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VOL VII-NO, 50
MADISON, FLA., THURSDAY, AUGUST. .13, 1908.
$1 A .'rru'Ar;
Columbia College-
HiiK new institution envying
grounds and buildings whh !; cos'
more than two b'indred thousand
ioliMS has Unshed us first Ji ir with
innrk-.d success. It has a large and
competent faculty anl idlers rare
Opportunities and unusual fucilities
for a complete cdycMi hi. In its
several courses of st'.i i y it meets the
demands in all departments of 'life.
Tije classical course cover the Be'.d
of vulture and thought in the sciences
and in literature. ' Jn Music and Art
the student can f i' advanced along
t-s'ibetic lints. In the Business
Course he can be fitted for the af
f.iirs of the coni-tintf room and for
work in steno :aphy. In tbe Normal
li ;fii triierit students are well- train,
ed as teachers for tbe school-room,
la its Dou! lie Course, cooking,
1 1 t-p-fi Lt iiig , vmgand r.eedle woik
fire taught, i i its uible Nliool ttie
ifli:;ious tide of the student's
binder is wrt cared fur. Indeed
! ji- )'. 'g.ud uiul attention are given
h the 'vholc man the physical, the
liiciitil, tin; s. -1 , the commercial
v..l tin; uioiiii .
J;Vents wodd do well to write to
Cie l'lvf i-'-'i.t, G. A., Xunnaily a
Lake
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s of School Board.
son, Fla., A v. 1P08.
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Henr i tin t promptly at 10 a. m
Full- Boanl present, uiinuUs f last
meeting v; . ic read and approved.
Jerfi-i Cooey and Knno ap
pearo-1 e
t b :t soul:
. ro the Board and asked
arrangements' be made fr
i Florida attending the
.-I i' Georgia. O" motion
..K it uvd till the iitxt
e further investigation.
upils fl'
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io . pin. ,' .ut down at the new
i ...j on ti" I'-I'ie Splines toad.
W. Harris was Appointed
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Proceedings County. Commissioners.
Madison, Fla., Aug. 8, 1908.
Tbe Board of County Commis
sioners met this day with all mem
bers presett. - Board was called to
order by the chairman and reading
of minutes was dispensed with.
This meeting being held for ike
purpose of bearing' complaints from
persons being dissatisfied with the
assessed valuation of tbeir property
for taxes. Tbe assessor piesenUd
the tax books for 1908 as made out
by bitn for inspection and compar
ison byt be board. Tbe assessor pre
sented a certified copy of a reoora
mendation to the Comptroller sign
ed by ths chaiimao of this board
purporting to be the action of the
whole board in session, recommend
ing that a reduction of 1500 per
mile ho made !n the. assessment for
taxes of the Sjuth Georgia and
I West Coast Railroad, be made by
the Comptroller, ondupon consid
eration therto.' upon motion it was
o:d-n;d thHl the clcik Of the iioaid
communicate with the Comptroller
and inform bint that no members of
the board coucuired with the chair
man In making said recommendation
(the matier not having been brought
before the Board in session) and re
spectfully recommend and ask the
Comptroller not to make said reduc
tion but to assess said railroad for
this year at tbe same rite or' valua-r
tion as last j'eai . . .
The following lax levy was made
for the year 1908, to-wit:
General Rev-trine 2 mill.
School
Vine and 1
.-leiture . i laill
Huatls mid Rriilfres 1 1- mill.
County Bonds, lrnilll
Total counly lev y llfmfls
And after remaining in session for
several hours and no one appearing
to render any complaint, on motion
board adjourned until Wednesday
morning next, 9 o'clock.
A iigiist 5th. 1908.
The Board of County Commis-gioin-rs
met this day in regular S'-s -sion,
all members present. lioaid
was called to order by the chainnan
and miiiutot, of Iat three meetings
were read and approved.
On motion M:s. M'.)e, pauper,
who was dropped from 'the list on
June 3, wns restored on said list at
1 1 from June 1, 1008. On motion
Mil-s Mary Rogers was put on pau
per list at per month from ilale.
Ou motion Mrs. Jane Edingflcld wa
. . io 4 1 ...r fr.,,., Is
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date and fr'ain Hichards uns put on
the libt at $2 pcr'month from datf.
E. J. Vann, tnanaiiing Trus ee of
Madison county bonds, n'p're1 be
fi ire the bonrd and stale! t'.fit be
had on bund suflieient funds to take
up tvt o fi ve hundred dollar bonds,
recommended that the hoard draw
two bonds Tor f j00 each, whereup
on, bunds Numbers SC aid 4'J for
f 'lOO each were drawn and called in
for payment.
