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“The
Enterprise
Covers Every Nook
and Corner ot
Coffee County —and
Then Some."
R. B. SWEAT IS
BURIED MONDAY
A large number of riends will learn
with regret of the death of Mr. R. B.
Sweat in Fitzgerald last Sunday, aft
er an illness extending over a period
of six months. He quit his work about
six months ago and suffered for some
time with a bladder trouble, and later
a stroke of paralysis, which brought
about his death. His family started
with him to Atlanta just two weeks
ago, hoping that some special treat
ment there would benefit him, but he
became so ill on the train that he was
taken off at Fitzgerald, where he lin
gered in the hospital there until the
day of his death.
His body was brought back to Doug
las Sunday afternoon and the burial
occurred at the city cemetery Monday
afternoon, a large concourse of friends
and relatives being present to wit
ness the last sad rites. His pastor,
Rev. B. E. Whittington, was present
and made a short talk before the bur
ial took place.
Mr. Sweat was 62 years of age at
the time of his death. He was the
oldest engineer on the Georgia and
Florida Railway, having been with
them from the beginning of their ex
istence and even before when the old
Wadley and Mt. Vernon Ext. was op
erated between here and Broxton.
His service with them and the old
road covered a period of 16 years. He
had been an engineer for 42 years. He
was a member of the B. of L. E., and
the Methodist church.
He came to this county from Ware
county just 20 years ago and has lived
in Douglas since that time, rearing ;
large family of children. He has three
brothers in Florida: G. J., J. 8., and
N. W., and one sister living, Miss Eli
za Sweat. His wife died several years
ago. He also leaves the following
children: Dan, Miss Eva, B. 8., and
nifford ,of Douglas, and Andrew, of
Florida.
Mr. Sweat was. a man of few word;
but those who knew him intimately hac
faith in him, and he always lived i
life of square dealings and made this
city and sectionagood citizen. He was
faithful to every trust and his death
will be mourned by hundreds who had
come into his life of over 62 years.
BIG AUCTION SALE.
* 8,500 acres of good farm land, known
as the Wheaton tract, will be sold at
auction in Baxley next Wednesday
March 6th, at 10 o’clock. This is t
great opportunity to get a small tract
of land cheap and on terms. South
Georgia Land Co., owners.
ILL GAOW S. I.
ON ST. SIMONS
Brunswick, Feb. 27.—For the pur
pose of engaging extensively in the
raising of sea island cotton on St. Si
mons Island, a company yesterday fil
ed an. application for charter in Glynn
Superior Court. The incorporators are
H. H. Brown, pf Salisbury, N. C.; H. B.
Baylor, D. H. Kirkland. H M. Hebencr,
Atlanta; John W. Greer, Moultrie;
and W, R. Tucker, of Fitzgerald.
This company has already pur
ehased 10,000 acres of land on St. Si
lrors and work on getting it rea( y
f r panting will b« gir. inimed atel..
r R. Tucker, who is the moving spirit
in the new organization, ha: n ie
study of rea island c ton, ind he
of the opinion that it will gro' pi
Wally orv the island.
At one time St. Simoi s was .-ne of
the great spots in .he South f<r the
- o'iri.'ig of h>ng tsaplo cotton, and it
believed that it can now be grown
withe quaMy as much success. A
company war organized last season
and engaged ia the, business -n a
xmall ’’or —«s
fuljy; therefore it is predicted that
*ge, will be » greet success.
Douglas Enterprise
VOLUME XXVII. NUMBER 43
CIGAR EACTOBY
MfIVESJO m
Douglas people will be surprised
and grieved to learn that the J. B.
Smith Cigar Factory will soon be a
thing of the past, so far as the city is
concerned. The factory will be mov
ed toJacksonville, Fla., probably next
week.
In an interview with Mr. Smith he
says that he is forced to leave Doug
las on account of the scarcity of labor.
He cays that he an get more labor by
being in Jacksonville, while
cannot hope to get a sufficient nom
oer to carry on his increasing busi
ness. Heh as been working eight men
here while he ids twenty-five or
more. There is « big demand for the
famous Smith’s Blunts r.nl the demand
s growing, and he cays he has got to
jet where he can get the labor to
make them.
