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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1917)
©m @ ■ ■■ '& © m<m. mm mm mammm i I :® i LOCAL-PERSONAL- § © I m ©©.©©. © © .©•.© © .©.© .©. % Mrs. Pink Wilson, after spend ing the summer in Augusta, has returned home to the delight of Mt. Vernon friends. Misses Lucile and Eula Mcßae left Monday morning for Mil lodgeville, where they enter the G. N. & I. C. Mr. A. Segall, formerly of this place, but for the past year in business at Glen wood, came over for a few hours last Sunday. North Carolina Seed Peanuts and Georgia Seed Rye for sale by | M. E. Fountain, Mt. Vernon, Ga. ad. Mr. Homer Daniel of Claxton was here a few days ago to visit his mother, Mrs. D. W. Folsom, j returning to his studies in the Tech, Atlanta. If you own a car, you need a reliable vulcanizing and tire re pair outfit, such as is sold by the Mason Grocery Co., Ailey. ad | 8.-P. I. ITEMS. 1 s.' ‘i The grammar school depart ment of the 8.-P. I. opened Sept. ! 4 with 102 pupils. That is less than last year’s opening. How ever others are coming in each week, and we hope soon to have a full attendance. The manual training work un der Misses Carmichael and All-i * mond will begin this week. Two hours per week will be used in ; this very helpful and practical study. Pupils of the fourth thru seventh grades inclusive will be allowed to take part in this. It is not compulsory. Credit will be given for the year’s work. Miss Bailey, the new county demonstrator, is to be with us for the next ten- months. We trust that Miss Bailey will give to the school as much of her time as possible. enr — ■ v ■- Most M lies. KiSft Kites W, ; perGo.lkn ofilW /““■ I I We have not deviated from our fixed one-cha««is-model policy. ? 1 But we have refined and developed the Maxwell. V % The new compensating under - slung rear springs mean comfort for you and 2 preservation of your car. This is the type of spring used in the newest models of many of the highest priced cars. The wheel base is six inches longer— the fi •me has been strengthened—the windshield sloped, the body lines made more graceful, and the body made f I roomier. /> But the Maxwell price stands at a figure which still makes it “the world’s greatest motor car vsdue.” Toanng Car $745 g: z fT4S; Coup* slo9*l Z Mmrhnr slo9*l Stdun $1093 AU /- tx 6- a*frwf i ’/y Hicks. Bros. & Peterson MT. VERNON. GA. Mr. Jim McCullough left Sat-; urday for Atlanta, where he en ters the Tech. Success to him. Stone’s Fruit Cakes and Fresh ; Groceries of all kinds, and at all times. M. E. Fountain, Mt. Ver non. / Mr. George Stanford of Tarry town spent last Sabbath with homefolks here. He is agent for the M. D. & S. at that point. Miss Arlia McLemore left Tues day for Columbia, S. C., to be come a student in Chicora College. Ever have a puncture? We have the stuff to fix it properly and at small cost. Mason Gro cery Co., Ailey, Ga. ad Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Smith are spending the week in Toombs 1 county. After a few more days with relatives here, they leave for the North, where they will visit before returning to their home in California. Tom Cockfield has been absent from school for the past two I weeks. We are glad to have him with us again. Our new pupils this week are: Thelma and Louise Smith. Sarah ; McArthur, Harvey McDaniel and Louise Poore. We are putting in the individ ual cup system. Each room is to have its cooler and a cup for each pupil. The pupils are paying for these. j 'The chief aim of the grammar school department'right now is |to get the building which we now use in as splendid a condi tion as possible. There is much to be done but we have the co operation of the local and county boards. That means that the work has started. Seed Oats. Fulghum variety; clean and free from obnoxious weed seed. See or write at once W. G. WILLIAMSON, i92otf Alston, Ga. THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR—THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 1917. Services Sunday. Rev. F. M. Baldwin, who has been called to serve the Mt. Ver- ! non Presbyterian church, arrived last evening and will fill his first regular appointment on Sunday. Services at Hack Branch in the , afternoon as usual. The public invited to attend all services. Special Notice to Tax Collectors. The following Act, passed by the lust legislature, fixes the date on which executions shall issue; requires the payment of interest by delinquent Tux payers from the 20th of December; requires Tax Collectors to make monthly reports of delinquent Tax payers, and amount of interest collected by them, it also imposes severe penalties upon Tax Collectors for failure to comply witfi the law, and gives the Comptroller-Gener al no discretion to remit these penalties. J suggest, therefore, that you read carefully this Act and follow strictly every provision of the statute, which went into ef fect August 20, 1917. Wm. A. Wright, Coinpt roller-General. A BILL An Act fixing the time when the State and County Tax Books shall close; when executions shall is sue; provide for the payment of interest on all State and County taxes remaining unpaid after the same become due, fixing the time when the several Tax Collectors of this State shall make final set tlements with the stute and Coun ty ; and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Stute of Georgia, and it is hereby en acted by authority of tho same, That from and after the pussage of this Act all taxes due the State or any County thereof remaining unpaid on December 20th in each year shall bear interest at the rate of seven per cent, per annum from said date, and the several Tax Collectors of this State are re quired to collect the interest on such unpaid taxes and account for same in their final settlements. , Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That on the 20th day of December in each year the several Tax Collec tors of this State shall furnish to the Comptroller-General and to 1 the Ordinary or county officer having charge of the county af fairs, as the case may be, of their respective counties a report show ing the amount of State taxes and the amount of county taxes re maining unpaid on said Tax Di gest, and shall, every thirty days thereafter until a final settlement is made with both the State and the County, furnish to said offi cers a report showing the amount of State tux collected and the amount of county taxes collected from December 20th to the date of rendering such report, and also tho amount of interest collected from said delinquent or default ing taxpayers. Sec, 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passage of this Act the several Tax Collectors of this State shall keep a record showing the amount of interest collected from delinquent or de faulting taxpayers, the date upon which said taxes and interest were collected and from whom collected. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passage of this Act the several Tax Collectors of this State are required to make final settlements with both the State and County within four months from December 20th of the year in which said taxes be came due, and upon failure of uny such Tax Collector to make such final settlement within the time, such Tax Collector shall forfeit one-fourth of his commis sion unless some good and suffi cient reason be given rendering the making of such final settle ment impossible. Skc. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all interest so collected hy the several Tax Collectors of this , State shall be by them paidtothe State ami County at the time and iu the same manner the taxes are now required to be paid. Sec. 0. Be it further euacted by the authority aforesaid. That the failure or refusal of any Tax Collector of this State to carry out any of the provisions contain ed in this Act shall constitute malpractice in otfice, and a con viction therefor shall subject the offender to removal from otfice. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That, j all laws and parts of laws in con flict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 20tb, 1917. (jf. 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A., Savannah, Ga. *£ jji Kit*************'*'****'************'*'******'* Farm for Sale. One-horse farm, with good five room dwelling and outhouses, j Located at Mt. Vernon depot. For full particulars write C. E. Hammock, Claxton, Ga. BAER IN “RUBE” MAKEUP This picture of J. M. Baer In “rube” niukcup was circulated all over the First district of North Dakota as a campaign document for Mr. Baer’s race for congress. LIBEL FOR DIVORCE. State of Georgia—Montgomery County. In the Superior Court of saul county, Aug. term, 1917. Wilson Taylor vs Verdie May Taylor. Libel for Divorce. To Virdie May Taylor: You are hereby required, either in person or through an attorney, to be and appear at the next term of the superior court of said coun ty, to be held on the first Monday in Noy., 1917, then and there to answer the plaintiff’s demand in a libel for divorce, and in default thereof the court will proceed as to justice shall appertain. Witness the Honorable E. D. Graham, judge of said court, this Sept. 18th 1917. M. L. O’Brien, Clerk. Service by Publication. Geo rg ia M 0 11 tgo mery Co u n t.y. In the Superior Court of Mont gomery County. Rosa L Bragg et al vs Cora E. and C. C. Conner, administrators. To the John Hancock Mutual Lite Insurance Co. et al: You are hereby required person ally or by attorney to be and ap pear at the Superior Court, to lie held in and for said county, on the first Monday in November, 1917, next, then and there to an swer the plaintiff’s demand in an action of complaint, or in default thereof the court will proceed as to justice shall appertain. Wit ness the Hon. E. D. Graham, Judge of said Court, this the 10th day of July, 1917. M. L. O’Brien, Clerk. M. B. Calhoun, Atty. for Pill's. Sheriff Sale. Georgia—Montgomery County. Will be sold before the court house dooi in Mt. Vernon on the first Tues day in Oct., 1917, between the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder for cash, cerUTfn property, of winch the following is a complete descrip tion : One certain house and lot in the Town of Soperton. said county and state, fronting fifty feet on Hamilton street and extending back 160 feet, and bounded jvs follows: North hy lauds formerly owned by the estate of C. S. Hamilton, on the south In lands of Lamar Holmes, east by Hamilton street and on the west In lands of Bill Fowler. Levied oil and will be sold as the property of J. B. O’Conner to satisfy a ti fa issued from the superior comt of said county in favor of Thomas J. Stewart vs J. B. O’Conner et al. Pointed out for levy attorney for plaintiff, in possession of The Bank of Soperton and written notice of levy given in terms of the law. Tliis the 4th day of Sept., 1917. 