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VOL. XXXVI.
ELABORATE PLANS |
COUNTY FAIR
Grounds Being Laid Out on
Lot East Court House
Square.
The committee in charge is
rapidly completing the fair
ground, located on the hotel pro
perty east of the court house in
Mt. Vernon. The hotel company
has very graciously allowed the
use of their property for fair pur
poses, and something over an
acre of this lot has been substan
tially enclosed with a high fence,
and shelters and other buildings
are being erected in the enclos
ure.
For exhibit purposes, tents will
be used the first year, thus obvi
ating the cost of erecting addi
tional buildings for this purpose.
There will be ample room for
live stock, farm products and
general exhibits, aside from that
class of exhibits which will nec
essarily be housed in the tents.
Suitable attractions will be en
gaged for the occasion, and there
will be something for all tastes
and inclinations —those who have
a weakness for the spinning jen
ny may patronize that to their
hearts' content, and likewise
those who feel like taking the
high dive may participate to
their satirfaction.
The Monitor is not authorized
to announce the exact date, the
committee not having decided
what time will be most suitable,
but the fair will doubtless be held
during the middle of the fall, de
pending somewhat on the sea
sons, in order to make it most
agreeable to the farmers and
stock-raisers who will make ex
hibits. This will be determined
in ample time for all concerned,
and in order not to conflict with
neighboring county fairs. De
tails of the enterprise will be an
nounced in a few weeks; but
while the grounds and buildihgs
are being erected, let every citi
zen be planning to place on ex
hibition his best outlay of farm
products and live stock.
Additional committees will
doubtless be appointed to handle
the various phases of the enter
prise, and the full list will be an
nounced in ample time. Keep
the fair in mind, and be ready to
lend every possible effort toward
its succes. The aid of the people
of the county generally must be
had, in order to make the fair a
success and a credit to the coun
ty from the start.
Memorial Services For
William Fentress.
Mrs. H. C. Fentress received a
message from authorities last
Saturday, stating that they would
be unable to send the body of her
son, William Fentress, home for
burial. The message stated that
the place where Mr. Fentress
dived into the water was filled
wit Tia chemical waste from a
nearby factory, and the chemical
action on his body was such that
they were unable to embalm the j
body and return it here.
Mr. Fentress was drowned off
the coast at Manchester, Eng- i
land, when he made a heroic ef
fort to save the life of one of his
mates who was drowning.
Since the body cannot be sent
here for burial, it has been de
cided to have a fitting memorial
service for him at the Methodist
church here next Sunday after
noon at 3:30 o’clock. To this ser
vice all the friends of this young
man and the family are invited.
—Telfair Enterprise.
Col. Fred M. Harris has been
ill for the past several days and
it is hoped he will have a speedy
recovery.
V- N ,
monitor.
! Sunday School Institute
Longpond Sept. 4th.
i
The following is the program
of the second session of the sec
ond district Sunday School In
stitute of the Daniell Baptist
I Association to be held with the
| Longpond Baptist church Sep
tember, 4th, 1921.
Sunday Morning.
10:00. Devotional.
10:15. “Special Days in the
Sunday School.”—M. E. Burns, j
10:40. “Making the Sunday
School Grow. ” Hon. T. B. Con
ner.
11:05 “The Educating and
Evangelizing Possibilities of the'
Sunday School.”—Rev. L. S. '
Barrett.
12:00 Adjourn for dinner.
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Sunday Afternoon.
2:00 Devotional.
2:10 “Practicall Suggestions
for Teachers. "-Rev. W. W.
Grimsley.
2:35 “The Six Point Record
System.”—Round table discus- 1
sions by Superintendents and
Secretaries, bringing out the
strong points of this record sys
tem.
3:00 “The Baptist Position in !
the World Today.”—Dr. J. C.
Brewton.
4:00 Adjourn. (Everybody
can get back to their own Sunday
school in time to meet with their I
school that day.)
Railroad time will be used on
that day. This is a little faster ‘
than sun time. Everybody can ]
render valuable aid by being on !
i time.
Open Bridge at
Hawkinsville.
Hawkinsville, Ga., Aug. 20. —
The dedication here within the
next few days of the magnificent
new steel and concrete memorial
bridge, 1,900 feet long, which
spans the Ocmulgeeriver, will be;
made notable by a celebration 1
probably larger than any ever ;
staged in this section of Georgia.
Invitations have been sent over
the entire state and preparations
are under way to entertain:
thousands of visitors on the occa- 1
sion. The bridge was construct
ed in memory of the men from
Hawkinsville and vicinity who
gave their lives in the world war.