Mr. Smith came to Douglas six
years ago and started in the small
way the manufacture of cigars. He
put out the famous Smith’s Blunts and
the cigar proved such a seller that it
soon became known far and wide and
is sold in several statos today as a
eader. The factory has had a steady
growth since its location here, and it
s with much regret that we make the
innouncement of its departure. The
famous cigar has helped to put Dougla
m the map and keep it there, and Mr.
smith has made Douglas a most ex
:cllent citizen during his residence
lere. He is an old Clinch county boy
ut has been in the cigar business for
i number of years before coming to
Douglas, and has made a success out
of it.
He recently sold his residence to Mr.
fhos. Overstreet. He is now await
ng the arrival of a revenue man to
■heck him out before he can leave.
MORE EXAMINED
BY LOCAL BOARD
The local examing board was busy
til clay Wednesday of this week, and
will be busy r Friday, as announced last
week in this pupei. The examina
tiOns on Wednesday were from 800 to
Joy, and on Friday, the examinations
v. ill be from 900 to 1000. Twenty-six
.tore examined Wednesday and twen
ty-five have been summoned for Fri
day.
The board will meet again next
.in; cty at 1:30 anj make physical
a .animations from l ).•«.* to 1050, and
:i ie t Thu.-day at the same hour,
exam nations will be Mine from 10‘>0
i.o 1 1 oil. Forty-four have been sum
moned for next week.
The board will continue this work
from week to week until all the reg
istrants from Coffee county have been
examined. Clerk Haddock calls at
tention to the boys that they should
watch their mails and the newspapers
for announcements, and to be ready
to come for examinations when they
ere served, as in a few weeks there
will be a list of slackers published.
Infant Dies
A very sad death occurred in this
city on Tuesday morning when the
little 18 months old infant of Mr. and
Mrs. T. E. Terrell passed to the l»e
--ond. The little child had : been sick
<>r a very few days and death was
n jjt expelled up until Tuesday, as tho
child did uot grow so much worse un
il Monday night x
The remains were taken ut» Hazle-
Wednesday mo nirg for inter
ment. th: t being the old home of the
mother. The pa-ents he ve the sym
pathy of th> entire community in
their bereavement.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thank ah our friends o*
Dougins for the kindness uurirtg the 1
3. Sweat. CHILDREN. !
TThe Enterprise 'Publishes the Legal j4chcrtising of the City of ‘Douglas, Coffee County and County Commissioners |
AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, MAR. I, lfl!8.
WARDEN MEEKS
KILLS NEGRO
Information reached the city this
morning that Mr. Silas, Meeks, Cof
fee’s convict warden, hsd shot and
probably fatally injured ->ne of the ne
groes in the camp, a lifer. Up to the
hour of going to preys we have neon
u.-anle to ascertain ariv Isrtiier de
tails; as to the negro's condition al
though it is not expected that he will
ive, if still living.
We understand that the negro be
came unra% and refused to work and
that lb* warden was in the act of lash
ing Is when the negro started on
the wands with a large stick, one that
might produce death, and to defend
himself, the warden pulled his gun
and fired, with the above results.
The camp iB now located near Fales
and work is being done by the convicts
in that section of the county. War
den Meeks has proved to be an effi
cient officer during the past few years
and the public feel confident that he
was within kis bounds when he fired
the fatal shot.
800 e Captured
Last Friday night Sheriff William
Tanner seized and destroyed on the
streets of Ncholls five hundred and
fifty pints of whiskey and arrested and
placed under bond Renzie Williams
and Early Edenfield, who were in
charge of the auto that contained the
whiskey. These parties and Geech
Kirkland were on the car coming into
Nicholls when they ran the car off a
bridge, spanning a large creek, in the
edge of Nicholls, tearing up the car
and seriously injuring Williams, the
alleged owner of the whiskey.
Edenfield and Kirkland were injured
also in the accident.
AMERICAN RED CROSS TO
ENROLL 24,000,000 SCHOOL
CHILDREN IN JUNIOR AUXILIARIES
To the School Children of the United States:
A Proclamation
The President of the United States is also President of
the American Ked Cross. It is from these offices joined
in one that I write you a word of greeting at this time when
so many of you are beginning the school year.
The American Red Cross has just prepared a Junior
Membership with School Activities in which every pupil in
the United States can find a chance to serve our country.
The school is the natural center of your life. Through it
yo-u can best work in the great cause of freedom to which
we have all pledged ourselves.
Our Junior Red Cross will bring to you opportunities
of service to your community and to other communities all
over the world and guide your service with high and religious
ideals. It will teach you how to save in order that suffer
ing children elsewhere may have the chance to live. It will
teach you how to prepare some of the supplies which wound
ed soldier* and homeless families lack. It will send to you
through the Red Cross Bulletins the thrilling stories of re
lief and rescue. And best of all, more perfectly than
through any of your other school lessons, you will learn by
doing those kind things under your teacher’s direction to tie
the future good citizens of this great country which We all
love.
