The Montgomery Monitor.
VOL. XXX.
ORDINARY KENT
WAS CONVICTED
Tried for Malpractice in Of
fice and Gets a Jail
Sentence.
At a special term of Wheeler
superior court last week, W. B.
Kent, ordinary of the county was
tried for malpractice in office, the
trial lasting three days and being
most spectacular from start to
finish.
Judge W. W. Sheppard of the
Atlantic Circuit presided for
Judge Graham, who was disquali
fied.
The defendant was tried on
three counts: For recovering
more costs than allowed by law
in certain lunacy trials, for ante
dating a pistol license and causTng
the acquittal of the accused, and
for trjing Herbert Gibbs, a per
fectly sane man of Montgomery
county, for lunacy and securing
his release from the custody of
the United States Court on a se
rious charge.
Kent was found guilty by the
jury and Judge Sheppard im
posed a fine of $250.00 or six
months on the chaingang.
The case was stubbornly fought
by both sides, and the defen
dant’s counsel made a motion for
a new 7 trial and a stay of the sen
tence of the court, which also
removed Kent from the office of
ordinary. A hearing on these
motions is set for Nov. 12th, and
it is probable that this remark
able case, the first of its kind, as
to charges, in Georgia, will reach
the state supreme court without
much delay.
Ib.-pT items. I
Last week’s attendance and
punctuality records were alfected
by the inclement weather, but
were still encouraging; so many
of the pupils are not looking for
excuses. , The sixth grade re
ceived the banner for punctuality,
and the first, the one for atten
dance.
The community people are in
vited to attend the Institute for
Montgomery County Teachers
that will be held in the court
house Oct. 26th. State Super
visor, J. 0. Martin will conduct
the Institute. Hear him and see
if we are doing all and what we
should for our school.
A movement is being instigated
to begin a library for the Gram
mar school grades. Save your
small coins and present one book.
Next week’s issue of the Monitor
will tell you all about it.
Every patron and friend of the
school is invited to visit us on
ordinary occasions and see the
class work. Won’t you come?
Hughes—Bird.
Miss Mattie Hughes of Mt.
Vernon and Mr. Lloyd Bird of
Longpond were married Sunday
last, Judge George Stanford offi
ciating. The bride is a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hughes
of North Mt. Vernon, and is ad
mired by a number of friend.
Mr. Bird is a successful young
farmer, and is being congratula
ted on his choice of a bride.
A Bargain Opportunity.
If you are looking for bargains
in dependable merchandise it will
pay you to read the advertise
ment of Mr. J. H. Hudson in
this paper. Mr. Hudson always
lives up to his offers, and every
piece of his goods will be found
as represented. Drop in during
the big sale and see for yourself.
Medical Examination.
Dr. J. W. Palmer, president of
the State Board of Medical Ex
aminers, left Monday for Atlanta,
where he went to attend the fall
examination of applicants for the
practice of medicine, of whom
there were thirty or forty. The
examination began on the 12th
and was continued through the
14th. Twelve members compose
the Board, on which Dr. Palmer
has been serving for five years.
Savannah Mourns Death
Os Mayor Davant.
Savannah, Ga., Oct. 11.—All
Savannah is shocked over the un
expected death of Mayor Richard
L. Davant in a hotel at Millen
Saturday night. Mayor Davant
had gone to Millen to spend the
week-end on his farm and had
intended visiting his mother in
Guyton on Sunday.
Mayor Davant had just return
ed from a month’s rest in tie
mountains of North Carolina. He
was not well when he reached
the city, but declared that he
“might as well die working as
loafing.” His death in Millen
Saturday night was caused by
edema of the lungs.
TO ORGANIZE CAMP
SONS OF VETERANS
Young Men Urged to Fill
Ranks and Take Place
of Veterans.
The idea of organizing a camp
of Sons of Veterans, which was
mentioned in the county paper
last, week, seemed to have re
received the favor of all. It will
reflect our patriotism, and instill
in the coming generation a great
er love for country, and the mem
ory of those who fought for sa
cred principles obtaining in the
South half a century ago. This
period is fresh in the memory of
those sons of the Gray; but, sad
to say, these men are fast pass
ing to the Great Beyond—now a
mere handful. Without some
form or organization, their mem
ory cannot be fittingly handed
down to those who perpetuate
their valor forever.
