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VOL. XXXI.
TWELFTH DISTRICT
CONVENTION
Condemned Report Giving
Attendance on New
Ex. Committee.
Hon. Hal Roberts of Eastman,
the retiring chairman of the con
vention, called the meeting to
order. After a short speech, he
called for nominations ot a tem
porary chairman, and the name
of Mr. 0. J. Franklin of Dodge
county was placed in nomination.
There were no other nominations,
and Mr. Franklin was named
chairman unanimously. He took
the chair and made a short ad
dress of appreciation of the honor
conferred upon him and then
called for nomination of a tem
porary secretary. Mr. D. C.
Pattillo of Toombs county was
nominated and elected to this po
sition.
The roll call of the counties
showed the following delegates
present:
Houston —S. A. Nunn, J. W.
Bloodworth, J. L. Hodges, P. H.
Skellie.
Wilcox—L. C. Goodwin, J. T.
Lee.
Twiggs—Not represented. Af
ter roll call was finished, a mo
tion was adopted that the con
vention elect -J. Hunter Johnson,
L. L. Griffin and J. R. Wimberly
delegates from that county.
Bleckley—Not represented.
Pulaski—Not represented.
Dodge—o. J. Franklin, C. M.
Methyin, D. B, Phillips.
Telfair—W. S. Mann, J. K.
Simmons, G. A. Burch.
Wheeler—D. S. McArthur, C.
M. Jordan, J. L. Sumner.
Montgomery—J. W. Linder, J.
P. Mixon.
Toombs—C. S. Rountree, J. E.
Towson.
Laurens—R. C. Coleman, D.
L. Emerson, J. E. Page, M. M.
Hobbs, E. C. O’Neal, R. Y.
Beckham, J. P. Matthews, W. C.
Davis.
Emanuel—H. H. Thompson,
W. W. Lamb, A. W. Jordan, C.
A. Thompson.
Johnson —J. C. Cave, C. M.
Dent.
After the delegates had been
enrolled the temporary organiza
tion was made the permanent or
ganization and the convention
proceeded to appoint several com
mittees, as below:
On resolutions endorsing the!
administration of President Wil
son —A. W. Jordan, J. P. Mat
thews, W. S. Mann. I
To notify Judge Larsen —D. L.
Emerson, L. C. Goodwin, C. M.
Jordan.
It was announced by the chair I
that the delegates from the dis-j
ferent counties would be allowed
to nominate the executive com
mitteeman from their county,
and the nominations read, were
as below:
Houston—J. L. Hodges and J.
M. Bloodworth.
Wilcox—J. C. Goodwin.
Twiggs—F. E. Wimberly.
Dodge —D. B. Phillips.
Telfaii —G. A. Burch.
Wheeler—C. M. Jordan.
Montgomery —L. C. Under
wood.
Toombs—J. E. Thompkins.
Emanuel —A. W. Jordan, W.
W. Lamb.
Johnson —H. M. Dent.
Committeemen were appointed
by the convention as follows:
Pulaski —I. Mannheim.
Bleckley—C. A. Weddington.
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF
tiib commercial rank,
(Branch of The Mount Vernon Bank)
Located ar, Uvalda, Ga., at the Close of Business Sept. 19th, 1910.
RESOURCES: LIABILITIES i
Time l>.arm Capital Stock Paid in by Mt.
Overdraft!*, iißm*<*orc<i Vt-ruon bank SI«>,JOO 00
Due from bunks an t bankers in Undivided pr tits, ban current !
tilia state 15,9u8 92 : ex. mt. ar.d taxca paid 742 79 i
Due from banka amt banker*, in IndWidnal deposits subject tir check 24.769 64
other states 2,(417 46. Time Certificates 3.258 39
Ranking house and flxturea 3,500 00 Cashier's checks 557 20
Currency 19,502
;Silver, nickels, etc. 843 87
Hold 65 Oil 4,410 87
y.ital $14,52s u 2 Total $44,328 02
SI A EOr 'oEi• ltd v— >lon'gomery County ... . ,
Before He came I. B. lii' w", Cashier of The Commercial Bark, *ho being duly sworn,
sr 'B tha’ the above and foregoing stall meut is a true condition ol said Bank, as shown by Ihe
tsr>ks of file in sai t Bank. . , , u J. B. BROWN.
