The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current, August 13, 1908, Image 4
( Farmers Union By © \® 1 C 34 11 * w * * Prof J. M. DAVIS £ Department ft MEN WOOD, DA. =0 & 00000® ► ©: ©:© © .©:•©: ®o®®M®® A N*ilte«kk Feature ot the L'aioa la 11io absence of an indefinite number springing into existence in mushroom style oi co-operative enterprises. This is the evidence of strength of conservatism, cau tiousness and good judgement on the part of the Union. The old Farmers’ Alliance furnished to the world a chapter or two on the folly of attempting to profit Itvj too much right along this line. A burnt child dreads the fire and I will ever afterwards avoid it, if he should be made the wiser by the uufortunate occurrence. Colton Direct from Producer to Spinner. You needn’t expect anything in' the nature ot a voiennie eruption accompanied by destructive earth* quake shocks but just quiet busi ness transactions to follow the ef forts of the Union in its endeavor to establish a channel through which cotton produced on our Southern farms may be sold di rect from tin* farms to Kurnpean spinners. The plan is not by any means a new one in theory tbough in practice it is new, and while it is beset by innumerable difficul ties it has much to commend it to the thoughtful consideration of both producer and manufacturer. But do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages ? Well, we can’t sav yet. The plan as already stated is new in practice, and we must wait for experience to work out the answer, but it is claimed by those who have given the mut ter a great deal of thought that advantages outweigh the dis advantages to an almost incon ceivable extent. Potourailoi Signt. It cannot be doubted that the tendency towards the breaking up of large tracts of land and the division of them into smaller' farms is an encouraging sign. In so far as is possible and consist ent with sanity, justice and con servatism wo favor every man's owning his own farm. We are far! from believing in the doctrine! that the government owes j every man who hasn't a farm “40i acres and a mule,” yet wo wish t hat every farmer owned at least that much. They in all probabil* ity would then be better farmers and more useful citizens, but we favor that old time-honored plan of obtaining these through the channels of grit, pluck, industry and downright perseverence. Th Prkc ot Cotton Is us uncertain it seems as a Georgia mule these days, though its tendency seems to he down ward. Ever now-and-tlien it seems to play an amusing “trick.” It will “decline from 10 to I*o points”—some days ‘’selling firm at the close.” The next day there will be “a net gain of from 2 to 5| jMiints perhaps with demand weak! at the close.” Well, it's the same old cooti up the same tree, you see, and he’s playing the same trick that we’ve lieou used to all our lives. Mort tto| **4 hominy. Virginia is often called the. “mother of presidents,” ami now some guy says we are to have a “mother ot presidential candi dates,” and the stale to carry this burden shall Is* Georgia. Wei 11 Isn’t that wonderful? Dear old Georgia will Ik* heard from any way, it aaems. That's all right, but then when wo get to raising “hog and Imminy” in the proper proportion and in sufficient quan tities we will hear a louder fuss about Georgia's prosperity from even beyond the state than all our political wheel horses can make pulling all the baud wagons through Georgia in a gallop at the same time. The tact is we will coiue into tlie full realization of our im|K>rt ance when we move our corn cribs and smoke houses from north of the Ohio river, or west of the Mis sissippi river and rebuild them on Georgia soil. We had as welljio looking for a needle in a haystack as for prosperity of the genuine type a-< long as our corn cribs and our smoke houses are so far away from our dwellings. Georgia is a great agricultural state, but then it could be made greater. It “Slnnda Pal.” I Fears^i ere at first entertained by ninny that tlie Farmer’s Union would about the time it got well j organized steal away from its original purposed rift into forbid den channels, make a great fuss in the country for a time then flj i 1,0 pieces and leave its members | every w here either engaged ill a hair-pulling business with each other or bawling themselves hoarse in shouting praise to some shrewd fellow or two who had come into prominence through the Union. It is real amusing to people on tlie inside to see what ideas and opinions people on the outside of tlie Union have had. The organization in the mean time has moved steadily onward with its work till it lias