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WILL DEDICATE
CHURCH APR. 1
The Committee on Program
selected Sunday, April 7th, as
the day for the dedication of
the First Baptist Church. Rev.
T. S. Hubert became its pastor
ten years ago, preaching his
first sermon as pastor on first
Sunday in April. The choice of
the date, therefore, is appropri
ate as it was under the leader
ship of Brother Hubert that the
church was buih and paid for.
The Committee also, in response
to universal demand, requested
Brother Hubert to preach the
Dedicatory Sermon.
On the above date the corner
stone of the church will be set
in its place and this, too, prom
ises to be a ceremonial of un
usual interest and impressive
ness.
After this a large service flag
will be presented and unfurled.
About twenty-five young men
have gone into some branch of
military' service from this con
gregation and there will be a
star to represent each one on
the flag. National anthems will
be sung.
The church will be offered
for dedication by the trustees
and received by the pastor for
dedication to the worship and
service of God.
The pastors of Smyrna As
sociation, with which the Doug
las church is connected and of
which Brother Hubert is Mod
erator, will be invited to be pres
ent and take part on the pro
gram, and the churches of the
Association will be represented.
The occasion promises to be
one of the most important ever
held in Douglas.
The evening service will be
something of a .jubilee, with ad
dresses by a number of the
members and special music.
TAX NOTICE.
The city tax books are now
open. All parties are request
ed to go and give in their city
taxes and save cost of double
taxing. G. A. Tanner, Clerk.
Call at Simon Levin’s and see
the Famous Jackson Corset.
JUDGE IN. C. BRYAN IS URGED
FOR SUPERIBR COURT JUDGE
Mr. Editor:
If you will allow me a litte
.space in your valuable paper I
will appreciate it. 1 am writ
ing you tc suggest Judge W. C.
Bryan, of Douglas, as candidate
for the Judgeship of the Super
ior Court of the Way cross Cir
cuit.
As a vob r and citizen of Cof
f<>e cour .y. 1 have known Judge
p.ryan .or the past eighteen
years. In my opinion he would
a ake the circuit a good judge.
1 e was Judge of the City Court
o' Douglas for seventeen months
and during that time the rec
-ords of tho court show that he
disposed of about eight hun
(ucu cases, civil and criminal,
jirut was sustained bv f6n HiaVi.
€ r courts in every case carried
Douglas Enterprise
AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS
VOLUME XXVII. NUMBER 46
STATE COUNCIL
MEETSJACH. 19
Chairman J. W. Quincey is in
receipt of a letter from Govern
or Dorsey, calling together the
State Council of Defense and all
the County Councils, to meet in
Atlanta March 19 and 20.
There will be many prominent
retary of Agriculture, David F.
Houston, and Lieutenant Peri
gourd, a distinguished French
officer, who will describe condi
tions in the war zone. Other
speakers will be Dr. Scherrer, of
the Council of National Defense,
and Hon. Geo. F. Porter, of the
same body, who will speak ax
the state capitol. Governor
Dorsey will preside over the
meeting.
It is expected that a very largo
crowd will attend. At the lasl
meeting held in Macon, it proved
to be one of the best meeting:-
of its kind ever held in the soutl
There will be a large delegation
to go from Coffee county to th*
meeting in Atlanta on the 19th.
Local Elks Lodge
Elects Officers
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At their regular meeting last
Tuesday night the local lodge of
Elks elected officers for the year
They will be installed on the first
meeting night in April. The
following were elected:
Exalted Ruler, R. C. Relihan;
Leading Knight, 0. F. Deen;
Loyal Knight, M. F. Head; Sec
retary, R. J. Cornelius; Treas
urer, W. R. Frier; Grand Repre
sentative, J. L. Shelton; alter
nate, F. W. Dart; trustee, F. W.
Dart. Mr. Shelton is the retir
ing presiding officer.
Sheriff Tanner left this morn
ing for Irwinton, Wilkinson coun
ty, to bring back to this county
one Lester Bryant, colored, who
is charged with the killing of
another nepro in this county in
1916. The negro has been ar
rested and the sheriff here noti
fied. Mrs. Tanner will accom
pany the sheriff on the trip, go
ing through the country.
up. All this vast amount of
business was permanently dis
posed of at minimum cost to
the county.
From numerous sources I have
beard Judge Bryan’s name men
tioned in this connection. I
need not go into details in this
letter ti who Judge Bryan is,
as he is well known throughout
Coffee and other counties in the
circuit.
If Judge Bryan should make
this race, which I would be glad
to see him do, and was elected,
I feel sure that the affairs of
the Superior courts of this cir
cuit would be in good hands
If you will publish the above
letter i will appreciate your Kind
ness Vcvv t*Mlv
A VOTER.
