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—The Enterprise was set up and printed on 10 point type last week. Wasn’t it nice? —Constables Furney and Ellis will be on the ticket for re-elect ion next Saturday. Give them a lift, they have been faithful officers. —Mrs. Malinda White, Kirk land Rfd. “A,” “wants the Doug las paper that has the Note Book in it,” and she paid the milage for six months. —Only a few couples could push their courage up to the hitching point last week. They did a lot of courting but when he asked her a particular ques —Rocher Chappell came down from Macon last Su":. ay morning to spend Sunday with his parents. lie is looking well going to school must agree with him. —Editor Sutlive, of the Sav annah Press, was at the Fair one day last week. This was the first time 1 had met him since the Press Convention, at Americus, in 1910. —Mark McKinnon brought me a bushel of potatoes last week, and Mrs. McKinnon “had put in some big ones to fry for Uncle Jim.” Bless their souls, they are good frfiends. —I do not know how my pet chum,Alma Moore, out on No. 4, is getting along. She has been sick some time and I do not think she came to the Fair, or at least 1 did not see her. —Ordinary Ward was busy j last Monday seeding out elect ion blanks to all the districts in the county, to hold elections Justice of the Peace, next Saturday, December 2nd. —Lucena and Lucy Spivey came to see me last Saturday. These are two of my Inman school chums and 1 love them harder than a mule can kick, but I am not going to let them know it. —We have had no big, white frost, and the next thing on the program is cane grinding and syrup boiling. My friends will remember that as a syrup samp ler I have no superiors and very few equals. —The “Old Lady,” our star correspondent from Nicholls did not come to the Fair last week, or if she did 1 didn’t see her. Hubby came and she stayed at home and made the baby a new gingham dress. tion she invaribly shied and backed off. And don’t 1 have the fun watching ’em. I have the point where 1 can, standoff and watch a couple, and tell from the girl’s face what he is talking about. —There were a number of blind tigers doing business over at the Fair grounds last week. 1 One of .them wanted to sell Con-j stable Furney a pint, he bought it. paid for it, and then brought the fellow over to the jail. —Minerva Scott, up in the W arwiek district of Worth coun ty, guesses in her letter last Monday, “that the people who live near her home, have killed 100 hogs last week, and every one of them weighed over 250 pounds each.” J. M. Burkett, of West Green, was in town this week, and paid his subscription to January 15, 1918. Mr. Burkett is one man that keeps his subscription paid ; in advance, has plenty of corn in j the cribb and bacon and lard in the smoke house. —Let me tell you again, that you had better renew your sub-' scription between now andj Uffiri© Jm 9 s ©@@k 3y J M. Freeman chunks' 12 Christmas day, because after | January you will have to pay | one dollar and fifty cents per year; 75 cents for 6 months; no 3 months subscriptions taken. —Mr. Neal, of the Savahnah Morning News, was a member :of the delegation from Savan nah to the Fair last week. I d<~ .iot know that I have ever met him before, but the fact that he is connected with the ; old reliable establishes him in my estimation. | —Editor Fackler, of the Pear Ison Tribune came in to see me ilast Monday, for the first time i since he has been over there. ; He is making a good paper and lif he receives the patronage he ; deserves is going to make a mighty hard fight for a new county next year. —Miss Jewell Barrow, down near Nieholls, teaching school, says she w'ants me to send her the Enterprise and I am going to do it. 1 bet right now, that | girlie has a string on me, wants i the Note Book so she can watch me, and I can tell her she has cut out a job for herself. —Gaynelle Everett, down at Saginaw, didn’t come to the Fair, but sent me a love letter by her father instead. That’s all right, if a girl is a good one, sends me the news when there is any 1 don’t mind her loving me a little bit by the postal route, nothing closer however. —Bennie Smith, at Moores mill, Pearson, “wants Santa i | Claus to bring him a bicycle, a| train of cars, some apples, or anges, nuts, candy, pop corn and peanuts.” All right, Ben nie, 1 will tell him about it. Have you been good little boy? And do you mind mama and papa? —There is a young fellow down about Nieholls who has been carrying a marriage li cense in his pocket for himself! and a girl, for two weeks and j there’s no marriage yet. Some some girls are like mules, you have to get them hemmed up in a corner before you can get the bridle on. —Mahua Frier, Bunnell, Fla., writes: “I am sending you 25 cents to pay freight on the En terprise for three months. I want to keep up with all the boys and girls and Uncle Jim.” My little friend will receive the paper all right, but keeping up with us boys and girls is some thing else. —We regret to learn of the death f W. I. Minchew, at 11:30 last Monday night near West Green, after an illness of 00 days His remains were buried at Mt. Pleasant cemetary last Wednes day, Brother B. Burkett officia , ting. Mr. Minchew leaves many friends and relatives who will i mourn his death. —This is November 25th, next Saturday will be the 2nd |of December, election day for Justice of the Peace —the day for you to come to town and vote for Uncle Jim. Don’t think that there will be enough