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Vol 11. No. 6
CHILDREN INTERESTED AS EVER
) IN COMING VISIT OE SANTA CLAUS
Many Letters Being Sent in For Publication From
Several Sections and Boys and Girls Are
Getting Anxious As Day Approaches.
Tile letters to Santa Claus keep com
ing which goes to show that the boys
and girls are just as much interested
in the good saint as they have ever
been.
The Progress is glad to get the let
ters and wants to hear from as many
as want to write. The letters will be
printed each week until Christmas.
But only two more weeks remain and
so the letters had better be written at
once and mailed to us so that they
will be sure and be seen, because if
letters reach us after the 21st it will
be too late for us to print them.
Sleeping Doll With Brown Eyes
Kirkland, Ga., Dec. 3, 1914.
ipear Santa Claus:
* A Please bring me a sleeping doll
with brown eyes and black hair, and
a little carriage to put her in, and
some fruit and candy.
Your friend
AUTA WALL.
Cowboy Suit and Lots of T°ys.
Douglas, Ga., Dec. 6, 1914.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me a Cowboy suit, stop
per gun, drum, fruit and lotsf of other
toys.
Good Bye,
KERMITTE.
Here’s True Christmas Spirit.
L. McDonald, Ga., Dec. 6, 1914.
MKy Dear Santa Claus:
I am writing you so when you come
you may carry my toys and divide
them with some poor little fellows
who have none, and then you may.
leave some with the poor fellows who
are in prison, and then some with the
little boys who do not kr.ow r why we
have a Christmas. Just leave them a
story book of the life of Christ and
others. You may give them to the
good little Sunday School children of
our land and country who learned
their lessons well and obeyed their
teacher.
Yours,
TILLMAN MEEKS.
p. S. —You may invite them to pray
for me, that I may be a strong boy
and live for God. —T. M.
Wants Pistol and Pistol Case.
Douglas, Ga., Dec. 1, 1914.
Dear Santa Clause:
Please bring me a pistol and pistol
case and a Cowboy suit; all kinds of
'tire works; all kinds of fruits and a
horn. Don’t forget Horace, and all
the other children, everywhere.
Your little friend,
BYRON HULL,
111 Pearl Street.
(Edit°r’s Note)—This little fellow
had the misfortune to break his arm
since he wrote the above.
Brother Things of Sister
Douglas, Ga., Dec. 5, 1914.
Dear Santa:
I am a little boy six years old and
mv little sister is a year and a half
old. We want you to be sure and
come to see us. Please bring me a
little ark ’with animals; a good story
book, a drum and a gun; and little
sister a doll and doll carriage and a
little kitty, and anything else you
have for us. Bring plenty of fruits
and candy and nuts.
Lovingly,
VALDA AND ESTHER.
Lives Out in the Country
Broxton, Ga., Nov. 28, 1914.
Dear Santa Claus:
I am a little girl only eight years
old and I live out in the country, and
have two sisters, one i§ three and the
other ten. and don’t forget to come
and bring me a big dollie and a cart
for it, and bring me some firecrack
ers and some nuts and candy and ap
ples. and bring my little sister a lit
tle doll.
Your friend,
PEARL.
Does Not Want Much.
Douglas. Ga., Dec. 1, 1914.
Dear Santa Claus:
I do not want but a few things this
Christmas and I have been a pretty
good boy this year and smart in
school. I am in the fourth grade and
getting along very well now. I want
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NEGRO KILLED AT
BROXTON SATURDAY
-fe.
Last Saturday two negroes at Brox
ton became involved in a difficulty
about a woman and one cut the other
inflicting some rather painful wounds.
The wounded man went away to a
house about a mile off, broke open the
building, seciired a gun and returned
to the scene of the fray.
Finding his assailant he promptly
discharged the contents of the heavily
loaded gun into the negro's body, kill
ing him instantly.
The negro charged with the killing
is in jail here.
ITSSKI.E SC 11.00 L ANNOUNCES
AN INTERESTING PROGRAM
The Fussell School wishes to
announce that on
Friday Night, December eighteenth
at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Fussell
will be given
An Oyster Supper
Cake Waltz
Voting contest for the most popular
young lady and the ugliest
man present.
