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THE FITZGERALD LEADER. Official Newspnporot Irwin of County, Fitzgerald. Georgia. Ga. Offiotal Newspaper of City PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY j’o’ KNAPE [editors and Publishers. Subscription Kates:— One copy, months, one year SI.60; Six months, 75o; Throe 50c. Terms— Invariably In advanoe. made 1 known Job and advertising rates solicited. on application. Your patronage 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. ^ ("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. „ 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. ____ 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. _ 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. _ 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. _ 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. _ 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. _ 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. _ 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. _ 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. _ 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. - 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.