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THE FITZGERALD LEADER.
:: s ii County, Georgia,
s of Fitzgerald, Ga.
PUBt.ISllKD EVERY THURSDAY BY
J G KNArr’ [editors and PUBLISHERS.
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Terms—I nvariably In advance.
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application. Tour patronage solloltod.
CITY AND COUNTY.
H. W. Brown, formerly of this city,
is now editor of tho Irwinville Dispatch.
Owing to a rush of advertising and
local matter we are compelled to issue
a supplement this week.
Tho W. C. T. U. will meet next Sat¬
urday afternoon at 3 p. m. at Mrs. Stew¬
art’s on Magnolia avenue.
Hon. J. A. J. Henderson, of Ocilia,
was transacting business in the city
last Friday.
_
Dr. McAllister, who has been quite
sick the past few weeks, was seen upon
the streets Monday.
The Boyd Hardware company are
having a 12 foot sidewalk built around
the west side of their brick building.
Mr. J. S. Wilson spent the forepart
of the week at Macon on a business trip.
was much pleased with his short
stay in the wide awake city.
Judge James B. Clements, Col. J. H.
Buchanan and Hon. Marcus Duke, all
of Irwinville, were here in attendance
at court last Friday.
*. T. S. Price is having built a neat six
. room modern style cottage on S. Lee
street. Large verandas extend entirely
around tho sides and front end.
We again have to apologize to our
school friends for the non-appearance of
the school notes in this week’s issue.
We will publish same next week.
W. J. Josey spent Easter Sunday with
friends at Barnesville. It is reported
the dayhas been set and the event will
soon take place, as we learn from Dr.
Spicer.
_
The front of the Scott and Boyd brick
buildings have been greatly improved
by a coat of paint on the cornice, work.
A fine twelve foot brick sidewalk has
also been laid.
Mr. E. L. Reviere, formerly of this
city, has purchased a hotel at Rochelle,
and will conduct the Reviere house.
The Leader wishes him success in his
new undertaking.
The Leader is now'a welcome visi¬
tor to many new homes in Irwin county.
Our subscription list is growing rap¬
idly, and the people appreciate our ef¬
forts in behalf of Fitzgerald and Irwin
county. J %
Larry McDonald, who pht Jack Mul¬
len out in five rounds in this city about
three weeks ago, was knocked out by a
fellow at Americus by the name of Jim
Pope, in the same length of time last
Friday night. _
The Georgia university didn’t do a
thing to the University of Pennsylvania
last Thursday in a game of base ball at
Atlanta. At the end of the 9th inning
the score stood 4 to 0 in favor of the
Georgia boys.
_
’ Emmet, the eight-year-old of Mr.
son
W. J. Dean, met with an accident last
Monday that may prove fatal. He was
in the employ of Stokes & Martin, and
was run over by a loaded wagon, sus¬
taining injuries from which there is but
little hope of his recovery.
The school entertainment to be given
under the auspices of the First Ward
school at G. A. R. hall on to-morrow
(Friday) evening, promises to be a rare
treat. Every citizen should go and help
the school in procuring their new ref¬
erence books.
_
The ice factory buildiug is being
rushed along to completion. The frame
work is all up and the machinery is be¬
ing tested by a competent expert. Maj.
E. L. Girdner has charge of the con¬
struction department and is making
things “hum” under his supervision.
Lillian Russell's new opera, “The
Wedding Day,’, promises to be a great
success. It is thought Lillian will be
able to render her part without a re¬
hearsal. At least she should be able
to make quite a “stagger” at the first
rehearsal.
_
The colored people of this city and
vicinity had a very pleasant time last
Saturday at the residence of S. Asskew,
cor. Oconee and Thomas. The evening
was spent in eating ice cream and cake,
followed by good music and dancing.
Everything was orderly and all were
happy. **
One pushing advertising merchant
will do more to bring thrift into a com¬
munity than fifty who huddle by their
stores and wait for business to come to
them by the energy of some one else.
While the united live business men
reaching out into highways and hedges
for business will make any town hum
with business.
