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The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-09

The First National Bank of Mena has never lost a dollar from bad loans, nor has it ever been forced to sue on a single note or forecloSe on a mortgage since its organization, a record that speaks for the class of its patrons. If you are not a customer we in- vite you to become one. Deposits received from the public subject to withdrawal on demand.
 First National Bank of Mena.
 Charter Oak Cook Stoves, $17.50. The best. See Petty 233 d&Wtf
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-09

Iron Beds $2 each at Petty's new Furniture Store.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-09

Olaf Slangstrom, Mrs. Young stedt's grandfather.
 B. F. Leonard of Oden, brother of Mrs. Al Pool of this city, was in Mena Wednesday.
 Mrs. M. 0. Gray and daughter, Miss Josie, and Mrs. Cora Gam of Bulger were in Mena shopping last week.
 $. J. Garner and w. K. Faulk- uer of Shady care up Saturday ing to attend the speeches this afternoon and tonight.
 Dr. ". c. Vandiver reports the birth of 10.pound girl at the home of MT. and Mrs, Charles Chambers, near Egger.
 Mrs. NJ. Standridge of Auadar. ko, Ok, was in Mena Monday on her way to Board Camp to visit at the home of her son.
 Guy Thornton, who has been quite sick at the home of his sis ter, Mrs. Olin Alexander, is able to be up and about again.
 Miss Tempest Roberts, who spent the holiday vacation with relatives in this city, has re- turned to Big Cedar, Ok, where she is teaching school.
 w. H. Baker, of Mountain Fork, had the misfortune to lose his house and most of it's contents by fire a t week. The fire started from the stovepipe.
 Judge Shaver is steadily gaining strength and overcoming the ef. fleets of his dangerous illness It is expected that he will be ble to leave his bed in few days.
 Capt. c. H. Jett of Wickes, chairman of tho Polk County Democratic Central Committee, was in Meua Saturday and incidently attended the Bryan ecture.
 The marriage record at the court house shows that for the year 1907 there had been issued 289 marriage licenses, 40 of that number having been issued since November ?, 1907.
 ]. s. Whltten, formerly of Mena but recently located at Cove, writes for The Star 10 be sent to him at Hattou, to which place he has moved and gone in- to the real estate business. Dr. P. K. Watkins reports for the past week the following births: To Mir. and Mrs. Charles Buckner, a girl, to Mir. and Mrs, John Salyers, a girl; 10 flr. and Mrs. Charles O'Donald, girl; to MT. and Mrs. William Hays, a boy.
 C. c. Head of Richmond, Little River county, who several weeks ago purchased the Whitaker farm near Rocky, has arrived with his family and household effects and will at once take charge of his newly acquired possessions.
 l.. Groteer of Cushing, Ok, has bought the Wallace place of 160 acres and improvements To- cated east of town and has moved thereon with his family. c. Rested from the same place, is with them and will locate in or near Mena.
 News was received in Mena Tuesday of the death of Mrs. Willie Quinn which occurred Monday at her home at Concord. She leaves a husband and three small children. Mrs. Gulnn was we'll and favorably known in her section.
 w. F. Graham came down from Howard Tuesday and res ports that he has sold his proper ty iuterests at that place and for the present will make his head quarters in Mena. He went to Janssen today where he will spend several days looking after his interests.
 D. l.. Burnett has purchased the interest of his brother, w. NJ. Burnett, and of J. l.. Wiuton in the feed and produce business conducted under the firm name of Wintou & Burnett Bros. on South Mena street, and will hereafter have full charge of tbe business. | Tba Cael Ct0ra N,,a nf nNbo
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-09

Mir. and Mrs. F. A. Youngstedt returned Monday morning from their wedding journey and visit with relatives in Iowa and
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-09

Kansas, and were saddened on arrival to learn of the death of Olaf Slangstrom, Mrs. Young stedt's grandfather.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-09

B. F. Leonard of Oden, brother of Mrs. Al Pool of this city, was in Mena Wednesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-09

Mrs. M. c. Gray and daughter, Miss Josie, and Mrs. Cora Gam of Bulger were in Mena shopping last week.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-09

Gene Dickens, who recently severed his connection with the harness making department at w, E. Watkins & Bros hard ware store, and who, associated with John Steel, has opened up first class harness and saddle shop in the building opposite Vandiver's drug store on South Mena street, which they pur- chased sometime ago, have re- ceived new shipment of material for all kinds of work and are now ready to meet all demands of tue pubic in their line of work,
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-05-09
Secured Aims Under
Pretense of Being IN Want
But Turned Out to be a
Fraud.
BY MRS. LON DICKEY.

