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WAYCROSS PRODIGAL
S YEARS A WANDERER
Considerable interest i 9 taken
at \Vuycro9a in the story of the
wanderings of Will Bladen, who
has at Inst turned up well and
hearty after his absence of nearly
five years, during which his pa
rents spent a large amount of
money hunting him.
Paul Carver, for a year in the
employ of the Bladetis as helper
on their farm, grew quite friendly
with the son at that time, about
lo years old. On the night of Oct.
10, 1908, the two left home for
Waycross. Carve*’ enticed the hoy
away, telling him plausible tales
of the wonders in the great world
beyond Ware county. The two
left without telling anyone of
their intentions, and for five years
the parents did not know whether
their son was living or dead.
Carver had money at the' time
of his departure, but would
spend none of it. riding on rail
roads. He furnished the boy
money for food and in thin way
the pair walked to Mississippi. In
that state, at a turpentine farm,
the lad was deserted by his com
panion. The life of a wanderer
appealed to him, however, and he
went on from one state to anoth
er. Twenty-six states and the Do
minion of Canada were visited
during his absence, and most of
the larger cities in the South,
Middle Westnnd East have known
him at one time or another.
Throughout his career, however,
young Bladen lias worked for his
living and never had to apply for
aid.
In Eau Claire, Wis., lie was
taken ill a short time ago and
wrote home. He reached Way
cross Wednesday! of last week and
a happy day was spent by the
family, relating the experiences of
five years’ separation.
We venture the assertion that
in all his five years’ wandering lie
never felt quite so good ns when
he “poked” his feet under his
mother’s table the first meal after
reaching home. No, no 1 No one
like a mother, and “there’s no
place like home.”
RAVAGES OF STRANGE WILD BEAST
A special from Albany, da., to
the Savannah News (luted theßth,
says: The people who live in the
vicinity of Bridgeboro would
greatly appreciate enlightenment
concerning the identity of some
species of voracious and elusive
beast of prey that has terrorized
that section. Most of all would j
they appreciate the favor ir some
man of mighty prowess would 1
hunt down and slay the unknown
and unidentified terror.
Bridgeboro is in the extreme
southwestern part of Worth coun
ty, near the line of Mitchell. |
About ten days ago a report came j
in from a nearby farm, that a wild
beast had raided the place, killed
a half grown calf and carried it
to the woods, where it was partial
ly devoured. A few days later the
mysterious creature appeared in
another quarter, killing some half
grown pigs and a sheep. Since
then its depradat ions have been
reported from various other places
and women and children are afraid
to venture away from home, ex
cept in the middle of the day.
Several persons claim to have
seen the animill which is causing
such u.furor, but the descriptions
differ so greatly that the conclu
sion is inevitable that some lively
imaginations have been at work.
One wild-eyed individual, who had
a bad fright while passing through
a dense wood late one evening,
saw the “varmint,” and declares
that it was »s large us a young
mule, and so powerfully builtthat
it could easily have jumped a
fence with a full grown cow in its
mouth.
The habits of n strange beast
and the manner in which it lias
attacked animals it has killed, no
less than the appearance of half
devoured carcasses found in the
woods, leads to the belief that the
animal is a wolf, though where it
could have come from "is a mys
tery. Hunting parties have failed
to get a glimpse ot the best.
THE DISTRICT COLLEGES
WILL BE MAINTAINED
The House on Thursday of last
week took up pending appropria
tion bills and passed measures car
rying appropriations aggregating
$208,825, of which about $182,000
is lor agricultural education. The
state college of agriculture at
Athens was voted SBQ,OOO for past
maintenance. This money has
already been spent during the pre
ceding session and the members of
the board ot trustees had pledged
themselves individually for it. The
same institution was given $25,000
for maintenance during the re
mainder of 1908 and $50,000 for
i the year 1909.
The next bill passed, by Messrs.
Martin and Candler and others,
who also introduced the foregoing,
appropriates about s77,ootVfor the
j support of the eleven district ag
ricultural schools during the ses
sion of 1908-9. Exact, figures are |
not given, for the bill provides
that all proceeds from the inspec
tion’of fertilizers, oils and pure
foods, shall go to the support of
these schools after the expenses
alone of inspection are paid. The
Agricultural Department of the
State is hereafter to receive its
support from the general fund in
the treasury instead of from these
fees, which which will all go to I
the schools.
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Tom Powell of the saw mill :
firm of Powell Bros, was placed ;
in'jail one day Inst week at Val
dosta, charged with the murder j
of Owen Folsom, who was struck
on the head with a shingle while
on the wav home. He was dis
covered several hours later in the
throes of- death and died soon af
terwards. Powell claims Folsom
started on him with a knife and
he knocked him down, but does
not think the blow sufficient to
cause dentil.
SAVANNAH MAN SUICIDES
ON ACCOUNT OF FAILURES
Capt. D. G. Purse, aged about]
09 years, committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head j
with aBB calibre pistol Thursday ;
morning at his office in Savannah.
It. seems that in younger days lie
had been rather successful in the
business world —pilotting through
big deals in which he made con
siderable money ; but since the
last panic has been on ho had
failed to consummate some very!
large deals, and in consequence he!
no doubt failed to realize perhaps
several thousand dollars, and all
this in addition to being run]
down in health lie got tired of liv-!
ing, and put an end to his life, i
He leaves a wife and several grown
children, among them being Dr.
