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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-09
Legal Advertisements

to take over properties of other plants
of like character and business, and
nav for same with bonds issued by this
company; to borrow money; to ISSUE
bonds in the sum of Two Hundred and
Twenty-Five Thousand ($225, 100000
Dollars, and secure the same by deed
of trust, conveying any or all of its
property for that purpose; and to pro-
vide for the appointment of the neces-
sary Trustees to look after the inter-
est of the bondholders; also Trustee or
Trustees to manage and operate said
plant and business of the company and
to carry out the terms and conditions
OF said Deed of Trust; and to have
use and enjoy all property, real and
personal or mixed; ACQUIRE franchise
and privileges OF the City Of Americas
that may be convenient or necessary
to the transaction of its business; to
appoint officers, agents and trustees for
the management of it's business, and
generally to have and enjoy all and
singular, the rights, powers, privileges
and immunities conferre. by the Law If
this state upon corporations of like
character.
VIII. The principal Office and place
of business of the proposed corpora
ton shall be in the City of Amer1cus,
said state and county, The Board of
Directors shall consist of not more
than five; said board shall be selected
from stockholders of the company
Wherefore, petitioners pray to be
made body corporate under the name
and style aforesaid, entitled to the
rights, privileges and immunities, and
subject to the liabilities fixed by law.
This 18th day of December, 1913.
w. P. WALLIS,
E. A. HAWKINS, =
Attorneys-at-Law for Petitioners.
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Notice to Creditors.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Barnweh County-Court of Com

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Barnwen County--Court of Com
mon Pleas.
John C. Matthews, as administrator
with the Will annexed of the last will
and testament of Jefferson D. Whittle,
deceased, plaintiff, against Alice d
White and Anna Lena White, de-
PENDANTS.
Pursuant to che directions contain
ed in an order of this court and made
in the above entitled cause by His
Homer, Judge George w. Gage, and
dated December 9th, 1918, all and sing
uIar the creditors of Jefferson D. Whit
tie, deceased, are hereby required to
appear before me, the undersigned
Master, at my Office at Barnwell, South
Carolina, and prove their claims be-
fore me and be subject to examination
and cross examination thereon or
else be debarred from the benefit Of
any decree made or to be made n tht
cause. You will take due notice here
Of and govern yourselves accordingly
Masters once. Dec. 2srd, 1s1S.s
II. l.. 0'BANNON
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-09
GEORGIA, Sumter County.

A, sumner county
To the Superior Court OF Said Coun-
ty: The petition of W. C. Sullivan,
Charles F. Giddings and William SuIEi-
van, Jr., shows the following facts:
l. They desire for themselves, their
associates and successors TO be incOr-
porated under the name and style
of the w. C. Sullivan Company, for a
period of twenty years. with the privil-
ebe of renewal at the expiration of
that time.
H. The principal Office of said cor
poration shall be in Americas, Sumter
county, Ca, but said corporation shall
have the right to establish branch Of
fees elsewhere, in or out of said state,
as may be found necessary or expedi-
ent.
III. The object of said corporation
is pecuniary gain for itself and its
stockholders.
". The principal business to be
carried on by said corporation is mer-
chandising. the buying and selling.
trading and dealing in groceries, dry
goods and hardware and general mer-
chandise; and the doing of general
business in furnishing supplies and
feed stuff to consumers and dealing in
live stock and all articles used On
farms at wholesale and retail.
v. Petitioners pray that they may
have the right to borrow money and
secure the same in any way they may
see fit and to buy, improve, secure.
lease, sell, mortgage and convey In
any manner real and personal prop
erty.
VI. The capital stock of said corpo-
ration shall be ten thousand dollars,
divided in shares of one hundred dol
lars each with the right to increase
said capital stock at any time and
from time to time to any amount not
to exceed in the aggregate Fifty thous-
and dollars, by an affirmative vote Of a
ma jority of the stock outstanding at
that time.
VII. Petitioners pray that said cor
poration shall have the right to adopt
bylaws, elect board of directors and
such officers as they may see fit, to
accept an amendment to its charter,
to sue and be sued, to have and use
common SEAL and to have all the
powers, privileges and immunities al
lowed corporations &C similar kind
and character.
Wherefore, petitioners pray to be
incorporated under the name afore-
said, with all the powers, privileges
and immunities granted to corpora
tons of a similar kind, and as al
lowed under the laws of Georgia
SHIP & SHEPPARD.
Petitioners Attorneys
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Petition for Partition OF Lands

