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The Douglas Weekly Breeze.
FOR OUR COUNTRY AND HER PEOPLE, FIRST AND ALL THE TIME
VOL 15, No. 50
A MATTER OF HEALTH
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PROGRAMME.
First Sunday School Convention
Smyrna Baptist Association to be
Held With Union Church Near
Nicholls, April 28 to 30-
FRIDAY, APRIL 28
9 -.30 —Call to order by president.
Devotional exercises. Rev. S. G
Taylor.
9:45 —Address ot' welcome, Rev.
H. M. Meeks.
10 :oo—Response, Rev. G. A.
Bartlett.
10:30 —“Object of this Conven
tion,” Rev. A. S. Minchew.
xx :oo—Sermon by Rev. T. W.
Kytle.
AFTERNOON SESSSION
2 :oo—Enrolling names of dele
gates.
2 130 —“Best methods of conduct
ing a Sunday school,” bv
W. H. Cox.
3 :oo—“Advancement in Sunday
schools” Rev. T. P. Opieal.
3 :3c) —Short talks by the brethren
B:oo—Preaching at Nicholls, by
Rev. W. IL Cox.
SATURDAY, APRIL 29.
9 :oo—Song and prayer service,
led by Bro P. B. Butler.
9:30 —“My place in the Sunday
school; where is it?” E. J.
Riddle
10:00 —“Why should thereby a
Sunday school in a Baptist
church,” G. A. Bartlett.
11 :oo—Sermon, by Rev. J. B.
Bozeman.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
2 :oo—“Scriplural authority for
Sunday school,” Rev. H. M
Meeks.
2 :45 —“Little things of life,” by
J. M. Freeman.
3 .-30 —‘What should be the quali
fications of the officers of a
Sunday school?” W H Cox.
B.oo—Preaching at Nicholls.
SUNDAY, APRIL 30.
9 :oo —Devotional exercises, by
A. R. Hunt.
9 :30 —“Sunday school befoie the
war,” by J. M. Freeman.
10:00 —“Why teach the Scrip
tures to the rising generation”
John W. Bennett.
11 :oo—Sermon, by Rev. G. A.
Bartlett.
Dear Brethren : We cannot use
all your names in this programme,
but we earnestly desire your pres
ence at all sessions. v Come pre
pared to take part in the discussions.
Drop me a card and say you are
coming. All trains will be met at
Nicholls. All churches are re
quested to send delegate*, whether
thfcv have Sunday schools or not.
a hearty welcome
Awiiits you. Bud Meeks,
President.
’■he Treasury department at
Wwhington, April ist, reports
casl in circulation, $2,588,992,983.
Thws nothing! Same date at
Brefpte office, cash on hand was
socx*boo.ooo 000.63!
OUTRAGEOUS FREIGHT RATES-
Crushing the Life Out of Towns and
People Who Patronize the Railroads-
The Douglas Breeze has always
been a friend of the A. & B. rail
road, because it was through the
efforts of its constructors that this
section of Georgia was developed
and brought to the notice of the
outside world, and we felt that we
could not do too much for them.
Since the road passed Douglas, and
merged with other lines it is no
onger the little tram road that at
few years ago reached this town
after many difficulties. Then ex
cessive freight rates could be over
looked, but now since it has grown
to be one of the best equipped roads
in Geo gia, is no longer an experi
ment, but has a volume of business
equal to any other organization of
like character, some deduction
should be made in the excessive
rates.
Douglas cannot compete with
towns on other lines where freight
rates are less, in the sale of goods
of any character, unless the mer
chants do so at a smaller profit to
themselves. Printing offices on the
Atlantic Coast Line and atFitzger
ald can print letter heads 25 cent
per thousand less than an office in
Douglas can and make a fair profit,
and the only way we c‘an hope to
compete with them is to work at
a low rate.
We do not know how it is with
the merchant exactly on the high
tariff, but this bill shows how we
catch it. From Nashville, Tenn.,
7 bundles paper weight 580 pounds,
400 miles before reaching the A. &
B. expense $1.60. After reaching
the A. & B. less than 100 miles to
Douglas. $2.29 nearly double what
it cost to sh’p the same paper from
Nashville to Monteznma or Way
cross. So the freight on this 580
pounds of paper cost us, at Doug
las, $3.89, at Waycross, Tifton or
Fitzgerald $1.60, less than half.
Will this death dealing rate be
continued? Does the A. & B.
railway authorities expect this sec
tion to thrive and become prosper
ous as other counties when such
rates are charged for freight? Is
there no relief at the hands of the
railroad commission? These are
questions that must be answered
sooner or later.
Mr. J. C. Brewer, manager
Douglas Wholesale Groceries Com
pany ; T. B. Marshal, secretary
Board of Trade, and Attorney C.
