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*RGIA & ALABAMA RAILWAY.
THE SAVANNAH SHORT LINE.”
Unger Schedule, Effective Oct. 3, ’97,
09 No. 17 STATIONS. No. 18 No. SO
A. U. T. M. A. II.
7 S5 Lv. Savannah Ar. 8 35 11 M
9 38 Claxton 6 60 9 IB
10 03 Collins 6 23 H 42
10 31 Lyons 5 55 8 03
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11 88 Helena 4 16 5 58
12 48 Abbeville 3 25 4 35
V. u. P. H. P. M.
8 35 Lv. Abbeville Ar. 12 25 7 30
A. K.
4 35 Ar. Fitzgerald Lv. 11 25 6 00
5 05 Ocllla 10 30 So
P. M. A. M.
1 07 Lv. Rochelle Lv. 3 06 4 10
1 17 Pitts 2 55 3 67
2 ns Cordelo 2 20 0 IB
■J in Do Sota 1 27 2 25
A. M.
a os Amerlous 13 23 1 29
3 45 Preston 12 13 12 35
A. M. P. M.
4 00 Richland 11 55 12 10
6 20 Columbus 10 30 4 15
9 35 Albany 5 00 3 25
4 21 Lv. Lumpkin Lv. 11 28
r. n:. Omaha 10 40
5 27 Pittsboro 10 18
5 59 Hurtsboro 9 46
7 55 Ar. Mont’mery Lv 1 00
s. 17 and 18 day express trains, carrying
gla & Alabama new and magnificent buf-
iftrlor care.
8.19 and 20 fast night trains,- carrying Sa-
man palace sleeping cars between
lah and Montgomery,
ise connections atall junotions and ter-
il points for all points.
lGabret, Vice.Pres.&Gen. Mgr. Agt.
A. Pope, Gen. Pas.
N. Right. A. G.P. A.
Stallings, T. P. A., Fitzgerald.
WEATHER REPORT.
lovernment Observation and Signal Sta¬
in—Forcast of Weather Each A. M.
ind Cover the Following 36 Hours.
'OUSTED EXPIIEBSLY FOB THE LEADER BY
DU. COE.]
r the week ending Wednesday noon, De¬
ter 1, 1897:
Temperature. Rain¬ Frew I
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Inesday. 51
jrBduy, . 63 ® 0D
Irtay.'.’. 64 ® 03
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nesday. 62
Ital rain fall. 00 inches.
!n obscured measured by clouds at 32 6 hours. and credited
igtat rains a. m*
aat day.
Christian Science.
rvices every Sunday morning 10:30; Sun-
school 11:30, and Sunday evening services
130, corner invitation of Pine is avenue extended and to Lee all of street, what-
jrdial f creed calling.
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TY AND COUNTY.
Leal estate is in fact looking up.
jircus day on Tuesday was a hum-
and no mistake.
jotton [spects is still higher at a low prices. ebb, but bright
for
Lead all the new ads in THE LEADER
L week as well as the old ones.
Business with our merchants is re¬
ted good and on the increase.
[idence Charles Clapper is building a new
on W. Ocmulgee street.
Llderman Scott is expected home
L his Minnesota visit next week.
fhe city has been in a turmoil during
past week over the new charter.
[ number of new brick buildings are
tapis to be commenced along about
pistmas. More will be said later on.
[he front of the improved Lonborger '.by building liberal
[ply j been greatly a week.
of paint during the past
i>Ir. Sampson, wife and family ar-
|ed from Fremont, Neb., last Friday
1 are now located on Magnolia avenue.
ive covered wagons from Kansas
h a number of well-to-do people
iard arrived last week. They will
prove some tract farms.
Rev. Glenn left last Monday for Sa-
[inah ee to attend the Methodist annual church, confer¬
meeting of the
ith.
^he city was never so full of strangers
at the present time. Many are mak-
j, good purchases of farm lands as well
| city property;_
ijid you look over the ad of the Jones
jthing Co., to be found on first page?
not, you should look it up and enjoy
jrself by rea ding same .
t is reported that the saloon license
focilla will be $500 under saloon the has new made city
hrter. The Pelican
plication for a license.