_
In the article that appears in the
supplement headed “Fitzgerald and
Her Resources, ” the following named
industries were omitted by mistake:
J. G. Elder, mill, riff flooring and car
sills. W. B. Fussell, mill, timber to
Darien. Dorminey’s Grist mill. One
million two hundred thousand fruit
trees planted during the past 900. year. Op¬
era house, seating capacity,
A temporary building for the accom¬
modation of Chemical No. 2 has been
erected on the corner of Central avenue
and Grant street.____
Rev. H. F. Long will preuch in tho
Presbyterian church next Sunday at 11
a. m. The Lutheran Sunday school
will meet at the same place at 2:30 p. m.
Street Commissioner Harlan, with a
force of men, are at work grading- Grant
street and hauling dirt and placing it
on Pine avenue, between Grant and
Sherman.
_
Mayor Goodnow received the sad in¬
telligence last Wednesday announcing
the death of his eldest sister, Mrs. Inez
Merwin, at Los Angelos, Cal., after a
sickness of some weeks.
That lovely boquet of flowers left at
this office on Wednesday morning by
Dr. Coe has kept the office perfumed up
to the highest standard. Tho boquet
consisted of twenty-one different varie¬
ties, and was a beauty. Many thanks,
doctor.
Mr. Frank Price, who has been living
on 10-acre tract 2712, west of the city,
for nearly a year, left last Saturday
evening over the T. & N. E. railroad
for Brighton, Ill., where hi expects to
spend the summer with his children.
Mr, Price will, return in October to
spend the winter in the piney woods of
south Georgia._
The Fitzgerald military hand were
the guests of the citizens of Poulan,
Ga., last Saturday, where the corner
stone of the Aberdeen cotton mill was
laid. Governor Atkinson and other
honored citizens were present and made
speeches. The band boys report a royal
good time and splendid treatment by
the citizens of Poulan.
A box containing three of the largest
strawberries we ever set our eyes on
was left at this offic last Friday with a
little slip inside that read “With com¬
pliments to Knapp & Son, strawberries
from O. L. Jay’s 5-aere tract north of
town, 912. Yours respectfully, Mrs. O.
L. Jay.” They were indeed beauties
and the giver has our thanks.
Mr. Geo. Gardner anti family, \tho
have been living at Valdosta for nearly
a year past, has moved to Fitzgerald
and are now occupying the handsome
residence of Dr. Bucher on Magnolia
avenue. Mr. Gardner is formerly of
Kentucky, but is more than pleased
with Fitzgerald. He has purchased
some nice property on N. Grant street.
Work on the canning factory is being
pushed to completion at a rapid rate.
One building, 40x90, is all enclosed, and
the main structure, 100x200, is receiv¬
ing the frame work. A force of fifteen
men are employed and the buildings
will be completed in about two weeks.
The canning factory is bound to be one
of the best enterprises established in
our city. _
Dr. and Mrs. Coe received by wire
last Saturday the sad news that the son
and only child of their oldest daughter,
Mrs. F. Wright, of Valley City, N. D.,
had that morning shot himself. He was
14 years old, was full of promises for
manly manhood, and a great favorite.
As the doctor was quite ill at the time
and Mrs. Coe worn with care their grief
was hard to bear.
The tax receiver’s notice of when he
will be here for the purpose of listing
your property for taxation for State and
county taxes for 1897, appears in an¬
other column. Colony memhers who
live a way and have no agent here The
Leader will undertake to list your
property for taxation, if you should
wish. Be sure and give the number of
your land, town lot, etc., and the names
of the owners thereof. Bear in mind
that if your property is not given in for
taxation you are liable for double as¬
sessment.
_
Dr. S. B. Coe, who is doing as much
if not more than any man in the colony
in showing to the world what can be
raised in south Georgia, in the shape of
garden truck and field grain, left at this
office last Wednesday morning a stalk
of lettuce that measured eleven and a
half inches across the top that was
planted last September. The doctor
has had all kinds of garden truck on his
table all winter. A vine of the cele¬
brated champion peas was also left here
that measured 5 leet and eleven inches
in length that was just in blossom.
They are a late pea, but will prove to
be one of the best varieties. About two
quarts of an early variety of peas were
tried for dinner, and found to be sweet
and wholesome, in fact much better
than those shipped from Florida.
The story of the great floods along
the Mississippi river is one of sadness,
but occasionally an amusing incident is
reported. In the Gazette of Dyersburg,
Tenn,, appeared the following adver¬
tisement a few days ago: On Tuesday,
March 16, my dwelling house, thirteen
miles above Caruthersville, was washed
from its foundation and floated down
the Mississippi river. It is a new two
story frame, painted white and built
in T shape, with a hall in the center
and a two story front porch all the way
across the building. It contained all
my household and kitchen furniture,
fashioned No. 8 range. A Marlin rifle
—16 shot, 38 calibre—was also in the
bouts house. of this Any house one Rowing will be the rewarded wherea- by
informing Dyersburg me at \thU place. J. I.
