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THE FITZGERALD LEADER.
Official Newspnporot Irwin of County, Fitzgerald. Georgia. Ga.
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COUNTY OFFICIALS.
ussmstsxsaarf 1 B. Clements, Co. Judge, Irwlnvl le.
. . Fitzgerald,
J. E. Kerch, Co. Solicitor, Irwlnvtlle,
J. J. Lee,Ordinary. Court. Invlnyllle,
.1. R.D. Paulk,Clerk Sup. Fitzgerald,
R. V. Handley, Sheriff, Sycamore,
C. L. lloval. Tax Receiver,
.1. James R. Vanik,Tax Walker, Co Collector, Treasurer. Octlla,..... IrwinviUe,
E. J. Hogan, Co. Surveyor, Minnie,
Marlon Dixon, School Com.,
M. Henderson, Co. Commissioner,Ocilla,
TIFTON AND NORTHEASTERN R. R.
. "SOLDIERS’ COLONY ROUTE."
General Offices, Tifton, Georgia.
No 1. Noll Feb. H, 1897. No. 2. No. 4.
A. M. P. M.
7:30 Lv. Tifton, Ga. Ar. 12:00
T;45 f Brighton 11:45
7:55 f Harding, 11:36
8:15 f pinetta. 11:16
8:31 Irwin. J 1: J0
8:43 f Fletcher. 10:59
9:00 5:15 Ar. Fitzgerald, Lv 10:45
Trains Nos. 1, 2,3 and 4 run daily except
S TraVai 8 Sunday only.
Nos. 7 and run on
System
and G. S. & F. railroads, and Georgia and Ala¬
bama H. H.Tift, at Fitzgerald. President.
W.O.Tht, Vice-President. Traffic Manager.
F G. Boatright.
GEORGIA & ALABAMA RAILWAY,
“THE SAVANNAH SHORT LINE.”
Pansenger Schedule, Effective Sept. 7.
P. N A. M A. M. p. M.
6 30 11 as Lv. Fitzgerald Ar. 10 15 4 as
8 30 12 25 Ar. Abbeville, Lv. 8 15 3 35
A. M P. M. Cordeie 1 45 3 88
1 40 1 .so 12 as
2 50 3 25 Americus
P. M. A. M.
• 7 40 8 40 Montgomery 8 40 7 40
3 65 r, :r. Halena 11 35 11 48
8 10 9 40 Ar. Savannah Lv. 7 25 7 25
Close connections at all junctions and ter-
CECn, Mgr.
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("has. N. Right, Ass’t Gen’l Pass. Agt.
Ed Stallings, T. P. A., Fitzgerald.
Postoffice.
Mail closes at 10:50 a. m. and 5:30 p. m.
Mail closes 20 minutes earlier Sunday even-
Office open from 7 a. m. to 7:30 p. m.
Office open Sunday from 9:30 a. in. to 10.30
h, F D. G. Phew, P. M.
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CITY AND COUNTY.
Abbeville is to have a bank. Good
for our sister city.
About twenty-five tickets were sold
for the excursion to Tampa last Monday.
J. L. Warman, of Tifton, brother of
Superintendent Warman oi the Fitzger¬
ald canning factory, was in the city
Monday. __
If the present rate of marriages keep
on we will not have many single people
in our city. What’s the matter with
Josey and Spicer?
An election for the issuing of bonds
for public improvements in the city of
Thomasville, gave a vote of 376 for
bonds and one against.
Every teacher who expects to teach
in Irwin county is obliged to attend the
teachers’ institute that convenes at Ab¬
beville on the 28th of June.
Miss Kate Shuck, who together with
her mother, left Fitzgerald some two
months ago for Indiana, returned here
for a visit last Monday.
M. Porter, 5-acre tract, west, has a
hollihock vine 10 feet and 2 inches long,
and contains over one hundred blooms.
The seed were planted last January.
G. M. Pegley sold his residence and
household goods to a man from Illinois
last Saturday and left on Tuesday for
Union City, this State, where he will
prospect __
“Will you take this here woman fer
better or wuss, an’ give me $2 for mar-
ryin’ of you?” was the unique mannel;
in which an Alabama justice united
two lives.
