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VOL. XXXIII.
TAX VALUES
SHOW DECREASE
Many Celebrations Planned
for Savannah During
the Month.
Special service to Montgomery Monitor.
Atlanta. —Figures compiled by J.
Walter McCraw, secretary of the tax
commission of the legislature, show
that the percentage of assessment on
all properties in Georgia, show a de
cided decrease from the 1912 assess
ments, and consequently a loss of tax
revenue to the state. Here are some
of the figures concerning several di
visions of property as compiled by Mr.
LeCraw: All property in Georgia, 1912,
valuation, $2,382,600,5666; assessment,
$842,352,343; percentage of assess
ment, 36; 1918, valuation, $4,258,919,-
048; assessment, $1,079,261,333; per
centage, 25; real estate, 1912, valua
tion, $904,983,602; assessment, $431,-
829,671; percentage, 47; 1918, valua
iton, $1,620,698,188; assessment, $569,-
394,457; percentage, 36; farm imple
ments and machinery, 1912, valua
tion, $23,176,865; assessment, $lO,-
150,799; percentage, 43; 1918, valua
tion, $41,428,646; assessment, sll,-
780,344; percentage, 28; live stock,
1912, valuation, $106,429,447; assess
ment, $43,264,896; percentage, 40 ;
1918, valuation, $190,242,632;" assess
ment, $57,969,275 ; percentage, 30 ;
railroads and public service corpora
tions, 1912, valuation, $465,990,386 ;
assessment, $138,021,114; percentage,
29; 1918, valuation, $717,625,192; as
sessment, $160,278,855; percentage, 22.
Many Centennials For Savannah
Savannah. —Savannah is preparing
to celebrate the centennial of the sail
ing of the first steamship to cross the
Atlantic and to observe other big
events the latter part of April. It has
arranged for the week beginning April
20 to stage a series of entertainments
and celebrations in honor of the one
hundredth anniversary of the Savan
nah Theater, the second or third old
est playhouse in the United States,
the 179th anniversary of the founding
of the Bethesda Orphans’ Home and
the one hundred anniversary of the
building of the Independent Presbyteri
an Church upon its present site. There
will be a number of special guest*
entertained during the week. This list
will include the governor of Georgia,
who has accepted an invitation to at
tend, and it is hoped to have the two
United States senators from Georgia
present. It Is also expected that there
will be some one on hand to represent
the president of the United States. The
honorary committee In charge of the
big event consists of Governor Dorsey,
Jobephuse Daniels, secretary of the
navy; W. C. Redfleld, secretary of
commerce; Senators Hoke Smith atm.
W. J. Harris, Hon. W. J. Overstreet,
congressman from the First Georgia
district, and W. 11. Pleasants, the pres
ident of the Ocean Steamship Com
pany.
Mother of Dr. Brewton
Died in Reidsville.
Mrs. J. B. Brewton, mother of
Dr. J. C. Brewton, of this place,
died at the home of her son, Mr.
H. J. Brewton, in Reidsville, on
the Bth in9t., after a prolonged
illness. She was in her 89th
year, and until recent months
had enjoyed very good health.
Having contracted a form of ery
sipelas in one of her feet, her
closing days were very painful,
but despite her suffering she bore
up well for one of her age.
During the past few years she
has visited her son, Dr. Brewton,
and was known to a large number
of Montgomery county people.
She was a devout Christian,
strong in the faith, and her saint
ly life closes without blemish,
with a long record of kindly deeds.
Mrs. Brewton was the widow
of the late Jonathan Brewton,
one of the most prominent citizens
of Tattnall county. Her surviv
ing children are Dr. J. C. Brew
ton of Mt. Vernon, J. B. Brewton
of Claxton, H. J. Brewton of
Reidsville, Mrs. Sallie Collins of
Cobbtown and Mrs. Maggie Oliff
of Statesboro. She leaves fifty
grand-children, seventy-two great
grand-children and one great
great grand-child.
