BEST GRADES
OF
COMMERCIAL
STATIONERY
VOL. XXII.
HON. G. W. WILLIAMS
DIES IN DUBLIN.
Dublin, Ga., Feb. 7 —Hon. G. i
W. Williams, one of the represent-,
atives of Laurens county in the;
legislature died last night at his;
home here from tuberculosis. Mr. i
Williams attained great promi
nence in the legislature last year
when lie introduced the negro dis- j
franchisement hill and elmiupion- j
edit, through both houses. He ■
was a delegate to the anti-divorcc.
congress which mefin Washing-!
ton sometime ago. Jt will be re-1
called tbat he introduced several
bills in the last legislature re
stricting divorce evils; he was fre
gueutly mentioned as a probable
candidate for congress and was a I
lawyer of ability, a ready orator j
and an earnest champion of the
cause of education.
Mr. Williams is survived by a!
wife and three children. Ho is |
well-known to the people of Mont
gomery county.
RETIRES FROM RACE.
Mr. J. .1 Fountain asks The
Monitor to state that he is no
longer in the race for Sheriff of
Montgomery county. He says,
further that lie is leaving t he cam
paign in favor of no one man now
in the race—having gone m inde
pendently, he purposes to retire
independently;
Mr. Fount ian intends moving
away from his present home, and i
offers his place for sale.
SCHOOL COMMISSIONER
HUTCHESON RE-ELECTED. 1
At the regular meeting of the
Board of Education held hero on 1
the 4th inst,., County School Coni- j
missioner A. J’>. Hutcheson was re*-!
elected to the place lie has been I
filling for several terms past. He '
has made an excellent otlicer as
Superintendent of the county
''schools and at the recent election
had no opposition for the place.
CRIMINAL BLACKS DRIVEN
FROM SOUTH BY PROHIBITION.
Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 10—
/. W. Mitchell, a negro, supreme
commander Loyal Legion of Hon
or a negro organization with 110
councils in the United States has
issued this statement in Minneap
olis :
“Within a few weeks with the I
coming of warm weather the North i
will Le Hooded with a horde of the!
criminal blacks driven from the j
South by the prohibition wave.
Whites and blacks of the North !
must meet this great problem. It)
will be merely the shifting of the;
negro problem from the South to j
the North. The South has dodged
it; tie* North must face it.”
He declares Booker Washington
realized the new phase in this
problem and that the latter’s com
ing visit to Minneapolis will mark
the opening of a campaign to pre- ;
pure the North for the inllux of
black men from the South.
I 1
i nuer ana oy virtue oi an
order passed by the Hon. A. H.
McDonnell, referee* in bankruptcy, 1
in the District Court of the- I "nit- I
ed States for the Eastern Division j
of the Southern District of tieor- j
gia, in tlie matter of D. S. Barn
hill, bankrupt, on the bth day of 1
February, A D, thus, | will set up '
ami expose for sale all of the stock ;
of goods wares and merchandise, (
fixtures, store and office furniture (
etc. belonging to said bankrupt,
located in .Sop**rton, Georgia, on
the 15th day »f February A D. ]
between the legal hours of sale;
the said stock of goods, wares,etc.
will be first exposed for sale m
lots or parcels and then as u whole.
The successful bidder is required
to deposit Id p* r cent of his bid :
with the trustee, the same to be
refunded if such bid is not con
firmed by the referee. All bids ,
subject to confirmation by the
court. E. A. Oiti.vw, Trustee,
It Sopertou, Ga. J
ahr iflmttivmtm; ill invite.
AGRICULTURAL TRAIN.
Many of our people are looking
forward to the arrival of the Ag
ricultural train, which is sched
luled to reach Mt. Vernon on the
21st about 12 o’clock; The train
will remain at the Ml. Vernon de
; pot about an hour and a half and
I all are invited to go out and henr
the lectures on the subject, of ng-
I ricull lire.
| D'*. Soule bus provided for five
|lecturers to be aboard this train
| and make brief talks at each town
visited. In order to provide for
the “College on Wheels,” n spec
ial train lias Been made up of two
baggage cars for exhibit purposes
and throe day coaches for lecture
rooms. This tram will run on a
j special schedule and a sidet rack
j for a course of lectures at each
.town visited.
