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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 3, 1913)
fittirfed JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Hhe little red ribbon,the ring! and the rose! The summertime comes and the summertime goes*- And never a blossom in all of the land As white as the gleam of her beckoning hand! T~HE long winter months,and t! te glare 1 of the .snows; The little red ribbon, the ring, and ihe rose! And never a glimmer of sun in the skies As bright as the light of her glorious eyes! FAREAMS only are true; but the£ fade and are gone, forhertace is not herewhqnl waken atdavTn; The little red ribbon, the ring and fjie rose Mineo nls.; lhe dream & repose. I am weary of waiting,and of 'ears, And mp heart wearies, too, ail these desolafe^ears. Moaning over the one prtF song that it Imows.- The little red ribbon, the ring and the rose! Copyright. 19m, TW Bobbft-Meri ill Ccimpanf RJSVL o\mm EX AMINATION FOR 1913. Will be if at McDonough, Ga. For Henry County, Saturday January tne Eighteenth. Tin- Ui. ted States Civil Service Comrnissio. 1 announces an exami nation.on ti. e date and at the ploces mimed above, as a result of which it is expq cted to make cer tification to fill a vacancy in the position of rural a, !T ier at Hamp ton, and other v ica* ’ c ' (iS as they may occur on rural n ’ u tes at post offices in the above nai ted county, unless’it is found to be * n the m •turest of the service to till the vacancy by reinstatement,, trans fer, or promotion. The d en * trance salary for rural carrier s ls from S6OO to SI,(MX) per aim im - Age limit, 18 to 55, onr date °f the examination. The maxima ' age limit is waived in cases of p«M-- sons honorably discharged fro™ the United States military or naval service. An applicant uui't have hisactual domicile in the territory supp.ied by a post office in the county for which the examination is an nounced. The examination is open to all j male citizens of the United States •who can comply with the require ments. Application Form 1341, and full j information concerning the re-; quirements of the examination, I can be secured from the secretary of the local examining board or the postmaster at ary of the places named above, or from the U. S. Civil Service Commission, Wash ington, D. C. Elig bles on r glsters established prior to March i, 1912, can be considered for appointment only a. the office for wmen tney were examined. Such eligibles may be examined within one year from their former exauun uious upon filing applications snowing that they meet the requirements of the new examination, their oh. eligi bility for their home offices not being canceled. Applications should be 11 operly exec uled and filed vith the Com- mission at Washington. As ex amination papers are shipped di rect from the Commission to tiie places of examination, it is neces sary that applications be received in ample time to arrange for the examination desired at the place indicated by the applicant. The Commission will therefore arrange to examine any applicant whose i application is received in time to 1 permit the shipment of the neces sary papers. An eligible register for the oo sition of rural letter carrier for each county will be maintained. A person must be examined in the county in which the post office that supplies his home is situated. As a result of such ex imination he may become eligible to ap pointment as rural carrier at any post office in such county. A rural letter carrier after one year’s satisfactory service mav be trans ferred to the position of clerk or carrier in a first or second c ass post office, to the position of rail way mail clerK, or to ottie positions it. the classified service, subject to stLch examination as may be re quired by the civil service rules. JOHN C. BLACK, President. I have some dishes which were sent to the dinners at the Court House and have never been called foF. If the owners will let me know l shall send them. Mrs. E. J. Reagan. R cX. I shall again write a little and tell you all what a joyful Christ mas I had and hone everybody the same and a prosperous New Year to ah. Mr. A. A. Born, Rex’s depot agent, and Mrs. Gennie Sanders and son ?»pent Christmas day at Man chester the guests ot Mr, and Mrs. Paui Dodson. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Barr, of Southwest Georgia, spent Christ mas at Rex and StocKbridge with relatives. Mrs. Aurelia Hale and little daughter, Mi>s Ethel, visited rela tives at Rex last Wednesday and Thursday. Miss Odessa Dease was the guest of Miss Annie Mae Milam three days Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Milam visited his sister, Mrs. John Goss, of Meriwether County. Mr. Milam hadn’t seen his sister before in five years. Mr. and Mrs. Will Callahan have motfed to Mr. Alf Clark’s near Ellenwood. Mrs. Igo Dease and family spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. McCune. Mrs. Emory Barr went to Atlan ta on a day last week. Little Miss Margaret Heflin spent Christinas at her home in Rex. Miss Annie Mae Milam spent Saturday night and Sunday in De- Kalb County. I. G. W. Let us make you an estimate on your plumbing work before you make any contract to have it done. McDonough Plumbing Co. Adv. Mill days every Saturday. Bring your corn to Planning mill. J. H. Rape. If you get t h e McDonough Plumbing Co. to do your work, they will guarantee to give you a f rst class job. Adv. Mrs. Verna Wright and child ren, of Jackson, came Saturday to spend the week end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Woodruff. FARM LOANS. Money to loan on farm lands. Brown & Brown. SHERIFF S SALE FOR JANUARY. I*ll3. S f at« of Georgia, County of Hcnrv. Will bo sold before the Court House door in the City of McDon ough, Henry County, Ga , on the first Tuesday in February, 1013, at public outerr, within tlie legal hours of sale, to the highest and best bidder or bidder or bidders, for cash, the whole part or parts of the following described personal property, to—wit: 4-10 R H. Htd. Winsliip Plain Gins; 4-t>o Class C Feeders; 1-240 L. H Battery Condenser anil Sup ports ; 2 Iron Hast Fines; 1-240 L H. Straight Steel Lint Fine S> s lem ; 1 Rev. R. R. ?»” Screw Power Press with 12" Steam Tratuper and Fittings; 1-11" Class C Elevator complete; 1-12" Blowing Elevator complete; 1-12 x 18 R. H. S. C. Con tinent-ini Engine complete ; 1-54 x 14 Continential R. T. Boiler complete ; Shafting, Coupling. Set Collars,. Post Hangers ; Pulleys and Belt ing. and all buildings, houses, scales and engines, boilers and settings, pnmps, stacks and all machinery, fixtures and accessories, of what soever ditfscription, used in the operation or maintenance of the ginnery p&ant ot the undersigned, located upon the right-of-way of the Southern Railway Company at Fiippcn, in the County of Henry, State of Georgia, together with the building or buildings which eonsti tne »ald plant, together with all the replenishments, additions aud all other property that shall appertain to said plant, levied upon as the property R. W. Exuui, to satisfy a mortgage it. ta. issued from the Superior Cotii t ot Henry County, Ga.. in favor ot Southern Cotton Oil Compattf versus K. W. Kxurn. Tills property being difficult and expensive to transport, the same will not be brought to and exposed before the Court House door on lhe day of sale, but can be sieu and ex amined at Fltppen. Ga .on premises above described, on right-of-way of Sonthei ti Railw i/ Company. A. < SOWELL. Sheriff, 1-24, 4 ileiiry County, Georgia. Cards of Thanks. Obituaries, And Resolutions. Beginning with January 1, 1913, all Cards of Thanks, Obituaries, Resolutions will be charged for at the regular rate. This will do away with the old rule of one hundred words free. Cash must accompany the copy at the rate of one and a half cents per word, None published for less than twenty-five cents. So, all such articles sent and not accompanied by the money will not be published. This does not mean that corres pondents and others are not to send in accounts of deaths, etc., for we want all such reported, but only briefly and as news. LEGAL NOTICES. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. Georgia Henry County. All persons holding claims against the estate of D. D. Baley, late of said County, deceased, are requested to present them to the undersigned at once. All persons indebted to said estate are request ted to call on the undersigned and make immediate settlement of same. E. C, Cowan, Administrator, estate of D. D. Batey, deceased. This Dec. 18th 1912. 1-24. 6. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. Georgia Henry County. All persons holding claims against the estate of Dr. Raieigh Hightower, late of said County, deceased, are requested to pres ent them to the undersigned for settlement at once. All persons indebted to said estate are re quested to call on the under signed and make immediate settle ment of same. H. C. Hightower, Administrator Estate Dr. Raleigh Hightower, deceased. This Dec. 18th 1912. 1-24,6, APPLICATION FOR CHARTER. Georgia, Henry f'onnty. To the Superior Court of Said County : The petition of D. P. Cook, H. E. Cook, G. L, Thrasher. W. A. Craitr, J. F. Moss, W. N. Gilmore, S. P Crowell, W. J. Elliott. W.S. Crum - blev and S, E. Smith, all of said county and state shows; I. That they desire for them selves. their associates and succes sors to be incorporated and made a body politic under the name and style of Henry County Supply Com pany,” for a period of twenty y oh rs. 2. The principal office of said company shall be in thecity of Mc- Ronough, said state and countv, but petitioners desire the right to establish branch offices within this state or elsewhere, whenever the holders ot a majority of the stock uiav so determine.. 