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Local and Personal.
January sth, 1907.
Mrs, Thomas Dent left for
Jacksonvill last Wednesday.
Hjh. F. L. Sweat returned
from Atlanta last Saturday night.
Lem and Fisher Dent were
among friends in town last week.
Postmaster Overstreet is again
at his office after several weeks’
• xfenry Quincey, of Irwinville,
was in town last Sunday and
Monday.
Mr. Wash Lott was in town
Sunday, on account of his fath
er’s illness.
The first number of the paper,
the first week and first month of
the New Year.
Mr. C. N. Fielding and lady
visited home folks over at Le
liaton last week.
Now, all the new county offi
cers are in harness. VVe wish
them a happy new year.
Mrs. Ben T ton, of Nichols,
is dead. Sh died Christmas
week f 1 om com nption.
Twenty-five cents is the price
of a small lock-box at the post
office-just half the old price.
Ben Fisher, who was hurt in a
runaway just before Christmas
is up and about all right again.
Seals Briggs, a former printer
boy in this office, returned to
Mercer, at Macon, last Wednes
day.
Judge J. W. Quincey made a
hurried business trip to Atlanta
last Friday returning Sunday
morning.
Mrs. Arthur Brooks left for
Atlanta, or some point in North
Georgia, on a visit to friends and
relatives.
John H. Sparks’ railroad shows
will exhibit in this place next
Monday. It is said to be better
than ever.
Clara and Priciila Bass t
of Irwinville, are on a visit to
t’ eir Brother, Mr. Coney Bass,
of this city.
Mrs. J. L. Johnson and family
returned from Rockingham, near
41ma, where they spent the holi
days last Monday.
Don’t bite off more than you
can chew—that is, don’t swear
off and lay off more for 1907 than
you can perform.
Miss Kate Harden, the accom
plished young lady at the Leader
store, spent Christmas with
friends at Hazlehurst.
Miss Lelia Meeks and Mr, A.
L. Ellis, of Nichols, were married
during the Christmas holidays,
Rev. 11. M. -Meeks officiating.
The cash in advance idea is a
good one for subscriptions, as
well as other contracts, but
good men always have good
credit.
Mr. B. J. Fei’guson, manager
of the Waycross Business College,
was in town last Monday on bus
iness connected with that Insti
tution.
School opened last Monday
morning with every teacher and
pupil in their places, feeling
better and looking brighter after
their holiday rest.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Denton
attended the marriage of Miss
Hogan and Mr. Ballard, at Ocilla
last Sunday. The bride is a
niece of Mrs. Denton.
Miss Martha o’Berry, who has
been visiting relatives and friends
kui this place during the holidays
Returned to her home in Pierce
county last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Porter en
tertained a large number of
young people in honor of Mrs.
Porter’s sister, Miss Chandler,
of Madison, Ga., last Friday.
J. I. Dixon, o:’ Ochlocknee, Ga,
was in town last Thursday. He
likes the town and may be induced
to come here to stay if we can
put up w'th him all th ? time.
Hfßev. J. C. Williams, Merritt
Meeks, and others of Nichols,
were in town last Wednesday,
and rolled up the register for
the Enterprise another year.
The merchants did a fine trade
during the holidays, some of
them are now taking stock for
the new year and things, as
usual after a storm, are very
quiet.
Eugene Merrier has resigned
as carrier on Rural Route No. 2,
and during the time that is re
quired to secure another man,
Johnnie Williams will act as sub
stitute.
The Enterprise regrets to learn
of the illness of Mr. and Mrs. D.
E. Ponton, who have been ill for
for some time with fever, and it
is pleased to hear they are con
valescence, and will soon be up
and about.
Dr. H. C. Whelchel, that prince
of clever gentlemen, has the
thanks of the Enterpiise force,
particularly the ladies, for a nice
sack of fruit, with the compli
ments of the season. All fines
have been remitted.
