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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1918)
'TF\e r\or\itor. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. OFFICIAL ORGAN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. Rntered »t the Postnfflce In Mt. Vernon. Oa. Second-C la— Mall Matter. H. B. folsom. Editor and Owner. si-5° * Year, in Advance. avljeg&l adverttKcmenta must Invariably be paid i» advance, at the le#al rate, and aa the law direct.; and mn.t be in band not later than Wedneaday morning of the flr.t week of insertion Mount Vernon, Ga.. Thursday Morning, November 21, 1918. In Toombs county it was a mat ter of only two hours for that patriotic and progressive county to raise its quota in the United War Work Campaign. This fact alone will ever be a credit to that county. In other counties it has taken the people, as a whole, two months to even realize the exist ence of such a call. Which would have been better - allow the government to fix a fair price for cotton, or have the speculators control the price, as has been the case for the past sixty days? It may be the 153 Montgomery county citizens who voted for Williams, the Republi can candidate for United States senator, expect him to drag them out of the wilderness of despair. ’ It has been called armistice, in deference to certain articles of the Hague conference, (and pos sibly in consideration of I’resident Wilson’s strict rhetoric) but in reality it was a firm demand for surrender extended to a foe too brutal to realize his utter defeat. But how he fell to it! The echo of the thud reverberated from pole to pole, playing hide and seek from east to west. Every American soldier fighting in France no doubt wishes he could set foot on German soil be fore returning to his native land. The glory of the American soldier is established forever. Victory without some losses and sacrifices woultj have been less brilliant than honors now belonging to the American army, whose timely response to the call virtually saved the world from destruction. Have not written a line of edi torial in nearly three months. Just think what the great and good public has been deprived of. But conditions are brightening. During the past few weeks the mistress has been learning to set type, regardless of its effect on household duties. Sorry for all the bachelor newspaper men and devilless print shops. If they do not believe there is a hereafter, continue to spit on the floor, do without a towel and constantly strew litter around the shop. No, the war is not ended, as far as work is concerned. The reconstruction period demands the time and energies of all loyal peoole just as did the stress of the war period. Drones (profi teers, cowards and slackers) who fiddled while the world was on ( fire) need not be expected to at tempt to atone for their guilt at this late hour. Already branded, they are beneath the dignity of honest men alone in ignominy, with no path to redemption. Numbers of these dark forms have recently silhouetted in bold relief against the radiant tints of peace bonfires kindled by those who have been of service to the country, as soldiers behind the firing line. Let Memorial Contain Elements of Service. Now that the curtain is draw ing on the final act of the bloody drama in which every nation on the globe has figured to a greater or lesser extent, involuntarily the world will continue its condem nation of the forces responsible for the disruption and trouble of a blood-drenched world. Like wise, after a just and righteous victory the praise of a free world goes to the actors, both alive and those who sleep in honor-filled graves. At the proper time this county should take steps along this line of duty. The tendency of the day is to construct some permanent testimonial to the memory of the illustrious dead and the gallant survivors, but of a nature allowing use by the pub lic—a more constant, living trib ute as it were. Cold marble, however artistic or imposing, is mute beside that which renders a continual service to succeeding generations. ” T VTVTTV ► Georgia State 3 ► Press Expressions, j • AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUAi Cordele Dispatch:—Germany isn’t worrying about renewing the conflict. Speaking of war, those who were at the game were beaten to a frazzle and it would take a force to beat Ger many from within and the allies from without to renew the war. No, the real war is over. Dublin Courier Herald:—There is one consolation about the re publicans winning the lower house—they didn’t have a chance to muddle things up until the war was practically won, and the democrats had shown what they could do in the way of putting over a big job successfully. Lyons Progress:- Os course it will take a big army a long time to establish peace in Europe, but the war department