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“The Enterprise
Covers Every
Nook and Cor
ner of Coffee
County and
Then Some”
SIMM COURT ADJOURNS TO
DAY, TO RESUME NEXT WEEK
The September term of Superior
Court for Coffee county convened in
this city on last Monday morning with
Judge Jas. I. Summerall on the J»ench
and Solicitor M. D. Dickerson oirhand
to handle the affairs of the State.
The court organized as quickly as
possible. Judge Summerall’s charge
to the ganrd jury was the usual
strong address. The Grand Jury got
down to business early after the elec
tion of officers, as follows: J. R. Over
man, foreman; D. L. Cannon, clerk;
C. T. Darley, bailiff.
This branch of the court worked
hard and diligently until Thurs
day afternoon when they adjourned
for the week. They will resume their
work on next Monday morning.
The court kept busy until Friday
morning, adjourning for the week.
The criminal division of the court will
be taken up next week and it is likely
that the court will occupy the most
of the week. A few criminal cases
were disposed of this week, most of
them being pleas of guilty, as follows:
John Spikes, cursing in presence of
females, plea guilty; 6 months or
$35., to include costs.
Jake Anderson, selling whiskey, plea
guilty; 12 months or $200., to include
costs. This being his second offense,
Mr, Anderson was admonished that
the third offense would be straight
without any fine.
Jones Thomas, public indecency,
plea guilty; 5 months or $50., to in
clude the costs.
Marion Mullis, disturbing public
worship; plea guilty, 6 months or S3O.
A case which took up much of the
time of the court during the week
was that of Emma Odom vs. Jeff C.
Hursey,, the jury rendering a verdict
“ /Cendant. The details of this
be given in our next issue.
Solicitor Dickerson being employed
in the above land case, which took
much of his time, and his law partner
Mr. Kelley, being sick, Attorney J.
J. Willingham wa* appointed by the
Solicitor to assist the grand jury in
their work.
Divorce Cases.
Quite a number of divorce cases
were disposed of at this term of the
court, while a number only received
the first verdict. They are as fol
lows:
Bryant Wood vs. Mintie Harrell,
second verdict.
Jake Hutchinson vs. Maggie Smith,
Hutchinson, second verdict.
Nicey Jane Nelson vs. P. C. Nelson,
second verdict.
Eli Garrett vs. Cora Burdell Gar
rett, second verdict.
Frances Hardy vs. W. M. Hardy,
second verdict.
Martha Ann Rollins vs. Lester Rol
lins, second verdict.
John Jowers vs. Cornelis Jowers,
first verdict.
Cager Lott vs. Rosie Walden Lott,
first verdict.
Lelia Adams vs. L. B. Aamds, first
verdict.
A. E. Reese vs. Elizabet Reese, first
verdict.
S. A. Brown vs. G. A. Brown, first
verdict.
Simon Smith vs. Annie J. Smith,
removal of disabilities, verdict in fa- (
vor of plaintiff, Smon Smth.
THE BAPTIST CHURCH.
T. S. HUBERT, Pastor.
At the morning service September
12, the pastor’s theme will be “Sacred
Music,” or the Worship and Service
of God in Music. The subject is al
ways important, and on this occasion
will be specially appropriate. The
evening service will include songs and
talks from the screen, including the
popular Glory Song. Remember that
the evening service begins at 7:30.
Bible l School meets at 4 P. M., W.
C. BryAr, superintendent.
Welcome to all services.
At a recent state teachers’ exami
nation held in Waycross where sixty
sevqn stood the examination, a stu
dent of the Eleventh District Agri
cultural School made the highest mark
making an average of 96%. This is
indeed a fine recommendation for Hie
work done here.
Douglas Enterprise
VOLUME XXVII, NUMBER 19.
“FULLY UP TO THE SPEED
LIMIT,” SAYS C. J. HADEN
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 31, 1915.
Douglas Enterprise, Douglas, Ga.
