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VOL. XXXII.
U. S. SHIP SUNK
BY GERMANS
Officer and Twenty Men are
Missing From Wreck of
Patrol Alcedo.
The first American warship to
be sunk by the Germans was the
patrol boat Alcedo, which went
down as the result of a subma
rine attack in the war zone Mon
day morning.
One officer and twenty men are
missing. The Alcedo is a con
verted yacht, carrying only sev
en officers and eighty-five men.
She sank in four minutes after
being hit. None of them men
seem to be from Georgia. Details
of the engagement are not ob
tainable.
B. B. Gillis Takes Own Life
Saturday Last.
B. B. Gillis, familiarly known
as Bud Gillis, shot himself to
death Saturday last. Gillis re
sided about four miles south of
this place.
For some time he had remark
ed on his intentions of shaking
off the mortal state, but little or
no attention was paid to his ex
pressions. Saturday afternoon
about four o’clock, he told some
one about the place that if they
heard a pistol shot to come and
look for him. Walking down the
road some distance, he fired a
pistol bullet into his right temple.
Death did not come until an
early hour Sunday morning. The
unfortunate man was a son of
Mr. Bunk Gillis, and leaves be
sides his father a number of
brothers.
Remains were buried in the
Walker cemetery, Rev. D. E.
Green officiating. Peace to him.
Hear the Orphan Boys
at School Tomorrow.
The band boys of the Georgia j
Industrial Home, Macon, travel
ing in their auto truck, will be
here tomorrow (Friday) evening,
and will give a superb recital at
The Brewton-Parker Institute.
There is no admission fee, but
hearers are allowed the privilege
of giving for the cause after the
recital. They have been here a
number of times, and their com
ing should be hailed with delight.
The manager of the home
writes The Monitor that it is al
most impossible to care for the
orphan children on account of the
high cost of supplies. If you
cannot send them a contribution,
at least go out to the auditorium,
hear the boys play, and give them
a good contribution. The band
is composed of aboud twenty
pieces, and they play well indeed.
Porto Rico Yams
on Monitor Table.
Desipite the fearful prices of
food, The Monitor is safe for a
few days. Mr. John W. Mclntyre
has just presented a liberal sup
ply of Porto Rica yam potatoes.
If a man is able to save them,
it is said this variety keeps well,
and is well adapted to this sec
tion. It is a large, sweet potato
and is a good weapon to fight
hard times with.
Yesterday Mr. George Spivey
brought to this office another lib
eral supply of the same variety.
Mr. Spivey has already gathered
several hundred bushels and has
others to gather. The potato is
one of our most valuable crops,
and the farmer who raises them
in plenty will find a market for
them at good prices.
The agricultural editor of The
Monitor is a good judge of sweet
potatoes, and has no objection to
looking over samples sent to this
office.
Longpond Dots.
Special Correspondence.
Mr. John Goff has returned
from a visit to relatives in Wash
ington county.
Miss Ruth Mobley is visiting
relatives at Vidalia this week.
Mrs. V. F. Bush and daughter,
Miss Grace, of Dublin visited at
Mrs. J. C. Johnson’s Thurday.
Mr. John 0. McArthur went to
Macon Saturday night, returning
Monday.
Miss Emma McAllister has re
turned to her home here after an
extended visit to relatives in Sa
vannah. *
Messrs. C. C., J. J. and M. F.
McAllister and Peter Johnson,
Jr., attended the Macon Fair last
Monday.
Mr. Horace Goff of Tarrytown
visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Goff, Sunday.
Messrs. Monroe and Henry
Bush and Walter Osborne of Dub
lin visited friends here Sunday.
Mr. A. H. Johnson and son,
Homer, attended the State Fair
at Macon Monday.
Mrs. T. B. Hughes of Mt. Ver
non was a pleasant visitor at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. Homer
McAllister, last week.
Mr. Johnnie Johnson of Uvalda
was a pleasant visitor here Sun
day last.
Misses Mary Louise McArthur
and Mattie Waller were visitors
in Mt. Vernon last Saturday.
Mrs. H. H. McAllister and
daughter, Agnes, visited rela
tives near Mt. Vernon Tuesday.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
IN SESSION MONDAY
Profitable Meeting of Central
District.—Entertained
by Mrs. Hicks.
The semi-annual convention of
the Christian Endeavor, Central
district, was held in Mt. Vernon
at the Presbyterian church Mon
day, with sessions morning, af
ternoon and evening. Papers and
addresses covering every Dhase
of the work were heard, and en
thusiasm marked each session.
Among visitors were Mr. Wyatt
Taylor, field secretary; Miss Nora
Rachels, district president, Dub
lin; Miss Esther Johnson, Mrs.
F. H. Hilliard, Miss Echols, Mrs.
R. M. Mann, Mr. Vance Barton,
Fitzgerald; Misses Atha Hodges
and Lillie Mae Johnson, Dublin.
