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VOL. XXXI.
Help re elect
PRES. WILSON
Patriotic Cititizens Urged to
Assist in a Worthy
Cause.
If you are a patriotic Southern
er you can afford to chip in a
dollar toward the campaign fund
for Woodrowd Wilson; no more
is asked. This amount is not an
expression of your wealth or your
poverty, but of your patriotism.
Mr. Wilson does not need the
dollar for his personal use, but
the cause of Democracy, har
monious and progressive govern
ment and good times needs it.
Send it in today.
At the earnest solicitation of
the chairman of the Weekly
Press Contributions to the Natio
nal Democratic Committee, The
Monitor this week begins a sub
scription list of Montgomery
county citizens who are willing
to contribute the small amount
of one dollar toward the cause of
Democracy. This money is need- 1
ed to defray actual exoenses.!
Mr. Wilson must be elected; your
dollar will help doit. All amounts;
sent in will be acknowledged I
through the paper. All amounts
will be receipted for in the form
of a handsome lithographed form
(well worth preserving).
Take up the cause at once. !
The list begins with The Mont
gomery Monitor SI.OO.
Show Train Wrecked
At Gibson Tuesday.
Sandersville, Ga., Oct. 10. —
Rutherford’s Greater Shows,
traveling over the Augusta-
Southern from Augusta to San
dersville, was wrecked early this
morning 'near Gibson, seriously
injuring five actors. Two box
cars were turned over and all the
passengers violently shaken in
the Pullmans on the rear. A
special train brought the injured
to a hospital here. The train |
consisted of fifteen cars pulled by
two locomotives, neither of which
left the track. Traffic was block
ed for twelve hours.
Following were injured:
Fred G. Bartow, Philadelphia,
burned on arm and badly bruised;
William Newton, Cincinnati,
knee cap dislocated, badly bruis
ed; Hugo, the high diver, back
sprained, bruised about body.
Dublin to Establish
Market for Farmers.
Dublin, Ga., October 9. —A
special committee from the Dub
lin Chamber of Commerce is now
a*' work on the plan of establish
ing in Dublin one of the assemb
ling plants which will be a link
in the market plan of the Geor
gia Chamber of Commerce, which
has just been announced.
At a general meeting of the
Dublin Chamber of Commerce
Friday night, E. Y. Clarke, sec
retary of the state chamber, made
a speech in which he outlined for
the first time the proposed mar
ket system that the chamber will
endeavor to establish over Geor
gia; a chain of assembling plants
or warehouses at each of which
the farmers can sell their farm
products other than cotton for
cash. Ail the purchases will be
graded and packed in standard
containers and sacks. When this
is done, the Georgia Chamber of
Commerce will have ready a
market department which can
find for all the products held by
the warehouse a market and as
sist in moving the stock accumu
lated.
Mr. J. T. Pipkin, section fore
man of the M. D. & S. Railway
at Soperton, was in Mt. Vernon
a few hours Saturday.
New Expert to Take
Charge of Tick Fight.
Washington, D. C. Oct. 9. j
The Department of Agriculture
announced today that Dr. William
M. Mackellar, one of its cattle
; tick experts, who directed the
successful campaign of eradicat-1
ing the tick in the entire State of
California, has been assigned to
Atlanta to direct the work in
Georgia. He will succeed Dr. E.
M. Nighbert, who goes to Jack
sonville to assume charge of the
newly-created tick eradication
office there. The campaign in
Florida heretofore was directed
from the Atlanta office, but the I
; people of that State have shown
so much interest in tick eradica
tion that it was decided to es
tablish another field headquart
: ers.
! The Department of Agriculture
| believes that ticks will be eradi
cated from Georgia in a short
i time and that the opening of the
Jacksonville headquarters will be
followed by marked progress in
freeing areas in Florida from
1 quarantine.
j
Russsian Torpedo Boat
Sinks German U-Boats
Christiana, Monday, October 9.
i —A Russian torpedo boat yester
day sank two German submarines
| after the submersibles had at-j
; tacked the Russian wireless sta
tion at Sepnavloak, on the Mur
man coast, according to informa
tion received here today from j
Petograd. Several persons were
killed by the gunfire of the sub
marines.
The Murman coast is the nor
i them seaboard of Kola peninsula,
in the Arctic ocean. It lies west
of the entrance to the White sea,
in which is the important Rus
sian seaport of Archangel. Re
garding the torpedoing by Ger
man submarines of Norwegian
steamers in the Arctic acean, the
Norwegian minister of war said
today it was impossible for Ger
man submersibles to sail undis
covered inside the Norwegian
i territorial line or to establish an
operating base on the Norwegian
coast.