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Savannah is to have the most unique
base ball game of the season. The two
nines are to play in Mother Hubbards
and the town will practically suspend
business.
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Colony members living away who
own tracts of land in Wilcox county
should list their property with the tax
receiver in Wilcox county. Address
him at Abbeville.
The Abbeville Chautauqua meeting
opeDS June 28th, and closes July 4th.
Col. W. F. Way, of Fitzgerald, is on
the program for a speech and a recita¬
tion by Miss Louise Goodnow.
A Kansas boy who smoked 1,200 pack¬
ages of cigarettes saved the pictures
and sent them to the firm, asking what
they would give tor them. The answer
was as follows: Smoke 1,200 more and
we’ll send you a coffin.
Every person who expfacts to vote
this fall at any election must register
before the tax receiver or his deputy,
for your poll tax which is $1. If you
should fail to register then you can't
vote. Don’t forget this matter.
The hard times are not confined to
this country, The Shah has cut the
number of his wives down to 62. And
every one of them wants a bicycle. It
is thought that this fact will cause a
still further reduction. We are real
sorry for the Shah.
The Empire Mid-Cramer fair, com¬
posed of Berrien, Irwin and Worth
counties, will be hold at Tifton on July
7th, 8th and 9th. The exhibits promise
to be larger than ever before. Col. C.
W. Fulwood was elected president, P.
Pell man, vice-president, and J. F. Wil¬
son, secretary.
The Atlanta Constitution, under date
of May 24th, has a splendid article from
the pen of P. J. Moran, the,special cor¬
respondent, in reference to our city.
The article is a good one and appre¬
ciated by our people. Colony members
living away should enclose 5 cents to
the Constitution and receive a copy of
that date.
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John W. Price, the popular ticket
agent of the G. & A. railroad, of this
city, and Miss Susie Pound, of Milledge-
ville, were married last Tuesday at the
home of the bride’s parents. The
Leader, in company with the many
friends of the newly wedded pair, wish
them joy and happiness through their
wedded lifj.
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In the course of her testimony in a
federal court a Kentucky girl said: “Pa
runs a distillery and ma shoots revenue
detectives. Pa never would have got
caught ef ma hadn’t gone huntin squir¬
rels fer breakfast. Pa drinks some,
and then him and ma fights, and then
pa swears off.”—Atlanta Constitution.
The first watermelons of the season
of 1897 were seen in Thomasville last
week. Two cars from south Florida
passed through the city en route to
Birmingham. This is quite early for
melons. It is thought that a car will
be shipped from Thomas county about
the 12th of June.—Thomasville Times-
Enterprise. _
All colony members who have an al¬
lotment for any kind of property from
the colony company will have to give it
in for taxation for state and county
taxes. Don’t forget that the tax re¬
ceiver is at colony headquarters and
Commissioner Henderson at The
Leader office this week for the pur¬
pose of listing property.
Shall Fitzgerald celebrate the Fourth
of July? The Leader asks. Why,
certainly, my dear Leader! Charter a
special train, and with “your sisters
and your cousins and your aunts” come
up to the South Georgia Chautauqua
and have a glorious time. Then when
you have your corn and cotton palace
exposition Abbeville will return the
visit.—Abbeville Chronicle.
The teacher who educates your chil¬
dren, says an observer, toils on year
after year doing her duty. She may
train them in a perfect way, making
them with loving care grow to noble
manhood and womanhood, but never a
word of appreciation does she hear. Let
her make a mistake, however, let some¬
thing go wrong, and you denounce her
in terms of sev erest blam e.
A new base ball club has been organ-
ganized in our city and have taken the
name of the “Fitzgerald Stars.” After
the first of June they qre open for a
game with any club in Georgia. The
following are the members and their
positions: Robert Davis, c.; Charles
Turner, p.; Bert Nicholson, 1 b.; Ralph
Leland, 2 b.; Walter Shumway, 3 b.;
Clyde Nelson, r f; Fred Markland, 1 f;
Clarence Miller, c f; Robert Markland,
short stop.
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Memorial services were held at the
Christian church last Sunday morning.
The sermon delivered by Rev. Stoney,
who took for his text Mat. 22, 21.
