The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current, September 17, 1914, Image 6
g -0?©. ®r,©'e .©: ©@;©®:©: ; :©: ®0&&®®0®0®@00. I “local- personal | ©© © ©:© ©©:© © 0 ©'©'©' 00000 M 0000:00. 0 The new warehouse of the ML Vernon Warehouse Co. is open for business, and several bales of cotton have been stored there. Mr. Arpad Hicks is in charge of the business. Mr. W. E. Fountain of Coffee! county was at his former home here yesterday. War! Are you ready? School children’s lunch baskets, 10 and 15 cents. Clothes baskets, 75 cents. H. V. Thompson & Bros., Ailey, Ga. a( k Miss Sue Lynn Stone of Glen wood returned to the Brewton- Barker Institute Tuesday after noon to resume her studies. Judge J. G. Stanford’s court yesterday was a close rival of superior court in point of atten dance, many coming in from the country. Rev. H. C. Ewing left yester day morning for Macon, where he went to perform the marriage ceremony of his brother, Mr. Daniel A. Ewing, of Florida, and Miss Carrie Mae Johnston of Ma con. The ceremony was to have been conducted yesterday even ing. I am in position to close a few small farm loans promptly. If you need money, see me at once. A. li. Hutcheson, ad. Mt. Vernon, Ga. Ginning in Montgomery. Mr. K. M. Johnson, collector of cotton statistics of this county, reports 883 bales ginned in Mont gomery to Sept. Ist. To this date last year there were ginned only 55b bales. Let the farmers save all cotton possible; the price will doubtless be better in a few days. Montgomery’s Share Os Automobile Tax. Under the new law to distrib ute the automobile tax fund among the counties according to mileage of the rural mail routes, only 80 counties have made the necessary report to the Secretary of State. This county would be entitled to a snug little sum if the proper authorities look after t he matter. Dr. Palmer Reappointed. The numerous friends of Dr. J. W. Palmer will be glad to learn that he was reappointed by Governor Slaton on Saturday last as a member of the State Board of Medical Examiners, for a period of five years. Dr. Palmer has long served efficiently in this capacity, being president of the retiring board, and is held in the highest esteem by his co-laborers. WI I ELEVENTH DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL j I AND MECHANICAL SCHOOL I *»J w* C I DOUGLAS, GEORGIA v* ’ 5 I I Splendid courses in English, History, Mathematics, Home « Economics, Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, g A strong faculty assures the best instruction. |;J Work done in the school is recognized by all Southern col- » leges, and our graduates enter without examination. « S A competent coach has charge of all athletics. Hoard $ll.OO per month. TUITION FREE. f Fall session begins Sept. 19. For catalogue address | (•* J. W. POWELL, Principal, Douglas, Ga. I I nuasuwiebi o; g Statement ot the condition of TilK HANK OF SOI’EItTON, Unrated at Superton, Ga.. at the close of Business Sept. oth, 1014: ftfitODuCKl: Demaint Loans { Tun* I-mi* { #138,813 12 Oveilvuftt n(V)ih.l I Oveixlratt*. miseotireil J #72 07 iSblllls Hint Stiak* owned by bank #SO 0*! Hanking House lti.olß *.«» ¥' .rintitte mnl I'ixnii oM 5,187 45 Ollier real Dm from bank* Hint bank, r» in ibis sWti- 12,734 IS Due tlvm bank* ami banker* ill oilier stab* l,Bo< :R> Curreney 1,538 00 Gobi 52 30 Nilvi i , Nickels, etc, 837 SI CV ah item* 377 90 AUvanc - i >t. cut ton 919 iK 3.295 51 Otlu r resources 720 0*! Total #IOB,IOO IS STATIC OK OKOibilA Montgomery Coanltr. liefor,-m« J I'. Hall, C**liler of The Hank of .'*>perlnn, who, being dolv awnni says that the abn anil goiiiK slati-ment Is a Into coinlitiou of aaiil llatik as shown bv the bonks of Hie in aaij H.mk J- K. IIALL SwiM n to ami snbsrrilssl before rtie, tills I4UI (lav *>l Se,.t.. U*U. o. K. TYLlili, Com. X. P. M. c. (ia. Mr. Max Segal 1 returned to school in Athens Sunday night. Mr. Carr McLemore also went up to enter the State University. Mrs. R. L. Fox is visiting in Cripple Creek, Colo.