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VOL. 18, NO. 9.
Douglas Baptist Church Notes.
. By alexis D. kendrick, pastor.
The pastor preached Sunday
night to the largest congregation
since the series of Revival Ser
vices. The first of the “Com
ing Series” of Sunday night ser
mons was preached, “The Com
ing Young Man.” The second of
this series will be preached Sun
day night and the subject will be
■“The Coming Young Woman.”
We give a cordial welcome to the
public to attend these special
addresses.
The church at a call Conference
Sunday morning granted the past
or the month of August as a
month for rest. He will leave
Douglas Monday after the fourth
Sunday in July for the North
where he will remain for one
month. August 2-18 he will at
tend the great Northfield Bible
Conferences, part of the month
he will supply the Union Baptist
church of Mystic, Conn., and
probably one Sunday at one of
churches of Hartford, Conn. The
pulpit at Douglas will be supplied!
during the pastor’s absence.
The Young Ladies Missionary 1
Society will meet Monday after- j
noon at 4 o’clock. The young
ladies of the society and all other
young ladies of the church and
congregation are invited to attend
this se'rvice. (
The pastor will speak for the
Young Ladies Missionary Society
of Broxton, July 18th on thesub-
j set of “Home Missions,” and
during the week following the
third Sunday of this month, he
will assist in a meeting at the
Baptist church of Pearson.
At the close of the service
Sunday night, Dr. W. C. Bryan,
introduced a resolution that was
heartily carried by those present
commending the stand taken by
the Atlanta Georgian in regard
to State Prohibition. This paper
is the only strong Daily Paper in
the state that has come out in
favor of state prohibition. The
resolution also commended the
Georgian as the best and purest
Daily in the state.
At the Deacons Meeting Mon
day afternoon it was decided that
hereafter a meeting of the dea
cons would be held quarterly, at
the ciose of the prayer meeting
preceding the observance of the
Lord's Supper, which will be
January, April, July and October.
The Wednesday following this
meeting will be regular confer
ence, and at this meeting the
Church Treasurer will make his
financial report for the past
quarter.
At the 11 o’clock, service Sun
day morning the regular sermon
will be omitted and a special
“Temperance Rally” will be held,
Pastor A. D. Kendrick. Dr. W.
C. Bryan, J. R. Overman and
Andrew Wood, will make ad
dresses. Never in the history
of our state has the cause of pro
hibition been so prominent as at
this time. The people all over
our state and many other states
are awake on the subject as never
before. We invite the public to
this special meeting and trust we
shall have a large gathering of
the people. Special music will
he rendered.
Raid atNicholls.
Last Sunday Sheriff Dave
Ricketson and Deputy L. B. And
erson went down to Nichols and
raided a negro gambling den.
They succeeded in landing twenty
five negroes in jail, one was kill
ed and three or four were shot,
who got away, and several got
away in the excitement. The
one that was killed came out of
the building shooting and shot at
Sheriff Ricketson and Arthur
Meeks three times, hitting Meeks
in the arm. He was using a 44
Colts long barrel and long range.
The officers got a large number
of pistols, knives, twenty five or
thirty gallons of whiskey, two
barrels of bottle beer, and several
hundred dollars in money. The
officers have been working this
matter for some time, and the
gambling and tigering has been
going on at Nichols for several
years. The Sheriff speaks in the
highest terms of the magnificent
way that the best people of Nich
ols came to their support and how
they stood by them in making
the raid. The best people of
Nichols have been imposed upon
by this rowdy element for years
and are determined to clean it
up, and with such men as Sheriff
Ricketson and his Deputy, L. B.
Anderson, to help them, they
will wipe out the professional
negro gambler (no white people
gamble?) and the blind tiger.
There was a building that had
several hundred jugs found, evi
dently the foot prints of the tiger
that had been prowling around
there for many years. The lair
has been broken up, and seven
have plead guilty and have taken
their places on the roads and the
other eighteen will follow within
the next few days.
One fact was brought out very
clearly, and that was that there
were only a very few negroes
caught that were regular workers
most of them being strangers and
professional gamblers. The one
killed was a stranger unknown
to the officers and to the negroes
gambling. The negro that works
regular is usually law abiding and
rarely caught in such a mob as
this was.
