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Locail affld Persomailo
Get up something for the
fourth of July.
Mr. T. S. Hart, after a visit to
Florida several days, is at his
business again.
Judge Levi O’Steen was in
Waycross and Brunswick this
week on business.
Rev. M. A. Love, of Nicholls,
was in town visiting some of his
Sand Hill members this week.
Our old friend Abe Min chew,
one of the leading citizens of
Alma, was in town last Monday.
We suppose the picnic at Bar
rows Blufi was a success. No
other report has reached this
office.
Joking aside now, don’t you
think it is time to talk about
some amusement for the fourth
of July?
Don’t forget the picnic to-day
at Gaskin's Springs. Carry a
basket with something in it for
both of us.
Col. J. M. Denton, of Hazle
hurst, was among those who at
tended the burial of Mr. Taylor
last Sunday.
We note that a lady telegrapher
is in charge of the postal tele
graph office —Mrs. Adams, of
Fernandina, Fla.
Dr. Quitman Holton, of Brox
ton, was in town last Tuesday,
and in a visit to this office made
us "glad he came.”
Clerk Overman has been
“baching” this week. Mrs. Over- •
man and l babies White
Sulphur Springs, Fla.
Everybody go to the farmers
rally Saturday and carry a big
basket. Hon. Seab Wright will
make it worth your time.
The City Tax books will be
closed on July Ist, and those who
have not given in their taxable
property will be double taxed.
Lem Peterson, the genial hat
man, was in town this week.
He is a fine fellow and numbers
his friends by his acquaintances.
The Farmer’s Union of the
county has bought the long and
short cotton ginnery formerly
owned by Mr. Jesse Lott, Sr., of
Broxton.
A severe storm passed over
the country near Jesup one day
last week. One church blown
down, and, much injury was
done to crops.
The roof of the dining room of
Manning Smith’s boarding house,
near the depot caught fire last
Tuesday, but quick action pre
vented a blaze.
The Metnodists had a Sunday
school picnic at the Springs last
Tuesday. There were quite a
number out there and a good
time is reported.
The city of Waycross throwed
up its hands and surrendered to
the Georgia B. Y. P. U. this
week. Waycross always does the
right thing at the right time.
Dr. W. C. Bryan, after a few
days at home, was off to Way
cross and Brunswick last Wed
nesday. Will be obliged to put
a collar and block on him, yet.
Mr. and Mrs. .W. M. Denton
are down at White Springs, Fla.
Mr. Denton has had a good deal
of business down there recently,
and we rather inclined to think he
wants to “slip Douglas.” Veto.
DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, JUNE 22nd, 1907.
Give in your city tax. The clerk
has given fair warnning.
You always pet the BEST at. the
Bryant Crocery Co.
While it is still fresh on your
mind, get ready and go out and
hear Seaborn Wright, at Gaskin’s
Springs to-day.
For Sale:— Call on Judge W. P.
Ward if you want to buy a good Milk
Cow.
Dr. Bozeman went to Way
cross from here to attend the B.
Y. P. U. Mrs. Bozeman will go
on to South Carolina, where she
will spend the summer with
home folks.
Planet Jr., Cultivators at WATT &
HOLMES Hdw, Co.
From five, six and seven
o’clock a. m. to 9p. m. is pretty
long for the clerks to have to
stand and smile from behind the
counters at empty stores. How
about an early closing hour.
Fresh line of all kind of pickles and
salid dressing at Bryant Grocery Co’s.
Messrs. Harden and Evans
who were mashed and bruised
by a pile driver out at the mill
plant last week are said to be
improving and will be at work
in a few days’ time.
Watt & Holmes Hdw, Co., are the
headquarters for Planet Jr., Cultiva
tors.
The Masons interred the re
mains of Brother George Taylor
last Sunday, at the cemetey.
Mr. Taylor has been sick for
several years, and has not been
expected to live for sometime.
Call and buy your wagon from us,
we have just received a car load, one
and two horse wagons. Columbus make,
we also handle the Owensboro wagon.
Both makes are the highest grades.
Call and let us give you prices.
Douglas Supply Co.
Dr. J. Frank Ward has gone
to Bannochburn to take position
as physician and surgeon for a
lumber company, and the G. &
F. Railroad. It is hoped he will
do well down there.
For sale— One or two good mules.
See A. D. Currie,
Bushnell, Ga.
If you go out to the picnic at
Gaskin Spring to-day, remember
that the best way is to cross the
creek bv the brick yard bridge.
The crossings from south side of
creek are in bad condition.
Bryant Grocery Company will not sell
anything but the best.
The Douglas Foundry and Ma
chine Shop has just installed a
high grade steel lathe, a machine
that is indispensible in locomotive
repair work. This establishment
is fast fiiling in with the best that
can bs had in their line.
