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Responsible man witli horse nn<I buggy in
i i oiilnninily, ssdaty 95 00 lo 810.00 per
to talto orders from owners of Turin*,
Orchards ami Hwute Gardens. A splendid
opftortunitv ior farmers’ sons, also fruit
tree anil sett ing muehino agents, to make a
business connection which will buotnc more
prtdittible ineb year. Address r’. O. Hex 74
Young's Island 8. G. Dir..
Hoarse roughs and stuffy colds that may
Sintered At. tlio I’ofltofficc III TllDlD'j develop into pneumonia over night are
Subscription One Dollar Per Year.
IRA E. FABMER, Editor.
L.M. Fakmkh {
Pu1>li»bor«.
i na second class mnitor.
Fine Official Organ of McDuffik
County.
Advertisements from responsible pnrtie*
Will he published until ordered out when
Ilia t'lUO IS not speeifled ... «be copy
fc.nl payment exacted accert ingly.
Cotnrtmnlcntiotm for Individual bit II,
.... of a personal character, charged for
as advertisements. *
Obituaries, tl.e lirst bundled words ftee.
cliargr. Kaeb extra word, one cent per
■, uasli with copy.
pifelily i tired by Foley’s Honey und Tar
and it soothes inflamed membranes, heals
the lungs, and expels the cold from the
system. A. J. Mathews.
The W. F. M. H. will meet nt the
home of Mrs. I’, it. Johnson, Monday
aft. Feb. loth, tit 2:30 o’clock'
If you need u pill when you are ill tune
He Witt's Little Bar'y Kisers. Insist on
them; gentle, easy, pleasant, little liter
pills, dohl by Gibson Drug Co.
Legal Advertisements
STATIC OK GBQtiGI A-McDuffie Cetmty.
To tlm Superior Court of Said County:
The petition of T. A. Bowden, J. K Cli-
att, .1, C. Cllatt and Ira E. Farmer, all of
Me Du Ole County Georgia respectfully
shows;
(1) That they desire for themselves, their
associates, anil successors to he incorpora
ted anil made a body politic under the
name and style of the Bowden—Cliatt
I/mil.i r Company.
(2) That they desire to he incorporated
for a period of twenty years, with the priv
ilege of renewal at the end of that time.
(3) That .he principal office of tiie corpo
ration will he in the town of Tlnnison, Mc
Duffie County, Georgia, and petitioners
desire the right to establish branch "ffiees
and transact their business at. any other
place, in.thi* state or elsewhere.
( I) The object of said corporation is pe
cuniary gain and i.roHt to itself and stock
discontinue Its business at auy time it may
he determined to do so by a majority of its
stock.
Wherefore petitioners pray to he incorpo
rated under the name uud style aforesaid
with the powers, privileges, and itumuni -
ties herein set forth, and as are now, or
may hereafter he allowed a corporation of
similar character under the laws of Geor
gia.
Iua K. FAIIMKR,
Attorney lor Petitioners.
STATE OF GEORGIA—McDuffie County.
I W. W. Hardaway, Clerk of the Stipe
rior CoKrt. of said county, cl* hereby certify
tlmt the foregoing is u true and correct copy
of the application for charter of the Bow-
den-Cliatt Dumber [Company as the same
appears on flic in this office.
Witness my official signature this the 3rd
day of Fuhy 1000.
W. W. Hardaway
Clerk Superior Court. McDuffie Co.
THOMSON. GA., KKB. 12, FJO'.i
THE FIR WEST
AND THE JAPANESE.
The states t f the fnr 'Vest have
ft race question with which t lu >
limst struggle, and i d' 1 ' 0" ‘ ,,u ’ 1
- find at the threnflold of the
question the Federal government.
In the South the negro, who ih a
citizau of tin* states in which he
is the. bone of' contention.
West it is the Juuanesff,
ih a foreigner ..and bucked up
by a strong and fearless army and
ymwful navy. In th South the
people of f it' states have been vic
torious, mid in the West it will be
■ same. Unco feeling or preju-
, hr )l is sometime called,
, the federal government at
home, and the army and navy of
Japan abroad, and sooner or later
Japanese must take lire posi
tion assigned bin. by the ruling
of those Western S'ales
we believe that it will
brim? war with Japan. Tim gov
ernment of that country cares
little whether its subject s over l.ci'c
attend school with white children,
and the fuss raised is for another
purpose. Japan wants the I h*li
pine islands, and America had as
well prepare to meet the issue.