One of these lecturers will go
deeply into the subject by fertili
zation and will tell the wonderful
properties, to hff found in the use
of cotton seed meal as a fertilizer
tiller and will show exhibits which
have resulted from its use.- He
will also g<> into the subject of
cattle raising in the South and
will explain how much more
i cheaply cattle can be raised and j
how much bettor by a use of a
mixture of cotton seed hulls than
Western hay or bran. Dr. Soule!
has tried the experiment and will
vouch for the good results to he
obtained.
HORSE STOLEN.
A horse belonging to Prof. J.M.
| Davis was recently stolen in the
I night from the stable on Prof,
j Davis’ farm near Alamo in this,
county. The horse has not been j
located and the thief is still at
i large. A bridle and saddle was
! also taken.
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ENTERTAINMENT AT
U. B. INSTITUTE.
There is an evening of pleasure j
in store for those who go out to
the Union Baptist Institute Tues
day evening, 18th mst. The oc
casion will he the first appearance
of Prof. R. B. Ilariey,who will en
tertain you with his “White
wash,” a serio-comic, society and 1
political combination of fun.
This class of entertainment is j
sure to please all and he will prob
ably have a large house. A small i
admission fee will be asked. Go
out —Tuesday evening, 7 :*SO.
“LORD HAVE MERCY!” SOBBED
BEACH HARRIS.
Jackson, Ky., Feb. B—Beach
Hargis, who shot and killed his;
father, Judge James Hargis on
Thursday, was permitted to stand
by the coffin today and look at the
face of the dead. Turning away I
with smothered sobs,the son knelt!
bv the body and murmured:!
“Lord have mercy!” While he.
was kneeling his mother came in-!
to the room and fell by his side,
where they remained for a short j
time, when the son was returned ;
to jail.
Many friends and relatives oft
Judge Hargis came to Jackson for
the funeral; also a large crowd
from the country, which took
place from the little family bur
ial ground on the crown of u knoll
around which flows the north fork
of the Kent ueky river. Near by;
are the graves of Judge Hargis’!
three brothers, all of whom died
of wounds inflicted by political en
emies. The casket of mahogany
and steel, with solid silver hand
les, bad been constructed for
Judge Hargis recently oil the
Judge’s special order.
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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY.
So many Gods, so many creeds;
So many paths that wind and
wind, i
When just the art of being kind
is all the sad world needs.
—Ella Wheeler Wilcox. I
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, KER. 13, 190 S.
I ATLANTA IN GRASP
OF ICE KING.
. I
| Atlanta, Feb. 12—Wires are
down, lights are out, highways
blocked and trallie all hut par
alyzed from one rim of Atlanta to
the ot her. In addition to tlmslip
pery condition of everything hun
' tlreds of wires snapped and scores
of polos strewed the streets. The
j limbs of trees also had broken un
l I
der their weight of ico and rah
horses that had been lashed into
service picked their way cautious
ly like mountain donkeys m
Spain. The I'roezi is almost severe
;as the one of February, 1805. It
! came on suddenly. Many were
without coal, which caused sut
ering, and l ho poor of t lie city ex
perienced many hardships.
To (’oai. in Savannah.
Savannah, Fob. B—The8 —The Ocean
Steamship 00, is preparing to
i make the experiment of coaling
■ its vessels in Savannah instead of
the ports of the east. The steam
ers plying between Savannah and
Boston will hr* the first to receive
their coal at this end. It is ex
pected the New York ships will
I later be coaled here with coal
j mined at Birmingham, Ala.,
i brought in over the C. of Ua.
tracks and transferred to tin*
docks of the Ocean Steamship Co,
A CARD.
