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Mrs, Cheek Dead.
Mrs, Cheek, the widow of Mr,
Ellis Cheek, lately deceased, died
suddenly at her home near Glades
ville last Monday morning., Mrs,
Cheek had been in her usnal
health until the morning of her
death when she fell from her chair
dead at the breakfast table.
Heart trouble is supposed to have
been the cause of her death, She
was over fifty years old and was
highly esteemed by all. We ex
tend our sympathy to'the bereaved
ones, ,
Boy Killed by Companion,
The following special appeared
in Wednesday's Atlanta Journal:
“Shady Dale, Ga.. Sept. 16,—
Ed Walton, a whité boy, fiftecn
years old, and residing eight miles
out of town, was shot and killed
this morning by Otpa Wyatt,
Wyatt is said to have borrowed
Walton's pistol and then commen
ced eursing and fired twice with a
bove result.
A telephone message’ has been
received to arrest Wyatt if seen.
Wyatt is a young white man of a
bout twenty years of age. , The
cause of the difficulty is yet un
known."
Bank at Newborn.
The !following special from
Ncwborn appeared in the Atlanta
News of the 15th:
The Bank of Newborn was or
ganized here yesterday with a
capital stock of $25,000. Hon. W.
P. Wallace, of liutledg‘e, was elec
ted president; Dr. T, J. Pitts, of
Newborn, vice president, and L.
Q. Benton, of Monticello, sccond
vice president.
The following directors were al
so elected: 1. O, Benton, of
Monticello; Hon, W, . Wallace,
of Rutledge; J. A. Kelley, of
Monticello; Messrs N. P, Smith,
L. P. Duke, W. E. Stowe and Dr,
J. T Pitts, of Nowborn. -Li P
Duke, of Newborn, was elected
cashier,
The bank will be in operation
by October 1, and will benefit the
people of Newborn and surround
ing country,
A Pretty Church Wedding.
The Macon News of Tuesday
makes the following mention of
the marriage of one of their most
c¢harming young ladies to quite a
popular and prominent merchant
of this place:
*“The beautiful interior of the
First Baptist church, will tonight
be elaborately decorated with
trailing vines of smilax, many
yards of white ribbon, and masses
of white flowers, in honor of the
wedding of one of the church’s
most zealous and earnest workers
among the young women mem
bers-—that of Miss Ma nie Douglas
to Mr. Thomas Sheridan Malone,
of Montleello, Ga.
The bride will have as her only
attendauts, her two young sisters,
Misses Anice and Lizzie Lou
Douglas, who have so often ac
companied her to the church ser
vices, They will be gowned in
pure white chiffon, and will carry
big bouquets of pink roses, the
only note of color in the virginal
decorations,
The pretty bride herself will
wear white etamine, draped with
rare lace, and her tulle veil, will
be fastened with a diamond.
brooch. A shower bouquet of
Bride's roses will add to the beauty
of her costume,
The ushers will be Mr, A ],
Orr, Dr. A, 8. Moore, and Mr,
John Davidson. The ceremony
will be performed by Rev. J. 'L,
White in the presence of a large
concourse of friends, this evening
at g d'clock.
After the wedding, the young
couple leave for a visit to Savan.
nah, Charleston, Washington and
Baltimore; returning to Monticel
lo, where they will reside in the
future,”
A cordial welcome awaits this
popular coupje on their return
from the north, and the News will
join their hosts of friends in wish
ing for them a life of prosperity
and happiness. : |
~ The Place to Find Bargains. 1
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- If you want to_save money in’
making your fall and winter pur-.
chases, we would ask you to read
carcfully the advertisements of
our merchants appearing in the‘
News, and call to see them bcforei
buying elsewhere. Below is given
a list of new ads; ' ‘
Reuben Jordan. |
Mr. Reuben Jordan carries one
of the handsomest lines of furni-i
ture to be found anywhere in Mid
dle Georgia, and his prices com
pare favorably with those of larger
cities. Read his new ad and give
him a call. ’
S. R. Campbell.
One of our most enterprising
merchants is Mr. S, R. Campbell,
who has his capacious apartments
filled with buggies, wagons and
undertaker’s goods, all of which
he is offering to the trading public
at prices to defy competition.
