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VOL. XX. NO. 47.
ANOTHER BURGLAR IS
CAPTURED AND JAILED.
Ellis Brown, alias “Kid Ellis,”
who was wanted for complicity in
robbing the Ailey Pharmacy last
winter, was captured near Tarrv
town and brought to jail here
last Friday. It. will be remem
bered that Will Brown, another
colored sport, was captured some
months ago with a quantity of the
stolen goods. He claimed that he
got the goods of Ellis Brown, and
was released 011 bond. Brown had
a preliminary trial on Monday be
fore Judge McLemore, and was
bound over to await the coming
of superior court.
LOST HIS TOE.
Little Claris, the second son of
Deputy Sheriff Everett Burch,
was the victim of a very painsul
accident last Monday in which he
lost the big toe of his right foot.
It seems that the heavy outside
door of the jail had been tempo
rarily left open and the child had
toddled into the doorway just in
time for a sudden closing of the
door to shear off his toe against
the heavy iron sill underneath.
NEXT SINGING CONVENTION.
The next session of the Union
Singing Convention will be held
at Longhranch church, one mile
north of Erick, on April 29th, the
sth Sunday. Everybody cordially'
invited to attend with new song
books and well-filled baskets.
W. E. Currie. Sec'tv.
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Rev. Chas. Montgomery is in
Blackshear today attending the
meeting of Presbytery.
Prof. H. J. Clark, now teaching
the Springhill school, was a visi
tor here on Saturday.
Col. W. L. Wilson went up to
Macon on legal business yesterday.
Miss Emmie Crowder, teacher
of the Ochwalkee school, spent
Monday night here with the
Misses Langford.
New car load of New Home sew
ing machines just coming in at
W. H. McQueen’s.
Mr. Lucien Avret of Mcßae was
over Sunday.
Miss Eula McKay stopped over
Monday evening, eu route to Ha
gan, where she is assistant m the
school, having visited her home at
Scotland. She has here many
friends to appreciate a visit.
Mr. W. W. Sumner spent Mon
day in Helena and Mcßae on
business.
Mr. Geo. L. Adams has returned
from a business trip to points in
Alabama, where he lias contracts
for depot buildings for the Sea
board Air Line.
Harrows, cultivators and farm
tools that lighten labor and ninke
big crops, are tlie kind sold by W.
H. McQueen.
Mr. Clarence M. Davis, secre
tary and treasurer of the Colum
bus Enquire-Sun, came over last
week and spent a few days with
friends here, being u son of Rev.
and Mrs. Davis of Atlanta, now
in Mt. Vernon. Mr. Davis was
warmly welcomed bv many friends
and acquaintances.
The Montgomery Monitor.
Glen wood.
Specie l Cnrrcspon.lenco
Mr. B. S. Calhoun left Sunday
for Valdosta after spending some
time with relatives and friends
here.
Mr. Joe Weaver has gone to
Ashburu.
Miss Lena Clark of Dublin is
visiting Mrs. Herscliel Kent.
Miss llosa Clements vissted her
sister, Mrs. C. L. Galbraith, last,
week.
Mr. W. E. Currie left this week
for Eastman and other points.
Mrs. Hart of Vidal la visited
Mrs. Dr. Rivers last week.
Miss Missouri Currie of Helena
is visiting Mrs. Jim Geiger.
Miss ldella MeQuaig spent Sat
urday and Sunday with Miss Ell
- Browning.
The supper here Wednesday
evening last, for the benefit of the
Methodist church, was quite a
success. A large crowd was pres
ent and a neat sum was realized.
The marriage of Miss Ethel
Galbraith and Mr. Elzie Adams
was quite a surprise to their many
friends. The bride is the young
est daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P.
Galbraith of this place, and the
groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Adams. May life for them
be “one grand sweet song.”
Mrs. Fulford died at her home
near Stuckey Saturday afternoon.
The funeral exercises were con
ducted by Dr. Brewton, and she
was buried in the Glemvood cem
etery Sunday afternoon, We of
fer our most sincere condolence
to the bereaved family.
j Dr. J. M. C. McAllister spent
Sunday with homefolks here, re
turning Monday to Rochelle.
