r\or\tgorr\&ry Monitor. 1
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. OHMdAL OROAN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
Entered at the Postofflce in Mr. Vernon. Oa. an Second-Clans Mail Matter.
H. B. POLSOM, Editor and Owner. si.s« « Year, in Advance.
advertisement* muHt inv»rt»bl.T twtpaul in advance, at th< U-Ral rate, and aa tlie law
directa; and muat tie in band not later than Wedneaday morning or the brat week of inaertion '
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Mount Vernon. Ga., Thursday Morning, September 18 1919.
Good idea to be looking around
for methods of fighting the flu,
which, it is said, will be with us
again this winter in double force. ,
The viper of prejudice prevents
many a man from seeing virtue
in his neighbor. Outsiders, with
unbiased vision, see and commend
the qualities of one man, while
many of his associates (especial
ly those under obligation) are
inclined to belittle the qualities
observed by those whose vision
is made clear by exchanting dis
tance.
No ordinary force could keep
the public from reading the
county paper. Those who will
n>t patronize it seem to have the
knack of procuring a weekly
copy from some of the neighbors.
They deem it economy, but in
modern English there are several
synonyms which could be ap
plied, in case a newspaper man
did not feel disposed to pronounce
it common graft, a form of which
it is.
Present conditions may en
courage sales in real estate, but
ordinarily the value of land will
not depreciate during the dis
turbed period. It is not com
mendable for one man to endea
vor to buy the earth, but the man
with a little dirt (and some grit)
has no bad article on his hands.
Montgomery county land meas
ures up with the best, but really
its market value is a little over
intluted.
The fact that most school
houses are filled to overflowing
indicates a wave of educational
interest sweeping over the eoun
try. As these are filled, build
others. No better sign for the
safety and prosperity of the
country than well-filled school
rooms. Statistics readily show
the unlettered man or woman far
below par—in any line. The I
theory that the a b c man iscapa
ble of coping with the stern af
fairs of life is worn threadbare;
it is too fallacious for considera
tion.
Some thousands of years ago
the Preacher (said to have been
the wise son of David) spoke of
a time when the grasshopper
would be a burden, and when
other uncanny conditions would
prevail. Some of the doleful
events seem to be about on us,
but the grasshopper, as far as
he is concerned, is evidently out
ranked in the South by the boll
weevil. The cicada was schedul
ed for this summer, on his seven
teenth-year itinerary, but the
cotton pest has evidently pushed
him off the boards.
False pride is an ever-sticking
thorn. It keeps us from getting
a lot of good things out of life—
things which are good enough
for us, if we were not too good
for them. The things esteemed
good are too difficult to acquire,
and the ordinary things within
our grasp are too common to be
enjoyed by restless humanity.
For instance, we editors who live
on fried chicken, and ice cream,
and ginger preserves, and pound
cake, and such like, would like a
mess of catfish now and then.
All of which shows that mortal
man is hard to satisfy.
Just how far the union idea
will go, in its perverted form,
we cannot say, but it appears to
have already reached a zenith
mark, as far as the demoriliza
tion of the country is concerned.
Unitv and system are worthy
attributes, but anarchy and dis
ruption, under the guise of union
ism, have become a curse to the
country. Any individual with a
fair job, able to make a living
despite the strenuous times, had
better hold on to it and keep his
growling apparatus under cover.
Discontent leads to mouthing and
too much exercise of this nature
leads to other troubles.
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Next fall we vote on constitu- j
tional amendment to bond the .
state for fifty million to build '
hard surfaced roads from county j
site to county site all over the
state. That’s where Camden
county gets in. —Southeast Geor
gian.
At present there seems to be
a decline in the prices of almost
all commodities, but how long
such a course will be followed by
the commercial world it would be
hard to say. —Milledgeville News.
Os course there is profiteering, >
but the high cost of loafing has |
more to do with the high cost of
living than anything else. As
long as half the people of the
world are loafing and one half
the others working only half the
time there will be a scarcity of
food and something to wear. —
Lyons Progress.
The Moultrie Observer was
astonished to learn that railway
conductors draw a higher salary
than the governor of a state.
