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“The Enterprise
Covers Every
Nook and Cor
ner of Coffee
County and
Then Some”
■ REPLIES
TO STEWART
■Douglas, Ga., Doc. 16th, 1916.
Dear Mr. Editor:-
Please allow me. through the eolums
of your paper to give to the people
of Coffee County a few facts, the peo
ple and myself are put on 'notice by
one C. E. Stewart, that he is going
to write a series of articles, in which
my public record will be attacked and
in view of this fact I think it just
and right that the public know some
thing about the character of the man
who is going to make the charges
against me, so the people can better
judge for themselves the motives
prompting this attack. The only rea
son I can offer, is because I supported
Mr. Paulk and helped to defeat Stew
art in the primary election, and for
this reason alone he is willing to as
sasinate my character by false rep
resentations and insinuations. The
best way to judge what a man is, is
by what he does, and I charge and
accuse him (C. E. Stewart), of hav
ing entered into a solemn written ob
ligation signed by himself and wit
nessed by Carl Meeks, n which he
(Stewart) bound himself to the people
of the Nicholls District, in the con
sideration of their support of him for
representative of Coffee County that
he (Stewart) would do ail i.i ins pow
er to pass a bill creating a new coun
ty and with Nicholls the County site.
The people of the Nicholls district
in good faith, give him a large maj
ority of the votes of the district and
when they called on Stewart to car
ry out his part of his written obliga
tion, h e refused to give them any con
sideration whatever; now in support
of this charge I offer the written con
tract signed by himself and the wit-
ness to the same.
I further charge that for the pur
pose of getting the support of the
people of the Willaeoochee district, he
also entered into a written obligation
to support that new county of At
kinson with Willaeoochee the county
site and by this deception and deceite
he secured the support of the people
of the Willaeoochee district and car
ried the district by a large majority.
Then when called" on by the people of
said district to stand by his written
obligation he refused to give them any
consideration. In support of this
charge I offer his written contract
signed by him and the witness thereto.
I further charge said C. E. Stewart
with offering to make a contract with
one Perley Pafford, in which Stewart
offered to obligate and bind himself
to said Pafford to raise his salary as
clerk of the City Court from SIOO.OO
per month to $125.00 and to pass a
bill giving said Pafford a four year
term instead of a two years term for
which he was elected, provided the
said Pafford and his friends would sup
port him (Stewart) in the last race
for representative. I give in support
of this charge the affidavit of Perley
Pafford.
I further charge C. E. Stewart with
trying to procure from one Aaron
Metts Jr, an affidavit, in which he
(Metts) would swear he voted for Stew
art in the primary election in the
Willaeoochee district, after said Metts
had told him (Stewart) that he(Metts)
had voted in said primary for John
Paulk. His object to get this boy to
swear falsely, was to sustain his charg
es made against the managers of the
primary election of the Willaeoochee
district, of stealing his votes in said
election.
I further charge C. E. Stewart with
the offence of Forgery. That he
(Stewart) forged a lease to the tim
ber of one Malinda White, and upon
the trial of the issue of Forgery, by
a jury in Coffee Superior Court, Sept
ember term 1913, the jury trying the
case found the lease which C. E. Slew
art testified to be a genuine lease, to
a forgery. And to find this verdict
the jury had to find the testimony of
C. E. Stewart to be faulse, therefore,
finding by their said verdict that C. E.
Stewart was guilty cf forgery an 1
fal?e swearing or pergery, in support
of this charge I offer the verdict of
the jury trying the case and the names
of the jury, to-wit: We th e jury find
in favor of the plaintiff, in favor of
cancelling of the lease. This Sept.,
3rd, 1913-, D. F. Goore, Wilson Worth,
AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS
VOLUME XXVII. NUMBER 33
BAPTISTS INN
OOTJF DEBT
The effort of the Baptists to lift
their long standing church debt is re
sulting in a complete success. Only
two. or three hundred dollars of a debt
aggregating $5988 remains to be rais
ed. This will come to hand in a day
or two and the church will enter the
New Year owing no man anything.
