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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1920)
VOL. XXXV. FAMILY ROW AND TWO ARE DEAD Two Men are Cut to Death at a Treutlen County Dipping Vat. Resulting from a cutting affray in Treutlen county north of So perton Saturday, T. K. Lumley and his son, T. K. Lumley, Jr., are both dead, and .the men who did the cutting, Dennis Hooks and his son, Boss Hooks, are in jail at Mt. Vernon. It is said that bad feeling had for some time existed between the men, and when they met at a cattle dipping vat Saturday morning the trouble was renewed with fatal results. According to spectators, young Lumley was called from the crowd by the Hooks, and seemed to be engaged in a conversation, and before the crowd could inter vene the young man was cut to death. His father, coming to his assistance, was also badly cut, and he, too, died the next day. Both were buried at the same time. The men are in jail here on account of the new jail at Soper ton not being ready for occu pancy. High Water Retards Construction of Bridges. Dublin, Ga., Aug. 15. — High water in the rivers of this district is delaying the work on three large bridge projects now under way, and under supervision of District Highway Engineer E. N. Parker of the Twelfth district, whose headquarters are in Dub lin. At Dublin work on the bridge over the Oconee has been practi cally suspending because of high water; at Mt. Vernon, the Oconee has been high all this year and has delayed the work several months already. At Hawkins ville, where a new bridge is being built over the Ocmulgee the work is badly hindered by the high water. All three of these bridges are federal aid projects. Sunday School Convention Will Meet With Sardis. The Monitor is in receipt of the program of the Sunday School Convention of the Daniell Associ ation, which will be held with Sardis Church beginning on Fri day before the fifth Sunday in August and continuing through Sunday. The program will be given in full in next issue, limited space not allowing it this week. Milk Cows. For sale, several Good Milk Cows. Fresh. See A. B. Hutcheson, . Mt. Vernon, Ga. AUTO TIRES LOW FIGURES We have in stock and offer at the old price $10,0(H) worth of Goodyear and Gillette Tires and Tubes. Remember, old prices prevail for the next t lirty days. Get high-grade tires far under t'le market and save dollars, while they last. P. J. McNATT Uvalda and Mt. Vernon ®hp monitor. • * Hon. John Holder to Speak at Alston, Hon. John N. Holder, one of the candidates for the governor ship, is to address the citizens of Alston and community at eleven o’clock tomorrow', and the public is invited to hear him. This will be the first address of Mr. Holder in this county, and his friends are looking forward to his coming. He spoke yester day at Blarkshear, Pierce county, to a, large crowd, and will to morrow be greeted by a crowd at Alston. The committee at Als ton invites the public to attend. Kibhee News. Special Correspondence Fodder pulling is a very popu lar job in this section now. Mrs. W. H. H. Stephens and Miss Norma Adams have return ed home after visiting friends and relatives at Kite, Ga. Miss Eadie Bell Taylor of Vi dalia is visiting Misses Ruth and Nell Hamilton this week. # Mr. Cleo Dickens and sister, Bertie, visited friends in Kibbee Sunday afternoon. Mr. G. W. Hamilton made a business trip to Savannah last week-end. Misses Ruth and Nell Hamil ton spent last week-end with their aunt, Mrs. Claude Hamilton at Vidalia. Mr. Howard Biggerstaff made a trip to Swainsboro Sunday. Mr. Oliri Fountain and mother from Mt. Vernon visited Mrs. H. W.- Biggerstaff and Mrs. M. L. Adams Sunday. Messrs Carson Mitchell and Thomas Morris of McGregor visi ted friends in Kibbee Sunday afternoon. Miss Lona Pye of Odum is the guest of Miss Clara Register. Messrs. Alva and Cloye Adams spent the day in Kibbee Sunday. Mrs. Ina Hamilton, who has been very ill is improving. Mr. and Mrs. Mack Newsome were the. guests of Mrs. Sallie Montford Saturday night. Miss Essie Snow visited Mrs. Coralee Adams Sunday afternoon. Mr. G. W. Hamilton, Misses Clara Register and Lona Pye motored to Tarrytown Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Claborn Palmer were the guests of Mrs. E. S. Adams Wednesday. Mrs. S. C. Montford and Mrs. J. W. Register visited Mrs. Callie Conaway at the Vidalia sani tarium Friday. Mrs. Conaway is improving after an operation. We hope she will soon be home again. Dr. and Mrs. Hunt had as guests this week their brother and sister, Mr. W. J. Henderson and Miss Marv Sallie Henderson, and their friend, Miss Myrtle West. Also their nephew, Mas ter Horace Stephens. They ar rived Tuesday from Sandersville and will leave this afternoon. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. AUGUST 19, 1920. Tarrytown. Special cori'eapondence. Mr. J. T. Warnock who has been spending his vacation at Tallulah Falls, Indian Springs and other points, is at home again. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Phillips and family are visiting relatives near Hazlehurst this week. Mr. Watson left Saturday for his home in Metter, after teach ing a very successful Singing school. Miss Sallie Mae Calhoun is with her sister in Thompson’s Sani tarium at Vidalia this week. Misses Serepta and Victoria Palmer of Kibbee were the dinner guests of Misses Vera and Mabel Burns Thursday. Miss Thelma Jordan of Vidalia returned home Sunday, after visiting Mrs. W. B. Cadle. Mr. C. F. Ferrell spent last week-end in Washington county. Mr. Crosby Williams of Soper ton was among friends here Sun day afternoon. Miss Lessie Mae Crawford is at home after an extended visit with relatives at Kite. Mr. French of Dublin was a business visitor here one day last week. Rev. Barrow, of Helena filled the pulpit at the Baptist church Saturday in the absence of Rev. J. H. Oliver. Miss Lola Dickens is the guest of Miss Vera Dickens this week. Messrs. R. J. Boyd, W. B. Cadle and others reported a very successful fishing trip last week. Miss Mason Receives a Graduation Certificate. After visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Mason, of this place, Miss Mary Corine Mason left Saturday for Dublin, where she will visit relatives before re suming her duties at the Raw lings Sanitarium in Sandersville, where she is stationed as a train ed nurse. Mt. Vernon and Montgomery county friends will be interested to learn that Miss Mason passed a most creditable examination before the State Board of Exam iners of Nurses for Georgia and received her diploma and license as a registered nurse July 21st. Miss Mason is one of Mt. Ver non’s most popular young ladies, and has many friends who are delighted with her success. Hampshire Sale Saturday. Many from this section will attend the Hampshire sale at Soperton Saturday, 21st. This sale will attract people from several different states, and the occasion will be one of consider able prominence, reflecting as it will the advantages of this sec tion in the matter of stock rais ing. Mr. J. E. Hall, the proprietor of the Hall Hampshire Farm, has the most noted stock of this breed in this section of the state and has made a remarkable suc cess of the venture since its es tablishment several years ago. Nothing but high-class stock, all thoroughbred, can be found on the place, and at several fairs last year -his Hampshires won many prizes and ribbons. Included in Saturday’s sale are forty bred sows and gilts, and these will command premium prices. The occasion will be made a gala day in Soperton, and during the noon hour at the farm, near Soperton, a barbecue will be served to all. Mr. Hall is to be congratulated on his splendid success. Letrthe public go up and see the Harnps Satur day. CURRIE TO HANG ON OCTOBER 8 Murdered Burly Phillips of Toombs County Last February. Lyons, Aug. 18.—Lee Currie was found guilty of murdering Burley Phillips last February by a jury this afternoon. Immedi ately after the verdict was read to the court, Judge Hardeman sentenced Currie to hanß October 8, between the hours of 10 a. m. and 3 p. m. The killinß of Phillips was one of the most cruel murders in the history of Toombs county. It occurred last February when Currie shot Phillips. Phillips’ body was discovered buried in a field near Johnson’s corner, this county. Currie was traced to Milledßeville, where had the automobile in which Phillips was ridinß when last seen. Currie admitted that he shot Phillips, claiminß that he fired in self defense. He asserted that Phillips had attacked him with a knife, and that he was forced to shoot to protect himself. Currie is a younß man and of a prominent family. He is married. Phillips lived at Vidalia, and is survived by his wife. Currie was defended by Attorneys E. J. Giles and T. Ross Sharpe, while the prosecution was handled by Solicitor Walter F. Grey and At torneys G. W. Langford and O. A. Rogers. Alley. Special Correspondence. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hudson and family spent Sunday in Bartow. Miss Sara Smiley and cousin, Miss Ellen Rustin of Claxton are visiting Mrs. Julian Peterson. Mrs. George Ratchford return ed Sunday after an extended visit to Bartow. Miss Cassie Williamson of Longpond is visiting her cousin, Miss Sara Williamson. Miss Winnie Stanford returned Friday from Montrose, Ga. Mr. Russell McArthur has re turned after extended visit to North Carolina. Miss Bessie Ratchford of Bar tow spent last week with her cousin, Miss Helen Tarver. Mr. Ewel McGahee of Atlanta is visiting his brother and sister of this place. Miss Zelma Downs left Tues day yiorning for Wrightsville, where she will sppnd awhile with relatives. Dr. J. W. Palmer made a busi ness trip to Atlanta this'week. The B. Y. P. U. social given by Miss Lila Riddle Wednesday night was enjoyed by all. The parlor was decorated