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The Motio theatre
Damaged By Fire
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■ Miss Sallie Al^affder’s moving!
picture show, The * Motio,
damaged considerably by tire Wed-;
aesday night, when one of the!
aelluloid nies became ignited;
and soon had tfie entire lamp
house in flames. Mr.
--who was operating the machine
states that to the
soma unaccountable way and was
• beyond control instantly. It is in-
deed fortmnM dhufc the house .«
not full of people, for in the
citement some would have surely
been injured, tin an effort to get
out of the building, the only exit
b^ in the front of the
The lamp house was not hoed
with fire-proof-matarial, and the
ceiling was burnt, as well as
!POBT. V. BOWEN.
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•TJ.iB. CLEMENTS.
a No. 839C> ,J E. TURNER,
^DEPOSITS $4(00.000.00 iJ. D. DORMINEY.
>M- M. STEPHENS
,1ft ioofU Asst.
The Exchange National Barak
aJNITBO STATES DfiPOSKARY
Fitzgerald, &&«„ ^December 22, H9U.
Je Our Patrons and the PtMic:
Ammally, about the <tclose of our btae&ness year, we reflect
over the reoord of the past :twelve months width a feeling tinged
slightly wi-ilh sadness, because we cannot live .over the days that
have passed, and at the same time experience a feeling flavored
with the joy of the approaching Christmas time.. It is an emotional
season; so, .may we be pardoned for taking this method of return¬
ing thanks t© every one who., in the past by patronage and friend¬
ship, has made it possible for this bank to record 1911 as the most
successful year of its existence.
We realize fully that we could not publish a statement
showing such <a healthy, sound and prosperous condition had it not
been for the ^reat, growing faith that the great, growing and
enlightened public have in our liberal and business-like policy,
and it is for this faith in us, and this friendship for us, that we
hereby return ©ur best thanks.
To reward our patrons, our friends and the public for the
great, favor of their friendship amd patronage, we hereby pledge
ourselves to watch and direct the distribution of our banking aid
in 1912 so that we shall be more useful to the people in our ter¬
ritory in that year than we have been in the past, although our
record for usefulness and for development is unsurpassed.
We shall live just a little closer and closer to our cher¬
ished policy, LIVE AND LET LIVE, and we shall live a little closer
and closer to the strict U. S. Government statutes governing
National Banks, so that as we grow in experience we shall grow
stronger.
While 1911 i6 terminating unprofitably for all important
interests in this section of the country, we find ourselves in
splendid shape for taking care of our loyal and faithful patrons,
and with enough funds in hand with which to meet the reasonable
needs of substantial and deserving people who engage to bank with
us exclusively in 1912.
Our wishes for you are that you may have a good and happy
Christmas, followed by a successful and happy 1912.
Sincerely yours,
. E. TURNER, Active V.-Prest.
e-, - D. DQRMINY Cashier,
u. U. STEPHENS, Asst. Cashier.
SCM I-WEEKLY
The Fitzgerald Leader.
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY GEORGIA, DECEMBER 22, 1911.
With Malice Toward None and Good Will to All,
THE LEADER WISHES YOU
A Merry ChrsiLmas and a Happy New Year
Schools Close For
Christmas Holidays
The Fitzgerald public
today for the Christmas
holidays and will not held any
*nore>sessions until after ttihe first
of the:year.
Thefirst three months of the
Lave been exceedingly sue-
'eessful, and the work of Super-
to the Board of Education.
Many of the teachers will spend
^tateand some in other states.
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and the moving picture**-
no in-
guraoee, and her many friends
sympathize with her in-the mis'for-
tune.
To Act On
Morse’s Petition
Atlanta Dec. IS.-The report
of the military physicians at Fort
McPherson on the condition of
Charles W. Morse was forwarded
to the department ■ of Justice last
Saturday, at w Teamed.
Friends of the (former New
York backer 'hope ‘President Tart,
fifteen year sentence until the
physicians mould *• report on toss
*0*512 The < tin-effect "* P0 “ °' declared "*
report
that Morse’s ^condition is the sav&e
as when removed from the federal
prison several weeks ago. The
=ou,T f
representation had been made to
him regarding rthe
health.
Bishop Pleased With
Rev. ,North-Tum-
man’s Work.
Rev.. F. North-Tummon has
returned from a week’s tour
some 0 f his mission points in
hisdistriet He was accompa¬
med by the b shopot Georgia Geor la and and
acted as the Bishop s chaplain,
Drily a portion of hisdistrict
*"* J 1 * ~
highly gratified with the work
being done by Mr. North-Turn-
T* T"! 4 ' re8U "*. of ‘ he
pas * week, Three new missions
organized by the Bishop,
and land given and help pro-
.cured for new churches.
Moultrie, where Y “i about twelve
communicants organized them-
selves iinto the New Mission
Christ Church. The
preached, confirmed one,
baptised two.
Wednesday afternoon
Bishop visited Vidalia.