Mr. J. L. Young, chairman of the
church Finance Committee, developed
the plan and pushed it to this happy
consummation. In this he was ably
supported by Messrs. H. Kirkland. E.
L. Tanner, Melvin Tanner, M. S. Brice,
Carl Tanner, D. W. Gaskins, J. B. Ex
urn, Lawson Kelley, E. S. Talley and
others.
Mr. J. C. Brewer offered to add SIOOO
when the cash reached S4OOO. This
j was done by the second day.
The total indebtedness of the church
! when Rev. T. S. Hubert returned to
! its pastorate, less than two years ago,
; was about S9OOO. To have paid this
, large amount and kept up all current
' expenses is a remarkable achievement
1 for th s Baptist host. All Douglas
' joins them in their joy.
We are informed that now since the
| house has been paid for, arrangements
; for its dedication will be made and
j properly announced.
SUGGESTED TICKETS.
Alderman:
S. J. Stubbs
Elias Lott
H. C. Whelchel
O. F. Deer.
J. T. Relihan
Another:
E. L. Grantham
H. C. Whelchel
O. F. Deen
S. J. Stubbs
J. E. Causey
The above tickets were handed in to
us this week with request that we
publish same, for information only.
Most cf these gentlemen may be in the
race to-morrow.
RESOLUTION OF BOARD OF
EDUCATION DEC. 4, 1916.
Whereas, God in his infinite wis
dom deemed it best to call from our
midst one of our most beloved teach
ers, Miss Mary Taylor.
We, the members of the Board of
Education of Coffee County, now in
regular meeting assembled, resolve.
Ist. That in the death of Miss
Taylor we have lost one of our most
'efficient and beloved teacher:-;, one
who was always faithful in the per
formance of every day.
2nd. That w e extend to the mem
bers of her family our deepest sym
pathy upon their great loss.
3rd. That copy of this resolution
be spread upon the minutes of this
meeting. This 4th day of Dec. 1916.
Board of Education: J. H.*Peterson
■ Pres., H. M. Meeks, Thos. Morris, G.
W. Corbitt, E. Corbitt, j. Gordon
j Floyd, Supt.
FOR MAYOR.
I am a candidate for Mayor of Doug
las subject to th e election to be held
Saturday, December 1(». I shall ap
preciate your vote and influence. I
stand for anything for the betterment
of Douglas.
G. L. SIMS.
NOTICE.
Lost or strayed, a Jersey bull about
1 year old, marked smooth and
under bit in one ear, and swallow
fork in other. Return or notify,
DANIEL VICKERS
j and receive reward.
VV. L. Rollerson, Lovitt Harrell, Rich
i ard Thigpen, J. Meeks, W. D. Demary
i and J. J. Sapp.
Now in conclusion I want to say
that these are only a few of the charg
jes I will make and prove against
iC. E. Stewart if I see proper to do
; so. If Stewart had been prcsceeuted
j on the criminal side of the court for
; these offenses and convicted, he wouid
served the State much better in
building good roads than he has in
the Legislature.
Signed C. A. WARD.
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, DEC. 16, 1916.
The Enterprise Publishes the Legal Advertising of the City of Douglas, Cffee County and County Commissioners.
SCHOOL OUT
FOR HOLIDAYS
The Agricultural School and the
Georgia Normal College will both ad
journ on next Wednesday for the holi
days. The teachers and most of the
students of the two schools will leave j
icxt Wednesday night, r.nd will be
awry for two weeks, which is the
length of the holiday season.
The Agricultural School will hold
examinations on Monday, Tuesday,
and Wednesday, and will close school
Wednesday at noon. They will re),
sume work on Jan. 3.
The Georgia Normal will also finish
the Fall’s work next Wednesday, and
adjourn. Several o the teachers of
this school will remain here for the
holidays and some of the out of town
students will also spend the season in
Douglas, but most of them will leave
for their respective homes on Wednes
day.
LARGE CROWD HEARD
GOV. S. I. GAITS
Perhaps the largest congregation
that ever assembled at Douglas heard
Gov. S. J. Satts at the First Baptist
church, last Sunday evening, in an ad
dress two hours long, and which held
every attention without weariness to
its close.
