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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1915)
The Montgomery Monitor. VOL. XXX. CASES DISPOSED OF AT MAY TERM Three Days On Civil Docket And Three Devoted To Criminal Docket. Superior court here last week commenced on Monday morning and wound up the work of the term late Saturday afternoon. The presentments of the grand jury appear in full on another page of this paper. One murder case consumed two days or more of the three days devoted to criminal business. Os the lengthy docket of civil cases the following cases were disposed of: Mt. Vernon Bank vs Grimstead, et al, verdict for plaintiff. Mt. Vernon Bank vs Martha Browning, et al, verdict for plaintiff. Swift Fertilizer Co vs S L Mor ris, judgment for plaintiff. James Hester, Sheriff, vs Mrs. Sue Clark, jdg. for plff. Lucinda R Williams vs R L Wil liams, total divorce granted. A J Copeland vs C T Braddy, verdict for deft. H W S Blitch vs John J McAr thur, judgment for plaintiff. Khan Bros vs W S Morris, judg ment for plaintiff. L Mohr & Sons vs Cora E Con ner, judgment for plaintiff. Nancy J Claxton vs Zernie Clax ton, divorce, total divorce granted. Dannenburg Co vs J W Sharpe & Sons, jdg. for plff. Marietta Fertilizer Co vs W Mis hoe, judgment for plaintiff. Lucy J Becker vs J W Register, judgment for plaintiff, L W Yeomans vs Ga. & Fla. Railway, jdg, for plff. Dave Swiney vs J E Horne, ver dict for plff. to recover. J C Thornburg vs J A Mcßride, judgment for plaintiff. National Cash Register Co vs C H Peterson, jdg. for plff. Altamhaa Fertilizer Co vs Leona and N E Deriso, jdg. for plff. Commercial Bank vs J M Hughes judgment for plaintiff. R K Moseley vs B W Ruth, judg ment for plaintiff. E L Meadows vs H J Gibbs, judgment for plaintiff. Vidalia Chemical Co vs J E Jones, judgment for plaintiff. Reliance Fertilizer Co vs N N Barwick, jdg. for plff. I Peoples Bank vs Ben and Nor man Gillis, jdg. for plff. Bank of Soperton vs Ben and Norman Gillis, jdg, for plff. Mt. Vernon Bank vs A M Moses, et al, judgment for plaintiff, j Mt. Vernon Bank vs K M John son, et al, jdg. for plff, Bank of Soperton vs A T Miller, et al, judg. for plff. Bank of Soperton vs A T Miller, et al, judg. for plff. Bank of Soperton vs G L Mosley, judgment for plaintiff. Fisher, Lovvrey & Fisher vs J E Phillips, jdg. for plff. Bank of Soperton vs J B Davis, et al, judgment for plff. JSSSSSSSSSSSSS®** s ** 4 * s ** ss *®**** s * s * 4 *®* IU. C. V. REUNION RICHMOND. VIRGINIA June 1-3, 1915 LOW RAT ES jj ; Via Seaboard Air Line Railway THE PROGRESSIVE RAILWAY OF THE SOUTH j | Rate from Mt. Vernon, 811.40 !< Tickets on sale May 29th to June 2nd, with final limit to June < 10, unloss extended by depositing ticket and payment of 60 I cents m Richmond, when limit may he extended to June 30th. ; STOPOVERS AT ALL STATIONS WHERE THERE ARE AGENTS. FREE RECLINING CHAIRS ON ALL THROUGH TRAINS. ALL STEEL EQUIPMENT For full information, see nearest agent or write J. 11. MURPHY, T.P.A., C. W. SMALL, D.P.A., Savannah,Ga. Savannah, Ga. !^,^Se5«S55W«mJ5m>»WJ5»«i Church Conference Tonight. The monthly church conference of the Mt. Vernon Methodist church w T ill be held at the prayer meeting this evening at 7:30. | Delegates are to be elected to the district conference to be held in Lyons, and other important mat ters are to be attended to. All 1 the members are requested to at ! tend. _ j Thigpen School. j Special Correspondence Mr. J. B. Brevvton of Ailey was a business transacter in our section Wednesday. We are very sorry to learn that Miss Julia Phillips has been com pelled to give up her school on account of her health and return ito a sanitarium in Macon. We hope for her early recovery. | Misses Bertha and Lizzie Hall, Vera Keen and Nannie Moore were guests of Miss Katie Deriso Sunday. Mr. Noel Johnson and Miss Orie Lee Hall attended church at I Harmony Sunday. Quite a large crowd attended the memorial exercises at Orian na High School Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Spivey vis- I ited the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Thigpen, Sunday. Mrs. J. E. B. Hutcheson