“Render thereto unto Caesar the things
which are Caesar’s, and unto God the
things that are God’s.” The sermon
was a masterpiece in thought and re¬
flected great credit upon Rev. Stoney.
The church was crowded to its full ca¬
pacity and a large numberof “old vets”
were present. _
The ladies at Shenandoah advertised
that they would wear bloomers while
serving supper the other evening. The
whole town turned out, including men
who had not been to church since they
were wheeled in baby cabs. The ladies
kept their word, but the bloomers were
large red roses pinned in the usual
place. Some one was wise enough to
make all attendants pay before they en¬
tered the church, and the proceeds
were enormous.—Red Oak Express.
Hon. Clarence Wilson, of Fort Gaines,
Ga., has located in the city for the
practice of law. He is making arrange¬
ments to move his family here the sec¬
ond week in June, if a suitable home
can be secured. Mr. Wilson has served
two terms in the house of representa¬
tives and one term as senator from his
county, being speaker pro tern in 1894.
He was also chairman of the democratic
State convention at Macon last year.
The Leader welcomes the senator and
his family to our magic city.
The business men of Valdosta are
taking steps toward having a mid-sum¬
mer carnival like the one of last sum-
mer Several hundred dollars have
been subscribed and it is safe to assert
that the enterprise will be carried out.
Among the special features will be a
carnival parade, base ball games, bi¬
cycle and horse races and other inter¬
esting events. A movement is, also,
on foot in Valdosta to organize a racing
association. The object is to buy land
and build a first-class race track. The
movement is said to be backed by suffi¬
cient capital to push it through to suc-
cess.
Col. B. B. Cheney and County Solici¬
tor J. E. Burch have formed a partner¬
ship in the law busines. Both gentle¬
men are No. 1 attorneys’and we bespeak
for them a bright future. Success,
gentlemen.
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The greatest case of dog eat dog wo
ever heard of was of a young man who
loved to smoke a good cigar, and an in¬
surance company. The former bought
2,009 extra fine cigars and had them
insured for their full value, smoked
them up and then demanded his insur¬
ance, claiming they had been destroyed
by fire. The case was taken to court
and the judge decided in favor of the
young man. The insurance company
then had the young man arrested for
Setting fire to his own property, and
the same judge ordered that he pay a
fine and go to jail for three months.
Mr. John Baxter is one of the most
progressive farmers in Pierce county.
His plantation is two miles east of
Blackshear. He brought a load of cu¬
cumbers to Way cross this week, for
which he found a ready sale at $1.50
per bushel. He expects to realize good
returns from his cukes, as he will make
some heavy shipments to the northern
markets. Mr. Baxter planted six acres
last year in Irish potatoes, from which
he realized $556 net. After gathering
the potatoes he planted the same
ground in corn, the yield being fifty
bushels per acre. All this in addition
to a heavy crop of peas. It will be seen
that he raised three money crops from
the same land. This is truly a great
country.—Waycross Journal.
Leighton W. Hubbard, esq., special
correspondent of the Savannah Morn¬
ing News, was here Saturday night and
Sunday from Waycross for the purpose
of making a comprehensive inspection
of Fitzgerald. Mr. Hubbard on Sun¬
day morning visited numerous five and
ten-acre tracts. Here is what he had
to say cf Fitzgerald: “During my stay
I have not heard a word of adverse
criticism of the colony company, and
everybody has expressed faith and
hope in the future of the town. The
people appeared to be unusually indus¬
trious, economical, enterprising and
cheerful. I regard the place as a mar¬
vel, and predict for Fitzgerald and sur¬
rounding territory wonderful progress
and prosperity. The colony company
deserve success of the colony scheme.”
Barton F. Powell, of Albany, Ga., a
negro 32 years old, is one of the most
successful farmers in the State. Twelve
years ago he had saved up $2,000, with
which he bought 500 acres of land. He
went to work on it and cleared $2,500
the first year. He has continued to add
to his landed possessions, paying spot
cash for every farm purchased, and is
now the owner of 2,100 acres of land,
from which he markets 400 bales of cot¬
ton annually. Besides his success on
the farm he has developed the country
supply store idea, and thus rakes in
thousands of dollars a year. He also
owns a comfortable residence in Bain-
bridge. His profits last year were over
$7,000. He says that the question of
social recognition doesn’t trouble him
so long as he can get financial recogni¬
tion at the bank.
