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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (June 11, 1908)
The /-'lontgorriery /Monitor.l PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. OFFICIAL ORGAN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. " J'ii'i rvil a! the IWofllf. in Mt. Vi inmi. Oh. as Second-Chi"** Mail .Mailer. H. B. FOLSOM, Edltftr and Prop a Vcar, in Advance. 0m Ja K«l (e!*ei U« niei:l)* iniisl invmublv be pl*i<t in KilvalH-e. at tin late, an<l na tlir lan Bitect»; atnl nmnt.ba iii lianil not later than W< <liu win momiiiK "I tliettrat «< ek .1 iiiwitim: Mt. Vernoh, Georgia, Thursday Morning, Juneii, 1908. Editor Mercer says “Pull for Fitzgerald <>r Pul! Out." When 11 fellow pull*, for a pitted 'in the prison”t:'illlTitinSlOH it IT' I H‘'*n left, we fiiiiiitonn Litert* is nuly one tiling h«:efflvdo-*pull in. That wiin 11 eiitu hit made hy tin \\ ayerosH Herald Saturday, when its outside pagen to re printed in brown, with the latest photo of 1 lie governor-elect. But then Judge IVrhntn linn Is-cu ** h t li«* right line ull along. Hail you noticed that Montgom ery county gave Governor Smith “twenty*three", maj■ >rity 7 Geor gia gave him that familiar numer al m a little different manner—- in tin* manner that he gave it, to Mr. Blown last summer just alter the legislature adjourned. Reports were out a few days ago to tile effect. that Gov. Iloke Smith would resign and take up tl'ic practice of law in New Yofk. Thin is unnecessary. My remain ing in the executive chair until next June Mi,Smith will have op portunity of executing more of the campaign pledges made in I HOfV - | Seemed a little cruel in Mr. Brown to take in Mr. Smith’s home-ward in Atlanta by n good majority. But it is Imped that t he iinkindnoHs will lie overlooked, •unco Mr. Brown ran «>u the prin ciple of getting under headway and not Being able to step at (lag stations. While regulating tin railroad* Mr. Smith should have put a check on such tricks im this. WILLIAM J. BRYAN. Concerning IV illimiViJ. Bryan,, Augustus Thomas says: "Outside J of the machinery <>t the govern ment Hie iniquitous effect of tie influence of wealth is felt 111 tin discrimination of the railroad ini favor of the large sh ippor and lln exploitation of the public through the dishonest manipulation of eorporativo stocks. No man in tie I'nited States in either party stands so indelibly ussoeiuted w ith the protest against all of ■ those evils as Mr. Brvan stands. A majority 4>f his party knows ami till the members of Both parties may lie brought pi know that th'' last throe Democratic national platforms*have, .'cutdined planks demanding t-W enlargement of. the powers oft hi* ifiterslate com merce commission with a view to correct the evils rtf railroad dis enminnt iou also-planks demand ing the vigorous prosecution of trusts, the revision of the tariff, and the" fofhqlding of judicial: writs m industrial disputes except after mtt,ioe to defendants and' full hearing, and that these planks, while absent from the Re publican platform, were m the Democratic 'document* chiefly' t brough t Int advocacy and intlti euee of Mr. Bryan.” CHURCH COLLECTIONS. Here is a story of a*‘church worker who stands 11* potty good show of some day becoming ace re tinv of the I'nited States Treas nry, save the New YorkTiftios IB Rei ves in s church that is popular with young men. Shortly nftci he assumed the duties of usher • there was gu apparent increase in the general collections. At tin same time it was not us d that the young men who attended church singly or in pairs were seated, whenever it was p sgiblo, lir.a pew where therf was at least one gooti- Jooking gtr+. At first'it was thought that that circumstances nnglu m dicate a possible c uiiieqjion oi the young man's part with a mat riinouin! agency, but that sugges tion he denied indignantly. “if you'll just watch the collec tion*. ’’ Be mid, “you’ll know why i seal theiufso. l"vc- kept an ey* RECORDS OF CONGRESS FOR THE SESSION. WItAT COM. It KSS HAM DONE. I'Bohibitod child labor in the Hist net of Columbia. Prohibited race track gambling in the Hist net of Columbia. Increased w idovva’ existing pen sions fro .j>B to fig a month jgrant ed pensions of fig « month to praccienlly all widows of Mexican and (hvil War soldiers. Authori/.' d expenditures of f!!0,- « mx>,<u H) for public buildings. Authoriz'd general appropria tions amounting to nearly 11 bil lion dollars. Ordered currency commission to report on revision of financial and hanking laws of the country. lb elussiged t lie consular service. Passed employers’ liability law to take place of the one declared unconstitutional By the