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Fitzgerald enterprise., 1907-01-31

Capt. Fisher, of Abbeville,
was down on business, Tuesday.
Wanted, young lady to collect;
call at No. 221 E. Pine St. City.
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Prof. R. O. Bell, the singing
evangelist, arrived Tuesday and
will add greatly to the interest Of
the meetings at the Baptist
church.
Mrs. Carrie Smith, lately re-
turned from Florida, and who
was visiting Mrs. T. M. Malcolm,
took her departure, yesterday,
for her home in North Georgia.
The birthday of Mrs. Otto
Harrod and her brother-in-1aw,
Percy Manning, was celebrated
by their friends on last Monday
night at the residence of Otto
Harrod.
Get a 3, 5 or 10 pound can Of
Armour's Simon pure Lard from
your grocer, mail the little tin
strap faster to their advertising
Dept. Chicago and receive in
return one of their beautiful 1907
Art Calenders. 14t-4
On Tuesday the fire department
received a call from the cotton
factory to come ou t
and help save their enormous
wood pile which had caught fire.
After the consent of Alderman
at-1arge Turner, in the absence
of Mayor Knapp, they quickly
responded. Out Of 500 cords of
wood all was saved but 50 or IS
cords.
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1907-01-31
Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. Shryock,

Mr.. and Mrs. d. W. Shryock,
who sold their home and went 10
South Dakota last summer, with
the intention of spending t h e
balance Of their days there with
their children, grew homesick
fo r the genial Georgia winter
and returned and are now pre-
pairing to build a residence on
their pretty lots facing on Roa-
noke Drive. This worthy cou-
pie were among the very earliest
colonists. They put up a little
shack in Shack-town-dined out
under the pine trees with Mr.
Shryock's tool-chest for a table.
Mr.. Shryock had a leading hand
in fashioning the pretty mantle
shelf of Georgia pine that was
the wonder and admiration +
thousands OF people at the Oma-
ha (Nebraska) Exposition. His
skilled workmanship can b e
traced today, all thro the Lee
Grant Hotel. His hair S s
white as the driven snow, but he
renews mis- youth in sun-kissed
Geosgia amid the ever-blooming
roses which Mrs. Shryock always
groups bout their home.
Judge D. L. Henderson, of
Vienna, came in yesterday, to
hold court for Judge Kennedy.
The inauguration of Cover
nor BuchNel, of Colorado, was
unusual in several respects. Tbs
unique feature of the occasion
and the moS significant was the
fact that despite, the imposing
ranks of six hundred MALTA
men, infantry, calvary, and ar
tillery, with two bands, the sper-
sonal escort Of the governor was
composed, not of soldiers, but Of
young men and women in cap
and gown-students of Denver
University. Side by side, equal
in college opportunities andequal
in coming citizenship, walked
these young men and women be-
side the Governors carriage to
the state house, where they
grouped about the new executive
while he reviewed the military
procession.
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1907-01-31
The Dawning pay.

Is an interesting program
which will be rendered by the
Christian. Endeavor Society OF
tha Central Christian church on
next Sunday evening-begining
at 7:3O o'clock. This program
is given in the interest of the
Christian Orphanage and ln'
dustrial School at Danoh; India,
where three hundred boys IS
being taught useful trades
professions.
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1907-01-31

M. T. Kibby is home from
F lorida-at least a wiser man
if not a sadGer one.
Harley Ayers, Supt. water
and light plant, has made an ex-
tension of three miles of electric
lights in this city, within the
past three months, and there
are at least fifty applications
waiting for connections. He is
unable to push the work any
faster on account of lack of ma
terial.
Ia the matter of the Ocilla and
Valdosta railroad crossing a city
lot near Monitor Drive, spoken
of in a former issue of the Enter
prise, a settlement was affected
in less than an hour. E. n. Da'
Wis, who had sold the lot 10 the
negro, voluntarily gave t b e
right of way of about twenty
feet, to the railroad, and the ne
gro a check for 500 for the loss
of the twenty feet.
! Mr.. and Mrs. James Price
took their departure for Corpus
Christi, Texas, this week, where
they go, hoping to benefit the
health of Mrs. Price. This
worthy couple are also early day
colonist and if we don't miss oui
guess, they will return to b {
counted in as citizens OF Greater
Fitzgerald. Here's hoping iel
| their raneWea hea.k d aud ln2 { e
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1907-01-31

