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VOL. XXIV.
FARMERS 1 UNION
AGAINST HIGHWAY,
Dublin, Ga., June 21. —At a
meeting of the Farmers union of
Laurens county, following resolu
tions were adopted unanimously:
“Whereas, there is a movement
on foot to build a first-class pub-'
lie highway between Atlanta and
Savannah at the expense of the
respective counties through which
it runs and the said highway to be
used almost solely by our friends,
the automobilists, and realizing
the fact that to build said high
way it. would necessitate the issu
ance of bonds, therefore, be it
“llegolued. That, we condemn
such action by our people and that
a committee from this body be
appointed, consisting of It. L.
Odom, J. W. Horn, J. T. Grim
stend. J. J. Spivey, B. K. Dixon, W.
W. Bailey, W. W. Flanders, B. F.
Barfield, J. W. Rowe, W. A.
Thomas, P. E. Griinstead, John
Drew, Jr., D. J. Wilkes, G. W.
Sooten and W. A. Branch, to re
present us at the next, good roads
meeting held in the county and
instruct said committee to advise
such meeting that if they want an
automobile highway from Atlanta
to Savannah let. them get a char
ter and build their road and own
and operate it as they please.
“Further, that a copy of this
resolution be smit to the papers
for publication.”
The meeting was attended by
-100 or 500 members.
SPECIAL DETECTIVES
ARE IN FOR IT.
Montgomery, Ala., June 21.
The second attempt was made
last night to do bodily harm to
the detectives of the Law and Or
der l* ague, who have gathered
evidence against the soft drink
dealers. The detectives arrived in
the city last night from Yat.es
viile, where they were rushed af
ter being attacked here last week.
Last night a son of Deputy Sher
iff Hurry McCord, who resembles
one of the detectives, was called
away from the jail and severely
beaten before the thugs realized
their mistake. Deputy Sheriff
McCord is said to have gone in
search of his son’s assailants with
a rifle.
1 HEALTHY TODAY I
|AN INVALID TOMORROW §
! j£j In an unguarded moinmit many a healthy, robust &)
man or woman have fallen victims to disease in {s)
c*L some form. True, yon may lie enjoying a splen- An
Ai did income from your work; possibly you may have eanital
invested, but in case of sudden death, your income ceases,
do and without your care and attention your estate may become £/
(#) bankrupt. Every man needs life insurmic* —and needs it (jr)
jjft MOW—for the protection of those dependent upon him.
While deferring it—putting it off from day to day—death
An may intervene, and the innocent and helpless made to suffer.
| The State Mutual Life ;g
| Insurance Company 1
Of ltoinc, Ga.
$ LAWSON E. DROWN, Special Agent
$ SANDERS VII, LE, GA. %
(t*) During 1908 the surplus of this great and growing (*)
[*j concern inereised 268 per cent During tl is same (*)
® period its gain in assets amounted to 55 per cent. Qt)
<&) • • •
* Over S4(),0(H),(K)() of insurance in force gj
fffr)
?£\ Last Annual Statement; December .3is:, 1908;
© Net Assets - $1,98f,Ht1,08 (#)
30 Net Surplus - &)
| STATE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. I
% C. R. PORTER, President
Home Office, Rome, Oa.
Lawson K. IJrown, Spec ial Agent
gj SANDFRSVILLE, GA.
BROWNING PICNIC.
The annual picnic will he held
at the Browning Cross Roads on
July 3d., and everybody is invited
especially the Confederate Vet
erans of the county, as special
provision will bo made for their
entertainment.
A number of speeches will lie
made by able men invited for the
occasion. Good music and an en
tertaining program has been ar
ranged for the day. Everybody
invited to come with well-filled
baskets and have a good time.
Commmittee.
(We return thaiiKS for an in
vitation to be with these good
people on the 3d.)
NORTH GEORGIA GOOD;
SOUTH GEORGIA BETTER.
Lawrencevtln, Ga., June 19, 09.
Editor Monitor: —lt does not
require a close observer to see a
wonderful difersnee m the condi
tions of the farms, farming and
condition of the present crop
while traveling from South Geor
gia to North Georgia.
The farmers in this section are
far behind on account of rain.
The wheat, crop is good.
