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RIVER CONVENTION’S
TRIBUTE TO BRANTLEY
Pass Resolutions, of Regret
At His Retirement From
Congressional Work.
At the navigation convention
held in Macon last week, looking
to improvement of the Ocmulgee,
Oconee and Altamaha rivers, the
long years of Hon. VV. G. Brant
ley’s efficient aid in such
were not forgotten. The follow
ing resolutions, offered by Hon.
V. L. Stanley of Dublin, were
endorsed by prominent speakers
and passed by a solid vote:
Whereas, the Honorable Wil
liam G. Brantley has for sixteen
years represented the Eleventh
Congressional District with dis
tinguished ability and fidelity, and
Whereas, he has been a potent
factor in developing and deepen
ing the water courses and har
bora of the state, and this imme
diate section in particular, and
Whereas, he has voluntarily re
tired from the service of the
public, therefore
Be it resolved, by this water
ways convention, composed of
representatives from the leading
■ cities along the Altamaha, Oco
nee and Ocmulgee rivers, that
we express our extreme regret at
his retirement to private life.
Resolved, second, that it is the
opinion of this convention that
the retirement of Mr. Brantley is
a distinct loss to the state of
Georgia, of the South and of the
nation, especially in view of the
fact that the democracy of the
nation is soon to come into con
trol of the government, when we
will need in the halls of the na
tional legislature men of the
highest ability, integrity and pa
triotism.
Resolved, further, that we
earneastly express the hope that
the people will, at an early date,
call back into their service the
transcendent abilities of this
distinguished Georgian.
Grafts Pecans on Hickories.
lion. Harry S. Edwards of Ma
con has hit upon a plan which
has proven successful and is des
tined to enrich the family coffers
to a considerable extent, it is
that of grafting pecan tree limbs
on his hickory trees. The first
experiment was made two years
ago and the hickory trees are
now sending forth pecan branch
es. Next year they will bear
pecans, and Mr. Edwards declares
that when that time comes he
would not trade his trees for gov
ernment bonds. The first step
in the grafting process is to cut :
a small hickory tree off just above |
the lower branches. Then a ring I
is cut on one of the small branch
es and the bark peeled off. Then
a ring of bark bearing a bud is
taken in the same manner from
the jiecan tree and placed around
tin' peeled place on the hichory !
limb. Oiled silk is bound around 1
the newly-placed bark and left
lor twenty days. The operation
is almost as delicate as a surgical l
operation, for if the fingers touch 1
either the inside of the pecan ■
bark or the peeled place on the
hickory limb an ingection is
started that is almost sure to kill;
the tree. At the end of the sec
ond season the male blooms ap
pear and at the beginning of the
third the female forms come, and
by fall of the same year the trees
give the first yield of nuts.
Secured a Farm Hand.
An Edwards county farmer
was short a harvest hand. He
went to Kinsley, a mile away, in
his auto He found a man there,
dumped him into his auto and
took him out to the farm.
Next morning when the drunk
ard had come out of it, he asked
how far it was to town. The
farmer told him fifteen miles, and
promised to take him in the fol
lowing Saturday if he would
help harvest that week. The man
worked all the week without
knowing that he was only a mile
from town.-Kansas City Jour
nal. >
Work Day For Orphans
Will Be Next Saturday
Among the many calls sent
forth annually for helping chari
table institutions of different
kinds there are no appeals more
praise-worthy—none more de
serving of assistance than the
annual Work Day effort, where
by twenty-five or more Homes in
the state ask that they be given
one day’s earning out of thre<
hundred and sixty five. This i;
a rwidest request, and is not too
much to ask considering that the
offering is to be used in the main
tenance of the most helpless class
of human beings in the wide,
wide world.
Each contributor of course des
ignates to the Home to which he
wishes his money to be given.
The Methodist Home of the
South Georgia Conference, loca
ted in Macon, Georgia, is asking
to be remembered in this State
wide endeavor. Since 1872, over
twenty-three hundred children
have passed through this Home.
And while the Home is under the
control of the Methodist Church
its benefits are absolutely non
sectarian.
