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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1910)
iHmitiuiuuTvi iHinttlnt*. VOL. XXV. MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHOWS BIG GAIN. The population of Montgomery county is 19.635. Population ten years ago was 16.859. showing i. remarkable gain—in fact, hettei than the majority of those coun ties showing big incre .se in pnpu lafcion. Now that the official figures on the population of the United States, Georgia, and the count n of Georgia have been giv*-n out great deal of discussion hus started as to whether Georgia will have one or two more represent nive» iu congress; whether one countv will have a larger representutim in the lower house of Georgia than another, and whether the sena torial districts will have to be changed. Georgia now has a population of 2.609,121. It is argued that at the present basis of apportion ment, 194,168, that the state will get two more congressmen. It is further argued that t his basis of apportionment is, however, to be raised. In case that step is taken Georgia will at any rate have one more representative. Georgia in 1910 leads all of the •tates of the southeastern portion of the Uuited States in popula tion, going ahead us Kentucky, and at the same time she steps up to tenth in the list of states The figures are sufficient reason for a very boastful attitude on the part of Smith Georgia It lias been longsusp oted that t his part of the state had begun tn emne ii.t■ > its Own and thut it was setting a pace that would be n .rd !•> I It"" The figures show that every par tide of that expectation was grounded ou fact. It must be remembered thut several of the counties have given of their territory and people tn build up new counties. In some cases, as *in Thomas, this causes •o apparent decrease in p >pula tion for the new counties weiv created since 1900. when the last census until thut of this year was taken. Nine new counties have been created in Georgia since the 1900 census. The 1900 population of those counties is included in the couuties from which they were created follow: Ben Hill, trout Irwin and Wilcox; Crisp, from Dooly; Grady, from Thomas ana Decatur; Jeff Davis, from Ap pling and Coff ,-e ; Jenkins, from Screven, Burke, Emanuel and Bulloch; Stephens, from Frank lin and Habersham; Tift trum Worth, Irwin and Berrien; Toombs, frmn Montgomdry. Tatt nall and Emanuel; Turner, from Irwin, Wilcox, W« rth and Doolv. Stray Yearling. One heifer yearling, about fif teen or eighteen months old, un marked, at my place. Owner can get same by paving for feed and cost of this notice. Otherwise will de sold. W. F. Tharpe Route 1. Adrian, Ga yyy~~ y~^y^ys~'ysy'y-y'~VN/sysysysys/sys/^^ I THE VERY BEST. Just received, another carload of I Summers’ Barnesville Buggies and | I Studebaker Wagons. I These represent the VERY REST i in buggies and wagons, and when you j buy these you can check the blacksmith off you payroll. If interested in the Best, call to j; see or write us. W. J. & T. A. PETERSON, ALLEY, GA, NO PAPER NEXT WEEK. As usual, no issue of this paper ' will begotten out for the Christ mas week. except a small sheet, carrying I lie legal advertising, and minor matter. We trust that, this will be fu 11V understood, and that no unusual demands will be made next week. N' xi regular paper will be issued January 5. 1911 During the few idavs holiday, we will make an es- I hi i" put things n* shape for a I g >od Mar Casually bring in the liitle amount you owe the paper. If your name is to be retained on he hst another year, the paper must lie paid for. This wind business has become a little nui motonous. _ Pythian Notes. Pythian Literary Society met in the chapel Saturday, Dec. 17, 1910, and was called to order by the president, Hildreth Lang. After singing a song we had a prayer by Prof. Carpenter. The minutes were then read and adopted. We were glad to have as visi tors Professors - Carpenter and Mason, Mrs. Carpenter. Misses Alice Cumming, Mattie Cone and Julia Achorn. The following program was then well rendered. Piano Solo—Mary