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THE MONITOR • • i • T By th# Monitor Publishing Company. j W. r L. JilOMAiS. Tini fiC KHimr an .1 Proprietor. , i:atk 8 or subscription. I One copy one year..... £1.00 One copy six months .... 50 One copy three months 3.7 j ; .... Advertising rates made known on ap¬ plication. ... .. — — . ------------ -..--■-.v- . Entered at the Post. Office at, Morgan as | second-class mall matter. MORGAN, GA., NOV. 26, 1897 Small pox is in Griffin. Dog gone Luetgert! John, pass the sausage. The tug Dauntless has returned to Jacksonville. The Lancet is the name of another daily paper for Augusta. Baltimore was visited by a quarter of a million dollar fire last Monday. The grand jury of Muscogee coun¬ ty has indicted one man for buying votes and one man for selling votes. The other day in Wisconsin a young man’s leg was broken while he was looking at the game. Worse. Next Branr. is raising Cain wilh the Bailor bullies in Texas. As a result of tho affair, two men are dead and one is seriously wounded. If the farmers are tho backbone of the country, it is fair to say that the backbone of the country is almost Croken.—-Sparta Ishmaclite. John Ryan, Sr., pioneer citizen and retired merchant, of Atlanta, died at bi8 residence on Whitehall street Monday morning at 8 o'clock. Gen. Pando has been sent *o the front by Marshal Blanco with a com mission to treat with insergent lead¬ ers to surrender and accept auton- omy. The Luetgert case was again taken up in Chicago this week. The de¬ mand for sausages in the Windy City is said to bo somewhat de¬ creased. A train was hold up out West the other day by parties disguised as women and secured the enormous amount of $2.85. Things are a little dull in that lino out there. This is tho first time within our knowledge that the president has failed to issue bis proclamation de¬ claring Thanksgiving day a legal holiday. Probably he forgot it. Football is still played in Georgia, but it cannot be played if an admis¬ sion fee is charged. The bill doesn't prohibit the game only in cases w here money is charged for admis¬ sion to the grounds. Thero : s a white man living in Dublin who is thirty-eight years old, and has never in his life bought a postage stamp. If ho has ever writ¬ ten a letter to be sent through the mails, he has always got somebody else to stamp it. We have before us the News and Immigrant, a 4-pago 7-column week¬ ly paper, published at Poulan, Ga.. and edited by an old friend of the writer, Mr. E. A. Nisbet. We tip our hat to the new enterprise and wish for it all kinds of success. In the course of his lecture in At¬ lanta last Tuesday on “Politics and Politicians,” Sam Jones said about the anti-barroom bill: “I want to tell you right here, bud, that if you are a member of the church and voted against the anti-barroom bill, when you £0 home to die yon had better tell your wife to bury you in the thinnest suit of clothes you’ve got, for you are going to a mighty warm climate.” News From New Light. Friendship is a sweet attraction of tho heatt toward the merit we es¬ teem, and produces a mutual incli¬ nation between two or more persons to promote each other’s interest. The sweetest and most satisfactory connections in life are those found Ly tke ties of friendship. Friend¬ ship is the most sacred of ail moral bonds. It relieves our cares, raises our hopes and abates our fears. Friendship is a flower that blooms in all seasons and in all places, every where cheering us by its unde- scribnblo charms and affections. Mrs. Lizzie Weaver and little grandson, Clyde Davis, accompanied by Miss Jennie Elam Hawke, attended preaching at Sunday. Mr. Jeff Beared entertained quite a number of his friends Suuday by giving them an old fashion turkey dinner. Cary Hawk visited Shellmati last Sunday We have large and flourishing a Sunday school at this place. Every- tody is invited. Folks Items. (wild rose.) Mrs. II. C. Aycock lmd quite a painful accident happened to her on Thursday of last week. She was standing near the lot gate when a heavy post gave way and fell upon her, striking her upon the neck and knocking her down rendering her unconscious for several minutes, bhe suffered intensely for several days, but we are glad to state .that sho is much better now. Miss- Cooper, a fair little lady who is endowed with many charities, is the guest of Miss Ada Kemp this week. Mrs. Ada Meritt, accompanied by her lovely daughter. Miss Rhea, and little Dan Stewart, of Shellman, visited Mrs. Kate Saxon last Sunday. Mrs. Ida Rico and tier sister, Miss Nettie,of Pruetteville, visited the former’s brother near Shellman last Friday. Mr. N. S, Stewart, of Randolph, dined with Mr. B. F. Meritt last Sun¬ day. Somebody is silently wondering if Dr. B. really failed to feast on that fat little o'possnm. It is sometimes better to go halves than to lose tho whole business, Mr. 0. C. Hill, accompanied by his charming cousin, Miss Ellie McGuirt, and Miss Susie Rev Braswell visited the family of Dr. T, A. Woods, at Dover, last Saturday and Suuday. Messrs. Ohas. Davidson and Will Quick attended preaching at Dover last Sunday and dined at Dr. T. A. Woods. Mr. 0. T. Hawk attended preaching at Kuighttown last Sunday. Quite a crowd of Morgan’s beaux aud belles attended the eune grinding at Mr. J. O, McGuirt’s last Monday evening. The intertainment at Mr. Braswell’s on last Thursday evening was reported quite a success® and heartily enjoyed by- all w ho was present. It seems that our community is iu- fested with burglars. On last Thursday some one went into Clara Dormiuy’s, (colored,) house and stold her trunk car¬ ried it a short distance from the house and burst it open, took out tho contents and left the trunk lying there. The thief got $2 50 iu money and some groceries tin woman hud put iu t he trunk for safe hope koepiug. the tured We guilty party w ill be cap¬ soon. Send your job work to the Albany Penny Press if you want it done in neat style. Latest With Oar Lawmakers. In spite of t he hard woik by the friends of th- Boynton anti barroom °' i! ’ il met its U1 lli<) Uousc | as t Tuesday. Much ftp-ling had bt en stirred up ov< r the measure, and its backi is hoped, tip to the last minute, that they would be able to secure a constitutional majority. There was much argument after the bill w as called up, and an effort to table it failed. The vote was 71 to lacking 14 votes to pass the bill. No doubt that the school book is now solved. The Thom¬ school book hill was passed on The bill was entitled: •‘An act to authorize county, city and town boards of education of the several counties, cities and towns in Georgia to provide books for the use of the common or public schools in their respective counties, cities and towns under proper rules and regu¬ lations; to prescribe and regulate the manner of making changes of books; ta provide for proper reports ns to the cost and consumption of books and correct reports of the same to the state school commissioner, and for other purposes.” The Senate received a bill from Mr- Starr proposing to do away with the arbitrary three-day limit fixed by the supremo court in which murder in hot blood is not a hanging offense and to leave the matter of impulse entirely to the jury. One or two senators said that this was an en¬ couragement to lynch law, but the majority seemed to think it was a good idea, and the bill passed. When Mr. Calvin’s measure to allow indigent, disabled and wounded Confederate veterans to conduct any kind of business without a license came up, there came a renewal of the bitterness of the years of the Civil war. Mr. Calvin surprised the entire House by offering an amend¬ ment to his bill which provided that Northern soldiers residing now in tho South should be included among those who are to have free license. This caused a storm of disapproval. The idea of Georgia, a Southern state, offering to tho yankee soldiers who burned houses and desolated the state tho same privileges that were accorded to tho Southerners who fought and bled in defense of the South was terrible in tho enor¬ mity of its offense against the South¬ ern foeling in the breasts of the members. When the vote was taken tho Union soldier amendment was most emphatically smashed. The bill passed after the amendment was killed. The provisions of the bill open all avenues of business to tho Veterans without a liconse, ex¬ cept the sale of intoxicating liquors. It is a very wide-reaching bil. and will affect every indigent or disabled Confederate in tho state. Dickey Department Mr. J. H. Plowden attended the ball given at tho Griffin House, (ri j Leary, last Friday night, and he says i it was ihe best of the season Misses Maggie D.vis and Jessie Parkin." paid Morgan a call Monday, Messrs. Eugene Mechanic Parkins and Ross Slade went over to Iloits last week. Mr. Selina Davis spent Saturday with J. >S. Plowden, S. Plowden attended services at Morgan Sunday night. Mr. E. M, Palmer and son, Grover, went over to Leary Monday. A good many of our people are talking about taking in the show at Cuthbert Thursday and ALany Friday. Mr.' Tom Rogers went over to Morgan Monday. 