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Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1842-07-09
IN THE DISTRICT CHANCERY
Court Of The state Of Mississippi.
JUNE TERM, 1872. ..
Edward Towns,
rs.
A. Rally, ct all. DID,.

A. Rally, ct all. J a.
HTPON opening the matters in this
u bill, and 1t appeariniug to The sat,
Islaclion OF the Court, that defendant VIM
Towns is not an inhabi;ant of the State
Of Mississippi it is therefore ordered b.
the court, that publication be made for
two months successfully in the Lexiugton
Union, published 10 Lexington, Miss, for
the above mentioned VIM. Towns 70
appear, plead, answer, or demur to the
aforesaid bill Of complaint, Ivy the li.st day
of the next term Of this court, to be holden
at the Court Roon in Carrollon, on the
third Monday 10 December next ;,olher.
wise the matters in the said bill will be
lakea pro conlesso as to him. ....
WIN. HEMINGWAY, Clerk.
Fulz and Brooke, p. q. ....
July 2, 30 2m pr dis.
Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1842-07-09
POSTPONED,

The following sale is postponed until
the ID Monday IN July.
TAX COLLECTORS SALE.
MhN the third Monday tue twentieh
w day o! June, 1912, | will expose
to public sale to the highest bidder for
cash, before tho court house door in the
town OF Lexington, Holmes county, Mis-,
sIs3iPph the following described tracts or
parcels OF land, to wit: the west half OF
section eighteen, township sixteen, range
one east; lots eleven, twelve, thirteen and
fourteen, or south west quarter Of section
IS. township seventeen, range one east
contang $50 acres NOR or less.
Assessed assessed as the property Of
Cornelius Cruseman, and will be sold or
50 much thereof as will pay five dollars
and eighty cents, being the amount Of
taxes due for the year lSll, and for all
costs accrulng thereon. sale to take
place within the hours prescribed by law
b ID SCOTT,
Tax Collector Of Holmes county.
March 10, Is 3m. pr M.
Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1842-07-09
CHARLES o'MALLERY.

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Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1842-07-09
IN THE DISTRICT CHANCERY
Court ofhe State Of Mississippi:
JUNE TERM, 1912. .J
Board Of Police, Of Holmes county, Miss

Board Of Police, of Holmes county, Miss
rs.
Heirs of Wm, Phillips, jr., ct al.
tn pom opening the matters of this
e. bill, and ii appearing to the salts
faction OF the court, that Martha ARMS,
tead and - Armsead, her husband
aud Fl. l.. w. Phillips, are non residents
of the State of Mississippi, it is therefore,
ordered, by the Court that publication be
made Tor two months successfully in the
Lexington Unlon, published in Lexington
MISS, Tor the above mentioned Martha
Arms'ead, - Armistead, and II. l.
w. Philips, three of the defendants to
appear, plead, answer, or demur, to the
bill Of complaint BY the first day of the
next term OF this court, to be holden at the
Court Room at CauoIton on the til I'd
Monday in December rext; otherwise
the matters in The said bill, will be taken
pro cOniesso as to them.
WNr. HEMINGWAY, Clerk.
Fultz S' Brooke, p. q.
July2, 30 ON p Sl5.
Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1842-07-09
list LETTERS.

ru AIMING in the Pos, Office al Lexing-
ny an MI. on the LIST day ofJuly, A d 1912
No moi taken out before the LIST day of
whoa drt will be sent TO the Gen. Post Office
Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1842-07-09
POSTPONE
The following sale is postponed unit
the ~ Monday in Jolly.

The following sale is postponed until
the "a Monday in Jolly.
TAX COLLECTORS SALE.
GhN the third Monday the ooh. day
w OF June 1912, will expose TO
public sale TO the highest bidder for cash
before the Courl House door ia the town
OF Lexington, Holmes county Mississip.
pl, the following described tract or par,
GELS OF land to wit: section twenty. eight,
township sixteen, range one west; south
hall OF section twenly.seven township six.
teen, range one west
Assessed as the property of J, c. Jeu.
kns, aud will be sold or SO tauch thereof
as will pay One hundred and twenty dol
lars aud twenty-hlee cents, being the
amount of taxes due for the year 1911,
together with all cos, accruug thereon.
Sale to take place within the hours pre-.
scrlbed by law.
B ID SCOTT,
Tax Collector Of Holmes county,
Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1842-07-09
"OUR Nj ES 81.

