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THE MONITOR. D. C. SUTTON, ------ Cditor. Mr. VERNON GA. OCTOBER 7 1886. I Entered at the post office at Ml. Vernon Go. i cs second-class matter. _ I SUBSCRIPTION SATES. (CASH IS ADVANCE,) j Twelve months sl-50 Six months 75 Four months 50 j If payment is not made in advance, or within [ fho first month aftor the name is entered on our books, it will be charged for at the rate oi j two dollars per annum. RATES OF ADVERTISING. One inch one insertion. $1.00! Each subsequent insertion 50 ( One inch one month 2.50 One inch three months 5.00 One inch six months 7 00 One inch twelve mouths 1< .DO One quarter column one month . . ;>.OO Ooe quarter column twelvemonths.27.oo One half column one m0nth...... 7.50 One half column twelve months. . .4 1.00 j One column one month 10.00; One column twelve months 75.00 Advertisements from responsible, par ties will be published until ordered out, when the time is not specified in the copy, and charges made accordingly. Communications for individual benefit nr of a personal character will be charg ed for the same as advertisements. Legal advertisements, the rates of, which are regulated by law, are payable , in advance. Announcements of candidates for office, five j dollars, in advance. In accordance with an act of the Legislature, ] legal advertisements will be inserted in the | Monitor at the following rates For eitnh 100 words. To cents for each in- i sertimi for the find four insertions; for tail, i snbeijtiont insertion, 85 cents for each 100 j wards. Nos vertisement considered less than ; . 100 words. Each and ever.- word and initial,] including caption, date and signature will bo counted. Every figure conntedosa word. LOCAL ITEMS. —Excuse lack of locals this week. You know ; the election was on hand yesterday. —Miss Gussio McCullough, one of V’. Yor- i mm's bells, went to Uazellmrst yesterday, to entt r school. | i The Ladies Aid Society will meet on Thura- ' (iav fiffettionn. the 1-1 tit of this month, at the house of Mrs. U. A. Mcßae, at 4 o'clock. , -S. H.Rothchilds represented Messrs. Frank ' A Co., of Savannah Gu., in this place Tuesday. ; The candidate who didn't announce in the j' Monitor was best. So was the one who went ; : out of the county to havehis tickets printed, j , —Capt. Hughes is ail extravagant man. lie ought to have saved a hundred or two of his majority for thenext race. We regret to learn that Mr. Thomas M. 1 Miih r, one of our best citizens, was shot ai d ] instantly killed, by I. .T. Davis, at the election yesterday at t.othalr. We have not been able , to get the particulars The coroner, who was on tlio ground, immediately held an inquest and the jure pronounced the killing wilful mur der. Davis was arrested. —We publish elsewhere the communication ! (,f ,T. I). E. in reply to Dubbs. We hesitated to . do so, hut upon mature reflection wc* think j full justice to all requires that it should he given to the public. If wewere well acquainted with the parties and the facts, we might not; do this; hut we do Ihe best we know how under ] the circumstances, and throw our columns open to Dubbs for a reply. Notice.