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Le«ftl advertiafineuts must invariably be paid in advance, at the legal rate, and aa the law
directs; and must be in hand not later than Wednesday morning of the first week of insertion
Mount Vernon, Ga.. Thursday Morning, Dec. 18, 1913.
It is sad to reflect that, in the
rush of the happy Yuletide next
week, there should be a single
empty stocking.
We will have to hustle if we
surpass in 1914 the accomplish
ments of the year now closing.
But we can hustle.
We will hail it as a sign of pro
gress if in this country drunken
ness and insane debauchery do
not desecrate next week the day
of all days that should be kept
sacred.
(’hristmas presents to a country
newspaper are always in good
order and correct form. As to
size, anything from an automo
bile to a three-cornered hen egg
will do.
The happiest boys in Georgia
today are members of the corn
clubs. They have profited by
clean and healthful work, and
have advertised their native state
to an applauding an appreciative
world.
The man who quietly figures
on the losses caused by his mis
takes in the past year will ac
complish ' much more than the
fellow who publishes his new
year resolutions and makes a big
noise annually.
The women and the hens have
both got into congress. The suf
fragettes are demanding recog
nition by the president, and a pe
tition from 100,000 of the Fede:-
ation of Woman’s Clubs will be
presented soon on the egg ques
tion.
If the well organized and suc
cessful banks of Montgomery
county would take up the matter
of advances for live stock raising
they would be doing a grand
work, and the security for such
advances would be quite as safe
as advances on cotton.
Among the many wonderful
achievements of Georgia in 1914,
nothing has been more conducive
to the peace and good order of
the old state than the final
quietus put upon the Longstreet-
Tallulah Falls war by the state
supreme court last week.
As Mrs. Wilson is a direct de
scendant of the old Midway
stock, it is hoped that the com
mittee to call on President Wilson
this week may induce him to visit
Georgia when the monument to
Gens. Screven and Stewart is
unveiled next spring at old Mid
way.
If you want an example of
what sentiment and curiosity will
do, read the accounts of the ex
hibition of the “Mona Lisa,” the
painting stolen from Paris some
months ago and found last week
in Italy. Fighting mobs of
thousands press together for a
single glimpse of the painting.
For eleven years we have
preached to the people of Mont
gomery county the doctrine of
co-operation. But the cry of the
children sitting in the market
place, "we have piped unto you
and you have not danced” is
about all we can remind them of
in the close of this vear 1913.
We know that our theory is safe
and sane, and that if our people
had resolved to cling together
and combined their efforts on all
public lines and fanning opera
tions that this old county would
be a veritable paradise today;
and one to which we could invite
with open arms the home-seeker
and the hordes marching towards
a betterment of their conditions.
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Perry Home Journal: —The
Georgia Tax equalization law is
not designed especially to increase
the valuation of taxable property,
hut to equalize the valuation. It
is also intended that property
heretofore escaping taxation
should be discovered and taxed.
The law is specifically after the
dodgers, be their method what it
may.
Dublin Courier-Herald. —How
would you like to receive about
eleven pounds of nice back-bone
by parcel post? Country sub
scribers please take notice.
Lyons Progress:—As a death
dealer it is hard to tell which is
the most successful, the automo
bile, the flying machine, the hip
pocket arsenal or the “gun that
wasn’t loaded.”
Monroe Advertiser:—And just
to think! Here Woodrow Wilson
has been President for eight
months aud the panics predicted
by the rampant Republicans have
failed to materialize. Isn’t it
terrible that the country just will
not panic when the Republicans
want it to?
Nashville Herald: —Several of
the boys are limping around with
an ingrowing desire to run for
office. Wait till the new year
r ills in, boys.
Waycross Herald:—The travel
ing men clammored loudly for the
convenience of “pulling” mileage
on the trains. Now they will be
made to pay for their con
venience.
Atlanta Constitution: —At the
border they can’t tell whether it
is the noise of the fighting or
people cheering Huerta in order
to sidestep a firing squad.
