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GRACE BEFORE MEAT.
That gratitude which consists in a
Rwreiy sense of favors to come is
sswmetlmes shown by the humblest of
srreatures.
An aged maiden lady had a par
rot the solace of her declining years.
She had trained it piously, (being of
•a religious turn herself,) and taught
it bo say the most beautiful things
ont of the bible. The bird was more
So her than words can tell; she loved
it dearly, not because it looked like
her, for that she never knew, but
becau: • It was so pure and good a
i!r-\ o ready with a comforting text
wli u she felt sad. It never ate a
t . cker without a pious ejaculation
between each bite, nor ever thrust
its head under its wing without say-
I.’v.j its prayers. But disease is no
rvspeetor of persons or parrots, and
this exemplary bird fell sick one
cSay.
The doctor was called in, but in
aB Bis experience, he said he had
••seen nothing like it. The neighbors
wimmoned, but none of them appear
ed to understand the parrots’s case.
The poor bird grew worse, and did
nothing but repeat the Book of Job.
MJ. this crisis, however, sorrow
fasg maiden, whose wits were sharp
ened by emergency, remembered an
eMtea'ly sea-captain, who lived not far
for away, and who was believed to
know something about parrots. At
soar tearful summons he gallantly
came to the rescue, and after care
ful examination of the symptoms,
pronounced it as his opinion that the
&»rvd was lonesome —in short, it was
pining for a mate.
“Not that you ain’t a good enough
etjmpany for the parrot, mum —I do
tuft mvwji that,” said the captain has-
SSJy; ‘‘but then you know, mum, you
foclh being of the same sex, mum,” he
oemtinued, turning very red, “gentle
man bird! that’s what’3 the matter!”
This was a horrible suggestion, but
«fr*perate diseases require heroic
Srwatment. Had he a bird of
(JtaLt kind? Well, yes he had. And
would hie) bring it over. Well, he
would', but then he didn’t know as
Bnb had oughter; being as how his bird
had been raised aboard a ship, and
wasn't a moral bird, from hearing
llw; sailors talk. Did his bird swear
much? Was it so very wicked? No,
h wasn’t very heavy on the cuss
words —but—and then the Captain
t-xrplained to the agitated lady as
delicately as he could that sea-fearing
men, long deprived of the refining
influences of female society, were
&iunt of speech, and the morals of
?f*e best meaning parrots in the
world were likely to suffer in conse
apoence.
But even as he spoke the parrot
fteul another fit, and it was deter
mined to save its life, at whatever
rteik of its morals; so without delay
tilie nautical bird was brought and
placed in the cage.
"’Avast there, mate!” said this
•leathered son of Neptune.
“The Lord be praised—for lo! the
taride groom cometh,’’ feebly respond
ed the sick parrot.
"You bet your bottom dollar on
fltat,” said the disreputable bird.
“’Heave along side!’’
“And there was twelve foolish vir
gjiiis who —” continued the sufferer,
xSfll quoting scripture.
‘Virgins be blowed!” replied the
swsicieut mariner, who had traveled
a.«ul observed. “That’s played out.
Ctpen the hatchway! Haul taut the
•dem sheets! Starboard your helm,
amd.ril —”
At this moment a shriek from the
tarrlfied lady, who swooned in the
Captain's arms, drowned the remark. (
What the abandoned bird said will
merer be known but this was the
weply of the pious one:
■“For what we are about to re
onve, Oh! Lord, make us truly thank-
SOFT BOILED SHIRTS.
She was a dear old lady, but she
foved at Hardscrabble, and was a bit
feebind the times, says the Woman’s
Efome Companion. She had been read
fang the advertisements in a city news
paper chance had brought her way.
•Father,” she asked her husband,
“■ vh:it is these here negligee shirts
y t-illw &iiuui.
Father, being a man, was equal to
occasion.
“Don’t know what they be?” he
grinned. “Well, you are a back num
ber. Negligee shirts ain’t quite so
Ktiff and choky as a blled shirt —I
xnean a reg’lar hard-b’iled shirt. A
negligee shirt is something you might
«nll a soft-b’iled shirt.”
Sugar Cured Meats —fresh and nice
-—all the time.
BOYETT GROCERY CO.
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Cow Killed Bear.
Leonard Green, a farmer, who lives
3 miles from Keystone, was awakened
last night by a racket in his stabe.
The bawling of a calf confined in this
itable, together with sounds of blows
caused Green to think that his mules
had got loose and were kicking his
calf to death. Armed with pitchfork 3
Green and his son went to the stable,
arriving there only in time to see a
large bear climbing the fence back
of the barn.
