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Vol I. No. 16 LIST OF RURAL SCHOOL TEACHERS Coffee county, taken at any angle, is fast forging to the front in every line, and is now recognized as one of the best in the State. The agricultural possibilities have long since passed the experimental stage and it is now a settled fact that the state has few if any that can equal it in the production of the necessities of life, but agriculture is not the only inducement to offer the homeseeker that comes into our midst, Douglas, as the county-site, has, a 3 is well-known, two of the best t educational institutions to be found in the South, while the county as a whole, is in the fore front along the line of education. In the County Superintendent of Schools, J. Gordon Floyd, the county has a young man of few equals and no superiors when it comes to taking an interest in this grand work. Below will be found the names of these that are trying to eradicate the curse of illit eracy in our youths throughout the rural districts: SCHOOLS TEACHERS Ambrose R. Y Touchton, and Mary Ward. Arnie L. D. Vinmg and Rachael Mancil. BlystONE Maggie Minchew. Beach— W. J. Thomas. Burkett Delilah Purvis. Bennett Manta Lou Bl'ackstock. Byrd- Sallie MaePrine. Bullard Horace McNeal. Bush.VELL -Vera Rheiney. BUSH- Mary Douglas, Chattertgn Rosa E. Bellany. David Ethel Tanner. Dry Creek R. 0. Roberts. Elim W. J. Sullivan and Mintie Roberts. Friendship—Lila Sapp. Forrest Mattie Moiris and Letha Starling, I Fa les J. H. Floyd. Fussell James Birmans. Cully Branch Edna Fedrick. G arrant J. L. Purcell and Fannie Burkett. Gordon Park J. W. .Cameron. Harper—T. V 7. Markey. Harmony Grove A. C. and Mrs. A. C. Blalock. Isaac Lassie Morris. Inman Kate Duggan and Leo Lin ■ ers J. B. We Us and Mai le Bo*t wick. Kirkland- Gr/cb a Tanrer, Leliaton - Nam ij Tr ier. K,s. Mi ry tv'&hte *. M 'Bley Norena Moi ley. Mc( lEllad 1 . v. Wi lio.ms Donald GaKueen Eurn.-. ’.Zion Eth • ■ en. McKinnon Bertha MorLv. :kers Cl Pttz J. R. Smith. L; .ilgsn Car* ie Sts.lsveg. Sant 'Tew Kornev Corbl-t. ’: ly C use; VI ~. J. M: Spi y. Blufi Ruth < fare ock. : • . I iaycie So h W'/H ft pwq r~is: - « '- -- * —H You cannot aiuora to miss this great saving event now going on, where everybody reaps the bene fit and saves money on every article purchased during the big Semi-An niial Clearance Sale at i wins Store IS 11/ iJ Opm a.fiiflvsss. |We Handle! | Everything j n—Mu«waßt i— wji—— .r. m nmmninun— ■ «wi■ i—iwiTti nrwiwiT— ihhothtiti— mnfnumiiin *niiwrnn—ii itim ■■■■■■ - ■ ■ Donbas, Georgia The .Laborer. - We regret that the inclement weather prevented many from at tending the meeting at the Audito rium on last Monday night, where the cause of the laboring man was discussed. Douglas certainly should have af forded a large crowd on this occa sion, not from a morbid curiosity, not simply to have had some where to go to pass away an evening, not for the purpose of seeing or being seen, but in search of facts as to what the great masses of the people, the laborer, to whom the world owes all, are doing for their own good and the good of society. Our hats are ever off and our heads ever uncover ed to the laborer. We believe in their unions for we know T that by that organization alone have they been able to look the greedy soul-crushing frich in the face and demand and receive their rights. It is the unit of mankind striving for the good of all. The greed of money and lust of power of the industrial, commercial and political despots nev er wore a check-rein until the worlds workmen combined. The present cycle is recording some epoch making events and the trans formation is rapid and sure. About ten years ago the great pendulem began to swing hack in the direction of the laborer and today he possesses privileges and a new freedom un dreamed of. The cycle has little more than begun its course; a decade or more and the workingman will be ruler in truth and fact of this great land of America, and may the day peed on. Attorneys John W. Bennett, of Waycross, W. W. Bennett, of Bax ley, attended court here this week. Maybe! Corbitt. Rose Hill Wiille Uuton and Saiah W rd. Roberts Church Kate Wilcox. Rocky 1 \; Agnes D -.y. Satilla Park K. C. Robert?. Sears Waiter Thomas and Mary Jones Sunny Sid.’ Teressa IP-.ven. SroKESVILLE- K. E. Akins and Mrs. A. T. Minchew. Sacanaw Minnie -lores. St. It la Bessie W ■ t. Shepherd- Bertie Stanfield ar.d Il§ Hunter. ■ i MPi k ;ce K< ila Daniels. Upton Annie Hatfield. Vickers Ev.ia Badey. Wti ;ox P. E. Paft >rd and L a V/, te Blanche Cone. Ward J. T. BkvdmvMl. . LSO VILLE S. i F Mend. WESTONIA Eliza Tyler. Warren Paulino Duzee?. « iv ■" j —l^ Everything! Reduced j Douglas, Georgia, Friday, February, 13th 1914 IMPORTANT MEET ING OF FARMERS A very important meeting of the farmer and business men of Coffi e county will be held at the court house on Feb 24th at 10 o’clock a.m. f>r the purpose of discussing the Mexican boll weevil, black root or wilt cotton, and diversification of of crops. Every farmer in the coun ty would do well to be here and get in touch with every agency that can help them along these lines. It seems to be a certainty that we will within a very short time have the boll wee vill to contend with, this we cannot help, to destroy him is an impossibil ity, hence the idea is change our money crop by diverisfied farming. Hon, J. D. Price, Commissioner of Agriculture; E. L. Worsham,State Etomologist, Prof. M. P. Jarnigan, of the State College of Agriculture, A. G. Lewis, Asst. State Etomologist and Ira W. Williams, Assistant in Cotton Breeding will all be here, and we hope to see as many as possible take advantage of this opportunity to see these gentlemen personally, and talk with them. They are em ployed by the State for our benefit and we cannot expect to get any thing out of it unless we take advan tage of their visit here. TIM TANNER ANNOUN CES EOS TREASURER Mr. Tim Tanner of the Tanner District is the aspirant for the office of Treasurer of Coffee county. Mr. Tanner is of one of the oldest and most prominent families in Coffee and has always been looked upon as being nothing less than a typical citizen, and is well known throughout the county,and has come into this race at the solicitation of scores of our best people who would be glad to see.him hold this position which should be held by good respon sible men only. Our predictions are that “Uncle Dick” will make it lively for the boys. Virvm f 'ipcriVJrd (V 'JL* y 4-4 •i 4V« «, 3 \.o .• „ t fc C; , V. J ■ Prepares for “Hitt Up" a. w ir. Wh jn.it comes to s trippls fill ice, combination <>r genera! mix-up T oc ci: tti< ns, ( rone \ Jeweli r, Under taker G. L. Sima has le rest of the city skinned a bloc’ - ., ?;/.* he is on the -b 1 * . tart to nish and a m n U-v r act « ;dati vy « tlern in r started in • Mr ne A of the vo ‘n hi.; son, “il. T ” you vni find a chip off the same block, with the ex ception of youth instead S age. Mr. Sims has been having s..me i:r proven;rnU’ra d' that v:b •• ox > eat ve!u< to hi n ; u i his n any . ■ s tomor.s as'ho rau lire thu .'ear op bis business pit <on the correr of '.Yard : reet ai -• Ax renovi - ed and fixed so that row he has his ' hearses an \ i nbuia ic > where it will be ns me >nv .