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That we can sell you the best two horse turn Plow on the market ior less money than anyone else in
his section. It isn’t the Chattanooga, or the Oliver Chill, or the Syracuse: But it is the VULCAN CHILLRD
>low, with wood or steel beam. Our guarantee stands good for the Plow to turn any grade of land, not to
:hoke or gum in any pond or clayknole. If you need a two horse plow come and get one; if it does not do
vhat we claim, it will only cost you the time to carry it out, try it and return it. If it does prove satisfac=
ory, it is what you want.
We also have in stock the Clarke Cutaway Marrow, any size and any lumber of discs you may want.
;ail and see us .about jour harrow. You need one. Prices right and terms satisfactory, u- is useless
or us to try to tell what they are and how they can be used. You know them as well as v, ' < rfo If you
lon’t, ask your neighbor; he has one and can tell you.
All- repairs kept in stock all the time.
Georgia Agricultural Works.
erms; Monthly accts
Monthly, Weekly, Due First o'
nd Cash. Each Month
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DEALER 1~N
ry Goods, Noth ■Vtl -‘'siis, Jnit>vS /a ry viCaiHiy ry’ a C-r-ntfv’V, Uiiiti^iM >n.
.logs and a New Stock of
lire Food Groceries f
Call and buy, phone or send your orders, or notify
and I will send tor c All goods delivered
ne same. °
ree of charge m city. Credit will only J be extended
o reliable parties, A and we will do oar best to
our trade and give satisfaction.
iVeekly Accounts Cash Buyers Will
)ue Once a Week Phone 47 Save Money Here
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t r Olden Time
Before the advent of modern high art
ready-to-wear Clothing, our forefathers, '
when they wanted a new spring suit
used to stand for measurement and
trust to luck for a fit.
ing, But now-a-days, with the perfect system “try-on.” of advance The clothes tailor¬
you have only to come in for a
are here ready-to-wear —modeled for men of all weights,
heights and thickness. And whether you be Slim or Stout—
long stout, short stout, or just “regular made”— weve a suit two-thirds for you
No waits—no delays—no guess work—and at f]
the price of the home made kind. ||
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Priced $10.to $35. I
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BENSON CLOTHING COMPANY, j|
*$20 Third St. Macon, Ga.
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have the
CHILDREN PHOTOGRAPHED
AND DO IT NOW,
Come And See Samples Of Children’s Pictures.
w. M. WHITE, The Practical Photographer ■
FORT VALLEY, GA. 1
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Boilers> Portable*and Stationary
Saw Mills'
Side Center Crank Crank anil J STEAM ENGINES
Highest grade Ginning Machinery, If • * gj
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Gasoline Engines, Shingle Mills, B . 1
Corn Mills and Pumping Outfits to J -*
be had in the entire South. Large 7 m
delivery. stock on hand, It will best pay terms, you to quickest invest!- jm If ’ 5 r
gate our machinery and prices. *
MALLARY BROS. MACHINERY CO. ° WlACtM <r* s h trjTra Gfi. f? " * M
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Grand Jury Presentments
We, the grand jury chosen for
the October term, 1908, beg leave
to make the following report,
Through committees we have
examined the books of the county
officers, the Poor Farm, Roads
Bridges and other property
of the county.
We find the books of the ordi
na w, sheriff county com
missioners, Clerk of the Superior
Court and Cit / Cou rt ’ n eat j n
appearance and showing , . clearly ,
and correct the business trans
acted.
The treasurer’s books show
clearly all receipts and ex.peno.i- 1 -
i tures.
1 We fi the funds standing as
follo ws
Jury Fund, balance on
hand $2 •*3-62.
j Pauper Fund balance on $1J3
hand 69.
! County Fund, balance on
hand 496 82
Total on hand $854.13.
Road Fund, balance due
treasury $106.74.
Bridge Fund, balance due
treasurer $212.38.
Total due treasurer $319 32.
Net balance in treasury 5535.01
We find that the county owes
bo -rowed money $11,000.00.
We also find that there is not
enough money on hand to pay
expenses of this term of court
and to finance the affairs of the
county for the balance of the
present year.
! The extra heavy expenditures
'were caused by the heavy rains
| in April, which washed away
1 nearly every bridge in the county.
' The public buildings are well
kept and in good condition, except
that the guttering and boxing of
i the Court House need some re*
pairs, and that the windows of
_the Jail and the Superintendent’s
house at the Poor Farm need
several panes.
There are three inmates at the
Poor Farm, all negroes and all old
and dec'repid, well cared for.
The total cost of maintaining the
Poor Farm is about $21.00 per
month, including the Super¬
intendent’s salary.
On the pauper list there are the
names of 90 beneficiares, 79
colored and 11 whites, who re¬
ceive from $1.00 to $5.00 each, an
aggregate of $118.00 per month
expenditure for Paupers
$129.00 per month or $1548.00
per year.
