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ESTABLISHED IN 1881.
‘SOME IMPROVEMENTS
Paint Applied to Stores, Awning
Placed and Other Additions
"' Made Here and There.
An up-to-date cloth awning recent
ly added to the front of. the store
- occupied by Minter & Son makes that
place of business look spic and span.
A coat of paint on the exterior of
the building which houses the Jasper
County Bank and the Post Office has
wonderfully improved the appearance
of same. g
¢ / Paint recently applied to the front
of the store of the J. H. Kelly Com
pany makes the exterior of that store
look very attractive.
Improvements are being made on
the residence of Mr. Jack Blackwell
and Mr. Tom Blackwell.
Work on the handsome colonial
residence of Mr. J, 8. Malone, Jr., on
Forsyth street, is progregsing nicely.
The editors of The News are in re
ceipt of the following communication
from Mr. J. M. Elizer, county schonl
superintendent, in regard to the de
bate planned to be held in Monticello.
“Hillsboro, Ga.. March 20, 1917.
~ “Monticello News: |
.~ “I saw Mr. Broome and he said that
on the. 31st he thowght he would pe
able to sweep all the suffragettes out
of (the) March. |
“Persons will be able to sweep
Long with a Broome of Twiggs. The
news does not scatter as far as it
should and I thought I had better let
you know what was in hand.
“Respectfully,
“J. M. ELIZER.”
MR. FURLOW HERE
Mr, C. M. Furlow, co-editor of the
\lla,dilonian, one of Georgia’s livest
weeklies, was in Monticello yesterday
~on insurance business. While in the
city Mr. Furlow made this office an
appreciated visit. e
As announced in a previous issue
of The News the stock of Mr. D. T.
Pye, bankrupt, was offered for sale
Monday of this week, and same was
bought in by Mr. Pye. A price of
SI9OO was paid. Mr. Olive Orr,
trustee, of Macon, conducted the sale.
The government rain gauge in
Monticello registered about 1.25 in,
In the Merry Months
of Spring -
/ .
One’s thoughts turn natural
ly to Gardening. To aid you
in this healthy and profitable
- avocation we have the right
kind of tools: | -
Nor is our line confined only
~ to garden tools---we have the
~ farm implements here for all
- who may need them. Come
~ to see us. e
gponticello JHardware Company
i&;j ' ’ ‘"TI"Ié Hardware Store.” & ' |
The Monticello News
Well Known Jacksonian Will Deliver
Annual Memorial Day Address
in Monticello This Year.
At a recent meeting of the Monti
cello Ch’m;. United Daughters of
the Confederacy, plans were made for
the ‘annual observance of Memorial
Day in Monticello. The -Daughters,
as usual, will give one of their de
lightful barbecue dinners to the vet
erans and wives of veterans, and the
day is being looked forward to with
a great deal of interest by both and
old alike. g
The chapter was fortunate indeed
in securing Hon. Threatt Moore, of
Jackson, who will be the orator of
the day. Mr. Moore is no stranger
to Monticellonians for here his early
days were spent and it was here,
‘while a studont of the Monticello
‘High School, his eloquent speaking
powers were developed. Many of our
readers remember when this silver
‘tongued orator used to make the
welkin ring, so to speak, whenever he
appeared on the public stage either
to “speak” on Friday afternoons or
when he championed a side of a de
bate.
'lndeed, Mr. Moore is a gifted as
well as a brilliant orator, and on the
day. of April the twenty-sixth he will
be accorded a royal welcome by many
friends in the town and county.
Hons. William H. Key, Jasper's
legislator, and Hon. Brax. E. Goolsby,
senator from the twenty-eight sena
torial district, are in Atlanta in at
tendance upon, the extra session of
the general assembly.
COMMON SALT AS A REMEDY.
Santiago, Santo Domingo, March
22.—Encouraging* results from the
administration of common salt as a
remedy against excéssive perspiration
in the case of marching troops are
reported by Marine Corps officials
here.
Sweat contains about six parts in
the thousand. A tropical day’s march
results in the exudation of three to
four quarts of sweat, with a salt coa
tent of 200 to 250 grains.