An appropriate and lively
program has been arranged for the
school children, and a
real fortune telling witch and
good music
will add to the many good things
we are to have.
All who are interested in the advance
ment of our school are cordia''y
requested to attend.
DURST IS SHOWING
BIG LINE OE GOODS
If anyone is of the opinion that there
is a dearth of toys’ this year all they
have to do to disabuse their minds of
this error is to visit Durst's Variety-
Store. A reporter for The Progress
had the pleasure, for it was a pleas
ure, of going through the store with
Mr. Durst one day this week, and what
met his eyes was a revelation.
There are some of the handsomest
toys there that any store in the Unit
ed States (in cities of this size) car
ries, and the variety is unusually ex
tensive. Mr. Durst tried to impress
upon us the fact that he had the goods
for the season’s trade, and we are of
the opinion that he has. At any rate
the store is a veritable paradise for
the little ones, and for the older ones,
for that matter, and if we are not a
whole lot mistaken, there will be a
lot of happy children in Douglas and
Coffee County this Christmas.
Especially if Mr. Durst disposes of
the enormous stock he has on hand,
and judging from the reasonable pric
es at which he has marked the goods,
we do not think he will have to car
ry a very great quantity over.
HOG EXPERTS MEET
HERE TOMORROW
The Progress again calls attention
to the picture demonstration and the
lectures accompanying them to be giv
en by Dr. Hirleman and Prof. Down
ing at the Grand Theatre tomorrow,
Thursday, afternoon, at 1 o’clock.
The lectures and pictures will deal
with hog raising and the expert infor
mation given will be of valuable ser
vice to all who attend, especially to
farmers.
There will be no charge for admis
sion.
MR. B. PETERSON IMPROVING.
Mr. B. Peterson is much improved
today, having passed a good day yes
terday and a quiet, restful night. His
condition for several days previous,
however, has been adarming.
Douglas, Georgia, Wednesday, December 9th 1914
PAPERS RECORDED
MUST BEAR STAMP
Revenue Measure Becomes Ef
gettive On Tuesday—Mort
gages are Exempted
Beginning yesterday, all documents
recorded in the office of the Superior
Court, except those to secure debts,
.must bear stamps provided for in the
recently enacted Federal revenue
measure.
Persons having the documents re
corded, as well as the official record
ing them are liable for conviction for
a misdemeanor if they fail to abide by
the law, if there is evidence they did
,so to evade its provisions.
lax *'n Documents.
The following is levied on official
documents, most of which must be re
corded to become effective:
Bonds for indemnifying, 50 cents;
contracts by brokers, etc., 10 cents;
deeds 7}f conveyance, 50 cents on
amounts from SIOO to SSOO, and 50
cents on each aditional $500; power
of attorney, or proxy for voting at
election of officers of corporations, or
associations, 10 cents; powder of attor
ney to sell and convey property, rent
or lease, collect rent, sell or transfer,
25 cents; protests of notes, etc., 25
cents.
The charge of conveyances is based
on the value of the property exceed
ing encumbrances. In the tax on pow’-
er of attorney, religious, charitable,
literary or cemetery organizations are
exempt. Documents liable for the tax
which include bonds, debentures, cer
tificates of stock, and certificates of
indebtedness, issued in foreign coun
tries are liable.
Officials whose duty it is to record
such documents are required to re
fuse to do so unless they bear stamps
for the required amount. They are
subject to a fine not exceeding SSO.
or imprisonment not exceeding six
months, either or both if they fail.
MEETS WITH SFRIOUS
ACCIDENT TO HIS EYE
Mr. C. W. Dugger, while at work on
a car belonging to Mr. Fred Bridges,
at Milltown, last week, had the mis
fortune to meet with an accident to
his left eye that, besides being very
painful, will practically destroy the
sight. Mr. Dugger was in the act of
cutting off a. bolt with a cold chisel
and the end of the bolt flew off and
hit his eye in the center, cutting the
ball quite badly. At first it was thot
the eye had been destroyed, but his
physicians now state that its useful
ness can be partially saved.
