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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1918)
iUmttmmwnj Jlnmtflr. VOL. XXXIII. DANIELL ASSOCIA= TION HELD HERE Most Encouraging Reports Received From Every Department. The Daniell Association met at the Mt. Vernon Baptist church Wednesday morning for a two days session. In spite of the fact that the meeting of the Association had been postponed for one month on account of the epidemic of ifiuen za, still prevalent throughout this section, a goodly attendance has marked the occasion. Rev. J. D. Rabun of Lyons was elected moderator and Rev. J. W. McWhorter of Vidalia clerk and treasurer. The Daniell Association is com posed of the Baptist churches of Montgomery, Wheeler, Toombs and Treutlen counties—thirty-six in number—and the reports of the various churches represented show that the past year has been a most successful one in their his tory Reports on Missions, Sunday Schools, Publications, Hospitals, Woman’s Work, Schools and Col leges, Temperance, Orphans’ Home were made by committees appointed for that purpose, and all these departments of the de nominational work were shown to be in splendid shape. Dinner was spread on the ground both days. Messengers and visitors were here from every part of the associational bounds, and all express themselves as de lighted with the hospitality of the Mt. Vernon citizens. Mt. Vernon people, as a whole, re gret that the meeting has been interfered with by sickness, and trust that the Daniell Associa tion will again convene here be fore many seasons, when the real hospitality of the place can be extended to a better advan tage. WAR WORK CAMPAIGN CLOSED WEDNESDAY Montgomery Made a Half- Hearted Response to Worthy Cause. The United War Work Cam paign, November 11 to 18, and which was extended two days in order to allow some of the more indifferent sections additional time in which to show true Amer ican spirit, closed at midnight last night, amid a blaze of glory and enthusiasm —on the part of those sections where duty, lib erality and action have been the order of the campaign. In Montgomery no real interest was manifest except on the part of comparatively a few individu als and in restricted territory, as will be shown in a detailed finan cial report of the work in this county, where it was impossible to secure an active organization, and where deep-seated indiffer ence could not be overcome by the few volunteers who have la bored unceasingly for the cause. Montgomery county was assess ed S3OOO, and reports received to date indicate about half of this amount has been raised. Those who have been kind enough to receive contributions, either as chairmen of committees or solic iting members, please report ail funds and Diedges, with complete list of contributors, to County Chairman H. B. Folsom or Act ing Treasurer W. A. Pterson, Mt. Vernon. State directors de mand a report from this county, and all committees will kindly comply with the request as early as possible. IN THE SERVICE OF AMERICA TO THE END: FOR VICTORY, FOR PEACE AND FOR WORLD-WIDE LIBERTY Send Soldiers’ Packages Before November 30. The time limit for mailing pack ages to soldiers of the American army abroad is extended to Nov. 30, and where labels have not been received from the soldiers the Red Cross is authorized to supply relatives of the soldiers a label like that recomended by the government. These Chirstmas packages must not weigh over three pounds. Packages for soldiers in the Al lied armies can weigh eleven pounds, mailed through regular channels of the postal depart ment marked “Christmas Pack age.” Only one box to the American soldier. Get labels and detailed instructions for sending packages from Mrs. W. C. Mcßae of the local Red Cross Chapter. WAR STAMP PLEDGES STILL UNREDEEMED Expenses of Government to be Met—Either Loans or Taxes. Have you redeemed vour War Savings Stamps pledge? Many Montgomery county peo ple signed the pledge cards last summer, promising to buy War Savings Stamps to the amount of $25.00 or $50.00 or SIOO.OO or more before the end of the year. Some remembered, and kept the pledge. Many forgot they had signed, for there was nothing to remind us of it, and we let the payments slip by until late in the year. Those pledge cards are all on file at the Headquarters of the ; County committee, at the Mt. Vernon Bank, mute evidence of the pledge we failed to keep. They are just like notes in the bank, and the day of payment is coming due. The government has counted upon us for this mon ey. It was pledged, and it has been spent, and Uncle Sam needs the cash, for his expenses did not s*op when the armistice was de clared. There are many good reasons why all of us should buy all the War Savings Stamps we can. i First, for patriotism, to help our ! country; second, because they are 1 a good investment, paying good interest, and helping us to save; third, because we promised to buy them, and should keep our word; and fourth, because the government must pay its war bills in some way, and we must either lend or pay. If we do not lend to the nation, the nation wili tax us heavily enough to raise the money, and then we shall never get back the principal, not to j mention interest. Colored Man Brings in a Large Potato. The largest potato presented to this office during the present po : tato season was the gift of Madi son Harvey, a colored man living on the Rich Baker old place, now owned by Dr. J. H. Dees, in the southern part of the county. Before he moved from this sec tion, and before he began devel oping the potato industry, this colored man was known to his Mt. Vernon friends as Madison Harvey, but since the war came on and conditions became more tense, he has assumed a more complete name as follows: “Mad ison McAdoo Blacksmith Bible Reader Harvey.” Probably the potato, which weighed eignt and a-half pounds, has as many names as Madison, but these The Monitor man failed to catch, When the potato has been manufactured into pies and the scraps into filler for persim mon beer, a proper name will be applied —(Dossibiy Hamiltonion Madisonian)—with thanks to the already over-named producer. age.” MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 21. 