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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1920)
VOL. XXXIV. PALMER IS ON GEORGIA BALLOT Would Make Race on Rec ord of the Democratic Administration. Atlanta, March 1. —Attorney General Palmer tonight formally announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Presi dent in a telegram to Hiram L. Gardner, secretary of the Geor gia State Democratic Committee. Referring to the petition filed in his behalf for the Georgia pri maries, Mr. Palmer declared that “if the Democrats of Georgia see fit to select me as their choice 1 1 shall receive the honor with deep appreciation,” holding it to be! highly important that an oppor-l tunity be given in the primary 1 “to directly pass upon the record made by the present Administra tion.” The telegram from Mr. Palmer read as follows: “1 understand that my friends have entered my name in the j Presidential primaries. If the Democrats of the State of Geor- j gia see fit to select me as their choice, I shall receive the honor with deep appreciation. I deem | it highly important that the Dem ocrats of Georgia should have, the opportunity to directly pass upon the record made by the present Administration. The can didacy of one who supports that record in every phase presents that opportunity.” Revenue Man in Mt. Vernon March Bth. i A letter from Mr. A. E. ' Adams, deputy collector for in- 1 come taxes, states that he will be in Mt. Vernon March Bth for the purpose of receiving 1919 in-; come tax returns. On that date Mr. Adams de sires to meet as many of the citizens of this county who are j subject as possible, and they; should be present by all means. He will doubtless be found at the court house in the justice court room, as his former custom. Oak Grove Dots. Special Correspondence. We are having some real cold weather in this section this week, j Miss Sudie Graham was the guest of Misses Ola and Nora Curl Sunday afternoon. Miss Nola Youngblood of Vi dalia is visiting her cousin, Mis 9 Annie Reynolds, this week. Mr. J. A. Reynolds made a bus iness trip to Ailey Monday last. Messrs. Rid Mclntyre and Owen McDougald and Misses Gladys Leggett and Annie Reyn- * olds motored to Vidalia Sunday ! and spent the day with Miss Nola Youngblood. We are very sorry to know that Mr. Henry Walker’s family is down with the flu. We hope they will all soon be up again. Mr. and Mrs. Pratt Daniels were the guest of her father and mother last Sunday afternoon. There will be services at Oak Grove next Sunday as usual. Everybody invited to come. Farmer’s Wife. Staves Wanted. White Oak Flat Sawn or Split Staves. Will pay $175.00 per thousand cash at your shipping point. Will arrange with local bank to make weekly advances to responsible parties. Write me for full information. Ed C. Bruce, 346 Box 294, Brunswick, Ga. Ford For Sale. Good car, in perfect running order. See at once C. A. Abt, Mt. Vernon, Ga. iMontgflmprg Mmltot. Dr. Currie Buys The Mt. Vernon Drug Co. Dr. Jas. F. Currie has recently ! purchased the entire stock of The 1 Mt. Vernon Drug Co. and is now the sole owner and manager. This company was formed near !ly fourteen years ago, with Dr. Currie as manager and part| owner, and it has been a very successful business from the out set. He bears the reputation of being one of the most skilled druggists in the state, and under his ownership the business will be conducted on the same high plane as heretofore. A New Schedule on County Water Rents. The following charges for water ! rents were fixed for parties using ! water from the county well, per month payable in advance: Fountain & Palmer Co., cold storage $16.50 per month Mt. Vernon Drug Co. 3.00 J. F. Currie 2.50 A. B. Hutcheson 2.50 iJ. C. McAllister 2.50 C. H. Wright ... 