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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-01
Revival in KensingtOn

An interesting revival service was held
IN K~ensingten, when members of the
Beacon Presbyterian Church, after a brief
service in their wi edifce last evening,
marched In a body to the Frankford Ave-
nue. Baptist Church and listened to a SER
mon by the Rev. II. W. Barras, the pas
tor, The ehoirs OF both congregations
sang.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-01
bob" McKenty Speaks in Church

Sooner or later the penltentiary will
get the fellow who takes a 100 to l
chance" said Robert j. McKenty. warden
of the Eastern Penitentiary. in an address
before the members of the Holland Pres
byterian Church, Broad and Federal
streets, yesterday. sit looks easy some
times" said Mr.. McKenty, III he has a
settlement to make only once a month
and a friend comes along with a tempting
proposition to double his money within
a week. Yes. 1t is a 100 to / shot. and the
oddS ara In favor OF the penitentiary."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-01
Stole Hone for Joy Ride

A JOY ride with a stolen horse and car
Rage resulted in Charles Jones, sls North
10Th street, being sentenced by Judge Bar
fatt Ia Quarter Sessions Court today to
Aot less h one year nor more thar two
years IN the Eastern Penitentiary for the
larceny Of the team. Jones pleaded guilty
. the charge.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-01
Import Negroea for Subway work

Negroes are being imported for work in
the new subways being constructed here.
They will come from Norfolk, Va, and
points in South Carolina and are expected
10 arrive tomorrow. They viii take the
place Of aliens, whose employment has
been forbidden by court decree.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-01
Saturday Night
ME POOR MANS Gay

OR SAVED FROM TROUBLE"
'This poor man cried. and the Lord
heard him. and saved him out OF all his
troubles. "-Psalms "a: s.
This text was put IA the Bible 10 help
every man who Is having q hard time
in this world. for II means that what
the Lord did for this poor mar In trouble
He will do for every other poor man IN
trouble. II he will only dc as the poor man
did. There a never been a case known
where a man In trouble did as this man
did without getting out of his trouble
"What a familiar sound this word
trouble has to ali OF US. How well We
know It's meaning. It Is one Of tha
words VI never a to 80 70 the die
ti0narz 70 ma out about, Il met Is near
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-01
March Grand jury organizes

]. d. Avil. a printer, OF 4s North ssthI
street. was appointed by Judge Barratt
today in Quarter Sessions Court as fore
man for the March Grand Jury. After
the jurors were sworn in the court in
structed them as TO their duties. and they
then retired TO deliberate on bills Of in
dlctment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-01
Part Of Rarltan canaI Oman

RoRDEHT0WN. n J.. March The
Delaware and Raritan Canal was opened
e navigation from Trenton to New
.bfqnsWick today. The canal win not be
ensned from B~ordantoan e Irenton IN
q apee9 March e.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-01
IN NIENIORIAM

CROSS.-WILLIAM c.. died March /, 1912.
In loving remembrance. MARY A. CROSS.
CoRNELfUS HARRIGAN' who departed this
life Feb. 2S. 1911. Mrs, c.. HARRIGAN.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-10-18
SONG OF THE CARROT.
Tribute to Modest Vegetable the
Poets Have Neglected.

Tribute to a Modest Vegetable the
Poets Have Neglected.
Why does no poet arise to sing the
song Of the carrot, the hardest worked
vegetable in the kingdom? Much is
said in favor of the plethoric pump
kin, the gathering of corn Is a COM
monplace theme, but the poor carrot
has been neglected-yes, even scorned.
For diversity Of use the carrot has
pumpkin and corn backed over the
garden wall. Men feed carrots to cat
tie, increasing the dairy output. They
feed them to other stock sometimes
improving its temper. A carrot arti.
ficially followed with a knife makes
an elegant Japanese vase. Sufficiently
hardened by harsh contact with the
world, carrot may be used for q
weapon, either operated like a mallet
with handle or hurled like Russian
bomb.
Carrots are sometimes even used foI
food by human beings. They are O
chief ingredient in vegetable soup
Mixed with butter they improve its
color. They make better pumpkin pie
than pumpkins themselves. Served as
Hubbard squash they make one wonder
why squashes were invented
The answer to the high cost of living
cry is carrots. johnson had his Bos
well. Whom will the carrot have?-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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pointed to examine the Convict
camps and county roads.
We Recommend that the name
of ]. J. Hester, Osierfield, Ga.
K. F. D. be added to the pauper
list, also Mrs. Jesse Calf, Fitz-
gerald R. F. D. l, and that each
be paid the sum of Five Dollars
(S5 00) per month.
We Recommend t h a our
Clerk, Mr.. D. A. Bragg. be paid
the sum of four dollars per day
for his services on this body.
We also Recommend that our
Bailiff, 7. F, Ransom, be paid
the sum of two ($2.OO) per day
for services rendered our body.
We Recommend that these
presentments be published in the
Fitzgerald Leader Enterprise and
Fitzgerald Press and that they
be paid the sum of $500 each
for publishing same.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-10-18
The Black Maria.

