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VOL. XXIX.
DELEGATES MEET
FROM 15T11 DISTRICT
At a Meeting in Helena Hon.
M. J. Paulk Unanimously
Nominated.
Helena, Ga., Sept. 16, 1914.
The delegates, appointed by
the Chairirman of the Democratic
Executive Committee from the
counties composing the 15th
Senatorial District, upon the call
of the Senator-elect, M. J. Paulk
of Ocilla, Ga., met in executive
session at the date and place
named above, for the purpose
of formally nominating the Hon.
M. J. Paulk, Senator-elect from
the 15th senatorial district.
Upon motion Hon. Tom Eason
of Mcßae, Ga., was elected chair
man and 0. J. Franklin of East
man, Ga. was elected secretary.
The object of the meeting being
stated by the chairman the roll
was then called, and delegates
from the following counties re
sponded: Ben Hill, Drew Paulk;
Dodge, 0. R. Bennett and 0.
J. Franklin, Irwin, T. L. Purvis
and J. L. Paulk; Montgomery,
L. C. Underwood; Telfair, Tom
Eason and Robert Tompkins;
Wheeler, no delegate.
Then the name of the Hon. M.
J. Paulk, Senator-elect, was
placed in nomination and unani
mously voted upon as the Sen- !
ator-elect for the ensuing term !
for the 15th Senatorial District. j
Messrs. Paulk and Underwood ]
were appointed as a committee I
to notify the Hon. M. J. Paulk
of his nomination and to escort,
him to the room, after which, he
made a short, but pointed talk,
impressing upon the members the
fact that he would be the Sena
tor of the whole district and not
simply the senator for the county
from which he was nominated.
Upon motion the following
persons were elected as an
Executive Committee for the 15th
senatorial district for the next
two years: T. L. Purvis, Irwin
County; Tom Eason, Telfair coun
ty; M. B. Calhoun, Montgomery
county; Clayton Jay, Ben Hill
county; J. P. Tomlinson, Wheeler
county; 0. J. Franklin, Dodge
county.
It was moved and unanimously
carried that the Senator from the
15th Senatorial District for the
term succeeding that of the
present nominee be furnished by-
Dodge county.
It was the unanimous sense of
this body that the number of
Senatorial Districts, and in doing
so that this district be made
smaller and that the Sena
tor-elect and the various Repre
sentatives-elect from the coun
ties composing this district be
instructed to this effect.
It i 3 requested that the Secre
tary send copies of the proceed
ings of this meeting to the of
ficial organs of the counties com
posing this district.
0. J. Franklin, Sec’y
President Appreciates
Sympathy of Seriate.
Washington, I). Sept. 21. —
President Wilson in a message to
congress today expressed hi- ap
preciation for the resolutions of
sympathy expressed by the sen
ate and house at the time of Mrs.
Wilson’s death.
“It was very gracious of you
to think of me in my hour of
deep affliction and I thank you
with sincere gratitude, ” said the
president’s message. ' “Discom
forting to me to think that we
are comrades in the conduct of
like as in the conduct of the na
tion's business, and that we are
bound together in human sym
pathy as men as well as in duty
as servants of the people. Your
courtesy and thoughtfulness I
deeply appreciate.’’
Miss Clemmie McAllister
Died Saturday Night.
Miss Clemmie McAllister, a
daughter of Hon. C. C. McAllis
ter, died at the home of her
father near Longpond on last
Saturday night. She was reared
near Longpond and had spent all
of her life in that community.
Early in life she united herself
with the Methodist Church and
as long as her health permitted
was one of her church’s most
active workers, and even during
her affliction she continued to I
consecrate her life to the:
cause of her master. She was a j
member of one of the oldest and
most influential families of Mont
gomery county and was related
to many of the families in the
southern end of the county and
in Mount Vernon.
She is survived by her aged;
father, Hon. C. C. McAllister,
and by her brothers, Mr. J. C.
McAllister, of Mt. Vernon, former
clerk of the superior court of this I
county, as well as Messrs. I. P. |
McAllister, J. J. McAllister and
H. H. McAllister and two sisters, j
Misses Newtie and Lillie McAllis
ter.
The Monitor extends sympathy j
to the bereaved ones in this hour
of their deep sorrow.
Domestic Discord.
A Cleveland lawyer tells a
story about a woman from the
country who wanted a divorce.
