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Sheriff's Sale.
GEORGIA, Sumter County.


viii be sold before the courthouse
door in the City Of Americas, said
state and county, between the legal
hours Of sale on the LIST Tuesday in
March, 1916, the following property,
to-wit:
A certain house and lot, and the
building therein, situated in the City
o. Americas, said state and county, on
the northwest corner of College and
Forrest streets, said lot bounded on
the north by lands of Mrs. Price, on
the east by Forrest street, ON the south
by College street, and on the west by
property Of Calhoun and others, and
known as the old Peter Brown resi-
dence, now occupied as residence by
w. P. Wallis, containing l ga acres,
more or less.
Said property sold as property Of
W. P. Wallis, under and by virtue of a
fl ia issued from the City Court of
Americas in favor of N. M. Dudley,
administrator of W. H. C. Dudley, VS..
W. P Wallis.
The plaintiff having filed and had re-
corded in the clerks office of Sumter
county, Ca, quit claim deed convey
ing said property to w. P Wallis for
the purpose of levy and sale as pro-
vided by law.
Tenant in possession notified.
This the 9th day of Feb. 1916.
LUCIUS HARVEY,
Sheriff, Sumter Co. Ga.
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icus and Andersonville road, where
said new road will intersect said
Americas and Andersonville road
said road extending from the w. E.
Brown place through the lands of A.
F. Hodges and North of said A. F.
Hodges house; Said road being prac-
tically straight line from the point
of beginning to the intersection of the
Americas and Andersonville road op-
posite Gwynes Shop. That the road
from E. r. Lanes house, up by Park
er's store and continuing on by the
Ben Easterlin place on lot Number
Three Hundred and Fifteen, in 2Sth
District and interesting the Americas
and Andersonville road on lot Number
Three Hundred and Seventy-nine shall
be discontinued, in the event it is con-
cluded to change the road as herein
above indicated.
All parties having objections to the
changing of said road, shall file their
objections with the Clerk of this Board,
on or before the 18th day of March,
1916.
This, the 5th day of Feb, 1915.
]. A. PINKsTON, Clerk.
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to pay eighteen of said notes which
are now due and payable the first of
said eighteen being due seven months
afer date of same, and one due each
succeeding month up to and including
the eighteenth note, which was due
January 18th, 1916.
And the said, The Calvert Mortgage
Company, being the holder of said
notes, hereby exercises it's option to
declare all of the remaining notes Of
said series of ninety-six due and pay
able and hereby exercises it's option
to sell the property conveyed and de-
scribed in said deed.
THE CALVERT MORTGAGE COM
PANY, per Shipp & Sheppard, its
Attorneys at Law.
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sheriT's Sale.
lGIA, Sumter County.

GEORGIA, Sumter County.
Will be sold before the courthouse
door in the City of Americas, on the
first Tuesday in March, 1916, at public
cutlery, within the legal hours of sale,
the following described property, to-
wit:
All that tract or parcel of land sit
uate, lying and being in the City
Amt ricus, Sumter county, Georgia,
bordering on the south side
of the unsurveyed extension of
Bay street, crossing said Dismukes
land, lying on the east side of Lee
street, bounded on the west by prop
erty of Joe Latham and Eddie Wash
ington and Lee street, on the north by
said unsurveyed extension of Bay
street and on the east by - foot al
ley between the lands of Andrew Bur-
ten, Geo. Phillips and ]. H. Dismukes
which said alley runs in a northerly
direction from Ashby street, and
OOOA-oO0 Ot NAAS oOubh Ny tuC VI
Joe Phillips, Lewis Barber, Mrs. Joe
Simmons and other land formerly
owned by ]. H. Dismukes, said lot
containing three and one-half acres,
more or less, and known as the FISH
Pond lot, and embracing all of the
Fish Pond lot, the south side of the
above described tract lying 107 feet
north of Ashby street, a wire fence
marking the northern boundary, ex-
cept house and lot on the east side
belonging to Ann Crowder; except
also right of way decided by w. P.
Wallis to Georgia Lumber Company,
running east and west across north
side of said lot.
Said property levied on as the prop
erty OF w. P. Wallis under and by vir-
tue of a fl ia issued from the City
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be an issue of

