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TODAY
“THE ACCUSING EYE,”
The Ninth Episode of the
“MARY PAGE” Serial.
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“WHIFFLE’S TUTILEJ_
FLIVVER,” Comedy
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“RIGHTED WRONG”
. Drama
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SATURDAY
“NO GREATER LOVE”
A five-part Selig Drama.
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“DAWN OF FREEDOM”
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“BUG HOUSE BELL
HOPS”—Comedy
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COMING—MONDAY
A Triangle Feature—“AlL
OHA OE” featuring Wil
lard Mack.
Postmaster W. A. Adams spent
Thursday in Atlanta, where he
attended Grand Opera,
Miss Frances B. Roeder and
mother wil leave here Saturday
night, after a delightful visit to
Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Blecker.
Miss Roeder will return about
October first to open a studio in
the city.
FOR BALE A No. 1 Young
Jersey Milch Cow; gentle and
easily milked. Family horse,
will drive, ride or plow; first class
condition. Call and see them at
406 West Orange. A. G. Brown.
Chas. Brightman returned from
Anniston Thursday where he at
tended the bedside of his son, Ju
ian. He reports Julian getting
along nicely and he will soon be
ready to again take up his work.
Mr. J. L. McCarty made a fly
ing trip to Macon on the Centrai
Route, leaving here ater supper
last evening and returning this
morning before breakfast.
Three negro excursions brought
in several hundred people this
morning from Thomasville, Og
lethorpe and Douglas. A juvenile
colored band from Augusta fur
nished the music.
As white must be the prevail
ing thing this summer on account
of the lack of due stuffs why not
try Mrs. E. J. Walker’'s for a
white hat; every variety on hand.
Mres. Robert L. Dunn and lit
tle daughters, Merle and Hazel,
of Sour Lake, Texas, are the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
Dunn on Ocmulgee Avenue.
The new prohibition law goes
into effect Saturday night. Take
an inventory of what liquors you
have on hand and get rid of your
surplus. It’s dangerous to have
more than the law allows, even
in your private home and for your
own use.
Murphy Bankrupt & Salvage (.
ODD FELLOWS BUILDING-FITZGERALD,GA.
OPENS FOR BUSINESS
Opening with the Sale of G. B. Wilkes Stock, of Cordele, Ga., of Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Notions, Etc., Etc.
- SATURDAY, APRIL 29th, 8:00 A. M.
Odd Fellows Building - - Fitzgerald Ga.
YOU are Cordially Invited to Come and Save Money! |
Dr.G. W.McLean
DENTIST
Reoms 5§2-513. PHONE 438.
Garbutt- Donovan Building
Fifth Floor
Sunday by Appointment
MONEY to LEND
On Farm Landé and
City Property. Easy
terms. Low Interest--
Prompt Service - .
J. B. NORMAN
Attorney-at-Law
*493”7Five-Story Building.
Judge Roberts informs us that
on investigation by the State
Health Department to whom the
head of the dog which bit his
daughter, Mattie, last Monday,
no germs of hydrophobia were
visible, but on advice of the de
partment Judge Roberts will have
the regular Pasteur treatment ap
plied daily for 18 days. The se
rum is furnished by the State and
a local physician is administering
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Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Haile, of
Atlanta, spent a few days in the
city the guests of the former’s fa
ther, Dr. T. J. Haile. Mr. Haile
is connected with the Atlanta
Georgian.
Attend the mass meeting at the
Opera House Sunday afternoon.
Ladies are especiaily invited.
NOTICE
The Woman’s Missionary So
ciety of the Central Methodist
church will meet Monday after
noon at three-thirty o’clock and
hold the regular business meet
ing. Your presence will be appre
ciated.
\ MRS C. L. CONLEY,
Recording Secretary.
' Mr. and Mrs. James Laughlin,
of Orlando, Mrs. J. R. Yearby,
’()f Orlando, and Mr. Pleman
| Gaskin of Jacksonville, Fla., pass
ed through the city Thursday
evening on the Central Route en
route to Atlanta to take in Grand
Opera.
