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VOL. II.
t. s. price & co.
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>1.25 Ladies 4-hook Kid Gloves, 99c
1.00 Ladies 4-hook Kid Gloves, 89c
1.50 mens’s extra quality..... 1 05
59c Ribbons, 4J. Taffeta, y’rd 35
65c Ribbons, fancy Taffeta, y’rd 39
25c Childrens Hose, fast black 15
25e Ladies Vests...... 19
2€„ Linen Embroideries 121
5oc all wool Chalies... 35
12c Organdies and Demities... 8
CORSETS.
1.59 kind for 1 19
l.C (kind for 78
75c kind for. 48
DOMESTIC AND WHITE GOODS.
Imported white dotted Swiss
goods at.................. 23
40-inch India Lawn........... 121
White checked Nansook, 15c@ 121
12x13 white Marseilles bed
spreads,valued at $1.75, at.. 1 20
We have a full line of Bunting
for decorating.
LINENS.
All Linen Silver bleached Ger¬
man Table Damask, per yard,
35c to 75c.
White and colored bordered
Lunch Cloths............. 75
All linen breakfast table Nap¬
kins, valued at $1.50 per doz.
at. - 1 10
SILKS.
Largest stock and lowest prices
The largest collection of plain
and Taffeta silks in the city
at unusually low prices.
49c for 50c printed Foulards,
elegant quality, new designs.
Brocaded Taffeta Silks, 50c to 1 00
dress goods.
Some at half price. It is such
qualities and prices that
makes “The Empire” the
leader in dress goods selling.
$.25 Black Serge, 54 inches.. 89
50c Black Henrietta......... 20
49c Brilliantine 35
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rugs.
40c forimmitation Persian and
India Rugs, 36x 8 inches.
21c for Japanese matting, the
35c kind.
lace curtains.
Notingham Lace Curtains..... 50
Ladies, our new Spring Stock must
be seen to be appreciated. We have
the latest novelties in all lines, and at
prices within the reach of all.
EMPIRE STORE,
THE FITZGERALD BLOCK.
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Good New Goods, Low Prices.
•WE ARE THE LEADING DEALERS IN-
Hardware, Builders’ & Shop Material,
Tinware, Stoves and Crockery.
We carry an Elegant Line of PAINTS, Etc. Send for our
Color Card. Our Specialty is Improved
m AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, i
* In fact everything needed on the farm. Agents for CIIATTA-
W ^ NOOGA PLOWS, Planet, Jr. Cultivators, McCormick Mowers,
Mitchell Celebrated Ore and Two-IIorse Wagons. Turpentine
^ Mill Supplies, Steam Mill Fittings, Emery Wheels, etc.
All Goods Guaranteed to be just as represented at time of sale.
$ HARLEY & HOLMES •m
“MAN WAS BORN TO HUSTLE.”
FITZGERALD, IRWIN COUNTY, GEORGIA, APRIL 29, 1897.
Peru Irish Point Lace Curtains
3j yards long.........;.. .. 1 98
We have a beautiful line of
these goods at all prices.
LACES AND EMBROIDERIES.
We have a beautiful line of Val-
encenes, Silk Torchon laces,
4J inches.
10c goods valued at 15c.
2000 yards of fine embroideries, fine
Nansook, Swiss and Cambrick with
insertings to match. These goods
are made on on substantial cloth.
7c per yard for 12£c Cambric, Nan-
sook and Swiss Edging ; 9c per yard
for 12Jc Swiss Cambric and Nan-
sook Embroideries.
PARASOLS AND UMBRELLAS.
A fine assortment of handsome Para¬
sols in latest novelties for Easter
offerings. Um¬
$1.98 for $2.50 26 inch pure silk
brellas with steel rods.
98c for $1.25 English Glories, 26 in.
SHOES.
At particularly attractive prices.
$1.98 for $2.50 Ladies Dongola but¬
toned Shoes—kid tops, new style
toes and patent leather tips.
$2.90 for ladiae $250fOxtord Tan ties.
mens’ furnishings.
78 for $1.25 white natural wool shirts
and drawers to match.
50c for 75c imported French Balbrigan
shirts and drawers to match.
25c for 40c Balbrigan shirts and draw¬
ers to match.
ladies’ WAISTS.
Ladies spring Shirt Waists in Percale
and Lawns— Yoke back, soft front,
value 98c at 59c—the United Brand.
NOTIONS AND STATIONERY.
Dress Shields, finest quality, per
pair....................... 9c
Beatiful Feather Fans 35c to 50c
for the 75c kind.
Silk Fans in the very latest styles 23c
to $.75. In this line we have a
beautiful assortment and extra val¬
ues for the money.
