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n the Pea of one of our
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psman A. T. Curry has said
i things In the Atlanta Journ
* feists who came here from
B-t wo feel inclined to give
Bm to our readers. The ar
Hadcd "A southerners im
Hhe Fitzgerald folks.”
n known as the American
■Idler's Colony is composed
■000 people, about half of
I in the city of Fitzgerald,
Pits founder, Mr. P. H. Fitz
I was proposed at first to
•hen City in honor of Govern
w |n, who did more than
Bnduce the colonists to lo
Vila. About 4,000 of them
K, ■jff scattered the city on 5. 10, the 20, colony and
over
Bout 30,000 acres.
<1 Bmists are from nearly every
test |e Union, and from several
-entries, The states most
m Presented are Indiana, Kan
|}Brta, "Michigan Illinois, and South Ohio Dakota, in the
>d. Very few are here from
Mp Hpo England and east middle
It comes about as near be
irn colony as a northern col
Btimated that there are about
loldiers in the colony. Most of
|^o n farms. They receive in pen
Jafcly |Habo|it from $6 to $72 each, ag
$10,000. The local
H& most of the pension checks.
Ke widows and daughters of
rsoldiers receive pensions also.
,r the bank cashed a $1,200
jra lady which was a back pen
fhenever the government as
'tbat a soldier was entitled to
bsion than he had received the
mount is paid to him or his
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15 A visit of General Gordon
^ ^4uanent and organization Grays. was
Blues
ib interest
T ku^ople take great
'-b't orders and churches,
put 15 orders here, includ¬
ed Aai>y posts. Besides
k thepndependent Order
r ma: ^8 is the strongest Pythias numer- have
, j^ghtB enough of to the
g secure
Rp [ W ; convention of that
\ioU . iIrreligious IcKof worship denomina- here: M.
■P bat ale- M JrlS), copat, M. Catholic, E. church Christian, (south)
Lutheran, United Breth
^tian Science churches,
ree colored churches be
op
I have comfortable wooden
boars Jq’jje southern
e din- kng an elegant brick buila
day/-.. w-al avenue, opposite
.•om?" jx}rant-Lee hotel. A larger
ifTthe people attend church
[have ever observed in other
erner who has never spent
n the sections from whence
trial came, it is interesting to
characteristics which
ie of the people in this
difierences they discover
n people intetests them
pro :ay. The northern colon
‘Th socially inclined as the
s
«< ale or more so.
lay ^congregate kand on themselves. the streets
enjoy
K- Fitzgerald was located
gin« ■|rbig would gather each
fire in the
■Hind is now known
it; BHnass the time in
el ijjfilwjke.y are
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GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER O, 1899.
girls. When they wish to go anywhere
night or day, they do not wait for a
gentleman to escort them if they have
no engagement. It is not unusal here
to see ladies unattended by gentlemen
go to the theatre, ball room, church or
any other place.
For more than three years-1 havo
seen ladles go alone at night anywhere
In this town they might havo occasion
to go, and I have not heard of a single
instance where one was insulted, or
molested. Most all young indies here
assist in the domestic affairs at their
homes. Even the prominent society
ladies sew, cook and do their laundry
work, which is commendable in them.
Many of the ladies so trained in domes¬
tic affairs, are highly educated, and
quite popular in society. Some are
taleDted musiclftfs, elocutionists and
teachers.
One of the strongest and most worthy
characterists of the people of this col¬
ony is the interest they take in educa¬
tional affairs. When the town was
only a year old it had well organized
free schools and two commodious
school buildings. These were provid¬
ed in most part by the public spirit and
generosity of the colony company,
which had most of the public burdens
to bear until the city was incorporated.
The new city charter provided for a
first class school system, which the
city council put in operation immed¬
iately with ample appropriations. The
result has been the establishment of a
system which has been the pride of the
city and compares favorably with the
schools in much older and larger cities.
The attendance for the past two
years has been from 500 to 000 pupils,
some of whom graduated from the high
school this summer.
Fitzgerald was the first city in the
state to provide free books for its
schools.
