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jPERSONAL BUT POLITE ýM*NMM+M.- --4Mý5I Miss Mary Folkes has been visiting the Misses Row. Levering Lawrason has returned from Southdown. Edgar Lejeune leaves Sunday for Jefferson College. Harry Converse and Joe Newsham spent Sunday here. Mrs. Louise Kilbourne is in Baton Rouge for a few days. Edmund Douglas is expected Satur day night to stay till Tuesday. Miss Lucille Williams leaves Satur day for her school in Norwood. Miss Margaret Barrow is visiting Miss Lilah Phillips at Lakeland. ' Mr. and Mrs. Woodard have returned and are guests at the Mayer Hotel. Mrs. S. H. Barrow is spending from Thursday to Saturday in New Orleans. Hugh Hamp Connell has recovered and is back at the telephone exchange. Miss Edith Leake is spending a while with her cousin, Mrs. Chas. Munson. Rev. A. W. Skardon and family have returned from a summer stay at Biloxi, Miss. Miss Marie Louise Lejeune is visit ing her cousin, Miss Mimice Newsham of Baton Rouge. Mr. Jas. P. Bowman and Miss Bella Bowman spent Wednesday afternoon in Baton Rouge. Mrs. D. R. Buchanan and daughters, Misses Lydia, Mary and Anna, return to New Orleans, Sunday. Mrs. Belle Winston will return soon: after spending over a week in Baton Rouge with her new niece. Miss May Young has returned to her home in Alexandria, after a veryi pleasant visit at The Roadside. ` Claude E. Daniel has returned from the encampment at Shreveport, having enjoyed the outing very much. Sam Williams returned last week from Oklahoma, having enjoyed his varied experiences very much. Miss Annie Gilmore is spending the week at Wakefield. She leaves Mon day for her school at Garyville. A. G. Munson Jr., visiting his broth er, Mr. Chas. Munson, leaves Sunday for his home in Pascagoula, Miss. Miss Hat ie Butler has been spend ing the week in town with her grand parents, Judge and Mrs. Lawrason. Misses Cecile Forrester, Marion Brooks and Eudolie Matthews spent a part of the week at Mr. Albert Soule's. Mr. Lauren Bradley returned to New Orleans, Tuesday night. Mrs. Bradley and daughters return home next week. Miss Corinne Bourgeois was here for the club dance, guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Matthews, remaining for the week. Mrs. J. L. Golsan and Miss Leila spent Thursday in Baton Rouge to see the new Miss Golsan, who is a fine child. Taylor Douglas returns to the Uni versity of Kansas about Sept. 10, con cluding a pleasant vacation with the family. Mrs. O. Lejeune will be in Baton Ropge keeping house for her sister, Mrs. Howell, when the latter goes to Kentucky. H. M. Stewart motored to town, Thursday afternoon. He is feeling much better from the effects of his trip to Colorado. Mrs. E. S. Muse went to Baton Rouge, Sunday afternoon, as little Miss Martha Davis was very ill. Mrs. Muse returned Thursday. Miss Castleberry is expected to pass through town next week on her way to Denham Springs. where she will teach the coming year. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Howell returned from a pleasant trip to New Roads, Thursday, Mr. Howell having made a trip to Morganza. Hon. D. M. Pipes and C. E. Gillum of Jackson were in town, Thursday. in the interests of the former's candidacy for the state senate. Mr. Chas. Munson, while running his car, ran into a bridge near G. H. Wilcox's, and broke it so badly that it will have to go to the factory. Misses Belle, Marion and Rosie Tem pel are visiting their uncle, W. B. Davidson of Sebastopol plantation. Mrs. Woodard accompanied them. Miss Martha Fort was the guest of Miss Amy Leake for two days, this week. The latter is now with Miss Fort for the remainder of the week. Mrs. George Stern left Wednesday for her city home. Misses Freda and Barbara Stern went as far as Baton Rouge with her, returning Thursday morning. Miss Dine Fort has left Colorado Springs, and is now in Oklahoma, visit i~g her brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Williams Fort, before returning to Louisiana. Mrs. M. R. Jackson was in town Friday, to put safely on the train for New Orleans her young nieces who have been visiting her for some time at Island plantation. Mr. and Mrs. Max Mann leave Wed nesday to visit relatives at Rayne for a brief stay. From there Mrs. Mann will go