If you want clean, fresh Groceries
have them delivered by the red wagon.
Phone No. 73.
The ladies, God bless them!
Two or three has suggested that
all heads of families do their
shopping in the day time, so
there will be no need in keeping
the stores open at night, and the
clerks can have a rest.
We sell Planet Jr.. Cultivators, cash
or time. See us before you buy.
WATT & HOLMES Hdw Co.
Ladies who have business in
the Sweat Vickers’ building, up
stairs, complain about the con
gregation of boys and men who
sit at the foot of the steps near
the barbershop. Perhaps they
do so unthoughtedly, but the
ladies do not like it. They say
so, too.
Phone 73 and get your groceries de
livered prompt.
The first year of Miss Janie
| White’s apprent’ceship ended last
| Tuesday. She can, on a rush,
■set 6,000 primer, or ten point,
frequently with not an error to
the galley. We say this in a
whisper, where it won’t get out,
for in the past when we have
mentioned some girl’s smart work
in this office, the stair way, in
front of the office, and down the
street was lined with dudes!
Mr. J. I. Hatfield has an ideal
country home, and farms intelli
gently. He hasn’t a stalk of
cotton on his place, still we do
not hear of his suffering for any
thing. Farmers should learn
something from this.
Bryant Grocery Company’s phone is
No. 73. Their delivery wagon is red,
and their refrigerator the best in town.
Phone them and get nice, clean, fn sh
groceries.
In the courthouse removal
election in Irwin county last j
week, Oeil'.a was chosen by a
majority of 250 over all competi
tors. Ocilla is the best selec
tion that could have been made
of the three sites in the race.
You don’t have to pay for flies if you
buy your butter, cheese and lard from
the Bryant Grocery Co.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. McEwen,
of Bushnell, buried their infant
child at the Douglas cemetery
last Friday, it having died the
day before from the effects of
measles. They were met at the
A., B. & A. depot by a number
of sympathizing friends who fol
lowed the hearse to the cemetery.
Kerosene oil 15 cents per gal
lon. Other things just as cheap.
Markey Trading Co.
Notices of Meetings of Clubs,
Lodges &c., that take place early
in the week must be handed in
before Wednesday noon. This
notice has been published forty
times, and still they come and
get left.
“One Price” spot cash to all
alike. Your credit is good, but
we are not in the credit business.
Markey Trading Co.
The representatives from
Douglas to the Baptist Young
Peoples’ Union, held at Waycross
last Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday were Rev. A. D. Ken
drick, Dr. Bryan and Misses Lil
lian Orr, Hattie Paxson, Janie
White, Nellie Rellihan, Mamie
Thompson, Eva Gaskin and May,
Sehappelle.
China, big assortment, hand
some decorations just received—
special low prices.
Hart Furn Co.
For Sale.
Two large black Mules, well
matched. Call on
Reason Lott.
Services Episcopal Church.
Services will be conducted at
the Episcopal church on 4th and
sth Sundays instead of the 3rd.
Remember the time.
Attention, Knights.
Bro. Hill, pastor of the Metho
dist church, will preach a sermon
to the Knights of Pythias and
the Pythian Sisters, at the court
house, on June 30th. Members
of both Orders are expected at
the lodge room at 10:30 a. m.,
from which they will move in a
body to the court house. Be on
hand.
Mew Officers.
At the recent election of officers of
the Pythian Sisters, the following were
elected to.serve the ensuing term:
Mrs Kate Wilcox, Excellent Chief:
Miss Berta Dixon, Excellent Senior;
Mrs. Emma Ward, Excellent Junior;
Miss Dollie Freeman, Excellent Mana
ger; Miss Hulda Deen, Mistress of Re
cords and Seals; Mrs. Allice Terrell,
Mistress of Finance; Mrs. Florence
Rellihan, Protectoress; Mrs. Winnie
Kirkland, Outer Guard; Mrs. Willie
Brewer, Past Chief; Mrs. Lillie Lott,
Trustee.
The Uftion Banking Company.
During the past two weeks,
through clever, efficient and
courteous agents, the Union
Banking Co., of this place, has
been placing a saving’s bank in
i every home in Douglas where
one would be accestable, and we
learn that quite a number were
accepted.
The W. F. Burns Co’s system
of savings banks is a popular
one. The neat little bank is left
with you, you save your pennies,
nickles and dimes, and at your
own will and pleasure, take it to
the Bank, where the key is kept,
and it is opened, the money
counted and placed to your cred
it, at four per cent interest. You
retain the bank, fill it up as be
fore, and soon save up more than
you think. The plan is good.
The agents are in Broxton, and
we commend them to the people
there as gentlemen.
