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"The Enterprise
Covers Every
Nook and Cor
ner of Coffee
County and
Then Some’’
m SPRING CHIP MEETING
BEGINS FRIDAY NIGHT AUG. 5
GREAT preparations have
KEEN M ADE FOR THE COMFORT
OF ALL VISITORS. NOTED
PREACHERS ffO COME.
The ‘famous Gaskin Spring camp-,
meeting will begin its session on next
Friday, Aug. 4, and continue probably
for five days. are being
made (daily far the opeaßjg, and also
arrangements -sire being made for
taking care of the great Krowds which
usually come ito this cstwpmeeting.
It is expedtod that a .'larger crowd
than ever will be present at this meet
ing for 'the reason that last year’s
session >wa critled off or, acount of the
financial stingency of the country,
and conditions geneidly. But this
years attends nee promises to be a re
cord breakiß.
The grounds are being cleaned np
and the roads from .Douglas to the
camp grounds being jput in splendid
condition. There wil be ample con
veyances to take tlw people to and
from the gsaunds da ib, and at a very
moderate rate. The church here has
appointed .all rtecessiry committees
to look alter the details, and every
attention will be giw.cn to the well
fare of the -visitor.
A? i’b.-s :rie.c-ii.ijLr, iJ'iislor ?»lon*iscr=
ii.Jwissio u-i', Xi'i-j ~j& vAiiit be uittny &£s&s
ministers n? the Methodist church
present who will preach daily. Dr.
C. R. Jenkins, President of Wesleyan,
will be here and preach on several oc
casions. Aitsu Rev. .M. C. Austin, wh©
is known .aft over Georgia, will be here
and take a prominent part in the ser
vices. Rev. L. J. Ballard, of Way
cross, and Rev. W. F. Quillian, will
also be present throughout the meet
ing, besides a number of noted preach
ers. Airangaemerits Ibave been made
for special singing, and those who at
tend will be amply paid for the time
spent on this famous camp ground.
Mrs. H. J. Thompaan, who lives at
the Spring, will throw open her doors
for those who want tt» remain out on
the grounds all the while, and will
.also serve meals to the visitors. This
service will be given at a very reason
able price. Several Douglas families
have expressed their intention to go
■ out on Friday and remain there
throughout the meeting. Many peo
ple will take their tents and pitch
them during the five days session.
The approaching canspmeeting is
being looked forward to with great in
terest, as it is usually a meeting time
of members of families, who see each
other probably not more than once a
year. It is a great place ±o meet
your old friends who will gather there
from many miles around, besides you
will be present at one of the greatest
meetings the Methodist church holds
in this section of Georgia at any time
during the year.
FINAL NOTICE
TO TEACHERS
The regular teachers’ examination
for the year 1916 will b held at the
Georgia Normal College on Friday and
Saturday Aug. 4th and sth, beginning
at 8:30 A. M. Pencils, paper and etc.,
will be furnished. Each applicant will
be charged the small amount of 50 cts
which will assist in defraying the ex
penses of the examination such as
paper and paying those who assist in
conducting the examination and the
grading commitee which amounts to
about SIOO.
4.11 those who wish to apply for
license should take advantage of this ]
examination as no other examination
will be given within one year. And
under no circumstances will any spec
ial examination be given except in
ease of emergency and by this we
mea n where there i* a school to be
taught and no teacher can be found
anywhere who has licence.
j, Gordon F?e r <i..C. S S-
Douglas Enterprise
VQLI3ME XXVII, NUMBER 13
W. R. WILSON RETURNS
FROM TRIP TO PROVIDENCE
Mr. W. R. Wilson returned to the
city this -week from Providence, R. I.
where be- spent si week in attendant
at the natcnal meeting df optometrists
he being one of the two delegotes freer.
Georgia..
Mr. Wilson a most pleasant
to ip, and sgyw that fee gained .much
valuable information from the lect
ures given. die also made a side trip
'to Bridgetown, Mass., where he saw
| the largest lens factory in ll.e world.
| He .returns to Douglas full of energy,
! feeling well repaid for the trip, and
| says that .he is bettor prepared than
e-v»xr to serve his ‘.growing business.
|
CITY COURT NOTICE.
