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FIVE KILLED IN
FATAL COLLISION
TWO OTHERS INJURED SERIOUS
LY IN FATAL COLLISION WITH
SEABOARD AIR LINE TRAIN
STATE NEWS_OF INTEREST
Brief News Items Gathered Here And
There From All Sections Os
The State
White Oak —Five persons were kill
ed and two others injurede seriously
recently, when a Seaboard Air Line
mail train struck an automobile driven
by Rev. B. C. Prickett, pastor of the
First Methodist church of this city.
The dead are:
Miss Margaret Sarmon. 14.
Miss Pauline Sarman, 4.
Miss Very Chaney, 14.
Miss Evelyn Prickett, 10.
Rev. B. C. Prickett, 50.
The injured are:
Mrs. B. C. Prickett and Mrs. Vera
Prickett.
The minister and party were return
ing home from a practice of a church
entertainment to be presented here,
when the accident occurred. He was
within two hundred yards of his home.
The four girls were killed instantly.
The pastor died an hour later in a
hosptal at Jacksonville, where he was
rushed on the train. His wife and
daughter and the dead also were car
' ried to Jacksonville.
All of the deat and injured resided
here.,
Bill Collector Beaten To Near Death
Waynesboro. —While attempting to
collect a bill from James Bell, a
negro, Thomas F. Buxton, a young
man engaged in the mercantile busi
ness here, was beaten over the head
with an iron pipe, suffering a com
pound fracture of the skull. Mr. Bux
ton was carried at once to the Univer
sity Hospital in Augusta, where an
operation was performed. Last ac
counts from his bedside said he was
in a precarious condition. The negro
was taken to jail for safekeeping.
The affair caused much excitement.
If Mr. Buxton dies from the wounds
a special session of Burke superior
court is to be called and the negro
given a trial.
Meteor Passes Over Augusta
Augusta.—Shortly after 8 o’clock one
night recently there passed over Au
gusta southeast to northeast, what
seemed to be a meteor. It appeared
as large as a top balloon, was very
brilliant, and was visible for nearly
a minute. The same meteor passed
over Atlanta at about 9 o’clock, ac
cording to telephone reports from sev
eral citizens. They stated that appar
ently the meteor exploded after i had
passed to the west of the city as a
burst of light resembling a flash of
lightning was clearnly seen. The phe
nomena was highly interesting, accord
ing to those who witnessed the flight
of the meteor.
Advances Theory Os Foul Play
Thomasville. —Sheriff Gordon Davis
has returned from North Carolina
where he went to investigate the dis
appearance of his brother-in-law, E.
R. Shepard, of Putney, who was last
heard of at Lumbertoh, N. C., more
than ten days ago. His suit case,
marked with his name and other
things were found in his car, which
had been left near the Lumberton
river with the light burning, but with
nothing to indicate what had become
of Shepard.
Tablet Unveiled To Joe Wheeler
Decatur. —From the standpoint of
attendance as well as from that of
the character of the exercises, the
most notable memorial day celebra
tion in the history of Decatur was
staged here. Agnes Lee chapter, U.
D. C., had charge of the program,
which was featured by the unveiling
of a tablet erected to the memory of
General Joe Wheeler.
To Fight For Life Before Board
" Albany.—The only hope of Ludie
Riley, one of the two white men now
in Dougherty county jail under sen
tence of death, is in the state pardon
board and the governor. The supreme
court finds nothing irregular in Riley’s
conviction in Dougherty superior court
of one of the most hideous crimes in
the criminal annals of this section,
and the lower court is affirmed. He
was resentenced to hang on June 23.
Doctor Daniel Stirs Church Folk
Blakely.—Dr. C. W. Daniel, pastor
of Atlanta, is preaching to a crowded
house every morning and night in
the Baptist Church here. The pastor,
the Rev. Spencer B. King, formerly
of the State Board of Missions in the
Atlanta office, is leading the singing
with a choir of 50 voices. Doctor
Daniel is stirring the people of Blakely
and good is being accomplished.
