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Vol. 3, No. 8. "MOTHER ENTERPRISE” Takes a Hap in the Council While the City Statesmen Engage in an Exciting Game ot “Hide and Go Seek,“-Looking for the Clerk and his Key. An Affecting Scene at th Wind¬ up while the “Devil" Leads in an Ap¬ propriate Hymn. who’s got the thimble? Learning that a special meeting of the city council had been called for Monday eve, and hints in the air that important business would come be¬ fore that grave assembly, we braced up, spent our last nickie for a tablet, —sharpened a bran’ new pencil, and, after a tussle with the “Devil” whose company we wanted, but who pre¬ ferred his bed to the questionable air of the council chambers, we marched to our seat beside the Mayor’s new’ desk, determined to brave it out even at the risk of deeper erows-feet on our venerable countenance through loss of sleep. The brethren gathered; —and so did the gentiles. We had a real nice visit with the Mayor whose face was wreathed in smiles, and he looked so handsome and winning that “Mother Enterprise” said, kind of low down in her throat, “no won¬ der folks say, ‘he leads his ‘Boys’ around with a halter on every one on ’em.’ ’Taint no such thing as a baiter—it’s the silken cord of love. Just see how smilin’ and pleasant he is.” At first it seemed like a prayer¬ meeting might be going to break out —such a solemn hush pervading the air while “waitin’ for the folks to gather,”—and the “spell of waitin’’ seemed to lengthen out a “mighty - heap” till first thing “Mother Enter¬ prise” knew she had dozed'off behind her big tablet bought for that special occasion;—lulled to pleasant dreams by the silvery, soothing tones of the Leader as he whiled the time away as entertainingly as in a drawing room. Lord Beresford could not “a beat it for sure.” She will never for¬ get her mortification on awakening and finding she had been recreant to duty:—slept at her post, and that in brethren. Sheepishly gazing around hoping no one had caught her nap¬ ping her attention was arrested by brother Reynolds rising to his feet with a business-like air asking the Leader to “open the meeting” which the dear man did with an air of patient submission and sweet resigna¬ tion that was really edifying; and “Mother Enterprise” remarked in sotto voice, “bless the dear, good man, he is a born leader.” He per¬ suasively asked brother Whitchard to act as scribe. You see, that nice young man “Clerk” was conspicuous by his absence, and we felt like pitch¬ ing the tuRe to the “Vacant Chair”, and we just believe the brethren would have joined because they all looked so kind of mournful. “Clerk” has always been one of the “most faithfullest brethren.” THE KEY THROWN IN THE ’W&Tit. We felt proper sorry for the Scribe, for the Leader told him he could not j call the roll of the faithful because : “Clerk” had the key that locked in the sacred chronicles. Then such a time as they had a huntin’ for that bey, and actually played a game of “hide and go seek” right there, the Btaid brethren a lookin’ on and just a Wonderin’, until the Assistant Class Leader arose and in tones that were not nigh as mellow as a June apple said: “This meeting was called to make appropriations and audit ac¬ counts, but we find that some of the bills have been approved, audited and registered. I move we adjourn until the regular meeting and see jvhat we can do.” The Leader still emiled sweetly and serenely, while the congregation joined in the cborous and the “Devil” sang the following mournful hymn. (Tune: “Kingdom a Cornin’.”) Say, folkses, have vou seen de city clerk, Wid de mustache on his face, Go lous - de road sometime dis evenin’ ' At a two and forty pace? fie look so knowin’, An’ his face a smilin’, An’ he step so mighty gay. I’ll bet you now a New York shillin’ He’s dun gone an’ collected his pay. CHORUS. Mistah Clerk skip home, hb, ho! Miatah Mayor stay, ha, ha! better j Hurry UP, MffitahAiderman, you be , ’Cos de Mayor i* collectin’ his pay. D e Clerk leek de Records in de Georgia pine ! desk, Wid de key frown in de well, An’ den he go home for a short vacation, I Jus’ why,—he’ll n'eber tell, De key is los—de lock unbroken, ! An’ de