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1 Cordially Invited] * v jt.
y* Everybody to come and inspect our New Stock *
we have just opened on Pine Av., near corner of »
jcx Grant mil St, full line of v V
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a a re »®“The In positively Tinware, farmers headquarters Crockery, of Irwin Lamps for and this adjoining and section. House counties Furnishing will Goods, find it we to
* their to come to us for all kinds of Plows, Hoes, liakes, Shovels
v-v :* in fall kinds of Farming Implements. We are agents for the
Chattanooga Plows.
STOVES.—We sell from the cheapest to the best. The World s
Best—THE GARLAND—is our leader.
(*) + ♦ Harley CHolmes.
Turpentine and Lumber Mill Suppli es
J. If. HALE, Pres., J. T. MOLWPHV,
So. Glastonbury. Conn. Ft. Valley, Ga.
THE HALE ORCHARD and NURSERY
FT. VALLEY, GEORGIA.
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Weurow and soil all kinds of Nursoy Stock. Poach and Japan Plum Trees a specialty.
for Catalogue, or call on our agent, CKAS. II. FELT, (p. O. Box 472) at the
House, Fitzgerald, Gu.
BACDER, Ml
FRANK 9. President. WM. K. BOWEN, Cashier.
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BAUDER & BOWEN, •* Bankers. #
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•mt*"< now open Ranking business. We credit
X'. Northern Exchange and Pension Checks at Par %
mbfit * t When deposited by our customers. Wo issue Exchange on New York, Savan-
<F'4i null, Macon, Darien and Cordeie at one-half the rates charged by postoffice •IPjK*
money orders.
¥( We lend money on high class security, never charging overeight percent. #
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«'V Our rates and banking rules and customs are the same as those of Atlanta
* and Louisville banks. In other words, we give the business men of Fitzger¬ - M
ald t lie same banking rates and privileges from tbe start that it took the mer : W
clmnts of Atlanta and Memphis twenty years to get. Lack of competition
will never cause us to take any advantage of the colonists. #
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Palace liofel,
Wm. H. Smith, Prop.
Cor. Jessamine and Main Streets.
We are now making speoiul rates to our fol¬
low colony members from the North. When
you reach thp depot here have the hack driver
take you to the
Palace Hotel
Everything new and strictly flrst-olnss.
Get Hie Best.
WETTSEIN’S
Jewelry
Store
Offers the following RARE BARGAINS;
Best 7 -jewel Elgin and high American
Watches in sliver cases................* ■* ™ 00
Best 15-jewel Watches................ • ■ • ■ k
Best Watches In gold filled cases trom
*8 00 to........................... 20 00
Rest Ladles Watches from i. aO to...... 50 00
Rest Rogers triple-plated teaspoons t«). ( >*
jtest Rogers triply-plated Tul>lespoons«J) '
Best Rogers triple-plated Knives and
Forks, ti of each........................ J -.
Best solid Silver Thimbles...........•■ • • - „
Besi 8-day Alarm Clocks, oak or walnut 3 00
Best lever Alarm Clocks...... 85
Best Gold Fountain Feus...... 1 25
Best Watch Cleaning.......... 1 on
Best Watch Mainsprings ..... i oo
Best Clock Cleaning, 1 day 50e: 8-day 75
Best Spectacle Rows....... ....... ......
Best Clock Mainsprings. 1-day 50c: 8-day .e
Rest wotch Crystals and Aatids. each.... 10
Other goods and work at same reasonable
rates Engraving tree of charge..ncluding by hun¬
knives and forks. Don't be deceived
dred per cent, profit jewelers that our goods
and work oantiot be first-class at these prices.
We warrant to give satisfaction or
money.
GRAY BROTHERS,
LIVERY AND FEED STABLES.
For first-class and stylish rigs give us a call.
Central and Fine -Sn-dhecmB between
avenues.
B. W. WALKER,
Barber and Hair Dresser,
Fitzgerald, Georgia.
Location on the cor. Oconee and Thomas
streets. The only colored shop in the city.
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NICK RENKES,
-DEALER IN-
Hardware, Tin & Woodenware
And Furniture.
South Main siree, between Magnolia and
FOR SALE
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Cor. Central Ave. and Sheridan.
Organ Range $45
15
Stoves, Bed room Suites,
Tables, Fianos. and anything
need in your household. Come
see us.
1 Would Say to the Goed P. ople of
Fitzgerald,
That I thank them very much for the very
liberal patronage they gave uie last sprin. I
will have a full and complete stock of
Fruit Trees,
Sheaf Flowers
And Small Fruits on saleon S. Main st . where
you will And No. 1 Stock at very low figures,
as 1 am bound to not he under sold Stock
grown at Way cross, Ga. Call at the office and
leave your orders so as to bo the first in the
field.
