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LEADER.
CITY AND COUNTY.
Fitzgerald will celebrate.
Read the now advertisements and be
happy. _
Last Tuesday was the longest day of
the year.
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Taxes are coming in rapidly at the
city clerk’s office.
Mrs. Oscar Jay returned Monday
irom her Albany visit.
Save your nickles and buy red lemon¬
ade in Fitzgerald on July 3d.
Miss Grace Shumway is visiting rel¬
ative and friends at Fort Valley, Ga.
Perry Holland expects to leave next
week on a business trip to Brunswick.
Get ready to celebrate and drink red
lemonado ami Acme tonic on the 3d of
July.
Miss Bertha Bosworth, who has been
quite sick for some time past is much
improved. _
W. H. Brown, of the Irwinville Dis¬
patch, attended divine services in the
city last Sunday.
Capt. R. T. Coverdale left Tuesday on
a business trip to Dawson, Ga. He will
return in a few weeks.
Dr. Miller has moved his office to the
room recently vacated by Hurst Bros,
in the Fitzgerald block.
Business men should have two signs
—one on the building they occupy and
o*p in the local newspapers.
Mrs, Dora Jay and children left last
week for Albany, Ga., where they will
visit relatives for some weeks.
Mrs. John W. Price, of Ociila, was in
the city last Monday, trading with our
merchants and visiting relatives.
The board of education met in regu¬
lar session last Wednesday afternoon,
but not much business was transacted.
Miss Grace Shumway and her friend,
■ Miss Anne Laurie Flournay, arrived
from Fort Valley on Tuesday evening.
Rev. J. M. Glenn was reported quite
sick last Sunday, but is much better
this, Thursday morning, being able to
be around.
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Ordinary Lee and Clerk Paulk were
over from Inwinville last Friday on
business matters pertaining to the
county.
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Mr. O. E. Gardner left last Friday
for Nashville, where he will take in
the sights of the exposition for a couple
of weeks.
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There was another very good shower
here last Sunday evening. The rain
came down in fine shape for about fif¬
teen minutes.
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J. F. Gump has bought out the Brown
grocery stock on the corner of Pine and
Grant streets, and has everything in
first-class shape.
H. R. Symons was called by telegram
to Brunswick last week by the death of
his brother’s wife. He returned to
Fitzgerald Monday'.
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It is currently reported that a syndi¬
cate of hotel men of New York, are
dickering for the big hotel from the
colony company.
The thermometer registered 93 at 2
o’clock on Wednesday. However, cool¬
ing breezes from the gulf made it com¬
fortable in the shade.
Commissioner Henderson has an of¬
ficial notice in this weeks’ Leader ask¬
ing for bids for the repairs on the court
house at Irwinville.
County Treasurer Walker and Baliff
Rogers were in the city Wednesday
morning, and of course honored The
Leader with a short call.
The front of the Ritchie building on
Grant street has been painted a bright
green, which leads one to believe that
St. Patrick’s day is coming.
Mrs. Mary Pritchard and daughter
left last Tuesday for a summer’s visit at
their old home in Indiana. They ex¬
pect to return some time this fall.
Chief Jones gave a young man by the
name of Ed Brown just three hours to
shake the Fitzgerald dust from his
Trilby’s last Monday. He evaporated.
Tho law office of Way & Jay has been
greatly improved by having a window
put in on the east side of their rooms.
They now have an elegant suite of
office rooms. _
Colonel and Mrs. Price, of Sylvester.
Ga., father and mother of Thos. Price,
of this city, spent last Sunday with
their son and wife. They returned
home on Monday.
Comrade Cyrus Meachan, one of Fitz¬
gerald’s prominent Grand Army men,
has a watermelon vine that has grown
twenty-two inches in length in seven
days. _
The farmer who has much to sell and
little to buy is the man who is making
money at farming, and who cares very
little about politics, correctly says the
Griffin Call.
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John H. Williams, the Christian
Scientist, left Monday for Boston,
where he will attend a series of lec-
tures. He expects to be absent three
or four weeks.
