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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1909)
31t? Uttmttgmnerg Mmxtsu*. VOL. XXIV. Important Information as to Registration. VOTERS SHOULD OBSERVE LAW. Atlanta, Oct. 2.—Owing to er roneous impressions t**«l by certain publications wit li re ference to U corgi a s new reg is t ra tion law, under which voters must register tor the elections of IDIO, Attorney General John C. Hurt lias prepared in pamphlet, form a letter which he has just written j to Tax Collector A. l\ Stewart ol Fulton county, answering certain •questions and elucidating certain features of the law as to which these publications have, no doubt, caused considerable misunder standing. Copies of this letter will be furnished to all tax collectors of the state desiring it, and from it they mav gather some important •iiformat ion relative to their du ties in connection with registra tion. The information w ill also be of j value to the citizen who desires to register and quality lnmsell lor voting; for unless he is familiar •with tin* requirements ol the law lie is liable to overlook some one of the kinks in it which would re sult in his disfranchisement. The registration books are to be closed six months before the elec-j tion, and the state primary can not be held earlier than sixty days girior to t he regular state election. The citizen who desires to qual ity, himself for voting must, pre sent himself in person before the tax collector and, at the time of £ laying his taxes, subscribe to the voter’s oath and sign his name in j tin* voters’ book. It wilt la* apparent h*»w these requirements are likely to result in the disfranchisement of many j white voters in Georgia, through carelesnees, oversight or, now and then, as a result of providential! •causes. When a citizen goes to the tax collector’s office to pay his taxes j he must, register then and there, j and it. is up to him to think about it and to do it, it he wishes to protect his right,. This is equally applicable to the man who pays onlv a poll tax and who has been in the habit, of paying it, often, when his atten tion is attracted to the mat ter as the result of an approaching elec tion in order that he might pre serve his right, of franchise. Now he must go and pay it. six months in advance of the election, or lose his riglir to vole. Provision is made for the regis tration of those, among others, who are exempt, from taxation by re ason of having reached the age limit, but they, too, mind present themselves for compliance with the law six months in advance^ ,\’o provision whatever appears to have been made for the exer cise of franchise by tin* young man who attains has majority !;or tween the time of the closing of the registration books and the election, and it would appear that, until the law is amended, he is out of if altogether. Following is Attorney General IJ art’s letter oil the subject, which w ill be of general interest 1 to voters and tax collectors all; over t he st ate : lion. A. P. Stewart, The duties of the tax collector J in connection with the act ap proved Aug. 15, ISIOH, providing for the registration of voters in this state, 1 beg to say are; First, Q. When should the reg istration books be opened and closed? A. The “voters’l <oofcs' should b* opened by the tax collector at the time when he begins the col lection of taxes for each year, and he shall close them in the year m j,tich is a geo-raf election ( six months before the* date of said general election. Second. tj. Who is entitled to register? A. 1. All persons who have honorably served in the land or naval forces of tin* United States in the Revolutionary War, or in j the War of 1S1 1? . <<r in the War with Mexico, nr ill the Will* With the Indians, or in the War be tween tin* States, or in tin* War wit h Spain, or who honorably j served in the land or naval forces of the Confederate States or of tin* state of Georgia in tie* War be tween tin* Stales; or 2. All per sons lawfully descended from, ! t hose einbraeed in the classes t enumerated above; or *!. All persons who are of good character, and understand t he duties and ob i ligations of citizenship under a Republican form of government; or -1. All person's who can cor rectly read in the English iang i uage any paragraph of the consti tution of the Umted States or of his state and correctly write the same in the English language when read to them by any one of the registrars, and all persons who solely because of physical ' disability are unable to comply j with the above requirements but j who can understand amt give a j reasonable interpretation of any paragraph of the constitution of of the United States or of this state that may be read to them by anyone of the registrars; or 5. Any person who is tin* owner