The Christian church has the honor
being the first plastered church in
L c ity. A great many others are
[led, but not plastered .
Snow, sleet and ice covers the ground
our northern States at present,
[me to Georgia, where the flowers are
i bloom and the sun shines every day.
the nightly appearance of the Salva-
pi Army on the streets with wake the tarn- the
urine and drums seems to
Jzens in the neighborhood of their
BitS. __ church: ' Sunday
Services at U. B.
hool, 9:30 a. m.; class meeting, 10:30
m.; preaching, 7 p. m.; prayer meet-
g Thursday 7‘p. m. Everybody cor¬
ally invited. _
Representative Henderson spent Sun-
,y with his family at Ocilla, after a
■o weeks’ hard work at Atlanta. He
turned to his legislative duties Tues-
iy morning. __
A week from Friday is the day set
r the hanging of the negro, Nesbitt,
Irwinville. The scaffold has been
lilt and the day of judgement is near
hand for Nesbitt.
—
She went unto the matinee, poor dear.
And the man behind ber awore
At the gorgeous hat ahe wore.
Next day aho eat in church and ahe could
hear
The man behind her anore.
More real estate ia changing: hands
now days than at any time since the city
was started.
_
Mrs. L. Shumway, after a six weeks’
visit with her daughter, Mrs. R. R.
Rhorer, at Bloomington, Ind., returned
home last week. She reports an ex¬
cellent good time, but glad to get back
to the sunny South.
Of the presentation of “Elisa” at the
opera house Friday night, probably the
least said would be the best.—Tifton
Gazette. Perhaps “Ten Nights in a
Bar Room” or “Rip Van Winkle”
would have suited the Gazette editor.
Hon. B. H. Henderson, of Barnwell,
S. C., has formed a partnership with
Mr. D. B. Jay for the practice of law,
under the firm name of Jay & Hender¬
son. Their offices are in the Kern
building, opposite the Dempsy hotel.
A gentleman by the name of Fuller,
of Perry, Ga., arrived in the city last
night to make arrangements for the
starting of a curry comb and broom
factory. We understand the colony
company have donated land for same.
Jonathan Peiper, the I. X. L. grocery
man, is making some very important
improvements on his building during
the past week. The outside is receiv¬
ing a coat of Band paint, while the in¬
terior has been improved with a few
changes. _
Word has been received from Mr.
Fitch who is hunting turkey and ducks
down the Ocmulgee river, that he is
meeting with great success. In three
days they had bagged twelve turkeys
and about forty ducks, besides a num¬
ber of
Services at New Field U. B. church,
two miles northeast city: Class meet¬
ing, 9:30 a. m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.
m.; preaching by pastor, 3 p. m.; Young
Peoples’ society, 4 p. m. All are cor¬
dially invited. Prayer meeting Wednes¬
day eve, 7 p. m._
The petition for charter of incorpor¬
ating the Bowen telephone company
appears on another page of The Lead-
ER. The incorporators are W. R.
Bowen, R. V. Bowen and J. D. Mash-
burn. It is hoped a good system will be
put in that wil l give bett er satisfaction.
P. H. Fitzgerald arrived from In¬
dianapolis last Saturday evening to re¬
main a few days. He reports a down¬
fall of snow through Indiana and Illi¬
nois, and that winter has set in. Col¬
ony matters, he reports, as moving
along nicely and everything in tiptop
shape. _
The city election on the 3d Tuesday
of the month promises to eclipse any¬
thing ever before held in the city. At
the present writing about forty men
wish to waste their time and money for
$1 per year as aldermen. A like num-
ber would accept a job on the board of
education.
Tuesday was the biggest day that
Fitzgerald ever had from the stand¬
point of a large crowd. The event was
the Robinson & Franklin Bro.s’ com¬
bined shows. People commenced to
arrive the night before, and up to noon
of the show day, it was estimated that
fully 15,000 people were in town.