grown to be one of the most powerful or ganizations in both the size of its membership and in its influence along its proper channels. So it is with every thing of an educational nature. Education is wealth,and knowledge is power. The educational feature of the Farmers’ Union makes it an or ganization with such possibili ties for usefulness to the agri cultural classes that it cannot fly to pieces and go to destruction, so long as its mission is unful filled. It ism thing of real life .ind activity and not of stagna tion and denth. That its real mission is better understood now by its members they are more legal to its princi ples than ever before and the or ganization was never in better condition. * Gleiiwood, 1. i Hihvul Corroapnndonoo. School closing at Benton school house last week was a great and grand success. The program was j carried out with credit to all con - leerued. Singing school opens August 11. Prof. Smith of Mcßae will he in charge. This alone insures suc cess, as Mr. Smith is one of the finest music teachers in 1h is sec tion of the state. Miss Myra Clark visited her sis ter at Mr. Benton’s Saturday. Miss Nannie Hoad visited at the home of Mr. John Clements Sun day. Miss Minnie Browning visited at the home of Mr. McMillen last ' week. Miss Ada MeAllum has return ed to her home at her brother’s. Miss Geneva Benton’s compo sition which she read at llte clos- I ing of the school was a fine one. Miss Undue Clark visited at i Mr. Browning’s Sunday lust. The Bruce and Graham ball teams played Saturday. Results 1-1 in favorof Bruce. Hurrah for Bruce. The teams will plav again next Saturday at the Graham 'school house. Game will lie call , ed promptly at 4 o'clock. Miss lVarl Mmilw was a visitor in this section Sunday. Protracted meeting started at Bruce a few days ago. Everybody invited to come and help ns enjoy the services. ; Silas Browning made a pleasant icall at Mr. Benton’s Saturday. f ** G. P. Turner will leave in a few days for Condor, Ga., and other [Hunts on a visiting expedition. A. C. Browning aud Miss Eva Bridges made a pleasant call at Benton school house Sunday. The Monitor office u headquart ers for the finest job printing. THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR—TIIURSDAY. AUG 18. 1008. SEWARD. ! Special Coyi < «i«>ndenee. Miss Julia Moseley is quite ill at this writing, but her numerous j friends hope for In r an early re ' -tovery. Miss Luoretia Sellers spent the latter part of last week with her aunt, Mrs. A. C. Gordon. She was accompanied by her friend, ; Miss Alice Davis. Mrs. Carlos Dyles spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. .1 W. Gordon. Elton Johnson nnd wife were guests ot P. M. Moseley and wife Sunday. Miss Annie Bell Gray of near McGregof is visiting her sister, ■ Mrs. George Gray this week. K. Dixon uiid daughter, Miss Lola, were pleasant callers a. C. P. Moseley's Sunday. We are sorry to learn that the little daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. Lewis Adams is so very ill, and we hope its illness will lie of short duration. Henry Sharpe and some of his friends from Caroline’s Chapel at tended Sunday school here last Sunday. Come again, and bring your friends with you. We are always glad to have visitors. Adam McNutt nnd Miss Belle Morris were visitors at J. W. I Moseley’s. Fuss and Fun. 3 KILLED AND 11 WOUNDED. As a special train on the Birm ingham Mineral Railroad loaded with non-union miners was pull ing into Blocton Sunday morning it was fired upon, supposedly by union miners,ami when the smoke of battle had cleared away it. was found that the com!tlHtor, Joe T. Collins, Deputy Sheriff 0. Z. Dent and a non-union miner, Willard Howell had been killed out right, while eleven others, including sol diers, deputy sheriffs, superin tendents and others had been more or less wounded. The train was being run under guard nf soldiers and deputy sheriffs. Great excitement prevails, and another company of soldiers has be* n sent to the sent of trouble. More bloodshed at any moment would not be u surprise. Both 0 sides seem to be very determined. EIGHTH ANNUAL SEABOARD EXCURSION The Seaboard Air Line on Aug ust. 14tli will run their eighth an nual excursion. The rates being from Savannah to Washington and return $17.75; Norfolk and return $10.65 and Wilmington. N. 0., and return $0.50. Tickets good returning until September Ist. Extra through sleepers and coaches will he provided from Sa vannah to Norfolk also to Wash ington on train leaving Savannah l :40 p.m. August 14, all meals route will he served on dining cars. This is the best and cheapest opportunity of the