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VOL. XXXVI
STATE CONVENTI9K
HELD ON MNESDAJ
WALKER MEN OBJECT TO POST
PONEMENT AND HOLD CON
VENTION ON DATE AS ORIGI
NALLY SET—RECESS TO 28TH.
Objecting to the action of the old
state 1 executive committee in attempt
ing to postpone the state convention
until after the senatorial primary, the
State Democratic Convention met in
Macon Wednesday, in response to the
request ofc the newly nominated gov
ernor, and declared Clicord Walker
the party’s nominee for governor,;
elected a new executive committee,'
and after confirming the action of the j
old committee in calling a primary for j
pension commissioner and senator on j
October 17th, recessed to October 28th.
The convention was largely attepded, i
though few of the counties carried by;
Hardwick sent representation. Chair
man Vereen and Secretary Jordan of j
the old committee were not present,!
the convention being called to order
by Tobe Daniels of Troup, one of the
few members ob the aid committee at
tending the convention.
Following the election of N. F. Cul
pepper of Meriwether as temporary
chairman, the temporary chairman
made the keypote speech o fthe con
vention, reviewing the history of the
democratic party, paying great trib
ute to thelate Senator Watson, and
defending the legislature for what he
termed “big-hearted” father than ex
travagant appropriations.
Maddox Permanent Chairman.
O. F. Maddox of Rome was made
permanent chairman of the conven
tion, carrying with it thj? chairmanship
of the executive committee for the en
suing two years. The presentation of
Mr. Walker’s name was made by
Orrin Roberts of Monroe, and these
two men are going to be dominating
powers in the coming administration.
Both are collegemates of the new gov
ernor, Mr. Roberts having been Mr.
Walker’s law partner in Monroe 7 . Mr.
Maddox is the son of the John W.
Maddox who represented the 7th dis
trict in congress for a number of
years, is one of the best lawyers in his
section, and is a clean, level-headed
man whom a host of friends have long
wanted to get into politirs.. He is
going to be a safe counselor for Gov
ernor Walker, as will his close friend,'
Orrin Roberts.
Pledees Economical Administration
Mr Walker, in his speech of accept-]
ance, made an interesting outline of
the policies of his administration. He
declared for extending and broadening
the work of the State Bureau of Mar
kets, for cutting down all expense
possible, for the repeal of the) tax
equalization law, excoriated the perni-i
cious lobby which had its headquar
ters in the Kimball House ,and said j
he would ask the legislature to .adopt;
a fair and just system of taxation,
and came out flat-footed for free text
books the elementary grades of
Georgia’s public schools. He made a
splendid speech and was given a great
ovation by the convention delegates.
The platform adopted by the con- j
vention followed largely the outline of;
policies as given in Mr. Walker’s
•speech of acceptance.
Women Welcomed In Politics.
The presence in the convention of a
large number of women delegates was
referred to by a number of speakers
who declared that it meant a new day
in the political life of Georgia and that
hereafter no man who did not have
behind him the record of a clean pub-j
lie and private life could expect to be
elected to an important office in the
state.
George Looms For Senate.
Much of the time of the delegates
was spent in discussing the senatorial
race, the Walker men being concerned
in selecting a strong man whom it
was conceded would have Hardwick to
beat. Various suggestions were made
for picking one of the several Walker
men seeking this position, but no
workable plan could be agreed on and
it was believed that the race would
narrow down to a three or possibly
four-cornered race between Govern
or Hardwick, Judge G. H. Howard of
Columbus, Judge Walter F. George of
Cordele, and John T. Boifieullet of
Macon.
On every side delegates spoke in
iHmitrumtmj iHmtttm•
DEAD NEGRO FOUND ON
THE SEABOARD TRACKS
On arrival of the. morning passen
ger train from Savannah Monday
morning the Sheriff was informed by
the engineer that a dead negro was
lying side of the track about two miles
east of Lyons near the desinence of
Dan Lewis. On receiving the infor
mation the Sheriff immediately w r ent
to the scene and found that the negro
evidently been killed and! drag
ged to the track to make it appear as
if the train had dotfe the killing.
