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"The Enterprise
Covers Every
Nook and Cor
ner of Coffee
County and
Then Some"
FUNERAL HELD
ON WEDNESDAY
MRS. J. L. PAULK, WHO DIED IN
NEW MEXICO LAST SATURDAY
WAS BURIED AT OCILLA THIS
WEEK.
Sadness was brought to the home
of many the first of this week, as the
death of Mrs. J. L. Paulk, of Ocilla,
was wired and telephoned to her
many relatives in Georgia and Flor
ida.
She was the daughter of Mr. J.
S. Lott, of this city, and was a sis
ter of Mrs. Geo. T. Bailey, Jr., of St.
Petersburg, Fla; Mrs. E. P. Fillin
gim, of Pace, Fla.; Mrs. W. C. Lank
ford, of Douglas, Ga.; Mr. W. W. Lott,
of Jacksonville, Ga.; Miss Eunice
Lott, Mr. Clinton Lott and Master
Stanford Lott, of Douglas.
Mrs. Paulk’s mother who, prior + o
her marriage, was Miss Avy Peter
son, died several years ago. Not on
ly was Mrs. Paulk related to hundreds
of the very best people in Coffee, Ir
win and adjoining counties, but num
bered her friends by the thousands,
being loved by all who knew her.
She had been in bad health for sev
eral years, and during the last two
years having contracted tuberculosis,
she had been gradually losing strength
all the while. Her friends all hoped
that her stay at Roswell, New Mexi
co, would cure her. After spending
nearly a year there she returned home
last summer apparently improved.
She began to lose strength again, and
even though she went west again and
was cared for carefully and tenderly
and given the best of medical aid, she
kept failing until her condition be
came alarming. Her husband, Mr. J.
L. Paulk went to her bedside six
weeks ago and remained with her
until her death.
She died on last Saturday in Ros
well, New Mexico, and was brought
home for burial, reaching Ocilla last
Wednesday morning, where she was
buried at 3 o’clock P. M., of the same
day.
The home of Mr. Paulk was throng
ed all day by relatives and friends
who gathered to see Laura for the
last time and to pay respect and show
their love for her and her husband
and children.
Many beautiful floral offerings
were banked around her casket. The
scene was one of sadness, yet show
ing great love and respect.
The funeral services were conduct
ed in the Methodist church by her
former pastor, Rev. Mr. Barton, of
the Baptist church, the Methodists
having offered their spacious audito
rium for the occasion. The church
was filled, and the sermon ' / ching
on the beautiful Christian life of the
deceased must have inspired many
to live the Christ life and meet with
their loved ones in that house not
made with hands eternal and n the
heavens.
A large procession followed to the
cemetery where the ceremonie. were
impressively closed. The lives of the
good live after them even in this life,
and surely the life of Mrs. J. L. Paulk
will live after her in the lives of her
relatives and friends, making them
more loving and christian-like.
In attendance on this burial occas
ion were all of Mrs. Paulk’s close rel
atives from Georgia and Florida, and
several of her uncles and aunts and
cousins, including Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Poer, of Broxton; Mrs. E. L. Vickers,
of Douglas; Mrs. Bettie Peterson, of
Nicholls, and Dr. Nicholas Peterson,
of Tifton.
There are surviving Mrs. Paulk be
sides her other numerous relatives,
her husband, Mr. J. L. Paulk and
three sons, Masters Grady, T. O. and
Henderson Paulk, all of Ocilla.
, THE CENTRAL GROCERY
COMPANY WILL SELL
The Central Grocery Company, of
this city, will change hands on Mon
day, the 17th. Mr. Pete Thomas and
Mr. Geo. Kalil, who are conducting
stores here, will take charge, buying
the interests of Messrs. Geo. M. and
Howard Stanton. Look for their an
nouncement next week.
Douglas Enterprise
AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS V
VOLUME XXVII, NUMBER 3.
GRAHAM GETS
A NEW TRIAL
THE SUPREME COURT RULING
PIYES CHARLIE GRAHAM AN
OTHER TRIAL FOR HIS LIFE.
