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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (July 29, 1909)
The Montgomery Monitor. VOL. XXIV. Increase In Tax Values. j i While the several counties in; Georgia show a splendid increase in taxable values, Montgomery s ■ increase is not to lie hooted at. Tax Receiver W. llenrv Clark is here this week compiling the returns for the year, and his hooks show a splendid increase in taxable values for this county j over those ot last year. M iule lie j lias not. finished up his books, i1 may lie safely said t hat Montgom-j cry’s increase will run in t he neigh borhood of half a million. For instance,the increase m the j following districts is as follows:! Mt. Vernon, $711,000; Tarry town, $12,221; Ijoiigpond, $24,- <KKI; So pc rton, $12,000: Lot lin ir. $ IS.tKHi; Alamo, $22,000. While several of the other districts will I do equally as well, and the grand total will lie given later. Mr. j Clark has proven a very efllcient oflieer, and to Ins good work is due much of the increase. NEW COUNTt MATTER STILL UNSETTLED.; The Dublin Courier-Dispatch i has Ibe following item concern ing the new county proposition :; New county propositions con tinue to multiply. The Cleveland < nty proposi tion, as amended, does not. now, affect Laurens. It is proposed DC make this county from parts o! Montgomery and Kmaimel. 11 is ' ° I possible, however, that il a favor able report is made by the com mitte and the bill gets Indore the house or the senate, it can bej amended so as to include some of ! Laurens’ territory. The M l l ledge county proposi tion is up again. It is understood,; Imwwwr. that, there seems to be no chance for this proposition, and the people of Adrian will, largely rely upon the idea of thej passage two years lienee o( a bill establishing ten new counties. It is not believed, however,that file people ot the state will ever again pass an omnibus new coun ty proposition, there being no; necessity for such a mcasuae. The latest new county proposi-j t.iou is to create a new county with Nichols as the county site, and taking parts of Coffee, Wan and Appling. Tile committee this afternoon' will hear from the advocates ol the county of Milledge, and possi bly one or two other count ms. It is understood, however, that <(, report may not be made lor some jaoc, possibly not during the pre i-euiL session of the general asset'll- 1 l ily. Some of the members of the committee on constitutional amendments are m>f in lavor ol passing favorably any proposition to amend the constitution, bul rather desire that a const itui annul convention lie called. A Sll b-ei iln ill it te> has been nam ed Da fake that mat ter into ae s-ount. .fudge .1. K. Lurch of this r unity is a member of the -ui>- < miinitt.ee. L JLQUITT COUNTY SHOWS AM INCREASE IN FAX VALUES. Sloultric, Cu.. duly 2. i —Tax Deceiver d . S. Simmons, of Col <; litt county has ju.-t completed footing up the returns for the v-.ir and announces that theto t.-.j property ret urned is sl.2 , **>- gVO. This is an increase of imar : s%!•).< AMI over the returns for 1; ;t. year. This showing is «--- j> tiallv gratifying as it is made in the face of the fact, that some of the largest saw mills of the eo mty have cut out tit r t imber ii 1 shirt down since the last re turns were made. j NEAR BEER PLACES CLOSED AT ViOALiA. At the bust meeting of the City Cntinctal an ordinance was passed which practically prohibits the selling of near boor within the | city limits. The ordinance had I not been complied with by the, two near beer stands in the oit-v, and they were closed Saturday af ternoon until the terms of the or dinance are complied with, which | means t hat they will remain {closed if the ordinance is sustnin i ed in t lie higher courts. ! A legal tight is