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VOL. XXVIII.
AWFUL TRAGEDY
AT SOPERTON
FRED MILLER MEETS DEATH
Drunken Row on Saturday
Night Ends in the Death
of Young Man.
The county of Montgomery
was shocked Sunday morning
when it was known that another
bloody murder had been commit
ted Saturday night in Soperton.
At the house of Mrs. M. C. Dunn,
run by herself and three daugh
ters, where a drunken brawl was
being held, with several men in
the house and several others con
gregated in the yard, Fred Mil
ler was killed, his brains being
scattered on the walls of the
house by a load of shot fired at
close range from the door of an
adjoining room.
Investigation by a coroner’s
jury fixed the murder on May
Dunn, and charged that her
mother and Jim Crawford and
Arch Fowler were accessories to
the crime. The two women were
brought to Mt. Vernon and lodged
in jail, but Crawford and Fowler
were allowed to give bond to ap
pear as witnesses.
The shotgun was found soon
after the shooting in a sappling
thicket near by. No commitment
trial has yet been held. Young
Miller was well known all over
the county, being the son of Hon. j
Elijah Miller, former county j
commissioner, and one of Mont
gomery’s best citizens.
It remains to be seen whether
the murderer will have justice
meted out to him or her, or
whether the people will allow the
blood of the erring and unfort
unate young man to cry from
the ground to be avenged.
Human life in Montgomery
county is getting to be altogether
too cheap, and any people who
allow the perpetrators of these
oft-repeated murders to go un
punished will sooner or later pay
the penalty of trials that are
nothing more than travesties on
justice.
Small Boy Drinks Kero
sene and Meets Death
Valdosta, Ga., April 6.—A 4-
year-old son of Will Odom, at;
Remerton, two miles-north of 1
this city, is dead from drinking j
kerosene. He got hold of a
quart bottle of oil and drank five
ounces.
It was some time afterward
before his parents discovered his
condition, and a physician did not
reach him until three hours after
the child swallowed the poison.
The child was then in a comatose
condition and died soon.
Underwood Wins
Birmingham, Ala., April 7.
Oscar W. Underwood won the
senatorial nomination over Rich
mond P. Hobson in yesterday’s
Democratic primary by approxi
mately 25,000 majority. Official
figures are lacking in all the
races, and the count is very slow
owing to the lengthy ballot. How
ever, enough returns have come
in to indicate that Hobson carried
only about 3 of the 67 counties of
the state.
Young Man Falls
And is Badly Hurt.
On Tuesday morning Mr. Jud
McDaniel, visiting his grand-pa
rents here, got on McQueen’s
dray for a ride along the street,
when the horse jumped from a
touch of the driver’s whip, and
threw him out. Falling between
the wheels, several of his teeth
were knocked out, and his lips
badly lacerated.
Thigpen School.
Special Correspondence.
Mr. Maurice Hutcheson and
Misses Julia Phillips and Mary
Hutcheson attended church at
Harmony Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Thigpen
visited their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Webb, Sunday.
Mr. Willie Derriso spent Sun
day with Messrs. Omer and Le-
Roy Cobb.
Mr. J. E. B. Hutcheson made
a business trip to Mt. Vernon
Saturday.
We are glad to note Mrs. Ira
Thigpen is still improving.
Mrs. R. B. Thigpen and chil
dren were visitors at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Seals Sun
day.
Mr. John Allen Page was a
visitor at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. B. Hutcheson Sunday
afternoon.
We are glad to know Mrs.
Frank Page has returned from
Sandersville, where she has been
for treatment, and has improved.
We hope she will continue to im
prove.
Every school should take an in
terest in the contest to be held in
Mt. Vernon April 18. The pat
rons of the schools should take
more interest in it, and cause the
children to be more interested.
THE PUPILS’ CONTEST
! TO BE INTERESTING
Important Feature School
Work Inaugurated in
This County.
The teachers of Montgomery
county are alive to the great op
portunities of the hour, and have
put jn motion a most important
feature of school work in calling
a contest for the pupils in all the
schools of the county, to be held
at the Brewton-Parker Institute
here on the 18th inst. Besides
the literary feature, athletics and
| domestic science enter largely in
to the program. Every school in
the county should be represented
in the contest. Let every patron
and progressive citizen come with
a well-filled basket and join in
| the dinner, which is to be an im
jportant adjunct to the varied ex
j ercises.
