THE MORGAN MONITOR >
VOL. III. NO. 28.
Stoves and Crockery.
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if you need a STOVE or RANGE it will pay }'ou to come
and see us. Also CROCKERY and CHINA. Wo
make up SETS just as you want them, in plain white,
embossed, or decorated porcelain at very low figures,
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W. S. BELL, Albany, Ga.
uws cum mu mens?.
v superior, .confer.
Judgo-r-W. N. Spence, .
;'Solicitor General—W. ]?- Wooten,
i Stenographer^Ernest M. Davis.
. Clerk—W. J. ltagan.
Sheriff—L, H. Davis.
'Regular-terms, second Mondays in Juno
and December.
00T7NTY COURT.
Judge yh.. D. Monro©.
: Solicitor General—L. G. CaiUedge.
Clerk—W.J. Ragan.
• Sheriff—L II. Davis.
t Quarterly sessions,4th Mondays in Feb¬
ruary, May, August, and November.
Monthly sessions, 4th Monday in each
month.
COURt OF QKDINABY.
I,, Ordinary—A. I. Monroe.
Court, first Monday in each month.
CUUNtS COMMISSIONErS.
Henry Turner.
. J. M. Wooten.
■ J. B, George.
'Court, first Tuesday in each month.
Treasurer—-Thomas E. Plowden.
Tax Receiver—J, B. Steadham.
: Tux Collector—C. J. Davis.
iSurveyor—W. S. Short.
■Coroner—W. A. Manty.
School Commissioner—J. J. Beck.
jUSTICK COURTS.
j Morgan— 1123rd district—J. N. Danioli
P. VV. E. Harvin, N. P. and ex-offi. J.
P.-.Cd.Urt,second Thursday in each month.
A Arlington— 574th district.—John R.
Mils J. P. William Ray, Notary Public
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'and ex-officio J. P. Court, third Wednes¬
days each month.
I, Edison—1316th district.—J. R. Strick¬
land, J. P. Everett Bass, N, P. and ex-
.offioio J. P. Court, second Saturday in
each month.
Leary— 626th district.—Harper Daniel),
j. p. ' James Keel. N. P. and ex-officio
J, p. Court, third Saturday in each
month.
Williamsburg—1283rd district.—G. B.
Perry, J. P- C. J. MeDaniell, N. F.
.
,anti ox-officio J. P. Court, fourth Sat¬
urday in each month.
Gordray—1304th District—Will Eu-
.
hanks, J. P. David Wimberly, N. P.
.and ex-officio J. P. Court first Saturday
hi each month.
T04VN OF MORGAN.
Mayor—K. McK. Ragan.
Wardens—J, J. Beck, T. W. Tinsley,
is.- N. McGnirt, 3. T. Clayton.
Clerk—S. N. McGnirt.
Treasurer—J. J. Beck*
Marshal—Shell Carver.
CHURCH KS.
- Baptist Ohurcti—Rev. Z. T. Weaver,
pastor. Preaching every third Sunday
and Saturday before. Sunday-school M.
qvery Sunday at 10 o’clock a. m. J.
Newton, Superintendent.
M. E. Church—Rev. F. McCullough,
Pastor. Preaching every 1st Sunday at
11 o’clock a m. Sunday-school every
Sabbath at 3 p m. L. G. Cartledge, Sh-
perintondent.
MASONIC.
: Reuben Jones Dodge ‘No. 383, F. & A.
§b. -meets every first and third Saturdays
fn each month at 55.30p. m. W. M.
, J. T. Stewart,
Sidney Baud,
Secretary.
Our Clubbing Hates.
r The Monitor and the, Weekly Consti¬
tution one year for $1.50.
, .The Monitor and the Southern Cul¬
tivator one y3arfor$l,50,
Jno; Haenel.
ALBANY, Georgia,
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DEALER IN
ALL KINDS OF
Bicycles *
S. L. LAMAR,
sfyciiman, Georgia.
\Till restore color on old clothes,
MORGAN, GEORGIA. JULY 21. 1898.
vs WHITE US FOE PRICES OF
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CS - \m CUPPER c astings. Bn
W. S. BET.L. ALBANY. GEORGIA.
Ready to
CiilYC If » L*
Mamilla To Fa!! At Show
of Force, \
poret^pers regard St as a Remark¬
able De/T\oi)stratioi).
Vancouver, July 20.-—Accord¬
ing to advices brought by the
Empress of India from Hong
Kong, the chief news of the mo¬
ment is that Manila is ready to
surrender. Not that the archbish¬
op and captain general are going
voluntarily to capitulate before
they are compelled to do so, but
the backbone of resistance is un¬
questionably broken, and upon a
real show of force and intention
to bombard the town, if the offi¬
cials do not give in', the resident
Spaniards will haul down the
Spanish flag. Intimation's to this
effect have been received from
many sources. A correspondent
at Hong Kong of the Press, writ¬
ing under date of June 23rd, says
chief subjects of discussion is
Manila, Cavite and the American
fleet, the meaning of the presence
of fiye German men-of-war and
one transport or supply vessel in
port.
