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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (March 16, 1916)
Mmitttt. VOL. XXX. ■— - t CHAUTAUQUA | INTEREST GROWS Great Attractions Next Week Will Please Crowds of People. The Chautauqua, to which all are looking forward, will begin a three-days session Monday morn ing, 20th inst., with an educa tional address by Prof. Joseph S. Stewart of Athens, professor of secondary education in Georgia. In fact, Monday is to te recog nized as educational day. Prof. Stewart is recognized las one of the state’s ablest educators and his address will be heard with interest and profit. Mr. Stewart will talk at eleven o’clock. Tuesday has been set apart as Agricultural Day, and a speaker | will be secured for this feature, ! the farmers institute to open at; 10:00 o’clock. The afternoon will be great with such impersonators ! as Eugene Lockhart and the ■ magician, Durno. The evening session to see the climax of fun . and magic. On Wednesday, the third day, will occur the Neighborhood Pic-; nic and Town Booster’s Day. Addresses at 10:00 o’clock arrang ed by local committee. The lec ture at 3:15 by Dr. Hyde, and the grand concert by the Tyrolean Alpine Yodlers at 4:00 will be charming features, followed by a rare entertainment by the Yod lers at 8:15 and a lecture by Dr. Hyde at 9:00 o’clock. Opportunities for such high class entertainment as the Chau tauqua will afford are rare, even in larger towns, and you will miss the chance of years if you ! do not attend. Everybody is; looking forward to the opening; day, next Monday, with the; brightest anticipations. The 8.- P. I. auditorium is spacious and comfortable, and you should be j conspicuous by your presence. I Booster Club | Chautauqua I COMING! I MT. VERNON, MARCH 20, 21, 22 1 I RECREATION EDUCATION INSPIRATION I I FIRST DAY -Educational Day (j|j MORNING—11:00 o’clock, Educational Rally. Addresses by Prof. Joseph S. £i; 90 Stewart, Athens, Ga. rib AFTERNOON—3:IS, Opening Concert, Columbia Concert Co. )& 4-00 o’clock, Lecture, “The Coming Man,” By Col. Geo. A. Gearhart (3£ X EVENING—B:IS. Lecture, “Civic Righteousness, By Col. Gearhart Qg 9:00 o’clock. Concert by Columbia Concert Co. £b § SECOND DAY -Agricultural Day. 00 MORNING-10:00 o’clock. Farmers’lnstitute' To be arranged. @0 AFTERNOON—3:IS. Impersonations, Songs, etc. By the Scotch-Canadian aft Entertainer, Eugene Lockhart. , . xy 4:00. Forty-five minutes with Durno, World’s Greates Magician. THIRD DAY -Town Boosters’ Day and Neighborhood Picnic 00 MORNING-10:00. Address on Community Co-operation. r\i (£} AFTERNOON—3:IS. Lecture, “The Richest Man in Town.” By Dr. Albert )|; aft M. Hvde, Chautauqua Director. ;■? 4:00. Grand Concert. By Tyrolean Alpine Yodlers. X EVENING— 8:15. Instrumental and Vocal Concert by Alpine Xodlers. (uj Sg 9:00. Lecture, “The Call of the Century,” by Dr. Hyde. @5 w All Exercises Will be Held in the Auditorium of | I THE BREWTON-PARKER 1 I ■ INSTITUTE | 0 lAVivm-mwny '*"*'*-' I TICKET PRICES: | jg Season Tickets, Adults, 81.50. Children, 81.00 | I Adults, any Night, 50c. Chilren, ‘2sc. | 1 Any Matinee, Adults, 35c. Children, 15c. | Dr. Hyde to Preach. Dr. Albert M. Hyde, a member of the Radcliffe Lyceum staff, j will arrive in Mt. Vernon next Sunday, and in the evening will fill the pulpit at the Baptist church. The public is cordially invited to attend. Dr. Hyde is a lecturer of national reputation, j and will doubtless be heard by a ' full house. His place on the Chautauqua program is arranged 1 for the third day. Mt. Vernon Drug Co. Makes Improvements, i The Mt. Vernon Drug Co. is replacing their soda fount with a magnificient and more modern! fount, and getting ready to keep Mt. Vernon cool through the summer. This improvement is in part to : celebrate the tenth anniversary of this progressive establishment, |as well as to keep in line with | the spirit of advancement that has always characterized the business. I Play at Tarrytown. The pupils of the high school at Tarrytown will give a play at the school auditorium in Tarry town, Friday night, 17th inst. The play will prove highly enter taining, and the public is cordi ally invited. An admission of 10 : and 20 cents will be charged. Remember the time, tomorrow night. ! Early Velvet Beans. 'i I have for sale Early Speckled > Velvet Beans. This kind makes vines equal to old kind. Good sound seed $2.00 per bushel. I). S. Williamson, Uvalda, Ga. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. MARCH 16, 1916. WHEELER COURT HOUSE BURNED LAST WEEK Superior Court Adjourned But the Records are Preserved. | Fire was discovered about 3:00 ' o’clock Thursday morning in the Wheeler county court house aC 1 ' Alamo and the flames had gained 1 ' such headway that it was im- 1 | possible to save the building. | The origin of the fire will never !be known, regardless of the ru mors started when the fire occur-! ed. The building was new and! had been erected at a cost ofi about $35,000, and insurance was! carried on it to the amount of $25,000. The March term of the superior , court was being held, and the; burning of many court- papers I caused much inconvenience, and j the court had to adjourn. The i j records were kept in fireproof ! vaults and practically all of them were saved. We understand that the au thorities will rebuild the court house as soon as matters can be straightened out. I * Kil Kair Klub Meets. The Kil Kair Klub was delight" fully entertaied with a porch party Monday afternoon by the Misses Adams at their home on Washington avenue. Late in the afternoon delicious orange cups were served. Those enjoying the Misses Adams’ hospitality were Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Bass; Misses Alleen Mcßae, Lu-1 cille Mcßae, Jennie Thompson i and Annella Cook. Little Miss Rosa Daniel went down to Bell ville Saturday to visit relatives over Sunday. GREAT RESOURCES OF j STATE SHOWN IN FILM Wonderful Motion Picture Secured for Vidalia Next Week. On March 24th, the wonderful ' Georgia Motion Picture will be j jin Vidalia, Manager Arthur Davis , of the Amusu Theatre having se cured the Georgia picture by a ! stroke of good business. This picture has just started its six months tour of Georgia, ! having been exhibited in about i twenty-five of the larger cities and Vidalia is very fortunate to i ' get this so early after it was re i leased. | After this picture has finished jthe swing of this state it will be [sent to the north and east where it will be run for five years. This picture is eight thousand feet in length and requires two' | hours to run. The theatre will ;be opened on this date, March ; 24th, at three o’clock, so that as great a number can be admitted and shown the picture as possible, the prices will remain the same or. this day as usual, although the cost to the Manager has been considerable more. This picture is unlike the us ual moving picture. It is a tre mendous feature and has drawn a record attendance where it has been shown as is attested by the press reports in Atlanta, five thousand people were turned away on account of there not being seating capacity for them in the auditorium, which is the largest building of the kind in the State of Georgia. Many people, citizens of the State, contend that Georgia is I self-sustaining, in other words, the people of the Empire State could live at home, ever if a fence were built around Georgia and nothing could be sent in to us, while others claim the reverse, the picture is a decided answer Ito this bebate. The various re sources of the State are vividly shown and the picture is assem bled as to make a romance of the story. The scenes are the Tybee Beach showing the ocean and shore life, the great Live Stock Show at Quitman, and other features too numerous to men tion, which will make you more familiar with your State, The Empire State of the South. Admission 5 and 10 cents. “The Deacon” For Friday Evening. The little play, ‘‘The Deacon,” will be rendered by the depart ment of expression of The Brew ton-Parker tomorrow (Friday) evening at the auditorium, and promises to be a pleasing event. The orchestra will add interest to the evening’s entertainment. The public is cordially asked to patronize the entertainment by nome talent. Admission: Chil dren under 13, 15 cents; over 13 years, 25 cents. The program in j full appears on another page of j this issue. I(H)-I)ay Velvet Beans Choice 100-Day Velvet Beans, two dollars per bushel, delivered in five bushel lots or more. We handle planting peas, all kinds, and will deliver anywhere. Write i | for prices. Better peas, and j | better bagged than others you j will buy, and sold delivered. H. M. FRANKLIN, 325 m Tennille, Ga Planters for Sale. I have on hand a limited num ber of the Famous Cole Plain j View Planters, which can be had jby calling at once. Farmers j should investigate merits of this ' wonderful farm implement. Write J. T. Brack, fit. No. 2. Mt. Vernon, Ga. Clifton Elected Sheriff. Lyons, Ga., March 14. —In the I special election held to-day in Toombs county Lester Clifton was elected sheriff over his two j opponents by a lead of 142 votes, j Building New Store. I On Monday morning Mr. John Wesley Morrison began building I a new store on the corner ad -1 joining his present stand. The building is to be of brick and will be of good dimensions. Mr. A. M. Hughes is in charge of the work, and the building will be l rushed to completion. Singing Convention To Meet In Ailey. We are requested to announce that the Montgomery County j Singing Convention will meet with the Baptist church in Ailey ion the third Sunday in April. At this meeting an election of officers will beheld. The public is cordially invited. Honor Roll of the McGregor School. Amoret Conner, Edna Conner, Ruby Carpenter, Wade Carpen ter, Martin Morris, Henry Mc- Arthur, Marvin O’Neal Charlie C. Conner Harvey Rowland Willie Rowland, W. T. O’Neal. The McGregor school house is being painted this week. Day of Auto Accidents In South Georgia Valdosta, Ga., March 13. Sunday was a day of automobile accidents in this section. Lee Byrd, of Live Oak, Fla., son of a prominent banker and business man, was killed between Madison and this citv