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EX-CONVICT SUES LESSEE
FOR CRUEL WHIPPING, ETC
Alleging that he was kept in il
legal confinement in a convict
camp for eleven months and that
he was ill-treated and abused while
held as a prisoner, George Ballard
an ex-convict sent up from Camp
bell county for shooting craps,has
filed suit in the city court for $5,-
(XX) damages against W. B. Ham
by, a convict lessee.
Ballard sets forth in his peti
tion that ho was convicted of the
offense of shooting craps in Aug
ust of 1900 and that a short while
thereafter the defendant, W. B.
Hamby, sent to Campbell county
and with an armed guard took the
petitioner to his camp at Nieka
jack, Ga., where he was confined
for eleven months and made to
work as a grader upon the tracks
of the Southern railroad.
The plaintiff alleges that on
one occasion he was given five
lashes on the bare back by George
Gaines, an agent for the defend
ant, said whipping being admin
istered without cause. The plain
tiff alleges that the confinement,
the working of him and the whip
pings were all illegal.
The suit was filed for the plain
tiff' by Attorney Burton Smith. —
Atlanta Georgian, 25th inst.
We predict that, this is the first
of a large number of damage suits
which will be filed by those who
have done time at the convict
camps in the state under the
lessees and their “human” whip
ping bosses. The case will be
watched with interest. The peo
ple want to see what the courts
are going to do with the men who
have been treating the “men in
chains” so brutally.
D. L. Conner, one of the coun
ty’s most progressive young farm
ers, of Ailey, Route 2, was in our
office yesterday and left the cash
for the Monitor another year. The
country would be in much better
shape morally, financially and re
ligiously if we had more such
men as Lawrence Conner.
NOTICE!
To the Patrons of Mt. Vernon
Postoffice: On and after Aug.
30, 1908, the general delivery
hours will be from 5 to 0 o’clock,
p. m. Please do not call when
general delivery is closed.
Respectfully,
Chas. Beugnot, P. M.
Several prominent farmers and
business men have called to see us
in our new home, and all express
themselves as being protul of the
Monitor’s new quarters. In the
future we hope to greatly im
prove the paper.
OFFICIAL WEATHER REPORT.
U. S. Weather Bureau Office,
Macon, Ga., Aug. 25, 1908.
Moderate rise expected in the
Ocmuigee river today, reaching a
stage of probably 14 ft at Macon.
Considerable rise expected in Oco
nee, but not to flood stage.
Macon, Ga., Aug. 26.
Flood crest passed Macon last |
night with stage of 18 feet; will
reach Abbeville Sept. Ist with
stage of about 14 feet. The Oco
nee was 25 feet at Milledgeyille
today; this rise will reach Dublin
on the 30th with stage of about
80 feet.
W. A. Mitchell, Observer.
Several of our leading attorneys
have been in attendance at court
in Lyons this week.
utyr monitor.
Glen wood, No. 1.
Special Corrcßpomlence.
Misses Annie and Georgia Ad
ams are visiting Mrs. B. K. Ben
ton this week.
The singing school is progress
ing nicely, with a large attend
ance.
.1. A. Browning made a short
visit to this section Saturday.
J. li. Turner left Monday to
purchase land.
Everybody is invited to come
out to the concert at Benton’s
school house Thursday night.
Miss Eva Bridges visited at the
home of J. T. Sheppard Sunday.
Miss Minnie L. White of Vula
lia is visiting relatives in this sec
tion.
Silas Browning and Rutliie
Clark were pleasant caliers at Mr.
Pittman’s Sunday.
B. R. Benton made a business
trip to Savannah Thursday.
Miss Minnie L. Browning was a
welcome visitor at Bruce Sunday.
Miss Ruthie Clark is visiting in
Bruce, the guest of her sister.
D. H. Browning visited at the
home of J. C. Mimbs Sunday.
W. 11. and C. E. Clark of Mc-
Rae are in this section visiting
for a few days.
Miss Minnie Browning was a
visitor at J. M, Browning’s Sun
day.
W. A. Browning will return
Friday night from a business trip
to Florida.
Wedding bells are ringing in
this community. Mr. Lorenza
Pittman and Miss Myra Clark
were happily married Saturday.
Rev. T. B. Winham performed
the ceremony.
Talmadge and Ruthie Clark
were pleasant callers at Sardis
Sunday.
A. C. Browning and Miss Eva
Bridges were visitors at Bruce
Sunday.
Everybody come out to the
prayermeeting at Bruce school
house Saturday night at 7:80.
H. G. and V. Rigiston of Ala
mo visited at J. R. Turner’s Sun
day.
Miss Bessie Browning visited at
S. Pittman’s Sunday.
Misses Lizzie and Pauline Tur
ner visited their sister, Mrs. Maej
Turner, Sunday.
D. H. Brawning made a pleas
ant call at Mr. Gnin’s Sunday.
Singing at Benton’s will close
Thursday night. Everybody in
vited.
Mr. R. F. Mcßae and family!
spent Saturday and Sunday in
Savannah.