On Thursday, April 3Oth, there
arrived over the A., B. & a. road
from Triton a young woman of most
forlorn appearance with an infant
in her arms. About the first per-
son to whom she appealed was Rev.
Parrish, of the Baptist Church,
who was about to board an out
going train, showing q letter tell
ING that her husband had been SEN
fenced to prison in an Alabama
town, and that she was trying to
raise money to reach her parents
in Savannah. Rev. Parrish very
kindly but hurriedly referred her
to the Benevolent Society and went
on his way.
She eluded the Society, however,
and succeeded in raising quite a
sum of money before she unsus-
pectingly ran into q crowd of the
Benevolent Ladies at the CityDrug
store. They Immediately cameto her
aid; gave lodgingplace, some cloth
ing and through the efforts of ticket
agent Norris, secured her a char
ity rate to Savannah. When the
time came to go, however, the
"bird had flown.' When heard
from again she was on board the
Seaboard train for Ocilla with an
accomplice who shared with hel
the fat purse of money secured
from Fitzgerald people. She was
heard from further down there, but
we think this is sufficient.
Now, the ladies appreciate the
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-05-09
LADIES' GUILD
GAVE RECEPTION

The Ladies' Guild Of st. Math-
ews Episcopal Church gave a recp-
ton III honor Of Lay Reader, Mr..
Arnold and his wife, at the home
of Mr.. and MIS-. Willis Smith,
last Thursday night. The ladies
presented Mr.. Arnold with a
handsome gold cross watch fob as
q token ofappreciation of the
work he has done for St. Matthew's
since the death Of Rev. Turner.
Among those present at the
reception were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Googe, Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Davis, Mr.. and MIS-. Leonard
Finck; Mesdames: Geo. Harring-
ton, Lysles, Lee X. Brown; Misses;
Willis, Eda Marston, Ona Booker;
Messers: Blue, and Jas. Marston.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-05-09
Terminal District, Atlanta,
Swept by Great Fire

Across the street was the post
office station "B," the most i'm
portant sub station in the city,
the Southern Suspender Company,
Southern Handkerchief Manufact-
uring Company, the Georgia We
hicle Company, the Piedmont Hat
Company and the McClures Ten
Cent store, all of which fell like
so many cigar boxes.
Mitchell street, from Madison
avenue to Forsyth street, was one
great furnace of flames. Falling
walls were every where and dan
ger to life aud limb was imminent,
but the fremen stuck to their work
until they had finally to drop
their hose and ran for their lives
as the last wall of the Piedmont
Hat Company came down, leaving
a clear space across the whole
block where once was enc of the
business blocks of the city.
The heaviest loser in the fire
will he Samuel M. Inman. Be-
sides an entire block, bounded by
M tchell, Forsyth and Nelson
streets and Madison avenue, Mr..
Inman was the owner of the Ter
minal hotel annex. His loss is
consrevativly estimated at five
hundred thousand dollars.
Omitting the destruction of At
lanta by General Sheaman's army
in 1864, the fire yesterday morning
was by all odds the most destruct'
i've in the history of the city. The
two fires which approached
most closely the conhagation were
the destruction of the Kimball
House in 1888, with a loss of about
$3.50, 90 and the burning, in 1882,
of the corners ROW known. as the
Temple Court and the "Old
Block" building, with a loss Of
about 100000
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-05-09

Rev. DR.. j. G. Solomon, State
President of the Anti-Saloon Lea
que, will preach from two Fitzger-
aid pulpits tomorrow; at the Bap-
fist church at II O'Clock a. M, and
at the Central Christian Church at
1880 p. m. DIR. Solomon is pow
erful, logical and forceable speaker
who did great work during the
campaign against liquor in Georgia
last year. He always draws
crowd wherever he goes, and being
we'll known in this city, it is safe
to say that he will be heard by a
great many here.
Beside this feature at the Bap-
fist church the other regular ser.
vices will be held during the day;
that is Sunday school at $3.50, Jun
ior B. Y. P. U. at 3, and B. Y. P.
U. at 4 o'clock p. m.
''Ready to Go" will be Rev. w.
S. Harden's subject at the morning
service at the Presbyterian church.
At the 1880 service at night he
will speak Oh the topic of 'The
Realm of faith" Sunday school
at $3.50 a. m., r. L. King, super
intendent. Prayer meeting every
Wednesday evening at 1880. La
dies Aid every Thursday afternoon.
Miriams every other Friday after
noon.
The pastor of this church has set
aside each Monday afternoon when
he will be at the parsonage, oppo-
site the church, ready to meet any
one who wishes enlightenment on
parts of the scriptures that are not
understood. Several parties have
already taken advantage of Mr..
Harden's kindness and he wishes
to state that anyone who is per-
tubed over a verse OF passage OF
the Bible, no matter whether a
member of his church OF church
member at all, is welcome to come
to see him.
Rev Maldoon will preach at the
Central Christian church at the IL
O'Clock service; subject, "Home
Missions" In the evening at 1880
Rev. Solomon VIII fill the pulpit.
"Adam and Fallen Man" will
be the subject dealt with by First
Reader G. w. Hayes at the Chris
tan Science Church.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-05-09
Home Mission Society at the Central
M. E. Church viii Hold
Interesting Meetings
Other News of the Churches of interest.


