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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1914)
VOL. XXVIII. SENATOR A. 0. BACON DIED LAST SATURDAY Distinguised Senior Senator Passes Away after Short Illness in Washington. At 2 o’clock on Saturday after noon the news of the death of Senator Augustus Octavius Ba con came as a great shock to the South, and especially to the State of Georgia, which he had ably represented for about 19 years in the U. S. Senate. His death has brought forth tributes of respect such as have been showered upon few men from this section of the United States, and the highest honors that a people can bestow are be ing shown this week to his memory. The funeral of the distinguish ed statesman was held in the Senate chamber on Tuesday, at tended by President Wilson and other dignitaries. The body was taken to Atlanta Wednesday, es corted by the Georgia delegation in congress and a committee from the senate, and.allowed to lie in state at the capitol until time to leave for Macon, his home, where the interment took place. FINAL GAME OF BASKETBALL SEASON Brewton-Parker Boys Have Many Victories to Their Credit. The basketball season at Brew ton-Parker Institute culminates Friday afternoon, when the La nier High School wizards engage the home bunch on the Mount Vernon court. In January the two teams met in Macon, the scoring in favor of Lanier, since which both have played a wonderful game. Lanier lost one to Columbus High by a small score, but later she took revenge. Coach Kingsbury has been forced to make some changes in his lineup owing to the absence of Lowe, who played center; however, with Capt. Dey at that position the team should now be stronger than ever. On the other hand the 8.-P. I. team was never in finer fettle. Since their former engagement with Lanier, the Montgomery gladiators have added four straight victories to their string. The whole veteran lineup will probably be in excellent trim to participate in the fray, while a number of ambitious reserves are eager to-show their prowess. The visiting army will be com posed of the following: Morgan, White, forwards; Dey, (captain) center; Fuss, Brown, guards. The defenders of the local school will be selected from the follow ing; Stone, Elton, forwards; Cowart, center; Lee, McLemore, Kennedy, guards; Mosley, Bar ton, substitutes. The Brewton-Parker manage ment will be prepared to accom modate a large crowd of specta tors and it is hoped that many will avail themseves of this opportu nity of seeing the fastest and scrappiest exhibition of real bas ketball ever shown in South Georgia. Never has a team with the record of Lanier been seen in action on the 8.-P. I. court, but the local boys realize that they have no mean antagonists to com bat and they are prepared to fight the battle of their lives for the honors of the game. Bewan of Savannah Commits Suicide. Philip Bewan of Savannah blew the top of his head off in his home in Savannah on Sunday night. As a representative of the Modern Equipment Co. of Savannah, he often visited Mt. Vernon. He sold the lighting equipment of the Brewton-Par ker Institute and the county pumping outfit here recently in stalled by the county commis sioners. He was 52 years old and left a family. (Mj? Mmxtm. Orirnna News. 1 Special Correspondence. Mr. W. J. Dent, Jr. attended court in Mt. Vernon last week. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Davis and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Toler of Or land attended church here last Sunday. Miss Emma Phillips of Hazle hurst, accompanied by her sis ter, Mrs. J. B. Chafin, retured to her home Monday after a pleasant stay in our burg. Dr. Bascom Anthony % of Wrightsville spent a while in Orianna Tuesday, looking after his farming interests here. Prof. J. L. Poston was slightly indisposed Sunday. Orianna was the recipient of three of the strongest sermons in her history Sunday, and Sat urday before. Especially the 11 o’clock service Sunday, Bro. Parton took his text from Mathew 5-33, and being naturally an im pressive speaker, an inspiring discourse was rendered. The county needs more men of the calibre of Bro. Parton, Messrs. C. M. Carter and N. D. Winget attended court in Dublin part of last week. We are sorry to learn of the illness of Miss Leach of the school faculty here. We