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"The Enterprise
Covers Every
Nook and Cor
ner of Coffee
County and
Then Some”
MEETING FOR FARMERS IS
BEING HELD HERE TODAY
MEETING AT AMBROSE LAST
THURSADY WAS WELL AT
TENDED. DEVOTED TO LEC
TURES ON TRUCK FARMING.
General Passenger Agent, W. W.
Croxton, of the A., B. & A., and Prof.
J. W. Firor, of the State Agricultural
College, have been in the county for
several days, visiting the farmers
and discussing with them the matter
of truck growing and diversified far
ming.
On Thursday a large meeting of
the farmers was held at Ambrose
where Messrs. Croxton and Firor ad
dressel the meeting, and quite a lot
of interest was manifested at this
meeting.
Today (Friday) a big meeting of
farmers and those who are interested
in truck growing and diversified far
ming, is being held at the court house
where Mr. Croxton and Prof. Firor
and Prof. Eunice, the county demon
strator, will address the meeting. It
is expected that at least fifty farmers
will attend the meeting this afternoon
These gentlemen are doing a lot
of good in this line of work, and it is
expected that much will be accom
plished through the instructions ob
tained by these lectures. Both Mr.
Croxton and Prof. Firor, as well as
Prof. Eunice, know what they are
talking about, and the advice they
are giving the farmers should result
in great benefit to them.
HOSPITAL NOTES.
Mr. John Davis left Tuesday for
his home in Nicholls.
Miss Pearl Sellers is ' recovering
from a recent operation, and will be
leaving in a few days.
Mrs. N. L. Byrd, of West Green,
has returned to the hospital for treat
ment.
Miss Mintie Roberts returned Mon
day from West Green.
Mrs. Cofer, of Broxton, is ill at the
hospital.
Dr. C. W. Roberts attended the
meeting of the Georgia Surgical As
sociation in Atlanta this week at the
Ansley Hotel.
PRISON COMMISSIONER IS
HERE ON INSPECTION TRIP
Judge T. E. Patterson, of the state
prison commission, spent last Sunday
in the city, and while here visited
the county camp. He says that he
found same in excellent condition.
The Judge left Monday morning.
ELK’S ELECTION.
The Elk’s Lodge will have an elec
tion of officers for the year at their
regular meeting, the second Tuesday
night in March, and a full attendance
is desired. The lodge is growing and
in splendid financial shape and much
interest is being taken in it by the
members.
FARM LOANS.
Money is now more plentiful. We
are now closing loans promptly. If
you need money, come to see us.
DICKERSON, KELLEY & ROBERTS
Mr. G. Wash Lott is back from At
lanta where he spent several weeks
at a sanitorium. His health, we are
glad'to announce, is much improved.
LOST— SIGMA NU PIN, SET WITH
Pearls and Emeralds. Return to
Enterprise office and be rewarded.
LADIES!
We have solved the problem for
you. It was a hard task, but we
worked it out to your advantage, and
now we are glad to inform you that
there will be no waiting or excuse
made. We have arranged and now
have on hand a full stock of May-
Menton Patterns, the newest styles
of everything and anything. New
ones every week. All patterns at
10c each. For your dress goods and
newest styles of patterns, go to
Levin’s Department Store.
Try an Enterprise Want Ad.
Douglas Enterprise
VOLUME XXVI, NUMBER 44.
CREAMER FOUND GUILTY
OF MURDER OF ROWLAND
Hazlehurst, Feb. 24.—The jury in
the case of the state vs. James Cream
er, who was charged with murder,
returned a verdict in the court last
night of guilty with a recommenda
tion of mercy, which means life ser
vice in the chaingang.
Creamer, on January 31, shot and
killed his father-in-law, R. Rowland.
The state proved a horrible case of
murder against the defendant, which
could not be broken down by the de
fense. The defendant made his state
ment and said that the deceased was
advancing upon him with an axe ane
that he shot to save his life. No oth
er witness was used by the defense.
James Creamer is the son of J. J.