Further investigation on the part
of the Observer would disclose
the fact that a negro porter who
is not required to know how to
read and write draws more money
: every month than than the mem
bers of the Georgia prison com
mission.—Covington News.
Governor Catts of Florida is
certainly some feline. He seems
to be the governor of Florida,
alright, and that which he pur
poses he performs. - Tattnall
Journal.
We are not at all uneasv about
the future growth and prosperity
of South-east Georgia. A coun
| try that can grow sugar cane,
sweet potatoes, peanuts, oats,
corn, velvet beans, wheat, and
raise live stock as well as this
section can will not be seriously
set back by the appearance of the
pesky boll weevil. Vidalia Ad
i vance.
The scholarships to the ditfer
i nt colleges are usually distribu
te! to girls and boys regardless
1 1of their home town, so long as it
I is somewhere in Georgia; how
ever this year the scholarships
i were given to a girl or boy living,
in the town wherein the college
is located, on account of the!
crowded enrollment of the
i schools. —Hutler Herald.
1 The North Georgia Tour which
is planned by the Chamber,of
Commerce to take place early in
November is meeting encourage
ment. Quite a number of cars
have entered and the Secretary
is anxious to know as early as
possible how many will make
this boosting trip. The cost to
each individual will be very little
compared to the pleasure of the
, trip and to the advertising it will
give our county.- Adel News.
This country is certainly crazed
1 over the matter of getting free
I publicity. We are now getting
press sheets away down here in
Georgia from the actors in New
i York city. We don’t mind a bit
helping with things around home,
i but our paper is really still too
i small to cover the whole earth—
and that free. - Marietta Journal.
The laying of brick and the
sound of the hammer and saw
are now infallible signs that a
community has among its citizens
men of means and brains and
progressive tendencies. Houses
1 have become the loadstones w hich
are drawing citizens and added
, prosperity to certain localities. —
Forsyth Advertiser.
THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR—THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1919.
Attractive !
Farm Lands \
for Sale, j
Write for our Bulletin of Farm *
.Listings describing some of the <
finest cotton, stock and agricul- <
tural farms in Southwest Geor- /
gia, in the famous “Sugar Cane, ” <
“Hog and Hominy” counties of <
Brooks, Grady and Thomas. <
Acreage from 5 to 20,000 acres in <
the tracts, prices and terms rea- ;
sonable. Fine communities, near ‘
gool schools and churches, use j
but little fertilizer and fine crops j
on the places. All places situ- j
ated on public highways, im- *
proved with dwellings, out-build- ;
ings and tenant houses, etc. j
950 acres well improved, lies ;
beautifully, just like one wants j
it, well watered, finest stock and ;
agricultural farm anywhere in :
the whole section; well fenced j
and cross-fenced: 600 acres in
cultivation, 2 neat seven-room ,
dwellings painted, one paDered
inside, the other one ceiled, both |
have commodious barns and out- j
buildings, etc., both beautifully ;
situated on public roads, one in 1
an oak grove, the other one on a ;
beautiful hill. A grand farm for 1
two families and many more i
families, 15 tenant houses, a nice i
pasture with each settlement, i
Price on good terms $45.00 per i
acre.
Our Farm Bulletin will describe
in detail the following tracts and
tracts not advertised. Write for
our Bulletin.
11,000 acres at $15.00 per acre.
8,000 acres at $15.00 per acre.
3,300 acres at $17.50 per acre.
2,500 acres at $40.00 per acre.
1,600 acres at $17.50 per acre.
1,111 acres at $13.50 per acre.
462 acres at $25.00 per acre.
287 acres at $35.00 per acre.
122 1-2 acres at $33.00 per acre.
128 acres at $32.50 per acre.
How about 10-25-45-65-85 or a
hundred acres or more improved,
good dwellings, out-buildings,
etc., we have them.
Write for our Bulletin describ
ing these farms, and other farms.
If we haven’t what you want, we
will get it for you.
The Real Estate
Exchange
Office 2d Floor Mitchell Building
Thomasyille, Ga.
Notice of Tax Levy.
The following tax levy for the
year 1919 for Montgomery was
made at the regular meeting of
the County Commissioners of
Montgomery county on sth day
of August, 1919.
Item 1. $1 20 on the hundred
dollars to pay the legal indebted
ness of the countv due or to be
come due during the year.