Baroness Loses Damage Suit
Atlanta.— Judge George L. Bell re
cently signed an order dismissing the
suit of Baroness Rebie Rosenkrantz
aeainst stockholders of the Chattahoo
chee Brick company, alleging breach
of contract and by this act ended
litigation which has been carried on
for five years. Baroness Rosenkrantz,
former wife of James English, Jr.,
sued for SIOO,OOO damages on account
of the alleged breach of contract. The
supreme court recently rendered a
decision in the case deciding in favor
of the Chattahoochee Brick company.
REFRIGERATOR CARS
PROVIDED FOR FRUIT
Fruit Growers' Express Gets Pa. Sys* j
tem Equipment Merger More
Than Doubles Facilities
Atlanta. —Georgia fruit and vege
table growers will be interested in
announcement received in Atlanta re
cently that on May 1 the Pennsyl
vania Railroad System will merge its
refrigerator car lines with the Fruit
Growers’ Express, the organization
which furnishes the refrigerator cars
in which Georgia peaches and other
perishables produced in the South are
moved to market.
The merger will bing the Fruit
Growers’ Express 5927 refrigerator
cars, formerly operated by the Penn
sylvania, and will more than double
the nmber of care available for
moving Southern products, the Fruit
Growers’ Express having formerly op
erated 5209 cars.
At the same time the Fruit Grow-'
ers’ Express will take over all re
frigeration service on the Pennsyl
vania System, but as the movement
of perishables is seasonable and the
demand for cars moves north as the
growing season advances, it is be
lieved that this new arrangement will
work out to the better advantage of
all concerned.
The Fruit Growers’ Express is a
co-operative organization, owned by
the leading railways of the South and
East and managed in the interest of
the owner lines and the shippers they
serve. Last year it made a splendid
record in providing cars for the bum
per Georgia peach crop and its offi
cers have announced that they will
be able to furnish all the cars that
will be needed this year for peaches
and cantaloupes.
Baptist Os Western Association Meet
Luthersville. —The annual Sunday
School Convention of the Western
Baptist Association was held here re
cently. This is the second largest
association in Georgia. Among the
speakers were Dr. E. W. Stone, of
Newnan; W. A. Reeves, of LaGrange;
Mrs. L. H. McLaughlin, of Greenville;
Dr. W. R. Deal, of West Point; Bryan
Blackburn, of Newnan and James W.
Merritt, of the Sunday school depart
ment of the Georgia Baptist Conven
tion. The following officers -were
elected: A. A. Reese, Newnan, presi
dent; Roy Crouch, Gay; T. G. Polhill,
LaGrange; H. H. Ware. Hogansvills,
and D. W. Boone, Newnan, vice presi
dents; L. A. Calloway, West Point,
secretary and treasurer, and Mrs. L.
H. McLaughlin, Greenville, elementary
■ superintendent. The next convention
will meet at Union Church, Saint
Marks, on Friday after the fourth
Sunday in April, 1923.
Cut Sentence Despite Protest
Macon. —Governor Hardwick’s secre
tary recently notified Attorney John
R. Cooper,, of Macon, that the sentence
■ of one year imposed on J. L. Hamlin,
a traveling salesman, for alleged at
tempted criminal assault on a young
' woman of Valdosta has been reduced
■ to a fine of $350. Hamlin paid the fine
and was released after serving three
weeks. The trial of Hamlin attracted
much attention in south Georgia sev
eral months ago. He and another man
were alleged to have escorted two
young women to a resort near Quit
man to a dance and on the way home
- Hamlin was alleged to have attacked
the young woman he was accompany
ing. He denied the assault charge
and an effort was made to show that
the characters of the women were
questionable. The jury, however,
found him guilty and fixed the pun
: ishment at one year.
Baseball Ticker Banned By Court
Atlanta. —Judge W. D. Ellis, of the
Fulton superior court, recently issued
a temporary injunction restraining R.
L. York, proprietor of the Rex billiard
room, from operating a baseball tick
er in his place of business. The
injunction was issued at the request
of the Georgia Billiard association,
which claims the operation of the tick
er is a violation of an agreement of
billiard hall operators to refrain from
operating any gambling devices.