— \LL persons are hereby notified and hire warned not to trust the firm of I,oiul A Rengiiot on the order of C. I). Loud, as the | firm will not honor his draft or order a ter this date. C. Beconot. This October 4th 1886. Staunlon Vo., September 30. —This] morning the supreme court of Virginia, sitting here, bunded down the papers in ; the ease of T. ,T. Cluverius. who stands \ convicted of the murder of Lillian Mad- j ison, at the Old Reservior, in Richmond ! Va., with the indorsement that the pe- j trtron for a rehearing is denied. This j remands the case to thehustings court of Richmond, by which the timo will bo' fixed for the death pennlty by hanging, nclesa executive clemency interposes. -■■■ The president of the National Cotton Planters Association has addressed a cir cular letter to growers of the cotton States a.skiug their co-operation in es forts to seenre a return of sixty odd mil j lion dollars collected illegally directly ] nfter the war and known as the “cotton | tax.” *•« tOIIUT LiVtiKNUAR—OtOXKK I.IRCUT. The following is the coart calender of OeoDee circuit, according to the act passed by the last Legislature, and which went into effect on Ist of January: Laurens, fourth Mondays in Juuuary July. Dodge, 4th Mondays in February aud August, coutinuiug two weeks. Doolv, 2d aud 3d Mondays in Mareh and September. Wilcox, 4th Mondays in March and September. Irwin, Tnosday following Mondays after 4tU Mondays in Murch aud Sep tember. Twiggs, 2d Moudnys in Ap?H aud October. , ; Montgomery, 4th Moudnys in April] and October. ! Telfair. Taesdav after third Mondays in April aud October, l’ulaski, -‘>l Mondays iu May and No vember, continuing aa loug as necessary. Laurens court has been adjourned to miuw Uanti vu- No'-'tWibtr. The Election.— | Below wo give the official vote of Moutgoni ] ery county for Senator aud Representative, by ! districts; £ 5 tt so o c ? j i n i f i I * II- S Mt. Vernon, I 79 146 86 118 Long Fond 27 119 13 163 I Fork, I 42 193 35 196 i Little York, j 67 71 101 34 i Lothair I 10 139 9 141 I Zaidce, ( 3 43 4 43 Number 10, ] 16] 61 34 45 ! Total, i 244 BC2 285 765 I Majority, |— I 558 .... 480 1 For Governor, Gordon received 927 votes. ] The noniiucea of the democratic party for the 1 state house offices received about the same. It was a democratic election. There was no J republican candidate in the field. In tact, it i there is a white republican in tho county we do not know it. The candidates were all good democrats, and good men, aud it was only a | a question of personal preference. Tax Collector's Appointments— First Round. For the purpose of collecting tho taxes due ; I for tlio year 1886, 1 will be at Long Pond, Thursday October 14th 1886. McArthur, Friday *‘ 15th “ Little York, Saturday “ 16th “ Lothair, Monday “ 18th “ Zaidco, Tuesday “ 19th Number io, Wednesday “ 29th “ Mt. Vernon on ail days of public gatherings. ; Alex. Pbtkmoh, T. 0. iiSI f • Ikliil RRftpSrlß&PHßß nm fe. ;I M lp |s 44h P &»% 11 iili §ll p| | immmm g b a N n N % H % p ft \k 4 a 8 W & L- , Just Look at This. - We want everybody who owes nn one cent to j (fo.ne forward, without waiting to be specially j called upon in person, and pay ns. Wo are j straining every nerve to raise the money nee-J try to move our family to this place from up per Georgia, and wo need every cent. It will’ inconvenience no one to pay us the small sum <lue up. but all those small sums put together, j and paid, would enable tin to be re-united with our family, none of whom wo have ever seen since we first came among you last spring. Wc shall probably veoer be in such » strait again. ! Think of our condition, and help us. We shall consider those who respond to this call as our : personal friends. This is not intended to refer to those who have recently subscribed or renewed, on time. 5 B 9 ; B sam IB IB ! iPiiiliiiillw liliilppiiiili TROY SPRING WAGON WHEEL WORKS, TROY. , OHIO. K... 30 ] 100 VA3ON. Manufacture for the Trade, SPRSN3 WsfcOHS, JUKP SEATS, SOLID and STICK SURRiES, Rc. .ii.i. u'oub Drop us a postal card and we will direct yon to our agent nearest vou, or furnish you ourselves with Catalogue and | Trices. THE Trey Spring Waps d Wheel Ms, TROY, OHIO. I A WEEK’S READtNG FREE FOR SIX GOOD FAMILIES. i Hond your name, and the n:.r,i<i and ajili tss of i sos vour neighbors or friends on a postal card and get lie for yourself and each of them, a copy of THE GREAT SOUTHERN WEEKLY THE "ATLANTA GOHSTiTUTIDN,’ ‘•UNCLE REMUS’S ivorl'l-fani'au Dim \ sketches "I the 'l l Plantation I tluvy. , J.‘ai key, “BILL ART’S - ’ liuiiuirons iiujsoboi'h f.ettor for the Ho.ru ai. I lioortli win inn:. Stone. *'l!K I -'Vlf V VII. TON Vad ventures told in the cracker dialect ; War Stcri.-s. Sketches of Travel. Notts, i’oer.is, Fun, Adventures, fhu Fanil. The Uonseliold, Correrjii'inlerce. A Worn loot Isir*lß'CTi‘ . a .tv En rain ain >i r..vr. Twelve Pace. The Brightest and Best Weekly. Please* every ’funnel of the Family. SKNL. X l’obl.VL, FOH A SI'ECIMBN OoPV t Adiiri-. 1-uL Co:-isnv:. Atlanta. Oa. AWOI \l KUKU’S. v For Tin Receiver. McINTOSH a. MeQUEEN, having yieldtHl to tno repeated solicitations of mends, takes this opportunity to auounce to the voters of Montgomery county, his candidacy for tho ottice ot Tax Receiver of said county. Should, the people, by their suffrages, honor him with the office, ue promiset* faitlitully to discharge his duty, to the best of his ability. Election January Jih 18t7. ! X7*IELDING to the earnest solicitations of ' X numerous friends from all sections of the I countv, Janies Higgs has oouaentod to bocomo : a candidate t»>r re-election to the office Tax Receiver of Montgomory county, at the ap -1 proachiug election. Being thoroughly conipe ’ 1 lent, with several years experience and fannl i iaritv with the duties of the office, and being, besides, a brave Confederate soldier, who lost a leg in defense of his country, and otherwise j unfortunate, his friends feel that ho has supe rior claims upon tho good citizens of the county for their suffrages. A \ 7E ARE authorized by M. D. Peterson t»> \ V aumiuiK'o his name to the people of Mont i gomery county as a candidate tor the office of ! Tax Receiver, at the ensuing election on the j first Wednesday in January ISK7. He i»ron»is j es that if honored l>v them with their sutfra ' ges, ho will discharge the duties of the office ( honestly- and to the bat ot lus ability, , County Surveyor.— \I T E ARE authorized to announce tho name Vt of John <l. Hamilton for tho office of Cotntv Surveyor of Montgomery county, at tlie election in January next. 11' elected will faithfully endeavor to discharge tho dunes of tho office according to law, j For Sheriff. i | N compliance with the expressed wishes and j ! strong solicitations of many friends, i have ! consented to become a candidate for Sheriff of I Montgomery county, at the election in Janu • ary next. If 1 should bo elected, 1 propose to ! reside adjacent to tho county site, to keep } my office open for the transaction of business ' six days out oi the week, to bo always on hand j when needed, (unless officially absent) and to I enter fully into the spirit