This large family consists of
from one hundred and twenty
five to one hundred and fifty
children. At presene twenty-five
of the household are little babies.
Here is one of the most practi
cal charities in the world.
He who stands by helpless
childhood and contributes his
share in giving them at least a
fighting chance in life’s battle
has wrought a good work and
made an investment that is di
vine.
Send all contributions for South
Georgia Home to Rev. J. A.
Smith, Agt., Macon, Ga.
Big Harvest is
Expected From Acre.
Americus people who during
the summer have visited the
wonderful corn field on the farm
of H. T. Bridges in Terrell coun
ty, near Dawson, will be interest
ed in knowing that the “prize
acre” crop is now being gather
ed and measured. Many in Ameri
cus have guessed at the probable
yield.
A committee of gentlemen, in
cluding Mr. G. V. Cunningham,
organizer of boys corn clubs for
this district of Georgia, will su
pervise the harvesting of the
crop from this single acre. Many
estimate the yield at 200 to 300
bushels. The field resembled a
canebrake in its dense growth,
and it was difficult to estimate
the crop grown. The land in its
preparation was thoroughly dy
namited and highly fertilized. It
was necessary to prop up with
wires the dense growth of corn.
Walter Bridges, the young son
of Mr. H. T. Baidges claims the
field as his acre in the hoys corn
club contest, and he may be an
easy winner. Americus Times-
Recorder.
Boy Pleads Guilty
to $55,000 Theft.
Pensacola, Fla., Sept 20. -
William H. Bell, the nineteen
year-old bank clerk who Tuesday
confessed to stealing the package
of $55,000 faom the First Nation
al bank here, was arraigned lie
fore a United States commission
er Wednesday afternoon and en
tered a ylea of guilty.
801 l declared he had no accom
plices in taking the money from
the bank, or in returning it to
the back door of the bank, where
it was found bv the negro jani
tor. His bond was fixed at $5,000.
In his confession, made public
today. Bell declared he yielded in
a moment of weakness in taking
the money, but after he had it.
he did not know what to do with
it. He said he desired to Pike
his medicine as quickly as pos
sible.
Bell was not under suspicion
up to the time he presented him
self to the bank president and
1 confessed to the crime.
THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR THURSDAY, OCT. 3, 1912.
River Navigation.
The movement fairly set on
foot in Macon Thursday to unite
the commercial bodies in Bruns
wick, Hawkinsvijle, Dublin, Mil
ledgeville and Macon in a concen
trated effort, to convince first the
Board of Engineers in Washing
ton, and then the Congress of
the entire practicability of the
project to make the Altamaha,
and its two prongs, the Ocmul
gee and the Oconee, sure and pay
ing navigable streams, means a:
great deal to Macon, and to the
other cities named.
Col. Kingman’s report of his
survey of these streams is a scien
tific demonstration of the truth
of the contention long made by a
groug of enterprising citizens of
this city who have spent their
j money and energies in the at
tempt, without appreciable gov
ernment aid, to establish a line
of boats from this noint to Bruns
wick.
Congressman Bartlett, Brant
ley, Hughes and others have
fought for a >propriations fer
j this cause, but hitherto they have
not been fortified with the fact’
of an actual government survey 1
isuch as they now.have.
The facts and figures contain- j
ed in this report have been given!
in the Telegraph. In a word, it
« 1 declares that with an appropria
tion of $0,00,000, the river to Ma
con can be made to clear four
feet 95, per cent of the time,
t which would guarantee a great
1 and very valuable waterway for
1 successful traffic.
• 1 These facts were bountifully
I reinforced by certain figures sub
mitted to the navigation conven
tion Thursday by Mr. Weatherly
1 of the Brunswick Chamber of
Commerce, and printed in The
Telegraph yesterday. A reading
of these facts put in condensed j
; orm on onr f ront page in yester-:
day’s issue ought to be sufficient
to arouse the interest and enthu
siasm of every citizen interested
in the cities named above and in
ithe territory adjacent. There
; are now concrete and tangile
facts to present to the Board of
Engineers and to Congress. For
far less reason Congress has ap
proriated millions.
