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Newspaper
Sandersville Herald
Location
Sandersville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1908
Page
8
The notice warns that after September 1 legal advertisements in Tue Sanpersvinte must be prepaid. It lampoons local columns and weddings, comments on the city court bill, school book veto, and urges advertisers to use The Heraid to reach new customers. It promotes subscription deals and asks merchants to announce offerings.
The piece urges electing the Pension Commissioner J W Lindsey in October, noting his Wilkinson county origin and capable service. It mentions Brown administration pledges on pensions and convict lease abolition and cites local support from Cordele merchants and The Herald as endorsing Lindsey. It also discusses registration rules, a proposed convict bill, and opposition to the city court bill.
The Brown Club officers who led the late campaign will head the new effort opposing the city court amendment. At an upcoming meeting A. S. Chamlee is expected to be named chairman and J. R. Collins secretary.
Bible School every Sunday at 10 a.m led by the pastor and an assistant. Midweek prayer service every Wednesday. Rosters show Central District meetings: Rev Wilson evangelist with 55 new members. Rev Linkous at Brick 28 and Buckeye 5. Rev Shaw at Bethesda 27. Shaw and Linkous to begin meetings at Poplar Springs Church.
A reader questions whether Congressman Hardwick and Judge Jordan are graduates of the same rotation school and whether Hardwick attended the senate committee’s city court bill vote. The subscriber notes the judge’s salary is twelve hundred dollars and asks about pay.
The Columbus Ledger runs a Kick Kolumn and the Sandersville Iterald launches a similar feature. Readers dispute appointments like Walter Coleman as oil inspector, with local officials claimed to err in Rome and Cedartown references. Obituary note: Ira D. Sankey joins the heavenly Chairs in New York. Georgia farm views and opinions on Bryan from S. L. Veal and Henry Watterson appear as brief items.
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By order of the Ordinary of Washington County a public sale will occur on the first Tuesday in September 1908 at the courthouse door. The item is a one half interest in a city tract in Sandersville fronting 90 feet on the Davisboro road and 170 feet deep, bounded by Lot Nos. 2 and 9 Maj. Fields and M. L. Taylor and the Davisboro road. Cash terms. J. F. Norris administrator.
Notice states that in the current Georgia General Assembly an act will be introduced before adjournment to amend the 1904 act creating the Washington County Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues. It covers salary discretion for the roads superintendent, duties and liabilities, board control of misdemeanant convicts, and authority to hire or lease convicts from other counties. This July 16 1908.
Between the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in September 1908 the sheriff will offer at the courthouse door in Sandersville the taxed property. The sale includes a house and lot in the town of Harrison bounded by Sallie Brown main street and Dr K B Peacak and the stock of merchandise and fixtures from E M Murphy levied to satisfy a city court Floyd Michel Bros Co case. S M Moyr sheriff.
Ordinary's Office announces Dora Mills applies for letters of administration for W G Mills estate. Hearing set for the first Monday in September. Also notice that appraisers for Daisy Inman Hardman and two minors file year’s support return. appear at the Ordinary Court on the first Monday in September to approve or disallow.
Libel for Divorce filed by Mrs Evelyn Potter against Maro W Potter in Wash Sup Court. Cited to appear with attorney at Superior Court of the county on the first Monday in September 1908 to answer the plaintiffs libel for a total divorce. If no answer the court will proceed as provided by law.
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