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VOL. XXX.
SUPERIOR COURT
CONVENED MONDAY
Large Docket Greets Judge
Gragam for August
■Term. * gip
| On Monday morning promptly
at 10 o’clock the August term of
Montgomery superior court be
gan its work. A large crowd at
tended the opening day and
Judge Graham soon put the
wheels in motion. Mr. J. D.
Pullen was elected foreman of
the grand jury, and Mr. C. A.
Rackley is acting as clerk.
There are a large number of
cases on the civil docket, and the
criminal calendar shows that
Solicitor General Wooten has
something doing on the criminal
side of the court. The civil dock
et was taken up first, and the
criminal docket will occupy the
time of the court this morning.
We note the following attor
neys attending, besides the local
bar: L. B. Lightfoot, Adrian;
H. P. Jackson, D C. Patillo, W.
M. Lewis, C. W. Sparks, J. E.
Matthews, Vidalia; A. C. Saffold,
Cochran; EscholGraham, Mcßae;
W. C. McAllister, Hawkinsville;
and A. S. McQueen, Vidalia.
Georgia Growers Reap
Millions For Peaches.
The peach growers of Georgia
have received over two million
dollars for the peaches marketed
by them during June and July.
The total shipment of Georgia
peaches through July 31, has
been 4,005 car loads. Os this
number seventy-five per cent, or
over 3,000 cars, have been mar
keted through the Georgia Fruit
exchange.
Due to the care exercised by
the exchange in distributing
these peaches throughout the
market, there has been an ab
sence of , ngestion, and as a re
sult the p i .ces for peaches se
cured by the members of the ex
change have proven most satis
factory.
'lt is estimated that the entire !
crop will be marketed by August
10, and it is expected that be
tween 350 and 500 carloads of
Elberta peaches will be shipped
during the present week.
An instance of the effect of in
discriminate shipping to the larg
er markets is evidenced by the
fact that 128 carloads of peaches
arrived in New York city on
Monday morning, July 26, where
as the normal demand for peach
es in that market is from 50 to
55 carloads a day. Due to this
outside congestion, the Georgia
Fruit exchange withdrew prac
tically all of its shipments from
that market and scattered them
throughout the small markets of
the country, with the result that
the shipments made by the ex
change netted the exchange
growers from 20 to 30 per cent,
more per crate than the market
offered by New York.
First Sugar Cane.
While other section are herald
ing the approach of the cotton
season with new bales, Mr. John
Sellers of Ailey gets in first with
new sugar cane. The specimen
Mr. Sellers brought to the Moni
tor office yesterday was jointed
up as tall as a man’s head, which
is fine for so early in the season.
Notice of Dissolution.
By mutual coueeiit the firm of
J. M Dees & Co., is this day dis
solved, J. M. Dees retiring. Mrs.
J E. Braswell assuming all li
abilities and collecting all ac
counts due said firm.
This June 15th. 1915.
J. M. Dees,
Mrs. J. E. Braswell.
AlstOD, Ga.
Church Notice.
Prof. W. C. Langston, of The
' Brewton-Parker Institute, will
I conduct both the morning and
! evening services at the Alley
! Baptist Church next Sunday.
Everybody is invited to attend.
Prohibition Bills Pass
In Senate Tuesday.
Three prohibition bills, pro
viding stricter liquor laws than
Georgia has now, passed the
senate yesterday. Senator Stov
all’s prohibition bill, making
locker clubs and near beer sa
loons unlawful,passed during the
morning session, and in yester
days’ afternoon session—the first
that either house of this legisla
ture has held —Senator Stovall’s
liquor shipping bill aqd Senator
Mangnam’s liquor advertising
bill passed.
The vote on the Stovall prohi
bition bill was 35 to 3 in favor of
the measure. Senators Lawrence,
McLaughlin and lioscoe Pickett
voted “nay”. On the Stovall
liquor shipping bill, which Sen
ator Stovall says is similar to the
Webb-Kenyon law, the vote was
favorable, 28 to 7. Senators
Fletcher, Gillis, Goolsby, Law
rence, Roscoe Pickett, Smith and
Thomas composed the opposition, j
When the Mangham advertis
ing bill came to a vote the op
position had increased to twelve;
the “ayes,” however, recorded
a vote of twenty-five, carrying
the bill. The senators who voted
no on Senator Mangham’s bill
were: Senators Burnside, Dobbs,
Fletcher, Gillis, Lawrence Win
ter, McLaughlin, Roscoe Pickett,
E. M. Smith, Thomas, Ward and
Walker.
