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L,ocal and Personal.
The work of the cotton gin is
almost over.
Mr. Geo Meeks, of Chattel-ton,
was in town last Monday.
Judge W. P. Ward was in
Flcridi the last d >y or two.
a Mrs. \V. F. Sibbett has bee..
«iite sick for the past tin days.
Mftliss Flora McEwen, of Bash-
was in town shopping this
week.
Compare our cash prices will,
the credit prices and u will buy
of us. Makkey Trading Co.
Our old friend B. F. Summer
lin, of Willacoochee, was in town
this week.
Miss Minnie McCormick is
with her sister, Mrs. Johnson,
at Ocilla, this week.
The farmers of Coffee county
have all made good crops and are
happy and contented.
Mr. Yad Kirkland who was
shot some days ago by Mr. Rob
erts is said to be improving.
SparKs’ Shows were in town
early last Monday, and so was
John, Bettie and the baby.
Mrs. John Kirkland, after a
week’s visit in town has return
ed to her home at Kirklank.
Miss Lucy Anderson, of Kirk
land, a sister of Mrs. M. D.
Stevens is in town this week.
B sure and compare our prices
with what u r paying elsewhere.
Markey Trading Co.
Lige Tanner, who has been
visiting his parents in town has'
returned to his business at Pear
son.
Mr. Thomas Dent is pushing
the building of his mill over near
the fair grounds as rapidly as
possible,
This is the second week with
the new county officials, and they
are settling down to business in
good style.
fc Mr. B. F. Hayes has moved his
Tamily to the house on Ward
street, formerly occupied by J.
L. Johnson.
Some member of Mr. C. E.
Baker’s family was quite sick
Tuesday night, we learned over
the phone.
Ex-Ordinary Young was i n
town last Monday, and seems to
be in better health than when he
was in office.
Jacob Morgan, of Kirkland,
one of our old regular subscribers
that pay in advance, was in town
last Monday.
The new Board of County Com
missioners were on hand Mohday
straightening up affairs to make
a fair stare lor 1907.
When you have houses to rent,
land to sell, or want to swap or
trade, a few lines in this paper
will help you. Try it.
Hon. Elijah Paulk, of Willa
coochee, was in town Monday on
business. He is well known and
every body likes him.
Rev. W. D. Hammock and lady
a Baptist miniscor well known in
Southwest Georgia, are visiting
old friends in Douglas.
Mr. B. Mills, of Pearson, was
in town Monday. He doesn’t
come to town very often and we
came near not knowing him.
Mr. Turner, a nephew of Mr.
S. C. Brown, who lives in Jack
son county is in Douglas pros
pecting. He likes the town.
Sapp’s Pharmacy will be an up-
drug store, anything
pisually found in establishment
of this kind can be had there.
We don’t have 2 add on any
thing extra 2 pay for the other
fellow that don’t pay. U get
the benefit.
Markey Trading Co.
Mr. E. L. Tanner left for Rome,
Ga., last night to attend the an
nual meeting of the Directors of
the State Mutual Life Insurance
Co.
Mr. L. S. Guthrie, the Georgia
Tie Man, of Guysie was in town
Tuesday.
Half a car load of bar,annas
was sold in Douglas during the
past week.
Mr. J. S. Woods, of Kirkland,
was visiting relatives in town
this week.
About the only way a man can
cut down his living expenses is
to go to jail.
It’s surprising how fond of
people you can be if you are far
enough away from them.
Judge Rellihan will keep books
for B. Peterson and look after
the counties financial affairs too.
this year.
New Cash Store.
If u don’t believe we R “It,”
c our prices in our big advertise
ment. Markey Trading Co.
We hope the ordinance to sup
press the sling shot will be en
forced, and the new marshal is
expected to see that it is.
When you hear a woman des
cribe a reception to which she
was not invited you would think
it was a search for the north pole.
18 lbs best granulated %ugar
98 cents, everything else in pro
portion.
Markey Trading Co.
Mr. J. W. Burket, of Macon,
was in the city Tuesday. Pros
pectors for homes or business
may be seen in town almost any
day.
Shade trees are ornamental and
comfortable. If you have not
planted enough, now is a good
time to finish up. This is just a
reminder.
Parties taking the Enterprise
and want it sent to some other
office, will please state the name
of both offices.
Markey Trading Co. will in
future sell for cash down as you
go up, and cash up as you go
down, at “way down prices.”
Please phone any social or lo
cal news you may have to num
bers 44 or 23. Or see Miss Dollie
or your “Uncle Jim.” That’s
the mustard.