T. were before the railroad com
missioners on this freight rate
business last week and it is hoped
the matter will receive prompt at
tention with immediate relief.
Death of Mrs. L- Ludlam.
The Willacoochee Sun, in last
week’s number announces the death
of Mrs. Annie Jane Ludlam, the
wife of Mr. L. Ludlam, mayor of
Willacoochee. This sad event took
place at 2 :15 o’clock Thursday
morning. Mrs. Ludlam had been
a most patient sufferer for many
months and met the end with for
titude of the true Christian that she
was. The furernal and interment
took place this (Friday) morning
at the Baptist church and the city
cemetery there, Rev. G. Tom West
conducting the same. The Sun
extends the tenderest and sincerest
sympathy to th.e so sadly bereaved
husband and children. A suitable
obituary will appear later.
Douglas, Ga., April 15th, 1905.
UNUSUAL CASE, THIS-
Negro Under Sentence for Murder
Charges Another With Crime.
A very unusual case in the crimi
| nal annals of Dougherty county has
l come to attention of the grand jury
. this week, although the action of
i that body thereon is not yet known.
It is remembered that last sum
mer Richard Williams, a negro,
was killed at a frolic a short dis
tance from the city limits. The
next day Whitely Walker was ar
rested, charged with the crime. At
the last term of Doughterty super
ior court Walker was put on trial,
found guilty and sentenced to ten
years in the penitentiary.
The case was appealed to the su
preme court, and several days ago
a decision was handed down by
that tribunal affirming the case as
disposed of by the lower court.
But now Walker comes forward
with a rather sesational charge.
He has sworn out a warrant charg
ing “Bubber” Hill with the mur
der of Richard Williams. He al
leges that the shot which produced
William’s death was fired by Hill,
and says he has winesses to prove
all that he charges. He states that
when on trial for his life last Octo
ber he did not accuse Hill of the
crime, because Hill had promised
to “held him (Walker) out.” Now
that Walker sees a term in the pen
itentiary staring him in the face,
he is making an effort to fasten the
crime on anotherr
Hill is in jail, and the outcome
of this unusual case is awaited with
considerable interest. Albany
•Herald.
District Sunday School Convention,
This convention convened at the
Methodist church, in this place,
last Sunday morning, and adjourn
ed Sunday night. President Booth
presided with his usual ability.
We noticed delegates from Way
cross, Broxton, Nichols and other
points.
Among the Sunday School wok
ers were C. C. Buchanan, V. L.
Stanton and Mrs. J. W. Adams,
of Waycross, N. M. Pafford, of
Nichols, Mrs. Barnes an 1 Major
Butler, of the International Sunday
School, besides the county workers.
The Convention was not well at
tended on Saturday but Saturday
night and Sunday the church Was
crowded to the doors and many
could not gain entrance, returned
home.
Sunday afternoon theconvention
covened at the Auditorium, where
more people could find seats. The
devotional services were conducted
by Mr. Harden, of the Presbyteian
church, after which Mrs. Barnes
and Major Butler entertained the
children and visitors with instruc
tive black-board exercises relative
to the lesson for that day.
In this connection we shall voice
the sentiment of many people in
Douglas against closing all the
churches in town when a conven
tion is in session in another. The
time has been when one church
would holdall the people, but that
day has passed. Last Sunday at
ix o’clock quite a number of people
could not get seats at the Meth
odist church, and as there were no
services elsewhere did not attend
services anywhere. Some went to
the Baptist church at that hour, not
knowing that no services would be
held there, and many walked
around towq. It cannot be said
that these people would not have
gone if there had been room for
them, because they did go, and
could not gain entrance.
THE JUG LAW IN COURT.
The Decision of the Highest Tribunal
Awaited with Much Interest.
The following special from Law
renceville, Ga., to the Atlanta Con
stitution of last Tuesday, says:
“Inquiries are being received here
from every part of the state want
ing information about the anti-jug
ordinance recently passed by this
town.
On March 25, 1905, the city
council passed the following ordi
nance :
“Be it Ordained by the Mayor
and Council of the C'ty of Law
renceville, Ga., That it shall he un
lawful for any railroad company,
any express company, or any other
person or persons to deliver or cause
to he delivered any package in the
city of Lawrenceville, Ga., contain
ing wine, whiskey, beer, or any
other intoxicating liquors or whis
kies, without first paying into the
treasury of said city the sum of
SI,OOO per annum as a license for
carrying on said business in said
cit v.
“Any person or persons engaged
in said business failing or refusing
to pay said license shall, upon con
viction thereof, be punished as pre
scribed in ordinance No. 1, of the
by-laws of said city.
