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£T/)e Douglas Weekly Breeze.
JAMES M. FREEMAN iV DAUGHTER. Proprietors.
JAMES M. FREEMAN . EDITOR .
Entered at the Post-office in Douglas, Ga.. as second-class mail matter.
SATURDAY,’ AUGUST 20th, 1904.
Official Organ of Coffee County.
THE DEAR CANDIDATES
Who Are Running for Office in Cof
fee County-
The following Candidates have announ
ced for qifices named, nil subject to the
of the people at the White primary, Sep-
U’iiil>< r 17th :
For Rcpresetative —Jefferson Wil
cox, C. A. Ward.
For Ordinary- -W. P. Ward, Thomas
Young', 13. F. (iriiilsi
For Sheriff W. W. Southerland, J.
C. Gtllis.
For Clerk D. W. Gaskin, Philip
Newbern, J. R. Overman.
For County Treasure—Richmond J.
Roberts.
For Tax Assessor D. S. Wall, Dan
Vickers, C. W. Corbitt.
For Tax Collector John D. Frier,
]•;. M Paulk, T. Tanner.
For County Surveyor—G.L.Miller.
For Coroner- Eugene Merrier.
For President,
ALTON B. PARSER,
Of New r York.
For Vice-President,
HENRY G. DAVIS,
Of West Virginia.
The crop situation is being even
ed up in Kansas, for the rains
which so seriously injured the
‘vf'rrfV- crop have been the making
of ti.c corn.
Women always, or nearly always,
ha-ve to work harder to earn a dol
lar than a man does, and when they
I ave earned one will always make
it go further.
Col. Fitzgerald will make a ten
stroke if he comes this way with
his next South Georgia colony.
People here have land tor sale and
hoiTie-hunte - cannot go to a better
country. Produce anything,
healthy, moral, good schools and
churches, and Lest of all, no saloons.
What made that dark spot in the
cornfield where the corn was twice
as high as it was all roll ml the field ?
Why hist year the owner of the
land, in an absent minded fit scat
tered a load of manure there, and
the growing crop wants to encour
age him to do more work in that
litre.
Excellent sermons preached at
both the Me hodist and Baptist
churches last Sunday.’ At
Baptist church Rev. Mr. Harden,
the Presbyterian pastor preached
morning and night. At the Meth
odist Bro. Stanford did the same.
I'he second number of the Brox
ton Journal reached tls hut wee’*.
From its contents bhe will natural
ly, if not posted, want to know “in
what part of Broxton CoiTee
county is situated.” That’s right,
for he that “hath a horn and blow
eth it not verily the same shall not
be blown.”
There was some mlk at States
boro last Monday about lynching
Alex Waters, a young whiteman,
who slipped up on. shot and killed
“his cousin Tom Y\ titers,. while at
work in his field some months ago.
Alex was arrested soon after the
crime, is in jail but has never had
any trial.
Mr. R. M. Martin, who lias
charge of the Georgia building at
the World’s fair, says a western
packing house company willestab
lisb a 10,000 acre stock farm with,
in fifty miles of Savannah, and will
later build a packing house in that
citv. Mr. Martin was in Savannah
for the purpose of getting the city
to get up some advertiseing litera
ture, which was done.
In his retirement from .the race
for representative Hr. Wilcox an
nounces that the treatment for the
restoration of hearing has proven
a failure. We are also informed.
I*v a personal friend of his. that he
can scarcely hear at all without the
use of an ear-trumpet. J He lias
many friends that wiliJregret to
hear of his affliction. m
The Hodge Family Murders.
The trial of the I lodge murderers
l at Statesboro last Monday and
Tuesday resulted in the conviction
and Sentence to death of -two
of them, Paul Reed and Will Cato.
They were sentenced to be hang
ed on September 9th, perhaps as
| soon as the Judge, under the law,
! could make the date. Could it
j been possible to have had them
| hanged as soon as sentenced, or
within twenty-four hours, the ven
geance of the mob would have been
stayed, but as it was, they were
taken from the soldiers and officers
of the law and burned to death.
The loop-holes in the law which
often save a criminals neck is prob
able the reason the tnob took the
matter in hand. The crime was a
most, heinous one, and they deserv
ed their fate, but not after they
had been tried and sentenced to die
should a mob of infuriated citizens
have been the executioners.
Will Not Be a Candidate.
Douglas, August 17. —Permit me
space in your valuable paper to re
spond to numerous inquiries as to
my possible candidacy for County
Treasurer.
As it is well known to the peo
ple of this county, I have been
honored by them for the last four
years wfth their confidence in elect
ing me to this important office, and
now as an expression of my appre
ciation of their partiality 1 desire
to state that I shall not again be a
candidate for this office. I am con
tent to rest upon the record I have
already made, and I desire to ex
press through tliis medium my sin-
Cerest thanks to each and all, the
citizens who have so kindly sup
ported me in my efforts to discharge
the duties of this office, and I retire
from the same with best wishes and
kindest feelings for all.