supremo court of the I oiled States. Permitted free operat ion of for eign vessels in trndo with the Phlllipines. Established a range for breed ing American buffalo. Started the machinery for tariff revision by t he appoint incut of an investigiit.ing commission. Authorized the construction of two battleships with the promise <»f two more next session. Raised the pay of all oUlcers and men ol the army and navy, ma rine corps, and revenue cutter service. Passsed a militia law making evt ry able-bodied man between IS and lb years of age liable to ser vice. Adopted arbitration treaties with nearly every country in Eu rope and wit It Japan. Continued the work of the wa terways commission. Provided for the defense of the Ph it Ii pi lies and Hawaiian ports hy submarine mines and fortilica t ions. \ppropriated $1,500,000 for par ticipation by the I'nited States in tlie Japanese exposition of lfllO. Passed emergency currency l.ill providing issue of ff>OO.OOO,(XK) to allay panics. WHAT CONGRKsS || \S NOT DONE. Refused to place wood pulp on the free list. Declined to accept President Roosevelt's four-battleship propo sit mn. Pigeonholed the amendments to Sherman ant i-t rust law. Failed to adopt postal savings hank plan. Pasx.'d up until next December the bill to reinstate discharged colored troops. N> anti-in junction hill. No national child-labor luw.lmt date s.-t for its consideration next December. Granted no increased powers to prohibition states over interstate shipment- of liquor. Enacted no law requiring pub licity ol campaign < xpens> s. Made no provision for “spank ing of Castro, the Venezuela pre sident . Failed to put wireless telegra phy the government control. Refu-' p to give interstate com merce commission authority to pass upon proposed increased rail road rates before they go into ef fect- Failed to relieve the coal-carry ing rail reads from the neccssly «*f disposing of their mines. on those co-tducational pews and I find that any man will contrib ute twice as much money to the church when there is a young wo man sitting Iwsule hiui to see how much he give**. Propinquity may 111 - sine such cases promote mat rimony, but that is not my look out. It is the collections lam in terested in." THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR—THURSDAY. JUNE It, UX>«. Alamo, Route l. WjKCial Corn upoiifleji***. Mr. Mitch Williams and wife -pent Sunday at J. E. Clarke's. Miss Mary Patton spent Sunday with M isscs Susie and Annie (llurko. Andy Clarke and family spent Saturday and Sunday at J. E. Clarke’s. Mauldin Burns and Miss Bertha Clarke were out at Ouk Grove Sunday. Mr. Charles Williams and fam ily were over at Oak Grove Sun day last. Elbert Clarke and Miss Kutine Gay were over at Oak Grove Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Carroll are all smiles over the arrival of a fine baby girl. A goodly number of young peo ple enjoyed Sunday afternoon at the home of J. W. Clarke’s. Services were conducted at Oak Grove Sunday by Rev. Thornton, and were enjoyed by a largo con gregation. Misses Eliza Clarke, Mary and Lizzie McMillen and Ada White took dinner with Miss Bertha Clarke Sunday. Quite a crowd of Landsberg people were at Oak Grove Sunday attending preaching. Among the number were: Arnold Pope and Mattie Coney, Lee Coney and Eva Pope, Pratt Pope and Joe Coney. Harrison Lowrv visited at Mr. Clarke's Sunday. E. C. TO HAVE PREACHING AT THE ADAMS SCHOOL HOUSE The Monitor is requested to an nounce that Rev. E. B. Wnrnoek of Towns will preach at the Ad ams School House south of Stuck ey at 11 o’clock on the third Sun day in June, the “Ist. He will also preach at I ho same place Sat urday night before at 7 o’clock. All are most cordially invited to go out and hear him both night and morning. THE DOCTOR AND THE NURSE. “All, nurse,” said the flippant young doctor, according to an ex change,[to the old, grim-nppoarmg nurse, tit the patient’s door, “bus the patients fever dropped since I was here yesterday?” “Yes; decidedly.” H’ii; I that’s encouraging! How’s t he pain?” “She hasn’t any." “Come! that’s great! And the cough?” “She doesn’t cough at all now.” “Well you and I are to be con gratulated. nurse! My medicine has taken effect, t hen?” “No doubt, sir." “Well,” concluded the young doctor, inwardly calling down malediction on the heads of all grim old nurses such as she, “there's hardly any need of my calling here again, then?” None whatever. The patient is dead!” Along about the 20th of Decem ber when state taxes are due the people are going to find out how expensive this “refnwm" administration is, with the high est state tax rate since recon struct iou.