feel good to think that we are not entirely forgotton. Mr. E. L. Sellers has bought the Connell farm, and that means more pig and hominy for this section. Boys, get busy. Now is the time to start for a good harvest next fall. I want every boy between 12 and 18 years old to read the Monitor, and help to build up old Montgomery county and improve our farming interests. Boys, get right with your acre of corn and your pig, so more of us will be seen in Atlanta next fall from old Montgomery. Pig & Corn Boy. Decatur County Plans To Improve Live Stock. Bainbridge, Jan. s.—Decatur county is planning to improve the quality of its live stock through a method employed in communi ties in the west'and in some sec tions of the South where most progress has been made. In con nection with the big experimen tal farm on the county property there will be installed a grade bull, of the beef type, one of the dairy type, a fine jack, several boar hogs of the varieties best adapted to Southwest Georgia and possibly a stallion, though that last will be a later importa tion. Agricultural experts say that the local cattle have become in bred, to an extent as to make them hopeless as profit makers unless high grade stock is intro duced. The animals will be mon ey makers for the county as a fee will be charged that will, while comparitively small, yield a good direct return on the investment, to say nothing of the indirect in crease in wealth. Several dipping vats have re cently been erected in the coun ty and others will follow this spring when the tick begins to get in his work. The live stock industry is rapidly growing in Decatur and there is talk of a packing house being erected in Bainbridge this summer. If She Hadn’t Been Tired. Matilda, maid of all work, had received a letter from a friend whom she greatly admired for her intellectual attainments. With glowing pride she placed the epistle in the hands of her young mistress, a very clever high school girl, and, as the lat ter indulgently perused the un grammatical but copperplate ef fusion, she kept up a running comment. “She’s a marvel!” exclaimed the little maid, with conviction, fiercely blacking the kitchen stove. “I dunno that I know a better iddicated young lidy—ex cept you, miss.” “A remarkably well written letter, Matilda. But tell me, why does your friend always put a small ‘i’ for the oersonal pro noun ‘i’?” “I’ll tell you, miss,’’she cried. “Winnie is very hard worked, she must have been in a ’urry. When she 'as plenty o’ time she puts a capital letter to every word.” For County Treasurer. I am offering for re-election to the oiTice of Treasurer of Montgomery county. I am in need of the compensation the office affords, and having served you faithfully this term, X respectfully ask for your support in the next primary election, under such rules as may be prescribed. Assuring you of mv highest ap preciation for past favors, and asking you to remember me iu the election, I am, Yours Respectfully, | AiICHEY GILLXH, MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JAN. 8, 1914. General News Items Told in Short Meter. Mrs. Lena Sefferan of Chicago was, knocked down by a stray bullet Friday, but a steel stay in her corset deflected the ball and she was not badly hurt. Lynka Thomas, the 12-year old girl who disappeared from her home in Sacramento, Cal., 18 months ago. was rescued from a gypsy camp Friday in Nebraska and returned to her home. The postoffice safe at Bristow, Ky., was blown open Thursday night last, and S4OO in money and stamps stolen. The plant of the Wine-Brew Bottling Co. at Tennille was de stroyed bv fire along with an ice house and one box car on Friday night. Loss on the plant about SB,OOO with SI,BOO insurance. It is claimed that vessels may pass through the Panama Canal in 70 days, if no accidents or slides happen. Two thousand Mexican re fugees crossed the border into Texas as Presidio last Saturday, seeking protection from the bat tle of Orjinaga then in progress. Baldwin county in this state, with a population of 20,000, did not have a single sheriff’s sale or mortgage foreclosure advertised in 1913. Besides the 2,000,000 pieces of mail matter handled by the post office in Atlanta during the holi day rush, 75 carloads of