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LEGAL ORGAN OF
COFFEE COUNTY.
FOR OUR COUNTRY AND HER PEOPLE, FIRST AND ALL THE TIME!
VOL. 14, No. 22
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On May iqth, 1903, Augustus J. Jones took out a policy
(No. 239064) in favor of his wife for $2,000.00, in the Penn
Mutual Life Insurance Co., of Philadelphia, through the
special local agency of Mark A. Candler, giving his individual
note in payment of the first annual premium. The note was
made payable October Ist, 1903. On September iSth, 1903. he
died from Typhoid fever. His widow, Martini Jones, has been
paid the full amount of the policy. This case is unusual for the
following reasons : xst, the promptness with which the death
claim was paid, there being but 25 days from the day of his death
to the payment of the policy to his wife; 2nd, being somewhat
involved in debt, and his farm under mortgage, his property inis
been saved from sale by creditors. The following letter tells the
whole story :
Douglas, Ga., October 13th, 1903.
Mr. Mark A. Candler, Special Local Agent, The Penn Mutual
Life, of Philadelphia, Douglas, Ga.
Dear Sir and Friend: —Permit me to thank you for the
prompt and full settlement of the policy (Xo. 239064,) for two
thousand dollars on the life of my late husband, Augustus J.
Tones. This will keep us from the necessity of selling the old
home place, which is under mortgage to tire bank. Words can
not express to you the gratefulness of our hearts to your grand
okl Company, which has paid this claim in full in less than three
weeks, and has saved our home. We can never say enough good
words for the grand old Penn Mutual Life of Philadelphia. May
its mission of mercy never end, and may it spread its protecting
wings over the defenseless heads of widows and orphans hun
dreds of years to come.
Yours, gratefully,
Maktiia J. Jones.
What this woman’s experience is may some day be that of
your own wife. Is your farm under, mortgager Are you in
volved in debts? Have you provided for their payment in the
event of your death? If you have no policy of life insurance,
DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF YOUR DEBTS, you should “get VOUr
sights right” and become a stockholder in the old reliable Penn
Mutual Life, of Philadelphia. You will then feel more like
an American citizen, a All-blooded Georgian, a wire-grass king
-*>*a representative Coffee county man! Prepare for the coming
of the Reaper!
“He that prevideth not for his own, especially those of his
own household, hath denied the faith and is worse than an
infidel.” —1 Timothy, Chapter 5, Verse b.
KIRKLAND.
Kirkland. Oct. 19. —Messer?.
]as. A. and W. R. Beasley, Joseph
Carter, Robert Webb, of Lawrence
county, and Chas. Outler ot
A Irian, Ga., arrived to-day and
arc trying to buy farms in this
part of Coffee.
Mr. Wm Kirkland is visiting his
daughter at Wilacoochee, but is
ni.il 1 very weak from his long illness.
Mr W. F. White purchased land
o:-day from M. Kirkland to engage
in farming near the Jack Pond.
B. B. Chambliss, of-Sumner Ga.,
arrived to-day with his Saw -Mill
out-fit and expects to have his
Pudding Creek Mill in operation
in a short time.
Misses Leila Tooke, of Folkston,
and Inez Crouch, of Dawson, are
charming visitors among their
friends here this week.
Miss Margarett Rutherford, of
Tennessee, has a splendid school at
this place.
Miss Daisy Poole, of Savannah,
has a large school at the Royal’s
Church.
Mr. Tap McDonald, who has a
flourishing school at Pearson was a
welcome visitor here yesterday.
Masdames W. J. Sutton and W-.
B. Riggins visited their Father
[Mr. Thomas Summerlin last week.
Mr. B. Frank Davis left for
Arcadia, Fla., last week.
Prompt Settlement oi Life Insurance-
Mr. C. J. Caraker, agent for the
Mutual Life Insurance Co., of
Now York, at this place, receiv
ed last Sunday a check for sl,
coo.oo, in favor of Mr. Daniel
Metts, of Pearson, on the life of
Margaret Metts, his wife, who
died about the first of the month.
The claim papers were filed on the
6tn, the check received on 17th —
eleven days.
We ace giving some of the
greatest bargains in pictures now
that has ever been* made in
Douglas. Studio.
ALT AM AN A NEWS.
Altamaha, Oct., 20. —The farm
ers are busy with their cotton this
week.
The baby of Mr. and Mrs. Al
dridge Dyal is seriously ill this
week.
Mr. John Googe and Miss Katie
Carter passed through this com
munity last Monday, a. m.
Mr. Roscoe Horton was the
pleasant guest of Mr. Comvill
Yawn, Sunday.
Mr. W. W. Dyal passed through
this section Monday enroute for
Hazlehurst.
Miss Georgia Horton has been
spending some few days with her
sister Mrs. R. L. Googe.
Mr. J. Q_. McEachin passed
through this cornmnnity Monday.
Mrs. A. C. Gordon, of Montgom
ery county, has returned to her
home after spending some few days
with her parents.
Mr. J. G. Horton made a busi
ness ttrip to Hazlehurst Saturday.
