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VOL. XXXIV.
SPEND VAST SUM
STATE’S HEALTH
State News From Different
Sections Given in Short
Form.
Special service to Montgomery Monitor.
Atlanta. —Reports to Doctor Hay
good of the rural sanitation division
—state board of health —show that
the fourteen counties now operating
under the Ellis health law have laic
out budgets aggregating $77,000 to be
expended in sanitation work this year
Glynn county leads all the counties
with a budget of $16,000. The amounts
to be paid out by the others follow:
Baldwin, $4,000; Bartow, $4,000; Cobb
$6,000; Colquitt, $5,000; Floyd, $5,
000; Laurens, $3,500; Lowndes, $6,500;
Sumter, $2,400; Thomas, $4,000; Tift
$4,000; Troup, $9,600; Walker, $4,
000; and Worth $4,000. Hart is alsc
operating under the law, but has not
yet furnished a budget of expenses
Dougherty Will begin operations un
der the law this month.
New Banking Concern Proposed
Newnan. —A new banking companj
which has been organized with a cap
ital stock of four hundred thousand
dollars and a surplus fund of one
hundred thousand dollars, has closed
a deal with the Newnan Banking com
pany by which it has just purchased
627 shares of stock of a total numbei
of 1,250 shares, paying $250 a sliare ;
which gives the new company a con
trolling interest in the bank. Applies
tion will be made to amend the char
ter of the Newnan Banking companj
to read the Newnan Banking and
Trust company, the name under which
the new company will charter.
3,700 Acres Change Hands
Louisville. —One of the largest rea j
estate deals that has been transacted
in this section took place when W ,
W. Ramsey of Augusta sold “Old j
Town’’ to the Carolina Loan and To
bacco company of Winston-Salem. Ii
has been impossible to learn the pur j
chase price of this estate, but it is a'
very big amount. This tract of land I
embraces something like 3,700 acres. II
is one of the oldest estates in this
section that has not been previously
subdivided and sold to small farmers
This is a very historic old plantation
as a good many early incidents in
Georgia’s history happened on this old
place.
Southern Metal Trades Dealers Meet
Atlanta. —A meeting of the South
ern Metal Trades’ association was held
here recently and was featured by
several interesting talks by members
and a luncheon. This association if
composed of manufacturers of iron and
other metal products, owners of ma
chine shops and foundries from Vir
ginla to Texas and was called for the
purpose of discussing business condi
tions.
Glynn To Have Demonstration Farrr
Brunswick. —Under the auspices oi
the Brunswick board of trade, Glynn
county is to have a demonstration
farm, conducted under the direction ol j
the commercial body in charge of R !
V. Crine, farming expert. The farm
Is located six miles from the city and
includes 265 acres, all cleared, and
ready for cultivation. Mr. Crine has
already commenced work on it.
Lumber Traffic Halted
Thomasville. The recent bad
weather has held back lumber ship
ments greatly from this section, and j
comparatively little is being sent out
Owing to the bad weather in the north
and west, the railroads report much
congestion of freight, and no more con
signments of lumber will be taken up
until the roads are opened up.
Valdosta To Start Recruiting
Valdosta. —Beginning the week ol
March 1, Valdosta will have an en
campment of more than two hundred
soldiers, accompanied by a full mili
tary band, the troops coming in the
Interest of recruiting work and in
furthering the plans of the govern
ment to acquaint the people with army
life and conditions.
HONOR RO LL.
This department will contain
the names of subscribers who
have made payments on subscrip
tion for the week ending with
date of publication. The appear
ance of few or no names (as
is often the case) indicates a
shortage of funds in The Monitor
office. This week;
J. D. Brown, Alamo.
F. Lee Mcßae, Mt. Vernon.
Mat Gillis. Mt. Vernon 2.
L. M. McLemore, Vidalia.
W. M. Hill, (col.) Mt. Vernon 1.
D. J. Corbett, (col.) McGregor.
®lj t Mmtqnmtrg Mmxtotl
Tarry town.