Mr. John B. Vincent who has re¬
cently located among us, received the
sad intelligence last Friday of the death
of his brother at Chicopee, Mass. The
deceased had been an invalid for two
years past. The Leader sympathizes
with Mr. Vincent in his sad bereave-
_ lodge of this
The Knight of Pythias
city are thinking very strongly of build¬
ing a castle hall. The matter will be
brought up at their meeting to-night.
The lodge is very strong with about GO
active members. Its membership is in¬
creasing very rapidly and is at present
the strongest l odge in th e city.
Sam’l Greer made the best purchase
of city lots so far reported, at the auc¬
tion sale. He bought the corner lot on
Main and Pine at a cost of $200, and
last Monday was offered $500 in advance
of what he paid. Mr. Greer refused the
offer and said if it was worth $700 to
any one else it was worth that to him.
The Boyd Hardware Co., which has
been considered one of the largest es¬
tablishments of its kind in the State,
failed to open their doors last Monday
morning, and are now in a temporary
receiver’s hand. The branch store at
Valdosta was the reason for the failure
of the store here as reported by Mr.
Boyd. _
Died, November 25, ’97, Lorena Grace,
aged five weeks and four days, infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred L.
Bigham, at their residence in the north¬
east part of the city. Tbe funeral ser-
vices were conducted at the house by
Rev. Stoney of the M. E. church, No¬
vember 26, and the remains were in¬
terred in the F itzgerald cemetery.
j. W. Pearson, colony member, re¬
siding six and a half miles northeast of
this city, left at The Leader office
last Tuesday a sample of sweet pota¬
toes of his own raising, known as the
“Golden Cane Vineless Sweet Potato.”
They are a new potato, and this is the
third year of this variety. They are a
magnificent potato and are bound to be
very popular.
—.— —
Our collector will be among the busi¬
ness men and others Friday, ou his reg¬
ular monthly collecting tour.
Mayor Goodnow, Col. Thomas Wilson
and Capt. D. C. Welch left Tuesday
evening for Atlanta in the interest of
the amendments to the city charter.
They will be absent about a week.
It is said that before a woman gets
married she knows just what sort of a
man she will make of her husband.
After she has been married awhile she
begins to wonder what sort of a woman
her husband is going to make of ber.
A girl in Oneonta, this state, broke
oft her engagement on the eve of the
ceremony because she found a cigar in
the pocket of the bridal suit of her
young man, who had promised her to
give up smoking. Most women are
willing to wait till after the wedding
before going through a man’s pockets.
The new law with regard to mutilated
coin is now in effect, and it provides
that any one who mutilates coin or tries
to pass it after it is defaced or even
found with it in his possession with in¬
tent to defraud, is liable to punishment,
and such person shall be subject to five
years’ imprisonment or a fine of $2,000.
Circus day is said to take money out
of a town, but in the case here it was
just the other way. It is estimated that
fully $6,000 is now in town that was not
here on Monday. One peanut store
took in $60 during the day, while the
business men in other branches of trade
were kept busy from morning until
closing time arrived.
Sidney Sun: We notice in several of
our exchanges warning to our farmers
not to deal with canvassers for steel
ranges, also grocers and cloth peddlers
who are soliciting orders. It is always
safest to deal with home merchants
who must carry reliable goods and who
are always ready and willing to right
any wrong that may be made.
For the past two days the ladies of
Oxford, Georgia, have had on exhibi¬
tion their chrysanthemums and other
flowers. A vacant store was fitted up
for the purpose, and the flower show
has been in every way successful. Be¬
sides the encouragement thus given to
the perfecting of the chrysanthemums
and other flowers, the event has been
one of great so cial intere st.
A bereaved husband over in Alabama
has posted this notice on a pine tree,
according to an exchange: “My wife,
sarah has Left mi ranche When i
dident Doo a thing Too hur and i Want
it Distinctly understood that enny Man
as takes hur and Keers fur hur on mi
account Will git hisself pumpt so full
uv Led that sum tenderfoot Will take
him fur a mineral claime. A word Too
the is enuff an orter work on fools. P.
