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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1919)
VOL. XXXIII. ENDORSE PLANS PEACE CONGRESS Georgia Manufacturers Are Opposed to Government Ownership. Special iervice to Montgomery Monitor. Atlanta.—The states of North and South Carolina and Florida, keenly alive to the great responsibilities rest lng upon the people of America rela tive to the formation of a league oi nations, are marshaling large delega tions of their most prominent citizens to send to the southern congress of the League to Enforce Peace. This is the report brought back to Atlanta by F. I. McCanna, field representative of the League to Enforce Peace, and pre «ented to Clark Howell, regional chair man of the congress, and to Samuel C. IDobbs, president of the chamber of commerce, who is chairman of the committee on arrangements. “From 'the highest state official to the mere (citizen of these states with whom 1 discussed the congress, the greatest linterest was shown,” stated Mr. Me 'Canna Sunday. “The people are fully alive to the situation and indorse the congress to the last man. All thre« states are pledged to support the con ,gress to the limit.” iFederal Control of Roads Opposed. Atlanta. —A great majority of the manufacturers of Georgia are opposed jto the continuance of government con (trol of railroads, according to state ments that have been made by them to |E. A. Kimball, secretary of the Geor gia Manufacturers’ association. The «* • (statements were made in response to ian inquiry made by the association jwhich wishes to express to the Geor jgia senators and representatives in congress the opinion of the manufac turers of the as regards federal control. Two hundred inquiries were (mailed and 114 answers have been re ceived up to date, 101 stating that they (were opposed to the extension of the iperiod of government control beyond |tl» 21-months limit fixed by the exist ing law. ' Last Tributes Paid Roosevelt. I Atlanta. —The usual Sunday after noon concert at the Auditorium with Ets movies, its festive music and chang ng crowds gave way to dignified, ithougli simple, memorial services in honor of Theodore Roosevelt, that At (lanta might join with the rest of the nation in paying fitting tribute to one (whose patriotic loyalty was never (doubted. Lucian L. Knight, who, as chairman of the general committee from the state-at-large on Roosevelt jMemorial day, had planned the pro gram in conjunction with Julian Boehm, chairman of the concerts from the War Camp Community Service, presided and introduced the several speakers. Veteran W. H. Adamson Died Tuesday Night. Mr. W. H. Adamson, well known to the people of Montgom ery county, died at his home in Denton about midnight Tuesday. Death came very suddenly, and appears to have been the result of a stroke of paralysis about three months ago. Mr. Adamson was a native of South Carolina, coming to Mont gomery about twenty-five years ago. Some years ago he removed to his old home, but later return ed to this county, where he re mained, until the removal of the family to Denton. He was a Confederate soldier, true to the ideals of the South, and like all men of his day and type the sub ject of the War Between the States was one of intense interest to him. He was about seventy-eight years of age, and is survived by his wife and two sons, Messrs. J. A. and J. B. Adamson. He was laid to rest in Denton Wednesday, the funeral service being atten ded by Messrs. T. B. and John W. Abt and sisters, Misses Tern pie and Minnie Abt of this place. Mr. Adamson was a member of the Presbyterian church, and the funeral service was conducted by Rev. Mr. Sumner. Box Supper at Poplar Head There will be a box supper at Poplar Head school house on Friday night, Feb. 21, for the benefit of the school. Everybody is cordially invited. Come and help us enjoy a good supper. Wbt Mmxlmmtnt Homtor. IN THE SERVICE OF AMERICA TO THE END: FOR VICTORY, FOR PEACE AND FOR WORLD-WIDE LIBERTY County S. S. Convention Session Mt. Vernon. The Montgomery County Sun day School Conventian meets at the Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church this afternoon for a two days session, and the entire pub lic is inviten to attend. Exercises will be held in the afternoon, followed by an even ing exercise today, and tomorrow will witness morning and after noon sessions, in which every phase of the work will be entered into by experts and also by local talent. Dinner will be spread on the grounds tomorrow, the weather permitting. This is a non-de nominational institution, for the good of the cause, and all should gain benefit from the exercises. WILL HOLD EXAM FOR PURAL CARRIER Examination at Vidaha for Carrier Montgomery March Bth. The United States Civil Service Commission has announced an examination for the County of Montgomery, Ga., to be held at Vidalia on March 8, 1919 to fill the position of motor rural car rier at Mt. Vernon