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VOL. IS, NO. -20.
Marrying Some in Coffee County.
Rev. A. B. Finley is getting
up a reputation as a “marrying
parson,” and hands us the fol
lowing list of matrimonial match
es, made between Sunday 15th,
and Sunday night September 22:
Mr. Gaines Lewis to Miss Irene
Holmes.
Mr. Thomas Grantham to Miss
Sarah Nipper.
Mr. Marshal Williams to Miss
Isabel Boatright.
Mr. A. P. Smith to Miss Har
rett Jones.
Mr. Aaron Sears to Miss Mary
Hutcherson.
Mr. Finley does not know
whether the bountiful crops or
the sudden change in the weath
er is the cause of this rush in
matrimonial affairs but your
Uncle Jim would be glad to see
the rush begin in earnest and a
couple married off every fifteen
minutes until every thing in Cof
fee county from seventeen to
sixty years that wants to marry
was paired off. Glad to see that
“there is life in theold land yet,”
with bright promises of more
bountiful crops.
Walker- Peterson.
Last Wednesday, at the home
of the bride in Paterson, Rev.
L. A. Hill joined in holly wed
lock Mr. Oliver Peterson and
Miss Gertrude Walker. They
immediately left for an extend
ed tripv.f'' Norfolk, the Exposi
tion an 0 other places of interest
in the e; v \
Mr. I , ;erson is the only son
of Mr. and Mrs. B. Peterson,
and is a young man of fine parts
and sterling character, number
ing his friends by his acquaint
ances. Miss Walker is a sister
of Mrs. Dr. O’Quinn, who lived
here a number of years, and is
well known to the people of
Douglas. She is a graduate of
the Southern Normal Institute,
and is remembered by the people
here as being a very beautiful and
sweet young lady.
We congratulate this young
couple and wish them success and
happiness through life. They
will be at home in about two weeks
Mr. and Mrs. Pederson went to
Patterson to attend thewedding.
Overstree-ricNab*
Last Sunday a number of
Douglas young, people went to
Nichols, among them being Miss
Bessie Overstreet and Mr. James
McNab. Much the surprise of
those who knew them, they de
cided to get married and hunted
up a preacher and proceeded to
get the job done. They left im
mediately for Florida and other
places, leaving the old folks to
find out what had happened as
best they could.
We wish them a long and hap
py life.
flcArthur—Coffee.
Cards are out announcing the
marriage of Mr. Arthur Felix
Coffee and Miss Lena McArthur.
Mr. Coffee is the splendid young
■man who manages Mr. Ashley’s
turpentine place near Douglas
and is a very popular young man.
Miss McArthur is an estimable
young lady of Chumuckla, Fla.
Our congratulations and best
wishes go with them.
No real lazy man was ever in
love.
The Big Show Coming.
Within recent years there has
been a noticeable revolution in
the methods employed in the
management of circuses. In
former years the promises of a
circus man was considered worth
less, and the statement of circus
advertisements were invaribly
discredited.
This is changed now, The
modern circus is, as a rule, in the
hands of worthy and honorable
men, they are reliable and agree
able in business relations. The
greatest and most satisfactory
change is in the line of advertis
ing the Carl Hagenbeck & Great
Wallace Shows Combined.
They adyertise that they will
present certain new and marve
lous acts. They name the per
formers, picture and describe the
acts and people can go to the
show expecting to see everything
as advertised.
It is not a question of whether
the Hagenbeck & Wallace Shows
will show all they advertised, as
people have learned that this
show is an amusement bargain
counter and that the Hagenbeck
& Wallace circus inyarably ex
hibits a great deal more than
advertised.
Will exhibit in Douglas Friday
Oct, 11th.
The Southern Normal Institute.
The second week’s work open
ed up at the Southern Normal
Institute last Tuesday morning
with quite an increase over last
w r eek in all the grades. There
are now over three hundred en
rolled and the enrollment will be
increased each day for some time.
The teachers and the pupils
have entered heartily into their
work and this bids fair to be by
far the best year the Institute
has ever had. Miss Bennett, the
music teacher, has arrived and
took charge of her class Tuesday
morning with a very large num
ber applying for admission into
the class. Every one, who con
templates taking music, should
see Miss Benneti at once and get
started at the very beginning of
the term, as this is essential to
the best work of both pupil and
teacher.
The Art and Expression de
partments are get ting well under
way with many pupils in both.