!
Rev. L. B. Davi- filled the pul
pit at the Methodist church here
j Sunday morning, and was heard
Iby many warm friends and ad
mirers.
Mr. J. Wade Johnson spent yes
terday in Dublin. He was accom
panied by his cousin, Miss Belle
McAllister, of Longpond.
Col. M. B. Calhoun spent a few
hours at Longpond yesterday.
Don’t work yourself to death
with poor farm tools, See W. il.
McQueen, get improved imple
ments and save time and make
more crops.
His many friends throughout
the state will be glad to learn that
Dr. Chas Hicks has sufficiently
recovered as to be out. came
in a few days ago from the home
of Mr. F. .Mcßae and is now vjsit
r
nig in Mt. Vernon.
Little Miss Marie McQueen en
tertained a large party of her
young friends Monday afternoon,
the occasion being her ninth
birthday.
Col. W. B. Kent was a visitor
to Savannah Monday, and, strange
to say, found the Greene and Gay
nor trial still in progress.
Miss Audrey Adams of Mcßae
has completed a course in'book
keeping at the U. B. I. and will
return home.
Misses Lallie and Etta May
Calhoun of Longpond were shop-j
ping m Mt. Vernon Saturday.
New goods always coming in to
keep my stock complete. See me
forjdie best. YV H. McQueen.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APR. 12, 1906.
I THE BOND ELECTION AGAIN.
;< We have frequently spoken of the matter of a bond issue |
;i for Montgomery county to create a fund with which to pay for jj
| the new court houso, now in course of erection. Our position
| on tlie question is well known. The matter is not one of poli
tics at all, and the man who would so use it is simply trying ;j
;|; to further his own selfish ends. The whole thing in a mil
ls shell is, how shall we best pay the debt already contracted, bv ;j
|< money borrowed on long time at 5 per cent. interest, or by a
;|< direct tax this fall sufficient to raise the whole amount?
« The Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Montgomery «
ii county have thoroughly investigated the subject, and that the ;|
« people may have ample opportunity to express t heir preference ;!
« have called a second election on the question for 2(Rh inst.
« Our contention is that borrowing the money on long time ;i
and at a low rate of interest is much easier than to pay the
« debt all at one time by the heaviest tax levy this county has
k ever known. A lot of silly rot is always injected into a ques- :|
« tion of this kind, and some of it bet rays a lack of information >:
« that is really humiliating to people of average intolligenco. ;}
« We refer to such claims as “putting this comity under United :j
« States bonds,” “making a debt that w ill get bigger every year :|
« till the end of time,” and a thousand undoue such exagerated, >:
it nonsensical expressions.
By a b< ml issue properly managed, the new court house
« can be paid for and tno tax payers of this county will scarcely
feel the burden at all. It is well known that the taxable yal- !j
« ues in Montgomery county are increasing at a rapid rate. The :!
« tax books of this county show about a half million dollars in- :J
« crease in two years past. Although a part of our territory has !!
« been cut off', it is only reasonable to suppose that the same !;!
« ratio of increase will lie maintained for several years.
« A sensible man who wants to arrive at proper conclusions
» knows that a bond issue by a county is nothing more than a !j
» public, legal step for borrowing money, that it it is better for
« one individual tax payer it is better for all, that it is simply a
«■ problem in finance and not in politics. It is quite easy to see |
» that it is quite possible for those in charge of our finances to S
» provide a sinking fund which w ill not only extinguish this *
» debt aB fast as it matures, hut may be made to reduce the in- }
» terest at a greater rate per cent, than wliat we have to pay. A *
» small amount provided eaeh year for the payment of the debt,
» augmented by the increase in our tax values, would easily
& meet our expenses and cancel the bonds. |i
» It is scarcely worth while to waste time in answering much
» of the childish argument advanced by those who see in a bond
» issue nothing but a voracious monster, ready to gobble up the
» whole county, river and all. That old gray-haired citizen of
» Montgomery count}' who will not he at court a half dozen
5 times more, but who may be crushed by a heavy tax next full,
R is not the individual for whose use the new court house is being
8 built. The rising generation should help to pay for it, simply •;<
is because they are to be its real ow ners and users. !»