Lost—A signet pin, gold,
initial “D. D.” lost between
auditorium and Mrs. Hoke Davis,
on night January Ist, 1907. Find
er will leave same with
Miss Kate Harden.
The Farmers’ Union intends to
build a ware house at some slop
ping point in the county, and it
would be a good idea for Douglas
capitalists and merchants to see
that it is built in this place.
The farmers of this section, as
a general thing, are all clever,
industrious people, during the
year just closed have been pros
perous-made plenty to eat for
the present year and have some
money put away for a rainy day.
The Services at both the Meth
odist and the Baptist churches
were very interesting on last
Sundsy. Both Bros. Hill and
Kendrick preached excellent ser
mons and the congregations were
good at both places.
Among the new year’s resolu
tions of Mayor Lankford is, that
he will build a beautiful home
for himself and fair lady, (a little
girl for whom the vyriter has al
ways had the tenderest feeling
and respect,) during the year
1907.
Adolphus Relihan and several
other young men who came home!
for the holidays have returned j
to their respective places of era-1
ployment, the girls have done
the same and the town has taken
on its usual every day appear
ance.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wade cele
brated their "fin Wedding” on
the evening of the 20th of the
past month—had been married
ten years. Quite a number of j
friends were present, and Mr. j
Joe Brewer re-married the happy j
couple. They have our best!
wishes for a long, prosperous!
life, and plenty of tin, of the
right kind.
Mr. David Silverman, a noted
Violinist, who has given us some
fine recitals, has bought some
nice lots from Leader & Co.
Mr. M. Beeman, of New Vork,
has also bought some nice lots
from Mr. Leader. There are
several others who have bought
lots in Douglas during the last
few months that will soon be of
great value to our town and
county.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Rogers, of
Connecticut, are in the city and
have rooms at the Tanner Hotel.
Mrs. Rogers informs us that'she,
her husband and little girl have
been here a month, like the place,
! the people and climate very much
and would, perhaps, remain until
spring if they could secure a
comfortable little home. It does
seem that capitalists would build
a few nice houses to meet the
demands of people who come
1 among i s.
Mr. 11. Leader expects to do a
land-office business in the real
| estate business. He may if he
uses c ome advertising in the
Enterprise.
CITY AND FARM LOANS-
See Rogers & Heath, Douglas, Ga.
They negotiate City and Farm
loans without delay, at G per cent
interest. Dec, 1. ti
At Waycross last Tuesday the
corner stone for the new Y. M
C. A. building was laid with Ma
sonic ceremonies. The services
wore impressive.
The late legislature created a
court of Appeals which has been
organized and is now ready for
business, but it has no co. rt rto n
or house.
The Enterprise regrets to learn
of the illness of John M. Lott,
Sr. He is not feeling well, the
infirmities of old age hearing
heavily on his wasted strength
It is hoped he will soon be better,
however.
The ladies of the Methodist
church request the Enterprise to
return their thanks to the public
for the patronage recently ac
corded their Bazaar. Especial
thanks are due the ladies who
helped in making it a success.
Some considerable changes in
real estate have been made in the
past few days. A number of
lots have changed hands and Dr.
Bryan lias bought the old ware
house property near the depot
and will go into the warehouse
business.
There seems to be quite a scare
in our sister town of Broxtor.
Three people died there last Wed
nesday, and the report has
spread that it was Cerebro Spinal
Miningitis. A good deal of ex
citement prevails and quite a
number of people have left town.
Rev. Mr. Hill, of the Methodist
church, preached a sermon on
Masonary, at the court house
last Sunday,at 11 o’clock. Those
of the fraternity who had the
fortune to be present speak of it
as a masterly effort on that sub
ject.
Attention is called to the hand
some advertisement of B. Id.
Tanner & Son to be found in
another place to-day. This firm
is the first to announce ready for
business in 1907, hut others will
follow suit, in a few days. Sev
eral of them have spoken for
space.