Mr. Conwell Yawn was in this
vicinty Monday.
With the best wishes for the
Breeze and Uncle Jim,
Lilly of the Yalley.
A Judicial Farce.
The people of Georgia, and in
fact, the United States, are shock
ed with the Judicial farce recently
enacted in South Carolina, dis
played on the bill board as the
trial of Tillman for the murder of
Gonzales, and P is a matter of
regret that the actors in that com
edy of burlesque should have strip
ped the goddess of justice of her
fair name, threw her face down
ward in the filth of political mud,
and draped the palmetto state in
a mantle of dishonor. The world
knows that a m n with political
influence may be a murderer and
still be applauded as a gentleman,
while the jury before which he is
tried is a band of perjurers.
Douglas, Ga., October, 24, 1903.
TALLAHASSE, GA.
Tallahassee, Ga., Oct. 20. —\\ e
have been having some nice weath
er for ducks, for the last few days.
Mr. Jim Googe and family spent
Sunday with Mr. J. G. Horton. ■
Misses Edna and Lilly Horton
visited their cousin, Miss Thetus
Horton, Sunday.
Mr. G. W. Chapman, of Iluzle
hurst, passed througe this section
last Monday, enroute for Town
Bluff.
Mr. J. —. Yawn is seriously ill
at this writing, we hope for his
early recovery.
Misses Niola Horton and Lou
Sellers spent: Sunday with Miss
Rebecca Dawn.
Mr. Clarence Dyal, of Tattnall
county visited home folks Sunday.
We expect the wedding bells will
soon be ringing as some the Tatnall
county boy are frequent visitors in
this community. Look out, girls.
Uncle Jim we would be glad to
have you come over here as we are
having iots of fish now.
Marie.
NICHOLS NEWS.
Nichols, Ga., Oct. 20.—This
community is saddened because of
the death of our oldest citizen, Mr.
Dan Lott, Sr., last Monday. He
was buried on the following day at
his own burial ground, the cere
mony being performed by Rev.
Tom Stanford, cf Douglas. Quite
a number of people from this place
attended the last sad rites.
Miss Shug Lee is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. John Cooksey, of this
place. She has many friends,
among the boys and girls who are
always delighted to see her.
Mr. Monroe Tanner and son are
visiting Ocilla this week, and there
is some talk of them locating there,
still their friends would regret to
see them leave Nichols.
Miss Lilia Rose, a fascinating
young lady of Fitzgerald, was visit
ing our friends, the Misses. Tan
ners, last Monday. ‘
Mrs, Gilbert Meeks and little
daughter, have just returned from
an extended visit to the former’s
sister, Mrs. Lee, it Jesup.
Mrs. Dave Anderson and Miss
Missie White, visited friends at
Willacoochee last Friday. '
We regret to learn that Mrs. T.
J. Cady, of this place, is on the
sick list this week, and we hope she
wi! 1 so o n re cover.
Mr. John Youmans and lady went
over to Broxton last Sunday to visit
some friends and returned Monday.
Mr. Farley Cason has moved near
Mr S. W. Seller’s residence, on
Main street.
We see in the Tallahassee dots
ast week, this item : “Guess what
girl looked for her best fellow last
Sunday and did not see him?” It
must have been Lou. Ask us some
thing hard.
Uncle Joe, Uncle Seab is looking
for you —why don’t you come.
When will Uncle Jim come to
Nicfhols. He has many fr ends
here who will be glad to see him.
Two Sisters.
Uncle Jim is coming soon to see
the people of Nichols, who are iiis
friends, ano with the Two Sisters
hopes to enroll some new subscri
bers. ohotograph .he town and the'
pretty girls. %
Flowers & Whiiden deal in smail
musical instruments. If you need a
good banjo, mandolin, guitar or
accordeon sea them beiore purchiis
ing elsewhere.
You Know What You Ari Takiaj
When you take Grove’s Tasteless
Chili Tonic, because t4e formula iW
-plainly printed on every bottle, show
•ing that it is sin.p.y Iron aUd Guuiine
in a tasteless fdrm. No Chare-; Js •/I>y
Airs. HrMuf if Says.
That she never heard
XvLL of so many divorces and
Jfcjk' marriages before in her
life, and she may have to
/jj j?/jj try her hand just to be in
style-
ULA.aLA Th she has hcard of
an old bachelor who has a parrot,
and In- trained it :o say “Howdy,
sweet heart!” every time becomes
in. Old fraud!
That she has returned to town
again, and some people mav think
she left because she was afraid
Grundy would sue for divorce, dur
ing court but people say and think
a good many things. Busy bodies!
That she has been informed that
the Douglas Breeze will move up
stairs in the new b;ick block. The
editor is like an old horse—the
cider he gets the more style lie tries
to put on. Oh, dear, dearrie !
That she understands that six
new babies came to town last week
—one for each day—and there
would have been one more, but tin
little fellows remembered the
seventh, to keep it holy. Poor
little' feffo ivs.
That it is a mystery to her how
some girls can go on a straw ride,
get meal on their dresses and never
go near x grist or steam mill. But
then, Grundy says there is no ac
counting for girls.