Remains were interred in the
Hagan cemetery, in which many
members of this large family are
buried. The funeral service,
attended by a large number of
relatives and friends, was con
ducted by Dr. B. F. Elliott, pastor
of the Claxton Baptist church.
Mmxtar.
IN THE SERVICE OF AMERICA TO THE END: FOR VICTORY. FOR REACE AND FOR WORLD-WIDE LIBERTY
Millen Now Quiet
After Much Bloodshed.
Millen April 15.—One of the
negroes supposed to have been
killed in Sunday’s race clash has
been found alive on the place of
Inman Bell, a white planter in
Burke county. He is slightly
wounded. It is said that he was
not connected with the actuul
shooting, but ran as the posse
approached and was fired upon.
His name could not be learned.
The total dead have been re
duced from seven to six with the
finding of the negro. He was
believed to be dead in the Ogee
chee swamp.
The situation is absolutely quiet.
Negroes have returned to their
work all over the county and
acting as if nothing had happen
ed. The widow of Edmond Scott,
the negro, whose arrest started
the trouble, is quoted as having
said Scott brought the trouble on.
“I tried to get him not to carry
a gun to church with him, but he
would,” she is reported to have
said.
Louis Ruffin, Joe Ruffin’s son,
is still at large. His arrest is the
only development in the case ex
pected. and officers believe no
trouble will come from that.
RE-INVEST ALL YOUR
BOND DIVIDENDS
Idterest on Fourth Liberty
Loan Bonds Was Due
April Fifteenth.
Atlanta, Ga., April 14.—The
Treasury Department ha 3 advis
ed every holder of bonds of the
Fourth Liberty Loan to reinvest
the half-vear interest which is
due tomorrow, April 15th, in
Thrift Stamps and War Savings
Stamps. The Government’s thrift
campaign offers Liberty Bond
holders, particularly the holders
of single bonds and small lots, an
opportunity to place their Liberty
Bond interest immediately at:
work for the Government at a
lucrative interest rate. Liberty
Bond interest coupons, as such,
do not earn interest. They are
the interest. Invested in War
Savings Stamps the interest will
earn four per cent compounded
quarterly, will be safely invested,
and will be always available for
a pressing need.
The bonds of the Fourth Liberty
Loan, which pay six months in
terest tomorrow, earn at the
rate of 4 1-4 per cent. Two cou
pons from SIOO bonds of this issue
will more than buy a War Sav
ings Stamp, costing this mortfh
14.15. In five years the War
Savings Stamp will be worth
$5.00. A single coupon from a
hundred dollar bond of the Fourth
issue will more than purchase
eight Thrift Stamps, or half the
number necessary for exchange
into a War Savings Stamp.
Through the Postoffice Depart
ment the Treasury Department
has arranged that Liberty Bond
interest coupons will be accepted
as cash in the purchase of Thrift
Stamps or War Savings Stamps
at any post office.
A Motor Party to
Milledgeville Sunday.
A number of Mt. Vernon peo
ple formed a visiting party to
Milledgeville Sunday as follows:
Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Rogers, Miss
Beatrice Stanfield and Mr. H. W.
Cockfield. Mr. Jas. F. Currie,
Misses Grace and Margaret Cur
rie, Master Langley Currie and
Mr. D. W. Campbell. Mr. and
Mrs. A. G. Hicks, Mrs. Mamie
Mcßae and daughter, Helen, and
Mr. J. C. McAllister.
Misses Katharine Currie, Eileen
Tvler and Lucile and Eula Mcßae
of this place are students of the
G. N. & I. C. at Milldgeville.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. APRIL 17. 1919.
Savannah Presbytery Held
Session in Mount Vernon.
The semi annual session of the
Savannah Presbytery met at the
Mt. Vernon Presbyterian church
Tuesday evening, and will remain
in session until this (Thursday)
afternoon.
A sermon by Dr. G. L. Bitzer,
of Valdosta, the retiring modera
tor, marked the opening session,
invariably a devotional meeting.
Dr. Bitzer talked from the theme:
“The League of Nations a Call
to God’s Church,” and from it
delivered an eloquent and strong
talk, portraying the havoc of war
and seeing in the league of na
tions a unity from which will
come lasting peace if hacked by
Christianity for all people.