One of the best stories yet heard on
Governor Atkinson was told by himself
to a party of admirers who were chat¬
ting with him in the parlor of the ho¬
tel at Cochran on his return from his
recent visit to the Chautauqua at Haw-
kinsville. The story is such a good
one that it is worth repeating. “It was
during my recent inspection of the con¬
vict camps,” said the governor.
“Among otner places I visited were the
coal mines, and in order to make a
thorough inspection it was necessary to
go down in the mines and see the con¬
victs at work. Two guards accompan¬
ied me down into the mines. They
showed me everything of interest and
finally took me to where the convicts
were at work. As we approached them
one of the convicts rushed over to me
crying: ‘Good Lord, Bill Atkinson as
sure as I live! I never expected to see
you here. What on earth, Bill, did
they convict you of doing?’ I readily
recognized the man as one whom I had
known since my boyhood!”—Jackson
Argus. _
In Decatur county, near Doualdson*
ville, was born one of the strangest
freaks of nature almost ever heard of.
It was in the shape of an infant born to
Mrs. James Harrold. The child had
two heads, three legs, three feet, two
bodies, two hearts and two sets of in¬
testines; in fact it was a double child
or twins grown together. A small and
perfect body had apparently grown out
of the main hoc y just below the ribs on
the left side which contained a perfect
face, head, hair and arms which wa9
perfect except instead of a hand it had
a foot on it with the usual toes, etc.,
but strange to say it had no ears or
signs of them whore they ought to baye
been. The stomach of the dual body
was only covere 1 with a very thin skin
and two hearts could be distinctly seen.
It bad a good set of lungs and could cry
loud enough to be heard quite a dis¬
tance from tho house in which it was
born and while it breathed through one
nose the air escaped through the other
loud enough to be heard all over the
room. It only lived a few days. The
body was placed in alcohol and will
probably be placed on exhibition.
TRYING TO GET OUT.
Some Five-Acre Tract Men Are Trying
to Get Out of the City.
It would seem from the following cir¬
cular sent out by a few parties owning
5-acro tracts that were incorporated in¬
side the city limits by the last legisla¬
ture in granting the charter for Fitz¬
gerald to work under, were not satis¬
fied by the action of the legislature and
are now trying to get out by enlisting
all the 5-acre tract people to fight the
charter. Here is the circular as sent
out by the committee:
Your land, a five acre tract which,
when you left was suburban property,
has been taken within the city limits
and taxed accordingly. A club has
been formed to resist the payment of
these taxes which we deem excessive,
and in consequence of this state of af¬
fairs, we are desirous of getting out of
the city limits. By legal advice we find
that the shortest way out of the dilema
is by enjoining the collection of the
city tax, which would necessitate an
expenditure of money. Should your
views on this matter coincide with ours, and
you strengthen are hereby invited to assist us
our hands' by such contribu¬
tions as may seem consistent with the
particulars stated.
All communications to be addressed
with enclosed stamp to the chairman,
Ira. B. AlleD.
Benj. F. Harris, Sec’y.
N. B.—The tax is 2 per cent, or $2 on
the $100. The valuations range from
$150 to $400.
will It is thought fund that$l sufficient. from each tract
create a
The facts of the case are that some
one wants to “kick,” that is, a few are
tryiog to raise a “stink” because they
are in the city. The 5-acre tracts are
assessed from $50 to $200 without im¬
provements. The levy of 2 per cent,
as stated above is correct. If a man
owns a 5-acre tract that is assessed at
$50 his tax will be $1, and have advan¬
tage of the free school system of the
city, which is worth ten times as much
as the tax is.
The only thing the 5-acre tract peo¬
ple can do is to publish their bill
through the proper paper and have it
introduced in the next legislature, who
have the power to increase or decrease
the size of the city.
The following letter as received here
will undoubtedly explain how some of
the 5-acre tract men feel over being put
into the city.
Mr. J. R. McFarren, Fitzgerald, Ga.
