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VOL. XXXI.
RECOUNT HEARING
SET FOR TODAY
Judge Sheppard to Pass on
Montgomery County
Matter.
Considerable interest has been
aroused over the result of the re
cent primary election in Mont
gomery county. The mandamus
proceedings filed by certain can
didates, seeking a recount of the
vote will be heard before Judge
Walter Sheppard at Claxton to
day, and the outcome will be
awaited by a large number of
voters and citizens generally.
Judge Graham is disqualified in
the matter, hence the hearing
before Judge Sheppard.
The charges of irregularity re
fer to several districts, and pub
lic sentiment is in favor of a re
count; should this proceeding not
clear the matter, nothing short
of another election, with that of
the regular November election,
will satisfy the public demand.
This state of affairs, unfortu
nate as it is, should be cleared
up in a positive, legal manner,
that the will of the people may
be served.
The executive committee held
no meeting here Tuesday, as was
contemplated, but it is understood
that, in the interest of harmony,
a majority of the committeemen
favor a recount, in order to clear
up the matter.
The committee, it is understood,
has under advisement the idea of
calling an election on the propo
sition of county division, continu
ing the strife which has already
ruined Montgomery county and
heaped upon its people the criti
cisms of the entire state. Verily
a halt must be called; Montgom
ery county must adjust its affairs
on some agreeable civic basis,
otherwise the very name of Mont
gomery will continue to be heard
with derision by the outside
world. Nothing short of drastic
terms can describe conditions in
this county, due in the main, to
a spirit of disruption which has
for the past few years fastened
itself on the people and affairs in
general.
Preservation of Prohibition.
We do not agree with the Sa
vannah Morning News in saying
that prohibition is a dead issue,
for the reason elsewhere stated
in this issue, showing the work
of the liquor people which makes
it impossible for those who be
lieve in prphibition to consider
the issue dead. The liquor in
terests, the lawdess element and
the gamblers never rest. They
work day and night. For that
reason we are forced to regard
the issue as alive, but we are glad
when the Savannah Morning
News says:
“It is the duty of every public
official upon whom part of the
burden of enforcing the prohibi
tion laws fall to do his part to
ward making them obeyed. If
he winks at violations of them
he is not fit to be an official.
They are law —that is all he needs
to know of what the public thinks
about them.
“And, furthermore, the public
evidently thinks they should be
enforced. Public opinion is a
tremendous force. It is public
opinion that makes laws, and the
right sort of public opinion al
ways stands for law enforcement.
Failure to enforce one law weak
ens respect for all laws. De
termination on the part of the
public to hold up the hands of
public officials in their efforts to
enforce one law in which the
public has displayed deep interest
strengthens respect for all laws.”
The public is convinced. When
the liquor people have learned
their lesson, the issue will indeed
be dead. Until then, ceaseless
agitation and education are the
price that must be paid to pre
serve the principle of prohibition.
The Way.
jMnntinr.
The Football Season
Will Open Saturday.
The opening game of football
for The Brewton-Parker Institute
will be played Saturday after
noon, when the home team will
meet that of the Lyons High
School on the local field in what
is promised to be a brilliant
i match.
j Prof. T. A. Slaughter, director
of Athletics, has charge of The
Brewton-Parker crew, and they
are in good trim for the event.
The public is urged to attend and
encourage the home boys. The
local team will go in for honors
this season as never before, and
encouragement will add to the
standard which they hope to
maintain throughout the season.
Admission, 35 cents; game be
gins at 3 o’clock.
Virginia University
Gets Gift of $250,000.
Charlottesville, Va., Oct. 4. —
Coincident with the opening of
the 93rd year of the University
of Virginia today announcement
was made by President Aider
man of a gift of $250,000 to the
university by a man who re
quested that his name be with
held. The sum, according to
President Alderman, was made
without solicitation and was to
be used according to the dis
cretion of the president.
The student enrollment this
year is the largest of any in the
history officially of the institution
and indicates an enrollment of
1,100 next June. The principal
address at the opening exercises
today was made by Representa
tive Carter Glass, his subject be
ing “Financial Freedom.”
LOYAL CITIZENS AID
WORTHY STUDENTS
Funds For Employment of
An Supplemental
Teacher.
There is a current French
phase, “Come il faut, ” or “as it
should be,” which describes the
attitude borne to the school by
our major and best citizenry.
Examples to bear out| this state
ment are not lacking: Two are
worthy of public and honorable
mention.