2.50 ID. A. Mcßae 2.50 Mrs. R. F. Mcßae 2.50 Hicks Bros. Garage 2.50 ! W. C. Mcßae 2.50 W. A Peterson 2.50 T. B. Hughes 2.50 C. A. Mason 2.50 ' J. E. Cockfidd 2 50 |Dr. J. E. Hunt 2 50 F. M. Baldwin 2.00 Mrs. Alice Wilson 2.00 D. E. Mcßae 2.00 J. A. Mcßride ' 2.50 Henry J. Fountain 2.00 S. V. Hicks 1.50 Mrs. Alice Hicks 1.50 J. E. Mcßae 1.50 i M. D. Hughes 1.50 Dr. E M. Rackley, office 1.50 O. Hill 150 Mrs. Flora Higgs 1.00 ! Approved in regular session of ; the Board of Commissioners of Montgomery county. March 2, 1920. J. H. Dees, Chairman. J Hope for Oil Telfair County. s For the past several weeks much interest has been aroused in this section and in Scotland more particularly over the prom ise that an oil well would be! started near Scotland within the ’ next few weeks. Certain parties came down and secured leases 1 guaranteeing to drill a well with- j in six months, and they say they! have already secured a rig and will begin work as soon as they can get it here. This concern has already ap- 1 ' plied for a charter to do business, 1 and Secretary of State Gu.vt. Mc- Lendon informed the editor of The Enterprise in person last week while in Atlanta, that he considered them bona fide and he further stated he believed that the best oil prospect in the state! of Georgia were right here in Telfair county. It is common knowledge among state house officials in Atlanta that Dr. McCallie, the state ge ologist, believes there is great promise of one in Telfair county. In fact, it is said he made state ments privately that he did not think it well to put in his official ; report, that is very favorable to • say the least. ■ Dr. McCallie was in Scotland 1 yesterday for the purpose of > going over the field in person, k He visited several prospects in and around Scotland and it is ! said that he was highly compli mentary of the evidence he found and it is reported that he stated that had it been wet, rainy weath [er like it has been for the past r week or so. when he made his first examination, his official re port would have been more san guine.—Telfair Enterprise. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. MARCH 4. 1920. Extension on Automobile Tax. Under a recent ruling by Sec retary of State McLendon, motor ! vehicles without 1920 tags may j be operated until April Ist. As-; ter that date no vehicle will be I allowed on the road without the 1 i proper tag. This is due to the fact that' such a vast number of owners neglected to buy tags in time un til the department finds it impos sible to supply them in time. After April Ist the tag must be attached to every car, otherwise all sheriffs are expected to make cases against those in default. This information is contained in a letter to Sheriff Burch of Mont gomery county and also given out through the daily papers. Send for your tag at once, and 1 you u ill be in time for April first. Passing of Prominent Confederate Veteran. Mr. Henry A. Calhoun, a for mer citizen of Montgomery coun ty, died at his home six miles east of Lumber City in Wheeler county last month. Mr. Calhoun was the oldest member of the re markable family of the late Thomas B. Calhoun —possibly one of the largest in this section of the state. In this family circle there were H. A. Calhoun, Wm. Calhoun, Mrs. John W. McArthur, Mrs.; Sallie Brewton, J. C Calhoun, Mrs. W. J. Peterson, Mrs. B. F. Conner, Dr. Lawrence Calhoun, Mrs. Gaston Lennon, Mrs. H. H. Williams, Mrs. Luke Campbell, Ben Hill Calhoun, M. B. Calhoun, 1 Mrs. C. Murchison, Mrs. C. H. Peterson, a number of whom are deceased." Mr. Henry Calhoun leaves five children —J. L. Calhoun and Mes dames Dora Brown, Lola Fowler, Mattie King and Anna Ryals. He was 79 years of age Jan. 2, *1920, and until the past few months seemes to have enjoyed good health. Mr. Calhoun was one of the first from this section to offer his services to the Con federacy, having left for the front Sept. 9, 1861, a member of the 61st Georgia Regiment. He was ! captured by the Federals and served fourteen months in Elmira ; prison. The late M. T. Moses, Henry I Calhoun and possibly one other ; man from this section witnessed the death of Gen. John F. Reyn olds at Gettysburg in 1863, and 1 these three men, finding the Un i ion leader dying, erected a shelter : over him with his tent-fly, that! he may be shielded from the hot sun during his closing moments. Mr. Calhoun was a man of! gentle but considerate tempera- I ment and enjoyed the friendship I and esteem of his fellow citizens. !He represented Montgomery county in the State Assembly in 1887-8. Remains were laid to | rest in the Clements cemetery in Wheeler county. One by one these men of the Gray fall asleep, full of years and memories of days trying to the very souls of men —days when none but stout : hearts could have stood the strain, with life, w-ith homes, and with i honor—that virtue so dear to Southern men—at stake. Their record is their monument. The story of how they fought will outlive markers of stone or bronze, and the world has long i since recognized Southern valor as shining topmost on