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VOL. 17, NO. 42.
Douglas Baptist Church Notes.
DY ALEXIS D. KENDRICK, Pastor.
The Revival Services are grow-
Mg in interest and number.
Some new members have been
added to the church during the
meeting which is in progress.
The Cable Piano Co, has very
kindly loaned the church one of
their sweet toned and handsome
pianos during the meeting, and
the organ and the piano add con
siderably to the meeting.
Rev. H. C. Buchholtz, arrived
Sunday afternoon and preached
a strong and forceful sermon to
a large and interested congrega
tion Sunday night.
Daily at 3 and 7 P. M. Brothei
Buchholtz will preach during this
and next week. The day services
last only one hour.
Miss Allie McCormick, has
been added to the chore of Sun
day School Teachers, and will
begin teaching Sunday. This
makes the fourth class added
since last October. The growth
of the school has necesitated these
additional teachers. At present
there are eleven classes and as
soon as we can secure the right
teacher, the twelveth class will
be organized. The school has
two hundred and twenty five en
rolled, and the average attend
ance is about one hundred and
fifty.
Sunday at. 3 P. M. after a brief
Sunday School exercise Brother
Buchholtz will conduct a special
service; we are especially anxious
to have every Sunday School
scholar present. This service is
an important one and we urge
our people especially to be present
At the Presbyterian Church,
at4;ls P. M., Sunday, Rev. Mr.
' Birchholtz, will speak to men
only. Come and bring some
other man with you.
Sparks From the Evangelistic
Anvil of H. C. Buchholtz.
Get right with God.
Nothing is superior to the sug
gestions of the 51st Psalm on
How to get Right With God.
The pointing out of others
faults ‘will not make your own
faults less any more than the
blotting out of ancthers’ sun will
cause your oven to shine the
more.
I had rather have a chtrch of
fifteen members “Right With
God” than of fifteen hundred at
whose religion the world will
scoff.
“One way to get right with
God” is to cease serving others
stone pudding and criticism
sauce and while drinking soda
water to stop talking vitriol
It is one thing to say that God
is with you, but another for you
to be with God. The crucial
question is not is God on my
side, but am “I on the side of
God,” with Him in his plans,
His purposes, His will and life.
An Editor’s Experience.
An Indiana editor, who has
taken time despite his heavy
duties a medler of public opin
ion, to keep track of his material
and mental progress during the
year, offers the following sum
mary of his gains and losses: been
broke, 300 times; had money 65;
praised by the public 6; damned
by the public, 18-1; asked to drink,
IS; ■'HjfuseuT 0; missed prayer
meeting, 52; been roasted, 431;
roasted others, 52; washed the
office towel, 3; mised my meals,
0; taken for a capitalist, 0; taken
for a preacher, 11; found money,
0; taken baths. 6; delinquent sub
scribers paid, 27; did not pay,
436; pain in conscience, 0; got
whipped 0; whipped other fellows
8; cash on hand at the beginning
of the year, $1.47; cash on hand
at present, 67 cents.
The Douglas Enterprise-
CAPTURED IN CLINCH COUNTY
And Taken to Lake City For
Identification.
Voldosta, Ga., Feb. 23. —Jus-
tice of the Peace G. C. Register
passed through here last night
on his way from Edith to Lake
City, Fla., carrying with him an
old man supposed to be one of
the men who recently blew open
the safe of the Georgia Southern
depot and stole S2OO.
The old man denied that he
was implicated in the robbery,
though he is said to have admit
ted that he was present and saw
it committed. He says the man
who did it went on further down
in Florida. The old man was in
jail at Lake City on a charge of
picking pockets, but was released
for lack of evidence to convict.
After his release he was seen in
some of the negro quarters there,
and when the safe w r as robbed
suspicion was pointed to him and
efforts were made to catch him.
Discriptions of him w T ere sent
out and he was picked up by the
lynx-eyed guardian of the law at
Edith, a small station on the
edge of the Okeefinokee swamp.
The Tanner Hercantile Co.
Mr. Wallace, of the Tanner
Mercantile Company has learned
that success of this firm depends
on advertising, and that the
porper medium through which
to reach the people is through
this paper. Handbills and dodg
ers are good, but they can’t reach
the remote corners where Uncle
Sam’s mail delivers the Enter
prise to people that come to town
weekly or monthly, to trade.
They trade, too, when they come,
Wallace has found this out, and
sends them weekly invitations to
come and do business with the
Tanner Mercantile Company.
