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VOL. XXIX.
WILL REPEAT
SCHOOL CONTEST
Public Schools of the County
Are Urged to Prepare
Exhibits.
Plans are in progress for the
Montgomery County School Con
test, which will be held at the
Brewton-Patker Instititute some
time in April—possibly toward
the close of the month.
Following last year’s event,
which was highly successful, it
was decided to make it an annual
occasion, along the lines observed
last April.
The preparation of the program
is in competent hands and will
be announced in due time. It
will include literary contests;
(reading, spelling, story writing
and declamations and reci cat ions)
athletic contests: (jumping flat
and broad, dashes, sack races, ball
dodging, three-legged races and
peanut and knife races). The
exhibit features will be attractive
and will embrace a variety of
subjects of interest to the pupil
and school life.
General information and a sy
nopsis of the program is this
week being mailed to every teach
er in the county, and it is urged
that every school in the county
select representatives to take an
active part in the exercises.
Last year not more than a third
of the county schools were rep
resented, yet the success of the
occasion (to the credit of the
promoters) proved an inspiration
to the public. A full representa
tion is necessary; no school can
afford to be negligent in the mat
ter or indifferent to the cause.
Collecting Books for the
State Prison Library.
The Savannah Press is doing a
good work in collecting books
for the library of the Georgia
State Prison at Milledgeville. At
the request of that paper, and by
way of co-operating with a laud
able movement, The Monitor asks
for donations of books, especially
fiction, from those who have
them to spare. All books sent
to The Monitor office will be for
warded. They will be highly ap
preciated by the unfortunate
ones in prison.
The works of Cooper, Irving,
Dickens, Shakespeare, Scott, Lyt
ton and Balzac are on hand, but
any others will find appreciative
readers. Help us get off a ship
ment at once—this week.
|| Times Will
|| Get Better
If you will buy your Turn Plows j
from us.
We handle the Syracuse Line.
They are from 5 cents to SI.OO j
cheaper on repairs.
See us for seed peanuts, flat or j
Spanish. Seed Irish Potatoes.
H. V. Thompson & Bros.
ij AILEY, GEORGIA
Must Make Settlement.
The Monitor is requested to
announce that bailiffs and others
collecting taxes are expected to
meet the Commissioners on the
first Tuesday and make final set
tlement on tax fifas. Unless
otherwise collected, there is but
one course open to the authorities
—levy and sale, as provided by
law.
Another Aged Citizen
Passses to his Reward.
On Tuesday last, Mr. Hiram
Sharpe, an aged and highly re
spected citizen of Montgomery
county, died at his home in the
Hack Branch community. Mr.
Sharpe had been in poor health
for a long time, and his death
was not unexpected. He was
one of three remaining brothers
of a large and influential family,
the surviying brothers being Mr.
Mathew Sharpe of Sharpe’s Spur
and Mr. W. 11. Sharpe of Toombs
county.
He was 86 years old, and had
been twice married, his last wife
still living. He leaves three
daughters, Mrs. J. Cook Conner
of McGregor, Mrs. I. M. Gray of
Odum, and Mrs. John C. Johnson
of Longpond. His first wife,
mother of the ladies just men
tioned, was a sister of Capt. M.
D. Hughes of Mt. Vernon. Mrs.
G. J. Stanford of Mt. Vernon is
a grand daughter of the deceased.
The remains were interred yes
terday in the family burial place
near the home of Mr. W. LI.
Sharpe in Toombs county.
Tri-County Fair Meeting
Postponed to March Ist.
Secretary Cargyle informs us
that the mass meeting called to
discuss the matter of a tri-county
fair for Emanuel, Toombs and
Montgomery counties, has been
postponed to Monday night, Mar.
1. The meeting will be held in
Vidalia as announced, the change
in time being necessary on ac
count of superior court being in
session this week in Toombs.
Glee Club Returned.
The Brewton-Parker Institute
Glee Club has returned from a
very successful trio to Stillmore
and Graymont. Their entertain
ments at these places on Monday
and Tuesday evenings were high
ly creditable. There is a lot of
talent in the club, and the young
people will add new laurels at
other performances soon be giv
en other nearby towns.
MT. VERn6n, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 25. 1915.
Former Judge Preaches
James Funeral Sermon.
Excelsoir, Springs, Mo., Feb.
21. —Funeral services for Frank
James, last survivor of the James
outlaw band, who died last
Thursday, were held today on his
farm near here. John F. Phillips,
a former federal judge, who de
fended James when he was tried
for murder and acquitted in Gal
latin, delivered the funeral ad
dress.
