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THERE ARE TWO
THINGS TO BE
ADMIRED ABOUT
A ROOSTER:
Vol I. No. 21
mßell sSa H
BRINGS SUIT AGAINST
BRINSON RAILWAY CO.
Mrs. Maggie Roach Sues for
$35,000 Damages of the Com
pany for the Death of Her Hus
band.
Mrs. Maggie Roach, who makes
her home here with her daughter,
Mrs. Verdery Roberts, has filed svrit
against the Brinson Railway Co. for
the death of her husband, Mr. John
T. Roach. It will be remembered
that Mr. Roach, an engineer, was
killed near Coldbrook last Septem
ber. Through her attorneys, Oliver
& Oliver, of Savannah, Mrs. Roach
alleges that the track near Coldbrook
was in bad condition and that the
engine was old and defective, not be
ing supplied with safety appliances
required by federal statutes. The
suit will be brought in the City
Court of Effingham county, the sum
of $35,000 being asked for damages.
New Restaurant Opened
The Dixie Cafe, a new eating place,
was opened last week in the Ashley-
Quincey building, on Peterson ave
nue, just below Sycamore street.
The management of the new res
taurant make the claim that they
will run only a first-cass place and
will keep the place in a strictly sani
tary condition at all times.
Nothing succeeds like “push”
when it comes to winning prizes in a
contest.
Mr. Lawrence Newbern Instantly
Killed Saturday Night By Pistol Shot
Was In The Act Of Arresting Charley Graham
WHEN HE WAS FIRED UPON-SULLET BROKE MR. NEWBERN’S NECK
LEAVES LARGE FAMILY TO MOURN HIS LOSS.
Broxton, March 24 When Mr.
Lawrence Newbern, town marshal,
attempted to arrest Charley Graham
last Saturday night, the latter, it is
alleged, turned and fired a bullet at
Mr. Newbern, killing him instantly,
the ball entering the mouth and
breaking his neck.
The shooting occurred in the heart
of the town and as Mr. Newbern fell,
.several rushed to his assistance, while
I Graham turned the pistol in another
direction and fired again. The second
bttftet nit I. T. Graham causing a
deep wound on the chin. While the
eseitement was at its height, Graham
made his escape, and was not captur
ed until early Monday morning near
Denton. It is claimed that he induced
a negro to carry him about during
all of Saturday night and Sunday
and Sunday night. The negro claims
that he dit not know that Graham
was a fugitive until he was confront
ed by officers Monday morning.
It is said that the shot that hit
Graham’s brother was aimed at a
constable who had been called upon
to aid Mr. Newbern to tret the man
to the town jail, but that the con
stable happened to step aside just in
time to miss being hit.
Graham, it seems, had been around
town the best part of Saturday and
w T as drinking. He had caused con
siderable annoyance to various people
' and had been cautioned by Mr. New
bern to make less noise. But, so it
is said, Graham, instead of heeding
the admonishment of Mr. Newbern
made threats of what he would do if
the marshal molested him.
At any ;.te Mr. Newbern, who, as
everyone who knows him knows, not
in any way cowardly, started
to arrest Giaham and lock hinj. up,
with the result as s tated.
f Mr. Newbern was one of the splen
did clssr of citizens that live in Brox
t n : • <1 liad the respect arid confi-
•mr
Cof fe((Sfltroia jjroctrieas,
Wellman Piano Will Be Given as First Prize
\
Diamond Ring-Gold Watch-Money and
Ten Per Cent Commisson
PROGRESS PUBLISHING
COMPANY INCREASES
ITS CAPITAL STOCK
At a meeting of the stockholders
of The Progress Publishing Co., held
in the office of Col. Levi O’Steen
Saturday afternoon, it was voted to
increase the capital stock to $5,000.
Directly at the close of the stock
holders’ meeting, a directors’ meet
ing was held to consider the resign
ation of Mr. E. S. Sapp as secretaiy
and treasurer of the company. Mr.
Sapp stated thit he could- not give
the office the attention that it re
quired a id attend to his other duties,
and for this reason thought it to the
best interest of the company that he
resign. The directors accepted the
resignation with regrets and elected
J. Dana Jones to the office.
The company was reported to be
in a flourishing condition and
were laid for increasing the capacity
of the plant sometime in the future.
Drowns In Fourteen
Inches of Water
Johnnie Lindsey, son of Mr. T. G.
Lindsey, was drowned Friday after
noon, March 20. in a ditch near his
home. The ditch contained not more
than 14 inches of water, but the
young man fell into it face down
ward while suffering with an epilep
tic fit. 1
The deceased was about 21 years
of age and had been subject to these
fits all his life. The funeral and inter
ment took place on Sunday following
the sad occurrence.
'dence of every man and woman who
knew him. He had been a life long
resident of Coffee county and his de
plorable death is a decided shock to
all.
He is survived by his wife and the
following children: Mrs. Homer John
son, of Broxton; Mrs. Henry Parks,
of Florida; Miss, Cloyce, at home.
