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WEEKLY «■> TIMES.
McDoaougli (ia. March 13* IS9I.
Homo Affairs.
GUANO!
Big Reduction made in pri
ces yesterday! on “Port Roy
al,” “Our Own,” “YVando”
and The Henry County “High
Grade.” Lowest prices ever
known in the history oi the
world. Call on either
H. ]. Copeland & Co.
The Stewart Mercantile Co.
John R. Pair.
G. F. Turner.
J. W. Alexander.
A. F. Bunn.
Paul Turner.
Dr. 1. L. Gunter.
M. V. Sowell.
WHY IT OCtVRf.F.D.
A cleverer man you seldom see,
Or one with more loquacity,
Than
Unele
Billy
Miller.
lie drives a Texas pony, brown,
And carries the mail to Ola town,
Loquacious
Billy
Miller.
The pony sometimes will not go,
And that makes Billy mad, you know,
That
stubborn,
little
ponj.
And then the crowd, and such a fuss,
It’s enough to make poor Billy cuss,
The
crowd,
you
know.
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A SPUING POEM.
It’s about this time of year,
When from every nook you hear
1 he farmer’s lusty shout,
As he jerk 3 his mule about.
But at present, don’t you know,
That the shadow of a crow
Deep into the ground would mire—
If it would’nt, I’m a liar.
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A TAPE OF WOE.
Can you expect this humble scribe
To get up all the news,
When mud is now near ankle deep,
And we have no overshoes ?
This is a fact most pitiful,
Quite hard to realize,
And when our merchants hear of it
Be sure they’ll advertise.
V
of ccuess it w mil.
When Ci. McKibben gets as fat
As Tommy Stewart’s small;
And Pony Pair grows up to be
As high as Colonel Wall,
Then mark my prediction,
As sure as you’re alive,
McDonough will take on a boom,
And business then will thrive.
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WE HOPS NOT.
The peach trees now are blooming,
And it tills our hearts with fear,
For we’re afraid Jack Frost will nip
them,
And we’ll have uo fruit this year.
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don’t indulge.
Many puzzles we have heard of,
And strange ones too, we think,
But the game that takes the day now
Is the one called Tiddledewink.
If vou have brains in your head,
And care a single wink
To keep them there, for goodness sake,
Don’t play at Tiddledewink.
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NOTHING new under the sun.
The season now is near at hand,
When the Uumorest will lie,
About the poor, bald headed man,
And the innocent house fly.
And soon the papers will be full
OI that old, worn out “fake,”
About the beautiful young damsel’s
Love for the ice cream cake.
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A PAS AN OF PRAISE.
The Democrats are singing loud,
And shouting in their glee,
Since Palmer, bold, of Illinois,
Has gained the victory.
It was the hardest struggle.
That the people e’re did see :
1 hen -who can blame the Democrats
For singing Pahn(er)s of victory !
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A CHANGED STATE OF AFFAIRS.
The world was once so small, ’tis said,
That forty days of rain
Brought on a flood, the like of which
Will ne’re be seen again.
But since that time the world has
grown
To be so large and great,
’Till fifty days ot rain won’t flood
One single, little State.
It has been truthfully said that there
are people who would a great deal
rather be the whistle or bell on a steam
engine than to be one of tbe driving
■wheels, and they reside in almost every
town —b 01 1 \ alley Leader.
If you decide, from what you have
heard or read, that you will take
Hood’s Sarsaparilla, do not be induced
to buy any substitute instead.
The lady who imported a Peruvian
dog for the sake of his Peruvian bark
to cure chills had never heard of Cheat
ham’s Tasteless Chill Tonic. It cures
the chills any where somehow and all
it costs is 50 and 75 cents per bottle.
Qtyaranteed.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—tf. S. GOv't Report, AUg. tf, 1889,
BSE
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Shoot the weather! ! !
Go to Millers for fresh fish and oys
ters Saturday morning.
See notice of money to loan, by
Bryan & Dicken.
Mr. Dave circulated among i
his McDonough friends Wednesday.
Misses Tallie Johnson and Ida Price
of Flippen are visiting Miss Birdie
Daniel.
Miss Lula McDonald, of Griffin, is
the guest of Miss Clauoe McDonald
this week.