—Brunswick Banner. Ixiverett’s Studio, Vidalia, sup plies the best in photographs, por traits and view work. ad Mrs. J. C. Hines and two children of Hinesville, en route home from a visit at Helena, stopped over here last week to visit Mrs. D. W. Folsom and other relatives. Tango Combs and Pins for the Hair will be found at J. H. Hudson’s, Ailey. ’ ad Miss Eva Underwood of Den ton, Ga., has entered the Brew ton-Parker Institute as a pupil, and is stopping with her uncle, Col. L. C. Underwood, on liali road Avenue. Mrs. T. J. Pritchett and chil dren of Dublin, came down by auto on Saturday last to visit Mrs. Pritchett’s brothers, Angus and Everett McLeod. For Cotton pickers, the Ailey Hardware Co. Ailey, Ga., is sell ing 200-lb Scale Beams at 98cts, 250-lb Scale Beams at $1.23. Harts old-fashioned cotton steel yards, 200 lbs, $1.19. ad Sell Only for Cash To Pay the Pickers. Dublin, Ga., Sept. 14.—1 n Lau rens county, according to esti mates, about 4,500 bales of new cotton has been picked so far, about half of which has been put in the warehouses and the other half stored on the farms, some of it ginned and some in the seed. Os the amount in the warehouses approximately 25 per cent has been sold, the remainder being held for a better price. No cotton is being sold except where the owner is oblighed to get cash to finish picking his crop. Montgomery Ward & Co. To Buy 10,000 Bales. Chicago, Sept. 14. —Montgom ery Ward & Co., of this city, one of the largest mail order houses in the world, is perfecting a plan to purchase 10,000 hales of cotton from their cotton growing cus tomers. They regard the buy-a-bale-of cotton as a great patriotic move ment, they declare. The cotton buying movement is creating big interest in Chicago. LIAUILI rililS: Citpiul stock paid in 125 Ox) 00 Nurpln* lund 7,u00 oo Undivided Pioflts, Inst Current ex., int. and taxis paid 2,202 54 Individual dop. subject to check 24,020 SO I'inie certificates 511,541 04 Cashier's checks 3371 ltdls paiaide, iucludiiiK time cor. rep. Inn . money 70,000 00 Total tios.ioo 40 TIIE MONTGOMERY MONITOR—THURSDAY, SEPT. 17, 1914 Citation. Georgia—Montgomery County. To all whow it may concern: Notice is hereby given that J. F. Collins has in proper form applied to the nndersigned for letters of administration on the estate of Surah E. Collins, late of said county, deceased; and said application will be heard at my office on the first Monday in Oct., 1914. This the 7th day of Sept., 1914. Alex McArthur, Ordinary. Wounded German Found With 50 Pocketbooks. Paris, Sept. 14. —A wounded German private brought to the American hospital Saturday had in his pockets fifty pocketbooks, a string of pearls and many small articles of jewelry. The Germans are kept in a sep arate ward and a guard is main tained at each door to prevent any attack on them by theTurcos in the hospital. Application Fob Title. Montgomery Court ot Ordinary, September Term, 1914, The petition of Mrs. A. B. Da vis showing unto the Court that Ambrose Simpson, late of said county, in life, signed a bond re ferred to in said petition for a title to two ce|tain tracts or par cels of land described in said bond (of which bond the said Mrs. A B. Davis is the transferee.) which land has been fully paid for, and that she wishes an order to make titles under said bond by M. L. O’Brien, administrator on the estate of Ambrose Simpson; It is ordered by the court that notice of the application of Mrs A. B. Davis be giyen to the said M. Jj . O’Brien, administrator up on the estate of the said Ambrose Simpson, by serving copy of thjs order and the petition to which it is attached on him fifteen days before the next term of this court, and that notice be given to the | heirs of the deceased, to wit; Mrs. A. B. Davis, K. B. Simpson, Rob ert Simpson, Alberta Simpson, Mrs. Guy Morris, Mrs. H. A Manning, Walter W’right, Wil lured Wright, Wayne W'right and M mdie Wright, by publication of this