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acrCcultuvrtl. From the Western Farmer and Gardener. WATER WITCHES. The following letter has been handed to us by a gentleman, too well known i w this vicinity as an old and rospectaWe early settler in Kentucky, and a preacher of the Word, to require our sayina-rfiore, than that implicit reliance may be placed on all his statements. He is shlce deceased. We have no doubt he vyJff find few believers in j the “witchery "At the matter ; but we can assure our rpsuers that it is generally be lieved in tVese parts—indeed, we can name individuals, well known all over the West, who-arc thought believers. For ourselves we say nothing. E. J. 11. Messrs. Editors:—l am about to give you a few remarks of my experience, on a subject on which, l have no doubt, your self and most of your readers will be as in credulous as I was at one time. You shall have the facts as I myself witnessed them, ; or knew them to take place. I will not j pretend to a->sign any cause, or give a rea son why such things are, but leave every one to do so for himself. My subject is that of certain individuals being able to find and point out the exact spot where an under-current of water flows, as the best point for digging a well ; and of their also being able sometimes to state the precise depth at which the water will be found.— Such persons are generally known and spoken of in Kentucky as “Water Witch es.” The first instance of which I will speak is this. As early as 1810, when salt, as it is well known, was scarce and high in this then new country, ten or twelve neighbors of us entered into an agreement to send for a “water witch,” who had already become noted on the south side of the Kentucky river—by name, David Cook—and have him search for aspring of salt water on our respective lands, and wherever he should determine as the best spot there we were to dig at our joint expense, and divide the salt we should make. 1 had no faith what ever in any thing of the kind, though some of the others had. Cook came ;he lived 100 miles from my place. All the compa ny met at my house, and after Cook had prepared his ‘divining rod,’ we went out. This rod was a forked peach tree twig ; the forks about two feet long. Grasping the points of the rod in each hand, bending them outwards sufficiently to allow a firm hold, the points towards the thumbs; the palm of tiie hands being turned up, and the point of the fork also directed upwards— he walks steadily along over the ground to be examined, until, as he nears a vein of water, the rod begins to tremble in his hand ; as he approaches more closely to the spot beneath which it flows, the rod, of itself, turns downwards ; and as he walks past the spot, it gradually rises again, and will turn so far backward as to rest a gainst his breast. The rod evidently turns, not by the agency of the holder, as it will twist so as to separate the bark entirely from the wood, even twisting the wood a round as in making a withe ; in fact, if held perfectly tight it would be apt to break. Cook, when he went into my yard, held up his rod, and at once seemed to de cide on the course to take. He walked steadily onwards, in the direction of a deer lick about a quarter of a mile from the house ; when within about forty or fifty yards of the lick—which, however, from the brush about it, could not possibly be seen—the rod pointed downwards, and he told tts that there was the spot to dig for salt water. 1 drove in at that spot a black locust peg, leaving its top about two inches underground, and marked the stem of a spice bush which stood within eighteen inches of it. He traced the vein of water to its source, but returned to mv peg, sta ting that to be the best spot. In answer to the doubts I expressed, Cook gave,- me the rod in my own hands, and standing behind me, he took one of my naked wrists in each of his hands. We walked about thus in various directions, but the stick did not move until we crossed the vein, when it pointed downward—most assuredly with out any agency of mine ! Still I was an unbeliever. This was in May ; between then and the October following circumstances had oc curred to prevent us sinking a well—in deed we had given up all thoughts of doing so. About this time, there came along by my house another water-witch, by the name of Moses Scott, who had never been on my farm. Him I resolved to put to the test; and, having stated to him the result of Cook’s search, he told me he could find the identical spot. This he actually did, after I had taken him, by a circuitous route lialfa mile beyond the vein of water! He turned back, and followed a perfectly straight course until he crossed the vein, which he traced until he pointed out to me the same spot where Cook’s peg was hur ried, and found the peg itself! This, too, in a spice-wood thicket, with a summers growth added to it since our former search. I might