when his car ran into a pine tree. Two other young men received bruises. Dr. J. L. Frasier of Fitzgerald and S. Linsey’s car had a head on collision six miles north of here on the national highway. Mrs. Linsey had her mouth cut to the bone on both sides by being thrown against turned wind shield. Mr. Adams, in Dr. Frasier’s car, also was injured. Frank Johnson, local chauffeur with a traveling man, had his car turn a complete somersault near the same place, but no one was hurMhe car righted itself without injury except a bent radiator. A party from Meigs had a big car to plunge into a deep ditch on the national highway north of here. All were bruised up, but none seriously. Millinery Oponing. i We will have our opening of fine Spring Millinery on March 20, 21, 22, to which the public is cordially invited. Parlors over the Mt. Vernon Drug Co.’s store. Latest in styles and correct in : price. Mrs. M. E. Armfiehl, Mrs. R. Morrison. Mt. Vernon, Ga. Rev. J. D. Rabun of Lyons visited his old friends and former parishioners here a few days ago. _ STATEMENT OK THE CONDITION OK TFie /Aourit Vernon Bank* Located at Mt. Vernon, Ga., at the Close of Business Mar. 10, 1010: UKSOIJHCKH : Demand loans $ 2.1)70 01) I line loans 79,47*1 90 Overdrafts unsecured ‘*ll7 15 Hanking Mouse, 4,0nu00 Furniture and fixtures, 2,297 SI | Other real estate 122 001 Due from hanks and hank ers in this state .‘II ,154 50 Due from hanks and hank ers in other states 5,289 90 Currency $1,885 00 Gold 172 50 Silver nickels, etc. 494 39 2,501 89 Advances on cotton 910 00 91000 Set aside as capital for Com mercial Hank, I‘valda 16.0ttn no Safety deposit boxes H>7 21 Total, $144,185.67 HTATE OP OEOKOIA—County of Montgomery. ... . , 1 Heroic mo Curie* W. A I’eteison,Cashier of The Mt. Verm, ll Bank, who being <luly sworn 1 *»v* I list the above mid ton,going suteiaent is a true condition of said Ba.ik, »» sln.wn by ! the books of flle in said hank \V. A. 4T.rfc.RSON. Bw«n 11 »o and iilbsodbtd before me this Hth day of Vtarch. 1918. J ltd i t urn*, tom* N. I*. M. to., Ga, NEW TOWNS LAID OUT IN TELFAIR Grand Opportunity Offered For Profitable Invest ment at sale. Two real estate deals of first importance to Telfair county took place this week when C. W. Stuart, reprssenting the Overland Realty Co., took over two choice, well located tracts of real estate on the Ocmulgee Valley Railway between Lumber City and Jack sonville, Ga., for the purpose of locating and developing two towns to handle the business created by the construction of this railroad which is now being constructed, with the first eighteen miles out of Lumber City completed for freight hauling and the iast three miles into Jacksonville, Telfair’s old county seat, partly construc ted and soon to be completed. Spivey, one of the new towns, is located about 10 miles east from Lumber City and Jackson ville, the nearest traveling points. It is located on the farm of Char lie Spivey from whom the land was bought and is high, dry and healthy. Smithdale is located between Spivey and Jacksonville on the Parks Clements road and is equal ly as well located as Spivey and both towns are situated in rich agricultural districts and Spivey is located near a tract of timber estimated to cut over 100,000,000 feet of lumber. In addition to a large acreage of lands under cultivation along the Ocmulgee Valley Railway, 5000 acres of land have been ‘‘taken in” this winter and up wards of $150,000.00 worth of fertilizers have been and are be ing delivered to farmers along this new railroad for the seasons crops, a large part of which will be marketed in the new towns, Smithdale and Spivey, and a rapid growth of Telfair’s two youngest towns is assured. The towns will be sold in lots at Smithdale March 28th, and at Spivey March 20th at auction or easy terms. Prospectors for general stores, shops, drug store, and a cotton gin are looking the ground over every day but no lots will be sold at either place till sale day. Messrs. Westcott, Vann, Hol land and Stuart of the Macon firm are already on the properties with a crew of workmen, and the work of surveying the properties is un der way. Streets will be graded and other developments and im provements will be made at heavy cost. The opening of Smithdale and Spivey will be made gala days. Brass band, daylight fireworks land balloon display will enliven and four free lots and 50 cash prizes will be given away free to those present to encourage. Witty auctioneer and public I speaking will be other features, j Free transportation on the new railroad from Lumber City to the town sites will be provided at 7:30 a. m., sharp each day of the I sales. Further particulars appear in a half-page ad. in this issue of the Monitor. Mr. M. L. Adams of Kibbee was a visitor here yesterday. liabilities: Capital stock paid m, $16,000 00 Surplus r.iml, 84,000 00 (Tikii vlded profits, I«*hh cur ex's.. ini. and tuxes p<l. i 5,471 83 I ndividiml deposits subject to check, 40,713 80 Savings deposits 7,100 28 Time certiiicales 43,603 82 Cashier's checks 1,177 27 < .'ash over 3 08 Total, $144,185.07 NO. 46.
