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FT) LEADER. WEATHER REPORT. I^rom Noon Aug. 18th to Aug. 25tli In¬ clusive. [REPOHTKD EXPRESSLY FOH THE LEADER BY DU. COB.1 PAYS. Temperature. Rain- fall. II > B X 7pm Wednesday. Thursday. »asi35»35a< • S322$£S3 72 77 ‘ . O l! Friday...... to 74 Saturday.... Sunday...... 4k. 82 IS ® CX 78 3 7 Monday..... tc 27-100 G © Tuesday Wednesday CS r. G © zn X © Total rainfall, 27-100. Sun shone on every days. Suu obscured by clouds 6 hours. CITY AND COUNTY. J. P. Gump, of the Peoples’ grocery, spent Wednesday with relatives in Tifton. _____ H. R. Svmons and Charles De Lang were at Ocilla on a business trip last Tuesday. _ Miss Gertude Keller who has been reported quite sick is much better and able to be around. Mrs. H. R. Kabrich, who has been visiting relatives at Eustis, Fla., re¬ turned home last Saturday. ffm. Henderson, a prominent and well-to-do farmer living near Ocilla, was in the city last Tuesday. Mr. S. Tatel left Monday for Boston where he will purchase an immense stock of shoes for the fall and winter trade. Pie social at Ashdale school house northeast of city, Friday evening, Sep¬ tember 10. A good time is promised to all. Come. ** Fitzgerald will have the largest im¬ migration of land seekers in November that ever reached this section. Watch the prediction. S. B. Reid, one of Wilcox county’s substantial farmers was in the city last Monday and honored The Leader with a short call. Dr. Holzendorf has returned from his trip among the mountains of north Georgia. The doctor seems much im¬ proved in health. Misses Mary and Nellie Burch, sisters of our talented young attorney Col. Ed. Burch, were in the city last Thursday on a short visit. Mr. Parkey, oi Macon, in the service of the United States pension depart¬ ment, was in the city last Tuesday evening on official business. Geo. Haver brought to this office last Tuesday a fine stalk of clover measured three feet in length that raised by Charley Bradley. The first bale of cotton to be to the city was raised by Wright Paulk of Minnie and brought 30 cents pound. 2 cents more than the price. Mr. S. C. Weisiger, the agent the G. & A., has rented the Lem Jay residence on Magnolia avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Jay will board with Mrs. Hunter on Altamaha avenue. Our public schools open up next Mon¬ day. A large attendance is expected by Prof. Saunders. The school are being cleaned up and being put in shape for the opening day. If all the persons who are loud in as¬ serting that prosperity is returning, or has returned, would pay what they owe, there would be some evidence of the truth of what they are saying, says the Sparta Ishmaelite. Wilson & DcLang secured the con¬ tract for painting the handsome new residence of J. J. Harper, living near 0*illa. The boys are first-class paint¬ ers and if you want anything in their line give them a call. Some people imagine that things “ordered” from a distance are better than things that are made at home or raised by their neighbors. And this silly notion drains every community of a good many dollars that never back. '_ Mr. B. H. Finninger, of Palatka, Fla., will open a first-class tailoring establishment and gents furnishings in the Fitzgerald Block next week. Mr. Finninger comes highly recommended as a first-class workman and a gentle- man. Sam"! Emmons, one of our Colony Northern farmers living on a farm south-west of town, brought this office last Thursday some splendid - pecimens of cat-tail millet that meas¬ ured 34 feet in length. He also left some sugar cane and Kaffir corn were fine specimens. Those who had the pleasure of going on the excursion to St. Augustine, Fla., last week pronounced it to be one of the grandest excursions ever run by that prince of passenger agents, Geo. Mac¬ donald, of the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad. J. B. D. Paulk and wife, Marcus Luke and W. C. Kimball, the hustlers of all hustlers, who has the contract for making the repairs on the court house at Irwinville, were in the city on Tuee* day. We understand that the gentle- men v? i\l be over Saturday evening to take a degree in the Prevaricator’s club. No doubt they will make good members, as the county seat fight is on. Wright T. Paulk is back to the city and has accepted a position with & Holmes. L. F. Thompson is having built a double-deck veranda to his busi¬ house on Central avenue. Dr. Spicer now sports an elogant buggy, and with his handsome has the finest turnout in the city. Twenty-two bales of cotton were marketed in Fitzgerald on Wednesday. price paid was 7i cents per pound. to-day is worth 7 cents. Editor Grubbs, of the Sycamore News, principal of the schools at that place, has been engaged