give you several other equally singular instances which came under my observation, but will not have room for more than one. This occurred about ten years ago, on the farm, in the lower part of old Campbell Cos., which I sold last year to Mr. Cleveland. I found it necessary to dig a well, and commenced doing so. I went on until I had incurred an expense of one hundred dollars, and gone to a depth of over fifty feet, without success. I now thought I bet ter try a water-witch! I tried a neighbor of my own, J#hn Arnold, (a brother of Squire Arnold, ofCovington.) He pointed out a spot in another part of my yard-—’ There I again sunk a locust peg, which was also designated as the proper spot for a good well by another witch, of the name ofSmith, who had no knowledge of Arnold’s having selected it. I dug there, and found one of the finest wells of water in the dis trict, at a depth of thirty feet. What adds to the singularity of tho whole matter, is, that they cannot them-1 selves tell how or why they are thus guif- j tod; nor will they receive any thing for services so rendered. Ifvou think these statements (of what you may be assured actually came under my own observation, and arc related cor rectly as far as my memory serves me) of sufficient importance or interest to deserve a place in your valuable paper, you may insert them. Grafting. —Many begin early in April to graft their apple trees while others defer till June. Wo think Maya bettor month than either, and there win be but little dif ficulty In making the scions live, if they arewellset. We advise to set scions in nursery trees quite close to the ground, as I the bodies of the trees will be more strait! and handsome. From the Southern Cultivator. CURE OF SWINEY. Swiney is a disease, by which many of ! our finest road horses are annually retired i from the saddle or harness, and turned out to pasture as almost worthless, or sold for one-third their value. We have seen and tried a number of prescriptions for the re lief of this troublesome affection of the shoulder, such-as ironing, rubbing withthe oil of earth worms, and variaus stimulating liniments, the introduction of seatons, lengthy incisions with a deposit of poke rook, to produce suppuration, &c. ; many of which are worthless, and others both cruel and injurious. The disease may be cured in less than a month, and the horse used daily if neces sary, though it is best to give him rest if convenient. As soon as you discover the disease—which will be known by noticing the horse while standing after use, and it may be seen even in the stall., he will sus tain the weight of the body on the opposite limb, and put forward the limb of the af fected side, permitting it to touch the ground but lightly, limps when hurried down hill, the muscle upon the shoulder becomes thin, and in many instances the skin contracted and tight, put a twist upon his upper lip, and introduce the small blade of a common pocket knife, (the point of which must be sharp,) into the thinest part of the shoulder, which will be near the upper margin of the shoulder blade, and push it directly in un til you reach the bone, holding the knife as you would a pen when writing, and scratch up the membrane that covers the bone for a space the size of a silver dollar ; the knife may then be withdrawn, and after the small quantity of blood that follows is wiped away, the orifice will not be seen. The knife may then be introduced in one or two places below the first, and used in the same way, and the operation is over. This may be repeated in six or eight days: we ’ have but seldom found it necessary to re peat the operation more than twiceorthrice, and in many cases a single operation will effect a cure. j Geese. —Geese are much inclined to lay i their eggs in their own way, and they are i always angry when they find any eaves ■ | droppers near their nests. Yet they arc ! perfectly willing to have a goosehouse ! made for them, and they will lay their j eggs in it when you make it early in the i season—if you delay till march your geese will be likely to wander tothe woods and build for themselves. After that you cannot calculate on directing their course. Old geese are much better to bring up , broods than young geese are. They u , sually lay an egg every other day; the egg . should be carried into the house & kept in a room where it will not be chilled severe. . ly, and it will be as certain to hatch as a hen’segg will. You will not need to leave , a nest egg; geese will lay without one. . Young goslins are clumsy and tender, but they are less liable to disease, and to ver , min than any other poultry. Old geese . are tough in any mode of trial. i SOAP MAKING. In the city I believe, it is better to ex ; change ashes arid grease for soap; but in ; the country, I am certain, it is good econo my to make one’s own soap. If you burn wood you can make your own lye, but the ashes of coal is not