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Special Correspondence
Messrs. Marcus Boyd and Geo.
Jackson of Washington county
were week end visitors at the
home of the former’s uncle, Mr.
R. J. Boyd.
Miss Inez Crawford returned
home Friday after a visit of sev
eral days with relatives at Kite.
Dublin and other points.
Mr. Lamar Holmes of Soperton
was in town Tuesday looking af
ter his tie interest in this section.
Miss Gladys Branch visited
friends at Vidalia last Friday.
Mr. H. H. Adams left for Sa
vannah Sunday night to attend
supreme court which is now in
session.
Mr. Hillary S. Calhoun of Cos
mopolitan spent a few days of
last week with home folks.
Mr. Dude McNeely of Da vis
boro was a week end visitor at
the home of Captain and Mrs. C.
F. Ferrell.
Mr. Chas. H. Branch, our pop
ular cashier, has a Ford.
Farmers are badly behind with
their farm work owing to too
much rain.
Miss Mettie Moxley and Moody
Calhoun visited Vidalia Saturday
afternoon.
Mrs. H. S. Calhoun was in Vi
dalia shopping Saturday.
Mr. Henry Moxley, and son,
Newton, went to Macon Sunday.
Farmers are hauling out fer
tilizer, but not as much as in for
mer years.
Two Fords had a head'-on colli
sion between Tarrytown and So
perton, one going south driven by
Mr. Watson Peacock of Vidalia,
and the other going north with J
the children of Mr. J. P. Mixon,
driven by Mr. Mixon’s son. Mr.
Peacock’s car turned over, while
the Mixon car broke one wheel
and ran into a bank. Fortunate
ly no one was hurt.
Miss Vera Burns, who has been
9ick for quite awhile, is improv
ing slowly.
Messrs. M. E. Burns and J. P.
Mixon were business visitors to
Soperton Monday.
Messrs. Watson Peacock and
Cannie Meadows of Vidalia were
in town Monday.
Mrs. B. S. Beaty is quite sick
at this writing.
Miss Annie Truitt and Miss
Wiilett of Vidalia were dinner
guests Sunday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. P. P. Walden.
Mr. Rufus New of Stilson was
a Sunday visitor to the city.
Mr. Dock Davis and son of Or
land were in town Monday after-
| noon.
Mr. C. C. Adams was a busi
ness visitor toMt. Vernon Friday.
Messrs. R. D. Beaty, W. B.
Cadle and W. L. Calhoun are off
to Middleton lake fishing.
W alters—Carpenter.
Miss Sallie Reid Walters of
Davisboro, Ga., and Mr. Arch N.
Carpenter of this city were hap
pily married at the home of the
bride on January 29th, Rev. Mr.
Hammond, pastor of the Baptist
church of that place, performing
the ceremony. The bride is one
of the most popular and attrac
tive young ladies of her home
town and the groom is a well
known young business man of
this city. He is to be congratu
lated on having won so winsome
a bride. They will make their
home in this city, where they
will receive a cordial welcome. —
Vidalia Advance.
Mules for Sale.
Four head of good mules. See
at once. W. W. Pierce,
212tf Mt. Vernon, Ga.
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MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 26. 1920.
France honors
American Dead.
, France, deeply grateful to
America for what we did for her
in the great World War, issued a
diploma in memory of the dead
Americans who fell on her soil in
defense of liberty. The War De
partment at Washington through
the Adjutant General suggested
that the presentation of this
diploma to the families of our
heroes who gave their lives for
for the great cause be a Dart of
I the church service Sunday, Feb
ruary 22d. In this way the birth
day of our first Commander in
] Chief, Gen. George Washington,
| the w’ork of our soldiers in the
l last war would be jointly honored.
The Presbyterian church, al
ways ready.to do a patriotic ser
vice, gladly fell in with this act
of both our own and the French
government: and those who were
interested in our boys turned out
to hear a sermon by the pastor,
Rev. F. M. Baldwin, from 2 Tim.
3:3, “Endure hardness as a good
soldier of Jesus Christ.”