H. Sears, Sr.
The Wadley t Mt- Vernon Railroad-
On to W illacoochee is the slogan
now. The crossing of the Wadley
it Mt. Vernon over the track of
the Atlantic it Birmingham, about
200 yards west of the latter’s depot,
was perfected last Thursday morn
ing and by 9 o’clock everything
Was ready ior trains to pass both
ways. The work of track-laying
will be pushed to the Sutilla as fast
as possible. Ten car loads ol iron,
about four miles, arrived last week,
and more is expected within a day
or two. On the other side of the
river Capt. Ben Gray is at work,
and, although he has one mile more
than the builders on this side had,
he expects to be ready to meet the
Douglas end track layers without
any delay. So, its on to ‘Coochee.’
Ciptain Gray Declines to Make the
Race for Representative
Capt. B. B. Gray phoned the
Breeze, from Willacoochee, Thurs
day, at 11-30, and requested us to
state that it would be impossible
for hirr. to make the race for Rep
resentative, for the reason that the
time is too short to canvass the
county, even if he desired to run
which he does not, because he is
too busily engaged in railroad build
ing and his own private affairs,
because he is in favor of harmony,
and because Judge.C. A. Ward is a
good man and will represent the
people as well as any one. He is
not a candidate tor any office, but
wants to see the people of hfs coun
ty in harmony and prosperity.
Cutting up the Counties.
We have not seen any one in
Coffee county, that is, in this par
ticular section, who are in favor of
; cutting up Coffee county and giv
ing part of it to form a new one.
There may be some, but aa we have
said, we have not met them. Cof
fee is the largest in the state, that
is true, but cutting off a part of it
to be joined with Appling to
form a new county will not
make the expense less to those cit
izens. A new set of officers must
be elected, a new court house built
and there is really no economy in
the division for the people. It is
true some of the people who live
on the extreme sides of the county
have a long way to come to court,
but will not the additional taxation
required for the formation of a new
ccunty-site, building a courthouse,
paying officers salaries, etc., off set
these disadvantages. At the first
glance some may think cutting up
the county is the very thing, but
on a second thought and a little
figuring there may be some objec
tions.
This, however, is a matter for
the people to decide, not us, but
we can have our ideas and we have
them, and to be plain, we oppose
any such division. We don’t feel
like giving up any people or terri
tory, and we are not so ashamed of
any one we know of, with a few
exceptions, that we are willing to
have go into a new county, and we
shall not say who they are, just
now.
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Mrs. Grundy Says
yjw That some women say
AJL their husbands are about
NviSall there is in the world,
fl but she thinks husbands
Jg are not all they are crack
er# ed up to be.
That one of the best
ways to tell your troubles and opin
ions is to write them down and
then burn the paper.
That there are young men and
women in Douglas who pretend to
be religious but always want to go
out to the Springs when the church
bells ring for Sunday School.
That when you see a girl walking
towards home carelessly, if you will
notice, it be seen that she turns off
some where to meet somebody her
mother doesn’t let call at the house.
That some men ‘seem to think
when they marry a girl he has been
adopted by the family and is enti
tled to the support of an honored
minor.
That a woman’s relatives never
seem to remember after the wed
ding that what her husband con
tracted to do was to marry and care
; for just o ne of the family.
I *
; Mr. J. A. Lawin, of Broxton, a
prominent merchant of that pi ice.
was in town last Friday and called
on the Breeze. He informed 11s
that he would leave for New York
in a short time for his stock of fall
and winter goods, notice of which
will be given in the Breeze, also in
his 'ocal paper.
Just as we told u. the largest
stock of everything in town and
guarantee to sell lower than any
body. Marker Trading Co.
ALTAHAHA NEWS.
Altamaha, Ga., Aug. 15 —Rev.
Snow and Jordan are running a
protracted meeting at Philadelphia
church, this week.
Quite a number of our hustling
farmers are busy pulling fodder this
week.
Miss Mamie Swain, one of Trin
ity’s most handsome young ladies,
spent Thursday night with Misses
Lucretia Sellers and Georgia Hor
ton.
Miss Lottie Buchan was the
guest of Misses Viola and Georgia
Horton and Lucretia Sellers this
week.
Mr. Wra, Dyal passed through
this community Thursday.
Mr. Tom Miller took his best
girl to church Thursday night ask
Miss Sallie who it was.
Mr. A. C. Gordon and family
of near Graham visited in Mont
gomery courty Saturday and Sun
day.