See the advertisement —all roads
lead to the Tanner Mercantile
Company’s Department Store.
The Gilpin-Mcßonald Case.
Lyons, Ga. Feb. 27. —The trial
of W. T. Gilpin for the murder
of Col. McDonald w r as begun in
the Toombs Superior court to-day.
The case was called at 2 o’clock
and by 3:30 o’clock a jury had
been secured, as follows: W. D.
DeLoach, R. L. Currie, Wiley
Shary, J. A. McSwain, C. A.
Rogers, J. L. Anderson, W. S.
Morris, Peter Clifton, T. B. Den
mark, J. L. Sutton, L. L. Mc-
Gregor, P. H. Banks.
The case is one of wide interest.
The man killed was pa rominent
attorney and business man. The
array of legal talent on each side
is strong.
The defense is represented by
Jones & Sparks of Lyons, Saffold
& Larsen of Swainsboro and
Coward & Oxford of Lyons. It
is understood that John R. Cooper
of Macon is also to represent the
prisoner.
The prosecution has Judge
Twiggs, Enoch Giles, Corbett &
Lankford and several other at
torneys.
Mrs. Gilpin has been indicted
and her case will follow that of
her husband.
An incident in the trial is the
bringing of witnesses from Glynn
county. Deputy Sheriff Collins
went after the witnesses Monday
and found them too late to make
connection with trains and return j
to Lyons. At Helena he secured 1
an automobile and the witnesses !
arrived on time.
The taking of testimony began
at 5:30 o’clock and after a short
session the court adjourned until
to-morrow morning.
A man who lives right and is
right has more power in his sil
ence than another has by his
words. Character is like bells
which rings out sweet music and
which when touched, accidently
even, resound with sweet music.
Douglas, Ga., March 2nd, 1907.
DOWNING DOTS.
Left Over From Last Week-
Come in Too Late.
As we have not noticed any
thing from this part of the world
in the Enterprise, we will give
the readers a few dots. There
are a number of worthy people
in this community, who should
be heard from-
There i 3 an interesting Sunday
school in progress here, with
Rev. 11. D. Leggett as superin
tendent, and Miss Elda Lewis
secretary. We hope that tl is
school will be the means of ac
complishing much good, among
these people.
There is a live literary school
here of some 48 regular pupils,
with Bro. E. B. Walker at the
helm.
Mrs. S. M. Harrell is visiting
her sick sister, Miss Mary Smith,
of near Bushnell, this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Myres are
visiting relatives at Nichols.
Mr. Kirkland, of Broxton, was
visiting in this neighborhood last
Sunday.
Mr. Wm Guthrie, of Kirkland,
visited friends here last Sunday.
The forest fires have been rag
ing out here this week, and
thousands of fence rails have
been destroyed in the conflagra
tion.
If our school, boys and girls
find this in the Enterprise they
will come again. Roy.
Nichols News.
The Missionary Institute of
the Methodist church Waycross
district, well convene at Nichols
on March the 4th, and continue
for three days, Dr. J. B. McGe
hee, of Waycross, will preach.
J. J. Parker with his family
have moved to Waresboro. Mr.
Parker is a good man, we shall
miss him and his pleasant family.
Mr. David Kirkland who has
been quite sick is able to be up:
The Deen Realy Co., will soon
erect a number of good dwell
ings here which will be occupied
soon as built.
A large number of shade
trees are being put out along our
principal thorough fares. This
evidences the good taste and
judgement of our citizens.
The Methodist congregation
will soon begin the erection of a
handsome church and parson
age upon the lots donated by the
Deen Realty Co., in Nichols.
The new bank building is un
der way of construction, and
when completed will be a pic
ture.
Miss Lula Sweat left a few
days ago for Baltimore where
she goes to purchase her spring
stock of millinary goods.
Rev. J. S. King of Guysie and
Mrs. Della Hewett were married
at the home of the latter in
Nicnols last Tuesday night. Mr.
James Ritch brother of the bride
officiating.
The ladies bazarr at the Tanner
House Saturday turned a nice
sum.
The Down and Out Club.
The Down and Out Club is
getting to be one of the most in
teresting organzations in the city.
We will, at some near date, un
dertake to give to the readers of
the Enterprise the purposes of
the great organization. In the
mean while, it is open for new
membership. Every one who
wants to get into a good thing,
should come up at once and let
their troubles be made known.
New members will not be solicit
ed, and for that reason you need
not expect to be asked to join.
It all lies with you as to w’hether
you want to join your forces
with this wonderful new order.