Gentlemen:
Allow me to express my admi- ,
( ration of the great forward move
ment of Douglas and Coffee coun- :
j ty. From all reports, your prog
| ress is fully up to the speed limit.
Every newspaper in Georgia should
follow your example by having
a full advertising page under the
| big black caption, “Keep That Dol
j lar at Home.” In that maxim is
; sign of victory.
Your recent “Around the State
Tour” inspired the whole state.
Coffee county can grow cattle and
hogs cheaper than lowa, and hay
cheaper than Missouri, and the
market is at your front door. If
j you will take the lead in that di
| reetion, you will do Georgia a great
service by your example.
Yours truly,
C. J. HADEN,
Pres. Ga. Chamber of Commerce.
Appleby Chapel Dedicated
On Last Sunday Afternoon
Appleby Chapel is a delightful,
commodious house built by Mr. F. M.
Appleby, of Douglas, on his property
between Denton and Hazlehurst. I
had the honor the pleasure of preach
ing the first sermon in this place
which is to be a center of religious
light and powdr. The date was Sun
day afternoon, the sth. A large con
gregation gathered and many of us
felt the presence of the Master.
An occasion of this character can
not pass unnoticed, and I regret that
it may not have no worthier reporter
than the undersigned. To Mr. Ap
pleby the honors are due for the in
terest he has taken and so practically
demonstrated in this splendid achieve
ment.
May God bless Appleby Chapel and
its founder alway.s
T. S. HUBERT.
The many friends of Col. Geo. R.
Briggs are glad to see him again on
the streets after being confined to his
home for several days with illness.
Messrs. J. O. White, P. E. McNeal,
J. M. Pafford, N. E. Harrell, William
Smith and Kin Griffin, were among
the Pearson visitors to court this week
Dr. James DeLamar and family
have moved to a cottage on Madison
avenue. Mr. Dan Lott is occupying
the cottage on Ward street vacated
by him.
Miss Annie Garweza and Mr. Willie
Thompson, of Savannah, returned to
their home Sunday after spending a
few days as the guests of Mrs. Clara
Bowman.
Mrs. W. W. Terrell will have her
Autumn and Winter millinery opening
on next Thursday and Friday, Sep
tember 16 and 17, and invites the
public to call.
Mr. Ralph Stevens will leave Wed
nesday for Valparaiso, Indiana, to at
tend the medical college there. His
father, Chief M. D. Stevens, will ac
company him as far as Atlanta.
Mrs. J. E. Bartlett reached the city
Monday night and will reside perma
nently here in the future. Mr. Bart
lett, who is editing the Nicholls Jour
nal, will spend the week-ends in Doug
las.
Mrs. George Crowder entertained
at a spend-the-day party on Wednes
day. Those present were Misses Del
la Lott and Lovie Turner, and Messrs.
H. B. Johnson and O’Steen, of Lake
iland, Fla.
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THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GA., SEPTEMBER 11, 1915.
Official Organ of Coffee County and County Commissioners.
SAD DEATH OE
MRS. KIRKLAND
HAD BEEN IN POOR HEALTH
FOR SEVERAL YEARS. DEATH
WAS NOT UNEXPECTED. FU
NERAL THURSDAY.
A very sad death occurred in Doug
las on last Wednesday afternoon a
‘ bout six o’clock, when the spirit of
Mrs. Zene Kirkland took its flight.
The death was not unexpected, for
j Mrs. Kirkland had been in very poor
health for a number of years, and for
the past year has been almost an in
| valid. She suffered from a cancer
j which gradually did its work, and for
j the past few weeks was kept alive
j with strong stimulants.
The funeral took place at the Bap
tist church Thursday at 3:30 P. M.
The remains were in charge of the
J Douglas Undertaking Co., and at 4:30
, a large concourse of friends and rela
j tives followed the remains to the city
| cemetery where the burial took place.