Tjhc Enterprise Publishes the Legal jAdvertising ef the City of ‘ Douglas , Coffee County and County Commissioner sj
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, MAR. 13,1918
SAD DEATH Of
0. RIGKETSON
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Mr. David Ricketson.
Coffee county citizens were
hocked when it was announc
' on last Sunday morning thai
>ave Ricketson was dead. Very
ew people had heard of the a •
ident on the Saturday after
loon before, and the first new.
o reach them was that he wax
lead.
From the best information
hat we could obtain, it seems
hat Mr. Ricketson, in company
ith a Mr. Strickland and a r,e
to, had left Broxton in a Fori
ar about three o’clock Saturday
n the direction of Fitzgerald,
t was about two miles out oi
Jroxton that the accident oc
urred. Mr. Ricketson was at
he wheel, was running about
orty miles an hour and in turn
ng out of the road to surround
i buggy, the car turned over
he frame of the windshield be
/
ng crushed against his lungs,
nashing his whole chest in.
tome say the car turned twice
xut that it was the first turn
vhich inflicted the mortal lick.
Mr. Strickland, in some way,
jot out with several bruises and
s getting along very well.
Just as the accident occurred
i car happened along going to
Broxton and Mr. Ricketson was
xlaced in it and carried home,
le spoke once while he was in
he car, but never spoke again
.t is said. When he reached his
lome his whole chest was al
nost black and sunken and it
vas at once realized that he
ould notlive. He died at 9:15
hat night.
The funeral occurred at Reedy
Sranch Sunday afternoon at 3
/clock. The Masonic frater
lity of Broxton and Douglas
took the remains in charge and
conducted the funeral service.
Mr. Ricketson was also a char
ter member of the Douglas
Ixidge of Elks.
Dave Ricketson was 48 years
>f age. Besides his wife, who
,vas a Miss Paulk, he leaves two
mothers. Dr. George Ricketson
>f Broxton. and Mr. vilen Rick
•t-soji, of near Bro.;t n, and two
iving sister ~Mr (•. Rudolph,
>f this city, ard c . Missouri
Morrison. There :v also sev
*ral chiidrc n to moum his un
timely oeath. His father, Mr.
Bryant Ricketson, passed to his
ft ward several y-ears ago.
Dave Ricketson was one of the
xest known men in Coffee ccun
y. He had for several years
ill pUUAiC iiit: dllvi iictu »iiawv
|nt fWonflq tllTV 1
ie entered public iiie was in
pci mm
6910 OVER
The commitment hearing of
'he state vs. Quincey Adams,
harged with the murder of Ga
ry Adams, last Sunday at Bud
fanner’s home ,south of here,
vvas taken up Wednesday after
noon. Justices Freeman anti
Brack presided, and the investi
gation lasted for several hours,
with the result that the defend
ant was bound over to await the
action of the next grand jury.
The defendant was represent
(l by Judge Calvin Ward, while
solicitor Dickerson was assisted
>y Judge Dart. There were
■everal witnesses in the hear
lg. and the house was about
•aif full of spectators. The
'earing closed about 6 p. ,m.,
ind the defendant was taken
aci\ to jail.
Gary Adams Killed,
The trouble grew out of sev
ral disagreements between Gv
y Adams and his wife, who is
daughter of Mr. Mudge Tan
ier. They had been married
several months, hut it seems,
lad separated several times,
ind from the evidence it appear
d that Gary Adams was jeul
>us of his wife. The killing oc
urred at the home of Mr. War
ren Tanner. It seems that Ga
ry A/iams in company with
some other man cam eover to
Mr. Tanner’s home, where Mrs.
Gary Adams and Quincey Ad
ams and others were, and liu
'ow started in a few minutes
inally resulting in Quincey Ad
mas firing a pistol which killed
Jary Adams. The defendant
■ame on to Douglas and gave
himself up. Just what was be
lind the tragedy, has not likely
)een brought out, and will not
ae known until the investigation
s made by the grand jury.
Quincey Adams is a cousin oi
he deceased, who was a brother
>f Sweet Adams. The tragedy
las aused a great deal of exrite
lent in that section of the coun
;y where it occurred, as all the
parties are prominent and stand
well.
Three Cows Lost—Lost three
•ows, one dark Jersey, unmark
'd ; one light Jersey heifer, crop
in left ear and split in right and
me red and white spotted heif
r, crop left ear, split in right
Notify C. E. Wilder, Broxton.
md receive reward. 4t
1900, w hen he made the race for
-sheriff of Coffee county against
W. W. Southerland, of this city.
He was defeated then but in the
fall of 1904 he was elected sher
iff and served for three consec
utive terms, being defeated in
1912 by J. C. Gillis, in 1914 he
made the race again .and won.
serving two more years, giving
hir eight years in the sheriff’s
office of this county. In 1916
he was defeated by the present
sheriff. Since that time he has
devoted himself to farming at
his oh* home place near Brox
ton, ai d ocrasionally doing some
special detective work, as he
made quite a reputation as an
arresting officer during his term
asr sheriff.
ins unt....ciy lieaui is ruourn
'4 hv V nf +V»o
uest citizens.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE-
CUTS THROAT
WITH CLUa AX
At the Yaryan Naval Stores
wood camp, four miles south of
Pearson, on last Saturday morn
ing about 11:30, Caeser Hamil
ton killed his wife, and left for
parts unknown. Sheriff Tanner
made some effort to catch him.
but has failed to date. He ap
pears to be a new negro at the
amps and is not known so well.