“Each day in which said business
is carried on without a license shall
be held to constitute a new offense.”
This ordinance was aimed prin
cipally at the Southern Express
Company, it is said, as they were
doing a regular dispensary business
for this place and vicinity.
The express company, in view of
this ordinance, refused and con
tinues to refuse packages contain
ing whiskey for this place. On
account of this refusal to handle
such packages, the R. M. Rose
Company seeks to compel the ex
press company to accept whiskey
for this place by mandamus.
This mandamus will be heard be
fore Judge Pendleton on next
Saturday. The attorneys for R.
M. Rose Company are Rosser &
Carter. The express company will
be represented by their attorney,
F. G. dußignon. C. H. Brand and
F. F. Juhan will represent Law
renceville.
The dicision of the courts is look
ed forward to with much interest
by the friends of prohibition here
and elsewhere, and in case the or
dinance is sustained, it is thought
it will go a long way toward stop
ping this traffic in the dry counties.
Under the present arrangement,
whiskey can be had almost as easily
as from a dispensary, and many
prohibitionists prefer a dispensary
to the present arrangement.”
The Next Governor.
Sparta Ishmaelite: “The next
governor after Terrell will be a
South Georgia man, if that be really
the wish of the voters ot that part
of the State. If it isn’t, the South
Georgia candidates would just as
well stay out of the race.”
This is a flimsy prophesy, but
true, in one particular. South
Georgia always has two, three, four
or five candidates who would like
to be governor, and rather than sur
render their aspirations all go down
in defeat together, when if like
North Georgia, all but one would
get out of the way, a man could be
elected. Besides this, South Geor
gia is not solid, there are hundreds
who will vote for a North Georgia
candidate, in-preference to one from
this section.
We have heard of a man who sued
his wife for divorce because she kick
ed him while he was at prayer. It
may be that he was praying- to become
a widower before he became too old.
SI.OO per Annum
MOONSHINERS AT WORK.
United States Marshllas Have Busy
Time in Mitchell and Thomas
Counties.
A special from Valdosta to the
Macon Telgraph last Monday gbes
to show that moonshiners are not
all out of the land : Deputy United
States Marshal Godwin and Inter
nal Revenue Collector Williams
have just retuned from Mitchell
and Thomas counties, where they
spent a week raiding moonshine
stills and smashing them up. They
struck a nest of moonshiners near
Pelham and spent several days
there hunting up the violators and
metal and another 20-gallon pot
still. In each instance their atten
tion was attraced by the odors and
by the number of empty, suspicious
looking barrels that were around
the premises.
Coming from Mitchel county f o
Thomas, the officers found two
huge stills, made of wood with
metal bottoms. One of them had
a capacity of 250 gallons and the
other about 200 gallons. These
were broked up before the eyes of
the men who are supposed to own
putting their stills out business.
The first they captured was a 50
gallon copper still, the outfit being
worth about S4OO. This they
smashed to pieces with axes while
the owner, denying that it was his,
stood by and gave them a tongue
lashing that they will not soon fou-
KeC i
In the same neighborhood tfj
found two 20-gallon stills made ci
thern. Besides the stills, the officers
captured between two and three
thousand gallons of beer and fortv
gallons of weiskey, which was
poured out upon the the ground.
The stills were all located in isolat
ed places, near branches or dense
woods far from the road.
The Delineator for May-
In the May Delineator some of
the choicest of the season’s dress
productions are represented, and
numerous articles, stories, poems
and pictures complete a magazine
that is of much interest to women.
Albert Bigelow Paine’ several story.
“The Lucky-Piece,” grows upon
the reader with the second install
ment and promise most interesting
development. There are also short
stories by Sewell Ford and Seumas
MacManus, the latter a story of
Irish life in the author’s inimitable
vien. For collectors. N. Hudson
Moore writes concerning old chairs.
Dr. W. R. Laston contributes an
interesting acticles on “Housework
as Recreation,” illustrating the
proper and heathful methods of
preforming household duties, and
the question of bathing is discussed
in the series, “The Right of the
Child.” “A Duet in Brittany”
is an enjoyably travel sketch by W.
W. Newton. In addition, there
are entertaining stories and pas
times for young folks’ and the
domestic arrangement[are given im
portant in a number of articles.
Cheated Death.
Kidney trouble often ends fatally, but
by choosing the right medicine, E. H.
Wolfe, of Bear Grove, lowa, cheated death.
He says: “Two years ago I had Kidney
Trouble, which caused me great pain, suf
fering and anxiety, but I took Electric
Bitters, which effected a complete cure. I
have also found them of great benefit in
general debility and nerve trouble, and
keep them constantly on hrnd, since, as
I find they have no equal.” Union Phar
macy guarantees them at 50c.