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DOUGLAS WEEKLY BREEZE
James M. Freeman & Daughter, Proprieto
J. M- Freeman, Editor.
Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter.
SATURDAY, JAN. 23rd, 1904.
Official Organ of County.
"NOTICE TO PUBLIC.
'1 lie Breeze is the Official Regal Pa
per of Coffee county. There is no oth
er, and if a person wants to keep up
with the legal business he must take
the Breeze. Any one can get it that
wants it. We make this statement,
and keep this notice standing in order
that people may know where to find
the legal business of the county writ
ten out in full, as handed in by the
officers of the county.
lion. Dennett of Ken
tucky, lias subscribed SIOO for an
equestrian statue of General Gor
don. Organization to take charge
of monument fund may be formed
at once.
King Cotton made his greatest
record in the export figures for the
calendar year 1903. The value of
cotton exported last year averaged
over a million dollars a day or a
total of !)i378,(XK>,000.
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Valdosta’s city hall and the opera
house will be used as temporary
quarters by the Federal and State
courts while the new buildings are
being erected. But Valdosta will
not let the courts wait lang for
their new premises.
No trace has been found of the
train robbers who dynamited the
Seaboard train in Florida last week.
Officers believe the job was done
by amateurs. But they were rob
bers all the same, and it is hoped
will be caught.
Fitzgerald Enterprise: “The
Enterprise will do its full share in
the coming crusade against vice in
this city let the result be what it
may.” And the Breeze is with
you in this matter, brother. That’s
our business and mission.
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The ladies and merchants of Val
dosta, have arranged a “waiting
room” where ladies coining to town
to trade may stop and rest while
their husbands and male friends
ate attending to business. Won
der if Douglas will ever show so
much enterprise?
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‘The Fitzgerald Enterprise guess
es that there will be three candi
dates for thecliiceof representative
from Irwin in the General As
sembly. Three mighty good
citizens—Wright T. Faulk, Marion
Dickson and Manasses Hender
son.” And they are all good men.
Chancellor Walter B. llill, of
the University of Georgia, has re
ceived a letter from a prominent
Cuban educator stating that the
people of the island are looking to
the schools of Georgia as the proper
place for training their teachers.
And don’t the Cubans show good
horse sense?
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Johnnie Greer, of the Waycross
Journal, has up another guessing
(Contest : The person guessing the
numbers of the word “and” con
tained in the next six editions of
the paper will receive a fine gold
watch. That’s a big job, but we
guess there will be some who will
try it.
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Certain Democrats at Washing
ton are of the opinion that Mayor
McClellan, of New York, will be
the dark horse to win the Demo
cratic presidential nomination. It
is said Tammany is for McClellan
and that Augustus Thomas, the
playwright, will make the nomi
nating speech at Kt. Louis, this
summer.
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A Georgia exchange says : “And
now someone has seen tit to men
tion Clark Howell for the vice
presidency. Hut wouldn't this con
illot with his candidacy for govern
or in 1906?’. Not at all. Clark
could resign the vice-presidencv,
adds the Macon News, but we
; guess we won't put him to that
much trouble.
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Representative Kelley, of Glass
cock county has announced his in
tentioh of introducing at the next
session of the State Legislature a
Hill providing for the calling of a
state constitutional convention for
the purpose of dividing the school
tax money so that the white popu-
state provide only for
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E. B- Moore's House Burned-
Mr. C. O. Beauchamp, of Brox
ton, informed us last Wednesday,
of the destruction of the house and
contents of Mr. E. B. Moore, of that
place by fire, on the night before.
Loss about SBOO.OO No insurance.
This makes twice Mr. Moore has
had his home destroyed by fire since
he lived in Broxton,
A Wonderful Saving-
The largest Methodist church in
Georgia, calculated to use over one
hundred gallons of the usual kind of
mixed paint in painting their church.
They used only 32 gallons of the
Longman & Martinez paint mixed with
24 gallons of linseed oil. Actual cost
of paint made was less than $1.20 per
gallon.
