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Out of Town Society
AMBROSE NEWS NOTES
Mrs. Duckworth and children re
turned Monday to Fitzgerald after
a pfeasant visit with relatives here.
Miss Clyde Ferguson, of he E.
D. A. S., spent Sunday and Monday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. J.
Ferguson. Mr. W. T. Royal spent
Sunday and Monday at Jay Bird
Springs with relatives and friends.
Little Roscoe Vic ers, son of Mr.
mnd Mrs. Dennis Vickers, Sr., was
liurt real bad Friday afternoon by
falling from a horse. We are glad
to state that he is getting along nice
ty, and we hope he may soon be well
again. Mr. J. W. Boswell, our kind
and energetic depot agent, attended
to business in Douglas Wednesday af
ternoon. Mrs. Edwards and chil
dren, of Fitzgerald, ate visiting with
relatives at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
R. S. Norris. Mr. Harry B. Vick
ers, of Douglas, spent Sunday and
Monday here with relatives and
friends. Our farmers are quite
Swisy this week fighting Gen. Green
If they can have a few more good
warm days they will capture him.
Mr. Hosey Warren spent the lat
ter part of last week in Macon at
tending to business. Messrs. I. H.
Philips, Rainey Harris, Hugh Warren
and Quitman Vickers went to Doug
las Tuesday afternoon by automobile.
Messrs. Green and Isler, of Fitz
gerald, were among the Ambrose bds
mess visitors Wednesday. Mr. Jas.
Royal, of Frank, was here last week
visiting with relatives of this place.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Vickers, Sr.,
are spending this week in Douglas
at the hospital at the bedside of their
little son, Roscoe. Mr. W. E. Bos
well returned Tuesday afternoon from
a few days’ pleasant visit with rela
tives of Byron. Mr. C. T. Darley,
of Douglas, was here Wednesday at
tending to business and mingling with
friends. Mrs. J. B. Day spent Sun
day night and Monday on Route 1
visiting with relatives. Mr. and
Mrs. Jno. J. Philips and little sons
spent Saturday night and Ssnday
with Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Boggan, of
Route 2. Dr. and Mrs. I. W. Moor
man motored, to Douglas Monday and
spent the afternoon with relatives
and friends. Several people from
BANK OF DOUGLAS
ANNOUNCEMENT
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Realizing that Coffee County is one of the
best and most progressive counties in the State,
its citizens being enterprising and its natural
resources abundant, and also that the city of
Douglas has a great future before it, some of the
strongest financial institutions in Savannah,
which city is noted for its conservatism, have
connected themselves with our bank, which
places us in position to give Douglas banking
facilties which are unexcelled.
We will at an early date open a savings de
partmnt in which deposits of any amount will
bereceived subject to check upon presentation of
pass book.
We solicit the accounts of merchants and
individuals who are seeking banking facilities
where safety and conservatism will at all times
prevail.
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The Bank of Douglas
J. H. PETERSON, DAN WALL, J. E. WADLfiY,
President. Cashier, Vice President.
Ambrose attended the burial of Mr.
Jeff Fussell Friday afternoon. Rev.
Tomlinson, of near Douglas, conduct
ed the funeral services. Little Miss
Mary Lillian Royal, of Frank, is vis
iting in Ambrose this week with rel
atives. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Fer
guson and children spent Sunday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Bog
gan. Mr. R. J. Vibbert and Dr. I.
W. Moorman spent Wednesday in
Fitzgerald attending a ball game.—
Mr. A. J. Foxworth and family spent
Saturday and Sunday with relatives
at the home of Mr. Green Hall, of
Route 1. Mr. Turner Brewer, of
Douglas, was here last Tuesday at
tending to business matters. —Messrs.
W. J. Royal, I. H. Philips and Frank
Russ went by automobile to Odilla
Monday. Messrs. Eli Vickers, Sr.,
and W. M. Fussell, Sr., of Route 2,
spent Wednesday here with relatives
and friends. The crates for the
Ambrose Bean Club have arrived. We
presume it will not be long ere they
commence shipping beans, as they are
bearing well. Mr. McLendon, of
Fitzgerald, spent Wednesday here
looking after life insurance business.
SALEM NEWS
We are very glad to see some sun
shine these days after so much rain.
The regular meeting at Salem
was well attended Saturday and Sun
day. We are very sorry to state
that Master Luke Evans got his arm
broke last week. Little Roy Minix’s
arm is broken also. Mr. and Mrs.
George Hester and children spent last
Friday night with Mr. and Mrs. J.
F. Hester. Mr. and Mrs. C. Gran
tham took dinner with Mr. and Mrs.
Underwood Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.
H. F. Smith spent Wednesday night
at the home of G. W. Hester. Mr.
and Mrs. Marvin Barnes spent Sat
urday night with Mr. and Mrs. E.
Grantham. R. L. Underwood and
children visited at the home of Mr.
G. W. Hester Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Smith took din
ner with Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hester
Sunday. Miss Alplane Rawlins
visited Miss Myrtice Hester Sunday.
