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T. S. PRICE & CO.
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The Empire Store
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BARGAINS
$1 .25 Ladies 4-hook Kid Gloves, 99c
1.00 Ladies 4-hook Kid Gloves, 89c
1.50 metis's extra quality..... 1 05
50c Ribbons, 4£. Taffeta, y’rd 35
C5c Ribbons, fancy Taffeta, y’rd 39
25c Childrens Hose, fast black 15
25c Ladies Vests............ 19
20c Linen Embroideries....... 121
50c all wooi Chalies.......... 35
12c Organdies and Pemities. . 8
CORSETS.
1.50 kind for 1 19
1.00 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 Xansook, 15c(<> 121
12x13 white Marseilles lied
spreads,valued at $1.75, Bunting at.. 1 20
We have a full line of
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 Xap-
kins, valued at $1.50 per doz.
lit 1 10
SILKS.
Largest 3tock 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.
$t .25 Black Serge, 54 inches 89
.
50c Black Henrietta......... 20
49c Urilliantine........... 35
RUGS.
40c for immitation Persian and
India Rugs, 36x8 inches.
21e 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.
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TIFTON FOUNDRY i MACHINE COMPANY.
MANUFACTURERS OF-♦
Iron and Brass Castings, Engine and Boiler Fittings,
Inspirators, injectors. Lubricators, Jet Pumps, Steam Gages; Globe, Angle and Check
Valves; Pipe and Fittings; General Machinery and Mill Supplies; Pulleys, gST*Repair Shaftings Work and
Couplings; Leather and Rubber Belt; Lace-Leather and Lubricating Oils. six
a Specialty. AGents for all kinds of Machinery. NOTICE.—Iron and brass melted days
iuevery*week. A second-hand 50-horse power Engine for sale. Call on or address, for fu
prticulars. R. S. KELL, Manager, Tifton, Ga.
FRED R. BIGHAM,
Contractor # Builder.
Plans and Estimates Furnished on Short Notice.
Address Lock Box 8, Fitzgerald, Georgia.
Peru Irish Point Lace Curtains
3.1 yards long.............. 1 OS
We have a beautiful line of
these goods at all prices.
LACES AND EMBROIDERIES.
We iiave a beautiful line of Val-
encenes, Silk Torchon laces,
41 inches.
10c goods valued at 15c.
2000 yards of fine embroideries, fine
Xansook, Swiss and Cambrick with
insertings to match. These goods
are made on on substantial cloth.
7c per yard for 121c Cambric, Nan-
sook and Swiss Edging ; 9c per yard
for 121c Swiss Cambric aud Xan-
sook Embroideries.
PARASOLS AND UMBRELLAS.
A line assortment of handsome Para¬
sols in latest novelties for Easter
offerings.
$ 1.98 for S2.50 26 inch pure silk Um¬
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.
$2.00 for ladies $2.50 Oxford Tan ties.
mens’ furnishings.
78 for $1.25 white natural wool shirts
and drawers to match.
50c for 75c imported French Balbugan
shirts and drawers to match.
25c for 40c Balbrigan shirts and draw¬
ers to match.
. ladies’ waists.
Ladies spring Shirt Waists in 1’ercale
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 Xote Taper.
TRUNKS AND VALISES.
$2.98 for beautiful Zinclt Trunk, iron
bottom, and w r ell worth $5. Valises
in every style and shape.
Additional Local News.
The board ol education met last
Wednesday afternoon and considerable
business transacted.
Harry Kubrlch and wife are now
nicely located in Anderson Griffey’s
house on XV. Ocmulgee avenue.
Judge Wm. B. Moore took in the ex¬
cursion to Brunswick last Friday and
reports a royal good time.
Raspberries, dewberries and black
berries are on tbo market. They bring
10 cents a quart and find a ready market.
Tifton fruit growers shipped their
first eyate of peaches for 1897 last Tues¬
day to Munclc, Ind. Hurrah for Tifton.
Where is Fort Valley?
Alderman Brunner is at Savannah
this week, where he is attending the
grand lodge meeting Knights of Pyth¬
ias that is in session.
B. L. Ellis has bought out his part¬
ner’s interest in the laundry busines aud
will hereafter“go it alone.’’ Mr. Teet¬
ers has been offered a lucrative posi¬
tion at a town near Atlanta and has dc-
eepted it.
