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THE ALBANY DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1906. ANOTHER INCREASE FRANCHISE RETURNS. Mr-.- L. A. Bledsoe, of Moultrie, Is here today. A* .4, .t. .4. .t. ... .▼. fyr^ffvy y^~ t^t t^t t^T t^.t t^.t t^t Tjp Mr. W. C. Anderson, of Charleston, Is In Albany today. Comptroller-General Wright Is Still "Chewing the Rag” With Corpora tions. EVERYBODY RIDES IN IT, AND THERE'S ALWAY8 ROOM FOR ONE MORE. Mr. G. C. Gaines, of Columbus, Is In town today. Judge H. L. Long, of LeeBburg, has been among the well known visitors to the city today. Those Who Come and Go—Short and 8nappy Paragraphs that Everybody Will Read With Interest—What la . Going on In 8oclety, With Now and Then a Little Gossip. Col. I. P. Cocke, of Lee county, has been greeting Albany friends and ac quaintances today. Mrs. S. H. Stanley returned yester day from a visit to Grlffln and Atlanta. Mr. S. H. Stanley Is up at Port Val ley and Marshallville looking after the peach crop. Copyright 1906 by Hsrt SchafFner £*f Mar* ™__au. Ay, •■-■M-.-yy. Mr. J. E. Gelser, of Arlington, Is In Albany today. Miss Llewelyn Muse has returned from the Georgia Industrial College, at Mllledgeville. . Assistant Chief Weldon, of the fire department, has returned from a trip to Atlanta. Mr. J. A. Wamble Is spending a ten days’ vacation with relatives In Lump kin. Mr. L, E. Powell, who has been vis iting relatives In Leesburg, returned to the city this morning. The friends of Mr. Irvin Callaway will regret to hear that he Is sick. Last night about twenty young peo ple made up a straw ride and picnic party to Palmyra. It was gotten up In honor of the young ladles who are vis iting In Albany. Mr. R. A. Thornwell, of Macon, Is In the city today. Mr. W. -E. Moore, of Atlanta, 1b In the city today. , Miss Annie Savage returned yester day from Amerlcus,' where'she at tended the missionary conference. Mrs. H. A. Hand left yesterday for Marshallville, where she will visit her daughter, Mrs. A.J. Hamilton. Mr. W. E. Morrlsey, of Moultrie, Is In town today. . Mr. A. P. Churchwell went to Abbe ville today. Mrs. Churchwell and chil dren are visiting her mother In Abbe ville. Mrs. D. L. Ragan, of Leesburg, was shopping In the city today. Mr. R. A. Lanford, of Columbus, Is in the city, Mr. Geo. W. HosklnB, of Buena Vista, Is In town today. Mr. Z. A. Barnes wont to Cordele today. Mr. W. D. Acker, of Iron City, Is among the out-of-town people here to day. Mr. J. B. Boislee, of Atlanta, Is In Albany today. Mrs. S. A. Saxon returned today from Herod. Mrs. Saxon went to Her od to attend the marriage of Miss Mamie Harris and Mr. William Wor sham, of Dawson. Mr. Wifl. R. Alexander, of Bruns wick, Is In the city today. Mrs. C..-M. Grantham, of Baconton, was among the shoppers here today. Mr. S. J. Powell, In town today. of Leesburg, was Dr. E. B. Bush, of Colquitt, is In Albany today. Mr. W. J. Sims, of Newnan, Is among the out-of-town people In the city. ~ \ Mr. L. J. McPhall, of Poulan, 1b In the city today. Mr., J. J. Hayes, Is here today from Macon. Mr. Lei;oy S. Ackert, of Tampa, Is In the city today. Miss Eula Jones has returned from Lucy 'Cobb Institute, Athens, and has as her guest Miss Briggs, of Valdosta. Mr. A. P. Churchwell has gone to Abbeville. Mrs. G. W. Carter and Miss Georgia Carter have returned from Amerlcus. Miss Genevieve Johnson leaves this afternoon for Leary, to attend a wed ding in that town tonight. Mr. R. E. Bowles, of Asheville, Is among the traveling men In town to day. Mrs. Herbert White, of DeWitt, was ihopping In the city today. Mr. WUUs-Ttutland went to Cordele oday. Mr. Max Lonsberg returned today rom Macon. Mr. D. A. Ragan, of Leesburg, Is In Llbany today. Mr. C. S. Redding, of Waycross, is 1 the city today. Mi*. A. H. Baker, of Brunswick, is mong the visitors here today. Mr. J. W. Holmes, of Macon, Is In >wn. Attention, Elks! Regular session of Albany Lodge No. 713 this evening, and all members are urged to attend. Visiting brothers cordially Invited. Important business matters to be attended to. H. T. MCINTOSH, E. R. H. ROBINSON, Secretary. Fishing parties are of daily occur rence now. Special to The Herald, Atlanta, Ga., June 6.