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Fresh Coffee County News
M Ml IUIUS NEWS
|H v ; a i Correspondence)
. ... vicholls spent Sunday
W Parker visited Miss
in I».ia featm .a t
W
i Vinson spent Sim day and
Atlanta.
f --i; ,-ie Jeffords, of Fitzgerald,
.md relatives here last week.
H . !s y Howard, of Alma, vislt
■ in the city a few days of
Ny.... \j : „d!s Methodist church is
■ ;,F sujn.licd with new seats,
gjl joina Kirkland, who has been
■'‘Gin for several weeks, is being
;:t a hospital in Atlanta.
| jjn-s Blanche Lee, of Ocilla, who
lias been visiting Misses Annie
? ,jd Jessie Hall, returned to her
home Sunday.
I M:. John Lott, Jr. and family, have
jj ov d to their farm near Nicholls.
’ y, s. J. B. Cooksey spent a few days
L Alma last week with relatives.
Several from Nicholls attended to
f finess in Douglas Saturday.
; i u ite a number from Nicholls at
■en'ded the picnic and Masonic rally
it Bickley Saturday. It is reported
at there were about 1,000 people
,-e. All had a grand time.
FMis.-' 1.-ssie Hall is visiting friends
n Ocilla for a few days.
The Methodist and Baptist Sunday
, hools had a joint picnic at Chat
erton last Thursday. There was a
.. i v good crowd and everybody seem
■ d to enjoy the day.
H Mi'. (’. C. Mertins, who has been
■cashier of the Bank of Nicholls, has
Ib. ( lected cashier of the State Bank
D f Wayeross and it is presumed that
he will move to Wayeross in the near
future. Mr. A. G. Small is filling the
vacancy made through the change.
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Culpepper--Meeks
Last Sunday morning Mr. Carl
Meeks of this city, and Miss Janie
Culpepper, of Fort Valley, were mar
ried at the home of the bride.
Mr. Meeks is cashier of the Mer
chants and Farmers bank here. He
Ifcs been raised near Nicholls and is
wad known by all the people of this
community.
Mis. Meeks has taught music in the
Nicholls High School for two years
ar.d is held in the highest esteem by
the people of Nicholls.
While the wedding was not unlook
ed for, it came somewhat as a sur
prise to the many friends of the con
tracting parties, as the date was kept
a secret by them. They have a host
of friends who wish them all sorts of
good luck and a long and happy life.
Cole—Miller
Miss Mintie Cole and Mr. Lonnie
Miller, botli of Nicholls, were married
at Union Church Sunday.
Miss Cole is the daughter of “Uncle
J ' Cole and is well thought of.
r l y are extended good wishes by a
1; ge circle of friends.
P AMBROSE
(Special Correspondence)
Mr. Henry Day and family spent
iturday afternoon in Ambrose.
Mr. H. B. Folsom, of Mt. Vernon,
pent Friday night with his cousin, Mr
<• L. China.
Mrs. W. M. Day was the week-end
guest of her sister, Mrs. Calvin Tan
ner. at Xicholls.
Mr. and Mrs. VV. T. Johnson left for
their home in Wrightsville after sev
eral days’ visit at the residence of Dr.
D W. Moorman.
Dr. M. M. McGovern and mother,
Mrs. Thomas McGovern, of Broxton,
vsitfd at the residence of Mr. A. L.
Baulk, Jr., last Friday.
Dr. Royal spent Saturday and Sun
day in Fitzgerald.
Mr. w. M. Day spent Sunday after
noon in Xicholls.
Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Jowers and Mr.
J- J. Phillips motored to Willacoochee
Sunday.
Miss Euclede Day returnd to her
fiome Sunday after a week’s visit with
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Day.
and Mrs. C. D. Boggan and Mr.
Sid Mrs. M. J. Ferguson and chldren
spent Sunday at the home of Mr. J. J-
Phillips.
Mr. D. S. Hughes was a business vis
or in Douglas Monday.
1 he sng Wednesday night was well
' ’tended and enjoyed by all present.
Mr. W. T. Royal left Sunday morn
ug for Jay Bird Springs. He will ac
company Mrs. Royal home from that
Not Enough.
ilustle Nit —"This book says that
mt bloomin’ Frenchman Marat was
stabbed while taking a bath." Park
ench Daily—“is dat all he got fur it?’’
LELIATON
(Special Correspondence)
The old time nesting at Roberts
Munch was well attended Sunday.
