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CONTRACT LET
FOR SPLENDID
STORE HOUSE
Strickland Hardware Co.
Will Occupy it
BIG CONCERN IB ORGANIZED TO
DO A STRICTLY WHOLESALE
HARDWARE JIUBIXESS IN THIS
CITV.
The Time* aisled several days
ago that a company with a capital
ot 1X00,000 bad been organised bare
to carry on a certain Una of busi
ness.
On yesterday a contract was made,
which clinches matters and In the
nest throe or (our months a new
business house will go up hero to
become the home ot this new enter
prise. It will locate on Patterson
‘street opposite the new ware house
of the Georgia A Florida road, and
pn the old lot lorinerly occupied
thy the residence o( Mrs. D. VI
Baker. ' ». •
The new concern will be the
Strickland Hardware Company,
composed of Messrs Corley Strick
land, B. F. Strickland and Will
Strickland. The business of the com
corn will be conducted by Mr. Cor
ley Strickland and his son Will.
The concern will do only a whole,
sale business, and It will be equip
ped to do the most extensive busi
ness of any concern between Savan
nah and Montgomery or out of
Macon.
A contract was let yesterday for
a handsome new building which
will become the home ot this con
cern. The sew building Is to be
two stories high, 85 feet wide and
did feet deep. It will be built by
the Georgia A Florida road and la
to be leased by this new Hardware
Company.
The new concern will have plenty
of capital behind It and It will at
once become one of the strongest
fa -tors In the commercial life of
Valdosta. It will increase this city’s
hold upon the Jobbers trade of
South Georgia and Florida.
Cotton Damaged by the Rain.
The heavy rains In Lowndes coun
ty during the past two or three
weeks have done the cotton crop a
goed deal ot damage. The rains aro
causing cotton to shed and .also
liuplng the pickers from getting
mi" In the fields. It Is said .today
that several of the rains have beat
the open cotton out on the ground
and have caused much loss In that
it Is also said that there has
been a great deni of wind accnmpa-
r.v'ng the rain and this has beaten
down the cotton as well as c
and has done Injury all around.
FELLS NEGRO.
Copt.
Killed a Big Rattle Snake
Mr. Charles K. Howell, while
walking along a narrow path In
Brooke county yesterday came upon
a big rattle snake that waa stretch'
ed out almost ncross his path. H<
had hla bicycle and was pushing H
'along, going from one road to an
other. \Vhcn he found the rattle
snake he proceeded to kill It after
which he mounted hla wheel and
got away from there.
Mr. C. D. Smith and son. of A1
tuny, were among the visitors to
Valdosta yesterday
of the O. 8. * F.
Up His Command.
Tuesday's Macon Telegraph had
the folIcWlng account of some trou
ble which Cspt Etheredge. of the
G. 8. A F. road, bad with an ob
streperous negro:
■'Chsrged with carrying weapons,
threatening another abd Jnst gener
ally making himself disagreeable on
the Georgia Southern and Florida
railway northbound "shoofly" train
Sunday, Charley Mays, a negro, was
arrested here by the sheriff’s depu
ties and Is now In Jpall.
"There were a number of ne
groes on the train going on some
kind of a pleasure excursion ’to
point near Orovanla, and Mays
boarded the train at Finley. It Is
claimed by Conductor Etheredge
that the man only paid his fare to
the picnic grounds and therefore
when he reached Orovanla he -was
told-to got off the train. The ne
gro refused, saying that h/ had paid
his fare to Macon, and ho was com
ing on through. Mr. Etheredge did
not feet that way about It, and to
press his argument the negro made
m motion to draw his gun.
'Mr. Etheredge beat him to It,
however, and pulling his weapon,
foiled him with It, and the negro
was put off the train. He arrived
In Macon yesterday morning and
oiler making .several threats,. It Is
sjld.lho railroad detectives called up
the sheriff's office, and, accordingly,
one of the deputies went to the sa
loon on Fill* and Fourth strode
and arrested the 'bad' man. No
weepons were found on him at tho
time.”
Dasher News.
Dasher, Oa., Aug. 25—Tho meet
ing here conducted by Rev. J. W.
Haynes and Rev. M. L. Strong
closed Sunday with eleven additions
alter a week of very Interesting and
Inspiring sermons.
nev. J. P. Prevatt, of Bowling
Green, Ky., closed hla ten-day course
singing school here last .week.
Messrs. Jasper Copeland and
Charlie Wlaenhaker will leave In a
few days for Bowling Green, Ky.,
where they wilt attend school.