—Comptroller- General Wright, through negotiations with President Preston Arkwright, has secured an increase of $300,000 In the franchise returns of the Georgia Rail- v W way & Electric Company. This makes the total value of the company’s fran chise $1,650,000. With the Increase for last and this year the comptroller has succeeded In getting the franchise val uation Increased $650,000 In all. When the returns’ were made to the comp troller, he at' once notified President Arkwright that they were not accept able, and requested an Increase. After consideration, the returns were raised to a figure aceptable to the comptrol ler, and arbitration will not be neces sary. The returns of the Macon & Dublin extension, a short line of about twenty-eight miles, have been In creased from $36,000 to $125,000 and will be accepted. Up to date the comptroller-general has succeeded In securing Increases In corporations re turns which he has deemed too low, thus doing away with the tedious and expensive arbitration boards. Excursion to Columbus via Seaboard Air Line Railway. Don’t forget the excursion to Colum bus on Monday, June 11. Special train leaves at 7:30 a. m. Only $1.25 for the round trip. 1-2-4-6-8-9 See C. W. King; for ;; Cabinet Mantels;: i ■■ ■ 1 — < - and Sash, Doors, Rough and Dress-] ’ ed Lumber, shipped direct from factories. Phone 492./ BICYCLES repaired and keys fitted. BICYCLES for sale. BICYCLES for rent. BICYCLES called for and delivered. BEST and all kinds of materials, sund- dries, etc. WORK GUARANTEED. Broad, between Jackson and Jefferson. ’Phone No. 96. H. M. BROWN. PETITION FOR CHARTER. - A number of Albanians went. down to Pretoria last night and attended a meeting held there In the Interest of the candidacy of Hon. Clark Howell. Those in the party were Judge D. P. Crosland, Mr. J. S. Davis, Col. Ed. R. Jones, Mr. A. J. Lippltt, Mr. S. J. W. Livingston, Mr. I. J. Hofmayer, Mr. A. V. Phillips, Mr. T. H. Milner, Mr. Charles Marks, Mr. ,T. R. Forrester, Mr. P. J. Brown and Mr. H. T. Mc Intosh. The party was pleasantly en tertained by the Pretorlans after the meeting, and returned to Albany about 1 o’clock. Mrs. C. D. Stiles, of Cuthbert, who I visiting Mrs. H. C. Cox, returns ome tomorrow. ' In making way for the new building to be erected on Pine street by Rev. .1. A. Rumney, it has proved necessary to lay low a magnificent pecan tree that had been growing for years and yielding fine nuts. The tree was en tirely too large for transplanting, but It seemed a great pity to hew It down. ALBANY DRUG CO. A LAB ASTIN E THE ONLY DURABLE WALL COATING r, Kalaomincs are temporary, rot, rub off and scale. SMALL POX and other disease germs are nurtured and diseases dissem inated by wall paper. ALABASTINE — should be used in renovating and disinfecting all walls. inrot thrive.” < ALABASTINE COMPANY, Grand Rapids. Mich. ^ For sale by ALBANY DRUG - , tv-v t f f t t t V m State of Georgia, County of Dougherty. To the Superior Court of Said County. The petition of J. E. MacMillan, W. G. Meriwether and T. L- McCasklll, all residents of said State and County, re spectfully shows: First. That petitioners, for them selves, their associates and successors, desire to be incorporated for the term of twenty (20) years, with the privi lege of renewal, under the corporate name of “The Albany Pressed Stone Company.” Second. The object of said associa tion is pecuniary gain. Third. The particular business pro posed to be carried on Is the manufac turing and laying of all kinds of pav ing, to manufacture concrete building blocks and artificial stone, to do any and all kinds of concrete construction, or buy, or sell, either at wholesale or retail, all concrete products, and be come either general or special agents for the manufacturers of such prod ucts. Fourth. The amount of the capital stock of said corporation Is to he Five Thousand Dollars, comprised of fifty shares of the par value of One Hun dred Dollars per share, ten per cent, of which has already been paid