FLOURISHED HIS KNIFE
AND WAS SHOT DOWN
Monday about 11 o’clock at La-
Grange, G. H. Barker, car in
spector for the Atlanta and West
Point railway, shot and fatally
wounded Brown Spear.
Spear was advancing on Barker
with a knife, it is stated, when
Barker shot three times, all shots j
taking effect.
As to the cause of the trouble
we have no particulars.
School opens on the first, and it j
is very important to enter pupils
the first day. Have them ready
fur a good year’s work.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUG 27, 1908.
From Alamo.
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Special Correspondence.
Elbert Clark visited at J. W.
Clark’s one day recently.
David Redding and Laura Rob
erson wore joined together in the
holy bonds of matrimony lust
week, Judge Neal T. Clark offici
ating.
The telephones for this section
are all complete ami in fine work
ing order.
Quito a crowd attended preach
ing here Sunday.
Miss Mamie Clark visited Miss
Eliza Clark Friday.
Henry Williams was at, J. W.
Clark’s Friday.
S. R. Tompkins visited at. Neal
S. Clurk’s one day recently. •
J. E. Clark made a flying trip
to Mcßae Saturday.
Mrs. Renvia Clarke spent Sat
urday with Mrs J. W. Clarke.
Miss Alice Clark spent Friday
and Saturday with Mrs. Florence
Idlesom of Alamo.
Neal T. Clark made a business
trip to Glenwood Saturday.
Ed McMillen and family spent
Sunday at J. W. Clark’s.
Misses Bertha, Alice and Clem
mie Clark, and Kelley, Jones and
Mauldin Burns visited at .1. W.
Clurk’s Sunday afternoon.
Charlie Yoemaus and sister vis
ited at N, S. Clark’s Sunday.
The sing at Union Spring Sun
day was well attended, and the
dinner was greatly enjoyed.
Missess Zenobic and Ada White
of near Erick visited at Mr. Frog
Browning’s part of last week.
J. \V. and Neal T. Clark made
a trip to Glenwood Monday.
MesdnmesJ. W. Clarke and J.
A. Carroll and Miss Eliza Clark
visited at .1. F. Clark’s Sunday
morning. N. S. Clarke and wife
and Mrs. Julia Gilder were also
there.
W. 11. Gilder’s children visited!
their grandparents Sunday.
Mrs. N. A. White visited Mrs.
Lizzie Clarke Sunday.
Miss Bertha Clark visited at;
Mr. Ed. MeMillen’s Monday.
Mesdames J. E. Clark and .1. A.
Carroll spent Sunday afternoon!
with Mrs. J. W. Clark.
Miss Mary McMillen spent Sun
day night at the home of .1. W.
K. Clark’s. Harry Tom.
Mr. T. A. Davis of the Orland
section came in this morning and
handed in an ear of corn contain
ing several shoots bearing tassels.
Several of the tassels contained
grains of corn on the end.
Rev. Chas. Montgomery has re
turned from a pleasant visit to
his mother in North Carolina,and
friends and relatives in South
Ca rolina.
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Hon. Walter Shepard of Savan
nah spent a part of the week with ;
relatives in Mt. Vernon.
After a visit to her sister, Mrs.
F. Lee Mcßae, Mrs. J. YV. Ogden
left today for her home ar, Adel.
Mr. W. F. McAllister spent a
part of the week at his old home
at Longpond.
Work has been in progress for;
some days on the new residence of
Mr. J. E. Mcßae.
Eugene Talmadge,
Atty. at Law.
Practitioner in all Courts.
Ailey, Ga.
Shiloh Items.
Special Correspondcnoo.
Mrs. Maggio Dukes of Douglas
is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Vaughnn.
Tube Vaughan and Willie Mc-
Eachern visited at Mr. Heron
Moses’ Sunday.
Arthur Miller and Enoch Spivey
and Duncan Smith were pleasant,
callers at the Vaughan home Sat
urday afternoon.
Uuel Livingston visited in Glen
wood Sunday.
Misses Maude and Lizzie
Vaughan visited in Lumber City
Monday.
M r. Douglas Me Art hur, wife and
mother left a few days since for a
visit to New Y ork and other cit ies
of note.
Tlios. Spivey and Miss Louana
M imlis were the guests of Miss
Kate Hearn Sunday.
L. B. Stanford and John Tomp
kins were in Lumber City Satur
day afternoon.
Bill Culbreth and Cannie Dur
den went to Vidalia Saturday.
Mrs. Mamie Nash visitqd Mrs.
11. ,1. Purser Sunday.
Shelton Walters visited Bill
Tompkins one day recently.
H. Courson spent the day very
pleasantly Sunday with Ins
daughter, Mrs. Nora Webster.
J. W. Clements and sister, Miss
Maggio,of Alamo,attended preach
ing at Sardis Sunday.
Misses Victoria and Sadie
Vaughan attended preaching at I
Sardis Sunday.
The entertainment given by ( lie
Misses Mimbs was enjoyed by all
who attended.
Miss Bessie Tompkins visited
Miss Sadie Vaughan Sunday after
noon. Bii.lik.
