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Thursday, October 23, 1924.
News Of Past Week From Broxton And Vicinity
The Bridge-Builder
•An old men going a lone highway
I'ame at the evening cold and gray
To a chasm vast and deep and wide.
The old man crossed in the twlight
dim,
The sullen stream had no fear for him
But he turned when safe on the
other side
And built a bridge to span the tide.
“Old man,” said a fellow pilgrim near,
“You are wasting your time with
building here;
You never again will cross this way.
You’ve crossed the chasm deep and
wide,
Why build you this bridge at evening
tide?
The builder lifted his old grey
head.
“Good friend, in the path I have
come,” he said,
"There followeth after me to-day
A youth whose feet must pass this
k way ’
Bfhis chasm which was naught to me
To that fair-haired youth may a pit
fall be.
He, too, must come in the twlight
dim.
Good friend, I am building this bridge
for him.
Mr. J. S. Cowart of Arlington and
Mr. C. iL. Patterson of Douglas were
in town on business last Thursday.
Mr. Geo. T. Knowles spent the week
end in Moultrie and bringing his wife
and little daughter home Sunday who
had been visiting for two weeks her
sister, Mrs. Hall of Moultrie.
Misses Ada Morrison and Annie
Lee Register who teacher at Wares
boro spent the week-end at home
with their parents.
Mr. Henry Wright spent Sunday in
fc’oi dele.
Misses Pearl Bagwell and Flora
Smith returned Monday from Pearson
where they visited Miss Lilia Mae
Bagwell for several days.
Mrs. Elizabeth Newbern of Fitz
gerald is visiting hre daughter, Mrs.
H .V. Johnson.
Mr. C. J. Traynham and little son
Alva also Mr. Tom Thurmond are
prospecting in Fla., Winter Green is
one of the objective points.
Mrs. J. E. Lott spent the week-end
with her sister, Mass Myrtice Mae
Curry in Moultrie.
Miss Eunice Day who teaches at
Sears School spent the week-end with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Llem Day.
Mrs. Chas. M. Jackson and Mrs. D.
D.-Newbern and little Dan temporari
ly of Douglas spent Wednesday and
Thursday of last week in Broxton.
Miss Blanche McDaniel of Valdosta
also Mr. and Mrs. Ben Stalby of Val
their parentsdosta were visiting the
dosta were visiting the past week end
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. McDonald.
Mrs. J. W. Stalnacker returned last
Thursday from Edgeville. S. C.
Mr. and M!rs. J. T. Shedd of Val
dosta visited their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. D. E. Sullivan the past week
end. •
• 'Miss Mary Strickland and Miss
Ivella Kite of the A. & M. School of
Douglas were over Monday ofternoon.
Mrs. .T. E. Lott spent the week-end
with her sister, Miss Myrtice Mae.
Curry of Moultrie.
Mr. J. X. Bray and Mr. C. W. Bray
of Valdosta spent Sunday in town.
Mr. and Mrs. .1. C. E. Connell and
little Maxine spent Sunday in Sparks
with relatives.
• Mr. and Mrs, John Clark of Jack
sonville, Ga., are in town Tuesday
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. B.
R. Leggett.
Mrs. E. S. Cotton of Douglas has
heen the guest for a week of Mrs. R.
A. Greer.
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Wooten and
little sons, Alva and B. B. Jr., were
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Wooten of Doug}as.
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Mr. T. E. Walden of Waycross was
the guest some days last week o' Mr. 1
urd M rs. .J. W Kenedy.
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f.'-Mr and Mrs. Archie Stone and
18-tle daughter Mary/.Cecil.sl Greens?]
EDITED BY MRS. B, M. POER.
boro, N. C., arrived Tuesday to visit
their mother, Mrs. C. N. Gibbs and
other relatives.
Mr. T. A. Judge and daughter.
Miss Ida Gene spent last Sunday with
relatives in Tifton and Ashburn.
Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Giddens and
children spent last Sunday in Mill
town.
A card from Mrs. J. G. Regan of
Inverness, Fla., states they are happi
ly situated aqd doing fine.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Shedd of Val
dosta visited their parents, Mr. and
Mirs. D. E. Sullivan last Saturday and
Sunday, also Mr. T. A. Davis, brother
of Mrs. D. E. Sullivan.