Several cuts about the head were
found and' hip skull was also crush
ed.
In searching the body Sheriff Cul
pepper found' a piece of paper on
which were the names of two negro
women who lived in Vidalia and the
j Deputy Sheriff went to see if he could l
' find the women. After finding them
he found that one of them was his
( wife’s sister.
Webb was last seen in Vidalia Sun
day afternoon where he stated to hip
1 sister-in-law that he was going to
I hunt him a job. His home was in
Laurens county near Dublin.
[ The jury holding the inquest ren
dered the following verdict:
Lyons, Georgia.,
October 2, 1922.
We the jury summoned to hold the
insuest over the dead body of Charlie
Weeb, colored, found by the railroad!
track near the residence of Dan Lewis
find that he Came Jo his death by
cause unknown to us.
W. A. McNatt, Jr., W. H. Kight, B.
B. Newton, W. S. Harden, C W Bugg,
J T Lewis, J. P. & Ex. J. P.
The Sheriff and his deputies are
working on the case but as we go to
press no trace has been found of the
guilty parties.
*
REV. W. M. BLITCH GOES
TO LOUISVILLE, KY.
Rev. W. M. Blitch, of Douglas, Ga.,
one time pastor Centenary Methodist
Church, and now pastor of the Metho
dist church at Douglas, has been elect
ed secretary of the property protec
tion department of the board of church
extension of the Southern Methodist
Church.
Mr. Blitch said to be one of the
best statisticians in the entire church
connection, wil make his report at
the South Georgia Conference in Way
cross in November, and Bishop W. N.
Ainsworth will then appoint him to his
new place in Louisville, Ky. Mr.
Blitch will leave about the first of De
| cember.
Dr. T. D. Ellis, formerly pastor of
Mulberry Street Church, is general
secretary of the board of church ex
tension, and during his Connection
with the South Georgia Conference he 4
was associated with Mr. Blitch. Dr.
Ellis nominated Mr. Blitch for the
place.—Macon News.
BOX SI’PPER TO BE GIVEN
AT JOHNSON CORNER
There will be a box supper given
next Friday night at the Johnson Cor
ner School house. The proceeds of
which will be used for the purpose of
equipping a Laboratory for the High
j School classes. /
An immense crowd is expected be
cause of the fact that the event has
been well advertised over the county.
highest terms of Judge George, all
who knew him praising his ability
and unimpeachable character, and it
was generally conceded that he would
, run very strong in South Georgia,
and would also develop a' fine follow
ing in North Georgia.
New Executive Committee.
Members of the new executive com
mittee from the" Twelfth district are:
! A. J. Williamson, Eastman; Peter
IS. Twitty, Dublin; J. B. Johnson,
Lyons; Dennard Hughes, Danville;
John N. King, Rochelle; Mrs. C. H.
Klttrell, Dublin; and Mrs. I. H. Cor
bitt, Lyons.
Delegate* Attending.
Delegates attending from Toombs
and Montgomery were:
Toombs —J. B. Johnson, W. O. Wil
liams, G. W. Lankford, W. P. C.
Smith, H. R. Yandle, H. T. Newton,
D. W. Anderson, W. H. Harrison.
L. H. Darby, W. F. Peacock, and
K. C. Napier.
Montgomery—W. A. Peterson, W.
G. Wiliamson, D. J. Mcßae, J. E.
Mcßae, Herman Meßride, and F. M.
Mcßae.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1922.
[l2 DISTRId (fIIIOHS "
; MEEIINJJ. VERNON
| NEWSPAPERMEN OF DISTRICT
DELIGHTFULLY ENTERTAINED
AT HOME OF EDITOR AND MRS.
H. B. FOLSOM FRIDAY.
(From Mt. Vernon correspondence to
the Savannah Morning News.)
Mt. Vernon, Ga., Sept. 30. —The
Twelfth District Press Association of
Georgia met in tri-ennial session here
yesterday, being the meeting which
was to have been held on the third
Friday in August, but for the absence
of Representative H. B. Folsom of
the •Montgomery Monitor. After in
formal meeting at the office of the
Monitor, delegates were taken to the
home of Editor Folsom, where they
were entertained by Editor and Mrs.
