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County Treasurer Morrison’s Management of
County Funds Satisfactory to Voters.
To the Citizens of Montgomery County:
Concerning the circular of E. M. Rackley versus J. W. Morrison, Treasurer, and the Montgom
ery County Hank, while regarded as a piece of “little politics” and perhaps unworthy of notice as
viewed by the masses, yet as a personal friend of Mr. Morrison’s as well as a supporter of his in the}
present contest for the nomination, and being very materially interested in the Montgomery County 1
Hank since it is owned solely by my father, VV. J. Peterson, and myself—and being anxious to foster
and develop this institution by any honorable means and being a firm believer in advertising as a
means of development- I, therefore, deem it my duty to pay my respects to the first Epistle of
“denial dene” . , •
In )he preamble of the interesting document, the said dene seems anxious to correct an er
roncoiu impression which is evidently prevalent throughout the county to the effect that, should he
be elected he would show favoritism in the selection of a bank to handle the funds of the county, i
and in conclusion quotes Section 575 of the Code of Georgia referring to the duties of County Treas
urer. viz- "He must keep his office at the County Site or at some place within one mile of the Court
House”, and says that this has not been done, “nor have I heard, that in the event of his re-election,
he would meet the express requirements. Proceeding, he says. I promise if elected, that the law
will he complied with”. , . , __ _ _
In our magnificent Court House, located on the heights of Mount Vernon, there is no office spe
cifically reserved for the use of the Treasurer. However, through the kindness of the County Com
rnj sioiu t Mr. Morrison has been permitted the use of the room in which they hold their court.
This office he uses when his official duties require his presence at the County Site, and for the infor
mation of “denial dene,” I beg to advise, that, in the event of Mr. Morrison’s re-election, he may
bo found on the job at she Court House in Mt. Vernon with cash to pay the jurors at any time during
the sessions of court and will have convenient and suitable means for meeting .any demands on the
Treasurer that may arise, except from some “SORE HEADED SOURCE.”
The said “denial dene” fails to state that neither of the last three Treasurers of the county,
just preceiling the present incumbent, never kept an office at Mount Vernon, and were never there,
or rarely ever, except on occasions of settlement with the Tax Collector or for the purpose of prepar
ing reports to the Grand Jury, etc. However, this is intended as no criticism of their official acts,
but is mentioned only as a criterion by which to measure the official acts of Mr. Morrison since assum
ing the duties of Treasurer. It is true the books of the Treasurer and the county’s funds were- dur
ing the incumbency of the last three Treasurers preceding the present one—deposited at the bank in
Mount Vernon, which is a very strong corporation. And, by the way, should “denial dene” intend
to follow the example of the predecessors of Mr. Morrison and deem himself living up to the spirit of
the one mile law, by depositing the Treasurer’s hooks and county funds as these above mentioned
last three Treasurers did, then comes true the charge which he attempts to brand as erroneous and
desires to correct by showing favoritism in the selection of a bank to handle the county funds since
there is only one bank within one mile of the County Site.
Concerning the Montgomery County Bank at Ailey, a private institution, which is not
chartered, and showing by the Tax Digest a capitalization of $2000.00. lam anxious to get this
matter before the public, and impress it upon their brains, and I would be delighted to have every
school child in Montgomery county familiar with these facts—in other words, let it be understood
and advertise I that th smallest bank in the world is located in Ailey, Montgomery county, Georgia,
capital $2000.00, and through fear that the public may he inclined to disbelieve the statement as con
tained in "Genial Gene’s” epistle, I therefore take this method of advising in the language of the
Queen of Sheba on the occasion of her visit to view the temple which Solomon had built, “It was a
true report that ! heard in my own land and behold the half was not told me.” The Montgomery
County Bank is a private, not a political institution. It is not operated under a state charter because
the owners ar I operators are not seeking any limitation to their liability, by law, to those who trust
them. We are absolutely liable for all funds left on deposit with us, to the extent of our last penny.
The Tax Digest reveals the true paid in capital of the Montgomery County Bank as shown by
our books $2000.00 operating as a private institution no specified paid in capital is necessary, which
fact is recognized by the laws of tlx* state; whereas, when a hanking institution in Georgia seeks a
charter, the state compels them to pay in at least $15000.00 before commencing business. Since the
state charter operates to protect the stockholders of a chartered hank from any liability to creditors
of said bank in excess of double the amount of stock to which they subscribe.