Mr. J. C. Deen, of Nichols,
spent Sunday in town with home
folks. John has accepted a posi
tion with the bank of Nichols
for the year.
Tanner & Lochridge, the lead
ing life insurance men of this
section offer such inducements
that you can not send money
away from home.
Mr. J. L. Johnson has moved
his family back to his farm home.
Rockingham, near Alma, has
sold his saw mill and will proba
bly farm this year.
Miss Lula Bailey, in charge of
the Ladies, Department at B. H.
Tanner & Son’s store is making
friends among the ladies and
(boys,) misses of the city.
W. L. Kirkland, tax collector,
was here all this week trying to
close up his books, and is pre
paring to issue executions against
all who have not come across.
Mr. J. J. Dußose, a former
citizen of Douglas, more recent
of Nichols, and his family, are
again residents of Douglas. Every
body to see them back.
Mr. John Corn, the popular
horse and mule trader, informs
us that he sold S2OOO worth of
mules one day recently. This
seems to us to be a good day’s
' work.
Even when a woman buys her
! husband a Christmas present with
his money she finds on that morn
ing some one else has been for
gotten and takes it away from
him to use on the other.
Mr. J. D. Lochridge and Mr.
Jesse Grantham spent last
Wednesday at Beach. Mr. Gran
tham has been appointed special
agent for the State Mutual Life
Insurance Co.
Mayor Dart was in Brunswick
this week on business. Since
his election as Mayor, with his
(large practice, he will have to
“dart” here and there in a hurry.
Eugene Merrier informes us
that he will be a candidate for
Justice of the Peace for 748th
Distiict, G. M. If he does, and
gets elected he’ll make a good
one.
Douglas sells more mules than
any other stock market in this
country. One to fifty sold here
every day. Where do they ail
go, and what do liiey do with
them ?
Miss Lillian Knoblcck, the pop
ular milliner at Mrs. Turrentine’s
has gone back to her home in
Macon, but will return to Douglas
this fall her friends will be glad
to learn.
Prof. Turnest has charge of
the band at Fitzgerald the People
says, and will give open air con
certs once a week. What is
Douglas going to do about the
Saturday evening music ?
The Willacoochee Sun announ
ces that Marvin Wilcox is with
McClure, Paulk & Co., of that
place. Marvin is a clever gentle
man and we are pleased to know
that he is not clean out of sight.
CITY AND FARM LOANS-
See Rogers & Heath, Douglas, Ga.
They negotiate City and Farm
loans without delay, at 6 per cent
interest. Dec, 1. tf
The man who imagines he is
going to be a sort of Chinese idol
when he is married generally
winds up by finding himself car
rying a milk bottle, the bird cage
and the cat when the family
travel.
It does seem that a man from
Fitzgerald would have more sense
than to come to Douglas and
peddle banannas on the streets.
The SSO fine he paid however will
cause him to remember in the
future.
I a nmor’s meat market is o: e
of ouc cleanest ar.d n ces estab
lishments of this kind we have
ever known. Grinding and stuff
ing sausages by electrici ;y is
something toward putting o n
city style.
We regret to learn that in the
falling of a scaffold at the New
M ithodist church last Thursday
eve ting, Foreman John Russell
had one of his arms huit. In
accidents of this kind he has been
unfortunate.
Berry Anderson, the deputy
sheriff, came into town Tuesday
morning leading some mules. We
thought, at first he had been off
some where stealing something,
but it was a case of foreclosure
on something.
Douglas can never hope to be
much of a competitive market
until the freight rates are made
uniform. As it now stands the
rates are in favor of the mer
chants in the other town.
Misses Rachel Goodyear, and
Pricilla Bass, who were visiting
her brother here last week, were
among those that enjoyed the
kindness of Prof. Hendricks at
the cane grinding last week. And
they expect to go again.
Mr. J. A. Carter, of Nichols,
was in town this week, and paid
up back subscriptions rubbed out
and started over. We heard some
time ago that he was dead and,
since he paid up so nicely, we are
glad to know it was a mistake.
Mrs. Georgia Jones, a devout
Christian lady of Waycross, is
dead. She was well known in
Douglas and Coffee county as a
member of Parker’s Class, and
a tireless worker in the Metho
dist church. She was 53 years
of age.
Dr. Carlisle’s L. &B- & Liver
Bills.
For Liver and Blood, Stomach
and Kidney. For sale by all
druggists.
Carlisle & Co, Macon, Ga.
Oct 13-3 mos.
; The Sparks Show that exhibited
l in this town last Monday, was
away yonder above the average.