Coleman. Essay on Xmas—Margarete In graham. Prophecy of the Holidays—Ma ry Coleman. Wants—Kate Parker. Piano Solo—Elsie Everett. Piano Solo—Gussie Coleman. Debate—Resolved, That Christ mas Should be Regarded as the Most Sacred Day of all Days. Affirmative, Herschel McAllis ter, Dorcas Mcßae, Leroy Cow art. Negative, Julian Walker, Geo. O’Quinn, Kate Parker. Piano Solo—Alma Kennedy. Chorus—Ethel Jones, Agnes Jones. Mary Bailey, Elsie Ever ett, Kate Parker, Kelley Mann, Alma Kennedy, Madie Cowart, Mamie Woodcock, and Mary Coleman., Piano Solo—Onie Calhoun. Farewell Address—Leroy Cow art. Corresponding Sec’y. TWO PERSONS KILLED IN A RACE CLASH Burnesville, Ga., —Trouble be i wen ll i lie races is reported in tin vicinity of Milner, five miles north of here. It is alleged that for soi,ne weeks night riders have been whipping negrnes, and the ieeling has heroine so fritter, it is thought, troops may have to be !ci I I'd out to prevent bloodshed. M—sages were received here j last night that the night riders visited the home of Will Atwater, la negro and met with resistance i when they attempted to whip [him. In the fight that followed ‘the negro was killed, and also one of the night riders. The iden* ifv of the white man is being kept a secret. The cause for the outbreak of night riding is not known. The sheriff of Pike county has gone to the scene and will make an inves t igat mu. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DEC, 22, 1910. {WHO PAID FARE FOR ROOSEVELT? ' Wasaington, T>. C., Dec. 19. ; A congressional investigation of Theodore Roosevelt’s railroad transportation expenses while he | was President of the United i States is directed in a resolution [introduced by Representative Rainey of Illinois, a Democrat. | today. [ It provides that a committee of ; five members be selected in such manner'as the House may direct to investigate how much, if any, of these expenses were paid by i Mr. Roosevelt or by anyone act ing for him, the contracts made by him or any acting for him, while President, with the Penn sylvania Railroad or its officials, “or the demands for transporta tion made by Theodore Roosevelt while President, on said road.” The committee would report as to the amount of transportation furnished Mr. Roosevelt, . its value and whether any portion of it was paid and when. The committee is to make the same investigation with regard to other railroads furnishing sim ilar transportation. PAYS HIGH TAXES, GETS NO ROADS. I Editor of Monitor: Being a reader of your paper and reading in yourJast issue one or two good pieces on the subject of public matters, I wish to say something of the road tax. lam a citizen of the 275th (Longpond) District, and have the figures given by the road man in this part of the county. These figures show that the citizens of this district pay into 1 the county treasury about fif | teen hundred dollars a year. The j road tax collected in this district iamounts to about $550 every six [ months. The advalorem tax col lected is supposed to he about |s4so for the year, making a total of about fifteen hundred dollars paid in taxes by our district. We are not getting results from this tremendous expenditures for taxes. We have had no road working except one short piece in two years. This state of af fairs is alarming. 1 hope that public sentiment will rouse up on the question, and that finally the county can adopt some busi ness system that will give the people better service. I am one who appreciates good roads, and when we pay enough to get them we feel disappointed. In fact, jwe are the losers. I understand 1 that the majority of the county j is in the same fix. If you can help up out in the {matter, you will please do all you can. Respectfully, Taxpayer. UNION CHRISTMAS TREE A committee from the several churches of Mt. Vernon met at I the Methodist parsonage Monday iafternoon, and all necessary ar rangements were made for a un ! ion Christmas tree. The place i selected for the tree is at the ! Methodist church. The time is Saturday evening, 24th inst, at i seven o’clock. A committee has been appoint ed to receive