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J. c. STEPHENSON WHOLESALE AND RETAIL 3EPARTMENT STORE I carry everything in ladies’ and gents’ furnishings, dress goods, an dall small articles which are wanted by the people. Ladies’ shoes, hosiery, laces, rib bons, jewelry. Cents’ shoes, clothing, hats, caps, umbrellas. Groceries for table use of evey de scription. Flour, meat, lard, hams, canned goods, sugar, coffee, syrups, tobacco, corn, oats, hay, garden seeds, and in fact everything in the grocery line. Remember we pay the highest price for country produce,butter,chick ens, eggs and cured meats. mm HIGH GRADE FERTILIZERS AND ACIDS JOHN G. STEPHENSON 164 PETER8 STREET, STANDARD PHONE 376. ATLANTA. GEORGIA. Crockery, China and Cut Glass—Worth $3,000, to be Sacrificed. $3,000 is tlie value of the largest and most at tractive stock of crockery, china and glass ware and cut glass in the city ; and it must be closed out during the next 60 days, regardless of former selling prices. This immense stock of desirable ware is going at prices so low as to amaze all purchasers. Come and see the goods and buy at your own figures. The stock must be closed out and is going to be sold within 60 days, regardless of first cost. V. E. MANGET, JR., Newnan, Ga. Petition for Charter. Legal Advertisements. Atlanta & West Point Railroad Co. The Western Railway of Alabama, Direct Lines Between North, Hast, South and Southwest. U. S. Fast Mail Route. Through Palace Sleeping Cars. Dining Cars. Tourist Sleepers to Cali-fornia. READ DOWN SCHEDULE IN EFFECT NOV. 20, 1904. READ UP 8 15p lit 40a 31(6p 5 00a OlEii 30 05s 3 0 90a 12 85p 31 25a 12 28p 32 60p 1 58p 2 £ p HOOp 9 20p 9 45a 30 52a 32 54p 0 3p 12 16p 1 SOp 2 27p 2 52p 8 81p 3 45p 4 80p 11 59p 6 00p 6 28p 7 Cop 7 90p U 25a 1 25p 8 16p 12 40a 4 OOp 6 SOp 714p " T2p 8 rip 9 25p 8 25 p 0 02 p (I fl'p 10 27p 11 40p 9 l op 11 25p 2 58p 6 lfltt Lv - New Orleans. Lv Mobile-.— 11 06p 5 00a; 0 55a 7 68a 12 35p 8 87a 912a Lv Montgomery. 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That they desire for themselves, their as sociates, successors and assigns, to lie incor porated as a railroad company under the laws of Georgia for the pet iod of one hundred and one years, with privilege of renewal, under the corporate name and style of "ATLANTA, BIRMINGHAM AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD COMPANY’ for the purpose of constructing, owning, equipping, maintaining and operat ing a railroad, extending from Monte, uma, in the county of Macon, State of Georgia, to some point on the line between Alabama and Geor gia in the county of Troup or the county of Heard, and thence to Birmingham, in the county of Jefferson, State of Alubumn, and from the City of Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, to some point on the line between the Stati s of Alalumm and Georgia in the county of Carroll or the county of Heard, and thence to a connection with the road first described in the State of Alabama, at or about the town of Wodowce, or some convenient point in Ran dolph County, Alnbumu. 2 The general-direction of the main line of said proposed road from Montezuma to the Georgia nod Alabama line and thence to Birminglihln is northwestwardly, and the counties through which it will probably run in the State of Georgia are the counties of Mu con, Tuylor, Talbot, Meriwether and Troup or Heard, thence crossing into the State of Ala bama und fanning in the State of Alabama, protably through tile counties of Randolph, Chambers, Clay, Talludega, St. Clair and Jef ferson, in the State of Alabama. The length of this road, as near as can be estimated, is about one hundred und ton miles in the State of Georgia and about one hundred und thirty one miles in the state of Alabama, making the whole length of the road from Montezuma to Birmingham, as near as can be estimated, about two hundred and forty one miles. 9. The general direction of the ether line of said road from Atlanta to the Georgia and Ala butna line and thence to Wodowce is, as near as can lie estimated, southwestwardly, und its length, us near as can be estimated, is about s e v e n t y-fl v t miles, of which ubout sixty miles are in the Htute of Georgia, and the counties through which it will probably run in the State of Georgia are the counties of Fulton, Campbell, Douglas, Coweta und Carroll or Heard, in the State of Georgia and tile county oi Randolph in the State of Alabama. 