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m LEADER.
Official Newspaper of I rwin County, Georgia.
Official Newspaper of City of Fitzgerald, Ga.
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COUNTY OFFICIALS.
C. C. Smith,Judge Sup. Court, Hawkinvillo.Ga
Tom Eason, Solicitor Sup. Court. Mollae,
J. II. Clements, Co. Judge, Irwinvillo,
J. E. Burch, Co. Solioitcr, Fitzgerald,
J. J. Lee, Ordinary. 1 rwinville, IrwinyUle,
.1. B. D. Paulk, Clerk Sup. Fitzgerald Court,
it. V. Handley, Sheriff,
C. L. Royal, Tax Hoeeiver, Ocilla, Sycamore,
J. R. Paulk,Tax Collector, lrwinville, •’
James Walker, Co. Treasurer,
E. J. Hogan, Co. Surveyor, Minnie,
Marion Dixon, School Com., Ocilla,
M. Henderson, Co. Commissioner,
GEORGIA & ALABAMA RAILWAY.
“THE SAVANNAH SHORT LINE.”
Passenger Schedule, Effective Oct. 3, ’1)7,
No. 19 No. 17 STATIONS. No. IS No. 20
P. M A. JY. r. M. A. M.
7 20 7 55 Lv. Savarmah Ar. 8 35 11 55
9 51 9 38 Claxton (i 50 9 18
HI 26 10 03 Collins 6 23 8 42
10 05 10 31 Lyons r> r,5
A. II HaJena 4 15
1 06 11 58 3 25
2 14 12 48 Abbeville M.
P. M. P. M. *3
7 15 3 35 Lv. Abbeville Ar. 12 25 —I
A. M.
9 15 4 35 Ar. Fitzgerald Lv. 11 25 6 IK)
10 00 5 05 Ocilla 10 30 ;• 2'i
P. M. A. M.
2 39 i m 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
1 20 2 40 De Sota 1 27 2 25
A. M.
5 07 3 09 Americus 12 23 1 29
5 54 3 45 Preston 12 13 12 35
A. M. p. M.
6 15 4 00 Richland 11 55 12 10
10 30 5 20 Columbus 10 30 4 15
P. M. Albany 5 00 2 25
I 7 9 35
A. M. Lumpkin Lv. 11 28 11 43
6 36 4 21 Lv. 10 40 10 53
7 25 5 or, Omaha 10 18 10 30
7 47 5 27 Plttaboro 9 46 9 56
8 26 5 59 Hurtsboro Lv 7 50 7 40.
10 45 7 55 Ar. Mont’mery
Nos. 17 and 18 day express trains, carrying
Georgia & Alabama new and magnificent but-
^Nos.'in'arnf^O last sleeping night trains, between carrying ba-
Pullman palace cars
vannah and Montgomery. at junctions and ter-
Olose connections all
minal points for all points. Gen. Mgr.
Cecil Garret, Vice.Pres. A Agt.
A. Pope, Gen. Pas.
Ed Stall?ngs^T G V. aVF itzgerald.
TIFTON AND NORTHEASTERN li. R.
“SOLDIER S’ COLONY ROUTE.”
General Offices, Tifton, Georgia.
No 1. No3- Fob. 9, 1897. No. 2. No. 4.
A. 51. I>. 51. P. 51. P. M.
-j 4.00 Lv. Tifton, Ga. Ar. 12:00 7:15
-i 4:13 f Brighton 11:45 7:00
ccxcc-i 4:22 f Harding. 11:36 6:51
4:42 1 Pinetta. 11:16 6:31
4:48 Irwin. 11:10 6:25
5:00 f Fletcher. 10:59 6:13
9; 00 5:15 Ar. Fitzgerald. Lv. 10:45 6:00
Trains Nos. 1, 2.3 and 4 run daily except
^ Trains and 8 Sunday only.
