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VOL. XXX.
INJUNCTION ASKED
AGAINST COM’RS
Citizens Would Enjoin the
Board to Prevent
Overpayment.
The Board of Commissioners of i
Roads and Revenues of Mont- j
gomery county have recently had :
filed against them injunction j
proceedings, in which the peti
tioners seek to restrain them for
expending certain funds. The
petitioners are B. A. Mosley, P.
0. Hobbs, J. W. Adams, A. B.
Johnson, J. A. McCrimmon, W.
D. Martin, J. P. Gillis, A. J.
Copeland, A. Dukes, Oscar
Dukes, VV. H. Dukes, and Mack
New. The petition shows that
there is in the county sources
from which can be raised for road
purposes approximately $17,000
for the present year, and that
the commissioners have been and
are still paying out a sum far in
excess of this amount, and that
debts are contracted for without
authority of law. They charge
that the county indebtedness is
brought about by expenditures
bn the public road system. It is
also charged that county warrants
are being drawn on the wrong
funds, and that the present levy
is insufficient to relieve the coun
ty of debt.
The petition, with its amend
ment, is rather lengthy, and has
been the source of considerable
comment on the part of the offi
cials and the public. The matter
was to have been heard before
Judge E. D. Graham at Alamo
yesterday. It is possible that, as
a result of the tangle, one or more
of the commissioners will offer
resignations, and further en
tanglements are anticipated. The
management of the county’s af
fairs has been a bone of conten
tion for a number of years, and a
settlement of the matter is not
in sight.
AGRI. PICTURES
EXHIBITED HERE
Automobile Traveling Exhi
bition Gives the County
Big Show.
According to announcement
made in these columns last week,
the traveling moving picture
show sent out by the State Agri
cultural College filled its three
appointmen ts in Montgomery
county this week. On Monday
night the car was in Soperton
and exhibited the pictures to a
large and appreciative audience.
On Tuesday afternoon the people
of the excellent community of
Longpond were delighted with
the instructive exhibition. At
night the large auditorium of
the Brewton-Parker Institute
here was filled with an audience
that fully appreciated the efforts
of the State College of Agriculture
to instill into the minds of the
people valuable knowledge of
farming in this state.
The car is in charge of Dr. A.
L. Hirleman, whose lectures on
live stock and the prevention of
hog cholera ought to be an in
spiration to every farmer who
sees them illustrated by the views.
The series of pictures illustrate
the manufacture and administra
tion of serum, corn club work,
live stock exhibits and many in
teresting things in connection
with agricultural development in
the state.
As we have before remarked,
the state is doing a great work
through its Agricultural College,
and its influence is reaching to
the most remote corners of the
state.
Twelfth District School
Contest at Fort Valley.
The attendants and participat
ing team of the Brewton-Parker
Institute left here Thursday
for Fort Valley where the contest
i was held on Friday last.
The team labored under diffi
| culties by reason of an epidemic
,of measles in the school, and did
; not secure any of the most de
sirable prizes. The party con
sisted of Miss Elizabeth Lee,
Miss Alma Stapler, teachers, and
Herman Kennedy, Hugh Peter
son, Max McGregor. Bertie Lou
Adams, Eunice Burkhalter and
Theodosia Geiger, pupils.
Miss Burkhalter took third prize
in reading and Mr. Hugh Pe
terson took third in ready writing.
Dr. Burroughs Heads
Fine Arts Department.
Brunswick, April 10. — Dr. W.
B. Burroughs, well known Geor
gian and historian, will for the
eighteenth consecutive year have
charge of the fine arts depart
ment at the state fair in Macon
next fall. Dr. Burroughs, along
with Peter Meldrim of Savannah,
Martin V. Calvin of Waycross,
and other well known Georgians,
will serve on the fair committee
from the State Agricultural So
ciety, appointed by its president,
John A. Cobb of Americus.
Damage to Cotton
From Frost Feared.
Albany, April 11.—Fear is felt
by farmers of this section for the
cotton crop. The heavy white
frost yesterday, it is expected,
did considerable damage in this
section, though it is impossible
to tell the extent of the damage
at this time. A good percentage
of the crop probably will have to
be replanted, however.
About 50 per cent of the cotton
crop in this section was up and
what was not killed will be de
layed in its growth.
Frost Reaches Florida.
Tamoa, Fla., April 10. —All
Florida cold weather records for
this late in April were broken by
temperatures over the state this
morning. The minimum here was
45, with light frost unofficially
reported in the country districts.
