Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-06-30
JUNE 80, 1906.
Fence Election Called Off.


shg for an election on the question of fence or
mo fence, with ifty-six names signed thereto
supporting to be free holders, that ten of such
petitioners were not free holders as alleged IN
said petition. do therefore, as an officer of the
law, ard believing it to be my duty as such Of
fcer, rescind election ordered by me to be held
on the first Wednesday in July next. There
will therefor be no election on that day.
JAMES WHITLEY, Ordinary.
MM
We are for the New County, but everybody
seems to be for that.
The Georgia watermelon is very much in
evidence and occasional showers have brought
the crop to perfection.
How pleasant it is to sit on the fence and
ace the other boys scrap over politics-but really
we never fancied riding the rail.
MM
Fitzgerald is still agtatng the new county
question and we hope she will succeed in get
ting it.-Moultre Observer.
MM
h AS to the new county matter we are pretty
much in the fix of the boys that were digging
Tor the gopher I'VE must have it."
4 Corde1e is going to follow Fitzgerald's ex-
ample and establish paid fire department,
that is if her administration is wise she will
Editor Mercer, of Fitzgerald, says that he
inst can't elect Hoke and pull the new county
through at the same time. I-yi!--Nashville Her
Id.
Miss Nancy Elizabeth taking advantage of
fresh on the river has been foated up the Oc-
mulgee as far as Macon. which is supposed to
Anttle Macon to port freight rates.
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Will the legislature give us Ben Hill County?
Why of course it will, as matter of reason, as
matter of justice, as matter of necessity.
No cause so just was ever turned down.
n N
Fitzgerald is fighting for a new county be-
ore the present legislature and should get one.
lat section of country is growing and the city
,oming. Give them new county, is our wish.
Lyons Progress.
The fence or no fence contest has been de-
yed another twelve months on account of the
allure of the petitioners to meet the require
tents of the law governing fence election.
here is every probability that the issue will be
Jade again next July.
If Fitzgerald last year had had the figures
nat we have now in our new county showing,
Se would have won out near the head of the list
III the new counties Members of the commit.
Ae and others who know anything of the show
&c we made then and who understand what we
ave done within the year, give every assurance
f their approval of our claim for recognition and
Lief
The present legislature will in all probable
Ia pass some legislation that will make history
Georgia. We predict that the free pass will
&ecome Renaissance and that two cent rail-
bad fare will follow The Australian ballot may
8e adopted, the railroad commission made cleo
I've officers, lobbying will perhaps receive a jolt
nd other things that have been impressed into
#ublic opinion may become written Georgia law.
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Supt. Politzer noticed the weakness of the
Mlectric current about ten o'clock last night.
nounted his wheel and went promptly to the
<bIant, found the engineer asleep on duty. He
ramptly fired the delinquent and got man in
ace. Our Superintendent of water and
s$ seems TO be on to his job all right.
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Get busy at something useful.