Evidently it was the desire of genial “Gene” to convey the idea to the readers of his first Epis
tle that the funds in the custody of Treas. Morrison now on depost with the Montgomery County
Bank are not safe and that this act of the Treasurer in placing any funds in this bank is liable to oc-j
casion a loss to the tax payers of Montgomery County. In this connection I wish to say that I appre- !
date very much the business Mr. Morrison has given the Montgomery County Bank since he has been
Treasurer, and I heartily approye his method of distributing the county funds with all the banks of
the county, and 1 desire to remind genial “Gene” that it is the duty of the Honorable Ordinary of our
county who is also a prominent officer of a leading bank of the county to guard carefully the interests
of the tax payers of the county by accepting from a treasurer an absolutely solvent bond, which I am
sure has been done in the case of Mr. Morrison and then no loss need be feared even though a Ten
Cent Bank is favored with a small deposit of county funds. Now, “Gene,” remember that you have
live opponents whom you seem to ignore, all of whom are excellent gentlemen and allow me to sug
gest that you stop trying to muddy the water and get down to business and give us a specimen of the
genuine article on a high plane of honor, truth and integrity.
And wait until April 25t h at least to decide under which of the Giant Oaks in front of the Court
House vou propose keeping the books at all times open to the inspection of the tax payers.
Respectfully, T. A. PETERSON.
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Several of the candidates for
the county offices were here on
Monday looking after their in
terests.
Mr. I). N. McLemore is at
home from Atlanta where he re
cently graduated in pharmacy.
He has not yet decided on a loca-|
tion. Montgomery county is
justly pro id when represented
abroad by such young men as
DeWitt McLemore.
Remember the Soper ton Gro
cery Company will treat youj
right on your Plow Tools, Nails
and Crockery ware when you are
in need of anything in that line, j
Mr. Mack A. McQueen, now!
residing in Savannah, was here a
day and night last week with
relatives.
Mr. J. L. Hightower of Alamo
was transacting business here on
Monday.
Clerk M. L. O’Brien attended
the funeral of Mr. Tom V. Har
rell on Monday.
Rev. C. M. Ledbetter filled his
regular appointment here on
Sunday. Mrs. Ledlniter met
many of her husband’s parish
ioners for ths first time.
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Mrs. Flora Higgs, who has'
been sick for several days, is con
valescent at this time.
Dr. J, W. Palmer of Ailey is
attending a meeting of the Geor
gia Medical Association in Au
gusta this week, and will read a I
paper on the prevention of ty-j
phoid fever by vaccination. He
will return tomorrow night.
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Picnics are in order, and the <
boys and girls are decorating
with moss and honeysuckle.
We regret to learn that Mrs. j
Coursey, wife of Mr. John A.!
Coursey at Ailey, is quite sick, j
Hr. Hunt is attending her. |,
Mr. J. B. Rrewton of Ailey. i;
secretary of the Montgomery ]
county committee of the South
ern States Cotton Coriniration,
is quite busy getting things in
shape for business.
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1 Plant Orange Cane for fine
forage and peanuts for your hogs.
We have a fine lot on sale.
Mt. Vernon Drug Co.
Mr. W. C. Browning, a promi
inent merchant of Glen wood was
over in his auto Monday.
Messrs. D. O. Calhoun of Tar
ry town, Jas. T. Geiger and Sam
.L. Full ford of Glen wood, mem
hoi's of the county executive
committee, were here this week
preparing the registration lists
and getting ready for the pri
mary on Wednesday next.
Mr. M. G. Wilcox, of Uvalda,
Ga.. spent a few days in the city
this week. —Hawkinsville Dis
patch News.
Rev. Chas. Montgomery is at
tending the Savannah Presby
tery in session at Statesboro.
Miss Ethleen Folsom returned
yesterday from a two week’s
visit to Belleville.
Let all attend the Confederate
Veterans meeting in Mt. Vernon
April 20th. Bring baskets and
enjoy the day with the old Vets.
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TIIE MONTGOMERY MONITOR—THURSDAY, APRIL 18* 1912.
Receives Compliment.
Gov. Brown has recently ap
pointed Rev. C. M. Ledbetter of
this place one of the delegates to
the Southern Sociological Con
gress, which convenes in Nash
ville, Tenn., May 7th for a three
days session. A large number
of prominent men will attend
from Georgia.
The Lyceum Entertainment.
The Lyceum entertainment by
the Lyric Glee Club came off on ,
Monday night at the U. B. I. as
advertised. Those who were so
fortunate as to attend pronounce
it one of the finest numbers of
the course. And the attendance
was fairly good.
Judge Eschol Graham of Mc-
Rae was a visitor here on Tues
day evening.