]. T. Colby, T. G. Williams and Fan
ME Williams VS.. Susan J. Beatty, Thoe
j. Ward Mrs. Thos. ]. Ward, heirs a.
law of Thos. ]. Ward, Jim Ward, Mrs
Jim Ward, heirs at law of Jim Ward
Before His Homer, 2. A. Littlejohn
Judge of the South Western Circuit
At Chambers, Americas, Ga, January
18th, 1914.
Petition for Partition of Lands in
Sumter Superior Court.
To Thos. j. Ward, Mrs. Thos. j
Ward children and heirs at law o
Thomas j. Ward, residence unknown
jim Ward, Mrs. Mary B. Ward, heirs
at law of jim Ward, to-wit; Mary B
Ward, his widow; T. E. Ward, ]. J.
Ward and L. F. Ward, residence IN
known, and Mrs. Susan ]. Beatty, OF
Sumter County, Georgia.
You and each of you are required
to be and appear, by virtue Of an or
der of the Honorable z. A. Idttlejohn
Judge of the Superior courts of the
South Western circuit. before him on
the 18th day of January, 1914, to show
cause why commissioners should not
appointed in the above stated cause
to divide the lands owned in common
consisting of forty-three and three
fourths acres off of the northeast cor
ner of lot No 221, and seven and one
fourth acres off of lot of land No. 22S
in the 18th district of Sumter county
Georgia, to be divided among the h9irs
at law and their transferees of John E
Ward, deceased.
Witness the Hon. z. A. Littlejohn
judge of the Superior courts of the
South Western circuit.
H. E. ALLEN,
Clerk Superior Court, Sumter Coun-
ty, Ga.
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THIS GIRL NO LADY
PAIR Of COARSE SHOES
GIVE HER AWAY
OFFICER FINDS "HER" TORMENT
ED BY "FMRTS;' IT'S JOKE, Bur
NOT ON POLICEMAN.

New York, Jan. Patrolman AL
mendinger breezed around a B-way
corner at / O'Clock this morning to see
a group of heartless Washers torment-
ing lone and dsfenseless female.
When the victim saw the officer she
raised pair of supplicating hands 70
the glittering electric signs
Help! Help" she screamed.
That scream was about two notes too
coarse, but Almendinger didn't have
tuning fork nor time tc pause and
criticise He numbered his night
stick and charged the Washers. They
laughed and scattered.
AS Almendinger bowed low to re-
ceiye the thanks of the rescued young
woman his startled eyes encountered
pair of large mems shoes on her fest.
The owner Of the shoes was laughing
in deep voice.
Its practical Joke" she" explain
ed between spasms. I'm not woman
at all. We were just fooling. The
jokes on YOU"
The patrolman did not laugh. In
stead he reached out large first and
closed it ON the joker's shoulder.
No. said the policeman, ''the joke
on you. You're under arrest for mas
querading in womans clothing.
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JOHN A. COBB,
Ordinary Sumter County.
GEORGIA, Sumter County:

