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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1921)
VOL. XXXV. RO n :RT WILLCOX 1 KILLED ON RIVER Several Arrests in Effort to Find Perpetrator of Crime. Lumber City, Ga., Jan. 19. Lumber City and this section of Telfair county was far from re turning to normal conditions today as the result of the ex citement created yesterday by the alleged confession of J. F. Thompson, a young white man, to the slaying of Robert Wilcox, a prominent young man of this city. Despite strenuous activity among the various posses scour ing this section of the state for John Buchanon, a white fisher man and alleged whisky distiller, j and among the parties engaged in dragging the Oconee River, five miles from this city, for the body of Wilcox, there were no new developments in the case. A report circulated this morn- j ing that another arrest had been made proved to be erroneous. Joe Thompson, uncle of J. C. Thompson, was arrested yester day and placed in the Alamo, Ga., jail for investigation. He is still being confined in prison. No direct trace of Buchanon, who, according to Thompson’s confession, killed Wilcox after he had accused the young man of being a revenue officer, could be found after a search on both land and water for more than twenty-four hours. It is believed that Buohanon has made good his escape as he had more than seventy-two hours’ start on the men giving chase. The swamp lands near Cheney’s Ferry, where the alleged killing ! took place, was thoroughly comb ed today in an effort to find the grave of the young man, the searching party working on a theory that Buchanon may not have thrown the body into the river, but removed it from its first burying place to a more se clusive spot. At an early hour 1 tonight the party announced that the search had been in vain. All night long last night and throughout today small boats piled slowly up and down stream j on the Oconee near Cheney’s; Ferry, with grappling hooks trailing from the sterns in an es- 1 fort to snag the body. In the event that this method proves fruitless within the next twenty- i four hours it is understood that the river bed in the vicinity will be blasted with dynamite. Thompson, in jail at this city, still sticks to his denial of the j confession made yesterday when Wilcox’s friends tied a rope; around his neck and threatened him with death unless he told what he knew of the crime, aft r they had captured him on suspi cion. Jail authorities announced , this afternoon that Thompson maintains that he left Wilcox on the banks of the Oconee river, near Buchanon’s shack Saturday afternoon. Thompson, who is the son of a Macon mill operator, was captur ed in Wheeler county by a posse Monday night. It was ascer tained by the posse that Thomp son was with Wilcox during ear ly Saturday. He refused to tell the posse anything about the crime until he was threatened with death. Little reliance is being placed in Thompson go ng back on h s confession, inasmuch as he di rected the searching party to * scene where Wilcox’s cloth < £ wa9 found and that other parts of his confession have been cor roborated. It is probable that he will be held on a murder charge and that an effort will be made to ob tain a special term of the Telfair county grand jury to investigate the case. i iJUmtoottt£rg Mmute; Oak Grove Dots. 1 Special Correspondence. Mr. D. S. O’Brien spent last week and this one in Baxley, where he is clearing up some land. i Mr. R B. Bailey and children of Vidalia spent Saturday and Sunday at the home of Mr. J. A. Reynolds. Mrs. C. W. Peterson and Mrs. Lett spent last Friday with Mrs. H. D. Leggett. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Reynolds visited relatives in Vidalia Satur day. Mr. and Mrs. Milligan and daughter. Estelle, left last Wed-, nesday for North Carolina, where they will make their future home. Misses Julia and Fronie Regis ter was the guest of Miss Sudie | Graham Sunday. Mrs. Lett spent Friday night and Saturday with Mrs. Meeks. Mrs. P. H. Daniel visited her sister, Mrs. O’Brien, Saturday afternoon. George and Felton Reynolds! spent Sunday night with Herbert! and Herschel O’Brien. j | Little A J. Reynolds happened to the misfortune of getting his i head badly cut from a fall Mon day morning, but is getting along fine. The B. Y. P. U. rendered a fine program Sunday. It will meet next Sunday at2:3o. Every body invited to come. Mr. Roy W’ood and Miss Annie j Reynolds called to see Miss Sudie , Graham Sunday afternoon. Mrs. D. S. O’Brien and Herbert were in Alston Monday after noon. I Mrs. M. A. Peterson called to see Mrs. C. W. Peterson Tuesday. Brilliant Success in Basketball. A dark, dreary, dismal, windy afternoon was made bright and cherry by the quintette of Sparks appearing on 8.-P. I’s basket ball court. They proved true to their name and gave us a hot game. The court was played ; more nearly all over at the same itime than it has been in many games past —the ball had an ex citing time. The spectators had ;no time for friendly chats, be- I cause the quick work of both j teams claimed their attention all the time. 8.-P. I. led the score j but Sparks gained until the score stood 9 and 9. As turn about is fair play they then led the game j up to 13. 8.-P. I.’s time to step | up! This they did, on a level i v/ith the 13—what an unlucky tie 13 and 13. Yes it was unlucky for Snarks for there it stayed while 8.-P. I. ran us to 16. The tally then was 13 to 16 in Brew i ton-Parker’s favor. The line-up was: V. Stubbs, 2 c Moore, 5 Peterson, 2 If Mangham, 6 McSwain, 12 rs Pafford Hogan rg Helam, 2 Brewton lg Gibson Subs: Subs: T. Stubbs Bomer Morris and Collins. None was disappointed that the game with Hazlehurst Mon day was an enthusiastic and speedy one. Fred McSwain led the score for 8.-P. I. during the first minute by throwing a field goal —later 4 more field goals and 8 fouls. Wm. Peterson ran up the score by throwing 2 fields. Hazlehurst threw five fields and 9 fouls making the score 19 to 22 in favor of 8.-P. I. Tuesday evening the Sparks and 8.-P. I. basket ball teams were delightfully entertained at a prom party at the girls’ dormi tory. About forty boys and girls enjoyed the occasion. MT. VERNON; GEORGIA. THURSDAY,' JANUARY 20. 1921. IRE WORLD WITH ffL CKE AMERICAN RED CROSS. \ In Siberia. • hf/T ) Possibly the most important Red Cross work in Siberia, and one which ! most demands the continuance of operations there, is the campaign ugainst typhus. Over a stretch of 4,000 miles the American Red Cross lias fought ■ the scourge. Here is seen “The Great White Train,” an anti-typhus In stitution which, with its crew of doctors and nurses and cargoes of drugs, food and cleansing apparatus, has saved the lives of thousands. List of Duroc Buyers at the Richmond & McArthur Sale. As already stated, the majority of the animals disposed of in : ; the sale of Duroc Jersey sows and gilts by Richmond & McArthur' on the 7th inst. went to buyers from this section. This was very pleasing to the firm; it reflects local confidence and enterprise. Again, it will be noticed that quite a number of animals were bought by stock farms and individuals out of the state. The fol lowing table shows the sale number, purchaser and address, and! I the amount paid for the hogs, practically all of them being young ■ ! sows with fall breeding: No. Purchaser Price Paid 1 1 Mark Mathews, Vidalia, Ga. SIBO.OO \2 L. M. McLemore, Vidalia 205.00 i !3 Peacock & Hodge, Cochran • 105.00 1 |4 Peacock & Hodge, Cochran 225.00 5 Geo. S. Rountree, Vidalia 150.00 1 7 Mark Mathews, Vidalia 145.00; |8 J. Wade Johnson & Bro., Mt. Vernon 175.00; 9 B. A. Conner, Higgston 130.001 110 L. M. McLemore, Vidalia 210.00 111 Highland Oaks Farm, Pierce, Fla. 145 00 12 Dewitt Calhoun. Uvalda 110.00 13 T. B. Conner, Mt. Vernon 145.00; 15 E. O. Dickson, Mt. Vernon 120.00 j 16 J. Wade Johnson & Bro., Mt. Vernon 125.00 17 R. A. Eakes, Glenwood 110.001 19 Geo. S. Rountree, Vidalia 105.001 20 Frank M. Mcßae, Mt. Vernon 130 00; 21 Dr. J, W. Palmer, Ailey 105.00 j 22 Walter & West, Live Oak, Fla. 145 00 23 Frank M. Mcßae, Mt. Vernon 125.00 25 J. B. Brewton, Vidalia 105.00 26 Peacock & Hodge. Cochran 130.00 27 Robert L. Riggs, Goose Creek, S. C. 110.00 28 Graymont Duroc Farm, Grayrnont 110.00 29 Williford Duroc Farm, Warrenton 135 00 30 » Graymont Duroc Farm, Graymont 115.00, 31 Walters. Meng, North