Mayon dun got his pay. Mistah Clerk is big enough and old enough r and ought to know better D«n to dun gone borne and stay, ; . (Chorus-J Fitzgerald NJ V v ’ enterprise J' 9 FITZGERALD, GA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1898. All join in the chorus with tears drippin’ from their weepin’ eyes. The grief of the stricken Aldermen being too sacred for the vulgar gaze of the gentiles we drop the curtain In the meantime Police Jones had gone to find S. Fleming who had gone to find the missing key which locked in the city desk the city records which prevented the city council from attending to business. The Council adjourned but the key had not been heard from. We find since, that the following bills had been registered Jan. 31st, 1898: A. J. Lillie ........................S .60. A. J. Lillie.......... ....... 1.40. H. H. Kabrich... ......... 41.67. C. C. Goodnow ........ 50.00. J. S. Jones........... ......... 40.00. Vouchers were drawn for police officers Smith and Terlinda, but they refused to accept them. IS THE ABOVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE. Ordinance No. 44. 8e<; 1.—The Mayor, President of the Coun¬ cil add Alderman at large, shall constitute and he a board of Audit Sec. 2—Said board of audit shall examine the accounts of any and all city officers as often as the first day ' of each month and ofteuer as they may see lit. Sec. 3.—Said board of audit shall as often as the 1st day of each month examime the funds in the hands of the city treasurer, and all funds received since the last auditing of said funds by said co mmittee, and ois tribute the same to the credit, of the Severn' funds according to the eoliectiou made by the city clerk. See. 4.—No money shall bo paid out by the city treasurer on tho order of any officer of the city authorized to draw any fund ex¬ cept so far as there is money to the credit of said fund from the distribution made by said committee. Sec, 5 —All amounts from whatever source due the city shall he paid to the city clerk This ordinance shall he iu fcatco from and after its Publication. Passed June 30,1397. Approved June 30, 1897. SOME MORE OF THAT “REPORT”. te following is another piece of that “Report”. As we never did like long rows of figures we turn it over to the masculine mind to lassie with and tell the dear public where we got. that “Interest”, “Expenses”, “Contingent account”, „ ieen ., xiK able”, etc., ere. Com*, “Boys' bring on your Blackboard. Some of us women pay taxes. , REPORT OF CITY TREASURER TO DEC. 31, 1897. RECEIPTS. Specific taxes.............. $5234.22 Schools....................... . 2714 35 Streets ...................... 12 00 Recorder’s court............ . 14500 Impounding stock.......... 3 00 Interest................... 1354.66 Expenses................... 1354 67 Loan (Bauder & Bowen) • 445010 s M. Whitchard, returned 22 00 C. Mum ford, loan............ 75 00 Total $15,365 00 EXPENDITURES Salaries.............. $1856 54 Rent.................... 110 00 Street improvements 323 49 Assessor’s Dep’t...... . 206 60 Printing................ 481 13 Interest................ 49 92 Contingent account 2816 88 Incidentals,........... 2077 21 Sanitary Dep’t......... 255 75 Fire Dep’t............. 74 88 Police Dep’t. 672 47 School........ 2797 79 Cleneral fund 1500 00 Bills payable 2000 00 BALANCE ON HAND 142 66 Total $15,365- 66 He Wants the Facts. By Request. “Mother Enterprise”:—Your ar¬ ticle in the Enterprise of January 28—98, shows a difference of expense account in the Fire Department and Board of Alderman. Query:—“Are the other depart ments free from differences?” Doubtful. Then let us bavq a com-; plete accounting from a sworn i Auditor, appointed by the vote of j Oity Council, whose duty it shall be to examine and audit the Books of the City Clerk, Treasurer, and all others having the expenditure of city funds. Let the work be placed in the hands of some expert, and by that means let the tax-payers learn if their money has been properly expended. It thi» denied, let every tax-payer, who is a citizen, vote no more bonds—no more cash, until our rights as tax-payers are attended to. We will then know if one or more persons who are being paid by