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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1916)
Wqt Afattita . VOL. XXXI SUDDEN DEATH OF MISS SULIE COCKFIELD Was a Beloved Member of the Young Set of Mt. Vernon. Miss Sulie Cockfield, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Cockfield of this place died at 7:30 o’clock last Thursday even ing, after suffering a very brief attach. Miss Cockfield had ap parently recovered from an ill ness of about eight months, for the past six weeks being able to enjoy a daily outing, with in creasing vigoi', hence the un usual shock attending her death. Even less than an hour she was out among young friends. The funeral was conducted from the Presbyterian church, of which she had been a member since early childhood. Rev. Chas. Montgomery, formerly pas tor of this church, but now of Ridgeway, S. C., arrived in time to conduct the service, Saturday morning. Her body was laid away in the McGregor cemetery, the service at the church being attended by more than could en ter the building. Pallbearers were Troy Mason, Lawrence Thompson, Otis Rackley, Her man Mcßae, Chas. Abt and Her man Mcßride. Beautiful floral offerings were borne by Misses Winnie Smith, Susan Daniel, Katharine Currie, Janie Mc- Queen, Eula Mcßae and Sophie Cummings, while the choir was also composed mainly'of the Sab bath school classmates and as sociates of the young lady. Her sunshiny disposition made for her many young friends, and her untimely going away has marred the happiness of the town and circle of young friends in which she was a beloyed figure. Other than her parents she is survived by three sisters, Misses Jeddie, Marie and Nell, and four brothers, T. H.,‘J. R., H. W., and Tom Cockfield. Relatives present at the last rites were Mr. R. F. Joiner of Lake City, S. C., Messrs. John Hinson, Sr., Clay ton Hinson and John Hinson, Jr., and Mrs. W. H. Brown of Erick, I 8.-P. I ITEMS. 1 » ; ■ -/yTyyl Week before last the attendance banner was won by the sth grade, and the punctuality banner by the- 2nd grade. Last week the 3rd grade merited both banners. Through the co-operation of the Florence Mfg. Co., Florence, Mass., a contest has been held in the 4th grade. General instruc tion having been given on the subject: “A Clean Tooth Never Decays,” a composition was writ ten by each pupil. Eighteen pa pers were handed in and the best paper will be returned to the above named Co. A gold plated medal and a tooth brush will be awarded to the winner. Freda Segal is the winner with honor able mention of Elease Fountain. The composition will follow in next week’s issue. Mr. Slaughter entertained the faculty Tuesday afternoon with a paper on ‘‘The Value of Ex perimental Work in School. Mr. Slaughter stressed the fact that practical information was better for a child than knowledge gained with no relation to life. Miss Brewton served hot chocolate and sandwiches. Lost Mule. Strayed from home, 16th inst., medium sized mare mule. Small lump under throat. Satisfactory reward for information or re covery. Oscar Collins, Rt. 3. Soperton, Ga. Judge Mason to Hold Over Another Year. There was recently created in this county a new militia district, to be known as the 1757th Mi litia District. The recent ses sion of the grand jury recom mended that Mr. William Jones of Ailey be appointed notary public and ex-officio justice of the peace of the new district. Mr. G. R. Mason, while a citi zen of Ailey, formerly included in the Mt. Vernon district, has for some time acted as tl e notary of the Mt. Vernon district. The recent grand jury recom mended that this place be filled by Mr. W. C. Ryals. This has caused no little comment in local circles, since Mr. Mason’s com mission does not expire until November 14 th, 1917. There fore, acting on recent advice from the governor’s office, and the law governing such matters, Mr. Mason will continue to serve the Mt. Vernon district as notary. To Preach Here Sunday. Mr. Geo. W. Stradtman of Sa vannah stopped over here yester day en route to Wheeler county, where he goes on business. He will return Friday and on Sun day, both morning and evening, will preach at the Mt. Vernon Presbyterian church, as has bevn his custom for the past several months. His subject for the morning will be ‘‘Prayer”, for the evening ‘‘Repentance”. All are cordially invited to attend these services. Sunday afternoon, following Sabbath school at Hack Branch, he will preach at that church. He was with those people on last fourth Sunday, and