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LEADER.
WEATHER REPORT.
,t Government Observation ami Signal Sta-
tlon—Korcast of Weather Eacli A. M.
ami Cover the Following SO Honrs.
REPORTED EXPRESSLY FOR THE LEADER BY
DR. COE.]
For tho week ending Wednesday noon, No¬
vember 24, 1807:
DAYS. Temperature. Ha In- IToVg
full. wind.
(i A M 12 M. 0 I* M
Wednesday. Thursday. 85 r -i
. ■ i 45
Friday Ml MS 54
Saturday.... Sunday., 40 54
45 1)9 40
Monday. Tuesday -lo % 50
...... L, 55
Wednesday. 30 51
j Total rain l'ali. 00 inches.
Sun obscured by clouds 2 hours.
Night that rains measured at 6 a. m. and credited
to day.
Extreme variations for entire week, 25 de¬
grees.
CITY AND COUNTY.
Will H. Smith, of Muncie, Ind., was
Leader caller and subscriber last
George Mathews, of Arlington, S. D.,
in the city last week to reside
Don’t forget that next Tuesday is
day. Como to town early and see
grand street parade.
A. E. Sussex was down from Abbe-
last week shaking hands with his
many numerous friends.
It looks bad for a business firm to ad-
in outside newspapers, and in
way patronize home papers.
Colony Director Matraw came down
his farm in Michigan last Thurs-
He will remain about 30 days.
The Leader continues to boom in
fine shape nearly 40 subscribers were
added to our already increasing sub-
scription list la st week,
Fully 100 people have arrived from
the North during the past ten days to
remain permanently in our city. Wel-
come to our city say we all.
F. M. Simons and family and H. L.
Simons arrived from Bay City, Mich.,
last Wednesday evening. They have
come to make Georgia their home.
Messrs. Robert McNaught, B. W.
Pitch and Westfall left Wednesday for
an extended hunting and fishing trip
down tho Ocmulgee river. They ex-
pect to be gone all winter.
Not a vacant house left in the town,
and people from the North are arriving
every day asking for one. This would
be a good investment for some of our
people. Think it over.
Wm. H. Halderman, of Leesburg,
Ind., is one among the many happy ex-
cursionists who arrived last week. He
paid this office a pleasant call, and en-
rolled his name on our subscription
book.
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Let the people of Fitzgerald read
carefully their home papers and then
pick out the firms that advertise. When
they have done this, patronize no firm
that does not advertise in at least one
Fitzgerald paper.
Capt. D. C. McCollum, after a sojourn
in Indiana for six weeks, returned to
the city last Thursday. While in Chi-
cago he had removed a tumor from his
neek. The operation was a very diffi-
cult one, but w’as successful.
A Keifer pear, measuring fourteen
inches in circumference was brought
to our office a few days ago. This pear
was plucked from the orchard of Elder
John Vickers, about ten miles from
Douglas.—Douglas Leader.
Mr. Bert Nicholson and Miss Nora
White were quietly married last Sat-
urday evening, and hereafter will pad-
die their canoe over the sea of time to-
gether. Both are worthy of each other.
The Leader extends best congratu-
lations.
_
Mr. Geo. Button, of Perrysburg, O.,
arrived last week with the big excur-
sion party from the North. He is an
only uncle of the senior editor of THE
Leader. Mr. Button is delighted with
our climate and progressive city. He
intends to spend the winter with us.
Friend Wadleigh, that 5-acre tract
farmer, northeast of town, left a hand-
some white rose at this office, that for
beauty and elegance surpasses anything
we have seen this year. May your
shadow never grow less, Bro. Wadleigh.
Oyster sociable Saturday, November
27, from 6 to 9 o’clock p. m. at Clarence
Miller’s home, corner Sherman and
Lemon streets, southeast part of town,
for benefit of United Brethren church.
Single ticket, ISeents; couple, 25 cents.
You are cordially invited.
The Episcopal Sunday school gave a
picnic last Saturday at McDonough
grove, two miles west of town. The day
was very pleasant and the lawn dresses
were in use. A number of excursion¬
ists from the North were in attendance,
so as to be able to say when they re¬
turned home that they attended a pic¬
nic on the 20th of November.
