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11 E OFFICIAL ORGAN OF GRADY COUNTY.
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CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL ,16 1915.
Spring Weather and a Pair of
Walk-Over
I
A combination hard to Usat--especially when fitted
the Walk-Over way.
A big bunch of real satisfaction awaits you in one
of our new Spring models. : ..
Here you will find everything that any man or
young man could want or wish for in the way of
fashionable footwear.
A glance at our windows will serve to show you
the authentic styles for Spring.
$3.50
■Merchandise of Quality”
Minutes of last meeting road and adopted.
On motion the Chairman was in.- lrucfeifto render such assist inc L ‘
Mr, Cub Miller and family as lie deemed iiweassarv, such assis
tance tut to exceed $10 for hnv one month.
On motion thcooun y board occupied (lie recommendations of
the committees in regard to .i claim for damages by W. S. Pars
and therefore refuses the payment of any damage to property to
Mr. Pars by use of dirt in building a public road in the Pine Park
district. -,y
KagawiBfgJB/rolfcC • ..vu n. t 'tr.-jaxstmnizav[xs*i 111 t
High School Pupils to Me6t.
i
The seventh annual meet of
High School Association of the
second congressional district
yyjll be held at Thomasville next
Thursday and Friday,
Cairo will bo represented in
several of the contests and -we
look for our contestants to bring
off the honors.,
The association was formed
seven years ago and is composed
of the High schools in this dis
trict. Contests are hdd in all
branches of study and in athlet
ics.
, Bring your. Tow hides toR.
P. Bennett. He- will pay you
highest market price.
Langiey--Burns.
Married at the residence of
Mr. P. H. Herring, Ordinary, on
the evening of Apr. l-'lth, Miss
Lon Langley and Mr ,R, L. Burns
both 6f Calvary,
Miss' Langley is the 'beautiful
and' accomplished daughter of Mr
and Mrs, T;L. Langleyand a lady
of many accomplishments and
lovod by all who know her.
Mr, Burns is an only child of
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Burns, of
near Calvary, and' is a young
man of much promise,
- May their pathway be strewn
with roses and may peace and
prosperity be theirs, is the wish
of their many friends,
Convention of Tax Assessors
§gda Water Advanced.
Owing t° the advanced price
of sugar, we afejcompelled to ad
vance the pripe of §qdq wat§P
from 25 aents to 3d cents per
doz. ThankingyoufoMratronage
In past. ' ■' . ■ . ‘
Yours Truly,- \
Chero Cola'Bottling Co.
1 E. L. VickesV, Mgr.
\ Coco Cola Bottling Wk£.
\ ' P. L. Bailey,- Mgr.
V^ee me before •'selling your
Cowhides. I pay highest mar
ket price.
R. P. Bennett.
Judge Jon C. Hart, state, tax
commissioner, has called a con
vention of all the local boards of
assessors to meet in the hall
representatives of the state cap
itol. next Friday and Saturday foi
the purpose of securing a more
perfect and equitable adminis
tration of the equalization tax
The Grady county board
composed of Messrs. K. Powell
J. F. Forrester and .S. P. Van
landingham, and it is quite pos
sible that one of these gentle
men will attend.'
pet after the prizes now-
itS Of THE COUNTY BOARD OF
J. L. OLIVER S
Grady County's Largest Store
Members .present: Thos. Wrghr. T W. Faircloth, Henry Mitchell
P. Ward, S. J. Norton and Aroli Harrell.
On motion it was ore e ed tliut $2.50 road i. Jxes paid by Davis of
Pine Park district be refunded to (toy Barvpjk for Will Davis be
cause said Will Davis is under road tax dge.
On motion the County Board agrees to pay railroad fare of one
member of the Tax Equalizers to and from .Atlanta 1 to attend a con
vention to be held on the 23rd and.2P.li'of April, provided they can
legally pay such expenses. " (I
On motion thoroad superintendents are 10eby ordered to issue
defaulters summons to all road subjects whpvave not paid their
road tax by Saturday night,- April i 7th. Ail defaulters are to be
summonsed to meet the county board on tlL first Tuesday in May
next.- a ■;:?!■ ■ ■ St
On motion it was ordered that. $5.00 roaf^ax for Moses Huntley
and Hugh Jonson be refunded ,'[ ii Wight on account of these mien
being overage. i;
On motion it was decided that, the public road running from
Horse (Ireok on the lower end cjf the Hawtikorn Trail southeast of
the Florida lino be discontinued and in weulhereof the board agrees
accept and maintain a road from Hors®! Creek running south 1
west through 'lands of Jl. G, Maxwell, T. M. Maxwell and. G. H. 1
Butler to intersect the Cairo and Goncord rpad in Grady county neat
the residence of Mr J B Ferrell, ;
On motion.the chairman is-instructed to furnish a stone post .to
government authorities for the purpose olestabiisliing a true tne*
idiari line for Grady county. j
On motion it was decided that J M. Millm- ,t Sons b. ing tiie low
est bidder that tqe building contract of the: storage room for the
county he awarded them at a price of c-30U for the jib complete,
all material furnished as per specifications'.
