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“Tlis Enterprise
Covers Every
Nook and Cor
ner of Coffee
County and
Then Some”
m BESS
CHANGES MADE
THE BOSTON STORE LEASES AD
JOINING ROOM AND WILL HAVE
ONE OF THE MOST SPACIOUS
STORES IN DOUGLAS.
A few changes in the business sec
tion took place this week when The
Boston Store closed a contract for the
store adjoining them, and this enter
prising firm now has two stores con
verted into one, which gives them one
of the best locations in the city.
Mr. Weintroub, the proprietor, pro
poses to equip his new store with suit
able fixtures, and will keep one of the
most modern and up-to-date dry goods
stores to be found in South Georgia.
He expects to handle everything the
public may wish to buy, he promises
to always be able to give these goods
to them at prices as low as the lowest.
THE CRYSTAL CAFE.
The Crystal Cafe will be the name
of another new place of business in
the new Sibbett block, next door to
Vickers store, the cafe to be open and
ready for business some time next
month.
Messrs. Thomas and Vrackas, of the
Greek-American, have rented the new
store already, and expect to equip it
with all modern equipment, and pro
pose to run it as a business mens cafe,
a place for quick lunches, and also a
dining room for the ladies of the city.
It will be run independent of their
other place on Peterson avenue, but
the same rules and courtesies as the
public has been getting at the old place
will be extended at the new Crystal
Cafe.
These young enterprising Greeks
have made good in the restaurant line
in this city, and have also made friends
along with it. They are courteous and
law abiding, and have many friends
in the city who will be glad to hear
of their new business expansion.
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
REFUSES TO DECLARE C. E.
STEWART THE NOMINEE.
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After a full hearing by a sub com
mittee, appointed by th e chairman of
the state executive committee on last
Wednesday in Atlanta, the committee
refused to declare C. E. Stewart the
nominee for Representative from Cof
fee County, but did pass a resolntion
authorizing his name placed upon the
ticket in the November election. This
matter was fully gone into by the
committee with the above results. Mr.
C. E. Stewart was represented by Col.
John R. Cooper and Mr. John Paulk
was represented by C. A. Ward. This
means John Paulk is the nominee for
Representative from Coffee County.
ONE PRESENT.
SERVICES AT ST. ANDREWS.
The Litany service will be said in
St. Andrews Episcopal church at 7:30
o’clock this (Friday) evening. On
next Wednesday morning at 10:30
o’clock there will be a celebration of
the Holy Communion in the church.
All persons are cordially invited to at
tend these services.
PAULK AND STEWART TO RUN
RACE OVER AGAIN NOV. 7
Coffee county is to have a red hot
race after all, and during the next
three weeks, there will be something
doing in county politics.
At the recent meeting of the state
executive committee in Atlanta on last
Wednesday, where the contest of Mr.
Stewart was heard, subcommittee was
appointed by Chairman Flynt who look
ed into the contest, and it was finally
suggested to the main body that Mr.
Stewart’s name be placed on the ticket
with Mr. Paulk’s, in he November
election. The main committee ratifi
Douglas Enterprise
V AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS
VOLUME XXVII, NUMBER 24
COMMITTEE IS
NAMEDJT MX
NEW CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT
TEE NAMED AT WAYCROSS
THIS WEEK. MADE UP OF
FRIENDS OF WALKER.
At meeting in Waycross Wednes
day of delegates from the sixteen
counties of the Eleventhdistrict, a new
district executive committee to serve
for two years was elected as follows:
Ware, John M. Cox; Lowndes, J. G.
Cranford; BerYien, Sam J. Harrell;
Irwin, L. J. Tucker; Jeff Davis, A. B.
Williams; Appling, H. J. Parker; Way
ne, B. G. Middleton; Glynn, H. F. du-
Bignon; Camden, S. C. Townsend;
Echols, E. G. Prescott; Clinch, J. J.
Langdale; Coffee, J. A. Davis; Bacon,
J. H. Harvey; Pierce, S. P. Sweat;
Brooks, C. M. Powers; Charlton, J. C.
Allen.
The permanent officers will be
elected at a meeting to be called lat
er by the retiring chairman, J. G.
i Cranford, Congressman J. R. Walker,
| the sucessful candidate in the primary,
! attended thee meeting.
PUINGEY ON~
RULES Cl.
A meeting of the state democratic
executive committee was held in At
lanta on last Wednesday, for the pur
i pose of hearing a few contests, and
other matter perfecting the organiza
tion. At this meeting a rules com
mittee was named by Chairman .Flynt.