Dear Professor— I am in receipt
of a circular letter from Fitzgerald,
Ga.,' signed by Benjamin F. Harris,
secretary, in which I am advised that
a suit will be instituted to restrain the
authorities of thatcity from taking into
their limits certain real estate. It
seems that the only object of this suit
will be to avoid the payment of city
taxes. I cannot join these people in this
litigation, have for the reason within that I the am
glad to my property that I
corporate limits. I recognize
9hall have by being within the limits,
many privileges and advantages that
otherwise would be denied. I have
been a member of the city council of
Gainesville, Texas, for many years and
have watched its rapid growth, and I
know that those within the city limits
would not havo the line drawn in and
they denied the advantages of the citi¬
zens who contribute to the expenses of
the city government. Our school, light
and water privileges more have than com¬
pensate us for any taxes we to pay
here, and why not the same in Fitzger¬
ald? Please place me at the side of
progression, and it will always be a
pleasure as well as duty, to bear my
part of the burdens of the city govern¬
ment. I hope, professor, that you will
see it in the same light as I do, and be
on the side of progress. Hoping that
the citizens oi the suburbs of Fitzger¬
ald will assist the city government and
help to make it one of the best cities in
southern Georgia. Respt. yours,
H. E. Schoppmeyer.
Gainesville, Tex., May 19, 1897.
Marriage of Sidney Lascelles.
Mr. Sidney Lascelles is receiving
congratulations on his marriage with
Miss Clara Pelkey, of Rhode Island,
the only daughter of Mr. Alexander
Pelkey, who has been a resident of this
city for nearly a year past, at the homo
of Prof, and Mrs. F. W. McIntosh, Rey.
Dr. Becker officiating, with only a few
intimate friends of the contracting par¬
ties being present.
The bridle is a handsome and accom¬
plished young lady, and a popular fa¬
vorite with the best people in the city.
She has only been a resident of our city
during the past six mouths, but has
made innumerable friends during the
stay.
Mr. Lascelles bears the reputation of
being one of the hustling business men
of the city, and enjoys a large trade in
the wholesale grocery business.
Mr. and Mrs. Lascelles will make
their future home in Fitzgerald, aud
will build a handsome and commodious
residence on W. Central avenue. The
Leader wishes them the best of luck
during their married life and trusts
they will always be as happy as on their
wedding day.
Layton W. Hubbard, a prominent
citizen of Waycross, Ga., spent last
Sunday in Fitzgerald viewing the sights
of the magic city. He was more than
surprised at the rapid growth and de¬
velopment of the colony.
John Kerr, a one arm veteran living
on 5-acre tract 136, brought to this of¬
fice last Monday morning a stalk of
oats planted last October, that meas¬
ured five feet and five inches in length;
The head contained 127 grains. Mr.
Kerr planted an acre and a half as an
experiment and is well pleased with the
results.
A Kllzgeraldite Abr;»
Editors Leader : In a ier to the
many questions regarding my recent
trip of investigation to the northeast, I
decided to write a series of articles for
your paper. I left Fitzgerald Feb. 20,
and went over the G. & A. road to Sav¬
annah,having Williamsburg, Va., as my
objective point. The next day noon I
took the steamer Itaska for Balimore.
We steamed out past Tybee, and with
the last rays of the sun bid good-bye to
tho last vestige of land. A heavy mist
came up which developed into quite a
storm before morning and made us
think that, instead of Jonah, we had
swallowed the whale or the whale had
swallowed us—we didn’t know or care
much which. When I had acquiesced
to the inevitable we had steamed into
Baltimore, which we found to be a lively
city of 500,000 people. This is the
liviest place I had been in since I left
Kansas City, Mo., nine years ago. As
we had all day before us, we took in the
sights of the city. The average num¬
berof buildings erected here during the
year was 500, at a cost of from $1,000 to
$50,000 each, a total of $1,500,000 expen¬
ded yearly in building enterpries—
quite a nice little pile of pocket change.
Wages in Baltimore are from $1.00 to
$1.25 per day for common labor, and
$2.00 to $3.50 for skilled workmen.