order m the gazette publish? mg the legal advertisements of the county, once a week for four weeks, before the next term of this court, so that they, or either of them, may show cause, if any they can, why this court sfiopld not order said administrator to make title to tjje lands described in the petition to which the order is attached under the said bond. Alex Mo Arthur, Ordinary of Montgomery Co., Ga. LIBEL FOR DIVORCE. Montgomery Superior Court, November Term, 1914. \V. E. Crawford ys Lula Crawford. Georgia—Montgomery County I he defendant, Lula Crawford, is hereby required personally or by attorney to be and appear at the next Superior Court of Montgom ery County, to be held on the ! first Monday in Novemer, 1914 i next, then and there to answer i he plaintiff's petition for divorce, and iii default thereof the court will proceed as to justice shall j appertain. Witness the Honorable E. D. i ilraham, judge of said court, this ! August 31, 1914, P. C. Plaintiff’s Atorney. M. L. O’Brien, Clerk S. C. M.C. For Long Term Farm Loans, SEE A. B. HUTCHESON. I am negotiating some very attractive Long Term Farpi Loans 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 believs that 1 am in position to give you the best terms and as prompt services as anv one. If vou need a loan see me before application. A. B. Hutcheson, Mt. Vernon, Ga. SEED OATS FOR SALE. I have for sale 800 bushels of Choice Rust-Proof Seed Oats. Will be offered at market prices. Shipping point, Uvalda. Write, Peter Johnson, Rt 2. Mt. Vernon, Ga. PROCLAMATION. Submitting a proposed amendment to the Constitution or Georgia, to be voted on at the General Election to be held on Tuesday, No vembers, 1914, said amendment to amend Articles, Section 4, Paragraph 1, of the Con stitution of Georgia, by extending the term of members of the General Assembly of the State until the time fixed by law for the con vening of the next General Assembly. By His Excellency, John M. Slaton, Governor. State ot Georgia, Executive Department. August 24, 1914- VVhereas, the General Assembly at its ses sion in 1914 proposed an amendment to the Constitution of this State, as set forth in an Act approved August 14th, 1914, to-wit: An Act to amend Article 3. Section 4, Para graph 1. of the Constitution of Georgia, by ex tending the term of members of the General Assembly of the State until the time fixed b} law for the couvening the next General As aemhly. Die following amendment is lu-reby pro posed by the .Senate and House of Represen tatives to the people of Georgia to Article 3, Section 4 Paragraph 1, of the Constitution of Georgia. Amend said Paragraph 1, of said Section 4, of Article 3. as follows: By striking from said Paragraph 1 the words “until their successors are elected,” and inserting in lion of said words in said Par agraph 1, the following words, to-wit: “Un til the time fixed by law tor the convening of the next General Assembly.” Amend further by adding to said Paragraph lof said section and article the following wor la, to-wit.: That the provisions of this paragraph, section and article shall apply to the terms of the members of the General’ As sembly, who are elected at the general elec tion for members of the General Assembly in the year 1912. When amended said Para graph 1 es said section and article- shall lead as follows: “The members of the General As sembly shall be elected for two years and shall serve until the time fixed by law for the con vening of the next General Assembly. That the provisions of this pa agiaph, seciion and article shall apply to the term of the inemlu is of the General Assembly wiki were el. cted at the General Election for members of the Gen eral Assembly in the year 1912 ” And the Governor of the .State is hereby n - cjuired and direotod to oause the above and foregoing apiendnient to be published in at. least two newspapers in each congressional djetliet ill this .state for a period of t wn months previous to the time