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Mount Vernon, Ga.. Thursday Morning, April 6, 1911.
Grand Jury Makes
Interesting Presentment.
We the Grand Jurors, selected,
chosen and sworn to serve at the
March Term, 1911, of Montgom
ery Superior Court, beg leave to
submit the following report:
We find there is a general dis
satisfaction throughout the coun
ty with respect to the manage
ment and operating our public
road working; the system seems
to l>e approved by our citizens;
but the management is condemn
ed in the most prosaic terms.
We find that the old roadbed in
many places is abandoned, and a
new road opened at great cost
and expense, and when the same
has been finished we are no bet
better off so far as improving
our highway. What work has
been done is being scattered on
different parts of the districts
and amounts to nothing; in some
sections of the county road work
ing has fteen totally neglected
for years, not even a footway
across the branches, and logs are
allowed to remain on the public
road at great length.
We find, too. that several new
roads throughout the county have
been granted, with no prospects I
of ever getting the same opened,
and we further find that new
roads are approved that run en
tirely parallel to older roads, and
then, too, new roads are being
opened and none of the old roads
abandoned, thus burdening our
county with more milage than
our values in taxable property
can support; we find too much
work being done by our convicts
that is absolutely worthless, for
instance the building of an em
bankment on the west side of the;
river. We find, too, in many
places where the hills have been
pretended to be worked, the
same is done by heaping up sand
and making them higher instead
of grading them towards a level.
With a view to keeping our peo
ple from uprising against such
methods of spending the public
money. We therefore urge and
request our County Commission-j
ers to put the entire convict J
force on one road leading through
the county, except a small patch
gang, and that this said road l>e
made a permanent good thorough
fare from one county line to the
other, and where the hills are
worked, that they be graded
down to a level, or practically so.
and where the sand appears the
same to l»o graded and clayed.
We further insist that our Board
employ a good competent over
seer to superintend said work,
one that can manage labor, and
that understands road building
and will give his entire time to
the county's roadwork. Wo deem
it less expensive to have a com
petent manager than a -larger
force of hands. We insist fur
ther that the granting of new]
roads In? stopjtod. until there is
ari improvement in the manage
ment of our system. We find,
from different memlters of body
that the bridges in our county;
are needing repair and hope that
they will U> looked after with
< it delay. We. t«H«, insist t hat
good footways In* built across the
streams of our public roads, j
where plank cannot be obtained,
good foot logs to be prepared.
We have examined our public
buildings and find our jail in
fairly good condition, ami well
kept. We are sorry to report
that our court house is being!
neglected, some of the glass
broken, the locks to the doors
are out of repair and broken and
in one room we find one of the
doors fastened by nailing a plank
across it. The roof is in badly
need of repairing and painting,
■ the plastering on the walls is
cracking and shelling off, the!
> building generally is in an un
sanitary condition and is filthy
for the public to indure, the
water-closets are out of repair
and uncleanly, and vagrants are
permitted to deface the wall and
i inscribed thereon vulgar and
obscene language, that is not
j debauching, but a disgrace to a
civilized community. We find,
too, that the watter supply is
not what it should be, the ma
chinery at the pump neglected
and the supply of water is poor
and inadequate. We also find
that the court house yard is a
i grazing ground for the cattle in
and around Mt. Vernon; and is
unpleasant to our citizens who
have to attend our courts. We
would suggests that a good fence
be built around the square and
gates made of a convenient pat- j
ent so as to keep all stock off thej
court house grounds. And we]
j further recommend that a good
and competent person be placed
|in charge and he he required to
'keep the house cleaned, a boun
teous supply of water and the
ground in good condition; that
the janitor be required to give
his entire time to this work so
that our people may have a court
house to be proud of. rather than ;
in its present condition.
We have received and adopted]
the report of A. B. Hutcheson, j
County School Commissioner, and j
attach same as a part of our pre- ]'
sentments as Exhibit “A.”
i We have received and adopted
j
; the report of the. Commissioners
of Roads and Revenues and at
tach same as a part of our pre-:!
sentments as Exhibit “B.”