to New Orleans for a few days, Mr. Mann returning home immediately. Mrs. R. Schlesinger and Mrs. Winm. Kahn and little daughter, and Miss Vivyan Mann leave Tuesday next to visit relatives in New Orleans. Mr. Kahn will join them there for Yom Kippur. Miss Elizabeth Tarleton, who has been Miss Mel Leake's guest for sev I eral weeks, returns to her city home Sunday. Both of the young ladies r spent a few days with Mrs. John Leake during the week. Mr. Ryland Percy of Clinton went to Wakefield, Thursday, to bring home his little daughter, Genie, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. M. Gilmore. " Katherine and Percy Gilmore return Swith them to Clinton. All three chil dren will attend school there. Miss Josie Binning leaves Sunday night to re-enter Mansfield College, where she will graduate this term. The two children of her brother, Frank Binning of Mansfield, who have been 1 here for some time, return home with her. Mrs. C. H. Converse will teach at a school, two miles from Morganza, the cominig term. She will reside in Mor ganza and drive out each day, her chil dren, Miss Ellie and Willie, attending school in Morganza. They left Wed nesday. T. M. McLamore of Grant parish was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Elrie Robinson for a part of two days while en route home from L. S. U., whence he recently graduated. He has secured the excellent position of principal of the Central High School, Shreveport. Mrs. E. Jemison and Mrs. Stirling Clack went to New Orleans, Thursday. On the trip down Mrs. Jemison and Mrs. S. H. Barrow who were sitting in the same seat in the train came near being hurt by the falling of the heavy 4glass reflector to one of the lamps just as the porter was lighting the lamp. Mrs. Jemison came near being hit on the head, and the glass was shattered all about them. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Howell and the latter's daughter, Miss Mimie New sham and little Virginia Howell, came in their car from Baton Rouge for the club dance, remaining till Sunday be fore returning home. Mrs. Howell leaves shortly for Kentucky, accom panying her daughter, who will enter school at Nazareth. Dewey Newpham goes to Jefferson Collee and Edward Newsham returns to schiool at La fayette. PERSONALS FROM THE JACKSON RECORD. Mr. William Fauver returned on Sun day from Zachary. Mrs. A. J. Allison of Slaughter visi - a ed Mrs. S. K. Connell on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Palmer and family were Sunday guests of Mrs. S. A. Keller. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kent returned on t Sunday from Bluff Creek camp meeting. i Mrs. James Norsworthy and children t were with Mrs. Ellis at Batchelor for a visit this week. Misses Smith and Harrison of Baton Rouge are guests of Miss Theresa I Carney in West Feliciana. l, Mrs. H. B. Munson, who has been 1 convalescing at the home of Mrs. S. K. t Connell, returned to Baton Rouge on p Sunday. I Mrs. E. L. Woodside of Baton Rouge F and Miss Octavie Gayden of Ourley a were Tuesday guests of Mr. and Mis. I R. S. Austin. v Mrs. J. Wadsworth was with Mrs. a E. C. Hill for the week-end. Mesdames d Hill and Wadsworth visited their Jack- g son friends during the week. C Mr. J. Ballard Dudley has been spend- s ing his vacation with friends in Vicks- 1 burg, Miss. While there he has under- a gone two eye operations, through which t he passed successfully. Mrs. E. A. Bell, Misses Eloise and Evelyn Bell and Mr. Gus L. Bell left L on Tuesday for Natchitoches, where t Mrs. Bell and "Gussie" will spend the I winter while he is attending the State Normal. Dr. Gee. H. Jones of Lutcher and t Judge W. Carruth Jones of Baton n Rouge were here on Sunday to visit 14 Dr. John W. Jones. Judge and Mrs. a Jones and children and Mr. G. G. C Keller motored back to Baton Rouge, Sunday evening. A movement is on foot to gravel the n road from Jackson to McManus. Jack- 0 son is also to have a Lyceum course during the winter. ** ********++*+4 + ++1'***** * d * t Absent Friends j J. P. Newsham Jr. will take the place of C. S. Moragne as stock solicitor for the National Co-operative Produce and Cold Storage Company. - Ham mend Vindicator. Dr. David Adiger of the interne staff, e Charity IHospital, New Orleans, has r been promoted to be one of the two A house medical officers of that excellent A institution. 