Before I went to South Georgia,
Montgomery county, two years
ago, I had a physicians who had
practiced in both, North Georgia
and South Georgia, to assure me
that South Georgia was not the
death hole or grave yard as it. had
been reported so many times,
therefore I went with a determi
nation to locate and J find it. is
a great section and only needs to
be develoed.
Since I came back to my old
home, two weeks ago, i have con
vinced many people that, that
section is the coming section of
Georgia. 1 have had four fami
lies to assure mo that they would
go there this fall.
I 1 will remain here at my old
! home two months and teach, as-
I ter which I will return to Mont
gomery county.
J have enjoyed the royal wel
come and entertainment, given to
ime here by my old friends, but
j will be glad when the time comes
for mo to return to my friends m
Montgomery county.
Very truly,
W. A. Wood.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, i 9 oq.
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Registered Berkshire pigs for
, sale. Ready for delivery. Write
Lawson E. Brown. Sandersville,
Gu.
Mrs. J. E. Hunt left last week
for Sandersville, where she will
spend several days visit ing friends
and relatives.
The best lemons Jo cents per
! dozen at Palmer Drug St.dre.
.
The best thing in the world to
kill flies is the Daisy Fly Killer.!
For sale bv Palmer Drug Store -
Messrs. Jim A. McAllister, Tim
Cockfiield, Nesbit. McLemoro ami 1
Charles A. Durloo, Jr., attended
Children’s Services at Aiiey Sllll
-
Daisy Fly Killer at lb cents.
Mt. Vernon Drug Co.
Beautiful shirtwaist bands and
Swiss match sets at Mrs. J. L.
Adams.
Tiie Palmer Drugstore stall has
; some 10c crepe paper for f> cents.
Tangle foot 3be. a package at
Mt. Vernon Drug Co.
Miss Addie Burch spent, the day
1 with friends in Aiiey Sunday.
•
Colgate’s Violet Talc for 17c. at
Mt. Vernon Drug Co.
j Quito a crowd of our young
folks attended the revival services
held at the Baptist church 111
Alley Tuesday night. Those who
went from here in u wagon were:
Misses Bessie Stueky, Addle Burch
1 Lucy McAllister, Messrs. A pad
Hicks, Jim A. McAllister, Chas.
Durloo and Fred McAllister.
Prof. J. It. Auld of Erick w - as
in the city last Friday.
Those fushionnhle shirt, waist
| waists that please the wearers can
| still lie found at Mrs. Fox’s, Mt.
I Vernon, Ga.
“Conte” Cocktield left Tuesday
j for Scotland, where he will spend
several weeks visiting friends and
relatives.
The many friends of Mr. J. B.
j Adamson will be glad to learn
that he is improving and will
soon he up again.
Finest line of post cards this
side of Suv&nnah, at Palmer Drug
Store.
Miss Pearle Spooner is expected
home this week from Macon. She
will be accompanied by Misses j
j Annie Lee and Tolna Wimberly
of Stewart comity and Miss Carrie
Lee Holder of Til ton, who have
spent Hit) week with her in Macon.
They will visit relatives here.
Liquid Veneer for cleaning uiui
renewing all furniture at 25c. and
50. Mt. Vernon Drug Co.
Mrs. W. M. Lewis spent several
days in Vidalia last week, the
1 guest of Mrs. S. B. Meadows.
AT COST. —The entire stock of
shoes and hats is being sold for
1 cash.
Miss frenc Ifaskins has return
ed from a visit to Multan and
| other points.
1 am now prepared to furnish
, any quanity of Good, Hard, Froz
ien lee at all times. B. J.. Smith.
If you want the best fancy
i lemons call at 15. L. Smith’s.
The young ladies of the Pres by- j
i teriun church will sell ice cream
at the residence of Mr. W. C. Mc-
Rae Friday (tomorrow) afternoon
and again at night. Ail are invi
! te<l to attend
You will find uplodate hats at
reasonable prices at Mrs. Adams’.
Come and have the children’^
; hats fixed up to suit the hard
| times. Mrs. Adams.
Mrs. Fox. Mt. Vernon, curries n
splendid lino of dross goods for
I lio ladies, lunl asks t hat they
give her a call for special prices
on some of the specials for the
summer.
I)r. Hall is improving from a
severe illness this week, am! will
lie out in a few days.
. Mrs. 11. L, Fox of Brunswick is
visiting her parents, Mr. ami Mrs.
Charles Beugnot, this week. Dr.