in j good faith in his own right of at least forty acres of land situated j lin tins state upon which lie re- j ] sides, or is the owner in good j faith in his own right of property' situated m this state and assessed i for taxat ion at the value of sf>*H). ( See amendment to the constitu tion recently adopted). Third. <). Is voter required to ■ ! register in person? A. The tax collector or Ins; clerk shall in u>> instance permit | a person to sign the voters’ book or any separate printed oath un less such person shall have ac tually made the oath before him !thereon contained. Fourth. <j. Where a voter is once registered, docs he remain always registered? A. Not so, except in the cases of (irst and second above and ! these classes are subject to the qualiticiit ion m paragraph !> supra Fifth, (j. Who is authorized to register voters? A. The tax collector or bis clerk. Six Hi. •). L it necessary for a person who lias paid tax i|: counties other than this to pro duce their tax receipts in order to register in this county? A. This is one means by which the tax collector might, ascertain whether tlei voter has paid Ins taxes, but is not exclusive. Seventh, (j. Does the mere payment of taxes by the voter en* l ll 1 * him to register? A. No. As stated, the law pro- I hihiu a person from registering | unless he a'*lunity takes the oath j before the tax collector or Ins ■clerk required by Section 2 in tin* | act approved Aug. 15, J'.MtS. I have no authority to make any official ruling in this matter. FORGED CHECK; WILL DO TIME. W. H. Adamson,or A*U |, > B » f *r Canton. the man with so many aliases ami who forged a check for $55 on I>. A. Bailey, of Huwkms ville, pleaded guilty before Judge J. If. Martin and was sentenced to the penitentiary fora term of five years. Adams, as the newly made convict, will he carried to the j at alb til Ut, MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7. 1909. N, B. K’S, ENTERTAINED. Miss Manive t'onner assisted h\ Miss Martha Gibson entertained the N. It. K.’selub at her home on College 11 1 11 last Thursday eve ning at a progressive Traveler's Farty. News boys served the Travelers with dainty lunches :• t each stop mi t lie journey. M iss Gihsoii carried oIV llie hon ors of the evening by visiting more places than any <>n<» present. As the guest were taking their de part lire they expressed themselves to the hostess as having been excellently entertained. Those present, were; Misses Con ner, Gibson, Cochran, Cook, Leo, Flora and Ala Peterson, Messrs, Itrewt.on, Snooks, MeLemore 1 Hancock, Roberson, Peterson. MILLINERY OPENING AT VIOALIA, GA. On October lotli. Kith and ISth 1 Mrs. C. W. Fox will have on dis • play, at her Millinery Parlors, at her residence on Church street, in Vidaliii, tin* latest creations in Millinery. She will show the most exquisite pattern lints, some of which will md be .shown only on those dates. Go prepared t■ > buy or you will miss a t re a l . These line pattern hats will sell on the above dates, only, at One-Half their real value. |)o not miss the greatest opportunit y | id t |je season. All are cordially' mvit.n to be present., i Charlottesville. 1 dal ConvrtpomloiM'.p. Rey. H. D Lee filled his regu lar appointment at Smyrna Sun day. U’e are glad to say that Mrs. L. Harlow is improving. Mr. P. M. Moseley made a bus-! mess trip to Mount Vernon Sal -lurduy. 1 Mr. \. K. Harlow and niece. Miss Smite, of near Glcuwood, j spent Sul urduy and Sunday with relatives here. We are glad to while that Mrs. J. W- Gordon did not have ty ; phoid feyet'. She is able to be 1 out again. Miss Florence Moseley spent i Saturday night with h«r sister, M is. .1. lAda ids. Mr. and Mrs. It. L. Story of Lumber City spent, a few days re cently with relatives here, Alls. ,J. W. Moseley spent Sun-j day afternoon with In r brother, Mr. L. N. Harlow. We are very sorry to say that Mr. Fred Godwin is among tlmse on our sick list this week. Mope to see him out again soon. Mr. Ifersehel Conner and Mrs Nettie Hyrd spent Sunday at, the 1 home of Mr. John |\ iteheus over in Jeff | lav is county, Mr. Ellis Moseley and sister. Miss Lourania, were pleasant visi tors at tin* home of Mr. Obndiali < ilisson Sunday. Mrs. C. P. Moseley spent last Wednesday night with her daugh ter, Mrs. J. | ( . Adams. Mr. Orris Conner and Mr. Tap ley were among friends in our sec tion Sunday afteri.ooll. The birthday dinner given at she home of Mr. C. Morris last Wednesday was greatly enjoyed by al, present. We regret very much to state that Miss Lizzie Gordon is so seriously ill with typhoid pneu monia. Trams will soon he running on -t||e new road as the grading line been compUted. They have got the rails laid in about eight miles of the Altamaha river. Fuss and Fun. Get u new cup for t tie baby, at i Hudson . Alley. I THE USE OF LIQUOR AGAIN BRINGS DEATH. 