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VOL. XXXIV.
HIGHWAY BILL
THIS SESSION
Interest Centers in Reports
of Special Highway
Committee.
Special service to Montgomery Monitor.
Atlanta. —Among the many import
antmeasures to come before the leg' !
islature are the highway bills and the \
woman suffrage amendment. It is >
agreed that these two will produce a j
vast amount of discussion, but there j
is this difference: Woman suffrage '
will be taken care of in one bill,
while the probability is that to the
three or more bills on the highway
future of the state which have al
ready been drawn up, there will be
aded some score or more othersfi and
numerous amendments proposed. The
situation on highway legislation now
centers around the two reports which
will be made from the specially ap
pointed highway legislative commit- j
tee. One of these is the majority re- |
port, which calls for a constitutional!
amendment that will permit the issu- i
ance of bonds for road improvement, |
but in the meantime provides for an
increase in automobile license fees
for use on road work, these funds to
take care of the bonds later. A state
highway commission of three is pro
posed, of which the head shall be an
engineer elected by the board. The
minority report also contains a rec
ommended Amendment, but it differs
somewhat from the others. The high
way department, as proposed in this
report, would consist of one member
from each congressional district, to
be appointed by the governor, with the
consent of the senate, for a term of I
six year. The chief executive of the j
department would be an engineer'
elected by the people.
Mental Defectives In Large Number I
Atlanta.- —In the report rendered to
Governor Dorsey on the conditions
existing among the feeble-minded of
Georgia by the Georgia commission
on the feeble-minded, an alarming
number of mental defectives are not
ed, and the imperative need for im
mediate provision of special institu
tional care and training is pointed j
out. The commission has had a corps |
of scientific experts, headed by Dr. ,
V. V. Anderson, one of America’s j
leading authorities on the subject, at
work on Georgia conditions for the
past four months; and the findings
of these experts as embodied in the
report is sumarized as follows: "In
our survey of the feeblemindedness in
Georgia, owing to the lack of time
intervening between the beginning of
our investigation and the assembling
of the legislature, we considered it
more worth while to make a study of
the outstanding problem feeble-mind
edness was creating—a study of the
conditions whic hare, in a striking [
proportion of cases, the result of fail- j
lire to make early provision for the !
feeble-minded —than to attempt a
statewide census of the number of
feeble-minded persons in Georgia
needing institutional care.
Remember the date of the July
celebration has been changed
from July 4th to July 25th. Be
on hand with your appetite.
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A Seaboard Train is
Wrecked Near Alamo, j
Alamo, June 24. — Engineer A. |
iE. Hines of Americus was seri-!
ously, perhaps fatally scalded,
when Seaboard Air Line passen
ger train No. 11, westbound from
Savannah, was wrecked here
today. The engine of the train
turned over, Engineer Hines
being caught underneath. The
fireman, Israel Pierce, escaped
without injury.
The train struck two cows in a
cut about 400 yards east of the
! station here and the engine was
derailed, turning over on the
right side. None of the coaches
were derailed and passengers
were not aware of the accident
so slow was the train running at
the time of the accident.
Traffic has been blocked all day
as a result of the wreck, the
afternoon trains transferring
! passengers here. It will be some
time in the morning before
! through traffic is resumed.
Engineer Hines was given med
ical attention here and this after
noon taken to his home at Ameri
cus.
To Entertain
House Party .
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mcßae will
entertain a house party for the
| week-end. The guests, who will
motor down from Atlanta, expect
|to arrive Saturday morning, will
' include Miss Lillie Myers, Miss
Ella Garrison, Mrs. Palmer, Mr.
Wood, Mr. George Wright, Mr.
A. 0. Blalock. Mrs. Maria Myers
and little son, Billie, who are
visiting Mrs. Mcßae, will remain
with the party. The entire party
will return to Atlanta Tuesday
morning, accompanied by Mr.
; and Mrs. Mcßae and sons, Lee
and Frank Mcßae, Jr., who will
be the guests of Mrs. Maria
Myers and Miss Lillie Myers at
their home on Pine street for
several days.
Mr. Blalock is Internal Revenue
Collector for Georgia, now a can
didate for the governorship. For
many years he has been promi
nent in state affairs and Mont
gomery county friends will be
pleased to have him visit this
;county.