Editor Monitor—
Please allow me space in your
valuable paper to request all my
good friends and voters of my na
tive county to assist, my brother,
1). M. Currie, in his race for the
office of Tax Collector.
I
He is competent and if elected
will make a good,eonscimit ions of
j fieer, and surely needs the benefit,
jof 1 lie office worse than any man
lin the race. Thanking all these
‘ good people in advance for any!
and everything they may see lit to
jdo to help him get the office, and !
for the kind considerat ion always
extended to me 111 the past, I am,
Very truly and sincerely,
M. L. Ct'iuiiK, M. I).
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Mykhs Stii.i, J.IVIM..
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Columbus, Eeb. 7—Dr. L. F.
Myers, who was shot through Mm
head yesterday by Ed Tower, ivlmi
! said the doctor exercised u hyp- j
tiolic influence over him and shot!
1 him to break the spell, still lives, j
! His tenacious elingihg to life is'
almost remarkable as the phycoli
j gical aspect of the ease.
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Hear Prof. Harley at the* Union
baptist I list it tile next Tuesday
night.
Mr. K. M. Ituckley came down
! from Atlanta this week, and in
j spending a few dtivs its home r<•-
|etiperating. lie has been unwell
i for some weeks.
Dr. John K. Hall and family of
Ailey have recently moved over
to Mt. Vernon and are residing on
College Avenue. We welcome
them as citizens.
Recipe for making others pay
t heir debts: —Pay yours.
We can’t all he merchant prin
ces or captains of industry; hut
there’s room in the chorus.
Advices from Atlanta state that
Mr. J.C. McAllister will he well
enough to return home in a few
days and many friends will wel
come him. Some weeks ago he was
operated on for appendicitis.
Col. M. 15. Calhoun was indis
posed a part of this week, hut is
now out on the streets.
Mr. G. W. Peterson is improv
ing from an attack of the grippe,
hut is still quite unwell.
TO VOTERS.
To Mv Friends and Fellow ('it i-
I
zens of Montgomery County:
| While my canvass for the office
I of Tax Collector of the county has
; been an active one, possibly there
M
arc those of the voters whom I
j have not seen during the past few
[weeks, on account of my duties at
! home.
Indeed I wi 11 appreciate tlm sup
port of the people of tile county
in the present race, especially
those who have moved in to tlm
county during the past few years
from some of the sister counties.
And while 1 I cel eon lidei, t ol
winning the race at this election,
! 1 trust that my friends will give
sufficient support to make my
election a surety on tlm 20th Inst.
\\ itTi the* best ..I good will and
friendship toward my fellow citi
zens, 1 am
Yours Truly,
Jas. W. Adams.
! VICTORIAN NOTES.
Last Saturday we had our n*gu-
I In r business meeting.
Oil account of the absence of
, svernl of our members we bad a
j rather short program.
I Wi had a piano duct by Net 1 m
[Mosley and Maggie (>IIiIV, Iteeitu
tmn by Lilian Evans. This was
a beautiful piece and was well
. ii 1
rendered.
Then we hail a piano solo by
i i‘earl Col Ims.
. ! Wants by Myrt h* Clements,;
[ and Jokes 1 1 \- Florence 11 ngan.
j Misses Maggie Smith, Myrtle
J Burch, ami Ada and Maggie Laiig
-1 lord were wiMi us and Miss Mag
'gie Langford kindly consented to
I . *
! sing for us.
I
; Oncol lhedi• lai t .»*r.* I icing ab
! sent we had no debate, but Mary j
! Coleman, tlm ol Imr spealo ron the
i debate, gave us a recitation in-I
|stead.
I Moo kN i*: Aenoit.V
j _
Lko \eii:s Eon \iii.iio Schools.
Bit Islicld, Mass., Feb. 7—l>v
the will of Miss Alice Byingt.on of!
! Stock bridge, tiled lor probate, the j
| Hampton Coinnmrieial and Agri- j
jon Imi i'a | Institute of 11 am pt on,
j Va., is given ijii*I(»,()()!); the Yor
| mill and Industrial Institute of
Tuskegee, Ala.. 1.000, and the
Mt. IJermon Schools lor Mo vs at
j East Xorl'hlicld, Mass., i)i25,<MM).
