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THE COLONISTS’ CITY;
PRESENT AND FUTURE.
Fitzgerald as Seen by the Senior,
in Company With Friends.
Much Speculation as to its Prospects for
the Future—Worthily Represented by
Two Enterprising Journals.
Last week, in company with our
mutual friends, A. G. and J. J.
McArthur, the Messrs. Charles
Griffin and Armstrong, with Geo.
Glenn as mascot, the senior made
a brief visit to the wonder city of
the pines, Fitzgerald.
Much has been said of this young
city, and yet the half has not been
told—it is a sort of enigma.
Here one sees in a pine clear
ing, of only a few months, as far
as the eye can reach, places of
business and abode, structures of
almost every conceivable material
and design, from canvas tents and
rough edge cabins to the solid
structure of brick; and here b •
found in abundance people from
all sections of our common coun
try, and of every shade of nation¬
ality (save the sons of Ham, who
are far apart and few in the hill)
peacefully and industriously en¬
gaged in manifold avocations.
Looking and wondering at this
magic-like improvement, one asks
himself what does it all mean,
and what is to be the final result;
and in response varied are the
proffered solutions of the conun
drum. Summed in a nutshell, the
prevailing opinion seems to be
that quite a number of the new¬
comers from a distance are pos¬
sessed of means sufficient fortheir
support either as title or govern
ment pension, and that through
these and natural attendant aids,
competitive transportation facili¬
ties will eventually be secured,
which iu turn will bring ° about
different manufacturing . . enter
prises that will furnish ample re¬
munerative employment to the
less favored classes.
Among Fitzgerald’s varied in¬
dustries none are more active in
their efforts for the city’s
ments than her two weekly news
papers, the Leader and the Lnter
prise, in the persons of the helms
men of which we found gentle
men competent to the task before
them.
For much of the pleasure of our
brief stay in this magic city, we
are indebted to that livest of Fitz
gerald’s merchants, Mr. ——Har
ris.
New Dental Office
Drs. W. A. and J. M. McGhee
ot Atlanta, two pleasant young
gentlemen, have decided to locate
in Eastman, and to that end have
engaged two nice rooms over Har¬
ris <fc Herrman’s store, and are
now busily engaged in fitting
them up in their nice style.
We welcome the young gentle
men as citizens of Eastman, and
trust that their home among us
may prove profitable.
Almost a Conflagration.
What at once promised to be
a destructive fire occurred at the
residence of Dr. J. D. Herrman
last Sunday morning, The house
maid answered an early call, and
kindled a fire in the grate. She
left the room, and a coal or spark
“set’' the carpet on fire, and when
the Doctor awoke flames were al-
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most enveloping the bedding and
! clothing of his children.
He sprang from his bed, with
! out alarmfng his wife, and though
the apartment was almost dense¬
ly dark with smoke, he carried his
wife and children to apartments
of safety.
Dr. Herrman then returned to
his sleeping apartment, and while
the flames were ’growing furious.
he subdued them with a few buck
ets of water.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Reg°I ar Quarterly Report of Clerk and
Treasurer.—Other Business
COUNCIL CHAMBER, \
Eastman, Ga., April 1, 1896. )
In aec’t with J. 1?, Cameron, Treas’r.
To bill, from 1895............... $396 61
“ cash, J. C. Sheldon, for reel
house................ 100 00
44 44 Hatnp Johnson, wood
at well............. 2 50
u a C H Peacock for Henry
Ferrell for wood..... 12 10
« << J M Jackson for wood
for well............. 20 00
Atlanta Constitution
for advertising bonds 213.06 4.00
“ “ School tax refunded,
* ^ ^ * J \V Taylor, marshal,
« << salary to date.....*. 128.34
“ “ J II Tliarpe, salary to
date................ 46.25
« « W D Wright, salary
to date............. 108.70
Win. Wingo, fgt oil 6
cars piping........ 68.47
44 (4 Standard Oil Co. for
oil 42 91
44 44 J M Arthur for lay¬
ing pipe........... 70 84
44 u J W Taylor, hands
44 4 c unloading pipe,..... 1 10
a u A. Pines,work on street .10 49
a a I * M Bush, hauling. 13 25
4C 44 JSC Marshall “ 31 25
it H Henry Lewis, work on
street................ 2 62
li u Folsom aec’t, mule gear, 3 00
if a J D Herrman, Pp fix’t 3 00
a a F II Bacon, store aec’t 30
a if Harris and Ilerrman
drayage............. 11 55
u u Harrell & Lowery,
U %i store account........ 10 28
u u J F Rogers, hauling,. . 2:j 25
44 u W II Johnson, work on
wel[.................. 1 50
““ Stanclard’d Mfg Co ac’t 17 84
$1355.69
Amt paid J B Cameron on corn’s. 69 00
$1424 69
CR.