What is Mr. Dugger's loss, howev
er, was probably Mr. T. W. Church’s
gain. Mr. Dugger had just rebuilt the
engine in Mr. Church’s car and had
taken it out for a run to limber it up
and had stopped to repair Mr. Bridges'
car when the accident happened. Mr.
Dugger was unable to get Mr. Churchs
car back to him and before Mr. Church
could send for it his barn caught fire
and was destroyed. Had not Mr. Dug
ger been delayed in getting the car
back to Mr. Church, it would likely
have been in the barn and destroyed
with the other property, which includ
ed 150 bales of hay as well as much
other stuff.
INMAN SCHOOL DOTS.
(Special Correspondence)
Miss Ethel Tanner, w ho is attending
school at Bessie Tift, spent the week
end w'ith her mother, Mrs. J. B. Mills.
Mr. John Paulk made a business
trip to Douglas Wednesday, of last
w'eek.
Miss Mary Jones spent the week
end with her sister, Miss Lula Jones.
Mrs. J. D. Lott and children spent
part of last week with her daughter,
Mrs. Surmans. of Nashville.
Miss Lula Jones and Miss Mae Cor
bitt attended Sunday School at Willa
coochee Sunday afternoon.
Mr. E. Corbitt was in Douglas on
business Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Vickers spent
Saturuday and Sunday with Mrs. J. B.
Mills.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Mancil spent
Saturday at the home of Mrs. J. D.
Lott.
Mrs. E. Corbitt and children visit
ed Mrs. John Neugent Sunday.
Pay up your subscription.
VALDOSTA FIGHTING
CHANGE IN HIGHWAY
Will Strongly Oppose Any Move
to Divert Its Course
Eastward
Valdosta, Dec. 7. —The old proposi
tion recently revived at Waycross and
one or two other towns in that section
to divert the national highway from
Atlanta to Jacksonville at Cordele or
Tifton via Douglas and Waycross, is
being vigorously fought here.
The proposed change would cut out
Valdosta, Madison, Lake City and all
the towns now on the highway south
of Cordele. All of these places may be
expected to join Valdosta in a protest
over the change. It is understood
that an e'ffort is being made to inter
est the Hoosier Automobile Club, of
Indianapolis, in the proposition. The
Indianapolis club and the Lincoln
Highway Association, which has com
pleted a junction of the Lincoln high
way with the New York to Jackson
ville route, which has been in exis
tence for four years, are. sending many
tourists to Florida this season and
both organizations are expected to de
clare the present highway through
Georgia and Florida their official
route.
The Indianapolis club will send
scout cars over the highway. These
will be escorted by cars from this ci
ty, which will probably meet the
scouts in Macon or Cordele. A trip
over the present route and a compar
ison of it with that of any proposed
change to the eastward of Valdosta
will quickly demonstrate the advant
age of the present highway. The
road is in fine shape now, all of the
officials in the various counties thru
which it passes having been active in
putting it in the best of condition for
the winter tourist travel. It would be
practically impossible to construct as
good road through the vast stretch
of swampy country between Waycross
and Jacksonville. The Valdosta cham
ber of commerce is taking active steps
to prevent any change in the route.
WAKE SUPERIOR COURT OPENED
MONDAY.
Waycross, Dec. 7—The regular term
of Ware Superior Court convened here
Monday morning at 10 o'clock, Judge
J. W. Quincey presiding. The grand
jury organized by electing Mr. S. T.
Wright foreman and Mr. J. W. Strick
land clerk.
Judge Quincey's charge to the grand
jury was an able one, brief and to the
point. Court will be in session for
two weeks, civil business being first
taken up for trial.
SURPRISE STORE
HOLDING BIG SALE
The Surprise Store, which is located
opposite the postoflice, begins a 15-
day sale next Saturday, December 12,
and Mr. M. Nathan, the proprietor says
he has never before marked goods as
low as he has for this sale. He states
that every article in the store, and he
has a big stock, will be put under the
hammer.
