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A Clever Settlement n *
Mr, Jeff Kirkland, bur g-.i.l school
' coMimii'Hiouer, was calli il on last week
to settle a question of i < {uity betwc < u
the two colored school teachers at
Pearson. Ho did so. with singular a
gaerty.
B. Coffee and Ih A. .Ft. Ikin- the
twO teachers in qui- t-i'iii, and >ll la t
Friday night they call' and th color tl
citizens of I’cai on together to have
an-expression a.-, to who '-I, mid have
the principalship of the .- In ! at that
place. Coffee rc-presi u(. tin M< tie
diet faction and Judk.iu is favored i<y
the Bitplist, and tho.- - -tin;.;; in eadi
faith we.e thete in numbers and vo
cahpower to champion their rt sport
ive Candidate. Long and loud were
the discussions, and vcliemi nt were
the gesticulations until it became ap
parent to the mow eon.-ervatise that
a settlement wa out o. the qu< -lion,,
and it was decided to call hi the com
intssionertp restore order Sod decide
theirsjiflerences. 'i lie hour was late
hut they went for tho or mmi
sioner and on their arrival found
him in bed. lie goodnaturtdly went
to the hall where they were a. mblcd
and after a full investigation of the
quasi faets, from wlii.-li nothing vefy
definite eoirld he learned, he decided
to let both teach for two wea k r, at the
end of which time the one having the
greater number of pupils- should as
sume the principals!! p. 1 hi- decis
ion pleased the whole assembly, and
they broke up with cheers and si. nil ~
and bore the commissioner out of the
the hall on their shoulders.
There is no man'lii' the county who
has more admirers among both races
than Commissioner Kirkland.
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Prayer at a Sawmill.
It was a holy scene. There, upon
the millsite in the dark gray of the
morning, just as Aurora began to
blush upon the world and long before
Venus, the morning, stall,‘had drawn
the arras of Apollo’s golden sheen to
ditn its lurt/oiWoeaiity ; there by the
light of the great blazing fire of t-ccih
ing furnaces, tho manager of the mill
Mr. J. 1- . Hailey Opened the Book of
Life and began to read from the 3rd.
chapter of James,, in which it say.-
that "the birds of the air and the beasts
of the fields may be tamed by man,
but no man hath been known to tame
that unruly member, the. tongue.’'
"That a fountain which semleth forth
sweet water con tint at the same time
flow bitter.'’ With bared and bowed j
heads they listened with re\ei 11! al
ten lion and the inspired' fell;
like a solemn presag" on (hose sii-nm:
Sturdy men as they I lb. o- F |
tween the furnace iightand the (law'll
When “let us pi ay" e ; in- f-. m *t lt
lips of tho h-adi ratl In end tin 1
son every knee wa l emlcft to th<
dust tloor so promptly il em -d that !
the duties ofiife, had horiii t! m and >vn !
that the |humhle praver m .0" 'is|. 1;
their burdens, and ti lily ti httixlcni-!
did seem to lift them-e!\es and steal j
away ,in the loving, lend- - prayei
that rosn to the Father above; for a
happy hand of men went to their la
bor just as the light of day broke
through (lie mill house amid a
glad sweet song of triumph rent the
crisp morning air.
It is the only sa-vniilHu-flie world
that we know of, where the day s labor
begins with prayer.—-TI. S. Bailey.A
Co’s, at McDonald's Mill tin.’
FKKR CONCERT.
Mr. T. E. Lanter. of Waycross is in
town with one of his partners, Mr.
McCrary, and they arc fixing up for a
rousing time for Douglas next week.
Homo day after NVednesdnj they will
commoneo a musical e mccrt that will
bo worth any man's time to come to
Douglas to hear. Mr. Lanier has had
shipped to Douglas a fine line of
pianos,organs and various other mu
•teal instruments, and on Thursday or ,
Friday Miss Mayday D.'irkel, assisted
by Miss llcrta Wiggins, will commence
to use her excellent talents for the
pleasure of all present. They both
are fine musicians, and Mi - Wiggins
is one of the sweetest singers 111 the
South. Mr. Lanier himself, needs no
introduction to the people, lie is the I
long established jeweler of Wayeross.
and by his unrelenting onotify ami
consummate pluck,has built up a bus- j
inesa secomt to none G, Georgia. Do j
not fail to tome and hear the music
aud see his line of musical instru
ments and sewing machines
A man in Ardmore I. T. when- the
local optiou law is in forte, displayetl |
several great bottles tilled with what
"the boys" thought was whiskey.
When quietly asked what ho had in!
them he winKod significantly and re
plied "coffeo,’’ He >oon sold ali he had ,
at a dollar a bottle ami it turned out to j
be coffee and a poor article’at that.
