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VOL. XXX.
COUNTRY WANTS
WILSON AGAIN
Congressman Edwards Says
President Has Won
All Sections.
Hon. Charles G. Edwards, con
gressman from this district, and
a very observant Democrat, has
returned from a trip which car
ried him into the extreme Wes
tern part of the country, and
brings the cheering news that
everywhere he went the people
were for Woodrow Wilson for
President again. The West
wants Wilson, says the congress
man. There is no doubt about
the South’s wishes and we are
sure the North and the East are
for him. It would appear that
the task of the next Democratic
national convention is to be a
very simple and easy one. It
will consist, so far as the Presi
dency is concerned, in writing an
endorsement of the wishes of the
people and giving them an op
portunity to send back to the
White House the present incum
bent.
The fact is that Mr. Wilson has
won the confidence of the entire
country by his diplomacy, his
level-headedness, his patience
and his perseverance. A less
patient man and a President with
less magnetism would have long
ago had us into a war either with
some European country or with
Mexico.
Because we have peace today
is one of the reasons the people
are for Wilson. They have
learned not alone to admire him
but to trust him. The conditions
the congressman found in the
West also exist everywhere
throughout the country. We are
willing to leave the destines of
the nation for another four years
in the hands of that splendid
American, Woodrow Wilson.
Savannah Press.
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Proceedings of Weekly Meeting at
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On Saturday afternoon, Sep
tember 4th, the Damon Literary
Society of The Brewton-Parker
Institute, met for the purpose of
reorganizing and making prepa
rations for another successful
year. After the Society, was
called to order by the President
and the roll called, we then had
prayer by the Chaplain, Mr. Al
bert Sidney Johnson. Mr. Ray
Coursey delivered the welcome
address. The reading rendered
by Miss Eunice Burkhalter was
enjoyed by all those present.
The sermon, which was delivered
by Mr. Albert Sidney Johnson
was enjoyed very much.
Several of the members gave
short, but very interesting talks.
We enrolled five new members.
There being no further business
we adjourned until our next
meeting. —A.
Drops Dead in Pulpit
Filling Pastor’s Place.
Millen, Ga., Sept. s.—John M.
Edenfieid, one of the leading
business of Millen, dropped dead
while conducting services at the
Baptist church this morning at
11 o’clock. The pastor, Rev. R.
L. Bolton, is away on a vacation,
and Mr. Edinfield was filling his
place. He had just completed
reading the scripture lesson for
the morning and had begun sing
ing, when he was seen to fall
heavily to the floor in the pulpit.
Death came instantly from heart
failure.
Preliminary Trials Saturday.
I
On Saturday last preliminary
hearings were given in two cas
es before Judge G. J. Stanford.;
The case of John B. Connell, i
charged with burglary and two
other counts, was heard. Con
nell was bound over to suDerior
court in the sum of SI,OOO in the
burglary case, being that of the
robbery of the stores of Ailey
Grocery Co., Mr. A. T. McGreg
or and Mrs. M. J. Thompson.
On two other charges, one for
hog stealing and one for aiding
another party to escape, he was
held in bonds of S2OO for each
case.
The warrant charging Thomp
son Connell with burglary, and
robbing the premises of Gordon
Moore, was dismissed by the
court. It seems there was no
evidence to connect young Con
nell with the robbery, and he
was promptly released.
M. D. & S. Sends
For Northern Cattle.
W. B. Alford, agricultural
agent for the Macon, Dublin and
Savannah Railroad, accompanied
by V. V. Moore, of Vidalia, left
Tuesday for Tennessee and Ken
tucky, for the purpose of pur
, chasing about a carload of regis
! tered cattle for farmers along
the railroad line. The Hereford
and other good beef types of cat
tle will be the breed purchased.
This shipment of cattle is be-;
ing purchased for the farmers on
the co-operative plan. A carload
of registered swine and several
head of fine cattle were pur
chased recently by the railroad
company for the farmers in its
territory. All along the line the
farmers are showing much in
terest in the co-operative meth
ods of the agricultural depart
ment of the road.