A full page advertisement appears
on the last page of The Progress tell
ing about some of the great bargains,
but it would be impossible to give all
of them, for the reason that there is
a great quantity of goods and it would
take a lot of space to speak of each
item separately, but the people are re
quested to call at the Store and see
for themselves just what a wonderful
sale this one is, and how much value
a dollar will purchase while the sale
lasts.
As will be seen by the ad, on Sat
urday morning the store will present
enough cloth for a dress to the first
five ladies who come into the store
and purchase a dollar's worth or more
of goods; and a shirt to the first five
men making the same amount of pur
chase, but read the ad. and then go
there and see for yourselves what is
being offered.
Remember, the sale starts Saturday,
December 12, and last for 15 days, but
better go early so that you will have
pick of the stock.
Will Reside Here in Future
Mr. M. D. Jones, of Willacoochee.
has moved to Douglas and will take
charge of the Hart Furniture Co.’s
store. Mr. Jones is a former resident
of Douglas and his many friends are
glad to welcome him back to the city.
ANNUAL TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE
HERE LAST WEEK IN THIS MONTH
Coffee County's Teachers Will Have Week's Ses
sion-State Supervisor Godard and Other
Prominent Educators to Be Here.
The Coffee County Teachers Annual
Institute will be held in the school
auditorium at Douglas, Ga., from Dec
ember 28, 1914, to January 1, 1915 The
program begins at 10 o'clock, a. m., on
the 28th. The institute will be' con
ducted by State Supervisior Geo. D.
Godard, with the assistance of Super
intendent Floyd and others.
The following program will be ren
dered: •
1. How to open the school. (1) The
first day of the term; (2) the daily
opening exercises. Material for such
exercises and how to use it, by J. B.
Wells and T. S. Wetherington.
2. School management and disci
pline, by Mary Strozier and Carrie
Statsvey.
3. Corporal punishment. K. E. Ak
ins, for; Kate Wilcox against it.
4. How to engage all the forces of
the school and community for the bet
terment of the school work, by Maggie
Minchew, Minnie Jones and Agnes
Day.
5. How to use the noon and recess
periods to greatest profit to the chil
dren, by Teressa Bowen.
6. Attendance, punctuality an d
promptness of pupils, by Ethel But
ler and Kella Daniels.
7. What seat work can be done in
the first three grades, by Bertie Stan
field.
8. What should be expected of a
country teacher? (a) From the stand
point of a patron, by Rev. H. M. Meeks
(b) From the standpoint of a teacher,
by Ida Fields, (c) From the standpoint
of the superintendent, by J. G. Floyd.
9. Number work in the first three
grades, by Annie McKee.
10. Nature study; its source, import
ance and how taught, by Margaret
Smith.
11. How to teach agriculture, by
Gordon Tanner.
12. Teaching first grade reading, by
Willie Upton.
13. Second grade reading, its prep
aration, position, pronunciation, pho
incs, by Mary Taylor.
14. Teaching “The Hare and the
Tortoise,” by Maggie Duggar.
15. Teaching “The Lark’s Nest,"
Language and Literature Book, by
Mary Lou Paradise.
16. A story suitable to tell a school,
by Vivian Harris, Elizabeth Butler, J.
It. Smith, Kathleen Pattishall and
Maud Suddath.
17. Lesson 65 in composition and
grammar, by Lula Jones.
18. Lesson 72—exercise 149, compo
position and grammar, by Eula Bailey.
19. A lesson in geography on the
war zone in Europe, by Thus. Sangs
ter.
20. Debate: "Resolved, That the eff
fect of illiteracy leads to criminality.”
Affirmative: R. Y. Touchton; Nega
tive: J. H. Williams.
During the week, interesting lec
tures will be given by the editors, law
yers, physicians, ministers and teach
ers of Douglas. A program or enter
tainment of some description will be
given every night during the week.
Every teacher is expected to be pres
ent every day during the week. Time
will be counted the same as if taught.