of holding the next Gen eral E'eption after tho submission of this amendment to the General Assembly, and shall at the next General Ejection to he held after the submission of this amendment to th people for their ratification cause the same to lie voted on, and the form in which the same shall be submitted to the people shall be as follows: “For ratification ot amendment Paragraph 1, Sccti-m 4, Article 8, of the Con stitution, which extends the term of office of members ol the General Assembly until the convening of the succeeding General Asssemb ly,” and “Against the ratification of amend ment Paragraph 1, Section 4, Article- 3, ol Hie constitution, which extends the tern, of olli e of members of the General Assembly until the convening of the succeeding Gt-lieral Assemb ly.’’ And shall capse the retains of -aid elec tion to be trpnsm tted to the 8 cietarv of State, wifose di)ty Jt shall he to c-.usoi.ditto the same, and tlu* Governor shall issue his proclamation, declaring the result, if a major ity vote in favor of said amendment, and by said proclamation shall declare said amend ment has Income a part of the constitution of ttie .State. Now, therefore, I, John M. Slaton, Gover nor of said State do issue this my proclama tion hereby declaring that the foregoing pro posed amendment to Ihe constitution is sub mitted for ratification or rejection to the votprs of the State (jualifjed to vote for mem bers of the General 'Assembly at the ocm-ral Flection to be held on Tnesdav, November 3d, 194. John M. Sp.iTOH, Governor. By the Governor: Phillip cook. Secretary of State. New Road Notice. State of Georgia, ) Montgomery County. \ Office of Cotiitpissioners of Roads and Revenues of Montgomery County, Georgia, Angugt 4, 1914, M. B. Peterson and others having applied for the opening and establishing of a new public road, said new road beginning in about 150 yards from she home of M. R. Peterson, running straight in a southerly direction over the lands of M. B. Peterson, Mrs, J. R. Rnigjit, tyesit 0 f the latter, and to a point near a gafe on the farm of Mrs {(.night, thence in slightly easterly direction toward and over the land# of S, J. Clark, about tnidwov between two dwelling on said Clark’s farm, through wood land R. L. Sharpe, being siraight from point near gate to intersec tion with Mt. Vernon-Harden Bridge Road, where the Vidalia and Nails Ferry road leaves the same, this point being the termi nation of said roud, the length of said road being about one mile and three-quarters. thirty feet- in width. Notice is hereby given that gaid application will be gran ted on the first Tuesday in Octo ber next if no good cause is shown to the contrary. This the Ist day ot September, 1914. W. H. Moxlev. Chm. Bd. C. R. & R. M. C. Cotton Ginning. We are prepared to Gin your Cotton and Grind your Corn in short order and in up-to-date manner. Satisfaction is our motto. For the accommodation of the public, our grist mill be operated Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays through the ginning season. Soliciting the patronage of the public, yours to serve, H. V. Thompson & Bros., Ailey, Ga. j Dental Notice. I have opened a dental office in Alamo, and am at that point on Wednesdays and Thursdays of each week to wait on patrons of that section. Dr. E. M. Rackley, ad Mt. Vernon, Ga. 1 Statement of the Condition ot THE PEOPLES BANK, Located at Soperton, Ga., at the Close of Business Sept. 9th, 1914: RESOURCES. I Demand loans JL9BI f? Time loans ® if Overmafts, secured Overdrafts, unsecured O' Bond* and stocks owned by the Bar K 3.000 GO j Ba .kin# House bOol 05 Furniture and Fixtures 1,608 6*2 Hue from Banks and Bankers in : this State 777 30 j Due from Banks and Bankers in other States _ 3,798 77 Ourreucv i 1,575 00 Gold 40 00 silver. Nickels, etc. 172 59 Cash Items 1.189 45- 2,977 04 Depositors* Guarantee and Mutual Fire Insurance Fund 3,147 45 Total $100,354 48 STATE OF GEORGlA—Montgomery County. Befon me came