H. B. Folsom and Editor and Mrs.
N. C. Napier of the Vidalia Advance
Weekly papers represented at the
meeting were as follows: Cochian
Journal, T. L. Bailey; Dublin Cour
ier-Herald, Harry Floyd, managing
editor, and Miss Christine Thomas,
advertising manager; Eastman Times-
Journal, Mr. and Mrs. C, m. Meth
vin; Hawkinsville News-Dispatch, J.
J. Harvard; Lyons Progress, H .R.
Yandle; Soperton News, Mr. and
Mrs. H. M. Flanders; Telfair Enter
prise, Mcßae, W. D. Horton; Vida
lia Advance, Mr. and Mrs. N. C.
Napier; Montgomery Monitor, Her
man Mcßride And H. B. Folsom.
Invited guests attending were Edi
tor L. M. Rhoden and Misses Mar
gie Pearson and Isabel Goffe of the
Tattnall Journal, Reidsville; W. D.
Waller of Hawkinsville; W. W.
Rivers, executive officer of the Boy
Scout movement in the Twelfth Dis
trict, Dublin, A. F. Sawyer' of the
Vidalia Advance.
Covers were laid for twenty guests
and at the noon hour a sumptuous
luncheon was served in the dining
room of the Folsom new residence.
Mrs. Folsom and Mrs. Napier were
assisted by Mesdames F. Lee Mc-
Rae, W. A. Peterson and D. W.
Folsom. The dining room was tasti
ly arranged for the occasion.
The business session was held on
the verandas. In the absence of
President C. D. Rountree, H. B.
Folsom was elected chairman. Many
subjects of interest to the craft were
discussed, following the welcome ad
dress by D. W. Folsom, fcymerly
connected with the local paper and
father of Editor H. B. Folsom. In a
pleasing manner he paid a tribute to
the country editor and referred to the
influence of the press in molding opin
ion and its very vital part in the af
fairs of state and nation.
C. M. Methvin, chairman of the
committee appointed at the last meet-i
ing o formulate plans for standard]
scale of job prices ,made a detailed j
report and this was adopted by the]
committee to visit Dublin with a view j
of adjusting differences in preies
charged by the printing establish-j
ments in that city.
Talks were made by Editors Har
vard, Floyd, Napier, Horton and
others. Miss Thomas, in a most,
charming manner, addressed the body. \
President A. M. Gates of the Brew-]
ton-Parker Institute was schedued fori
an address, hut on account of car
trouble did not arrive until after ad
journment, following a morning trip
to Jeffersonville. This was regretted i
on account of the general interest in j
the school at this place.
Others present were W. A, Pet-|
erson, cashier of the Mt. Vernon]
Pank, Mrs. Alex McArthur Miss)
Mary Lou Peterson and Miss Frances
„ , 'I
Folsom.
The occasion was a mo«t hapov on<\
announced bv (tho visitors 'as the
most successful in the history of the
Association. The hv-laws orovidc,
fo>- metings a vear and the next ;
will be held in Hawkinsville on the;
third Friday in November. The joint!
t’O'ts were evtensivelv complimented j
on the festivities of th" dav, it hav-]
Keen unusual V) enter
tain the assoriation in a private home
as was so gracefully done on this oc
casion .
Mrs. H. G. Lester two rHldran.
r.t-adv and Martha, of Tamos »-e vis
iting her sister, Miss Mary Lester.
WOMAN’S BAPTIST ~
I MISSIONARY UNION
' HELD INTERESTING MEETING IN
* MT. VERNON LAST FRIDAY—
DINNER SERVED AND SPLEN
DID PROfcRAM RENDERED.
• The thirteenth annual session of the
Woman’s Baptist Missionary Union of
. the Daniell Association was held at *he
. Mt. Vernon Baptist church last Fri
day,’and was attended by a large deb
1 egation, with representatives fiX»n al
i most every church of the association.
