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The Douglas Weekly Breeze.
FOR OUR COUNTRY AND HER PEOPLE, FIRST AND ALL THE TIME
VOL 15, No. 42
COFFEE COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION.
Successful Start And A Good Deal of
Business Transacted-
The committee appointed at the
mass meeting at the court house
last Monday week was called to
gether), by the Chairman, C. E.
Baker in the Grand Jury room, and
was organzed for business by the
election of Mr. Baker, as chairman
and Mr. T. B. Marshal secretary,
doing over again what the mass
meeting did.
It was agreed that the capital
stock of the Coffee County Fair
Association should be fixed at
SIO,OOO, and that shares should be
placed at $5-°° eac h.- Each mem
ber of the committee was to be fur
nished with a subscription list to
be used in each district for the col
lection of subscription. The sub
scription to be made in two pay
ments, 50 per cent jto be paid ,on
June Ist, ballance September Ist.
On motion and adoption' F. L.
Sweat, D. Kirkland and J. J.
Rogers were appointed a commit
tee on rules and the
government of the Association.' w
On motion * and adoption B.
P|ters«6, J. ’I. Denton and P. B.
Butler were appointed a committee
on location. * •
Two letters, ftom persons hav
ing had some experience in the
management of county fairs, one
at Waycross and one at Valdosta,
were read, and hy them some in
struction was obtained. The man
ner of conducting a county fair
was discussed, but no definite plan
was agreed upon.
A meeting of the committee was
called for the first Monday in
March, and it is expected then
that permanent organization will
be perfected, a charter applied for
and definite conclusions made
which will put the association on
a wckir.g footing.
firs. Grundy Says.
t That a Douglas girl has
admitted that the best
thing she ever had around
was a young man’s
arm. Well did you ever?
That old grundy says a
taffy-pulling girl always
develops into a hair pulling wife.
Mean old candy eating thing!
That the best way to get children
in your class to attend Sunday
school is to promise to meet them,
and be sure-that you do.
That it is a poor plan to call a
person a fool and then expect them
to have faith in you. Did you
ever think about that?
That you can always get a wo
man to acknowledge the corn if you
step on her foot, but the acknowl
edgement may cause a pain in your
head. Don’t try this.
That few people are satisfied
with their fortunes, but satisfied
or not they must put up with their
misfortune. It is best.
That excuses may be used all
through life with success, but they
won’t work off a mortgage or delay
death. Try to make as few as
possible.
That when everybody else loves
you and you love them the millen
nium will be only a few miles in
the distance. Bros. Standford and
Bozeman wi'l tell you how to-mor
row.
Seed Irish Potatoes, Eastern
Grown, all varieties, at Peoples’
Pharmacy.
South Georgia Truck Growers.
The Breeze has received from
the Secretary a booklet, giving the
form of organization of the South
Georgia Truck Growers’ Associa
tion, also directions for quick and
successful growing of early vegeta
bles for market, given by experi
enced truck-growers. The secre
tary also writes as follows :
I take the liberty to mail you
herewith a copy of our Booxlet on
Truck Growing.
The information therein contain
ed is compiled from the very best
aurthority, with the personal ex
perience of local truck growers
who have made a success in the
business.
If it is not asking of you too
much would be glad you would
make mention in your columns of
the booklet, for the benefit of those
who are interested in growing
truck.
The dues for membership in the
Association is SI.OO per annum
those who desire the booklet who
are not members can get same for
50 cents.
The Associon was not organized
for no particular local section but
for all South Georgia.
No doubt the growing of truck
is the best tiling for us, since tne
timber and by-products are gone.
We have the assurance of buyers
coming to purchase our truck at
our shipping points, which is much
better than for us to ship and take
the risk of the markets, delivery,
and unscrupulous Commission men.
Any mention you see fit to make
will be helping along the good
cause.
EDWARD J. BERRY,
Sec. & Treas.
Fire at Broxton.
Last Monday night the store and
contents of the Lewin Bargain
House, at Broxton was destroyed
by fire. The watchman over at the
mill first discovered theflame, com
ing from the storehouse near where
the stove stood, and it is supposed
this was the source of the conflagra
tion. The Breeze learns that the
stock and building were both in
sured. Mr. J. A. Lewin com
menced business in Broxton only a
short while ago, and had built up
a fine run of custom by his pro
gressive ideas and fair prees, and
it is regretted that his career has
been cut short so suddenly and
hoped he will soon be on deck
again.