The fruit crop is still safe, though
it will not be past the danger line be
fore the middle of April.
Mrs. Mary Dailey, of Atlanta, spent
several days in McDonough recently
visiting friends and relatives.
Among other things, the mo tgage is
getting in its woik. This is the season
for that useful fruit, so to speak.
A poet says that a baby is “a new
wave on the ocean of file.” A “fresh
squall” would express the idea better.
Capt. S. 11. Brown offers a good en
gine for sale See notice in another
column and call on him if you desire
one.
Misses Ida and Elon Hightower, of
Stookbridge, returned home Monday,
after an extended visit to Mrs. N. A.
Glass.
On account of the badly deranged
condition of the mails we failed to hear
from several of our corre>peudeuts this
week.
The individual who has gone through
this siege of weather without a case of
the blues may be counted a hero indeed
and iu truth.
Keep both eyes and both ears open but
ki ep your mouth shut, especially when
it would open only to speak evil of
your neighbor.
We have heard of one farmer who
has asked his merchant to take back
his guauo. Cause—so delayed by the
weather he has no use for it.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Miss Nannie Carmichael to
Mr Charles Beeland, of Macon, on
next Thursday, the 10th inst.
The railroads, during the past two
or three weeks, have been unable to
haul guano fast enough to supply the
demand for the loud smelling stuff
The man who loves God with all his
strength does not sit in the front room
and sing while his invalid wife is out in
the back yard doing a two weeks’ ivasb
iug.
It is announced that a heavy reduc
tion of salaries, and in the number of
employes, will be made by the East
Tennessee road on the first of
April.
Mrs Cloud has received a beautiful
line of Spring Millinery, and begs to
announce her opening, March 20 and
21. All ladies invited; no irouble to
show goods.
We aie requested to urge every
member of the Knights of Honor to
he present at the meeting next Mon
day night, for the consideration of sev
eral special matters.
An old farmer was heard to make
the following remark upon our streets
recently: “It ’pears like if this rain
don't stop purtv soon, crab grass and
the democrats is agoiu’ to take the
country.”
All those who have been “laying
away a little for some rainy day” can
take it out of the old stocking now and
put it into circulation, —for behold,
that long looked for and much expect
ed time has arrived.
On the Ist of April the duty on su
gar will cease to be collected, and the
price of that article ought to drop
about 2 cents a pound. It is hardly
necessary to say that the shrewd mer
chant and thrifty housewife will not be
caught with a big stock on hand.
In another column this week is a
call for a meeting of the Superintend
ents of Henry County Sunday School
Association. It was handed in by Mr.
Smith for last issue, but by an over
sight was omitted. This dereliction on
our part is especially regietted, as the
time is so short, hut it is hoped those
interested will do all they can to secure
a full attendance
Those who noticed the statement, in
last week’s issue, that Jordan Johnson
“never fails to make less than twelve
hales of cotton to the acre,” perhaps
experienced no difliculty in attributing
it to a slight error. Not a very slight
error, either, when it is remembered
that a mule sometimes covers about
forty acres in a crop, and that w'e in
tended to say twelve bales to tbe
“mule,” instead of “acre.”
McDonough's Literary Club.
Under the above heading, we find
the following complimentary notice of
the “Night Stars” iu the Atlanta Jour
nal of a few days ago :
The citizens of McDonough are now
enjoying a pleasure winch they have
longed for quite a while.
Several weeks ago the young people
of this pleasant little city met at the
residence of Col. T. C. Nolan for the
purpose of organizing a literary club.
There wore present quite a crowd who
were enthusiastic over the question.
After many m itious, secouds and moves
Prof. B.W. Dußose. a promising young
man of Decatur, but who is now assis
tant teacher in the high school at Mc-
Donough, was unanimously elected
president of the club. The next thing
in order was to elect a vice president.
After a careful survey of the field,
Miss Annie Wells, of Atlanta, who
will be in the vicinity until .June, was
chosen to fill that position. There
could not have beeu made made a bet
ter selection.
This club has been meeting every
other week for about two mouths, and
the interest has grown more intense
every day.
Tli -ir last meeting was one highly
enjoyed by all preseut. It met at the
residence of Mrs. Crabbe The origi
i nal song of Mr Jack Nolan, in which
lie had a word of cheer for each mem
ber by name, was something unprece
dented. It was to the point sud amus
ed the members greatly. The music
was also origiual, and rendered with
such pleasing effect as to completely
capture the hearers.
