Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-07-06

Anniversary Column
Fifteen Years Ago

Ben Hill Co. News, July 1907 -
Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Archer enter
tanned few intimate friends at their
pretty home on west. Oconee street on
Friday night.
S. M. Whitehard is having the ma
terial placed on the ground for fine
suburban residence on his tract south
OF the city just opposite the J. b. Pat
terson farm,
Among the many who have gone
tor an outing during the heated term
are Mrs. L. O. Tisdel and her daughl
tiers Hazel and Mildred who have gone
to White Springs, Tenn, for sew
eral weeks.
Mrs. A. E. Jones and sister Miss
Florence Roberts went to Macon to
spend few weeks with relatives and
friends.
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Miss Emma Cowe1l departed for
Rome, N. Y, where she will spend
some time with her sister who resides
there.
Lester Schnare who has held the po-
sition of stenographer for the govern
ment at Pensacola, for the past year,
arrived home Saturday when he will
remain week before proceeding to
Washington, D. c. where he has been
transferred to more desirable posi-
ton and handsome increase in sal
ary
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Comrade D. Nelson was called to
his former home in Nebraska where
business will detain him for sometime.
The first visit In years will no doubt
afford him much satisfaction.
-. N. Wilkerson of Vincennes, Ind.
is here for brief visit with his brother
Walter Wilkerson after which he will
go to st. George to spend short time
with his father and mother. E. H. Viii.
kerson.
Fire Department Honored
At the council meeting Monday
night a marked tribute was paid the
efficiency of the paid fire department
by the formal presentation to Chief
W1kerson from the property owners
OF the city splendid "Chief's he'll
met The presentation speech was
made by Chas. DeILang, who lauded
the high state of development to which
the department had been brought in
the short space of one year since its
installation. Chief Wilkerson's usual
fluency was lacking in his response,
the fact being he was so surprised. he
could find no words in which to ex-
press his appreciation. It's all right
Wilkie, and you're alright and that's
why you got the helmet.
Messrs. Flagg and Maddox will open
the doors of their Family Theatre on
next Monday, July 9Th. An attractive
and clean and wholesome program
Will be given. admission 1Oc.
Twenty-Slx Years Ago
(Leader, July 1890
HOTEL COMMENCED
Work on the Big Hotel Commenced
Tuesday Morning
Never i'll the history of Fitzgerald
has everything seemed so bright as it
is at the present time. The big hotel
to be erected by the Colony company
has been commenced anda force of mer
are now busily at work excavating and
getting everything ready for the found
alton. Aver 100000 FEET of rough lum
Der is on the ground and car loads
OF brick have been ordered that will
probably be here today and by tomor-
row force of brick layers will be
busly at work on the foundation. Di-
rector Wilson who is superintendent
OF the building informs a reporter that
things will run along slowly until the
latter part of August, when at that
time force of men will be put on so
as to rush the building to completion.
Fred L Bigham has been engaged as
foreman, by the directors and no better
man could have been found in the COL
ony for the position. 1t is expected
the building will be completed and
ready for occupancy by November LIST.
The building of the hotel by the
colony has settled a good many minds
at rest and as they excIaim the future
of the colony is success. Z" On the
strength Of the hotel being commenced
Tuesday, the real estate men report
numerous sales of property all over the
city.
Hurrah for the big hotel
Attorney Ed Burch of Irwinville,
was in the city on Wednesday.
Briggs Carson the popular insurance
man of Triton, was in the city on We'd
nesday.
Ed Stallings the popular travelling
passenger agent of the Georgia & Ala
bama railway was in the city Wednes-
day
The Atlanta Journal claims to have
discovered fourteen year old negro
boy, who has never eaten any water
melon. He lives in Brooks county.
Col, Geo. Ketchum of the Macon