The settlement of the Japanese
tho far West, will have
We Know It.
SHERIFF SALE.
STATE O F a E O It U I A—McBuffic
.County,
1 Will be sold before the Georgia Rail- j
road Depot in Thomson, Ga., within j
the usual hours of sale, on ihe first i
Tuesday in March 1909, the following
described properly, tuwii: One 10 H.
P. Locomotive Allas hotter on ski is, I
one 15 H. I*, center crank Atlas engi ne, j
'anil one No 1 Deloach Haw Mill, all
levied on as t he property of K. N. '
Broome and M. W. Jlrooinc to satisfy j
an execution issued from the city court j
of W ashington in favor or J . S. und J '
F. Hardin vs. M N. Bjooine and M.
W. Broome.
I This property is located on the place '
of A. 15. Wilkerson in the 133 District
U. M. McDuflte County where it may!
' Ite seen
Tills tire 2nd day of February 101)9. '
K. W. Hawks, HnerilT.
D^n’t Back Away
We have something to sell. Drop in and let us
spill a little chatter about a good thing, and you c:
Foley’s Honey anil Tut- clears the air pas
sages, stops the irritation ir. the throat,
First:
Bank is sound, safe
it is as safe as the
That the First National
and conservative. That
Bank of England.
That it has $112,000.00 Capital, Surplus and
Stockholders liability behind every depended
Si^cnnd* ^ lat y° u receive prompt, polite and ap-
preciative service from each officer and em
ployee.
soothes the intis mod membranes, and the
most obstinate cough disappears. Sore and
inflamed lungs ore hauled and strengthed
and the cold is expelled from the system.
Refuse any hut the genuine in the yellow
package. A. J. Mathews.
No. 9302.
TRK VSUIVY DEPARTMENT OFFICE
OF COMPTROLLER OF THE CURREN
CY.
V . hingf'-n. I). C,, Dee. 31, 1908.
W ii' n a by satisfactory evidence pre
sent. .1 to ihe undersigned, it lias herd
made to ..ii: ear thut:-
“'Ihe First National Bank of Thomson,”
in the town of Thomson, in the ei.untr of
This is just the time of year when you are
most likely to have l ’dmy or tdadde
trouble, with rheumatism and rheumatic
pains caused by Weak kidneys. Delays are
dangerous. Get Du Witt’s Kid'i v and
Bladder Pills, and he sore you get what, j
you ask for. They are the. best pills made, i
for backache, weak hack, m inarv disorders
infiammatiou of Ihe bladder, etc- They are
antiseptic and act promptly. We sell and
recommend them. Gibson Drug Co.
take it or leave it according as it hits you and no e>
pense bill either way. .
1 am the Carriage Dealer, took it up long ago. I
have sold enough nice work each succeeding year to
qualify as the Leader in my line.
Now you can hear about me One-Hundred and
Fifty Miles from mv buggy shack in any- direction
you'go, and when it comes to what is what in any
thing vou hitch a horse to;—pardon me for starting
the applause—but I’m the greatest noise in the
country.
REMEMBER THE QUARTETTE
Babcock, Chase, Frazier and
Coskery At
Augusta Ga-
749 Broad St
, McDiifT.u and state of Get rgiu, has corn
That you cant make no mistake in opening, hr thiy.ruvisiimsof tim sutmes j
an account with us.
Try it and you will know it, too.
Money always on hand to lend our
tors.
deposi-
questiou n*
no bearing on it. for other ‘ ,|lUHl ' H
of olToiiue will be fuuml from t ime
to l.rno until Japan is ready to
strike a blow, l'uf every hod cf
Japan in ft college il you will, and
other things will arise to renew
the friction until Japan lies the
Philipinen, or at least bus made
an effort to got them.
The thing is so clear that it
Beanie incruditablci that the Ainei i*
can congress, the American press,
and oven our president, do not
discern the true mot ive of Japan.
The conflict is inevitable, and the
only question is, Mow many years?