For' experimental purposes about
100 Marines were given a teaspoonful
of salt (about 75 grains) in the morn
ing before beginning their day's
march. - After a tropical march of
nearly twenty miles the Marines thus
dosed exhibited much less fatigue
than their comrades, and their pers
piration was but a fraction of that of
the others.
“The Monticello News Covers Jasper Like the Sum-Its Rays Shine into Every Home."
MONTICELLO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1917.
A Special Offering will be Taken by
the Sunday School Sunday Morn
ing for H. & F. Missions.
The Woman's Missionary Society
spent last Friday at the Pastorium,
The day was employed in sewing for
a little orphan girl at our orphanage
at Hapeville. In the afternoon Mrs,
A. B. Greene, the district superintend
ent of the Central Association, gave
an interesting and helpful talk on the
work. Refreshments were served
and all present seemed to think the
day to have been pleasantly and
jprolluny spent.
Protracted services will begin the
third Sunday morning in April and
will continue for such a length of time
as may be deemed advisable. The
church members should especially
prepare themselves for this season of
spiritual refreshing by doing much
praying, by the daily reading of God’s
word, and by meditating upon Holy
things. We should also clear up the
dark or questionable points in our
conduct and come before the presence
of the Lord with a clean heart and
conscience. Only by living in this
manner can we hope to see ninners(
converted and the Kingdom of God}
growing in our midst. The lives and
character of Christian people are
more convincing sermons than those
delivered by the preachers.
Last Sunday morning Miss Ethel
Persons and Mr. Malone Piper were
unanimously elected pianist and
chorister respectively of the Sunday
School. With the music under the di
rection of these two popular young
people the children will no doubt take
a lively interest in the singing. Fif
teen minutes of the service next Sun
day morning will be devoted to sing
ing from our new books, “Treasury of
Songs” an admirable recent publica
tion especially adapted for Sunday
School and church.
The opening exercises of the Sun
day School last Sunday morning were
conducted by Mrs. Furse's class ofi
girls. Especial mention should be
made of their temperance song, “The
Saloonless Nation.”
Our beginners’ class has been given
more comfortable quarters by arrang
ing another class room in the main
auditorium of the church. This ar
rangement gives us two class rooms
for our Beginners.
A special offering will be made by
the Sunday School next Sunday morn
ing for Home and Foreign Missions.
It is desired that no less than $25.00
be raised for this purpose And we feel
confident that it can and will be done. ‘
Children should be taught early to‘
give freely to the Lord's work. To‘
say the least of it this is far better
ithan spending all their change for
drinks and fruits and candies. Even
many grown people spend money
lavishly for idle or harmful pleasures
while they grumble at paying fifty
cents for church- expenses. 1
This bit of reminiscence may bé of |
general interest: From the year
1888 to that of 1917 covering a period.
of twenty-nine years the ‘Baptist
church of Monticeilo has had thirteeni
pastors, the Methodists thirteen and
the Presbyterians nine. Many of us!
will tenderly recall Revs. Sam Bur
ney, long since gone to hiy Heavenly
reward; E. M. Hooten, A. J. Beck,
Dr. T. W. O'Kelley and Dr. Straton;
also Revs. Scott, Palmer, Plowden and
the lamented Hatrrell; also Revs. Q.
A. Thrower, O, C. Simmons, Harris,
Snow, Stipe, Dillard and others. All
these pastors in their day worked to-l
gether for the upbuilding of our coiu
munity and the advancement of‘
Christ’s Kingdom. The same aoble
effort is belng made today by the
three present pastors of our churches
and let us all fall in line and work to
gether harmoniously so that the good
work begun, among us by the grand
good men of long ago may be carried
constantly forward. |
y Walk C..
. PALALTO |
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Mrs. W.,F. Ellis and Miss lone
Ellis, who have spent a dollxhttul‘
winter with relatives in Avon Park,
Fla., cqme home last Thurs«duy.f
Their many friends are glad to wel
come them back again, i (
Messrs J. H. Ellis, Bowden Ellis,
Clifford Ellis, Weyman Ellis and M.
Benton made :lbullnen trip to Cov
ington Tuesday of this week.
- Mr. and MA&. W. A. Hicks have as
thelr guest their niece, Miss Mary
Hicks, of Onk Hill, Newton county.
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(VA pROSARRY e, RESRNAAE . SOVERRS
A “BONE DRY” BILL
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Governor's Measure Will Pass With.
out Any Delay By House and
' Senate Members.