Jacksonville reported 42, Eus-j
tis, 38, Bartow, 40, Gainesville,
36.
Fort Pierce was low on the
lower east coast, with 44, and
Miami reported 46. There was
slight damage to vegetable* and
melons in middle Florida.
Incendiary Sets Fire
To Ledger of Bank.
Dublin, April, 11. —Police to
i day are investigating a fire, evi
dently the work of an incendiary,
that "burned the individual ledger
book of the Commercial Bank
: ,here last night. The book was
! left on a desk while all employees
1 were out for a few minutes. On i
' their return it was found about
half consumed lying in its place.
Investigation showed it had been
carried to a back room, fired,
partially consumed and then re
| turned to a desk.
The bank officers state that
no records were lost, though sev
-1 eral days will be required to get
them re-established.
»
' Tacky Party at
McGregor School.
I
1 A tacky party will be given at
1 McGregor school on Friday, April
114th at 7:30 p. m. No admission
. fee, but sandwiches, hot choco
c late, cake and other things will
■ be sold to finish paying for paint
'■> ing the school building. A prize
3 will be given to the tackiest
; dressed boy or girl.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. APRIL 13, 1916.
OLD RLOSSIE MUST
RETIRE FROM STREETS
Election Next Saturday May
Remove Cows From
Streets.
Ever since those ancient days
when the retiring Indians with
jealous eye watched from the
west side of the Oconee the pale
faces, as they drove in their
flocks and herds to graze upon
these verdant hills and peaceful
vales, the cows have been allowed
to run at large upon the streets
of Mt. Vernon. Not only have
they been encouraged to do the
grazing act, but have been al
lowed with impunity unparalleled
and indifference approaching
criminal neglect to rob the wag
ons and buggies of farmers who
come here to attend court, until
every visitor has been forced in
to a chronic state of ecstatic love
and profound respect for the
Mt. Vernon cow about like that
entertained by Villa for United
States troopers in Mexico. Gen
eration after generation has come
and gone, and their verdict all
down the line has" been “Dog-|
gone the Mt. Vernon cow, any
how!”
Strange to say, that in all these
years Mt. Vernon folks—that is
men-folks —have never stopped J
to think of what a nuisance these'
cows have been, nor to figure'
out the hundreds of times sacks!
of flour and numberless pack
ages of merchandise have been j
dragged from the wagons and j
buggies of country people who
come here to trade and attend;
the courts.
But the ladies of the Mt. Ver- i
non Civic League have been j
thinking. As a result of their
aggressive and progressive spirit, j
and perhaps at their suggestion, >
an election has been called for
Saturday next to determine the
question of removal of the cows]
from the streets. Regardless of i
ail questions of woman suffrage,!
or your views on “preparedness,” |
you had better gel. ready to vote'
against a continuation of this
nuisance, or place yourself in the
position of favoring everything
but decency, safety and progress.
Your cow would be far more
i profitable to you kept in a clean
[ stall or pasture and fed on whole
some feed than to continue the
disgusting old regime of plunder
i and filth on the streets and side
j walks, to say nothing of her mid
night raids on your own and your
neighbors’ garden and truck
patches,
Laurens Farmers to
Fight Cattle Tick.
Several farmers in this county
have begun agitating a fight on
the cattle tick in Laurens county
with the ultimate aim of ridding
the county of ticks so that cattle
raising will be made more profit
able and safe for the farmers.
One of the important features
' of the campaign is the movement
for the establishment of county
owned dipping vats, similar to
those now installed in many
counties, and the establishment
of a tick eradication force, in the
\ county.
The number of pure-bred beef
and dairy cattle now in the county
makes it imperative that the ticks
be cleaned out at once, or the
] cattle growing industry will suf
fer heavily. —Dublin Courier-
Herald.
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Notice to Taxpayers.
On Monday and Tuesday, May
I and 2, the County Tax Equal
izers will meet to hear complaints
against overcharges or such
claims. After said dates no com
plaints will be heard by the Board
i of County Commissioners,
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
HELD MONDAY IN DUBLIN
|
Jackson and Johnson Wings
Hold Separate Meetings
and Scrap.
The Republicans of the Twelfth
Congressional District met in
Dublin Monday, and the Henry l
S. Jackson wing of the party left'
the convention hall and held a
separate convention, about 40
members making oath that they
w’ere the real thing from their
respective counties, every dele
gate being a negro. They nomi- 1
nated James M. Outler of Lau-'
rens, a white man, as a candidate
for Congress. They named B.