Duroe Pigs.
Three mos. old; thoroughbred;
and subject to registration; male
and a female. For sale. See
T. B. Conner,
6263 Mt. Vernon, Ga.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JUNE 26, 1919.
EXTRA FUNDS
NEGRO SCHOOLS
Industrial Features Will be
Added Several Colored
Schools.
Prof. Geo. D. Godard, one of
the state supervisors of education,
in company with County Superin
tendent Conner, visited a number
of the colored school communities
in Montgomery county this week,
and as a result of Prof. Godard’s
visit, it is quite probable that at
least two colored schools of the
county will secure endowments
with which to further their work.
A number of the colored schools
are doing very creditable work,
the record of Horn’s Chapel being j
especially good. The trustees
of this school, a few miles south
of Mt. Vernon, have on hand
something like SBOO. They will
endeavor to raise S2OO within
the next few weeks, making
theirs a SIOOO school fund. To
this will be added SSOO, which
comes from Northern sources,
but disbursed through regular
state educational channels. The
trustees of this school. Rev. Jas.
Roberson, chairman, will give a
rally on the 4th of July, for the
purpose of raising their balance.
The colored people of Ailey
have planned an industrial school,
and work on it will commence at
once. Their first effort will be
to raise SIOOO, to which will be
added a SSOO special fund. Mr.
T. A.- Peterson has given them
four acres of ground, and citizens
of the place have already con
tributed S3OO in cash.
The claim of the colored man ,
to an education, in keeping with
his native ability and social
standing, is well founded, and he
deserves recognition along this
line. For him a collegiate educa
tion is not practical, but he de
serves the common school ad- 1
vantages, which go toward ele
vating his citizenship and his
industrial opportunities, both for
himself and his country. There
fore we approve the plan of fur
nishing him with such courses as
will increase his usefulness.
More and more this is recognized
by educational authority, and
where the colored man shows a
disposition to better his condi
tion from the several standpoints
in which he is recognized as lack
ing, he should be given every
encouragement.
A number of the colored citi
zens, those of the Horn Chapel
section in particular, measured
up to a good standard in recent
patriotic demands made on them,
for which they should be given
credit.
Col. Fred M. Harris
Weds Miss Ranew.
Col. Fred M. Harris of this
place and Miss Annie Claire Ra
new of Leslie were married at
the home of the bride at high
noon Wednesday, 18th inst.
The ceremony was read, by
Rev. C. S. Durden of Dawson,
Ga., brother-in-law of the bride,
witnessed by a number of friends
and relatives. After a brief so
journ at Tybee, they returned to
!to Mt. Vernon and are now at
home to their friends at the
residence of Mrs. Lola Morrison.
Mr. Harris is a successful
young attorney, enjoying the
friendship of a large acquaint
ance. His wife is a very charm
ing lady and is warmly welcomed
to Mt Vernon, where they make
their home. Congratulations and
best wishes.
Finished at West Point.
Lieut. Ray Coursey, U. S. A.,
visiting his mother, Mrs. Adna
Coursey, in Toombs county, spent
Tuesday with relatives in Mt.
Vernon. In company with his
class, recently graduated from
West Point, he sails in a few
weeks for Europe, where they
will be attached to the army of
occupation in Germany for obser
vation purposes.
Montgomery county friends are
proud of the record of Lieutenant
Coursey.
WILL R. MTNTYRE
DIED SATURDAY
Well Known Druggist and
Member Prominent
Family.
Mr. Will R. Mclntyre, after an
! illness of several months, died
: last Saturday about noon at the
home of Mr. S. J. Elliott, Mt..
Vernon.
His death was not unexpected,
as he had been in declining health
since last winter, following an
attack of influenza while travel
ing in Louisiana.
Until a few years ago Mr. Mc-
Intyre owned a successful drug
business in Savannah where he
went after practicing his profes
sion for a few years in Dublin
and points in Florida. It will be
remembered that just before,
closing out his business in Savan
nah he was attacked one night by
highwaymen, and as a result of
injuries sustained he was forced
to retire from business. Follow
ing his retirement, he traveled
for a drug firm for several years.
He was highly skilled in his pro
fession, and being a very ener
getic man, it is thought that!
overwork contributed no little
toward his physical decline.