A man in Paris finds a profitable
business in collecting bad debts by
stopping at the debtor’s with a wagon,
around the top of which are these
words: “This buggy only stops in front
of the houses of those who refuse to pay
their debts.” Everybody, and particu¬
larly business people, that they dread this promptly. man’s
buggy so much pay
The public schools have a holiday to¬
day on account of Thanksgiving.
Capt. John Phillips is over from Tif¬
ton this week watching the erection of
his handsome brick block.
Tho running races opened up to-day
with only a few horses present. Races,
however, will continue each afternoon.
Mayor Goodnow, Attorney W. F.
Way, Sppt. D. C. Welch and Col. Thos.
Wilson will leave on Friday for Atlanta.
A number of our subscriptions expire
next week and if you fail to receive a
paper you will know that your time is
out.
A special train will arrive from Tif¬
ton on show day morning at 8 o’clock.
The T. & N. E. are making prepara¬
tions to bring over 300 people along its
lino of road.
A. Schlanser, of Cincinnati, O., who
came in on the excursion last week, is
still with us and pleased with our
bright prospects. He will leave for his
northern home on Friday.
Representative Henderson, of For.-
syth county, introduced a bill last Tues¬
day providing for the election of judges
and solicitors by the people. This bill
should be passed without a dissenting
vote.
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J. H. Dalzell, of Alliance, O., one oi
the excursionists from the North, who
arrived last week, paid The Leader a
pleasant call and before leaving sub¬
scribed for this family paper. He is
more than pleased with this section of
Georgia.
The Leader will, in a few weeks,
publish the original plat of the city as
laid out by Mr. Fitzgerald. We have
been requested to do this by a number
of our subscribers living in other states,
so as they might know where their lots
were situated. We have secured this
map at considerable expense and trust
will be appreciated by our readers.
Nearly seventy-five Fitzgerald peo¬
ple, including the band and opera com¬
pany, by special train, went over to Tif¬
ton last Friday evening, where the
comic opera, “Elisa,” was given to a
fairly good house. After the close of
the entertainment the visitors were in¬
vited to the hotel Sadie, where the time
was spent in a few waltzes until train
time.__
Commencing next week The Leader
will publish the names of our adver¬
tisers and ask our readers throughout
the county to look over the list, and
when in need of anything in their line
to give them a call. You will be con-
fering a great favor upon us by telling
your store keeper that you are a Lead¬
er reader, and you desire to see his ad¬
vertisement in this family paper. Try it.
Mrs. R. A. Majors and estimable
little daughter, of Morrison, Ill., are
back with us again this winter, having
came in on the excursion last week.
Mrs. Majors will soon commence the
erection of an up-to-date cottage 30x30,
two stories, on E. Magnolia avenue.
Mrs. Majors is more than glad to be
with us again, and a host of friends are
more than pleased to have her and her
daughter with us once more.
Mr. J. J. Paulk, a farmer living near
the line of Coffee and Irwin, reports the
largest hog in Coffee or Irwin; at least,
it is the largest one that has been re¬
ported to the Breeze. The hog is one
year old, measures seven feet and seven
inches in length, exclusive (of the tail;
his neck is three feet and three inches
in circumference. This is undoubtedly
the largest porker in the county. If
there is a larger one we would like to
know it.—Douglas Breeze.
The recent court house election will
be contested. The Ordinary was served
with notice Monday; also notice was
posted on the court house door in Abbe¬
ville. The work of receiving evidence
will commence next Monday before
Justice I. G. Hartley, at this place.
From what we learn there will be but
little trouble in showing that the Ro¬
chelle side is legally entilled to victory.
The people of the county are determ¬
ined to have their rights, and propose
to fight to the bitter end for it.—Ro¬
chelle New Era.
