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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1909)
T'hi.e lA.or\tgorr\<sry Tlorvitor. PUBLISHED BVEKV THUKSMY. OHICIAI. ORGAN Montgomery countv. I ,i,.i,..1 ni fli<- Po-.ti.fHcc iii Mr. Vernon. Oa. as Hecond-Clasx Mall Matter, j h. B. FOLSOM, Editor and Prop. 5* a Vear, in Advance • *-1, • h i iim-mpM# iiiuhl Invariably lie i» advance, at the Ick*l and an the law all r| „,, M t In in han.l not later than Widmwlay morning or the ftrat week or inaertton Mt. Vernon, Georgia, Thursday Morning, April 15, 1909. THE MENACE OF THE DIME NOVEL. While the effort to victimize one of the leading buatness men of Atlanta hy the method of ext or-j tion petMtilur to the Black Hand | line nipped in the bud by the vig ilance of the detective officer*), the incident, nevertheless,furnish -1 - till ex< i Ih-llt text for B*lololl - upon the prenicioua effect of the dime novel. Tin- Kiihjoctmay he n trifle f*iiy ed ut the elbows, but the rireutn htaoci H ol iliis particular episode bring it home to us in a manner which is somewhat startling; and we cannot resisi the inclination to point the moral. ll seems that the author of this foul plot to wrest from Asa G. Candler the sum of s3s,ooo.under the lash of threatened asMiisinu tion, is ftssed perpetrator of the crime who is today under arrest, tallies with this dercriptinu : and the appearance which he presents behind the bars is prepossessing, lie is not a lad upon whose lore head is slumped the brand of the | criminal. Ilia features tell of gentle rearing. Ills parents are j pious people, who, both by pre cept and by example,have trained him in the faith of old John Wes-j by; and the evidence shows that he was not only in the habit of trendsng the religious putlis but was a member of Mr. Candler's Sabbat It school class. Emphasis is put upon this fact not for the purpose of casting the least reproach upon religion, but to show how a boy of the very purest and best, instinct may be ensnared by the vile literature of the day. Tie downfall of young Daniel Johnson was wrought bv the. dime novel. Every detail of the sensational 1 storv goes to shew that ho was n boy of correct, habits until hisj brain was fired by the incendiary | exploits of Diamond Dick. “Why, 1 suppose I have rent! aj millou’’, said he in a boyish exug-! gerntiou, speaking of the number, of paper-back novels which he 1 had literally devoured. And no wonder he was incited to the rash act, In the feverish delmim which was wrought by this constant in dulgence m the penny dreadfuls, he fancied it is easy enough to ex tort a fortune from his wealthy Sabbath school teacher; but he awoke from his dream of riches to find himself behind the liars of the police station —his gout! name besmirched—his old father and , mot her disgraced. The bold extent to which the bov was carried by his mad in- j fautation is shown by the fact that even after writing the letter which was designed to entrap his friend ami hendfactor, he had the i temerity to attend Sabbath school and to hear his teacher's exposi tion of t he lesson. It is well for the moral w hich this unhappy affair teaches that thejvouth was detected iu the \. rv act ot perpotraamg his evil deed. I.« t it be a warning to other boys. W. would blast if we could the vicious industry which is yearly blighting tins country with the llood of pap* r-back novels. They are breeders of disease, compared with which the germs of small pox and yellow fever are harmless. They an- text-books in human de pravity, which ought to lie out lawed. They are incubators of crime winch ought to pesuppress ed. But since they are here we can only entreat the youth whose feet are in danger of the pitfalls to ; profit by the sad experience of this bov, whose incarceration for crime is a signal which says “Beware!" —Atlanta Georgiau. 1 Dublin, Ga.. April 11 .—One of the greatest sensations in post office circles in ttyis city has just j developed.For three days two post- j office inspectors have been in the city checking up the office and making some investigations,winch is said to have gone hack to the commencement of the Tuft cam paign in this city. As a result of this inspection Assistant Post master 11. V. Johnson lias been discharged by Mrs. Clatk Grier, the postmistress. Just tvhy Mr. Johnson was dis charged is not exactly known, ex cept that there wus friction in office between the postmistress and her assistant. There are vari ous and Sundry rumors. One is that. Mr. Johnson is responsible for the rigid inspection of the office which is known to have in- J eluded an examination of every j one of the clerks. Whether or not 5 Mr. Johnson induced the inspec-1 tors to come and furnished them with data he refuses to suy. In . fact, he will make no statement j at all for publication. He has J been for some time an active' candidate for postmastership. It is understood that Former Post master Grier has endorsed Mr. J. M. Outler for this position and lias been doing everything possi-1 ! lile to land him in the job. Mr. Johnson is endorsed by 00 j per cent of the citizens of Dub lin. Many think that his dis cl large as assistant postmaster 