WAS TRIED IN IRWIN-
Charlie Graham, who killed Law
rence Newbern, of Broxton, some
time lat year, and who was subse
quently tried for murder in Irwin
county, found guilty, and appealed,
will get another trial, according to a
decision of the Superior court hand
ed down this week. The effort to
bring the case back to Coffee county
for trial was not effected by this de
cision.
Coffee County’s
Banner Club
The Canning Clubs are making pro
gressive plans for their summer
work. They have added to their of
ficers a program committee, which
makes plans for the club meetings
two weeks in advance.
After the regular business meeting
which is so helpful to each member,
in that they get the advantage of
each other’s experience, their plans
are to have a certain length of time
to sew or make baskets or some oth
er practical work.
At the end of the month a report
of the work for the entire club is
made. The best report will appear
in the paper each month.
A large felt banner will be offered
to the best club. There are three
viewpoints of consideration. First,
20 points to the club that holds the
meetings regularly and sends the re
port in most promptly at the end of
each month. Second, 30 points for
the club which has the best report.
The report which shows the best at
tendance of members, that plans the
most interesting and beneficial club
meetings, that accounts for the
greatest per cent of records read at
club meetings, holds the greatest per
cent of its members, and gives the
best accounts of the month’s work
under “General Remarks.” Third,
50 points to the club having the best
exhibits in October.
It will mean much to the club that
wins the banner. Each member will
be a part of Coffee County’s Banner
Club, and w r ill do honor to that com
munity in which the good work is
done.
NOLA JOHNSON.
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j HOSPITAL NEWS NOTES
o o
William Salter, Douglas, entered
the hospital on Wednesday for med
ical treatment.
Mr. Tuten, of Baxley, at the hos
pital several days, will leave this
week.
Mr. D. W. Arnold, of Douglas, sev
eral days at the hospital, is improv
ing.
Mr. Louis Tumlin, of Douglas, is
on the mend.
Miss Ella Wade, of Douglas, was
expecting to leave the hospital last
Wednesday.
Miss Mintie Roberts, the accom
plished nurse, was expecting to go to
Nicholls last Thursday afternoon to
visit friends on a ten days’ vacation.
INDICTED IN 1913.
Mr. Joe Thigpen, of this county,
who was indicted for selling whiskey
by a grand jury in 1913, and who has
kept out of the way since that time,
was arrested on an A. B. & A. train,
near Bushnell, this week.
Mr. Thigpen has been living out in
the west since he was indicted, had
been here to see his friends, had board
ed the night train at Bushnell for his
return, when he walked in the hands
of Sheriff Ricketson, who was on the
train enroute for Fitzgerald. He is
on bond now for the next term of
court.
Dr. and Mrs. Gordon Burns have
returned from a week-end visit to
relatiyes at Vienna.
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GA., MAY 15th., 1915-
Offlcial Organ of Coffee County and County Commissioners.
ABOUT FIFTY DOUGLAS ELKS
ATTENDMEETINGATWAYCROSS
With a far better attendance than
was anticipated ; n view of the gen
eral unpleasant weather over Georgia
the 1915 convention of the Georgia
Association of Elks was opened in
Waycross Wednesday. Over 500 at
tended the opening session at the
Grand theatre Wednesday morning.
Delegates to the convention were
given a rousing reception. The dele
gations arriving on the A. B. & A,
shortly before nine o’clock were met
with a brass band and President Wal
ter P. Andrews, who was aboard the
train, escorted to his headquarters
in the city.
The convention opened a few min
utes after ten o’clock, President An
drews calling the gathering to order.
The opening prayer was by Frank P.
Wade, chaplain of Waycross lodge.
Douglas lodge furnished about 50
of the noisy scouts who left here on
Wednesday morning in a special Pull
man. The car was parked at Way
cross and used by the members on
Wednesday night, those who were
able to locate it.