JUDGE H. C
HAMMOND
HONORED BY TAFT
Hon, H. 0. llammoml. Judge
Superior Court of the Augusta
Circuit .lms been signally honored
by President Elect W. II. Tail,
having been appointed to repre
sent Georgia at tho Inaugural ball
March 4th. Judge Hammond is
universally popular in Georgia,
and especially in this section will
bis friends bcglad ot tho honor.
But suppose Judge should take
a notion to wear tlmt old duster,
tlmt slouch hat and those big lt?g-
g^d breeches! You would then
hear more talk annul Georgia
than the ’possum Supper caused.
Under United States Supervision
And Control.
The Daughters of the Confederacy.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
will meet Tuesday afternoon with Mrs,
I’. A. Bowden, There arc several im
portant mailers to he brought before
the chapter iunl a full attendance is
urged, Those who have unpaid dues
will please come prepared to pay at
this meeting, Mas. Iit.\ E. J'’aid's:it,
l’res.
of the United States, required to he coin- |
| plied with before an assoaintioii shall he j
| authorized to commence the business of
Rankin/;:
Now therclore I. Thomas ?. Kune. Deputy
and Acting Comptroller of the Currency,
do hereby certify tlmt,
| “The First. National Rank of Thomson,”
, in Ihe town of Thomson, in the county of
McDuffie, and the slate of Georgia, is uu
iliorizcd to •olnmcnce the business of llank-
ing us provided in Section Fifty one
| dred and sixty nine of I he Revised
i utes of tho 1'nit.od States.
; Conversion of tho Farmers & Merchants
! Rank of Thants. n.
In testimony whereof witness mv
hand and seal of office this Thirty lirst day
i of December 11)08.
T. I’. Rank.
Deputy &. Acting, Comptroller of the
Currency. s t.
For a Paying Crop.
riant “Allens Improved” long staple
Cotton. Will bring nearly double price
of short cotton.
Am selling my crop 1908 at 10c. per
Ih,—Dillerence in price “of short
staple,” will More than pay for your
labor and fertilizers. Yields ns much
per acre as ordinary cotton. I made 8
bales on 13 uc res last year. 1 have a
limited quantity of seed for sule,—Price
one to live bushels, $1.00 per bn., larger
quantities 75c. per Lai,
W. B. Curtis, Thomson, Ga.
Feby. 4, 1009. 4t.
Pneumonia Follows La Grippe.
l’nonmonia often follows la grippe bn
never follows Ihe use of Foley’s Honeynnd
Tar, for la grippe coughs and deep seated
colds. Refuse any but tho genuine: in the
yellow package. A. .7. Mathews.
holders.
(5) The business to bo carried on by said
corporation is that of a general saw mill ]
and lumber business in all of its various
brunches, petitioners desire the right to j
do it general saw mill and lumber business, !
operating saw mills, buying, selling and j
leasing timber, buying, selling anil leasing !
1 a n d s o p o rating farms on
saiil laud, inumifac-turing timber into lum
ber, and running in connection with their,
business any manufacturing plant for th
more profitable handling of their lumbe
products. Petitioners also desire the righ
lo operate turpentine stills and gonerullj j
to deal in turpentine and to buy, lease oi j Anilide LerthaMcey Friend
s’ 11 turpentine privileges, and generally to! j umiM Hampton Friend
do such other things as may lm necessary j
for the last handling of limber, lumber or
oilier assets of like character owned or leas
ed by lhum,
(Ii) The capital stock of said corporation 1
is to he Fifteen Thousand -Dollars, an l p •
fifioners desire the privilege, of increasing
same, to n sum not exceeding Fifty Tlious-
H FATE OF GEOROT -V.- McDuffie Couti
f Libel for Di
vorce lu the
Superior
Court
To James Friend—Greeting:
You are hereby cited and required, per
sonally ot by attorney, to he ami appear at
th - Superior Court, to he held ill and for
said Comity, on the first Kumiay In March,
next, thou uml there, to make you. answer
or defensive allegation, in writing, to the
the
an l Dollars by a majority vote of the stock I J ‘ llli ' l,iir ’ Libel, as in default thereof
holders, sai l slock to he divided <nto 1 Court " iU proceed according to the Statute!
shares of One Hundred Dollars each. , jf> mluh ‘’use. made and provided.
Witness the Honoiublo Henry (’• Ifiiin-
Bids for New School Building.