1 was unwise and that it is bound to result in his appointment as posmaster thus repeating Joe Brow n’s experience in stato pol !it leg. Just what kind of u report will be made by the inspectors is ; not known. There are various ru mors as to that. Some of them ; I intimate that the report will be; rat her sensational und that it will r*‘fsnlt tn an immediate appoint ment of a postmaster in Dublin. Mr. Clark Grier was postmaster for nearly eight years. He resign ed some months ago to take active charge of the Georgia Taft Club and his w ife was appointed post mistress. During Mr. Grier’s in cumbency of the Taft club presi dency there were some stormy scenes. At one time a rumor was (published to the effect that Mr. ! Grier was to be deposed. This he denied and charged that Post master Henry Blun, of Savannah, j originated the report. Later he apologized and stated that he dis- J covered that another was the ' guilty person. While in Washington attend ing the inaguration of President Taft Mr. Grier resigned as presi dent of the club und the execu tive committee elected Mr. Hen-. rv 8. Jackson, of Atlanta. ' NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CRt'DITROS. Georgia—Montgomery County. Notice is hereby given to all creditors of the estate of Mary A. Davis, late of said county deceas ed. to render in an account of tie ;r demands,properly made out, w ithin the t ime prescribed by law, and all persons indebted to said estate are hereby required to make immediate settlement with the ; undersigned. This the oth day of April, 1909. P. J. Davis, Adr., Estate of Mary Davis. Feed Stable. j Horses properly fed and cared for at the Hicks stable (formerly Hutcheson's barn.) Low rates b.v the mouth. New and safe; stable. See D. E. Mcßae or Apod | Hicks, Mt. Vernon, Ga. I; THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR—THURSDAY, APKTL 15, IWXV FARMERS’ UNION TO ! MEET AT CROOKED RUN. The Monitor is requested to an j nounce that the next meeting of the Montgomery County Division j of the Farmers Union will be held j with the Crooked Run Local near ; Soperton on Saturday before the 4th Sunday 111 April (the 24th) 1909. This information is given by Mr. Jas. Geiger, secretary ot county organization. Let all members attend. , - PROPOSED MERGER OF TWO COUNTIES ENDORSED. Atlanta. Ga., April 11.—At an j enthusiastic meeting of DeKalb. county citizens at Decatur yester- 1 day afternoon, the proposed mer ger of Dekalb with Fulton county I was endorsed and S. A. Morris was nominated unanimously as a can didate for the legislature to stic ceed C. Murphy Candler, who was declined to accept re-election in order thut he may serve on the railraud commission to which he was recently appointed hy Gover- I nor Smith. The meeting was practically un animous in favoring the dissolu tion of the county and its amal gamation with the younger neigh bor, Fulton. Hooper Alexander, member of the house from that county was instructed to prepare* iti Dill to he introduced at the next j session of the legislature, provid ing for the dissolution and amal gamation. S. A. Morris, who recently an nounced for the legislature on a dissolution platform, was endors ed on that issue. It is suit! that ■ lie will be unopposed. CALHOUN-LOWERY. On the Bth inst., at 5:30 p. m., at the home of the bride’s par ents at Tarrytown, Miss Allie |Calhoun and Mr. J. L. Lowery | were married. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel 0. Calhoun, anil is greatly ad j mired for her lovely traits of i character. The groom is a young man of fine business ability. He ;is a member of the firm of Fisher lit Lowery, live stock dealers of Soperton, and ulso interested in the co! ton ware house there. He is also has farming interests in both Georgia and Kentucky. The ceremony was performed by the writer, ami immediately the happy couple left for Wilmore, Ky., where Mr. Lowery will look after his farming interests. They j expect to return in four months. I We wish for them a long and hap py life. H. Turner Smith, Dublin, Ga. Swift Creek. flpeuial Oorrespoiuleuoo. Rcgula services were held at Mt. j Pisgah Sunday last. The pastor j being absent, the pulpit was filled | hy Mr. Bell, who preached an ex-j cellent sermon on the resurrection of Christ. The Sunday school 1 was also largely attended in the afternoon. The Swift Creek school had the ! pleasure of entertaining a part of j; the Kibbee School a tew day days | ago. Our school is always de- < lighted to have such visitors. Rev. D. E. Palmer filled his regular appointment at Swift Creek Sunday afternoon., Mr. Archie Morns visited at the home of Mrs. M. E. Palmer Sun- j day last. Mr. T. S. Brantley and family visited at the home of Mr. X. A. Adams Sunday afternoon. v , 1 Miss Vena Palmer visited her i 1 aunt, Mrs. M. J. Thompson last Saturday. Roeeieaf. ! Money to Loan. Loans negotiated on improved farms on west side Oconee river in Montgomery county for term of five years, through Jas. Frank & Son, Augusta. Plenty of capital and no delay if titles are good. Bring deeds when making appli cation for loan. Write or see me if you need money. 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