.Judge J. W. Quincey, of this city, is a
member of that committee. The fol
lowing notice from the Telegraph of
Thursday tells of the plan:
“The rules under which the state
democratic party will operate during
the administration of the present com
mittee are to be drawn by a commit
j tee of three, named for that purpose,
j and report to the next meeting of the
j state committee, which is subject to
| the call of the chair. In the mean
| time the state committee will, under
| ruling of the chairman, Judge Flynt,
operate under the old rules. The
motion providing for a special com
mittee on rules was made by Albert
Howell, Jr., including the provision
that, until new rules ae adopted a
quorum of the state committee be 15
and no proxies be recognized. The
committee appointed by Judge Flint
to draft the new rules is composed of
Messrs Albert Howell, Jr., of Fulton;
B. H. Hardy, of Barnesville, Pike
county, and J. W. Quincey, of Coffee
county.”
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
Wanted job as farm superintend
! ent, all my experience is in farming
and raising stock. Can give satis
faction to any reasonable person want
ing a man for this job. Address
J. M. GRANTHAM,
Rfd. No. 4. Douglas, Ga.
ed this, and it is so ordered.
So the race is to be run all over
again. Paulk was declared the winner
at the recent consolidation, on the face
of the returns, by a majority ofl9
votes. At this meeting Mr. Stewart
filed objections and ask for a recount
in two districts. He finally withdrew
his case from the county committee
and took it to the state committee.
Stewart was represented by Hon.
Jno. R. Cooper, of Macon, and Paulk
was represented by Senator C. A.
\Vard, before the state committee.
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, OCT. 14 1916.
The Enterprise Publishes the Legal Advertising of the City of Douglas, Cffee County and County Commissioners.
IIPD CASE
IS POSTPONED
FAMOUS COFFEE COUNTY LIQ
UOR CASE WILL NOT BE HEARD
IN MACON THIS WEEK AS WAS
EXPECTED.
The famous Coffee county liquor
case was not tried at the recent term
of U. S. court in Macon because of the
absence of Judge Speer, who had
original jurisdiction in the mptter.
The following account of the disposit
ion of the case appears in the tele
graph :
“Because Judge Emory Speer, now
out of the city, had original juris
diction in the Judge W. W.
Lambdin, of United States district
court Monday refusing to assign the
Ocilla liquor case, involving the dis
position of two car loads of liquor
valued at $39,000, for trial at this
term cf court. An agreement had
been reached by Judge Lambdin and
Judge Speer that neither would pass
upon a case in which the other had
original injurisdiction.
The expenses of guardng the liquor,
it being necessary to keep two guards
overit continuously, in addition.to pay
ing storage, are fast eating up any
thing the liquor might bir.g at a sale,
and it was on this account that a
hearing upon the liquor case was ask
ed for this term.
The whiskey was siezed on May 3 by
Sheriff Dave Ricketson, of Coffee coun
ty, who claimed that it was shipped
into his county for distribution and
sale. The whiskey was marked “house
hold goods.” After several legal
steps had been taken, Judge Speer
ordered the liquor brought to Macon.
The government intervened under
the statute giving it power o seize
liquor improperly marked.
The court of appeals of this circuit
has decided that the Georgia liquor
law is constitutional, Roland Ellis,
counsel for Wiley Williams and Geor
ge Davis having attacked it.”
CLUB BOYS
HERE OCT. 13
The Boys Corn Club contest will be
held in Douglas and Coffee county on
Thursday, October 19, and will be a
great day in the county. Every mem
ber of the club is requested to be here
and bring twenty select ears of corn
for exhibition purposes. Bring it here
in good condition.
At a meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce on Tuesday night, a resolu
tion was adopted requesting that a
mass meeting of farmers and business
men be called and it has since been
decided to hold this meeting at the
court house on the same day.
FOR SALE.
Fulgrum Seed Oats SI.OO per bushel.
The Denton Live Stock Farm,
Denton, Ga.
Make our store your headquarters
the Wilson Jewelry Co.
FITZGERALD BOY
KILLEDBY AUTO
FITZGERALD, Oct. 11.—Spurgeon
Barfield, aged 22, was instantly killed
about 5 o’clock in a collision between
the motorcycle he was riding and an
auto driven by Miss Alice Fussell.
Young Barfield’s neck was broken ar.d
he was badly bruised and cut, death
resulting instantly.
Barfield emerged from an alley and
Miss Fussell did rot see him because
of a standing automobile until upon
him.
