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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 28, 1915)
Ulmttgmtttnj flmttte. VOL. XXIX. NIGHT RIDER GETS CAUGHT Negro Boy Steals Horse for Ride to Frolic but Gets Left. On Thursday night last Mr. J. L. Adams discovered about nine o’clock that one of his horses was missing from the stable, and was soon on trail of the rider. Mr. Adams at once supected a negro boy who proved to be the perpe trator. Guards were stationed at the stable, supposing the par ty riding the horse would return it before day. But the horse, using all the horse sense at his command, and pondering over the prospect of having to carry the mail over Route 1 the next day, planned a little surprise, not only for Mr. Adams, but for John Bird, the negro boy who borrowed him for a ride to Mc- Gregor. Along with another gay Lothario. John Bird rode down to McGregor to call on the dusky damsels who dwell in the shades of McGregor’s whispering pines. Old Dobbin slipped the bridle from his head and ruined all John’s plans of returning him in morn to his comforta ble stall. The horse was found browsing in a nearby field, and John was found asleep, along with the horseless bridle, near Mt. Vernon the next morning. John is in jail for horse stealing, and is trying to figure out who put it into old Dobbin’s head to shake that bridle and spoii all his fun. Alston Has Another Destructive Fire. Alston was last Wednesday night visited by a fire which de stroyed four buildings. The fire seems to have originated in the store house of F. Dees, and de stroyed the building occupied by J. W. Cowart, together with the store formerly occupied by Geo. Clarke, and the meat market, also vacant. Some of the property was in sured, and it is not known just what the loss will amount to. The burned building’s were all wooden structures. Alston is less than five years old, and has beer, un fortunate in the matter of loss by fire. Even towns of this size need some form of fire protection. I Better Able Than \ Ever! \ j T\ & ' l § P Our facilities for banking service | during the new year cannot be jj 1 excelled. A close investigation i g invited. Ample means, and the ; best service to the public. fia ( Sc r, XT? jy y yyyyyyyy w WVT WWW ; I THE CITIZENS BANK | 0 OF ALSTON, OA. r D. S. WILLIAMSON E. S. MARTIN JOE W. SHARPE C President Cashier 1 £ DIRECTORS: £ T. A. Clifton Dr. J. H. Dees A. T. Johnson \ /|> John Jay McArthur W. T. Mcßride F. B. Mcßride £ J. S. Sharpe Joe W. Sharpe D. S. Williamson £ Mcßride-McLean. A pretty wedding of the season was that of Miss Clyde Mcßride of Alston to Mr. D. C. McLean of Lumber City, Ga., which took place at 3:00 o’clock last Thurs day afternoon at the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs. Ala Mc- Bride, Alston, Ga. The house was very prettily decorated. The couple entered the parlor from the reception hall, the bride with Miss Anna Currie of Vidalia as maid of honor, and the groom with his best man, Mr. S. Half, as Mendelssohn’s wedding march was played by Mrs. E. T. Mc- Bride of Vidalia. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Gray of this place. During the ceremo ny an appropriate melody was softly played. The bride was a sweet and loveable girl and will be much missed throughout the county. Mr. McLean is a man of excel lent character, and is a prosper ous business man, being a mem ber of the firm of the Mat Cook Company at Lumber City. The happy couple left immedi ately for Florida for a few weeks tour of the state. Organization that Will Do a Great Work. A new agricultural improve ment organization that is doing good work is that of the Tattnall- Eyans county banker’s and far mers’ association. It is hoped that soon various local associa tions will be organized in all of the school districts of these coun ties. The organization will aid in every possible way any com munity in the county which wish es to organize a local society, and will supply to all those interested any information that can be ob tained relative to the working of such a plan. The members of the society are planning to cut their next year’s cotton acreage substantially, plant more food crons and raise more live stock. I. S. Smith is president of the association; J. L. Kennedy, vice president; and P. H. Groover, secretary and tr< a oarer.