blood money drawn from the bone and sinew of the city, shall, during 1 the tinie he or they or pa i d f or their ! services, refuse to make the required i re P ort Tbia re P ort is aIs0 due tbo ! ’ officers in order to place them in proper position and justify them in the eyc-s of the good progressive people of Fitzgerald whose only motto will ever be ‘ Purity among our city officials,’ otherwise we them out. N,> 0$ Howler. ( A DEAD NEGRO BABY FOUND Buried under the Eaves cf a ShacK on a “5”. The ENTERPRISE Reporter Got a Hint and Followed the Clue and Used a Spade. Getting a hint of the burial of a child under the eaves of a house ] near the city, our reporter started out to investigate. Following out j the traces, he discovered the sup ; posed spot but the ground was per fectly smooth with nothing to indi cate that it contained anything un¬ usual, but finding other facts poin¬ ting to it as the place, the reporter went to headquarters and secured written permit to examine the ground of “5”—1132, and if neces¬ sary to dig down a few feet. Spe¬ cial officer Wilson was called t5 as¬ sist. While Wilson stood guard the reporter dug and found under the eaves of the slab shack, not twelve inches below the surface, where ail the rain from the roof would wash on the grave, an old cracker-box laid bottom side up over the body of a negro child with its jaw broken and head crushed. The ground was carefully placed back and evidence looked for—of which we*obtained the following from a regular private detective. THE DETECTIVE TALKS. January 28, ’98. The man’s name is John Andrews. The child was born some four weeks ago. A Mrs. George acting as midwife, dressed the child and said the side of its head was crushed and one of its jaws broken. The child was, and is now buried back 0 f t be shanty in which the parents lived on Oliver Bundy’s “5”—1132. Was said to have been buried four ft deep but in reality only about 12 inches, as I have found by investiga¬ tion The man is a IoW) V erv dark negrQ poor]y dreS sed ;-broad cheek Qnea and pointed chin, slightly bow legfged. The last I knew of him he went to Oeiila cutting boxes in a Turpentine Still. Think he w n 3 t0 worli for p owe ]i a t Qcilla. Abbi ^ or at oJ . dyS f IIert a colored woman „ A gentleman of the city remarked “there are several dead bodies buried around here, some near the wells.’ on corner of Oconee and Thomas within 20 feet of a well. It is time something is done to stop this work. It is well known that in this porous soil water will be contaminated from poison rods away from the well. About the Rail Read. Last Saturday morning according to arrangements, made by Major Symons for President Ben Gray of the P. F. & V. R. R. and Senator Thompson of the D. S. R. R., met our business men in his office in the Fitzgerald Block. After discussion Price, Bowen, Whitchard, Moore, Wilson and Hayde were appointed a Committee of Ways and Right of Way, etc. Pres’t. Gray of the Pinebiooni Rooad said “we have 59 miles of road now in operation running from Wilcox Landing on the river through Pinebloom and on toward Valdosta. My track is now but 2 3-4 miles east of the city and J would like to come in on that street just east from the G. A. depot, f will make application to carry the U. S. Mail on my trains with good passenger Coach service. It will re duce the distance from the coast some 30 miles, reduce the rate and save that long delay at Tifton. As to Freight rates I can reduce it from $1.51 to abont 95c per 100 lbs or about 1-3, by using the river from Wilcox Landing to Darien or Brun swick. It will cost over $6000 to complete this section of 2 3-4 miles ■ without the Right of way. I to put it in some time this year, j But if you gentlemen will raise the j nessesary S6000 I will commence on | Monday back m o t ni„ B . Yon will get your j S6000 in Freight rates in lessi than a year. You know the Jack- j sonville road is being pushed tow ard our road and will soon be con i nected, so you see the advantages. ii i Senator Thompson for the Dooley I Southern road said “we have in op- 1 eration 12 miles of road between Penia and Richwood and have had our on Fitzgerald which is only 18 miles i away by the map, and