The bridge opening will mark
the launching of the most impor
tant and valuable economic pro
ject put through in this section
of the South in a number of j
years. The bridge is situated at
the juncture of three important
highways —the Dixie highway,
from Chicago to Miami; the Dix
ie Overland highway, from San
Francisco to Savannah, and the ;
New York-Brunswick highway. 1
It is one of five bridges which
have been built in Pulaski coun
ty with the aid of federal funds.
! They have placed the county
| above the menace of high water,
which in the past has cost the
county millions of dollars and
greatly impeded traffic.
Visitors to the bridge opening
will be met by a reception com
| mittee of representative citizens,
wbo will take them in charge
and show them the many advan
tages and possibilities of Pulaski
.county.
An old-fashioned Georgia bar
becue will be served during the
day, and various amusement fea
tures are being planned.
The definite date of the bridge
opening will be announced early
next week.
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Bargains in Real Es
tate in Mt. Vernon.
Two of the best located homes
in town for sale, immediate pos
session, well located as to busi
ness and school and ample land
with each for garden. Bargain
prices and can give good terms on
either. See me at once if inter
ested. J. Wade Johnson,
Mount Vernon, Ga.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. AUGUST 25. 1921.
Oak Grove Dots.
; Special Correspondence.
| Mrs. C. W. Peterson and chil
i
dren returned home Monday, af
ter spending a few days with
I her mother in Coffee county.
i
Mrs. D. S. O’Brien was the
guest of her mother, Mrs. J. T.
, Walker, Saturday.
Miss Sudie Graham was the
1 guest of Miss Annie Mae Richard
son Sunday.
Several from this section at- j
tended the entertainment given !
by Miss Julia Register at the to
bacco barn Thursday night. It
was enjoyed very much by all.
Mr. J. M. Davis and a number
of others from Uvalda paid our
| Sunday school a visit Sunday, j
!We extend to them a hearty
I welcome each time.
I
Messrs. Lonie and Newomin
Walker from near Alston spent
Sunday with Messrs. Herbert
and Herschel O’Brien.
The young people of Oak Grove
gathered at the home of Miss
Annie Reynolds Sunday night
and were entertained by playing
games of all kinds.
Everybody remember prayer
meeting on Wednesday night and
Sunday school and B. Y. P. U.
Sunday afternoon. All invited
to come and be with us each
I time.
Woman’s Auxiliary to
Meet Tuesday Afternoon.
The regular "meeting of the
Woman’s Auxiliary of the Mt.
Vernon Presbyterian church will
be held at the home of Mrs.
Everett Adams on Tuesday as
! ternoon, August 30th, 1921 at
4:30 o’clock. The following pro
;gram will be given:
Song—Watch and Pray.
I Prayer—That Holy Spirit May
Teach Us.
; Roll Call —Answer with Bible
verse.
Sabbath or Sunday, One or
; Both.
Devotional —By President.
The Evil of Christian Science.
What Roman Catholics will find
if They Read Their Bibles.
Why Evangelize Romanists?
Song—Witness for Jesus.
The True Mormon Doctrine.
The Peach Lesson.
Circle of Prayer.
Business and dismiss.
Every member urged to be
I present.
Entertained for Miss
Mcßae in Eastman.
Mrs. W. J. Wilkins compliment
led her guests. Miss Elizabeth
Mcßae, of Mt. Vernon, and Miss
I Lillian Harrell, of Suffolk, Va.,
| with a beautiful party Wednesday
evening. The young people in
vited were all the different social
sets of Eastman, taking in even
the juniors. The juniors plaved
the part of “sub deb” and finish-:
ed “social lion” so well the real
“debs” and “lions” were almost
; completely fooled, and they were
all soon happy in the pleasures
of the evening. After a long
j time spent in “proms,” a Gipsy
; fortune teller furnished subject
for deep thought. The brows of
the gentlemen were so deeply
) lined with the weight of trying
j to find away out of the prophecy
i “that they were to marry two of
jthe charming ladies present.”
; Several of the ladies were to
marry “Doc Bush.” Many la
mentations were brought forth
because of this peep into the fu
ture. The only thing that saved
the situation was the arrival upon
the scene of Mrs. Wilkins and
several pretty assistants bearing
trays of cake and cream.—East
man Times-Journal.
Notice.
I am selling pecan trees for
Mr. W. C. Jones, Cairo, Ga. See
me before you buy.
H. L. Wilt.
Mt. Vernon. 1
Longpond Dots.
