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MILLINERY AND READY-TO-WEAR
Douglas. Ga Nov. 6th 1913
IX'' ten yon are in need of a lawyer you go to the best in the land where you are living and place your case before
him jest as it stands, when in need of a doctor you do the same thing. The only difference is you tell the lawyer
. t ci l.l the c 1 rtbll *— you what he wants done. Now doesn tit pay to go where you are certain
to get pleased, now lets apply these same cases to a business method.
We are today opening up over one hundred new shapes, right from the East, fresh, nobby and stylish, and
we have the doctor and the in the Millinery business, and what it takes to please you we certainly have it.
AVe earnestly solicit your trade. What we say in this ad is as true as the others we have had in this paper before, and
3'ou are the judge whetheer or not we have been doing good and honest advertising or not.
DOWLING’S MILLINERY STORE
PERSONALS
Mr. Dave Byrd 's in the city today.
We want year new®, phone us at
322 or 94.
CoL L. E. Heath spent Tuesday in
Hazlehurst.
Mr.. vVi!!ie Viewers was jj Douglas,
Wednesday.
Mr. Daniel Gaskin, Sr., spent Tues
day in Mcßae.
Judge W. B. Courson of Gar rant, j
was here to-day.
W. B. Williams, of Chatter ton, is!
in Douglas today.
James H. A. Cliett, of Broxton, j
was here Mooday.
A nice five room house for rent:
cheap: E. S. Sapp.
Mr. Jesse M. Patford, of Pearson, I
was in the city today.
Mr. Wiil Fisher and daughter are;
at home from Atlanta.
j
Miss Ora Thompson spent Sunday '
in Hazlehurst with relatives.
Ex Sheriff Rickets; n was a busi
ness visitor here Wednesday.
Col. Joe Sir mans, of Willacoochee,
spent Tuesday here on business.
The L. T. L’s held a delightful so
cial meeting: Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Strickland, of Swainsboro, is
the guest of Mrs. H. C. Welchel,
Hon. Dan Gaskin spent a few days
i: *' IcR iis week.
Mrs. T. E. Terrell has returned
from a visit : her parents at Hazle
hurst.
Jndge E. Todd, of Broxton, spent
a few lays here thie week on busi
ness.
Mr. and Mrs. Eire Davis, of Zirkle,
spent Sunday here with Mr. Davis’
mother. •
Mr. and Mrs. Dunn, of Savannah,
are the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Mildred Kersey.
The list f attractions-for the
Coffee County Fair grows larger and
better every day.
T. J. Young and C. D. Kirkland,
of Broxton. were here transacting
business Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Josia'n Powell spent
Sunday in Waycross with Mrs. C. T.
Roan and family.
Mrs. Gordan Fuller returned from
Americus Tuesday after a delightful
visit to relaiives there.
Editor E. R. Smith, of Willa
coochee, spent Tuesday in Douglas
on professional business.
1 The U. D. C’s. held a business meet
ing with their president, Mrs. J. M.
Hall, Thursday afternoon.
Miss Arnette McLean has been con
fined to her bed recently with a
severe attack of bronchitis.
Mrs. Willie McEldery, returned to
Atlanta Tuesday, after a short visit
to her sister, Mrs. G. F: Dickson.
’f Mr. W. C. Pattei>on, the popular
Vnd handsome Cashk i of the Pear
ton Banking Co., was here Tuesday.
Miss L..cele Clements of Alamo is
the guest of ner sister, Mrs. J. M.
• s dey an i .-.her relatives in the city
Mr. Elmo Tanner of Alma, was in
! the? city Sunday, visiting relatives.
Miss Ethleen Harris, of Suwanee, .>
the guest of her sister, Mrs. R. A.
Moore.
Messrs. George and Ike Corbitt,
JohnS* : man and W. H. Traynham,
were over from Broxton Monday.
Miss Clyde Griffin rerurred to
Wesleyan G.-liege Monday night aftei
spending the week-end with her folk.
Mr. Corn, the genial livestock
man from North Georgia, has arrived
in the city for the winter season.
Little Miss Blanche Quincey, who
had the misfortune to break her leg
recently, is rapidly convalescing.
On another page we publish Gover
ner Slaton’s letter to Secretary Tan
ner advising him that he will visit
the fair on the 20th.
George F. MeCranie, hanker of
Willacoochee and the best all round
financier of the State, was here
Tuesday.
Governor Slaton will visit the Fair
November 20th and we are expect
ing 2000 members of the Boys Corn
Club on that day.
Mrs. J. B. Williams, of Tampa,
Fla., is in the city visiting her broth-:
er, Chief J. P. Griffin and sister, Mrs. j
Altman.
Mr. and Mrs. B. M.. Peer and
daughter, Miss Fiorrie, of Broxton,
passed through the city this morning
enroute to Augusta.
Mrs. Elmo Tanner and son, Master
Clayton, of Alma, were pleasant
visitors at the home of .Mrs. J. J
Dußose, last week.
Mrs. E. S. Cotton spent Sunday in
i Broxton, where she attended the
funeral of the infant son of Rev.
' and Mrs. M. F. Beals.