1 . J. Davis. Sheriff. M. B. Calhoun. Atty. for Fills. ! r> rTTTVTVVVTVTTTTTTVTTTTTTT ? TTVTV TYYYYYYYYVYYYYYYYYYV • t rjji m Auto Repairing 1 yj aVra. . —-2? in all its varied forms is our 2 ► /f —rff boast. No matter whether it < X is a leak in the radiator or a 4 | p j short circuit in the magneto, 2 ► - MSj a defective wire or a broken ◄ X W&w- ■ axle—we can repair it to your 2 ► j t satisfaction. 2 If II I I HICKS BROTHERS' GARAGE 3 !► p? H?’ j .. Mt. Vernon, Ga. 3 X EVERY JOB GUARANTEED 3 • AAAAA* 4AAAAA AA&AAAAAAAAAA o < Tax Levy, 1917. State of’ Georgia— Montgomery County. Office of Board of Commission ers of Roads and Revenues for said county, m session August 7, 1917. Al ter considering the proposition j i of levying and assessing a tax rate j for said* county for the year 1917. it is ordered and adjudged that the following tax rate be and the i same is hereby levied to wit: Item I—so1 —50 cents on the hun dred dollars, the same being 100 per cent, of the state tax levy to nay the legal indebtedness of the ! county due or t.o become due du ring the year 1917. Item 2 —40 cents on the hun dred dollars, the same being 80 per cent, of the state levy, to build or repair court houses, bridges or ferries or other public improve ments according to contract. Item B—3o8 —30 cents on the hun dred dollars, the same being 60 per cent, of the 6ate levy, to pay shoritf’s jailer’s or other officers’ fees that they may be legally en j titled to, out of the county, j Item 4 —2 1-2 cents on the hun -1 dred dollars, the same being 5 per cent, of the state levy, to pay cor oners’ all fees that may be due them for holding inquests. Item 5 —20 cents cm the hundred dollars, the same • being 40 per per cent of the state levy, to pay j the expense of the county, for bailiffs at court, non-resident witnesses, fuel, servant hire, sta tionery, and the like. Item 6—17 1-2 cents on the hun dred dollars, the same being 85 per cent, of the state levy, to pay juries a per diem compen sation. Item 7—lo cents on the hun dred dollars, the same being 20 . per cent, of the state levy, to pay , i expenses incurred in supporting the poor of the county and as otherwise prescribed by the Code. | Item B—4o cents on the hun dred dollars, the same being 80j per cent, of the state le.yy, to pay . j charges for educational purposes, I to be levied only in strict compli j ance with the law. Item 940 cents on the hun ;dred dollars, the same being 80 ! per cent, of the state levy, for ' road purp ses. Making in the aggregate the sum jof 125.0(3 on the thousand of the I taxable property of said countv, . for county purposes for the year 1917. This Aug. 7, 19i7. J. L. Lowry, J. B. O’Conner, . ! J. B. Brewton, J. 11. Dees, '! Commissioners. :l , | Citation. Georgia—Montgomery County. J. 0 Carpenter, administrator on the estate of J. R. Carpenter, has applied to the undersigned for j leave to sell all the real estate of; said estnte, this is therefore to cite all parties concerned that: said application will be heard at my office on the first Monday ini October 1917. Witness my hand and official signature. This . Sept 3. 1017. I Alex McArthur, Ordinary. : 5 1-2 Per Ct. Money. | j Unlimited funds for loans on improved farm property at 5 1-2 per cent. Loans to run 5 years with privilege of repayment at any time. [Also make 10 year loans. Save money by seeing us. We will arrange a loan to your satisfaction. BREWTON LOAN & INSURANCE COMPANY J. B. Brewton, Manager AILEY, GA. For Long Term Farm Loans, SEE A. B. HUTCHESON. I am negotiating some very attractive Long Term Farm 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 believe that I 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. M. B. CALHOUN All y at Law, Mt Vernon, Georgia Citation. , Georgia —Montgomery County. ' Mrs. Margia Anil Johnson, wid jow of \Y T m. R. Johnson, late of said | county, has in proper form applied tor a year’s support out of the es tate of said deceased, and the I appraisers appointed for valuation | and setting apart having tiled their return, this is to notify all parties concerned that-said appli cation will be passed upon on the first Monday in October next. This the 8d day of Sept , 1917. Alex McArthur, Ordinary. Sheriff Sale. Georgia—Montgomery County. Will be sold before the court house door in Mt. Vernon on the first Tues day in Oet.. 1917. between the legal hours of sale, to file highest bidder for cash, certain property, of which the following is a complete descrip tion : i Ten acres of corn and ten acres of cotton now ready for the harvest, the same being: on the home place of J. A. Currie and point'd out by him for • levy. Com estimated to make one hundr d bush els and cotton estimate d to make three bales, or 1" «0 pounds of lint, beirsr on the farm tended hy the defendant's son. John Cunie. Said farm pro ducts levied on and will be sold as the property of J. A. Currie to satisfy a h fa issued from the su perior court of said county in favor of Peddy Horse & Mule Co. vs L. E. Smith, J. P. Currie and J. A. Currie. This the 4th day of Sept., 1917. I. J. Davis, Sheriff. L. C. Underwocd Atty. for Plffs. i
