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Official Organ Ben Hill County,
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oilP SINKS WITH 1570 SOLDIERS
. German Sub. Demands Heavy Toll
London, Aug, 17—The British Transport Boyal Edward has
ben sunk by a German submarine, according to an official announce
ment this morning. Aboard the transport were 1,570. The official
statement says it is known that 600 men were saved.- This makes the
daath list 970.
Later reports may show the number saved fewer than the first
report. At noon no details of the attack had been given to the pub
lic.
~ Yesterday and today Fitzgerald
‘has on her gala clothes and wel
come to the Gray veterans who are
here in large numbers to attend the
State Reunion. They are here to
mingle together and talk over the
stirring times of the long ago. The
Stars and Bars under which they
fought are in evidence, and as they
look at it floating to the breeze here
in the Colony City, brings back ten
der memories of the past, memories
mingled with gladness and tears.
The people of Fitzgerald, as well
as the old veterans who wore
the Blue, are extending the glad
hand to these old warriors, while
Mayor Paulk has turned over the
keys of the city, saying to them,
“Have a good time—the city is
yours during your stay with us, and
Such Dresses for 98¢ and $1.48
Many of our customers havé bought as many as three and four dresses of these two lots—At 98c there
are dresses that sold to $4.98 and at $1.48, Dresses that sold to $lO.OO.
LoV ely Summer Dress es for 1_ 2 B::g}u:s,-faist,l;cr;elm ‘cvlrle_szses in this seasons best
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Silk Suits and Dresses for 1-2 st <l on these clegant Suits and Dresses-Come
EMPIRE MERANTILE CO.
Wm. R. BOWEN, President “ONE PRICE TO EVERYBODY” J. A. MURPHY, Manager
Our treat! Every $3 worth of cash purchases entitles you to free admission to Grand.
THE LEADER ENTERPRISE
here are the keys of the city.”
The vast crowd yesterday and
today are having a royal time as
they mingle together and listen to
the sweet strains of music by the
bands. Let us leave no stone un
turned to make the remaining hours
with us as pleasant as possible, as
they are entitled to all we can do
for them and more too.
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Casper Hide Co.
- Wholesale and Retail
Dealers in
Hides, Skins, Pelts, Wool,
Beeswax, * Tallow, Furs,
Metal, etc. We pay the
market price.
J. CASPER,
Pres. & Gen. Mgr.
Nemo Corsets for the stout figures $2, $3 &m
THRICE-A-WEEK
FITZGERALD, BEN HILI, COUNTY, GEOCRGIA, AUG. 18, 1915.
THE GRAND OLD MENS' RE-UNION.
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A Thousand Veterans
of the Civil War Gather.
With the dawn of the day, Fitzgerald began the festivities as
planned for the grand Re-Union of the Confederate Veterans of
Georgia for 1915. Hundreds of the battle scarred vets had arriv
ed in the city Monday and on the trains arriving in the city during
the night and early morning, besides handreds of autoes from
far and near brought their loads of vet erans and sightseers dur
ing the early morning. The people frou: the county and near-by
towns began to file into town and when the time arrived for the
big parade, the streets and side-walks were crowded with veter
ans, and their friends. The headquarters of the Lee Grant Hotel,
where the men who made history more than fifty year ago, gath
ered to do honor to their Commander Gen. Joseph W. Preston, Sr.
was an inspiration for the younger men, whose tranquil days of
industrions peace, give but a faint idea of the battles for exis
tence that confronted their fore fathers. With the men that
wore the gray mixed th e survivers of the blue of the
locai G. A. R. Posts and interchanged scraps of history that they
helped carve during the days of the 60’s.
Gen. Gilmore, with his division of calvary gave the assembling‘
parade the truly military appearance and the mounted old menl
seemed fit to make a charge against any foe. Accompanied by(
their sponsors, some mounted on horses, others in autoes preceed-!
ed by Co. C. Fitzgerald guards in command of their Captain Wm, |
Haile and followe{i by hundreds of Autos, the parade began to?