In this connection we recom¬
mend that the County Com¬
missioners critically revise the
pauper list in January of each
year, and at once special inquiry
be made as to the need of those
paupers on the list against whose
names an X is placed.
M ’ he Books of i \s. .ijid N. !
nave been examined and ap
proved.
We find the County School Com¬
missioners’ books show all re -
ceipts and expenditures covered
by vouchers; and the receipts as
follows:
Brought over from 1907 551.61.
Sale of School lot $50.00.
Received from school
fund $6831.25
Received from convict
fund 5500-00
Received from Dooly
County $70.00
Money borrowed to meet prompt
payment, of teachers salaries
57122.27.
j i) tal ; receipts 514.625.13.
IP r penditure s 00 r Vouchers
514,181.78.
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| Net balance in L; oh . $443.35,
! - 'L’he State is behind, in its pay¬
ments and we heartily approve
the plan of the the B<y rd of Education
to borrow money and prompt¬
ly pay the teachers. We have
examined some hi the work of the
children in schools and think it
very creditable.
Finding that we could not ex¬
haustively examine the tax books
in the limited time at our dis¬
posal, we appointed Messrs LF
Cater, F M Houser, and J H Cul¬
ler, a committee with all the
authority of Grand Jurors, to
perform this service and report
to the next Grand Jury and
furnish a copy thereof to the Tax
Receiver for his guidance. The
pay of this committee to be$2.00
each per day.
We instruct this committee to
make a thorough investigation
and comparison of the tax digests
of 1906 and 1907, together with
the Tax < Collector’s books and his
final settlement with the county
for 1907. Also to note all inequal
ities and oramissions of tax re
turns and values and special
taxes securing a full list of the
Corporations, Chartered. Those
that have paid and those that
have hulcd to pay.
We recoin men. 1 that the County
Commissioners publish monthly
an itemized statement of their
expenditures, and pay a reason¬
able compensation for same.
We fi nd that the road gang con¬
sists of two divisions Wheelus’
division in the south-eastern
portion of the county consisting
of 12 mules, seven hired hands,
three wagons and some miscel¬
laneous implements. Some of
these mules are not in the best
order, The implements are in
fair condition.
Chapman’s gang has 5 free and
6 convict laborers, 14 mules all
in good.order, three wagons, to¬
gether with scrapes and other
implements in fair condition.
We recommend that tents be
purchased or that, temporary
st. Vs he erect d for stock bek ng
ing to the county.
The county chaingang being
established, wo recommend that
our county Commissioners’ use
HousO'n’s share of the' felony
convicts and as many of the
“overs” ns can be properly, used
and we. especially urge upon our
commissioners that the work be
i 1 •t permanent character as
non My ns pqss ible.
. We further recommend that
wherever possible the old l . 1 ; ges ^
across the larger streams re
placed with steel or concrete
structu res.
Knowing that there is a great
inequality in the valuation of
property return for taxation in
Houston and other counties of
Georgia, we request our repre
senatives and the State Senator
of this district that they use their
best effort.sin the next Legislature
to secure the enactment of law to
insure the equalization of tax
values throughout the State.
We urgently request our citi¬
zens in every way possible-to up¬
hold our present prohibition laws
which have been so helpful in
reducing crime in this county,
and but for the effect of “h'ind.
tiger” whiskey the work of this
jury would have been muc SB
We appoint the following N, Ps.
and Ex Officio, J. Ps. H. M.
Chisholm of the 887th distrie G.
M., to succeed Mr T. H. Sanders,
deceased.
Mr WP Short of the 619th
District to succeed L. S. To 1 ma¬
tey, deceased.
We fix the pay of Grand and
Traverse Jurors and Bailiffs at
$2.00 per day as heretofore.
I 11 completing our service, we
extend our thanks to Judge
Felton, Solicitor Brunson and the
officers of the Court for the
courtesies extended this body.
We recommend the publication
of the presentments?in the Fort
Valley Leader and the Home
Journal, the compensation to be
$10-00 each.
Respectfully submitted.
R S Braswell, Foreman.
R J DuPree, .T H Hodges,
J H Turner, M F Dor sett,
H M Chisholm S 7v Hicksofi,
A D SkelJie, J T! \i.'on,
E B Hose J j ( >rt,
l 1 F Anders m, mrp,
C L Bateman, LPp,
J B T Scarborough ) , acker,
J M McKenzie, Fen gin,
G T Brown, w Peavy ■ •«
M G Marshall, Clerk. toi
Houston Superio -art.
October ee m, 1908.
It is orde C*r that, the within
general pr< wo it.; be spread
upon the m )f the court
and he pub recommend
ed. In opr ■ Oct. 12, 1908.
H. Felton 1
r i.S. C. M. C.
Georgia, H< -unty:
I certif >ove and fore
going to be ..nd ext ct copy
of Grand Jury Presentments as
j^PP^rs on minutes of Houston
| Superior Witness Court. official signature
my
this Oct. 14, 1908.
I. T. Woodard,
Clerk Superior Court.
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