14 A newspaper clipping mentions Mrs. Thomas C. Glynn of Covington, former ly Miss Mary Barrow of New Orleans, but now in Colorado for her son's health, as being prominent at a large social gathering-of suffragists. d Mr. and Mrs. Sam Carter are again t at their home in Rosedal, Miss. a DEATH OF MRS. BURCKHALTER. After a painful illness, Mrs. W. W, Burckhalter, born Sallie M. Row, died at the family home near Laurel Hill, Thursday, September 2, 1915, at 8 p. m. The funeral services took place at Grace Church, St. Francisville, at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon, with inter ment in the churchyard. Mrs. Burckhalter had reached an ad vanced age, and lived a retired life, but she was a woman of great bril liancy as well as being possessed of a strong character and much executive ability. The family in its various con nections is prominent and influential. Besides her husband, Dr. W. W. Burck- I halter, she leaves two sons, Mr. Vin cent M. Jackson, and Mr. M. R. Jack son, both of this parish. N"Ml* +3 ºýI*++++c**ºlr( I****W+3nO 4++++++ 1 Church Notices e~~-k~-J 4-kO-I-,,#O1l GRACE CHURCH Alvin W. Skardon, Rector. Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity Services at 10 o'clock a. m. METHODIST CHURCH SERVICES. ' First Sunday--St. Francisville, 11 a. m. and 7:16 p. m. Second Sunday--Antioch, 11 a. m. 1 and p. m. t Third Sunday-Star Hill, 11 a. m., St. Francisville, 7:15 p. m. Fourth Sunday-Wilhelm, 10:30 a.m., M Angola, p. m. ° Fifth Sunday-Elm Park, 11 a. m , St. Francisville, 7:16 p. m. PINCKNEYVILLE, MISS. Messrs. D. F. and Geo. Merwin visit- a ed their mother, Mrs. V. C. Merwin, e last week at Poplar Grove, West Baton c Rouge. While there they drove to the stock farms in the vicinity of Baton s Rouge. They were very much pleased, e and wondered why West Feliciana with f her rich soil hadn't the same improve ments. a Invitations are out to a dance in 11 Fort Adams, Sept. 7, with Bud Scott's e band as an attraction. The fine condi tion of the roads makes distances short p and a full attendance is promised. It Miss Katherine McGehee visited p relatives at Bowling Green, near Wood. ville, this week. p Misses Sarah and Margaret Brandon b will attend the agricultural high school in Woodville this session. Dr. J. W. Brandon Jr. having resign- '* ed his position as surgeon in the em- o ploy of the United Fruit Co., will v locate near Money, Miss, a Through his attorneys, Lawrason and Kilbourne, Representative G. L. b Caulfleld has filed an action in the d district court against J. L. Cravens, E registrar of voters, as regards the restoration of his name on the regis- i tration rolls of East Feliclana parish, sl from which it was recently removed on 0 the plea of non-residence. a SOCIAL EVENTS. U The concluding dance of the club, tl last Friday night, proved to be the £ largest and most brilliant of the series. The attendance was very much larger i than heretofore, both of onlbokers and J persons dancing. The music was fur. o nished by Johnson's Band from Baton t Rouge and was very good, only new h and spirited selections being rendered. h Dancing was a delight. Among the tl visitors present were Mrs. Buchanan si and daughters, Misses Jarvis, Magru- c der, Tarleton, Forrester, Brooks, Bour- o geois, and Newsham; Messrs. W. Mo- h Causland Jr., Dewey and Edward New- o' sham, O'Brien of Baton Rouge, and Tarleton. Cake and lemonade were al served. Dancing ceased shortly after d two o'clock. s In the subscription bridge at Mrs. t Leopold's last week, Mrs. Bradley won t the prize for points, and Mrs. Louise Kilbourne for honors. There were informal gatherings for a tennis on the court at Catalpa, Wed- t nesday and Thursday afternoons. Tay lor Douglas was champion the first 01 afternoon, but was overcome by Mr. F G. M. Lester, the second afternoon./ Si A subscription dance will be given by the young men at Pythian Hall, to- re night (Friday). Johnson's Band has V been employed for the occasion. An informal dance for the younger tI set was enjoyed at the LeJeune repi dence Thursday night. An Arizona legend riuns that he who b drinks of the waters of the Hassayam- t pa river can never tell the