Special Correspondence
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Bendimire
■j of Odum are visiting their par-
I ents, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. McAl
lister.
Miss Ruth Chapman of Hazle
hurst spent the week end with
friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. McAllister
of Scotland visited relatives here
Tuesday last.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. McAllister
are visiting relatives in Scotland
| this week.
Mrs. Angus Nease of Guyton
spent part of last week at the
home of Mr. C. C. McAllister,
Jr.
Mrs. L. R. Nease of Lumber
; City is visiting friends and rel
atives here.
A Cleanup Campaign
for State of Georgia.
Beginning August 29th, 1921
there will be conducted jointly
by the Bureau of War Risk In
surance, the U. S. Public Health
Service and the Federal Board, a
Clean Up Campaign throughout
the state of Georgia.
There will be a Clean Up Squad
consisting of a Bureau of War
Risk Insurance representative, a
medical examiner, a representa
tive of the Federal Board, a rep
resentative of the Red Cross and
a representative of the American
Legion. These squads will ap
pear at different points over the
state, remaining at each point
for a period of several days, dur
ing which time all men in this
section will have an opportunity
to present their claims to the
squad and request their assistance
in the prosecution of same.
The purpose of this squad is to
fully advise all ex-service persons
of their rights under the War
Risk Insurance Act, and the Vo
cational Rehabilitation Act, to
assist disabled ex-service persons
in securing compensation, medi
cal treatment and hospital care,
to inform and assist all claimants
regarding procedure necessary in
filing claim for compensation and
insurance, to assist those whose
claims are pending, in securing
final action, where additional
evidence is necessary to connect
disability with the service, or
other data requested by the bu
reau of War Risk Insurance or
the Federal Board, and to pro
vide for immediate physical ex
aminations where necessary, also
to assist men in filing and appeifl
ing claims for Federal Board
training.
The headquarters of this cam
paign for the state of Georgia is
Americus. The Red Cross, Ameri
can Legion, Disabled American
Veterans of the World War, and
similar organizations throughout
the state of Georgia will be fur
nished with detailed information
concerning this campaign. Each
organization will also be furnish
ed with detailed information
showing the temporary quarters
of the squad for their section,
together with the dates upon
which they will appear.
In having this Clean Up Squad
to appear at designated places
throughout the state, it is de
signed to present undue delay or
trouble on the part of the appli
cants and to enable those appli
cants to reach this squad and
; present their claims in person.
The location at which the (’lean
Up Squad will appear, together
with dates, will be announced in
all local papers throughout the
state sufficiently in advance to
enable all ex-service men to re
port for examination and con
ference.
Mr. John Pearson Killed
in Railroad Wreck.
Montgomery county friends
and kinsmen will regret to learn
of the death of Mr. John Pearson,
who was killed in a railroad
wreck in Baltimore, Md., yester
day.
Remains will arrive in Reids
ville Saturday, and the body will
be buried there.
Mr. Pearson was the eldest son
jof Dr. and Mrs. Willie R. Pear
| son, the latter being connected
with several prominent Mont
gomery county families,
Details of the wreck are not
known. Mr. Pearson was born
and reared in Reidsville, and
i was a popular member of the ,
younger set. '
Annual Meeting of
Georgia Beekeepers.
Macon, Ga., Aug. 20.—J. J.
Wilder of Waycross, one of the
largest beekeepers in the world,
was elected to succeed himself as
president of the Georgia Beekeep
ers’ Association at the concluding
session of the annual meeting of
the members in the Chamber of
Commerce auditorium.
It was also proposed that the
governor be called upon to issue
a proclamation designating the
the week of November 6 to 12, as
Honey Week, and at that time a
special drive and exhibition of
the keepers’ products would be
made all over the state. The
other officers elected included the
following: L. W. Walker, Way
cross, secretary-treasurer of the
association; five vice-presidents
as follows: John W. Cash, Bo
gart; T. W. Livingston, Norman
Park; J. W. Sherman, Valdosta;
Fred Reese, Macon; and F. M.
Baldwin, Mt. Vernon.
|
Potato Curers
in Convention.
Guy W. Firor, of Louisville,
Ga., was elected temporary pres
ident of the Middle Georgia Sweet
Potato Growers’ Association
wnich was organized at a meet
ing of growers, representing
about 150,000 bushels of sweet
potatoes, held at the Hotel Demp
sey yesterday afternoon.
H. Kennon of Macon was elect
ed temporary secretary. A tem
porary board of directors for the
organization was elected to be
composed of G. M, Barnes, of
Midville; R. J. Paterson of Lum
ber City; Guy W. Firor of Louis
ville; G. P. Whatley of Helena;
and W. A. Peterson of Mt. Ver
non.