These three bills will now be
transmitted to the house, where
the temperance fight has become
snch a turmoil.—Atlanta Consti
tion.
On the Press Trip.
Horace Folsom of the Mont
gomery Monitor is about our
height and built along the same
architectural lines. We went in
bathing together. Folsom came
out first and heard a lady on the
pavilion ask, “Where is that
other sparrow?” Cuthbert
Leader.
Every time Stanley, of the
Rockmart News, who’s about
the size of a minute or a minute
and a half, tried to swim in the
bathing suit that he rented at
Jaybird Springs, he slipped
right through the armholes.
But then nobody noticed the
difference; they thought he was
just a little white frog.—Monroe
Advertiser.
We would like Brunswick bet
ter if the sun rose in the east
down there like it does up here.
Makes a fellow feel right funny
to see the sun rise in the west
and set in the east. But that is
the way it is done in Brunswick.
—Lavonia Times.
Negroes Threatened
With Lynching.
Macon, Ga., Aug. 2.—Two ne
groes were rushed to this city at
midnight from Fitzpatrick, in
Twiggs county, to prevent a
threatened lynching there. One
of the negroes, Ernest Chappell,
is said to have confessed that he
attempted to assault a white wo
man; the other, Will Thomas, is
accused of stealing a cow. Both
were in jail at Fitzpatrick when
the sheriff learned that a mob
was organizing to lynch the one
accused of attempted assault
and he then brought them here
for safe keeping.
Mr. Jim McGregor of Lumber
City, an engineer of the Southern
road, and an old Mt. Vernon boy,
, is here visiting friends.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. AUGUST 5. 1915.
Mr. B. Peterson is Dead
At His Home In Douglas.
Douglas, Ga., Aug. 3. —Sunday
night Mr. B. Peterson, aged
fifty-five, a pioneer citizen of
Coffee county, and one of the
founders of the city of Douglas,
also - one of the wealthiest men
in south Georgia, died at his
residence on Peterson avenue,
after an illness of some two
years.
He was born and reared in
Coffee county and had always
taken an active interest in the
'affairs of the county and state,
though he never sought office,
except that he was mayor of
Douglas for two terms. He was j
a member of the Elks lodge of
Douglas, but of no other secret 1
order.
An Old Dog Learns
Some New Tricks.
“You know, it do beat all,”
went on Uncle John, “how them
fellers down on the Ridge road
has cleaned up on strawberries. '■
An’ the funny thing is they say i
they done it with co-operation.
Maybe so, but so fer as I c’n see j
all they done wuz to git together!
an’ ship their berries in car load!
lots.
“Last year they made a bust
of it, ever’ feller a-rootin’ fer (
hisfelf, an’ not a one of ’em;
made expenses. But this year
they shore hit it rich. They fin-,
ished loadin’ their fifteenth car
last night, an’ ever one of ’em 1
says they’re clearin’ from $l5O
to S2OO an acre.
“They swear they done it all!
by co-operatin’ together, but this
is a new kind o’ co-operatin’ on |
me. I alius thought fellers who'
wanted to co-operate got to-j
gether an’ made redhot speeches |
about everything in general an’
nothin’ in particular, an’ then
adjourned till the next meetin’. !
But they say makin’ speeches an’ j
cussin’ the government ain’t got
nothin’to do with it, an’ that!
what the’re after is to make,
more money outen their crops.
“They’re meetin’ again next|
week to plan their work fur next j
year, an’ me an’ my boy ’lowed
we’d drop in an’ see what they’re
doin’. They say they figger on
shippin’ cotton an’ cotton seed
by the car load this fall, an, say
they can make $3 or $4 a bale on ,
their cotton an’ $5 a ton on their
seed. If this is what co-operat
in’ ’ll do, your Uncle John is a
co-operator from ’way back.” —
Progressive Farmer.
Auto Carrier Service
Began On Monday.
As previously announced, the
automobile carrier service was
inaugurated here Monday, Mr.
J. L. Adams of Route 1, carrying
the consolidated rrmtes by auto-1
mobile. The examination that
will decide who the successful
candidates will be for permanent
carriers at Mt. Vernon, Ailey and
Uvalda will be held in Vidalia on |
the 14th inst.
.Fishing Notice.
On Saturday, Aug. 7, the Sam- j
mops Bass Lake will be pumped
ready for fishing. This lake cov- j
ers more than five acres, 15 feet i
deep, and has been noted for
generations for its fine fish. It
will be drained to a depth of 3 to
4 feet. Tickets only 11,00.
James Fowler.
Big Rattler Killed.