worth much. Bore small holes in the bottom of a barrel, place four bricks around, and fill the barrel with ashes. Wet the ashes well, but not enough to drop; let it soak thus three or four days, then pour a gallon of water in every hour or two, fora day or more, and let it drop into a pail or tub beneath. Keep it drip ping till the color of the lye shows the strength is exhausted. If your lye is not strong enough, you must fill your barrel with fresh ashes, and let the lye run through it. Some people take a barrel without any bottom and lay sticks and straw across to prevent the ashes from falling through. To a barrel of soap it will require about 5 or 6 bushels of ash es, with at least four quarts of unslaked stone lime; if slaked double the quantity. When you have drawn off a part of the lye, put the lime (whether slaked or not) into three pails of boiling water, and add to it the ashes, and then let it drain through. It is the practice of some people, in ma king soap, to put the lime near the bottom of the ashes when they are first set up; but the lime becomes like mortar and the lye does not run thoough, so as to get the strength of it, which is very important in making soap, as it contracts the nitrous salts which collect in ashes, and prevent i the soap from coming as (the saying is.) j Old ashes are very apt to be impregnated j with it. Three pounds of grease should be put in- i to a pailful of lye. The great difficulty ’ in making soap come, originates in want of judgment about the strength of tho lye. One rule may be safely trusted. If your lye will bear up an egg, or a potato so that you can see a piece of the surface as big as a ninepence, it is just strong enough If it sink below the topoftho lye, it is to weak, and will never make soup, if it is buoyed up half way, the lye is too strong and that j is just as bad, a bit of quick lime, thrown j in while the lyo und grease are boiling to- I gether, is ofservice. When the soap be- I comes thick and ropy, carry it down cellar ! in pails and empty it into a barrel. Cold soap is less trouble, because it does not need to boil; the sun does tho work of i fire. The lye must be prepared and tried in the usual way. The grease must be prepared and tried out, anti strained from j ; the scraps. Two pounds of grease instead !of three, must be used to a pailful; unless : the weather is very sultry, the lye should | be hot when put to the grease, it should stand in the sun and be stirred every day. If it does not begin to look like soap in the course of five or six days, add a little hot lie to it; if this does not help it try whether jit be grease that it wants. Perhaps you j will think cold soap water wasteful; be ! cause the grease must be strained; but if the scraps are boiled thoroughlg in strong lye, the grease will all float upon the sur face, and nothing be lost.— Boston Cult. New York Brandy. —A witness lately testified in court that they made brar.u’y in ; the store where he kept as follows: — “One gallon of fourth-proof brandy, pur chased at $1 75 per gallon ; three gallons of alohohol, which cost 28 cents per gallon; and one gallon of clean pump water, which cost nothing but tho pumping of it.” The naughty boys at Springfield kiss the young ladies in temperance meeting, lie of the Springfield Republican is of opinion that sucii things are not consistent with total abstinence. The question appears to be this: Is kissing intoxicating ? Who does answer ? Somebody says that no boy passes his nineteenth year without having experien. ced at least one tender and “ eternal” (of course) passion, and that very few girls get fairly through their sixteenth year scathe less of a romantic love. The tender senti ment is peculiar to the teens, and is some thing like the mumps and tneazles; it comes only once in a lifetime. Annexation. —A New Feature. —Every day brings about something new. In “ poping the question” now, the stricken individual, instead of saying: “Miss, will you marry me ?” exclaims, “ Miss, are you in favor of annexation ?” BANK STATE OF GEORGIA, I Savannah, Ist April, 1844 j Notice to the stockholders.- In conformity with a resolution passed at the general Meeting of Stockholders, on the 28th April, 1842 : Notice is hereby given, that a second Meeting will be held at the Banking- House, in Savannah, on Wednesday, the first day of May next; and on Monday following, the 6th of May, an Election will be held for eight Directors, on the part of the individual Stock holders, to serve lor one year from that date. A. I’ORTER, Cashier. April 11. 