of a faithful and effi j ciont discharge of all tho duties of the office, ' honestly and to the l est of my ability and nu j del standing. And I promise to arrest violent criminals just thoßame as those who are guilty J of petty violations of the law, Jahils D. Dahsi y. K T THE solicitation of friends, 1 hereby an- A nounce mysi If ns a candidate for re-election ' to the office ot Sheriff* of Montgomery county, | at the election on the lirst Wednesday in Jauu ; ary IW. Jah. D. MctiliEOOJt. ' r FHE friends of James Morris jr. announce to I the voters of Montgomery county, that he ' has consented to thu us • of liis name as a can didate for sheriff of said county. If elected, 1 lie will bring t«> #»o discharge of the trust, an I honesty ummpeaeliable, courage unswerving, 1 mi impartiality that knows neither friend nor i foe, and a natural fitness for the office. ; For Tux fVllcrtor.-- ! racin’, undersigned, at the rnjuest of many I a friend. 4, announces himself a candidate for the office of Tax Collector, at. the ensuing : January election, and promises, if ejected, to | discharge the duth s or tho office faithfully.-- I’baiiking the citizens for their cotithb nee mid ; past favors, l most respectfully solicit a con tinuation of tlu* same in theluturo. John N. Mill Eli. |>R()E. B. E. Herring ba . many warm and : 1 appreciative friends, who, knowing liis i more than ordinary qualification* and gontle i manly traits of character, desire to announce • his name as a candidate tar Tux (Vllector oi Montgomery' county, at the .la oiary election, | in the hope’that, if elected, he will serve the j people. | f’.ll'l <l2 OIICI . ! r nHE friends ol V meric us sh Hamilton her* by I announce his mime as a suitable candidate for Cni oner of Montgomery county, ut the en : suing election on the first Wednesday in Jriiu ary next; if elected, l.» will discharge the du i ties of the office i»* full, to the best of his ftbil- I ity and undenffanding of the laws: For t ierk. - HAVING f»cen solicited, riiavc consented to j become « candidsto for the office of Clerk i < t tin Superior (!.»mt of Montgomery county, ! j .it the election to be held on tho first Wednes- j ! day in Jauuary next. If elected; the office will ; I be kopt open six days in tlie we(*k, and the i 1 records shall compare favorably with anv ever ( kept in the county. Phil. Mcßae. Far County Treasurer. iTfK \RE requested by E A H< lines, to an \ \ nouiK'O bi- name as a candid ite for tlie office of Comity Treusuror of Mont/ornery f'o., at the election on the first. Wednesday In Janu ary !Sff7. The many friends at whose solicita- i tin i ho has been induced to come before the pnbli -. have tlio rtssuranco of an honest and competent administration of the county’s fi nances, in the event of his election: lisp! ■jrFj* V’ cj-viing^. outoTmder. C/ ,A - l-!0 EQ^ 1 " \wwj!Z£mm J 30 UNION SQUARE NEW YORK. K,iQ e 1 Ll MASS. GA. TOR SALE BV | CITATION. Georgia, Montgomery County: To ali. Whom ir May CoNi-kbn: IJ4 D. Pliillipa auj O, P. Blotuit have in due li. ti'i-in api'linl to tin- undiTaiKiiud ft>r per manent Lcttem of Adminiatratiun on iliecHtate of JoHoplipliillipa. Into ot said county,deeeaKed, and 1 lull pas* upon said application on tlio Ist Monday in November 1886. Given under my hand ami official signature 4th October 18811. IV. fee t:!,35. Alkx. Mi Autui h, Ord’y. CITATION.g Goergia, Montgomery County: To all Whom it May Conctbn: IT T H. Herndon