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“1 l to Fitzgerald Leader.
1896.
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13. <rfinty Correspondence.
r .Correspondent.—All letters Tor pubil-
nation must reaoh us b.V Monday or Tuesday
• of each week. T'nless the name of the cor-
restfinder accompanies the letter we will
not mm esame. 'Ve will not print the
rjV the if ftirrespondent or evidence tell who of (rood they
uH' w** the name as an anything
ri. Write news, and do not write
ItnBeSects on the character of anyone.
Sparks From Wolf Pit.
From Our llegular Correspondent.
News Sef.rce this week.
George Gaff is on the sick list with
e ^ over -
'Dan Mclnnis was in this vicinity
r > ursda y-
Mrs. M.Gaff and Bettie visited Mr.
zafford’s family Tuesday.
'■« 31 r. and Mrs. Blood dined with
VIat Kettles’ family Sunday.
1 Mr. Bollman and wife visited Mr.
Wcbjk '-s at Fitzgerald Saturday.
Tm WolfPit boys go to Dormi-
neys’ Mill to play ball Saturday.
Mr. Tollman has been harvesting
his»millet and cutting up corn this
.week.
Fred Dunbar went to the mill to
r ork at Laurence Lewis’ the first of
,the week.
■ On account of rain there was no
F ‘eaching at the school house Suuday
■ ening. attended
F The Wolf Pit people that
I e fish fry and picnic at the river the
i report a good time.
K P Fred Ray, Jesse Gaff and Shorty
L imed the timbers for Shorty’s barn
is week, and have it about ready to
■ use.
K Dick Kipple was at Young Peo-
B Btin, s’ meeting Sunday evening. Come
Dick, if there is any special at-
Jon.
^^Normau Dorminy, Dick Kipple,
Eddie Laufman, Dwight Foxworthy
.and Shorty Pearson took in the ball
t k ame at the city on the 3d.
’he Boy With One Eye Open.
Good Hope Items.
~om our Regular Correspondent.
\ D. Elder has returned from Cor-
B ,T. F. Hoffman left Monday
for Valdosta.
I -i Etta Ayers is among us visit-
Btiumerous friends.
J. Hoffman has severed his con-
^Lio« ■Co. with and will the Irwin take County few weeks’ Lum-
a
ed rest.
and Mrs. Worth, who have
been on the sick list, are stopping
with their son, Lute, the dairyman,
regaining their health.
' John Duxler, who has been sick
with a complication of diseases, is not
gaining in strength as rapidly as his
many friends had hoped for. This un-
fortunate family are in want and need
immediate assistance. Mr. Duxler has
been sick for several weeks. Friends,
please leave your contributions, pro¬
visions or cash at Tiie Leader office,
as your correspondent will deliver
line to this unfortunate family.
Now, dear Leader, your where many
! aiders may want to know
b jd Hope is located. Y ell, it is
tu. e and a half miles from Fitzger¬
ald, on the Irwinville road, where you
will find the nicest country to be
‘bund in Georgia. Observer.
At a cabinet meeting of the officers
of the Irwin County Sunday School
Association held in Fitzgerald, July Sun¬
7th, they decided to call all the
day schools in the county together to
hold a bible institute on Tuesday and
Wednesday, Octocer 12 and 13, at
Fitzgerald, in such building as the
program committee may select. Each
Sunday school will send five delegates
and each district union will send five
delegates, in whose hands all the busi-
ness of the institute will be intrusted,
including the election of officers for
the ensuing year, the adoption All of dele¬ con¬
stitution and by-laws, will etc. be cared for at
gates from abroad
our homes. The program committee
consists of Rev. H. F. Long, chair¬
man; Rev. Register, of Mystic, Rev.
^Adams. Mrs. S. D. Rayner, of Old
B^' V' Mi L. -8 Mauldin, - Dr. Dorminey, of Irwinville, of Minnie, and
BFr W o. A. Lomberlin, F. W. of I. Abbeville. C. S. S. A.
C. J. Esty,
Fitzgerald, July 10, ’97.
Comrades, Attention?
At the Grand Army hall, cor. Cen¬
tral avenue and Thomas street, next
Saturday at 10 o’clock a. m., there will
be an open meeting held, having as its
object the formation of Fitzgerald Post
G. A. It. The officers who were desig¬
nated at a former meeting are all ex¬
pected to be present with all papers
which bear on the case, and all com¬
rades having an interest in the move¬
ment for or against, are invited to be
present and participate. The depart¬
ment mustering officer is asked to be
► >-erent, as he may be needed.
