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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 (Continued on page 2) 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. . *' Many a weak woman Ay-wiyg strong man easier than hert^on