Everywhere the Douglas boys were
prominent. They remained together
most of the day and evening and
when a noise was heard, something
unusual, it was conceded that the
Douglas party were the promoters.
All of our boys wore uniforms and
the car was decorated, inside and out.
Souvenir pins, badges and canes, were
added on their arrival in Waycross,
and from that time on Douglas was
on the map.
In the election of officers, Past
Exalted Ruler J. M. Dent, was elect
ed Inner Guard, Mr. Jet Bowden, of
Waycross, was elected President of
the State Association.
A trip into the famous Okefenokee
Will Give Play
At Broxton
“Dot, the Miner’s Daughter, which
was successfully presented at the town
auditorium last Saturday evening will
be given at the Broxton school audi
torium to-morrow, Saturday, May 15.
Although the weather was disagree
able, there was a good crowd pres
ent, and many compliments have
been paid the different characters who
played their parts exceedingly well.
Gladys Peterson playing the roll of
a negro woman brought forth much
applause, and Madge Baker, as Mrs.
Mason, was unusually good, as were
many others, but because of lack of
space, we cannot mention all.
The School Band will accompany
the play to Broxton, and in the after
noon will give a concert on the streets.
There will also be quartetts, solos and
band music between acts. It is ex
pected that a good audience will be
present at Broxton, and there quite
a number going over from Douglas.
THE FRANK CASE COMES
UP ON JUNE THE 17TH.
Goodloe H. Yancey, secretary of
the state prison commission, stated
on Tuesday that the Frank petition
for commutation of sentence will prob
ably come before the prison commis
sion for consideration in its regular
course, which would place the date
on or near June 17th.
A CARD OF THANKS.
I desire through the Enterprise to
tender the thanks of my family and
myself to the kind friends who gave
us all the aid and sympathy possible
in the recent sickness and death of
our father and husband. When sor
row comes to them may they receive
in ten-fold measure a return of their
kindness to us.
MRS. T. M. FLETCHER.
Broxton, May 10th, 1915
MONEY TO LOAN.
Money to loan on improved farm
property in Coffee county. Long
terms; reasonable rates of interest.
We represent the old and reliable firm
of Howard M. Smith & Co.
J. MONROE WILCOX & BRO.
Swamp, a baseball game and an out
door ball brought the 1915 conven
tion of the Georgia Elks Association
to an end at midnight Thursday. The
day was given over entirely to pleas
ure and everybody had a big time.
In the Okefenokee a barbecue was
served on Billy’s Island, which is
practically in the center-of the swamp.
This is twenty-five miles southwest
of Waycross and the Elks were taken
to the scene of the barbecue on a
special operated by the Waycross and
Southern.
Waycross people gererally enjoyed
being in the hands of the Elks, who
made things hum most of Thursday
night. The ceremonial session was
followed by an outdoor ball, which
was attended by nearly 2,000 persons.
The decorations, especially the elec
trical effect, were elaborate in every
detail. The entire white way sys
tem of the city was used in carrying
out the color scheme of purple and
white and was kept on all night. Three
lines of purple and white lights were
stretched from the 120-foot stand
pipe in the heart of the city, pre
senting an unusually pretty scene.
The Elks have furnished a lot of
amusement durng the convention, and
pulled off various stunts last night
and to-night. Taking possession of
automobiles, visitors operated jitney
lines until an “injunction” was served
on them by representatives of the
street railway. When this checked
their transportation lines they hired
drays and hauled Elks all about the
city.
Atlanta’s movement to land the
grand lodge in 1916 gained much
strength at the convention and on all
sides expressions of determination to
wot* earnestly for Atlanta were heard
Methodist Re
vival Continues
Two weeks of the revival at the
Methodist church, two or three ser
vices each day, does not seem to
weary the people at all, instead with
every service the congregations grow.
“And when you enter the house you
can feel the spirit of the meeting
and the love of Christ,” says a prom
inent church goer. This, then, is the
secret of the growth and reaching out
effects of the meeting. The magnet
ism .of the preacher, the well deliver
ed ermons, the extraordinary effec
tiveness of the music, and the silent
individual prayers that are going up
to heaven Rev. Mr. Moore, Prof. Reid
and Miss East are working with their
souls’ utmost strength to reach and
attract the unconcerned, and even the
skeptical are realizing this fact.