baa, indue toviiL applied V T . to the undersigned, for permanent Let ters of Administration on the estate of Homy Herndon, late of said county, deceased, and 1 will pass Upon said application on the first Monday in December iBBll. given under my bund and official signature, ibis 41b day of October ISSii. AlkjC. MoAbtuuk, Old v. Pr. fee $3.85. URIIK4IO NOTICE. W T H.l. be let to the lowest bidder on tlie >* lltli day of October next, the building ot a bridge across Alligator Clock at or near the Roioraft Ford. 'The speeilieations will be exhibited on the day, and can be found w ith John Mcßae prior to the day "f letting. The right to reject any or all bid* i» hereby re served. 'Phis Kept., fith 1886. By older of County Commissioners, John C. McAlihtku, Clerk. Ges Piano 0 (Srpn 80. ESTABLISHED I0!»9. Beautiful Now Up fight riairo, Rosewood Ca*i>. for only amino Huh instrument j our kino nut No Urbans tirPiauoa popularly of there In- * ’ ' "** Blruinrms, ns is proven oy tlio WOWORllKl’fj oe.r inureftHOtl fucilitJru for tlio manu facture of Pinno3 Organs enable us to offer In j., atnirnentn of tho IlliiSM- IjSST «HAI)K at lower ■S' prices than is asked for Inferior ones. y/kjy!' 'r.tAA Write us and w« will lAko uleaHUro in giving all £ V tho information doslml •te 1 .•" froo of charge. All our V 3 I iMtniniPiib ivro war rw,u,<i *°* l ea,ih ;yy p:s V v 1 and aro nont anywhero on >/■ 15 H test trial. ♦V 'p Royal Oem Organ, Soffit Black Waluut Caao, for m-lSm Komi for Illustrated Cat ‘ ’ aloguo. JBB{ a: ■ 1 2,/ iSplfCaEiiMa.. Bloune mention thle . y *■ . paper when you writo. Washington, Warren Co., N. J. t U. S. A. ■if ‘*•' s' -‘-it 'a'i Tx rrrE;:: “ J - 1 ‘v.-.'V, ' '1 di DCT F I n bT H 2A- A L, , •>Knit most cistviAß STSiBLS - s LhY b -“7 «D*. 8 Vt'y uj -1 * j B CROSS CUT 9 9 Write ton. for P.ICE. J •' *’ ' J L.nd Catal*3ouk«. S A W 3- L .sfysa *. rs - »“• p*^r t. G. ATKINS « CC., indianapoiis, ir.d. K/TiiE Uaßt eUBMiNO-Sfe SEWING-MACHINE HAS HO EQUAL. PERFECT SAfIS^ACTIOJi New to Swim Bate Co. —ORANGE, MASS.— 30 Union gmtvc, W. Y. Chicago* Kl> St. loots. Ho. Atlanta, Ca. Dallas Tc/. Kan Franr.ltio, Cal. — »f7 ' . J.YW. MciNAX < o , Ml. V- iii< i 0« ,^/uStgcoayPV. SEED,--J^ ; ‘ lu^r T "■*&gir 3f*> varf'TtJcsof O&bba ** of Com, SMB of <J»V *> <• , 4 l of *•; (on, Jt.f or W it*. ITS of i )7 -d i-. 111980.5 £:%'>f 9ii'i l(?' f -to. iiotfj. j . iH-r- mi proportion, r. Jen-ge portion of all v. hio-ti w<*r*» on lo flv#*fW'**d Par rim, w 111 bo found .<» .< y Vceriubld uud I lowrr Hri i! Cnf* (tloffitr ft.r 1 4 S'i. v. • h will M HUNT I’ffl’K to uii who auplr. C . oor wrlti* for it. Allv** 1 hold from Ttijrntf bilshmaiit warrant**! to b«: both fronh and trim to tminr. ho f.ir f !j.'»t Mhould It prove ijttt' rw 1M: I will riiflll th« ordf’V t'rallK. Tbo original mtr *'iuc*»r of Prrlv Ohio and Hurbank potatoes. M.irblebriul I’j\r\yUora. tin* Huh hard fe-jua-!i, Marblehead CaWmg* h, I'nljinry'is Melon, and a score of other now vegetable*. / invite tho t>.'i*of the public. New j M*n dull ~ J.\MEZ /. 