Under this tile, new work by the author of
Cha's O'NalIery, will be commenced in the Is,
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ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD, from the most
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FLOATING DOCKS.
navy DrrAnrmrNr, August 8, 1912.


ny the act of Congress making appropriations iof
ID the naval service for the year lo42, IL Is prosi
ded That the Secretary of the Navy may, III nm
discretion apply the sum of one hundred thousand
dollars of the amount hereby appropriated ana any
balance of former appropriations Tor he construction
of a Dry Dock at Brooklyn, New YORK, 10 'he con,
str,ction of a Floating Dock at the same place and
II anv mart of this appropriation shall be expended
unon the construction of Floating Dock, as hereby
authorized, the construction OF Floating Dock' as
hereby authorized the construction OF the Dry DOCK
shall be suspended until the further order OF Con-
gress."
In order to carry out this purpose, invite Propo-
sails for the construction of Floating Dock at new
York. The proposals must be accompanied Dy-, .
LIST. An exact description of the dock with all It's
machinery, and also working model thereof.
ID A specification OF the kind oil TIMBER Out Vi
which its several parts sh all be built.
|, 3D. The prices of docks OF three different sizes
the first for ships of the line, the second for rigaes
of the first class and the third for oops OF war and
smaller vessels.
4th. The draught of water when light, of dock
of each Of the above mentioned sizes
5th. The length of time and number OF hands re-
qured to take up vessel, and to prepare her for re-
ceiving repairs.
Every part of the dock exposed to the action OF
salt water must be covered with twentyiour ounce
copper.
Those who have Floating Docks already construct
ed will be expected to exhibit their powers and
mode of operating upon vessel OF suitable SIZE
which the Department will furnish.
Proposals must be made by the first day OF Sep
tember
aug. s-dtlsep. A. P. UPSHUR.
| To be published in the Madsonian Times and
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Sun and Union, New York; American Sentinel Phil
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SELLING OFFS SELLING OFF


WE would respectfully call the attention Of an
w persons in pursuit of the most Fashionable
French and English goods to give us a call d lew
doors west of Browns Hotel
N B. Great inducements are now held out 10 mem.
bers of Congress, and all others, to purchase, W.
are selling oul stock positively at cost.
Best quality black velvet shawls
Velvet scarfs and plush shawls
Elegant silk shawls, 8, 9 and 1914 in size
Dress handkerchiefs and scarfs In great profusion
Blue black satin stripe and coored, yard wide silk
(none superior)
$50 pieces silks every style and price
/ case Irish linens, warranted puIe)
3 cases long cloth shirting, for gentlemen
A few Paris imported short cloaks, half prlce
| 10 pieces best mating and ingram carpetings
| Lupns patent black bombazeens
| Linen cambria and silk hdkfs, every kind
| Silk hosiery, all kinds and prices
Best quality wool-dyed black cloths
Summer wear, generally, less than cost
| Table damask diaper
| Do do napkins
| Toweling of every kind very cheap
| Together with large and desirable stock, embrao.
ing every variety of goods usually found in our line
| Goo Is will be carefully packed and sent to any
| part of the country.
| ~ B. We feel grateful to our numerous customers
who have SO promptly paid their accounts, and re
spectfuy press all others to make immediate settle
ment- w M NEO . LEI lNlOo,
| July 20-3teod
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PATENT OFFICE july 81, 1912.
Il e L. H. G