Stewart McCollum left last Sunday
for Savannah, where for a week he will
regularly bathe in the ocean and take
in the sights at Tybee island. well, nobody If lie
don’t have a good time,
will.
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The watermelon seieon will soon be
at hand and the young hoy (as well as
the old ones) are making preparations
to have their pocket Knives in good
working order. What beats a good
Georgia watermelon? Echo answers,
nothing.
Legal Notice.
To the Honorable Allen D. Candler, Secretary
of the State of Georgi iu: I. X.
The petition of Geo. W. Parrott, Sr.,
Cheves, Geo. W. Parrott, Jr., W.s. Thomson,
Jacob Haas, II. P. O'Neal, William Scandrett,
W.B. O’Neal, J. T. West and T. A. Scott, re¬
spectfully show the following:
First. That Geo. W. Parrott, Sr., Geo. W.
Parrott, Jr., and Jacob Haas, are residents of
the county of Fulton ; li. T. O’Neai, W. Sy
Thomson, William Scandrett, W. u. O’Neal
and I. X. Cheves are residents of the county
of Dooly; and J . T. Wcs t and T, A. Scott a re
residents of the county of McDuffee, all being-
in the State of Georgia. have associated
Second. Your petitioners
themselves together and desire to the incorporate
a railroad company under general
railroad laws of the State of Georgia, under
the name of ‘’The Dooly Southerd Kail way
Company. Third. The length of said road, near
as as
can be estimated, will be about thirty-five
miles.
Fourth. Tbegeneral direction and location
of said road, and the principal places follows through lie-
which it shall pass, are to be as :
ginning at or near Rich wood, or some other
point on the Georgia Southern and Florida
Railway Co,, between Cordele and Uuadilla, all
being in the county of Dooly and State of
Georgia, and running throughout its entire
length in a general southeasterly direction,
crossing the Georgia and Alabama Railway at
or near Pinia, in Dooly county, or at. some
other point between Cordele, in Doolycounty,
or Rochelle, in Wilcox county* and continuing
on in the general direction indicated, to a
point at or near Irwinville, in the county of
Irwin, or to some other point in said county,
on the Tifton and Northeastern Railroad, be-
tween Tifton, in the county of Berien.and
Fitzgerald, in the county of Irwin, all being
in the State of Georgia. The counties through
which it will pass are Dooly, Wilcox and Ir
Fifth. The amount of capital stock is to be
$50,1100.00, divided into five hundred shares of
one hundred dollars each, all of which stock
is to be common stock.
Sixth. The number of years said corpora¬
tion .<s to continue is eight, with the
right and privilege of extending the same at
that time according to law if so desired.
Seventh The principal office of said cor¬
poration is to be in the county of Dooly in the
State of Georgia. Your petitioners intend in
Eighth. good
faith to go forward without delay to secure
subscription to the capital stock, construct,
equip, maintain and operate said railroad
Ninth. Your petititioners given four further show
that that they have said weeks notice
of their intention to this apply their for petition charter by
the publication of in the
newspaper containing the Sheriff’s advert se-
ments in each of the counties through which
s * id road will probably the filing run. of once this a week f- r
f >ur weeks before petition, g
appears by affidavits of the several edito a
below attached.
Wherefore they pray to be incorporated under un-
der the laws of this state the name
aforesaid with all the powers, franchises,
privileges and Imunities guaranteed such cor¬
porations under the Constitution and laws ol
the State of Georgia. Petitioners’
Thomson & Whipple, Attor-
neyS. Pakrott I. X. Cheves.
Geo. W. O’Neai..
G W. Parrott, Jr. It. P
Jacob Haas. Wm. It. O’Neai,.
Thos A. Scott. Wm. Scandrett.
JohnT. West. w. S. Thomson.
State of Gkohgia, )
DooJy County, f
Personal! appeared before the undersigned,
I. X. Cheves, B. P. O’Neal and Wm. B.O’Neal
who, oacb being sworn, say that the names
signed to the above petition for incorporation,
are the genuine signatures of the persons
named therein, and that the matters therein
set forth are true to the best of such affiants’
knowledge, information and belief.
I.X. Oh EVES,
B. P. O’Neal.
Wm. B. O’Neal.
Sworn to and subscribed to before me this
May 18,1897. Lee B. Jones, N. P. D. C., Ga.
