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VOL. XVI!.
VUNTS TAX ASSESSORS.
Well,.the town tax gatherer lias
passed by and handed us a reeeipt
fur street tax, which reads “for first
assessment. I gnus-* t’Tat means
there will !>e another round. T uin
persuaded that t lie re is an awful
weak place in our pnsent tax sys
tem. As f,ir liaek as 1 can reinem
her the paramount issue in nearly
every campaign f o governor has
b en “revision of tax laws,” and
yet there remains much room for
actual revision. Why not our law
makers give ns a complete taxation
s stem, creating in each county’ a
board of commissioners or assessors,
who could be compelled to require
an equitable, just and reasonable
Return at an honest valuation of all
property subject to taxation.’ Let
their actions at all times and in
every case lie open to the grand jury
with a severe penalty for any fail
u -e or bre ich of duty.
I am not a growler, but while
the farmer and the small business
man pays a high rate on a fair val
u itiop on his little handfull of stuff,
it is an undeniable fact that we
have scores of men and corpora
tions whose property is worth in
actual value from ten to twenty
times as much as appears on the
tax digest and in many cases thous
ands of dollars worth of their stuff
is never accounted for in any way
whatever Where are the notes
held by our rich men? They do
'not appear in their returns. A step
in the proper direction at least in
a measure, was taken by the grand
jury of Walton county at the recent
term of the superior court, in a
recommendation with reference'' to
the valuation of farm lands, but I
insist that the remedy must come
by and through a general tax act,
fjith the provision for a commis
on and to the same must be given
power and at the same time com
pel them to enforce that power or
else suffer a severe pena/ty.
J. F. Holmes,
Statham, March 20, 1009.
MISS ROBESON ENTERTAINS.
B Tuesday afternoon, March 10th,
fcliss Frances Robeson entertained
Mhe T. D. Club at her hospitable
home on Candler street- The young
ladies are very enthusiastic over
their fancy work and hope to ac
complish great things in the future.
After two hours spent in sewing,
delightful refreshments were served.
A pi >a?a it feature of the afternoon
was the chocoli.t * fudge made and
ojer.'el by Mr. Garland Robeson.
*The girls declared it to be the best
fudge they had ever eaten. Those
present were Misses Lida May Mc-
Kibhen, Elmer Mathews, I'oena
Hill, Millie Flanigan, Mildred Jack
son, Lillie Belle Robeson, Annette
Quillian, Grace Jackson, Nitoeris
Robinson, Sarah Lou Tuck, Robbie
Blusingame, Mary Alice Strange.
MEETING Of 0. 0. 0. /
The Daughters of the Confed
eracy met Wednesday afternoon
tvith Mrs. \V. H. Sheats on South
Broad street. The top e for study
was Richard Malcolm Johnston.
Plans for Memorial Day were dis
cussed and some disgns for our
gateway were submitted to the
chapter. Afterwards delicious re
freshments and hot chocolate were
served by Mrs. Sheats.
totitite tOttkln Jfat®.
WINDER. JACKSON COUNTY. GEORGIA, THURSDAY. MARCH 25, 1909
J. T. STRANGE & CO.’S
was a novel sight to behold.
To say a success does not
express it. The showing far
exceeded our fondest expec
tations. From morning until
night the Millinery Parlors
were jammed and packed
with ladies from all over
three counties. Talking,
chatting, laughing and as
merry as a May Pic-nic, try
ing on, tossing and studying
the beautiful new headwear.
The many many salesan and
the expressions of approval
of their handiwork caused
genuine smiles of satisfac
tion to spread over the faces
of Misses King and Arnold.
The saying, “These girls can
certainly trim beautifully/'
was overheard from many
ladies. All this is gratifying
to us and the flattering open
ing we have just had more
than repays us for our years
SAY. P-R.OFESSOR!
ABORT THE FIT OF HIGH ART CLOTHING!
A suit is only as good as it
fits—if the collar projects from
die neck or if the shoulders
t
slope, or if the front sags,
puckers or breaks —of what
account is the quality of cloth,
or the smartness of cut or
skill of the tailor?
High Art Clothes
Fit not only neck, shoulder,
under arms or over the front
—but ALL OVER the body,
because they are cut over
INDIVIDUAL PATTERNS
and fitted on LIVING forms.
J. T. STRANGE & CO.,
LEADERS IN STYLES; REGULATORS AND CONTROLLER *5 OF LOW PRICE-5.
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s|ihhhhhh
of hard work and fair deal
ings.
The clamor for things
“different” in Ladies’ Bon
nets and Dresses we have
met in a greater degree than
ever before. The unrivaled
quality of every hat; the
new trimmings, harmonious
and contrasting shades and
many of the patterns shown
puts Strange & Cos. in a class
by itself. Come and see.
Our girls are ordering every
day, novelty goods as they
appear. what we say,
you will find new stuff com
ipg in every week from now
until July. Our register
kept by the “Billiken of the
Store,” Mr. Starr, shows
over three hundred lady
visitors in one and one-half
hours. Now for the men:
High Art
Clothes
are a distinct achievement and
living force in the world of
Superior
Men’s Dress ,
and an absolutely satisfactory
alternative for fine but over
paid and annoying custom
work.
We pride ourselves upon our
HIGH ART models, and the
more exact and extensive your
knowledge of fine clothes, the
greater will be your enthusi
asm at these productions.
ODD FELLOWS TO MEET.
Division No. 20 to Gather in Win
der March 30th.
Division No. 20, T O. 0. F.,
composed of delegates from thirty
locals, meets at Winder next Tues
day.
There is a royal good time in
store not only for the members of
this worthy order, but for the gen
eral public as well.
There will he a meeting at the
opera house at H a. m. to which
the public is cordially invited* On
this occasion welcome addresses and
responses will he made.
0 rand Representatives Daniel and
Dozier, Grand Master Blalock,
Grand Warden Roberts, Grand Mar
shal Clarke, Grand Secretary Tyson
and other Grand Lodge officers are
expected to he present.
■M& fiCTpkapS
JOHN H. WOOD,
V/hose Arduou* tfforts in Behalf of a
Iv*w Christian Church Have Been
Crownr\With Success.
REVIVAL SERVECES.
Revival services began at the
Methodist church Sunday. At tbe
11 o’clock service a most impress
ive dedicatory sermon was preached
by Rev J. B. Robins, D. D., to a
congregation which taxed the seat
ing capacity of the church. The
pastor is continuing the meeting
assisted only by the members of his
church. Day services are held at
10 a. rn. and evening services at 8
p. in. Rev. Hunnicutt is preaching
earnest and eloquent sermons. You
are Invited to attend.
INSPECTION Of WINDER GUARDS.
Major Fred Palmer, U. S. A.,
will be in the city Monday for the
purpose of inspecting Company H,
the local military company. The
hoys are making every effort to pass
the most creditable inspection since
their organization.
TERRIFIC WIND STORM.
A terrific wind and rain storm
struck Winder about 1 o’clock this
morning, hut so far no serious dam
age to property here has been re
ported. The Gainesville Midland
brings the news that several houses
were wrecked and two men killed
at Buford- It is reported that con
siderable damage was done at Bras
elton, Ga. We attempted to get*
Braselton Bros, by phone, but the
wires would not work.
Mrs- P. A. Flanigan visited i 1
Atlanta this week.
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