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THERE ARE TWO THINGS TO BE ADMIRED ABOUT 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.