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THE FITZGERALD LEADER.
Official Newspaper of) rwin County, Georgia.
Official Newspaper or City of Fitzgerald, Ga.
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COUNTY OFFICIALS.
C^C.^Smlth,Judge Sup. Court,Hawkinville.Ga
J. Jl. Clemi’rf , Co. Judge, Irwinville,
J. E. Burch Solicit!, Irwinville, r, Fitzgerald,
J. J. Lee,Ordinary,
J. B. D. Paulk, Clerk Sun. Court, Irwinville, “
It. V. Handley, Sheriff, Fitzgerald 11
1 ’■ I,, ltoyal, Tax Receiver, Sycamore, 11
J. R. Paulk,Tax Collector, Ooilla, “
James Walker, Co. Treasurer, irwinville, ”
St J- Hogan, Co. Surveyor, Minnie, “
Marion Dixon, Sohool Com., “
M. Hondcrson, Co. Commissioner, Ooilla, “
GEORGIA & ALABAMA RAILWAY,
“THE SAVANNAH SHOltT LINE.”
tFassenger Schedule, Effective Dec. 12,’i>7,
No. 19 No 17 STATIONS. No. 18 No 20
P. M, $?■ P. M. A. M
7 45 Lv. Savannah Ar. 12 20 8 10
A. M. Ar. 6 35
12 04 8 Helena 40 8
ft 2 40
1 00 888 Abbeville 5 5n
2 15 Cordele 4 45 135
3 15 Amerieus 3 39 12 28
P. M.
4 14 8 Richland 2 40 11 30
A. M.
8 00 8 Mont.’mery Lv 10 45 7 45
COLUMBUS & ALBANY DIVISION.
No. 3. No. 1. INo. 2. No. 4
P M P. M. A. M.
3 10 10 05 Lv Columbus Ar 5 50 12 00
*; (hi 11 40 Ar Richland 3 55 7 45
S 5(1 1 30 Albany Lv. •J Id 5 00
FITZGERALD DIVISION.
No 9. No 7.' No 8. No ID,
P M A M PM p
5 55 7 15 Lv. Abbeville Ar. 12 15 11 00
A M
0 55 9 15 Ar. Fitzgerald Lv. II 15 8 45
7 25 10 00 Ooilla 10 20 8 CO
Nos. 17 and 18 day express trains,
Georgia & Alabama new and magnificent
let parlor and cars. 20 fast night trains,
Nos. 19 sleeping between
Pullman palace Montgomery. cars
vannah and atall junctions and
Close connections points.
minal points for all
Cecil Gabret, Vice.Pres. &Gen. Mgr.
A. Pope, Gen. Pas. Agt.
O. N. Kioht. A.G.F.A.
Ed Starlings, T. P. A., Fitzgerald.
TIFTON ANI) NORTHEASTERN R. R.
■‘SOLDIERS’COLONY- ROUTE.”
General Offices, Tifton, Georgia.
No 1. No3- Feb. 9. 1897. No. 2. [No. 4.
A. M. P. .M. P. 51. P. M;
8:00 3:10 Lv. Tifton, Ga. Ar. 12:15. 6:25
3; 15 3:23 f Brighton 12:00 6:10
8:25 3:31 f Harding, 11:51 0:01
8:45 3:3° f Pinetta. 11:31 5:41
9:01 3:58 Mystic 11:25 5:35
9:13 4:10 f Fletcher. 11:14 5:23
9:30 4:25 Ar. Fitzgerald . Lv. 11:00 5:10
Trains Nos.], 2,3 and 4 run daily except
Sunday. Nos. 7 and 8 run on Sunday only.
Tra ins signal.
(f) Trains stop only on Plant System
Trains connect at Tifton with
and G. S. & P. railroads,and Georgia and Ala¬
bama at Fitzgerald. President.
H. H.Tift, Vioo-Presidcnt.
W. O. Tift, Traffic Manager.
F. G. Boatright,
WEATHER REPORT.
At Government Observation and Signal Sta¬
tion—Forcast of Weather Each A. M.
and Cover the Following 3G Hours.