The repulsive looking, hearselke van
used for the conveyance Of prisoners
is universally known as the ''black
Maria The term originated in Amer
lea. When that country was filling
with immigrants from England a ne
gress named Maria Lee kept sailors
boarding house in Boston. She was a
woman of amazonian strength and
according to the author of More Anec-
dotes of Bench and Bar" helped the
authorities to keep the peace. Ere
quently the constables invoked her aid.
and the saying, "Send for black
Maria," came to mean '"Take him to
prison." The sailors returning to Eng
land frequently used the phrase, and
so in the course Of time the name of
black Maria Lee, shortened and altered
to black Maria, became the name of
the prison van and remains so to this
day.-London Globe.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-10-18
Tax Collectors Notice
First Round

[ will be at the places named be-
low on the following dates for the
purpose of collecting State and
County Taxes for the year 1915.
Ashton, Monday Oct. 18th from
10 to II a. m.
Dicksons MILL. Monday Oct. 10
from to 2 p. N.
Bowens Mill Tuesday Oct. 10Th
from 10 to II a. m.
Vaughn, Tuesday Oct. 10th from
l to 2 p. ~.
Williamsons Mill Wednesday
Oct. goth from 12ito 1 p. m.
Will be at the Court House all
other days except when making
rounds.
F. M. Graham, T. G.
12O-4t. Ben Hill Co.
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Comforting 'IWordS
Many a Fitzgerald House
hold Will Find Them So

To have the pains and aches of
a bad back removed-to be entire
ly free from annoying, dangerous
kidney disorders, is enough to
make any sufferer grateful. The
following advice of one;who has
suffered will prove comforting
words to hundreds of Fitzgerald
readers.
A. D. Brown, carpenter, 514
W. Oconee Ave. T.. Fitzgerald,
says: 81 strained my back, which
caused trouble with my kidneys. l
suffered from dull ache across
my loins and l was stiff, sore and
tired all the time. I felt as if l
wanted to lie down. I was also
bothered by dizzy spells and black
spots foated before my eyes. Moth
ing ever gave me so much relief
as Doan's Kidney Pills"
Price SOC at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mr.. Brown had. Foster
Milburn Co. Props, Buffalo,
N. 7. Adv.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-10-18

lY, Ashton, Lynnwood, Cotton
Mills, Roanoke and Union that are
quite able to award a $10Sof prize
easily to the pupils. Not for their
own Individual school but let the
prize go to the one who really
wins it. If each child of any one
of these said schools would just
donate ten cents the school could
easily award a first prize. Or the
society meetings could easily COL
lect enough money to award a
prize. While the town is so gener-
Gus let's do something for our
selves.
Leonne Deloraine.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-10-18
A Little Too Much.

One evening little boy entered a
grocery store and handed the clerk a
note which read: II am a poor woman
and have no money. My children and
l are starving. Won't you give us
something to eat?"
The kind hearted clerk filed large
basket with food and gave it to the
boy, who quickly departed.
In, a few minutes he again entered
the store.
What's the trouble now" said the
clerk.
Ma sent me back to get the trad
ing stamps" the lad repned.-Every-
body's.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-10-18
DEAN SWIFT AND HIS CHOIR.
Singers, Like Poets, Must Be Very
Good, He Wrote.

