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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 1905)
VOL. XX. Hoke Smith and Joe Hill Hal! Speak in Montgomery. Without any previous announce ment, Hon. Hoke Smith addressed the citizens of this county on Thursday last at the noon recess of our superior court. His speech was along the same line as already delivered at other places. He, . . ! spoke of his-urgent call into the , race to reform sundry evils, and free the people from ring rule and railroad oppression. He attacked the trusts as fostered by the pro tective tariff*, jumped on Hump McWhorter and the Southern Rail road, and announced that money was not only used to buy U. 8. Senators but Georgia legislators til so. Mr. Smith was introduced by Col. J. B. Geiger in a brief but pointed address. He spoke of him as the candidate of the people as against the corporations. Col. Geiger is an enthusiastic Smith man. He paid his usual complaint to the Atlanta Constitution, and denounced in strong terms the work of his opponent. Clark How ell. He discussed_at much lengt h his negro disfranchisement policy and saw in it the only safety against a possible negro menace. His plea for education and a chain of Christian schools was the most eloquent part of li is address. He advocated the education of hands as well as hearts, lie closed with a strong appeal to voters, and very tacitly showed that votes cast for the “good fellow” —others in the race besides Clark Howell — would be thrown away. His address brought out some applause, and he evidently had a majority of followers in the meet ing. FOR FIFTEEN CENTS COTTON. Atlanta, Vov. 13. —President Jordan of the Southern Cotton Association says: “The declaration of Secretary Wilson that the recent condition report is accurate and trustworthy and which shows that the year’s crop will be in the neighborhood of 10,000,000 bales should knock out all high estimates and put everybody down on a working ba sis of a short crop. “The secretary’s estimate con firms the report made by this as sociation some tune ago, predict ing a crop of about 10,000,000 bales. As this report confirmed very accurate information from two more reliable sources it is un questionable that the remainder of the crop now in the hands of the planters should not be mar keted for less than 15 cents per pound. I shall at once issue a proclamation advising tins course” SHOOTING AT M’GREGOR. On Saturday night last McGre gor was the scene of a serious shooting affray among the colored population, two of the partic ipants being badly hurt, one of whom is not expected to live. During the progress of a festival, the occasion of charms to all neg roes, John Cook was shot iu the breast and through the lungs. He was a visitor from Lothair, and his condition is critical. The other unfortunate, Robert Ben nett, was shot in the heel, but in some miraculous manner is expec ted to recover. About twenty shots were fired, and excitement ran high. Dr. Palmer was called up and gave the wounded men immediate attention. Bennett was in the employ of Mr. W. T. McArthur. Cook cannot live. Col. B. B. Cheney of Lumber £ity came in yesterday. The Montgomery Monitor. The citizens of Montgomery had jan opportunity to hear Hon. Joe Hill Hall on gubernatorial mat ters last Friday. At the noon recess of superior court he spoke 1 in his usual vigorous stylo, and held the audience as interested listeners. He was introduced by Hon. W. A. Wooten, who, in a very neat speech, referred to Mr. Hall as the one man who had I . 1 i stood for real reform in the affairs’ of Georgia. Mr. Hall sailed into the railro'ad , i y | corporations, particularly the Southern railroad, (he peniten tiary and whiskey rings. Early in his talk he got on the Atlanta Journal \Vith both feet. He de scribed in graphic lines the pas sage of the band wagon he was arranging to drive in triumph j through the state, and the seizure ! of the reins of the rumbling char iot of Hoke Smith. He declared that Hoke had deliberately swiped his platform and pushed him off. j He spoke of the combination of I I Smith, Watson, Wright and Hines’ as a terrible mess. As two-thirds of his remarks: were directed against. Hoke Smith, | his sallies brought repeated ap plause from the Howell men in the audience. He denounced