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fHE REVEILLE TELEPHONE NO. a? THURSDAY, NOV. a 3 1916 H. H. CftISLER. DESCRIPTION PRICE S2 PÊR YEAR Entered at the Postoffice at Port Gibson,Miss as second-class mail matter BOARD OF ALDERMEN Concluded From Last Week) Resolved further by this Boaro that if the property owners upon any block of cross streets wish t< enlarge the width of the sidewalk upon such block, it may be don* with the approval of the Engineer or Committee, provided that the walk lie widened the entire lengtl ol such block, the extra foötage U be paid for in cash by the proper ty owners.. Ordered further, the sidewalks provided for in resolution passed at the regular May, 1916, meeting of this Board having been com pleted and the whole cost of the sidewalk in Iront of each lot hav ing been ascertained, that the lots and the owners thereof be assessed with the cost of the sidewalk im mediately in front of said lot, as shown upon the sidewalk ledger in the office of the clerk of this Board, which assessmeo-ts, as shown by said sidewalk ledger, are hereby approved and confirmed, the same amounting ia the aggre gate to $5768.25. The following regular bills wert allowed: Tom Butler, salary. Port Gibson Bank, rent. ..... L. A. Smith, mayor. A. A. Maddox, salary. T. B. Rowan, police.. . T. H. Freeland, police. John Bunting, same.. S. C. Darnell, same C. R. Wharton, salary. J. P. Watkins, salary. C. A. Gordon, salary. J. M. Jones, salary.. . T. T. Bailey, salary .. J. W. Person, salary. W. J. Manus, salary ....... Miss M. B. Gordon, rent. H. A. Marschalk, salary. Alonzo Ward, salary ....... Isom Sommers, salary ...... Gilman Killian, sprinkling . . . H. D. Brownlee, salary. Thos. Jackson, salary. Riley Jackson, salary. Geo. Berry, labor .. Phineas Noble, labor. On motiou the Board took a re cess until tomorrow, Tuesdwhg night, at 7:30 o'clock. *ETaud C. R. WHARTON, Clerk. $ 48 00 13 50 1 / SO 75 00 45 CO I 66 I 66 . . I 56 . . 40 00 . . 5 00 . . 5 os . . 5 00 . . 5 00 . . 5 00 . . 5 00 . . 5 00 . . 10 00 . . 22 00 . . 20 00 . . 60 00 . . 100 00 . . 35 00 . . 17 00 . . 6 00 . . 12 50 The Board met Tuesday, Nov. 7, 1916, at 7:30 p. m., pursuant to recess. Present, Mayor Smith, Aidermen Bailey, Manns, Wat kins, Jones aud Gordon; absent, Alderman Person. On motion tbe Board took a recess until tomorrow, Wednesday night, at 7:30 o'clock. C. R. WHARTON, Clerk. Tbe Board met Wednesday nigbt at 7:30 o'clock, accordiog tu to recess taken. Present, Mayor Smith, Aldermen Bailey, Manns, Watkins, Jones, Person and Gor don. The action of the mayor and clerk in issuing tbe following war rants in vacation was approved: H. D. Brownlee, freight ...... Ed Willis, labor.. Port Gibson Bank, loan warront. s Phineas Noble, labor. Geo, Liggins,-labor.. Rachael Shaw, witness fee. Wade Weddingtoni labor . ..... David Hunter, labor -. Mrs. A, B. Sanders, salary ....... Miss Ella Brown, same . ....... Miss M. Naasson,same. Miss Florine Levy, same. Mrs. J. N. Brashear, same. A. M. Addison, salary. B. L- Green, same . .. A. J, Rice, same. M. E. McLeod, same.. . E. J. Richardson, same ....... Fred King, posts .. Richard Chase, labor. Alf Winn, labor. Burrell Brandon, labor. Dave Noble, labor. Oscar Parrot, labor.. . Will Williams, labor • *. The treasurer reported as fol lows: . $396 91. . . 23 80 . . 2,040 17 . . 18 00 6 00 1 00 72 5 50 . . m U . . 50 00 . . 50 00 . . 50 00 . . 60 00 . . 55 00 . . 3° 00 . . 30 00 . . 30 00 . . 30 00 3 45 8 50 I 00 25 7 50 1 00 2 25 treasurer's:state.ment Bal. ou haud .... Receipts: Privilege taxes . . Piues aud costs . Impounding .... Interest on daily balances . Street taxes. Horse feed.. Sale of brick ........ Sale of old hose, etc .... Dist. State school fund ... W. W. & E. L. cols.-, ete. Loan from Bank ...... Transfer arcs and hydrants Transfer water, sprinktng S 4I9 87 . .$ 5125 53 60 3 00 2 50 42 25 t ■ 25 25 6 30 575 50 7 o 6 45 2,000 00 299 50 37 98 % i 3.778 63 I 4,498 50 Expenditures : General fand $ 676 93 Sidewalk . . WHV. 249 30 &E. L. fund .... 1,201 41. School fund 543 91 129 85 423 00 Street fund Fire fund . % 3.224 40 On hand Nov. 6.1916. General fund. Sidewalks fund . . . W. W. andE. L. fund School fund . . . . . Street fund ..... Pire fuud ...... Bond fund . Sicking fund..... 1 974 10 I ~ ~ I 955 65* 51 50 2,422 26 440 97 68 7 i 5 ' l ,324- 62* 7 15 14)19 64 14.198 50 R. G. HASTINGS, Treas. at fptficit T THREE BIG DAYS For the Community's Educational and Social Forces, Nov. 25th-28th. * The Supt. of the B. L* & W. W. plant reported as follows : SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. To Collect: Current . .. Water. Arcs. Hydrants. Incandescents . . . . Supplies. Street Sprinkler . . . Total to collect . . $ 546 80 *79 85 • 185 00 90 00 t< U as as .(paid for by the Fair Association; *ETaud warrant ordered «0 issue. *4 5° 8 00 28 14 -$1162 39 ixpenses: Fuel . . Salates Lines and mains . Machinery repairs Plant expense . . Tools . Office .*. Total expense . f 366 01 230 50 20 50 97 » 44 58 • y 4 40 3 75 —$ 766 86 I • $ 395 43 H. D. BROWNLEE, Supt. Am't collect above expense . The marshal reported as follows: MARSHAL'S REPORT .$ 53 60 . 51 '25 . 42 25 Fines and costs . . Privilege taxes . . . Street taxes . , . . Impounding . , Sale of 50 brick . . Horse feed. 3 00 25 25 $ 150 60 A. A. MADDOX, Marshal. which reports were, on motion, I ordered to be received and filed and I spread on the minutes. The report of the Supt. ot Ed ucation relative to his bill of $12.95 I per month for months of Septem — 1 her aud October was received, and on motion bis salary was allowed At $11.29 per month as formerly. I » The chief of tbe fire department reported three alarms and one fire during month, and gave names oiling firemen entitled to pay. On motion, tbe bill of J. M. J Hardiog for tbe wiodow glass I oroken by falling tree in front of I store on Main street was not al- ! lowed, as tbe tree fell not towards j tbe store but towards tbe 6treet. ! On motion tbe proposed increase I in the salary ot the superintendent I of the electric light aud water I 00 50 SO 00 CO 66 66 56 00 00 os 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 50 works plant of $25 per month for I extra work was referred back to | tbe electric light and water works j committee. On motion tbe Claiborne County Fair Association was allowed the sum of $18 for tbe services of three special policemen for three daysl H. D. Brownlee, lamp posts and freight .$ 46 44 I VV. W. and E- L. Fund, sprinkling ... 28 14 I s. j. Russell, salary . 2258 Fair Association, police. 18 00 I Tbe following bills were allowed: a A. A. Maddox, horse rent. 11 00 s. c. Danieii, marshal duty . 5 oc Bernard Thomas, sweeping. I56| Cumb. Tel. Co., phone rent, etc.. 4 05 j. g. Joseph, sundries .......... 8301 Claiborne Hardware Co., sundries... . 4040 T. B. Helm, work. 8 55 35 00 w °° 2 50 2 90 . . 22 27 . . 19 41 aam Weil, oats, etc. John Welborne, janitor. Mrs. S. C. Brashear, freight . . . A. Flanagan Co., stationery ... J. M. Johnson, work ....... Miss Ella Brown, supplies for school . . Gulf Refining Co., oil. Garlock. Packing Co., packing , . Richard Chase, labor. W. S. Beard, auto hire. Postal Tel. Co., telegrams .... C. - E. Morris, sundries ...... Southern Coal Co., coal ....... Gen. Electric Co,, freight..... interstate Electric Co., sundries..... 