! The minister insisted the Nor
wegian government was on guard
to protect mercantile ships, but
he added that it wa9 impossible
to protect them in the open sea.
Died at Adrian.
Adrian, Ga., Oct. 7.- Mrs. Le
ona Fountain, wife of C. A.
Fountain, died here this morning
after a short illness. Mrs. Foun
tain before her marriage was
Miss Leona Moore, daughter of;
T. S. Moore of Wadley. She j
leaves, besides her husband and
seven children, four brothers,
Christopher, George, James and
Virgil and one sister, Miss Es
telle, all of Wadley. The funeral
was held from the residence here
this afternoon. The Rev. M. A.
Shaw, pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, officiated. In
terment was in the city cemetery.
Good Grain Drills
at Moderate Price.
Limited supply of Cole One-
Horse Grain Drills. These ma
chines guaranteed. Complete
with fertilizer attachment, $21.00;
; without fertilizer attachment,
$16.00. See, phone or write me
' regarding same.
J. T. Brack,
i Rt. No. 2, Mt. Vernon, Ga.
Phone LSS-6.
A Lefflek Company of Sav
annah possess every facility for
handling COTTON to best advan
■ tage of shippers. They want the
’ business of all honest and respon
i sible citizens of the County. Ship
your cotton to them. ad.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 12. 1916.
County Committe Agrees
To Meet Tomorrow.
Chairman, After Refusing to Assemble Committee to Hear
Contest, Appeals to Higher Court.—Unless Committee
Acts, Candidates Will Re-enter the Field in November.
It appears that the executive
committee of Montgomery coun
ty will hold a meeting in Mt.
Vernon tomorrow, regardless of
the refusal of the chairman, Mr.
J. E. Hall, to call (he body to
gether. This is in response to
urgent demands on the part of
the public and a number of coun
ty officials. There appears to
exist certain irregularities in (he
September primary, and efforts j
to adjust them have thus far
failed, on account of the com
mittee not having met and taken
action.
Proceedings were brought
against Mr. Hall, and at a hear
ing before Judge W. W. Shep
pard at Claxton on the sth inst.,
Mr. Hall was ordered to call the
committee together within five
days from that date. This has
not been done, while to the con
trary he has appealed the case to
the supreme court.
From the records in the case,
on file in the office of the clerk of
court here, some unusual evi
dence was presented at the hear
ing. Several affidavits, both;
from members of the committee
and citizens, show that the bal
lot boxes from the several pre
cincts were properly sealed and j
placed in charge of the clerk of
court on the 13th day of Septem
ber, and that when examined
later some were found to have
been opened and tampered with.
This is an undisputed fact.
Another affidavit claims that
the executive committee, prior to
the January primary, had adopt
ed the rules of the state commit
tee. The original minutes, pro
duced at the hearing, show no
reference to such a rule. A
member of the committee affirms
that no such rule was adopted. ;
Thus, there are charges and
counter charges. Another affi
davit charts that a citizen was'
seen with the boxes, asking aid
to have the tickets recounted.
That the boxes have been open-
I 8.-P. I. ITEMS.] I
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The attendance banner was won
by the 2nd grade this week. The
sth grade won the punctuality
banner.
Miss Cone has been the guest
of Miss Stapler for the past few
days.
Miss Francis Hunter, who is
teaching Manual Arts in the Mil
| len High School, visited Miss
Martin for the week end.
The ball game was a big suc
cess for 8.-P. I. We are plan
ning just as big3'a victory in
Lyons Friday. Come and see us
win.
We wish to urge all those who
have riot put their children in
school to do so at once. It will
be a help to your child, to its
class and to the teacher.
Again we invite the parents to
visit u 3. A few have come.
Have you?
Miss Nicholson from Doorum,
Ga., is visiting Miss Martin at
i 8.-P. I.
Seed Oats.
I have for sale the early and
prolific Fulghum variety. Buy
now. M. H. Mason,
ts. Ailey, Ga.
ed, these is no doubt, and the,
parties doing this have laid them
selves liable to criminal prosecu
tion. Unless the matter is ad
justed at once, this will be done.
Just what action will be taken
by the committee tomorrow re
mains to be seen. If there was
a miscount, following the pri
mary, it is useless to attempt to
correct this error, with the bal
lot boxes opened and strewn
around. This would be unfair to
those declared (he nominees and
those said to lie defeated. A re
count would be folly, and no can
didate should consent to it, de
feated or otherwise.