Smith’s disfranchisement policy, and vowed talit lie would never vote for a bill that disfranchised! white men to give negro dudes the right to vote. • He again stated that he had not j yet announced his candidacy so j J J governor, and his only reason fori taking a part a.s being bis desire j to bring about the reforms forj | which he had labored so many! j years. OTHER VISITING ATTORNEYS. In addition to those in attend | ance on superior court last week, | we note D. C. McLennan of Mc- Rae, Col. Sanders of Dublin, Col. Jay of Fitzgerald, Col. Jones of !Cordele, Judge C. 11. Mann of English Eddy, Geo. H. Harris of Mcßae, W. \V. Larson of Swuins boro and J. R. Cooper of Macon. Our Statement. We respectfully call the atten ! ion of the public generally to the ’excellent condition of this Bank J as reflected by a statement in this i issue. We were never in a more healthy and prosperous condition, | and never more able to meet the (demands of the banking public. We cordially invite those who are without a banking home, or those- who anticipate making a ‘ change, to investigate our meth ods with a view to adopting our bank as theirs. THE IYIT. VERNON BANK, Mt. Vernon, Ga. ELECTION AT ERiCK. An election has been ordered in the Erick district for Saturday, Dec. 2, on the no fence law. There was a counter petition filed against the election, but Judge McArthur finds that the matter can only be settled by an election, a similar j case having been decided by the supreme court for Pulaski couuty r . GET YOUR TIRES SET. Mr. J. Sellers, the progressive blacksmith of Alley, has added a House Cold Tire Setter to bis equipment and can shrink a whole set of tires in a few minutes. Mr. Sellers is a good workman and is now prepared to turn out work in a hurry. K. OF P. TOMORROW. The regular convention of Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 157 Knights of Pythias will be held at its castle ball in Mt. Vernon on tomorrow (Friday) evening. All brethren ! requested to attend. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOV. 16, 1905. NEGROES WERE DESPERATE. Since his induction into office Deputy Sheriff Taylor has run some narrow risks on lus life 111 attempting the arrest of negro criminals. On Sunday night he went to arrest Jake Mercer on the farm of Mr. 0. C. McAllister, and finding his man in a house with Frank Martin's family, demanded his surrender. Jake jumped behind a chimney in flu* room, grabbed a gun and jabbed Sheriff Taylor in the mouth, the gun being knocked aside just as it was fired. Martin and lus family piled on to Mr. Taylor and helped Mercer to escape. Martin was brought to jail, and also Lem Limes, the latter held as a witness. Jake Mercer is still at large. He is a desperate negro, supposed to be the one who killed a deputy sheriff and two other men at the same t ime in Bulloch county four years ago. SCHOOL HOUSE BURNED. The Barlow school house, a few miles north of Glen wood, was burned Tuesday morning. The fire is supposed to have originated from a defective flue. The flames were not discovered until well under headway, and the occupants had just left the building when the fire burst through the ceiling. The school was i i\ charge of Miss Ophelia Anderson of Ohoopee, but. it is understood that the pa trons will arrange for her to finish the fall term. :©©::©:®::® ©,©■©:©,©:©.© :©; ©>;©:©:■©:©:© ©:©© ©;© © © I LOCAL and PERSONAL | ,0 © :©; ©e: e ©■©:©:©;©:© ;©: © ©;© ©©© © © ■©. ©©; © © All aboard for the show Monday ’ next, 20th. Mr. L. L. Averet of Claxton spent Sunday with friends- 111 Mt. Vernon. Lucien is a jolly' good fellow, and during his stay of a year here made many warm t riends. After attending court here for several days, Dr. M. L. Currie leaves Monday for Jasper Texas, where he has large turpentine interests which are being profit able developed. Mr. John Elza Odom, well known to our people, is with him. 11011. G. M. Clements of the west side attended court here Mon day last. Before making your guano con tracts for next crop, write to T. S. Heyward <fc*Co., Savannah, and you will learn of something to your advantage. Tty enrollment of pupils at the E. 15. I. continues to increase, and the school is now 011 a mag nificent basis. Mr. Geo. L. Adams is here this week and he is shaping up things and getting ready to start work on the McNutt block.