Will Mclntyre was a man of
very pleasing personality -a man
above reproach, and having the
esteem and friendship of all with
whom he came in contact. He
was about thirty-eight years of
age, and until stricken by disease
was a very active man. He was
a son of Mr. G. W. Mclntyre,
besides whom he leaves a number
of brothers and a sister—M. H.
Mclntyre of Vidalia; J. W. Mc-
Intyre of Mt. Vernon; A. 11., A.
P., E. L. and G. B. Mclntyre of
Ailey and Mrs. S. J. Elliott of
this place, besides his wife, now
returned to Columbia, S. C.
Mr. Mclntyre was a member of
the Vidalia Presbyterian church.
Remains were interred in the
new Vidalia cemetery last Sab
bath afternoon, Rev. Ft. B. An
derson conducting the service.
Friends throughout this section
sympathize with the bereaved
family.
Georgia Towns To Open League
Fitzgerald. —Fitzgerald is preparing
to step out again on the baseball dia
mond with one of the fastest semi
pro aggregations in Georgia baseball.
At a rousing meeting of baseball en
thusiasts here, permanent officers
were elected for the recently organiz
ed baseball association, and over sl,-
000 worth of stock was subscribed in
the association. D. B. Nicholson, the
manager of the team, is in correspond
ence with the associations at Dublin,
Hawkinsville, Eastman and Wrights
ville, and a league will probably be
formed by these five towns, with one
or three others. The plans made at
the meeting provide for a season of
eight weeks.
Many Moonshine Cases Tried
Rome. —Such a round-up of moon
shiners as north Georgia has not
known in years took place one day re
cently. Revenue officers scoured the
hills, bringing in five from Haralson'
1 county and four from the top of Look
j out mountain in Catoosa county. This
with three local cases made a total of
a dozen and kept United States Com
| missioner I’rintup busy all day hear
! (ng evidence and assessing bonds.
$90,000 in Bonds For Cartersville
I Cartersville. By an overwhelming
vote the citizens of Cartersville de
cided to bond the town for $90,000
to install a modern sanitary sewer
age system. Only seven out of three
hundred and seventy votes were caHt
against the issue.
Watermelon Season Starts
| Thomasvlile. —The watermelon sea
son of 1819 in South Georgia will be
on with a rush the coming week, and,
judging from indications, it will be a
fine one. Not only is the melon acre
age larger than usual this year, but,
according to reports the Florida crop
hi a poor one, and this will give the
Georgia melon the call early in the
season. The Georgia watermelon is
always associated in the minds of the
citizens of the north with the finest
product of the kind on the mar
! jet.
Suffrage Amendment.
Atlanta, June 25. — Represent
ative, T. M. Swift, of Filbert
county, will introduce in the
House tomorrow a resolution to
ratify the Susan B. Anthony
Federal suffrage amendment.
This will precipitate the woman
suffrage fight immediately, but
the outcome is not in doubt as
the House is known to be strong
ly anti-suffrage. The suggestion
is going the rounds of the anti
suffragists here tonight that if
the resolution is referred to a
committee Col. James Callaway,
of the Macon Telegraph, be in
vited to appear before the com
mittee and make an address.
Brush Arbor Meeting
Near Tarrytown.
The Monitor is requested to
announce that the brush arbor
meeting will begin at 11 o’clock
tomorrow, a mile and a-half east
of Tarrytown, between the home
of R. 1). Beatty and Marion Cal
houn. Preaching by Rev. W. H.
Coleman of near Oak Park. All
invited.
Miscellaneous Shower
For Miss Flora Smith.
Complimentary to Miss Flora
Smith, whose marriage to Rev.
D. L. Hill occures this evening at
the Mt. Vernon Baptist church,
Mrs. Alice Wilson and Mrs. J. E.
Hunt entertained with a miscel
laneous shower at the home-of
the latter Monday evening, eight
to ten.
About thirty were present, and
a number of beautiful gifts were
assembled for the bride-elect.
Punch was served by Missees
Marie Cockfield and Ruth Wilson
and cream and cake was served
by Misses Arlia McLeinore and
Catharine Currie. Music by
Misses Mary Sallie Henderson,
Catharine Currie and Theodosia
Geiger added to the charm of the
occasion. Miss Henderson stood
in the receiving line with Mes
dames Hunt and Wilson.
