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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-03
MANY Burials.

The Council Committee on Cemete-
lies failed OF a quorum last night, as
did several other committees. Tie SUI
pcrintendent of lakewood Cemetery re-
ported eighty-six burials at Oakwood
in March, the largest number on record
The number OF interments for the first
three months Of this year Is also
larger than for any corresponding Pc
Rod &
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-03


ordinance requiring barroomsito close
at midnight, has had a mostgsnlutnry
effect upon <tle life Of tho commu-
nifty. Said he. In discussing the sub
jcct:
"Thc Inv has Ind simply won
lcrful effect. An nm instance OF
this IT may. he stated TINT not one
Il single appeal ease LIS on the docket
this term, whereas heretofore there
have becn many of them coming
from the Police Court.
s.AlthOugh the populate of tic
city. has Increased from $4,000 TO
115,OOO or 10000 ms II reAultgOf
annexation, there hnx ccrtninls 9bcen
II decrease 5ofdO per cent. in crime,
cstilnntcd even on the $4,000 popu-
lntiOn basis.
.,rhis tnlk about more drunlcn-
ness since the early closing law
went Into effect TX all nonsense.
The most respectable bnrkccpers
Of the city nre In favor! Of the
law ana nrc glad 1t hnx been en-
acted"
There is reason to believe that III.
court shares this view. although JudSe
Witt would not discuss tho matter Tor
publication. The opinions OF tho Com
.monWealth's attorney, the chief OF 20 y
lico and others arc In accord with
| the statements quoted.
In this connection 1t may be well to
| note that the time for application Tor
| lIuuorsliccnses begins this month. THESE
| applications Will probably DO made at
the latter part OF the April term, and;
an opportunity will then be Afforded
/ to all who wish to protest against
/ granting u license to any person.
The court grants licenses to sell
liquor or the preponderanco OF testi-
mony as to whether Tie applicant AZ
i a mt and proper person, and as to
4 ba n n n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-03
Failed Of a Quorum.

The subcommittee on Electricity and
the subcommittee on James River I'M
proSement. both of which Were called
for last night, failed of quorum
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-03
NEWS GATHERED
FROM S s. !. |. |. j !.
Health Officer Ely Will Wear
Uniform, and Badge Here
after.
MRS. WlGGs' TOMORROW
x. L, Sampson Will Probably Be
Member Of School
Board.
Manchester Bureau, Times Dispatch,

Manchester Bureau, Times Dispatch,
No. 1lO2 Hull street.
Tho Health Committee held nn linz
6portunt meeting last night and trans
decided thnt Health officer ELY should
be instructed to purchase, Mt his own
expense, u uniform and bndEc.. Si,5
MIR. lily was also instructed to get
bids for ~ wagon to DO used In his de-
pnrtmcnt.
Bids were opened for furnishing tho
department with feed during the COM
Ing year. and this contract was lot
to r.. a.. Bowen.
The contract for sllocing was
awarded to Walter Alley. The bills
for tho month were approved, and the
committee adjourned
The meeting OF tho Board OF Fire
Commissioners did not tnke place, ow-
Ing to the fact that there was no
quorum present The Board of Water
|; Commit ssioners also failed OF u quorum
last night. sdf4sta5 $50 M ass
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-03
FLUSH STREETS
DUR|NG !5UMME R |
aspotless Town Committee OF
Council Orders -Four Machines
on Trial.
I REHABlLlTATE GAS WORKS
REHABlLlTATE GAS WORKS
Light Committee Recommends
Award to Stacy Co. at Its Bid
OF $4,000.