Over 200 tickets were sold for the
Masonic picnic on the Allapaha river
from Fitzgerald today, Thursday.
The special election polling place will
bo at The Leader office for the Third
Ward.
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The fire department held two very
interesting meetings this week. Npth*
ing of public importance was transacted.
A crazy colored man was arrested
Wednesday morning by the police, ne,
was placed in the city bastile for safe
keeping. ,
Judge J. B. Clements and wife were
over from Irwinville last Tuesday on a
shopping tour. The Leader was fa¬
vored with a short call from this
worthy couple.
Rev. J. W. Ingram, who has been
conducting a series of meetings at the
Christian church during the past ten
days, left last Monday for his home at
Fall City, Neb.__
Mr. W. B. Roberts left last Tuesday
for his former home at Piattsmouth,
Neb., where he goes to make the neces¬
sary arrangements to bring his family
here the last of September.
A meeting of the Modern Woodmen
of America was held last Monday eve¬
ning in Mr. Graves’ building on Pine
Avenue. Nine old members were pres¬
ent and a lodge will be Instituted.
Hon. Wiley Whitley, of Minnie, was
a Leader visitor last Tuesday. Mr.
Whitley is one of The Leader’s val¬
ued friends and we are always glad to
see him. He reports crops looking fine
in his section._ _
Tax Receiver Royal and Commis¬
sioner Henderson were in the city
Wednesday and were kept busy all day
listing the property of the colony com¬
pany for taxation.
The committee appointed last Mon¬
day at the 4th of July meeting are the
ones to make the celebration a success.
Whoop ’er up, gentlemen, and do not
leave a tail feather in the old bird.
• The base ball boys are clearing off a
new ball ground on the lots east of the
.big hotel. The boys are workers, and
when it is completed the park will be
one of the neatest to be found anywhere.
The wife of Mr. Herrington, mana¬
ger of Harrison Bro.’s store at this
place, is reported considerable better
this morning, and strong hopes for her
recovery under th J special supervision
of Dr. Spicer.
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Hon. J. A. J. Henderson, of Ociila, is
the proud father of a new boy that made
his appearance at their home last week.
“Uncle Nas” says the boy is a daisy
and is making things hum around the
Ociila district.
Leo Isaacs, who will be remembered
as being in the merchant tailoring
business here some months ago, has re¬
turned to the city and will engage in
business again. He says that Fitzger¬
ald is the best and liyliest town in the
State.
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Lost, strayed or stolen—One sidewalk
ordinance for Pine avenue. The same
was last seen and heard of about thirty
days ago. Finder will receive a heavy
penalty by returning same to the city
clerk, Fitzgerald, Ga., or to any mem¬
ber of the city council.
A large crowd are making arrange¬
ments to go to Tybee on Juno 25th on
the excursion. The rate from Fitzger¬
ald is $2.50 for the round trip, tickets
good until June 28th inclusive. Agent
Brooks predicts that fifty or more will
leave from Fitzgerald.
P. H. Fitzgerald, after a live days’
business trip to this city, left last Sat¬
urday for his Indianapolis home. Mr.
Fitzgerald is looking and feeling better
than he has for years, and of course at¬
tributes the change to his visits to this
mecca of the South.
King Clark, the negro, secured a new
bond, of which mention was made last
week. The bondsmen now are: James
Paulk, John Branch, Wm. Branch,
Thos. Young, Geo. Young, Jehu
Branch, Wm. Fletcher, John Fletcher,
Joseph Fletcher and Dan Mclnnis.
The police arrested two young fel¬
lows last Sunday for fast driving and
carrying concealed weapons. They
gave a cash bond of $25 for their ap¬
pearance Monday morning before Judge
Fleming, but forfeited the bond by
their non-appearance. The city is $25
ahead.
“Can any of you tell me why Lazarus
was a beggar?” asked the female teach¬
er in a west side Sunday school. “Why
was Lazarus a beggar?’ 1 she repeated
sterly. “Please, ma’am,” replied a
small boy whose father was a merchant,
“because he didnt’t advertise.—Buf¬
falo Times.