Miss Nunnally desires that all
who intend entering these de
partments report as soon as pos
sible. There are and will be
many ladies of the town who
will take in these departments,
and we think that this is very
commendatory in them. Th e
home is the best place on earth
1 and the home-maker and home
| keeper should prepare herself to
. make it the most attractive pos
; sible, and there is nothing like
I these ai ts that will better enable
i her to do it. Miss Nunnally is
|an expert in her work and you
cannot fail to be pleased if you
enter soon enough to get the full
i benefit of the course.
I Every patron should visit the
school at 8:30, and when possible
drop into some of the rooms for
a minute. It will help the teach
jer and pupil ail day and they
! will be glad that you came.
Douglas, Ga., September 28th, 1907.
SOUTHERN NORMAL INSTITUTE NOTES.
School opened Tuesday with
brighter prosoects than ever be
fore for the second week.
Prof. Hendricks visited our
school on Thursday and made a
fine talk to us ail. We are al
ways glad to have him any time
he may come.
Several new students entered
teis week. Mr. Thornton, of
Blackshear and Mr. Gray, of
Pine’bloom, entered this week,
also Miss May Easterling, of
Blackshear, and Mr. Wilcox.
Several of the ladies of Doug
las and Dr. Bryan visited the
school Tuesday, but the doctor
left his speech at the office.
Miss Lula Bennett, our accomp
lished music teacher, arrived
Saturday night and began teach
ing Tuesday with quite a number
of pupils.
Saturday, we will have a De
bating Society meeting in the
auditorium, a program is being
prepared and will be rendered.
The public is cordially invited to
visit us on any Saturday after
noon and listen to our programs.
Mr. J. D. Forbes.
Do you know the tall, slim and
courteous young man, who man
ages the business of Watt &
Holmes Hardware Company ?
You should call and make his
acquaintance, if you have not
had the pleasure of meeting him.
jHe has been in Douglas for the
! last four or five years and has
built a stable reputation for hon
esty and fair dealing that makes
his firm very popular throughout
the county. He is ever awake
to the best interests of his pa
trons, and made arrangements
for the Majestic Range people to
give a week’s demonstration at
his store, giving seven dollars
and fifty cents worth of the best
w’are with each range, for the
week just closed. The clever
geniality and the open frank
honesty of this young man has
won the confidence and respect
of many customers in Ooffee and
adjoining counties and will win
many more. Do not fail to go to
see him when in town as he
wants to make your acquaint
ance.
Douglas, Ga.
Think about the advantages
chat Douglas can now boast of,
and mail this paper to some
friend or acquaintance and invite
them to come here and spend the
winter. Our schools are good,
our health is good, our society is
good, our winters are rnild and
bracing, our town is alive and
accive, our people are pleasant
to live among, our children are
happy and buoyant, our young
men are manly, our girls are
sweet and pretty, and there are
a thousand reasons for people
who live in colder sections to come
do w n here and spend a few
months this winter. We are no
health resort, filled with sickly
people, we have no consumption,
no pneumonia, and very little
trouble that people suffer with
in the colder suctions. Just a
solid healthy and pleasant place
to spend the winter and take out
door exercise every day in the
: year. Four thousand people say
! come! The Enterprise say come!
i You are welcome! Can you resist?
Coffee County Singing Convention
The Coffee County Singing
Convention met with Bushnell
church on the fourth Sunday in
September. Excellent music
was rendered by the Bushnell
class and others until 11 o’clock,
when chairman Arnold introduc
ed Rev. F. C. McDonald to de
liver the address of “Welcome,”
after which our esteemed friend,
Rev. J. I. Oxford was introduced
to deliver the lecture on “Music,”
which needs no words of praise,
as all our people know that Bro.
Oxford always has something
good to tell.
This was the time for the
election of annual officers, and
the following was elected: Mr.
G. W. Right, who had held the
presidency three years, declining
to accept it further; Mr. N. A.
Arnold was elected president;
G. W. Right, vice-president; and
Miss Annie Arnold, secretary.
On account of rain, the good
ladies spread dinner in the house
which was bountiful and enjoyed
by all. The afternoon was spent
in singing sweet songs. This
meeting will be long remember
ed. The next annual convention
will be held at Harmony Grove
church, six miles east of Douglas,
the fourth Sunday in Septem
ber 1908.'
Headquarters, Camp Spivey 1539.
U. C. V.
S Broxton, Ga.
'( Sept. 25th, 1907.
General Orders, No. 5.
The officers and members of
Camp Spivey are requested to
meet at Douglas Georgia, the first
Monday in October at our an
nual meeting for electing officers,
also delegates to attend the re
union at Augusta Georgia, next
November.
The U. D. C. and Prof. Hall
and school are cordially invited
to meet with us.