McDonough has within her borders
some very fine musicians, and for this
reason if for no other she is a happy
place. It is a well known fact that
music naturally carries with it great
pleasure.
One of the most striking features of
this occasion was the perfectly rendered
recitation by Miss Annie Wells, of At
lanta. Miss Wells won for herself an
ever-living reputation as an elocutionist.
She has many friends in Atlanta who
are delighted to know that she is mak
ing such profound impressions upon the
people with with whom she has become
associated.
There have lately been placed upon
the market several cheap reprints of an
obsolete edition of “Webster’s Diction
ary:” These books are given various
names, “Webster’s Unabridged,” “The
Great Webster’s Dictionary,” “Web
ster’s Big Dictionary,” ‘ Webster’s En
cyclopedic Dictionary,” etc., etc.
Many announcements concerning
them are veiy misleading, as the body
of each from A to Z is the same, —for
ty-four years behind the times and prin
ted from cheap plates made by photo
graphing the old pages.
The old book has been padded out
by various additions culled from various
sources of questionable reliability, but
the body is the same that was published
when Polk was president and duly
buried at the incoming of Lincoln.
The Webster, current from Lincoln to
Harrison, is the populnr copyrighted
“Unabridged” which has just been su
perseded by Webster’s Internation
al Dictionauv.—See advertisement
in another column.
Henry Co. S. 8. Association.
The Superintendents of the lltnry
County Association are requested to
meet at the Presbyterian church in
McDonough on next Sabbath, 15th
inst, at 1:30 o’clock p. m., as it is our
quarterly session. Please be on hand,
as we want all of the schools repre
sented —important business to attend
to. IJo not forget the time. By re
quest of T. A. Ward, Pres’t.
W. H. Smith, Sect’y.
The Latest,
The following is the latest concern
ing the entrance of East Tennessee
passenger trains into the union depot,
taken from the Constitution of Wed
nesday : “It was rumored’yesterday
that the East Tennessee road, pending
the settlement of the question of its
entrance to the uuiou depot, was mak
ing arrangements with the Metropoli
tan street railroad to transfer all of its
passengeis and baggage to and from
the East Tennessee shops, near Pryor
street and Kiser’s new building, corner
of Pryor and Hunter streets. The
ground floor of that building will be
rented by the East Tennessee for wait
ing and baggage rooms, and ‘ the finest
ticket ollice in the South.” This ar
sangement, it is said, will go into effect
in ca>e an entra .ee to the depot is re
fused.”
“The Blood Is the Life,”
Runs the old saying, aud everything
that ever makes part of any organ of
the bo ly must reach its place thetein
through the blood. Therefore, if the
blood is purified and kept in good con
dition by the use of Hood’s Sarsaparil
la, it necessarily follows that the Itene
fit of the medicine is imparted to every
organ of the body. Can anything be
simpler than tbe method hv which this
excellent medicine gives good health to
all who will try it fairly and patiently.
KltOM ALONG THE LINE,
What Some of Our Exchanges Along
the Proposed Route of the M. X
fi. Ry. Say In Regard to the Exten
sion.
More raiiroad talk !
That’s what the people along the
proposed route of the G. M. A G. liy.
from hero to Athens are indulging in.
Urealer interest is being excited iu
the matter than ever before. At some
places public meetings have beeu call
ed, the purpose of which was to see
what inducements might ho offered
the authorities of the said road.
At present it seems that the people
are determined to have it extended,
and that the extentsion shall be made
iu the near future.
Below we give paragraphs from sev*
ernl of our exchanges on the subject:
'1 he Georgia Midland is going to he
built Latest dispatches from Colum
bus give the information that the au
thorities of the Georgia Midland there
are very anxious to have the extension
of the road built to Athens. This city
is highly in favor of aidi..g in the con
structing of the road and the people
all along the line are clamoring to see
the movement assume an organized
shape. They are more than willing to
assist in the building of the road. —
Madisonian.
Covington should now be making an
effort to get the Georgia Midland and
the G., C. & N. B. R. connected by
way of this city These roads will he
connected some day ; and if Coving
ton would make the proper effort now,
we believe she could get the connect
ing link built by here. Let us try it.
