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VOL, XXXII.
SOLDIER BOYS
GO SATURDAY
Certified List Not Received
From District Board
To Date.
Yesterday, 19th, was the date
on which Georgia’s second incre
ment of drafted men would be
gin moving to Camp Gordon.
This was a call for 40 per cent,
of the state’s quota, and doubt
less many of the counties were
able to comply with the original
orders to this effect.
Montgomery county, however,
has not been supplied with its
certified lists from the district l
board, therefore, no men were:
called for yesterday, as planned.
The date has been changed to
Saturday, 22d, and before this
time all of the men will have been
notified. The Monitor had hoped
to secure the list in time for pub- j
lication today, but the local board i
is not in receipt of it.
As instructed by the local
board, The Montior calls atten
tion to the fact that all men who
have been called and who have
not been exempted, will report
to the local board at 8 o’clock
Saturday morning, 22d inst., in
Mt. Vernon, from which point
they will entrain for Camp Gor
don.
This call is for white men only,
and while this county will not be
able to send its 40 per cent, at
this call, the consolidated number
will be made up from other coun
ties in which so large a per cent,
of colored selectmen does not
exist.
As formerly announced, the
public is again invited to attend
the meeting at the court house
here Saturday morning, when an
appropriate program will be ren
dered. Meeting will be called to
order at 9 o’clock sharp, and af
ter the exercises the men will be
taken to the depot in cars.
Throughout the summer The
Monitor has aided the work in
every manner possible, and the
above announcement is the near
est approach to the facts and
plans as present information will
allow. It is possible, of course,
that the local board will not re
ceive its certified list in time to
inform all of the men by Satur
day, but unless notified directly
bv the board, it will be well for
them to assemble here Saturday
morning.
S. S. Association
Meets at Uvalda.
The fourth division of the
Montgomery County Sunday
School Association will hold a
meeting at the Uvalda Methodist
church Sunday afternoon, 30th
inst. All white Sabbath schools
are urged to send delegates.
This division includes Long
pond. Mr. J. T. Brack is presi
dent of this division. He is an
energetic Sunday school worker,
and for next week’s issue will
supply a program for the after
noon of the 30th.
Statement of the Condition of
Citizens Bank,
liocated at Alston, Ga., at the Close of Business Sept , 10, 1917:
Resources:
Demand loans $ 92 48
Time loans 26,810 64
Overdrafts, unsecured 162 44
Banking house 6,400 00
Furniture and fixtures 2.277 23
Due from banks and bankers
in this state 31,431 94
Due from banks and bankers
in other states 1,208 11
Currency $3 310 0t)
Gold 60 00
Silver, nickels, etc. 458 60
Ad yantes on Cotton 1,177 69 1.177 69
Cash items 990 83 4,8<J9 43
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Total $73,369.96
State of Georgia—County of Montgomery.
Before me tame E S. Marlin, cashier of The Citizens Bank of Alston, who, being Only
sworn, says that the above and loregoing statement is a true condition of sai l Bank as shown
by the books of file in said Bank. E. 8. MAItTIN,
.N’worn to and subscribed before me this 17th day of Sept. 1917.
Clifurd Mcßride, If. P. M, C. Ga.
Uvalda News.
| Special Correspondence
! Miss Mary Ethel Moses left
j Tuesday for Valdosta, where she
j will enter the South Georgia i
State Normal College.
Mrs. C. R. Baggott has return
ed from South Carolina and Au
gusta, where she has been visit
ing relatives.
Rev. C, R. Phillips from Tam
pa, Fla., will fill the vacancy
made by Rev. Lastinger’s resig
nation. We welcome him here.
Dr. W. M. Moses and Mr. H.
G. Martin spent Sunday in Doug
las.
Mrs. E. Leggett and Mrs. B.
F. Mills are spending a few days
i in Savannah.
Mr. Jesse Copps of Fort Ogle
thorpe is visiting friends here.
Miss Alma Mills of Hawkins
ville is spending some time with
her parents here.
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Moses have
returned from Anniston, Ala.
Miss Mary Lou McNatt is in
Mcßae attending the South Geor
gia College.
Mrs. Georgia Whatley and Miss
Helen Whatley of Savannah are
visiting Mrs. O. A. Gray.
Mr. Lawrence Ryals and daugh
ter of Mcßae are the week-end
guests of Mrs. O. A. Gray.
Miss Alberta McNatt has re
turned to Athens, where she re
sumes her studies at the State
Normal School.