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“Where are t iose Cuban fighters
that were parading the streets here
some months ago?” was asked us by a
newly arrived citizen who had been
away on a visit. We had to give it up
as the question was a little hard and
our fighting editor was a little under
the weather.
There is nothing new in regard to the
change in the postoffice, but Mr. Peiper,
the new postmaster, thinks it will be
made about July 1st. His bond has
been filed and accepted by the proper
authorities. It is reported that Wm.
Allen will be the deputy. The location
has not as yet been decided upon.
Dr. Jones has opened up a drug store
in the building next to Ritchie’s cigar
store on Grant street. It will bo known
as the cut-rate drug store.
R. R. Rhorer arrived from Illinois
last Tuesday night. It is reported he
will lead to the altar one of Fitzger¬
ald’s handsome and accomplished young
ladies at an early date. Particulars
later,
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Mayor Goodnow, Col. Thomas Wil¬
son, Sidney Lascelles, T. W. Hayde
and J. G. Knapp are making arrange¬
ments to visit Tybee and Savannah
Saturday and Sunday. They leave here
Friday morning.
Mrs. Dr. S. B. Coe left last Tuesday
for Lisbon, N. D,, where she will visit
a daughter during the summer. She
expects to return September 1st. The
doctor has that forlorn look of an aged
batchelor.
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Miss Emma Stout left last Monday for
Indianapolis, where she will visit dur¬
ing the summer. Miss Stout will he
missed by a large circle of friends, but
she promises tox'eturn to Fitzgerald be¬
fore September 1st.
H. C. Smith sold his beautiful 5-acre
tract, No. 485, west of the city, to Mrs.
Rose Tebeau, one day last week, and
will give possession October 1. The
price paid was $1,650 cash. Mrs. Tebeau
now has one of the most attractive and
nicely arranged homes to be found in
the colony.
Some of the finest rhubarb (pie plant)
we have seen since our residence in
Georgia, was left at this office last
Monday by Mr. W. B. Roberts, a five-
acre tract man. The plants measured
38 inches in length and the stalk 26
inches. Tne pies made from the same
were delicious, and Mr. Roberts has
our-thanks.
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Several kinds ot “kicks” and occa¬
sionally a few cuss words are seen and
heard around the postoffice every Sun¬
day morning, all on account of the Tif-
ton & Northeastern running no Sunday
morning trains. This should attract
the attention of the Mayor, and if possi¬
ble have the morning mail come by the
way of the Georgia & Alabama road.
Rev. J. D. Norris and wife, of Fitz¬
gerald, Ga., have for several days been
visiting friends and relatives here. Mr.
Norris some years since occupied the
Baptist pulpit at this place, his dis¬
courses proved the deep thought of the
man. As Miss Stovall, Mrs. Norris was
recognized as one of the most popular
young ladies of this section.—Vienna
Progress.
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The fourth annual premium list of
the Mid-summer fair, embracing the
counties of Berrien, Irwin and Worth
counties, is out. The book is neatly
printed and a credit to the fair. The
managers from Irwin county are J. B.
Clements, T. B. Young, B. F. Knapp,
W. Lennon, E. R. Smith and A. F. Hoff¬
man. Large crowds will be in attend¬
ance from Fitzgerald.
Ed B. Stevens and Miss May Benja¬
min were married last Monday evening
by Justice Paulk at his office. Ed is
the gentlemanly clerk at Bentz’s gro¬
cery store, and ever way qualified to
make an attentive husband. Miss May
is a young lady of many womanly graces
and will no doubt make Ed a loving
and doting wife. The Leader wishes
them prosperity through life.
Colony Director Wilsop bought a bi¬
cycle last weak and together with a man
he had hired to show him the hidden
secrets of the frisky animal, proceeded
to his 5-acre tract northwest of town,
and in two hours had plowed up the en¬
tire tract with his head and shoulders.
At the present time he has perfect con¬
trol of the bicycle, but the drug store
has done a land office business in arnica.