GEORGIA, Sumter County:
Whereas ]. w. Howard, administra-
tor of Mrs. M. L. Howard, represents
to the court in his petition duly filed
and entered on record, that he has full
ly administered Mrs. M. L. Towards
estate; This is therefore to cite all
persons concerned, kindred and cred
itors, to show cause, if any they can
why said administrator should not be
discharged from his administration and
receive letters of dismission on the
first Monday in February, 1914
January 9Th, 1914.
JOHN A. COBB, Ordinary
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II. The term for which petitioners
ask to be Incorporated is twenty years.
with the privilege OF renewal at the
expiration of that time.
III The capital stock of said corpo-
ration is to be 100000, divided into
600 shares, of the par value of $1,000
each, with the privilege of increasing
the capital stock from time to- time to
$25, Geo 90.
~ The whole of said capital stock
has beca subscribed for, and 10 per
cent. of which has been actually paid
in, said capital stock is to be employed
for carrying on of said business.
v. The object of said corporation is
pecuniary profit and gain for its share
holders. The principal business to be
carried on by said Home Loundry &
Dry Cleaning Co., is that of general
laundry and dry cleaning business,
towel supplies and all other matters
and things usually incident to laun-
dry and dry cleaning business.
vi. The principal office and place of
business of sad company will be in
the city of Amaricus, Sumter county
Georgia, with the privilege Of having
and maintaining other agencies, offices
and plants anywhere in the state of
Georgia that they may desire.
VII. Petitioners pray that they may
be incorporated under said corporate
name, and have the right to sue and be
sued, plead and be implicated, have
and use common seal, make bylaws,
rules and regulations, not inconsist-
emit with the laws of the state of eGor-
gia, or of the United States, to have
perpetual succession, to have the right
and power to purchase, hold and ell
real estate, personal property, stocks,
bonds. notes, hoses-in-actions, sub
scribe to and own stock in other cor
porations; to enter into and form
partnership with individuals, or other
corporations, in the furtherance of its
business; to consolidate, merge into
other corporations of like character;
to borrow money, or issue bonds, and
secure the same by mortgage or deed
OF trust conveying all of its property
for that purpose; to have, use and en-
joy all property, real, personal or
mixed that may be necessary in the
transaction of its business; appoint
officers. agents and trustees for its bus
mess; and generally, to have and en-
Joy all and singular the rights, powers.
privileges and immunities conferred
by the laws of this state upon corpora
tons of like character.
VIII. The Board of Directors shall
consist of not more than five, Sc
Iected from the stockholders of the
company.
Wherefore, petitioners pray to be
made body corporate under the name
and style aforesaid, entitled to the
rights, privileges and immunities, sub
ject TO the liabilities fixed by law.
This 3rd day of January, 1914
w. P. WALLIS,
Attorney at-Law for Petitioners.
Filed in Office, January Bird, 1914.
S. r.. HEYS, Dept. Clerk, s. c.
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TWENTY-FIVE FARMERS PLEDGE
962 HOGS FOR PACKING HOUSE
MOure District Stock and Truck Club Held An EnhuS-
iastic Meeting Tuesday Afternoon. Indications Are
DctriCt Will Furnish 5000 Hogs

Moultrie, Ga, Jan. S.-(Special.)-
The MouItrie District Stock and
Truck clubs met at the chamber OF
commerce hall yesterday afternoon and
held one Of the most enthusiastic meet
ings tha have yet been held in tbs
county.
There was good attendance and
MIR. C. v.Turner, president of The
truck Cubs, presided. Mr.. Brooks. Mr.
|Tucker and Mr.. Greer we're all pres
lent and the work Of the meeting wa
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MEMBER OF COM
MISSION WILL WORK
IN OYSTER FACTORY
MEMBERS OF INDUSTRIAL RELA-
Ti0NS COMMITTEE OUTLINES a
PLAN
PLAN

New York, Jan. S.-Mrs. ], Borden
Hartman, the only woman member Ct
the newly created industrial relations
commission, outlined some of the work
the commission intends to undertake
in an address here today. Mrs. Har-
riman says some of the first import
ant work of the new commission viii
be to investigate thoroughly the pub
lie school conditions throughout the
country.
She haid that there was vast room
for improvement of conditions now
existing and that now is the psycholog-
ical moment to meet them.
Another investigation will be into
labor conditions This will be begun
in the oyster canneries of Maryland,
where a member of the commission
will go into one of the largest estab-
lishments to do work as hand She
also told of the work the commission
intends doing in the settlement of
labor troubles.
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GEORGIA, Sumter Caunty


Whereas K C. Campbell and M. l.
Hudson, Jr., administrators of Mr.. l.
Hudson, represent to the court in
their petition duly filed and entered on
record, that they have fully admins
tered NJ L. Hudson's estate; This is
therefore to cite all persons concern
ed, kindred and creditors, to show
cause, If any they can, why said adj
ministrator should not be discharged
from his administration, and receive
letters of dismission on the arst Mon
day in February, 1914.
January 5th, 1914.
JOHN A. COBB, Ordinary
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GEORGIA. sumter COUNT .