The cattle to be purchased by
Agent Alford will be shipped
here within the next two weeks.
—Macon News.
School Notice.
Patrons of the Grammar school
are requested to see that the
pupils of that department get to
school by 8:00 o’clock, but not
before 7:40. The school building
will be opened at 7:40, after
which a teacher will be in charge.
The odservation of this require
ment is necessary for the best
school interests, and parents are
urged to co-operate. Pupils from
| the towns can get to school easi
: ly before 8:00 by leaving at 7:30
—if they do not loiter. Thank
! you for your co-operation.
Principal.
Millinery Opening.
As announced in this issue,
Miss Mamie Higgs will have her
fall millinery opening on the loth,
and the ladies of this entire sec
tion are invited to be present to
I see the new styles and fads in
millinery. Miss Higgs has made
a beautiful selection, which will
please the most particular tastes
and ideas.
Sheriff Sale.
Georgia- Montgomery County.
Will he Hold before the court houHedoor in Mount
, Vernon on the first Tuesday in Oct., 1915, be-
I tween the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder
! for cash, certain property, of which the following
is a full and complete description:
Two hundred acres of land situate, lying and hie
ing in the lW*Bth G. M. district of said county and
state, and bounded as follows: On the North by
lands of M. A. Braddy, south by lands of John B.
Connell and west by lands of John B. Connell and
.J. T. Braddy. Levied on and will be sold as the
I property of Kmpire Realty Trust Co. to satisfy an
I execution issued from the Superior court of Bibb
county in favor of Bank of Sopcrton for use of the
Officers of Court vs Kmpire Realty Trust Co.
Pointed out for levy by J. B. O’Conner, in pos
session of defendants, and written notice of levy
given to W. T. Jenkins, president of said defen
dant company. This the 7th day of Sept , 1915.
James Hester, Sheri IT.
Hardeman, Jones, Park & Johnson,
Attys. for Plffs.
Sheriff Sale.
Georgia—Montgomery County.
Will be sold befdVe the court house door in Mt.
Vernon on the first Tuesday in Oct., 1915, !*e
tween the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder
for cash, certain property, of which the following
is a complete description:
j The following lots of land situate, lying and
being in the Town of Alston, said county and state:
Lots, Nos. 1,2, 3,4, 5,6, 7,8, 9, 10, 11 and 12. in
Block No. 1, fronting on Lee street and Sharpe
street, according to the Blitch map of survey of
same on record in the court house oPsaid county.
Also Lot No. 11, in Block No. 1, fronting 33 4-10
feet on the Georgia and Florida, Railway right of
way and running back 50 feet to J/ee street, in
said town, and shown by a plat of said town.
Levied on and will he sold as the property of John
Jay McArthur to satisfy an execution issued from
the superior court of said county in favor of H.
W. S. Blitch vs John Jay McArthur. Property
jxjinted out for levy by attorney for plaintiff, and
written notice of levy given in terms of the law.
This the 7th day of Sept., 1915.
James Hester, Sheriff.
J A. L. Lanier, Atty. for PifT.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 9. 1915.
Glen wood Methodists
Will Build Church.
A meeting of the trustees and
stewards of the Gletnvood Meth
odist church was held last week,
and the work' of rebuilding the
church was taken up. Plans
were laid for commencing the
work in the near future. The
congregation of the Gletnvood
church is the largest in the Mt.
Vernon circuit, and the people
are very progressive. They pro
pose to build a brick church to
cost about $6,000, and the work
will commence at an early date.
It will be remembered that their
church building was destroyed by
fire more than a year ago, a tem
porary tabernacle being used
since for worship.
LaGrange Bank to Aid
Its Farmer Customers.
LaGrange, Ga., Sept. 4.—To
meet the present crisis until fur
ther notice the LaGrange Natio
nal Bank, of this city, will dis
count notes of their customers
collateraled by cotton produced
this year by them and their ten
ants for 80 per cent of the mark
et value of the cotton at the rate
of 6 per cent per annum, and
will arrange for the cotton to be
securely stored at a cost of 25
cents a bale per month, which in
cludes insurance at the full
market value of the cotton. The
olFer is to the bank’s farmer cus
tomers only.