Mr. and Mrs Lester O’Neal
motored to Lyons Monday.
Mr. Clarence Phillips of Wash
ington, D. C.. is the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. W. R. Phillips.
Mrs. L. L. Wolfe has returned
from Glennville, where she was
called by the death of her father.
Mr. J. J. Moses made a busi
ness trip to Valdosta Tuesday.
Mrs. J. L. Simon is spending
this week with Mrs. A. Estroff
in Soperton.
Mrs. Martha Smith of Hagan
Miss Helen Smith of Manassas
have been the guests of Mrs.
Wallace Moses.
Mr. J. A. McClelland and Miss
es Lucile and Clarice McClelland
and Florence Taylor of Dexter
spent Sunday with relatives here.
Miss Clarice was en route to Val
dosta, where she goes to enter
the South Georgia State Normal.
Ginned in Montgomery
Prior to Sept. Ist.
There were 3,300 bales of up
land cotton ginned in Montgom
ery county before September Ist,
as compared with 1,775 bales
ginned in this county to that date
last year, being a difference of
1,520 bales or more than twice as
much.
Cotton has opened very uni
formly in Montgomery county
this season, and with favorable
weather conditions is being put
on the market very rapidly.
Liabilities:
Capital stock paid in $15,000 (X)
Undivided Profit, less Cur.
Exp., Int. and Taxes Paid 30 97
: Individual deposits subject
to check 32.438 88
Time certificates 11,604 99
Cashier’s Checks 1,395 12’
i Bills Pvable, Including Time
Cer. Rep. Bor. Money 13,000 00!
Total $73,369.96 J
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 20, 1917.
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| Engineer and Fireman
I
Killed at Mcßae.
Mcßae, Ga., Sept. 16.—Engi
' neer H. P. Bledsoe and Fireman
Haywood Burgess, both of Ma
con, were killed here early this
morning when their engine was
derailed in the local yards of the
Southern railway, turning over
and pinning them underneath.
The accident occurred as the
crew was engaged in switching
freight cars on the “house track”
almost in front of the depot. The
huge locomotive left the rails and
turning over on its side, blocked
the main line for a time.
The bodies of both men were
sent to Macon.
Young Man Shot
in Fracas Dies.
Hawkinsville, Ga., Sept. 16.
Allen Dortch, the young man
who was shot through the lung
in a battle with the three Syrians,
Mose Simons, Tom Simons and
wife, Saturday night a week ago,
died yesterday at 3:30 o’clock.
Mr. Dortch was a popular
young man and his tragic death
causes much sorrow and regret
among his host of friends. He is
survived by his father and moth
er, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Dortch,
and several brothers and sisters.
The funeral will be held today
at Orange Hill Cemetery, in this
city.
AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL
TWELFTH DISTRICT
Col. M. B. Calhoun Appoint
ed Trustee Montgomery
County.
The recent session of the Geor
gia Assembly made provision for
the establishment of the Twelfth
District Agricultural and Me
chanical School, there not being
a school of this class "in this dis
trict.
The governor is authorized to
receive as a donation from the
town competing for the school a
tract of land not less than 200
acres, and other donations in the
matter of buildings, and the
county or town offering the best
inducements will secure the
school, the property so awarded
to become the property of the
state. The time limit for these
offers will expire Oct. 15, and it
is very probable that the gover
ernor will at an early date call a
meeting of the newly appointed
trustees, one each from the
twelve counties of this district..
Col. M. B. Calhoun of Mt.!
Vernon has been appointed by
Gov. Dorsey as the trustee for
Montgomery county. It is doubt
ful if this county will offer for
the school, while there are sever
al large towns in the district
which will submit prooositions to
the board.
Adjourned Term of
Court This Week.
The adjourned term of August
j superior court convened Monday
morning, with a full attendance.
Monday and Tuesday were de
voted the trial of civil business,
the criminal docket having been
taken up yesterday morning.
Judge E. D. Graham and So
licitor W. A. Wooten are at their
accustomed places, with Col. W. 1
C. McAllister in the reporter’s
chair. A number of visiting at
torneys have been present.
A list of the cases, both civil
and criminal, will be given in
full next week, it being incon-
I venient to secure the list while
court is in session.
Lost Raincoat.
Long rubberized raincoat; be
tween Ailey and Tarry town;
small bottle linament in one pock
et; suitable reward for return;
leave at Monitor office or send to
Fred Andrews,
Tarrytown. I
I
Kills Wife, Then
Takes Own Life.