Fighting Each Other?
looting in Porto Rico.
New York, July 20 .-—A special
dispatch from St, Thomas to the
Journal reports that a serious
riot occurred at Mayaguese, Por¬
to Rico, Sunday, resulting- in the
killing of nine persons and the
wounding of many others. The
Spanish residence of the place
attacked the natives, whom they
of being American sym-
Ipathisers and intending the to UUHited aid the
invading ^rrpiV Of
j States. - More rioting expected.
The Protracted Meeting.
Rev. Z. T. Weaver. assisted by
Mr. Harry Martin, of Ozark, Ala,,
have been conducting.- a series of
meetings at the Baptist, church
.his week. There is -more deep
interest manifested in this, meet¬
ing than there has been in any
meetings of like character for sev ¬
eral years past. , .
The doors of the church were
opened Tuesday night aiid three
members accepted. Mr. Geo.
Colley joined by letter and Messrs
John C, Price and Chas. Adams
joined by experience. On . Wed¬
nesday night twenty-two appli¬
cants for membership ■ were ac¬
cepted. Mr. and Mi's. Chas.
Smith, joined by letter and the
following twenty were received
into the church: Tim Hawk, John
Everett. Mathis, Walter Book,. T.
W. Tinsley, Gisero Mathis, John
Wooten, Arden Daniel, Noel
Mathis, Mrs. W 0. Lilia .. Thomas,
Misses Sallie Tinsley, Hawk,
Susie Davis, Bessie Smith, Ellie
Mae Wooten, Jeddie Beck, Katie
Danlell, Abbie Davis, Minnie Ad¬
ams, Neva Stewart and Estelle
Bridges,
Rev, Mr. Martin is a sound
gospel preacher, and. has tlfc hap¬
py facility.to present the truth in
a very forcible manner. Our peo¬
ple are overjoyed to have him,
among us.
The Monitor’s late coming was
due to an accident which befell
our.newspaper press near the first
of the week. We made an effort
to repair it so tho paper could be
“run off” on time but failed to
do so. The defected parts will be
sent to factory for repair imme¬
diately and until it returns the
Monitor will be reduced in size,
but you can look for it, and look
for it to tell you the n-ews as
usual. By the way, we must
ask our friends to aid us a little
financially. Within the- last six
weeks we have made a $500 -addi¬
tion to the office without asking
anything whatever from ... our
friends, and now our treasury
is a-“has been,”-and must make
a “raise” to pay for the repairs
on this broken press.
Leary Locals.
It has been raining so much and
the weather has been so warm
that no one has been to town, con¬
sequently news ie scarce this
week.
Capfc, Boyd returned home Sun¬
day afternoon after a visit to In¬
dian Springs.
We saw a great many of the old
soldiers get on the train here
Monday and Tuesday for Atlanta
to attend the Confederate’s Re¬
union, which is in session there
this week. Messrs. Geo. Ham¬
mond, Tom Jordan and Chas.
Isler also went with them. The
last three are taking their sum¬
mer vacation.
Howell Whitaker, accompanied
by Miss Ellie Mae Wooten, paid
Shelimatt a visit Sunday. Ask
Ho Well how he likes to drive balk¬
ing horses.
Mrs. p. B. Addison and sister,
Miss Mamie Wooten, went over
father’s home near Edison last
Saturday arid returned Monday.
Our clever Monitor man was
with us a short while Friday.
Those attending preaching at
Morgan last Sunday from here
were: Mesdames. Dixon, Ham¬
mond, Mercer and Griffin; Messrs.
Mercer, Hammond, Griffin, Cun¬
ningham, Isler and ye scribe.
Mr-. Puirioetli and Miss FJor-
1 neu Beauchamp am visiting the
Shot (kins and Bicycles.
If you want a BIOYOLK or SHOT GLN call on us, - Wo
can certainly interest yoq. Wo can sell you a EIR8T-CLAH-S
'SHOT GUN.at a very low price.. Don’t fail to cal. o.n ,,ms
when you come to Albany and see fiar extensive lino of
GOODS. Respectfully,
W. S. H' 1 Ga.
family of W. H. C. Cunningham.-
.11. M. Stephens is here attend¬
ing to the depot while Goo. Ham¬
mond is away! taking his vacation.