It is probable that you have
I never seen anything just like it
; before. Certainly the children
have not; and they cannot remain
■ children very long, and demand
your deepest interest and help.
Tome, bring the children, bring
the baskets, spend a profitable
, day, give education and old
Montgomery county a genuine
boost; and, above all, give the
boy and girl a chance to attain to
j the highest state of physical and
mental excellence.
Baseball at Mcßae
The B. P. I. baseball team
went over to play the South Geor
gia College team at Macßae on
Monday. Our boys were de
feated by a score of Bto 3. Don
Lauier pitched for the B. P. I.
team, striking out 16 men. It
was a good game and the boys
were royally treated. We can
always tell at the home-coming
when the score is on the wrong
side of the card if Commodore
i Charles Abt is along. What he
says “is nothin’ to nobody.”
Wants $16,700 for Death
of Her Husband’s Death
Cordele, April 6. Suit for $16,-
700 damage against the Georgia
Southern and Florida railway has
been filed by Mrs. W. H. Thorn
ton for the death of her husband,
who was killed March 28 by a
j passenger engine.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. APRIL 9. 1914.
! Governor Slaton Will
Run for the U. S. Senate
Atlanta, April 4.—Gov. John
M. Slaton tonight announced that
lie would make the race for the
United States senate to fill the
place made vacant by the death
of Augustus Bacon, after learn
ing that Senator West, who fills
the place by appointment, had
issued a statement to the effect
he would not be a candidate.
His decision was announced
after holding an informal confer
ence with a number of his friends
for some time at his executive
office in the capitol.
Entering the reception room,
where the reporters were assem
bled awaiting his statement, he
said:
“Well, you can state for me
that I have decided to make the
race for the unexpired term of
the late Senator A. O. Bacon.”
Special Term Convenes
Waycross, April 6. — A special
term of Coffee Superior Court
convened at Douglas today for
the purpose of trying a number
of important criminal cases. The
chief interest centers about the
trial of Charles Graham, charged
with killing Lawrence Newbern,
marshal of Broxton, and 1. T.
Graham, his own brother, shot
by accident at the time the mar
shal was killed.
Judge J. W. Quincey will pre
side. Next week the regular
term of Superior Court of Pierce
county will convene.
W. W. Mackall Head
of Historical Society
Savannah, April 4. —W. W.
Mackal! was elected president of
the Georgia Historical Society,
succeeding Colonel A. R. Law
ton, who declined re-election.
The following are the officers se
lected; First vice president, T.
jj. Charlton; second vice presi
dent and corresponding secre
| tary, Otis Ashmore.
The election of secretary and
treasurer was postponed.
Wedding Bells
At the home of B. F. Hamilton
about. 4 p. m., on April 2, while
the phonograph sweetly played
“Nearer My God to Thee,” Mr.
H. W. Warnock and Miss Lyda
Gillis were made man and wife.
The ceremony was witnessed by
Mr. Anthony Phillips and a
| young lady that the writer did
not learn the name of. The party
motored from Soperton, return
ing after the marriage.
$5,000 F'ire at Sandersville
Sandersville, Ga., April 5. —
The beautiful home of Mrs. D.
L. Cheatham was entirely de
stroyed by fire this morning
about 10 o’clock. The origin of
the fire is unknown. When dis
covered the entire attic was in
flames. The fire department
saved the adjacent houses. The
loss is $5,000, partly covered by
insurance.
Twelfth District School
Contest Held at Dublin
The annual contest by the high
schools of the Twelfth district
will occur at Dublin on Friday
and Saturday of this week. The
Brewton-Parker Institute will be
represented in the various events
and the team will go up tomor
row.
South Georgia Corn Show
Dublin, April 4.—Announce
ment* has been made that the
corn show of the South Georgia
Boys’Corn Club will beheld in
conjunction with the Twelfth dis
trict fair in Dublin next fall.
There will be displays at the
show from the boys’ corn clubs
jof twenty-eigh, counties.
Hawkinsville Man is
i
Slain While Sleeping
Hawkinsville, Ga., April (>. —
P, O. Bonqell, 22 years old, was
killed here early Sunday as he
lay in bed sleeping. An ax, ap
parently, was used in the mur
der. Harry Lee, nephew of the
dead man, and who roomed with
him, is being held by the police
pending an investigation. Lee is
IS years old.
