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Al Al &A' MA". ‘
Company Offers $500.00 Re
ward |
The A. B. & A. mail train, due
to arrive in this city at 5:30 a.
m. was derailed above Charing,
about 90 miles north of this city
about 2a. m. Thursday. Engi
neer John M. Lee was in charge
of the Engine and Capt. Morris,
of Waycross was the conductor
on the ill fated train. The
engine had crossed the detached
rail, when the express car, the
mail and baggage car and two
passenger coaches left the rails.
The fact that of the passen
gers and crew no one was seri
ously hurt is short of miraculous.
The express car burned due to
the only oil lamp on the train ex
ploding, the rest of the cars be
ing lighted by electricity. 'The
entire contents of the express
car were destroyed, the amount
of the loss as yet has not been
established. Officersof the road,
upon receiving the report of the
evidence of the train having de
liberately been wrecked, through
the detachment of the rail, im
mediately put detectives with
bloodhounds on the trail and of
fered a reward of $500.00 for the
discovery of the scoundrels,
whose murderess scheme was
only frustrated by providential
interference.
A wrecking ?aw wés sent to
the scene from'this city and the
passengers transferred to a
special train which arrived in
the city about 2 p. m. :
ABBA NEWS
Miss Lorena Tyler was the guest
of Miss Grace Dill Thursday.
D. J. L. Johnson spent one day
in Atlarta during the Harvest
Festival,
Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Ballenger
and daughter Jewel have returned
to their home in Omega after a
few days visit with the former’s
brother Mr. J. W. Ballenger.
Mrs. Knox and little daughter
spent Tuesday evening with Mrs.
C. F. Denent. |
Miss Lizzie Ballenger 1s visiting
her sister Lucy at Norman Insti-‘
tute and attend the N. I. and A.
M. S. ball game in Tifton Thanks-‘
giving,
Col. I. J. Bussell of Alma was
here on business the first of the
week, :
Mr. G, L. Loyed was in Fitzger
ald Tuesday on business.
- Mr. H. C. Todd of Rockmart
who has been the guest for some
time of Mr. J. W. Ballenger, is
visiting in Omega.
Rev. Joe Hill of Cordele was in
Abba Tuesday.
Mrs, F. C. Bussell is visiting
relatives in Cordele and Pineview.
Mr. W.T. Hammock of Fitz
gerald has been a regular visitor to
Abba for the past few weeks but
we don’t see him so often now,
cane grindings are over. ‘
Catholic Church
Mass will be held at the home
of Mr. Geo. Davis each week-day
up to Dec. Ist. at 7:30 p. m.
Mass Sunday morning at 9:00
o’clock. /
Wednesday Dec. Ist. Mass will
be held atB:3o preceded by the
dedecation services. There will be
18 priests here to assist Rt. Rev,
Bishop Benjamine J. Keiley of
Savannab.,
Rev. H. A. Schonhardt.
Bishop John Kilgo
Opens Conference
Reports From Presiding El
ders Show Progress |
Cordele, Ga., November 24.
The forty-ninth annual session of
the South Georgia conference
convened at the Methodist
Church here to-day at 9 o’clock.
Bishop John C. Kilgo of Char
lotte, N. C., presided. :
After roll call, to which a full
attendance responded, the con
ference hody was organized with
the following corps of secretaries:
Rev. W. F. Smith of Valdosta,
secretary; Rev. T. H. Thomson
of Hawkinsville, Rev. J. A.
Smith of Macon and Rey. L. W.
Colson of Quitman, assistant
secretaries; Rev. C. W. Curry of
Cochran, statistical secretary,
and Rev. J. E. Summer of Towns,
‘Rev. George H. Walker of Par
rott and Rev. J. A. Rountree of
Davisboro, assistant statistical
secretaries.
Hon. M. M. Eaks extended to
the conference body on behalf of
the citizens of Cordele a cordial
welcome, to which Bishop Kilgo
responded in a happy manner.
Under the call of the question.
“Are all the preachers blameless
in their life and official adminis
tration?”” The ten presiding
elders made reports from their
respective districts, showing
gratifying progress along many
lines of Christian endeavor.
Rev. J. B. Culpepper of Florida
preached this afternoon. To
night the anniversary of the
Board of Education was held.
~ Crisp Goes to Capital
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‘Congresman From Third
) Leaves to Attend Com
-1 mittee Meeting
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Americus, November 24, —Fol
lowing Thanksgiving, Congress
man Charles R, Crisp leaves im
mediately for Washington, re
sponding to the call of Chairman
Catchings, of the ways and
means committee, of the house
for the assembling of that com
mittee.