We have received and adopted j
the report of John VV. Morrison,
Treasurer, and attach same as a
part of our presentments as Ex
hibit ••(:.”
We have examined the dockets
of the Justice Peace and Notary
Public and find them correct, ex-
Jcept the Springhill District. Wej
find that this Justice of Peace
had faild to sign his Judgments.
We recommend that A. 1).
Hughes be appointed Notary Pub
lic 275th district to succeed him
self.
We recommend that E. Miller
be appointed Notary Public of
the 1417th district.
We recommend that A. W.
Andrews he appointed Notary
Public of the 393rd district.
We recommend the Jury and
Court Bailiffs he paid $2.(H> and
the Riding Bailiffs $3.00 per day.
We recommend that the follow
ing Tax Levies be made for the
year 1911, to wit: Public Build
ings, $0.50; Jury. $2.00: Bridge,
$1.25; Sheriff's. $2.00; Roads and
Paupers $4.00, on the One Thous
and Dollars worth of taxable
property.
We have appointed a commit
tee to examine the books of the
various county offices, the follow
ing to report to the Grand Jury
at the Fall Term Superior Court:
E. Miller. A. L. Wheeler and C.
A. Mason. We recommend that
jthey l>o paid $2.00 per day for
their services.
We recommend tint J. E. Mc-
Rae l>e paid $5.00 for services
rendered the Grand Jury as
clerk of this body at the present
term.
We have investigated our
farm, and find it in a gotHi con
dition. The inmates are well
eared for. but we hope the day
is not far distant when our eoun- j
ty will build a good home there
for our poor, where they will be j
TFT E MONTGOMERY MONITOR—TUT REPAY, APRIL 6, 1911.
; proud to stay, such a home as will
be a credit to our county, and
the wealth she maintains; we
consider this a valuable piece of
property, and are glad to state
that the expenses of taking care
of our unfortunates has been
greatly reduced.
We find that the collecting of
our taxes for last year was not
as good as we hoped to find it.
The amount of our fi fas., if col
lected, would supply a large de
ficiency in our treasury.
We have examined the hooks
of our different county officials
j through a committee from the
, last session of our body and here
with annex the same, anti adopt
it as a part of our report. We
herewith recommend that our
commissioners employ the ser
vices of an accountant, and have
him to audit the books of the
different county officials, ami re
port same to the fall term of our
body.
We find that crime is diminish
ing in our county; hut litigation
iis on the increase, thereby caus
] ing more terms of our court.
From inquiry we find that the
expenses of our Superior Court
; for the year just past was almost
twelve thousand dollars, and un
less some way can be had to les
sen the expense of our court we
will he compelled to increase the
'terms, thereby raising our taxes
I which have almost reached thej
limit; we therefore appeal to our]
] court to aid us in every way pos- j
|sible to dispatch the business of]
jour county, and reduce the days ]
'of our sessions. We find that j
when a defendant has been con
victed. and a -new trial asked for,
he is kept in jail from one session
of the court to another thereby
causing an unnecessary expense
on our taxpayers. We therefore
appeal to our court and request
that all who have been convicted
at this term of the court, and
I fail to give the required bond, j
I that they be disposed of imme
diately, and not be permitted to
wait and be dieted by our tax
payers.
We have examined our tax di
gest, and find that a number of
our citizens do not make a legal
return of their taxable property
and in many ways evade the
law in returning their property.
We therefore request our in
coming Tax Receiver to be on
his guard, and not accept the re
turns of any body unless the
same is made in accordance with
the law.
We recommend that these pre
sentments be published in the
Montgomery Monitor, and that
j the regular fee of Ten Dollars
i be paid for same.
In taking leave of his Honor,
Judge J. 11. Martin, we desire to!
thank him for the painstaking
i manner in which he has presided ]
during this term of our court.