Juite a large crowd was on hand.
i I.e morning services were conduct
d Ly Rev. N. H. Olmstead after which
i well prepared dinner was served.
Ihe afternoon services were conduct
'd by Rev. Tyson.
Misses Mae Hammonds, Artie Mc-
Mllcn, Maude Corbitt and Etta Roberts
of Willacooehee, attended the old time
meeting at Roberts church Sunday.
Mrs. and Mrs. H. D. Overman, of
Douglas, visited relatives near here on
Sunday.
Hon. Bill Maine and Mr. John Cor
bitt, of near Pearsn, were up Sunday.
Mr. Joseph Andrews has been con
fined to his room for several days wth
typhoid fever.
Mr. Guy Meeks, of Nicholls, was a
visitor Sunday.
Miss Lillian Fielding, of Douglas, is
\isiting Miss Ada Fielding.
Mr. Roan Roberts, of Nashville, is
visiting his brother, Hr. It. J. Roberts.
Messrs. A. A. Cody and G. F. Field
ing went to Willacooehee Sunday.
Mr. James Roberts, of Wayeross, vis
ited his brother Rev. Dan Robeits Sun
day.
Mrs. J. W. Wall is visiting her dau
ghter, Mrs. G. C. Dukes, of Glory. Mrs.
Dukes has been very ill for some time.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Cody are spend
ing several days with Mr. F. P. Cody,
of near here.
Mr. A. W. Haskins and family at
tended preaching at Arney Sunday.
PEARSON, R. F. 1). ■_>
(Special Correspondence)
Mrs. Catherine Griffin is sick at pre
sent. We hope this good lady will
soon recover.
Mr. Cliatt James and sisters, Misses
Louisie and Verdie, attended the Sun
day school convention at Homerville
Saturday and Sunday.
A number of the neighbors gathered
under Mr.Lastinger’s June peach trees
Sunday afternoon, took out their pock
etknives and helped him save his crop
of peaches.
Mrs. Irving Corbitt and young in
fant died last week, leaving a husband
and several children. Mrs. Corbitt was
a faithful member of the Primitive
Baptist church and it can be said of
her as it was of Mary, “She hath done
what she could.” Her hospitality knew
no bounds and many were the gooa
dinners she prepared for ministers,
delegates and visitors to Arabia
church, which was near her home. The
home and community has lost its
brightest star, for she was never tired
of ministering to the poor and the
sick. We feel that she will be reward
ed by the welcome words of her mak
er: “Well done thou good and faith
ful servant, enter into the joys of thy
Lord.”
Mrs. Lock Kirkland and Mrs. Char
lie Davis and two children hitched up
Friday morning for an all day’s huck
leberryy hunt in the Roundabout,
which is a thick swamp covering lots
of land. At noon they failed to find
their way back t their buggy in which
they had left their lunch. They failed
to come home at night so a search was
made for them. The team was found
at daybreak and the dinner untouch
ed. The whole countryside became
alarmed, fearing that the ladies had
been killed in the thunderstorm. Men
-ante from ali directions Saturday
morning and after a tedious search the
good women were found three miles in
'he swamp. The Roundabout is situa
ted near Kirkland and a mighty good
place for berries, but the ladies in that
community have decided to let the
•oons have all the huckleberries here
after.
YYILLAPOOCHEE NEWS
(Special Correspondence!
Quite a large crowd attended the old
time singing at Roberts church last
Sunday. They all report a nice time.
A protracted meeting began at the
Baptist church last Sunday. Rev. M.
O. Carpenter is in charge of the meet
ings and has Rev. M. C. Cool to assist
him.
Prof. H. C. Roberts attended the old
time service at Roberts church Mast
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Carver and
hildren are visiting Mrs. Carver's par
mts, Rev. and Mrs. Dan Robeits this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wilson visited Mrs
Wilson's parents. Mr. and Mrs. John
Roberts Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. M. A. Pafford lead the old time
singing at Roberts church Sunday.
Miss Maude Corbitt is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. R. J. Roberts, for a few
days.
Mrs. Dan Roberts left Monday for
COFFEE COUNTY PROGRESS, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA
'Sparks to spend a week. She was ac
companied by her daughter, Mrs.
Charlie Carver, who has been visiting
here.
Misses Mae Hammond, Etta Roberts,
Viola Miner and Artie McMullen at
tended preaching at Robeits church
last Sunday.
Mrs. W. A. Woodward and chil'dren
have returned home after spending a
pleasant two weeks’ with relatives at
Valdosta.
