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Organ Ben Hill County.
WiSSiam H. Marston
By Clarence B. Lee.
William H. Marston was born
May 28th, 1842, at Ashburnham,
Mass., from which place he with
his mother, two brothers and sis¬
ter, moved to New York City, up¬
on the death of his father. He
was the last of his family to pass
away.
In the year 1870 Mr. Marston
was united m marriage to Sara
Ann Sherritf, at South Bend, Ind ,
of which union there were born
six children, three of whom sur-
vive, Wm. H., dr., of Canton, O.,
Eleanor M. and Mrs. Willis L.
Smith, of this city, who were
small children when their mother
was taken from them. On Nov.
1884, he was married a second
JmPV to Harriett L. Babcock, who
3$vives children him. Of this union eight
were born, three of
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"Father Time, with his caress
Makes our number each year less;
Captures some—there’s no exchange—
All must stand within his range.’’
(The above lines are from a song en-
titled “A Comrade’s Greeting.” composed
by Mr. Marston and dedicated to his old
friend, Hon. John «f. Bagley, governor of
Michigan.)
whom were born in this city. Of
these eight children, Jas. B.„
Duffield, Mary E., Helen J.,
Hallett P., Harnett Evelyn and
Theodore R., reside here, and Mrs.
Geo. A. May resided in Macon,
Ga.
Deceased with his family came
to Fitzgerald in December ’95, and
resided here continuously until
called from his labors on last Fri¬
day morning, May 26th.
“Billy” Marston, as his intimates
were wont to call him, was
essentially a self-made man. Be¬
ing denied the benefits of a colle¬
giate education, he realized the
necessity of delving deeply and in¬
dustriously into the abundant
stores of knowledge which await
earnest efforts of every seeker,
li 1 '.s he did so successfully that he
became recognized as a man
of strong mentality, broadened in¬
tellect, progressive and ambitious.
His record in Fitzgerald attests
this. He was appointed on the
first Colony Board of Education
and was re-elected each year until
the last when he refused to run.
He served at different times as
President and Secretary of the
Board.
Yielding to his inclinations Mr.
Marston entered the political field
where he enjoyed successes which
would have turned many heads
ballasted with less sound judg¬
ment. Among the official capaci¬
ties in which he served were Sec¬
retary to Gov. Bagley, of Michi¬
gan, Enrolling and Engrossing
Clerk in state legislature; Secre¬
tary of State Board of Agricul¬
ture; Secretary to Pres. Harris, of
the New York Board of Health;
Register of Deeds, Berrien county,
Michigan; Secretary Board of
Fire and Police Commission, New
York City.
His war record is the source of
much justifiable pride with his
family. The writer has seen his
SEMI-WEEKLY
The Fitzgerald
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, MAY 31, 1911.
Poultry Association
Meets Tomorrow
A veiy brief session was held by
the Poultry Association at the
City Hall Monday night, and the
meeting was adjourned to meet to¬
morrow' night at Dr. Osborne’s
office in the City Hall promptly at
7:00 o’clock. Everybody interest-
ed in the Poultry Industry is urged
to be present,
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Distinguished Visitor,
Mrs. Belle Worrell Ball, a mera-
ber of the editoral staff of the Na-
tional Tribune, "Washington,
D. C., arrived in the city yester-
day afternoon from Andersonville,
where she attended the decoration
of the soldiers’graves, and will
spend a day or so with Mr. and
Mrs. O. P. Webster, who were
reared in the same town as Mrs.
Ball. A reception will be accorded
the distinguished visitor at the W.
R. C. Hall this afternoon, at which
time she will address the gather¬
ing.
discharge which contains brief
marginal indorsements by depart¬
ment officials, which is as rare as
it is creditable.
For several years Mr. Marston
successfully published the “Palla¬
dium” at Benton Harbor, Mich.