and son, Maurice, were visitors to Macon last week. Among those who attended the ' fishing party at the river on the 24th were Misses Nannie Moore, Katie Deriso, Orie Lee, Bertha and Lizzie Hall, Annie Laurie Keen;and Messrs. Harmon Keen, George Graham, Berry Moore, Willie Deriso and Noel Johnson. , All report a nice time, part of . the crowd returning by Rosemont and the Troupe monument. Miss Isa Cobb has returned to Adrian after spending some time j with her brother, Mr. Jim Cobb.' Mr. Jim Morrison, one of Adri an’s new merchants, is spending this week with his parents near i Rock Hill. G. E. -- Sewing Rooms, We have opened sewing rooms at the home of Judge Alex Mc ; Arthur, where we will accept plain or fancy sewing. Dress making, fancy work, etc. Miss Eurania Mcßae, Miss Minnie Abt, 513tf Mt. Vernon, i Chas. Bekakes vs Benj. Gillis, j judgment for plaintiff. 1 A L Lanier vs Jesse Fountain, jdg. against deft, for costs. John F Hall vs Sol Smith, judg ment for plaintiff. State vs Shep Robinson, murder, verdict of guilty with recom mendation. Sentenced to life imprisonment. ; State vs David John Bennett, murder, verdict guilty of vol untary manslaughter, sen-; fenced for fifteen years. ! State vs Joe Mercer, found guilty of shooting at another, sen- j tenced for twelve months. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. MAY 13. 1915. © m .©'©.©©© ©•©■©:•©:•©?:© <© .©: l © LOCAL - PERSONAL f © :© © ©.©;©;©. ©:■:©. ©.©;©,©:•©:&>; m® '©©•©•:©. ;©M©l©M©i M Miss Alleen Mcßae returned Sunday afternoon from a visit to Sylvester and Albany. Mr. C. W. Fox of Vidalia was a business visitor here Monday. Mr. and Mrs. A. Segal 1 spent 1 Sunday with relatives in Glen wood. Mr. M. A. McQueen of Savan nah was among friends and rel atives here Tuesday. Rev. Chas. Montgomery re turned Monday evening from a visit to Savannah, j The value of the rains to the growing crops in Montgomery county this week can scarcely be computed in dollars and cents. The long drought was broken here by good rains Friday night which continue to come. LUSITANIA BLOWN UP AND HUNDREDS LOST Great Liner Torpedoed And Goes Down Friday Afternoon. The Cunard Liner, Lusitania, one of the greatest passenger ships, was torpedoed ten miles off the coast of Ireland Friday j afternoon and sank in a few i minutes. With the crew, there j were over 2,000 persons on the steamer, and about 1,4f>0 are sup posed to be lost. A number of citizens of the United States were on board, going from New York, and out of-184 of them 132; are lost. The greatest shock of the war I has come, and the whole world,} | except Germany, stands aghast at the wholesale murder of in nocent passengers, among them many women and children. Kibbee School to Entertain. Program to be rendered May 14th: 1. Recitation—Welcome. 2. Drill Newsboys. 3. Recitation —“Twins.” 4. Play Come Play With Me. 5. Recitation “Baby in Ma ma’s Room.” 0, Play—Brownies’ Flirtation. 7. Play—Sweethearts. 8. Tom Thumb Wedding. 9. Drill—The Minstrels. 10. Play—Little Heroine of the Revolution. 11. Drill—Jumping Rope. 12. Play—Topsy Turvy. 13. Reci tation —‘ ‘Goodbye. ’ ’ 14. Presenting Gold Medals. ! Saw Mill For Sale. I offer for sale one No. 1 Mal lory & Taylor Saw Mill and one 15-horse power engine and boiler, Peerlebs make; also a portable | engine and boiler on wheels, as I good as can be made. Now run ( ning at Nails Ferry on the Alta- 1 maha river, where buyer may see 1 it tested before buying. Will be I sold at a bargain, as I wish to re tire from Qje saw mill business. Crove Sharpe, 513tf ’ Alston, Ga. Farm Loans. I am in position to close some j good farm loans, from SIOOO up, at once. If you need money, ! see A. B. Hutcheson, 415tf Mt. Vernon, Ga. Indiana Man’s Kidney i; Troubles Disappear “After Buffering many month* from kidney trouble," writes W. it. Fox, i of Noblesville, Jnd., "ami after hay. trig tried many remedies and pregcrip- I | tiona, i purchase<] a box of Foley Kidney Pills. They not only did me more good than any other remedy I had ever used, but they positively aet