J. J. Parrish, secretary-treas
urer of the Middle Georgia Melon
Growers' Association acted as
chairman of the meeting. M. C.
Gay, State marketing agent,-de
livered an address dwelling upon
the importance of co-operating
on the part of the growers and
curing house interests in creating
a market for the potato. He
emphasized that only three per
cent of the Georgia crop has ever
been distributed in Northern
markets.
It was decided that another
meeting is to be held in ten days,
at which time a permanent or
ganization will be effected. At
the meeting plans will be made
for leasing curing houses to han
dle 250,000 bushels of potatoes
the coming season. The plan
proposed is said to mean the use
of the melon association offices
and facilities in the Hotel Demp
sey by the new organization.—
Macon Telegraph.
FOR GLASSES
. |
A representative of
the famous Hawkes
firm of opticians will
bo at our store in Mt. j
Vernon Monday, Aug
ust 29th, for the pur
pose of examining
eyes and fitting glass
es. No charge for
the examination. For j
about fifty years thin j
firm has supplied the*
people of Georgia]
with glasses, and their
ability and reputation
are unquestioned. See
the optician at store
on the 29th.
D. A. Mcßae Store,
Mt. Vernon, Ga.
SENATOR HARRIS
SPOKE THERSDAV
i ' •
Mt. Vernon in Afternoon,
i l Then to Vidalia and
Lyons.
• States Senator Wm. J.
• Harris delivered a very pleasing
address to the citizens of Mont
, | gomery county at the court house
, in Mt. Vernon last Thursday as
, ternoon. Mr. Harris spoke in
, his charactsristic style, without
i attempt at show or oratorical es
• feet, hut dealt with facts in a
, plain, straightforward manner.
,j He was introduced by Col. A.
,; L. Lanier of this place, and was
heard by representatives from
every part of the county, many
; of whom had on former occasions
heard Senator Harris. His talk
was a summary of the important
legislation before the national
congress, and it was very inter
esting to'have him explain the
process of Legislation in a man
ner easy for all to comprehend
and appreciate.
After the address Senator Har
ris was driven out to view the
magnificent new bridge being
completed over the Oconee river
between the counties of Wheeler
and Montgomery, and expressed
his delight at the magnitude of
the enterprise.
Later he was taken to Vidalia,
where he met many friends and
supporters and addressed the
Kiwariis vMub of that city. Fri
day morning he appeared at Ly
ons and later in the day spoke in
Glenwood and Alamo. He was
also heard at Soperton Thursday
morning before coming to Mt.
Vernon. Senator Harris is al
ways well received by the people
of this section.
Fiddler’s Contest to be
Held in Mt. Vernon.
An old time Fiddlers Contest
will be held at the court house
in Mt. Vernonon Saturday night,
September, 3rd, 8:30 o'clock.
All fiddlers in this and adjoin
ing counties are invited to enter
this contest, and send their
names to Mrs. M. B. Calhoun,
President of the Parent-Teach
ers’ Association.
A per cent, of the receipts will
be donated to the Parent-Teach
ers’ Association, and it is hoped
that a good crowd will be pres
ent. These Fiddlers' Contests
are highly entertaining, very
comical and create an interest all
over the county. All old time
fiddlers are requested to enter.
A similar contest was held at
Soperton and quite a number
from there are expected to com
pete for the different prizes.
Merchandise prizes will be of
fered for dancing, singing, banjo,
guitar, mandolin, etc., by the
merchants of Mt. Vernon and
Ailey. Cash prizes for best fiddl
ing will be $7.50 for Ist prize;
$5.00 for 2nd and $2.50 for 3rd.
Admission 25 and 35 cents.
Don’t forget the date, Satur
day, Sept. 3rd, 8:30 p. m.
Kibbee News.
Kpmrittl C"l’>'(;HpomltiHCe.
Mr. H. A. Montford made a
business trip to Vidalia Wednes
day morning.
Mrs. A. J. Adams, who has
! been very ill for the past week,
| is improving.
Mrs. Stella Beasley visited her
mother, Mrs. E. S. Adams, Sun
day.
Miss Ethel O'Conner gave a
birthday party Tuesday night,
which was enjoyed by many of
her friends.
Mr. Elliott Mosley of Vidalia
called on Miss Clara Register
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Adams and Miss Lau
-Ira Hamilton were happily mar-
I ried Sunday afternoon. We wish
them a long and happy life.
NO. 20.