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"The Enterprise
Covers Every
Nook and Cor
ner of Coffee
County and
Then Some”
Jfl HERE TO
PUT HOD-FEDS,
LOCAL TEAM WILL GO TO VAL
DOSTA NEXT MONDAY ON A
SPECIAL TRAIN. BIG PARTY
TO GO FROM HERE.
It will be a great day in Valdosta
on next Monday afternoon when the
Agricultural School’s baseball team,
of this city, plays the Hoo-Feds, the
Indianapolis team which has been in
training in that city for several weeks
Valdosta people are making prepa
rations to give the visitors a great
ovation and entertainment. The
school here may take their band a
long, although this has not been de
cided upon.
The local team will be chaperoned
by the teachers of the Agricultral
School. Prof. Powell says that he
expects quite a party to go from
Douglas, and those who may decide
to attend may be assured that there
will be order on the train.
An arrangement for a special train
will leave here at 9 o’clock Monday
morning, and returning will leave Val
dosta at 6:30 in the afternoon. This
will give everybody plenty of time
to take in the city. A special rate of
sl. for the round trip has been ar
ranged.
The Hoo-Feds expects to play a
series of games with several of the
teams of the south before returning
home. Douglas was Included in the
list which they accepted. The Times
at Valdosta has this to say of next
Monday’s game:
“On Monday the Eleventh District
Agricultural college team from Doug
las will be on hand for a game. These
boys have announced that they would
bring about 100 rooters with them
°nd Valdosta fans will be given a
jjjßTifejidiu opportunity of seeing the
boya in action when backed by some
real college boy rooters. This game
should be a hummer and the Feds
are looking forward to it with consid
erable pleasure.”
HOSPITAL NEWS NOTES.
Miss Mintie Roberts, in charge,
with Miss Helen Wims, of Graymount
and Miss Annie Haide, of Summitt,
as assistants, keep everything so nice
and clean and quiet at the Hospital,
that the patients are all improving
nicely. By the courtesy of Miss Mat
tie Maddox, we report the following:
Mrs. A. E. Harris, of Broxton, af
ter an operation last Monday, is do
ing nicely.
Mrs. N. S. Sweat, of Beach, who
has been to the Hospital before, is
improving nicely under medical treat
ment.
Mrs. T. H. Dent, Rfd. No. 1, is
said to be doing fine.
There are only three patients at
the Hospital, under treatment, at pres
ent. Reports will be published every
week.
Try an Enterprise Want Ad.
CITIZENS DECIDE FARMERS
UNION MUST REMAIN UEDE
A mass meeting of citizens gath
ered at the court house on last Mon
day night for the purpose of discuss
ing several matters of much impor
tance to the people of Douglas and
Coffee county. A fairly representa
tive crowd was present.
Mr. J. C. Brewer presided over the
meeting, while Mr. Melvin Tanner
acted as secretary. The first matter
brought up for the consideration of
present was whether the citi
zens of Douglas expected to keep
their promise relative to the induce
ment offered the Farmers’ Union to
move their state headquarters here.
Enthusiastic speeches were made by
the chairman, Mr. Melvin Tanner, Dr.
H. C. Whelchel, Judge F. Willis Dart,
and others, all agreeing that the prom
ise must be kept and the matter car
ried out as formally agreed upon.
Douglas Enterprise
AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS
VOLUME XXVI, NUMBER 47.
ODD FELLOWS
HOLD SESSION
HERE WEDNESDAY AND THURS
DAY. BIG BANQUET HELD ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MANY
WERE PRESENT.
The district convention of the Fourth
Division of I. 0. 0. F. met in Douglas
with Douglas Lodge No. 203, on last
Wednesday and Thursday, as pre
viously announced in these coulmns.
The meeting was well attended, most
all of the lodges being represented.
Wm. McCormick, of Fitzgerald,
deputy grand master for the Divis
ion, and Frank Hagar, also of Fitz
gerald, grand secretary, were pres
ent during the two days’ session.
