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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.
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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.