[HEPOUTED EXPRESSLY FOR TIIE LEADER BY
DU. COE.l
For the week ending Wednesday noon, De¬
cember 22, 1897-
Temperature. I Rain¬ Pre’v’g
DAYS. fall. wind.
G A M 12 M. 6pm
Wednesday. I- nw
Thursday. . 29 42 %%%%%%
Friday...... 32 v
Saturday.... 66 ...
Sunday...... 52 55 ...
Monday..... ■]> 5G
Tuesday.... 49 52 9-100
Wednesday. 48 14-100 nw
Total rainfall, 25-100 inches. hours.
Sun obscured by clouds 30 credited
Night rains measured at 6 a. in. and
to t hat day*
Christian Science.
Services every Sunday morning 10:30; Sun¬
day sohool 11:30, and Sunday evening services
at 7:30, corner of Pine avenue and Lee street.
A cordial invitation is extended to all of what¬
ever creed or calling.
CITY AND COUNTY.
Tuesday, election day, one of the
steadiest rains of the winter fell the en¬
tire day. _
R. J. Corbert returned Saturday
evening from u short business trip at
Quitman, Ga.
_
D. H. Ledbetter, of Cordele, was in
the city last Friday on business matters
connected with the telephone company.
The Misses Maud Smith, Grace and
Madge Goodnow visited friends near
Forest Glenn last Saturday, returning
home on the evening train.
Curtis M. Wise, secretary of the col¬
ony company, was at Abbeville last
Saturday, where he was paying taxes
on the colony’s Wilcox county land.
Tho Tifton train now arrives at 9:30
a. m: and departs at 11 o’clock a. m
The afternoon train arrives at 4:25 and
departs at 5:10. See change in time
table. _
One of Fitzgerald’s most estimable
young men, together with his lady¬
love, started last Sunday for Irwinville,
but by some mistake or other
the way. Why?
j. W. Barlow, a colony member,
raised tobacco the past season that
would be hard to excell. The variety
is known as the “Connecticut Seed
Leaf.” A speciman of this tobacco can
be seen at this office.
On Saturday evening, December 25th,
at 7:30 there will be held at the G. A.
R. hall a memorial service to which all
comrades, the W. R. C. and ladies of
the G. A. R. and the public generally
are most cordially invited.
Art Tift, of that pretty suburban
town, Tifton, was in the city Tuesday
afternoon.
Mrs. Clayton, of Columbus, S. C., „ ar¬
rived Wednesday evening for a visit
With her daughter, Mrs. Tebeau.
The Leader now receives a Con¬
gressional Record daily, sent us, we
presume, by Congressman Brantly.
Thanks.
A box of farm products was shipped
to W. H. Nesbitt at Dayton, O., last
Wednesday, where they will be on ex¬
hibition,
Miss Ola Bidwoli, a teacher in the
Ccrdele Conservatory of Music, is home
to spend the holidays with her parents
and numerous friends.
Two telephone poles on E. Pino avo-
uuo, together with the wires, fell over
last Tuesday night, which stopped talk¬
ing on Pine avenue during Wednesday
forenoon.
_
Tho Lutheran and Presbyterian Sun¬
day schools will hold a union Christmas
entertainment in tho Presbyterian
church on S. Grant street on Christmas,
Saturday, at 7 p. m.
Every one who registers at the com¬
ing January election will not have to
register again during the year for any
city election. Remember, if you want
to vote for the bond election in January
you must register after January 1st.
J. B. Thomas, representing the W.
L Douglas shoe company, was in the
city last Friday and sold to the Savan¬
nah shoe store one of tho finest line of
shoes ever shown in the city. The
shoes are for spring and summer and
will be hero March 1.
Express Agent Manson informed a
reporter that fully a half car load of
mistletoe and holly had been shipped by
people here to their friends in northern
States. The creeks are full of holly and
mistletoe and the store windows about
the city are decorated for Christmas
trade.
To-morrow night is the time set for
old Santa Claus to slide down the chim-
nays and leave presents for the little
ones. The rein deer and sleigh as his
mode of travel through the North will
hardly do here, but Santa will find
some way to “fill up the babies’ stock¬
ings.” __
Rev. Blit-eh, who takes the place of
Rev. Glenn as pastor ■ of the M. E.
church, south, arrived on
evening with his family and are now
occupying the parsonage on W. Oconee
street. Rev. Btitch will occupy the
pulpit next Sunday, both morning and
evening.