3c for 10c package Envelopes.
3c for 10c quire Note Paper.
TRUNKS AND VALISES.
$2.98 for beautiful Zinch Trunk, iron
bottom, and well worth $5. Valises
in every style and shape.
County Correspondence.
Sycamore Muttering*.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
Quite a large quantity of fish were
caught out of Ross lake last week.
Mr. J. M. Hargroves has the brag
patch of cabbage in the community.
Rev. R. II. Bavwick, D. V., preached
at Pleasant Hill church last Wednes¬
day.
Dr. W. W. Hall, of Arabi, visited
his cousin, Dr. W. L. Story, of this
place last week.
Quite a number of our Sycamore
people are in attendance at Worth
superior court this week.
Mr. D. J. Parker attended services
at Providence church in Worth county
last Saturday and Sunday.
Corn is up and looking beautiful,
while the stand of sugar cane the
country over lias never been more per¬
fect.
The prospects for a large peach
crop are indeed fine. Apple trees,
while bearing a good load of fruit, are
suffering terribly from the ravages of
the blight.
Farmers are badly behind with cot¬
ton planting. Not more than half the
area to be planted has yet been seeded,
and the ground is already too dry to
sprout the seeds. Every indication
points to a continued dry spell.
Messrs. E. D. Paulk and W. H. Bray
visited Macon Saturday last. More
anon. “Omega.
Sycamore, April 27, ’97.
West Fitzgerald Sparks.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
Miss Lora Cowell visited in this
section Tuesday.
Mr. Ilagerraan has commenced the
erection of a neat home on his tract.
Mr. J. Wilbur, wbe lias been quite
sick the past two weeks, is now able
to be around.
Little Ethel Van Osdol, who has
been in very delicate health for some
time, is improving slowly.
Mrs. Hattie Burnett lias her piano
at home and we all enjoy the music
produced by iter nimble fingers.
While gathering news items we no¬
ticed Mr. M. Buck busy making garden
and concluded he was resting awhile
from railroad work.
We understand quite ho&e an enjoyable
time was bad at the of Miss Bess
Johnson Saturday evening. The party
was given in their elegant new bouse.
Miss Bertha Bosworth visited at the
hospital home of Mrs. E. Van Osdol
last Thursday. All kinds of garden
“sass” including a delicious straw¬
berry short-cake, was enjoyed at the
noonday repast.
Mr. E. Alphonso makes a good
farmer. lie has all sorts of farm pro¬
ducts growing, and his two five-acre
tracts will one day be a “thing of
beauty” if hard work, pluck and en¬
ergy amounts to anything.
Sparks From Wolf Pit.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
Items are scarce this week.
Mr. Dunbar is on the sick list this
week.
The farmers have been busy plant¬
ing corn and cotton the last week.
Miss Delia Ilogle was the guest of
Miss Etta Pollman Friday afternoon.
Rev. Johnson, of Old Field church,
preached at the school house last Sun¬
day at 3 p. m.
Wliat takes Fred Dunbar to Old
Field church so much? Some pretty
girl, we guess.
Senator D. Foxvvortliy lias been
making fence on Mr. Louis Blood’s
tract this week.
Several of the Wolf Pit people at¬
tended prayer meeting at Old Field
Wednesday night.
Billy Pearson went over west of
town, Thursday, to his place to tend
bis crops lie has planted there.
Our ball club are getting in shape
to give a “lay over” to some other
club. Who will be first? Don’t all
speak at once.
Shorty Pearson has cleared about
six acres on bis twenty, and it is now
ready foi the plow. Governor is get¬
ting there, you bet.
We wonder if Clarence Hagle found
Jessie at home the night of prayer
meeting? Confess up, Clarence,it was
not Jess, but some one else. Ta, ta.
A Mr. Williams was out this week
improving a ten-acre tract .south of
the school house; doing just enough
to hold it. That is the way most of
them do.
Judge Ray was over on the Otter
creek circuit holding court last Sun¬
day night. He says the suit pending
is a good one, but some time yet be¬
fore it goes to the jury.
Abbeville Rumblings.
The Abbeville base ball team was
reorganized last Monday night.
The home of Mr. Joe E. Johnson
irradiated last Friday night by the ar¬
rival of a cherub. It is a boy.
Tax Receiver Brown was in Abbe¬
ville on his first official round last
Monday. He will visit Rochelle on
April 29th.
The committee in charge of the en¬
terprise are making every preparation
to assure the success of the Abbeville
Chautauqua, which will begin on May
29th and continue for one week.
A volunteer tire company has been
organized here, and with the lire ap-
paratus recently purchased by the
mayor and council the town will in
future be in better condition to com¬
bat the ravages of tire.