None of the negroes have been
allowed to pay out, and this is
right, they should be punished
and severely, and the same thing
should be done to some good
white people who are a little bet
ter than any body else, but who
are now and then guilty of gamb
ling until the wee small hours of
the morning. We favor feeding
all gamblers, blind tigers and
violators of the law out of the
same spoon, and the good people
of the county are demanding this
at the hands of the officers of our
courts, and can depend upon this
being done.
This work at Nichols will do
much towards improving condi
tions in the county and will put
some of these sorry negroes, who
have not worked a lick for a year
or more, to work. There are too
many negroes loafing in this
country for their work to be so
demanded, and they should be
put to work, and not allowed to
rob those who do work out of
their hard earned money.
We lift our hat to Dave Ricket
son and to Berry Anderson and
to Moore, the tall pine of the
Seventeen. They are doing their
duty and deserve the support of
the best people and they will
get it.
Douglas, Ga., July 13th, 1907.
lion. W. (j. Brantley.
We feel that Hon. W. G. Brant
ley has been unjustly criticised,
and from a very high source.
We think that those, whose criti
cism can hurt and can do a man
great injury, should be very care
ful. We have always recognized
fully the position of this distin
guished Georgian in reference
to the whiskey traffic,and thought
that he was too well known to
be attacked along that line.
Every man has his critics and
few men live so absolutely per
fect that some criticism may not
be in order, but the critic should
be sure that he is right before
flaunting to the world a criticism
that might materially injure an
innocent man. We do not know
that this matter needs as much
said as we are saying, but the
Jesup Conference was evidently
ignorant of the facts in the case
when it attacked Mr. Brantley
as being opposed to any measure
that would not circumscribe and
restrict the sale of whiskey. This
criticism will not injure him, as
his constituents know his position
too well on this matter, and realize
the fact that the 11th District is
the ablest represented District
in the state along all lines. Those
who kept posted on the Little
field bill, as wellasMr. Brantley’s
bill, both of which never reached
the house for consideration, re
member his position and believe
that he was correct in it.
Negro Runs Amuck.
A drunken negro ran amuck
at one of Mr. John McLean’s
places in Florida last week, and
was shot several times before he
could be quelled, but not until
he had shot the stiller and seri
ously wounded him. He shot at
Mr. Powell, the manager of the
place and the woodsman, and
raised a general disturbance, be
fore he was disarmed. He was
carried to jail. Be it said to the
credit of the other negroes on
the place that they did not be
come demoralized, but were wil
ling and did help to stop him
from his murderous spree.
Ashley-Price Lumber Co.
We knew that this Company
was building a good mill, but we
did not know, until we went out
there one day this week, that
they were building the best mill
ever built in this whole country.
Well, this is exactly what they
are doing, and Douglas, after
many years of waiting, is going
to have the largest and best mill
ever built in South Georgia. Its
massive proportions are in
spiring, and its arrangement is
complete. The contracters, Jay
Rrothers, know what they are
doing and with the practical mill
knowledge of Tom Price, with
Mr. Ashley standing by telling
them to what they do, to do right
and in the best way possible,
means a great mill for Douglas.
This Company has about twenty
five thousand acres of the best
mill timber that has ever grew
in the county, and will be in
operation for ten or twelve years,
possibly longer. The saw mill,
planing mill, dry kiln and forty
or fifty good houses will tall be
ready within ninety days,” possibly
sooner. If you want tq, be inter
ested, go out to the mill and look
it over, but stay out. of the way
of the Yvorkmen<*un<3 fffa'chinert
and do not ask them questions,
they are busy.
Program —Lpworth League, Sen
ior and Junior, At Court
House, Sunday, 11 A. H.
July 14th, 1907.
1. Song, by congregation.
2. Prayer, Rev.—Carver, fol
lowed with chapter bv L E Heath.
3. Song, and the usual Sunday
morning offering for benefit of
Leagues.
4. Who are eligible for mem
bership and service in League?
W. C. Lankford.
5. Recitation, Maud Lee Bryan.
6. Bible Story, Jessie Over
street.
7. Song, Junior League.
8. How the League Builds
Christian Character, W. P. Ward.
9. Recitation, Marie Ward.
10. Bible Story, Lillian Good
year.
11. Response from parents in
the congregation.
12. Song, Junior League.
13 The benefit of early train
ing, Sankie Booth.