and vacancies that may later occur on motor rural routes from post offices in the above-mentioned county. The salary on motor routes ranges from $1,500 to SIBOO per annum. The examination will be open only to male citizens who are actually domiciled in the territory supplied with mail by a post of fice in the county and who meet the other requirements set forth in Forms 2121 and 1977. Form 2121 may be seen posted at anv post office in the county for which the examination is held, and Form 1977 and*application blanks may be obtained from the offices at which the vacancy ex ists and where the examination is to be held, or from the United States Civil Service Commission at Washington, I). C. The ap pointee to this position will be required to furnish, maintain, and operate a modern motor ve hicle with a carrying capacity of not less than 800 pounds and a cubic capacity of not less than 80 feet. Applicants must file with their applications a state ment of the equipment they will be able to provide in the event of aDpointment. Applications should be forwarded to the Commission at Washington, D. C., at the earliest practicable date. Admission of women to this examination will be limited to those who are unmarried and to the wives of soldiers and sailors serving in the prepent war. Card of Thanks. We wish to express our thanks to the friends and relatives for their kindness during our recent bereavement in the death of mother and grand mother. May God’s blessings rest upon all. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. McAllister and children. Notice Election of Local School Trustees. On the fourth Friday, Febru ary 28, there will be held in Montgomery county, and in that portion of Treutlen county carved from Montgomery county, an election for local school trustees, in conformity with the law gov erning such elections and by or der of the Board of Education in session February 5, 1919. T. B. Conner, Supt. Co. Pub. Schools MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 13, 1919. MRS. JAS. PETERSON. Mrs. Mary Peterson, wife of Mr. James Peterson, died at her home in Ailey earlv Monday morning, and her untimely death comes as a shock to friends and relatives in this county and other sections of South Georgia. Mrs. Peterson was the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Miller of Hinesville. She and Mr. Peterson w r ere married April 24, 1917, and since residing in Ailey she endeared herself to a large number of friends who welcomed her as queenly matron to a new home and domestic hap piness. She was a young lady of marked grace, and her life was as a halo of joy to those with whom she was associated. Her life was marked *by those tender sympathies and gentle manners peculiar to the most refined type of Christian woman hood. Her parents had recently visi ted her, and the mother remained over until death claimed the daughter of her fondest hopes of late years. A younger daughter of this heart-broken family passed away about eight years ago, and now the last and only daughter of this once happy home and the sunlight of her own happy home is gone away—beyond sorrows or cares or shadows. The remains were taken down to Walthourville, Liberty county, where they were laid away among those of her kindred who have finished the course or who have bien taken in the bloom of youth. Services were held at the Presby terian church at Walthourville, of which she was a member, the funeral service having been con ducted Tuesday afternoon by Rev. A. G. Brewton of the Ailey- Mt. Vernon charge. Many as sembled to pay a tribute of love and respect to the memory of one beloved of them. Members of the family and a number of friends from Ailey accompanied the party, including Mr. and Mrs. E. I). Adams of Mt. Vernon, kin dred of the deceased. Besides her parents, Mrs. Peterson is survived by her husband and one brother, Mr. F. E. Miller of Hinesville, together with a large number of relatives in Liberty county. Death unerringly hath all sea sons, and none are free from the blighting touch of its wasteful hands; he comes unbidden and oftimes with unforeshadowed tread. No shadow marks his coming, but his going leaves that shadow from which humanity emerges only through paths that lead beyond the grave. His toll is always taken —always heavy and full-measured—from peasant or prince alike; his stealthy grasp is unstayed, and his harvest is that which is dearest to humanity —life. Scarce two summers have pass ed since this space told of a hap py marriage; but how changed the scene, as it sadly carries another message, fraught with sorrow and blighted hopes. One has answered the call—one goes to her eternal abode, and in grief we understand not this call —why this departure of one dear to those who loved her most and who will ever sigh for the touch of her vanished hands and the sound of a voice forever hushed on earth. But she sleeps in a land she loved—a land whose spring-time blossoms