•".ient and so he can • a iff \vc r All hurry up c/i'. - At onct?. Our citizens are wel! aware that no; better stock of un-’lortakirg; Go' ds : •tan ) e f. and in any city ■>'{ ewiev the size of Douglas tha"i he carrier. Thought of Daughter Leads to Flnair.ii Farmer v/ Greenvi’de, S. C. Feb. I*> John W. L e, a well-to-do citizen of Piedmont who disappeared mysteriou :v from home a week before Christmas has been located at Douglas, Ga., and will be brought back home today. It is the genera! impr-srion that Mr. Lee has been sufficing fro;, sonm mental trouble and ir. this t*. adieu ;i wandered away from home. For ■ ■ - ks after his disappearance search ing parties ?cou-od the country for j some trace of the missing man; ali | efforts in - his direction being futile, j however. The clew to the finding of Lee was : the postmat k on a piece of sheet music the wandering man had mail ed his little girl. Lee, who is a man •of means, was much surprised, it z’ ! said, whe informed that his myste rious disappearance rad led many to believe he had met foul play. FIELD DAY PRO GRAM FOR SCHOOLS Through the untiring efforts of Supt. J. Gordon Floyd, who is ever on the lookout for something to create an interest in education and to germinate a desire in the minds of the lads and lasses of the present age to grasp the opportunities that are knocking at their door along the lines of personal enlightenment, has prepared a program for the Rural School Field Day Exercises that will be held at the Fair Grounds in this city on Saturday, April 4th, that will not only be of much interest to the student body of the county, but to the parents and public as well. Below will he found a list of the several events with the prizes offer ed for same: Declamation by Boys. For the best - - - $2.50 Second best - - - 1.50 Third best ... 1.00 Recitation bv Girls For the best - - - $2.50 Second best - - - 1.50 Third best - - - 1.00 Quartette, Male, female or mixed. For the best ... $2.50 Second best - - - 1.50 Third best ... 1.00 Spelling, Best per cent made on spelling 50 words from Swinton’s Word Book. For the best - - - $2.50 Second best - - - 1.50 Third best - - - 1.00 Invitation, Best invitation to Woodrow Wilson to attend a school closing. For the best ... $2.50 Second best - 1.50 Third best - - - 1.00 Map of Coffee County For the best - $2.50 Second best ... 1.50 Third best ... 1.00 Drawings. For best collection - $2.5(t Second best ... 1,50 Third best - - -1.00 * Biscuits. Best half dozen biscuits by girls un der twelve years of age. For the best - - - $2.50 Second best - - - 1.50 Third best ... 1.00 Best half dozen biscuits by gin under eighteen year..; of age. For the best - - - $2.00 Exhibit by School. For the best - - - $5.00 Second be st ... 3.00 i niru best * - - - 2.00 ATHLETIC E MERCISE3. A prize of SI.OO win be awarded \ 1 the vvS nor in each of the U Low ing contests: High Jumfi, Broad _ Ja y> Two Hop Jump Foot race- Seventy-five yards B 3 x to t verve. Foot ram Cue hundred yards Bo;, s, twelve to eighteen. c A pp 9 o pi—l /\ pj\n aCV u/rii i %j> I A i/-\l vi VA/AV-i I THE PROGRESSIVE DRUGGIST PHONE US YOUR NEEDS, WE HAVE IT PHONE 144 AND SEE 1 her 2 is comfort in knowing where to get what you want when you want it Our Line or Drags Medicines, 1 o«iet Art; j !es ? Rnbber Goods, Station ery, Candies, etc., is extensive ancl wiu surely 1" I'’,' / •* • 1, C • , • .L -'- A. I 1A * T' I , 1 1 worn. Drop in. reel ax norne heic. C A pp’Q PU Ap\fi ArW hj/\i i tJ i i V 1 1 02- iO4 E. Ward Si. Douglas, Georgia TWO ANNOUNCE FOR SOLICITOR In this issue will be found two an nouncements for the office of Solici tor of the City Court of Douglas. These two gentlemen are John H. Williams and Andrew Wood, both of Coffee’s own production, and both are young attorneys who are well known and connected in Coffee county and strange to say there were only a few minutes difference in their announcements reaching this office. Col. Williams was elected four years ago to the office of County School Commissioner hut for business reas ons resigned this position last year to resume the practice of law, while Col. Wood was elected two years ago to the position