Atlanta, Ga., March 21.—That the
bone dry prohibition bill preparell
by Governor Harris and submitted by
him to the legislature for passage at
the extra session which convened
yesterday will be accepted by the
house and senate and enacted with
out undue delay was evident yester
day afternoon by the manner in which
the bill was received by the temper
ance cemmittee of both branches of
the general assembly.
' The only feature of the bill on
which there is any marked disposi
tion to take issue with the governor
is that which provides for the cre
‘ation of a prohibition commissioner,
who shall keep records of all ship
’muh of alcohol and wine, as per
‘mitteéd by the bill, and who shall ex
ercise a genaral supervision over the
enforcement of the law taroughout
the state.
The temperance committees of both
the house and senate yesterday af
ternoon were strongly inclined to
strike out this provision of the bill,
on the theory that in counties where
public sentiment demands the en
forcement of the law it will be en
forced, while in counties where pub
lic sentiment condones violation of
the law the Import,tlon of agents of
the prohibition commissioner to work
up evidence would merely furnish the
juries an excuse for refusing to con
viet.
In consequence of this view which
.was taken by members of both com
mittees, the senate committee struck
out provision for the prohibition com
missioner, while the house commit
tee decided to retain the commission
er but to curtail his authority consid
‘erably.
With this exception the bill is
substantially approved by both com
mittees, although neither of them
nm._uqx with the bill yesterday after
noon. After going over about half
of its ‘scctions, ad sereatum, the com
mittees adjourned until Wednesday
morning, when they planned to take
up the remaining sections and dispose
of them before the hour when the
house and senate convene, if possible.
Some “signs of a desire to delay
action on the bill were manifested
yesterday in the house by members
of the minority who succeeded in pre
venting the passage of the present
prohibition laws during the session
of 1916 and thereby necessitated the
/calling of an extra session. What
they would like to accomplish by a
filibuster is not the actual defeat of
the bill, but to force a compromise
postponing the date when it shall go
into effect. However, they realize
that their chances are very slim and
they are by no means determined to
maintdin fheir dilatory tactics.
| Mrs. Oscar Phillips and little Miss
Virginia Phillips, of Macon, spent the
'yeek-end with Mr. and Mrs. G. P.
Loyd.
Little Miss Sybil Faulkner is at
tending the Monticello High School
and is making her home with Mrs,
Arthur Faulkner., |
Mr. and Mrs. James Blackwell, of
Jackson, visited at the home of Mr.
G. P. Loyd Sunday afternoon. it
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Smith and three
children, of Calvin, spent Sunday here;
with relatives, |
Mrs. Hula Oxford and Mrs. O. D.‘
Price spent one day last week in Ma
con shopping. ' |
_ Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Stone, Messrs
E. J, Robt. L, R. H. and Jas. E.
Oxford spent Sunday morning in
Mansfield, making the trip in Mr.
Stone’s car. |
Mrs, Jas, W. Payne and little daugh
ter, of Stewart, spent Friday and Sat
urday here with Mrs. Marvin Flour
noy.
Mr. W. C, Maddox, of Monticello,
spent Sunday here with homefolks.
Mr. H. K, Persons spent the week
end in Atlanta. j
There will be a singing at Bethel
church Sunday afternoon. Mr., Jas.
D. Lane, of Monticello, will be with’
us. Every body invited to come. i
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days at home, (
Miss Sallie D. Ellis was the pleas
‘ant hostess to the’ Palalto Sewing
(Club at its regular meeting last week.
. Misges Hattle Kate and Lucile
Burney are visiting in Monticello.
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MONTHLY REPORT
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Of Clerk of Board of County Com-l
missoners for the Month of o
February. }
GEORGIA, Jasper County. i
As required by law, I herewith sub
mit my report as Clerk of the Board
of County Commissioners of said
County, showing all disbursements
since the February Term, 1917,
Jury Fund—Superior Court.
Clerk, Sheriff and Bailiffs.. § 204.25
VIR ot ais S e ewaw 6.08
Tax and Elections.
‘Tax and E1ecti0n5.........- 52.00
5 Public Road.
PRBUG -RO ks s s . SO
Jury Fund-——Miscellaneous.