KSMMS’Pl.nt Nos. 7 run on
System
and G. S. & F. railroads, and Georgia and Ala¬
bama at Fitzgerald. President.
H. H. Tift, A-S.
W. o. ^; V ^ e D Trafflc Manager.
WEATHER REPORT.
At Government Observation and Signal Sta¬
tion— Forcast of Weatlier "Eacb A. XI.
and Cover the Following 36 Hours.
[REPORTED EXPRESSLY FOR THE LEADER BY
DU. COE.]
For the week ending 1 Wednesday noon, De¬
cember 8,1897-
Temperature. Rain¬ Pre’v’g
DAYS. fall. wind.
G a M 12 M. (iP M
Wednesday. 62 52
Thursday. . 44 • ; r,- "ls"
Friday...... 53 m • id
Saturday.... 56 66 64 26-100
Sunday...... 37 44 36
Monday..... 25 46 42
Tuesday.... •J-l 55 46
Wednesday. 23 56
Total rainfall, 26-106 inches.
MglR^nilns^nettBure'dat ffa 1 ! < r credited
in. an(l
t0 6hoiv its effects on vegeta-
The flret Host to
tion was on the 6th inst.
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Christian Science.
Servioes every Sunday morning 10:30: Sun-
If cordial invitation calling. is extended to all ot what-
ever creed or
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CITY AND COUNTY.
The lrwinville Dispatch in dead.
Captain Phillips came over from
Tifton Monday evening.
S. Tatel, of the Savannah shoe store,
left Monday morning for Savannah on
a business trip.
Mrs. Tift and daughter, Katherine, of
Tifton, were in the city for a few hours
Monday morning on a shopping expe¬
dition. _
Maj. M. Buioe left Tuesday for At¬
lanta and other points on a business
trip. He expects to be absen t for about
ten days. _
The Southern express company have
“pulled off” their office at Ocilla and
hereafter the merchants of that burg
will have to come to Fitzgerald for
their express.
Col. E. J. Dennis, jr., of MeBeth, S.
C., is in the city the guest of Col. B. H.
Henderson for a few days’ visit and
sight seeing. He is well pleased with
our city and surrounding country.
There will be an election of officers of
the A. P. A. Council No. 12 at their
hall over McCollum’s clothing store on
Pine avenue, Monday night, December
13. All members should be present.
Com.
AVe suppose that the unusual loud
reports of shooting down at the river
ig from the guns in the hands of
G. W, Smith, •‘Capt.” Tom Dickens,
“Major” Perry Holland and Harold
Papworth, who are on a week’s hunt
after turkeys and ducks. Reports al-
n a dy sent in are to the effect that they
are meeting with good success.
“Who Is going to be your candidate
in your ward for alderman?” is the
opening remarks when you see a couple
of men talking on the street corner.
Our sister city—Tifton—is to have a
union depot. No city that claims to be
a town of any size could not be more in
need of a good depot than Tifton. We
trust it will soon be built.
The death of Judge McGraw has
thrown a dark cloud over the entire
city. He was loved and respected by
all and his untimely demise was a sad
blow to the Christian church of which
he was pastor.
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To-morrow is hangman’s day at Ir-
winville in which Henry Nesbitt will
swing into eternity. “Bob” Handley
will press the button and the rope will
do the rest. A Leader reporter, of
course, will be present.
Tom Baisden received a telegram
from his son, Roy Baisden, at Fitzger¬
ald yesterday, which made him feel ten
years younger. It stated that his brand
new grandson weighed eleven pounds
even.—Americus Times-Recorder.
Peoria (Ill.) Herald: One of the fun¬
ny things at present is that it is in the
states where there is the most lawless¬
ness in the way of lynchings and things
of that character where the greatest
opposition to the playing of football ex'
ists.
Mr. E. M. Winslow, manager of the
Fitzgerald Nursery company, “scooped”
Waycross and Fort Valley last Tuesday
an order for 8,000 fruit, trees, the same
to be shipped to a gentleman residing
in one of the northern states. No flies
on E. M.