Without any solicitation several
men have made it known that
they are ready to help bear the
school expenses of children from
certain worthy families, whose
financial obligations are met only
with difficulty. This is the “faith
of the land,” “pure religious and
undefiled.”
Again, at the mere suggestion
from the school authorities, one
man has generously given of his
time to raise a subscription of
money with which to pay the
teacher, who would otherwise,
for lack of funds, be left out till
November. His interest and ef
fort have met with a happy re
sponse from the people—with a
liberality as deserving as any
loyalty ever shown the school,
and so deeply appreciated.
Did you have a part in it? It
isn’t too late to help* These are
free-will offerings—the best
i school investments I have ever
seen the people of the community
make- made “not for them
selves, but for others.”
A note of thanks from school
officials and friends!
Inez Mcßae,
Principal Grammar School.
Sheriff Sale.
I Georgia—Montgomery County.
Will he Hold before the court hotifte
door in Mt. Vernon on the fir«t Tues
day in Nov., J 916, between the legal
hours of sale, to the highest bidder
for cash, certain property, of which
the following if a complete descrip
tion :
All that or lot of land iituate, lyinK and
betnjf in the Town of Uvalda, *aid county and
Ktate. and in the 275 G. M. district, known and dis
tingruifbed in the plan of aaid town as Lot No. 5 in
Block No. 14, fronting 66 feet on the front and ex
tending back 155 feet to an alley. Levied on and
will be sold as the property of J. P. Tomlinson to
satisfy a fi fa issued from the superior court of
Wheeler county in favor of K. K. Moseley vs J. P.
Tomlinson. Pointed out for levy by R. K. Mose
ley, in possession of defendant ami written notice
of levy jriven in terms of the law. This the 3rd
day of October, 1916. Jas. Hester, Sheriff.
I L. C. Underwood, A tty. for Plff.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 5. 1916.
MONTFORD IS FREED
AFTER THIRD TRIAL
Recent Trial Was Conducted
in Johnson. —Jury Out
Seven Hours.
YVrightsville, Ga., October 1. —
Ed Montford, tried three times
on the charge of murdering
Herschel Beacham, member of a
prominent family of Dublin, was
set free by a jury here about
midnight last night.
The jury was out seven hours.
The case was tried in this (John
son) county on a change of venue,
the jury panels having been ex
hausted in the two previous trials
in Laurens.
The first trial resulted in a
mistrial; the second, in a verdict
of guilty, with recommendation,
bringing life imprisonment. A
new trial was secured.
Montford was charged with
having lured Beacham to a lonely
spot on the river near Dublin,
where he shot him, and, after
binding the body with wire and
weighting it down with a heavy
iron, he is said to have thrown it
into the river.
John Gardner, a negro em
ployed in Montford’s pressing
club, who was arrested, turned
state’s evidence and implicated
Montford. claiming that he had
gone to the river with Montford
and Beacham, the latter having
been lured there on the claim
that they were to meet a party
from Macon.
Gardner told where a valuable
diamond stud which had been
taken from Beacham could be
found, and it was later recovered
by detectives. For several months
after his arrest, in September,
1914, Montford was confined in
the Bibb county jail.
Live Stock Exhibit to
Visit Georgia Fairs.
Athens, Sept 30. —A carload of
purebred live stock starts out
Monday from the College of Ag
riculture here to make a tour of
fairs in Georgia and to be gone
for several weeks. Winder will
be the first stop, followed by
Rome, Cartersville, Hartwell and
the State Fair at Macon.
The college live stock exhibit
consists of purebred cattle and
horses. A Hereford herd bull,
two bull calves, one mature cow
and a steer comprise the Here
ford cattle. A short horn herd
bull, cow and calf and a short
horn-Jersey cross comprise the
short horn list. Two Jersies and
two Holstein cows, purebred and ■
from the most famous strains in
the country, will represent the
dairy types. One yearling stal
lion, grade mare and foal are the
Percheron exhibit.
An animal husbandry expert
will accompany the exhibit and
will discuss with farmers the
points about the breeds and their
adaption to Georgia conditions.
Negroes Taken North
Longing For Home.
Bain bridge, Ga., Sept. 30.
Decatur county furnished her
quota of the laborers taken from
Georgia to the North early in the
summer, but advices received
from negroes who went to Con
necticut and Massachusetts in
dicate that they are far from sat
isfied, and most of them are anx
ious to return to Georgia.
Most of the negroes were re
cruited from the tobacco belt in
the lower part of the county. All
kinds of flattering inducements
were held out to get them to the
East, but there they found con
ditions far from ideal. They
found, too, that they had been
taken to help break a strike, and
many unpleasant features were
encountered in this connection.