Hopkins, Tenn.
AFTER PEII’ER’S SCALP.
Federal Pie the Bone of Contention—
Republican Club Resolutions, Etc.
At a meeting of the Fitzgerald Mc¬
Kinley club a few weeks ago the follow¬
ing resolutions were adopted and or¬
dered printed in the Citizen, but have
not as yet made their appearance. The
Leader, however, gives them pub¬
licity so as to get the news befoae the
people. At last accounts Mr. Peiper
has tho indorsement of “Buck” in his
inside pocket, and feels confident of suc¬
cess. Here are the resolutions as we
find them:
Fitzgerald, Ga., April 3,1897.
At a meeting of McKinley and Ho¬
bart club No. 1, of Fitzgerald, Ga., held
at G. A. R. hall on above date, the fol¬
lowing resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, This club was the means of
carrying the national election to a suc¬
cessful issue in this city; and we claim
the right of furnishing the material for
federal appointments in this district,
be it
Resolved, That we will indorse no
man who is not known to be a straight
out republican; other things being
equal, old soldiers to be shown the
preference.
Besolved, That we protest against
the consideration of the alleged claims
of one D. E. Peiper,^ on the grounds
that ho fills neither one or the other of
the above requirements. To our khowl-
edge his paper cut no figure and exerted
no influence during the recent cam¬
paign in the interests of the republican
candidates.
Resolved, That we protest against
the State executive committee, or any
of its members, indorsing applicants for
positions in this section, and particu¬
larly where such letters or petitions
eminate from mayors or municipal of¬
ficers whose records and principals are
in opposition to the republican party.
Resolved, That our club president,
an old soldier, who has for twenty-five
years battled for republican principles
and policies in Georgia, a faithful and
valuable servant of the party, who asks
for nothing and exoeets nothing but the
success of the party along its present
lines, is deserving of the sincere thanks
of this club; which thanks are hereby
heartily extended.
Resolved, That we recognize no mug¬
wump element. “Drill with us before
the battle, fight with us during the bat¬
tle, or no merit medals after the vic¬
tory,” is the motto of this club.
Resolved, That we are a white repub¬
lican club and believe that white man¬
hood should control the political desti¬
nies of the State ahd Natiop. That our
ciub is composed of the best elements of
city, and the endeavors ot the member¬
ship will be to n aintain the present
standard. Included in our ranks are
leading merchants and professional
men; and we are not in this like Flani¬
gan, of Texas, for pelf or preferment,
but for the good of the country and the
republican party. Be it further
Resolved, That these resolutions be
printed in the Colony Citizea, the only
recognized Georgia. republican G. Whitfield, organ in Pres. south
A.
Lewis Clcte, V. P.
S. Fleming. Sec.
CORN AND COTTON PALACE SUIT.
Case Dismissed on Account of Not Noti-
fying All the Defendants.
The suit against the citizens who
subscribed so liberally towards the suc¬
cess of the corn and cotton palace given
last fall came up before Justice Paulk
last Friday, but who declined to hear
the case on account of relationship ex¬
isting between one cf the defendants
and himself. Justice Moore was called
to hear the case in the place of Justice
Paulk.
The plaintiffs in the case were ably
supported by Attorney Jay, while the
defendants had Attorneys Ed Burch,
Ryman & Kennedy, Frezelle and Buch¬
anan to show up their side of the case.
After much argument on both sides by
the attorneys the case was dismissed
on the grounds that all the defendants
named in the suit had not been notified
or served.
An ex-policeman seems to feel pretty
“sore” over the article that appeared
in last week’s issue of The Leader,
and hence rushes into print with a
statement that the facts in the contro¬
versy will not bear out. The Leader
has not the time or inclination to use
its space in reply to personal attacks
against citizens of this city and coun¬
try. The Leader is a newspaper, but
not of the “Looking Glass” variety.
Scarcely a week passes by but what we
decline communications that would ac¬
complish nothing in their publication
but strife and ill-feeling among our
people.
