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VOL. VII.
LOCAL NEWS
Spectacles from 25c. up. D K Gaskin’s.
Mr. C, E. Baker spent Sunday in
Brunswick.
Mr. Goo. W. Deen of Waycross was
in town Tuesday.
Col. W. P. Ward returned from
Jacksonville last Saturday.
There will be a private picnic at
Gaskin Spring tomorrow.
Eve glas>e> for all ages at D K Gaskin -
Willacoochee Ga.
Mr. J. T. Smith of Hazleliurst was
in town Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. J. It. Knight of Waycross rep
resenting Ludden & Bates, was in
town this week.
Editor Fackler says the Willacoo
chee minstrels will appear in Doug
las at au early date.
Gold spectacles worth SG,CO for $4,00 at
D K Gaskin, Willacoochee Ga.
See 0. W. Corbitt’s announcement
in this issue. He comes out squarely
on the democratic ticket,
Marshall Nobles of Willacoochee
brought two negroes charged with
larceny, and placed them in jail
Wednesday.
The republican national convention
will be in session Tuesday. It is like
ly that McKinley will be nominated
on first ballot.
Send your linen to the Waycross steam
laundry. If will cost you but little, an I
makes you look neater.
It is very likely that John Brookcr
will accept the position abdicated by
Henry Kn'ght on the
McD. it D, road.
Mrs. Geo. li, Briggs left Sunday
for liawkinsville where her daugh
rei Bessie is quite ill with fever. We
wish her a speedy recovery.
The Steam laundry at Waycross will
March ysur collars and cuffs as stiff as a
hoard, ’
Prof Pollock will be chairman of the
faculty of Mercer University. Dr.
Gambrel’s resigning the presidency
will leave that position vacant for the
present.
We notice the announcement in
yesterday’s Leader of E. Tanner for
Reprsentative on the “wet” ticket.
W'e shall have a word on the subject
iu our next issue.
Send your washing to the Waycross Steam
Laundry. They guarantee all their work'
Mr. A. A. Bailey of this county has
gone to Commerce Texas to engaged
in business with his brotner and oth
ers who are cotton factors at that
place. May prosperity attend him.
Friend W. P. Ward, of Jacksonville,
Fla , is spending the summer at Doug
las, and gives notice to the people
that if they need a lawyer he will be
glad to serve them.—Waycross Jour
nal.
ilev. W. J. Patrick tilled his ap
pointment at the Baptist church at
this place Saturday and Sunday. lie
preached able sermons as usual, and
is always gladly" welcomed in our
midst.
’ The Waycross Steam Laundry pays the
express both ways on work sent tnem.
Henry Knight, the popular young
conductor of the McDonald & Douglas
rail road has resigned his position
much to the regret of the traveling
public. Henry was courteous and en
getic and his place will he hard to till
The Masonic gathering at Broxton
on the 21th will be one of the great
est meetings of the year. Every body
is invited, and Rufe Perkins save
don’t forget your baskets, Mr. Wit
losky of Thotnasvilie will address the
people on the occasion.
In til's issue appears the announce
ment of Columbus C. Smith for coun
ty Treasurer. Mr.Smith announces
himself after the solicitation of many
of the best people of the county. He
is a straightforward honest man and
is thoroughly competent for the posi
tion.
The little “nug” at cur contemporary
over the way woke up his democracy,
and he is blazing away this week to
let the people know that he is a demo
crat. This will be gratifying to ail
concerned. Xqw let every sleepy
democrat wake up like our friend and
we shall fly democracy's banners on
every official stall' next year.
THE HOBDLAS BREEIE.
Lawlessness at Pearson.
The riotous gang which made the
nights hideous with promiscuous shoot
ing at Pearson before the riot at that
place over a month ago, are again en
gaged in their devilish practice, and,
unless something intervenes to check
their nightly marauds, there is likely
to grow out of it a conditiou in which
no man’s life or property will be safe.
Already they have begun their
fiendish invasion with the torch, and
on Monday night the town guard
house was set on fire and burned to
ashes. We were at Pearson on the
night of the fire, and being the first
on the scene we observed that oil had
been poured on the insid6 wall and
we picked up the bottle iu which the
oil liad-been carried to the place,
There is no doubt that the burn
ing of the jail is the work of some of
the gang who does the shooting at
night. It seems to be the purpose of
this lawless mob '.o break up entirely
the municipal government, and in
burning the jail, they deem lljat they
have hopelessly crippled the law.
• The good citizens of the place are
almost powerless against the invasions
of these villains; for they do all their
business at night under the cover of
darkness and it seems impossible to
apprehend them. Neither the town
nor the citizens are able to employ a
detective, and so many attempts have
been made to kill the marshalls that
one cannot now be employed, The
sheriff of the county has made little ef
fort to help the people and it is not
likely that he could avail in his efforts
were he to a tempt any relief.
Wh at is most needed just now is a
detective to gather up the evidence
sufficient to land the entire gang iu
in the penitentiary, ai;d if the Govern
or will be as assiduous in bis endeav
ors to put down this menace to good
citizens as he is to stop lynching, it
will not be long before a whole crowd
from the Pearson district will bo wear
ing stripes,
OBITUARY.
