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VOL. XXIV.
BRITTIAN DECLINES
SHORTER PRESIDENCY,
Professor M. L. Brittian will
remain as superintendent < f
the Fulton county public
schools, a position he has filled
with distinguished ability and
brilliant success for eight years.
He has declined the presidency
of Shorter college, Rome, Ua., to
which he was recently elected.
Since the presidency of Shorter
college was offered him.great pres
sure has been brought to bear to
keep him in Atlanta and Fulton
county. A petition was recently
presented to tho Fulton county
board of education signed by every
one of the 95 county teachers pro
testing against Professor Bnt
tian’s resignation being accepted:
and asking that he be retained.
Professor Brittian does not deny
that he has declined the call to
Shorter, but says that all announ
cements must come from the trus
tees of that college.
When Professor Brittian was
elected to the superintendency of
the county schools in 1901, there
was a total school fund available
of only $15,000. Under his ad
ministration the fund has increas
ed to $59,000. The increase was
brought about by two campaigns
for local taxation which were suc
cessful largely through his efforts.
The school term since 1901 lias
been lengthened from five to nine
months and the salaries of teach
ers last year alone were three
tames as much as the total for all
school purposes when ha entered
office.
During the past eight years S7O
- has been spent lor the erection
of school houses, of which $40,000
was raised by subscriptions from
individuals chiefly in response to
appeals from the superintendent.
Professor Brittian is a textbook
author of note and is prominent
in the work of the Baptist church,
of which he is a member,
LAURENS MAN HAS LARGE FAMILY.
Mr. Joseph M. Mullis of this
county is being congratulated over
the birth of twins.
Mr. Mullis seventy-one years of
age and the birth of the twins
make him the father of tmenty
eeveu children.
He is an honest, hard-working
citizen and does not believe in race
suicide. He is proud of the dis
tinction of being the father of
more children than anv other cit
izen in the county. Pie is a brot
her of Mr. W. 11. Mullis, who is
the father of more than twenty
children. —Dublin Courier Dis
patch.
Monuments, Tombstones
IRON FENCING
We desire to inform the people of j
this section that we have opened a
first-class marble business in A ida
lia. AYe are prepared to furnish
on short notice anything in the line
of Monuments, Tombstones, Orna
; mental Iron Fencing, etc.
' Designs the latest and most correct
and tasty. Prices are right, and
work will give satisfaction.
YOU 3 PATRONAGE SOLICITED
VIDALIA MARBLE WORKS
Yidalia, Da.
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Unnitnr.
From Alamo.
i Soeeial Correspondence.
They have no obligations,no rules,
no dues.
They meet and sew and talk
over the news—
If such a one got out in last Fri
day’s rain,
l Or if one of them has a new
“Mary-Jane.”
|
j The "sewing, of course, is an im
portant theme
If it were better to fell or make a
French seam.
Such subjects are harmless, as all
will agree,
While eat ing their cake and drink
ingjtheir tea,
Meu are curious creatures and
some are very queer:
INo sootier was the club started j
than they began to fear
There might be something said |
that they wouldn’t get to)
hear •
About them or about some neigh
bor dear.
So some women wouldn’t join and j
others couldn’t come,
Because their husbands thoughti
the whole tiling was “on the ,
bum
But nevertheless’ and notwith
standing what anyone may
say,
“Ihe Sewing Club of Alamo” has
surely come to say.
On Wednesday, February second, |
at half-past three,
The Club with Mrs. Ford ham you
certainly will see;
And if your husbands ask you
what, yon are all about,
Just tell them, “Read your Moni
tor and then you’ll find out.”
—SUBSCRIIiEK.
AUGUSTA WOMAN BURNS
TO DEATH IN FRONT OF GRATE. I
Augusta, (4a., Feb. s.—The
death this afternoon of Mrs.
Alice Alberson, as a result of
burns receiyed from an open grate
fire marks the fifth violent death
here this week.
