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“The Enterprise
Covers Every
Nook and Cor
ner of Coffee
County and
Then Some”
LANKFORD 15
ON THE MOVE
MAKING FROM TWO TO THREE
SPEECHES DAILY. SEVERAL
ENGAGEMENTS ANNOUNCED
FOR TODAY AND NEXT WEEK.
Judge W. C. Lankford, one of the
four candidates for congress, keeps
busy all the while, and is continually
on the move throughout the district,
visiting the voters and making speech
es daily in some sections, where the
distance apart is not too great.
Today he will make a speech at the
noon hour at Pearson, this afternoon
he will speak in Berrien county at
Tygart’s school house, and tonight at
Nicholls, this county. Tomorrow
(Saturday), he will address the peo
ple at Bannockburn, in Berrien coun
ty, later in the day at Simians, in
Berrien county, and on next Tuesday
he is scheduled for a ope vh at Center
Hill school, beyond Adel, in Berrien.
In a few days Judge Lankford ex
pects to prepare a schedule of his ap
pointments for a week ahead at a
time and furnish the press with a list,
it is his purpose to speak in every
militia district in the Eleventh, and
if he does, he will make over a hun
dred speeches before the campaign is
over. He has already made over
twenty.
The Judge is greatly pleased with
the progress of his campaign, and
says that he is meeting with fine re
ceptions wherever he goes, and he is
going nearly all the time. He expects
to be in Waycross next Wednesday in
attendance at the meeting of the con
gressional executive committee.
HILL OUT ON
512,000 BONO
Judge Summerall announced Wed
nesday that he would grant bail to
J. T. Hill, in the sum of $12,000.00,
and bond was immediately arranged
and Mr. Hill was released from jail
here where he has been confined for
several months.
Mr. Hill is charged with the mur
der of Jonas Carver and since the
death of Mr. Carver, the defendant
has been confined in the county jail
here. On account of the reported
poor health of Mr. Hill, an effort was
begun a few weeks ago to bet bail
for him and a petition to Judge Sum
merall was made thru his attorneys,
Judge J. W. Quincey and Attorney
Lawson Kelley. It is reported that
Mr. Hill is in very delicate health.
FIFTEEN DEALERS HOLD LIQUOR
LICENSE IN COFFEE COUNTY
Under the new prohibition law, the
sheriff of each county in the state is
required to publish twice a month in
one of the public gazettes of the coun
ty a full and complete list of every
retail and wholesale dealer in the
county who holds government license
for the sale of intoxicating liquors.
Sheriff Kicltetson herewith presents
his first published statement of deal
ers holding license ,in Coffee county:
Davis Bros. Retail Liquor dealers,
Willacoochee, Ga.
W. L. Jones, Retail Liquor dealer,
Douglas, Ga.
Tanner’s Pharmacy, Retail Liquor
dealers, Douglas, Ga.
Union Pharmacy, Retail Liquor
dealers, Douglas, Ga.
Tanner-Brice Co., Wholesale Liquor
dealers Douglas, Ga.
Exum Co., Retb.il Liquor dealers,
Douglas, Ga.
Abraham Abdoo, Retail Liquor deal
er, Douglas, Ga.
Jacob Malham, Retail Liquor dealer,
Douglas Enterprise
VOLUME XXVIII, NUMBER 3.
LEAGUERS TO
BE HERE SOON
OVER 300 EPWORTH LEAGUERS
COMING JUNE 14-18. MANY
| DOUGLAS HOMES NEEDED FOR
THEIR ENTERTAINMENT.
Lest we forget, within a few days
Douglas will be called upon to enter
tain nearly 300 Leaguers and visitors
who are coming here for the Fifteenth
Annual Epworth League Conference
to be held at the Methodist church
June 14-18. These Leaguers will come
from every part of South Georgia and
Douglas is asked to accord them the
pospitality of the homes of its people.
The people of Douglas are not ask
ed to open their homes to these young
people as a matter of philanthropy or
charity, for perhaps every one of them
are able to take care of themselves.
But when they were invited it was
thought that it would be a good tl ing
from every standpoint to have them
enter the homes of our people in or
der that the contact may be mutually
beneficial, and that this has been the
result in the other conferences cities
has been increasigrily manifested each
year.
So by all means let us open our
homes to these welcome visitors who
are doing so much for the develop
ment of the young life of South Geor
gia. Let us extend them the right
hand of fellowship—open not only our
doors, but our hearts to them—give
them a good time while they are here
and send them back with good im
pressions of the genuineness of our
welcome.
The committee in charge of the
matter of securing entertainment for
the Leaguers is now at work, and
there is not a home in the city which
should not take care of from two to
six of them. We have r.o doubt that
the response will be prompt and plen
tiful.