Rev. Janies Tyson spent Sunday a!
the home of Rev. and Mrs. N. H. Olm
stead.
Master Fine ry Vickers is still im
proving and his many fiiends will b“
delighted to see him well again.
Miss Lueile Corbitt returned home
last Wednesday from Hahi, Ga., where
she has been visiting relatives.
Miss Lilia Cady has returned home
after a visit to her brother, Mr. Lomu.
Cady,
Misses Etta Roberts, Viola Miner
Mae Hammond and Artie McMullen
were the guests of Miss Gussie Rol
rts Sunday afternoon. *
Mr. A. M. Hargett, of Jasper, Fla.,
spent Sunday in the cry with his fam
ily.
Mr. and Mrs. George Harris moved
Leliaton Monday. Their many friends
here regret to know that they have
gone to live elsewhere.
Little Miss Mary Hargett is vsiting
her grandmother, Mrs. W. C. Chand
ler, of Adel.
Mr. William O’Berry and son Alton,
have returned home after a pleasant
visit with relatives at Hawkinsville.
The protracted meetings closed at
Pnebloom Sunday night.
Miss Fannie Sears has returned to
her home here after a visit with rel
atives and friends at Tifton.
Mr. Joe Lott attended services at
Roberts church Sunday.
Everybody is invited to attend the
protracted meetings at the Baptist
church in this city.
REVIVAL WILL BEGIN AT
BROXTON JULY TWELVE
Rev. H, 11. Shell, of Douglas Will As
sist Faster in the Meetings
There.
Sunday, July 12, is the date fixed for
a series of revival meetings to be Held
in the Baptist church at Broxton. Rev
H. H. Shell, of this city, will assist th<
pastor, “Uncle Charley’’ Wilkinson, ir
the meetings, and it is expected that
they will be of much interest to the
people there.
Last Sunday, June 28th, being the
fourth Sunday, the regular services
were conducted at that church by
the pastor, and after the morning
services the bapiism of several candi
dates took place. At the close of
evening services the Lord’s supper
was observed.
The Sunday school at the Broxton
church is iD a most flourishing condi
tion, last Sunday's attendance num
bered 86. Mr. E. L. Bledsoe is the
superintendent ai:d his faithful work
has had much to do toward building
up of the school. The school holds
sessions every Sunday afternoon ai
2:30.
Mid week prayer services are hole
each Wednesday night.
The church is very active in good
work in Broxton and it is expected
that there will be a genuine awaken
ing there during the coming revival.
All Heathen Nations Poor
All heathen nations are poor. All
Christian nations are rich. For ex
ample: Everything is taxed in Japan
that is taxable. There, is a land tax
a house tax, an inheritance tax, an
income tax on yearly incomes which
amounts to .S2OO or more. There is
a tax on merchants, the shop of arti
sans, bicycles, wagons, autos, carts,
railway tickets, receipts, deeds and
real estate documents. Patent medi
cines are taxed ten per cent. The
goverment has a monopoly on salt
and camphor, and tobacco,, and tele
phone and telegraph lines. The farm
er pays a yearly tax of 8 per cent of
the value of his rice land.
WHAT MAKES SOME
GEORGIA FARMERS POOR
The Georgia farmer gets up early at
the alarm of a Connecticut alarm
clock, buttons his Chicago suspenders
to Massachusetts overalls, puts on a
pair of boots made in Ohio, washes
in a Pittsburg basin, uses Cincinnati
soap, and wipes on a towel he gets
from Sears, Roebuck and Co. H<
sits down and eats hot buscuits made
of Minneapolis flour, with Kansas City
bacon, and Indianapolis grits fried in
Omaha lard. He buys Irish potatoes
grown in Michigan, canned fruits put
up on the Pacific coast and seasoned
with Rhode Island spices. The meal
over, he claps on an old hat made ir.
Philadelphia, harnesses up a Missouri
mule, fed with lowa corn and plows
a mortgaged covered farm with an In
diana plow. At night he crawls un
der a New Jersey blanket and is kept
awake by the howling of Georgia dog;
the only home product on the place
Why is it that he is so poor?
We offer a big bundle of eld papers
for ten cents.
MIT BE MOVE TO
ORGANIZE TOWN
Strike cf Structural Steel Work
ers in Kansas City Looked
On as Important.
ASK INCREASE OF $1 A DAY
Employers Claim Plan Is Preliminary
to Making Place Union Labor
headquarters—British Work
ers Seek Additional Repre
sentatives in Parliament.
