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A ROOSTER:
Vol I. No. 22
CONTESTANTS ARE BEGINNING TO
GET BUSY IN THE RACE FOR THE
WELLMAN PIANO AND OTHER PRIZES
Two New Workers Have Entered and There Will
Be Some Hard Hustling From Now on as
the Schools Have Nearly All Closed
The date for the 500 extra votes j
for entering the contest ended last \
Saturday and the final entrance date !
has been set for Saturday, April 11,
so if you want to get in the race for
the best piano ever offered as a prize
in any contest in this county, you had
better hurry and see that the name
is entered before the above date.
Until that time, 1,500 votes will be
given as a bonus for starting in the
contest. After that date no one can
get in.
We are printing herewith a picture
of the piano, but it does not show
you what the instrument looks like
You will have to go to Dowling’s and
see for yourself what a handsome
piano it is and how well worth any
effort you can give to earn it.
Diamond Is a Beauty.
The diamond is on display at Mr.
Wilson’s Jewelry store. It is a bet
ter ring than we first made claim.
Mr. Wilson personally selected the
stone and told the management of
The Progress that he thought it
would be better to take the better
grade of stone and have it mounted.
We agreed to this, providing he
would allow us to have the stone re
set at the close of the contest into a
man’s setting provided the winner
wished this done.
Go and See the Watches.
You can see the watches at the
Jewelry store of Mess. Fielding &
Sibbett at any time. They are fine
ones and will last a life time. Either
the ladies watch or the man’s watch
are the best make, cased in twenty
year gold filled cases and the winner
will be proud to own the prize. Go
and look at them. Mr. Fielding will
be glad to show them to you at any
time and tell you all about' the make
of watch we have selected for this
prize.
10 per cent Commission.
From every side we have been highly
complimented at the fair methods of
this contest and the 10 per cent com
mission that we will pay all the con
testants who do not win a prize, is
proving &ttractiv6.
Votes Will be Published.
Beginning with the next issue of
The Progress, the standing of each
CONTESTANTS TO DATE
MISS KATHLEEN BURNS, McDonald 2 ’ ooo
MISS FANNIE BURKETT, Davis 2,000
MISS JOSEPHINE CHAMBLISS, Broxton
MR. GEO. N. FIELDING, Kirkland, R. F. D. 2,000
MISS ILA HUNTER. Pearson “’
MISS ANNIE HATFIELD, Douglas, R. F. D - JOUU
MISS NANNIE JARDINE, Douglas -
MISS VELMA JOHNSON, Ambrose “’
MISS VESTA JACKSON, West Green (Garrant)
MISS JIMMIE LINDER, Willacoochee 2, H
MISS LESSIE MORRIS, Mora 2, JO<
MISS NOVENA MOSELEY, Broxton A wo
MISS GUSSIE ROBERTS, Kirkland 2, x
MISS MINNIE ROBERTS, Nicholls “’ ™
MISS MAMIE RICKETSON, Broxton
MISS THELMA TILMAN, Pearson ’
MR. ROY VINSON, Nicholls ’
Miss Ethel Tnnner, McDonald, Ga ’ (
Miss Hulda Williams, Chatterton, Ga “’ m
Miss Mabel Bostwick
(MTe*. (fotttttn IJronrfss.
MR. TOM DAVIS DIES
OF PNEUMONIA
Mr. Tom Davis, familiarly known
as Little Tom Davis, died at his home
in the Gillis Bridge section of the
county last Thursday afternoon from
pneumonia.
Mr Davis had been ill but three
weeks, contracting a severe cold
during the ice storm the early part
of March, and though everything
possible was done, the disease could
not be checked.
The deceased was about 30 years
of age and is survived by his wife, a
daughter of Sheriff Gillis, and three
children.
Mr. Davis was a hard working and
good citizen of the county and the
bereaved ones have the sympathy of
a host of people at this time.
contestant will be given, so that the
ones working in the contest will know
just where they stand.
Progress Will Help.
The management of The Progress
will be glad to help any and all the
contestants all that it can, and if
they will let us know what they
want us to do for them we will be
glad to do it as quickly as possible.
