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“The Enterprise
Covers Every
Nook and Cor
ner of Coffee
County and
Then Some”
HUGH DORSEY
SWEEPS STATE
CARRIES 102 Vi COUNTIES WITH
OVER 250 CONVENTION VOTES.
HARDMAN AND*POTTLE FOUR
COUNTIES EACH.
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HON. HUGH M. DORSEY
Hugh Dorsey will receive the nomi
nation for Governor at the convention
in Macon on Sept. 26, without a con
test, as he carried 102 counties in the
vote of last Tuesday, with a conven
tion vote of over 250, a great deal
more than is necessary.
It was a landslide for Dorsey. Gov.
Harris, who ran second, carried 42
counties, with Hardman and Pottle
bringing up the rear with four coun
ties each. Their race was a surprise
as it was generally thought that Hard
man would at least be a factor in the
race.
J. J. Brown Wins.
J. J. Brown wins in the race for Com
missioner of Agriculture over J. D.
Price, the incumbent. This was a
hal'd fought battle, and it was Thurs
day night before the final count de
termined who was the nominee.
In the other state races, all the in
cumbents won. The race for Judges
of the court of Appeals proved inter
esting. Coffee county went for Luke,
George and Youmans. It seems that
George ran second in the state. It
will take the convention to settle the
matter.
COFFEE COUNTY SINGING
CONVENTION GREAT SUCCESS
The Coffee county singing conven
tion convened at the auditorium in
this place lasi Sunday morning. The
program as published was carried,
with the exception that Rev. T. S.
Hubert and W. C. Lankford were not
present.
The Burkett class opened the con
vention with Praise God From Whom
All Blessings Flow, Sessions, the con
vention joining in the singing.
The classes furnished some fine
music as follows: 3 songs each.
Burkett Class, Lyman Hays, Lead
er, Mamie Burkett, Organist.
Pridgen Class, L. E. Smith, Lead
er, Cora Lee Smith, Organist.
Vickers Class, William Maine, Lead
er, Mrs. William Maine, Organist.
Blystone Class, L. H. Peace, Leader,
Jake Conor, Organist.
Jeff Davis Class, O. A. Stokes, Lead
er, G. B. Williams, Organist.
Mt. Zion Class, Charlie Wall, Lead
er, Deluna Davis, Organist.
Royal Quartette, J. A. Sutton, Lead
er.
Geo. Rights Choir, G. B. Williams,
Organist.
Sears Class, William Maine, Lead
er, Mrs. William Maine, Organist.
AfJD COFFEE COUNTY NEWS
VOLUME XXVII, NUMBER 2«
COFFEE COONTY’S VOTE IN TUESDAY'S PRIMARY.
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For Governor.
N. E. HARRIS 353 56 29 87 74 51 133 1 0 45
HUGH M. DORSEY 115 123 7 50 85 20 50 13 35 448
L. G. HARDMAN 86 11 13 22 12 , 22 22 35 8 231
JOS! E. POTTLE 17 2004 5922 41
For Representative in 65th Congress
from the 11th District of Georgia.
J. E. T. BOWDEN 6 22 3 17 4 22 8 31 _3 116
W. C. LANKFORD 512 127 18 95 104 54 141 149 77 1277
W. E. THOMAS 24 20 5 5 6 5 16 17 2 100
J. R. WALKER 39 18 19 42 14 16 53 24 8 233
For Representative.
CHAS. E. STEWART 290 85 33 67 61 65 7 218
JOHN PAULK 285 103 17 91 65 _ 38 213 15 55 882
For Judge City Court, Unexpired
Term of W. C. Lankford.
W. C. BRYAN 564 162 43 146 123 100 212 211 91 1602
COURT TO RUN
THIRD WEEK
Superion court has been busy thru
the entire week, except on Tuesday
when the court adjourned for the
election.
On Wednesday morning the court
again took up the work and it has been
steadily grinding all the week. It is
expected that the grand jury will ad
journ tonight (Friday) for the term,
but there are some suggestions that
the court will continue to woi’k most
of next week, and clean the docket.
Solicitor Dickerson has been work
ing very hard all the week and is doing
all he can to clear the docket, especial
ly all the jail cases.
> Besides the White case, everal
negroes were tried this week. Will
Chapman, charged with murder, was
tried and convicted of voluntary man
slaughter.
Two negroes were also tried for bur
glary this w r eek, being charged with
breaking in W. T. Royal’s store at
Ambrose. The jury brought in a ver
dict of guilty and they were sentenced
to 12 months on the chain gang.
Lonnie Holton, another negro, was
tried for assault and battery and the
| Stokesville Class, Homer Adams,
Leader, Emma Adams, Organist.
Afternoon
Jeff Davis Class, O. A. Stokes, Lead
er, G. B. Williams, Organist.
Sears Class, William Manie, Lead
er, Mrs. William Maine, Organist.
Burkett, Lyman Hayes, Leader,
Mamie Burkett, Organist.
Pridgen, L. E. Smith, Leader, Cora
Lee Smith, Organist.
Right’s Mixture, G. W. Right, Lead
er, G. W. Williams, Organist.
William’s Class, G. W. Williams,
Leader, Francis Tanner, Organist.
Stokesville Class, Homer Adams.
Leader, Georgia Wilcox, Organist.
This closed the singing. Most of
the classes had home.
In the election of officers for next
couventioit, Mrt. and Mrs! William
Maine were elected, president and
secretary. The time of holding next
convention was changed to first Sun
day in October, at Pearson.
J. M. FREEMAN, Sec.
Borrow money from L. E. Heath
and E. L. Tanner, Dougias, Ga., and
improve your farms. Interest only
6 per cent.
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS. GEORGIA, Sept. 16 1916.