veijy prettily with cut flowers of all kinds and the porch, which is surrounded by vines, was deco rated with flowers and pink crepe paper. A booth was made of this paper and vines in which punch and sandwiches were serv ed. The social was carried on in the form of a prom party. Those enjoying this event were: Misses Helen Tarver, Bessie Ratchford, Zelma Downs, Roby Mason, Flora Jones, Sara and Cassjc Williamsod, Adine Stan ford, Irvine Mason, Jessie and Marie PeteVson, Ada Currie and Lila Riddle. Messrs. Bill Henry and John C. and Hugh Peterson, Roy Mason, Embry Phillips, Homer Williamson, Loranzo Downs and Hoke Riddle. Mas-1 ters Murray Frizzelle, Wyley Downs and Bob Peterson. Mrs. Rema Kitchens, Mrs. H. M. Stan ford, Mrs. J. H. Hudson and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Peterson. Mrs. M. D. Humphrey and baby of Dublin have been visit ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs Lawton Williamson, i Speaks in Mt. Vernon And Uvalda Saturday. Col. L. C. Underwood is in re i ceipt of a telegram this morning announcing speeches in Mt. Ver non and Uvalda Saturday, 21st inst., by Col. Blanton Forthers !of Atlanta, who comes in thd interest of Governor Dorsey, a candidate for the U. S. Senate. The Mt. Vernon speech will probably be held in the forenoon and that at Uvalda in the after noon. The Monitor has been re quested to make the announce ment. and the public is invited to | hear both addresses. Charlotte. ! Special Correspondence. Mrs. T. G. Brown of Vidalia is spending a few days this week with friends here. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Moseley and the former’s mother, Mrs. C. P. Moseley, went over to Hazlehurst Sunday last. Miss Alvie Adams js visiting at Sharpe Spur this week. Mr. W. F. Goff of Alston was a pleasant visitor in our town Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Douglas of Vidalia were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Gordon Sunday. Misses Voulice and Martha Mullis of Uvalda spent the day j with Misses Effie and Ellie Gor don Sunday. Mr. Louie Poole was the spend j the day guest of Mr. Truman Gordon Sunday. Mr. A. C. Moseley went over to Hazlehurst Monday. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Gordon spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Leggett at Oak Grove Sun- j day last. Miss Minnie Lee Purcelle of; Vidalia spent last week with her I grand-mother, Mrs. C. F. *Gor- , don. I Messrs. Byron and Harold Clanton made a business trip to 1 Hazlehurst last week. Messrs. W. F. Goff and Aaron Branch and Misses Ora Lee Vaughn and Tommie McCoy were out riding Sunday after- j noon. 1 Cattle Wanted. 1 am constantly in the market j for Choice Beef Cattle. Get my prices before selling. W. I). Ricks, 729tf Mt. Vernon, Ga. j Duroc Jerseys 1 | (Registered Stock) p | || FOR SALE, A FEW 1 1 || CHOICE YOUNG J I || BOARS. | I* ® | ALSO A LIMITED | I NUMBER GILTS. § I THE PUBLIC COR- | 1 DIALLY INVITED - I I TO INSPECT OUR | 1 STOCK - 1 | Richmond & McArthur j& ') AILEY, GEORGIA ; WOMEN TO VOTE IN UNITED STATES Federal Amendment Ratified by Tennesse Assembly Yesterday. | Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 18.— | Ratification of the federal suf rage amendment was completed today with favorable action by the Tennessee house. Adjournment was taken until 1 10 o’cjock tomorrow morning, l The vote of the house was 49 Ito 47. The senate ratified the amendment last Friday by a vote of 25 to 4. Ratification by the Tennessee legislature was the. culmination of an intensive drive made by suffrage proponents to have the amendment -made effective in time for the women of the coun try to vote in the Presidential election in November. Thedrre - was started when West Virginia became the thirty-fourth state to ratify early this year. The Body of Soldier Sent Home for Burial. Mt. Vernon relatives have re ceived information of the arrival in New York of the body of Sergeant David Parker Hughes of the Coast Artillery Corps, Fort Screven, who was drowned with the wreck of the troopship Otran to as she went down off the coast of Scotland October, 9, 1918. The body will be interred in Jones Creek cemetery, Liberty county, on its arrival. Sergeant Hughes had visited Mt. Vernon a number of times prior to the war and is remembered by a number of friends in Montgom ery county, aside from those from this territory who served with him during his stay at Fort Screven, where he played a very important part in the training of several batteries of men prior to his departure on the ill fated voyage that cost the lives of hun dreds of gallant men. He was a first-cousin of H. B. Folsom and a nephew of D. W. Folsom of this place. Stump Pullers. I will sell any farmer in the county as Good a Stump Puller as there is on the market for Less Money than they can be bought elsewhere. Now is the season to get them. Phone or write J. B. MOSS, Uvalda, Ga. NO. 16.