and place the pres ents on the tree and will be at 'the church Saturday afternoon ,by one o’clock. Every one who wishes to put presents on the treet is requested to have them at the church by 1 p. m., or soon after, so that the committee will have time to get them all ar ranged before night. Everybody take notice and have your presents at the church jon time, then come out at 7 p. m. and see the children have a good time. ~ TAX NOTICE. This is to notify the public that I will be in my office in Mt. Ver non from this date until the First Tuesday in January, with the exception of Saturday, Dec. 24th. Monday, Dec. 26, and Tuesday. Dec. 27. Please call and make payment of taxes. Respectfully. 1). M. Currie, T. C. ! ('losing; Out Sale- Wo still 1 1 iivh on band a few mu Us and two good horses, which *vi> will close out within the next tV days at reduced prices. Some jof this stick is of the highest grade we brought to this place. If you «imt a bargain, come at once, as we will tie here for a few days, only. J. M. Brookshor A Sons, Mt. Vernon, Ga. HOLIDAY RATES ON SEABOARD AIR LINE. Account Christmas Holidays, the Seaboard Air Line will sell low round trip tickets between all {points on Dec. 15, 16, 1?, 21, 22, 28, 24, 25, 31 and Jan. Ist. Tick ets good returning until Jan. Hth. For full information, rates, schedules, etc, cull on your near est Soabnurd agent, or write R. H. Stunsell, A G. P. A j, Savannah, On THREE NEGROES BURN TO DEATH. : Augusta, Ga., Deo. 19. —Infor- ' mat ion came to Augusta today of t.lie burning to death of three negroes on the farm of I). I). Lamar, on Beech Island, the j night before. William Gurdner, an !ig"d negro, paralyzed, lived on the place, in the house occupied |by the Reynolds family’s farm I hands. Friday he was left in the I house with John and Charity Rey lolds when the other mem here ot I the family went to the fields to ! work. During the forenoon the ■ farm hands were attracted by | smoke in the vicinity of t he house j.occupied bv the Reynolds family. {on cl found that the building had i been (lest ioyed. It is presumed that the old man j , and one of the children fell asleep and tile other young Reynolds, in I attempting to kindle the tire was i careless. iu;lk nisi. w. ). Ac Kill VH li. I, I‘owell. K.IIC. limarc of KortKao 111 Moiilgeumry Superior Court.. Navaiilwi' Term, UIAO. Xi li. iax to Ihc Court fj.y the l„ tit ion of W. .1. Acosta. thut on the 14th ill.) In 11. I. IWcll, execute.l two oroaiiHH try tiotcH to Then. J. Aiiinc ho.I ite livcrc l the nano to him, together willoi mori i j.»ge on cci tiiia ir.-H o*Ut« lying in Halil Cnuie i v iI.-hcj jhixl hh follown: All llial eel lam toe t, or parcel of land ni - ait"!, lying and tc mg in Montgomerycoun'y. ! wilifate. lying and lining in Montgomery Con .. | tv, (lemgia, and described aa follows: Land dlHtrict, Two Hundred and .Seventy-live and haainded . aat by lands of M l>. I'eteiHiai ! uid liTh children amiMi by the Hilda of.l. M. 1 i lees, wear by tic-lamia of MelUnA Morgan, and North l>y laoda of M. If. Ceferaon ami Ilia j children and William branch, and Maid - in. I hundred aerea of land being the Maine (leaded ! m Dwells, ( aim and lianiel by M. 1) I'eterann S and othen, May Zl, ISOS, foi the purpose of j aecnring the payment ol two certain prornia ; aory noioM for i hre.j Htmdted mid Filly Dol | l ira, in the ag. egnte, executed and delivered {by arid li, L. Powell, to aaid Tlioa, .1 Arlim ! oil the 1 4t.|i day of January, 1908, and there «f --j ter endorsed to petitioner, ami one of aaid 1 noted falling one two niontha after dale, and one for Three Hundred D'lll ra dun Octoli i t dial, 1908, alipnlaiing for interest from inabil ity at the rate of eight per relit, per annum, ilid ten pel cent attorney’* feet., il in ordered that the aaid defendant to pay I mto tiiia Court, by the Hint day of tlm next erm the principal including attorney a f. ea I luterrat and . oat due on aaid note, or dhow | eaiiKi- whv lie ahoitld not pay the eme, m | that ill d- fault them'd the afnreaaid moi tg.ige 1 .e foncloaed and the eipiitv ot redemption of : the raid