Mr. J. A. Moore left Wednesday
; night for Blue Ridge, Ga.. in response
| to a message, stating that his father
j was dying.
Mr. R. L. Glisson, of near Broxton.
i passed through the city Wednesday
| on his way to Augusta, where he will
spend some time with relatives.
Mr. G. M. Floyd, of Willacoochee,
who claims to have made eleven bales
of cotton with one plow this year,
was a visitor in the city Wednesday.
Messrs. B. Peterson, Elias Lott, J. 1
A. Moore, Judge Levi O’Steen, F.
Willis Dart, and S. L. Ayers attend
ed court in Baxley Monday and Tues
day.
Mrs. E. R. Bullard, who has been
spending a few days with her sister,
Mrs. James Cochran, left this after
noon for her home in Albany.
For sale cheap: A splendid pair
of Kansas City Computing Scales.
Latest patent and practically new.
Call at this office.
Mr. B. F. Loadholt and family, of
Fairflax, S. C., have moved to Doug
las and will make this their future
home. M r Loadholt expects to en
gage inthe life insurance business.
Col. A. J. McDonald and family
together with Miss Lillian Dopminy
and Miss Fitzgerald, of Fitzgerald,
spent Sunday in the city as the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Wallace.
THE COFFEE COUNTY PROGRESS, DOUGLAS. GEORGIA
Mrs. W. F. Sihbettand her mother
Mrs. Elizabeth Graham of Hazle
hurst are visiting relatives in Madison
Florida.
I will have a new line of hats at
especially low prices during the fair-
Miss M. Sayre.
Judge and Mrs. Levi G'Steen and
family motored to Huger Sunday
and spent the day with relatives
there.
Mr. Jones, a traveling man from
Ft. Valley, talked at the evening ser
vice of the Methodist church Sunday
evening.
Mrs. Chas. E. Jackson and sun,who
formally lived here, are spending
several days with Mr. and Mrs. T.
P. Wilcox.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin and softs and.
the Missess Bond of Fitzgerald were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John
Barnes Sunday.
i will have an especially pretty die-!
play of hats at my store, 116 east I
Sycamore St.; during the fair.
Miss M. Sayre.
Little Miss Carolyn Deen was a
cordial hostess to a large number of
the younger set on Saturday after-!
noon, the occasion being her fifth |
birthday.
Dr. and Mrs. Guerrant and chil-!
dren of Kentucky have been spend- j
ing this week with' Mr. and Mrs.!
Campbell Patterson, while on their ;
way to Florida to spend the winter.
The Qui v ive Club met on Satur
day afterno- n with Miss Mary Stan
ton. Her guests were Misses Beat
rice McDonald, Lovie Turner, Era
Goodyear, and Delia L tt.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex J. McDonald
and Children, Misses Lillie Dorminy
and Fiorrie Fitzgerald came down
from Fitzgerald in Mr. McDonald’s
car Sunday aftnrnoon, and spent a
few hours here.
Dr. IV. F. Sibbett spent Sunday
in Albany with his daughter, Mrs. E
F. Sapp. He was ace mpanied by
Master Everett Council Sapp who
has been spending several weeks
here.
By mistake the fair list said ex
hibits would be receive:: as late as
Tuesday afternoon at five oclock.
Please take notice, ladies, and have
your exhibits in by Monday afternoon'
at 5 o’clock instean.
County Commissioners A. J. Meeks
J. A. O’Steen, D. Kirkland, J. C.
Ellis, Duncan Smith. Tim Tanner,
George F. McCranie, J. B. Harper
and J. P. Strickland were all on the
job Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Pierce, of Hazle
hurst, were summonsed to Douglas
Tuesday night on account of the ill
ness of their little daughter, Louise,
who is visiting her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Thompson.
Judge C. A. Ward left for Atlanta
Monday where he will appear be
fore the pardon board in behalf of
D. L. Smith now serving an eighteen
month sentence for involuntary man
slaughter.
Mrs. John McLean, who has been
at Hamptlon Springs, Fla., for sev
eral days, is ill there and her son- 1
in-law, Mr. J. N. McDonald, will j
leave tomorrow to accompany he.
home.
Hgve v ur clothing cleaned ;ni
pressed at the City Pressing Cl t 3.1
We will i ye for you.
; At the time of the death and burial
jof Mr. Jones h ; s wife was in South
; Carolina too sick to come.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Tidwell observ
| eo. their ninth anuivcrsslvy Sunday
Sunday and had as their guests for
diner, Mr. and Mrs. George and
Miss Stanton.
A splendid six ro'-n house on Bry
an street with ail modern conven
iences,. c’ose in and convenient to
nd business center. La g«
yard arm gardens and good out
| houses. Bargain, if sold at mice.
! Apply at this ofifdd.
• 1. J. H. M of I
!is ? n the city to-day. We feel that
I we have the original claim on Col.
:e ar.mcE.n scarcely realize that
!he now claims the hustling city of
Hazlehurst as a permanent home.
Mr. J ahn Paulk, of near Kirkland,
who is always dreaded so by the finny
j tribe of the “Round-abouts”, was a
J visitor Jn cur little city Wednesday.