—Covington Star.
Rutledge Cor. in Madisonian : We
a'e in high spirits—looking forward to
the joyful day when the Georgia Mid
laud will cross the old Georgia rail
road iu our limits, and John Chandler
Johnsou will drive up in a fine, new
Mogul engine and leave the curling
smoke behind him at Ponder’s mill ami
give Fairplay a welcome salute from
her loud sounding whistle. Lookout,
boys, she is coming !
“id’er,” in Atlanta Journal: “It is
settled,” Said a man in a position to
know, last night, “it is settled that the
Georgia Midland road will he extended
from McDonough via Covington and
High Shoals to Athens. I am behind
the scenes and know this to be a fact.”
Death of Mrs. Steele.
Mrs. Mary Ann Steele, mother
of Mrs. G. P. Campbell, of this city,
died at her home iu Atlanta last week.
Mrs. Steele was the widow of one of
Georgia’s most distinguished public
citizens, and during her life passed
through many of the most stirring
scenes in the history of the country.
Iu speaking of her death, the At
lanta Coustitutiou gave the following
short sketch of her interesting life:
She was the daughter of Mr. Ed
wards, of Putnam county, a very
prominent family. She was reared in
that county. At an early age she be
came the wife of Major John 11. Steele,
who was also the scion of one of the
leading families.
Major Steele was private secretary
of Governor George A. Crawford, and
afterwards of Governor Joseph E.
Brown, during his first administration.
When Governor Crawford became
secretary to President Taylor Major
Steele was made his assistant, the fain
ily removing to Washington. About
thirty years ago Major Steele removed
to Atlauta, and was the secretaiy of
the secession convention.
Ilis reports of that famous gathering,
in his own handwrting, were preserved
by Mrs. Steele, and negotiations were
begun with the Georgia legislature last
session, for the purchase of these his
toric papers by the state.
These negotiations are still pending,
aud the papers remain in posession of
her heirs.
Of their children there is hut one
survivor, Mrs. Dr. G P. Campbell, of
McDonough. .
Mrs. Steele led a most exemplary
Christian life. When quite young she
became a member of the Baptist church,
but afterwards btcamea Presbyterian,
and has been a member of the Central
Presbyterian church for many years.
The funeral will occur at the resi
dence at 2 o’clock this afternoon, Rev.
Dr. G. B. Strickler officiating.
Mrs. Campbell and other members
of the family were with her in her last
moments. Her death was as peaceful
as h er life had been beautiful.
McElree’s Wine of Cardui
and THEDFORD'S BLACK-DRAUGHT are
for sale by the following merchants in
Henry County:
D. J. Sanders, McDonough.
Hill & Parker, Lovejov.
A. V. McVicker, Babb.
Berry & Brarman, Flippen.
Dr. W. 11. 11. Peek, Locust Grove.
J. C. Bostwick, Peeksville.
J. W. Hale, Sandy Ridge.
W. 11. Gilbert & Co. Stockbridge.
B. F. Harlow. Tunis
E. C. Wynn, Wynn’s Mill.
R. F Smith, Locust Giove.
E. S. Wvnn. Wynn’s M ill
T. E. Sullivan, Locust Grove
J. Calvin, Locust Grove
C. S. Jarboe, Sandy Ridge
C. D. McDonald McDonough.
D. K. &E. P. Suttles, Stockbridge.
G. B. Brannan, Stockbridge.
A. H . Hambrick, Stockbridge.
A G Harris. Flippen
Woman’s Medical College of Ca.
—ANII
Training School for Nurses.
Wives, widows, and daughters of Confeder
ate soldiers will he received at this ci 1 lego
at half the regular tuition. The next session
begins (Xt. Ist, continuing five months.
Ladies enter the graduating class at their
second term. Department for Training of
Nurses requires but one term. Mrs Gov
ernor W. J. Norfhen is President of Hoard
of Trustees and A. G. i nomas, M. I)., LL.
D.. President of the Faculty. For further
particulars, address,
J. W. Stone, M. D-, Dean,
Box 215, Atlanta, Ga.
READ THIS ONE!
The Stewart
Mercantile
Company,
SUCCESSOR TO
THOS. D. STEWART & CO.