The City Hoard of Fdticulion opened
bids lust Tuesday for erecting t lie new
school building. In all fourteen con
tractors Lied bids. The highest bid
was ibut of the Woodward Lumber« o.
for $25,209.00 and the lowest that of
Crensman A Wii ,on of Augusta, On.,
$17,900.00. The others ranged between
these two bids.
An agreement was entered into With
Crensnum & Wilson for the construtb.
lion of the building and the con true!
will be signed as soon ns lHe money
from the hoods is available.
Arrivded Thursday.
Fine lot of Tennessee Mules.
J. E. Wit.son.
(7) Petitioners further show tlmt ten peri
cent of tiie capital to lie employed by then
has been actually paid in.
(S) Petitioners desire the right, to hav
tho subHCJiplions !o said capital stock to he
paid in money, or property., to he taken at
a fair v I nation.
(9) Petitioners desire the right to sue
and he sued, to plead anil I e impleaded, to
have and use a common seal, to make all
necessary by-laws and regulations, and to
do all other ihings that may he locesHary
for th.! successful carrying on of said Inis-,
iuess, including the. right to buy, hold, and ;
sell real estate and personal property, and
to execute notes uud bonds as evidence of
Indebtedness in the affairs of t lie corpora
tion, and to secure same by mortgage, seea-
iiii>nd Judge of saldOourt, this lliii day of
January Nineteen Hundred and Nine.
ft'. \V . Utkin way Clerk.
IM
THOMSON, GEORGIA.
GEORGIA—McDuffie County
To whom it may concern:
Mrs. Nannie J. Hardaway, as
, Guardian of the estate of Richard A.
; Jackson, a lunatii and recently dc-
i ceased, having applied for leave to sell ]
the land belonging to said estate for j
disliibution among lHe heirs, notice is
hereby given that said application will
be heard on the lirst Monday in March,
1909.
This 1st. day .February, 1999
W. F. (ItiKKSUXG, Ordintuy.
Hexamethylenetetramine
Tiie above is the mime of a German
cVemieal, which is one of the many valu
able ingredients of Foley’s Kidney Reme
dy. Hrxunietbyleuotetreiiiuino is recog
nized by medical text hooks and authori
ties its ii usie acid solvent and antiseptic
for Mm mine. Take Foley’s Kidney Reme
dy as soon as you notice any irregularities,
and ayoij a s crious malady. A. J. Math
ews.
THANKS, GENTLEMEN.
The Proggress desires to he out
ut litany to thank lavor Bovd
uud Marshal Ivoy for t he liberal
use of the street sprinkler during
the recent dusty weather. Tin
impression sometime prevails that
street sprinklers are to ho used
only in hot weather, but when it
remembered that nine tenths ol
street dust is tilth in cold weather
sis well its hot, und just as inju
rious to health and destructive l
property, it will be readily seen
that it. should bo used whenever
there is dust in the air,
Tired Women
rity deed or other form of lieu under exist
ing laws.
(10) Petitioners desire for saiil corpora-i
tion the power and authority t,i apply f,, r j
ami accept emeudmeiifa for its charter j
either in form or substance by a vote, of the i
majority of the stock outstanding at the I Ho etm Add
time.Tlu-y ulxoask authority for said eorpo- j By pressing all the wrinkl
ration to wind up its affairs, liquidate and ! \ our clothes.
Thomson Pressing Club-
As you lead this Add,
l’ortor would like to Add to your ap
pearance.
from
NO. 9302
Report Of The Condition Of
The First National BanK Of Thomson
in tiie iSlitle of Georgia, at the close of business, February, 5th; 1999.
Women, worn and tired
from over-work, need a
tonic. That feeling ol weak
ness or tiredness will aot
leave you ol itself. Take
Cardut, that etlectual remedy
for the ailments and weak
ness of women. Thousands
ol women have tried Cardut
and write enthusiastically of
its great benefit to them.
Foley’s Orino Laxative cures o.mstipu-
tioti Hurl liver trouble ami makes the bow
els healthy and regular. Orino is superior
to pills and tablets as it does not grip,- or
nauseate. Why take anything clue7 A. J.
Mathews
DR. F*. W. WOLF
EVE3IQHT SPECIALIST.
"tiLAHBtS RU3HT(JOOOSIOHT"
"MUFF SAID”
at eureka hotel,
Thomson, Saturday, Feb. 20ih.