The members of the bar are invit
ed to meet at the Court house next
'Monday morning, July, SLA at ten
j o'clock, for the purpose of making up
|a calendar for ihe coming August
! term of the City Court of Douglas.
.July .28tb, 1910. W. C. Bryan,
Judge City Court.
U. D C. NOTICE.
■Owing bo dfic iii.i' wed timer the mcet
nr„ Jilt’s. .s&Li&jaa uns vice.., Mas
railed off. We will meet Thursday
Aug. 3 at Mrs. S. M. Roberts. A
full attendance desired. .Business of
importance.
.Mrs. J. M. Hr!). Pres.
To tfihe Jury (Commissioners cf Cof
fee County, Ges-rgi; You are nerc-
Iby notified and requested to be and
appear at the (Caurt House, Douglas.
|Ga., on the first Monday in August
1916;a3 lb:,00 A. JVI. for the purpose
of revising the Jury list for said
courrty.
DAN WALL,
Clark S. C.
REP. SIEIRT
WRITES CARD
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Editor Enterprise:
I wish to correct some pastts of an
articie appearing in your paper
week, under caption ‘‘Treasury Office
is Abolished.” This article said this
Bill was passed at this sesjon of the
Legislature. I wish to say in this
connection that this bill passed both
Houses last session, but the Bill
was amended in the Senate so as to
make the law effective January 1,
1917, instead cf 1916, I would net
agree to the amendment at that time,
which left the Bill in the Senate.
Before the County Primary, I call
ed upon Senator Ward and in order
to keep anyone from making race for
Treasurer’s office in our County, 1
agreed to accept the' Senate amend
ment. We published our agreement
,in your paper; and 1 personally noti
fied all parties in the race to this
effect, and my understanding is that
Senator Ward did likewise.
As to the petitions yo mention ask
ing that this officer be ret&ined at,a
salary of SOOO.OO per year, will say
that no such petitions have been pre
sented to me; and if they had been, I
could not have entertained them for
a moment. I had my Bill, which was
introduced last year, brought out of
the Senate on the second day of this
session and when the House agreed
to the Senate amendment and the
Governor signed, same, it became a
law.
I am sorry that anyone shou’d have
made the race for this office, and after
doing so, after being put on notice that
the office was practically abolished,
I cannot see why Coffee County should
be held responsible to the extent of
$600.00 per year for four years be
caus they did so.
Respectfully,
* C. E. Stewart.
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THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, JULY 29 1916.
The Enterprise Publishes the Legal Advertising of the City of Douglas, Cfifee County and County Commissioners.
POTTLE WHS
INjUPPOBT
BY HIS SPEECH HER® LAST SAT
URDAY. LAWSON KELLY IN
TRODUCES THE SPEAKER.
MUCH RAIN.
| Hon. Jos. E. Pottle, one of the gub
ernatorial candidates, spoke at the
court house in Douglas last Saturday,
to a well packed house, the people
preseat being from every section of
the county
He was .introduced to the large
audience %y Col. Lawson Kelley, who
had known the speaker for many years
The speaker stacked his address * few
minutes sifter 1.1 o’clock, and spoke
for an draur.
He paid his respects to the >ther
candidates, giving most of his atten
tion to Hugh Dorey. His speech
throughout was clean, parts of it witty,
with enough serious stuff to convince
the hearer that the man was abie,
fearless, and capable to hole down
(the office to .which he is aspiring with
dignity to himself and the state, and
give the people an administration
which would always be looked .on with
pride.
He made.many friends by his speech
here, as he does everywhere he goes.
He -spoke in Pearson at 3 o’clock in
the .-afternoon, to a large representa
tive- icudlence. making mazy Sneads
there .by his address.
FIRST BAPTIST MICH
T, S. HUBERT, PASTOR.
There will be preaching at the usual
hours, Sunday morning and Sunday
3veiiir>g, the 30th inst. We shall be
rejoiced to have you with us.
Our Bi’oie School meets at 4 P. M„
with Judge 'W. C. Bryan for Sperin
tendent. Classes of every gra&ts up
to the Baraea and Philathea. You
will find a we'lcome at our schooL
A. B. & A. SCHEDULE CHANGES
The A. B. & A. announces changes
in schedule to become effective Sun
day, June 25, -su® follows:
Train No. 3 for Atlanta and Birmipg
ham, will leave Douglas at 9:10 p. m.,
instead of 9:l® jp- m.