the scroll of fame. I s Seed Cane for Sale. i 1500 Seed Cane at my old home • place near Alston. For price - write G. G. Horton, 212tf Rt. 3, Baxley, Ga. Enlargement County Paper. This issue of The Monitor goes to its readers in an enlarged form, carrying four extra pages. ; For quite.a while the regular size ! of the paper has been four pages, l on account of a lack of facilities ) for getting it out, mainly a short age of blank paper and also a shortage of mechanical force. Anticipating the trouble that will come from a continued short age in the paper market, and the almost impossibility of getting the blank paper at even a greatly advanced price, we have formed a contract for the extra pages, which we will have printed in Atlanta. It is clearly seen that this will allow a larger paper, but one which will still contain the usual amount of county news and local advertising. Our contract with the Atlanta company will insure a larger paper, containing a number of special features, which we would otherwise not be able to print. From this issue can be seen four or five columns of state news, national news features, special articles on poultry raising, farming, road building, the Inter national Sunday School lesson and other features of interest and benefit to our readers. We trust our readers will ap preciate the extra expense of getting out a larger paper and rally to our support. It is our purpose to give the people of Montgomery county the best pa per possible, no matter what the cost, and unless it becomes ab solutely necessary, will not raise the subscription price above $1.50 l a year. Show the paper to your neighbors, that they may see the advantages through our new contract for the extra news mat ter and the special features. HONOR ROLL. 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. A. Palmer, Mt. Vernon 1. H. H. Williams, Byron. H. M. Thompson, Ailev. E. D. Adams, Mt. Vernon 2. Miss Belle Morris, Ailey. J. W. Sharpe, Alston. J. B. Canady, Mt. Vernon 1 W. T. Mcßride. Alston. J. W. Hughes, Mt. Vernon 1. Mrs. E. W. Armfield, Savannah. I). R. S. Woodard, Ailey. IThos. B. Conner, Mt. Vernon. ! C. C. McAllister, Sr., Mt. Ver. 2. 1 Ben F. Conner, Ailey. Jno. W. Mclntyre, Mt. Vernon. Arthur Register, Mt. Vernon 2. Charlotte. Special Correnpondance Messrs. L. S, and W. E. Adams i of Charlotte made a business trip to Lumber City Saturday last. Miss Daisy Higgs of Wheeler . is visiting Miss Allie Adams this . J week. I Mr. S. B. Morris of Mt. Vernon i visited his sisters. Misses Lizzie * and Emma Morris, Wednesday last. I Mr. Frank Williams called on • Miss Ora Lee Vaughn last Friday : night. The musical entertainment at 1 Mr. Foskey’s was enjoyed by a , large crowd Saturday night. Mis 9 Allie Adams visited Miss ! Daisy Higgs last Saturday. » Mr. Ernest Adams and Mr. i i Stephen Carter called on Miss , Daisy Higgs and Allie Adams i Sunday night. | A Destructive Fire at Soperton Saturday. J Soperton, Feb. 27.—Fire that . broke out at 4 o’clock this after [ noon in a moving picture theater | destroyed five places of business ’ and damaged other property be ] fore it was gotten under control. ( The total loss is estimated atsso,- ‘ 000. t The theater had been closed on account of the “flu” and the origin of the fire is a mystery. Business establishments com ! pletely destroyed are the build ings occupied by the Soperton News, Cromartie’s garage, Sum ner & Sammons’ warehouse, W. iE. Evans' grocery and the only moving picture theater in town. The buildings were of brick construction and were owned by C. D. Williams. Sparks from the fire ignited several houses across the street and also set fire to the Macon, Dublin & Savannah railroad de pot. Will Make Talks on Christian Stewardship. In lieu of the regular service at the Mt. Vernon Presbyterian church Sunday morning, there will be a talk on Stewardship by Col. George H. Harris of Mcßae, to which the public is invited. In the afternoon he will appear at Hack Branch. The subject of stewardship is of interest to all church believers, of whatever de nomination. At Vidalia Tuesday morning Dr. A. L. Patterson of Savannah, Dr. J. S. Sibley of Wa.vcross and Rev. E. J. Hertwig of Statesboro will discuss the subject in the Presbyterian church at that place. In the afternoon they will be at McGregor and Tuesday evning they will conduct a similar service in the Mt. Vernon Presbyterian church. The public invited to