We are not in the habit of puffing
traveling exhibitions of any kind
free gratis, but when anything
is deserving there is no harm in
saying so.
Mr. Rogers, a carpenter, and
an industrious man, when on his
feet, is, and has been ill for eight
or ten days, at his home just be
yond the residence of Judge
Briggs. He has a wife and two
children and may be in destitute
..ircumstances.
Rev. Banyan Davis organized
a branch of what is known as the
Progressive Union, in town last
week, with J. W. Quincey, Presi
k-nt J. W. Hendricks, Vice Presi
dent and W. T. Cottingham,
Secretary. Its object is literary
a Ivancement.
Douglas citizens do not make
anything by ordering goods from
Waycross, Fitzgerald and oth< r
places, because the prices are a
few cents less than in Douglas.
The cost of writing, express and
annoyance of waiting over bal
ances the difference.
The Miss Basses who visited
their brot ler during the holiday,
made many friends here who will
regret to have them return to
their homes. Douglas boys some
times capture visiting girls that
fall in love with Douglas and the
boy well, no matter now.
There are some open ditches
in Douglas that should be sewerd.
The one just beyond the Presby
terian church, for instance, a
menace to health and a regular
mosquito incubator. The chair
man of the health committee
should see about this matter be
fore the summer comes on.
Our old friend and subscriber,
J. W. Burch, who takes the pa
per at Pearson, came in last Tues
day and paid one year in advance.
He does not want his paper stop
ped, if he happens to drop a little
behind and it shall not he, for he
is an appreciated patron. We
'•ish we had thousanis as faith
ful.
Monday was a busy day in
Douglas. There was an unusual
large crowd of people here and
every one seemed to be inspired
with a belief that this was to be
one of Coffee county’s best years.
There is a good spirit that per
vades the atmosphere and a feel
ing of genial fellowship that
must bring beneficial results to
the many people of the county.
The State Life Insurance Co.,
has a few agents who wrote more
than a half million dollars worth
of business during the year 1906,
and has organized what they call
a half million dollar club. We
are glad to see that our friend,
Mr. J. D. Lochridge has enrolled
his name among these successful
writers.
Presiding Elder, Dr. J. B. Mc-
Gee was in town last Saturday
and Sunday. He preached at the
court house here Sunday morn
ing, and at night preached at
Broxton. He presided at church
conference Tuesday night, i n
Douglas. He expresses himself
as much pleased with this section
of the country.
Berry Anderson. D *n. Shm-iff
and Jailor recently appointed by
Sheriff Rieketson has arrived and
gone about the duties of the
office. The writer is well ac
quainted with Mr. Anderson and
does not think any mistake has
been made in his selection. An
article from the Waycross Jour
nal, in another, coltmn to-day,
enters more fully on the discuss
sion of Mr. Anderson’s ability
as an officer.
The Merchants and Farmers Bank,
at Nichols, was organized last Saturday
with the following officers: G. W.
Deen, President; J. A.-Davis, Vice-
President; John M. Lott, Sr., 2nd Vice-
President; F. G. Jones, Cashier: D.-
rectors: G. W. Deen, J. A. Davis,
John M. Lott, Sr., F. G. Jones, D. H.
M?eks, D. Kirkland. Daniel Hall, John
Roberts, J. W\ Prince, Q. Douglas and
J. L. Wilcox, Sr. The whole lag out
seems to lie composed of good, solid
business men, and the j rospects ought
i to be >. i ight.
Two Boards of Commissioners.
Coffee county occupies a rather
unique position in that it has two
distinct and seperate sets f
county Commissioners. The old
ones do not know how to turn
loose and the new ones do not
care to take hold until, they can
find out whether it is their duty
to enter on the duties of the
office. Both the old and the new
hold Commissions from the
Governor and the matter will
stand until the Governor and the
Attorney General can be “com
municated with.
The old board? composed of j
Messrs B. H. Tanner, J. W.
Roberts, J. S. Lott, Dennis Vick
ers and Daniel Newburn, has
been faithful and discharged their
duties as best they could, and
deserve the praise and no five
men in the county has the rood
of the county at heart more than
these men. We are sorry to see
them going out of office, but we
are glad that they are to be fol
lowed by five more who are able
and willing- to undertake to care
for the county’s interest for the
next two years. The new board
is composed of Messrs G. F. Mc-
Cranie, Eli Vickers, B. Mills,
Dan Lott and Joe Wilcox. They
will be fully awake to the best
interests of the county and do
everything that they can do for
the advancement and develop
ment of a greater Coffee county.