In the absence of the president, the (
, meeting was presided over by Mrs.'
W. A. Rivers Glenwood. Mrs.
Threlkeld of Vidalia has been super-
intendent.
Following is the program rendered:
Morning Session.
10:00 Hymn for the year ,How firm
a foundation. Devotional Watch
Word, "God is able.”—ll Cor. 9-6-15.
—Mrs. W. A. Rivers.
10:20 Words of welcome Mrs.
Lessie Fox.
10:25 Response—Mrs. A. D. Woodle
10:30 Roll call of<W. M. U. Soci
eties.
l(J:soßecognition of pastors and
other visitors present.
11:00 Brief reports from Executive
Board and minutes.
11 :30 Open forum—Miss Laura Lee
Patrick.
12:10 Social song—Mrs. A. M. Gates!
Appointment of committees. V * I
Announcements.
Quiet hour—Mrs. T. R. Lee.
12:30 Norai.
Afternoon Session.
1 :30 Hymn, “On Christ the solid
Rock I Stand.”
Memory verses, promises on which
to build our faith.
1 :45 Message from our Supt. Mrs.
E. K. Overstreet.
2:15 Special song, arranged by Miss
Ruth Ranew.
2:20 Talk on 75 Million Campaign—
Dr. J. C. Brewton.
2:25 How the Campaign blessed.—•
1 State Missions—Mrs. J. A. Chivers
2 Home Missions—Mrs. W. T. China
3 Foreign Missions—Mrs. .W. J.
DeLoach. #
Song, “You,” arranged by Mrs. M.
B. Calhoun.
2:35 Sunbeam demon stratioff, di
rected by Mrs. J. C. Rowe.
3:10 Playlet, by Juniors, directed by
Mrs. Fred M. Harris.
3:40 Reports of committees.
Other announcements.
Consecration service—Mrs. Stanton
Last stanza of “How Firm a Foun
dation.”
4:00 Benediction.
Every .number on the prograth was
enjoyable and beneficial, but the talk
by the superintendent, Mrs. Over
street, and the state secretary, Miss
i Patrick, were especially pleasing. The
i ladies of the local societies feel that
1 they have received special benefits as
ja rosult of the meeting at Mt. Vernon
; and that the coming year’s work will
be more progressive and far-reaching
, in its scope.
The next annual session will be held
!at Alamo on Friday before the first
Sabbath in October, 1923. Mrs. W.
IA. Rivers was elected superintendent
for the ensuing year. The full list
] of officers will be given later.
At the noon hour an open air din
ner was served by the fadeis of Mt
Venon and Ailey, to the delight of
all present.
VIDALIA B. Y. P. U. PROGRAM.
Paul’s prayer.—Encil Oliver.
Grace and peace the first and best
gifts—Zera Corbin.
Their faith and love—Duffic Wil
liams .
Their steadfastness in persecution—
Miss Harvey.
God will punish their enemies—
Atha Corbin.
Them that know not God—Miss Mac
l Meadows.
j- They tha«t obey not the gospel—
L'ila Oliver.
The nature of God's vengeance and
✓
i the Christian’s bliss—Mr. Gunter.
i
Pilots Cured In 6 to 14 D«y»
Drofttlsts rf'anri money if PAZO OINTMKNT feils
| to core Itshiafl, Blino, or ProtnuHnt
! Y k*? Jnsr»r>t>v relieves itchier Pllw, arid yna
ckxi g* t testin'. eleec after first application. Wc.
MT. VERNON PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH TO HAVE REVIVAL
I Rev. F. Rauschenberg, evangelist
of the Savannah Presbytery, will be
gin a week’s meeting at the Presby
terian church in Mt. Vernon Octo
* ber 15th, which wil be the third Sab
. bath.
This meeting had been planned for
an earlier date, but on account of
conflicting dates in which the evange
list had part, the Mt. Vernon meet
ing] was necessarily deferred.
: No continued services have been
held at this church in some time and
; it is hoped that this occasion will find
• the membership and friends of the
church ready to unite in labor and
• prayer for a successful meeting.
