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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
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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,
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