be an issue of
Thirty Thousand ($3O,OOO.OO Dol
lars of bonds for the Improvement of
the streets of Americas.
And whether the Mayor and City
Council of Americas shall be authoriz-
ed TO issue said bonds in denomination
of 100000 each. Said proposed bonds,
if issued, shall bear interest at the
rate of IL per cent. per annum, pay
able semi-annually, the due dates f
said interest payments being on the
LIST day Of January and on the LIST day
of July each year, and said interest to
extend over and be paid until the
maturity of said bonds, which shall be
thirty years from the date of issue.
That no part of the principal shall
be due and payable until the expira-
tim of thirty years from date of
issue.
To pay off and discharge the inter
est semi-annually and provide for
sum sufficient to retire the said street
Improvement bonds, tax sufficient to
raise the sum of ($2,35OOO) per an
mum shall be assessed, levied and COL
lected by the Mayor and City Council
of Americas.
All the male citizens of the City of
Americas who are qualified to vote for
members of the Legislature of the
State of Georgia and who shall have
raid all taxes imposed and demanded
by the authorities of the city and shall
have resided six months within the
city prior to the opening of the regis
tration list and registered as herein
provided for shall be qualified to vote
at said election, according to an ordi-
nance adopted by the Mayor and City
Council of Americas on the Sth day of
February, 1916.
The polls of said election shall be
opened at 9 o'clock A. M. and remain
open until 4 o'clock P. M. No person
shall be allowed to vote in said cleo
ion for said proposed issuance of
)onds unless they shall have qualified
md have their names placed on the
oters' list as herein provided, by 5
,'clock of the last Saturday preceding
aid election. The following is the
'orm of ballot to be used by the vot-
RS at said election:
OFFICIAL BALLOT.
S30,000.00) for street improvements.
(Strike One.)
For Street Improvement Bonds.
against street improvement bonds)
This notice given by order of the
fayor and City Council of Americas
nder ordinance adopted on the 9Th
lay of February, 1916.
This, the 10th day of February, 1916.
H. w. WEAVER,
Clerk and Treasurer.
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Hundred and six, fifty-four and three
fourths acres of lot of land Number
One Hundred and Five Q05), being all
OF said lot lying North of the public
road running from southwest to
northeast toward Americas, through
said lot. Said tract being bounded on
the North by the original land line, on
the East and West by the original land
line and south by the public road; said
West line being twenty-eight chains
from the Northwest corner to said
public road, and the East line being
fourteen chains and sixty-four links;
Also that portion of the East half of
lot of land Number lightweight de-
scribed as follows: Beginning at the
Northeast corner of said lot and run
ming West along the land line eleven
chains and fifty-four links, thence in a
South-easterly direction ninenteen
chains and twenty links, thence south
eleven chains and fifty links, thence
in an easterly direction five
chains and fourteen links, cross
ing the public road, thence
south ten chains; thence east
to the original land line five chains and
eighty-two links; thence North along
the original land line to said public
road sixteen chains and ten links, and
the distance North of said road along
the original land line is Twenty eight
chains to the corner of said lot. All of
said land situated in the Seventeenth
District of Sumter County, Ga, a plat
OF which is heretoattached."
Sold as the property of Mrs. L. C.
Davidson, widow of w. H. Davidson,
ard sold for the purpose of paying the
debts of said estate and for distribu-
ton among the heirs of said estate.
Said property has been previously
sold, but the same was enormously de-
scribed in the order of the Ordinary,
in the advertisement and in the deed
by the undersigned. The purchaser
and the undersigned have agreed to re-
sell the property, and the sale will be
had on the first Tuesday in March, I'M
DER and by virtue of said agreement
and the order of the ordinary as here
tofore stated.
This the 3rd. day of February, 1916.
JOHN G. FAEGIN,
Administrator of the Estate of RMS.
L. c. Davidson.
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Notice of DiScOntinuanCe of Public
ROad
Road.

Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day Of March, 1916, the Board of
Commissioners of Roads & Revenues
of Sumter County, Ca, will consider
the question of change in the road
leading from the Chambliss Mil to
Andersonville, by beginning at a point
on said road, at the residence of E. R.
Lane, on lot Number Two Hundred and
Eighteen in the Twenty Eighth District
and running in westerly direction
through tlte lands of j. D. Pennington
and the lands of w. E. Brown, formerly
known as the ]. r. Battle place, and
continuing to point on the Americas
ard Andersonville Public road, at or
near what is known as Gwynes Shop
between the two Creeks on said Amer
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SheriT's Sales.
GEORGIA-Sumter County.