The points of the sermon were
four: endurance, obedience, loy
alty to an ideal and brave de
termined fighting. These are
qualities that make greatness in
a soldier and are common to the
American and the Christian war
rior. The service closed with the
presentation of the diploma to
Mrs. J. B. Geiger, the mother of
our young townsman who fell at
Chateau Thierry. Harold C.
Geiger was one of that determin
ed band of American marines,
who outnumbered more than four
to one, stopped the on rush of the
Germans and drove them back.
They broke the morale of the
Huns and began the series of
victories that ended the war. It
was America’s first chance and
demonstrated that we have the
best fighting men of the world.
From then on we lead and the
I rest of the allies followed till the
signing of the armistice. All hail
to Mt. Vernon’s brave son, Harold
C. Geiger.
Oak Grove Dots.
Special Correspondence.
Misses Ola Curl and Annie
Reynolds visited Miss Charity
Branch Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Sudie and Willie Mason
and Jim Graham and Owen Mc-
Dougald spent a happy hour at
Miss Annie Reynolds’
night. *
Messrs. Willie Hughes and Wil
lie Graham and Misses Estelle
Milligan and Annießeynolds were
out car riding Sunday afternoon.
Mr. M. A. Peterson made a
business trip to Hazlehurst Mon
day.
Mrs. M. A. Peterson and Mrs.
Leggett and daughters, Gladys
jand Sue, visited Mrs. J. A. Reyn
olds and daughter, Annie, Mon
day afternoon.
Mrs. C. W. Peterson visited
Mrs. J. A. Reynolds Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. Arthur Register and Misses
Sudie Graham and Oia and Nora
Curl were out car riding Sunday
i afternoon.
Sunday school at three o’clock.
EJverybody come and bring some
one with you.
Lost Pocket book.
Coca-cola bill fold, containing
slß in currency, check for sll, |
check for $4, note for $44.75 and
other papers. Lost on streets of
Mt. Vernon, Feb. 22. Suitable
reward if returned to
H. W. Cockfield,
2264 Mt. Vernon.
Services at the Mt. Vernon
Presbyterian church Sunday. I
The public invited to attend.
Farmers Shot
I by Negro Tenant
Tifton, Feb. 23.—J. L. Roland
and his son, Charles Rowland,
white farmers living four miles
east of Tifton, were seriously if
not fatally 9hot this afternoon by
a negro named Bill Tomlin. The
elder Rowland has a No. 4 shot
in the jugular vein on the left of
his neck and Charlie was shot in \
the left side, in the face, neck
and shoulders. The weapon used
was a single barreled shot gun. ,
Tomlin was a cropper on Row
land's farm and did not start his.
plows this morning. Rowland j
and his son went to the negro’s!
home this afternoon and after a!
few words the negro, who had
his gun in his hand, shot the el-!
der Rowland at a distance of I
thirty steps. Only one shot took 1
effect, but Rowland fell like a
beef, the blood spouting from the
jugular vein. Charlie opened
fire on the negro with his pistol
but missed both shots. Tomlin
ran into the house, got another
shell for his gun, and coming out,
shot Charlie down. The elder
Rowland carried a winchester
rifle but did not use it.
The negro escaped but the
county track dogs have been
sent for and a nosse organized.
Rowland is married and has a
large family. Charlie Rowland
is also married and lives with his
father. Both men are dangerous
ly hurt.
Georgia Rlcn In f-yr...«
Atlanta— Georgia mines product
more barytes than all other states com
blued, according to a report just is
sued by the state geological survey
The active mines are located at Car
tersville, Bartow county, and five oth
er counties have rich deposits. Iht
mineral is used in the manufacturt
of paints and automobile tires, anc I
the industry has sprung from iusig |
nificance to one of prominence in «
few months, following loss of impOrta
tions from Germany. Little advertis
ing has been given the output and
the geological survey report placet
particular emphasis on its production
In addition to the barytes mines al
Cartersvilie, the only grinding and
bleaching plant in the United State*
is located there. Besides the main
moth deposits of yellow ocher, enor
rnouß deposits of potash slate is ad
vantagepusly situated in the same lo
cality for mining purposes. The naturt
and occurrence of the barytes ore
its gelogic association, geographic dis .
tribution, uses, statistics and detailod
property descriptions are given in th«
report of 146 pages, including nineteen
sketches, four maps, twenty-one half
tone illustrations and an index, which
has just been issued by the state
geological survey.
