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About The Morgan monitor. (Morgan, Ga.) 1896-???? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1898)
m 'm. TS tsa i Oy t f ■ -I % > : r-4 I mi & m & va| A # VOL III, NO. (3. Stoves and Crockery. j If you need a S T OYE or RANGE it will j*ay you to COTUO and we us. Also CROCKERl’ ar.d CHINA. Wo make up SETS just as you want litem, in plain white, embossed, or decorated porcelain at very low figures, ' A * L r liLEtncromommimrsu, SUPERIOR OOIIUT. Judge—W. N. Spence. Solicitor General—W. E. Woolen. Cleck—W. Ragan. SSfeWff—L. H. Davis. Regular terms, second Mondaysiu June and December. COUNTY COURT. Judge—L. D. Monroe. Solicitor GeMms —L. G. Cartledge. Clerk—tV. J. Ragan. Sheriff—L. 11. Davis. Quarterly sessions,4th Mondays-in Feb¬ ruary, May, August, and November. Monthly sessions, 4th Monday in each month. count ov okVrnary. Ordinary—A. I. Monroe. Court, first Monday in each month, ooustv TOM M ISSlONErS. J. B. George. Henry Turner. J. M. Wooten. Court, first Tuesday in each month. Treasurer—Thomas E. Plowden. Tax Receiver—J. B. Steadhatn. Tux Collector—C. j. Davit,-. Surveyor—W. 8. Short. Coroner—W. A. Maury. School Commissioner—J. J. Beck. .TUSTICF OOUIXT8. Morgan 1123rd district—J. N. Daniell J p, W. E. Harvin, N. P. and ex-offi. J. p. Ooilrt,second Thursday in each month. Arlington— 574th district.— J ohn Mills J. P- William Ray, Notary Public and ex-offleis J. P. Court, third Woiina- day in each month. - Edison—1310th district.—J. R- Sirick- loud, J. P. Everett Bass, N. P. and ex- officio J.P. Court, second Saturday m each month Leary— 626 thdistrict.-Harper Damcll, J. P. Jame^Keel, N. P. and ex-omcio J. P. Court, third Saturday in each monln. ,, - Wlliiamshurg -1383ui district.—G. Perrv, J. -P. C. J. McDtuuell, Js. i • and ex officio J. P. Court, fourth Sat- urday in each month. Gordray—1304th District—Will Eu- banks, J. P. David Wimberly, N. P. S5 id ex officio J. P. Court first Saturday F TOWN OF MORGAN. Mayor—K. McK. Kagan. Wardens—J. J. Beck, T. W. Tinsley ’ S. N. McGuirt, 3. T. Clayton. Clerk—S. M. McGuirt. Treasurer—J. J. Beck. Marshal—Shell Carver. CHURCHES. Baptist Church—Rev. Z. T. Weaver, pastor. Preaching every third Sunday and Saturday before. Sunday-school every Sunday at 10 o’clock a. m. J. M. Newton, Superintendent. M. E. Church—Rev. F. McCullough, Pastor. Pleaching every 1st Sunday at 11 o’clock a m. Sunday-school every Sabbath at 3 pm. L. G. Cartledge, Sn- perimendent. MASONIC, Reuben Jones Lodge No. 388, F. & A. M.. meets every first and third Saturdays In eacifi mouth at 3.80 p. in. J. T. Stewart, W, M. Sidney Paul, Secretary. Our Clubbing iiates, The Monitor and the Weekly Consti¬ tution one year for.81.50. The Monitok and the Southern tivator one year for 81.50. THORNTON & CO- VYnsitS 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 are selltngfor cash as cheap or cheap¬ er than any retail concern of the kind in this section of country. This is .ju'st a notice—their themselves. goods advertise THORNTON & CO-, Morgan, ~ S. T. CLAYTON S LIVERY, FEED SALE and Nice Turnouts—Day or Night Reasonable Piices. “WK;U3Sr IKT TOWN Take your stock to my Etables to bo .cared WITH OUR tm - CORRESPONDENTS. Plllsiology "ill SCDooL The world Is wild in the pursuit of knowledge in all the departments of learning and of human inquiry. Children are reo aired to study ture in many of its forms and phases and relations. Animal life is studied trom , the , smallest „ insect . „ ■ m the den , , to „ the , largest , animals . , that .. , r in the , forest. ■ And A,,, all parts , oN-The .. »-» veg'.table kingdom are familliar to parent and , ihild. rnl lhe , many a cm- ture of these plants is made a special object; , . the , study j- and , natuve ot f the plants , . made , a special study, and i is very strongly encouraged by all parents wdio realize the great store of knowledge, that has so long been dormant, in a study of the , kingdom. . , but the i human ii bodv, the physical system of man, certain- j (.jie finest specimen of nature, the most common in contact, the most complicated in form and structure, and vastly more important than all the other forms of nature combined, and yet, this all important field of Giotight and study ' is entirely ignored onr comn Qn school cun .; C nlum. Evon the teicher8 of 0UP State not requited to know that the hn man body is sustained by air, food , UK ] water; that each .must be taken porlious ... and a! regular ln proper ,,, tlmt the ,. 