— South ern Farming. Card of Thanks. I desire to express my heart felt thanks to the kind neighbors and friends who so willingly aid ed me during the extended illness of my husband. May God’s rich est blessing be on each of them, is my prayer. Mrs. Make Morris. MT. \ ERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JANUARY 28, 1915. CRIMINAL CASES ! SUPERIOR COURT | To Be Disposed of February Term, Beginning on Monday. Criminal Docket to be taken up Thursday, Feb. 4th. State vs Henry Goins, murder. “ “ Richard Wright, Lew is Chambers, H. I. Fields, Viola Bird, Neal Barlow, Sam X’ Lizzie McArthur, P. J. McNatt & Law rence Phillips, Alex Mosley, Troy Whitaker Josiah Hamilton, Marshall White, John Ross, W. H. Kelley, Goldsboro Powell, George Graham, John Bazemore, Morgan Wilson, Louis Colli '.s, Mack Collins, Kelley Collins (2 cases,) John Outlaw, George Clarke, W. S. Whitfiield and Cleo Whitfield and Jody Edge, Alex Wilkes (2 cases,) Alvin Wright, Fred Calhoun, Bill Partin, Jr. Friday, Feb. sth. John Henry Gibbs, Peter Cars well, Doob Kellum, Josh Collins (2 cases,) C. 11 Simpson, Rosa Reamer, Richard Rawls and Frank Rawls and Dody Cross, F. B. Calhoun, Bob Whittaker, Bird Smith, Lucien Higgs, B. L. Strickland, Boston Durden, G. T. Tapley, William Troupe, Homer Green, Eb Conner, John Green. Any of the above cases not called on the day assigned will be in order for trial on the day following, and until disposed of. All cases returned at this term will be in order for tr al at, any time after the criminal docket is taken up.- E. 1). Graham, W. A. Wooten, .Judge O. C. Sol. Gen., Oconee Ct. Mr. Cal Gay Dead. The many friends of Mr. Cal. Gay will regret to hear of his death, which occurred at his home near Soperton on Friday last. We are not in receipt of full particulars, but understand that Mr. Gay was the father of Mr. Willie Gay, a well known member of our county board of education. Brew;on-Parkerr PlaysJ Hazlehurst Saturday. A successful trip was ended Tuesday night when the Brew ton-Parker Institute basket-bafi tjam returned to Mt. Vernon. Though the score of the game I with the Dublin High School on Saturday afternoon was against j th *m, but it was not due to the fact that the D. H. S. boys were better players. On Monday af ternoon they played the Tennille Institute team arid won a hard fought, game by the score of 14 to 7. On Tuesday afternoon they j beat the Dublin Stars in a well played game, having a score of 23 tp 8. 7 The Hazlbhurst High School team is coming Saturday after-! non for a game on the local court. The local boys are going) their best for the season and will ! put up a strong and cleanly- 1 j fought game. Game called at3:B9; admission 25 cents. Find 54,235 in Negro’s Socks After He Dies. Wilmington, N. G., Jan. 22. — County Court Clerk W. N. Harris is conducting an investigation to ascertain if there are heirs to the estate of Sam Merrick, a negro, who died with a revolver und< r his pillow and a rilie by his side in bed at his home in this city last week. Deposited in a local bank is 4.285 silver dollars sou- d in socks stored in a safe in the negro’s house, with deeds to eight city lots. Merrick had no relatives so far as is known here. WILL BE HEARD TUESDAY NEXT Temporary Receiver for The Suspended Bank—To Liquidate. For the past forty days the auditor appointed by the state treasurer has been checking over the affairs of the Uvalda Bank, which closed its doors the first week in December. The result of this official work declares the institution insolvent. Following the above proceeding the affairs of the bank will be adjusted by a receiver. To this end Mr. W. A. Peterson, cashier of the Mt. Vernon Bank, has been appointed temporary re ceiver. Application to have the receivership made permanent is to be heard here by Judge Gra ham Tuesday, February 2. Mr. Peterson is thoroughly conver sant. with the affairs of the Uvalda Bank and local conditions, and enjoying the full confidence of all parties at interest, will no doubt be appointed permanent receiver. In this capacity, act ing by direction of the court, he will have authority to liquidate the suspended bank. Just how long will be necessary for this cannot be determined, but it is sure the matter will bandied to the best possible advantage. Swat New County Pest. Thethydra-headed new-county proposition is appearing again. Another ambitious community is anxious to surround itself with a new county and to become the capital thereof. We glory in the spunk of the community, but in language of Sir Francis Bacon: “Too much is enough.!” Geor gia already has more counties than any state in the union, ex cept Texas, which is twice as large, and there is really no need for any more counties. For years we have protested against a fur ther increase and we still raise our voice in protest. Every session of the legislature is largely used up in wrangles over new counties, and the real business of the state is materially interfered with. Monroe was one was one of the few counties in the state that, in the last election, voted against the constitutional amendments proposing the new counties; but experience has shown that the people of Georgia always "ratify the amendments proposed by the legislature. So, now ’tis time for the people to say to their legislature, we want no more new counties, and so, from the new county agitation let us have rest! Monroe Adver tiser. Evans County Hen Breaks the Record. Mr. P. H. Deason handed us a hen egg the other day that is about double the size of the ordi : nary variety of chicken fruit. Mr. Deason told us that it wts laid by a Rhode Island