Let us hear from you, or call at the
office and have a talk with the edi
tor.
Hard Work is What Wins.
Hard work at anything is what
brings success, and the contestant
who works diligently is the one who
will realize the most out of the con
test. If a prize is not won, the mon
ey credited to the contestant, wheth
er he or she pays it in to The Prog
ress, or whether it is paid in by a
customer and the customer askes
that the votes be given to one of the
contestants, that contestant gets
credit and at the close of the contest
10 per cent, will be paid on that
money just the same as on the money
paid in direct by the contestant.
Douglas, Georgia, Wednesday, April, Ist. 1914
Daughters of the Confederacy
Plan for Day’s Observance
(By Mrs. L. E. Heath)
The March meeting of the U. D. C.’s
met with Mrs. M. D. Dickerson. The
meeting was called to order by Mrs.
John M. Hall, who presided with
grace and dignity. After the usual
routine of business had been dis
pensed with, the historian, Mrs. W. W.
McDonald, had the program in charge.
She read a message from Miss Mil
dred Rutherford, the state historian,
in the observance of Memorial Day.
As this sad, sacred day is always
observed by the Confederates on April
26th, the daughters have decided not
to depart from their custom, even
though it fall on Sunday. They will
hold the exercises at the school audi
torium immediately after Sunday
School the orator for the occasion
being Mayor T. A. Wallace, of this
city.
A committee, consisting of Mes
dames Dart. Davis and Wilson was ap
pointed to take charge of the exer
cises. All of the Sunday School chil
dren will be asked to bring a wreath
of flowers to decorate the Confederate
monument.
The club members present at this
meeting were Mesdames Hall, Mc-
Donald, C. W. Roberts, S. M. Roberts,
Davis, Reeves, Wilson. Quincey, Dart,
Appleby. Mrs. Dickerson served ap
petizing refreshments, consisting of
hot creamed chicken, sandwiches, tea
and toasted marshmellows.
Respected Citizen Dies at Fales
(Special Correspondence)
A highly respected citizen of Coffee
County, Mr. George Lee, passed away
at his home at Fales Sunday morning,
March 22. Funeral services were
conducted Monday and interment
made in the Tanner grave yard.
Mr. Fales had been twice married
but both wives preceded him to the
other world. He is survived by sev
eral children.
Sunday afternoon, one young calf,
color, red. Owner can get same at.
Mrs. Robert Lott’s, 517 West Ward
street, by paying for this ad and the
cost of feeding. adv-22-lt
Mr. John Tanner, a prosperous far
mer of the county, living on Route 2,
out of Nicholls, was in the city Satur
day on business. Mr. Tanner said that
their school would close a ten weeks
term the day he was here, and spoke
in the highest praise of the work
that had been done there this winter.
Mr. Willie Thomas has been the
teacher.
SPECIAL TERM OF COURT
CALLED FOR APRIL SIXTH
Judge Quincey Sets Monday Next, As Day for
Convening Special Term to Hear Case of Graham
Charged With Killing Mr. Lawrence Newbern.
Owing to the severity of the charges
against some of the prisoners now in
the county jail. Judge Quincey decid
ed that it would be to the best inter
est of the commonwealth to hold a
special term of Superior court, and
has set Monday, April 6, as the day
for the special term to convene.
The notice of the call of the term
follows:
At Chambers, Douglas, Ga.
It appearing to the Court that there
are a number of criminal cases in the
County of Coffee and that some of the
parties charged with criminal offenses
are in the jail of said County, which
said parties are entitled to a speedy
trial,
It is hereby ordered that a spec
ial term of Coffee Superior court be,
and the same is hereby called for the
trial of criminal cases and for the dis
position of civil business, either or
both in and for said County, to con
vene at 10 o’clock a. m. on the First
Monday in April, 1914, same being the
sixth day of said month.
It is further ordered that grand and
petit jurors be drawn and summoned
as provided by law, to serve at said
special term. Let this order be entered
on the Minutes of Coffee Superior
Court.
This the 2Gth day of March, 1914.
J. W. QUINCY,
Judge Superior Court Waycross Cir
cuit. P'iled March 26th, 1914.
