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Official Organ Ben Hid County.
Ociila Southern Asks
To Increase Capital
Atlanta, Jan. 18.—J. J. Quincy,
of Ociila. attorney for the Ociila
Southern Railroad, tiled a petition
with the railroad commission to¬
day ashing authority to increase
the stock issue from $190,000 to
$500,000 and the bonds from $200,-
000 to $1,000,000. This is the line
being built by J. A. J. Hender¬
son, of Ociila. The commission
gave consent at once.
It is set forth that this amount
is necessary for the development
now under way. The road is now
operating thirty miles of its own
construction aDd twenty-one miles
leased line, fifteen miles ad-
onal have been graded, and in
very short time trains will l e
operated twelve miles additional
from Fitzgerald to Rochelle. The
road operates between Fitzgerald
and Alapaba, but this week will
run trains between Fitzgerald and
Nashvilie. It is the intention to
build the lines on into Macon.
White Elephant Social
The Christian Endeavor of the
Christian church will give a White
Elephant S >cial Friday night in
the chaple of the church. Every¬
body invited. Bring something
you don’t want about the house,
nicely wrapped up, and get some¬
thing in exchange. Admission 10c.
Regains His Sight
Win. Armstr >ng, of Jackson¬
ville, Fla., had a marvelous res¬
toration of sight—so a dispatch
states. He was a carpenter and
working hard all day and reading
at night was too straining upon
the nerves and he awoke one
morning to find his sight gone.
Dr. Kennon Mott, the Atlanta
Eye Specialist, was consulted and
his sight was restored. Dr. Mott
is a specialist of marked ability
and having wonderful success in
his practice. The Doctor has de¬
cided to stop in the city again on
his way South and it is an oppor
tunity those with any' kind of eye
troubles should not miss.—Cordei
Dispatch.
Species! Notice
The evening service at the Epis¬
copal church will for the futon
be at 4 p. m. instead of 7:30
Service will close about 5 p. ni.
Sunday School will be at 3 p.rc
instead of 3 30.
* F. North-Tummon, Vicar.
vine Music At The
First M. E. Church
Rarely can a church in a city
the size of Fitzgerald boast of tin-
quantity and quality of musical
talent which the First M. E
Church of this city possesses.
The choir of this church lias al
ways had an enviable reputation,
but the quality of music this year
is better than evpr. It. is a treat
to step in, especially at the Sun
day mght service and enjoy it.
Tne choir has been enlarged to a
chorus, and will be made a triple
quartette. The song books used
are arranged for orchestration,
and an orchestra of six to eight in¬
struments With Mr. Ray Frey as
pianist are furnishing what : s
easily the finest music in the city.
Last Sunday night an instru-
mental solo by one of the orches-
tra was a feature additional to the
usual special vocal music, and tbe
pastor announced that it would be
continued. The congregation was
large, but with sn -hr .untie and
earnest pointed sermons, the
ber of church goers ought to he
larger and better.
SHVBI-WEEKLV
* 9
he •■r ■ Fitzgerald Leader.
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY GEORGIA, JANUARY 23, 1912.
Public Installation
Ladies Auxliary
The Ladies’ Grand Internation¬
al Auxiliary to the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers held a
public Installation of Officers last
evening at the Odd Fellows’ Hall,
and the occasion was one of rare
pleasure to the seventy-live guests
present.
Mrs. T. T. Buckalew, Installing
president, assisted by Mrs. J. M.
Lee, Installing Officer, presided
over the exercises and installed
the officers with her usual dignity,
The officers lor the ensuing year
are:
Mrs. \V. M. Martin, President,
Mrs. W. E. Carney vice president
Mrs. E. B. Judge Secretary, Mrs.
S. E. Booker Treasurer, Mrs. J.
T. Lyles, Insurance Secretary,
Mrs. A. G. Jones, Chaplain, Mrs.
VY. M. Emerson, Sentinel, and
Mrs. C. C. Chester, Guide.
The President appointed the
following officers; Mrs. W. O.
Kennedy, Marshal; Mrs. J W.
Morris, Marshal; Mrs. C. E,
Herring, musician.
The social feature of the meet
ing was most pleasant; the hall
was decorated in the national
colore and royal purple and made
a pretty setting for the exercises,
as the members of the Auxiliary
w- re all attired in white with the
red tics. The marches were play¬
ed by Miss Mary Eva Martin, and
Mrs. Clyde Ware furnished sever¬
al instrumental selections.
As the guests arrived they were
served delicious punch bv Mrs. E
8. Judge, who presided at the
punch bowl throughout the even¬
ing; and after the exercises, a
tempting two-course luncheon was
served by Mrs. J. M. Lee, Mrs.
A G. Janes, Mrs. W. E. Carney
and - Mrs. S. E. Booker. Tin-
guests left at a late hour, declar¬
ing the ladies of the Auxiliary
.nosfc delightful hostesses.