Green found his calf tom and bat
tered. He Immediately set his dogs
on the trail and a fight ensued in
which the bear whipped both of the
dogs and escaped. Believing that the
bear was gone for good, Green put his
wounded calf in a shed and went back
to bed, but had not fallen asleep be
fore the bear returned and carried off
the calf. When pursued the bear
threw the calf over a high fence and
followed it into the pasture, where a!
cow was confined. A battle ensued i
between the bear and the cow, which
ended by the cow goring and tearing
the bear to death.
The bear weighed 350 pounds. It
had been a terror to sheep and stock
raisers of the neighborhood for sev
eral years and had cost the farmers
mand hundreds of dolars in loss of
stock. —Parkersburg (W. V.) Corre
spondent to New York World.
PETITION FOR CHARTER.
GEORGIA—EarIy County;
To the Superior Court of Said County:
The petition of W. D. Ray, J. G.
Butler and J. B. Tarver, all of said
county respectfully showeth:
1. That they desire for themselves,
their associates, successors and as
signs, to become incorporated under
the name and style of the Blakely
Automobile Company for a term of
twenty years, with the privilege of
renewal at the end of that time.
2. The capital stock of the corpora
tion is to be Fifteen Hundred Dollars,
divided into shares of fitty dollars
each. Petitioners, however, ask the
privilege of increasing said capital
stock front time to time not exceed
ing in the aggregate twenty-five thou
sand dollars.
3. The whole of said capital stock
of fifteen hundred dollars has been
actually paid in.
4. The object of the proposed cor
poration is pecuniary profit and gain
to its stockholders. Petitioners pro
pose to carry on a business of buying
and seling automobiles by wholesale
and retail, buying and selling for cash
and credit all such articles and fix
tures, supplies, etc., incident to and
usual with the operating of an auto
mobile shop for storing and repair
ing automobiles. Petitioners propose
to act as general and special agents [
for other persons and companies j
handling automobiles and fixtures and
supplies incident thereto, as well as:
make contracts to act as such agents;
with the usual powers and authority,
necessary to carry on such business, j
5. The principal office of said com- :
pany and its chief rlice of business
shall be in Blakely. Georgia, but peti
tioners ask to estabk h branch offices
anywhere it may be advisable.
Wherefore, petitioners pray to be |
made a body corporate under tho
name and style aforesaid, entitled to,
the rights and privileges and subject
to the liabilities fixed by law.
B. R. COLLINS.
Attorney for Petitioners, j
GEORGIA —Early County:
I, .!. T. Freeman, certify that the
above and foregoing is a true and i
correct copy of the charter as peti
tioned for, filed in my office April 1.7,
1909. Witness my hand and seal of;
office this April 17th, 1909.
J. T. FREEMAN,
Clerk Superior Court.
SHERIFF SALE.
GEORGIA —Early county:
Will be sold on the first Tuesday,
in May, 1909, before the court house
door in the city of Blakely, Ga., with
in the legal hours of sale, at public
outcry, to the highest and best bid
der. the following described property,
towit:
200 acres off west part of lot of
land No. 234 in the 28th district of
Early county, Ga. Levied on and to
be sold as the property of A. W.
White to satisfy a fi. fa. issued from
the City Court of Blakely In favor of
T. J 3. Harris vs. said A. W. White.
This April 6th, 1909.
L. E. BLACK, Sheriff.
PUBLIC SALE.
GEORGIA —Early County:
By the authority given to John A.
Horner & Co., and his agents and at
torneys in a certain security deed
with power of sale executed by M.
R. White, December 18th, 1907, and
recorded in Mortgage Book U. page
74. in th» Clerk’"- office of said r ’v
there will be sold at public outcry
on Saturday, the Ist day of May, j
1909, within the legal hours of sale, 1
before the court house door in Blake-!
ly, Georgia, the following described
property: All of lot of land No. 141 (
in the 2Gth District of said county, j
which sale is made by virtue of deed
subject to a security deed to John
Hancock Life Insurance Company for
SIOOO, due November Ist, 1912. Said
property is sold to satisfy a debt
due by M. R. White to John A. Hor
ner & Company and which became
due on May Ist, 1908.
JNO. A. HORNER & CO.,
By Park & Collins, Attys.
TAX COLLECTOR’S NOTICE.
GEORGIA —Early County:
I will be at the following places on
the date 3 named for the purpose of
collecting the Commutation Road Tax
for the year 1909:
Monday, March 15 —At Naramore’s
store till 12 m. and at Cain’s store in
afternoon.
Tuesday, March 1G —Colomokee.
Wednesday, March 17 —Rock Hill.
Thursday, March 18 —At Cuba Court
House in the morning and at Kilpat
rick’s store in the afternoon.
Monday, March 29—Arlington.
Tuesday, March 30 —Douglas’ store.
Monday, April 19 —Lucile in the
morning and Killarney in afternoon.
