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The Greatest Sale Known
To The Trading World
Mr* Walson has had the Syndicate Co., of New York, to ship several thousand dollars worth of
Embroidery, Laces, Underwear for Saturday and Monday’s
Sale. See what we have.
BAGGS & PERRYS J
II DEPARTMENT STORE. 1
Piaecliff Dots.
I thank School Girl veiy much
for her kind invitation to visit
Baconton sometime, hope I can
visit there soon. Coon and
“Aunt Jane” would be pleased
to have you visit us, School Girl,
We are sorry to learn that Mr.
Augustus Crosby is very sick at
his home. We hope he will soon
be well.
“Coon” is hunting and shear¬
ing his sheep this week.
Miss Daisy Joiner vacated her
school for this week. She will
attend the Chautauqua.
That same young man was
very behooving around Pinecliff
Sunday. The good water out
here must be very beneficial to
his health as well as it makes
him like the girls.
Ask Miss Daisy Joiner how
she likes the “bachelor” and al*
so ask her how she likes to ride
in a new top buggy.
“Coon” and little daughter
made a business trip to town
Saturday. \
A certain fellow from Bait,
Ga.. gave us the following anec¬
dote, just to show us something
about camp life. *' ‘We were in
the woods one day hauling, when
we heard something that sound¬
ed like music, we turned to see
what it was and discovered the
car on fire, and the music was
chinches, coming through the
woods singing, “God be with
you ’till we meet again.”
Mr. C. V. Stamper, of Bah
cock, was over on a visit Satur¬
day and Sunday.
Mrs. Lizzie Bullard is taking
music lessons from Miss Toy
Beck.
Mr. Tom Beck was out last
week looking after his pecan
trees. We wish him much suc¬
with them.
We are sorry to say our Sun¬
day School is about to break
down on account of measles.
Mr. Frank Beck has bought
some sheep to raise for sale. M r.
Beck says he has forty or fifty
head of goats he would like to
sell if anyone wants to buy.
Mrs. Addie Beck was sick last
week but we are glad to say she
is well enough to’be up again.
Henry Anthony, colored, liv¬
ing on Mr. Prank Beck’s place,
was shot through the hand last
week while out rabbit hunting.
If arfyone wants to know how
to raise ducks just ask Miss Toy
Beck.
Come again “Jupiter” and
“Violet”; we like to read your
letters.
If I escape the waste basket I
will come again. Aunt Jane.
Tax Payer Wants Information.
Camilla, Ga., 4-26-’04,
Editor Enterprise:
I am only exercising that
right that belongs to every tax¬
payer of the county, to call on
any and every officer in the coun¬
ty to give an account of his stew¬
ardship, that the taxpayers may
know they are looking well to the
best interest of the county.
Therefore, as a taxpayer, I
call on the county com missioners
to explain and to show by what
authority the clerk of the court
of county commissioners gave a
certain physician an order on the
county treasury amounting to
four hundred and ninety-seven
dollars and seventy-five cents
(§497.75) for medical service.
We hope these public servants
of the people will be able to
make a full and satisfactory ex¬
planation of the whole matter,
giving the law and the facts and
make it clear that there was
nothing wrong in the transaction.
Yours Truly,
W. L. Scaife.
A ConijjarisdnSjWith a Moral. I
Editor Enterprise:
The following is illustrative of
way of many of our farmers:
“A man once had a son who
was a fool, but he didn’t want
to find it out if possible
so he decided he would take him
away from home and put him in
a school where he might learn
some sense. To reach the school
it was necessary to travel part
of the way ou a boat and the
father of the boy bought some
cigars and when they had gone
aboard the boat he placed his son
on a box on the lower deck and
told him to smoke his cigar and
not say a word to anyone and no
one then would discover his con¬
dition. The father then went
out upon the deck for a while,
but he had not been gone long
before one of the hands on the
boat spoke to the boy: saying,
“good morning.” The boy made
no reply. The man repeated his
salutation two or three times, and
getting no reply, said, “You must
be a-fool not to speak.”
The boy then called loudlj to
his father on the upper deck:
“Ho! ho! papa, they have found
out I am a fool at last.”
Now, that is the way it is with
us farmers, the merchants know
that we are all fools. Why? Be¬
cause we go to them for everj -
thing we want, when we could
change the programme if we
would go to work and raise plen¬
ty of hogs, corn, groundpeas,
sugar cane and all other home
supplies.