A Mr. Harper from the lower part of
Irwin county, pa id Fitzgerald his first
visit last Saturday and before leaving
bought a bran new $75 end spring buggy
of E. II. Wilkerson. Mr. Harper is a
valued subscriber of The Leader, and
of course came direct to Mr. Wilkerson
because he saw his advertisement in
this family paper.
W, E. Booker, a colony member and
an industrious worker, left at The
Leader office last Monday a bunch of
roses that contained eight different va¬
rieties. He has in his yard twenty five
varieties, a number of which will bloom
all winter. Nothing like living in
Georgia with perpetual sunshine and
roses all winter long.
Joe Sevoy and Hon. Murray were
both arrested Monday evening charged
with assault and intent to murder. Se¬
voy made an assault on a woman at the
same house where Nesbitt shot Airing-
ton, and for which Nesbitt was hanged.
Sevoy struck the woman across the
shoulders with a board, -and Murray
“pasted” the woman’s lover with a 2x4
scantling across his forehead that made
the blood flow freely. Both fled, but
Murray was arrested a short while
later. The wounded man, Prank Oli¬
ver, was in a critical condition for a few
hours, but is up and around at present.
All concerned were colored.
Alderman Merrill and two of his
children came very near meeting death
last Sunday morning by eating head¬
cheese. On Saturday night he pur¬
chased a couple of pounds for his Sun¬
day morning breakfast. Nearly half of
it was eat for breakfast, and about 11
o’clock one of his daughters was taken
with a violent vomiting spell. In about
ten minutes later one other daughter
and himself were afflicted the same way.
After a short while the two little girls
got better, but Dr. Merrill was still con¬
fined to his bed on Monday. It was a
close call and the doctor informed a re¬
porter that the next time he wanted
head-cheese he would buy the meat and
have his wife make it.
The Ladies’ Circle of the G. A. R. at
their regular meeting last Thursday
elected the following officers for the en¬
suing year:
President—Nellie Smith. v.._
Senior Vice—Viola McIntosh.
Junior Vice—Elizabeth Wiley.
Chaplain—Charlotte Goodnow.
Treasurer—Almira Thomas.
Secretary—Della Shanklin.
Conductor—Elizabeth Ferris.
Guard—Sarah Herod.
Delegate—Agnes Allen.
The Circle is in a flourishing condi-
tion, and will start in with the New
Year with about $40 iu the treasury,
M rs. Frink, the retiring president, has
made a model officer, conducting the
same with dignity and impartiality.
MAYOR GOODNOW ACQUITTED.
A Jury of His Peers Bring in a Verdict
of Not Guilty.
The case of R. C. Kimball, contractor,
vs. C. C. Goodnow, came up for trial
last Monday with Judge J. B. Clements
presiding, and a jury drawn. The evi¬
dence on both sides was introduced,
after which was submitted to the jury.
After being out nearly two hours tho
jury brought in a verdict of “not
guilty.”
HISTORY OF THE CASE.
This suit was originally brought in
the county court and on being arrested
Mr, Goodnow demanded an indictment
by the grand jury, which was found at
the regular term of tho superior court
at the November term, and the case
being remanded to the county court for
trial, was brought on and tried a3 above
stated. The circumstances are these:
Mr. Goodnow contracted with Mr.
Kimball for the construction of a dwell¬
ing house to be built upon a five-acre
tract in the west part of the city. The
house was built according to plans and
specifications agreed upon, no difficulty
or dispute ever having arisen between
the parties to the contract as to the
compliance with the terms thereof, ex¬
cept that Mr. Goodnow failed to meet
the payments as required by tho terms
of the contract. The building, which
is one of the finest in the colony domain,
was finished and stood there unoccu¬
pied. Mr. Goodnow demanded the keys
for the purpose of moving into the
building with his family, and Mr. Kim¬
ball refused to deliver the same until
the balance due on the contract was
paid in full. The building was unin¬
sured and stood there liable to destruc¬
tion from fire, iu which case it would
have proyed a total loss. Mr. Goodnow
frequently demanded the keys and was
as often refused, and he then told Mr.