season to go East and parties desiring further information should communicate with Charles F. Stewart, A. G. P. A., S. A. L. Ry, Savannah, Ga. ;»ugt'-2t. Guardian Sale. (.IKOtUHA- .Montgomery County : Ity virtnr (>r an or«t<‘i granted on the l«t day Os July, 1907, In tin- Court of Ordinary of Mid county. will l>o -old at public outcry on lln- first Tue-dav in September, I‘JoK, at the court h.moe dour in aai I cuutilv between tlie legal linur* ot «»le lo Ule highest .in.l ix'at bi tter, all that certain parcel of hml si'uote lu the 27,'»11i Hint (1. M. of -aid coiinlv,bound ed north bv I. V. Mushy, -"iitli amt ea-t h K Dixon aud w«st by \V. F Grnv, containing 92 acre-, more or less. sold a- tlie pro|»erty of Fred, Ilia Bessie, Ava 7,0 u and Mai caret Hod»m. TVrma caati. Tliia Uie :ld day of August, 1908. M. It, GODWIN, (luardiau for Fled, hi-. Bessie, A\a Lou and Mai gaud Godwin. Citation. Georgia—Montgomery t 'oimty: It. F. Mcßae, administrator on the esiate of John Bell, late of said county, deceased, having tiled his petition for discharge, this is to cite nil persons concerned to show cause before an* agaiusi the graining of this iltsrharge at the regular term ol court of Ordinary for -aid > minty ito be held on tin* first Monday in September, 1808. This the Nd day of (August, 1808. ALKX McArthi k. Ordinary of Montgomery County. Citation. Georgia—Montgomery t'ounty: Notice is hereby given that S. F. | Reynolds, administrator of the es tate of Jus. L. Morrison, late of said ; county, deceased, lias applied to tiiN Ordinary of -aid county for leave to sell all of the lands of the estate of said deceased: and said application ; will be [tassed ujhui at the regular I term nf the court of Ordinary to lx | held on tf»e first Monday in .Septem ber, 1908* This the 8d dnv of August, j I*w. A lux MeAHTHi-R, Ordinary. % \ MONEY to LOAN I * I ... and... I f Real Estate For Sale I # * -* - * # .... * We have money lo Loan in any amount, from *F i jßLjftj S3OO “ 50,000 I * ' fHH * * jJm E you need any come lo see ns. Time, J J * 5 years; Interest, 7 per cent. We t wmmmHm ■ SHU * fIH also have some nf tin* Finest Farms # |ME « IN MONTGOMERY AND £ | TOOMBS COUNTY FOR SALE f I AIMY ATTRACTIVE PRICES, f * - # J If you wish to buy or sell anything write to us or % (‘oiiio to our office, where you will be welcome* at any time. I VIDALIA LOAN ft REALTY CO | * CITIZENS BANK BUILDING, VIDALIA, GEORGIA. % * * % T. 14. JOHNSON, Pros. ,T. WADE JOHNSON, Sot-Tmts. % * * ******************'****'**** ****'**K**'***** Administrator’s Sale. GF.ORGlA—Montgomery Comity : I'ndcr and by viitne ot nriier granted by the Cunt i of Ordinary of said county, will be | sold befoie llic court bouse in Mt. Vernon, on tlie tii st Tuesday in Heptembor ucxfftietwei n the b;*iil lioius of sale, to the highest biddfi for cusli, certain property, ol which the lol luwing i- a contpiolc de-eription : I'wu lots of land in the iltli land district of said county, lot No. 2:10, containing 202* j, ores and a nortioii of lot No. 25i, containing 101'. acres, more or le«s. For the purpose of dis- IKilmtion. Sold as the property of the estate of Sieve Clement-, lat« of s.lid county, de ceased. Sale will continue from day to day until sold. Terms cash Duncan -I. Mcltae, Ailm'i' F.state Steve Cleinenis. ShenfT’s Sale. ■P Georgia -Montgomery County: Will ho sold before the court house door in )lt Vernon on thetirsl Tuesday in September, 190 K, between the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder tor cash, certain property, of which the following ia a complete description: One ciirain tract or parcel of land situate, 1 lying and being in the I&VUh district, H. (if said < unity hi d -tale, eontai' ing ICO acre more or less, and bounded fa loltows : On the north bv lands of Kli/.dit tli Darb y, on the east by- lands nf C- S. Hamilton, on the west by lands of F. IS. and Mary I. Calhoun and on the spilth by lands of J. IS. O'Conner. Said land levied on as lln- property of Mary J. Cal houn to satisfy an ( xeeution issued by )!