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paration for its Entertainment here
in May.
«>* ^GERALD WILL BE EQUAL TO THE EMERGENCY
i AND AS GRAND AS THE OCCASION.
■ The Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias will be Fitzgerald’s
Rests, May 15th, 16th and 17th, and right royally will they be
Htertained
H The Lee Grant hotel will be opened, and the several other
Btels of tho city will put on holiday attire, and with the big pot
■ the little one, do their full share towards the hospitable care
■ our visitors.
I Everybody manifests tho interest that points to success.
B The colony company, city council and Unity lodge No 86 K
■ P have the directions of the preparations and have begun
Hfk in earnest.
Hi At a meeting of the committees representing the three
IBanizations at the mayor’s office, Monday, March 26th, the
■■owing officers were elected and committees appointed:
B T D Ross, Secretary.
rW R Bowen, Treasurer.
■ The committee on the part of the city council: Mayor Thos
■Wilson, C M Wise L 0 Tisdel and Geo S Lewis
P This committee will have in charge the matter of the prepar
ation of the grounds and side walks and furnishing lights and
water for the Lee Grant hotel
The committee on the part of the colony company: HG
Taylor, Thos Wilson and D C Welch
This committee will have in charge the preparation of the
Lee Grant
The committee on the part of the K. of Ps-’: T S Price, D
Jay, L F Thompson, N J Bailey, Fred J Clark, J E Mercer,
This committee is the executive commitee and will give gen
^ral direction to all matters of arrangements.
^ A finance committee, composed of S M Witchard, C M Wise
and Geo S Lewis have the matter of collections in hand.
A decoration committee, composed of I Gelders, Henry
Brunner and L O Tisdel, will give special attention to the mat
ter of decorations.
Other minor and subcommittees will look after different
of detail.
Col W E Algee was requested by the exrcutive committee to
get up a program, which is not yet perfected as the matter of
dates has not yet been definitely settled, and the time of
arrival of special trains will have to be decided upon.
There are no laggards.
The occasion will be an unqualified success.
■nviii is all Right.
It is cuM-ently reported that Irwin
county is $12,000.00 in debt, and that
the tax levy for county purposes alone
this year will have to be $2.00 on
the hundred. In answer to an inquiry
from the Enterprise Commissioner
Henderson says, “that the county
lacks about $12,000.00 df being $12,
in debt—that the county levy
this year will not exceed the usual
rate—that the treasurer will be at
stand to pay off the jury at
Hie term of court next week, and that
after the jury is apprised of the
financial condition, we hope
that confidence will be restored and
our good old county will move on in
the procession as usual.”
^ Democrats Take Notice!
W The time honored rule of the party
-should be applied in the race for So
licitorship in this Circuit and the
,
present incumbent given a second
term. Hon. John F. DeLaey, who
now occupies the ctfice of solicitor,
has only filled the unexpired term of
Eason, but in that time
jjfc has proven himself an efficient
and competent, officer and is beyond
all doubt worthy the confidence of
the voters of this circuit who should
and doubtless will see that he fills the
office for the coming term.
Democrat.
f The Grays and Blues.
At a regular meeting of Camp No.
1 of tne Grays and Blues at Fitzger
f aid Friday, March 23rd, 1000, it was
MunanimouBly resolved that grand re
Luuion of the Grays and Blues be held
( t Fitzgerald, 6 May J the 10th and 17th.
i All posts and • camps are cordially
|vited to unite with us on that oc
lipn. Railroads will give special
■jk: the occasion.
ilHfel.Aajt. Whitley, Commander.
>ers will please
Confederate Comrades Attention!
All preparations for a magnificent
five days’ Reunion at Louisville, Ky.,
beginning May 30th, are in progress,
and the Commanding General of this
Division earnestly urges every Camp
to be well represented. Louisville is
making liberal provisions for ail who
will attend, and we must, on our part,
show our lasting devotion to that
Confederate Comradeship of which
we are justly proud. Camp Com¬
manders will therefore assemble their
Camps to elect delegates and alter¬
nates, and to make such local prep¬
arations as may be necessary. Bri¬
gade Commanders will issue orders
appropriate to their respective bri¬
gades. Each Camp Commander will
send to these headquarters, without
delay, a list of officers for this year,
also the number of members of his
Camp, and a list of delegates. The
Press of Georgia, witli the usual kind¬
ness to the Veterans, will please pub¬
lish this order.
Clement A. Evans, Maj. Gen’l Com.