A camp of Sons of Veterans
must be organized in Montgom
ery county, and everything seems
ripe for it. Not to carry out this
obligation due the Sons of the
South will be a reflection which
we cannot overcome. No special
effort is required; no exorbitant
fees are required—nothing, save
willing hearts beating in manly
and patriotic bosoms. This can
be no hardship.
If you are a son of a Veteran,
or a direct descendant of one, be
ready to come to Mt. Vernon as
soon as the date is announced,
and enroll in this worthy cause.
Let the younger men talk with
Capt. M. D. Hughes of this place
on the subject. In anticipation
of the visit of a prominent Veter
an, and one whose presence will
be most fitting, the exact date
will not be announced until next'
week; but, as stated last week, it
should be about the fourth Sat
urday in this month. Be ready
for it, men of Montgomery coun
ty.
The Singing Convention
At Soperton, Ga.
The Southeast Georgia Singing
Convention will meet at Soperton
on the third Sunday and Saturday
before, and the public is cordially
invited to attend. Exercises will
be held in the Methodist church,
and a number of prominent lead
ers will be present. Dinner will
be spread, and all should bring
baskets if possible.
Prof. J. M. Spivey is president
of the organization. This will be
a pleasureable occasion.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 14, 1915.
TOOMBS CO. FAIR
NOW IN PROGRESS.
Enterprising Citizens Plan
For Good Exhibit And
Entertainment.
The Toombs County Fair at
Lyons opened yesterday. The
features of the program as given
out were, opening address by
Hon. E. J. Giles Wednesday, to
be followed by a street parade
and the exhibit of the Boys’ Corn
Clubs. Hon. Hoke Smith, and
Hon. J. It. Smith of Atlanta were
scheduled to speak. Today
(Thursday) is designated as Vi
dalia Day and Congressman Dud
ley M. Hughes is to speak. On
Friday (tomorrow) Hon. Thos.
W. Hardwick is to address the
people, and the day to be turned
over to the Toombs County Sing
ing Convention. Reduced rates
over the Seaboard Air Line from
all stations between Daisy and
Helena are announced. See the
fine agricultural exhibits today
and tomorrow.
Raising Peanuts at
A Great Profit.
Douglas, Ga., Oct 12. —Elisha
Lott, a substantial farmer resid
ing between Douglas and Brox
ton, has grown this year 170
acres of groundpeas. He has all
the groundpeas plowed up and
stacked ready for drying. He is
using a regular machine and
thrashing them out. He estimates
that on the 170 acres he will
make 6.000 bushels for sale, and
that he will be able to market
them at SI.OO per bushel. After
he takes up such as he can plow
up with the vines, then he will
pasture his hogs on the fields
He will have between two and
three three thousand hogs, which
he will fatten in this manner,
and with chufas, of which he has
an abundance. Mr. Lott is a
great believer in crop diversifica
tion, and while he will make lots
of cotton, he will make more food
stuff, fatten more hogs and make
more hay than any man in Coffee
county.
Sugar Cane Crop
In South Georgia.
Valdosta, Ga., Oct. 8. — Recent
rains in this section have greatly
improved the condition of pota
toes and sugar cane, although it
is considered almost too late for
the cane to be helped much. It is
thought that this year’s cane
crop will be weil below an aver
age and high prices are expected
for syrup.
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The Damon Literary Society
held its usual meeting in the au
ditorium Saturday afternoon, Oc
tober 9th. The society was called
to order by the President, the
roll was called and minutes read
and adopted. After which the
following program was success
fully rendered:
Reading Manila Moseley.
Vocal Solo—Jim McCullough.
Jokes and Wants Otis Rackley.
Pen Picture—Lucille Mcßae.
Vocal Solo -Edna Lee Brewton.
Debate Resolved That, Con
gress Should Pass a Law Prohi
biting the Sale of Liquor in the
United States.
Affm. Neg.
Albert S. Johnson liobt. Odom.
Earl McCrainey Willard Adams.
The judges rendered their de
cision in favor of the affirmative.
Prophecy—Cecil Lee.
After a short business meeting
we adjourned in order.