We left Baltimore for Old Point Com¬
fort on Saturday evening, arriving just
at break of day Sunday morning, and
what a scene presented itself to our
view ! The navy yard and harbor with
its big forts and battle ships just in from
the naval demonstration at Charleston
harbor, the wonder and admiration of
the globe. Seems as though Uncle Sam
might settle the Cuban question with
ease and not miss the boat it would take
to do the deed.
Here, too, is the Soldiers’ Home, with
a capacity for taking care of 1,000 old
veterans. But lam taking up too much
of your valuable space.
I went from Old Point Comfort to
Newport News, a flourishing city with
a population of 20,000 inhabitants and
only ten years old. Her docks and ship
yards are said to be the finest in the
world. Around this place is the finest
garden and truck region in America.
There are vast improvements going on,
but labor is so plentiful that men have
had to wait for weeks to get work at
prices that one can scarcely make ex¬
penses.
Well, now we must be off to Williams¬
burg, the point of our destination, at
which place we arrived at 11 o’clock
Sunday. We called on Mr. John Dahn,
general manager ol the Kings Mill Col¬
ony, of which 1 will speak of in my next
letter. J. W. Temple.
Fitzgerald, Ga., May 26, 1997.
Well, did you say we were going to
celebrate? Somebody should start the
ball a rolling.
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The Leader is getting together a
good corps of correspondents. We want
some more at other postoffice centers.
D. E. Peiper leaves next Monday for
Nashville, where he will visit the expo¬
sition and attend to some business mut¬
ters. He expects to be absent about
two weeks.
Commencement exercises of the pub¬
lic schools will be held Friday evening
at G. A. R. hall. Everybody invited.
Admission free;_
J. W. Temple, who left this city some
five months ago for Virginia and other
points, returned last week and says that
Fitzgerald beats all the towns on his
trip.
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Alderman Lee was a passenger Mon¬
day morning on the excursion to Tam¬
pa. The council will hear some great
“fish” stories on his return. Never¬
theless they will be good ones.
A good rain is needed, and in fact we
hereby advertise for a good soaker
through the best advertising medium
in south Georgia— The Leader. Come
on, Mr. Rainmaker, and give us a small
deluge.
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Next Saturday is the teachers’ exam¬
ination day for Irwin county. School
Superintendent Dixon will be here
early and the examination to commence
at 8 o’clock. The Third Ward school
building will probably be used as the
place for taking the examination.
“Capt.” Will Johnson and Frank
Papworth, two of Fitzgerald’s big
“bookmakers,” left last Monday for
Tampa, where they will play the races
for a couple of weeks. Both gentle¬
men are first-class “bookies” and ex¬
pect to leave, upon their return, for
Michigan, where they attend the Blue
Ribbon meeting at Detroit,
Colonv Director Thos. Wilson, Fred
Bigham, foreman on the big hotel, and
a number of fishermen who are a way
up in “G” in this line of work, hied
themselves to the Ocmulgee last week
for a few days fishing, where 100 pounds they re¬ of
port having caught over
fine fish and eel. This goes, however,
just as far as you can see it.
Milledgeville, Ga., May 25.—
Special o’clock to the this Macon morning Telegraph. resi¬ At
9:30 at the
dence of the bride’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. B. Pound, on South Liberty St.,
Mr. John W. Price, jr., of Fitzgerald,
and Miss Susie Pond were united in
marriage, Rev. John W. Wray per¬
forming the ceremony in a most im¬
pressive manner. Miss Pound was one
of our most fascinating young ladies,
and her many frisnds wish her a long
life of happiness.
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OUT IN THE COUNTRY
Attending the Primitive Baptist Church
—The Fine Farm Home of Hon.
John Paulk.
Last Sunday Mayor Goodnow and J.
G. Knapp, of The Leader, had the
pleasure of visiting some of Irwin
countys’ most progressive and well-to-do
farmers, in the south half of the county
near Ocilla. This was our first visit
through that section, and we were
agreeably surprised at tho fine farm
houses and fertile land that greeted us
on every side. Our first stop was at the
home of Hon. J. A. J. Henderson, who
served Irwin county creditably in the
last legislature. In conversation with
us he said: “Crops ol all kinds tire
looking fine and the cotton crop is
forging ahead at a rapid rate. I never
saw the time when corn was doing so
well as now. This weather seems to
have been made to order for the farm¬
ers. I will have larger and better crops
this season than over before.”