all the services. Recalls Record Country Editor. Relative to the candidacy of H. B. Folsom for representative of Montgomery county, we shall take the liberty of using from time to time some kind express ions of friends in the county and from newspapers of this territory. The following from our old friend, W. B. Hilton: “Glad to know you will make the race for representative of Montgomery county. You are just the right man to represent the people of Montgomery county. If the people want to elect the proper man to serve their inter ests in the legislature, they could not choose a more faithful * * * [his very kind adjectives omitted] man than you are. “I have known you for years and never knew you but what you were always right. Well do I remember, and hundreds of others do if they would but stop 1 to consider, the bold stand you took for old Montgomery county r when she was being torn asunder i almost ruthlessly cut, whacked and sliced into mincemeat to satisfy political factions. When i dark clouds hovered over and e around her, you, realizing the v danger, pointed out her rights and stood by and defended her border lines, her people and her 1 territory, not only with your y brilliant pen but with every known effort of your pacer, the Montgomery Monitor, t “But did you succeed? You did a in part; you saved a remnant. Therefore, it is but fitting and proper for her citizens to honor 9 you with the privilege of repre senting them in the legislative . halls of Georgia. The people will ' honor you at the polls. 8 “Yours very truly, s “W. B. Hilton. “Vidalia. Ga.” NEW FORCE TO STOCK RAISING Provisions for Removing the Tick and Controlling Cholera. Montgomery county is rapidly forging to the front as a cattle and hog raising section, and each season finds a multiplied number of cattle and hogs put on the market. This county began cat* tie dipping as a means of eradi cating the tick several years ago, a number of private vats having been constructed indifferent sec tions of the county. Including the private vats, to gether with those built by the county authorities, there are about thirty-six vats in the coun ty ready for operation, and dip ping will be regularly in progress in a few days. The three local dipping super visors are W. D. Ricks, F. Dees and Ernest Brooks. The cattle are to be dipped every fourteen days, and these men will co-op erate with the farmers and stock raisers in every manner possible under the law, in order to rid the county of the cattle tick. Last year the annual state ap propriation for measures looking to the prevention of hog cholera throughout the state was increas ed, and each county in the state will have four men trained ty experts to administer hog cholera serum-virus. This work will be done at actual cost. At Tuesday’s meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues the following citi zens were given the assignment, and they will receive the inst. QO tion provided by the state: F. Lee Mcßae, Mt. Vernon: C. H. Gotr, Tarry town; B. A. Conner, Higgston; K. M. Johnson, Alston. Longpond Dote* Special Oon'enpondence. Master Walter Cain of Charlotte visited at the home of Mr. J. S. Williamson last Saturday night and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Arch Hughes of Mt. Vernon visited relatives here Saturday. Messrs. W. G. and M. M. Mar tin of Uvalda attended preaching here Sunday morning. Mrs. A. W, Bendimire has re'- turned to her home at Odum, af ter a very pleasant visit at the home of Mr. H. H. McAllister. Miss Cassie Williamson is visit ing relatives at Mt. Vernon for a few days. Miss Ruth Mobley is visiting her sister at Americus for a few days. Rev. A. G. Rrewton filled hia regular appointment here Sun ; day. Mr. Francis Brewton spent • Sunday with friends at Longpond. , Notice. Notice is hereby given that the > Georgia & Florida Railway Faa i made application to the Railroad > Commission of Georgia for au -1 thority to discontinue its agency station at Charlotteville, Ga. ’ This application has been as r signed for hearing before the r Commission at meeting beginning f at 10 a. m., March 23rd, 1920, at i its offices in the State Capitol, Atlanta, Ga. 1 All parties desiring to be heard j in connection with this petition r should communicate with the - Commission on or before the date i above named. 1 By order of the Commission. Georgia & Florida Railway. By G. F. Dickson, General Superintendent. NO. 43.