When the case got into court the
judge, disregarding for the mo
ment the technical grounds, tried
to find out the real reason for
the lady’s desire to be separated
from the man she had lived with
for so many years. The man
himself was in court with a
lawyer, and it looked as if he
was going to fight the case.
“Mrs. Dash.” said the judge,
“tell me what fault you have to
find with your husband.”
“He is a liar, a brute, a thief
and a brainless fool;” answered
the lady promptly.
“Tut, tut,” exclaimed his
honor, with Wilsonian emphasis.
“You could hardly prove all
that.”
“Prove it? Why everybody
knows it!”
“If you knew it why did you
marry him.”
“I didn’t know it before I
married him.”
Then the husband spoke for
the first time.
“She did, too!” he shouted. —
Cleveland Leader.
The Ownership of
Montgomery Co. Homes.
The United States Census De
partment at Washington has just
issued a bulletin dealing with the
ownewship of Montgomery coun
ty homes. The important facts
contained in the bulletin relating
to this county are as follows:
There are 3784 homes in Mont
gomery county.
Farm Homes.
Os this number 2709 are farm
homes. 978 of the farm homes
are owned by their occupants and
are free of mortgaged incumber
ance. The mortgaged farm
homes number 160.
Renters occupy 1501 farm
homes in this county.
Urban Homes.
Out of a total of 3784 homes in
the county 1075 are urban homes.
There are 242 urban homeown
ers in the county. Os this num
ber 16 are mortgaged. 190 of
the urban owned homes are free
of incumberance. There are 739
rented urban homes in the coun
ty.
The census enumerators were
unable to secure data pertaining
to the ownership of a small per
centage of both the rural and
urban homes in this county.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER, 24. 1914.
Loses Two Fingers as
Dynamite Explodes.
Savannah, Ga., Sept. 23.—Lit
tle George Kehoe, son of William
Kehoe, prominent iron manu
facturer of Savannah, is in St.
Joseph’s Infirmity as the result
of the explosion of a dynamite
cap in his hand.
The bo> was playing with it at
his father’s place of business
when it exploded. Two of his
fingers were completely blown of.
Found a Roll of Bills
While Walking in Field.
Col. J. E. D. Shipp was the
lucky locater of a loose lot of
“long green” a day or two ago,
which he picked up while stroll
ing over the pretty suburban
farm of his son, Dr. Brooks
Shipp, near Americus. Col. Shipp
had walked a mile or more
through the farm and was near
the point at which he entered,
when he espied the roll of money
in a goat pasture, the “willies”
luckily, not having espied the
dainty morsel. Col. Shipp count
ed the bills carefully and found
that they corresponded exactly
with a like sum in his pocket. As
he dug for his own wad he was
horrified to find that he had lost
it through a hole in his pocket,
and had, fortunately, found it
again before the goats beat him
to it and devoured it. Two five
dollar bills, wrapped together,
went through the same hole near
his residence and have not yet
been located.—Americus Times-
Recorder.
YOUNG MAN IS
KILLED AT DUBLIN
Body of Herschel Beacham
Found in The Oconee
River.
Dublin, Sep. 19.—The body of
Herschel Beacham, lately a young
man about town here, was found
in the Oconee river at Black
shear’s Ferry, a few miles north
of Dublin, this morning in a
badly decomposed condition. A
negro woman, who was fishing,
made the discovery.
All indications point to murder
after robbery. A S3OO diamond
ring, on the finger of the dead
man when he was last seen, is
missing.
Investigation by the coroner
showed that the body was sound
face downward, against a log in
the water. It was weighted down
with two smoothing irons, one
around the neck and the other
tied to the feet. A physician
found that the skull was crushed
in three places, twice on the
right, side, behind, and the other
| over the right eye, which knock
ed the eye out of its socket. Any
one of the blows would have
produced death.
The body was identified by
laundry marks on the clothing
and a post card in the pocket.
The coroner’s verdict was that
it was the body of Herschel
Beacham, who died at the hands
of unknown parties. The young
man was 22 years old, and a son
of J. H. Beacham, who is satis
fied that it is the body of his son.
Late this afternoon Ben Row
land was placed in jail, charged
| with complicity in Beacham’s
death. The police refuse to
make any statement as to what
clews they have, but it is known
that they are searching for other
parties they think implicated.
Rowland, an amateur pugilist,
was a pal of Beacham.
Only Fooling.
“Don’t you go with that fellow
any more?”
“No.”