12 . AI. WIXSLOW.Mffr
Fur Tailor Suits
CALL ON
E. J. DANCY y
Fine Av>, Sex*. Door to Commorciil Hotel
A perfect fit guaranteed. A trial is all I ask.
All garments cut uud made on premises.
Cleaning. Repairing and Pressin? a Specialty.
City Plats at The Leader
Office.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The Ho ticnltnre and Agricultural So¬
cieties Meet and Elect Officers.
The regular meeting of the Irwin
county horticultural and agricultural
society met in the M. E. church, Sat¬
urday, January 16. The minutes of
the last meeting were read and ap¬
proved. Five new members were
taken in.
The annual election of officers was
held, resulting in the following officers
being elected for the ensuing year:
President, Dr. C. A. Bucher; vice-
president, I. B. Alien ; secretary, II.
VV. Brown ; corresponding secretary,
G. E. Whitman ; treasurer, S. C.
Brown.
The president-elect on taking the
chair, made a neat little speech thank¬
ing the society for the honor con¬
ferred.
The president appointed the follow¬
ing committees on horticultural and
agricultural: On horticultural, G. E.
Whitman, I. B. Allen, W. W. Breese,
Mrs. A. Rollings and Mrs. E. P.
Snyder; oh agriculture, Messrs. Van
Osdel, Snyder and Johnson, Mesdames
Brown and Carpenter. After the
routine business Dr. Breese read the
following paper on “Soil,” it being the
first of a series lie has consented to
read before the society:
“The cultivation of the soil of any
country on the face of the globe must
necessarily be new to those brought
up at a distance and under other cir¬
cumstances. The alkali soil of Kan¬
sas is far different and needs different
attention from the soil iif TTSiifcis.
The Sangamon liver bottoms are dif-
ferent and need different cultivation
from the thin, white soil of Ceiitvalia
or the hills of Union county. The
island of Cuba has soil that outrivals
the finest hammock lands of Florida,
while the rocky, thin soil of the Ber¬
mudas needs different management
from either. “Plow deep while slug¬
gards sleep,” said Benjamin Franklin,
but colonists who have been turning
upttie virgin soil in this section have
been sadly disappointed in realizing
the promise. “And you shall have
corn to sell and keep.” I tried deep
plowing to my sorrow in similar soil,
a hundred miles north of here. Several
other things I learned,too, by exper¬
ience, which my neighbors already
knew, and would have told me for the
asking, but I didn’t altogether under¬
stand how to ask. One tliing is,
►C VsTsoaklTni
water. Flowing, tramping, as of
.stock, or the rooting of ht'gs in this
soil while wet, will injure\U almost
beyond repair. In Clinton coynty,
Iowa, near.Grand Mound and DeWitt,
I worked as a farm hand one spring
when a boy, and I plowed that sandy
soil in the rain and sleet, and while
the ground was soaked, and the crop
of grain and oats that year that I had
sowed and planted, were very fine.
A similar procedure here would ruin
everything. The sandy soil in Cali¬
fornia, I have been told, can be
plowed while the water runs in the
furrows behind the plows without in¬
jury. In my peach orchard in Bibb
county, I have a spot containing about
a dozen trees, where the trees refuse
to grow like the rest of tbe orchard,
and are no larger to-day, most of
them, than they were four years ago
when I set them out. It was 6if ~this
spot that I raised sweet potatoes in
1891, and during the following winter
the hogs of a very unkind neighbor
were allowed to run out during the
heavy rains, and would burrow in the
mud, rooting after sweet potatoes,
until they formed holes at least two
feet deep in some places and large
enough to bury themselves in. It
ruined my land. There are several
kinds of soil III this section, some of
which are capable of great productive¬
ness under cultivation, and others
nearly worthless for either grain, veg¬
etables or fruits. The soil, with a
hard clay sub-soil, is the best. If it
contains veil gravel or pebbles plenti¬
fully mixed, it is about the best up¬
land soil we have. Along the rivers,
subject to overllow, a black, loamy
soil may produce for a time better,
but wears out soon, and is much more
expensive to cultivate. The soil with
white sand as a sub-soil is poor, and
really ought not to he cultivated for
grain or fruit. Where it i 9 quite
damp, hut can be well drained, a
strawberry bed might pay well, but
the best use for such soil is in the cul¬
tivation of Johnson or Bermuda grass
for pasture purposes.