0. M. Davis and sister, Miss Floreine, went over to Arlington Sunday. Wonder what is that, for, G. M. D. Arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs.W. E. Ilarvin, a tiny little girl on last Thursday ev^"“^pg, and now Cousin Will's weatheiv^djH face ^^R|^miles. This not feel like winter. It woiTt^BI us the time so we can wear our winter clothes, but “hits a coining.” Preaching hero next Sunday by . our regular jmstor. All ate cordially invited to attend. Mr. Kirkland is a good man and will give you some sound preaching. The young folks have been taking in the cane grinding. Several from here went down on an ox-cart Thurs day night and in a wagon Friday night. It is useless to say that they enjoyed themselves. Miss Ross Perry, one of Edison’s prettiest girls, spent part of last week with Miss Bessie Plowden. The only trouble with her visit was that she did not stay long enough, so say the boys. Boyd and Eddie Griffin spent Sat¬ urday night in Whituey, tho guest of George Davis. Ask our ’possum hunter why is it that he can't hit a ’possum. Hurrah, for our bach! He made 2'6 gallons of syrup. He says he can make some girl’s mouth sweet now—you know I mean with the syrup. Rev, Mr Everett spent Sunday with Tom Rogers. On last Sunday afternoon at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Maury, Mr. Cephus Ragan and Miss May Maury, of near Camp¬ ground Church, w eie united in the holy bonds of matrimony. Mr. Ragan is one of Calhoun’s young farmers and Miss Maury is one of Calhoun’s prettiest girls. The writers wishes tor them a long and happy life. Chas.W. P, A Letter From Hilton. Rev. C. C. Lowe, of tho Methodist church, filled his regular appointment here Sunday and preached a very inter¬ esting sermon. At the home of the bride’s parents, Mr, and Mrs. Slappy, Mr. Eugene V. Jones and Miss Etta Slappy nos united in the holy bonds of wedlock last Thurs¬ day night, Rev. W. O. Crumbly, offi¬ ciated. We wish for them a long and happy wedded life. They took the Iraiu on Friday night for Coleman Sta¬ tion, where they will spend several days with the groom’s mother. Afterwards they will go to Alabama where they will reside in future. W. L. Morgan is visiting his mother near Ozark, Ala., this week. Miss Libby Ivonnco, a charming young lady of Columbia, Ala., spent last Tues¬ day with Mrs. Bob Freeman. A crowd of boys and girls from here went ’possum hunting last Monday night and seenrred two fine little ani¬ mals. Misses Della Odum and Bettie Freman are visiting friends in Columbia this week. Miss Alice Sessions, of Rock Hill, visited Mss Minnie Slappy lust Friday. visiting Attou Ben Stephens Pate. was in town last week Misses Annie and Eva Clark, of Rock Hill, w ere visitors to Miss Minnie Slappy last Sunday. Odum Mr. Willie passed through onr little village last Sunday afternoon from Blakely. G. M. Stephens, the former telegraph operator here has accepted a position down in Florida. Master Bealun Morris spent la-t Sat¬ urday night with his friend, Mr. Joe Jordan, near Rock Hill. Dr. Middleton passed through our litte town last Sunday morning. He always has a hearty welcome among us. We are talking of having a Christmas tree here for the little ones and we hope that success will crown the workers. The farmers in this sectiou are about through gathering their cotton, hile. and will have it all ginned in a short w Mr. Lowe's flourishing school is still on the increase. He now has 48 enlisted pupils. 1 in the last week of the saw paper old school roairiage of one of my mates, Miss Camilla Gore. 1 wish her all the J. o. Jackson, here of late. we don’t see him with the girls j Ask Mr. John Floyd how he aud his i red-headed girl are getting along. Prof. Jason is a proud father of a fine baby Ben girl Fate at his home. Ashford, is visiting iu Ala. ' Ibis week. Silvertoii Items. Our fanners have about finished gath- eriug cotton in this section with the ex- C(! P' ion ,,f lli e late top crop wbicb is opening very fust. J. T. Johns returned from Tifton last Friday where he has been all the sum¬ mer collecting for the South Georgia Medicine Company. His many friends welcome him home again. The singing school closed last Satnr- day at New Prospect. It was very skillfully taught by Prof. O. E. Maddox, who did good service in our county, and we gladly recommend him to bo a man of the highest Christian character, and we trust that he mav continue to do good as he has here. The old owl is still hooting around Silverton. Look out, its Very cool nights to have exhibitions. Mr. Kelly and wife, of Dawson, visit¬ ed their daughter, Mrs. L. B. Dyer, Saturday. Hustler C. E. Johns has almost pleted liis new residence which much to Milverton. Misses Alice Barfield and Katie Smith, two of our prettiest young ladies, took trip over to Shell-nan last Thursday. John Sawyers had a fine time the finny tribe last Saturday. He ttiruec three fine red-hprso fish large trout, John, you let us know time, please. The Literary Society at Mr. J. A. Kuighton’s