At the church, Rev. T. S. Hubert
| preached the funeral. Some special
| music was also rendered. There was
| a prayer at the grave.
| Mrs. Kirkland was married to her
j husband about thirty years ago, and
| they had lived in this and adjoining
| counties during this tme. Besides her
( husband she leaves four children, viz:
j Harrison, who left this country in
j 1908 and has not been heard of since
that time, Dan Kirkland, of Denton,
and Mrs. W. L. Fisher and Miss
Edelle.l both of this city. She also
leaves the following brothers and sis
ters, who are living: Elias Hinson,
Mrs. H. C. Patrick, of Cordele, and
two single sisters, Misses Juanita and
Belle Hinson, of this city. She also
survives one half brother, Melvin Hin
son, and two half sisters, Mrs. Mary
Jane Hall and Mrs. Daniel Gaskin,
Sr., of this city.
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HOSPITAL NEWS NOTES.
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Mr. Willie Spell, of Alma, came in
last Wednesday and was operated on
Friday.
j Mr. E. J. Cannon, of Broxton, is
j getting along very well. J
of Personals and Local Matter
Mrs. H. W. Barrett entertained at
dinner Wednesday in honor of her
house guest, Miss Nettie Barrett.
Those present were Miss Nettie Bar
rett, Miss Maude Lee Bryan, Mr. Jas.
Wilson, and Mr. Trapnell.
Mr. Harry Barnes entertained his
Sunday school class and others on
Monday evening in honor of Miss
Mary Chatty Cannon, of Abbeville.
After a pleasant evening of games ice
cream and cake were served.
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Messrs. E. L. Bledsoe, P. L. Moore,
Bill Hursey, Hiram Vickers, R. G.
Kirkland, and Dr. J. J. Lott, were
among the many Broxton visitors who
spent most of the week here in at
tendance at Superior Court.
Many will be interested to know
that Miss Ethel Holtzendorff is at
Battle Creek, Michigan, where she is
taking a nurse’s training. Her broth
er, Mr. Lewis Holtzendorff, is with
her, and contemplates studying medi
cine at some future time.
Chief Stevens, of this city, captur
ed Tom Lewis, colored, who was
charged by the grand jury at Coch
ran, Ga., of burglarizing and selling
whiskey. Sheriff Floyd came last
night for him and carried him back to
the county jail at Cochran.
Dr. M. H. Turrentine has purchas
ed the home on Ward street where
Mr. Frank McLean now resides, and
will move his family into it in the
near future. Mr. and Mrs. McLean
will move to a house on McDonald
street.
The Woman’s Missionary Society i
AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS
MARBLE YARD
FDRJUGLAS
WILL EMPLOY ABOUT TWENTY
EXPERT MARBLE CUTTERS.
WILL MOVE HERE FRO VIDAL
1A ABOUT OCTOBER 1.
*
The Douglas Chamber of Commerce
has landed another one, this time a
marble yard, which is a 1 arger enter
prise than you will first figure it to be.
The enterprise is already a going
concern, located in Vidalia, and mak
ing money. They employ several
traveling salesmen, and work from
12 to 15 stone cutters, all of them get
ting fine salaries. This is the con
cern that is to locate here, Secretary
Smith prevailing on them to move
their business from Vidalia to Doug
las.
Mr. L. K. Yeomans is the control
ing factor in the business, but he will
•be joined here with Mr. G. L. Bush,
who will put in additional capital, as
it is the purpose of the Douglas Mar
ble Y’ards to increase their business,
place more men on the road, and dou
ble, the capacity of the present Vi
dalia business.
The plant will be located on the A.
B. & A., on Peterson avenue, the va
cant lot opposite the depot. They cut
stone for almost any kind of pur
poses and a large amount of it is
used in this section every year. How
ever, the Vidalia concern has been
shipping stone into several southern
states, and it is the purpose now to
even enlarge their territory.
The new enterprise will move to
Douglas on October 1, which is about
three weeks away.
Mrs. E. J. Singletary, of Chatter
ton, is doing nicely and if no backset
will go home soon.
Mrs. Levi O’Steen came in last
week, and after an operation is im
proving nicely.
Miss Rut Lairsey, of Willacoochee,
after an operation last Friday, is said
to be improving.