John A. Miller, Adj’t. General.
A Tempting Offer.
Dr. J. II. Powell, Fitzgerald’s emi¬
nent specialist, lias find some tempt¬
ing offers of late from the Georgia
College of Eclectic medicine and sur¬
gery. This school, one of the best of
its kind in the south, is located in
j Atlanta, and its faculty is composed
of men who stand high in the profes¬
sion. They desire the services of Dr.
Powell as Eye and Ear specialist on
the faculty and have offered him a
strong inducement in the nature of a
good salary. The doctor, however,
prefers to stay witli his practice and
j b, “ friends and property in I itzger- *,
a ‘ is success in the treatment
diseases of the Lye and-Ear, espe
, cially, has been very remarkable, and
his practice has grown to be quite
satisfactory.
At any rate we will have the doc
tor with us regardless of the offers
of the medical college. ^
FITZGERALD, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1900.
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
Although the firmament was over
ca-t with clouds and a down pour of
rain was threatened on last Sunday
morning, good congregations assem
bled at the different churches of the
city, and grateful and profitable ser¬
vices were held.
CENTRAL METHODIST.
Rev. W. M. Blitch, pastor of Cen
tral Methodist church, discoursed on
Sunday evening on tbe “Works of
the Devil.”
His text was John 8:44.
In part Mr. Blitch said: “Some
people are opposed to plain speech,
but I think it beet for all concerned
to call things by their right name
and to speak of things as they are.
Tbe text speaks of—
1. The devil and his works, and
advises us
2. That the children do the work
of their father, “the devil.”
I ant asked if 1 believe in a per¬
sonal devil. My answer is I know
that thpre is a personal devil. The
devil is described in scripture as
possessing certain attributes and
doing certain things, and it is mani¬
festly true that there are certain men
who partake of his nature and do
the work he inspires, and, hence,
they are his children. A Sin is the
work of the devil. Sin is not merely
a misfortune. It goes deeper than
that and takes hold of the nature of
men. People too frequently deal in
the abstract. They ask “are you op¬
posed to dancing?” It is not danc¬
ing. but the dancer that God con¬
demns. You condemn stealing, but
it is the thief that God condemns.
You may condemn tbe saloon, but
it is the saloon keeper that tbe
wrath of God is pronounced against.
You may say, “But we have to sin.”
Perhaps so, and if so, it is because
you have the nature of the devil who
is the arch sinner, and this leads me
to speak of the relation of tfce sin¬
ner. If you live a life of sin you are
the children of the devil. You don’t
like that. But you can’t be a non
descript and if you are not a child
of God, you must be a child of the
devil.
Recently the Curfew was discussed
editorially in The Enterprise. I
commend that utterance, and add
that a law ought to exist that forbids
the children loitering about at night
but will also make older people de¬
mean themselves properly.”
In conclusion Mr. Blitch beauti¬
fully illustrated the work of the de¬
vil in the saloon and called upon his
people to arise in their might and
exorcise the demon from the Fitz¬
gerald body politic that the people,
clothed in their right mind, may pur¬
sue a life of sobriety and usefulness.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
In-addition to the usual morning
communion services at the Christian
church, Rev. J. A Perdue preached
in the evening at 7:30 from 1st Cor.
3:21—23. His theme was The
Christian Inheritance.” “Many peo¬
ple” he said, are deterred from ac¬
cepting Christanity because of the
sacrifices incident to the Christian
life.
But no worthy object may be at¬
tained except by sacrifice.
In order to become the author of
salvation Christ had to suffer, serve
and sacrifice
Don’t underate the self-denial in¬
culcated by Jesus and you will all the
more enjoy and appreciate your in¬
heritance—
But what is the inheritance?
In a word: “All things are yours; I
Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas,
or the world, or life, or death, or
things present, or things to come;
all are yours; and ye are Christ’s;
and Christ is God’s.
U. B. CHURCH.
Rev. O O. Johnson’s sermon was
based on Prov. 22:3.
His theme was, “Thoughtfulness
and Thoughtlessness,”
“I divide the world,” he said, “in¬
to two classes.
1. Those who think.
2 Those who do not think.
A thoughtless man is without pru¬
dence—foresight,—and engages in
any work without circumspection
and soon makes shipwreck of not
only his stock in trade, but bis op¬
portunities and prospects.
Tbe Savior decribes the thought¬
less as tho man who began to build
and was not able to finish. He does
not count the cost.