Surely a great tidal wave of the con
vincing, convicting power of the gos
pel was never needed more in any
place than in Douglas, and it is hoped
the harvest will be great.
C. C. MERTENS GETS
THE NICHOLLS BANK
C. C. Mertens, for some time cashier
of the State Bank of Waycross, has
secured the controlling interest in the
Bank of Nicholls and will leave Way
cross this week for his new home. He
will also supervise the Bank of Stat
enville, in Echols county. During his
residence in Waycross Mr. Mertens
has made many friends who will re
gret his removal.—Waycross Journal.
BIDDIE DEEN HAS TITLE OF
“SMALLEST ELK IN WORLD”
Waycross had the largest Elk in
the world, in the person of Mr. Brin
son, a half-brother of our fellow
townsman, Col. T. A. Wallace. But
Douglas comes in line in the presen
tation of Mr. O. F. Deen, as the small
est elk in the world. Messrs. Brin
son and Deen were seated side by
side in the large auditorium on Wed
nesday in Waycross.
Try an Enterprise Want Ad.
SI.OO PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
TAX ASSESSORS
N 0 WON J 0 e
WORKING HARD ON THE TAX
BOOKS. THEY EXPECT TO
COMPLETE SAME BY AUGUST
THE FIRST.
The board of tax assessors, appoint
ed by the commissioners under the
new law, have been at work for a
week on the tax receiver’s books, and
they find that there is a great deal
of land in the county that is not given
in at all.
Mr. Sapp is now preparing a map
of the county, with all land lots in
each district marked off, all returned
land will be double taxed, and if the
owners do not come forward and pay
up, will be advertised and sold, ac
cording to law. It is also found that
many tax payers are returning their
property for taxation leaving out per
sonal, household and kitchen goods
entirely. Then, again, mules and
horses that could not be bought for
$l5O each are given in at $75. The
assessors will be at work until the
first of Augut, and may not then be
able to clear up the work that is be
fore them. Parties living in the Mora
and Pickren districts, who the asses
sore want to see, have been summon
ed to appear before them on Monday,
the 24th, inst. Those living in Mc-
Donald and Philips Mill district are
summoned to appear on the 31st.,
nst.
The board is composed of Jeff Kirk
land, Chairman, of Pearson; Dan
Lott, Jr., of Douglas, and W. B.
Courson, of West Green, all of whom
are well known as fair, square men,
and men that will do their duty.
J. H. COLE BEAT HIS BOARD
BILL AT NICHOLLS
Some time last February one J. H.
Cole, a healthy, strong young man,
came up from Jacksonville, Fla., to
Nicholls, Ga., and made arrangement
for board with a widow lady, Mrs.
Knox. He did not seem to be very
prosperous in his effort to get employ
ment, for he fell behind in his pay
ment for board, but the lady extend
ing all the creit and aid possible, and
he driften along until some time in
April, when he left without notice, for
Cordele. After exhausting every
means to get a settlement with him,
for board bill $60.00, and $50.00 loan
ed money, she finally swore out a
warrant for beating the board bill,
which is a misdemeanor under the
law. He was arrested and came be
fore Judge H. F. Brown, of this place,
for commital trial last Monday, and
under the evidence was bound over
for trial. He demanded trial at once,
having secured the services of Col.
C. A. Ward, and Judge Lankford, who
is doing all he can to keep the jail
clear of misdemeanor cases, prompt
ly convened the City Court for his
benefit, Col. Chastain and Solicitor
Wood conducting the prosecution.
The defense fought, as only Col.
Ward can fight, evidence was intro
duced, Cole tried to besmirch the char
acter of Mrs. Knox, who had been his
friend and he was trying to beat
her out of her just dues, but in the
conclusion he was found guilty and
sentenced to 3 months in jail or pay
a fine of SBO.OO. The judgment was
just, and sentence rather light, but
goes to prove that those who beat
their board bills must suffer.
