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THE NEWS COVERS JASPER
LIKE THE SUN. ITS RAYS
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ESTABLISHED 1881.
The Georgia State Board
of Health Is Sounding
Timely Warning.
While there is yet time in which
to make preparation to fight the
greatest carrier of disease—the com
mon house fly—the Georgia State
Board of Health is broad casting a
circular of warning throughout the
commonwealth that the people may
know of the danger in time to for
tify themselves against this pest.
The citizens of Monticello should
not fail to post themselves thorough
ly upon this imminent menace to the
health and happiness of humanity.
Doubtless there are but few inhabi
tants in Monticello and Jasper coun
ty who realize the large extent of
damage done to health conditions by
the little fly. We make bold to as
sert that few of us have given the
subject a thought.
We feel sure that if our people
really knew the true facts of the
small fly’s ability to distroy one’s
health, they would lose no time in
barricading against the pest’s on
slaught during the approaching try
ing summer months,
The literature sent out by the
state board is illustrated, concise
and delves deep beneath the surface
and the facts as are presented form
interesting reading.
Those who desire a copy of the
posters—and we trust everyone will
avail themselves of copies—can ob
tain same entirely free of cost from
Dr. J. V. Davis, of Monticello, or
both of the drug stores simply by
asking. o
BENEFIT RECITAL.
The Martha Rodgers Aid Society
of the Baptist church will give a
benefit recital in the school audi
torium Friday evening, March the
25th.
The proceeds will be applied to
the pastorium fund.
Mr. Hillyer, the well-known
humorist and reader, of Macon, and
Mrs. Stallings, the gifted singer, of
the same city, will appear on the
program, |
Local talent will also take part in
the entertainment, and a rare treat
is in store for all who attend. |
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JASPER COUNTY BANK.
THE MONTICELLO NEWS
Ii Number of Cars lncrease
Owners May Combine
On Auto Shop.
If the number of automobiles in
Monticello increase, we may have a
public garage or repair shop.
Mr. Ben Smith, former manager
of the local telephone exchange, is
negotiating with the present owners
with a view of opening an up-to
date repair shop and garage and
the handling of all accessories.
Should the plans materialize, the
owners of cars may cease to worry
if anything should go wrong with
their cars for the establishment of a
repair shop in our town will diminish
the source of worry to a remarkable
extent.
We hope that there will bea large
number of cars here this year,
REPORT OF COMMITTEE,
The committee appointed by the
Baptist church to look for a new
pastor made a verbal report at pray
er meeting Tuesday night.
This committee, composed of Mr,
Monroe Phillips, E. T. Malone, and
Prof. O. R. Horton, visited Social
Circle last Sunday, and Covington
Sunday might to hear Rev. Walker
Combs. They report very favorably
of Rev. Combs and will recommend
him as a suitable man for pastor of
the Baptist church,
All the members are requested to
be present next Sunday morning for
the purpose of electing a pastor,
Rev. E. W, Sammons will preach
at 11 o’clock a. m. and 7:15 p. m,
MRS. BULLARD ENTERTAINS.
Mrs. W. M. Bullard was the hos
tess at a delightful ‘‘Buttercup
Party” at her home on Madison
street Saturday afternoon,
Six tables were set for Forty-Two
and this charming game was greatly
enjoyed by the guests. Miss Anna
Jordan was awarded the prize, a
pretty crystal vase painted with
; buttercups. \
' Ice cream and cakes were served.
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MR, PHELPS CONDUCTS SERVICES.
Interesting services were held
Sunday morning at eleven o’clock at
the Presbyterian church conducted
by Mr. O. A. Phelps, of Hartford,
Conn., who has been spendrng sev
eral days in Monticello with his
friend, Mr. Newman Hungerford.
Mr. Phelps is Superintendent of
Sunday schools of the Church of
Christ and Warbutton Missions of
Hartford, and an active worker in
the cause. He left Monday morn
ing for home,
HAS WITHDRAWN FROM RACE.
We have been instructed by Mr.
B. F. Dooley to withdraw his name
from among those who are candi
dates for the office of Tax Collector
of Jasper county, and to thank his
friends for their kindness and offers
of support. His farming duties will
not admit of the time needed to can
vass the county, hence his with
drawal,
Pay your subscription—we need it,
MONTICELLO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAR. 18, 1910.
By Prominent Farmers All
Over The County of
Jasper.
Manager C, H. Pope of the Mon
ticello exchange of the Southern
Bell Telephone Co., states that there
is rapid growth in farmers telephone
lines in this section. He states that
a few years ago it was practically
impossible to reach more than a few
people in this county by telephone.
Now there are more than 100 pro
gressive farmers conneeted with the
Monticello exchange,
The cost is so low and the time
saving and convenience so great
that the telephone has taken a place
in the country life along with good
roads and the rural mail service,
A new farmers’ telephone line
with six subscribers has just been
connected at Monticello. The line
extends five miles out the Bethel
road and furnishes service to the
following well known parties: Paul
Phillips, J. T. Chambers, Will
Smith, Harvey Persong, Lee Corn
well and D. H. Maddox.
Also a new line has been connec
ted with C. A. Tingle, J. H. Gil
more and W, F. McMichael.
Every farmer who has one of
these telephones will be able to com
municate with the city and with his
neighbors at all hours and the long
distance lines will be at his disposal.
Those who are interested in this
matter can secure full information
by writing to or calling on the man
ager of the Southern Bell Telephone
Company.
wELL
Mrs. G. W. Cornwell, Supt. Press Dept.