Ivatheen G. Pickren, nee Wilcox,
daughter of Rev, J. M. Wilcox, was
born in Coffee County Georgia, Sept.
22, 1863. She was married to T. L.
Pickren October 9, 1881 and died at
her home in Mcßae, Ga. May 21, 1896.
She leaves a devoted husband, four
small children, many loving friends
and relatives and friends to mourn
her loss.
She never murmured or complained
during her illness but bore it all with
patience and submission.
She was au unselfish and kind
hearted Christian woman, treating
others better than she did herself
She did all in her power to train up
her children iu the way they should
go, and had but one dread of death
that of leaving her loved ones without
her care.
Kind friends covered her coffin in
pure white flowers, fit embelm of her
spotless life.
A large assembly attended her fu
neral which was preached by Bro. W.
A. Huckabee assisted by Bros. Barton
and I). F. Miles on May 25th 1896 in
the M. E. church of which she wa3 a
member.
At 11. A. M. while the bell was toll
ing the solemn procession slowly
marched into the church and heard
the opening hymn, ‘J would not live
always,” sung and played to the tune
“Home Sweet Home” with chorus,
Bro. Barton read part of 90th Psalm.
Bro. Huckabee read a part of 15
ebapt. Ist Cor, before beginning his
discour -0 on the life of the departed,
and tender words of exortation and
sympathy to the bereaved ones. She
was buried in the Mcßae cemetery
where the bodies of throe babes were j
laid, that had gone before their moth- j
er to glory.
We know that our sister is done
with pain and sorrow now ; and is at |
rest, but it was so sad to see her suffer,
and our hearts melt with pity at
the thought of the stricken husband,
and the dear-little motherless children.
God will provided for them.
M. E. Yarbrough.
Irwinville, Ga.,
The’physician and hygienist, Sir |
B. W. Richardson, recently expressed !
his decided opinion that if men and
women in general, properly under-1
stood and steadily obeyed the laws I
of their being—physical, intellectual I
and moral-70 per cent of them would j
live to 110. j
DOUGLAS, GA. COFFEE COUNTY. FRIDAY JUNE .12 1898.
Unto All Men and All Things Give Due Consideration.
i*. E. LaManco.
DEAFER IN
tolls Statuary
loimeits. Etc.
Mantels, Grates, Tiling.
Iron Fencing and fine
memorial ware.
I :*r WritcUor designs and
prices. R. E. LaMance,
Brunswick, Ga,
Waycross store
The Largest Stock of ffigWSfi,
In any One Store in South Georgia—and PRICES LOWER than small
bouses can afford. We are Headquarters for everything in a
FIRST CLASS
H CLOTHING STORE
13. 11. LEVY BROS. & CO.
WAYCROSS, <3-AL.
’Skinner’slJconsc Revoked.
At a meeting of tin Board of Edu
cation at Willacoochce on Monday
Prof. W. R. Skinner was arraigned for
making false returns. The evidence
in the case shows that his reports to
the Commissioner had been inflated
and that he had given in more time
for some pupils than was due him.
The Board recommended that his
license be revoked and that the grand
jury investigate the matter.
Under this decree Prof. Skinner will
not he able to collect auy money for
the time he has taught and it is like
ly he will have trouble when the
grand jury meets.
Prof. Skinner is represented by
Col. C. C. Thomas of Waycross. one
of the Smartest young lawyers in
south Georgia, and he claims that
the proceedings on Monday were un
lawful and he will enjoin the Board
from revoking the license.
Prof. Skinner says lie will com
mence to teach music when his schoo
is out, which will be in a few days.
CoI.AV. A. McDonald Dead.
Hon. W. A. McDonald, 79 years
old, died of inflamatory rheumatism
Thursday evening at his home neaj
Waresboro, about nine miles from
Waycross.
Col, McDonald was one of the besf
known and most influential men in
Ware county. He has represented
Ware in the Senate from tim
to time for twenty-six years, or thir
teen terms. He was a member of tin
legislature when he died. During
the late civil war he was lieutenant
colonel of the Twenty sixth Georgia
regiment. Col. McDonald leaves a
large family, part of whom live in this
county.
He has rounded up his years full of
goodness and honor and his memory
will he an inspiration throughout the
future years.
He was buried Friday morning a (
11 o’clock at Kettle Creek cemetery,
two miles west of Waycross.
The people in the neighborhood of
Booky Pond church enjoyed a Sun
day school pic-nic last Saturday. There
were heaps of most excellent dinner,
and speeches were made by Rev. A. B.
Finley, Judge waid and others. It
was a success and was greatly enjoy
ed by all who attended.
* "'Aw . wnJur"*'
' 'V'-u Ll''y
Philip's Mill.
The length of the farmers faces has
all run into breadth as a result of the
late rains, hut not all satisfied yet. It
is always too wet or too dry to suit
a lazy farmer.
Among the people who went to
Fitzgerald last week were S. IX Philips,
T. J. Holland and R. L. Wiggins. Mr.
Holland ate mutton and declared it
was steak.
