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DESERTER IS
IN Jill HERE
GIVES INTERESTING STORY OF
HIS ESCAPE FROM THE ARMY.
OTHER NEWS FROM THE SHER
IFF’S OFFICE.
Sheriff Ricketson, of Douglas, now
has in jail here a white man, aged
20, 5 feet and 11 inches high, weight
145 pounds, with dark brown hair,
who admits that a few days ago he
escaped from the army, from Com.
pany 170, C. A. C., at Fort Jtoultrie,
S. C., near Charleston. He was ar
rested here under a charge of vag
rancy and gave his name as Tom
Watson, but later admitted that he
was a deserter from the army and
gave as his correct name Delmas C.
Roberts and his original home at Mur
phy, N. C., and said this was his sec
ond desertion. He stated he was wil
ling to return and Sheriff Ricketson
telegraphed to the captain of his
company, but has not yet heard from
him.
Sheriff Ricketson left Monday
night for Shvannah to bring back
Harvey Davis, who is under indict
ment in Coffee county for cotton steal
ing. Davis was under bond and went
to Savannah Monday to join the ar
my, and his bondsmen had him ar
rested there in order that they might
surrender him and be released from
the bond.
SQUIBBS FROM LAST ISSUE
OF HAZLEHURST NEWS.
Judge Thomas is winning ground
*n Jeff Davis county.
Judge Thomas, candidate for con
gress, spent part of last week in Jeff
Davis county. He’s got a special in
vitation to come to Hazlehurst and
make a speech next month.
Judge Thomas, candidate for con
gress, says a trip over Jeff Davis
county convinced* him that it was one
of the leading counties of the Elev
enth district. Such distinguished
boosters as Judge Thomas helps a
county.—Advt.
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One of the four candidates for Governor in the approaching primary
Douglas Enterprise
AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS
VOLUME XXVII, NUMBER 9.
INSTITUTE ST
ANNIE JULY 8
INTERESTING SESSION WILL BE
HELD. MEETING OF STATE EX
ECUTIVE COMMITTEE CALLED
FOR MACON, JULY 25.
The Farmers’ Institute will be held
at Arnie school house from 10:00 a.
m. to 12:00 m., and from 1:30 p. m.
to 3:00 p. m, An institute of high
order is assured. The speakers who
are coming to address the farmers of
this section are experts from the
College of Agriculture who are load
ed with practical information and are
prepared to present it in a plain and
pointed way. Those who speak of
agricultural experts as “Book Farm
ers” are out of date. It has olng
been recognized that the College men
are the only ones who have the real,
dependable information that a farm
er wants. They are the only ones
who have taken pains to eliminate
guess work and who have the proof
from the field or from livestock to
back up everything they say.
The institute will be very practical
and will be appreciated by every far
mer who attends. How to improve
the soil fertility will be the general
theme of discussion, connected with
which will be diversification of crops,
livestock raising, trucking, etc.
It is announced that he speakers
will welcome questions and want to
diseu6s local conditions as much as
possible.- The speakers who are to
be heard at this time and place men
tioned above are: Profs. M. W. Low
ry, F. H. Denniss, and G. V. Cunning
ham.
Let the farmers turn out and show
that we have a live, wide-awake body
of farmers who want to make use of
every opportunity for advancement.
G. B. EUNICE, County Agent.
The Boston Store will occupy the
double store in the new Sibbett block
building, next to Vickers. This will
be one of the prettiest store rooms
in Douglas when completed, and Mr.
Weintroub says that he expects to
carry the most complete line of goods
ever carried in Douglas.
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, JULY 1, 1916.
The Enterprise Publishes the Legal Advertising of the City of Douglas, Cffee County and County Commissioners.
SWEAT MEMORIAL CITY HALL
FORMALLY OPENED TO PUBLIC
The Svreat Memorial City Hall of
Douglas was formally opened to the
public on last Thursday night, and
today is ready for occupancy. It is
expected that the occupants of the
various offices will move into it next
week.
As announced in The Enterprise
last week, a kind of meeting of the
various interests building the hall and
the people of the city, was held on
Thursday evening and a large crowd
attended. A great many ladits were
present, and the affair proved to be
an enjoyable one.
Mr. Melvin Tanner presided at lhe
meeting. Dr. Jno. M. Hall was the
first speaker, who gave a history of
how the building was promoted and
of the different interests coming to
gether and erecting it in memory of
the late Frank Sweat. Dr. Hall was
chairman of the building committee
and had the entire contract in his
REV. JORDAN
NOW AT REST
A very sad death occurred at ,Ha
zlehurst on last Wednesday monring
when the spirit of Rev. J. S. Jordan
took its flight, after an illness of sev
eral days. Mr. Jordan was about 65
years of age and had been a member
of the Methodist conference for about
fifty years, retiring two years ago.
After he retired from active work
he took up residence in Douglas with
his son, Mr. J. H. Jordan, and lived
here up until a few weeks ago. While
here he made many friends, every
body loving him who came in con
tact with him.
Mr. J. H. .Jordan, of this city, his
son, was with him at the time of his
death, as well as a number of his
sisters and brothers.
