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THE VALDOSTA TIME5, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 12. 1908.
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Crescent Cafe,
For Coughs—Take This
Do you know a remedy for coughs and colds nearly seventy
years old? There is one—Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Once
in the family, it stays. It is not a doctor, does not hike
the place of a doctor. It is a doctor’s aid. Made for
the treatment of all throat and lung troubles. Ask
your own doctor his opinion of it Follow his advice.
No alcohol in this cough medicine, j. c. Ayer Co., Lowtll, Mass,
foBCsisr
’oa cannot recover promptly if your bowels are constipated. Ayer's l'ills arc gently lax-
atf*e;»ct directly on thellver. Sold forhearlyaixty years. Aik your doctor all about them.
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PETITION FOR CHARTER.
4BOBGIA—Lownde* County,
TV) tbe Honorable Philip Cook.
Secretary of raid Stale.
Tbi petition ot Frank Roberta, W.
B. C6noiy. John T. Roberta, W. L.
Roberts, A. L. Darla, W. E. Darla,
A. r. Ijmgford, D. I. Ingram and J.
L Olddena, all of tbe connty of
Kawndee, and W. P. Roberts of the
connty of Duva! and State of Florida,
reapeetfully ahoweth:
That they desire to form a railroad
corporation pursuant to the provie-
Iona of the Acts of the General As
sembly of Georgia, approved Decern-
ker 30th. 1892, Code (2159—2179.)
2. The name of tbe railroad com
gatny which petitioners desire to have
Incorporated. Is to be the "VALD09
TA, MOULTRIE AND WESTERN
RAILROAD COMPANY" the same
not being tbe name of any existing
corporation of the State of Georgia.
3. The length of the road, as near
•a can be estimated will be about
forty miles.
4. Said road wlU run from Valdos
(a ta Lowndes County, Georgia, In a
northwester]y direction to Moultrie,
On., In the County of Colquitt.
5. The oounties through which
cnld road will run are Lowndes.
Brooks and Colquitt counties In the
state of Georgia, and the names ot
the principal places from which and
Into which It la to be constructed are
IValdosta and Moultrie.
«. The amount of the proposed
capital stock Is One Hundred Thous
and Dollars ($100,000.00) In shires
•f One Hundred Dollars (100.00)
each, nil of said stock to be common
stock of sqnn] dignity.
7. Petitioners desire to be Incor
porated as aforesaid, for and during
• term of one hundred and one yean.
t. The principal office of the pro
posed Incorporation will be In the
CHy of Valdosta. In the oounty of
Rjowndes and state of Georgia.
9. PeUtloners do Intend In good
faltb to go forward without delay to
■eenro subscriptions to the capital
stock, oonstruct, equip, maintain and
operate said road.
M, PeUtlonere show that they hare
given four weeks notice of their In
tention to apply for a charter, 1 by pub
lication according to taw.
Wherefore, they pray to be Incorpo
rated under the laws of this state.
Prank Roberts,
W. B. Conolsy,. w
A. L. Davis,
Walter E. Davla,
John T. Roberte,
W. L. Roberta,
J. L. Glddens,
A. P. Langford,
D. I. Ingram,
W. P. Roberta.
Petitioners.
GEORGIA—Lowndes County:
Before me, W. H. Mashbum, a
notary public of «atd county, an of-
Hear of said state, duty authorised by
tar to administer oath*, personally
appeared Frank Roberta, W. R Con
otap and A. L. Darts, three of the pe
titioners, who on oath say that tha
names subscribed to the petition to
•which this affidavit Is annexed, are
the genuine signatures of the persons
named therein, and that thn fact*
stated in tbe petition are true, to thn
best of tbe deponents' knowledge and
belief.
W. B. Conoley,
Prank Roberta,
A. L. Oavls.
Sworn to and nubscrlbed before m*
this 18th day ot Nov. 1908.
W. H. Mashbum.
N. P. L. Co., Ga.
TO ALL OF OUR PATRONS
and with the hope that when they
wish "to oat. drink and he merry"
that they will call around at the
Crescent Cafe and try some of our
Christmas cheer In crisp, brown
and luscious turkey, toothsome
mince and pumpkin pies, and In
fact we have "good cheer” all the
year round in the choicest that
can he procured, and our ChrlHt-
mns dinner will be the best In
town, If we can possibly make It.