ALL GUARDSMEN
WILL SEE SERVICE
Tentative Order for Removal
to the Mexican
Border.
Washington, October 3.—Sec
retary of War Baker today said
that all national guard troops
now in mobilization camps would
be sent to the border “in the
immediate future," and in each
instance organizations on the
border would return to their home
stations upon the arrivals of new
units.
The secretary’s statement was
the first official announcement
that the war department had
adopted a policy calling for bor
der service for all the national
guardsmen before they are mus
tered out. It had been under
stood for several weeks, how
ever, that this course would be
pursued. Department officials
expect the last of the units to be
moving toward the border within
the next week or ten days.
The troops which have not yet
seen border service and which
now will be sent south are units
in Alabama, Georgia, Florida,
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Virginia, West Vir
ginia, Colorado, New Hampshire,
New York and Mississippi. With
the exception of Alabama, Geor
gia and Colorado, only small de
tachments remain in these states.
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The attendance banner was
won by the 7th grade this week
with the sth grade a close sec
ond. The punctuality banner
was won by the second grade.
The town clock has been 10 min
utes slow for some time which
has caused a number of tardy
marks. Please get railroad time.
Names of pupils neither tardy
nor absent during September:
First Grade.
Juanita Cooper, C. B. Cum
mings, Hazel McQueen, Eugie
McCrimmon.
Second Grade.
Gregory Hughes, Emmit Stan
ford, Don Stanford, Margaret
Salter.
Third Grade.
Ralph Martin, Claude Mcßae,
J. Wade Johnson, Beverly Salter,
Elizabeth Calhoun, Sarah Mor
rison, Ester Wells, Priscilla Stan-
I ford.
Fourth Grade.
Carrie Cook, S. J. Elliott, Ed
gar Geiger, Elise Fountain, John
Peterson, Adelaide Martin, Mil
dred McCrary, Louise Hamilton,
Naomi Wells.
Fifth Grade.
Nell Wilson, Randall McQueen,
Lamar Wells, Folsom McQueen,
Ruth Wilson, Johnnie Baldwin,
Foye Mosely.
Sixth Grade.
Matteal Martin, Pat Hicks,
Helen Tarver, Josephine Smoke.
Seventh Grade.
Willie Armfiold, Chas. Hamil
ton, Lewis Hamilton, Ralph
Johns, L. C. Mcßae, Henry Mc-
Rae, Bill Henry Peterson, Wm.
Peterson, Logan Stanford, Hob
son Wells, Herman Hughes, Lil
lian Conner, Aileen Elliott, Eula
Mae Gray, Carol Hutcheson,
Irene McCrimmon, Vannie Leek
Tyler, Grace Bush.
The following new pupils have
enrolled: George Hughes, Ruth
McCrimmon, James Powell, Ist.
grade, Bessie Hughes, 3rd grade,
Rosalie Powell, sth grade, Omer
Cobb, Marjorie Powell, 7th grade.
Come to the foot ball came
Saturday, Lyons vs P.-B. I. This
is the first game this season and
we are expecting a good crowd.
Sold Two Maxwells
During Past Week.
Mcßae & Hicks, local agents
for the Maxwell automobile, have
recently sold a number of the
new models. The 1917 model is
practically that for the past sea
son, there being no material
changes.
The last shipment contained a
car for Mr. F. M. Mcßae of Mt.
Vernon and Mr. M. T. Jenkins
of Wheeler county. The Max
well is one of the most popular
cars on the market, and finds a
ready sale to those who desire a
sturdy and reliable car at a very
consistent price.
Morgan —Williamson.
Mr. and Mrs. Toombs Taylor
Morgan, of Vienna, announce
the engagement of their daugh
ter, Myrt Susan, to Mr. Grady
Wilbur Williamson, of Alston,
the marriage to take place No
vember Bth.
Executive Committeemen
For the Twelfth.
At the Macon convention Sept.
26 the following executive com
mitteemen were chosen for the
Twelfth congressional district:
Dr. J. W. Palmer, Montgom
ery county; W. C. Brinson, John
son; G. L. Price, Emanuel; A. J.
Yearty, Laurens. Dr. Palmer
served on the committee from
this district four years ago.
Singing Convention
At Hack Branch.
The Montgomery County Sing
ing Convention will hold its next
session at Hack Branch on the
third Sabbath in October, 1916.