• Simon Wo.at. lax Collector, for state and county taxt-n for the year UNIT. Property printed out by F. It. Calhoun, and levy made ] and loluriied to me by C. T. Ilraddy. consta ble This the tith dav of .tiilv, I'.KiS. A. .1 ISIRCH, Sheriff CONTRACT TO LET. Sealed protxisals or bids for the construe-| (ion of tile Walks to each entrance of the County Court It..use In Mt Vernon, and around one aide and halt around two ends iron) ibe street, tor laying curb stones aroundg -aid court house square, and for iron fencing to be placed around on id court hciof square mi said curb atones, are invited, the same to be deliver* it to the undersigned commission ers not later than Tuesday. Sept. I. Its IS, at iuou. The curb -tones an to lx- laid mi four sides of -aid oountv court house for a distauei nf 2nd feet mi each side. Tin- curb stones shall i isuisist ot piece- ft ins-lies by 12 niche-, with; circular top and-lull lie cement -tom-made I and cured in an -v-mblished cement atone j plant, ami of three u» one mixture. Three 1 tile walk- aiv to l*o laid 15 feet wule from tin curb stones lo each of tne three entrances lo j the eonrl bouse. For this purpose hexagon; tile IS in. in diameter and 1% in thick made in an established plant of at hast three veais' expel ictice -hall lx* used. Walk- 9 feet wide shall be constructed of .lie same class of ma terial from each ot -axl walks immediately around said court house on tin weal side to J the intersection of another walk. An iron leiice is to lx- placed around said oourl lmu.se I square on lop of aud anehor**d to the alavve : described curbing. D is lo lie :+4 in. high and act 2 in. alsm* curb ami anchored to it about every 8 feet. There ahull lie double gates at each euiraucc. i’cUOe and gates to la- painted black, one eoal in shop anil one ifls-r erection. The long pickets in.the iron fencing am to be 5-5 in. square and tin short ones 1-2 in, square with “IV" iron scroll} and malleable jr hi -pear - aceordtng to the design ~u fil, with plans and -pecilications. Said nork to be txmpU-tisl by hr.-. I, 10(8, and to be paid sot Dee. 1. 19>>8. Minute plan- and s[>eeiticath>na of the proposed wm k, how it is tu be done, and llie malcttal to be ns.sl.aie on tile* in ibt* nffiis. **f CVnumissioaeis of 11. and It. of -aid county .and may be inspeeied at any time by any [is [y intt' e-led. se|.aiali and distdict liids are invited—-me for die curbing and walks, aii.l auoib-r for tlie iron teueiog. ti.ntractia - will be reqainsl t» give l«u»d as r<njnirtsl b\ law in such cases. Juiv 27. !'.«*( \V IV. t ope, v'. fl. Wool. *, David Oil)is. Win Ulainl, i.C On-mer, [ C.iurs It. and It tlouifoany County, Ga. | "«t SHOE BUSINESS j ► Realizing the great importance of rite shoo department.in our 2 ► business we have strengthened oar stock and have decided to handle j exclusively the Hrowu Shoe Co.’s *s*specialiies. These slices are 2 tall made in St. Louis, the greatest shoe manufacturing city in Hie world, and hi buying a fnllline front one house we are enabled to ◄ P offer various grades of merchandise at better prices than \vc could ► possibly offer were our lines mixed. 2 t SPRING STYLES ARE HERE. WE SHOE THE WHOLE FAMILY. 5 ► We have recently received a We do not confine our bust- • £ n, !'V ■'kipineiii ol ib.-se -hoes ness to men’s or women’s trade k which embodies aI! the present , . .. .. ~ l season’s styles and shapes in ,n,t can > ,mes «» Bo y» a,K « t ► Oxfords or High Shoes. You Oirls,Misses and children. Any ■* P should not fail to look at these member of the family can be t ► lines before buying. supplied at our store." < l l ► DRESSY LOW-CUTS SHOES FOR BOYS. MENS’NEAT S ► FOR WOMEN. Show us the boy SUMMER OXFORDS. 3 ► hn've' t f he‘fiicssies't ,har <lo ‘‘ S not f*' Our showing of \ P Line of Women’s mote wear out of a Mens’ Summer Ox- < ► Low (hits and Ox- pair of these Buster fords is the spappi- * P fowls that ha ve ever Brown Shoes than est by far tliar we 4 been shown in this lie got our of the have ever made. To < ► locality-and we are last pair lie had, and inspect the line * ► anxious to have you we will give him a means to buy a . P inspect them. new pair free. pair. •* t STYLISH FOOTWEAR FOR MEN. WOMEN’S ATTRACTIVE STYLES « ► If the new arrivals ill Mens’ “Attractive Style,” that is 4 £ ‘"of« -ar pleases you as well as wally fh<? featurc of the shoes J they do us, you wilt own a pair 4 T , , , " , • which we have just nut on our 4 ► lx*fore long. J here is a lug va- J 1 J p fiery of styles in all leathers. selves for sab- to women. 4 \ M C RAE & BRO. Mr. VERNON, j t * ► ▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼YYYYYW * • AA AAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I/. MID-SUMMER SPECIALSI !J IN | inillinery !j During the S immer Months Stock of Millinery is ]! |! offered at greatly reduced prices. All goods of late pat'em and <j \ j: Strictly First-Class in Every Particular. |» My line will\ppeal particularly to the Particular ( las- of <’ jj Buyers wiio do not Imre opportunity of visiting 'he Larger <'ities. !' !; ami should be seen before I'lircna-sing. Indies, anti C hildren invited o 11 to call. J| MRS. J. L. ADAMS MT. VERNON ........................ 1 1 v> ->i wmivnmi