A wise man sits down and surveys
the field before he enters and tries
to provide against possible exigen¬
cies that may arise.
A thoughtless man is easily en¬
snared. He does not think. He on¬
ly takes a surface view of things
and often when persuaded, for in¬
stance, to enter the saloon he does
” ot look be y° nd tbe present at the
danger that environs his every step
and before he ls aware of the danger
to which he has been exposed since
his flrst entrance into the haunt of
sin, he is ensnared, and before he
has realized it, the devil is leading
him captain at his will.
But this is not true of the prudent
man. He forsees the evil, and
bldeth himself. He seeks -to deter
roYma byfurtfhftati ttfe eftmm eg UXg&fc
studies tendencies and when he de¬
cides a course of action leads in the
j wron K direction, he hileth himeslf
j ^ rom tbe consequences of such a
tiourse b >’ K° in K In tbe opposite di¬
r e°tion.
M. E. CHURCH,
Rev. II. H Surnlin, pastor of the
M. E. Church, spoke front Matt. ,1:11.
His theme was ‘The Two Bap
j tisms,” although his remarks were
coniine,! to an explanation of the
baptism of lire,
“Fire,” said he, ‘is a symbol of tho
Holy Ghost, ami to get an idea of
j what the Holy Ghost does we 6ee
what can be accomplished by lire,
1. Fire is light. A room may be
dark bui if wo light a Ore tho dark
ness will be dispelled—so man may
bo in darkness but the Holy Ghost
will light up his pathway so that he
may walk in the way of God.
2. Fire is a consumer and the Holy
| Ghost will burn out the sin that man
may be saved, enjoy the fellowship
of God and his son Jesus Christ.
3. Fire is a transformer and so,
man, tho sinner, is transformed by
the Holy Ghost and becomes a saint.
We get a clear idea of the operation
of the Holy Ghost when we come to
consider tbe action of fire.
An engine, for instance, may be
perfect in its construction, every
part may be in tact, the boiler may
full of water, tbe engineer may be at
the throttle, but the machine does
not move. Light a fire in the fur¬
nace, the wa'er is set to boiling, be
steam is generated and the engine
moves along the iron rails with ease,
drawing a long train of loaded cars.
So with man. He is dead, but the
Holy Ghost takes possession of him,
he is given life—a spiritual being—
anil becomes a factor in the worlds
uplifting and regeneration.
LUTHERAN CHURCH.
The services at the Lutheran
church were ver f interesting, and
Rev. H. F. Long preached an un¬
usually appropriate and impressive
sermon from Exodus 15th chapter
and 25th verse.
Young People’s Society of Chlstlau
Endeavor.
“The first Young People’s Society
of Christian Endeavor was formed
Feb. 2, 1881, in W’liston church, in
Portland, Me., «,b 5 r the pastor, Rev.
Francis E. Clark. From a small be¬
ginning in one church it has rapidly
grown until now there are over 57,
000 societies in all parts of the world,
with a membership of three millions
and a half. The second society was
formed in Newburgport, Mass., Dy
the Rev. Charles P. Mills, the pastor
of the church some eight months
after the first society was formed.
At first the growth of the movement
was slow, but after a few years it
gained impetus and headway, so that
now several thousand new societies
are added to the ranks every year.
In 1887 the first society was formed
in England, in tbe town of Oreve,
and now the movement iB growing as
rapidly there as in the land of its
birth.
In this movement all evangelical
denominations are represented. In
America the Presbyterians are still
in tbe lead in the number of societies.
In England the Baptists are the lead¬
ing denomination in Christian En¬
deavor. In some of the colonies of
Australia and in some parts of Cana¬
da the Methodists denominations are
in advance of others, while in some
of the states of the union the
Disciples of Christ, and in other
states the Congregationalists claim
the largest number of Christian En
deavorers. These facto only prove
that the society is equally adapted
to all denominations ip all parts of the
world, and shows that it is not unde¬
nominational but interdenomination¬
al. Any society belonging to an
evangelical church which adopts the
leading principle of the movement,
including the pra.ver meeting pledge,
and which guarantees these princi¬
ples by the name “Christian En¬
deavor,” used either alone or in
connection with a denominational
name, is admitted to all the privi¬
leges of the movement.
The Georgia Union of Christian
Endeavors is arranging to hold a
convention in Atlanta, April 13,-22.