Garage Worker Accidentally Shot
Atlanta.—R. W. Plaster, 35 years
old, a night watchman at the city
garage, was painfully injured recent
ly when he was accidentally shot in
the left arm by Ed. Mashburn, 16
years old. He was taken to Grady
hospital where-it was announced that
the wound was not serious. While
examining the gun, Mashburn fired
it in some unexplained manner, the
bullet penetrating his arm.
Brunswick Surgeon Dies Suddenly
Brunswick. —Dr. Robert L. Fox, one 1
of the best known physicians and sur
geons in this section of the state, was
found dead in his automobile by Mrs.
Fox at an early hour recently. The
announcement of the death of the well
known physician cast a shadow of
gloom over the entire city.
Cornerstone Laid For Daniel Home
Griffin. —Odd Fellows of the south
were gathered in Griffin. The occa
sion was the dedication of the Rob
ert T. Daniel Memorial home, the lay
ing of the cornerstone of that home,
and the celebration of the founding
of the order of Odd Fellows. Visiting
Odd Fellows began arriving in Griffin
early with the arrival of the special
train from Columbus. Shortly after
wards the special from Atlanta ar
rived with many hundreds members of
the order. By noon the grounds sur
rounding the home were crowded.
THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR, MT. VERNON. GEORGIA.
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
Sunday School
T Lesson T
(By REV. k>. B. KITZYVATEK, D. D..
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
Copyright. 1922. W>«tern Newpnpor Union.
LESSON FOR MAY 7
ISAIAH’S REMEDY FOR A WORLD
AT STRIFE
LESSON TEXT.—Isa. 2:2-4; 11:1-9.
GOLDEN TEXT.—Come ye, and let us
walk in the light of the Lord.—lsa. 2:5.
REFERENCE MATERIAL. Ps. 46;
Mlc. 4:1-5; Phil. 4:8, 9; Gal. 6:22 . 23.
PRIMARY TOPIC.—How to Be a Peace
maker.
JUNIOR TOPlC.—Swords Beaten Into
Plowshares.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC.
—How to Make Peace and Keep It.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC.
—Conditions of Permanent Peace.
Isaiah does not set forth merely an
Ideal for a world at strife, but fore
tells what shall actually take place in
the latter days, which shall put an end
to all earth’s strife. In these Scrip
ture texts he reveals the fact that
Jesus Christ shall come and establish
His kingdom and remove from men’s
hearts the cause for strife,
I. The Kingdom Established (Isa.
2:2-4).
By “mountain” in the Scriptures is
meant “kingdom" (Dan. 2:35; Rev.
13:1; 17:0-11.)
1. Its position (v. 2), It shall be In
a place of supremacy. It stands at the
head of all kingdoms. In fact the
kingdoms of this world shall then be
come the kingdom of Christ (Rev.
11:15).
2. The restored nation the teacher
of the Gentiles (v. 3). God called
Israel that He might make His/nnme
known among other nations. Now after
many centuries of apostasy and rebel
lion the chosen nation comes into its
own. God’s favor will be so outstand
ing as to gain the attention of the
whole world and cause the people to
come up to Jerusalem to hear the law
es God.
3. The divine judge (v. 4). The
problems of the nations of the world
shall be adjudicated by One who is all
wise, and He shall rebuke many peo
ple. Because of this rebuke they shall
convert their implements of war into
implements of husbandry and they
shall learn war no more.
11. The King (Isa. 11:1-5).
1. His lineage (v. 1). He is of roya
stock, of tl;e house of Duvid. From
the fact that the “branch” grows out
of David’s roots, it is shown that Mes
siah shall come when the fortunes of
the nation are very low.
2. His qualifications (vv. 2-3a). The
Holy Spirit shall rest upon Him in
His completeness, qualifying Him for
His work. “Wisdom and understand
ing refer mainly to the clearness of in
tellectual and moral insight; counsel
and might to the qualities which give
sound practical direction and vigor to
follow and carry through the decisions
of practical wisdom; while the knowl
edge and the fear of the Lord define
relation by Its two parts of acquaint
ance with God founded on love and
reverential awe which prompts to
obedience.” He shall have quick un
derstanding in the fear of the Lord
and His delight shall be to do God’s
will. This has fulfillment in Jesus
Christ in whom are hid all the treas
ures of wisdom and knowledge (Col.