my kidneys right. Other mem- ; hers of my family have used same ; with similar results.” From every state in the Union come unsolicited letters telling of satis factory results from Foley Kidney Pills. When the kidneys become clogged up, get sluggish, and filter and strain out of the blood only part i of the poisonous waste matter, the balance remains and circulates through the system, uric add forms, and swollen, painful Joints and mus cles are the re-ult. Foley Kidney Pills cleanse and tone up the kidneys, so that backache, rheumatism, sore muni les. aching Joints, annoying bladder disorders* aud irregularities . oou disappear. Sold Everywhere-. The Bennett trial in court here last week attracted a number of interested spectators, lasting two days, and resulted in Bennett be ing found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and receiving a sentence of fifteen years, i Mr. Owen Higgs, expert sten ographer and a native of this | place, is down from Rome, Ga., to visit his mother and sisters j here. Misses Gladys Westberry and Hortense Floyd, teachers in the Vidalia Collegiate Institute, spent Saturday and Sunday here, guests of Mrs. C. A. Mason. Already the boys and girls are 1 getting ready for commencement at the Brewton-Parker Institute, which occurs this year May 30 to | June 2. THE LAST GAME OF THE SEASON Brewton-Parker Closes Sea son Saturday When They Meet S. H. S. Here. The baseball team of Savan nah High School will play that of Brewton-Parker next Satur urday in Mt. Vernon. These teams played a seven-inning game in Savannah on the 29th of April. Until two men were out and there were two strikes on Bedingffeld in the seventh in ning the score wus 8 to 2 in favor of Savannah. The B. P. I. boys then grouped four hits and won the game, score 4to 3. This is the last game of the Brewton- Parker season and probably is the most important. Os twelve games played this season the Mt. Vernon team has won nine. Game called at 3:15 P. M. of May 15. Admission price, for adults, 25c, for children, 15. Not Act of Warfare, But Murder Most Foul. London, May 10. — “Our one mitshave reached a degree oJ infamy, culminating in the de struction of the Lusitania, which it is simply hopeless to attempt to describe,” said Andrew Bonai Law, leader of the opposition ir. the house of commons, in a speech today. Mr. Bonar Law’; remarks were delivered on the occasion of the presentation of a medal to Captain Bell, of the British steamship Thordie, which rammed a German sub marine off Beachy head in Feb ruary. ‘This is not an act of war fare, ’ Mr. Bonar continued. “It is simply murder, most foul, most unnatural.” Saying that up to the present no “effective protest” had been made by any neutral country, he added: “What will happen now? Thi I great proud nation—the United States—is the neutral country most closely affected by this latest outrage. The simple fact is that citizens of that great country have been barbarously murdered. It is not for me to say what their action ought to be, but I feel sure the United States will be guided not merely by the interests of the country, but feelings as to what is due to a great nation among other na tions of the world.” Mr. Bonar Law said that if the sinking of the Lusitania had the effect he believed it would on the feelings not only of British sol diers, but of-the whole nation, “then we can thank the Ger mans for this last instance of their barbarous methods.” Notice to the Publie. This is to forewarn the public against selling goods of any de scription to Almedia Roberson, lately my lawful wife, but who has left my home and board without cause. Those extending credit to her will do so at their) own expense, as I will not in any manner be responsible for debts contracted by her. This the 4th day of May, 1915. Clifton Phillips. Off To The Ogeechee. Regardless of the threatening aspect of the weather, a party of Mt. Vernon men left Tuesday morning over the Seaboard Air Line for the Ogeechee river for a fishing and camping trip, to be gone until about Friday. In the party were, Mr. S. V. Hicks, I