VOL. XXXVI.
Towns Bluff
Ferry Contract
The Towns Bluff Ferry, for the
past year’operated by Mr. 0. M.
Poole, 'was Monday relet to Mr.
Poole for the year 1922.
This is a joint ferry between
Montgomery and Jeff Davis coun
ties, and is [a very important
crossing point on the Altamaha
river on the Augusta-Jackson
ville route. The price paid for
the rental for another year, it is
understood was S2OIO.
The Monitor, without a desire
to reflect on present contracts,
sees no reason why, at the ex
piration of outstanding contracts,
this ferry should’ not be open to
the public, as a free ferry, as far
as the citizens of Montgomery
county are concerned.
Mr. Thomas Clifton
Dies Toombs County, j
Thomas Clifton, aged 78, a
prominent citizen of the county, |
died suddenly Wednesday after- j
noon about 2 o’clock. Death was
due to heart failure.
Mr. Clifton was one of the best
known citizens of the county and
spent his entire lifetime in this
section, having been born near the
place where he died.
Funeral services will be held
Friday morning at 11 o’clock and
will be conducted by Rev. W. D.
McGregor. The interement will
be at the Clifton cemetery.
Mr. Clifton is survived by three
sons, Messrs. Ernest, David and
Don Clifton, and four daughters,
Mrs. John Burnett, Mrs. Will
Lilliot and Misses Lillian and
Pearl Clifton. He is also surviv- 1
ed by tnree brothers, Messrs.
John, Harllison and Ezekiel Clif
ton.—Lyons Progress.
Build New Store.
Mr. G. W. McCrimmon is plan
ning to build a new brick store 1
* house on Railroad Avenue oppo- j
site The Monitor building, and !
will begin work on the newj
structure in a few weeks. ItJ
will be a modern brick bnilding,
and will be used by Mr. McCrim
mon as a general store.
Trespass Notice.
This is to forewarn the public
against hunting with dog or gun,
removing timber or wood of any
kind, fishing, Jhunting, or in any
manner trespassing on the lands
of the undersigned; and parties
violating this order will be prose
cuted torthe extent of the law.
This the 3d day of Nov., 1921.
Mrs. W. C. Mcßae,
Mt. Vernon, Ga.
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Quarantine Regulations
Removed From County.
Dr. H. F. J. Arundel, super
visor of tick eradication for
Toombs and Montgomery coun
ties, was in Mt. Vernon Tuesday.
He states that Montgomery coun
i
ty will be released from both
State and Federal quarantine
regulations December 10.
This county has been declared
. tick /free, and from this date no !
further form is to be used in the
shipment of cattle out of the j
county. This county has during
the past few years made rapid j
strides along the line of stock
raising.
Oak Ridge News.
Special Correspondence
Lots of folks of this community
are busy killing hogs.
Mrs. J. C. Thigpen spent
l Thursday with Mrs. Bob Thig
pen.
Mrs. H. O. Bacon spent Tues
day with Mrs. Willie Morgan.
Mrs. F. M. Barrington has
been very sick for several days.
Glad to say she is improving.
Mrs. C. F. Collins spent Thurs
day with her mother Mrs. G. W.
Brown.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Brown visited
Mrs. J. B. Canady Wednesday!
and Thursday.
Mr. Jack Phillips made a flying
trip to Tarrytown Saturday.
Mr. Frank Warnock spent
Thursday with his aunt, Mrs. W.
P. Moore.
Mrs. G. W. Brown and Mrs.
Willie P. Moore visited Mrs. F.
M. Barrington last Friday.
Mr. W. P. Moore and G. W.
Brown went to Vidalia Thursday
, on account of business.
Sorry to hear of Mrs. O. D.
I Bacon being sick. Hope she will
{soon be well again.
Mr. J. O. Barrington visited
relatives in this community last
week.
We are yery sorry that Mr.
Charlie Graham is going to move
to Tarrytown.
Mrs. G. W. Ladson’s father,
Mr. Barnwell of Tifton, is spend
a while with her.
Mr. C. F. Collins and mother
made a trip business to Soperton
one day last week.
Mr. George Palmer has moved
over to the Pittman house.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. DEC. 8, 1921.
Tarrytown.
! Special correspondence.
Mr. W. Frank Stephens 'has
, accepted a position as deputy
: United States marshal of the
Valdosta district. Frank’s friends
will miss him, but congratulate
him in succeeding in getting the
appointment.
Mr. B. S. Beatty made a busi
| ness trip to Macon and Atlanta
last week.
Hon. D. 0. Calhoun was a
I business visitor to Savannah last
| week.
Miss Clara Mae Hobbs of Lo
thair was the spend the day J
guest of Mrs. C. R. Crowder
Sunday.
Mr. S. B. Simons of Vidalia
was a visitor to relatives here;
last week.
Messrs. R. D. Beatty, W. L.
and J. E. Calhoun were business
visitors to Vidalia Monday.
Misses Ella Pound and Mary
Lewis were shopping in Soperton |
Saturday.
Mr. L. E. Stanford made a
business trip to Hazlehurst Mon
day.