Mr. John Ferguson of Coca, Fla.,
was the recent guest of Miss Eula
Turner.
Mr. W. K. Giddens and Charles and
John Bray Giddens an Milton Leggett
attended the foot ball game in Doug
las Monday afternoon.
Mr. Dave Cannon of Vienna spent
the week-end with his family.
Those visiting Macon last week
were Messrs. George Burke, Willie
Wright, Lonnie Veazy, Earnest Veazy,
Boyce Thurmond, Carl Thurmond and
J. W. Oquinn.
Mr. W. D. Key of Atlanta was a
visitor of Dr. Giddens family recently
Mr. also Mr. Duster of the Ladson
Lumber Co., of Moultrie.
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Messrs. Lauren Poer, Fred Veazy
and Snider Kennedy attended the ball
game in Douglas Monday afternoon.
Prof. Henry an Mr. and Mrs. Gra
ham of Douglas were Sunday after
noon visitors of Misses Duncan and
McMehan.
Mrs. I. T. Graham and little sons,
Frank and J. L. are visiting her broth
er of Orlando, Fla.
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The friends here of Mr. Milton
Campbell wlil be interested to know
he is pleasantly situated in a bank in
Titusville, Fla.
Mr. A. H. Brown is visiting his
brother in Douglas.
Mr. J. H. Milhollin and perhaps
others of the Masonic Lodge here will
attend the Grand Lodge in Macon
October 27-28.
Mrs. Herring of Waycross is visit
ing her son, Mr. Munroe Mullis.
The parade last Friday night by
the K. K. K’s was spectacu'ar. Ti e
many many cars parked on R R.
street, the parade of the robed Klans
men with the red lights, the fire
works and the speaking was impres
sive and witnesed by a large crowd.
We are glad Broxton can boast, too.
that she has -some men that have
planted one acre for the Lord and
have had their faith strengthened by
the experience. Perhaps, we can
gather more facts later and tell about
it, thereby inducing others to do
likewise.
Messrs. A. R. Lewis, Jesse Newbern
Ben Whatley, F. F. Preston of Doug
las formed a fishing party out on the
Ocmulgee river last Thursday night.,
The A. & M. Scrub team of Doug
las will play foot ball with Bi’oxton
this afternoon on the Douglas Dia
mond.
Mr. and Mrs. John Jlockerv and
little bahy of Waycross and Mr. and
Mrs. Wesley Walker were week-end
guests of their parents. Mr. and Mrs
Elisha Lott.
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Mrs. Lige Tison of Cordele is visit
ing he son. Mr. Geo. Tison.
IJt'le Jewell Dockery snent a week
in Waycross with her brother, Mi
ami Mrs. William Dockery.
Dr. C. C. Guldens met Mr. J. N.
Rrav of Valdosta in Waycyoss Wed
nesday on business.
T v e many friends of Mr. O. A,
Dukes are glad to see him at his ae,
customed place of business after his
recent illness.
M>'«. Chas. M. Jackson and Mrs. D
D. Newborn spent Tuesday in town.
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THE COFFEE COUNTY PROGRESS
is making her home with her sister,
Mrs. T\.m McCollum, and Mir. Ingram
travels.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Moore were
week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. R.
Moore of Douglas.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, Alderman and
little Lewis Jr., alsq Miss Marie
Wooten and Mr. Alderman were visit
ers of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Tyler
Sunday afternoon.
Ever so many from Broxton saw
“Little Old New York” and described
it as being the sweetest and cleanest
picture they had ever seen.
Mrs. B. M. Poer spent Monday in
Atlanta.
Bennie Mashburn shows no im
provement but weaking. The many
friends of his Grandparents sympa
thize with them in this sad experi
ence, they are going through with.
The announcement of a little boy
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
King of Douglas is of interest here
also Mrs. King, as Miss Marie Pres
ton having visited here as the guest
of her brother and sister, Mr. and
Mrs. F. F. Preston, when they were
citizens of our town and frequently
visited here since.
Also the announcement of a little
son at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Watkins of Hawkensville carries
pleasant memories. Mrs. Watkins
was formerly Miss Fannie Jewell
Gardner, daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
T. C. Gardner, a beloved Methodist
pastor here some years past.