Many substantial improvements are
being made in all pans of the city and
colony which goes to show that some
kind of a prosperity has struck Fitz¬
gerald. Whether it is the long lost
McKinley hoodoo has not as yet been
ascertained.
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Baisden are re¬
joicing over the arrival of a Hi pound
boy that made its appearance at their
home last Monday. Roy is the happiest
man in town and is stepping as high as
a millionaire. Mother and son both
getting along nicely.
The South Georgia conference of the
Methodist church, south, through the
board of missions, recommended the
building of a new church in Fitzgerald
at a cost of $7,500. The hoard wanted
a donation from tho board of church ex¬
tension to help build the church which
was granted.
Tax Collector Paulk is to be here on
December 13, 14 and 15 for the purpose
of collecting the state and county tax.
We glean this bit of information from
the Ocilla News. We do not know the
reason why this worthy tax collector
did not have a notice in a Fitzgerald
paper, hut suppose he does not care to
advertise in them.
The editor oi an exchange says he is
a true Christian, an adamantine pillar
of the church and loves sacred songs,
but when night after night he hears a
man who owes him three years’ sub¬
scription, singing “Jesus Paid it Ail,”
he feels like shedding his Christianity
for a few moments to go over with a
club and give him a receipt in full.
Ocilla was incorporated by the legis¬
lature last week and the officers were
named by the legislature. Dr. J. C,
Luke was appointed mayor and D. 11.
Paulk, G. L. Stone and W. H. Harris
councilmen. M. J. Paulk was appointed
recorder. They held their first meet¬
ing last week and discussed plans for
the future. The Leader wishes the
new city and its officers much pros¬
perity. _
To-day, November 26, there are es-
challots, turnips, lima beans, parsnips,
tender egg plants and tomatoes in the
gardens of Hotel Poulan. Autumn
chrysanthmums and violets smile under
the soft sunshine by the side of bloom¬
ing roses, sweet and fresh as morning
in May.—Poulan News and Immigrant.
Same here, neighbor, and the editor of
the Chronicle is going to cut a forty-
pound watermelon as soon as this crowd
gets out of the office.—Abbeville
Chronicle.
A good soaking rain visited this sec¬
tion last Saturday night, and late sown
oats throughout this section were never
in better condition. Notwithstanding
the low price of cotton the farmers gen¬
erally are in good shape. Many of the
well-to-do farmers have not as yet sold
a pound of cotton and will not until the
price rises. The ware house is pretty
well filled up, but very little cotton has
been marketed during the past ten
days. Many farmers through this sec¬
tion are looking fora big advance in the
fleecy staple in February.
There was once an editor who was
most anxious to please. One of the
methods he adopted to ascertain the
wishes of his patrons was to send each
of them a return postal card on which
was to be written an answer to the
query: “How shall I run my paper?” A
prize was offered for the best answer re¬
ceived. One intelligent but plain
spoken patron fired back the postal
with the endorsement: “Run it as you
d—d please!” The editor examined the
replies critically, thought over the
matter awhile, and finally awarded the
prize to his plain-spoken friend.
Haver & Ansley secured the contract
for building tho new residence of Mrs.
Majors. Work on same will commence
next week.
Tifton elected a republican mayor
last Tuesday. Mr. F, G. Boatright is
now the Pat Walsh of Tifton. Success,
F. G., but dog-blast your politics.
Don’t forget the auction sale of city
lots and condemned 5-acre tracts on
Saturday, December IS, by the Colony
company. See the small bills for list,
“Bill” Snyder, who, it will be re¬
membered as getting in trouble at St.
Augustine last August, was sentenced
to thirty days imprisonment at the last
term of court. In a letter to his brother
here ho states he has secured a position
at St. Augustine and will remain there
for some time to come.