Macon looks on Brunswick;
»
Brunswick looks on the sea. Let
us get busy. Macon Telegraph.
Horse Kicks up 148 Coins.
A horse kicked a remarkable
treasure trove into view on John
McEwen’s farm on tlv Canadian
side of the St. Lawrence river,
near Ogdensburg, N. Y. Six
pieces of silver How from the
horse, s hoof when the animal was j
being driven across a field. Thej
driver jumped into the horse’s
tracks and, digging with his j
hands, turhed up 148 coins
three Spanish pieces, one Brit
ish, one five franc piece, and 143
United States half dollars.
By English law treasure trove
goes to the crown, so the coins
have been turned over to the
police. They date from 1805 to
, 1828 and they were found buried
jin straight rows standing on
| edge, only three inches under
ground.
Workman who built the Ri
deau canal were paid in Ameri
can silver, it being part of the
indemnity paid by the United
States to Great Britain. This
money was sent to the canal dis
trict in kegs, some which were
stolen and never recovered. It is
believed the money found is some
of that lost eighty years ago.
Sued Oats For Sale.
Rust-proof Appier Seed Oats,
Ito 25 bushels, 85c per bu.; 25
to 100 bushels, 80c per bu.. f. o. b.
Uvalda. Peter Johnson,
Uvalda. Ga.
Dwelling for Kent or
For Sale.
A comfortable six-room* house,
with garden spot, in choice resi
dence section of Mt. Vernon, with
conveniences. For terms of rent
or sale apply at
1 MONITOR OFFICE. I
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HACHINERY 1
If vou want Jlest i
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Prices on Mowers, i
Hakes, Disc Harrows, i
Grain Drills, liuggies i
and Wagons, see
D. S. Williamson,
Alston, Ga.
House for Hale.
i Good five-room collage with
barn, etc. Located on campus of
8.-P. Institute. See me for
price. M. D. Hughes,
Mt. Vernon, Ga.
Money on Hand
TO LOAN.
LOANS PROMPTLY
CLOSED.
We have a good sup
ply of cheap money on
| hand at this time and
'can close loans very
J I
!promptly, either on
farm or city property.
If in need of cash, !
come to see or write
us at once.
Southern Loan &
Investment Co.
VIDALIA, GA.
Money to Loan.
I represent some of the best loan
companies doing business in
Montgomery county, and can se
cure loans for a term of five years
at a,very small rate of interest.
Commissions charged are small,
and parties desiring to negotiate
loans in Montgomery or Toombs
counties will save money by seeing
me before making application
elsewhere. M. B. Cai.uoun,
Mt. Vernon, Ga
L. W. BUSH,
Dental Surgeon,
(Successor to Dr. J. R. Watson)
Soperton, Ga
DWELLING AND
LOTS FOR SALE
1 offer for sale the
W. Ik Langford dwel
ling in Mt. Vernon.
Five-room house and
large lot and barn con
veniently arranged.
Four town lots and
garden. Son me for
quick bargain on this
property. |:
W. F. McAllister, ;
Uvalda, Ga.
, i
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For Long Term Farm j
Loans.
I am negotiating some very
attractive Long Term Farm Loans
for the host companies doing bus
iness in Georgia, with lowest rates
of interest and the most liberal
terms of payments
1 have several years experience .
in the loan business, am located
at the comity site and believe that i
1 am in position to give you the j
best terms and as prompt services
as am one.
If vou need a loan see me before
application.
A. B. Hutcheson,
Mt. Veruou, Ga.
i SEABOARD AIR LINE R’Y. j
I The Progressive Rail’y of the South, jj
Pullman’s New Drawing Room Buffet 'j
Sleeping Cars Equipped With
lEHectric Lights
On night trains between Savanuah and Montgomery, making |j
connections for all principal points EAST and WEST. j|
VOO AM 600 PM Lv Savannah Ar 900 AM 835 PM J
742 AM G 43 PM Cuyler 813 AM 745 PM ||
852 AM 758 PM Hagan 707 AM G 34 PM j!
920 AM 825 PM Collins 647 AM 610 PM l!
10 05 AM 912 PM Vidalla 602 AM 525 PM !;
11 25 AM 10 35 PM Helena 440 AM 403 PM ||
12 55 PM J 2 08 AM Pitts 307 AM 23G PM |!