24 30 H. D. Brownlee, stamps .... P. H. Trailer, hauling .... Crane Co., freight . . . ; . . Filer & Stowell Co., sundries Christian & Brough Co., same H. A. Marschalk, labor .... •J. Girault, same .., (J. D. Arnette, same ..... Firemen. I 49 . . 15 73 392 321 2 60 751 Neglected colds get worse, instead of better., A stuffed head, a tight chest muht be relieved at once. Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar Honey is Nature's remedy. Honey and glycerine hèal the irritated membrane, an-1 tiseptic tar loosens the phlegm,you breathe easier and your cold is broken up, Pleas ant to take, Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey is -1 an ideal remedy for children as well as grown-ups. At your Druggist, 23c. Adv A, McC. Byrnes of Beividere and one young bull of bis West 3 00 150 3 56 85 • 44 39 4 00 138 2 12 4 70 So 5 50 . . 68 50 Ou motion, tbe board adjourned. C. R. WHARTON, Clerk. Don't Neglect Year Cold. Loses 12 Head of Cattle. Plantation lost n head of cows Hermitage herd near his dipping vat. Not knowiog tbe cause of death, be telephoned to tbe dis- | trict tick veterinarian to ascertain tbe cause. He aaswered it was probably licking tbe arsenical so lution from tbe vat or eating pea vine root. Examioatioo revealed that tbe dripping pen overflowed the arsenical solution and soaked through tbe ground some six months ago. The cattle licked this salt aud they were found dead by_ tbe owner. This loss is esti mated at $400 or $500. Stop the Fir«t Celtf. A cold does nöt get well of itself, process of of wearing out a cold wears yon out, and your cough becomes serious if neglected. Hacking coughs drain the en ergy and sap the vitality. For 47 years j:he happy combination of soothing anti septicTbaisajns in Dn King's New Discov ery has healed conghs and relieved conges tion. Young and old can testify to the ef *ect ivènes s ôf Dr. King's New Discovery and 4«jlds. Buy a bottle to-day Adv The at your Druggist, $oç. The committee of tbe Civic League is working strenuously this week makiog the final arrange* meats for the three days Chautau qua. We feel that it is going to meao something to the town, and hope that it will prove such a success that it will be an annual event. The management writes that they nave booked 690 of these cbautau quas in the south duriog the pres* eut year, aud over 1000 next year. Let every one do his part in mak* ing it a success. The county people will find tables in the court house where those who bring their lunch can have it conveniently. The King's Daughters' rest room will be open and all are welcome. The Library will also be open,aod all are cordially invited to come in The committee will make tbt court bouse as attractive as pos I sible. An impromptu stage will I be arranged, and a piano placed for concerts. Do you koow tbe story of Tbe I Canary Bird ia tbe Coal Mine? 1 Are we going to keep our canaries singing? Canary birds are placed in coal I mines to protect tbe lives ol tbe miuers. It the atmosphere be comes foul, tbe Canary stops siûg oiling and begins to sbow unmistak ( 4 J miners know tbe atmosphere mus< I be changed quickly or they I get out. A Chautauqua is to a| ! town what a Canary is to a coal j mine. If tbe intellectual and moral ! atmosphere ot this town is sucbl I that a Chautauqua can't live in I then we must change the atmos»] I pbere or get out. able signs of distress. Then tbe must tr I The full program with subjects | of addresses will be bulletined I j each day. day. Mysterious Milburns. PROGRAM Saturday morning, 11 o'clock— Address by Dr. Frizzell. Afternoon, 3:15 o'clock —- The Evening, g o'clock—Ellsworth Piumstead, Impersonator. Sunday—Service * at 3 o'clock I wl|b £) r# Ben way to Conduct. 