Mr. Campbell. will take pleasure
in showing his friends through his
varicd stock,
Robinzon, Kelly & Co. '
The mer:bers of this enterpris
ing firm arc always on the alert,
and, buying in large quantities,
they are in a position® so give their
customers the advantage of low
priced goods. They carry a, va
ried stock of general merchandise,
are sclling at-reasonable prices
and will greatly appreciate your
patronage. Give them a call.
J H. Kelly. ;
The trading public are cordially
invited to call at the store of Mr,
J. H. Kelly whete they will find
one of the handsomest displays of
fall and winter goodsever brought
to Monticello. Mr. Keliy's long
experience in the mercantile busi
ness enables him to buy exactly
‘what his customers need, and lhe
has spared no pains this season in
selecting his stock. Call to sce
him and you will be treated with
courtesy . and will find his terms
reasonable. .
T. A. Hutchinson Company.
Our readers are too well ac
quainted with this popular firm for
any words of commendation to be
added by us. Mr. T.. A. Hutch
}inson has just returned from the
castern markets and the store will
soon be filled with an elaborite
stock of dress goods, millinery,
gent's clothing, ete. Good judg
ment and close buying enables
them to meet the demands of the
people, and you will not fail to find
what you need in their line. Read
their ad, > ;
The Benton Supply Company.
- The department store of the
Benton Supply Company is beiag
filled to its utmost capacity with
one of the largest and best assort
ed stock of goods ever brought to
Monticello. Tbeir line is up-to
date in every respect, having been
selected by competent buyers, and
they do not propoese to be under
sold by their competitors. Drop
in to see them and you will be
convinced.
Fearful Odds Against Him.
Bedridden, alone and destitute.
Such. ' brief was the condition
of an old soldier by name of 8. J.
Havens, Versailles, 0. For years
he was troubled with Kidney dis
case and neither doctors nor medi
cines gave him relief. At fength
he tried Electric Bitters. 1t put
‘him on his feet in short order and
now he testifies. lam on the
road to complete recovery.” Dest
on earth for Liver and Kidney
troubles and all forms of Stomach
and Bowel Complaints, Only so¢
Guaranteed bv C, D, Jordan,
Druggist.
To My Friends and Customers:
'T desire to say tomy friends and
customers of the past seasons that
I am again with Mr. Cohen for the
fall and winter. \We have a larger
house and a better line of goods
than we have ever had before and
are better prepared to serve our
customers. Thanking you for
your past patronage and earnestly
soliciting a call in the near future,
I remain, .
Yours truly,
= RATE POPB.:
5 Reunion,
! The reunion of the Hunt family
at the lovely home of Dr, and Mrs.
J. T. Garland, of Hillsboro, on
September the loth, was one that
! was greatly enjoyed by all present.
The writer had the pleasure of be
ing with others in this prosperous
little city, while they awaited the
larrival of the north-bound train
that would bring loved ones that
'she had not seen in so long a time.
l Afterwards we bastened to the
' home of the doctor where most of
‘the guests had assembled. The
house was beautifully decorated
in ferns and cut flowers, green and
white were the colors of the sit
ting room which was admired by
all.
Mrs. Garland was assisted in
receiving by her sister, Mrs.
Creigh, of Round Oak. 'Those
present were : Dr. and Mrs. Gar
’lund, Mr. J. M. Hunt, father of
the hostess; Mr. J. W, Hunt, Mr.
}zmd Mrs, Henry Hunt and little
Nannie, Mr, and Mrs. Creigh, of
}Round Oak; Mr. and Mrs. Sam
el Rumph, Mr. and Mrs. Murphy
and Mr. Moore, of Marshalville;
Mr. and Mrs. Brack Ezelle, of
Hillsboro; Miss Lou Marshall, of
Macon ; Mr, and Mrs. Barnes,l
Miss Kelly, "Mr. Dennis, Mr, and
Mrs. Ben Peurifoy and Lurlin‘
Smith, of Monticelle; Miss Ada
Trusler, of Jonesboro, Tenn., and
Mr. Alexander. :
After hand shaking aifd talking
of the happy by-gone days and re- ‘
grets that all of the surviving ones;
could not be with us, and other
topics, dinner was announced. On
entering the dining room we could
but exclaim what a bountiful
foast., The center-piece was of
pink and white roses with a cut
glass vase of pink roses placed
thercon. It seemed that every
thing tempting to the appetite was
on the table, and was served in
the way that only the hostess
could. The barbecue could not
be beat; then came ices and cakes.