Mrs. Laura Long and Miss May New
bern, of Louisiana; Judge Phillip
Newbern. of Ocilla, Ga.; Jeff, of ab
beville, Ga.; Wesley, of Atlanta, and
Daniel.
There was a great outpouring of
relatives and friends to the funera
and interment which occurred fron
the late home Tuesday.
The man Graham, who caused al
the trouble, came to Broxton aboui
three weeks ago from Florida are
had been working on Mr.
farm near here. Ho was considers
a harmless fellow, but given to much
bluster and braggadocio when undt
the influence of liquor. He is n<
confined in the count' jail at Do ig
ias. .
Graham, when questioned about
the shooting, stated, so it is claimed,
nhat he would not have thought ol
doing such a thing had he been sober,
but that the effects of the mean -
qtior in him made him do it.
Douglas, Georgia, Wednesday, March, 25th 1914
SEVENTEEN CONTESTANTS
NAMED FOR THE RACE
This Contest Will Be Conducted By The
Editor of The Progress Assuring
Workers Every Encouragement
Read the Simple Rules and Enter NOW
The Progress is very proud to be able to announce that it has secured all
the prizes that are to be awarded in the great “Business Producing” con
test, and proud of the prizes.
For the first prize we will give a Wellman Upright GVand Piano. Those
who know pianos know that this is one of the best pianos that is made and
sold for the price, $250.00. It is full metal frame, double veneered case,
ivory keys, bushed turning pins, double dampers. Full size scale, with
three strings unison throughout, 7 1-3 octaves. The case is a rich design,
beautiful in the extreme. Automatic swinging full front duet. German
silver continuous hinges. Height 4 feet, 9 inches. Length 5 feet, 2 inches.
The piano will be on display throughout the contest at Dowling’s Milli
nery Store and everybody who is interested will be welcome to go there anp
inspect the piano, try it as much as you likp. For it is a piano that will
grace any home and last a. tirpe and The Progress stands hack of every
claim made for the instrument.. Besides, anyone wishing to know what
the instrument really is worth and what it is as an instrument are referred
to Mr. F. D. Clare, 72 Washington Street, Atlanta; Dr Mj. William Carder,
50 North Pryor Street-* Atlanta. These gentlemen are professional musi
cians and they are competent men to speak on matters pertaining to musi
cal instruments.
The piano is not tHe sort generally used in contests as prizes. It was
bought outright from Hallet & Davis Music Co., Atlanta, by The Progress,
and is identical with all the Wellman pianos they sell, and the retail price
of the instrument is $250.00. It could not be purchased for less than that
sum.
Go and See the Piano.
Go to Dowling’s Millinery Store and see the piano. It is a beauty and
when you see it you will want it in your home. And if you are lucky
enough to win it you will have an instrument that will last you as long as
you live and always be a joy to you. The iustrument will be given to the
person having the most votes to his or her credit at the close of the contest.
Diamond Ring Second Prize.
The person getting the second largest number of votes during the con
test will be presented with a diamond. This diamond is now on display at
Wilson’s Jewelry Store where it can be seen. The stone is a perfect
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I. T. Graham flies From
Effects of Wound
As a result of Ifje'fefa'llet that was
fired at random by ChaHey Graham
at Broxton Saturday night, after he
had shot and killed Mr. Lawrence
’Newbern. I. T. Graham, brother of
the one who did the shooting, died
at Hazelhurst Tuesday morning.
The dead man was only 17 years of
age and was trying to get his brother
to keep quiet and go'on with the
Constable Newbern.
He was brought to this city Satur’-
lay night and had the wound dressed.
Me proceeded to Hazelhiirst Monday 1
.vhere he died.
The ball hit young Graham on the
•hifi, but, it is staled,’”effected his
brain. I
Building New Residence
! ■' _ _
Work commenced on the new six
oom bungalow which Mr. C. F.
Dickson/ is having erected on the
corner'of Gaskin avenue and Bryan
street. Mr. Mark Anderson has the
contract and to judge from the plans
the new residence wi'i ein keeping
with the other attr; <i ve places in
that part of the city.
Revival at the Methodist
Church
The revival that had pre
viously announced began last Sunday
at the Methodist Church. The pas
tor. Dr. M. A. Morgan, is being as
sisted by Rev. Felton Williams, of
the North Georgia Conference, the
singing being in charge of Mr. John
Hendrix, of Newpan.
itev. Williams is a pastor and an
nounced in‘the beginning he was not
ati evangelist nor a sensationalist.
His manner is earnest but his meet
ings are quiet and free from excite
ment. Though still a young man, he
has had a great deal of experience in
the work and haslabored often where
he expected no remuneration but the
winning of souls.
Mr. Hendrix has been here before
and is very much loved by those who
know him. He has long been a per
sonal friend of Dr. and Mrs. Morgan
and has helped them many times.
The morning services are short
and should be well attended. They
are full of thought and will more
than bless those who hear them. The
evening service begins at 7:3".