li. E. Ward, Japhier of Peoples Bank, Soperton, Ga., who being duly sworn, says that theabov< and foregoing statement is a true condition of said Bank as shown by the 1m :. i riir in said Bank. R. E. WARD. Sworn to ui.d subscribed before me, this 15th day of Sepb. 1914. G. 11. TYLER, Coin/N. P. of M.C. Ga. STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF "Tire F\o Uryt Vendor) Bank, Located at Mt. Vernon, Ga., at the Close of Business Sept. 9, 1914: resources : Demand loans $*2,038 54 l ime loans 120,423 67 Overdrafts unsecured 251 24 Hanking house, 3,000 00 Furniture and fixtures, 3,297 81 Other real estate 122 50 Due from banks and bank ers in this state 15,928 43 Due from banks and bank ers in other states 9,114 35 Currency $3.119 00 (Sold 147 50 Silver nickels, etc. 467 45 3.733 95 Safety deposit boxes 198 01 Total, $158,108 50 .STATE OF GEORGIA County of'Montgomery. Before mu came 'V A. Peterson, Cashier of The Mt. Vernon Bank, who being (Inly sworn, says that the above anil fort going statement is a true <sondition of said Bank, as shown bv tile books of file in said bank W. A. Peterson. ‘ Sworn to and subscribed before me this 14th day of Sept.. 1914. 3 AH. F. CURRIE, Com- N. P. M. Co. Ga. STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE UVALDA BANK, Located ai- Uvalda, Ga., at the Close of Business Sept. 9th, 1914. resources: Demand loans $ 1.598 85 Time loans 62.580 02 Overdrafts unsecured 973 25 Banking house 2,800 Furniture and fixtures 2,020 Due from banks and bankers in Ibis state 2,777 93 Due from Banks and Bankers bi ot her States 38 61 Currency $950 00 (Sold 85 00 Silver, nickels, etc. 561 37 1,546 37 Profit and loss 10 99 Total $74,346 02 ST A E OF UEGllGlA—Montgomery County. Before no came W. F. McAllister, Cashier of Tho Uvalda Bank, v> ho being duly sworn, says that the above ami t-.n-gning stati nietit is a true condition of said Bank, as shown bv tiio books of file in said Bank. W. F. McALiLISTEU. Sworn to and subsetibed before mo this 14th day of Si pt., 1914. H. G. McAllister, Com. N P. M. C., Ga. vv(Tfft TymmimiTvi »▼ >▼▼▼ v • ► J \ Ailey Hardware Co. I i AILEY, GA. I ► 7 3 ► H ! Are open for business, and extend to i ► you a cordial invitation to call on them « ► * 2 t for anything in the 4 1 § > 4 t It will be our aim to carry a represent- i alive assortment of ◄ t : ► hardware , Implements , Baggies , \ harness, Crokeryware , > Wagons , Furniture , Matting, j l Stoves, Rar\S es » Shades. « ►• ■ - t Roofing and Wire Fencing j l COFFINS ANI) CASKETS. J t j ► ◄ In fact, anything usually found in a 3 Firstclass Hardware Store. $ ► < E Ailey Hardware Co., \ J S. A. Sikes, Mgr. 3 ► « aA AA4AA4 AAA A A AAA AA AAA 4AAA AAAAAAAA AAAA A A AAAAAAAAA AAA » fc . W. BUSH, Dental Surgeon, Offices 2d Floor Bank ol Soperton Building. Soperton, Ga. LIABILITIES. Capital Stock Paid in 115,000 10 Undivided Profits, less current ex penses, il'.t. and taxes paid 5,967 50 , Due to banks and bankers in other states 5,000 00 Due unpaid dividends 88 00 Individual Deposits Subject to Ch’k 23.729 92 Savings Deposits 510 41 Time certificates 21,936 80 Cashier’s Checks 121 85 Bills payable, including time certifi cates representing bor. money 28,(100 00 Total *100,354 48 LIABILITIES : Capital stock pain in, $15,000 00 Surplus fund, 33,000 00 Undivided profits, less cur ex’s., int. and taxes pd. 3,219 39 Individual deposits subject to check, 22.001,30 Savings deposits 11,698 71 Time certificates 50,205 22 Cashier’s checks 477 08 Bills payable, including time eer. rep’g bor. money 22,500 00 Other liabilities * 6 80 Total, $158,108 50 LIABILITIES : Capital stock paid in $15,000 00 Undivided profits less cur rent ex. int, and taxes pd. 1,882 03 Individual deposits subject to check 14,583 62 Time cert ificates 8.432 75 Cashier’s checks 1,947 62 Bills payable, incl’ng time eer. rep. bor. money 32,5(10 00 Total $74,346 02 PATRICK C. HERRINGTON Attorney at Law Kent Office Building Mount Vernon, Georgia.