A. D. & A. WILE
FINANCEJAIK
OFFICIALS OF THIS POPULAR
LINE AGREES TO FURNISH EX
PERT IF PEOPLE OF COUNTY
WILL SIGN ACREAGE.
A record breaker meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce was held in its
office in Douglas on last Tuesday night
and the matter of tobacco was freely
discussed. The A. B. & A. promised
to furnish an expert tobacco man and
pay his expenses, provided the people
of the county would make certain
pledges to plant so much acreage in
tobacco.
This acreage must be pledged in
writing in the next ten days. A com
mittee of ten was appointed to take
the matter in hand and secure the
pledges. The following were named:
O. Peterson, O. F. Deen, J. M. Dent,
F. F. Preston, J. L.Young, J. F. Over
street, J. L. Shelton, G. M. Stanton,
I J. B. Exum and Daniel Gaskin.
I At this meeting the board and pub
lic also considered the establishment
of a cane mill provided a sufficient
acreage can be planted. The cane in
dustry and' the tobacco, culture are two
of the most important industries the
people of Coffee county may consider
now, since appearance of the boll wee
vil.
Annual Meeting Smyrna
Meets With New Hope.
The 54th annual gathering of the
Smyrna Baptist Association wall meet
with New Hope church Friday before
4th Sunday in October, at 10 o’clock,
full attendance of messengers and
also visitors is desired. We promise
in advance royal entertainment at the
hands of these good people for all
that will attend. New Hope is one of
our best country churches and located
in one of the best communities in the
county, come and see for yourself.
H. M. MEEKS, Clerk Association.
EAR OF CORN WITH NINE
SUCCORS OR SMALL EARS.
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Mr. D. S. Hughes, cf Ambrose, sent
to this office Thursday an ear of corn
with nine small ears growin'g around
it, making a ten ear of corn from one
shoot. Of course it is a freak, but it
is quite interesting to examine the
ear and notice how the sma’l ears have
gown, separate and distinct, around
the mother ear.
(HULLS SING
MGSUCEESSj
The tenth annual session of the
Wiregrass Singing Convention was
held at Nicholls last Sunday. The at
tendance was large, about 2,500 peo
ple being present.
The exercises were began at 9:45
by prayer and a few select songs.
There were six classes present, as
follows:
The Friendship Class, T. L. Wade,
Leader.
Walkerville Class, J. N. Sullivan,
Leader.
Mrs. Hayden’s Class, of Alma, Com
posed of thirteen little girls.
Nicholls Class, Miss Fannie Mc-
Davis.
Alma Cottage Class, J. R. Holton,
Leader.
New Forest Class, Melvin Right,
Leader.
The Sears Class was called, but
only one or two members responded,
and several from other classes volun
teered to help cut Mr. Peace, leader.
As a whole the singing was good,
and it would be improper to special
ize any of them. The Hayden Class,
of Alma, the little girls, wr fire.
The best thing the convention did
was to, re-elect the old officers, with
SI.OO PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
DOUGLAS WINS
FROM FIEDMONT
/
BY A BOX SCORE OF 24 TO 6,
DOUGLAS AGGIES ROMP ON
PIEDMONT INSTITUTE, LAST
YEARS CHAMPION.
In the foot ball game last monday,
Douglas romped on Piedmont, the last
year’s champion, at a tune of 24 to 6.
The game was well played, clean,
throughout, and a representative
crowd attended the walloping.
Piedmont’s only touchdown was
made by a forward pass. Pierce and
Parker were the stars of Piedmont.
The features of the game were the
catching of forward passes by Will
iams, and the end runs by Day and
Sims.
Next Monday the Aggies will play
the Norman Park team. Piedmont
wms defeated by Norman Park last
Monday week by a score of 6 to 0.
The Aggies are going after this game,
as well as the championship for this
year.
lIALQOT FAIR
MONDAY WEEK
The Georgia-Florida Fair at Val
dosta, beginning Tuesday, October
24th, according to reports will be the
best fair ever held in that city.
We are informed that the live stoe
show will be even better than the
magnificent exhibition last year. The
entries this year are said to be of
larger and more perfect animals. All
the popular breeds of swine and beef
cattle v/ill be shown.
The agricultural and other exhibits
will doubtless surpass former dis
plays as the fair management and the
exhibitors have now had several years
experience and , naturally, beth should
know better what to collect for an ex
hibit and how to prepare same for an
attractive display.
