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“The Enterprise
Covers Every
Nook and Cor
ner of Coffee
County and
Then Some”
GOV. HARRIS
HERE TODAY
WILL SPEAK TO THE VOTERS AT
10:30 THIS MORNING. HE IS
THE THIRD CANDIDATE TO AD
DRESS COFFEE CO. VOTERS.
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GOV. NAT E. HARRIS
Gov. Nat E. Harris, a candidate for
re-election as governor, will apeak at'
the court house in Douglas on "Sat
urday (to-morrow) at lbrSsu a. m.,
going from here to Blackhsear, where
he speaks in the afternoon. He will
be accompanied here by his -campaign
manager, Hon Calvin Parker, of Way
cross.
Gov. Harris spoke in Douglas once
before, during the last campaign, and
his speech then made him many votes.
He makes a very aggressive speech
for a man of his age, and always gets
the undivided attention of his audience.
The speech has been well advertised
and a large crowd is expected to be
here for the occasion.
With Gov. Harris’ coming to Doug
las, we will have had three of the four
candidates for governor with us, all
of them speaking. Dr. Hardman has
been here but did not speek. His
friends here say that Tie will speak
In Douglas some time during this
month.
With Gov. Harris here at 10:30 in
the morning, and Mr. Bowden here at
3:00 in the afternoon, Saturday will
be a great political day in this city.
The weather is good and one of the
largest crowds in the history of Doug
las is expected to be here
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
T. S. Hubert, Pastor.
The Pastor will preach at both the
morning and evening hours of service,
Sunday, the 6th.
At 4 P. M. the Bible Cchool will
meet. W. C. Bryan is Suprintendent.
Come to the Friendly Church.
EXAMINATION
FIR TEACHERS
The two weeks free Summer school
being conducted at the Georgia Nor
mal College, will close the session on
to-morrow, Aug. sth. A thorough re
view of school work has been given
the teachers during their stay here
which will better equip them for the
examinations at hand.
The regular teachers’ examination
will be held today and tomorrow, Aug.
4 and 5, and there will be quite a
number of these teachers to take the
examination. It will be conducted by
the Superintendent Gordon Floyd.
Prof. W. A. Little and C. M. Will
iams are the instructors who have been
in charge of the two weeks’ session
of the Summer course.
Borrow money from L. E. Heath
and E. L. Tanner, Douglas, Ga., and
improve your farms. Interest only
C per ccr.t. )
Douglas Enterprise
VOLUME XXVII, NUMBER 14
CAMPMEETINS
OPENS TODAY
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CROWDS ARK ALREADY ARRIV
ING FOR THE BIG CAMPMEET
ING WHICH WILL RUN FOR
FIVE DATS.
The famous Gaskin Springs camp
meeting opens with services to-night
at the camp ground®. The meeting,
as announced in< our last issue, will
likely continue thru Wednesday of
next week.
The grounds have been' put in order
everything cleaned up ; , titee roads put
in excellent condition, and everything
is in radiness for the opting night.
People from out of the county have
already begun to arrive, and one of the
largest crowds in the history of ttie
meeting, is expected to ib here at this
session.
.Many preachers of note will be on
hand and aid in the several services
to he conducted throughout the meet
ing. Special singing will also be a
feature. Accommodations for taking
care of all who attend, .have been (pro
vided, and everything is in readiness
for thestart.
TWO LARGE SNAKES
Mr. Mack Wooten, who lives uj) in
the Wooten district, near the river,
reports that his sen, Thomas killed
one rattle -snake Left Saturday which
was 7 feet, 2 inches in length and
thirteen inches in girth. On Monday
he killed another, which was 15 feet
and 6 inches long. Quite a number
■of big snakes have been killed in
that section, but this is the longest
we have heard of recently.
LANKFORD IS
BUSYON JOB
Judge W. C. Lankford ,Coffee coun
ty’s candidate for congress, has been
very busy all the week, and the past
week in visiting different sections of
£he district, and speakng to the voters
as he goes.
Last Saturday he made two addres
ses in Lownes county, one of them
being made in Valdosta at 2 p. m.
Reports from there are that the Judge
made a fine impression and some
votes.
Judge Lankford is in McDonald to
day in attendance at a Sunday School
picnic, where he will likely make an
address, not political. He will be here
Saturday, and next week will go into
many sections of the district. He ex
pects to continue a lively campaign
until the end, and feels greatly en
couraged over he receptions given him
everywhere he goes.
