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Che Exchange Dank,
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SRS, NETTIE G. HALL, MOTHIR ENTERFRISE) _
" Weather Report.
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~ Burt:Mosher son the invalid
list. ‘:):( R _ :
. Seed éfintfor sale at :
- tf 7 WHITCHARD'S,
H., W,'Sapp of Douglas wzs a
visitor among us-on Thursday.
Souvenir postal cards at the
Enter prise office. :
& Chgrles Dunn, of St. George
reports 'the birth .of another
»/dw‘g‘hte'r..- A ! ; i
. _Red Bliss Seed Potatoes for
“Le.it Br-nnners. 13-4 t
~ On Thursday David Thornton
of Waycross paid his best res
pects to our city.
. L. D. McCrimers of Wright
son of Dr. McCrimers was in
town yesterday.
i Four city l%ts for sale chezp.
;finqmre at Grant street Barber
Shop. . i
: A few flakes of the ‘‘Beautiful”
was seen in the air on our streets
yesterday. ;
“Mrs. M. M. Belote hasreturned
from Valdosta, where she has
béen visiting her mother.
- ‘J. D, Frier, of ‘Mobile, Ala.
was prospecting in these regions
this week. sy
WANTED:—Position ag steno
grapher where maching is fure
nished. Address, Ma le Cool,
City. 3 Pui
“It is not what he has, nor
even what he does, which direct
1y expresses the worth ofa man,
but what he 18.” |
R. L. Griffin, of Lennox and bis
brother D. P, Griffin of Nashville
were visitors in this city last
Phursday. :
Mr. and Mrs, J. Dorminey, of
Dorminys Mill, took the train for
Lakeland, Fla., yesterday where
they will spend a week with rela
tives.
Mr. W. P. Goodwin, of Jack
sonville’ Fla., an Uncle to the
Bedll brothers, is the new clerk
in the grocery department of the
Wright Mercantile*store.
The Sout,hlan'd investors who
staid all night Thursday, awoke
yesterday morning to find it
snowing. We suggest tbat the
name be changed to Greenland.
. C. C.-Cleveland of Cordele, was
in town Thursday on business.
' E. L. Winn, a stock buyer of
Murfreesboro, Tenn, spent a
few days here, and departed for
- Nashville, Georgia on Thursday.
. CONSULT
Dr. 0. A BOLTZENDORE,
; LEADING
DENTIST,
Owver First National Bank,
Oleomargerine. High grade
at Whitchards. 131-tf
Ladies wanting calling cards
should phone 42 right awav. . |
Mrs. Clements who has been
stopping with Mrs. Keeney went
to Lyogs yesterday.
Seed Potatoes—Red Bliss, for
sale at the Bee Hive Grocgty.
I want to rent a fdrnished
room in private family
e 4 Harker.
Mrs. S. O. Cook weat down to
Tifton today to meet her hus
who is on his way home from
Gainesville Fla. qprr
You will find Mgs?” Haye’s
Art display in the right-Mer
cantile window. 13-6 t
“It is more important for the
mother to superintend her son’s
reading than to see that he
wears the latest thing in collars.”
Souvenir Postal Cards at the
Enterprise office. _Send and get
a quarters worth, They are
“made in Fitzgerald.” |
Dr. Ashley’s daughter Gladys, ‘
of Ocilla, is very #ll withCerebro-
Spinal-Meningitis. Two little
boys of Wm. Henderson are also
down with the same disease.‘.\ |
Editor Mercer who has been
confined to his bed for a couple
of days is again in his sanctum
today altho not entirely recov
ered. : 4
. “Don’t demoralize your charac
tsr by doing poor work. Poor
work may mean only a money
loss to your employer, but to
you it means loss of character,
self-réspect and man-hood.”-M.
C« Peters.
C. C. Dunn, of St. George. is
back in Fitzgerald looking after
his property here. Indications
point to a permanent return of
of Mr. Dunn and yfamily. They
will find a hearty welcome. |
Messrs A, N. Davis, W. D.
Scott, T. M. Bryan, O. A. Rouse
and John E. Howell came over®
from Moultrie Thursday and
availed themselves of the assis
tance of the brother .Obdfellows
in our local lodge in instituting
an . encampment in Moultrie,
Wm. McCormic acting as install
officer. ‘ e
Rev. W. B, Parsons, of Atlanta.
presiding elder for the First M,
E. Church in this city held quart
erly meeting this weekgdepart
ing for Atlanta Thursday,
is visiting his little daughter,
Harriet at the home of her grand
parents, Dr.and Mrs. Peruchi,
on Jasmine street. ;
Mrs. E.J. Walker, the mill
iner, bought a pretty lot on N.
Grant. )
E. E. Hawks, of W, Pine St.,
is the new appointment on the
police force for night work.
Dr. Peruchi has an apricot
tree and crab apple in full bloom
for over a week.
