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PATRIOTIC EXERCISES j
FOR SOLDIER BOYS
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Other Men Begin Leaving
for Training Camp
Wednesday.
Amid the applause of scores of
friends, and bearing the best
wishes of all, five Montgomery
county men left last Saturday
morning for Camp Gordon to take
up their duties as recruits in the
new federal army. Long before
the hour, these young men were i
ready to answer roll call, and at
9 o’clock a number of citizens,
together with a large number of,
* ladies, assembled in the court
house for a farewell service for
the men.
Mr. W. A. Peterson, acting as,
chairman, introduced Rev. D. A.
McNeill, who made an impressive '■
talk to the men, followed by
talks by Capt. M. D. Hughes and
Col. L. C. Underwood. At the
close of the service each man was
presented with a Bible, the gift
of Mt. Vernon friends.
The squad was composed of
Joseph Twiggs Willis, John Hen
ry Smith, Arthur Pearce Dixon,
Bailey Darley and Frank Peyton,
the latter as alternate, having
been chosen in the place of Willie
Lett, who refused to respond to
the call.
The men, accompanied by many, I
were carried to the depot in auto
mobiles, leaving on the west
bound train for the camp near
Atlanta. They were a stout
hearted, manly set, and will re
flect credit on their county.
The call has been made for 40
per cent, of this county’s quota
of men, all white, and these will
no doubt begin moving on Sept.
19th (next Wednesday). The
exact arrangement has not been
worked out, but it is probable
that a number will be called by
the local board for departure that
day.
It has been planned to hold
another patriotic service that
morning, beginning at 9 o’clock,
in the court house. Court will
be in session, but it is probable
that a recess will be granted for
the occasion. The entire public
is invited to attend and take part
in the exercises. This arrange
ment is subject to change, but in
the main can no doubt be car
ried out. Unless notice is given
to the contrary, let the public as
semble at 9 o’clock in the court
room for the exercises.
Jury List.
The following is a list of the
grand and petit jury drawn for
August term of Montgomery su
perior court.
Grand Jury.
J E. Smith. J. M. Phillips, Jr.,
Sewell Courson, A. Gillis,
I. H. Hall, Jr., J. A. Memory,
D. H. Mitchell, R. J. Boyd,
J. A. Chivers, J. T. Walker,
J. F. Currie, W. T. McArthur,
W. M. M oses, E. S. Martin, ]
H. L. Page, F. B. Mathias,
Crosby Williams, W . L. Kitchens,
W. E. Mathias, J. C. Flanders,
G. E. Rogers, M. C Coleman,
Joe B Johnson, J. D. Pullen,
O. B. Braddy, W.H. Fowler,
T. W. Cullens, W. B. Greenway,
Joe Davis, M. H. Mason, j
Petit Jury.
W. B. Connell, A. M. Davis,
Joe Richardson, G. R. Barwick,
F. Gibbs, Harry Holmes,
B. A. Mosley, S. P Mills,
J. F. Mills, W. C. Sharpe,
S. Z. Salter, H. C. McLemore,
I. W. Hatcher, W. J. McDaniel,
J. H. Williamson, H. D. Smith,
J. B. Higgs, Green W. Brantley,
W’yley Sharpe, E. McLendon,
Hines Morris, A. It. Davis,
J. M. Hughes, C. G. Thompson,
F. L Mcßae, Sidney Herndon,
B. F. Hart, Herman Conner,
W. T. Allen, Geo. W. Palmer, ,
R. W. Anderson, W. P. Stephens, \
J. D. McCrimmon, W. B. Snow,
A McCrimmon, W. B. Heath,
J. M. Spivey, Jim Crawford,
B. W. Sammons, Harmon Fennel,
J. C. Curl, Dennis O’Brien, :
J. F. Craft.
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l Recital at Brewton
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Parker This Evening.
| There will be given at The
Brewton-Parker Institute this
evening a teachers’ recital, in
which selections will be rendered
by Miss Georgia Belle Smiley and
Miss Myrtle Young.
Miss Young is director of the
department of expression and
Miss Smiley is in charge of the
department of music. This will
ibe the first public recital of the
term, and the public is cordially
invited to attend. Exercises be
-1 gin at 8 o’clock, in the auditori
i um.
Editor R. Y. Beckum
Dies in Dublin.
Dublin, Sept. 5—R. Y. Beck
; ham, editor of the Laurens Coun
ty Citizen, died suddenly here
' this afternoon from an acute at
-1 tack of heart trouble. He had
i been in ill health for about 10
days, but was apparently much
improved until just before his
death.