move and followirg the line of march planned, disbanded at the
Opera house, where the sessions of the Re-Union were held: the
court house having been found entirely too small for the larz e
number of veterans who gathered in the city. Gen. Preston, who
opening the convention with soma well chosen remarks’ proceeded
to iritroduce Sen. O.H. Elkins, who for the city welcomed the vet
erans in words that left a deep impression and carried with them
the appreciation of the honor bestowed on the city. |
Gen. Preston, for the veterans replied in words of appreciation
for the exceptional opportunity of holding the annual re-union of the
Confederate Veterans in a city planned, built and fostered by the
veterans who wore the Blue and whose hospitality they so cheerfully
accepted. Brig, Gen. Bridges Smith, Mrs. Isidor Gelders, Miss Anna
Bryant of Macon, Mrs. E. J. Dorminey and Miss Regima Rambo of
Marrietta and Miss Roberts of Arlington added to the inspiring hour
‘with expressions of appreciation for the gathering, The program of
the morning completed, the veterans adjoined to the Blue and Gray
park, where the daughters of the confederacy served a splendid feast‘
for the veterans and their guests of honor. |
The afternoon session was opened promptly at 2 and consider
able business had been disposed of when Governor Nat E. Narris
arrived at 3:30 from Atlanta. The entrance of the Governor was
a signal for a great ovation to the veteran Governor of the State,
who delivered a splendid address to the veterans and citizens as
sembled. The evening brought a reception by the Woman’s club
to the ladies of the Re-Union and their hosts at the Woman’s club
rooms in the Library building which was one of the most pleasant
and successful features of the day, due to the untiring efforts of
Miss Elizabeth Pryor and her efficient co-workers on the reception
committee. Two balls, one at the Lee Grant the other at the
Armory of the Fitzgerald guards gave the day a splendid finish
and secured to the city many complimentary remarks by the vet
erans and their guests, for the splendid day spent.
The business sessions of the Re-Union are conducted today at
the Op erahouse and will probably continue till late this afternoon
when auto rides into the country are scheduled for the evening.
To so many belongs some of the credit for the splendid success of
‘the two greatest days, Fitzgerald has ever had, that for fear of
ommitting some deserving mention, we give special mention to
none. May the veterans have many more re-unions and may each
city thus honored in future enjoy their presence as much as have
the citizens of Fitzgerald, is the sincere wish of our people.
At noon the veterans were the guests of the Veterans of Ben
Hill county at a splendid barbecue given at the Blue and Gray
Park, which was interrupted by a heavey rain.
Ben Hill National Bank
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Let’s Reciprocate
Laying aside the many conveniences and
savings advantages of a bank account, did
you ever stop to consider the prestige it
would give you should you ever want to
borrow some money? Don’t you sup
pose ths bank woull feel more like
making you a loan if you were in the
habit of keeping a deposit in th: bank?
You will agree this is reasonable and
and although you may be in no need of a
loan now you may nzed a little financial
assistance some time. You will find ;
this bank always willing to stand by you
if you will stand by the bank. That's a
simple proposition in reciprocity, that’s
all.
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Ben Hill National Bank
E. N. DAVIS, Pres. T.E: HEMI’HNGER,‘Cashier.
L. G. HUCHINSON
Shooting at Pine and Grant.
Five shots from a pistol coon followed by two more brought
hundreds of people to the seene on Churchwell’s corner Monday
night, when it was discovered that John Anderson shot and mor
tally wounded L. G. Hutchinson, a painter and was himself shot
down, whilst in the act of running away, by Sheriff W. H. Foun
tain, who had ordered him to halt. The sheriff and Dr. Wm. D.
Dorminey were talking in front of MeCarty, Johnstone’s store on
Pine when they saw Anderson draw a pistol and began shooting
at a man standing in front of him on the opposite eorner. The
man, who was later identified as L. G. Huchinson, a painter, fell
with the first shot and received a second ball whilst falling, when-
Anderson emptied the remaining loads into the prostrate man,
lying on the sidewalk. Anderson began to run as soon as he saw
the Sheriff approaching, and passed the Watt & Holmes store, the
Sheriff and others on his heels. Mr. Fountain ordered him to halt
but Anderson paid no attention to the order, when Fountain fired’
two shots, both of them taking effect and Anderson fell about two.
hundred feet from where his victim lay expiring. The streets:
were soon full of people, a number of whom had seen the affair
from a distance. Phycisians immediately examined Huchinson,
‘who expired under examination. Anderson was carried to the
jail, where the physicians dressed his wounds, which are thought
\to be fatal, the sheriff informing us today that he was not expected
to recover.
The difficulty grew out of a misunderstanding between Wal
lace Keeny, a partner of Hutchinson’s and Anderson, to whoom
Keeny admits he owed a small bill for auto repair work and over
which Keeny and Anderson quarrelled earlier in the evening and
Hutchinson acted as peacemaker, to which Anderson took accep
tion. A young man by the name of Preston, who is now in Jail,,
held as acessory to the crime is alleged to have given Anderson.
the pistol with which he shot. Keeny was placed in juil on suspi
cion of being implicated in the shooting but we are informed by
the sheriff that he will be released to-day, there not being any
evidence to sustain the charge.
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