3. The object of said corporation is pecuniar} gain to its stockhold ers. 4. The business of said corpora - tion to he cm tried on is as follows: A {general invrehttmlise business,, including 1 nying »nd selling dry L'ootis, clothing, shoes, hats, hard ware, groceries r etc., and doing all other things necessary for doing m general merchandise business. Pe titiontrs ask the privilege of doing a geneiai warehonse business, Hitch as having, weighing, and selling cotton ; buying, mixing and selling fertilizer ot all kinds ; buying and selling cottoi seed meal and buying, weighing ai d s* Ihngcotton seed ; hnviug and selling coal; and doing hll other nets necessary for carrying on a general warehonse business. Petitioners farther ask that they have the tight and privi lege of buying and selling lumber, shingles, buck, lime, and nil other things necessary for cairyimr on a lumber business. Petitioners fur ther ask the light » nd privilege of buying and selling live.stock. Pe titioners further ask the right and privilege to buy <*nd sell machinery of all kind*, including the right to buv. hold, and si li real estate and personal property suitable to the pnrposesof the corporation, and to execute notes and bonds asevidence of indebtedness incurred, or which may be incurred in the conduct of the affair? of the corporation and to secure the same by mortgage, se curity deeds, or other form of liens under existing laws. 5. The capital stock of said cor poration shall be Twenty Thousand ($20,000.00) Dollars, with the privi lege of increasing same to the sum of Fifty Thousand ($50,000,00) Dol lars. by a majority vote of the stock holders, said stock to be divided in to snares of SIOO.OO each. Which said sums petitiuneis ask may he paid in real estate, merchandise, or cash at its market value. Petition ers show that 75 percent, of the said S2O-1 >OO.OO l>as actually been paid in. ti. Petitioners desire the right to si e and be sued, to plend and be im pleaded, to have and to use a com i i man seal, to make all necessary by jaws and regulations, ai d to do all | other things that tray be nee* ssary | for Ihe successful canning in of , said business. 7. They desire for said ii cot; r,r ation the power and authority to apply for and mccij t an < i , n erts to its charter of either f< in, 11 sub stance by a vote of a majority of its steckoutstanding at the time. They also ask authority for said incur] or ation to wind up its affairs, liqui date and discontinue its business at any time it may determine to do so by a vote of two thirds of its stock outstanding at the time. 8. They desire for tlir said incor poration the light of renewal v.hen and as provided by the laws of Geor gia ana that it have all other such rights, powers, privileges ard im munities as are incident- to bke in corporations or permissible under the laws of Georgia. ■ Wherefore, petitioners prav to be incorporated under the name and st\le aforesaid, with the powers privileges and immunises herein set forth, and as are now. or may here after bo. allowed a corporation of similar cbaiacter under the lawsof Georgia. R. O. JACKSON, Att’y for Petiliouers. 1, J A. Foucbe, clei k of the Snjier ior Court of said county do' her* bv certify that the foregoing is u true copy of a petition for charter for Henry County Supply Company as* isof file in this office. This Nov. 27. 1912. J. A. FOUCHE, Clerk. SHERIFFS SALE. Will be sold on the first Tues day in January, 1913, at public outcry at the court house in said county, within the legal hours of sale to the highest bidder for cash, certain property which is describ ed as follows: One black horse mule ten years old, one black mare mule twelve years old, one white spotted cow six years old, one dark red cow two years old, three pigs black and white spotted, and one two horse wagon, said property levied on as the property of Warren Ceffer to satisfy a mortgage fore closure in favor of J. M. Stroud* issued from the County court of said County. Also 35 bushels, more or less, of corn in crib. 400 bundles, more or less, of fodder. 100 bushels, more or less, of cotton seed, in house. Said property levied on as ttie property of War ren Coffer to satisfy a Distress Warrant, issued from County court of said County, in favor of J. M. Stroud, Landlord. This the 10th day of Dec. 1912. A. C. Sowell, Sheriff. l-O,