Mr. Beckham had been con
nected with newspaper and print
ing business in Dublin for the
greater part of the last 17 years.
He was 37 years of age and leaves
a wife and 2children; his mother,
Mrs. R. Y. Beckham of Zebulan;
a brother and two sisters. He
had been editor and manager of
i the Citizen for nearly 2 years and
previous to that had been adver
tising manager of the Dublin
Courier-Herald, which he helped
establish.
Two Held Following
Death of Woman.
Savannah, Sept. B.—L. H.
Lowther, of Savannah, and W. 0.
Deason, of Claxton, were held to
Superior Court on a double charge
of murder by Police Court this
morning, growing out of an il
legal operation, which resulted in
the death of Mrs. W. N. Baldwin,
of Claxton. The connection of
Dr. A. Metz, of Willie, as the
physician who performed the
operation, was established fully.
Mrs. L. V. Beasley, Savannah
boarding house keeper, at whose
house the operation was per
formed, turned State’s evidence
in the preliminary trial.
WHEN DUTY CALLS HIM
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Except for thut little tifT with the
Spaniards In 1898, it has been, almost
fifty years since the American volun
teer has found it necessury to strap his j
knapsack on his back, kiss the wife j
and kiddies good-bye and march out in
defense of his country’s rights and
principles. Hut here he goes—two mil
lion of him, if necessary—and the
prayers and good wishes of the other
hundred and eight million will follow
him.
Locket Found.
Gold locket, with name and en
closed photos; found between Mt.
Vernon and Ailey. Owner may
prove and get same at Monitor
office on payment notice. 9-13
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 13, 1917.
PRISONERS BUILDING NEW HOME
These interned German prisoners, sailors from the cruiser Kronprinz Wil
helm, are helping to Guild new quarters near Fort McPherson, Gn., which,
when Completed, will house 2,500 Germans, most of them from the German
ships interned in American ports. " i
Tarrytown.
Sued a! Correspondence.
Mr. and Mrs. I. F. Dixon and;
son, Bunyan, spent Sunday with
relatives in Dudley,
Mrs. Marston Sapp and chil
dren and Miss Melvina Sapp of
Doctortown spent last week very j
pleasantly here, guests of Mr.
Bartow Calhoun and family.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Calhoun,
Mr. Tom Webb and Misses Lelice
and Mattie Mae Beatty made a i
pleasure trip to Tybee Sunday.
Mrs. J. L. Lowery of Soperton
was a visitor at her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. D. O. Calhoun, Satur
day afternoon.
Miss Lillie Mae Joiner spent
the week-end with relatives in
Vidalia.
Misses Lillie Mae and Reta
Sammons spent Saturday in Dub
lin shopping.
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Holliman
were the dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Fowler of Lo
thair Sunday.
Misses Mary Zeesman will leave
in a few days for Savannah,
where she will visit for some
time.
Miss Gladys Calhoun of the 8,-
P. I. spent the week-end at home.
Bankrupt Notice.
In the District Court of the
United States for the Southern
District of Georgia, Eastern Di
vision.
In the matter of L. D. Morris'
Bankrupt, county of Montgomery,
Ga. To the creditors of the above [
named bankrupt:
You are hereby notified thuti.
the above mentioned bankrupt j
has filed his application for a dis
charge I rom all the debts provable
in bankruptcy against the said L. I
D Morris.
The said anplication will be,
heard by the Hon. Beverly D.
Evans, Judge of the United States
District Court of said division and i
district, at ths United States
Court House, at Savannah, Ga , |
on the 11th day of October, 1917.
All creditors of said bankrupt j
are notified to appear at the time 1
and place stated, and show cause,
if any they can, why the prayer
contained in said petition should j
not be granted.
Dated at Savannah, Ga., this
11th day of Sept., 1917.
Cook Clayton, Clerk.
Oyster Supper at
Uvalda Tuesday Eve.
The ladies of the Uvalda Meth-!
odist church will give an oyster
supper at the school house Tues
day evening, 18th inst. The pro
ceeds of the festive occasion will
be used for the benefit of the
church. The public is cordially |
invited to attend and participate.
Market Bureau Finds
Plenty Seed Wheat.
The state market bureau has in
sight from 1,000 to 2,000 bushels
! of seed wheat, as well as a good
supply of oats and some Abruzzi 1
rye, and is now in position to tell
j farmers where they can secure
; their seed for winter planting.
I Any others who have seed for
sale, should write the bureau, as
there will be good demand this
fall.