Atlanta, Sept. 16. —T. D. Hag
erman, a postoffice employe, shot
and killed his wife and then kill
ed himself, while walking with
her on North Boulevard through
Atlanta’s burned district.
Passersby overheard them
quarreling. Hagerman wa9 heard
to say to his wife, “are you sure!
about that,” A second later the \
first shot was heard. His wife
fell and he then shot himself
through the temple and died in
stantly.
Mrs. Hagerman was the daugh
ter of John H. Porter, -sexton of
Oakland Cemetery in this city.
Those who knew them say they
had been separated for some time
and that she had returned here
to live with her father’s family.
She had secured a position as
bookkeeper here, earning a
meager salary upon which she
supported her four children. She
was about thirty years old and
was very highly spoken of.
Hagerman was employed in
Washington where he and his
wife lived together for some
time. Her people say he drank
heavily and that was the reason
she left him. There was a suit
for divorce pending.
LADY DEMONSTTATOR
FOR MONTGOMERY
Miss Bailey to Direct Can
ning Club Work and
Conservation.
Montgomery county has an
Emergency County Home Dem
onstration Agent, in the person
of Miss Maggie Bailey, who has
just arrived and begun work. At
present she can be found in the
office of the superintendent of
schools in the court house, but
has planned to extend the work
throughout the county.
She is employed by the Federal
department of agriculture and
the Georgia College of Agricul
ture, the salary being supple
mented by the local board of edu
cation. The scope of the work
is almost unlimited. Instruction
in canning, preserving, planting,
will be demonstrated in a syste
matic and practical manner. She
will organize clubs in the several
schools of the county.
In next week’s issue Miss
I Bailey will outline the work as
planned for this county. The
ladies are invited to meet and co
operate with her. Montgomery
has never had a canning club
demonstrator, and the success of
the work will depend very large
ly on the degree of assistance ac
corded Miss Bailey.
| Damon Dots f
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■ Proceedings of Weekly Meeting at L.-J
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' Brewton-Parker Institute, Mt. Vernon
WOMOMO 4
The Damon Literary Society!
held its regular meeting in the
Damon room September 15, 1917.
After song and prayer the roll
j was called and minutes read and
adopted, after which the follow
ing program was successful! ren
dered :
Piano solo—Goldie Mcßae.
Reading—Lessie Mae Rack ley.
Adjective Game—Alma Morri
son.
Reading—Miss Auldman.
After the rendition of the pro
gram we enjoyed some talks giv
en by Misses Folsom, Mcßae and
; Young.
We were glad to enroll several
new members.
The Damons have started off
with their good “old time” spirit
and I am sure that in the end it
will be—Hurrah for the Damons!
I -L. M. R.
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1 airy town.
Special correspondence.
Mrs. R. D. Beatty and daugh
ter, Mattie Mae, spent the week
end in Minter.
Mr. George Stanford visited
his parents in Mt. Vernon Sunday.
Miss Bernice Williams of So
perton was the dinner guest of
Miss Vera Burns Sunday.
Mr. Bill Kent of Alamo has
| been visiting his sister, Mr. A.
L. Wheeler, this week.
Mr. Marston Sapp of Doctor
town was a visitor in town one
day last week.
Messrs. Floyd Calhoun and M.
E. Burns made a business trip
to Vidalia Thursday.
Mr. W. B. Cadle made a busi
ness trip to Mt. Vernon Saturday.
Messrs. Alex McNeily and Bill
Tanner of near Davisboro are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ferrell.
Mr. D. O. Calhoun has just
completed a new ginnery which |
will be a great help to the town
and community.
Rev. 0. O. Williams filled his
regular appointment at the Bap
tist church Saturday and Sunday.
Messrs. Carl Adams and Pick
ett Palmer of near Mt. Vernon
were among friends in town Sun
day afternoon.
Longpond Dots.
Special Correspondence.
Mrs. E. E. Burch and children
visited relatives at Hack Branch
last Sunday.
Mr. E. O. McAllister was a
visitor to Tennille Friday last.
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Moses of
i Lumber City visited relatives
here last week.
/
Misses Willie Gertrude Johnson
and Mary Louise McArthur were
visitors to the 8.-P. I. Wednes
day last.
Miss Belle McAllister has re
turned from a visit to her sister,
Mrs. Ledford, at Tennille.
Mr. and Mrs. Oris Conner of ,
Uvalda were visitors here Sunday. 1
Mr. C. B. McAllister has re-'
turned to his work at Statesboro,
after a visit to his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. C. McAllister.
