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VOL. XXX.
FINE PROGRESS
OF THE PIG CLUBS
Fifteen Hundred Boys and
Girls in Georgia now
Working.
Washington, D. C. —Fifteen
hundred Georgia boys and girls
are now enrolled in pig clubs,
conducted by co-operation be
tween the U. S. Department of
Agriculture and the State Agri
cultural College, and are raising
one or more pigs according to
the rules and regulations of these
clubs, writes the co-operative
agent in charge of the work in
the State, in his last report. Pig
clubs have been in existence in
Georgia for only two years, so
this showing is considered most
encouraging. In the counties
where the clubs were regularly
under the supervision of the co
operative agent, the membership
increased last year more than 80
per cent, and in one county the
percentage was 228, the mem
bership rising from 38 in 1914 to
124 in 1915.
Additional evidence of the in
creasing interest in pig club work
is afforded by the prizes which
have been offered for exhibits at
the coming fall fairs. One hog
breeding association has offered
SSO in prizes for exhibits of its
particular breed, two nurserymen
have offered 25 fancy pecan
trees, and in addition, the fair
managements have their regular
cash and scholarship prizes. It is
expected, thererore, that there
will be many more exhibitors
than last year, when there were
9 at Valdosta and 8 at Macon.
FARMERS PLANTED
MI'CH FEEDSTUFF
Mr. J. H. Hudson Has Brag
Patch of New Variety
Velvet Beans.
Many of our best farmers this
year have found more than usual
the amount of peas and peanuts
planted in Montgomery county,
and many experiments have been
made in new grain and feed crops.
A number of farmers planted
Sudan grass, from which they
have received good results, as a
forage erop, and much more will
be planted next year.
The Yokohoma bean is new to
this section of the state, and
quite a few have grown it this
year. It is larger than the com
mon velvet bean, and is very pro
lific. The finest specimen brought
to this office was a specimen
from the field of Mr. J. 11. Hud
son of Ailey. The bunch con
tains twenty beans of an average
length of five inches, all growing
on one stem, and they are un
usually large. Mr. Hudson will
gather thirty or forty bushels
from a small patch, and the value
of this crop will amount to some
thing over S2OO. Next year he
will doubtless plant on a larger
scale. This beats cotton—three
to one.
{ MOWERS, HAY PRESSES |
f RAKES, WAGONS
I Get them while the sun is shining |
and while the hay is ripe
j C. A. MASON I
Mount Vernon, Ga.
1 'j
Toombs Superior Court.
Toombs county superior court,
with over 200 cases on the dock
et, opened for a two week’s ses
sion Monday morning. This
week will be devoted to civil
business, and the criminal docket
will be taken up Monday of next
week. The county jail contains
19 prisoners.
1 Tfye first case set for trial Mon
day is that' of W. L. Darby,
charged with the killing of one
Moore at Vidalia several years
ago. Mr. Darby has twice been
convicted on the charge of mur
: der, and twice has appealed the
case, a new trial having been
granted by the court of appeals.
The trial of this case will doubt
i less consume three or more days,
i both the defense and prosecution
being strongly represented, and
a large number of witnesses to
be heard. t
PROMINENT MAN
IN NORTH GEORGIA
Mr. J. M. Brooksher, Very
Pleasantly Remembered
in Montgomery.
It is certainly a great pleasure
to cast a rose upon the pathway
of one who richly deserves it, as
does the Hon. John M. Brooksher,
our true and worthy fellow citi
zen. Born and rearecf in the
lofty hills of old Lumpkin, left in
the hands of a widowed mother,
by the cruel Civil War of the six
ties, lacking the advantages of
which an orphan is too often de
prived. He has never looked
down towards the ground, but
he has continually looked up to
the golden rimmed tops of the
mountains, and step by step has
ascended towards the summit.
Thus has John Brooksher climbed
upward and still he climbs and in
his climbing his people have hon
ored him. For ten years he was
sheriff of Lumpkin county, two
years its Representative in the
General Assembly, served hon
orably on the City Council of
Dahlonega and is at present
Chairman of the City Board of
Education, filling all of these of
fices with honor and to the satis
faction of his constituency. He
is one of our most honored citi
zens—a faithful and true hus
band, a tender and affectionate
father and a true friend. His
excellent family is the true type
of his example. —Dahlonega Echo.
