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VOL. XXXVI. S. S. INSTITUE HERE MAY 16, 17 Many Sunday School Work ers to Attend Institute Next Week. According to program publish ed last week, the Mcßae Dis trict Sunday School Institute will be held at the Mt. Vernon Methodist church Tuesday and Wednesday, May 16 and 17. At least seventy-five delegates are expected, and these will be entertained by the towns of Ailey and Mt. Vernon during the two days session. Mr. J. H. Peterson is chair man of the entertainment com mittee from Ailey and Mr. H. L. Wilt is chairman of the Mt. Ver non committee. Those persons i who will entertain delegates are ! requested to notify the chairmen at once how many they will care ; for. It is planned to dinner on the ground each day. and hosts are requested to arrange for this, in order to contribute to the con venience of the delegates. The public, and especially those interested in Sunday School work, ' are urged to attend. All wel come. Three sessions will b,e held daily, morning, afternoon and evening, and eight or ten phases of the work will be dis cussed by by different speakers at each session. Parent-Teacher Ass’n. at 8.-P. I. May 19th. The next meeting of the Pa rent-Teachers Association will be held in the auditorium of The Brewton Parker, Friday, May 19th, at the usual hour. The program as published some time ago will be observed, and the members are invited to at tend. t . Notice—Lost Notes. This is to forewarn the public against trading for four certain j farm rent notes, given during the latter part of April or early i part of May, 1922, by the follow ing parties for the amounts stat ed, and due September 1, 1922: Henry Hicks, $200.00 Will Kirby, $150.00 Gilford Coggins, SIOO.OO Joe Brown, $200.00 Said notes payable to the under- j signed and not transferred, neither are they endorsed by me. Finder of said papers will please return to me. W. C. McCrimmon, Mt. Vernon, Ga. Sheriff Sale. Georgia— Montgnmery County. Will be sold before the court house door in ML. Vernon on the first Tuesday in June, 1922, between the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder for cash, certain property, of which the following is a complete description: Fifty acres in the southwest comer of a tract of land in the 1781st G. m. district of said county, the same having been deeded by A. J. Williamson to Effie Hamilton Jan. 22, 1902, and said deed re corded in Book UU, page 162, record of deeds in office of clerk of the superior court of said county. Rounded as follows: North and east by the re mainder of said tract, south by lands of Leader & Kosansky and west by lands of J. P. Mixon. Levied on and will be sold as the property of Mrs. Effie Hamilton to satisfy a tax fi fa issued by H. C. Da- j vis, tax collector, vs rith. Effie Hamilton, for state ' and county taxes for the year 1921. Written no tice of levy given. This the 9th day of May, 1922. E. E. Burch, Sheriff. 1 Exhibit “A.” (Attached to and forming a part of Grand Jury presentments! May term, 1922.) Special tax report to the Grand Jury, May term, 1922, collected since last report. Mt. Vernon Drug Co., cigarettes $25.00 H. J. Fountain, barber shop 5,00 M. E. Fountain, playing-cards 10.00 W. J. & T. A. Peterson, cigarettes 25.00 Hugh Peterson, Jr., insurance 10.00 H. V. Thompson, cigarettes 25.00 L. W. Hamilton, auto for hire 5.00 Clement McArthur, insurance 10,00 J. H. Peterson, insurance 10.00 Ailey Drug Co., cigarettes 25.00 P. J. McNatt, auto dealer 27.50 P. J. McNatt, garage 5.00 Oconee Pharmacy, cigarettes 25.00 B. A. McArthur, cigarettes f 25.00 W. H. Mason Store, cigarettes * 25.00 S. C. Montford, cigarettes 25.00 N. Shiffron, cigarettes 25.00 Mrs. M. J. Thompson, cigarettes 25.00 Mrs. M. J. Thompson, cigars 5 00 Mt. Vernon Drug Co., cigarettes 25.00 D. A. Mcßae Store, cigarettess 25.00 Mt. Vernon Mercantile Co., cigarettes 25.00 Mt. Vernon Bank, corporation 20.00 \ W. A. Peterson, insurance 10.00! H. C. Davis, cigarettes - 25.00 $467 50 Yours very truly, H. C. Davis, Tax Collector Montgomery County, Ga. I • ♦ (Sty illnutijotttFttj iEutttte. I Veterinarian to Resume I Work in Montgomery. Dr. R. O. Barnes'" of the state veterinarian’s office will be in the county tomorrow (Friday) for the purpose of treating hogs. He will begin work at Alston, and citizens in that section of the county will confer with him. It will facilitate matters if those having stock ready for treatment will advise the veterinarian, that j a regular route mav be mapped ] out and followed, j Mr. J. B. Tyre, the county demonstration agent, will co-ope irate with the farmers in matters of this kind and should they not] 'get in touch with Dr. Barnes im-j mediately, it will be well to con-1 fer with Mr. Tyre, and he will i endeavor to keep them posted as] ]to the location of Dr. Barnes j while he is in the county and while the work is in progress. It is understood that much hog! cholera prevails in the county, 1 and the sooner it is put