Singers, Like Poets, Must Be Very
Good, He Wrote.
A characteristic letter written by
Dean Swift in reference to an applica-
ton by Mr.. Lovelace for vacant
place in the choir of St Patrick's cathe-
dral, Dublin, appears in the appendix
to the thirteenth report of the histor-
ical MSS. commission. Musical News
gives an extract:
Il desire you will ask my Lord Ok
ford whether his brother Nathaniel I'M
derstands musick; if he does and rec
ommends Mr.. Lovelace particularly
from his own knowledge, something
may be said. have the honour to be
captain Of band Of nineteen musi-
clans Including boys; but my quire is
SO degenerated under the reigns of for
mer Deans of famous memory that the
race of people called Gentlemen Lovers
of Musick tell me that must be very
careful in supplying two VACANCIES.
which have been two years endeavor-
ing to do so.
"For you are to understand that In
disposing the musical employments
determine to act directly contrary to
Ministers Of State by giving them to
those who best deserve. If you had
recommended person to me for q
Church-living in my gift would be
less curious; because an Indifferent par
son may do we'll enough, if he be hon
est; but Singers, like their brothers the
Poets. must be very good, or they are
good for nothing"
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-10-18
Registration Notice

Notice is hereby given that the
Registration Books sare now open,
and will remain open"at the City
Hall, until the 9th day of Novem-
Der 1915.
Voters must registerSin order to
qualify for the regular City cleo
ton to be held December Dist,
1915.
David L. Paulk,
ei-Nov. 9. City Clerk.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-10-18
ASHTON NEWS

1hls is dress up week and how
far a dollar goes depends upon
who is out walking with it.
Mrs. Ozzie Willingham who has
been seriously ill for such an ex-
tended time seems to be improv-
ing. Mrs. Shields, the trained
nurse will 60 home Saturday for
a few days rest.
Gather your children around
you and have heart.to-heart
talk with them. The surest wav
to keep them near you is to be
near them.
Quite a crowd attended services
at Sturgeon Greek Sunday. Rev.
Spiller and the regular pastor Rev.
Smith conducted services. In the
forenoon Rev. Spiller conducted
the solemn rites of baptism to
Mrs. John Dixon and Miss La
vada Hutcheson.
Life is short, and it seems too
bad sometimes that we can't have
everything that we want. Yet
what happy faculty 1t is to be
able to time ourselves to our sur
roundings, to take what is at hand
and let it be dear to US. Why not
tune ourselves this way, and why
make ourselves miserable wishing
and longing for things we can not
have?
Miss Ocida Dorminy from near
Dickson's Mill was the lovely
guest of Miss Florence Peterson
Sunday.
Some parents are constantly
commenting on their childs defect.
Don't do it. Its possessor is some
times painfully aware of its exis-
tence and doesn'tnee a reminder.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. 7. Middle
brooks spent Friday night with
their nephew Mr.. B. F. Mercer
west of town.
A bright baby girl. has arrived
to brighten the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alva Ewing. She will be
called Mary Josephine in honor Of
both of her grandmothers.
The man who is always denounc.
ing his neigabors is pretty apt tc
have a streak of orneriness in his
own makeup.
1t isn't always the tortoise that
wins the race. The get up and get
is the man the world wants."
Mrs. Randall DYales has beer
suffering severely for the past
fortnight with tonsilitis.
Miss Angie Register from the
city was the attractive guest Of
her sister here Mrs. e. E, Bishop
Sunday and Monday.
What is wrong with the patrons
OF our schools9 For the past two
years the town has been awarding
prizes to our pupils and not one
of our own has offered any. Are
we willing to accept this kindnes.
/
without offering something in re.
turns There are five schools, name
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-10-18
Grand Jury Presentments
/ October Term 1915

Purt of Ben Hill County, Ga.
ftober Term 1915.
We, the Grand Jurors sworn
d served at the above term
pectfully submit our present
1nts:
We desire first of all to COM
lend your honor for the admir-
able charge to this jury and high
plane upon which you have pitch
ed the administration of justice;
it has been our purpose and we
hope to measure up as near as
possible, to your expressed ideal.
We also wish to express our
appreciation of the valuable SER
vice rendered this body by
Solicitor General, Hon. ]. B.
Wall, and his assistant Colonel
Jesse Graham.
We have through proper COM
mites examined various Notary
Public and ]. P. Books through
out the County and find them all
in good condition and neatly
kept.
Our committee on Public Roads
and the Convict camps made the
following report:
1--WE have made inspection of
the County convict camp and
found same in good condition.
The camp at present is located at
Dickson's Mill, and we recon-
mend that it remain there until
the roads in that section are put
in good condition; and then move
to the Western part of the Coun-
ty and kept there until the roads
in that section are in good con-
~dition. We found the roads in
fair condition.
The committee on Public Build
ings and Grounds make the fol-
lowing recommendation:
We have made inspection of all
the buildings and find them in
good condition, except the fol-
lowing:
The fireplace in the Clerk S
office needs repairing, also the
floor in The Commissioners office
Rneeds replacing, we also find a
yleak in the dome near the bell on
the East side of The Court
House. We find the jail in good
condition except the bedding IN
the colored department, and we
Recommend t h at The Com
misioners furnish the Sheriff
with the necessary bedding Ect.
We further Recommend the
Sheriff be furnished with a book
case in which to properly take
care of his books and records.
The County Commissioners
have submitted to us the report
Of the audit of the County Books
from June II 1914 to June l 1915
and we adopt same as part Of our
general presentments, we further
appoint the following committee
to examine the books of the
various county officers and make
their report to the next regular
Grand Jury, we also reccomend
hat they be paid the sum Of Two
%doIIars $4,000 per day for their
services while engaged therein:
We Recommend that Clerk D.
W. M. Whitley be paid by The
County Commissioners the sum
of 1918 for issuing sixty one
1subpeonas to come before this
= body.
We also Recommend tina
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-10-18
100 Hogs for Sale