Kimball he would seek legal advice as
to his to enter. This ho did and
so informed Kimball, telling him he
had been advised that it would bo no
violation of the law, provided he gained
possession in a peaceable manner, but
Kimball still refused and Goodnow
took possession as he had told Kimball
he would do. Prior to taking posses¬
sion of the house Mr. Goodnow had in¬
sured the house for $1,000, wholly as a
protection for Mr. Kimbail, and to
make this additional security good, the
house must be occupied, as in case of
loss by fire the company would jict pay
unless there was some one occupying
the premises. The act of Mr. Goodnow
was wholly unconcealed, took place in
broad daylight, in the presence of un¬
interested witnesses and with notice to
Mr. Kimball, and there was no dispute
as to the facts before the jury, Goodnow,
in his statement, telling them every¬
thing the state had shown by their wit¬
nesses, From his lips the jury learned
just what he did, how and when it was
done, and his reasons for doing it, show¬
ing that it was not to deprive another
of his rights, but to protect the rights
of all concerned. These are the simple
faot3 in the case, but as we are informed
by Mr. Goodnow there is another sid?
to this proceeding which is likely to in¬
volve certain officials, and regarding
which he will no doubt be heard from
through our columns and over his own
signature.
We tip our hats to Aldermen Scott,
Wilson, Stalker, Reynolds and Beau¬
champ. May your official acts bo ap¬
preciated by the public in general.
Tho city council held a special meet¬
ing Wednesday morning for the pur¬
pose of canvassing the vote of the late
election. The canvas was just.the same
as published in another column.
Dr. N. A. Williams and daughter,
Dade City, Fla., spent last Sunday in
this city visiting their son and brother,
J. II. Williams. The doctor is more
than pleased with our city and its bright
prospects.
Judge J. B. Clements, of Irwinville,
was in the city Tuesday afternoon, and
while here informed a reporter that he
had disposed of his turpentine still and
lease on 12,000 acres of land to W. H.
Barber, of Moultrie, Ga. Mr. Clements
will give possession January 1.
Mr. Rogers, of Kentucky, son-in-law
of Geo. Gardner, of this city, is here
visiting relatives and at the same timo
getting acquainted with his wife and
daughter, who have been here on a
visit. He will remain until after the
holidays.
One of the finest specimens of what
the soil of Irwin county can produce
was left at this office last Wednesday
by Hon. Marion DicksoD, Irwin coun¬
ty s efficient and popular county super¬
intendent of schools. The speciman
was a short limb from a Japaneese per¬
simmon tree which contained six large
and well grown persimmons. Mr. Dick¬
son informed us that the tree was fairly
loaded this year.
Chas. H. Felt, our popular and
worthy assessor, arrived last Monday
evening from Illinois bringing with
him a handsome wife, and at present
are quartered at the Palace hotel.
Charley was married December 1st to
Miss Josephine Keefe, daughter of Al-
derman Keefe, of Decatur, Ill., and will
make this city their future home. The
Leader is a little late, Charley, in of-
ferlng congratulations, but we extend
heartiest, just the same. .
ELECTION VERY QUIET
A Very Light Vote in All the
Wards—Not Much Interest.
SCOTT IS AN EASY WINNER
Wilson Elected in the First, Stalker in
the Second, Reynolds in the Third
and Beauchamp in the Fourth
As the New Aldermen.
The city election last Tuesday was
very quiet and the only interest mani¬
fested was in the First and Second
Wards. In tho First Ward Col. Thos.
Wilson, an independent candidate, was
elected alderman over Thos. Kay, the
regular nominee, by 11 majority. The
race was hotly contested by both can¬
didates, and the friends of each side
worked, hard.
In the Second Ward the fight was
between J. H. Stalker and M. Buice
lor alderman, and W. H. Marston, Isi¬
dore Gelders, W. H- Halsey, J. W.
Turner and Alex. Harvey as the two
members of the school board. Mr.
Stalker was elected over Mr. Buice for
alderman by 17 majority. Mr. Marston
and Turner were elected over Geldere,
Halsey and Harvey by good majorities.
