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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1906)
Rmwmnmw GRADES OF I AMERCIAL Pi TATIONERY. 4 R VOL. XX. NO. jo. Rules For State Primary; To be Held August 22d. The eyes of all Georgians were fixed on the meeting of the S’.ate Democratic Executive Committee which took place in Atlanta last Monday. The rules to he adopted and the time for holding the pri mary excited the keenest interest. The time fixed for holding the primary is Wednesday, the 22nd day of August. The date for holding the state convention is September 4tli, and the city of Macon was chosen as the place. Rules were adopted that make the primary strictly a Democratic affair. Rules 0 and 7 state squarely and definitely the qualifications of voters, and read as follows: “6 The official ballot to be vo ted in said Democratic primary election shall have printed there on the following caption: ‘State, Democratic primary election, ' 1906.’ ‘By voting this ticket 1 hereby declare that I am an or-, ganized Democrat, that I hereby pledge myself to support the or ganized Democracy both state and national.’ No ballot cast in said primary election without such! caption and obligations shall be counted by the managers. “7 While white voters without regard to past political affiliations who desire tc align' themselves MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES AT UNION BAPTIST INS’T. Memorial Day was celebrated at the Union Baptist Institute with appropriate services. Chapel exercises were held for the school, after which the day was given up to recreation. The services were opened by the singing of “America” by the school, followed with prayer and) appropriate remarks by President Brewton. Prof. Me kauri ne ad ■ dressed the student body, 14*1- lowed by Prof. Gates, who gave a good talk upon showing our pa triotism by making ourselves good citizens, and by doing the work well that falls to out lot. After singing “Maryland, My Maryland,” Prof. Merril read a poem oil the occasion, and Col. C. W. Atwil, a former resident of! Mt. Vernon, spoke in a pleasing manner. Col. Hutcheson, our county school commissioner, delivered a stirring speech, in which he de scribed the origin of the day. His remarks were exceedingly timely and enjoyed by all. After singing “The Star Span gled Banner,” the school was dis missed for the day. Such obser vances as this bring home to us with full force the need of in culcating in our children a broad, generous, liberal patriotism, and a reverence for our ancestors who did so much for this great country of ours. PRINTER WANTED. Reliable compositor wanted at once. Fair Pleasant sit uation and permanent work for right man. Any one in touch with an unemployed man will please have him write The Monitor at once. MONEY TO LOAN, Money to loan at 6 and 7 per cent on improved farms. A. B. Hutcheson, Mt. Vernon. Ga. i The Montgomery Monitor. with the Democratic party, are: hereby invited in good faith to; participate in said primary, an invitation is extended only to such voters as accept it in the -nine spirit of good faith in which it is I extended. Inasmuch as there has] arisen a controversy as to the in- 1 tent of the word “align” in the; foregoing, we declare that as here-! in used, it means to join the or ganized Democratic party and become a Democrat in good faith.” i The members of the committee! for the Eleventh District are, R.j F. Ousley of Valdosta, A. D. Gale | of Brunswick, and W. A. Wooten of Mcltae. BONDS LOSE OUT AGAIN. The election on the question of issuing bonds for paying for the new court house was pulled off last Thursday, being the second | time the matter has been submit ted to the people. The issue was not warranted by several hundred ! votes, the exact figures we have ' never been able to get. Payment of the expense of building will i have to lie met by a direct tax. 1 RETURNS DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY, APR. 26, 1906. | 1 S? S’?