J. R. OVERMAN, Clerk.
Grand Jury drawn to serve at Special
Term Superior Court:
Daniel Roberts Vincent Carver
Interest in Revival Meet
ings Increasing
The interest in the revival meet
ing at the Methodist Church has
been increasing steadily and those
who have been attending regularly
feel that they could not miss a ser
vice.
Rev. Williams as previously stated
is not a revivalist of the sensational
order. He is simply a pastor who
cannot sit still, but is always busy
doing good. He says that he has
been told that he will wear out pre
maturely, but he doesn’t believe he
can wear out as long as souls are be
ing saved.
Mr. Hendrix, who is leading the
singing, knows his business and
knows the Lord. While he sings his
face is illuminated as is only the child
of God.
The meeting is not very noisy and
you can easily avoid it if you so desire
but great and abiding good awaits
you if you attend.
Last Friday afternoon the ladies
of the church held a special prayer
meeting for the meeting; on Monday
afternoon a service for young people
was held.
Rev. T. B. Stanford At
Singing Convention
Nicholls, Ga., March 30,1914 Rev.
T. B. Stanford, of Savannah will
be at the Sunday School Convention
to be held at Nicholls next Saturday.
He will be here only on Saturday.
W° are especially anxious to have a
large crowd 1 to hear him lecture.
Rev. Standford was stationed at
Douglas a few years ago, and will be
remembered by a great many people
who lam sure will come down to
Nicholls to hear him.
S. L. VINSON.
Get in the greatest contest ever
carried on in Coffee County.
Lovett Harrell M. E. Vickers
C. F. Meeks B. T. Burkett
W. M. Starling Johnnie Morris
N. F. Goodyear J. M. Dent
H. F. Sears A. R. Lewis
Bud Meeks W. P. Moate
Leaston Harper J. J. Dorminy
J. T. Relihan Luke Pridgen
Ben Tanner J. M. Batten
John M. Hall B. Vickers
E. R. McClelland J. H. Dent
D. E. Poston W. J. Smith
Jessee McMillan S. T. Thompson
J. M. Pafford J. A. O’Steen
Petit Jury Drawn to serve at Special
Term Superior Court:
John Hursey W. M. Thompson
G. W. Sawyer George Williams
J. E. Deen J. J. Carter
M. Paulk B. G. Oberry
Daniel Meeks E. D. Douglas
E. A. Meeks Geo. F. McCranie
W. H. Traynham M. D. Jones
H. Kirkland C. M. Davis
James Harper VV. H. Tanner
J. L. Carter J, F. Lambert
C. N. Fielding J. B. Grayson
Willie Kirkland Lewis Vickers
Leonard Kirkland Henry Knowles
Robert Merritt B. F. 'Summerlin
Isaac Corbitt A. J. Meeks
Dan Lott Jr. Eugene Merrier
Miles Harrell Nat Douglas
Dave Hutchinson Lonnie Baker
W. M. Kirkland Tom Wilcox
J. O’Steen Sampie Smith
John Daniels Noel Hill
J. J. Vickers Oscar Paulk Jr.
Allen Moore J. C. Frier
E. J. Burkett W. M. Geiger
PROGRESS INSTALLS LATEST
MODEL TYPESETTING MACHINE
1914 Model Intertype, the Best Typesetting Machine
Made Now at Work in The Progress Office.
QUICK TIME MADE IN GETTING THE MACHINE
Board of Directors Instructed the Management to Buy Machine Less
Than a Week Before it Was On the Ground. It Will Do the
Work of Six Men. And the Type is Always New.
Part of the type for this issue was
composed on an Intertype, the latest
model of typesetting machine. If it
had not been for the oversight of a
shipping clerk, all of this issue would
have been composed on the machine.
And thereby hangs a tale This ma
chine was shipped rrom the ware
house in Jacksonville by telegraphic
orders from the management of The
Progress. Mr. Dennis was sent out
from the factory to put the machine
up and the whole transaction took
less than a week.
The Progress had long since real
ized that a machine was necessary to
take care of its fast growing patron
age and so began to look around for
the best machine that money could
buy, and the picture below will show
the stockholders, directors and friends
of the Progres what sort of a ma
chine has been secured to help get
out the paper each week.
