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|EIGHT Official Organ Ben Hill County, Your Future Needs If you have a growing business, you should carefully consider the futyre and make con nections with a bank that your needs will not outgrow. ; The FIRST NATIONAL BANK carries some of the largest accounts in this-section. Its ample resources enables it to care for these accounts easily and efficiently. The officers of this bank will be glad to have you come in and talk the matter over with you and take care of your account. First National Bank Fitzgerald, Georgia The Bank for Your Savings The Childrens’ Fete Day May 16th promises to be the greatest day in the history of Fitz gerald for the children. The fete will consist of a parade first, begin ning at the corner of Main and Jes samine Sts. At the end of the par ade there will be a: May pole dante .and crowning of the May Queen. Leading the procession, when the Queen makes her triumphal entry will be herald with his bugle; next the courtiers, Queen’s attendants and pages. The May Queen will be selected by popular vote at Adams’ Candy Kitchen. Any little girl under years is eligible. Group showing our $lB, $2O and $22.50 Hart Schaffner & Marx Suits Serdes . Trooical Worsteds Ensglish Tweeds Fine Scotch Mixtures In Blacks, Blues or Novelties U @ 3 A\ N Y §// . | .l AN\ ™ '\\\ ‘ =Y/ [} \ . ¥ t AW |ey %’fi? / L \_\V .20 Y B SV s e ) /Y e 56 DG /dNEETE N ] M\ R 623 % ' 1%1@“ BET HE—gl €] A(2 S Copyright Hart Schaffner & Marx IN every walk of life and for every occasion requiring good clothes you’ll find these Hart Schaffner & Marx suits of ours to predominate. They do it by sheer force of character—correct style, pure wool materials, finest hand tailoring throughout—shape retaining through roughest wear. Over a million men in America are testifying to this—and the numbers growing. Why buy the cheap book stuff when you can get real merchandise? You pay an average of $lO a suit more for similar materials and then don’t get the workmanship or fit. MANHATTAN SHIRTS - STETSON HATS - BOYDEN SHOES - AND OUR OTHER FURNISHINGS - OF EQUAL VALUE New arrivals in dry goods section---ltems of especial interest. RATINE' Thenew o e holiorwhite, pic vara ~ 3OC New Bedford Stripes. for dresses z_inl skirts 25c New Renfrew Ging?’g\ags_.‘i"eg,fgff"’ 15¢ inol New Colored Dimity whiteeroundwinh = Blac for children, @ 25c and 50c Pal'aS()lS for ladies, 75c to $3 In new and best summer styles . F in fine Javanese, 5c to 25¢ ans iny ap silk and celluloid, 25c to $1 A good selection in these THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE [ There will be prizes given for the ‘most beautifully decorated vehicle i in the parade as follows: ~ Ist and 2nd prizes for most artis tically decorated girl's play vehicle. . Ist and 2nd prize for most artis tically decorated boy’s play vehicle. ‘The entries will be limited to toy ‘vehicles, doll carriages, velocipedes, fire wagons, express wagons, pony and’cart, coasters, go-carts, belong ing to children no older than twelve years. & There will be a first and second Pige for the most artistically deco gited boys' bicycles ; also first and @econd for the girls. FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, APRIL 30, 1912. 'F\.\\ ) Y G x ')'i!efg‘ \\s :\‘:l W 1 ’\g »\: A.B. & A. Shop Boys Thank Train Crew The A. B. & A. Shop Boy» wish to publicly thank the train crew, Engineer, O, D. Blackwell; Fireman, Carl Wall; Conductor Jarrett; Flapman, Allie Rogers, and Special Agent, Sam Goin, for the excellent and cautious manner with which they handled the pie nic train to Thomasville Friday, April 26tb, i e e e oyt e The prizes are things children will appreciate, and are beéing given by aifferent individuals and merclints in town. The prizes will be or ex hibition soon in one of the windows at Adam's’ Candy Kitchen. “I usually pay twenty:fii gents for gstting a Twenty-five Dollar Check dshed about over the country,’’ said a traveling nfan a few days ago, when we cashed his check, @nd charged him on- Iy ten cents. We replied: * This Bank has a special reputation for two fi;;ings: One, great strength; the other, a ‘Live g d Let Live Policy.’’ We believe that these tw@ great traits, more than anything else, have wen for us our very Jarge dapositsev,, . ... & ' Where many people deposit their money is a good place F; »g person new at banking, or a stranger in omzfiammunity fo deposit money. We allowsfour per cent. in our interest depart ment. ? o : THE EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK Gapital Stock 5trength................ $200,000.00 Voluntary Protection Fund for Depositors....... 90,000.00 Total Resources..... ...cibiw.. . €00.000.00 Linoleum fortesantary flercovering ~ $l.OO yard Shirvan Rugs 22023 $12.50 ‘as $6.98 Ma.tting Rugs ;;‘.,9",‘3?o'6‘,:‘\.‘3’;:’:&"" : $3.48 Mosquito Canopies 4. 2% Ghin $1.50 ‘ MAIL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT AND EXPERT ATTENTION W R BOWEN, Prosident | J A MURPHY, Manoger SEMI-WEEKLY /' (S N \ll \!..-.'\ = Copyright Hart Schaffaer & Marx Clifford Wilkerson Wins .. In Tin Can Contest 3 . ‘ ' The following is a list of the boys whd competed in the gathering of tin Bans last Saturday and the ~um berigathered by each: itdl Prize, Clifford Wilkerson, 6600 Prize, Walter Tate.... 4000 B s s aaees e ses GRIN W.Wa1ker................. 2700 W. B. Moope. ."...... @...... 2500 8 .. 18919 These cans were mostly gathered oili vacant lots, and it will no dogbt have a good effect upon reddieing the number of mosqui tod.;. An oil sprinkler as been order ed; @nd as soon as receieved will bz sedl'to spinkle kerosene oil to all standing water. The Health Officer has a force of men digging ditches and draining ponds, and will make a vigorous effort to stop the breed ing of mosquitoes and flies. : L. S. Ossorxg, H. O. Part of Brain Gone But Galloway Lives Savannah, Ga., April 28—W. J. Galloway, cashier of the Bank of Collins, is a puzzle to local physic jans. When he was brought here several days after he had made an effort to kill himself by putting a bullet in his head it was thought he lhad no chance to get well. The bullet drove out a portion of his lbrain. and yet, say physicians, he has a chance to get well. He takes R N @~ 4 \ -l ..;u“ .‘, ; ] "l\\“& ( £ : M;\\‘( X o}J , [ \u/ " . ‘ 74 | R s S o eB| " i fig‘? 7\ fi'c"’/ e, z‘ A“.’%‘! i 4 BBy [ 1| H| Pl | Bl EZii ¢ | I gl fi'{‘}ii\g | %.@5 £ | sy —08 l let ) (O Ea MR [FEE S es 1 Copyright Hart Schaffacr & Marx Dresses in dainty lawns. linens and wash : " materials White and colored, lace trimmed, newest 98 styles, values to $6.98, f0r.......... » $4- Black Silk Waists, “Mourning” $2.50 - $3.98 Black Batiste Walists, *° for ‘ 98¢ 8¢ - 10e¢ - 10¢ - 2w Four tables in centre of Dry Goods Section. ; g Hundreds of useful articles unusually priced. Special Umbrellas, $1.50 values, Lovely handles. Rain or shine Taffeta. sl°oo | BRI I§ THIRD =(NATIONAL)2; |% B A //' SRR GO GRS TUESDAY FRIDAY VOL. XVII. NO. 32 pourishment and, while he is not out of danger, he is said to be im proving. He has regained conscious ness and it is said talks rationally. The fact that -part of his brain is missing does not seem to worry him any. Card ol Thanks. The desire to publicly thank the many friends who showed us such kindness during our recent affliction and bereavement. We hope they may live long and be “spared a sim ilar sad experience. Mgs. Hucr Kerr. Mrs. MarY BURKHARTER. Miss. PEArL KERR. : Judge Walter F. George, of Vienna, was in the city a short ‘while yesterday morning. R e |3 < gk) AL gI [ i whe ), \ ’.‘ il \ ol i [ QLY imEg \ 1 AW BPLLS ’ | Ad”l A f AN L A.n;*"v; % 7, N A 7 S / Copynght Hart Schaffaer & Marg