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Vol 3. IVo 47
The Monument To Confederate
Women. •
(By J. L. Underwood.)
Here, almost ip sight of the
monuments of Lee and Jackson,
and so many other souvenirs of
the Confederate cause, I cannot
forget the attention paid by the
patriotic Telegraph- to the con¬
templated movement in Georgia
to erect a monument in memory
of the noble women of the South¬
ern Confederacy. I hope it is
not egotistic to claim that I
was the first publicly to suggest
and urge the building of such a
monument. Ir 1895 and 1890 I
repeatedly made the appeal in a
lecture which was delivered in
several towns in Southwest Geor¬
gia on “The Womenof 1861; Our
Mothers and Grandmothers.”
The lectors was delivered at (he
request of Col. Crittenden
other veterans, mainly for the
benefit of the Confederate monu
ment at Cathbert. Mr. James
Callaway, of the Telegraph, and
Dr. J. Wm. Jones, of the
erate memorial here, have eug
gested that I publish it as did Dr.
J. L. M. Curry before his death
As my great affliction will, in
all probability, preclude its deliv¬
ery orally, I hope to put it in
press soon after I reach my home
at Camilla.
As then, so I would now urge
the building of that monunsomt.
Never ha4 there been a war of
such magnitude nor with such
odds as the Southern people had
to contend against, and never a
war in which the vanquished
weaker side covered itself with
such glory. And never has there
been a war in which women took
such a conspicuous part or ren¬
dered such efficient aid. Truly
did Brig. Gen. Adkins, of the
Federal army, say to the ladies
of South Carolina, “It is you wo¬
men who are carrying on this
war, and rt is you We are fight¬
ing.” An-d yet in all her great
work she was woman, nothing
but womac—blessed be God—
Southern woman. These women
in peace and in war knew woman .9
God-given sphere and gloried i>n
moving in it.
Build that monument. Let it
be surmounted by an image of
the true woman of the South. A
model can be found in almost
every hamlet of our glorious
Southland. Let the'chisel picture
that queenly brow, that eye of
womanly courage, that grace of
■womanly grace and womanly
modesty, that form of beauty—all
showing the soul which has made
the Southern woman a queen
We Want Your Trade.
Form the habit of coming to us first, we point with pride to customers still with us, from our store fourteen
years or more ago. Satisfaction is one thing we do not sell. We it away freely to our customers.
A miser grows rich by seeming poor and an extravagant man grows poor by seeming rich. But our customers grow rich by taking advan¬
tage of our poorer prices.
25 pounds head rice........................................... $1.00 ... >, . j- ed Mattresses..................................................... $1.90
8 1-3 pounds green coffee.................................... $1.00 AU ballCOeS per yd 3C Chi i dren . rockcrs g*
Guaranteed sack 80c 8 .......................................•..........
patent flour, per ..................... ghgpfijirr 01 ner ” vd ^ 5c Folding all wire bed springs...........'..................... $1.90
Salt, per sack .............;........................................ 49c *
First First Served, Come, BERMAN BROS
Camilla, Go.. Mar. 17, 1003.
whether adorning a palace or toil
ing in a cottage. Turn her face
toward the North with a peace¬
ful, forgiving smiie, with no mal
ioe for the past, no bitterness for
the present, no revenge for the
future.
Put on the pedestal the memo¬
rial that the Confederate woman’s
causo was the cause of Constitu¬
tional Union and Constitutional
State’s rights. Let there be a
picture of President Davis com¬
ing home without a trial from
prison with the good old consti¬
tution under his arm and the Fed¬
eral Supreme court behind him
saying, “We find no fault in this
man.” Lot there be a picture of
“Mammy Cindy and Uncle Joe”
with their sons and daughters
singing songs of plenty and con¬
tentment that theetegro will never
sing again, and tell the gener
ations to come that the benighted
African saw his best days and
j received under the his tutelage greatest of good the South- when
ern woman. Picture the old hand
loom with which these women
wove the gat ments tor our sol¬
diers. By all means, don’t forget
' the hospital, the sick soldier’s
couch and the dying hero’s grave.
Young peopfle of the South,
while it will be-a heart work for
you to build this mpnument, let a
veteran remind you that these
noble women, living nor dead, do
not ask for a monument. Jesus
Christ, the greatest martyr, the
greatest benefactor of the human
race, made no call for a monu¬
ment of brass or marble. He
takes no pleasure in a cathedral
devised by an Angelo nor a paint¬
ing by a Raphael or Da Vinci.
He wants his people to be living
monuments of Lis life and works.
To love Christ is to honor him
best. So let ime beg you to love
your mothers and grandmothers.
Then you will horior them indeed.
Study their noble blood and hon¬
or it, the best living blood of the
world. Catch their spirit. Imbibe
their principles. Imitate their
manners. Follow their example.
Kellam’s Hospital,
Richmond, Va.
Notice To Pensioners.