Pine street presents a busy
appearance along the line" on
the north side, where board side
walks are beingAorn up, and the
ground levelled t O t b street
grade, for cement, tile or clay
walks. Tile seems to be the IA
vorite with the block from Grant
to Sherman. This is a move we
have worked for, longed for and
hoped for, 10 for these ten years
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1907-01-31

L. J. PdrKer, OF L11tOu was
guest in the home of G. L. Wat
ers, while transacting business
in Fitzgerald, yesterday.
S. D. Parsons is suffering
from a very sore foot, caused by
a deep cash N adc by cross-cut
saw.
Mesdames Dr.. I. G. Eddie, II.
K. Turner, E. Wilkerson, and
Mrs. A. Elliott, all of Nashville,
Ca, returned home yesterday.
They had been here at the bed
side Of their sister, Mrs. Frank
Smith, who was buried on
Tuesday. The invalid son of
Mrs. Smith, who is just conva-
llescing from pneumonia, accom-
panied them home.
Not many days pass by but
what some unfortunate wight
calls upon us with statements
that appeal, not only to our SYM
pathies, but also to our pocket
books. Yesterday one such ap-
peared in the form of two bright,
modest girls still in their teens,
caught away from home, short OF
money. Their case proved to be
an honest one and thro the re-
Spouse of the editor.in chief they
were taken to the Seaboard depot
and placed in the care of a busl-
ness man, christian gentleman,
who is father of little girl, with
tickets for their home, and IN
their pocket the wherewlth to
purchase food, the whole amount
ing to $3.50. The girls said some
lady, living in stone house near
the Church of Christ, referred
them to US. This is grusome
old world in which to send lnno-
cent, young, uusophisticated
girls out alone and we are glad
the kind lady thought to send
them to a gray-haired old lady, a
grandmother of girls. Z b e +
mission was a Legitimate one but
not being accustomed 70 travel
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1907-01-31

Some folks are planting IRISH
potatoes.
The tent meetings are still
growing in interest.
Attend the Baptist meeting at
the Baptist church and Prof, Bell
will sing you into the kingdom.
Psychologists tell us that the
human being does not play be-
cause he is young in order that
he may play, for it is thro health
full play that the child can best
develop his body and at the
same time his brain.
Two fremen wanted, one for
dav and one for night, large
stationary engine, must know
the business, apply to f. J.
Hansen 8.tf
Yesterday afternoon, while we
we're talking to Sheriff Fountain,
Col. ]. ]. Bull stepped up and
pinned on the lapel of Mr.. Foun-
tain's coat, a pretty, solid silver
badge on which was engraved
"Sheriff OF Ben Hill County,
It was a graceful courtesy on the
part of Col. Bull and We y
eat, but we'll merited, surprise
to Mr.. Fountain.
Lcst:-A ribbon watch fob
with gold masonic emblem,
daare and compass) between
Aix Warehouse and Jassa'
- Hotel. Please leave Al
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1907-01-31

Mrs. L. H. Murphy is visiting
in Byronville. -
Rev. Oxford took trip up the
road, yesterday.
Mrs. E. K. Farmer went to
Albany, yesterday.
Auction of horses and mules
Saturday, February 18th.
S. M. Cohenr of Jacksonville,
Florida, was in the city Monday.
2 Mule teams a mules) and
wagons, 2 a oxen) team young
oxen. S, Clare.
Mr.. w. E. Avcock, of Florida,
transacted business ia this city,
Tuesday.
Tile sidewalks are being laid
along the EIlars property, owned
by ]. J. Carlo.
Wood yard back Of Opera
House, Phone 1874.
Miss Gertrude Lane returned
to her home in Vienna, yester-
day.
Long loans on City property
or Farm lands.
Apply to C. B. TEAL.
T. G. Shepherd and E. H.
Graves, of Fort Valley, are IN
tae city looking after their prop
erty.
L. Klein has commenced the
erection of another dwelling
house on South Main street near
the A. B. & A, depot.
Car load of horses and n ules
sell at auction in Fitzgerald,
Saturday, February 2nd. 1t
Such continued beautif u |
weather | never saw. Not one
day since Christmas but a man
sgNld work out of doors with
Z COMIC petual sunshine.
The ASve remark came froB
a northern tourist.
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1907-01-31
THE HOME SAVINGS BANK.

