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atTVTTVTVTTVTVTVVTTVTWTTVTTTTTTTVTTTTTTTVTTTTTTTVrTTTTTTTTTTVTVTTTTTTTfTVTVTTWTTTTTTTTTTTTTVii l The Corner Grocery. | e ! t In order to reduce our stock before moving up town, we will z e sell at reduced prices for cash any goods in our stock. Gusto 3 t mers are all pleased with our goods, for they are the best; with 3 e our prices, for they are the lowest. Our stock of New Crop 5 t Raisins are unexcelled. We sell Ralston’s Hearth Breakfast 3 ; Food and Flour. The Cheapest Tea in the city ; Tobacco and - I e Cigars. Cor. Thomas and Oconee. ’Phone 19. I S. M. WHITCHARD St BRO. \ Headquarters For pure Drills, Goodman’s New Drug oo f Cor. Pine and Grant Street. Everything Fresh and New with a Full Line of Patent Medicines. Prescriptions Compounded. I £> Merry: •/ Christmas! <3> I | Is coming, and what would make a prettier or a t | more suitable gift than one of <*> E. H. WILKERSON’S ■*- I —■ 1 « !*> ♦ 9 ♦ i <•> f t <e> i - <8> V 9 I i N ; M '•> / (O - « !'- - BsJ- J 0 _ 0 SINGLE CENTER SFRING CQ I I 0 EVANSVILLE IND. | Buggies and Bicycles. ^ -- Everybody in or within 100 miles of Fitzgerald should see our e large assortment of Buggies, Pteutons, Surrys, Traps, Spring k Wagons, one and two-horse Boys’Bicycles Wagons, and our complete line of % V Ladies’, Gents and before purchasing elsewhere. We ^ have as large a stock to be found in any store in the State. Call, % f see and be convinced. 0 - $ 1 E.H.’^Wills.e^arsson «Sfc C5<o • 9 <9 <s> <s> Cor. Grant St. and Magnolia Avenue. ■ •> OH, YES! f : ft * II * Let us remind figures, vou that J. E. BENTZ will sell you first-class goods at 918 V*V competition. the very lowest When and want will, Groceries at all cheap times, call meet any J. E. legitimate BENTZ, y*\) (V) 819 you gratified. handle on Gold Medal, M And your wishes will be We also % Ballard and Pillsbury’s Best Flour In Sachs. v*J *»• * J. B. BGN-TZ, J ' * East Pine Av., Fitzgerald, Ga. * /♦ W-. I «l 9 | Tlie Pioneer in tlie City. - A nice place to eat, centrally located and everything first-class; best c attention paid to details, and guests made to feel at home. Boss Lunch Counter t In connection. Lunches served every hour of day or night. We ~ k ee p f res h Pies, Calces, Sandwiches, Boston Baked Beans, Fried \ \ Chicken, Quail of all and kinds, Oysters Pickled in every Pigs style Feet, ; Tongue Wieners, and Sausages, Tripe. Bolog- Game na s, Cheese C and Fresh Fish a specialty. ! Coffee, Tea #■ 5off Drinks c We keep on drought the best of Coffee, so acknowledged by our e guests. Our Tea is not excelled, and our Soft Drinks are of the best. % We strrive to please ; are Pioneers from Kansas, but formerly from E Ohio. Call on us when in the city. Remember the Place, f|, & A. BRU 1 MER, % On East Pine Avenue,/ 1 Proprietors. e . Fitzgerald Bottling Works, North Grant St. All orders will receive prompt attention OLIN S. McCOY THE FITZGERALD LEADER. County Correspondence. To Correspondents—All letters for publi¬ cation must reach X'nless us by the Monday or of Tuesday tho of each week. name cor¬ respondent accompanies the letter we will not publish tho same. We will not who print they the name of the correspondent or tell are, but want the name as an evidence of good faith. Write news, and do not write anything that reflects on the character of anyone. Sparks From Wolf Fit. From Our Regular Correspondent. Mrs. Blood is still on the sick list. Mr. Casney was in this vicinity Friday. It is gone again, What? The and house on 4675. Mr. Lewis Blood is putting up a fence and house on his 10 acre tract.! Mat Kettle went to Minnie Thurs¬ day to get some rice hulled. Captain Tom Readnour made a run over the C. Ii. & D. Sunday. Miss Nancy Horton was the guest of Miss Etta Pollman Friday. Mora Horton was the guest of Mable Kettle Wednesday afternoon. George Hascall is hauling lumber j for week. Champions to their 20 acre this Mr. Dan Yoeinun was the guest of Mrs. M. Golfs family Saturday night and Sunday. We understand there is to be a Christmas tree at Wolf Fit shod house Christmas Eve. Roy Champion is working out at Peter Troupe’s now and O, how lone¬ some Nancy is. Mrs. Lambert’s mother and brother has been on the sick list but are better at this writing. Mr. Ilogle has been making door and window frames for Shorty’s new house tin's week. Fred Ray and.Shorty are building Shorty’s house. The way they drive nails is a caution. Some of the folks of this vicinity attended the party at Mr. Reapnour’s, near LulaviUe, Wednesday night. Sim Swafford and wife arrived here at his fathers Thursday morning from Indiana where