Fitzgerald Press:—Down in
Mexico the different armies sus
pended activities the other day
in order to attend a big bull
fight.
Hawkinsville Dispatch-News:
A Tennessee evangelist pre
dicts that the world will soon
come to an end. Hope our de
linquents will bear this in mind
and be prepared for the great
event by paying up their dues at
once.
Darien Gazette:—We are glad
to observe that in every section
of the state orders are being is
sued to officers to see to it that
the people have a safe and sane
Christmas. If you are determin
ed to get drunk and lie a nuisance
why step down to Mexico where
you can enjoy plenty of excite
ment.
Greensboro Herald-Journal:—
Whenever a United States senator
thinks he’s losing his grip on the
people, he immediately intro
duces some kind of a fool bill to
benefit the dear farmer.
A t lan ta Georgian :—Zapata,
Mexican patriot and thirster for
liberty and glory, was a fancier
of chicken tights, a well-known
sport. He did not get his start
by starting any Declaration of
Independence. He got it by
“roping a mule.”
Savannah Press:—The state
game warden of Michigan wants
hunters prevented by law from
carrying whisky on hunting trips
with them. He wants them to
know which bird they are shoot
ing at.
Senoia Enterprise-Gazette:—
Members of the suffrage conven
tion in Washington say: “We no
longer bog for the ballot, we de
mand it." But guess that is not
the only thing they ever demand- j
ed and failed to get.
THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR-THURSDAY. DEC. 18. IMS
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Ucrfc Superior Court:
I sak of my friends and the citizens of Mont
gomery county the office of Clerk of the Su
perior Court. Long years of exoerienc in the
work warrant me in claiming my Htataa for
the dutiea of the office, and in the coining
primary, under aucli rules as may be adopted,
I a.k for your support. Your votes will be
highly appreciated,
John C. MijAllistkb.
For Clerk Superior Court
I take this method of informing the voters
of Montgomery county that I am a candidate
for the office of Clerk of .Superior Court ol your
county. With a business training that fits me
for this special work, and a desire to serve my
people, I solicit your votes, and assure you
that I will endeavor always to serve you ac
ceptably. Thanking you for the support you
can give me, I am
Yours respectfully,
UhO li. Tvi.eb.
For Tax Collector:
To the Voters of Montgomery County:
In aa much aa I desire to be Tax Oollectoi
of Montgomery County, i hereby announce
myself a candidate for that office, subject to
the rules and regulations promulgated by the
Democratic Executive Committee governing
tiie next primary. I will appreciate any and
all support given me, and if I should he elected
I will do all in my power to do the duties of
the office in the proi er manner and accepta
ble to the people at large. There is one tiling
I will Ha.v in the beginning anti lot it be my
motto until the election is over, that I will
not resort to any unfair means, or dirty polit
ical schemes or tricks, to secure my election.
U. V. Mason.
Fur Tax Collector.
After having been solicited, I have decided
to offer my services to the citizens of Mont
gomery county as Tax Collector, under such
rules as may be adopted for the coming pri
mary, and, if elected, I promise to serve you
according to law and the best of my ability.
Asking the support of the voters of the coun
ty, 1 remain, Yours Truly,
J}. F. Hamilton.
For Tax Collector:
To the Voters of Montgomery County:
I hereby offer myself a candidate for the of
fice of Tax Collector of Montgomery county,
subject to such rules as your executive com
mittee may prescribe. If elected, I promise
to servo the people to the best of nty ability.
Assuring you that I will appreciate all support
given me, I aut Yout s to serve,
11. C. Davis.
For Sheriff:
I am asking at the hands of the people and
voters of Montgomery county the office of
.Sheriff. I am not unknown to you, having
served several years in the office with my
brother, A. J- Burch, some years ago. lam
familiar witli ttie duties of the office, and my
highest aim will lie to servo you well, il fa.
vored with the office. 1 am asking your sup
port as an honest man, and my candidacy is
subject to such rules as your executive com
mittee may prescribe. Assuring you that I
will appreciate all support given me, I am
Yours to servo,
E. E. Bimuu.
For Sheriff.