hope that it isn’t of a serious nature. J. E. Page attended quarterly conference at Scott Monday. H. W. Warnock and Mr. Cor bett of Tarrytown were in Ori anna on business Tuesday. Mr. W. L. Cox was in Rock ledge Monday. Tom Ivey of Soperton was in town Tuesday. At this writing Mrs. W. 0. Avery, who has been sick quite a while, is very much improved. J. E. Page was called to Dub lin on business Wednesday. J. D. Wilson was in Adrian Thursday. Mr. “Bud” Kea of Adrian was in Orianna Wednesday. Hon. Jack G. Jones a promi nent candidate for city court sheriff of Dublin was in Orianna Tuesday. C. Homer Moore of Wrights ville stopped over awhile Wednes day. Mrs. Worrel of Abbeville is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ar nold Thigpen. Otis Thigpen of Glen wood is visiting relatives here. Program For Foreign Missionary Service. The W. H. S. of Mt. Vernon Presbyterian church will render the following program March 2: Song. Prayer. Responsive reading, Romans 10. Roll call, to be answered with verse from Bible. Song, by the Junior League. Recitation, “IfltWerel” —Miss Marguerite Montgomery. Question box—Conducted by Mrs. Hicks. The Cost of a Missionary—Mrs. D. A. Mcßae. A Unique Experience—Mrs. Armfield. Ours a Foreign Missionary God- Miss Mcßae. Eight Reasons Why You Ought to Believe in Foreign Missions —Mrs. Montgomery. Statement of Situation—Mrs. Cockfield. .I Our Part—F. M. Secretary. Prayer Chain. As God Has Prospered Us. Self-denial Offering or Pledge. Song. Mizpah Benediction. The service will begin prompt ly at 2:00. All members urged to be prompt. Visitors cordially invited. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. FEB. 19, 1914. General News Items Told in Short Meter. Mrs. Roxyan Walker, an aged widow near Tifton, was burned to death Monday while assisting her sons to burn off a patch of grass. | The number of Irish immi grants landing at New York in 1913 was 27,073, and they brought $1,985,703 in cash. Monroe Purdom, aged 50, was killed by the Atlantic Coast Line Passenger train at Patterson on Thursday night last. The Colquitt County Live Stock Club has pledged 20,000 hogs to be furnished the packing house to be established at Moul trie. The x body of Margaret Fox, a boarding house keeper of Harri son, N. Y., was found head down in a well on Saturday. Captain C. A. Talmage, a well known conductor of the Southern Railway, dropped dead in Macon last Thursday. Seven men were rescued Fri day evening who had been wrecked in a fish boat on the outer end of the breakwater at Charleston. The Atlantic Coast Line road has built a new steel and con crete bridge over the Altamaha river at Doctortown. This-and other bridges through the swamp cost nearly a million dollars. j At an early hour Monday morning, the safe of C. H. Bon ner of Milledgeville was blown-' open, and the robbers got away ' with $25,000. He would not de posit his money in a bank. Lieutenant Murray of the U. I S. aviation corps fell 800 feet to; his death at Pensacola on Mon day afternoon. Harriett Slavin, a 6-year-old girl in Savannah, was burned to death on Monday when her dress caught fire from an open grate. I jjgmmmmMWxmmm | Damon Dots § '(§' ; ’Q S Proceedings of Weekly Meeting at : Brewton-Parker Institute, Mt. Vernon The Damon Literary Society met in the freshman room Satur day afternoon last, after the society was called to order by the president the following program was successfully rendered: Reading—Lessie Mae Rackley. Conversation —Willard Barton, Jim McCullough, Alvin Warren and Otis Duggan. Jokes and wants —Ray Cour sey. Prophecy —Eloise Adams. Adjective game —Essie Bed ingfield. I wonder why—Tyra Stanley. Answer—Josie Williamson. Pantomime—Manilla Mosley, Erin McArthur, Ernestine Black well and Cadie Belle Adams. Pin picture—Marguerite Mont gomery. Debate: Resolved, That In surance Companies are Bene ficial. Affirmative—Cecil Brewton and Edgar McLemore. Negative—C. H. Renfroe and Max McGregor. The judges rendered their de cision in favor of the affirmative. We enrolled as new members Misses Maggie Mae Denton and Thelma Leach. We were glad to have with us as a visitor a former member,! Miss Minnie Wells. There being no further busi ness matter on hand we adjourn ed in order. —L. M. R. — ! Six cars of the Atlantic Coast Line were derailed at Gaines | ville, Fla., early Friday