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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1915)
ItJf»’ .1. -l -W W>-V ♦ VOL. XXIX. FERRELL RETAINED COUNTY WARDEN Board Refuses to Pay Salary of Mr. T. J. Parker For Two Months. Developments in the contro versry between the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Rev enues of Montgomery county be tween Mr. C. F. Ferrell, county convict warden, afid Mr. T. J. Parker, also employed by the board as warden, has assumed a; sensational status. In a recent hearing before the State Prison Commission, both Mr. Ferrell and Mr. Parker being 1 contestants for the place, the! former won the decision, and will j continue to serve as warden, a position filled by him for a num ber of years. Mr. Parker having been employed by the Board at the Jauuary meeting, and being under contract, removed his fam ily here, prepared to asume his duties. Since the first of the year — and in fact, prior to that time — the matter has been agitated by friends of both parties, M. Fer rell continuing his duties as war den and Mr. Parker relying on his contract with the Board and awaiting developments. Charges against Mr. Ferrell were not sus tained by the Prison Commission, and the hearing before that body has brought very clearly to the ! public mind the fact that a county convict warden is amenable to the state, as well as the county, for his official acts; and that local laws cannot supercede general state laws governing any subject. Mr. Parker, under his contract with the County Commissioners, on Tuesday presented a bill for his salary for the months of Jan uary and February. This, it is understood, was flatly refused by the Commissioners. Just what action will now be taken by Mr. Parker cannot be said at this time; however, it is under stood that he will, by legal pro cess seek redress from the coun ty, either a suit for his salary or damages sustained. Mr. Parker formerly worked for Toombs county. Thus, as has been pointed out by The Monitor from time to time, the prolongation of politi cal controversies is expensive to the county. The tax payers pay the bills. II Times Will Get Better If you will buy your Turn Plows jj from us. We handle the Syracuse Line. They are from 5 cents to SI.OO jj cheaper on repairs. See us for seed peanuts, flat or j: Spanish. Seed Irish Potatoes. IH. V. Thompson & Bros. AiLEY, GEORGIA jj Dr. Mcßae Recovering. The many friends of Dr. Chas. D. Mcßae, of Rochelle, represen tative in the legislature from Wilcox county, will be pleased to learn that he is rapidly con valescing from his recent serious illness. Several weeks ago, while attending a patient in Wil cox county, Dr. Mcßae was stricken with temporary paraly sis. He has been a patient at the Piedmont Sanitarium in At lanta several days. —Atlanta Journal. In the Federal Court. Savannah, Ga., Mar. 1. —Ow- ing to the illness of Mr. Dan E. Mcßae, of Mt. Vernon, one of the jurors in the case of the gov ernment against Mi - . R. W. Dur den and others, officials of the defunct Fire Insurance Company of Brunswick, a mistrial was de clared. Mr. Mcßae was ill at the De Soto Hotel with an attack of la grippe. Because a settlement has been agreed upon in the case of Mrs. Savannah P. Edwards, now a resident of Alabama, against W. C. McCrimmon of Montgomery county, to recover damages for killing her husband, Judge Speer passed the case for settlement. Messrs. Adams & Adams of Sa vannah are attorneys for Mrs. Adams, and Mr. W. L. Wilson of Mt. Vernon represents Mr. Mc- Crimmon. Colored Teachers’ Institute. An institute for the Colored teachers of Montgomery and Toombs counties will be held at Vidalia during the wepk begin ning Monday, March 8, 1915. On Thursday of the same week, a conference for the trustees of the colored schools and the colored i farmers of the two counties will be held at Vidalia. The institute and conference will be under the supervision of Hon. Geo. D. God ard, Special Rural School Super visor for Georgia. All the colored teachers of Montgomery county will be expected to attend the in stitue the full week, and the trustees and farmers are urged to attend the . conference on Thursday, March 11th. Respectfully, A. B. Hutcheson, C. S. C. Dental Notice. I have opened a dental office in Alamo, and am at that point on j Wednesdays and Thursdays of each week to wait on patrons of | that section. Dr. E. M. Rack ley, | ad Mt. Vernon, Ga. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, MARCH 4. 1915. Mr. A. M. Anderson. Andrew Marcus Anderson was born Dec. 13, 1855, in Jefferson county, Ga., near Wrens, and there he continued to live till the latter part of Dec., 1902, when he moved to Montgomery county, to that part which is now Wheel er, where he made his home till the time of his death, which oc curred Feb. 10, 1915. He was married t > Miss Lantie Perdue Jan. 10, 187(5. To this union were born four children all of whom are living and married —Mrs. W. H. Perdue, Alamo; Alvin Anderson, Laurens county; Lindsay Anderson and Harvie Anderson, Wheeler county. Mr. Anderson was a quiet, so ber, industrious, honest gentle man. He was an affectionate 1 husband and father, providing out of his honest labor for the support and comfort of his fami ly, a useful citizen, and a good neighbor, never interfering with the business of those in whose alfairs he had no concern, and never saying anything about his neighbors unless it was some thing good. Such excellent traits of character and habits of life made for him many friends and no enemies. Besides his wife and four chil dren, he leaves to mourn his loss seventeen grand children, a moth er 87 years old, one brother, Mr. Merritt, Anderson, and four sis ters, Miss Lon a Anderson, Mrs. James Russell, Mrs. Joseph Stap leton and Mrs. Will Gay. J. D. Rabun. BREWTON-PARKER TO PLAY SAVANNAH HIGH Locals To Play Fast Team From Savannah Saturday. The basket-ball team repre senting the Savannah High School will journey over to Mt. Vernon next Saturday for a game with Brewton-Parker Institute. The visitor- lay claim to a long string of victories and few de feats and Brewton-Parker to a longer string of victories and fewer defeats, therefore it is a foregone conclusion that the game to be seen here next Satur day will be a game worth seeing. The local quintet was never in better shape and although they realize the size of the task ahead of them, they have every expec tation of placing the big end of i the score on the 8.-P. f. side of | the ledger. Brewton-Parker has lost only one game during tie ! season and with just reason, lay. claim to the Open Door Cham pionship of the state. The one lost game was with Dublin, (17- 15) on their court while in the return game at Mt. Vernon the locals were victorius by the tune of 54-14. In match games the locals have thrown a total of 123 field goals while their opponents have made only 29 successful passes at the basket. On Thursday afternoon next the fast team from Losust Grove will play the Brewton-Parker team here for the Championship of Open-Door Court of the state. This will close the season for Brewton-Parker. Admission, 25 cents. The Brewton-Parker I list it ute and Grammar School Department At Home Saturday, April ‘2 Ith. The Second Animal Montgomery (’minty School Contest and Fair. To Fertilizer Buyers. The Soperton Guano Company announces that they are prepared to sell a limited amount of their well known fertilizers this season and suggest that their customers call and get prices, etc., at an early date. No salesmen or agents will be employed this season. ad To the Patrons of The Grammar School. Does the teacher owe your child more than she is giving hsrri? Go to see her about it. Do you owe her for what she has given him? Don’t wait for her to come to see you see that it is paid. X. T. It. Rounds. I will beat the following places on the dates named below for the purpose of receiving state and county tax returns for the year 1915: Alston, March 15, 8 to 11 a m Sharpe Spur, “ 15, 2to 4pm Geo. W. Mclntyre’s at night. McGregor, March l(i, 9 to 11 a m Higgston “ 16,'2t0 4pm Arch Jackson’s at night. Pigeon Springs,Mar. 17, 9 to 11 a Kibbee, March 17, 2 to 4 p m Tarrytown, “ 18, Btoll a m Zaidee, “ J ts, 2 to 4 p m Soperton, “ 19, 8a to 4pm M. L. O’Brien’s at night. Orland, March 20, 9 to 12 am Barnhill’s store “ 22, 9 to 11 am Lothair, “ 22, 1 to 8, pm Jas. VV. Adams’ at night. Mt. Vernon, March 24, 8 to 12a rn Ailey, “ 2d, 2to 4 p m F. B. Mcßride’s at night. Longpond, March 24, 9to 11 arn Uvalda, “ 24, 2to 4 p m Charlotte, “ 25, Btolo a m • John G. Morris, Tax Receiver, FEWER COUNTIES AN!) INCREASED EROfiRESS No Necessity for Butchering Any Commonwealth Into Giblets. Them