Have 100 hogs for sale, at
market price, will make good
meat hogs. Call on or write.
M. 0. Crump, Abbeville, Ga.
122-4t-p.
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$3.50 Reward

The Fitzgerald Board
of Education will pay
the sum of $25O.OO up
on the conviction of
the party or parties
who set fire to the
Third Ward School
building on the night of
October 18th, 1915, to
the parties furnishing
such evidence.
Signed,
J. E. Turner, Pres.
LIS. Osborne, Clerk.
Newark post., 1915-04-07

ordinary girl worker in New York
can not buy pleasures; nor can or
dinary young men buy them for
her. She can not endure to live
wholly without pleasures. So there
is a tendency to compromise be-
tween the instinct for self-respect
and the instinct for enjoyment;
both native to every normal soul.
There are tens of thousands of
such girls, living on that narrow
border where virtue and vice
blerd into almost indistinguish-
able nearness. 1t is not that their
hearts are desperately wicked that
they so often forsake work alto
gether or work by day and drink at
night till the inevitable breaking
away from industry comes from
such life. 1t is because we do
not manage life Alright for our
millions. Doubled cash income
would have made that girl accept
my umbrella with thanks, treat me
with cordial frankness during the
journey and end it with no hint of
continuing a street acquaintance.
Such an addition to income would
protect thousands of good girls
till they make the marriage they
desire or arrive at years of calm
self-control.
Newark post., 1915-04-07

to hear that the respectable yes
tryman and leader in the Board OF
Trade, had told the police that it
was fowl of his and he had given
it to the old man, the truth being
that he had never kept fowls.
Mrs. Stillman explained that hen
was one she had run over and kill
ed with her auto, that she paid the
owner, brought the hen away and,
as it proved to be fatally injured,
had it killed and her husband gave
it to the negro. Bob Whiteall was
much amused and later contided to
me that his mother was trying to
save the family reputation. He
said a neighbor kept hens and did
not half feed them, they were al
ways getting over into their yard
and he had killed it with a club.
The next time | saw old Jake |
asked him where he got that hen
and he said that the neighbor Bob
had mentioned had a lot of hens
running around there and he had
Just naturally taken one home for
the little children. On cross-ex-
animation he admitted Bob had
given him a hen; he had two in
his coat that night.
| came out of the Subway at
City Hall into a pouring rain. The
morning had not been threatening
and the sudden storm caught thou
sands unprepared. Of course, l
offered a share of my umbrella to
traveller going my way and it
just happened to be rather at
/ tractive-looking girl. 1t was four
blocks distance and the traffic was
heavy in that section so it took us
some time to arrive at the office
building where she was employed.
She used all the time talking and
was willing to continue an &C
uuaintance, even if l was much too
old to have any business calling on
her. | was careful to allow no in
formation whereby she could be
found again, but | wondered after
she had thanked me very kindly
for saving her from choosing be-
tween drenching rain that might
have meant illness and being
late that might have meant unem-
ployment and worse, why a girl
like that should be too cordial.
do not think she was especially
weak or wicked. She was work,
ing girl, she probably had dozens
of young men acquaintances ano
evidently been bred to good man
ners and good ideals. The causes
are probably to be found in the
smallness of her pay envelope. Al
Newark post., 1915-04-07
New Building At Farnhurst