L. M. R.
SOLDIER’S GRAVE
TO BE MARKED.
Stewart Hamilton Resting
Place to be Honored by
The D. A. R.
The tirst of its kind and a most
interesting event to be held in
this county will be the unveiling
of the stone furnished by the
national government to mark the
grave of Stewart Hamilton, near
Kibbee, the ceremonies to take
place on October 24.
Through the commendable ef
forts of the “Col William Few”
chapter. Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution of Eastman, this
marker has been secured, and
the unveiling will occur under
the auspices of the chapter, Mrs.
W. B. Daniel, chairman of His
torical Sites and Monuments, will
come over from Eastman, ac
companied by a number of mem
bers of the chapter, and it is
probable that an appropriate ad
dress will be made.
The descendants of the Revolu
tionary soldier, whose memory is
to be honored on this occasion,
are too numerous to be mentioned
in a brief sketch. Notably among
them was Hon. Charles S. Hamil
ton, whose remains rest at the
same place, a grandson of Stew
art Hamilton. The llamiltons,
Calhouns, Connells and others,
descendants of the sleeping hero,
assembled around his grave,
would make a good sized army.
Descendants and friends will
assemble at the cemetery at 11 :()0
a. m. near Kibbee, all will bring
baskets filled for a Montgomery
county dinner, and the occasion
promises to be one of unusual
interest.
Born Diplomat.
“Harry, i am beginning to be
lieve the baby looks like you,”
remarked the young wife accord
ing to the Chicago Record.
“Are you, dear?”
“Yes, I notice it more and more
everyday. I’m so glad.”
“I)o you really want him to
look like me?”
“Os course I do. I’ve been
sorry ever since we had him
christened that we didn’t give
him your name.”
Sweetheart, you don’t know
how happy you make me by say
ing that.”
“And Harry, dear; I’ve found
the loveliest hat today. 1 don’t
believe I ever saw anything that
was so becoming to me. It’s $25.
Do you think I ought to pay that
much for a hat?”
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The Pythian Society held its
usual meeting in the Freshman
room Saturday afternoon, Octo
ber 9th. After being called to
order by the President, the fol
lowing program was rendered:
Declamation Joel T. Outler.
Current Events—Susie Daugh
try.
Campus Notes- (Ira Kennedy.
Reading Effiie Bedingfield.
Debate- Resolved That, The
Church Has Advanced Civiliza
tion more Than the Printing
Press.
Affim. Neg.
Eugene Truitt Bob Lester
Jerome Curry Geo. Stanford
The judges decided in favor of
the affirmative.
Several talks were made by the
visitors present and alt seemed
pleased at the way the society
has begun its work this year.
After a short business meeting
we adjourned until our next
meeting. M. C.
Birthday Party.
Little Miss Elizabeth Calhoun,
daughter of Col. and Mrs. M.
B. Calhoun, delightfully enter
tained her numerous little friends
on Monday afternoon, the cele
bration being in honor of the
seventh anniversary of her birth.
Os course every attendant was
o. l ghted.
Examination for Post-
Master at Alston.
On Saturday, Nov. 13, 1915,
the United States Civil Service
Commission will hold an examin
at Hazlehurst, Ga., for the pur
pose of filling a contemplated
vacancy in the position of fourth
class postmaster at Alston. The
compensation of the postmaster
for the last fiscal year was S3OB.
Application forms and full in
formation concerning the re
quirements of the examination
can be had of the postmaster at
Alston, or from the Civil Service
Commission, Washington, D. C.
All applicants must file with
the Commission at Washington
at least seven days before the
examination a properly executed
application to insure their being
examined.
REV. J. D. RABUN
MOVES TO LYONS
Popular Pastor Goes to a
New Field, Departure
is Regretted.
Rev. J. D. Rabun and family
will shortly move to Lyons, where
Mr. Rabun has accepted the pas
torate of the Baptist church. He
will continue to serve the Baptist
church at Ailey, giving it one
Sabbath in each month, with two
Sundays at Lyons. In addition
to this work he will serve, one
Sabbath a month, North Salem
church, in Chatham county.