to teach school at Ocilla, and will move his office there. He will publish the Ocilla News. W. R. Crawford, who has been clerk¬ ing in the store of Drew Paulk for some time past, left on Wednesday for Wayeross, where he has accepted a position. Old Field Young Peoples’ Christian will hold a devotional meeting the United Brethren church on W. street, Sunday evening, Sep¬ tember 5 at 6:15 p. m. Everybody made welcome. Comrade Meacham, who is now one of the star members of the Prevarica¬ tor’s club, reports to this office that “Bill” Nelson has gone to raising pumpkins on his house. For its truth¬ fulness ask Mr. Meacham. Chas. Clements, who for a year past has been connected with T. S. Price & Co., has rented the building recently vacated by the Economy grocery and will open up a general stock of dry goods, notions and millinery. • Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Baisden have re¬ turned from their visit to Americus where Mr. Baisden has been laid up for a month or more with fever. He is looking a little thin but said he was glad to get back to Fitzgjrald. Some people won’t advertise because thev say the paper is not read, says an exchange- But just let one them be caught kissing another man’s wife and his tune changes. If the printing office i9 in a garret of a seventeen story build¬ ing he will climb to the top to ask the editor to keek quiet.; The first “Yankee” bale of cotton of the season was marketed last Saturday by W. H. Holliday who is farming a piece of land belonging to J. Troupe. The cotton was of the short variety and the bale netted him $37.98. Mr. Holliday has the honor of marketing the first bale belonging to a Colony member. He will hare six more bales. W. H. Nelson left at this office Wednesday a magnificent speciman of Kaffir corn grown on ground cleared last February and without the aid of fertilizer or manure. The head was twelve inches long and very heavy. Mr. Nelson is more than pleased with his success at farming the past season, and is convinced that the soil here will produce anything that grows in the ground with the proper care and culti¬ vation. _ Bill Nye once said: “Do not attempt to cheat an editor out of a year’s sub¬ scription to his paper, or any other sum. Cheat the minister, cheat anybodody and everybody, but if you have any re¬ gard for the future consequences, don’t fool the editor. You will bo put up for office some time, or want some public favor for yourself or freinds. and when your luck is a thing of beauty, a joy forever, the editor will open on you and knock your castles into a cocked hat at the first fire. He will subdue you and you’ll cuss your stupidity for a drivel ing idiot, go hire some man to knock you down and kick you for falling. A. W T . Monroe, of Green Cove Springs, is here looking oyer the Magic City. Mr. Monroe was formerly from New Albany, Indiana but has resided in Florida fourteen years. He is much pleased with the bright prospects ior the Colony City. Later. —Since the above was put in type Mr. Monroe has concluded to locate with us, and last Tuesday wrote hisj wife telling her to pack household effects and ship to Fitzgerald. Mr. Monroe is an ex-Union soldier. He is also an old acquaintance of Rev. Stoney. Mr, Monroe has bean a Leader reader for some time past, which accounts for his locating with us. The Georgia and Alabama railway is trying an experiment with Bermuda grass that is attracting a good deahof attention. The entire track of this line from Savannah to Montgomery is boing sodded with Bermuda grass shoots. It is expected that these will sprout and grow until all the space between the rails and crossties is filled with grass. If the Bermuda grass can be success- Jully cultivated on this railroad track it will be a good thing, it is believed. It will make a railroad bed firm and less liable to wash from heavy rains than now, and it will also do away with much dust. Each section boss has charge of the grass planting in his res¬ pective territory and General Manager Cecil Gabbett has offered a prize of $50 to the man having the best stand of grass on his division by next spring. There is only one objectionable feature to raising fine grass on a railroad track —the cows may find it such a delight¬ ful loafing place that it will take up most of the train’s time to keep knock¬ ing them away. FROST KILLS CROPS. Report: of Damage iu the Northwestern States. Detroit, Mich., Aug. 31.