The following people came in from
northern points last Thursday morning
to reside permanently: A. M. Baker,
Ransom Matthews and W. E. Crandall,
Arlington, S. D.; J. R. Matthews, Chi¬
cago; Mrs. R. A. Majors and daughter,
Morrison, Ill.; Mrs. G. A. Lockman
and son, Milwaukee; Miss Rilla Leedy,
Indiana; J. D. Walden, Kankakee, Ill.:
F. Hager and wife, Elkhart, Ind.; J. J.
Lyon and wife, Indiana; D. C. McCol¬
lum, LaPorte, Ind.; C.'P. Totman, wife
and seven children, Big Run, O.; Mrs.
M. E. Brown and son, Earl, Fremont,
Nebraska.
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Captain Tom Dickens purchased a
5-acre tract at the auction last Friday
and on Saturday hired a team and
hunted up his landed estate. He came
back and reported the 5 acres were
there but for the life of him could not
see where he would stake out his corn
field, as the slough north of town passed
entirely through it. In answer to what
he was going to with a 5-acre tract he
replied: “Why, some of my friends
might possibly need a good bondsmen
some of these days, and I being the
owner of a handsome 5-acre tract in
Irwin county, would be the proper
person to go as security.”
The fire laddies havo a grand mas¬
querade ball this evening at the opera
house.__
Trade with no business man or firm
who does not patronize at least one of
your home papers .
Robinson & Franklin Bro.s’ big show
will exhibit in Fitzgerald next Tuesday,
November 30, Don’t forget the day and
date.
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The colony company are having
drawn up a new city charter which they
will have introduced at this session of
the legislature. We understand a pub¬
lic meeting will be held this afternoon
to ratify same.__
Teachers of the city schools state that
there i3 a considerable increase in the
number of pupils enrolled during the
past two months. New residents are
coming every day, regardless of the
semi-monthly excursions.
Mr. J. B. Vincent, of Chicopee, Mass.,
which mention was made in last week’s
Leader as visiting here, has decided
to locate and be one of us. He has
opened a law office in tho Lonberger
building and hereafter will be a full-
fledged colonel.____
Commissioner “Nas” Henderson was
in the metropolis of Irwin county last
Monday. “Nas” is an all-round hustler
from away back, and a pretty good fel¬
low generally, if he did fine the writer
laboring with a bad cold and out of sorts
generally when ho favored The Leader
with a call.
_
Levi Ott, of Norvell, Mich., came in
on the excursion last week, and of
course is delighted with our climate
and the bright future of the colony. He
is the owner of a fine 40-acre tract near
the city and is proud of his possessions.
He paid this office a pleasant call, and
we were more than pleased to add his
name as one of our patrons and friends.
Mr. Nesbett, who conducted the
Ohio excursion to this place last week,
has returned to his home in Dayton,
after spending a few days in Savannah.
The colony company is so much pleased
with the result of the auction sales that
they will be continued every Saturday,
and on special days as arranged from
time to time. In January Mr. Nesbitt
will bring another large party from
Ohio, when another special auction sale
will be held for their benefit.
Mr. R. W. Keefe and Miss Blanche
Moore were quietly married at the
home of Mr. Sam'l Emmons last
Wednesday, November 24, Rev. J. H.
Stoney officiating. The groom is one
of Fitzgerald’s young and prosperous
business men, while the bride is one of
our accomplished young ladies. The
Leader extends to the newly wedded
pair its best and happiest congratula¬
tions.
_
The bill of Representative Wfiipple,
of Dooly county, to have a new circuit
organized and to be known as the Wire-
grass circuit, passed the special com¬
mittee last Monday. The new circuit
will be composed of Dooly, Wilcox, Ir¬
win and Worth counties. The judge
has not yet been appointed or either the
solicitor. It is reported that Tom Ea¬
son will not be a candidate for this
circuit.
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M. T. Kibby, of panorama fame, who
left on the 9th of October for Michigan
to startle the natives of that State, by
exhibiting a man-eating alligator, pic¬
tures, etc., returned to the city last Sun¬
day morning, and a more highly pleased
man was never seen than when Kibby
stepped off the platform on Georgia
soil. “No more Michigan in mine,”
was his answer to the question how he
liked to live in Michigan. “I am here
to stay this time, and don’t you for¬
get it.”
