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[GAL NOTICES in i* iv -ruir County, ‘1“ fore the court house J! Bainbridg, said coun- iii Tuesday in Sept- next, ’•'t kSl hours of sale.'the fol •fd he -rioed orovertv to wit; burnt house in the city n fl Y > * Ha and said county, north by iiroperty ef ” , tin east by property of re. . soutli by Planters street, — property of Nussbaum. ‘, the property of Mrs. O. ^• .•.wiisfvaeitv tax fi fa in 1 n’v t.f Hainbriclge vs Mrs. mi in’re fnroiiv taxes for the year >1. |,a ; , ; r |j J916. li!l * n 'Y;. Barber, chief of police De.-aUir eouniy S he «oid before the corn t house ■lllDesimw n in said tW ; v of Bainbridge in said r in .Tuesday in Sept, cur- fltV PI1 . 1 .• 1 .. it,., fnllriur. -v - .„;.‘,rs of sale the follow- j Y,th‘-',V>,ropert.v to wit; \n. 225 in the doth, i il ltAatur county, containing v iic T j acres, being the east. ie , rt ,-: extending across the r :;, 1,1,1 lot No. 224 in the i, , . -,ii county, also part of -‘t lot’V,. : ■ in the 20th, Hist, of ■ un , v . i ,,iimled as follows:—Be- . ‘ j |j H , northwest corner of said 'running south to the Attapul- i | ,,m - Mill Hoad, thence east "Kiid'rund. thence north to the H-no io* said lot, thence west on l\ am ] |j n ,. to the starting point, “ n i, u , acres, more or less; also , ■ v ,,’-!-'- piiirc lying south of said ttanui-'ti- and Gain's Mill road, tiii'led'on north by said road and itbv land line, containing one facre, nren'r less: said 2-'» acre tract and said ewre tract being bounded on Die hinds of Hilbert Priest; on s t b ,; lands of William Jones, on ml, by lands of bandy Marshall and the west by other lands of E. M. D. Ulefied, containing in the aggregate 1 'u-res, more or less. Levied oti as ciiroperty of E. M. D. Littlefield^ to tjsfy a ti fa in favor of Geo. M. For- aniieainsi E. M. D. Littlefield, is- u,l (rein the fity Court of Bainbridge, me term, Him. Written notice of vy given to E M. D. Littleiield and nanl in possession. This 25th, day (duly, Hd f ‘ s. W. MARTIN, Sheriff. Wi da, Decatur County: Vill be sold before the court house i the city of Bainbridge in said ar.ty on the first Tuesday in Sept, uring the legal hours of sale’ the fol- living described property to wit; One vacant lot containing one-half ere more or less, bounded on the orth by property of Jones, on the ast i.y property of Jackson, on the ruth by Green St., on the west by troperty of Jackson. Levied on as the ■ojierty of Louis Gary to satisfy a tax xecution for I he year 1912, and said 1 fa having been paid by Jus. Arm- trnng and transferred to him with all he rights to the city appertaining, ’his Aug. 2, 1916. H. 11. Barber, chief of police. eia, Decatur County: Will lie sold before the court house florin the city of Bainbridge in said ounty on the first Tuesday in Sept uring the legal hours of sale the fol lowing described property to wit; All of 21 acres of land in the north east vomer of lot of land number 27 in the 15Ui, District of Decatur County, Georgia, bounded as follows, on ttie north and east by original land lines, Muh by Mose Edwards, west by I'ltnlnee Sharp, being the same land conveyed by Prudnce Edwards to Muse Edwards. I.evied on ns the pro perty of Mose Edwards to satisfy a ti fa in favor of ll. u. Ehrlich A: Co. Ten- unt in possesion notified. This July |ll, mu. J b. W. MARTIN, Sheriff. Mate of Georgia, Decatur County: W hereas, T. s. Hawes. Administra tor nt si. |i. Powell’s Estate repregents w the court, in his petition, duly tiled »nd c.ilercd on record, that he has ful- yauintuiNlered said estate: This is, ca fore, to cite all persons concerned, inured and creditors, to show cause, any they can, why said administra te- 11111 nnt Lie discharged from his iransirution, and receive letters of WNiimsum, on first Mondny in Sept T, B. Maxwell, Ordinary. I>e ,eatur county: j, '. s °ld before the court house - ’ “ le cit y of Bainbridge m said dnn«.? n . tbe first Tuesday in Aug. l r _," R Y, be le .ffal hours of sale the fol- j described property to wit: I c f nderwood Typewriter No. J, liridm t"o u . s t,le property of Bain- (nuo /‘miringCo., to satisfy a City J’i ','!/» i n favor of H. G. Born I- , ! c Bainbridge Tailoring Co. made by.I S. Ard, I.. C. and p, .° u ', r '-o the sheriff for ailvertis- ■ g .uni sale. This Aug. 3rd, 1916. W. MARTIN, Sheriff. tax LEVY 1916 n{ I'.j. 1 resohod by the Commissioners ‘ s a bd itevenues of Decatur Georgia, Decatur County:— .To the Superior Court of said County: The petition of the Wainlmrst Kail- way, a corporation created, organi/.ed and existing under and by virtue of a charier granted by the Superior Court of said county, respectfully shows: 1st. That on the 9th, day of July, 19G1, G. J. Pope and .1 K tfoice. of the County of Cook and State of Illinois, and J. A. McIntosh and H. M. Graham, of the County of Decatur and State of Georgia, filed their petition to the Superior Court of said Comity to be come incorporated under the name and style of “Wainhurst Railway” and said petition was marked tiled in the olliee of the Clerk of the Superior Court of said county on July 9th, 1903. 