The steamboat City of Hawkins-
ville, brought 350 bales of cotton to
Abbeville for shipment to Savannah
(by rail) last Saturday, and took on a
cargo of freight for her return trip to
Hawk'tnsville.
The still of Strickland brothers'
large turpentine operators at Sibbie
was destroyed by lire at an early hour
last Saturday morning. I have so far
been unable to ascertain the cause of
the Are or the amount of the loss sus¬
tained.
The protracted meeting at the Bap-
tist church is still in progress, and
continues to grow in interest. Rev.
Mil Waldron, of Montezuma, and W.
O. Darsey are aiding the pastor in the
mfleting. Mr. Waldron is a forceful
and eloquent preacher, and his ser¬
mons are making a deep impression
on the people.
The Abbeville cornet band will give
a concert and picnic at Poor Robin
spring on Friday, April 30. The band
has made great progress under the di¬
rection of Professor Mandeville, and
those who are so fortunate as to at¬
tend the picnic will hear some excel¬
lent music. Refreshments will be
served throughout the day at moder¬
ate charges, for the benefit of the
band.
They Recommend Chamberlain’s
Cough Remedy.
In a letter to the manufacturers,
Messrs. Davis & Buzzard, of West
Monterey. Pa., says: Chamberlain’s
Cough Remedy has cured people
whom our physicians could do noth¬
ing for. We persuaded them to try a
bottle of it and they now recommend
it, as do the rest of us. For sale at
25 and 50 cents per bottle by J. II.
Goodman & Co., Druggists.
Wanted— A position at any kind
of work; printing, clerkship or outdoor
labor. Leave word at Leader office.
Theodore Singer.
The Kibby Resort will be thrown
open to the public ou May 2d. This
resort is two miles northeast of Fitz-
gerald. Fine bathing, swings, ham¬
mocks. Bring your bathing suits.
Sweet cider, peanuts and lemonade on
safat 17-lw
Letter presses, copy books, blank
books and general office supplies at
Gelder’s news depot.
First Class Table Board by the
week at $300 at Brunswick Restaur¬
ant.
They are so small that the most
sensitive persons take them, they are
so effective that the most cases of
constipation, headache and torpid
liver yield to them. That is why De-
Witt’s Little Early Risers are known
as the famous little pills.
,J. II. Goodman & Co.. Druggist.
Webster’s unabridged dictionary,
worth $3, only $1. Send in your or¬
ders. Gelder’s news depot.
. First Class Table Board by the
week at $3.00 at Brunswick Restaur¬
ant.
Many cases of “Grippe” have lately
been cured by One Minute Cough
Cure. This preparation seems es¬
pecially adapted to the cure of this
disease. It acts quickly thus prevent¬
ing serious complications and bad
effects in which this disease often
leaves the patient.
J. II. Goodman & Co., Druggist
For Life and Fire Insurance see
Sidney Lascelles, Room 6 and 7, Fitz¬
gerald Block.
Don’t allow the lungs to be impaired
by the continuous irritation of a cough.
It is easier to prevent consumption
than to cure it. One Minute Cough
Cure taken early will ward off any
fataling trouble.
J. II. Goodman & Co., Druggist.
For Life and Fire Insurance see
Sidney Lascelles, room 6 and 7, Fitz¬
gerald Block.
Legal blanks and Georgia forms for
justices at Gelder’s news depot.
One Minute is all the time neces¬
sary to decide from personal exper¬
ience that One Minute Cough Cure
does what its name implies.
J. H. Goodman & Co., Druggist.
Look Here —We board and lodge
you for $3.50 per week. Everything
first class. See us.
Brunner’s Restaurant.
If you have ever seen a child in the
agony of croup, you can appreciate
the gratitude of the mothers who
know that One Minute Cough Cure
relieves their little ones as quickly as
it is administered. Many homes in
this city are never without it.
J. II. Goodman & Co., Druggist.
Wanted to Trade
A Cleveland bay stallion, thorough¬
bred, for land or Fitzgerald town
property. L. Clute.
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12 Pieces French Embroideries, organdies, worth 25c, at 20c *
12 Pifip es Figured Organdies, worth 20c, at 12Jc.
.a 50 Pieces Dimities, all colors, worth 15c at lie. !
Fine Lawns, 36 inches wide, wortli 124c, at 9c.
m Scotch Lawns, 28 inches, 4c.
Pants Cloth—the very best Keosies, worth 20c, at 12jc.
m Cottonades, worth 25c, at 15c. ±
^ 15c, at 11c.
- 12ic, at 9c.
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complete lino of Ladies, Gents and Childrens Hosiery. Ladies Un- .,
large and
dervests at from 4c to 25c.
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