0 ai . e of .health . and physvea! . , , , . that the teacher should know and impress upon his pupils that ho is largely responsible for the health as I well as the intellectual development of his pupil; that the. child has seven or more senses through and by which he comes to possess know!* I edge. These facts'should be as (familliar to every teacher as the ■ Golden Text to his Sunday school ! lesson. Ignorant of these things, he cannot properly discharge the fuuc- lion's of his high office, The teacher must also train his pupil ., to live .. m . Nature , T vnn senses > active. Do let us leant to see what. nature has put before our eyes! Locke, the great educational re- former of „ the , lith wisely . , centiyry, , said: “A sound mind in a sound body: he that has these two has little rnore (, 0 wish for; and he that wants (lack.-) either of them, will be but little the bitter for anything This is a fundamental principle m , ! all true education and development. and it clearly implies a knowledge of j physiology and hygiene, Who will not agree that physiology should be added to our common school curricu- i lum? and that our teachers be requir- | ed to know something of the physi¬ cal structure of the human body! the | leach different other? organ Physiology and their of relations body to the is quite as iinpoitant as psychology of the mind. A teacher without one j is a bad cripple; il lie be without i both he is a failure. Why should |not the teacher understand anatomy as well as the, physician? Why 'should he not understand the pro- j j cess Why of should digestion he not and know the - t j iut | e .,j t0 disease that he ! sometimes obviate the disease? fellow teachers, beware of your sponsibilities! what has gone before, j the we offer the why following think as a few reasons wo 8 fiould he introduced into tho ! \ mon schools of Georgia: A st of nhvfeiologv gi ves us, i 1st. Bound body and mind, esting and valuable knowledge, control, and is a key to It makes man, 2nd. It venders man more MORGAN, GEORGIA, FEBRUARY)8,1898. Y3 WRITE US FOR PRICES OR g:=- Nails, Barb-Wire,o o w 0 ( a ,nU 1 W. S. BEL! J 9 ALBANY. GEORGIA. more companionable, makes him live longer: bv it he is rendered more beautiful, attractive and courageous. It gives man self-respect, and an ex¬ | alted idea of Cod’s goodness and wisdom. 3rd. It makes man better able to cttve for the young; makes him a bet- ■ tor teacher and . parent, and , mcreas- . 1 . , es interest m man, hence enlarges 'WV' 4th, It promotes economy and . ci” . \ ! u 1C • 5th. Decreases the appetite tor medicine ... and substitutes , prevention for cure. 6'th, Renders common sense avoid- able in emergencies. 7th. Secures bettei homes, better clothes, better food, , , better , . books, ’ better work, better citizens, . , better , life and happier death. 8th. Causes teachers to recognize difference between male and female. 9th. Promotes bodily protection and the best conditions for moral and mental development, and se¬ I cures a proper adjustment in the de¬ I V( ' °P«® nt ° f ma “ 30th. It teaches _llm difference be¬ ween proper and improper impulses ^ * ■ ;md substUutos ju(lg . , *' 1 ,n ‘* U ’ The above endorsed , . reasons are by some of the best educaiors and deepest thinkers oi‘the fotato. We ^ ilttent :- 6ni fispeci ,„ y 0 f the , county „ Board q ot ,,, Lducation, to t.hpscireasonings, and if they meet the approval of the Board wo urge that some step be taken to have the attention of the next session of the Giorgia Legislature culled to their importance, that we may, in the near future, have the study of physi¬ ology added to our common school curriculum. Respectfully submitted by one in deep sympathy with the educational cause in our State. J ESSE L. BaRNKTT, From Gordray, On lust Saturday.morning Mr. James Johnson’s little baby was very badly burned while playing around the lire, She is improving yery fast. Hope she will soon bo well. J. W. Brown is very il' at this writ¬ ing with heart disease. We hope that he will soou be up again. Miss Minnie Pace, of Randolph county , visited