— A heavy frost is reported to have visited the northern part of the Stute last night. At East Tawas a great deal of damage was done to vegetation and the balance of the crop standing wnB ruined. The frost through that section of the country was general. St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 31. —Reports of frost come from a few points in south¬ ern Minnesota and North Dakota. Late tender crops and garden truck were killed or badly damaged, but none of the reports speak of very serious injury to corn, except one from southern Min¬ nesota, which represents the damage as being heavy to corn and late flax. Wheat is unaffected, being mostlv har¬ vested. Dubuque, Iowa, Aug. 31.—A light frost, tho first of the season, has visited this section, but did no damage. Prosperity is indeed here. Seven bales of cotton came into town last Wednesday morning before breakfast, From a Well Ki)oWn Advertiser. Waycp.oss, Ga., Aug. 30, 1897. “Leader,” Fitzgerald, Georgia. Gentlemen—I enclose an ad. to run in your paper during the month of September. Please send me bill for August ad. and I will enclose remittance for same on or before loth of September. My ad. in your paper has brought better results than ads in all other papers combined. And I can recommend your paper to ad¬ vertisers. Wishing you abundant success I am Yours truly, Leighton W. Hubbard. The St. Augustine Excursion. The senior editor and wife, together with about forty others, returned last Saturday evening from their excursion trip to St. Augustine, Fla. All report a delightful time. The entire party were kindly entertained at Palatka and St. Augustine at their own expense, board rates ranging at from $1 to $2 per day. At Palatka we took a steamboat ride up the St. Johns river about five miles, when the writer and wife were landed at the orange plantation of Mrs. James Miller. After a short walk to her palatial home surrounded by ell kinds of flowers in bloom, we were sadly disappointed to learn from her colored servant that she was spending the sum¬ mer with relatives in the North. Mr. Miller, the lounder of this beautiful home, died about three years ago. In 1866 Mr. Miller and the writer were employes on the Iowa State Register, Des Moine. After an hours’ stay at this beautiful home, and with sad thoughts of the departed one, we wended our way through the orange groves (the trees loaded with fruit) to the boat landing, where we signaled a down-river mail steamer, were taken on board and in a few brief minutes it seemed to us, were landed at Palatka. For this splendid boat ride we are indebted to Captain Lucas, the owner of a number of steam¬ ers that ply the St. Johns and tributary rivers. The entire day was happily spent in Palatka. At 4 o’clock p. m. the excursion party boarded the train, and in a few minutes after 5 o'clock were at St. Augustine, the ancient and picturesque city of the United States. Every point of interest was visited Wednesday and Thursday. At South Beach manvof the Fitzgerald contingent (both ladies and gentlemen) pulled off their Georgia clothes and donned a bathing suit and into the briny waves they went, and oh, such fun! The “Yankee girls” from Fitzger¬ ald, with their low and high cut bath¬ ing suits, were the chief attractions, as they excelled all others for expert swimming and riding the monster waves. And right here permit us to say that the writer had a little lively experience with a monster fish that we caught by tho tail, hut as we were in deep water, and at the same time his fishship was pulling us out to sea, we were compelled to let him go. He weighed 59 pounds and six ounces. We soon swam to shore and related to our party the experience we had with a monster fish, giving weight, etc., when Capt. D. C. McCollum, who seemed to doubt our statement, wanted to know “how was it you knew the fish weighed 59 pounds and 6 ounces?” and a troubled look overspread Mc’s face, “Because he had SCALES on his back,” was the reply. It was a “horse” on Me., and he paid the penalty with a number of choice cigars when we reached the city. Our ball team played four games, two at Palatka and two at St. Augustine- winning two and losing two. At St. Augustine they were royally enter¬ tained by the Barracks’ club (composed of United States soldiers) and every courtesy possible extended the boys. Our boys appreciate the courtesy, and hope at some time in the future to re¬ ciprocate the same. A majority of our party left for Palatka Friday, where the night was spent, reaching home Satur¬ day evening. Mr. Geo. Macdonalds Major Glessner, Capt. Dave Hall and Mr. Richardson, of the G. S. & F. railway, personally conducted the excursion party from J. \Y. Man beck, living one-half mile south of the canning factory, has a watermelon vine that has 146 melons thereon. About 75 of the melons are good size and are about ripe. If any one doubts the Story Mr. Manbeck says for them to come and look at the vine. Charles E. Page, of Sioux Falls, S. D., arrived in the city last Monday, and will engage in the