In the Third Ward the regular nom¬
inees on tho Peoples’ ticket were easily
elected, as no interest seemingly was
takon.
In the Fourth Ward the contest be¬
tween Beauchamp, the regular nomi¬
nee, and Dr. Bucher, an independent
candidate, was close and spirited. Only
53 votes were cast, of which Beauchamp
received 27 and Bucher received 26
votes. Towno and Jay were easily
elected as members of the board of edu¬
cation.
The following is the vote by wards:
Finer ward.
Total number of votes cast 88.
Aldermau-at-Large—
Martin Scott.......... 83
Alderman—
Thos. Wilson.......... 49
Thos. Kay.............
Board of Education—
E. S. Child. .......... ■'7
Ben Baughman....... 87
Managers of Election—S. Fodder, A.
Griffey and W. H. Henderson. Clerks,
H. A. Witham and John Sherred.
SECOND WARD.
Total number of votes cast 85.
A Iderman-at-Largc Scott???........... -
Martin .....85
Alderman—
J. H. Stalker..............
M. Buieo................... ,-v .
Board of Education—
W, II. Marston.......... 48
J. W. Turner.............. 19
I. Gelders................ 12
A. A. Harvey..............
W. H. Halsey.............
Managers of Election—M. H. Plopper,
Ira Warner and J. G. Nelson. Clerks,
P. L. Cramer and Rae Robinson.
THIRD WARD.
Total number of votes east 112.
Alderman-at-Large—
Martin Scott.......... 106
Alderman—
A. W. Reynolds....... 86
J. H. Howder........ 17
J. Peiper.............. 2
Board of Education—
D. T. Paulk........... 86
C. E. Becker.......... 73
W. K. Ashby......... 36
C. Pieruoci........... 11
Managers of Election—E. Nicholson,
J. A. Justice and Jiles Gibson. Clerks,
Frank Nicholson and H. Huggins.
FOURTH WARD.
Total number of votes east 53,
Aiderman-at-La rge—
Martin Scott.................................. s
Alderman—
C. H. A. L. Bueher......................•..... Beauchamp............................ ga
Board of Education—
D. Edwin 11. Jay..................................... Towns................................. gg
Managers of Election—C. M. Mum-
ford, E. J. Lane and C. A. DeLang.
Clerks, E. B Warman and Geo. Wilson.
This office is in receipt of a wedding
invitation announcing the marriage of
Mr. John Seanor, real estate clerk of
the colony company, and Miss Grace
Bauder, of Cleveland, O., at the home
of the bride’s parents on December 24.
The wedding announcement came with
some surprise to This Leader as we
had hardly dreamed of the event. Mr.
Seanor is very popular in the city, hav¬
ing been connected with the colony
company now for nearly two
years as real estate clerk. Miss Bauder
is the handsome and accomplished
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Bauder,
of Cleveland, O. She visited in this
city during the summer with her
brother, Mr. Frank S. Bauder, presi¬
dent of the Colony bank. They will he
at home in this city after January 1st.
The Leader extends its happiest con¬
gratulations.
Notice to School Patrons.
Editors Fitzgerald Leader.
Sirs —Please allow me, through the
columns of your valuable paper, to an¬
nounce to the school patrons of Irwin
county that the board of education will
meet in my office in Irwinville on Mon¬
day, January 3,1898. At this meeting
is the time to petition for new school
districts, a change from one district to
another, or for any and all other
changes that the patrons may desire
relative to their school or district. It
is earnestly desired that all patrons
who want any changes will attend this
meeting and make their wants known.
I very sincerely hope, too, to see all or
as many as possible, open up their
schools early in January, as spring
schools, as a general rule, are much
more satisfactory than later.
Very truly yours,
M. Dickson, C. S. c.
[Other County papers copy.]
MRS. L4S0ELLES HERE
The Wife of “Lord Beres-
ford” Arrived Wednes¬
day Night.
HUSBAND’S DEBTS TO HE PAID
Ho Is Reconciled W ifli Jlis Family and
the Real Lord Eeresford Is With
Him—Have Rig Interest in Mines
in the Free Silver State.