2nd. That the capital stock of said corporation is Fitly Thousand ($50,000.00) Dollars divided into shares of One Hundred ($1*0.00) Dollars; with the right to increase the capital stock to an amount not exceeding One Hundred Thousand ($100,000.00) Dol lars. 3rd. That on August 19th, 1903, the Superior Court of Decatur County, Georgia, passed an order granting a charter to the Wainhurst Railway during the August special term of said Superior Court on petition of G. J. 1’opc, J. K. Juice, .1. A. McIntosh and H M. Graham. 4th. That all the proceedings in corporating said Wainhurst Railway was recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the Superior Court of Decatur County, Georgia, in book No. 1 of (lie Records of Superior Court charters on pages 94, 95 et seep 5th. That the said Wainhurst Rail way desires to surrender its said chart er and franchise as a corporation and be dissolved by the order anil decree of said Superior Court. 6th. The said Wainhurst Railway Company shows to the court that at a meeting of the stockholders of the said corporation, duly called for the pur pose, a resolution was adopted by (he affirmative vote of the owners of two- thirds of the capita! stock of said cor poration, resolving that the cor poration shall surrender its charter and franchise to the State and be dis solved as a corporation; a certified copy of said resolution being hereto attached marked “Exhibit A” and made a part hereof. 7th Said Wainhurst Railway al leges that such dissolution may be al lowed without injustice to any stock holder or to any person having claims or demands of any character against cotporation. bth. That it is the wish of all the stockholders of said corporation that said corporation be dissolved and tliat its charter and all franchises be sur rendered to the State. 9th. That there is ro person having any claim or demand of any character against said corporation. WHEREFORE, I’etitioner prays that an order and decree be granted and passed by said court dissoh ing the said corporation of Wainhurst Railway ami surrendering its charter and franchise to the State of Georgia as allowed by an Act of the General Assembly approved August 15th, 1910, and thatan order may be passed fixing a time for the hearing of this petition at the court house in Decatur County, Georgia, either at a regular term or in vacation, not less than four weeks the date of such order, and that an order be passed directing that such petition be liled in the office of the Clerk of said court, and that a copy of such petition and order be published once a week for four weeks in the newspaper wheroin Sheriff's Sales in and for Decatur County, Georgia, are published, and that such further order be passed as may seem meet and pro per to the court iipon said petition. Anil of this petitioner prays and will ever pray. M. E. O’NEAL, Petitioner’s Attorney. EX HI BIT A. Whereas, the stockholders of the Wainhurst Railway Company desire to surrender it charter and franchise to the State and be dissolved as a cor poration; and, Whereas, the Wainhurst Railway does not owe any debts and tliat said charier can be surrendered and said corporation dissolved without any in justice to any stockholder or any per son having claims or demands of any character against said corporation: Now, therefore, be it resolved that it is the reqmest and desire of the stock holders of the Wainhurst Railway that said charter be surrendered ami said corporation dissolved and the Directors of the Wainhurst Railway Company are requested to take such action as may be necessary to surrender said charter and all the franchises of the Wainhurst Railway to the State of Georgia. J, J. A. McIntosh, Secretary of llie Wainhurst Railway, do certify that the above and foregoing is a true and current copy of the resolution adopted by and from the minutes of the meet ing of the stockholders of said corpora tion held at the Office of the Company in Rrinson, Georgia, on the 13th, day of May, 1916, at which all ol the stock of said corporation was represented, and I certify tliat said resolution was unanimously adopted. Given under my hand and the seal of Hie corporatiou, this the 13th. Gay of Mac, 1916. (SEAL) J. A. M ifNTOSH, Secretary. In Decatur Superior Court, May Term. 1916. WANTS. WANTED—We will pay 5 cents each for cotton seed hull sacks and oat sacks. Bainbridge Ice Company. FOR SALE — Poto Rico Pota- toe plants at one dollar per thousand. See J. W. Jeter. BOARDERS WANTED—Close in and rates reasonable. Apply to 504 Planters St. Call 389-j FOB RENT—House on Brough ton street suitable for two families with all modern con veniences. Apply to W. 0. Fleming. Phone 339. FOR RENT—Store next door to Post Office. Apply to G. G. Bower. ROOMS and Board. Apply to 113 Shotwell street, Fleming Apartment. FOR SALE.