through parcels post packages were handled by the Terminal railway office on Hunter street. Flanders White, a negro, was cut to death Friday afternoon at Montrose by Chedrich Hill, who jumped on a train and escaped, but was captured at Jefferson ville by the sheriff of Twiggs county. B. E. Jacobs and wife of Wayne county, Ga., returning home from Brunswick in a bug gy, were struck by an automo bile driven by a negro, and Jacobs, 62 years old, died of his injuries Monday. H. W. Williams of Macon was arrested Monday on a warrant from the U. S. District court at Jacksonville, charged with re filling whiskey bottles and using same revenue stamps. I PLANT PECANS! 1 The Coming Money Crop of the South I 1 Large paper-shell varieties profitable, il | Nuts raised easy as cotton and sell from j 30c to SI.OO per pound. Trees, guaranteed perfect in form j I; and true to name, supplied by old es- ij tablished nursery in Southwest Georgia. ;j Prices low. Only budded stock. Lands planted in pecans greatly ; $ enhanced in value. Season for planting if nowon. Place order at once and get im- | (mediate delivery, express paid. Get particulars at once, and LEAVE ORDERS AT MONITOR OFFICE. The Italian-American Bank at Forquer street, Chicago, was wrecked by a bomb Saturday morning and forty persons thrown from their beds, but the robbers did not get any money. The tank steamer, Oklahoma, was partly wrecked off Sandy Hook on Stinday, and 22 sailors were lost. William G. Fairchild, 61 years old, died in his room in Savannah last Friday and his death was not discovered until Monday, when the landlady open his door. The Georgia Farmers’ Union held its first meeting of the year in Macon on Tuesday and Wed nesday, and a number of the high officials of the Union attend ed. Arthur Tyson was handing a gun over a fence to Cleveland Bennett near Rochelle on Tues day afternoon when the trigger caught in the fence discharging the gun and killing Bennett in stantly. The six-year-old son of John Clark near Lyerly, Ga., killed his 8-year-old brother on Monday with a pistol taken from the mantel, after they had been play ing with toy pistols. Mr. Gillis For Re-election. Mr. Archey Gillis has his card in this issue asking for re-elec tion as county treasurer. It is scarcely worth while for us to at tempt to introduce Mr. Gillis to our people, as he is both well and favorably known. He has made a good officer, and being strictly honest and conscientious, we can only expect him to fill acceptably again the office if elected to serve. Read his card. Shoots at Marshal; Hits Traveling Man. Helena, Jan. 3.—G. A. Daven port, a traveling salesman of Helena, was wounded in both legs at Rhine, near here while talking to the town marshal. Someone hidden in an alley had fired two shots at the marshal. The marshal’s activity against “blind tigers” is thought to have made him a target. Soperton. Special Correspondence. Miss Annie Hyatte spent a few days last week with rela tives in Alamo. Mrs. 0. O. Williams is visiting her mother in Macon. Mr. Harry Holmes left Monday for school in Atlanta. Miss Mamie Rabun left last week to attend school at Mil ledgeville. Mr. Charles D. Williams left Monday for school in Atlanta. Mrs. Emmitt Durden is visiting relatives in Mitchell. Miss Jimmye Futrille left Mon day for Rome. Miss Helen DeWitt has return ed from a visit to Lyons. Miss Mamie Waller has return ed to Mt. Vernon for school. Miss Mae Taylor has returned from a visit to Dexter. Miss Vivian Moye of Vidalia spent a few days last week with j Mrs. C. M. Pritchett. Miss Sunie New has returned to her home after spending the holidays with relatives in Harri son. Mr. Lawrence Williams spent the week end in Mcßae. Miss Frankie Calhoun of Tar rytown is visiting Mrs. Lowrey. Miss Alma Roache has return ed from Dublin. Co. Commissioners Meet. The Board of County Commis sioners held the regular monthly meeting here Tuesday, working j over yesterday to finish up the ! business. Road Superintendent i Ferrell was on hand with his re i port, and much favorable com ment is being made of his road i building. The road rebuilt from : Higgston to Ailey some time ago ; was a splendid piece of work, and our people are beginning to | see the importance of keeping