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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-18
INVOLVING BIG
sum IN TAXES
SUIT FILED TO COLLECT INHERI.
TANcE REVENUE ON THE
SARGENT ESTATE.
IMPORTANT QUESTION OF LAW
Property Sought to Hold Liable For
Taxes is Situated in Other
States.

Will the personal property Of the
late John Sargent actually in Missis-
sippi and Canada at the time of his
death, be liable for collateral inheri-
lance taxes under the laws of the
State OF Tennessee? That is q Ques-
ton that the courts are called upon
to determine in bill fled in the Coun-
ty Court OF this county by James r.
Jetton, State Revenue Agent for Mid
die Tennessee. In his bill Mr.. Jetton
seeks TO recover for the State, inheri-
lance taxes of about $4,000 which, to-
gether with the fees, penalties and
interest, will aggregate about $4,000.
Not only is the sum involved worth
litigation over, but the points of law
at issue add very materially to the
interest in this legal contest. In the
suit to set aside the will of the late
Mr.. Sargent which attracted much at
tention, the question of his residence
at the time of his demise was a vital
issue. The courts finally determined
that he was citizen of Maury county
when he died
The State Revenue Agent takes the
position that being a resident of the
State at the time of his demise Mr..
Sargent's personal estate is subject
to the inheritance laws of this State.
1t is therefore sought to collect the
taxes on $4,000 on deposit in banks
in the Dominion of Canada and $35, 900
on deposit in the banks of Mississippi |
The tax is five per centum, making |
the total of about $3.50. In addition
in case Of recovery the estate must
pay attorneys fees and costs and in
terest.
There was on deposit in banks OF
Columbia $4,000, upon which the tax
es have been paid, but attorneys for
The estate take the position that the
remainder Of the personal estate be-
ng situated in States other than Ten
1essee would not be liable to tax
lnder the laws of this State. Upon
his question of law the entire case
hinges. The inheritance tax law is
broad one, only the direct descendants
,r ancestors and wife and husband be-
ng exempt from is provisions.
There is no Inheritance tax law in
30 that unless the $4,000
IN deposit there Is taxed here no such
obligation will be due on it. But the
dominion of Canada levies tax OF {
en- per cent upon Inheritance of this I
haraeter. {
Under the inheritance tax laws
Jurisdiction of suit for it's collection I
) conferred upon the County Courts {
nd appeals are taken from that court c
irect to the Supreme Court of the f
tate. c
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-18
BOND ISSUE UP
TO COUNTY COURT
TO BUY THEM AT
4.40 INTEREST WILL BE MADE
AT JANUARY TERM.

Whether OF not Maury county will
fund its six per cent debt by the is
suance of four per cent bonds under
the enabling act of 1907 is question
that will come up for consideration
again at the January term of the
County Court. The failure of the
Bonding Commission to receive bids at
par on Tuesday will make this neces-
sary. 1t is now certain that no pur-
chaser can be found for the bonds at
four per cent straight, but a PROPOSE
ton has been made to the commits
sion by John Stuart Watson, of the
House Of Mason, Lewis and Company,
of Boston and Chicago, to take the
bonds on a basis of 4.40 per cent in.
terest.
Under the act of the Legislature and
the order of the County Court made
pursuant thereto the commission was
not authorized to accept this PROPOSE
ton so that all that 1t can do is to
submit the matter to the County Court
This will be done in January. Wheth-
er or not the court will accept the
offer Is a very doubtful proposition.
There was such strong opposition to
The issuance OF the bonds even at
tour per cent that 1t is not improbable
hot the 4.40 per cent offer. even
.hough savings OF 1.60 in interest
would be made, will be turned down
,y the court.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-18
ELECTIONS FOR
JANUARY TERM
may wATTERS OF INTEREST
WILL CLAIM ATTENTION OF
COUNTY SoLoNs.
GRAHAM WILL BE REELECTED
r,rss-Cornered Fight For Place on
Tas Work House Commission.
Road Law.