“Why I thought he was your
intended.”
“No; he just pretended.”—
Kansas City Journal.
Mrs. D. W. Folsom
Rapidly Declining.
After an illness of many years,
Mrs. 1). W. Folsom of this place
appears to be gradually sinking,
and the end may be expected at
any time. For the past week
she has responded to stimulants,
but at this hour is hovering be
tween life and death. She is
sixty-two years of age.
He Plants Worms
Instead of Cotton.
There are “farms,” it seems,
the products of which bear no
relation to farming as ordinarily
pursued. The latest addition to
the list is an angleworm “farm,”
conducted by W. Orton Moon,
who lives near Grand Rapids,
Michigan. His farm is one of
the curiosities of Michigan. It
consists of twenty-five pails,
pots, pans, and old crocks. Each
receptacle, or “field” contains
from forty to live hundred angle
worms.
During the last three years his
peculiar crop has netted him
$1,600 annually, lie delivers his
worms in oiled-paper packages,
one dozen to the package, at ton
cents each. H- re is his way of
rearing angleworms:
Get several good angleworms.
Place them in an ordinary pail,
or granite receptacle, with two
double handfuls of earth. Feed
the worms twice a day on coffee
grounds and corn meal. They
will thrive and multiply. —The
Youth’s Companion.
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The Damon Literary Society
held its regular weekly meeting
in the freshman room Saturday
afternoon last. After the so
ciety was called to order by the
president, roll called and the
minutes read and adopted the
following program was very suc
cessfully carried out:
Reading - - Man i1 la Moseley.
Conversation Lillian Conner,
Helen Lee, George Donovan and
Evelyn Kinard.
Essay Ray Coursey.
Reading Tyra Stanley.
Rebate: Resolved, That the
use of Alcoholic Drinks Should
be Abolished.
Affirmative Rufus Hodges and
Eunice Burkhalter.
Negative—Albert Sidney John
son and Erin McArthur.
The judges rendered their de
cision in favor of the affirmative.
As there was no other business
to come before the society we
adjourned. M.
Young Lad Killed
By Big Auto Truck.
Pelham, Ga., September 21.
Frank Francis, th< 5-year old son
of J. F. Jones, wa , instantly
killed about 3 o’clock this after
noon, when he was run over by
the rear wheel of a heavy gaso
line truck driven by hi- father.
The accident h op red near
the Jones home from a trip to
the country. Th truck had been
slowed down and the little boy,
with some other children, ran out
and tried to get on th" running
board. The littl" boy fell and
befme hi father could stop the
machine it had passed over hi;
head, crushing it.
The father is almost distracted
over the accident.
Mr. D. N. McLemore has pur
chased a Drug business at Glax
ton, and left Monday to take
charge.
Mills in LaGrange to
Buy Lrcal Cotton.
LaGrange, Ca., Sept. 22.—At
a recent meeting of the big cot
ton mills of LaGrange, the fol
lowing resolutions were adopted
by managers of these corpora
tions:
“Whereas, the terrible wars
raging in the principal European
countries, have for the time be
ing closed the usual outlets for a
large portion of the cotton crops
produced in the Southern states,
with the result of forcing the
price of cotton below the cost of
production audits real value, and
“Whereas, the interest of all
our people is identical and any
thing that works a hardship upon
the farmers effects all other busi
nesses and private interests, and
the present situation calls for
corporation between all interests;
“Be it therefore resolved,
That the management is hereby
instructed and authorize .1 to give
preference in the purchase of
such cotton as this company can
use to the producers of the sur
rounding section, buying cotton
to the extent of our resources
and at as liberal prices as pos
sible considering the prices which
they are to obtain for our manu
factured product.”'
OBITUARY.
On the 16th of August, 1914,
the death angel came for the
spirit of our sister and friend
Mrs. Sallie liewis, wife of O. O.
Rev,'is.
Mrs. Rewis was born Oct.
| 1884 and united with Harmony
Baptist church .early in life. In
1904 she united with Tarry town
Baptist church and was one of
its most consecrated members.
She leaves besides her husband
a mother three sisters and two
brothers.
She bore her suffering with all
patience and her last words,
“The Lord is My Shepherd 1
Shall Not Want, ” gave assurance
of her great faith in her Savior.
Be it, Resolved: 1. That we
recognize in our departed sister a
woman of deepest, piety, one who
was always ready to minister Tor
Christ, shedding an influence of
\ greatest good.
