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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 24, 1914)
Honttor. 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. ©; ©: 000© :©: 0 0 ©0 00 t Damon Dots 0 '■-) »' Proceedings of Weekly Meeting at 0 Brewton Parker Institute, Ml. Vernon 0:© 000 0:0 © ©.' 0;© © 0 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. NO. 24