F. Allard, of Emanuel, as a dele
gate to the national convention.
The Walter Johnson crowd re
mained in charge of the conven
tion hall, and elected S. S. Min
cey, of Ailey, the negro com
mitteeman of Montgomery county
as a delegate to the Republican
convention in Chicago, with Clark
Grier delegate from the state at
large. After a lengthy wrangle,
the delegates were instructed to
vote in the convention as directed
by Walter Johnson.
Poplar Head.
Special OoiTOHpoiideiiee
The program and oyster supper
were very much enjoyed here.
Each pupil did his part well
and showed that they were well
trained by their teacher, Miss
Graham. The boy paying the
most for the girl’s name was Mr.
Robert Ruis for Miss Lucy War
nock’s name, two dollars. We
cleared twenty-four dollars.
There was a large crowd present i
and we wish to thank every one
for their aid.
Rev. S. I). Walker spent Satur
day night at the home of Mr. W.
A. Conaway.
Mr. A. D. Conaway from Glen
wood is visiting his children,
Messrs. Kus and W. A. Conaway,
and Mrs. Dave Whitaker.
Miss Claude Holmes visited her
nieces, Mrs. Nora Phillips and
Mrs. Hassie Jones.
Our Sunday School is fine, all
have very good lessons and we
hope lor more to attend.
Dark Eyes.
Garden Comes First.
Uncle Sam has been giving
advice to the farmers of the
South. It is good to farmers I
everywhere.
First: Produce a home garden
for every family on the farm, the
year round, paying special atten
tion to a plot of Irish or sweet
potatoes sufficient to supply the
family with food of this charac
ter. Where feasible, have a patch
jof sorghum or other cane to pro
duce syrup for the family.
Second: Produce the corn
necessary to support all the peo
ple on the farm and the live
| stock, with absolute safety.
Third: Produce the necessary
oats and other small grain to
supplement the corn as food. Pay
attention to winter grazing.
Fourth: Produce hay and for
age from some forage crop, suffi
cient to supply all the live stock
jon the farm. Use legumes such
as clover, cowpeas, velvet beans,
soy beans and alfalfa for the
production of hay and to enrich
the soil with nitrogen and humus.
Fifth: Produce the meat neces
sary to supply the people through
out increased attention to poultry
and hogs, especially. Plan to
increase gradually the number of
] cattle and other live stock so as
to have a sufficient number to
] consume the waste products of
the farm and make the waste
lands productive.
Sixth: After all of these things
produce a cash crop (cotton or
gram, etc.) for the market.
Baseball Season Will
Open Saturday, 22nd.
Lovers of the great national
I game will learn with interest that
| the season is about to open in Mt.
j Vernon, and many games will be
! pulled off' during the year at the
] Brewton-Parker Institute.
I On Saturday, 22nd inst., at the
I hour of 3:00 o’clock in the after
, noon the first game will be called,
and the First District Agricultural
School team of Statesboro will
play the Brewton-Parker team on
the diamond here. On Monday
following, a second game will be
played.
The Statesboro boys are said to
be stronger than they were last
season, and the 8.-P. I. boys are
feeling as lively as jaybirds in
the Oconee river swamp, there
fore two great games are antici
pated. The modest sum of 25c,
will be charged for admission.
Honor Roll of the
McGregor School.
Kathleen Conner
Edna Conner
Ruby Carpenter
Sarah McArthur
Magdalene Rowland
Amoret Conner
Wade Carpenter
George Rowland
Theodore Mitchell
Truman Couner
Marvin O’Neal
Algie Collins
Martin Morris
Services at Baptist
Church Sunday.
Regular services will be held
at the Mt. Vernon Baptist church
Sunday, 16th inst., and it is urged
that a full attendance of mem
bership be present.
Services both morning and
evening. A special collection for
foreign missions will be taken.
Dr. Brewton asks that this be
observed both in interest and in a
material manner.
Reward for
Strayed Cattle.
Strayed from M. H. Dailey’s
place about March 24, three head
of cattle. One red butt headed
heifer, unmarked, had on large
bell, will calve in May. One
crumpled horn cow, red, with
white legs, white spots on her,
horns bored, marked two splits
in one ear, crop and split in other
ear. One heifer yearling about
18 months old, colored about like'
the cow and unmarked. If found,
phone M. H. Darley or write me.
Ten dollars reward paid for their j
return or delivery to me.
J. M. Rowland,
Ailey, Ga.
IN MEMORIAM.