Her Birthday Party.
Miss Ora Thompson was nine
teen years of age last Monday, and
in the evening her parents gave a
birthday party in her honor. A
number of friends remembered her
with nice presents and their pres
ence, while her mother had prepared
a delightful entertainment for the
entire company. Theevening was
pleasantly 6pent, and there was
more than enough fine cakes for
everybody and one for the writer,
for which Miss Ora has a bundle
of our assorted thanks.
Fire At Bushneli.
Last Monday morning we learn
ed that a house at Bushneli, a few
mile 6 from this place, had been de
stroyed the night before by fire.
The house was the property of
James Smith but occupied by some
other parties. Mr. Smith had diffi
culty in saving his store, which
was just opposite the burning
building, across the rialroad track.
Douglas, Ga., February 18th, 1905.
SCHOOL TERMS LENGTHENED-
State Board Provides for Increased
Terms for the Counties.
The State School Board of Educa
tion, at a meeting last Friday in the
office of. Governor Terrell, at Atlan
ta, passed a resolution urging all
county boards to extend the length
of the school term in view of the
fact that the school fund has been in
creased. The resolution past is as
follows :
‘‘Resolved, that it is the sense of
the State Board of Education, in
view of t-he increase in the school
fund, that county boards of educa
tion should, wherever practicable,
increase the length of the school
term in proportion to the increase
in funds.”
The state board did not pass a
compulsory resolution, because of
the fact that many counties which
took state convicts for work on
their public roads and which con
sequently lose that portion of the
school fund coming from convict
hire. They will get with the in
crease this year only about as
much school money as they have
had heretofore.
The Coffee County Fair-
Quite a number of our exchages,
in north, middle and southern
Georgia, are beginning to note the
fact that Coffee county intends to
get up a fair this fall for her own
benefit, by her people, to advertise
her wonderful resources, and to at
tract the admiration of the county.
That Coffee county is prepared for
this is shown by the united action
of the people.
But in undertaking the organiza-.
tion of this association, every one
who has a hand in the affair should
take hold with a determination to
succeed. We have lived in coun
ties where fair associations were
organized before this one, and we
never knew one to bring satisfac
tory result at the outset. General
ly the first is a big success as an
exhibition of a country’s possibili
ties, but a failure from a financial
standpoint, and so is the beginning
of any other enterprise, because
many expenses and obstacles must
be met and overcome in the begin
ning that will not occur in the con
tinuance of the business. Fair as
sociations, however, always pay in
the long run, that is they pay back
the money invested in solid worth
and pay the interest on the same
by the enhanched value of proper
ties, and the advertisement of the
sections in which held.
They Come Every Day
One mail brought in the follow
ing this week.
Pearson. 2 15. —Please find money
order for $2.00 to pay subscription
up to August. I like your paper
very much. It is a good fair pa
per Thos. Sears'
Dawson, Ga—2-11—Enclosed
find money order for the lPeeze.
Send the good news on.
R. S. Nelson.
Ontario. Col.—Change the label
on my paper, by giving credit for
SI.OO. Feb., 6th.
J.W. Hartley.
Letters like these encourage a
man to do his best, and we shall
continue to try to make the peop,
believe they must have the Breez^
Try J. F. Overstreet & Bro. v
the Cash. They lead while otb,
follow.
Breeze the Legal Organ.
The Sheriff cannot have two le
gal organs in one county, but in or
der to end an unpleasant controver
sy about the legal advertising of
the county Sheriff Southerland is
publishing a card in the Breeze and
also in the Gazette which says : “All
legal advertising in Coffee county
will still remain in the Douglas
Breeze, and will also appear in the
Coffee County Gazette, which will
make “all notices from the Or
dinary’s office legal.”
This means that all citations bear
ing the Ordinary’s signature will
be published in both papers, and
the fees will be payable to the
Gazette.
All Sheriff’s sales, tax sales,
mortgage sales* executors sales, ad
ministrator’s sales, bank statements
petition for incorporation, in fact
all legal notices that do not bear the
name of the Ordinary are to be
published and .paid for in the
Breeze.
The publication of a legal notice
of any kind in the Breeze makes it
legal, but no notice is legal in the
Gazette if not published also by
the Breeze, still, the Breeze will
never fail to publish “all notices
from the Ordinary’s office.” The
Gazette, by this agreement, must
publish all legal notices appearing
in the Breeze.
