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I K S CEST OP.ADC3 OF | COMMERCIAL § STATIONERY, p WMWBWW?gWWWW>^ VOL. XXIII. 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. i 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. % 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. I r ) r Wr buwJ^mflUA:— I o^cnyt\ £<s ; | irucJ&m< u A/mori/ \d>a/)Mp. v win II OFFICIAL ORGAN 1 t OF I MONTGOMERY g COUNTY. | SI.OO PER YEAR, g !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. NO. 15