! At the Central Methodist Church
the Home Mission Society is con
Quoting their annual convention,
and the complete program Of to
morEOw's service bids for a feast
of good things in the spiritual life.
In the morning Rev. T. d. Ellis
will deliver the annual sermon.
Mr.. Ellis is an unusually strong
speaker and thuroly acquainted
with the subject with which he is
to deal.
At 4 o'clock in the afternoon
Miss Head will hold a mass meet
ing for the young people and de.
liver All address. A devotional
service will be conducted by Miss
Emma Myers at the conclusion Of
Miss Heads address.
At night Miss Dickinson, Of
Weslyn House, Atlanta, will speak
On City Missions. Miss Dickinson
is one of Georgia's strongest wo-
men orators; in fact, it has been
said of her that she is asecOnd Jane
Adam. Miss Head will present to
the convention at this service an
address along the line of the gen,
eral work of the Society.
Services at the First Christian
Church tomorrow morning at 1O:45
o'clock, Rev. Ernest G.. Bragg, pas
tor. Theme, "The People of the
Lord" The evening subject will
be, "Should d Christian Concern
Himself About Politics." Hoke
Smith and Joe Hrown supporters
are respectfully invited to attend
this service with their campaign
buttons ON.
The services at the Episcopal
church will be conducted by Lay
Reader Mr.. Arnold, both morning
and evening at the usual hours.
Services at the L. B. Church
tomorrow; Sunday school $50 a.
m.; General Glass 1915 a. M; Y.
P. G. U. ZOO p. IN. On account
of the pastor being absent there
will be no preaching services on
that day. Prayer meeting every
Thursday at 1880 p. m.
There will be no services in the
Catholic church until next Sunday
the 18th.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-05-09
An Enormous Dam
To be Built Across the
0cmuIgee River
Other Items of
Renewed BuSi-
ness ACtivy.

The week just past marks one OF
the most notable in business life in
Georgia for several months. Many
thousands of dollars of new CAPT
tai is being invested each week and
the outlook for a complete resump-
tiOn in all lines is very optimistic.
The Industrial Index, the most
reliable business news publication
in the South, says:
''The contract has been awarded
to firm of big contractors in New
York city for the building Of an
enormous dam across the Ocmulgee
river, near Jackson, Ga, this be-
ing the first of a series of ambitious
WATERPROOF developments projec.
ted by the Georgia Central Co.,
with headquarters at Macon, Ga.
The new dam, on which work will
begin at once, will be /, 425 feet
long on the crest, will be 100 feet
high and will furnish Is, 900 horse
power, which will be carried to
Macon, Ca, over transmission
wires in the form of electricity.
"Business enterprises continues to
manifest itself throughout Georgia
and Alabama in the formation of
new corporations. Petitions for
thirteen charters were filed during
the week, the companies having an
aggregate minimum capital stock
of 81, 1873. 700.
"The Ware county, Georgia,
grand jury recommends an election
on issuance of $50, 900 of bonds for
building Of new houses.
"Thc Florida Central Railway,
extending from brownsville, Ga,
into Florida, has just been compile
ted, land trains were operated over it
for the first time this week.
"Among the new industries not
ed are: Canneries, Doerun, Ga, and
Rome, Ga. F.; oil land development,
Terrell county, Ga; oil mill, Adel,
Ga; and picture frame enlarge
ment, Atlanta, Ga.
"The excellent credit of progress
sive Georgia municipalities was
we'll illustrated by the fact that
during the week Athens, Ga, sold
$75, 900 of school bonds at a hand
some premium, there being bidders
from many sections of the country.
The same city will now place @75,
900 of sewer and waterworks bonds
on the market. Ben Hill county,
Georgia, will vote on June 4th on
issuance of $4,000 of bonds for
erecting courthouse and Jail and
building roads and bridges "
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-05-09
$40 Reward.

