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VOL. 18, NO. 11.
Douglas Baptisi Church Notes.
By alexis i). kendrick, Pastor.
The pastor left Monday, July
22nd, for the north. The trip
has been moved up one week
earlier than planned at first on
account of the Northfield Bible
Conference, beginning earlier
than we thought for. On the
trip two days will be spent at
the Jamestown Exposition, and
thence on to New England. We
have Dromised the editor of the
Enterprise to fill the Church Lo
cal column with notes on our trip
and we trust that we will make
the column as interesting as if it
contained the Church Locals.
In the pastor’s absence the
services of the church will con
tinue as if he were present. Mr.
Elisha Grantham and Mr. John
nie Williams, will have the gen
eral direction of the B. Y. P. U.
every Sunday morning, except
on the third Sunday in August,
which will be Camp Meeting Sun
day and there will be no services
in the church at that time. The
weekly Prayer Meetings will be
conducted by the following:
July 31st, Turner Brewer; August
7th, Melvin Tanner; August 14th,
Col. George R. Briggs.
The Sunday services will be as
follows: July 28th, Rev. Mr.
Cowart, of Waycross; Sunday
August 4th, at 11 a., m. Dr. W.
C. Bryan, chairman pulpit sup
ply committee, will secure sup
ply. At the evening services the
Young Ladies Missionary Society
will have charge of the meeting.
Sunday August 11th, Rev. G. A.
Bartlett, will preach at both the
morning and evening service.
August 18th, there]! will be no
preaching on account of the
Camp Meeting. The pastor asks
that his people attend the services
during his absence and give to
the supplies the hearty support
that they have given him.
The Home Department Sunday
School Work, will be suspended
during the month of August, but
will be resumed in September.
We hope to add quite a number
of new r members to this depart
ment this fall.
Miss Hortense Briggs and Mr.
Yerdie Roberts, will arrange the
B. Y. P. U. program for Sunday
morning. The program com
mittee is appointed two weeks in
advance of the service.
Underhanded Sarcasm at Prohi
bition.
The following editorial squib
from the Savannah Morning
News is intended for dry humor,
but is a failure and shows the
position of that paper: ‘‘A Geor
gia contemporary finds that chew
ing gum will come under the
terms of the prohibition bill, be
cause a modicum of the spirits is
used in the preparation of the
gum. Great heavens! Will it
come to the point that we cannot
eat corn, or sugar cane, or wheat,
or rye, or watermelons, or apples,
or peaches, or grapes, or canta
loupes, or potatoes, or pears, be
cause they contain the possibili
ties of alcohol ? It is estimated
by distillers that a bushel of corn
is good for from three to four
gallons of alcohol, and that the
percentage of alcohol in wheat
is even higher. How can such
disreputable grains be counten
anced V*
THU GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
RAILROAD.
Arrangements Perfected to Con
nect all Links Between Au
gusta, Ga., and Madi
son, Fla.
The Enterprise has been an
thoritatively informed that the
Georgia and Florida Railroad will
soon be linked up, that is several
small roads having been purchas
ed, the space between each, con
necting all in one solid line from
Augusta, Ga., to Madison, Fla.,
will be built. Where the road
bed is not straight it will be
straightened, the old iron will be
torn up and solid steel rails laid
on the entire route, thus making
the Georgia and Florida second
to no line in the South, in the
way of equipment.
In addition to the making of a
new road-bed, with steel raiis
sufficient to hold up anything,
engines and coaches, flat and
box cars, in ample quantity to
handle a heavy business will be
supplied at once, a large appro
priation having been made for
that purpose.
When this road is complete,
which will not be far distant,
Douglas and this section of Geor
gia will have two competitors for
freight and travel to the north
ern markets, with ample facilities
for hauling the immense business
that low freight rates will com
mand, and will doubtless shorten
the time to Atlanta and North
Georgia points to a degree that
will make it a popular route with
hasty travelers.
Verily, the future seems to be
bright for Douglas, and what
benefits Douglas will help the
entire county.
It is hoped this enterprise which
means so much to our people will
receive encouragement from
every one that can lend any aid.
City Court.
