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THE FITZGERALD LEADER,
WEATHER REPORT.
it Government Observation and Signal St a-
tlon-wForcast of Weather Each A. M.
and Cover the Following 30 Hours.
REPORTED EXPRESSI.V FOR THE I.EADEK BY
Dlt. COE.]
For the wcok ending Wednesday noon, No-
ctnberS, 1897:
Temperature. Rain¬
DAYS. fall. wind.
WvednesdayT, 6 A M11*2 M.IB sasssss• M
■Thursday. C ©
■friday...... . (2 Q
70 O
Sunday...... (jfiaturday.... 4li 4ll 1-15 CD ©
Slonday..... Si ©
■’uesday ;■» 12-100 r
.... 44 X ^
MVednesdav. 41 nw
Total rain fall, 57-100 Inches.
Sun obscured by clouds 19 hours.
Night ralnB measured at 6 a. m. and credited
:o that day.
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
r°m i- C. Eason, Smith,Judge Sup. Court,HawMnville.Ga McRae,
Solicitor Sup. Court.
it. Clements, Uj. Judge, Irwinville, "
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. J E. Lee. Iiuroh, Co. Solicitor, Fitzgerald, *•
I • - D. Ordinary. Irwinville. Irwinville, “
- B. Paulk, Cleric Sup. Court,
I, v. Handley, Sheriff, Fitzgerald *
7• L. Royal, Tax Receiver, Sycamore,
[■ lames R. Paulk, Walker, Tax Co. Collector, Treasurer. Ocilla, Irwinville. ‘
S.J. Hogan, Co. Surveyor, Minnie, ‘
darion Dixon, School Com‘
I. Henderson, Co. Commissioner, Ocilla, *
riFTON AND NORTHEASTERN R. R.
“SOLDIERS’ COLONY ROUTE."
General Offices, Tifton, Georgia.
No3. Feb. 9.1897. No. 2 .|No. 4.
W. M. P. M. P. M. T- a
8:31 8:43 7:55 8:15 7:30 7 ;45 4:22 4:42 4:00 4:13 4:4S 5:15 5:i«l f Lv. f f f Ar. Tifton, Fitzgerald.Lv. Pinetta. Harding, Bright Fletcher. Irwin. Ga. Ar. K IS 10:45 12:00 11:45 issssiss
Trains Nos. 1, 2.3 and 4 run daily except
S Trafns only.
Nos. 7 and 8 run on Sunday
(f) Trains ston only on signal. with Plant System
Trains connect at Tifton
and G. S. & F. railroads, and Georgia and Ala¬
bama at Fitzgerald. President.
H. H.Tift, Vice-President.
W. O. Tift, Traffic Manager.
F. G. Boatright.
GEORGIA & ALABAMA RAILWAY.
“THE SAVANNAH SHORT LINE.”
Passenger Schedule, Effective Oct. 5, *97,
No. 19 No. 17 STATIONS. No. |No. 20
P. M. A. A. P. M. A. M.
7 i 20 w SS.o-4 55 Lv. Savannah Ar. a 35 10 55
9 51 Claxton 6 so I 9 42 18
10 26 Collins 6 23 8
10 05 Lyons 5 55 8 03
A. M Helena 4 15 5 55
1 2 06 14 KS Abbeville 3 25 4 &5
P. M. P. M. P. M.
7 15 3 35 Lv. Abbeville Ar. 12 25 7 30
A. M
9 15 4 36 Ar. Fitzgerald Lv. 11 25 6 oo
10 00 <T> Ocilla 10 30 5 20
P. M. A. M.
2 39 1 07 Lv. Rochelle Lv. 3 06 4 10
2 53 1 17 Pitts 2 55 3 57
3 40 2 08 Cordele 2 20 3 15
4 20 2 40 De Sota l 27 2 25
A. M.
5 07 3 09 Americus 12 23 I 29
5 54 3 45 Preston 12 13 12 35
A. M. P. M.
15 4 00 Richland 11 55 12 10
5 20 Columbus 10 30 4 15
M. I 2 25
35 9 35 Albany 5 00
A. M. Lumpkin Lv. 11 28 — 43
ti 38 4 21 Lv.