Alma lodge was awarded the ban
ner this year for the highest per cent
made in gain. It was also decided
to hold the next session of the dis
trict meeting at Alma on June 16 and
17. Wm. was recommend
ed for deputy grand master for the
next year, and Frank Hagar was elec
ted secretary and treasurer.
A banquet was served on Wednes
day night by the local lodge. Oys
ters and fruit and soft drinks made
up the menu. Quite a number of
friends of the order were present at
the banquet, which lasted until 12
o’clock.
Among the out of town visitors
present on the occasion of the meet
ing were, A. D. Burke, of Broxton;
J. H. Bailey, of Hatley; C. M. Sim
mons, J. J. Clements and John Black,
of Irwinville; T. H. Horton, of Fitz
gerald; W. L. Rigdon, of Alma; T. H.
Owens and W. B. Hutchinson, of Ro
chelle; E. T. Woolsey, J. B. Gaskin,
Lee Cribb and Frank Hardwitt, of
Ocilla; B. T. Miller, of Rebecca, A.
H. Goodwin, of Irwinville, and J. R.
Smith, of Arabi.
Associated Charities Explained.
There is no way of estimating the
good that this organization is doing
It was organized on the 20th day of
December, and since that date, $26.65
in money, a large bundle of clothing
and shoes, and quite a large supply of
groceries have been distirbuted among
the unfortunate here in Douglas. Not
one penny of the money donated to
this cause is spent outside of Doug
las—it is strictly home missions. The
fund in treasury is getting low and
must be replenished, for there are
many that must be relieved right at
once at our own door.
Any donation in the form of money
clothes or groceries will be appreciat
ed. Please consider this charity call,
respond when called upon.—Mrs. E.
L. Vickers, Chairman of Investigat
ing Committee.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
Notice is herby given that payment
will be refused on ten promissory
notes for $lO each held by I. Trowell,
of Pearson, Ga., signed by B. G. Wil
son, and endorsed by the undersigned.
The old committee was reappointed
by the chairman to make the neces
sary canvas. This committee is as
follows: Judge Dart, Monroe Wil
cox, Melvin Tanner, E. L. Tanner and
Joe Brewer.
This committee began their work
on Thursday morning as agreed upon,
and we understand from them that
great progress is being made, enough
to be confident that the amount will
be raised and that the state head
quarters already here, will remain.
In Mr. J. J. Brown’s speech to the
meeting, he made it clear that the
headquarters wanted to remain here,
that they were well pleased with the
reception given them by the people
of Coffee county, and if the people
here carried out their part of the pro
gram, they would carry out the prom
ises made to the people.
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, G \., MARCH 20th, 1915.
Official Organ of Coffee County and County Commissioners.
County Prizes Offered
By the Womans' Club;
Many Will Compete
The ladies of the Woman’s Club
are very much interested in the de
velopment of the rural districts of
Coffee county, and, as our means to
wards that end they have appointed
a Rural Committee, which has seen
fit to divide the county into five dis
tricts, as follows: Douglas, Broxton,
Pearson, Willacoochee and Nicholls
Districts. In each one of these dis
tricts they have arranged a Flower
Show to be held on the Fourth of
July.
The following are the prizes offer
ed for the best display of flowers
(sown mostly from seed sown this
spring, and grown by a child).
Douglas District.
Ist prize—Two Dollars, given by
Woman’s Club. •
2nd prize—White Swiss Dress, do
nated by Levin Brothers.
3rd prize—One Half Dozen Bulbs,
given by Woman’s Club.
Broxton District.
Ist prize—Two Dollars, given by
Woman’s Club.
2nd prize—Two Pictures, donated
by Durst Variety Store.
3rd prize—One Half Dozen Bulbs,
given by Woman’s Culb.
Willacoochee District.
Ist prize—Two Dollars, given by
Woman’s Club.
2nd prize—Hair Ribbon, donated by
Miss Mabel Sayre.