By ain’t rec’d from licenses,. .$1143 81
“ “ “ fines 135 10
44 (4 44 44 Taxes ... 78 94
Balance, $06.84
$1424 69
To bal. brought down. . $66.84
Regular meeting. Present,
Mayor and Aldermen Wynne,
meeting read
an( j con fi rme d.
Reports of mayor, clerk and
marshal read and approved and
ordered published.
On motion, Aldermen Harrell
and Johnson were requested to
examine fire department and or
,} er anv supplies needed for
same. Adjourned.
E. B. Milner, Mayor.
J. B. Cameron, Clerk.
Thanks, Kindly, Friends.
To mv many friends who have
so kindly aided me since the burn¬
ing of my residence, I desire to
return my most heart-felt thanks.
Especially am I grateful to Mr.
Miles Burnham and Mr. J. W.
Harrell for cash, articles of furn¬
iture and rations which they ob¬
tained for myself and family by
. .
May the Lord bless them, _ the
is
earnest prayer of
D. C. Chavey.
Col- Burch at Sycamore
Col. F. H. Burch, candidate
for congress from this district,
spoke at Sycamore last Friday and
carried the crowd with him. Capt.
Stone, of the Savannah News, met
him in joint debate, and Mr. Burch
got him down in the shuck pile
and shut off his financial wind.
EASTMAN, DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 17. 1S96.
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Happier, far happier, than words can
tell—
Dear, good old Tige, is ‘hack from
Adel.
The above beautiful, sublime
words, spring m a most earnest,
feryent manner from the very
lowest depths of my gentle, heav¬
ing bosom. Listen, gentle reader,
while 1 expatiate:—
A beautiful, sunshine morning
a few days since, while serenely
sitting upon my box on the corner
intently watching* Harry* Hirsh
roll a cigarette for Tom Miller, I
was suddenly grasped from be¬
hind in a bear hug which made
my delicate spare-ribs rattle in an
alarming manner, ‘while warm
tears streamed down my new
black alpaca coat, and in
lous tones a sweet voice exclaimed :
“At last, thank goodness, once
more at home; once again, dear
Loafer, I fold you in my manly
arms. Let us weep in union!”
Walking softly—locked arm in
arm—into the store of Calhoun &
Clark, we lay down upon a coun¬
ter, and for the next forty-five
minutes the stillness was only
broken by subdued sobs and ex¬
clamations of jov, happiness anti
contentment, after which we re¬
named to the splendid parlors of
Lon Skelton's blacksmith shop for
a quiet, uninterrupted conversa¬
tion.
“Now Tig*,” I inquired, “what
is the programme?'’
A bright smile lit up his sun
burned face as he answered:—“I
have a scheme most bright and
brilliant, I am going to put up
and operate a “Chute-the-Chute”
which will far exceed the one in
Atlanta during the Exposition.”
Upon asking him how he pro¬
posed to operate the concern, he
replied :—
“Easily enough. In the first
place, I have made arrangements
with the city council to start the
“Chute” from the top of the water
tower. In the second place, I
have leased from Mr. John Carr
his large, commodious bathing
pond. I propose to build my
track between the two points, en¬
close same, build a nice parlor
upon top ot the water tower and
run from the ground up a mag¬
nificent elevator. All along the
line I will sell freshly-parched
peanuts, and to that end have just
purchased three pints of the fruit
from Mr. Abe Guldens.”
Just at this point Henry Bea
cock, Dan Floyd and Tom Scar
borough made their appearance,
anu as Tige wanted to keep his
grand scheme a profound secret
for a little longer, we quietly took
our departure.
Next week I have one of the
most lovable, affectionate stories
to tell ever listened to by mortal
ears. Prepare yourselves for it.
The Loafer.
The Ocmulgee Chatanqua.
We have heretofore inadvert'
Consolidated iSSS.
ently failed to* mention the forth
coming session ot t lie Ocmulgee
Chatauqua, which grand educa¬
tional assembly convenes in Haw
kinsville on the 30th inst., and
continues until May Sth. Those of
our citizens who attended last year
cherish fond memories of the oc¬
casion, and all will put their shoul¬
der to the wheel to make it a rep¬
etition of the grandest educational
affair ever held in the south Let’s
all attend.
•CARD FROM MR. BURNHAM
Still in the Race—Will Stump the County.
He Invites Joint Debates.
Uiiixe, Ga., April 13,1806.
Editors Timks-,1 oikxal :
Denr Sirs—it has been rumored
that I have come down and will
not run.