7 25 5 05 Omaha 1(1 40 =ooo 53
7 47 5 27 Pitts boro 10 18 30
8 28 5 59 Hurtsboro 9 48 58
10 45 7 55 Ar. Mont’meryLv 7 40
Nos. 17 and 18 day express trains, carrying
Georgia & Alabama new and magnificent buf¬
fet parlor 19 and cars. 20 fast night trains, carrying
Nos. sleeping between Sa-
Pullman palace Montgomery. cars
annah and at all junctions and ter¬
Close connections
minal points for Vioe.Pres. ail points. & Gen. Mgr.
Cecil Gabret, A. Pope, Gen. Pas. Agt.
C. N. Kiqht. A. G.P. A.
Ed Stallings, T. P. A.. Fitzgerald.
Cliristian Science.
Services every Sunday morning 10:30: Sun¬
day school 11:30. and Sunday evening services
at 7:30, corner of Pine avenue and Lee street.
A cordial invitation is extended to all of what¬
ever creed or calling.
CHENEY &. BURCH,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office— In Paulk Building-, Grant Street,
FITZGERALD, GEORGIA.
WAY & JAY,
Attorney-at-L^w,
Fitzgerald, Georgia.
Office— In the Slayton & Kern building on
Pine avenue.
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E. W. Hyman, L. Kennedy,
Of South Dakota. Of Savannah.
RYMAN & KENNEDY,
Office— In Fitzgerald Block.
W. F. THOMPSON,
CORDELE, GEORGIA.
DR. j. H. POWELL,
(Late of the Best American Hospitals)
Specialist in Chronic Diseases
Of Men anti Women,
Office. S. Grant street, near Magnolia. (Per¬
manently located.)
before you buy
Or order anything in tbe line of
WATCHES, - JEWELRY,
Silverware, Diamonds: Clocks and Spectacles,
exsmime
Weffsteiiv's
Goods and prices. Remember that wo quoted give
from 25 to 40 per cent from the with prices guarantee
in any illustrated catalogue, represeted. a Repair¬
that everything is just and as lowest living rates
ing in best manner at “Pioneer” Jewelry-
at the oldest established Centaal and Pine.
Store, Grant St., between
Superior court will probably adjourn
Friday night. A great deal of business
has been disposed of at this term, and
Judge Smith is to be congratulated on
the manner in which the business is
dispatched. '
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city and county.
Fitzgerald people are courting this
week at the county seat.
Read the big ad of Robinson and
Franklin’s to be found on another page.
The addition to the Paulk building
on Grant street is nearing completion,
and will prove a convenient annex
thereto.
_
The greater part of Louisiana was
visited by a heavy frost last Tuesday
morning, which caused yellow fever to
take a back seat.
A rush at the tax payers’ office last
Saturday kept City Clerk Kabrich a
pretty busy officer. Nearly $500 in tax
receipts were issued.
Mrs. Frank Stevens, of this city, se¬
cured a divorce before Judge Smith
last Tuesday on the grounds of desir-
tion and non-support.
A bill was introduced before the
legislative committee for the incorpor¬
ation of Ocilla last week by Represent¬
ative Henderson, of Irwin county.
Becker, the baker, is looking toward
the “ceiling” to-day and is busily en¬
gaged in lining his store room. He ev¬
idently does not intend to be “floored”
by the cold weather.
Our sturdy young friend, “Jake”
Paulk, was seen on our streets Wednes¬
day morning. He might be taken for
his brother, Drew, were his corporosity
a little more abundant.
H. G. Rew has disposed of his stock
of light drinks and canned eatables,
Mr6. H. A. Lonberger being the pur¬
chaser. Business continues at the lit¬
tle stand around the corner.
A “Box Sociable” will be given at
Arbor Place for the benefit of the Bap¬
tist church next Tuesday evening. The
sociable will be held at the Sword
school house. All are kindly invited to
help build new church.
Postmaster Lee, of Irwinville, pur-
chased the old postoffice fixtures of ex¬
postmaster Drew last week, and will use
a room in the court house building un-
til a room can be had. There are about
300 boxes in the outfit.