Mrs. William Wesinger died
from burns. Dr. Charles W. Hick
man was murdered. Mrs. Hen
ry Lawhorn was killed by a trol
ley car last night and a negro was
shot by a policeman in resting
arrest.
Citation.
Georgla—M on tgoincry Count.y.
To all whom it may concern. .1. B.
Geiger having made application in
due form of law to be appointed per
manent administrator upon the es
tate of E. R.. Morrison, notice is here
by given that said application will
be Beard at the regular term of the
court of Ordinary for said county, to
be held on .the first Monday in Mar.,
1910. Witness iny band and official
signature, this Feb. 7th, 1910.
Alex McArthur,
Ordinary M. C. Ga.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY io, 19:0.
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Cotton Mauket.
On the Savannah market ves-
I terday the staple sold at :
Good middling • 15.
Middling - —.
Beautiful line new embroideries
in match sets at Mrs. J. L.
j Adams’.
Jet Dog Collars, 50 cents; bead
j ed jet stocks, 85 cents, at Mrs. J.
L. Adams’.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Wade Johnson
.of Yidalia visited relatives in Mt.
Vernon last Sabbath.
Mr. J. H. Daniel of Bulloch
I county was among relatives here
a part of the past week.
Mr. J. VV. Hum, one of our reg
ular readers from the West Side,
was in the office Tuesday.
The members of the family of
Rev. J. who have been
ill are reported as better.
Dr. M. L. Currie of Vidalia was
circulating among Montgomery
county friends here Monday.
We are headquarters for Seed
Potatoes, Genuine Texas and Burt
Seed Cats, Seed Peanuts, Onion
Sets and Corn. Ask for quotata
tious. , The Cahski.s Co.
2, 8-17) Savannah, Ga. ’
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Spooner of.
Hebron, 111., and Mr. Wallace <
Spooner of Whitewater, Wis,,ar-|
rived a few days ago to visit the I
family of Mr. N. L. Spooner and'
Mr. J. F. Currie. They will I
go from here to Stewart county,to
visit other relatives before return
ing. Mr. Henry Spooner will be
remembered as a former visitor,
and during his stay here last
spring made many friends among
our people. They are very agree
able people and we trust they' will
again visit our town. 1
From U. B. Institute
We are sorry to report the con-)
tinueil illness of Mrs. Kahuu,Missi
Cook and little Mamie Rabun.
Miss Augustus Bybus visited hr*r I
sister atGlenwood Saturday after-j
noon and returned Monday even-)
mg.
The measurements for the sum-j
mer uniforms are being sent in,
and they will be in by the first
week in March.
Mrs. J. C. Brewton has return-j
ed from Savannah, where she has
been under treatment., and we are)
glad to say that she is much im
proved.
I
Since the old societies were abol
ished and the new ones formed, i
I there has been more interest and
| enthusiasm, with more friendly ri
. valy than ever before. Good work
is being done now by both of
them. B;th organizations elect
ed new officers Saturday afternoon
to serve for one month.
Ailey Paragraphs.
Miss Ada Truitt visited home
folks in Ailey last Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr. Charles W. Schriapp, Jr., of
Savannah spent Sunday with
friends in Alley.
Miss Carrie King of Ailey re
turned home Sunday, after a
pleasant vis*it near Tarrytown. r.
LAD KILLS HAWK.
A few days ago, in a hand-to
hand fight, Master Brantley Mc-
Cullough killed a full-grown
hawk. The hawk had in his pos
session a half-grown chicken and
before giving up his prey showed
fight. The little hunter secured a
stick snd put an end to the naugh
ty bird. Brantley seemed proud
of his achievement and ol a right
should be.
Miss Stulls McQueen Ims been
yery sick for several clays past.
Cabbage plants. The Mount
Vernon Drug Co.
| Soon will be seen the turning of
the soil for the spring garden.