—Sandersvtllo Herald. U. C. V. RE-UNION AT BIRMINGHAM, ALA. The Seaboard Yir Line Railway will sell tickets from all stations at rate of one cent per mile plus 2o cents for the round trip. Tick ets will he sold June Oth, 7th and >th and will he limited for return until June 20th. lfV>S. Seaboard train No. 78 (night train) makes direct connection at Montgomery for Birmingham. It you want sleeping car reservation have your agent write for some at once. Seaboard Agent wili give yon rate and full information upon application. Oh as. F. Stewart, Ass't. Gen'l pass. Ag* rt, Savar>e;.n. Ga. < THE IRISHMAN’S PRAYER. I ! An Irish member of a gang of -trike-breakers who were passing ! their first night in one of the; buildings of a certain Chicago j beef company, not long ago had knelt in prayer at the side of one of the long line of cots, just before retiring for the night wlien’i suddenly a shoe"’ sailed; through the airj|andj|lauded on thejjbed in front of|him,Jsavß the Philadelphia Ledger. Raising his eyes until they rest ed on this leather missile, the re ligions Celt broke off praying long enough to reach out and i draw the shoe to him. Then in loud, fervent tones he concluded! i his prayer: “O Lord, Oi’ll bother ye no more if ye’ll sind me th ’ mate to j this wan!” Tax Receiver’s Rounds THIRD ROUND. I will he at the following places i for the purpose of receiving state j and county tax returns for the! year 1908 on the following dates : j Tarry town June 28 to 12. Kibbee * 2 1 to 4. Nofm’ntowir 8 8 to 4. Higgston • 48to 4. Loiigpond • 58to 4. Mt Vernon 1 6 Bto 4. Soperton * 88 to 12. Lot hair * 8 1 to 4. Landsburg * 08 to 12. Glen wood * 91to 4. Alamo ’ 10 Bto 12. Erick ' 10 Ito 4. Spring Hill • 11 Bto 12. McArthur ' 11 Ito 4. W. M. Outlaw. T. R. Montgomery County. HOUSE FOR SALE. A 0-room house, now and well painted. Good barn, garden, etc. ! Also, B.V acres ol land in Mt. Vernon. All going at a Bargain. For prices and terms seo H. J. Gibbs or A. B. Hutcheson, 8-5-ts Mt. Vernon, Ga. MONEY TO LOAN. Money to loan at 0 and 7 per j cent, on improved farms. A. B. Hutcheson, Mt. Vernon. Ga. M. B. CALHOUN, Att v Jit Law, Mt. Vernon, Georgia. : v.'/.jx .{vvjs if.\ zj.v *-*. Aji T L. G. UNDERWOOD, J ATTORNEY AT LAW. 7 •J* Practitioner in all Courts, State 't and Federal. £ ; li i Beal Estate Agent, Farm a Lands a Specialty. . . . MT. VERNON, QA. j yC? *£? _t*• * *- . Hamilton Burcii, Attorney and Coun selor at Law, ricRAE, A. Criminal Law and Collect inou, Including Rail load Tort Chrch, a Specialty. AOtNT roe ggf ■ W. N. C LARK, Mt. Vernon, Ga. i BLACKSMITH • SHOP. All kinds Repair Work, Iron and Wood. Fine line of Bicycle Material on hand. High-Grade Repair Work on Bicycles, Sewing Machines. Guns. Revolvers and Clocks. S>* in*- before placing i vour work; 1 will save you money. Work promptly and neatly done J. SELLERS. : : AILEY, C|A. WE ARE NOW READY j: WITH OUR ij; FALL AND WINTER LINES ( | MEN’S, WOMEN’S I AND CHILDREN’S jCLOTHINGj 1 Hats and Furnishings. Orders by Mail are Carefully ijj and Promptly Filled. | A complete Catalogue, covering all our | Lines, sent free upon request. | ;i; ji; i B. H. Levy Bro. & Co., SAVANNAH. 6A. | Lumber Small Quantity. Air-Dried Stuff FLOORING, CEILING, Etc. All Grades at Right Prices. Prompt Attention. J. W. CALHOUN, Route 2. Mt. Vernon, Ga. 1 ; Ht»W»WWWWWWM»V%*Wm*VW*WiWW»WVWWWM«»MItI< |J! John H. Hunter. Win. K. Pearce, Frank C. Battey. ]! !l HUNTER, PEARCE & BATTEYi! I Cotton Factors Naval Stores i| EXPERIENCED Partru-c HANDLERS OF 1 cIILUI & jj Upland Cotton, Florodora ]; Allen Silk & Other Extra Staples jj Sea-Island Cotton & Naval Stores ij OVER THIRTY YEARS IN BUSINESS 1 One of the Largest Factorage Concerns in the South. Each \\ Commodity handled in a Separate Department. Strictest Attention to Each. !| Sell Upland and Sea-Island Bagging ij ji Ties and Twine ij I Liberal Advances made on Consignments. Money Loaned !j to Cotton and Naval Stores Shippers on Approved Security. SHIPMENTS RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED. 128 Bay Street, East. SAVANNAH, GA. ij SEABOARD f AIR LINE These arrivals and departures published only as j; ; information, and are uot guaranteed. Schedule Effective January sth, 1908. ij Lv. Mt. VERNON all trains daily. 10:28 a. m. For Helena, Abbeville, Cordele, ; Americus, Columbus, ! j >:2S p. m. Montgomery, and all points west. ! 8:17 a. m. For Lyons, Collins, Savannah, 4:51 p. ni. and all points east. |! 11 For further information, reservations, rates, etc., see vour ! j ! nearest Seaboard Ticket Agent, or write J CHARLES F. STEWART, A. G. P A., ! j Savannah, .... ... Georgia. S rmiwn 1 * The Montgomery Monitor and tlie Union News One Year for 81.75.