Representative Crisp has an
nounced his candidacy for re
election as congressman from
the Third district, and has done
considerable campaigning recent
ly. He will be opposed by
Thomas G. Hudson, former com
missioner of agriculture, and
who has hikewise been interview
ing the voters recently.
Indications at present point to
Crisp and Hudson as the only
candidates [for congress in the
Third district. Both are resi
dents of Americus and near
neighbors. A spirited campaign
is assured.
John W. Bonnell, of Thomasville’
spent a day in the city representing
the Motor Way year book.
Traveling Passenger Agent Daniei
is in the city advertising the Agri
tural train of the A, B. &A. The
train will arrive in Fitzgerald on
Dec. 15th.
Money on Farm
Lands
Terms: 5 to 10 years
and conditions to suit
borrowers
In farm lands only
CLAYTON JAY
THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE AND PRESS, FRIDAY. NOV. 26. 1915
SLIGHTED A HEHO.\
Later on the Coaching Party Got
a-Startling Surprise. 1
A HOST WHO PROVED A SNOB.
He Thought His Guest Was Not Classy
Enough to Travel With Him and His
Friends, but Waked Up After Awhile
to Find Him the Lion of the Day.
Here is one of Captain James A.
Scrymser’s best anecdotes, which he
did not put in his volume of personal
reminiscences of peace and war:
After the close of the war between
the ‘stgtes in 1865 Secretary of War
Stantoti; at the suggestion of President
Johnson, selected Major General Fran
cis C. Barlow as the bearer of certain
dispatches to the American minister,
Mr. Adams, in London. It later de
veloped that the main purpose of this
mission was to allow the English army
officials to know Major General Bar
low, he being deemed by the president
and secretary of war an excellent
specimeén of a youthful volunteer gen
eral, who had served gallantly through
out the war.
General Barlow safled for England
with his official dispatches, and short
ly after his arrival he was presented
to the Duke of Cambridge, then com
mander in chief of her majesty’s
forces, by Mr. Adams, our minister,
and likewise to other high military
officials.’
Of course General Barlow recelved
many invitations and was able to
accept but few. One invitation which
he did accept was for a week end
party at the house of a well known
major general of the British army, re
siding a few miles from Aldershot.
On his arrival Barlow found a very
gay house party, made up of distin
guished social “lions and lionesses.”
I have not the slightest doubt that
Barlow held his own in this distin
guished company, although these high
army officials of her majesty's serv
ice evidently drew a sharp line be
tween volunteer and regular officers.
This fact Barlow fully realized the
Saturday morning after his arrival,
when, much to his surprise, his host
and ultra exclusive house guests de
parted for “a drive” in a four-in-hand
coach, leaving General Barlow behind.
No invitation had been extended to
Barlow, and he was left alone on the
plazza, being told by his hospitable
host that there were a box of cigars
and the London Times in the smoking
room, which would keep him fairly
well occupied until their return.
The coaching party had been absent
about an hour when a troop of cavalry,
commanded by a British officer, halted
in front of the house. The officer ask
ed for General Barlow and, upon
meeting him, sald that he was com
‘'manded by his royal highness the
'Duke of Cambridge to invite General
Barlow to accept a review of her
‘majesty’s command (of some 10,000
men) at Aldershot at 2 o’clock that
afternoon.
General Barlow gracefully accepted
the invitation and, donning his “war
paint,” mounted an extra horse, which
the Duke of Cambridge had thought
fully provided for him, and started
for Aldershot with his escort.
As Barlow and his escort approached
the reviewing stand the band struck up
“The Star Bpangled Banner,” all flags
were dipped, and the Duke of Cam
bridge rode to the front and received
General Barlow in a most courteous
manner.
Naturally, General Barlow was the
center of all eyes. Barlow was sur
prised to sce the coaching party of his
host directly in front of the reviewing
stand. Its presence accounted for the
early departure that morning. If Gen
eral Barlow was surprised one can im
agine the surprise and dismay shown
by the gay host and his party when
they discovered who was the hero of
the day. General Barlow’s host had
during the morning drive supposedly
learned of the intended review which
was to be held, but had not the slight
est idea it was to be in honor of his
guest, the volunteer general from the
States.
All sorts of apologies were offered,
but General Barlow, in his dignified
manner, politely let his host under
stand that he understood the situation
perfectly and that he had evidently not
been invited on the coaching party be
cause he did not come up to the Eng
lish standard of a major general in
their eyes, despite the fact that he had
probably seen more fighting than all
the British officers on that field. |
Barlow was urged to return, now
that he was a “lion” in their eyes, but
after such a slight he preferred to re
turn to London, which he did, after
leaving a polite but dry note of thanks
and arranging for his valet to pack up
his things and join him in London.—
New York Post.