A word to the lazy farmer. I
chopped out fifteen acres of cot¬
ton last week, while some farm¬
ers have not yet planted their
cotton crops. They say they are
waiting on the moon and let
the seasons for planting go by
and the land becomes too dry.
Stop being a fiol waiting on the
moon to plant cotton. Put your
seed in the ground and not in the
moon, then work it in time. I
make ten bales on sandy land,
but I plant in March in the
ground and not in the moon.
My crop is looking well and my
cotton has five leaves on it
I do not wait on the moon. Work
and rain make the crop, while
standing around waiting on the
moon only makes grass and weeds.
Yours truly,
I. C. Raeklej*.
Proceedings of County Commis¬
sioners’ Court.
The Commissioners met pursuant to
adjournment. Present T. R. Bennett
chairman, Wyatt Adams, J, W. Everett,
A. B. Joiner and J. G. Wood.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
Dr. F. L. Lewis was elected county
physician for the ensuiug year, salary
#70 for the year.
The following road commissions were
elected to wit: 1603 Dist. G. M. Henry
Crosby and T. E. Clark; 1548 District
Elias Faircloth to fill the naexpired term
of Lee Clark; 791st Dist G. M„ A. E.
Strickland was elected to fill the unex¬
pired term of J. M. Smith.
The following report was made by
Jonah GEORGIA—Mitcheil Palmer county treasurer.
County.
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners of said County:
I beg leave to make'the following re¬
port as Treasurer of said county from
Jan. 12, 1903 to Jan. 12, 1904.
To ain’t on hand last report #3,464.37.
“ “ received from J. L. Stewart
Tax Collector #11,632.07.
To amount received from I Smith,
sheriff #1,440.60.
To amount received from Higgston
Lumber Company #2,301.42.
To amount received from J. G. Wood
Ordinary _ #9.19.
To amount received from W. H. Cul¬
pepper, road fines #14,00.
To amount received from S. P. Palmer
road fines #5.00.
Total * #18,866.65.
Cr.
By amount paid out, bailiff and witness
fund #3,151.13.
By amount paid out, county officers
fund #2,737.92.
By amount paid out, jury fund #1882.00
By amount jMiid out, public improve¬
ment fund $2,086.98.
By amount pud out, pauper fund #290.06
By amount i>aid out, city court
officers $13.99.
By amount paid out, convict
guard #2,301.42.
Total #12,464.10.
To amount on hand #6,402.55.
GEORGIA—Mitchell County: In
person appears Jonah Palmer, Treasurer
of said county, who on oath says that
the above report is true and correct to
the best of his knowledge.
Jonah Palmer, Treas.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this Jan. 12, 1904. J. G. Wood.
Ordinary.
The following accounts were presen¬
ted, approved and ordered paid towit;
M. E. Bush, printing account # 6 00
M. E. Bush, publishing proceed¬
ings Com’re. Court 7 50
Lewis Drug Co., drugs 56 15
Dr. F. L. Lewis, County Physician
account for year 1903 100 OO
Dr. F. L. Lewis, services at execu¬
tion of Bill Hardy, 10 00
Dr. J. M. Spence, services at exe¬
cution of Bill Hardy, 10 00
I. Smith, sheriff acct. 88 40
I. Smith, jail acct. 17 10
Camilla Supply Co., mdse, 3 70
J. O. Faircloth, lumber, 6 00
Perry’s Pharmacy, mdse, 6 75
Joe McLendon, acct, 1 00
Everett Mercantile Co., 1 25
D. C. Culpepper, work on bridge 12 00
Thomas F. Dyson, acct, 75
J. G. Wood, stationery, etc. 6 25
Total Amount $282 91
The commissioners adjourned to meet
on the 26th, inst., to examine the couu*
ty treasurer’s books for the year 1903.
J. G. Wood, Clerk.
January 26th, 1904.
The commissioners met for the pur¬
pose of investigating and examining the
books of the county treasurer. Present
T. R. Bennett, Wyatt Adams, A. B.
Joiner, J. W. Everett and J. G. Wood.
Upon investigating the same, they
were found to he correct as per report
made at last meeting January 12tli, and
also neatly kept.
The commissioners then adjourned to
meet at the next regular meeting on the
second Tuesday in Februarv ^§04.
J. G. 4 , Clerk.