Why wouldn’t it be a good stroke of
policy for all the bicyclists in the city
to get together and have a petition
drawn up asking the city council to let
them use the park on Central avenue
from Main street to the depot.
As no care has ever been taken of
the grass planted it is no use to any¬
body as it now stands. A little money
expended would make an ideal bicycle
path and would at the same time be an
ornament to the city. Somebody start
the ball rolling!
“Judge Hill on the Wing,” has the
following to say in the Sycamore News
in regard to the court house question,
that will probably come up for a vote
this winter: “That court house ques¬
tion is now agitated a great deal in Ir¬
win, and my' opinion is, it will go to
Fitzgerald. If it does not go there it
will be because the old fifth and the
Ociila districts will vote solid against
it. Every district in the eonnty ex¬
cept Irwinville, Ociila and the old fifth
will vote as many as 3 to 1 for removal.
It is going to go when the people get a
vote on it.”
A negro over in a neighboring county
lost his wife last year and advertises
accordingly: In October, 1896, Willis
Rogers, an Indian colored negro with
gray looking eyes, about five feet high,
stole my wife, Emma Johnson, and has
so far eluded me. My wife Is of a gin¬
gerbread color, small of stature, and
has a scar from a burn under the chin.
I am not able to pay a reward, but ask
the good officers and people to I be on the
watch for Rogers, for whom hold a
warrant for kidnapping. An informa¬
tion that will lead to his arrest will be
thankfully received.
Harry Johnson, Hat, Ga.
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Aldermai^ Alien was iast taken seriously
ill with cramp colic Tuesday even¬
ing, and for..a short time his recovery
was considered doubtful. He is up and
about to-day.
Capt. II. H. Tift, of Tiftpn, pays more
taxes than any one tail, payer in Irwin
county. His assessment for 18!)' is
$132,600. This does not include the T.
& N. E. railway, of which he the owner.
A “common drunk” was up before
Recorder instead Fleming the first of the week
and of making the charge of
“disorderly conduct” Chief Jones made
the charge against the man as “seeing
an airship’-T-The fine was $10 and costs
Mr. Dave Clements, living near Ir-
winville, left at this office last Wednes¬
day morning a plum branch 16 inches
long, containing twenty-one well devel¬
oped plums about the size of an egg.
They are known as the Green Gage va¬
riety, and are spoken of very highly for
canning purposes.
Quarterly meeting sevices will be
held at the Methodist Episcopal church
on Jackson street, next Sunday, June
27, the presiding elder, Rev. E. F. Dean,
of DuPont, officiating. Services at
10:30 a. m. and 7:45 p. m. Tho sacra¬
ment of the Lord’s supper will be ad¬
ministered the morning service.
Quarterly conference at 7:45 p. m., Sat-
day. A hearty welcome will be ex¬
tended to all. J. H. Stoney, Pastor.
The jubilee in honor of Queen Vic¬
toria was celebrated in London last
Tuesday in a befitting manner and
from all reports was the .grandest cele¬
bration ever held in London. Fitzger¬
ald of course, is not quite as big as
London, but the few Englishmen here
did not do a thing to Mumm’s, oh, no!
Five cases were used in drinking to the
queen’s health, and everything went off
as smoothly as h marriage bell.
From present indications the 4th of
July celebration to take place here on
the 3d of July promises to eclipse the
celebration of last year. The business
men havv.subscribed quite liberally to¬
wards the enterprise, which goes to
make the_day a gala one. Mr. C. E.
Pierueci, a tight-rope walker, of world
renown reputation, has been engaged to
give two performances during the day,
one at 10 o'clock a. m. and the other at
6 o’clock p. m., from a rope stretched
from two of the highest buildings in
the city. Eminent speakers will be
engaged and the sports will consist of
everything that goes to make up a
bang-up big day. If you are going to
celebrate and want to do it right, then
come to Fitzgerald on July 3d.