[ Commissioner J. J. Brown calls
: attention to the fact that the time
for planting fall wheat is rapidly j
| approaching, and farmers in j
every county should be getting
their best ground ready now. J
Two acres to the plow, is the !
slogan, and nowhere should there
be any less, but if possible always
more. Georgia is going to need
every bushel wheat that can
be raised this fall and the coming
spring, and it will be taken at
very substantial prices.
Notice of Bond Issue,
To The Qualified Voters of the Town |
of Soperton.
Notice is hereby given that on the
24th day of October, 11)17, an election
will be held in the town of Soperton,
nt which will he Hiibmittcd to (lie
qualified voters of said town, for]
their determination tlio question j
whether bonds shall he issued for j
jsaid town in Hie aggregate amount.
|of ten thousand (SIO,OOO 00) dollars j
which shall lie applied and used for j
the purpose of installing an electric
light, system in and for tho town of
Soperton. purchasing a site forfuie
same and necessary equipment t here
for, said bonds to bear date Decem
ber 15th, 1917, to bear interest at the
rate of six per cent, per annum, pay
. able semi-annually, on the 15th day
of June and the 15th day of Pecem-
I her of each year, to he in denoinina-
I tions of five hundred ($500.00)dollars
'each and to be paid off and mature
jas follows, to-wit: Two thousand!
j ($2000.(10) dollars on tin; 15th day of .
i December, 1927; two thousand (S2OOO.
00) dollars on the 15th day of Decern- i
[her. lim: two thousand ($2000.00) 1
dollars on the 15th day of December,
: 1987; two thousand ($2000.00) dollars
jon the 15th day of December, 1942;
and two thousand ($2000.00) dollars
on tiie 15th day of December, 1947.
Principal and interest to be paid in
gold coin of the United States, of the
present standard of weight and fine
ness, at the Hanover National Bank
of New York City, State of New
, York. Polls will he open at 6 o’clock
; a. m. and close at three o’clock p. in.,
at the Council Chamber of the town j
j of Soperton. in tfiTifrcar of The Hank
of Soperton, in said town.
Those desiring to vote in favor of
; tiie issue of said bonds will do so by
casting ballots haying written or
printed thereon the words “For Light
Bonds” and those desiring to vote
against the issue of said bonds will .
j do so by casting ballots having wiir
! ten or printed upon them tiie words i
“Against Light. Bonds.’’
Ordered ami ordained by the May- j
or and Council of tiie town of Soper-!
ton in regular meeting assembled, j
tills the 12th day of September, 1917. ]
J. K. Hall,
Mayor of the town of Soperton.
I. H. Hall. Sr.,
Clerk of the town of Soperton.
Lost Cow.
One light red Jersey cow;
small; crooked horns; small hole
in one ear; limps in right fore
leg. Suitable reward for infor
mation leading to recovery.
W. M. Bark,
Alston, Ga.
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i Emanuel Man Arrested;
Tries to Bribe Doctor.
I Savannah, Ga., Sept, B.—W.
R. Brown, of Summit, Emanuel
county, was yesterday afternoon
held for the federal grand jury
under a bond of $2,500 for an al
leged attempt to bribe Dr. I). D.
Smith, of the Emanuel county
military exemption board. Dr.
Smith states Brown sent him
word he would pay him SSOO if
he would declare his son physical
ly unfit for service in the army. '
The doctor sent for the sheriff of <
the county, concealed him in his (
office and had Brown repeat the
offer in the sheriffs’s hearing. j
The matter was reported to the |
authorities and the arrest and i
preliminary hearing followed, j
This is the first instance of this
kind reported in this state.
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Electric Lights for
Town of Soperton.
On October 24th there will be
held in Soperton an election for
the purpose of voting on the
; question of bonds for the pur
pose of erecting an electric light
; plant for the town. It is pro-1
posed to issue bonds to the amount
of SIO,OOO, which will install a I
plant in keeping with the needs
of the place.
This is a commendable enter
prise; any town this size needs a
light plant, or even towns not as
large. This is an enterprising
move, and reflects credit on thei
town.
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New Road Notice.
Georg in —Montgomery County.
Office of Commisfiionera of
Roads and Revenues, Montgomery
j county, Sept. 4, 1917.
] E. J. Wells, J. M. Dowoie, |
' Dennis O’Brien and others having I
| made application for the opening
1 and establishing of a new public
road, beginning at house occupied
by Henry Gillis on the land of F,
F. McArthur in the 275th district
and running thence a northeaster
ly direction to the mouth of the
lane of home place of If. E Gibbs,
I same being the intersection of the
i Longpond and McGregor public
I road, thence along the said pud ic
| road to the corner of fence of E.
J. Wells, thence in an easterly di
rection through lands of E. J.