Rey. D. F. Matson at Overton, Neb.,
writes The Leader that he wishes to
know the dates and rates of excursion
from the North to Fitzgerald. Write
I. M. Mallory, Nunda, Ill., or Geo. A.
Macdonald, Macon, Ga.
The masons are chasing each other
along the side walls of the Buice build¬
ing on Pine avenue at a lively rate, and
the cry of “mort” and “brick” are
heard in happy melody by all having
the best interest and advancement of
our city at heart.
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A. W. Reynolds and wife, after a
pleasant sojourn of three months at the
Nashville exposition, have returned to
Fitzgerald. Mr. Reynolds is undecided
what business he will engage in at pres¬
ent, but he assured us he would make
Fitzgerald his permanent home.
J. C. Hulett dropped down from
Ocilla, last evening. He is a busy man
now-a-days, having in course of con¬
struction a fine residence for Dr. Ash¬
ley, formerly Alapaha, now of Ocilla,
and one for J. T. Paulk. He says Ocilla
is on the boom. Glad to hear it.
A rather funny incident happened
over at court last Monday when the
case of Clements vs. Paulk was called.
Judge Smith asked the twenty-four
jurors if any of them were related to
either of the parties. Out of the twenty-
four jurors, nineteen arose to their feet.
What, with the court in session at
Irwinville, strangers prospecting for
desirable locations and the young man
taking his best girl for a drive among
the pines while he pines for but a
single word upon which to double up
his hopes, the living horse is anything
but a happy and restful condition.
From present indications the men
who will be elected aldermen from the
different wards at the coming city elec¬
tion will have for their platform, “We
are for a reduction in all salaries of our
city officers.” The Leader will have
more to say in regard to this matter
next week.
As shown by the annual report of the
State railroad commission, the Tifton &
Northeastern railroad, which only ex¬
tends from Tifton to Fitzgerald, a dis-
tance of 26 miles, has earned the past
year $26,330.87, with expenses of $19,-
397.58. Net earnings, $6,933.26.—Ab¬
beville Chronicle.
Policeman Tom Gordon captured
Wm. Asking, colored, charged with
murder from Irwin county, Wednesday
and lodged him in the county jail.
Sheriff Hellington arrived in the city
last night and returned with the pris-
oner this morning. The crime for
which he was arrested was committed
on the 7th.—Brunswick Advertiser.
J. Schermer, carpenter and builder ,
returned to Fitzgerald Wednesday
morning, he says, “to pay his debts.”
His praiseworthy intentions will doubt¬
less meet with the hearty approval of
all having a kindly interest in him. He
has been sojourning in Vienna, this
State, for several months. He informs
our reporter that he is figuring and to se¬ if
cure an option on Pine avenue,
satisfactory negotiations can be entered
into he will lease the same for one hun¬
dred years.
Mr. S. Tatel leaves Saturday evening
for Savannah, where ho will visit
friends and re’atlves for a few days.
Col. B. H. Henderson, of Honey Hill,
S. C., is in the city the guest of Mr. D.
G. Drew and family. In company with
Mr. Drew Mr. Henderson paid The
Leader a brief, but pleasant call.
G. D. Schell and wife, of Cass county,
Mich., arrived this morning. Comrade
Schell fought, bled and died during the
. ‘picnic” of ’61 and ’05 with Comrade
Marston, and now joins him in this de¬
lectable heaven of sunshine, flowers
and rest.
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All pastors who want a history ot
their church recorded in the history of
the colony, and all Sunday school su-
perintendants and the presidents of the
various Christian societies, in /act, all
religious societies, will please write up
a history and hand it to me at an early
day, as I have been appointed to com¬
pile the religious history of our colony
from its earliest history, and I would
like your account to draw from.
C. J. Estey, S. S. H.
“A home paper,” says the Natchez
Democrat, “is in no sense a child of
charity: it earns twice every dollar it
receives and is second to no enterprise
in contributing to the upbuilding of a
town or community. Its patrons reap
far more benefits from its columns than
do the publishers, and in calling for the
support of the people of the community
in which it is published, it asks no
more in all fairness than what belongs
to it, though it sometimes receives
much less.
