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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 22, 1908)
§ F , arrr\©r's Union B>t § | Department «tEsw««». «*. g Secrets Ulveo Away. Did you ever think of how peo ple on the outside of the organi zation known as the Fanners’ Un ion are able to sometimes talk in telligently about things that ought to be known only by mem bers of the organization ? In some instances even transactions that ought to be known to none under any circumstances except the members themselves are talk ed about in a confidential manner to an outside friend that has even brought not only defeat but sharp criticism. This is, of course, wrong, and very wrong at that. Any man who would stoop so low as to play traitor is certainly not made of the propor material to make a Farmers’ Union man out of, and any lodge finding such material as this in its make-up would do well to take that stick out. It is uusafe, and will never serve the purpose for which it was intended. The Night Riders In some sections still seem to be at their mischief.lt is areal shame for the law-abiding people of any section to be so treated by such bands of outlaws as has been the case in many instances. Plenty of buckshot properly used would materially change matters. It seems that officers of the law have iu some instances been too timid to properly discharge their duty. With such wholesale disregard for law and order spriugiug up all about us and spreading like wild fire it is time for these outlaws to be taught a lesson or two, and buckshot is about, the best instru ment to use in doing this. Wbat Do You Think Os a young man in search of a life-long companion who passes by all that are realty attractive and who are really accomplished and would indeed make him an help meet, and selects one who has lowered the height of her ambi tion to just simply cooking, wash ing and, keeping house for just anyone of the masculiue gender who happens to first offer his hand? Doesn’t it seem that he has lowered the height of his am bition a few notches too many ? It may be too late to do you any good, my boy, but one day you quite likely will realize that when any one is selecting a life long companion he should be very cautious, use good judgement,and at least this on** time in his life do his dead level best. My girl, “a hint to the wise is usually suf ficient.” Right here is where you should not allow some young man to out-do you. Do your dead lev el best this one time in your life to use your best judgement and control your tongue. Don’t say “yes” too soon. You may regret it some day. The Need of Good Roads Is more keenly felt just now than at any other season of the year. The crop is being hauled to market, and every day the farmers are paying a heavy tax in increased labor to haul over these poor roads. What we need is to create a sen timent in favor of good roads that shall sweep our entire section. Arouse the public along any line and you have a mighty power aroused. \Y e need better roads, they are cheaper than poor roads, let us have them at any reasona ble cost. The farmers are more concerned about good roads than any other class of people. Every farmer, therefore, should be interested in improving the present poor con dition of the roads throughout our entire country An Ideal Home Is indeed something beautiful to behold. But did you know that the house alone doesn’t make the home ? It takes something more than just a house to make a man a home in the true sense of the meaning of the word. The house may mako him a prison, not a home. But when you see in the house where a man dwells loved one near and dear to him by the ties of nature for whom lie toils day in and day out and for whom he would risk his own life if necessa ry, and on the part of all these loved ones, there are correspond ing ties of affection, here is a home in its true .sense,oven though that house may be an humble log cabin hid way among the lulls in the back woods where the mock ing birds sing their sweetest songs. Nol It doesn’t take a palace to make a home, though a home may be a palace. If more of our boys and girls, young men and young women would give more thought to the art of home-making and just, a little less to the thought of “get ting married,” we no doubt, would have more real homes in our coun try and fewer unhappy couples not knowing the real blessings of a real home. Tiie Union Still Grows. The Farmers’ Union nnw num bers its mtTmbership this way : 2,800,0ti0. Do you get the idea that two million and eight hun dred thousand is a largo number ? Well, just think, that if every member of the organization should be called out and ordered to stand in a straight line allowing three feet, for every man this line would he one thousand six hundred miles long. If they should be ordered to stand five feet apart this line would then be about two thousand six hundred and fifty miles long, reaching farther than from Savan nah,Ga., t,o Los Angeles, Cal., and if they should be ordered to march single file five feet apart, fit the rate of thirty miles a day it would require eighty-eight days for the last man to pass your gate. The Farmers’ Union is getting to be a pretty large organization, isn’t it ? There Is No Better Feed For milk