manufacture of high grade cigars. Mr. Page is a Colony member and has a beautiful 5-acre tract north of town. Mr. Page shipped a car load of goods and expects to go into business as soon as suitable quarters quarters can be secured. His family together with two other families are driving over-land. About twenty-five ef our citizens to¬ gether with the Fitzgerald military band, attended the big barbecue at the river last Saturday, where about 2,000 people were in attendance. Mayor Goodnow was called upon for a speech and entertained the large crowd in fine manner. He was loudly applauded and his reference to the coming election on the removal of the court house to Fitz¬ gerald brought forth cries “we are for Fitzgerald, the market for all our cot- ton and produce.” Macon to St. Augustine as previously advertised. Our train pulled into Pa¬ latka with fourteen loaded coaches, and without a question of doubt the largest crowd of people Palatka had seen since the “freeze.” It was an orderly and good natured crowd. It was indeed a happy outing and long to be remem¬ bered by those who availed themselves of the low rate. We extend to Mr. Macdonaid, the genial and obliging general passenger agent, as well as his able assistants, the thanks of the Fitz¬ gerald contingent for the low rate and the happy good time enjoyed by all. Gentlemen, may your shadows never grow less. B. F. K. Mr. J. W. Hurst returned last Mon¬ day evening from his business trip to New York, where he purchased a mam¬ moth new stock of goods. From his quick trip there must have been seme attraction to draw him back in such a hurry. If the court house should be moved to Fitzgerald the county of Irwin would be $10,000 better off than she is to¬ day. The court house would belong to the county and not to Fitzgerald. Vo¬ ters should remember that there is $10,- 000 deposited to the credit of Irwin county if the court house is moved to Fitzgerald. _ An Oklahoma farmer wrote to a friend in the East trying to give him some idea of the soil out there. He said they had to mow the grass off the sod floor to find the baby. One family near him had twin babies, with only one cradle, and the kid who had to sleep upon the floor grew twice as fast as the other. Where the soil is the richest, a man dare not stand on one foot any length of time, lest one leg become longer than the other and bother him in walking. From the number of names signed to the court house removal petition Fitz¬ gerald seems to have considerable strength. You folks who want the court house moved, did you ever stop to think what your taxes would be if a $20,000 or $25,000 court house is built at Fitzgerald?—Irwinville Dispatch. The young gentleman who wields the pen oyer at Irwinville evidently forgot that Fitzgerald will build a $10,000 court house and present it to the county if the court house is moved here. Taxes will be no higher if the court house is moved here, hut Irwin county will be $10,000 better off. Man born of woman is spanked by a hired nurse and jerked baldheaded by a crank schoolmaster, and attended with a select and varied assortment of troubles. He lingers on luxury’s lap until his paternal ancestors fire him out to begin his battle with the world. He starts a newspaper. His friends promise to support him, but in the hour of need be finds that promises, like 3-cent lamp chimneys, are easily brok¬ en. If he doesn’t pitch into the prohibitionists-the liberals “cuss him”; it he does his “high morality” friends stop their paper. If he refuses to be social with Tom, Dick and Harry" they say he is stuck up, and it he makes in¬ timates with everybody he is courting public favor. If he publishes all the news, science, foreign reports and busi¬ ness out-looks, they say he is too fresh. If he does not make the personal men¬ tion of every one in town they feel slighted, and if he does he will run across some man who do not'lhre to be personalized and gets his head punched 1 SNYDER IN L1M1IO. A Fitzgerald Man Becomes Tangled I'p j In a Bud Deal. Among tho excursionists who went to St. Augustine Monday of last week was Will Snyder, who has been driving a hack for Ed Flathers for the past year, and from all accounts got filled up on “red-eye” and allowed some one to “Him flam” him in great shape, but from all reports obtainable, Snyder was not the only one connected with „the deal. The following account from the St. Augustine Journal will explain the deal: “A party consisting of thirteen of tho Georgia excursionists went oyer to North Beach yesterday morning in a sailboat. Among the number were Mr. F. E. Smith, of Cordele, Ga., and W. II. Snyder, of Fitzgerald. While the others were strolling about the beach these two decided to go in bath¬ ing, and