Now, a few words personally. As far
as the ex-policemen are concerned THE
Leader owes them no ill-will, as we
consider them our friends.
There are many people who wonder
at mistakes they detect in newspapers,
but they seem oblivious to their own
mistakes. Doctors, lawyers, preachers
and merchants all make them. Doc-
£or ! a mistakes are all buried, the law-
yer twists out bis, the preacher i, >«■
given and the merchant makes a satia-
factory apology inv* his, but alas, there
. g no J o£ esca {or the ne farious
ei3ltor The who oaD , kee ^ P ml8
- mau ‘
takes out of a newspaper is not yet born.
IT GOES cr IN SMOKE. •
Corn and Cotton l’alaco Building Was
Burnt<1 to the Ground Last
Friday Evening.
The corn and cotton palace building
that was constructed last fall by the
citizens of Fitzgerald and Irwin county
was entirely destroyed by fire last E’ri-
day afternoon about 5 o’clock, The
origin of the fire is unknown, but is
thought’to have been tho work of some
one throwing down a match in the au-
ditorum part of the building, after hav¬
ing lighted a cigar or pipe.
About ten or fifteen of the fire boys
were working in the south wing of the
building when the fire broke out, and
from their statement when they reached
the main part of the buil ling the whole
inside was on lire. s *
The building being bum of Georgia
pine and the decorations throughout
the building being of cotton the struc¬
ture was short live^h
By hard and effective work of
firemen the band stand was saved after
it seemed as it the beautiful structure
must go.
The opt —at the Fitzgerald block
caught in several places by flying em¬
bers, but the fire boys were on deck and
kept a stream upon the roof. Several
buildings along Pine street also caught,
but the prompt efforts of the citizens
with buckets of water kept everything
under control.
The fire boys did as well as could be
expected under the circumstances, but
were handicapped in a good many ways
by short ladders, etc They are a brave
lot of boys, ana The Leader feels
proud of them at their maiden fire. The
daring act ot one of them in scaling the
walls of the Fitzgerald block from a
ladder that, was far too short, is worthy
of mention.
The burning of the building was a
dire calamity, as a big exposition was
to be gi\ .»n this fall and then the build¬
ing to toe torn down and set up at the
fair grounds. ____.
BROKE GROUND TO DAY.
Work Ou the IVater-works anil Gas Plant
Was Commenced To-Day.
Captain Coverdale, of Rome, Ga., ar¬
rived in the city Wednesday evening
and has everything arranged for the
construction of the water-works and gas
plant.
A reporter in conversation with Cap¬
tain Coverdale tnis morning, was in¬
formed that he would break ground this
pfternoon for the erection of buildings.
The gas plant will be erected first, as
the well not completed and don’t
know atfyift whether they will be able
to secure water. In the construction of
tbe two plants nearly 190,000 brick will
be used. The gas mains will be about
three and a quarter miles in length,
and the water mains about four miles.
We will have a full report of its con¬
struction next week.
We call especial attention this week
to the half page ad. of Sidney Lascelles,
the merchandise and insurance broker,
to be found on another page. Mr. La¬
scelles is receiving bids for ttie erection
of a large ware-house to be erected on
the north of the G. & A. freight depot.
The size of the building will be 40x75,
built after the same pattern of the G. &
A. freight depot. Mr. Lascelles’ in¬
creasing merchandise business is reach¬
ing to such proportion that he is com¬
pelled to have a ware.house so as to
store goods. In a few weeks he expects
to have men on the road in the interest
of his increasing trade.
Correct Time.
There are many children coming to
the Third Ward school who get there
in the morning from half past seven to
8 o’clock, and think it hard that they
cannot be admitted at that time. They
say it was nearly 8 o’clock when they
left home, while it was only 7:45 when
they got to the school house. Now. if
the parents would only set their time
by the ringing of the first bell, which is
8:30, standard time, they would then
have correct time, as I ring all bells,
morning and noon, exactly on time.
Again, Professor Saunders gave me or¬
ders not to open the house until the
first bell Janitor.