SEWARD.
Hpi ciitl Con'cupoiuleiMA.
YY'e are sorry to learn that Mrs.
M. If. Godwin was called to the
bedside of her mother, Mrs. How
ard, near Dublin.
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Purcell of
Kibbcri are visiting hoinofolks
here this week.
Milton Moseley and sister, Miss
Bertlm, spent a few days last
week over in Jeff Davis visiting
friends.
Mrs. Addie Clifton and Miss
Bettie Byrd were pleasant callers
at Mr. C. P. Moseley’s Friday as-
Mrs. Georgia Ilaltiwarger and
sister, Miss Dollie Adams, of Mel
driin, ure visiting relatives here
tills week.
Dun and Fred Gordon spent last
Tuesday and Wednesday over 111
Jeff Davis, and they report a good
time.
Dr. and Mrs. Wallace Morris of
Glenville are visiting their sisters,
Misses Lizzie and Emma Morris
this week.
C. P. and P. M. Moseley and J.
L. Adams made a business trip to
Lyons Monday.
W. E. Moseley und family spent
Sunday with home folks.
The ball game played by the
Cedar Crossing and Fairview base
ballists at Fairview Saturday re
sulted 7to 6 in favor of Cedar
Crossing. Fuss and Fun. <
T. J. Thompson and daughter.
Miss Lyra, spent last Saturday in
Savannah.
Bethel.
.Special Corre*pomlenee.
1 Fodder pulling is over, and cot
ton picking is all the go.
Solomon Thompson of near
Mcßae was in our midst last week.
Rufus Davis and sister of Wil
kinson county are spending a few
days in our cnmmonitv, guests of
their sister, Mrs. Fred Tillman.
Mrs. R. 1,. Avery and children
have returned from a visit, near
Rock ledge where they were guests
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.
A. Wynn.
Mrs. E. A. Avery and children
of near Rockledge are spending a
few days with her I rot her, E. I<\
i Lord.
M r. Amos Biihli and lift le grand
daughter of near W rightsv 1 1 le are
spending a few days in our com
munity, guests of his daughter,
Mrs. L. A. Evans.
Mr. Ira Coney and family of
near Dublin ure spending a few
days in our community, guests at,
the home of I). G, Anderson.
The protracted meeting closed
at Bethel church Sunday. A big
revival was witnessed—the church
was revived, and many new addi
tions made to the church. There
was much general good, and many 1
lasting impressions made all as a
result of this meeting.
Remember the prayer service at
Bethel every Wednesday night.
FOR TWO WEEKS.
During the two weeks past, The
Monitor lias been settling itself
into its handsome new building,
and during this time our business
and stationery department lias
been unavoidably neglected, as
much time lias been spent, in ad
justing our machinery and office
fixtures.
We trust that, no patron, and
especially the business men who
entered orders for stationery, will
take no exceptions to delays on
our part, and continue to give the
home paper their business. But
few if any weekly papers in Ha
state are better equipped for work
than The Monitor, and it is hope<
that our labors will be uppreciu
ted fiy the public. The paper wil
be greutly improved as a result <•
increased facilities, and work wil
be turned out more rapidlv win
the machinery is all thorough!
adjusted.
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!TO TRUSTEES OF THE
AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL
To t li(! Hon. Hoard of Trustees
ot Eleventh District Agricultural
; School,
|
j Gentlemen: I am writing to
remind you of the action of the
! Hoard at its last, meeting, i. e.,
uptieo of appointments to schol
arships must lm in the office of
the Principal on Sept. Ist. Va
cancies on this date are to he dis
tributed to the counties desiring
them; and as those appointments
are good for four years, it is im
portant that each c unity enter its
full quota of students at the op
ening of school.
Hy this ruling scholarships duo
your county, if given to another
county, might not ho gotten hack
for four years.
The Hoard also decided that a
lew st udents having completed the
1 fifth grade may he admitted to
the school, provided you experi
ence some difficulty in securing
students who have completed the
<>th grads.
Hope you may ho aide to make
all the appointments for your
county. Very truly,
(J. W. Davis, Principal,
LOCATED AT AILEY
FOR PRACTICE OF LAW
We are pleased to announce the
arrival of Col. Eugene Tulmadgo
of Atlanta, who will practice law
in this sect inn, with oflieo at Ai
ley. 110 liiih tilted up an office
over the Montgomery County
Hank, and is now at home to
friends and clients.
Mr. Tulmadgo is a native of
Forsyth, and is a graduate of the
State 1 Diversity, both literary
and law departments, and is well
equipped for the work of bis pro
fession. For a time lie bad active
practice in the city of Atlanta,
where he was engaged in the law
odires of Dorsey, Hre water, How
ell A r Heyman, one of the ablest
law tines in the state. This prac
tice has been especially valuable
to M r. Talmadge, and we fool sure
bat his practice in Montgomery
nd adjoining counties w ill grow
rom the first,. He is u capable
nd pleasant gentleman and will
nerit a share of the legal business
t this section. Read Ins card in
he Monitor.
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