Creamer, one of the most prominent
farmers in this county, and on ac
count of the standing of the family
of each Creamer and Rowland, the
case attracted a great deal of atten
tion.
WEINTROUB & SELIGMAN
OPENS NEW STORE HERE.
The new store of Weintroub & Sel
igman which was announced in our
last issue, has opened up in the old
Nathan stand with a brand new stock
of goods and ready for business.
Mr. Weintroub will be in charge of
the business and he is well qualified
in every way to ascertain the wants
of the people of Douglas and Coffee
county and give them what they want
and at the right prices.
Mr. Seligman, who is conducting
a store at Nicholls, has been here
all the week with Mr. Weintroub, in
getting the new goods marked up and
placed. He will continue to reside
in Nicholls.
BACON COUNTY FARMERS
TO CUT COTTON ACREAGE
Alma, Ga., Feb. 24.—The farmers
of Bacon county will cut the acreage
of cotton one-fourth to one-half and
put in more grain and food crops.
Several hundred acres of land are
being prepared for cantaloupes and
early corn for shipping while green.
PERKINS WILL HAVE LADY
DEMONSTRATOR NEXT WEEK
Mr. J. D. Perkins, the well known
grocer of Douglas, will have a dem
onstrator of the “Surve-us” products
at his store all next week, beginning
Monday, March 1. The matter will
be in charge of a lady who is sent out
by the manufacturers of these prod
ucts.
It will pay every lady, in the city
to visit Mr. Perkin’s store during
this week, which begins Monday.
MR. B. PETERSON OUT AGAIN.
After being confined to his bed for
several weeks and during that time
becoming very low, Mr. B. Peterson
is again out on the streets of Doug
las, much to the delight of his many
friends.
He has not been able to walk a
round yet, but only yesterday he
walked over from his house to the
Bank of Douglas and chatted a few
minutes with friends who called. At
the present rate of improvement he
will likely be able to mingle amongst
his many friends on the streets in
a few days.
FIRST ASPARAGUS SHIPMENT.
The first crate of asparagus for the
season was shipped Wednesday by
the Georgia and Florida Railway
j demonstration farm at West Green,
| Coffee county. This is the first ship
ment from Georgia this season. 11
prospectors from South Carolina were
lat West Green today and witnessed
I the shipment.
LOST, POCKETBOOK WITH A
bout SSO. in it, out from Douglas
on the old Downing road, on last
j 1 hursday. Finder will receive re-
I ward by returning same to J. L.
j Wall, Douglas.
AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GA., FEBRUARY 27, 1915.
Official Organ of Coffee County and County Commissioners.
GAD DEATH DN
LASTJBNDAY
MISS MARY ANNE GRANTHAM,
AT AGE OF 80, DIES AFTER AN
ILLNESS LASTING FOR SEV
ERAL YEARS.
A very sad death occurred in this
city on last Monday morning at 3
o’clock when the spirit of Miss Mary
Anne Grantham took its /light. She
was seventy-five years of age at the
time of her death.
The deceased was an aunt of Mrs.
W. W. McDonald and had lived with
her for several years. Besides. Mrs.
McDonald she had two nephews,
Messrs. Jesse and Charlie Grantham,
both of them being here at the funer
al service, which was held at Mrs.
McDonald’s home on Tuesday morn
ing at 9 o’clock, the services being
conducted by Rev. H. M. Morrison,
of the Methodist church.
The interment took place at the
city cemetery about ten o’clock in
the presence of a large circle of
friends and relatives.
Miss Grantham’s life was that of
a devout Christian, and during the
past few years in which she has been
an invalid, she has borne her trials
with great Christian fortitude.
The bereaved family has the sym
pathy of many friends.