The woman, it is said, first
threw a club axe at Hamilton
and missed him. He in return
brew it at her and the axe cut
ier throat, revering the jugular
iaery, and she died in a few
minutes.
lane Cow! In “The
Spreading Dawn"
Next Monday, matineee and
fight, the Enterprise Theatre
vill show one of the greatest
ilms now on the market, and
vhen we mention the name of
he star, you will no doubt say
hat the picture will be one of
the best.
Jane Cowl will play in “The
Spreading Dawn,’’ a romance of
he sixties. The story was ta
:en from one of the Saturday
Evening Post stories by Basil
Ting. The star is one of the
)est known actresses on the
tage or movie screen today,
jhe made the character of Mary
Turner in “Within the Law,”
amous, and has appeared in
nany other well-known produc
tions.
Manager Hall will have to pay
nore for this picture and the
rices are slightly advanced,
he prices will be 15 and 25cts,
nduding war tax. Your mon
y back if you don’t say it is one
f the best pictures you have
xt seen on the # screen. Re
neniber the date, next Monday,
atinee and night.
JUDGE W. G. LANKFORD WILL
MAKE 6ACE FOR CONGRESS
There seems to be one tiling
certain in local politics this
/ear, ami that certainty is that
fudge W. C. Lankford, of this
•ity, will be a candidate for con
gress in the September primary.
In fact he has been running since
the last primary in which he
made a remarkable race.
When seen by a reportei of
this paper this morning, Judge
Lankford said: “You can siatt
positively that I am a candii ate
for congress this year, and ''hat
my official announcement will go
forward in a week or so.” Now
what more would you want from
a candidate than that?
Judge Lankford was a candi
date two years ago in a four
cornereb race, and carried sev
tiai touiiuco. n n* piO.sumeu
tViqf nrocpnt, vn‘ll
run, then it is rumored that Hon.
HENRY A 5 JS
WINS PRIZE
Some time ago the A. B. & A,
railroad offered to the 12 boys
making the best g eneral aver
age in agriculture, in their ter
ritory, a short term scholarship
each in the State College of Ag
riculture.
Th e Enterprise announces
! with much pleasure that one of
these scholarships came to Cof
ee county, an i was won by rien
!ry Adams, of near Douglas.
In> av i . in .uie
v ail the boys who von was
; * 1-2 bushels i t acre, at a
cost of 3.6 ( its j In
addition to the corn -a lion,
ich of these d a
: pure brt u pig at the iair held in
Macon. liie avtragi weight of
these pigs were bUO pounds.
First Baptist
I have received letter explain
ing failure of views to reach us
last Sunday, an d promising
them to us without fail next
Sunday, 17th. I am therefore
again announcing a sermons
with illustrations on “Life in
the Army of the United States”
at our 7:15 p.m. service.
A series of new and popular
songs will be used, including
“Brighten the Corner Where
You Are,” “Love Lifted Me,”
and “Win Them One by One.”
All are invited to all our ser
vices. “The Spirit and Bride
Say Come.”
T. S. Hubert, Pastor.
PRESBYTERIANCHURCH
March 17th, 1918
Sunday School at 10 o'clock.
Morning worship at 11 o’clock.
At the morning service Rul
ing Elder, B. D. Brantley, of
Blackshear, will address the
congregation on the subject of
“Stewardship.”
Evening worship at 7:15 o’-
clock. Sermon by the Pastor on
the subject: “God’s Invest
ment.”
Bob Dickerson, of Clinch coun
ty, is seriously considering his
entry, in which event, we would
have a three-cornered race.
Verily, there is always some
thing doing in the old Eleventh"
District in a political way, and
the outlook is that there is going
to be for many years to come.
GARAGES TO ADOPT CASH
PLAN AFTER MARCH lSw
Bt ginning next Monday, Mar
-18. the following garages in t&*e*
city will ask for cash in advance:
or at the time the work is don*-? -
ard chore will be no credit ex
tended to anyone after that rtafc.
Take due notice.
Cato Brothers’ Ga-age, Dixy'-
Highway Garage. Dowling’s Ga
rage, Duugias rtuio vxi., ounre
er'Vl V Ot»o —« T CI ■% rw/y
| Fields & Mizell.
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