4t 33 Georgia, Wilkes county. By the Justices of the Inferior Court of said County, in Chambers , March 12, 1844. ORDERED, That the Justices of (he Peace in the several Districts in said County, make out and return to the Clerk of the Inferior Court on or before the first Monday in May 1 next, a list of the children in Jheir respective i Districts entitled to the benefit of the Act of 1843, entitled “An Act to provide for the Edu cation of the Poor.” Ordered, also, that Teachers having accounts 1 for Schooling poor children in the years 1812 and 1843, hand their accounts to the said Clerk ■ of the Inferior Court on or before the time above i mentioned, and that part of the second Section -of said Act, together with this Order, be publish i ed in the News and Gazefte. i True copy from the Record. ROYLANI) BEASLEY, Clerk t “ Sec. 2.—And be it further enacted by the au thority aforesaid, That said Justices of the Inie > rior Court are hereby authorized and empowered to require the Justices of the Peace, or other persons in the several militia districts of their respective counties, to furnish them, at such times as they may require, with a list of such - children between the ages of eight and sixteen, i in their several districts, as may need total or partial assistance in obtaining their education.” | March 14,1844. 3t 29 t ! Wilkes Agricultural Society. \ T the regular fall meeting of this Society i held in Washington on Friday the 16th in ! stant, it was Resolved that Premiums be offered for the following Stock, Produce, &c., to be ex | hibited on the 20th of October next: Premium offered for the best Bull. Do. do. do. Boar. I)o. do. do. Sow’. Do. do. do. Horse. Do. do. Pig under 1 year old. Do. do. do. Cow. Do. -do do. 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The Engraved Portrait of Washington, which we present to every new subscriber for an en tire year, is one o f the most magnificent speci mens of art that has ever been put forth in this country; it is of large dimensions, being a full length figure, and the plate being 24 inches by 16. It is copied from the celebrated painting by Stuart, which adorns the State House at Hart ford, Conn, and has been pronounced by many who knew the distinguished subject of the pic ture personally and intimately a most accurate and spirited likeness. With our Journal at so low a price, and with this fine engraving, The Anglo American may fairly be deemed the cheap est publication in the world. April 4, 1844. 32 ‘EY OUR months after date, application will be made to the Honorable the Inferior Court of Elbert county, while sitting as a Court of Or dinary, for leave to sell all the Lands and Ne groes belonging to the Estate of William Brant ly, deceased, late of Elbert county, this 27th day of March, 1844. WILLIAM W. DOOLY, Adm’r. April 4. m4m 32 JjYOUR months after date, application will be of Elbert county, while sitting as a Court of Or- ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE. AGREEABLE to an order of the Hononable I the Inferior Court of Oglethorpe coiyjiy, j while sitting for Ordinary purposes, will be sold j before the Court-House door in tiie town of HI- i berton, Elbert county, on the first Tuesday in j May next, between the usual hours of sale, one j Negro man by the name of Isaac, 22 years old, 1 belonging to the Estate of Z. Reid, late of Ogfe- j thorpe county, deceased. Terms of < ale, Cash. I LINDSAY H. SMITH, Adm’r. January 27, 1844. 21 AD Ml NIST RATOII’S HALE. I VETILL he sold, by order of the honorable In- j ” * ferior Court of Wilkes county, sitting for | Ordinary purposes, on the first Tuesday in June next, at the Court-House in Pulaski county, within the usual hours of sale : Lot of Land Number 8, m the sth District of originally Doo ly, now Pulaski county, belonging to the Estate of Nathaniel Chambers, decease'', for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of said deceased. LUKE TURNER, Adm’r. March 21, 1844. 30 GEORGIA, ( Whereas, Lewis It. Brown Wilkes county, j and John I I. Dyson apply to me for letters ol Dismission on the Estate of John Retan, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite, summon and ad monish, all and singular the kindred and credi - ars of said deceased, to be and appear at my of fice, within the time prescribed by law, to show cause (if any they have,) why said letters should not be granted. Given under iny hand at Office, this 3d day of April, 1844. JOHN 11. DYSON, c. c o. April 4. ni6m 31 GEORGIA, ) Whereas, Lewis S. Brown Wilkes County. J and John H. Dyson, apply to me for Letters of Dismission on tho Estate ol Herman ttetan, deceased, These are, therefore, to cite, summon, and admonish, all and singular, the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to be and ap pear at my office Within the time prescribed by law, to show cause, (if any they have,) why said tetters should not be granted. Given under my hand at office, this 3d day of April, 1813. JOHN H. DYSON, Clerk Court of Ordinary. April 4. m6m 32 GEORGIA, ) Whereas, Daniel Shumate, Wilkes County. \ Guardian for Elizabeth Nor man, applies lor Letters of dismission. These are, therefore, to cite, summon, and admonish, all and singular, the kindred and creditors of said Minor, to be and appear ai my office, within