SIX MEN ARE
TURNEDLODSE
Leesburg, Ga., Feb. 24.—Six promi
nent citizens of Lee and Sumter coun
ties, who have been in jail for a week,
accused of being implicated in the
muder of Banker A. D. Oliver, were
set free here today. Three of them,
Roy Blacsk, Roy Jones and J. C. Webb
of Sumter county, were released be
fore any evidence whs presented. The
other three, G. W. Chance, his son,
Claude Chance, and Minter Kennedy,
of Smithville, were freed tonight af
ter an all-day hearing before Judge
W. M. Harper, of Americus.
Witnesses testified that Chance, his
son and Kennedy were seen in Smith
ville as late as 8:15 o’clock on the
night of the murder. Sheriff More
land testified that it would take fully
a half hour to run from Smithville to
Leesburg, a little more than six miles
on the Central of Georgia Railroad
(air line.) The murder occurred at
8:30, it had been stated. These men
were also seen at 9 o’clock at Smith
ville.
The so-called “murder car” could
not be identified; neither could the
shotgun found after the tragedy be
identified as the property of Minter
Kennedy.
Whether the Lee county grand jury
will be asked to continue the investi
gation could not be ascertained to
night. Solicitor Williams said that
he did not know what the next move
would be.
The judge presiding at the hearing
had granted the request of the defen
dants to hear each case separately.
The case of G. W. Chance was the
first one taken up. As soon as he
was discharged the prosecutor asked
that the remaining two cases be dis
missed.
There was a scene of confusion in
the courtroom when the request was
granted. Mrs. G. W. Chance swoon
ed. Other women became hysterical,
while men clapped their hands in
glee.
WHITE WYANDOTTS
And
BARRED ROCKS
Do you want the BEST? I have
them. Eggs for hatching, $1.50 to
$3.00 per 15; SB.OO per 100.
A few trios and extra Cockrels for
sale.
F. F. PRESTON,
Douglas, Ga.
CANNING CLUB
GIRLS MEET
AT BROXTON AND ELECT OF
FICERS FOR THE YEAR. MUCH
INTEREST IS BEING MANI
FESTED IN THE WORK.
The Broxton Canning Club met at
the home of Florrie Poer last Monday
afternoon. Eleven of the twelve
members were present. The meeting
was presided over by the county man
ager, Miss Nola Johnson.
The meeting was opened by a song,
“The Canning Club Girls.” The elec
tion of officers which resulted as fol
lows: President, Florrie Poer; Sec
retary, Mabel Bostwick.
Miss Johnson gave the girls some
excellent ideas about the necessary
steps towards commencing the toma
to work and other little side helps.
We are planning to make our part of
the Canning Club meeting held in
Douglas in April a success. We hold
our club meetings twice a month.
The next one will be held at Katie
Lou Shaw’s. Below is a list of our
Canning Club Girls: Misses Mable
Bostwick, Vernia Gardner, Katie
Glenn Thurman, Della Mae Dykes,
Katie Lou Shaw, Florrie Poer, Eula
Lee Dorminy, Ada Morrison, Olive
Stalnacker, Thelma Dorminy, Greta
Knight, Marie Stalnacker.
FLORRIE POER, Pres.
MABEL BOSTWICK, Sec.
ROBBERS ARE
YET AT LARGE
Reports from Pearson are that a
very bold robery was committed there
last Friday night, and up to date no
clue to the robbers has been ascer
tained. At the sheriff’s office noth
ing could be found out about the in
cident except that no arrests have
been made.
The store of Passon Brothers was
broken open and several dollars worth
of dry goods were taken.
There were at first reports sent
out that a wholesale robbery had tak
en place at Pearson, but there is
nothing in this report.
AMBROSE NEWS NOTES.
Mr. W. J. Royal, Sr., of Mytic, is
visiting relatives here this week.
Mr. Harry B. Vickers, of E D. A. S.,
spent Sunday and Monday in Am
brose with homefolks. Our school
exhibition last Friday night was just
fine. The program was well render
ed by each one taking part, and there
was $7.75 received through the exhi
bition, which will be used for the
school library. Mr. George Paulk
and family have moved to their farm,
which is about half a mile from town.
