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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 25, 1915)
Zln s iNimttor. VOL. XXX. AGRICULTURAL TRAIN COINING To Be Here December 9th With Fine Exhibit of Live Stock. Farmers in the region of Mt. Vernon, Ga., will have an oppor tunity to see on Dec. 9th, 1915, a number of purebred livestock and one car of exhibits of Geor gia feedstuffs and to hear ad dresses from live stock experts. This is a part of a campaign which the railroads are putting on in co-operation with the Col lege of Agriculture, with the end in view of creating an interest in purebred stock and thus lay the foundation for successful live stock raising in* the state. The time designated for this place is Ba. m. to 12 m. Every farmer in this section should turn out and see the purebred registered beef and dairy cattle, several breeds of hogs, and Per cheron horses. They will also see very interesting exhibits of feed stuffs that is profitable to grow in Georgia. What the speakers will say will be right to the point. It is not to be an oc casion for flowery oratory, politi cal hustings nor exchange of compliments, but a straight from-the-shoulder talk about livestock and nothing else. It is also announced that litera ture will be distributed free and all the time that the experts have at a place will be gladly given to answering questions and giving information of various kinds. Wherever a sufficient number of farmers in any section express a desire to have some purebred livestock, a movement will beset afoot to organize the farmers for co-operative buying, so as to save cost. This has already been done in several communities in Geor gia with satisfaction. Those who did not get to go to the State Fair will have one of the most instructive and interes ting parts of the exhibits brought to them, if they will only turn out to see the livestock and food stuff display. This section should not fail to profit by this meeting and make use of the information to be ob tained, to get into the livestock business on a larger scale. Where livestock plays a prominent part in farming, there will be found the most fertile lands most suc cessful farmers. Notice of meetings at Soperton and Tarry town this week should have been sent us for publication in last week’s paper, but was not, and of course is worthless now when the train has passed. It is remembered by our citi zens, and those living at a dis tance from this place, that when the agricultural train visited Mt. Vernon some years ago the sched ule was so arranged that it arriv ed at too early an hour, and likewise left before the people could assemble. This was a disappointment to many, and the results obtained were more or less clouded by the disappoint ment. Strictly speaking, this was an injustice to the people of this section, and it is hoped will not be repeated. The schedules as advertised should be observed, regardless. Business Improvements. It is always a pleasure to note improvements in any business of the town. The Cash Grocery Company, by Mrs. J. E. Cockfield, has had its store room enlarged to twice its former size, and treated to a new coat of paint. Mrs. Cockfield deserves great credit for the success and enlargement of the business. Off to Conference. Rev. H. C. Ewing left Monday for Cordele, where the annual i session of the South Georgia Con ; ference convened yesterday. Mr. Ewing is one of the strong preachers of the younger men in the conference, a man of deep ! piety and convictions, and will put up an aggressive fight against sin and wrong doing wherever he is sent for the coming year. Un der the Methodist itinerant sys : tern the preachers never know what field or charge will be as signed them, but go with resig nation and energy to the work assigned. | As four years have passed of the office of Presiding Elder Hill, he will be sent to another work, under the four-year limit rule of the conference. Mr. Hill is a very able preacher and has done a great work as presiding elder of the Mcßae District. Co-operate with the Civic Lea gue, and help beautify the town' Every one can help in this work —and it is needed. JBF - \ ' Jjr '«r‘ * - REV. HENRY B. MAYS Pastor Druid Hill Methodist Church, Atlanta ' and Officer In State Sunday School Association. I SOUTH GEORGIA CONFERENCE MEETS Formally Convened Yester day in its Forty-ninth Annual Session. Cordele, Ga., Nov. 23.