Yoke of Oxen Strayed.
Strayed from my place, near
McDew, Ga., about fifteen days
ago, a yoke of oxen. One jet
black, with white spot in side,
Other deep red sides, with white
back and belly. Both medium
size and about seven years old.
A suitable reward will be paid
them or any information about
them. Address.
Wash McDew,
McDew, Ga.
Methodist Service.
Sunday morning at 11 o’clock
at the court house, the following
program will be rendered.
Judge W. P. Ward will be in
charge of the meeting.
“The duty and the blessedness
of prayer,” —W. C. Lankford.
“The remarkable prayers of
the Bible.” —C. T. Roan.
“How Christ taught us to
pray.” —W. P. Ward.
At eight P. M. the Junior
League will be in charge of the
services. Miss Irene McDonald
has arranged a progam. All
invited.
Bro. Hill will not be in town,
as he has been requested to re
main at Jesup and preach to the
people there on Sunday. The
District Conference is in session
at Jesup.
Rev. J. B. Bozeman in Town.
Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Bozeman
were guests in Douglas this week.
Mr. Bozeman preached a mag
nificent sermon at the Methodist
church Sunday night to the grati
fication of his many headers.
We commend pastor Hill for his
magnanimity towards this able
preacher and good man. It isn’t
often that we see the lion and
the lamb lie down together like
this. We pity a town that has
the curse cf little two-by-four
sectarianism. We do not have
it in Douglas and we trust that
all denominations here will al
ways be free from the little one
horse sectarian preacher.
The Route to Gaskins Spring.
Gaskins’ Spring, a mile and a
half from the city by the near
route, but three miles out on the
long run, is private property, but
the owner does not object to its
use by the public, still, he does
not propose to spend any money
on repairs that may be needed to
the foot bridges that cross
Twenty and Seventeen mile
creeks. If they have not been
repaired it will be dangerous to
cross Diem to-day at the Farm
ers’ Union Rally, and not only
this, but the city of Douglas
should keep these pass ways in
repair, because they are used
and damaged more by people
from Douglas than from any
other place, the entire county
included.
Mr. J. W. Taylor Dead.
Mr. J. W. Taylor, brother-in
law of Mrs. J. R. Overman, of
this city, and son-in-law of Mr.
J. M. Denton, of Hazlehurst,
died suddenly last. Saturday after
noon, after a long, lingering
dropsical affliction. He had been
ill and helpless so long that he
was despondent, and only a week
before hisdeith regretted that
his continued illness was causing
such an expense without appar
ent hope for the future. How
ever, he was better last Saturday,
afternoon an operation had been
performed on him some days be
fore, and he expressed a desire to
comedown town on Monday. But,
alas, it was not to be, for sudden
ly without any warning he died
in his chair, as we are informed.
Mr. Taylor was born and raised
in Thomas county, afterward
came to GofTee county, entered
business and married Miss Den
ton, a most estimable young lady,,
daughter of Col. J. M. Denton,
of Hazlehurst. His family con
nection. and courteous, honest
dealing with every one with,
whom he had any business or ac
quaintance made for him friendsr
of all who knew him.
He was a Mason, and a member
of the Methodist church. His
funeral was preached by Bro.
Hill, of that church, and at the
grave in the cemetery near the
city the Broxton and Douglas
Masons finished up the last rites
that marked the close of an ex
istence cut short in the bright
ness of life last Sunday.
The bereaved wife and other
afflicted ones have our tenderest
sympathy in their hour of sorrow.
‘•To be Cooked With Meat!”
One day last week the express
delivery wagon drove up at the
home of “Your Uncle Jimmie,”
and handed in a curiously done
up bundle, which, on being open
ed showed a cabbage, fully
headed, weighing sixteen pounds
down weight. The direction on
the card read “Jno Davis, Wil
sonville Ga., to Jim Freeman
Douglas Ga. On the other side
it read: “To be cooked with
meat.” Well, that was all right,
we knew it would be good if
cooked with meat, and we shook
the paper in the bundle and look
ed between the leaves of the cab
bage, but there was no meat,
therefore, how could John Davis
expect us to cook the thing with
meat, when he did not send any?
Now, answer that?
While we were gone, we saw
a man who told us that Dave
Ricketson had an uncle to die a
few weeks ago that was worth
eighteen million dollars, and
that they were trying to find
Dave to give him his part. We
cold Dave and tried to bor
row five dollars on the strength
of the information, but he
wouldn’t.
Mr. F. L. Sweat went to
Jacksonville last Monday. Mr.
Sweat is one of our most valua
ble citizens and is highly appre
ciated by his fellow townsmen.
Can’t we develop about four or
five more just like him? If we
could, things would hum in this
old town.