Wells to tiie corner of on
what is commonly known as the
Feilx Williamson place now own-1
|ed by Zimmerman, thence in a
j southeasterly direction through |
j lands of J. M. Downio and D. S. j
j Williamson, (running on dividing
| line,) and I). 8. Williamson and
! D. S. O’Brien and being on divid
ing line of said parties to the |
mouth of tiie lane at Mallard
Dee’s place, being where said pro
posed road intersects the Alston
and Mt. Vernon road, being a dis
tance of about two miles.
The reviewers appointed to lay
out and survey suid proposed road
having filed their return, notice
, is hereby given said new road will
be granted on the first Tuesday in
October, 1917, if no good cause be
shown to the contrary.
J. L. Lowrey, Ohm.
A. B. Hutcheson, Clerk.
Germany To State
Her Peace Terms.
September 9. —Ger
many will shortly be able to pub
lish her peace terms, according
to Dr. George Michaelis, the Ger
man chancellor, an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Copen
hagen today states.
The Reichstag main committee,
said Dr. Michaelis in the inter
view, “had tried to make final
arrangements regarding peace
conditions and the question of
Alsace-Loraine, but no decision
however, was eagerly discussed
and Germany will soon be able
to publish her peace terms.’’
Copenhgen, September 9. —The
committee of seven members of
the reichstag and seven members
of the bunderath appointed to 1
draw up an answer to Pope Bene
dict’s peace note will meet on
Monday afternoon, and the reply
will probably be drafted then,
says a Berlin dispatch today. i
WELL KNOWN CITIZEN
DIED SUNDAY LAST
After Continued Illness, Mr.
Arch Hughes Goes to
Reward.
After an illness extending al
most a year, Mr. Arch Hughes
died at his home here Sunday
morning about 10 o’clock, sur
rounded by his family and a num
ber of friends. A member of one
of the oldest families of Mont
gomery county, Mr. Hughes was
well known and respected by a
i large circle of friends. He had
'just passed his 72d birthday, and
'is survived by his faithful wife
and six children: Mr. Morgan
Hughes of Picayune, Miss., Mrs.
Ella Holmes of Mississippi, Mrs.
William S. Miller of Towns, Mes
srs. A. M. and T. B. Hughes and
Mrs. O. H. Morrison of Mt. Ver
non. Mr. Hughes was a man of
quiet, peaceable bearing, and had
spent the greater part of his life
in this section.
He was a veteran of the late
war, being a member of Millen’s
Battalion, having united with the
service just after the opening of
the struggle, and as soon as his
age would permit. Other im-
I mediate members of the family
are his brother, Capt. M. D.
j Hughes, and one sister, Mrs.
i Martha Sharpe.
Remains were laid to rest in
! the McGregor cemetery Monday
! afternoon, the service being con
ducted jointly by Rev. I). A. Mc-
Neill of the Presbyterian church
and Rev. John Hudson of the
Methodist church, witnessed by a
large number of friends and rel
atives. Peace to him.
I
i Examining Records of
German Newspaper.
Philadelphia, Sept. 11.—Gov
ernment agents who participated
in the raid on The Philadelphia
Tageblatt, a German morning
newspaper here yesterday were
occupied today in examining the
large amount of correspondence,
newspaper files and other papers
taken from the place. Dr. Mar
tin Darkow, managing editor,
and Herman Ijemke, business
manager of The Tageblatt has
been persistently at charges of
violating the espionage act, are
at liberty on SIO,OOO bail each,
for a further hearing Thursday.
L. Werner, editor-in-chief of
The Tageblatt, and Waldemar Al
fredo, of the editorial staff, sur
rendered to the federal authori
ties today on learning that war
rants had been issued for their ar
rest. The Tageblatt was issued
today as usual.
According to federal agents,
The Tageblatt attacking the gov
ernment’s war policy and the se
lective draft act. It is also
charged that the paper printed
instructions how persons can
avoid the postal regulations in
sending mail to Germany. Ac
cording to these instructions the
federal agents said, letters could
be sent to The Deutcher Hilfs
verein, in care of H. Isselhurst,
Stockholm, Sweden, where they
would be forwarded to Germany.
Darkow and Lemke deny that
they had any intention of violat
ing the laws of the United States.
Lemke says he has been a citizen
of the United States for 30 years.
Box Supper at
Bethel a Success.
The young folks wish to thank
the public for co-operation in
making the box supper at Bethel
Church the success that it was.
The sum of $93.65 was realized
for a laudable purpose.
They also take occasion to in
vite the public to the Sunday
school each Sabbath.
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