Mr. E. G. Smith, Dr. J. E. Hunt, I Dr. Jas. F. Currie, Dr. E. M. Rackley, Col. M. B. Calhoun and Mr. I). A. Mcßae, j Mr. Hicks will probably look after the transportation, Mr.! Smith will probably give direc tions as to the corn bread and j fried potatoes to accompany the fried fish. Dr. Hunt will attend to any fractures that occur from falling off slippery logs, and I)r. 1 Rackley will pull all the teeth from the alligators captured. Druggist Currie will have special charge of any medicine taken along for snake bites and Col. | Calhoun will give direction about j the legal rights of fishermen toj catch them wherever they will bite the best. Being the only 1 banker in the party, Mr. D. A. i Mcßae will probably furnish the finances for purchasing the strings of fish from the ’Geechee Niggers along the banks to bring home as trophies of a big catch. Recital at Brewton-Parker Institute May 21. j On Friday night, May 21, a a recital will he given in the lo cal auditorium by Mrs. L. H. Me- j Crory, of Macon. The program will consist of a dramatization of the well known opera, “Madame I Butterfly,” and several minor i selections in pantomime and dia ! lect. | Mrs. McCrory has a charming' appearance and personality and j is an entertainer of no little mer-! it. Those who attend the recital 1 are certain to lie well paid for patronage. The recital will be given under the auspices of the Brewton-Par ker Institute Athletic Associa tion. Prices announced later. Rev. Montgomery will Preah Comm’t Sermon. Rev. Chas. Montgomery has accepted the invitation of Prof. 1 Powell, president of the Eleventh District Agricultural School at Douglas, to preach the commence ment sermon. An elaborate pro gram has been arranged for the closing exercises, and the com mencement sermon will be an in teresting feature of Sunday, May 30th. ► [Just a Word ► [ to You? [ : j ► There comes a time when you need < l : t something in Hardware and Furniture, 2 ► * ► It may he a Pocketknife or a Window 2 > : ► Shade, or it may he a Hundred Dollar j ► * t purchase. Keep this in mind when 2 ; that time comes. We are here to serve 2 ► f * J you with the right goods, with prices 2 t and quality guaranteed. When it is 2 : HARDWARE AND FURNITURE j t 4 t come to see us. 2 i 2 p. __________ < p < \ Ailey Hardware Co. j I ailev, ga. i ► 2 • AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA • LEO M. FRANK AGAIN SENTENCED Judge Ben H. Hill Sets June 22 as Time For Hanging. On Monday morning at 11:35 o’clock Judge Ben H. Hill pro nounced the death sentence on I Leo M. Frank, and fixed Tues day, June 22, as the time for the execution. This was the fourth and last time Frank will hear the death sentence, as only the gov- I ornor can change the final decree of the courts to life imprison jinent. Frank made another i statement declaring again his in nocence of the murder of Mary Phagan. The case may reach i Governor Slaton before the day his term is out, June 2(5. Commencement Day Lyons High School. Program of Commencement Ex ercises of the Lyons High School, May 1(5-21. Sunday, May lti, Baccalaureate Sermon Rev. J. I). Rabun, Mt. Vernon. Monday afternoon, May 17, Silver Medal Contest—Seven (sth grade pupils. Tuesday night, May 18, Reci tal in Music and Oratory. Wednesday night, May 19, Senior Play, title, “Diamonds and Hearts.” j Thursday night, May 20, Grad uating Exercises, at the court house. Literary address —Hon. M. L. Brittain, State Superinten dent of Schools. Friday, May 21, Granting cards of Promotion. Tax Equalizers at Work. Montgomery’s board of tax equalizers, Doc Davis, E. J. Wells and J. A. Beckworth, with S. B. Morris, clerk, are busy with the tax returns this week. Their work is of gieat importance, and will doubtless be well done. Lost Cow. Estrayed from my place near Soperton a young cow about 2i years old, butt headed and un marked, red fawn color, showing traces of Jersey. Probably trying to return to Mt. Vernon, from where she was driven about two months ago. Any information given Col. Underwood at Mt. Vernon or to me will be apprecia ted. J. M. Underwood, Soperton. NO. 2.