Mr. George Gray, of Montgom
ery county died at his home Wed
nesday of last week. Mr. Gay
leaves a wife and two bright little
babes to mourn his loss we extend
our heart felt sympathy to the wife
and relatives.
Mr. Tommie Harrison and daugh
ter, Miss Lizzie, of Graham, at
tended preaching at Philadelphia
Thursday night.
We are expecting the wedding
bells to ring as some of our young
folks are taking on mightily. How
about this girls ?
Mr. Lonnie Swain took two girls
to church Wednesday night. Lon
nie don’t take them all. Ask Clay
ton how many he carried.
Col. Harley Williams visited in
this community Thursday night.
Messrs George Collins and Dur
don, oF Montgomery county is vis
iting relatives in this community
this week.
Miss Lucretia Sellers visited
Misses Mamie and Lola Swai-n
Friday.
Miss Viola Horton spent Tues
day night with Misses Sallie and
Lottie Buchan of near Hazlehurst
and reported a most jolly time.
With best wishes to all and Un
cle Jim especially, your niece,
Lilly of the Valley.
Record Breaking Sauash.
Mr. T. J. Watson brought to this
office on Friday a squash grown by
Fred Moorman on the Henry Wells
place near Hightower creek in
Buckeye district, which weighed
pounds and measured four feet
and two inches in circumference.
The squash was on exhibition at
the Courier-Dispatch office for
several hours and was seen by a
number of citizens. All expressed
themselves as believing it to be the
largest squash ever grown in this
state.
The seed from which the squash
was grown came from Rocky Ford,
Ind. —Dublin Courier.
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HAZLEHURST DOTS*.
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Hazlelui«t. Aug, 16. —Our little
town is still progressing. We now
have a newspaper, a ’phone system
and will soon have electric lights.
Rev. C. W. Snow conducted a
protracted series of meetings at
Philadelphia church last-week.
Mr. John Griffin, of Johnston,
Fla;, was in town last week.
Hon. T. A. Cromartie,. our Rep
resentative who has been sick for
some time has recovered, we are
pleased to note.
Richard Head, of Creola, Ala.,
1 is on a visit to his mother, Mrs. L.
E. Head.
Mrs. W. T. Showers returned to
her home in Atlanta last week, af
ter spending several days here with
relatives.
Mr. C. M. Mahone, our clever
railroad agent, has retnred from an
outing tour in the mountains. We
are glad to see him at home again.
Mr. Monroe Hinson, one of our
most progressive farmers was in
the city last Saturday.
Mr. Clayton Swain arid sister,
Miss Mamie, and Miss Lou Sellers
were in town last Friday.
Mr. H. G. Moore was in Macon
!.a few days of last week on business.
Mrs. T. G. Horton and her pret
ty daughter, were in town last
Monday shopping.
Mr. Johnson, one of Bax ley’s
hustling merchants was in town
last Friday on business.
Mr. Rufus Dykes was in town
last Saturday on business.
Mrs. E. C. Matthews, of North
Georgia, is on a visit to his father
near the city.
Mr. D. W. Carrell visited his
family in Dublin List week. Mr.
Carrell is book-keeper for the Ha
zlehtirst Mercantile Co.
Messrs. B. H. Meadows and J.
A. Daniel, of Gwinette county are
spending a few days in this vicin
ity investigating the advantages of
this section. We hope they may be
pleased and find homes here.
Mr. J. L. Lee is all smiles over
the arrival of a baby girl at his
house. We hope she will remain
until he is an old gentleman.
Miss Idelle Hinson returned
home last Wednesday after a visit
to Offerman of several days.
Messrs j. W. and W. F. Hin
son will put in a large stock of
goods here within the next few
days.
Messrs J. W. and Nick Yawn
were in town last Saturday shak
ing hands with friends.
Rev. W. H. Cox conducted a
protracted meeting here last week,
and it is believed much interest was
awakened for the better.
M isses \ era and Lessie Dyal, of
Miller, are visiting the Misses Cook
near tin’s place.
Misses Rena and Nora Williams,
two charming young ladies of Ha
zlehurst are with friends near Sa
vannah.
Col. J. B. Moore, of Baxley was
in town last Monday on business.
“Guess Who.”
Camilla Enterprise: “Macon
county, in which are loccated the
towns of Montezuma and Ogle
thorpe, went dry in an election
held there last Monday by a majori
ty of 23 -votes. It took hard work
to accomplish this result, but then
nothing of importance is ever ac
complished without untiring and
persistent effort.”
That’s right, and now if we
could get Dooly and Irwin counties
to go the same way the A. &B.
from Waycross to M o n t e z u m a
would have a dry run.
Savannah, Atlanta. Augusta be
■ sides manv small places in the south
.re getting up descriptive publica
tion* 0? their town* and counties
for distrib •t ; :n at the World’s Fair.