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Eip; - . pivir 4 v . lions For
r ' •' >n R.e-Union
Maor'rt is making great prepara-
tion for the coining re-union to be
held in May 7-8-9 1912.
Walter A Harris who is
of the tx«i. Militia and has been
selected as General Chairman and
is assisted by an ableeorp* of busy
business men, who are untiring in
their efforts to make this the great¬
est re.union ever held in Dixie.
The Son’s of the Confederacy will
have a very prominent part in the
coming re union, for with Com-
mandarit J. Marion Dunwody, ' of
the Thomas Hardiman .. ( ,, amp IV>.
18 is doing SOME great stunts fu>
the Sons in the coming re-union
Mrs. Walter 1). Lamar he; <! of
the U. I> C’s of Georgia, as clu-.'i-
man of the W oman’s Auxiliary is
untiring in her efforts for the enter-
taioment of the Daughters, and
those who know .Mrs. Lamar is a
guarantee that Macon will do hr r
sliar in showing Honors to the
Daughters. The Cm federate Ke-
anion of 1912 will bo the
ever held iu any city in the South,
Thousands and thousands of dol-
lars are pouring into the treasury
of the General Re-union Commit-
teo and every citizen of Macon is
doing his share to make the event
a success, When the Veterans
come to this—“The Magnetic Cen¬
ter” of Dixie—they will ex¬
tended a welcome of the kind that
they will remember until they an¬
swer the last sounds of Tape. Mi:-
cou will be theirs, Do with it
what they will. Macon’s people
will extend the right hand of fel¬
lowship to the men who Imuhd
for Dixie. Everything that, she
possesses will be turned over to
them while they are her guest*.
A committee of representative
business men headed by John J,
McKay is in charge of the cam¬
paign for funds. Unlimited mon¬
ey is at the command of the com¬
mittee and every dollar will be
spent to give the Veterans the
time of their lives. It is estima¬
ted by E. H. Hyman, Secretary
of toe Executive Committee, that
One Hundred Thousand Dollars
will be used by Macon in enter¬
taining her gnests. Macon will
not go out in the State of Georgia
for a single dollar, bnfc will raise
the entire amount from her own
citizens, which shows the spirit
that builds up cities and is curry¬
ing out to the letter the promise*-
made by Secretary Hyman at the
Little Rock Re-union.
Thomasville Alder-
merv May be Paid
Sa.la.ry
Thomasville, Jan. 7.—At the
time of the general municipal elec¬
tion here on January 16 Thomas¬
ville people will be called upon
to say by ballot whether or not
they are in favor of paying the
aldermen of the city a salary of
$100 a year. Heretofore the mem-
bets of the board of aldermen have
served the city without any re¬
muneration, but- it is thought now
with the increased growth of the
tow 11 and the proportionate in-
croas • in their dui.ns that ll ey
should be paid at least a small
stipend.
The ordinance to this effect was
pass d by the council last Febru¬
ary and Representative Hopkins
had the legislature refer it to the
people before it could become a
law It is not thought that there
will be any opposition of conse¬
quence to it.
9> Janks Organized in
Georgia Last Year
1 : iring last year 91 new banks,
w an aggregate capital of $2,-
765.000 began business in Georgia.
T of these are in Atlanta The
lurgestof the new banks is the
Ti veler’s Bank and Trust com-
P“ v of Atlanta, which has a capi¬
ta* of $200,000.
(ieargia now has T69 banks,
with a total capital of $44,773 000.
Of t heso banks 650 are slate hank*.
The Southern Banker has com¬
piled a Jjst of the basks that bo~
ia Georgia last yaar.
T HF FITZGERALD LEADER TUESDAY. J-^ Mi ARY 9, W12 »
A New Grocery Store
I have just opened my New Stock of Fancy and
Family Groceries. I will appreciate all orders, large
or smalL See me before you buy. V V V
104 East Centra.!, Next Door to Marion Hotel.
Prompt Delivery. Phono 236.