The afternoon spent in different
ways until just before leaving,
;thmugh the kindness of Mr. Bar
nes, we were called out in the
. yard to pose for a picture. All
Ewcrc present except Dr. Garland,
'who had been colled off, to his re
gret. There were uncle Si and
aunt Judy, who had waited on us,
and cooked the nice dinner, must
bave a place in the groupe: Henry
Grady and-Ed, two favorite dogs,
stretched themselves in front, and
two little visiting girls completed
the picture, with four generations
and the marriage anniversary of
the oldest.
With many thanks to the doctor
and his good wife for the enjoy
ment of the day, we must say
good bye. May they live to enjoy
many more gatherings.
‘=S, F.P.
You can buy for cash at W. E.
Ballard's:
1 Ib, Fair Chewing Tobacco f0r.33
1 pkg. Old Glory Cheroots for .08
§ 53004 s CIgRL. fOr ... ovicceninDls
1 pkg. War Eagle and other Che-
THOME OF Lo i Siinisinasnstloinsi il
For Sale.
Will be sold at public outery on
the first Tuesday. in October, to
the highest bidder for cash, sixty
acres of land, more or less, ad
joining lands of the estate of Miss
Tommie Webb, deceased, Said
land will be sold as the property
of W, Frank Webb. Sept, 16, 03.
J. F. WEBB.
For Sale.
Four hundred and fifty acres of
land, well improved, well water
ed, and contains over one hund
red ucres of original woods., Also
one six horse engine, press, fifty
saw gin, feeder and condensor,
Will sell all together or in two
parcels. The above mentioned
property is five miles south of
Monticello. Apply to the under
signed for terms. Aug. 18, 1903.
W. H. Middlebrooks.
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Joh Printing ?
Monticello Paragraphed,
Has one oil mill,
Has one railroad.
Has one corn mill.
Has fine freight rates. curd
Has two livery stables.
Has two well kept hotels,
Has four white churches,
Has a telephene exchange.
Has a bottling works plant.
' Has two weekly newspapers,
Has two good banking houses.
Has twobig cotton ginneries,
Has a fine pfiblic school system.
Is the market of Jasper county.
Has good health the year round.
. Is the largest town in the coun
ty.
Has a splendid electric light
plant.
‘Monticello has a population of
1500.
Is the county seat of Jasper
county. :
Is in one of the finest fruit belts
in the state.
Has three lodges, Knights of
Pythias, Masons and Cdd Fellows.
Is one of the best cotton mark
ets in this section. ;
Has a school iwith an enroll
ment of 150 pupils. '
Has an auditorium with a seat
ing capacity of 490.
Is the most hospitable town to
strangers in the state.
~ Hus some of the best factory
sites of any town in Georgia.
'~ Has employment for all her
’ laborers and wages are high.
l Isa place of morality, chris
‘tianity, culture and refinement.
Is two hours ride from Macon,
three hours ride from Atlanta.
| Hasone of the largest retail
‘trades of any town of its size in
l this state.
| “Has lawyers and doctors
}en__olugh but needs farmers and
'manufacturers.”
' Has business men who work
‘harmoniously and pull together
for the upbuilding of the town,
Improvement in Educational
~ Facilities Demanded.
‘IIY HON. M, B, DENNIS, EATONTON, GA.
Some of the structures called
school houses found here and
there all over the South are a me
nace to progress and civilization.
The still poorer accommodations
in the way of furniture and sup
plies found in these so-called
houses simply intensify the with- ‘
ering influence of the buildings.
The miserably low grade of
work that is being done every day
in a large percentage of these‘
sham school houses is only in keeps
ing with the prevailing spirit that‘
is content to furnish such houses
and such equipment as contribu.
tions toward the education of the
children. : 1
The astounding fact that onan
average only about half the chil
dren of school age take advantage
of the opportunities thus offered,
poor though they be in the main,
is but an illustration of the still
‘more serious fact that the interest
in the cause on the part of the
people is either dead or dying.
