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The Douglas Weekly Breeze.
FOE OUR COUNTRY AND HER PEOPLE, FIRST AND ALL TIIE TIME
VOL 15, No. 49
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THE PREMIUM LIST-
For the Coffee County Fair Next Fall.
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In the Breeze to-day will be
found the Premium Last for the:
Coffee County Fair, just as handed!
aut by the Secretary’s stenograph-:
er, and is correct. This list will
appear only a few times, and all
interested will please preserve the
paper or cut out the list, for future
reference.
It will be seen that the racing
will not be done by professional
turfmen, as only horses raised in
i/bftt e - Irwin, Appling, Ware and
Cline* l will participate. There are
four premiums for racing.
'Phe list is very interesting read
ing a Cd is full and complete, from
the best district agucultural display
to a hand paimted. va~ Ihe Sec
retary and Preri— 4 "*
have prepared a i.. __ _ olease
all. if such a thing I 8 .ble,
and better men for the din » could
not have been selected.
It may not be too late for the
farmer to pitch iiis crop to take
-some of these agricultral premiums,
and if he cannot plant for that pur
pose fast cultivation and fertilizers
will do the work.
The racing is op“n to five coun
ties, but we do even in
this competition Coffee county will
be beaten.
The field crops, etc., for which
premiums are now offered are for
the contestants of Coffee count}'
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only, but we believe something to
attract our friends from other coun
ties will be offered. It should be
done. We are for our own people
all the time but in being this we are
not selfish, nor are the people of
the county.
Presbyterian Services.
Services* in the Presbyterian
church Sunday evening conducted
by the pastor. No services will
be held in the morning.
Savannah Presbytery meets on
Monday evening April ioth, at
7 :45 p. m. and will be in session
four days. Preaching every day
at ii a. tn. and 7 130 p. m. On
Wednesday evening the ladies of
the Musical Department, Black
share Institute, will give a recital
in the school Auditorium, free to
the public. Let everyone come.
Frightful Suffering Relieved.
Suffering frightfully from the virulent
poisons of undh e ted food, G. Grayson,
of Lula, Miss., took Dr. Kiug’s New Life
Pills, “with the result,” he writes, “that
I was cured.” All stomach and bowel dis
orders give way to their tonic, laxative
properties. 25c at Union Pharmacy.
The fair will be a success this
fall.
GENERAL PRESENTMENTS.
Grand Jury March Term 1905, of Cof
fee County Superior Court-
We, t«he Grand Jury, selected,
chosen and sworn for this, the
March term, 1905. of Coffee Super
ior Court, beg to submit herewith
our General Presentments.
Through committees appointed
for that purpose, we have looked
into the condition of the public
buildings and institutions of our
county, and report as follows : We
find the court house much in need
of improvements. Its various
rooms are in bad condition, and we
recommend that they he thoroughly
swept and cleaned up, and that
hereafter they be kept locked at
| night. The public water closet at
I the court house is really in a dis-
graceful condition, and we recom
mend that it be put in proper con
dition without delay. W r e find the
jail in an uncleanly and unsatisfac
tory condition, resulting from the
wasting or leaking o ' water from
the water pipes or other sources,
and we recommend that this be
remedied and that it be put in good
sanitary condition. We find the
stove flue in the jail kitchen in a
j dangerous condition, making it es
-1 pecially hazardous on account of
fire, and recommend that it be put
in proper condition at once. We
find the county Poor Farm in good
condition, with plenty of corn and ]
bacon at the farm, and the inmates
report that they are well treated
and cared for. We recommend
that the wells on the poor farm
be bricked and cemented from the
clay to the top of the ground as we
find the wooden curb decaying and
rendering the taste of water bad.
We find the Convict camp kept as
required by law, except that bad
language is commonly used by the
convicts, and we recommend that
the guard do not permit this con
duct to continue, but take imme
diate steps to suppress it. We
find that the escape of a convict
on Sunday, March 26th, was due
to carelessness, and should such
careless occur again, we recommend
a most rigid investigation of the
same, to determine the way it oc
curred and what guard or guards
responsible for it, so that proper
action may be taken.
We attach herewith the report
of the committee appointed to look
into the condition of the books of
the various county officers and
make them a part of our present
ments. We especially commend
this committee, composed of Messrs.
Jas. S. Roberts, J. I. Hatfield and
Jessie M. Pafford for their very
efficient work and complete report.
We recommend that the County
Commissioners :ave a bridge con
structed across creek known as
Seventeen at Indian Ford where
the public road runs, the ford at
that point being in a dangerous
condition for crossing at the present
time.
