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letters from the People.
Wilmkr, Ala., 1-9-04.
Dear Sir—Please send my Breeze
to my address at Wilmer, Ala., and
oblige. Lem S. Peterson.
Brunswick, Ga., 1-11-04.
Uncle Jim —Breeze lias not ar
rived yet. Send it to me at this
place. Mrs. Toy Kennedy.
LaCrosse, Va., 1-9-04.
Editor Douglas Breeze :—Enclos
ed SI.OO. Send your paper to me
tor twelve months. May 7 come out
to Coffee county this spring.
G. W. Smith.
Wooten’s Mill, Ga., 1-9-04.
Dear Bro. —Send the Breeze to
me and the names enclosed, to this
place. Shall never forget Coffee
and Irwin county people.
VV. T. Marlowe.
Blackvii.le, S. C., 1-9-04.
Dear Sir—Please put my part of
the Breeze to blowing in this direc
tion, instead of Sumter, I must
hear from Coffee county and her
people. Best wishes to you and
the Breeze.
John W. Douglas.
Ontario, Cal., 1-6-04.
Dear Mr. Freeman—Enclosed
please And money order for SI.OO,
to renew my subscription for one
year. Through Providence I am
lar from Old South Georgia, but I
can’t afford to be without the
Breeze, and thus keep in touch with
the best State and people in the
Union. Best wishes to you and
yours. Jesse N. Hartley.
We receive them every day.
These all arrived last Tuesday by
one mail. The people abroad want
to keep up with Douglas, Coffee
county and home folks.
Fairfax Baptist Church, Ware County-
Last Sunday, the 17th, Bro. Ox
ford, the pastor of the Baptist
church here, and the Baptist Mis
sionary of this section, preached
the dedicatory sermon at Fairfax
Baptist church, Ware county 7 . He
preached two sermons there, morn
ing and night, and reports that his
congregations were large and very
attentive, more than tins Bro. Ox
ford says there are some of the finest
people in that section (a few miles 1
from Waresboro) he lias had the)
pleasure of meeting since his work
Jjegun in Southern Georgia. \\ e
fco not doubt his word, and he will 1
find them all over the states of
Coffee and Ware. Fine people?
We diould think so! The finest
on earth.
Bro. Oxford had many words of
congratulation for the Bunn Bros.,
who show so much interest in the
work, and who have done so much
for the advancement of the cause of
the master in their immediate sec
tion, not only for their own satis
faction, but for the benefit of those
who are in their employment, and
the surrounding country 7 .
Try a package of our Interna
tional Stock Food, for Horse and
Cattle. We sell every 7 package
under a positive guarntee.
Union Pharmacy.
You can always have nice, clean
fresh meats when you order from
Bailey, at the new market.
ALTAMAHA news.
We have been having some very
pleasant weather for the past few
days.
Mr. W. D. Horton attended con
ference at Hazlehurst, last Thurs
day.
Mrs. J. R. Horton spent last
Wednesday with Mrs. J. N. Yawn.
Miss Georgia Horton spent a few
i days last week with her sister, Mrs.
Sallie Googe.
Mrs. A. C. Gordon has returned
!to her home in Montgomery coun
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j Mr. R. L. Googe is seriously ill
! at his home this week with mumps.
W|p wish him an early recovery.
Big play at Mr. Bill Hester’s
Saturday night. Many attended.
Dr. Kennedy and family, of
Hazlehurst, passed through this
community Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Isaac Yarn was in this
vicinity Saturday evening.
Miss Viola Horton is on the sick
list this week.
Messrs. J. R. Horton and J. N"
Yawn made a business trip to Gra
ham, Saturday.
Mrs. Maggie Yawn spent Satur
day night with her aunt, Mrs.
Lizzie Horton.
Misses Edna and Lily Horton
visited our community Sunday
morning.
Mr. Jimmie Williams was here
Saturday, enroute to J. F. Hall’s.
Miss Ethel Hagin is on the sick
list this week.
Mr. Bryant Yawn made a trip to
Graham Friday.
Mr. Rudolph Gordon is seriously
ill at his home in Montgomery
county this week.