truth again. A The following, clipped from the In dianapolis News, leads one to ask it f there happens to be a Hassayampan on pl its staff: "Headed by a big rooster, a flock of hens in Pittsburgh marches every evening from its yard to the rail- ta road station to meet the owner, J. L. U Armstrong. The flock then escorts bi Armstrong to his home,, the rooster a leading all the way." SUtl A rural parson and total abstainer s1 was invited to dine with a family of ai -wealth in London. Among the drinks lserved was milk punch which the : parson had never before tasted. After doing so, he said: "Madame, allow me to compliment you upon owning such a remarkable cow!" CHARTER OF BANK OF COMMERCE. United States of America, State of Louis iana, Parish- of West Feliciana. Be it known, That on the 26th day of the month of August, in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and t Fifteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America, the One Hun dredth and Thirty-ninth, before me, Eu gene S. Muse, a Notary Public, duly com missioned and qualified, in and for the - Parish of West Feliciana, State of Louis iana, and in the presence of the wit nesses hereinafter named and under - signed, personally came and appeared the several persons, whose names and resi dences are hereunto subscribed, who de clared, that availing themselves of the provisions of the laws of this State, rela tive to the organization of Banking Cor - porations, and the business of Banking, that they covenant and agree, and by these presents do covenant and agree to bind themselves, as well as such other persons as may hereafter become asso ciated with them and their successors, to form themselves into and ordain and es tablish a corporation and body politic in law, for the objects and purposes and under the agreement and stipulations fol lowing, which they hereby adopt as their Charter. ARTICLE I. The name and title of this corporation shall be The Bank of Commerce, and its domicile is hereby declared to be and is established in the Town of St. Francis ville, Louisiana. It shall use and have a corporate seal, circular in form, and containing the in scription, "The Bank of Commerce, St. Frapcisville, La.," which seal may be al tered or changed at the pleasure of the Board of Directors of this corporation. The President, or in his inability or absence, the First Vice President, or in his absence or inability or in the absence or inability of both, the Cashier of said Bank is hereby designated as the officer upon whom citation or other legal process shall be served. ARTICLE II. The purposes for which this corporation is originated, the nature of the business and the power and authority it shall ex ercise, are hereby declared to be, to re ceive money on deposit and to pay the same in current funds on checks of de posit; to discount, buy and sell promis sory notes and bills of exchange and other evidences of debt; to buy, hold and sell, stocks, bonds, gold and silver bullion and foreign coins; to receive securities and valuables for safe keeping, on such terms as may be agreed upon. To hold, receive, lease, pledge and convey personal prop erty, both for its own use and benefit and also as agent and trustee. To acquire, hold and convey, real estate for the pur poses and objects expressly allowed by law, and subject to the limitations im posed by law. To lend money on personal or other proper legal security, at legal rates of interest, and to exercise all powers, necessaiy or incidental to the business of Banking. ARTICLE III, The capital stock of the corporation hereby organized, is fixed at Fifteen Thousand ($15,000,00) Dollars, divided into one hundred and fifty shares of the par value of One Hundred ($100.,0) Dollars each. Said stock shall be paid for in cash, at the time of incorporation. ARTICLE IV. The business of said corporation shall be conducted by and its government and direction shall be vested in a Board of Directors, consisting of seven (7) persons, each of whom shall be a bona fide holder and owner, during the time that he is act ing as a Director, or not less than one (1) share of the capital stock, and a majority of said Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum. The first Board of Directors to serve