_
B. C. Tatum, who was, until a few
years ago, a resident of this city, died
recently at Fitzgerald, Ga., from an
overdose ot some opiate taken, whether
with suicidal intent or not it is un¬
known, while recovering from a
protracted drunken spree. It is under¬
stood that papers in Fitzgerald made
the mistake of saying that the deceased
was related to Mr. S. M. Tatum, a
former citizen of Fitzgerald, now of
Bartow. The unfortunate man had no
relelatives here or elsewhere that we
know of, except a heart broken wife
and perhaps one or two small children.
—Bartow (Fla) Informant.
The Child Study club held a very in¬
teresting meeting at Mrs. Rymans yes¬
terday. A committee was appointed
by the president to outline a plan of
work for the ensuing year. As we ex¬
act nothing from our members but the
inspiration of their presence, all contri¬
butions being voluntary, and as the
subject entered upon are of such vital
interest to mothers and those having
the care and responsibility of the young
these meetings cannot help but attract
a large attendance. The next meeting
will be held on the third Wednesday of
this month, and we extend a cordial in¬
vitation to all interested in the work.
Mrs. Lulu B. Ryman, Pres.
London Tid-Bits has the following
note on a new departure in culinary
matters: “Anyone who has ever picked
up with a bare hand a piece of intensely
cold iron knows that the touch burns
almost as badly as if the metal were
red hot. Indeed, the action of great
heat and that of extreme cold are so
similar that a Hungarian chemist has
turned the latter to account to prepare
meats for food. He subjects the meat
to 60 degrees of frost and then seals it
up in air-tight tin cans. The result is
that the meat, which is practically
‘cooked by cold,’ will keep any time and
can be eaten with very little further
preparation.
Messrs. J. H. Richards and B. E.
Maness, while fishing at Blue Lake,
near Abbeville, last Thursday, discov¬
ered a half submerged log that was lit¬
erally oovered with young alligators.
On approaching the log the brood scat¬
tered in every direction, some of them
taking to the water and others seeking
refuge in the hollow of the log. They
succeeded in capturing twelve of the
young saurians from the log when they
were attacked most vigorously, by the
mother'gator. The fishermen, after
an excited encounter, escaped unin¬
jured, wit i their “catch,” which they
disposed on the streets at 50 cents a
piece. They say there were at least
fifty of the young alligators in the
brood - —Abbeville Chronicle.
Mr. N. A. Ray, one of Sumter coun¬
ty’s most successful and progressive
farmers, is demonstrating the value of
peavine hay on a forage crop. After
harvesting a splendid crop of oats, Mr.
Ray planted fifty or sixty acres in peas,
and during the past week cut the vines
with a reaper at the rate of ten acres
per day. The yield of hay was enor¬
mous, and surprised even Mr. Ray. He
has filled every barn and outhouse on
his plantation with peavine hay, well
cured, and has enough to feed his
horses, mules and cattle the greater
part of the winter. After filling his
barn to the rafters, Mr. Ray packed in -
to bales the surplus of his crop of pea¬
vine hay, and yesterday sold to the
Bagley grocery company of this city,
412 bales of hay, averaging 160 pounds
weight, or more than thirty-three tons . |
This hay readily sells here at $20 per
ton, so the surplus of his hay crop,
made at comparatively little cost, will
yield $660, or more than the value of
twenty-six bales of 5-cent cotton.—
Amerieus cor. in Atlanta Constitution . I
THE LATE ELECTION.
Free Silver Seems to Have Swept Every¬
thing Before It.
Louisville, Ky., Nov. 3.— Kentucky
wheels into the democratic column
again by a majority of over 25,000.
Reports from all; over the State show
that Samuel J. Shackolford, the silver
democratic nominee for appellate court
clerk, will have fully 20,000, if not 30,-
000 majority, and that the silver demo
crats will have a majority ot oyer
twenty in the houses of the general as¬
sembly.
Louisville, that has not gone demo¬
cratic for three elections, gives Weaver,
the democratic nominee for mayor,
about 2,500 majority and with three ex¬
ceptions the whole municipal ticket has
been elected.
Cleveland, o., Nov. 3.—Mr. M. A.
