Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-08-17
Anniversary Column
Eighteen Years Ago
An Interesting Letter About Some
of Our Folks

Mother Enterprise:
We receive the People every week
and enjoy its newsy local pages very
much, it is like a letter from home. l
have noticed mention of Zion City and
eX-Fitzgeradite several times, and
| thought maybe it would be news to
some to give sort OF synopsis of the
ex-Fitzgeraldites who now live in Zion
City
! Deacon F. F. Bosworth is conductor
OF the band consisting of between 80
and 40 pieces and by the way it has
the reputation of being one of the
best in the land; if you once hear it
! you would be convinced P. B. New
conner is in charge of the junior band
of IS or 20 pieces and is assistant to
Mr.. Bosworth.
By going into the General Stores,
which has IS or 20 different depart
ments and does a business of hun
dreds of thousands of dollars annually
and employs 200 or more persons, you
will find Mr.. Willie Adams presiding
at the ice creaaSSand soda water foun-
tain as if he were fixture, happy and
jovial. In the special Sales Depart
ment you will find Miss Maibelle Bos-
worth with her bright face waiting
upon customers i'll her usual lady-like
manner.
When you step into the handsome
and commodious Elijah Hospice (hoteD
with over 400 rooms, you will be ap-
preached by the amicable Lorin Per-.
rucci, who looks after your welfare, he
is head bellboy.
Now for a trip to the post office,
which by the way is End class office
employing a number of clerks inside
and furnishes mail messengers who de-
liver mail to our doors twice a day.
The postoffice building is clean and
neat as a, pin; here you will find by
calling for a stamp, the manly figure
of Mr.. Bert Bosworth, whose nimble
fingers deal out stamps and mail as
if he had been in the business for
years.
AS you enter the freight and trans
portation department. you are con-
fronted by. Mr. E. L. Brown, chief
clerk, who waits upon all with COM
placency.
When you go to he broom factory
you will find J. w. Howder and his
partner too busy for utterance, for
the5 recently received an order for IS
! or 20 dozen brooms.
Sidney Williams yields the hammer
and saw in the BAN. dept. and w.
A. Adams is employed in the con-
struction of the new electric railway
being built through here.
Last but not least, IS the large mod
ern Printing and Electrotyping Plant,
where | am employed, having charge
of the floor in the press room. A look
into this establishment will convince
one that it is the busiest place in the
city, running day and night with a
force of over hundred skilled work.
men and women printing and sending
out literature to all parts of the globe
w. J. Moore came out from Chicago
few Sundays ago and spent day or
two in our city sightseeing and was
very much impressed with the cleani-
ness and beauty of the city. He was
the guest of Mr.. Howder.
Robt MARYLAND came down from
Milwaukee, where he has brother
and spent about month with his
many ex-Fitzgerald friends. He was
so much pleased with the city and peo-
pie that he was DESTROYS of making
this his home if he could have found
suitable employment. He is employed
in the hat factory at Milwaukee at
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perruchi have been
here for the past six weeks and are
delighted with the city and people and
expect to spend their summer here in
the future.
Mrs. C. A. Holtzendorf and daugh-
ter, Gladys, are enjoying themselves
hugely at the home of the formers
mother, Mrs. B. F. Bosworth.
Mrs. Roxie Wilcox, who was here
during the eFast Of Tabcrnac1es in
July, was very much pleased to find
such large place and was profoundly
struck with the cleanliness of the city
in all parts
We were also favored with visit
from Mrs. ]. F. Carpenter and daugh-
ter, Miss Edith last month. They
like the others, were greatly pleased
with our beautiful city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perruchi and son Lo-
rim, were in Tuesday eve and spent
the evening with us. They expect to
start on their homeward journey the
18th and expect to be back there in
November. They are we'll and enjoying
themselves.
We do enjoy reading the People
nevertheless and noticed quite a diff
ference while you were away. 1t sure
does take Mother Enterprise" to hunt
up news. We are we'll and happy and
wishing you the same great blessings.
Yours truly,
Alvin G. Brown