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COUNTS URGED
COMMI8SIINER'S BALE
tinder nnd by virtue of an order
passed by the Hon. Robert
Mltohetl, Judge ot the Superior
Court of Lowndes County. Georg's,
doted Nor. 18th, 1908. at thn regular
derm of tlio Superior Court ot tald
county, will b* told before tha court
.Siouee door on tha Ural Tueaday la
January. t909. within 'In legal hours
of Mle to the highest bidder for cosh,
the following dsa-.r'hed property :o
vrlt: AH that tract or paroel of land
sttoated, lying and being In the coun
ty of Lowndea anil stt'o ot Georgia.
In. the ltth district of said county,
being part of lot ot land number 818.
bounded on the north and south by
the original land line*, on the east
by lands of George Patteraon, and on
the beat by land of J. D. Petera, Jr..
containing three hundred and twenty
nerrs more or less, together with nil
Improvements thereon.
Said sale being for the purpose of
paying on Indebtedness due by D.
P. Ughteey, deceased to B. J.
O'Brien and secured by deed to said
land dated the 3rd day of January,
1SJI. The balance ot the proceeds
after paying expenses of sale *0 bo
paid to the administrator on the es
tate ot D. P. Ughtsey. deceased.
This Dec. Ind. 1993.
J. P. Passmore. Commissioner.
Irvin A. Burdette. * Petitioner*’ At
torney. H-Sw4w.
Dr. D N H. BREfc'DLOVfc.
Osteopath.
Or kick McKby Building
Phone l46.K-sidence Phone 8»
tJ. Harris, of the
, Is Mt Bond
(From Tueaday’i Dally.)
Mr. John J. Harris, who, tor the
past five or six years, has been agent
of the Atlantic Coast Line at this
place, and for a much longer period,
has been connected with the road ae
ticket agent and other capacities, Is
charged by the American Surety
Company, ot New York, with being
abort In hla accounts with the road
In a sum aggregating something like
three thousand dollars.
Mr. Bradbury William*, the Inspec
tor'for the surety company, haa been
In the efty several days looking into
the affairs of the office here. The
auditors of the road. Messrs. Farmer
and Ooodloe, have boon checking up
the agoncy for the purpose of Install
ing the new agent. Thus It was
that the alleged shortage was found
out.
A warrant was sworn out against
,Mr. Harris yesterday afternoon by
the Inspector of,tho surety company
and It was Issued by Justice Cook.
Constable Ralph Mlddelton served
the warrunt upon Mr. Harris, who
gave bond for hla appearance at a
preliminary hearing some time later.
It la understood that the hearing will
be had in about two weeks. Mr. Al
bert Little will represent the surety
company, while Messrs. Whitaker
and Walker are said to he retained
by Mr. Harris to represent him.
Tho auditors of the road. It Is un-
doratood, claim that the nlleged short
age has occurred during the past live
months, as the' affairs were In good
shspe when the office was audited
the last time. Mr. Hnrrls claims
that there Is no shortage In the of
fice and that he hns not taken a
cent of the company's money.
In n conversation last night, he
said that the road's policy woe to
charge up to agents all of tho dis
crepancies In ^demurrages, short
ages and other ways, thereby making
It appear that the agent ts Indebted
to the company when such Is not the
case. One of his friends said this
^nqrnlng that only two or three
months ago the road refunded him
three or four hundred dollars for
claims that had been charged to him
a year ago.
It was also said that Mr. Harris
desired to employ an expert account
ant to go over the books with tho
auditors, but he was Informed that
the officials of the road would look
after the auditing of the hooka. When
asked tor a statement for publication..
Mr. Harris said that he did not care
to make a statement without con
sulting his lawyers, though ho ex
pressed confidence that be would he
able to vindicate himself at the prop
er time.
,Mr. Harris has been general agent
for the road here and lolpt agent for
the Coast Line and the Georgia and
Florida roads for aom* time. He fa
a man ot great personal popularity,
and hla numerous friends are hopeful
vrlll he able to establish hi*
There are being dlaplayed In Vai,
dosta this week more Holiday.Mpjjs
than have been seen hqre in a >»*
time, and tbe HoHday trade has al
ready opened up. ‘-' ■■'■'ifi
Many of the wise shoppers, who
want to see tbe stocks before the;
are picked over, are already in 'tho
market looking, selecting, _• laying
aside and securing their goods
A good many odhof-town cust
hare been here this week pun
see tho stocks and make- their selec
tions early.
The stocks of toya_ and novelties
for children are unusually large and
there are many things being display
ed this year that go to ahow Jhow
much Inventive genius !■ taken ttpalu
providing novelties for old BSnta
Claus to carry aroiWu to tbe good
little boys and girls.