Our next stop was at the Brushy
Creek church, about three miles south
of Mr. Henderson’s, where the Primi¬
tive Baptisis were holding services. In
entering the church we were surprised
to see the ladies occupying the seats on
one side of the church and the men on
the other. The members of the church
occupied the pews on the right and left
of the minister. The sermon delivered
by Rev. Sutton was an able one and
was enjoyed very much by us. The
Primitive Baptists are the oldest
church organization in the county, and
up to a few years ago was the only or¬
ganization in Irwin county. The pres¬
ent site where the church now stands
has been used for the past sixty years.
The first church having been built ol
logs, which was torn down and the
present one built a few years ago.
While there we had the pleasure of
meeting some of the oldest settlers in
Irwin county, and our short visit en¬
joyed very much.
The dinner hour having arrived we
were invited to the home of Mr. and
Mrs. John Paulk, living about five
miles northwest of the church or seven
miles southwest of Fitzgerald. After
a short visit we were invited to the
dining room, where we sat down to a
dinner fit for a king. If there is one
thing that the native women can do, it
is to get up a good dinner, and this one
especially could not be improved. One
thing that struck us very forcibly was
the fact that everything on the table
was the product of their own farm. Not
a thing excepting the bread was bought
away from the farm. This one fact
alone demonstrates to the world that a
Georgia farmer can live and make
money, while the balance of the country
would be starving to death. After din¬
ner we were shown through the orch¬
ard where peaches, peas, plums, chest¬
nuts, English walnuts, pecans, walnuts,
mulberry and nearly every kind ol
fruit that grows was found in his orch¬
ard. Corn and cotton was planted be¬
tween the rpws and was doing well. A
blight of some Keifer kind is attacking the
Sand aud pear s, and is doing
much damage. The front yard is
crowded with all ainds of flowers and
shrubbery, and the sweet perfume of
the cape jessamine fills the air with its
dainty odor. If there is a country par¬
adise any where you certainly will find
it at Mr. Paulk’s. He served Irwin
county a number of times in the legis¬
lature and is the father of Drew W.
Paulk, of this city. will The visit was
richly enjoyed and not soon be for¬
gotten. ride home
The in the evening was
pleasant and enough blackberries were
seen along the roadside to feed every
man, woman and child in Chicago.
Attention, Comrades and Friends.
Headquarters Colony Geohqia. Post No. 14 I
Department of v
Fitzgerald, Ga., May 27, 1897. )
Special Order No. 1.
It is especially requested that all G.
A. R. men living in the city and out¬
side, also all the W. R. C. and G. A.
R. C. who do not go to Andersonville,
Saturday, May 29th, that they would
assemble at G. A. R. hall on that day
at 9:30 a. m. to attend memorial exer¬
cises. Memorial address will be by
Hon. W. F. Powers, past judge advo¬
cate general department Nebraska.
Remarks by W. II. Marston, past
junior vice commander department of
Michigan. Rev. J. II. Stoney, M. E.
church, Rev. J. D. Norris, First Bap¬
tist church, Professor McIntosh and
others. Prof. J. T. Saunders will
read general orders. Songs and reci¬
tations by the school children. The.
children are requested to bring all the
(lowers they can for decoration at the
cemetery. Comrades, come with
teams, any way to get there, Exer-
cises 9:30 a. m. sharp.
L. F. Johnson, Com. of the day.
Eli Culler, O. D.
All persons interested in the public
meeting held May 8, at G. A. R. hall,
are invited to meet on Wednesday,
June 2, 1897, at the M. E. church,
south, at 3 o’clock p. m., to hear the re¬
port of the committee appointed at first
meeting.
Ira B. Allen, Chairman Con .
E. S. Child, Sec’y.
Lutheran services in the Presbyter¬
ian church on S. Grant street next Sun¬
day at 10:30 a. m., with special music,
and at 7 p. m. Sunday school at 2:30 p.
m. A welcome to all.
Mr. Frank Cox, of Louisville, Ky.,
is in the city with a view of locating
here. He is favorably impressed with
the outlook. Mr. Cox is one of Louis¬
ville’s leading citizens and comes among
us highly recommended.