Mr. George Melton will be the man
behind this machine, or rather in
front of it, for the operator has to
start things going, you know, George
is one of these whole souled fellows
who has not reached the point where
he thinks he knows it all and so The
Progress two months ago promised
him the job of operating the machine
provided he would do what lie was
told. George answered in his typical
way: “I’m your man, Mr. Jones.”
•fT**
MRS. S. J. STUBBS MEETS WITH A
SLIGHT ACCIDENT
Last Saturday afternoon Mrs. S. J.
Stubbs was opt riding, driving the
much loved family horse that she
trusted implicitly. Mrs. Lawson Kel
ley, Miss Clifford Wilson and Master
Charles Jordan, Mrs. Stubbs’ bright
little grandson, were in the b.uggy
with her for some time; but after she
put them out she drove down to the
oil mill for Mr. Stubbs. On reaching
the business section, Mi’. Stubbs went
into one of the stores while Mrs.
Stubbs held the horse. Two auto
mobiles approached, one from the rear
and one from the front; the hfiise be
came badly frightened, overthrew the
buggy and threw her out. She was
carried into Tanner’s Pharmacy and
medical attention was summoned.
It was at first feared she was injured
seriously, but the examination show
ed that a severely bruised shoulder
was the worst injury sustained.
She is still confined to her bed. Her
friends deeply sympathize with her,
as she had been slowly convalescing
from an operation for appendicitis,
and hope that she will soon be out
again.
BRINGS LITTLE GIRL HERE FOR
TREATMENT.
Dr. DeWitt Jones, of Zerkle, had oc
casion to bring his little girl here and
place her in the City Hospital for
treatment. The little girl fell on a
pair of rusty scissors and lockjaw
was feared. __
$1 Per Annum
There are several more machines
on the toad. One is to manufacture
loose leaf ledger sheets. Another is
to automatically ink the presses so
that the job work will all be uniform,
not some of it bearing too much ink
and some of it not enough. Then
there are automatic counters, ma
chines to attach to the presses so that
when a man orders 1,000 sheets of
paper the counters will count and reg
ister how many are printed and we
will not through mistake deliver the
customer 850 or 960 sheets when he
asks for 1,000.
Then we have a machine on the way
to fold the papers for us. This is
made necessary because we want to
be able to catch the mails, and at
the same time we want to be able to
give the news up to the time we go
to press and we could not do this and
have the work of folding to do by hand
There are a lot of other machines
on the way. Suffice it to say that the
statement made by the management of
the paper some few weeks ago that
Douglas was going to boast of having
the best paper of its size in the South
is coming true and coming true much
faster than was expected.
But what else could one expect,
with the board of directors and the
best weekly newspaper in Georgia.”
able stockholders back of the “The
Mr. J. 0. Sirmans An
nounces for Solicitor
Mr. J. O. Sirmans has at last con
cluded to make the race for Solicitor
of the City Court.
In making his announcement, Mr.
Sirmans sets forth his attitude and
promises if elected, that he will use
every effort to have the business of
the court transacted economically
and quickly.
Mr. Sirmans announcement in full
follows:
FOR SOLICITOR CITY COURT
I hereby announce my candidacy for
Solicitor of the Court of Douglas, sub
ject to County Primary to be held
t . ]*ri 1 loth, 1914. If elected, it wil be
my purpose and endeavor to perform
the duties of this high and responsible
office justly and impartially, and at the
same time dispose of all business con
nected with it as speedily as may be
consistent with a fair and proper trial
of the cases, in order that Courts may
be operated as economically as possible.
To those w’ho are not personally ac
quainted wdth me, I may say that I
have been in the active general prac
tice of law since 1901 in Coffee County,
and through all these years my entire
time has been devoted to my profession.
The support and co-operation of the
citizens and voters of the County will
be highly appreciated.
Respectfully.
J. O. Sirmans.
Get in the greatest contest ever
carried on in Coffee County. p »,
HIS CROW AND
THE KICK HE
BACKS IT UP
WITH.