Committee.
Everybody is respectfully invited to
attend service 0 at, the Christian church
next Lords daj, July 18, where Prof. II.
te. McCroiw, of Romo, Ga., will preach
Lt 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
“MAN WAS BORN TO HUSTLE}.”
FITZGERALD, IRWIN COUNTY, GEORGIA, JULY 15, 1897.
ELOQUENT ADDRESS
By Gov. R. L. Taylor, Who
Welcomed the Veterans
on Behalf of Tennes¬
see At
The Opening or the Confederate Vet¬
eran Reunion nt Nashville.
Ladies and Gentlemen: —Why
need I say welcome to the men of the
South ? Every heart in Tennessee
throbs a welcome to you, and every
loyal home smiles a welcome. I think
if 1 could draw back the veil which
separates immortality from this vale
of tears, you would see a vision of
your old comrades who have answered
to the roll call of eternity crowding
the air, and you would hear them
shout: “Welcome, thrice welcome!”
I love to live in the land of Dixie,
under the soft southern skies, where
summer pours out her flood of sun¬
shine and showers, and the grateful
earth smiles with plenty ; I love to
live ou southern soil, where the cotton
fields wave their white banners of
peace, and where the wheat fields
wave back their banners of gold from
the hills and valleys which were once
drenched with the blood of heroes ; I
love to live where the mocking birds
flutter and sing in the shadowy coves,
and bright waters ripple in eternal
melody by the graves where our he¬
roes are buried ; I love to breathe the
southern air that comes filtered
through jungles of roses whispering
the story of southern deeds of bravery;
I love to drink from southern springs
and southern babbling brooks which
once cooled the lips of Lee and Jack-
son and Forrest and Gordon, and the
worn and weary columns of brave men
who wore the gray ; I love to live
among southern men and women,
where every heart is as warm as the
southern sunshine, and every home is
temple of love and liberty ; I love to
listen to the sweet old southern melo¬
dies which touch the soul and melt
the heart and awaken to life ten
thousand precious memories of the
happy long ago, when the old-time
darkeys used to laugh and sing,
when the old-time black mammy
soothed the children to slumber with
her lullabies ; but, O, the music that
thrills me most is the melody that
died away on the lips of many a con¬
federate soldier as he sunk into that
sleep that knows no waking:
I am giad I am in Dixie.
I doubt if the world will ever see
another civilization as brilliant as that
which perished in the Souths third
a century ago. Its white-columned
mansions under cool-spreading groves,
its orange trees waving their sprays
snowy blossoms, and its cotton fields
stretching away to the horizon, alive
with toiling slaves who sung as they
toiled from early morn until the close
of day ; its pomp and pride and rev¬
elry ; its splendid manhood, and the
dazzling beauty of its women, placed
it in history as the high tide of earthly
glory. But the hurricane of civil war
shattered it and swept it away. Bil¬
lions of wealth dissolved and van¬
ished in smoke and flame. The South
lost all save honor; but the confeder¬
ate soldier, the purest and proudest
type of the Anglo-Saxon race, stood
erect amid its charred and blackened
ruins. The earth was road beneath
him, his sword was broken, his country
was crushed; but without a throne he
was no less a ruler. His palace had
perished ; he was no less a king. Sla¬
very was dead, but magnificent in the
gloom of defeat, he was still a master.
Has he not mastered adversity? Has
he not rebuilt the ruined South ?
Look yonder at those flashing domes
and glittering spires; looks at the
works of art and all the fabrics and
pictured tapestries of beauty; look
what southern brains and southern
hands have wrought; see the victories
of peace we have won, all represented
within the white columns of our great
industrial exposition, and you will re¬
ceive an inspiration of the old South,
and you will catch glimpses of her fu¬
ture glory. God that the struggles of
I trust in
“
secession will never be lifted up again.
The danger to the republic now lies in
the mailed hand of centralized power,
aua the South will yet be the bulwark
of American liberty. If you ask me
why, I answer that it is the only sec¬
tion left that is purely American ; I
answer that anarchy cannot live on
southern soil; I answer that the South
has started ou a new line of march,
and, while we love the past for its pre¬
cious memories, our faces are turned
toward the morning.