almost, certain j to result, as the proprietors of the ; places, Messrs. \\ . F. \Y ay and !A. d. Thompson, have both ex ; pressed their Intention of carry ing the matter to the courts. The ordinance is similar to one that lias been passed by several South ! Georgia towns, and so far as we I have been able to learn it, has I held good. It is understood that. | the bent possible legal talent will Ibe secureil by the proprietors of j ( In* near beer stands, ami the out- j iconic will be awaited with much ' interest, bv the people of the city. | —Too mbs County Local. Ailcv I’nnigruplis. | s>f)< Cllll ( J«TPI'CS|>t>HtlCM<’C. lb v. d. D. l’abiin filled his .regular appointment here last I Sunday. Cftiio a crowd of young folks I were out driving Sunday after-! ! noon. I Mr. Gainer Burns of Wrights f villf? was in town Monday. Mr. Lewis Koberson and .Miss Kit a Mac (hitler returned Sunday ; night, from visiting friends am] ! relatives at Dudley. Mr. Lewis Jtureh has again nc- I copied a position with tlio firm of | \V. d. A T. A. I’efersoll. Gol. lOugene 'l’almadge made a j living trip to Atlanta lust, week. The entertainment at the home !of Mr. A.d. Burch Friday night ; 'was very much enjoyed fiy De young folks who attended. Miss Velma McArthur visited! I relatives at Long Bond last week. Mr. F. M. Smith ol Lyons was | mingling with his many friends here Sunday. Mr. Howard Mays and wife of Live (> ik !• la., are visiting ndu ; fives 111 Dlls place. Miss Fannie Thurmond returned ! Sunday from Long Bond where 'she lias been visiting Imr sister, i j M rs. Ai t Ini r M < *K, Mr. (Mias. Peterson and little brother, Bill, visited relatives at; | Long Bond Saturday, returning i jSunday. Mi- s|-s. l-forace Me|more and Charles Durloo, dr., attended services here Sunday, botii morn ing and evening. Mr. D. S. Williamson of Long Bond was in town Tuesday. Guile ami interesting game of, bail was phi veil bet,ween Alley and i Thompson-, die Friday, duly 29 I'd. The score being Id to S in favor Ld’ Ailey. Although our pitcher was wild at times, he did Home good work. kcinoN ;il S.ilc. Me- c. W. Fox. tile Mt. Vern on milliner, will begin closing out her entire -lock of Millinery. Dry Goods. Notions, etc., at cost, for cash, on August Ist. Stock in clude- an excellent line of this sea-nil’s goods in the several lines. A -on good Singer sewing ma chine, show cases and fixtures, all for- lie cheap. Purchaser wanted, for entire -took, or will sell dry goods and notions in one lot and miiinmry in another lot. My. store house, which is the best lo cal -oil in town, is also for rent. See uie at once. Mrs. G. \V . I*ox, Mt. Vernon, Ua. MT. VKRNON. GEORGIA. THURSDAY , |l LA J<), li)(H). CONFEDERATE VETERANS MEET IN DOUCLASVILLE. Douglasvi 1 le, (ia., .Inly 21. —On Friday, duly HO, the Thirtieth Georgia regiment <>l Oonlodernte veterans will hold its annual re union at Doiiglasv l l|e and a large crowd is expected to lie m at tendance. The -‘Bloody Seventh” Georgia regiment will also unite with the Thirtieth in making this a gala day. Committees have been appoint ed to look after the various do i tails of the day and an excellent , program has boon prepared. Welcome address Mayor Hutcheson, with response hv members of the regiment, and a n add ivss by (lolonel A . .1. \\ cst , m" Atlanta, will be the main features of tho program. THREE ESCAPED PRISONERS ARE STILL AT LARGE. Dalton, (ia., duly 20 —The officers can find no t race of Hogan Cadi* the negro confined in Wlnl field county jail for attempted as sault, who together with two oth er negroes, saved his way to li iberty early Sundy morning. The cell contained three negroes be sides these, who aroused Slierilf Gilbert and put liitn on the track of the escaped prisoners. The negroes who escaped told tne prisoners who remained that they were