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FITZGERALD ENTERPRES
VYolume XI
Dr. Solomon Organizes
Anti-Saloon League
Officers Elected and Other
Steps Taken to Further
the Cause in Ir
winn County.
Dr. Solomon, the Superintend
ent of the Anti-Saloon League of
Georgia, spent Sunday in Fitz
gerald and spoke three times in
interest ofthe tempereace cause.
He spoke in the Baptist church ‘
at 11 o’clock on the ‘“Origin and
Scope of the Lieague,’” in the af-]
ternoon in the Central Methodist |
church on “The Home vs. the
Saloon,” and at night he spake in
the Firgt Methodist church on
tSome Jadictments against the
Saloon ” These meetings were
well advertised but for "some
cause the attcndance was not as
largeat the afternoon meeting as
a 3 was aaticipated. Cauld itl
have Qeen a lack of interest? l
Pr. Solomon was at his best
and his addresses will not scon
be forgotten by those who had
the good fortune to hear him,
No man with a heartinhim could
hear his plea for the home ang
Eh.fi loveq qnas whio dwell therein|
and not be moved to greater en
thusiasm and activity against the '
saloon and its domination, :
At the clgse gf the afternoon
weeting a gaod, strong Leaguye
was organig.d tc be known as the
“Anti-Saloon League of Irwin
County.”
The officers elected were; L
O. Tisdel President, E. P,
Chambless Ist, Vice Bres. A.
Kra'z 3nod. Vice Pres, E. D.
Stoae 3rd Vice Pres., aad B. E
Wilcox Sec. and Treas,
At the first meeting of the
League an executive committee
will be appointed togetber with
sgych other committees as are
necessary to carry outhe wark
of the Lieague, v
The Anti-SBaloon League is
pen-sectarjag ia reijgion aad non
partisan in politics. It is what
its name indicate==A League,
Its purposes are;
First. To federate all the
Churche-, Syaday Schools, Tem
perence Societies and moral fore
ces of the state in a conservative,
persistent and 4 :te “miie dwove
ment against the Liccnsed Salcon.
Second. To ¢ eate a healthy,
sane and powerful public opinion
in favor of Temperence reform.
Third. Toorganize the Tem
peregee sentiment Of Georgia
into a permanent and parpetual
Anuti-Saloon force, and to press
the fight for civic righteousaess,
asking far the fundamantal pria
cipal of a democratic government
the right of a majority to"rule.
The Anti-Saloon League aims
at the acececamplishment of just
gag result-the placiog of the bev
erage liquor traffic uader the
baa instead ¢f the protection of
law, and it stands pledged not to
engage in a contest no: directly
connected with this purpose,
“In Ohaio the Licague has rev
olutionizad th: moral szatineat,
changing more than a quarcer of
a million votes in a single cam
paign and.ele\ting a Prohibition
Governor. ;
In Virginia over 300 saloons
have beem closed within four
years. [n Tcanesee of 1,848
cities, towns and villages, 1,835
have been put under 'Prohibition
government, over a thousand sa
loons beidg disposed of withina
Mr. J. E. Howell Will
Stand For Elsction
Out of Consideration fcr His
Brother’s Family, for the
Short Term Only,
Ocilla. Ga, May 31, 1906.
CoL. J. E. MERCER,
Fitzgerald, Ga.
Dear Sir—l have fully decided%
to make the race for the unex
pired term of County Treasurer,
caused by the death of my
brother. = -
I bave been requested to do so
by a large number of the best
{and most influential citizens of
our county and this, together
‘with the desire to save the reve
nues derived from the office for
my brother’s widow and children,
causes me to ask my friends and
ellow citizeas fgy the office.
] have bgen requested to run
for the full term also, but I pre
fer to see this honor given to
some more deserving citizen.
If the people of Irwin county[
see fit to give me the Treasurer’si
office for the balance of the year,
I expect to give wmy brother’sl
family the benefit of the net pro
ceeds of the revenues derived
from the office, as I feel that
they are entitlcd jp it.