C. L. ORSER GROCERY COMPANY
Noted Financiers
Indicted for Fr»ud
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Nr.w Yokk,-T an. 5—Indictments
charging conspiracy a'••cl use of
the United States mails to dr frdud
in connection with an alleged
$5,000,000 swindle were returned
by the Federal grand jury today
against Julian Haw'lu rne, author,
son of Nathaniel Hawthorne,
the noted writer; Josiah Quincy,
former mayor of Boston and as-
sistant secretary of state under
Cleveland; Dr. William J. Mor-
ton, a specialist; Albert Freeman,
promoter, and John McKinnon, of
Brooklyn. They pleaded not guily.
and postponement was taken until
next.
They were indie'ed ns a result
of an investigation into the sti < k
sales of several mining properties
which were brought about thn
complaints laid before the post¬
master general by friends ui Sen*
tor Elihu Root. The mining prm -
erties are:
The Temaganini Coba't, mine*-
limited, capital $3,000,000; E
Lake Cobalt mines, limited, c>,pi
tal $1.1(0,000; Montreal-,1 mi
mines, linntid, capital $1.000,001.
The Hawthorne silver and ir<i
mines, limited,[capital $15,000.00' .
All of these properties are lucated
in Ontario, Canada. It is alleg* d
in the indictments that not one of
these mines ever sold'.a single t*u
of ore, bat thifc large’quantities of
stock were unloaded on the pub-
l ic, rna iply thru^ ihe use of the
name of Julian Hawthorne.“i-.
Glowing letters written an<
J by Hawthorne, it is
vere sent broadcast thru th
> i el i mt: of the areat prospect
mines. In one instance, i
•i d a none was advertise
as beingjin “The thick of the ( c-
balt d strict,” when as a matter of
fact, itwas miles awav.
A selling agencyJwas organized
to dispose of the stock, according
to the Federal authorities, known
as the Julian Hawthorne Company.
Thru this agency not more in„n i>0
per cent of the stock proceeds i -
or reached the treasuries < f the
various companies. The other . t
per cent went into the pocuets of
the promoters, Federal office is
claim.
S hares of stock sold at from :o
to 50 cents. Statements ti.ui noi e
of the officers received compensa¬
tion was dwelt on heavily m tin
circulars, and it was stated ti k
they re. eived no commissions.
The Leap Year Statute
On the subject of leap year,
the Bntannica says that “no sat¬
isfactory” explanation has ever
been offered of the origin
of the custo n for women to tvoe
and not be wooed one year in
every four. But it offers the
1 ap year statute of Margaret,
the Maid of Norway. Margaret
re gned over Scotland from 12£6
t> 1290, though she died befoie
she could get there. In the year
12SS, which was leap year, the
following law was passed in her
realm: J
“It is statut and ordaint that
during the rein of hir maist blis-
sit Megeste, for ilk years known
as lepe year, like mayden ladye
of bothe high and lowe estait
shall hae liberte to bespeke the
man she likes; albeit he refuses
to taik hir to be bis lawful wyfe,
he shall be mulcted in ye sum
ane pun nils or less, as his e9tait
mak be Nexeep t and awis gif he
can man it appear that he is be-
throtmu an ither woman he then
shall be free.”
We Should Grow More
Pecans.
It has been claimed by some
that any soil is available for pecan
growing, but thi3 is erroneous.
It would be a waste of time and
money to plant pecan trees on
poor, shallow, rocky land in some
sections. It is generally known
that they thrive best on deep, rich
soil. Lands along the creeks and
valleys which are subject to over¬
flows occasionally and which are
underlaid with a permanent wa¬
ter supply are the most ideal for
pecan growing. It has been
claimed by some that it was nec¬
essary for the tap ro it to reach
water when the tree came into
bearing, but this is also erron¬
eous, for the majority of pecan
ti-ees now in existence do not
have tH'ir tap-roots so situated.