But whatever the soil is, it is not
good practice to turn up the sub-soil
too deeply at the beginning. We have
no hard frosts here to freeze the
ground during the winter to sweeten
it, and the sour, acid matter that
comes to the surface in ordinary deep
plowing, furnishes no suitable sub-
stances for plant food and will
point the man who tries it. I will de-
scribe in a future paper the way to
sub-soil here, and the astonishing re-
suits that have been obtained by the
proper method. One of the “signs”
of a good soil is to see plenty of the
red pebbly clay in little hillocks where
trees have blown over, and from oilier
causes the sub-soil has hi en brought
to the top of the ground. Another is,
the presence of very tall pine trees
standing thick on the ground. Again,
the presence of many palmetto and
ga'berry bushes shows poor soil. A
cypress swamp or hay head, when
drained, is valuable for the muck and
leaves to be taken out, but except for
pasture purposes is of little value be¬
yond this. Land covered with scrub
oaks has been reputed to be best
adapted for a peach orchard, especially
if the potash in the oak trees is re¬
turned to the land in the ashes pro¬
duced by burning the trees in clearing
the land. It enriches land very much
to pile up cord wood or brush, tree
tops or lumber and let it remain for
some months or years. Better do this
than to burn it bare and leave it un-
used.”
After the reading of this paper there
was considerable discussion of a varied
nature, and many good thoughts
brought out. The attendance was
good, the meeting very interesting
and will grow more so at each meet¬
ing. Let every one interested in either
horticulture or agriculture come and
join us. Dr. Breese will read the sec¬
ond paper of the series at the next
regular meeting. Remember tbe reg¬
ular meetings are held on the first and
third Saturdays of each month at 2
o'clock p. in. G. E. Whitman,
Corresponding Secretary,
A Protest.
To the Editors of The Leader :
Having taken your paper now for a
year past, and being a careful reader,
I have wondered wny our county of¬
ficials do not order their legal notices
published in a paper that circulates
among our people. -I understand that
the sheriff, commissioner, ordinary
and county judge have designated a
paper at Inviuville as their official
paper. Now, I believe this is not
treating the colonists and northern
people in the right manner, and does
not show a friendly spirit with us
“Crackers.” 1 believe if these officers
would stop and think this matter
over they would see they were rnak-
a mistake. I trust these officers
will order their notices published in a
Fitzgerald paper so the northern peo¬
ple can see what is going on and what
our officials are doing. I believe that
your paper, Mr. Editor, is read by
more of us southern people than all of
the other papers. Right here in my
neighborhood your paper goes into the
hands of sixteen farmers, while there
is only two other papers published m
the comity that are taken here.
This is my first attempt in trying to
write a letter for a paper, so please
excuse bad spelling, etc.
Yours.
“Georgia Cracker.”
Bed Ridden for Thirty Tears With Shcu*
lualistn.
Four years ago, my mother, who had
been bed ridden for thirty years,
heard of Chamberlain’s Fain Balm.
We tried it and her rheumatism was
so much relieved that she was able to
get about a little by the use of a chair.
We are never without it.—Mrs. II.
Giger, Emporia, Kas. For sale by J.
II. Goodman & Co., druggists.
Crosman’s ’97 Seeds at Fordham’s.
Wilsey’s dairy. Successor to Ray.
Try him. 3-4 w
Central cigar store for fine cigars
and tobaccos of all kinds.
N. O. Molasses 2oe per gallon at
Fordham’s.
Wilsey’s new dairy will please you
sure. Try him. S-4W
Don’t forget the Central cigar store
for fine cigars. Ritchey & Co.’s old
stand, Grant street.
Twenty-five kinds of Tobacco to
select from at Fordam’s.
Just received, a new line of Toilet
Soaps at Fordham’s, first building
south of Fitzgerald block.
Do you know that Wilsey has
bought the Ray dairy? Try him and
see the quality of his milk now. 3-4\v
A Florida fruit and stock farm for
sail cheap. Well located near town;
40 acres. Mrs. E. Larson,
Archer,.Fla.
Whatever you want in the Grocery
and Frovision line go to Fordham’s.
Telephone (60) Fordham.
Laud for Sale.
I will sell 40 to 500 acres of land
at a bargain, adjoining city limits of
Fitzgerald. Its the finest land in the
comity and of a brown pebble soil.
Box- 451. A. L. Croup.
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If you want the news, officially and
otherwise, take The Leader.
© © THOMPSON,
—oS&lDEALER in
Sash.Blinds, Doors, Window Glass
Shingles, Flooring, Ceiling, Mouldings and Finishing Lum¬
ber.
BUILDING AND ROOFING PAPER.
Nails, Locks, Hinges, Sash Pulleys and Sash Cord.
