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Thursda.v, August 6. 1925.
SOUTHAMPTON GOES IN FOR THE DAIL DOZEN
Even the socially elect that frequent the exclusive sands of Southampton are not exempt
from the desire for physical well being. So they go in for the daily dozen on the beach
just the same as ordinary folk. Demonstratedby Misses Edna Allen, Helen Smith and
Ethel Reynolds, all of New York.
Weekly Broxton News Letter
By Mrs. B. M. Poer
Mrs. Emery of New Orleans, is
visiting her parents here, Mr. and
M)*s. Whatley.
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JlfLs. D. D. Newbern is Hostess.
Tuesday Mrs. Newbern had as her
spend the day guests Mr. and Mrs.
M. E. Vickers, Mr. and Mrs. Cleon
Vickers and son, Oswell, of New Or
leans, Mrs. W. T. Cottingham and
Mrs. T. P. Kirkland of Douglas,
Henry and Newbern Vickers.
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Missionary Society an
Interesting Meeting.
Monday afternoon at the Methodist
church met the Woman’s Missionary
SELL YOUR TOBACCO AT
Growers Warehouse
Douglas, Georgia
McLEAN & GEORGE, Proprietors
c
y
Growers is one of the oldest houses in the state
is entering its seventh successful year, we have
one of the best forces of experienced men to
handle your tobacco that can be gotten together
who know how to get you the top of the market
for every pile of tobacco sold on our floors.
Our house averaged for first two days this week
was $ 18.74-market average for same days
$18.43.^
We give our individual attention to every pile
of tobacco sold on our floors and you will find
us always leading in high prices.
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Growers Warehouse
McLEAN & GEORGE, Proprietors
Society. In addition to an interest
ing meeting presided over by Mrs.
A. R. Lewis. Eleven ladies from the
Auxiliary of the First Methodist
church of Fitzgerald were honor visit
ors. They brought information and
inspiration by telling of their worth
while social service work there and
other plans that prove successful
with them. After the program a so
cial hour was enjoyed during which
tea and sandwiches were served.
Among those from Fitzgerald were:
Mrs. Emery, Mrs. Perry, Mrs. W. L.
Waits, Mrs. Paulk, Mrs. Ella Jones,
Mrs. J. A, Jones, Mrs. Poland, Mrs.
Williams, Mrs. Phillips and others.
COFFEE COUNTY PROGRESS
Mr. Hilsman Gibbs returned to Mi
ami, Fla., Tuesday after a week’s
visit to home folks.
July Club Meets.
The Woman's Club met last Thurs
day in the club room. Mrs. E. L.
Bledsoe, president, presided over the |
business session. Many active re
ports made but the club relays to
some extent during the summer mon
ths. The nominating committee’s re
port was accepted and voted upon as
a whole, which was to elect the same
officers. Mrs. Milhollin, in a few
words, expressed appreciation in be
half of the club for the faithful ser
vice of the officers and pledged the
president the hearty cooperation of
the members. Miss Mary Campbell
Chambliss and Miss Ivella Kite de
lighted the club with several beauti
ftttly rendered piano solos.
The guests were served punch upm
arriving by Miss Kite. Later a de
licious salad course and iced tea were
served. The visitors were Mrs. M.
E. Vickers, Mrs. Emoiy of New Or-j
leans, Mrs. Cleon Vickers of New Or'
leans, and Mrs. P. J. Salter of Ar
lington. The hostesses to make the.
aiternoon so pleasant were: Mrs. J.
R. Lewis, Mrs. R. A. Davis, Mrs.
George Knowles and Mrs. R. L. Kite.
Farmers.
Broxton can cls4»m some as big, no
1. übt with a f««v exceptions, t bac
co farmers as »r f ,n the state. Mr.
Turner, near town, has sixty acres
planted in the we-a, runs five barns.
Mr. Tyler and Mr. Williams have
45 acres in toba<-‘t> and operate 5
barns.
Pegram, Stanton and Riley of Doug
las, have 5 barns near town; Mr. E.
L. Tanner has a big tobacco interest
near town in the Day settlement with
Mr. Frank Bacon and Mr. Harris of
North Carolina as demonstrators.
At Pridgen, Mr. J. L. Sapp and Mr.
E. C. Venters run five barns.
Many others among whom are: Mr.
Coles, Mr. Atkinson, Mr. Crowe, Mr.