He was a member of the following
fraternal orders: Masons, Odd
Fellows, A. O. U. W. and the
Owls. He was also founder of
Amasa B, Watson Post, G. A. R.,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Deceased was a member of the
Episcopal church, having been
confirmed with a class prepared by
the late Rev. J. W. Turner, Bishop
N e l son administering the ordinance
of baptism at the same time.
A remarkable feature of this
funeral is that it occurred on the
sixty-ninth anniversary of Mr.
Marston’s birthday and the ninth
of his little son, Hallett, who was
born on his father’s sixtieth birth¬
day anniversary.
A pretty sentiment was observ¬
ed throughout the funeral arrange¬
ments. It had been a life-long
wish of Mr. Marston’s that no
crape be displayed at his death,
and it was implicitly obeyed by
his family. The casket was white
and no semblance of mourning ap¬
peared in the apparel of the farai-
ly.
The funeral service was held in
St. Mathews Episcopal Church and
was conducted by Rt. Rev. Bishop
Reese, assisted by Rector North-
Tummon with interment in Ever¬
green Cemetery. Honorary pall
bearers were selected from the
Blue and Gray as follows: Com¬
rades J. H. Hicks, David Ewing,
Wiley Whitley and W. L. Dunn,
Confederates; Comrades William
Friend, W. E. Booker, N. H.
Hester, J. C. Nelson, and L. W.
Frink, Federals. The following
gentlemen acted as active pall
bearers: Messrs. W. R. Bowen,
A. B. Cook, L. O. Tisdel, J.C.
Glover, J. E. Turner, J. B. D.
Paulk, H. M. Warren and S. G.
Pryor. The Fitzgerald Order of
Owls Band led the funeral proces¬
sion to the strains of the funeral
march. The Owls, to the number
of near a hundred, attended in a
body as a tribute to their depart¬
ed brother.
A detachment of the local mili¬
tia eompany marched to the ceme¬
tery and tired the salute of honor
over the fallen comrade.
William H. Marston has gone
from us—has passed over the great
divide and is now bivouacked with
the innumerable hosts of the dead.
He was human, hence not perfect,
but his virtues far outnumbered
his faults. He was ever a devoted
husband, a loving father and a
generous-hearted, loyal friend.
Peace be to his ashes I
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J ’T)HN resents his George busy HAYS the V. career. HAMMOND, United As the Is to States representative have who as still has special more had of experiences envoy many of unusual to the the in coronation June, experiences when of he during King rep¬
one great nations of the
world he will be the associate of hereditary rulers, future rulers, world famous
diplomats and distinguished citizens of all lands. Mr. Hammond Is a close
friend of President Tuft. Indeed, he loaned Mr. Taft his cook last year when
the president made his long tour through the west and south. He has been
mentioned as a possible ambassador to one of the great European powers, but
it is understood that he does not seek that honor, that be Is too busy to accept
the appointment. But going to London for a few weeks as a special envoy to
a coronation that is expected to equal or surpass anything of the kind ever
seen was different, and Mr. Hammond easily found time to go. The above
picture was made at a horse show at Lakewood, N. J., only a few days ago
and while the mining engineer was making preparations to sail for England.
Bryan Won't Come
To Fitzgerald.
Mr. Will Adams, who was affili¬
ated with the movement to get
William Jennings Bryan to speak
in Fitzgerald during the conven¬
tion here of the Farmers’ Union,
received a telegram this morning
from the great “Commoner” ex¬
pressing his regret that he would
be unable to visit Fitzgerald as his
dates for the entire summer p-e
already made.
Eastern Stars
Entertain
The entertainment given at the
Masonic Hall Monday night by
the ladies of the Eastern Star
proved a most enjoyable occasion
and was attended by many mem¬
bers and their friends. The pro¬
gram as printed in the last issue
of the Leader was carried out with
an addition or two, a very pleas¬
ing address being delivered by
Rev. T. M. Callaway, pastor of
Baptist church.