_
The cut of the big tourist hotel that
is nearing completion (a cut oi which
is produced on another page) is without
a single exception, the finest wooden
building in the State. The interior is
finished with Geogia’s celebrated curly
pine, that for artistic work can not be
beat anywhere. The building is near¬
ing completion, but will not be opened
up until next winter. A New York
syndicate of hotel men are negotiating
for this mammoth property, and if sue
cessful in buying samo will extensively
advertise this wonderful health section
during the summer aud will open the
hotel next wint er in all its splendor.
A number of private sales of city lots
and farm lands have been made since
the auction sale last week, to parties
who came down on the excursion. W.
H. Nesbitt, the manager of tho excur¬
sion, states that most of tho excursion¬
ists who have bought property here in¬
tend to locate and build residence and
business houses, all of a character that
will be of great value to the city. The
excursionists are perhaps the most en¬
thusiastic of the northerners who ever
visited the city. They did not come
here expecting to see gold dollars drop¬
ping from the tall pine trees, nor ex¬
pecting to see all the tropical fruits in
blossom. Most of them were men who
had visited some part of the South in
their lives and could appreciate what
had been done here iD less than two
years. They were so delighted with
what they saw that they drew up reso¬
lutions stating that they were entirely
pleased with the place and people, circu¬ and
found that the advertisements
lated by Mr. Nesbitt previous to their
coming here were absolutely true. This
document was signed by a large num¬
ber of the visitors and presented to Mr.
Nesbitt.
THE SALE OF CITY LO S.
Was a Grand Success—Many Sales Were
Made at u Good Figure.
The auction sale of city lots com¬
menced last Thursday morning and con¬
tinued until 12 o’clock, after which an
adjournment took place until the next
morning. The first day’s sales were
good with fairly strong prices, but not
as high as were expected. The buyers
were mostly from Ohio, and tho prices
on W. Central avenue lots ranged from
$70 to $210. Tho morning sales
amounted to uearly $2,500. An ad¬
journment was then made until the
next morning.
Friday morning opened up with a
clear sky and plenty of bidders on the
ground, with prices about tho same as
the day before. The bidding was lively
with sharp contention between Fitzger¬
ald people and the • excursionists on
choice lots cast of the Scott-Boyd build¬
ing on Central avenue. The prices
here averaged about $125 each. The
lot next to tho Colony bank on E, Cen¬
tral brought $175, which was considered
fairly good. The afternoon was devoted
to 5-acre tracts for a few hours, and
nearly 25 were sold, with prices rang¬
ing from $12 to $150. After the sale of
5-acre tracts the crowd followed the
auctioneer to Main street lots which
brought $80 for inside lots and $100 to
$250 for corner lots. The sale was kept
up until nearly dark, after which the
sale was adjourned.
The two days’ sales amounted to
$10,000, with one-third cash to the Col¬
ony company.
What Is the Matter!
Editors Leader.
Sirs— What is the matter with the
tax receiver of Irwin county? I wrote
him sometime ago asking him to let me
know how much tax was due on my 5-
acre lot near Fitzgerald, stating that I
would send him the money to pay it.
Last year I wrote him twice and getting
no reply I wrote you, when I got an an¬
swer. In writing him I always inclosed
an addressed postal card on which to
answer or a stamp. I have also heard of
others having the same trouble. Now,
this is very annoying. I am very anx¬
ious to pay my tax if f knew just what
it was. I hate to bother you in refer¬
ence to the matter again. Still, if you
can give me the desired information in
the matter I will be greatly obliged to
you. My lot is listed, at $50, and is 5-
acre tract No. 591, in the colony do¬
main. Also is there any more city tax
due on said lot this fall? I paid $1 city
tax last spring. Respectfully,
M. J.. BUSKIRK.
Stanford, Ind., Nov. 15, '97.
Board of Education Meeting.
The board of education met in regu¬
lar session. Present, Messas. Way,
Turner, Knapp, Griffey and Marston.