These complimentary words
from his town paper are very
much appreciated by many Mont
gomery county friends of Mr.
Brooksher, who is well known to
our people, having sold stock in
this county for a number of
years. He is a gentleman of the
strictest integrity, and the dis
continuance of his business re
lations with this section brought
regrets to many warm friends
who at least look forward to oc
casional visits from him.
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.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 26. 1915.
Fall Term Brewton-Parker
Opens Wednesday Morning.
On next Wednesday morning
The Brewton-Parker Institute
will open its doors for the ad
mission of students. For the
past three or four months the
authorities and teachers of all de
partments have been laboring to
put everything in good shape for
the admission of students and at
the same time place the school
! intelligently before all prospec
tive students in the associations
to which the school belongs. In
dications point to a good atten
dance and one of the best years
in the history of the school is be
ing looked forward.
In the High School depart
ment proper, with one exception,
the faculty of last session will re
turn. Mr. Batts, of Colquitt, Ga.,
the former instructor of English
declined to accept the work for
this year and will continue his
studies in Harvard University.
Miss Mary Brewton, of Mount
Vernon will have the department
of Mathematics and will be lady
principal, and President Robert
son who, last year had the Math
ematics, will take charge of the
work in English. Miss Josie
Cone, of Statesboro, who is re
membered so pleasantly by all
who knew her will return to her
work as instructor of History and
German. Mr. T. B. Conner, of
Mount Vernon, will return for
his fourth year’s work as instruc
tor in Latin. Dr. Brewton, who
is also Business Manager of the
school will continue as instructor
of Bible. Mr. Langston of Co
lumbia, S. C., retains charge of
the Science department and will
continue as athletic coach. This j
department will next year have!
well-equipped laboratories which.
will rank with the best in the
state. Miss Cutts who has been
with the school for several years
will again act as matron.
In the specials department,
Miss Stapler, of Penfield, Ga.,
the very popular expression
teacher of last year will continue
in her former capacity. Miss Ora
Lee of Mount Vernon, who, as
will be remembered, so efficient
ly conducted the work in Voice 1
I
and Stringed instruments in
1913-14 will replace Miss Garret
son, who resigned and will take |
up instrumental work in Arkan
sas. Miss Elizabeth Lee of Mount
Vernon will have the department
of Piano.
In the Common School the fac
ulty will consist of the following
young ladies:
PRODUCES FREAK
STALK OF CORN
One of the Rackley Variety
Has Twelve Ears and
Some Nubbins.
Mr. Neil Gillis, farming with
Mr. W. L. D. Rackley, bears the
distinction of having raised one
of the most unusual stalks of
corn seen in this conuty. He ex
hibited in town one day last week
a stalk having on it twelve very
well developed ears of corn.
Around one of the ears there
were also seven smaller ears or
nubbins. This is a very prolific
specimen, and Mr. Gillis will send
it to the Macon fair this fall.
Mr. Gillis says it is of the
Rackley variety, which leads the
public to believe that they have
been doing some Luther Burbank
feats in corn raising. Or, nos
sibly this freak is a token of the
time when corn will be the prin
cipal crop of Montgomery county
and cotton will be a side line.
So mote it be.
Milk Cow For 'Sale.
One Jersey cow and calf, cheap
for cash. W. A. Peterson,
Mt. Vernon, Ga.
Seventh Grade and Principal,
Miss Inez Mcßae, Mt. Vernon.
Six Grade. Miss Annie Doolittle
of Sandersville.
Fifth Grade, Miss Mildred Ter
rell of Bain bridge.
Fourth Grade, Miss Ruth Ches
nut of Moreland.
Third and Second Grades, Miss
Julia Black of Montrose.
First Grade, Miss Claudia Mc-
I Donald of Hawkinsville.
The morning assembly will be
held at the usual time Thursday.
All boarding pupils are expected
to report on Wednesday for as
signment of rooms and matricu
lation. It is urged that all enter
promptly and continue regularly.
