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VOL. XXXV.
HELD INQUEST
BODY WILCOX
Coroner’s Jury Indicts Both
Thompson and Buchanan
Youth’s Death.
Alamo, Ga., March 14.—That
the State will use as its ace the
report of the post mortem exami
nation held by physicians over
the body of Robert Wilcox, if
Jake Thompson and John Buch
anon are indicted by a Wheeler
county grand jury, was strongly
brought out here today at the
inquest held over the alleged
murdered Lumber City youth, at
which Thompson and Buchanon
were commanded to be held on
the charge of murder by a coro
, ner’s jury.
Indications that the physicians
found wounds on the body of
Wilcox which the State will at
tempt to prove caused the death
of the youth was indicated when
Colonel Mann, represented the
State at the inquest, refused to
allow the three physicians to take
the stand. Up until this morning
it was generally talked about by
those closely in touch with the
case that the physicians had
found no wounds and that they
would testify at the inquest to
that effect.
More than one thousand people
came here today to attend the
hearing before Coroner W. P.
Meade, said to be the largest,
physically speaking, official in
this capacity in the State, His
height is more than six feet and
he weighs close on to 300 pounds.
But little evidence was adduced at
the inquest, the prinicpal witness
being Tobe Vaughan, who was
with Wilcox, Thompson and
Buchanon the day that the al
leged murder was committed.
f The jury deliberated for more
* than thirty minutes and brought
in the following verdict:
“We, the jury, find Jake
Thompson and John Buchanon
jointly responsible for the death
of Robert Wilcox and the disposal
of his body.”
Neither Thompson or Buchanon
were present at the hearing,
they being removed by Sheriff
A. P. Cox to Dublin on Saturday
following an investigation made
here by Judge Eschol Graham as
to probable mob violence Friday
night.
Thompson and Buchanon will
be investigated by the grand jury
which is slated to convene here
the fourth Monday in March.
Erect Stadium at Athens.
Athens, Ga., March 16.—A pe
tition signed by practically every
citizen of Athens will be present
ed to the city council urging an
election for the issuance of $75,-
000 in bonds for the erection of a
stadium on Sanford Field for the
University of Georgia and the
people of Athens. The movement
was initiated by the Kiwanis
Club jLt the suggestion of Prof.
S. V. Sanford, head of the Uni
versity Athletic Association.
Standard Tires
$7,000 STOCK TO SELECT
FROM
This is the season of the year to refit > our
car with Tires for service. I have the kind
that saves the motorist tire expense, both
on original purchase and upkeep. This large
stock was bought at low figures, and will be
sold accordingly. The w isc man buy s"b it
for economy and service. You are wise.
P. J. Mc N ATT
Uvalda and Mt. Vernon
IHmritur.
Miss Eliza McAllister
Died in Atlanta Friday.
Miss Eliza McAllister, formerly
of this county, but for several
years a resident of Atlanta, died
at her home there Friday after
noon last. She had been in ill
health for a number of years,
but the immediate cause of her
death is attributed to measles.
She was about seventy years
of age, and is survived by one
brother, Mr. John McAllister and
two half-sisters, Mrs. Sopnie
Wooten and Mrs. Minnie Wooten,
the latter of Atlanta. Miss Mc-
Allister was a daughter of John
McAllister, a brother of Mr.
Columbus C. McAllister of Long
pond, who died many years ago.
By her mother’s second marriage
she became a step-daughter of
the late A. L. Adams. After the
death of Mr. Adams she moved
to Cordele and later to Atlanta.
Her sisters, Mesdames Wooten,
and other members of the family,
from Atlanta and Macon, ac
companied the remains to Mt.
Vernon. The funeral service was
held Sunday afternoon at the
home of Mr. C. C. McAllister,
and the remains were laid away
in the family cemetery near the
McAllister residence. The funeral
exercises were conducted by Dr.
J. C. Brewton of the Baptist
church, of which faith deceased
was a member.
This aged lady was loved by a
large circle of kinspeople and
friends in this county, and many
were assembled to pay the last
tributes to her memory.