And we desire to thank our
Solicitor. E. D. Graham, for his
many acts of courtesy to our
body, and the able manner in
i which he has discharged the du
j ties of his office: we recognize!
in him a true and faithful official
and attribute the lessening of
crime in our county, to his un
tiring efforts in enforcing the!
; Criminal Law.
All of which is respectfully
! submitted, this the 31st. day of
March. 1911.
S. D. Morris, Foreman.
H. A. Calhoun R. K. Moseley
Geo. W. Spivey E. Miller
C. A. Mason A. L. Wheeler
N. L. Spooner Jus. McNatt
Jesse 1. Fountain G. R. Mason
E. J. Wells B. F. Hamilton j
J. F. McDaniel W. Henry Clark
D. G. Anderson L. N. Barwiek!
J. F. Mcßae F. C. McGahee
[Reports of County Treasurer,
Board of Commissioners Roads
and Revenues, etc., will In* found
on other pages.]
To Tho Trade.
Looking to your interest as
well as our own. (for we want to
sell you) we wish to say that in
our judgement, we have the
j nicest line of millinery over
shown in Alley, and want you to
;call and look through.
J. H. Hudson.
NO PAY. NO PAPER.
*
Just prior to the opening of j
" the court, we mailed from this
office a large number of subscrip
tion statements -in fact, much
larger than should have been
1 with a view of having many of
.. our patrons call during the past
two weeks.
Quite a large number called at
' this office during this period and
made payments of their little ac
counts. This we appreciate to
the fullest measure, feeling very
grateful for the many kind words
said about the paper and its ef
forts for the upbuilding of the
county, from the several stand
points represented through its
' 1 columns.
But, to get a little closer to the
subject: The paper has been
builts up to its present high
standard by the expenditure of
thousands of dollars and an im
mense amount of hard labor—as i
hard as any man has ever done j
in this county, or any other coun
ty. We have indulged a number
lin the matter of paying for the
paper on time, and while we
t have done this, we have lost
'several hundred dollars by in
dulging those who do not pay at
all. This thing must stop. No
body but a millionaire could af
ford to print and distribute a
paper free of cost to the reader.
After this week those who
have not paid up within a reason
able limit will be dropped from
the subscription books. Our
patience has been imposed on,
> and free subscriptions are a thing |
of the past with us. Money is
too scarce and life too short.
Again, we thank those loyal citi
zens whose patronage we enjoy.
Higher taxes this year? Yes. i
But nothing to do but grin and
bear it.
The jury presentments may
i prove interesting reading, .but
! when it comes to executing the
mandates of that body, there is
something doing (or. rather not j
doing.) To order done is one:
thing and to have done is a cat
of another color.
It’s up to Atlanta to produce
a mule that will attract more at- !
tention than the Augusta mule j
| that stepped on his tongue the ;
other day. —Claxton Times,
i Whether the Gate City can'
j produce the mule, she can pro- J
duce the tongue-or its equiv-i
alent. ■
In the death of Col. William |
Clifton, a well known character
has passed from the stage of ac
tion. He was versatile and a
thoroughly genial man, enjoying
the distinction of being in closer I
, touch with the people of the state '
j than any other man. His was a j
; wonderful aptitude for making i
and remembering friends.
The atmosphere of this village
is something like that after a
storm has passed over. The
March term of superior court is
over, and the boys are speculating
on the festivities of the July
term. The man who has work
to do finds it burdensome to at
tend three terms of court a year,
while there is a large class of
citizens, sad to say, who hang,
around the courts to kill time— ;
to see and be seen.
MEDITATES ON MURDER CASE-
Atlanta, April J.—Gov. Brown
sat up Inst night until after 3 a.!
in studying the record in the Ed
gar Stripling ease, which he says
is considerably mixed up and
complicated. I'lie case conies up
before the' prison commission
April Oth.