I The youth denies any connec
tion with the ;killing and claims
it was done by a negro. He
claims he was awakened by the
noise made by the negro in time
to see him escaping from the
room. Bonnell is survived by a
wife, now living in Florida.
Ex-Slave, 114, Dies Three
Days After Her Child, 89
Memphis, April 4.—Maria Ry
ley, a 114-year-old negress, for
merly a slave in the family of
ColonelflJim Ryley, died at Ral
eigh, Tenn., where she had lived
since 1828. Her oldest child, 89
years of age, was buried Ithree
days ago. Her youngest child, a
son, is (52 years old. The body
was taken to Cordover, Tenn.,
and buried by descendants of her
former master.
Records found among the wo
man’s effects proved her age and
to whom she had belonged and
gave the names of her eight chil
dren.
Ex-Georgian Editor Is
Dead in New York City
New York, April (!. William
G. F. Price, 57, a newspaper
writer in this city for 25 years,
died Sunday evening at St. Luke’s
hospital after an illness of two
weeks.
Mr. Price was born in Georgia,
was for some time editor of The
Macon Telegraph and worked for
the New York Recorder, The Tri
bune and The Herald. He was
employed last by the The New'
York Commercial. He leaves a
wife, two daughters and a son.
Mr. William Calhoun
Loses His Left Eye.
Mr. William Calhoun of Uval
da returned from Atlanta Satur
day night, where his left eye was
taken out. Injury to his eye oc
curred on Christmas last, when
he was hit in the eye by the tin
cap of a soda water bottle he was
opening.
UvuLda.
■ Special CorrfcHpomJcnce.
Rev. J. T. Taylor will fill his
I regular appointment here at the
I Baptist church Sunday morning
and evening.
Mrs. William Jones has return
ed to her home at Ailey after a
visit to her parents at this place,
l
Miss Virginia Gray, operator at
Hazelhurst, has returned home
to spend a few weeks’ vacation.
Prof. John M. Morris attended
the teachers’ meeting at Mt.
Vernon Saturday.
Miss Helen Gray is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Jones, at Ailey, this
week.
A fish fry was enjoyed at the
river by a large crowd of young
people from this place Friday
night.
Mr. J. E. Jones is on an ex
tended trip to Florida and other
points.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Faircloth
were in town shopping Saturday.
Miss Alqie Wolfe is helping
Mrs, Laura Abbotte in her millin
ery department for a few weeks.
A program has been arranged
for the Easter exercises, to be at
the Baptist church Sunday.
Oru ima News.
Special OonvHDondonoo.
Miss Ruby Cooper, of Wheeler
county, is visiting Misses Emma
and Monibell Lawrence this week.
Miss Pearl Odom, who has been
teaching school at Kibbee Ga., is
spending her vacation with home
folks here.
Mrs; W. H. Toler visited Mrs.
J. A. Youngblood Friday.
Misses Emma Lawrence and
Ruby Cooper,made a visit to the
home of Mr. J. J. Walker Satur
day last.
!
Miss Essie Mae Tillman, who
is attending school at this place, j
spent last Sunday at her home
near Adrian.
Little Alma Youngblood, the
daughter of Mr. J. A. Young
blood, is quite ill.
Mr. E. A. Avery went to Dub
lin Monday on business.
Mrs. J. W. Thompson, of
Adrian, syent last Sunday with
her mother, Mrs. Hardee Thig
pen.
The Methodist Sunday school
is preparing an interesting pro
gram for Easter Sunday night.
Prof and Mrs. J. L. Poston
made a visit to the home of Mr.
J. A. Youngblood Friday after
noon.
Mr. Berner Odom and Miss
Leola Knight went to the sing
ing convention at Harmony Sun
day.
Mr. Emmet Scott, of Adrian,
and Miss Jessie Odom were out
automobiling Sunday afternoon.
Miss Thelma Beatty was the
guest of Mrs. E. A. Avery Fri
day.
Mr. C. W. Mills and Mr. W.
A. Bussell spent Saturday in
Dublin.
Miss Albyrtie Farris spent
Thursday night, at the home of
Mr. J. J. Walker.