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( eVa^-sville route )
Two Through Trains Daily
Running Pullman Vestibule Sleeping
and Dining Cars Nashville to Chicago
12 HOURS NASHVILLE TO CHICAGO
“NEW ORLEANS & FLORIDA SPECIAL”
Leaves &N.R.R. New Orleans Nashville Daily at at 12.05 noon
viaL. 7.20 a. ni.
Through Buffet Sleeping Cars from ftkw
Orleans......f .
“CHICAGO & NASHVILLE LIMITED”
Leaves Nashville Daily at 7.20 p. m.
For detailed information, address
F. P. JEFFRIES, Gen’l Passenger Agent
Evansville, Ind.
D. H. HILLMAN, Gen’li Southern Agent
Nashville, Tenn.
S. L. ROGERS, Tray, Passenger Agent
Atlanta, Ga.
Quinine and other fever
medicines take from 5 lo
10 days to cure fever
Johnson’s Chill and Fevc
Tonic cures in ONE DAY
There is hardly any sickness in
Fitzgerald.
Johnson’s Chill and Fe¬
ver Tonic is a ONE-DAY
Cure. It cures the most
stubborn case of fever in
24 Hours.
A good many strangers are in the
city on a prospecting tour.
Take JOHNSON’S
CHILL & FEVER
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Crops in and around Fitzgerald are
looking good.
JOHNSON’S
CHILL AND
FEVER TONIC
Cures Fever
In One Day.
“Continue the improvements in
Fitzgerald, ” is the watchword.
Johnson’s Chill and Fe¬
ver Tonic is a ONE-DAY
-lire, It cures i he most
stubborn case of fever in
24 Hours.
Barnum & Bailey’s circus was at
Macon last Tuesday.
Take JOHNSON’S
CHILL & FEVER
TONIC.
The Chautauqua at Cordele last
week was a grand success.
Quinine and other fever
medicines take from 5 to
10 days to cure fever
Johnson’s Chill and Feve
Tonic cures in ONE DAY.
The Ordinaries are in convention
at Macon.
JOHNSON’S
CHILL AND
FEVER TONIC
Cures Fever
In One Day.
Sixty families were made homeless
by a fire at New York on Tuesday 7 .
Take JOHNSON’S
CHILL & FEVER
TONIC.
A Jockey club has been organized
at Atlanta.
Why take Johnson’s
Chill and Fever Tonic?
Because it cures Hie
most stubborn case o
Fever in ONE DAY.
Cuba fighters continue to fight.
Take JOHNSON’S
CHILL & FEVER
TONIC.
G. V. Gress will build a six story
building at Atlanta.
Why take Johnson’s
Chill and Fever Tonic?
Because it cures (he
most stubborn case o
Fever in ONE DAY.
Baling Press Wanted.
Wanted to rent a bay baling press
with privilege of buying same. 2nd
hand power press capacity Jo to 12
tens per day. A. K. Fisher.
13-2 mo. Abbeville, Ga.
City Plats at The Leader
Office.
Headquarters For
|p»tuc Drticis
Goodman’s New Drug Stor
Cor. Pine and Grant Street.
Everything Fresh and New with a Full Line
Patent Medicines. Prescriptions Compoundc
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FRANK S. JtAUDKK, President. W1I, 15, IJO’VVFN, Cashier. «*
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AC BAUOER & BOWEK, Bankers.
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Thi» Bnuk Is now open and doing n General Banking business. We credit
H Northern Exchange and Pension Checks at Par (
* When deposited by our customers. We issue Exchange on New York, Savan¬
nah, Macon, Darien and Cordele at one-half the rates charged by postoffice •*
money orders.
# We lend money on high class security, never charging over eight per cent
per annum. banking
Our rates and rules and customs are the same as those of Atlanta
A/ and Louisville banks, in other words, we give the business men of Filzger-
yv aid the samdbanking rates and privileges from the start that it took the mer- %
# chants will of Atlanta and Memphis twenty years to get. Lack of competition 4
never cause us to take any advantage of the colonists. j
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*1* We are now Located in our New Brick
Block, corner Central Avenue and Grant v|>
<|> St., where we have on sale the largest
and best selected stock of
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3§S Builders’ aud Shop Material, l^atarrli » of ca-
|j Stoves and Crockery, W
♦j* | FARM MACHINERY, and the J $
Finest Line of Mixed Paints
Ever Offered to an Appreciative Public. IfS
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Turpentine and saw mill 3§C
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WHOLESALE DEALERS IN f
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Lime, Plaster
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