Mrs. Lavinia Horton and daugh
ter, Miss Viola, visited Mrs. Gussie
Dyal, Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Kersey died last week.
She leaves many children to mourn
her loss. She lived near Blarney
postoffice.
Mr. J. L. McEachin visited our
vicinity Sunday evening.
Miss R. O. Gordon, of Mont
gomery county is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Buddie Dyal, this week.
Miss Missie White, a charming
young lady of Nicholls, was a guest
of Misses Bettie and Georgia Hor
ton last Friday afternoon.
Rev. King is teaching a singing
class at the chapel this week. A
good many of our young people
are attending and enjoy it very j
much.
Mr. S. Hall happened to a bad!
accident last week. While trying!
to climb up in a loft lie fell and;
broke his shoulder. We wish him
an early recovery.
Hon. G. T. Melton died at his
home last Tuesday morning. He
leaves a wife and several children
to mourn his death. As Mr. Mel
ton has been a great help to our
country we are sorry to hear of his
death.
Miss Lou Sellers returned home
Friday and left for Nicholls .Satur
day morning again. She didn’t
tarry, as she is going to start to
Babcock, Miller county, where she
will assist her mother, Mrs. S. W.
Sellers, in keeping a boarding
house.
Lillie of the Valley.
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Lost Everything by Fire
i We have just learned that Mr.
1 Martin Sweat, of Appling county,
(father of Mrs. J. C. CriLb, of this
j place, lost nearly everything he had
| by fire last week, except his dwell-
I ing and contents. Ilis barn and
! contents, farming tools, two mules
' and three turpentine wagons were
all burned, with no insurance. Be
-1 oliica U lictV-U bi-OTu -
! turer Mr. Sweat is a good farmer,
, and this loss coming just at this
time falls heavily on him.
Douglas, Ga., January 23rd, 1904.
RAILROADS WILL COMBINE-
Good Authority for the Report Says an
Atlanta Telegram
j The report was current last week
| and even believed, that the A. A
B. and B. A B. railroad would ar
rive at some deal whereby the latter
would bo merged with and con
trolled by the former. The papers
of Brunswick denied, however, that
there was any truth in such a sup-
I position on Saturday, but on Sun
i day morning the Savannah News
published a telegram from Atlanta
confirming the report.
Douglas does not know whether
to clap her hands with glee because
of this deal or not, as there is no
information at hand which points
to her interests in the reduction of
the ruinous freight rates now charg
ed over the A. &B. railway. If
however, as has been promised,
Douglas and all railroad points in
the county, gets a reduction on the
A. & 8., system, this route to
Brunswick will be of great advan
tage to them.
As matters now stand Waycross
on the east and Fitzgerald on the
west have all towns on the line
bottled up, because they have a bet
ter freight rate, but it is hoped the
1 route to the river will afford the
competition necessary to secure a
reduction, and there is no doubt
in our mind as to the ability of our
merchants to offer inducements
which will secure trade of this sec
tion that is now going to those
two places. Indeed, if a compet
itive freight rate with these places
is given towns on the A. & B. rail
road Nichols merchants will cope
with Waycross for the trade around
Beach and Bickley, while Ambrose
will take the trade of that section
of Coffee and Irwin counties that
now go to Fitzgerald. Now, mind
what we tell you.
Meeting of the Veterans-
The meeting of the Confederate
Veterans, of Camp Spivey, adver
tised for last Tuesday, Lee’s birth
day, was held at the Normal Insti
tute Auditorium, at eleven o’clock,
and not at the court house. The
change of places was due to the
fact that the business of the City
Court would not allow a recess,
and Prof. Hendricks kindly tender
ed the use of the auditorium, for
which he has the thanks of the
Veterans.
There were some twenty-five or
thirty old veterans present, besides
a number of ladies and children,
business men and citizens.
The opening song was “Plome,
Sweet Home,” and while some of
the feeble, trembling voices at
tempted to render the beautiful
song in their best style, as they
thought of the “home” to which
they were drifting there were some
misty eyes.