Hanna to-day dictated and signed the
following telegram:
“From returns which are authentic
and reliable, I claim the republicans
have a majority of three on joint ballot
outside of Hamilton county.
(Signed) M. A. Hanna.”
COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 3.—This after¬
noon the democratic State committee
no longer claims the election of their
State ticket, but announce that their
majority in the legislature on joint bal¬
lot will not be less than six and may
possibly be nine, as predicted earlier in
the day by Chairman McConville.
Chairman Nash, of the republican
State committee, this afternoon states
that the republican plurality ou the
State ticket will be from 12,000 to 15,-
000 , and that the republicans will have
at least three majority in the legisla¬
ture on joint ballot for senator. Among
the doubtful ones has been Delaware
county, which reported this afternoon
the election of republican representa¬
tives by 266 plurality. Chairman Nash
then announced that the legislature
will stand 75 republicans and 70 demo¬
crats.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 3.—Mr. Bryan
to-day gave out the following statement:
“To the Associated Press: The re.
turns are so incomplete that it is im¬
possible to discuss yesterday’s election
in detail. The republicans everywhere
endorse the republican administration
and in view of losses sustained by them
in almost every State it would seem
that republican politics are not being
endorsed at the polls.
“The sentiment in favor of the Chi¬
cago platform shows a healthy growth
throughout the country. Perhaps our
opponents will now admit that silver is
not dead. The attempt to secure inter¬
national bimetalism has proven a fail¬
ure and it is now more apparent than
ever that the people of the United
States must legislate for themselves on
the financial question. Free and un¬
limited coinage at 16 to 1 is nearer now
than it was a year ago. High tariff
upon a gold basis has disappointed those
republicans who looked to it for relief.
“Taken as a whole, the returns are
very encouraging. I think I voice the
sentiments of the democracy, populists
and silver republicans when I say that
the fight will be continued with even
more earnestness until the gold monop¬
oly is broken and the money trust is
overthrown. The fusion forces increase
their percentage in Nebraska and pos¬
sibly their actual majority.
(Signed.) W. J. Bryan.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 2.—Nebraska
to-day renewed her allegiance to fu¬
sion by electing the three candidates
on that ticket by pluralities ranging
from 10,000 to 25,000.
Nothing like complete returns have
been received to-night, but enough are
in to measure the result and indicate a
greater fusion victory than in presi¬
dential year.
From fusion headquarters the follow¬
ing was given out:
“We have carried Nebraska for the
fusion ticket by a plurality of from 20 ,-
000 to 25,000. ' Together with the mag¬
nificent victory for the State ticket, we
have carried a majority of the county
tickets. The causes leading to the re¬
sult is a.determination on the part of
the people of Nebraska to demand more
and better money through the free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
J. H. EdmisTen, Chairman.”
New York, <Nov. 3.—-The result of
the election in Greater New York was
a complete victory for the Tammany
city, borough and county tickets. Rob¬
ert A. Van Wyck, the head of the city
ticket, was elected mayor of Greater
New York by a plurality of 85,307.
Each of the five boroughs contributed
to the total.
Seth Low, the Citizens’ Union candi¬
date for mayor, carried several assembly
districts and polled a large vote, but all
the boroughs returned pluralities for
the Tammany forces. Mr. Low was
well ahead of General Tracy, the Re¬
publican nominee, who was third in the
race. Low polled 149,873 votes; Tracy
101,838.
Henry George polled 20,422 votes,
and the combined votes cast for Gleason,
Wardwell, Saniel and Cruskshank, the
candidates of the Prohibition, Socialist-
Labor and United Democracy parties,
totaled less than 50,000.
The indications are that with the ex¬
ception, possibly, of six of the 21 assem¬
blymen in Brooklyn and nine of the 36
in New York, all the Tammany candi-
dates are elected. In Queens four of the
assemblymen are Democrats. The
Citizens’ Union elected two
men in New York county.
Sioux falls, S. D., November 2. At
midnight indications are that the re-
publicans ., . have won in , South Dakota. ,
Smith, republican, is elected judge in
the first district by a close vote. In
the second Jones, republican, is prob¬
ably elected by 400 majority, overcom-
ing an adverse majority in 1896 of 1,150.