Middleton, Ky. 180.00 32 Walter & West, Live Oak, Fla. 140.00 33 Dewitt Calhoun, Uvalda 125.00 1 34 R. F. Mcßride, Ailey 115.00 35 Dr. Peter Bahnsen. Americas, Ga, 500.00 36 Mayfield Farm, Lexington. Ky. 125.00 37 Highland Oaks Farm, Pierce, Fla. 145.00 39 Peacock & Hodge, Cochran 100.001 40 Williford Duroc Farm, Warrenton 95.00 41 White’s Duroc Farm, Columbia, Miss. 180.00 42 Dr. J. W. Palmer, Ailey 215,00 Free Dental Work , for All Ex-Soldiers. The government has appointed j reliable dentists in each section to give dental examinations and treatment for all ex-3oldiers who may desire dental work done. I This is paid for by the govern ment and at no expense to the former soldier. Dr, E. M. Rackley has been ap pointed by the Public Health Bureau to do the work for Mont gomery county men who were in the service. He has received a number of applications for free dental work. Those desiring dental work may write United States Public Health Service, 195 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Ga. for an ap plication blank. This, when properly filled out, and when accompanied by discharge pa pers. or when all requirements 1 have been fulfilled, will entitle the soldier to the free work, j Applications should be made to' the department first, as indi- j cated, and not to Dr. Rackley. He is authorized to execute the work after the application has been passed on by the authorities. This is a rare opportunity for the men, and doubtless many of them will avail themselves of it. — : Fifth Sunday Meeting Will be Held at Ailey. There will be held at Ailey the fifth Sunday in January, 1921, a meeting for the churches of the 2nd district of the Daniell Asso ! ciation. The following churches belong to this district: Mt. Ver non, Ailey Longpond, Oak Grove, 1 Alston. Uvalda, Cedar Crossing arid Higgston. It is hoped that all these churches will be well represented. Everybody is cordially invited. All visitors will be taken care of. The following program will be rendered: | 10:30—Devotional services by Rev. H. S. Scarboro. 11:00—Sermon —Home Religion —L. S. Barrett. 3:00 p. m. lmportance of Ear ly Religious Training. By Rev. J. M. Davis. 7:3o—Sermon by Rev. C. E. McDaniel. J. C. Brewton, Dist. Pres. Boiler Wanted. . Wanted, a fifteen to twenty i horse power boiler in good con dition. C. T. Dawkins Construc tion Co., Mt. Vernon, Ga. Longpond Dots. Special Correspondence j Mrs. E. C. McAllister has re turned home after spending some time with relatives at Lumber 'City. Mr. and Mrs. J. Wade Johnson of Mt. Vernon visited relatives here last Sunday. Mrs. A. VV. Mobley has return ed from a visit with friends and relatives near Elza. I We were very glad to have with us the Uvalda Sunday school | last Sunday. Miss Nellie Johnson left last Satin day for Rabun Gap, where she will teach school. ' i Miss Mary Louise McArthur spent part of last week in Vi dalia. Mr. John A. Williamson of Graham is visiting relatives here. Rev. J. H. Oliver will fill lys regular appointment here next! Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. Mr. Callaway and Mr. Bell will also be here Sunday afternoon. Everybody come. Gave Banquet for Medicos. The first monthly meeting of j the Tri-County Medical Assoeia- I tion was held at the Vidalia Hos ; pital last evening, and was a ' brilliant ethical and social affair. ! Drs. Thompson and Mercer of the Hospital were hosts on the 1 | occasion. | The Tri-County Medical Assc ; ciation, composed of the phys icians of Toombs, Treutlen and Montgomery counties was or ganized at Soperton December 17 with the following officers: i President, Dr. Ira E. Aaron, Lyons. First Vice-President, Dr. J. C. ! Williams, Soperton. Second Vice-President, Dr. M. L. Currie, Vidalia. Secretary and Treasurer, 1 r. J. E. Hunt, Mt. Vernon. Monthly meetings will be held on the third Wednesdays. Later j the organization will probably, embrace Wheeler county. The exercises at Vidalia in- ; eluded technical papers and dis cussions, followed hy a banquet Dr. Thompson acted as toast master. Dr. Palmer of Ailey. president of the State Board of Medical Examiners, was present and took part in the exercises. The following physicians from territory not in the Association . attended: Dr. Truert 11. N Ison of Alamo. I)r. M. D. Council of! ; Mcßae and Dr. T. O. Bell and ;i)r. J. C. Hairis of Tattnall coun ty. i The affair was attended also I by a number of prominent citi- j zens of Vidalia arid Dr. E. M. Rackley, dentist, of Mt. Vernon. ; Would Limit Army To 175,000 Men. Washington, Jan. 18.