Have you seen the nvw Jewelry
at Mrs. j. L. Adams’? Belt, Veil
J and Beauty Pins at popular prunes.
By coining in at once, you can
get The Montgomery Monitor and
the Atlanta Weekly Georgian at
I#l .25 per year. Same rate to old
| subscribers. Get onto t his at once.
Pay up vour subscription and have
the Georgian sent you also.
In a few days the people of this
section will have the opportunity
of having glasses fitted hy an ex
pert, when A. K. Ilawkes, the old
Atlanta optician, will have one of
his best men at Mcßae A Brothers’
store. You will find him thereon
the 21th, 2">t.h and 2(‘>tli of this
month—-three days.
Prof. 11. G. Willis id Vidalia
was a visitor Imre Tuesday, having
come up to confer with the P. It.
I. boys regarding the organization
of a hand for the school. It, is!
hoped that they will perfect the |
organization atonceand begin the j
practice. Prof. Willis Is highly I
recommended as an instructor and
is a gentleman of pleasing man
ners.
If you have defective vision,
or your glasses need changing, ;
have the services of an ex
port. A. K. Ilawkes was estab- 1
lished over thirty years ago and
does not know what failin'/? is
where skill can do any good. One
of his representatives will lie at
Mcßae & Bros’., in Mt. Vernon,
February 21-2(>. They sell the
Ilawkes glasses and for this occa
sion invite the public call and
have the services of their expert, j
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TO SETTLE DEPOT FIGHT.
Members of the Railroad Com
mission will lie in this county to
morrow for the purpose of looking
into the matter of a depot for the
new towns on the Georgia A Flor
ida road in this county, I'valda
and Charlottesville being the con
testants. Both have a claim to
this privilege and each has the
prospect of developing into a
smart town. It is very probable
that both towns, even though they
are but a few miles apart , will be
supplied with this convenience.
They are in the midst of a splen
did count ry and the citizens are
I entitled t his consideration at the]
. hands of t he road.
DOINGS OF THE DAMONS.
The Damon Literary Society
convened in the chapel Saturday
afternoon and the regular routine
of business was gone through with.
Officers for the following month
were re-elected, as follows:
Ernest C<>arson —President.
Roy It iiint ree—Vice-president.
Annie Inghrain—Secretary.
Julian Peterson—Recording
Secretary.
Terry Parker —Censor.
After this followed a delightful
program : Elza Cowart rendered
, a beautiful solo, accompanied oh
j the piano by M iss Snead.
Pa nto mi me—E th leen Folsom.
A most interesting prophecy hy
Camille Adams.
B. H. Overby read some very
amusing jokes on members of the
j society.
Last on the program was a de
bate—“ Resolved, That the Trust
Should be Abolished. There
I were only two speakers: Affirm
ative, Ernest Coursmi; negative,
Marvin Flanders. The affirmative
j won.
Committee was appointed to de
cide on ordering colors and pars.
This concluding our business, we
■adjourned. F.
Charlottesville.
Special CoiTrxpoilili iHU'.
Messrs. B. M. Mosley, Dan and
j Fred Gordon and Bros. Blalock
' made a business trip to Vidalia
'Saturday.
Mrs. J. R. Conner returned
| home Sunday, to the delight of
her many friends, and she is get
ting along nicely.
C. B Mosley left Friday for
Klorahomo, Florida, to accompa
ny his wife home, who went down
there a lew days ago.
Miss Lena Mineey spent. Satur
day at. the home of her uncle, .1
R. Conner.
M. L. Bun-ell and wife spent the
week-end with parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. F. Gordon.
Doctor and Mrs. R. H. Mobley
| are visiting relatives at Dexter
this week.
C. S. Mosley, who is in school
at Douglas, spent Sunday and
Monday with homefolks near Imre.
The tent, meeting at this place
is progressing nicely, under the
management of Uevs, J. F. Yauov
and MeKinsey. The meeting
will close Friday and dinner will
be served on the ground. F.very
body is cordially invited to come
out and bring a well-tilled basket.