&woru to and ftibcttribcd before me tlun 57wi u»y of .Sept., I Jib.
J. W. Calhoun, Coni. N P. 31. G., Oa.
Doolittle —Stacy.
Invitations are out for the
marriage of Mr. James Adams
Stacy of this section to Miss
Annie Lou Doolittle of Washing
ton county, the happy event to
occur Oct. 10, at Tabernacle
church near Sandersville.
The bride to be is a young lady
of charm and attainments, and
is well known here by a large
circle of friends, having been for
some time a member of the facul
ty of the Brewton-Parker Insti
tute. Mr. Stacy is a direct de
scendant of the old Midway stock
of Liberty county, and among
Montgomery county people, where
he has spent his whole life, is
known as one of our most pro
gressive young farmers and busi
ness men. We tender cougratu
lations.
Robinson—Currie.
An interesting event of Sunday
last was the marriage of Mr.
Duncan Currie, of Ailey, to Miss
Myrtice Robinson of Oak Grove.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
John Robinson, a young lady be
loved by a large circle of friends,
and the happy young man is a
son of Hon. D. M. Currie, and
has a host of friends. Judge A.
D. Hughes performed the cere
mony in his usual happy style.
Congratulations;
The Dodge County Fair.
We take special pleasure in
calling attention to the notice of
the Dodge County Fair in this;
paper. Dodge county is one of
the best in the state, and her
progressive citizens know the
value of an interchange of farm
ing ideas, and the object lessons
of an exhibition of home pro- j
ducts. The fair will be held Oct.
17 to 21, inclusive and reduced
rates have been secured over the
railroads. Every Montgomery
county farmer should attend.
In Memory.
On Saturday morning, Sept.
2nd, 1916. the sweet spirit of
precious little Mayo, the infant
son of Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Joiner,
age 9 months and 27 days, took
its flight to a brighter and better
world where there will never be
any more sickness or pain. He
!is resting sweetly with all the
blest and loved ones who are
awaiting us on the other shore.
| I can plainly see him in my
mind, can see the little curly
head and hear his cries. Oh, we
j miss him so much from ournome.
,It was so hard to give him up, ;
'after being entwined around our
hearts for only a few months,
but faith assures us that Infinite ;
love, mercy and wisdom planned
and executed it.
May perfect faith subdue our
hearts into entire resignation and
submission to the will of our'
Heavenly Father who doeth all
things well.
“Tis hard to break the tender
cord,
When love has bound the heart.
’Tis hard, so hard to speak the j
word,
Must we forever part?
| One by one our hopes are grow-.
ing brighter
For we know across the river
1 Wait our loved ones gone before. ” \
Written by Mamma.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 28. 1916.
Shannon, Who Shot
Carswell, Gives Bond.
Macon, Sept. 23. —Will F.
Shannon, the young white man
who shot M. J. Carswell, Jeffer
sonville attorney, and brother to
Senator G. H. Carswell, of Irwin
ton, in Faulk’s warehouse at
Jeffersonville two weeks ago,
was allowed bail of $2,000 by
, Judge Henry Mathews, of the (
Bibb Superior Court, late yester- <
day afternoon. Shannon return
ed home last night.
Murderer at Way cross
Makes His Escape.
Wavcross, Ga., September 25.
—Tonight, Hall Verne, alleged to
have killed Lloyd Moore during
.a fight at a church festival in the
northern part of Ware county,
about 20 miles from Waycross,
Sunday night, remained at large,
all effort to locate him proving
futile. No evidence has been j
found to substantiate reports that
he was wounded before escaping.