would come j in here eventually. But if the D. S. R. R. thought you wanted them it! would take but very little encourag ement to bring them here, for be - tween here and there is the finest timber country in this section, if not in the whole state of Georgia. They | ! your freight at that. By building the road here it will greatly benefit the road as well as Fitzgerald. T suggest you write the Parrott Lumber Co. who own it.” Mr. Symons said: “Gentlemen you have heard what they have said. By bringing in this road from the east you reduce your freight rates one third; you save your eastern mail six or seven hours; and a short line to the coast. Or you can step on a train fen n few hours outing down at the river. On the other road you can save all this round about way to Macon and Atlanta. You buy your goods from the north as well as from the coast. Why not connect these two roads here at Fitzgerald? You need but 20 miles of road, and you have a bee line from Macon, Atlanta. Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis, straight through to the coast and Fl or ida. You know what I have done, now what aro you going to do?” They all got up to hustle. What an Ex-Mayor and Ex-Councll 'V' man has to say. “Mother Lyons, Enterprise”.—’ Neb., Jan. 26, 1898. Dear Enclosed please find draft for 81, to ri^r F ipti l r P! t0 r ^ght, ^}°’ 1* 30 faithfully‘ for the had about come to the conclusion not to take the paper any longer, I am so disgusted with the mise-able manage one‘o°f , C r been the promises, wliich the American Tribune displayed so prom inently in that paper at the out start, in regard to a Temperance Colony for the old Veterans, and now to cap the climax, vote bonds to run their Schools and pay the town’s indebted ness. It looks to me here inNebras ka, like tearing a patch out of Paul’s. EE? money you j^Scbools now, when will they; and pay those bonds? f would not give ten cents town worth! ivilf be rnore'in debt than it is cl]) and again when I look at your n obi a per and see the few little thV , in our little village here in aftuWient) me your * m*- 3* his Nebraska brother; anyway he ought to be “Move on.” Like little “Joe” in “Great Expec¬ tations” the Salvation Army of this city has been ordered to “move on” that is keep out of tho street! and hold their meeting on vacant lots. TheCap’t on Tuesday eve, in respon¬ se to the order from Officer Terlinda. said he didn't want the vacant lots, and that all over the United States the Salvationsts were allowed to hold their meetings in the streets unmolested. * The Policeman ans wered .. y u will be arre8te d in the morning—these are my orders.” It created no little stir among their man y f r i ends an d as the Enterprise stands for fair play for everybody we undertook to find who had enterd com pi a i n {; t The Mayor denied hav jng X reeeived eompiaintj-Poiiee J( es shou i dre d all the responsibili ty ‘ Baying( he was only trying to en f orce the ordinance in regard to obstruc tions of the street and on t ba t ground bad so instrue te ^ p 0 ij cem en under him. Wc f 0und considerable excitement a mong different ones, and differ¬ ent opinions, but as far as we couJd learn the intention to issue warrants {or arres t was delayed until tlie return of City Attorney R yman who wasat Hawkinavillelook i, lg a f ter the case against the Georgia p ine Bftr 8a ] 00 n for runing two bars ander one license. The Salvation j Army ba8 Bav ed the city something n the way o{ care for the afflicted ‘ And in more than one home in the (|jty ^ dwe]]s gra titude for loved ones , thrmlL “pe , h their ministrations Jb“S h telemey ab i y arranged Cultivation of the Strawberries. By V7. W. Breese M. D. I have recently been asked whe ^ ber cultivation is neccessary for raising peach trees. It seems hard ly possible that any one could ask j ; such a question. Ihero is no kind j °I ffuit ot any other kind of trees that can be grown to tue best ad vantage, without cultivation. The Colony Company spent a large sum of money in setting out double rows water oaks on our broad avenues, , but lor want of cultivation and at tention the most of them are dead,; t™, h pia'« j planted trees and in this strawberries