From comments which have
been let drop by Gov. Brown and
hv m-mbers of the prison board it
is evident that the outcome of the
hearing is by no means a foregone
conclusion. Two weeks ago, it is
said, the privately expressed sen
timent <>f members of the com
mission was rather in favor of
pardon. It is now said that sen
timent is turning, though whether
enough to change the board or not
ts a thing impossible to teli.
I The BANK OF SOPERTON
Paid ill Capital Stock, 825,000.00 f
Surplus and undivided
| profits 80.500.00 |
Total resources over $10(),0(X).()0
j j General Banking Business Conducted. Accounts Solicited, i ;
Interest on Time Deposits
|: OFFICERS:
|; N. L. Gillis, President. J. P>. O’Conner, Vice-President. :jj
I; J. E. Hall, Cashier. I. H. Hall, Asst. Cashier j;
| DIRECTORS: jjj
| X. E. Gillis, M. B. Gillis, J. J. O’Conner, W. C. Futrill, ;jj
|: W. D. Martin, W. H. Fowler, J. E Hall. ij:.
SOPERTON, GEORGIA. j
AIR ONE R»y!
These arrivals and departures published only as
Ij information, and are not guaranteed. Ij
jj Lv. Mt. VERNON all trains daily. jj
110:42 a. m. For Helena, Abbeville, Cordele,
Americus, Columbus, ]!
8:32 p. m. Montgomery, and all points west, j;
15:40 a. m. For Lyons, Collins, Savannah, ij
4:57 p. m. and all points east. j|
For further information, reservations, rates, etc., see your I
nearest Seaboard Ticket Agent, or write ij
R. H. STANSELL, A. G. P. A., jj
Savannah, .... ... Georgia, ij
C. B. Ryan, G. P. A., . jj
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MACON, DUBLIN & SAVANNAH RY.
Schedule Effective June 14, 1908.
No. | No. nqi \ r rifTV i -i No. No.
18 120 bl AI IONS ip 17
700 330 Leave Macon Arrive 11 05 440
7 35 404 Fitzpatrick 10 33 404
7 40 409 i Ripley 10 28 358
7 50 4 19 j Jefferspnville 10 17 347
; 810 139 Danville 957 324
l 8 15 444 Allentown 9 52 3 17
824 453 Montrose - 943 308
j 834 504 Dudley 9 32 257
| 841 511 Shewmake 926 251
8 46 6 16 Moore 9 19 244
900 530 Arrive Dublin Leave 9 05 280
j 9 05 585 Leave Dublin Arrive 900 225
907 536 SMD &S J 858 228
9 11 540 NMI) AS J 854 219
1 921 549 Gatlin 844 209
9 30 ! 568 Minter 8 87 2 02
942 609 Rock I edge 826 1 51
948 614 Oriand 8 21 1 46
10 02 627 Soperton 809 184
10 13 638 Tanytown 7 57 1 22
jlO 22 645 Kibbee 7 50 1 15
ilo4oj 700 Arrive Vidaiia Leave 785 100
a7 mTi p. mT] 7\7 mT p. m7~
CONNECTIONS:
At Dublin with the Wrightsville <SpTennille and the Dublin & South
western for Eastman and Tennille ami intermediate points
At Macon with Southern Railway from and to CincimiattU Chattanooga,
Rome Birmingham, Atlanta and intermediate points. Also the Central of
Georgia Railway, G. S. & F. Railway, Macon and Birmingham Railway
and Georgia Railroad.
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Florodora, Allen Silk and Other
jj Extra Staples, Naval Stores, jj
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11 One of the Largest Factorage Concerns in the South. Each
! Commodity handled n a Separate Department. ]!
Strictest Attention to Each. ij
Nitrate of Soda and Other Fertilizers, ij
Upland and Sea-Island Bagging,
Ties and Twine.
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Liberal Advances made on Consignments,. Money Loaned ]'
! to Cotton and Naval Stores Shippers on Approved Security.
SHIPMENTS PESPECTFULLY SOLICITED.
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