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VOL. VC LOCAL NEWS Mr. John L. Tyson called on ' the Breeze Monday. A gracious rain fall in Douglas and vicinity Monday. Messrs. Holland & Tatum attended the horse sale Monday. Mr, T. B. Marshall, the clever .vine yard man, was in town Tuesday. The Waycross Steam Laundry pays the express both ways on work sent tuem. Rufe Perkins of Broxton spent Monday in Douglas buying him a horse. The Breeze job work is the best that can be had and we duplicate Savannah prices. Ware will be satisfied with either of the two senatorial candidates from Coffee. —Waycross Journal. John Cox and Munroe Mayer two of Brunswick’s most popular drum mers were in town Tuesday. Mr. D. S. Goodyear of Wilsonville spent Wednesday in town. He says rains haye fallen in his section. The Wavcross Steam Laundry dont wear or tear your clothes like other hum dries. Mr. Z. T. '’town's llorse ran away Monday and threw him under the wheels of his vehicle, hut fortu nately lie was only slightly hurt. B II levy Bros & Cos at Waycross is the betn gents furnishing house in south Georgia. If you want a suit of clothes it is the house to buy from. ' The associate editor and foreman of the Breeze is in bed with the meas les and we are playing the devil this week, vice that individual promoted. Mr. I, L. Greenbaum of New York was in Douglas Monday. Vr. Green baum represents himself in the cloth ing business. He is a clever gentle man. Boh Wiggins of Philip’s Mill was in town last I'Yiday. Bob had a signifi cant smile on his face, and it is pre sume that there is a girl at the bottom of it. Judges Ward and Dart started.on a tour through Coffee yesterday. we suspect that one will “end up” at Indian Springs and the other at Alnio. The Plant System will sell low rale summer excursion tickets to all re sorts commencing June Ist and con tinuing until September, good to re turn on or before October 31. 1896. Rev, S. H. Edmondron requests us to say that the district convention of the Freewill Baptist church will convene at Wilsonville on Friday, May 29. The colored people will take notice. Mr. V. L. Stanton of Waycross was in Douglas Tuesday talking life insur ance, While here lie- handed Mrs. Infinger a thousand dollar check as an indemnity on the life of her lament ed husband. Joe Daughtrey’s dwelling begins to move upward under the supervision of those hustling contractors Paker and Creel. It will be a neat house and to our mind is located on the prettiest site in tlie city On account of a misunderstanding about the date, there wa's iio meeting of the II rnocratie Executive Com mittee last Saturday. The meeting is called at Douglas for 'next?*M.mlay. Jund Ist. It is earnestly desired that every member be present. Mrs. M. J.. Pa-ikor. who Ms been under treatment at' the insane as\ lum at Milledgeyille, has' been reported cured by the authorities there, and twill reach the city tomorrow morning. Mr. Parker is now at Ardmore, I. Td and Mrs. Parker will go there to io’ii 3>im- —Brunswick T-—A. Col. W. P, Ward and his estimable f;mily arrived 'in Douglas Tuesday from Jacksonville,.Fia. As is their cus tom-, they have come 4o spend the summer in Douglas and dote on the salutary breezes ofthh delightful cli mate. Col, Ward is an old C .f --feenian, and his good Wife, though reared in Florida, is nn;ci, in love ' ■ h-i|h Douglas, the city of the pine 'hills. TT/e Colonel will practice t during here. Notice his I'tArd, . * THE DOCUS B&EE2E. Cleon Baker is quite sick with fev r. Prince at Pearson is dressing up the public—shoes, pants and shirts at cost. Hotel Buck is in progress of erec tion. T 1& Steam laundry at Waycross will start'll ysur collars and cull's as still' as a board. Bud Vickers is out again and 'his family are improving. Given away a linos —shirts at Prince's, rearson. A now post office lias been estab lished six miles east of Douglas called Nabb. Mr. G. W. Nabb is post master. Send your linen to the Waycross steam laundry. It will cost you but little, and makes you look neater. Messrs. Pound & Bell sold very few horses here Monday. Their stock was good, but the people are not in need of stock. Prince, at Pearson wall sell you a pair of pants for nearly nothing. Dr. J. C. Wilson is located at Jew els, in Hancock county, where he is associated with Dr. George Iltriot in the practice of medicine. They are both Coffee county boys.