Yours very truly,
: J. . HowELL. i
[Mr. Howell is so well known
and is held in such high esteem'
by the people of the county thatl
it is not at all probable there will |
be any oppositiga tg his elegtion
tq the vae'ang.y caused by the
death of his brother.] ' i
Money is Raised for
A B & A Work
New York, May 29.—The At
laatic and Birmingham Coastruc
tion Company has sold $8,000,000
5 per cent four year collateral
trust notec to a syndicate ¢om
poscd of the Trust Company of
America and Clarke, Dolge &
Co,of New York and the Oid
Colony Trust Company of Bos
ton. y
The Atlantic and Birmingham
Construction Company has a cap
iral of $4,000,000 acd is complet
ing an extension of ihg Atlaata,
Birmicgham and Atlantic 7).
way to Birmingham, Aly, and
Arlanta.
The proceeds of the notes just
sold will complete the extensions
of the company to Birmingham
and Atlanta and pay for the
steamships, equipment and iron
purchased, water terminals at
Bruuswick, Ga., and shops,
few years., North Carclina has
bezn almost brought from uader
liquor domination, Itis believed
the State willvote iz entirely this
vear, Many other states have
doue a great work under Anpti-
Salcoa League influenges, and
what other states have done
Georgia cag do aad Georgia
WILL Go. There are now forty
three states and territories thor
oughly ~ organized under the
American Ant-Saloon League
management,
* Let all the good citizens of
Fitzgerald coatribute their part
toward the ° realization of the
high aims of this praise-worthy
institution. ; (AL
THRICE-A-WEEIK
FIPZGERALD, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MY A 31, 1906,
lAnnual G.A.R. Exerctses
Andersonville Cemetery
Attract Nearly 400 Pilgrims
From Fitzgerald to the
City of the Dead on
Memorial Day,
The continuous rains of last
week not only laid the dust but
cooled the air and Wednesday
morning augured a perfect day
which prophecy was fulfilled
much to the satisfaction of the
nearly four hundred pilgrims
starting on their yearly journey
to pay their respect to the 13,-
900 soldier-dead who sleep in the
National cemetery at Anderson-i
ville, where the excursionist arri-i
ved at 11 2.m. and the Ladies of
the G. A. R. and others immedi- ‘
ately proceeded to “‘Scatter flow
ers over those heroes of ours.”
The thousands of tiny flags of
our national colors gently sway
ing in the soft southern breezes
beside each grave with a back
ground of magnificent - magnolia
trees in full bloom interspersed
amid other rare shrubsand trees
of the south, gave the picture an
air of poesy not span to be for- |
gatten, |
The exercises were carried
out according to the program.
The Grand Army salute to the
flag is always impressive. Lin
coln’s Gettysburg speech seemed 4
appropriate as read by C, A,
Oliver and the eoriginal poem
sent fer the o:casion by Mrs.
E. S, Alien, of Little Rock, Arks,
was recited by Mrs. Nell Smith |
in the spirit of the author.
The orator of the day was
Judge D. N. Taylor lately from
Terre Haute, Ind., who pleasing—‘
ly entertained bis audience for
over an hour. '
The ritua]l services to the un
koown dead, wbose graves were
marked by a much smaller stone
than tbe others, always brings a
sad refrain and visions of waite
icg, breaking bearis who still
feel the mystery of the uncer
taioty of the fate of their loved
and lost,
FIRST GUARD.
Awmrng the interesting featur
es cf this particular day was the
presence of J, M. V. Willigms ofj
Co., C. sth Ga., Confederata_oy 4
was the corpora’ who placed the
fi_-“‘ #*%rds over the prisoners
‘at the stockade at Andersonville
and J. R. Horneof the same re
giment and company was the
first guard. Mr. Williams isa
gentleman of the ‘‘old school” an
old time southern gentleman of
‘whom the unioa soldiers spoke
‘well and his home is at Pine
} hurst.
~ Another was the wife of one of
Jobn Morgan’s men who played
‘bavoc in their raids throlndiana
and Ohio. She is tne daughter
of a federal scldier and the raoth
er of Marshall Martin, once of
this city.