The church was ably served during
■| the summer by Rev. W. C. Copeland,
• a ministerial student, but since the
' resignation (rs the former pastor, Rev.
,F. M. Baldwin, effective June first,
the church has been without a pastor.
It is understood that a call for a
pastor will be made at an early date.
The officers of the church are re
-1 quested to attend a conference at the
church immediately following Sab
bath school next Sunday, that mat
ters of interest to the church may be
discussed.
METHODIST REVIVAL TO
BEGIN SUNDAY, OCT. Bth.
Revival services at the Vidalia j
Methodist church will begin Sunday
and will continue through to the 22nd.
Rev. J. E. Sampley, the pastor, will
be in charge of the services for the
| first week, and the second
j week will be assisted by Rev. J. M.
j Outler, the presiding elder of the
j Mcßae district. Bishop Ainsworth
lof Macon, will visit Vidalia on the
I 19th and will breach at the evening
services on that day.
Preparatory to the meeting, cottage,
prayer services are being held in dif
ferent homes of the city this week.
DR. J. R. HENDERSON DIES
AT SANDERSVILLE HOME
Mrs. J- E. Hunt of Mt. Vernon
/ was informed last Friday morning of
the sudefen death of her father, Dr
J. R. Henderson, at his home seven
miles east of Sandersville. Dr. Hunt
and family left at once for Sanders
ville.
Dr. Henderson had, been in declin
ing health as a result of a former at
tack, but had sufficiently recovered to
be able to transact business and give
some attention to his affairs. He was
sixty-five years of age, and one of the
best known citizens of Washington
county. Earlier in life he ran a drug
store at Davisboro, but for the past
several years he had been residing on
his farm, where he died.
Deceased was a member of Sisters I
Baptist churcr, and took-a very ac
tive interest in church and associa-l
tional matters. Remains were inter-j
red in Sisters church cemetery, af-|
tended by a large number of friends]
and relatives. Mrs. Henderson died
several years ago, and he is survived t
by a number of daughters.
As a visitor to the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Hunt, Dr. Henderson]
is pleasantly remembered by many
frieffds in Mt. Vernon and Montgom
ery county. #
HEMSTITCHING.
Hemstitching and picoting, all thread
furnished, 8c and ,10c per yard.
MRS. L. C. 'GUSSON,
At D. C. Harris’ Store:
ts Vidalia, Ga.
“UNCLE” CANNIE MEADOWS
REPORTED SERIOUSLY ILL
Friends throughout tbit, section of
“Uncle” Cannie Meadows of Norman
town are grieved to learn that he is
seriously ill at his home at that place.
Mr. Meadows is one of the best
known citizens in this section. His
illness was at first thought to be an
attack of malarial fever, but attending]
nhysicians now think he is suffering]
from typhoid, and his advanced age
makes the members of his family un
easv as to his ultimate recovery.
His son, Mr. Spurgeon Meadows,
now located in Atlanta, was here for
i the week-end at his father’s btMsidc.
Mrs. W. A. Jones left Wednesday
to visit relatives in Atlanta.
I JURORS DRAWN FOR ~
; MONTGOMERY COURT
. GRAND AND TRAVERSE JURORS
WHO WILL SERVE AT THE NO
VEMBER TERM OF SUPERIOR
COURT.
*
The following grand and traverse
I jurors have been drawn to serve at
I the November term of Montgomery
. Superior Court:
Grand Jurors.
J. C. Clifton, A. H. Mclntyre.
. C. A. Mason, Herman Mcßride.
C. H. Calhoun, F. Lee Mcßae.
[ T. J. Mcßae, D. A. Mcßae.
E. J. Wells’, Sr., M. Wilkes.
C. C. Warnock, John D. Taylor.
J. 'J'.. Warnock, W. G. McDonald.
H. J. Wright, C. A. Rackley.
H, H. McAlister, W. 1,. Calhoun, Sr.