Editor J. P. Rogers.of the
Douglas Enterprise visited Fitz
gerald Thursday. We found
Mr. Rogers already fullof ex
perience—the kind that the news
paper clan naturally gather on
their Journalistic career.
It hasn’t reached forty days
and nights yet but the rains
came and the floods desce dedl
in good shape, another wee And
the weather man sayeth not how
uch longer.
} The engine for the F'. Graham
Lumber Co., planing mill bas
arrived and the boiler is expece
tedon Monday. The mill will
be opened up for the present in
the old Chambless Grocery Co.
building. e
The Religious Telescope says,
“we beleive that the man of Sioux
City who lost his wife to another
party, yet, through a legal tech=
picality, came into possession of
the other man’s $40,000 at his
wife’s death, had the better end
of the bargain all the way along.”’
Dr. S. C. Brown and wife gave
a dinner-party on Thursday at
their pretty home on Altamaha,
in honor of their brotherinlaw
Mr. Hindmap, of Kansas City,
Missueri. The sociable hour.
passed 8o pleasantly that the
inclemency of the weather was
forgotten. Mr. Hindman starts
Monday for Florida where he
will take in the historical points
and return to Fitzgerald on his
way home in town to sample
Georgia straw berries.
GET INTEREST ON YOUR IDLE MONEY,
‘ L OCTTTOOTTTOCR,
IT TAKES only one dollar to opeu a bank account with
us, after which we take deposits of 25c and up to thé thous
ands. P |
: The poorest people in Irwin county w}wfl’hd wé take spec
ial pleasure in aiding theny to start ;Swlik account. The rich
eet people in the county divide tt;pff banking business with us
because we are safe, we gre cefirteous, we are appreciative,
we are progressive a cause they believe we endeavor
fully to handle their bugidess to their entire satisfaction. |
We offer a SPLENPID OPPORTUNITY to all peo
ple to save money by depositing with us for safe keepinga
portion of all the money they receive. On their SAVINGS
we pay interest every three months at FOUR PER CENT
per annum COMPOUNDED.
HOME SAVINGS BANK.
“Bah! I feel as tho I shall never
want another cracker as long
asl live. Do you know Mother
Enterprise that clerk wiped his
nose on his hand and a few min
utes later he transferred “the
crackers I had ordered from the
box, with that same band. Huh!
it was all too suggestive,” and
the dainty, trim little purchaser
walked off witha look of sea
sickness on her countenance
and we wonderedif business
men realized how little uncensci
ous tricks affect their trade.
Another housekeeper objected
ito trading, where the clerk
‘smoked during business hours
for she fancied the grocries were
ltainted with the odor of tobacco.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Shell, of
Murphy, 's'topped over enroute
to Vieana long enough to visit
relatives in Wright then went to
Vienna today. ®
- Genl. Jpe Wheeler will be laid
to rest in Arlington National
cemetery with military honors.
" Clyde Smith, mailing clerk will
be t.ransferred to the run from
| Hawkinsville to Worth,
1\ D. P. Harris of Pavo stopped
iover on his way to and from
iSou_thland, to visit ‘his two sons
iwho' live in this_ ci_tyland are both
employes of the A, & B.
The following extracts from a
letter from Mr. Cliff. Hatcher.
of the United States Causalty
Co, of N. Y. to townsman
R.J. Prentiss, speaks for itself.
Mr. Hatcher writes from At
lanta as follog:
“Mr. Lott, Secretaryand Gen
eral Manager of the Company,
will be with us&xt ‘'Wednesday
to deliver to us the prize won by
this agbncy for producing the
most business for the months of
November and December. I
will tender him a banquet Wed
nesday nijat at the Capitol City
Club of this city, and as the busi
ness sent in by you assisted’ in
securing this prize I wouldappre
ciate it if you can.arrange to be
with us on this occasion.”
For Sale:—House and four lots
fruit trees and flowers—on Kast
Jassamine corner of Logan. En
quire on premises. ST
Eleanor Kirk says, ‘‘As long
as yod believe that the small
piece of gristle you call stomach
is your master just so long you
‘will bow down and worship it.”’
- Texas Rust Proof Oats,
Georgia Rye, Blue Stem
Wheat, Pearl”Onoin Sets, at
Campbell’s Seed Store,
“‘Redeemed by the Blood”’ is
the title of a book thrilling with
tragedy and pathos. The facts
so graphically told demonstrate
the maxim that ‘“Truth is stran
ger than fictfil.” The thread
of the story an® the characters
so strikingly portrayed all per
tain to the lives, struggles, de-|
feats and triomphs of unfor
tunate : women—women with
whom the author, Mother Duff,
has come in touch by daily and
hourly contact. through her work
with and for them, A copy
should be in the hands of chris
tian men and women. The book
is published by the Bible school
and Missionary Training Hom'e
Cincinnati, .Ohio. :
When Dr. J. H, Powell, the
noted eye, ear, nose and throat
specialist, leaves here, which he
will do soon, he enters upon a
twelve month'’s engagement with
the Georgia Medical College
Hospital in Atlanta, in which he
is to lecture six hours a week.