Red and that he had gathered 41 from the hen in 41 days, and that six of them were the size of the one shown the enterprise. The large | eggs have two yolks and will equal two of ihe usual sized ones. Thus, counting the regular size of eggs, this hen laid 40 eggs in 41 days. Some record for. an I Evans county hen, what? Clax- I ton Enterprise. Services next Sunday At Baptist Church. We are requested to announce that there will be preaching at Mt. Vernon Baptist church next Sunday, both at the morning and evening hour. You are cordially , invited to attend these services. Moslev-Browning. Mrs. Alma Bullard Mosley and P. H. Browning were married last Sunday [.lan. 17] at Macon, at the Mulberry street parsonage, by Dr. Ainsworth. Friends at and around Scotland knew noth ing of their intentions and the announcement, made by the couple on their return there Mon day, caused much surprise. G. A. Ashley and Miss Nora Browning, daughter of the groom, were the only witnesses. The bride is the daughter of K. C. Bullard, now of Scotland, but formerly of Milledgeville. Mr. Browning is a successful planter and business man of Scotland. Mrs. Browning taught in this county last year, and is pleasantly remembered by many friends. New Drug Store Opens at Alston. The Martin Drug Company has opened a first-class drug store in Alston. The firm is composed of E. S. Martin, cashier of the Citi zens Bank, and H. Grady Martin, a younger brother. The young men are well qualified for cater ing to the public, and Mr. E. S. Martin, the senior member, has a large number of business ac quaintances, having been in Al ston several years. We predict, their success. Cornerstone of Oglethorpe. January the twenty-first, 1915, is a day worthy to he set in the high tides of Atlanta’s calendar, for it marks the resounding of j Oglethorpe University and gives! local habitation to a splendid ideal. The cornerstone laid this! day is a milestone in the South’s) upward march. It points for-j ward to widening achievement and opportunity, and it points backward to cherished traditions. What a gracious part the old Oglethorpe played in the the an te-bellum life of the old South! What memories cling to the in s itution that rose at Midway and became the fostering mother of statesmen and scholars and poets, among them Sidney Lanier! Os the Oglethorpe University that is reborn today, may it be said what Wadsworth wrote of the human soul— Not in entire* fonetti fulncHH, nor in uttor nak<«inoßM > But trailing cloud* of tflory, doe* it corhe. Its great mission has begun anew; may it speed and prosper through all the years to come. — Atlanta Journal. § Roadster Touring 1; | $765 1915 Model $790 I §3 Delivered Delivered g | Maxwell 25-4 Fully | |j Equipped i IKlect lic Hoill, Ventilated Windshield g' 2-Unit (jiray & Silk Mohair Top g! Davis Selfstarter Adjustable Front Seat Electric Lights Crown Moulded g with Dimmer Fenders g. Attachments Tire Holder | A Car Built for Business and Pleasure. Power, Com- §j fort, Durability. For demonstration see g flcßae & hicks | Distributors MT. VERNON, 6A. I HOW ABOUT THE AUDITOR’S REPORT? x Tax Payer Wants to Know How our County Progresses. Editor Montgomery Monitor: What has become of that audi tor’s report you told us was to he published? We have not heard of it lately. Has it gone into winter quarters, or been side tracked? The people all over the county say they want to know how we stand, and how the mon ey matters of the old county have been run. If everything is all right and the auditor’s report shows such, we ought to have it to rejoice over, and if anything is out of joint the tax payers surely have a right to know it. A lot of your subscribers are waiting to hear from that auditor, espe cially since the last grand jury recommended that it be publish ed. If the auditor has not fin ished the job please inform us. Tax Payer. The auditor’s report referred to has not been officially placed in the hands of the county paper for publication, and until this is done the public will necessarily await the information contained in the report, which, as the public has been informed, is exhaustive, covering the county’s financial and official management for the several years past. Certainly this report is of vital interest to the tax pavers, and if ! their patience can stand the usual 'strain a short while, the authori ! ties will doubtless accede to their insistent and well founded de mands. .Just as an eye opener, it may be said that the amount of out standing orders, January Ist, ! amounted to $22,014.44. The tax levy for the past year amounted to a little over $22,000.00. The insolvent list will doubless be overbalanced by the railroad tax by a small amount for current ex penses. Just what per cent, of taxes will be collected cannot be stated. Again, the above figures, while derived from a reliable source, are not given as official, in advance of a financial statement ! from the office of the county j commissioners. NO. 42