New officers are: President,
Miss Nora Rachels, Dublin; vice
president, Miss Urania Mcßae,
Mt. Vernon; secretary, Miss Ida
McMillan, Fitzgerald; treasurer,
Chas. Mann, Fitzgerald; junior,
superintendent, Miss Inez Mcßae, !
Mt. Vernon; intermediate super
intendent. Mrs. J. J. Jordan,
Dublin; missionary, Mrs. F. H.
Hilliard, Fitzgerald. Tenth Le
gion and Quiet Hour, Miss Louise
Bereaw, Cordele; agent C. E.
World and Dixie Endeavor, Miss
Nannie Louise Moffett, Dublin.
Dinner was served to the visi
tors, local Endeavorers and a few
friends at the home of Mrs.
Chas. Hicks.
Miss Urania Mcßae, local pres
ident, desires to thank all who
contributed to the success of the
occasion.
Congressman Larsen
Visitor Here Monday.
Hon. W. W. Larsen, congress
man from the Twelfth district,
j was a prominent visitor here
Monday. He was warmly greet
ed by many friends in Montgom-!
ery county. He came down from
his home in Dublin, where he
will be for a few weeks, awaiting
the convention of Congress, un
less sooner called to Washington
in extra session.
Mr. Larsen, while serving his
first term in Congress, has dis
played unusual ability, and thous
ands of friends are glad to learn
of the splendid record he has
i
made.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 8, 1917.
LIST OF PUBLIC
SCHOOL TEACHERS
List Shows Schools, Princi
pals and the Assistant
Teachers.
The following is a list of teach
ers and the schools which they
are to teach:
, Alston—Prof. W. M. Barr and
Miss Magdalene Smith.
8.-P. I.—Misses Mae Murphy,
Emma Sue Coile, Ada Blanche
Allmond, Macie Carmichael, Cal
lie Rogers and Claude McDonald.
Charlotte—Miss Snow Delle
Wood.
Crooked Run—Prof. C. H.
Jones and Miss Blanche Hogan.
Edna Terrace—Miss Dollie Hun
ter.
Hack Branch—Miss Elizabeth
Martin.
Hancock—Miss Katye Auld.
Higgston—Miss Susie Miller.
Hutcheson—Miss Millie Powell.
Kemp—Prof. R. D. Riner.
Kibbee—Prof. J. W. Tanner
and Miss Leila Blanton.
Longpond—Mrs. Julia Gibbs
and Miss Mattie Waller.
McGregor—Miss Annie Lee
Howard.
Miller’s Mill-Misses Maude
Byrom and Zelle Mcßride.
Orianna—Prof. B. E. Flowers,
Misses Louise Dukes, Ruby John
son and Willie Carithers.
Orland—Miss Mae Miller and
Miss Louise Miller.
Poplar Head—Miss Susie Lee
I McNeil.
Red Bluff—Miss Ethel Pritchett
and Miss Lucile Pritchett.
Rosemont—Misses Mary and
Rebecca Pettit, Marion Adams.
Ruth’s Chapel—Miss Gladys
lJohnson.
Sadie—Miss Lee Peterson.
Seward—Mrs. Ruby Coleman.
Sharpe’s Spur—Miss Josie
Thompson.
Soperton—Prof. B. H. McLar
ty. Misses Freddie Stokes, Annie
Atchison, Frances Bland, Jessie
Lou Harris, Minnie McWhorter.
Swift Creek—G. W. Rayford.
Tarrytown-G. B. Parsley,
Misses Mary Lee Hall, Earline
Currie, Daisy Averett, Marion
Nicholso'n.
Tiger—Prof. 0. E. Myers.
Uvalda—Prof. L. L. Wolfe,
Misses Anna Currie and Viola
McLemore.
Violet Hill—Miss Bertha Mc-
Arthur.
Willis—Prof. W. D. Green.
Zaidee—Misses Fannie Colvard
and Arema Ivey.
i f Damon Dots |
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'rg Proceedings of Weekly Meeting at
rg Brewton-Parker Institute, Mt. Vernon
The Damon Society held
its regular meeting in the Damon
hall Saturday afternoon last.
The following programme was
very successfully rendered:
Song—Society.
Prophecy—Lessie Mae Rackley.
Piano solo—Alma Morrison.
Short story—Esther Mason.
Violin solo—Eileen Tyler.
Adjective game—Clement Mc-
Arthur.
Piano solo—Janie McQueen.
Campus notes—Claudia Mc-
Daniel.
Song—Society.
Reading—Charlie Peterson.
Piano duet—Lessie Mae Rack
ley and Alma Morrison.
Conversation —Sarah Morrison,
Janie Mcßae, Mattie Mclntyre,
Vannie Leek Tyler and Sarah
McArthur.