Some short, approprite addresses
were made by Prof. Overman, Prof.
Hendricks, Com. Burke and Com.
Finley.
Rev. J. C. Willian s, an old
veteran of the cross, as well as of
the Lost Cause, offered up a thrill
ing, sympathetic prayer, for the
preservation of the tender emotions
of the veterans, the reconciliation
of the masses and the salvation of
the world.
Instead of a benediction “Dixie”
was sang, and the veterans adjourn
ed, to meet at Gaskin Spring, on
Tuesday, April 26th. The Veterans
of the Blue and Gray, of Irwin
county, by order, have been invited
to meet with them. Commander
C. T. Allen had charge of the meet
ing and it was managed from start
to finish in decorus manner.
Some of the Confederate Veterans
who cannot spare the money from
their allowance, to pay subscription
to the Breeze, came around and
left their names to be placed on the
list, according to arrangement, and
now those dear old friends and com
rades will have their county’s paper,
with the county news, sent them,
witboX cost to themselves. Other
Veterans who want it will have it
sent them, on application in per,on
or postal.
LADY SCHOOL TEACHERS.
Can Get Married if They Choose and
Still Teach.
In an opinion rendered to State
School Commissioner W. B. Mer
ritt, Attorney General Hart holds
that the fact a school teacher is
married is no reason why she should
not be allowed to teach in the state
schools. This opinion was brought
out by the fact that a county school
board was enforcing a rule making
married teachers ineligible to serve
as teachers. In his opinion Judge
Ilart, in part, recites the following :
“1 do not think that the board of
education is justified in laying down
the arbitrary rule -that marriage
incapacitates a woman to teach
school. This rule would seem to
imply that the board had reached
the conclusion that the fact she has
entered into a contract of marriage
demonstrates a want of “mental
incapacity” to teach. Men, mar
ried ones at least, cannot afford to
make that confession. It must be
admitted, however, that she often
makes mistakes along on this line,
although it seems hardly fair to im
pose upon her other burdens than
those she logically suffers in conse
quence of such mistakes. While
marriage often involves a sacrifice
of her personal liberty, it should
not be extended to disqualify her
in the employment of her civil
rights. Nor do I understand that
marriage should or ought to lessen
a woman’s usefulness. In fact, if
she is happily married, and she
always deserves to be, it should
make her a better woman. The
best woman I know is a married
woman. This ought to be the
universal verdict of married men.
If marriage makes her a better wo
man, it follows she makes a better
teacher. Matrimony should be en
couraged, at least by the men.”
13,000 Miles For $25-00
The Atlantic & Birmingham Rail
way has placed on sale at its prin
cipal Ticket Offices 1,000 Mile
Tickets at rate $25.00, good over
the following Lines :
Atlanta A Birmingham Air Line
R’y.
Atlanta, Knoxville & Northern
R’y.
Atlanta A West Point K. R.
Atlantic & Birmingham R’y.
Atlantic Coast Line R. R.
Charleston A Western Carolina
R’y.
Georgia Railroad.
Louisville A Nashville R. R.
Nashville, Chattanooga A St.
Louis R’y.
Richmond, Fredericksburg A Po
tomac R . R.
Seaboard Air Line R’y.
Washington Southern R’y.
Western A Atlantic R. R.
Western Railway of Alabama.
These Lines comprise 13.000
.Miles of Railroad.
This ticket presents the cheapest
and most convenient form of travel.
H. C. MgFadden.
General Passenger Agent.
The Waycross Herald has the
“city printing” of that city, and the
Journal like the bad boy is mad and
says: “Now, ain’t he greedy, he
has taken the very piece ot meat I
wanted.”
The Waycross Journal bid $94,00
and the Herald SIOO,OO for the city
printing of that city last week, and
the highest bidder got the plum, and
John Greer is mad. ”Dis vas in der
explanashunings, dot sheap vork is
some dimes dear ad any brice,” as
Dinkinspeil would say.