Board Commissioners to
Have Five Members.
A bill to amend the law creat
ing a Board of Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues for Mont
gomery county, was passed by
the recent legislature and ap
proved by Governor Harris on
August 13, 1915. The act creat
ing the Board, passed in 1914, has
been materially changed by the
amendments passed in 1915.
Under the 1914 act the county
was divided into three road dis
tricts and three commissioners
were elected as the Board, one
from each road district. C. C.
McAllister was elected in district
No. 1, Elijah Miller in No. 2 and
J. L. Lowrey in district No. 3.
This was amended by Section 1
of the amending act which pro
vides for five road districts and
five commissioners, one from
each.
Under the new law the mem
bers are chosen by the act
and their successors are to be
chosen by the grand jury at the
November term of Superior
court, instead of being elected by
the people of the districts. This
part of the law reads:
“Sail] County of Montgomery
shall be divided Into five road dis
tricts as follows; to-wit: District
No. 1 to be composed of Long
Pond Militia District; District No.
2 to be composed of Mount
Vernon and Higgston Militia Dis
tricts; District No. 3 to be com
posed of Lothair and Orland
Militia Districts; District No. 4
to be composed of Soperton and
Tiger Militia Districts; District
No. 5 to be composed of Tarry
town and Kibbee Militia Dis
tricts; arid that the following
named Commissioners shall be,
and are hereby appointed Com
missioners as follows: For Dis
trict No. 1, C. C. McAllister for
a term of five years from Janu
ary Ist, 1916. For District No.
2, J. B. Brewton for a term of
four years, beginning January
Ist, 1916. For District No. 3,
Elijah Miller for a term of one
year from January Ist, 1916. For
District No. 4, J. L. Lowrey for
a term of three years from Jan
uary Ist, 1916. For District No.
;5, J. B. O’Conner fora term of
(two years from January Ist, 1916,
Delightful Entertainment
For 8.-P. I. Faculty.
One of the most interesting
social events of the season was
the lovely reception tendered the
8.-P. I. faculty on Thursday af
ternoon last. The reception was
held in the main Building, which
was tastily decorated for the oc
casion.
Misses Chestnut, Terrell, Mc-
Donald, Brewton, Cone, Lee,
Doolittle and Cutts, Messrs. Rob
ertson, Conner and Langston
constituted receiving line.
The guests were met at the
main entrance by Mesdames
Cockfield, Hudson and Hutche
son who escorted them to the
punch booth, where delicious
punch w'as served by Misses Isla
McLemore and Mattie Mcßride,
then Mesdames Peterson and
Bass led them to the reception
room door where they were met
by Mesdames Calhoun, Hunt and
Wilson who introduced them to
the receiving line.
Messrs. R. E. Robertson, W.
A. Peterson and Patrick Her
rington gave short but interest
ing addresses. Quite a number
of ladies and gentlemen called
during the afternoon, and as
they were leaving, having been
presnted with an attractive sou
venir by a bevy of pretty girls,
each and every one voted it one
of the most pleasant events of
the season.
Messrs. W. J. Dent, Jr., Ar
nold Thigpen and John Gillis,
prominent citizens of the Adrian
section, were before the com
missioners here at the regular
meeting this week in the matter
of establishing a new road.
land that on and after the pas
sage of this Act all Commission
ers, after the terms here-in-be
fore stated, shall he elected by a
majority of the Grand Jury of
Montgomery county at the regu
lar November term of each year,
one Commissioner to serve for
the term of five years from the
Ist day of January next preced
ing after said election, so that
one Commissioner will he elected
each year, and each Commission
er when elected shall hold office
for the term of five years, and
each one so elected must he a
citizen of the District for which
he is elected. ”
Section 4of the new law re
peals section 3of the old act, in
reference to election by the peo
ple; section 4 which provided that
members elect draw for length
of terms; Section 5, which ar
ranged for primary elections in
the road districts; Section 8 in
reference to filling of vacancies,
1 caused by death or removal, by
'the ordinary; also section 25
which provided that the former
commissioners should hold until
the three were elected and quali
fied. Instead of vacancies being
filled for the term by the ordi
nary, to serve till the next gen
eral election, under the new law
the ordinary appoints until the
j meeting of the November grand
i jury following.