Miss Lula Walker was the;
guest of Miss Annie Avery Sun
day.
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Mr. I). O. Calhoun, of Tarry
town, was a visitor here on Mon
day.
Mr. Arnold Thigpen, of the
Adrian section, was here on
Tuesday.
Mr. C. R.j Conaway, who has
moved to the Uvalda section, was
here Tuesday.
Many cit izens from various sec
tions of the county, attended the
county commissioners meeting
here Tuesday.
Mr. Wilder Thigpen, of the
Soperton section, was attending
to business in Ordinary’s court
here this week.
Dr. J. W. Palmer, member
the State Democratic executive
committee, attended the meeting
in Atlanta Saturday.
Piano Recital, 8.-P. I.
Miss Brewton’s class, in the
Department of Music, Brewton-
Parker Institute, will give a pi
ano recital on Wednesday even
ing, 15th inst. Numbers will be
rendered by Misses Eva Williams,
Tyra Stanley and Georgia Belle
Smiley, assisted by Miss Emma
Edwards. The public invited.
Helena Bank’s Good Year
Helena, Ga., April 4.—At the
annual stockholders’ meeting of
the Citizens Bank a dividend
of 8 per cent, was paid and a
sum passed surplus account. Dr.
O. W. Turner and W. W. Nor
man were re-elected president
land cashier.
TEN YEARS IN
PENITENTIARY
GIVEN TO MELTON WIGGINS
Outlaws are Beginning to
Receive Justice —Phil-
lips Still in Jail.
The outlaws who held such a
high hand in this section are be
ginning to receive justice at last.
; Our readers are familiar with the
wholesale raids made here, at
Ailey, Soperton and Lyons by
Melton Wiggins and his young
accomplice, A. C. Phillips, fol
lowed by the arrest of the two
l burglars and the incarceration of
Wiggins in jail at Lyons and of
Phillips in the jail here.
It will be remembered that
Phillips confessed the whole mat
! tor here to Dr. J. W. Palmer,
whose place at Ailey they burg
larized twice. Phillips was tak
en to Lyons last week to testify
against Wiggins, who was con
victed and sentenced ten years
in (he pen by Judge Graham on
Friday. Sheriff 1). R. Partin of
Toombs, returned Phillips to jail
here. Wiggins was taken to jail
in Savannah for safe keeping,
pending a motion for a new trial.
Ho was the pal who escaped with
Widdincamp and Old Bill Minor,
and the young man Phillips in
! jail here learned his trade from
Wiggins while they served a for-
I mer sentence together on the
j chain gang. He is closely con
nected and a direct descendant
|of two of the best families in
Liberty county.
j .
Revival Services Continue.
The revival meeting, running
at the Methodist church here
since the Fifth Sunday in March,
continues with increasing inter
est. The singing in in charge of
Mr. G. C. Dixon, of Savannah, a
consecrated man who under
stands the power of the gospel
in song. The preaching is being
'done with great liberty and pow
ler by the pastor, Rev. H. C.
Ewing. Prayer meetings are he
wing held at the residences, and
every morning at the Masonic
Hall. There is increasing inter
est in the meeting, and the ser
vices will continue through next
Sabbath. There have been sev
eral additions to the membership
of the church, and the other de
nominations of the town have
aided materially in the work.
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New Steamboat for
Oconee River Launched
Dublin, April (5. A new steam
er for the Oconee river is under
construction at this place, and
was launched a few days ago.
■ As the boat slid into the rivar it
; was christened the “Nan Allen”
by Mrs. J. A. Kelley, wife of the
owner of the new steamer. The
; craft is 22x112 feet over all,
. draws less than three feet of
water, will have double engine
land will be used principally to
j haul timber for the stave mill of
Mr. Kelley. It will, however, be
! fitted to handle freight for the
public, as well as for the stave
mill. It will cost $7,000 and will
’| be put in commission just as
’ s early as possible.
5
Mrs. Mattie L. Skipper
t Very 111 in Savannah.
The many friends and acquaint
ances of Mrs. Mattie L. Skipper
of Ailey will regret to learn that
• she is seriously ill at the Park
View Sanitarium in Savannah.
I She was taken there for treat
i ment several .days ago. Mrs.
Skipper is an accomplished and
most estimable lady, and many
. here wait anxiously for her re-
|covery.
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