We have the assurance of the fol
lowing well known speakers for the
program: Dr. Fitzgerald S. Parker,
General Secretary of the Epworth
League of Nashville, Tenn.; Rev. Wil
liam F. Quillian, of Waycross; Rev.
Walter Anthony, of Cordeic; Dr. A.
W. Malone, President Andrew Female
College, Cuthbert; Rev. A. W. Rees,
President Sparks Collegiate Institute
of Sparks; Dr. C. R. Jenkins, Presi
dent Wesleyan Female College, of
Macon, and Rev. Arthur Moore. There
will be others whose names with a
full detailed program, which will be
published in this paper later.
Don’t forget the popular Sunday
outing at the Seashore. $1.25 Doug
las to Brunswick and return. Tickets
good going on A. B. <t A. Sunday
morning, returning Sunday evening.
Douglas, Ga.
Joe Nijem, Retail Liquor dealer
Douglas, Ga.
Mike Nahra, Retail Liquor dealer,
Douglas, Ga.
Henry Stevens, Retail Liquor dealer,
Douglas, Ga.
George Shady, Retail Liquor dealer,
Douglas, Ga.
P. Thomas, Retail Liquor dealer,
Douglas, Ga.
Naef Thomas, Retail Liquor dealer,
Douglas, Ga.
Tom Ferris, Retail Liquor dealer,
Douglas, Ga.
I, David Ricketson, Sheriff of Cof
fee County, Georgia, do hereby certi
fy that the foregoing is a true and
correct list of names holding govern
ment license for the sale cf intoxicat
ing liquors, etc., as appears by ref
erence to the records of file in the
office of the collector of internal rev
enues, Atlanta, Ga. This 12th day of
May, 1916.
DAVID RICKETSON,
Sheriff Coffee County, Georgia.
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GA., MAY 20TH, 1916.
The Enterprise Publishes the Legal Advertising of the City of Douglas, Cfee County and County Commissioners.
DUST SESSION
IF CITY COURT
JUDGE BRYAN KEEPS COURT
MOVING ON GREASED TRACK.
MUCH BUSINESS DISPOSED OF.
CRIMINAL CASES NEXT WEEK.
The regular term of City Court for
Coffee county convened at the court
house here Monday morning at 10:00
o’clock with Judge W. C. Bryan, pre
siding, and Solicitor W. A. Wood pres
ent for the state. The court was
opened with prayer by Rev. T.' B.
Stanford.
The new judge started off with ap
parently everything greased and the
machinery of the court has been run
ning smooth ever since. Judge Bryan
loses no time and dispatches business
as rapidly as it is expedient to do so.
The novice has already worn off ar.d
he opens court every morning at 8
o’clock and keeps things moving all
day long. Much business is being
transacted.
Next week the court will devote it
self to mostly criminal work, and there
is an immense amount of it on hand,
there being over 100 crimin! cases to
[dispose of. Some of these are in jail.
It is likely that the court will contin
ue most of next week. This week’s
session will probably adjourn tonight
(Friday).
ARTHUR LOTT
PASSESfAWAY
Mr. Arthur Lott, one of the oldest
subscribers of The Enterprise, whose
home was on Willacoochee Rfd., died
Thursday night of last week, May 11,
at 8:30 o'clock p. m., of paralysis,
and its consequence afflictions, at the
age of 64 years.
Mr. Lott was stricken with paraly
sis some five years ago, and since
that time has been unable to walk
without aid. He had, however, been
in very feeble health for a long time
and his relatives and friends were
very uneasy about him, and watched
beside his bedside for weeks before
the end came. All that loving care
and attention could do was done for
the sufferer, and on Thursday, morn
ing of last week, one of his grand
daughters wrote that he was some
better, but she was fearful it was only
temporary, and the dear child was
correct. In less than twelve hours he
was dead.
His remains were interred at He
bron church Friday, the 12th, in the
presence of hundreds of friends and
relatives who mourned the departure
of an honest man, a kind friend,* de
voted father and husband.
He had a large family connection,
brothers and sisters, leaves some sons
and daughters, a good many grand
children, a wife and two little boys,
who will miss his kindly voice, pro
tecting care and good natured smile.
If he had an enemy I never knew of
it, and I have known him twenty-five
years.
The bereaved ones have my sym
pathy, and in their sorrow they will
learn that Jesus is the friend of those
who weep and mourn, for blessed are
they that mourn, for they shall be
comforted. UNCLE JIM.
DOES ANYBODY KNOW
ABOUT THIS WIDOW ?
Editor of The Enterpriser
Can you please give me any infor
mation to the whereabouts of the
widow of the late Alex McLeod? As
there is an undivided estate awaits
her and her heirs in Madison, Fla.