There will be good speakers there
from the state and from abroad and
no effort will be spared to make the
convention very interesting and
helpful. Entertainment will be free
in tbe homes of Atlanta Endeavor
ers and the railroad rates will be
very low. It is expected that by
gathering delegates for certain trains
tho journey itself, in both directions,
will be a very happy social feature.
S. M. IVhitchard has been appoint¬
ed oil inspector for this district vice
D. T. Pauik whose term expired the
15th inst. and who had filled the
office with perfect satisfaction to all
concerned. In the appointment of
Mr. Whitchard, Commissioner Stev¬
ens has displayed his usual good
judgement in selecting a good rep¬
resentative here. ,
Teosiute and velvet beans at Cam
bell’s Seed Store. ’Phone number fl
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State of Georhia—I rwin eounty.
To Tbo the notlMon Superior tourt of said .1. county: II.
D. of .James Wait. nmlov,
Holmes and nsMHMut.es, respectfully show
entered unto this into honorable association court mid that they such have
an as de¬
sire to ho Incorporated under tho corporate
name of WATT I1AULEV llOl.MEH COM¬
PANY. That the ulijoer of said incorpor¬
ations Is for tiio purpose of carry I UK on a gen¬
eral men untile business, deallutr in general
crock hardware, err, fllnssivure. Moves, hoiisefuriilsUllig mioiMmr foods, roods. liulld
:
ers’, mill and 1‘lunihors' supidtes. fartn uten¬
sils, wagons, carnages, I = Kgles. itc.
That tho principle Office and ondelle of
said business shall ho In theeity of Ell/ger
aid, county of Irwin, and State of Georgia.
The amount of capital stock of said com¬
pany sh*.|l he Fifteen Thousand Hollars
iS15,00fl.0o) fifty to he divided into one hundred and
shares, of o e hundred dollars each, and
more than ten per cent, of which has already
been paid in: and that said capital stock may
he from time to time, by a vote of the stock¬
holders. In l eased to any sum, not to exceed
twenty-live These thousand dollars ($25,000.00)
be your petlttloners with the nray that they may
empowered right to sue and to he
sued; and take to plead and to he Impleaded: to give
notes and mortgages, and other
evidences of debt: to have and to use a com¬
mon members, seal, to make by-laws binding on their
own of the not Inconsistent with the laws
state of Georgia and of the United
States; to purchase, to receive hold donations by gift or will;
and dispose of property,
real and personal; and to do all such acts as
are Incident io the true purposes of their or¬
ganization, timate and as are necessary for tho legi¬
execution of such purposes.
That they desire to nave authority to elect
officers and to make such by-laws for the
the management of said business as may bo by
stock-holders of said company deemed
expedient, shall bo held ami that the said stock-holders
liable only to the extent of their
actual unpaid subscriptions to stock and no
further.
ing Wherefore; your petitioners pray the pass¬
of an order by said honorable court grant¬
ing and this theirappllcallon these in terms as prayed,
that petitioners, their associates
and successors, be Incorporated lor and dur¬
ing a term of twenty years, and with all the
powers hereinbefore set forth.
Petitioner’s L. Kennedy, Attorney.
Georgia— Irwin County.
I. J B. D. Paulk, Clerk of the Superior
court of said county, do hereby certify that
the foregoing petition Is a true and correct
copy of an orglual petition for Incorporation
now on file in my office. This 27th day of
I ebruary A. D. 1000
.1. B. D. Paulk.
Clerk Superior Court, 1 rwin Couut.
ROAD NOTICE.
State of Georgia—-Irwin Comity.
To all whom It may concern:
If no good cause to tho contrary be shown
at ray office In I rwin ville, Ga„ on or before
the first Monday In April loco, 10 o’clock A.
M. I will grant an order establishing the
billowing public roads, the same being in the
452. 901. 1588 and 1557 road districts of said
county as follows: the same embraeinu- all
of the numerous road ways or streets, 30 feet
in width, in ami through all the lands known
as the American Tribune Soldier’s Colony
Htzgerald Domain, outside of the limits of tho city of
Ga . and shown on the map or
plat of said lands on iilo In tny office, and
represented lines showing thereon by tho several double
said road ways or streets.
“aid public roads will he located on origi¬
nal land lots Nos 61. 65. 66, 83, 84. 85. 86, 87, HI,
92.94,97. 98, 119. 122, 123,149, 150, 151. 152, 153,154,
155 hi the 3rd land district of said county,
and Nos- 171.224,226,245. 246,247, 248, 249 . 250,
262, the 263, 264, 265, 281.282. 283, 298. 299, 300, 301 ill
4th land district of said comity.
