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^LOCAL AFFAIRS'! <£ Merton Reid spent several days in the city tl>iB week on business. Joe Wise of Tliomasville visited friends hero the first of (lie week. Tax Notice. R. A. Graves of Brunswick spent Sunday in this city with his family. Jack Boykin of Colquit was the guest of friends Sunday and Moo* day John Crapp of Alaga was here on business the latter part of last week. T. B. Gremmer ot Tallahassee is in the city and will remain some time. The Chafing Dish Club will be en tertained on Friday evening by Miss Lonise Bruton. Mrs. F. W. Krause has returned from Panacea where she has been for several weeks. O’ 11. B. Floyd a prominent law ver of Apalachicola spent last week in the city, visiting friends. II, U. Hughes and S. II. llinson of the Babcock Lumber Co. were regw tered at the Bon Air Sunday. Somebody says that Ware has dropped into poetry We wonder if our friend’s malady will wear well. W. C. Veilfloit, the deep well man is sinking an artesian well for the CJmncy Electric Light and Ice Plant. Mrs K. J. Perry who has been spendingthe past month in Grantville with relatives returned homo Friday. Mrs. Hicks and Misses Mildred and Mary llicks have returned home after a lengthy visit to Dallas and Flovilla. Last week’s Issue of the Argus, under its new management, was a credit to the town and td Mr. Tiller, its genial editor. Rev. E. G. Piper who has been visiting relatives in this city during the past ten days left last Friday for his home at Canisteo, N. Y. This is tho season of the year when farmers are engaged at sowing their fall oats. Tho recent rains have been vory favorable for this purpose. Mrs. 0. B. Wingate who has been spending sevcrnl months at the Bon Air left Thursday for Birmingham whore she will spend the winter with her mother. T. K. Thrower and Jason Bush two prominent voung insurance men of Atlanta 'are making Bainbridge their headquarters for tho wiutcr, Mrs. Thrower will arrive in a few days and they will make their home at the Bon Air. • will be at the following precincts on dates named below for the purpose of collecting State and County Taxes for the year 1903 . Friday. “ 30 Saturday. “ 31 Monday. November 2 Kendricks, Pine Hill. Bainbridge. Sprh g Cieok. DonaUonville, Steam Mill, Iron City, Kock Pond, Belchers. 1 hue Sink. Blowing Cave, Spring Hill, Keagans, Higdon Tuesday, Wednesday, ” Thursday, “ Friday, ‘ Saturday, Monday, Tuesday Wednesday, ‘ Thursday, 1 Friday, Saturday, ‘ Will be at Bainbridge two week of November superior court. Books will p< sitiyely close December 20 1003. Respectfully, M. W. Bates T. C. Petition for Charter. Important Notice. Court of Ordinary Decatur County: To,applications filed for pensions for 1903 and amended applications the fob lowing are those allowed: E. E. Barber, J, 6. Hines, John Mash burn, Jeff Love G. Gilpin. G. II. Mills, N X. Lambeit, L. C. Drafiin, J, B. Wilson. F. J. Shores Mrs. A. E. Belcher, Mrs. Nanny Sanders Mrs. M. A. Inlow, Mrs. Elizabeth Wil liams, and Mrs. M. li. Herring. Appli cations not allowed and returned to this oflico are as follows: J. V. Mathis, J. T. Lodge, J. L. Halloway, L. W. Barfield, W. fi. Mills. Mrs. Elizabeth Mock, Mrs. N. A. Dawson. Mrs. A. A, Buchanan, Mrs. S. A. Lovett Indigent soldiers disapproved and tiled in pension office in Atlanta, viz: G. \V. Cowart, Ben Franklin, J. E Thursby, W. M. Dollar, L. W. Griffin, Tbos. Faireloth. Calvin Kelly, and for increase of pensions also filed in pension office but not approved viz: B. A. George. Instructions will be given later on to those whose applications were approved when to file their vouchers for their claims. T. B. Maxwell. Ordinary. C1TATIN. To All Whom it May Concern. L. II. Andrews having in proper form applied to me for permanent let ters of administration on the estate of I. U. Andrews, late of Decatur county, Ga.. this is to cite all and singular the creditors and next of kin of said I. R. Andrews to be and appear at my office on the first Monday in December, and show cause, if any they cun, why per manent administration should not be granted on said L. H. Andrews estate. Witness my hand and official signa ture, this Nov. 4th, 1903. T. B Maxwell, YEAR’S SUPPORT. Georgia—Decatur County: The return of the appraisers setting apart twelve months’ support to the family of (!. S. Maples deceased. having been filed in my office, all persons con cerned are cited fo show cause by the first Monday in December 1903, why said application