A card from Mr. and Mrs. P. M.
England leaves them well pleased
with Haines City, Fla.
The news of the death of Ensign
Merritt Flanders of Ocilla formerly
but killed October 16th in an Aero
plane accident in San Diego, Cal.,
carries an interest here too. His
grandfather was Methodist pastor
here for four years, some years back,
and his father was a young boy here.
The uncle Cape Roddenberry house
was the parsonage then. He is close
ly related to our late Presiding Elder
Rev. J. C. Flanders also. His father
at present is editor of the Ocilla Star,
Many editors and others present at
the State Editors convention in Way
cross last July will remember how
sweetly end touchingly voung Ensign
Flanders mother sang “Sweet Gene
vieve’”. They have many friends over
the state who will mingle their tears
with them in the saddest hours of their
lives.
Little Eric Moore had a slight op
eration at the Douglas hospital last
Saturday.
Mrs. E. L. Moore, Miss Lena Rain
bow’, Miss Josephine Chambliss, and
Mis Mary Campbell Chambliss were
in Douglas Tuesday afternoon.
Invitations to the Dorminy-Masseo
w’edding have been received in the city
and many will attend from here.
Greer Ricketson is able to attend
school.
Betty Leggett is on the sick list.
Mrs. E. L. Bledsoe, Mrs. C. A.
Poer, Mrs. Jesse Ne’wbern and Mrs.
E. L. Moore are club hostesses this
month and will entertain the dub
Thursday afternoon at the ciub room
at 3:30 p. m.
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Mr. Thomas Overstreet, P. 0. ex
aminer was inspecting the posrnffide
here last Thursday.
Col F. W. Dart of Douglas was in
town Tuesday.
Rev R. O. Martin preached at Pear
son his regular appointment last Sun -
day. Eev. T. F. Drake filling the
pulpit both morning and night at the
Me hodist church here, the Senior
choir furnishing special music at the
morning service and the junior choir
at the evening service.
Many of the Broxton men are at
tending court in Douglas.
Judge Eve, Solicitor Spenc<* arc
Mr. E. D. Douglas of the Dmitri#*,
court took dinner Wednesday wi h
Mr. J. H. Milhollin. \ :
Broxton has watched wPh interest the
Clemsor. College “Walkout” Ea-’l
Tylet bepu? .there. lie ha.}- stood ,\y
the College and says he values his
education more than these small
grievances. His many Broxton friends
are proud of this spirit in him and
knowing the boy were not surprised
at his decision.
Douglas Group Meeting.
The fourth and last meeting for the
year of Douglas group of Waycro-s
District will be held in Douglas Meth
odist church, November 3rd, 1:30 p.
m. A splendid program is under way.
Representatives from Alma, Nicholls,
Pearson, New Providence and Brox
ton Auxiliaries are expected to join
the Douglas Auxiliary in making the
first day of week of Prayer a telling
one. We must begin on time a$ it
is half day session. Mrs. T. J. Darl
ing and others of Waycross are slated
to attend.
Little Miss Nola Newborns
10th Birthday.
Last Monday afternoon at the
suburban home of her parent*, Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse Newborn, little Nola
Claude passed herloth birthday with
the gathering of her Sunday School
Class friends. About fifteen were
present. They enjoyed chilish games
romping and playing. Punch, home
made candies, gelatine and cake were
served by Mrs. Newbern assisted, by
Mrs. C. A. Poer.
Rainbow-Chernoff
Mr. William Rainbow, of Broxton,
announces the engagement of his
daughter, Lena, to Mr . Ben H.
Chernoff, of Douglas formerly of
Savannah, the date of the wedding to
be announced later.
The abotfe announcement is of in
terest to every one here. The bride
elect Miss Rainbow has lived here
practically all her life. She is loved
and admired by every one with whom
she comes in contact. Her cordial and
gracious .manner and many beautiful
and unselfish traits of character
places her as one of the most charm
ing young women.
Mrs. W. M. Cook is on the sick
list. f
Dayton Ohio Sad Occurence
Is' Shoek To This Section.
The following taken from the Day
ton News explains itself. The Mr.
William Moore, was known, reared
and loved here as Earnest Moore,
Grandson of Aunt Mary Lott, his
mother being Miss Margaret Lott,
who died several years ago. We also
give extracts from a letter written by
Earnest’s father, Mr. Ead Moore, a
day or two before his son died. They
having so many relatives in South
Georgia who will be so interested.
