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Cbe Clevelanfc Courier.
Official Organ of Whitt County. Ga
Published Weekly at Cleveland G*.
Alex. Davidson, Editor.
Entered at the Po* ! >ffice at Cleveland
Ga., ae second el* 1 ** mail mauer.
Subscription, $1.00 per year
January 1st, 1920, the sub¬
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The Christinas season is again
upon us with its spirit of joy, and
with it we extend our readers,from
the bright-eyed little tot to they
whose heads are silvery grew from
the toil of many years, wishes from
the innermost recesses of our soul
that there may not cross their path
the slightest obstacle to mar the
peaee and the gladness of the home
Mr. Virgil Glover has received
the appointment as temporary
carrier on rural route No. 4. This
position he may hold until an ex¬
amination is held and a regular
carrier appointed.
The Clayton Tribune, suspended
more than a year ugo because of
“war time” conditions, has again
made its appearance, being pub¬
lished by Jno. A. & J. J. Reynolds
The census enumerators for
White county have been appoint¬
ed, and notified of the districts to
which they have been assigned, as
follows: Louis H. Jarrard, Mt.
Yonah, including the town of
Cleveland; J. F. Cantrell, Mossy
Creek and Shoal Creek; Benj. G.
Allison, White Creek and Blue
Creek; J. E. Underwood, Blue
Ridge and Town Creek; J. E.
Denton, Nacoochee; Chattahoo¬
chee and Tesnatee, including the
towns of Helen and Robertstown,
J. J. Kimsey. The work of the
enumerator must be completed
during the month of January.-This
will necessitate hard work upon
the part of the enumerator, espeei
ally if weather conditions during
-that month is severe. With tjiis in
View persons expecting to be in¬
terrogated should prepare them¬
selves, as far as possible, to answer
questions promptly, thus facilitat¬
ing the work of the enumerator.
The passenger train was derail¬
ed at Robertstown Monday morn¬
ing, causing a delay of about four
hours to train No. 1 , and incon¬
veniencing many passengers.
Rev, and Mrs.S. D. Cherry were
given a good pounding Christmas
Eve by the members of the Cleve¬
land Methodist church. There
were many members met at the
parsonage each equipped with a
pound of eatables to be relished by
the pastor and his much loved wife
Mr. E. K. Gibson has resigned
as town marshal of Cleveland and
Mr. VV. A. Jackson is on the beat
to catch the wayward traveler, but
we trust he will have “fisherman’s
luck,” for every time a man drinks
he has destroyed the usefulness of
his money, depreciated his physical
body and impaired the mind.
Mrs. Cannon who, with her
daughters, have been in charge of
the Henderson Hotel, have return¬
ed to Nacoochee Valley, Mrs. Can¬
non’s health being insufficient to
warrant her remaining longer at
the hotel. While in Cleveland
Mrs. Cannon made many friends
and her daughters hosts of admir¬
ers.
Wanted : An editor who can read
write and argue politics, and at
the same time be religious, funny,
scientific and historical at will,
write to please everybody, know
everything without asking or be¬
ing told, always hffving something
good to say about everybody else,
live on wind and make more
money than enimies. For such a
man a good opening will be made
(in the graveyard). He is too
good to live.—Standard (Fla.)
How’s This?
T7« offer One Humlred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catr.rrh that cannot be
cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine has been taken
by catarrh sufferers for the past thirty
live years, and has become known as the
most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Hall’s
Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood on
the Mucous surfaces, expelling the Poi¬
son from the Blood and healing the dis¬
eased portions.
After you have taken Hall's Catarrh,
Medicine for a short time you will see a
great Improvement in your general
health. Start taking Hall’s Catarrh Medi¬
cine at once and get rid of catarrh. Bend
for testimonials, free.
F J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists. 76c.
NOTICE
Two cows fresh in milk. Will
sell or trade-for good dry milk
cows, that will freshen March,
April or May for a fair difference.
B. II. Middlebrooks.
Mt. Laurel Farm, Cleveland Ga.
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NOTICE
I have a good 1919 model Ford,
5-passenger car, for sale in good
condition. See me at once if you
want to buy, for I intend to sell at
the first opportunity.
Will take a bankable note.
M. A. KENIMER.
STRAYED
3 female yearlings, dehorned;
one cream Jersey, one white and
red spotted, one cream back and
yellow side, one male horned
yearling, red. All marked swal¬
low fork in right and overbit in
left.
J. M. MORRIS.
Miss Eliza Kenitner came up
from Atlanta Sunday to spend
Xrnas with her mother at the Hen¬
derson Hotel.
Mr. Wiley has made quite an
improvement in the arrangement
for heating the oilice and waiting
rooms at the depot, whereby three
rooms are heated are heated with
one stove. Not only is the arrange¬
ment convenient but economical.
