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NOTE THE RAPID GROWTH
THE FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK
CAIRO, GEORGIA.
B. H. POPE, Vice-President
THOS. WIGHT, Vice-President
OFFICERS:
W. T. CRAWFORD, President.
J. N. MAXWELL, Vice-President
WALTER L. WIGHT, Cashier
D. C. ASHLEY,
W. A. SHIVER
B. H. POPE
C. E. MAULDIN
DIRECTORS:
W. T. CRAWFORD J. A. WYNN
W. A. WALKER H. W. MAXWELL
THOS. WIGHT
W. A. CARR
W. G. BAGGETT
J. N. MAXWELL
-Statement of Condition of Bank at the Close of Business March 7th, 1911.
z RESOURCES:
Loans $49, 450.88
Overdrafts, secured. —-
Banking House, Furniture and Fixtures MO^.bb
Cash in vault and due from banks 80,041,97
Total $85,702.03
LIABILITIES:
Capital stock paid in --
Undivided profits, less current expenses, interest and taxes paid 1.913.14
Individual deposits, subject to check, Time certificates.. 53,7 2H!
Cashier’s checks.. 80.05
Tot&l. .v $85,702.03
Statement of Condition of Bank at the Close of business June 7th, 1911.
RESOURCES:
Loans. $64,557.57
Overdrafts.. 234.58
Banking House, Furniture and Fixtures . 6,316!36
Deposits 20Y89.34
Interest paid 12.49
Total. _ „ J ___ .$91,910.30
LIABILITIES:
Capital stock paid in $30,000.00
Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid 2,489.40
Individual deposits, subject to check, Times certificates 59,357.59
Cashier’s checks 63.35
Total $91,910.34
We call your especial attention to our comparative statements, and especially to our deposit account. You will note an increase of approximately $6,000.00, from
March 7th, 1911, to June 7th, 1911. Although this is the season of the year that most bank deposits decrease ours has increased handsomely. This is the conclusive
evidence of our rapid growth and for this excellent showing we desire to extend sincere thanks to our customers.
We desire you to note the conservation of these statements, the safety and protection they afford our depositors and extend to you the invitation to “make our bank
^ The funds of our bank are strongly protected by fire and burglary insurance, and our bank methods are the latest. We are able to serve you quickly and accurately.
You can not go wrong if you “make our bank your bank/’
We invite attention to the personnel of our Board ot Directors. You will find them men who have made life a success—not through speculation, but by manage
ment and industry. This is our guarantee of cautious conservative management.
Come in and call on us. It is that we want your patronage, but that is not all—we want your confidence. • We are able to assist you in a way that you can not gain
without a bank. Start to save your money today^ . .
We are as glad to see you with a §1 as if you had many times that amount. Start to banking with the Farmers and Merchants Bank and let your account grow with
the Bank.
Personal
and Society
We are growing Good work did
It. City Pressing club.
Big "smoke, Mild smoke, in
Porta Rica Special.
Grover Posey Visited his par
ents, at Ozark, Ala., this week.
150 attended the Baptist
prayer meeting Wednesday night
Porto Rica Special is made of
a special mild Porto Rica filler.
Smokers who perf er big smokes
will get it in the Porto Rica
Special.
Represenative of the various
ginning machinery have been in
Cairo this week.
J. D. Holmau and children of
Ozark, Ala., were visitors to
Cairo this week.
All news items find personal
mentions are appreciated. If you
can help us do so.
Porta Rica Special will be for
sale in all places where cigars are
sold in a few days.
Get something in your apperience
by having your clothes- pressed at
the City Pressing Club.
Col. J. S. Weathers will leave
today for Stewart county to
spend a week or ten days.
The honey shipment this sea
son will be light. The busy bees
failed to harvest a good crop,
W. R. Thomas, of Attapulgus,
visited his sister, Mrs. E. M.
Maxwell, at this place this week.
Before you buy your buggy thi
Spring see the stock of W. G. Bag
gett & Son. Two carloads to pick
from.
If you have a farm, horse, cow
or any old thing for sale try a want
ad in The Progress. Thirty words
for 25 cents.