her sister, Mrs J. w, wilkerson, near Morgan. T. J. Mullins went to .Morgan last Saturday on business. He was accom¬ panied home by J. w. wilkerson. N. B. Pace is on the indisposed list this week. The farmers in and around this sec¬ tion are about ready to plant corn. Rand McDonald is on the sick list. Ask John Johnson who played smut ' with him. , C, Trumels is all smiles this week, The same old cause. [Our correspondent at cordray evi dently had too ranch ’speunary on board about time lie was preparing to mail this letter. A very interesting sentence « as begun and continued on the pn^e that we didn’t get. j A mail with a dyed , ,, beard . and , wttii some of the coloring on bis lace does | not look young but exceedingly funny, New subscribers to the Monitok con- tinue to como in. Seven joined our happy bund of readers this week. Ruin is liadly needed ail over the country. Any man can get a meal when some¬ body else washes the dishes. i ;nv I Latotiisw. Judge Cart ledge went over to Ar- lington this week on business. Judge J. J. Beck went over t< Blakely last Monday to attend tin auditor’s court in the A. I. McMurri; case. Lots of people would rather pro- tend they do not want to do a certain thing than to admit that thov cannot afford ii Wo invite your attention to tile advertisement of E. E. Forbes, of Montgomery, Ala., in another Cidnmn of this week’s paper. The young people spent a Very enjoyable evening at the home Mr. •T. C. Price near Morgan last Tues¬ day. An elegant supper was served about 10 o’clock. bhevilf Davis now lias his girl’s photo and says that if any of the girls in Morgan desires to see it, he will oblige them if they will him of the fact when he is near his office. Things were pretty lively hi around Morgan this week. On Monday night the young folks joyed the Valentine Party in lington; on Tuesday night all s.ponded to an invitation from Mr. J. C. Price; on Thursday night—a ball Leary; on Friday night-a dance at Mr. John Eubanks. There’s nothing like it. Mr. \V. S. Bolt, of Albany, one the largest and most successful hardware dealers in the South, an advertisement in this week’s Monitor, which will bo found at the top of the first page. When in Al¬ bany don’t fail to call and sec. Mr. Bell, especially if you need anything in his line. You will save money by so doing. . 1 he MONITOR received a drop let -1 ter this week with no signature more than an assumed. It is a very inter esting letter but on account of not| knowing the author w<i cannot pubs lish it. To insure Insertion always lot your name follow copy even when an assumed is used. In using an as¬ sumed name the author’s name will not be published. The United States Maine, was blown to pieces last Tuesdav night at 10:15 o’clock, kills ing and crippdng over one hundred men who were enlisted under the United States flag. The ship anchored in Cuban waters at Havana, | The entire city of Havana was shaken by the force of the explosion..! for! No cause has yet been assigned the terrible accident to Ihe ship. | S\ Morgan last Tues- ! News icacliOT I day of the burning of the crib be- I lington to Mr. John Roggers near Dickey. Several children were 1 playing near the crib, and it is j thought that they had fire or match- : es with them, and in some manner it caught burning the entire budding nnd its contents bfeforo the fire could be extinguished. The fire oc- cured about 1 p. m. Mr. Roggers’ many friends sympathize with him in his loss. News reached Morgan Wednesday night of a shooting which oecured Williamsburg late Wednesday after- noon. It seems that Mr. G. B. Perry and a negro by the name of Will Wal'nco, became involved in a M, iiopro about a „air of sho««, the puiiod hi. i.i.tol ■ 1 ^ hv ‘ J tlQ,;b> . lbr< i bdlls , y,,. striking bun m the neck, abdomen and leg respectively, Mr. Perry had a pistol but ho did not use it. The negro 5 ado good his esca *. Mr. Perrv 5‘ resting " Very well present ’ writinc b ‘ Military day --------qr-- at Albany Chautauqua will be a big thing. , About twenty companies «ill be present. Shot Guns and Bicycles, If yon unlit a BICYCLE or SHOT GlN call 'on us. WvS certainly interest W v cun soil you a FIRST CLASS can you. e SHOT GUN at a VoVy l<)w price, Don’t fall to '6a 1 on us ’ when you come to Albany and see out' extensive iin'e ot GOODS. Respectfully) W. S. BELL, 1 ^ a , Ga. l'HE CHILDREN'S ■ - DEPARTMENT. Die key School News. Dear Monitor.