H. C. Smith returned iast Friday
from Atlanta and also took a look at
Union City, a eiiony town that was
started Up about a year ago. He found
a town of about 50 people (mostly from
Fitzgerald) sitting around doing noth¬
ing. Pegley, the carpenter, has a job
in a real estate office, while Griffitts,
the man who used to be in the commis¬
sion business here, is working in the
colouy office occasionally. Mr. Teeters
and family, he reports as well and hap¬
py. Hunt, the hardware man, is run¬
ning a small grocery, but is not doing
much business. He says that if any¬
body who isn’t satisfied with Fitzger¬
ald to take a run around to some of the
other towns and see what they are do¬
ing, and if they don’t come back here
satisfied, that he would- be willing to
pay all their expenses.
A fallen woman by the name of Mrs.
Robert Anderson, but who went under
the name of Hattie, died at a house of
iil-fame on the “Midway,” last Monday
morning at 7 o’clock. The woman came
here from Savannah last fall and has
resided in a “shack’ on the “Midway”
ever since. She was married last fall
to a young man by the name of Ander¬
son, but who afterwards left her. Her
mother lives at Augusta, Ga., but who
could not be found by a telegram. It
has been reported that the womaD died
from not having the proper attendance,
The facts are the mayor was notified of
her condition, and secured the attend-
ance of two respectable ladies who took
care of her until the morning of her
death. The body was prepared for bur-
ial by Undertaker McCormick, and the
unfortunate woman was buried at the
expense of the city. Truly, “the wages
of sin is death.”
Stories are being set afloat by parties
who are working against Fitzgerald for
the county seat to the effect that Fitz¬
gerald is promising certain parties that
they wiil vote for them for any office
they might wish when the next election
rolls along. Now, all this bosh is untrue
to the very letter. The citizens of Fitz¬
gerald are not after office, neither are
they promising votes to anybody for of¬
fice, The county seat question will be
fairly put and the people will have a
chance to decide where the county seat
shall be. One thing is mighty certain
that the people here will not under any
consideration, vote for a man or n en
who are working against Fitzgerald for
the county seat. We can’t elect no¬
body from Fitzgerald to an office, but
we can say what native farmer shall
have the office. With our twelve to
fifteen hundred votes this fall, and
a gain of five hundred or more next
summer, we will no doubt have the bal¬
ance ot power to say what man shall
have the office. We want no county of¬
fice, but we want the court house.
L. F. Thompson lots rqnted the Io¬
nian building on Pino uvenue, and will
take possession on or about July 15th
with his large stock of builder’s mater-
ial. The building will be entirely re¬
modeled and a plate glass front will be
put in.
The Chicago Times-Herald tells of
the meanest man on record. He is a
hypnotist, and lives on the north side.
Twice a week he hypnotizes his wife
and she runs a lawn mower over tho
front yard while believing that she is
enjoying a bicycle spin.
Prof. G. A. K. Stevens has been en¬
gaged as principal of the Annadill
school in the suburbs of Atlanta. To-
gether with his wife he will have
charge cf the entire school at a large I
salary. They' expect to leave for their
new home about the 15th of July. This
excellent family will be missed by our |
people here.
All the plumbing material to bo used
in the big hotel was bought through
the Boyd Hardware Company iast Sat-
urdav. For one to realize the amount
of material it takes to .be used in the
hotel, we will state tho cost of the
same was about $1,600. Two cars will
be used in transporting the material
from St. Louis to Fitzgerald.
Arrangement- are being made for a
big ball game between Tifton and Fitz¬
gerald oh tho latter grounds on July
3d, when the celebration of celebra¬
tions takes place. The Tifton club is
said to be a “warm article,” and if all
reports'are true, our boys will have to
work off some of that surplus fat before
meeting the giants from Tifton.
Those hustlers in dry goods and no¬
tions, Hurst Bros., moved their large
stock of goods last Monday night and
Tuesday from their old room in the
Fitzgerald block to the one recently
vacated by the Empire store. The
change is made for a better location,
and if the postoffice should be moyed
soon the west end of the block would
not be a desirable location for a store.
For a day of sport and amusement
come to Fitzgerald and celebrate the
4th on the 3d. Reduced rates are on
all railroads for Fitzgerald’s big show.