The minutes’of the two previous meet¬
ings were read and approved.
The finance committee reported form¬
ally upon the following bills, and they
were allowed:
L. Harley F. Thompson, & Holmes, supplies.................$11
F. Markland, supplies.......... school house 1
C.C. cleaning- “ “ 1
White “ .
E. A. Dyer, building chimney...... 11 00
A communication from Principal
Way of the colored school, concerning
the employment of an assistant was
read and action on same was deferred
until the next meeting. Mr. Way has
35 male and 25 female scholars in at¬
tendance upon his school.
On motion the salary of C. W. Way,
principal of colored school, was fixed at
$10 per month.
It was moved that the schools be
closed on Thanksgiving day. Carried.
The clerk was instructed to secure
two benches, five feet in length, for use
temporarily in First Ward school. Also
to have a wood-house built at colored
school.
The pay-roll for the month of Octo¬
ber was audited and allowed, amounting
to $512.60.
Professor Saunders reported that he
had suspended two scholars from First
Ward school for infraction of rules and
disorderly conduct, and the board, by
vote, confirmed this action, fixing the
punishment at ten days’ suspension.
Adjourned. W. H. MARSTON, See’y.
First Winter Weather.
Chicago, Nov. 23.—The first winter
weather of the season is enveloping the
whole middle south and west to-day, the
line of freezing temperature extending
as far south as central Texas. Upon
the northwest it is decidedly frigid.
The coldest place in the country is
Navre, Mont,, where 1G degrees below
zero was chronicled last night, while
zero weather is being experienced as
far east as Moorhead, Minn.
It is below that point through North
Dakota. At St. Paul it was 8 above to¬
day, at Chicago 18 above, and at St.
Louis 26 above, the latter being the av¬
erage temperature down into Texas.
The cold wave is moving rapidly east¬
ward and the Atlantic coast will, from
all indications have plenty of frost for
Thanksgiving. Not much change is
expected before to-morrow, but on
Thursday, according to the weather bu¬
reau officials, it will be much milder.
Attention, F. & A. M.
Regular meeting of Pine Level lodge
No. 353, F. & A. M., December 4, 1897,
at 10 a. m. sharp. Annual election oi
officers and other important business.
All members are requested to be pres¬
ent. Sojourning W. brethren invited.
J. Pearson, See’y.
AMENDMENTS TO CITY CHARTER.
Representative Henderson Writes “ The
Leader” to Publish Same.
Editors Fitzgerald Leader, Fitzgerald, Oa.
Dear Sirs —Enclosed you will please
find copy of bill handed me by Hon. C.
C. Goodnow (mayor of your city) to¬
gether with resolutions of city council
of Fitzgerald. As there seems to be
several notices published in your paper
looking to the same end, and several
parties having written me, and others
having in person asked me to not act
hastily in the matter, I ask that the
bill, together with the resolution, be
published in your paper that all parties
may be lully posted so far as I am con¬
cerned. I will call attention to the fact
that one-half of the present session is
now gone, and all parties interested in
said charter or amendments, should
take steps at once, be ready not later
than December 1st, if possible, but
mighty few days later than that intro¬
duce and pass bill. As I have the honor
to represent you in the lower house, I
feel that I cannot be too plain in my
dealings toward you as your servant. I
stand ready to aid, in my humble way,
to enact such laws that wilL be of great¬
est interest to the city of Fitzgerald
and the good of the colony and people
of the county. In justice to Mr. Good¬
now, I will say that he didn’t press the
bill, but only offered it so that it might
be considered in due time, but said he
was perfectly willing that all parties
might be heard. You will please pub¬
lish this letter together with tho bill
and resolutions.
Yours respectfully.
J. A. J. Henderson.
A BILL FOR AN ACT TO BE ENTITLED.