The Enterprise is requested
by Mr. J. G. Wood the Ordinary,
to state that checks have been
received for the pensions of both
class of widows and also for
imaimed soldiers, and that he is
ready to pay same-over to claim¬
ants
The pensions tfor indigent
claimants have not i T et been re¬
ceived, but as soon as they are
he will notify claimants,
Tull Lint Of
Hardware, Tin and Granite Ware.
New line of fine Oxfords Shoes, for men, women and children.
New line of Trunks, Valices and Suit [Cases.
Buist Garden Seed of all kinds.
Full line of best Groceries.
Yours to Serve,
T. A. A c r e e ,
Successor to
The J. B. Wilson Company.
Proceedings Of Commissioners’
Meetings.
Camilla, Ga., Feb. 2), 31905.
The commissioners inet pursuant to
adjournment.
Present T. R. Bennett, L. G. Collins,
4. W. Everett, J. J. Griner and J. G.
Wood.
The minutes of last meeting read and
adopted.
()n motion D. W. Faircloth was ap¬
pointed tax collector to collect the com¬
mutation tax due from all persons sub¬
ject to road duty and any other work re¬
quired of him by the commissioners,
ay id said collector is required to give a
bond of $2,000, as such officer.
The following are the dates fixed that
he will he at the militia districts for the
purpose ofjcollection of said taxes, towit:
Camilla, March 4th, 1005.
Davis Mill, “ 6th, “ ■
Faircloth, “ 7th, “
Palham, “ 8th, “
Maples, “ 9th, “
FeMble City, “ 10th, “
Alger, “ nth, “
P.arford, “ 13th, “
Bacon ton, “ 14th, “
Said tax collector is to receive two
dollars per day for services .as tax col¬
lector and to immediately turn over all
money collected by him to the county
treasurer.
The following persons were appointed
from each district to get a list of the
names of all persons subject to road
duty: J. L. Palmer, 1173district; J. H.
Davis, 1299 district; J. H. Baggs, 1033
district; J. G. Tennison, 1194 district;
I. Maples, 791 district; A. G. Ott, 1548
district, Calvin Mock, 1603 district; D.
W. Faircloth, 1611 district; G. W.
Vines, 625 district, and also to give to
each person subject to road duty a sum¬
mons to pay said commutation tax to
the tax collector at the above time and
places as above specified and to make
their report in ten days, and for said ser¬
vices they are to receive as compensa¬
tion five cents for each name listed by
them of persons subject to road duty.
Qn motion J. W. Everett was appoint¬
ed to visit Terrell county and get all in¬
formation possible in regard to road
working in said county under the alter¬
native road law, and to make his report
at the next meeting of the Board of
‘Commissioners.
It was ordered that Francis Tugle be
sent back to the poor farm.
It was ordered that a notice be pub¬
lished in one, issue of the Camilla Enter¬
prise, notifying parties having good
mules for sale to have them in Camilla
by next Tuesday, the 28th, by 10 o’clock
a. m., as the County Commissioners
wanted to purchase some mules to be
used for the purpose of working roads
in the county.
On motion it was ordered that the Al¬
ternative Road Law, now in force in
this county be published in two issues
each of the Camilla and Pelham news¬
papers. J. G. Clerk.
Wood,
Camilla, Ga., Feb. 28, 1905.
The Commissioners met in adjourned
term.
Present T. R. Bennett, J. W. Everett,
J. J. Griner, L. G. Collins and J- G.
Wood.
Minutes read and approved.
It was reported to the commissioners
that there was five bridges in the 625th
district in very bad condition not being
safe for public use. It is therefore or¬
dered that same be and they are hereby
condemned as not being safe for the pub¬
#1.00 a Year
lic to travel over until the same arc re¬
paired and it was ordered that notices
be posted at each end "of said bridges?
notifying the public that said bridges
were condemned and not safe for the
public to travel over.
On motion J. W. Everett and L. G.
Collins were appoin ted a committee with
authority to buy and pay for out of the
county funds, four large mules and
equipments to put into operation the
system and to employ overseers at a sal¬
ary, not exceeding $30 per month.
On motion it was ordered that $28.25
be advanced to settle mortgage and med¬
ical bill in favor of the Farmers Bask of
Pelham and Dr. O. B. Bush against Si¬
las Wood and that $8.00 per month bo
advanced Silas Wood and wife as a sup¬
port.
On motion a contract was made with
W. J, Mulleuts to build five bridges in
the 625 district as follows:
Bridge No. 1 330 feet long $243,OQ
50 25.00
75 50.00
100 75.0(1
10 o.o<>
Commissioners adjourned over to Sat¬
urday, March 4th.
J. G. Wood, Clerk.
for Sale.
75 bushels Floradora Cotton
Seed. Extra Staple. Market
price 2 to 1 cents per pound over,,
more than other cottons. Pro¬
duces as much and mor> than,
other varieties to the acre.
Price, $1.50 a bushel.
Apply to O. P. Meares, Jr.,
Baconton, Ga.
See that your subscription is
paid up to The Enterprise,