Dr. S. B. Coe, cor. Grant and Cypress
streets, has, and will have in cultiva¬
tion, about twenty lots in town sown to
lothrus. lucorn, giant spurry, sand
vetch, incornate clover, Jerusalem, kaf¬
fir and other corns and beggar weed,
teasente, etc. He considers the ques¬
tion of pasturage and forage one of
great importance and says the day is
near when a luxurious abundance of
both will be produced here, and favor¬
ably solve the problem of dairy pro¬
ducts, beef and pork, and predicts that
good cows and good horses will more
than double in value here before this
time next year. The Leader will en¬
deavor to give a list of the lots the doc¬
tor has sown and planted, and final re¬
sults. Each lot, the doctor says, will
have a “board” telling variety, tillage,
etc. He is undertaking to try some
with all kinds of fertilizers we can ob¬
tain, and some witn none. The boards,
be hopes, will explain so clearly with
the help of The Leader that half his
time for a year may not have to be
given to personal explanation. Moral:
subscribe for The Leader, o
RAILROADS COMING
The Latest Is the Extension
of the Wadley & Mt. Ver¬
non Road From Eman-
ual County.
ARE AFTER A CHARTER
The New Rond Would Give a Direct Line
From Augusta to Fitzgerald—Con¬
necting Here With the T. & N.
E. for All Florida Points—
People Fell Jubilant Over
the New Roads.
“Fitzgerald is bound to he a railroad
center,” was the prediction of The
Leader very near a year ago, and
from the present outlook it will be so
in a very short time.
Below will be found the legal notice
the extension of tho Wadley & Mt.
Vernon road from Rixville in Eraanual
county to Fitzgerald. The tollowing
is the notice:
Legal Notice.
\A7HEREAS, 'i lor the best 11 interest 18 deemed of the ex Wadley pedient and amt
Mount Vernon Railroad Company that its rail¬
road be extended by the building of a railroad
from Rixville, present terminus of tho rail¬
road of said company, in Emanuel county,
Georgia, Georgia; to the town of Fitzgerald, In Irwin
county, suid extension or railroad
to be built through thecounties of Emanuel,
Montgomery, Laurens, Telfare, Dodge. Wil¬
cox, Coffee and Irwin, or any one or all of said
counties, as may be by tbe directors of said
company feasible and to the beet interest of
the Wadley and Mount Vernon Railroad Com¬
pany, so as to connect tbe present line of said
railroad company at Rixville, Emanuel coun¬
ty, with the town of Fitzgerald, in Irw.n
county.
the Iherefore, be, and it is hereby resolved by
hoard of directors of the Wadley and
Mount Vernon Railroad Company, in meeting
assembled, that said railroad be exwnded by
the building of a railroad from Rixville, pres¬
ent terminus of the Wadley and Mount Ver¬
non uel, railroad, Montgomery, through Lauren,, the counties of Eman¬
Wilcox, Coffee and Trwin, Dodge, Telfair.
or any one or all of
said counties, as may be by the directors of
said company deemed most feasible and to the
best interest oi the Wadley & Mount Vernon
Railroad Company, to the town of Fitzgerald,
in Irwin county. Georgia. Tbe length of said
extension of said lailroad, as near as can be
estimated, will beabout seventy-flve (75) miles,
and the general direction of same will be in a
southwest, direction through tho counties
above named, or any one or more of them,
from Rixville. Emanuel county, Georgia, to
Fitzgerald, in Irwin county, Georgiu.
It is further resolved, by the said board of
directors, that notice of the building of the
extension of said railroad above designated
be given by publication of these resolutions
once a week for four weeks in the newspaper
in which the sheriff's advertisements are pub-
lislied in each of the counties through which
said extension of said railroad will probably
run, prior to the time the right to build said
extension of said railroad is sought to be ex¬
ercised.
Resolved further by said board of directors,
that this resolution be entered in tbe records
of its proceedings.
This 2d day of April, 1897.
I, G. D. Tysor. secretary of the board of di¬
rectors of the Wadley and Mount Vernou Rail¬
above road Company, do hereby certify that the
and foregoing is a true and correct
copy of the original resolutions unanimously
passed by the board of directors of the Wad¬
ley and Mount Vernon Railroad Company, as
the same appears of record on the minutes of
said directors' meeting.
Witness mv hand and the seal of said com¬
pany, this April *tb, G. 1897. D.Tvsoa,
secretary.
From the above notice it will be seen
that the gentlemen back of this move¬
ment mean business, and it is their de¬
sire to reach the coming city of south
Georgia. The distance from Rixville,
the present terminus of the road, to
Fitzgerald, is about 80 miles, and passes
through a country that is noted for its
fine timber and farming lands. The
Leader has written to the proper par¬
ties in regard to the road and will have
more to say of the new project next
week.