14 I 1 Monday morning, n o'clock— I £jr. I. G. Cornwall. I J I Afternoon and evening, 3 o'clock au d 8 - o'clock — AddteSSeS aod I tnusic by Fhe Metropolitans. Tuesday morning, h o'clock | Dr. Beuway. I Afternoon and evening — Col. Gearheart and Tbe Lyric Gleel J Club. ADMISSION Adults, season ticket, $1.50. Child's under 15, 75c. Schoolboys aod girls, $i. Tickets tor single pertormaoce : Auy day sessioo, adults 25c ; I children 15c. Auy nigbt session, adults 50c ; children 25c. Auy day session, schoolboys aod girls, 25c. Any night session, schoolboys | and girls, 35c. A portion of tbe gallery reserved for negroes. Season ticket, $1; single performance, 25c. | No season tickets sold after four I 24th. J j Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey contains all J the soothing elements of the pine forest. I j It heals tbe irritaton membrane, and by its antiseptic properties loosens tbe phlegm, you breathe easier, and what J promised to be a severe cold has been I broken up. For that stuffed-up feeling, j I usbt chest or sore throat take a dose of I Dr. Beil's Pine-Tar-Honey and prevent a wearing, hacking cough dragging through 'be winter. At your Druggist, 25c. * I I o'clock Friday afternoon, Nov Pine>Tar Relieves a Cold. A visit to our store WÎ 11 Convince yOU that | we have the landest and bestassorted new| Fall Stock, at prices that beat all competi tion. We can supply! the entire family with I almost anything you may need. We show! ... « • , j nothing DUt goods re— j to liable merchandise at ia vprv InWPQt nrîrp a n H I very lUWÖbl price, ana one price to all. Your .... I money DacK it any -4. j, .} thing IS hOt entirely I j Q calicfarloru f bdLl&ldLlury. its The store where VOU are always we I com ©« David Bock's Department Store ldQ Capt. A. H. Miller Gains 22 Pounds. Southern Railway Conductor Says His Wonderful Restoration to Health is Talk of the Yards. Still another comes forward and adds her voice to the hundreds who have already endorsed the wonderful medicine, Taulac. Mrs. Mamie Hall, who lives at 800 Fourth Avenue, South, Nashville, says she suffered for years and that the trouble was finally pronounced cancer of the stomach. She also states that she bad fallen off as a result of the trouble until she weighed only 96 pounds, but that she now weighs 116, a gain of 19 pounds. I had a bad form of stomach < » trouble," said Mrs. Hall in relat ing her remarkable case to a Tan lac representative, "and had suf fered from it for years. I lost so ranch flesh and was so weak that I was confined to my room and bed for eleven months and ray head ached so bad I could hardly stand it at times. i Yes," site continued, "they actually had to prop me up in bed to take a drink of water, as I just couldn't help myself at all. lived on malted milk aud Graham crackers. Tbe steady pains In my chest made m» afraid I bad lung trouble aud my head ached so bad it seemed like It would burst. About a ytar ago I was taken to tbe hospita;, the doctors saying I had Cancer of the stomach, I was so nervo«) all this time that < 1 tbe I I tue slightest noise would almost drive me mad and the pains in my back hurt meço I hardly ever got a| a night's rest, |°* l* eart abouf me, as tbe doctor sa ^ nothing vould save me but an it,!operation. Vfe had spent a lot ol Money for me tbe My busba|d was terribly out « I icines and it seemed like nothing rçrald do any good. Well, sir, j happened to see f « I piece In the piper about Taulac, and it told ibout a woman in a Louisville that was suffering just the same I vas. I begged my husband to let rue try it and he said he had nofaith in It, but be