Elsewhere in this issue we are
publishing a tribute to this lovable
man which is given by the local pas
tor of the Baptist church.
A FRATERNAL TRIBUTE.
By T. S. Hubert.
The stature‘of a man is the meas
ure of his reach toward the infinite.
Great souls live on high levels, and
attune themselves to harmonies that
come from afar. They stand on De
lectable mountains and behold the
city that is to come whose Maker and
Builder is God. Thus are they trans
formed from the human and earthly
into the heavenly and divine. Every
thing in circumstance and condition
pays tribute to their culture of soul.
In the world —they are not of the
world—but pilgrims to fairer fields
of glorified being.
Thus we meditate with the tidings
in our ears that J. S. Jordan has fallen
on sleep. True are words so often
spoken on such occasions, with em
phasis true on this one, “Heaven is
richer and earth is poorer for his
taking.”
To him we apply the words of Sa
cred Writ, “The law of truth was in
his mouth, and iniquity was not found
in his lips: he walked with me in
peace and equity and did turn many
away from iniquity;” and the lines
of poetry,—
“His life all wrought
Of generous acts, mild words and
gentle ways,
His heart wide open to all kindly
thought,
His hand so quick to aid, his tongue
to praise.”
All high undertakings enlisted his
sympathies and all helpful movements
his co-operation. In the ministry > of
Jesus Christ he was faithful to his
Master’s example, and in a winsome
ness of personality that I have seen
in but few and in tactfulness and gra
ciousness of temper made himself an
ideal pastor and friend. We were
members of different ecclesiastical
folds, but what mattered naught in
hand* from start to finish.
The next speaker was Dr. C. W.
Roberts, representing’ the Sweat Me
morial fund. Dr. Roberts had a very
fine speech prepared and in his ex
cellent and charming way delivered
it to the gathering present. Mayor
Stanton, who was scheduled for a
speech, was not present, being in At
lanta.
Superintendent Gordon Floyd was
the last speaker. He represented
the board of education and made an
excellent speech. Just as he com
pleted his speech, the fire whistle
blew and the crowd broke up in con
fusion. The alarm proved to be a
false one, and it is reported that it
was given to show those present how
the new auto fire truck could quickly
respond, the truck being present and
on exhibition for this occasion.
There was plenty of refreshments
consisting of lemonade, and music
was furnished by the Misses Knowles.
BOOSTERS OF
APPLING RERE
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About 100 Appling county citizens
in twenty cars passed thru Douglas
last Tuesday enroutc to Moultrie to
visit the great live stock show which
has been on exhibition there all the
week. These Appling county boost
ers, as they termed themselves, stop
ped over here for about an hour.
They were all enthusiastic over the
outcome of the trip and the big live
stock show in Moultrie. They left
Moultrie for a four-days’ tour of the
central portion of the state, going to
Amerieus and Mr.con, and then to
the eastern section, before returning
to Appling county. Their cars flew
banners of “Appling County,” and all
together the boosters made good for
their moral vineyard, in this section,
at least.
MASTER CHESTER McCRANIE
DIES AT WILLACOOCHEE
Willaeoochee, June 28 Chester
McCranie, the 9-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. George F. McCranie, died
here this morning at about 7 o’clock.
His death followed an illness of sev
eral months, and ss said to have been
the result of heart trouble. The fu
neral and interment will be held here
tomorrow.
PEARSON BOYS JOIN ARMY.
(Pearson Tribune.)
A call from President Wilson for
soldier boys demonstrated in Pearson
last Tuesday that our boys love their
country and are willing to take up
arms and go to the front as brave
and patriotic citizens in defense of
attack. Messrs. Ralph and Guy Free
man, Julian Kirkland, K. C. Starling
and Fred Hunnicutt, all prominent
young gentlemen, left on date above
mentioned for Savannah where they
will be drilled several days, from
there to Macon, thence mustered in
to service of the United States and
assigned to Mexico in the discharge
of their duties as soldier men. A
large number of Pearson people were
present Tuesday afternoon at the
railroad station to bid the boys good
bye and to wish them God speed and
a safe return home to ' loved ones.
Many sad hearts were visibly affected.
WANTED—POSITION BY MAR
ried man capable and willing. Can
not live and be honest on dollar a
day. Best references. Address this
office. 2t.
our companionship, and, please God,
through his grace, I hope to meet
him again on the hills eternal and
glorified in the catholicity of God’s
redeeming love. Till then, dear broth
er, farewell and with this tribute of
my heart, —“a sprig of rosemary,—
that’s for remembrance.”
ROYS ENLIST
FOR FRONT
NINE DOUGLAS AND COFFEE
COUNTY BOYS ENLIST AND
PASS REQURIED EXAM. AT
SAVANNAH. NOW IN MACON.
Along with the other patriotic
towns and cities in Georgia who are
offering soldiers for the border, Doug
las comes in for her share. Several
of our boys have enlisted and passed
the examination, at Savannah, and
are now at Macon at the recruiting
station.