The Waycross Journal has the follow¬
ing to say in regard to the building of
the road from Nichois <o Fitzgerald in
its last issue:
From the best information we are
able to obtain work on the Air Line ex¬
tension is progressing in a very satis¬
factory way, and unless there is some
mishap the road will certainly be com¬
pleted to Fitzgerald in a reasonable
time. The distance from Nichols to
Fitzgerald is only 36 miles, and the line
runs through a country where it will be
very easy to construct the road. The
worst part of the Air Line has already
been built, and is in operation. The
Satilla river and Kettle creek trestles
near Waycross, are the most difficult
to be encountered on the entire line.
Tue completion of this extension will
open up a magnificent section of coun¬
try. and will turn perhaps millions of
tons of freight in this direction. We
understand that the people along the
line are eager for the work to go ahead,
and are willing to put in their money
quite liberally in order to carry it
ttirougb. We think the people of Way-
cross should take some positive steps to
aid in pushing this project to a success¬
ful termination. The Journal hopes to
see the enterprise successful.
The Oordele Sentinel in speaking of
the extension of the A. & F. from Fort
Valley to Fitzgerald says:
There is a railroad very strong will possibility be extended that
the A. & F.
from Fort Valley to Fitzgerald via Cor-
dele. This move wilL be the greatest
in railroad circles for quite a while. It
means much both for the road and the
growing ciU of Fitzgerald, which will
in the future figure prominently in
south Georgia as the coming metropolis.
The new proposed route and would connect
here with the G. & A. thereby east
and west. It would afford to Fitzgerald
direct communication with the North
and northwest by way of Atlanta. The
fact that the new colony city has had
no direct outlet has deterred many peo¬
ple from going there.
The propo-ed route is almost a di¬
rect line from Atlanta to Fitzgerald Cordele. by
the way of Fort Valley and
The people of Fitzgerald are very jubi¬
lant over the prospects of the road.
Values in property would increase 50 per
cent, the moment the road was begun.
As for Cordele, her people will have will¬
any good thing floating about, are the
ing to spend their money right thing. freely at
proper time for the
This new road will be about sixty-
five miles long from distance Fort Valley to Fitz¬ At¬
gerald, making the from
lanta to Fitzgerald about one hundred
and sixty-five miles.
The Abbeville Chronicle of its Iasi
issue in an article under the head of
“Another Railroad,” speaks about a
legal notice being published hi their
paper of the extension of the Wadley &
•Mt. Vernon railroad from Emanuel
county to the city of Fitzgerald. The
Chronicle says:
“In view of the facts recited there
seems to be every reason to conclude
that the real purpose of the company is
to construct its line to Abbeville, cross¬
ing the river on the bridge of the G. &
A. railroad and connecting with tho A.
& W. division of that road for Fitzger¬
ald and with the main line forall points
east and west. The W. & Mt. V. com¬
pany would thus secure a Fitzgerald
connection without incurring tho ex¬
pense of extending its own track to that
city. Another
excellent reason for behov¬
ing that such is the intention of the
company is the fact that in the legal .
notice referred to, the length of Hne to
he constructed is estimated at seventy-
five miles. Abbevilje can be reached
in that distance or perhaps somewhat
less, but the shortest line that could be
built from Rixville to Fitzgerald would
be So or 90 miles long.
Abbevill will get tho road, it cannot
afford to go around us.”
excellent Broj Shrader does why indeed the road show should some
reasons
just go to Abbeville, but if it was the
intention of the road to make connec-
tions with the G. & A! so as to reach
Fitzgerald, what would bo the use of
coming down to Abbeville, why couldn’t
they just extend their line from Rix¬
ville to Mt. Vernon, and then they
would have the same connection? But,
no, Bro. Shrader, the people hack of
the movement wish to have a direct
line to the coming city of south Georgia.
The citizens of Fitzgerald have had
this road in view for some time, and
when it is built, just keep your eye on a
direct line to the Corn Palace city of
the South. It is bound to come.
Easter Sunday at the Catholic Church.
