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NORTH CAROLINA
MAN IS MURDERED
Close Kin to Mt. Vernon
People Who Are
His Heirs.
A telegram received here by
Mrs. T. B. Abt and family on
Friday last brought the startling
information that Mr. Charles A.
Abt of Raleigh, N. C., had been
found murdered, and probably
robbed of several thousand dol
lars.
The murdered man was a
brother of Mr. T. B. Abt, de
ceased, of this place, and was
known to have quite a lot of
money, being reputed by people
in Raleigh to be worth $15,000 to
$20,000, and occupied alone a
room in the city, having sold his
farm six miles out and moved to
town.
His body was found in a badly
decomposed state in his room last
Friday, with a bullet hole entire
ly through it, showing that he
had been killed some days be
fore. His trunks were open and
empty money bags were found
scattered over the floor, showing
that robbery was the work of the
murderers.
Immediately after receipt of
the telegram, Mr. Bernie Abt,
eldest son of Mrs. T. B. Abt, ac
companied by Col. L. C. Undei
wood of Mt. Verno', left for
Raleigh to investigate. They
returned on Sunday, and report
facts as stated above. They suc
ceeded in tracing up about $5,385
that the robbers did not get in
their bloody haul. As it appears
that Mr. Abt did not leave a will,
the nieces and nephews here will
get what is left. They are, Miss
Tempie Abt, Miss Minnie Abt,
Mrs. J. B. Adamson, Mrs. S. A.
Lynn, Eernie, Lewis, Charles
and John Abt.
Mr. J. B. Adamson went up to*
Raleigh Saturday, and returned
Tuesday. He succeeded in get
ting the city and county authori
ties to agree to oifer a reward
for the apprehension of the as
sassin.
Georgia Man Saw
Holt In Washington.
Lyons, July 12. —W. C. Mason,
an attache of the census depart
ment at Washington, whose home
is here, is now on his vacation
and in an interview yesterday
with a representative of The Tel
egraph, he states that he, in
company with Mrs. “Bud”
Phillips, whose home is in Wash
ington, were going through the
capitol at the time Holt w’as plac- i
ing his bomb.
Mr. Mason says that Holt was
made conspicuous by the fact
that he carried with him con
tinually throughout the capitol a
heavy grip. He says that a com
panion was with Holt and that he
and his companion saw both men
immediately after leaving the
capitol building and they were
going toward the railway station.
New County Bills
Introduced Last Week.
In the House of Representa
tives last week, Hon. Jim L. Gil
lis, representative of Montgom
ery county, introduced a bill to
create Treutlen county. At the
same time in the Senate, his
father, Hon. Neil Gillis, intro
duced also the bill to create
Treutlen. Representative Atkin
son of Emanuel county intro
duced in the House also a bill to
create the county of James.
We are informed that a hear
ing on the Treutlen proposition
will be had before the constitu
tion! amendments committee to
day.
MAP OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND ITS DIVISIONS
Mr. Jim L. Gillis Makes Statement.
To the voters of Montgomery County:
I understand that some of the people
of the county are being led to believe
that I am running on a new county plat
form I hereby pledge that I will neither
instigate, encourage nor support any
measure that should prove contrary to
the wishes of the majority of the voters
of Montgomery county. Soliciting your
support, I am Respectfully yours,
Jim L. Gillis.
—Montgomery Monitor, July 23, 1914.
At a county primary, prior to Mr.
Gillis’s nomination, and before above
card was published, the people of Mont
gomery county voted overwhelmingly
against the proposed Treutlen county.
Original Area Montgomery Co., 763 sq. miles
Cut to Form Toombs Co., 1905, 80 sq. miles
Militia Dist. cut to Toombs, 1907 15 sq. miles
Wheeler Co., created 1912, 293 5 sq. miles
Leaving Montgomery at present 374.5 sq. miles
Proposed Cut to Treutlen Co. 187 sq. miles
Would Leave in Montgomery 188 sq. miles
Tax Values for Entire Co., 1914' $2,637,250
Poll Tax Payers for 1914 1956
More than three-fourths of the citizens of Montgom
ery County are opposed to the proposed Treutlen cut.