FIVE-YEAR-OLD CHILD DIES-
Emmett Carelock, the five-year-old
child of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Care
lock, died Tuesday, 11th, and was
buried next day at Sand Hill cemetery
P'uneral services were conducted by
Rev. T. S. Hubert, and were attend
ed by a large concourse of relatives
and friends who mourn the loss of
the lovely child.
The Enterprise extends its fullest
and sincerest sympathies.
SAND HILL PREACHING.
While waiting on the arrival of the
Claylock funeral procession, it being
unavoidably delayed, Rev. T. S. Hu
bert preached at Sand Hill church
last Wednesday morning, a sermon
that was greatly appreciated by the
waiting people.
Kelp Us
By telephoning
News {terns to
Numbers c 23,
44, or 106.
STUDENTS WILL
PICNIC MAY 18
GEORGIA NORMAL STUDENTS
TO GO TO BRUNSWICK AND
ST. SIMONS TO PICNIC ON
THAT DATE-
The Georgia Normal College and
Business Institute students of Doug
las, are going to Brunswick and St.
Simons on May 18th, on a picnic, and
the school has invited the Methodist
Sunday school to join them in this
picnic.
On that day the A. B. & A. R.ail
way will run a special train to carry
the crow T d, and the rate will be $1.25
for adults, and 50c for children for
the rouns trip, including transfers for
the dinner baskets, and boat fare be
tween Brunswick and St. Simons and
return. The train will leave Douglas
at 7 o’clock A. M., May 18, and will
leave the Island about 4 o’clock, and
return to Douglas about 9 o’clock that
night.
“Uncle Charlie” Wilkinson will be
in charge of the train, and has ar
ranged special accommodations at
Brunswick, and he says he will not
permit any drinking or drunkenness
on the rtain, and promises a clean,
pleasant trip.
The Methodist Sunday school or a
great many of its members will go
on this picnic, but parents are re
quested to go with their small chil
dren, or place them in the care of
some grown person who will look af
ter them. “Uncle Charlie” requests
that all Sunday school children wear
a white ribbon. I would be glad to
see as many members of the Sunday
school go as possibly can, and let us
have a great dae. .
, L. E. HEATH, Supt.
Notice To Coffee
County Com.
-1».
Gentlemen:
If you will measure the number of
miles on last public road, leading
from Douglas, Ga., out by Mr. Bak
er’s, and give me the cost of building
this road, I will build you the same
number of miles with better drain
age for one-third less money than
this road has cost to build. I will
give a bond to secure your people, if
I should fail to carry out my obliga
tions. I have several years’ exper
ience in grading roads.
J. T. HILL.
T 11 I
DEATH OF JEFF FUSSELL.
The Enterprise regrets to learn of
the death of Mr. Jeff Fussell, who
lived near Ambrose, on last Wednes
day, the I2th, from the effects of ab
cess of the lungs, caused from la
grip.
Mr. Fussell has been sick for some
time, but it was not expected by his
friends that his illness had reached
such a serious stage, therefore, the
news of his death was a shock to his
many friends. His remains were
buried at the Vickers cemetery, in
the presence of sorrowing friends
who knew and loved him in life. He
leaves, besides father and mother,
brothers and sisters, a wife (formerly
Miss Vickers) and one child.
May God in His mercy support and
comfort the bereaved ones, and gath
er the little one in the shadow of His
love and care.
MOVIES OF THE ELEV
ENTH DISTRICT AGGIES
Prof. Firor of the University of
Georgia, visited the Eleventh District
Agricultural School this week, and
while here took moving pictures of
the student body, the girls were in
uniform and the boys drilling, accom
panied by the school band.
In the evening Prof. Firor gave a
picture show. Many pictures of ag
ricultural interest were shown, scenes
of the University of Georgia and oth
er places of interest.
Exploits of Elaine in The Enter
prise today. Read it.