If you can give me any information
it will confer a great favor.
Respectfully,
MRS. MARTHA GROOVER.
Madison, Fla.
Miss Nola Johnson requests us to
announce that there will be no dem
onstration at the rest room tomorrow
(Saturday).
AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS
BIG REVIVAL
ENOS TONIGHT
AFTER A TWO WEEKS’ MEETING.
SERVICES HAVE BEEN HELD
TWICE DAILY. MR. STANFORD
LEAVES TOMORROW.
The revival services at the Method
ist church close with the service to
night (Friday), and on Saturday morn
ing Rev. T. B. Stanford, who has been
conducting the meeting, will leave for
his home in Savannah. Rev. John
I Sharp, the singer, left Thursday morn
ing for his home in Waresboro.
The meetings have been well at
tended and much interest manifested
all along.. Good crowds have given
the preacher respectful hearings, and
twice daily services have been held
for the past two weeks. Dr. Stan
ford has preached some very strong
sermons and his work here will be
felt for years to come.
Mr. Stanford is very popular in
Douglas where he served the church
here as its pastor some ten years ago.
He has friends in all denominations
and out of the church. He is a tire
less worker, does a lot of visiting,
aha makes himself agreeable on the
streets as well as in the pulpit. Mr.
Morrison could not have secured a
man for this meeting who would have
had greater hold on the people than
Mr. Stanford. The people have con
fidence in his religion, for he lives it
daily and has done so for twenty-two
years. Since leaving here he has fill
ed some very important posts in the
conference, having served the church
at Columbus as pastor, and as presid
ing elder, and is now located at Trin
ity in Savannah.
DOUGLAS SEWER SYSTEM
WILL BE IMPROVED.
Dr. J. M. Hall, a member of the city
council, and Mr. C. E. Baker, repre
senting the board of county commis
sioners, spent a few days in Fitzger
ald last week, investigating the sewer
system of that city, with a view of
putting in a septic plant here.
The gentlemen were much pleased
with the plant there and will likely
recommend a similar system here.
The sanitary conditions here are not
what they should be, ar.d it is hoped
that some recommendations will be
made and acted upon whereby Doug
las’ sewer system will be greatly im
proved.
PRIMARY DATE
TO BE NAMED
Judge J. G. Cranford, of Valdosta,
chairman of the Eleventh District
Democratic executive committee, has
issued a call for a meeting of the
committee in Wayeross Wednesday,
May 24.
At this meeting the date for the
congressional primary will be set and
rules governing the primary adopted.
Considerable interest centers about
action that the committee ake at the
meeting here.
Repors indicate that members of
the executive committee have differ
ent ideas as to what rules should be
used in the approaching primary. The
meeting probably will be of much in
terest.
Mr. J. A. O’Steen is the member of
the executive committee from Coffee
county, but he recently moved to
Bacon county, and this leaves Coffee
without representation, unless a new
member is named or Mr. O’Steen is
permitted to serve.
AMBROSE CONTINUES
TO BUILD SOLIDLY
Ambrose continues on the boom.
There is in process of erection now a
brick building which will have two
stores each 20 xOO feet. These stores
will be occupied by the Weathers
Drug Co., and Coslow Bros., dry goods.
Ambrose is also booked for a cotton
warehouse, the material now being on
the ground to build same.
PROPOSAL IF
HENDERSON
TO W. & A. COMMISSION FOR EX
TENDING THE STATE ROAD. IS
TAKEN UNDER CONSIDERA
TION AT MEETING THURSDAY.
At a meeting of th eWestern and
Atlantic Railroad Commission at the
capitol in Atlanta Wednesday, Presi
dent J. A. J. Henderson of the Ocilla
Southern Railroad outlined his propo-
Isition to extend the Western and At
lantic from Atlanta to St. Marys, Ga.,
and from there on to Jacksonville, the
cost to be paid by an issue of per
cent bonds amounting to 810,000,000.
The proposal was taken under con
sideration.
At the same meeting H. H. Dean of
'Gamesville, a well known lawyer, pi*-
sented a proposition to lease the over
head rights of the property belonging
to the Western and Atlantic in Atlan
ta and Chattanooga, and not used for
railroad purposes; to spend $1,500,-
000 in improvements, and to pay the
state an aggregate of $5,000,000 in
' rent covering a period of fift yyears.
| He offered to guarantee the formation
{of a corporation with sufficient capi
tal to cany out the terms of this prop
losition.
In this connection he opposed what
is known as the Atlanta plaza plan,
which would give Atlanta the right to
make certain improvements over the
tracks of the state road in the center
of the city, in exchange for which the
city would give certain pennanent im
provements to the state. This pro
posal was also taken under consider
ation by the commission.