—• We guess you all are getting tired our writing nothing but what in otir sciiool, but Hint is what we out to do, so wo can’t gd back on our word. Three young ladies from Hill came to see how we were gelling along, one day this week. Come again. We have received a nice now chart from Judge Reck, we are certainly glad to get it as it is very useful to those who will study it in connection with thoit less01ls . VYe had a spelling bee Pli(ky ftfteruoon . S oveu , )oys spoiled against seven girls, and when one miss¬ ed a word the side that spoiled it would get the one that missed it on their side. When we stopped the hoys had nine to the girls five. Hurrah! for the boys, but that doesn’t say that alt the missed, for there wore three girls 'didn’t miss any. Wo looked for Judge Beck lust week to make ns a visit, but he did not come, wo hope he xvill come this week. As we arc pressed for timo we will have to close. Sincerely, Students. Demi Monitok:— I am little girl thirteen years old. go to sciiool to Prof. Barnett, and him very much. I am studying ing, geography, aritlimotic, history and gviuiannr. Win n I ail) not in school play with my doll unit with the babies and study my hooka In this >va,» I am always busy and contented. 1 like to rend letters in tho Moxiroit from my iiulc friends who are in school at other places, and if I see my letter in print, aw sure I shall tend- my hand again soon, for we little people are always 8 lad t0 sue our lia »es in the paper. Your little friend, Hivi'tim GhimIn. Arlington’s Valentine Forty. Tho Valentine Party at the opera house in Arlington last Monday night was a success in every particular. was not the least friction from beginning to end that caused even a in the enjqyroent of Die pants. The hall was elegantly deco- rated v.itli palmoto, b.,mboo and I evergreens. The evening of pleasure will remain fresh in the memory of those present for ages to corae. The Brown Brothers string band from Albany was secured, and they furnished good music for tho dancers. At exactly 9:15 o’clock the grand march was begun, led by Mr. and Mrs w D Cowdi , y The fine was form- ed in one of the lat-ge rooms in the opera house and was Composed of about twenty five couples This was | a beautiful sight. The march was traurfopmed int0 a wa i, a wh i c h near- ly all took a part. The quadrille was danced then polka and schottisch At twelve o’clock supper was an¬ nounced and the merry dancers all rod to Dr. i'rnmdw-' drug -.oro, under Hu opera house, whore an -L gant line ot eatables was spread, which every one present did well jus lice, After supper the jolly crowd again gathered in tho bull where cing was resumed, which was steadi- 1/ kept lip until tho small hand ou the clod, pointed to tho second ..f'tpv midnight “ 7 ’ when ' ' 'HI ’ ‘ -Ft fnr thou* tllU respective . homes, some dnvmg . a. least eighteen miles through the country. Morgan was well represented at the entertainment. Those present I from here were., Missis Susie Oavlsj iG-uie ' Tinsley, Ella Riley, Nettie Do- 1 i(jr Hl)d MrS! ji >an Usll, Messrs, .j. N. D, niell, Short, Monroe, Weaver and Thomas. Bimini,, Da. Feb. 10,1898. Dear Monitor— I cannot restrain this opportunity to write to you as a scholar of the Maury school. Our school opened about, the (ii'st of November with Prof. L. F. Short teacher. Long toward the first he enrolled about twenty. Now he has about forty-three on roll. Prof. Bllort is a good teacher I think that we Cannot praise him too much. The pupils of the school are generally industrious and en¬ terprising. They get their lessons very well, our teacher said that he might ohallt nge sonie other schools for A spell¬ ing match, or any other kind of study in a general Common school studies. There are pupils in the school who study orthography, reading, history, geogrn- phy, grammar, Lesson in English, arithmetic, algebra, both nniversitv and common school, geometry and Latin etc. 