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VOL. XXX.
INTERESTING TRIP
TO ROSEMONT
Longpond School Makes a
Pilgrimage to Tomb
of Gov. Troup.
[Following the recent trip of
the Longpond school to the burial
piace of Gov. Troup, Rosemont,
the following interesting sketch
is presented by one of its pupils.
The Longpond school has set an
example which should be followed
by every school in the county.
Make Rosemont a shrine of pa
triotism, and teach the children
something of the life and achieve
ments of one of Georgia’s great
men who sleeps in Montgomery
county.—Ed.]
Thursday, Nov. 25, the greater
number of the pupils of the Long
pond school, with their teachers,
Misses Martin and Hunter, vis
ited one of the most interesting
spots in Montgomery county
the burial place of Gov. George
Michael Troup and his brother
R. L. Troup. This place is located
about twenty-five miles north of
this place (Longpond), and our
party was accompanied by
Messrs. Carl and Fred McAllister
and H. B. Folsom of the county
paper. We carried our dinner,
and enjoyed a spread in a nearby
pine thicket. Mr. Elijah Miller,
another one of the county com
missioners, came over and joined
the party, as well as other citizens
of the community. Thefcommis
sioners seem willing to have a
road built to this noted spot.
We left home about eight in
the morning, reaching the place
about ten, and after spending
the greater part of the day,
reached home about six in the
afternoon. The Rosemont school,
the Misses Pettit teachers, also;
joined us with their pupils, and
took part in the exercises, which
consisted in a study of the lives
of Gov. Troup and Gen. Richard
Montgomery (for whom our coun
ty is named). This was followed
by a little sketch on Georgia’s
first Thanksgiving, read by Miss
Pettit.
Gov. Troup was born Sept. 8,
1780 at Mclntosh’s Bluff, on the
Tombigbee river, Alabama, in
what was then Georgia territory.
He was a man of great mental
force, of Scotch descent, a mem
ber of a family of six boys; and
when they were young he and
his brother were fond of hunting,
and you could hear their hounds
as they ranged through the
country. The Governor was
twice married, his first wife being
a Miss McCormick of Burke coun
ty and his second wife being a
Miss Carter, a Virginia lady, the
latter being the mother of his
three children—two daughters
and a son.
This statesman was twice gov
ernor of Georgia and twice U. S.
senator. When but twenty years
of age, and while a student in
Savannah, he was elected to-the
state senate. This honor he re
fused until he became of age a
year later. In 1825, aud while
the capital was at Milledgeville,
Gov. Troup had the honor of en
tertaining L .Fayette on his last
visit to America. This was the big
gest social event of the day. Gov.
Troup was the first governor elec
ted by the people direct. He
spent his last days at Valdosta,
his home place in Laurens county.
This was a large house, with
sand-stone chimneys, and was
sometimes called the “White
House of Georgia.” It i 3 from
this p.ar? that the city of Val
dosta gets its name. Valdosta,
Ga., is the richest city to its j op
ulation in the South. The name,
Valdosta, comes from the word
Val d’ Osta, a Swiss valley. He
owned a number of places: The
Valdosta place in Laurens c.unty,
Rosemont in Montgomery and the
Mitchell and Horshoe pieces in
Entertainment at Uvalda.
There will be a Box Supper
given at the Uvalda school on
Friday night, December 10th.
The proceeds will be used for
the benefit of the school. A pro
gram has been arranged for a
most delightful evening. Every
body cordially invited to attend.
Vidalia Hardware Co.
Offers Some Substantials.
We take pleasure in calling at
tention to the advertisement of
the Vidalia Hardware Co., one
of the strong mercantile institu
tions in this section, whose goods
; are every-day necessities, and
| have always been found right in
! price and quality. Our farmer
friends would do well to call on
them for reliable farm tools and
all manner of dependable hard
ware. Their stock is complete
and shipments will be prompt.
WELL KNOWN SAVANNAH
LADY DIED IN CHURCH.
Sister of Mrs. A. B. Hutche
son Died Leading
Church Choir.
Mrs. A- B- Hutcheson received
a telegram Sunday announcing
the sudden death of her sister,
Mrs. Raymond G. Butler, of Sa
vannah. Mrs. Butler was a prom
inent member of the Second Bap
rist Church, but was leader of
the choir of Grace Methodist
Church. She had just taken
part in the anthem, “Sing, 0
Heavens,” and resumed her seat
and while the organist was play
ing the morning offertory, she
showed signs of distress and was
gasping for breath, and died be
fore physicians in the congrega
tion could render assistance.