Commissioner Shaw reported that
he bad let contract to rejmir McCoy
enck bridge to V . L. Cr'ice for
21.. CvHiimi;-ioi,' r lJnhop rciiort
ed th.'t he I. a 1 1 1 eon ti act to repair
bridge on Cone ei eik to li. 1!. 1'itU
fur ;:, alr-a i--..,'.!i.a to v p-ir bri 1--.,!
ii ly Ford to J. D. Wulker for
Ciiinii-!f.iT fc!.-l .p'it'-l
ti. had : e..!.lr;..a l rep-.ir
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and after considering nm upon
motion J. W. Bishop, J. E. Wil.
Hams and II P. Rye were appointed
a committee to meit and confer with
the Jefferson board upon being notl
Ded of the time aud place of meeting.
Petitlob asking for a public road
to be estahllsbod from Taylor coun
ty line, near Vf. It. Tlmmons place.
Intersecting Terry and Lamont pub
lic road north of A. J. Anion's place,
on motion granted with ihe under
standing that said road be establish
ed without cost to the county, rnd
J. A. Hamilton, J. S. Cone and A.
J.Amonwere appointed commis
sioners to mark out and lay off said
read.
Notarial bonds o'. T. J. Clyatt ai.d
O. B. Haven were approved, and
board adjourned for dioner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On motion J. W. Bishop was in
structed to make out bill anil present
to Brobston Co., for the use of road
engine and machinery wliile grading
at Gnenville by the Grewnville Iiu-
i proveinent Co.
' On motion the chairman was in
structed to appoint a committee of
three of which be wat to be included,
to inspect the new etcel bridge across
the Witblacoocbee river near Ella
ville, when same is completed, where
upon commiHsioncrs Williams and
Rye were appointed as the other
members of the committee,
The clerk was ordered to com
municate with Good lioads Machi
nery Co., iu regard to adjustment
of ccftain claim by said company
against tie bonrd. ,1. C. " Ilarrell
wns given un option to sell the road
engine and other road machinery
belonging to the county.
Moved that tho chsirmarr contract
to have two steel bridges built over
Turkey creek and Little Auailla at
Cone's crossing, provided ame can
be bought at lift prices on deferred
payments without interest. If not,
to hate said bridges built of wood.
bills were taken up and pa'd as
follows:
I D l.irn.. rei'irSnledluh lri.l. SOOO
I) W liirvli, work on jhirni'tt b'd'ire alt.it.. USUI
111.. k, 1. v Mrl.eod, lit nd Insp i.imt SI HO
K B IMts repii I.iulc Aiiciil-i bridfc 1 Hi W
J E U'liiiuiTis, insp lriil)(i..f 6 ir)
0 F I'li'lcrwooil, jnintlt' lllut- Spriri; li'tl'ij. Itlll
W.lkcr, Kv-ins CovrwL-ll (In., envelope. .. .. Jfll
J T lll.iir, hni'inn und p'.iltinjf down plnuitf
on rnail SU
W I. Crure, r.-pK Mrl ov creuli tiriiljie 2 00
S Sliav. insp bridge WO'K IS IK!
Kit, ;rif 1'owwCo, l:g- U ch nd Jail, July., li In
T K Ciiihoun.liuiil'er for rn:i.l.. ...... , 7 ,Vl
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Cunvrise llndi: Co ,iard r:..li.iK Snwan
rif. liv'tr I'r.c
1. 11 I'rttn.on, fcoap ly h riff for eounlv.
K J I'.iu-rMm, or us-.jf. l.ixe. 1W S
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New ivit.Tliil pul'liNliir); '
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Tax Coller-tor presented ii-port of
taxis coliei-le.l daring the month of
July s follows:
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TotM collection for month of
July, f0,41O.4O,aud same wni order
ed reported to State Auditor.
T. Vf. Dale, county trcsiurer,
presented bis books and accounts anil
made settlement wi:'.i the county for
the in6ntlj of' uly. Same were
checked op and found correct with
tbe following balances to credit of
the different fundi, to-wit:
General Revenu' Ifl.lM.TV
Fine anil Forfeiture , SD '
Rosil. and bridge. l.Hfiv 6.1
Total cn.h in Treaiury f 10,147.61
which was ordered reported to the
State Auditor.
There being no further business
oo motion Board adjourned until
the next regular meeting.