The Enterprise Publishes the Legal Advertising of the City of Douglas, CfTee County and County Commissioners.
HARRIS MEN
AHMED
At a meeting of the executive com
mittee on Wednesday, delegates were
.named to attend the state convention
which meets in Macon on Sept. 26.
Coffee county went for Gov. Harris,
and the delegates named had to be
supporters of the Governor.
Judge F. W. Dart and Judge Benj.
,T. Allen, were named as delegates,
and Mr. J. C. Roddenberry and Mr.
Daniel Gaskins, Sr., were named as
alternates. These gentlemen will rep
resent the county in casting their vote
at the convention.
jury promply returned a verdict of
guilty.
i Friday morning a negro pleaded
guilty to selling whiskey and was
igiven 12 months by Judge Summer
all.
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Re-elected To Congress In Tuesdays Primary
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Bacon '257 201 107 109
Berrien 512 992 854 410
Brooks 300 752 81 236
Camden 292 128 40 37
Charlton 130 58 10 53
Clinch 199 131 454 90
Coffee 233 100 1277 116
Echols 136 171 46 30
Glynn 174 394 18 57
Irwin 266 359 128 92
Jeff Davis 186 144 330 212
Lowndes 690 795 96 135.
Pierce 720 317 15 157
Ware 215 186 52 897
Wayne 661 134 53 208
5487 5239 3780 3135
SI.OO PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
GEORGE WHITE GETS Lift
SENTENCE FQS DANIEL MURDER
W. R, WILSON NAMED ON
60ARQ BY GOV. HARRIS
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MR. W. It. WILSON
The many friends of Mr. W. R. Wil
son, of this city, will be interested in
the announcement that he has just
.been appointed by Gov. Harris, as a
member of the Optometry board,
which is composed of five members,
and which was created at the recent
session of the legislature.
Mr. Wilson's appointment is for
two years. He was instrumential in
having this new law passed which re
quires all persons practicing optom
letry in this state, to stand the required
examination. This does away with
fakirs, such as frequently invade our
midst.
Mr. Wilson’s friends are congratulat
ing him on this recognition of his
standing in the world of optometry,
a science that is fast growing to be
one of great importance.
STEWART FILES NOTICE OF
CONTEST. HEARING SEPT. 25
The county executive committee
met at the court house at noon on
j Wednesday, Sept. 13. for the purpose
of consolidating the vote of the county.
At this hour Hon. Chas. E. Stewart,
one of the candidates in the race for
■ representative, filed a notice of con
test with committee. The vote of
the county as announced gave John
Paulk, his opponent, a majority of 19
votes. Mr. Steward’s notice asked
for a recount in the Willacoochee and
McDonald districts, and also made
the charge that money and whiskey
were used in various parts of the coun
ty.
The committee set Friday, Sept. 29,
as the date for hearing the evidence,
with provisions that Stewart give
Paulk five days notice of the specific
charges he expected to prove.
Judge W. C. Bryan was declared the
nominee for Judge of the City Court.
The congress race proved to be very
interesting at the last, and on Tues
day night, it was generally conced
ed that the race had narrowed down
to Lankford and Thomas, but on Wed
nesday morning, with a fuller report,
it showed that Walker had won by a
plurality of 248 over Thomas, in the
I district, with Lankford third and Bow
[ den fourth. The following is a tabu
lated vote of the district:
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The jury trying the case of the
state vs George H. White, who was
tried for murder of Thos. W. Daniels,
some ,weeks ago, returned a verdict
Thursday afternoon of guilty, with a
recommendation of life imprisonment
The sentence has not yet been passed
by Judge Summerall.
The killing oecured at the home of
Flannery Gaskins, who is a brother
in-law’ of the defendant. The wives
of Gaskin and the deceased are sisters.
The public is familiar with the details,
of the killing, as it \va3 published in
detail in these columes several weeks
ago.
Solicitor M. D. Dickerson was as
sisted in the prosecution by Senator
C. A. Ward, and the defendant’s coun
sel was Wallace and Luke, Chastain
and Henson, and Col. E. K. Wilcox, of
Valdosta.
We understand that a motion foj
a new trial will be made within th<
required time.
The case went to the jury early is
the afternoon, and a verdict was re; J
ed in a few hours.
DORSEY’S VOTE
1841 OVER ALL
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 14.—0 n official
reports from all counties except Mitch
ell, and that estimated as Dorsey’s by
500, The Atlanta Constitution gives:
Dorsey 106,680
'Hardman 26,693
Harris 70,998
’Pottle 7,148
Total vote cast T 211,519
Dorsey majority over a 11.... 1,8 4i
Dorsey’s convention vote is still put
at 244.
A GREAT DAY
Two great services at the Frst Bap
tist church Sunday, September 17th.
11 a. m.—Church Rally Service. The
Pastor’s subject will be “A Model
Church Member.” Full membership
is desired and expected. Roll will be
called. Come.
7:30 p. m.—Student’s Welcome Ser
vice. Students of our educational in
stitutions will be given welcome t«
Douglas and its Churches. There wiR
be short addresses by the Pastor,
Judge W. C. Bryan,Superintendant of
the Sunday School, and Mr Willie
Merrier, with addresses of responce
by Prof. W. A. Little, of the Georgia.
Normal Institute, and Prof. J. W. Pow
ell, of the Agricultural School. Spec
ial music will intesperse this service
and add to its inteest. Come.
“The Spirit and the Bride say, Come.
Douglas, Ga., Sept. 14th, 1916.
T. S. HUBERT,
Pastor.
The many friends of Mr. Sam Har
rell will regret to learn of his misfor
tune, his home, seven miles out,'burn
ing on last Sunday night. The loss
was complete. It is supposed that the
fire originated around the stove fiue.