Fox also came up this week,
earlier than he expected, on ac
count of the continued illness of
the infant of Mr. and Mrs. I). A.
Mcßae. Dr. Fix and wife are fa
vorites in Mt. Vernon, and many
friends lire glad to greet them
again.
It may mean less money for mo,
Imt 1 am making some wonderful
reductions in summer millinery,
hats a specialty. Mrs. 0. \V. Fox
I time to si art fall gardens
Turnip seeds of all kinds in hulk
Mt. Vernon Drug Co.
Fas F’m for tired and swotting
feet for 2-~>o. Mt. Vornon Drug Co.
Miss Gone\ivc Lamer is at
homo for the summer, being a
student at Bessie Tift College.
All kinds of cold drinks can he
found at 15. L. Smith’s. Milk
shakes a specialty.
Mrs. Corbitt arrivsd last, week
and is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
.). F. Hall.
A CONSTITUTIONAL
FEDERAL INCOME TAX,
In the midst of the personal and
political contention and confus
ion over the tariff hill in tlm Sen
ate President Taft has thrown an
other apple of discord that is cer
tain to make the lines between
the Democratic and Ucpuhlienn
parties less sharply defined than
ever. Appropriating a Democra
tic monsurf —the income tux —and'
asking Congress to so amend tin*
Constitution as to make such it
tax law as will meet the approval
of the courts of the laud,lie would
add one more link to the chain of
taxation. But the issue is now
clear-cut: l! two-thirds of each
house of Congress, and tliree
fourths of the State Legislatures
(or State conventions culled for
the purpose) approve the income
tax amendment it will become
constitutional. How far some
States will lie compelled to sur
render to the Federal government
revenues now Been red to them
selves through such taxes remains
to he seen. We may expect to
hear much discussion —pro and
con—of the proposed amendment
before it is adopted. It may re
quire more than a year before
legislative machinery can he put
in motion to pass upon t he amend
ment. But no one need now com
plain of not having the opportu
nity of passing upon it.
The bars have been let down :
the issue is made, t he end no man
can see. One thing only is cer
tain. The session of Congress call
ed to revise the Ingli tariff laws is
likely to conclude its labors by
creating new taxes. The whole
purpose of corporation taxes, in
come taxes and inheritance taxes
at this tune is to enable the Re
publican party to get, money
enough for its extravagances with
out lowering the tariff to the re
venue-producing point.—M aeon
! Telegraph.
BIBLE INSTITUTE
! AT GLENWOOD.j
A Bible 1 ustitute, under the
i direction of Dr. B. I). Ragsdale,
| will commence at the Baptist
i church in Gleu\vond on Wednes
day, HOtli ilist., and will last a ,
week or more.
The public is cordially invited
|to attend and take part in the
! meeting, which gives promise of j
: much good to the ent ire comimin-
I ity. Dr. Ragsdale is one of t in*
j most capable men in the ministry,
and Ins coming will alford pleas
] lire to many.
Cross-roads.
| Special noiT' HpmKleiioe.
j We had quite a heavy rain Snn
|day. It did not. last long, hut the
i clouds looked stormy for awhile. |
Mr. B. (1. Dixon has been on
; the sick 1 1st.
Mr. Henry Williamson lohl. a
valuable mule hist, Monday night. ;
I’rof. Lenderman has organized
a Singing School to he held at,
Reulab. 11, will commence on Mon
j day alter the second Sunday in
I duly.
Miss Anderson is giving music
5 lessons to several pupils at the
i home of Mr. Lee Finns. So with
the opportunities offered of llllisi-
I cal study we expect to make the
j week-end ring.
i Miss May Heard is spending
; the summer months with her
I brother, Mr. J. T. Heard.
The two children of Mr. Dave
| Ft.bridge are seriously ill. They
I have been sick for some time.
Blackberries have been our
'only hopes in the fruit line, as
I he penell rroh seems In bn all 1111-
! known quantity.
Tim people around here seem to
| have caught the fishing fever. Mr.
I George Garrett holds tlm record
ias being the most successful fish
erman.
I
I Miss Mattie Coney and Mrs.
t William I’ndgett, spent, the ditv
j last Thursday wit h the latter’s
daughter, Mrs. James Dili lips,
, Wo are in sympathy with the!
'(good roads movement that is lie-j
| ing so widely agitated ut, present.,
jin proof of this fact witness the j
i work that Inis been done recent ly !
on our public roads.