~ The statement has been made
‘and emphasized that out of 217
‘counties in the United States, in
i which 20 per cent. and more of the
‘native white men of voting age
!cannot read, 212 are in the South
ern States. The fact that this
statement can be publicly made
without creating sensation in the
‘educational world is unaccounted
for only on the ground that the
'lcthargy and death-like indiffer
'encc spoken of above have poison
'ed the minds and consciences of
’ the people, and deadened them
beyond the power to feel and to
e
i The South can claim only 24
per cent. of the native white pops
ulation of the entire union over
{ten years of age; yet 64 per cent,
Ty
OF JASPER AND ADJOIN
ING COUNTIES.
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. lam again at the Old Reliable Planters
Warehouse where I will be glad to handle
youi cotton.” I appreciate your past favors
and will continue to do so. Will, furnish
Market Reports as usual, so bring your cot
ton to headquarters and go home happy.
; Yours Truly,
P.S. Liberal advances will be made on
cotton in Warehouse at a very low rate of
interest.
To the Planters of Jas
per County. idjelsturh
Cotton season is again on and | am.better
prepared than ever to handle your cotton.
Services equal to the best. Fire risk
Minimum. Interest rate liberal. Shipping
facilities unexcelled. Centrally located.
Cotton Markets of the World accessible.
| want your business because I need it. Be
cause | can handle it as prompt and good
as any. Because | appreciate it and feel
honored every time a persondrops ofi a bale
ai my place.
Thanking' my many friends for their lib
eral patronage in the past and hoping to
merit a continuance of same [ beg to remain.
Yours Very Respectiully,
MONROE PHILLIPS, Prop.,
JASPER COUNTY WAREHOUSE.
of the native white illiterate ,‘%{
ulation of the country clims z‘t‘ ) }
Southern States as its honié. *
Georgia is not exempt “fi’o‘*‘m
these evils and desperatd:in%fiifl
tions. She is part and parcel of
the Southern States, and sfi&‘fias‘
her share. The time has . ¢ome
for Georgians to arouse to the im
portance of a reformation in these
matters, cost what it may. ‘
Of course it will cost money. It
would be worthless if it did not.
The value of anything is deter
mined by its cost. The great
trouble if that too many people
already want their children. edu
cated without any personal outlay. ‘
Governor Charles B. Aycock of
North Carolina said, ‘‘The taxa-,
tion that goes for the upbuilding
of the public schools is the very
freedom and liberty of the peo
ple.” . ‘
As Charles ], Parker of the
same State said, “Let us provide
adequate accommodation and
comfortable equipment with. a
competent teacher in charge of
each school, and mark the effect
before we condemn the system of
public education as a failure, Let
the school become the centre of
neighborhood interest. Convince
the community of its efficiency
and value' by winning the respect
and loyalty of pupils and patrons,
When this is accomplished, the
question of illiteracy will be sol
ve§l, .
One good two horse farm for
rent apply to
P. M Williams.
Young Men and Women Attention
. The North Georgia Agricultu
ral College, established by the
state, offers the greatest and most
paying invesment. Tuition free,
hoard cheap, climate healthful,
surroundings cheerful, discipline
exact, scholarship high.” It has
distinguished graduates, earnest
students, able teachers. It holds
the state championship for oratory
and has the finest cadet corps un
der a most distinguished West
Point graduate,
For particulars, write to
Dr.E. S. Avis, President,
, Dahlonega, Ga.
Photographs,
Any size up to an Bxlo ranging
in price from 25¢ to $5.00 per
| dozen.
Buttons, Rims, Photo Jewelry,
etc.......... Pictures adjusted in
Watches and Lockets, Copying
Viewing, developing and finish-
A ing for Amateurs... All executed
| in best styles and lowest living
| prices. :
| 16x20 Crayons, with frame,
! $2.98. Same in pastel and
‘ sepia at similar prices.
; You are kindly solicited to call
| and see my work and get my
l prices on the above before
| placing your order elsewhere...
’ Respectfully, '
T. B. Barnes.
Protect your property against
storms as well as fire. Rateslow.
H. C. HILL, Agt.