3rd prize—One Half Dozen Bulbs,
by Woman’s Club.
Nicholls District.
Ist prize—Two Dollars, given by
Woman’s Club.
2nd pize—Three Handkerchiefs, do
nated by Barnes & Co.
3rd prize—One Half Dozen Bulbs,
by Woman’s Club.
Pearson District.
Ist prize—Two Dollars, given by
Woman’s Club.
2nd prize—Three Handkerchiefs, do
nated by Barnes & Co.
3rd prize—One Half Dozen Bulbs,
FARMERS RALLY TO BE HELD
AT ALMA NEXT SATURDAY
To the Officers, Members and
Friends of the Farmers’ Union of the
Eleventh Congressional District:
You are hereby cordially invited
and earnestly urged to attend the
greatest agricultural rally ever held
in this section of the State, at Alma,
Georgia, on Saturday, March 27th.
A special invitation is extended to
women.
__ Questions of vital importance to
the agricultural interests dill be dis
cussed and resolutions outlining the
plans and policies of the Farmers’
Union will be presented for adoption.
We have invited some of the most
noted speakers in the South to be
with us on this occasion, among whom
ane President L. M. Rhodes, of the
RESOLUTIONS OF CAMP SPIVEY
AT DOUGLAS MEETING.
Broxton, Ga., Feb. 22, 1915.
Headquarters Camp Spivey No.
1539 U. C. V.
At our regular meeting in Douglas
Ga., today we adopted the following
resolution:
We, the Officers and Members of
Camp Spivey No. 1539 U. C. V., do
hereby ask and insist of the Georgia
Division of the United Confederate
Veterans, at their next regular ses
sion, pass a resolution asking the
General Assembly of the Georgia
Legislature, to make a change in the
Pension Law, giving each Pensioner
SIOO.OO instead of $60.00 as is now
provided.
Why? Because they are older and
growing more feeble as the years go
by, and that the Banner State of the
South, Old Georgia, is able to give it.
Other states are giving it, why can
not our State? Florida, Alabama,
and some other States are giving
SIOO.OO, then why can’t good old Geor
gia give her old soldiers as much or
more than any other State in the
South, and we ask each Camp ih the
by Woman’s Club.
And to the teacher, entering in this
contest the greatest percentage of
their enrollment of pupils, there will
be given a brass jardiniere.
The rules governing this Contest
are as follows:
In each district there must be at
least, entries from six schools. The
child’s name must be enrolled as a
contestant, by the teacher, on or be
fore the first day of May.
As an extra incentive to the chil
dren to enter this contest, there will
be given one bulb to every child that
enters and has a display of flowers,
however small.
Where the prizes are won by boys,
suitable ones of the same value, will
be substituted for the ones named.
While the shows will be held in the
towns of each district named, it is
thought best for them not to compete
with the rurai districts in regard to
prizes.
But the ladies request that each of
them have a display at the show, and
would greatly appreciate if the town
teacher would take up the matter of
prizes and would arrange separate
ones for their pupils.
In order to aid the teacher and pu
pil in the selection of suitable and
inexpensive seed for this purpose, the
ladies have, or will, send out catalogs
and order blanks of a “Penny a Pack
et” house, and urge that they order
the seed at once from this or some
other reliable house, so that the chil
dren can begin on their home gar
dens at once.
Should there be any information
desired in regard to the above, the
same can be had by referring to eith
er of the following ladies: Mrs. J.
L. Shelton, Chairman Douglas Dis
trict; Mrs. M. D. Dickerson, Chairman
Aifrfllacooi.'hee District; Mrs. F. M. Ap
pleby, Chairman Nicholls District;
Mrs. O. F. Deen, Chairman Pearson
District; Mrs. J. W. Powell, Chair
man Broxton District.
Tennessee Farmers’ Union; President
J. L. Shepherd, of the Florida Farm
ers’ Union, and Hon. Grover C. Ed
monson, of Alma.