UODOBIE | bi i tmianiimn i 17.00
TAMMNOT oo i b il bl 5.00
Poor Farm. :
PODP TR i b nwhaibonae 48.70
Indigent Paupere.c.cceeee-- I}B.oo
Convict Fund. :
DRI s scihsibkeinn - JOER
BREIRIAE o AT
BRUIDIANE : cvcrrnvocvimpanen: : JOOTTH
General Fund.
P il sks SRR
Public 8u11ding5._..._...... 437.69
Salaries and Commissions.. 129.50
BURGTIOE -i i s o bias diibisbin 2.50
WORL i cacans SRR AN
Given under my hand and official
signature this the Bth day of March,
1917.
H. V. ROBINSON, Clk. B. C. C.
' Jasper County, Georgia.
Washington, March 22.—For dis
playing extraordinary heroism in a
battle with rebels in Santo Domingo,
Sergeant Major Roswell Winans, U.
S. Marine Corps, has been decorated
with the “Medal of Honor,” the high
est award of merit attainable by the
American military,or Naval man.
Winans operated a machine gun
against. the enemy, only 150 yards
away, in the face of a heavy fire to
which he was fully exposed. When a
jam put the gun temporarily out of
commission, he stood up and coolly
repaired it, maintaining his perilous
position and resumed firing until the
bandits deserted their trenches. Ma
rine Corps officials say Winans’
prompt action saved the lives of many
of his companions.
The “Medal of Honor” 'is given to
very few persons, and only in cases
of extraordinary valor. Unlike the
“Iron Cross,” “Victoria Cross,” and
similar European decorations, this
American medal is worn pendant
from the neck.
Mr. J. E. Talmadge, Mr. W. F.
Persons and Mr. Roy Persons arrived
home Saturday night from a two
weeks’ trip on the East Coast of
Florida. They made the trip in Mr.
Talmadge's “Studebaker.”
{hen Jhings
Don’t Go to Juit You
And the world seems upside
down, then it is you need a
friend who'll cheer and help
you. Let this bank be that
- friend. Start a bank account
now. ‘
Jasper County Bank
* “‘A Good Bank in a Good Town.” |
D. B. BENTON, President. J. T. BENTON, Vice-President.
J. L. BENTON, Vice-President. .G. W. CORNWELL, Cashier,.
NUMBER 7.
Noted Lecturer Coming to This City
for a Lecture on Evening of
April the Nineteenth,
“How to Manage a Woman,” will
be Mr. Marvin Williams’ subject when
he comes to this city for a lecture on
the evening of Friday, April 19th.
Mr. Willlams comes under, the
auspices of the local Woman’'s Chris
tian Temperance Union and and the
lecture will be given in the court
house.
Remember the date—April 19th—
not the 9th of April as we were in
formed last week-—and bring your
friends to what promises to be a rare
treat. Mr. Williams is known far and
wide as a platform orator of note and
you will enjoy this, his best lecture.
Already this early in the game Mon
ticello is assured of another pennant
‘winning team. The boys have begun
to “warm up,” as it is called in terms
of baseball, and nearly every after
‘noon bunches of them “play catch.,”
Several of last year's nine are still
“unsigned” yet-—but these will put
their names to a Monticello contract
at the proper time.
We put other towns in this vicinity
on due notice—Monticello has A
team!
S. S. LIBRARY
The Presbyterian Sunday School
will soon have one of the nicest
libraries of any school in this
section, Subscriptions for the fund
have been pledged and together
with the special collection taken on
last Sabbath morning for this cause,
a large amount is on hand for the
purchase of books by the library
committee.
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
(By Evelyn Flournoy, Editress)
The tenth grade led the school in
attendance, punctuality, deportment
and scholarship for the week ending
March 16, 1917.
The tenth grade has purchased four
new pictures for their room. The
money used was given them by the
Civic Improvement Club last year for
having the neatest and cleanest room
in school.
The Basket Ball team is practicing
every day. They expect to play the
Forsyth team Friday, March 23d, in
Forsyth.
The grammar grades are enjoying
volley ball., They have recently laid
lofl'the court and bought the volley
ball.
"We have been requested to state
that protracted services will begin in
the Monticello Baptist church on the
third Sunday morning in April.
Telephone the news to The News.