The amusements will surpass anything
ever held in the city. Over $300 has
been raised for a genuine old fashioned
celebration. The cannon will boom at
sunrise and the program will commence
promptly at 10 o’clock. Remember the
tight rope performance on the street.
The following is the program for the
teachers’ association, Saturday, Aug.
7, 1897, to be held at Fitzgerald, Ga.:
1 Music—Miss De l Herrington.
2 Benefits of Teachers’ Reading Circle-
Prof. F. W. McIntosh.
3 Physical Culture in the Country Schools—
S. O. Swafford.
4 Music.
5 The Weak Points of Our Schools—M.
Dickson.
6 Music—Miss Maud Stewart.
7 Fads Music. in Teaching—G. A. K. Stevens.
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Emma Welch,
Edith Carpenter,
Committee Anna Herrington,
on Program.
Program for the apple pie social
given by the Epworth League at the M.
E. church, Jackson ave., Friday even¬
ing, June 25th:
part I.
Singing—Quartet. Paper—“The in
tion”—Miss Applo History and Tradi¬
Cora Gardner.
Mrs. Paper—"The Etta Van Osdoll. Apple, its Uses and Abuses”—
Instrumental Solo.
Paper—“The.Apple in Commerce and Trade”
—R. W. Keeffe.
Paper—“The Apple in Horae und Study”—
Mrs .o. Sussex.
Song-“Swinging ’Neath the Old Apple
Tree.”
Recitation—"Specked Apples”—Albert Wi-
ley. Instrumental duet.
part it.
The Plan —“Revelation of Pies that Pass in
the Night.”
General happy time and social season. Ev¬
erybody cordialy invited. Admission tree.
The South Georgia Chautauqua and
combined teachers’ institute for the
counties of Irwin, Wilcox, Dodge, Tel¬
fair and Montgomery, will be held in
Abbeville, commencing next Monday
28th inst. Some of the most celebrated
lecturers and finest musicians of the
South are on the Chautauqua program,
and our citizens generally should avail
themselves of the opportunity to attend
if they can only be present one day.
All licensed teachers of Irwin county
are required to attend the daily ses-
sions of the institute,
Alderman Merrill had quite a lively
experience with a crazy negro last
Tuesday night at his home on Ocmul-
gee avenue. It seems Mr. Merrill was
home reading a newspaper when he
heard some one calling him from the
front gate. He went out and found a
negro who wanted to know if he was a
policeman. The negro then jumped
over the fence and rushed into the
house, where, kneeling behind the bed,
commenced to pray Mr. Merrill, see¬
ing the brother in black was either
drunk or crazy, .hollowed to City Clerk
Kabrich, who lives across the street, to
go down town and send up a policemaD.
Harry jumped on his bike and soon had
Policeman Smith at Mr. Merrill’s
house, who took charge of the demented
black and locked him up in the city
bastile for safe keeping. The crazy
black did not know his name or where
he resided when at home. Ordinary
Lee came over this morning and will
empannel a jury black and will, try the case. doubt, The
unfortunate no be
adjudged insane and sent to the asylum.
Art Tift, together with a few otner
of Tifton’s best young men, were in the
city Thursday morning on business
matters.
WE WILL CELEBRAi;
Enough Money Has Been Raised lo Guar¬
antee a Rig Time.
A large and enthusiastic gathering of
business men and citizens met at THE
Leader office last Monday morniDg for
the purpose of having a grand old-
fashioned celebration July 3d.
The meeting was called to order by
electing Perry Holland chairman and
J. G. Knapp secretary. On motion tho
following committees were appointed:
Finance Committee—Harold Pap-
worth, I. Gelders and Fred J. Clark.
Committee on Speukers~C. C. Good-
now, C. B. Lee and E. W. Ryman.
Amusements and Program—J. G.
Knapp, ChelsoPeruohiand T. S. Price.
Committee on Music—D. <McCol-
bun, D. E. Pciper and C. Hurst.
Committee on Printing—Wright
* aul * c ’ ^°* ien and WHey V\ hitloy.