Let me again urge upon you the
importance of being present as this
great meeting will be the beginning
of a crusade for the emancipation of
the agricultural classes from their
present deplorable condition. The
flame now burning is growing fast
into a conflagration which will sweep
forever from the State of Georgia
the iniquities that have kept our toil
ing producers in bondage. Be with
us; we need you, and you and your
children need the strength of loyal,
militant Unionism.
J. J. BROWN,
President Georgia Farmers’ Union.
ARRESTED NEGRO BOY
FOR COFFEE COUNTY
Sheriff Ricketson, of Coffee coun
ty, was in the city yesterday looking
for a negro boy who was wanted in
Coffee county for some alleged of
fense. The boy was located on Mr.
Jim Scrugg’s place, in the Hahira
district, and was-taken in charge by
the Coffee county official.—Valdosta
Times.
Mammoth Russian Sunflower Seed
for sale, 50c per peck. 125 bushels
to the acre not an ususual yield on
good land. Jas. I. Hatfield.
This is to put all parties on notice
not to trade for a certain mortgage
note given by R. Hughes to Mrs. A.
E. Harris, to secure payment on one
mule as the property secured was not
as represented, and I will not p .y
(Signed) R. HUGHES.
March 15, 1915. 4t.
Georgia Division to instruct their del
egates that they vote for the resolu
tion.
CAPT. GEO. R. BRIGGS, Com.
MAJ.. A. D. BURKE, Adjt.
SI.OO PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
uni uUDHT IS
MAKMCOBD
KEEPING JAIL CLEAR OF PRIS
ONERS. LIST OF CRIMINAL
CASES THAT WERE TRIED
LAST WEEK.
Judge Lankford held a session of
the criminal court on last Friday and
Saturday and disposed of a great
many jail cases. He is holding an
other session today, at which time a
number of the jail cases will be dis
posed of. It is the purpose of the
court to keep the jail as clear as pos
sible, and from the list below it would
seem that he is succeeding:
The following criminal cases were
disposed of without a jury:
The State vs. Bill Butler, carrying
pistol without a license; judgment of
guilty; sentence 4 months or $30.00.
The State vs. Arthur Elliott, cheat
ing and swindling; judgment of not
guilty.
The State vs. Jule Redding, keep
ing at his place of business; judg
ment of guilty; sentence 6 months or
3 months and $150.00; motion for a
new trial filed.
The State vs. Kit Johnson, gaming,
plea of guilty; sentence 3 months or
$25.00.
The State vs. George Darden, gam
ing, plea of guilty; sentence 3 months
or $25.00.
The State vs. Romie Boynton, sell
ing whiskey; plea of guilty; sentence
8 months.
The State vs. Willie Brewton, gam
ing, plea of guilty; sentence 3 months
or $25.00.
The State vs. Andrew Lewis, gam
ing, plea of guilty; sentence 3 months
or $25.00.
The State vs. Will Bivins, gaming,
plea of guilty; sentence 3 months or
$25.00.
The State vs. Collins Harry, gam
ing, plea of guilty; sentence 3 months
or $25.00.
The State vs. Homer Bivins, gam
ing, plea of guilty; sentence 3 months
or $25.00.
The State vs. Son Spivey, gaming,
plea of guilty; sentence 3 months or
$25.00.
The State vs. Scacy Williams,
drunkenness on public streets, plea
of guilty; sentence 10 months on the
State Farm.
The State vs. Oner Brazel, gaming,
judgment of guilty; sentence of 3
months or $25.00.
The State vs. McKinley Jackson,
larceny, judgment of guilty; sentence
8 months or 3 months and $150.00.
The State vs. Alfred M. Miller,
abandonment, judgment of guilty;
sentence 10 months.
The State vs. Collins Anderson,
selling khiskey, judgment of guilty;
sentence 6 months.
The State vs. Ike Simpson, gaming,
judgment of guilty; sentence 3 mos.
or $25.00.
