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CITY AND COUNTY. Wanted—A cottage, well plastered. Inquire at The Leader office. On and after May 1st mail will be re celved over the Tifton and Northeast¬ ern railroad. _ Sam Jones, the clothing man, is visit¬ ing relatives and old time friends at Valdosta this w%ek. The Misses Dessie Miller and Hattie Thompson have been spending the past week with frie nds at Ab beyille. Mrs. Elmer Taylor of Evansville, Ind.,arrived last Thursday to join her husband who h as been h ere sometime. A small shooting scrape occurred on our streets last Saturday. No one was hurt and the shootist got $8.75 for his fun. A number of tourists who have been spending the winter hero have left dur¬ ing the past week for their Northern home. _ Sam Jones the Evangelist orator is to be at Abbeyille on May 8th. Arrange¬ ments are being made to bring him to Fitzgerald on the 9th. The fire laddies will have a nice place after their new headquarters are finished. Chief DeLang is the right man in tho right place. The Colony board of directors have decided not to make any more exchang¬ es of property in the future. See their notice in another column. The band was out last Thursday night and serenaded Justice Paulk and his lovely’ bride at the home of Mr. Paulk’s uncle on S. Main street. Considerable complaint has been made to the school board of boys and “others” who spend their time loafing and “cooing” after school hours ou the school house steps. Mayor Goodnow believes in building a porch with a house attached thereto. His elegant new residence on W. Oe- mulgee avenue is a beauty with large verandas running entirely around it. What is the use of sponging The Leader from your neighbor when you can get it every week for one year for $1. Remember, after June 1st the sub¬ scription price will be $!.50 per year. Col. Hal Lawson, of Abbeville, has been in the city during the forepart of the week. Mr. Lawson has a number of clients in this section who speak very highly of his ability as a deciple of Blackstone. > Next Sunday being Easter Sunday the Episcopal church will have the regular easter ceremonies. The best singers from a number of the choirs of the different churches have voluntered their services._ Mrs. Wilkerson, mother of E. H. Wiikerson, the bicycle man, departed last Friday for her home at Mt. Vernon, Ind., after spending the winter here with her son. She is more than pleased with her visit and the lovely climate. Mr. T. R. Polglaire, representing the Fire Extinguisher company, of Chicago, was in the city a number of days last week. He delivered over to the city council the fire engines which were accepted by the city. The excursion to Palm Beach is be¬ ing talked of a good deal, and we will expect a very low rate from the rail¬ roads. Mr. McDonald, the general pas¬ senger agent of the G. S. & F. railway, writes THE Leader that the rate will soon be announced. Died —At the residence of its grand¬ parents, on Oconee ave, April 12, in¬ fant son of Mr. and Mrs. John Berry, aged eighteen months. Fold away the little dresses That our darling used to wear, He will need them here on earth, never, For he has climbed the golden stairs. Bro. Grice of the Irvinville Dispatch was in the city last Saturday. He is the only newspaper man in the state, without a single exception, that pub¬ lishes a paper in a town that has only 22 white people, one store and a black¬ smith shop. He reports a good busi¬ ness however. Sheriff Hanley is the busiest man around the county these days. He took an insane negress to Milledgeville last Friday and returned Sunday even¬ ing with a negro who was wanted in this county for drawing a revolver on another dusky darkey. He caught the negro at Macon._ The officers of the Knights of Pythias lodge were installed last Thursday night, and a number of candidates were initiated. Sam Jones will take a short ride this evening in the first degree, while a number of older ones will take a jump at the third. S. E. Coleman, postmaster at Ocala, was in the city Tuesday. Mr. Coleman reports having just finished planting 85 acres of long and short staple cotton. He predicts that long staple will be worth twelve to fourteen cents and short staple not more than five cents per pound next winter. Mr. Kibby informed The Leader that if any of the Sunday schools wish to have a picnic, this summer that they are welcome to come to his place, north¬ east of town, where he will have swings, hammocks, etc., already for them. Mr. Kibby has