With the political affairs of
Montgomery county unsettled,
and with pending charges of cor
ruption at the polls, which, if
unsettled by the committee to
morrow, there appears but one
solution of the situation, as
far as the public is Cwncerned.
That is, to disregard the lack of
action by the committee, and by
common consent declare the field
open to the contesting candidates,
or the entire list of entrants in
the primary, and allow all to en
ter the general election in No
vember.
As already stated, unless the
irregularities can be adjusted to
the satisfaction of the public,
there can he nothing undemo
cratic in this move. No candi
date desires to abide by uncer
tain results, and no candidate can
be censured for demanding his
rights. Evidence to show bad
play has been produced in abun
dance. The county paper does
not propose to settle the matter,
but representing the better in
terests of the people of Mont
gomery county, demands that
decisive action be taken at once
by the committee, otherwise it
remains for the people, as a
whole, to take the matter in
hand. The state laws will allow
an adjustment at the polls in
November.
Three Farmers Fight;
Two Shot to Death.
Hawkinsville, Oct. 10. — Neal
Buchin was shot and instantly
killed by Will Collins at 5 o’clock
this morning. Herman Doolittle,
a farm hand of Buchin’s, then
shot Collins to death. Doolittle
gave himself up to the Sheriff
and is in jail. Both parties are
parties are prominent white farrn
: ers, and the trouble was caused
by a misunderstanding as to Col
, lins, who was a tenant on the
farm of Buchin.
Goes to Cordele.
Mr. D. Parker Hughes stop
ped over in Mt. Vernon a few
hours Friday last en route to
Cordele, where he goes to accept
a position with Mr. D. S. Wil
liamson. Cordele, it is under
stood, from this date will be Mr.
Williamson’s headquarters for
the sale of stump pullers and
farm machinery. Mr. Hughes’
experience in the mechanical
lines will make a valuable addi
tion to the Williamson force. He
! is from Liberty county.
Bank of Soperton
Makes dootl Record.
In this issue will be seen spe
cial statement of the Bank of
Soperton, one of the strongest
banks in this section.
Their statement shows an in
crease in deposit- of $113,966.06
for the year ending September
! 30.
I Capt. W. O. Hicks
Dies in Savannah.
Following an operation for
i appendicitis in a Savannah hos
! pital, Capt. W. O. Hicks, one of
: the best known, and most popu
lar conductors on the Seaboard
i Air Line, died Friday last. He
| was a native of Clay county, and
, had been with the Seaboard prac
tically ever since the road was
put through from Montgomery to
Savannah. He is survived by
his wife and daughter, parents
and other relatives in Savannah.
Mr. Hicks was fifty years of age
and was a man of most genteel
and pleasing character.
There are but few living along
this line of the Seaboard who will
not remember his courteous, gen
tlemanly manners. He was a
member of the Second Baptist
church of Savannah; the funeral
service was conducted by Rev.
W. A. Taliaferro, the pastor.
Me was a member of a number
of the secret orders, and mem
bers of Palestine Commandery
and Alee Temple of the Shrine
participated in the service.
Oriaima.
Special Oorreapoudctioo,
The farmers around here are
about done gathering their crops.
Misses Thurla Thigpen and
Myrtle Seals attended church at
Oak drove Sunday,
Mr. Lasso Mosley of Dublin, is
spending a few days with his pa
rents here.
Misses May and Laura Ricks
are spending a few days with
friends in liockledge.
Misses Mize Thigpen and Myra
Lee Seals and Mr. Algie Seals at
tended church at Sardis Monday.
Rev. W. W. Riner, of Colum
bus, Ga., preached at Orianna
Monday night.
Misses Lizzie and Mallie John
son spent Saturday night with
friends in Adrian.
Messrs. Guy Thigpen and
Frank Haslip were in Orland Sat
urday,
Messrs. Algie and F. I). Seals
and Troy Dent were in Rock ledge
Sunday morning.
Messrs. Guy Thigpen and Algie
Seals were the guests of Misses
Lizzie and Beother Hall Friday
night.
Miss Annie Lee Thigpen enter
tained a number of her friends
Saturday evening. Among t.hos<
present were: Misses Thurla
Thigpen, Myrtle Seals, Willie Mc-
Lendon and Messrs. Algie Seals,
and Royal Dent.
Misses Thurla Thigpen and
Myrtle Seals were in Adrian Sat
urday.
Mr. M. D. Seals attended
church at Rose Hill Saturday.
Messrs. M. D. Seals, Arnold
and Guy Thigpen were in Soper
ton a few days ago.
Mr. Troy Dent of Adrian was
in town Sunday.
Miss May Ricks spent Sunday
night with Mrs. Arnold Thigpen.