Smith.”
John Wadleigh received aletier from
Mr. M. Noble, who was here a few
weeks ago, in which ne states he is now
packing his car and will be here the
10th of December. Work was com¬
menced last Monday on his residence
on 10-acre tract No. 106, as well as the
clearing up. He will build a modern
style cottage costing nearly $1,500. He
will also erect an air motor for the
pumping of water, The Leader is
glad to welcome Mr. Noble and his
family to Irwi n county.
Perhaps the largest real estate deal
that has yet been made in our city from
a cash consideration point, was made
through J. A. Justice & Co, last
Wednesday, in which Mr. Conared
Meredith, of Dayton, O., a wealthy cap-
talist, purchased the Lonberger corner
on Pine and Grant and the two lots ad¬
joining at a cost of $4,400. It is re¬
ported that Mr. Meredith will build two
brick stores on the two vacant lots and
remodel the corner building by veneer-
ing same.__ should
Every young married man
subscribe for his home paper, says an
exchange. His wife probably had the
pleasure of reading it at home and it
would be heartless to deprive her of it
after she is married. Then again, it
will make the home bright and happy,
and the wife need not waste her time
visiting the neighbors who take the
home paper to find out what is going on.
It will save the husband many incon¬
veniences in the way of cold victuals,
and gives the one whom he adores most
in the world, time to darn his old socks
and mend his pantaloons.
Here is a problem in finance which
we submit to those of our readers who
are always loaded for an argument on
the money question: A banker saunt¬
ering for his dinner saw a $10 bill lying
on the curbstone. Of course he picked
it up and took the numbers in order to
find the owner. While at home his
wife remarked that the butcher had
sent in a bill for meat amounting to $10.
The only money he had with him was
the bill he had found, which he gave
her and she paid the butcher, The
butcher paid it to a farmer for a calf
and the farmer paid to a merchant, who
in turn paid it to the washerwoman,
and she owing the banker a note of $10,
went to the banker and paid her note.
The banker recognized the bill as the
one he had found, and which up to that
time had settled $50 of debt. On a
more careful consideration he found the
bill counterfeit. Now will some of our
financial friends tell us what had been
lost in this transaction, and by whom,
if anybody.
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RAILROAD IS ASSURED.
Fitzgerald & Pine Bloom Railroad to
Finished—G. & A. Taken Hold.
The long talked of and unfinished
railroad between this city and
Bloom is at last to be finished. The of¬
ficials of the Georgia & Alabama
road have taken hold of the
and the work on the unfinished connec¬
tion will be pushed to completion. To
build the unfinished part is but four
miles. The road bed on the finished
part has all been made and steel rails
are laid in their place. The connecting
link will be made from what is known
as the Peter Troupe Btation to the
Georgia & Alabama station in this city.
On the completion of this road it
means a great deal to our merohants as
it will give us the competitive route by
water. The large steamers that already
ply the Ocmulgec will be after the ship¬
ping business of this city, which will
necessarily mean the reduction in all
classes of freight.
Board of Education.
The board of education met in special
session on Monday afternoon, Novem¬
ber 22. All tho members were present
except Mr. Towne.
The president of the board introduced
a draft of a skeleton bill to be intro¬
duced in the legislature cow in session.
The same was read section by section,
and after several amendments had been
voted it was adopted as a whole, and
the clerk was instructed to execute the
necessary official certificate for attach¬
ment thereto.
It was voted that the bill, properly
certified, be placed in the hands of
President Way; that he be authorized
to proceed to Atlanta with the same for
introduction in the legislature, and that
the sum of $40, or so much thereof as
may be necessary, be allowed him for
expenses in pushing the bill through.
Motion prevailed. The board then ad-
journed. W. H. Marston, Sec’y.
W. F. Way, Pres.
A Birthday Party.
Little Miss Noma Howell celebrated
her fourth birthday on Saturday
noon, entertaining about eighteen
her little friends and acquaintances.