Misses Agnes and Sarah Mc-
Allister and Messrs. A. W. Ben
dimire and Monroe Bush attend
ed preaching at Alston Sunday
night.
Mr. Wiley Goff of Ailey visited
relatives here Sunday.
Mr. E. Lowe of Vidalia was a
visitor at the home of Mr. F. D.
Carpenter Sunday last.
i Mrs. Homer McAllister and
daughter, Christene, are visiting j
Mrs. J. C. Adams in Vidalia.
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Bancroft Seed Oats.
Fall grown and in perfect con-1
dition; rustproof. $2.00 per bu.
J. T. Brack,
920tf Mt. Vernon, Ga. 1
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF
The Mount Vernon Bank,
Located at Mt. Vernon, Ga., at the Close of Business Sept., 10, 1017:
BEHOUKCKHI
Demand loans $ 5,136 62
Time loann 92,379 80
Overdrafts unsecured 138 65
Bonds and Stocks owned by
the Rank (Liberty Loan) t,OOO 00
Hanking house, 4,000 00
Furniture and fixtures, 2,912 81
Due from banks and bank
ers in this state 80,660 26
Due from banks and bank
ers in other states 9,963 88
Currency $4,988 00
Gold 65 00
Silver nickels, etc. 68083 5,733 83
Advances on cotton 12,357 42 12,367 42
! Set aside as capital for Com
mercial Bank, Uvalda 15,000 00 j
j Safety deposit boxes 140 71
Total, $209,421.97 i
STATE OF (JKOHOfA-County of Montgomery. ,
Before me came W. A Petoraon, Cashier of The Mt. Vernon Bank, who bains duly sworn
sttVH that the above ami foregoing statement i* a true condition of said Bank, a» shown l>y
the hooka of file in saiil hank W. A. I’ETEItSON.
I Sworn *o and subscribed before me this 16th day of Bop‘. 1917.
Jaa i Curiie, Com- N. P. SI. Co., Ga.
PRICE ON HEAD
OF AMERICANS
Horrible Story of Plunder
and Sacrilege by the
Germans.
British Headquarters in France
and Belgium, Sept. 16. — German
military authorities on the wes
tern front have shown concern
about the imminence of the
American army’s entry into the
fighting by offering rewards for
j the production of the first Amer
ican prisoners. The general com
manding the Eleventh reserve
division recently put the price of
400 marks on the first American
soldier brought dead or alive into
his lines.
This information has been dis
closed by the dairy of a Prussian
sergeant of the Twenty-third re
serve infantry regiment. He
wrote at the end of July:
I “We are supposed to have had
Americans opposite us for some
time now, and two divisions of
Portuguese on our right. The
man who brings in the first
American, dead or alive, to head
quarters, has been promised the
iron cross of the first class, 400
marks and fourteen days' leave
from the division.”
The diary, which covers a
period of nearly two months, de
scribes in detail the destruction
of an important industrial town
by the Germans and its transfor
mation by a Germany army com
mander into a great mass of for
tified ruins. Batteries have been
planted in the cellars of private
houses, factories and public
buildings, which have been part
i ly demolished to give a better
field for the fire, while the streets
and squares and even the city
, cemetery, have been torn up and
I enmeshed with wire to provide
! positions for groups of machine
guns.
The diary describes how the
! troops quartered in the city spent
! their time when not on duty in
| firing machine guns from the
barricaded windows and the roofs
of buildings left standing, and in
| searching for hidden treasure and
in digging among the ruins for
silverware.
The sergeant tells how his
friends found gold watches and
priceless paintings from the
museums, statuary and other
works of art which they are
hoarding in their dugouts. The
j cathedrals were looted, as well as
the other public buildings. The
l German authorities have removed
i the bulk of the municipal and ec-
I clesiastical valuables to Germany,
but many of the inhabitants who
i were evicted from their homes to
a few hours’ notice when the city
| was cleared before its destruc
tion, had no opportunity to re
i move their private possessions
and tried to hide them. The
German soldiers, it seems, were
eager to serve at St. Quentin, be
cause of the chances for “treas
! ure hunts” there.
LIABII.ITIKB :
stock pain m, $ 1T,,000 00
Burolus food, Ss,olk> 00
Undivided profits, loss cur
ox’s., int. and taxes pd. 1,080 01
I iklividlual deposits subject
to check, 01,804 01
Havings deposits lO.kOO 57
Time certificates 64,870 80
(Insider's cheeks 446 11
Cusli over 6 07
Total, **19,4:11.07
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