Realizing all that has beeu accomplish¬
ed here in less than four years, this
colony has been a phe.nomenal success.
Irwin county and Georgia have been
wonderfully benefitted by it already,
and I see no reason why a score of
other colonies just like it could not be
established in Georgia within the next
few years.
An Embryo Inventor.
As “Mother Enterprise” walked
with her npse up in the air she
stubbed her toe on a telephone pole and
down went the telephone wire and over
tumbled a carriage, spilling out its oc¬
cupant. It’s a fact! The telephone
pole and wire webe a part of a minia¬
ture system on the commons back of
the posioffice, and it was a good lmrna
tation too, and beside it sat a doll in
her carriage, with the air of a dashing
belle until “Mother Enterprise’s” foot
upset the little lady’s gravity and spill
her out. “Mercy me! What does all
this mean,” exclamed the old lady,
peering over her specs, when a little
voice coming from under a sun-bonnet
near by, said “My little brother made
it.”
“Who is your little brother?”
“Ashton.”
“Ashton what?”
Vshton DeLoach" was the answer,
he old lady started on with “bless
little genius.”
The Greatest Shows.
The Great Wallace Shows which will
exhibit in Fitzgerald, Friday Oct 1 27th,
was called “The Greatest Show” in
an editorial mentioned by the Post of
Washington, D. G. In part the Post
said:
The Great Wallac^Sbow of4.e represents
all that there is legitmate worth
in the circus bus.ness. It is in charge
of men who aspire to elevate the tone
and purify the atmosphere of the call¬
ing, and we believe the thousands who
have attsnded the performances during
the past two days will certify they have
succeeded. Not only was the perform¬
ance up to the highest professional and
artistic standard, the menagerie large
and varied, and the trained animals of
the best, but there was not in con¬
nection with the Wallace Show asingle
one of those discreditable and demoral¬
izing features which have done »o much
to give the circus a bud name and to
discourage the true friends of that
otherwise wholesome form of amuse¬
ment.
Bowen’s mill was practically wiped
out by fire last Monday night. About
midnight the gin house was discover¬
ed in flames, the wind was blowing
from the east, everything was dry
and nothing to combat, the flames.
The mill and railroad trestle near by
were soon consumed. The store and
natatorium vvas not burned. This is
quite a favorite resort for the people
along the G. & A. who will be glad to
know that the natatorium is all right.
There was no insurance and the
origin of the fire is not known. It is
possible that a rat, or a spark from
the burning woods near by started the
fire. Mr. Bowen will not believe it
possible that anybody would have
done him so much harm and says the
fire was no^of Incendiary orlgty.
Wanted.
A first class dress maker nfue
Mber ■ ' Lnt And
*.?■ take them
local AND PERSONAL.
Go to McMillan’s Tin Sbcp for the
best heaters in town.
We call attention to several new
‘'Ads.” this week.
Jacob Troupe called in tne Enter¬
prise office this week.
E. Elbert, astockbuyer from Eastman
can be found at tho Windsor.
(I ;V. D. McLeod, of Winston, N. Car¬
olina, is a guest of the Santiago.
R. E. Reeves, an old state teacher,
is a guest of the Brunswick.
Quarterly session of county court
Monday.
Mrs. H. G. Griswold is visiting in the
Central City.
Mrs. H. H. Kabrich will depart for
the north early next week.
Mrs. C. E. Ray leaves for South
Bend, Ind., Monday.
Dr. Collar looks after Dr. Iloltzen
dorf’s patronage during the absence
of the latter.
The longed for rain came Wednes¬
day raining all night and will help
fall gardens along.
John B. D. Paulk, the handsome
clerk of superior court, was in the
city Wednesday.
The city’s note for electric lights
will be one-half cent per candle
power per hour.
J. W. Hyde and R. W. Buworck,
lumber merchants of Cordele, were in
the city this week.
C. B, Coates, a wholesale shoe mer¬
chant of Richland, Virginia, visited
our shoe dealers Wednesday.