1918. NO DATE SET FOR SPECIAL ELECTION Both Clerk of Court O’Brien and Sheriff Davis Resign. To date Governor Dorsey has not taken action on the resigna tions of Sheriff 1. J. Davis and Clerk of Court M. L. O’Brien of Montgomery county, therefore the ordinary cannot call a special election to fill these vacancies. Information will doubtless be re ceived from the governor’s office whithin the next few days. Judge McArthur, ordinary, will doubtless call an election for some date near the close of December, that the newly elected officers may assume the duties of the two offices January first. Considerable local interest has developed as a result of the resig nation of these two officers’ and it is probable that a number of aspirants will appear for the places. In this issue will be seen an an nouncement of the candidacy of Mr. J. E. Mcßae, Mt. Vernon, for the clerkship. Mr. Mcßae is well qualified for the place, having had considerable training in pos tal work and other clerical posi tions. For the sheriff’s office Mr. Ev erett Burch will be a candidate, according to information furnish ed The Monitor. Also former sheriff Jas. Hester will be a can didate—possibly others. These men are practically in the race, and their formal cards will appear shortly. War Time Sweeteners A MERICA has several excellent war time sweet- JT eners that will be used largely during the L shortage in the sugar supply. They are maple sugar, syrups, honey and molasses and may be used in preparing des serts and otlier dishes requiring sweetening. 'S. When a cup of syrup or honey is used (Spf j to replace a cup of sugar the liquid in the §| recipes should be decreased one-fourth. O ne -third Os a cupful of sugar is equivalent to one-third of a cup of honey, about one half cup of syrup and about ore-half cup of corn sugar. One-fourth of a cup of sugar is equal to about one-half cup of syrup or one-third cup of corn sugar. One table spoon of sugar is equal to one tablespoon of honey, about one and one-half tablespoons of syrup and one and one third tablespoons of corn sugar. Sugar may be saved by the use of raisins, dates, figs, dried pears and fruit pastes used on the breakfast cereals. Fruit marmalades, butters and jellies should be used to take the place of the ordinary sweetening at a meal and not as accessories to it. Fruits may be preserved without sugar. It may be added when sugar is more plentiful. Preserving demands this year a thin syrup instead of a heavy syrup. If sugar is used one-half of the amount may be replaced by another sweetener. Drying is a means of preserving (without sugar) ap ples, cherries, strawberries and black caps. When ready to use they may have added the needed sugar in the form of a syrup. When sugar is more plentiful fruit juices may be made into jellies or may be used as fruit ,]uices with or without sugar, as beverages, fruit gelatins and frozen desserts. Fresh fruits supply the place of sugar in the diet. They should be used freely. Desserts where sugar is scarce may be made of gelatins, junkets, custards, puddings and cakes. Stephens Bros. Buy Fountain Business. Stephens Brothers, a firm composed of Messrs. J. A. and E. VV. Stephens, have recently bought out Mr. M. E. Fountain’s general mercantile business in Mt. Vernon, and will conduct it along progressive lines. These young men have ample experience in the business to war rant them success. They will carry a complete line of general merchandise, and solicit the pat ronage of the public. Give them a call. Their regular ad. will appear next week. REGISTRATION BOARDS TO CEASE OPERATIONS All Questionnaires Must be Returned to Board at Once. The Registration Board of this county is in receipt of final orders relative to the draft service. Under the latest ruling, no further men will be inducted into the army, and classification is discontinued on all men except those of the 18-year limit, and men of this age to whom ques tionnaire have been sent are re quired to return them, properly filled out, to the local board, at once. Those of the older ages, who have not returned their ques tionnaires are NOT required to fill them out, but they MUST be re turned to the Board at once. No one has the authority to advise any one, white or black, to disregard the rules of the au thorities. Just because the war is over is no reason why the bus iness of the draft machinery should not be wound up in strict manner, and this will be facili tated by a strict observance of the rules on the part of the reg istrants—and the public. Citation. Georgia—Montgomery Conn tv. Ordinary’s Office, Nov. 4, 1918 li. VY'.' Cone lias applied for letters of guardianship of the per son and property of YVm. Edison Williams, minor child of Dr. and Mrs. YV. E. Williams, late of said county, deceased; this is therefore to notify all concerned that same will be heard on tin first Monday in December, 1918. Alex McArthur, Ordinary. Ladies of Alston to Have Oyster Supper. The ladies of Alston will give an oyster supper at Hotel Freder ick Saturday evening, 23d inst., for the benefit of the church, and the public is cordially invited to attend. During the evening a musical program will be rendered by the young peoule of the place, and the occasion will be one of both pleasure and benefit. Get your syrup barrels at once. We have them. Stephens Bros., Mt. Vernon. Prominent Georgian U. S. Attorney General. Washington, Nov. 18. —The nomination of Alex C. King