The Fort Valley Leader.
Official Organ of
KlftfaHouston County
Leader Publishing Co., Lessees.
R. M. Reynolds, Editor and Manager.
W. R. Biu\ham, Associate Editor.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY,
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Entered »s sw'onddass matter Auk- 29,1 000,
the poat-offl.-e at Fort. Ynll.-y.Oa..under the act
of Congress of March '.i lh‘. t.
We cannot gurantee the publi¬
cation of any article sent us
later than Wednesday noon.
TELEPHONE Ill
Fsrt Valley, Ga., July 17, 1908.
£><? far Georgia has shipped
nearly 4,o0o cars of peaches.
It is said some of the Atlanta
article of near beer has more of
the effect of near corn.
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The Maeoft Telegraph has
something real big to hammer on
until after the November election.
Captain Hobson’s presidential
boom for 1912 is not formidable
in size as yet, but both the boom
and the captain have time and
room to grow.
Bryan has again been nomi¬
nated for President by the Demo¬
crats. It seems so strange
the South should go wild over
man who it is said while in
Congress refused to vote for
southern Democrat for
of the House of
because he was an old
ate veteran, Had the
followed the wise steps of
gia and refused to support Bryan
in the convention a stronger
. better Democrat would now
the ticket. Bryan does not
to care about the success of
party. With him it is Bryan
defeat rather than Johnson
victory; not because “I love
mocracy less but
more. i?
There has been some
in this country, and there
doubtless be more criticism
the Central and South
states, of the action of
Roosevelt in sending marines
Panama about the time of
of a new president in
country, but it cannot be denied
that we are within our rights in
taking marines to preserve the
peace and insure a fair election.
]t is provided by the
constitution that the Goverment
of the United States of America
can intervene in any part of the
Republic of Panama for the
purpose of establishing the pub¬
lic peace and constitutional order
in event of the same having been
disturbed. Moreover.,by a special
treaty between this country and
Panama, this constitutional pro¬
vision is confirmed and inter¬
ference is permitted whenever
in the \ judgment of the United
States, the Republic of Panama
should not be .able to maintain
order. n Happily, there is no
prospect now that there will be
any need for the interference of
this government in Panama.
True, we have a thousand marines
there, but their attitude will
probably be that of a police force.
The fact that we have such a
force x on ,, the ground , , is • a „ strong
vu uu> h f,
guarantee that public order will
not be disturbed and it also is a
if guarantee that there shall be a
free vote and an honest count at
the final election on the 12th of
July. We have vast interests in
Panama and the people of that
country know it. They also know
that if armed interference should
become necessary, their exis¬
tence as an indepentent country
•would probably come to a sudden
end-
A Narrow Escape.
Our famous fisherman and fel¬
low countryman, Col J R Math¬
ews, came within an ace of being
bitten by a rattlesnake a few'
days ago while on a day’s
trip below Sanford’s old mill at a
place known as the mouth of San
ford.’s c/eek.
Mr Mathew'S saw the
| j and .... picked Up a Short , Stick .. , to
kill it when it coiled and jumped,
missing his hand by only a few
inches. The snake had 9 rattles.
Mr M says this narrow escape
is a strong argument in favor of
always carrying along a certain
brand of snake medicine.
Mr and Mrs Luther Williams
&nd family returned from a visit
to relatives in Americas.
MrOM Houser left for North
Ga. Monday in interest of
peaches.
Miss Mamie Miller was hostess
at a delightful tea the past week.
The guests were Misses Clarence
Houser, Maude Miller, Messers
Edwin Martin and Carl Stovall of
Vienna.
Misses Lydie Hiley, Bennie
Watkins, Merlin and Beth Hiley
are guests of Mrs Watkins of
Garden Valley.
Mr Robert Flournoy spent
Sunday at Indian Springs.
Mr Tom Flournoy and Mr
Dave Strother visited Marshall*
ville Sunday.
Mr Carnell was in the city
Sunday.
Miss Lois Weed of Macon was
the guest of her aunt, Miss
Hilary Roland last week.
Miss Clara Greene entertained
in honor of her suest this week.
Mrs W H Hafer leaves the first
of the week to visit in Atlanta, to
be the guest of her aunt, Mrs C
D Pearson.
Air Charlie Marshall, Jr., of
Perry is the guest of Mr Howard
Riley.
Mi*s F H Houser of Tampa
Fla., is 'the guest of her niece,
Mrs R A Hiley.