Rev. W. 0. Embry is attending
the protracted meeting at Edison
this week. '
..Messrs. John Price, Jr., and
Benton passed through here
Monday afternoon en route to
tlieir home in Morgan. They had
been iip to Griffin to stand exami¬
nation for the war lmt failed to
pass on account of their weight.
They report a good time and
plenty to eat. They informed us
that Noel Melvin was getting $150
per month dancing and “preach¬
ing'” for the boys.
M. A. Bunch left Tuesday
morning for Atlanta.
Rev. King organized tin -Ep-
worth League hero second Sunday
and elected the following officers:
President—-Mrs. Dixon, vice pres¬
ident—Mrs. Addison, Secretary—
'Chas. Plowden, treasurer—Mrs.
\Y. F. Bray. There were other
officers elected for different com¬
mittees but I have not learned all
their names yet.
Our ware house is still on a
boom. -
Our marshal is doing some
needed work on the streets this:
week.
Old Glory Wares.
Harbor of Santiago, July 17.—Ex¬
actly at 0 o’clock this morning the
Spanish flag \?as lowered from the
staff crowningthoheights upon which
battered Morro Castle spreads half
way The lowering of this emblem
of the defunct sovereignty of Spain
in this part of the world was witness¬
ed by a few Spanish and American
troops on shore, and by the Brooklyn,
New York, Vixen and Vesuvius ly.
iug within a few hundred yards of
the harbor entrance.
Almost immediately after the flag
was hauled down.: the steam launches
commanded by Liautenants Hobson
and.Palmer entered the harbor, pene¬
trating as far as - tho firing stations of
the-submarine mines. These mines
were judged to be not so formidable
a.» ; expected, and later in the after¬
noon they were all exploded at tho
time of the ontranco of the -Merrimac
into tfle harbor, -but it is not thought
probable that either of thorn had
anything to do with the sinking of
the. craft.
Six or seven fine steamers in tho
harbor fall as prizes.
Soon in the afternoon Commodore
Schley, with Gapt. Cook of the Brook
lyn, Lieut. Sears, Lieut, Wells, and
three-invited-correspondents of the
Associated Press, went into the liar'
bor on steam launch in order to make
close observations of the Spanish
forts and batteries.
Every one expressed satisfaction
at the,fact that. Morro Castle was
not Ccmelished by bombardment,
Capt. Cook saying, “We needed
Mono as -an object lesson, and
America is rather shy on ruins any¬
how.” " ■ ■ ■> ' • • 1
The old fort stands on a bluff, ter¬
race fashion. From the water’s edge
to the brow of beetling cliff there
aro huge caves formed by the action
of the waves, and around the base
and in the superstructure there are
not a few caves made by the navy’s
projectiles. It would appear, how-
ever,- that only one bastian v/as
knocked to pieces, while tbo queer
little sentry box to the sixteenth Gen¬
try escaped almost intact.,
Morro Castle is tho only imposing
fortification in the harbor, and it is
only so in.appearance, since there is
not one gun mounted within tho
crumbled \valls. In fact, all the bat*-
teries. masked and open, dwindled in
their teirw-insniring qinditi".- a.- the
inspection grew elosar,'
Crowning'the'hill on the west side
of the entrance wore the famoiis six-
inch rapid fire guns froth the Spalls
ish cruiser Reitia Mercedes. These
were ugly looking and dangerous.'
while below 6n the brink of the
mountains on the west shoro of the
entrance were some Gatling guns.
These were the ones whiiih poured
such a bitter firednto' the Merrimac.
Directly east of Mot’ro, on - the crest
of a Cliff, wore six big guns, oho or
two of which were dismounted. Tho
Estrella battery and a small neighbor
further in showed no guns. On the
inside of tho slopo and on the hill
westward - were some hastily construc¬
ted but very comforting casemates
seen, •into which the Spanish gun¬
ners retreated when our ships opened
tiro. When the firing' ceased the
gnriivcrs only had a few steps to climb
to the six'-inch rapid (ire guns, ' 1
At punta-gorda there two 4sinch
guns-, one-above the other, neither
protected by even sand or earth.
These commanded the harbor with--
out-the loss of a single' ship. The
mines thighs have stopped 'ingress by
sinking the leading ship. But this is
chance of war, and isn’t so grave as
many taken during civil strife, nor so
serious as would have 'been; the sit¬
uation had there been good batteries
properly manned in the harbor.
City of Silence.
Santiago Harbor, July 13th, ■ via
Kingston, July 19,-Santiago is now a
city of silence.
The American flag waves over the
military headquarters on Morro’s flag¬
staff, arid Red Cross emblems are as
plentiful as church spires. .