Colony, but havo strangely been neglected, until they are dying out. j Others, again, have been given proper cultivation and fertilization, and they are doing well. You cannot raise strawberries to the best suc cess, unless you fertilize well. But common, coarse stable manure is not the proper thing to use. Some thing rich in potash is needed. Cot ton seed, or cotton seed hulls com posted with acid phosphate; cotton seed meal with muriate ’ of potash or learnt; a high grade commercial fer¬ tilizer or ground bone, are all good and should be worked into the ground between the rows and not too near the plants, lest you Injure them. Cultivate the ground every ten days with a steel rake, until the berries are beginning to set on the vinos, say the first of March, then mulch, as 1 describe later ou. The propagation of plants is a thing to bo carefully considered also. A bed of strawberries sojdora pays for more than the third crop, and then you want a new one to take its place. Meantime, have a r^ew bod started, and when ready plow up the old one. By the use of old tin cans, all melted to pieces, so as to l«ry a can beside the plant you wish to propagate from, and let the run ner root in the can, so as to remove the can and plant, intffet, in the middle of summer and plant it in J’ our vew be(1 > about tho most satisfactory plan when you only want a small bed. East Tenn. strawberry ; raisers plant p out their b * ds m . t' Je summer, and seldom try to raise more*., than one crop and then plow up the bed. It ia absolutely r.eccessary to re new the beds every two or three years, whatever system you follow, and if you are growing for profit and want to make the most money possible out of your berries, you will have a new bed coming on each year, and do away with 4ie one that hat? borne two CI °P B i,y l * occasion. To mulch berr-^ 8 use clean pine straw, ;ind in all mv ays awid weed xxprss roWH iind worked in between the plants in the row, by hand, being careful not to cover up any of the leaves or plants. By drawing the straw well up under the plants, the berries will be kept out of the dirt, and when it rains the sand that would otherwise dash up and stick fast to them will not trouble you. Ripe berries, covered with dirt and sand are very unsalable and unpala¬ table. On picking and packing tor ship ment I need not say anything for those who have raised berries at the north. The methods and rules are the same everywhere. Pick with a part of the stem fastened to the berry. Be careful not to bruise the berry. If for shipment North in re¬ frigerator cars or crates, do not keep very ripe berries in the box. Careful selection and rejection of all imperfect berries, with good measure, fair dealing, no deception and quick work, will insure you success. A few lines in closing for the bene fit of those who in the autumn will want to work up (he old bed i The and mulch, prepare if it for thick, another will proba-! cron, j very bly need to be raked out at the end of tho rows, or if too long for this, work out a half dozen rows, after raking over the old straw, and work the straw into these and work half dozen more rosvs, and so on, and then change the mulch so as to be evenly divided and left in the cen¬ ter of the rows. This mulch will be gradually breaking up and adding fertility to the land, arid is worth all the trouble it gives you. When you plow between tho rows, throw very shallow furrow toward center, away from plants, and then hoe between the plants and cut out such , plants and runners as you do not wish to keep. Fertilize and mulch the following winter and spring as ai first. j The most wonderful nineteenth healing com- j j pound of the century, Dr. antiseptic preserves the j the flesh, prevents inflamation or! suppuration and heals like magic, j Cures colic, too, in man or beast. Pleasant as perfume and stainless, j Everybody’s favorite remedy where- I i ever known. Don’t forget that W. J. ■ ' JOSEY “ likes to sell it. ; : Mercury at 28, Thursday, at 7:30 a. ni. i $1 Per Year^ w - c - T - u. column, FITZGERALD W. C. T. U. I>er?Hh"~" N °t wlliinK tllat any should days, MnETtiro-Kvory sp. M., firm and third Satur¬ in the Christian Church, corner Jessamine ave. and Sgormau at. Y ’'?” n>ct*t drat and third Wednesdays In Mrs. i. TebeaU’s studio at 4 p. tn. Vice Pres’t.