A. D., of Jacksonville, Fla., under
date of December Oth, sends us his name
and 75 cents for The Leader six
months. Among other things he says:
“Your paper carries a good tone and of
a much purer grade than the average
weekly.” Coming thus from a stranger
the compliment is appreciated.
The U. S. pension board here which
meets every Wednesday at 10 a. m.,
wishes to inform any concerned that
hereafter it will hold no session in the
afternoons unless such as desire exami¬
nations have reported in the forenoon,
or otherwise notified the board that
they will appear in thef aiternoon.
At the annual conference meeting at
Savannah last week, Rev. J. M. Glenn
was transferred to Trinity church at
Waycross, and Rev. Wm. Blitch was
transferred to Fitzgerald. The Lead¬
er is sorry to lose Bro. Glenn, but what
will be Fitzgerald’s loss will be Way-
cross’gain. Rev. Blitch comes to us
well recommended as an able divine and
we trust he will find his stay here
pleasant and profitable.
This is the season when the man
with a lake advertising scheme will
call upon the merchants and speak his
piece. The merchant who patronizes
fake schemes is the one who can never
see any good results from adyertising.
There is but one sort of advertising that
is worth a cent, and that is newspaper
advertising. People read newspapers,
but they do not sit by their firesides
and read tin signs on bridge timbers or
sections of sidewalk, or the hack doors
of livery stables.
The executive committee of the citi¬
zens’ party met last Tuesday and se¬
lected Wednesday, December 15, at
Grand Army hall, as the day and place
for holding the city convention for the
nomination of an alderman-at-large.
Saturday evening of this week was rec¬
ommended for each ward to hold their
caucus for the nomination of an aider-
man and two members of the board of
education. The number of delegates to
be selected at the ward caucus to attend
the city convention for the nomination
of an alderman-at-large was placed at
seven. From present indications there
will be plenty of candidates who are
willing to sacrifice themselves for the
people. ■
M. T. Paulk, of Sparks, Ga., died on
November 29, 1897, aged 43, of heart
trouble. He leaves a wife and three
children. The deceased was a brother
of John B., Wm. F. Jacob A., Thos. D.
and Geo. Paulk, all of this county. The
funeral took place at the Brushy Creek
Primitive Baptist church, Rev. W. H.
Harding preaching the funeral dis¬
course. He was assisted in the services
by Rev. Wm. Paulk. The deceased
was well known in this county, having
been born and raised here, -and also
having held the office cf ordinary for
one term. He was an honorable, up¬
right man, and his untimely death casts him
a dark gloom over those who knew
best and loved him most.
Free Entertainment.
For the benefit of the reading room
that has been opened in the residence
of Mrs. Tebeau on Magnolia avenue, a
free entertainment will be given Tues¬
day evening, December 4. Vocal and
instrumental music by some of our first-
class artists is on the program.
A Big Excursion.
The following letter from Mr. Fitz¬
gerald will be of interest to our readers
and citizens in general:
Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 7, ’87.
Knapp & Son.
I met Mr. Nesbitt to-day and ar¬
ranged for a big excursion from the
North for January 18th. I have con¬
cluded to join him in this one, and will
be with him on the excursion and give
it my personal care and attention. We
expect to advertise it heavy all over the
North and West, and the railroads have
agreed to take it up with me, so you
may expect to see from 300 to 500 peo¬
ple come down with us. The auction
sale will take place Jan. 20, 21 and 22.
P. H. Fitzgerald.
At a regular meeting of Colony Post
No. 14, G. A; R., December 4, 1897, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
Commander—L. F. Johnson.
S. V.—I. D. Morse.
J. V.—A Hageman.
Q. M.—S. Fockler.
O. D.— J. C. Hitch.
O. G.—John Blum.
Chaplain-*-J. R. Green.
Surgeon—Dr. C. A. Bucher.
The installation will take place at the
first meeting in January, and we under¬
stand, will be public, when the new
commander will announce his staff.