they will no doubt be pleased to have him again. List of cases tried at the recent session of superior court will be found on one of the inside pages. MUST HAVE MORE FUNDS DEMOCRACY Georgians are Asked to Add $5,000 More to Her Honor. The national Democratic cam paign just closed, and from which President Wilson arose the victor, has meant an outlay of over a million dollars. Os this amount practically $300,000 remains un paid—a debt of honor on the Democratic party of the nation. Georgia, Democracy’s shining mark, has already done her share; yet, the national committee, proud of Georgia and her sons, feels that the Empire State of the South may be willing to do a little more for the cause, and to this end is asking an additional $5,000. Chairman John D. Walker, whose work for the cause has attracted much attention and praise, has consented, with fur thur sacrifice, to act as Chairman of the Georgia Democratic Fund, with a view of raising this ad ditional sum, assigned to Geor gia. He asks that The Montgom ery Monitor again ask loyal Democrats who may feel so in clined, to give further to the cause. During the campaign a few responded, but the amount sent from Mt. Vernon was piti fully small. Those who appreciate Mr. Wilson’s re-election should be glad of the opportunity of giving, if even a small amount. Those who did not avail them selves of the opportunity prior to the election can do so now. Any amounts sent to thi3 office will be duly acknowledged before being remitted to Mr. Walker. The sum raised now should be greater than that sent in several weeks ago. The Monitor, as for merly, begins the second list with SI.OO. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 23, 1916. Grand Jury Presentments November Superior Court State of Georgia —Montgomery County: We, the grand jury chosen to serve at the Nov. term, 1916, of Montgomery county superior i court, beg leave to submit these, o.ir general presentments: I We recommend that Mr.-Willie Jones be appointed as Notary Public and Ex.-Off. J. P. of the new Ailey district. We recommend that Mr. W. C. Ryals be appointed N. P. & Ex. I Off. J. P. for the Mt. Vernon . district. | We recommend that Dr. J. H. i Dees be appointed and is duly elected by this body as commis | sioner of roads and revenues for the Long Pond district, No. 1, to fill the unexpired term of C. C. McAllister, Jr. We recommend that C. D. Greenway be appointed and is duly elected by this body as com missioner of roads and revenues for the Lothair and Orland dis trict, No. 3, to succeed Elijah Miller. We recommend that the com missioner of roads and revenues be elected by the people of their respective districts every two years. Said election to be held at the general election for state officers. We further recommend that our Representative introduce and push to passage a bill for the above purpose. We recommend that the com missioners of roads and revenues so divide the work that all roads of their respective districts will be worked. As a body w*e have examined the county jail and found same in good condition except on water pipe in one of the cells. We al so find that the back porch is in need of repairs. We recommend that these repairs be made at once. We recommend that all jurors I lie paid two dollars per diem. We recommend that the house baiiili's be paid two dollars per diem and riding bailiffs be paid three dollars per diem. We have received the report of H. C. Davis, Tax Collector, and attached the same to ourpresent- After December Ist The Moni tor will be worth $1.50 per year. Send in a dollar at once and get lit another year at the old price. Rev. Chas. Montgomery of Ridgeway, S. C., having been called here on account of the death of Miss Cockfield, remain ed over a few days with relatives and friends in Mt. Vernon. Mr. J. A. McCrimmon of the Orland section came down Sunday afternoon and remained oyer Monday with the family of his s n, Mr. G. W. McCrimmon. He is a gentleman of the old school, iof whom we see so little. Mr. J. G. Snellgrove of the Landsburg section of Wheeler county and a party of friends passed through Mt. Vernon Tues day afternoon en route to Darien. Dr. and Mrs. Curtis Coleman of Lyons spent Sunday with the former’s mother, Mrs. J. D. Mc- Cullough. Card of Thanks. We wish to extend our heart; felt thanks to our many friends and the entire neighborhood for the kindness shown us in the recent death of our dear wife and mother, Viola Canady. Oh God, how much we miss her no one will ever know, unless