cows than peavine hay. Did you ever notice what, great quantities of this valuable hay cau be produced on even a small piece of land? The hay, too, fed to cows can be put. back on the land in the lorm of a lot of coin post that will increase the fertili ty of the soil to a considerable ex tent. If you will try diversifica tion right along t his line yen quite likely will find that there is even greater profit in raising some ar ticles than there is in raising cot ton. Suppose you try it and no tice results. A Potato Patch At this season of the year is a meat-maker, and this means a money-maker, provided you have plenty of pigs to turn in to eat the potatoes. Right here is an other place at which we might profitably diversify to a consider able extent. Try it nextyearand notice results. The Increase of Lawlessness In our country is appalling, yet we must rejoice that this increase seems to be confined to the towns aud cities. Our country popula tion, as a general thing, is law abiding. We must, however, de plore the fact that the so-called night-riders seem to be numbered with our rural population. It is to be hoped that their lawlessness will soon give place to law aud or der. THE MONTGOMERY -MONTTOR—THURSDAY, OCT. 22, 1008. Hon. J. L. Lee Os DeKulb county, Georgia.has been appointed to till out the un expired term of Hon. R. F. Duck wort li president of the Georgia State Farmers' Union, who bus tendered his resignation which was accepted, to accept a position on the National Legislative Com mittee, a position of even greater usefulness to the organization than lie recently held as state president. Mr. Lee Ims hereto fore filled the important position of state organizer, ami is well and favorably known all over Georgia, and his appointment gives entire satisfaction to all parties con cerned. Mr. Duekwort h, as presi dent of our state organizat ion,has endeared himself so the members of the Farmers ’ Union nil over Georgia, and even beyond the state. Helms rendered valuable services to the organization, and will l>e heard from again, and again. The Tnllnnll Journal. The writer, it might be inter esting to know, lias undeitaknn to run a Farmers’ Union Department for the Tattnall Journal, publish ed at Iteidsville. This we have had the pleasure of doing now for quite a while. We are also glad to state that the Farmers Union is making things hum in Tattnall county. The Union is not dead by any means. TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE, The next, annual session ot the Montgomery County Tmtehers’ In stitute will be held in Ml. Vernon during the week beginning Octo ber 20, 1908. All teachers em ployed to teach iu the public schools of the county will bo re quired to attend this inst ii use. All other teachers of the county are cordially invited to attend. The trustees and patrons of the different, schools of the county are urged to attend this institute as much as possible during the ses sion—meet your teachers and gel m touch with what is being done for the schools of the county. This Inst it ute will be conducted by I’rof. M. L. Brittain, Superin tendent, of the schools of Fulton county. It is hoped t hat we will have a large attendance of trustees and patrons during the entire session. Respectfully, A. B. Hutch*:son, Co. School Com’r M. (J. 10-15-2 t„ NOTICE TO PUBLIC, All parties are hereby warned against, crossing at Bell's Ferry, as the ferry is absolutely unsafe, and parties using same do ho at their own peril. The *llat will be re pa i red as early as possible, but must, not bo used until further no tice. By order of the County .Commissioners, this the 12th day of October, 1908. .! C. Calhoun, Clerk Superior Court. The hunting season is fast ap proaching. Be in time and sup ply yourself with a single or dou ble-barrel hammer or hammerless breech-loading shot gun. A fine line to select from, at to .f2f> W. J. & T. A. Peterson, Aih-y. Runaway Colored Boy. Thus. Greer, a minor, has left home without my knowledge or consent, and J hereby notify all persons not to employ or shelter him D. G. Gkkkk. Mt. Vernon, Ga,, Sept. 8, 'OB. 9-10-4 t. HOUSE FOR SALE. A fi-rootn house, new and well painted. Good barn, garden, etc. Also, acres ot land in Mt. Vernon. AH going at a Bakoaix. For prices and terms see H. J. Gibbs or A. B. Hutcheson, '2-5-tf Ml. \ eiiji.n Ga W. .1. HIGHTOWER, President A. W. GARRETT, Treasurer, (Clerk Superior ('ourt) (Cashier First National Hank) *!* & mm. in, ua. • THOS. PETERS, Jr. mjbmn, ha. *£ General Agent, Dublin, Go. f LAURENS COUNTY DIVISIONS f I MUTUAL LIFE INDUSTRIAL £ ! INSURANCE ASSOCIATION I i OF GEORGIA i $ sffc * Protection Insurance * t Not % * Investment Insurance % * * INSURANCE CHEAP Not Cheap Insurance % * ;£ # Compilin' our cost to carry policy with cost on policy you J* # carry and amounts we pay in case of death. We have about ih)(K) policy holders, members of the Laurens County J Divisions, who are getting Insurance Clump—Not Invest- J # ment Insurance. 