the time prescribed by law, to show cause, (if any they have,) why said letters should not be granted. Given under my hand at office, this 29th u. January, 1844. JOHN H. DYSON, Clerk c. o. February 1. m6m 23 GEORGIA, i Whereas, James H. Fivn'. Wilkes county. ( Guardian of John W. Wriglif, applies to me for Letters of Dismission. These are therefore to cite, summon, and ad monish, ali and singular the kindred and credit ors of said Minor, to be and appear at. my offict within the time prescribed by law, to shew c (if any they have) why said letters shoula mi be granted. Given under my hand at Office, this 22d day of November, 1843. JOHN 11. DYSON, c. c. o. November 30. mfim 14 GEORGIA, I Whereas, Felix Shank, ex WUl:es County. ( editor on the Estate of Wil j liam Poss, deceased, applies to me for letters : of Dismission. These are therefore to cite, summon, and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to be and appear at my office within the lime prescribed by law, to shew cause (if any they have,) why said letters should not be granted. Given under my hand at Office, this 11th day of January, 1844. JOHN H. DYSON, c. c. o. Janaury 18. m6m 21 FOUR months after date, application will be made to the Honorable Inferior Court of Elbert county, while sitting as a Court of Ordi nary, for leave to sell or remove the remainder of the property belonging to the Estate of James Banks, late of said countv, deceased. NAIL McMULLEN, Adm’r. February 15,1841. m4m 25 IMTYOUR months alter date, application will be made to the Honorable the Inferior Court of Wilkes county, while sitting as a Court of Or dinary, for leave to sell the Land and Negroes of the Minors of George Keeling, deceased. GEORGE F. BUCHANAN, Guardian. February Bih, 1844 m4m 24 |?OUR months aiter date, application Will be made to the Honorable the Inferior Court of Elbert county, while sitting as a Court of Or dinary, for leave to sell all the Lauds and Ne groes belonging to tiie Estate of Rlioda Clave land, deceased, late of Eibert county. JACOB M. CLEVELAND, Adm’r. January 8, 1844. m4m 21 months alter date, application will be made to the Inferior Court of Eibert coun ty, while sitting as a Court of Ordinary, for leave to sell all the Lands belonging to the Estate of Archer Skinner, deceased. ADAM KELLEY’, Adm’r. with the will annexed, of Archer Skinner, deceased. January 2,1844. m4m 19 Georgia, Elbert county. Court of Ordinary, January adjourned Term, 1844. Present their Honors Thomas J. Heard, William Mills, and William H. Edwards, Esq’rs. ON reading the Petition of John D. Over street, stating that he held the Bond of Thomas Haynes, deceased, late of Elbert coun ty, bearing date on the third day of August Eighteen hundred and thirty-one, binding the said Thomas Haynes to make good and lawful titles to the said John D. Overstreet, for the one half of a certain tract or parcel of land, known by number one hundred and ninety-five, in the third district of Walton county, and that the said Thomas Haynes, departed this life without exe cuting titles in conformity with said bond. It is Ordered by the Court, that all persons are here by required to show cause, if any they have, on or before Ihe first Monday in July next, why ti tles should not be made and executed for said Land, or on failure of such cause being shown, the Court will grant a Rule absolute requiring Benjamin Thornton and Letty Haynes, the ad ministrators on the Estate of Thomas Haynes, deceased, to make and execute titles for said Land unto the said Joint D. Overstreet, accord ing to the tenor and effect of said Bond. And it is further Ordered by the Court, that a copy of this Rule be published in the News and Plant- 1 era’ Gazette, once a month for three months, previous to the first Monday in July next, this sth day of February, 1844. The above is a true copy from the Minutes of the Court of Ordinary of Elbert county, this slh day of February, 1844. YVM. B. NELMS, c. c. o. March 21. m3m 30 Willses fcherifi’s Sales. IN MAY. WILKES SHERIFF’S SALES. Will be sold on the first Tuesday in Mi/ 1 * next,before the Court-House door in the town of Washington, Wilkes comity, between the lawful hour* of sale, the following property, to-wit: Three Negroes, to-wit: Bob aged about 50 years ; William about 15, and Fanny about 13 years of age ; Also, Five hundred and n inety*one j Acres of Land, more or lees, on the waters of I Cnichnsiiw Crook, adjoining lands of William [ Jordan, James Cade mid others, levied on as the property of William Walton, to satisfy a fi.'fa. from YVilkes Superior Court, in favor ol Tliomas J. Walton vs. said William Walton. AI.SO, One House and Lot in the Town of Washing ton, on the West side of the Public Square, ad joining lot of Francis W. Derracott and others, and now occupied by McGrannaghan & Donnel ly, levied on by virtue of a Mortgage fi. fa. from VVilkes Superior Court, in the name of Francis T. Willis and Francis T. Willis and Elizabeth Barnett, executors of Samuel Barnett, deceased, vs. William F. Sohan. Property pointed out in said fi. fa. CHRISTOPHER BINNS, Dep. Sheriff April 8, 1844. 