Bankrupt Notice.
District Court of the United I
States, Eastern Division, South
ern District of Georgia. In
Bankruptcy.
Notice of application for dis
charge in Bankruptcy. In the
mutter of N, B. Jarrett, Bank
rupt, County of Montgomery,
Georgia.
To the creditors of the above
named bankrupt:—You are here
by notified that the above men-1
tinned bankrupt has filed his ap
plication for a discharge from all
the debts provable in bankruptcy j
against the said N. B. Jarrett.
The said application will be
beard by the Hon. Emory Speer.
Judge of the United States Dis
trict Court for said division and
district, at the United States
Court House, at Savannah on the
10th day of May 191:?.
All creditors of said bankrupt
are notified to appear at the time!
and place stated, and show cause,
if any they can, why the prayer
contained in said petition should
not be granted.
Dated at Savannah, Georgia,
this 10th dav of April, 1912.
T. F. Johnson, Clerk.
I UNDERWOOD’S
FARMERS’
FREE LIST BILL
K X l » 4 1 *
Agricultural Implements Farm Wagons
Plows Farm Carts
Tooth Harrows Cotton Bagging
Disc Harrows Harness
Headers Saddles
Harvesters Barbed Fence Wire
Reapers Wire Strands % \
Drills Wire Staples
Mowers Boots and Shoes
Horse Rakes Sewing Machines
Cultivators Building Materials
Threshing Machines Food Stuffs
Cotton Gins And Other Articles
UNDERWOOD DRAFTED THE FARMERS’ FREE LIST BILL AND
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SUCCEEDED IN GETTING IT PASSED BY CONGRESS. TAFT VETOED
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IT. WHO, THEN, IS THE PROPER MAN TO RUN AGAINST TAFT?
THEY’VE BURHEDTHE WOODS AND
SIFTED TIE ASHES BUT THEY CAN
EIND NOTHING AGAINST UNDERWOOD
(From Macon Telegraph.)
Some flays ago It was urged in Georgia that the people of this state
ought to vote against Underwood, because, as it was said, he had “ap
pointed Congressman Lamb of Virginia, chairman of the agricultural
committee, Lamb’s offense, as charged, being that in sixteen years he
had cast one vote not approved by some of the farmers.
The Telegraph promptly pointed out that the chairman of the ways
and means committee (Underwood) did not have the power to appoint
the chairmen of the other committees of the house—that the commi
tees and their chairmen were elected by vote of the house.
Now they have amended the charge by saying that Underwood voted
for Lamb. » \
The Telegraph does not know whether or not Underwood voted for
Lamb, as the vote was taken in caucus, but this fact is known: John
Lamb entered the Fifty fifth congress and for sixteen years has been
a member of the agricultural committee. In the Fifty-eighth congress
he became the ranking Democrat and held that position during the four
succeeding congresses. When the Democrats came into control in this,
the Sixty-second congress, by every right of rank and precedent known
in parliamentary affairs he had won the chairmanship and practically
without opposition. Besides this he is an old Confederate soldier, hav
ing served in Lee's army and fought through the entire war and wounded
several times. He is one of the few remaining Confederate veterans In
Congress. He is a fine type of Southern gentleman and an old-fashioned
Democrat. '
Things have come to a pretty pass if Underwood is to be voted against
for president because he voted for this old soldier and Democrat to a po
sition which he had won by every precedent—a precedent which made
Hardwick chairman of the committee on coinage, Adamson chairman
of the committee on commerce, Sparkman of Florida chairman of the
rivers and harbors committee, and so on.
For two months the opposition has had a corps of experts critically
examining the congressional records, and they have yet to And an action
or utterance of Mr. Underwood which they can criticise.
FmEEJ SUGAR
It was Hon. Oscar W. Underwood who recently drafted and presented
to Congress the great free sugar bill, by which the tariff Is taken off of
sugar. If the bill passes, the poor man can sweeten his coffee without
spending as much as he does now. The Government will lose the tariff
which amounts to $50,000,000 a’ year. How does Oscar Underwood pro
pose to reimburse the Government for this loss? By putting a tax on in
comes. Every man who has an income of over $5,000 a year, shall pay
a small tax on It. In other words; Mr. Underwood takes the tax off of
the poor man's stomach and puts it on the rich man’s bank book.
FORTY GIRLS AFTER
CANNING PRIZES
Tifton, Ga., April 12. — Mrs. R. j
E. Grabel has been selected by i
the representatives of the United
; States Department of Agriculture
j and the State Agricultural Col
lege as demonstrator for Tift
county of the Girl’s Canning
clubs.