Following the devotional exer
cises Tuesday evening, Mr. S. P.
Quarterman, an elder of the First
Church, Savannah, was elected
moderator. Rev. Robert M. Mann
of Fitzgerald is the stated clerk
and Rev. Henry Rankin of Dor
chester is permanent clerk.
Regular business session held
yesterday morning, followed by
a sermon by Dr. A. L. Patterson,
just defore the noon hour. Dur
ing the noon recess dinner was
served in the justice court room
of the court house, the weather
forbidding an open spread on
tables erected on the church
grounds for the purpose. It was
pronounced a bountiful dinner,
and was enjoyed by a large crowd.
Wednesday evening was de
voted to a general discussion of
missions. Dr. Scott, superinten
dent of missions of the Savannah
Presbytery, made his annual re
port, which reflected the work of
a number of years, and in it was
shown in detail the status of the
churches composing this Presby
tery. Dr. Scott having recently
accepted the superintendency of
Synodical missions of Arkansas,
will leave for his new post in
June, after a most efficient ser
vice of eight years as superinten
dent of that Dart of the work in
this section of the state.
Other speakers of. the evening
were Mr. B. D. Brantley of Black
shear, Dr. Patterson of Savannah
and Dr. Bitzer of Valdosta, mak
ing the service a strong appeal
for mission work, as one medium
of upbuilding the churches of
the bounds.
This year’s meeting has been
unusually well attended, by both
ministers and elders. Pastors of
several of the churches are still
engaged in army and Y. M. C.
Atlanta’s Loan Quota $11,000,000
Atlanta.—-Secretary Glass having au
thorized an insue or four bullion five
hundred million dollars of short-term
notes for the Victory Liberty Loan, the
quota for the Sixth Federal Reserve
District will be one hundred and forty
four million dollars, it is announced by
officials of the Liberty Loan organiza
tion. On this basis, it Is estimated that
the quota for the city of Atlanta will
be $11,000,000. The quotas for
all counties In the Atlatna district will
be worked out and announced later. In
the Fourth Liberty Loan, the quota for
this district was $192,000,000 and At
lanta’s share was $14,000,000. The dis
trict subscribed two hundred and sev
enteen million dollars to the fourth
Issue and Atlanta took approximately
eighteen million dollars. It had been
expected It hat the national issue would
be five billion or more and the an
nouncement from Washington caused
some little surprise in official circles.
Macon Meeting For Good Road*
Macon. —Following a session lasting
throughout the day, during which good
roads history for Georgia was written,
the organization of the Georgia High
way association was perfected here,
and a road building platform which
argues well for the future of the road
building Industry in this state was
adopted. The officers elected wer:
Leland J. Henderson, Columbus, pres
ident; H. R Fund, Augusta, vice pres
ident F. Roger Miller, Macon, secre
tary; N. G. Bartlett, Dublin, treasurer,
and F. H. Abbott, Waycross; Oscar
Mills, Atlanta, and I. J. HofTmeyer, At
bany, executive committee. Vice pres
idents are to be chosen by local or
ganizations for each congresslonaal
u-atrict of the state.
A. work, and for other causes
there are vacancies: but reports
as a whole reveal progress and
spiritual development.
On the invitation of Rev. B.
R. Anderson, pastor, the October
session will be held with the Vi
dalia Presbyterian church.
Dr. Scott preached the noon
sermon today, and was heard
with interest and profit. At the
morning session was held a con
ference on the state of religion,
in which the various pastors or
elders told of the work of the
church and Sabbath schools in
their charge.
Rev. G. L. Bitzer, D. D., was
chosen at this morning’s session
to succeed Dr. Scott as chairman
of the committee on home mis
sions. He is well qualified for
the work, and under his manage
ment this branch of the work
should prosper.