morning and four passengers hurt. Dr. P. A. Bahnsen, state vet erinarian, condemned 60 cows from the dairies around Atlanta and Greensboro, infected with tuberculosis, and had them kill ed. A pig that had been used in initiation ceremonies of a Greek i letter society at Middletown, I Conn., disappeared, and was found in a cellar where it had devoured 55 jars of preserves. Charles F. Brown, eight years old, was accidently shot at Syl \pnia on Monday afternoon, and i died in thirty minutes. He was | alone in a home with a playmate. Dora Clay Hunt, who wasmar ! ried to General Clay fifteen years ago when she was 16 and he 90 years old, and who left i him and married four times af ' terwards, died at Lexington, Ky., on Monday. I Sam Green, a negro in Atlan ta, was arrested Monday for j stealing SISOO worth of diamonds ■ from a home in the city. The detective found $450 worth in | his pocket. I A Central train killed a horse driven by Dr. J. L. Wells, who ; was crossing the track in Hape > ville, a suburb of Atlanta, .on i Monday, but the driver was not i hurt. j I The case of Pat Ursery, who is charged with poisoning his j wife’s people by putting strych ; nine in flour, will be tried in su perior court at Hazlehurst next week. On account of the snow storm in New York city Saturday, 30,- 000 men have been put to work I clearing the streets, the work to I cost the city $750,000. ODD FELLOWS TO | MEET AT TARRYTOWN Ninth District To Assemble With Tarry town Lodge March Fourth. There will be held on Wednes day, March 4, with the Tarry town Lodge, the Semi-Annual Meeting of the Ninth Division, I. O. O. F. To this meeting the public is cordially invited. Please bring a basket. There will be a public address delivered by Rev. J. R. Kelley of Scott, Ga., at the noon hour. I Come one, come all, and hear something worth while. The Lodge, Per C. A. Holmes. Still Found In Swamp. Sandersville, Feb. 15. — Deputy S. M. Moye and posse returned this afternoon from Deepstep af ter raiding a big still that had been in operation recently. They destroyed about five hundred gallons brewed mash and whisky. The owner has been located, and the marshal will make an arrest ' this week. They also raided a negro cabin, finding a “worm” which gave evidence of having been recently used, but nothing more. The still was down a branch in the swamp, and it was necessary to wade a mile in the mire. This makes the second still raided in the last two years. The scene is fifteen miles from here. William Marconi, inventor of wireless telegraphy, last week succeeded in lighting an electric bulb at a distance of six miles by a wireless current. Thigpen School. Special Correspondence. Messrs. R. B. Thigpen and : Tom Spivey have returned from an extended visit to friends and relatives at Mcßae and Lumber j City. Mrs. Ira Thigpen and sister, ' Mrs. J. E. B. Hutcheson have just returned from McLeod, where they went to visit Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Moore. Misses Bertha, Oaky Lee and Lizzie Hall and Mr. Sam Thig pen were the pleasant guests of Miss Kate Derriso Sunday. Mr. Lucien Thigpen, Mrs. Worrel and Mrs. Arnold Thigpen and children were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Thigpen Sun day. Mr. Maurice Hutcheson, Miss es Julia Phillips and Mary Hutcheson made a quick trip to Mt. Vernon Saturday. j Mrs. Tom Spivey was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. B. Hutcheson Sunday. Our school is still increasing. More still to come. Messrs. John Page and Robert Walker were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. B. Hutche son Sunday. Prof. J. M. Spivey is home for a few days. i Mr. C. D. Green way of Dub lin visited home folks Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Spivey and children visited Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hatcher Sunday. - Why the South Ought to Raise Live Stock. The South ought to be a live stock country, because: (1) A crop of cow peas, soy beans, peanuts or lespedeza (all legumes) may be grown the same season after an oat crop is harvested. There is no better feed than oats, and cowpeas and lespedeza are -the equal or red clover as hay producers; while peanuts and soy beans will pro duce as much feed (concentrates) as any crop grown here or else where. (2) A soil made rich by the growing of legumes and live