The new. officers selected are men of
ability and will prove worthy of the
trust.
■ COMING TO GOD’S COI NTRY.
P. R. Booker and Family Fnronto From
Edwards County, Kansas.
From Evansville, (lad.,) Journal, 3rd, Inst,
Overland from Edwards county, Kan¬
sas', to Fitzgerald, Ga.
The distance is about 2,100 miles, and
three-fourths of it has been covered by
P. R. Booker, wife and eleven children,
who arrived in Evansville yesterday
afternoon.
Three old-fashioued prairie schooners
and a two-borse surrey are used to carry
the family and their possessions. The
train stopped in front of Mozart hall,
at the corner of Fifth and Sycamore
streets, for a few minutes while the
head of the family was making a deal
with a wagon yard keeper for shelter
feed for his teams for the night.
A large crowd assembled to gaze at
the schooners and occupants and ply
the old man with questions regarding
the trip.
The “schooners” that is the upper
parts, were built after the ’49 pattern
when thousands were hauled overland
to the gold fields of California, Tho
canvass coverings of Booker’s “schoon¬
ers” are traveled-stained, hut in good
repair. Canvass curtains closed the
rear and sides of tho surrey in which
Booker and his wife and four children
rode and which headed the train.
“We left Edwards county, Kansas, on
September 13, last,” said Booker to a
Journal reporter, “and we expect to
reach Fitzgerald, Georgia, some time
during the first week in January, 1898.
“I had heard a great deal of Fitzger¬
ald, and last fall I visited the place. I
was so impressed with the conditions
there that I concluded to sell my farm
in Kansas and locate in God’s country
as they call it. I had 160 acres of land
in Edwards county, 110 miles west of
Wichita. I sold it to a neighbor, and
with part ot the proceeds secured
twenty acres in Fitzgerald, where we
will be better satisfied with life than
we were in Kansas, the home of the
cyclone and tornado. We have trav¬
eled in our wagons every foot of the
distance thus far, and will continue in
that way to the end of our journey.
We have an ample supply of provisions
and utensils necessary to camp life.
We cook our meals wherever we happen
to be when it is meal time, and at night
we sleep in our .wagons in tho woods if
we are not near a city or town, when
darkness overtakes us. Time is no
object with us, and we travel liesurely
and enjoy the novelty of the trip. We
are without expeeption in the best of
health.
Since crossing the river at Hannibal,
Mo., we have visited relatives in Illi¬
nois and Sullivan county, Inliana,
where I was born 52 years ago. We
came to Evansville by the state road
from Sullivan and will leave tomorrow
morning. We will cross the Ohio at
Henderson and continue on our journey
through Kentucky, Tennessee and
Georgia to Fitzgerald.”
Booker is above the average in ap¬
pearance and intelligence. He is of med-
ium'height with black hair and whiskers
slightly streaked with gray. He and
the members of the family seemed to be
in a cheerful mood, and perfectly con¬
tented hut deeply interested in the
scenes of city life they witnessed as
they traveled the streets.
Booker’s oldest child is aged 27 years
and the yougest 4 years, The father
stated that he was a member of the
21st Indiana volunteers, Rose, captain
and LcMillan, colonel. He enlisted at
Sullivan and served four years in the
war of tho rebellion.
Fitzgerald is a soldiers’colony, found¬
ed several years ago by P. H.
Fitzgerald, and has now a population of
about 13,000, principally emigrants
from the North, who have secured land
from the managers of tho colony and
established fine farms. It is 200 miles
south of Atlanta, and about 500 miles
by rail from Evansville, Booker’s
train of schooners was seen last going
out ’First avenue about 5 p. m. He
stated at Mozart Hall that if he could
not persuade the wagon yard keeper to
reduce the price from $3.50 to $3.00 he
would return to the edge of the city
and stop over night in a wood yard.
Next Thursday will be regular W. C.