Miss Mosley returned to her
home near Oak Park Sunday, af
ter a week’s visit to Miss Zada
Jackson.
Mr. J. T. Warnoek is preparing'
!to rebuild the stores that were
burned last year.
Mr. W. B. Cadle is putting in
a gasoline tank near his garage.
Mr. D. E. Holloman of Soper- i
ton was mingling with triends ■
here Tuesday.
Messrs. J. M. Phillips and M. i
E. Burns were transacting busi-1
ness at Soperton and Vidalia
Monday.
Tarrytown school basket-ball
team defeated the Soperton team
on the latter’s court Friday after-!
noon. The score was twelve to I
twenty-two in favor of Tarry- j
town.
Program for Orphans’
Day Exercises
To be held’at'Oak',Grove Church
Sunday,’December 11.
Song—Help Somebody Today.
Our. First Visit to Hapeville—
Ethleen O’Brien.
A Visit to the Ballock and Eth
ridge Cottage —Herschel O’-
Brien.
Poem—“Go and Seek”—Bessie
Wood.
A View of the Farm and Dairy
Department—Samantha Regis
ter.
A&Visit to the Print Shop—C. J.
Jackson.
Duet—Sudie Graham and Julia
Register.
A Visit to the Girls' Department
—Etta Mae Jackson.
A Description of the Home—
Sudie Graham.
An Inquiry into the Health De
partment—Mrs. D. O'Brien.
Song—Bring Them In —By Five
Girls.
Religion in the Home—Mrs. Hen
ry Thompson.
Song—l Gave My Life for Thee.
Closing Prayer for Orphans.
A full line of “Whitman’s Can
dies” at the Oconee Pharwacy.
New School Building
Erected at Millen.
Millen, Ga., Dec 7.—Today the
contract for buiiding the new
high school building and audito
rium in connection with the Mil
len High school to Arnold Con
struction Comgany of Elberton.
The auditorium will have a
seating capacity of 750. In con
nection with this there will be
six large class rooms and labora
j tory for science and chemistry.
Work is to begin at once and
rushed to completion.
The contract price has not been
announced, but will be later.
Oak Grove Dots.
Special OcrrenpoudeDce.
11 Mr. Charlie Henriott left Mon
! day for Savannah after spending
: some time with his sister here,
i Mrs. C. W. Peterson.
Quite a large number attended
preaching here Sunday.
Miss Gladys Leggett gave a
candy pulling at the cane mill
■ last Thursday night. It was en
) joyed by all.
|
Mr. Will Hughes gave a sing
|at his home Sunday night. It
was attended by a large number
of his friends.
Mrs. J. A. Reynolds and daugh
jter, Annie, visited Mrs. A. J.
Graham and daughter, Sudie,
■ Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. D. O’Brien made another
| trip to Baxley this week, where
he will move in a few weeks. We
regret to see them go, but wish
them much success.
Mr. J. M. Davis ofUvalda was
a pleasant visitor Ihere Sunday.
Mrs. Charlie Leggett gave the
young people a candy pulling
Saturday night. It was enjoyed
by all.
Mrs. M. A. Peterson returned
home Tuesday, after spending a
few days with her 9ister, Mrs.
j Herbert Sharpe, of Vidalia who
;was confined to her bed with
! pneumonia. We are glad to say
she is improving.
Next Sunday being Orphan’s
Home day we will have a short
j program instead of Sunday
school, and afterwards B. Y. P.
jU. Come.
Epping School News.
, Special Correspondence.
The following program will be
observed at the Epping school
house Friday night, Dec. 9:
j 1. Chorus & Drill —Old Fash
\ ioned Garden.
j 2. Song—Dixie and Suwanee
j River.
3. Chorus & Drill—Old Fash
j ioned Garden.
4s Jokes.
5. Duet—Massa’s in De Cold,
Cold Ground, bv Vannie Lou
Moxley and Myris Davis.
6. Jokes.
7. Nobody Knows the Trouble
I See—Vidalia Quartet.
8. Stump Speech—Jack Shaw.
9. Solo—lt takes a Little Rain
with the Sunshine—Claude Phil
lips.
10. Jokes.
11. Solo—Asleep in the Deep
—W. E. Walker.
12. Jokes.
18. Stump Speech—Chess
Moxley.
14. Annie Laurie—Vidalia
Quartet.
15. Jokes.
16. Chorus—Swing Low
Sweet Chariot.
17. Jokes.
18. Peanuts—Vidalia Quartet.
19. Jokes.
20. Solo—Let the Rest of the
Wosld Go By-T. L. W. McDon
ald.
j 21. Stump Speech—W. K.
Webb.
22. Hard Work—Raldi King.
23. A Father's Lullaby—Vi
dalia Quartet.
24. Jokes.
25. Chorus—ln the Evening
by the Moonlight.
Curtain.
Specialties —Buck & Wing Dan
cing and other things.
After-piece—Going to War.
America.
Interlocutor—Claude Phillips.
Musical Director—Claude Stith
of Vidalia.
This entertainment will be giv
en to raise money to buy books
for the library. A small admis
| sion fee of 10 & 20 cents will be
charged. Come out and enjoy
! the evening. |
Methodist Minister
Arrives This Afternoon.