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_ MCDONALD'S MILL ITEMS.
r Tlie IL &W. Railroad people have
; had quite a force of hands taking ’up
.he light meiiall along the road near
; this pJaccg.nd putting down heavier
I rail. They are certainly preparing to
l make fast time, and better sclicdule.
The people of this place are glad to
I get tire new Breeze, Everybody
seems to lie perfectly delighted With
i the improvement 1 made by the- new
malingers, a nil predict a bright and
prosperous future fur the Breeze. Ev
erybody wants it in fheir homes.
McDonald’s Mill high school opened
tup last Monday moniiriir With fhitter
j ing prospects, with Miss Grace as prin-,
j eipal. We hope‘to have it fine school
j the ciitij-e seiisunprcs Miss Grace is an
accomplished teacher and a fine discip
linarian. ~ ,
The farmers in this seetion are ar
ranging for auoi iter crop. - They are
building up Coißps.-it, heaps and ap
pcarantly have decided to make their
meat and hominy at home, cotton
does not seem to bo on their .minds,
but corn, peas and potatoes are going
to be the leading crops.
Our genial and clever Walter Lott
is out again to the' delight of his
many friends after being confined a
wc ek to his room with lagrippe.
Mr. Tpm Mty'ton has left *us and
gone to Waj’cros to accept a position.
The girl are sorry to sc c Tom Dave
and at the handshaking hisjeyes were
full of tears. - •
Mr. Bob Hillianl made, a Hying trip
to Duke last'Saturday to see bis folks.
ft is rumored that Day and Jeffords
will erect a H.tw ini,l planl on the
B & W Railroad between Pearson and
andMe Donald’s Mill very soon.
Mr. J. J. Brookcr contemplates
building a nice, residence* near the
B. <fc W. railroad warehouse soon.
Vender what he wants with such a
nice house now? That explain* the
packing away of love letters wrapped
with blue ribon ; lie got the premium.
Mr. Jno. tV. Greer of the Douglas
Breeze j„\;<,;ed through’our town Ihin
week oil bis rotiiip./from a visit t:
lV"ii-ur,ii. We. ail ways glad to r
John m hi* ptea’sanl unit hi.-; ' i.-..|ivr
sition ami hope lie will have abuu
rbi it success with the popular Breeze.
Snllic.'
FIRM AT WILLACQOCHKB.
Lust Saturday morning about half
past three o'clock just before the can
j mm lull passed llmt place, the alarm
iof fire was sounded, and it was soon
discovered that the depot was in
dam The people turned out avd
I would have rendered any Gorvieo to
1 gave Tho contents of.the building, but
I the lire hail 100 .much headway and
I all of the freight was burned. Th
cannon ,ball came along about the
| lime il was wrapped in (lames, and nf
i ter a short iuvostig ttn n, Engineni'
; '.Mitch decided lie could run thc.bluek*
lade Ilefore the uv.vk heciune Wj.irped,
j ivliieh would delay his train, and- he
backed back a few Hundred yards end
went by a whizzing. Tho, current if
air caused by the momentum of the
train sicked the fire all round the
ears, and the angry (lames seemed to
leap with rage at flic daring deed, and
would have licked up the train with
its human freight, but tho monster
rolled on with a taunting "je'eV," and
unhartned, left the fury raging far be
hind. A thousand dollar piano con
signed to Mr. Ben Gray was destroyed
in tho depot and much freight besides.
PKAItSON UKIHETS.
Sunday n’glit while Mr. Sellars was
gone tocliureli, some one catered his
room and stole 1 1 is valiee. a pair of
p ints and a pair of shoes. Woo qntd
you bachelors without n home., ' - " :
Mr. Littlejohn, the new pastor
preached torus the first time SunslSv.
1 His two sermons fully justified 'lns'
reputation, and the poeplr are highly
pleased w fill him as a man,
MT. Jet! Kirkland and Mr. Cafifip
hell wHI erect .a tuipcntiue still in'
j Pearson at an early day. Let prog I
i ress firoeecd.
W'.hen you meet Mr. 1 lucks tTk him !
! how-eohl Zacharias was when John
the Baptist was born . " -*•
Messrs Day and Gaskin are erecting
a large saw mill three miles below
Pear-eu wlu-re the woodrack stands.
The lkeeze is becoming , a house
j hoU article iu Pearson. We are al
\vii\. glad to see it.
May. . .
BARKER .V FIELDING,
.J 33' W-vEi'Xa ERS.
Watches. Clocks, Gnus. .Pistols and
Sewing Promptly
j ; ‘ . Rcpnii-ed. ,
i Pietuie Frames of all Kinds A Sizes.
PEARSONS Merchant
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DRY GOODS, Hats
Boots, shoes, notions.