4. That the capital stock of said corporation is to be tlOO.UOO.UO, divided into shares of the par value of one hundred dollai s each, with the rlgnt to increase the same to any amount in the manner provided by law for increasing the cupitul stock of ruilroads, such increases to consist ot common or preferred stock, cither or both, hm may bedetermlncd at the time, and in the event of the issuance of preferred stock t ie same to have such rights and privileg over tin- common stock as are Jlxi d in the res lutiolis authorizing the issuunec ol mien pi- ferrod stock. r. The place where the prlir-ipnl office of suii corporation will iiu locutcu will be in i- ni ton county, in the Htatepf Georgia. 8. Petltionl-rs intend In good faith to go for ward without delay tosecure subscriptions to tlie capital stock, construct, equip, iiiuintuin and operate said railroad, and request flint t.u-y bo incorporated under tile, laws of this Butte us u railroad company, for tin- purposes uforesuid, under file corporate name aforesaid, together with ^ill the rights, powers and privileges now or hereafter allowed ruilroad companies under the laws of tills Htute. 7. Petitioners further request that the cor poration shall have tlie right to apply fur and accept, whenever authorized by a majority vote of its voting stockholders, any additional powers or amendments: to its charter, whether lumlamental or immaterial, und whether eon- furred or to he acquired under th« general mws or special Acts. 8. Petitioners have given four weeks notice of their intention to apply forsaid cliarterby the publication of this petition in one of the newspapers in which the sheriff’s advertise ments are published in eueh of the counties through which said proposed road will probab ly run, once a week for four weeks before the tiling of this petition. And petitioners will everpray. P. S Arkwright, R. E. ffullinane, H. J, Bradley, W. B. ,Stovall, H.M. Milam, F. M.Bisk, J. F. Weiaainger, O.W. Brine, Waiter T. Colquitt, Ben J, Conyers. STATE OF GEORGIA, Fulton County. Personally before the undersigned appeared F. 8. Arkwiglit, S. J. Bradley and R. E Out linane, three of the petitioners in tlie above petition, who, on oath, state that the names subscribed to the foregoing petition are the genuine signatures of the persons named there in and that the facts stated in the petition are true to the beat of petitioners knowledge, in formation and belief. Hworn to and sub scribed before ine, this 7th day of March, 1905. P.S. Arkwright, H. J. Bradley, K. E. Cullinune. J. W. MAHON, . . Notary Public, Fulton County, Ga. ORDINARY’S NOTICES. GEORGIA—Coweta County. T. F. Rawls, Adnir. of tin- estate of Mrs. E. Rucker, di-eci-.M-d, having applied to tlie Court of Ordinary of said County tor leave to sell the hinds of said deceased, all persons concerned are required to show cause in said Court by tin- first Monday in April next, if any tliev can, why said application should not be irrnnted. This March tlth, 1905. L. A. PERDUE, Ordinary. mold, GEORGIA Coweta County N. C. Banks, Executor o't John \\ . , deceased, having applied to the Court dinar,v of said County for leave to sell Un binds of said deeensou, all persons eoneeriied are required to show eanse in said Court by t he first Monday in April next.it any they an, why said application should not be grant d. This March tlth, IWi. I, A PERDUE, Ordinary. GKORgI A—Coweta County. T. F. Rawls. Adinr. of estate of Kddie Smith, dis-eased, having applied to the Court of Or dinary of said County for leave to sell tin- lands of sni-1 deceased, all persons concerned required to show cause in said Court by the first Monday in April next, if any they can, wliv said application should not bo grant 'd. This March ftth. 1905. L.A. PERDUE. Ordinary. GEORGIA—Coweta County. The return of the appraisers setting apart twelve months' support to tlie family of John W. Arnold, do,-eased, having been fill'd In my office, all persons eoneerned are cited to show cause by the first Monday in April, 1905, why said application for twelve months' support should not be granted. This March tlth, IMJ5. 