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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