Hailstorm at Abbeville.
Abbeville, Ga,, March 16.
Hailstones measuring 5 1-2 inch
es in circumference were picked
up here tonight, after they had
lain for some time in the rain
that followed the fall of hail.
The ground was completely cov
ered with hailstones, many of
which were the biggest ever
seen in this section of the State.
Some windows were broken, but
no serious damage in town was
reported tonight.
Protracted Meeting Begins
At Baptist Church Today.
Protracted meeting begins; at
the Baptist church Thursday eve
ning at 8 o’clock, March 17t.h.
Dr. Forrester will preach at each
service on some evangelical sub
jects until Saturday. Beginning
Sunday morning he will begin
the delivery of fifteen discussions
on the fundamentals of our faith.
You are cordially invited to
attend all of these services. We
want these meetings to be a real
blessing to all. So come.
J. C. Brewton,
Pastor.
Seed Peanuts.
No. 1 Spanish Peanuts, sacked,
4 cents per lb. See
C. G. Thompson,
3174 Ailey, Ga.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. MARCH 17, 1921.
Oak Grove Dots.
Special Correspondence.
Mr. Lokie went to Savannah
Sunday after spending the last
few weeks buying cattle through
this section.
Mr. J. A. Reynolds and sons
were in Mt. Vernon and Ailey
Saturday afternoon.
A small number from this sec
tion went to see the new bridge
over the Altamaha Saturday.
Mr. J. T. Walker made a busi
ness trip to Mt. Vernon Monday
afternoon.
Mrs. C. W. Peterson was the
guest of Mrs. T. G. Peterson
Tuesday.
George and Felton Reynolds,
Herbert and Herschel O'Brien
attended preaching at Alston
Sunday.
Mrs. J.‘ A. Reynolds and chil
dren visited Mrs. A. J. Graham
Saturday afternoon.
Miss Charity Branch gave a
sing Tuesday nignt. Mr. Stanley
Foskey made the music. It was
enjoyed by a good number.
Miss Sudie Graham was the
guest of Miss Annie Reynolds
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Jim Walker of Soperton
visited in this section Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr. Rid Mclntyre ot the Hack
Branch section was in this sec
tion Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. J. A. Reynolds and daugh
ter, Annie, were the guests of
Mrs. W. D. Lawrence Friday
afternoon.
Miss Sudie Graham entertained
a few of her friends Sunday
night with music.
Mrs. D. O’Brien visited Mrs.
J. A. Reynolds Saturday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Make Downie
were in Vidalia shopping last
Thursday.
Mrs. J. T. Walker and daugh
ter, Mrs. Daniels, visited Mrs,
Trudie Thompson Friday after
noon.
Mr. Herbert Sharpe and wife
and baby of Vidalia visited her
sister, Mrs. M. A. Peterson, Sun
day.
A., B. & A. Runs Train
Out of Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald, Ga., March 16. A
train moved over the Atlanta,
Birmingham & Atlantic tracks
out of Fitzgerald for the first
time since March, 5, the date of
the opening of the A. B. & A.
strike, when No. 34 this morning
left for Thomosville. Engineer
Moore and Conductor J. E. Dally,,
both veteran railroad men, were
in charge.
As the train moved out of the
station, a number of persons in
cluding striking employes of the
A., B. & A., looked on but made
no effort to interfere. Deputy
sheriffs were at the station to
deal with any possible outbreak.
Officials said the train would be
run daily.
Six Buildings Destroyed
By Fire at Warrenton.
Warrenton, Ga., March 16. —
Six buildings in the heart of
Warrenton’s business district
were destroyed early today in a
fire of undetermined origin which
caused a loss amounting to ap
| proximately $200,000. Only about
half of the damage is covered by
insurance.
The fire was well under way
when it was discovered. The
Ford office building, which also
contains two office apartments,
was the first building to go and
its destruction entailed the great
er part of the loss. The others
were small frame and brick
struc cures.
McGregor Items.