N. McCollum and Mr. Creech. Also
Mr. John Roddenberry, Mr. John Mc-
Collum, Mr. John Dockery, Mr. Jesse
Newbern, Mr. F* nry Vickers, Mr.
Goss and Mr. Leonard Dockery. The
pay roll through here for such is
near SIOOO per week. The effect’s
are being realized.
Mr. G. N. Thompson near town has
already ginned 5 bales.
Little B. B. Wooten Hurt.
Thursday, B B Wooten, Jr. 4 year old
was up ih a china tree when he
caught to a dead limb, which broke.
In falling he hit on his head, a mira
cle his neck was not broken. He
was painfully hurt but much improv
ed and left Monday with his mother
for the Carolinas.
Mr. R. A. Davis spent Sunday in
Cordele.
Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Giddens and
children spent Wednesday in Adel.
Tobacco Barn Burns.
Tuesday night about 12:30 one of
the barns full of the best cured to
bacco was burned on Mr. C. A. Tyler’s
farm. A new barn, no insurance.
The loss, of course, is several hun
dred dollars.
Peanut Boiling.
Messrs Alva and Carlos Thompson
will entertain their young friends
Tuesday night at a peanut boiling a*
their surburban home.
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Many from Broxton saw The Ten
Commandments last week and vere
favorably impressed. It is Poped it
■was a financial success to the man
agers for it seems they strive hard
to benefit and please the public with
good pictures.
Several girls from Broxton are
preparing to enter the A. & M.
school at Douglas in September.
Among the number will be Leman
Tyler, Mary Campbell Chambliss,
Arlo Pridgen, Muriel Dukes, Dora
Mae Smith, Frances Goss.
Miss Annie Corrine Lewis has ac
pected a position at the City Drug
Store.
An Appreciation.
Rev. T. F. Drake has been a mem
ber of the South Georgia Conference
twenty-eight years. Eight of these
years have been spdnt in Broxton,
four at a time, however. The ap
proaching conference in Macon in
November will close his 2nd four year
terms here and he will be sent else
where. During these twenty-eight
years he has never had a vacation.
If any church is due a pastor and his
wife a rest, Broxton Methodist church
is due this faithful couple one. This
was consented to by his congregation
last Sunday morning and a neat purse
made up to defray expenses. They
will attend Indian Spring camp meet
ing, which is from Aug. 6th to 16th.
Mrs. D. J. Salter returned to Ar
lington Sunday after spending a week
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. M.
Peer.
Miss Annie Corrine Lewis returned
Saturday from an extended visit to
Graymont, Summitt, and Millen.
Mr.s B. B. Wooten, little Alva and
B. B. Jr., left Monday on a lengthy
visit to relatives in North and South
Carolina.
M iss Eunice Martin returned Fri
day from several weeks visit through
out Florida.
Mrs. G. W. Burke returned Mon
day from Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Cleon Vickers ar.d
S' n Oswell of New Orleans are visit-
ing Mr. and Mrs, M. E. Vickers and
other relatives here and Douglas, i
Mr. Albert Giddens and Mr. Brant-!
ley q{ Nashville, Ga., were dinner!
guests Sunday of Dr. and Mrs. C. C. j
Giddens.
Mr. Barney Brinson spent the week
end with home folks in Valdosta.
Jesse Newbern spent Monday
in D ugL-s.
Mr. W. K. Giddens is visiting his
children in Adel.
Mrs. J. W. Stalnaker, Sr., returned
last Friday from a visit with her
children at Kissimmee and Haines
City, Fla.
Rev. R. O. Martin spent Tuesday
on business in Baxley.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Milhollin and
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Jordan attended
the tobacco sales in Douglas Tuesday
A. M.
Little Louise Arnold left to visit j
relatives in Rome before entering]
school in Atlanta. She has been visit
ing her father, Mr. Arnold, the barber
here.
Mr. J. B. Jordan, Mr. I. C. Register,
Mr. I. W. Peeples and Alfred Regis
ter of the Jordan Lightning Rod Co.,
spent the week end here with their
families.
Mrs. C. C. Giddens and children,
Charles, John Bray, Frances and Wil
liam returned from Hendersonville
Friday. They were met in At
lanta by Dr. Giddens.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Gerard and chil
dren returned recently from Dah
lonega, where they visited relatives
several weeks.
Mr. C. J. Traynham left for his
new position in Kissimmee, Fla., last
Friday. Best wishes of a host of
friends are extended him. He will
move his family later.