By order of Captain,
T. C. Allen, Comd.
A. D. Burke, Adjt.
Last Sunday Mr. J. Monroe
Wilcox and Mrs. Adams, Mr. W.
A. Wood and Miss Veasey went
out to Vickers church to attend
the annual meeting. They re
port a very pleasant trip.
Prof. C. W. Davis, who will
have charge of the Agricultural
college has been in town for the
last few days and will remain
here for some time. The college
will open about January first.
Mr. Thrash, who will have charge
of the mechanical department,
has been for several weeks
and will stay here until time to
open.
Mrs. Kate B. Aaron is located next
door to Douglas Supply Co. She car
ries a good line of Fashionable Milli
nery. Call and see her.
There is more work to be done than
can be done the world over unless many
who now feel to well to do work begins.
Every country brings the cry, a scarcity
of labor. What does it mean? There J
are so many congregating in and ground
cities and towns who feel that they are j
too good to do the work that is needed j
and who will not do it so long as they 1
can help it.
If you want the ignorant, who know 1
nothing of the southern states, as im
migrants, we do not. The best posted
I people in the world are the good class
of people that we would like to haveas
immigrants but there is no need of go- !
ing to them with our advantages, as
they know in many instances what we j
! have better than we do. j
SI.OO per Annum
Obituary.
“And I heard a voice saying unte me,
write, blessed are they which die in the
Lord henceforth, yea! saith the spirit,
that they may rest from their labors; and
their works do follow them. Rev. 14:13.
The poet has said:
“There is no death,
An angel’s form walks over the earth with
silent tread,
He bears our best loved things away and
then we call them dead ”
On June 22nd, lt)07, this silent angel vis
ited the home of our sister, Roxan hrook
er, unseen, unheard by all save to her to
whom the message was sent, when the
angel said “The Master lias come and
calleth for thee.” 11:23. She arose up
hastily and went out, but left this com
forting message for us: For 1 know in
whom I have believed, and am persuaded
that He is able tp.keep that which I have
committed untoHibn against that day.
Il Tim. 1:12. It is written, eye hath not
seen nor ear heard neither have entered
into the heart of man the things which
God hath prepared for them that love
Him. IGor. 2:9. We miss, more than
words can express, the loving helpless
presence of our dear sister in our church,
but we bow in humble submission to her
loving Father and her Uod, who, through
His great tenderness for her enabled her
to give so many years of faithful and
loyal service to Him. and with deepest
sympathy, we would turn to the bereaved
family; dear Borrowing ones, look up I
she is not here but risen. Matt. 28-8 She
has gone to that beautiful mansion pre
pared for tier by Him, who said “Come
higher” and God himself shall be with
her, and there shall be no more death,
neither sorrow, nor crying, for God shall
wipe all tears from her eyes. Rev. 21:4.
With the benediction of her consecrated
life upon you, rally with renewed courage
around the Cross that she loved so much.
Lift high the royal banner of the Lord
Jesus, that she laid down to go home,
until the Master calls for you, then all
purified and glorified, you shall enter the
palace of the King and with sister Brook
or, be a reunited family in Heaven.
Her pastor,
J. F. SMITH.
Hrs. C. D. Kirkland Dead.
Last Tuesday, Mrs. C. D.
Rirkland, who has been sick for
some time with typhoid fever, at
Broxton, died. Her friends and
relatives thought that, she was
improving and getting in a good
way to get well but a change for
the worse resulted in her death.
She was buried at Lone Hill
church last Wednesday. She
was the daughter of Mr. Arthur
Lott, deceased.
Johnie Gillis Killed.
Last Saturday, Johnnie Gillis
and Art Davis, two Coffee county
citizens, together with a number
of their friends, were at the
home of Johnnie Gillis. There
was some wrestling and other
friendly tustles, when a slight
misunderstanding occured, Davis
drew his pistol and show Gillis
dead. Davis has not been ar
rested.
Every one now urged to call and see
the complete and new line of goods at
Mrs. Turrentines.
Notice! Doctors.
Every Doctor in the county is
specially requested to he present
next Tuesday as there is business
of special importance to come be
fore the society.
W. F. Sibbett, Pres.
The cotton warehouse is now
open for business and every farm
er should patronize it whether
he be a member of the Union or
not. There is no cost for the
first months storage, the buyer
paying for weighing, storing and
the insurance. This is the way
to patronize it. You can sell the
day it is brought to the ware
house or you can hold as long as
you wish. Let every farmer get
in line to do the best for himself
and for the co;ton business and
the only way to do this is to
handle it through the warehouse.