Section 6, as to organization,
| reads as follows:
“That the first meeting of the
j Board of Commissioners hereby
j created under this amended Act,
1 shall be held at the Court House
:of said Montgomery County on
i the first Tuesday in January,
'1916, at which time said Board of
! Commissioners shall organize by
j electing one of members Chair
! man of said Board, and by elect
ing the Secretary or Clerk of said
Board, and they shall also at said
meeting elect a Superintendent
of Roads and Bridges, and Con
vict Warden, and if they deem
necessary an attorney at law to
advise said Board as here-in-be
j fore provided by law. Said elec-
I tion shall be for the term of one
j year and until their successors
are elected and qualified.”
Almost a Fatal Dose.
On Friday night last, Miss
Sulie Cockfield met with an acci
dent that would have proved
quite serious but for the quick
attention given by Dr. Hunt, the
family physician. To relieve a
toothache, her father, Mr. J. E.
Cockfield, gave her a dose from
a bottle supposed to contain par
egoric, hut which proved to he
carbolic acid. Immediately the
deadly drug began to burn her
mouth, and her cries brought.
Dr. Hunt, fortunately residing
next door, whose prompt assist
ance alleviated her suffering.
The dose was very much diluted
with water, and this was in fa
vor of a response to treatment.
“Blow Out” Hurts
Dublin Man’s Eye.
Dublin, Ga., Sept. 3. As W.
E. Brown was filling an automo
bile tire with compressed air, a
plug of rubber about the size of
a half-dollar blew out and struck
him squarely in the left eye. He
was carried to an eye specialist,
who spent more than an hour
picking sand and grit, from the
ball. It is stated that he will
not lose the sight of the eye.
Interesting Test.
“When Josh got home from
his education, said Farmer Corn
tossel, according to the Washing
ton Star, “he started right in in
struction’ me about agriculture.
So I didn’t lose no time to try
him out.”
“What did you do?”
“Sent him out to round up a
swarm of bees.”
“Was the experiment success
ful?”
“Some. It didn’t hurt (he
bees none, an’ kept Josh from
gettin’ in the way fur ’most two
weeks.
Uvaldji.
Special Correspondence?.
Miss Beulah Moses is visiting
relatives and friends in Dexter
this week.
Mrs. M. L. Jackson of Dublin
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J.
B. Jones, for a while.
Miss Manona Campbell of
Augusta, is the guest of her
grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
B. Langford.
Mr. G. N. Edmundson of Am
brose, Ga., spent Sunday with
friends in town.
Mrr. Thurman and daughter,
Miss Lena, are visiting relatives
in Uvalda.
Mrs. H. G. Martin of Alston
spent the week end with her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cal
houn.
Mr. Elmo J. Bass visited rela
tives in Emanuel county Sunday.
The Sewing Club met at the
home of Mrs, R. H. Mobley on
last Friday afternoon. Music,
fancy work and conversation
were enjoyed until a late hour,
when a most delicious ice course
was served by the hostess, as
sisted by Mrs. Wm. Moses. The
reception hall, parlor and porches
were attractively decorated with
ferns and roses. Two members
were added to the club. Those
present were Miss Ethel Orr of
Brewton, Misses Minnie Wells,
Alma Mills, Bernice Jones, Ada
Langford and Mrs. Wm. Moses.
On next Friday afternoon the
club will be entertained by Mrs.
Wm. Moses at her country home.
Sheriff Sale.
Georgia- Montgomery County.
Will l«e Hold before the court hon e floor In Mt.
Vernon on the firnt Tucaday in Oct. 1915, be'wee'll
the legal bourn of Hale, to tin- highest bidder for
f*anh, certain property, of which the following ih a
complete description:
All that tract or parcel of land Mituate, lying and
being ir. the 27th G. M. district of Huid county, i on
taining 201.9 acre* more or lean, and particularly
described >n Rook No. 22, Pape 33. rocorrJaof deeds
in the office of clerk of superior court of aaid coun
ty, and bounded hh followH*. Northeast by land-;
<if John S. Sharpe*, northwest by lands of Jhm. S.