Mr. J. I'. Manning, manager of
the Bowen Telephone Co. of
Fitzgerald, was here on business
Tuesday afternoon. Rochelle
New Era.
Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Booker and
daughter, Miss Katie Booker,
have returned home from John
Hopkins Hospital where Mrs.
Booker has been taking the Ra
dium treatment. She is very weak
but seems to be slowly improv
ing.
. Mrs. Mattie Dame, for a num
ber of years saleslady for G. B.
Wilkes, left this week to accept
a position in Fitzgerald.—Cordele
Sentinel.
THE LEADER ENTERPPRISE AND PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1916
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MEMORIAL DAY
‘WAS OBSERVED.
Memorial Day was observed
here and the program under the
charge of Ben Hill chapter U. D,
C. was carried out in the audito
rium of the Carnegie Library at
three-thirty.
The hall was decorated for the
occasion with bunting of red and
white lilies, the artists being Mes
dames T. J. and Lon Dickey and
Mrs. Jack Mays, assisted by Mr.
Glen Ryman and Miss Nelle Fra-
Zer..
Prof. Aubrey Mathews intro
duced the speaker, Col. J. B Nops
man, who gave an address which
~vas touching in his reference to
e dead heroes. MHe first gave
beautiful tribute to ( .po
I, Lee and followed with tribivies
0 McKinley and Lincoln. He
poke of the generosity of Con
sress in placing markers, at all
Confederate graves in the North
ern cemeteries. On the gate of
one cemetery where there are a
good many graves of Confeder
ate soldiers was inscribed this -
hese Are All Ameétican Sol
diers.” He commended the U. o,
C.’s for their work in keeping
Memorial Day and the memory of
it before their ‘children. Col.
Norman spoke in a very pleasing
manner and his oratory charmed
all who heard him.
Music was furnished by Mrs.
E. Karmer on violin and “Dixje”
and “Maryland, My Maryland”
was sung by the Camp-fire girls
and the Blue-birds, the latter a
society of girls not old enough to
be Camp-fire girls. They were
all dressed in white middy blous
es and skirts, with red Windsor
ties,
Mrs. A. H. Thurmond gave a
very beautiful talk as she con
ferred the crosses of honor to the
Veterans and Sons of Veterans.
The invocation and Benedic
tion were pronounced by Rev. R.
M. Mann.
A social half hour was spent
after the program and Misses
Nelle Frazer, Inez Dorminy and
Virginia McLarin served tea and
sandwiches.
Automobiles conveyed the
Daughters and their friends with
beautiful flowers to Evergreen
Cemetery where the graves of
the Confederate dead were deco
rated.
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Mr. and Mrs. Jelks Taylor re
turned Tuesday from Waycross,
where they were called on ac
count of the sudden death of
Mary Edward Peabody, a rcla-!
tive. She was stricken with acute
indigestion Saturday. &
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Mrs. Rumph, sister of Mrs.
Jelks Taylor, stopped over in the
city a short while on her way
from Marshallville to Waycross,
where she visits Mr. and Mrs. I.
P. Myers.
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Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Card are
expecting to leave next week for
Columbia, S. C., where they will
make their home.
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Mrs. J. L. McCarty and Miss
lEsther Benton left Wednesday
for Americus. Miss Benton goes
as a visitor and not as a maid of
honor.
A BEAUTIFUL
AFTERNOON TEA.
A beautiful affair of the season
was that of Wednesday "af.ci
noon wien Mrs. Huni ah Don:l1-
son was hostess at a five o'clock
tea in honor of Mrs. G. C. Roe
der and Miss Frances Roeder, of
New York, who are the guests of
Mrs. J. W. Bleker and Mrs. G. F.
Fein, of Rochester N. Y. who is
the guest of Mrs. J. T. Cass. Mrs.