GEORGIA-Sumter County.
Will be sold within the legal hours
OF sale on the First Tuesday in March,
1915, before the courthouse door in
the City of Americas, Georgia, the
following described property, towit:
Lot two in block one on West side
of Harold Avenue in Americas, Sum
ter County, Georgia, as shown on a
plat of division of this property, as
recorded in Sumter County deed book
j. page 22O, said lot fronting sixty
feet on Harold avenue and running
back West two hundred feet to a fifteen
foot alley, running along said alley
sixty-seven and a half feet, together
with all buildings and improvements
thereon"
Said property Levied on and to be
sold as property of L. P. Gartner, ten
ant in possession notified in terms of
the law; said property to be sold I'M
der and by virtue of fl ia. issued from
the City Court of Americas, in favor
OF Miss Anna NJ. Harold, against L.
P. Gartner, the plaintiff having filed
deed to said L. P. Gartner in Clerks
office in terms of the law, that levy
aid sale of the property might be had
Terms of sale to be cash.
This | ST dav of Fahruarv 1919
LUCIUS HARVEY,
Sheriff Sumter County, Ga.
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Court of Americas, dated 18th day of
January, 1916, in favor or W. W.
Dykes, Receiver Americas Trust &
Savings Bank, VS.. w. P. Wallis. Ten
ant in possession notified of the levy
in terms of the law.
This the 9th day of February, 1916.
LUCIUS HARVEY,
Sheriff Of Sumter County, Georgia, and
Ex-Off, Sheriff City Court Ameri-
Gus.
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GEORGIA-Sumter County.
By virtue of an order of the Court
Of Ordinary Of said county, l will sell
for cash before the court house door
in Americas, Ca, between the legal
hours of sale on the First Tuesday in
March, 1916, the following described
property, to-wit:
Two two room houses and lots, each
lot containing one-fourth of an acre in
Smithville, Lee County, Georgia.-One
house now occupied by Lou Green and
the other by Lizzie Wells.
Also 2 1-2 acres of land off of south
west corner of lot of land No. 80 in the
10th District of Sumter County, Geor-
gia, and known as the Royal lot.
Also the following described pers-
onal property lately belonging to
Whey Mitchell and now located at her
cid home place in the 18th District OF
Sumter County, Ca, to-wit:
One Talbot boiler and engine; one
Boss press No. 2; one IL interest in
an Alumus gin and feeder and con-
denser; one Pratt gin, feeder and con-
denser; 3-5 interest in a Deering moar
and rake; 3-5 interest in one two horse
Chattanooga turning plow; about 1000
cypress shingles; one two horse Hay
mond pillow.
OSCAR MITCHELL,
Administration of VineY Mitchell
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Webster County
Sheriff's Sale.
GEORGIA, Webster County.

GEORGIA, Webster County.
Will be sold before the courthouse
door in the town of Preston, said
county, within the legal hours of sale
on the first Tuesday in March, 1916,
next, the following described prop
erty, to-wit: A one-sixth undivided
interest in and to the following de-
scribed lands, same containing 20
acres, more or less, and bounded as
follows: South by public road lead
ing from Lumpkin to Dawson, west by
public road leading out from Weston
in north direction and by lands be-
longing to w. J. Sims estate, the
Misses Walker and j. ]. King, north
by lands belonging to the Davis Ware
house Co., east by said Davis Ware
rouse Co., Mrs. A. W. Elliott, the
school house lot and S. w. Adams, this
being the lands decided by A. K. Pat
terson to his children on March the
10th, 1895. The above lands are lev
led upon under and by virtue of two
executions issued from the Justice
Court 1092nd District G. NJ, said
county in favor of Smith Brisco Shoe
Co., against c. H. Patterson, and will
be sold as the property of said c.. H.
Patterson. Terms cash and tenants
notified; levy made by ]. M Bowling,
L c., and returned to me. This Feb.
9Th, 1915. G. NJ. CHRISTIAN,
Sheriff of Webster Co.
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Sheriff's Sale.
lSter County