The rains came to late too greatly
benefit rice, cane and potatoes or to
damage cotton.
G. W, Gress of Kramer, State Super¬
intendent of convicts made his home at
the Windsor this week.
J. A. Foster of the Bottling works of
Hawkinsville stopped at the Windsor
while he took orders.
Peruclii—Beldeni next Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
Reserved seats on sale at Gelders.
Popular prices.
Captain Cumdie desires to express
bis hearty thanks for the generous
donations to the harvest dinner given
by the Salvation Army last Saturday.
The many friends of Major Symons
are glad to see him back at his place of
business after his severe injury. He
came in Thursday night.
Mr. D. B. Mull, the clever Grant
and Magnolia street grocer has moved
his stock across Magnolia, just oposite
the old stand. He will build a nice
store on the old site.
B, Dickerson bought a 10 acre fruit
farm in Fitzgerald, Ga., and expects
to move down there about Nov. 1st.
—Bellaire (Mich.) Independent.
O. cl. Johnson acts as city clerk
until Fred Bosworth returns from
New York and it is plain to be seen
that he knows how.
Ladies who hold tickets for the
doll will please bring them in Monday
or Tuesday the 9th or 10th. The
drawing will take place Monday.
Miss. 13. Graham.
Mrs. Beckman, a lady-drummer
from Tiftou, took orders from our
business men Thursday for a toilette
soap firm.
Dr. Thorupsons^eports the homes of
A. J. Swords and A. M. Sampson hap¬
py in the advent of a little girl in
each home. Both children are native
“crackers” but oiie of them is of
“yankee” parentage.
Maude Smith won the contest for one
year’s tution in music, worth $200, be¬
cause of having the best untrained
voiee. The contest took place in the
University in Iowa City, Iowa, Suc¬
cess to our Fitzgerald girl,
FQR SALE:—A splehdid weekly
newspaper outfit, including job office.
$100 cash will be required, balance on
easy terms with security. Address
Fitzgerald Publishing Co.
H, F, Atherton, son H, F, Atherton
Sen., arrived Thursday morning to
make this his home, his mother arang
ipg to come later, Tho young man is
a piano tuuer for the firm of Stoly and
Grady of Chicago from which city he
hails,
The Georgia & Alabama It. R. will
sell round trip tickets to Columbus,
Ga., Nov. 4 to 11 inclusive, at the rate
of one fare for round trip. I Tickets
will be sold on the special day.s of 6th,
8th, lltli and 13th at $3.10.
Real estate agent Whitted (formerly
of Smith and whitted) has sold out ail
01 t0 .'".vhia dtv o« -..t. A _
j j We start
nothing. 1«- i8h t l ie
lliite Ilosack, of northeastern Indi¬
ana, purchased a 5-acre tract a half
mile from the city and is arranging
to improve the house on it in order to
have hi8 family move down, lie is
busy piis ing, rolling logs and fixing
things generally.
Don’t miss the Grand Millinery
opening, October Dili and 10th the
lime; Miss B. Graham’s Millinery
Emporium the place, Central Av¬
enue,1st dooreastof thel’ostofliee.
Mr. C. It. Miller an evangelist from
Indiana will talk to the Y. M. C. A.
at the Lutheran church Sunday after¬
noon at three o’clock. Ilis subject
will be “Here and Hereafter.” A cor¬
dial invitation to all. Come and
hear some good music.
J. II. williams, the real estate
agent, returned from his trip to Bos¬
ton and New York on Tuesday.
Thirty friends and scientists gather¬
ed at his home Tuesday evening with
well tilled baskets and took him en¬
tirely by surprise, The evening was
passed with a good, social time, re¬
freshments and a recital of some of
the sights witnessed while in the fa¬
mous cities.
“I’vesettled down to stay in Fitz¬
gerald all my life” remarked a little
lady in our hearing. “Whj?” we
queried. “O, I have fourteen little
black chickens out of the shell this
morning and I feel rich.” Plenty of
laying pullets with eggs at 2oc per
dozen ought to give a lift and folks
who think they know tell us that from
now on till March is the best time for
raising chickens.