Will the Legislature obliterate Montgomery County, named in honor
of Gen. Richard Montgomery, who died for American liberty?
Resolutions Os Respect.
Whereas, God in His infinite
wisdom has seen fit to remove
from our midst sister J. B.
Blackwell, be it resolved:
First, that we bow in submis
sion to His will, knowing that
He hath the power to take and
give, and that He doeth all things
well.
Second, that we deeply sympa
thize with the family in the loss
of such a true and faithful com
panion. Not only has the family
been bereaved, but the church
and community have realized a
distinct loss in the death of sis
ter Blackwell. She showed her
Christian traits by the stand that
she took for the right. She was
a good neighbor and a faithful
friend to the church and school.
Third, that a copy of these res
olutions be given to her family, a
copy printed in The Montgomery
Monitor and Christian Index, and
a copy spread upon the minutes
of our church record.
T. B. Conner,
R. E. Robertson,
Mrs. M. B. Calhoun,
Committee.
Farm Loans.
I am in position to close some
good farm loans, from SIOOO up,
at once. If you need money,
see A. B. HUTCHESON,
415tf Mt. Vernon, Ga.
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Would Bring Weekly
Press Association.
Efforts to bring the 191(5 con
vention of the Georgia Weekly
Press Association to Savannah
are now being made by Manager
Charles M. Raphun, of the Sav
annah Tourist and Convention
Bureau. j
The 1915 convention is being
held this year in Eastman and
Mr. Raphun has been advised by
W. G. Sutlive, who is attending
it from Savannah, that the
chances for getting the 191(5 con
vention for Savannah are excel
lent. The executive board of the
association has been supplied by
the Savannah Toi/rist and Con
vention Bureau with literature of
Savannah, and invitations to hold
the convention in Savannah hext
year have been sent to many of
the officers and members.
The convention this year it is
understood is being attended by
about 150 or 200 delegates and it
is expected that as many would
come to Savannah next year. —
Savannah News.
Alston vs. Longpond.
On Friday afternoon, Alston
and Longpond will play a game
of base ball. The contest will oc
cur on the Alston diamond, and a
lively game is anticipated. The
boys are said to be in fine trim,
and a good game is expected.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. JULY 15. 1915.
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From County Surveyor.
State of Georgia-Montgomery County.
I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct
outline map of Montgomery County, showing territory
cut from the original county since 1905, together with
the proposed Treutlen County cut. This the 28th day of
June, 1915. S. B. Morris,
County Surveyor Montgomery County.
Upper section shows territory sought for proposed
Treutlen County, to be added to territory from Emanuel
county. If again cut in half, Montgomery County will
be but half the size of Wheeler, made entirely from
Montgomery County territory.
Col. Phil Howard
Os Dublin Dead.
On Sunday morning Col. H. P.
Howard of Dublin was found
dead in bed. Heart trouble is
given as the cause of his death.
He was a well known attorney
and had practiced in Dublin for
25 years. He frequently attend
ed the courts in Mt. Vernon, and
had many friends and acquain
tances in Montgomery county.
At the time of his death Col.
Howard was 54 years of age.
Lad Shot As Pair
Play With Pistol.
Dublin, July 12. —Grady Un
derwood. 12-year-old son of J. Q.
Underwood, is in a serious con
dition here from the accidental
wound by a pistol with which he
and William Tillery, of the same
age, were playing Sunday after
noon.
The bullet entered the boy’s
stomach and punctured the in
testines four times. The lad has
a chance for recovery.
Mr. C. F. Ferrell, Montgomery
county’s efficient county warden,
was here Tuesday morning en
route to Atlanta, along with a
number of others who took ad
vantage of excursion rates over
the M. D. & S. Road.
Popular Couple Wed.