To the Citizens of Montgomery County;
I am offering to serve you as Sheriff of your
courty. I will ask your support for nomina
uation as a candidate for that office in the ap
proaching primary subject to such rules as
may lie adopted. If placed in this responsi
ble position by your votes, 1 beg to assure
you that yon will not have cause to regret the
choice. .Soliciting your support, lam
Yours respectfully,
S. Z. Salter.
For Sheriff.
To the Citizens of Montgomery County:
I hereby offer myself a candidate for the
office of .Sheriff of Montgomery countv, subject
to such rules as your executive committee may
proscribe. If favored with this office, I prom
ise to do my duty and serve you to the best of
my ability. Assuring your of my appreciation
of the support given me at your hands, I am
Yours to serve,
L. Wii.li ax son.
For Sheriff.
I hereby announce myself a candidate for
ro-election to the office of sheriff ol Montgom
ery county, subject to such rules as may be
made for the next primary. In offering again
my services in this capacity, I wish to thank
tuy friends for their hearty support in the
past, ami beg to assure them that I will con
tinue to honestly discharge the duties of the
office as heretofore, if the trust is again com
mitted to me. Soliciting the support ot the
voters of the county, I am,
Yours Ucspccthilly,
Jambs Hkstf.ii
For Sheriff:
To the Voters of Montgomery County:
I hereby offer myself a candidate for the of.
lice of Sheriff of said county, subject to the
rules of the Executive Committee if elected
I promise to serve the people to the best of my
ability, and will appreciate any and all votes
given me in the election.
Yours respectfully,
J. B, Davis.
soperton, Nov. 25, 1013.
For County Surveyor.
I desire to serve the people of my native
county in the capacity ol Surveyor, and here
by announce myself a candidate for the office,
subject to such rulesas your county executive
committee may prescribe. It will be my am
tiitiou to serve you faithfully and efficiently if
elected by you to the office. Soliciting yout
support, 1 am Yours Respect fully,
Binj. F. Hamilton, Jr.
For County Treasurer:
To the Voters of Montgomery Oountv;
I hereby announce myself a candidate for
County Treasurer, subject to such rules and
regulations as may be adopted by the Demo
cratic Executive Committee governing the
next primary. I will appreciate your support.
Very respectfully,
William Jones.
For Tax Receiver •
I am asking the citizens of Montgomery
county for re-election to the office of Tax De
ceiver. Having served you faithfully and
well. I fed that I am justly entitled to an*
other term, aud guarantee the same honest
service heretofore given you. Thaukin, you
for j ast favors, and soliciting your suppoit,
lam Yount to serve,'
Isaac L books.
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| MT. VERNON, GA. §
For Tax Receiver.
I take tliis method of informing my friends
and the voters of Montgomery County that I
am offering to serve them as Tax Receiver.
Having served you one term, I feel that I am
entitled to a second term, and solicit the votes
of all citizens. My record will speak for my
ability to till the place satisfactorily. Thank
ing you for past favors, I am
Yours Respectfully,
•Joiix G. Mounts.
For Representative.
I desire to represent the county of Montgom
ery in the Georgia Legislature, and hereby
give notice to my fellow citizens that I am a
candidate tor the place. Having the welfare
and prosperity of the people at heart, I pro
p-,se, if elected, to advocate such measures as
they desire enacted into law, and to do such
things as will uphold the dignity ofThe giand
old State of Georgia and advance the material
interest of her people. Soliciting your votes
in the primary election, and assuring you of
my purpose to serve you faithfully, I am
Yours respectfully
Jnt L. Gii.t.is.
M. B. CALHOUN
At tv at Law,
Mt Vernon, Georgia
E. M. RACK LEY
Dentist
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Office over Mt. Vernon Drug Co.
MT. VERNON, GA.
L . AY. BUSH,
Dental Surgeon,
Offices 2d Floor Bank of Soperton Building.
Superiors, Ga
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MT. VERNON, GA.