The City Court for this term
has come and gone. There has
been some mighty good work
done for Coffee county in this
term of the court. One fact has
been demonstrated, and that is
that the juries of the county can
be depended upon to uphold the
law, when the evidence is suf
ficient to convict, and just here,
we would like to commend Judge
Roan for the part he has played
in this court. He has imposed
such penalties that mean real
punishment for the criminal, and
the moral lesson thereby given
will have a very restraining effect
on the criminally inclined. We
also commend Col. Dickerson for
the way he handled his part of
this good work. He had all cases
well prepared, and though he
was opposed by some of the best
lawyers he succeeded in every
case he tried, and numbers plead
guilty.
The moral lessons that the
county has received this week
means much for the future good
of her citizenship, and will exer
cise a very healthful influence
for years to come.
A Cleveland woman kissed a
burglar in the dark, thinking he
was her husband, and discovered
her mistake he Ijad no
mustache,*-#' * words, she
wasn’t ti^eor '^ s ‘ \ uc h as she
expected } be. {
Douglas, Ga., July 27th, 1907.
Camp and fleeting for 1907.
The camp and meeting will be
gin on Friday night before the
third Sunday in August. I ap
point the following committees
to arrange matters for the meet
ing this year:
Fixing walk ways and cleaning
up the grounds, —W. P. Ward,
Elias Lott, W. C. Lankford and
Len O’Steen.
Granting license to resturants
etc,—J. A. Daughtery, J. S. Lott
and C. E. Baker
Music—Miss Annie Ward, Mrs.
C. E. Baker, S. N. Carver and
Mrs. W. C. Lankford.
Preachers tent,—Mrs. J. A.
Daughtery, Mrs. J. S. Lott and
Mrs. Angeline Gaskin.
Let these committees come to- j
gether at once, and make their
arrangements for their work.
We are assured that two more
new tents will now be built, one
to be occupied by C. E. Baker
and J. A. Daughtery and their
families and another for Bro.
Vickers, of Tifton.
If any of those who have tents
are not going to tent, they will
confer a favor on me if they will
let me know, so that if possible
I may be able to get some one to
occupy them. Let us pray for
a great camp and meeting.
L. A. Hill.
The Soiled Doves.
The officers are now turning
their attention to the soiled dove
element of this community. That
is the proper thing to do. Drive
out crime and immorality as far
as it is possible to do so.—Coffee
County News.
That is the right ssntiment, for
the “soiled doves,” of this town
are getting like they are in other
towns, entirely too bold in their
nefarious avocation. They want
to be in public, occupy conspic
uous places, on the principle
streets, and as usual, have the
brazen effrontery of the scarlet
fiend of historical mention. Grand
jurymen must stretch their con
sciences a long way at next term
of the court of some of the “soil
ed doves” and “black sheep”
may have some trouble. If the
officers put down favor and fear
they will have little trouble in
driving out some of this class of
open faced criminality that is be
coming the talk of the town, and
after a while assume proportions
that will make Douglas not a de
sirable place to live in, or a town
I where children can be sent with
I propriety for education.
May Give Brantley a Tussle.
It is reported that Representa
j five Walker, of Lowndes and
Judge Parker, of Waycross, have
about decided to give Congress
man Brantley a tussle for his
seat. —Macon Telegraph.
It is hoped that Judge Parker
will remain Judge of the circuit
over which he now presides, and
as Col. Walker of Lowndes, so
ably represents his constituents
our advice is that he hold on to
what he has. We once heard of
an animal that carried a piece
of meat in his mouth, as he was
crossing a stream, and seeing
his shadow reflected below, made
a grab for what he thought his
opponent had *-»nd lost the whole
business. Stick a pin here.
The most upright shepherd as
sociates with crooks.
Let Congress Settle the Matter.
Since the sentiment of the peo
ple of Georgia has been found to
be opposed to the sale of liquor'
within the borders of the state,
the prediction is made that whis
key will be shipped from other
states in spite of all prohibitory
laws, and the situation as regards
the sale (blind tigers) and con
sumption of whiskey will be
worse than it is at this time.
Of course, in this state prohi
bition business, as there is in all
others, there are those on both
sides of the question that are de
termined that their cause, good
or bad, shall succeed. Such an
issue is now at hand, and the
Waycross Herald has this piece
of consolation to offer the pro
hibitionist:
Congressman Griggs, of the
Second District, believes that at
next session of Congress a bill
can be passed prohibiting the
shipping of liquors into a state
that is dry.