Stetson Heads
Macon Chamber
rormer Resident Of
This City President Of
Macon Chamber of
Commerce
Macon, Ga., January 22—E. W.
.Stetson, president of the Citizens
National Bank, rnd one of the
most prominent and aggressive of
Macons’ younger citizents, was
this afternoon elected presid nt of
i lie chamber of commerce at a
special meeting of the directors.
lie succeeds \V. E. Dun woody,
who resigned. Coincident with
Mr. Stetson’s election, there is a
rejuvenation of the organization,
more than a hundred business men
rallying to his assistance l*y pledg¬
ing to -serve on committees and
attend meetings.
Madame Sherry
&t Cordele, Georgia.,
February 6th.
By special arrangement with
the management of the Cordele
Opera Hou-e, Mr. P. R. Morrison
has engaged a block of 75 seats to
Madame Sherry. Everyone ha
heard “Every Little Movement
Has a Meaning all it’s Own,” but
few have had the good fortune to
hear Madame Sherry, America’s
biggest hit. In order to secure
special train service it will b.
vpa-s-ary to sell 75 tickets. If
you are interest d call at Morn
son's or Phone No. 12 not lutes
hx o’clock Wedne-day even
u. g.
J. A. Murphy Now
With Empire Store
Mr. McCarty’s Succes¬
sor Assumes Manag-
ment of Empire Mer¬
cantile Co.
Mr. J. A. Murphy has arrivec
in the city from Macon to assutm
the management of the Empire
Mercantile Company, succeeding
Mr. Jas. L. McCarty who has re¬
signed to go into business for him-
self.
Mr. Murphy is a man of broac.
experience in the mercantile world
having made its study a life-time
business, and is thoroughly equip¬
ped to manage the affairs of a largt
store like the Empire. Mr. Mur
phy comes herefrom Macon vvher.
for many years he has been witl
Dannenberg Company, one of the
largest mercantile establishment
in middle Georgia. Before goir:.
with the Dannenoerg Company,
Mr. Murphy was manager of th-
Boston Store at Flawkinsville. H*
is in every sense a business man,
knowing well how to handle tin
trade, and all who shall have dea*
ings with him will tint! him a most,
pleasant man to do business with.
f Ihe friends of Mr. James
many
Davis, Sr., will regret to learn that
he has been indisposed at his horn,
just north of the city for the past
lew days.
New Store will
open February, 1st.
McCexrty— Johnstone
Compa ny will occu¬
py LitzgerBLld Hab¬
erdasher Location
On another page will be found
the announcement of the McCarty-
Johnstone Company, who will be
open for business on February 1st*
The linn will occupy the store
room on Pine street now being
used bv the Fitzgerald Ha be r-
dasher Company, and will carry a
complete line of Drygoods, No
tions. Shoes, Gents’ Furnishings.
Bovs’ Clothing, Ladies’ and Men’s
The McCarty—Johnstone Com
pany is composed of Mr. James L.
McCarty and Mr. Guy C. John
stone, two of the most highly es¬
teemed business men of the city.
Both gentlemen have been con¬
nected with the Empire Mercantile
Company for the past ten years,
Mr. McCarty in the capacity of
director, general manager,' and
secretary, and Mr. Johnstone as
he.d salesman in ihe Gents’ Furu-
ishing department. Both
of the firm are very popular in
business and social circles,
tooling an unlimited amount of
trade, r»'-d in going into
for themselves, the prediction
that they wnl receive a large p t-
ronfige.
Mr. McCarty is now in
York, buying Spring and Summer
Goods.
Wood and Corn
I wiil saw your 4 foot wood in
stove length, plow your iots, crush j
your corn, or sell you stove wood.
5Lf Phone 166 3 YV. V. Cnurch.
W H. Babbitt, the aged veteran
continues very ill at his home 803 |
W. Alturuaha. I
|
John L. Lee, as President of
die Georgia Division of the Farm¬
ers Union will be at a business
meeting of the Ben Hill County
Union to be bold at the Union Gin
on Friday, Jan. 26th.
James T. Harahan and
Three Others Killed
In a Wreck
Decatur, III., Jan. 22.--James
T. Harahan, former president of
«'»e Illinois Central railroad, and
.hree other passengers in the pri¬
vate car of Vice President Melcher
if the Rock Island railroad were
tilled today and 25 other persons
were injured in a rear-end collision
>f passenger trains on tne Illinois
Central railroad at Kinmundy, Ill.
The dead are:
James T. Harahan, former pres¬
ident of the Illinois Central rail¬
road.
E. B. Peirce, general solicitor
>f the C. R. 1. & P. road.
F O Melcher, second vice pres¬
ident of the C. K. I. & P. road.