Usual interest attaches to the meet
t,c af The County Court on the First
Vords, u January. There is always
samsthiug doing when the county
oulres come together in their quar-
terlr meetings, but tire are elections
this time that will add to the interest
The term of one member of the Coun-
" Road Commission and the term of
the County Superintendent expire.
Then the tax levy will no doubt at
tract attention, although this matter
is frequently postponed until the
April term.
The most interesting fight will prob
ably come up over the election of
successor to James Sanders as a men,
Der of the County Work House Com
mission. There are three candidates
SO far in the field and it is probable
that there will be other entries. M.
R. Taylor of the Theta country is an
sspirant and so is D. French Straley,
Of the old Twenty-hfth district. Then
Mr.. Sanders would like to be his own
successor.
For County Superintendent, John p.
Graham, the incumbent is the only
candidate. He is also the only person
in the county legally qualified for the
Office, no others having certificate
Of eligibility from the State Board OF
Education. He has made a most eff
fcient and energetic official and will
be elected by reclamation.
The road question is sure to bring
about a warm debate. It was pro-
posed at the last session of the court |
to memorable the General Assembly
to repeal the special road law for this
county, bat it was finally decided to
let the matter go over until January
with the admonition to the members
10 read up" on road laws In general
and the Maury county statute in par
ocular.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-18
SUMMONS COMES
WITHOUT WARNING
MRS. r. C. CANT, MOST ESTlMA-
BILE WOMAN, PASSES SUDDEN.
LY TO HER REWARD.

Friends in Columbia and throughout
Maury county we're shocked and deep
ly grieved Monday when they
learned Of the sudden death of Mrs.
R. G. Cant at her home on West Sew
enth street at o'clock Sunday night.
Mrs. Cant was about her household
duties and was mingling with her
friends as usual Sunday and Sunday
evening. She became suddenly Ill
about bed time and died with neural
gia of the heart within a few minutes
Mrs. Cant was woman of great
energy and strong character. She was
devoted to her home and home duties,
but was no less devoted to her church,
the First Presbyterian, where she had
been a member for many years. She
was beloved by her children and her
friends and was held in high esteem
by all who knew her. She is sur
vived by her husband and two chill
dren, Mrs. william Moses, Of Louis
Vile and John Cant, Jr., of Column
bia.
The funeral was at the First
church Tuesday morning
at 1890 o'clock, conducted by DR.. T.
A. Wharton, assisted by DR.. A. q.
Clement and DR.. A. G. Dinwiddie. The
nterment followed at Rose Hill.
Active pall.bearers were the deacons
If the church, while the elders Of the
,hurch acted as honorary pall-bearers. !
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-18
HOLIDAY RUSH
AT POSTOFFICE
CLERKS AND CARRIERS HAVE
THEIR HANDS BUSY WITH
CHRISTMAS PACKAGES.
SUGGESTIONS OF POSTMASTER
Simple Rules, Which " Followed, viii
insure Safe Transit Of
Mails.