Cincinnati, Nov. 3.—The following
statement of the situation in Ohio has
been made by Mr. J. R. McLean, upon
request:
“The Democrats believe that they
have elected the state and legislative.
An honest return will show it.”
(Signed) “J. R. M’Lean.”
Kansas City, Mo., November 2,-At
10 o’clock Kansas returns have been
received from but half a dozen outlying
counties out of 105 in which elections
were held.
As the ticket were entirely local it is
impossible ^at this hour, and will be
before tomorrow, to give an estimate at
all approaching reliability.
In no state were the returns slower
in coming in during the last elections
perhaps than in Kansas, and this year
will not be an exception to the rule.
In Kansas City, Kas., the first city in
the state, the republicans will probably
elect their entire ticket by small
majorities.
Baltimore, Md., Nov. 3.—At 1 o’clock
today it looks as if the political com¬
plexion of the Maryland legislature
hinges upon the result in Calvert
county, from which neither party has
yet heard any definite returns, and
none are expected until late this after¬
noon, owing to the isolation of the
county.
The latest reports gives the Republi¬
cans 16 senators and the Democrats
nine, excluding Calvert. The Repub¬
licans have nine hold-over senators and
they have elected one from Baltimore
city add those from Caroline, Garrett,
Alleghany, Charles, Hartford and St.
Mary’s, The Democratic strength in
the house of delegates is 48. Adding
nine Democratic senators, the Demo¬
crats are now certain on joint ballot of
57 votes. A majority on joint ballot is
.
Denver, Col., Nov. 2.—Returns from
the State are very meager. There is
no chance to compare the yote with
that of last year, as there was fusion
between silver republicans and demo¬
crats against the populists, while now
the administration republican and sil¬
ver republicans are joined against a
combination of the democrats and pop¬
ulists.
Both sides claim a victory, but neith¬
er claims ever 5,000 majority.
Stand By Your Town.
Savannah Press.
Henry Grady, in one of his speeches
giving counsel to his community, ad¬
vised the people to magnify the im¬
portance of their town, to cultivate its
small economies, and stand by its young
industries. Commercial dependence,
according to the gifted southerner, was
the cnain that galled every day. A
factory bait at home, a shoe or boo t
made, are steps in that diffusion of in¬
terest that are needed. “Teach your
chidren,” ho said, “to withdraw from
the vassalage of distant capitalists and
pay, under sacrifice, the mortgages on
their home or land. By prudent and
simple lives stay within your own re¬
sources and establish the freedom of
your community. Make every village
and cross-roads, as far as may be, sov¬
ereign to its own wants.”
These are sensible words of advice.
“Patronize home industries,” is advice
more honored in the breach than in the
observance. There are men and women
in this city who never buy clothing
here, but send North, and it is a fact
that many of our people obtain their
groceries from the North or East.
The lacic of local patronage, as well
as the want of appreciation of home in¬
have blighted many a promis¬
ing enterprise. If we would cultivate
small economies and stand by our
industries we would bo all right,
local capital would gladly seek in¬
therein. When ladies buy
laces, their bonnets, their shoes,
dresses, their jewelery, their sta¬
and their lingery in the North,
when men purchase their clothing,
cigars, their wines, their furni¬
ture, their buggies and their watches
away from home, how can we expect
that small economies and industries can
thrive? We need self-help, local appre¬
and a mutuality of interests
that will make our city sovereign to its
own wants. We have as beautiful a
as there is in this country and we
profess pride in its advancement, as
well as in its prestige and its history,
we do not cultivate our small econ¬
or stand by our small industries,
which we allow to die out for the want
the patronage that we give freely to
and manufacturers in the
and East with whom we may not
have a community of interests. Patron¬
home economies and industries and
will prosper, and as they grow and
build up they will create a demand for
such things as will make our city
to its own wants.
Fitzgerald Cottou Market.
Thursday, October 14,1897.
The market is quoted as follows:
middlings
511-18
The bund concert Wednesday night
was not a success either in a financial
way nor in point of attendance. The
atmosphere of the hall was chilly and
the want ..... of . interest . , , manifested „ . . , by
our citizens had a chilling effect upon
the performers.
