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Official Organ of Irwin County.
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FRIDAY JANUARY 3,.1894.
Too Cheap.
The sale of the property in Ir
Hrio county, of the Macon Con¬
traction Co., as advertised in The
News, took place Tuesday at Cy
clooeta,
The court by whose order the
propeity was sold, will doubtless
decline lo confirm the sale, and
simple justice will suggest that
the whole thing will be to do over
The Cycloneta Farm was sold for
the nominal sum of $8,300, which
is less than one-tenth the real
value of the farm. Sixty lots in
the town of Sycamore, 50x100 feet
each, were sold in two lots of thirty
each, and all.brought only $80. If
this property had been sold by
lots, it would doubtless have
brought a fair price.
Haughty ‘•Natives.”
Volume ;i No. 2, ot the Fitzger¬
ald Enterprise, contains some al¬
lusions, which cannot be re - anted
by our citizens as at all concili
tory.
The Enterprise is doubtless in
the field with the same object in
view, as has The News and other
newspapers—popular fovor and
patronage, and we wish for it a
liberal patronage and a marked
success. The highest office of the
Enterprise should be to correctly
inform its northern and western
readers of Fitzgerald and its sur¬
roundings, and when it offen a
comparison of the virtues of colo¬
nist and “natives” a better class ot
“natives" should be employed than
appear in the following:
“Considerable excitement was
caused on the train coming down
from Abbeville Christman eve.
The passenger car.was crowded. A
targe number of natives, who had
already commenced to celebrate
Xmas were aboard. Whiskey was
plenty. Shortly after leaving Ab«
beville the oft' repeated occurred
and the train was detained several
hours owing to a break down. The
wbiBkey commenced to get the
better of the natives and a freer
for-all fight soon started.
The few women in the car be¬
came frightened and Commenced
tu ory. Fortunately there were
«, number of colonists present who
soon quited the disturbance before
any damage was done. The pas¬
sengers on that car will long re«
member Christmas eve of 1895.”
The Enterprise makes a liberal
mention of the sad death of little
Martha Troup on Dec. 17th, and
for the comfort (.?) ot the be*
reeved parents this statement
nocure; “Careless attentton has¬
tened the end.” The large circle
of friends and relatives of Mr. and
Mrs. Troup would be pained to
even think that little Martha had
prematurely jdied from “careless
attention.”
This is one thousand eight hun
d ed and ninety»?ix.
Don’t let the failures in ’95
hamper your efforts in ’96.
The name of the postoffice at the
colony has bt en changed from
riwan to Fitzgerald,
The Enterprise gives the mer
chaste of Fitzgerald a timely
naming to close their places of
business on Sundays.
fctome of our great southern
dailies like the Morning News,
the Journal or the Constitution
fthauld send an able correspondent
to the soene of battle in Cuba. Ev
erybody is interested in the strug¬
gle of the Cubans for their inde
peridence and the information w
get is most conflicting,
Millions Stolen From Ranks
We read very frequently that
eome hank official or employe has
disappeared with a good lot of the
bank’s money but few persons have
any idea how great the losses of
bunkB are on this account. The
only states in which defalcation or
embezzlement did not ooour last
year were South Carolina and Ne¬
vada. In the list of bank, losses
by crime every other state and all
the territories, even Alaska, were
represented,
The total embezzlement reached
the enormous amount or $25,234,-
142, which is nearly $6,000,000 In
excess of the highest previous rec
ord, that of 1893.
New York banks were the heav¬
iest sufferers, their losses by crime
amounting to $9,147,379, It is
surprising that Tennessee, a state
smaller and less wealthy thanGeor
gia should come seeond in this
list with losses amounting to $4,-
161,900. Only $1,813,004 was
stolen from banks in Illinois and in
the great state of Pennsylvania
$797,736. Iowa banks lost $1,151,-
700, but the Massachusetts banks
escaped with the loss of only $517,-
710. The rich Btate of Rhode Isl¬
and shows ui) with the compara¬
tive flee record of only $7,
GOO Btolea from banks and
North Carolina banks were
• touched” for only $3,000, exactly
the amount stolen from Alaska.
Georgia shows up tolerably high
in the list with bank stealing ag¬
gregating $171,051. Alabama lost
$122,200 but those of Florida got
off with a loss of only $2,500.