The Street Cleaning Committee OF
the Council now christencd the spot
less Town Committee" has agreed to
take four street flushing machines on
approval from the St Louis firm which
manufactures them, and to pay Tor
the four, If they prove satisfactory
on a months trial. the sum of SA,1oo.
This step, of course. is subject to the
approval of the Finance Committee.
1.-THE action OF the committee last
night is the result of the persistent
efforts of Superintendent Henry }.
Cchn to introduce this method OF ell
fective street cleaning. The machines
will each flush about one and thlrd
miles Of street, or in all, more than
five. miles per day, according to the
claims Of the manufacturers. Under
the contract the machines are to be
delivered +. o. b. Richmond, at the
price named, and IL the city determine
to retain them this sum must be paid
Otherwise the owners will be notified
and the machines returned at cost
OF s4OO for their use up to that time.
Committee in Earnest.
This action, following that OF Coun-
Gilman Ferguson in Introducing a
Resolution. approprinting $500 fo'
rweepers. sprnklers. etc, and another
4 pnered by Mr.. Ulnlauf. asking an api
propriation OF $4,000 for additional
employees Of the Street Cleaning De
partment, indicates clearly that th'
I; }cc nmittee is in earnest IN It's deter
sm.nation to have the city cleaner TINS
GEAR than ever before. 1t is slglllii'
cant Of this determination that ever
nle,J1ber OF the committee last niGh
voted to order the flushing machine!
On .anrroval. No other business OF I'm
portance was acted upon by the com
n,ittee.
Nothing more has been heard OF TN
pr OPPOSITION to purchase an incinerato
to dispose Of garbage. model Oh on
was shown to .the committee recently
but as stated.at the time the mem
b. r. were not enthusiastic on the SUP
sect. 1t is likely, however, that an
ether cre1natory VIII soon be estab
ltshed in the central portion Of IN
city so as to shorten the haul OF IN
garbage carts, and thereby expedit
ttt. work.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-03
Aldermen to Meet.

President Turypin, Of the Board Of
Aldermen, las called a meeting OF
that body for p. NJ. tomorrow To
concur in the action Of the Common
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-03
GREAT DECREASE
IN CRIME NOTED.
Effect Of Umlauf Law i'll 12educ-
ing Police Statistics Has
Been Marked. ,5
OBSERVATION OF ATTORNEY.
lime for Application for Liquor
Licenses Begins This
Month.

A lawyer who is as familiar with
the criminal docket OF tho Iustings
Court us tho Judge himself 8or us tho
that the operation OF the Umlauf
ordinance requiring barroomsAto close
at midnight. has had a nost9salutary
effect upon <tlie life OF tho comnnu-5
nifty. Said he. In discussing the sub
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-03
ALL REELECTED,
rhree Members Of City School
BOARD to Serve Again.

J. 49, Jnnrs II. Enpers 6Nreslucnti NJ
. Mnlor III mlcr. yice-prnsIdent, and Mr. Ro,6
G nMn II chdrey, a member Of the Hoard ,n1
~ school trustees have been re - fe most
at S'a,nnt mombers of the board.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-03
Married in CITY Hall.

j, - ,rnruio Leo and Mi, Charles g. Miller
Aa1s, ,,nrred Yesterday In tho City Hall by
1 mn,1 Scrgeant Macon. Tho Wedding was
Witnessed Witness, by many Of tho emri,yes Of thes
various officers IN tho CIV y anu ny y ~ w
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-03
ArbE;,.,or DAY..

An elaborate Arbor Day celebration was
held at Mountain Road School f q, col
crciscs consisting OF music, addresses
and the planting OF shrubs and rose
bushes in the school yard, s, I, !, :,
Tho office Of school sSnperlntena ins
Jackson Davis looks like 4 church par!.o,r,
before tho annual Christmas sale. AZ
sorts Of handiworle are. on exhibit IRON
Which selections are being made Tor or, the
Hcnrico school exhibit at Jam Jane sc W. Ia
iworK o Of ', Original design are an o,Ma
mental hearth broom, made from s 81 = !.
stick Of white oak and nm &c eiapG'intttII as,
s . Of poplar, neatly coored. Bot! q
these pieces arc the, work Of !; =
Harris Goored twelve yySa arna q hsg,
E .rhe exhibit Of raiiia and woven work u
| particularly good.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-03
School, Celebration.

Seven Pines School. in Hcnrlco county
was the recipient OF an American flag
and handsome Bible, the gift OF Grove
Council, Jr. o. U. iA.$NI., NO. a., on Easter
Monday, the exercises taking place at
the school building at 2:30 ?. NJ. "A
large attendance OF the parents and
friends Of the pupils. and the members
Of Grove Council was present. An elab-
orate program was conducted by the
scholars as follows:
Song, "AmericA.' by school.
Prayer by chaplain.
Meaning OF Our Flag" by Miss
Virgie Bottoms. s,,,5s.
Song ."rhe Shell" by school.
Recitation, EASTER by Miss Lois
Tiller.
Song, .'The Drum, by school.
Recitation Miss May Felvey.
Song, "Dxie," by school.
| presentation Of Bible. Mr.. lvey. al
Acceptance Of Bible Mr.. Jackson Davis.
| presentation OF flag. ii "a
| Acceptance OF flag, Superintendent
Song, "star spangled Banner" by
school.
Flag salute, by school. III,
! An amusing feature Of the, flag- raising
! exercises was the hoisting Of the banner
| upside down, making q signal OF distress
1 an error which was quickly rectined, am
which created great merriment.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-11-16
FOR RENT.

