Land Lot 220 in Sumter County to be sold
Will be sold before the courthouse Moor in Americus Sumter county Ga on the first Tuesday in January 1908 between the usual hours of sale the property described Lot 220 in the 28th district of Sumter County Ga containing 202 1 2 acres more or less the lot on which Ab W Parker and Mrs C C Parker resided at mortgage date Levied on to satisfy a Superior Court execution of Planters Bank of Americus vs A W Parker and Mrs C C Parker Property pointed out by plaintiff’s attorney and tenant notified This July 10 1907 E L Bell Sheriff
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ab W. Parker
C. C. Parker
Superior Court
Sumter County
Planters Bank of
Sheriff Sale in Americus Georgia 1908 Property Auction
Sumter County sheriffs sale will take place at the courthouse door in Americus on the first Tuesday in January 1908. Described property is a house and lot at 186 Church Street bounded by Church Street J W C Horne and Frank Sheffield W B Brown and James Cotney. Property belongs to A B Hinkle administrator of J B Hinkle deceased, to satisfy an execution in favor of James Smith & Son. Also a notice of appraisers report for twelve months support for J L Page deceased, deadline January 6 1908.
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Georgia
Sumter County
Americus
Sumter
County
Church Street
J. W. C. Horne
Frank Sheffield
EB. L. Bell
Citation for support against Raven estate hearing
Mollie Raven sought twelve months support for herself and her minor children from the estate of Samuel Raven deceased. The appraisers filed their report and all interested parties are cited to appear in court on the first Monday in January 1908 for the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Sumter County
Mollie Raven
Samuel Raven
John A. Cobb
Harrold Brothers petition for charter in county court
A group led by Thomas Harrold seeks incorporation as Harrold Brothers a 20 year charter with renewal. Capital stock is 320000 with 100 shares and potential increase to 50000. all 20000 paid. They plan warehouse commission cotton factors general merchandise wood coal and real estate dealings and to borrow issue bonds and own property. request perpetual succession and corporate powers.
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Georgia
Sumter County
Superior Court
Said
Thomas Harrold
Ie P. Harrold
William BH
Hars
Edward B. Harrold
Harrold Brothers
United States
Legal notice excerpt from Sumter Superior Court minutes
The document notes a December 11 1907 filing date with E A Hawkins as attorney for petitioners and H E Allen as clerk of the Sumter Superior Court. It certifies the extract is from the court minutes and Sumter County charter record, and warns legal ads must be filed by Wednesday noon with accompanying fee.
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E. A. Hawkins
H. E. Allen
Georgia
Sumter County
Sumter Superior Court
H. Bla
Remarkable sobriety as Americus ends whiskey sale
Good order was ever kept by local bars in Americus as the final day of whiskey sales passed. Police court filed no drunkenness arrests the day or night prior, despite thousands of gallons sold, a record the Times Recorder calls remarkable. Saloon keepers also show five and a half years of flawless compliance with city and state law, with no violations, closed hours, or late openings, and no barroom fights or tragedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americus
Georgia
Times- Recorder
Americas
Still Hold to Bales for a Higher Price
Cotton markets show owners in Americas warehouses holding thousands of bales waiting for higher prices while Sumter area receipts indicate gradual marketing. Unpicked field cotton remains, but rains and labor scarcity threaten gathering and future value. Planters, though not fully satisfied, retain confidence as debt payments ease and profits rise.
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Americas
Sumter
Wedding at Plains Unites Crenshaw and Coleman Couple
A Plains Georgia wedding joined Nolan J Crenshaw of Moningham Alabama and Mamie Coleman of Plains in a Wednesday ceremony at two oclock performed by Rev T N Coleman. A linen shower honored the bride and post nuptial plans list travel to Alabama for their new home, with many local students returning to colleges after holidays.
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Plains
Nolan J. Crenshaw
Moningham
Ala
Mamie Coleman
Floy Oliver
Wesleyan
Lula Carter
Cox
Alvin Timmerman
Georgia Military School
Dennis Moore
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
K. C. Campbell
Broxton
M. L. Hudson
Ed Bacon
Statesville
Ida Bacon
Warrenton
Georgia's Law Against Liquor Sways Social Life
Georgia's General Assembly enacted a comprehensive liquor ban effective January first. The measure prohibits sales, distribution, or giving alcohol to induce trade, with exemptions for medical alcohol prescribed by licensed doctors and recorded with the county ordinary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
General Assembly
State of
Simple Remedy for LaGrippe Warns of Pneumonia Risk
Cures and warnings about LaGrippe describe Foley's Honey and Tar as a cough remedy that also strengthens lungs to prevent serious outcomes. It emphasizes that the genuine product contains no harmful drugs and comes in a yellow package, urging refusal of substitutes and noting availability at druggists.
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All Druggiata
Opera House Cafe to Continue Feeding Folks Under New Manager
W. A. Ash bought the Opera House Cafe yesterday and will continue feeding the public there. Coot Stanfield, renowned caterer, becomes manager overseeing operations. Joe Forrest leases the other half of the building and starts a family grocery today.
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W. A. Ash
Opera House
Coot Stanfield
Joe Forrest
Assorted skirt lots cut to clear prices
A clearance offer lists three groups of skirts with reduced prices. The first group drops from $5.00 to $6.50 to $2.98, the second from $7.50 to $10.00 to $3.98, and the third from $10.00 to $12.50 to $5.00.
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Sheriff Sale
J. L. Page
Americus Saloons
Goethe
Nannie Sue Bell
Cox College
Annie Ansley
Macon
Mrs. C. G. Henderson
Monticello
Mrs. C. W. Henderson
Emmett B. Clements
Benna Vista
P. C. Clegg
Lee Street
Thomas W. Love
Leesburg
P. A. Jackson
Taylor Street
Lee
Bobbie Royal
Anabel McCrory
Miss Baldwin
Ellaville
LaGrange
Messrs
P. C. Bryan
Logan Bryan
Davis Patrick
Henry Collier
Atlanta
J. W. Sheffield
Rufus Hearn
J. 8. Johnson
Jacksonville
Pauline Lewis
William A. Dodson
Montezuma
Susie Lunsford
Margaret Buchanan
Smithville
Bernard Watts
Waycross
Beatrice Horne
Mrs. Kirkman
Miami
Fla
Mrs. I. Brown Small
Benton, Ala
Col
Mrs. Dudley
Florida
Mamie McArthur
Ruth Arrington
Clara Willie Prather
Susie May Summerford
Monroe College
Arthur Williford
Raleigh
Mrs
P. B. Williford
Gertrude Jossey
Baltimore
B. H. Jossey
Russell Bridges
James A. Hixon
Mary Laramore
J. M. Hines
Kate Wheatley
Emmie Eldridge
Mary Hooper
Mattie Rylander
Agnes Scott College
H. 8. Lee
Brunswick
Dearing Manor
Mrs. W. C. Wright
Jossey
Mrs. Jossey
Largees
No Winery
Merly
Scleles
Chas. L. Ansley
Wheatley & Ansley
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