We are always glad to have John
c; me to see us.
Mr. Lem Peterson, the hustling
! traveling .salesman for the well known j
j Atlanta hat firm of Brown, Perry-!
| mar. Green ic Co., after having been
!on the: ad almost continuously since
[September lath., is at home for a
few days.
Mr. We!rich Jones, of Pickens, S.
C., died at the home of his son. Mr.
; J. C. Jones, - :o Madison avenue here.
; last Sunday morning at 2 o'clock a.
Im. Mr. Jones was in his seventy
! fifth year, and is survived by his
wife and seven children, Miss Azel
Jones, of Pickens, S. C., Rev. D. D.
Jones, f Easel. S. C., Mrs. H. E.
Jt nes, of Atlanta, and J. C., J. W.
and F. S. Jones, of this city.
Lie was buried in the City Ceme
tery here. Rev. M. A. Morgan con
ducting the funeral services.
The Oud 1 . ows ui t e Fourth
DlviCon held their second meeting
ir. Douglas on the 23 and 24. Thurs
day night Grand Secretary T. K.
Robertson of Gainesville, made a
public speech to quite a crowd in
spite of the -'act that it rained prac
tical!} all the evening and night. 1
He i- a very e merest ing speaker and
we are sorry that the rain interfered
so materially with the programme. ,
The secret session of the lodge was
tie dF 1 ay the 24 th.
Wedding Announcement.
Cards are out announcing the ap
proaching marriage of Mr. Homer
Ricketson to Miss Maggie Greer, both
of Broxton. The wedding will take
place at the Methodist Church in
Broxton on the evening of the eigh- i
teenth instant. Miss Greer is the
beautiful daughterof Mrs. Robert A.
Greer and Mr. Ricketson is the son
of Dr. George M. Ricketson.
We extend congratulations in ad
vance.
At Methodist Church, Sunday.
Rev. M. A. Morgan will havespec--
al services at his church Sunday.
His subject will be, “Joy, The Nor
mal Condition of a Real Man.”
Come ar.d hear this sermon.
There are so many unhappy liyes
and joyless hearts in this world un
til this ought to be an extremely in
teresting Subject to all men and
women. •
Mr. Morgan says all can be an
ought to be joy as and happy.
Baptist Church.
Sunday services Preaching at 11
a. m. and 7 p. m. by the pastor
Sunday school at 3 p. m. Meeting
iof the B. Y. P. U. Monday at 7:15
!P- m. Prayer meeting Wednesday
I at 7 p. m.
Ail are cordially invited to attend
H.
Pastor.
c. W. Parks Bramatic Company
Ccmeing.
It is a real treat to the p-r ]? of
D uglasto learn that that the C. W.
Parks Dramatic Co., is billed for
next week wuh us. Commencing-
Monday night N«-v. 10, they will per
i form throughout the entire week.
Those who attended their perfor
mance while here last, look forward
to a week of splendid entertaiment.
Jiichte Park Elected to Congress.
Judge Parks was elected to Con
gress from the Second District in
Wednesday’s ejection. He is an hon
est, upright and fearless man and
; will, no doubt prove a worthy suc
cessor to the lamented Roddenberry.
To The Public
I have taken charge of the old
Rad Road Cafe, which will hereafter
be known as the Royal Cafe and
iraced Mrs. S. A. Edenfield in charge
as manager, every one who knows
Mrs. EJenLeld’s cooking will te
pleased to know that there is oue
[rare in Douglas, where they can get
something good to eat, Nuf Sed.
A, E. Spencer
JV
And all the time.
Trade at Levin’s
where you get bet
ter goods for less
money.
Special reductionson ladies coat
suits.
Levins Department Store
We ifandie Everything Douglas, Georgia
Death of R. L. Williams
R. L. Williams died in his room in
the Vickers-Dickerson building at
o:S0 this morning. His death was a
shock to his friends, none of whom
thought him seriously ill, as he was
on the streets yesterday. He had
recently sold his tinning and plumb
ing business here as is shown in an
• ther column hi this issue. He is
survived by a sister, Mrs. T. H. Lit
tleton, of Atlanta and a brother, W.
F. Williams of Moultrie. Ti.e body
Is now in charge of the Douglas Un
dertaking Co., and will be shipped,
to driftsn for interment.
Fence Carries in Bratton District.
The election on the question of
fence or no fence for the Broxton
district on last Saturday resulted in
favor of fences and plenty of them.
The election was quiet and orderly
in every respect, however, there was
no iack of interest and argument on
both sides of the question. We don’t
know which side put up the best
argument but the ‘"Fences” had votes
to let when the ballot was all in.
Notice to Creditors
! Georgia, Coffee County
To the Creditors of B. H. Maynard
| late of said County:
All parties holding demands
against the estate of B. H. Maynard,
j late of said county, Georgia, are
hereby called upon to present their
demands to the undersigned in legal
form in accordance with section 3997
of the cod of 1910. This November
3rd. 1913.
Mrs. B. H. Maynard
Admx, of the Estate of B. H. May
nard.