is very little uniformity in the size or other characteris tics of the American county. l! ! means something entirely diflV-r --ent from the English county ! which will average 1,000 square miles and a population of 300,000. The smallest county in the lim ited States is Bristol county, Rhode Island, which covers 25 square miles. The largest is Gus ter county, Montana, which em braces 20,490 square miles. The smallest in population is, or was ten years ago, Brown county. Texas, which had four inhabit ants. The largest is New York county, which contains between two and three millions. Bcfor'- Nevada was made a state it was Nevada county of the Utah ter ritory, covering over 100,000 square miles. There is no question that in a number of states counties might be much fewer than they are with advantage to everybody concerned, unless, perhaps, the office holders. We can make this statement because in pro portion to population Massachu setts has a less number than any other state, and except for topo rgapical conditions they would be fewer still. Boston Tran script. Miss Edna Lee Brewton a stu dent of B. P. I. at Mt. Vernon spent Sunday and Monday at home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, J. B. Brewton. Claxton Enterprise. Col. J. B. Geiger was attend ing to legal matters in Alamo jon .Monday. A Pleasant AIT, r. Quite an interesting event the atTair given on Friday (• ing last at the Mi thouist pin - age by members of iiu , League. There was a l.ny, sembly of young p r \ n, . coming from out <>i’ P • , o. 'An impromtu n v rendered, some ch.u • r ings being given by M ■ pier and Willis of tin Parker Institute, and b ! music was rendered <! evening by Misses risen and McQueen. Morrison also gave -.ome clu. ing solos. Later in the evening tl > cions lunches prepared ! v girls were sold. Mrs. ivmg assisted in disposing of the 1 <>■ and in entertaining by All . B. Hutcheson and Mr . C Wright. Quite a ; - ; ,igi v was realized, which will be n for church purposes. Mr. C. F. Ferrell Writes a Ca ... To the State Prison Oommi and the Citizens of Men ery County: 1 wish to express my thunk? the gentlemen compos >g State* Prison Board I* r i prompt act ion compleU ly i ating me in the recent ‘ui I to secure my*distni? al warden of Montgnua i■. V by brining charm say -e r I appreciate al! the mor>- action they have taken n r ing the charges and retain in view of the I :.ct. I ini ' has had authority m d ■ to review my acts and work twenty years past.. To the citizens oi i'dont oi county, repaid!y of y factions, I wish to e>.| thanks for your Uindne .-, to , and to rny fri* nds for uphol the justness of my cau '< gret that a mere polk w d co should have l> ; ■•o me, forcing me to ■ d and money in del'* tun of i name and r<- : . o plam letter of the state But, assuring the : and those directly r ! ,, ( that ! am still servin'' me an honest purpi to do t and to give you tin I i possible, and wishing i n and real progn .s to iMor i; or. county, I remain Yours t*< spec* f 'll”, C. F. F' County War-' H Roadster Touring w | $765 1 S7BO | g? Delivered * Delivered *2 f- ■ | b'J . U S-J' -■ i f t ; 1 . j 1/ i 1 Maswt.ll 1 . 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Let th»in ,\ i.iiough the columns of : r why the report is not J.iisbo 1. —Citizen. ['he Mo itor stated in a recent ■ ■ili the report had not been , s cent racted for, on •oili : of till having received •p for- me, A contract Me jointly with old and i rd ■ [or this work, in • a f ith, and opposition a' !v developed to , 'ln' Monitor has i v *ry honorable and k ■ < f ri to secure an • '..;h i! • Board, that a h.; viug t ! eir official M I n (Titi .‘d into, but o ii i ,i'.all. I d matter was thoroi! lily thrashed ■hi oar grand jury, • a.i "mintion from that <■> d its publication, the lo exceed S2OO. This . oby the paper, and i. p i , .oe the brazen-face ; in which The Monitor was as having charged SIOOO for the work, ■.«.!< Jed, and some of the ii. The source of the a is too clear for fur ion, and the cause 1 for concealment. ,t a , i ' utnot publish this "toil it is; regularly v Oil the copy, with a ■ t v'ilhout strings and side Tin Goirmii.l. loners can 1■ 1 1 o a cord race for this d they g'-t new orders. ■ cr< sed and trallic -for the present. In , the allies have 1 i c .»cements, with vic t.or.y oi sight. NO. 4 7