This tree is a deep rooting one,
and the rainfall in nearly all
parts of the South is sufficient to
mature the nuts. So, in decid¬
ing the matter about the soil that
has fertility enough to grow a
fair crop of corn and cotton will
grow pecans.
Transplant the trees, between
the first of November and ihe
last of February. The earlier,
perhaps the better, on account of
the trees having time for the
dirt to become settled around
them by the winter rains, and
this is important. Give your trees
plenty of room, remembering,
however, that the improved bud¬
ded sorts do not require quite as
much as the wild ones- Gener¬
ally, on average soil, thirty feet
each will be a very safe distance
to set the trees. —The Progressive
Farmer.
Reunion Fund Grows
Macon, Ga., Jan. 3.— The Con
federate reunion fund continues
to grow. Over $35,000 has been
raised within the past three days
Several of the soliciting teams
have not worked regularly and
therefore hindered the reunion of¬
ficials in having as much money
on hand as they would have had
if these committees had been at
work. However, things are look¬
ing promising and by the end of
the nresent week, the $70,000 will
be raised.
Governor Apportions
Insurance for State
Governor Sluton has apportion¬
ed the fire insurance for the state
of Georgia for the next five years
among about 150 agents, of hame
and foreign companies doing busi¬
ness in this state, seeking to rec¬
ognize all interests entitled to rec¬
ognition by the fact that they pav
taxes or license into the state treas-
ury. The eight Georgia home
companies get $300,000 of insur¬
ance. The governor spends about
$37,000,000 arid gets about $1,400-
000 protection.
Lost or Stolen
One white bull dog, blacr ring
around one eye. Close croped ears
Finder will receive reward.
A. L, Parr,
99-tf. 810 S. Great.
f,j ty J £ our t ; onven eS
4th. iVlonday in
The January Term of City
Court will rapet the Fourth Mon¬
day in January, there beiLg fifty-
cases docketed for this term of
court. The jurors who have been
chosen to serve as follows:
G. O. Minshew
A. J. Reed
L. H. Simons
G. G. Dykes
W. J. Morris
J. M. Reeves
R. W. Minshew
J. T. Mathis
C. M. Anderson
Geo. W. Pridgeon
J. T. Walker
C. M. Renolds
L. G. Barnes
G. A. McMillan
W. H. Robitzsch
O. P Rodgers
8. J. Walker
M. M. Stevens
R. M. v\ bite
D. D. Garri-on
Ira Hays
Geo. D. Ki rcker
E. E. Hawks
F. H. Lineman
H. L. Beauchamp
Wiley Williams
J. L. Dorminey
A. W. Myers
B. F. Hayes
Jesse Taylor
W. II. Bussey
C. 8. Isler
G. M. Young
M. Pridgeon
Joshu Troup.
I urns Before Eyes of
Bride of Three
Weeks
Ellaviixk, Jan. 7.—Maddened
by the flames which licked his
body, Joe Sears fought off the
frantic attempts of his bride of
three weeks to extinguish the tire,
ana died in agony several hours
later. Clad only in a nightshirt,
Mr. Sears was standing ir. front
of an open tire Saturday night be¬
fore retiring when the garment
caught, and m a moment was a
mass of flames.
His wife, who was in the room
at the time, ran screaming to his
assistance. So frightened was he,
however, that she could do noth¬
ing, and the garment burned up
while he was ineffectually trying to
put it out. Before anybody else
could be summoned great patches
of skin had been burned off.
He died at 6 o’clock this morn¬
ing, medical attention throughout
the night being of no avail. He
was the only son of Dr. W. D.
Sears, a prominent physician of
Ellaviile. He had been married
only three weeks.
Mr. James M. Saunders has re¬
turned to the city from St. Loui<,
Mo., where he has resided during
the past year, and will again make
Fitzgerald his home.
