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DOL'GLAS WEEKLY BREEZE James M. Freeman & Daughter, Proprietor* J. M- Freer, tan, Editor, Entered a.s Second-Class Mail Matter. SATI :■O. V. ' >c" . Official Organ of County. Vliliu: TO LEGAL, ADVERTISERS. X,, ad eertisetnents will be published in t!d- paper, after ibis ante' unless accom panied by the legal fe'-s, which the law Bi ,v» nuj»; be paid in advance, at the rate of yt.no fur less than 100 words; SO.OO for t". er 100 words and under 200 words, for i la' . We are nable to pay hands, bn> daper and mala rial and ml .eriiseon ;:r(T i:, then wait on (daim cases, courts, i • r.ii'i we do not, cxpei i to do so. Court at Homerviile, Clinch couotv, this week. Judge Barker < n tia; bench. <i> <s> rile Atlantic k Birmingham r il.-oad has iiad two wrecks, this week. One near Nichols and another near Thomasville. <s> <& <S> Mr. J. !I. Wheeler, a prominent citizen ot |esup. was recently found dead near a railroad at Brunswick, and it is thought’a train must have killed him. <*><«><♦> i)r. Johnson, of Douglas, and Bud Gaskin, of Willaeooohce, are charged with taking a preacher’s hbr.se from the stable, in the night time, last week, the Grand Jury was in session, but we hi ve heard of no true bill. <S> <«> <?> ’When the editor of the Eastman Times Journal reached his ollicc. trie other morning he found four gophers crawling over the floor, the present from an “admiring friend.” We hope to hear no more complaints from him about hard times. <*>'•> <s> Mr. Geo, Ketehum, .Secretary of the State fair in Macon, from October 21 to 31, sends us a pass this week, “Good for everything i:t i-ight in Macon or at the fair grounds,” We guess we will have, to go up and pick out a brick block, a farm and -ome of those fine horses on exhibition. We notice half a column com munication m the Quit man f ree Press, on (iood Roads, in which it is urged that the county be bonded to build a system of public roads. The idea is a good one, and the writer must have been, reading the .Breeae, inasmuch as we have all along advocated that plan. <s> •$> <•> The Millard Lee murder case was before the Supreme court for the third time tins week. The girl who he killed because she would not associate with him is in ashes, the state has been put to a heavy expense, he has been praying to be allowed to die, and all to advertise the power of a firm of lawyers to defeat the law. <•> <§> <V> • * ' Thirteen counties, up to last Saturday, had spoken for space for a county exhibit,at the State fair. Bartow, Cobb, Spalding, Jones, Worth, Twiggs. Bibb, Bulloch, Meriwether, Troup, Houston, Tel If air, and Camden—thirteen coun ties, occupying 19,00x1 square feet of space, with the weath of agri cultural products. The people of Ware county ate doing their “biggest best” to get up a good, attractive fair for Nov ember 10-14. Our old friend, Sharpe, not Bill, was up here last Fridav in the interest of that enter prise. We told him that Bcttie and baby and all ihe rest of the family were coming down sure anti he left Douglas perfgctljf-’SO.t isfieti. a \ ' The South Georgia farmer who makes up his sugar cane syrup in differently and puts it up in-barrels gets but little for it, bu' he usually gets all it is really worth for table purposes, for such syrup is not fit to eat after it has had time to fer ment and get rancid, wlvch ij is sure to do. There are a few wise fanners, however, who take care to make their syrup properly and then pul it up in tin cans, which are then sealed. We know at least one farmer who puts up his syrup in this way and gets from 50 to 75 cents per gallon for all he makes, and such syrup is l etter worth these prices than the thin, greggy stuil- tha »s put up in barrels i* vyotth J 5 or 39 Yeuts.— Nr y Herald. - I ! GENERAL PRESENTMENTS. Grand Jury Octcfcer Term of Coffee County Superior Court To the JTouorable Superior Court of said County, Silting at the October Term, 1903, thereof: We, the grand juror .servingat said term of said court, beg to submit these our'general presentments! 1. On account of the limited time we have had to make an examination into the books of the various public officers, we have been tin able to determine as to v, hetherthe same are properly kept; and we, therefore, have appointed Messrs. James S. Roberts, J. R. Over man and W. P. Ward, citizens of this county, as a committee to make a thor ough, searching and complete investi gation of the books of such officers and to make report of their findings to the next grand jury of this county; and we recommend that they be paid for their services in this regard the sum of three dollars per diem for the time they are actually engaged in the work. 2. Through a committee of this body, we have examined «the books of the various justices of the peace and notaries public and ex-oflicio justices of the peace of the county, with the exception of the books of the justices of the peace of the Pearson district, (which were .submitted too kite for ex amination,) arid find the same, with but few minor exceptions, neatly and correctly kept. 3. We find the court house building kept in a clean and neat condition, and to be in a good state of repair. W T e recommend that the county commis sioners purchase three dozen addi tional cwp-idors for use in this build ing, in order that the floors may be protected. The jail we find to be well kept, with a proper observance of the health and comfort of the inmates; but we recommend that the <■ ‘merit floors of the first and second stories of this building be immediately repaired. We also find the plumbing in this building in a bad state of repair, and recommend that tiiis defect be remedied. We find the plumbing in the water closet at tached to the court house to be in a very bad state of repair, and we recom mend that tire county authorities at once employ a skilled and competent plumber to put this plumbing in first class condition. 