Train No. 7 for Atlanta and Bir
mingham, will leave Douglas at 7:45
a. m., instead of 9:58 a. rrp
Train No. 4 for Waycross-and Bruns
wick, will leave Douglas at 7:15 a
NOTICE.
There will be preaching at the
Vickers Graveyard Yard, by Bro. S.
J. Harper and Jesse Grantham on the
sth Sunday of this month, every body
is invited to attend these services.
$1.25 Douglas to Brunswick and re.
turn, tickets good going on A. B. &.
A., Sunday morning train returning
Sunday evening. Same rate each Sun
day during the summer.
THE GODS OF FAT!
AT GRAND JULY 31
The Most Expensive Single scene
ever photographed for use in a motion
picture is the Railroad Wreck, which
forms one of the principal incidents
in the Lubin Manufacturing Com
pany’s five-reel feature entitld “The
Gods of Fate.” In this scene two
trains, one a passenger, consisting of
an engine and five coaches and the
other, a freight train made up of an
.engine and six freight cars meet in a
head-on collision, while running at the
rate of forty-five miles an hour. This
scene was staged outside Altoona,
Pennsylvania, and cost the Lubir:
Manufacturing Company over One
hundred thousand dollars.
Manager Lane of the Grand Thea
,tre has booked “The Gods of F'ate” as
the attraction at the theatre for an
early showing. Tins great picture
will be shown Monday July 31 one day
only Matinee and night, the hours p f
the start of each show 4.00, 5.15, 6-.30
7.45, and 9.00 PM.
AVI) COFFEE COUNTY NEWS
WALKED NOW
FORMALLY IN
MAKES HIS FORMAL ANNOUNCE
MENT TO THE VOTERS OF DIS
TRICT. STANDS ON RECORD
MADE IN CONGRESS.
Congressman J. R. Walker makes
his official announcement ss a candid
ate for congress in the ptesent race,
in this issue of the Enterprie. He
pays that he stands on the record he
has made, and that he is in better
position to serve ihe people now ti.an
ever before on account of his four
years experieunp. 1
We are advised that he arrived in
the district froan Washington on Tnurs
day, and will likely lie somewhere in
the district for several days before
re tuning to Washington. His an
nouncement follows:
EOS CONGRESS.
TO THE PEOPLE OF THL ELEVEN
TH DISTRICT OF GEORGIA:
1 beg to formally announce my can
didacy to succeed myself a your rep
resentative in the sixty-fifth Congress
from the Eleventh District, cf Georgia.
I feel the deepest sense .of gratitude
for the partial consideration whicli you
have accorded me, and nave at all
times been fully consdons of the
duties and reeposcbih'lie renting or
me.
1 am better able to represent you
now than ever before, and have learn
ed that which any new member of
[ Congress must learn before he can
hope to reach the same degree of
efficiency.
1 am standing squarely and con
fidently upon the record i have made
and point with pardonable pride to the
achievements 'of the present adminis
tration which stand unparalled in tht
history of this country. I have done
my humble part toward the enact
ment into law of the many construct
ive pieces of legislation which we have
passed, bringing relief and opportun
ity to the great masses of the people
everywhere.
We are today at peace with the
world; happy and prosperous, with
our rights on the land and on the sea:
preserved and our standing and dig
nity as a nation fully upheld.
1 have stood by cur great Presi
dent in the many exigencies that have
arisen and have helped to uphold Li:
righteous hands in both his domestic
and foriegn policies, f shall hope to
give you a full account of my stew
ardship before the primary in Sept
ember. Relying upon the will and
pleasure of a just and noble people
1 am,
Faithfully and obediently yours,
(Signed) J. R. WALKER.
Washington, D. C., July 22, 1916.
BOWDEN WILL
SPEAK HERE
Horn J. E. T. Bowden, one of thr
four congressional candidates for con
gress, is booked for a speech in Doug
las on Saturday, Aug. 5, at 3 P. M.,
an announcement of the address ap
pearing elsewhere in this issue.
In this announcement, he says that
he has challenged all three of his op
ponents for a joint debate here on that
date. Judge Lankford, our candidate,
has accepted this one and all the
others, but we are not advised as to
what the other two candidates will do
in regard to the challenge.