2. That we how in humble
submission to the will of our all
wise Father who doeth all things
well.
3. That our sympathy be ex
tended to the bereaved family.
4. That a copy of these reso
lutions be sent to the Mont
gomery Monitor and the Vidalia
Advance for publication. Also
a copy be sent to the bereaved
family.
Frankie Calhoun
.Vlollie Kemp
Louie Calhoun
Committee.
Ginnery at Reynolds
Destroyed by Flames.
Reynolds, Sept. 22). The large
ginnery belonging to Ricks
Brothers, of this place, operating
seven 70-saw girts, was totally
destroyed by fire about 9 o’clock
this morning.
The gin was iri operation at the
time the fire was discovered and
the blaze is supposed to have
originated from friction. No in
surance on the property was car
ried, but the ginnery will be re
built at once.
For County Commissioner.
The friends of CARL C. Mr AI.LISTKR hereby
announce that. he is a. candidate for the office of
Commissioner of Rood - and Revenues for the Read
District composed of the Militia Districts of 'lire »
Kibhce. Hfjrrftton and LotiKpond. We ask the
support of the voters iri these diMricta with the
iihsuiance that if def ied he wili discharge the
duties of the office with cr»*lit to himself and to
the financial upbuiUiioK of the county at large.
He will treat every section of the comity, regan -
Dus of whether or not in his district, with exact
justice and fairness. Hi* Friend*.
Co 1 . W. L. Wilson and family
spent Sunday in Higgston.
ICORN CLUB BOYS
TO HAVE EXHIBIT
___________
l G. V. Cunningham Calls the
Boys’ Corn Club For
October, 21st.
September, 1914.
To the Corn Club Boys of Mont
gomery County:
We know that each club mem
j her has done his best
and though your yield may not
be as large as you had hoped, we
want a complete record of your
j year’s work. The boys have
promised to stick to the end even
l t hough they do not make a peck.
That is the kind of spirit that
will always win.
There are only two reports to
! be made out this year and they
are simple and easily understood.
Read them carefully and answer
all questions as best you can. Do
you know why we want these re
ports so badly? Listen: Each
report represents a corn club hoy
and his year’s work. It is there
fore a very important paper and
is the only record of you and
your work. If you have not re
ceived these report blanks you
will receive them sometime soon.
With these reports we also
I want a fine ten ear exhibit. Se
lect medium sized ears with well
1 filled out butts and tips, and cobs
of one color. Write a neat little
story of “How I Grew my Acre
of Corn,” and make it as attrac
tive as possible. Use pictures,
if you wish, to show your method
of preparation, cultivation, seed
selection, etc. Then carry your
written story, the two reports,
and your ten ear exhibit to your
county contest, which will be
held at the Court House, Mt.
Vernon, Ga., Wednesday, Oct.
21, at 10 a. m. Have your pa
rents go with you.
Before gathering your corn se
lect some fine seed corn for your
acre next year. Pick out medium
sized stalks that have made you
the most corn and then select the
best ears from such stalks. Store
this corn in some dry place, safe
from rats and weevils. Your
yield will be increased next year
by planting such seed.
Be sure vour corn is gathered
according to the rules so you can
compete for all the prizes. Read
them again, especially rules No.
7, 8 and 9. If you make 100
bushels or more per acre have
your county Supt. of school or
demornstration agent appoint the
committee that measures the
corn and signs the report.
Sow oats this fall where you
have corn this year, as prizes
will be given next year on oats,
cowpeas and corn. If possible,
s >w hairy vetch with your oats.
You will get a big hay crop in
this way and improve your soil.
Inoculate your vetch seed just
before sowing.
Hoping you much success, I am,
Yours truly,
G. V. Cunningham,
Agent.
Society Man And Girl
Killed in Auto Crash.
Charlotte, N. C., Sept. 21. —
.John Craig and Miss Christine
Maxwell, prominent young so
ciety people of this city, were in
stantly killed when an automo
bile, in which they and three oth
er.-. were returning from States
ville, N. C., crashed into a tele
phone post on a curve at Crofts,
this county, and overturned,
crushing them beneath it.
Davis J. Craig, of Statesville,
a brother of the dead man; W.
H. McCabe, Jr., of Charlotte,
and a negro chauffeur, the re
maining three, were also hurt,
Craig being badly bruised about
the head, while McCabe’s arm
and the chauffeur’s leg were
broken.
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