« If the people prefer to pay cash, and refuse to issue bonds, c
« their decision settles the matter; and they will see next full |
» how their plan of direct taxation works. |:|
[some NOTES I KOM IT. 15. INSTITUTE.
Mr. Carl Williams, u beloved.
student of the U. B. 1., has gone)
home. He is just up from a easel
%f measles and pneumonia, andj
■ we hope his return to us will be
! soon.
Measles is subsiding in ourcoin
’ munity, judging from the return
of so many scholars this week.
Mr. Fred Miller went home to
j Loth air this week to visit his
■ | folks.
Prof. Morrell Ims his clay mod-j
jeling of geographical drawings in
■ full force now, and some pretty J
work is being done at the C. B. J.
in the way of drawing.
Our garden is up and flourish
ing, and our modern truck farm
ing is fast proving a success.
The old addage still holds good, |
“better late than never.” We had ;
two new scholars to enter this;
week.
The commencement will soon!
he here, and grand preparations j
are being made for same.
DEATH OF A PUPIL.
Pasco Johnson, a well known j
and beloved student of the U. B.
j |
1., passsed away at his home near
Lyons Sunday and his remains,
were interred at Vidalia on Mon
day evening. He was taken with!
measles at the U. B. I. just six:
; weeks ago and was sent home a
month ago; and he was thought;
to have been improving when a |
relapse came which proved fatal.
Pneumonia followed the measles i
}
iand was t In; immediate cause of
j his deal I).
Tin; faculty and students of tlie
Union Baptist institute extend
their regrets and heart-felt sym
pathy to the bereaved parents.
His native wit and humor and his
genial good nature will long be
remembered on the grounds and
at the dormitories.
Sharpe School.
Special CorrtHpondcncc.
The farmers of this section have
i been busy planting corn for the
i past week.
We regret to report a small at
tendance at Sunday school Sunday
, afternoon.
I Mr. Northern Sharpe and sister,
Miss Beatrice, visited at the home
: of Mr. W. Jf. Sharpe Sunday.
The young people of this section
'enjoyed a musical entertainment
iat the home of Mr. L. P. Gal
!
! breath Friday night last. It was
! enjoyed by all.
I
Mr. J. S. Sharpe and sou, Mar-.
1 vin, made a business trip to Ailey
Saturday.
Mr. L. Sharpe made a business
trip to Vidaha Monday.
Miss Etta Gal breath visited
Mrs. E. Peterson iast week.
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Mr. E. G, Sharpe was in Alley
Saturday. —V.
See the bargains iu wash dress [
goods and 10c colored lawn of- j
forod by Mrs C. W. Fox.
News Paragraphs From
The Week of Events.
j Mrs. Willie Mansill, living near |
Kirkland, Gn., became frightened
lit a drove of cattle last Saturday
|and dropped dead.
I ko linwlings, George Mason and
Oliver Wilcox, three negroes held
for murder in jail at Mcllue, made
their escape tlioir escape Saturday
j night by sawing out the bars.
A negro with an insurance poli
jey for s2f>o dropped dead in Sa
vannah last Saturday. Five negro
women have called, claiming the
money as his wives.
I*. Thornton May re, Fred. W.
drown and A. Ten Eyck, associate
architects of Atlanta, have been
awarded the contract to build a !
million dollar court house in New
! Orleans.
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE
AT CEDAR CROSSING.>
The second quarterly conference |
of this circuit will be held <>n
j Saturday, April 21st'., at Wesley
i Chanel. Fridas' is to be observed
‘ !
las a day of last ing and prayer i
i Three days service. Kev. G. W.
I Mathews and other (Jhrislian
workers w ill bo with us, and prom
inence will be given to the cause,
of missions. Preaching by pastor j
at Wesley Chapel, tt p. m., on
April 21st. .1. S. Lewis, Pastor, i
From Alamo.