can do a great*service for the country by releasing as soon as possible from army service all the men taken from the farms and let them re turn home and help in the tre* mendous task of feeding and clothing the world for the next year. Swainsboro Forest Blade: —A colored man from the country walked into the store of one of our merchants the other day and remarked, "Boss, I’ve been tra ding with you a mighty long time, but things shore have changed from what they used to be. I used to bring my money in my pocket and carry off the goods in a sack, but now I have to bring my money in a sack and can car ry off the goods in my pocket.” Butler Herald:—Some of our young men, who are on the draft list, arequite uneasy for fear they will not have the opportunity of a trip across the pond since the war has been ended. Savannah Press: An Atlanta man wants a divorce from his wife because she drinks and smokes. Why didn’t he make it a 100 per cent, record and accuse j her of eating crackers in bed? The Vidalia Advance:—Toombs county raised its quota of the United War Work Fund in just 00 minutes. A thirty minutes •meeting in Vidalia and a thirty ! minutes meeting in Lyons did the work. Metter Advertiser: —It will take a long time to check the influenza epidemic in localites where every individual is permitted to do as he pleases and disregards regulations made for the general public’s wel fare. People with contagious dis eases, if they do not stay at home voluntarily, ought to be kept from contact with the public by force of law, Macon Telegraph: The Huns must feel right funny not shell ing any churches or toting any ; babies around on their bayonets or anything. It perhaps will take them some time to get accustom ed to the new order of things. Savannah News:—Gen. Persh ing decorated Gen. Foch, but he waited till he had a breathing spell from the busy work of decorating a number of German military ce lebrities in quite a different man ner. Lost Cow. One large brindle cow; marked crop and under square in right ear, old bit and underslope in left ear; white hind feet; about six ■ years old. Left my place Oct. 4. Five dollars reward for re covery. Notify Pearley Bellamy, '10174 Rt. 3, Uvalda. THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR—THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21 1918. Gam* Plentiful In Georgia Atlanta. —With an unprecedented Increase in game throughout the atate, aa reported by the county game war dens to the state game warden, S. J. Slate, hunters may expect this fall to enjoy greater sport than ever be fore In the history of Georgia, accord ing to a statement from Mr. Slate. The season opens November 20 and on that day the woods and the game will be thrown open to all the peo ple of th« state. As the time Is short until the opening of the season, Mr. Slate calls the attenlon of all hunters to the fact that licenses purchased last year are out of date and new licenses must be obtained for this season. The department also announces that the dove season expires on December 31 by the national law and the duck sea son on January 31. Mr. Slate states that the game wardens have been very untiring and alert this season and have kept the receipts of the depart ment up to normal. "Wo hope very much that the sportsmen of the state will co-operate with them and secure their licenses, remembering that all licenses purchased last year are out of date and new licenses will have to be obtained for this season. The coun ty wardens are working very hard to make a showing this year In spite of the Inroads made by the war and the war activities and It Is to be hoped that every true sportsmen In Georgia will co-operate with them both In the purchase of licenses and In the en forcement of all the laws necessary for the preservation of game.” Commissions Issued For Guardsmen Savannah. —Governor Dorsey has IB sued commissions to sixteen officers of a battalion of the Georgia state guard which has been organized In the city of Savannah. The officers with their rank are as follows: Henry Blun, major; William P. Pennlmaa, second lieutenant; Wiliam D. Cooke, first lieutenant; Edwin W. Cubbedge, Jr., captain; William G. Morrell, sec ond lieutenant; Henry G. White, first lieutenant; William T. Dakin, first lieu tenant; William H. Robertson, cap tain; James S. Bond, second lieuten ant; William L. Pritchard, captain ; Pord P. Puller, first lieutenant; Walter R. Neal, second lieutenant; Maluom Bell, second lieutenant; John H. Hut ton, captain; John Y. Dyer, first lieu tenant; Olln T. Mclntosh, first lieu tenant. Big Sweat Potato Yield Waycross.