Sam Baldwin. Richard George
and two others have painful
wounds as a result of the fight,
which followed a quarrel between
Verne and Moore. Baldwin, it is
said, attempted to kill Verne,
using a pistol, and his shots struck
George and others whose names
are unknown.
Baldwin was badly cut about
the neck and back. Moore died
within 30 minutes from slashes
across the stomach and thigh,
the main artery being severed in
his right thigh.
ATHLETICS THIS TERM
FOR BREWTON=PARKER
i
Good Teams And New Life
To Mark the
Work.
Athletics at Brewton-Parker is
gaining life and the prospects for
good teams this year are fine.
The Athletic Association has been
re-organized with A. S. Johnson
President and J. T. Cutler Vice
President.
Football practice is coming reg
ularly now, and many are trying
for Varsity. Professor Slaughter
is well pleased with the showing
of his men and within the next
few days he hopes to round them
into shape for the games he has
scheduled with Lyons and Mcßae.
The following old men are
back: McCullough, Captain, Mc-
Gregor, Johnson, Geiger, Mann
land G’Conner. The following
1 new men are trying for the team:
Mcßae, P. Johnson, Abt, Lester,
Rabun, Currie, Lee, Gilder, Mor
rison, Moseley, McDaniel, Mc-
Gahee, Thompson and others.
S. A. L. Trains Crash.
Norfolk, Va., Sept. 24. —A
score or more persons were in
jured early tonight when a Sea
board Air Line passenger train
known as No. 12, took a siding at
Bowers Hill, a few miles back of
! Portsmouth and crashed into a
! coal train.
Three trainmen and Mrs. Sam
| uel Solomon of Portsmouth arid
Mary Darden, a negro, passen
i gers, were brought to a hospital
at Portsmouth. Attending sur
geons declare they will recover.
A number of other passengers
received slight injuries.
In a statement issued to-night I
by the Seaboard Air Line officials
they declared that the accident
was caused by someone tampering
with the switch. Railroad de
tectives are investigating.
Lots For Sale.
Two building lots near College
at Mt. Vernon. Will take cattle
or hogs as first payment.
Maggie Clarke.
Rhine, Ga.
Dr. W. B. Burroughs’
I
Condition Unchanged.
Brunswick, Ga., Sept. 20.
The condition of Dr. W. B. Bur
roughs, Georgia historian and re
counter, remains unchanged, ac
cording to advices received here
today by relatives. Dr. Bur
roughs is seriously ill at Moun
tain City, Ga.. where he has been
spending the summer.
Girl Heir to $70,000
Found in Atlanta.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 25.—At
lanta detectives Saturday gather
ed up all the clews and records
and remnants of the noted Alex
ander case and glowed with
triumph. They had found Frances
Alexander after a two years’
search, which led them all the
way from Macon to Atlanta. She
lived all the time at No. 61 West
Harris street, but even that con
-1 cealment did not baffle the sleut h
hounds of the law when they
started on the trail.
Little Miss Alexander had not
done anything very awful. But
her Uncle Bill died in Macon two
years ago and left her $70,000.
He forgot to say where she lived,
except that it was in Atlanta, so
the case was turned over to de
tectives.
Mrs. Frank Alexander, the
little heiress’ mother, is a stenog
rapher in the offices of the Royal
Insurance Company. She was
so excited over the good news
that her typewriter stuttered all
the afternoon.
S. S. INSTITUTE TO BE
HELD IN VIDALIA
Public is Invited to Attend
and Participate in the
Work.
The Sunday School Institute of
the Mcßae district will beheld in
Vidalia September 28 to 30. Ex
ercises will be held in the Vidalia
Methodist church, and the public
is invited to attend and partici
pate in the work of putting the
Sabbath school on a more effi
cient and effective basis.