M. Henderson
3-2-4 Comm, of Roads and Rev.I. O.
COLONY DRUGx \ STORE.
J. H. GOODMAN.
Dealer in
f Toilet I>Ggs, Articles,
Seeds, £tc.
PERSCH1PTION9 CAREFULLY
COMPOUNDED.
Corner Grant and Pine Street.
B. DICKERSON,
Contractor & Builder.
Chimney Building and Painting neat¬
ly done. Estimates free.
Opposite Palace Hotel, corner
South Main street.
E. P. WIGHTMAN J
The Jeweler.
Repairing of high-grade watches
a specialty.
FITZGERALD BLOCK.
M. H. GROVER,
DEALEL IN
HARNESS, SADDLES, LAP-ROBES, WHIPS
South Grant, Fitzgerald Ga.
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GOOD COFFEE
can be spoiled in the making, of
course, bat it can’t bo made as bad
as some that is Bold as high grade.
OUR COFFEE
is obtained from the most reliable
dealers, and is fresh, strong and pnre
The Staple
Mocha and Java at 25 cents.
is particularly fine. Has a rich deli¬
cate flavor.
Try our superior grade Butterine.
It oosts the customer no more than
the cheaper article.
Yours for Business,
L. O. TISDEL.
Phone 25. Established 1890. Prompt
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All Prescriptions sent to our Drug St
be filled by a Licensed Druggii
And the drugs used will be ....
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We carry a full line of Patent Medicines,
we sell at cut prices.
We give a few of our prices belw: 1
Hood’s Sarsaparilla............. $ 75 Hall’s Catarrh Cure..
Peruna.......................... 75 Beef Wine and iron pt,
Miles Nervine................... 75 Painicure.............. J
Paine’s Celery Compound...... 75 Alcock's Porus Plaster!
Brad field’a Regulator........... 75 Simmon’s Liver Regul:
B. B. B......................... 75 Mennen’B Borated Talli
S. S. S , small.................. 75
S. S, S , large................. 1 40 ders................1
Cheney’s Expeotorant, small... 15 Southern Liver Regalal
Stewart’s Gin and Buchu..... 75 Fletcher’s Castoriu ... J
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Mail Orders Solicited
Mashburn b Den
BOWEN BLOCK, FITZGERALD.
NO USE THK i
v After you once sie the work tl
\ % Kk ii Rodiesfer” So
'-1 does you will have no’otherl
I There different kinds of i
are many
but the “Rochester” beats them aj '
operation of the “Rochester** is
/. sS success—you hold the hose and
chine does the work. The manil
or this sprayer are represented in
tion by Mr. John Huff, who has
gaged’in practical fruit growing 1
years, and is well reccommendei
showing of his former home—Michigan
pleasure in the sprayer and its work.
WILL DO ANY KIND OF SPEAYING
For spraying Vineyards, Berries, Currants, Cotton Plants, Sh
the “Roche:-ter” is without an equal.
A Spray pump is absolutely worthless where the operator is i
on tbe move, as is the case when spraying small fruits, etc. ,J
and pail cannot be moved without stopping tbe spray. This mead
of time, and “time is monoy,” especially in spraying season. aloiJ (31
Chester” and you needn’t stop for anything, just walk right solutioi
row to another; it’s self-operating and the, agitator keeps thfl
ly stirred, The time saved on the small sprayings will more
it the first season. 1
A CHILD CAN OPERATE THIS SPRAY!
The Sprayer is filled not more than two-thirds full by unscreB jB
moving the Brass Air Pump; the pump is then put back into airll
the machine charged with compressed air by working the
air enters the Sprayer throug the valve at the bottom of pumdfp noB
agitating and mixing contents of Sprayer. The machine is bol«|
use; all the operator need to do is open the stop cock and
to direct the spray. The compressed air being powerful antf SB
the liquid out through the outlet pipe, making either a fine oveB sprB
continuous stream as desired. By slipping tbe steel ring
of air pump, operator can carry the machine from place to ■
Galvanized machine which Iron bolds Copperas 3 to 4 gallons desired. weighs Air 8 Pump pounds. is made The bdd^ ot bfl
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last This for machine years It is is made new in and all up sizes to date. to You barrel, never from saw S5.00 anythin upJ
up a orders bi
itnformatioo ser or write agent. For convenience, may \|9
A. A. Harvey’s, north Grant street.
JOHN HUFF, Agent, itzger
FLY TMIE IS COM
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