There are more automatic, move
able toys on the market this year
than has ever been seen before There
are Imitations of everything, from the
fast express train or automobile* to
the goat wagons of tin and pewter.
There are gifts to suit almost CVerv
fancy and every purse. There are
the expensive gifts for the children
of the rich and the more humble gifts
for the more appreciative youngsters
of the humble classes. There
toys for the house and toys for out
of doors. There are all sorts of toys,
In every conceivable shape and color,
and of every design.
Gifts for the Older People.
The dry goods, clothing. Jewelry
and furniture stores have many nov
elties for the old people Especially.
The dry goods people have all of tho
novelties In wearing apparel, such aa
fura, coats, kimonos, and leather
goods of various kinds. From now
until after Christmas holiday novel
ties will be displayed In nearly all
of th« windows and will be pushed
to the front by the salemen an A
ladle*.
The Jewelry stores have elegant
lines In diamonds, watches, chains,
charms, silck-plns, novelties In clocks,
watches and various kinds of Jew
elry. The men In this line expect a
good trade this year and they are
already having a good many calls
from out-of-town shoppers. .
The clothing merchants hav# In
numerable noveltlea In men's and
boys clothing that make both a use
ful and appreciated gift. And many
people are turning more and mors
toward useful presents for their lov
ed ones every yar.
The furniture stores have special
offerings In carpets, art square*, rugs,
chairs, pictures, etc., for the holiday
trade. They are having a good bu*b
ness and they expect to he ruahed
during the next two and a halt weeks.
The merchant* In every line are well
equipped for the holiday trade and
every train for the next two weeks
should bring crowds of shoppers to
the city.
The readers of*Th« Times should
keep htelr eyes on The Times adver
tising columns If they want to keep
up with those who have the greatest
display and the best bargains : to
offer.
Goods,
The
The Service,
And the APPRECIATION.
We are sure these four things will appeal to you. They are the secret of satisfactory
and successful merchandising.
Our stocks In every department are complete, In everything that the word Implies.
Our prices are as low as any merchant can possibly quote on high-class goods, Our
service is promptness Itself. Fourthly, we appreciate your trade.
Don’t forget to call while doing your Holiday Shopping
We Invite you to call and see the new arrivals of Winter Dress Goods, Ladies
Wrap*, Millinery, Novelties in Neckwear, and Belts. Also a splendid line of
Blankets. Our stock of Ladies’ and Children’s Shoes Is unsurpassed.
C. C. Varnedoe & Co.
Don’t hesitate toJs tart on a long journey if you have a John Deere Buggy or O
a Milbura Wagon. We sell them. We also sell Sash, Doors, Blinds, Brick,
Lime, Cement, Shingles, jathi, Plaster and Paints.
Briggs Supply Company,
^ Phone 335, Valdosta, Georgia.
Special Holiday Offer.
FOUR FULL QTS
°% S s 0
*■' As a present, we will Include with all orders for
’ TASTY or IMMENSE,
FOR FOUR QUARTS, ONE PINT FREE.
FOR TWELVE QUARTS, FOUR PINTS FREE.
This Offer Expires December 31, 1908.
FOUR FULL QTS
EXPRESS $X 50
PREPAID
WHISKEY, CORN OR OIN.
? 4 Rull Quarts Express Prepaid.
feed Label 1 32.50
Yellow Label 2.75
Blue. Lahti 8.00
Black Label — 3.25
White Label 3.59
Bulk Whiskies Express Collect
RYE WHISKEY, 81.50 to $3.50 gal.
Echo Bprlun $8.50
I. W. Harper 3.50
Malt Whiskey 2.00 to 4.00
Corn 1-50 to 3.00
-Tom Qtn 1A0 to 100
Cognac, Peach, Appla, Apricot, Black-
berry, and Banana Brandies per gal-j
Ion $1.50 to $3.00.
Port, Sherry, Catawba, Blackberry
Wines $1.00 to $2.001
BOTTLED WHISKIES £
Express Prepaid on Four Quart*. |
Glen Lily $3,293
Jim Buckner Rye 4.00 5
Echo Springs 6.00
I. W. Harper 5.00
J. E. Pepper 5.00
Duffy 1 * Malt 4.00
American Malt ‘4.00
Turkey Mountain Corn ........ 8.50
Gopher Gin Tonic 4.00
THE JOSEPH ZAPFG.
JACKSONVILLE,FLA.
JACKSONVILLE, FIA/ JOSEPH ZAPF COMPANY, Jacksonville, Fla.