Mr. F. Holmes and wife returned
from Jacksonville, Fla., on Wednes-
tJay T , ienj js no pl(ice eqUH , t0 FUz .
gerald in their estimation. Mr. II.
expects the contract for the alteration
and rebuilding of the noted hotel at
Pablo Beach.
Constant Reader: No, the build¬
ings being constructed on the north
side of Central avenue, are not the
outer wa „ 8 ()f Uje new court hou8e .
they are to be used in advertising a
circus which, however, will permit
to do a little courting under a
tent in the near future. Remember
the date and look out for the works of
art appearing on the walls,
A movemet is on foot by the enter¬
prising citizens of Fitzgerald that If
carried through, will mean much to
this city. Two of our citizens Capt.
John A. Phillips and Major M. Buice,
have written Congressman Brantley to
meet with the citizens at future date,
before his return to Washington in
December. Congressman Brantley re-
plied that he would take great pleasure
in coming to Fitzgerald and talking
matters over with our people and would
certainly be here before his return to
Washington. At some future day we
hope to have more light upon the sub¬
ject. What we refer to is an appropri¬
ation of $100,000 for the purpose of
building a soldier’s home at Fitzgerald.
Major Withey Uaued.
About one hundred comrades and
their wives invaded the temporary
home of Major Withey last Wednes¬
day evening. A detail was sent out
and the Major captured and brought
into camp.
Comrade Geo. Whitman, the officer
of the evening, turned out the guard
and called the assemblage to order.
An impromptu program was then car¬
ried out.
“ The Colony’s Loss” was responded
to by Comrade Marston.
“The City’s Loss” received the at¬
tention of Mayor Goodnow.
“ The Social Loss” was happily dis¬
posed of by Mrs. N. Hall.
“ The Post’s Loss” was depicted by
Comrade Whitman, after which Com¬
rade Morse, taking a gold-headed cane
for a cue, caromed on the heart of
Major Withey, by presenting the same
to him in a brief but telling speech.
It was a complete surprise to the re¬
cipient, but he soon overcame his nat¬
ural diffidence and thanked the com¬
rades in words which will long be re-
membered by them.
An engrossed copy of the Preamble
and Resolutions, adopted by Colony
Post, referring to the sorrow they ex-
erienced over his intended removal to
his old home in Sioux Falls, was also
presented to him.
One and all regret the necessity
which compels the Major to make the
change and the universal hope that he
will soon return to our favored winter
qurters, finds general expression.
Woodland Items.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Roush wero vis¬
itors at Mr. A. L. Sams last Sunday.
J. II. Boice has got tired of living
and sends North for a house¬
Mr. and Mrs. Sams and daughter
son, spent Tuesday evening very
with Mr. J. H. Boice.
Mr. Gibbs is preparing to load his
on trucks, after which he will
by rail to the Ocmulgee, thence
the coast by water.
If the editor and his staff love flow¬
they ought to come to Woodland
sample Mrs. C. Sams’ bed of
The finest I have
seen. Jo Dandy.
Good Hope Items.
our Regular Correspondent.
Harley Ayers is making his home
his parents at present.
J. F. Hoffman has some good Plym¬
Rock cockerels to exchange for
J. F. Hoffman is preparing to set
some three or four thousand straw¬
plants.
Mr. Wilson, a sawyer, from Penia,
Ga., has arrived, and now we can hear
Pearsons turning out lumber.
Quite a fire broke out at Mrs. Fox’s
just west of here, but fortunate¬
was got under control before any
damage was done.
The members of the Labor Ex¬
have leased Mr. Neebold’s mill
old Irwin County Lumber Co.’s)
and are now running daily.
A lew Good Hope people got up a
surprise party on Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Gates, and a surprise it was when the
party arrived. The good people were
in the “arms of Morpheus,” but upon
the arrival of the party, were aroused
and a good time was had, after which
lunch was served. Among those pres¬
ent were Mr. James Ayers and wife,
Henry Gates and wife, J. F. Hoffman
and wife, Robt. Kline and others. Oil,
yes, who were those that started to the
party and camped in tbe woods?
Observer.