Mrs. E. J. Harper and little Thel
ma spent a few days of last week
with her sister, Mrs. R. Carver.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie O’Steen took
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GA.. MAY 22nd., 1915.
dinner with their mother, Mrs. Mil
dred O’Steen, Sunday. Miss Ra
chel Butler took dinner with Miss
Lucile Vining Sunday. Mrs. Hen
ry O’Steen visited friends and rela
tives near Salem Sunday. Miss Al
ma Barnes is visiting her sister this
week, Mrs. Rachel Harper. Miss
Vicey Ricketson is spending a few
days with her aunt, Mrs. J. I. Hat
field. Misses Martha and Cora
Carver took dinner with Mrs. Byrd
Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Josey
and Mrs. B. L. Freeman visited Mr.
and Mrs. H. Chaney Sunday. Mas
ter Luke Evans spent Tuesday eve
ning with Master Rufus Underwood.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Harper and
little Thelma visited Mr. and Mrs. R.
Carver Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. H.
Thomas took dinner with Mrs. Har
per Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin
Barnes visited Mrs. Rachel Harper
Sunday. Little Mildred O’Steen
took dinner with Julia Underwood
Sunday. Everybody Is invited to
Salem every Wednesday evening and
Sunday afternoon.
SWEET SIXTEEN.
MT. ZION NEWS
Sunday school was well attended
Sunday afternloon. Misses Ada
and Mary Renna Gillis spent Sunday
with Miss Emmie Wall. Messrs.
Agil and Leroy Bennett attended Sun
day school Sunday afternoon.
Mr. J. E. Sutton and Mrs. J. H. Wall
made a flying trip to Pearson last
Monday. Mr. Lawrence Gillis vis
ited Mr. Charlton Gillis Sunday.
Miss Bethane Spivey attended Sun
day school Sunday afternoon.
LONESOME GIRL.
ROCKY FOND SCHOOL
What do you suppose happened,
Uncle Jim, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Smith
out on Route No. 4, lost their daugh
ter Sunday, and Mr. and Mrs. Elisha
Lott lost their son, on the same day.
last Sunday. Elizabeth Minix vis
ited little Myrtice Smth Monday.
Wishing Uncle Jim and the Enter
prise much success.
BLUE EYES.
Be sure and read our serial story,
The Exploits of Elaine.
CHURCH DIRECTORY
METHODIST CHURCH.
Rev. H. M. Morrison, Pastor.
Preaching services every Sunday at
11:00 A. M. and 7:30 P. M.
I Sunday School every Sunday" at
3:30 P. M., L. E. Heath Superinten
dent.
Epworth League Devotional, Sun
day evenings at 6:45, W. T. Cotting
ham, President.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday eve
nings at 7:30.
Choir Practice every Thursday eve
ning at 7:30, Miss Ethel Morrison,
Directress.
Strangers are most cordially invit
ed, and the public generally will re
ceive hearty welcome to all these
services.
HOSPITAL NEWS NOTES
The excellent work of the physi
cian-surgeon, and the careful atten
tion of the nurses, has sent nearly all
the patients home. Those remaining
are:
Mr. D. W.. Arnold, of Douglas, re
ported before, is improving.
Roscoe Vickers, of Ambrose, frac
tured skull, is doing well. Mother
and father with him.
Clyde Andrews, of Alma, operation
for appendicitis last Wednesday, is
doing well.
Miss Mintie Roberts, the head nurse
has just returned from a visit to rel
atives and friends near Niebolls.
CONFERENCE WILL BE
HELD AT LITTLE UTAH
Conference will be held here May
29th and 30th. President Collis, of
the Southern States Mission; Presi
dent Smith, of the Florida Confer
ence; 14 to 20 traveling Elders, and
perhaps some lady missionaries, will
be present. Everybody is welcome
to come. Dinner will be spread on
Sunday.
C. W. WILLIAMS, S. S. Supt.
ROSCOE VICKERS HURT.
Last Friday afternoon Roscoe Vick
ers, baby boy of Dennis Vickers, nine
years old, of Ambrose, went out on
horseback to hunt up some cows, and
on the return home he and one of his
playmates got into a horse race. In
some way, while the horse was run
ning, he fell from the saddle and
must have struck his head against a
root, punchen, plank or some hard
substance, fracturing the skull. Med
ical attention was given at once, the
little fellow was hurried o the hos
pital here where the broken skull was
taken out, and the little fellow was
getting along all right last Monday.
NOTICE OF LOCAL LEGISLATION.
McDonald, Ga., May 18, 1915.
Notice is hereby given that I will
introduce a local bill, and urge its
passage, at the coming session of the
Legislature, to abolish the office of
County Treasurer of Coffee County,
in accordance with the power dele
gated to the General Assembly of
Georgia by a law enacted in 1914, and
ratifiel by the people amending Ar
ticle 11, Section 3, Paragraph 1, of
the Constitution of the State. Pro
vide for the County Commissioners
to perform the duties of the County
Treasurer, without extra compensa
tion; also, provide for said Commis
sioners to let the handling of same
out to some Coffee county bank mak
ing the most satisfactory and best
bid; provide for necessary bond, de
fine their duties, power, etc., and for
other purposes.