* i hi 3 r+ -• p S £ 1 r! o 2 » 5 2 -s r* Z - > 2 2 J.; PRFPTVPT 6 ! e 2 Ti. ** 3" <r* o] ® ~ ss 2 s 2. 'E 2* 2 «> p " • <i> t® 1 IvnLIiVLl o rt- 3! S3* • OfSp" * P* tS ct,crO„,-s<, B cn ST <l‘ pi »/ £L ® et- ry E >-s to o E S •'IE © C "“R %%§&§-C* a § o a B | | 3 __ * | | Mt. Vernon - - 1508 147 11 145 310 145 154 15 21 26 j 371 131 10 48 44 46 61 [6Bj 155 40 107 g Soperton -- - 194 92 84 66 192 86 109 313 10! 42 51 86 17 » 2 84 loj Jooj J 8 08 60. 30 107 g $ Lothair - - - - 168 82 29 53 160 90 73 1 426 32 86 37 15 1 8 87 01 B<< ' 14 * “i ji S Higgston -- - 143 70 5 67 185 48 116 816 24; 12 48! 2 19 26 12 7 881 101; » »2j J <■»•* ■& ft Longpond - - - 137 80 4, 52 138 89 98 62 9 18 17 23 8 10 63 26 16 81) 72 1 •> J. J l % | Normantowu - 24 4 <P22 26 8 18 0 I 0 16 9 <> 0 I 1 < 0 2j 5 21 *! | 26 „ * Glen wood - - - 149 69 49 32 151 47 105 0 0 77 89 10 7 71 0 b><» <» J] •*, 79 O.P Mb; 3 ; 108 4 Laudeberg - - 91 38 752 92 43 50 011 0. 820 2* li 14 14 83; 81 15; 2.» on »8; - [$ Alamo.- - - - 94 6 90 2 97 56 44 0 8 111 40 7 23 Hi 6 00 18 Jo 2 40 48j 70 23 99 g. i Erick - - - - 125 43 60 23 124 76 47 I 210 69 6 22 fi 20 21 84 47 8 J M 7o U 1-- *, s! Springhill - - - 64 9 27 271 62 27 86 0 6 01 34 7 2 I 17 7 9 ID 5 34 43 h 01 |2 McArthur - - 115 51 1 60' 110 66 48 8 752 j 27 16 0 10 jB2 48 lo JJ JO Jl 8.1 [ 41; 00 JJ* | ! % 1607 686 347 OOP i 597 73J 898 83 98 270 373 870 183 158 210 387 317 058 519 317 726,61910. x 1626 || §( | l I I f»# • The above is a tabulated statement of the vote in Montgomery’s Primary held on I lmrsdny J hist \v«• <• k. lln‘!< < t ion g s passed off quietly and good order was preserved at every polling place, so far as we have learned. Ihe contest was spii it. d, mt » conducted in jolly good humor. Veteran George W. Jlurr*4l received the largest vote of any candidate 1626. (.ongn.HHman a I W. G. Brantley came next with 1007 votes. John C. Calhoun, only candidate for clerk, received l<>.J7 votes. RAILROADS AND RAILROADS. Charters for new railroads are getting to be as common in South '■ Georgia as pig tracks. Some of: them are applied for in good faith with an honest intention to build, while others are applied for with the sole intention of heading off some other enterprise in the hope of selling out to it. No finer section can be found in this state than Montgomery county, and our territory is only! begginning to be developed in an i agricultural way. Capitalists who are seeking a short, paying line ; from Augusta to Florida can see! at a glance, by reference to a good I map, that a line from Swainsboro traversing the east side of Mont gomery, crossing the S. A. L. t road about Iliggston, is the ideal short route from Augusta to 11a zlehurst. From the latter place connection is rapidly being made south-west and into Florida. It is to be hoped that Mr. John Skelton Williams and others who are interested in such an outlet will not fail to see the splendid ; country through which such a line would pass. A STRAY HOG. One white and black listed sow, marked split in right ear. The i owner can get same by paying the reward, V. 11. Patrick, Marshal Tarrytown, Ga. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY. 3, i 9° 6 - SOUTH GEORGIA’S CANDIDATE COMING. | The citizens of Montgomery county, and especially the Con ! federate Veterans, will bo glad to meet Col. J. H. Estill here \\ ed uesdav, May Dili, during the first week of our superior court. His clean and manly campaign, | free from the vituperation of the : greedy politician and pitched upon i the high plane of a true Southern J gentleman, is exciting the admira tion of voters all over the state. CARD TO PUBLIC. To my Friends and Fellow Citi izons: lam perfectly satisfied ] with in), race for tax collector. Os course I should have been glad if my friends who went to Mt. Vernon from incorporated town districts could have cast their ballots for me as they desired, but the registration law was against them; and I shall always be sat isfied with t lie law governing our country. 