GEORGIA, Webster County.
Will be sold before the courthouse
door in the town of Preston, said
county, within the legal hours of sale,
or the first Tuesday in March, 1915,
next the following described proper
ty, to-wit: A one-sixth undivided in
terest in and to the following de-
scribed lands, same containing a3
acres, more or less, and bounded as
follows: South by public road lead
ing from Lumpkin to Dawson, west by
public road leading out from Weston
in a north direction, and by,lands be-
longing to w. J. Sims estate, the
Misses Walker and ]. j. King, north
by lands belonging to the Davis Ware
house Co., and on the east by lands OF
said Davis Warehouse Co., Mrs. A. w.
Eiliotte, the school house lot and s.
W. Adams, this being the lands decided
by A. K. Patterson to his children on
March 26th, 1895. The above land is
levied upon and is to be sold under
ard by virtue of an execution issued
from the Superior court of said county
in favor of w. H. King against D. G.
Patterson, and sold as the property of
said d. G. Patterson. Terms cash and
tenants in possession notified as re-
quired by law. This February 9th,
1916. c. M. CHRISTIAN,
Sheriff of Webster County.
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Legal Advertisements
GEORGIA, Sumter County.

GEORGlA, sumter County.
Will be sold before the courthouse
door, on the first Tuesday in March,
1915, between the legal hours of sale,
at public cutlery, to the highest and
best bidder, the following described
property:
A certain house and lot in the city
of Americas, Ca, situated on the south
side of Forsyth street, at line fence
between the property described and
conveyed and the property of Thad
Bowie and running west along the
south side Of said Forsyth street, forty
nine feet, more or less, thence south
forty-four feet; thence east five feet,
thence in a southeasterly direction sew
enty-four feet to the property of Nor
gan Stevens; thence east thirty-six
feet to the property of Thad Bowie;
thence north along the west line of
the property of Thad Bowie back to
the point Of beginning on Forsyth
street.
Levied upon as the property of Peter
Dowdell, to satisfy a certain execu-
ton issued from the City Court CT
Americas in favor of Mrs. Callie G.
Eroadfield, guardian for Ward and
Cathrine Broadfeld. Property pointed
out and described in said execution.
Tenant in possession notified in terms
of the law
LUCIUS HARVEY, Sheriff.
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CEORGIA-Sumter County.
To All Whom 1t May Concern:
Sheriff Sumter County, Ga.

GEORGIA-Sumter County.
To All Whom 1t May Concern:
I. c. Tillman having, in proper form,
applied to me for permanent Letters of
Administration on the estate of Mile
Hicks, late of said County, this is to
cite all and singular the creditors and
next of kin Of Mile Hicks to be and
appear at my Office within the time
allowed by law, and show cause, if
any they can, why permanent admins
tration should not be granted to T. c.
Tillman on Mile Hicks estate.
Witness my hand and official sigma
ture, this 7th day of Feb, 1916.
JNO. A. COBB, Ordinary.
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SheriT,s Sale.
GEORGIA, Sumter County.

GEORGIA, Sumter County.
Will be sold before the courthouse
door in Americus, Ga, on the first
Tuesday in March, 1916, between the
legal hours of sale to the highest bid
der, lot of land 239 in 26th district of
Sumter county, Ga, known as Kirven
Plantation, containing 202 IL acres,
more or less. Said land levied upon
as the property of William NJ An
dIews, to satisfy an execution issueu
from City Court of Americas in favor
of ]. E. D. Shipp, Guardian of Mrs.
Kate Sheldon, VS.. William M. An
drews. This February 9th, 1916.
LUCIUS HARVEY, Sheriff.
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GEORGIA-Sumter County.