On Sunday evening June 27,
Mr. Henry Grady Martin of Als
ton and Miss Lillie Mae Calhoun
of Uvalda were united in mar
riage, Rev. E. W. Gray of the
Methodist church officiating.
On account of the sickness of the
bride’s mother, the wedding ser
vice was quietly celebrated.
The bride is the accomplished
and lovely daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William Calhoun of Uvalda,
and is deservedly popular with a
large circle of friends and rela
tives. Coming from one of Mont
gomery’s best families and en
joying splendid advantages, she
has reached the high estate of
finished voung womanhood.
The fortunate young business
man, who has won this prize,
though comparatively a stranger
in Montgomery county, is possess
ed of sterling qualities, and in
his veins flows the test blood of
the grand old county of Liberty,
and he numbers his friends by
the score.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin are now
touring Ashville, N. C., and oth
er summer resorts, and will soon
be back at home to their friends.
Hon. John McGehee of Talbc t
ton, a prominent citizen of that
section of the state, was a busi
ness visitor here on Monday af
ternoon.
REAL EXAMPLE OF
NEW COUNTY CRAZE
Carried to Excess Would
Destroy Montgomery
County.
At the risk of meddling in
purely local affairs, The News
| calls attention to the proposal to
(create Treutlen county as another
instance of the new county craze
carried to excess and extremes.
Montgomery county, named
for the American revolutionary
officer who was killed in the at
tack on Quebec, on December 31,
11775, originally comprised 763
I square miles. But in 1905 eighty
'square miles were lopped olf to
i form Toombs county. In 1907 an
I entire militia district was taken
| from Montgomery and added to
j Toombs. Then, in 1912 Wheeler
i county was created, by literally
dividing Montgomery in half.
' Wheeler was cut exclusively
from Montgomery to the extent
of 293 square miles. This left
Montgomery, after the various
operations and abstractions, a
matter of 374 square miles —just
half its original size.
Now it is proposed in the leg
islature that Treutlen county be
j established by taking 187 more
! square miles from Montgomery’s
i territory, leaving Montgomery
but a shadow of its former sub
stantial self, providing two small
and feeble counties where now
there is one of satisfactory pro-
I portions. However, if the peo
ple of Montgomery were in favor
of all this if they desired that
tljcir substance be taken and giv
en to those who want the county
of Treutlen the matter would
assume a different phase. But,
according to the information of
The News, a majority of the peo
ple of Montgomery voted against
the creation of Treutlen in an
election last August.
Montgomery county now is in
debt, owing over thirty thousand
dollars. If its resources are fur
ther depleted by the creation of
Treutlen, it will be absolutely
pauperized.
In view of these facts, it is
difficult to understand how the
legislature will be able to serious
ly contemplate the political ef
forts now being exercised in fa
vor of a Treutlen county. It is a
proposal which, like the majority
of the new county propositions,
should be promptly squashed.—
Macon News.
Judge Russell’s Friends
To Ask for Investigation.
Friends of Richard B. Russell,
chief judge of the Georgia Court
of Appeals, will request of the
House Committee on Judiciary
Monday afternoon a full investi
gation of vehement charges
made against Judge Russell by
W. T. Moyers, a young lawyer of
Atlanta and former stenographer
of the Court of Appeals.
A delegation, known tQ repre
sent Judge Russell in his person
al desires in this connection, has
been commissioned to appear be
fore the committee by a number
of the most prominent lawyers of
the State. Its members are
Warren Grice, of Macon, former
Attorney General; .Judge Andrew
J. Cobb, of Athens, and J. R.
Pottle, formerly of the Court of
Appeals. They will ask an inves
tigation of every particular of
the Moyers charges, regardless
of the fact, as they will argue,
that the charges were immateri
al and personal.—Atlanta Geor
gian.
Milk (: l ow For Salt 1 .
One Jersey cow and calf, cheap
for cash. W. A. Peterson,
Mt. Vernon, Ga.
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