Item 2. 25 cents on the hun
dred dollars to repair the court
; house, jail, bridges, ferries or oth
er public improvements according
to the contracts.
Item 8. 10 cents on the hun
dred dollars to pay sheriffs, jail
ers or other officers fees that they
may he legally entitled to, out of
the county.
Item 4. 2 cts. on the hundred
dollars to pay coroners fees that
may be due them by the county
for holding inquests.
Item 5. 6 cts. on the hundred
dollars to pay the expenses of the
county, for bailiffs at courts, non
resident witnesses in criminal
cases, fuel, servant hire, station
ery and the like
Item 6 10 cts. on the hundred
dnllars'ttv pay jurors a per diem
compensation.
Item 7. 2 cts. on the hundred
dollars to pay expenses incurred j
in supporting the poor of the
! county, and as otherwise pre- |
scribed by the code.
Item 8. 50 cts. on tlie hundred
dollars to pay educational pur-'
poses.
Item 9. 25 cts on the hundred j
dollars to pay for working the j
public roads ct the county and to ;
pay any other lawful charges
against the county.
Item 10. The above levies mak
ing in the aggregate a levy of
$25.00 on the thousand dollars for
county and school purposes for,
the year 1919
J. 11. Dees, Chairman.
C. H. Calhoun,
E. Willis, |
A. B. Hutcheson.
County Commissioners
Montgomery Co., Cia. b
IBe Conservative!|
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iand get real electrical service. 1
Ask a DELCO owner. They I
are all around you. 1
|| The Delco is a worthy and lasting addition to the home, O
0 and no one can fail to appreciate the utility and convenience
0 of this modern and most efficient plant.
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NO DELAY Get your money in a week or ten days
J after application is made.
* Pay off all or any part of principal at #
J any time and stop interest, or loan can he renewed
5* without additional cost.
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A and 40 to 50 per cent, of value loaned. Call on us crkDromw r-A
J or write and we will call on you. SOPEKIOIN ’ ° *
New Law Firm.
L. C. Underwood, attorney, of
Mt. Vernon, and Fred M. Harris,
attorney, late of the U. S. Army,
announce the formation of a
partnership for the practice of
law, with offices in Mt. Vernon. I
The former will give special at
tention to the loan business and
to general practice other than
commercial law. Mr. Harris will
have charge of the commercial
department and give special at
tention to collections. Prompt
and efficient service are assured
in all matters entrusted to the
firm. Respectfully,
Underwood & Harris,
19tf Mt. Vernon, Ga.
For Sale.
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I have two mowers and two
rakes left on hand. Anyone in
need of same can get them at a
bargain. Also mower repairs.
See me at once.
C. A. Mason.
Mt. Vernon, Ga.
Post Your Lands.
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Open your woodland to the pub
lic and soon there wi.ll not be a
stick of wood or timber on it.
Put the public on notice by post
ing up printed notices. Get the
printed notices at The Monitor
office, 10 cents each.
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Highest Prices Paid
for Live Stock.
We are constantly in the mar
ket for cattle and hogs. Many
years experience qualifies us to
i offer superior advantages to the
| producers of this section. Wei
are in position to handle your
business in a most satisfactory
manner. Get our prices.
W r . D. &C. W. Peterson,
9192 m Ailey, Ga. I
Shingles for Sale.
No. 1 Yellow pine shingles. $6.50'
per thousand; No. 2, $4. Mill f
two miles south of Alston.
W. B. Jones.
7313 m Alston, Ga.
Send The, Monitor the news
from your section.
LOANS ON FARM
LANDS.
Loans on improved farm
lands of Montgomery County can
be placed promptly at 5 l-2c in
terest in amounts of SI,OOO and
above, with the privilege of re
paying part of the principal at
any interest bearing periods in
amounts of SIOO or multiples
: thereof, thereby stopping the in
terest on amount paid. Loans
can be made for periods of 57,
or 10 years to suit the borrower.
! Commissions charged are reason
able. M. B. Calhoun,
Mt. Vernon. Ga,
R. E. Ward,
Soperton, Ga.
M. B. CALHOUN
Atty at Law,
Mt Vernon, Georgia.