Mrs. Stubbs of Douglas, while
not an accredited representative
of her church, of course, has la
bored so faithfully for its growth,
a mention of her visit cannot be
overlooked. She is a shining ex
ample of the consecrated church
worker, and as a result of her
labors the Douglas church, while
at times during the past few
years, without a pastor, has con
tinued in an organized and active
form. She no doubt proved an
inspiration to the Presbytery.
The following ministers were >
present:
B. R. Anderson, Vidalia.
F. M. Baldwin, Mt. Vernon.
G. L. Bitzer, D. D., Valdosta.
J. C. Blackburn, Darien.
R. M. Mann, Stated Clerk,
Fitzgerald.
A. L. Patterson, D. D. Savan
nah, (Hull Memorial.)
Henry Rankin, Permanent Clk.,
Dorchester.
VV. Moore Scott, D. D., Savan
nah, (First Presbyterian.)
I). F. Sheppard, Daisy.
The following elders were pres
ent:
J. L. Wilkes, Adel.
B. D. Brantley, Blackshear.
F. W. King, Dorchester.
J. L. Hinson, Erick.
C. J. Martin, Flemington.
D. N. Hughes, Hack Branch.
I. P. McAllister, McGregor.
D. J. Mcßae, Mcßae.
W. C. Mcßae, Mt. Vernon.
S. P. Quarterman, Savannah
First, Moderator.
L. L. Daughtry, Valdosta.
E. B. Carnes, Vidalia.
J. H. Gillon, Waycross First.
Charlotte.
Special Correspondence
(Too late for laat week.)
The people are busy planting
their crops this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Griffin of
Hazlehurst were visitors at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Glos
son Saturday night and Sunday
last.
Misses Lizzie and Emma Morris
were guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. McCoy Tuesday.
Mr. Dewey Brantley, Prof.
Walter Morris and Misses Tommie
and Clara McCoy and Allie
Adams motored to Bell's Ferry
Sunday last.
Mr. Eugene Mullace and Miss
Eudell Gray were out driving
Sunday.
Sunday school every Sunday at
three o'clock. Everybody invited.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors,
Georgia—Montgomery County.
All creditors of the estate of W.
R. Adams, late of said county,
deceased, are hereby notified to
render in their demands to the
undersigned according to law, and
all persons indebted to said es
tate are required to make im
mediate payment to me. This the
7th day of April, 9.119
J. R Adams,
dt Ex. Estate \V. R. Adams.
Miss Mary McCrimmon
Died at Advanced Age.
Miss Mary McCrimmon died
recently at the home of her broth
er. Mr. W. C. McCrimmon, of this
place, with whom she had made
her home for many years. Miss
McCrimmon was seventy-six
years of age, and for some time
had been in failing health. Dur
ing her closing days she was in
tensely ill. Her condition re
ceived the care of a number of
physicians, but to no avail.
Remains were interred in the
family cemetery at Lothair,
where sleep her parents. The
service was held in the Lothair
Methodist church and the service
was conducted by Rev. Sampley,
pastor of the church. The occa
sion was witnessed by a large
number of friends and relatives.
Besides her brother, Mr. W. C.
McCrimmon, deceased is survived
by one sister, Mrs. Wilcox of
Fitzgerald. The sympathy of
many friends is extended the
bereaved family.
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
MEETS IN ATLANTA
Dr. J. W. Palmer of Ailey
Presiding as President
of Association.
The seventieth annual session
of the Georgia Medical Association
is being held in Atlanta this week,
the opening events having begun
yesterday. The big medical meet
ing will close Friday evening.
Stress will be laid on the cure of
cancer, and on this subject some
of the moßt eminent authorities
in the United States will appear.
In order to make this a universal
campaign for the control of can
cer in its primary stage, the pub
lic is invited. Clinics will be held
during the three-days session at,
F’ort McPherson.
Dr. J. W. Palmer of Ailey is
president of the Medical Associa
tion of Georgia, an honor of
which his many friends are proud.
Dr. Palmer takes high rank in
the medical profession of Georgia,
and it is quite certain that no
other young physician in the state
has enjoyed as much distinction
at the hands of his colleagues.