Will. Probe Cost Os Milk And Ice
Macon.— Following the receipt ol
confidential information from Wash
ington, Chuirrnan L. It. Smith, of thf
Bibb coilnty lair price committee, an
nounced that the committee would
shortly begin a thorough investiga
tion of the price charged in Macon foi
ice, milk and brick, ail of which are
alleged to be too high. Dairymen re
cently increased the price of milk tc
15 cents a quart, and ice Is now retail
ing at 5o cents a hundred pounds
Complaints have recently been mads
against prices charged by local brick
manufacturers, which is said to be re
tardlng building operations.
Maloney Heads Subsidiary lines
Savannah. Charles Maloney, o!
Dublin, was elected president and gen
eral manager of the subsidiary line ol
the Central of Georgia railroad at «
special meeting of the directors of th«
company. The roads are as follows:
The Wrlghtsviile and Tennille railroad
company; Louisville and Wadley Rail
road company; Sylvania Central Hail
road company, and Wadley Southern
Railroad company. Mr. Maloney’s head
quarters will be at Tennille.
To Enlarge Brunswick Plant
Brunswick. —Officials of the Olid j
den company of Cleveland, Ohio, pur
chasers of the rrtammoth plant of the ;
Yaryan Rosin and Turpentine compa j
ny, who have befen In the city on s
trip of inspection, have announced that I
the Brunswick plant wil at once b< !
enlarged by the addition of a plant foi
i the manufacture of linseed oil and
| other products, and it is stated thal
work on the addition will begin with
in a very short time.
Lumber for Sale.
A lot of good Weather-Boarding
and Ceiling, the latter in thick)
sand thin sizes. See or write
G. W. Pharr. I
212tf Higgston, Ga.
Longpond Dots.
, Special Correspondence.
I Mr. and Mrs. H. G. McAllister
of Scotland visited relatives here
last week end.
i
| Mr. Southwell Mobley of Clax
ton visited homefolks here last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Corbin and
daughter were called last Satur
day to death of Mrs. Corbin’s
sister.
Mr. W. A. Johnson visited
friends at Wadley Saturday and
Sunday last.
I *
j Miss Ruth Chapman is visiting
homefolks at Hazlehurst for a
; few days.
Miss Belle McAllister is visiting
i relatives at Scotland.
i
I Mrs. D. Q. Coleman and son,
jD. Q., Jr., are visiting at the
home of Mr. E. J. Wells.
Mrs. F. D. Carpenter is visit
,ing at the home of Mrs. S. J.
Bland of Cedar Crossing.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliverof Augusta
attended preaching here Sunday.
Mr. J. H. Oliver filled his reg
ular appointment here Sunday.
Mr. G. W. Hester of Hazlehurst
visited relatives here Sunday last.
Miss Cassie Williamson has re
turned from a very pleasant trip
to Hazlehurst.
Mrs. T. M. Corbin is visiting
relatives at Midville this week.
Kibbee Nows.
Special C HM Hponduiice.
The farmers around here are
getting behind with their work
on account of the flu.
Mr. W. L. Snow is away from
home this week receiving taxes.
Mrs. Stella Frost was the guest
|of Mrs. M. L. Adams Monday
afternoon.
The family of Mr. Elbert Adams
is improving after having the flu.
Mr. George Hamilton made a
business trip to Vidalia Tuesday.
Miss Lovely Logan is visiting
Miss Essie Snow this week.
We regret the sorrows incici
dent to the death of the little
babe of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cal
houn, which was laid to rest at
the Tarrytown cemetery last
Wednesday.
Miss Clara Register was the
guest of Miss Ruth Hamilton
Saturday afternoon.