We will take your idle money and allow you interest
four times year for the of il. Our rate is FOUR PER
CENT per anum this rate will be increased by COM
pounding allowed to remain through the second quarter
Figure out what you have idle and bring to us, and IN
case YOU need before the interest paying dates you can
have it, We pay interest regularly JAM st Apal H. July l.
and October st of each year. on moneys remaining IN our
INTEREST department until those dates.
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1907-01-31
In Memoriam,

Mrs. Kansas Smith, wife of
Mr.. Frank Smith, died on Mon
day and was carried to Brushy
Creek Church for burial. The
deceased was an estimab1e wo-
man and leaves six children and
a husband to mourn her loss.
Four sisters came fr ON
Nashville to minister to her
wants. The E n t e rpris S e
extends sympathy.
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1907-01-31
HOME SAVINGS BANK.

The salaried better when he has saw
BANK account and thereby accumulate ready with
Which trade legtimaey for greater profits Fitzgerald
opportunities frequently themselves people could
double their money had they not been spending
extravgance Have Bank prepared dare
Opportunity to invtea trade for handsome profits.
All accounts kept entirely from all the
and needs to know whether
thousand dollars.
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1907-01-31
RAILROAD GOSSIP

On last Saturday, freight
train No. 30, Conductor Morris
and Engineer Hilton, Alb. & A.,
consisted of tifty-three cars
and carried weight of 1874 tons.
Mr.. Baggs who has been i'll at
the residence of Burt Brown
has had a relapse.
Messrs. Fred Miller aud Z. ].
Walker will return soon pre-
pared to make rates for all
points in the northwest.
E. ]. Walker, of Atlanta,
southeastern passenger agent
for the N. C. & St. L., and
Western & Atlantic r. R., is in
this city this week.
Fred Miller, general pass
enger agent for the Central
Illinois is in the city.
Daddy" Stiles is superin-
tending the erection Of the big
stand-pipe for the A. B. & A. on
Ocmulgee and Gordon, where
all engines can take water and
not get blocked up as hereto
fore.
Conductor Wilcox is substl'
tuting Conductor Newton who
is out with Gripp.
General Supt. Milburn, A. B.
& A. passed thro on No. 2 yes
terday.
The private car Brunswick
went out on the ThomasVllle
road yesterday.
A soft, gentle rain fell yester'
day afternoon and continues to
day.
Rev. G. H. Martin and wife, ot
ystic, were Fitzgerald visitors
yesterday.
Two u. S. artillerymen. Amos
Adams and Richard Cleyidence
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1907-01-31

This Is Securing Day With The HOME SAVINGS BANK
Every Fitzgerald and the surrounding territory
new accounts. put their this
circulation keeping hand always
enough the daily demands and this circulation helps to
build up the community help the who needs the
lending him. help the who leaves his
y by allowing him reasonable Of interest rate
reasonable profit for the enter
prising people organized the bank.
HOME SAVINGS BANK.
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1907-01-31
HOME SAVINGS BANK.

It beter your money through bank than tohande
loosely and whence and whittier has
gone bank deposit the check your bills
keep track accurately the coming and the gong OF your
money. -
always glad to accounts with people VINO
huo rever owned a4ank book started they do
not like being without money in the bank
HOME SAVINGS BANK.
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1907-01-31

For quick loans on improved
farms, cheap rate of of interest
see B. J. Reid, F. o. & r. B. Ry
Office. If
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1907-01-31
FOR SALE.

Two nice residences between
he shops and toWn, On easy
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1907-01-31

T. J. Parker, of Triton was a
guest in the home of G. L. Wat
ers, while transacting business
in Fitzgerald, yesterday.
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1907-01-31

S. D. Parsons is suffering
from a very sore foot, caused by
a deep cash made by cross-cut
saw
New-York tribune., 1907-06-25
OLD ARSENAL IN CENTRAL PARK.
Officials at Odds Over the Question of Tear
ing Structure Down.

Park Commissioner Herman and the enEineers
of tho Finance Department are at odds over the
advisabiity Of tearing down the old arsenal IN Cen
trail Park and building a f1reprOor office building
in its place There was conference on the sub
ject yesterday at tho office OF Commissioner Herr
The Commissioner and Samuel Parsons. landscape
architect OF the Park Department. IN favor OF
remodelling tho old building and saving the exte-
rlor but tho engineers in the Finance Department
say II would be waste Of funds TO spend S75 900
remodel the old building. II would not be fire
proof afterward.
Mr.. Herman recently asked the Board OF ESti-
mate for $4,000 with which 10 remodel the old
arsenal building. in which located tho
park police station. the Park Board offices and
records. This request made after the arChi-
tect OF the Department OF Public Buildings and
Offices had condemned the arsenal. declaring that
the interior OF the building unsafe and dan
gerous. the ti+nbers have rotted away in many
cases.
J. w. Reed. engineer. said that spending $1,000
10 remodel building built in 1877 would be waste
full. they would have nothing but old building
when they got through.
Samuel Parsons, jr.. landscape architect. pro-
tested against tearing down tho old building. He
said that it OF the features OF the park
and should not be removed.
After the conference II was announced that Mr.
Herman would be allowed several days in which
TO to q definite conclusion. after looking fur
ther into the matter. and that his decision would
be accepted.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-25
THE NEW ENGLAND RAILROAD .ERG