2:3).
3. The character of His reign (vv.
3b-5). (1) “Not judge after the sight
of his eyes.” His knowledge is per
fect ; Ids judgment pierces through the
problems, even seeing the motive
which lies back of the act. (2) “Not
reprove after the hearing of the ear.”
The word “reprove” means “decide."
His decisions, therefore, will be on the
basis of fact, not on hearsay. He can
not be deceived nor imposed upon. He
knows all things, even from the begin
ning. (3) "WTth righteousness shall
judge the poor.” He will mete out im
partial justice to them. Muny times
now the poor staffer because the
wealthy are able to bribe the judge,
but when Christ shall reign as King
the poor shall get justice. The poor
shall not suffer In justice because he
la poor nor escape justice because he
is poor. (4) “Shall reprove with
equity for the meek.” "Reprove” here
douhtless means “decide.” In fact the
meek shall inherit the earth (Matt.
5:5). (5) “Shall smite the earth with
the rod of his mouth.” By the "earth”
is meant here the wicked inhabitants.
When Messiah comes to reign there
will be great wickedness in the earth
(see Psalm 2:0-12; Luke 18:8). (0)
He shall be girded with righteousness
and faithfulness (v. 5). He is abso
lutely * righteous and will faithfully
carry out ail His words.
111. Description of Christ’s Reign
(vv. 0-9).
There will prevail universal peace
between men and animals. In this de
scription each anlrnaJ is coupled with
that upon whicli it naturally preys
Daily Thought.
It is common for those that are
farthest from God to boast themselves
most of their being near to the church.
—Henry.
Every Man.
The brave rnun carves out his for
tune, and every man Is the son of his
own works. —Cervantes.
On Things Above.
Ret your affections on things above,
not on things of this earth.—Colos*
sians 3:2.
Genuine Happiness.
"Colonel," the beautiful girl asked,
“what was your happiest moment? I
suppose it must have been when that
medal was pinned on your chest,
wasn’t it?”
“No,” lie replied, “it was night be
fore last. I had tried to buy a ticket
at the box office of one of the theaters
but the man at the window told me
there was nothing left. I then went
to a broker and got a ticket by paying
a dollar extra.”
“Oh. And did you like the show so
much?”
“The show wasn’t any good, but I
was happy. The house was less than
half filled.”
YOU CANNOT AFFORD
To let your little hurts and ail
ments get bad.
Keep Vncher-Balm handy for Burns,
Bolls, Cuts, Corns, Plies, or Soreness
anywhere.
Ask your druggist. Avoid imitations.
—Advertisement.
The Sense of Perfection.
“Crimson Gulch isn't improving as
fast as I thought it would.”
“The town is kind o’ held back by
pride and patriotism,” replied Cactus
Joe. “Anybody who’d venture to hint
that Crimson Gulch needs any im
provements would immediately be so
unpopular that he'd lose his influence.”
A Lady of Distinction
Is recognized by the delicate fascinat
ing influence of the perfume she uses.
A bath with Cuticura Soap and hot
water to thoroughly cleanse the pores
followed by a dusting with Cuticura
Talcum powder usually means a clear,
sweet, healthy skin. —Advertisement.
Full Supply.
“Do you keep paint?”
“Oh, yes. Face or fence?” —Louis-
ville Courier-Journal.
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for over twenty-one years, you must
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The name “Bayer” Is stamped on
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EXAMPLE OF HIGH FINANCE
Many Who Go Into the Game Come
Out of It Feeling Like This
Country Boy.
Representative Rosenbloom said at
a dinner in Wheeling:
“The average man had better leave
high finance alone. When the average
man goes up against high finance he
generally feels like the farm boy.
“A city boy had a half-dollar and
a circus had Just come to town; but
the cheapest circus ticket cost 75
cents, and this put the city boy In n
hole.
“But he was a financier in embryo,
and so he went right off to a pawn
broker’s and pawned his half-dollar
for 40 cents.