Executive CommAUe^—Harold Pap-
worth, C. C. Goodnow, J. G. Knapp, D.
cLolium i and Wright Paulk.
The finance committee have been out
during the past two days and already
have about $200 raised and expect to
have $300 by Saturday night. From
present indications tho celebration will
eclipse the one of last year. Tho
amusement and program committee are
getting out a large and attractive pro¬
gram which will consist of everything
that goes to make up a grand 4th of
July celebration. The program will be
published next week.
If you want to have a good time and
a holiday you will enjoy, then come to
Fitzgerald, where you will be treated
right.
The program committee have decided
to give to the prettiest young lady
(living outside of Fitzgerald) a beauti¬
ful hat, costing not less than $5. To tho
prettiest baby a cash prize of $2 will be
given. Of course everybody has the
prettiest baby. Bring your baby and
let’s see. To the person leaving the
largest ripe watermelon^! The Leader
office a cash prize of $1 will be given.
Everybody in Fitzgerald is eligible. Every merchant
has promised to give a cut-
rate bargain day, so it will be a good
day to buy goods. Watch for the de¬
tail program next week.
IVe Get Loav Rates.
The following letter from F. G. Boat-
right to J. G. Knapp will explain the
low rate granted by the Tifton & North¬
eastern R’y to Fitzgerald’s monster cel¬
ebration on July 3d :
Tifton & Northeastern R’y Co., )
Tifton, Ga., June 23,1897. f
inst, Replying to your favor of the 22nd
for your celebration on July 3d, I
beg to advise that the T. & N. E. R. R.
will sell tickets for the round trip at the
following rates :
From Tifton 60c | j From Pinetta 35c
“ Brighton 60c “ Mystic 30c
“ Harding 50c | “ Fletcher 25c
These rates as near as practicable will
be named for the Tifton Fair. I will
get out advertising matter today in
order that same may be distributed at
Alapaha river tomorrow. I beg to
assure you that you will find us ready
to co-operate with you in anything tend¬
ing to the advancement of Fitzgerald.
Very Truly Yours,
F. G. Boatright,
Traffic Manager.
A Treat in Store.
The G. A. R. boys have engaged Mr.
Peruchi to produce “The Yellow Kid,’’
a farce comedy, with local talent, at the
opera house on July 2d and 3d. The
cast has been completed from our best
people, and under the direction of such
a clever stage manager as Mr. Peruchi
has the reputation of being, we may be
assured of a high class and enjoyable
performance, and should be well at¬
tended. Let us all turn out and that
Fitzgerald is capable of supporting a
good theatre when a good show is pre¬
sented. Encourage a good cause and
help the new theatre. A new theatre
must have the support of the people
from the start to insure good amuse¬
ment in the future. The prices will be
placed within reach of all. For full par¬
ticulars see large street program. The
4th of July will be celebrated here on
July 3d, and Mr. Peruehi has donated
his services and will give a grand free
exhibition of high rope walking. Don’t
fail to see it. Bring the children.
It is not the purpose of The Leader
to meddle in the business of the munic¬
ipal government, but this water-works
question is getting to be a little tire¬
some. If these men who have the con¬
tract for putting down the wells can’t
go down over 300 feet, then it would be
a good stroke of public policy to “fire”
the whole outfit and get some one who
can. It is our opinion that no flow of
water will ever be struck in less |than
900 or 1,000 feet. Take Brunswick as
an example. Her wells are 400 feet and
they have a beautiful flow of water.
Fitzgerald being 450 feet above Bruns¬
wick will necesitate the well here being
put down 900 feet. There is no use
monkeying along with such wells. Get
a good outfit, gentlemen of the council,
and if you have to go down to a depth
of 1,500 fee the people here will back
you ud. ,
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The city ot Fitzgerald has more men
with titles to their names than any city
of its size in the, world. One man
thought he would try the experiment of
seeing how many colonels there were in
town by going out on the street and
hollowing “colonel.” Twenty-seven
men answered to the call, and the streets
were not crowded, either.