1. A. PERDUE, Ordinary. ADMINISTRATOR’S HALE. GEORGIA —Coweta County. By virtue of an order grunted by tlie Court of Ordinary of said Coweta County, will Is old before the court- house door of said county, to the highest bidder, between tile legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday In April next, tile following dosertbed property: One nere of land, more or less, In the First, district of Coweta county. Georgia, near the incorporate limits of the town of Menolin, Ga.. and known ns the Betsey Harris place, the same being hounded on the north by K. Hobday plaee, east by J. F. Arnnll estate, south by lands of Julia Ann Thurmond and on the west by George Harris. Hold us the property of Betsey Harris, late of said county, deceased. Terms cash. This March 8, 1905. T. F. KAWLH, Adnir. of Betsey Harris. THE BEST MEDICINE fo* WOMEN If yon are nervous nml tired out continually you could liavo no clearer warm tip of the approach of serious female trouble. Do not wait until you Buffer un bearable pain Ix'fore you seek treat ment. Tou need \Vino of Cardui now just as much as if tho trouble were more developed and tbo tor turing puiiis of disordered men struation, bearing down painR, leucorrhoea, backache and linad- ache were driving you to the un failing relief that Wine of Cardui Lbs brought hundreds of thousands of women und will bring you. "Wine of Cardui will drive out all trace of weakness and banish nervous siiells, headache anti back ache and prevent tho symptoms from quickly developing into dan gerous troubles that will bo hard to check. Secure a 61.00 bottle of Wine of Cardui today, if your dealer does not keep it, send tbo money to the Indies' Advisory Dept., Tlie Chattanooga Medicine Co.. Chattanooga, Tent)., and the medicine will be sent you. WtNE sf CARDUI 4 15p 3 SOp 12 flop Petition for Charter. GEORGIA, Ooweta'County. To the Superior Court of said County: Tlie petition of tbo Grantville Hos iery Mills respootfnlly shows: 1. That, it is a corporation duly incor porated under the laws of said State by order of said Court at the September term 189(5 thereof, with the right to in- crease its capital stock to an amount not exceeding One Hundred Thousand Dol lars. 2. Thnt it is now and over has boon doing business tinder its said charter with its principal office undplucoot bus iness at Grantville, snhl Stale and county li. At a meeting of its shareholders regularly held at its principal office in Grantvillo on the the 27th day of Janu ary, 1905, of which due notice was given to the Stockholders, and at vOiieli meet ing all the stock was represented, the following resolution was unanimously passed; “Resolved that the charter of said corporation he so amended ns to authorize an increase of its capital stock to an amount not exceeding Three Hun dred Thousand Dollars”. 4. Iii pursuance of said resolution, your petitioner prays an order of said court amending its said charter so as to authorized an increasopf its cupitul stock from time to time to an amount not exceeding Three Hundred Thousand Dol lars. 5. Petitioner shows that Fifty-two Thousand und Five Hundred Dollars of said capital stock has actually been paid in. (5. Your petitioner further prays that when so amended, it have the same rights, powers and privileges as granted to it under its said original charter i amended. This the 21st day of February, 1905. • W. A. Post, Petitioners’ Attorney Filed in office this February 21st, 1905 L. Turner, C. O. S. 0. GEORGIA, Coweta County. I, L. Turner, Clerk of the Superior Court in and for «aid county, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original petition for amendment of its charter, of The Grantville Hosiery Mills, as ap pears of file and record in this office Witness my hand and the seal of said Court, this 21st day of Feb., 1905. L. Turner, C. C. S.O The Nowh and a <1 r»t oIuhh monthly agricultural journal — The American Farmer—both one year for $1. Regular price of the t wo is $1.60. 1 68p 12 55p 1 19|i 10 £ P ^ Me til 8 Above traiDs daily. Connections' at New Orleans for Texas, Mexico, California. At Cbehaw rorTuskegee, Milstead for Tallahassee. LaGrange accommodation leaves Atlanta daily, except Sunday at 0:30 p. m. Returning leaves LaGrange at 5:50 a. m. arrives Atlanta 8:16 a. m. Trains !)5 arid 36 Pullman sleepers New York and New Orleans. Through coaches Washing qd and Ncw OrlGftns. Trains 37 and 36 Washington and Southwestern Limited. 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