THE NEW ENGLAND RAILROAD f-RGER.
The Committee on Railroads Of the Massa-
chusetts Legislature has unanimously reported
Speaker Coles bill, which postpones for a year
validating the merger Of the New Haven Rail
road with the Boston & Maine. In the mean
time the people of Massachusetts Will have ars
opportunity 10 make up their minds whether
they want the merger not, and the state will
have time to devise means for safeguarding It's
interests If it puts all its traffic into the hands
of foreign" corporation. The difficult prob
lem Of preventing a practical merger through
the harmonious action Of individuals or inter
ests in both companies seems 10 be solved, IL
the courts should sustain certain drastic pro-
visions of the Cole bill.
The Boston & Maine is q Massachusetts cor
pOradon; the New Haven a Connecticut cor
poration. The bill first forbids any railroad
company TO acquire stock in any domestic-that
is, assachusetts-railroad COMPANY then pro-
hibits any domestic railroad company from per
mitting any shares of its stock TO be voted In
behalf of another corporation at the election of
directors officers, and finally forbids the
officers Of the domestic company to let the other
corporation exercise any control over it. OBJ
yiousy, so long there are minority stock
practical merger, such as has been effected be-
tween the New Haven and the Boston & Maine
through interests friendly to the New Haven
and owning majority OF stock In the other
road, will have nc legal control OF the Boston &
Maine. By July !, 1905, the date when this
prohibition expires, Massachusetts will have
formulated lis policy.
Apparently there is no important opposition
to the proposed merger in Massachusetts. and
certainly the rest of New England regards #
with favor. Properly managed. the merger
would undoubtedly benefit the business of Ros
ton, and this is generally recognized Improp-
eriy managed however, ii might be ruinous TO
Boston; and while Ii would be 10 the natural
interest OF the transportation monopoly to ben
eht that city, the people of Massachusetts ara
right in safeguarding themselves against mis-
management and against mistakes in manage
ment II the merger Is finally permitted-and
there seems every likelihood that 1t will be-it
viii be sanctioned upon the condition that lt
shall be subject 10 the Massachusetts corpora
ton regulation system.
The merger IS vital question 20 Boston
fo- the combination owns the important
steam roads Of New England except one n
network OF trolley lines and most of the
cOastwise steamship lines, and when it is
completed Boston will be practically de-
pendent upon it for all its transportation
Then, too, the company in control of this vast
New-York tribune., 1907-06-25
THE TROUBLE IN PORTUGAL.

Riots, cavalry charges deadly volleys, censor
ship of correspondence and suppression OF the
press are unwelcome features of the news from
Portugal land which has been supposed TO
be one Of those happy countries whose pages
IN the history books are blank. Standing apart
from the intrigues and rivalrles of the great
powers, closely associated with the most liberal
power in Europe, rich In resources and reigped
over by an amiable king. that famous nation
should be always tranquil and content Yet TO
day 1t is in the midst of crisis which threatens
to become revolutionary
For many years the politics of Portugal was
in the hands Of two historic parties, the Re.
generators and the Progresslsts, which were
alternately in and out of office with the reru-
larity OF a seesaw. But recently a third party.
known as Liberal Regenerators, was formed
and gained control of affairs, and It's leader
Senior Joao Franco, became Prime Minister.
Finding himself opposed by powerful minor
ity, and fearful lest he should be outvoted and
compelled 10 resign, he prorogued parliament
some weeks ago. But as neither this vear's
nor last years budget had been voted he found
New-York tribune., 1907-06-25

system VIII not be a Massachusetts, corpora
tiOn, and therefore completely amenable TO the
state laws, but foreign" corporation Massa-
chusetts is accustomed 10 the state regulation
of its railroad companies, and the concenra-
ton of practically all the states traffic In inc
hands of a foreign corporation over which the
states regulative authority IS limited, and per-
haps doubtful, looks TO the people like qles-
tionable experiment. 1t is a surrender OF
large part of the states natural authority ano
the sanction of the use of large powers which.
as the history OF railroads IN this country mas
taught, are open to abuse. In the course OF
the year the state Is expected 10 work out some
plan for its own protection by which 1t VIII
still retain its full regulative authority over us
traffic in the hands of an outside corporation
Probably, II 1t comes TO satisfactory terms VIII
the New Haven, It will withdraw It's opposl-
ton TO the railroads absorbing Massachusetts
trolley lines, a process that has been checked
for a year The chief interest In the present
bill is that it Is an attempt TO prevent merger
through the purchase of stock by individuals
friendly TO q consolidation.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-25
A TAX ON THE CLASSICS.