Liiue, Cement, Lath and Plastering Hair.
MACHINE, LUBRICATING and CYLINDER OIL.
THOMPSON’S HALL. Opposite Ct. A.. 1*. Building
Central Avenue, - FITZGERALD, GA.
’ Pnce per Pair ‘includes
bottom and top Sash. ..
Thickness of Sash. ...
N0. of Glass in Pair. .
Size or each Glass in
Saab......
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Price per Pair includes
bottom and top Sash. ..
Thickness of Bush . .. .. ..
No.0! Glass in Pain“.
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7 Size of Each Sash. Glass in
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8x10 12 w-» »-k» $ 94
8x12 12 r-kfy 1 14
9x12 12 r-+X> 1 22
10x14 12 1 50
10x15 12 ch c 1 64
10x16 12 ccH 1 74
10x12 S ceH 96
10x14 8 1 08
12x14 8 1 28
12x16 8 H® 1 42
10x24 4 1 <18
10x26 4 1 12
10x28 4 (tiff, 1 20
12x24 4 ofce 1 20
12x26 4 or*o 1 30
12x28 4 l—l I 34
Frames made to fit any size window or door. I also keep
Transoms for Doors.
Width. Higii Thick Price.. Width. High- Thich Prico..
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2 ft 0 in 6 ft 0 in U $1 05 2 ft 6 in 6 ft 6 in U
2 ft 4 ill 6 ft 4 in 1 20 2 ft 8 in 6 ft 8 in H 1 50
2 ft 6 in 6 ft 6 in 1 25 2 ft 10 in 6 ft 10 in H 1 75
2 ft 8 in 6 ft 8 in n 1 40 3 ft 0 in 7 ft 0 in If 2 00
2 ft 10 in 6 ft 10 ill If 1 50
3 ft 0 in 7 ft 0 in H* 1 65
WEIGHTS—Sash Weights He per pound.
r\OADP U i Wire Screen Doors, painted green. 2 ft 8 in. by 6 ft 8 in., 1% inches thick,
fi O *1.25; 2 ft ti in by 6 feet 6 in., 1% inches thick, ll. 10.
OILS Agent for Standard Oil Co.
Golden Machine........................................ 25c per gallon.
Atlantic Red Engine................................ 30c
Shield Cylinder......................................... S0c
Capitol Cylinder........................................ BOO ««
Price, in barrel quantities from 8c to 18c per gallon less.
My Sash, lllinds and doors are made of WHITE PINE. Notice, if you please, that Sash
of Cypress or Yellow Pine will not hold the putty. Look at your neighbor’s Sash that
made of Cypress orYeiiuw Pine and you will find that the putty is looge and falling out.
While Pine Sash are lighter in weight and require Lighter Sash Weights, consequently
the cost will be less for weights which are sold by the pound.
Owing to the unsteady market on Glass these prices are subject to change without notice.
T'i A iJXJ ‘U> TT\7'Tj''I^^J ) I give you in above prices value for your money. Don’t
vxliJli _I_> Lj X XliXtlo f forget to buy from the one that gives you adiscount for
cash.
Fitzgerald, Georgia. January 1, 1897.
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| PRICES, and those visiting Fitzgerald in the next |
| few days would do well to see us. *
+ ... Residence Lots $50.00 and up with a warranty 1
| deed.
| Choice Business Lots near corner Pine Av. and <$>
I Grant St. at$400.oo.
Five-acre Tracts near the city to suit the times.
I Ten acre and 20-acre Tracts at $5.oo and $6.oo
| per acre.
$ I ■c 8,575 acres good round timber at $2.75 per acre J
A first-class improved lOO-acre farm for $550.
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Write or call and see us. Enclose stamp when f
I writing. <£•
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F. WILLIAMS SON & CO. I
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Fitzgerald Bottling Works,
North Grant St. All orders will receive prompt attention.
FRANCIS & McCOY.
These Sizes kept on hand. Much trouble and ex-
pense may be saved by making your Frames to suit
the sizes. Buy your Sash before you make your frame,
then you win have your Frames the correct size.
12x30 ** cefao $1 72
12x32 1 80
12x36 ^ ecjco 2 00
20x24 to rejoo 1 24
20x26 l >0 «+» 1 30
20x28 to vsjoo 1 42
20x30 tc wfay 1 50
22x24 to vsfao 1 32
22x26 to i—» eojoo 1 40
22x28 to «+» 1 50
22x30 to ecf» 1 64
24x28 to cc|oo 1 62
24x30 InO eof» 1 74
24x32 to «joo 1 82
24x34 to «f» 2 00
24x36 to 2 02