She had long been engaged in
church work, and while it was
inexpressably sad, it was fitting
that she should pass from life’s
active labors with a song of praise
upon her lips.
Besides her husband, she is
survived by her father, Mr. H.
C. Vinson, of Marlow, and the
following brothers and sisters:
C. E and L R. Vinson, of Sa
vannah; H. C. Vinson, of Ameri
cus; B- F. Vinson, of Augusta;
Mrs. A. B. Hutcheson, of Mt.
Vernon; Mrs. P. T Elkins, of
Macon; and Mrs. W A McEach
ern, of Ensley, Ala The funeral
took place at 3:30 o’clock, Mon
day asternoon from the Second
Baptist Church, and the inter
ment was in Bonaventure ceme
tery.
Wheeler county, besides the Tur
key Creek and \allombrosa places
in Laurens county. He died at
the Mitchell place, but living at
the Valdosta place, due to undue
exposure on a trip to the Mitchell
place to attend to an unruly slave.
He died April 26, 1856, being
seventy-five years, seven months
and eighteen days old, and has
been dead fifty-nine years, seven
months and four days.
His brother, R. L. Troup, died
before the Governor and was
buried at the Rosemont plae.
Just before his death R. L. Troup
gave the Governor and his son,
George M. Jr., all of his property,
the Governor and his son erected
the tomb and the stone enclosure.
It is said to have cost $1,500 dol
; lars, and three weeks time was
required to put it into place. The
wall is 16 feet 8 inches by 31 feet
9 1-4 inches outside, and is 7 feet
high with raised corners. In the
center stands the monument to
R. L. Troup, the Governor being
buried to his right. The base of
the little monument is 3 feet 11
inches. On the death of the
Governor a marble slab was put
into the base of the monument
and the last lines of the inscrip
tion contains the famous expres
sion of Gov. Troup: “Stand by
your arms.”
The grove of trees around the
tomb contains a mixture of oak,
sweetgum, cherry and China
trees. Some of our pupils cleared
out the leaves and trash in the
enclosure. We then returned
home, planning to go back anoth
er day and do more.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 2.J915.
I MRS. B. F. CONNER
DIED; VERY SUDDENLY
Estimable Lady Passes to
Her Reward After a
Long Illness.
At the family home adjoining
the campus of the Brewton-Par
ker Institute, Mrs. Mary Conner,
wife of Mr. B. F. Conner, died
very suddenly on Saturday last
about noon. She had walked out
into the yard and was dead when
found by members of the family.
Mrs. Conner was a most esti
! mable woman, and by blood and
marriage was connected with the
most numerous family circles of
Montgomery county. She was
the daughter of the lamented
Thomas L. Calhoun, and one of
a remarkable family of fifteen
children born to him by three
marriages, Mrs. Conner being of
the second set of children and
own sister to Hon. John C. Cal
houn, of Mt. Vurnon, and Mrs.
Sallie Brewton, of Bellvilie, the
only two remaining of this un
ion, Mrs. W. J. Peterson and Dr.
Lawrence Calhoun being deceas
ed.
She was about 57 years of age,
and surviving her are her hus
band, two sons and three daugh
ters: Mr. B. A. Conner, of Higgs
ton; Prof. Thos. B Conner, of
the B -P. I. faculty; Mrs. Ernest
Dixon, of Higgston; and Misses
Eva and Lillian Conner.
Mrs. Conner had been under
treatment for a long time, but
her family and friends were
greatly shocked at her sudden de
parture The funeral took place
on Sunday afternoon, and the
interment was at McGregor. Dr.
J. C- Brewton conducted the ser
vice, and a large concourse of
relatives and friends gathered to
pay the last sad tribute to the
deceased loved one.
I 8.-P. L ITEMS, i
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The fifth grade won the atten
dance banner for the week end
ing Nov. 20th, as theirs was a
perfect record. And the third
grade made the best record in
punctuality.
The teachers institute of the
northern division of Montgomery
county met in Soperton last Sat
urday. And as our board is so
anxious to have all schools of our
county and take part in the con
tests here in April, the Mt. Ver
non and Longpond teachers
attended to aid in stimulating or
arousing enthusiasm, as the case
might be. But we were so grati
fied to find that all present seem
ed very much interested and there
was only a few absentees. The
day was quite a busy one, but
very pleasant indeed. Mr. Salter
and Col. Hutcheson carried us
over, and to them is due a great
deal of our pleasur,.