—Tifton Ga zette, ■ - Abraham Farmer is dead. He pass ed away at bis home in Willacoochce last Thursday. He was au old color ed citizen of Coffee county and was respected wherever he was known. He was upright and true before God and man and a model for his race to follow. & . Send your washing to -the Waycross Steam Laundry. They guarantee all tlieir work. Our young friend Jno. A. Minchew who is attending school at Cochran wrote us a nice letter this week, but for want of space we were unable to publish it. in writing of that good town, John says “We can’t do jus tice to Cochran when we say that it has the best school and the best people of any little town in South Georgia, an I our lot has never been cast among a lovelier people.” The reason that John loves the Cochran people so is because the Cochran peo ple no doubt love John, lie is a wor thy boy and we grant that he h in a worthy town. Our Coffee county boys all stand high wherever they go. Prince at Pearson is making a run on shoes and you can get a pair cheaper than any where else in the county Mr. H. Gigniliat a citizen of Glynn county was in Douglas Tuesday and Wednesday prospecting for a home, lie is much pleased with Douglas and it is very likely that he will locate in our midst, lie bought some proper ty while here and will return in a few weeks with his family to spend a longer season. If his wife is pleased with the loodity lie will make further inves'metrts and build him a home We have known Mr. Gigniliat for some years and there is no worthier gentleman among our acquaintances. We shall delight to welcome him as a citizen. It lie decide to come to Doug las, several of his neighbors will also settle here, and thus we shall be in further good luck. if you buy 50c worth of-goods at Pince's store at Pearson he gives you a chance atlfisr line 07. ifoilar Regina music ho>: •- In this issue we publish the an nouncement of 11. H. Dielferson for sheriff. It gives us pleasure to make special mention of this gentleman, in that lie is so well qua!Hied for tbp of fice and he comes to the front as a solid Democrat and a worthy man. If it were left to us to pick out a man to serve the county in this capacity, Mr. Dickerson would have been the man, regardless of favoritism or prej udice. 11c i3 young, active and well experienced,he having .served fur a 'lcing time as deputy sheriff both of tli and of Clinch. Mr. Dick m.ton is an honest man and a perfect j gen'leman and besides being personal- ! iy popular, lie has a large Connection i in the county which will , inatii’e his i election, Frigpdship may lire, ties ma effoc tioruKfuudely broken, but is al j ways one friend kind amii-Arue, and j that is He wh r sacrificed Iljs life for | you. He las been with Atn from j tire first, and He will be wiffi you at the end, whether we have strayed away from Him or not. Keilv. DOUGLAS, GA. COFFEE COUNTY. FRIDAY MAY M. 1896. Unto All Men and All Things Give Due Consideration. SB. I’k LaMnncc. DEALER !\ lari Slaluary loiMis. Etc. Mantels, Grates, Tiling, Iron Fencing and line memorial ware. WnteUor designs and prices. 11. E. LaMance, - Brunswick. Ga. Waycross store The Largest Stock of K&feSns. In any One Store in South Georgia—and PRICES LOWER than small houses can afford. Wc are Headquarters for everything in a FIRST CLASS S CLOTHING STORE B. 11. LEVY BROS. & CO. WATOBOSS, OA. - Church Dedicated. Sundry was a great day at Me Don ald s MiK -.The people were there in ! great crowds and the hospitable folk of that burg acted a generous part by j the yisitors. The beautiful little Methodist cluirch which lias just been com pleted and which stands as a glowing tribute to the earnest devotion of the inhabitants of McDonald was appro priately dedicated. Rev. Mr. Waller, the evangelist, preached the dedicato ry sermon and his discourse was wor thy of the occasion. In tlio erection of the church, much is due to the untiring efforts of Supt. Walter Lott whose devotion to the enterprise is worthy of his consecrat ed life. Nevertheless, the peopde of McDonald have manifested hardly less enthusiasm in its erection, and and groat credit is due a place of its size for so handsome an edifice. Denton. Miss Nancy Sapp ofßroxton spent last week with Mrs. A. W. Miller. She returned home Sunday. Mr. M. C. Sapp, book-keeper for Denton <fc Tetter, left Friday in search of inii-a-tyay negro. I’ev C. Tayloj, ,/l preaclied a short, but earnest sermon Sunday. His text was from Daniel-“ Thou art weighed in the balance and art found wanting.” Crops are looking well. Gardens, blacli berries and hogs need a rain. Mr, Martin lias one of the best crops in the neighborhood. Card To The Dublin. To tny friends in Coffee county: I am in Douglas, and shall remain here for the summer. If you need a lawyer 1 shall be glad to serve vou. W. I'. Ward. S’or Sheriff. I hereby announce myself a candi date for sherilf of Coffee county, sub ject to tiie Democratic primary, and j respectfully ask the support of the people. It. H. Dickerson. | (jigorgia Coflee county: By virtue of sale contained in a mort | gage made by.G. VV. Pickren to I). Peter j son on JulyiiJ'.t 1595 recorded in book **D" i folio Vt'i&iWr/wt sold before the courthouse j door at HBUkW on tl..