for twelve months, sup port should not be grunted. This Nov. 3th. 1903. T. B. Maxwell. Ordinary. LEAVE TO SELL. Georgia—Decaltir County. Notice is hereby given that the under signed has applied to tho Ordinary of belt W.W. Phillips, who travels for the Bainbridge Grocery Oo. will shortly move his familv from Lake City Fla., and will make this city their home. Mr. Phillips fneuds will bo glad to welcome him and his family as citizens of our town. said county tor leave to sell land belong ing to his wards. Allie and llndie Shaw for tho purpose of maintenance and ed ucation. Said application will be heard at tho regular term of tho Court of Or dinary for said county, to be bold on the first Monday in December 1903 S Brinson. Guardian for Allie and Dadie Shaw. Slate of Georgia—Decatur County: I'n the Superior Court of said County: The petition of James Watt, of the county , f Thomas, State of Georgia, and A. J. Macdonald, of the county of Decatur and State of Georgia, respect fully shows: 1 ’ 'That they desire, for themselves, their associates, successor and assigns, to I eeome incorporated ic der the name ands yle of the Macdonald Hardware Company. 2. The term for which netitiouers ask to be iLcomorated is twenty (20) years, with the privilege of renewal at the end of that time. 3. The capital stock of the corpora tion is to be Eight Thousand Dollars, divided into shares of one hundred dol lars each. Petitioners, however, ask the privilege of increasing said capital stock from time to time not exceeding in ag gregate Twenty-five Thousand Dollars, by a majority vote of the stockholders. Petitioners show that more than tan per cent of the capital stock has already been actually paid in. 4. They desire to sue sndjbe sued in any,court of law or equity; and to make and use a common seal, and alter the -ame at pleasure; to appoint such offi cers and agents as the business of the corporation shall require, and to allow them suitable compensation, to make ' altering the number by-law* fixing and of its directors, and providii g for the management of its property, the regula tion and government of its affairs, and ilie transfer of its stock, with penalties for the breach thereof not exceeding twentv dollars. 5. The object of the proposed corpor ation is pecuniary profit and gain to its stockholders. Petitioners propose to carry on a general mercantile business dealing in hardware, house furnishing goods, stores, building material, mill supplies, and such other goods as they see fit and deem right and proper to handle for their own profit and benefit, and to this end they desire to hold, pur chase and convey such real and personal estate as the purposes of the corporation shall require, and all other real estate which snail have been bona fide convey ed or mortgaged !o the corporation by way of security, or in satisfaction of debts, or purchased at sales upon judg ment or decree obtained for such debts, and to mortgage any such real estate or personal estate with its franchises; the power to hold real and personal estate shall include the power to take the same by devise or bequest; to act as general or special agents for other per sons or companies m selling or handling any articles or class of articles appropri ate to the hardware business or usually or conveniently connected therewith; to make contracts to act as such agent, and to exercise the usual powers and to do all usual, necessary and proper acts which pertain to or may be connected with the general hardware business. (1. They desire that the stockholders shall be liable to the extent of their un paid subscription to stock, and no fur ther. 7. The principal office and place of business of the proposed corporation will be the city of Bainbridge, said state and county. Wherefore, petitioners pray to be made a body corporate under the name and stylo aforesaid, entitled to the rights, privileges and immunities, and subject to the liabilities fixed by law. This October 19th, 1003. M. E. O’Neal. Attorney tor Petitioners. Filed in office October 20th 1903. C. W. WiMBERLEY, Clerk S. C, Dissolution Notice. Notice is hereby given that the co partnership heretofore existing between M. B. Baggs and J. M. . . . -Hunter, under the firm name of A warty of Chicagoans interested „ v-, r- i_ . * • r. . -.ii Hunter Haggs Furniture Co., his in the growth of tolacoo in tho low-l . ■ , , , , ,, . . f . , I Oils day been dissolved bv mutual or section of Decatur couuty and!. 3 — -- 1 around Quincy, Fla., passed