An elaborate program has been
prepared, the opening exercises
beginning Thursday evening,
7:30 o’clock. A number of prom
inent workers will be present,
aside from those from this im
mediate section of Georgia.
Prominent among the visitors
who will participate will be Dr.
J. H. Therell, field secretary of
the Sunday school board, Albany,
Ga.; Mrs. Sam Walden, Savan
nah, and others.
Every phase of Sunday school
work will be discussed by those
experienced in the cause, and as
a result those present will hav<
received a great uplift, and the
inspiration received will have :■
telling effect throughout the Me
Rae district.
Go to the opening service, and
stay until the close. The goof
people of Vidalia have taken a
great interest in the comint
event, and will be disappointed
if it is not well attended.
Death of a Babe.
Friends of Dr. and Mrs. J. W.
Palmer of Ailey will regret t<
learn of the death of their baby
boy, J. W. Palmer, Jr., whicl
occurred on Tuesday. The irn
mediate cause of the little one’s
death was pneumonia. The in
terment occurred yesterday in
the Ailey cemetery. Our syrn
pathies today are all with the
bereaved ones.
i
’ Don’t forget to see the “Old
Maids” Friday evening at 8.-P.
I. auditorium, eight o’clock. Ad
, mission 10 and 15 cents.
The Tattnall Fair.
i
, We are in receipt of the prem
ium list and program of the Tatt
nall County Fair and find it a
book of a hundred printed pages,
and reflecting great credit upon
the president and general mana
ger, Judge E. S. Collins of Reids
vilie. In this highly commendable
undertaking by Tattnall county,
President Collins is backed up by
a strong array of the prominent
citizens of the progressive coun
ty of Tattnall and that their fall
fair, Oct. 17-20, will prove a
splendid success there is no
doubt. The premium list alone
is a fine advertisement of Tatt
nall and the whole of Southeast
Georgia.
Enjoyable Occasion
Last Friday Evening.
On Friday evening of last
week Misses Urania and Dorcas
Mcßae were charming hostess at
a lovely affair given in compli
ment to their attractive guest,
Miss Nan Byrd, of Bellville.
The spacious halls, parlor and
veranda were used for the oc
casion, where delightful music
and conversation were enjoyed.
Later in the evening a delicious
ice and sandwich course was
served. The guests invited were:
Misses Inez Mcßride, Viola Mc-
Lemore, Mattie Mcßride, Ila Mc-
Lemore, Alma Smith, Alleen Mc-
Rae, Winnie Smith, Anna Morri
son, Minnie Abt, Nan Byrd, Jed
die Cockfield, Bessie Stuckey,
Iris Simpson and Ethlyne Fol
som and Messrs. Harry Smith,
Carl Geiger, Charlie Abt, Her
man Mcßride, Troy Mason, Al
bert Simpson, Lawrence Thomp
son, Clarence Mcßae, Otis Rack
ley, Hick Cockfield, Mark McLe
more, John Stanford and Willard
Adams.
1 8.-P. I. ITEMS. S
is
h *; i f* fi
The fourth grade won the at
tendance banner this week, hav
ing 100 per cent. The third grade
won the punctuality banner with
the fifth and seventh grades run
ning a close second. Our atten
dance and punctuality records
have been excellent so far in all
the grades. We are encouraging
a school spirit to be on time, you
can help us.
Miss Martin is doing physical
training woi*k in the grammar
school and high school. She is
planning to have Field Day exer
cises. We have ordered clubs,
wands, basket ball and new tennis
outfits. This work has been
needed in our school for some
rime and much enthusiasm has
been shown.
The parents are cordially in
vited to visit the school at. all
times. It is good for the children
and keeps the teacher on the
alert.
Our enrollment is as much now
is it was all during the previous
year. We have 150 pupils in
grades, are working for 200.
The best, way to get them is to
speak a good word for your school.
(Jet out the tin horns.
Every one is delighted to have 1
Mss Stapler back again. Her
miles make the new girls forget;
they are homesick.
