Mt Vernon News Highlights Local Visitors and Business
Mt Vernon community notes visitors from Atlanta Macon Abbeville and Jacksonville plus Mt Vernon Presbyterian services and church plans. Cotton factors Battey Co advertise advances while Ford agency reshuffles ownership as P J McNatt moves to Vidalia and Eugene D White takes charge in Mt Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene D. White
Dublin
Ford
P. J. McNatt
Vernon
Bee Anderson
Mt. Vernon
McNatt
Vidalia
Mr. White
Montgomery Boys Named for Stock Judging Contest
A preliminary stock judging event at the Richmond and McArthur Farm in Riley selected Montgomery county youths for the district contest in Savannah next Monday. County agent J F Hart Jr and aide J B Tyre praised the team’s top overall score. Winners move on to state competition in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond & McArthur
Riley
Savannah
J. F. Hart, Jr
Latrens County
J. B. Tyre
Montgomery County
Chess Moxley
Louis Ricks
Carl T. Johnson
Messrs. Godowns
Moxley
Ricks
Atlanta
Montgomery Cotton Growers Elect Officers
The Montgomery County Cotton Growers Association elected J. C. McAllister as Chairman J. M. D. McGregor as Vice-Chairman and Thos B. Conner as Secretary-Treasurer at a Mt Vernon meeting. The next gathering is set for Mt Vernon on Friday the 25th with a strong push for cooperative benefit to local cotton growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery County Cotton Growers Association
Mt. Vernon
J. C. McAllister
J. M. D. McGregor
Thos. B. Conner
Sec’y-Treas
Ginning Notice from L N Thompson at McRae & Company
Thompson declares McRae & Company gins are in first class condition and ready to provide top ginning service. He seeks seed cotton and implies he may pay above market price to secure purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McRae & Company
L N. Thompson
Montgomery County Farm Sale and Lease Auction Notice
Georgia Montgomery County plans to sell or lease the Montgomery County Farm four miles north of Mt. Vernon on the Mt. Vernon Soperton highway. The 355 acre tract bounds Bear Creek and local roads, with 150 acres under cultivation and 30 acres unfenced pasture. Five tenant houses and two large barns exist. bids may be rejected. five year lease option. Auction set for the first Tuesday in September 1922 at the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Montgomery County
Court House
Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon and
Soperton
F. Lee McRae
K. Garner
Bear Creek
Board of Commissioners
Board of County Commissioners
J. T. Walker
A. B. Hutcheson
Board County Commissioners
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Strengthens Blood and Body
A vintage advertisement touts GROVE'S TASTELESS Chill TONIC as purifying iron and quinine blood tonic. It claims to restore energy, improve appetite and color, and aid recovery from malaria with a long-standing formula sold at 60 cents per bottle.
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GROVE
Oconee Stave Company Dissolved by Mutual Consent
The firm of Oconee Stave Company composed of G. V. Mason and G. C. Smith dissolves by mutual consent with Mason retiring. Smith assumes all indebtedness and will collect all accounts due or past due. Mt. Vernon Ga. July 22 1922.
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Georgia
Montgomery County
Oconee Stave Company
G. V. Mason
G. C. Smith
Mt. Vernon
Land Auction Notice in Mt Vernon for 10 Acres
The property of Walter Phillips and Tone Phillips will be sold before the courthouse door in Mt Vernon on the first Tuesday in September 1922 between legal hours for cash. It covers ten acres in the 1691st district G. M. of the county, bounded by C B McLeod, Joe Moxley estate, and T Thigpen. Levy to satisfy a mortgage in favor of R D Beaty. E E Burch, Sheriff. N L Gillis, Attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Montgomery County
Court House
Mt. Vernon
G. M
Sai¢E County
C B. McLeod
Joe Moxley
T. Thigpen
Walter Phillips
Tone Phillips
Montgomery
Sheriff’s Sale of Farm Mules and Auto
A sheriff's sale is set for the property of Geo W Rayford including a six year old mule named Ella a bay mare mule six years old named Pet and a 1919 Overland touring car to satisfy a mortgage fi fa issued by J F McRae Clerk of Montgomery Superior Court in favor of Citizens Bank of Vidalia. Levy was made by deputy O E Burch with written notice given as required. Date August 8 1922. W J DelLoach Attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Montgomery County
Court House
Mt. Vernon
Ella
Geo. W. Rayford
J. FE. McRae
Montgomery Superior
Grove's Quinine Label Promises Cold Relief
An OCR fragment notes a Grove's Quinine label on a cold remedy box stating it treats grip and influenza with a laxative effect. The text emphasizes a signature or imprint and a price or quantity reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GROVE
Public sale of Montgomery land to settle $863 debt
By power in a 1919 deed of J T Pridgen to H Groher a public outcry sale is set for the first Tuesday in September 1922 at the Montgomery county court house to the highest cash bidder. The two tracts total about 48% acres in the 275th District G M and Lot No 4 in Rich Farmer division. proceeds cover $700 principal and $163.80 interest plus costs and attorney fees with the whole sum due if any note matures. A full conveyance will be made to the purchaser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Montgomery County
J. T. Pridgen
H- Groher
Court House
G. M
Rien Farmer
J. Wade Johnson
H. Groher
Residence for Sale in Mt Vernon Georgia
Residence for sale in western Mt Vernon on a highway in a desirable location. See H. L. Wilit at once, Mt Vernon, Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
H. L.wilit
Pearsons-Taft Company to Sell 35.9 Acres in Montgomery County
The Pearsons-Taft Company announces a public sale of the described real estate in the 275th Georgia Militia District to satisfy a note of J A Hughes. Sale at Mt Vernon courthouse steps on September 14, 1922 at 10 am, cash to highest bidder, subject to a prior note of $350 and 6 percent interest from May 1, 1922. The deed dated April 20, 1916, and recorded in Book 22 sheets 296-97 secures the obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Montgomery County
J. A. Hughes
Riley
Pearsons-Taft Land Credit Company
D N. Hughes
Lester Mann
Mary Meeks
Arlanda Gibbs
Pearsons-Taft Company
Pearsons-Taft, Land Credit Company
Pearesons-Taft Company
Oren FE. Taft
Fertilizers for sale by Henry A. Johnson in Mt Venron Ga
Henry A. Johnson of Mt Venron Georgia offers high grade commercial fertilizers for winter and fall use. Buy direct from the supplier for seasonal needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Johnson
Mt. Venron, Ga
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J. B. Geiger
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Margaret Abt
M. J. Barron of
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J. W- Morrison
Anna Morrison
Mr. W. S. Lee
West Point
Mrs. H. D- Lee
Vannie Lee Tyler
Millen
Margaret Currie
Catherine Currie
Ruth Ranen
Leslie
Edna Sue Stanford
Abbeville
G. G. Stanford
THE
Savannah, Ga
G. J. Stanford
C. S. Burns
Mr. Black
Barnesville
Harry P. Adams
Little Son
E. D. Adams
Battey & CO
H. B. Folsom
Assembly
Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church
W. C. Copeland
Enfield
S. C
Copeland
Presbyterian Church
Columbia Theological Seminary
A. S. Hough
Jacksonville
Fla
T. B. Adams
Hough
Jacksonville Times-Union
Florida
Tteries
Mason’s Store
Ailey
Uvalda
Mt. Vernon Drug Co
MT. Vernon, Georgia
J.C. McAllister Heads
Montg. Cotton Growers
Sheriff’s Sale
Castoria
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