they have been during the past summer and fall. The Boy With One Eye Open. Good Hope Items. From our Regular Correspondent. Mr. Cowell is clearing his 20. Quite a frost Monday morning. Mr. 1)urfee is cutting timber on iris ten. F. W. Pierson is quite ill will chills and l iver. Mr. and Mrs. Scott have moved into their new house. Mr. Best, who lias been on the sick list, is able to work again. Pour more new houses in the Pier¬ son addition of Good Hope. Pierson Bro.s’ tram road is complete. They are now shipping lumber daily. Fred Hoffman and August Gollum- beck spent part-of last Thursday at J. F. Hoffman. Geo. Holland, Pierson Bro.s’ saw¬ yer, has gone to Seville to move his family and household goods. Good Hope was almost deserted show day, there being only a few who did not take in the sights. Mrs. Fox is having logs hauled to the Labor Exchange mill. A good sign of more improvement. Wm. Ayers, brother of James Ayers, is assisting the latter setting out strawberries and fruit trees. Adam J. Weikert, brother of Mrs. J. F. Hoffman, arrived last Tuesday, and reports snow and cold weather in the North. We had quite a nice rain Saturday night, but it was of short duration. Thanks for small favors, large ones in proportion. Observer. Irwin County Sunday Schools. On the 23d inst., all (lay and eve¬ ning, there will be a grand rally of the Sunday school workers of Irwin county at the M. E. church. Fitzgerald. This rally has been appointed by J. II. Miller, the Feld Worker of the Georgia State Sunday School Association, who will be here to conduct it. Ail who have seen and heard Mr. Miller know what a treat is in store for them. Fol¬ lowing is the program : 10 A. m.—D evotional Service, Rev. O. O. Johnston 10:00—Music, followed by an address of wel¬ come by Re v. J. M. G lenn. 10:15—Responses by J. C. Griffin and R. S. Parr. 11 : 00 —Address by State Field WorlterJ.il. Miller. 1:45—Class Drill by W. H. Hal6ey. 2:00—Shiney Grove school and an addresB by C. P. McMillan. 2:30—Short talks by Superintendents and other workers.6 0 : 00 —After music Mr. J. H. Miller will give us the Feature of the Day. 7:00 p. M.—Somr Service. 7:15—Address to "Cold Water Battalion.” by Mrs, Nettie Hall. 7:35—Closing exercises, conducted byj. H. Miller. The music for the occasion will bo managed by tbe M. E. choir. Come with full baskets and enjoy a social dinner at the church. FannieK. Lee,S ec’y. Notice of Dissolution. The eo-partnershjp heretofore existing he tween the undersigned underthe in the firm name of Gunn & Co., engaged manufacture of naval stores, near the town of Fitzgerald, Irwin county, Ga., is this day dissolved by mutual consent. The business will be con¬ tinued by L. M. Gunn, who hereby assumes all liabilities of the firm and who alone is au¬ thorized to receive all indebtedness due said firm. L. M. Gunn J,B. D. Woodburn. Nov. 18th, 1897. 48-41 State of Georgia, I Irwin County, f Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, the 4th day of January, 1898, within the legal hours of sale at the front door of the court house in Irwinville, Georgia, there will be sold at public outcry One the following boiler, described prop¬ erty, to-wit: engine, one the saw mill and planing mill and saws. belt6 and fix¬ of tures Wilson used & therewith, Ledbetter, all levied he on as property and to sold to satisfy one tax li. fa. and costs, issued by the city clerk of Fitzgerald, Georgia, for 1897 city taxes duo said city from Wilson & Ledbetter. J. S. Jones, Chief of Police. TIiIb December 7,1897. Irwin Sheriff Sale. Will besold before the court house door of Irwin county, Ga., on the flrstTueeday in Jan¬ uary next, within the legal hours of sale, the following property, to-wit: 25 per cent, of five- acre tract No. 480 of American Tribune Sol¬ dier Colony Co„ and One two story dwelling house situated thereon, levied on and to be sold as the property of C. E. Goodnow, from to sat¬ isfy six county court 11. fas. issued the county court of said county as follows: One in favor of Harley & Holmes vs. said C. K. Good¬ now; one in favor of J. D. Small vs. said C. E. Goodnow: one in favor of Stokes & Martin vs. C. E. Goodnow and it. C. Kimball; one in fa¬ vor of E. L. Todd vs. C. E. Goodnow and R. C. Kimball; one in favor of T. W. Haydo vs C. E. Goodnow and R C Kiinbali; one in favor of E K Ashby vs C E Goodnow. Will be sold before the court house door in Irwinville, Ga., on the 1st hou Tuesday in January, the fol¬ 1898, within the lawful rs of sale, lowing property, to-wit: Lot of land No. 81 in the Ctn district of said county, containing 490 acres more or less, levied on and to be sold as the property of T. I). from Young, to satisfy three of (3) executions issued the county court said county, two (2) in favor of Bank of Tifton vs. Tlios. B. Young and Jehu Branch; one(l) in favor of L. S. Shepherd vs IMH Fletcher, T B Young and Jehu Branch. Written notice given defendants in possession as required by law. Rogers, Levy made bailiff. and returned to me by Wm. Dec 7, county 1897.