T. U. day. All members are urged to
be present.
_
A young lady explained to our printer
the other day the distinction between
publishing and printing, and at the
conclusion she said, shyly: “Now you
may print a kiss on my cheek, but you
must not publish it.” He locked that
“form” so it wouidn t “pi” and agreed
that publishing was not in it.
Not long since a preacher bought a
bicycle and after repeated attempts to
ride it gives this view of it. “These
bladder wheeled bicycles are diabolical
devices of the demon of darkness. They
are contrived to catch the feet of the
unwary and skin the nose of the inno¬
cent’ They are full of guile and deceit.
When you think you have broken one
to ride and have subdued its wild and
satanic nature, behold it bucketh you
off in the road and teareth a great hole
in your pants. Look not upon the bike
when it bloweth upon its wheel, for at
last it bucketh like a broncho and hurt-
eth like thunder. Who hath skinned
legs? Who hath a bloody nose? Who
hath ripped breeches? They that dally
along with a bicycle.”—Ex.
Death of Judge B. B. McCraw.
“Judge McCraw is dead,” These
words greeted the early riser last Sun¬
day morning and told at many homes
throughout the day. Judge McCraw
dead! There surely must be somo mis¬
take! We cannot realize it, and yet it
is true, and in this sad death Fitzger¬
ald has lost one of her best and most re¬
spected citizens.
Judge McCraw had been ailing fora
long time, but had not been considered
dangerous until last Thursday, when it
was noticed he was failing rapidly. On
Saturday morning the attending physi¬
cians stated to his wife that he was past
all medical aid. Until late at night
sorrowing friends gathered near the
house, standing in groups, hoping
against hope that a change for the bet¬
ter might take place. But alas, for hu¬
man expectations and hopes. At 2
o’clock Sunday morning the spirit of
Judge McCraw was winged into the
presence of its Maker.
The sudden death of this worthy and
esteemed citizen has left a void in our
midst. His death came with a shock
that has served to intensify the feeling
of bereavement which prevails in the
city and is keenly felt in every heart
and home. In private life Judge Mc¬
Craw was a kind and loving husband
and doting father. As a citizen he en¬
joyed the full confidence of the entire
community. He was a frequent visitor
at this office, and with him we have had
many pleasant chats. In his conversa¬
tion we found him to be a pure, chaste
man, a man we have always considered
to be one of nature’s noblemen. He was
a man of pure heart and noble purposes.
Benjamin Baytop McCraw was born
near Macon, Bibb county, on the 7th
day of September, 1835. He was raised
on a farm and attended the common
schools in the neighborhood. By his
own industry at an early age he mas¬
tered all the studies then taught in the
common - schools, after which he took
up the work of self-instruction. He
graduated first at Oglethorpe univer¬
sity and afterward at Yale, at the age
of eighteen, years of age. Prior to his
entering college he taught school and
by his own efforts paid his college and
other expenses. In 1887 he married his
present wife. He held the high posi-
Fon of chancellor two terms (nearly 12
years) in the State of Alabama before
the war. During his term as such of¬
ficer he had only three cases reversed
by the higher court. He was an ex¬
confederate soldier, having served dur¬
ing the early part of the war with Gen¬
eral Beauregard’s staff as aid-de-camp,
afterward with General Johnson
until the latter was killed. At the bat¬
tle cf Chicamauge he was shot through
and through, but with care from a fed¬
eral soldier, survived his wounds. He
had been an Odd Fellow fob a number
of years, and was a valued and cherished
member. After the war he became a
minister of the gospel. Nearly eight
months ago he was appointed pastor of
the Christian church in this city.
The funeral services were held last
Sunday evening from the Lee house.
Brief religious services were conducted
by Rev. Stoney. The remains were
then conveyed to the depot, escorted by
the Odd Fellows and citizens. At 6
o’clock the remains were placed on
hoard the cars and shipped to Rome,
Georgia.