The Progress subscription list is
growing more rapidly than we antic
ipated it wouild.
PROGRESS’ CONTEST
DOES NOT DO AWAY
WITH PONY VOTES
Several have asked The Progress
if they can vote in the Pony Contest
being run by some of the business
men when they give business to The
Progress and also have a vote in the
“Business Producing” contest The
Progress is conducting on its own
hook, and we wish to say that they
can.
In other words if a contestant in
the pony contest wants to vote for
some contestant in the “Business
Producing” contest, all they have
to do is to so state and votes for both
contests will be given. This applies
to all parts of the county, wherever
the two contests come together.
Representative Stewart Is
. Well Spoken of
The following mention of Repre
sentative Stewart, of this county,
taken from the Georgian, March 13,
will interest his many friends'iff Cof
fee:
Representative Stewart, of Coffee
County, one of the genuinely influen
tial and effective members of the
present House of Representatives, is
in Atlanta.
Mr. Stewart is a business man and
rarely gets to the State Capital his
present visit, indeed, being his first
since the Legislature adjourned last
A ugust.
Stewart is a candidate for re-elec
tion, and so far has no opposition —
nor is it atall likely that he will have.
Coffee County is ably and sincerely
represented by Stewart, and seems
entirely satisfied to let him remain
undisturbed in his present place of
usefulness.—Atlanta Georgia.
John Stalls Dies at Home j
at Kirkland
, (Special to The Progress \ voo
Kirkland, March 23.—Tuesday af
ternoon, March 17, this community
was shocked to learn of the death of
Mr. John Stalls, which occurred at
about 4 o’clock.
His death came as a decided sur
prise to all as he had been ill but a
few days and his condition was not
considered serious. The immediate j
cause of death was brain fever.
The deceased had been a resident
of Coffpe' county for a number of
years and was well and favorably
known. He leaves a wife and one
son, Tommie, and three daughters,
Lizzie, Latilda and Christena to
mourn his loss. They have the sym
pathy of many friends in their sad
hour.
FIELD DAY WILL
NOT BE HELD
Owing to the fact that there are
some cases of smallpox in j»fte county,
the board of educat decided
not to hold the Field 1 < . -cises
that were proposed to 1 . iere
on Saturday. April 4.
. While there are but fev es o
the disease in the
thought it best not to h. > e . t...
er cis33, because if they w ere beM it
$1 Per Annum
REPORT THAT SMALL
POX IS EPIDEMIC IN
DOUGLAS NOT TRUE
The report that has gone out to
the effect that there is an epidemic of
smallpox in Douglas is not true. It
is a fact that there are some cases of
the disease here, but the health au
thorities, as soon as they discovered
any cases of the disease, got busy and
placed them in strict quarantine with
the result that they soon had it un
der control.
In an interview this morning, a
representative of The Progress w r as
told by City Health Physician G. L.
Touchton that there were twelve
cases in the city, and that none of
them were dangerous. All the cases
are under strict quarantine and it is
expected that there will be but few
more cases to report.
It is very hard for the authorities
to get track of this disease, because
people who contract it keep it to
themselves and in many cases they
are down in bed before it is known
by the health authorities that they
have smallpox, and in the meantime
the person afficted has exposed oth
ers with the result that sometimes
several cases develop, when, if the
first one had been quarantined, there
would have been but two or three.
The cases that are now in Douglas
can all be traced to one family of ne
groes. About three weeks ago afire
burned three houses in the negro
section of the city, and as the fireoc
cured on Sunday, many people went
to watch the blaze. It seems that in
one of the houses there was a case of
fmallpox and when the fire broke out
the person having the disease min
gled with the crowd to some extent
and thus exposed others to it with
the result that in the course of ten
days or so other cases developed.
But as before stated, there are
very few cases in the city now, and
all of them are under the strictest
quarantine with no danger of the
disease spreading any further.
However, to be on the safe side,
the health physician advises all who
have not been vaccinated in the last
year or two to get vaccinated and
then they can rest easy.
Registration Is Reported
As Being Heavier
Than Usual
Mr. A. W. Haddock, clerk of the
county commissioners, reports that
he has been to practically ail the
precincts in the county |getting the
registration. He informed a repre
sentative of The Progress that the
registration this year is heavier than
usual, something over 3,000 names
being registered. This would indi
cate that there is considerable more
interest being taken in the coming
primary than the surface would in
dicate.
While there is no “fierce” struggle
going on among the candidates, all
those who are out for office are busy
campaigning and none of them are
leaving any stones unturned. The
campaign up to this time has been
on a high plane and each candinate
is to be complimented for the clean
methods that are being employed.
might be the cause of spreading it
through people having it and not
knowing it, which is frequently the
case, especially in the beginning of
the maiady.
It is possible that the exercises
will Le held at a latet date, but this
•as not been decided upon by the
ooard at this time.
HIS CROW AND
THE KICK HE
BACKS IT UP
WITH.