We are glad to know that they didn’t
move far. Mr. Frank Russ, of
Route Two, has accepted a position
as stiller with Royal Bros, of this
place. Mrs. J. B. Day spent last
Monday night with her daughter,
Mrs. Alpert Hooper and family, of
near Osierfield. Rev. F. H. Sin
eath, of Osierfield, filled his monthly
appointment at this place last Sun
day. Mr. and Mrs. Jno. J. Phil
ips and little sons spent Saturday
night and Sunday in Douglas with
relatives at the home of Mr. and Mrs
H. F. Brown. Mr. Andrews, rep
resenting the Savannah Guano Co.,
was a business visitor to Ambrose
Wednesday. Several of our Am
brose people are sick this week from
cold and lagrippe. We trust all may
soon be well again. Misses Mary
Jane and Minnie Grantham wewe
week-end visitors with relatives of
Upton. Several from Ambrose at
tended the school entertainment of
Jowers school Saturday night. All
report a nice time. Mr. and Mrs.
B. L. China and children moved to
their farm on Route One last week.
We regret to give them up, but wish
them success in their new home.
Mr. D. F. Gore, one of our leading
merchants, was a business visitor to
SI.OO PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
PRISON BOARD RECOMMENDS
PARDON EOH VAEPO DAY
CASE NOW GOES TO GOVERNOR
SLATON FOR FINAL ACTION.
DAY HAS MADE A MODEL
PRISONER.
Judge Quincey, one of the attor
neys for Valpo Day, who is now serv
ing a life sentence at the state farm
for the murder of young Goodyear
several years ago, received a letter
from the Prison Commission on last
Thursday advising him that the com
mission had made a recommendation
for the suspension for any further
sentence in this case.
The case, with this recommenda
tion, will now go to Governor Slaton,
and his decision will be final. It is
likely that the case will be taken up
by the governor within the next few
months.
Day is represented in his applica
tion for pardon by Judge J. W. Quin
cey, of this city, Attorney John P.
Knight, of Nashville, and the law firm
of Wilson, Bennett & Lambdin, of
Waycross. The hearing before the
prison commission took place in At
lanta on February 5, but their decis
ion was not given out until last Wed
nesday.
Mr. Day has served six years of
his sentence and during that time has
made a model prisoner, say the re
ports of higher-ups. He has been a
trusty for several years. He has
made two visits to Douglas recently
when his wife died, and each time,
although accompanied by an official
of the Farm, was given the privil
eges of a free man.
It is expected that at the hearing
before Gov. Slaton much interest
will be manifested those interest
ed. The general opinion is that Gov.
Slaton will grant a omplete pardon,
although the matter has not been
taken to him yet a id he is not ad
vised of the evidence and other facts
which will be presented to him.
AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL NOTES
W. A. Bell, of Cairo, entered school
this week.
Grace Brown, Mae Dorminy and
Mamie Ba ; rd spent the week-end at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Dor
miny at Broxton.
Prof. C. W. Fraser, a former teach
er of Agriculture, was a guest at the
school Tuesday.
Madge Baker visited her parents
Sunday.
The County Teachers’ Institute
will be held here on March 13th, and
on the evening of the same date, the
piano and voice students of Miss
Brice will give their monthly recital.
Harry Vickers spent Sunday and
Monday at Ambrose with relatives.
Mildred McDonald, a former stu
dent of E. D. A. S., was mingling
with her friends Thursday.
Chas. Walden visited Millwood for
several days.
Whenever the weather permits, the
boys are practicing on the athletic
fields, and all are much interested in
this season’s base ball team.
Mary and Gladys Peterson spent
Sunday with parents near Douglas.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thank the many friends
who so kindly assisted us during the
illness and death of our aunt. May
heaven’s richest blessings be upon
them.
Mrs. W. W. McDonald and Brothers.
TRADE AT LEVIN’S.
Broxton Monday A. M. We are
sorry to report Miss Austine Sangs
ter, our accomplished teacher, is on
the sick list this week. We hope
for her a speedy recovery. Master
Lawton Young visited this week with
relatives and friends of Osierfield.