Teachers Will Get
BackPay Jan, 20
State Treasurer W, J. Speer
has informed State School Com¬
missioner Brittain that the treas-
nry hopes to pay ort by January
20 the full 60 per ceot still due
the school teachers ca their 1911
salaries, totaling op to between
$1,000,000 and $1,500,000.
Secret Order
;v .! * * i I'oe.'S’ Ft cal
are i eij m. ->r< -,. fumO v-> fl or pub!
,i:r ice ot tiaie'ar.d place tit
. heir cueet : r.g-.
.he Lado ;t . of* h 1 Grand Army meet
at 2 o. in. *n the Una and 4th Satur
•s* i** each r> me K. of P,
Hall on Omr.-il Ate.
ADAH CHAPTER NO II O 1 »
Meet* nverv lrss and third Mueda-y
nigh*, at Masonic Haii corner Cttuural
Are and Grant street
Fitzgeiald Banner Nest
Mei-isev y 2 d and 4 h M day Niuht.
cornei Cemra 1 -\ and Grant
S re ■;
F. G. CIAR.K, Free
JOHN. SCHLANSER. R.. S. R
GEORGE CROUSE P< i> . NO. 17
. (j. A. R.
Meet* mu the 1st Hi d Hr Sal urdav-
of each niotith. at ft ».. . he K. o
F. Ha l.
Huuti Ki rr rumanrter.
WOODMAN OF THE WORLD
every first ai.d mrei WwIdh*
day night at Odd Fel-ows hall. Good
Ht.u-ndance is ur^od. Visitors wel-
cwme. B. VV Mayo,
Camp Clerk.
w. a c.
Colony Rebel Cor i s No. 3, meets at
their Hall on South Main St svsry first
and third Tuesdays at 2 o’clock, p m,
LHaif Haverfle.d President
Mrs. Eliaa Mosher, Secretary.
P. 0. S. OF A
Meets evar • Fr day of each
w ek at W R. (. ball.
F. Preeman, Pres; fom Potter, Vlc<
Pres; P. B. Heifner, Man . .? Form-
H. Smith, Con’d. A. A. /, Sec’v.
F. L. Bisrham. Traas
OE CHS EM AN *- COM DERY
N ( 1 :i0
Meets second m-(i Frida.,
eights of t-acn m , a ic Hai
corner Central A v- on, it St reel
A. E J int*s, Km • 11 Com
J. ti Se»n<. 'M-cefrier.
MAGNOLI 1 RBBBOCA LODGBNo
23, T o. o. r.
.
Mi*?;* eve*y Frtd tv aUhb at 7:30.
Odd Fellow* hail.
Alma M. Justt'e, N. G.
Cora Si mows, V G.
Aria Fr^fcwei!, ?s««’t
FITZGERALD CHAPYfi ’ Vt> 3
R. A. M.
Meets firs! aart third aiuh
of#a*h month at ICaaoa » > U Cornet
Central Ave. asd Graat *?•
J. K. Turissr, H.. .•’* {/
Jbu. H. R
COLONY POST NO. 14 4.
Mw?ts ihe 1st and 3rd ,
each month at 7*80 p. m
4th Saturday at 3 p. m
Hall.
Samuel Emmon*, C fi'. 1
Li'U'n ''
WHITE JESSAMINE
L i) T.
Meets eviuy Monday afttv at..
in VV. R. C. H 1 !. s u t i
Mrs. Elizabeth Blown
Mbs. Laura M iller
PINE LEVEL LOO
A. F. A a V
Meets every second
Monriay nights of ear.
Masonic Hall, corner (% ten
Grant street.
G. A. R< gt-
l’ine L
J. W. P*
UNITY LODGE NO - * P
Meets every second urth
Thursday ni s 'bt in me of
Pythias Hall on Cenir* Vis-
itlnjf Knights cord'aih ri to
attend.
O . = . M * rt r,
R. L <i a i K S.
FITZGERALD ENC 1
1 O. O. F N
Meets everv Thursda. H p.
m. in Odd Fellows Hall.