135 PM 12 40 AM Cordele 230 AM 140 PM 1
313 PM 200 AM Americus 115AM12 32 PM ij
405 PM 255 AM Richland 12 20 AM 11 32 AM ;
G4G PM 517 AM Ft Davis 952 PM 848 AM j!
815 PM 680 AM Ar Montgomery Lv 830 PM 720 AM jt
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I East or West the Way that’s Best. !!
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MACON, DUBLIN & SAVANNAH RY.
Schedule Effective Oct. 22, 1911.
NO 18 No. 20, STATIONS No. No. 17
A. M. P. M A. M P. M.
700 400 : Leave Macon Arrive 11 25 428
7 14 4 14 Swift Creek 11 12 3 27
723 423 Dry Branch 11 03 404
7 27 4 27 Atlantic 10 59 4 00
7 31 4 31 Pike’s Peak 10 55 3 56
789 439 Fitzpatrick 10 48 849
744 444 Ripley 10 43 344
7 56 456 Jeffersonville 10 81 3 32
j 8 06 j 5 06 | Gallemore 10 19 3 21
8 16 5 16 Danville 10 09 8 11
8 21 5 21 Allentown 10 04 3 06
8 81 5 81 Montrose 9 54 2 56
842 542 Dudley 948 245
8 48 5 48 Shew make 9 87 2 89
8 54 5 54 Moore' 9 80 2 32
9 10 6 10 Ar. Lv. 9 15 2 17
Dublin
9 15 6 15 Lv. Ar. 9 10 2 12
9 17 6 17 S M D& S J 9 08 2 10
9 21 6 21 N M D& S J 9 04 2 06
9 31 6 81 Cat!in 8 54 1 56
9 41 641 M inter 8 43 1 45
951 651 Rockledge 831 188
9 56 6 56 Orland 8 25 1 27
10 11 711 Soperton 810 112
10 22 7 22 Tarrytown 7 58 1 00
10 30 7 30 Kibbee 7 50 12 52
10 45 i 7 45 Vidalia 7 85 12 37
CONNECTIONS:
At Dublin with the Wrightsville & Tennille and the Dublin & South
western for Eastman and Tennille and intermediate points
At Macon with Southern Railway from and to Cincinnati,i, Chattanooga,
Home Birmingham, Atlanta and intermediate points. Also the Central of
Georgia Railway, G. S. & K. Railway, Macon and Birmingham Railway
and Georgia Railroad.
At Rockledge with the Milieu and Southwestern for AVadley and in
termediate points.
At Yidalia with the Seaboard Air Line for Savannah and intermediate
points, and with the Milieu and Southwestern for Milieu, Stilimore and in
termediate points.
J. A. STREYER, G. P. A.. Macon. Ga.
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A Note to You:
August 29, 1912.
As you come panting down the
street almost overcome by the
scorching heat, come in and have
a seat at our Soda Fountain.
Then when refreshed, pursue
your way, but drop in again some
other day.
No adulterated ingredients en
ter into our refreshing drinks,
only pure fruit flavors are used,
and our ice cream is par excel
lence.
Yours truly,
Mt. Vernon Drug
Company.
IM ANO . 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.
Money! Money!
Money!
We lend money cheaper on farm
lands than any person making
loans in Montgomery County. All
we ask is to get our rate before
making application to some one
else for we can save you 1 to 2
per cent, interest. Loans closed
without delay. Write us and we
j will come to see you.
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Abstract Company
LYONS, GA,
MONEY TO LOAN
On Improved Farms in
Montgomery County at a Small
Rate of Interest.
J. E. Hall, Soperton.
Hamp Burch
Attorney at Law
McRAE, GA.
Practices in all the Courts.
E. M. RACKLEY
Dentist
Office over Mt. Vernon Drug Co.
MT. VERNON, GA.
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Refract ion ist
Glasses Corrrectly Ground and
Fitted to the Eyes. Consultation
Free. 109 Whitaker Street.
SAVANNAH, GA