Our school vacated a week un
til the flu is better.
Miss Ruth Hamilton has re
turned from the hospital at Vi
dalia. We are glad to see Ruth
home again.
Miss Clara Register was the
guest of Miss Essie Snow Mon
day afternoon.
The death of Mr. Angus Moore
was a shock to the people of this
community. Mr. Moore contrac
ted influenza and pneumonia, and
was sick only a week. He leaves
a wife and five little children to
mourn his loss. Remains were
laid to rest at the McGrego
cemetery Tuesday morning. The
funeral service was conducted at.
the home.
New Concrete Building
Well Under Way.
Work is progressing rapidly on
the new stone building of the
Mt. Vernon Auto Co. on the
southwest corner of the court
) house square, and if weather con
ditions permit the new structure
l will be ready for occupancy in a
few week.
It is of concrete block construc
tion, 56 x 70 feet, with two main
front entrances, together with
office department on the right
corner. It is being built by
Messrs. A. B. Hutcheson and A.
!M. Hughes. Mr. D. F. Clark of
! Vidalia had the contract for man
| ufacturing the concrete blocks.
I It will be a very creditable struc
ture.
VI DALI A ADTO
MAN MURDERED
Burley Phillips Found With
Bullet Hole in His
Head.
Vidalia, Ga., Feb. 24. —lnvesti
gation of a fFesh mound in a cow
i pasture near Johnson’s Corner,
in the southern part of Toombs
county led to the discovery that
a body was buried there.
The body was later identified
as that of Burley Phillips of this
place, who had been conducting
an automobile livery and trading
business here for the past several
years.
Examination of the body show
ed a bullet hole in the head be
hind the left ear.
Deductions showed that the
body had been buried before the
rain 9 which occurred on Sunday
night, but a fresh footprint in
the mound and a log laying across
the grave gave rise to the con
clusion that the place had been
visited this morning and the log
thrown across the fresh dirt in
hopes of concealing the place.
The body will be sent to Vidalia
for interment.
Mr. Phillips left here on Thurs
day nresumably to sell his car, it
being his custom to buy cars here
and carry them to prospective
markets.
A message is said to have been
received here this morning, with
a Jacksonville date line and over
Mr. Phillips’ signature, saying
that the car had been sold and
that he would be home presently.
The message came only a few
hours before the body was dis
covered and identified.
The fresh mound was discover
ed this morning by a farmer on
whose place it was located. He
scraped about with a stick to see.
what was buried there. A few
scratches disclosed the feet of
the corpse. The sheriff was im
mediately notified before any ex
huming was undertaken. The
sheriff noted the footprints and
the log, aJsO a fresh automobile
trail leading close to the mound
and later, it is said, witnesses
were found who remembered
seeing a strange car coming to
the road near the place.
Milledgeville, Feb. 25.—Lee
Curry, a young white man, about
23 years old, was arrested here
yesterday afternoon by A. J.
Hawkins, policeman at the State
sanitarium, and turned over to
the sheriff and lodged in jail.
Curry was riding iri an automo
bile, and fits the description of
the man sought by the sheriff of
Toombs county for the murder of
Burley Phillips, a garage man in
Vidalia. Phillips’ body was
buried and his car taken.
When he arrived Curry’s auto
mobile had blood stains on it and
it fits the description sent out to
the police. The murder happened
a week ago.
Sheriff McLeod, of Toombs
county, came for the prisoner
this morning, and took him and
the auto to Lyons.
Curry denied any knowledge of
murder and said he ran over a
calf that spattered the blood on
his automobile.
Hon. John N. Holder
Visits Montgomery.
Hon. John N. Holder of Jeffer
son, Ga., one of the candidates
for the governorship, spent a few
hours in Mt. Vernon one day last
week, meeting the people and
making his usual characteristic
appeal for support. •
Mr. Holder has served eight or
more years in the Assembly of
Georgia as representative of his
county, Jackson, and has befen
speaker of the House for the past
term, and is well known through
out the state.
He is a sound business man
and a clever gentleman.
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