Debate: Resolved, That the
Manufacture of a Trade-marked |
i Article Should Have the Right to
, Maintain its Retail Price.
Affirmative—Mr. McClumb and
Hobson Guthrie.
Negative—Herman Mann and
1 Hobson Wells.
| ‘ Violin solo—Monroe Davis.
CRIMINAL CALENDAR
FOR SECOND WEEK
Cases Returned This Week
Are in Order for Trial
Next Week.
Monday, Nov., 12th.
The State vs David John Ben-,
nett, (3 cases), Sam Faircloth,
Lewis Morris, Georgian Kinsey,
T. F. Spivey, Claude Moore, Mel
ton Whittaker, (3 cases), Wallace
Wiggs, M. L. Currie, Vance Lee
Jones, Blanton Register, Frank
Jackson, (2 cases), J. W. Craw
ford, (2 cases), John Adams,
George W. Adams, J. W. Regis
ter, John Kinsey, John White,
Albert Phillips, Charlie Willis,
Harvey Smith, Sam Smith, Thorn
ton Weeks, Will McMillan, Man
uel Lewis, Viola Simmons, Joe
Walker, Ed Simmons, Rufus En
nis, Earnest Mosley, Geo. Byrd,
Lula Smith, Judge Johnson, Nora
Tippens, Boisey Phillips, (2
cases), Mollie Thurman, M. D.
Kirkland.
Tuesday, Nov. 13th.
The State vs English McLen
don, K. H. Bennett, Twiggs Wil
lis, J. W. Barfield, Lucian Willis,
W. M. Salter, Quince Kight, (2
cases), Ezra Powell, (2 cases),
Bob Whittaker, Sam Story, Neal
Harvey, Tom Griffin, Will Glos
son, Bob Glosson, Albert Morris,
Walter Morris, Bob Walden, Liza
Morrjs, George Graham, J. A.
Morris, Homer Green, Wyley
Connell, Rosa Ricks, (2 cases),
B. C. Horne, Ralph Morris, Jack
Morris, Lee Keen, Lamar Holmes,
T. K. Wade, Wyatt Martin, Ja
cob Beckworth, Boss Hall,, C. H.
Simpson, S. W. Wright, Augus
tus Kent, Harrison Tapley, Fed
Hudson, Sweetwine Fuller, Audy
Smith, Charlie Joyce, A. J. Hil
ton, Lonnie Watson, Sol White,
J. W. Brittingham, W. J. Fow
ler, Henry Loyd Kight.
All cases returned to the Grand
Jury at this term of the court
will be in order for trial at any
time during next week.
W. A. Wooten, Sol. Gen.
E. D. Graham, Judge.
Montgomery Superior Court
for Two Weeks.
November superior court con
vened here Monday morning for
a two weeks session. This en
tire week will be consumed with
civil cases, of which there is a
heavy docket. Many cases are
being disposed of and a list of
them will be given next week.
Judge E. D. Graham is presid
ing with usual grace and dispatch.
Solicitor W. A. Wooten is always
on the job—looking after the un
ruly spirits.
As shown by the calendar pre
pared by Solicitor Wooten and
published in this issue, the crim
inal calendar will be taken up on
Monday morning, 12th inst.
To the Public.
Elsewhere in this paper you
will note a trespass notice against
fishing or hunting with gun or
dog on my premises. For the
past year, while the hardwood
mill and other timber interests
were in progress, there was in
discriminate trespassing. And
while there are no charges held
against any one for trespassing
during this peoriod, I am warning
all that from ynd after this date
hunting and fishing will not be
allowed. If you are my friends,
you will respect my wishes in the
matter. Respectfully,
Mamie E. Mcßae,
Mt. Vernon, Ga.
Cars for Sale.
Five Ford Touring Cars, 60-in.
tread; in Good Shape. Prices,
range from $250 to $350.
L. B. Godbee,
Chevrolet Dealer,
118tf Vidalia, Ga.
Uvalda News.
1 Special Correspondence
Our school opened Oct. 29th,
with an excellent attendance.
The trustees and quite a number
of patrons were present, and dis
played unusual interest in school
affairs, and resolved to help the
teachers make ours a standard
school in as short a time as pos
sible. It was decided to build
two cloak rooms at once.
The following teachers were
present: Prof. L. L. Wolfe, who
I is principal, and who teaches the
advanced grades. Miss Anna
Currie, who has charge of the in
termediate grades, and Miss Vi
ola McLemore, who teaches in
the primary department.
