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Official Organ Ben Hill County.
Mosical Program At
Christian Church
The choir of the Central Chris¬
tian church, assisted by Miss Alma
Roberts, Prof. Merck, Mr. Turner
Brown, and Mr. G. Ganzales,
will render the follawing musical
programe Sunday evening March
10th at 7:80 p. m.
Voluntary.
Chorus—“Behold, God Is Migh¬
ty”— Packer Hymn.
Scripture Reading.
Quartette—“Come To Me”—
Mendelssohn.
Prayer.
Ladies Quartette—“O Liove
That Will Not Let Me Go”-Chaf-
fin.'
Announcements.
Anthem—“The Shadows Fall”—
Fearis.
Offer tory—“Serenade”—Shu-
bert.
Solo—S e 1 e cte d—Miss Alma
Roberts.
Sermon.
Anthem—“In Heavenlv Love
Abiding”—Ashford.
Hymn.
Postlude.
Mrs. L. A. Turner—Director.
Mrs. W. A. Green—Pianist.
The choir is also planning an
elaberate Easter program for both
morning ai.d evening services.
They will render the cantata,
“Easter Angels” in the evening.
Ma.dero Spy Executed
At Juarez By Zovpa.
tists
El Paso, Texas, March 5.—An¬
tonio Samorda, a Madero federal
spy, was executed in Juarez to
day. The execution was ordered
by an insurrecto courtraartial.
FusselUs Furveral
At Abbeville
The funeral of W. T. Fussell,
who was shot in Abbeville, the
forepart of the week, was held in
Abbeville Wednesday, a number
of the friends of the deceased go¬
ing up to be present at the services.
Mr. Fussell was shot by John
Wingate, and the shooting scrape
grew out of some trouble the two
had been having in regard to land
which Wingate rented from Fus¬
sell.
Farmers having idle teams can
find profitable employment in the
city by applying to C. W. Hayes.
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EMPIRE STORE SPECIAL
Shipment of New, Snappy, Stylish Dresses of Messaline, Foulard and
Diagonal Silks—all different designs; sample numbers. $ 6.48
Values in this lot to $12.50—While they last, Choice
T HE New Coat Suits and Dresses are coming in by every express, and are be¬ 9] INEN Tailored Dresses of shrunk materials are particularly good this season.
ing picked up as soon as shown. You’ll be perfectly safe in making your | They are practical summer dresses, being made along lines that embody
selection as soon as you see them as styles are absolutely correct, and when llUn all the good style points and yet stand the tub wear.
you see what you want it’s a good purchase. Prices range
Suits, $18.50 to $25; Dresses, $4.48 to $15. $6.00 to $12.50.
Hand-Embroidered trimmed Sale mostly $1.50, of Waists. Sample for and - Values cluny Waists tJJIolfv VI llll /v/v EM I kiml An Very of A Special all-wool Prettily All-Wool for Trimmed material, Skirt Serge $4.98 Skirt
W. R. BOWEN, President. J. A. MURPHY, Manager
SEMI-WEEKLY
Fitzgerald
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY GEORGIA, MARCH 8, 1912.
Street Paving Begins
On Short Order
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Mr. Beattie A. Inglis, of The
Copeland Inglis Shale Brick Com¬
pany, of Birmingham, Ala., is
now in Fitzgerald with a carload
of vitrified brick, and is ready to
begin at once on the street Daving
proposition. Mr. Ingiis is being
ably assisted by Mr. C. W. Hayes,
and they intend within the next
sixty days to fall their contract to
pave four blocks in the business
section. There are fifty more car¬
loads of brick on the road.
Interest in the street paving
proposition is taking hold upon
the business men and the supposi¬
tion is that after the first contract
is executed, another will be drawn
up covering the entire business
section.
Olin Brown Shot By
His Playmate.
Deplorable Accident-
The unloaded Gun A-
gaJn Gets in Deadly
Work.
Olin Brown, fifteen years old,
who lives with his parents, near
the city, was accidently shot and
dangerously wounded yesterday
by his play-mate. Will Walker, a
sixteen year old lad. The shoot¬
ing was purely accidental, but to
a certain extent was due to care¬
lessness. The story to the Lead¬
er is that the boys were playing,
and the Walker lad, unaware
that the shof gun was loaded,
pointed it at the Brown boy and
pulled the trigger, the entire dis¬
charge entering his body.