Kansas City.—A strike of 250 steel
workers of Kansas City was called.
Steel work on the Pack store and the
Taylor store was tied up. About thir
ty-live men employed on the two build
ings went out. Twenty men who have
been working on the Kansas City
Southern bridge at the foot of Broad
way are out. The steel in the |>ew
Orpheuin theater was nearly all tied
up and a settlement was made where
by the men were to finish the job. The
men have been getting five dollars a
day and are asking six dollars. S. F.
Barton, business agent of the local
union, said that he expected the men
to win a victory soon. Howard A.
Fitch, president of the Kansas City
Structural Steel company, also presi
dent of the Commercial club, sees
much significance in the walkout. He
says it is the first move of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor to unionize
everything in Kansas City and make It
another Indianapolis. The unions, he
says, have swooped down on Kansas
City with a view of making it their
“big town;” in fact, their headquar
ters.
London.—-The Labor party has de
cided to place at least one hundred
candidates in the field at the next gen
eral election. Already 93 candidatures
have been decided upon by confer
ences convened under the constitution
of the party. Of these 38 seats are
now held by Laborites, 38 by Liberals
and 17 by Unionists. Forty-nine of
these involve three-cornered contests,
which, as Mr. Asquith said in his
speech at Ladybank, generally go
against the coalition, the split vote
enabling the Unionist to get in. Five
of these three-cornered contests are
due to Liberal attacks on seats now
held by the Labor party, and in the re
maining 44 the I-abor candidate is so
far only opposed by a Unionist. Apart
from the official Labor party there are
already 22 Independent Socialist can
didates in the field, forcing three-cor
nered fights in 18 constituencies now
held by Liberals and four by Union
ists.
Cleveland, O.—Approximately $900,-
000 will be paid by Cleveland con
tractors in increased wages during the
next 12 months as the result of trade
agreements with six labor unions
which become operative during May.
Nearly eight thousand members of
the carpenters, bricklayers, ironwork
ers, elevator constructors and helpers
and laborers’ unions will benefit by
the increases.
Sunbury, Pa. —Approximately 900
shopmen and other employes of the
Pennsylvania railroad, who went on
strike at the Sunbury & Northumber
land yards, were ordered by local offi
cials of the Brotherhood of Federated
Railway Employes to return to work.
The men, it was said, had been called
out before local officers learned that
threatened strike had been postponed.
San Francisco. —The labor council
has inaugurated a card system by
which delegates upon entering the as
sembly room shall register their
names and the number of union labels
attached to their apparel —admission
being denied to those having fewer
than five labels.
Cleveland, O. —Henry Ford does not
think lessening profits ever will neces
sitate a lowering of among his
employes, according to the standards
accepted in his profit-sharing plan,
John R. Leer, his personal represent
ative, told nearly seven hundred busi
ness men.
Copenhagen. —The development of
the unemployment insurance in Den
mark (based on the Ghent principles)
is a brilliant one, for though estab
lished only five years ago, nearly all
the workers in the country are in
sured against unemployment thereby.
Boston. —Joseph J. Dallas of Bos
ton Typographical union, acting New
England organizer, secured a union
agreement and two dollars a week
more for the men on all the newspa
pers at Hartford. They had previous
ly been open shops.
London. —A great demonstration
among those in the employ of the gov
ernment works took place recently to
emphasize their demands for a mini
mum wage of $7.50 per week and an
Increase of 16 per cent for day and
piece workers.
Charleston, W. Va. — In .this state
there are 70,321 men employed in the
mining industry. Of this number, 36,-
612 are Americans, 14,000 are negroes
and 23,709 are foreigners, the major
ity of whom are Italians.
Baltimore, Md.—-Clgarmakers are
creating sentiment in favor of a bill
before the state legislature which
would “bolieh the present system of
sitting and standing on cigar molds.
Albuquerque, N. M.—The recently
organized brewery workers’ union ha*
secured a contract with employers
which calls for wage increases and a
reduction of working hours.
A WORD TO THE WISE
\
The s forms of the Coffee County Telephone and
Classified Business Directory will close in a few
days, therefore,
IF YOU WANT
to be represented in the Directory it will be neces
sary for you to get busy NOW.
WE GUARANTEE
that this Directory will be a credit to the city and
county and that the business interests will find it
a money making advertising medium.
If You Want Information
regarding the Directory, rates for advertising in
it, etc., call or write:
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Telephone 322
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