Mrs. Cundift Dies
Alter A Long Illness
A gentle spirit quitted earthley
scenes and entered into habitations of
peace when Mrs. A. P. Cundiff fell up
on the sleep that has no awakening
here. She was at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. G. F. Dickson, on Gas
kin avenue, where she has been visit
ing some months. The event which
was gain for hr and loss for those
who remained accured, Monday, July
31st, between 8 and 9 P. M. An in
valid for a long time, she was not as
widely known as her personal qualities
otherwise would have made her, but
those who knew her felt in her in
fluence the uplift and enrichment that
Christian characters alone can impart^
The body was taken to Waycross
for interment 1 Wednesday morning.
The pall bearers were members of
Douglas Lodge of Masers, she bcirg
a faithful and beloved member of the
Order of Eastern Star.
Mr. and Mrs. Dickson have many
friends who feel with them in this
bereavement! of Mother —sthebest
friend that any one ever has in the
world.
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, AUG., 5 1916.
The Enterprise PuMiohes the Legal Advertising of the City of Douglas, G'ffee County and County Commissioners.
1105 NAMES STRICKEN FROM
COTNTY’S REGRISTRATION LIST
A THOROUGH CLEANING G» r EN
VOTERS LIST BY REGISTRARS
OF COUNTY. WILL DECREASE
VOTE OF COUNTY MATERIALLY
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The registrar® for Coffee county,
Messrs. J. H. Dent, Eugene Merier,
and Melvin Tanner, have about com
pleted them work, and the result has
beer that 1105 people have been strick
en from the old registration list. The
old list before the correction showed
a total in the county of 4546, while
the new list which will be used in the;
coming primary aryl elections, shows
a registration of 3441, which is 1105
less than the list used in the last coun
ty primary.
This is going to make quite a dif
ference in the voting number in the
approaching p.rimary on Sept 32. Of
course some of those stricken had
their names on more than once but
a great many have been taken off lor
cause, and the slump is bound to make
a big difference when voting time
comes.
The Mora district proved to be the
cleanest district in the county, with
reference to names being on more
than once, and fewer were stricken
'from this district. The following
fable will show in the lift column, the
number of nancec on the books in each
district before the fitrike, and the next
column will show tie number now on
the list, and the last shews the number
stricken. •.
Douglas : 1339-977-362
Wooten : 530-40(1-134
Tanner : 482-395- 87
Mora : 227-195- 32
Philips Mill : 406-332- 78
Wiliacoochee : 419-312-107
Pearson : 585-440-152
McDonald : 376—276—100
Pickren : 201-144- 58
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EON. J. E. T. BOWDEN
Who Will address-the voter, of Douglas and Coffee County tomorrow (Saturday) at 3 P. M.
MRS. CORBITT IS INJURED .
IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
Willatoochee, Ga., Aug. 3. Con
siderable excitement prevailed here
late yesterday afternoon when Mrs.
Ilcnry Corbitt, who was driving a
roadster, lost control of the machine
and ran into an oak tree standing pear
the street. The ear was occupied by
'Mrs. Corbitt, her sister and two little
nieces. They were thrown headlong
(into the windshield and all were se
verely cut and bruised, while the ear
was itlmost completely demolished.
Physicians suceeded in sewing and
binding up the wounds and at last ac
counts all were or., of danger. Mm
Corbitt is the wife ol Dr. R. H. Cor
bett, Second regiment hospital corps,
Camp Harris.
lev Cories ieetini
With Disaster Daily
Atlanta, Aug. 3. —The House of
Representatives refused to pare
the dill to create Treutlan county with
Soperton as the county seat by a vote
of 112 to T 4. Needing 126 votes to
pass the measure as a constitutional
• drce.it, it Jacked 14 vote., cl suc
cess.
The bill has already been passed by
the Senate. This action and the re
•ent action of the House in defending
the bill providing for the new county
of Cook with Adel as the county seat,
is indicative of sentiment in that body
against the creation of more counties.
It is at least indicative of the fact
that no new county bill can hope at
this session to secure a two-thirds
majority which is required for pas
sage.
SUM) PER YEAR UN ADV ANCE
BOWDEN HERE
FOB SPEECH
WILL ADDRESS THE VOTERS OF
TEE COUNTY AT 3 O’CLOCK TO
DAY UPON TEE ISSUES IN TEE
CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN.