5. We desire to especially commend the management o! the poor farm dur ing the past year. Its affairs have been administered intelligently and economically. They have raised a tine crop, sufficient to run the farm during the coming year. The building at the farm used as negro quarters needs some considerable repairs in order to render it-comforfable, and we recom mend that these repairs be made at once. The mule that they now have upon the farm is old, and in our judge ment, should be sold and a new untie purchased in its stead, and we so re commend. We recommend that Katie Owens, a pauper of the county, be sent to the poor house and there cared for. 5. We recommend that Hiram Man sell, who now appears upon the pension rolls of this state, as a resident of this countv, be dropped therefrom, in that from our investigations we are satis fied that the injuries of which he com plains, and on account of which he re ceives a pension, were not received in the service. We recommend that David B. Cherry and John M. Stirrency be added to the pension rolls of this state as indigent soldiers. 6. We recommend that the proper authorities require the Atlantic & Birmingham Railroad Company to put in and maintain a public road crossing over its right-of-way at the point where the Wares boro and Douglas pub lic road crosses the same about a half a mile east of Chattertou. We recom mend that Bailey <4 Co., he at once re quired to remove obstructions from the McDonald public road between Fales post office and Raccoon bridge. The public, road running from WiLlacoo chce to Lax and from Willacoochee to Nashville, Ga., is one much travelled by citizens in goingto and from Willa coochee, and we therefore recommend that the proper authorities require the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company to place a public road crossing over its right-of-way where this public road crosses the same just outside the corporate limits of said town of Willa coochee, and that they require that this be done within 60 days from this date, as the failure to have this crossing placed at said point is resulting in much inconvenience and loss to the citizens of said town and great incon venience to the citizens traveling said road. Wc find that the principal public roads ot the county are in a very fair condition but ,tl:e minor 'as!» -e J and" IP ■! I *81" jl jf& M I fan!4 anri Mfmfas* svsS J—sPffl. pants, rd.il! dliii ftllSiei IsfUO —U*r- E ® »:'-a* * -jy:w.v-iirrcrxx-aHc:;-PKji»»ggPx~s»a —himi i« i ii i .mibibib.urwaKLnoßßXni aenwjnmt-iaMttKvnmjEirx-izztrT rr xrrx-araa.ee.rur:l '.*■ raiiwwacixt.-cis-iUiAmuaai We take pleasure inannouncing to the readers of the Douglas Breeze, that the FALL and WINTER STOCK of the well known |«i 1.Jn.1 M’WIIMnBBMuWI IHI 111 M ■Hill —MB—B—IBOH—WT.'HWIWW—W *llll I■! IMBtIKBgHH—3ICT ■ i Harvard Brand Ctohing and,..,. j For Men e«d. Boys uowiWH mil in- **—-* rase. s van tii.i.M uezne.’ a .vyjgrtaunur.iig.esawaunsriKSi szxj*. Is now in the hands of your dealers and ready for your inspection. late Sure of four Comfort and Contentment during the coming Winter by Supplying yourself with HARVARD BRAND CLOTHING. Its merits are are too well known to require any expla nation. Just ask your dealer for HARVARD BRAND CLOTHING and he will know you want Good Clothing j a at the right price. MADE BY NEW YORK AND SAVANNAH. state of repair and need immediate attention and work. We recommend that the road taxes be applied to the district in which the same are raised, as we believe that this will result in greater public benefit and generally give greater satisfaction to our people. 7. We recommend ' that George R. Briggs, Esquire, be appointed notary public and ex-officio justice of the peace in and for the 748th district, G. M., to till the unexpired term of Dennis E. Sears. 8. We recommend that our senator and representative have passed through the legislature a bill providing for the election by the people of the judge and solicitor of the city court of Douglas. 9. We find that the books of record of deeds, volume one and two, and the general index of from “A” to “L," are badly torn and dilapidated, and, in out judgment, in order to preserve the re cords therein contained, the same should be at once transcribed, and we, therefore, recommend that the clerk of the Superior court of Coffee county be employed to transcribe said records, the work to be completed not later than October Ist, 1904, and that he be paid the ®um of one hundred and lift} - dol lars for the service. 