14 Apostles’ Creed, Senior and
Junior Leagues in concert. /
Every body cordially invited.
Needle and Brush Club.
The Needle and Brush Club
met at the ho;*.ie of Mrs. Christo
pher on July 4th. On account
of the rainy afternoon, only ten
members were present and one
visitor, but a very pleasant after
noon was spent. The President
and Vice-President being absenr,
the meeting was called to order
by the Secretary and Mrs. Whel
chel elected President protem.
The minutes of the two previous
meetings were read and approved
No further business the meeting
adjourned to meet with Mrs.
Oliver Deen on July 18th, 1907.
Delicious refreshments were
served and enjoyed by all.
Mrs. F. M. Appleby,
Secretary.
The Mystic Ten#
The Mystic Ten and their in
vited guests were delightfully
entertained Tuesday evning from
eight thirty until eleven thirty
by Miss Hattie Paxon assisted
by Misses Irene McDonald and
Estelle Bateman served her
guests with delicious refresh
ments, and all went home hoping
that Miss Hattie would decide
and let them come again in the
near future.
Tr.ose present were: Misses
Berta Dixon, Cortez Green, Loye
and Huldah Deen, Willie Sutlive,
Annie Ward, Hurtense Briggs,
Estelle Fryer, Messrs. R. E.
Brown, W. L. Fisher, M. F. Head,
W. R. Wilson, C. L. Relihan, W.
T. Cottingham, Rufus Chastine,
G. M. Stanton, W. S. Harden,
W. A. Wood and Cary Infinger.
The Right of Taxation.
Mr. Editor: Every business
and every enterprise is taxed for
the privilege of doing business in
town, and I would life to ask if
it would not be right for a dairy
tax to be imposed ? Douglas is
getting to be a town of some im
portance and the dairy supply
should be under the supervision
of the city officials, and I suggest
that the City Council take the
matter in hand and guarantee to
the users tfie b"£strmlk and butter
possible. This is important and
there should be something done
before it is too late.
Very truly,
Citizen.
SI.OO per Annum
Pythianism On a Boom.
During the past four weeks
this lodge has attracted people
in a way that is indeed surpris
ing and wonderful. Thursday
night, July 4th, the following
officers were elected;
Turner Brewer, C. C.
L. E. Heath, V. C.
R. T. Cottingham, Prelate.
J. M. Dent, M. W.
Oliver Peterson, M. A.
Albert Lott, I. G.
C. H. Ross, 0. G.
Much interest and enthusiasm
! was manifested by all present.
The rank of Page was conferred
on two, and the application of
twelve others were referred to
the proper committees, making
a total of new members coming
sixteen.
Next Thursday night will be
interesting for all Knights in
Douglas, the work of Page and
Esquire will be given and the
Chan. Com. is specially anxious
for all officers and members to
meet promptly at eight at our
new hall.
Thursday night, July 25th, we
have planned for a rally of
Knights and Pythian Sisters.
We have worked hard to get up
an attractive program. Judge
T. A. Parker, of Waycross will
be with us and make an address,
this announcement alone ought
to bring out every K. of P. in
Douglas. Our Mayor, Judge F.
Willis Dart, has accepted an in
vitation to speak ; he is a loyal
Knight, a fine orator and. will do
much to make the meeting a
success.
The Pythian sisters will be
fully represented on our program
and will furnish music and a fine
banquet, which wifl close our
program.
Come one, come all, pay up,
get in good standing, put on
your best cloths and come pre
pared to have a good time.
State Prohibition.
We are for it. There are some
who are against it. We have the
side of right, with sufficient logi
cal argument and practical de
monstrations that we are right.
There is no one who is against it
who has not some personal motive
or who are not in some way in
terested in the welfare of some
one who is personally interested.
We are interested in those who
get drunk, act the fool and mis
treat their wives and children
by letting them suffer for the
necessities of life. We never
saw a poor drunkard that we did
not feel an interest in and never
saw one but that we thought
that there would be a different
tale to tell had he lived in a pro
hibition country. There are
thousands of good reasons why
we favor state prohibition and so
far have been unable to find one
reason against it. It takes the
taxes that are derived from the
sale of whiskey to run the courts
and pay the extra officers that
are* required to keep the peace
and then life, limb and liberty
is jeopardized.
There is no argument against
state prohibition and there is all
argument in favor of it.