PATENT OFFICE, july II, lS42.
ON the petition of Edward Clark, of the city of
~ New York, dated the 18th July, 1912, praying for
an extension of patent granted to him for improve
ment in the manufacture of white lead, for seven
years from the expiration of said patent which takes
place on the 4th day of December next
1t is ordered that the said petition be heard at the
Patent Office on the first Monday in November next,
at IL O'Clock, NJ, and all persons notified to APP
pear and show cause, if any they have, why said pc
tition ought not to be granted.
Ordered also that this notice be published in the
Madsonian, and National Intelligencer, printed at
Washington ID. c.; the Baltimore Sun, printed at
Baltimore the Journal Of Commerce, printed at New
York the Saturday Courier printed at Philadelphia
and the Times, printed at Boston-once week for
three weeks, previous to first Monday in November
next II. L. ELLSWORTH.
p S. Papers named above will please copy, and
send the papers containing the publication, with their
bills to the Patent Office. July 2S-1aw3w
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THE DEMOCRATIC REVIEW.

TIME former agent having declined acting longer,
l. the publishers have appointed the undersigned
exclusive agents for the District. Subscribers who
NAV not have received their August number, (Which
is to hand and very fine one,) will please call at
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drop US line through the Post Office.
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view, WILL it is hoped, induce many subscribers
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prints of the Foreign Quarterlies SC. Graham's
Magazine and the Brother Jonathan, for 1872 fur
nished for IS, prompt payment.
Back numbers from January last Of the New York
Mirror, with extra plate numbers, on hand as also
the Dublin University Magazine, Blackwood, Boston
Notion, Miscellany, New World, knickerbocker,
and many others.
IS Just received, "The Captains Wife" and
other Novels, cheap edition,
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aug S-3td&
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7 UMBER, LINE WOOD, AND COAL
| IL The Subscribers have on hand, and offer fo,
sale, at their yard seventh street. Centre markc
square, the largest and best selected stock of Lumber
in this District, consisting in part follows viz
100000 feet Al White Pine Cuttings
100000 do do Select Cuttings
10000 do "A, GA and 81 White Pine, mer-
charitable and panel
100000 do L store Yellow Pine Joists and Scant-
ling, various lengths
5000 do A "a, and 81 ALE ghany Pine
100000 do White Pine and Henlock Josts and
Scantug
10000 do 5-4 Hcmlock Fence Rails
10000 do North Carolina Jeists Scantlnp and
Sllls
10000 do sd do do Flooring Boards
5000 do 5-4, Ga, and 81 Cypress. a prime
article
10000 do "a Cypress Weather-boardinp
Cypress timber, l2xl2 and AKA inches
Ash, Poplar, and Maple Plank and Scantljnp
Together with general assortment of Shingles
sawed and split Laths, Pckets for fencing, North
Carolina GENERALS, Fence posts and every other
description of Lumber usually kept for sale in um.
Der ward
We have also on hand, and are receiving white
and red ash Coal Of the best quality Also, sydney
crate and blacksmiths Coal, Oak and Pine Wood
all of which they offer for sale as low prices as the
same articles can be obtained for in this District
Persons wishing TO obtain their supply of Coal for
the winter by leaving their orders at our Office jmme
dately be supplied from the vessels at unusually
low prices.
SHEPHERD & HANLY
july 30--eo3w
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INFORMATION will be very thankfully receive,
/ of JOHN GLUYAS, by his relatives in this city
who left here about seventeen years ago, no wor
having since been received of him. 1t is suppose
however, he is somewhere in the Western country
uTEplroRs of papers in the West would COME
a great kindness by inserting the above and any in
formation may be addressed to f. d., Washington,
July 30-u
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From the Detroit Free Press
WOLF IN SLEEPS CLOTHING.

The Wings succeeded, at the Presidential election
in 1910, in great measure by family asserting
that they were the old Smon-pure Republican party;
and they referred to what they called the Jcersonan
Virginia RepubIicanism of John Tyler in proof of
Their claim. Well, John Tyler by the votes of the
Whigs, and the decree of Providence, is now Presi-
dent of the United States where he is carving out
The very principles that the Wings recommended him
for and what is mos, remarkable they now denounce
him for 1t as traitor 10 Wing principles. But who's
the traitor
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FOR SALE.