His mourning relatives and sorrow
stricken wife can rest assured that
their grief is truly and largely shared
by the entire population of Fitzgerald.
This city mourns the death of Judge
McCraw. Words cannot express the
sorrow and regret.
Memorial of Judge B. B. McCraw.
Fitzgerald Lodge No 35,1. O. O. F. /
Fitzgerald, Ga., Dec. 7, 1897. 1
Whereas, It has pleased Almighty
God to remoye from our midst by the
hand of the dread messenger, Death,
our greatly beloved brother, Benjamin
Baytop McCraw, be it resolved that the
sentiments of this lodge be expressed
in the following comprehend paragraphs:
We cannot so strange a
providence tnat would remove from us
at this time, when wo might say were
just getting acquainted, in yet love we and cannot wis¬
doubt that it is done
dom. We deem it fitting to mention
as the first in order, and as the highest
of all possible praise, his purity of char¬
acter. Neither, while among us in his
strength, nor yet while many were
about him in his sickness, has one word
or action been heard or seen from him
that would indicate other than the
purest heart and the sublimest of pur-
poses. Hc had an unbounded interest
in his work as a Christian minister,
looking not alone towards the highest
attainments in his professional calling
in regard to himself, but seeking ever
to leave an influence in the minds of
his hearers that would make them wiser
and nobler and purer men and women.
As a minister and brother he was exact,
ever studious and sought the highest
excellency. been expressed
The hope has often
that he would spend many indeed happy years been
among us. This hope has
realized, but, ab, perhaps to our blind¬
ness of the purpose of divine wisdom,
only too brief has been the time. The
members of the Christian church of
which he was their beloved pastor, ex¬
press themselves as mourning that ono has
of the purest and noblest of men
been translated to the assembly where
Sabbaths never end and worship is per¬
petual. feel this loege and the whole city
We
has been honored ly his presence among
us, and that we are all made better by
the influence of his life, and we each
feel that a personal friend has been ta¬
ken from us. Wo are rejoicing in the
midst of sorrow as a silver lining to the
dark cloud that overhangs us, a rift in
tho storm cloud through which the
eternal sun is shining, in knowing that
ho was prepared to meet the Eternal •
Judge, and feeling that he receives an
“abundant entrance” into the kingdom
of hoaven. Be it
Resolved, By this lodge that Odd
Fellowship and all over the world has lost
a good true brother. Be it also
Resolved, That these short lines bo
spread and furnish upon the minutes of this lodge,
to the city papers with a
copy of same.
J. G. Knapp,
S. B. Coe. Com.
J. B. Sea no it, J
Tho fourth and lastquarterly meeting
for 1897, will be held at the Methodist
Episcopal church on Jackson street, on
next Lord’s day, December 12. Pre¬
siding Elder E. F. Dean will be present
and conduct tho services. The quarterly
conference will bo held on Saturday at
7 o’clock p. m. Ail the members of the
church are invited to attend this meet-
ing to consult and plan for next year.
All persons not connected with any
other church or congregation are cor¬
dially invited to attend the Lord’s day
services. J. H Stoney. Pastor.
The Odd Fellows’ lodge of this city is
confet'ing degrees on candidates each
meeting night. Three new applicants
were given the scarlet degree last
Tuesday night, and three new applica¬
tions on file. The following officers
were elected for tho next year:
N. G.-C. M. Wise.
V. G.—W. B. Moore.
Secretary—F. W. McIntosh.
Treasurer—Frank Clark.
Trustee—John B. Seanor.
The Epworth League of the M. E.
church met last Wednesday evening
and elected the following officers for
the ensuing year:
President—P. W. Keefa.
First Vice-President—R. L. Ship-
man.
Second Vice-President—Miss Alma
Toune.
Third Vice-President—S. B. Bullard.
Fourth Vice-President—Miss Fannie
Lee.
Secretary—Mrs. Blanche Keefe.
