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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (July 19, 1906)
Hoke Could not Hear Confederate Widow's Plea . Georgia—Fulton County. In person appeared before me, Mrs. Margaret J. Hampton, who being duly sworn, says : I was born and reared in Dub lin, Laurens co., Ga., and am a daughter of the late Jeremiah H. Yopp, a pioneer citizen of'that county, and am related to the Stanleys, the Rowea, Chappells and other families of that county. I married in Dougherty comity, Georgia, and am related by blood or marriage to many people of' Dougherty and Baker counties, among others being the Davis anil' Collier families of Dougherty, and the Hampton and O’Neal families of Baker, _ lam a sister of Mrs. C. C. Niles, now residing in Atlanta, Ga., the wife of the late Prof. A. B. Niles of Griffin, Ga., and the mother of the late Chic Niles of Columbus, Ga. lam the widow of John Ran dolph Hampton, a Confederate soldier, who died of a malady superinduced by wounds received at Powell’s Gap, fighting in the command of Gen. Kirby Smith. As such widow, I draw a pen-; sion from the state of Georgia, and aside from said pension, I have relied, since my husband’s death, on my own earnings to sup port myself, and while they were living, my two children. In 1898, through the kindness of Hon. L. F. Livingston, I ob tained a permanent clerkship at SSO per month, in the patent of-' fioe at Washington. Subsequently I was transferred by Mr. Hoke Smith to the census bureau, for the purpose of giving my position iu the patent office to one of his friends, Mr. Smith giv ing his assurance at the time said change was made, that he would see that I was provided for, when the census closed. Two years before the census closed, and while absent by Mr. Hoke Smith’s permission, in at tendance at the death bed of my only surviving daughter, I re ceived a letter that I would bej dismissed. This letter was handed j me and opened in my daughter’s presence. She noticed immediate ly the look of added trouble that came into my face, and implored HIS KNOWLEDGE OF WEEDS. At a suburban residence near Philadelphia there recently ap peared an unkempt-looking in dividual who asked for employ ment, says Harper’s Weekly. It chanced that this application was made to the lady of the house her self, who was superintending the transplanting of plants in the gar den. “Are you a gardener?” asked the lady. “Ain’t had much experience at gardening,” was the reply. ■“Can you plant these bushes?” “I’d hate to risk spoiling’ ’ em, mum.” “Then, what can you do?” “Well, mum,” responded the unkempt-looking individual, “it vou was to hand me one of your husband’s cigars I might sit in the green house an’ smoke Gut them insects that’s eatin the leaves of them rose bushes.” HOME THOUGHT. “It must have been frightful,” aaid Mrs. Bossim to her husband, who was in the earthquake. “Tell me what was your first thought when you awaken in your room at the hotel and heard the alarm. “My first thought was of you,” answered Mr. Bossim. “How noble.” “Yes. First thing I knew a vase off the mantel caught me on the ear; then a chair whirled in my direction, and when I jumped to th&'msddle of the room four or j five books and a frame picture struck me all at ouce.” f Even after saying that he affect ed worder what made h3r so augry for the remainder of the ( ♦veiling.—Judge me to know the cause, and, to quiet her, I was forced to tell. With tears in her eyes she said: “Mother, write at once to Mr. Hoke SiifWi and tell him that your dying girl begs him not to dismiss her mother, for she has no home open to her and no work to return to, and he will not re fuse you.” These were her exact and last words to me, and it was under the inspiration of this that I, sitting j at lier bedside, wrote to Mr. Hoke ; Smith, telling him the circum stances and begging him to allow jme to retain my place, and re minding him of his promise. To this letter I never received a reply, but a few weeks thereaf ter—and without any complaint from any source whatsoever hav ing been made about my work — my formal dismissal was placed on ni} T desk. Immediately I sought and im portuned at Mr. Hoke Smith’s ■office an interview with him, which was flatly refused, where upon, in despair, I begged at his home for an audience, which was j denied me. Mr. Smith sent me word by his negro valet that he was “making his toilet and to ex cuse him.” 1 How I left the room I knew, but when I regained my consciousness I was on the steps of his residence, when and where J I