The body will be cremated, in
accordance with James’ last wish
and the ashes placed in a safe
deposit vault here. He said he
did not want his grave to be a
mecca for sightseers.
Is Buzzard a Carrier
Os Hog Cholera?
Thomasville, Ga., Feb. 21.
State Senator A. S. Wells of
Leon county, Florida, is planning
to introduce a bill at the next
meeting of the Legislature of
that state in April, to repeal the
law which makes it a penalty to
shoot buzzards and imposes a fine
of 15. Mr. Wells proposes to go
still further and offer a bounty
of 25 cents for every buzzard
killed in Florida.
The general opinion seems to
prevail now' that the buzzard is a
great carrier of hog cholera, and
it is for that reason the farmer
should be protected against them.
HON. W. J. PETERSON
GOES TO REWARD
Was One of County’s Best
Known Citizens—A
Legislator.
After a lingering illness of
many months, Hon. William J.
Peterson died at his home in
Ailey at 10:80 Monday night.
About a year ago he was stricken
with paralysis, from which he
never recovered.
Possibly no man in Montgom
ery county had a larger circle of
acquaintances and friends than
the deceased. A man of decided
convictions and of indomitable
energy, he was a leader among
his fellows, and pursued life’s
avocations with an aggressiveness
that always brought success.
Truly, his place in the affairs of
Montgomery county will not be
ersily filled.
A native and life-long citizen
of Montgomery county, Mr. Pe
terson was born July 23d, 1849,
being in his 66th year. He mar
ried Miss Joannah Calhoun, a
daughter of the lamented Thomas
Calhoun, and she preceded him
to the grave Nov. 29 last.
Surviving children are Mrs. B.
R. Snooks, Mr. T. A. Peterson,
Mr. W. J. Peterson, Jr., Mrs. J.
B. Brewton, Miss Jessie Peterson,
Mr. James Peterson, Mr. Hugh
Peterson, Miss Marie Peterson
and Master« John C. Peterson.
Mr. Peterson was the senior
member of the firm of W. J. &
T. A. Peterson, and had accumu
lated quite a competency. He
represented Montgomery county
in the Legislature 1907-8, and
enjoyed an acquaintance over the
state.
Remains were interred yester
day at noon in the family ceme
tery at Ailey, almost under the
shades of the trees around which
he played in boyhood, and where
he grew into manhood. He was
a member of the Masonic order.
A concourse of friends and rel
atives attended the obsequies.
The service was conducted by his
pastor, Rev. H. C. Ewing, of the
Methodist church, assisted by
Rev. H. C. Brewton of the Brew
ton-Parker Institute. Under a
profusion of beautiful flowers,
the offerings of sympathetic
friends, the casket was consigned
to its resting place.
Summoned to Mount
:
Vernon on Sad Mission.
Mr. James McCullough of Tatt
nall county arrived a few days
ago. One of his daughters, Mrs.
Bascom Anthony, of Wrights
ville, arrived here Friday evening
last. Their mission is peculiarly
a sad one. One of the sons, Mr.
Tom McCullough, has been in du
eling health for some time, and
his life has been despaired of
for many days. He is at Alto,
Ga., an institution for the treat
ment of tuberculosis, a malady
which Mr. McCullough contracted
about two years ago from expo
sure.
Being a native of Mt. Vernon,
and his life only a matter of a
few days, according to the phy
sicians, it was thought that he
would be laid to rest here when
the end came. However, it has
since been decided to have the
burial in Waycross, where Mrs.
McCullough has relatives, and
where this branch of the family
1 has for many years resided. Rel
atives are with him at Alto, and
other members of the family are
hourly expecting the sad summons
to Waycross.
Flees But is Captured.
Savannah, Ga., February 22.
Charged with the murder, Sun
day, of James Hargrove, at the
plant of the Virginia-Carolina
Company, Adam Johnson was
captured today by the Seaboard
bridge watchman near Savannah.
The killing was over a woman.
WORLD’S FAIR IS
NOW IN PROGRESS
Great Exposition Opens Its
Gates and Thousands
Attend.
Exposition Grounds, San Fran
cisco. Feb. 20.—The Panama-
Pacific international exposition
was formally opened at noon to
day, Pacific coast time.
The formal aspect of the dedi
cation was made as short and
simple as possible.
United States soldiers and ma
rines escorted Secretary Lane,
Governor Johnson and the other
officials to a stand facing the
main entrance to the exposition
where they were welcomed by
President Charles C. Moore and
the other executive officers.
Secretary Lane, President Wil
son’s personal representative, de
livered a brief address, during
which he read this telegram from
the president:
“Please convey my heartiest
congratulations to the authorities
of the exposition and express my
hope that their highest expecta
tions for its distinguished success
will be more than realized.”