Mlssea Pearl and Lucllo Wacter,
of Adel, returned home Monday af
ter a delightful visit at tbs home
of Mr. and Mr*. R. B. ’Wlaenhaker.
Mrs. J, B. Cowart, of Fargo, Fla.,
Is visiting her mother, Mr*. A. B.
Hlnsty.
Mr. Richard Charleton. of Birm
ingham, Ala., ipent ten days at the
home of Mr. and Mra. I. S. Wisent
baker.
Mrs. J. Mllllnor. of Mosley Hall,
Fla., left Sunday for homo after a
short visit In and around Dasher.
Mrs. L. 8. Shields and children
returned home Monday, after two
weeks visit at the homo of her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Wlson-
baker.
Tho relatives and friends of Mr.
J B. Fender are glad to learn that
ho Is rapidly recovering from his
operation. ,
Miss Essie Morgan, of Brooks
county, spent the week-end with
Miss Eva Wlaenhaker hero.
Miss Nettle Mae Heater, of Val
dosta, s|ient a fow days ot tho home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. King.
Miss Ruth Zipporer. of Uke Park,
lias been spending awhile with her
cousin, Mtas Ruby Wlaenhaker.
Misses Mnrle Knight, Jewel Dow-
lln:> and Mr. Mac Dowling, of Re-
mis, spent Sunday In Dasher.
Among those who attended
preaching here Sunday from Blan
ton, Gn„ were Mlssea Pearl Blaek,
Ida lain Dennis, Kate Howell and
Messrs. John and Ben Black, Arthur
McOleod and Ben Howell.
Miss Mary Lee Allen, of Valdosta,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
Mira Louise Tourhton.
Mr. M. C. Morgan, of nrooka
county, spent Sunday In Dasher.
J. J. DASHEK.
R. C. STAPLER.
Dasher & Stapler
Want to Sell You Your
Buggies, Wagons, Wire Fence, Disc
Harrows, Hay Ties, Farm Implements.
The leading manufacturers of the coun
try are represented by this progressive firm,
with a very large stock of brand new,
standard goods.
The stock was bought at the right time, in the right mar
kets and in the right way. Their customers reap the benefit
DASHER & STAPLER,
117 W. 1 till Avenue: . \ VALqOSTA. GA
Petition for Charter,
GEORGIA—Lowndes County.
To The Superior Court of 8*14
County:
The petition of C. L. Smith. *fr».
Julia L. Briggs and Of H. Carter, all
of said «Ute and county, respectful*
ly shows:
1. That they desire for them-
selves, their associates and succes
sors, to be Incorporated and made A
body politic under the name and
style of Smlth-llrlggs Company, for
a period ot twenty yeare, with the
privilege of renewal at the expira
tion ot that time.
2. The principal office of said
company shall be in the city of Val
dosta, said state and county, but
petitioners desire the right to estab
lished branch offices elsewhere.
3. The object of said corporation
la pecuniary gain to itself and Its
shareholders.
4. The business to be carried on
by said corporation Is that of buy*
Ing. selling, holding and dealing In
real estate of all, kinds, including
timber and timber rights and privi
leges; the taking, holding and sell
ing options on real estate; making
loans on real estate, taking mort
gages, deeds and other forme of se
curity therefor; negotiating and ob
taining loans on real estate and
charging commlslons therefor, act
ing as agents or brokers for prop
erty owners In selling, renting or.
otherwise disposing of real estate
of all klnde, and charging comm*
sion therefor; to own and operate
farms and to Improve and develope
real estate, and to own and operate
manufacturing plants and generally
to deal In all kinds ot property both
reil and personal.
5. The capital stock of said Cor
poration shall be six- thousand dol
lars, with the privilege of Increasing
the same from time to^tlme to any
sum not exceeding one hundred
thousand dollars, and ^Itb a like
privilege of decreasing the same
from time to time, not below the
original capital of six thousand dol
lars. SaldBtfck to be devided into
■hares of hundred dollars each.
Petltlonerspbslre the right to have
the subscription to said capital paid
In money or property to be taken
nt a fair valuation. That ten per
cent of the capital haa been paid.