GEORGIA-Sumter County.
Will be sold before the courthouse
door, in the city of Americas, said
state and county, between the legal
hours Of sale, on the first Tuesday in
March, 1916, the following described
property: Three certain lots in Amer
icus, Sumter County, Ga, all fronting
North sixty (6O) feet, each on Gless-
ner street, and each running back two
hundred (200) feet South to land of J.
E Ansley, which bounds it on the
South, said three lots lying along side
CT each other, forming a tract, bound
ed on North by Glessner street and
East by G. w. Poole, South by ]. B.
Ansley and West by Hancock avenue,
being the same property conveyed to
". H. Virgins by Thos. B. Hooks and
D. r. Andrews by warranty deed, dated
April 22nd, and recorded in book
N N, page 1898. Said lots with the house
OIL same levied on as the property of
the defendant, w. H. Virgins, to sat
isfy a certain city court fila, issued
from the city court of Americas, in
favor of The Calvert Mortgage Co. VS.
W. H. Virgins. Tenant in possession
this day notified in terms of the law
This Sth day of February, 1916.
LUCIUS HARVEY, Sheriff.
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GEORGIA, Sumter County.

Wm.'B. Heys, guardian of Robert l..
Heys, has applied to me for a dis
charge from his guardianship of Rob-
ert l.. Heys this is, therefore, to mott
fly all persons concerned, to file their
objections, if any they have, on or
before the first Monday in March next,
else he will be discharged from his
guardianship as applied for.
JOHN A. COBB,
Ordinary Sumter County.
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Notice.

GEORGIA, Sumter County.
Notice is hereby given that E. S.
Ferguson, administrator of Hannah
Thomas, deceased, has applied for
leave to sell the real estate of said
deceased located in said county, and
ii no objections are filed, leave to sell
will be granted at March Term, 1916,
OF this court. JOHN A. COBB,
Ordinary, Sumter County, Ga.
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covered" Levied on and will be sold
as the property of H. c. Arlington, to
satisfy certain city court fila, issued
from the city court of Americas, in
favor of Americas Automobile Co. VS..
H C. Arlington.
This list day of February, 1916.
LUCIUS HARVEY,
Sheriff Sumter County, Ga.
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JOHN A. CORR
Ordinary, Sumter County, Ga.
GEORGIA-Sumter County.

Under and by virture of the author
ity granted by the Court Of Ordinary,
at the January term 1916, will be sold
before the Court House door in Amer
icus, Sumter County, Ca, on the first
Tuesday in March, 1916, between the
legal hours of sale, to the highest and
best bidder, for cash, the following de-
scribed property:
Fifty acres of land being the south
cast quarter of lot of land Number One
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GEORGIA, Sumter County.

GEORGIA, Sumter County.
Will be sold before the courthouse
door in the City of Americas, Georgia
On the first Tuesday in March, be-
tween the legal hours of sale, one Baby
Maxwell automobile red color. Lev
led on as the property of B. T. Mar
shall to satisfy a mortgage fl ia issued
from the City Court of Americas of
said county, in favor of the Atlantic
Ice & Coal corporation, on August %,
1915.
This 9Th day of February, 1916.
LUCIUS HARVEY, Sheriff.
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Election Notice.

To The Qualified Voters of the City Of
Americas:
Motto, is hereby given that on the
18th day of March, 1916, there will be
held at the usual voting place in the
City Hall Building in the City of Amer
icus an election for the purpose of de-
termining whether or not there shall
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GEORGIA-Webster County.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES County.
To All Whom It May Concern:
j. P. E. Warren having in proper
form applied to me for Permanent
Letters of Administration on the estate
of Catherine Warren, late of said coun-
ty, this is to cite all and singular the
creditors and next of kin of said Cath
crime Warren to be and appear at my
Office within the time allowed by law,
and show cause, if any they can, why
permanent administration should not
be granted to said J. P. E. Warren on
Catherine Warren's estate.
Witness my hand and official sigma
ture, this 8th day of February, 1916.
J. R. STAPLEToN, Ordinary
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Notice.
GEORGIA, Sumter County.

GEORGIA, Sumter County.
The appraisers appointed to set
aside years support out of the estate
of J. H. Olive, late of said county de-
ceased, to Mrs. Gladys Olive, and her
two minor children, having filed thei.
return in this office; this is, therefore,
to notify all persons interested to file
objections, if any they have, on or be-
fore the first Monday in March, 1916
or else, said return will be made the
judgement of this court.
February Z, 1916.
JOHN A. COBB,
nr1 ixrr
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GEORGIA-sumter County.
Ordinary Sumter County.

Will be sold before the Court house
door, in the city of Americus, said
state and county, between the legal
hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in
March, 1916, the following described
property, to-wit: zone five passenger
Ford automobile, seats and backs re-