Violation of The Fence
Law.
The residents of the First and
Second Wards are complaiuing of
some of their neighbors violating
the provisions of the “fence law”
by allowing their cows to run at
liberty in the streets, and in many
instances commit depredations in
flower and vegetable gardens.
We are not informed as to
whether or not the parties have
pursued the proper course in
having the nuisance stopped, but
if the law is being violated, some
move should me made to remedy
the situation.
New Air Dome Will
Open Next Week
The announcement that Burk¬
hart’s new building on South
Main Street is to be used this
summer as an Air Dome will be
interesting news to the majority
of the people of this show-loving
city-
Mr. Sam Goin and the Fitz¬
gerald Band have leased the
building for the summer months,
and are making arrangements to
have their opening night Mon¬
day. This no doubt will be the
largest Air Dome south of Atlan¬
ta, and is sufficiently large to
seat one thousand people. The
building is 80x175, will be used
exclusively for this purpose, and
without a doubt will be a most
comfortable resort. The large
dome that is now being construc¬
ted will be replete with ventila¬
tors, making the theatre cool at
all times.
The new Air Dome will be
modern and up-to-date in every
respect, furnishing the best mo-
tain pictures obtainable, good
music, and we are informed that
with the construction of an 80-
foot stage, it will be possible to
present large vaudeville and stock
companies.
Mr. Goin will exert every effort
to give Fitzgerald a meritorious
play house, and there is no doubt
but that it will be largely pat¬
ronized.
Col. A. J. McDonald, Sidney
Clare, and C. Floyd left to-day for
Valdosta, to attend the sessions of
the United States Circuit Court,
Col. McDonald and Mr. Clare be¬
ing interested in a land case, and
Mr. F'loyd going to serve on the
U. S. Grand Jury.
Drainage Congress
Met This Morning
The Georgia Drainage Con¬
gress held an interesting meeting
this morning at the Court House,
there being a number of promi¬
nent out-of-town men in attend
ance, besides a good number of
Fitzgeraldites.
Instructive addresses were
made by G. W. Dean, of Way-
cross, W. H. Leahy, of Atlanta,
S. W. McCallis, of Atlanta, a
member of the State Department
of Geology, and J. V. Phillips, of
Washington, D. C., whose ad¬
dress dealt with “Drainage and
Its Value to Productivity of Soil,
and Reclamation of Waste
Lands.”
Others who made shorts talks
were Dr. L. S. Osborn, W. R.
Bowen, S. S. Hite, and J. E.
Mercer, of Fitzgerald, and R. C.
Ellis, ofTifton.
It was voted to hold the next
Congress July 6th, in Atlanta.
Before adjourning, the Con¬
gress adopted the following reso¬
lutions.
RESOLUTION
Be it resolved by the Georgia
Drainage Congress that the fol¬
lowing resolutions be adopted:
Whereas, The swamp and over¬
flow lands of Georgia exceed that
of any other state on the Atlan¬
tic coast, except Florida; and,
Whereas, These swamp and
overflow lands are now, in a large
measure, a menace to public
health, and, furthermore, these
lands at present and but little or
no revenue to the state in the
form of taxes; and,
Whereas, The investigation of
these swamp and overflow lands
by the State Geological Survey
and the Drainage Investigations
Bureau of the United States De¬
partment of Agriculture have
called attention to the great value
of these lands and the practica¬
bility of their reclamation; and,
Whereas, Many of the states
have formed a co-operative agree¬
ment with the Drainage Investi¬
gations Bureau of the U. S. De¬
partment of Agriculture, where¬
by each party contributes equal
sums of money to carry on the
work of swamp and overflow
land investigation; and,
Whereas, The U. S. Depart¬
ment of Agriculture, through the
Chief of the Drainage Investiga¬
tions Bureau, has extended to the
State Geologist of Georgia an of¬
fer of $5,000 per annum to carry
on preliminary swamp and over¬
flow land investigations , PRO¬
VIDED an equal amount be con¬
tributed by the State Geological
Survey, making in all $10,000 to
be expended in this work.