defendant thereto forevei birred; and that nervier of I hi. rule be p. rs. cted on attic - defendant according to law In open com I Nov. 19, 19111, I ti. MARTIN H. O. J. C Georgia Montgomery County. i, J, C. Calhoun, clerk of the Superior Court i of Montgomery county, do lieu by certify that lilt abovd ia a true and correct copy of a rule i nidi granted by the Hon. J. H. Martin, Judgt (of the Superior Court, ad appear- are the leeordain mv office. Tfiid the 17th d. : V <1 December, 1910. J. C. Calhoun. C. H. C. M. 0. Ga. Citation. Georgia—Montgomery < Nullity Whereas. Mrs. M itt Talinadge, ad ministratrix on the estate of John A. Peterson, late of said comity, cle | ceased. represent*, to the court in her petition, duly filed and entered on ! record, that she has fully admlstered I -aid estate- this is therefore toeir'- all persons concerned, kindred and I creditors, to show cause if any they | can why ghe should not tie discharged i from her administration and receive e-ters of dismission oil the first Mon day in January. 1911. This the sth dav Dec.. 1910. I Alex McArthur, Ordinary. GOES TO UVALDA BANK. ! His many friends in this county - "ill he interested to learn that {.Mr. W. F. McAllister has resigned *1 his position with The Mount | Vernon Bank, and leaves this | week tor Lvnlda, where he accepts ‘! the cashierslup of the new bunk at that place. Mr, McAllister hits tilled the place of assistant cashier of this bunk for the past six years, and in tins capacity lias made many* friends. He is endowed with a high sense of honor and manly traits, mid coupled with Ins business attainment, is a [Valuable man in the business world. Ho is thoroughly compe tent, in full touch with the mass jes, and the I'vulda Bunk, of which he is a stockholder, is to he congratulated on having secured | his services, lie will not go to the new bank us a stranger, us having been reared in this county, is well and favorably known to all. Mr. McAllister is succeeded in Mount Vernon by Mr. Hurry Wilt of Sandersville. Mr. Wilt Inis had a number of years experi ence in the banking business, and will doubtless make a desirable man in the Mt. Vernon Bank ns assistant to Cashier I’eterann, win* Inis been w ith the bank since its foundation. Mr, Wilt, isuyoung man of pleasing appeuraiice, and is welcome to the town. THE POTATO DUEL. Laughable Battle Between a Bad Man and a Preacher. Not all (lie duels fought in Ken turky have been bloody or even dan gerotis. Many years ago Bill Bow | man, a noted circuit preacher and a muscular Christian, once employed j unique weapons with effectiveness. At one of his meetings a iocni desperado hud created u disturbance and on being publicly rebuked by i Bowiuun sent him a challenge to | fight. Bowman us the challenged party had, of course, the choice of ! weapons, lie selected a half bushel {of Irish potatoes as big us his list for each man and stipulated that {his opponent min t stand fifteen { paces distant ami that only one po I tato at a time should lie taken from (the measure. The desperado was furious at being tlms insulted and 1 made an indignant protest, but { Bowman reminded him (hat the | challenged man hud a right to j choose his own weapons and threat |ened to denounce the “bad man' ! as a coward if lie failed to come to time. As there was no wav out hut ito fight the desperado reluctantly I consented. The tight took place on the out I skirts of the town. Kverybody was I present to see the fun. The see ( ornls arranged the two men in po ( sitiou, by the side of each being n I half bushel measure filled with po tatoes hard as brick-. Bowman threw' the first potato. Il struck his opponent and flew in to a hundred piece's. A yell of delight went up from the crowd. That dis concerted the bud man, and hin po tato tl- w wide of the mark. Bow man watched In- chance. livery {time tin- dof-pci-ndo stooped for a i potato another potato took him in jtlic side. The sixth potato took | him in the short ribs, knocking the j wind completely out of him and ! dolib'illg him up on the glass. The people were almost crazy With laughter. Inil Bowman looked II- solid- a- if he had jtlst finished ii funeral service. The bad man was taken home and put to bed. and there In* remained for more than a Week before he recovered i from the effect of his potato duel. The Point of View. “\'o newspaper in the place!