going to Chatsworth, and Sherilf Gilbert, after getting this information, started in pur suit. How the negroes secured the saw which made their escape easy is not known. They only sawed t hrough the bars of the cell, but tiiey made a small hole in Dm outer brieK wall. NEAR DEER DEALER HEAVILY FINED Vienna, fin., .July 27. —-I A. ! Smith, a near-beer dealer, was tried here today in Ihe city court for violating t he state prohibit ion law. A number of witnesses tes tified that the article . sold by i Smith would produce drunken ness and he was lound guilty. Judge Henderson imposed a line of sl,oot> and a sentence of six months in jail. ®; ®®oo 0. 0 ©,OO 00 .0 ©o.©o©© ©o© © © O '•) , I ’ LOCAL - PERSONAL © © & g, © © ©..©: .© ©. ©©■© © ©',© ©©©© :© © .) •; ©©© ©©. Mrs. Kudv of Harrolton, <ia., i« i visit mi/ ' h<» fnmily of Ifr. .1. < I»r*• wi <»ll of tin; I.R. I. Hijm week She is remcm he red l»y mini v friends in Ml. Vcriioii, ns having resided at Hie Institute during prof. Eady’s memherslup in tiiei facility last year. Mrs. (I. A. l{.aok|ey apd children of Kathleen are visiting relatives in Mt. Vernon ami Longpond this week. Mrs. \j. C. Underwood ret timed l Sunday from Savannah, ati<l her friends will he glad to learn that she is nni'di improved in health, j Mr. T .1. Mcßae is visit ing r»d-1 utives and frieru|s in South Earn-- lina tins week, and will irfoLahly . enjoy the niiteli iiee<|e<| rest lie «•* | taking. Rev. IK K. Rainier of the Atl ventiHt elnireh delivered two ser nions at the court house in tins place Snndav, morning ami even ing. l»v Ins earnest and st raighf- ; forward manner he impressed his hearers. From Mrs. Fox’s reading notice,! it will he seen tjiat she intends 1 selling out. at cost. Call on her fur Bargains in millinery, etc. Registered Berkshire pigs for sale. Readv for delivery. Write J e Lawson E. Brown, Sundersville COLUMBUS STRIKERS ARE PUT UNDER ARREST, » i ,1 c oltimbiis, Da., July 2C> —M. ,j \. Garrett, president of tie* . Plumbers’ Inion.aiid Dari Don per . and J. B. Forties, two other , plumbers, wore arrested to-day . on warrants sworn out by J. \\ iTumlin. president id’ Die Master t j Plumbers' I’nion, charging I hem . | with intimidating a workman, i The men gave bonds and their Ipreliminary trial was fixed for . to- morrow. I With this exception Dm plum j hers’ strike, which lias been in i progress Imre for several davs, him ■ ! been wit bout incident . I i j TIF TON POLICEMAN IS SHOT BY BURGLAR. I Tifton, (la., duly 2fi. --Night 1 Officer (1. 10. Montgomery, of the | Tift on police force, was shelf and , I severely wounded bv a negro bur .'glarDns morning before dawn. , Montgonmrv was making his 'usual rounds, mid was going down ! 'the alley between Main 11 11 d Iblil .: I road streets. As lie was passing , j the re,*i rof ( In* dry goods st ore of 11. Nat linn, lie was fired upon ’ 1 from tbe doorwux. the bullet tak- I ing effect in Ins right shoulder. ! inflicting a liesli wound, which is not dangerous. Three shots were j fired, only one tuk ing effect. Montgomery did not. sen the ; burglars until lie was fired on,and does not know how many there; were or whether they were while or colored. Others, however, saw men running from tlm rear of tie store, and afterwards heard them driw away. An entrance was ofi'oetod by prying loose one of the lower win | dow bars, and raising Ilm sash. I The storn entered was vacant, but j then* is a doorway eniiiiiiuiima-; I ting wit !i tlm mm occupied by Mr. I Nathan. Parts of 1 1 1 r<• sails of (dot lies aml seiim hats and shoes 'and probably other goods were taken from tlk- s• ore. The tracks of Dm buggy were followed and two negroes have been arrested on suspu ion. 1 Mins Daisy MrSwitm i>i i "'I through - Mi. Vernon rtlay < n j roiit.u to \|<-Ua-, w1 1 <• hli*• is i*m ! j»t <*>■<*<l wil.li Mm. M . I*. ton, t li<- in 1 11 111 •;r. I j Mr. ami Mix. A. S. 11 nil of Janksonvil m, I' la.. loft y sti-nlay 1 lor t lif i r homo uft.iT viitiii'i r«*la tlVOHIII tills IMMIIIt-y, Ml'S. lint) lining a «|;iii”!il l r of Mr. ami Mr- T. If. A<lanis. Mrs. Christ in,i Bright of Alamo |rauio ovi-r 'l'n<■Inv ovonuig ami i k|■ 11 1 t Ins iiinit 1 with ia-r Irii-ml, M i’h. 15. K. II Mr. ami Mrs. John M. Hugh' - |s|Mmt, Iho luttor iiiirl of lasi w-ot with ri-lat i\<*s at (aalar Crossing. Mokkim. .1. VVinlo ami Tom C Johnson of \ idalia w -ro Imsim-s. I visitors to Mt. Vomoii vostorday. j * * Miss |«'loro|i(v Hogan ol Clax- I lon, who Lia- lioon v-ming 1.1 1 • - family of Mr. K, C. MnAIIDI'T of l.onpoml, i- aim; uj» Tm-silay to visit t-lm lamily ol Dr.J. <l. 15roa - ton. Sho was aooonipanioij hy Miss (•’carl MoAllistcr, who spoilt tho day in Mi. \ onion. Mrs. W. U. Kont is visiting lutivos amt Irmmlx in iJoxtor, to remuiii for anot tior >voof,, Mr. John Ifiiiron of liriok spout Monday morning horo. Dr. Charlos Moliaoof Itocholio was a Visitor ln.-ru Lius woyk. ROBBED MANY POSTOFFICES , D’JT CAUGHT IN TENNESSEE. Memphis, Tenn., .Inly ‘27.—At tt>r wiM'ks of search, I'nilcd Stales . secret ser\ iff I>|||>|';|||\VS, connect . i'll with (hr postoHi I • p:I I't lin'llt , :ilTrs|r,| hrrr eai'U today l'Yank Warren, :il i;is h'rankly ii. alias ‘• 11 and-and 11 a If" Is 'll v, oiii 1 of t lii l most' notorious postntlim roll hors in ill' 1 onuiilrv. alnny with W . T. Noakos, ami a woman elaiminy to ho Mrs. Noakos, all Ihr if whom al'o alleye,'l by till loiloral ollioors to ho wanted for a sorios ol snooossf ii I post.nllioo I'oli ho i*ios t hi’o ll oliont Kentucky, llli : nois, Ohio and Indiana. I Tim trio was looatoil in a resi ! donoo in an eastern siilinrh o| t |io oil y, anil was Hiirroiimloil hy t h<• poslal aillhoritios with Iho aid ol Iho Memphis pnlioo, A man anil a woman, who worn also badly ; wanted, escaped. A laryo <|iuuit i- I v of stamps in shoots wore found soorotoii in a hod room. SKWAIU). fiil I i 'ol I<M | M >1 1« 1 4 ■ lift*. Wo are sorry to stale Miss ,\h hie I'onnor is very siok. Ilopi she will soon roooyor. Mr. A ((lord hi and family spoilt, olid lltylll last, week 111, 1.110 | homo of Mr. A. K. I iordon. I >r. aml M rs. U. II Moldoy J were callers at, the homo of Mr. ('. K. (lordon Monday afternoon. Mr. I*. M. Moso|oy and family wore visitors at Mr. W. It. Jones .•sal unlay. M rs. Mary Morris spent last 'Thursday with parents Mr. and j Mrs. (J. I’. Moseley. I.it,lie Mass Annie |,oo (iordon is very ill at this writing. We] : hope 1,0 see her out again soon. Mr. K. M i iordon is st ill very ill, lull lie is iin provi my a lilt In. Mr. Milton M oseley oa II all lie ' home of his uncle, Mr. (I. \‘. Moseley Monday all ornoon. Tim Itaplist, protracted meetmy, o|os"d at (ledar (trussing Sunday <1 ior) 1 1 . They received into I heir I ohliroh SIX I V-se ye| i liminh-'l's. riiirly-si.v of tlo'iii were baptized and l lie remainder went in hy |et ! tor. Karim r’s (Jirl. I From Snniis. Tpt fj;tl ( <n i ■ ni»i»inlfiif,f» Wo roe rot, to a n non iioo that I’rofosHor Smith, who was to have j tanylit t lie sinyiny school at, t his place, will not, lie aide to accept lor this 1 1 rm, luiv my other i nynye men Is. We Iru -l that, we may have him in t lie future. Most o! our larmoft have finisli ed layinyhy their crops lor this season, and sonic of them now liinl l inn- to worry tln lull. Tile Sardis hoys will meet the Mal’le hoys in a detail <• at, I lie lirnce seined In also I hur-May niylil. Sunday school at Sardis last : ,ildi,it h was well attended and enjo'. 