Died at the home of his pa
| rents near Longpond, March 30,
1916, Leonard Dorsey, the infant
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Dor
sey, age 18 months.
The little one suffered for about
five hours from a severe burn,
then gently as a summer breeze,
he went back to his Savior, who
gave him to us for such a short
time. If love and affection could
•have have saved him he would
have lived, but God needed one
more angel in His heavenly band,
so he caught the little one in His
arms and took him from us.
The remains were laid to rest
at Longpond, Rev. Lastinger
preaching a very touching ser
mon.
God be with and comfort the
bereaved family and relatives.
“The joy dear father and
mother
Thrills me with delight,
Enraptured, Heaven opens to my
sight,
And I, your child, an angel in the
1 band,
Among the blood of the holy land
Am now redeemed and clothed in
white
jl ever bask in God’s eternal light,
| The links, dear parents, of our
earthly chain
Are severed only to be joined
I again.” S. L. M.
PRESBYTERY IN
SPRING SESSION
i
Savannah Presbytery Here
With Mt. Vernon
Church.
The semi-annual session of the
Savannah Presbytery convened in
Mt. Vernon Tuesday evening, the
session being opened with a
devotional service conducted by
the retiring moderator, Mr. Ben
I). Brantley of Blackshear. Rev.
W. H. Chapman of Brunswick
was elected moderator, while the
stated clerk is Rev. R. M. Mann
of Fitzgerald. At the fall session
in Darien, in October, and in ex
tending an invitation for the
meeting here, the idea of making
it strongly devotional, was stress
ed by the Mt. Vernon delegation;
therefore, this idea will be carried
out, possibly more fully than has
heretofore been the custom. From
two to three devotional services
will be held each day.
The ministers arriving for the
opening session were as follows:
Revs. W. W. Akers, Blackshear;
G. L. Bitzer, Valdosta; R. A.
Brown, Wayeross; W. H. Chap
man, Brunswick; A. F. Laird,
Flemington; R. M. Mann, Fitz
gerald; A. L. Patterson, Savan
nah; M. E. Peabody, Darien;
Henry Rankin, Keller; D. F.
Sheppard, Daisy; W. Moore Scott,
Savannah.
Among the elders representing
the various churches are Messrs.
F. 1). Hicks, Adel; B. D. Brant
ley, Blackshear; J. A. Smith,
Bryan county; Z. V. Barden,
Fitzgerald; .1. It. Auld, Alamo;
F. B. Mcßride, Hack Branch;
VV. E. Dawson, Savannah (Hull
Memorial); J. T. Rivenbark, Met
ter; M. D. Hughes, Mt. Vernon;
J. T. Langford, Sadie; S. B.
Quarterman, Savannah; H. H.
Britt, Tifton. Mr. J. W. Hinson,
from the church at Erick, is at
tending the session.
After the session was organized
Rev. VV. W. Akers, a member of
the Louisville Presbytery, was
received into a full relation. He
has just accepted a call at Black
shear, the work for many years
served by Dr. A. L. Patterson,
who, some time ago accepted a
call to the Hull Memorial in Sa
vannah.
Mt. Vernon, during the past
few years, has had the honor of
entertaining the Presbytery, and
this year’s meeting promises to
be one of the most interesting
and beneficial in the history of
the organization.
Rev. VV. W. Akers delivered
a most charming and forceful
sermon yesterday morning. Rev.
VV. Moore Scott preached last
evening, and this morning at
eleven o’clock Rev. R. S. Brank
will deliver a sermon on the sub
ject of missions.
Rev. A. J. Hodgin of Fayette
ville, N. C., Presbytery came in
Tuesday evening and was pre
sented to the body as a visitor.
It is possible that he may become
affiliated with the Savannah Pres
bytery.
Others who arrived yesterday
to attend the session, either as
: elders or visitors are Messrs. A.
W. Odom and Jesse Wilkes of
Lyons; I. P. McAllister of Mc-
Gregor and J. J. McAllister of
Longpond; W. A. Poe and Mr.
Cromartie of Vidalia; Duncan
Mcßae and Ge. H. Harris of Mc-
I Rae; Geo. W., John W. and M. H.
Mclntyre of Sadie and Geo. L.
Peterson of Edna, together with
a number of ladies.
The sessions are well attended
on the part of the public, and
Alt. Vernon is proud to have within
her gates such an august assem
bly, from whose efforts and pres
ence there seems to be arising
something of the air of a spiritual
revival. The assembly will doubt
less be in session until Friday
evening.
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