Mr and Mrs Will Tharp were
the gniests of Mrs NH Culpepper
and family recently
j Miss Carithers from Fla., is • _
theiguestof Mrs R Hartley.
Mr Carl Stovall of Vienna was
| in the city Sunday.
Affrs JEWeed and children of
Macon who hav e been visiting her
mother, MrsE Roland for the
past week have returned home.
| Miss Annie Poole is visiting
her sister, Mrs J R Moore.
The Denver convention has
made the Republican ticket a
win-in-a-walk affair
One of our up-to-date mer¬
chants received a car load of \ffi
termelons this week. Fort Val¬
ley ean stand a car all right even
if a car gluts the Atlanta market.
Commander Peary is about to
set forth again in quest of the
North Pole and it is alleged that
he is as confident as ever that he
will reach it. We believe that he
is just as sure to reach the pole
as Hoke Smith is to be elected
president of the United States.
$500.00 Reward
1 hereby • offer a reward of $500 v
j> £ or j.j ,, ie a pp r ehension , . with evi- .
,j ence sufficient, to convict, of the
person or persons who on the
j morning of July 8d set fire to and
j ! burned niv packing h mse near
Fort Valley, Ga. additional
This reward is to the
$150 ottered bv the Governor.
W.C. Wright.
Fort Valley, Ga., July 15,1908.
EXCHANGED at the Metho¬
dist Church S. S. last Sunday
July 12th one black silk Unbrella,
the party will find theirs at
Leader office and correct mistake.
' Bad Hail Storm Monday
i One of the worst rain,wind and
hail storms Fort Valley lias ex¬
perienced in years occurred
Monday. The storm appeared
to be confined to a three mile ra
dius of Fort Valley. The
and wind did a great deal of dam¬
age to the crops.
| Cards of Thanks
As I haven’t the opportunity
of seeing each one personally: I
take this means of thanking my
friends for their kind support
and interest manifested towards
me in the recent contest of
which I was a candidate. I -wish *
to thank each and everyone for t
their votes and assure them of
wy highest appreciation.
Very respectfully,
Stella Glass.
I wish to thank ’my many
friends who were so thoughtful
of me in the recent conlest. To
those in Fort Valley, the several
routes and elsewhere I want to
express my deepest appreciation
for the interest shown,
Sincerely)
Dtfclhfliie Baldwin.
I desire to earnestly thank
those Jfriends who Were so
thoughtful and kiM The to me in
The Leader contest. kind¬
ness shall never be forgotten.
Miss Blanch Green.
Mr J A Houser, Jr., visited
Culloden Thursday.
The many friends of Mr
| Earnest Vance are delighted to
knew of his convalescence.
Miss Belle Jones is the guest
of her brother, Mr Otis Jones.
| The Epworth Leaguers spent
i
a most delightful evening at the
home . o( Ml . and Mrs J L Fincher
| Friday,
Mrs nJ D Duke entertained
Friday the 17th in honor of her
1 sister Miss Ethel Snow.
Kindly pay the Leader for your
job work and advertising at once.
Mr Joe ilodson the popular ice
I man lias left for Rome.
Death @f Mr. W. A.
Watson.
Again the grim Reaper Death,
has visited our town and taken
midst, . . neighbor . , and
irOlli our out
| friend, Mr "Y\ A Watson, who
(departed this life July 5th 1908.
Mr Watson was in 1 his 78tll V vear ,,’
. having , been , born Marshall
near
vilie Jan 10th 1880 * He anoved
"
. . la .. to tort \ alley tho , last
Ills Him
year of the Civil war. He
gaged in in raiming farm in»■ ana and jya-s wa s very vorr
successful. Later he worked for
the railroad, and was always
held ill the highest esteem and
had the perfect * confidence of his
employers,
Mr Watson was a thorough
• business , •
going, energetic man as
f lime on^ as libs llWS health honltL pemilttea, and
was conscientious and faithful in J
cue t-bo diccbnkvro U1S< narge nf Ol ln'c ms ,bit,r iiutj Un tie
was a member of the Baptist
church, having joined after he
moved to Fort Valley. While in
lieaUh, ’ he attended npon it,
services ^faithfully. „ , „ His , health , ,
failed him about 8 rears since and
his decline has been gradual until
the past several months when he
was confined to his bed, and on
Jill Ot l 1908, 1 he gradually ^ - fell |
sleep, and his spirit . returned
to RiJ
tofb- r 1 God VT( 1 who T crave it u - tl,s i
remains . were buried at Oak i
Law uly •i'metery Monday after-j
not 6th 1908. We are
b ereft ofour older citizens,:
a y one they are leaving us, j
and hr departure grieves us'
much. Mr Watson is survived
by his wife and three sons, Messrs
T W and B H Watson who live
in Fort Valley, and Mr J L "Wat¬
of Macon.