FuHH-ami-Fun.
SEEKS AN OFFICE
FOR FIRST TIME.
After having been a life-long
citizen of the county and never be
fore having asked for a (toaifion of
pul die trust, Mr. J. M. (!. Truett
of Ailey is a candidate for the of
fice of 'L’ax Collector and his card
will lie seen in The Monitor this,
week. He feels that now is the
time to ask this place at the hands
of the voters of the county and lie
intends to do this with a vim. lie
is out for the oiiice, if it, can be
had by honest effort.
Mr. Truett-is a worthy citizen
and is known to many as a trust
worthy and honorable man. Ib
is now advancing in years and
hopes to receive a due consider
ation of the voting public.
Citation.
Georgia—Montgomery t 'minty.
.The appraisers appointed upon the
applicat ion of Mi s. Hasan Gillis.wid- i
ow of David !>. Gillis.foi a lz months'
support out of said estate, having
tiled their return, all persons are
hereby cited to show cause if any
they have at the next, regular term ;
of tlie < 'oilrl of Ordinary, to bo held 1
on the first Monday in March.)
why said application should not he !
granted. This Feb. 7- 1010.
Alex McArthur. Ordinary.
1 A WORD |
% Os announcement is in order (
just now—not a political card, Init
p a simple business proposition, in (.
which YOl> will bo concerned.
It is nothing more or less than
#J the fact that we have opened up (
one of the most complete stocks of j
% general ni(‘reiiaii(|isc in the county, (
£> and it is now ready for vour in
g spection—that is, purchase. (
f) Everything new and of standard
quality, bought at lowest figures
g and to be sold in like* manner.
|) You arc cordially invited to \
make our store your buying place 1 .
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| L. M. McLemore & Bro. I
| MT. VERNON, GA. f
MR. CURRiE A CANDIDATE.
While it lias been understood by
his friends that Mr. Dennis M.
Currie would stand for re-election
to the office of'fax Collector, xn
this issue will he seen his formal
card, in which it is made plain
that lie seeks the office for another
term. Mr. Currie is of tlie opin
ion that an officer should hold at
least two terms, according to the
established custom, in order that
ins work may he more thorough.
To all accounts he has made a
good and competent officer, and
feels that lie should ugum he al
lowed to (ill the place. He is very
grateful for the consideration
shown him in • lie past and will
j great ly appreciate the privilege
again. He is a good and hard
working citizen.
Stuckey.
special CotTfspoudciico %
We are glad to see so many of
our sick folks improving.
David Clark of Vidalia was in
our community on Monday.
Miss Bessie Stuckey of Mt. Ver
non spent Sunday with homeh Iks.
Mr. II I). Ji dinson of I hh-na
was in Stuckey on business Mon
day.
Misses Carrie and Pearl McDan
iel attended services in Alamo
Sunday.
Edward Elton and, family are ..n
the sick list tills week. We hope
they may soon be restored to
health.
L Chavoiis and wife from Cross
roads visited Mr. and Mrs. A. W,
Barlow Sunday.
.Miss l)eka Maddox spent the
night at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
.1. 11. Morrison 'I hursday.
The school here is progressing
nicely, under the management of
Miss Doha Maddox, principal, anil
Mrs. 11. S. Smith, assistant. The
pat rons met at the school house on
last Friday afternoon and elected
anew trustee. Much success to
t he sehool.
Remember, services here next
Sunday, conducted by Rev. J. R.
Kelly from Wriglitsville. Every
body cordially invited to attend.
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Jack Johnson, the negro cham
pion heavy-weight prize lighter,
has been arrest,«d no less than 12
tunes within the past eight
months. The charges run all the
way from beating board bills,suits
tor damages, to assault and bat
tery. Johnson blames bis troubles
to an opal ring, but Ins friends
and the knowing ones say it’s too
much prosperity.
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