6. Petitioners desire the right to
$ifb and he aued, to plead and be
Impleaded, to hav e and use a com
mon seal; to make all necessary by
laws and regulations, and to do all
other things that may be necessary
for the successful carrying on of
said business, including the right to
borrow money and to execute notet*
and bonds a« evidence of Indebted
ness Incurred or which may be In
curred In the conduct of the.affairs
of the corporation, and to secure
the same by mortgage, security deeJ
or other form of lien under existing
laws. -
7. They desire for said corpora
tion the power and authority \o ap
ply for and accept amendments for
Its charter, in either form or sub
stance. by a vote of a majority of
Its stock outstanding at the time;
they also ask ’authority for said
corporation to wind \ip its affairs,
liquidate and discontinue Its busi
ness at nn v trme It may determine
to do so. by a vote of two thirds of
Its stock outstanding nt the time.
WHEREFORE, Petitioners pray
to he Incorporated under the name
and style aforesaid, wjth the pow
er, prlv'legcs and Immunities heie~
In set forth, and ns are now or ranv
hereafter be allowed corporations
of Plmllnr epar*ct*r. under the laws
of Ooorgla, and sublert to all of tho
restrictions and liabilities imposed
by law.
Woodward & Smith, Attorneys
for Petitioner*.
Filed In offlre, this the; 24th day
Deputy Clerk
GEORGIA—Lownde* County.
T, Paul Myddelton, Deputy Clerk
o' th«* Superior Court of Lowndes
cour.'y, do ce-tlty that *h c forego-
Inc Is a true copy of tho Petition for
Charter of th-> Smith-Driers Co.,
e* »he snme appears of flic In this
oP* r, \
W'tnea* my hand and official sig
nature and the *enl of this Court
hereunto affixed. This the 24th day
of August. 1911.
. PAUL MYDDELTON
Clerk Superior Court
GEORGIA—Lowndes County.
Annie Mao ColUhs, vs Mllca H,
Collins, Suit on Divorce, superior
court of Lowndes county, Georgia,
November term, 1911.
To Miles H. Collins:
The defendant. Mlleg H. Collins
is hereby required, In person or by
attorney, to be and appear at the
next term of tho superior court of
Lowndes county, to be held t» and
for said county on the 3rd Mondfi*
In November, 1911, then and there
to answer plaintiff In an action for
divorce. As in default thereof, the
court will proceed as to justice may
appertain.
Witness the Honorable W. E
Thomas, Judgo of sa*d court, this
GEORGIA—Echol# County,
Whereas,. J. B. Corbett, adminis
trator of James M. Corbett, repre
bcntg to the court in hla petition
duly died and entered on record,
that he has fully administered or
James M. Corbett's estate.
This Is therefore, to cite all per*
sons, kindred and creditors, to
show cause. If any they can, why
•aid administrator should not be
discharged from his admlnlstratu
end receive letters of dismission on
the first Monday In September,' till
J. E. PARR18H, OHjb-
BARGAINS IN BOBBINET CURTAINS
One Hundred Pairs, Six Designs, at $2.50 Per Pair
By buying a very Urge lot of these beautiful Curtain*, we obtained them at a lower price than we have
ever been able to get before. They are extraordinary values.
Beautiful Pictures and Art Novelties.
This line is something entirely new in this city, and the sales during the few days they have been
on display ere an index of the instant favor they have met with. :: - s :: :: nans :: ::
GIDDENS FURNITURE COMPANY, Valdosta, Georgia.
Times Want Ads
WANTED TO BOY—A vacant
building lot In Valdosta, or will buy
house and lot If suited. W. E.
Nicholson, Ousley, Oa. 8-23d3wl.
FOR SALE—Largo and Biuall
farms In Thomas, Colquitt and
nrooka eountlea. Fine pimply clay
lands. Located near schools and
churches. Wats Dr. J. W. Moody,
Boston, Oa. ,| 8-19w4t.
FOR BADS OR EXCHANGE-
85, 000 equity 1 ,In a 504 acre unim
proved 1 'artndn Sumter and Wen-
ster counties Georgia, will sell on
easy terma.or will exchange for
stock of mtoandlse, city property,
bank stock Ir stQck In a prosperous
real estate |ompany. Box No. 4.
Cecil. Ga. \ 8 19 w8
OATS^^jX^AirE^-7G bushels
ApplW^SHTtjJ, T.
Yarn, Hfthlr/«f2,7 8-12-w4t
T^nbood two-horse
' x/ext year. W. T.
Ga./ 8 12 w4t
>ur competent long
Intendents at dif-
Faldosta Oil Co.,
8-7ewtf.
FOR SALJ—1 steam evaporating
syrup outfit rlf; 50 h.p. boiler, 15
bp. engine; howdr cane mill; 3 vats,
all necessajy tanks. Ed. L. Thomas.