removing all their clothing while in the boat, jumped overboard. Snyder came out first and Smith soon followed, but after they were dressed the latter discovered that he had lost his pocket-book. There were $75 and two rings in the pocket-book. After looking for it for some time, Snyder pointed out tho book floating on the water, but when recovered it was found to be empty. There being some suspicion of crooked work the party agreed to be searched, and when Snyder was reached the two rings were found in h is trouser’s pocket. He denied all knowledge of how they came there, and demurred at any furth¬ er searching. They at once set sail for town, and on arriving here Officer Neligan was called by one of the men to arrest Snyder. This was done, and on the way to the station house he admitted having the money, and on arriving there pulled off his shoe and produced $65 of it and later gave up $7 more. He was tried in the afternoon before Judge Drysdale, and held, in default of $800 bond to await the action of the grand jury.” Capt. D. C. McCollum, who saw Sny¬ der in the jail, informed a reporter that Snyder would no doubt get clear, as the fellow Smith would not appear against hitn. The bond has been reduced to $200 which Snyder will bj able to give. The Oldest in Georgia. “The New York Evening Journal prints a picture of what is called the ‘oldest printing press in America.’ Until recently this press was in the office of a Vermont newspaper, but is probably in a dime museum now, parad¬ ing itself under false pretenses. The ‘oldest printing press in America’ is in the state of Georgia, and once did service in the office of The Smithville News, Lee county, this state,” writes F. L. Stanton, in the Constitution. “The date of its birth is lost in antiq¬ uity, but there has never been any doubt in the minds of the editors who have manipulated it, that it was old enough to know better. It is a cross between the handpress invented by Washington and a neglected corn shell- er, and is curiously inscribed with the desperate hieroglyphics of ancient and and long-suffering editors. Its joints creaked, as with the rheumatism, and when the paper went to press it had a way of falling down and so mixing up the railroad schedules that the trains never knew what time to leave. Every blacksmith in the county has exhausted his skill upon it, and it has been patched and prayed over until it is a mere rem¬ nant of its former self. When Sherman passed through Georgia to the sea,*his men used portions of it for battering rams; but when he started to print a few official orders on it, it proved its loyality to a lost cause by falling down and distributing the type all over the room. It has been burned out six times and in the earthquake of 1886 it w-as dismembered and thrown on the rail¬ road track, where it wrecked the cannon-ball train five minutes after¬ wards. The sheriff has levied on it twenty times, only to pay the editor to take it back, and from the perch it used to occupy in the lowlands of Lee it overlooked the graves of fourteen editors, and old and ailing as it is, it is designed to go rumbling down the corridors of time as long as an editor needs groceries. Business of all kinds in this city grows brighter and brighter each day. Our merchants are wearing a happy smile. They are stocking up with big stacks of new goods for the fall and winter trade. Real estate, too, is on the up grade, with a more active de¬ mand than for the past six months. The tide of immigration from the North has already set in; a nun-ber ar¬ riving this week. Indeed the outlook is very bright for a heavy imigration to the colony city this fall and winter. From letters received at this office many are coming by teams, and are now on the way. _ It is estimated by persons in apposi¬ tion to form an opinion that at least 13 per cent more wheat than is usually needed by Europe will be wanted this year. Owing to the short Russian, French and Austro-Hungarian crops, the United States will be the only country able to meet this extra demand. —London Times RANKS CROWING THINNER. Twenty Thousand Fewer Members Thau a Year Ago—Various Reports. Buffalo, Aug. 26,—Adjt. Gen. Charles F. Burraester’s report con¬ tained the following figures: “The total membership of the order in good standing June 30, 1896, was 7,- 302 posts, with 340,610 members; on December 31, 1890, 7,276 posts, with 327,412 members; on June 30, 1897, 7,106 posts, with 319,456 members. The gain by muster in was 10,534; by transfer, 4,381; by reinstatement, 11,297: from delinquent report, 6,807; total, 32,929. The losses were: By deaths, 7,515: hon¬ orable discharge, 1,257; transfer, 4,642; suspension, 30,771; dishonorable dis¬ charge, 411; by delinquent