Special Correspondence.
Rev. Baldwin filled Jhis regular
appointments here last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Elzie Adams and
children of Glenwood spent Sun
| day here.
J A number of young people
j from Vidalia attended preaching
here Sunday.
Mr' A. N. Carpenter was in
Atlanta for a few days last week.
Mrs. G. B. Rowland, who has
been in poor health for some
time, was carried to Milledgeville
last week for treatment.
Mrs. Make Morris, accompanied
by her sister-in-law, Miss Harris,
of Dickson, Tenn., attended ser
vices here Sunday.
Mrs. L. V. Mitchell attended
the teachers’ meeting at Mt.
Vernon Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Morris visi
ted the latter’s mother, Mrs. Ed
Palmer, Sunday.
We now have our certificate
for a standard school. We are
very proud of same, and are go
ing to try to keep it up to the
standard. We have adopted the
rule that if at any time we should
have a broken window or violate
any of the other rules, that we
shall take the certificate off the
wall until it is fixed.
We hope to make other im
provements yet.
We are planning to take part
in the county school contest and
hope all of the other schools will
do the same,
Meeting at Baptist
Church in Tarrytown.
A meeting in which all the]
membership will be, or should be j
interested will begin at Tarry- j
town Baptist church Saturday,
March 19 at 10 o’clock a. m., and
continue through Sunday. The
pastor, Rev. T. J. Barnett, of
Dublin, with the assistance of
two enlistment men of the State
Mission Board, will be the prin- (
cipal speakers. Every member
should avail himself of this op
portunity of a get together meet
ing. Come and bring lunch and
we will have an old fashion all
dav dinner on the ground meet
ing. Dinner will be served at
the church Saturday only. Two
sessions will be held on Sunday.
M. E. Burns.
Election is Contested
in Dodge County.
Eastman, Ga., March 16. —For
the past week hearings have
been in progress before Special
Commissioner O. J. Franklin,
judge of the city court of East
man, in the contest of election of
tax collector.
The special election to fill the
vacancy in the office of county
tax collector, caused by the death
of C. L Peacock, who was just
entering another term of four
years, was held on February 3rd.
Seven candidates were in the
race, of whom one was Mrs. C.
L. Peacock, widow of the late
collector. According to the of
ficial returns, Mrs. Peacock was
defeated by R. G. P. McKinnon
j by a margin of thirteen votes.
Shortly following the election,
| Mrs. Peacock filed notice of con
j test, claiming certain irregulari
ties, and Judge O. J. Franklin
was named to take testimony in
i the matter. Considerable inter
est is being manifested as to the
! outcome of the proceedings,
which have not yet been conclud
| ed. It is probable that another
! week or more wiil elapse before
a decision is rendered. Quite an
array of legal talent has been
employed by both sides to the
controversy.
Blood Hounds For the
County Chain Gang.
County Warden Ferrell has
just received a pair of full blood
ed blood hounds for use in track
ing convicts and in running down
parties suspected of crime.
The dogs are yet young and
will be trained by Warden Ferrell
to a high degree of excellence.
They are of the finest strain,
with highly developed instincts
for the work.
The dogs formerly owned by
the county were killed, and for
some time there has been a strong
demand for them. In fact, they
are necessary. No county gang
is complete without well trained
track dogs.
These dogs were bought from
the State Prison Farm, and are
yet puppies. They cost SIOO each,
and will be owned jointly by the
county and Mr. Ferrell, who paid
half the amount. Dogs of this
strain have performed wonders,
some of them following a track
twelve hours old.
A Week’s Meeting at
Presbyterian Church.
As already announced through
the paper, the week’s meeting
will begin at the Mt. Vernon
Presbyterian church on the first
Sabbath in April. Rev. M. F.
Daniels of Macon will conduct
the meeting, and he wiil be as
sisted by Mr. Ellis of Chicago, a
singer and music leader of note.
The morning service will be
held at eleven o’clock and the
evening service will begin at
eight, unless otherwise announc
ed. The uublic is invited to at
t -nd and take part in the meet
ing.