*’ ex claimed the tourist, really horrified. .{“Why, what n way to live! You never know what is going on in the rest of the world.” “Oh, well,’" returned the old inn keeper, resuming her knitting, which -he had laid aside for a mo men! to answer the sojourner’s questions, “it’s about a* broad as it’s long, ain't, it 'l "The rest o’ the world’s no better off. They-don’t know what's going on here. Ye told me versclf as how ye hadn’t so much as heard o’ the name o’ this place ’fore ye landed , here bv accident, and "<• all’s known about it all our lives through. “I'd like to know what ye call that, now.”—Youth's Com nan ion. i BANK OF TARRY TOWN DOING GOOD BUSINESS. On*' of the new hut flourishing hunks of this section is that of The Tarry town Bhiik, which 'openod for business a few months ago. This institution is a branch !ot the Hank of Sopertou, hut u ; glance at the showing which it I makes, one would think it had been in operation for a ntimber of years. Its success has been wonderful, and the officers and stockholders are more than pleased w ith the remarkable stioee* of the , venture. i While only a few miles from Soperton on one side and Vidatin on the other, th* 1 new bank draws business from far uud near. They have just finished and moved into a handsome new bunking house, and are now installing additional fixtures and furniture. From I their statement, in this issue, it. will be seep that the l abilities of tho new bank is #22,81S 17. This ligure is based on the statement to the state at tho close of business December 10, ii:nl it is a splendid showing for the new bank. Mr. L. A MoCurry, who, for a ; number of years. Inis served as I assistant, cashier of the Hank of , Sop* rton, is in charge of the Hank jof Tnrrytown. He is a competent and clever young business man, flic other otlieers of this hank are, IN. I. (iillis, president; J. It. O’Conner, vice-president, while it numbers among its stockholders some of the best business men it) that section of the county. Turrv tuwn is proud of the new hank, and her citizens are supporting it. Hook over their announcement ami statement in this issue, MASONIC. OFFICERS FOR j THE COMING YEAR. At the regular communication of Aural Lodge No. 239 F. &. A. M., held here Saturday bust, the I following officers were elected to serve for the year 1911: jj. B. Geiger, Worshipful Master. J. 0. McAllister, Senior Warden. Aden Garrett, Junior Warden. Wm. Bland, Secretary, jj. K. Mcßae, Treasurer. J. L. Sumner, Senior Deacon. G. J. Standford, Junior Deacon. W. R. Stanford, Tyler. W. A. Wood, Chaplain. .J. W. Mclntyre, Senior Steward. Ghas. Frizellc, Junior Steward. CLERK OF SENATOR BACON HURT IN WASHINGTON CITY. Washington, Dee. I‘J.—Hull. John T. Hoifeui I let, as a result of a hard fall on the ice which h«« ! covered the pavements of Wash ington for a week, last, night broke Ins collar bone. On leav* ling the house, where lie Inul been '•ailing, Mr. Boifeuiilet began de scending the steps w hen Ins feet | slipped from under huti and he {struck forcibly on his shoulder. He reached his hotel without as sistance, and did not summons & i doctor until Ibis morning. The bone was set* uud tin* popular Georgian, who is here as clerk to Senator Bacon, was at the Capitol at the usual hour. More than twenty people have been more or less seriously injured by falls during the past w*ek. _— Damon Dots. The Damons held their last ! meeting of the Fall Term dwt,uf* 1 day afternoon. The usual business routine was I carried out. Hilhiirn William son delivered the farewell address which was very impressive, and it was followed by short talks i by the members. The program was as follows: Declamation —Burton Kennedy. Jokes —Cary Sherrod. Wants —Leonard Banks. Pantomime —Ghas. Petersou, Porn Mobley. The remainder of the time was taken up in practicing songs and yells. E. F, NO