For seven years this consecra
ted man has served the Baptist
churches at Mt. Vernon and Ai
ley, and has endeared himself to
the people of this entire section,
irrespective of denominational
sentiment, and his departure
will bring regret to the commu
nity at large. He is a man of
lofty ideals, partial to duty, pleas
ant manners—withal a gentleman
whose acquaintance and friend
ship are to be cherished. If aught
has been pronounced against him,
we have not heard it; if he has
given offense to any one, without
just cause, we have not known it.
The departure of this estimable
family will be a distinct loss to
Mt. Vernon and Ailey. During
his stay in Mt. Vernon Mr. Rabun
has been closely associated with
the Brewtori-Parker Itstitute, and
as a result of his activities and
influence the institution has been
uplifted, May their new field
contain all the roses that grow
along the path of human endeavor
and success.
Dr. J. C. Brew ton, former
pastor, will continue as supply
until a permanent pastor is called.
This, in all probability, will be
done at a church conference next
Sunday.
Rice in Montgomery.
On Monday last Mr. J. J. Mc-
Allister of the Longpond section
brought us a sample of his rice
crop. The stalks stood over four
and a half feet above the ground,
and the heads are fine. While
Montgomery county is somewhat
above the rice section of the state,
the sample shown proves that on
the low places in any of our
fields this valuable food crop can
easily be grown.
J. H. Hudson, Ailey, Ga., re
spectfully directs attention to his
Fall Millinery, comprising the
newest ideas, which await your
inspection. ad.
RELIABLE REPORTS
ON COTTON CROP
Replies from Many Counties
Indicate Yield of 65
Per Cent Crop.
An exhaustive and interesting
review of cotton in Georgia was
contained in a lengthy article in
the Macon Telegraph of Sunday
last. Questions covering all im
portant features of acreage and
averages, not only on cotton but
upon grain and live stock, were
sent to most of the counties and
the reply covers the ground com
pletely.
The report shows that the
production of cotton this year
will not be over 05 per cent of
last year; and that the main
causes of the decrease are de
creased acreage and less use of
fertilizers. A very gratifying
fact is that there has been
more than a corresponding in
crease in the production of corn,
and a very marked increase in
hogs. Drv weather in middle
and North Georgia very material
ly reduced the yield of corn, and
hut for this fact the crop would
have been immense.
The interest in hogs and cattle
is taking hold in every section,
and the people have seen the im
perative need of a change from
cotton to live stock and grain.
The arrival of the boll weevil will
add impetus to diversification.
Os local interest we give the
figures of cotton ginned prior to
Sept. 25th in Montgomery county
as reported by K. M. Johnson,
special agent of the census bu
reau :
Bales ginned to Sept. 25 1915,
<i,470. Bales ginned to same
date, last year, 5,379.
We take pleasure in giving be
ltnv the report for Montgomery
county as furnished by the Tele
graph.
Percentage of cotton produc
tion for 1916 as compared with
1914, 75 per cent.
Percentage as compared with
normal crop, 75 per cent.
Percentage of acreage for 1915
as compared with 1914, 85 per
cent.
Estimated corn yield for 1915
as compared witn 1914, 110 per
cent.
Percentage of acreage planted
in corn, 110 per cent.
To what extent are the far
mers of your county diversifying?
GO per cent.
To what extent are they going
in for cattle? 25 per cent. For
hogs? 75 per cent.
To what is the shortage this
year in your county chiefly at
tributed? Lack of fertilizer, 50
per cent.
Supply Home Demand.
Put in all the small grain this
fall that can possibly be used to
advantage on the farm. At least
grow enough oats to supply the
needs of the whole farm; also
enough wheat to feed not only
the family, but all of the hands.
As to the wisdom of growing
wheat for sale in the cotton belt,
there is some question, but we
cannot agree with those who say
it is better to grow cotton and
buy flour than it is to grow right
at home enough wheat to supply
home demand. Let us go ahead
and put in all the small grain
we can possibly make use of on
the farm, and have a little sur
plus for sale to less fortunate
neighbors. It will pay.—Sou
thern Farming.
Attend Presbytery.
Rev. Chas. Montgomery and
Capt. M. D. Hughes of the Mt.
Vernon Presbyterian church left
Tuesday morning for Darien.
They go to attend a meeting of
the Savannah Presbytery, which
convened there on yesterday.
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