—Lyons Pro gress. Rev. J. C. Brewton of the C. 15. I. will occupy the pulpit at the Baptist church in Mt. Vernon 011 next Sabbath All cordially in vited. Remember the K. of P. meeting tomorrow evening. Visiting mem bers of the order are cordially in vited to be present. Hon. Sam Small paid us a call Friday' last. He is one of the most versatile writers in Georgia journalism, and his pointed para graphs are read with keen inter est. His visit here was to hear Joe Hill Hall, having run up front Lyons, where he was to lecture on Friday night. Attorney John R. Cooper of Macon, who conducted the defense in the noted-Rawlings case at Val dosta, reached here Tuesday. Mr. Jim Jones near Cedar Crossing has sold his large farm arid has been prospecting, with a view to buying a place near the ; big school. SECOND WEEK OF COURT. The second week of superior court finds everything moving smoothly along. Much civil bus iness was disposed of last week, the cases not involving any great amounts. The criminal docket was taken up on Monday, and quite a num ber of eases are being disposed of. There are very few important cases on the docket, most of the offenses being of a minor nature. The grand jury has not found as many lulls as usually mark the deliberations of that body, and they are having time to consider many things looking to tlie gen eral welfare of the county'. Court will probably continue through to Saturday night, as Judge Martin always puts in full time. A list of all the cases dis posed of will be published next week NOTICE COMMITTEEMEN. On account of the meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention on Nov. 23d. the executive com mittee of the Daniell Association will meet Wednesday, Nov. 2‘Jth, instead nf t lie 22d, as previously announced. The meeting will bo in tlie auditorium of the Union Baptist lnslieiite at 10o’clock, a. m. Churches wishing to apply through the executive committee, to the State Board for aid will do well to have a delegation present. Fraternally yours, J. 1> Raiiun. NOTES AND EAITKS LOST. Lost 011 Tuesday last at Mt. Vernon or on road to my place, an envelope containing several palters, among them five notes. One given by J. J. Fountain, one by S. 15. Morris, one by Charley Burton and others Please return to me and get reward. Nov. 15, 15X15. Jas. W. Adams, R. F. I). 1, Mt. Vernai 1, Ga. See the House Cold Tire Setter in operation at the shop of Mr. J. Sellers at Alicy. Sets the tires on four wheels while you wait. Mr. I). 11. Burney, represnting the Blaeksheur Manufacturing Co. of Blacksliear, was hero yesterday. Maj. I*. W. Meldrim always en joys his stay at Montgomery supe rior court. Ho was out one day last, week showing our local sports how to shoot partridges. Mr. Thomas Mason of Tattnall was visiting relatives here last, Hiit unlay. I The cotton business of T. S. i Heyward & Co. of Savannah luih {doubled this season, and their j fertilizer trade m-xt spring will j I show up the sumo way. Get, their J . prices Indore you buy. The High Grade Fertilizers sold j 1 by 'l'. S. Heyward & Co. of Savan nah have been tried in Montgom ery county, and found good. Write them before making your ] contracts. The Ailey Pharmacy now lias! | holiday goods for you anti your} ’ friends. Their Christmas goods; jure now' being opened up, and the | 1 lino is magnificent. Go over and! ! see Mr. Currie early in the season, j before the splendid lot is picked* over. See his announcement, m | this issue. j Mr. J. Sellers at Ailey has se jcured the sen ices of Mr. flora j Williams in his wheelwright, and : blacksmith business. They can) do your work in the liest manner 1 possible, and can set. your tires, J before you can hitch your horse. W \s'i no —A good man to act as local agent in Montgomery ami Tattnall count.es. Good pay to the right man.. Address Ocur.jv Makhlk Wouks, Dublin, Gu. The regular communication of Aural Lodge No. 23b K. & A. M. will be held Saturday, fSth inst. All visiting brethren cordially in vited to attend. ( Mr. W. 11. Shnrjie of Toombs 'county was here on Saturday. Toombs coupty would not have him as a cit izen if we had been allowed to locate the line. Mr. Jos. M. Ryals, formerly a citizen of this county and one of its best farmers, has been here ■ from Tattnall shaking hands with ) many old friends. Brief News Notes From AHI Over the Country; Tlio negro Jim Walker who | assaulted Mrs. Moore in the: suburbs of Atlanta lias been cap- t til red. A mob gathered when he I 1 was identified by Mrs. Moore, and > came so near lynching him as to! have a rope around his neck when , Sheriff Nelms rescued him. John Guy of Miller County is : in good health at the good old age of 102 years. ~ The state farm at Millcdgoville ] has cleared $25,000 tins year to he j ] turned into the state treasury. Fairburn, Ga., lmd a disastrous 1 fire on Thursday night, loss about, - $5 000. I‘ickpockets were quite numer- 1 011 s at, the Veterans’ Reunion in Macon last week, and several rob- j I lories are reported. Eire at Athens Sunday morn- f ing destroyed 1,500 bales id’cot-j ton in a large warehouse and $20,-, 000 worth ol flux, wit h a total loss of $85,000. . ! E. I*. Rent z of Dublin and oth-j or mill men have purchased the Silver Springs Lumber Company’s plant near Ocala, Fla., for $300,- (XX). Hurry Leonard, who stole $350,. (KM) from a New York bank just t<> show bow easy it could bo done, has been given thirteen months in j jail. All the funds had been re 1 covered. If i k that Savannah 1: getting most, of the turpentine business of Florida. 11. M. Stoddard of Savannah died Tuesday night, from injuries j reeeiyed by being run over by n: back on Monday driven by a no-! gro boy. E. L. Moore, flie street cur con ductor who killed Mrs. Wheeler while shooting at a passenger on his car a few days ago, will be tried next Saturday. There is strong talk that, Col. Bill Clifton of Mclntosh may en ter the race for Congress in the First District,. Win, Sninrtof Rulgelnnd, S. C.,’ Iliad his pocket picked in the union I station at Savannah on Monday.! lie lost $75 and his railroad t ick'-t. Tilton hud a jail deliver}' Sun day night and eight prisoners es | eaped. yyyyyyyvY v YYYYYYYYYYYYYYt*vvytyyyyyyyyyyyvyyyvyyyyy^ i J, [the happy daysf ► Os the Yule Tide are Approaching and you J: I► 4 r £ want, to make Glud Your Friends. * \ - \ \ OUR HOLIDAY GOODS j ► I ► arc Arriving. Choice Selections in the l seful and Beautiful * ► Fancy Toilet Articles, Vases, \ S Dolls, Dcnuliful Hricabrac, \ t Artistic Mantel Ornaments, ; • ■ ► .Suitable for grundtna or the tiniest tot. * £ . .1 4 , ► See our Choice Lint* before it is picked « ► over. - Prices will please you. - ► j [ AIELY PHARMACY, ► Ailcv. (jla. ' t ‘ : £ < •4AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA»AAAA4AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA* The Savannahquarantineagainst all points, on sinco Aug. Bd, was taken oil' Monday last, and no healt h port ideates arc* now neces sary. Tnree desperate criminals es caped from jail at. Dawson Satur day night, among them Hop Bald win, who had escaped once before. dim Walker, the negro who as saulted Mrs. Moore in Atlanta, plead guilty and was sentenced to hang on Dec. 8t h. W. H. Smith, who eseapod from the asylum at M it! ■•dgevillo some weeks ago and was shot while burning a house near Waycross ntid rettirtied to Milledgoville, made his second escape Monday. Walter Wo Sheppard of Savan nah has announced as a candidate for congress in the First District , (leo. W. Dcen and others Waycross have purchased 100,000 acres of land in Folk county, Fla., for turpentine purposes. J Fugineer Dow ling of tjio Atlan t it- (Joust I,ini' dropped his pocket book emit i ini ng $ 110 in the Fnion Station ie Snvannali Monday and foiled to find it again. Postmaster Wihe of Pickren in Coffee county luts be •!> placed him dera build of SBOO for opening and reading love letters passing Through iiis office. ' ; -I 1 1 Ivin tern mar Sparks on. Tues day last killed a eatitmoUliV eigli toen inches high, four foot long and weighing 108 pounds. RECOMMEND A CITY COURT. The Monitor understands that i the present grand jury stands unanimously in favor of n city court for t his county. . •. I*} >, ■ • We congratulate them and the <s . • :i: i count y that measures looking to good of the whole people are re ceiving t lieircareful consideration. They will probably taku under, advisement also t.he propriety of working the convicts upon our public roads. 'l'. S. Heyward & (Jo., high grade fertilizers will he used extensively in Montgomery county next sea son. , .... NO.’ 37.