M. A. Purse, a prominent citizen!
of Atlanta.
;
Help a worn and weary brother
pulling hard against the stream.
—Conyers Free Press. That is
the correct doctor] lie to preach.:
So many are pulling hard and the:
load is heavy and wears and wor
ries; and yet a little help, a kind
ly word, would tie such u bless
ing! Try it and you will feel
lietter, and so will the one you
helped, says the Marietta Journal.
LYNCH LAW.
In the language of Judge Taft
in the booK “Four Aspects of
Civic Duty,” by W. H. Taft, just
i published by Charles Scribner s
Sons, “the only way to remedy the
evil in which law is supposed to
find a justification is by strength
ening the hands of the court by
repealing the absurd laws that
give to every defendant too much
chance to escape just punishment
and make it as difficult as possi
ble for the state to secure a con
vietion. It should be provided.ns
bus been recommended a number
of times, that no error in the
record of a criminal case carried
to the corirt of appeuls should
lead to the reversal of the judg
, meut, unless it affirmatively ap
> pears that but for the error a dis
-1 ferent vejdict would have been
‘reached,” —Savannah Press.
THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR —THURSDAY, Al'G 18, 1908.
PROGRAM SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION AUG. 28-30.
Following is the program for
the S. S. Convention, Daniel Asso-j
edition, to be held with Tarry-i
town church, at Tarrytown, Mont- 1
gomery county, August 28-80 :
Friday.
10 a in. Devotional service, H.
T. Wright.
10:20, Organization.
10:80, The object of the S. S.
Convention, E. L. Ray and K. 1,. j
Williamson! j
11 n in, Convention sermon, U. i
K. Leo, K. Right Alternate.
I :80 p in, Progress and achieve*-,
nfent of tlic Sunday School, P. A.j
Jesup and E. ('. .1. Dickons.
2:Bd, Is indillVrt'iioe to Sunday!
School and to Missions the fruit
of. life same spirit., J. C. Brewton!
and J. T. Huberts.
8:30, The teacher Ist'before the!
2*l During Recitation, E. L. Ray
and J. T. Roberts.
7:30, Bible Reading conducted
by P. A. Jesup.
Saturday.
9:80 am, Devotional, <i. E.
Weaver.
10:0<), The S. S . hs a power in
Evangelizing the World, .1. T. I
Roberts, J. T. Cobb.
II a in, Annual address by Pres
ident of Convent ion.
1:80 p in, In what period <>f a
Child’s Jdfs is Training most Im
portant, .I. C. Brewton mu IF v L.
ltay.
2:80, The Comparative Import
ance of the trainer, the training 1
place, and the ones to be trained,
according to 2 Tim. 2:15; 1 Cor.
23:2 and Prov. 22:0, P. A. .P'sup,;
E. C. J. Dickens and J. T. Rob
erts.
7:30, Preaching, J. C. Brewton.!
Sunday.
I
10a m, The work of the S. S.
Board, E. L. Ray.
10:80, The work of the Mission]
Boards, P. A. Jesup,
11 am, Sermon by B.G.Smith. |
Subject, “Does the Bible tench |
t hat there are degrees in reward
anil honor in the future seats of
the good?”
We lovingly urge each Sunday '
school to send messengers,
and each speaker on the pr»grnin
to read and obey 2 Tim. 2:15, and j
lie on hand nt the appointed hour
under penalty of being called a
slothful servant.
M. E. Burns,
Clim’ii Com.
Noil Reals who was lodged in
Bibb county jail from Appling
county is counting the days be
fore his execution. I nh-ss his at
torney can do something for him
and he has nearly exhausted every
measure Rvafs will be taken to Ap
pling county Aug. 1 1 and hanged, j
He is charged with an assault on
Mrs. Overstreet, near Baxley, last
September. Ho was sentenced to
be hanged July 28. Irnt. was grant-,
ed u respite because of now evi
dence. He was resentenced to]
hang on Aug 1 I.
H peering, Engineering ( hemistry,
Chemistry and Architecture. Ex
tensive and new e<| ui pmtnt of
Shop, Mil), Laboratories, etc. Nev.
Library and new Chemical l.abora
ry. The demand for the Si bool's grad
tesis much greater than the supply.
Next session opens Sept. 30th.
For further information address K. G.
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MONEY TO LOAN.
Mutiny to loan at 0 and 7 per
cant, on improved farms.
A. It. Hutciikhon,
Mt. Vernon. Ga. I
HOUSE FOR SALE.
A O-room house, now and well
painted. Hood linrn, garden,etc,
AI ho, ll\ acres ot land in Ml.
Vernon. All going at alt Alto AI \.
For prices and terniH see
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g-ii-ts Mt. Vernon, On.
Foil Sai.k —A nood buggy "ini
harness. Price right. for a «piick
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ts Mt. Vernon, Ga.
BOILERS.
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One 10 ft. 0-iu. x it ft. 10-in., 64 tubes.
One 10 feet x 5 feet, 0 4 tub(‘s.
| One 10 feet x 4-I*l. 2-in„ 01 tubes.
All Boilers Complete wit li Stack, Water Columns, Fronts, etc.
See them at. plant at Ochwnllkce. All in Good Condition.
Hilton & Dodge Lumber Company,
Oeliwalkoe, Ga.
GORGO.
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