The local trustees urge upon
patrons the necessity of entering
all pupils at the opening of the
term, otherwise they have lost
the benefits of classification, and
are backward throughout the
term. There is no county and
state fund for the payment of
public school teachers for the
first two months, hence the ne
cessity of paying tuition for Sep
tember and October.
The following is taken from
the latest catalogue: “Owing to
business conditions in general,
the school has been compelled to
adopt a strictly cash system. All
bills are payable monthly in ad
vance. The fees are payable up
on entrance of the pupil in the
fall and again in the spring.”
“No discounts will be allowed to
any class of students, as the rates
are made as low as possible, to
enable the school to employ a
strong faculty”. “On account
of local tax in Montgomery coun
ty, tuition is free for seven
months in the year, to all pupils
under eighteen years of age liv
ing in Montgomery county —in
the High School as well as in the
Common School departments. By
going to a school outside the
county, a pupil loses the adyan-j
tage of free tuition. Every boy
or girl who is thinking of going
off to school is therefore, cor
dially invited and urged to come
to 8.-P. I.” The free term be
gins with the third month.
The tuition per month is $3.00
for High School. In the graded
school the following rates will
hold for loyal pupils: Grades
1-4, $2.25. Grades 5-7, $2.75.
Tuition is payable in advance and
tickets can be bought from the
Mt. Vernon Drug Co., and the
Ailey Drug Store.
Friends and patrons are invit
ed to attend any and all of the
exercises of the school. Their
hearty co-operation is earnestly
solicited.
GOV. HARRIS ILL
FOR FEW DAYS.
The Unusual Cares of Office
Have Overtaxed Able
Executive.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 23.—Gover
nor Harris was ill all day Sunday
and confined to his room at the
executive mansion. His doctor
would not allow visitors to see
him. It is stated at the mansion,
however, that his illness is not of
a serious nature, and the gover
nor expects to be in his office
early in the week, perhaps on
Monday.
The recent session of the gen
eral assembly, the cares due to
the coming extra session and the
Frank case, together with the
routine of the executive’s office
have kept Governor Harris very
busy and hard at work. He has
on numerous occasions recently
taken his work home with him
at night and worked there in ad
dition to the work and cares of
the day at his office.
He was not feeling well at his
office Saturday, and Saturday
night called in a physician at the
executive mansion.
Principal Guyton School.
| Prof. J. E. Barnhill of Glen
j wood has been chosen principal
I of the South Atlantic Institute at
I Guyton, and the fall term will
I open Sept. 6. Mr. Barnhill is a
| graduate of Emory College, and
: has many friends throughout this
| section.
This is a modern school plant,
a $12,000 school building having
ijust been finished, fronting on
two of the principal streets, and
occupying a five-acre campus. It
will have a faculty of six or eight
teachers.
Located At Alston.
Dr. H. H. Williamson has lo
cated at Alston, for the time at
| least, and has opened offices in
I Citizens Bank building, where he
i will practice denistry. Dr. Wil
; liamson is a son of Mr. D. S. Wil
i liamson, one of the best known
citizens of Montgomery county.
DEATH OF AN
AGED MINISTER
Rev. Jordan Norris, Weil
Known Throughout
Section.
Adrian, Aug. 20. Rev. Jordan
Norris, a Primitive Baptist
preacher and Confederate vet
;eran, died near here last night
j after an illness of ten days, at
| the age of 84. He was widely
known throughout this section,
as he had lived here nearly all
his life.
He had been in the ministry 52
years, during that time having
served one church, Gum hog, in
Johnson county, for 80 consecu
tive years. He was a prominent
| Mason of good standing. He is
'survived by one brother, two sons
and five daughters, who are re
spectively, Dr. S. M. Norris of
Wrightsville; John and Jim Nor
ris, of Orianna; Mrs. George
Thigpen, of Laurens county; Mrs.
B. M. Pollette, of Quitman: Mrs.
Tom Peeples, of Emanuel county;
Mrs. Charles Carter, of Swains
boro; and Mrs. Joe Swain, of
Wheeler county.
Funeral and interment, con
ducted by Masons, took place to
day at Bethsaida cemetery.
r
Bouquet From New York.