On motion the cpmmitteeof T \V Fah-eith, Henry Mitchell and
the Chairman were appointed to in vestigate the matter of reducing
the court house expenses, the care of. them-ards, etc, and to make
such recommendations as thoy deem bestKalthe next regular meet
ing of thq'board.
On motion the chairnuVwas.instructedfto appoint a committee to
investigate and settle qll the bills and expenses of Jack Johnson
who was shot and later declared a lunatic; committee appointed T
W Faircloth, S J Norton and the chairman.
On motion the following bills were approved and ordered paid.
W,M Walker commissions on road tax Duncanville dist . SB 25
“ cutting tree from road " “ 50
R J Brinson coqts on road tax Lime Sink dist .... . 20 00
mad -work Lime Sink dist• 4. .G. 10 ffj
E L Maxwell ■' • ' Higdon .44 .75 U5
lumber for bridges by convicts . _ . 5 13
com9 on road tax Higdon dist _ 55 00
J H Collins “ So Cairo “ 55 00
B H Belcher “ Whigqam.dist — ...27 00
R B Belcher “ No Cairo ::0 80
’• work on roads " “ 3 50
T E Willis V B Cave “ A —.18 05
R E Clay corns road tax Pine Park dist _ __ 32 50
J T Booth work on roaas Reagan 5 00
“ .corns “tax “ “ _... — 36*75
W M Prince com “ No Cairo dist—.— 59 25
C H Mize road work Spence dist... 5 00
D P Ward, 1 day extra as commissioner _____ 3.00,
Thos. Wight 7 days extra as commissioner.....j........ 21 00
S J Norton 3 1-2 days extra as commissioner..... 10 50
Arch Harrell, 8 days extra as commissioner... ___.G 00
T W Faircloth 3 days extra as commissioner __..9 00
Henry Mitchell 3 days extra as commissioner ... 00
Henry Mitchell qU and potatoes for convicts ...........130
S J Norton road work, Spence and Blowing CaVe districts..... 8 40
Poulk-Wight Go., supplies for poor farm™ 2243
Poulk-Wight Co, food and freight.for county mules’... 23 60
W J Willie salary for Jau. Feb. and Mar. as. Corns. Atty 30 01
Reddick^Collins hay for mules 6 56
New shoes to go with
new raiment-«-all ready to
be shown. Fashions that are
approved by style experts.
w/ftfe
We earnestly request the op
/
portunity of showing you
the newest, most beau
tiful lot of Spring
shoes we have
ever stocked.
J. L. Oliver’s Son, Cairo, Ga.
Cairo Woodmen to Athens.
As delegates from the local
lodge. Messrs. 1. D. Lewis and
,7. T. Sellers, left Monday night
for Athens to attend the biennial
session of the head camp of the M we erroneously stated.
City Court to Convene Monday.
. The* April term of Cairo City
Court will convene here next
Monday instead of last Monday
Geor-
Woodmen of the World in
gia. ' . j ■
There are about 806 camps of
this fraternal order in Georgia
with between 25,000 and 30,000
members and the camp here is
very strong.
Wilkes Bros., hay for mules
F A Belcher, hay for mules...;
IsSdore Hughs, 5 days work with repair gang
Jno Wesley 28
.....9140
.A—4 80
5 00
28 00
' 26 00
, ' 27 00
18 On
I DO
,5 50
: 3 00
.213
.22 50
.56 00
i. 13 20
Fresh Meats
Always* Fi;esh Stock on Hand ■
Quik Deliveiy Efficient Service
I will pay, highest market
price for green Cow Hides.
R. P. Bennet:
The new court officials. Judge
W. J. Willie and Solicitor Ira
Carlisle, will assume their duties
at.thi3 term and they have per
haps the largest docket in the
history of thecourt to “break in”
on.
We predict that the business of
this court will be dispensed more
quickly, fairly and , impartially
I than ever before.
