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.j. -i- §§ 4* -F •!* *;* -i* 4- *1* *j* *;* 4* ..-j* * 4- * *** *•* *"•* 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 ^ # t iiuij. uiiijiiuiiu iiiiiAuiiiiiu, [* Etc. We are prepared to furnish close estimates ’♦ for material in large quantities. 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. L eym 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. AS. m [The Colony Bank # \r. M. 7S w BAUDER & BOWEN, •* Bankers. # -V. 14 # *■» l hls Bank is and doingaGeneral # •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. # * '» per annum. «'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. # Si ## % ifc 5fc sf* -f' wrmnnnmmmmmmmTfimmmw ELIT El Mlferffc 3 - 3 3 •/ m- 9* For Late Style 3 3 I Hats 19 £■ AND 3 a [ Botnets. | E j* ► Dress-Making. 3 -J ^2 « -«ji MRS. M.E. PITTMAN f GrantSt. south Fitzgerald It took. 3 "* muikikii UUlliimiimUiiUUUUiULAAi* 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. lm-87 NICK RENKES, -DEALER IN- Hardware, Tin & Woodenware And Furniture. South Main siree, between Magnolia and FOR SALE --AT- : 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. 2-tf 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...... \ 1 Price per Pair includes bottom and top Sash. .. Thickness of Bush . .. .. .. No.0! Glass in Pain“. I 7 Size of Each Sash. Glass in ‘ 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.. .. . 2 ft 0 in 6 ft 0 in U $1 05 2 ft 6 in 6 ft 6 in U 2 ft 4 ill 6 ft 4 in 1 20 2 ft 8 in 6 ft 8 in H 1 50 2 ft 6 in 6 ft 6 in 1 25 2 ft 10 in 6 ft 10 in H 1 75 2 ft 8 in 6 ft 8 in n 1 40 3 ft 0 in 7 ft 0 in If 2 00 2 ft 10 in 6 ft 10 ill If 1 50 3 ft 0 in 7 ft 0 in H* 1 65 WEIGHTS—Sash Weights He per pound. r\OADP U i Wire Screen Doors, painted green. 2 ft 8 in. by 6 ft 8 in., 1% inches thick, fi O *1.25; 2 ft ti in by 6 feet 6 in., 1% inches thick, ll. 10. OILS Agent for Standard Oil Co. Golden Machine........................................ 25c per gallon. Atlantic Red Engine................................ 30c Shield Cylinder......................................... S0c Capitol Cylinder........................................ BOO «« Price, in barrel quantities from 8c to 18c per gallon less. My Sash, lllinds and doors are made of WHITE PINE. Notice, if you please, that Sash of Cypress or Yellow Pine will not hold the putty. Look at your neighbor’s Sash that made of Cypress orYeiiuw Pine and you will find that the putty is looge and falling out. While Pine Sash are lighter in weight and require Lighter Sash Weights, consequently the cost will be less for weights which are sold by the pound. Owing to the unsteady market on Glass these prices are subject to change without notice. T'i A iJXJ ‘U> TT\7'Tj''I^^J ) I give you in above prices value for your money. Don’t vxliJli _I_> Lj X XliXtlo f forget to buy from the one that gives you adiscount for cash. Fitzgerald, Georgia. January 1, 1897. <t> <®> ♦ V «> <*> <$> v T f Real Esfafe. <9 ❖ I <§> <?> <S> ♦ We have choice property at REDUCED I some | 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. ♦ ♦ Write or call and see us. Enclose stamp when f I writing. <£• * ♦ I <s> F. WILLIAMS SON & CO. I <s> <®> stg’cSsfA'kv.. <*> * V p.o., rmsauu), ea. 6- * 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