stock farming will make as much corn or silage per acre as in the corn belt, and the same season produce a crop of crimson clover equal in feeding value to a crop of red clover. (3) Our climate conditions make us a cotton-producing coun try. One of the by-products of the cotton crop is cottonseed meal, the cheapest protein fe< d ! known. The South produces 450,000,000 bushels of cottonseed j annually, which pound for pound j is superior to corn in feeding value. If the South could not. have produced cotton, she would have grown live stock just as other sections have turned to live stock, where one-crop sys tem depleted their soils -and forced them to do so. The South must grow live stock, because, while it is pos sible to build up soil fertility without feeding live stock, it is not generally done and cannot be done as economically as by feed ing the legumes, which must be irrown to build up the fertility of good live stock. The need of the South is for men who will study live stock; raising as a part of their general farming system, for there is no reason why the South cannot or does not grow live stock more profitably than any other section, j except that we have not the men with either the inclination or in formation to do so.—Progressive Farmer. Mules and horses bitten by a mad dog around Baxley have shown symptoms of rallies and had to be killed. I STATE SUPREME COURT j DECIDES AGAINST FRANK ! Verdict Os Lower Court Is Sustained, Two Justices Dissenting. On Tuesday the Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed the verdict of Fulton Superior Court in the case of Leo M. Frank, convicted | after a long trial on August 25 of the murder of Mary Phagan. The body of Mary Phagan was found in the basement of the National Pencil Company’s fac tory on Sunday morning, April 27th, last, and Frank was ar rested on Thursday following on ! suspicion. The trial that follow ed was one of the most spectacu lar in the state’s bisto'ry, lasting 29 days. The opinion of the supreme court was concurred in by all of the six justices except two— Justices Fish and Beck, who dis sented on the grounds that evi dence as to Frank’s lascivious ness “did not tend to prove a preexisting design, system, plan or scheme, directed forward i to the making of an assault upon ! the deceased or killing her to * prevent its disclosure.” The case may be taken to the United States Supreme Court by Frank’s attorneys, and in case of failure in that highest tribunal, Flank’s only recourse to escape the death penalty will lie in the governor and state prison com mission. PLEASANT RECEPTION TO RECENT BRIDE Many Charming Ladies are Present to Enjoy Event. Mrs. Arpad G. Hicks, former ly Miss Lucy McAllister, was the lovely honoree of a most de lightful reception given by Mrs. Seward V. Hicks on Thursday afternoon, February 12. The home was most effective in its artistic decorations, quanities of daffodils and pot plants being used throughout the living and reception hall. In the reception hall the punch bowl was most gracefully presided over by Misses Urania Mcßae and Camille Adams. A delightful iced course, carrying out the color scheme was served by Misses Gladys Mc- A)lißter and Eula and Lucile Mc- Rae. The guests were met and ushered to the punch bowl by : Mesdames D. A. and F. M. Me diae then were received at the ‘living room door by Mrs. M. B. | Calhoun and escorted to the re ceiving line, consisting of Mes dames Seward V. Hicks, Arpad G. Hicks, W. C. McAllister Lee Mcßae, J. O. McAllister and Chas. Hicks and Miss Bessie Stuckey. Mrs. Seward Hicks was most attractive in red crepe de chine with black lace over-dress. Mrs. Arpad Hicks wore a dainty crea tion of pink broeraded crepe with trimmings of lace and garnitures. Mrs. W. C. McAllister wore a handsome gown of black crepe meteor with jet trimmings. Mrs. Lee Mcßae was lovely in Laven der foulard with lace. Miss Bes sie Stuckey was daintily dressed ;in yellow charmeuse with over dress of white marquisette. Mrs. Chas. Hicks and Mrs. J. C. Mc- Allister were gowned in black voille. Mrs. M. B. Calhoun was elegantly gowned in a french style of green moire with Persian trimmings. Misses Adams and Mcßae were prettily dressed in blue crepes. Mrs. Frank Mcßae and Mrs. Duncan Mcßae wore handsome afternoon gowns. Many guests called during the afternoon. NO. 42