—Maude Stewart. Cor. Sec.—Dora Pros’t-at-lnrge.—Mrs. -ffebeau. Hoc. Hoc,—Dell Wightinan. Troiis.—Hattie Thompson. Herrington. Object—T o unify the method* of woman’s temperance work the world over, ,tb person¬ ally carry out our pledge, nnd educate pub. lie sentiment along that line. helping lkdo k— "I, hereby solemnly promise, God me, to obstaln from all distilled, fer¬ mented and malt liquors, including wine, beer and color, and to employ all proper the means to discourage the use of and traffic ip same ” lb\O we—A knot of white ribbon. Hour ok Prayer—N oon. Methods—A gitate, educate, organize. Departiuents—P reventive, educational evangelistic, social and legal. The Wise (“Y’s”) Young Women, At the invitation of Mrs. Tebeau several young ladies met in her studio Saturday afternoon, Jan. 29, for the purpose of organizing a Young Woman’s Christian Temper¬ ance Union. Mrs. Hall proceeded to organize them. The officers elect are: President—Miss Maud Stewart. v * oe Pres’t-at-large—Mrs. Tebeau. Cor. Set.—Dora Wightman. Treas.-Hattie Thompson. Vice Presidents—For the C. E. of the Christian Church, Miss Plopper; Presbyterian Church, Nellie Graves; Epworth League M. E. N., Lucy ® eck; Baptist Church, Hattie Mil U. B. Church, Miss Ash; M. E. 8., Mrs. flitch; Episcopal Church, Nettie Holleran; Catholic Church, n Dr. p Powell. It was decided to meet the first and third Wednesday of every month, at 4p- in. in Mrs. Tebeau’s studio. On last Wednesday they met again and report a very interesting meet in fG This Young Woman’s Union, or ‘ Ys ’’ as the ? ar8 usually termed, wil1 talre charge of the Reading ^ oom started by the Mother union, which fact guarantees the future sue cess of that undertaking. Ail young people, married or single, men as weB as/'omen, who are ..nterestec tal ® nt8 f° U " eVer ima « ined you possessed. A gentleman threatens to publish the names of tlje boys, who stood in a row before the bar of a saloon, Satutday eyg when the saloon keeper chased them out, if thev are seen in there again. The law gives these boys "to the mothers to lead, to love and protect until they are twenty one, and that blessed day when he steps forth in the majesty of manhood, with his past life a clean page, the law says the druukard-maker may take him and send him to perdition on the lightning express, Notwithstanding this law, minnors fre¬ quent the saloons, and we mothers, now, call upon the people to enter complaint,’ It is no lime to stick your finger in your eye and sjjjtieze out a tear, but goat it ac¬ cording to law and give the police a chance to do their duty, which they can not until complaint is properly entered, and anybody can enter complaint if you have facts to sustain vour complaint. But, in the first place where qru tiff! par¬ ents? The boys are on the streets, hang ing around the saloon door, if not inside, but where are the parents? We insist tl^t the Curfew Ordinance should have £a ( sjmd. If parents will not protect their children the public has a right, for ihe safety of its future, to step in and save the boys. Give us the Curfew whh full power invested in the police, to enforce it. The Saltation Army must hereafter hold their open-air meetings on a vacant lot and not obstruct the streets. We trust the saloon patrons will hold theirs on vacant lots, too, and let us pass along, on business intent, without obstructions on th? corners. , The new Post, lately organized, and named John A. Logan Post, came in too late to, hold the name of Logan, and the name of Neal Dow p os t was adopted which, with all bon or t0 Ch i e£ Logan,we think is a talis man i c name. Live worthy of it “Boys” and honor the memory of the man who never flinched on the m0 ral battlefield any more than wbe n facing the cannon’s mouth. Temperature table by our Weather Report-, e r, Mrs. M. E. Pugh, ter.-acre tract No. 2214 . The week ending Tuesday, Feb. 1. 6 a. m. I 2p.m. I 8 p. m. --------------- Wednesday......I 62 67 62 Thursday........ I 32 48 47 Friday 34 52 80 Saturday. Sunday 40 53 47 ....... 47 48 Monday....... 43 54 45 SHSS^SHu 30 •14