Mr. R. Y. Touchton, of Wilcox
school, was a week-end visitor here
with relatives and friends. Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Foxworth and little
son spent Sunday night and Monday
with Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Hall, of
! Route One. Mr. G. B. Eunice and
Miss Johnson visited our school last
week in the interest of corn and can
ning clubs.
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MR. LEWIS HOLTZENDORFF
BITTEN BY A RATTLER.
Mr. Lewis Holtzendorff, son of Mr.
and Mrs. B. F. Holtzendorff, of Pine
Park, happened to a very peculiar
and near fatal accident on last Thu s
day while out hunting. The day was
warm and pleasant, and while Mr.
Holtzendorff and his companions were
following their dogs, Mr. Holtzendorff
stepped too close »to a rattlesnake.
The snake struck at the young man
and his fangs scratched his foot.
The wound was not a very deep
one, but was sufficient to make it
very dangerous. Mr. Holtzendorff’s
companions rushed him home in an
automobile and he was given imme
diate treatment. He was deathly sick
for a time, but was soon out again.
Mr. Holtzendorff was able to go
hunting again on Saturday, but he
says he will be much more careful of
snakes from this time on, and when
ever he even suspects that one is near
he expects to look very carefully be
fore taking a step.—Valdosta Times.
CAMP SPIVEY ELECTS OFFICERS
There was a metting of Camp Spi
vey held in Douglas on last Monday,
Washington’s birthday, at which
time an election of officers was held.
The following were named:
George R. Briggs, Commander.
J. M. Freeman, Ist Lieutenant.
S. Quincey, 2nd Lieutenant.
J. W. Price, 3rd Lieutenant.
A. D. Burke, Adjutant-
Rev. J. W. Maddox, Chaplain.
A. D. Burke, Treasurer and His
torian.
Mrs. Jno. M, Hall, Sponor.
Miss Dollie Freeman, Maid of
Honor.
DEATH OF MRS. ADAMS.
Mrs. Adams, wife of the late Wil
liby Adams, died at her home about
four miles south of here on last Mon
day, after a short illness. She was
80 years of age.
She was buried at Comorrah church
on Tuesday in the presence of a
large circle of friends and relatives.
She leaves three sons, Perry, Love
and Sweet, besides other relatives
and friends. The Enterprise extends
condolence.
BROXTON LOCALS.
We take the liberty to state that
Rev. W. B. Smith, pastor of the Bap
tist church here, is only engaged for
every 2nd and 4th Sundays. Those
desiring a call or visiting sermons
will do well to communicate with
him for first and third Sundays.——
Mr. Zirkle, of Virginia, was the guest
of Capt. and Mrs. J. J. Dorminy last
Sunday. Misses Brown, Dorminy
and Baird, of the Agricultural School,
of Douglas, spent the week-end with
friends and relatives here. Prof.
and Mrs. Powell, of Douglas, drove
over to Mr. and Mrs. Dorminy’s last
Sunday P. M. Misses Alice and
Bessie McKenzie spent last Friday
and Saturday with friends in Doug
las. Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Poer were
in Fitzgerald last Monday. The
writer could not attend the Washing
ton Anniversary program last Monday
given by some of the pupils at the
auditorium, or we would give a more
minute description of it, for we hear
from all that it was fine. Glad such
a large crowd attended. B. M.
Poer is in Augusta on business.
Our Methodist pastor, Bro. Gardner,
gave us a wonderful sermon last Sun
day on Missions; what we owe for
the many great inventions given us
by “John Chinaman,” and others. In
return let us freely and liberally give
them this wonderful soul saving gos
pel so gladly given us by missionar
ies years and years ago. A large and
attentive audience heard this strong
discourse. Another good sermon fol
lowed Sunday night.
Dr. and Mrs. Geo. L. Touchton re
turned to the city today, after spend
ing about ten days in Florida and
Cuba, on their bridal tour. They will
be at the home of Mrs. Turrentine
for a few weeks.