They engaged in romps and plays until
they were all called into the dining
room, where they enjoyed the refresh¬
ments as only children can. Then came
more games which were only ended
when it became too dark to continue
them longer. With just a little exer¬
tion parents could celebrate the birth¬
days of their little ones and so brighten
their future lives, for all those happy
occasions are bright oasis in their
memories as they fight life’s battle,
We hope she may have many happy re¬
turns of the day.
Franchise Meeting.
The equal suffrage association of Fitz¬
gerald will hold a meeting in the Chris¬
tian church, Tuesday ovening at 7:30.
Representative men will devote ten
minutes each to a symposium of the
woman suffrage question. Judge Mc-
Graw, the justice and rights of it; At¬
torney Ryman, equal suffrage from the
standpoint of a politician; Rev. Stoney,
the bible view it; Real Estate Williams,
why I am a suffragist; Pension At¬
torney Miller, would woman suffrage
benefit the State; the Modoc Quartette,
suffrage songs; Mrs. Tebeau, suffrage
solos and chorus by the congregation.
Admission free. Don’t fail to come.
Every man blessed with a good wife
knows that a large measure of his suc¬
cess, usefulness and elevation is to be
attributed to the companion of his
choice. It is not possible for all women
to be learned or to keep pace in intel¬
lectual improvement with their hus¬
bands, but they can study to gain dis¬
cretion and in proper control of the
tongue. If they temper their speech
with charity, if they cultivate loving
thoughts and express them in words of
kindness and sympathy, they are sure
to promote a spirit of harmony and
good feeling in the home and in the so¬
cial circle in which they move.
How many apples did Adam and Eve
eat? Some say Eve 8 and Adam 2 a
total of 10 only. We think the above
figures entirely wrong. If Eve 8 and
Adam 82, certainly the total will be 90.
Scientific men however, on the
strength of the theory that the ante¬
diluvians were a race of gaints reason
like this: Eve 81 and Adam 82; total,
163. Wrong again, What could be
clearer than if Eve 81 and Adam 812,
the total was was 893? If Fve 81 first
and Adam 812, would Dot the total be
1,623? George Washington says Eve
814 Adam and Adam 8124 Eve; together
they got away with 8,938. But if Eve
814 Adam, Adam 81242 oblige Eve;
total, 82,056. We think this, however,
not a sufficient quantity, for though we
admit that Eve 814 Adam, Adam, if he
81281242 keek Eve company; total, 81,-
282,056. Everybody wrong again. Eve
when she 81812 many, and probably felt
sorry for it, but her companion to re¬
lieve her sorrow 812. Therefore if he
#1814 Eve’s depressed spirits. Hence
both ate 82,626.
Card of Thanks.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Bigham wish
to express their heartfelt thanks to
those who so kindly assisted thorn in
the burial of their infant daughter,
Lorena Grace.
Our Advertisers.
During the month of December
Leader will be turned over to our
vertisers. A good many new ads ap¬
pear in this week’s paper. Look them
up and when you need anything go
the store that is not afraid to help his
own paper.
We present below the names of our
advertisers. Farmers and citizens are
earnestly requested to patronize these
firms. They believe in spending their
money to let you know that they are in
business and desire to help their home
industry—the newspaper. When in
need of anything in their lines be sure
and give them a call:
Jones Clothing Co., boots, shoes, hats, eto.
Wetisteln. jewelry, diamonds, etc.
J H Goodman & Co, drugs and patent med-
leines.
E H Wilkerson, buggies, wagons and bicycles.
Josey 8 M Whitcbard Drug Co, drugs, patent medicines, etc.
& Bro, groceries and reed.
Williams. Son & Co, real estate and collcc-
tlons.
E J Dancy, tatlormade clothing.
J A Justice & Co, real estate and collections.
D C McCollum, clothing and furnishings.
J E Bentz, groceries and provisions.
Brunner, restaurant.
Fitzgerald Empire Store, Bottling Works.
ing. dry goods, notions and cloth¬
M M Rue, groceries and provisions.