A recent letter from Mrs.
Charles Bragg, ol Sweetser,
lud., says: "Tongue can
not tell how much your med
icine has done ior me. Be
fore I began taking 1 ardui I
could net do a day’s work. I
would work awhile and lie
dowu. 1 shall always give
praise to your medicine.*’
Try Cardut. For sale
everywhere.
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UFSOl lH FS.
Bonus and Discounts
Overdrutls, secured and unsecured.
l r . S. Bonds to secure circulation..
Premiums on l . S Ronds
Banking bouse, furniture, and fixtures
Due lrom National Ranks (not reserve agents'
Due from Stale Banks and Bankers
Due front approved reserve agents
Checks and other tush items
Notes of other National Banks
Fractional paper currency, niekles, and e vils
Lawful Money Reserve in Rank, viz:
Specie
Leggal-tehder-netes
174,544.30
3,290.59 !
23,000.00
287.50 j
2,(509.51
0,235.99
CAPITAL,
JOHN E. SMITH,
3^1
$25,000.00
President.
We solicit the
SURPLUS,
business of all
$25,000.00
B. P. O’NEAL,
classes of our
UNDIVIDED
people, and of-
PROFITS,
Vice-President.
fer them every
favor consistent
$25,000.00
with safe bank-
STOCKHOLD-
J. T. NEAL,
ing, that can be
extended by a
ERS LIABILITY,
Cashier.
bank with large
$25,000.00
resources a n d
AVERAGE
exp eri enced
DEPOSITS,
H. A. BURNSIDE,
management.
$125,000.00
As’st. Cashier.
TOTAL, j
$225,000.001
8iB K 11 Deposit your money with a safe strong bank.
9,781.49; P D.. /“I f~)n A ll c Pttnrfr>.iI j?
303.00
892-87
Foreign Exchange Sold By Our Check Direct On All Principal Points
<?
1,017
4,990
Tola I
LIAR] LI I'l I S.
Capital stock paid in..
Surplus fund
l ndivided profits, less expenses and t
Dividends unpaid ...
Individual deposits subject to oliee
Time certificates of dep »it.
Bills payable, i >.eltitling certificates
money borrowed none
deposi c
290,00
111,105.04
0.013
90,000.00
m
*
3l),000.('0
1,893.85
CABBAGE PLANTS
EARLYHEADERS
niMEY MAKERS
Earliest Header.
Fine, Me. ium Size,
Bxce lent Shipper.
DeMcicus r or Table.
About ter. days
late: than E. Jersey.
A fuM size larger.
A M’.'nev Maker.
Earliest. Fiat
Cabbage A large
yuldt r and a g_c4
shipper.
THESE ARE THE KIND THAT MADE SOUTH
CAROLINA FAMOUS FOR CABBAGE GROWING
They need no introduction. We guarantee FULL COUNT, safe delivery, and satisfaction or your MONEY REFUNDED. Send money with order
othetwise plants will be shipped c. o. D. and you will have to pay return charges on the mo ey. thus adding: to the cost of votir nlants*
Prices f. o. B. Young's Island: 500 for Si.00; 1.000 to 4.000 at $1.50 per 1.0 0;6.000 lo S.000 at ?L25 per 1,000; 9.000 to 20,000 at $L00 per 1,000. Sinseiai
Total.
, priced on larger quantities. Prompt attention priven all orders and inquiries.
Illustrated catalogue mailed free on application.
C. M. GIBSON, Box 55, Young's Island, S. C.
STATE OF G EORGI A, MeDl FFl F. OOl’XTY,
1,1’nui A. Bowden, Cashier of the abave-named bank, do solemn-.- s»ve:.
that the above statement is true to the b st of my knowledge anti belief,
PAULA. BOWDEN, Cashier.
Subteril cd and sworn to before n e this 11th day of February, 1909
A I • McLean, Notary Public,
( o:reel—Attest:
IRA. E. FARMER.
J. If. BOYD.
JAS. K. WILSON.
Diict
THE ORIGINAL
LAXATIVE
Cutes Coughs, Colds, Croup, La Grippe, Asthma, Throat
and Lung Troubles. Prevents Pneumonia and Consumption
HONEY and TAR
in the
YELLOW PACKAGB