Easter Sunday was celebrated with
becoming solemnity at the Catholic
Church, Grant street. The altar was
beautifully decorated. The Sanctuary
Society had worked earnestly to adorn
the church in a manner worthy of the
occasion and the result did credit to
their artistic taste as well as to their
spirit of piety. A large congregation was
present to testify their joy in the glory
of the risen Saviour. The sermon was
delivered by the Rev. R. Gore, who
took for his text: “This is the day
that the Lord hath made. Let us re¬
joice and be glad therein.” He said
there were three reasons for rejoicing
on this occasion . For Christ’s the resurreeft^n Divinftjg;-.
of the great proof of
it is the seal on the charter of the
glorious endowments of the church, and
is the guarantee of the faithful Chris¬
tian’s victory over sin. After the ser¬
vice a meeting of the ladies was held at
which Miss Smalls was elected Preai-
dent of the Altar Society, and Mrs. La¬
gan treasurer. Mrs. Dr. Powell was
appointed organist. This church is
keeping pace with the rapid progress
of Fitzgerald, every month witnesses
some addition to the beauty of the
sacred edifice, new faces among his
flock greet the Rev. Pastor every time
he visits this enterprising city. The
membeship reaches over one hundred,
all devoted to their religion and ready
to promote every truly American and
progressive movement that has for its
object the benefit of the place of their
adoption. ***
Justice Court Court.
The following cases were disposed of
at the April term of Justice Wm. B.
Moore’s court last Friday :
Wm McCormick, agent, vs EL Pietzsch.
Attachment. Dismissed.
Smith Bros vs Hitchie & Co. Complaint on
account. Dismissed.
Mrs Mattie Turner Settled. vs Griggs & Pennington.
Distress warrant.
Armatrout & Sons vs Milo Barr. Lien fore¬
closure. Judgment for planitiffs.
J D Pouland & Co vs Edward Stemp. At¬
tach lor purchase money. Judgment for
plaintiff. Troup Daniel Dorminy. Suit
Dissmissed. S P vs on rote.
S P Troup vs Daniel Dorminy. Suit on note.
J udgment for plaiutiff.
S P Troup vs Jacob Marshal. Suit on note.
Withdrawn.
J Q French vs E V Green. Attachment.
Judgment for plaintiff. Buck, ».»•*
G W Watt vs M M Suit on account.
Dismissed.
Wm McCormick, ageut, vs A J Lilly. Suit
on account. Judgment for plaintiff., JZ
TS Layton vs P G Brewson. Suit on ac¬
count. Judgment for plaintiff.
Chas Chovin vs E M and E L Pietzsch. At¬
tachment. Judgment for plaintiff.
Chris Drenoecher vs Jacob Mathis. Suit on
account. .Judgment for plaintiff.
. FLBigbi in vs W M Harris, Jr. Suit on
note. Montgomery Judgment lor plaintiff. Norris,
J L vs J D Suit on ao-
count. Judgment for defendant.
F L Bigharn vs W M Harris, Jr. Suit on note.
Judgment for plaintiff. Harris, Jr. Suit
F L Bigharn for vs plaintiff. W M on note.
Judgment transcript
This is a true and correct of the
civil docket of Wm. B. Moore, J. P., April
term, 1897,
JUSTICE PAULK’S COU1IT.
F Zanders for vs plaintiff. F Hopp. Suit on account.
Judgment W 6McCook Chas Stoub. Attachment.
vs
Judgment for plaintiff. J Z V
( M Turnbull, H Carpenter, Barden.
lVm Bliss, Frank Butts. J E 'V McLean, D 8 Wil¬
kinson, David Ritchie, Company. C I.unn Suit vs Corn and
Cotton Palace on aocount.
Dismissed.
Lizzie McCormick vs M M Rue. Suiton ac¬
count and garnishment. J udgment lor plain-
W W Breeze vs E M Pietzsch. Attachment.
Judgment for plaintiff.
Jurors for May Term 1897.
JUSTICE MOORE’S COURT.
Sidney Clare, H A Burkhart,
John Schaffer, H F Atherton,
L Shu m way, Thos Kay,
J A B W Seanor, Keynolds, E F Chamberliss*
JUSTICE PAULK’S COURT.
J E Bentz, n H F Lee,
8 T'atel, J H Goodman,
E L Rivere, J G Knapp,
J A B Lyon, Crimbie, T W Hayde.
H
R. E. Platt and John Edwards leave
to-morrow for East Dubuque and Ga¬
lena, Ill., respectfully. They both will
be back next fall. Mr. Edwards came
here for his health and feels greatly
improved.