E Colony Bank.
M Winslow, nursery 6tock.
C S Baldwin, jewelry and diamonds.
John Adams, optioal goods.
Drs Holtzendorf, dentists.
Johnathan Peiper, I X L, groceries and pro¬
visions.
R T Baisden, dry goods and notions.
Bell & Henicker, restaurant.
L Shumway, groceries and provisions.
Pine Street Meat Market.
Ohio Clothing Co., hats, notions, etc.
BIG CROWD AT CIRCUS.
Grand Street Parade—Streets Packed
By Thousands of People.
No other show on earth was more
heartily received by a crowd of people
than the great Robinson & Franklin’s
combined shows in this city last Tues¬
day. No such tented attraction ever
visited the South, and only words of
praise can be said of this grand aggre¬
gation.
Circus day has come and gone and
not an accident or a single robbery re¬
ported to the police. In fact it didn’t
rain.
The circus arrived early on Tuesday
morning by two long special trains, and
by 7 o’clock fully two thousand star¬
gazing spectators were at the depot
watching the unloading of the wagons
from the cars. The circus pitched its
tents on the same lots used by the Har¬
ris show, and hundreds of people were
on hand watching the erection of the
monster tents.
Long before the hour appointed for
the sun-dazzling street parade, Central
and Pine avenues were a crowded mass
of humanity, nor was there any disap¬
pointment from the 15,000 people who
witnessed the parade. The line, which
was nearly a mile in length, was filled
with glittering golden wagons, chariots,
knights and ladies, and numerous nov¬
elties never before seen in the city.
There was six bands, steam calliope, a
herd of elephants, camels, etc. A num¬
ber of cages were open, showing the
wild beasts of the forest.
When the afternoon performance be¬
gan every seat in the immense tent was
crowded to its utmost capacity. The
seating capacity is said to be 7,000, and
with fully 500 standing up around the
three large rings, it can safely be said
that there was 7,000 paid admissions to
the show. At the night performance
the crowd was not so large, but fully
3,000 people were in attendance.
Among the most prominent acts was
the Silbion with their return act. The
Silbion last season were a special fea¬
ture with the Barnum & Bailey circus
at Madison Square garden, New York
City. Their act is very exciting, and
when Mr. Silbion blindfolds himself
and then turns two complete somer¬
saults in mid air and is caught by his
companion the audience lets itself loose.
Another good act was that of the Earl
sisters in the trapeze. Beyond all ques¬
tion of doubt these young ladies are the
most graceful that any public has ever
had the pleasure of witnessing. One
act that cannot fail of mention was the
“doings of Rube.” From the time tbe
show opens he and the “policeman”
kept the audience in a roar, and even
after they are found doing or saying
something that provokes laughter. To
speak of every act worthy of mention
would be to describe every act in the
show. There wore so manv new acts
and the old ones were performed with
so much vim that they were quite re¬
freshing.
It was indeed a great show, and
pleased every person who attended.
The press agent, Mr. Ambrose, is a
gentleman and a scholar, and no better
man for the position can bo found any¬
where. Should the great Robinson &
Franklin Bros, ever come to our city
again, it will have such a hearty wel¬
come that they will feel that Fitzgerald
is their home.
_ can’t
A newspaper that control its
temper forfeits its right to the respect
of its readers. When its columns are
permitted to utter words that are unfit
for polite ears to hear, it loses caste and
influence and disgusts the class of peo¬
ple who are naturally its best and most
powerful friends. A newspaper’s charac¬
ter should be such that when an un¬
savory charge against it is made, a sim¬
ple denial expressed in courteous words
would settle it forever. The world is
full of meh of that stamp, and a news¬
paper should be as genteel and as hon¬
orable as any man.—Albany Herald.
Supreme Court Decision.
Papworth vs. the State Before Judge
Smith, Irwin Superior court.