Rev. Mr. Oxford came over Tues
day from Douglas to perform the
marriage ceremony of Miss Sallie
Brice and Dr. (). P. Goodman, but
found that Rev. Dillworth of Tifton
had already fiuished up t ! business
on Sunday. No one el ■ was quite
readv, so Mr. Oxford had to return
home withont tying any matri
monial knots on this tri; . lie
preached Tuesday rught V 7 ' • Bap
tist church, and will preach here
j each first Sunday here ifter.-Sparks
Enterprise.
Legal Organ
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Coffee County.
SI.OO per Annum
LIST OF GRAND AND PETIT JURORS-
Drawn to Serve at March Term 1904.
Coffee Superior Court.
Grand Jurors.
S. T. Thompson, Geo. H. Suddath,
W, Y. Flanders, Berry H, Tanner, Sr.,
Jno. W. Pridgen, Geo. W. Giltis,
G. I). Wilson, Wyley Byrd, Sr.,
Benajah Peterson, Joel Wilcon, Sr.,
C. E. Baker, Wm. Bussell,
Session Fates, Archie Young,
Jas. A. Day, James R. Wooten,
Wm. Vickers, Sherod Byrd,
Geo. W. Williams, Thos. Byrd,
Allen Smith, Mosses Griffin,
B. Frank Griffis, Daniel Newbern,
Elias Lott, Sr., W. L. Kirkland, <
Samuel Harrell, Joshua 11. Dent,
Thos. H. Brown, Wm. H. Tanner.
Petit Juroks.
Jno. M. Hursey, I. L. Cook,
Dan M. Paulk, Nat T. Douglas,
Iliram F. Sears, Jas. Beayer,
Henry McKinnon, Allen Carver,
Thos. M. Fletcher, Jule WilcOx,
W. 11. Merritt, Elijah Linsey,
11. R. Davis, F. T. Clough,
Clark Wilcox, A. J. Wilcox,
R. V. L. Day, Frank Cady,
Tiner Corbett, Jas. White,
j. W. M. Callum, Jas. A. Moore,
J. C. Roddenbury, Perry L. Sweat,
Henry Creech, Dan W. Eott,
W. T. Fussell, J. M. Roberts,
I. E. Girtmun, Elam Harper,
Jas. Carver, M. A. Pafford,
Joshua Smith, H. H. Fielding,
11. 11, Cothcrn, Jacob J. Harper.
MRS. GRUNDY SAYS
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That some women have
ffc. secrets that they wouldn’t
“have known for the
j and they tell it
confidently to every one
1 they meet. Thoughtless
tilings.
That it is not a good idea for a
person to take everything they read
and hear as if intended for them,
but then sometimes the cap fits so
tight they have to wear it. Isn’t
that so?
That if you tell a man that he
does not know anything about
making love he will go right off
and show that you are wrong by
courting another woman, and some
times makes her think he is in
earnest. Some women are so silly.
That when a young man or wo
man refers to their father as the
“old folks,” you can put it down
that they are small potatoes, and
no more in the hill. Hateful
things.
That she knows a man who never
goes home without a lot of stick
candy in his pocket, and when his
wife meets him shoves two or three
sticks in her mouth. That’s done
to keep her from asking where he
has been so late at night. Old de
ceiver !
That she heard a young dudine
say she wouldn’t be Mrs. Grundy
for the world. The fox wouldn’t
have any grapes either for the
world but would have been glad to
have taken those on the vine, if he
could.
The school teachers of Georgia
were to get this week the balance
of their last year’s money. Vonch
ers have been mane out, and the
checks signed and meiled the first
of the week. There are two
months’ salary still due the teach
ers, and the distribution will
amount to about $600,000.
Mr. Walter C. Hartridge of
Savannah will return to the Isle
of Yap some time next month
to continue forcing the ciaiins of
his clients for the estate of the late
King O’Keefe. Mr. Hartridge
has not yet completed his plans for
making the trip. It will require
about forty-five days to make the
journey.
The attention of the governor
has been called to the decision of
the supreme court, some years
ago that the state must pay for
vaccine points required by any
county. This will mak»- rapid
inroad- on the contingent fund in
view of the prevalence of smallpox
over the Mate, C( y- the Macon
News.