About sixteen years ago, and not
many years after he began prac
tice, he was chosen secretary and
treasurer of the Association of
Seaboard Air Line Railway Sur
geons, an office which he still
holds. This organization is com
posed of the surgeons of the en
tire system, and is one of the
largest and most influential in
the South.
For tbe past eight or more
years Dr. Palmer has been a
member of the State Board of
Medical Examiners, now serving
as president of that body.
As president of the Medical
Association of Georgia, Dr. Pal
mer is filling the highest position
within the gift of the medical
fraternity of the state, a distinc
tion given to but few men, and
serving in the double capacity as
stated is a distinction never con
ferred upon a Georgia physician.
Thus it has been demonstrated
that a physician, though practic
ing his profession in the country,
as it were, can still climb to
heights not reached by the man
of ordinary ability. The Monitor
joins his South Georgia friends in
congratulations, feeling him
worthy of unstinted praise. His
record is one of which any physi
cian may well feel proud. Dr.
Palmer is a native of Johnson
county, but having resided in
Montgomery since early manhood,
this county naturally claims him
as one of her own. He is a self
made man, therefore his record
is all the more preiseworthy, and
the honor conferred upon him is
an attestation of his merit as a
j physician and as a worthy Geor
gian.
!new president
BREWTONPARKER
Dr. Brewton Retires After
Years Active Interest
in School.
At a recent meeting of the
board of trustees of The Brewton-
Parker Institute, the following
faculty was elected for the coming
term:
L. S. Barrett, president.
H. L. Batts, vice-president.
Miss Mary Brewton, Miss Clara
Barrett and Miss Maude Sewell,
j teachers for the literary depart
ment.
Miss Elizabeth Lee, piano,
j Mrs. W. V. Tyler, voice and
stringed instruments.
The head of the expression de
partment will be supplied later,
as well as another instructor in
the literary department.
Prof. P>arrett takes high rank
as an educator, and under his
supervision the school bids fair
to prosper. Dr. J. C. Brewton,
who is one of the founders of the
school, retires from active con
nection with the institution, but
will no doubt still serve in an
advisory capacity. His entire
time will henceforth be given to
the ministry.
The public school department
will elect teachers later in the
summer.
Local Pupils Attended
Contest at Cochran.
A number of pupils of The
Brewton-Parker Institute attend
ed the Twelfth District High
School Contest in Cochran Satur
day, most of them as visitors.
The Brewton-Parker was repre
sented in the contest by Miss
Helen Lee, expression, and Miss
Maggie Brewton, piano. The
local boys having won out in
preliminary debates, did not en
ter at Cochran, but will be allow
ed representation at the final
meet in Athens.
Those attending the meet at
Cochran were Prof. H. L. Batts,
Misses Claude McDonald, Georgia
Belle Smiley and Alethia Smith
of the 8.-P. I. faculty; Francis
Brewton, Russell McArthur, Bill
Henry Peterson; Misses Lee and
Brewton, contestants; Misses
Gladys McAllister and Elizabeth
Mcßae.
It is quite probable that The
8.-P. I. will have representatives
at Athens during the summer
meet, its debaters having been
successsul in the Twelfth district
contests.
Mrs. Mary McMillan
Dies Near Scotland.
Mrs. Mary McMillan died at
her home a few miles from Scot
land, in Wheeler county, late
Tuesday afternoon. She was 86
years of age at the time of her
death, and was sick only a short
time before the end came. Mrs.
McMillan was one of the most
widely known citizens of this
section, having a large family
connection in this county. She
was a good consistent member of
the Methodist church, having
united with the church early in
life. She will be greatly missed
by many, as she was loved by all
who knew her.
Her husband, Mr. William Mc-
Millan, preceded her to the grave
by many y ears, having been killed
in the Civil War in 1863. She is
survived by five children; Messrs,
Solon, Dan, Will and John W.,
ind Mrs. Hurtz, also several
/rand children, great grand
children, and great, great grand
children. Mrs. J. J. Hinson of
his city being her grand daugh
ter. The funeral and interment
will take place in Wdeeler county
cemetery.—Telfair Enterprise.
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