A friend.
lmp( riant Notice
Kindly pay that bill you owe
The Leader for advertisements
and job work. We need the mon¬
ey NOW.
Mr and Mrs Gus Murchison
lelf Tuesday afternoon for Vienna
to spend a few days with Mrs.
Murchison’s brother, Mr. Louie
Moore, and family.
Opium and Morphine.
Those w’ho have to use the
above medicine can buy it by
calling at ou r office and having us
to prescribe for them providing
we find it necessary for them to
have it, no charge for Prescrip¬
tion. No one can sell any prepar¬
ation of opium unless prescribed
by a Physician.
Pits. J. V. & F. G. Hobbs.
Miss Bessie Anderson spent
several day with Miss Lizzie
Houser.
Mrs J R Marshall and Mrs
Kersey spent last Friday with
Mr s Ed Fagan.
POINTED PakaGRmPHS.
Some people can’t hurry without
making mistakes.
About all we get out of wishes is the
pleasure of making them.
Just because talk is cheap is no rea
son why any one should use a lot of it
Never expect a photograph album to
interest a man lung unless it has his
picture n .
A certain amount of will power is
all right, but a man who can fast until
he starves to death doesn’t amount to
much.
After a man spends two or three
weeks on a jury he ought to be a pretty
good lawyer. Indeed, he ought to be a
pretty good judge.
It is a wonder that some statistician
has never found out how soon after a
wedding the word ‘ rights begins to
appear.—Atchison Globe.
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GENTLEMEN OF ENGLAND.
Hotv Their Claims* Were KsiulilisheG
Im the Middle Ages,
A curious meeting was bokl in Lyons
on Jan. Pm The roval commir
I si on era solemnly sal in council to de
ode .. too question it lawyers and , doc- ,
tors could be regarded its gentlemen.
ft proved too hard a problem for the
wise heads, and the doctors and law
yers themselves were summoned to
prove their right to gentility. The mat
ter was settled to the sa-sfaction of
the professional parties.
T In , ,, the middle .^ ages of England . . . her
aids went through the counties to ex
amine into the claims of landholder*
to be called gentlemen. There is in ex
istence an interesting list of the dis
qualified, and one reads today the
shame of a' certain Thomas Robbins
f ; dled t0 e^biish the title and
V lt: ° nS 1 suol ’; e * Char * es
Anseote, A a representative . of oue of the
oldest families, Is registered as "en
titled to be styled a gentleman, al
though worth not more than £500.”
Brooke, an old writer, has given the
world his opiukaa of what constitutes
a * gentleman, and his definition has
~ The alii charae^ cuaiacter, or ox, rather xatner, oualitv quality, of o*
a gentleman dees not in any degree de
pend on fashion or mode or state or
op ™ ion: does lt clian f e with
customs, climates or ages. But, as the
spirit of God alone can inspire it, so it
is that quality of heart which is the
same eyest vesterdav , tnd-iv toua, and and forever" tore ei.
i wt-omraraftaiion,
Prospective »» Guest—Do you set a good
table here? Hotel Clerk—Well, rather,
Why, folks come here perfectly healthy
and go away wiUl the gout and dfS
pepsia.—Life.
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“z; How vou must dread going to bed!”
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exclaimed Cynicus._______
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I <I HARID CLINCH 99
GEORGIA WOOD FIBRE PLASTER
Beats the world for holding and lasting
qualities. Notice the keys! It locks ’as
securely as if there were a lock and key on
every lath. It never cracks, breaks or dis¬
integrates. In fact, it is the one and only
real wood fibre plaster which gives lasting
and guaranteed satisfaction. Itds sold by
thousands of tons all over the South. Don't
consider using any other brand until you
write us for information, prices, etc.
F ja.T VALLEY LUMBEit
(^COMPANY
'LEGAL advertisements
GEORGIA—Houston County.
.1 P Cooper having made appliea
t on to me for permanent*letters
of administration on the estate
of Robert Nelson, deceased, this
is to cite all persons concern d
both kindred and creditors, to be
and appear at my office at the
August term 1908 of the court of
Ordinary of said county and show
causs if any they have, why per¬
manent letters should not be
granted as prayed for
Witness my official signature this
8th day of July 1908.