- first Tuesday in I fulv next fiir <-ash die- following property : ! y undivided interests in lots of land No. | 201 r.iid.s3) acres on N #282 and 240 acres lon jo: No £OO all in the first district of foilc-e'county. Hold in satisfaction of the I aityvs described mortgage May 20i.ii : ipUc. I). Peter on*artiy in fa. •. I m, <?. ML i'iekree I tit ijfcey i ifcDonald. • Aity. for D. Peterson. eg' U'y Words are the sharpest stilettos ev er wielded by the hmdof a friend. Some of the most readable editori als of the. weekly press we find in the Douglas Breeze. Greer is a good one. —Waycross Journal. “Yes, sir; brains always come in ahead.” “Of course they do. Where would you expect brains bit in a head?”—Bosttm Courier. The prize of SSO in gold offered by The Journal for the best guess at the mystery in “Sons and Fathers,” lia3 been won by Mrs. J. B. Knox of Troy Aia. Congressman Howard of Alabama, a populist, endeavored to impeach Cleveland a-fow days ago, but the sea son was rather early to “enfruit” the big president, and tints the young congressman had to content himself with wormy plums for lunch. The Zeigler boys are at last in jail. They surrendered late Monday after noon to the sheriff, William Patrick. They drove into Sylvania Monday night about 1) o’clock, escorted by about a dozen of their relatives and friends, all of whom were well armed. Wiregrass Georgia is the eden of the South, and its fame is rapidly spreading to every nook and corner of the United States. The Georgia peaches, tnelous, and grapes are trump cards in securing first-class settlers; and, then, the climate is just the same as if it bad been made to order. Come to see us, ye shivering denizens of the frigid Nortlq plant some vines and fig trees, stretch out under them and eat, drink and be merry.—Tifton Ga zette. . “The meanest man” is dead. He committed suicide in New York the j other day. -Me was the husband of hard-working wife. She had been frugal, and [during the course of a number of years had accumulate a baiiK account of $3,500. The mean man went to the bank the other day and drew all of this money out. Tak ing a SIOO. bill, ho placed it in a let ter giving ’directions for his funeral arrangements, and saying the bill was to pay the funeral expenses. Then he piled the rest of the money in a stove and stuck a lighted" match toil. His widow was left a pauper. But sho is ri<l of a mean husband,—Savannah Newt. ■ DONT YOU DO IT DON T Dispute with a woman when she says our goods arc the. ones to buy, because she knows what she is talking about. DoN 1 Argue with her when she says our prices arc money-savers. She talks like a sensible woman who knows what’t what. I>(sn T Try to excuse yourself for going to someother store instead of ours. You know that you can offer no sufficient reason for passing the store where the Best and Cheapest Goods together. DON’T Expect wife to meet you with a smile if you’ve gone to son 1 other store tun oirs, when she expressly told you to go no where else. Don do these things if you expect to live long and do well. e " !, nt all people to drop iu and see our Now Stock of Dry floods, Notions, Fancy uood, clothing, Hats, shoes etc. We Cam, Your Attention To The Following Prices. lO.OOOCows-Cata-Gflats ui Kills Make up our Stock of Shoes and Slippers. W< can save yousoc, on theft, in shoes. Don't Monkey With High Prices or Dynamite. They will “Bast” You. AYE HAVE CUT PRICES INT HALVES. Calico'H,„ *. a, Gtfctr.yd, Checks 5, <), cts. yd. Sheeting 5,6, 6 1 J cts yd. Pants cloth 12G, 15, 20 yd. Gorseets .15, 50, “net. I.ace let. yd. and up. Embroidery -lot. yd. and up Ladies silk belts Sects. Gents leather belts 40cts, Window shades 25cfs. i,ac. curtains loots. Straw matting 20cts. yd. Hemp carpet loot. yd. jft envelopes Hot. 24 sheets paper Sots. 100 fish hooks lOcts. SHOES: Oxford Ties for Ladies/Sets, and SI,OO, a good congress shoe $ 1,25, Oil Grain pjajiqslioe worth sljso our price SI,OO. Ladies Dongola Button g&ogrukis. " * ) We can save you money in this lino. i< lour $4,75 Bbl. (Wets. sack, nlei 7 :l ,ct. tb, Lard Sets, lb, 30lb rice sl, 181 bsi ar sl, lltb coffee sl, loz. snuff/ ■ lobacco 2,ic. tf , 4 feet Flora Loo Tobacco 35 is. Candy 10cts. lb. Whj It is Hie event of tlie seasons :?<--/ I We have got the strongest line we have ever offered in this icetion and all at extra low prices. OUR BAIT' IS BARGAINSI tdTI VERY DAY IS BARGAIN DAY.^fJ if i WARD & DAVI LE \DE El X fST T_iO Douglas, - \prioe3 Georgia: THE CHEAPEST GROCERY S'. ~ M IN TOWN. T\ J. DAVIS &<G jO. Wo do notsQll goodf r II for tlxo Mbxf urlf * YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND BARMINS wif’' .1 US. Our line of Bacon, Rice, Sugar, Flour, Coffee, Grits, Tebaafe Candies, Cakes, Jellies, Butter, Lard and all kinds of Vegtahlf Cg.trs, SnuT, (Mill and ask its prices before buying always fresh. always remember hoadcpiart.es for - and sail, and fresh lisli, at. lowest priobewhero, and western bool We have Shaved oil clean C \ Shaving we cut so close . JINt us <lll(i 111 WECIfIV , , eh PRICES. We are always glad to Show #ou on BECAUSE WE KNOW W*j> CAN SELL YOU AND S/p good /save you money. T. U. D AVI/ Douirlas, Georgia* & CO* NUMBER 21