M. NJ Lowrey, guardian of Earl w
Outright, has applied to me for d
discharge from his guardianship OF
Iarl w. Outright, this is therefore tc
notify all persons concerned, to file
their objections, if any they have, on
or before the first Monday in February
next, else he will be discharged from
his guardianship as applied for.
January 5th, 1914.
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STATE OF GEORGIA, Sumter County
/. s. r. Heys, Deputy Clerk of the
Superior court in and for the county
OF Sumter, hereby certify that the fore
going is true and correct copy of the
original charter this day filed in Office
by j. r. Hair and r. L. Bell to incor-
porate Home Laundry & Dry Cleaning
Co.
In testimony whereof l have hereto
set nv hand and official signature, this
srd day of January, 1914.
S. r. HEYS,
Dept. Clerk, S. c. Sumter County.
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Petition for Charter.
ty, Ga.

GEORGIA, Sumter County:
The petition of Jno. T. Taylor, c. NJ
Council, Neon Buchanan, w. D. Bailey
and Lester Williams, shows:
l. They desire for themselves and
their associates, successors and as
signs, to be Incorporated and made a
body polite, under the name and style
of "Americus Public Service Com
pany.'
( ii. The term for which your petit
TONERS ask to be incorporated is 600
twenty years, with the privilege of re-
newal at the expiration of that time.
III. The capital stock Of the cor
poration is to be Twenty-Five Hundred
and Fifty ($225OOO) Dollars, divided
into shares of ore ($100) Dollar each,
subject to the terms and conditions
as may be provided therein.
vi. The whole of said capital stock
If twenty-five Hundred and Fifty
($2250.00) Dollars has been subscribr
ID and actually paid in, and is to be
smploYed in carrying on said business.
Wv. The object of the proposed cor
poration is pecuniary profit and gain
for its shareholders.
VI. The principal business to be
carried on by said Americas Public
Service Company, are as follows:
(a) To own and operate gas plants
in the City of Americas; to manufac-
ture and sell gas for Illuminating and
fuel purposes, and for that purpose to
distribute same through the streets,
alleys and ways of the City of Ameri-
Gus. with the right to lay its mains
and pipes in and along the streets OF
Americas, and to this end to exercise
the right Of eminent domain.
(b) To own and operate electric
plants in the City of Americas, for the
purpose of generating and selling cleo
tricity for lighting and power pur-
MOSES, and for all other purposes for
Mahich electricity may be employed,
WITH the right to erect poles and wires
in! uSNon and along the streets OF the
CITY ofNAmericus, and upon the public
roads of Sumter county, and tc put IN
all other failures and apparatus nee
essary for then operation of said plan.
(c) To have and own steam heat
Ing and water rlgnts, for the purpose
of distributing Though the streets Of
the city of Amerisus steam and hot
and cold water for heating buildings,
etc. and for other heating purposes,
ana for furnishing power for running
small plants, etc, and to charge there
for a reasonable rate.
VII Petitioners pray that they
Mmav be Incorporated, and in said cor
5 norate name may have the right %
rua and be sued; to secure franchise
81 the city Of Americas; to have and
nsa a corporate seal; to make bylaws
h;nding upon it's members, not incon'
s,stent with the laws Of the state OF
Georgia and of the United states; &c
have perpetual succession; to nave
the right and power to purchase, noio
and sell real estate and personal
property, stocks and bonds, notes and
chooses in actor; to subscribe TO an
own stock in other corporations
/ create a sinking fund with which tS
and pay OF bonds Of the com
M,n1y: to enter intofand have partner
ms with individu Us or other corpo
ms in the furtKerance Of it's bust
No consolidate or merge with an
IL 1i1xa character
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Georgia. sumter county.

Notice is hereby given that by vir-
:de of an order of the Court of Or
binary o said county at January term,
1914 there will be sold before the
courthouse door in Americas, Ga, be-
tween the legal hours of sale on the
frst Tuesday in February, 1914, the
following real estate located in said
county of the estate Of Mrs. NJ T
Guerry, deceased, late Of said county
One house and lot, 100 MaAp street, i,
the city CT Amertcus, Ca 1Terms o
sale, cash.
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GEORGIA, Sumter County:

GEORGIA, Sumter County;
/, H. E. Allen, clerk of the Superior
court of said state and county, do here
by certify that the above and foregoins
is true and correct copy of the pc
tftion for charter for the w. c. SaIn-
van Company Of file in my Office
Witness nay hand and Official sigma
ture this the 31st day of December
1913. H. f. ALLEN,
Clerk Superior Court, Sumter Co, Ga
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poets to raise and with seed and fer
tilizers.
OF twenty-five farmers who made
pledges for truck and hogs, there was
nearly two hundred acres Of truck
pledged and 1852 hogs. OF course, the
number present was only small por-
ton Of the farmers OF the district and
the indications are that the Morltrie
district will furnish nearly five thous-
and hogs for the packing house, BE-
ginning July and running fo1 yeas
while amount Of trs1
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GEORGIA, Sumter County:

GEORGIA, Sumter County:
|, S r Heys, Deputy Clerk, Superior
Court, hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is true copy of the
application for charter of Americas
Public Service Co., now on file in this
office.
Witness my hand and seal, this Dec
Is, 1918. S. R. HEYS,
Dept. Clerk, Superior Court.
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Petition for Charter.

GEORGIA, Sumter County
To the Superior Court OF Said COun-
ty: The petition of ]. R Hair and T.
l.. Bell, shows:
!. That they desire for themselves,
their associates, successors and Ms
signs, to be incorporated and uiaac =
- =. vs~sstt~ sssss~ss.- the -i---- ~
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-09

Filed in office, Dec. 18th, 1913.
S. r. HEYS,
Dept Clerk, S. G.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-09

GEORGIA, Sumter County:
Filed in Office this December S1str
I1913. H. E. ALLEN, Clerk
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Attorneys-at-Law for Petitioners.
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-03-13
nlPlEs mII ulf
TufI uI aETm
Joe. HsCksaoCk ~ LesA Trkss
Tfssssrs. REAasdsoa, Lishsly
- Vchs>u

The ticket ef what is 10 he known ss
the People, party wss sRnounced this
morning. Joseph Black stock is to head
the ticket ~ mayor those who are
named on the ticket rs trustees are " /.
X. Richardson, George ". Lightly and
N. n. Webster. This is the fisst tick ct
to be placed in the field for the city
election which is TO be held April Z. A
caucus of the Citizens party will he
held on March - to nominate.
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-03-13
C uulM uII0
WllH 3 I'll

Ths report cou.es froG Marbs< shss
Charles Mcu'illsams hse bsen sppssns~d
postmaster of Marble. This appoint
ment meets with she universal approval
OF the peopie of this city ~he ere &C
q.sssnted with Ar. AcWilliams. John
Williams. the present postmaster. wss
the opponent of Mcw illssms IN the race
for tins Office and considerable efforts
were put forth by both men to secure
the appointment.
Mr.. Mcwilhsms promises the people
Of Marble that he viii place the Office in
a building apart from any store. The
office has been placed in the store Of the
Williams brothers.
MIR McWilIiams had the support of
the Democratic Central committee in
his work for the office and was also sup
ported by large number of the people
of Marble. independent of the political
aspect Of the situation.
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-03-13
MISS OstE PITTsER MD
RALPH DEs COMbts Marry

At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. r. b.
Lewis IN West Gunnison, at high noon
Wednesday, occurred the marriage of
Miss Osee Belle Pittser, the attractive
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Pittser, of
Gunnison, and Ralph DesCombes, a
well known young ranchman of Doyle
vile. Rev. George Nuckolls of the
Methodist church performed the cere-
mony.
The bride was attired in a gown of
white net. Mrs. Walter Ballou, OF
Delta, sister of the bride, was matron
of honor and Chester Pittser was best
man.
The Lewis home was tastefully dec
Grated in carnations and smilax for the
occasion.
Immediately after the ceremony a
wedding breakfast was served.
Those who were present at the we'd
ding were Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Fogg,
Mrs. C. T. SiTs, Mrs. Vim. Strunk,
Mrs. Jos. Blackstock. Mrs. 7. O'Leary.
Mrs. r. Z. Keenan,, Miss Margaret
Sanford, Mrs. johnson and daughter. of
Parlin, Mrs. A. f. DesCombes, of
Doyleville, mother of the groom. Mr.
and Mrs ]. Pittser, parents of the
bride. and family, and Mr.. and Mrs. X.
B. Lewis.
In the afternoon a reception was held
which was attended by many Gunnison
friends of the bride and groom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Des Combes left on the
afternoon train for Denver where they
viii spend their honeymoon, after which
they will make their home at Mr.. Des
Combes' ranch at DoyleviIle.