he is seeking now,hut owing to the fact that Col. Kelley’s time did not expire until last Decem ber he has only been in office a short time. His present term will not ex pire until December 1915. • I ■ ■ IM mmmm ——————————— Foot race Seventy-five yards Girls, six to twelve. Foot race Seventy-five yards Girls, twelve to eigh teen. Foot race - One hundred yards, Girls, twelve to eighteen. Shoe race Boys, Ten to fourteen years. Chinning the Pole - Boys, Six to eighteen years. Ball Throwing Girls, Six to eighteen years. Sack Race Fifty yards, Boys, six to twelve. Potato Race Boys, Twelve to eighteen years. RULES GOVERNING CONTESTS. Declamations and recitations must not be longer than five minutes each Quartetts will sing only one song each. Spelling contests will consists of fifty words to be taken from Swin ton’s Word Book. Practical words only Will be used. Invitation to Wilson must contain ; not over one hundred words and must I be written with pen and ink. Map of Coffee county must oa | tain towns, rivers and railroads. Collection of drawings must con ! sist of not ovor ten pieces. $5.00 wiil be given to school bring | ing largest percent of March enroll | moot, in case of a tie, prize 7. ill be I given school farhest away from j Douglas. All exhibits m ist be entered in j the exKbit budding not h vx-r than j 10 o'clock, p. nt. Friday April 3rd. No on- 1 will I e eligible to enter any ' of the above named contests wh > • has not sometime during tike ter : 'h 11 enrolled as a pupil in •'•on. ■ F die rural s:hooD arm . ~er wii! | anyone be eligible who was over ! eighteen years »<f age < r !• m«x*r ast. J. G >KD in Fl d, c. s. s. $1 Per Annum SLAYS HIMSELF TO ESCAPE ARREST Hazlehurst, Feb. Iff—George F. Armstrong, cashier of the Farmers State Bank; which recently failed, committed suicide by shooting him self in the forehead with a pistol rather than submit to arrest. K. Duncan had sworn out a warrant for Armstrong, charging larcen/ after trust, he having bought an SBOO Nev/ York exchange which Armstrong failed to account for. Armstrong, who was at his home sick, sent for Judge Knox, and learned that the warrant had been issued, whereupon he took his life rather than go to jail. Armstrong claimed that he was penniless, the bank failure taking all he had, and that his family w T as suf fering for necessities of life. Investigation of the bank’s affairs disclose a shortage of approximately $12,000. Armstrong was w-ell known in Georgia hanking circles, His son, W. O. Armstrong, now in jail at Dublin, charged with being short in his accounts as cashier of the Bank Rentz. The latter hank suspended on the same day the Farmers State Bank here closed its doors. Will Armstrong, the son, is alleged to be short with the Bank of Rentz about $15,000, and has been indicted by the Grand Jury of Laurens Coun ty and is in jail at Dublin, Ga., in default of bond. George F. Arm strong was the brother of Frank Armstrong of the Brown House of Macon. He leaves a wife and six children. Son Leaves Jail to Attend Funeral. Dublin, Feb. 10- W. O. Armstrong has given bond here for $12,000 and left in an automobile for Hazlehurst to attend the funeral of his father, George F. Armstrong, who commu ted suicide there. Armstrong is under indictment for embezzling $12,000 from the Bank of Lentz, this county, of which he was cashier. H’s father killed himself when he was about to be arrested for wreck ing the Hazlehurst Lank. “Within The Law/’ The famous Reader, Miss McLir n wii! g.-ve this noted play, that M s oeen in New eon tinu< v j : ..p< . Lug the era t 0,3 in such a> ■ MTt.c way that yi i (• n almost see the ray a:- il staged. r : his w ill be given • »n Monday evening. POST FOR SALE : bar • hand at my home in East ■./••upis.- ifrJO good lightwood pi.'St for sale. :). Rudo .?F.