—Twelve applicants for admission on trial and the eighty-five undergradu ates appeared before the com mittees on applicants and ad mission and the committees of the first, second, third and fourth years, respectively, today at the Methodist Church in this pros perous and progressive little city, where the forty-ninth annual session of the South Georgia Con- j ference is in session. The young ministers who made application for admission trial were as follows: Marvin Vincent, Savannah dis-1 trict; Norman M. Lovin, Walter Stephen Anderson and William N. Hill, Macon district; E. P. Drake and Oscar B. Talley, Co lumbus district; Esley 0. Heath, John D. Perry and Q. J. Pinson, Thomasville district; H. Clayton Griffin, Valdosta district; Walter W. Meeks, Waycross district; Daniel Barnard, Mcßae district. The Board of Missions and the Board of education held impor tant sessions this morning and this afternoon. Rev. J. P. McFerrin, D. D., of> Waynesboro preached to an ap- j preciative congregation to-night. 1 The conference body will be I formally convened tomorrow at 9 i a. m. by Bishop John C. Kiigoof j Charlotte, N. C. For Ordinary. Mv c '.mlidacy for r<- election to the office of 1 OrilinM v of Montgomery county in hereby , pUcoi before the people of the county. If' again favored, the aarne faithful acrvice shall ! characterize ray efi'irtr. Very truly, Alex McAbthb. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 25. 1915. jAUCTION SALE OF IVALDA REAL ESTATE Valuable Town Lots Offered Next Thursday to Best Bidders. An important real estate deal, land one which means much to Uvalda, has just been completed. Mrs. J. A. McClelland of Dexter (daughter of Mr. Wm, Calhoun) has just closed a deal whereby the Overland Realty Co. of Ma ! con, well known town developers, ; will subdivide that beautiful tract j of about ten acres lying just east of the high school building, and ; within two squares of the G. & ; F. depot and the business section lof the town. The subdivision ■ will be sold at auction Thursday, 1 Dec. 2. Uvalda has had a phenomenal; growth since its foundation in 1909, but is in need of more room for those who desire to build res idences near their places of busi ness and also enjoy the splendid school facilities of the place. The opening up of College Park addition will be welcomed for the opportunity it gives these ! people as well as those who de [sire investments. This develop i ment will help keep pace with | the continued prosperity promised | Uvalda. Messrs. George L. Westcottand jC. W. Stuart of the Macon firm are already on the ground, and the development of the property is under way. Lots are being ! laid out and staked, and the ! streets will be graded and other improvements made at a heavy cost. Many entertaining features are provided for the occasion. $l5O in prizes will be given away. Thei Vidalia brass band, daylight fire works and balloon display are the features are the features secured to enliven the occasion of “home getting.” Full details of the | occasion may be seen in a half j page ad. in this issue. ad I Fifty Thousand View The Liberty Bell. Louisville, Ky,, Nov, 22. ! Fifty thousand persons, according jto police estimates, viewed the | Liberty Bell here today. School children from nearby cities and delegations from civic and patri otic organizations participated in I welcoming exercises. A laurel wreath was placed on the bell by Mrs. Sallie Ewing Marshall Hard ing of Louisville, as representa tive of John Marshall Chapter No. 4, Daughters of the Ameri can Revolution. Mrs. Harding is a descendant of John Marshall, who died in 1835. The bell was cracked, D. A. R. history has it, while being tolled for his funeral. Dodge Superior Court Now In Session. Eastman, Ga., Nov. 22.