bloomed for her girl hood years. Kindly oaks which she knew in other days are still there, and their festoons of silver gray will wave a requiem o’er the resting place of this daughter returned to the soil of her na tivity, as she silently takes her place beside those whose earthly pilgrimage is ended and who go to the reward of the blessed. Thomasville Man Lumber Commission. Thomasville. —L. F. Driver, of this city, left for New York, from where he will sail on the 14th for Rurope, being one of a commission of five lumber men of this country appointed to visit Europe in the interest of the export lumber business. The commission Is formed from the American Export Lumber corporation and embraces a representative of the five principal lumber interests of the country. Many Stills Are Destroyed. ’ Atlanta. —A report Just forwarded by Internal Revenue Agent D. J. Gantt to the bureau of internal revenue in Washington shows that during January (raiding officers made 198 seizures and adoption of seizures of contraband Whisky. In 185 cases prosecution was (recommended. There were 159 stills destroyed and 84 arrests made. Rural Schools Being Built Up. Waycross. Another progressive jnove is being made by the board of education of Ware county. It is pro viding, free of cost to the schools of (the country districts, the patent single ,seats and desks, blackboards, crayons and erasers. Also a number of the schools are receiving, free, charts for use in the study of physiology and hygiene. Ware Trying for Experiment Station Waycross. —There was a meeting of farmers and others who are inter ested in the coastal plains experiment station, held at the office of the county ordinary, Judge B. H. Thomas, for the purpose of completing the details in the proposition that Ware county is to offer the state to locate the experi ment station in this county. Seaton Grantland Dies Atlanta. —Seaton Grantland, a prom inent resident of Griffin, and member ' of the 1918 bouse of representatives, died at a local hospital following a brief illness. Mr. Grantland was 71 years old, and had served in the Geor gia legislature many years. At the time of his death he was president of the Towaliga Falls Power company and director of the Kincaid Manufac turing company. He was former vice president of the Griffin Cotton Mills and file Merchants and Farmers’ bank of Griffin. Edison Celebrates His 72d Anniversary. New York, Feb. 10. —Thomas A. Edison stretched an arm out in front ,of him at right angles to his body today and kicked with each foot in turn until his toes touched his finger tips. “Now I dare any one to say I am getting old,” said the in ventor, who will be 72 years old tomorrow, to men who had as sembled here from all parts of the country to congratulate him on attaining another anniversary. Mr. Edison said he never had felt in better physical condition. Tomorrow he will be on his way to Fort Tida for a six months’ rest from his war activities on behalf of the Government. These have not been completed he said. Announcement of a Springtime Marriage. Mr. L. M. McLemore of Mt. Vernon announces the engage ment of his sister, Viola, to Ro land Emmette Dorough of At lanta. The wedding will take place early this spring. Miss McLemore is a daughter of the late L. B. McLemore, and is a young lady of rare charm and attainment, and many friends throughout this section will be interested in her approaching marriage. Mr. Dorough, stationed in At lanta, where he is in the service of the government, is a son of Dr. and Mrs. George I). Dorough of Quitman, Ga. He is a grand son of the late Dr. A. 11. Daniel of Claxton, a member of a very prominent South Georgia family, Jury Presentments. Following the reading of the grand jury presentments of the February term of court Wednes day afternoon of last week, the papers have been mislaid, other wise they would have appeared in print this week. Should they not be located, it is probable that the document will be re-established and given later. The body concluded its labors in three days. Red Cross to Meet Monday Afternoon. Attention is called to the meet ing of the local Red Cross at the court house Monday afternoon, three o’clock, i During the past few months, on account of the influenza and : other causes, the work of the lo cal organization has been ham pered, and the ladies insist on a full attendance for the coming meeting. The close of the war has to some extent altered the plans of this great national aid society, but has not lessened the importance of the work in any manner. Let all members attend, and friends as well. MAY PLEDGE TO HOLD IN MEETING FEB. 15 Governor Issues Proclama tion for Benefit Cotton , Organization. Realizing the seriousness of the present cotton situation, Gover nor Dorsey has issued a procla mation asking the farmers of the state to hold state wide meetings on February 15th for the purpose of signing pledges to reduce the cotton acreage for 