wpnld get It ill wanted it. So he got a am jwe kept it a secret from the doctor? That was the best thing I ever did in my life, foil began to feel better and gain feight with the very first dose. I had gone down so I didn't weigh but 96 pounds, but now, after taking fonr bottles, I weigh 115—fie pounds more than I ever weighid in my iife. I now feel atrmg and well and can do all of ny housework. I can eat anything—why, I actually ate a tomato afterl had been tak ing Tanlac a w*k, and that's I something that noter would agree with me before. > have no more of those terribte )ains and I am doing fine In ever J way. I got a letter yesterday from my husband at Chattanooga, and he said he had taf:en two bottles of Tanlac and wa^ doing fine. I am going to Chatanooga Sunday, and I will sure lake a bottle of Tanlac in my grip. This medicine just about saved ny life and kept me from having have an opera tion. I j * » ■ < : ; ; | ; I case of suffering and distress being J corrective and tonic which relieves I . ... . . . j condition that gives rise to so I many different symptoms of deadly 1 > ? she continued, "you can I want everybody to Yes, print it. know abont it. I I don't think I folks ought to be too modest to I prevent all the suffering they 9 9 < I 9 9 can. Surely this is a roost convincing alleviated by tbe use of a stomach diseases. It is not claimed that Tanlac alone produces flesh. This great medicine frees tbe system from poisons arising from the im | proper digestion of the food and helps nature turn tbe food into s ' ,eog,h * od pats the budy ln good working order. Then the hm. Tanlac is sold by J. G. Joseph, 8100 Rew&rd > 3100 The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there isat least one dreaded body gains back its normal weight as naturally as water flows down Advertisement disease that science has been able to cure ia all its stages, and that is catarrh. Ca tarrh being greatly influenced by coastitu tiona i conditions requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts thru the blood on the maçons surfaces of the system thereby des troying the foundation of the disease, gir j Q g the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in the curative powers of Hall's Ca urrh Cnre that they oggf one Hundred {Dollars for any case that it fails to care. Send fort ist of testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Tole obi0, ^ by a11 drpf « i,t8 ' «c. \ «.sasisa, Slip a few Prince Albert smokes into vour system! /BP You've heard many an earful about the Prince Albert^ AS patented process that cuts out bite and parch and lets you fir smoke your fill without a comeback 1 Stake your bank roll that f it proves out every hour of the day. Prince Albert has always been sold without coupons or premiums. We 'prefer to give quality 1 PRINCE Albert r.-.i 1 i There's sport smoking a pipe or rolling your own, but you know that you've got to have the right tobacco! We tell you Prince Albert will bang the doors wide open for you to come in on a good time firing up every little so often, without a I the national joy smoke regret! You'll feel like your smoke past has been wasted and will be sorry you cannot back up for a fresh start. - You swing on this say-so like it was a tip to a thouscnd-dollar bill 1 It's worth that in happi ness and contentment to you, to every man who knows what can be gotten out of a chummy jimmy pipe or a makin's cigarette with > Prince Albert for /ij packing"! V D. m D 0 I > m \\\ V mm * ï m \\1 u » fly T he Prise« Albert tidy ? red tin, and Is fact, every Prince r Albert package, haa a real meesage-to-yoa on its reverse side. You'U reed:—"Process Patented July 30th, 1907." That means that the United States Govern ment has granted a patent on the process by which Prince Albert Is made. And by which tongue bite and throat parch are cut out! Every ^ where tobacco is »old you'll find Prince Albert awaiting yon In toppy red baga, 5c; tidy red tins, 10c; handsome pound and half-pound k tin humidors and in 1 that clever crystal \ glass humidor, with \ sponge - moistener Y top, that keeps the \ tobacco in such ' \ fine condition— \ always! tj l) Wl ^\T\; m mm I. i. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO. Viadea-Salm, N. C. m m This 1» tbe reverie side of the tidy red till m mS\ iPÄV i \\ E h C/ii \U\i y o, IlfMJI 1 1 I /a ft A aN ('f'-'/ys. W.L. DOUGLAS Fill I 1 TT £ ; THE SHOE THAT HOLDS ITS SHAPE $3.00 $3.50 AND $4.00 X\ j K You can Save Money by Wearing W. L. Douglas Shoes. The best Known Shoes in the World. W . L. Douglas name and the retail price is stamped on the bottom of all shoes at the factory, g The value is guaranteed and the wearer protected Jp against high prices for inferior shoes. The retail prices are the same everywhere. They cost no more in San Francisco than they do in New York. They are always worth the price paid for them. '"phe quality of^V((.L. Douglas product is guaranteed M JL by more than 46 years experience in making fine Æ shoes. The smart styles are the leaders in the fash- / ion centres of America. They are made in a well- / equipped factory at Brockton, Mass., by the highest ù\$ 0ü % Upl' paid, skilled shoemakers, under the direction and/ supervision of experienced men, all working with! an honest determination to make the best shoes for the price that money can buy. Ask our dealer (see address below) for "W. L. Douglas Shoes. If be cannot supply you with the kind you want, take no other make. Write for in teresting booklet explaining how to get shoes of the highest standard of quality for the price, by return mail, post age free. Sold by SAMUEL. WEIL, PORT GIBSON, MISS. A *rr; nr o * X: !«: .CÄ % I i Or A OÉM ÜÎ; X » % v . ' / i h ¥ vi* f r \ / !, '4 -/ à V « */ .'1 mm 11 t |ijv I r 'V: C Ml ' i r'''. c, BEWARE Or SUBSTITUTES S »S BOYS SHOES B st in th- World _ $3 00 sg.oq LOOK FOR W l! D ? TF 1 AS NAME ANDTHE RETAi PRICE STAMPED ON THE BOTTOM. ÄS President ^ W. L. Doaglas Shoe Go. 185 Spark St., Brocktoa, Mass. ion so* w E NEIL CALLAHAN! ' WILIAM McLELAN Tbe Vicksburg oiler & Iron Works » ■ > Boiler Tubes* . 4 ) ■y C M* v \Â ■ m. w • O ■ gJjjâibtrjW j f r i Pipe W: > ï . M C : ' ri. n m - Valves m ? C mm o <0 S K 2 n O ^ 2 and k mi K Fittings m a a, k :: ll&ea . > AH ■'M Û ....w Sizt-s A Complete PI ^toek J ■ 'Ol ■ c o -J -^Ljy*se*j Zsitr* ... Is MANUFACTURERS OF Boilejrs, Smokestacks, Breechings and Tanks Marine and llantation Wor a Specialty. First Class Mechanics Sent Out on Repair Work 7TCKSBTJRG. MISS. | G. W. WHt :LESS, President B. H. MAG UDER, Cashier W. C. GUTHRIE, Vice Prest. R. G. HASTINGS, Ass'tCashier POIT GIBSON BANK OF PORT GIBSON, MISS. Surplus $15,000.00 Capital SO,000.00 TOWN AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY aranteed Under the Mississippi Banking Law of I9J4. Deposits ACCOUNTS INVITED . * | i$i.ooo Reoisiered Harness and Me sum Bowman Keileyl a very fine animal, will make the season at Marx Stable Terms: $10.00 when colt stands. Marx & Morehead. ABSOLUTELY FREE Tu all who do no» want to he cheated, i« the opportunity to frst the merit pod barn the vaine of a mode» r Sinper Lef T «eo'dint away ho. or hmii'j; an itTerfor sewing machine at mn price. Yon are Mitt* to s«ve tnouey and avoid dis* appointment by purchasing of the Singer Sewing Machine Co. Look for the familiar letter "S. 99 HERMAN MARX, Agent'.