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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 8, 1917)
(Htp Mmtipmtrg Manx tar. 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 | g g '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. NO. 28.