reports, 3,- 981; by surrender of charter, 606- total, 54,183. Including the members re¬ maining suspended June 30, 1897. (43,- 560), the total borne on the rolls, is 362,110. “It will be seen from the abovo that a new element of loss has introduced itself, which might bo said to mark the beginning of tho end—the loss by sur¬ render of charter. One by one the boys have dropped away, joined the posts on the other shore, until there are not enough left to keep up the organiza¬ tion, and the charter is surrendered and the remaining few affiliate with an¬ other post in the neighborhood, or re¬ main afloat with a transfer card. It ap¬ pears to me that right here is where good work can be accomplished with the system of outposts provided by the last national encampment to keep these ‘orphan’ members within the organiza¬ tion. The following table shows the mem- bership by States June 30, 1897. Posts. Mem’ers. Alabama..... 13 218 Arizona........ 9 215 Arkansas...... 70 1.148 California and Nevada...... 100 r.,108 Colorado and Wyoming..... 69 2.550 Connecticut...... 07 5,778 Delaware........ IB 590 Florida............ 24 184 Idaho............ Georgia.......... 15 624 Illinois.......... 16 851 Indiana.......... 577 I 25,054 485 12,184 Indian Territory 238 Iowa............. 4:;-i 15,294 Kansas ..................... 403 13,283 Kentucky.................... Louisiana 88 3,856 & Mississippi..... 30 1,155 Maine.................. 165 2,288 Maryland............... 53 2.915 Massachusetts........ Michigan............... 212 21,617 383 16,038 Minnesota.............. 173 7,669 Missouri...... ......... 386 13,815 Montana... ......... 28 IMG Nebraska............... 274 7,077 Few Hampshire....... '.’2 4,177 New Jersey............ in 6,513 New Mexico............ 158 New York.............. I' l ! 36,218 North Dakota.......... .'(• 510 Ohio..................... 623 30,306 Oklahoma.............. 1,067 Oregon.................. 61 1.916 Pennsylvania........... Potomac................ 606 34,352 18 2,878 Rhode Island........... ■9, 2,293 South Dakota.......... 2,243 Tennessee ............ 2,883 Texas................... •7 819 Utah.................... 5 1ST Vermont............... 112 4,554 Virginia & North Carolina.. 56 1,334 West Washington and Alaska.... 57 1,912 Wisconsin................... Virginia............... 208 57 1,069 10,911 Total 7,106 319,456 There was expended for charity dur¬ ing the year, $210,694. The way to make hard times in a community is to send all the money you can get to a city department store and then try to trade the half cotton, half shoddy goods you can get with some of our merchants for wood. Buy cast iron imitation Singer sewing ma¬ chines and when they rattle like a run¬ away swearing threshing machine go round that the Singer machine is no good. Buy coal oil that has not the test brand on it and then fuss because your lamp smokes, gives no light, order starch which is generally the refuse of the factory vats,, in bulk and not worth putting up in packages of well known brands, and coffee that an expert couldn’t tell what it was made of. Send the money in advance with your order, buy a “pig- in a poke” and when you go to a store in town ask for unlimited credit. Card of Thanks. We desire to express our heartfelt thanks to the many friends and neigh¬ bors who so kindly assisted us in the illness and burial of our loved Annie. Our prayer is that you may long be spared a like affliction. Rev. C. S. Herrington & Family. Fruit Growers’ami Shippers’ Association The Fruit Growers’ and Shippers’ Association met pursuant to adjourn¬ ment. Called to order by Chairman W. W. Breese. Minutes of last meet¬ ing read and approved. Committee on by-laws were given more time, they not being ready to report. Communi¬ cations were read and discussed. Messrs. L. F. Johnson and E. S, Child were made a committee to procure a regular place of meeting. Several new members handed in their names and membership fee. Upon motion the association ad¬ journed until Saturday, September 4, at 4 o'clock p. m., the meeting to be held in the audience room at colony headquarters. E. S. Child, Sec’y Pro Tem. A Rare Bargain. Two hundred and sixty-five acres of choice land, 8 miles east of Fitzgerald, for sale at a bargain; 50 acres in cul¬ tivation, four room house, outbuild¬ ings, two good wells of water, all kinds of bearing fruit trees, etc. Part cash and balance on time. Call at pvem-, lses or address me at Dorminev’s Mill, Ga. J. J. Luke. lm-35x Hereafter, until the opening of the public schools, I can be found in my office at the Third Ward (High School) building, instead of at the office of the Board oE Education, from 9 to II o’clock a. M. and from 2 to 4 o’clock P. m. James T. Saunders, Superintendent.