through this city last week going down their possessions. They were ac companied by Mr. J. L. McFarland of Quincy. Quite a crowd of young chaperoned by Mrs. E. T. Mrs. E. E. Shyer, and Mrs. . Tiller went out to Byron son’s Monday evening and people Hines, T. H. Donal- enjoyed consent. The Hunter Furuiture Co. assuming all liabilities, and all accounts due them will be payable to Hunter Furniture Co. This October 27th, 1903. J. M. Hunter, M. B. Baggs. Fair Warning! the first cane grinding of the season The evening was delightfully cool, the oane and beer “delioious.” Re- porta say that this Is the first of a series of those most enjoyable af fairs—sugar boilings. On last Saturday afternoon the Tallahassee Football Team met the Teoh eleven in Atlrnta and was de feated by a score of 17 to 0. The Floridians put up a good game and considering their limited experience j in the sport as compared with that { of their opponents their work was j excellent. This is only the team’s ! second year at football and judging, by its present record the future oa-i reer of the F. S. C’s. football learn, 1 will be unusually successful. Bains bridge need nef eel ashamed that her first defeat was sustained at the bands of such an excellent aggioga- tion. k. Georgia—Decatur County: x hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original Petition for Incorporation of the Mac donald Hardware Company, now on file in my office. Witness my signature and seal of office this 20th. day of October 1903. (J. W. WiMBERLEY. (J. S. U. Road Notices. gin—Decatur County: . T, Mims etui having applied lor the opening and establishing of a new public road, commencing near the main bridge across Attapulgu* cteck near Harrell’s mill in tin' Climax district, and on lot of land number 141) in the 19tli land district, and running thence in a southwesterly direction ill it intersects the district due between tin* nineteenth and twentieth district, and thence south along said line through the land of W. \V, Harrell, li. W. Boyce, Mims, Mrs. Wlntoly, C. T. Mims, O. H. Cow an and W. T. Nicholson and terminating at it intersection with tho Bainbridge and Tal lahassee road, near the residence formerly about font m llCH and the widtli 30 feet. No | lice is hereby given that said application will be tlnully granted on the tirst Monday in December 1903 next, if no sufficient cause is shown tu the contrary. Witness the hon orable b lard of county commissioners of roads and revenues of Decatnr countv, J. II. GILPIN,Clerk. All parties are hereby warned not to hunt or fish on the Twin Lake Place, otherwise known as the Westmoreland plantation near town. I will most positively pros ecute any one found trespassing on this property without regard to who the party may be. All privi leges heretofore granted are herebv rt»vr>k.»ri Mwc L" I . Mnaon. Wlixlit llros.. Ikl Maloy, Juek Lev- revoked. IVIKS. r. L*. 15ROCK.E1 I 1 “iiband G. Y. Elkins, length of said road be- ! ing two and onc-hnif miles. Notice is hero- Georgia—Decatur County: J. M. Moss et ul having applied for the opening and cstablishmtMit of a new public road commencing at the Hawthorne Trail, near the widow Griner’s, thence east by Pine Level and Concord churches to the coiiutv line, there intersecting with tlie ThomaavUle road Hakl road to run a land line through the lands of J. II. Harrison. John Grlner, J. M. .Moss, Berry Moss, Jeff Ti • C. H. GRIFFIN’S HARNESS STORE, On Nut tipBroad Street, BA1NRIDGE, - - GEORGIA. Also carry Harness Oil, Soap and Axel Oil, Heavy Team Collars. Repairing Done Neat and Prompt at Very ; Reasonable Prices. Griner, Jim Pinson, Mrs ray lor, II. Oct. 27, 1903. CITY SHAVING SAM, Newly Renovated Throughout Clean Towels Sharp Razors. Good Service. ALLEN BURGESS, Prop. granted on the first Monday in December, ii*03, if no sufficient cause is shown to the contrary. Witness the honorable board ot county commissioners of roads and reve nues of Decatur county* JOE II. GILPIN. Clerk. TRESPASS NOTICE. All parties are hexeby warned against hunting or fishing or in any way trespass ing on nxy lands Nos. 218. 210. 232, 233. 234. 237, 238, 239, 240, 841, 248, situated in the forks ot Spring creek and Flint river. E. G. Piper, This Nov. 1-1908. HAVE YOUR OLD GUN Repaired as good as new; we do the work. ♦COCCCOCC* D0E8 YOUR KEY FIT? 2000 -all sizes. IF NOT, wo will make it do so. Blank Keys just received- ♦coccoccc* Bring us your Bitfytles for repairs. Phone 181. OTAN^E^ BROS West) Bainbridge ■ : , Georgia.