C. E. Poore, W. A. Conaway.
R. A. Conner, J. B. Brown.
W. T. McArthur, Jr., H. B. Folsom.
Henry A. F. Gibbs.
W k H. Mason, T. C. McArthur.
Traverse Jurors—First Week.
L. W. Beckitm, B. L. Morris.
Joe Hilton, Chas. Allmond.
T. B. Conner, W. O. Wolfe.
: Arthur Calhoun, J. P. Moses.
I J. A. Sharpe, J. L. Adams,
j E. F. McGahee, John I\lount.
! Joe Minton, Geo. S. Blaxton.
|W. A. Johnson, J. C. Brewton.
A. D. Hughes, A. J., Dickey.
M. L. Stphcns, D. Q. Warnock.
M. H. Sharpe, R. F.Hamilton.
M. A. RicO, P. H. Daniels.
W. D. Peterson, F. E. Dixon.
C. L. Jones, O. M. Poole.
R. F. Hart, G. J. Barfield.
J. H. McCaw, A. P. Mclntyre.
C. M. M<gris, J. R. Brogden.
W. A. Conner, Jr., J.*A. Palmer.
A. L. Adams, W. H. Dixon.
A. O. Simpson, S. A. McCaw.
R. S. Warnock, Julian H. Peterson.
Chas. Frizzelle, J. A. Memory.
H. F. Smith, Dean Brantley.
Traverse Jurors—Second
E. O. Dickson, N\ L. Spooner.
G. W. Hamilton, J. T. Conner.
S. V. Hicks, M. H. -Darley.
Owen Tharpe, Angus McLeod.
J. W. Adams, J. K. McDonald.
H. G. Wardlaw, J. R. Carr.
T. W. Morys, A. C. Mosley.
W. L. Stephens, W. B. Mathias.
C. L. Calhoun, Peter Johnson, Jr.
C. H. Collins, J. H. McArthur.
H. W. Jackson, F. F,. Wardlaw.
R. L. Morris, W. J. Peterson.
J. M. D. McGregor, M. L.' Mcßae.
! J. R, Kitchens, F. E. Long.
S. S. Calhoun, J. I. Fountain.
S. A. Johnson, A. J. Braddy.
M. T. McAllister, W. T. McArthur, Sr.
J. Q. Palmer, Homer Johnson.
| B. J. O'Conner, W. B. McArthur.
1 R. J. Boyd, Sr., L. C. Mcßae.
!J. M. Philips, S. J. Clark.
|D. W. Folsom, H. F. Cowan,
jC. R. Conaway, J. W. Ray.
ij. B. Conner, K. M. Johnson.
1 S. L. Morris, L. M. 'Whitaker.
E. C. McAlilster, C. R. Allmond.
j H. G. Walker, M. P. Mcßride.
W. O. Sharpe, A. G.~'Morris.
A. C. Willis, J. N. McDonald.
M. S. Conner, C. G. Thompson.
B. S. Beaty, J. W. Wardlaw.
M. J. Brantley, N. P Moore.
H*. W. Biggerstaff, Martin McQueen.
J. I). Langford, C. C. McAllister, Jr.
T. A. Peterson, J. W. Ely.
j Theodore Sharpe, H. V. Rogers.
L. T. Johnson, I. M. Morris. ,
J. Carl Adams, Frank H. Sharpe.
Lewis Adams, Oris A. Conner.
i Anrfus Morris, B. R. Snooks,
M. D. & S. RY. RESTORES
DISCONTINUED TRAINS
Infective Sunday, October 2nd,
I trains Nos. 17 and 18 on the M. D.
j & S. Railway, discontinued some
weeks ago owing to strike of shop
men, were restored. The putting
back of these trains is greatly ap
preciated by the travelling public.
The trains are operated on old
schedule, leaving Vidalia for Macon
at 7:40 p. m. and reaching Vidalia
from Macon at 10:55 a. m.
HEMSTITCHING.
Hemstitching and Picoting. Ail the
thread furnished. 8 and 10c yard.
MRS. R. M. STANLEY,
At Vidalia Hardware Co. Store,
ts. Vidalia, Ga.
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