The letter is written to Aunt Mary
Lott:-
Dayton, Ohio,
10,18,24.
Dear Mother:
I am ehclosing clipping of the sad
accident. It is too horrible to write,
wifi have to wait and tell you when
I see you again. Earnest has a
slender chance for recovery', but age
and vitality are in his favor. If he
can pull through one more day there
is hope for his recovery.
We buried Margarett yesterday.
Such a coincidence. His ((Earnest*
mother, named Margarett and burned
to death at age of 30. His wife
named Margarett and burned to death
at age of 28. It surely seems is
our enemy. Earnest does not know
Margarett is gone and we can’t tel!
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LADIES OF DOUGLAS
. Our coal makes warm fires and warm friends.
When in need of good coal or dry wood, phone 150.
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him until he gets stronger. He has
four sweet children, three boys and
one girl.
Two more devoted companions you
never saw, each lived for the other.
Earnest fought a desperate fight but
a loosing game.
He made the complete sacrifice and
then begged them to treat Margaret!
first and let him wait. They won the
admiration of all Dayton in their
heroic fight. He is now making a
desperate fight for life. I pray he
may win for his children need him so
badly. His face is not disfigured.
His wife was one of the best women
I ever knew. She gave her life for
others. Will write you daily.
From your son,
4 E. B. Moore.
A message received Monday stated
Earnest died Sunday night, October
19th. Mrs. Fred Glass of New Hill,
N. C., who was stated in these columns
last week as to visit Mrs. C. A. Poer,
her aunt, this week is Earnest’s
Sister. Her visit is postponed.
Mother Of Four Is Victim Of
Gasolin Explosion In Home.
Husband' burned in vain effort to
Rescue Wife.
William Moore, 32, living near
Miller’s Ford, was reported dying
Wednesday in St. Elizabeth hos
pital from burns received in a futile
effort to rescue his wife, Margaret,,
27, from flames caused by a gasoline
explosion on the porch of their home.
Mrs. Margaret Moore, 27, mother
of four children, is dead and her hus
band, William E. Moore, 32, was re
ported to be dying in St. Elizabeth
hospital Wednesday suffering which
sustained in an effort to .save his
wife’s life after she was engufled in
flames, following a gasoline explo
sion Tuesday night in their home, R.
R. No. 11.
The explosion occured at 7 o’clock
when Moore, carrying a lighted lan
tern, walked too near a gasoline tank
his wife was filling .She had taken
from a stove and was filling it on an
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enclosed porch.
Gasoline in a five-gallon can from
which Mrs. Moore was obtaining the
supply, ignited, and the woman’s
clothing caught fire in the explosion
which followed. Moore had reached
the interior of the dwelling when the
blast (occured.
He tried to extinguish the flames
which enveloped his wife, but i.i
pain and terrior she jerked away from
him and ran to the home of Elmer
Snyder, a neighbor nearby.
Moore pursued, his own clothing
afire. Snyder and other persons
fought desperately to extinguish the
flames which were virtually burning
the man and his wife alive.
And before the neighbors could
extinguish the fire, every inch of
clothing the couple was wearing is
said to have been ablaze. Their
hair was burned from their heads
and their bodies were seared.
Mrs. Moore died at 1:20 o’clock
Wednesday morning and her bus
hand is said to be fatally burned.
Attendants at the hospital say he has
little chance of recovering.
Members of the police ambulance
crew which took the injured couple
to the hospital said that their flesh
fell from their bodies when an attempt
was made to remove the charred
clothing.
i Betty, a three-year-old daughter
is reported to have been standing near
her mother when the gasoline can
exploded in Mrs. Moore’s hands. She
fled to the front part of the house.
William, Jr., 6, took his baby brother,
John, 5 months old, and ran from the
house.
The four motherless children were
given refuge in the home of their
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Miller, 1124 Cincinnati st., and were
being cared for by them Wednesday.
The Moore residence was slightly
damaged by the explosion, The
house is situated on the Miller’s
Ford road, which is an extension of
Cincinnati st., and is near the Miller’s
Ford plant of the Dayton Power and
Light Co.