900 acres Of good land in a good
state of cultivation to parties hay
ing their own stock. These lands
are well located on public roads
with mail routes, and are >, 6 and
8 miles from Fitzgerald.
These lands have good tenant
houses On them, and have good wa
ter, and are in a fine state of Guilt
walton, and much CT the land with
proper cultivation and fertilizer,
will make a bale per acre.
am anxious to rent these lands
to good parties, and will make good
terms to such parties. ] have 10
or II good mules to sell for cash or
OIL approved note-also up-to- date
farm implements.
Will also sell to good parties a
portion of these lands on easy
terms. If you want a good thing
see me at once, and don't write me
unless you mean business.
d. L. MARTIN,
Fitzgerald, Ga.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-11-16
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

Notice is hereby given that on
Tuesday the 18th day Of December
1907, an election will be held at
the City Hall in the City OF Fitz-
gerald for the purpose of electlng
the following officers for said City,
to wit: One Mayor, five Aldermen
at large, one City Marshal, one
City Treasurer, one City tax asses
sor and eight members of the Board
of Education from the City at
large. The polls for said election
will de open at s O'Clock in the
forenoon. No ballots will bc re-
ceived by the managers of said
election at the polling place except
the official ballot which will be
furnished the voter by the election
manager after such voter enters
the voting place for the purpose of
casting his ballot.
By order of the City Council
this November 6, 1907.
J. G. Knapp,
G. NJ. Wise, Clerk. Mayor
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-11-16
Colored Farmers O:ganize.

Mr.. EDITOR - Please publish
these few remarks from one of the
baby counties Ben HID of Geor-
gia. The Afro Americans have sue
ceeded in organizing q Farmers
Union of Ben Hill county. A
grander time never was known in
new Ben Hill.
The meeting was called to order
by the county organizer. Prayer
by the chaplain, Bro. Chas. Will
cox. The roll was then called by
the secretary, S. III. X Hall,
Otter Creek Jas. HollipgswOrth,
S. FL *. Hall.
st. James-Sam Thomas and p.
L. Evans.
Bowen's Mill. Reed and w.
w. White.
Burdell-Wm. Jones and j. NJ.
Anderson.
Qucenland-M. B. Coffee and ID.
Wick.
The speakers of the day were NJ.
B. Coffee and S. H. K. Hall, after
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-11-16

In Lieu, of the recent policy of
the Vendome Grocery. In the es-
tablishment of the cash system and
being unable to foretell what it
success will be in the valid future,
and with an anxiety for the reten-
tion of my loved associates in the
store. | have this day resigned
my position to consider PROPOSE
ton that are at my disposal. l do
this with purest motives, as there
is no friction whatever between
Mr.. Patterson and myself, and |
can TRULY assert that he is per
feet gentleman and possessing a
character unblemished.
The Vendome has been my pride
and it is with reluctance that |
take my leave.
r. S. BENJAMIN.
Get Busy at Something Useful.
WANTED-Position by .cXpe-
rienced stenographer. State salary.
Address J. M. L., Wc Enterprise.
1861
Get Busy at Something Useful.
The National Barber Shop.
First Class in every particular.
BATHS. Empire Building, Central
avenue. Owen Bros. prop. Aft
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-11-16

w. f. Hobbs is very ill at his
home at 3O3 East Altamaha street.
Full for Fitzgerald or Pull Out.
Mrs. j. III. Ennis, whose hus-
band died in Colorado q couple OF
weeks ago, lost her baby by death
last night. The Enterprise extends
sympathy to the doubly bereaved
widow.
Pul for Fitzgerald or Pull Out.
Put down little tile pavement
in front of your home, twill beau
tifv and improve your property
and will add to the general ap-
pearance of thrift of the city.
Southern Granitoid co.
if C. w. Hayes, Manager.
Get Busy at Something Useful.
D. B. JAY,
Attorney-At Law
Will Practice in all Courts State
and Federal except the City Court
of Fitzgerald. Hansen BLOCK
ALMONTE -four contains no
starch or other foreign elements to
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-11-16

which the assemblage marched to
the place appointed, when the
meeting opened with prayer by the
chaplain and music by the Fitzger.
aid band. The meeting was organ
lied as follows:
President, Jas. Hollingsworth;
Vice President, w. ID. Dixon;
Treasurer, M. B. Coffee; Trade
Agent, P. L. Evans; Chaplain, L.
Reed; Secretary, S. II. X. Hall;
Lecturer, W. M. Jones; Conductor,
j. M. Anderson.
Executive Committees. Thorn
as, Chas. Wilcox, VIM. Black, w.
w. White and Dennis Dick.
Finance Committee-Artie Sim
mons, J. M. Anderson and w. ID.
Dixon.
Money raised for publication,
$1.85,
Notice that we meet at Queen
land, Ca, Dec. 6, 1907, at 1890
a. M, for installation pr officers
Motion by Miss A. Coffee that.
VIC give the band rising vote Of
thanks for their music on this Occa
sion was agreed to.
Jas. HOllingsworth,
y
S. II. X. Hall, President. Il
Secretary,
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-11-16