Miss Georgia C deman, who
lives near White Springs, was a :
visitor in our midst lust Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs.J. 11. Wynn made
a trip to Dublin Monday'. Mrs. j
Wynn is having some dental work ;
| done.
Mr. George Philips attended tint
■services at Lundsburg church Suu
! day.
From Sardis.
Special < 'in n Kpomlciicc.
As the Monitor has not a cor
respondent from this section, 1
■
; will send in a lew dots concerning ,
| the events of the neighborhood,
i We have one of the finest sec
tions of the county. <)ur fanners
■ for tie* greater part, are L'nion men
j '
land have a thrifty local at Sardis.
Sardis has a good church, with
| a strong preacher and large con
gregations. Our protracted meet
ing begins on the lirst Saturday
in next month,and an interesting
I meeting is expected. The Sabbath
school is in a flourishing condi
tion.
Our boys have organized a de
buting chili, and some interesting
• subjects will be- treated by them.
Services conducted at Benton’s
school house last Sunday by Rev.
T. R. Winham w< re well attended
‘ aml enjoyed by all,
j Young America.
NEGRO MURDERS MAN
AND WOUNDS WIFE.
Dublin, Ga., June —Early
this morning just after the day’s
work hud begun Georgia Howell,
a farmer living one mile from
: Scott and just across the Laurens
I
line in Johnson county, was shot
and instantly killed, Mrs. Hmvtdl
was seriously, if not fatally, in
jured and u son was fired at by a
negro named Robert Jenkins.
The shooting necured in Howell's
field, the weapon used being a
pistol. Howell was struck in the
head, neck mid breast, four slnds
being tired at him. Mrs. Howell
1 was wounded in the nock. The
boy was not. hit.
Howell died in a few moments
j after being shot, but Mrs. Howell
is st ill living, though little hope
is entertained for her recovery.
The cause ot the shooting was
a difficulty wit h tin* negro on ac
count, of Ins quitting Ins job and
refusing tn pay Unwell a debt.
After his desperate deed Jen
kins escaped, A large crowd of
white men soon gathered in the
community and officers at
! Wright,svillo and Dublin were tel
ephoned for. The party left this
city about. 10 o’clock. Feeling in
t he neighborhood of Scott was io
feiiHe mid there is little likelihood
Hint tlm negro, if captured, will
ever he brought to trial.
At, I o’clock tins afternoon it
was learned t.liut the posse had bl
eated Jenkins ina mviiinp a few
mile from the Howell home and
dogs had been put, ou the trail.
' Shiloh Items.
■ Hpwial (Jori cHpotplom'D
Tlm farmers in this section are
glad to see the rain.
Mr. C. Dailey of Hoperton is a
pleasant visitor in the Shiloh
community,
Mrs. Ashley Clement.h Inis been
very sick for several days, but slm
is improving.
Mr. Thomas Adams and Mr.
Aust in Wright, are oil' for a few
days visit in Jeff ftavis county,
■guest of Mr. and Mrs. George
j Adams.
Several of our young people at
tended preaching ut Towns last
t Sunday.
Tlm protracted meeting nt Shi
-1 oli will commence the fourth
' Sundav night.
Mr. Cull Itvals was a pleasant
miller at, the home of Mr. J. 0.
Mimbs lust, Wednesday night.
Misses Arzora and Fva Coursen
of Spring Hill attended Sunday
j School at Shiloh Sunday p. m.
Mr. Gordon Mimbs was a pleas
ant culler near Springliill Sunday.
Miss Victoria McArthur and
grand little daughter, Marguerite,
returned home Sunday Irom
: Athens.
Mr. Ried Livingston was the
guest of Ins uncle, Mr. Henry
Livingston of Towns Saturday.
Mr. James Nash spent last Sun
day at the home of Mr. J. C.
M hubs.
Mr. To be Vaughn <>f Hazel
liurst visited home folks last Sat
urdny and Sunday.
Mr. Ashley Clements was among
the visitors at Lumber City Sat
urday.
Misses Myra Clements and Sa
die Vutighn and Carl liyals, and
Preston M itchell attended preach
ing at Towns Thursday night.
Mr. Harry Vaughn of Camden
county is spending several days
with Ins mother in Lumber City.
Mr. Frank Darby is moving Ins
saw mill to Helena.
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