1 want to say through your val¬
uable columns that said rumor is
a mistake. I am in the race to
stay to the end.
1 also want to say to the people
of each militia district to let me
know when will be the most con
venient time and I will visit each
district in the county and speak on
general issues of the day—
finance, prohibition and the con¬
vict system, I am not a man of
two faces; I am what I am.
1 cordially invite my opponents
now m the field, and those who
may enter the race later on. to
meet me on the stump.
Respectfully,
M. A. Burniiam.
Election of Officers.
On Monday night last our brass
band held its regular semi-annual
election of officers with tlie fol
lowing result:—
I., A. King, president and lead¬
er; Henry Bohannon, secretary;
Jolmnie Lee, treasurer
The band has just received a
proposition to furnish music for
four days at Americus (commenc
| ing nual on meeting May 18th of the next) grand for lodge the an¬ of
the Knights ot Pythias, and as the
boys are in splendid shape, it is
very probable that it will be ac¬
cepted.
Hurrah for tlie Eastman Con
cert Band !
Gone to Columbus.
Mr. J. T. Colcord, eminent
commander of St. Omar Command
ary, No'. 24. left Wednesday morn
ing for Columbus, Ga., accompan
ied by his friends, Messrs. Will. F.
Harrell and D. W. Weaver. Mr.
Colcord was recently elected Emi
nent, Commander of St, Omar,
Macon, Ga. Mr. Harrell is also a
Knight Templar. This conveys
the significance that he ranks high
in Masonry.
An Interesting Race.
The race for representative
from this county promises to be
0 ne fraught with interest. Mr.
Burnham throws down the gaunt
let, as it were, in a card in today’s
paper, and invites his opponents
to joint discussion. We have three
candidates already on the track—
Harrell, Jones and Burnham—all
clever men —all democrats.
Religious Services.
Rev John Watts will preach at
Trinity A. M. E. church Sunday
April the 19th at 11 o’clock a. m.
and 7:30 o'clock p. m.
The public 13 cordially invited,
FORTY
NO 1G.
METHODISTS TO PICNIC
AT AUCHEEHATCHEE.
The “Little Ones” to be Given a
Day of Pleasure and Recreation.
All the Other Sabbath Schools Invited to
Participate in what Promises to be a
Most Delightful Occasion.
On the first Friday in May, the
first day of the month, the Meth¬
odists will delight the hearts of
the Sabbath school children with
a picnic at Aucheehatchee Bark.
By a unanimous vote last Sunday
morning it was decided to reward
in " lia lhe !i ",' e °-" 03 ot ">«
school, who E0 well deserve this
rec 0 < !nill0n of,lu ' ir T n,,e,lce an, >
loil , ' as " eil 38 re - ,llar attendance
of lhe past year.
With fond recollections of the
days of exuberant youth, when
loving teachers instilled into our
mind the lessons of Christianity
and humanity, we only speak from
experience when we say that the
Sunday school children, when
Spring begins to throw around her
her mantle of budding evergreen,
look forward to a picnic with the
greatest anticipation, We are
glad that this year they are not
to be disappointed, and that a
place has been selected which will
afford ample shelter and conven¬
ience for the occasion.
The Methodist Sunday school
has appointed a committee of six
to wait on the other schools of the
city and extend to them a cordial
invitation to join in the pleasures
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We would e,, ^ est that the other
sehools give this invitation careful
consideration before they come to
a decision, else thw little ones
may feel that they have been
slighted, it the invitation be not
accepted.
Let us all, for this day at least,
forget our own cares and worries
and endeavor to contribute our
full quota to the happiness of the
“little ones.”
Ihant<3, Awfully
Mr. T. W. Francis sent to tiie
Timks-Journal office on Wednes¬
day last a splendid box of
soda water and coca-cola. It was
much enjoyed by the entire force;
especially Ins new drink—the
cherry phosphate, which is fast
becoming the most popular Lever¬
age in the sout h,
Jim is a hustler and is rapidly
bringing the Eastman Bottling
Works to the front as one of the
best in this section.
The Baby Show.
Did you go to the “baby show”
Tuesday evening just below the
Masonic hall, you know—where
the arteeian well did “blow”, long
a ^°- There is where the baby
shone like one rubbed down with
a 8 ^ one ’ ^ a ^ e lueaday afternoon,
Cannot close this paragraph with¬
out saying, in behalf, the babies.
all were pretty and sweet, verita¬
ble pictures of their fathers’bet¬
ter-half. Let’s have another next
year.
Amoskeag Postoffice Discontuuad
T he Amoskeag postoffice, one
and a half miles south of as, has
been discontinued. AU mail for
that office now comes to Eastman^
The mail at the form*? place tiowr
reverts to Eastman,.