T. Z. Maetis, Clerk.
J Trituneto Mrs- N- W. McOonald.
' The death of Mrs. McDonald
which occurred ou the 8th day of
June fills un with fcjrrow and we
reali.o that earth is poorer, and a
multitude of men and women lee I a
sense of loss bee ii se of her exulla.
lion and removal from sight.'-.
Yet her hallowing e'nnohlitig ir
Uuence ft 1 1 h i s, uml we uiuvt praise
Jesus because she once lived to bless
us.
All who knew her well rec-oniz'td
her spiritualiti', l er helpfulness arid
wise couniel.
Iler's was a beautiful useful life,
not only in bcr home, about her own
fireside. ith lnr husband and
daughters, but in tho largest sense,
beautiful and useful in the chinch
and tbe wide world.
We as a body of women of. the
Home ML-slon Society, doing the
Lord's work, pledge, ourselves to
emulate lier exainplcutf while we
grievo for her and will miss her, we
will meet her where suffering is not
known.
Kf.soi.ved: That we make a
sK(cial supplication for the fnmrly
left without the mother, and the
husband bereft of a wife and tender
our synipntny to them at this lime.
That a copy erf thin action of the
committee of the Home Mission
Society he sent to the family, cople
in our eny paper and spread upon
the pages of our record book.
Mits. C. B. Asm.Kr,
Mis Vank Wilson! .
Mus. Amanda IIarveV,
Committee.
Letter to J W- Barrett,
Madison, fla.
Dear Sir : This is short: '
F.vi"'.V j"b iuinled l)pvue takes lei1,
gallium than of any other paint.
If not, no I'RV.
Vuurs truly,
rti K. W. Dr.voE o.
P. S. U. G. Smith Belle our paint.
Prof. Walter Ciite wrilei ua from
Sweotwatr, Tpbii., where h tutu been
pending Iiih vsention, that by, order
the Setiool linaril the Florida Kortu.nl
and IIikIi Sehool will throw rpen its
dd.irs on Sept. 1st. The Normal de
partment of the sehoul will open un
fur huinis one v w-k later, on the Stli.
Tins iri.f.-KH..T ill oe home in a few
Uv8 smt nt om-e prepare lor the bcIkkiI
npeuinrf. Mis. Cute will not return
until Oeti'ber. ( Ixt your book? ou t and
wipe the 'lust from tliein, chihlrer,, fur
school days Me u ar it hand.
Tin? revitnl uieeting at the Pvn-ky
Sprh-ii cli ii rc'.i .fin; f niileH ninth of towr',
I ns tneu ntteud'.d with real re!itf:out
n-. nk. i.i n (. Kev. Hie lli-ior, of Noiyo,
mio l.in dmr.g '.ie prein liiu, ia
) ciir ir in i ml .1,. I nf (.'race and ;mi er, BL(I
Ins : in.ii.s .luni'aT t'l.i nnH-lii.at i.ine
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in thtit
her i.-ei
t! e (i-iod
Lr.nit;l.t
eop.ii. unity Tl.rre, prui'eliini;
m :, h.. t -.d.-.y, !..l
people ti ti e' i.i"ul, bo-diix ij
tlp-.r liini er v '- .a tii'-m hM-t si. ri nd it mi
f f. i' r -i,ni, .1. (J l-l a nun !. or i.f .i:r
pi.i.pm "l lit 1 .- uay ou'. li.e-M.
RUN-OVER LOGALO
The Weather.
For ths wek ending Sutxlnv, Auur
fih, as the record of the U ..S.-.WeaUmr
V
Bureau at this place shows, tub as ful
ki we:
Tr mp rat cur.:
Avnmjfs maxlmiim, 90
AveirHge minimum .' 03
HiKheBt, Mondiiy,.,. 100
Lowest, IJun7y .'. . 70
v RAlNfAIx:
Tbursdar, .0,1; Saturday; .20; Sunday,
1.07. Total: 1.30 Inches.
Io Cream fresh every day at D. O.
Smith's.
Col. Kanilell Rowe made a profese
alonal visit to Lake City Monday.' '
Dannltte Maya Is at horns again after
a couple of weeks pleasantly spent in
visiting relatives at TullnSiaasea. .
Mrs. J. C. Beyan,- Mrs, Bryan anil
Mr. and Mrs. Jim lie run returned bom
Tusejuy niht from lampion Spring.