I)r. 11. C. Himrpc of t lie lower
| 1
| seel ion of the county was a pleas-
I ant visitor at this office one day
last week. Ih* is building up a
good practice. I
i
1 1 Mr. Jane s McCullough was
quite ill at I lie home ol M r*. .1.
I>. McCullough yesterday, hut is
I somewhat improved at t his time.
ij Only a few days and the thing
■ i will he over.
U Many candidates for county of
fice have hoen cireulut ing among
, friends here t his week.
Dr. Edward Hunt of Vidaliahas
; recently located in Mt. Vernon.i
l>r Hun! eome- w ll recommend ,
las a pliysieinu and a warm wel
come is accorded him.
Du it now, if you cun; hut do
it. right if it takes twice- as long.
Members of the Executive (Join-!
in it Lee arc week, making
1 preparat ions for the primary of
the gdth.
The water supply for the court,
house was cut oil the past tew
days on account of damage to the
piping try the recent freeze. How
ever, it has been repaired and ev
erything is now in regular work
ling order. V
Col. C. V'., Atwil of Eastman
* came over one day the week to
visit friend;. ,
.
THE SWEEP OF PROHIBITION.
“ Leverages” which is published
l in New York and is the lending
. organ of the liquor trade ot the
s i country, recently printed an item
ized account of the spread of pro
hibition, as an argument for the
iwecossarv ol a compact, orgauixii
t ion of 11m cut ire retail liquor In
, t.erests of t in* country.
According to this talmlnt ion, al
though Kentucky is famous for
its Mine Grass whisky and has
-jiMMMMHMMM) invested in distiler
ics, all but fourteen of its ll'.t
count ies are w holly “dry" and of
tlm fourteen only four arc wholly
“wet." Stepping over into Ten
imssce, you can get a drink only
id the city of Memphis, Nashville
and I’hattanooga. Georgia has
; become a prohibition state.
Seventy-live per cent of Alabama
; is “dry" under a county local op
tion law. I’llirt y-f >ur of the for
j iy-soven count ies of Florida are
] “dry” and Gov, Broward is lead
ing a campaign for stale prohibi
tion. A simtibir campaign is be
ing waged ill Mississippi, where
sixty-eight out- of seventy-live
comities have adopted prohil it ion.
Sou till Ga rolina has repealed its
dispensary law, substituting local
option by counties, and a move
ment for state prohibition has
Imeii st a rt ed,
A large part of North Carolina
[ has no saloons, and the temper
! a nee cam pa ign is act i v<*. Vi r
j ginia Ims sevent-y-! wo “dry” conn-;
j t ies mil of IIS, West Virgin in j
thirty mil of fifty-five, Maryland
fourteen out of t. wen I y-f wo. About
ha 11'the towns of Dcleware went
“11ry' at tlm id i*lee| ion.
Arkansas lias sixty nut of seventy
live count ies “dry” and many dry
j towns in the others. Missouri's!
local option law has driven tlm
[liquor trade from forty-four conn- j
| tW's, In Texas, lli count ies are
1 reported absolutely “dry” all'll
J I'oi'l iy forty-seven totally “wet”!
! Oklahoma ami Kansas are prohl-l
1
■ lotion states. Minnesota has I2.'L
“dry towns, Jml nine (580 \V'is-j
; consul (550. In <)liio, 1,1 111 out, ot
1,15715 townships are “dry,” and
lit) per cent, of the miineipal it ies.
M assiiehiiset i s has 250 “dry” and
100 “wet,” towns. Connecticut;
■ lias ninety-six “dry” towns out of i
! 17*5, ami every saloon must lie run
by ii s a<*t ua I owner.
Wlii'.o tin* tabulation is incom-j
[ ph*te, imismimli as it docs not)
! show prohibition gains made in
si ales other than I hose mentioned,
there cun be no doubt tlint, it in- |
< dieafes a growth of public senti-!