last Wednesday night largely attended. The subject “Mathematics,” much interest was man- Rested. I am glad to see our people looking to something that up-lifting and improving. John Grnbbs and Jack Ivey, of Early, passed through here eu route to erty county on a hunting expedition Thursday and returned Saturday. killed thirty-five squirrehs and other game. In regard to the liquor question, dispehsory, l will say this: We more good, true church members. think of it: If it were not for the fessed church or Christian people, would be very little liquor needed this country. It is not the boys drink so much as it is the leading members, men who pray long and ask God to remove this curse us. If we had a true church we need no dispensory. What does Christian want with whiskey? It no one any good, only as a and can easily got a substitute in cases. So, if you are going to do barrooms, do away with the whole ness. There’s no justice in letting business sell it and prohibiting from the same privilege. If any is fo be made, stop it entirely, or let continue as it is, and allow any one sell it who cau pay the tax. the Quite a crowd of young prople prayer meeting at Mrs. Monroe vens being liist Sunday night. Groat interest manifested In this good meeting by our young folks. Wo are glad to them corue out. Tho meeting will be at Mrs. L. B. Dyer’s next Sunday night. Everybody Iney is cordially invited to attend. Radford and Miss Gussio al'ended Sabbath school at Now Prospect last Sunday. Howard Collins, of Bear Friendship, visited here last Sunday. George Bia- and Tom Edmonds smiling on their girls at Night Town Sunday. Fomltown Locals. Dear Monitor:— Please allow me space in your valua¬ ble paper to report some of the doings around Pondtown. As the readers very well know, this section is in the south¬ western portion of Miller county, and we arc proud to say that this is a flour¬ ishing community and the people are as happy as any under the sun. Picking the fleecy staple seem3 to be about over in this section. Cane grindings has been all the go, m and around our little burg for the past week, aud will be for a week to come. One of Twilight’s charming young ladies, Miss Bulah Harrell, lias been spending the week with ns, and was the guest of Miss Bello Grimes. Come again, Miss Bulah; we are always glad to see yon. Seal) Grimes' baby has been very sick this week, but is greatly improved at this writing. Miss Lillie Gordon, of Damascus, has been speuding a few days this week with Miss Della Rhodes, of this place. The people of this little village now have the pleasure of seeing the traius of tho Georgia Pine railroad pass through twice a day on its way to Colquitt. Your scribe made a flying trip to Cal¬ houn last week and attended preaching at New Light church Saturday aud Sun¬ day, aud never met a more clover set of people than those of New Light, and on my way home Monday came through Morgan aud mot the clever young editor of the Monitor. He is one of the cleverest young men I ever met. The young people here had the pleas¬ ure of meetiug at the home of Mr. D. D. Grime’s last night io a social party given iu honor of S. L. Boykin and Miss Bell Grimes. All had a delightful time. About one hundred young people was present. Mrs. Annie Addison, of Colquitt, is spending a few days this week with her sister at this place. Wiley Gordon, of Damascus, came down one day this week. Some attrac- tion 1 guess. I ,r J _______ WANTED. Five hundred (300) head of cattle sizes, age and condition. Oil & FwmU4ER Co. ran A _jmi t a B -f 1 I - i S 4 It is not our style to let other people get ahead of us. We have worked hard and faithful to accomplish our highest mark with our customers. ’Our greatest desire being to lead them all in our CLOTHING Department! And to put the prices on them in touch of everybody. When we buy goods, we get them at hard time prices and we are going to give our customers the benefit of the Live and Let Live Prices. ' ■ 1 i j That motto alone has won for us a good reputation; and our customers finding out that our prices are down on everything is the reason we LEAD EVERYTHING WINTER UNDERWEAR—the best ever brought to Morgan and are going at greatly reduced prices, Con- vince yourself by giving us a call. T. J. TINSLEY & C — loys, rp r i—-j U' " T • • C) J J ^ — f j f Jl_ i V- @ ft w.l if- m&L f m ¥ i i- ‘&y- %} C f/A T\ f] / ■ T 3 ! f U4^ 0T : * 1 mart '-. I The Old; For The Young; tiR ABiEs, i fi mw rp oYsn Fire Works, Fire Works ^W holesale 1 and T R iml ] W. A. JOHNSON & CO., ALBANY. GEORGIA. KlVOne Block From Passenger Depot. Pounds Of Bones and Old Iron Wanted. A company has been formed in the North, to extract gold from sea water; and if the process is