Statistics for the past ten years
■how an an alarming increase in
the robbery of banks by those on
the inside, la 1885 the total
amount thus stolen in the United
States was only $3,475,000. It wa3
$3,780,000 in 1886; $4,550,000 in
1887; only $2,240,000 in 1388; $8,-
600,000 in 1889; $8,633,956 in 1890;
$19,720,249 in 1891; $8,737,547 in
1892; $19,929,692 in 1893, and
$25,234,142 last year. The total
for the tea years aggregate the im¬
mense snm $104,989,556. The in¬
crease in baok defalcation and
other forms of swindling has been
out of all proportion greater than
the increae of the ^business of the
banks aud last year’s record is
truly startling.-r-Atianta Journal.
INAHA.
Editor News : Good morning; New
Year’s gift! We say good Jmorniug to
this new year for he is a stranger here.
And will bring gladness to some we’re
sure:
What is our lot we fain would
“If joy be ours, God grant they may
Draw us to Heaven above,
If what so ever our portion here,
Our souls in God blessed sight
Be pure aud sinless through the
“That had its birth last night!”
To the readers of The News, I would
say let us seek the friendship of others,
as no man can bejhappy without a friend
nor be sure o r his friend until he is un¬
unfortunate.
Since our liist letter to The News,
the writer and his loved oorapanin have
visited Abbeville. Everything there
seems to be on a boom.
Nannie Monk is visiting home folks
this week. She will return to Ameri
eus next Saturday.
Roy Monk returned from a trip to
Texa3 yesterday. He says Georgia
suits him best.
Prof. Watkins is here this week see¬
ing about a school. It is to be hoped lie
will have better sueesss than some who
have gone before him.
Mr. Editor, your humble scribe and
family had the pleasure of attending a
very pleasant aud interesting entertain¬
ment at the hospitable home of Mr. and
Mrs. D. G. Irby, on the night of the
34th of December. The exercises con¬
sisting of songs and recitations con¬
ducted by Mrs, Kells, (were very enter¬
taining. Mrs. Irby and Kells Mrs. had
prepared a Xmas tree for the little folks
of the Cyoloneta Sunday school, and it
was indeed, good to be there and see
tho little fellows enjoy the presents of
“Santa Claus.” Borne of tho ohildren,
who had never soen the oid man, said
he was very kind, but, oh! he is so ugly.
One fellow said he looked like the D—1.
To say we enjoyed the occasion, faintly
expresses it.
.Now, in conclusion, I want to say
that X arn in love and chairity with all
mankind and everybody else, and wish
for them a prosperous and happy new
while I am;as ever yours,
Standing Round in the Hall,
ITEMS FROM FITZGERALD.
WEEKLY REVIEW OP 1 THE
PROGRESS OF THE COLONIST.
—BY—
COLONIST JUDSON WEST.
Mb. Editor : Our “magic city
of the pines” is day by day assum¬
ing greater proportions. Nearly
every day brings f fortb some nr.w
enterprise or industry. Sinoe my
letter of one week ago, many new
buildings have been started, and a
great many more completed.
Drew Paulk A Co. have opened
up a large general stcre and an
other large store building of 30x80
feat dimensions is under course of
construction.
f|D. O. Drew is building a nice
little building to be usod for the
postoffice. He is going to put in
more new boxes and will have it
ready for use in about ten days.
It is quite a Right at mail time to
see the large crowd congregate at
the postoffice, all eager ard anx
ionB for their mail. It takes three
of them about two hours to dis¬
tribute and hand out the mail, and
only letters at that. So one can
form some idea of the vast amount
of mail matter which comes here.
A large ditch is being dug
through the oity for drainage, and
sewer pipes will be put in. This
will enable them to drain some
wet places and also t e used as a
sewer. Streets are also being
graded and leveled up, and the
work of clearing oS the timber oa
the town site is progressing rap¬
They are removing the
stumps with dynamite.
The Nebraska hotel proprietors
are adding quite an addition to
the rear of their building. Report
has it that a lady bought three
lots and paid $6,000 for them, and
will erect at once a $50,000 hotel.
A young man from La Porte,
Ind., an experienced brick maker,
is going to commence the manu¬
facture of brick in a few days.
This industry will, if successful,
prove quite a boom to those con¬
templating building businuss
blocks, as t he buildings in the cen
ter of the town has to be fireoroof.
The grand army organized a
large Post here Saturday evening.
Messrs. PiperLyons got out
the first edition of their paper last
week. The boys deserve a good
deal of credit for the very com
mendab'e sheet they tsaued, ae
they labored under some very try¬
ing circumstances. It speaks well
for these young men, and will be a
great help to our city in showing
forth to the world what we are do¬
ing here, and the very many ad¬
of our fine country.