Donaldson was=#Ssisted by her
daughter, Mrs. Riley Elgin.
The apartments were artisti
cally arranged for the afternoon,
and a profusion of spring flowers
adorned them.
Mrs. Louis Keim, Mrs. G. E.
Ricker and Mrs. D. P. Adams
presided in the dining room
where tea was served. :
A Victrola furnished music dur
ing the afternoon. Perhaps the
most enjoyable part of the enter
tainment was the solo, “A Little
Bit of Heaven,” sung by Miss
Frances Roeder. ‘
About forty called between the
hours of five and six.
Mr. and Mrs. Riley Elgin and
Mrs. Hannah Donaldson leave to
day for Brunswick to attend the
wedding of Miss Maude Elliott
to Mr. Stephen L. Miller, of Roa
noke, Va., which will take place
at St. Mark’s Episcopal church
of Brunswick at high noon Satur
day. Miss Elliott wvisited Mrs.
Elgin about a year ago and has
friends here who will be interest
ed in this announcement.
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WOMAN'’S CLUB ENTER
TAINED AT OCIEL LA
The Woman’s Club of Ocilla
invited the members of the local
Woman’s Club to meet with them
Thursday and hear Dr. Fort and
Dr. Faulkner. About twenty
three members of the club went
in automobiles. The meeting
was held at the home of the Pres
ident, Mrs. M. J. Paulk, which
was beautifuly decorated with
sweet peas and spring flowers in
honor of the occasion. Punch
was served to the ladies on the
porch as they entered.
Some musical numbers and pa
pers by Ocilla women were en
joyed. Dr. Fort, Health Officer
of Tift and Irwin counties, gave
a helpful talk along his line of
work. Dr. Faulkner gave a talk
on his line of work. He ils the
head of Raoul Foundation Anti-
Tuberculosis. He gave a talk on
health and the spreading of dis
ease. As a great surprise to
their President the Ocilla women
presented her with a beautiful
cut glass vase, stating that they
heard she had a birthday this
week.
At the close of the program
ice cream and cake in the colors
of green and pink was served.
The cakes were iced with the let
ters W. C. on each little cake.
The ladies going from here
were: Mesdames L. A. Turner,
C. A. Holtzendorff, Fred Keefer,
J. B. Hall, Harold Beall, Gelders,
Broadhurst, Pryor, C. S. Isler,
A. H. Denmark, E. A. Russell, A.
H. Thurmond, A. E. Jones, T. J.
Dickey, R. M. Mann, T. C. Tay
lor, G. E. Ricker, G. P. Mingle
dorff, E. J. Dorminy, Misses Hel
en Mathews, Maude Glover and
Isla Green. ; ;
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Mrs. C. M. Wise chaperoned a
small party of young people to
' Bowen’s Mill Wednesday.. They
spent the day fishing and boating
and enjoying the picnic lunch.
FOR MISS ROEDER.
A delightful little sewing party
was enjoyed at the home of Miss
Rhea Wise this morning at ten
o'clock, which was complimen
tary to Miss Frances Roeder,
who is a distinguished visitor in
out city. The morning was spent
very informally sewing and visit
ing. A delightful salad course
‘was served.
Those enjoying Miss Wise’s
hospitality were: Misses Frances
Roeder, Nelle Frazer, Julia Pren
tiss, Alice Morris, Ida McKay,
Frances Whitaker, Bobra Rey-i
nolds, Fannie Boyd, Masse Bin
on, Helen Osborne and Mrs. L.{
C. Glover.
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Mrs. T. H. Brown and children,
Helen and Max, of Thomasville,
are the guests of Mrs. H. C.
Chaple and family.
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Mrs. S. G. Pryor, Jr., left Wed
nesday night for Atlanta to attend
the Grand Opera.
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Mrs. J. F. Sheahan has return
ed from Atlanta where she spent
several days.
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Mrs. N. J. Crawley who has
been at Griffin for the past several
months returned Sunday.