Almost the entire population is
gathered about the. wharves, where
the Spanish shipping, now prizes of
the. United States, will soon bo aug¬
mented by a large fleet of transports
flying ,the American colors. Some
stories, mostly for. the salo of liquor
or drugs, aro open* hut patrons are
few. Beggars are in evidence, of the
same importunate sort which makes
Havana unpleasant for foreigners.
Now and then a man or woitiaii of
tho hotter class will beg the eorress
pondeiits for f'&ilJt.for my little one,
in the nanie-of God.”
At the dock where tho Red Cross
steamer, tltate of Texas is unloading
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from the Ninth infantry has been
mounted, but the soldiers have had
little trouble except from the inroads
of bad boys, indiegonous to seaport
cities. ■ .
There is no evidence of gloom on
the faces of the Spanish men and
women. These mureurial people are
already laughing and pleased at the
nava military and naval show and at
tho prospect of getting-. food ■ other
than rice and salt.meats. Nearly the
bettor class of .houses are olosod.
The residents have 'evidently notes*
turned from El Cane.y and other
suburbs on places to which they fled
on the fear of bombardment.
Thanks to Mr. Harper
The melon was sent to u» to-days
12 o’clock mail. Tho melon La
undonbtably the . la rgest that this
scribe has ever peon. We enter it
on our contest list and will toll
you tlie weight later. The' Lord
will provide when a country editor
is hungry.
The High frnwa Leghorns arrived
O. K., TuVts'fay. Mr:., K. M- eiiltcmloB.
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$1 per year.
P OFESgiONAL. CAR DS,
ATTORNEY J. J. BECK,- CQUNSELLOE - -- ,
M At LAW,
avro^c3^A.isr, c>-A..
Will practice.tn all the Cotlrts, State
tnd Federal. Prompt attention, given to
all business entrusted fo his care. Col¬
lections a specialty. , H7.lt
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ATTOBlv IFTST' A.'X' XiAW,
MOKUAN, tM.i .\A1 a iy
Practices In the Courts of the Albany
CIronll, Ac ..... 1-17-tf
L. <1. CARTI EiMSMy vy
ATXOBNiry atiAw *
MORGAN, GA. ", ''llit.l.
Practices In the Courts of the Stats.
Special attention given to collections.
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J. B, GEOROEU- .
EM'S 101 AvEf ■' AN .0; BURGEON,
i Morgan, ga. i'> 'ii.it;
Office and Rkbidf.noe oh Main Street
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K* MCK. RAQAN.w ,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON;
MORGAN, GA. , roTt
Offtok and Residence North of Court
House on Pn8i.ro Square.
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GI 0. H. DOZIER,
Attorney- At-Law, i
Morgan, Gdoi’gia,
W practice any v/Jigre,
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'I'. BRISCOE;; 3 • r ,
FHtJidiAi?-AtfE imm,
MORGAN,:«A,, ; v
Rbsibbsck Booth ok I’nBLiq Square.
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Sliollirmn. (■eot’gla.
“At, home away flora homo” ls tlio way
you feel when stopping at tho Benny Tday
Hotel. Kates from fl to $2 per day.
Everything up-to-date.
Teelli Extracted Without Pain.
If you ar6 troubled with fbothacho
Si- havo’ a month full df bid snags
that c'ausbs j'611 troublo and 8 bad
breath call on . .
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DR. F P. GRIFFIN,
at without Leafy, pain. and have Charges thorn . extracted
reasonable
and satisfaction guaranteed.
SHOE SHOP: 1 ,0
reasonable, jrs&ssst .Shop North,-.west nac. In', m pub¬ neat
corner
lic Bijuai'f:. SlirxiH matio too'cteip , I alec
repair all kinds of tin ware. ■ , n ,
The place to buy the finest Marble
and Granite Monuments and
bl abs is at ’ ,
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Tho Albaj Xarble ad granite
Write naming price jlou want to
pay and; J. ivill do .Bio rest. ' '
W. II. MILLER, PROP.
siioK shop
Xi-''-X- :: —AT——. •. .1- ’’A -..
LEARY, GEORGIA.
It. M. Flowers, a Hrst-class. shoe, and
harness work maker, him. will Manufacturing tlriqk you for and any
sent re
pairing'done good at low figures. Send
your shoo and harness work to
It. M. FLOWERS;
octSU 3m , Leary Ga.
_ ft-
ihornton & go, ,
Wants Your Trade.
TMs popular firm Imam, overt Into
their new .store. . They - carry, a
dories, full llpo of. staple and family gro.
tobaccos, whiskies, wines,,
dry goods, etc.; which, they aro
soiling for cash as choap.or.,che»p-
or than any retail concern of the
kind 111 this sectlbn of country.
This it, Just a notice— their
go< ids art vortlae thomuolve*.
THORNTON &C0*,
Morgan, <J*.