32 MORTGAGE SALE. Will he sold on the first Tuesday in May next, beiore the Court-House door in Washington, Wilkes county, between the legal sale hours, tiie following property, to-wit: A Negro man named Ben, about 35 years of age, levied on by virtue of a Mortgage fi. fa. from W likes Inferior Court, William Cade vs. Wil liam Walton. CHRISTOPHER BINNS, Dep. Sheriff. March 2,1844. 28 WILKES SHERIFF S SALE. Will be sold at the Court-House door in Wash ington, YVilkes county, on the first Tuesday in May next, between the usual hours of sale, the following property, to-wit: One Negro man named Jack, about twenty five years of age, levied on as the property of Joseph T. Blakey, by virtue of a Mortgage fi. fa. from Willies Interior Court, Thomas Wootten vs. Joseph T. Blakey. Property pointed out in said fi. fa., also by Defendant. E. R. ANDERSON, Sheriff March 5, 1844. 28 IN JUNE. YVILKES SHERIFF’S SALE. Will be sold on the first Tuesday in June next, before ihe Court-House door in Washington, Wilkes county, between the legal sale hours, the following property, to-wit: One sorrel liorse, about ten years of age, lev ed on by virtue of a Mortgage fi.fa. from YVilkes inferior Court, in favor or Joseph Fox vs. Wil liam Galloway and James Hancock, a6 the prop erty of said Gallasvay. Property pointed out by iMaintiffi EDWARD R. ANDERSON, Sheriff April 6, 1844. 83 Albert Sheriff’s Sales, IN MAY. ‘’f'it- EI.BERT SHERIFF SALES. YVill be sold on tire first Tuesday in May next, before the Court-House door in Elbert county, within the legal sale hours, the follow ing property, to-wit: Three hundred and ninety-three Acres of Land, more or less, in Eibert county, lying on Broad River and on the South side of tbe roai - running through Petersburg to the Ferry-land ing at the confluence of Broad and Savannah Rivers, at the lower end of said tract of land, and adjoining lands recently owned by Dr. Win. N. Richardson, at the upper end ; one-half of the privileges of the Ferry-landing at the point or confluence of Broad and Savannah Rivers, and the one-half or equal interest in two Negro men, to-wit: Bob, about forty-five years old, and El bert, about thirty-three years old, all levied on as the property of Zimri A. Tate, deceased, to satisfy a fi. fa. issued from the Superior Court of Eibert county, in favor of Wilcv Lane & Cos. vs. YVade, Speed & James M. Hester, surviving co partners of Speed, Hester & Tate, and Enos Tate and Uriah O. Tate, administrators of Zimri A. Tate, deceased. Property pointed out by Plaintiffs. ALSO, One Negro boy named Clark, about seventeen years old, levied on as the property of Arthur Jones, to satisfy a fi. fa. from Eibert Inferior Court, in favor of Bud C. Wall vs. said Arthur Jones. Property pointed out by Defendant. HENRY R. DEADWYLER, Sheriff. March 29, 1844. 32 MORTGAGE SALE. Will be sold on the first Tuesday in May next, before the Court-House door in Elbert coun ty, within the logal sale hours, the following property, to-wit: Three Negroes, viz.: one Negro woman by the name of Usiey, about twenty-eight years old, and yellow complexion, and her child named Jack, about two years of age, of yellow complex ion ; one Negro woman by the name of Peggy, about fifty-one years of age, of dark complexion; one bay Mare called Liza, seven years old ; one yoke of Oxen, five years old, one called Dick and the other Buck ; une other yoke of Oxen four years old, and one lload-wagon, all levied on as the property of Davis Arnold, to satisfy a Mort gage fi.fa. issued from Elbert Inferior Court, in favor of Philemon R. Wilhite vs. Davis Arnold. Property pointed out in said Mortgage fi. fa. HENRY R. DEADWYLER, Sheriff February 29,1844. 27 GEORGIA , ) Whereas Thomas Favor, ad- WUJces County, j ministrator of Matthew Favor, applies to me tor letters of dismission on said Estate. These are therefore, to cite, summon, and ad monish, all and singular the kindred and credit ors of said deceased, to be and appear at my Of fice, within the time prescribed by iaw, to shew cause (if any they have,) why said letters should not be granted. Given under my hand at office, this 28th day of February, 1844. JOHN H. DYSON, c.e.o.v February 29. m6m 29 GEORGIA, i Whereas, Felix Gl Hender- Wilkes county. ( son, administrator de bonis non on the Estate of Edward Jones, deceased, ap plies to me for Letters of Dismission. These are therefore to cite, summon, and ad monish, all and singular the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to be and appear at my office within the time prescribed by law, to shew cause (if any they have,) why said letters should not be granted t Given under my hand at office, this 20th day of October, 1843. JOHN H. DYSON, c.c.fe. a. i October 26. m6m 9