to elect me if you don’t come, because hundreds of others may think the same, and I will be left out in the cold. —Be careful, boys; be care ful cotton is over 20 cents, but that is no sign that it will be selling at that price next fall, jlt will go mightily against the ! grain to go to work to raise 20 cents cotton and then have to sell it at 10 cents. Plant some cotton to sell at 10 cents and then plant all the other land in corn, potatoee, etc. THE DOUGI.AS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORCIA, NOV. 25 1916. —L. M. Passmore, of Zirkle, was in town last Monday and stopped a moment for a chat with me. He thinks I will be wanted down there some time soon. And part of that busi ness will be to make Virgil Pass more, Eva Ricketson and Ola Mae Williams mighty hard to catch. Mean things, won’t write a line. Never mind, I’ll how ’em. —I am so sorry to learn that the Harmony Grove school house was burned last week, but with the indomitable pluck of the pa trons of that institution it will soon be in session again. The school had a fine display at the Fair last week. Send any con tributions that you can give to iward building school house again to David M. Douglas, at Kirk land. —Miss Bell Hinson, up near West Green, is a popular young lady, and when she wants to guess how many fellows she has is compelled to count them off on her fingers as she thinks of their names. One of them went to see her last Sunday night, and after chatting until time for all nice young men to go home, went out and tried to crank up his P’ord, but she wouldn’t go, was dead, no gas. He phoned all around for some one to come and pull him off, but failed, so Miss Bell told him to leave the old car in the road, and tie him self to the gate post until morn ing, and then go home. Woodrow Wilson was elected president of the United States on Nov. 7th 1912. I was elect ed Justice of the Peace one month later. He was re-elect ed president on Nov. 7th last, and I am going to be re-elected on December 2nd. At the end of our terms we are going to make a “show down,” Wood row and myself, and while he may have a tough time in keep ing the nations of the earth I quiet and peaceful, I’ll issue more warrents and marry more boys and girls, and have more babies named after me than he will. These babies will make soldiers, and they may be need ed some time in the future. Let the good work go on. —Reuben Hayes, up in Worth, was to have been married last Sunday, but like a good many other boys in the country could not resist an invitation to go possum hunting with some other boys on Saturday night before. Says his sister in a note, and after catching two or three good fat ones, was cming home when they found a bee tree, not far from the house. The tree was soon cut down, and then came the fight, for this particular fam ily of bees were of good, fight ing stock, nd bout a dozen of the best stingers got on Reubens face. An hour afterwai'd his eyes were closed and his face swollen until it resembled the full moon. Fannie Lindsey, the girl he was to marry, told him at 10 o’clock that she couldn’t marry a man with such a face, and the wedding was put off un ■ til Reuben could get his face in proper shape. j If you need a good mule or horse, see me. Car load arrived this week. Jno. A. Corn. FOR SALE. Will be sold on the Ist Tuesday in December next, at the old home of Thomas Merritt, deceased, the follow ing property, to-wit: One horse and two mules, one 2 horse wagon, one 1 horse wagon, one mowing machine and rake, one sugar mill and boiler, one cutaway harrow, all plow fixtures, corn and fodder, 2 hogs and six head of cattle, one pair of war stretcher and foot adds, one oat cradle. Leaston Harper and W. H. Merritt, Executors. RUB-MYrTISM Will cure Rheumatism, Neu ralgia, Headaches, Cramps, Colic Sprains, Bruises. Cuts, Burns, Old Sores, Tetter, Ring-Worm, Ec zema, etc. Antiseptic Anodyne, used internally or externally. 25c FOR CONSTABLE. I hereby announce my candid acy for re-election to the office of Constable for the 748 District G. M. During my term of of- j fice I have worked to the best of j my ability, handled the affairs entrusted to me with proper j care and in enlisting the support |of the people of the district in the approaching election, I preyn jise to continue to serve the peo ple as best I can. Thanking on and all for any I support given me. Very truly yous, C. A. Furney. FOR CONSTABLE. I wish to make this, my for mal announcement, for the offive of Constable, 748 District G. M. : I earnestly solicit the support i and influence cf the people in my j i behalf and if elected, promise I to serve them to the best of my ability. Very truly yous, H. C. Ellis. 011C©! To be sold at private sale, 305 acres f land No. 43 in sth dis trict of Coffee County, Ga., 3 miles north of Ambrose, Georgia, known as the home place of Thos Merritt .deceased, said sale to be at the above mentioned home place on Ist Tuesday in January, 1917. Leaston Harper, W. H. Merritt, Executors. **♦ # * LOST.—I diamond platinum shrine pin. Finder return to F. T. Currie Co. and receive re ward. NOTICE.—One dress coat left in the City Barber Shop with initial A. L. in same. Owner ! will please call and get same. Next Saturday, December 2nd, is election day for Justice of the Peace. Uncle Jim Freeman needs your vote. Don’t forget him, please. Strayed to my house two small black | shouts, owner please call and indetify. > i D. S. Goodyear. 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