This arrangement does not light
en the work of the Breeze, but it is
hoped it will meet with favor from
all sources.
Cures Rheumatism and Catarrh— Medicine
Sent Free.
These two diseases are the result of
an awful poisoned condition of the
blood - If you have aching- joints and
back, shoulder blade, bones paine,
cripple hands, legs, or feet, swollen
muscles, shifting, sharp biting pains,
and that tired, discourage feeling of
rheumatism, or the hawking, spitting,
blurred eyesight, deafness, sick stom
ach, headach, noise in the head,
mucous throat discharge, decaying
teeth, bad breath, belching, gas of
catarrh, take" Botanic Blood Balm B.)
B.) B.). It -kills the poison in the
blood which causes these awful symp
toms, giving a pure, healthy blood
supply to the joints and mucous mem
branes, and makes a perfect cure of
the worst rheumatism or foulest ca
trarh. Cure where all else fails.
Blood Balm )B. B. B.) is composed of
pure Bontonic ingredients, good for
weak kidney. Improves the digestion,
cures dyspepsia. A perfect tonic for
old folks by giving them new, riches,
pure blood. Throughly tested for
thirty years. Druggists, SI per large
bottle, with complete directions for
home cure. Sample free and prepaid
by writing Blood Balm Co., Atlanta.
Ga., Describe trouble and special free
medical advice sent in sealed letter.—
For sale by Union Pharmacy, Doug
las, Ga.,
At The Baptist Church.
Services at the Baptist church
to-morrow, will be conducted as
usual by the pastor, Rev. J. B.
Bozeman.
The morning theme will be:
‘•The Danger Signal.” At the
close of the sermon Mrs. E. L.
Tanner will sing “Will There be
any Stars in my Crown.?”
Evening theme.—“ Drama of
Lify’-wM /A . f oner will sing at
t’ n with gOGu , f g m y \\r an .
" WE PAY /A . > attend
DEb
SI.OO per Annum
DEATH S DOINGS
The Relentless Reaper Makes Many
People Noun-
Mrs. Martha Peterson —Mrs. Martha
Peterson mother of Messrs Benajah
Peterson, Joseph E. Peterson, Mrs.
Fisher Gaskin and another daugh
terliving out of the State, died last
Saturday morning, at the ripe age
of 77 years. Her affliction is said
to have been heart trouble. As
stated she was well advanced in
years and she was, by the laws
of nature, not for this world many
years, still, her death was a shock.
All her children are grown and
have families of their own, and.
wh i 1 ejhh ere was universal regret it
is well that no little ones are left
without a mother’s care. Mrs.
Peterson was a pioneer, having
been among the early citizens of
the county, and she and her hus
band, who has been dead some
twenty years, could tell something
of the hardships and ill-conven
iences of etiling-a county without
railroads or other methods of con
nection or news from the outside
world. Her remains were interred
at the Douglos cemetery. Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lott —died last Sun
day in the early morning in her
45th year, after a short illness of
lagrippe. She leaves several chil
dren, all boys, save one little
daughter, ten or twelve years old.
Her husband, David Lott, was kill
ed in this place six or seven years
ago. Mrs. Lott was a daughter
of Wyley Bird, and lias a number
of relatives ill the county. She
was a clever, hospitable lady, and
sixteen or eighteen years ago her
and husband were active in enter
taining Barkers Class, then con
ducting the first meeting of a series
of yearly services at Broxton.
They then lived in the country and
writer was her guest. Her remains
were interred at the city cemetery.
Mrs. W. B. Carter— a lady not very
well known to US, living in the
northern part of the city, died last
Saturday night, after a short ill
ness. She was a.daughter of
Dan Roberts, was about 25 yettrs
of age and had been married only
about one y.ear. Her remains were
interred at Carver church. Mr.
Carter desires the Breeze to return
his thanks to the persons who
came to his relief in this afflic
tion.
Sr. Gsorge Lewis— Well know
Douglas and surrounding h
try died one day last week, • ,1
the country. lie was C l
years of age joined the 1
here, and appeared to live
upright life. Fortune 1
favored him and his wife, a. T
were in destitute cirej
lie has said that “life
but in his condition,
be a relief.” We iutKBBCB
where his remains w
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