Most of those books for our
public school library have arrived
now, so please select the one you
wish to donate and help us to get
them all in place at the earliest
possible date.
Mrs. Tom Mcßae entertained
the public school teachers and a
few friends on Thanksgiving.
Such a dinner as this is seldom
spread for a king, but we proved
our appreciation of the epicurean
in the next half hour, and I am
sure that there can be no doubt ;
in the mind of our hostess as to
the pleasure she afforded each of
us.
Misses Mcßae, Terrell and Me- 1
Donald spent Nov. 22nd in Macon
and had the pleasure of hearing
William Jennings Bryan in his'
great Peace lecture.
Dr. and Mrs. Hunt were hosts
!at a turkey dinner on Sunday
; last and proved themselves ideal
i indeed. i
; SOUTH GA. CONFERENCE
i ADJOURNED MONDAY
After Most Successful Session
L Closed with Reading
Appointments.
After one of the most success
ful and interesting sessions since
its organization, the South Geor
gia Conference adjourned at
Cordele on Monday morning. Ac
cording to custom, the exercises
closed with reading the appoint
ments by the bishop. We give
the assignments for the Mcßae
District:
W. F. Smith, presiding elder.
Mcßae, E. F. Davenport; Helena
and Scotland, W. A. Mallory;
Eastman, W. E. Towson; Chaun
ceyand Benevolence, B. F. West;
Milan and Alamo circuit, W. C.
McGill; Cedar Grove circuit, W.
E. Kinchen, supply; Abbeville
and Rhine, A. B. Wall; Towns,
W. S. Anderson; Jacksonville
circuit, S. W. Snead, supply;
Lumber City circuit, C. T. Clark;
Hazlehurst circuit, W. Milligan;
Baxley, 11. T. Freeman; Baxley
circuit, R. P. Fain, S. F. Hilton,
junior preacher supply; Surrency
circuit, J. C. Griner; .Uvalda cir
cuit, D. A. Lastinger; Mt. Ver
non circuit, C. E. Cook; Higgston
circuit, F. H. Sineath; Vidalia,
M. W. Carmichael; Lyons, J. W.
Weston; Altamahacircuit, Moody
Booth; Cobbtovvn circuit, 11. N
Benton; Hagan and Collins, R.
M. Allison; Claxton, W. C
Glenn; Glennville circuit, T. F.
Drake; Reidsville and Shiloh, J.
M. Rustin; Denton circuit, C. A.
Morrison
A number of changes wore
made, several on account of the
four-year limit. Rev. L. A. Hill,
presiding elder here for four
years past, goes to Fitzgerald
Rev. H. C. Ewing goes from the
Mt. Vernon charge to Byron, a
fine work in the peach belt of
Houston county.
It is probable that Rev. C. E.
Cook will reach here in time to
fill the regular appointment in
Mt. Vernon on the second Sunday
in thjs month.
A Liberal Proposition
By Rountree & Kennedy.
A free trip to the Harvest Fes
tival at Vidalia and unheard of
bargains in up-to-date clothing
are among the liberal things that
Rountree & Kennedy are offering
their patrons for next week.
From Dec. 4to Dec. 11 young
men (old men, too,) may secure
the best goods without cost of
railroad fare, and get styles that
cannot be surpassed and good
clothes at prices that are very
tempting indeed. Read their ad.
and see what interesting bar
gains they are offering.
Goes to Savannah.
Dr. A. L. Patterson, for many
years pastor of the Presbyterian !
church at Blackshear, has recent
ly accepted a call to Hull Memori
al Church of Savannah. Dr.
Patterson is recognized as one of
the ablest ministers in the Sa
vannah Presbytery, arid in ac
cepting what is perhaps a larger j
work he is carrying to its ripe
experience and ability of the!
highest degree. He is v/ell i
known to the people of this sec- ,
tion, to whom he has preached '
on a number of occasions, and is.
generally admired and appreci- J
ated. His acceptance is a distinct
gain to Hull Memorial, which has!
been without a pastor for several
months.
Honor Roll of the
McGregor School.
Wade Carpenter Ruby Carpenter
Theodore Mitchell Martin Morris
Edna Conner Matthew Morris
Charlie Cook Conner
Magdalene Rowland
M. C. Carpenter Geo. Rowland
Civic Club Work.
I
To fancy work committee Civic
i Club:
Please meet with me at Dr.
Hunt’s residence on Friday after
i noon next, at 3:30 o’clock.