I Special (’oiTcapoiuUiilOO.
i Mr. S. I. Bullard, who has been i
j down fora week with measles, is
I
|up again, and we are glad to see
him in his [dace of business.
The L. P. Fordhnni Drug Co.
are now in their now brick build
j ing, and we wisli them much suc
cess in their new place of business.
| Mr. Cage Cox is out again after
[a serious attack of sickness last
week.
Some of our farmers seem to
be behind with their planting, but
we have had nice weather so a
week or more. Cotton planting
j seems to lie the order of the day
I here now, though it would be bet
ter to wait for a shower, when it
will come up nicely,
i Mr. John Massey, father of Mr.
! B. P. Massey, is very sick and has
: been for some time, and very little
j hope remains for bis recovery,
iHe needs the company of those
! who visit the sick.
There was quite a crowd out
|to hour Bro. Jlilry Wright deliver
j a heart -touching sermon at Snow
hill church. Come again next
second Sunday, as Bro. Wright
I can give you some good advice.
Mr. Scott is now erecting his
cotton warehouse here, and it up
pears to he a good large building.
We contemplate a good business
for him here next full.
Mr. J. W. Clements has measles
in his home, and his little daugh
ter, Miss Lucille, has been very
sick.
Mr. W, J. Walker, who has just
retired from saw milling, is now!
building on his place near Alamo.
We welcome him us a good neigh
bor who will now engage in farm
ing.
Mr. Forest Dials Ims opened up
a general store in the old stand of;
J. W. Clements <k Son, Mr. Dials'
was formerly a merchant here and
" 0 welcome him back. —B.
OFFICIAL ORGAN $
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PAGES i TO io
Mt. Vesuvius is in violent erup
tion, and rivers of molten lava
arc rushing down the mountain
sides, threatening death to thous
ands who live in the valleys below.
Andrew Carnegie, who has given
at different times if 200,000 to li
braries and schools in Atlanta,
was a guest of that city Saturday.
J. G. Hawlings and his sons,
under sentence of death in jail ut
Valdosta, and several pickpockets
confined there, came near escap
ing last Saturday by sawing the
hare of their cells.
A runaway horse at Live Oak,
Fla., last, Saturday plunged into
a moving train, and his feet Io«
coming entangled, 1m was dragged
a mile.
CO-OPERATIVE HOME INSURANCE.
Home insurance is becoming
very popular in this section, and
tho largo ad of tho Mutual Life
Industrial Insurance Association
of Georgia on our hist
week contains some interesting
testimonials. Agents of tho com
pany will soon cow r this territo
ry, and the third division will bo
soon filled. See the ad.
While the fun is on you need
The Monitor, Only ifl.OOuyeur.
Faster hats to make you shout
(for joy) and ready to wear goods
are still bavin a big run at the
st ore of M rs. Fox.
| YOUR MONEY f
1 IS SAFE
« only when it is invested.
h Burglars may damage ;j
8 you; lj.nl loitus may crip
ple von ; speculation may 8
ruin you . •
1 THE MT. VERNON BANK
j: offers you a safe place '!:
« to keep your money in j
IYou get it. on demand, and |
without danger of loss. A |j|
good rate of interest is paid I;
depositors when especially ;jj
arranged for. Your business •
cordially invited ; ;
MT. VERNON
BANK f
TU. Vernon, Ga. |
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■ and exjierieneo of the .non who ,il—
■ ro t this business, Bo<i who mix a
B fertilizer which “ninki - three (often
B a rlo-zen) bladcaof jfrossKrew, wbero
SfJ grew before. Tho name
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B two besom. or ut . anting, us well
B us second applleati. \ multitudesof
B fumieri in tho South have "ln-
B creased their yioldu per acre," and
B with tho larger profits which these
B increased yields brought, paid off
I the mortgngoon tbctrfanos. Don’t
H he fooled by nr.y dealer Into buying
B a "cheap" substitute.
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B Norfolk. Va. Savannah, Oa. B
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B Charleston. S. C. Memphis, Tenn. B
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