under! control, the better for those at ! interest. Mr. M. C. Allmond Dies at Home in Vidalia. Mr. M. C. Allmond, aged 69, and a well known citizen of Vi dalia, died Saturday night about; 8:30 after a lingering illnes. Mr. Allmond had been sick for sever al weeks, ’his condition gradually growing worse until the end. Funeral services were held ; from the family residence Sunday ; afternoon at 3:30, being conduct :ed by Rev. J. E. Samply. The interment followed at the Fer- I * jguson cemetery. Mr. Allmond is survived by his I wife, three sons, Loy Allmond, ,E. G. Allmond, Jr., and Dennis Allmond. He also leaves one brother, E. F. Allmond of Mont gomery county, and three sisters. Mrs. I. N. Rountree of Vidalia, Mrs. Emma Davis of Swainsboro, and Mrs. Egie Rountree of Jack sonville, Fla.—Vidalia Advance. | i Governor to Address Sixth Dist. A. & M. School. Barnesville, Ga., May 8. Gov- I ernor Hardwick is expected to make an address at the Sixth District A. & M. School of Barnsville next Monday morning, I May 15, his address being one of ; numerous attractive features of ; the annual commencement exer cise. He will be heard by a large audience. Dr. L. M. Latimore, of Griffin, i will preach the commencement sermon next Sunday morning in Gordon auditorium and the com mencement will close with graduation exercises Tuesday ev ening in the A. & M. auditorium. The school has had a splendid : year, fine work in the various de ! partments having been accqm i plished, according to a statement by Prof. T. O. Gallowy, principal.; MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. MAY. 11, 1922. ! GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS MAY TERM SUPERIOR COURT To the Superior Court of Mont gomery County, Ga., May term, 1922, We, the Grand Jurors, chosen and sworn to serve at said term, beg leave to submit these our general presentments. We have received from the I Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues an official audit of I the county’s financial status for the year ending April 30th, 1922, as prepared by Drewry and Whid-, | don of Atlanta, Ga., which is a matter of record for any citizen ! of the county. We have received from the Tax ! j Collecter a report showing a list of the special taxes collected since last report. The same is attached and made a part of these i general presentments, marked | Exhibit “A.” We appoint Clifford Mcßride, S. B. Morris and J. M. D. Mc- Gregor to examine the public records of Montgomery county, report to the next Grand Jury. M. E. Burns is hereby appoint ed Notary Public & Ex-Off. J. P. of the 1654th District G. M. of said county. We hereby elect J. H. Peterson, W. L. Calhoun and H. B. Braddy members of the board of educa tion ot said county. The absence of the report of the County School Superinten dent is due to the recent severe illness of the Superintendent, and we wish for him a speedy recovery. We failed to receive from the County Warden, C. F. Ferrell, a schedule of the public property in his charge. We recommend that the fol lowing paupers’ support be re duced as follows: D. A. Davis from ten to eight dollars per month. Lem Taylor from ten to eight dollars per month. Susie Ann Grimsley from eight to six dollars per month. Dave Swinney from ten to eight dollars per month. Joe Lewis from ten to eight dollars per month. We recommend that.O. K. Mor gan be stricken from pauper list, i We recommend that the follow- ■ ing be placed on the pauper list of the county and be paid amounts indicated. G. YV. Kelley, $7 00 per month. Alice Wright, $5 00 per month. Mariah Sutton, $5 per month. Mrs. Welthy Ann Foskey, $5.00 per month. Miss Margarett McArthur, $8 per month. Lillie Tilrnon. $2 per month. We wish to call the attention 1 to the County Commissioners to i the fact that we have a sheriff whom we think is competent to enforce the law in our county, i ) and we, therefore, recommend j j that our Commissioners dispense! with the services of the County Policeman A. C. Currie at once. [ We recommend that the County j Commissioners discontinue pay-; ing cost in misdemeanor cases. We recommend that our Repre sentative and Senator be askfed to support a State measure by which county officers will be put on a salary basis in lieu of the present fee system, and our sen timent in favor of the abolition of the fee system for county of- i ficers is hereby expressed. We have investigated the rec ords of the several Justices of the Peace and Ex-officio J. P. offices and find the records ail j properly kept with the following I exceptions, to-wit: The Justice! of the Peace of Tarrytown Dis trict failed to itemize ail of the cost in some cases. The Justice! of the Peace and N. P. & Ex-Off. J. P. in the Ailey District is charging 50 cents for returns of bailiffs which is unauthorized. Col. J. Wade Johnson spent ! yesterday in Savannah on legal ! business. # In taking leave of the Court we desire to express our appre ciation to him and to the Solicitor General for their