1 have been personally acquainted with Mr. It. N. Wood for a number of years, and know him to be an honorable gentleman, therefore I am confident that in him we will have a good and effi cient officer. Should 1 enter poli ties later, 1 would try just a hit more to win. Thanking my friends 1 am Yours truly, James W. Adams. ! e: & ®'s;e e © © a ©s e ® |f | | LOCAL - PERSONAL § | —l % &&,ee& s© & a M ». i s I%BW. I% 1S ®Us a ® Prof. R. E. White of Plains, Ga., came over Sunday morning and spent the day with friends. Having taught here, ho is well | known to our people. Mr. H. J. Gibbs was in town i yesterday. 0 Mrs. C. A. Mason is critically ill with pneumonia. Mrs. A. L. Powell and children 1 of Stillmore are visiting relatives in Mt. Vernon and Alley. : Miss Atha Hicks is with her | cousin, Miss Birdie Mason, this week. Misses Nell McAllister and Stel ! la Morris spent Sunday and Mon day with Miss Inez Macßao in North Mt. Vernon. Mr. Lucieu Avret was a visitor from Mcßae Sunday. Mr. James Riddle, Jr., has been quite ill at his home in Ailey. Keys Found. —Own< r can have same by calling at Monitor office and paying coat of local. Dr. Harris of Atlanta visited Drs Hicks and Fox Monday. THE UNION SINGING | CONVENTION SUNDAY.! The Union Singing Convention! met April 29th at bong Branch j at at 10 a. m. Convention was called to order by President 11. W. Rivers, and prayer was offered by Mr. C. M. Williams. Messrs i; J. K. McKinley, W. 11. Clark, 1 Charlton Clements and and h. P. Banks were appointed a commit tee j to arrange the day’s program. Lessors ot 20 minutes each were led by Prof. .1. C. Lenderman and Messrs. W. T. Smith, W. A. Hood, C. M. Williams and Haralson, j At 12 o’clock the convention ad-i journod for dinner, to meet again at 1:30. After a short, song ser vice a business session was held. Mr. C. M. Williams was elected president and J. F. McDaniel secretary. About. 800 people were present, and the dinner was sufficient to have fed as many more. A royal good tune was lmd, and manyj thanks are due the people of Long Branch for their kindness. Convention adjourned at 8:30, to meet, at Alamo at at 10 a. m., on the sth Sunday m July. J. F. McDaniel, Secretary. G lon wood 11. I’’. D. No. 1. Mrs. F. P. Griffith left today for , her home at Athens. Her daugh ter, Mrs. W. B. Kent, is recovering from a continued illness, i A party of Mt. Vernon young] people contemplate a trip to Tybee ; i in a few weeks. Mr. J. J. Burkhalter, a proim- ; ■ neiit citizen of Springhill, was a j visitor here Monday. Mr. J. P. Fulglmm of Higgston was transacting business here on Tuesday. Mr. James McNutt bid off the 1 j Bowyer land advertised by Mrs. S. E, Bowyer, executrix, aild sold here Tuesday. Judge J. 11. Montgomery of Lo thair, with J. C. McAllister and NV. C. Mcßae of Mt. Vernon are ; busy this week examining books I of the various county officers, as; per appointment of the last grand j i jury. Mr. Herbert L. Scott, in charge of J. 11. McKenzie’s Sons’ work on ! the new court house here and Telfair’s new court house, was a ! a visitor to Augusta Sunday News Paragraphs The Two hundred carloads of straw berries wore shipped from the dis trict around Wilmington Monday. The jury in the trial of Mrs.] Standifer for killing her sister in j Atlanta March 9lh returned a ver dict in ton minutes of not guilty. In the first issue of the Atlanta | Georgian last week John Temple; Grayes, editor of the new paper, announced his withdrawal from the race for U. S. senator. On Sunday altornoon a farmer ! named A, Barfield shot five times j at a widow living on his place near Claxton. The was hit twice) j but. only slightly wounded. Bar field was taken to jail at Roids ville at once. The safe