WILL USE A. B. & A. STATION.
Fitzgerald Will Have 14 Passer. -
ger Trains Daily After
[March 4.
Fitzgerald. Ga., Feb. 23.—The
first passenger train of theOcil'a
and Valdosta Railroad entered the
depot of the Atlanta, Birmingham
and Atlantic road this moi ning
atß o’clock. The connecting rails
at the Atlanta, Birmingham and
Atlantic road, and the Fitzgerald
Oemulgee and Red Bluff road
were laid yesterday afternoon,
and the first engine was run over
the line at that time.
The road has made traffic ar
angements with the Atlanta,
Birmngham and Atlantic and will
use its depot for the passenger
service. The new train in con
nection with the Atlanta Birm
ingham and Atlantic schedule
will give Fitzgerald fourteen pas
senger trains daily after March 4.
A number of Ocilla citizens
were on the train on its initial
trip.
The Ocilla and Valdosta is also
grading its line southward to
wards Valdosta, and the work is
being pushed as fast as passible.
Capt. L. W. Robert of Atlanta
is here looking over the line as a
prospective contractor. He built
the old Brunswick and Birming
ham railroad in 1902 and 1903.
The Ocilla and Valdosta Railroad
is projected to run from Macon
to Valdosta, and about forty
miles of the line has been com
pleted,
A ‘‘Heart Party.’’
One of the most enjoyable
occasions of the season was a
“Heart Party” given by Mr. and
Mrs. T. S. Hart, at their home
on Pearl Street last week. The
party was given in honor of the
Misses Clements, who are visit
ing their sisters, Mrs. Terrell and
Mrs. Dart. The score cards had
tiny bows of two toned ribbon
under which were written appro
priate rhymes. Mr. and Mrs.
Hart were assisted in entertain
ing by Misses Irene McDonald
and Lucy Hall, who presided
over the punch bowl. The guests
present were: Misses Clements,
Rutherford, Herndon and Nor
man, Messrs Brown, Ross, Stan
ton and Cottingham, Mr. and
Mrs. A. W. Dozier, Dr. and Mrs.
Terrell and Dr. and Mrs. Welchel.
After a most interesting game,
delightful refreshments we re
served. Miss Clements was
awarded the prize, a book of
poems, while the consolation
went to Mrs. Terrell.
The Progressive Union.
The Progressive Union is fast
growing, as there were sixteen
new applications for membership
at the last meeting. -This is sure
to be the best organization in
Douglas towards advancing the
literary and social life of town.
Every one, who is interested in
the development of the literary
and social life of the town, should
join and endeavor to help those
who are now members do what
good they can for Douglas in this
respect. Many of the best peo
ple of the town are now members
and the roll will be increased. The
Union will meet at the home of
Mrs. Marshall on the night of
March 14th. Every member is
urged to be there as there will
be a good program rendered.
The Lamp of Life.
There are three wicks to the
lamp of a man’s life —brain,
blood and breath. Press the
brain a little, its light goes out,
followed by both the others.
Stop the heart a minute and out
go all three of the wicks. Choke
the air out of the lungs and
presently the fluid ceases to
supply the other centers of flame,
and all is soon stagnation, cold
and darkness. —Oliver Wendell
Holmes.
The Immigration Convention.
Macon, Feb. 19. —The jreat
■ conference and convention held
I here today under the direction of
jthe Georgia Immigration Ctn
. vention marks both a new era in
the history of the commonwealth.
Practical results were attained
beyond the highest hopes of the
most optimistic. Every section
of the State was represented and
every industry.
Magnificent were the addresses
made by such notables as Govern
or Terrell, of Georgia, Governor
Hevward, of South Carolina, T.
P. Stargeant, Commissioner Gen
eral of Immigration, from Wash
ington, Commissioner M. V.
Richards, of the Southern Rail
way industrial department, and
many others. G. Gunby Jordan
of Columbus, presided and was
one of the most forceful speakers
of the day.
But while there was much elo
quence and enthusiasm, there
were also manv conferences at
the Lanier Hotel, the headquart
ers of the convention. In these
committees, it was that farmers,
merchants, mill owners and em
ployes, citizens of Georgia, busi
ness men all of them, got together
in a business like way, and per
fected arradgements by which
practical results are to follow in
the immediate future.