“Afterward he waylaid a country
boy, displayed his pawn ticket, and
offered to sell it for 35 cents. A half
dollar for 35 cents! Os course the
country boy snapped up that bargain.
“The city boy with his 75 cents then
hurried off to the circus. The coun
try boy, after he had worked out this
deal of his in high finance to the bitter
end, sought a retired place and kicked
himself.”
No man knows how to sew—and
the laundries find it out.
Revolver on the hip is always In
mind; that’s unpleasant.
At What Age Should You Take
Needless Risks With Your Health?
--- — Is that a queer question?
yAd.yflm Then many people are doing a queer thing
-and often it turns out to be a serious thing.
The Federal Bureau of Education says in
a ~ lc * :: * c yT its rules for the health of school children that
children should not drink coffee or tea.
This rule is based on the well- can tell you what coffee and tea
known fact that the drug ele- often do to the health of adults
ment in coffee and tea whips up as well as children,
the nen/es, and that serious ills There , s nQ sacrifice jn bein(f
often follow. safe. Postum is a delightful,
If it’s a good rule for children satisfying mealtime beverage,
to keep away from the harm of wholesome and pleasant alike
nerve-stimulation, isn’t it a good f°r adults and children. Postum
rule for everybody? no a S e
_ . . Vour grocer has both forms of Postumt
Think it over. Instant Postum (in tins) made instantly in the
cup by the addition of boiling water. Postum
Granted that your body may Cereal (in packages of larger bulk, for those
stand more can your judgment
afford to risk more? Any doctor 20 minutes.
Postum for Health—“ There’s a Reason”
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It “melts in your \^}\
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brighten teeth and soothe mouth
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There are the other WRIG LEY
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RATHER PUT MAMMA IN BAD
Her Offspring Had Chosen Decidedly
Unpropitiouß Moment for “Fixin’
Billy's Tees.”
My fussy guest was getting ready
to moke her departure. She was In a
hurry, but took time to comment on
life in general and mine in particular.
“Children are all right, I suppose,
but so meddlesome. They snatch this
and that and spoil everything.”
“Not mine,” I Interrupted indig
nantly. “My children have a proper
respect for others’ property. They
never touch anything that doesn’t be
long to them.”
“Where’s my dental floss?” panted
my guest. “It was here a moment
ago.”
A frantic search ensued, ending In
the kitchen. On the floor were yards
and yards of dental floss, and at the
end of the floss was my youngest
child, her puppy held between her
knees. “Fixin’ Billy’s tees, mummy I”
—Chicago Tribune.
Sufficient Indication.
“When I sees a man playin’ check
ers three or four hours every after
noon,” said Uncle Eben, “I don’t need
no credit men’s agency to tell me he
don’t have to pay no surtax on Ills in
come.” -
HE GOT THE NAMES MIXED
Simple Explanation of American’s Rev.
erent Attitude Toward Relics of *
Great English Poet. (
J
.Tolin I). Rockefeller, Jr., said In
Y. M. C. A. address:
“A guide was showing a party of
tourists over Milton’s cottage at Chal
font St. Giles.
“ ‘Tills ’ere’s ’is chair,’ said the guide,
and an American tiptoed out from the
group of tourists and kissed the chair
reverently.
“ ‘Say, guide,’ lie Raid, clinking a
little. ‘l’d like to buy tlioSe two
pieces of furniture for a souvenir.
What do you ask for them?’
“ ‘They ain’t for sale, sir.’
“ ‘Come on now. Name yer prices
I’ll give you anything in reason.’
“ ‘No, no, sir. They ain’t for sale.*
And the guide went on, ‘This is the
cane wot the pore blind old man —■’
“‘Blind?’ snorted the American. ‘I
wish I had ids vision. Blind! Why,
you must lie crazy, guide.’
“ ‘Of course Milton was blind,’ thd
guide insisted.
“‘Milton?’ And the American
stamped to the door in disgust. ‘Mil.
ton? Holy smoke, man, I thought yon
were talking about Ltpton.’"
Salvation involves sacrifice.