Civil Service Examination
For Tarrytown Post Office.
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an
examination to be held at Vidalia,
Ga. on April 9, 1921 as a result
of which it is expected to make
certification to fill a contemplated
v icancy in the position of fourth
class postmaster at Tarrytown,
Ga., and other vacancies as they
may occur at that office, unless
it shall be decided in the interests
of the service to fill any vacancy
by reinstatement. The compen
sation of the postmaster at this
office was $492 for the last fiscal
year.
Applicants rrfiist have reached
their twenty-first birthday on the
date of the examination, with
the exception that in a State
where women are declared by
statute to be at full age for all
purposes at eighteen years,
women eighteen years of age on
the date of the examination will
be admitted.
Applicants must reside within
the territory supplied by the post
office for which the examination
is announced.
The examination is open to all
citizens of the United States who
can comply with the require
ments.
Application blanks, Form 1753.
and full information concerning
the requirements of the exami
nation can be secured from the
postmaster at the place of va
cancy or from the United States
Civil Service Commission, Wash
ington, D. C.
Applications should be proper
ly executed and filed with the
Commission at Washington, D.
C., at the earliest practical date.
Cotton Seed.
| Three hundred bushels Toole’s
Improved Cotton Black
| Root Resistant. $1 per bushel.
C. F. Ferrell,
|3l7tf Mt. Vernon, Ga.
SCHOOL CONTEST
APRIL FIFTEEN
Teachers Meet and Devise
Plans for the Annual
Event.
With twenty-seven teachers out
of thirty-six present and with
fifteen out of twenty-one schools
represented, Montgomery Teach
ers’ Association held its last reg
ular meeting of the year.
Dr. J. C. Brewton gave a very
interesting talk on community
co-operation through the school
as a medium. He rehearsed the
common difficulties that all teach
ers encounter in the average
community in securing co-opera
ation, and stressed the fact that
co-operation in the work of con
solidation of schools rested main
ly with the teacher. It is the
work of the teacher to create
sentiment in favor of consolida
tion and show the people the
great benefits their children
would derive by attending the
larger school with better facili
ties and more teachers thus get
ting more individual attention
and much more time for class
work, Good roads will do much
to overcome the difficulties in
getting to and from a consoli
dated school properly located.
The speaker brought out the
point that if the twenty-one
white schools of Montgomery
county were combined into four
properly located, the work could
be done much more efficiently.
The teachers present all seemed
to agree to this statement.
The president of the association
advocated the plan that the Coun
ty Supt. of Schools together with
the Board of Education should
lay out the plan by selecting sites
for such schools, and state which
schools should be combined, and
then the teachers could combine
their efforts to cause the plan to
materialize.
The teachers have decided to
hold their regular annual county
contest on April 15th at The
Brewton-Parker Institute. They
are hoping to make this one of
the best contests yet, and give
the people an idea of the work
they are doing in the various
schools. The educational authori
ties of the county would like to
see every school represented in
the contest in some event at least.
Let all the teachers bend their
efforts to enter the contest, and
not cause the pupils or patronp
of any school to feel that they
were slighted.
Longpond Dots.
Special Torre■pon'Jttnce
Miss Alma Parker of Baxley
spent the week end with friends
here.
Misses Eula Lee and Carrie
Mae Peterson of Vidalia visited
at the home of JVlr. F. F. Mc-
Arthur last week.
Mrs. A. W. Mobley has return
ed from Reidsville where she
was called on account of the ill
ness of her daughter.
Miss Cassie Williamson of Mt.
Vernon spent the first of the
week with friends and relatives
here.
Mr. John A. Williamson visited
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S.
Williamson, near Graham last
week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl McArthur
and little son, Franklin, ar d Miss
Louise Miller of Uvalda spent
Sunday at the home of Mr. F. F.
McArthur.
FARM WANTED—Wanted to
hear from owner of farm or good
land for sale for fall delivery.
L. Jones, Box 551, Olney, 111.
NO. 48.
