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ESTABLISHED 1881.
To Witness The Unveiling
Of the Confederate
Monument.
Adorning the public square stands
one of the grandest tokens of love
and esteent in the beautiful hammer
ed granite monument that could be
erected or dedicated to the brave
and valiant soldiers of the Confed
eracy.
The story has oft been told of the
untiring efforts of the Monticello
chapter of noble daughters to raise
an amount suflicient to erect to the
beloved veterans a shaft which
waquld proclaim to the coming gen
erations as nothing else eould the
mauly and courageous part taken by
those who wore the gray—of their
loyalty and sacrifices that this glo
rious Southland might live 6n in the
even tenor of its way; that its peace
and domestic life might proceed un
disturbed by those. who sought to
besmear and trail its banners in the
dust of shame and oblivion.” To
those valiant fathers and sons of the
sixties, many of who have gone to
their eternal home, was dedicated
Wednesday, in loving memory and
undying devotion, the handsome
monument in the center of our town,
This monument also stands as a
testimony of their belief in a right
eous though defeated cause and as a
realization of their fondest hopes
after years of untiring efforts. The
members of the Monticello chapter
have proven themselves worthy of
the name ‘‘Daughters of the Con
federacy.”
The exercises were very imposing
and were witnessed by a vast crowd
of citizens of the town and county.
An escort of old veterans met the
train and accompanied the orator of
the day and other prominent visitors
to the court house where the exer
cises were held. The automobiles
of the town were placed at the dis
posal of the ladies and old veterans
and the visitors were given a royal
good time during their stay,
Never before have the business
houses presented such a gala appear
ance, festoons of Confederate colors
and flags being used lavishly and
effectively. Everywhere the decor
ations were most appropriate, and in
the court house especially noticeable
were the battle-scarred flags of the
soldier boys of Jasper county.
A pleasing feature of the decasion
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‘ NAMES OF WINNERS.
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~ The contests in declamation, reci
tation and music, which were held
in the school auditorium last Thurs
day evening, between the pupils of
the Monticello high school, afforded
the large audience a most pleasant
£vening’s entertainment.
r Every contestant acquitted him
self and herself with glory and re
flected much credit upon the teach
ers in music and elocution. So well
idid each pupil perform that it was
quite difficult for the judges to de
cide upon the winners,
The object of the contest was to
select representatives from this
school to the district high school
convention in Madison April 22-23,
Following are the names of those
who will attend the meeting:
~ Music—l. Miss Myrtle Downs,
2. Mr. Eddie Malone, :
Recitation—l. Miss Catholine
Thomason. 2. Miss Leona Mec-
Michael.
Declamation—l. Mr, Leland
Jordan. 2. Mr. Julius Mercer.
was the old fashioned barbecue
which was tendered to the veterans
in the vacant Smith store on the
north side of the square. Several
hundred guests were entertained and
made happy by the tempting delica
cies which weighted the long tables
to their utimost.
General Harrison was orator of
the day, and his address was very
appropriate and full of pathos and
eloquence. His words carried his
hearers back to the period when the
days were dark and hearts were sad
and when honor was being weighed
in the balance—to the time when
father and son laid down home
duties and fell into line in answer to
the South’s call for men to defend
her integrity and homes and loved
ones. Amid the applause could be
seen many tear-bedimmed eyes as
the speaker related some incident
which was fresh and sacred in the
hearts of all present.
Houn. Harvie Jordan, master of
ceremonies, delighted the audience
with his well chosen remarks upon
the valor and great deeds of the
veterans. His words of commenda
tion were beautiful and full of
worth.
In presenting the monument, Mrs,
H. C. Hill; honorary president of
the chapter, alluded to the heroism
and loyalty of the soldiers of the
Southland in the civil strife and her
remarks were freighted with beauti
ful phrases of rhetoric,
Major O. G. Roberts accepted the
monument in behalf of Camp Key
and thanked the ladies for their de
votion and token of love and esteem.