11. OI'.KLOHY.?iaO.:' h# . ‘f •* I I McRAE & PRITCHETT, IDE A.LERS IK GENERAL MERCHANDISE & FARM SUPPLIES LOTT, GEORGIA, (AT Til Kilt TUItrENTINE DISTILLERY, FIVE MILES FUOM MT. VEIINON, SOUTH.) PAY THE HIGHEST PRISE FOR PRODUCE, AND ASK THE LOWEST FOR GOODS, Os uuy Mercantile Firm in Montgomery Couuty. We keep on Lund THE LARGEST STOCK OF HATS IN THE COUNTY, AND SEEL THE A! EOUTIIG LEAST MONEY. Farming Implement.), Hardware, Woodwnre, Tinware, Fancy and Heavy Groce ries, everything in the w»y of GeutH 1 Furnishing Goode, Retidy Made Clothing Ladies’ Hat.s and Drown Goods, and everything in the line of Dry Goods Kotinna und General Merchandise. Our stock of J ’ > ‘ Hl01 " , DD Jk-IDIT-lJi: JYIDIE CLOTHIKG, Is the largest and best in Hie country, and will b© sold cheaper than Iho cheapest. ,VIV 1 > .A* T< > I I ATS .YIN 1 > DRY GOODS 1 We defy competition, come from what quarter it inny. Wo will sell yoii I'rintn 5(o 7 ots.; Plaids 7J(m 10; Flour 0(« 7}; Corn 85c; Coffee 8(~ 10 tV, O to the dollar, and other tbingH in proportion. Give us a trial. You will tiud our salesman Mr. ,T A. Doster. polite and ready to wait upon you. No trouble to show you our goods, but a pleasure. All aro uvited. apriO Bti Giu. PIANO A m OMAN CLEARING OUT SALE. VOISJJL CHANCE T 2 SECURE A GOOD INSTRUMENT Jk. DJLD.a-Jk.l3sr. Come np, ItuyeiK. Here’s yoor chance. 100 Pianos I 100 Organs I to be closeil out regardless of value ! A genuine Clearance Hale to reduce slock. These Instruments aro over and above our regular stock; must got our mouey out of them. Keinc it re lire, net used 11 dav; some have turn used ii few months: Annie used six niontha in a year; some used from two to live years. Koine are good Hemnd-Ifand ImttinmcnU taken uy exchange and t horn Uglily repaired, renovated lcjiolislutd and made ay gi aid as uuw. In the 200 there arc Square Pianos, Upright rhinos, Grand Pianos, ClinrcT Organs and parlor Organs, trom over twenty different, Miikeit, including Cliiekc ring. Ivn.ilie, Mason .V lliiniliii, Mullet A Minis, Mhtlltislu-k, Y’osv, limit.-;, Arion, Gubler, IVlaniiel, Slioniiigcr, l*>tey and Dent. Descriptive Lists are punted, and a purchase can be made by correspon dence us well as by person, lustrum ils arc represented precisely us they nre, and if purchasers arc not suited wo refund their mouey. Terms Raw*. Pianos #lO "(d month; Organs &> HI month. Ofout induce incuts to Wput Cash buyers. Write und wo will offer bargains/ that will open your eyes. _ <Jv*t twriitv of Ihoso iuHtriinieuls were sold during Centennial week, but time arcv!i)t) left, wliieh must go in the next tit I days. From thioo l« (ivo arc suolil daily. Write quick if you want to secure owe. This advertisement (iu 50 gooil papers; will clear out I hi 1 lot. > Write for Piano and <trgan Clearing Out Sale Circulars, and mention this ad vertisement. Write lit imcr. Address LUQOEN & BATES, KOUTHEHH KUSIC HOUSE SAVANNAH GA., Or, A. L. ItYALS, Ag’t. Mo Villa Git. LlllirilOl i HV-CTTTnFB —rMphthATlA,Crtmii. A»ihm*, BroneMU*. N»nr»i*U, Bhonnntl«m. Weodlns «l V lo ,itJUfl; floar ixattmm. I/illNimr.i., lf».,klnx'Co J B l..Wh<,oelfi* On»«li Oatairh. Cholor. Morhiiii. I«;iiootj»ry. taiTonls j;j .. r . |. I,lU.J’nirjmtnt fi.i'. l!r. L. H. 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Kwcrt, I aezn, Av any Quivn Von’vc ever sce r 8 .^v For her tamrat np nose. Her *»wt Itltlr to.*. Her pretty pink bo»r, And »i: ber civtUrs View ivmliml with ELECTRIC LIGHT SOAP V'lfhont pYjfihlnjj. | ir»t < Ihm Hoi«»u*lif<‘|M‘ri n«*e If. I«t. Vtnulnnfv flolltrH in lb* nsnnl mruiptd* •'} l:«rtl work; It wvi*r* you oiit otul Alee tdollies too. l*i!. 7’**l n hfHrr plan and linest Sire* cfiHa 'u .; Imr of K£ 1* £€T It 117 MOnX S'.l A TSiim*. l«fi bo r, Monry, uf.d rintln*M. lif «% di rvcUU 0.9 sli© n rapjM*r of earli bar. . ATKINS SOAP CO. INDIANAPOJiIS: INF*