Is now receiving the largest stock of
FlouT, s\Tup, & jVleat,
Corn Oats,
Fkfiiwqtf * I nv]>lciuci|tt4,
Tobacco, Etc., Etc.,
EVER SEEN in Henry county, and what we
want to say is that
We Propose to Beat
Atlanta Prices!
We can easily do this, as THE STEWART
MERCANTILE CO. is composed of young
men (Thos. D. Stewart, Leroy H. Fargason
and J. B. Dickson) and we have no house rent
to pay, and propose to do our own work. We
buy directly from manufacturers, pay cash
and can just simply distance all competition.
Our stock of
CLOTHING, SHOES,
HATS & DRY GOODS
will be larger than was ever carried by Thos.
D. Stewart & Co,, and will be the HANDSOM
EST and LOWEST-PRICED ever seen.
WE ARE PREPARED TO DO A TIME
BUSINESS.
Can furnish you anything and as much of it
as you want, from a paper of tacks to a mule.
We are the people you want to trade with,
will treat you perfectly square and give you
Good Goods.
We have a car load of New Orleans Syrup.
Can give you a Choice New Orleans Syrup
AT 22 1 -2c. We have 1000 bushels red rust
proof Oats now in stock. We are the CHEAP
EST PEOPLE in the State on COOK STOVES
BUGGIES AND WAGONS.
Come to see us. Always glad to have the
citizens of Henry and adjoining counties to
make their home with us. Your friends,
The Stewart Mercantile Co.
Thos, D. Stewart, Pres’t & Gen’l Manager.
L. H. Fargason, Vice Pres’t & As’t Sec’y.
J. B. Dickson, Secretary & Treasurer-
Dissolution.
The firm of THOS. D. STEWART & CO.
is this day dissolved by mutual consent,
and is suocecded by THE STEWART
MERCANTILE COMPANY, for whom we
bespeak success. Mr. Thos. D. Stewart
will collect the notes and accounts due the
old firm, and will sign the firm’s name in
liquidation. We thank our friendi and cus
tomers for their liberal patronage, and
kindly request all who are indebted to tho
old firm to make settlement as early as
possible, as we wish to wind up the old
business. THOS. 1). STEWART.
WALKER P. INMAN.
McDonough, Ga., Jar.. 1, 1891.
-XOTICE.
Referring to the above, wc beg to inform
our friends and the public generally that
wc have associated ourselves together un
der the eorporuto name and style of The
Stewart Mercantile Company, for the pur
pose of doing s general mercantile bus! uGbb
at McDonough, at the old stand of Thos. D.
Stewart & Co. Wo are young men and
have ample facilities and a thorough knowl
edge of the business. We propose doing a
strictly straightforwa r d business, upon
strictly honest principles. We are pre
pared to aucommodate our customers and
friends on time, and will thank the public
for their favorable consideration.
Respectfully,
TIIOS. D. STEWART.
J. B. DICKSON.
L. H. FARGASON.
McDonough. Ga., Jan. 1, 181)1.
Mlirrill's Sales lor April.
Will lie sold before the court house door,
in the town of McDonough, Henry county,
Ga., between the legal hours of sale on the
first Tuesday in April next:
Twenty-five acres of land in a square in
the southwest corner of lot No. 134, in tho
twclth district of Henry comity. Levied on
as the property of F. A. Calloway, to satisfy
itu execution from Justice Court of the HSSIh
district, G. M., of Henry county, in favor of
T. L. Hollingsworth vs. F. A. Galloway mid
J. F. Jackson. Printer’s fee s3.lit),
ALSO, Fifty acres of land, more or less,
part of lot No. 170, in Sixth district of Hen
ry county, bounded on north by lauds of
William J. Alexander, south by lands of
widow Tarpley.cast by lands of William J.
Alexander, west by lunds of Abner Payne,
known ns the place w hereon L. I). Turpley
now resides. Levied on as the property of
L. 1). Tarpley to satisfy an execution from
Justice court til Ist district. G. M., of Hen
ry county, in favor of J. W. Turnipgced vs.
John T. and L. D. Tarpb v. Printer's fee
$3.00.
ALSO, one undivided third interest in
lot of land No. 232, in tho sixtli district of
Henry county, containing 202 Va acres, more
or less. Levied on as tho property of li.