He did himself proud on this oc
casion,
Hon. E, H. Jordan, chairman of
the board of county commissioners,
and Mayor Monroe Phillips accepted
the monument in behalf of Jasper
county and the city of Monticello,
and their short talks were appropri
ate,
The music rendered by the Monti
cello brass band was very patriotic
and pretty.
Following is the program:
1. Music—Dßonnie Blue Flag—
band.
2. Invocation—Rev., Wm, D,
Cornwell.
3. Music—Tenting on the Old
Camp Ground—by choir.
4. Remarks—Miss Alice Baxter,
State President, U. D, C. |
5. Address—General George P,
Harrison, |
6. Music— Let Us Pass Over
The River—by ehoir. }
7. Reminiscences—-Miss Rebecea
Jordan, Mrs, M. V. Lawrence, Mrs.J
MONTICELLO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APR. 8, 1910.
At The Methodist Church.
A Cordial Invitation
Extended To All.
Sunday morning at eleven o’clock
at the Methodist ehurch revival ser
vices will begin to eontinue for two
weeks, These meetings, it has becn
announced, are not for the Metho
dist people only, but for every one
of any creed or faith or none at all.
They are for a spiritual uplift for
the community, and each individual
is invited to attend as regularly as
possible and take part in all the
services,
Rev, C. M, Dunaway and Hamp
Sewell will arrive Saturday evening,
There will be an effort made to
scat every available space in the
church building, as these men never
want for congregation,
Special arrangements are being
made by those who have the work
in hand here and by Mr. Sewell to
furnish some of the best music Mon
ticello has ever had.
There will be two services daily,
from 3 to 4 in the afternoon and at
night.
The country people are especially
invited,
Venitia Lane, Mrs, Lucie Walker,
8. Declamation—The Daughter
of Dixie the Preservation of the
Faith-—Leland Jordan.
9. Music—Dixie—band,
Adjournment to Monument.
10. Unveiling of Monument.
11. March and Chorus by thirteen
little grand-daughters of Veterans.
12. Presentation of Monument-—
Mrs. H. C.Hill, Honorary President
Monticello Chapter U. D, C.
13. Acceptance by Veterans—
Major O. G. Roberts.
14. Acceptance by County—Hon,
E. H. Jordan.
15. Acceptance by City—Mayor
Monroe Phillips.
16. Benediction—Rev, R. M,
Dixon.
17. Music—Dband.
The teachers and pupils of the
Eudora High School are looking for
ward to the Box Supper, which is to
be held at the school building, as
one of the most enjoyable events of
the season, They are expecting an
unusually large crowd. Let every
body come; will have plenty amuse
ment for vou,
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
Jasper County Bank.
Located at Monticello, Ga., at the ¢lose of business March 29, 1910.
Resources
Loans and discounts...% 95,656.02 t
Demand 10an5......... 69,251.00 i
Ot ....... oo 6,067.55 i
Banking h0u5e........ 2,80().‘)0{
Furniture and fixtures... 4,800.00
Due from banks and }
bankers in the state.. 40,781.93
Due from banks and
bankers in other states 9,437.48
OB ..ci....as TTBDIS
Interest paid.... ...... 1,108.73|
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Total, ... 25237,667.89 |
State of Georgia, Jasper Connty. Before me came G, W, Cornwell, Assistant
Cashier of Jasper County Bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above
and foregoing statement i 8 the true condition of =aid Bank, as shown by the
books of file in said bank. G, W, CORNW ELIL, Assistant Cashier,
Sworn to and subseribed before me, this 6th day of April, 1910,
J. 8. Malone, Jr., C. N, P. Jasper Co., Ga,
W.ECTLU
Mrs. G. W, Cornwell, Supt. Press Dept.
1 HATE IT.
Concerning the liquor traffic Ex-
Governor Hanley said:
1 hate it for its intolerance.
I hate it for its arrogance.
I hate it for its hypocrisy.
I hate it for its cant and eraft and
false pretense.
I hate it for its commereialism
I hate it for its greed and avarice.
I hate it for its sordid love of gain
at any price.
I hate it for its dominion inp olitics.
I hate it for its corrapting influ
ence in civil affairs,
I hate it for its incessant effort to
debauch the suffrage of the coun
try; for the eoward it makes of pub
lic men,
I hate it for its utter disregard of
law.