And Ready Made Pants, is always full, but Groceries, Shoes
and Ladies’ Hats are his Specialties.
The Public are invited to call on
•V I.oON. cv p- A
New Year,
New GOODS,
New Firm,
New pRICEs,
Read onr ad next week
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T. J. DAVIS & CO.
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Douglas, Georgia-
J. J. LOTT,
Wholesale GrOCER.
TOBACCO, CIGARS, AND LIQUORS.
Also Flour, Meal, Grits, Grain, Hay and Brail.
212 & 214 BAY STREET.
BBUN'SWICK- <3-A.
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GROCERIES.
SQUIRE’S MEATS AND LARD.
Other Grocers say I am selling too cheap, but I can’t hold my Goodt
when people bring the cash. The staples like Bacon, Flour, Lard, Grist
and meal are always on hand. And fresh Vegetables and Fruit come daily
Seed and Feed Oats, Corn and Hay. Orator and Leader brand
Flour—Full Patent $4.50 per barrel.
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PEARSON, GEGRIA.
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ALUMINUM SILVER SOLID METAL TABLE WARE.'
BOMI3THING ENTIRELY NE'W. )
Durable ’and Pretty as Solid Silver at one-tenth the cost. v
LOOK AI THESE PRICES.
% Aluminum Silver Solid Metal Table ajawrifl,
0 “ ** ** “ Pessert Sroons, 2.50
6 “ “ " " ToaSixK.ng, 1.50
6 " M medium Tbrkfl, 8.00
i * ** Plated Solid Medium Knives, 8.00
4 ** 44 Dessert Knives. 2.50
5 “ ** Solid Metal Dessert Forks, 2.50
6 ** ** ** “ Coffee Spooufi. 1.50
< ** m m tt i:3O
1 - u n u Bqny Spoon, 1.25
1 M PieHniVo, 2.00
1 “ *•**•* Bufrar Shell, .50
1 M w Butter Knife, .50
1“ 44 “ " Pickle Fork, .50
mum Child Set (3 pcs.) 1.25
IA fl.* “ " “ Sugar Tongs, 1.00
Full Sot., . . f^OO
. We mean exactly what we fay anJ ore iblc to make every promise good*
i WESTERN MiSTAL WORKS.
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Prices To Suit the times.; ’
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The Cwenera! Merchandise sfORE
OF
JEFF KIRKLAND.
PeattOn , Ga.
L. DOUGLAS
'TiFS3 SHOE 0 ™
Sqiieafcless, Bottom Waterproof. Best Shoe sold at the prico|
fell- S4 and @3.60 Dress Shoo*
■*£4 m- I \mS3.SO Police Shoe, 3 Sole A.
. Jpy j YwfSL Best Walking Shoe ever made.
e? J|| ' vJII. 82.60, and 82 Shees,
Boysea’i f k i.7s&hoolSboel
sa.^o 1 $2, SI. wi
: ~ * Best Do lgo la, Stylish, l K
Fitting and Senriceabltl^S
1 fyr ... ___ in the world. All StynS
fcjHJS IS THE
DEALERS v,-ho push the sale of W. L. Douglas Shoes gain customers,
which helps to increase the sales on their fuil line of goods. The, cu
afford to sell at a less profit, and we believe you can save money by buying all yoO|
footwear of the dealer advertised below. Catalogue free upon application*.
I‘‘ I OBTAIN A TATF.NT, For a
prompt answer and an honest opinion, write to
in*UjsN fc CO., who hav# had nearly fifty years*
experience iu the patent business. Communicp
tions strictly confidential. A Handbook of *■
formation eoncerninff Patents aud bow ♦ ;
tain them sent free. Also a catalogue/"" ,
leal and-scientific books sent fir, p u Cos
Pfitonts taken thTOUghtiitc Ainev*- n
epeeial notice in ti. Sr.V before tho rou. tc vMti •
thus are brought yen tor. This d/'*
out cost t^JWiantlyillustrates t-.r.- "
k. NEW YOUK. ‘i G M>.V.Vi
EVERT ARTICLE WARRANTED AS R>EPR
SEN TED OR MONEY REFUNDED.
Those goods are not plated, they are solid metal
and will weax like silver.
REzVD THIS MAGNIFICENT OFFER.
To tho five ladles in every county in tho XT. &
and to ev y filth lady there alter who answers this
advertised nt and purchases SB-00 worth or more
v f these goods, remitting cash with orderw e will
present each with a lady’s elegant GOLD WATCH,
14 karat gold filled case and a firtl Jewejed Swlsa
movement and worth $20.00 of any one’s money.
Tills offer is to introduce these goods and they are
well worth what you pay for them without pro
Remember a watch goes with every order of th#
first five received from any county and one wfttel
"Ith every fifth order afterwards.