—My farm and one fourth interest in mercantile business, Store has fine location, Want to direct my attention to stock raising. L. B. Edwards, Chattahoochee, Fla. FAIRCHILD FACTS The Freewill Baptist meeting \ is being held at New Lakehinton I church, conducted by Rev. Shef-1 field, Drake and Waters. Mr. Charlie Coleman, Jr., and Miss Ida Burke were married last Saturday night. Mr. John C. Earnest officiated the cere mony. We wish for a bright future to bs with them. FOR SALE or RENT—The fine Donalson residence on east Shotwell street, in Bainbridge, Ga. Apply or write, Jno. T. McClendon, or John E. Donal son, Bainbridge, Ga. WANTED - Three furnished rooms for light house keeping Address, A. B. C. Post Office Box, 379. FOR RENT—New 5 room house on West street. Apply to J. B. L. Barber city, or J. G. Johnson, Cyrene, Ga. FOR SALE—About 25 tons high grade Montevello Coal at 86.25 ton, delivered at your house. Weight and grade guaranteed. If you want any of this coal see or phone me quick, C. L. Harrell. Cure for Cholera Morbus. “When our ljttle boy, now seven years old, was a baby he was cured of cholera morbus bv Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,” writes Mrs. Sidney Simmons, Fair Haven, N. Y. “Since then other mem bers of my family have used this valuable medicine for colic and bowel troubles with good satis faction and I glady endorse it as a remedy of exceptional merit.” Obtainable everywhere. Wi'l be solil before the Court House iloor in saiil county, on (lie first Tues day in Sept 1916, within the legal hours of sale, the following described Iiroperty to-wit: 25 bushels oi corn, more or less, 50 bushels of cotton seed, more or less, 2 hundred bundles of fodder, more or less. Levied under mortgage ti fa is sued from the Justice Court of the 513th distract of Decatur county, Ga. I.evied on us the property of .1. G. Nichols, in favor of the Citizens Rank of Bainbridge. Property pointed out by .1. G. Nichols, and in his possession. This Aug. 3rd, 1916. S. W. MARTIN, Sheriff. CITATION—YEAR'S SUPPORT | Georgia, Decatur County: The return of the an Um r 1 , . . ' .* 1,1 saiu CUUII l % I or I Jit* eouir , : .'i U “ * l , l!le ,ilx C'>Hc«-to'r of said ! am' c, T Il,:rt lj y ordered to make out 1 H ai(i j:; "'” county taxes at said rate, ih, • u ’’ s to be collected and used for , e '"‘'"'"iff purposes: | Lev i 'i " n ,Ile thousand to pay the “Cluedness of the county due , ; come due and past due. a n ,] ,,n t!,e thousand to hoikl ,i,,r court house, jail, bridges *11(1 irti,. uitm . d ' 1<l other public improve rs according lo the contract. Jl.Oo on the thousand to pay ** ltrii*'- * **x g—j (“‘jet* and other officers’ fees entiled to. ^ .....ted to. norc.ner T 1 *’’ 0,1 l,le thousand to pay fees and expenses. be; ,cents on the thousand to pay hv'U c ° llrt - non-resident witnesses, ii):: vants hire, stationary and the Pen-e, , “A** “ n the thousand to pay per diem. ''ents on the thousand to pay ; A Paupers. '• '• > a llie thousand to pay ex- openisg, improving and The foregoing petition read and con. side-red. It is ordered that tile hearing on said petition be fixed for the Fourt i Monday in August, 1916, at 10 o'clock A. M; that said petitiorrbe died in the office of the Gierk of the Superior Court of said county of Decatur, and that a copy of said petition and this order be published once a week tor four weeks in the newspaper wherein Sheriff’s Sales in and for Decatur county, Geor gia, are published and tliat the ex- jiense of such publication shall be de frayed by petitioner. This the 19tli day of July 1916. E. E. COX, J. S, C. A. C. Georgia, Decatur County: X i.eieby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original piliticn of Wainhurst Railway for Dis solution and surrender of Charter, to gether with the order ii.xing the hear ing thereof, now of file in my office. This July 21,1916. U. W. Wiml.erley, Cli rk s. O. itai ■ opening, imp ■ a,hg pubhe roads. L. Pall, Chairman. Subscribdjity Post Search Light appraisers setting apart twelve months' support to the family of David Mathews, deceased, having been filed in my office, all per sons concerned are cited to show cause by the first Monday in September, 1 illB, why said application for twelve months