—At a meeting of the board of directors of the Partners' Co operative Canning company, held at the chamber of commerce, four farm ers who are members of the board were present and made reports on the sweet potato prospects that Indicate the largest yield that this section has ever produced. There are farmers in this section who will produce 300 bushels per acre and many of them whose potatoes will average 200 bush els to the acre. It Is estimated that there will be more than one hundred thousand bushels of sweet potatoes In the Waycross territory to be market ed during the winter and spring and the meeting was for the purpose of making arrangements for the opening of the canning factory. Fulten Paving Werk To Cost $3,000,000 Atlanta. —An estimate has been made on the now program for 1919 In the roadbuildlng and yavlng work by the public works committee of Pul on county. The seventeen road Jobs on which they will ask government pri ority orders alone will cost about $2,- 500,000. In these jobs there are 53*4 miles of paving, or about 843,900 square yards. Adding the cost of tha rest of the work outlined on the pro gram. tha entire expenditure will amount ta ever three million dollars, that is. If done by contract. Pur this work the county commission will make a request of the government for 250 tans as asphalt. Buns Far Thames School Thoniasvtlle. The Thomasvllle board of education reports that there has boon a shipment of forty-five guns by the government for use In the mtlltary department of the high school hero. Those guns were shipped from the Rock Island arsenal and expected to bo boro very shortly. The uniform* for the cadet corps have also been promised for shipment and are ex pected seme time this week. Want War Board Abolished Atlanta. —At a session of the cotton statos advisory marketing board, held at the state capitol. resolutions to the effect that the war industries board would ae longer be needed as a war measure as soon as the armistice, now pending, is concluded, and that the board should bo abolished immediate ly at the conclusion of hostilities, were passed unanimously. 16 Amendments Poll Largo Vote Atlanta.—Reports from the 152 coun ties la the slate show an almost unan imous passage of the entire list of the fifteen proposed amendments to the constitution of the state, the major ity ranging from four to ten to one. Shipping Sweet Things To Soldiers Thomasvllle. —A committee from the Thomasvllle study class has been busy packing jars of canned goods, preserves. Jellies, etc., to be sent to the convalescent soldiers at Port Mc- Pherson. A call was made for contri butions for this purpose and the wom en of Thomasvllle quickly responded and in a most liberal manner—giving of tbe stores they had put up this summer Barrels and boxes were pack ed and were shipped for the soldlebs* ase. Notice Tax Levy. State of Georgia—Montgomery County. Office of Board of Commission ers of Roads and Revenues for said County, in session on Sept. 3, 1918. After considering the proposi tion of levying and assessing a tax rate for said county for the year 1918, it is ordered and ad judged that the following tax rate be and the same is hereby levied to wit: Item 1. —25 cents on the hun dred dollars, the same being fifty per cent, of the State tax levy lor the year 1918, to pay the legal indebtedness ot the county, due or to become due du ring the year 1918. Item 2.—60 cents oi< the one hundred dollars, the same being 120 per cent, of the state levy, to build or repair court houses, build bridges or ferries or other public improvements according ta contract. Item 8.—20 cents on the one hundred dollars, the same being 40 per cent, of the state levy, to pay sheriffs, jailers or other offi cers’ fees that they may be legally entitled to out of the county. Item 4.-2 cents on the one hundred dollars, the same being 4 per cent, of the state levy, to pay coroners all fees that may be due them for holding inquests. Item 6.—16 cents on the one hundred dollars, the same being 32 per ceut. of the state levy, to pay the expenses of the county for bailiffs at court, non-resident witnesses, fuel, servant hire, sta tionery and the like. Item 6. - 12 cents on the one hundred dollars, the same being 24 per cent, of the state levy, to pay juries a per diem compensa tion. Item 7.-5 cents on the one hundred dollars, the same being 10 per cent, of the state levy, to pay expenses incurred in support,- the poor of the county and as is otherwise prescribed by the Code. Item 8.—46 cents on the one hundred dollars, the same being 90 per cent, of the strte levy, to pay charges for educational pur poses, to be levied only in strict compliance with tho law. Item 9.