Captain Campbell, a former stu
dent of the Agricultural School here,
spent a few days in Douglas last
week looking for volunteers. About
eight months ago he enlisted with the
army at Savannah and is now cap
tain of Company K. He received his
first military training at the school
here. When the recent call for troops
was made Captain Campbell thought
that Douglas was a good field for re
cruits, knowing the patriotism of
Douglas people, and he came over
here and wsa successful in enlisting
about nine of Coffee county’s young
America.
These boys left for Savannah im
mediately where they had to stand an
examination. All of them passed,
and they were then taken to the re
cruiting station at Macon where they
will be held for further orders. All
of them expressed a desire to go to
the border as early as it was possible.
The following young men from this
city and section are now in Macon:
C. D. Dudley, of West Green, and
Clinton Shappell, Lige Tanner, Mon
roe Griffin, Henry Lewis, Kile Knowles
Gerald Wesley, Jim Minchew and
Jesse Carver. Who knows but what
great honor and glory may come to
Coffee county as a result of the en
listment of these boys to fight for
their country’s honor?
GEO. STANTON
BEING URGED
We are advised that a great sur
prise is being brought to bear on
Mayor George M. Stanton, of this
city, to enter the race for represen
tative in the approaching primary.
A well circulated report has gained
ground that he is considering it.
Mr. Stanton is very popular through
out the county as well as in Doug
las, and should he decide to enter the
contest, he would make it lively for
his opponents. We made an effort
to see Mr. Stanton this morning for
an expression on the subject, but was
unable to locate him. However we
are safe in saying that the pressure
is being brought on him, but we are
not in a position to positively an
nounce what he expects to do in the
premises.
HUGH DORSET
IN ALMA TODAY
Hon. Hugh M. Dorsey, one of the
candidates for governor, is booked
for a speech at Alma, Bacon county,
tomorrow (Saturday), and it is ex
pected that quite a number from Cof
fee county will attend.
This will be Mr. Dorsey’s opening
speech of teh campaign and he goes
there to make it at the solicitation
of a petition signed by hundreds of
his political friends. The occasion
promises to be a lively one, and Alma
is preparing for a big delegation of
visitors from surrounding counties.
A big barbecue and plenty of music
will be a part of the program.
$1.90 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
been called for July 25, at Macon,
and at this meeting new officers for
the state organization will be elect
ed. It is expected at this time to
elect a secretary that will ;come to
Douglas and get on the job, 6pen up
the supposed headquarters, and do
business in a business way.
The above information of the meet
ing in Douglas next Saturday, July
8, was given us by Mr. J. M. Pafford,
president, and Mr. C. T. Darley, sec
retary, of the county union.
JUDGE THOMAS
RERE FRIDAY
Judge W. E. Thomas, one of the
congressional candidates, spent Thurs
day night and a few hours Friday
morning in the city, shaking hands
with the voters. He came in from
Bacon county where he spent the day.
The Judge left Friday morning for
Broxton, Pridgen and Ambrose, in
this county, and expects to be in Mill
town, Berrien county, tomorrow (Sat
urday), at a big picnic.
Judge Thomas says that his race
is very satisfactory, that he keeps on
the go all the time, and expects to
visit every militia district in the six
teen counties, several times before
September 12. He has already been
in every county in the district, and
is now going over them again. Ha
says that his organization in many
counties have already begun active
work and that he hopes to have a
complete organization in every part
of the district in the next few weeks.
NEW CANNING CLUB AGENT
It b my privilege to b<j the canning
club agent of Coffee county, and when
not visiting the clubs ! shall be found
at the office of the Superintendent of
Education, Mr. J, 'Gordon Floyd, at
the court house, and I will be glad to
see the club girls and their parents,
or anyone who is interested in our
work. I ask the co-operation of all
the people in the County, but espec
ially do 1 ask the continued efficient
assistance of the Woman's Clubs in
this town and in the adjoining towns.
. HORTENSE HARRIS,
Canning Club Agent.
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Talley announce
a new cmerat their home last week.
Mrs. J. P. Girardeau and children,
of Thomaston, and Mrs. W. H. John
son and children, of Atlanta, are
guests of their sister, Mrs. W. A. H.
Davis, coining through in their car.
SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE.
At First Baptist church next 'Sun
day morning, the pastor will have
for his subject the Testimony on
which John says we should accept
the claims of Jesus of Nazareth to be
the Christ of God. This series of
sermons on the Fundamentals of
Faith is sure to be of interest and
profit to the congregation. Come.
First Baptist pastor and congre
gations are always glad to have you
come.
T. S. HUBERT, Pastor.
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COUNTY UNION
HERE JULY 8
BIG FARMERS’ INSTITUTE IS
BOOKED FOR SESSION AT AR
ME SCHOOL HOUSE JULY S.
LARGE CROWDS EXPECTED. %
The regular monthly meeting of
the Coffee County Farmers’ Union
will meet at the court house in Doug
la at 10 o’clock, July 8. All mem
bers ar e requested to be present, as
matters of great importance are ex
pected to come up.
A meeting of the executive com
mittee of the state union was held in
Atlanta on Thursday and Mr. J. R.
Overman expects to make a report
of his visit to Atlanta at the meet
ing in Douglas next Saturday.
A meeting of the state union has