10. We recommend that Geo. D. Ward be paid the sum of two dollars per diem for the time he was actually employed during the present term of Coffee Superior court in assisting the clerk of said court. 11. We recommend that the grand and petit jurors of this county and the bailiffs of the court each be paid the sum of two dollars per diem. 12. We recommend that our foreman and clerk each be paid the sum of five dollars, in addition to their per diem as grand jurors, as compensation for extra service rendered in their respec tive capacities. 13. We recommend that these general presentments be published in the Coffee County Gazette, and that the publishers of said newspaper be paid the sum of five dollars for publishing the same. In taking leave of the court, we de sire to express, on behalf of ourselves and the citizens of our county gener ally, our appreciation of the splendid public service rendered our people by His Honor, Judge IK D. Evans-, who curing tfie istration of the law, his able judicial determinations, his rapid and economi cal despatch of the public business, his pleasant manner and uniform courtesy to all has endeared him to all of our citizens who have attended the present session of our court. On behalf of our body we desire to thank Judge Evans for his clear and comprehensive instructions to our body at the beginning of our service, so clearly were our duties denned to us and our form-of government explained, that we were able to realize more fully than ever before the responsibilities attached to our service’. We wish for Judge Evans success in his every undertaking, and trust that his worth may be so appreciated by the people of our state, that he will always be retained to our judiciary ana elavat edto its most exalted place. We assure him that he will always have a warm place in our hearts and a sincere wel come to our midst. We extend to our able solicitor general, Hon. John W. Bennett, our sincere thanks for the great assistance he has rendered us in the performance of our duty and for his kindness to each of us. The people of our circuit are to be congratulated upon having such an able officer and one who so conscien tiously discharges his every duty. We return our thanks to our sheriff aud the clerk of the superior court for their courtesies to our body, and com mend them for their faithful discharge of duty. We express to our Foreman, Hon. H. C. Girtman, our thanks for the cour teous manner in which he has presided over our deliberations and for the most excellent public service he has render ed in this position of trust. Respectfully submitted, H. C. Girtman, Foreman. D. W. Eott, Dan Hall, Moses Kirkland, Jas. McKinnon, Elias Hinson. Thos. Daniel, David Fender, Wm. B. Testou, M. M. Kirkland, Thos. Paulk, R. E. Ford. Arthur Moore, Dan E. Girtman, - Jas. Griffin, Avery Moore, Bart Burkett, T. G. Einsey, Youngy Vickers, Jas. P. Eott, Jas. S*. Roberts, Juniper Starling, Dan Brooker, In Coffee superior court, October term. 1903. The within and foregoing general presentments of the grand jurors sexw ing at said term of said court, having been read in open court as provided by law, it is ordered that ihe same be ad mitted to record. It is further ordered that said general presentments be pub lished as therein recommended, j In open court, this 16t'n day of Octo [ !>cr, 1903. B. D. Evans, Judge S. C. M. C„ Presiding. Clerk's office superior court. court in and for said county, hereby certify that the foregoing is the general pre sentments of the October term of Coffee superior court, 1903. In testimony whereof, T have hereunto set my hand and seal of said court. This I6th day of October. D. W. GASKIN, Clerk Superior Court, Coffee County, Ga. First Sunday in November- President Overman reqnests us to announce that the Sunday School Convention of the county has been postponed to the first Sunday in November and the Saturday before. The people of Willacoochee will take care of all delegates and vis itors. 3. 0. 0. F. Last Thursday night about fifty Odd Fellows from Fitzgerald came to Douglas and opened up a local lodge. No. 203. with about forty five new members. There were more applicants for membership who will be brought into the order at future meetings, but we now have a good, live Lodge in Doug las, officers, etc., which has been needed for sometime. Mrs. Clemmie Ricketson, wife of Mr. M. J, Ricktson, died at her home near town last Thursday morning at 7 o’clock, and was hurried at Royal’s church yesterday She was 22-years of leaves one child. Keep your money in Coffee County! Get your Fire, Cyclone, Life and Accident insurance, and Surety bonds, from Mark A. Can dler, Agent. Pianos and Organs, some of the finest graded instruments we have ever handled, on time or cash terms, are at our store, rear of Citizen’s bank, Flowers & Whilden. We are sorry to learn that there is a man so foolish in Douglas as to assert that the Breeze would be run out of business. It may be. but it will be after he is dead, buried and a resident of the hottest place on record. Put that in your pipe and smoke seme more.