registered a vow —recalling liis broken promise—li is refusal to accord me even the civility of an ! interview, something which no Southern gentleman would have denied a lady—that if Mr. Hoke Smith should ever seek the votes of my people in Georgia, that I 1 would tell them of his treatment of me, ! Prior to my discharge, Mr. Hoke Smith had given places to negroes, the like of which were be !ing filled by white people, and subsequent to my dismissal, ne groes were doing the same work in the interior department that was being done by white people. | (Signed.) Margaret J. Hampton, Sworn to and subscribed before the undersigned, this the Gth day of July, 1900. John It. Wilkinson, Ordinary Fulton County, Ga. NOTICE OF LOCAL LEGISLATION. Notice is hereby given as re quired by law, that at the next session of the General Assembly of Georgia, a bill will be intro duced and passed, with the follow ing title to-wit: An act to estab lish a local public school district in the county of Montgomery, to he known as the Soperton Public School District; to define the ' bounderies of the same; to regu late the management of the schools of the said district; to provide revenue for said schools; to provide for the eleution of five trustees and to confer on them powers and for other purposes. Notice of Local Legislation. A Bill will be introduced at the next session of the Georgia Legis lature to extend the incorporate limits of the town of Mt. Vernon. June 21st, 1900. TIMBER CART FOR SALE. I offer for sale a new timber cart at a bargain. Seven feet, four-inch tread. A bargain for cash or easy payments. J. W. Hughes, Mt. Vernon depot. MONEY TO LOAN. Money to loan at 0 and 7 per cent on improved farms. A. B. Hutcheson, Mt. Vernon, Ga. APPOINTMENTS MT. VERNON CIRCUIT. Longpoml, Ist Sunday. Mt. | Vernon, 2d Sunday, morning and ; evening. Ailey, 8d Sunday, both morning aud evening. Glen wood, j 4th Sunday, morning and evening and Saturday before. Caroline’s Chapel, afternoon of first Sunday. J. B. Gbiner, Pastor. I THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR —THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1000. Petition to Sell for Reinvestment. State of Georgia—Montgomery Co. To the Hon. J. 11. Marl in, judge of , the superior ■court of said county : | The petition of Fannie Rountree ! shows. 1. That she is the natural gnardi- j an and has qualified as the legal ; guardian of her said children, to wit: ! "Geo. M., UriosG., Eunice I?.. Arete j Mell, Jennie Then., Willie V. j and Annie Lee Rountree, all of said ! county, 2. That she owns a life estate in a I j certain piece of land with remainder j in her children as aforesaid and that she desires to sell for re-investment at private sale, the remainder inter est of said land as follows’ All that tract of land situate lying and being in the 1201st District, G. M. Johnson county, Ga., containing r>7 acres, more or loss, hounded north by Sa rah williams, east by Cedar creek, south by Joseph Jenkins and John son Bros. 3 Petitioner and her said children live some distance from the premises aforesaid, and owing to the small amount of land, high taxes in said county, petitioner deems it. best to sell, owing to the lack of income, and being albe to invest in a larger tract at a much less price. 4 Petitioner desires to invest pro ceeds of this sale in certain farming lands, to wit: That tract or parcel of land situate and being in Montgom ery county, being the south-east half ot lot No. I(V7 and bounded nort h by K N. Adams, east by Robfc. Attains, west by Henry Rowland and south by Thomas Kent, said tract contain ing 101 acres. 5 Petitioner shows that notice of her intention to make this applica-, tlon has been published once a week for four weeks, as required by law. Fannie Rountree Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 20th day of March, 1906. A. A. Galdraitli, N. P., ex offlc. J. P. Georgia—Montgomery county. After four weeks notice, pursuant to §2546 of Civil Code, a petition of which a true and correct copy is sub joined, will be presented to the Hon. .1. H. Martin, judge of superior court at his office in Hawkinsviile, Ga., on tlie 20th day of July, 1906. Fannie Rountree. A. L, Hatcher, Pet,s Attorney. Go-Fly keeps flies off Horses and Cattle. Sold by S. I. Bul lard, Alamo; Rivers Drug Co., Glenwood; and J. A. Peterson, Jr, Ailey; W, H. McQueen, Mt. Ver non, Ga. ROAD NOTICE, Office Commissioners of Road and Revenues, July 2 1906, in re work ing public roads of Montgomery County: Upon duly considering the pro priety of changing the present