Treasurer—Miss Bessie Johnson.
A gentleman of Fitzgerald who is
considerable of an advertiser, recently
wrote to the Youth’s Companion for
rates on an inch advertisement for one
year. People who think 85 an inch a
pretty high price will probably be in¬
terested to know that the rate quoted
this gentleman by the Companion was
$3,000 per inch a year. A siagleline in
that one issue would cost $12 and no re¬
duction on yearly advertisements.
Last Saturday a sweet faced maiden
living within a hundred miles of this
place went into a store in this town to
look over dress goods. After selecting
that most suited her taste she asked the
price. “Four kisses per yard,” replied
the gallant clerk. After a moment’s
thought the maiden blushed and re¬
plied shyly, “I’ll take fourteen yards.”
The clerk, in nervous expectancy,
measured off the goods and wrapped
them up. The maiden smiled sweetly,
and passing out said, “Send the bill to
grandmamma, she’ll pay it.”
A brother publisher acknowledges
receipt of the following letter in which
tho writer gives the following reasons
for refusing his paper:
Deer Sur:—I hereby offer ray resig-
nashum as a subscriber ty your paper,
it being a pamphlet of such small kon-
seknenee as not to Benefit my family by
taking it. What you need in your
shete is branes and some one to russei
up news and rite editoryals on live top¬
ics. No menshun has been made in
your shete of me buteherin a poland
china Pig weighin 369 pounds or of the
gaps in Chickens out this way. You
ignore the fact that I hot a bran new
bobsled an traded my blind mule, and
say nothing bout Hi Sinpkin's calf
breaking 2 frunt legs fallin down a well.
2 important chiverees have bin utterly-
ignored by your shete, and a two obich-
uaro notice writ by me on the death of
prampa Honry was left out of your
shete, tojsay nothin of a alphabetical
poem beginning “A is for Andy and
also for Ark” writ by my darter.
This is the reason your paper is so
onpopier heer, if you don’t want edi¬
toryals from this place and ain’t goin to
put no news in your shete, Wo don’t
want said shete.
P. S.; If you print the obitchuary in
your next i may sign again for your
shete.
The following ouis were audited by
the finance committee and allowed by
the city council Monday, Deo. 6, 1897:
Bentz, J E, city orders for groceries.....I 9 00
Buck, M M, filling cut in south part of
city known as Brisbane road.... 59 50
Beck, E M, moving of safe........ ... 2 50
Brubaker, C, special police....... hone..... ... 6 00
Colony Tel. Co, rent of p a oo
Coe, S B. medical attend ance..... 5 00
Dyer, H S, wood for city hall............. ...
Fitzgerald, P H, rent ol ! ollice............. 20 UU
Jones, Joel S, for 11 special policemen
Gunn g month of November............. 17 00
Knapp, B F & J G, printing............... 27 80
Kabrich, H H, stamps and otlice supplies 3 20
lice, F D, street labor, man and team and
committee work, October............... 36 00
Lee, F D, street labor, man and team and
committee work. November............ 24 00
Miller, J L, 5 days com. work at $1.50..... 7 50
Miller, J L, professional Florence, services......... city sick...... 9 1)0
Miller, Mrs labor care 2 50
Merrill, J M, street and committee
work, October......................... g
Merrill J M, street labor and committee
work, November......................
Paulk Grocery Co, city orders....... .... 00
Parks, C, special police, Oct. 21..........
Reynolds, A W, board of city prisoners.. 70
Robinson, &Crimble, E, digging ditch............... 40
Roush settingup stove 25
Stalker, u H, manager election Septem-
her 7, 1897........................... . 3 oo
White, T E, scavenger work Nov, ’97..... 47 50
Williams, J H, rebate for excess taxes.. 22
H. H. Kabrich, City Clerk.
Sixty-one excursionsts from the
North came in this morning (Thursday)
over the G. & A. railroad.