M rs. H. M. Thomas, of Douglas, is j
still improving.
Clinton Giles, of Nicholls, was re
ported yesterday to be doing nicely.
Mrs. H. G. Overman, this city, came
of the Methodist church will have a
Silver Tea at the home of Mrs. Gor
don Burns Tuesday afternoon from
four to six o’clock,, for the benefit of
the parsonage. The ladies desire a
large attendance and hope all will
contribute liberally.
Among the distinguished visitors
in the city this week was Chancellor
David Barrow, of the University of
Georgia, who stopped over in Doug
las on Tuesday enroute to Valdosta
where he was present at the opening
of the Normal school there. While
here he spent most of the time with
Prof. J. W. Powell, visiting the Ag
ricultural School. He expressed him
self as being much delighted with the
school and Douglas. This was his
first trip to Douglas, but he promises
to return again during his scholastic
year.
The Rest Room.
The Woman’s Club has decided to
open the doors of the Rest Room on
next Sunday to our out of town vis
itors to the Singing Convtntion.
Miss Knowles Hostess.
Last Friday evening Miss Pearl
Knowles entertained the Epworth
League at a lawn parly at the resi
dence of Mrs. J. W. Quincey. Punch
was served during the entire evening.
B. Y. P. U. To Meet.
The B. Y. P. U. will meet at the
Baptist church next Sunday morning
at 10:30 for the purpose of reorgan
izing for the winter’s work. As many
as possible are requested to be pres
ent.
Miss Turner Hostess.
Miss Lovie Turner was hostess to
BOLL WEEVIL CONEERENGE
TO BE RELD IN THOMASVILLE
KIND WORDS FOR THE EN
TERPRISE FROM N.Y.STATE
Brasher Falls, N. Y., Sept. 3, T 5.
Mr. W. R. Frier, Douglas, Ga.
] Dear Sir:
Some one has very kindly sub
scribed for The Enterprise for me,
probably as a “booster;” if so, it
serves this purpose well, and is all
that its name suggests.
. I feel like congratulating you,
Mr. Frier, that you can issue a pa
per of this quality. It speaks well
for you. Some of our old county
papers in the North will not com
pare favorably with it.
Having spent the past three
years in Central Georgia, I gained
the impression that South Georgia
was slow and primitive; but am
sure now that it was a mistaken
idea. Ajt least it has some that can
hustle and push.
Georgia is a fine state, and I love
it and its people.
Altho a Yankee, have always
been a Southern sympathizer and
am especially interested in the pro
gress of your Empire State. You
newspaper men are doing much for
its development. Here’s hoping
your good work may continue.
Please pardon this note, but -be- !
lieve me, it is most heartily writ- j
ten. Wishing you even greater |
success, I am, Yours very truly, j
GERTRUDE E. WILSON.
in last week, and is improving.
Archie Taft, reported last week,
gun shot wound, is getting well fast.
Mrs. T. J. Dilbon, of Guysie, left
for home this week.
Mrs. W. McDonald, repprted
last week, is improving as nicely as
could be expected.
The warm weather of She last few
days is very trying on the patients,
but with electric fans, the competent
nurses are making them as comfort
able as possible.
LOST—GOLD HORSE SHOE PIN
between Baptist church and Col. G.
R. Briggs. Reward for return to
Mrs. Caldwell at Col. Briggs.
the Qui Vive Club last Saturday. A
pleasant afternoon was spent with
fancy work, and the refreshments serv
ed were ice cream and cake. Mrs.
Morton Thigpen was honor guest on
this occasion.
The K. K. K.’b
•
Miss Marie Ward entertained her
club quite delightfully Thursday af
ternoon on the lawn of her sister, Mrs.
Gordon Burns. The prize for highest
score at a game of rook was awarded
to Miss Eunice Lott. Ice cream was
served for refreshments.