Referring to a sketch written
some time last year and publish
ed in the Savannah News, the
Magazine of American History,
Port Chester, N. Y., contains in
a recent number the following
complimentary mention:
“H. B. Folsom, editor of The
Montgomery Monitor. Mt. Ver
non, Ga., is contributing many
valuable historical articles to the
Southern press. Mr. Folsom is
a careful student of history, and
Liberty county is indebted to
him for a very able paper to the
joint memory of Brigadier Gen
erals James Screven and Daniel
Stewart. Liberty county, as the j
little Parish of St. John, led the
Colony of Georgia in the struggle
for Independence, and the valor
of her sons will be remembered
as long as time shall last.”
Toombs County Fair
Dates October 13-15.
Lyons, Ga., Aug. 22. The first
Toombs county fair will be held
at Lyons Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, Oct. 13, 14 and 15.
Extensive arrangements are be
ing made and the prospects are
that it will be one of the best in
this section of the state.
Toombs, along with other South
Georgia counties, has made great
progres in the line of better live
stock and the exhibits of well
bred hogs and cattle will be large
and varied.
Cotton, once the only money
crop produced in the county, wiil
play a very small part in the ex
hibits to be shown at the county
fair.
WRECK ON G.
-
J & F. RAILWAY
|i
1 A Passenger Train Jumps
Trestle, Injuring the
Engineer.
• j Svvainsboro % Aug. 21. —Derail-
ed on a forty-foot trestle two
I miles from Swainsboro, north
t bound Georgia and Florida pas
t senger train was wrecked at 8
o’clock this morning.
Engineer A. W. Johnson re
ceived probably fatal injuries, a
. negro was killed, two of the train
t crew were seriously injured and
, j a score or more bruised up.
. The tender jumped the track in
. the center of the trestle, drag
. ging the engine from the rails
, and plunging both over the side
of the structure and crashing to
the ground below. One end of
the mail car went over the edge
;as it turned on its side, and two
’ passenger coaches also turned up
ion their sides. A special car
1 bearing General Superintendent.
Kirkland, of Augusta, remained
on the track.
Engineer Johnson was hurled
| thirty feet throught trees and
underbrush, sustaining internal
injuries from which he may not
recover.
Fireman Dixon leaped from the
cab window. He escaped with a
, dislocated shoulder.
Express Messenger Earl Short
1 was severely bruised and sufl'er
-1 ed a broken collar bone. Mail
Clerk Smith escaped uninjured.
) The dead negro’s name is not
r known. He was a boy about 16.
All available assistance was
1 rendered immediately, and a
• special train from Augusta car
ried the passengers on their way.
. Hundreds visited the scene of the
. accident during the day.
MONTGOMERY VETERAN
ATTENDS REUNION
Montgomery County Should
Organize Camp Sons
Veterans.
Capt. M. 1). Hughes of Mt.
Vernon attended the reunion of
the Confederate Veterans at
Fitzgerald last week, and is de
lighted with the occasion. He is
free in his praise of the manner
! in which those of the Gray were
entertained, and the cordial man
, ner in which they were received
by their brethren of the Blue
and members of the G. A. R.,
many of whom live in the thriv
ing little city of Fitzgerald.
Os special interest to Capt.
Hughes were the addresses by
! the young lady sponsors. The
(greeting by Miss Bryant of Ma
con was a touching and beautiful
tribute to the valor of the Con
federate soldier. No other towns
having invited the Veterans for
next year, Capt. Hughes came
1 very near extending an invitation
to have them meet in Mt. Ver
' non next year; this however, will
be decided on later. Montgom
ery county should maintain a
camp of Veterans, as well as a
camp of Sons of Veterans. Let
some interest be taken in this
: worthy cause. To much honor
' cannot be paid those of the
I Southern Cause, whose ranks are'
; fast thinning. The Sons of Vet
erans can do much toward per
petuating the memory of the im
mortal sons of the South. Plans
for the organization of a camp
! will be announced later.
Mt. Vernon Man
Awarded Clerkship.
Mr. Thos. M. Mason of this
place has been appointed to an
assistant clerkship by Hon. John
T. Boifeuillet, clerk of the House
of Representatives, and will as
sume his duties at the opening of
the next session. Mr. Mason has
had several years’ experience in
clerical work, and his choice
comes as a compliment to this
( section.
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