'flic scholars learn their lessons very well but when noon or recess comes they read y f >"- P 1fl W 1 wiU olo8e witb best wishes for the Monitor and all. Yours \ ery truly. h. C. Manby. Neighbors give your boys a chance. These are days of keen and exacting competition days When strong moral courage and trained brain work are marketable at the highest price in the history of tile nation; days wherein success in business world comes ably to the one who has specialized mental training: Fathers qualify your boys for the battle of life; tlio time will soon be when they will leave your fireside and will bfe out in the world struggling alone, with nothing only their own merit to help them: Moth¬ ers you know the pride you have in your boy—his success is heaven do you —his failure a heartache and grief keener even that! his own. The time to remedy this is now, to ‘'“J’. not tomorrow. Act on the a ' Jvm0 f _'»'ne gum your boy a 0 la " b,, » l, " tl U ‘° eUUCa ,0n <”* b,m to copo with the best l^'ton wind, mcurcs h.m * good hv.ng where over business wdone, bmch an education can m a<qmie< ,lt Uia oh » roh ot 0l,r Ian ' , i ' Glve lnm an education that ho will . not fuel cramped to read a chapter in the bible when he has an oportumty. , , I am about, twenty-one years old, and I. sco 1 UMt 1, it l I need newt more moio cduca oauc.t lion than I havd. I am going to school to Professor Jeukiusj and likb him very much indeed. He has about 33 scholars. We ought to bo proud that we have a Monitor, for I think it helps us. Well I will close by saying “give yaur hoy u chance.’* Yours respectfully; John Avera. Edison, Oa., Fun. 12, 1898. l) in Monitor:-- , , Wc nded Prof. WilHums acliool last lllld Iuv fallu;1 , lim so well that lm sunt mo to Kdir m to | j illn „| cV eu years old, and like to go to school, and am anxious to acquire au education. We think your plan of 1 J' 0lir cnlmnns to the school **»» »i««l «M«. tt » Z * childiLn. c m'CTl, ( luvo ™,“S bevui at e8 spelling, writing reading, geography, ,, ramtmu . arlt hmelie and history. , pupils are,urogressing as well as could be expected. We buve enrolled 53 pu- nils 44 m regular attendance. We have j J ‘tBe or no friction ,u achool; no droues, I no P rot,ino 8wt ' anll « “ nd uo ,olweeo ehowers. What school can beat this? j I will and Hose its with readers, best wishes for the non liiiMiy FoitxsT. U PER YEAR P OFfeSSlONAL CARDS. J. J. BECK, ATTSSESf Atta ciniouiuf, Witt practice tn all tii'e Courts, RtatA and Federal. Prompt nttcntfoh given td all business entrusted ft) his WA a»sr iootionS a spemilt-y. - l. d. Monroe ATTORtifiY skJ3? LAW S M3RGAN, UA. Practices in the Courts of the i-17-tf Albany Circuit, Ac L ti. ( AHTLEMIU) -JYTTOiR.lSriErX’- _A-T LA 1 # MORGAN, GA. Practices hi the COlitte of the Stitth. Special attention giVeh Vd crtlTooti'Atis "tt 1-17 J. B- GkOk(iE) I'llVNICIAN ANO SDMK) Morgan, ga. Opidcti anU RiiHlnttttUB on Majn WlRcfif 1-17 K MCKi RAGAN PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON* Omf MORGAN, GA. !■. and Kisidhnob North oft CUcRf House on Built,to 3quArb. 1 It GEO. H. DOKlSa. Attorney At-Law, Morgan, (ieov-gtii) Will practice any \vh©m T. mtlSOOE, mmiRt j»t ttstsij' MORGAN, GA. RusihkNok South of IT nut) SgtlAUHi 1-17 tf 1’ hb Co lo btiy the finest Mnfbld <i ranite Monuments, anil Slabs is fit Thi Abiay Mirbls and Granits Wo?to Vvrita naming price ydu want td pny and I will do the rest. W H. MILLER, PROP, SHOE SHOP -AT-- IiBAKY, O-EOR&IA. li. M. Flowers, ;t first.Class shoe and harness maker, him. will thank you for unjl work sCnt Manufacturing and rat pairing done good at low figures. Send your shoo uiid hathess woik to ii. M. FLOWERS, not, 9.1 3 m Leary, (la, . SHOE SHOP. SHOES. Harness, Ac. fepalfttd in nea{ and workman-like hiann??: charge# ''uiisonable. Shop North-west order. corner pub- ]u . Kq „ aiu Shoes mado to I alsd repair all kinds of ttu ward. 8; M. LA8H. * Thornton House, JVCOK.G-A.lSr, GEORGIA, New house; new fiirnitut-o, eveiya Ihing for eortifort, meals at all hours of the day. Seioud to nrtne. Rates. f.lw *«t:sell £'cream „„ Saturdays IhfttOgh the ice sea> ) j son . MRS, J. A. THORTON, j Don't Tobacco Spit inti Bmoka iottr tif» Away* | Jf you wi))t w madewell, nUIt totocc® »trohg,niapnetfc, uaiuff easfly anil forever, be I <Jruergist, tinder iruaifantee to cure t 50e oif Baling Remedy to., ChWbr New York. — -j Brick for sale I have several different qualities of brick for saleat $4, $4.50 and $5 p 0 r i,000. Come quick be» fore they are all gone. 10 - 293,11 _ j. m. m rf "'t V "4