Fisher and Thompson’s dry
goods and clothing store was o-
pened today. Messrs I. Fisher
and Jesse Thomson, the proprie¬
tors, have been busy for the pint
week having the interior of the
store remodelled and receiving
new goods. They are occupying
the former stand of Fisher Bros,
and in opening to the public, are
placing on the market a nice and
up-to-date line of dry goods, shoes
and clothing. Both young men
are experienced in the mercantile
business, and will doubtless merit
a large share of the business of
the trading public of this vicinity.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop Reese will
preach morning and evening Sun¬
day, March 24th.
Will Make Pekin
Temporary Capital
Chinese Repnblic
Nanking, China, March 5.— In
an effort to restore order and in¬
augurate a stable government as
soon as possible, it is understood
that Dr. Sun Yat Sed and bis ad¬
visers have decided to go to Pekin
and make that city—for the pres¬
ent at least—the capital of the new
republic. This step is regarded as
advisable on account of the muti¬
nous spirit evidenced by the troops
in the vicinity of Pekin and the
general unrest there.
The plans which are being pre¬
pared provide for the early re¬
moval of the entire official ma¬
chinery of the republic. Dr. Sun
Yat Sen, the acting president, and
Li Yuan Heng. the vice president,
will be accompanied by all the
members of the cabinet and by
the assembly. These officials will
be guarded by two thousand vete
ran troops and picked body guards
of ninety men.
It is believed here that the re
moval of the seat of government
to Pekin will of itself restore or¬
der there. The formal establish¬
ment of the new government and
the inauguration of Yuan Shi Kai
as president will be undertaken
immediately. Dr. Sun Yat Sen is
confident that affairs in Nanking
will remaiL peaceful in the mean¬
time.
Official announcement of the re¬
moval to Pekin probably will be
withheld until after the return
here of the four southern delegates
who have been in consultation with
Yuan, It is understood that Yuan
is in favor of the move.
Surprise Store
Stock Sold Today
Mr. W. Feinberg purchased the
bankrupt stock of the Surprise
store, at the sale which was held
this morning.
The Rev. F. North-Tummon
has accepted a call to Grace
Church, Jamaica, Long Island a
subnrb of New York, and will
leave here April 22.
Corn Club Rally March 9th.
State President Lawson Brown ot the Farmers Union and Mr.
Campbell, Corn Expert of the Agricultural Department in charge of
the Corn Club movement will address the farmers, teachers and busi¬
ness men at the Courthouse at 10 a. in. March 9th.
A large audience should greet these gentlemen and give
en cou ragement to the movement.
Underwood Campaign
Is Open in Georgia
Georgia headquarters for Oscar
Underwood’s campaign for the
Democratic presidential nomina¬
tion were opened in Atlanta at the
Aragon hotel Tuesday by G. R •
Hutchens, of Rome, who will be
the active head of the Underwood
forces in Georgia until the nation¬
al Democratic convention meets at
Baltimore in June.
The Georgia backers of Mr.
Underwood are reported to believe
that no better man than Mr. Hut¬
chens could have been selected to
lead their work and direct their
energies.
The designation of Mr. Hutchens
as head of the. Georgia Under¬
wood Democrats followed a con¬
ference between him and United
States Senator Bankhead, of Ala¬
bama, in Atlanta Monday, Senator
Bankhiad is in charge of the Un¬
derwood campaign throughout the
country.
Mr. Hutchen's further fitness
for the place lies in the fact that
he is a native Alabamian, having
been born near Roanoke in that
state. He is quoted as saying that
the organization of the Georgia
work has been begun, and that he
has already been tendered the
services of some 300 Alabamians
living in Georgia. Mr. Hutcbens
quotes Senator Bankhead as saving
that he anticipates no Clark or
Harmon opposition to Mr. Under¬
wood’s candidacy in Georgia, and
that he hopes to see the Wilson
forces coalesce with those of the
southern candidate. All opposi¬
tion has been withdrawn in Ala
bama, and the vote of that state
will be unanimous in the conven¬
tion for her own son.