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Frank Schmidt, FEari Chaple,
Arthur Chaple, Ralph Waters,
Archie Green, Milton Hopkins,
Clent Smith, L. L. Dickerson and
S. C. Petty left Fitzgerald at six
¢’clock Wednesday morning on
their motorcycles for Thomas
ville, reaching there at ten.
There was an exciting race of 18
miles run between the excursion
train and a couple of the boys.
The train was going at the rate
of 52 miles an hour and Frank
Schmidt at the rate of 65. On
leaving Moultrie the train was
ahead but Frank caught it in a
two mile run and reached Cooi
idge ahead of the train, where the
'racc ended. L. L.. Dickerson made
the best run, making the trip
)hnm(‘ in two hours and forty-sev
}cn minutes. The boys claim an
excellent trip with no accidents
or troubles with the exception of
one tire blow out on Archie
Green’s machine which caused
him to board the train at Knigma
and make the rest of the trip on
tram.
Mrs. B. C. Byer and daughter,
Miss Lillie Byer, of INorwood,
Ga., are the guests of Mr. and
Mrs, L.: L. ‘Smith.
$350,000.00,T0 LOAN
On Ben Hill, Irwin & Wilcox Counties
FARM LANDS
Money on hand and no delay
in making loans.
I assure you prompt and effi
cient service.
Liberal Terms and Reasonable Rates.
FITZGERALD, GA.
Disease in a body with parts in wrong relation is as inev
itable as the rattle in an old “Ford.”
Osteopaths are the anatomical engineers who adjust
the human body—Natgre cures.
DR. FRED KEEFER, Osteopathic Physician.
You'll Say: “That Was a
Fize Cup of Coffeel”
Because I¢'s the C2l Secret Dlend,
After all, it’s the wonderful aroma,
flavor and real coif2z goodness that.
wins you to French Market Coffee—the
' Old Secret Blend.
l You may be interested in the hun~
dred year old secret of blending, grind
ing and roasting—you may relish the
thought that it brings you the self
same goodness as enjoyed by Henry
' Clay, Andrew Jackson and others at
the Old I'rench Market—but what
makes the biggest hit with you is the
unusual goodness that causes you to
exclaim “That was a fine cup of cof
fee.” ;
You can drink all yon want of
French Market Coffee. | Drink it at any
hour. For generations, it was known
as the midnight drink of New Orleans
society.
No difficulty in obtaining it—for
French Market is scld in your owm
neighborhood. 1
Send 10 cents for 12-cup sample and
*hooklet of the interesting Story of Old
French Market., We will also send
names of grocers in your town whe
sell French Market Coffee, 1-lb. eans,
26 cents; 4-ID, pails, $l.
DOUBLY GUARANTEED COFFEE
By Your Crocer-—By Us.
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With Our Advertisers.
Do you own a “Gaby Deslys™
fan? They are the latest thing
and can be had at the Empire
Mercantile Co.
Don’t you like surprises? You
will like the one the Surprise
Store is offering in hats. It will
be surprising if you do not.
Whether matron or spinster,
every woman would like a fine
form. Every young maid desires
to be fairy like. You can attaim -
all this by wearing a Kabo Corset "
bought at J. H. Churchwell’s.
Boys like to be cool and above
all things comfortable. Don’t
deny them a Crash suit bought of -
the Empire Mercantile Co. e
“Nothing new under the sun”
but something new for the som.
That neckwear just opened up at
the EEmpire Mercantile Co.
Short skirts are the style but
don’t wear one that looks shrunk.
Buy one of the new pre-shrunk’
white skirts just received at Mc-
Carty-Johnstone’s.
NOTICE | "
Everyone purchasing @ 10¢.pot”
plant of any kind at th¢ Thomas
Green House will be given a half
dozen tomato plants free. It,
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Mr. and Mrs. Ethridge Adams
announce the arrival of a baby
girl at their home.