SEVERAL unmprovej Squares and City Lots
- Apply to JOHNSON g. CALLAN
uly 27-3t
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NEW MUSIC.

IN II w MI
lust received tho following view Music, az the o''
j established .Ii-a door eost OF 18th street
Tul.nsS avenue.
w. FISCHER
The night blooming Jessamine
The faded flowers words by J. Russell
The parents prayer, words by J. A. Wade.
Sister dear, by II. r. Bishop.
Lady awaken the moonlight is glowing
The sailors funeral, words by Capt Johnson
ne'er on that lip, words by Moore
Where is my own bright land.
NY beautiful Rhine, for the Guitar.
Miss Lucy Long, do. do
On strike the lutte lady, for the Guitar
Captain Ogden's quick step.
E'Etoe du Matn vaIse.
-7nelope waltz, by Brandt.
Ellens waltz, by R. Davis, Alexandria
Venice march, by Burgmuller.
Rosita grand valse.
Variations brilliantes, by Herr.
Overture de POpera favori.
L'Ambassadrce. iuly 9s
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LEWIS JOHNSON,
N. CALLAN, Jr.

REFERENCES:
Very Rev. DR., WIN. Matthews,
Gen. John p. Van Ness,
Richard Smith, Esq. 3lWashington
George Thomas, Esq.
Darius CIagett, Esq.
Gen. Walter Smith, Georgetown
John Kurtz, Esq.
Messls. Hugh Smith & CO., Alexandria
Nath. Jeweit Esq. Ros,on
Messrs. Loring & Kupfer,
Messrs. Young, Smith & Co.
Wolfe & Clarkes, Nev yo,L
Baily, Ward g. Co.
Benz. II. Field, Esq.
Hon. John Sergeant,
William d. Lewis, Esq. Philadelphia.
Messrs. Levi Garrett & Sons,
Il G.. Lee, Esq.
Robert Mickle, Esq. Baltimore
F. KONG, Esq.
Messrs. Dunlop, Moncure Il Co, Richmond
Messrs. J. & w. Sou,hgate, Norfolk.
Mes Messrs w WIS M,eh a, s, Co New Orleans
Washington, July l4-law3w
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A CARD.

THE undersigned having, under the firm OF John
i son & Caan, opened an office of General Agen-
cy for the negotiation and transaction of such bust
may be conded TO them in this city beg leave
to Offer to their friends and to the public their services
in the sale and purchase of all kirds of real and per-
sonal property corporation bank, insurance, and other
stocks negotiation of loans and investments of mo-
ney collections of claims upon the several Depart
ments of Government, rents and dividends, bond bill
and notes from abroad, payment of taxes for
dents etement of estates, executing the duties Of
trustees &c. SC; all for fair and reasonable COM
mission at their office, street, few doors Of
Messrs. Corcoran g. Riggs, where they may always
be found during business hours.
The undersigned feel happy in the belief that to
those who know, who ever have known them, it Is
unnecessary to say their business will be conducted
upon principles of the strctest propety IN all respects
and that all moneys passing through their hands will
be promptly RENTED otherwise disposed of accord
ing to Instructions.
LEWIS JOHNSON
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NOTICE.
INHE Schooner NIGHTHAWK will take tnp
Il TO the CAMP MEETING, held on the 10Th Of Au-
gust, on the eastern shore of Deals Island Som
erset county, Md, and can take 20 or % white male
passengers,-they boarding themselves-fare SO per
head, there and back to Washington Every possible
care will be taken to accommodate the passengers
well as the vessel will afford. She will leave Rileys
Wharf, w ashington on the 10th inst, and will re-
turn as soon as the meeting is over
ROBERT WALTER, Captain.
~ B.-Ihe vessel is new and about % or 30 tons
burden, and can be seen at Lennsxs wharf near the
Long Bridge. r. w,
aug 1--we
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