An Act to Amend the Charter of the
City of Fitzgerald, of Issuing Georgia, relative
to the Manner and payment
of City Warrants, the Abolishment
of Certain City Offices, and giving
the Mayor the Casting Vote in case
of a Tie, and for Other Purposes.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
general assembly of the State of Geor¬
gia, and it is hereby enacted by author¬
ity of the same, that section twelve of
the charter of the city of Fitzgerald be,
and the same is hereby amended by
striking from said section all the words
after “city council” and inserting in
lieu thereof these words, “Until the
next regular election,” so that said sec¬
tion when amended shall read as fol¬
lows: If any vacancy occurs in ihe office
of alderman by death, resignation, re¬
moval or otherwise, such vacancy shall
be filled by appointment by the city
council until the next regular election.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, that section seven¬
teen of said charter be, and the same is
hereby amended as follows: Strike from
said section these words, “no vote of
the city council shall be considered or
rescinded at a special meeting unless at
such special meeting there tie present
as large a number of aldermen as were
present when such vote was taken.”
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, that section nine¬
teen (19) of the said charter be, and tho
same is hereby amended by striking
from said section these words (in the
second and third lines of said section,
“and there shall at least one week in¬
tervene between the first and second
reading.” it further
Sec. 4. Be enacted by
the authority aforesaid, that section
number fifty-two (52) of said charter be,
and the same is hereby repealed.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, that section fifty-
seven (57) of the is hereby said city charter be,
and the same amended by
striking therefrom these words, “pro¬
vided, however, that the salary of an
alderman shall not exceed one dollar
(1.00) per annum,” so that section when
amended shall read as follows: “That
the city council shall, by ordinance, fix
and determine the compensation of all
city officials, and the timd the same
shall be paid.” further
SEC. 6. Be it enacted by the
authority aforesaid, that section six (6)
of the said charter be, and the same is
hereby amended by striking from the
second and third lines, after the word
“council” in second line, these words,
“but shall in no case be allowed to vote,”
and by adding to the end of said sec¬
tion these words, “in case of a tie the
mayor shall be allowed to vote, and it
shall be his duty to do so,” so that said
section when amended shall read as fol¬
lows: “Be it further enacted by the au¬
thority aforesaid, that the mayor shall
preside at all the meetings of the city
council. He shall have the power to
remove any officer appointed by him,
him alone, whenever he shall be of the
opinion that the interests of the city
demand such removal, but he shall re¬
port the reasons forsuch removal to the
council at its next regular meeting; he
may exercise within the city limits the
powers conferred upon sheriffs and con¬
stables to suppress disorder and keep
thu peace; lie shall perform all such
duties as are prescribed and shall by take the laws or
city ordinance, care that
tho laws and ordinances are faitbfullv
executed. In case of a tie, the mayor
shall be allowed to vote, and it shall be
his duty to do so.
SEC. 7. Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, that, all laws and
parts of laws in conflict with this act
he, and the same are hereby repealed.
RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED BY ALDER¬
MAN MILLER.
Be it resolved by the city council of
Fitzgerald, Georgia: That tho city
charter should be amended in certain
particulars, appointed and the mayor is hereby
the representative of tho
city, and authorized and directed to go
to Atlanta at the expense of the citv, to
look after the city’s interests in secur-
ing such amendments. Be it further
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
council, and we believe of the whole
city that all officers elected and hoards of this
city should be city by the people of
the city or the council, and the
mayor is hereby directed to oppose any
legislation in general assembly which
places the appointment school officers or selection of
any city or the in the hands
of one other than voters of this city
or the city council.
Offlce of City Clerk, Fitzgerald, Ga.:
I hereby certify that the foregoing is
This iOth day of November, 1897.
[seal] H. H. Kabrich, City Clerk.
NATIONAL SOLDI i*rt S HO Ml
Strong Efforts Being Made—Congress¬
man Rrautly Warmly Received.
Last Friday attention was the day
set by the committee of citizens who
have in charge the location of tho sol¬
diers homo at Fitzgerald, and long be¬
fore the hour arrived for the speaking
the streets were crowded with citizens
and others interested in tho location of
a national soldiers' home at Fitzgerald.