Mrs. Sidney Lascelles nee Clara
Pelkey, tho handsome young wife of
“Lord Boresford” arrived Wednesday
night direct from Mexico City, Mex,,
and is at present stopping at the resi¬
dence of F. W. McIntosh, on W. Cen¬
tral avenue.
ANOTHER HANGING IN SIGHT.
“Little Jim Walker” Kills Ris Cousin
“Cross-eyed Jim Walker” On the
Bulcc Plantation.
Moonshine whisky was the cause of
another murder in the west sido of the
county on the Buioe plantation, about
three miles north of Tifton. Iu speak¬
ing of the tragedy, the Tifton Gazette
says:
A tragedy occurred last Saturday
night at tho homo of a woman named
Eldridge, on the M. Buice plantation,
three miles north of Tifton, in which
James Walker killed his first cousin, of
the sarno name, with a brokon hoo
handle. The boys were distinguisned
by the nick names of “Little Jim,” the
one killed, and “Cross-eyed Jim,” the
murderer.
It seems that a crowd of boys had met
at the house mentioned, that the man
who did the killing was intoxicated and
became so disorderly that the woman
asked those present to put him out of
the house, which they did. Ho got a
hoe and beat in the window, breaking
the handle, retaining a piece about two
feet long in his hand.
A few minutes later he called Little
Jim out in the yard to talk it over,
seeming to be quieting down. Parties
in the house heard two blows, and Lit¬
tle Jim came back in tho house and
said that Cross-eyed Jim had struck
him twice with the cudgel and hurt
him badly. Report says the drunken
man then came to the window and
threw a railroad spike at his injured
cousin.
The wounded man remained there all
night, and next morning went to Mr.
Jonathan Walkers, and Dr. McCrea was
sent for. After an investigation, an
operation was found necessary, as the
skull on the right side of his head, near
the top, was brokon in! This operation
was performed Sunday afternoon by
Drs. McCrea and Julian, and gave the
wounded man temporary relief, but the
injuries were fatal and ho died Tuesday
afternoon.
The dead man was a hard working
young fellow and well liked.
His murderer was arrested Monday
morning about daylight, and carried to
Irwinville jail.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Early in the present week, in Irwin
county, not far from Tifton, Mr. Ki
Walker’s son, Jim, was at the house of
Bersy Walker in an intoxicated condi¬
tion, and began breaking out the win¬
dow glass with a heavy stick. Jim
Walker , a son of Betsy Walker, tried
to stop him and received a blow on the
head and has since died. Another re¬
port ’is that the dead man was ad¬
vancing on tho other with a drawn
knife when he received the blow that
killed him. Walker was committed to
jail in default of a $2,000 bond, and did
not know his victim was dead until
Thursday. He was deeply affected
when the sad news was conveyed to
him, and said they had always been
close friends.—Ooilla Dispatch.
The following good adyice from the
Way cross Herald should be followed by
every citizen in Irwin county. The
Herald says: A house cannot look home¬
like unless trees or shrubbery surround
it: These add not only to its beauty,
but to its comfort and healthfulness
The refreshing shade through our long
summers, and the relief afforded the
eyes by green leaves, adds inexpressi¬
bly to the comfort and happiness of
home.
December and January are the best
months for planting trees. The sap is
then down, and the leaves form and
strengthen. Dig the surface of the
ground two feet wider and three feet
deeper than necessary to place the tree.
Let the extra depth be filled with leaf
mould, or refuse from the cow yard, and
cover an inch or two with sand. Upon
this sand place the roots of the tree,
cover partially and pour on one or two
buoketsful of water, to pack the sand
close around the ends of the roots and
hold the tree firmly. Then add richer
soil, but be careful not to plant the tree
deeper than it has previously been set,
or it will settle deeper after every rain.
If possible mark the north side of the
tree or shrub before removal, and plant
in tho same position. If every house
owner in Waycross will plant a few
trees and shrubs before tho first of Feb¬
ruary, they would be rewarded next
year in the pleasure of watching their
growth, and if they will protect them
from injury and ruthless trimming, and
water them in drouth, we will awake
some morning and find Waycrsss beau¬
tiful—for rumor says a “tidy club” is to
be organized here, with the hope of im¬
proving the long neglected condition
of our streets and alleys.
Resolutions of Respect.