4*- J ~ ~:r: * j Filled Its Mission and Pro * tected the Widow. afc Received of A. W. Garrett, Trens., chock for $ 1.000 in settlement of policy held by T iny hnahnnd, J. H. Montgomery, m FIRST Laurens County Division of the Mutual Life Insurance Associat ion of Georgia. Mr. Mont* gomery was very proud of bis membership jL in this Company as thr* business was all at jx home, and in the four and a half years that. T* ho carried the policy the cost has not been more t han sßn in all. It is a pleasure, tliero- fore, for me to commend the Company to mv friends, as it has filled its mission and jfr “protected the widow,” and I heartily thank jA, tin* membership and Company. MRS. K. L. MONTGOMERY. * Lothair, (In., Dec. 7, -L The settlement, on policy carried by J. 2, IT. Montgomery in Laurens County Division * of “Mutual Life of Georgia” happened to be made in my presence, and my opinion is that, those who hold policies in these divis- ions at. Dublin, (la., should appreciate them jx as the divisions there are actively worked and well managed. J. E. SCIICMFERT, W Cashier Citizens Rank of Vidal in, Gtt. I t zjji tfr * The (Company is well organized in Laurens county *■ * and the members are pleased with their policies as the * * membership has steadily grown larger from year to year & J until now they are taking in members to these divisions * Irom the adjoining Counties. This is of course an ad- *■ * vantage as the Companies are already built up and have * an experienced and careful set of officers. The Company * makes no fancy promises to catch members. We simply % offer protection among one another and our records show J that we give protection at a most reasonable cost and on * easy payments. j* Responsible agents wanted in every district in Mont * gomery County or will allow active man several districts. & Must be careful and honest worker to give satisfaction. For % * agency or membership address, * | THOHAS PETERS, JR., * * GKNEKAL AGENT. DEHLIN, GA. * t*-****************************'********** Sheriff Sale. ocorgi*—Wontjpmu ry Comity. Will t)0 will I (jet.,re 'lie court tonne door in Mt Vernon on the tirstTuesday in November, VMM, between tin legul hour, of sale, to Hie highest liiodi i for ca.il, certain property, of which the Mlowlug i.n complete ile.cripfion : That (rant or parcel of land sltuat od in Hie UlTtii J)is G M of said couiity, the haute ~ixtv-iiiii*- wu, [icri'S carved out of lot No 271 in the I Itli land district "f -.aid county and bounded north by Maty <1 Geig cr an<l W L Geiger, east by W L Geiger and Mary Scrum?*, south by land- of John H Powell and estate of Mrs p B liyals and Mary Wright, west by lands of Mary Wright. Said property levied on as the property of J T Cooper to satisfy an execution issued from the city court of Mt \ cr oon, said county, in favor of the Mr Vernon Hank against .1 T< <s»perantl \V L Currie principals and .1 G Pow* 11 endorser. Tbi* tin- .>th day.of Oc* i<,b< ptos. a. J. Bi.bcm, Sheriff. W M Lewi At y Sheriff Sale. ’ OF-OliOf \ Montgomery Onnnt v: 1 Will ha miM helni’s llm court house dooi in Mt Vernon on the first Tnrailay in November, i!KM, lu*t ween the leg si hours of sale, to tie l highest bidder fur e;ish, ccitaiti properly, of which the folios iug is n complete discripli-m : SJo acres more or less of pine land i “itnate, lying anti being in the 27-"dh Disiiief (i. M. of said county and state and bounded as follows; On the north b.v lands of .fames Hai ti', east by lands of It. linker, south by . lands nt Bill Johnson and west b\ , lands of J. VV. Sharpe. Levied on the property of- Amos John-on to . satisfy an execution issued from the justice's court of the 27Grh district j of said county in favor of \Y. B. and .J. E. Jones, transferees, vs Amos I ; Johnson. Property pointed by plain tiff in fl fa and written notice of levy j given defendant, in legal terms. I This the Bit) day of October, IttOS A. J. Burch, Sheriff, Bring along that dollar, now Cheap and I busy Payments. *£ Glenwood, Ga., It. E. D. No. 51. Received of A. W. Garrett, Treasurer 2d Laurens County Division, $1,000.00, in settlement, ol policy held by my husband, Sol. B. Brown. Mr. Brown carried other insurance that cost, him more that FIVE L TIMES ns much a year on the SI,OOO ns this polioy. All whn were acipia in tod with my W" 1 1 ii hlini ii I can testify that he was a man ot Jfr unusual strength and good health, hut lie died with less than one month's sickness jg. when least, expected. Mr. Brown was a great, L believer in helping his neighbors who were in distress, and took pleasure in always pay- Ms ing claims to this home company, and I am very grateful to the mem tiers for this pay- .jfc mniit to mo, and onlv those who have been left in similar circumstances know what, help it will be in a widow’s family. I hope that, you will continue to grow and that, every * poor man will see the protect ion to his fain- ijlr ily that is offered on cheap and easy pay- de ments by your company, and that lie will not, wait until it is too late to join. Yours truly. JA MILS. SOL. B. BROWN, j, April 10, I'.Klfi T First Hound. Alamo it to 11 .t nr Oct 10 Erick 12 to 2p in ,l 10 Springbill(Cll to ott in li 20 McArthur 12 to 2pm “ 20 Longpond 10 to 12 a m “ 21 Kihhee Btolo a m “ 22 Nortnantown 2to 4p in “ 22 Lamlshtirg 10 to il tt m “ 2d <jleiiwood 12 tr> 2 p m “ 23 Orland Bto 10 atn “ 2d tTarrytown 12 to Bi> in “ 2d | Lot hair oto 11am “ 27 | Sopertott 12 to 4p m “ 27 i Higgston 7to 10 tt m “ 28 Mt Vernon during Superior Court. U. Newton \Vooi>, T C., Montgomery County. I