1 will pay the above reward for
the apprehension and detention of
Fred Harris, dark ginger,cake
colored negro man about twenty
one years old. Right hand has an
extra finger very short. When last
seen wore striped overralls and
snuff colored cap; five feet six
inches tail, weighing about 156
pounds. Address A. Dorminey,
r. F. D. No. 2, Fitzgerald, Ga.
If.
Thisl little verse that looks so solemn
Is Just put in to fill the column.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-05-09
Exercises Commence
ed Thursday Night
With Address by
Mrs. Armour.
Address of the President and
General Outline of the
Meeting.

VIOOllIlSa
The fifteenth annual convention
of the wOman's Home Mission So
ciety of the South Georgia Confer
ence opened at the Central M. e.
Church at 8 O'Clock Thursday night.
Rev. j. G. Flanders, pastor of the
church, made the opening prayer,
which was followed by a solo by
Mrs. VIM, of Macon. Mrs. Mary
Harris Armour then delivered the
initial address. The church was
packed; not a scat could be had
anywhere in the vast auditorium or
Sunday school room which was
thrown open for the occasion.
Mrs. Armour's address was Chow
Georgia Went Dry" and for two
hours she held her audience spell
bound. At times when she recited
about the stirring events that oc.
Cured during the memorable COM
paign her utterances were drama
tic, but she cleverly Intervene
sketches of the comedies that came
I'D and never for a moment wanted
for words.
At the conclusion of her address
the general comment was that it
had not been long enough, nowith-
standing she had spoken nearly
two hours. During her address
she stated that she had tried not to
gain any notoriety for herself, for
she was only a means whereby God
had accomplished His will; that
there was too much 'man" effort
in moral work and not enough
Goods WILL"
Mrs. Armour used no notes what
ever, and her claim inspiration was
certainly proven for the great
truths she uttered seemed, liter
ally, to fall from her lips. She
spoke rapidly but clearly and i'm
pressed her hearers with the idea
that the fight against liquor must
be kept up. That it was public
sentiment that had Won the day IN
Georgia and that the same public
sentiment would bring prohibition
thruout the States inside OF ten
years.
Friday morning the convention
was formally organized. Mrs.
Nicely, president, occupying the
chair. She delivered her annual
address which is given in another
part of these proceedings. After
the organization and presidents
address and report of officers, Miss
Head conducted a quiet hour.
In the afternoon Miss Head held
an institute at which the subject
of ''Work of Juvenile and Young
People" was discussed. Mrs. Murph
conducted the devotional exercises
at this meeting.
Friday night Professor Bishop
occupied the platform and dellv-
cred a stirring address. The
church, though not so crowded as
on the previous evening, was well
filled. The subject of the PROBES
SORTS address was ''The Vashti
Home" in which the Society is
deeply interested, was entertain
ing and appreciative.
Saturday morning after devo-
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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-05-09
Terminal Hotel In
RuinS-TWO Bust
ness Blocks
Burned
Water Pressure Low and
Firemen Could Not Check
Flames at First.
Special to the Fitzgerald Enterprise.

Special to the Fitzgerald Enterprise.
Atlanta, May9.-Two solid bust
ness blocks are in ruins, a result Of
a fire which threatened for a time
to carry it's destruction through the
business section of the city and
wipe out the entire down town dis
trict.
The fire loss isestimated at a mil
lion and a half dollars. The Termi-
nal hotel, one of the largest in the
city, is in ruins. 1t had on it's reg
lister two hundred guests when the
fire started. Everyone escaped.
Several small small hotels near
by were destroyed, but there was
no loss of life. The fire started in
the SchlesiDger- Meyer Bakery Co.,
at Madison avenue and Nelson St.,
aud within few minutes the build
ing was in flames.
The alarm was given and an at
tempt made to start the electric
elevator in the Sehlesinger build
ing to awaken the employees asleep
there. The elevator failed to re-
spond to the starting mechanism
and fire department officials be-
lieve the fire may have been due to
some defect in the electric eleva-
tor.
When the first fire company ar
rived the building was mass Of
flames. Chief Cummings immed-
lately turned i'll a general alarm.
The flames were shooting fromevery
window of the big building that
ran the entire block from Nelson to
Mitchell street. The water pres
sure was poor and the firemen
could not get stream that would
carry above the second floor.
After half an hour trolly and
electric light wires were falling
everywhere. Walls were dropping
out and the high winds which pre-
vailed shot the flames across the
street to the Terminal hotel, floor
after floor of which was soon ablaze.
The lack of water retarded the
efforts to check the fire. Within
half an hour the walls and roof OF
the hotel fell III.
Spreading to Nelson street the
fire caught the Liquid Carbonic
Company structure, and within a
short time there were terrific eX-
pIosions, which seemed to carry all
Tic remaining walls and roof OF
this building to the basement.
Next to the Carbonic Co. build
ing, separated by narrow alley,
was the Inman block. 1t contain
ed lime or ten business concerns.
IL WIS soon mass of flames and
fire company after fire company
Was drawn away from the other
spots and their combined forces ap-
piled here, for it was at this point
the fire was to be stopped from
crossing Mitchell and Forsyth
streetsand turning further into the
city.
East of the terminal Hotel or
Mitchell street was the Marion
Hotel annex and the Childs' Ho
tel. The fire stopped after ruin
ing the latter hotel.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-05-09