Sayed over eighty ($80.00) dollars
in paint, and got a big donation be
sides.
EVERY CHURCH will be given a
liberal quantity whenever they paint.
Many houses are well painted with
four gallons of L. & M. and three gal
lons of linseed oil mixed therewith.
Wears and covers like gold.
These Celebrated Paints are sold by
Watt-Harley-Holmes Hardware Com
pany.
Bona Fide Subscribers.
“Bona fide subscribers, the
courts have decided, are people
who express a desire or willingness
to take and pay for a paper or pub
lication, as well as one who has
already paid before his or her name
is on the subscription books or
lis f s, and not people whose names
are put down by circulation hunt
ers, with a promise to send the
publication to be paid for at no
stated time. Bona fide subscribers
are bona fide purchasers, and no
purchase is made without an
agreement as to the payments at a
deffinite time.’’-Rural New Yorker.
City Court Proceedings.
The regular term of City Court
convened last Monday morning,
Judge Levi O’Steen on the Bench,
and So'icitor M. D. Dickerson
looking after the interests of the
State. Following are the cases
tried :
Will Ilenry, carrying concealed
pistol, plea guilty Sentence, ten
months, or S6O.
R. I>. Hall, Nathaniel Hall, Geo.
Hall, (all for trespass, cutting tim
ber on another man’s land), guilty,
sentence, SSO or S months on the
gang, for each.
W. 1,. Thompson, misdemeanor,
bad language, guilty, sentence ten
months or $75.
Ilerdy Morris, gambling, guilty,
eight months or s.>s and cost.
Richard l’orcher, same as above.
George Airline, same charge,
guilty, twelve months or SSO.
Will Ilenry. same as above.
Ernest Pridgen, same charge, six
months or $25.
Mack Jowers, pointing pistol at
another not in his own defense,
twelve months or $75 and cost.
Tom Daniels, assault and battery
not guilty.
Solicitor Dickerson made a re
cord of convicting everything that
came up for trial, with the ex
ception of two or three.
Court adjourned Thursday after
noon.
The Democratic National Con
vention has been called to meet at
St. Louis, Mo., on July 6th.
The Juvenile Fancy Work Club
met at Mrs. Roan’s residence last
Monday evening and elected Ruby
Johnson, President, Ruth Davis,
Secretary and Miss Nomie Frink,
Lady Manager.
CHRONK^nvaUDS.^K^
jJBSf/ When the liver is torpid, bile enters
blooj as virulent poison. Liver
>^sli.\ AND ToNiG PELLBJS are the only Treatment f Jpf
gives the liver just the right touch and jSßsj
starts Nature’s work in the right manner./jljbly
The Pill touches the liver, the
Pellets tone the system.
KIRKLAND.
Kirkland, Ga., 1-19-04.—Many farmers are
busy buildim?and repairing dwellings, out
houses and fences and sowing oats.
Antioch Cemetery has been enclosed
with a splendid wire fence and several
beautiful marbel tombstones erected bring
ing beauty and sadness closer together for
those left behind.
The old piny woods cows are being put
to a great test since the continued freezing
weather to lind a days grazing.
Mr. Kyler Kirkland has accepted a posi
tion atSessoms, and moved there last week.
We all regretted to see Mr. and Mrs. Kirk
land go. Our Sunday school will miss
them besides their valuable assistance in
the Methodist church work here.
The Kirkland Ginnery has done a splen
did business this season.
Mr. M. Kirkland is constructing a hand
some two story ten room dwelling on the
old Masonic Lodge lot.
Mr. E. D. Brinson is negotiating for a
dwelling lot and will erect a beautiful resi.
dence.
Mrs. B. F. Guldens has purchased and
will occupy the W. M. Kirkland residence
shortly.
Master Claud Love, of Waycross, is visit
ing his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. M
Kirkland.