The Hunt home was beautifully
decorated for the occasion and
the scene throughout was one of
grace and charm. Miss Smith
wore blue crepe de chine, trimmed
with pearls, and was the subject
of admiration by those present to
do her honor.
Members of the bridal party
arriving yesterday afternoon in
cluded Rev. D. L. Hill, Conway.
S. C., Mr. Liles Askins, Tirn
monsville, S. C., Mr. Albert Long,
Conway, and Miss Sarnie Kelley
of Darlington, S. C.
Free Medical Exam
for Discharged Men.
All persons discharged from the
military or naval forces residing
in and about this city, can now
receive medical attention and
medical examination for the filing
of applications for compensation.
The United States Public Health
Service, the medical advisors to
the Bureau of War Risk Insur
ance, have established offices in
Mt. Vernon, and Dr. J. E. Hunt
has been appointed as local
Government examiner. All per
sons desiring to obtain insurance
or filing application for compen
! sation under the Bureau of War
Risk Act, must furnish a medical
certificate of their present physi
cal condition. These persons, by
applying to Dr. Hunt may be
1 examined and all necessary pa
-1 pers filled out free of charge.
I Such persons will also receive, at
the expense of the Government,
j medical relief, or be sent to a
j Government hospital or institu
tion should this be necessary.
Entertained Young Folks.
Mrs. J. E. Hunt entertained a
party of young folks at her home
Monday evening in honor of Mis -
ies Grace and Catharine Currie.
The entertainment was in the
nature of a progressive conver
sation and rook party combine.
Refreshments were served by
Miss Goldie Mcßae, IJenry Mcßae
and William Fentress. A royal
| good time was had by all present.
POSTPONED TO
THE 25TH JULY
The Impossibility to Secure
Attractions Carries
Date Over.
The several committees in
charge finding it difficult to se
cure desired attractions and ar
range details in time, have found
it necessary to postpone the
Fourth of July celebration, which
was to have been held on the
campus of The Brewton-Parker
Institute, to Friday, July 25th.
Two weeks ago citizens of
Treutlen met citizens of Mont
gomery county at the court house,
and the affair was well planned,
but on account of the short time
in which to prepare, and the un
usual demand for aeroplanes,
brass bands and other atrractions,
it was found necessary to carry
the date over three weeks, when
conditions will be more agreeable
for a very creditable event.
Members of the committee met
here Tuesday for conference.
Mr. M. L. O’Brien, the chairman,
presided, with about eight or
more present. Every angle of
the proposed entertainment was
entered into, and as a result the
plans were altered to some extent
and pitched on a broader level.
First, it was decided to supple
ment the basket dinner with an
old-fashioned barbecue, a num
ber of beeves having been offered
for the occasion, and arrange
ments were made for securing a
sufficient number. The duties of
the finance committee were en
larged, and funds collected by
these men should be transmitted
to the general treasurer, Mr. J.
F. Currie, by July 10.
It is quite probable that the
committee on entertainment will
be able to secure two or more
aeroplanes from the camp at
Americus, which had been found
impossible had the picnic been
held on the 4th of July, as origi
nally planned. A speaker of note
will be present. It is also planned
to have a series of ball games
between teams from some of the
nearby towns and possibly other
attractions.
As already stated, this enter
tainment will be in the nature of
a welcome to the soldier boys
from Montgomery and Treutlen
counties, the most of whom have
returned home from overseas and
the camps. The soldier boys are
[especially invited, including those
from this entire section, as well
as all Confederate Veterans.
Oil the 4th it is probable that a
I number of local people will de
sire to attend functions in other
I sections, and everything being
considered, it is the sense of the
committee that a more success
ful entertainment can be had on
•Friday, July 25th. Let every
loyal citizen be ready to contri
bute in every way possible to
ward the success of the occasion.
Details will be announced later.
A Song Service at
Presbyterian Church.
Sunday evening’s exercises at
the Mt. Vernon Presbyterian
church will be in the nature of a
song service, in which the entire
community is asked to participate.
Only the familiar songs will be
sung, and these will be projected
on a screen by the stereopticon
instrument, similar to former
services at this cnurch, and
which have resulted in the pleas
[ ure and benefit of the congrega
tions. ’The public cordially in
vited, This service will begin at
9:3U. Come, whether you sing or
not.
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