Time has furled the battle Hags and
smelted the hostile gun. Time has
torn down the forts and leveled the
trenches and rifle nits on the bloody
field of glory, where courage and
high-born chivalry on prancing charg¬
ers once rode to the front with shim¬
mering epaulets and bright swords
gleaming, where thousands of charging
bayonets at uniform angles reflected
thousands of suns, where the shrill life
screamed and the kettle drum timed
the heavy tramp, tramp of the shining
battalions, as the infantry deployed
into battle line and disappeared in the
seething waves of smoke and flames ;
’there double-shotted batteries unlim¬
bered on the bristling edge and hurled
fiery vomit into the faces of the reel¬
ing columns; where ten thousand
drawn sabers flashed, and ten thous¬
and cavalry hovered for a moment on
the flank and then rushed to the
dreadful revelry.
The curtain dropped long ago upon
these mournful scenes of carnage, aiid
time has beautified and comforted and
healed, until there is nothing left of
war but graves and garlands and
monuments and precious memories.
Blow, bugler, blow ; but thy shrill¬
est notes can never again call the
matchless armies of Grant and Lee to
the carnival of death.
Let the silver trumpets sound the
jubilee of peace. Let the veterans
shout who wore the blue ; let them
kiss the silken folds of the gorgeous
ensign of the republic, and fling it to
the breeze and sing the national hymn.
Let the veterans bow who wore the
gray, and with uncovered heads salute
the national flag. It is the flag of the
inseperable Union. Let them clasp
hands with the brave men who wore
the blue, and rejoice with them ; for
time hath adorned the ruined South
and robed her fields in richer har¬
vests and gilded her skies with
brighter stars of hope
But who will scorn or frown to see
the veterans of the South’s shattered
armies, scattered now like solitary
oaks in the midst of a fallen forest,
hoary with age and covered with
scars, sometimes put on the old worn
and faded gray and unfurl for a little
while that other banner, the riddled
and blood-stained stars and bars, to
look upon it and weep over it, and
press it to their bosoms? For it is hal¬
lowed with recollections tender as the
soldier’s last farewell.
They followed it amid the earth¬
quake throes of Shiloh, where Albert
Sydney Johnson died ; they followed
it amid the floods of living fire at
Chancellorsville, where Stonewall
Jackson fell; they saw it flutter in
the gloom of the Wilderness, where
the angry divisions and corps rushed
upon each other, and clinched and fell
and rolled together in the bloody mire;
they rallied around it at Gettysburg,
where it waved above the bayonets,
mixed and crossed on those dreaded
heights of destiny : they saw its faded
color fltsunt defiance for the last time
at Appomattox, and then go down
forever in a flood of tears.
Then who will upbraid them if they
sometimes bring it to light, sanctified
and glorified as it is by the blood and
tears of the past, and wave it again in
the air, and sing once more their old
war songs ?
When these heads are white with glory,
When the shadows from the West
Lengthen as you tell your story
In the vet’ran’sward of rest,
May no ingrate's word of sneering
Beach one heart of all the brave,’
But mav honor, praise and cheering
■ Guard old valor to the grave.
Public Meeting.
A meeting of the legal voters of the
city will be held at the G. A. R.
opera house on Tuesday evening, July
20th, at 7:30 o’clock p. m., to consider
the questions which are to be voted
on at the special election on Saturday
the 24th. C. C. Goodnow, Mayor.
Dated July 15, 1897.
The best flour in the city—Pills-
bury’s best, in barrels—at Rousseau
& Co.’s.
Council Proceedings.
The city council met in special ses¬
sion last Monday afternoon with Al¬
derman as the presiding officer, Mayor
Goodnow being absent at Irwinville
attending court. The resignations of
Alderman-at-large Fockler and Al¬
derman Allen were read and accepted.
Ordinance 49 providing additional
salary ($150 per annum, a total of
$500) to the city clerk was read and
adopted and ordered printed.
Adjourned to meet Tuesday morn¬
ing at 8 o’clock.
The city council met in adjourned
session Tuesday morning and was
called to order by Mayor Goodnow.
The matter of calling a special elec¬
tion for the purpose of electing two
aldermen, caused by resignation, was
discussed", when bv unanimous vote it
was decided to call an election.
Ordinance No. 45, providing for the
registration of all voters within the
city limits was read, approved and or-
ordered printed.
A resolution was introduced by Al¬
derman Merrill and adopted, author¬
izing the mayor and city clerk to bor¬
row a sufficient amount of money to
pay all indebtedness of the city.
Alderman Brunner reported the
second well down 240 feet, and that
the superintendent wanted to reduce
the size of the bore from eight to six
Inches. I’ennission not granted.