8-8wtf. j
FOR v SALE—At real bargain
prices: 1 25-ton Baldwin locomo
tive; 1 S-horso Frick eniglne and
bolter; 1 15 h.p. upright boiler; 1
20 h.p. portable boiler; 1 10 h.p.
portable holler; 1 60 h.p. return tu
bular boiler; 1 50 h.p. return tu
bular boiler; 1 20 h.p. return tu
butnr boiler; 2 15 h.p. return tu
bular bolteri. All In good condition
14x14x10 Franklin air compres
sor first claes condition; 1 100 h.p
feed water heater, practically new
Valdofta Foundry sad Machine Co.
S-8swtf.
FOR 8ALE OR TRADE—A fine
blooded ib*y 8talllon, wo ght, I.O'ir
pounds, age 7 yeare; price Sl.ooo
P. O. Bo* 252, Perry. Fla- 6 .1 iw tf
FOR 8ALE—Two and a half lot*
of land , eight miles ^northeast of
Valdosta, with dwellings and gin
house. Between 250 and 300 acres
under cultivation, balance In the
woods. Prices and terms reasonable
A. T. Daaher, Valdosta, Ga. R. F. D.
0. 4. 7-22-sw 3 mot.
LOST—Bay mare mulo from
Madison* Fla. Reward for Informa
tion or return to W. T. Staten, Val-.
doeta, Ga. 8 12 dlt wfit!
Afraid to Stay Alone.
Cherry Valley, Ark., Mrs. Carrie
Moore of this place says, “I was
afraid to stay by myself. I had
headache nearly all the time; my
heart would palpitate, and my vital
ity was very low. When I would lie
down, at night, I had no hope 01
living until day. I tried Cardui, and
now I feel better than I have for
5 years. I cannot praise Cardui
enough for what It did.” Are you
a woman? Do you need a tonic?
Try Cardui, the woman's tonic. Your
druggist sells It.
Major W. L. Glessner, of the
Georgia and Florida road, spent yes
terday in this clt^. Major Glessner
says that Valdosta shows more.sol
id Improvements than any town he
knows of. *
Death of a Little Child.
The eignteen-inonths-old-chlld of
Mr. and Mrs. Robinson, of Jackson
ville, who have been visiting the
family of Mr. E. L. Hopson, died
today about eleven o’clock, after an
Illness of three or four days.
The remains will probably he
carried to Jacksonville for burial.
The bereaved parents have the sym
pathy of the community.
MONO HIM
. rskjww* « Lort.S*(tit./tlwssyi 1
sow rv nounnivK FvnmvHtJi
DROPSY
I cure It—any kind curable, stop-
shortness of breath and start th^
water usually In eighteen hours.
If'you have dropsy send me $2.50-
for one week’s treatment and if yom
aie not satisfied I will
Refund Your Money
Address
John T. Patterson, M. D„
. Dropsy Specialist.
445 1*2 Edgewood Ave>,
Atlanta, Ga.
A nice line of California grapes^
plums and peaches at James’. Tel—
,ei>lione 557.
plenty of reed, money to loan on
farm land* and city property on
easy terms. Can and see us. Wood'
ward and Smith.
4-7-d-tuesAfrl. w Sat.-tf.
STRAYED—From my place,
black gilt with blase face; (wallow
fork In right ear, eprit In left ear.
If fonnd, write me at Stephenton,
Oa., knd get reward. R. W. How
ell. 8-21wlt
Clerk, of the Superior Court Robt.
Myddelton, who la supposed te keep
the records, says that there hes
been rain every Aur during the past
throe weehe. We have not kept up
1th It, hut we were under the tm-
preeslon It had missed two or three
days In that time.
Nearing the close and all must go. Good as the
best yet, to be sold regardless of former price or
cost. Greatest values ever offered in South Georgia
r
(
One lot Slippers, must be sold /'Q'
to somebody at - U wL
Nice lot of Oxfords to select l 7Q.
from, at - • • !aC
Don’t fail to examine our Ox- OQ
fords that’s to be sold at OI7C
A few Stacy Adams left; d* 1 QQ
remarkable values «P 1 ea/a/
One lot high grade shoes $1.69
and Slippers, go at
very best Shoes, a
none better to go
Our very best Shoes, and $3.99
The world’s best work shoe for men.
while they last at
‘ $1.50 to $2.39
Come, see and be convinced that this is
the greatest Money-Saving Sale
ever put on in Valdosta
Your Dollars Count For More Than
A
Ever Before.
WYONE SHOE CO.
ace on the Corner”
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