And I commend to all school teacher? in the country the
simple plan which th' / Red C.oss has worked out
to provide for your co-operation, knowing as I do that school
Children will give their best service under the direct guidance
and instruction of their taach-ue. Is not this perhaps the
chance for which you havi been looking to give your time
and efforts in'some measure to meet ou • n; clonal needs?
(Signed) WOODIOW WfU&ON, President
September 15, 1917.
Of the Junior Membership of Ihe Red Cross, Mr. Henry
P. Davison, Chairman of the Vu Council of the American
Red Cross, said:
“I believe a program has been r adc. out .here which is the
- moat important single inoven ent that was ever started in
America for the protection of th*: American public and the
future of the people.
“Whati I w«g talking with th* President about the pro
• »i. • T * ** * -*-i -a. a. V _. • ii. v J
tVAIU b. - -> - -- b* 14WUl*l. fe bllU itGvi
Cross vras as important a* bhe Junior Membership work,
ch»U Ctltat at .iic irO.tl t»»e 01 Uui (>w.. peugiti.
PDSSE KILLS
DANSUEGRO
Ed. Dansey, the negro desperado,
on February 17 killed Deputy McCraw
at Crenshaw, Berrrien county, and es
caped to Archer, Fla., where he killed
Deputy Neal, of that place, last Thurs
day, again making his escape, was kill
ed by a posse of about 100 men and
boys near Brarnby, Fla., Saturday
night.
Dansey, who was evidently on his
return to Willacoochee, called at the
country home of a white man named
Adams, near Brarnby, 24 miles south
of Live Oak. He demanded something
to eat, and because the meal was not
as promptly prepared as he desired, he
opened fire upon the family, severely
wounding Mr. and Mrs. Adams and
their two sons. Mrs. Adams, who is
old and infirm, is not expected to live
as a result of the wound.
One of the Adams boys secured a
shotgun and shot Dansey in the abdo
men and as the negro turned to leave
he shot him a second time in the back.
Dansey then took refuge in a shanty
in an old field nearby. The posse while
in search passedthe shanty and Dan
sey opened fire with his pistol, but no
one was hit. The shanty was the rid
dled with bullets and the negro was
killed.
Parties from this county went Sun
day to identify the body.
NOTICE.
To Whom It May Concern:
During the recent serious illness of
our little son in Douglas and amid all
the confusion incident to it, some ac
counts have been made that neither
my family or I have any cognizance
or knowledge of. If such is the case
and you have a bill, kindly m»*l same
to me at Thomasvilele, where I will
get it and will be pleased to immediate
ly remit for same. Very resp.,
S. 11. EVERETT.
$1.59 PER TSAR IN ADYANCK
WAREHOUSE CO.
DOUBLES STOCK
At a recent meeting of the stock
holders of the Douglas Tobacco Ware
house Co., the capital stock was dou
bled, and most of it has already beer
subscribed. It was the purpose of the
stockholders to enlarge the capacity
of the warehouse this year, in additioi
to getting the new stock placed witl
many of the Coffee county farmers
who are becoming inensely interested
in tobacco culture. And we are glat
to say that the project will be success
ful.
Mr. Lea, the new manager of the
Douglas Warehouse, is considered thi
most capable tobacco warehouseman
in the solth, bar none. He has had c
series of successful years in both thi
growing and marketing of tobacco anc
knows the business as probably nc
other man in the south knows it. Tht
Douglas Tobacco Warehouse Co., were
i ideed lucky in securing the services oi
Mr. Lea for the management of the
warehouse this year.
We are advised that the acreage ol
tobacco in Coffee county will be dou
bled this year. The prices are higl
and going higher. The experiment
m growing tobacco in this county ha:
passed into history and the crop is as
staple and sure as corn and potatoes
and more so than cotton. With a gooc
crop year this year, we predict that
next year tobacco will be one of tht
main crops planted in this county.
BLANK a CO., NICHOLLS, GA.
The above firm has moved from the
old wooden store to the brick building
formerly occupied by L. Seligman
lis friends and customers will find bin
in his new place and better equippec
than ever to serve his increasing trade.
