Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-06-04
A. B. & A. Wreck at Double Run.

The A. BIS A. passenger train west bound
that left here at 1890 was wrecked at Double Run
this afternoon
AS usual, nobody was seriously hurt, although
it was rurnored that the engineer was killed and
several passengers injured
1t is impossible to get particulars with out
some delay of the paper, besides we do not like to
give details.anyway.
Supt. Smith went Immediately to the wreck
and will arrange for the transfer of the passengers
and the mail the east bound train due here 3, 10
Today is sheriff sale day, and sheriff Fountain
sold several pieces of property under tax ii fas
Everybody and their kin folks went down to
Brunswick on the A. B. & A. excursion this after
noon.
Yes, dear reader the weather will be warmer,
and we will be wishing for day like this before
we see the last of June
The United States court of appeals has de
creed that Green and Gaynor, the great grafters,
shall pay the penalty set by Judge Speer.
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The Enterprise is doing better business and
more of it than ever before in its seven years ser
vice for Fitzgerald but there is nothing in that
fact to kick about
Judge A. L. Miller has announced his candi-
dacy for mayor of Macon. Mayor Bridges Smith
has already announced his candidacy for re- cleo
ton and last years campaign is to be fought over
again.
We are perfectly willing to put up with a
southern man for second place on the presidential
ticket this time, and four years hence it will be
easier to secure the nomination and election of
presidential candidate.
The buildings in course of constructions, rep
resent more money invested than all the buildings
built in Fitzgerald in the last eighteen MONTHS and
it was not a dull eighteen months either, for we
grew million and a half richer.
There is race feeling in Panama. The natives
are not white enough to suit the workmen on the
canal; if they are black white folks it is about the
same as if they sure enough negroes, mighty
few white men will stand for negro rule.
Rev r. r. Gum has retired from the manage
ment of the Georgia Industrial Home. Ills leSlS
nation was written about month ago, to take Ell
feet about the first of June OF as soon as he could
be relieved. Rev. Albert S. Dix has been select
ed as his successor.
Several times we have been accused of blowing
for FITZGERALD We feel resentment at the
charge, but we claim that we have been entirely too
conservative For instance, last year when our tax
vauesshowe an increase Ofseven hundredthousand
dollars we told our readers that the gain would beaS
great for the next twelve months, and 10 the
gain is more than eleven hundred thousands as
shown by the two assessments. Now if we predict
ed that Fitzgerald would be richer by million
and half, in the next twelve months, some old
fossil would take it on himself to go around and
tell his neighbors, that Mercer is blowing just
to hear the wind whistle, so we are not going to
make any more predictions, unless we can say
something strong enough to attract attention.
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The "W cakly" Editor.
Plagiarism with the weakly editors is not being
carried on to the extent that it once but
there is still too much of it, and it is well that
some of the more reputable papers are speak
lug out against the practice 1t is just as