While passing the cotton ware
house bundles of pressed hay attract¬
ed our attention and we discovered it
to be Georgia grown hay pressed by
Itoss Wilson the cotton buyer. lie
told us that lie had three car loads to
sell from Ids three mule farm. It was
made up of crab grass, German millet,
pea-vines, oats and shreded fodder.
A three mule farm in the south
means about one hundred and twenty
acres.
Council Proceedings.
Monday Oct. 2, 1899.
Mayor Wilson in the chair. Pres¬
ent: Alderman Stalker, Di*nn, Bucher,
Tisdel, White, Moore, Burkhardt and
Johnson. Minutes cf previous meeting
read and approved.
A communication was real from the
General Electric Co., including invoice
of four dozen opal inside globes, and
was placed on file awaiting arrival of
goods.
On motion, warrants were ordered
drawn on funds .not drawn to their
limit.
Reports for the month of September,
of Mayor, chief-of-police and treasurer
ftere accepted and placed on file.
The five-acre tracts 1186, 1187 and
1188 belonging to the colony company
were reported as suitable for a colored
cemetery, the colony company agree¬
ing to exchange the “o's” 483—480.
The reDort was accepted and the
matter referred back to the cemetery
committee with power to act and ex¬
change and make all necessary ar¬
rangements,
A communication from A. T, Curry
as agent for E. W. Bullock relative to
paying taxes on city property was re¬
ferred to the judiciary committee.
BILLS ALLOWED.
Sidney Claire, wood $23 99.
Stephen Fleming.. . , 7 70.
H. L. Mannon...... 17 60.
Watt & Holmes for water and
light supplies.................. 6 53.
Total $55 82.
PAY ROLL FOR SEPTEMBER.
Mayor......... $ 8 33.
Clerk........ 40 00.
Chief-of-police, , 50 00.
Police........ OB 33.
U » 33.
.... 21 00.
Scavenger........... .... 40 00.
Supt. light and water .... 42 23.
Engineer............ .... 40 00.
Assistant............ .... 25 00.
.... II 25.
•engineer .... 20 00.
(4 %4 assistant ,... 26 00.
Total $350 47.
The question of issuing more than
one tax receipt for taxes on the same
property came up in council at its last
meeting.
Treasurer Ross took the position
that he could not issue a receipt for
taxes to the owner of a given piece of
properly however much he insisted on
paying the same if for any reason he
had previously issued a receipt for
taxes on the same property.
The Enterprise advises (withoqt
charge for the advice and) without fear
of successful controversion that the
city treasurer runs no risk in accept
ing and receipting for all monies of
fered him as taxes on property within
his jurisdiction at the proper rate.
Plelzsch’s AwcHlon Store.
wm aell „ t apctio^iiext
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or , )Ul
vour pres-. -
COOMT. CORRESPONDENCE.
(Wo want a correspondent In every neigh¬
bor of the county.)
ROANOKE REMARKS.
The social held last Monday night in
Mr. Newcomer’s barn was quite well
attended and a good time was reported
by all present. Financially it was not
quite as good as was hoped, but the
Ladies deserve praise for their labor
in so beautifully decorating the room
and theii kindness in helping all to
have a good tirno.
Wo are sorry to hear ol the depart¬
ure of Mr. Kinny’s for the north which
will bo soon. Hope they will soon get
J’rcd of it and come back.
Tuosday evening, Sept, 26th a party
from here consisting of Mr. Estabrook,
Mr. and Mrs. Kinny and daughter
Rozella, Mrs. and Otto Harntsh, Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Martin, Lafe and
Jim Buck, Mrs. Wilkie and Miss Nora
Murphy went out to Zion to a pie social.
They all report a fine time, good sing¬
ing and lots of pics.
Captian Cumdie of Fitzgerald held a
meeting in our sbhool house last Wed¬
nesday evening all who went enjoyed
it very much.
Mr. P. B. Newcomer wont to New
York last Monday to assist in the
Dewey reception.