A. Peebles to satisfy ail execution from the
Justice court 723 d district, G. M., of Henry
county, in favor of The Griifit, Fertilizer and
Manufacturing Co. vs. E M. and H. A.
Peebles. Tenant in possesion of all the
above described lands notified. This-Feb.
25,1891. N. A. GLASS,
Printer’s fee $3 Sheriff.
Ariniiniwfrulor’s Male.
l!y virtue of an order of the Court of Or
dinary of Henry county, will be Hold before
the court house door, in the town of Mc-
Donough, between the legal hours of sale
on the first Tuesday in April next, the fol
lowing land belonging to the estate of Thos
H. McMullen, deceased—to-wit:
One hundred acres, more or less, in the
seventh district of Henry county, Georgia,
being the east half of lot No. 43, and 20
acres, more or loss, off of the east side of
lot No. 54, in the seventh district of Henry
county, Georgia, said 20 acres described as
follows: Beginning ut the northeast corner
of lot No. 43 and running south along D.
P. Fargason's line to Walnut creek, thence
up said creek to the mouth of tho branch
known as McMullen branch, then up said
branch to the south end of lot No. 43. Sold
for the benefit of the creditors and heirs at
law. NANOY L. McMULLEN,
Admr’x of Thos. H. McMullen.
Printer’s fee st>
I'or ,%<lHiiiii*truli<>n.
GEORGIA — Hk.nuy County.
To ull whom it my concern: Whereas,
Samson A. Morris, by his petition duly
tiled in my office, represents that Lewis A.
Kuglar, of said county, departed this life re
cently intestate, and leaving an estate of
realty and personalty, and asking that let
ters of administration do Issue to him upon
the estate of said Lewis A, Kuglar, dee’d.
These are therefore to cite and admonish
all persons concerned, both kindred nnd
creditors, to be and appear ut my office in
McDonough,Ga., on the first Monday in
April, 18!>l , and then and there show cause,
if any they can, why the prayer in said pe
tition should not be granted and letters of
administration issue as prayed for.
Witness my hand and official signature
this ‘JOlh day of Feb. 1891.
WM. N. NELSON, Ordinary H. 0.
Printer’s fee $5
4'ituUoai.
GEORGIA —Henry County.
To all whom it may’concern: C. J. Turner
and Savannah Fargason have in due form
applied to the undersigned for permanent
letters of administration on the estate of
Win. J. Fargason, late of said county, de
ceased, and I will pass upon said applica
tion on the first Monday in April, IHD I.
Given under my hand and official signa
ture this 4th day of March, 1891.
WM. N. NELSON,
Printer’s fee $3 Ordinary 11. 0.
I'or ■Hsiuissiini.
STATE OF GEORGIA— Hknuy County—
Whereas, H. W. Carmichael, adm’r of A. S.
Jackson, represents to the court in his pe
tion duly filed that he has fully administer
ed A. S. Jackson’s estate:
This is therefore to cite all persons con
cerned, heirs and creditors, to show cause,
if any they can, why said administrator
should not be discharged from his adminis
tration and receive letters of dismission on
the first Monday in May, 1891. Jan. 7th,
1891. Wji. N. NELSON,
Ordinary 11. C.
Police to and Preilitors,
All persona having demands against the
estate of Mrs. Elizabeth Bryans, late of
Henrv county, deceased, are hereby notified
to render in their demands to the under
signed .ccording to law; and all persons
indebted to said estate are required to make
immediate payment This -Ith day of Jan
uary, 1891. JOHN J. GREEN,
Adm’r of Elizalieth Bryaus, doc’d.
Cw —Printer’s fee $4 50
|’«r Wisniiwlon.
STATE OF GEORGIA— Henry County—
W hereas, M. B. Rodgers, administrator of
John Rodgers, deceased, represents to the
court, in his petition duly tiled, that he has
fully administered the estate of John Rodg
ers :
This is therefore to cite all persons con
cerned, heirs and creditors, to show cause,
if any they can, why said administrator
should not be discharged from his adminis
tration of John Rodgers’ estate and receive
letters of dismission on the first Monday in
Mav, 1891. Jan. 7th. 1891.
Wu. N. NELSON, Ordinary H. C.