Sam T. Hurst, Ordinary.
GEORGIA —Houston County.
To whom it may concern;
Nannie J Thompson, as credi
tor, having made application to>
me for permanent letters of ad
ministrations on the estate of
Willie J Thompson, late of said
county, this is to cite creditors
and heirs of said Willie J Thomp¬
son to be and appear at my office
at the August term 1908 of the
court of Ordinary of said county,,
and show cause, if any they have
w’hy permanent letters should
not be gaanted said applicant as
prayed for. Witnejss my official
signature. This 8th day of July,
1908.
Sam T. Hurst, Ordinary.
GEORGIA—Houston County¬
Will be sold before the court'
house door in the town of Perry,,
said State and county, within the
usual hours of sale, to the high
bidder for cash, the following
pr0 perty ^ tO-wit : One brown mare
mu]e Q med Jule; one brown
mare “ mule named ,___v! Gip; one blue
mare mule; . one 1 . horse trap . bug
SY harness; one lalbot & bon
10 horse power engine and boil
er: one 40 saw Smith Gin, Feed
er and Condenser. Levied and
being sold as the property of J..
M Frederick, Sr. to satisfy a fi fa
from Houston Superior Court I
returnable to April Term 1908,
! m . favor „ of „ Na P ier B J 0S ' VS - J t ' M M '
; Frederick Sr. and W. L. Lewis S -
Secty. This 8th day of July 1908.
M. L. Cooper, Sheriff.
Public Sale of Land
i GEORGIA-Houston Comm*.
! the
j Under and by virtue, ot power
I of sale contained in a deed to secure
, debfc gj ven by March H. O. Johnson to and W. A.
WoodaU on first, 1907, re¬
; corded in Clerk's Office of Houston
j Superior Court in Book-No. 10, Folio of
] 28-26; and under and Ojy virtue deed a
power of sale contained in a to
secure debt given by H.O. Johnson to
A - D - °, lds ™
recorded in Book No: 10, Folio 41-26,
gaid A D 0 Ms deed be ; ng given as
second ] ien to VV. A. Woodall’s on said
property, the said W. A. Woodall and
A. D. Olds will sell on the first Tuesday
in August next, before the Court
i House door in Houston County, to the
| highest bidder for cash, *tlie following
; tEon situated
i in tile town of Byron, Ga. in Sixth Dis
! trict of ga id County bounded as
follows: Oil North by Street leading
• from Southwestern Railroad to school
house and Baptist Church; on East by
I Street leading from school house to
j Methodist Church; on South by lot
bekmging to Mrs. M. E. Ric lardson.
011 Wesfc n S llt ot wa y of South *
! w * sfcon Railroad * said \ ot Gont& i ni 3 in
< a [j two acres more or less, and being
: generally known as the A . D. Old’s
| residence lot.
, The deed to secure debt, given as a
j ! first lien on said property to W. A.
Woodall was gmn to secure the pay
- t ne1 '!’ of 0 ne ce rtam PJ° llds ™ ry not 7
tor the principal . . . sum of One Thousand
I ($1,000.00) Dollars, bearing 8 per cent
j interest from date, with four interest
l coupons attached for $80,00 each, and
j default having occurred in the pay-
ment of the first interest coupons, the
entire indebtedness secured thereby,
j under hereby the declared terms ot said note and deed,
, is oilTaf due and payable.
■ a d* JlZ Tit
, 0 , ^,
| the the principal sum ol Five Hundred
; (500.00) Dollars each, all of said notes
( being now due and unpaid, and all
, j bearing 8 per cent interest from
date of execution, March first, 1907.
a^d U ^Ms gI a e s^am*horiz^ < by ,1 their
1 respective deeds to secure debts, will
execute * to the purchaser good and
sufficient fee simple titles to said tract
of land, and the proceeds of said sale
will be applied first to the payment of
said debt and interest and attorney’s
fees due *said W. A. Woodall, all
assessments and taxes, if any, with
in teres ;t and all and any expenses of
t 1 then to the payment of said
i (• ;
vi( )t ai d interest and attorney’s fees
] ■ said A. D. Olds on his second lien,
1 the remainder, if any, will be paid
die said H O, Johnson, his heirs or
legal representatives, or to the pay¬
ment of any further lieus, if any,
which law [might be entitled under the
to receive said money.
W. A. Woodall.
A. D. Oids.
Robert E. Brown, Atty. at Law.
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