The Doctor has closely applied
himself to his profession until
nature rebels aad he needs
relaxation and a change. The
proposed round of duties will
give him an opportunity for rec
reation so much needed. When
he returns to Fitzgerald he will
build a residence on Central
avenue. :
Mrs. H. A. Perry and two
cihldren went to Coolidge today
to spend a few days with rela
tives.
There is an'old saying that ‘‘its
always a woman at the bottom of
it.” This time it was a little
girl’s ‘argival at the honle- of
Ernest Chapel in Jacksonville
and the {elegram to that effect
caused him to shorten his' visit
here with his parents.
F. D. Lee is disposing of his
farming im%em.nts and stock
preparatory to movieg int'towé.
~ Miss Martha Harris ret‘rfied
‘today to Pavo after a plefsant
| stay with her brothers P, F. and
W, ©.Harris of Oconee stréet.
..Garden Seed!
A FRESH AND COM- =~
PCETE STOCK OF -
st Seads
Buist’s Selected Seeds
ey NN T
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. WE GUARANTEE TO
,HAVE NO OL D SEEDS
ALL FRESH AND NEW, RECEIVED FROM
SEED FARMS THIS WINTER. CALL TO SEE
OUR STOCK AND GET OUR PRICES AND
ONE OF OUR SEED CATALOGUES. . . . .
WE CAN PROVE TO YOU THAT OUR STORE
IS THE PLACE FOR YOU TO BUY YOUR
GARDEN SERDS. i . . aigeie wiel o ity
: ' :,1'; ,
DRUG, SEED AND BOOK STORE,
Pine Str "+ . FITZGERALD, GA.
The Fitzgerald Shoppers will please bear
in mind that we keep the finest quality
of all kinds of Fruits— =
Oranges; = Pineapples,
Apples, Bananas,
Grapes, Nuts,”
Candy Made Ddity-at~loc Per P?Jnd.
Gold Fish, Canary Birds and Parrots for
X-mas Presents, Tobacco and Cigars.
Fitzgerald Fruit House
" BOWEN BLOCK. ;
Mrs. S. J. Herman, and babyl
Lelia of Wright took the train to-'
day for Brunswigk, where she
will visit relatives.
High grade fertilizers.~Phenix
Warehouse Gompany.
“Chiidren need loye and confi
dence to develop their good quali-!
ties. Rebuffsand distrust choke
the godhead from expression,”
So says a noted writer. Are we
not all grownup children and
need pretty much the same
treatment.
Amos Heaton, who was one
of the first subscribers to the
Eaterprise, is putting up a-resi
dence in town for himself and
his aged companion and they
will soon move in from the coun
try!
We have the Hansen Sand
Lime Brick for sale. As pretty
and fine as the pressed brick, at
the same price as the common
‘mud brick. ‘
317-tf ENTERPRISE OFFICE,
Look Them
In the Eye
- When they tell you there is
any other cjigar quite bhalf as
good as our .S. 5c Smoker.
It is the m leasing of all,
after dinner siiokes and guar
anteed satisfactory in every way.
C. A. JOHNSON,
Manufacturer.
For SaLE--Three lots
and 8-room house, on
south Grant---$1,300--
$7OO cash, one years
time on balance.
~_Apply to,
. W.B. Browy, City.
' “Human Heads”
Scotland, Pa. Feb., 8, 1901,
Soldiers and Sailors Home:-This
is to certify that P. Burt, gave a
lecture and concert to three
hundred and fifty scholars, tea
chers, and facdlty. They were
all delighted. Respectfully
yours, J. W. Skinner.
Governor of Home.
This lecture “Human Head”
to be given Monday night at W,
R. C. hall on Main St.,, for the
benefitof the free Reading Room
Admission 10, 15, and 25c.
Attenfiono
The Ladies of the Grand Army
will give a Box and Ball Social at
Odd-Fellows Hall on Saturday
evening Feb. 3, for the benefit
of Geo. Crouse Post N 0.17. All
the patriotic orders and every
body else cordially invited.
Every lady is requested to bring
a pound carpét-ball, with her
name placed just beneath the
surface. Also a nice box of
lunch for two. Hot coffee will
be served. There will be a short
literary program and music with
lots of fun, and plenty of good
}things to eat, every body come.
14-5 t Com. :
‘Hot and cold baths at the
Grant Street Barber Shop, P. B.
Owen,Proprietor. : tf
FOR SALE.
3—5 acre tracts jn a’ '
north Graw
boiler new. S h. p. engine
good fix. A. P, Green,
' Cortez, Ga.
For Rent.
Oht\e of the. st and bes
store on Pine street, in
the heart of the business centefs
Apply to J. I. Cawpbell. j