Mrs. T. S. Kirkland of Fitzgerald, return
ed home with her son Charlie after a short
visit to relatives last week.
Messers. Mallory Mercer & Co., purchas
ed the Turpentine business of 0. L. Lee>
near Baud. The firm now consists of Mr.
Mallory, J. E. Mercer and C. J. Mainor,
who expect to enlarge their operations.
A new turpentine firm has been organiz
ed at this place consisting of three young
business men and are securing timber for
making some money.
Mess. B. B. A H. E. Chambliss our saw
mill men are keeping the lumber moving.
Levy Jewell has moved to Touehton’s
farm.
Mr. 8, L. Waldon left for Tifton, and Dr
Julian has Mr. T. E. Harris, from Coweta
county, to run his farm this year.
Mr. 1. H. Corbett moved his family from
here to Valdosta to try the cotton factory.
Arthur Turner has moved to the Jno.
Fussell farm, and several more expected
to move shortly.
Elijah Cook moved with Mr. Corbett to
Valdosta.
Mrs. Caroline Turner and Daughter Miss
Lovie has returned home after several
weeks absence.
Miss Rutherford has returned from her
holiday home trip in East Tenn., and open'
ed up School again.
Mr. D. W. Gaskins many friends over
this way are glad to learn that he is on a
fair way to recovery.
Clerk D. W. Gaskin was on the
streets Thursday.
Tim Tanner is improving and
we hope will soon be up.
Capt. Touchton, of the Wadley
& Mt. Vernon left for Texas last
Wednesday to be gone sixty days.
O. P. Tidwell is now in charge of
the duties of that office.
State treasurer’s report shows
that there was a balance of more
than $1,000,000 on hand December
31, 1903. From this showing we
have more than enough to pay for
our new press.
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Notice.
All old accounts and notes due me
will be sued at once if not settled, I
shall hand them to a Justice Peace as
fast as I can make them out, unless
arranged by good notes.
W. F. SIBI3ETT, M. D.
Application to Sell-
GEO BGI A—Coffee County.
Notice is hereby given that application
will be made to the Judge of the Superior
court, of said county, for leave to sell the
real estate of Maud Finley and A. B. Fin
ley Jr., minors of said county for re-invest
ment. Said application will be made in
terms of the law, after 30 (lavs' publication.
A. B. FINLEY, Sr.
Guardian.
..Valuable Building..
Lots
At Auction!
In Purse Subdivision,
Douglas, Coffee Co., Ba.
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On Premises
Thursday Feb. 25,1904
at SO o’clock a. m
These splendid building lots will be offered singly
from street to street or in blocks, as purchasers may ex
press the desire to have them offered for sale.
The completion of the Wadley & Mt. Vernon Rail
road to the Ocmulgee River and its almost certain ex
tension from Douglas to Valdosta, means that, in near
iuture, Douglas is to become a competitive freight rate
point quadrupling her present volume of business.
Hundieds are coming to Douglas every year to
have their children enjoy her splendid Public School
System, equal to any in Georgia.
The health of Douglas is equal to that of any other
place in the state.
WaterwoorKs and Electric Light Plants for Doug
las are assured.
This sale of lots, which may be the last sale in many
months, will afford a fine opportunity for both perma
nent investment and speculation, as Douglas lots are
now eagerly sought after and have shown a sharp ad
vance in past year.
Douglas is 42 miles from Waycross, 28 miles from
Fitzgerald and 95 miles, all rail, from Brunswick.
From Barrows Bluff, Douglas has close water con
nection with Macon, Brunswick, Savannah and inter
mediate points.
A ticket will be given each person attending the
the sale entitliag him to participate in a drawing for a
FREE LOT.
TERMS OF SALE: One third cash, one third three
months, one third six months, deferred payments to
bear six per cent per annum interest. Bonds for titles
without charge. Titles perfect. Abstract of title in
our office.
For Further Information Call on or Address.......
Quincey & McDonald,
Douglas, - - Georgia.
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