Adrian, Aug 3.—A big rattle
snake, with fourteen rattles and
nearly six feet long, and of a
peculiar color, aroused some
curiosity here yesterday when
exhibited by Melvin Smith and
Mose and Alonzo Drake, who
killed it in the Ohoopee river
| swamp.
! Hon. Caleb W. Smith
Os Tattnall Dead.
Reidsville July 31.—The re
mains of Caleb W. Smith, w'ho
died in a sanitarium in Savannah
last night from a complication of
diseases, arrived in Reidsville
last night and were interred in
the city cemetery this morning
at 10 o’clock.
Mr. Smith was 72 years of age
| and served with distinction
; through the civil war. He car
ried as a memento of that conflict
the scarred stump of a limb
which lie lost while in battle. He
; located in Reidsville at the close
jof the war. For thirty-one
years he was ordinary of Tattnall
county.
He is survived by his wife,
! Mrs. C. W. Smith, of this city.
| The children are J. S. Smith, of
i Green Cove Springs, Fla.; C. L.
Smith, of Valdosta; Mrs. Claude
Edwards, of Claxton, Ga.; Mrs.
B. H. Groover, of Reidsville;
Mrs. John Coleman, Miss Maude
and Miss Fannie Lou Smith, all
of Reidsville.
Claude Hall is Dead
From Pistol Wound.
Macon, Ga., Aug. 2.—Claude
Hall, the young Macon black
smith who was accidentally shot
by his sister-in-law, Mrs. Alzona
Hall, at the latter’s home here
last night, died at the Macon hos
pital today without regaining
consciousness. Coroner Stubbs
has decided not to hold an inquest,
there being no doubt in his mind
but that the accident was purely
accidental.
Mrs. Hall, in taking a pistol
from her husband’s pocket, snap
ped it at her brother-in-law, be
lieving that the weapon was not
loaded. The first time the ham
mer hit an empty chamber, butl
the second time the gun was dis-|
charged and Hall fell to the floor j
with bullet in forehead. The!
Halls formerly lived in Savannah.
Silver Plate Removed
From Becker Coffin.
New Vork, Aug. I.—The po
lice, it was announced tonight,
had had removed from the coffin |
of Charles A. Becker a silver
plate placed there by his widow
on which was inscribed the
charge that the former police
lieutenant electrocuted Friday
was “murdered by Gov. Whit- (
man.” Mrs. Becker was inform
ed that the inscription was a
criminal libel on the Governor
and was prevailed on to permit
its removal.
Law Partnership Formed.
Macon, Ga., July 21.—Warren
Grice, former attorney general
of Georgia, is now a member of
the Macon bar, he having form
-led a partnersnip with J. Ells
worth Hall, the firm name being
Hall & Grice.
Mr. and Mrs. Grice have taken
Governor Nat E. Harris’ resi-
I dence on Napier Heights, they
having leased the property for
I the balance of Governor Harris’
i term of office.
Leo M. Frank’s Head is
Put in Metal Braces.
Milledgeville, Ga., Aug. 2.
; Leo M. Frank’s head has been
i placed in metal surgical braces,
forcing his head to the left side,
i that side of his neck being slash
ed by a convict fifteen days ago.
It will be a month, doctors state,
before Frank is able to leave the
hospital. The braces were nec
; sary to prevent stitches tearing i
out and to hold the wound to
gether so that it will heal.
Mr. M. A. McQueen of Sav
annah was with relatives and
; friends here yesterday.
! Farmers Urged to Organize.
Marlow, Ga., Aug. 3.—The
1 necessity for organization among
farmers for the proper distribu
tion of their products was the
keynotes of an address delivered
at a picnic of the Farmers Union
near here by Chairman Over
man of the executive committee,
of Douglas, Ga. Over 1,000 far
mers and their friends were
present. Rev. S. L. Nease of
Marlow also spoke. Both speak
ers were introduced by Rev. C.
M. Ledbetter of Guyton. J. J.
Brown, state president, was pre
vented from filling the engage
ment to speak here.
Gunn Kills Himself
With His Own Gun.
Quitman, Aug. 3. —Vann Gunn,
despondent and said to have been
addicted to the morphine habit
since a child, borrowed a shotgun
yesterday from his brother, went
out into the woods and blew a
hole through his heart.
Gunn moved to Brooks county
last week from Moultrie, with
his wife and little girl. He be
came interested in farming in
the northern part of Brooks
county. Yesterday he was very
despondent. After he secured
his brother’s shotgun, he went
into the woods just a short dis
tance from the residence, took
off his shoe and sock, and, plac
ing the butt of the gun against a
tree, sat down and pulled the
trigger with his toe.
