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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (June 17, 1915)
t Ulontoottt?rg Mmxtar. VOL. XXX. CHARGES AGAINST ORDINARY KENT He Will be Tried at Special Term Wheeler Superior Court in July. At an adjourned term of Wheel er superior court held last week, the grand jury returned an in dictment against W. B. Kent, charging him with malpractice in the office of ordinary, which he has filled since the creation of Wheeler county, in which he took the leading part. It is quite fresh in the minds of the people of this section that Kent was disbarred from the practice of law while a citizen of Montgomery county, and it has always been understood that the office of ordinary was given him in Wheeler as part pay for his work in creating the county. It has long been known that a deplorable state of affairs existed in the new county of Wheeler; but the matter was probably pre cipitated by an auditor’s report recently made l w r hich, after re citing one of the irregularities in Ordinary Kent’s office, which has really constituted the county gov ernment of the new county, says: “This is but one of the many irregularities that we find. In fact, those of a more serious na ture are so numerous that it wouid he difficult to recount them.’’ The grand jury recommended a special term of the court for trying criminal cases, and Judge Graham has set July 19th as the time for hearing this and other matters. Numbers of things in connect ion with the trial will come up, among them the pretended trial of a perfectly sane Montgomery county man for lunacy to secure j his release from the clutches of I the U. S. law in a case pending before Judge Speer in Savannah, and other stunts astounding to those who are not familiar with Montgomery county matters and the creation of Wheeler, and the turbulent state of affairs over there. IN A FAMILY ROW SON WOUNDS FATHER Claims That Rash Act Was In Defense of Boy’s Mother. In a general family row on Saturday night, Mr. W. J. Joyce of the Fork section of Wheeler county was shot in the arm by his son and received a severe wound in his forehead by a blow over the head by the same gun. It is claimed that the son, a young man about grown, acted in de fense of his mother, Joyce’s wife, who was being beatean by her husband. It is also claimed that Joyce is unbalanced, and lunacy trial proceedings were commenced yesterday. Congressman Hughes 111 At Home in Danville. In common with hundreds of his friends in the state, we are pained to hear that Congressman Dudley M. Hughes is quite ill at his home in Danville, and has been confined to his room for some time. An examination by a specialist discovers that the trouble is gall stones, and an op eration may have to be per formed. M anager Wanted for Montgomery County for NEW TEN DOLLAR PHONOGRAPH. Small investment required. Op portunity for man who wants no limit on what he can earn. Ad dress A. S. KEITH, Dublin, Ga. Judge Holmes Dead. We regret to learn of the death ,of Judge E. A. Holmes of the upper part of this county, which occurred the first of the month. We are not in receipt of the par ticulars of his death, but know that Montgomery county suffered a distinct loss in his death. Quiet and unobtrusive, honest and truthful, a gentleman of the old school and a good citizen has passed to his reward. He was a resident of the Zaidee community, and was about 85 years old. Body of Dead Babe Dropped by Buzzard. [ Athens, Ga., June 12. — Claud Lockhart, a merchant near Ath ens, standing before his door, saw part of the remains of a hu man body dropping apparently ; from the clouds. Inspection re vealed a buzzard in the air 300 feet up. The obbect dropped by the bird was discovered to be the head and part of the body of an infant a white child with blue eyes. Many people saw the strange | and gruesome find. Higgston. Special Correspondence. Rev. Rufus Hodges filled his I regular appointment at the Bap tist church Sunday. Miss Surepter Palmer of Kib i bee is spending a few days with Miss Agnes Patterson. Miss Gladys Johnson spent Sat urday in Vidalia. Messrs. Tom and Vernon Jeri i kins of Wrightsville were visi i tors here last week. Mr. Whitney McLemore re ; turned Friday from Atlanta, | where he is attending the Tech. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Pharr are visiting the former’s parents, Rev. and Mrs. G. W. Pharr. Mesdames Sikes and Yawn of Vidalia spent Friday with Miss Mattie Thompson. Mr. J. B. Johnson attended preaching in Vidalia Sunday. We are sorry to learn that Miss Lula Gay is sick. Mr. S. D. Morris returned Sun day from a trip to Douglas. Messrs. Shuman and Roy Mor ris of Vidalia visited Higgston Sunday. Misses Clyde and Mae Johnson of Alamo returned home Sunday after visiting here. Mr. Jim Memory of Kibbee was in Higgston Sunday. A sing was enjoyed by a num ber of young people at the home jof Rev. G. W. Pharr Saturday evening. Messrs. L. D. Morris, J. C. Thornburg and L. M. Johnson visited Vidalia Sunday. Mr. Frank Elton made a busi ness trip to Alamo Saturday. Mrs. R. E. Addison and little brother, Dessie Johnson, spent Tuesday evening in Vidalia. —Hiawatha. County Officers to Meet. Jackson, June 14. —The annual 1 convention of the County Officers’ association of Georgia will be held at Indian Springs Wednes day and Thursday, June 16 and 17. There is a large member ship, all county officers, solicitors general and police officers being eligible to join, and it is expected that a large attendance will be on hand for the annual meeting. A good program has been pre pared and a number of business matters of direct interest to the members of the association will be discussed. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JUNE 17. 1915. Half Dozen Reasons i Against Division. 1. There is neither reason nor common sense in a proposition to further divide this county and make the fourth cut on its ter jritory, and reduce the old county to one fourth of its original size. 2. No one is asking for such a thing ex cept a handful of men in Soperton who hope to add a few dollars to the value of their holdings l>y forcing further division. 3. The tax payers in the old and proposed new county, who would have their tax bur dens increased for no benefit to them, have as much right to object as any one has to promote such a scheme. 4. Georgia presents no such proposition, ill view of the slashing already done, and the legislature will turn down the Treutlen scheme again as it did last year. 5. Such silly claims as that Montgomery county will still he as large as the average county, or that tax burdens will not be in creased by cutting its territory again in half, are too thin even for discussion. (i. Numbers of the best citizens in the proposed Treutlen territory are strongly opposed to any such foolishness, and the bal ance' of the county almost solid against it. District Conference in Lyons Next Week. i The Methodists of the Mcßae District will hold their annual District Conference in Lyons be ginning Tuesday night, the 22d. ! All the preachers of the district, both traveling and local, will be present, together wiih a large number of lay representatives j from each pastoral charge. There are twenty-six pastoral charges in the district and that means the attendance of about one hun- j dred and twenty-five or thirty.j Lyons will do herself in the' welcome and the entertainment she will give. If you have not responded to the committees’ ap peal for homes please do so at once. —Lyons Progress. “Little Joe.” Ex-Gov. Brown is a man of nerve. No man excels him as an j exponent of the law. During his public career he has endeavored to train the people to respect the law. And to be respected laws must be enforced. Gov. Brown,addressed himself to the question, “Trial by law, or trial by the public.” He stressed the thought in his remarks to Gov. Slaton: “Impartial justice are the key words of civilization. Impartial justice are the keywords on which this universe is founded. [ A State which has not an orderly process of law, founded upon a keystone of impartial justice, cannot be recognized as a worthy government.” There is nothing personal in this matter with Gov. Brown. ’ He has stood for law and order throughout his career.—James Callaway in Macon Telegraph. Card of Thanks. We wish to express our sincere thanks to our friends, and to' one and all, for the many kind deeds and expressions of sympa thy extended us during the ill ness and death of our beloved husband and father. 1 Mrs. E. A. Holmes and family. Prof. Gates Heads Jeffersonville School. Jeffersonville, Ga., June 14. — At the educational feature of the chatauqua now in progress here, the principal speakers were Pres ident C. R. Jenkins, ofWeslevao Female College, and Prof. A. M. i Gates, of this county. Prof. Gates is the newly elect ed principal of the Twiggs high school, and under his manage ment it is hoped to build a real first class high school at Jeffer sonville. Too Poor to Take His Home Paper. We heard on the street the other day of a man who claimed he was too poor to take his home paper, but all the same he read a notice in one of the farm pa pers telling how to prevent a horse from slobbering, and sent $1.50 for the receipt. When the $1.50 worth of information came it said: "Teach your horse how to spit."—Greensboro Herald- Journal. Negro Lynched by Mob for Assault. Toccoa, Ga., June 14.—Sam Stephens, a Hall county negro, 1 was removed from the Stephens county jail early today by a mob of more than 100 armed men, hanged to a nearby tree and shot to death. The negro, who was serving a chain gang sentence for attempted assault committed in Hall county, escaped Friday night. He is said to have hidden in the woods near the home of a farmer five miles from Toccoa. Late Sunday, while the farmer j and his family were absent, Ste ! phens is said to have visited the house, overpowered the farmer’s 16-year-old daughter and dragged i her into the woods where she was choked into insensibility. She later gave the alarm and the negro was arrested at Madison, S. C., Sunday night. He was brought to Toccoa where he is said to have been identified by the farmer’s daughter as the ne gro who assaulted her. Married in Lyons. Miss Maggie Lou Walker and Mr. Arch K. McGill were quietly married at the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs. M. O. Walker, on Wednesday morning at 8:30 o’clock, Rev. J. W. Weston, pas tor of the Methodist church, per forming the ceremony. Only the nearest relatives and a few i friends were present. ( For the oast several months Miss Walker has been connected j with the editorial and business !departments of the Lyons Prog ress, of which Mr. McGill is | editor and proprietor. Immediately after the ceremony the couple left for Atlanta, from which point they will go to Parrott for a few days’ visit with Mr. McGill’s mother.