assistance, and the able manner in which they j have conducted the business of »the Court. We recommend that these pre sentments be published in The Montgomery Monitor and that the sum of ten dollars be paid for publication of same. - [ We recommend that the Clerk of the Grand Jury be paid five dollars extra for his services as Clerk. j May sth, 1922. Respectfully submitted, J. R. Carr, Foreman, Clifford Mcßride, Clerk. \ Geo. L. Peterson J. M. McDonald W. G. McDonald T. J. Mcßae J. C. Clifton L. E. Stanford C. L. Allmond Jesse Fountain J. E. Calhoun A. D. Hughes M. C. Coleman M. Morris H. J. Wright E. C. McAllister Lester Canady W. H. Mason J. W. Wardlaw S. Z. Salter A. L. Hamilton W. J. Peterson M. C. Graham. Georgia—Montgomery County. The foregoing presentments have been made and read in open court. It is ordered that they be filed, placed on the minutes of the Superior Court and pub lished as recommended. May sth, 1922. Eschol Graham, J. S. C. O. J. C., Ga. M. H. Boyer, Solicitor-General. Hon. Eschol Graham, Judge, Superior Court Oconee Circuit. We the undersigned committee, appointed by the Grand Jury at February term of Montgomery Superior Court to inspect the books of the Justice of the Peace of said county, having made our report to the Grand Jury at the May term of said court, in which return we reported that the Jus tice of the Peace for the 1654th District of said county had failed to schedule all costs in certain cases, the number of the district being error, as we find that the Justice of the Peace’s hooks in the 1654th District are correctly i kept. The district that should I have been inserted in such report ; being the 1781st. District. , We, therefore, request, that you enter such order as is neces sary to make this correction and order the same filed as part of our report in connection with the Grand Jury presentments of the May term, 1922. A. I). Hughes, E G. McAllister, G. L. Peterson, Book Committee. The above read and considered, 1 and ordered filed with general presentments as prayed, and that the same be published with the 1 said presentments. This May 8, 1922. Eschol Graham, Judge S. C. O. J. Circuit. i Minutes No. 10. page 355. J. E. Mcßae, Clerk. Notice to Public. : Georgia—Montgomery County. Notice is hereby given that I have applied to the Hon. Eschol I Graham, Judge of the Superior! Court., for an order to sell the real estate and hanking fixtures '■ of The Citizens Bank of Alston, and that same will Ik* passed on by said Judge in Mcßae, Ga., in ! his office, on June 10th, 1922. If anybody has any objections let them show cause by then. This May 9th, 1922. G. W. Lankford. Liquidating Agent, of The Citizens Bank of Alston, Alston, Ga. 1 Rev. G. W. Pharr of Higgston j was in Mt. Vernon a few hours i yesterday morning. He is a veter an of the South Georgia Methodist Conference. For many years he he has been selling Bibles, other books and specialties. He is now j selling a line of high-grade al- 1 uminum ware. » l Senior Class to Present i “Aaron Boggs, Freshman.” On Monday evening. May 18, the Senior class will present ‘‘Aaron Boggs, Freshman,” a play under the direction of Miss Bedingfield at the Brewton-Par ker auditorium. Those who have been to college know of the trials of a Freshman, i This play will bring back to your] minds memories of your college days to those who had the oppor tunity to go to college, and to those who expect to go in the future, it will give ideas of the life of a Freshman and other stu dents as well. A Freshman class is fresh in deed,- A Sophomore class is full of speed, A Junior class will sure succeed,! But the Senior class is in dire need— Os your presence at their play. Admission 25 and 35 cents. Rev. Baldwin to Preach at McGregor Sunday. Rev. F. M. Baldwin, the pas tor, will preach at the McGregor Presbyterian church next Sab bath, both morning and after ; noon. The public cordially in vited to attend. In the evening he will preach at the Hack Branch Presbyterian church. Mr. Baldwin will doubtless leave about June first for his new work at Darien, St. Marys and other points, and the above ap pointments will probably be his last as pastor at Hack Branch and McGregor. It is with regret that the churches of this group see him leave the field. Charlotte. Special Correspondence. Mrs. T. W. Walden made a business trip to Hazlehurst Mon day. Mr. Clarence McCoy of this place visited his brother, Mr. J. G. McCoy, near Oak Grove Sun day. Misses Tommie McCoy of this place and Mr. L. E. Hester of Mulberry, Fla., were happily married in Hazlehurst Monday, May first. Happiness and pros perity to them. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Gordon of Vidalia were visitors here Sun day. Sunday school is progressing nicely. Everybody remember the hour, 3:30. Come and bring some one with you. SHERIFF'S MALE. HKORrjfA -Montgomery County. Will be Hold before the court hou«e door in Mt. Vernon on the firet Tuesday In June, 1922, between the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder for cash, cer tain property, of which the following Is a complete description: AIJ that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being In the 275th G. M. Dis iriel of said state and county, and bound 'd, on the north by lands of J. Moses, 1 <a: ;l by lands of Mrs . Honorable L. Mo ses, on the south by lands of W. A. Con ner, Sr running to the Mt. Vernon and *(eidsvllle road, on the west by lands of H. A Mos-es. said tract containing 25 acres more or less. Levied on and will be sold as the property of Mrs. iOffle Mo ses to satisfy a tax fi fa issued by If. C. Davis, tax arollector, vs Mrs. Effie Mlpk-h. for state grid county taxes for the year] 1921. Written notice of levy given in j i terms of the law. This the 9th' day of j May, J»22. ' K. E. BUKC’H. Sheriff. Annual Barbecue Given By Dublin Employes. Dublin, Ga., Maiy 10. Wednes day afternoon the annual barbe- I cue for the mayor and council, members of the light and water commission, and city officials, ! will be given by the employes at ! the city light and water plant, Messrs. J. B. Fitchett, J. W. Fitchett and L. B. Turner. This barbecue has been given every year for several years and has come to be a very much-en joyed May function at the power I plant, attended by all city offi- I cials. LOCAL MAN BUYS FORD STATIONS Mr. P. J. McNatt Purchases Service Stations at Lyons and Vidalia. The purchase by Mr. P. J. Mc- Natt of this place of the Ford j sales and supply stations at Vi dalia and Lyons places under one management the largest automo bile sales and supply’enterprises in this section of the state. The plant at Mt. Vernon, built two years ago by Mr. McNatt, is the most modern automobile sta tion in this section, and combined with the plants at Lyons and Vi dalia, makes it an enterprise I second to none in South Georgia Mr. McNatt is receiving an aver age of a carload of cars a week for the three stations. The change necessitates a re arrangement of the mechanical force and business staff, and yet many of the old employes will retain their positions with the big auto enterprise. Mr. B. C. Anderson will remain in charge of the Mt. Vernon plant, Mr. H. E. Grace will manage the Lyons plant and Mr. Mack Auld will be at the Vidalia plant. Mr. George Smith, who has been master me chanic at the Mt. Vernon plant, is transferred to Vidalia, succeed ed at the local plant by Mr. Wal ter Mills, while the Lyons station will be under the supervision of Mr, Chandler as chief mechanic. Mr. McNatt is one of the most enterprising and successful auto mobile dealers in the state, and the public, especially that part of the public owning Ford cars, is delighted at the enlarged facili ties made possible bv Mr. McNatt. Several carloads of parts and sup plies are carried at all times, and no owner of a Ford in this part of the state can have any diffi culty in securing parts or service. Pharcs-Thompson The many friends of Miss Eth el Thompson and Mr. Clifton Phares were surprised to learn that on Thursday afternoon, May 4th, they motored to Tampa and were married at the Court House, Mrs. Phares, whose home is in Mt. Vernon, Ga., has been spend ing the winter in the city and has made many friends who will be delighted to know she will re main here. Mr. Phares is the son of Mrs. Florence Phares of this city and has hosts of friends here and throughout the county who will be interested to know of his i marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Phares will make Winter Haven their home, Mr. Phares being employed in the postoffice and after the fifteenth will be at home to their many J friends at the Seminole Apart | merit*. Florida Chief. The bride of this marriage has many friends in Mt. Vernon, her former home. She is the young jest daughter of the late T. .1. Thompson of this place, and a | sister of Mr. L. N. Thompson and Mrs. T. B. Hughes of Mt. Vernon. MIKKIKK’X MAI.K. OKOROTA Montgomery County. Will be .ho I*l before the court house door in Mt. Vernon on tin* first Tuesday in Juie i!»!i2, between the legal bourn of Hale, to the highest bidder for cash, cer tain property, of which the following 1m u complete description : Twenty aoreH of land situated In the j 27 r ,th <l. M. District of Hald state and I county, carved from the northern portion * of a tract of 9X 1-2 hitch, bounded on | the north by lands of the estate of J. W. | McAllister and the estate of J. H. Mc ; Arthur cant by lands of the estate of M. , T. Moses, end on the south and west by j the remainder of the above described tract, reference being hereby made to plat of said tr;4rt recorded In Deed Rook j No. 7, page Wl'l, clerk’s office o| Mont gomery county, CJa. Revied on and will fa* sold as the property of John J. Mc- Arthur to satisfy a tax fi fa issued by I H. C. Davis, tax collector, vs John J. . McArthur, for state and couny taxes for the year 1921. Written notice of levy given. This 9th day of May, 1922. , E. E. BURCH, Sheriff. NO. 2.