“I promise to leave nothing un¬
done to take care of Georgia’s
vote for Underwood,” says Mr.
Hutchens.
Mr. Hutchens will be accessible
to all callers and correspondents
from now until the campaign ends
at the Underwood headquarters on
the second floor of the Aragon
hotel, where three rooms have
been engaged.
Deputies Capture
Gambling Outfit
Proprietor is Placed
Under $300 Bond
Following the instructions of
Sheriff Norris, deputies C, C.
Dozier, and Ben Barton raided
Jake Hungate’s place over the
Greek-American Restaurant yes¬
terday morning at 11 o’clock, and
captured a complete gambling out¬
fit. The proprietor was placed
under a $300.00 bond for his ap¬
pearance at the next term of City
Court.
Another place on Pine street
was also investigated by the depu¬
ties, but no incriminating evidence
was foundd.
Fitzgerald Has Indus¬
trious Fire Men
Property owners in Fitzgerald
are protected against loss by fire
possibly better than the average
city the size of this place, not al¬
together because the Fire Depart¬
ment is equipped with the neces¬
sary apparatus, but also that the
Fitzgerald Firemen are on to their
job and the interest of the proper¬
ty holders is their first thought.
Indeed, the Fitzgerald Firemen
are the soul of diligence, and a
peep into the headquarters at the
city hall is sufficient evidence of
the truth of this statement. Chief
Wilkerson and his able corps of
assistants are busy at all times
making repairs to different sections
of the Fire Department and devis¬
ing means of making it attractive
and up-to-date. Along with the
other repairs that the City is now
having made to the City Hall at
present, the Firemen are also
looking after their side of the
house and are engaged in putting
on a fresh coat of paint. They are
an industrious bunch and the City
is fortunate in having her proper¬
ty entrusted to the keeping of men
who know how to care of it.
They have just finished putting
up a set of automatic doors, which
are indeed something new and
novel. The doors Work on pul¬
leys, and by the mere pulling of
a cord by the fireman as the wag¬
on starts cut, the doors fly open.
The idea is very unique, and the
model for the doors was drawn up
by Chief Wilkerson.
Mr. E. K. Farmer has returned
from a business trip to Atlanta.
Official Organ of Ben
BUI County. $1.50
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VOL. XVII. NO. 17
Mexico Is Ordered
To Explain Threats
Uncle Sam Wants To
Know Definitely and
Immediately What
Is Meant
Washington, March 6.—The
state department will demand that
President Madero, of Mexico, say
whether or not the statement of
Manuel Calero, minister of foreign
affairs, to the effect that Ameri¬
can citizens will be held as host¬
ages against American invasion,
is a threat from the government
of Mexico.
Ambassador Henry Lane Wil¬
will be instructed to call on
President Madero at once and learn
the exact attitude of the present
administration in Mexico City.
D. A. PL. Meeting.
The regular meeting of the
United Daughter’s of the Con¬
federacy will be held at the home
of Mrs. J. L. McCarty South Lee
St. Friday afternoon March 15th
at 3-30 o’clock.
Programme will appear later.
Members are urged to be pres¬
ent.
Mrs. S. G. Pryor (Pres.)
Mrs. C. E. Baker (Sec’y.)
United Brethren
Church,
Bible School at 9:30 a. m. C.
M. Smith Supt.
Preaching at 10:45 a. m. and
7:30 p. m.
Morning Paths.” Subject. “Seek Rest
in the Old
Evening Subject. “Sleep not
but Watch.”
If you enjoy a plain gospel ser¬
vice and are not otherwise engaged.
Come and worship with us. No
Specialties, just the plain simple
Gospel.
Mid-week service Wednesday
Eve. 7:30.
Subject. “A Great Event Luke”
18-37.
J. L. Leichliter,
Pastor.
St. Ma-tthews
Episcopal Church
11 a. m. Morning prayer and
sermon.
4 p. m. Sunday School.
7:30 p. m. Evening prayer and
sermon.
Wednesdays at 4 p. m.
and 7:30 p. m.