That Mrs. Davis says the old
Maids are going to have a conven
tion and Dr. Hall will be chairman.
Now, there’s a man that needs
sympathy.
Here is a Good One.
The liquor dealers of tlie city
have been informed Dy the South
ern Express Company that the
town council of Moultrie has pro
hibited trar spotation companies
from bringing into the town any
malt, spirituous, or intoxicating
liquors. Notice is therefore given
that the company will have to re
fuse shipments of this kind for
Moultrie.
The action of the council of
Moultrie, while not of so much
importance of itself, is of con
siderable importance in that if i'
can prohibit the importation of
liquors all the other towns of the
state c ■ n follow suit.
It is therefore certain that the
parties most concerned will take
steps to defeat this possibility.
Just what steps will be taken
have not yet been decided on.
The railroad commission may be
appealed to or the matter may he
taken into the courts. —Savannah
Press.
Douglas as a Cotton Market.
Last Monday there were on the
streets more than a dozen wagons
of ail sizes, loaded vvhlv'sea-island
cotton in the seed, and we also
noticed two busy local buyers
among them, sampling and inspect
ing the fleecy staple. These small
loads of cotton in the seed are
many times the productions of
small farmers—people ho do not.
make enough for a bale, but some
times large loads' are brought in
■and" sold, at about as much is
realized for the cotton in the seed
would be secured for a bale, the
expense of ginning and baling
considered. Therefore we are
glad to»see Mr. Peterson and Mr.
Markey" paying good prices to the
farmers.
Matron’s Needle and Brush Club.
Last Tuesday the ladies met and
were entertained'by Miss Inez Tur
rentiue, who has proven herself a
charming hostess, with more talent*
than that of a musician. The ladies
were busy with riifferanl kinds of
needle work for two hours or more
when ali were invited, to dinner.
Those present were Mesdames
Appleby, Ifrooas.y Jenenl, rla*t.
JOB PRINTING,
SI.OO per Annum
WORLD'S COTTON SUPPLY-
L 703,477 Eales Against 2.111,851
Same Time Last Year.
Secretary Hester’s statement of
the world’s visible supply of cot
ton, issued last week, shows the
total visible Supply to be 1,603,
477 a gainst last week, and 2,111,
851 last year. Of this the total
American cotton is 1,097.4 76-
against 8,13,912 hist week and 1.-
662,851 last year; and of all other
kinds, including Egypt, Brazil.
India, etc., 506,000 against 510,
000 last year.
Ol the worlds’ vissible supply of
cotton there is now alloat and
held in Great. Britain and Conti
nental Europe 758,000 againt i,
048,000 last year; in Egypt, 36,
000 against 55,000 last yeas; in
India. 242,000 against 2tß,t)or
last year, anu in the l nited States
567,000 against 791,000 la-',
year.
uosed Pastoral-
Ashton, Ga. Oct. 19th 1903.-••
Editor Breeze: You will please al
low me space in the columns of
your paper to say something of the
pa Toral work of Rev. W. T. Mar
law, at Prospect Church. Bro.
Marlow ‘accepted a call to our
church, the first. Sunday in ( *ct -
Iyer, 1898. At that time the aiem
bersh p of Prospect church num
bered 13, and at the close of the
year the membership had grown
to 56, the next year it: grew to 68,
and on the next year Brother Mar
low, on account, of failing health,
left us and went to Florida; after
having stayed in Florida one year,
he came back to Irwin coun'y, and
we called him to the care of our
church again, and lie lias labored
hard for the betterment of the
people and for the advancement of
the cause and for the upbuilding
of the church. Wd regret to
know that Brother Marlow can’t
serve our church longer. Brother
Marlow will likely work in a bew
field, and we pray the blessings of
God on him wheresoever he may
go, and we feel that he will be.a
benediction to any church that he
may serve. Bro. Marlow has re
ceived and baptised more mem
bers into Prospect church than
: all of the other ministers who
jea-me before him. It was a sail
I time with his church and friends,
1 when lie bid them ail good b\
Bro. M irlow closed his remarks
by saying he hoped he would meet
us all in a better world.
J. 11. B.
Southern Normal Institute-
Mi-.- Ei.r.A. Nkiviiern, Repohtkr.
Sickness lias caused Miss Ora
Duncan’s absence from school
nearly two weeks. We hope that
sue will soon be able to enter school
again.
School is rapidly progressing as
the weather grows colder, and the
day’s shorter, the amount of work
grows heavin'.
Only two more weeks before our
first,school lerrn closes.
The scientifics have received their
final subjects, arid each one is mak
ing rapid progress on preparing
them.
The Bible class which was
organised only a short while back,
is a success. We advvse all the ad-,
vanced students to join the class,
and feeD>ure they will be benefited.
The lecture which Prof. New-?
hern delivered to the school this
morning was enjoyed by all.
. Mr. Lemuel Dent was the gnsst ; -
of the “Dixie Debating Club’-’ last
Saturday afternoon.
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Mr. Augustus M. Wilcox-, Y