J. GORDON FLOYD, C. S. S.
TOBACCO GROWERS
MEET AT NICHOLLS
The meeting of farmers and busi
ness men interested in growing tobac
co announced in The Progress last
week, will be held at Nicholls on next
Saturday, and will be well attended.
The Progress failed to get a copy of
the program in time for publication,
but a number of speakers will be on
hand who will make practical talks
on crop diversification with tobacco
as a leader.
As stated in the previous announce
ment, Mr. S. J. Brown will entertain
the visitors at his farm with a per
lowe, and will plant a demonstration
seed bed for the information of those
in attendance who anticipate engag
ing in tobacco culture another year.
A girl wastes a lot of time when
she is kissed trying to make the kiss
er think it is the kisser's first exper
ienced.
$1 Per Annum
FARMERS TO ORGANIZE
HERE DECEMBER 19th
A county mass meeting of farmers
and business men will be held at the
court house here on Saturday, Dec
ember 19th. President Barrett and
Hon. J. J. Brown, of the Farmers’
Union will be the speakers.
This will be President Barrett's first,
visit to Coffee County and he will be
greeted by the largest crowd ever as
sembled in Douglas.
The county Farmers’ Union will be
re-organized with a larger member
ship than ever. It is the idea of Mr.
Barrett and his lieutenants to begin
an aggressive campaign for swelling
the ranks of the Union and it is the
desire of the leaders that every man
eligible to membership come in to
the organization. The principles of
the Union are sound and merit the
endorsement of all fair minded men.
Coffee County has the material and
the facilities for making the banner
union county of the State, and on the
day above named for re-organization,
the minimum initiation fee will be
charged.
BROXTON LODGE
ELECTS OFFICERS
Special to The Progress.
Broxton, Dec. 7. —Broxton Lodge No.
147, F. & A. M., held their annual el
ection of officers for 1915 at their reg
ular meeting last Friday night with
the following results: \ *
Dave Kirkland, W. M.
T. J. Young, S. W.
T. D. Brogden, J. W.
I. T. Graham, S. D. 11 - i
O. A. Duke, J. D.
M. M. Mobley, S. S.
M. M. McMcGowan, J. S.
W. H. Traynham, Treas.
George Knowles, Secy.
L. M. Passmore, Tyler.
J. H. Duncan, Chaplain.
TILLMAN SCHOOL NOTES.
(Special Correspondence)
Our school has organized a literary
and debating society, with Mr. Ches
ter Simians as president; Miss Viola
Sutton, vice-president; Mr. Julian
Fountain, secretary; Mr. Guy Lind
sey, marshal; Mr. George Fielding,
critic. The subject for debate was:
Resolved, That War Has Done More
Good Than Evil. The affirmative
speakers were: Mr. George Fielding,
Miss Lilia Cady, Mr. Leon Andrews
and Mr. Guy Lindsey; the negative
speakers were: Mr. Max Fountain,
Miss Viola Sutton, Mr. Julian Foun
tain and Mr. George Solomon. -The
judges were, Ada Fielding, Miss
Claudia Wall and Mr. Seabron Sut- ■
ton, who rendered a decision in favor'
of the affirmative.
Considerable interest is being man
Rested ever the question Of'
suffrage, which will be nt
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Wm. Griner returned* to 1.-**-,
home in Miami, Fla., last Thursday,
after an extended visit to her parents.
Rev. and Mrs. Dan Roberts.
Miss Mary Jones visited her sister, ,
Miss Lula Jones, Sunday.
Quite a large crowd enjoyed a very
pleasant evening at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. R. J. Roberts, Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Dukes, of Glory,'
visited Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wall last
Sunday.
Mrs. W. T. Sirmans visited Mrs. Ar-.
thur Shaw, at Willacoochee, for the
week-end.
Miss Mattie Sutton is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Henry Mathis, of Nash
ville. 'S-
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Solomon visited
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Solo- '
mon, Sunday.
Mr. J. H. Goodman was called », ►
Nashville this week to visit his mot
er, who is very ill. .
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Many a weak woman Ay-wiyg
strong man easier than hert^on