under this Charter, shall consist of E. G. Davis, L. W. Rogers, Cheston Folkes, W. R. Daniel, Max Dampf, Gee. L. Plet tinger and W. E. Wood, of whom E. G. Davis shall be President, and L. W. Rogers, Vice President, and said officers' and Directors shall hold office until the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January 1916, or until their successors in office shall have been duly elected and taken their place. That the election of Directors shall be held annually, by ballot, by the qtock holders thereof, on the first Tuesday~ after 4 the first Monday of September and every succeeding year. That said election shall be held under the supernision of three (3) 1 Commissioners appointed by the Board of I Directors and taken from the stock- 9 holders of said corporation. That notice I of said election shall be given in a local newspaper, each week, for four weeks I next preceding the date of said election, and each stock-holder shall be entitled( directly or by proxy to one vote for eachi share o( stock recorded in his or hera name, on the books of the Bank. The seven (7) persons receiving a majority of I the votes cast shall serve as Directors for the ensuing year. In case there should be ilo election of a Board of Directors on the day thus ap pointed, the election for the same shall be held as soon thereafter as practical, on a day to be fixed by the Board of Direc tort of which notice shall be given by ' publication, as hereinafter provided for. The Board of Directors shall elect one of their number for President, another for First Vice President, and a third for Second Vice President, to hold office dur ing the term of said Board making the election. In case of vacancy in said Board of Di rectors, or in the office of President or Vice Presidents, the same shall be filled by the remaining members of said Board, the newly-elected Director or Directors or Officer to hold for the unexpired term of the Directorate. The said Board of Directors.shall ap-. point a Cashier, and such other Officers, Attorneys-at-law, Agents and Clerks, as may be requisite and necessary for the business of the Bank, and shall also fix the compensation for all of the Officers, Attorneys-at-law, Clerks, Agents or em ployees of the Bank. All persons appoint ed by the Board of Directors as above set forth, shall hold their positions *t the' pleasure of the Board, The Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt rules and regulations for the proper government of the ank and the transaction of its business, and to alter the same at pleasure, provided the same < be not contrary to the laws of this State, I nor of this Charter, The Board shall have the authority to fix the time and place of its meetings and I the notice to be given thereof. The Board shall have authority to delegate its Agents I and Employees of the Bank or to desig nate Committees of the Board, such powers as they may think proper and 4 expedient. ARTICLE V. Books for the registry and transfer of shares of capital stock shall be opened; all transfers of stock shall be made on the books of meid corporation by the stock holder or his or her Agent or Attorney, but said Agent or Attorney must hold a written power of attorney from said stock holder, duly attested by & Notary Public, and in every case the certificates shall be properly endorsed and signed. The books for the transfer and registry of capital stock may be closed, but not for a longer period than ten (10) days at a time. All certificates of stock shall be signed by the President and Cashier and bear" the seal of the corporation. ARTICLE VI. The corporation created by this Charter shall commence business as soon as Fif teen Thousand Dollars of its capital stock shall be subscribed and paid for, and shall exist for a period of fifty years, unless sooner dissolved, as provided herein, or in accordance with law. When dissolved or at the expiration of this Charter, its liquidation shall be conducted by three commissioners, elected at a general meet ing of the stock-holders thereof, notice of which election shall be given by publica tion in a newspaper published in the Town of St. Francisville, La., each week for four weeks next preceding said election. In case there is no newspaper published in