That Gov. Catts is a remarkable man
will be conceded by all, even those
whose convictions are as honest as his
and altogether unlike them. His ad
dress was ii. language that little child
ren could understand. It contained
j passages of real beauty and eloquence.
It is simple justice to Gov. Catts to
state that he said, at the opening of
his address, that he made no fight on
the Roman Catholic church as a church
and only objected to its role as a poli
tical factor. Whether or not he made
his case good on this issue, the Enter
prise leaves to the judgement cf those
who heard him, without caring to in
fluence that judgment, either way, one
iota. His complimentary reference to
Hon. T. E. Watson was an opinion of
his own to which he was entitled.
Th e great bulk of the addess was
a series of incidents drawn from his
recent successful gubernatorial con
test and was interesting, instructive
and inspiring.
Douglas has been honored on the
coming of Gov. Catts and a strong
move for his return already has been
started. He went from Douglas to
Nashville, Tennessee, where he spoke
Tuesday night. The next night he
was at Birmingham, Alabama. He
will be inaugurated Governor of Flori
da, January 2nd, 1917.
J. L. Shelton is
Named Treasurer
The trustees of the Eleventh D :
rict Agricultural School met in
las on last Thursday for t v
of electing a Treasurer "
to fill the vacancy cause
cent death of Air. J. Mars,
who had served in that caps
numbe cf years.
Mr. J. L. Shelton, cashier
Union Banking Co., was unanim.
elected to ibis vacancy and will assu
his new dut'es at once. The selectL
was as goad as could have been made
and the trustees will never hav e re
gret in their nomination.
Among the trustees who were pres
ent were: Eschol Graham, cf Telfair;
prrident of the board; J. A. Cromartie,
cf Jeff Davis, secretary cf the board;
l). i>. Gilmore, cf Appling, L .L. Web-.*
of Lowndes, J. A. Strickland, of Pierce
W. E. Austin, of Brook.-, W. M. Oi.ff,
cf Chariton, and Dr. 11. C. Whelchel,
of Coffee.
The members were entertained while
here by Prof. Powell, the principal of
the school.
TOMORROW IS
ELECTION DAY
i
I
The election for Douglas
will take place tomorrow (Saturday)
and the polls wijl open at 6 o’ci > K
in the morning and close at 6 o’clock
Saturday afternoon.
The following will serve as election
managers: J. M. Freeman, C. T. Bar
ley and Eugene Fierier.
There will be one official jticket
printed. It will contain the names
of all the announced candidates and
those who are being specially urged
to run. In fact, anyone may get their
name on the ticket by notifying Clerk
J. D. Knowles by 7 o’clock this (Fri
day) evening, as he will at that time
hand the ticket to the printer.
It is not known, as we go to .press,
the names that will be brinted on the
official ballot. A great number have
been mentioned, who will not run, and
at this hour, Clerk Knowles has not
made up the ticket. Of course, oar
ties desiring to do do so, may have
other tickets printed and they will be
counted as well, or, a person can write
out their ticket with pencil. There
are no special rules along this line.
The following names will likely go
on the ticket. There may be others
and still there may be some of these
left off. But from the best informa
tion obtainable, the following will be
voted on:
F O It M A Y O It .
DANIEL GASKIN, SR.
JNO. M. HALL
G. L. SIMS
F O It A L D E R M E N .
(Vote for five)
J. B. EXUM
/kSSE.J. LOTT
J. W. WILLIFORD
J. J. DuBOSE
O. F. DEEN
ELIAS LOTT
H. C. WHELCHEL
J. T. RELIHAN
S. FALES
S. J. STUBBS
E. L. GRANTHAM
J. E. CAUSEY
DICKERSON. KELLEY & ROBERTS
MOVE THEIR LAW OFFICES.
The well known firm of Dickerson,
Kelley & Roberts hav e moved their
law offices from the Tanner-Dicker
son Building, where they have been for
ten years or more, to the new building
in th e Sibbett Block, which was re
modeled.