Arrangements are now being
made in the Sibbett building for
Sapp’s Pharmacy, which will oc
cupy the store on the corner for
merly occupied by the Union
Pharmacy, and part of the Lead
er store. Leader still remains
in the building, the wall being
removed so that he takes in the
rooms formerly known as the
Bennett Clothing Store. John
Russeli has charge of the work
of arrangement and renovation
which insures its early comple
tion.
Perhaps the Homerville young
man will know when he serves
a term in the penilentiary that
it is a bad practice to draw
checks on a bank where there
is no money to pay them.
Work on the brick building
being put up by Mr. B. Peterson,
between the Douglas Supply Co.
and the livery stable, is progres
sing nicely,
Tom Watson’s good-bye to the
Old year is one of the finest
pieces of composition that we
have seen. Tom is a writer, all
right, if he isn’t right other
ways.
Capitalist John D. Rockefeller
predicts hard times for 1907. He
aays the attacks of the govern
ment on corporations and capital
ists caused them to squeeze their
money tighter, which, in effect
! tightens on the laborer.
I)r. Carlisle’s L. &IV & Liver
Pills.
For Liver and Blood, Stomach
and Kidney. For sale by all
druggists.
Carlisle & Co, Macon. Ga.
lOct 10-J-mos. .
! Change h. Ac!:*, i iistration . City
Atiairs*
On next Monday night the reins
of the City government will he
handed over to new hands. Col.
Lankford, who has made us a
good Mayor, will turn over his
part of the work to Judge Dart,
and there wilt be several changes
in the council. Col. Lankford has
made a good Mayor and the peo
ple would have been glad to have
him Mayor for another term, but
his business interests prevented
him from being a candidate for;
another term. Judge Dart, at
solicitation of his many fi lends
and in a mass meeting which i
unanimously endorsed him, hasj
agreed to serve the town another |
year.
There is no remuneration in the
off.,- and the man who acts as
Mayor, does it as a matter of ne
cessity, and we think that the
people of the town should com
mend Judge Dart for his sacrifice.
The next year wiil be the best
that the town has ever experienc
ed, and it is the duty of every
citizen to stand by the adminis- j
tration and do everything possi- j
ble to make the new year an
epoch in our Municipal life and
to make history that every citizen
of Douglas will be proud of for
all time. But not being editor j
of the paper will in no way dam
pen my ardtr and enthusiasm for
the success of the town and the
county.
W. C. Bryan.
Marry Hargrove killed by Young
John Groover Burch.
Over at Eastman last week,
Harry Hargrove, a young mar.
aged 22 years was instantly
killed on the streets of Eastman
by John Groover Burch, a young
man of the same age, a 38-cali
ber Smith & Wesson revolver be
ing used. Two shots were fired,
one taking effect in Hargrove’s
right lung, the other passing
through the heart. The shoot
ing was the result of a difficulty
originating at the ska t ng rink,
Butch being refused admission
by Hargrove, who was door
keeper, and took place on the
sidewalk of the most prominent
business street in the city.
Hargrove is the son of P. S.
Hargrove, former sheriff of
Dodge county. Burch is the
son of R. F. Burch, a prominent
planter near Eastman,
horrible Meath for Young Mother.
Mrs. Charles Eiiot a farmer’s
wife living near Washington, Ga..,
wrapped hep four children up to
protect them from the cold.
Then she wrapped the last quilt
in the house about her and laid
down by the wood fire.
While asleep the quilt caught
fire and the mother 'received
burns causing her death the
next day. The children were all
under five years of age and there
were no near neighbors. The
father returned home the next
morning to find the woman in a
dying condition.
Masonic Officers For 1907 Installed
Thursday of last week, at the
Masonic hall in Douglas, the
following new officers were in
stalled. most of the older ones
having been re-elected.