Standard Oil Co., gasolene for county... 8 -it)
J. M. McNair Superior court services Jury scrips etc 45 30
Farmers arid Merchants Bank, for bills paid in March 1.46 57
J M MtNair envelopes and freight on supplies for C SC.......3 14
Ira Higd&n mule feed for county..'. 816,73
Wight and Browne, seed and regulator for poor farm..60.
Wight & Browne, medicine etc. for convicts LV8 46
Wight Hdw. Co., boiler sifter for poor farm.— 1 25
Wight Hdw. Co., tools & equipmonts for convicts. 120 53
Poulk : Wight Bo., supplies for convicts .. .625 08
Roddenbery I-Idw. Co., lumps, dusters and hose spray for C II 5 20
R.L BENNETT, The Grocer
Mellie Ro9S
Manual
A ess Mo.qa'v \
Jno. Heavy Strickland 1
Robert llill 5 1-2 A
C*F Cone balance on February guarding salary.
B M .Johnson Postage fJr-county..7,........ .......
Wight I-Idw. Co., for shoeing mules by Mobly .....
Poulk-Wight Co., cash paid guards in March
W W Mobley repair on equipments for convicts..
D R Collins corn, fodder, etc., for mules L5510
PH Herring postage and express on antitoxin 53
W A Carr turn keys to court services 1... ......41 40
YV H Hudson -feeding prisoners in jail Feb. Mar ... 174 65
WB Brown work on bridge north Cairo Dist............ 3 50
Foote and Davies Co., Execution doe’et for C. (A* 19 /6
FJ McKown. Superior court Jury Scrips *. 32 00
E J McKown, pd. Dr. Walker for Mod. s.erviqes. by Sup. court 2 00
E. J. LcKovvn, expences Lqpafic Jack Johnson —.36 53
M Johnson, Fire Ins.qvapce-premium on, court house.—..122 40
Wight&Seatcy - v “• 118 80
Crawfpj'd fa Fossyth “• '.*■■ “ “ “.A —118 80
"armon Davis, cutting tree from road Pine Park Dist 35
W Sanders road work, Whigham Dist. 1 ...'.6 50
A Smith, .hay for mules ........15 53
. ,oy Barwiok, road tax refunded for Will Davis P P Dist. ....2 50
G W Connell, commission on road tax, Spring Hill Dist...;.21 00
G W Connell, road Spring Hill Dist • 3 00
j B Wight road tax refunded for Hugh Johnsoti&Mose Huntley 5 00
B R Reynolds, road work Whigharh Dist 5 00
Mrs. W. B. Roddenbery flowers & shrubbery for C H yards..5 75
J A,Reynolds, washing and extra work at poor farm .—3 75
H *1 Hart, auto tire & repair,on equipment for Convicts..-.-.24 20
Cairo Ice &.Botl. works coal for jail 4 84
Mrs. JM,Bell feeding superior cour.t jurist.. 0.50
City market beef fish for poor faro;>,..._ ... ——2 75
Citv Market, beef & fish for convicts..
J W Clifford sharpening saws for county
Happ Bros, convict clothing t—
J M Sasser hay for mules L
Roddenbery Hdw. Co., snatch block for convicts
BH McManeus, repairsatjail
L W Rigsby salary as probate Judge for Mar,..
Wire Grass Feed and B Co., mule feed for countv
Mitchell and Walker cotton seed meal for ppor farm
.16 54
..1 00
.72 00
. 13 GO
... 8 00
.. 12 50
. 36 26
...1 GO
W J Willie; City Court cost on convicts to be divided between
Solicitor, sheriff and Clerk of . court.. .
J A Harrison feeding county mules —
Wm A Lee road work, Ragan district.. ....:
T E Willis commission on road tax, B C district — .
Poulk-Wight Co. clothes for lunatic
On motion adjourned. •
Thos. Wight, chairman, T. W. Faircloth, S. J. Norton, D. I’. Ward
Arch Ilarroll and Henry Mitchell. ^ B. M.'Johnson. Clk..
40 00
.2 30
6 25
45 36
.4 00
UlVjr IMHt,nVb UGC, l».l ,U1 *b*rnifc.l ......... . ..... ......
| City of C$iro water & lights for housd. s^d jail —- 23 85
H W Maxwell corn for mules
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We offer you an absolutely «afe place to deposit your
Money. '
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W.'S. -Wight, Pres. W. H. Seafcy, V. Pres. andCashier
H. G* Cannon, V. Pres'.