—The regular November term of the Dodge county superior court con- i vened here today with Judge E. j D. Graham presiding, while So- j licitor General Wooten is looking after the interests jbf the state. Many important cases are to be disposed of at this term, and the court will be busy all the week j and probably part of next week. A Remarkable Echo. An American and a Scotchman were walking in the highlands | and the Scot produced a famous i echo, relates the Bristol Times. J When the echo returned clearly, after nearly four minutes, the proud native, turning to the Yankee, exclaimed: “There, mon, ye canna show anything like that in your coun try.” “Oh, I don’t know,” said the American. “I guess we can bet ter that. Why, in my camp in the Rockies when I go to bed I just lean out of my window and callout: ‘Time to get up! Wake up!’ and eight hours afterward the echo comes brnck and wakes j me.” OTHER CANDIDATES ENTER THE RACE Prominent Citizens Would Fill County Offices Next Term. As previously stated in these columns, Sheriff Hester is a can ; didate for re-election to the office of sheriff of Montgomery county. Mr. Hester has a host of friends who will see to it that he rolls up a big vote in the primary, and his success in former races is an indication of how his friends will rally to his support. His card ap pears in this issue and makes positive declaration of his pur poses and plans. It would really seem superflu ous for us to undertake an intro duction of Judge Alex McArthur, who announces this week for re election as ordinary of Montgom ery county. It is safe to say that he is the best known citizen of Montgomery county, his long years of service having brought him in touch with almost every family in the county. His card appears in our announcement columns. Judge A. L. Wheeler of Tarry town announces in this issue for Ordinary of Montgomery county. 1 Judge Wheeler has served as Justice of the Peace of this dis trict for some years, and is quite familiar with legal forms and procedures. He guarantees a faithful discharge of the duties .incumbent, and will appreciate the support given him. Sold Water For Liquor And got Fined $75. Athens, Nov. 20.—Luther K. Jackson, a defendant in a crimi- j nal suit in the city court here, yesterday was fined $75 or eight months on the gang for selling a bottle of water. The techical charge against him was “solicit ing sales of liquor.” He had of fered to sell a party a quart of whisky and delivered a quart of river water, the purchaser open ing the package after Jackson had left him. The deceived pur chaser “turned him up.” Candy Pulling. This evening (Thursday) at the home of Dr. and Mrs. W. M. Moses, Longpond, there will be given a candy pulling, the pro ceeds of which will go toward benefit of the public school at that place. The entertainment is given by Misses Martin and Hunter, and the young folks are invited to attend and join in the festivities. Fifteen Were Killed In the Central Wreck. Responsibility for the wreck on the Central of Georgia rail way Monday, which snuffed out the lives of fifteen people, when a passenger train and a show. train bearing the Con T. Kenne- 1 dy Carnival shows crashed to gether six and a half miles from Columbus, will be fixed at a meeting of the officials of the railroad this morning in Co un bus. — Macon Telegraph. For Ordinary. To tlx- VoteiH of Montgomery County: I lieinby •ininur.ee (tint I am a namli.late for tlie < fHco of Oiuinaty of Montgon try county, eulijoet to the rale* anil rcgulationa of of the white prim ary. If elr-i-teil, I promiae I to faithlully perfoirn earh anil every duty in- j cumhent upon the office of Oiiliuaiy. acHpectfully youra, A. L. Whi 11.KK. For Sheriff. To the Citizen* of Montgomery County: I Min a candidate for ie-« lectioii to the office of Sheriff of your county. Ah heretofore, Ido not propoae to do innmttttilde thiugM, t>nt if! again favored by you witli the office, f guaran* i tee to execute properly all inatti r« corning in* | to my bandH, and am warranted in claiming I experience aecond to no man in our county. AHMuring you of my highent appreciation of | your Hopport in farmer cumpaigiiH, and nolici- i ting your vote* in the corning primary, I nrn ! Youth Henpectfiillv, Jam. H lIKMTKH. Rev. Gentry Coming. Rev. R. D. Gentry of Eastman will preach at the Mt. Vernon Methodist church next Sunday, (28th) morning and evening. The public is cordially invited to attend. There is no regular ap- I pointment at either of the church es of the place on fourth Sabbaths, and it is hoped that Mr. Gentry will be greeted by a full congre gation. He is well known to our people, and his coming should be a pleasure. Kills Large Wild Goose. Watkinsville, Nov. 22. — Pearl Aycock, of this place, has just returned from a fishing trip down the Oconee with a party of; friends. He brings with him one of the largest wild geese ever seen in this part of the state. The goose weighed twelve pounds and measured five feet from tip of wing to tip of wing. He says that he saw several large