Whereas, As a Woman’s Christian
Temperance Union we realize that we
have lost a tried and true friend and
co-worker in the removal of Rev. J'. M.
Glenn from our city to Waycross.
Therefore
Resolved, That while we regret his
departure we feel that our loss will he
the gain of Waycross, and we humbly
bow to Him who said, “What I do, ye
know not, hut ye shall know hereafter.”
Mrs. Ira B. Allen,
Mrs. S. L. Brown,
Mrs. E. D. Hatch.
A reporter called at horboarding
house this (Thursday) morning and
found her resting in an easy chair after
a hard week’s ride from Mexico.
“Yes, I am here to settle up my
father’s estate,” was her answer to a
question as to how long she would re¬
main in Fitzgerald, “ but do not know
how long it will take. Yes, my expe¬
rience during the past six months has
been an exciting one, but a more hap¬
pier six months has never been spent
by me. Of course the death of my dear
father was a sad and unexpected blow
and I can assure you it fell with crush¬
ing weight. My husband treats me
so kindly and so good, and the base
stories that have been sent out by tho
papers against my husband makes
me love him all the better. We never
was in Massachusetts, and my husband
has not been engaged in Klondike min¬
ing schemes. These stories were all
sent out from Atlanta, where the ene¬
mies of my husband reside. Our expe¬
rience since we left Fitzgerald has
been exciting and romantic.
Wo have traveled extensively
through a number of States, and have
been in Mexico City for nearly two
months, where Mr. Lascelles is now
engaged in the mining business with
his brother. Tho mine is a very rich
one, and within the next two years they
expect to realize more than $200,000.
I came here for the express purpose
of settling up the estate of my father,
as I have understood my uncle was here
and was appointed temporary adminis¬
trator, but as there was no will left, I
am the cnly heir to his estate, which I
understand, from my uncle and others,
is estsmated to be worth $125,000.”
“We have made plenty of money
while in Mexico, and will continue to
do so. My husband’s brother is with
are working together. 5 7
read The Leader very
near week which has been sent
us by a friend h;re. Sometimes it has
been a week oid r ;AwmeUme a month,
but we always have W^glad i?^, to get it.”
“I expect to be here ,some time,
after everything is settled 1 wii! K n n
my husband.”
A Letter From Capt. McCollum.
Friend Knapp —Knowing that you
feel interested in my condition I will
write you a few lines. Nothing of
importance occurred on our trip north.
Weather as pleasant as summer until
vve reached Louisville, Friday, the
17th. Here a cold rain set in, and oil
our arrival in the evening at Indian¬
apolis, it was very cold with a heavy
sleet of ice hanging to the trees. A
person can hardly realize what a
change.
The people of Fitzgerald cun con¬
gratulate themselves upon the warm
and pleasant weather they are enjoy¬
ing, and should be perfectly contented
there now whether they have any¬
thing to do or not, for here they could
do nothing out of doors, and I can’t see
that there is much to do iu doors. 1
am now at my old home in La Porte,
Ind., and expect to goto the Presbyter¬
ian hospital in Chicago to-morrow and
go through another operation. If it
should be successful I shall return to
Fitzgerald as soon as I can.
Last Leader came in to-day lull o£
news, and I read it with a good deal
of interest. Yours truly,
D. C. McCollum.
LaPorte, Ind., Dec. 20, ’97.
“Blind Tom,” the phenomenal negro
pianist, now over 50 years of age, is liv¬
ing in poverty at Rochestei’, N. Y.
though he preserves his cheerfulness
and does what he can to support him¬
self. Tom enriched his old master, a
Georgia planter, and also the planter’s
sons, for his sense of attachment to the
family was very strong. A tenth of his
earnings would have been a compe¬
tency. But unfortunately for- himself,
no permanent provision was made for
his future.
M. B. McIntosh, of Chicago, will ar-
rive on this evening’s train from his
northern home to pay his son, Prof. F.
W. McIntosh, a visit. Mr. McIntosh is
of the bank of McIntosh, Syndman & Co.
R. A. Majors, of Morrison, Ill., will
arrive on this evening’s train to spend
Christmas with his wife and daughter.
About thirty-five excursionists ar¬
rived this morning from northern
points.