Representatives of the counties
through which the Western and At
lantic Railroad operates appeared be
for the commission and urged that it
take some steps to provide for the py
rnent of taxes on the property to the
counties through which it operates.
HUBERT SPEAKS
AT BRAXTON
Rev. T. ?. Hubert is in Broxton to
night (Fridy) where he will deliver
the literary address for the Broxton
High School, which closes its tenn
with the exercises of this evening.
Exercises were also held at htc audi
torium on Thursday evening and a
splendid entertainment was given.
Mr. Hubert leaves Saturday after
noon for Hahira, in Lowndes county,
I where he preaches the commencement
sermon for the school there on next
Sunday morning. He will return to
Douglas Monday
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SOUTH GEORGIA PREP ASSfI.
The South Georgia Prep Athletic
Association held its semi-annual meet
ing in Fitzgerald last Tuesday. The
following official classifications and
all South Georgia prep team was giv
en out, the season having just closed.
You will note that Douglas leads the
list by a good margin:
Douglas 1,000
Piedmont 400
Tifton A. M. S 333
Norman 200
The following all-prep team was
selected at this meeting:
Pitchers—Stewart, Douglas; Chap
man, Piedmont.
Catcher —O’Quir.n, Piedmont.
Ist Base—Sims, Douglas.
2nd Base —Martin, Tifton A. M. S.
3rd Base —Crow, Norman.
Short Stop—Stubbs, Douglas.
Left Field —Griffin, Douglas.
Center Field—Gibson, Norman.
Right Field—Smith, Douglas.
Utility—Phillips, Tifton A. M. S.;
fl.flO PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Hackett, Piedmont.
Honorable Mention—Puree, Pied
' mont; Whittaker, Norman; Appleby,
j Douglas.
| Several needed changes were made
;in the Constitution of the Association
to take effect at once.
It was decided to arrange the foot
ball schedule for the season at a meet
ing to be held September 11.
The association was formed last
November and its help to athletics in
this section has been manifold. South
Georgia is destined to make the preps
in North and Middle Georgia watch
out.
The S. G. P. A. includes Eleventh
A. and M., Second A. and M., Norman
institute and Piedmont institute. The
officers are, J. M. Thrash, president;
E. E. Cocke, secretary and treasurer.
Those present at the meeting at
Fitzgerald were: Prof. Tinsley, of
Piedmont; Prof. Mills, of Norman;
Prof. Cocke, of Douglas, and Prof.
Thrash, of Tifton.
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SEVEN GOADES
QUIT TODAY
I
OUT OF TOWN TEACHERS WILL
LEAVE FOR THEIR RESPEC
TIVE HOMES TOMORRAW. OTH
ER DEPARTMENTS CONTINUE.
All the primary grades up to and
including the seventh, will quit work
today, and the several teachers leave
for their respective homes sometime
tomorrow.
The following out-of-town teachers
are as follows: Miss Nomie Quillian,
who will go to St. Marys for a few
days where she will be joined by her
sister on her way home to Harlem.
Miss Margaret Hamrick goes to
Stark, Fla. Miss Anna Foster and
Miss Lucile Peek will leave tonight
for Haralson and Covington, respec
tively. Miss Mae Williamson will
leave Saturday morning for her home
in Brunswick. Mrs. Julia Foster
leaves Saturday for her home in Lump
kin. Misses Corinne Little and Grace
Gaffney go to their homes in Jesup
and Atlanta, respectively.
The other grades and the normal
departments will continue for another
month, until June 11, when the com
mencement exercises of the Georgia
Normal will be held. The commence
ment sermon will be preached on Sun
day, June 11, at the school auditor
ium. The other exercises will begin
on Monday, June 12, and continue for
three or four days. A detailed pro
gram of these exercises will be pub
lished by this paper during the week
preceding the commencement.
CLUBSTOGET
ISLAND TRIP
Prof. G. B. Eunice, farm demon
strator for Coffee county has arrang
ed with the officials of the A. B. & A.,
whereby they will run an excursion
train to St. Simons Island on Thurs
day, June 1, for the benefit of the
Corn, Pig and Canning clubs of Cof
fee county.
This train will take passengers only
from Douglas and Nicholls. Anybody
boarding the train at these places
with a ticket will be entitled to go.
The low rate of $1.25 for the round
trip has been arranged. This is for
adults, and a special price of 75 cents
has been arranged for the children
between the ages of 6 and 12 years.
There is much interest in the pro
posed excursion and it is expected
that a large crowd will take advan
tage of this opportunity to visit St.
Simons, one of the prettiest islands
on the Atlantic coast.