of Atlanta to be solicitor general of the United States is expected to go to the senate early this week, probably today. The attorney general Saturday communicated to Senator Hoke Smith the pur pose of the department to appoint Mr. King and asked Senator Smith to take charge of the nom ination and rush it through the judiciary committee, as a solicitor general’s services are immediate ly needed by the department of justice. Mr. King will succeed John W. Davis, recently appoint ed ambassador to Great Britain. The Georgia lawyer has been selected for probably the most important position in the govern ment service outside of the cabi net. When the nomination is re ceived by the senate Senator Hoke Smith will move immdiate action by the committee and the senate so that the new solicitor general can assume his duties at once and take charge of important cases now pending in the supreme court. STOLE FORD CAR; ESCAPED AT JAIL Charley Pounds Captured in Dublin, but Balks at Jail Door. Charley Pounds, a negro em ployed on the farm of Mr. E. C. McAllister, Longpond, was cap tured in Dublin Tuesday. He was in possession of the Ford car he had stolen from Mr. Henry Gillis of Longpond Monday night. The negro is said to have backed the-car from the shelter, pushed it down the road a short distance and then begun the trip which shortly afterward proved em barrassing for him. Constable J. It. Buttersworth of this place returned Tuesday night with the thief, properly handcuffed. During the formal ities of inducting Pounds into the jail, he escaped from the officers, still handcuffed, but demonstrat ing the colored man’s well estab lished tendency to run at every convenient opportunity. He is still at large, including the hand cuffs. Carload of Tennessee Mules just received, and they will not be with us long. Drop in and get yours. W. J. &T. A. Peterson, Ailey, Ga. PIG CLUB BOYS TO MEET FIRST TUESDAY Every Member of the Club Urged to Attend and Bring Pig. The Montgomery County Pig Club boys will hold their first an nual show in Mt. Vernon on the firtit Tuesday in December, 3d. Each member of the club is asked to be present, and bring his pig, together with all availa ble record matter. The show having been called off during the past month on account of influen za, in connection with the court dates, it is possible that some of the boys have sold their pigs, but it is hoped that a dozen or more will be able to make a showing. Boys, bring your hogs, whether you anticipate a prize or not. Show the older men how to do it. Some form of prizes will be ar ranged, and it will be a happy day for the boys at least. Judges competent to pass on the merits of the hogs will be se lected. The public is invited to attend the occasion, and encour age the boys in every manner possible. ! ALFORD AND SON SURRENDERED Placed in Mt. Vernon Jail and Have Preliminary Trial Monday. Louisville, Ga., Nov. 18. —Fear- ing violence at the hands of a posse and appealing for safety, J. A. Alford and his son, John, who killed Deputy Marshal J. Ben Wilson near Soperton last week, surrendered to Deputy Sheriff Jim Palmer at Bartow, this county, late yesterday. They were brought here last night and Sheriff Thomas left with them early this morning , for Savannah. Sheriff Davis returned Tuesday night from Savannah with J. A. Alford and his son, John, and they are now' safely in the county jail at Mt. Vernon. It is understood that they will be given a preliminary trial Mon day before a local justice. The el der Alford is charged with mur der and his son manslaughter. They refuse to discuss the trage dy, in which Deputy United States Marshal Ben Wilson was killed north of Tarrytown Wed nesday of last week. The people of this county are incensed over the murder of Mar- I shal Wilson, and naturally won dered at the liberty taken by the father and the son before they were finally apprehended, or, ri ther surrendered in another coun ty several days after the horrible affair. It is up to the authorities to : convict these men, according to 1 the gravity of the crime. A U. S. officer, according to all reports, was shot while in discharge of his duty, without warning, after which he received most brutal treatment in the matter of neg lect —treatment criminal within itself. This is one of the blackest and most glaring crimes ever com mitted in this county, and unless it is atoned for, through legal process, there will be fastened on this section a blot which time will not efface. While the preliminary trial will be held here, it is possible that the men will be given their final trial in Treutlen county, where the crime was committed, as the new county will have been for mally set up before a regular term of court will be held in Montgomery county. It is possi ble that Judge Graham may call a special term of Montgomery superior court for the trial of these men. The Monitor is not able to an nounee details of the plans for the commitment trial Monday. It is understood that Attorney Frank Saffold of Swainsboro will represent them Monday. Special Services at > I Presbyterian Church. Rev. F. M. Baldwin left Tues -1 day morning for Waycross to at tend the semi-annual session of the Savannah Presbytery. This meeting was carried over from the regular date in October on ac count of the influenza, and the present will probably be brief. Mr. Baldwin will return before the close of the week, and will | deliver a special sermon at the Mt. Vernon Presbyterian church ! Sunday morning on the subject of “Victory." The evening exercises will con sist of an illustrated sermon on the Gospel of Luke. The public is cordially invited to attend the services of the day. Mrs. W. H. Carter, a former resident of this place, but now living in Florida, stopped over ' with friends here one day last i week, en router to Americus. NO. 29.