generous spirit which inspires the
merchants and other citizens Of the
town to aid them in raising the
money to carry on this work, and
they are always prepared to show
what they are doing in the matter
of assisting the worthy poor. They
will, therefore, appreciate your co.
operation in helping to forever
Danish this disgusting and disrep-
utabIe manner Of imposing on the
good, kind hearted people OF the
city.
FoR RENTAL or part of large
and convenient house, unfinished
or furnished rooms, near in. Al
most every kind of household fur
niture including baby carriage and
fine piano for sale, dishes, carpets
and splendid large cook stove, are
almost new. Also blue flame
cooker and heater. Nothing but
books reserved, ZIG W. Orange
Ave. 25-tl
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-12-18
IN MEMORY OF
Hazard E. Reeves, Who Died Novem-
Der 9th, 1908.

ber 9th, 1908.
For the first time since the or
gahization of Orangeburg Lodge No.
S97, B. P. o. Elks, death has invad-
ed it's ranks and taken from among
us an esteemed brother.
In the providence Of the Grand
Exalted Ruler of the Universe,
Brother Harvard E. Reeves has been
called from the labors of earth to
the life beyond, and there is va
cant chair in our hall.
Brother Reeves was born at
Branchville, S. c., on the fourth day
of December, 1877, and died at his
home in the city Of Orangeburg on
the morning of November 9th, 1908,
in. the thirty-frst year of his age,
after a short illness, surrounded bv
loved ones and friends.
We knew our departed Brother
as courteous, kind and faithful
friend; an affectionate and devoted
Husband and father, and as loyal
Elk. He was a charter member of
this Lodge, and exhibited at all
times an interest in it's welfare.
1t is becoming that we should bear
testimony to his worth as 1t man and
citizen, and as an Elk; Therefore,
Resolved, first. That in the death
Of Brother Reeves this Lodge has
lost an earnest and devoted member,
the community 4 most excellent and
Exemplary citizen, and his widow
and children an affectionate and con-
siderate husband a.'c father.
Resolved, second. That our deep
est sympathies and tenderest regards
are hereby rendered the family Of
our deceased Brother in the hour of
poignant grief, and we commend
them to Him. whose great Office is
to bind up broken hearts and soothe
and heal the bleeding wounds of
His people.
Resolved, third. That a blank
page in the minute book of the Lodge
be dedicated to the memory of
Brother Reeves, and the appropriate
badges of mourning be displayed in
the Lodge room
Resolve, fourth. That copy Of
these preambles and resolutions he
sent to the family of our deceased
Brother; that the same be spread
upon the minutes of the Lodge, and
published in the county papers.
Fraternally submitted,
Abial Lathrop,
P. T. Filderbrand,
Thos. F. Brantley,
Committee.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-12-18
Death of an Old Citizen.

Capt. John L. Moorer. who lived
q few miles out from Orangeburg
died at his home on Wednesday az
ternoon after short illness. Capt.
Moorer was one Of Orangeburg's old
est and most successful farmers. He
was in his SSth year at the time
of his death. He was well-known all
over the State. and his many friends
will regret to hear that he is no
more. His funera' will take place
this morning at his late residence
and his remains will be laid to rest
in the family burying ground. Shib-
boleth Lodge. No. %. A. F. M. of
this city will officiate at the funeral
and bury the deceased with the hon
ors OF the Masonic Order. Peace to
his ashes.