I hate it for the load it straps to
labor's back; for the palsied hands
it gives to toil; for its wounds to
genius; for the tragedies of its
might-have-beens,
I hate it for the human wreck it
has caused.
I hate it for the almshouses it
peoples; for the prisons it fills; for
the insanity it begets; for its count
less graves in potter’s fields.
I hate it for the mental ruin it
imposes upon its vietims; for its
spiritual blight; for its moral deg
radation,
I hate it for the crimes it has
committed.
‘ I hate it for the homes it has de
stroyed.,
I hate it for the hearts it has bro
ken, |
i I hate it for the grief it causes
womanhood—the scalding tears, the
hopes deferred, the strangled aspir
ations, its burden and want and care.
I hate it as Abraham Lincoln hat
ed slavery and as he sometimes saw
in prophetic vision the end of slav
ery—so I sometime seem to see the
end of this unholy traffic, the com
ing of the time when-——it shall find
us safe habitation anywhere beneath
“Old Glory’s” “‘stainless Stars.”
Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Ezell, of Ma
con, attended the unveiling exercises
here Wednesday. Mr., Ezell met
many of the “boys” who served in
his company in the days for which
the Confederate monument is a
splendid commemoration. e made
us a pleasant call and spoke very
highly of the excellent and noble
women of Jasper county, and inei
dentally remarked that wherever he
may roam, old Jasper would always
remain the dearest place on earth to
him.
| Liabilities
Capital stock paid in__§ 25,000.00
Surplus fund......... 25,000,00
Undivided profits, less
current expenses and
o taxes paldiiiac. i 05071.08
Due unpaid dividends.. 6.00
Individual deposits sub
to check $129,207.83 g 181,990.33
I Time certif $52,782.50
Total, .. .. 8237,667.89
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]MHS. b. T, EZELL
}Was A Prominent Church
. Worker, and Greatly
} Loved by All.
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| When the spirit of Mrs. C, T.
il‘]m'll took flight to its heavenly a
{bode late Iriday afternoon a heaun
tiful carthly life was ended. For
'lung years this estimable lady was
ian active worker in religious circles
of Monticello and to the afHicted and
‘(listronmwl she always gave a sympa
thetic ear, administering words of
comfort and acts of tender kindness,
Inearly girlhood she joined the
Baptist church, and until God called
her from this world to that better
land from whence no traveler ever
returns and where joy and happiness
reign uninterrupted, she was a
cheerful and lovable person, though
modest and unassuming. Her best,
and true work will never be known.
While her death was not unex
pected, the news of her departure
was received with great regret by
her host of friends throughout this
section of the state. She was ill
for about fonr weeks and all that
medical skill could do was done but
of no avail, and when the dread
monster came it found her ready and
willing to go and her death was
peaceful and without pain,
She is survived by her hushand,
Mr. C. T. Ezell, and three sons and
|two daughters, Dr. Howard Ezell,
of Oliver, Mr, Claud Ezell, of Mon
ticello, Mr. Roy Ezell, of Atlanta,
and Miss Bessie Ezell, of Covington,
and Miss Ruby Ezell, of Monticello,
also four brothers and two sisters,
Messrs Sam, Ferdy and Paul Hearn,
of Macon, Mr. Robert Hearn, of
Wilmar, Ark., and Mrs. Harvey
Lawrence, of Athens, and Miss Liz
zie Hearn, of Monticello.
The funeral services were held in
the Baptist church at 11 o’clock
Sunday morning, Rey. E. R. Pen
dleton, of Covington, former pas
tor of the Monticello Baptist church,
officiating. His remarks were lofty
and well chosen and gave comfort
and balm to the aching hearts
gathered on such a sad ocecasion.
Ilis tribute to the life of the de
ceased was beauntiful in its simplic
ity and characterization,
Mrs. 'TI. S. Malone, Mrs. David
Connor and Messrs, Arthur Roper
and O. P. Richardson sang softly
and sweetly several selections,
\ The remains were interred in the
West View cemetery,
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