Within ninety days, direct ser
vice for the transportation of
immigrants from European ports
direct to Savannah will be in ef
fect. A regular service will be
established between Savannah
and a German port. There will
also be irregular sailings between
Savannah and ports in the United
Kingdom and Italy, as well as
Germany. An immigration sta
tion will then be established in
Savannah. Plans were also per
fected for the receiving of these
incoming homeseekers and for a
fair and impartial distribution of
the immigrants to all sections of
the State, where there exists a
scarcity of labor and idle and un
occupied land.
The Georgia press was voted
the special thanks of the asso
ciation for their hearty and gener
ous co-operation, which made
possible the big attendance. The
ralroads and steamship lines were
also endorsed for contributing so
much toware the securing of
practical results. Macon gave
every assistance and the warmest
kind of a Georgia welcome.
Members of the several commit
tees, will begin work at once.
The details of closing the proposi
tions with the steamship lines
etc., were left with the Srate
Executive Committee. Chairman
John A. Benjamin, of Albany,
will immediately start upon a
tour of the State in the interests
of the Georgia Immigration As
sociation and this work.
The streets of Douglas are
constantly filled with strangers.
It is impossible for us to see and
know every one who comes to
town but vve want to make a note
of the visitors to Douglas, and we
will appreciate it if those who
have visitors will call our office
or drop a card in the post office
telling us who are their visitors,
and where they live.
island Plantlno Seed lor Sale.
(Planted Inland One Year Only.)
Scientifically Cleaned.
We have a limited supply of ISLAND SEED, planted inland one
year only. These seed have been run through a machine specially
recommended by the United States Department of Agriculture at
Washington, and practically all lint, imperfect, diseased and hy
brid seed have been removed, leaving only sound, healthy, heavy
seed. Price SI.OO per bushel f. o. b. Blackshear, put up in two
bushel sacks. Strangers ordering will please remit with order.
Sample Sent on Request.
The A. P. Brantley Company, Blackshear, Ga.
SI.OO per A nnum
Law and Order League.
Ex-Gov. W. J. Northen, ad
dressed quite a large company of
the citizens of Douglas, Tuesday
night at the auditorium.
The Governor is visiting all ti e
counties of the State in the inter
est of the Law and Order Leagve
which he and other leading cit>
zjnsofGa., are organizing, fer
the purpose of lessening crime
anJ emphasizing the majesty of
the law. The Governor, though
t red with a hard day’s work,
spoke earnestly for nearly two
hours. His words were well re
ceived and at the close a league
was organized by the election of
Dr. W. C. Bryan Chairman, J.
R. Overman, Secretary. A cen
tral committe for the county,
consisting of Dr. W. F, Sibbett,
J. F. Overstreet, Prof. M. Tan
ner, Dan Gaskin, Sr., A. M. Had
dock was appointed.
J. R. Overman, Sec.
The Railroads and Newspapers.
“Where is the president of this
railroad?” asked the anxious man
at headquarters office.
“Down in Washington ‘tendin’
some kinder investigation com
mittee,” answered this wise of
fice boy.
“Where’s the general manager
then?”
“Appearin’ before the Inter
state Commission.”
“Well where’s the general sup
erintendent?”
‘ ‘He’s at the legislatur’ fightin’
some new law; say, them fellows
is hard to make come across.”
“Where’s the head of the legal
department?”
“He’s in court tryin’ a suit.”
“Then, where the devil’s the
general passenger agent?”
“Explaining to drummers why
we can’t reduce fares.”
“Well, now, my lad, tell me
where the general freight agent
can be found? Here’s a quarter.”
“Now, honest Isjun, Mister,
he ain’t nowhere ’round here.
We wouldn't deceive a gent like
you. The gen’l freight agent is
at a grand meetin’ tellin’ the
farmers why we aint got no
freight cars.”
“Well who the h ’s running
this shebang anyway?”
“Don’t know, Mister; Ireckcn
the newspapers.”—Ex.
Named Judges for Court of Ap
peals.
Atlanta, Feb. 27.-Judge Z. A.
Littlejohn of the Southwestern
circuit, Americus, and Judge L.
S. Roan of the Stone Mountain
circuit, Atlanta, were appointed
by Gov. Terrell to-day to sit on
the State Court of Appeals with
Judge Henry C. Hammond of
the Augusta circuit in the case
of the Mutual Life Insurance
Company vs, Stegall, from De
catur county.
All of the judges of the Court
of Appeals are disqualified, and
it was found necessary to name
an entire new bench from
among the Superior Court
judges.
Columbia (S. C.) State
says: “Washington was the rich
est American of his generation, as
John D. Rockefeller is the richest
American of his. And George
was the Father of His country,
and John D. is tbe father of his
country’s preceptor.”