sup|s>rt should not be giwnt- ed. This Aug, 7th, 1916. T. B. Maxwell, Ordinary. W. G. B. Clements . No. 2K59. Jn De vs. catur Superior Annie Clements | Court. M a y Term, 1915. Libel Fob Divokcb Verdict for total divorce on the 8th dav of May, 1916, in favor of the plain tiff. Notice is hereby given that on the 14th day of July, 19i(i, the undersigned filed in the office of the Clerk of the [Superior Court of Decatur county, Georgia, an application fur removal of the disabilities resting upon her under the verdict in the above stated case. Said application will be heard at the Term of said court which commences on the second Monday in November, 1916. Annie Clements, Mr. Boyd Turnage and sister, Miss Velma, visited relatives at Dellwood, Fla., last Saturday and Sunday. The sad death of Mrs. Helen Harrell last Thursday was a shock to our community. She was a flower for us to look on. yet the Angel of death claimed her and made absent for us her fair form. Yet a consolation for her people and friends to think over is, she is in heaven. This, we feel sure of. She claimed sanctification in Spring Creek church a few days ago, and this is the comfort t.o think of. And as Longfellow’s poem spoke a true proverb. There is a reaper, w hose name is death And with iiis cycle keen; He reaps the bearded grain al a breath, And the (lowers that grow between. Shall I have naught that is fair, saith lie, Naught, but the bearded grain. Thu the breath of these Mowers seem sweet to me, 1 will give them all back again. And now, mother, sister and friends to Helen, we should real ize this as it is, we can go to her, she can’t come to us. And as we look on her mound of clay we think: ♦ ♦ * ♦ * ♦ ♦ ♦ DR. E. C. SMITH -* DENTIST ■ Gold Crown $3.50 SET OF TEETH $5.50 Teeth Extracted Without Pain OFFICE BELCHER BLOCK BAINBRIDGE, GA. « ♦ ♦ 4.444.44 A precious one from us is gone, A voice we loved is still, A place is vacant in our home Which ncxerean be tilled. God in his wisdom has recalled, The boon his love had given. And though the body slumbers here, The soul is safe in Heaven. A Friend of Helen’s. CLIMAX NEWS (Written for last week) Eli Hayes and sister, Miss Clyde Hayes of Camilla, and Misses Mabel and Emma Bost- wick of Milltown have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Napier. A brilliant and jolly affair was the gathering at the invitation of Miss Jack Anderson one even ing last week. The water me'on cutting given by the Misses Swieord was an enjoyable time with the juicy fruit. Little Miss Alice Carter had a pretty party for her little friend Mary Agnes Huntington, of Sav annah. The reading by Miss Norma Townsend given at the Ice Cream Festival Monday night was a de light to the large audience as sembled. A Hacking Cough . Weakens the System Don’t suffer with a hacking cough that has weakened your system—get a bottleof Dr. King’s New Discovery, in use over 40 years, and benefiting all who use it, the soothing pine balsam with tar heal the irritated air pas sages—soothes the raw spots, loosens the mucous and prevents racking the body with coughing. Dr. King’s New Discovery in- •D. es natural sleep and aids .— .art to cure you. (2) Mr. Eugene Southwick, field secretary of the State Board of Trade, was present at the public meeting of the Climax Improve ment Club, and made a practical and greatly appreciated address. C. F. Mims of Tampa, is spend ing the week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. T, Mims. Miss Bertha Gholson of Chat tahoochee, is visiting the Misses Swieord. A. E. Bell and daughter, Miss Leta, of Cairo, and M. C. Bell and daughter, Miss Eula, of Quincy, passed through the city Saturday, Mrs. Morris of Bainbridge vis ited her daughter, Mrs. Paul Trulock, one day last week. Mrs. T. Huntington and grand daughter, Mary Agnes, have bean the guests of Mrs. Lula V. King. Mrs. M. S. Guilford has been sick with a slow fever for some time. Miss Madge Walls returned to her home at Rocky Foid Tues day. Low Excursion Fares TO: APALACHSCOLA, PORT ST. JOE, AND SAVANNAH, GA. =VIA= Atlantic Coast Line Railway ‘The Standard Railroad of the SoHth” WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23. Tickets sold fur all regular (rains of August 23rd, limited to reach starting point returning prior to midnight August 29. Round Trip Fares from Bainbridge Apalachicola, Fla $3.00 Port St. Joe, Fla $3.00 Savannah, Ga $4.50 For further information call on or write H. M. DYKES, Ticket Agent A. C. L. Ry. Bainbridge, Georgia. Reunion--Ga„ Division U. C. V. Americus, Georgia AUGUST 24th and 25th 1916 LOW ROUND TRIP RATES VIA Georgia, Florida & Alabama Railway Final Dates of sale August 22nd-23rd, 1916. limit August 29th, 1916. From Bainbridge $2.50