Hon. J. E. T. Bowden, one of the
four congressional candidates for con
gress from this district, will address
the voters of Douglas and Coffee coun
ty on Saturday (tomorrow) at the
court house at 3P. M. The speech
has been thoroughly advertised and
no doubt a large crow'd will be here
to hear this distinguished gentleman.
Mr. Bowden will come tc Douglas
from Ociila, where he speaks in tile
morning to the voters of Irwin county.
He is making a thorough canvas of
I the district, speaking in one or two
places in every county, and is one
meeting with big crowds everywhere
he goes.
Mr. Bowden’s campaign has been
very aggressive from start to finish
and he says that he proposes to keep
up a similar campaign until the pri
mary date, Sept. 12.
THE UNION MEETING
The union meeting of the churches
composing the Smyrner Association
rnei in Pearson, Saturday and Sun
day .hay, 2i and 30. P'36. T;.c f *l
- churches were i epreee.hex;.
Antioch, BroxtonJ Cur
rant, Mt. Zion, New Hope, New Har
mony Grove, Pearson, Sand Hill,
Stokesville.
The subjects weretaken up in their
regular order, and discussed ably by
each speaker.
We are glad the good people saw
fit to come into our midst, and we were
glad to welcome them here, and hope
that some time in the future they
will come back and be with us again.
He!p Us
By telephoning;
News Items to
Numbers 23, 1
44, or 106.
CITY COURT
IS POSTPONED
UNTIL REGULAR NOVEMBER
TERM. PETITION MADE TO
JUDGE BRYAN BY THE ATTOR
NEYS OF THE CITY AND CO.
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Upon a practically unanimous re
quest of the bar others interested in
the City Court, I have decided not to
tyr any cival business at the August
term, but to continue all civil business
to ihe November term, and to con
t.nue all criminal business except those
who may be in jail chaged with mis
deameanors. Die jail cases will be
taken up Monday, August 21st. The
jurors summoned for the first week,
begining August 21st, will be required
to be present. The jurors summoheci
for the second week of City Court are
excused and need not report, as there
will be no court held during the sec
ond week. 1 will dispose of jail mat
ters during the first week as stated
in order that all parties may have ali
the time possible for the coming ses
sion of the Superior Court, which will
convene the first Monday in September
and which I understand has a Large
docket of heavy business to handle.
1 will call the Appearance docket on
Friday, September, Ist at ten o’clock,
jat which time I will hear demurrers
land motions to dismiss pleas. Thb
the 2nd day of Augu- t, 1910.
W. C. Bryan,
Judge of the City Court of Douglas.
JUDGE BRYAN PRESIDES AT
H AZLEHURST CITY COURT
Judge W. C. Bryan, of the City
Court of Douglas, went over to Hazle
hurst this week and held court for
Judge Grant, in some disqualified mat
ters. This is the second trip Judge
Bryan has made to Jeff county,
holding court on both occasions.
On each of these visits many com
plimentary remarks were made by the
members of the bar of Hazlehurst and
the people in general, on the manner
in which the court was conducted.
Much busi.nss was disposed of and
Judge Bryan, although a movice on
the bench, acts with the style of a
vetran on the bench.
JUDGE U
A CANDIDATE
When Judge W. C. Lankford re
signed the Judgeship of the City-
Court of Douglas, on account of his
boing in the race for Congress from
this district, the friends throughout
the county filed with Gove'-nor Harri
their endorsement asking him to ap
point Col. W. C. Bryan to fill the un
expired etrm of Judge Lankford.
There was a provision in ahe Act cre
ating the city court tha such an ap
pointment should only hold unil the
next general election, and Governor
Harris appointed Judge Bryan to hold
until the general election.
Judge Bryan being seen by a report
er from this paper had the following"
to say in reference to his being a can
didate for the balance of the term;
‘When I was so hansornely endorsed
by my friends throughout the whole
county of Coffee to this place, I felt
a deep appreciation to them for their
kindness, and determined, ifappoint—
ed, to make the very best judge that
I possibly could. I have held one
term of court. The members of the
bar, and county officials, as well as
many good friends throughout the
county have been kind enough to com
pliment me on this tern (f court, and
many have assured me that their en
dorsement was for the balance of
Judge Lankford's term, r d express,
themselves as favorable to my maliim
the race for the balance c-f the term_
Under the circumstances, I have de
cidd that I would do this, and will
make announcement to tha effect at
|t ho proper time.”