Congressman Griggs expresses
his views on this line in a letter
to Hon. Joseph S. Davis, of Al
bany, in which he says in part:
“The Interstate Commerce
clause of the Constitution in gen
eral terms prohibits the enact
ment of laws which interfere
with free commerce, between the
states. Therefore, the courts of
the United States have always
held that laws of the state pro
hibiting the free passage from
one state to another of any article
of commerce were null and void.
Thus the shipping of whiskey in
to Georgia from Pennsylvania
could not be successfully pre
vented by the Georgia legisla
ture, and this has been one of
the most frequently urged and
strongest arguments against pro
hibition within the states. In
my opinion congress will at the
next meeting enact a law which
will completely set at rest this
argument and make spirituous,
vinous and malt liquors subject
to the laws of the state imme
diately on crossing the state line.
“There were several bills be
fore the last house of represen
tatives intended to make prohi
bition in the states effective; and
I have no doubt that the next
congress will enact legislation
that will satisfactorily, finally
and effectually establish within
every state the desire of the peo
ple of that state on the question
of prohibition. I say that lam
sure that congress will legislate
on the lines above suggested, and
I have good reasons for the be
lief. From the building of the
capitol until a few years ago
liquors were sold openly in the
restaurants of the senate and the
house of representatives. Six
years ago congress cut out the
sale in the capitol with practical
ly unanimity and since then ab
solute prohibition has prevailed
on Capitol Hill.
Uncle Remus’s Magazine.
The first number of Uncle Re
mus’s Magazine, edited by Joel
Harris, Atlanta, Ga., is before
us. It is like everything else
done by Mr. Harris, in a literary
way, fully up to the standard
and very interesting. Send for
a sample copy, and you will not,
be disappointed.
SI.OO per Annum
Licensed to Sell Whiskey.
In explaining his position On
the prohibition question, and in
' justification of his position that
prohibition does not prohibit the
editor of the ,Macon Telegraph
publishes a list of the nuntber of
United States internal revenue
license issued, in each county of
the State, and among them we
find that four of these United
States Internal Revenue license
have been issued to parties living
in Coffee county, ten in Ware
county, twenty-three in Irwin
and twenty-two Thomas county.
Now. are these license necessary
for druggists, or are they taken
out by blind tigers? It is be
lieved that it .‘is done by people
who are selling whiskey. The
Telegraph says, in explanation:
“In Georgia one must have three
licenses under the present laws
before one can sell liquor law
fully—a license from the United
States Government, one from
State and county and a municipal
license. County or State prohi
bition does not prevent the is
suance of United States revenue
license. Those who operated
blind tigers usually procure a
United States license, though not
always. They do this to keep the
Internal Revenue officers off their
track, while they take the chance
with the State, county and muni
cipal officers.”
This is deplorable, but is never
theless a true statement of facts
and if the authorities want to
know who have these license they
cap do so by a trip to Atlanta,
for after giving out the facts
quoted, the Telegraph says:
“Verification of these figures can
be had at the office of the Collec
tor of Internal Revenue of the
United States foi the District of
Georgia, whose office is in the
United States custom house in
Atlanta, Ga.”
Mr. Pendleton has, it appears,
done the dry counties of Georgia
a great favor in giving the infor
mation contained in the article
spoken of, even if the State pro
hibition bill becomes a law, per
haps the knowledge of who has
a United States license will lead
to the detection of those who
would break a law in regard to
the sale of whiskey.
Semi-Weekly News Service.
With the appearance of the
Coffee County News, with its
well filled local and general news
pages, on Wednesday, the middle
of the week, supplemented two
days later by the Douglas Enter
prise, our town and county have
a news service of which it may
well feel proud, whether it is or
not. “It is much better where
there are two papers published
in a town to have them on dif
ferent days, and does not look
like one is trying to crowd the
other out," says a new business
man in the city.
Needle and Brush Club.
On account of sickness in the
home of Mrs. Oliver Deen, the
meeting of the Needle and Brush
Club was postponed from July
18th, to the next regular meet
ing which will be Aug. Ist, 1907.
Mrs. F. M. Appleby,
Secretary.