E. E. Wright, son of Genera!
duke Wright, of Tennessee, for¬
mer secretary of war.
The injured:
C. M. Vert, of Champaign, fire¬
man No 3, fractured skull.
K J. Stuart, of Champaign, en-
rineer No. 3, part of hand torn off
aui bad cut in hand.
Joseph Gilbert, of CharapaigD
ti reman No. 25, hip dislocated and
nternal injuries.
N > passengers wore severely in-
lured beyond some bruises and a
making up. '
The bodies of the dead officials,
xcepting that of Judge Wright,
* hick was sent to Memphis, were
-vnfc direct to Chicago, arriving
toere about noon.
This is the second accioent with-
" a few days in which a railroad
ffitial has been killed-while riding
'ii a private car. Guy L. Slewin',
>f St. Louis, agricultural and corn-
nercial agent i f tbe Frisco, whs
anied aucl his body incinerated fol-
‘"vvingy. waek in which his pri¬
vate car was demolished in a. rear-
end collision near Keiso, Mo., a
week ago.
The collision occurred at the
ivummnday station, where the Pan
ama Limited Flyer, to the rear ot
which Vice President Melchir’s
private car had been coupled, had
stopped to take water. A follow-
•ng passenger, No. 3, "swinging a-
long at a high rate of speed,
crashed into the standing train.
The locomotive of the oncoming
tr-'in plowed its way for 25 feet
into ihe Harahan car. President
Harahan, Wright, Peirce and
Melcher were seen in the rear
part of the car. They were almost
instantly killed.
TOSSKD THRU CAI£ KOOK.
H«d V", ,, bruised, 1 ™!™* , , 1 , was , tossed tr,£J lt} thru , ully Cllt the.
^of of the car. The ot! ere were
7' ,nd covftm l wreckage at
5 ^, S1 1 e oi track,
other persons in the car,
f Uon, f IHwd , bu ° b at ^ Little attornev Rock, for Ark.; the
* vron Cu ‘7» secr<itar V Vite
1 m,K,fctlL , :vIelwh ' ,r !U,d two ne «‘»
’
Portors, known as F.ancis and Hu-
her, were severely injured. Robert
engireer on the second
train, was severely hurl and may
die. A second fireman, known as
‘•’he stoker,” on this engine was
also hurt, The fireman jumped
and escaped injury.
The cause ol the accident is not
known,
A Correction
We i eg ret tlmt in Tuesday’s
issue, a i error was made in stat
ing the ag*» ot Mr. E. M. Winslow-
t'ht* ti .ceased was 86 years old in¬
stead of 7i.
For Sale—8 yold ;nar«, g ’ d
driver or vSU plow,
good milch ow as part pavnu’iit,
400 W. Orange, pi.one ’18.
Stronach-Jones
Nuptials Event
The following account of the
wedding of Miss Mary Lindeman
Stronach and Mr. James Ootavius
Jones is taken from the Raleigh
(N. C.) PicwB and Observer, and
will be read with interest by the
many friends of the bride, who
was very popular during her visit
here last winter as the guest of
her sister, Mrs. Will Moore, on
south Lee street:
There was celebrated at 9o’clock
last night at the First Presbyterian
Church a most brilliant wedding
when Mr. James Octavius Jones
of this city received as his bride
Miss Mary Lindeman Stronach,
daughter of Mrs. Alexander Bar¬
ron Stronach. The weddiug and
the reception following were
charmiug social events. The church
was thronged with friends of the
popular young couple, and the
scene was a lovely one, the wedding
being among the most brilliant
held in Raleigh.
The . church was attractively
decorated in palms and draperies
of smiiax, making a charming set¬
ting for the assembling of the
bridal party, the color scheme of
white and green being accentuated
by the white dresses and the green
,in d white of the bouquets of the
bridal party. The weddiug music
was rendered by Mrs. James
Briggs, Jr., who gave as the pro-
cessional the wedding march from
Lohengrin and as’the recessional
Mendelssohn’s wedding march. The
vows were given by Rev. W.
McC. White, pastor of (he chutch.
In advance of the bridal party
’-here entered a party of young
women, special friends of the bride.
The groomsmen were in full
evening attiie, and used bouton¬
niere of lilies of the valley. There
were Messrs W. E. Stronach, R
H. DeButts of Charlotte, Donald
rtnn Stronach and John W. Huck-
abee of Albemarle. The brides¬
maids were the iour sisters of the
bride, Mrs. William Biount Moore
of Fitzgerald, Ga., Mrs. Thomas
Badger of Fayetteville, N. C., Mrs.
James Monroe Stoker of Raleigh,
and Miss Katherine Stronach.
They were each attired in white
chiffon over white satin, pearl
bandings with head dressing of
white aigrettes, and carried shower
bouquets of bride’s roses.