—Lyons Progress. North Dakota Gets Snowfall Foot Deep. Sturgis, S. I)ak., June 14. Snow fell here to-day, the fall ranging in depth from four to twelve inches. Rain fell con tinuously for twelve houia, and then the downpour turned to snow. Red Bluff. Hpeoial ConvHpondonco Crops are growing nicely since the showers. Messrs. Albert and Esr.i Davis made a business trip to Soperton Saturday p. m. Miss Hattie Johnson was the guest of Miss Claude McLendon Sunday. Misses Mamie and Ruby and Chub Davis attended Sabbath school here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reynolds visited the family of Mr, W. N. Reid Sunday. Mrs. C. L. Johnson returned Saturday from Eastman, where she visited her brother. Mr. and Mrs. Jus. O’Brien and little Ruby were visitors at the the home of Mr. Boss Gillis iast Sunday. We note the sad death of Mr. A. G. Chance’s baby Wednesday night. The litile one was laid to rest Thursday p. m. at Red Bluff. Says Women Drink More and Men Less. Atlanta, June 14.—That wo men are drinking more liquor while men as a rule are drinking less than they did a few years ago, is one of the startling points brought out in the Georgia fight for prohibition, in the current issue of the Georgia Common wealth, edited by Rev. G. W, Eichelberger. Attention is called to the fact that the press of the country everywhere has much to say on this increase of drinking among women, which naturally breeds an inherited taste for drink in their children. " The fight this year in the ap proaching session of the legisla ture, it is stated will be devoted primarily to enforcing the law against the sale of beer in Geor gia, which, it is declared, is be -1 ing violated by every so-called “near beer” saloon in the state. “The anti-saloon leaders say that the beer dealers have ceased even to make any pretense that their stock in trade is anything but the same real beer that you that you can buy in wet states. Notice of Local Legislation. State of Georgia, Montgomery! County. Notice is hereby given that, there will be a bill introduced in 1 the coming legislature entitled: ! “An Act to Repeal the Law Cre ating the Town ofOrland, passed and approved August 11, 1908, and embraced in the Acts of the Acts of the General Assembly of' ' Georgia, 1908, pages 882 to 889. ” ! ad. | WOMAN TAKES LIFE WITH GUN Unhappiness the Reason for Shocking, Untimely Death. Mrs, Jackson, wife of Mr. William Jackson of the Big Bend section, died at her own hands Sunday morning, and in a most shocking manner. Her husband had walked away from the place, and while alone the unfortunate woman, while lying in bed. took a shotgun and placed it against her breast and fired a load of shot against her heart, producing instant death. It is understood that domestic troubles may account for her un timely end Remains were laid away in the Copeland cemetery Monday. It is said she left a note in which she gave reasons for the rash act. The Jacksons lived on a farm owned by Mr. Arnold Spivey. Georgia Contraband Liquor Seized in South Carolina. Charleston, S. C. June 10. — Liquor constables seized more than 500 gallons of whisky and w ine, valued at $2,000, wdien they captured a power sloop, the Ma ry T. Mister, which arrived here from the prohibition port of Sa vannah with a cargo of contra band. A vigorous war is being waged here against blind tigers. Many are surrendering their Federal liquor licenses. Their main source of supply is by smuggling from Georgia or Florida. Death of Young Lady. Miss A Fen Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Clark of Longpond, died Monday morning alter an illness of several weeks. She was about fourteen years of age. The remains of this promis ing daughter were laid away in the Longpond cemetery Tuesday. Mr. Clark’s family has the sym pathy of many friends in their bereavement. Even the tenderest buds are taken by the Reaper, and death comes at all seasons. MOTHER IN ISRAEL GOES TO REWARD Mrs. Philip Mcßae Dies at 81. —Married Nearly Sixty Years. Mt. Vernon has been saddened by the death of one of its best known and most beloved ladies, Mrs. Jane Mcßae, who passed away Saturday evening at her home after an illness of several days. She was the wife of Judge Philip Mcßae, and their married life extended over a period of fifty-eight years. Mrs. Mcßae was born and reared in Thomas county, her maiden name McKinnon, being the last surviving member of a family of three brothers and three sisters. She had reached the ripe and mature age of 81 years, and her life was a blessing to a large circle of relatives and friends. Mrs. Mcßae is survived by her aged husband and their two sons, Messrs. R. F. and D. A. Mcßae of this place, besides numerous relatives in this and Thomas counties. The funeral service was conducted at three o’clock by Rev. Chas Montgomery at the Presbyterian church, of which she was a life-long member. The burial was in the Mcßae cemetery north of Mt. Vernon. Many were present to pay a last tribute of love and respect to one who had been kind and generous to all, and whose virtues will long be cherished by those who knew and appreciated "Aunt Jane’s" friendship. NO. 7.