Thursday they drove twenty-
six miles to Perry’s Mill, married
a couple, and drove three miles
more for service. A new Mission
was organized here and one at
Lyons.
Friday morning Holy Com¬
munion was celebrated at the
Lilliott place do about seventeen.
Then they -drove sixteen miles to
Uralda and took train for Doug¬
las for services.
Jury Indicts Three
Deaths of Auto
Victims
Atlanta, Dec. 19.—Dr. O. H.
Morris, owner and driver of
automobile that struck and killed
Farrar Hall atthe corner of Luckie
and Forsyth streets a couple of
week ago, has been indicted by the
Fulton county grand jury on the
charge of involuntary manslaugh¬
ter and is at liberty pending his
trial onder a $1,000 bond.
Two other indictments for in¬
voluntary manslaughter, growing
out of alleged reckless driving,
have been returned by the grand
jury, both against negroes. Ed
Hayes, the negro chauffeur who
is held responsible for the death of
a young woman in West End after
she had been hit by the automo¬
bile when she stepped from a
trolley car in a heavy rain; and
John Williams, driver of the city
sanitary down wagon, which knocked
and fatally hurt Mrs. Ophelia
Toole, are those two.
David Burns, a negro, was in¬
dicted for seven robberies in one
night.
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Mr. P. lj. Clark, eashier of the
American State Bank, leaves to¬
morrow night, and will be absent
from the city about two weeks,
transaeting matters of business in
New York. Mr. Clark will also
visit Washington and Philadelphia
before returning to the city.
Dudley M. Hughes Takes
First Step To Secure
Post Office Building
Introducing The Following Bill
In The House Of Representatives
Be it reacted by the Senate and^House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled. That the Secretary
of the Treasury be and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pur¬
chase or otherwise procure a suitable site at Fitzgerald, Georgia, and
cause to be erected thereon in said city a convenient and suitable
public building, with fireproof vaults and other conveniences, for the
use and accommodation of the postmaster, post office and for other
governmental purposes.
Sec. 2. That the Secretary of the Treasury is also authorized and
directed to have plans and specifications furnished for said building,
which are to be approved by him, and he shall cause a good and suffi¬
cient t tie fer the site to be secured *and furnished to the United
States. The site selected must be of sufficient size and so located as
to leave the building when completed unexposed to danger from fire
by an open space on every side. No purchase of site nor plans for
the building shall be approved by said Secretary which shall involve
an expenditure of more than one hundred thousand dollars for the en¬
tire cost of the building, completed, including the cost of the site and
all other expenses. The contract for the purchase of the site shall not
be closed until estimates of the cost of the building, which will furnish
suitable and sufficient accommodations for the transaction of the pub¬
lic business and which shall not exceed in cost the balance of said sum
after the price of the site has been deducted from the one hundred
thousand dollars, shall have been approved by the Secretary of the
Treasury: Provided, That no money appropriated for the purposes
herein specified shall be available until valid title for the site of said
building shall be vested in the United States.
CHRISTMAS
FROM
American State
There is no time of the
when the spirit of appreciation
se bright as at Christmas-tide.
We of the American State Bank
realize that when we opened for
business September, 1910, that
our chanees for success depended
not only on our ability to serve
the people as far as our means
would allow, but depended also
on the hearty co-operation of
every one who felt a eft ire to
contribute to our growth.
We were not strangers to the
community and it may be because
of the estimation in which our
officers and directors were held
and the confidence the public had
in them for many years back,
that they have so generously
given us their support and in¬
fluence.
We have made a record in sev¬
eral ways. We show 800 accounts
on our books, all individual
counts. During some months we
averaged over THREE new ac-
counts a day. Our depositors
now are higher than a month
ago. We continue to grow in
times like these. We do not say
these things in a spirit of braga-
doccia nor with the desire to
(Mlieiai Orgai of Bm
K ill County. tl.M
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VOL. XVI. NO. 91
Joint Installation
Colony Post No. 14 and the
Woman’s Relief Corps will have
their public installation of officers
at the latter’s hall on Tuesday,Jan.
9, 1912, at 2 p. m. This is tha
annual installation, and a cordial
invitation is extended to the pub¬
lic generally.
sound our own praises, but to
thank all the good people of Ben
Hill and adjacent counties for
the part they have played in our
progress.
Let us make 1912 a gran der
and bigger success for tne Amer¬
ican State Bank. We are here
to help you and will do so to the
utmost power within our resour¬
ces. See us about that Savings
account? We have something
new to spring on you soon in this
respect and a talk with us now
may mean something to you.
Again thanking you, all of you,
for your goodness to us, and
w,Bhl ... " e !f , h and everyone of
^ ou Merriest of Christmas’
and the Ha PP iest N ew Year's,
we beg to remain, very cordially,
AMERICAN STATE BANK,
W. R. Paulk, Otis H. Elkins,
RL Duckworth, L. L. Griner
Eli W. Walker, John B. D. Paulk
and P. F. Clark, Directors.