It is planned for an all-day sing,
and the public generally is in
vited to attend and join in the
vocal festivities.
RINGLING BROS.
COMING THIS WAY
World’s Biggest Circus and
Spectacle “Cinderella” An
nounced for Early Date.
Announcement is made that on
Thursday, Oct. 19th., Ilingling
Bros, circus will give afternoon
and night performances at Macon.
The famous showmen are this
season presenting an all new and
wonderful program. The tre
mendous fairyland spectacle,
“Cinderella,” will appeal to both
young and old. More than 1,000
persons take part in it. It is
easily the biggest spectacle Ring
ling Bros, have ever staged and
its glorious “Ballet of the Fair
jes,” with 300 dancing girls, is
in itself worth going many miles
to see. Following “Cinderella”
400 arenic artist appear in the
main tent program. Because of
the great European war the
Ringlirigs have secured scores of
circus performers never before
seen in America. An entire
trained animal show has been
made a part of the main tent
program this season. The me
nagerie now numbers 1009 wild
animals. The elephants, includ
ing “Big Bingo,” the earth’s
largest pachyderm, have been in
creased to 41 and almost 8(H)
horses are carried. There will be
60 clowns and a big free three
street parade show day morning,
ad.
Notice to Public.
The public is hereby warned
against trading in any manner
for any or all of the following
notes, given by H. Hitchcock to
John Gray: One dated Sept.
15th, 1916, due October, 15th;
one dated Sept. 15th, due No
vember 15th; one dated Sept.
15th, due December 15th, each
for $25.00. H. Hitchcock,
Uvalda, Ga.
CONVENTION OF
THE OLD MAIDS
Many Spinsters are “Made
Over” in Pleasing
Comedy.
At the Brewton-Parker last
Friday evening there was given
that pleasing comedy, the “Old
Maids Convention,” and to say
that it was a success but partly
expresses it. While no great
amount of time was given to re
hearsal, each played well the part
assigned. While the old maids
were well within their select cir
cle, a number of married ladies
joined them for the occasion, for,
to their credit, it may be said
that there are not enough maids
in Mt. Vernon to cover the full
cast of this play.
The “convention" was under
the auspices of the Civic League,
but had the support of a number
of the lady teachers and pupils of
The Brewton-Parker. It is un
derstood that a neat little sum
was realized for the advancement
of the work of the league. The
“Old Maids Convention" can be
appreciated most only by those
who saw it staged. It cannot be
fully described. Aside from the
charming maidens who took the
olace of the maids who were
“made over," the cast of charac
ters was:
Miss Claude McDonald, Marbab
Lovejoy.
Miss Mildred Terrell, Aramillo
Haygood.
Miss Mildred Chestnutt, Pris
cilla Hope.
Miss Iris Simpson, Anxiety
Dorothy.
Mrs. Winton Carter, Augusta
Prim.
Miss Minnie Abt, Faithful
Blossom.
Mrs. E. M. Rackley, Fredora
Bodkins.
Mrs. Claude Wright, Rhota
Larkins.
Miss Allene Mcßae, Salina
Baxter.
Mrs. J. E. Cockfield, Susannah
Smith.
Miss Alma Smith, Maranda
Price.
Miss Flora Smith, Mary Ann
Barnes.
Miss Dorcas Mcßae, Sarah
Jane Springster.
Miss Lessie Mae Rackley, Eliza
Hooker.
Mrs. A. G. Hicks, Esther Sni
der.
MissJeddie Cockfield, Marion
Perkins.
Miss Winnie Smith, Asenath
Baker.
Mrs. H. L. Wilt, Amanda
Horne.
Miss Bessie Stuckey, Amy
Little.
Miss Black, Sophia Potter.
Mr. W. H. Carter, Prof. Pin
kerton.
Senator Hoke Smith
Predicts Prosperity.
Atlanta, Ga., October 4. —The
south’s cotton after the close of
the European war will be in
greater demand than ever before
since the 'cotton famine follow
ing the Civil War, according to
United States Senator Hoke
Smith, who predicts that this
section of the country is bound
to enjoy a continuance of pros
perity when hostilities have
ceased. Everything the south
raises will be in demand, as the
senator points out, while nothing
the south needs will necessarily
be scarce, and this condition will
naturally and inevitably produce
prosperity. The senator leaves
this week on a speaking tour for
President Wilson under the di
rection of the Democratic national
campaign committee. He will
pay his own traveling expenses,
amounting to something like
SI,OOO, as a contribution to the
Democratic campaign fund.
Prim.
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