- i Also at the same time and place will be sold the following property situate eight in hundred said Irwin and county: Five-acre tract eighty-three of the domain of tho American Tribune soldier colon j company; levied on as the property of D. B. Boyd to satisfy an at¬ tachment fi. fa. issued from the justices corn t of tho 1537th district, G. M., of said D. county, in favor of A. J. Swords against B. Boyd. Levy made and turned over to me by W. J. Brown, constable. December 5, 1897. Also at the same time and place will be sold the following property, to-wit: Three acres, more or less of 5-acre tract of land No. 1205, all of said tract north of the T. & N. E. railway: levied on and to be sold as the property of Colony Co-operative Canning and Pickling Co, to satisfy 3 county court fi. fas issued from the county court of said county, as follows: One in favor of R C Kimball vs said company; one in favor of Stokes & Martin vs said com¬ pany; one in favor of Harley & Holmes vs said company. All the above levies made and returned to me by \\ m. Rogers, county court bailiff. D. A. McInnir, Deputy Sheriff I.C. This December 1, 1897. Election Notice. State of Georgia, ) f Jkwin County, Notice to the qualified voters of tho city of Fitzgerald, Georgia, is hereby given that on Tuesday the 21st day of December, 1897, there will be held the annual election in and lor said city at the hereinafter named polling places at which election there will be elected the follow- ingrofficers, to-wit: each One of alderman-at-large the four wards and of one alderman for the city. Two (2) members of the school board l'oi each ward of the city. The polls will open at 9 o’clock in the forenoon and close at 4 o’clock in the afternoon. The polling places will be as follows; 1st Ward, Colony head¬ quarters; 2 d Ward, Whitchard’s store; 3d Ward, city hall; 4th Ward, store room south- east corner Lee and Pine streets Registra- tion books close three days before election. M. Buice, Acting Mayor. State of County, Georgia, i f Irwin Under and by virtue of a power of sale con¬ tained in a mortgage executed by William McPheeters to Matthew Barnes, dated 30th day the of March, 1897, and recorded in tho office of clerk of the superior court of Irwin county in book **D.” folio242 and243, the un¬ dersigned will sell at public outcry at the court house door in said county during the le¬ gal hours of sale, to the highest bidder for cash, on the first Tuesday in January, 1898, the following property, to-wit: That tract or parcel of of land lying land and number being in the hundred northeast corner lot of one and ninety-six (196) containing one hundred GOO) acres, more or less, said lot of land being in the Fourth (4) district of said county. For the purpose of paying a certain promissory note for the sum of five hundred dollars, executed and delivered by Wm McPheeters to Mathew Barnes on the30th day of March, 1897, and due on the3Utb day of September, 1897, stipulating for interest from date at the rate of 8 per cent, per annum and ten per cent liquidated dam¬ ages. The total amount due on said note be¬ ing five hundred dollars principal, twenty-six and 66-JOn dollars interest and fifty dollars at¬ torney fees, together with the cost of this pro¬ ceeding as provided in said mortgage. A deed to the purchaser will be made by the under¬ signed. Mathew Barnes. This 3d day of Dec , 1897. Election Notice. State of Georgia, / Irwin County, f Notice to the qualified hereby voters oL ! the that city of Fitzgerald. Georgia, council is election given, hereby by authority of city herbinal'ter an is called tp be held at the designated polling places on Tuesday the 11th day of Jan¬ uary. 1898, for the purpose of enabling the qualified voters of said city to vote upon the question of authorizing the city council to is¬ sue the bonds of the city in the amount of nine thousand dollars $9,000) for following pur¬ poses, to-wit: Said bonds to be sold and the proceeds used in settlement of the claims of the American Tribune Soldier Colony Com- puny, the purchase of school houses, sites and school furniture, and the balance remaining to be turned over to the school board to be used by them for the maintenance and support of the