We recommend that when the
convicts are in the sth Land dis
trict that they be required to repair
the bridge across the Alapaha river
near Willacoochee.
We recommend that the Criminal
Cost Docket for the City Court of
Douglas which has been discontin
ued be revived, and that the Clerk
of the County Commissioners keep
same up to date, and that he be
Daid proper compensation for such
service.
Douglas, Ga., April Bth, 1905.
We recommend that the County
Commissioners levy and collect the
sum of One Thousand Dollars
license for the sale of domestic
wines made from grapes, berries or
fruits purchased by the party man
ufacturing the same, or grown on
lands Owned, leased or rented by
him, where the same is retailed in
quantities not less than a quart and
not drunk on the premises where
sold.
We recommend that the Com
missioner of Pension* for the State
raise the pensiot) of J. C. Williams
from SSO per year to SIOO per
year.
We recommend that the County
Commissioners have convicts work
ali roads in all incorporated towns
up to Main Streets in each town,
when working roads leading intti
each town in said county.
We recommend that each Road
Overseer or collector turn in every
month his stubbs to the Clerk of
Commissioners for recording same
on book provided lor that purpose.
We recommend that Thosj Mc-
Govern be appointed N. P. and
E“x Officio J. P. for the Broxton
District.
The committee appointed to ex
amine the books of the various J.
P.’s and Ex Officio J. P.’s report
the same very neatly and correctly
kept, with the exception that the
cost in some of the books have been
itemized in pencil, and recommend
that the same be kept with pen and
ink. This report we adopt as a
part of our presentments
We have received report from
the County School Commissioner,
which shows an enrollment of 1961
white and 620 colored pupils in
the public schools of the county,
and a balance on hand of the pub
lic school fund of $292.18.
We recommend that the sum of
$2.00 per day be paid to each
Grand and Petit Juror, and Buiiiffs
except the foreman and secre f ary,
and they be paid $3.00. per day.
In case a vacancy should occur
in the Rail Road Commission of
our State, we beg to recommend
to the Governor, Hon. J. M. Tyr
rell, the appointment of Hon. L.
Johnson of Waycross, Georgia, to
fill the same. We believe that Mr.
Johnson is a man of just such
capacity and experience as is need
ed to fill this position, an. that his
appointment would be to the inter
est of all our people.
We recommend that our Repre
sentative introduce or support legis
lation abolishing the running ot
excursions on the sabbath day.
We also recommend that our rep
resentative oppose any measure
that may be introduced in lhe
Legislature to take a part ot Coffee
county for the purpose of assisting
in making a new county.
We recommend that our Repre
sentative and State Senator intro
duce and pass a bill applying to
Coffee county, with such terms and
provisions as will entitle each
school,district of said County to
receive the entire amount of the
public school fund allotted to it un
der the present laws, so that said
school district can use and appro
priate said school fund either itur
ing the year for which it is appro
priated or any other time that the
citizens of said school districts may
see best to use the same. We
most earnestly request our Repre
sentative and State Senator to en-
act into law some provision on
these general lines, that will give
to the county school districts the
rehef desired in this matter.
Whereas the offices of Judge and
Solicitor of the City Court of
Douglas are to he filled by appoint
ment of the Governor at the ap
proaching session of the General
Assembly for new terms, to begin
in the fall or w inter, we lake the
liberty of suggesting the name of
two members of the bar of the
county for the respective offices,
believing that their appointment
would prove satisfactory to. the bar
and (lie people. For the office of
Jusige, we commend Charles T.
Roan, Esq,, an attorney of un
questioned integrity, marked abil
ity . a: d an experience that espec
i billy fit him for this position, to
| the favorable consideration of the
I Governor, and for the office of
Solicitor, we commend to the Gov
ernor the present incumbent, M.
I). Dickerson, Esq., who has shown
by' Ibe record he has already made
in the office his ability and qualifi
cations for the duties thereof. We
believe that these gentlemen would
most admirably fill the respective
offices, and that their appointment
would be to the best interest of the
court and the people of the county,
und we request that our immediate
Representative and Senator use
their influence in the matter of
securing, their -aid appointment.
W e recommend that our Repre
sentative introduce and support
legblat'on in the Legislature look
ing to the making of all officers of
our City Court elective by the peo
ple, and tha. lie endeavor to secure
the passage of a bill increasing the
saiaiy of the City Court Judge to
$900.00, a salary more commen
surate ,w'tli the position than the
present one. There is a great deal
of business done in the City Court
(ourc lunty being one of the largest,
in the State), and we feel that to
raise the salary of the Judge would
make it more desired by our best
lawyers, thus securing better ser
vice to our people.