Preceding the bride there en¬
tered her maid of honor. Miss
Piioeoe W. Carlile of Philadelphia,
w ho was at-ti ed in white chiffon
over white satin, silver fringe anti
swansdown, real lace cap with
ostrich plumes, and she carried a
shower bouquet of bride’s roses.
The bride entered on the arm of
her oldest brother, Mr. Van Dalen
Stronach, by whom she was given
m marriage. She was charming¬
ly gowned in white crepe de chine
over while satin, real lace and
pearl draperies, her veii caught
horn a Normandie bonnet with
pearl cavachons, and she carried a
shower bouquet of bilks of the
valley and orchids. The groom
•mowed with ms best man, Mr. YV
U. I'arneil of Norfolk, Va.
A MOST CHAKM1NO KKCKITION.
Following the wedding there wa¬
il most charming and brilliant, re¬
ception given at he- residence ori
North Woodworth street given by
Mrs. A. B. Stronach, the mother
if the bride. It was a largely at¬
tended event and was most delight¬
ful m every way- The decorations
throughout tne bou’tiful h rue
fere artistic, and were carried nut
ohi' fly in palms, smilux and beauti-
• id La France roses. The mantels-
• ere minked with sinilux, isilver
. rt pd.,| oi.-iie with while candles be-
»:-c : in tiii* haU <-:id m * l.in
the guests in thvbu-b
v, ere. Mr. iitid .tire, 1 honi-us
MfteW Organ of M
a Year.
VOL. XVII. NO. 3
Business Section
Will be Paved’
The Leader i« informed by May¬
or A. B. Cook that arrangements
will be closed at once for having
the business section of Fitzgerald
paved. Mr. Joudan, of Savannah,
is expected in the city in a few
days to make the necessary sur¬
veys and work will begin imme¬
diately. The sections to be paved
are Pme street, between Main and
Sherman, and Grant street, be¬
tween Central and Magnolia.
W ith this improvement Fitzger.
aid will stand abreast with the rest
of South Georgia cities, and the
paving of our streets no doubt
heralds a general awakening along
improvement lines. Vitrified brick
will be used.
Dr. McLean Enlarges
His Dental Offices
Dr. G. W. McLean has added
another large office to his dental
parlors on the fifth floor of tne
Garbutt-Donovan building and
now has three rooms, the new of¬
fice being just across the hall from
the others. Mr. McLean moved
to Fitzgerald only a short time
ago, and is building up a nice bus¬
iness.
Mr. G. L. Kiicrease has return¬
ed from a business trip of several-
days in Atlanta.
er, Miss Katnerine Stronach, Mr,.
R. H. Butts, who presented them
to the receiving line in the front
parlor. In the receiving line were
Mrs A. B Stronach, mother of
the bride, Mr. Van Dalen Stronach,
oldest brother of ti c bride, Mr.
and Mrs. James Octavius Jones,,
the bride and groom, the maid of
honor, Miss Phoebe Carlile of
Philadelphia, W. H. Parnell the best man, Mr.
of Norfolk, Miss
Lovie Jones, cousin of the groom,
Mr. Frank Stronach. uncle of the
Stronach. ijriile, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander
In the dining room the color
scheme was in pink, an abundance
of roses being used. There were
res toons of sruilax and brides roses
On the bride’s table was a large
basket of loses with smiiax hang¬
ing above the table, connected with
the table by pink satin streamers.
In the silver candalabrae were
pink candles. In charge of the
'lining room were Mr. and Mrs. J.
M. Stokei, Mr. and Mrs. A. C.
Hinton. Delightful refreshments
were served.
Presiding at the punch bowl was
Mrs. William S. West, assisted
Mrs. Norfleet Stronach and Miss
Hriselie Hinton. The background
iur the punch bowl was of green
potted ferns and palms, the table
being in smiiax.
Pre-iding in the gift room were
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Moore
of I itzgerald, Ga. Here the guests
admired the many exquisite wed¬
ding gifts, token of the love and
high.esteem in which the young
couple are held. During the even¬
ing an orchestra rendered deli, bt-
t'al music. The bride is a most
cnnnmng and attractive, young
woman, the youngest daughter of
VI rs. Alexander Barron Stronach,
uni the lute Major A. B. Stronach
who was one of Raleigh’s most
highly esteemed citizens, a gallant
Confederate veteran, endeared to
ail who knew him. She is one of
uaieigh's popular young women
and has many frienus. The groom,
the son of Mrs. James Wesley
Jones is an energetic and popular
young ousineso man, ;t traveling
passenger agent of the Southern
hailway. He is held in high
esteem in business and social life
tod lias a ho.-t of filends. After
; wadding ii i|> to New Y. • i h sod
o.i. y. i vi (. fc'itj M; &. duni w ill
»r. botm at the residence of the
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