Just as soon as the saw mills can
provide the lumber and the men
can do the work, the number of
dwelling in Cleveland will be in¬
creased four, there being now in
course of construction four new
residences.
Mrs. J. C. Allen of Loudsville
spent Monday night with relatives
iu Cleveland.
A Kentucky editor printed the
following: “The fellow who is
courting a certain married lady had
better leave town, as her husband
is on to it.”
The paper had not been out an
hour before every man had left
town except three cripples and a
man who had not seen the paper.—
Ex.
$5.00 Reward Offered.
For each. One very large Lem¬
on or tan colored male hound and
one small black and white female
hound. Both of these dogs left my
home within ^he last 20 days.
Frank Turner,
Cleveland, Ga.
THE CLEVELAND COURIER, CLEVELAND, GEORGIA. DECEMBER 26, 1919
FOR SALE.
Everybearing strawberry plants
$1.25 per 100 prepaid.
Mrs. Barney Meaders,
Brookton, Hall County, Ga.
Legal Advertisements.
Georgia, White County:
By virtue of an order of the court of
Ordinary of White county, Ga,, granted
upon the application of M. L. Abernathy
as administrator of the estate of Mrs. M,
L. Abernathy, deceased, late of said
county, to sell the lands of the said Mrs.
M. L. Abernathy, deceased, for the pur¬
pose of paying debts and distribution,
tbnre will be sold before the court-house,
door, at public outcry, to the highest
bidder, in the town of Cleveland, be¬
tween the legal hours of sale, on tke first
Tuesday in January, 1920, as the proper¬
ty of the said deceased, the following de¬
scribed lands, to wit: Parcel of land ly¬
ing and being in the third district, of
White county, Ga., and being part of lot
No. 30 in said district, contfining 200
acres, more or less, arid known as the W.
.1. Abernathy old home plat* in White
county, Ga. Also lot No. 20 in Block C
in the Town of Robertstown, Ga., as
by plat made by Jones & Allen, recorded
in the Clerk's office, White County, Ga.
Also part of lot of land No. 4 is said dis¬
trict of said White County, Ga. Said lot
originally containing 250 anres of land,
except 4 acres forineflly deed to Eva L.
Abernatey by Myra SVestmoryland .Terns
of sale cash.
This the 9tli day of December, 1919.
M. L. Abernathy. Administrator of
Mrs. M. L. Abernathy, deceased.
Georgia, White County.
By virtue of an order of the Court of
Ordinary, of said county, granted at the
December term, 1919, on the application
of J. N. Hulsey, guardian of the person
and property of J. J, Boggs, an imbecile,
will be sold before the court house door
in the town of Cleveland, in said county
within the legal hours of sale on the first
Tuesday in January Hll# for cash to the
highest bidder ttie following described
real estate the property of said ward to
wit: Parts of lots of land Nos. 64 and 81
in the second district of said count y and
bounded as follows: Beginning at a rock
corner between this property and B. T.
Osborn mill property, thence south a
conditional line to the creek or .mil)
pond, thence up said creek to a point op¬
posite the upper willow hedge in the bot¬
tom, thence across the creek with said
willow hedge to a ditch, thence across
said ditch nearly west to an apple tree,
thence a little northwest a straight line
to a rock corner in the bend of the road
near and southwest of the tenant house
known as the "Jim Jtfhksftn” house,
thence a straight line topping the moun¬
tain to the original line, thence 'north the
original line with the Underwood line,
to the original corner, thence east the
line to the original corner,thence
the original line to a rock corner
known as the Morris property to the
public, road,thence nearly southeast with
said public road to the beginning point
containing i50 acres more or less. There
is on this property about 75 acres in eul-
I am ill the market for
Produce. Pay cash lor
everything. Always see
me when you come to town
before selling;.
CHICKENS and EGGS a SPECIALTY
WILL MAKE THE PRICE RIGHT ON
S. E. REECE.
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7 Biggest in the World
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i No, referring to bank, It is big enough
we are not our
for all community needs but it isn’t the biggest thing in
the world.
The biggest thing.- the most important thing in the
world is SERVICE. That’s the one excuse your business
lias for being here. The amount of service rendered is the
measure of your need. Our bank honestly tries to be of
service to this community. We try our best to anticipate
vour needs and to be of service to you. Have we succeed¬
ed? Well, ask our satisfied patrons. If you are not one of
them, we invite you right now. No time iike the present.
THE WHITE COUNTY BANK
ECZEMA
Hunt's Salve, formerly called
Hunt's Cure Is guaranteed to
•top and permanently cm are that
terrlblo Itching. It Is
ifnnded without qa
If Hunt’s Salve fall# to Worm cure
Itch, Meiema.Tetter.Ring disease. 7&c
or any other akin
the box.