Vason on Trial.
; Atlanta. Oct. 9,—The case of
D. K. Vason, doorkeeper of the
house of Representatives, indict
ed for the stabbing of Attorney
T. B. Felder in the New Kimball
house, will be heard before Judge
Ben Hill in the criminal division
superior court this morning.
A large number of character
witnesses, it is said, has been
summoned to testify in Vason’s
1 oehalf.
Mr. Felder has practically re
covered from the wound, having
appeared at his office frequently
in the past several days. At one
time his condition was consider
ed gravely precarious.
AN INCREASE IN
t SUBSCRIPTION
Unusual Cost of Newspaper
Makes the Change
Necessary.
After having given the matter
Hue consideration, and finding no
relief in sight, The Montgomery
Monitor, along with practically
every weekly paper in Georgia,
will on Nov. 15th raise its sub
scription price to $1 50 per year.
Any man who has kept abreast
of the times understand that
newspaper has advanced in cost
from 300 to 500 per cent in the
past year, making it impossible
to issue a paper at the price of a
dollar a year.
Therefore, trom Nov. 15, and
until the situation is relieved, the
following subscription rates will
obtain: One year. $1.50 in ad
vance; six months, 75 cents in
advance; three months 40 cents
in advance.
In order to get the benefit of
the present price it is necessary
to renew at once; no subscriber
will be carried for a dollar a year
after Nov. 15th. If you appreci
ate the work of the county paper,
at least call in and pay what you
owe, and renew if possible. Show
vour county pride by co-operating
with the county paper.
Oil Stove Brings
Out Fire Fighters.
An unruly oil stove in the res
idence of Mr. H. A. Simpson cre
ated a stir in Mt. Vernon Tues
day morning, and in a few min
utes after the alarm of fire was
sounded the place was surround
ed by the bucket brigade.
The stove had been left alone
for a fe w minutes, and the flames
had risen to the extent of filling
the room with dense smoke. The
oil burner was soon ejected from
the premises, and the willing
friends returned to their various
places of business. The damage
was slight, beyond the smoked
room.
Cotton Ginned in
Montgomery County.
The report of the census direc
tor shows that there were ginned
in Montgomery county prior to
Sept. 25, 1916, 7 061 bales of cot
ton. For the same date in 1915
the figures were 6,470 bales.
Conditions have been favorable
for gathering this year, which,
in a measure, may account for the
increased number of bales turned
out. Again, there is an indica
tion of a slightly greater yield
over 1915.
Sheritl .'ala.
Georgia—Montgomery * oimt.y.
Will bo Hold b<*foie I lif court, house
door In Mt. Vernon on the flrMt. Tues
day ill Nov., lUlff, I ••IWi'Cll the leg’ll
hours of sale, to tlm highest, bidder
for cash, certain property of which
tlie following is a complete descrip
tion :
That certain tract, or parcel of land situate, ly
i ny. ami be in if in the 1.143 rd G. M. district of said
county and state, and bounded an follow*: On the
north by lands of Mina Kona Belli: Connell, on the
♦•ant by land it of William Connell, on the south by
4*ndH of Nancy Builurd and on the west by lands
d Mrs. Kiizabelh Moore, containing acmn more
or Iless. Levied on and will be sold as the property
of Mrs. Queen Smith to satisfy an execution is
sued from the superior court of said county In fa
vor of John K. Hull vs Sol Smith and Mrs. Queen
Smith Written notice given Mrs. Smith as re
quired by law. This the dd day of October, 1916.
Ja .. Hester, Sheriff.
SherifF Sale.
(jiiorgia—Montgomery County.
Will be Hold before the court house
door in Mt. Vernon on the lir*t Tues
day In Nov,, 191st, between the legal
hours of sale, to the highest bidder
tor rash, certain property, of which
tiie following is a complete descrip
tion :
All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and
being in the l«6M*h (i M. district of said county
and state, and hounded an follows: On the north
by lands of U. O. Coihoun. oast by lands of J. D.
Phillips estate, south by lands of W. B. Connell
and west by lands of Eliza Pitts and C. L. Phillips,
containing one hundred acres more or less. Levied
on and will be sold as the property of P. A. Phil
lips and J. B. Phillips to satisfy un execution is
sued from the superior court of Montgomery
county, Georgia, in favor of The First National
Bank of Vidaiia vs P. A. Phillips and and J. B %
Phillips. Written notice of levy required by stat
ure this day given to said defendants. This th«
j :id day of October, 1916.
Jas. Hester, Sheriff.
| Palillo & Jackson. A ttys, for Plffs.
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