a nice oak grove and a fine large spring of water, which is just two miles from Fitzgerald. A number cf residences have been painted during' the past week and the painters seem to be pretty busy. The mayor used his veto power in the fire ordinance adopted last Monday evening. It takes a two-thirds vote now to pass it over his veto. Work ou the ice plant is being rushed to completion and Manager Stansbor- ough informed a reporter toat in less than SO days they would be making ice. The firm is to bo known as the Lyie Ice Company. _ Without trying to make a “blow,” but it is a fact that never before in the history of The Leader have we been so crowded with job work than at the present time. The people know where to get first-class work. The city council and the mayor have been busy the past few days sitting as a board of equalization. Very few com¬ plaints have been made so far and ev¬ erybody seems to be well satisfied of the manner in which the assessment was made. _ “Curly” Herrington who has resided in the Colony for a year past, leaves on Friday for Elk Point, South Dakota, where he will engage in farming for his mother, who has large land inter¬ ests there. “Curly” informed a reporter that Fitzgerald would see him again before many years roll aiong. A number of cases of petty thieving has been reported to this office during the past week. Elmer Carver, employee of this office, had his house ramsacked of everything last week, while “Curly” Herrington on a “5” was robbed of his blankets, eatables, etc. The officers have a clue and will no doubt bring the parties up. _ The survey of the Fitzgerald, Way- cross and Florida Railroad has been completed to Fitzgerald. The survey as it now stands misses Douglas a few miles, but we learn that another survey will be made and probably reach Doug¬ las, at least it should by all means and we do not see how the compan' 0 a e g af¬ ford to run so near and Qu .thOome through our town. Will not our peo¬ ple pull for the road.—Douglas Leader. Fitzgerald’s latest enterprise is a new machinery and foundry plant that was located here last week by the Colony Company. The site was donated by the Colony Company. Tho managers are old hands at the business and are thoroughly in earnest. They are more than pleased with their location am) The Leader welcomes them to oui\ city. We will be able to have some¬ thing further to say next week in reference to the new plant. Lee Rollings, one of the Colony’s most energetic farmers living on 5 acre tract No. 5001, north of the city, left at this office last Monday, a mammoth head of cabbage, that tipped the beam at an even 9 lbs. It was the drumhead variety and was solid as a chunk of Georgia pine. Mr. Rollings is a pro¬ gressive farmer, having had lettuce, radishes and onions the entire winter. If the whole colony was made up of such good people as Mr. and Mrs. Rollings, the better it would be. We learn that E. B. Loomis arrived safely at Fitzgerald, Georgia, and is so badly struck on the colony city that he will go into business there. * * * Miss Fronia Kenyon left this afternoon for Fitzgerald, Georgia, where she will make her home in the future. If re¬ ports are true Miss Kenyon will shortly be married to a prominent young busi¬ ness man of Fitzgerald, who lias a beautiful home already for his bride. The best wishes of all the young lady’s friends will bo extended to herself and husband.—Pipestone (Minn.) Star. Mr. Kellogg and a party of other gentlemen took an alligator hunt last Sunday and succeeded in capturing one that measured 5 feet and four inches in length. The ’gator had managed to crawl up the creek from some mill pond south of the city eight or ten miles, and was seen on Saturday stretching his nose towards his beloved friend Alli¬ gator Sapp, who resides in the North Borne where. Cannon, the house mover bought him for $4 and will leave in about a week by team and will exhibit him along the road at 10 cents a look or three looks for 25 cents. The North and South. Mr. Drew W. Paulk, of this city, and Miss Fronia Kenyon, of Pipestone, Minn., were quietly married at Abbe¬ ville, Georgia, last Thursday, Judge Holton officiating. The happy event was a surprise to Mr. Paulk’s many friends in this city, but all had been wondering for some time past why it was that the judge was not to be seen around his usual loafing place, and that he had quit “choir” practice altogether, but at last the jig is up. Miss Kenyon will be remembered as the niece of Wm. Smith of the Palace