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The Douglas Weekly Breeze. FOE OUR COUNTRY AND HER PEOPLE, FIRST AND ALL TIIE TIME VOL 15, No. 49 AMMmtMHSALni 111 m PSWBIi Absolutely Pare ms m smmmm THE PREMIUM LIST- For the Coffee County Fair Next Fall. i 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}' i 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.