a i competent man in the place. Bell’s ferry and Lammon’s fer | ry were let out to he jointly op , erated by Montgomery and I Wheeler counties. M. Bridges of Wheeler was the lowest bidder , for Bell’s at $45 per month, and John Williams of Mt. Vernon for Lamrnon’s at S2B per month. Another Big Porker. The largest hog butchered in this section was one killed by Mr. M. H. Darley near Ailey this week. This one tipped the cot ton scales at 543, heavier by 43 pounds than a standard bale of [cotton. Mr. Darley got enough lard from this pig to last his i family two years. I A Legal Tangle. The day was drawing to a close. Judge, jurors, witnesses [and lawyers were growing j weary, says the Theosophical Path. Finally the counsel for the prosecution rose to examine ( the .defendant. “Exactly how far is it between I the two towns?” asked the law i yer. in a weary voice. The defendant yawned, and re plied, “About four miles as the cry flows.” j “No doubt, ” said the man of law, “you mean as the flow ; cries.” i The judge leaned forward. !“No,” he remarked, suavely, “he means as the fly crows.” Then all three looked at one another, feeling that something , was wrong somewhere. Alson’s Municipal Election. 1 The progressive town of Al ston held ist election for officials last Saturday. Hon. James W. Sharpe was elected mayor, and Dr. J. H. Dees, J. M. Dees, W. B. Grimes and I). O’Brien were elected councilmen. POSTMASTER WILLIAMS KILLED AT ROCKLEDGE Shot By S. D. Butler Who Tells of Fight And Surrenders. J. M. Williams, postmaster at Rockledge, just north of the Montgomery county line, was shot and killed Saturday night. S. D. Butler, who was helping the town marshal, rushed out to the marshal after Williams' body was found in the postoffice and said he had a hand-to-hand fight with Williams and supposed he had killed him, giving his pistol and one taken from Williams to the marshal. Butler is in jail in Dublin to await investigation by the grand jury of Laurens coun ty. Moving Time. Besides the numerous wagons hauling household goods of ten ants moving from one farm to another, that pass and repass on the highways, Mt. Vernon people were quite active last week in making changes for the year. Clerk M. L. O’Brien moved into the residence vacated by Mr. E. E. Burch, Mr. Burch moved into the Palmer house vacated by Mr. M. S. Twiggs. Mr. Twiggs mov ing in temporarily with Mr. Clem Cooper. Mr. Howell McLemore has moved over to the McGregor place recently vacated by Mr. D. A. Outen. Mr. Clarence Morri son and family with his mother now occupy their home place va cated by Clerk O’Brien. Mr. Otho Morrison is occupying the house just vacated by Col. L. C. Underwood. Mr. L. M. McLe more and sisters are moving into the Kent house vacated by Mr. Howell McLemore. MT. VERNON DEPOT BURNED LAST WEEK Seaboard Air Line Looses Depot In Early Morning Fire. On Friday morning last, just after the passenger train had de parted for Savannah, the depot of the Seaboard Air Line Rail way, in which was located also the telegraph office and the office of the Southern Express Co., was discovered to be on fire. There was no means of fighting the fire, and the wooden struc ture was soon wrapped in flames and quickly burned down. There were a number of people in call ing distance and most of the ex press and much of the freight was removed. It was supposed by some that a spark from the passenger engine had fired the building, but it is more probable that a very defective flue of the office stove set the fire above the ceiling. Agent Spear is operat ing from box cars on the siding, but it is hoped that a new depot will soon replace the burned building. This is the second de pot to burn on the same site. Special Notice. The business of the Sumerford Drug Co., Ailey, Ga., has been sold. All parties owing the com pany are hereby notified to pay up all accounts at once, as change in business requires it. Settle ment of all outstanding accounts must be made at once, or they will be turned dver for collection. Sumerford Drug Co. Jan. 7, 1913. Ailey, Ga. Oscar Kreuse and Mrs. Martha Duncan of Fort Worth, Texas, were married last week. Kreuse is 7 feet 1 inch tall, and his bride is 4 feet 11 inches, just reaching to his vest pocket. NO. 37