Happily Married on
Washington’s Birthday.
On the 22d inst Judge O. P.
Blount of Vidalia and Mrs. Mary
Ann Phillips of Tarrytown were
happily married just as any (
other young couple. The cere
mony was performed by Rev. I).
S. Walker of Mt. Vernon, pastor
of the Tarrytown Baptist church,
where the happy event was wit
nessed by a large number of rel
atives and friends.
Judge Blount, until recently,
resided at Tarrytown, but had
removed to Vidalia, where he
had lived some years ago, as jus
tice of the peace of his district."
In this capacity he was called
upon to officiate for many of
Cupid’s victims—now a victim of i
the firing line himself. He is a
gentleman of the old school!
(measured by excellence and not
age), and is a gallant survivor of.
the Southern Confederacy. He
is to be congratlated on having:
won an amiable companion, filled
with those virtues and graces
peculiar to the better types of
womankind. They will reside at
I Tarrytown.
Final Basket Ball Game.
The basket ball team of Savan
nah High School will journey ov
er to the* Brewton-Parker court
for a fray with the locals on Sat
urday, March 6th. This bids fair
to be the finest and snappiest
game of the season, as well as
the last one. The 8.-P. I. boys
have defeated every team oppos
ing them this year, and are de
termined to place this one on the
local side of the ledger. The ad
mission will be 25 cents for all.
The game starts at 3:00 o’clock
sharp in order for visitors to
catch afternoon train returning
to Savannah.
Found Big Rattler.
Monday afternoon, while hands
were clearing up new ground on
the county farm, north of Mt.
Vernon, a huge rattlesnake was
found. The reptile had fifteen
rattles—and a button, of course.
One of the younger members of
| the county board being present,
the button was pronounced a
bachelor button.
When found, the snake was in
an open place, but whether he
was brought forth by a few days
of sunshine, or had his winter
covering removed, is not known.
If is very unusual for snakes to
be out this early in the season.
Possibly a good omen.
Must Register Autos.
In order for Montgomery county
to receive its pro-rata share of
the auto tax, it is necessary for
, all owners to register at once and
have machines tagged for the
current year. Unless the law is
obeyed the county is the loser.
Feb. 25, 1915.
County Com n i fssioners.
White Doctor Jailed lor
Killing Negro Doctor.
Elberton, Ga., Feb. 20. —Dr. A.
S. Oliver, a prominent physician
and wealthy citizen of Elberton,
who shot and killed Dr. J. I’.
Thompson, a negro physician,
| late Friday afternoon in the of
fice of Dr. Oliver, today is hold
in jail here by direction of the
coroner’s jury. He has made no
statement concerning the killing,
but his friends believe it was an
accident. There was no eye wit
ness. Thompson had been prac
ticing medicine in this county
several years.
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MT, VERNON, GA. g
NEGRO KILLED
I SATURDAY NIGHT
Ned Wiggs Loses His Life
In a Row about a
Woman.
A killing occurred at Ailey on
Saturday night, Ned Wiggs, son
of Charley Wiggs, being the vic
tim. Particulars are difficult to
to obtain, but it seems that Shep
ard Robinson was charged di
rectly with the killing. The row
occurred about the wife of Lon
nie Hopkins. Wiggs was shot
and narrowly escaped death in a
I fracas over the same woman a
year or two ago. This time an
artery was cut, and he bled to
death.
Shop Robinson was arrested
and lodged in jail here. Later,
Lester Bell, another negro who
had previously been in a row
with Wiggs, was also arrested
and brought to jail,
i We understand that a prelimi
nary trial will be held here on
Monday next.
L,atest War Notes.
Last week the destruction of
the American cotton steamer,
Evelyn, off the coast of Germa
ny" caused a groat deal of excite
ment. il is still a matter of dis
pute as to whether it was caused
by a mine or a submarine torpedo
lx >at.
On Tuesday the American
steamer, Carib, owned by a Sa
vannah firm, and taking a cargo
'of cotton from Charleston to
Bremen, was destroyed by a
mine off the German coast in the
North sea.
I The Norwegian steamer, Regin,
was also destroyed Tuesday off
Dover, either by a mine or torpe
do. These occurrences are caus
ing much anxiety in diplomatic
circles at Washington.
Took Vacation But
Now Wears Stripes.
On Friday afternoon Deputy
Sheriff T. .1. Hester captured and
returned to Toombs county Ed
Harris, an escaped negro convict.
Harris had been at large for
three and a-half years, but when
arrested here expressed a willing
; ness to return and finish his sen
j fence in Toombs county.
Harris was convicted for cary
j ing a pistol.
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