'd hy all present. Itev. Kohert soil will (ill Ills I'ey ular a ppoi nt men I, at, Sardis next Sat urday and Sumla v. ||oy. T. 15. Winha m has ret lim ed home Iroiu Macon, where In* attended a con volition ol I In- Kariners’ I nion. Mr. Rea-<• .Jordan has returned lioni*' from a Inp lo New York and 'it ln*r point s. Mi-sos Treva and Vera Winham are visiting relatives in laiuroiis county this we*-k. The crops in this sect ion sir" still loukiny well, and lie- farmers are very much cncuitruycd at the prospect fora rich harvest in the full. We especially hope that colton will briny a fair price. Young America. (iamb tor's Pistol Again Fatal. Houston Melton, a negro well known i n Ih is sect ii in, was shot to I deal hata tn* camp iin the t Seie :ia iV l*'londa 1 iv,, south of this place, last Sunday mommy, and aoonrdmy to reports lirouyht Imre, In* mot his death at tin* hands of l ot Imr negro yam biers. The most plausible reports sav that Mol).in had won the money, and that Ins dealhat the hands of throe oth ers of Ins race was in the form of I I revenge, accompanied by a rogu lar yainhlmy row lb* was badly shot up, and the |ot her neyroos made good t heir escape, ami as yet have not been hoard from. The ill-fated imyro w as a son of old “Aunt fat harmo” j Hamilton, a well known imyro woman ul this place, and his re mains wore hmuylit up hero for intoriii"iit Monday atlcrnonn. i Thus l In* work goes on,in l lie face ,of I lie fact I hai we have laws jagainst carrying revolvers and gambling. MAY NOT INCREASE STATE SCHOOL FUND. Atlanta, Ha., July l’7.—With no mil in the common school tuml a11d with very moderate necessary | increase in the state's elonnisy uarv institutions, and a nominal increase in sonic of the branches d t he university system,! lie house j approprial inns committee expects In he able lo show a material do j arcane in the cost, of runniny the stale's government lor 11)10, as I eonipa red wil Ii I DO 1 ,). There w as a meet my of the erun , milt"o this all ei'ii'ion devilled mainly to the common schools, j with ii hot conli'Sl bet ween those j who advocated a ipiurter of a mil lion increase in the appropriat inn next year and those coni end'd Ihi I 11 mid ition of l Im finaoees would not stand an incroase. I'huirmin hums made prelimi nary si at omniit, i u wiiieh lie ahnw md that retrenchineiii was imccs sarv, I Imre not hemy more thin enough money in sight to provide for the necessary expenses ni the i slate, even if llm ways and means 1 coniuiillee dul succoeil in raising (something additional from spu* |oin I lax'-s. which was doubtful. I.aier Im was asked lo take Iho Hour and make an additional slati'incnt, at which time Im <|e : declared t hat if I lie tpicstiou ol a million increase demanded was yr.anled, Im did not know where llm iimni'v would conic from. I 1 was finally decided that tin* appropriation for |‘J|(l should re ; main at s2,^* r )<l.00i), the saiim as Hi is y< ar.n m I t Inti llm hind should I lie made .f'J.oIHI.IMKI lor I'JII. The ! district agricultural schools were eiven a coniinyent increase nf caeli. I'll" I'vmimiltc would have finish* ed ii-, work ibis alli'iiioon and hay" been ready In report- bad it not been lor llm insi-teimc ol Mr. Hall, ol llihli, who uryi'd licit, there should h" no increaso any i where and that a reconsideration I should he had of all th" increases crantod. Another iiieet-imy will have to he held to Imal' Ills 111011 II imi for a reconsideration. I'lm house const it iinonal amend* meniH commit tee report uufavor ;-j 1 y i In- hill of Mr Davis, of Dnughtcrv, calling for a const*- tul iomil convent ion to consider a i i reform of l In* tax system. The house HI scud judiciary 1 com mit tee aeted favorably upon a , Pill of Mr. Kilts, of l.ibh, autlior | izmy the ninvor and couiK'il of ; Macon I i "lose and sell certain streets and alleys, ami a billot Mr. McCarthy, of Chatham, b»r biddlliy the lll.erferelice of city l employes nt the polls ju cit ies of j more t huu &JXJO. NO. ii