—40 cents on the one hundred dol'ars, the same being 80 per cent of the state levy, for road purposes Item 10. —Making in the aggre gate the sum of $22.50 on the thousand of taxable property of said county for county and school purposes for the year 1918. This Sept. Bd, 1918. J. L. Lowrey, C. D. Greenway, C. H. Calhoun, J. H. Dees, A. B. Hutcheson, Clerk. Citation. Georgia—Montgomery County. Ordinary’s Office, Nov. 4, 1918 L. M. Williams has in proper form applied to the undersigned for letters of administration on the estate of Mrs. Annie E. Williams, late of said county, deceased; this is therefore to notify all parties concerned that said application will be heard at my office on the first Monday in December, 1918. Alex McArthur, Ordinary. Administrators' Sale. Georgia—Montgomery County. Under and by virtue of an or der granted by the court of ordi nary of said county, will be sold on the first Tuesday in Dec., 1918, before tbe court house door in said county, between the legul hours of sale, to the highest bid der for cash the following de scribed property: One hundred and twenty-one acres of land more or less, situa ted in the 275th G. M. District of said county and state and bounded as follows: On the north and east by lands of W. A. Conner, on the south by lands of W. T. McArthur, and on the west by lands of Walden and G. C. Con ner. Said property to be sold as the property of the estate of J. R. Conner, for purposes of pay ment of existing claims and for distribution. W. A. Conner, E. L. Carpenter, Adra. Estate J. R. Conner. Car for Sale. A Five-Passenger Baby Grand Chevrolet; in First-Class Condi tion: only had one puncture since it was bought; run little over 3500 miles; extra tire. See T. B. Conner, 919tf Mt. Vernon, Ga. E. M. RACKLEY Dentist Offioe over Mt. Vernon Postoffice. MT. VERNON. OA. Citation. Georgia—Montgomery County. Ordinary’s Office, Nov. 4. 1918 L. M. Williams has applied for letters of guardianship of the per sons and property of Owen Wil liams, Jr., and Kate Williams, minor children of Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Williams, late of said county, deceased; this is therefore to notify all concerned that same will be heard on the first Monday in December, 1918. Alex McArthur, Ordinary. Citation. Georgia Montgomery County. Ordinury’s Office, Nov. 4. 19)8. James Herndon, as administra tor of the estate of W. M. Hern don, deceased, has applied for leave to sell all the lands of said deceased; this is therefore to no tify ali concerned to file their objections on or before the first Monday in December next, else leave will then be granted said applicant as prayed for. Alex McArthur, Ordinary. Citation. Georgia— Montgomery County. Ordinary’s Office, Nov. 4, 1918. L. M. Williams has m proper form applied for letters of admin istration on the estate of Dr. W. E. Williams, late of said count)’, deceased; this is therefore to no tify all parties concerned that said application will be heard at my office on the first Monday in December, 1918. Alex McArthur, Ordinary. Citation. Georgia—Montgomery Co untv. Ordinary’s Office, Nov. 4. 1918. Whereas, J. E. Hall, adminis trator of the estate of M. Hin son, late of said county, deceased, represents to the court in his pe tition, duly filed and entered on record, that he has fully adminis tered said estate and now prays for letters of dismision; this is therefore to notify all parties concerned to show cause if any they can why said applicant should not receive letters dismissory and be discharged from his trust on the first Monday in December, 1918. Alex McArthur, Ordinary. • fVtVVVTVVVVTfVfTVVfVfYffV *yyTTfTITTfyyfTTTTTTVTfTVT* t 3 l Toombs County ] I Fair 3 LYONS, GEORGIA S : 5 NOVEVBER S to 9 i r <s l < l The Best County Fair in 3 ► Georgia. Full of Interest 5 t Education, Amusement $ ► ■* ► *< ► Do not fail to see it. Tell your friends < Z <1 ; TWELVE CLEAN SHOWS I j PLENTY OF FUN ] I FOR ALL 1 ► i t Five Days Five Nights a IT. Y. WILLIFORD, ) Manager 3 • AAAAAAAAAAiAAtAAAAAAAAAA* AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAU' KXAM » REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE i If you want to buy or sell farm or I city property see us STEPHFNS & DURDEN SOPERTON, GA. Notice to Debtors and Creditors. Georgia— Montgomery County. All parties having demands against the estate of J. R Conner, late of said county deceased, are hereby notified to present them, properly attested, and all parties indebted to said estate are hereby required to make payment to the undersigned. This the 7th day of October, 1918. W. A. Conner, E. L. Carpenter, Adrs. Kst. of ,J. R. Conner. Storage Batteries Storage Rat.teries recharged and rebuilt. Rebuilding a specialty. Batteries exchanged. Agents for Willard Storage Batteries. Tarrytown Storage Battery Company, Tarry town, Ga. A. L. Lanier, Attorney at Law, Ms. VERNON, GA. Will Practice in ali the Courts of the State. For Long Term Farm Loans, SEE A, S. HUTCHESON. I am negotiating some very attractive Long Term Farm Loans for the best companies doing bus iness m 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 iu 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. E. CALHOUN A tty at Law, Mt Vernon, Georgia