of J. H. Wilkins A Co. 1 at Jcsup was blown open Sunday night, and the burglars secured' { about $l5O, the total damage bo ! mg about SSOO. j At the Cotton Spinners’ Con j I vention at Washington, D. (J., on Tuesday hu t , plans were discussed for doing away with the middle men. Harvio Jordan of Georgia attended. Stuckey. * Hpeeial L. A. Hutuway made a business trip ts Me Hue last week. Mrs. Martin of Wrightsvillo is ! visiting lier daughter, Mrs. M.j | Jenkins, this week. Mr. I . J. Sumner from Mcßae ' spent Sunday afternoon very ! pleasontly in our town. | J. I>. McDaniel spent Saturday ami Sunday with homofolks. Lester Clark of Hruoo was hero one day lust week. Mrs. Joe Morris is up again uf l ter a serious attack of illness. Rov. J. A. Screws delivered a touching sermon. The young people of this section enjoyed a sing at the homo of Mr, I i j Hattawuy Sunday afternoon. Our school closed Friday after noon and Prof. A. K. Wood left Monday afternoon for his homo' lat Fitzpatrick. He taught a fine] | school, and his departure is regret ted very much. | Miss Alma Stuckey returned I Thursday afternoon from a pleas ant visit to her sister near Glen ! wood. —A. j Col. M. B. Calhoun has moved j his law office into the Beugnot ■ building. / <&&&& ?! OFFICIAL OROAN 5 Kt OF 2 MONTGOMERY « COUNTY. g SI.OO PER YEAR, g PAGES i TO io. From Week of Events. Gov. Terrell has respited the Rawlings murderers, J. U., Mil ton ami Jesse, and the negro, Alf | Monro, until June Bth. Mount Hecla, the noted volcano of Iceland, has been in active eruption, and ashes have been scattered over a wide area. Col. Nat J. Holton, a promi nent attorney of Baxley, died I there Saturday morning. There was over thirty and a-half million dollars in cash locked up in the burned banks of San Fran cisco that will l)c recovered. A syndicate of New York capi j talists have agreed to furnish $100,000,000 to rebuild the burned ' section of San Francisco. The Royster Guano Co. was in dicted by tlm grand jury of Bibb county Tuesday for operating its j business on Sunday. The new Ilibcrniu Bank of Sa vannah had deposits of $200,000 on its opening day, Tuesday. The tenth annual convention of the King’s Daughters is in session at Waycross, and nearly one hun dred delegates are in attendance. James L. Sutton of Emanuel, five miles north of Stillmoro, died this week from an overdose of ; laudanum. Burglars, who arc supposed to be the sume who robbed a safe at Jesup, blew open t lie safe of L. It. Akin at. Mt. Pleasant Tuesday, se en ring SSOO. INSPECTING THE RURAL ROUTES. Mr. C. C. Tyler, inspector or rural routes for this district, was ; here last week inspecting the rural ! free delivery routes running out from Mt. Vernon. The routes made u very gratifying showing of the amount of business done. All of tlm f >ur routes show more pieces of mail than the av eruge routes of South Georgia. Route No. a, Mr. J. F. Mills, car rier, does a business equal to two ; ordinary routes. From Edna. Bpeciul Comupoiulouco. Our school dosed Friday, and the event was celebrated with an enjoyable picnic. Prof. Marluiul I made an enjoyable speech. Mr. J. A Ramsey and son, Wil lie, made a business trip to sHda lia one day last week. Misses Mary und Lura Knight were at Edna shopping Thursday. Little Sadie visited her little cousin, Lee Peterson, Mouduy. Miss Alice Williamson visited Miss Alice Peterson Thursday. Mrs. A. A. Peterson spent Sun day afternoon with her mother, Mrs. McLemore. I . ‘ Wo are glad to know that Miss Ninu Boyd is improving. . Mr. Horace McLemore of Mt. , Vernon visited here Sunday. Mr. Joseph Langford and sister, 1 Miss Ruth, visited here last Sat ; urday afternoon. —B. E, DENTAL NOTICE. 1 will bo in my new office in the Beugnot Building during the two weeks of Montgomery supe rior court, and w ill be pleased to have all who want first-class den tal work to call and see me. Dr. M. D. Cowart.