they ex perience the sorrow we have un dergone. Father in Heaven help us to revive from the shock Thou has sent. Help us to bear up strongly and bravely against this sad event. I H. B. Canady and Children. merits, marked exhibit “A.” j The report of A. Gillis, Treas urer, is received by our body and made a part of our presentments, marked exhibit “B.” The report of E. J. Wells, M. H. Darley and C. A. Eackley, a committee appointed by the Aug-. | term, grand jury to examine the books of the various county of ficers, is herewith attached to our presentments and marked exhibit “C.” We recommend that J. R. Carr, J. W. Linder and E. S. Martin be appointed a committee to examine the books of the various county officers and re port to the next term of the grand jury. Committee reports that they have inspected the county farm and find same to be in good con dition. The inmates appear to be receiving proper attention. We recommend that the Clerk of our body be paid $5.00 extra for his service. The report of C. D. Greenway, W. W. Wade and J. R. Carr, committee appointed to examine : the various books of the Justice of the Peace and Notary Public | is received by our body and made a part of our presentments and i marked exhibit “D.” We recommend that these pre sentments be published in The Montgomery Monitor and same be paid $5.00 for publication. To their Honors, Judges E. D. Graham and J. L. Kent and S< - licitor General W. A. Wooten, we wish to tender our thanks for their courtesy and valued assis tance in our deliberations and the investigations of various matters brought before our body. E. S. Martin, Secy., R. W. Cone, A. R. Davis, T. J. Mcßae, J. R. Carr, J. B. Johnson, jW. W. Wade, J. A. Hughes, 1 F. L. Mcßae, C. T. Thigpen, iH. H. McAllister, P. P. Waller, D. E. Walker, M. E. Burns, M. H. Mclntyre, C. D. Greenway, !J. B. Brogdon, M. Wilkes, ! O. T. Waller, W. T. Harris, J. W. Linder, W. H. Dukes, S. I). Morris, Foreman. ltosemorit School. Special CorrcHpondenco, Sallie and Alice Twiggs entered I school Monday. We regret the absence of Jacob Conner and Julia Morris who are sick. Our school is sorry to lose Myr I tie and May Ella Smith who will move to Lothair district. Miss Marion Adams now has charge of the second and third grades. Miss Adams has pre viously taught two years here, and has many friends who value her work highly, and who gladly welcome her back to Rosemont. Members of the Baptist church have kindly permitted us to use their church building until a new class room can be built. Work on the building will begin im mediately and will be rushed with all possible speed. Card of Appreciation. To those who administered to us during the recent short illness and death of our daughter and sister we wish to return our heartfelt gratitude. These acts of kindness come as burden bear ers to cheer us on, and we will ever feel grateful for the kind ness shown us by the people of Mt. Vernon and elsewhere. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Cockfield and Family. The Monitor is in receipt of two handsome stalks of sugar cane, sent up by Mr. Matt Gillis of Route No. 2. i Mrs. L. L. Kelley Dies in Augusta. Relatives and friends in this county will be pained to learn of the death of Mrs. L. L. Kelley of Harlem, Ga., the 3d inst., after a brief illness. Before her mar riage, which occurred at the home of her grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Langford of Uvalda, March 18, 1916, she was Miss Manona Campbell. During her stay in Uvalda she was beloved by a large circle of friends. She was born in Augusta March 7, 1896. During her last illness her cousin, Miss Maggie Langford, was with her, and every resort known to medical science failed to restore life. Remains were interred in Augus i ta, the pastor of Asbury Metho dist church, of which she was a member and in which she was converted two years ago, perform ing the service. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Campbell, besides whom she leaves three brothers and two sisters. Hers was a Christian life, and while she will be missed by loved ones, they realize that she is with the blessed. Friend. Killed at Cadwell. Dublin, Ga., November 20. — With blood flowing freely from an ugly wound in his head, J. C. Barrs, Jr., age 35 years, was found early Monday morning ly ing at the side of the road near a school house at Cadwell. He succumbed to the wound about two hours later. Following the investigation by a coroner's jury, Tom Dominey was arrested, and is held at the jail here in connection with the murder. It is said that he had been heard to make threats against Barr’ life. DEATH RESULTS FROM FIRE BURNS Mrs. J. B. Brogdon of Uvalda Victim of Horrible Accident. Mrs. J. B. Brogdon of Uvalda met a most untimely and painful death at her home Thursday night, after suffering during the day from the effects of burns re ceived early in the morning. Information received at this office is to the effect that she was standing before an open fireplace dressing a wounded finger, assist ed by a negro girl. Before she was aware, her clothing caught from the blaze. The girl fled and Mrs. Brogdon made desperate efforts to remove the burning garments but without avail. Af ter failing in this and with her entire clothing afire, she rushed out of the house. Neighbors were attracted by her cries and the cries of the smaller children, and while a number of them went to her assistance, it was not un til the flames had done their deadly work, her body being burned throughout. She leaves a grief-stricken hus band and three small children. Remains were buried at Cedar Crossing. She was a most es timable lady, and her tragic death has brought sorrow to many friends. Honor Roll of McGregor School. Sarah McArthur, Kathleen Conner, Edna Conner, Amoret Conner, Martin Morris, Ruby Carpenter, Matthew Morris, Foy Mitchell, Magdalene Rowland, Henry McArthur, R. D. O’Neal, Algie Collins, W. T. O’Neal, Theodore Mitchell, Abbott Con ner, Eugene Mitchell, Willie M. Morris. Willie Rowland, and Mar vin O’Neal. BAPTISTS WILL PAY OFF INDEBTEDNESS Convention Plans Substantial Aid to its Orphans Home. - • Commerce, Ga., Nov. 21. —The Georgia Baptist Convention, just previous to the adjournment to day, declared Dec. 1 as the day to take up a collection for the benefit of the orphans’ home. Committees were named today to begin the campaign to raise at least $25,000 for the home. The following were named on the committee of seven that will have active charge of the cam paign: A. W. Evans, Sanders ville; E. J. Willingham, Macon; T. A. Parker, Way cross; F. S. Etheridge, Jackson; George W. Brown, Atlanta; C. J. Hood, Commerce, and Thad Adams, Moultrie. Another committee, composed of five members, will have charge of the campaign to raise the heavy debt of about $500,000. The committee of five is com posed of L. G. Hardman, Com merce; F. C. McConnell, Atlanta; J. D. Mell, Athens; J. P. Nichols, Griffin; E. C. Collins, Reidsville. The secretary reported 330 del egates present, the smallest num ber in twenty years. The con vention adjourned at 11 o’clock to meet in Newnan next year. A Card of Thanks. I take this means of thanking in most cordial and brotherly way possible the many neighbors and friends for their many expres sions of sympathy and acts of kindness to me and my dear wife tat the time of the awful accident which resulted in her untimely death. The blow was sudden and severe, but in the midst of my bereavement I find much con solation in the ministry of those who have so faithfully stood by me in the most trying experi ence of my life. And may the richest blessings of Almighty God adide upon those to whom I am so deeply indebted. Gratefully yours, J. B. Brogdon. 3 Persons Killed as Train Hits Auto. Fitzgerald, Ga., Nov. 19. —Will J. Royal, Jr., Miss Minnie Royal, his sister, and Miss Taylor, a teacher of Ambrose, Ga., were instantly killed here at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon by an Ocilla Southern railway train. Miss McGough had a leg fractured twice and Rev. Charles Pritchett was seriously bruised but not dangerously hurt. The motorists were going out Central avenue in Royal's auto when the train backed down from the depot and crashed into the car, carrying it several yards along the track and completely wrecking it. Two boys were killed at the same place several years ago. A watchman is always on duty at the cross-ing. Oriaima School. Special Correspondence. The program of Orianna High school last Friday is as follows: Songs by school. Recitation—J. E. Page, Jr. Recitation Myre Thigpen. Dorit’s —Thelma Ricks. Recitation Belam Avery. Wants Mamie Ricks. Prophecy Mallye Johnson. Pen Pictures Guy Thigpen. Debate: Resolved, Which is the Greater Invention, the Aero plane or the Submarine. Affm. Neg. Fffye Flanders Ulys Wynn Delie Tharpe Susie Blackshear After a thorough discussion of the subject, the judges ren dered their decision in favor of the affirmative side. Everybody is invited to come and attend our society. NO. 30.