Rev. L. E. Brady, the newly
assigned pastor of the Mt. Ver
non Circuit, is expected to arrive
with his family this afternoon
from Jacksonville, Ga., where
he has been statianed the past
year. He came over for a few
hours Tuesday.
While it is not stated authorita
tively, he will probably preach
at the Mt. Vernon Methodist
church next Sabbath. If the
bell rings, be ready to go out and
give them a warm welcome.
Rev. A. G. Brewton and fami
ly, after having resided in Mt.
Vernon for four years, leave to
morrow for their new work at
Willacoochee.
Annual Dinner Dublin
Chamber Commerce.
Dublin, Dec.,’£7.—Everything
is in readiness for the annual
dinner of the chamber of com
merce on December 15. Judge
W. A. Covington, of Moultrie,
will deliver the principal address
and several prominent Dublinites
will appear in various roles on
the program.
The intinsive’drive for member
ship in the organization will be
launched immediately following
the big dinner. C. C. Crocket,
chairman of the campaign com
mittee, today'announced the per
sonnel of twenty-nine committees
which will canvas citizens of Dub
lin and Laurens county for mem
berships during the drive.
For Christmas Gifts.
Baskets, all sizes and shapes,
40 cents to $3.00. Home-made
rugs, $2.00 to $3.50. Baby boo
tees and slippers, 75cts. to $1.50.
Cotton or wool. See them.
(Miss) Dorcas Mcßae.
Mt. Vernon, Ga.
Notice.
There was a petition presented 1
to the Board of Education at their |
last regular meeting asking their
consent to the removal of the pre
sent Kemp School House to a site;
about one mile farther up to
wards Soperton, near where Mrs.
Fannie Sammons resides. The
Board will pass upon this at their
next regular meeting. In case
there are any- objections, please i
let them be filed by or before the
next First Tuesday.
T. B. Conner. C. S. S.
|! Christmas Speedily en Route |
||| THE QUESTION—WHAT SHALL I GIVE? jj
The Offerings Here Will Solve the
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! Problem for You
JEWELRY THE IDEAL GIFT j
Buy Jewelry for Christmas Gifts and see how j
much more genuine pleasure you will receive out of ;
giving. Our gift offerings have been chosen with i l
great care from a wide market, where experience is
needed to distinguish the worthy from the worthless. ,
Gifts of Jewelry bought here have a permanent
value and a lasting interest that go tar toward carry- j j
• ing to you and yours a hearty wish for a “Merry
| Christmas.”
Buy your gifts here. You are sure of quality 1
; goods and right prices and satisfaction. Where we ;
j sell the gifts, we give hand painted monogram on
i ivory ware and hand engraving on gold jewelry.
We offer a complete aud widely asso*ted stock j
| of jewelry for gifts to both old and young, and we ad
i! vise early buyiug. This store is ready for you.
| W. E. WALKER, Jr.
The Jewelry Gift Store, Vidalia, Ga. !
“WHERE gems and GOLD ARE FAIRLY SOLD"
Fair Store
Opens Saturday .
For several days the “Fair
Store”|has;been receiving large
shipments of dry goods, notions,
etc., and the new establishment
will be formally opened to the
public Saturday.
Mr. J. Idelson, the' r owner of
the new store in Mt. Vennon,
will remain for a few [days, be
fore returningjto his heapquaters
at Doerun. Mr. A. Robbins, an
experienced dry goodsjmerchant,
will be actively in charge.
The “Fair Store" is located in
the Rackley building,’and will no
doubt prove an addition to the
business interests of Mt. Vernon.
It will carry a most complete line
of dry goods,'furnishings, etc.,
and the public is invited to attend
the opening,
Tax Collector’s
Last Round.
I will be at the following places
on the dates named for the pur
pose of collecting state and coun
ty taxes for the year 1821:
Charlotte, Dec. 12, 9 to 11:30 a m
Uvalda, Dec. 12, 12 to 3 p. m.
Sharpe Spur, Dec. 13, 9 to 11:30
a. m.
| Alston, Dec. 13, 12 to 3 p. m.
j Higgston, Dec. 14, 9 to 11:30 a m
McGregor, Dec. 14, 12 to 1. p m.
Ailey, Dec. 14, 1:30 to 3 p. m.
Tiger Bridge, Dec. 15,10 to 11:30
a m
Kibbee, Dec. 15, 1 to 3 p. m.
Tarrytown, Dec. 16. 9 to 3 p. m.
Mt. Vernon, Dec. 17, 19, and 20,
when books will close.
Yours very truly,
H. C. Davis,
T. C. M. Co., Ga.
Stray Bull.
Strayed from my farm near
Longpond, about three weeks
ago, one Hereford bull, about one
year old; has two or three brindle
spots on sides; unmarked. Suit
able reward paid for information
| leading to recovery. Dec. 8.
M. E. Fountain,
1284 Mt. Vernon, Ga.
Oyster Supper.
There will be given at the
Longpond school house Friday
| (tomorrow) evening an oyster
! supper. The proceeds of the
| affair will be devoted to the im
j provement of the school building.
; The public invited to attend.
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