In. Petitioners pray that said corporation have the power to increase said capi tal stock from time'to time, up to an amount not to exceed Twenty-five Thousand Dollars. Fifth. The principal place of doing business of said corporation Is to be In Dougherty County, Georgia, but peti tioners pray that said corporation have the power to establish branch Offices and places of doing business in other counties in said States, and in other States. Sixth. Petitioners pray that said corporationf be empowered to own or lease such real estate as may be deemed necessary fpr the purpose of its business, and also be authorized to borrow money and If deemed neces sary to issue bonds and to pledge by mortgage or trust deed the assets of the Company to secure the payment of such bonds with interest thereon. Seventh. Petitioners pray that said corporation be granted such other powers, rights and privileges as are usual or Incident to corporations of a similar character under the laws of said .State. And petitioners will ever pray. JESSE W. WALTERS & SONS, Petitioners’ Attorneys. Filed In office, this the 22nd day of May, 1906. R. P. HALL, Clerk. State of Georgia, County of Dougherty. I, R. P. Hall, Clerk of the Superior Court of Dougherty County, Georgia, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the application for charter of "The Albany Pressed Stone Company,’ as appears of file in this office. R. P. HALL,. Clerk. This, the 22nd day of May, 1906. f f t f t f f f T f f X f X t X f X X t f X X X t v X f X t X X X X X X X X ♦14 Talking It Over! I* | About the merits of our Outing Clothes. £ X Some outing clothes are made just to look good in y 4> the window, or on a dummy; as soon as you wear them X ♦:♦ t, ~ j A ... *i* you wish you hadn’t. A ■ Hart Schafner & Marx make outing clothes to wear, k AV^«A J .A. 4:4 X “they’re tailored”, not merely sewed together; 1 they’re V all wool,” not flimsy cotton mixed fabrics. V Ask to be shown these two-piece outing suits; they’re t priced right. We’d like to try one one of these suits on you. t $ t y y y x ♦14 X You’ll probably need a new trunk before you leave V j for your trip. Our new assortment is large, prices mod- ; V erate Big roomy fellows or smaller ones to hold X what you need. See our window display of these goods 4* x - 1 . _ . ■ ' . .s. ; A and note prices before purchasing. T ♦♦♦ . The One Price Store. %”4~4~4” , r ♦ v VVVVVVVVVV T 4 r VVV T 4 TT 4 T V*WWWWWWWv' 0PTIG4L Max Cassel & Sister Will cut prices on all TRIMMED HATS and READY- TO-WEAR 25 per cent, from Monday, May 4. We have also received afull line of BABY CAPS, SKIRTS and pretty SILK WAISTS. Max Cassel fe? Sister. THE BRIGHT RAYS OF THE SUN are often painful and decidedly dam aging to weak eyes. More people suf fer this way than most others Imagine. IT’8 MY BU8INESS as professional oculist and optician to supply glasses for such sensitive eyes. It’s your business If your eyes come under tills list to have them attended to. It’s dangerous to experiment. I supply glasses for weak eyes, strong eyes, old eyes, young eyes, and war rant all I sell. For safety, kindly remember the physician and optician, who Is the proper one to care for your eyesight. Examinations are free. SEE! At thelleadjof the list: Ideal Wood Fibre Plaster, Longview Lime, The Best Portland Cement, Windows, Doors, Blinds, Lumber, Moulding, etc. J. D. WESTON. Telephone No. 44, Do You Travel! 8. B. Brown, Jt'fMldont,’ J. P, MwwerJjm, Cashier, A W. Muse, V.-Prestdent, lai? national Bail If’so you are especially invited to call at our store and see the great est line of Trunbs. Suit Cases, Satchels ever shown in Albany. Roller Tray, Automatic, Self-Lifting Wardrobe and Skirt Trunks, at - *60,000 - 15,000 Every facility in the banking bust ness offered to customers. Savings Depai cm Interest Allowed on Tlmo Dr.Cl.Hutchason, OCULIST. * And Albany’s Leading Optician Davis Exchange Bank Building.. FOR RENT—New cottage, just com pleted, on Residence street Apply •to Mrs. F, L. Stewart, No. 50 Society street 25-tf Or ALBANY, GA. Opened Bualnoas Sept. 0th, lOOO CAPITAL N ~- 8URPLUS. •