Mr. Fred Veazey is visiting his
brother, Lonnie Sanford, Fla.
Mr. H. E. Bell of Baxley spent last
Friday with his sister, Mrs. C. J.
Traynham.
Mrs. William Turner is quite sick
with tonsilitis at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson, of
Ambrose. "*■
Mr. C. W. Webster of Ambrose,
also Mr. Perry attended services at
the Methodist church Sunday and
were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
J. E. Lott.
Miss Mary "-Campbell Chambliss
was the guest Monday of her sister,
Mrs. Leonard Christopher of Douglas.
Walter, Carl, and Hugh Palmer of
Denton, remembered as the sons of
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Palmer, are visit
ing relatives here this week.
Misses Arline and Helen Vickers of
Douglas spent last Friday with their
grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Mashburn.
Mrs. B. M. Poer is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. D. J. Salter, of Ar
lington.
Mrs. C. A. Tyler, Mr. Earl Tyler,
Miss Leman Tyler and Helen Tyler
are visiting relatives in West Point.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Alderman and
baby and Miss Mittie Wooten of
Douglas, were calling on friends in
town Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Lewis, Misses
Virginia and Carolina expect to mo-
For Sale—
-10 Room House fully equipped, barn, car d
house, sugar house, kittle and cain mill, 10 '
trees.
. nents in almost
6 Room House, 30 bearing pecan treelike relief —in
out houses, 16 acres fram land, divided ant? adjustments
ditched, cross fences, in fine state of cultivatioways positive.
i may mean a
Also some negro property, now pari
wil sell all or part, to suit customer. /
I have the goods—You have the price. r\
L>. L.
Respectfullv,
tor
J. F. OVERSTREEoouGLAf
DOUGLAS, GEORGIA
tor to Ellaville Sunday. Mrs. Lewjs
and daughters will remain a week
with her parent- 1 , Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liams.
Mr. and Mrs. ,T. H. Milhollin and
children will leave Thursday for Daw
sonvilie, Ga., to spent the month of
August there at their summer home.
Births.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Dockery an
nounce W. L. Jr., at their home.
Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Dykes announce
a baby at their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris announce the
birth of a little boy who died and
was burred at Willacoochee last Thurs
day,
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that there
will be introduced at the 1925 ses
sion of the General Assembly of
Georgia, a local bill to he entitled:
“An Act to amend an Act approved
August lGth, 1920, as amended by an
Act approved August 15th, 1922, in
corporating the City of Nicholls in
Coffee County, Georgia, providing for
the establishment of a system of pub
lie schools in said City, incorporat
ing the Nicholls Board of Education,
defining its powers, limitations and
duties, and for other purposes, so as
to provide, under certain circumstan
ces for the abolition of said public
school system of City of Nicholls,
and of Nicholls Board of Education*
and for the disposition of any prop
erty and effects in custody of said
Board of Education, and for other
purposes.
This the 7th day of July, 1925.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that there
will be introduced at the 1925 ses
sion of the General Assmbly of Geor
gia, a local bill entitled: An Act to
authorize the Mayor and Council of
City of Nicholls, Georgia to call an *
election at such time or times as may
be desired, to submit to the qualified
voters of said City the question of
exempting from taxation certain
properties as are mentioned in Arti
cle 7, Section 2, Paragraph 2 of the
Constitution of the State of Georgia,
to provide who shell vote in said
election, how the ballot shall be pre
pared, and counted, and how the re
sults shall be declared, and to com
ply with all other requirement of the
Constitution of this State as set
forth in Article, Section and Para
graph above referred to, and for oth
er purposes.
This the 7th day of July, 1925.
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NOTICE
Notice is given that there will be
introduced at the 1925 session of the
General Assembly of Georgia a local
bill to be entitled: “An Act to create
an incorporated school district in Cof
fee County, Georgia to embrace the
City of Nicholls and territory con
tinguous thereto, the same to be
known as the Nicholls School Dis
trict; to define the boundaries of said
district; to create a Board of Trus
tees therein; to define the powers,
duties and limitations of said Board
of Trustees; to provide for the elec
tion of their successors; to provide
for the establishment, maintenance,
management, regulation and control
of the schools in said district; to pro
vide for the assessments, levy and
collection of taxes for the support of
such schools, and for other purposes.
This the 7th day of July, 1925.