In conclusion we beg to express
our commendation of Judge Barker,
our presiding J udge, for his upright
manner in the discharge of his offi
cial duties has very much endeared
him to our people, and we think
we are to be envied in having as the
presiding genius of our court a man
of his sterling integrity and un
questioned ability. We highly en
dorse all the recommendations sug
gested by him in his very able
charge to our body, and we very
hope that the moral force and in
fluence of the same will bear proper
fruit upon the morals of our people.
We further desire to express our
high appreciation of the very
courteous attention given us by
lion. John VV. Bennett, the Solici
tor General. He has done all that
is necessary to expedite the business
| before our body, and in every way
] has faithfully and conscientiously
discharged the duties of his office,
and we feel that our people are to
be congratulated in having such a
public official. We also, in this
connection, desire to return thanks
to Hon. M. D. Dickerson, who has
so ably assisted the Solicitor
General in the discharge of his
duties before this body. We also
desire to thank S. F. Memory, Esq.,
the Official Reporter of our Court,
for his very kind aid and assistance
SI.OO per Annum
in the discharge of the tedious de
tails which have come before this
body.
We also return thanks to our
Clerk and Sheriff for courtesies ex-,
tended our body, and commend
them for their faithful and efficient
discharge of the duties of their re
spective offices.
Weiecommend that these Pre
sentments be printed in the Douglas
Breeze and Coffee County Gazette,
and the sum of $7.50 he paid to
each paper for said service.
We recommend that D. W. Gas
kin, Clerk Superior Court Coffee
County be paid an additional sum
of Seventy Five Dollars for trans
cribing Record of General Indexes,
covering Deeds Nos. 1 to 1 c in
clusive.
It being made to appear that the
original recommendation of One
Hundred Dollars for transcribing
Deeds No. 1 and No. 2, and gener
al indexes to be inadequate for the
work done.
J. Luijlam, Loukman.
John Geiger, E. M. Wilcox,
j. F. Overstreet, Jas. A. Day,
J. M. Cox, T. Tanner,
E. L. Vickers, T. A. Westberry,
Thos. H. Brown, G. W. Corbett,
Gray Meeks, ). 11. Dent,
Elias Lott sr, T. B. Johnson,
Eli Vickers, Jessie Eddenfield,
Bartley Burkett, Joslnm Carter,
B Wash Douglas, W. B. Teston,
John Grantham, R. L. Ford.
GEORGIA—Coffee Cqunty.
The within and foregoing Gen
eral Bresentments received and
read in open court, whereupon it
is considered, ordered and adjudg
ed that said presentments be admit
ted to record and that the same be
hereby made a part of the proceed
ings of this court. It is further or
dered that said presentments be
published as therein recommended.
In open court this April Ist, 1905.
T. A. BARKER/
Judge of Superior Court of Coffee
County Georgia.
Faithful Woman at Rest.
Mrs. Lee, the faithful, loving
mother of Mrs. F. F. Hammond,
died last Sunday week and was hur
ried next clay at the Douglas ceme
tery. Several years ago, in pass
ing out of a door where she lived
with her daughter sho fell from the
top step and injured her hip, from
which she recovered. The
last tew years of her life was pass
ed as a helpless invalid, having in
addition to the above received
some parlytic strokes, but in all
her affliction she was patient and
resigned. Site was a Christian and
her daily company was sweet com
munion with her savior. That she
is at rest, there can be no doubt.
Her daughter, Mrs. Hammond, did
all that a dutiful daughter could to
make her affliction as light as ten
der care could, and while she is in
sorrow she knows her mother is at
rest.
The body so pail, tired and worn,
is at rest, while her pure spirit is
with Him who said “Come unto
me and 1 will give you rest.
Dr. ftuffin T. Kendrick, of Tif
ton, died last Sunday week in
Brunswick, in the 74th year of his
age. We knew Dr. Kendrick per
sonally all our life, nearly, and the
people around Tifton, up and down
the B. & W. R. R. will miss him.
He practiced medicine whether a
man had money or not, and once,
when he lived in Ty Ty or Sumner,
we have forgotten which, while on
a visit to Albany, he gave away,
for charity, -all the money he had
with him, and if he had not had a
pass di<i not have enough left to
' pay his fare to his home.