The clubs* in this county have;
'members, and beginning with a
| tour of the county next week for
preliminary instruction. Mrs.
Grabel will pass much of her
time here until the close of the
i canning season, when exhibits
iof the work of the year will be
1 placed in the South Georgia Land
and Agricultural exposition here,
Oct. 31-Nov. 6. At the exposi
; tion many of the county prizes
' and all of the district prizes for
South Georgia will be awarded.
If you want money quick, write
Lyons Loan & Abstract Co., Ly
ons. Ga., for they are loaning
money cheap.
Profitable crops are Chufas
and Amber Cane. The Mt. Ver
non Drug Co. has new stock on
sale at right prices.
Order your Saw Teeth from the
Vidalia Machinery & Farm Im
plement Co., Vidalia, Ga.
J
Seed Peas
!We have selected planting peas
l for sale-Running Speckles,
i Clays, Unknowns, Running
Speckles mixed with Clays and
Unknowns, Irons Bunch
Speckles, also a few damaged
peas. Velvet Beans, Florida
Beans —sound and first class. We
offer all of above to the farmers
of Montgomery county and sur
rounding counties. Write for
prices. Good weights, good
bags, sound peas. A trial will
convince you. Prompt ship
ments, all peas sold delivered,
all freight paid by us. Peas on
hand as late as August the 20th.
Very truly yours,
H. M. Franklin,
Tennile, Ga.
A Fixed Law.
The lawyer was determined to
discredit the witness, says the
Louisville Courier Journal.
“You are positive this happen
ed on Wednesday?” he de
manded.
“I am.”
“Sure it was Wednesday?”
“Yes.”
“Can’t be mistaken?”
“No.”
“Why couldn’t it have been
Thursday or Tuesday? How is
it that you can fix this day so
positively in your mind?”
“Because,” answered the wit
ness with some spirit, “we had;
chicken that day. Chicken day j
,is Wednesday where I board.” * *
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I Stenographers Win; Tran
scribing Cut Out.
Atlanta, April 11. —A decision
decision handed down by the su
preme court today will be of
] special interest to official court
reporters, since it is determined
that court stenographers do not
have to transcribe their notes of
the evidence in felony cases,
where there is no conviction on
the charge. If transcripts are
wanted the interested parties
must pay the stenographers for
making the same in such cases.
Justice Atkinson, however,
dissented in the particular case
decided, which sounded Rosar vs.
McAllister from the Oconee cir
cuit. The affirming opinion
reads as follows;
“Where one on trial under an
indictment for a felony was con
victed of a misdemeanor, which
amounted to a final acquittal of
the felony, in the absence of a
new trial granted at the defend
ant's instance, the reporter, who
took stenographic notes of the
evidence and proceedings on the
trial, was under no official duty
to transcribe upon the demand
of the defendant the notes of the
evidence in order that the tran
script might be recorded in the
clerk’s office, where the defend
ant made no offer to pay the re
porter for such service. It fol
lowed, therefore, that the judge
of the superior court did not, un
der the circumstances above
stated err in refusing to grant a
mandamus compelling the re
porter to transcribe his steno
graphic of the evidence. ”
—Macon Telegraph.
A Note to You:
April 11, 1912.
There is a great multitude of
little things to be found in a good
Drug Store that you want the
worst kind when you want them.
Tho small individually, they are
a host collectively, and are really
too numerous for us to attempt
to mention. Spoken of individu
ally each would appear trivial;
for instance, corn plasters, court
plaster, chewing gum! Little in
themselves, but what a vast
amount of comfort they afford!
We have them all, ready for you
when you call.
Yours truly,
Mt. Vernon Drug
Company.
A. L. Lanier,
Attorney at Law,
MT. VERNON, GA.
Will Practice in all the Courts of
the State.
PIANO . TUNING.
! If your Piano is worth anything,
it is worth EXPERT TUNING.
Any other kind will ruin it. I
have a diploma, and guarantee
all work. Write, and I will call.
ORGANS REPAIRED.
Charles L. Hamilton,
MT. VERNON. GA.
For Long Term Farm
Loans.
I am negotiating some very
attractive Long Term Farm Loaus
for the best companies doing bus
iness in Georgia, with lowest rates
of interest and the most liberal
terms of payments
I have several years experience
in the loan business, am located
at the county site and believe that
II am in position to give you the
best terms and as prompt services
as any one.
If vou need a loan see me before
application.
A. B. Hutcheson,
Mt. Vernon, Ga.