Promptly at 2:30 o’clock Mayor Good-
now, in a few short chosen words, from
the balcony of tho Fitzgerald block, in¬
troduced Congressman W. G. Brantley
of this district, who for an hour or moro
held the largo crowd spell-bound by hi
wonderful flow of oratory. As he said:
“I am here for the purpose of obtaining
information regarding the plans of se¬
curing the soldiers’ home at Fitzgerald,
and not to address you on the subject,
as the manner of obtaining soldiers’
homes is something new to me and our
people. My experience in this line of
work is limited, and I am before you
to-day for advice. Anything I can do
towards securing this home for Fitz¬
gerald will be done cheerfully and will-
ingly. To my mind, what I consider
the best move for you all to make is to
write the senator and congressman
from the State in which you havo left,
having him to interest himself in this
move. This will do more for the home
than anything that I might do. As you
know the side of the hall in which I sit
is the minority side, and anything we
want we have to ask the other side to
help us. Anything of which you may
think will help the cause along should
be given to me at cnce, as I will need
all the help possible. Fora southern
democrat knocking at the doors of con-
gress for an appropriation to build a
soldiers’home at Fitzgerald, Georgia,
will have a tendency to create some ex-
citement on the majority side of tho
house.”
After his address he was given an in¬
formal reception and made many new
acquaintances. He was given a short
ride about the city^ after which, under
the care of Col. Thos. Wilson, was
shown througn the monster tourist ho¬
tel. On the evening train he left for
his home at Brunswick well pleased
with his short visit here.
THE NICKEL PLATE CIRCUS.
Many New Features Presented—A Good
Street Parade—First Circus in Ir¬
win County.
The W. H. Harris world-renown
nickel plate circus gave two perform¬
ances in the city last Thursday, and
every act and feature was a gem of
wonder and excitement. To say that
the show was good is putting it mildly,
for, without a single exception, the
show bears the reputation of being the
finest one-ring circus now traveling on
the continent.
The afternoon performance was well
attended, and from the applause with
which the acts were received the show
must have proven a favorite. The
night performance was not so largely
attended, but still every act and feature
was presented as during the afternoon.
The most striking thing was the con¬
duct of the employes around the show.
There was no vulgarity and every ono
tried to outdo the other in circus cour-
tesy. Not a single fakir or confidence
man was in sight. This circus was the
first to ever appear in Irwin county.
The Tifton Gazette assassin takes de¬
light in giving Fitzgerald a stab, even
if he has to misrepresent the truth to
do it. In the last issue of tho Gazette
its editor endeavors to make his read¬
ers believe that the “northern” ele¬
ment of Fitzgerald ave “nigger lovers,”
as some people have been taught from
infancy. But here is the Gazette’s
latest “nigger” story
“An unique document is being sent
out is addressed by a Fitzgerald real estate firm. It
sets forth the entirely felicity to the negro, and
of his having a
home alongside his friend, the north¬
erner, tells him of some beautiful and
desirable lots that have been set aside
for him, urges him to buy real estate
and get rich, and promises him a free
school ten months in the year, with the
finest church in town, already built. A
lot of those circulars were sent to ne¬
groes in Tifton, and attracted no little
attention. Sentiment toward the col¬
ored man is _ evidently changing over
there.”
The trouble with the Gazette scribe
is biiliousness and green with envy.
But the Gazette’s “nigger story” does
not apply to his “northern friend.” But
few, if any, northern people of thfs city
^ avo negroes in their employ. The
circulars the Gazette alluded to were
sent out by W. J. Josey, a southern
‘ Hn n K lst of ... this city. .. It Ti .
° is
truo a lar ff e number of negroes are em-
ployed in many families in this city, but
they are not “northern families.” Our
p ple a „„„ * e not ■. accustomed . ,, to negro ser-
vants - They employ men and women
of their own color, and pay them liv-
ing wages ‘
-
II is . the duty of every business firm
in Fitzgerald to patronize at least one
0 f their home papers. Show to the out- uu ‘
.. wor cl that believe
8 you in patron-
izing . home institutions. The newspa-
per is an important factor in building
up a city, and the man or firm who will
notpatronlashi, „„ „ nop
worthy one dollar of patronage from the
people to whom he looks for support.