Make or solicit an article this
week. Tell us something good.
C. McDonald, Ch’m’n.
Longpond.
Special C HTeHlmmleliee.
Miss Minnie Wells visited
friends in Vidalia last week.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Ledford
and son of of Sanders ville spent
Thanksgiving with their parents,
j Mr. and Mrs. E. C. McAllister.
Quite a large crowd attended
the candy pulling at the home of
Dr. and Mrs. W. M. Moses last
Thursday night. A large number
from Mt. Vernon, Ailey, Uvalda
and Alston were present. The
home was beautifully deeorated |
with southern smilax, ferns
and decorations appropriate for
Thanksgivinig. After many
games were played in the outer
yard and parlor, delicious sand
wiches, hot chocolate and cake
were served. Music was rendered
on both piano and victrola.
Rev. J. B. Blackwell of Mt.
Vernon preached for us at the
Baptist church Sunday morning
and evening.
Friday afternoon at the school
building the older pupils, together
with the people of the commu
nity, organized the “Progressive
Club.” We hope through this to
derive much good toward the
progress and betterment of the
school and community.
A basket bail team is to be
organized at Longpond school
with Mr. Chas. McAllister as
team coach.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Johnson
attended the funeral of Mrs. B.
F. Conner Sunday afternoon.
Messrs, Fred and Chas. Mc-
Allister are at home for a few
days.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Goff visited
their parsnts, Mr. and Mrs. John
Golf for a few days last week.
Quite a delegation from our
school, in charge of Misses Mar
tin and Hunter, the teachers,
made a trip to Rosemont, the
burial place of Gov. Troup, on
Thanksgiving. The party was
accompanied by Messrs. C. C.
and W. F. McAllister of this
place and Editor H. B. Folsom of
Mt. Vernon. Our school was
joined by the Rosemont school,
and an interesting program, con
sisting of readings on the life of
Gov. Troup was observed. Steps
will soon lie taken toward future
improvement of the place and
the opening of roadways leading
to the tomb.
Will Serve Oysters.
Oysters and coffee will be
served by the ladies of the Civic
Club at the court house Tuesday,
Dec. 7th, at noon. Every one is
invited. Come.
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1 SPECIAL LOW RATES CHARLESTON, S.C.
1 Dec. 13=17, 1915
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ji| Selected Carnival, Water and Athletic Sports.
|; Addresses by Prominent Speakers on Cotton, Rural Credits j:
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LIVE STOCK
EXHIBITS FINE
Agricultural Train Carries
Show of Pure-breds
Worth While.
Reports from points where the
live stock exhibit has been made
are that large crowds of farmers
are turning out and taking quite
an interest in the pure-bred live
stock which is being sent over
the state under the auspices of
the Georgia State College of Ag
riculture, the United States De
partment of Agriculture and the
railroads. The addresses made
and the literature distributed are
proving very helpful.
The pure-bred beef and dairy
cattle, horses and swine from the
j farm of the College of Agricul
ture will be shown at Mt. Vernon
December 9th, (next Thursday,)
between the hours of 8:00 a. m.
and 12 m. This campaign is being
heartily promoted by the S. A. L.
railroad. It is one of the parties
to the undertaking and is adver
tising the show and doing all
that it can to make the meeting
here a success.
It is not an exhibition train but
is two car loads of the very best
educational exhibit of live stock
ever presented in Georgia. The
pure-bred live stock will speak
for themselves and the speakers
will tell how to buy and how to
feed. A carload of beautifully
arranged exhibits of home-grown
feeds is a revelation to the farm
ers, and shares prominently in
the attention bestowed on the
exhibit as a whole.
Farmers of this region who
want to start in the live stock
business, or who want to sup
plant what they have with a bet
ter paying type of live stock,
will find the exhibit and address
es a great help.
Newt Stafford Dead.
Friends of Newt L. Stafford
will learn with deep regret of his
death last Friday, Nov. 19th at
Kingsland, Camden county where
he conducted the Southeast Geor
gian. Mr. Stafford was born in
this county 62 years ago and
learned the trade of a printer in
the office under the late Capt.
Bradwell. He worked later va
riously in Savannah Brunswick
and other cities and in the middle
ninetiesestablished the Southeast
Georgian in Camden county The
paper was conducted by him for
some years, later going to Arizona
for his wife’s health. It was only
the past summer that he returned
to Georgia. His funeral and in
terment took place at Kingsland.
.J, D. Stafford of this county is
his brother.—Liberty County
Herald.
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