Thanks to Miss Willard’s efforts,
‘the W. C. T. U. now has trained
women writers in every state, a
state superintendent at their head,
and local writers wherever our or
ganization exists. These press wo
men write without recompense other
than the good they may do. Their
stories are read at every breakfast
table in the land. Unknown to fame,
they work on, inspired by that great
hearted mother-love which goes out
to make the world a safer place for
the innocent, the weak and the
tempted,
More and more, as the lengthen.
ing years separate us from our long
time leader, do we fall back to the
words she uttered and the instruct
ion she gave us. Regarding the
teaching of the press she said: ¢ Kach
year the press becomes a greater
power; more people read, and pub
lic topics are more generally discuss-é
ed. I can remember when it was
considered hardly polite to mention
the newspaper at home; men never
referred to it except when they
talked with men. Women read the
papers now as well as
men, and though certain old-school
editors maintain that ‘their eyes are
glued to the department especially
made and provided for them,” the
fact i that those eyes take in all
the territory there is to be possessed,
Every topic is open to their under
standing, so that the reading force
of the country is practically twice
as large as it was when the erugsade
began; indeed it is quite possible
that the eagerness of many an anx
ious woman to know what that self
same crusade was doing, may have
been her first lesson in newspaper
reading,
“What we now need to do, sug-
At The Court House Sat
urday, March 26th, To
Elect Delegates.
We are requested by Mr, Jim
Pope, commander of Camp Key, to
announce a meeting of Confederate
Veterans to be held in the court
house in Monticello on Saturday,
March 26th, for the purpose of elec
ting delegates to the reunion which
will occur in Mobile, Ala., on April
R6th.
A full attendance of the members
of this camp is desired on that date
as other business of importance will
come before the veterans for discus
sion and digposition.
IN HONOR MISS CARR.
Mrs. R. L. Davis entertained at a
pretty party Monday evening, the
honoree of the occasion being her
house guest, Miss Flora Carr, of
Covington, Quantities of jonquils
and narcissi were used in decora
tions, the beauty and fragrance of
these spring flowers greeting the
guests on all sides.
Forty-Two was played, and top
score was made by Miss Kzra Mor
rison, who was awarded a box of
stationery, The consolation, a bot
tle of catsup (catch-up), fell to Miss
Julia Ash. The guest of honor re
ceived a beautiful embroidered cen
terpiece, the handiwork of the hos
tess.
After the game delightful re
freshments were ssrved.
~ GARD OF THANKS,
We wish to thank our friends for
their kindness during our recent ill
ness.
We feel very grateful for the
cfforts our friends made to procure
the service of Dr. Ridley and his
manly response. Assure yourselves
of our lasting gratitude,
Chas, and Mrs. Oxford,
Oscar and Mrs. Huff,
Miss Pearler Huff,
A. S. Thurman and family.
CONTESTS T 0 BE HELD SOON.
The contests in declamation, reci
sation and music by the pupils of
the Monticello high school to decide
who shall represent this school at
the convention in Madison April 22-
23, will be held at the school audi
torium Thursday night, March 31st.
We will publish a program next
week. The admission will be free,
gested at our very first convention,
i 8 to put a pre-emption claim upon
the press to spread the temperance
propaganda. Every brain must be
to us an open furrow, every word a
seed dropped in. We must agitate,
educate, organize in the minds of
those who read, for the thought
world is the laboratory of reform.
Quietly in our homes we can com
pile the world’s best temperance
thought, and launch it forth upon
the rising tide of popular intelli
gence. We can create a new semti
ment; we have our hands upon the
levers that lift the world, and all
‘just for the asking.’” .
The great metropolitan dailics are
not only supplied with news and
their utterances watched, but the
small local and county papers are in
the list. The W. C. T. U. takes a
maternal view of the press. She is
like a mother hovering over her
small son—she not only helps the
lad to be good, but she watches over
and corrects him if he does wrong.
AN EXCELLENT ADVERTISING
MEDIUM. TRY AN AD I
THESE COLUNNS NOW. @
Daughters of Confederacy
and Monticello Band
Join Forces.
Under the auspices of the Daugh
ters of the Confederacy and the Mon
ticello brass band, there will be
given a minstrel entertainment in
the school auditorium Friday eve
ning, April Ist.
! This entertainment is being man
aged by Mr, Fitzhugh Penn, whose
marked ability in this respect is well
known. All who heard him in the
minstrel given by the band boys last
October cannot fail to hear him
again. lllis representation of the
negro character cannot be excelled
by any except professionals.
The program for the occasion will
consist of minstrel songs, stirring
music by the band, cornet solos,
violin and piano duets, jokes and
dialogues, dialect speeches, and
whatever else belongs to a first-class
minstrel,
The affair promises to be the best
of its kind ever given by local talent
in Monticello,
This is the last effort of the
Daughters of the Confederacy to
raise money to pay the remaining
debt on the monument which they
hope to unveil formally on April 6th.
~ These noble ladies have labored
for several years to ' erect a
monument to the honor of the
Confederate soldier which will be a
credit to our town and county and
no one but themselves know the
difficulties they have encountered in
bringing their purpose to a com
pleted success,
It is therefore hoped that every
body in Monticello and in the ad
joining towns and county will be
present on the above mentioned oc
casion and thus aid them in their
undertaking,
We can assure everybody that he
or she shall have rich worth of their
money.
W. D. C.
The work of grading the long
hill one mile west of Monticello, on
the Jackson road, is about completed,
This hill was one of the steepest in
the immediate vieinity of Monticello
and being on one of the main roads
to our town, the recent work was
very important to the farmers of
the western portion of the county.
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I also handle
choice meats.
I am located
in the Camp-~
bell building.
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E. T, LEVERETT,
NUMBER 5