The amusement features premise to
be exceptionally good. The first day
is Children’s Day and all children
under fifteen years will be admitted
free. A patriotic program including
daylight fireworks has been provided.
Thousands of novel presents will be
showered down from the sky on the
crowds of children and a magnifici
ent piece entitled “Saluting the Flag,”
and with Old Glory and other national
flags floating high in the air the nat
ional salute of - twenty-one guns will
be fired. This will give many an op
portunity never before had.
Visitors to the fair at Valdosta this
year should get all the information on
stock and other subjects desired at
the same time enjoy the amusements
provided for their enterainment.
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the addition of a deputy Secretary.
The citizens cf Nicholls took care
cf the people, carried them to their
homes and treated them like friends
and neighbors.
SHERIFF RIOKETSON POURS 40
GALS. BOOZE INTO OATH TOO
Forty gallons of whiskey which was
enroute from Jacksonville, Fla., to
Rebecca, was seized by Sheriff David
Ricketson on last Tuesday night, and
by a ruling of Judge W. C. Bryan, the
whiskey was destroyed, being poured
by the sheriff in the bath tub of the
jail where it passed out in the sewer.
It seems that the automobile, in
which the whiskey was being carried,
broke down here. John King, of Re
becca, Turner county, was in charge
of the car and its contents. When he
was blocked here. King stored the
whiskey with a negro, P. 11. Hall, and
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LI WIRE RN
CITY STREETS
FLEETUSDARLEY, AN EMPLOYEE
OF THIS OFFICE, RUNS INTO
LIVE WIRE WEDNESDAY
MORNING. BADLY BURNED.
What came very near proving to be
a fatal accident occured on the streets
of Douglas last Wednesday morning
when Fleetus Darley, a young boy of
15 years of age, walked into a live
electric ware, and since that time has
been in a very serious condition.
The young man attends school at
the Georgia Normal, and between
hours works at The Enterprise office.
He was on his way from home about
seven o’clock Wednesday morning to
this office to w'ork for an hour before
school started. As he turned the cor
ner at th e rear of Mr. E. L. Vickers’
residence, coming this way, he was in
to a liv e wire before he knew anything
about it, and says now that he does
not remember anything about striking
it. He was found in a few minutes ly
ing on the ground, unconscious, by Mr.
Harris, of the cigar factory, who hap
pened to be passing along on his way
to work. Mr. Harris called for help
upon seeing the young man prostrated
and the two carried him to a drug
store where temporary relief was
given. He was then taken to the
home of his father, Mr. C. T. Darley
and has suffered much since.
The young man wms burned in sev
eral places by the wire w r hich proved
to be a guy pole wire which was alive
and had in some way dropped down
on the ground. Just how it happened
to get there, no one knows. Young
Darley can’t tell much about it for he
does not remember, he says. He is
at present very sick, with a high fever,
but the attending physician says that
he will be out in a few weeks.
NOTICE.
Tax Collector’s First Round.
I will be at the following places for
the purpose of collecting State and
County Taxes.
Douglas, Saturday, Oct. 14.
Broxton, Monday, 8 a. m. to 12,
Oot. IG. ,
Ambrose, Monday, 2 p. m. to 4,
Oct. 16.
Nicholls, Tuesday, 8 a. m. to 12,
Oct. 17.
West Green, Tuesday, 2 p. m. to 4,
Oct. 17. /
McDonald, Wednesday, 9 a. m. to 12,
Oct. 18.
Pearson, Wednesday, 2 p. m. to 4
Oct. 18.
Willacoochee, Thursday, 9 a. m. to 1
Oct. 19.
Mora, Thursday 2 p. m. to 4. Oct. lb
DANIEL VICKERS, T. C.
BA PTIST ANNOU M EM ENT.
T!ie Friendly Church.
There will be preaching at 11 A. M.
and 7:30 P. M., the usual hours.
Bible school at 3 P. M., one hour
earlier than in the past.
You are never a stranger at this
church. Try us.
T. S. HUBERT, Pastor.
! proceeded to Rebecca to get another
car, returning after the whiskey. In
the meantime the negro Hall tipped off
the sheriff, and when King and an
other man by the name of Haralson,
returned from Rebecca, arrests were
made by Ricketson. The whiskey was
also seized.
The parties entered a plea of guilty
before Judge W. C. Bryan, of the City
court, Wednesday morning, and King
was fined §450., while Haralson re
ceived a fine of $250. Both fines were
paid, and Judge Bryan ordered Sheriff
Ricketson to destroy the whiskey,
which order was carried out as above.