NEGROEIi LEFT
FOB GORDON
The identical list of negroes (23) as
published in last week’s Enterprise,
left Tuesday morning for Cump Gor
don, over the G. & F. They arrived
in Chamblee that night and ou Wed
nesday morning they were inducted
into service. The showing made by
them was good as every one to a man
appeared on the scene on schedule
time.
There was a large crowd at the de
pot to witness their departure, inclu
ding many white t friends. The train
was an hour late, but the boys were
ready and left with a smile, as deter
mined to do their part in the great
war, as others who have proceeded
them.
Baptist Church
1 received a letter from the Com
mittee on Public Information, created
by President Woodrow Wilson, saying
it had prepared an illustrated lecture
on German Vanalism in Present War,
showing the wanton and inexcusable
desolation wrought in Belgium, France
and other parts of Europe. I order
ed this lecture and announced it for
our service last Sunday r ight. It did
not come, and the Committee writes
me that the demand for it hai been so
tremendously beyond all expectations
it is ei ibuiTussed, in tUlii g orders, but
that i' will lie sent at earlest possible
date.!, oweyer, 1 have secured nnoth
er Illustrated Lecture on “Our Na\ y,
a richly.illustrate l lecture, fifty views
in all, showing many of our ships and
the life of our brave boys on the jean
who have left home at die call of Go.l
and humanity.
This lecture will be presented Sun
day evening, Mar~h "ini. You are in
vited to join in this t>nristian demon-
Come also to Ida. m. service. “The
•i
T. S'. HUBERT, Paster.
COURT ROW
STILL HGS
V t
The following article appeared in the
Macon Telegraph on Wednesday and
is self-explanatory:
“The Coffee county row over the
City Court of Douglas turned another
angle today.
“That court was killed by a bill past
ed in the last General Assembly. Men
tion was made m this correspondence
yesterday of thi fact that an old law of
mme years ago has been brought kt
light, which is said to be not only ob
solete, but to have been declared in
valid, under which efforts are being
made to get the court back into exist
ence again, despite the act of 1917
killing it, and of Governor Dorsey be
ing asked to appoint a judge for the
court.
“Today Representative Charles E
-Btewart, of Coffee county, who en
gineered the “death bill” against the
Douglas court through the Legislat
ure, got into Atlanta, rushed over to
the capital all out of breath, so to
speak, and was able to get in just a
word or so with the Governor before
the Governor left for Macon. He was
here to oppose any judgeship appoint
ment and to cite the Legislative action.
“The result is that Governor Dor
sey has referred he matter to Attor
ney-General Walker for legislative in
vestigation and a report and Repre
sentative Stewart sr.ys: ‘There isn’t
iny danger of that court coming to
life again. We fought it out in the
Legislature; finally ldljed it ast year,
and the funeral occurred last Otto
oer.’ ”
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday, March 3rd.
Sunday School at 10 o’clock.
Morning worship at 11. Sermon
subject “Th Training of a Prince.”
Evening worship at 7:30. Sermon
subject “Six Rich Men.”
WANTED
The war has called a number of
my reuglar hands and I am short
out 8 day laborers and four crop
oers. Any one wanting to rent one
fiorse farms come to see me at once
at Fales, Ga.
B. H. TANNER.
More Business
Changes Here
A few more business changes will
tuke place with the opening of the
new month. Verily, there is some
thing doing ip Douglas all the while,
in the way of building and new busi
ness houses opening up.
G. M. .Stanton & Co., have leasetF
the new E. 1,. Vickers bedding tn Pet
erson avenue and will open up a first
class buggy, wagon and harness bus
iness just as soon as the goods arrive.
Mr. Stanton has the two floors and ex
pects to conduct one of the largest
businesses of this character in this sec -
tion of the state.
Ford and Thompson, new men front'
Johnson coutny, have leased one of thu
Peterson Stores on the avenue and
have opened up a furniture store. Mr.
Thompson is in (harge and has bought
him a heme her.' ar.d expects to make
Douglas a good citizen. He is ex-,
pecting new goo-la daily and wants the
people to ci l or him."
The new Ford bit ~li g'which is be
ing con-jtrt. ted or. TVtarson avenue:
by Mrs As iej nr. . udge
will be omplctci ru veek probably?
Thi# ia one of tne 1 rgest store room*-
in Douglas i-ut thu new ma-ngers for
Jit Ford concern in Daugl.j wanted
something large, expect to do irn-.
thing big, and wa believe they wi i,
and they have secured this new build
ing for a period of year*. They will
have an opening at an early date whidb
will be announced by this papen.
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which will take place" neat, month and
mouuce at thi* particular tiujw 1
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