Plans will be started within a
few days by Architect Leon Wilde
Crawford for a new building to be
erected at Farnhurst for the Del
aware State Hospital. Through
the efforts of the trustees of the
institution the Legislature at the
late session provided for a bond
issue of 100000 for the erection of
an additional building to take
care of special cases, which lately
it has been found hard to accom-
modate because of the lack of
quarters. The plans are for a
three-story fireproof structure
whcih will cost the sum named
above. A feature of the building
will be it's "fool-proof" construc-
ton, this being necessitated by
reason of the temperament of it's
inmates. Examples of this may
be found in that the windows will
be entirely screened over on the
inside so that no one can dam
age them. All lighting and other
fixtures will be of special design,
all of the smaller parts such as
nuts and bolts will be hidden from
view so that they cannot be tam
pered with. This house will be
on the order of the building now
standing there which is known as
the Black Cottage. A dining room
will be in the basement. The plans
will go out for bids soon.
Newark post., 1915-04-07
From a City Window
by Israel .Hndron

Visiting a few miles from my
home in New Jersey, | stayed until
late Sunday night and came back
on the same trolley with old Jake,
the former slave, who works
around the barn where the friends
| was calling upon live. He had
sack, partly filled with something
that bulged it we'll and as we left
the trolley a policeman stopped us
and demanded to know what was
in it. Jake, who is so aged he does
not know how old he is, refused to
say anything and finally, in the
midst of a grinning crowd, the Off
Ger turned the contents of the bag
on the walk, evidently expecting to
find stolen property. Instead he
saw two little wash tubs and two
little MISUNDERSTANDING.
"Yas, suh," said the old man;
"Yas, sub, got those for my little
randchildren they will sure re-
member this old man when he's
gone; they sure will remember me
when Use dead and gone. Vas,
sub, | got 'em from Mr.. Stillman,
where this gentleman was visiting
today; he done bought them for
me as part of my wages, vas, sub,
and my little grandchildren will
be waking up when | get home
waking up for this old man"
Shamed, the officer apologized for
his mistake.
The crowd began to melt away.
And then, as the old man straight
ened up with the bag, a dead hen
with a few feathers still sticking
to it, dropped from the treacher-
ouely weak lining of his old over
coat. The policeman was on him
in an instant. where did you gel
that Quick! Where did you stea1
that chicken?" But there was nc
reply. Instead the old man looked
helpless and remained silent
Lacking an explanation the ottlcel
started him for the station house
and l went along.
To the desk officer old Jake wa:
affable and he appeared to have
become more confident. "Yas, sub
vas, sub, l had that hen, yas, sub
and | wanted to get home to my
grandchildren, so they would have
their playthings, vas, sub. No,
can't exactly say where got tina
hen. Pm sure getting old; l dom
remember very we'll; but you asl
Mr.. Stillman, where l work; yol
just ask him" So I called m,
friend and told him that the oil
man was arrested; then the police
man at the desk took the wire
And, standing by | was astonishet
Newark post., 1915-04-07
Fire Destroys Old Mansion

The large three-story stone
mansion on the Mt. Pleasant farm
on the Sassafras river, seven
miles from Cecilton, was DESTROY.
ed by fire last Monday afternoon,
The tenant, John Nickerson, and
farm hands, hurried to the house
but saved only a few pieces of
furniture. The farm is owned bv
Francis Fisher, of Philadelphia,
who had insurance on the mansion
but the tenant carried none on
his effects.
Newark post., 1915-04-07
Deadlock In Sus-
sex Levy Court

The deadlock over appointments
in the Sussex Levy Court which
stands 5 Republicans and 5 Demo
Gratis, leaves the county without
constables, tying up Justices
Courts. The county is also with
out poor trustees, road overseers,
bridge tenders, tax collectors and
assessors.
Newark post., 1915-04-07
Brush Fire Proves Costly

A bonfire started to get rid of
brush at the home of George
Neale, near Seaford, last Tuesday
got beyond control and burned the
dwelling, stable, barn and other
contents. A horse, several hogs
and a lot of chickens persisted in
the flames. Mr.. Neale had no in
Surance.
Newark post., 1915-04-07
Middletown To Have
Athletic Field

Coach William J. McAvoy, who
has been in correspondence with
members of the Athletic Associa-
tion of Middletown, will visit that
town in the near future and direct
the laying out of a track and base
ball diamond for the students of
the Middletown High School.