hotel, and who had resided here for nearly a year prior to her departure in December for her northern home, but was met at Abbe¬ ville last Thursday by Mr. Paulk. She is a young lady of many accomplish¬ ments and womanly graces, while “Drew,” as he is familiarly called by bis tpany friends, is one of Irwin coun¬ ty’s truest gentlemen. He holds the office of justice of this 1537th Militia district, and is highly respected by all. The Leader offers to the newly wedded pair Its happiest aad best con¬ gratulations through their wedded life. A List of the Enterprises Which Support the City As Gath¬ ered From the Books of the Colony Bank—Fourteen Thousand Dollars Paid in Pensions Each Month. As one looxs over the future of Fitzgerald the more one commences to believe that she is booked to be one of the largest and greatest cities in South Georgia. From the books of the Colony bank as compiled by President Bauder we submit tho following list of manufacturing industries that are to-day doing business within her border. The farthest away of any one industry from the city is ten miles: J. H. Dorminey, timber mill, ship to Darien for export: employes 12 men, L. N. Lewis, mill, Umber to Darien; employs seven men. A. J. Swards, mil), riff flooring, to Savannah for export; employs eight men. T. J. Poland, saw mill, lumber, local supply. Mrs. Croup, saw mill, local, lumber. T. J. Lowe, mill, bridge timbers and car sills for railroads; employs 12 men. A. C. Swift, mill, Umber to Darien; employs twenty-five men. C. R. McCloud, mill, timber to Darien; employs forty men. *Smith, Thomas & Co., mill, timber to Chicago; employes 200 men. J. D. Small, mill, sash, doors and blinds; employs four men. J. R. Allison, mill, timber to Darien; employs forty men. Garbutt & Co., mil), timber to Darien; employs forty-five men. Taylor & Sons, mill, timber to Darien, employs twenty men. F. M. Taylor, shingle mill. Wilson & Ledbetter, planing mill and riff flooring, to Savannah; 14 men. E. Anguish, dressed lumber and variety works. E. L. Todd, dry kiln and dressed Umber in all branches. Stokes & Martin, mill, shingles, to Atlanta; employes twenty men. W. S. Bramhall, mill, shingles for local demand. Earnest & Van Tilburgh, mill, local lumber Paxson & Stewart, mill, timber to Darien; thirty-two men. Wilson Bros., Umber to Danien. J. T. Dick9, timber to Darien. J. H. Jones, riff flooring, to Savannah for export. Fissel & Parnin, turned work and laths. Stamm & Kline, mill, local timber. Irwin County Lumber Company, timber to Brunswick. Blystone & Frink, local lumber. B. B. Gray, timber to Brunswick. H. L. Johnson, cross ties for railroads, forty men. R. J. Corbett, local lumber. Colony Company mill, local lumber. Fletcher’s mill, local lumber. W. A. Greer & Co., turpentine, twenty-three men. Robitzsch & Co., turpentine, forty-five men. W. R. Bowen & Co., turpentine, sixty men. Gunner & Co., turpentine, fifty men. Allison & Casque, turpentine, fifty men. Drew 1 A McNeill, turpentine, sixty-five men. Powell, Bullard & Co., turpentine, forty men. J. E. Howell & Co., turpentine, thirty uen. M. W. Howell & Co., turpentine, twenty-five men. R. W. Clements & Co., turpentine, twenty men. Strickland Bros., turpentine, forty men. John McLean, turpentine, twenty-five men. Jesse Lott & Co., turpentine, forty men. H. Kora, machine shop. B. Whitfield, machine shop. S. B. Troup, cotton gin. Canning factory, Dr. Bucher, president. Mattress factory, Gorman & Wyman. Three cigar factories. Four thousand bales cotton, over half of which is long staple. Bottling works. *Ice factory, Lyle Jce Co. Tourist hotel, capacity five hundred guests. Dairy business. Poultry business. Cattle business. Early vegetables for northern markets. Fruit for northern markets, Dried fruits for export. Nurseries and seed growers. *West & Swain, foundry and machine works. Pensions, $14,000 per month. Loans—The Colony bank loaned to country people $43,000, most of which was spent for supplies in this city. Railroads Georgia & Alabama. Tifton & Northeastern, Empire Co. Fitz- gerald & Oeilla railroad. Driving park. Exposition building. Lnusual efforts are now on foot to build a first-class cotton warehouse, which, if successful, will bring cotton to this city from four other counties. The of the G. & A. railroad artesian succes* well and the freedom from floods, tornadoes, losses of fruit from freeze, etc., makes Fitzgerald and Irwin county the garden spot of the South. ■Indicates the building of the plants which, are now in progress. The