1 m<*nf against tin* drinking Inibit
i which is übsnlul<*y revolutionary
in it s elm racier, because flic listen
idling progress of the prohibition
movement bus been made w ithin
I the last two nr three years with
out any national organization, j
Id tle public agitation and with-!
mil any relationship whatever to!
party polities. To what extent j
tlm movement will go and what. j i
I lie results will be are questions j
flint only time can determine. — j)
Washington Herald.
\ T. S. IIKVU'.UIK J. MANKR LAWTON ij
! ' !i
s Sllll' VOL'Ii COTTON
\ TO i|
j T. S. HEYWARD & CO.
5 Colton Factors, Having and Tios i;
<* N
j i!
; FERTIMZKKS
;
\ EXPERT HANDLERS OF i
| I pland, ITorodora and Sea-1 stand Cotton
j LIBERAL ADVANCES ON CONSIGNMENTS j
J i2o and 122 Kav Sr. K., SAVANNAH, GA. {
$ gtri.uKi' Dj-tanc? 'I ‘*l'-|»lion*'s: 110. Georgia, 74-» !>
JUDGE DILLON DIED
IN BRUNSWICK
, .1 1 1<lu• * I). J. Dillon, one of south
tieergin’s most prominent and he
. loved citizens, died nt thendvnnc
, <‘d age of 82 years, at his home in
Brunswick at an early hour Tues
| day morning.
Judge Dillon spent most of his
event till life in Brunswick, and
tor many years has been one of
its leading and most progressive
citizens. Known to thousands,
jit has been said that no man in
south (ieorgia had a larger circle
of friends.
lie is survived by the following
children: I). K. Dillon. superin-
Londent of tin* Western I'nion
Telegraph company at Jackson
ville, Kla. ;J. It. Dillon, of ('lark
son;.!, W. Dillon, of Tliomas
ville, (.la.; Mrs. D. T. Coney, W.
11. Do You, Miss Kate Dillon, all
lot Brunswick, am) Mrs. K. I*. 11.
I Akers, of Atlanta. Mrs. Akers
has gone to Brunswick to he pres
ent at the funeral. He is also
survived by a number of grand
children, several of whom live in
Atlanta.
ION TAX RECEIVED
Subject to the primary election
to be held for Montgomery county
|on Kelt. 20. I am a candidate for
l lie office of Tax Receiver. I am
! thoiiroughly in touch with the
people and tool capable of fulfill
ing every duty incumbent upon
t lie olliee. If lam favored with
jI he Ollice, it. shall he my whole
jdutw to protect, the interests of
I lie people. Yours in earnest.,
.1 NO, <i. Molt It IS.
SIX YEARS OF SILENCE.
William Mitchell, Dr. Charles
|S. Marie and Leslie K. llulbert,
the three Amerieans whose death
sentences for the murder of two
jollier American* for life insuranee
! were recently commuted to go
j yours imprisonment by the gov
' ernor rd the state of Chihuahua
! arrived here recently under strong
j guard. They are being taken to
VerOriiezto In- confined in the
fortress ot St. Juan do flea.
i lie dismal eel Is of this grim
old euntie are far down m the
• ground and it is said t hat, few men
1 live to serve out their sentences
when once placed within its walls.
The t hree convicts are prohibited
from uttering a word to anyone
during the lirst six years of im
prisonment. This provision of the
lasv applies to all long term con
victs. They will be kept in soli
tary confinement during this time.
—Mexico City Dispatch to New
York Sun.
Thunk (iod every morning
when you get up that you have
something to do which must be
done whether you like it. or not.
Being forced to work and forced
to do your hest will breed in you
tnmpereiice, self-control, dili
gence, strength of will, content
and a hundred virtues which the
idle will never know.—Ex.
OFFICIAL ORGAN
OF
MONTGOMERY
COUNTY.
$1.06 PER YEAR.
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