droves, the largest numbering over eigh ty. Besides killing twelve geese they also killed a number of wild ducks. ■ :> MISS DAISY MAGEE Elcinenfary Superintendent of Georgia Sunday School AHHodulion and an Active Worker SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION Interesting Occasion With Prominent Speakers In Attendance. The Montgomery County Sun day School Convention will be held at the Methodist church, Mount Vernon on Thursday and tind Friday, December 2nd and 3rd. The indications are that this will be one of the best Sun day School meetings ever held in the county. Two of the principal speakers will he Miss Daisy Magee, Ele mentary Superintendent of the Georgia Sunday School Associa tion, and Rev. Henry B. Mays, pastor of the Druid Hill Metho dist Church. Atlanta. Mr. Mays lis also a member of the Execu tive Committee of the Georgia I Sunday School Association. Miss Magee is a very attractive 1 speaker, and her subjects are al ways presented in a most inter- Jesting and instructive manner. She has had several years ex perience in Sunday School work i and knows how to make her ad dresses very practical. Those who are interested in working with the children in the Sunday School will do well to make a special effort to hear her as she is an expert along that line. Mr. Mays is one of the most | wide awake Sunday School pas tors in the state and has been for several years Secretary of the Sunday School Board of the North j Georgia Conference. His ad dresses are very practical. He is an interesting speaker and im presses his audience that he kn*,ws what he is talking about. ' LADIES TO HOLD BAZAAR HERE Civic Improvement Club to Raise Funds for a Library. The Mt. Vernon Civic Improve ment Club is planning a bazaar, to be given about the middle of De cember, the object of which is for the benefit of a public or cir culating library for the town and community. One feature of the bazaar will be a faney-wortt booth. Here will be found all kinds of dainty, useful and pretty presents, some | thing suitable for every one. We hope that every one will plan to come and buy their Christmas presents then. There will be three other booths which we think will be of inter est to all who attend, especially the refreshment stand. Below we are giving a list in full of the different committees that have been appointed. Later we will give the definite date of the bazaar. REFRESHMENT COMMITTEE. Mrs. A. B. Hutcheson, Chair ; man. Mesdames Lee Mcßae, j Claude Wright, Edgar Hunt, W. |L. Wilson, G. V. Mason, A. L. i Lanier, M. B. Calhoun, J. B. j Geiger, Eugene Rackley, J. W. Morrison, S. B. Morris, James Hester, Seward Hicks, John Mc- Allister, C. B. Cjmmings, S. Z. Salter, Frank Mcßae Herbert Wright. FANCY WORK COMMITTEE. Miss Claude McDonald, Ch’m. Mesdames C. Montgomery, Flora Higgs, E. G. Smith, W. L. Wil son, J. D. McCullough, Tom Hes ter, John 0. Mcßae, Willie Mc- Rae. H. B. Folsom, Arch Hugh es, Arch Hester, S. J. Elliott, George Tyler, Otho Morrison, W. H. McQueen, Clem Cooper, Robert Mcßae, A. Segall. Misses Inez Mcßae, Chestnutt, Anna Morrison, Minnie Abt, Mamie Higgs, Ila McLemore, CANDY COMMITTEE. Mrs. J. F. Currie, Chairman. Mesdames J. E. Cockfield, R. E. Robertson, Harry Wilt. Misses Terrell, Florence Adams, Theo dosia Geiger, Bessie Higgs, Janie Mae McQueen, Corine Mason, Trudie Mason, Catherine Currie, Lucile Mcßae, Eula Mcßae, Arlia McLemore, Mrs. Howell McLe more. DECORATING COMMITTEE. Miss Urania Mcßae, Chairman. Mrs. John C. Calhoun, Misses Stella Morris, Jeddie Cockfield, Aleen Mcßae, Ethleen Folsom. POSTER COMMITTEE. Mrs. D. A. Mcßae, Chairman. Misses Sulie Cockfield, Bessie Stuckey, Iris Simpson. Mrs. Edgar Hunt, Sec'y Hon. Champ Clark to Speak in Dublin. Hon. Champ Clark, speaker of the House of Representatives, and a man of national repute, will lecture in Dublin on the night of the 29th (Monday.) This will be Mr. Clark’s first appear ance in Dublin, or in this section of Georgia, and a large atten dance is expected. The address will be made in the opera house. Whatever Mr. Clark's subject is, the address will be well worth hearing. Zero Weather Out West. Duluth, Minn.. Nov. 22. —Be low zero weather prevailed today a* - Duluth and over the iron ran ges. In the lake districts snow fell throughout last night. A fifty-mile gale on Lake Su perior made navigation virtually impossible. No damage to ship ping was reported. NO. 30.