W. W. Hu
lA A • •‘tie.
K. O. T. y
1st, 2nd and 4‘h ’** n io
.eh Month.
Perry K * u
Job A ••at.,
Kr*h>- * ■’ordf
FITZGERALD LOL> « >. 35
i. o. o. r.
Meet*every Tuesday o ' . 3 d. n>.
ia 018 Fellow* Hall, *- -• In and
Pis* its. Ti*lttns Broths . ' onoa,
B. ▼. Armas t. G.
A. ^ >. i
1. Ben **
LA liurcli Directory
Kvf’ry pastor u Fitzgerald is arpnd
.41 sonri in his notice of church ser-
vices fur this column.
catholic church
S* *vic*t- at the Catholic Church will ;
bets follows until further notice.
Mass 2nd Sonday in each month at
10 o’clock.
A* H. SchoEBar<K. Priest.
U. B. CHURCH
Directory of Service .
Sunday School 9:50 a. as.
Pleaching 10:43 ,a. m. and 7:50 p. n»
Y. P. C. B. U„ n p rp.
Mid week services Wed. 7:50 p. .n.
Official board meeting the first Thurs¬
day evening of each month at 8:30.
J. L. Leichiiter,. Pasror.
FIRST M. E. CHURCH.
Let and Magnolia Sis
E. J Hammond. Vaster. 1 c-t«*ir-.-,ce,
118 VV. Mugn<>!:•>. Siren. P.V .- 4u .
Sabbath Services.
Sabbath School— 9:3d a. it..
Morning worship—“1:45,
Epwurth League—ti:46 jj. m.
Evening worship—7:so
Prayer service Wednesday evening
at 7:45. The uenemi puodc\ ..specially
transfers, always welcmne.
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Lee and Jessatimie Sts.
Bible School, T. F. Eemmini{«r,
Miperintendent, meats every Lord’*
Day at 9:80 a. m. Morning worship,
with Lord's Suppsr, Littla sermon for
Children, and Sermon. 11:00. Y.P.S.G
B. # - 45. Evening worship at 7:45.
Midweek service with address by
the pastor, Wednesday evening at 7:45..
Everybody welcome a;, all meetings
Only once a here.
CENTRAL, METHODHT HITECH
Oor. Lee St. and uentral Ave.
Sunday School 9:80 a. >u ,L. O.Tisdet
Superintendent. Pi earth; g pastor
11 a ru. Junior Epw.o.h, League
4:00 p.m. Senior Ep*nrt.h L ague 6 4.
p ru. Preaching b> • 7 :-'50p. m.
Prayer meeting Wwin,- -iitn night at
7:30.
All are cordial I v utvn.wi 10 these
services and strangers are especially
welcome
Guyton Fisher, Pastor.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
W. Magnolia, between-Sferla Led
Streets.
Sunday School 9.80 a.m. L. Kenne¬
dy, Supt.
Preaching services every Sunday at
11 a. m. and a:Q0 p. m.
Royal Ambassadors Sunday evening
7:0©.
Prayer meeting tYeioesday night
8 : 00 .
B. Y. P. U., Friday night, 8:00.
All are cordially iuvo,»-d to attend
all these services.
Thoa. W. I (Jail a way,
Have You?
Have you tried a pair
of the shoes made right
here in Georgia? Have
you in this way voted for a
new and bigger industrial
South?
Shoe Manufacturing is a
brand new thing in Geor¬
gia. We want you to
see its product.
Ask your dealer to
show you the King Bee
and Easy Street styles.
Among the most popu¬
lar lasts are “Ty Cobb”
and “Dope.”
Have a look. We’ll
leave the verdict with
you.
/ *,./
J. K. Orr Shoe Co.J
Red Seal Shoe Factory,
Atlanta.
Fitzgerald Un ertaking
& Furniture Company
Furniture QQ Installments
Funeral Director.
W. H. ROGERS w
Day Phone, 30. '
Night Pboaa, U7 S
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