S. T. Thompson, Treasurer; T.
P. Wilcox, Secretary; Rev. L. A.
Hill, Chaplain; C.iaJie Pe erson
Junior Deacon; J. C. McCarty,
Junior Steward; J. A. Wade Tyler
The Installation services were
conducted b y Worthy Master
John M. Hall in an impressive
manner, after which Col. Lank
ford and Rev. Hill made short
addresses appropriate to the oc
asion, and interesting to the hear
ers, several ladies being present.
The new officers installed are
gentlemen of ability and will no
doubt discharge their respective
trusts.
Darien Gazette:- If the tax
dodger would stop his meanness
the tax rate in Georgia could be
cut in half. But the tax dodger
has no idea of quitting his mean
ness.
I ii.j.k Ward, John Smith, Harvey
Minchew, Willie Sibbett anil Roseoc
1 Enzor went buck to school this week.
I
'Mincuncsc ..w New Year.
In order to show how complete
is the telegraphic service of the
world, we publish the following
which was sent out last Monday:
Washington, Dec. 31. —Arrage-
ments have been made at the
observatory to flash America’s
New year greeting around the
world at midnight to-night. It
is estimated that the message will
complete the telegraphic circuit
of the world in about ten seconds’
time. The message will not only
travel 25,000 miles of the earth’s
circumference, but the (lash will
be relayed at each of the branch
stations so as to reach all lands
almost simultaneously. For about
half the distance 12,000 miles the
greeting will be carried by tele
graph cables of this country.
From here the message will go
to San Francisco thence to Hawaii
Wake Island, the Philippines,
Hong Kong, Singapore, Madras,
THE BEST SF THEM kli !
And Great Trained
Animal Exposition
Will Exhibit at
Douglas, Mon. Jan. 7,
Afternoon and Night.
Known Everywhere as the Highest Class Exhibition of the
Kind in America. Enlarged to Twice Its Former Size. Traveling
.in Its Own Special Train of Palatial Railway Cars.
A great company of Real Arenic Celebrities in a Mammoth Pro
gramme full of Snap, Novelty and Surprising Excellence.
A Strictly Modern Organization, Conducted on Clean and Re
spectable Principles for the Entertainment of Intelligent American
Citizens.
See the Gorgeous Street Parade at Noon, and the Big Free
Exhibtions at the Show Grounds Immediately after tin Parade.
19R Eii)il)ET V. BBLL,
SPECiALIST.
Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat and all Chronic diseases.
Lyes tested and glasses properly titled.
Best equipped office in South Georgia.
DR. EHMET V. BALL,
FITZGERALD, GA.
JDo YoU Want fyloi?ey?
WE ARE MAKING FIVE YEA 3 LOANS ON IMPROVED FARM
LANDS, PAhT OF THE LOAN TO BE PAID BACK EACH VEAR.
If your place is mortgages, why continue paying a high rate
ot interest? We can negotiate loans on first mortgage on
improved farms at 7 per cent on sums of SI,OOO, or over, and
at 8 per cent on sums less than -fI.OOO, payable in annual in
stallments. There is no commission charged on these loans.
If you want cheap money come to see us.
JAS. I. HATFIELD, LAWSOS KELLID,
Inspector. Attorney.
DOUGLAS, GA.
The Grand Commander.
Atlanta, Dec. 31. —Hon. Jc.nes
D Richardson of Tennessee, sov
ereign grand commander of tl
j 33rd degree Masons, came to At
lanta to-night to be present at
ithe administration of the four
teenth degree to twenty-two
candidates by the Hermes lodge
of Perfection.
Mr. Richardson, as head of
the oldest organization
ranks every other Mason in the
world. Besides witnessing the
administration of the fourteenth
degree, Mr. Richardson made an
inspection of the lodge. In
addition to Mr. Richardson, two
other 33rd degree Masons we:
present, Dr. R. J. Nunn of Sav
annah, and George Moore of
Mobile.
Bombay, Aden on the red sea,
Port Said, Gibraltar, Plymouth,
Nova Scotia, and back to this city
The birth of the New Year will
be indicated by means of an elec
tric light signal at exactly 12
o’clock to-night.