Strawberries for Next Year.
Plant pot-grown strawberries
during July or August, on good,
rich well-prepared land and have
an abundance of berries for the
family next season. Get the
ground fine and mellow, so the
plants will develop strong roots
this season, as the crop results
depend on this season’s root
growth.
Trim back the leaves as soon
as the plants are received from
the dealer and puddle the roots,
that is, soak them in mud made
about the consistency of thin
paste. Set the plants in rows,
two or three feet apart and the
plants twelve to eighteen inches
apart in the rows. The new
runners will fill the spaces be
tween the plants until a solid
row of plants results. Keep the
runners out of the spaces be
tween the rows and the plants in
the rows at least five inches
apart.
In setting out plants of any
kind wet the soil thoroughly
with a hose the night before or
early in the morning. Then set
out the plants at sundown and
water thoroughly. Keep the
plants from wilting by watering
or affording shade. For shading,
a wooden berry box dropped over
each plant during the day an
swers the purpose. Remove
them at night and replace in the
morning. Shading will only be
required for a day or two until
the plants get a root start suf
ficient to supply the foliage suf
ficient to present the sun drying
the plants up.
For mulching results
we have obtained is by using
leaves in the spaces between the
rows and marsh hay or straw
around the plants and over the
leaves in the row. — Home and
Farm.
New Disease Killing Cattle.
Thomasville, Ga., Aug. 1.--
Some of the farmers in the eas
tern part of Mitchell county are
said to be puzzled over a new
j disease which has caused the
death of some fine cattle. R. P.
Palmer has lost two milk cows,
valued at *IOO each, from it. The
j disease first makes its appearance
in the form of a severe cold with
a lump under the jaw and in a
| few hours it proves fatal.
IIVALDA TO HAVE
BRANCH BANK
The Mt. Vernon Bank Buys
Building and Fixtures
This Week.
On Tuesday the building and
fixtures of the Uvalda Bank were
sold at public outcry and were
bid in by the Mt. Vernon Bank
for the sum of $3,500.
It is the purpose of the Mt.
Vernon Bank to open a branch
in Uvalda within twenty days.
The peopie of Uvalda have
been unfortunate in the closing
down of the Uvalda Bank, but
are to be congratulated on the
plan of the Mt. Vernon Bank
to give them i t once good and
safe banking facilities. Deposits
in the Uvalda branch will be
quite as safe as in the parent in
stitution here, being fully se
cured by this bank.
The Mt. Vernon Bank is rated
as one the strongest concerns
among the state banks, and the
affairs of the Uvalda branch will
be under its direct supervision.
Reynolds Young Lady
Killed in Smashup.
Americus, Ga., Aug. 3. — Miss
Eva McDaniel of Reynolds, Ga.,
was killed and Eugene Sanders,
also of Reynolds, probably was
fatally injured in an automobile
accident near Andersonville early
tonight when the machine in
which they and a party of friends
were returning from this place
to Reynolds skidded and turned
turtle.
Miss McDaniel was pinned be
neath the overturned car and
died instantly. Her body was
removed to Anderson ville. A
Miss Rogers of Oglethorpe, Ga.,
and a Miss Sanford of Atlanta,
and Daniel Payne, the chauffeur,
were painfully hurt. Physicians
from this town hurried to the
scene to attend the injured and
are making an effort to save San
der’s life. His chances for re
covery, however, are considered
doubtful.
Lightning Strikes a
Mt. Vernon Residence.
At 11:30 o'clock yesterday
considerable excitement occurred
when lightning struck the resi
dence of Col. W. L. Wilson on
the southeast corner of the court
house square. The crowd in at
tendance on superior court rush
ed to the home, but found only
slight damage, and no one hurt,
beyond the fright of Mrs. Wilson
and the children. The bolt de
scended a chimney on the east
end but did not damage the
house to any great extent.
New Kind.
Over in North Carolina there
is a new drink called “meal
beer,” alongside o’ which, it is
said, corn liquor appears as mild
and unassuming as soothing
Byrup. We herewith appoint
Uncle Jim Williams ourguardeen
while we go over and take a look
at this outrage. — Macon Tele
graph.
Citation
Georgia—Montgomery County-
To all whom it may concern:
Mrs. V. C. Martin having in
j proper form applied to the under
; signed for letters of administra
i t.ion on the estate of George T.
Johnson, deceased, this is to no
-1 tify all persons concerned that
said application will be heard at
; the regular September term of
this court. Given under my hand
' and official seal this the 2nd day
of August, 1915.
Alex McArthur,
Ordinary.
NO. 14.