Miss Kittie Blum, one of the
twelve cables" of the Enterprise
force, is confined at home with ton
silitis. >..
Pull fer Fitzgerald or Pull Out
The auction sale y esterday of P.
B. Ovens Of farm impleme nts
stock and chat5les, neted him
about eight hundred dollars which
leaves him free to return to the
Barber Shop
Pull for Fitzgerald or Pull Out.
Rev. S. j. Parish has accepted
the call of the Baptist church of
this city. Telegram to Judge ID.
B. Jay, this afternoon notifies him
to that effect and that the new
pastor will be here tomorrow
Pull for Fitzgerald OF Pull Out.
DR., 4. j. p. Julian, of Lake
City, Fla, DR.. G. A. Julian of
Thomasville, North Carolina, DE.
Fl. M. Julian of ST. Lonis, Mo-.
and Mrs. S. G. Ballantine, of Ru-
raj Retreat, Va, in the city, called
here to attend the funeral of their
brother, DR.. ID. w. Julian.
Pull for Fitzgerald or Pull Out.
The funeral of DR.. w. L. Julian
took place this afternoon at 2
O'Clock from the residence on
South Main street, Rev w. Es
Harden Officiating, and the body
was laid to rest i'll Evergreen GENE
terry in the presence Of a large
number of his friends in the city
and in the county. His three
brothers and a sister from Virgin
ia, were at the grave with the be-
reaved widow. The pail bearers
were E. X. Farmer, j. L. McCarty
J. B. ID. Paulk, J. L. Frazer, b..
j. Dorminy and L. Kennedy.
1t was intended to take the body
to Oglethorpe for burial last eve
ming, an arrangement to that end
was partially made, but yesterday
lit was decided to bury here.
Get Busy at Something Useful
Girls wanted at White Swan
Steam Laundry. tt.
Pull fer Fitzgerald or Pull Out.
| ALMONTE flour is pure and
wholesome.
Get Busy at Something Useful.
| ''For choice Cut Flowers OF all
kinds for Receptions, Weddings,
Funerals, etc. Telephone, tele-
graph or write Idle HourN Nurseries,
Macon, Ga. 1926
Get Busy at Something Usetu.
i Ask your grocer for ALMONTE
, -four, he has it in stock.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-11-16
RAILROAD GOSSIP. !
ISA~~ A~~0 ~~~~a91~e~~~~~AA :

J. Cliff Parker is visiting his pa
rents at Talbotton.
Engineer S. Q. Watkins, is Wis
iting his wife and babies in At
lanta.
Telegraph Operator Curry, who
held a position at. the shops, has
gone to Atlanta.
Mrs. H. d. Root, of Nichols, who
spent few days with the family
of Engineer James, returned home
Thursday.
Conductor Morris and Engineer
E. c. Kelley had charge of the A.,
B. & A. specials running to the
race track.
Mrs. A. Brady and Miss Fannie
Brady, who have been visiting
Mrs: Brady's son, Conductor John
Brady, returned to Macon yester-
day. -
Mrs. j. L. Brooks, of Terrell,
is visiting her father, Engineer
Buckalow. She spent yesterday
of Tifton with Mrs. B. w. High
tower.
Engineer Hilton's wife has never
fully recovered from her severe ill
ness, and the death Of her mother
this week has we'll nigh Frustrated
her again.
Flagman M. H. Dickcy was in
iured by blow from a board. The
most lamentable part of the injury
was the fact that the wound was
near his mouth and he was obliged
to forego the pleasure of talking
J for several days.
The A., B. & A. conductors show
off the new ADMINISTRATIONS
the new uniforms are very becom-
ing to the conductors, -or-well
at least it is a happy combination
of style, color and effect.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-11-16