Lumpkin, P. J.—1. There being,
on the 26th day of September, 1897, a
general law of force in this state rend¬
ering unlawful, in any county thereof
sales of domestic wines in quantities
of not less than one quart by the
manufacturers of the same “(acts of
1897, p. 30,)” and such wines being
“intoxicating liquors,” an act approved
on the day above mentioned, which by
its terms undertook to “entirely pro¬
hibit the sale of spirituous or intoxi¬
cating liquors” within the limits of a
designated county was unconstitution¬
al. As its effect would be to render
penal, in that county, all sales of
domestic wines, it was violative of
that clause of the constitution prohib¬
iting special legislation in any case
for which provision has been made
by an existing general law.
2. Such an act cannot be held
valid and constitutional in so far as it
relales to sales of liquors other than
domestic wines, or to sales of such
wines by the manufacturers thereof in
forbidden quantities, or to sales of the
by persons not manufacturers.
is true because so holding would
give effect to the real legislative
which apparently was to en¬
tirely prohibit, in the specified county
all sales spiritous or intoxicating li¬
including domestic wines, no
matter by whom or in what quantities
the latter might be sold; and it does
not appear that the general assembly
designed or contemplated the passage
of an act having a less comprehensive
Judgment reversed. All the just¬
ices concurring, except Little, J.,
dissenting.
Cutts & Lawson and Ryman &
Kennedy for plaintiff in error.
Tom Eason, solicitor general, contra.
Everything about the city and colony
is moving along at a rapid rate with
bright prospects of the future.
Nearly every train arriving in the
city has a number of colony members
aboard who are coming to locate. The
future of Fitzgerald is brighter to-day
than she has ever been.
The Methodist church has been
shingled during the past week, which
adds greatly to the appearance of same.
The interior has also been greatly im¬
proved by a few changes.
“Bob” Handley, Irwin county’s effi¬
cient and popular sheriff, has been
walking around with a “limp” during
the past week, all on account of eating
too much turkey on Thanksgiving day.
A Mr. Moulton from Decatur, Mich.,
arrived last Monday afternoon. He
made the trip on his wheel, and was on
the road twenty days. He is more than
pleased with the bright outlook of the
colony.
_
Services at Wolf Pit, six miles north¬
east city: Sunday school 9:30 a. m.;
preaching by pastor, 10:30a. m.; Young
Peoples’ meeting, 3 p. m.; prayer meet¬
ing, Tuesday eve. Everybody made
welcome.
W. A. Cross, of Bement, Ill., a man
of means and practical wagon and car¬
riage maker, arrived in the city last
Thursday for the purpose of starting a
factory for the manufacture of wagons
and buggies.
The Child Study club will give an en¬
tertainment at the opera house, Thurs¬
day, Dee. 9,1897. Supper will be served
from 6 to 9 p. m. An art gallery and
dime museum will be among the fea¬
tures of the evening. The society have
secured the attendance of the ten thous¬
and dollar beauty, the bearded lady and
other interesting personages. Admis¬
sion to museum, 10 cents; supper, 10
cents; art gallery, 5 cents. Donations
of food or money thankfully received at
the opera house.
A catch-penny device which has re¬
cently been much in evidence is a new
sort of guessing contest. Peoplo with
somethiug to sell have published largo
advertisements containing a list of sim¬
ple words with some' of the letters left
out, as “W—1—m M—K—1—y, a noted
statesman in America,” “V—c—t—r—a,
the ruler of a nation,” and so on, prom¬
ising certain prizes for the first correct
list sent in, or the best correct list.
Most of these advertisements require
that some small sum of money, ranging
from “two five cent stamps” to “twenty-
five cents in silver,” be sent with each
answer, and to eliminate as far as pos¬
sible, the supposed gambling feature
the contestants receive for their money
some article of more or less value. The
scheme started about two months ago
and has grown rapidly, but it is to be
stopped at once. The postoffice author¬
ities at Washington have knocked the
device on the head by deciding that
newspapers and other periodicals con¬
taining these advertisements shall be
excluded from the mails. Postmaster
Van Cott, of New York, has already re¬
ceived instructions to this effect, and
the final order will cover all postmast¬
ers in the United States.