The holiday rush is on at the Co
lumbia postoffce. and clerks and car
riers are kept busy asserting and dis
ftributing Inc bulky mails. At this mol
iday season packages and letters are
more likely 10 become lost or misplac.
ed than at any other season and great
care should be exercised by the public.
To this end Postmaster Jackson has
issued the following card:
4. All packages should be securely
wrapped and the name of both the
sender and the addressee plainly writ
ten on the wrapper Should a tag be
used for the address, it would be wise
to duplicate the address on the wrap
per, as tags often become detached
from packages.
%. To avoid the probability OF de-
lay during the period from Dec. Is to
rs, would suggest that a margin of
two to three days be allowed as com
pared with the time necessary to
transport and deliver packages when
conditions are normal, in doing this
you insure delivery before Christmas
and also lessen the chances of dam
age to the package while in transit.
20. All packages of value should be
sent by registered mail The regis
try system reached every postoface
in the world, on payment of a registry
fee of cents in addition to the post
age. A receipt win be issued insur-
ing the delivery of the same to the
The registry window is open
from a. m. to 6 p. m.
Rates Of Postage.
"First-class includes all written
matter or packages sealed against in
spection, the rate OF postage on the
same being 2 cents an ounce or frac
ton thereof
'Second-class includes newspapers
and periodicals bearing notices Of en-
try as secoDd-class matter, rate OF
postage cent for four ounces or frac-
lion thereof
"Third-class includes printed mat
Ter or other than newspapers and Pc
rate of postage / cent for
.wo ounces or. fraction thereof
"Fourth-class includes all mechan-
lise and all other matter not compre-
lended in the first, second and third
classes, the rate of postage being
,ent for each ounce or fraction there
IT, All articles are limited in weight
o four pounds, except single books
nd packages Of second-class matter /
1T is my purpose to give the pat
ons of the Office the very best service
uring the rush period. The patrons
4 the ONCE can assist the carrier
Orce very much by answering the
all Of the carrier promptly"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-18
THREE ARE DEAD;
TWO WOUNDED
WILL LATURA, WELL KNOWN
WHITE CHARACTER, STAYS
THREE NEGROES.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 10-Firing
five shots from rs Colts, Will Latura,
a noted police character, tonight killed
three negroes and seriously wounded
two others. The shooting occurred in
Hammet Ashord's saloon, notorious
resort.
The dead are Rob Crater, Charley
Miller, Clarence Allen.
Leslie williams and an unidentified
negro woman were wounded.
Latura walked into the saloon at
11:4O tonight and without word
began firing. When captured at 1
O'Clock, Latura declined TO talk.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-18
NO STATUE AT
CUSTOM HOUSE
MAJ. WILLS REQUEST TO PLACE
cARMAcK MONUMENT THERE
ls NOT APPROVED.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. ia
dispatch from washington says: AS
sistant Secretary winthrop OF the
Treasury Department, denied the re-
ouest of Postmaster Wills that the
Carmack monument be
n,aced on the grounds OF the govern
ment building here. The partisan
feeling pending the trial OF the dead
Senator's slayers, he said, made this
improper, though he has the highest
respect for Senator Carmack's mem
CRY.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-18

Feel languid, weak, rundown?
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plain case Of lazy liver. Burdock
Blood Bitters tones liver and stomach,
promotes digestion, purifies the blood.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-26
BIG MAIL

SHINNSToN, Mar. 25.-The larg-
est mail ever sent out Of the Shinn-
ston postofiice was by Leslie Hawker
the first of the week, when his post
age amounted to over $50
Mrs. e. s. Davis, of Salem, arrived
In town yesterday and will make her
home in the future with her daught-
er. Mrs. Cyrus Thompson. Mrs. Da-
Wis was accompanied by her son. e.
o. Davis. who returned to Salem
yesterday evening.
Swiger, of Adamsville, went to Fair
mont this week to enter the state
normal for the spring term.
Marshal f. Tetrick, of Cairo. is
spending a few days with friends
here.
j. Bruce Martin. of Fairmont, is
spending a few days with friends
here.
Mrs. Francis Dolen and her two
children left yesterday morning for
indianapolis, Ind. to visit her par
ents. ri,
Mrs. James Kelley, of Fairmont,
was here yesterday making arrange
ments to move. Her husband re-
Gently entered the hardware. business
here.
Mrs. Leslie Hawker and Miss Ella
Martin were shopping at clarksburg
yesterday.
Glen Robinson. of shinn,s Run, has
entered our school for the spring
term.
Howard Gore. of Clarksburg. was
a business visitor here yesterday.
Miss Ethel Ferguson has returned
to the university at Morgantown to
attend the spring term.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-26

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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-26
Wallace

WALLACE, Mar. 20.-our school,
which has been taught by Prof C. c.
Reyes. d. e. Martin and Miss Lizzie
Conrad, closes today The school
has been success. All teachers
have given satisfaction and Principal
Keyes is entitled to praise for the
elegant manner in which he has con-
Quoted the school.
+. A. Parrish, who lived on Big
Elk. has moved to- Parkersburg, and
VIII engage In the concrete business.
He Is interested In concern at that
place that is manufacturing concrete
blocks.
F. A. Martin. who works for the
South Penn OIL Company in the Wal
lace field, has moved to Clarksburgg
for the purpose of schooling his chill
dren. F. r. Robinson, who Is on the
STAN of Charles A. Barlow, brigadier
general of the inform Rank knights
Of Pythias OF the domain of West
Virginia, returned Thursday evening
from West Union and Salem, where
he had been installing officers and in
specting the companies at those
places. He also installed the officers
OF Wallace Company No. so Monday
might OF this week.
G. NJ. Garrett and Uriah Dye have
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-26
ON THE NOSE
CoIored Transfer Man Strikes
Drummer and Magistrate
Collects a Fine.