The sale of city lots and outside
farms ar j kept up at a lively pace,
many business men from other
cities coming in and investing
tneir means. This shows the faith
that outside people are having in
the future prospects of our city.
One man from Atlanta was here
last week and bargained for some
farm lands and also city lots, and
he and his friends expect to invest
$50,000 here.
The completion- of both the Ab¬
beville & Waycross, and Mr. Tift’s
railroad are promised by January
15tb. These two railroads coming
in competition with each other, will
be of great advantage to the colony
This fine December weather has
been the means of “silling off”
about all of our grumblers and
kickers. To us people, who have
always been accustomed to a great
deal ot snow and ice, it is indeed a
great pleasure to enjoy such
weather as we have been having
for several days past.
JUDSON WEST.
The general character of the
soil throughout the wiregrass sec¬
tion of our state is known to be
very good, and still to those unac
quinted with its real merit, an ob¬
servation of the average farm
would leave a very wrong impres¬
sion, To make our farms more
profitable and more attractive we
need higher fertilization and a very
much more thorough cultivation.
The News would continue to
insist upon our farmers ;for a still
greater reduction of the cotton
acreage. In doing this they will
make a great many necessaries
which they cannot, afford to buy
with five-cent cotton.
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THE COLONY STORE
J. H. HARRIS, Proprietor, . *
SWAM 9 C C CO GEORGIA.
Xjwti ^ dfllib CM ^ opt ex P ross " w hftt we have instore for you, aadjyoujshould comet
^ to see for yourself,
4 10.oz balls potash, 25c; 4 pounds soda, 25c; 3-hoop ooder buckets, 30c; Boys’ Haft. 25c ant*
up; Good Jeans, 13o and up; Suspenders, 5c and up; Good Flour, $3.75 and up, and
40,001 Other things,
which space will not allow us to mention here. Come to see us, take a good look at our indua
trious Yankee friends, and s the magic city of Fitzgerald.
J. H. HARRIS.
1113'nt sala. ' Fixedcharges-eNu Speculations. Write me;
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A. G. DeLOAOH, Agent,
SYCAMORE, GA.
My facilities for handling Real Es
tale unsurpassed. in Irwin and adjoining counties
are
Killing of McDonald.
McDonald’s Mill, Ga., Dec. 30,—
J. J. Picksen has been arrested as
accessory to t„ the the killing kiiung of Rev
George McDonald and was placed
in Douglas jail today. He will
have a preliminery trial Thursday
before the justice court at Doug¬
las. Judge L. A. Wilson of Way
cross, will represent the state, and
Col. E. D. Graham ot Baxley, the
defense.
Your correspondent learns from
F. M. Sweat that T. J. McDonald,
who killed the Rev.George McDon¬
ald at his (Sweat’s) turpentine
still on Christmas night was not
beaten, as reported from Douglas;
that he examined closely and there
was no mark or sigr where be had
received a lick whatever. There¬
fore, the report from Douglas that
he went there after the killing to
notify Mr. Sweat and appeared
there beaten in a terrible manner
as incorrect.
Many of the deceased’s friends
think that injustice has been done
him in a communication from
Douglas, whrein it was stated that
it was all caused from liquor. All
who knew the Rev. McDonald
knew him to have been a Bober,
upright Christian gentleman, and
he was never known to have a
fight with any one.
The Cotton States and Internat¬
ional Niposition at At.anta, closed
last Tuesday, its doors having heen
open since Sept. 18th. Great good
will surely result from the mam¬
moth show, which was the third
greatest in.the world and by lar
the greatest ever held in the south
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Real Estate and Colony Exchange.
j ! Colony -- - , Lands _ , and Ovty . _ Lots x
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, SOLD and EXCHANQ-ED.
Farms adjoining Colony and vicinity for sale
Fire Insurance and Building & Loan Solicited.
WEST BBOS •5
FITZGERALD, .GEORGt-IA
COLONYDBUGSTOBE /
FITZGERALD, GEORGIA,
J. H. GOODMAN & CO., P op’rs.
Patent Medicines of all ttiivds,
Toilet Articles , Fine Stationery,
Lampgoods OIQARSandTOBAOC.Oi. and garden seed.
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GENERAL MEROHANDISE,
FITZGERALD, GEORGIA
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VE LOADS NEW GOODS!
have just been placed in out large new store, and every train
B3RIMGS HAlff MOIRE,
and if .. convince that it is
Gome to see us wje cant you to your
interest to trade With us/ we’ll quit file business, -Av*
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