Population of Fitzgerald is 4000 loss
now than it was in the early spring,
but it will soon he far above anything
on record, ns they are making prepar
ation for 39,000 that will come iu dur
ing Sept, and Oct. The humming of
the factories will start soon offer the
arrival of said people.
Reasonably good health, refreshing
showers, and good crops are a few of
the many blessings that are being
poured upon us at present. Bob-
Curd To Tlip Public,
To my 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 you.
W. P. Ward.
The man who would dare run on
the “wet” ticket in Coffee county
would not only he ignominieusly de
feated, hut would lose the respect of
every goed citizen of the county.
Coffee county has suffered enough
from the liquor curse in the years
agone and there is no desire on the
part of its best people to go hack to
those barbarous times.
The Georgia Weekly Press Associa
tion will hold its tenth annual meet
ing in Elberton, July 11 and 15. The
Georgia Woman’s J'ress Club will
meet in that city the same date. Wed
nesday afternoon, July 15, at 4 o’clock,
the editors and ladies will leave for
Atlanta, whence the party will go on
an excursion to the Mammoth Cave in
Kentucky, stopping at other points of
interest eu route.
“At twenty, when a man is young,
he thinks he knows it all; lie likes to
wag his active tongue and excereise
his gall; he struts around in noble
; rage, the world is all his own ; he
laughs to scorn the world of age, and
lists to self alone. He wears a win
i dow in his eye to see his whiskers
grow ;he thinks the ladies pine and
| die because they love him so. At
forty, .is you may suppose, he’s
knuckled down to biz;’tis not till six
ty that he knows how big a chump
' l}p is.”—Ex,
DON’T YOU DO IT
DON I Dispute with a woman when she says our goods are the ones to
buy,because she knows what she is talking about.
DON 1 Argue with her when she says otir prices are money-savers. She
talks like a sensible woman who knows wliat’t what.
DON T Fry to excuse yourself for going to somcother store instead of
ours. Aou know that you can oiler no sufficient reason for passing the store
where the Best and Cheapest Goods together.
DON T Expect wife to meet you with a onile if you’ve gone fo
some other store th in o irs, when she expressly told vou to go no
where else. Don do these things if you expect to live long and do well.
.W® want all l ,eo l ,1(> t 0 dro P i>i and see our New Stock of Dry aoods,
Notions, Fancy Good, clothing, Hats, shoes etc.
Wk Cai.i, Your Attention To Titf. Following Prices.
10,OOOGois-CalFfis-Goat!i aid Kids “sst
Make up our .Stock of Shoes and Slippers. We can save youSOe. on thesl. in shoes.
Don’t Monkey With High Prices or Dynamite. They will “Bust” Yon.
WE HAVE OUT PRICES IN H ALVES. Calico-IV, 5. 0,0 V cts. yd.
Checks 5, <>, cts. yd. Shooting 5, li, cts yd. Pants cloth 12!.,', 15, 20 ets. yd.
Corseets .15, 50, 75ct. Lace lot,, yd. and up. Embroidery tot. yd. and up.
Ladies silk belts .Vasts. Gents leather halts 40ets, Window shades 25cts. i.aco
curtains loots. Straw matting 20cts. yd. Hemp carpet 15ct. yd. 21 envelopes
.‘let. 2i sheets paper sots. 100 li.sli hooks loots. SHOES: Oxford Ties for
Ladies 75cts. and SI,OO, a good congress shoe $1,25, oil Grain plain shoe worth
$ 1,50 our price SI,OO. Ladies Dongola Button shoejonly SI,OO.
We can savo you money in this line. Flour #4,75 Bbl. CScts. sack, meat >
ryt. It., Lard Sets. 111, 20 tb rice s], 18 so ar #l, 6tb coffee s|, foz. snuff 10c.
Tobacco 25c. II , 4 feet Flora Lee Tobacco 25cts. Candy lOcts. lt>.
It is Uie eii'oiitofilie seascu.-D #- ■
We have got the strongest line we have ever offered in this section and all
at extra low prices.
OUR BAIT IS
BARGAINS!
Q>T VERY DAY IS BARGAIN DAY.. O
WARD & DAVIS.
LIEA-UES R, 11ST LOW JPRLIOBI3
Douglas, . C’corgi a:
THE CHEAPEST GROCERY STORE IS TOWN.
T. J. DAVIS & GO.
Wg cl not soil good for fun, but
11 for tlio Least Money. II
YOU GAN ALWAYS FIND BARGAINS WITH US,
Our line of Bacon, Iti :o, Sugar, I- lo ir, Coffee, Grits, Tobacco, Cigars, Snuff,
Candies, Cakes, Jellies, Butter, Lard and all kinds of VegtablesAre always fresh.
Call and ask us prlr.os before buyinq elsewhere, and
always remember lioadquart.es fox' western beet
and salt and fresh fish, at lowest prices.
We have Shaved off clean ourselves and in
Shaving we cut so close
WE CUT OUR PRICES.
We are always glad to Show you our good
BECAUSE WE KNOW WE CAN SELL YOU AND SAVE YOU MONEY.
T.J.DAVIS&CO.
Douglas, (Georgia.
NUMBER 23