Bridge Club. *
This morning Mrs. J C. Brewer was
gracious hostess at the first fall meet
ing of the Bridge Club. There were
three tables of players, and the first
prize was awarded Mrs. J. L. Shelton,
and the consolation to Miss Lucile
Clements. A lovely salad course with
ice tea was served. The Club will
meet next with Mrs. J. M. Ashley.
Woman’s Club.
A call meeting of the Woman’s
Club was held Thursday afternoon at
the residence of the President, Mrs.
M. D. Dickerson.
There were twenty ladies present
and a busy session was held. Plans
were made for the Industrial Pageant
which Miss Nola Johnson is prepar
ing. There will be many beautiful
floats, including one from the busi
ness houses will be requested. The
president next read a letter from the
Federation asking for the names of
delegates to the General Federation
to be held in October at Savannah,
and also directions for these delegates.
After the meeting Mrs. Dickerson
served refreshments.
MRS. W. R. FRIER, Reporter.
SI.OO PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
I An important conference of repre
| sentatives of every county in South
I Georgia has been called to mee“ at
I Thomasville at 10 o’clock Friday, Sep-
I tember 17. to make plans for meet
j ing and minimizing the effects of the
I attacks of the Mexican cotton boll
weevil.
The coming of the boll weevil to
Georgia affects the interests of every
man, woman and child in the infested
sections. Farmers, merchants, bank
ers and professional men are alike
j interested in checking its progress
and reducing the amount of damage
as much as possible.
| To make plans to this end the State
Board of Entomology, including J. D.
j Price, Chairman, John A. Cobb of
i Americus and R. C. Berckmans of Au
gusta, and the Thomasville Board of
Trade, have called this meeting at
which every South Georgia county
should be well represented. A num
ber of state and government boll
weevil experts will be present.
Although Southwest Georgia will
be seriously infested by next season,
there is no cause for grave alarm.
Georgia has the advantage of the ex
perience of the other wevil infested
states, and can begin where they are
now. It will still be possible, by fol
lowing well known and established
principles, to make a good crop of
cotton at a profit. The purpose of
this conference is to supply this in
formation so that every cotton planter
will know exactly what he must do
to protect himself.
State Entomologist E. Lee Wor
sham says the board is prepared to
lend every possible assistance to the
farmer in the infested territory, and
among other things will furnish a
limited supply of wilt-resistant seed
of early maturing varities, for plant
ing in those sections affected by wilt
or black root.
Attention is called to the fact that
it is strictly against the state law to
have live boll weevils in one’s pos
session or to transfer them in any
manner from one place to another.
For the protection of cotton growers,
violations of this law will be prose
cuted.
OLD SOLDIERS’ MEETING
WAS HELD AT BROXTON
The program was well rendered
and much enjoyed by a large audience.
After the program was finished din
ner was served. The barbecued meat
was fine. After dinner they had mu
sic that was enjoyed by all.
But lastly, to a surprise to all the
old soldiers, Mr. E. L. Bledsoe enter
tained them at his store with ice
cream and other refreshments at 3
o’clock P. M.
There were thirteen of the old sol
diers that had the pleasure of par
taking of thse refreshments.
THE MAJESTIC RANGE
WINS HIGHEST AWARD
Once more the Majestic Range
has been awarded a world-verdict over
all competitors. This time it comes
in the shape of the gold medal given
by the Panama Pacific exposition.
This is the very highest award the
exposition can give. It comes to the
Majestic Range with a peculiar value,
for this decision keeps the proud rec
ord of the Majestic Range unbroken.
For nearly a quarter of a century—
ever since the Majestic Range has
been on the markt—it has swept from
all competitors the highest prizes of»
fered at World’s Fairs and similar ex
positions. There has not been one
single break or exception.
It is evident to the nost prejudiced
mind that this betokens an article of
extraordinary and unquestionable mer
it. It is admitted to mean much
when such a prize is won even once;
but when the winning is repeated
year after year, and when the judges
are chosen from the most proficient
men in their line from all the four
quarters of the globe, the Majestic
Range people are justified in their con
tention that they make the very best
range or "er-th.—the San Fran
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