C. E. STEWART,
Representative Coffee County.
RESOLUTION OF TOWN
COUNCIL OF PEARSON
At a regular meeting of the Town
Council of Pearson, having jurisdic
tion over and control of the public
school buildings of the said town, the
following resolution was adopted unan
imously:
Resolved, That in the event of the
creation of the new county of Axson,
we hereby tender to the authorities
of said new county the use of the
high school buildings for court pur
poses until such time as the new
county can supply itself with its own
public buildings without burdening
the people thereof with enormous tax
levies.
JEFF KIRKLAND, Mayor
Z. C. TILLMAN,
L. L. SUTTON,
'K. L. GRIFFIS,
J. M. MEEKS, Councilmen.
Attest: Benj. T. Allen, Clerk of
Council. This
We, the Board of Trustees of Pear
son Public Schools, hereby concur in
the above resolution,
JEFF KIRKLAND, Chm.
WILLIAM SMITH, Sec.
J. O. WHITE, Supt.
L. L. SUTTON.
B T. ALLEN, Trustees.
CUT PRICE SALE
OF MILLINERY
Having purchased the
Millinery Business
formerly owned by
Miss Mabel Saver
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I will put on a Cut Price Sale
of Trimmed Hats
for the next thirty days.
MISS G. L. CHANDLER
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
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We have purchased the Brewer
h urniture Company’s business, form-i
aly W. B. Wallace Furniture Co-, in- 1
eluding stock of goods, notes and ac-\
counts receivable and payments are
to be made to us at our store in the
Lankford building.
M. F. HEAD & CO.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEOR
GIA, SOUTHWESTERN DIVIS
ION.
In the matter of T. J. Paulk, trad
ing as T. J. Paulk & Company, Bank
rupt, in Bankruptcy.
Subject to an order of Hon. A. J.
Crovatt, Referee in Bankruptcy, in
the above stated matter, there will
be sold, on the first Tuesday in June,
next, which is the first day of said
month, at public outcry at the court
house in. Douglas, Coffee County, Ga.,
within the legal hours of sale, (at
Twelve o’clock noon), to the highest
and best bidder for cash free and
clear of all liens and incumbrances,
the following described real estate,
to-wit:
All that certain tract or parcel of
land lying and being in the City of
Willacoochee, Coffee County, Geor
gia, and more particularly described
as follows: A certain lot fronting
97 feet on the A. C. L. right of way;
thence running back 70 yards to a
street running east and feest; bound
ed on the north by— street,
south by A. C. L. Railroad Co. right
of way; east by an alley and lands
of Geo. F. McCranie and Henry
Paulk and on the west by lands of
Mrs. S. J. Baker; said tract of land
being located in land lot N 0.478 in
the sth District of Coffee County,
Georgia, and being the place whereon
T. J. Paulk resides,*
Also, all that tract or parcel of
land lying and being in the City of
Willacoochee, Coffee County, Geor
gia, and more particularly described
as follows: Bounded on the north
by the G. & F. R. R. Co’s, right of
way; east by the O. P. & V. R. R.
Co’s, right of way; south by the O.
P. & V. R. R. Co’s, switch and Paulk
avenue, and west by the G. & F. R.
R. Co’s, right of way, containing three
acres, more or less, and being a part
of land lot No. 479 in the sth Dis
trict of Coffee County, Georgia.
Also, All that certain tract or par
cel of land lying and being in the
City of Willacoochee, Coffee County,
Georgia, and more particularly des
cribed as follows: Bounded on the
north by Paulk avenue; east by Rob
erts street; south by lands of B. F.
Summerlin, same containing one-half
acre, more or less, and being located
in' land lot No. 479 in the sth District
of Coffee County, Georgia.
The above and foregoing described
realty will be sold subjelt to the con
firmation by the court, and the sur
cessful bidder or bidders shall be re
quired to deposit with the Trustee
immediately after said sale ten per
cent, of the amount of said bid or
bids as an evidence of good faith, th<
balance of said purchase price to be
paid immediately upon the confirma
‘Tree” “Free” “Free”
Big barbecue cap
able of accomodat
ing 30,000 people at ;
Quitman Ga. May,
25th 1915. Many
other amusements at
the Animal Industry
Convention such as
address of Mayor of
Chicago, Prof. Souls
and others. Big
parade of 1 ,000
beautifully decorat
ed automobiles, fin
est live stock exhibit
ion ever held in Ga.
Special train via
Georgia and Florida
leaves Douglas 6 am
arriveing Quitman
9.1 SA. M. returning
leave Quitman 5.30
P. M. fare round trip
$2.00. Further in
formation see L. M.
Breen, Agt. G. & F.
Ry.
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. MONHOE WILCOX & BRO.
DAVIS PRESSING CLUB HAS MOV N
ed on Sycamore Street in Taylor’s
old market tand. “
farm loans.
Money is now more plentiful. We
are now closing loans promptly. If
you need money, come to see us.
DICKERSON, KELLEY & ROBERTS
tion of said sale by the Court.
This May 4th, 1915.
HERBERT W. WILSON, Trustee.