STATEMENT OK THK CONDITION OK
TY\& Mount Vernon Bankt
I/oculml lit. Mt. Vernon, Gh., nt the Clone of Iliisiness Sept- 19, 1916:
KRHOUIU'KH: LIAHILITXKB t
In-iimnd loans $ it. 177 41 Capital Uwk paid in, $16,000 00
! line loans 5400 80 Hllipllisf lid, 84,000 00
>v< i(lruftn unsecured 242 97 Undivided profits, less cur
■ tanking house, 4,000 00 ex’s., lot. and taxes pd. 3,464 72
nrniime and fixtures, 2.012 81 Indlvidual deposits subject
n tier real estate 1542 60 to check. 46,071 !5o
me from banks and bank- Savititfs deposits 11,02402
ers in this slate 28.08100 Time certiflcates 44.984 18
me from banks ami bank- Cashier’s checks 201 88
ers In other states 8,707 77
itrrciicv $7,8542 0t)
odd ‘ 182 60
silver nickels, etc. 817 88 8.772 30
i \ d vtinee. on cot lon 1,200 00 1,1400 (id
t'roflt and l.oss 4 82
afeiy deposit boxes 188 21
-et aside as capital for Coin
niercial Hank, Uvalda 16.000 00
Total, $166,210 11 Total, $166,218.11
I I ATE OF OKOKOIA Ooiuily of MiiDtßoinen. ...
lief- nmu C4mu W A I’eii ison, < : rof The Mt. Vernon Hank, who beiiiK null sworn
;svri tli&t the almVc jind HtflV;tii«it> in a true condition of Haiti dank, at* ilioau l»y
. |i«; booka of flic in *aid hank VV. A l'ftlh,HßoV
rtworu U) and mibaci ibed before me thin 27111 day <•( t. 1916.
Jaa. k\ Currie, Cora* N. P. M. Co., (»*.
CANDIDATES ASK
FOR RECOUNT
Chairman Makes Statement
Os Consolidation of
Returns.
Montgomery Monitor, Mount
Vernon, Ga.
Gentlemen:
It appears that there
was a slight error in consolidat
ing the returns of the recent pri
mary regarding the number of
votes received by the candidates
for sheriff and I will ask that
you make proper correction in
the next issue of your paper as
follows:
Correct consolidation of re
turns so far as race for sheriff is
concerned in the primary of
Sept. 12th.
District Davis Hester
Mt. Vernon 29 216
Lothair 69 82
I Orland 103 26
Tarrvtown 95 48
Kibbee 35 57
Higgston 28 50
Uvalda 68 106
Alston 78 45
Tiger 16 29
Soperton 290 _ 27
Total 801 686
Yours very truly,
J. E. Hall,
Chairmain Montgomery County
Democratic Ex. Committee.
In connection with above, vo
ters of Montgomery county will
be interested in the develop
ments, so far, as to the primary
of Sept. 12, in so far as it relates
to county candidates and the
votes polled.
John C. Calhoun, candidate for
representative, James Hester,
candidate for sheriff and Geo. R.
Tyler, candidate for clerk, have
demanded a recount of the votes
polled. Mr. J. E. Hall, chair
man, of the county executive
committee, has refused to call a
meeting of the executive com
mittee for the recount requested,
and undertakes in the above card
to adjust the matter himself.
We understand that mandamus
proceedings have been instituted
to compel a recount of the votes,
Mr. Hall’s own statement show
ing that a mistake was made, and
parties interested claim that
other errors and irregularities
will be shown by a proper count.
The mandamus petition will be
heard by Judge W. W. Sheppard,
of the Atlantic circuit, Judge
Graham being disqualified by
reason of being related to some
of the parties.
It is quite probable that a ma
jority of the members of the ex
ecutive committee will be in fa
vor of a recount, and each one
has quite as much right to have a
voice in the matter as the chair-
I
j man.
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