Tuesday, April 20 —Jakin.
Wednesday, Apr. 21 —Cedar Springs.
Monday, April 26 —Kestler.
Will be in Blakely all other days
until the books close.
Please meet me promptly and pay
| your Road Tax, as the books will close
| on May l3t, after which time the rate
'.vill be $5.00 instead of $2.50.
J. C. LOYLESS,
Tax Collector Early County.
TAX RECEIVER’S NOTICE.
GEORGIA—EarIy County:
If not Providentially hindered . I
will be at the following places on the
date 3 named, for the purpose of re
ceiving of property for taxa- '
tion for the year 1909: <
Cedar Springs—April 14th, May 4th J
and 26th. J
Jakin—Apr. 15th, May sth and 27t.h. <
Lucile —April 16th and May 7th. <
Rock Hill —April 20th and May 12th. J
Grimsley’s Mill —April 21st. J
C. R. Naramore’s—April 22nd. <
Colomokee —April 23rd and June 4. 3
Cuba—April 28th and June 18th. J
Damascus —April 29th.
Arlington—April 30th and May 21st. <
Killarney—May 6th. 3
A. B. Cain’s Store —May 13th. ’
Averitt’s Mill —May 14th. * <
Kestler —May 19th and June 10th. 3
J. D. Douglas’ Store —May 20th in J
morning and in the afternoon at Da- <
vis’ Mill. <
J. P. Lane’s —June 3rd. 3
Fitzhugh—June 9th. *
Rowena —June 11th. <
Hilton—June 14th. 3
Flowers’ Mill—June 15th. J
Blakely—June 16th, 17th, 18th, <
19th, and also during the first week <
! of court and every Saturday. ,
JNO. S. ROBERTS, R. T. R.
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CITATION.
| GEORGIA —Early county. <
Whereas, T. E. Hightower, Executor •
| of the last will and testament of 3
! Robert Roberts, represents to the J
Court in his petition, duly filed ana <
i entered on record, that he has fully .
I administered Robert Roberts’ estate: 3
1 This is therefore to cite all persons ‘
<
' concerned, kindred and creditors, to «
i show cause, if any then can, why said 3
J Executor should not be discharged 3
from his administration, and receive <
! <
letters of dismission on the first Mon- ,
day in May, 1909. This April 7, 1909. 3
G. D. OLIVER, Ordinary. -
SHERIFF SALE. 3
GEORGIA —Early county:
Will be sold on the first Tuesday ’
in May, 1909, before the court house ;
door in the city of Blakely, Ga., with- .
in the legal hours of sale, at public 3
outcry, to the highest and best bid- ■
! der, the following described property,
| towit:
A one-half undivided interest in
175 acres of Early county. Levied
on and to be sold as the property ot
Charles Hightower to satisfy an ex
ecution for unpaid State and County
taxes for the year 1908, issued by
C. M. Deal, Tax Collector, vs. said
Charles Hightower. Levy made and
returned to me by W. H. Richerson,
L. C. This April 6th, 1909.
L. E. BLACK, Sheriff.
SHERIFF SALE.
GEORGIA —Early county:
Will be sold on the first Tuesday
in May, 1909, before the court house
door in the city of Blakely, Ga., with
in the legal hours of sale, at public
outcry, to the highest and best bid
der, the following described property,
towit:
r--e "is retort, three boxes of fix
tures. two crates of barber chairs,
| one crate of show' case 3, one washj
stand, one heater, one barrel and
\ contents, one tub and two buckets,!
; one keg of coca cola, one ice cream (
i freezer and one box of glass. Levied
on and to be sold as the property ot|
Sidney Scott under and by virtue ori
an attachment issued from the City j
Court of Blakely in favor of C. S. j
Boyett vs. said Sidney Scott. This
April 6th, 1909.
L. E. BLACK, Sheriff.
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i: I have 400 bushels of the j>
i: nicest and brightest peas •;
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i; and Clay Bank peas. ■;
It I will gladly send you sample
<> and quote you a price if you j>
;• write me at once. •:
R. D. MIMS
| CORDELE, GEORGIA. I
| New Livery Stables |
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II HAVE OPENED in the large brick building on the east $
side of Cuthbert street a First-Class Livery Stable. With J
Good Horses and Nice New Vehicles X
I will accord prompt and courteous service to all patrons. X
I mean to keep the service first-class at all times, and on this
basis solicit the patronage of the public. £
| JOHN 0. GEORGE j
♦ CUTHBERT STREET BLAKELY, GEORGIA |
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i Pit so constantly receiving Fresh Flowers, ;;
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-11 oughly satisfactory selection. j>
I THE OLLIFF MILLINERY I
| CUTHBERT STREET BLAKELY, GA. \\