New Baptist Church and Pasto
rium,
The Building Committee of the
New Baptist Church has decided
to use artificial stone as material
for its construction. Plans and
specifications are now ready.
Mr. B. H. Tanner, has been ad
ded to the building committee
and the addition is a good one
for he is a whole team anywhere.
Geo. L. Markey, O. F. Deen
and the pastor have been made
a committee to prepare plans and
specefications for a pastorium,
! also to be built of artificial stone.
| .
The Sunbeams Return Thanks.
The members of the Sun Beam
; Band desire to express thanks to
> those who contributed last Sun-
I day morning to a fund to assist
them in the purchase of a com
munion service for the Baptist
, Church. They have been work
ing a good long time with this
end in view and rejoice now that
their efforts have been crowned
with success.
New Municipul Government.
The recently elected city gov
erement of Douglas for 1907 is
as follows:
Mayor—F. W. Dart.
Aldermen—F. L. Sweat, W. F.
Sibbett, Moses Friffin, W. M.
Denton. Melvin Tanner.
Clerk—Eugene Merrier.
Marshal—Frank Bailey.
Asistant Marshal—Henry Smith
These are all good men and the
prospect for Douglas is bright. I
A useful thing about the tele
phone is the way you can lie over
it without being seen how you
are blushing.
£>K. EfT)fI)ET V. BfILL,
SPFXIAUBT.
Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat and all Chronic di-eases.
Eyes tested and glasses propcrlv filled.
Best equipped office in South Georgia.
DR. EH MET V. BALL,
FITZGERALD, GA.
J9o You Waf)t fyloijey?
WE ARE MAKING FIVE YEAR LOANS ON IMPROVED FARM
LAUDS, PL.T CF THE LOAN TO BE PAID BACK EACH YEAR.
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 SI,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, LAWSON KELLEY,
Inspector. Attorney.
DOUGLAS, QA.
Brunswick to il.ivann .
j The people of ocorgi;, 1
specially those who are so .
j nateas to live on the rout' 1
■ the A. B. & \. R. R., are t
j lighted with the bright fulu, :
! that is being opened to our sta -.
1 and the town and so.-ti-ms ry-r
jedbythis great system. Th- •
j new Passenger steamsh'
j “Brunswick” left the clock
Brunswick last Tuesday for
maiden trip to Havanna. Ti
is the first passenger steam
that has left a Georgia port fo:
foreign port in thirty seven yea
the last being in 1:370. There
no system in the whole con:.:
that is doing so much to.
the development of the couiT
Douglas, at the inte -sectic i i
the A. B. & A. and the G. <k
is feeling the effect of this cl
velopment and the people he
are proud of the roads that a
make our town one of the b
and most desirable in many i
spects in the southern part o
Georgia.
Who knows but that in on
a few years that one may not
able to stop on an A. B. & ,
Train in Douglas and be in t
care of the same system a;
make a tour around the wh<
world. This is not impossib
and in this day of rapid and va
development, this very thii •
may happen.
Baptist Churrlt Officers-
The Baptist church, in conf<
ence on iast Wednesday nig .
elected the following officers 1 •
the year: Clerk of the Chure
Turner Brewer, Organist, Ivli
Davis; Asst Organist, Mrs. Ro:-
Trustees, W. C. Bryan, E. 1
Tanner, W. F. Sibbett, J. <
Brewer and G. L. Markey; ai 1
for the Sunday school, Prof. Ta
ner, Supt; J. L. Shelton,
Supt;E. L. Tanner, Sec and Tre- i
Prof. Tanner was also e!ect< l
Church Treasure.
THERE IS MORE IN THE MAM
THAN IN THE LAND.
Sidney Lanier, our great Georgia
poet, tells a pleasing and instructive
story of a man, who was always
grumbling about his land, and wmj,
after selling it and going West, found
upon his return that another had
taken that same land and made It a
thing of beauty with its crops of
fleecy cotton and waving corn.
It is not the grumbler and the lag
gard who wins in the battle of life,
but the diligent and progressive man
who proves himself a hero in the
strife und who lias the patience "to
labor and to wait,” knowing that to
persevering and intelligent toil tinal
victory is sure.
Many a man who starts with no
experience, but goes to work to care
fully learn from the experience of
others, making a diligent study of the
conditions that surround him and ad
justing himself to those conditions,
making use of scientific principles and
business methods, will attain a suc
cess which will put to the blush the
man who has farmed all his life with
out learning anything new or improv
ing in any way the condition of his
fields exhausted by the old methods
of farming that would produce good
results on virgin soil, but fail of de
sired results on that already worn out
by old time methods and antiquated
farm implements.