MONUMENTS.
Wisconsin is hailding a monu
ment to her deat scldiers at
Prison Park which, in the rough
at preseat, bids fair 10 equal any
on the grounds. The workmen
are chiselling out fair proepor
tions from the crudc blocks of
marble—their workshop being
on the stockade ground not many
feet from the flagpole which daily
flings old Glory to the breeze.
lowa has lately putup a mon
iument th the cemetery, which,by
[on the grounds., Panels on two
sides contains the name, regi
ment and Co., of allher men who
are buried at Andersonville. The
monument is surmounted by a
life-size figure of a woman rep
| resenting Jowa in a kneelling pos
'ture as she bends over the must
ler roll of her fallen sons. On
one papel is a quota'icn from
[Revelations, seventh chapter—
'telling how there will be no more
hunger nor thirst. The stock
ade grounds are still being im
proved butleaving as much of the
natural state as possible.
. Co. M. Georgia Fitzgerald
Guards accompanied the
excursionists under order of the
Governor. -We are glad to state
that everything passed off peace-i
ably and good order prevailed all
over the grounds and at the sta-l
tion. |
NOT ONE MISSING.
Engineer Graham with his
hand on the throttle of engine
1512, guided the big engive that
pulled the ten A. B. & A. coaches
filled with its precious freight of
men, women and children, while
conducter Morris smilingly
punched tickets as thoit wasa
special favor to him, and train
dispatcher Brower who was re
sponsible for the whole cargo re
laxed the gravity of countenance
as the train slowed up at the
Fitzgerald depot with not one
missing. '
The muster roll of those on
the excursion yesterday coatain
ing the names of soldiers, their
gons and grandsons, daughters
and granddaughters on both side
of the civil war,will be published
in the Saturday issue of the
Enterprise,
FITZGERALD MEMORIAL EXERCISE,
This city reports a wmore fit
ting memorial exercise thaa at
any previous year. ¥Fifty teams
were in line as they proceeded
tc Evergreen cemetery where
the W. R. C. had charge of the
decorations and usion and
confederate and Spanish-A meri
can soldiers graves were strown
with flowers, not a grave teing
left ungarianded.At the W, R C.
hall the exercises were iutercet
ing, especially the address hy
Rev. A. B. Wade pastor ci the
first Christian church,
Marrie?,
’M’*’- M 73. Kcene of St Louis,
“Jo. to Miss Allie Meakin of Way
cross, on May 2) at St Louis
Mo. The announcement card,
“At home to their friends 7711
Greer avenue St Louis Mo.”
The bride left.this city a few
weeks ago in the company of
Mrs. E. Nelson tken oo her way
to her wedding. The HKnater
prise reflects the wishes of other
friends for their future bappi
ness.
Prof, Klepper’s Condition,
Prof. Klepper passed a restless
night, 2nd to-day is no better.
He has bad poague today as he
did yesterday, but his fever was
extremely highall nigat, and
about the same today. H's
many friends are hopiog for a
change within the next fcw hours
for the betior. -
i Hon. J. A. J. Henderson was
in the city today on important
business ia’connection with the
!exzension of his road to Fitzger
'ald. He has his heart set on ex
tending the road to Hawkins
iville and as far south as Valdos
ta.
. Mrs. L. A. Lotish, who has
Ibeen«in with feve;;_s}eyergl“ '
¥ e 2
- e
Mt :
How empty, lonesome and-¢
of sweet memories, the home W
BIBLE AND MUSI
- We take '-‘hljea,sui‘é in showing
our goods for we have nothing buis
best. Our Bibles are the Holman?
ialties and International Teacher
Scholars bibles and Testaments. 3
The Cable Co’s pianos and Chicago Cotta’
organ speak for themselves. Our pricg|
are just as low as ‘{B consistent when thi
quality of goods is considered.
We order anything in the sheet music limd
and play your orders for you. ¢
The Cigar Stand of the Ci
Oxford ook and Jibled
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