DOUGLAS BOARD OE TRADE
ORGANIZED MONDAY NIGRT
A brand new Board of Trade for
Douglas is in existence. The new
baby was born on last Monday night.
Just after the business of the Farm
ers’ Union was attended to at the
meeting at the court house, the mat
ter of reorganizing the Board of
Trade of Douglas was taken up.
Everybody present was enthusiastic
over this proposition. Several speech
es were made, after which the meet
ing proceeded to elect officers for the
year.
Mr. J. C. Brewer was unanimously
elected president of the. new board,
although he tried to get out of it.
He stated that he did not have the
time to devote to the office, but that
he was in favor of the reorganization
and would do his part in keeping the
wheels greased. His objection to ac
cepting the honor was overruled, and
he was elected by a unanimous vote.
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BAPTIST HERE
CALLJUBERT
TO THE PASTORATE OF CHURCH
HERE. HE WILL VISIT DOUG
LAS NEXT WEEK TO SEE THE
DEACONS OF CHURCH.
After the services at the Baptist
church on last Sunday evening, the
business session as previously an
nounced, was gone into. Rev. W. J.
Maddox was made moderator of the
meeting.
The matter of calling a pastor for
the church was taken up. It was a
greed to vote by ballot, no nomina
tion being made. The ballot resulted
in the election of Rev. T. S. Hubert,
he receiving more votes than all the
others combined. It was then made
unanimous, anfl Judge Briggs was
selected to notify Mr. Hubert of th*
action of the church.
A letter from Mr. Hubert, who is
now pastor in Dade City, Fla., says
that it is his intention to visit Doug
las some time next week and go over
the matter with the deacons, before
he gives the church his answer.
Mr. Hubert is a former pastor of
the church here, being succeeded by
Rev. H. H. Shell, who resigned Jan
uary 1, to go to Bainbridge. The
greatest work of the Baptist church
here during its history was perhaps
accomplished during Mr. Hubert’s 4
years’ pastorate. We do not mean
this as a reflection on any other pas
torate, but while Mr. Hubert was here
the present church was finished. The
work of building a new church is us
ually the hardest task in the career
of any church. Also during Mr. Hu
bert’s pastorate the church member
ship was increased to the highest
point it has ever reached in its his
tory. He is a trieless worker, and
did great things for the Baptist
church of Douglas.
Should he return it is freely pre
dicted that the church will go forward
as never before, and greater things
will be accomplished for the Baptist
cause in Douglas.
READY
For your business. We have just
returned from the northern markets
and new goods of the latest styles
and fashions are arriving daily. Visit
our store and be convinced.
LEVIN’S DEPARTMENT STORE.
The State vs. Sam Edwards, gam
ing, judgment of glilty; sentence of
3 months or $25.00.
The State vs. Jno. R. Graham, sell
ing whiskey, judgment of not guilty.
The State vs. Sapp Coleman, gam
ing, judgment of not guilty.
The State vs. Carrie Spencer, as
sault, judgment of not guilty.
The State vs. Joe Mims, gaming,
noil prossed.
The State vs. Olin Dantzler, gam
ing, noil prossed.
Judge Dart was elected vice president
The chairman then named Dr. H.
C. Whelchel, W. R. Frier and J. M.
Dent as a committee to retire and re
port back to the meeting a suggestion
for a board of fifteen directors. The
following report was submitted: J.
M. Ashley, E. L. Tanner, Dan Wall,
E. L. Vickers, W. R. Frier, Melvin
Tanner, J. M. Dent, J. H. Jordan, J.
W. Quincey, J. N. McDonald, M. F.
Head, W. R. Wilson and I. Levin.
Mr. Brewer was made ex-officio chair
man by virtue of his office. This re
port was accepted by the meeting,
and they were declared elected.
A meeting of the board of directors
is called for next Monday night, just
after the council meeting. At this
meeting a secretary will probably be
named and a committee to draft by
laws for the new enterprise, besides
other business that might come up in
completing the organization.