In France which Is inclined TO radicalism,
they are seriously discussing plan to tax dead
authors, or rather their books, in the interests
of the living. We do not suppose that even In
France this idea will get into legislation, for a
while at least but it is Of interest as calling at
tention 10 the severe competition to which the
writer Of books is subjected. His competitors
are not merely the living, but the dead. He has
not only to ingratiate himself with the publisher
who looks askance at the man without a
name" but also to make his way with the pub
lie who will buy, even If they do not read, the
classic authors and who may buy them at
cheaper rates than yield a living wage to the
aspiring young writer 1t is a cruel fate that
dead man should underbid you with his wares,
and a socastic state would do something TO
cure the evil
Taxing the books of dead authors SO that 1t
would be impossible to sell them for less than
the living writer can afford to sell his master
pieces for would do much to improve the condi-
tions under which literature is manufactured,
but nothing short of forblddng the publication
of a mans writings after he is dead would en-
able the worlds intellectual producers to enjoy
an even chance in life with the manual pro-
ducers. The cobbler, the tailor and the baker
have nothing to fear or suffer from competition
with the dead. There are no classic shoes or
trousers or bread. Classic books, however, are
the Dane or the authors nfe II all the world
wanted its books as hot from the press as It's
biscuits from the pan tho poverty of authors
would not have passed into a proverb.
Respect for the classics is a survival of that
hard dying arlstocratIc Instinct IN the human
race which It is the business of democracy 10
destroy. By respecting the works Of writer's
who have got their names upon the pages Of the
literary peerages the buyer of books thinks TO
make himself respectable. To have the great
names upon your book shelves is almost like
being invited out to dine with persons OF title,
at least persons generally known 10 spend not
less than 100000 year. They certificates
of culture The buying and displaying OF them
represent n certain intellectual snobblshness.
1t may be questioned whether perfect democ-
racy will suffer the continued supremacy OF
this arlstocracy OF letters. If tax would level
down these literary aristocrats and level up
the penny-a-liners and improve the general
conditions OF literary manufacture then the
authors in the literary sweatshops OF Paris are
right in advocating tax.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-25
The DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
TFrom The Tribune Bureau.l


Washington. June 24.-The French AmoasSauor S Tea.
and Nine Jusserand are visiting IN ana Hee-l ~
ton. but will go to New York on Wednesday anu
on Thursday will sail for France where theS WIN
spend the summer Captain Fournter. mih'aiy at
tache of the embassy will sail with theth IO' :"
visit In France The naval -attache ana NlIIle' Uo
Rlanpre who are now at Atlantic CITY VIII e'
on July H. and Viscount de Martel, thlrd secre-
tarv will 90 abroad when Viscount de Chaiior III"
returns to this country from his vacation OF Ie"
weeks in France
The Russian Ambassador and Baroness INo'eii
and Baroness Elizabeth Rosen Will leave "asI'i,ie
ton early wednesday morning for Coohdse fOi'i''
Magnolia Mass, where they will spend 'he sum
mer. Mr.. Kroupensky counsellor OF the eH'oa''''
will go to Magnolia tomorrow
The Russian Japanese and Mexican Ambassadors
are the only diplomats of their rank still In WASH
ingtOn but there are number of ministers stii IN
the capital Among the latter are the Argentine
Minister who will go to Magnolia within few
days and the Colombian Minister. who will sail for
his own country in company with his fanliiy' III
a short time. The Chinese Minister will remain
in Washington most of the time until July ), when
he win go to San Francisco preparatory to sailing
for China.
Baron Louis Ambrosey charge danalres ior
Austria Hungary is in Washington on snort
visit but will return TO his embassy headquarters
at Bar Harbor within a short time
The Minister from the Netherlands and Nine
Hauge who came to Washington on Friday. re-
turn to New York to-day where they will remain
until they complete arrangements for summer
home Boston.