1 Montgomery enmity lias mint her tool killing to place on her crim inal ad. And, as in many cases, the on use may lie attributed ' I to t lie use of | iquor. The victim of this tragedy was . Manning Foskoy, Jr., and In* was killed at Troup’s Ferry in this I county Sunday afternoon by Blan ton Howard. Reports sav that Howard and Will Burton and the Foskey boys were engaged in a i«piarrel, and Howard attempted, lo shoot Charley Foskey, and that Manning Foskey, in trying h*j ,j>reve I*t him, received a load of shot, dying 1 mineiliatelv. Howard iminediately Red, and is yet has not been apprehended,: 1 hilt a reward has been idl’eivd In SlierilV Hester, who was on the scene .Monday morning. Burton was arrested and brought to Ml Vernon and lie will lie given a trini in a preliminary court, to morrow, as accessory to t he crime, Howard will probably bo appre hended at an early date and brought to t rial. Tims, advocates of liquor are in sympathy with crime ami deal h. FLOURISHING SABBATH SCHOOL. Last Sunday afternoon marked 1 the close of another day of in-! j 'crest in the Sabbath school ol |Gh nwood. It was (trpluius’ Day, | md ali or the to|a Is of t lie di I - | ferent. classes were consolidated it I was shown that the neat little sum ! •ol S2O. 1H had been raised to for 1 . ward to the Orphans Home for l he lift In ones sent, t here. The fourth Sunday in lasi month was the day for making another payment to their special missionary supported by this | school in Korea, and for this pur pose $25.05 was rained, leaving' only about S2O 00 due Inin. May the work for the Master continue. B. GEORGIA’S WUNDFRFUL WIREGRASS SECTION. In the Inst lew' years, however, ' South Georgia has come into l ei own, so far, at least, as native reeogmt mu of her I rciiieiidoiis pos sibililies is concerned. This is as if should be, for it is fair to sav that, nowhere in this broad land is there a section, which presi nfs greater opportunity to the imrni ; grant than this, tin* iong-lealed ! pine region of Georgia, known Technically as tin* land of the iv 1 r 'grit-m. Tin* wiregrass region of Georgia comprises all I hat section of tin* j state south of an imaginary line, drawn from 51 1 «- northern part of Screven County in tile eastern part .T the slate to the city ol Bambridge in t lie ext reme south western corner, 1 1 would be liard to find *1 more equable, delightful climate 111111 l lluifwilli which this happy region IS blessed. The summers lll'e naturally a little warm, but the ; W'euMn*C Oil even the liot.tesl days tin tempered by cooling breezes from either the ocean or the gull. The winters make it a veritable tourists' paradise, unsurpassed by eitln-i - Florida or <luba. The soil is marvelously fertile, permit 1 iug tin* rotation of three crops a year, and a production of a surprising variety of crops.- “Glorious did Georgia, 1 ’ 111 Sep tember National Magazine. METHODIST REVIVAL TO BE HELD IN AILEY. Revival services will begin at. tin* Methodist church ip Ai|ev n**xt Monday morning, October JJth, at || o’clock. Tip* pastor will be assist'd by Rey. J. P. Durance, of Sutherland, Fla. Mr Durance is .*1 noted revivalist, and will he heard gladly in Alley. Services will lie held each day doling the week at 11a. in. und « T V ■ <n- i WILL MAKE RACE. It Inis never been (In* policy of this paper to endeavor to open a county political campaign, a fact which should lie dearly under stood by its readers. However, it will be id interest lo the voters of tli iinly to learn d<-1i 11 it■ *t v that Judge M. L. O'Brien is a candidate for the office ol't'lerk of: the Superior Gourf. This infor mation is given at I In* request of ! 11 number of M r. O'Brien’s friends ami supporters This gentleinan| is too well known to the people of ! Montgomery county, ns a life long citizen, to need a n iii I rod ucl ion 1 His formal card will appeal' in due season. 1 RALLY SERVICE AT AILEY BAPTIST Next, Sllbbath evening .'ll t lie i Baptist church in Alley, 7: IK*, there will lie held a Rally Da\ Service m the interest, of State Missions. An interest iug pro gram Inis been prepared and will lie carried mp on ibis occasion. Everybody invited to attend. ELEVEN HUNDRED BALES BREAKS AMERiCUS RECORD. Americas, Ga., Girt. 2. —Today for the third time this season all \ previous Iscol'ds in cotton receipts was broken. Eleven hundred j i bales, brought in by wagons, were | weighed and generally sold at tin*! live Americas warehouses, thus j adding sl7,(kK) cotton money to the ci real ill ing medium. Americas ! warehouse receipts now exceed 19,- ihhi bales, little, if any, of which remains unsold. City Tax Nofiee. Ad valorem taxes due iheUity of Mount Vernon for tin* year 1909 are due and payable, and lax payers am requested lo make! immediate payment to tin* Ulerk |of the Council, else proceedings will issue as the law directs under the charter. This t Ip* ol h day of October, 1909. By order ol 1 lie City Council Ml. Vernon, Ga. .1. C. McAllister, ! Clerk - - I MYDDELTIJN MERRILL. Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Myddelton, of Valdosta, Ga., announce the engagement of t heir daughter, Kf lie Smith, to Professor Frederick: A. Merrill, of Athens, the mar riage to take place in December. | Tip* llllllOllllceilieill. will lie read j with cordial interest, by a large, * iei piuint mice in Georgia, since M iss M yddellon is a young woman j of pronounced bright ness and charm, and she has a large ae- 1 : qmtintaucc in Atlanta. She has I made mav friends on t he occasion ; of visds wit h friends and rolatives. | Professor Merrill, a former res ident ot Boston, is n member ol ; the faculty of the Slate Normal; at Athens, and Ip* is prominent |y . known in tin* educational world and socially. —Atlanta Constitu- I ion. COTTAGE PRAYER MEETINS, There are three very siiccesfuU cottage praver meltings in Mont-, goup ry enmity on the west side of tlm river. * tip* at Alamo, one at Adams’School House and oip* , at Glcuwood. There are other prayer meetings over thereat tip*, various churches but these are |p*ld ill the homes of the people | alternately in their respective communities. These prayer ser vices occur on Saturday evenings beginning at 7 o'clock. The one at Glenvvood is under the direc tion of the First Nice President, of the Kpworth League, Miss Mamie Boberts, mid Gnmiudb*.*. Tlm others are iifider charge of the c.tizens of the community 111 i which lfi«y *i‘e held. I 'SUPERIOR court judge UPHOLDS TRUSTEES. Sparta. (in.. October 2. —A rul -1 ini' I>v .Inline Lewis of tlie ( lennil gee circuit, Inn recent case in Hancock superior court is expert eii to luive a most important ben id ling on school govern incut, in his | decision Judge Lewis liehl that l lie principal ami trustees of a I school may exclude any pupil from a public school if the school fwoiihl lie benefited thereby, cur rent report being held giillicidit ground for exclusion. The case being tried was a suit, for damages brought bv I lie luth ier of a I l-year-old boy, who had i been excluded from the school by [the principal and the trustees, j upon the ground that lie had ne gro blood in his veins. No effort I was made at the trial to prove the charge, the only steps taken bv t lie defense being to show that, the report, was widespread and commonly accepted as true. It was claimed that, the boy's moth er had a negro blood in her, though she was nominally of white parents, the third child in a family of eleven. Judge Lewis held that the trus tees had a right to exclude pupils for a good and suflicient reason, and hi his charge to the jury in structed them that, if the trustees acted honestly and for what they believed tile best interests of tile school, they could lint lie held liu | ble, even though the truth of the report could not be proven. Judge Lewis further held tli.il it was a | quest inn of good taitli on the part lof the principal and trustees, and limy could not he held liable un less they acted maliciously and wantonly. The jury was out only a short time and came in with a verdict against I lie plaint ill'. METHODIST SERVICES SATURDAY MORNING. Services Will be held 111 the Methodist, chiirch hi Ml. Vernon next Saturday morning, Oct. Hi Ii at II o’clock. There are only two more appointments at I I In* Methodist ehureli here before i i lie pastor leaves for the Aiiuiiu I ! Conference at Waynesboro, thi Saturday before each of these ap pointments services will be held at the church. The membership is urged to Le present, and tha public will receive a hearty wel come at all these services. I1 ijL^ston. iJH'l'lul < Joi Mr. and Mrs. M ||. \utrev, who have been spending I lie plot lwo w eeks at. < Libs’ Springs, iv t iirimd home Sunday. Willie Alluioud, who has beep j quite siek for I lie past two weeks, | is improving. W. .1 Oliver is on the siek L-t i this week with La (Jrippe. Marshall Klliott left Saturday j for Simians, tja., where In* got * 1 1 1 accept a piiHitimi. Norman Klliott has returned j from Simians, (in., where ha I spent t lie summer. Willie Oliver Kpeiit Tuesday in < i I<■ 11 wood. Lawrence (limner has purchased Hamilton house and has moved 111 town. 5.j0.00 Reward. I I will pay leO tHt for the arrest and detention <d Ulaiiton Howard until I can take him in custody. Wanted tor the killing of Man ning Koskey at Troup's Kerry in Montgomery county, <ia., Oct. M, I MOM. Was reared in Laurens county ; about 2i years old; dark complexion and black eyes; lame in one hip from rille wound; and weighs about, Lin pound*. Notify las Hr.stkk, Sheriff Montgomery County, I Ml. Vernon, (in, NO. 26