feasible w jjj lu) ; ver y long before railroad trains will be running between South¬ ampton and New York on dry land. Philadelphia’s mayor and council have leased the city gas plant to a syndicate for thirty years for$30,000 000. While the citizans are aroused and threaten to carry the matter to the courts aud polls, the syndicate is disposed to make light of it. Mr. Dickerson, of Clinch, has in¬ troduced a resolution, which passed the House, providing for the appoint¬ ment of a committee, composed of one member from each judicial cir¬ cuit, whose duty it shall bo to inves¬ tigate with the view of determining the need of the proposed new judi¬ cial circuits. Mr. Boynton, of Cal¬ houn, is the member of "the commit¬ tee from tho Albany circuit.—Alba¬ ny Herald. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. J. J. BECK, an coumitm at law, N'rotR.GMk.ilxr, G--A_, Will practice in all the Courts, State Federal. Prompt attention given to business entrusted fo his care. Col¬ a specialty. 1-17-tf L.D. MONROE. -A.T law, MORGAN, HA. Practices in the Courts of the Albany &c 1-17-tf L. G. CARTLEDGE, AT LATH MORGAN, GA. Practices in tho Courts of tho State. Special attention given to collections. 1-17 tf J. B- GEORGE, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, MORGAN, GA. Offiok axd Residence on Main Stoke* 1.17 tf K- MCK. RAGAN PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, MORGAN, GA. Office and Residence North of Court House on Pubi.io-Square. 1-17 tf SHOE SHOP. SHOES. Harness, &c. repaired in neat and workman-like manner. charges reasonable. Shop North-west comer pub- lie square. Shoes made to order. I also repair all kinds of tin ware. S. M. LASII. The place to buy the finest Marble and Granite Monuments and Slabs is at Tta Albany Mis and Granite Works* Write naming price you want to pay and I wilt do the rest. W. H. MILLER, PROP, CONSUMPTION can be cured. T. A. Slocum, M. 0., the great chem¬ ist and scientist, will send tree, to tho afflicted, three bottles of his; Newly Discovered Remedies to cure Troubles. Consumption and all Lung Nothing could he fairer, more phylan- thropic or vary more joy to the afflicted, than the offer of T. A. Slocum, M. 0., of New York city. Confident that he has discovered a re- liable cure for consumption and all bron- chail, throat and lung diseases, general decline and weakness, loss of flesh and all conditions of wasting, and to make its great merits known, he will send, free, thiee bottles to any reader of the M OSITOR who may be suffering. Already this “new scientific course of medicine” Jms permanently cured thous lands of apparently hopeless cases. The Doctor considers It his religions j I duty—a duty which lie owes to humanity, to donate his infallible cure. ' He has proved the dread consumption to bo a curable disease beyond any doubt, and has on file in his American and Euro¬ pean laboratories testimonials of experi- once from those benefited and cured, in all parts of the world Don’t delay until it Is too late. Con¬ sumption. uninterrupted, moans speedy and certain death. Address T A Slocum, M. C., i)8 Pine street, New York, and when writing tho Doctor, give express pud post- office address, and please mention reading j this article lo the Monitor THORNTON & CO- Wants Your Trade. This popular firm has moved into their new store. They carry a full line of staple and family gro¬ ceries, tobaccos, whiskies, wines, dry goods, etc., which they art* sellingfor cash as cheap or cheap¬ er than any retail concern of the kind in this section of country. This is just a notice—their goods ad vertigo themselves. THORNTON & CO., Morgan, Ga. S. T. CLAYTON’S LIVERY, SALE and FEED STABLES. Nice Turnouts—Day or Nigflt—at Reasonable Pi ices. :-i WHEN XTST TOWN Take your stock to my Stables to be cared for. I. B. AYCOCK, MANAGER. Tax Collector’s Notice. Providence permitting, I will be at the following places, on the nates named, for the purpose of collecting State and County Taxes for the year 1897 Morgan, Sept. 27. Oct. 25, Nov. 22. Cord ray, Sept. 28, Oct, 26, Nov. 23. Leary, Williamsburg, Sept. 29, Oct. 27, Nov. 24. Nov. 25. Sept. 30, October 28, Edison, Arlington, Oct. 1 and 29, Nov. 26. Oct. 2 and 30. Nov. 27. Pruett’s Store, Nov, 16. Folks, Nov. 17. Jonesviite, Nov. 18. Maury’s Will Mill, Nov. 19. be at Morgan during court week. Books wi[i close promptly on Dec. 20. O. J. Davis, Tax Collector Calhoun Co. Yellow Jack Killed. Cascarets Candy Cathartic kills Yellow .Jack wherever they find him. No one w ho takes cascoretes regularly and ays* tematically is in da.iger from the dreadful disease. Cascarets kill Yellow fever germs in the bowels and prevent new ones from bleeding. 10c, 25c, 50c, *11 drug gists,