Thrifty.
“I fear my cousin is going to marry a
very stingy man.” ¢ :
“Why so 0?”
“She suggested a morning wedding,
but he said to make it after lunch on
the ground that she would get one
more meal at home.”—Louisville Cou
rier-Journal,
‘————
Father’'s Baby, Willie’s Lady.
“But my daughter’s too young to
marry, young man. She's just barely
a miss.”
“She may seem that way to you, sir,
but she is a hit with me.”—Judge. |
B e pm—— |
Fortune is like a mirror—it does
not alter men. It only shows men jnstl
as they are.—~Billings.,
Don’t forget this SACRIFICE SALE is put con
to raise cash and to reduce our heavy stock.
Everything guaranteed. Only 10 more sale days.
Corme Quick and L.oad Up!
R e eTRSST DR R e sB B eR R I e S s,
$2.00 and $3.00 Shoes sacrificed to only - 99c¢
$12.00 Ladies’ Coats sacrificed to - - - $5.98
$3.00, $4.00 and $5.00 Pants only - - - 1.98
26¢ bottle Pickles and Catsup only - -13 c
25¢ cans fresh French Market Coffee - 19¢
11 Ibs. good green coffee - - - -98 c
12;barsiLenox Soap - - - - -39 c
1 sack Best Flour only - - - - TB¢
50 lbs. Compound Lard - - - - $4.98
10 pounds Lard now only - - - - 98¢
10c[Canned Tomatoes, a few left, per can, . Be
100 pounds_Salt - - - - - 98¢
DODD SUPPLY (0.
212 East Pine St. and Central Warehouse
Fitzgerald, Georgia.
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Miss Rambo’s Praise Of
o , . .
Fitzgerald’s Hospitality
Mrs. Hannah Donaldson was in
Atlanta last week where she met
Miss Regina Rambo, who was Queen
of Harvest Festival. Miss Rambo
will be kindly remembered as one
of the charming sponsors at the
recent Confederatec Reunion held in
this city, which was such a splendid
success in every particular. In
speaking of the event here, Miss
Rambo expressed herself to Mrs.
Donaldson, saying among other
things that while they felt a hes
itancy in coming to Fitzgerald, a
town settled by Northern people.
During our visit we were treated as
nice by the Northern people as by
the Southern. “I had the finest time
of my life in your little city, Mrs.
Donaldson, and the memory of the
occasion and the kind and generous
treatment of all, will be kept green
in memory for years to come.”
Mrs. Donaldson replied by saying
that we have no North or South in
Fitzgerald, and that we are all
American citizens. Miss Rambo
said “That is the right feeling,” and
thought it a beautiful plan to
have the Lee-Grant Hotel and half
the streets named for Northern and
Southern generals.
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The Popular Oliver Chilled Plows
Another Car Load Just Received- -All Sizes
Repairs Always on Hand- -Also the New Hoosier Drills
JOHNSON HARDWARE COMPANY
Be [hankful.
Be thankful youare living and
make life a pleasure.
Be thankful you have plenty
for plenty is good measure.
Be thankful for the sunshine
Be thaukful for the rain.
Be thankful for the joys often
hidden in pain.
Bo thankful for the brook with
its babbling voice,
Be thankful for the birds that
sing and rejoice.
Be thankful opportunity with
in your grasp liés,
Be thankful for the success
that will come if one tries, .
Be thankful you are not living
in a land far away.
Be thankful you ecan live in
peace in the grand old U. S. A,
Be thankful Jesus died to
save your soul,
Be thankful that through his
blood you can be made whole.
John W, Yates.
Drank But Not Disorderly
Atlanta, November 25.—Drunk
but not disorderly is the final
police court verdict against Re
presentative J. D. Brown of
Wheeler county, whose case has
been attracting statewide atten
tion for several days.
The legislator’s friends con
tended that he had been made
the victim of a special plot by
wicked enemies of prohibition
who had led him to a near beer
saloon and made him drunk so
that he couldn’t vote on the pro
hibition measure, -
Mr. and Mrs. J, A. Parrott en
tertained a number of their friends
Thanksgiving day at a dinner party
at their home on N. Lee street,
their guests being Rev. and Mrs,
E. G. Orahood, Mr. and Mrs. E.
S. Bill, Miss Marie Bill, Mrs,
Grace Dickerson, and daughter of
Aurora, 111, Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Mosher, and Mrs. Klinknett.