the Town of St. Francisville, notices of said election shall be made by posting in three (3) conspicuous places in the said Town of St. Francisville, La., each week for four weeks next preceding said election. Said Commissioners shall be solvent persons, residing in the Parish oT West Feliciana. Their term of office may be assigned and all necessary powers con ferred upon them; a period of liquidation may be fixed, as also the compensation of said liquidators, not to include attorney's fees, in such manner as the stock-holders may by resolution at such meeting de termine. Each increase or decrease, modification, alteration or, addition to the capital or of the number of shares of this corporation, shall be submitted to a general meeting of the stock-holders held after thirty days' notice by publication or posting, and shall be approved by two-thirds of the amount of the capital stock, and shall be executed. recorded and published or posted, as pro vided by the original Articles of Incor poration. The corporation may be dis solved at such meeting, with the consent of the persons holding two-thirds of the entire capital stock of the corporation, which meeting shall be called by the Board of Directors and of which four weekly notices shall be given by publica tion in a newspaper published in St. Fran cisville, La., four weeks next preceding said meeting, or by posting in three (3) conspicuous places, for such length of time as in case of publication. . Thus done and passed at my office in St. Francisville, Louisiana, aforeaid, in the presence of Irene K. Wills and J. B. Clack Jr., competent witnesses, both re siding in 'the Parish of West Feliciana, Louisiana, who hereby sign their names, with said parties, and me, Notary, after due reading of the whole. E. GI DAVIS, CHESTON FOLKES, L. W. ROGERS, W. R. DANIEL, MAX DAMPF, GEO. L. PLETTINOER, WW. E. WOOD, And Others. ' E. S. MUSE, Notary Pubno. Filed for Record and Recorded in Record of Charters, No. 1, page 19, August 20, 1915. E. 8. MUSE, Clerk and Recorder. A true copy of the original. E. S. MUSE, Clerk and Recorder. 80 DIFFERENT YOU KNOW. A man died in Philadelphia the other day of a broken heart caused by disap pointment at human kind. ,It seems that he had made it a point of his life never to say anything mean of any one in order to win the esteem of every. body. Imagine his disgust when he secretly learned that the community where he lived regarded. him as a crank, and people spoke of him as being as crazy as a bat. "I see that Marconi has invented a device by which you can see through brick walls." "Somebody invented that long ago." "Who was it, I'd like to know?" "The man who first thought of put ting windows in 'em."-Detroit Free Press. The self-made man stalked into the office of a great financier with whom he had an appointment. "You probably don't remember me," he began, "but twenty years ago, when I was a poor messenger boy, you gave me a message to carry-" "Yes, yes!" cried the financier. "Where's the answer? '-Aronaut, - - --: _--- - ------- - ---- -- - -- - M. & E. WOLF WILL BE CLOSED THURSDAY, SEPT. 9, and SATURDAY, SEPT. 18, HOLIDAYS. Important Facts Regarding This Bank Liability of Stockholders Is double amou4t of stock owned 44w It is managed by experienced men whose honesty and sound judgment are unquestioned +4 It is subject to strict supervision of the State Banking Department 44. It is examined frequently by experts employed by the State of Mississippi, besides being carefully checked and audited by its local Board of Directors 44 It carries Ample insurance against theft, robbery, burglary, and fire, and its employees are heavily bonded 4( We cordially welcome small as well as large accounts, and offer our patrons every facility consistent with sound banking. ALL DEPOSITS GUARANTEED BY STATE BANKING DEPARTMENT. THE COMMERCIAL BANK WOODVILLE, MISS1881PPI. Pittsburg Coal f 10 boxes or more, de livered, at $4 per ton. ?" Cord Wood of all kinds can be delivered on short' notice.,........... LET ME DO YOUR HAULING. J. A. LANGLOIS. Telephone 19 Bayou Sara, La. .--- -_- - .-. .- -. . - .. . .. . If you need Drugs, Patent Medicines, Sta tionery, Toilet Articles, Etc., " you will find a full line at The Royal Pharmacy. ST. FRANCISVILLE, LA.