For Mila locally by
CLEVELAND DRUG CO.
STRAYED.
One light colored Jersey heifer,
marked crop off and hole in left
ear, and hole and swallowfork in
tiie right ear. Two steers marked
hole in the right ear. Will pay
$2.00 each to anyone to get them
up.
W. F. DORSEY.,
■ Leo, Ga.
Pigs For Salt 1 .
I have for sale some real good
pigs about to weeks old.
J. L. NIX
tivation, about 2 5 acres of which is line
bottom land, a splendid five room dwell¬
ing-, good tenant house, store house,
good barns and outbuildings etc. This
is a splendid farm in two and one-half
miles from Cleveland, There is a fine
orchard on this farm. Hold for 'he pur¬
pose of paying debts of said ward.
Prospective purchasers are invited to
go and see this property before sale day.
This Dec, 1st I 919 .
J. N. HULSEY,
Guardian of J. J. Boggs.
Georgia, White County:
Under and by virtue of a decree of
the Superior Court granted on the appli¬
cation arid petition of J. J. Boggs, by J.
N. Hulsey, his guardian against J. H.
Glaze at, the October adjourned term
1919, will be sold by the undersigned
commissioner appointed by the court,
before the court house door in the town
of Cleveland in said county within the
legal hours of sale to the highest bidder
for cash on the first Tuesday in January
1 920 the following described property to
wit: Parts of lots of land Nos. laH and
124 in the second district of said county
containing 220 acres more or less and
bounded as follows: On the east, by the
lands of W, J. R. Hogan and J. 1). R.
Smith, on tne north by the lands of John
Palmer and Mrs. W. 4. II. Hogan, on
the west by the lands of E D. Smith and
E. R. Hooper, on the south by the lands
of J.N.Hiffsey arid N.J. Autry and being
more fully described in three deeds when
taken together. One from C. H. Kytlc
to J. J, Boggs dated August 2. 1896, re¬
corded in the Clerk’s office of said coun¬
ty, record of deeds Book "I" page 424
and another deed by J. E.Tritt, as exec¬
utor of A. W. Zachery, deceased, to J. J.
Boggs dated the day of Jan. |908 and
recorded as above book “M” page 424
and 425, and one other deed from J. J.
Head to Barney Hooper and P. 8. Dor¬
sey, trustees of Bogg’s School site, to J.
J. Boggs dated October 24, 1005 and re¬
corded as above Book “1.” page 577.
Said proprety will be sold to satisfy
said decree.
This is a splendid fari^in one of the
beat and most desirable sections of
White county. There is on this place
several tenant houses and one good
dwelling of something like six or seven
rooms, about one hundred acres in culti¬
vation, The rents from this farm in tin
year 1019 amounted to from $1500 to
§2000. Good outbuildings, well located
and in a good community, and generally
known as the J. J. Boggs home place in
said county. Prospective purchasers are
invited to go and inspect tl^is property
before sale day.
This Dec. 1st. 1919.
Thus. F. Underwood, Commissioner.
Court of Ordinary White County, Ga.
Ig re petition of H. B. Smith, to pro¬
bate will of Lydia Bowen, deceased.
M. B. Smith, administrator, With the
will annexed of Lydia ftnwen, deceased,
having applied to probate in solemn form
the last Will and testam-nt of LydiuBow
en of said county- All the heirs at law
of said Lydia Bowen are required to lie
and appear in the court of Ordinary for
said county on the first Monday in Janu¬
ary 1920, when said application for pro¬
bata will be heard.
N. J. ALLISON.
Ordinary White County, Ga.
COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
Duly of Parent and Guardian. Enrollment and Attendance ol Child.
Excuse of Absences.
SEC. 171. Every parent, guardian or
other person having charge and control
of a child between that ages of eight and
fourteen years, who is not exempted or
excused as hereinafter provided, shall
cause s»id child to he enrolled in and to
attend continuously for six months of
each year a public school of the district
or- of city or town 111 which the child re¬
sides: which period C *1 attendance shall
commence at the beginning of the first
term of said school in the year. Such at¬
tendance at a politic school shall not bp
required where the child attends for the
same period some other school giving in¬
struction in the ordinary branches of
English education, or baa completed the
seventh grade of school work as pre¬
scribed by the State Board of Education,
or where, for good reasons, the sufficien¬
cy of which shall be determined by (tie
board of education of the county or of
t he city or town in which the child resid
es, the said hoard excuses temporarily
the chiiti from such attendance, such
hoards authorized to take into consider
ation the seasons for .igriouRural labor
and the need. for such labor, in exei cis
ing their discretion as to the time for
which children in farming districts shall
he excused. Provided, that no guardian
shall b« compelled to send such child or
children to school out of any other than
the funds belonging to the ward nr
wards. Temporary absence of any child
enrolled as a pupil may he excused by
the principal or teacher in charge of the
school, because of bad weather, sickness,
death in the child’s family, or other
reasonable cause.