Be it Therefore Resolved, By
the Georgia Drainage Association
in assembly met, that we re¬
spectfully urge the General As¬
sembly of Georgia to make a
special appropriation of $5,000 to
the State Geological Survey in
order that the plan of co-opera¬
tion, as above mentioned, may be
carried out.
Be it Further Resolved, That
this Association request that the
Advisory Board of the State Geo¬
logical Survey use its influence in
securing the above appropriation.
Will Visit Germany.
Max Lueders leaves today for
an extended visit to Germany, his
old home, Mr. Lueders has been
in this country 30 years, and this
is his first visit to the Fatherland.
He expects to return home in
September and make Ben Hill
county his home. The Leader
will follow him on his travels, as
he stated that he wanted he keep
posted on “home affairs.”
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VOL. XVI. NO. 31
Soldiers’ Graves
Decorated Yes¬
terday
Fitzgerald was represented at
the decoration services at the Na¬
tional Cemetery at Andersonville,
yesterday, by a delegation of about
three hundred who left at 6:30 on
a special train furnished by the
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
Railroad.
The decoration services were
undsr the auspices of Colony Post
No. 14, assisted by the Woman’s
Relief Corps of the G. A, R. and
comrades of the Department of
Georgia and South Carolina.
.The fourteen thousand graves
were decorated with flowers, and
the salute was fired over them by
the Amencus Militia, after which
the exercises were begun at the
Music Pavillion.
After dinner the Assemblage,
which numbered afiput four thous¬
and from twenty-three different
states Prison gathered at the Hotel at
of the Park, where the dedication
W. R. C. Memorial Tablet,
took place, although the tablet is
delivered not yet complete. The address was
Ball, by Mrs. Belle Worrell
of Washington, D. C., and a
lovely solo was sung by Mrs. Bell
Harris, National President of the
W.R.C.
Fountain Shoots Negro
In Self Defense
A difficulty on the farm cf Ex-
Sheriff Henry Fountain Sunday
resulted in the shooting by Mr.
Charley he had Fountain of a negro, whom
day. discharged the preceding
The negro on being discharged
became enraged and returned Sun¬
day with the intention of giving
his former employer trouble, and
would have carried out his plot
had Mr. Fountain not drawn his
gun at the proper moment. The
negro was shot twice, both bullets
entered his body but it is reported
that he will recover. The shootings
was entirely in self-defense.
Man Falls From
Second Story Window
A man by the name of C. B.
Dunning, and givingTampa, Fla.,
as his home is in a precarious con¬
dition at the Lee-Grant, suffering
with injuries sustained in a fall
from a second story window in the
Hotel to the ground Monday
night.
The injured man so far has been
unable to give an intelligent ac¬
count of how he happened to the
accident, and it is not known
whether he fell out or was thrown
out, however it is thought, and he
gives it as his opinion, that while
sitting in the window to get cool,
he possibly went to sleep and fell
to the ground.
Mr. Dunning was so disabled' by
the fall that he was unable to give
any alarm and remained where he
fell until about 5:45 Tuesday
morning, when his groans attract¬
ed Photographer H. W. Brown,
who was in his tomato garden in
the rear of the hotel. With the
aid of the porters Mr. Brown re¬
moved the injured man who was
in his night clothes, to a room in
the hotel and summoned physi¬
cians. None of Mr. Dunning’s
limbs are broken, but the physi¬
cians state that he is seriously in¬
jured internally. There seems to
be no hope for his recovery, and
his wife at Tampa, was notified
yesterday and is expected to ar¬
rive at her husband’s bedside
sometime today.
Mrs. L. W. Meakin left yester¬
day for Walhalla, S. C., in re¬
sponse to a ^telegram announcing
the death of her father, Mr.
Strother.