The pupils have formed them
selves into two literary societies
to be known as the “Progres
sives” and the “Victorians,”and
have elected as officers the fol
lowing: Progressives-Miss An
nie Morris, president, Miss An
nie Lee Smith, secretary, and An
nie Morris, Ruby Rackley and
Carl Hart will act as a program
committee. Victorinas—Miss Sa
rah Lou Avant, president, Oval
Burke, secretary, and Sarah Lou
Avant, Oval Burke and John
Wolfe program committee. Miss
Sarah Lee Smith was elected cor
responding secretary, who will
send our school and society news
to The Montgomery Monitor each
week.
The Progressives will render a
program on Friday afternoon,
Nov. 16, and patrons and friends
of the school are invited to be
present. S. L. S.
PROGRESSIVE FARMERS
INSTALL PICKER
Peanuts Form a Money Crop
When they are Properly
Harvested.
Messrs. W. A. Johnson and
Carl C. McAllister of Longpond,
two of the most successful farm
ers of Montgomery county, have
recently ordered a peanut picker.
This machine saves the labor of
many hands and does the woi k
to perfection.
Farmers of this section have
made good peanut crops, from
which they will realize good
prices, but to find a ready market
they must be properly prepared.
Mr. McAllister, in particular,
has made a specialty of peanuts
this year, and later will be given
a table showing the cost of pro
duction method of planting, har
vesting, etc. His crop will be
picked and measured in a few
days and the figures will prove
interesting to the farmers of the
county.
It is conservative to estimate
that between ten and fifteen
thousand dollars arejsentl out of
Montgomery county each year
for seed peanuts. This is entire
ly unnecessary. Every farmer
can raise them in abundance, and
at a profit.
Co-operation being a part of its
policy, The Monitor does not hes
itate to commend Messrs. McAl
lister and Johnson for their enter
prise. They are progressive, and ;
deserve the patronage of their
fellow farmers. Mr. McAllister
will shortly furnish the paper
with an account of his peanut
! production this year.
Trespass Notice.
Georgia—Montgomery County.
This is to forewarn all parties
against removing wood or timber
in any form, or in any manner
hunting with gun or dog, fishing
in any manner, or otherwise tres
passing on the lands of the un
dersigned in the 275th G. M. dis
trict of said county, which are
fully posted. All violations of
! this order will be prosecuted as
the law allows. This the Bth day
of Nov., 1917.
Mr?. N. E. Odum. ]
MEETING FOR
TICK ERADICATION
Experts to Address Citizens
Montgomery Thursday,
November 15th.
There will be held in Mt. Ver
non Thursday, 15th inst., a meet
ing of the “Milk and Meat" char
acter, since it will be for the dis
cussion of the important question
of cattle tick eradication. This
subject has been discussed in the
county during the past few years,
and as a result some of the farm
ers have installed dipping vats,
from which they have secured
most telling results.
This meeting is announced at
the request of Mr. F. H. Abbott
of Waycross, one of the leading
tick eradication advocates in the
state, and will be similar in char
acter to a number of meeetings
being held in South Georgia this
season.
While it cannot be stated defi
nitely, it is very probable that
Dr. Peter F. Bahnsen, state vet
erinarian, will be present, as well
as other speakers familiar with
the subject.
Meeting will be held at the
court house at noon, and the pub
lic is invited to attend. This work
is in connection with the conser
vation idea. “More meat and
more milk" is the slogan. That
means more money. The school
teachers and ministers are urged
to attend, that they may assist
in the development of interest
along the line of live stock pro
duction under more favorable
conditions. There is no favorable
condition without tick eradication.
Attend the meeting at the
court house Thursday next, A
complete program will be ob
served.
Pythian Notes j
Proceedings of Regular Meeting Held
by Pythian Literary Society
The Pythian Literary Society
met in the Pythian hall last Sat
urday afternoon and a very in
teresting program was rendered
as follows:
Song—America.
Prayer—Willie Wood.
Campus notes—Lillian Bush.
Reading—Margaret Johnson.
Jokes and wants —Trellie Cole
man.
The last number was a debate
which proved to be very lively.
This ended our program and af
ter that we had a short business
meeting, after which we adjourn
ed. G. K. C.
Hon. Emmett R. Shaw Was
Here Yesterday.
Hon. Emmet R. Shaw of Fort
Gaines, Ga., spoke before a crowd
at the court house here yester
day at the noon hour in behalf of
his candidacy for the United
States senate.
For vears Mr. Shaw has been
a traveling salesman, and as a
result of his visits to this section
is well known. His is a hammer
and tongs method, and he gen
erally tells something.. He took a
rap at some of the other candi
dates, and did not fail to interest
his hearers. He is to speak at
Lyons today.
International Live Stock
Show in Chicago.
Mr. M. P. Jarnigan of the
Georgia College of Agriculture,
calls attention to International
Live Stock Exposition to be held
in Chicago December 1 to 8.
Farmers who can should attend
the exposition, and those who
contemplate the trip should con
fer with Mr. Jarnigan, Athens,
I who will arrange to go with them
1 from Atlanta.
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