Penalty for Non-Compliance. Suspension o!
Punishment, Notice Board.
SEC. 172. Arty parent, guardian or
other person who has charge and control
of a child bet worn t he agen aforesaid,
and who wilfully fails to comply with the
foregoing requirements shall he guilty of
a misdemeanor, and on i;o*ni$|5 u there¬
of shall tu* punished by a tine not to ex¬
ceed ten dollars for the first offeree, and
not t < > ex coo*I t won ty d< dlai ii f<>r ear h
fciiimeq .cut offence, said lines to include
ali costs; but the miurt trying the case
may, in its dmci-eti-.-i. suspend enforce
merit of the punishment, if toe child be
immediately placed in attendance at a
tinned regularly I'm- I he number of
mooths herein before prescribed for at
tendance. School attendance may
prowl by ait attested eertilk*a.te of
pmieqVftl i*r teacher in <• barge of the
school. No person shall be prosecuted
for Violation of the foregoing mpure
mente tmb « t he board of education of
tlid canttdy or nuinieipality in which the
person accused of such violation resides
shall tfef v e canned- te be served upon the
accused, at least tea day s bet\>ve pvv.secu
lion, a written notice of the charge with
the name of the child to which it refers,
Any person go notified, not previously
convicted of violation ofihis An as to the
child referred to in odd notice, may pre¬
vent prosecution on the charge set. out
therein, by giving, at any time before
such prosecution is instituted, a bond in
the penal sum of fifty dobars payable to
the Ordinary of the county, with security
to Vie approved bv the Ordinary, condi¬
tioned that the said perron shall thence
forth faithfully comply with the require
ments of this section as to the said child.
Cleveland Garage
General Ford Parts Carried In Stock
All Repair Work Guaranteed
Used Cars Bought and Sold
If You Have One For Sale See Us.
ONE CHEVROLET AUTOMOBILE FOR SALE.
We Pay Top Price.
PKPPER IRVIN
Cleveland, Georgia.
The Disference
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Each day’s willful failure of a parent,
guardian or other person in charge and
control of a child ns aforesaid, after the
expiration of ten days from such notice,
to cause the child to attend school, when
such attendance is required by this sec¬
tion, shall constitute a separate offense.
In prosecutions under rtiie section the
exemptions and excuses herein provided
for shall tie matters of defense to be es¬
tablished by the accused, and need not
be. negatived in the indict mentmr accusa¬
tion.
Duties of Boards of Education and Teachers.
SEC. 173. It shall lie the tinty of the
County ami Municipal Boards of Educa¬
tion to investigate as to the attendance
and non-attendance of children required
by this section to attend the schools
under their supervision, am! it shall also
he t-lmir ditty to institute or cause to he
instituted prosecutions against pej’soris
violating’ this section• It shall be the
fluty of the principal or teacher in charge
of any public school, in wli eh pupils be*
tween the ages of eight, and fourteen
> ears of age are instructed, to keep an
accurate record of the attendance
of such pupils, and at the end of each
month to make a written report of the
same to the Board of Education Imi vitffv
supervision of the school and to note
therein excused absences reasons
therefor.
Attendance Officer.
SEC, 174. Each county and and Muni¬
cipal Board of Education shall employ an
attendance officer whose duty it shall be
to report to the Board of Education fail¬
ure of attendance on the part of the
pupils between the age of 8 and 14 years.
For this service these officials shall be
paid not less than one dollar nor more
than three dollars per day during the
time employed and said payment shall be
paid, so far as possible, from the fees col¬
lected. The balance due shall be paid
from the school fund* of the county or
local system. Any board or local school
system failing to comply with this law
for attendance officer shall not be entitl
ed to receive fund* from the Slate Trens
m-y until Bis shown that" said attend
ance officer has been appointed and has
entered upon his duties
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' <■>. All fines imposed here
under and all sums required to be paid
penalties under boim.-, givefi* under
this section, shall, after payment, of
1 costs of prosecution and of recovery
thereof, be paid into the county treasury
and become a part of the school fund of
the county.
Uf Effective, When.
SEC. 176. The provisions of this Act
shall become operative on the first day
January, in the year nineteen hundred
| An <l twenty.
Publication of Law.
SEC. 177. It shall he the duty of the.
Board of Education of each county, at)
least four \ve*-ks before the first, day off
-January following the adoption of thiit\
section, to cause this section to he pub-''
lished in a newspaper of the county, if
ther.* be one, and to cause copies of this
section to lie posted at the court house of
the county and at the public schools
thereof.