total number of men employed at all these different manufacturing indus¬ tries is in the neighborhood of nearly 2,500. The capital of all the mills and turpentine stills is in the aggregate of $216,000. All of the mills ship from this city and the employees do their trading here. There is nearly 150 business houses of all descriptions located here and four¬ teen religious denominations in active service, nine of which have their own houses of worship. For a city just a little over a year old we cannot hardly be classed an infant in size. The city w-ill soon be lighted by gas and electric lights, and a good system of water-works will be completed in a short time. No city in the South offers the inducement to capital as the city of Fitzgerald. She has no debt and nearly forty-five miles of streets and by-ways. Being a city composed largely of ex-Union soldiers the pensions paid to the veterans amount to about $14,000 per month, as we glean from the books of the Colony bank. Miss Edith Carpenter has accepted a position as teache in the Pine Level dis¬ trict and began her duties last Monday; Miss Edith is a young lady of fine edu¬ cation and we are sure will give the best of satisfaction! The grand jury presentments of Irwin county appear in this issue of The Leader. For official news of the city and county you should read The Leader. Remember the price is $1 per year until June 1st and after that date the price will be $1.50. Now is the time to subscribe. Owing to our lack of space we are compelled to omit in this week’s issue of The Leader the First and Third Ward school notes, a number of com¬ munications and other interesting mat¬ ter that will be found in our next week’s issue. Read The Leader next week and then have your name enrolled on cur subscription book. The Boyd Hardware Company are selling quite a large number of bicycles these days. Three nice, new wheels were sold last Saturday. They are a special run on high grade wheels at $40 and $45, and advertising in The Leader will, of course, bring them the trade. The Leader reaches the tells people the and of course that is what story. A Big Edition. The Leader next week will issue 2,000 extra copies on the order of Mr. Sidney Lascelles, who is going to mail them to all parts of the North and East. The article headed “Fitzgerald and Her Resources,” to be found in this is¬ sue will also appear in the issne next week. Besides the 2,000 ordered by Mr. Lascelles, we will print 1,000 ex¬ tra more, 500 of which will he sent North by the city and 500 sent by The Leader to all parts of Irwin county. All changes in advertisements will have to be at The Leader office no later than Monday noon to insure pub - lication. _ There will a Young Peoples’ union Easter service at the Church of Christ, Sunday at 3 p. m., with the following program: Song Service—Conducted by Sid Miller. Invocation—Rev. Stoney. Solo—Mrs. R. Abrams. Paper—“Easter”—Carrie Service—Recitation Plopper. and Song— Junior League. Praise Service—Conducted byJ. B. Deniston, assisted by W. h. Halsey. Everybody cordially invited. Professor Saunders was granted one week’s leave of absence to attend the Chautauqua meeting at Hawkinsville early in May, by the board of education. OEATH TO FLAMES. Do crlptloii of Fitzgerald’s Handsome New Fire-Eaters. It will surprise folks to learn that the Fitzgerald llrodepartment is now readv to serve soda water. No marble fount¬ ain with forty syrups is used by the fire laddies, but an effervescent hydrant which runs on four wheels. The Leader refers to the combined chem¬ ical engines and hose baskets which arrived last Thursday afternoon from Chicago over the Georgia and Alabama railroad. The fine station now shelters two of the most impoved fire-fighting machin¬ es in Georgia. The new engines were hauled from the depot last Thursday. The force at the engine house was busy polishing them up when a Leader re¬ porter dropped in that morning. Mr. T. R. Polglase, oi the Chicago Fire Extinguishing company, who reached town Thursday to superintend the set¬ ting up of the wheel enemy of flames, explained its fine points to the reporter. In the machines is combined the maximum oi the utility and strength with the minimum of weight. Al¬ though the inside measurements of the beds are 8x4 feet whole outfit weighs only 3,200 pounds. They are designed to be drawn by two horses. In appear¬ ance they slightly resemble an unus¬ ually large patrol wagon with some fixtures at the front end and along the side aa are not seen on a “police char¬ iot.’” In slots at the side are slipped two ladders, each fourteen feet in length, which, when joined together, form a twenty-one foot ladder. There are places for lanterns, axes, crowbars and hooks. A box for additional appa¬ ratus is in a handy position. Other articles may be stored under the seat. Two men can occupy the driver’s seat. Ab many more may stand upon the stoop or step at the rear and half a dozen will find ample room to ride in the wagon proper. They are a complete fire depart¬ ment in themselves. With the exception of the bed and the step, no wood enters into the com¬ position of the engines, which by the way, bear the name of Fitzgerald Fire Department. Everything else is iron, steel and brass. The frame, wheels, axles, sides and supports are all of bright metal, painted, polished and varnished to a state of brilliancy. Although the fluid which fills the chemical vats can be swallowed with¬ out inconvienee, it is death to fire. Really the articles of which it made are used in the manufacture of soda water. The ingredients necessary to fill the reservoir are 100 gallons of water, 44 pounds of bi-carbonate of water and 22 pounds of sulphuric acid. One hundred and fifty feet of small hose is attached to the vat and coiled in the basket. The operator is not compelled to unreel all the hose in order to turn on the stream. He simply runoff as much hose as is required, tips up the tank, turns on a stop-cock at the nozzle and a stream Iths of an inch in diameter shoots out seventy-five feet with terri¬ ble force. The fluid is designed to be sprayed above the flames and not among them. It instantly consumes the hy¬ drogen in the fire and puts it out. There is no damage from water and do damp, wet ruins. All modern inprovements in fire¬ fighting machinery, including the Archibald wheel and Steck’s patent brake, are found in the mechanism of the machines. They are handsome, light and durable. The fire committee at a modern outlay of money has made an excellent selection. The two engines are exactly alike and the citizens of Fitzgerald can well feel proud of the “fire-eaters.” The engine room is being fixed up in the South wing of the corn and cotton palace building and a number of the boys will have rooms in the up-stairs. A telephone will also be put up in case of emergency. The Boyd Hardware company are in¬ closing the rear part of their lot with a high board fence. C. H. Beaton arrived from Waycross last Tuesday and will assist his brother in the grocery business. Mr. C. L. Royal, the tax receiver for Irwin county, was a pleasant visitor at this office to-4iay. He also had his name enrolled upon our increasing subscrip¬ tion list. Come again, Bro. Royal. Mr. Charles Conner, brother of Mrs. H. Bi Lanning, departed last Tuesday for his old home at Long Island, N. Y. Mr! Conner is more than delighted with Fitzgerald and will return again next fall. A letter from Dr. Spicer to The Leader wishes us to state that he will be at his post of duty on Friday morn¬ ing. We are all glad to welcome him home after his four weeks absence. The American protective associa¬ tion were to have held their State convention in this city last Tuesday, but owing to the non-arrival of the State and National officers, the con¬ vention was adjourned to meet on the 22d inst., when Supreme President Echols will be present. Hamlin’s Wizard Oil company have been giving quite a creditable thow at Thompson’s hall the past few nights, and will continue the balance of the week. CORN ANO COTTON PALACE SUIT. It Comes Up Before Justice Paulk On Friday Morning—The List of Defendants, Etc. The suit against the corn and cotton palace, by a number of men who acted as policemen during the late exposition arm who brought suit against the peo¬ ple who so cheerfully gave up their mpney towurds making the exposition so grand a success, comes up before Justice Faulk at 10 o’clock on Friday morning, April 16th. The defendants in tho suit as the warrants show are: P H Fitzgerald, H G Taylor, J G Knapp. M Buice, J T Boyd, John Adams, Americas Gro¬ cery Baldwin, company. C A Bucher, BoloJa&Co, Boyd KT Hardware Unladen, C 8 com¬ pany, M Curry, Fred Clark, Colony Furniture store, J B Clements, Croup Bros, E J Dorml- ncy. J M Denlston, 1) Cl Drew, Chas DeLung, Ernest & Vad Tieburg, Win M Gaddis, E L Girdner, Harrison Bros, F Hopp Si Co, W N Henley Howell, .1 A J Henderson, R V Hanley, Frank & Co, Harris & Knapp, J W Hedrick. H tt Symons, H C Smith, Smith Bros, G A K Stevens. Senonr & Wise, J H Stalker, J H Slat¬ tery, Stokes & Martin, W T Soooten, H Shank- lin, ET Tebeau, S P Troup, Thos Wilson, Sara Welch. Williams, Son & Co, WO Wilson. SM Whitcliard & Bro, Whitley Grocery Co, T B Clothing Young, Irwin Co Social Clul>, H N Jones, Jones J T Lowe, Co, T Monroe, C Kern, H Kora, Lee & Henry, J R F W McIntosh, D C Mc¬ Collum, Nelson Model Steam Laundry, Maud Phillips Myers, Co, T S Bros, O & O Oldfather, John A & Price Co, Helper& Lyons. D T Paulk, Paxton it Stewart. J H Powell and Kyman & Kennedy. The men who are bringing the suit consist of: Chas Dunn, John McCall, Frank Butts, Z. V. Barden, Wilkerson, J. W. McLean, David Ritchie, D. S. W M Bliss, H. C. Drew. C. M. Turnbull and J. H. Carpenter. We publish these mens’ names so as to give our readers a chance to see who they are. The first list ot names are the men who have spent time and money in the up-building of Fitzgerald and the surrounding country. They are working together in every case for the up-building of Fitzgerald and Irwin county. Not a stone was left unturned last fall in showing to the world through the corn and cotton palace exposition, that this section of Georgia was the garden spot of the world, that her corn and cotton was superior to any other section of the State. What was the re¬ sult? It is this: Thousands and thous¬ ands of people visited the palace during the exposition, home-seeker after home- seeker have been shown through the building every day since the closing of the exposition. They return to their native State and report to their waiting brethren that Georgia is indeed more than was represented. Hundreds of people have been located in and around Fitzgerald because they saw in the pal¬ ace building everything that can be grown in the ground of any country. So it has gone on with far better result than was at first supposed by the people who so willingly gave their time and money in making the palace what it was. But what is the result in the case as we glean from the books of Secretary Taylor. Each man who went to work for the palace company was to receive $1 per day, but if the receipts were above the expenditures then they were to receive $1.50 per day. As every one knows who was in any way familiar with the workings of the palace, that she was behind about $800 at the close of the exposition. This was due to the fact that considerable money was sub¬ scribed, but never Daid. The men back of the movement guaranteed to the creditors that they would get their money in less than a year’s time if they were not shoved too fast. Among this number was the Boyd Hardware com¬ pany with an account of over $150, and Tee Fitzgerald Leader with an ac¬ count of $75, and a few more ranging down to $25. But what has been the result? Here comes eleven men who acted as policemen during the exposi¬ tion and are bringing suit against tho exposition company for the paltry sum of from $3.50 to $7.50 a piece, as tho secretary’s hooks show. What do the people ot Fitzgerald and Irwin county think of such men? Are they the kind of men that build up a town or are they the kind that will stop the progress of a town? We think the latter. When we come to give our exposition this fall what will be the result when the com¬ mittee go among the people for sub¬ scriptions to the palace fund? They will say. “Oh, no, I wouldn’t dare give any¬ thing, for we might get sued.” This statement will stare the committee in the face on every hand. With the evidence that will be sub¬ mitted before Justice Paulk we have every reason to believe that the suit will be dismissed, at least it should be. Mr. Drew and Mr. McCall informed a reporter this morning that they had withdrawn their cases and would have nothing further to do with suit. The Leader is happy to hear of the stand the gentlemen have taken in the mat¬ ter and we are sure they will be much better off in the long run. Three of the men named who are bringing the suit are making arrange¬ ments to leave the city, and two of them will leave Friday or Saturday. One of them has already departed leaving a bill of $25 for Capt. John A. Phillips to pay, who saved him from going on the chain gang. The advertisements to he found in The Leader speak for themselves. Look them up and read them. They are up-to-date business men or their ad¬ vertisements would never be found in these columns. No “back numbers” need come here for space. Our adver¬ tising columns only contain ads. of live men. _ The Leader is $1.00 a year until 1st. After that date $1.50.