public schools of the city The said bonds tq.draw interest at 0 per cent, per annum, in¬ terest payable semi-annually, principal to be paid in one payment ten (10) years from date of bonds. The polling places will be as follows: 1st Ward, Colony headquarters; Ward, 2d Ward, Whitchard’s store; 3d city hall; 4th Ward, storeroom southeast corner Lee and Pine streets. Polls will open at9 o’clock in the forenoon and close at 4 o’clock in the after¬ noon. The registration books for said election will be open at City Hall from January 1, 1898, until three days prior to said election. M. Buice, Acting Mayor. Dated this December 6,1S07. Application tor Charter. State of Georgia, j Irwin County, Court i To the Superior of said County: The petition of VV. R. Bowen, of said county, and It. V. Bowen and J. D. Mashburn, of Wil¬ cox county. Georgia, such respectfully other shows: 1. That they and pe rsons as may hereafter he associated with thee m desire to be incorporated for twenty years under the cor¬ pora tc name and style of Bowen Telephone Company. they desire to be incorporated 2. That as aforesaid for the purpose of acquiring by con¬ struction or purchase, Cl- both, and owning, operating and maintaining for profit a tele¬ phono sytem or exchange within the city of Fitzgerald in said Irwin county, and for the purpose of likewise acquiring, owning, oper¬ ating and maintaining a points telephone within line or lines from said city counties. to any The office said Irwin or Wilcox and prin¬ cipal place of business of said company will be in said city of Fitzgerald, stock of 3. That tho capital said company will bo two thousand dollars, divided into shares ol’ fifty dollars each, all of which has been paid in; and that they desire the power and privilege of increasing the same at their option to any amount not exceeding five thousand dollars. Stockholders to be indi¬ vidually liable to creditors of the corporation only to the amount of ther uupnid subscrip¬ tion for stock. 4. That they desire to be invested with the following powers and control, privileges: Topurchase, erect, lease, own, mortgage and cou- vfiy real and personal property: and be sued: to loan have and borrow money: to sue to a corporate seal: to make rules and by-laws for the regulation and conduct of the business of the corporation. And, in addition hereto, to exercise and enjoy all other powers and priv¬ ileges usually conferred upon like corpora¬ tions, or that may be necessary or incident to the carrying on of the business of the corpor¬ ation, and not inconsistent with the laws of Georgia. Wherefore petitioners the granting of pray an order ot the court incorporating them and such other persons as they hereafter be asso¬ ciated with them for the time and purpose, and with the powers and Att’ysforPetitioners. privileges aforesaid. Ryman & Kennedy, I, J. B. D. Poulk. clerk of the superior court of Irwin county, Georgia, do hereby certify that tbe foregoing is a true and correct copy of an original petition this J. day B. filed D. Paulk, in my of¬ fice- Irwin Clerk Superior Court 1897. County, Ga. This 26th day of November, GET our prices on all kinds Job Work * 8 Up-To-Date Goods! -pj_j £ ^■aaOSZESlp* Empire: Store. Central Avenue, Fitzgerald Block. T, S. PRICE & CO. DEALERS 2! Flannels, Ladies 7 % Genfs 7 Shoes ! i M I -Mf w o o 2; o to o t o ^ We have just receved a ’Magnificent Line of New Goods, including Ladies’ Wraps. And the latest Novelties in Dress Goods, Ladies’ Under¬ . ji wear and Childrens’ Shoes. 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WINSLOW, Nanager. m #**#####*«###^#* FRANK S. BAUDER, President. WM, K. BOWEN, Cashier. JThe Colony Bank| ------^-* BAUDER? & BOWEN, BANKEK9. -------—*-------- ThisBankisnow open and doingaGeneral Banking Business. Weoredit ^ Exchange and Pension Checks at Par ^ When nah, Macon, deposited Darien by our and customers. Cordele one-hall’ We issue the Exchange on New York.Savan- 2& L kK Z/ at rates charged by postolBee money orders. We lend money on high class security, never charging overeight percent per Ourratesnnd annum. banking rules and customs are the same as those of Atlanta and Louisville banks. In other words, we give the business men of Fitzger- I. aid the same hanking rates and privileges from the start that it took the mer- s 2L chants of Atlanta and Memphis twenty years to get. Lack of competition will never cause us to take any advantage of the colonists. In Ladies’ Wraps, Cloaks, Capes, Em, we feel sure'fthat we can please you in quality, style and price. Should we not have in stock just What you want, Wewill order the goods for you.