In this issue we are also carring a
half page ad for Mr. Bowden’s ex
ecutive committee of the Ware County
Bowden Cub, which is one of the finest
endorsements a candidate can have,
that is, the backing of the people of
his heme town and county. This en
dorsement is signed by some of the
best known people of Ware county,
who compose the executive committec
of a club with over two thousand sign
ed members.
Mr. Bowden is makeirg a very ag
gressi' It campaign., making simj'.-.r
announcements in every county in the
district. He spoke in Brunswick on
Tuesday night and in Valdosta, the
home of two of his opponents; cn
Thursday night. A large erwd is ex
fiected to bear Mr. Bowden deliver
his Itongßs speech:-
51.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE |
OYER 103 TEACHERS IN GIT!
MING SPECIAL COURSE
MISS FANNIE GAILLARD
NOW EDITS NEWSPAPER
The many Douglas friends of Miss
Fannie Gail Lard, who was formerly a
teacher in the public schools of this
city, will be interested to learn that
she is new located in Dahlonega, ar.d
is the editress of The Dahlonega Echo
one of the weekly papers of that coun
ty. The Enterprise is in receipt of
her first issue of the paper, and it has
the earmarks of an experienced news
paper manager.
NEW FOREST SING.
We take this method to inform,
our patrons and friends of the sing
which begins Monday July 31st. A!
have a special ivitation to attend
Tuition will be'only 10 cents per day.
W have Prof H. C. Roberts em
plyod as teacher, who has made good
in the work. We are also contemplat
ing the employment of another tea
cher as we will have both round ar.d
shaped note taught.
Hurrah! for New Forest.
J. M. Tanner, Sec.
The Eleventh District Masonic Con
vention held its annual meeting in
Brunswick last week, and was a suc
cess from start to finish. There was
■(something like 300 members present
at this meeting, and the delegates were
given the time of their lives, from
the citizens of Brunswick.
W'aycross, Hazlehurst and Douglas
lodges were honored with officers,
Messrs. Chas. T. Dailey and I. Levin
being elected from Douglas Lodge No.
386. The next convention will meet
with the Si. John the Baptist Lodge
at Valdosta next year.
Messrs. C. T. Darley, I. Levin, Jno.
M. Hall and A. L. Ponder, are the
members from Douglas who attended
the session.
Congressmen Waiker Announces
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CONGRESSMAN J. R- W ALKER
W(ho Formally Announces. His Candidacy For Cm; .t- . L.s
t . . Issue.
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By
News Items tot
Numbers 23,;
44, or 106.
WHICH IS CONDUCTED BY THE
TEACHERS OF THE GEORGIA
NORMAL COLLEGE AND BUSI
NESS INSTITUTE
Over one hundred teachers are in
the city this week in attendance at
the Summer course of instruction
being conducted by the Georgia Nor
mal College and Business Institute.
The institute opened last Monday
morning for a two weeks session, and
is conducted by Prdfs. W. A. Little,
and C. M. Williams. Prof. Kuhl con
ducted the opening day's work on ac
count of the absence of the other two,
who were detained rfom returning
from their Western trip, on account
j of the many washouts.
| The object of this two week’s work
I is to improve the old sudents and help
them refresh for the teachers .examin
ation. It is conducted on a gratis bas
is to all old studnts of the school.
Quite a number cf new people are tak
,:ig the edbrse, and they are only
charged a minimum price of tuition.
Prof. Little has had worlds of ex
perience in this special line of work
t.,i i.a teu'tor in ’.he -i.u - v i: jet
t/-.* jJc-inOli ajr .11 c L»vt J \\ FK. I .it
school is to be commended also for
the interest it takes in every old stu
;dent in trying to prepare them for
i their life’s work. The two week’s
. session will be hard work on the in
! structors, right in the midst of their
| vacation time, but the school feels
that they are entitled to it, and are
offering the instruction free of charge
to every one who will attend.
The students are here from over
forty counties, and their appearance
on the streets reminds one of the days
when the schools are here in their reg
ular session. The institute- will close
its work on Aug. 5.
NOTICE.
Those now registered in Coffee
county and living in one district de
siring to change to another can con
veniently do so now by notifying cr
seeing Eugene Merier, or Tax Col
lector Dan Vickers.