The mayor read a letter addressed
to the president of the council, rela¬
tive to the delay and want of proper
management of the well now being
put down, and also a letter explaining
the matter.
Also a letter to Mr. Coverdale de¬
manding $100 to defray expenses of
special election relative to water¬
works and electric light franchise.
A letter from Mr. Coverdale was
read, reporting matters working satis¬
factory and asking for information
relative to progress of well now being
put down,
Ordinance No. 41 Was igad the Sec-
ond time, and after being amended so
as to authorize the construction of a
side track, under certain instructions,
by the T. & N. E. railroad on alley ad¬
jacent to ice factory, was adopted and
ordered printed.
A resolution introduced by Aider-
man Merrill providing for the calling
of special election for the purpose of
filling vacancies caused by resignation
of Alderman-at-large Fockler and Al¬
derman Allen of Third Ward was
adopted.
The question of present standing of
franchise for water and lighting sys¬
tem was taken ap and discussed.
Ordinance No. 46, relative to grant-
in a rebate to certain saloon keepers,
was adopted and ordered printed.
Reasons Why t’immbcrlain’s Colic, Chol¬
era and Diarrhoea Remedy Is
the Best.
1. Because it affords almost instant
relief in case of pain in the stomach,
colic and cholera morbus.
2. Because it is the only remedy
that never fails in the most severe
cases of dysentery and diarrhoea.
3. Because it is the only remedy
that will cure chronic diarrhoea.
4. Because it is the only remedy
that will prevent bilious colic.
5. Because it is the only remedy
that will cure epidemical dysentery.
6. Beeause it is the only remedy
that can always be depended upon in
cases of cholera infantum.
7. Because it is the most prompt
and most reliable medicine in use for
bowel complaints.
8. Because it produces no bad re¬
sults.
9. Because it is pleasant and safe
to take.
10. Because it bus saved the lives
of more people than any other medi¬
cine in the world. The 2.5 and 50
cent sizes. For sale by J. II. Good¬
man, druggist.
NOTICE
Is hereby given that a mass meeting
of the citizens is called for Saturday
evening, at 7.30 p. in., for the pupose of
electing delegates to the city conven¬
tion, for the purpose of nominating a
candidate for alderman-at-large. The
city convention will meet at the Geor¬
gia Trading Co’s old store room, north
Grant St., on Monday evening, July 19,
at 7:30 p. The Ward caucuses will be
held at the following places:
1st Ward—Colony Headquarters.
2d Ward—Georgia Trading Go's old
store room, north Grant St.
3d Ward—Allen store room, Pine av.
4d Ward—Southeast corner Pine av.
and Lee st.
At their caucus Saturday evening
the voters of the 3d Ward will nomi¬
nate a candidate lor alderman, to fill
out the unexpirmedtermof Wm. Allen,
resigned. By order of Committee.
Sidner L. Miller, Sec’y.
ClearanceSale
Every one knows that a merchant must not
carry goods over from one season to another.
For 30 Days
We shall make a GENUINE CLEARANCE
SALE. You will realize that we mean just
what we say when you come in and get our
prices. We do just as we advertise. Our
stock consists of Mens’ and Boys’ Suits, black
Alapaca Coats and many other summer Coats
from 75c to $2.00. Mens’ Pants, (light weight)
will be closed out at almost your own price.
Nice Laundred Percale Shirts and Gentlemens’
Straw Hats in latest stvles. You will save a
little money by coming to us.
D. C. McCOLLUM,
JF»xxie Avenue.
HURST BROTHERS.
KHUVRST BROTHERSfi
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m We carry a full line of Groceries, Feed and Fertilizers. Mag-ic *:•
Stock ana Poultry Food, the only reliable Condition Powder. .♦ *»* •>
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To the Public;
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Our assortment of Dry-
Goods, Notions, Shoes and
Millinery is incparable and
wo — 1 most
fill i J « In Dress
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Goods such exquisite styles
were never before seen in
Wiregrass Georgia. Colors
and designs modest and
unobtrusive. And there
are many other stvles of
0 PP 0S if e effects—brilliant
tints criss-crossed reckless-
ly and daringly. Quality
unsurpassed. Ladies, you
must see these goods to
appreciate them.
In Ladies fine Shoes we
have nothing but what we
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Our Notion ^ stock is full
and complete.
We are headquarters for
all kinds of late style Mil-
linery.
Hurst Bros.
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