meth od of working the public roads of I Montgomery county under the Alter native Road Law now of force in said county. It is ordered and adjudged that, from and after the date of this order, the road funds collected from the people of each Militia District of said county, shall be used solely in the district in which it is paid and none other. It is ordered further that if. shall be the duty ot the Clerk of the boa: d of commissioners to keep the funds collected from each District separate and distinct, and draw warrants ori the funds from each District only for the purpose of paying legitimate expenses in keeping up the public roads of said district. W. W. Pope Chm, Win. Bland Kecy, J. C. Conner, Citation for Guardianship. Georgia — Montgomery Count v. To all whom it may concern: lira. Julia A Crumley lirh in proper form applied to me for letters of guardianship of the person and property of Thomas Wilkes, minor of fra aud Missouri Wilkes, deceased. This is therefore to cite all persons concerned, friends and next of kiu, to show cam e., if any they can. why said applicant should not he appointed guardian of said minor, and receive letters of ! guardianship on the first Monday in August, \ 19U6. This July 2d, 1906. Alex McAnriina, Ordinary. Citation for Leave to Sell. Georgia—Montgomery County. To all whom it may concern: Mrs. C. D. Roberts, administratrix of the estate of Win. Itoberta, deceased, has in due form applied to j me for leave <o sell the lauds belonging to said estate. Notice is hereby given that said j application will be heard at the regular term i of the court of Ordinary of said county on the | first Monday in August, 1906. Witness my j hand aud official signature, this July 2d, 1906’ | Alex McAkthi k, Ordinary. Citation. Georgia—Montgomery County. To all whom it may concern: Miss Van I Mitchell having applied to me tor letters of administration on the estate of James Mitch- I ell, deceased, this is therefore to cite all arid singular the heirs aud creditors of the said James Mitchell to be and appear at the August term 1996 of this court and show cause, if any they can, why letters of administration should not bo granted to said applicant on the.rotate of Jas. Mitchell as prayed for. Witness my hand aud official signature this July 2d, 1906. Alex McAhthub, Ordinary M..C. Citation. ! Georgia—Montgomery County. Whereas, Thomas Thompson and John j Wilkes, administrator* of the estate of Alex ander Wilkes, represent to this court in their j petition duly filed and entered on record, that they have fully administeied said estate; this i is therefore to cite all persons concerned, I creditors and next of kiu, to show cause if any i they can why said administrators should not be discharged from their administration and receive letters of dismission on the first Von- . day iu August, 1906. Alex McArthur, Ordinary. Guardian’s Sale. l Georgia—Montgomery County. Jsy virtue of an order granted by Ure Ordi- : nary of said county, will be sold before the I court house door iu Mt. Vernon during legal sale hours on the first Tnesday id August, 1906, to the highest bidder cash, eight acres ~f land more or less lying in the 1343 d G. M. disti ict of said county, bounded ou one side by John Burton aud on three sides by A. B. Hutcheson. Sold as the property or Jfand and Gallic Belle Burton, minors. This July I 2d, 1996. A. N. Burton, 1 Guardian. 1 # Ifooo to 1 1 HARVARD BRAND SOU | HE IS WEARING. J They arc the kind that give Satisfaction in J FIT WEAR PRICE f The hot days are here, and if you i are not fitted with a £ ! “HARVARD BRAND” \ I SUMMER SUIT f 2 &- v - '* * *• ;pr 2 . , ig -2 You are missing a good Hu y are sold by I _ * feeling that belongs to you. f irst-class merchants 2 % t ' THEY AKK MADE HY | | MEINHARD. SCHAUL & CO. § % * * % New York and Savannah. % 2 *■ Lasting CTj |Di -i Bargains flJj | Are Always Found in My Store the Entire Year Round. y I THE SPRING SPECIALTIES | I also have their Inning. Store Full of Everyday Goods 7 , | and Going Daily at my Usual Fair Prices. Stock always j) Coming in and Being Sold Off, leaving no old rubbish g to work oft* on customers at so-called cost prices. In my 3 DRY GOODS, SHOES, CLOTHING, HATS, I I YOU WILL FIND THE REST QUALITY | | and at Satisfactory Prices. | I New Home Sewing Machines, 1 I Improved Farm Implements, 1 1 High Grade Buggies and Wagons, | B are Leading Specialties with me. Yours to Please, I New Goods Constantly Coni- c-r: yjf ing in, and my stock always I contains all Household | 1 W Requisites. i 8 W McQUEEN, m | Ga. Jp 9 j