—Only minor differences of language be-J tween the senate and the house! measures remained to be straight ened out today to send on its way ;to executive action a joint reso lution of congress limiting the size of the army to 175,000 en listed men. Adoption by both houses of ! joint resolutions cutting the army to that figure came almost iraul taneously yesterday. Ten min utes after the senate voted to set aside its decision of last we< k to reduce the army to 150,000 and approved the higher figure, the house adopted the joint resolu-j tion, sponsored by Chairman Kahn of its military affairs com mittee, directing the secretary of ■ war to stop enlistments until the | army is reduced to 175,000. Action of the senate was taken without a record vote bu adop tion of the resolution in the house was opposed by only four: members. DR. R. H. MOBLEY DIED TUESDAY Wominent Uvalda Physician Succumbs to Heart Trouble. Dr. Robert H.'Mobley of Uval da, one of the most prominent physicians in this section, died very suddenly at his home Tues day morning about nine o'clock. Earlier in the morning he had been up town, and just as he en tered his home after returning he fell. Death came in a very short while. His death is attributed i to heart trouble, some evidence of which he had recently referred to. He had been practicing medi cine for nearly twenty yeers, and was a graduate of the August* Medical College of the class of 1901. Resides an extensive prac tice, lie had other interests in the southern part of the county. Dr. Mobley was a son of the late Dr. J. El. Mobley, one of the* pioneer physicians of this sec tion. He is survived by his wife, who, before their marriage, was Miss EttaiiCalhoun, a daughter of Mr. William Calhoun*of Uval da, one son, Robert, Jr., and by three sisters, Mrs. W., P. Cal houn, Mrs. J. H. McArthur, of this county, and Mrs. John Rvals of Cordele. He was born and reared at the Mobley old home place near j Uvalda and, enjoyed the esteem of a large circle of friends. He was a clean, upright Christian gentleman of unquestioned in tegrity and has contributed very largely to the upbuilding of his section. He was a devoted num ber of the Raptist church and for many years secretary of the Sab bath school. He wafi a member of Milligans!,', Creek Masonic Lodge. Funeral services were held in the Uvaldai Raptist church yes ; tonlay afternoon, conducted by Rev. J. H. Oliver, pastor, and i)r. J. C. Rrewton of Mt. Ver non. He was buried in the city ! cemetery with Masonic hon >rs, i and this service was attended by nembers of the’fraternity from many points. Paymaster W. B. Kent of Alamo presided. Dr. Mobley was a man'of very modest, considerate type, un assuming, yet active in any movement calculat ed .to be of I benefit to his fellow men. the church, thetfschool, or*the com munity at large. He was forty years of age. In his going the I county loses? one of its best citizens. Textile Industry Shows Unusual Growth. Atlanta, Jan. 18.- The prog ress of the South’s textile indus try during 1920 according to fig ! uroH made public here today, is strikinglv evidenced in the fact j that in eight states of this region ! there was an aggregate addition of 711,105 spindles and 19,076 looms. The larger part of this increase came in the first quarter of the year, amounting, as the figures show, to considerably more than half the total number of spindles added to Southern mills in the entire year preceding. This record, it is stated, appears , the more remarkable when it is ! noted that 1919 was itself exceed ingly active in the entire coun try’s cotton textile interests. Notwithstanding recent depres sions, which, it is shown, were obviously of a transient nature, cotton mill officials here say 1921 has opened with good signs for ; the textile industry, and as they I poiri out, will steadily brighten. NO. 40.