P. L. Fulford of the Ebb aection of
the county, was a burirjees visitor it
Ihe city Tuesdaj acd paid this office an
appreciated enlL
Meeilames S. J. r.lllnori and Waits
OveiRtreet nre at home again utter ee
r.l weeks delightfully apent witlxso.
and brother, Frank Ellison, at Inver
ness, ,
John Morrow lelt last Saturday
inorniiiu for Mayo wher lie la ihl
week poga(B(l in attending to the rousl-'
Cal feature of a revival n-.eetlna being
conducted by R.V. Hurke Culpepper.
Waeh Sutley has aeeepted a poeitiora
at Ihe hardware lor of Tluirin Si Les
lie where he will be pleased to sue nil
of his friends and serve them. "(Jncli
Wash"' Ijonc of Madison mont papular
citizens and snlenirie.il ' and his friend
live In every aeciion of the comity.
A large force of railroad hands ar
rived In t'.wn Mondnv and .at onee pro
eeeded to arranire a -Tamp alon tbw
ruuteot the Madison 6ii.it hern linilway
which will ho rouatructed in a nouther
Iv direction os rapidly aaj.osible. Thi
force of hands will also complete tti
work of cnnneollnK ValdoHta Sonthora
and S. A. L. railways at a poiit soutla
of the Juke of the Florida .Manufiietur
inif Co , the trestle aerona toe lake?
Iiii; ltn built some weeka ii)(i),oul7 ("
Iron reniiiiniri( to he hiJ, '
Three tie member er rolled fj
nunies oa the Ihtraca CJrmn INt at
MethoiliBt fundny Pihonl lint SuoiltiJ-p
Urine;ini thrt tot.nl nieintierHhip up tc
27. The nluas Diet last 'Sund-iy forth
llnt time in it new tinea room wbicl
Is hiri er mid cooler timn the room
lieretufiire Ure,T. The ineni In-rs arr
Hhllelpat ing with j;rrttt delight tlir
flret of what we trust will be a si-rle
of enterli.inments. Mr. lxiuia FraleiKh,'
the ellieient secretary, Ims invited all
menihi'rs of ttie cIhbs to be his fiue.-nw at
hie home to nitflit, and he wants to tvel
ecme every member.
It wa the universal opit ion (if tho.,.
present at the I'lnelund picnic on hi.'t
Friday that the people of Fineland un
drrslund the art of ent.-rtniiiiuj;, nml
where nil did so Well it wnuN.l siien.
invidious to mention nanicH, but tho
AriLi-trunge, liciri!, Laiiit-rs, Mo'irt'H,
Palo. sons aad Wilsonp, aideil by others,
were unremitting In tin ir ntlei.tiatis to
visitors. The forennnn il ia epent in
pleasant intnrcxiurne and nu-.liiriif anil
reneiving aetiHiutnncea lee erea n unit
leiiKinade wns bountifully Berved by tho
hidicF, from wliioli they realized a nett
mm fur ehureh purports. At hii;)) nootc
din.ier was an noun red, ami truly, it.
was a feast of e;oid trunks. Olik rarely
sees such well cxiked djitntii-B, and
after all th pii file were eerveil there
were oceans li-ft. At three o'clock lhe
erod wont in the t-hiireh and Ur.
Miekle wns iinoie Master nf Cerenionien
he als.i nia.ie a short talk that wns
well r"eiv''d. It i" ea.-iily Sien tliHt ttie-iloct-ir
In a prime lnvorile tin re. Tfc
i lui.r Is a K"d one nnj tt.ey ttavo un
xi'ine line nuii-ie. Tim-e lit lie uusbci
I'cr ry, I'litermin and A rr.ieirunj; ll,!
their .b tire townnlB eni ,i taiiilng will.
w-!l renilered rwitnt i-ini end b-.'I.h.
At four o'i IneK the men mi l h ye j
juni ne.l to the ba,e!-iil ernui,c! a
beautiful f'iinre in tlie dpnn wiimh
Htiout a quarter of a in.ie fiom t' e
i hurili. Then tbe w.m.i ii l,,-J a J.ri-
-.niiary service led by Mi-s Itentiam of
M-.i.n - ll,!, t-h.p (;a e a ui'.i t n il i, i rbie
tall'., and at her sni".'-MiesAnn-htu.i.g
m. 1 y,, ft I), t; :'.i,,: h tv,;,! iviuji
hi. h a. e ie: y iii iiii-i fi-r the i- n t.
y .i.ni. Later, 1 1 win on iv.'tit t--t
i;e t i..i-': .11 jjmoii 1, but for f,-.,r di
l.nttit.i (ee'.i'.k" e l no t . ! s,- r,-
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