1919. Commissioner of Agriculture J. J. Brown will make the ap pointments called for in the proc lamation as rapidly as possible and is giving the movement every possible co-operation. Governor Dorsey’s proclama tion follows; State of Georgia Executive De partment. Atlanta, Ga. Whereas: The state-wide meet ing of cotton farmers and busi ness men held at Macon, Ga., did on February 6th, 1919, pass unanimously the following reso lutions, to-wit: “Resolved: That this Conven tion call upon the Governor of Georgia to name February 15th as the day for state-wide county meetings to secure pledges and take other steps necessary to effect this reduction.” “Resolved: That the reduc tion of cotton acreage by 33 1-3 per cent, is just important at this time as was the sale of Liberty Bonds by the Government during its war, this convention urges the same thorough and definite organization of the cotton grow ers in each county as was effected for Liberty Bond and Red Cross Campaigns. To that end we recommend the apoointment by the Commissioner of Agriculture of a Chairman in every county to secure a working committee, hold farmers meetings in every dis trict, sign up pledges for reduc tion as stipulated and create a sentiment in favor of reduction; it is important that the cotton farmers be true to one another at this time—slacking now is like slacking on the Government dur ing the war,” Therefore, I, Hugh M. Dorsey, Governor of the State of Georgia, do hereby issue this Proclamation, endorsing said plans and purposes to all our people of the State, I suggest and request the general observance of the Fifteenth of February, 1919, as “Safe and Sane” day, and urge the people of the various counties, towns and communities to get together and organize working Committees who will energetically undertake by tireless effort to reduce the 1919 cotton acreage in their com munities, and to generally com ply with the resolutions as above set forth. This 7th day of February, 1919. (Signed) Hugh M. Dorsey, Governor. By the Governor: (Signed) C. A. West, Sec’y., Executive Department. VERDICT GUILTY BUTTERSWORTH Appeal for New Trial Heard at Alamo on March Twenty-Five. The case of J. R. Buttersworth, charged with the killing of his son-in-law, W. L. Sikes, in Mt. Vernon on the night of Dec. 6, was tried in superior court here last Friday, resulting in a verdict of guilt, with recommendation for mercy. The jury was empaneled Thurs day afternoon, when all matters with the exception of this case were disposed of. The trial of the case, extended far into the night Friday, was warmly contested. Judge Gra ham heard the verdict Saturday morning and passed sentence of life imprisonment. In his last statement to the court the pris oner still claimed self-defense for act. Attorneys for the defendant immediately appealed for another trial, and arguments in the plea will be heard before Judge Gra ham at Alamo March 25. Mrs. Martha Conner Dies at Longpond. Mrs, Martha Conner, possibly the oldest lady in Montgomery county, died Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr. E. C. McAllister at Longpond, where for many years she had made her home. Mrs. Conner was the oldest sister of the late Mathew Sharpe, and was born Sept. 29, 1825, being in her ninety-fourth year. She was one year and three months younger than her vener able brother who passed away last month. Os this family of twelve children only one survives -Mrs. Mary Hughes, nowin her eighty-ninth year. Children of Mrs. Conner are Messrs. J. B. and M, S. Conner and Mrs. Peter Johnson and Mrs. E. C. McAllister, For many years she had been in declining health, but with that wonderful vitality characteristic of the fam ily, was granted an exceedingly long lease on life. Her husband, W. D. W. Conner, died during the Civil War. She was a member of the Bap tist church. Remains were laid to rest in the family cemetery at Longpond Monday. Mt. Vernon Man Takes Western Bride. At Albuquerque, New Mexico, January 29th, Mr. Thomas M. Mason and Miss Helen Bradford, were married. Mr. Mason is the only son of Mr. C. A. Mason of Mt. Vernon, and will be remembered by many friends in this section. His wife is a native of Des Moines, lowa, but they will continue to reside in Albuquerque, where he is in the oil business. Success and happiness to them. My Sammy Girl. A new military musical comedy from the pen of L. B. Parker and W. Iv. Williams will no doubt be gratefully received by the patrons of the city auditorium, Vidalia. The new comedy is called “My Sammy Girl” and will be the attraction at that theatre for one night, Friday, Feb. 14. Miss Madeline Lefere the clever young actress will have the title role. Miss Lefere has been surrounded by an exceptionally clever com pany and an exceptionally large singing aod dancing chorus. Time to get supply of Irish Potato Seed. We have the best variety. Cockfield Grocery Co., Mt. Vernon. 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