The new offices are in a new part
I of the block, fronting Peterson avenue,
' and considered to be one of the best
! suite of offices in the city. They have
several rooms, all good light, and will
be fitted in every way with modern
conveniences, giving them most de
irable rooms.
STEWART MA V '
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for
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also, and t
| will be in th,
present incun
ion, and if not,
j years, but that 1.
the bee in his bon; >,
.ment may b e expec.
| of time.
SI.OO PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
HOB'S RAGE '
IIESII
The race for Mayor has taken on
new life at thg last minute by the
*ry v i" Mr. G. 1.. Sims, who has
his official announcement in this i: sia.
of The Enterprise.
This makes three candidates to be
voted on t morrow, viz: Daniel Gas
kin, Sr., Jno. M. Hall and G. L. Sims.
These three gentlemen will run the
face to the finish ar.d it is hardly likely
that any other candidate will enter
now.
The race for Mayor promises to
wax warm as all of the men are promi
nent and each one of them has his
special friends who will work untir
ingly for their candidate. There is
no special platform for either of the
candidates, and it will be just their
personal popularity that will count in
the race, Douglas will be well re
| presented, in th e event of the election
|of either, so why should we worry.
ENTERPRISE EMPTY
STOCKING FOND
The Enterprise Empty Stocking
ta she—- rn increase this week.
However, nothing like it will be
next week, for we expect to announce
that a good sized purse will he await
ing the committee of ladies, whi will
have charge of the fund.
We want eveybody to help some on
this fund we are raising. It is for a
splendid cause, the best Christmas sub
scription ycu could possibly make, and
we know that you will get a great
deal more but of Christmas, if-ycu
will subscribe liberally to this fund.
Send in your subscription to us right
away. Phone it in or send it or toil
it to some of our representatives.
Whatever you will gb e, v.-ii!
he given proper credit, and there is
only on e more week in which to enlist.
So get busy and give us th amount;.
The Enterprise will appoint and an
nounce next week thru these colunis,
the ladies who will have charge of the
fund. They will collect it and invest
it, and then make the best possible
distribution. Let’s give them at lea ;
SIOO. toward this fund. What do you
say ?
The Woman’s Club cash $7.05
The Woman’s Club mer. 2.90
Cash 1.00
J. T. Relihan 1
Peterson & Relihan
Union Pharmacy
J. C. Relihan & Co.
Melvin Tanner
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TEAMS RATED
The South Georgia Prep Atheletic
Association met in Fitzgerald last Mon
day to rate the teams and pick the
all-prep eleven. The championship
was conceded to Tifton with Doujrla-
Douglas and. Norman Part- tieing for
second place. The standing of the
teams was.as follows;
Tifton .833 1-3
Douglas .400
Norman Park .400
Piedmont .333 l'-8
The following player;; were picked
as all-stars of the Prep Association:
Rigdon * F. B. Tifton
Parker R. H. Piedmont
Dilips L. IL Tifton
Mason, L. O. B. Tifton
Whelchel C. Douglas
Whelchel It. G. Tifton
Parker L. G. Tifton
[Taylor, N. J R. T. Douglas
Sheffield 1,. T. Norman Park
Raiford R..E. Norman Park
Mason, G. L. E. Tifton
Three utility men wer e picked who
showed themselves capable of hand
ling more than one position, and really
i rank somewhat higher than a regular
man. These three men were: Wi 11-
|iams, of Douglas, playing the posit
j ions of right half and left end, Pierce,
[of Piedmont, tackle and full bar- and
Sm,tii, oi Tdron, tackle and guurci.
Another feature of the meeting was
that Tifton severed all athletic rela
tions with Douglas for indefinitely,
on account of thg loss of the last game
played between the two schools. This
does not effect the membership of the
association, nobody was put out. We
;’ar e sorry that Tifton feels this way
! about it, at the same time we are not
worrying over it to the extent that it
would cause any loss of sleep.
The following officers were elected
1 for the ensuing year: J. M.‘ Thrash,
rof Tifton, Prsident, H. S. Jennings) of
1 Dougin:-, Vi- e-Pit ident, and C. H.
Tinsley, of Piedmont, Scc’y. and Treas.
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