'.--~-o~-~-~1~-----~--
Mrs. r. r. Revels is visiting in
Omega.
- Get busy at Something Useful.
Byrd the wood man. Phone
1922 ring.
Pull for Fitzgerald or Pull Out.
Mrs. J. Coley went to Albany
,On Thursday.
Get Busy at Something Useful.
Good wood, prompt delivery at
Phone 1922 rings. tt
Pull for Fitzgerald or Pull Out.
Mrs. M Peterson spent yester-
day with friends at Triton.
Get Busy at Something Useful.
Stove and heater wood man.
/, Phone 1922 rings. tt
4 Get Busy at Something Useful.
Keep your chickens at home If
you don't want to pay a fine Of 30
and costs.
Pull for Fitzgerald or Pull Out.
Mr.. G. L. Marley, of the Mar
key Trading Co. Douglas, is in the
city on business today.
Get Busy at Something Useful
Mrs. John Rowland and baby
are at home again after several
weeks at Savannah among relatives.
Pull for Fitzgerald or Pull Out
Mrs, W. W. Mcdonald and chill
dren, of Douglas, spent Thursday
with Col. A. J, Mcdonald of this
Pull for Fitzgerald or Pull Out
Some people seem to have forgot
ten that there is a fine of So. 90 and
costs for allowing chickens to run
at large.
Get Busy at Something Useful.
Mrs. J. H. Boston, who spent the
past three months with her brother
r. C. Butler, returned to Hines
vile today.
Get Busy at Something Useful.
Mrs, J. a. Brown, Of Wray,
who has been the guest of MI.
and Mrs. r. /. sMaffet, returned to
Wray, yesterday.
Get Busy at Something Useful
On account of the funeral of DR..
Julian, the called meeting OF the
Benevolent Society is postponed
until Tuesday, 10Th.
Get Busy at Something Useful.
Nat Weaver, clerk for Mr.. Stubbs,
proprietor of the Selby Cafe, Is
spending a few days with his pa
rents in Greenwood.
Get Busy at Something Useful.
Mr.. and Mrs. Valentine. Of
West Virginia, arrived on No 4
yesterday, coming on account Of
the funeral of Mrs. Valentines
brother, DR.. Julian.
Get Busy at Something Useful
Capt. FIagg, while conversing
with a friend in Roher's pool room
on Thursday evening, suddenly
= grew faint and fell to the floor ant
remained unconscious for severa
minutes.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-11-16
Home for Sale and Sacrifice.

Eigbt-room house and two lots
on West Orange. Large barn and
shade trees. $1100 will take it.
Part cash; balance $3.50 per year.
Call at or write Alp W. Lemon.
49,
Evening journal., 1907-03-18
klnlIna Il Il - crltio-

AS an after dinner speaker the au.
thor Of 'The A5sentminded Beggarv is.
even his most ardent admirers will con-
fess, not a success. AS an art critic
he has pretensions. His friend Baden
Powell thinks himself something of an
artist and Is an assiduous member OF
the London Sketch club. 'To see him
there says n writer I'm the Grand
Magazine, struggling with pencil and
water colors one would think he cared
more for artistic than military re-
nown." Upon one Of the gallant sol
dier's artistic triumphs the novelist has
written two verses. One runs as fol-
lows:
This Is tho ocean bright and blue
With the Dunedin Castle piowing through.
But II you turn it upside down
Il Is The veldt so bright and brown
The other has been lost to posterity.-
Westminster Gazette.
Evening journal., 1907-03-18
EMPLOYEES
ARE HAPPY

About 45 carriers and p clerks in this
city will be eneC.ed by the new salary
schedule adopted in the Postal Depart-
mont. They have waited Ions and patient
Is for che increase and in consequence arc
now happy. The measure goes into effect
on Ju'y l.
Under the terms of the new rule postal
erks VINO formerly received $500 on sp-
pointmeni. and depended upon tneir own
good fortune for an increase, win be ad-
vancod 500 yearly until $1,000 is reached
After that they viii be increased accord
ing to merit % Siioo and A-oo Similar con-
dlrors regulate the nc'c-se CT the car
r.ers' wages. Both services are put on a
.p.r.
Evening journal., 1907-03-18
The Ostrich.

In its habits, methods Of life and
prejudices the ostrich is one Of the
most curious creatures Of the animal
kingdom. II cannot be tanned, though
it is easily trained to harness. When
taught TO race 1t seems to delight in q
brush on the track or road with a
horse. The gait Of the ostrich is a
numbering sort Of jog trot, which be.
comes delightfully."- easy when the bird
Is travelling fast. Unhampered with
a rider and travelling with the win
this muscular creature can outstb
any horse.