Sharpe, Houthcant by lands of J. Leonard Sharjie
and »outhweHt by land* of J. 11. Deei, W. C.
Kha?pe and M. I). Kirkland, and being the place
on which Jaw. W. Sharpe now redden. Levied on
arifl will lx; Hold as the property of Jan. W. Sharpe
to naiinfy a fifa ihHUod from the superior court of
Maid county In favor of Rope a Fleming v* J. W.
Sharpe Ac Sons, J. W. Sharpe, 11. T. Sharpe and J.
L. Sharpe. In possession of defendant in hfa and
by hirn pointed out for levy. Written notice of
levy given in term* of the Jaw. This the "th day
of Kept.. 1914. James Hester. ShorifF.
M. B. Calhoun, Atty. for Rlfr*.
BURGLARY BY
THE WHOLESALE
Town of Uvalda Ransacked
By Organized Gang
Os Thieves.
On Friday night last, burglars
made a raid on the town of Uval
da, and came very near to calling
on every place in town. The
Southern Express Co.’s office
was raided and about $123 was
taken, and the postoffice was also
visited, but we are not informed
as to the amount secured by the
marauders. They succeeded in
getting into the Commercial Hank
but did not get into the vault and
secured only an insignicant sum
in change.
The stores of W. P. Calhoun,
11. Oroher. Minter-Smith Hard
ware Co., Kennedy, and perhaps
others, were entered, but it is
not known definitely what loot
was obtained.
It is quite evident that the
robbery was committed by a
well organized gang, some of
whom were acquainted with the
place. Up to this time no ar
rests have been made.
In view of frequency of these
burglaries, it looks like a policy
of shotgun protection will have
to be resorted to by the people.
Kil Kare Club.
Last Friday afternoon the Kil
Kare Club was delightfully en
tertained by Miss Alleen Mcßae.
Each member of the club showed
an unusual interest in the ac
complishment of the club. Sev
eral members, on account of the
number going away to school, ad
dressed the club at length in ex
pressing regrets that they could
not be with them the coming fall
and winter. At a late hour re
freshments were served.
The club will lie entertained
this afternoon by Miss Marguerite
Montgomery.
Picks Cotton As
Fast as It Opens.
It has been my experience that
it. is decidedly better to pick cot
ton as fast as it opens, being
careful not to pick any half open
green bolls. Cotton will deterio
rate in value and lose consider
able in weight when left in the
field on the sLalk after it opens
any length of time, and much
more so if there is rain, not to
mention storms, etc. I contend
that one will gain enough in
keeping the cotton picked as fast
as it opens to pay for all expense
of picking, counting condition of
staple and actual weight gained.
I believe that it pays to gin the
cotton as fast as it is picked, pro
vided, of course, it is dry. Cot
ton should never be picked wet.
When cotton is ginned five or six
days after it is picked, it makes
a good turn out, a good sample
and the danger of loss by fire
and other things is very much
less.
These are the methods I have
adopted after years of experience,
and 1 feel they are by far the
beat. I shall follow no other
when these are possible. Robert
Carrier In Southern Farming.
Arrested for Murder.
About the middle of last month
Hud Mclntosh killed London
Mosley, in the Mosley Town sec
tion of this county, both parties
being negroes. Mcltosh fled af
ter the killing, but was arrested
a few days ago and lodged in
jail at Douglas. Deputy SherifT
Archie Hester went for the fugi
tive and brought him to jail here
Monday night to be tried at the
next term of superior court.
They Execute the Law.
Five men were put to death
yesterday in the electric chair at
Sing Sing prison, N. Y., for
crimes none of which was com
mitted as long ago as two years.
In this day of the law’s delay
that is a pretty fair record. Still,
it may be worth while to point
out that none of the five was
rich.- Savannah News.
NO. 19.