Misses oKathrvn Brown and
Susie iStubbs left Wednesday
eyening for Cornelia to spend a
few weeks.
FOR SALE—Nine show cases
and two counters at a real bar
gain. Delivery 20th of August.
C. F. Sanders.
Mrs. Robert E. L. Majors, who
has been visiting the family of
the editor, has returned to her
home in Donalsonville.
Miss Iona Killingsworth, who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
G. W- Hurst, will return to her
home in Troy, Ala., today.
Miss Esther Curry, who has
been the guest of Mrs. J. A,
Lindsay the past week has re
turned to her home in Clirnax.
Misses Annette McLenoard and
Emmie Balwin, of Talbotton, are
the expected guest of W. H.
Prof. Searcy’s family next week.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Wight left
Wednesday evening for Iuka,
Miss, to spend a few weeks as
the guest of Mrs. Wight’s par
ents.
F. M. Brannon and family, Dr.
and Mrs. J. A. Lindsay, Misses
Belle Brannon and Esther Curry
motored down to the coast one
day this week.
Mrs. J. S. Weathers left Thurs
day morning for Stewart count
to visit relatives. Before return
ing home she will also visit rela
tives in Barnesville.
Miss Alberta Denton left Thurs
day for Sayannah enroute to
Boston where she will be till
early fall studying music at the
Boston Conservatory.
It seems that everyone can get
a vacation except the country
editor who has to toil along from
early morn till late at night-fifty
two weeks in the year.
Dr. Clower happened to the
misfortune of breaking the rear
axle on his automobile Wednes
day evening. Fortunately he
was not injfired in anyway in
the mishap.
It makes no difference how
wild your horse A. M. Elliott can
shoe it whithout any injury
to animal or man—with safety
and care to animal and man. His
shop is at Barber’s stables.
PEARS—$2.25 per barrel paid
for good LeConte pears, carefully
gathered and delivered to me at
Cairo on or before July 7th. 25
cents paid for good flour barrels.
J. B. Wight. 50 2t.
“Come ye and bear one anoth
er’s bui’den” is an injunction
that is hard to fulfill when a
country editor wants. to break
loose from his moorings. We
can’t find anyone who is over
anxious to “bear our burdens ?”
The city authorities are ha /-
ing Bryant streeet put in go id
condition. The hollow by Bar
ber’s stable is being filled in and
tbe street will be clayed. There
will be a four or five foot fill.
This will help the looks of this
street.
The Willing Workers met Wed
nesday evening at the home of
Miss Nelle Denton. $16.55 was
reported in the treasury. Plans
for making money were discussed
and a called meeting will be held
Friday afternoon at 5 o’clock to
perfect these plans.
DC
DC
CALL UP
Phone 97
and ask them what they have.
You will get something any time
to compose a tempting meal.
Buy Tempo Tea and get a
nice article of crockery ware with
each package.
First-class groceries, fruits,
vegetable, cigars, cold drinks.
It will pay you to make our ac
quaintance.
J. H. Mitchell
Free Delivery. Tell-the-Fone 97.
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Additional Subscriptions
to the Fair Fund.
Sinae the last correction of the
County Fair subscription list the
following has been reported to us by
Chairman Johnson to be added to
the previous amounts subscribed.
W. A. Sutton 1 00
B. W. Mauldin 1 00
Cairo Banking Co. 15 00
Dr. W, M. Searcy 5 00
T. A. Powell 2 50
W. E. Dunn.-. — 2 50
L, D. Fain 1 00
J. P. Malloy 5 00
Tom W. Jones. 1 00
J. R. SINGLETARY,
Attorney-at-Law.
Cairo, ... Georgia.
Consultation fees reasonable. Practice
in Suporior Court, Court of Appeals
and Supreme Court.
Officein Judge’s Chamber, Court House
~~W. J. Willie
Attorney-At-Law
Will practice in all Courts, State and
lederal. Collections a specialty.
Office in L. B. Powell building.
Phone 73. - - CAIRO. GA
FOR RENT—Furnished rooms for
rent at reasonable rates. Nice cool
rooms with electiic lights. Apply
to Mrs. W. B. Bishop.