Bittersweet.
WOLE PIT NEWS.
Sam Gaff and family attended church
at Dorminy’s Mill Saturday.
Tho Fairview U. B. church was dedi
catcd Sunday. Rev. O. O. Johnson
preached the dedication sermon.
• in ^ the B p Pollman P f r80n r house family while are staying living
The saw mill south of here is having
some bad luck with their saw and
water.
The people in this vicinity are haul¬
ing their cotton to tho gin.
Dwight Foxworthy has been on the
sick list.
Mrs. Emma Horton and Miss Bettio
Gaff was at Mose Lukes Tuesday night.
Wm. Pearson conducted the Wednes¬
day night prayermeeting.
Lem Bennet and wife are staying
with “Shorty” for awhile.
Tho cottage prayer mooting was at
Dwight Foxworthy’s Thursday night.
Miss Lou Troupe and others visited
Margaret Gaff Sunday.
“Shorty” has been laid up with a
severe cold.
Louis Luke and Jake .Giddings were
in this vicinity Sunday.
Jess Gaff and George Marshall cut
logs for the mill south of here Fridav.
We wonder who it was that did not
know Ron the other night we won’t
say it was Will.
One of them.
ITEMS FROM THE SCHOOL ROOMS.
A growing interest is shown in the
use of the High School library, and
it should be increased to meet the
requests for books.
The tenth grade will finish Roman
history this week and will then drop
General history until next year.
Lester and Bessie Schnare, lrom
Wisconsin, have entered the ninth
grade.
Mable Carpenter visited the High
School Friday.
The eight grade is increased by the
addition of William and Robert
McClinton.
The notes from the first ward this
week.
Pupils in room No, 2 who were
neither absent nor tardy during the
month of September are as follows;
Lena Renkes, Alice Bradford, Irene
Long, Ruth Owen, Lilie Kiker, Bessie
Owen, Esther Montgomery, Ethel
Holtzendorf, Wiley Monroe, Harry
Beauchamp, Jimmie Spell, John
Nendorfer, Farren Osborne, Robert
Monroe.
Effie Walker is on the sick list, we
hope she will soon coino back to us.
Jimmie Saunders is with us again,
Loyd and Lance Cooper were wel¬
comed back to school Monday.
These are two porfeet little gentle¬
men, and they were missed by their
teachers and sehoolmates.
We miss Goldie Wilkie who has
been sick for over a week. We are
pleased to know she is convalescent
and trust she will soon be with us
again.
Irene Lewis and Hazel Crance of the
1st room are on the sick list.
\V|ien we asked the Proffessor if he
could give us any notes this week, he
said that he bad had his hands too
full of boys this week, to bother with
notes. (He seems to be able to loan¬
them, too.) »
Guests at the Windsor.
Samuel Dent Oskaloosa, Iowa; E.
?enrod Peoria, Ills.; II. II, Parker
Sylvester, Ga.; G. M. Wilcdx; and W.
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prices; call M
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Black Sox, per pairjg Gian
M Good Georgia knit 8* 1
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Good Work Shirts, 25c 0
iii i. Good all wool Jeans Pp«
9 All wool Pant,8 at 50fe^J
v; Good Overalls, (31)
Sfl I' Good Overalls for boys,'
II I We also have a fairly gdlP 1
i i 11 hi 1 and for $1.50. vests, these We have goods in we stock ha^ ,
■ * the market at one-half ter,"
order to dispose of them. di
{ Make us a visit ,if
f! i take pleasure in sho j.
| goods to you. ■*>
JONES CLOTHING COM]
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Fresh Oysters and Fish Wednesday, Friday tfl x-|
urday Nights.
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The Colony Nur; .tor,
life
is the place to buy Good healthy slock of Fruit
trees; small fruit; vines, flowering Visit and ornamental Green hou^ sha¬ ug
greens, grave etc. our ;
we have many choice flowering plants for
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E. S. CHILD, Proprietor, - North Main Street,
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Lowest prices on best*
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PROPRIETORS OF THE i \
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