For striking Frank copeman,
travelling man, in the face while en-
ragged over dispute about the pay
ment of fare for hauling some trunks
George Miller. a colored transfer
man. was fined SIS and costs in Mag
istrate Gordon's court Tuesday
morning. copeman appeared In the
magistrates Office with blood stream
ing down his face from his nose and
swore out an assault warrant against
Miller copeman paid Miller SO
cents for hauling the trunks and
Miller claimed rs cents as the cor
rect payment.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-26

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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-26
Bridgeport

( BRIDGEPORT, Mar. 2s.-Miss
Audra Jarvis closed successful term
OF School Friday at the Bartlett
school house, and came home Sunday.
Albert Payne, student at the wes-
leyan college at Buckhannon, Is
spending a few days with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Payne.
Mrs. Bert Frum is visiting her
brother. Howard Morris, at Green
Valley.
Mrs. H. c. Warner has been the
guest of her sister. Mrs. Jack VIII
kinson. at Grafton, for the past week.
Wade Robinson, of Clarksburg, was
calling on friends in town today.
Mrs. Mary Mead returned from
Weston yesterday where she was vis-
iting relatives.
Curtis Lyon. of shinnston, spent
Sunday with his family who are Wis
iting Mrs. Lyons parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. N. Wilkinson.
j. ]. Crews and wife were shopping
in Clarksburg Saturday.
ton, was the guest of her sister here
Saturday.
Miss Evaline Jones is confined to
her home on account of illness.
Pat Williams is able to be out af-
ter severe attack of rheumatism.
Thomas Bartlett, of Aston, is visit
ing his sister, Mrs. Nancy Taylor.
William Johnson. typhoid fever pa
tient. Is convalescing.
VIII Bartlett. our enterprising
butcher. has purchased lot from A.
j. Wilkinson Just north of the may
or.s Office, and is erecting building
which he will use as meat shop.
w. 7. Swiger's father, who lives
near Boothsville, and who was re-
Gently stricken with paralysis. is not
expected to recover.
Miss Leo Bent. student at the Fair
mont normal, is at home for short
vacation.
Ernest Ross, rural mall carrier, has
moved into the P. K. Stout property.
John NJ. Baton, of Lost Creek.
was the guest of his son, w. A. Bat
ten, recently.
Will DAVIDSON, of Clarksburg, spent
Sunday with his uncle. F. B. Davis
son.
Prof. Carl Lawson, of GrassellI,
was Sunday visitor here.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-26

cent dun season began. Several
train crews were sent out and other
were called. The men are jubilant
over the prospects for steady en-
ployment
There is no one industry around
here that gives more employment TO
our young men, and many young
women. than the Hazel Atlas glass
factory. This company resumed
work In full in every department
Monday morning. employing about
200 persons. Both tanks are being
operated for the first time since De-
cember I, when one tank went
down" Here's hoping that the Ha-
zel-Atlas will have a long, steady and
profitable run.
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West Milford

WEST MILFORD. Mar. ls.-Mrs.
Oslo Morrison. is here from Clarks-
burg for a visit with relatives and
friends. I1
Mrs. Sarah West. Mr.. and Mrs.
Jefferson West and baby, returned
Wednesday from visit with Clarks-
burg friends.
Misses Icie Williams and Mabel Lee
of the Clarksburg school, spent last
week here with friends.
G. B. Morrison left Monday for
Philadelphia and other eastern cities
where he will purchase his spring
stock of goods.
N. q. Terrell, of Clarksburg, was
here the first of the week.
Miss Lucy Hoff has returned from
a visit with Shinnston friends.
Our school, which has been taught
very successfully this year by Ray
Smith and Mrs. Lima Lee, will close
Friday.
Mrs. Lucy Highland has returned
from Fairmont, where she was called
by the illness Of her daughter. Mrs.
e. f. Tetrick.
Clay Swisher, who spent the winter
at the home of his sister. Mrs. A. j.
Kemper, will return to his home at
Rockford, the last of the week.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-26
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