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VOL. VII.
LOCAL NEWS
A pair in a hammock
Attempted to kiss,
And in less than a jiffy
J,'|A [tmpap pqo
Douglas lias eight lawyers.
A cool wave has struck Douglas.
Mr. Jim Kennedy is in the city this
week.
Will Brantley will speak here on
Aug. 29.
We have had several small storms
recently.
The days are getting shorter at
both ends.
Col. P. L. Smith visited Hazlehurst
this week.
Watch out for our six page paper
on Sept. 4th.
It is more pleasant to kiss a miss
than miss a kiss.
The painters are now at work on
Mr. Duck’s new hotel.
Mr. W. W. DeLoach returned from
Savannah Wednesday.
Mr. J. T. Relilmn has returned from
a visit to Liberty county.
In the language of Greer’s almanac,
“Plant your fall garden."
Air. J. 11. Davis of Colquitt county
spent Monday in Douglas.
Mr. J. T. Smith of Hazlehurst was
in the city Monday and Tuesday.
Joe Moore (col.) has opened a res
taurant in the Vickers gin house.
It is said that there were only two
negroes at the populist rally at lied
Bluff.
The Willacoocliee paper announces
the candidacy of J. A. Newbern for
Coroner.
Rev. Mr. Mattox, of UazlcliuriH,
preached at the Baptist church Sun
day night.
Mr. Ryal Wright delivered a polit
ical address in the court house during
the noon hour Monday.
Mrs. V. V. Comas has returned from
.a visit to Baxley, accompanied by her
lister, Miss Bertha Dixon.
Rev. J. S. Lewis, pastor of the M. E.
church, will fill his regular appoint
ment at this place Sunday.
Mr. Joe Lynn, of Wayercss, arrived
yesterday on the north-bound, and
will make Douglas his home.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Buck returned
Tuesday from Ashville, the popular
North Carolina summer resort.
Mr. A. C. Scott, a contractor and
Ladder of Savannah, came out Mon
day to bid on the Douglas Academy.
Wheeler; "Are you going on the
club run to-morrow?” Scorcher:
(pumping up pneumatic tire) “If I
can raise the wind.”
Jf our correspondents don’t do bel
ter we will send our devil out with a
Gatlin guu to look after them. We
want the new* from all parts of the
county.
Mr. Hendrix Quincey’s school at
jßoefcy Pond church closed this week.
The people of that community are
very much pleased with the young
Floridian.
We have the following excuses *ov
being late with this issue of the Breeze :
The editor ha? moved, our devil
is on the wick list and the junior editor
misplaced the editorial shears.
A large box ol b*oot fell on Mr,
Tom Patrick’s leg one day last week
end now he is hobbling arouni on
crutches. We hope to see him dis
card the wooden legs soon.
Messrs. W. W. McDonald, E. J.
Holland and John Pace were given
the first degree in Fythianism
Wednesday night. Our lodge now
has a membership of twenty-seven.
ffiice hams 15v. nf T,4 Davis A Cos.
The populists of Coffee and Clinch
counties held a big rally at Red Bluff
last Saturday. Capt. Ban Mjlikin,
populist nominee for Congress, an, 4
Mr- Thomas H. Morton, populist noini
tiee tor State senator from this district
addressed the meeting.
A nice liiie of jpe just re
ceived at T J Davis & Cos s,.
THE HOLLAS BfcEEZE.
THE DOUGLAS
BARBECUE.
Public Speaking.—Plenty to
Eat and
A BIC TIME GENERALLY.
Hon. William Gordon Brantley Will be
The Orator oi the Day.—A Color
ed Speaker Will Address the
Colored People.
A number of prominent democrats
got together and decided to
have a big barbecue here on Saturday
the 29tli inst., the occasion of Hon.
W. G. Brantley’s visit to Coffee.
A bountiful supply of barbecued
hog, cow, and sheep, together with
other wholesome edibles will be on
hand to keep I ho “inner man” quiet. Be
sides each and every family is request
ed to bring a well filled basket of
chicken, turkey, cakes, pics, “red
bread,” plain bread, and so forth.
It will bo the biggest meeting of the
kind ever held in Coffee county.
The ladies are especially invited to
attend and assist in making the oc
casion a success.
A separate table will be prepared
for the colored people, and a colored
speaker has offered his services for
the day and will no doubt be here to
address the colored people.
Democrats, populists and republi
cans iii-u all .cordially invited to come.
Three pound cans of Possum Bak
ing Powder fora quarter at T. J. Da
vis & Co’s,
L&pd ,)i 3 'e. and Bacon 5Cc. at TANARUS, J.
Davis A Go's,
Misses Lilia Lott and Cgppie Pace
were at the Peterson House Wednes
day night.
The largest we have heard of in the
way of a hail stone fell in South Dako
ta last week, weighing forty pounds.
Rro. .Lit iit,- ymjng will preach at
New Hope church on the stli Sunday
and Saturday before, in Aug.
Mr. T. G. Hilliard, superintendent
for the Southern Pine Lumber Cos. at
Nichols attended City court Monday.
He writ read flip **reejte hereafter.
The City Court.
The August term of the Cofl'ie City
court convened Monday at 10 o’clock.
Judg;: I)grt presiding.
The following criminal cabc- wpre
tried :
State vs. Joe Taylor, (col.) —la-ceny
from the house, not guilty.
State vs. Fair Crawford (col.) —lar
aauy U'QYfi the house, not guilty.
Stats vs. Arthur Dapis-rrmaljcjops
mischief, not guilty.
State vs. Son Arnold—malicious
mischief, dismissed payment of
tfje cost.
State , >v >. /.j'thiq P,iyD and Jjyrrison
Drtvis, accusation nol-prossed.
Following is a list of the civil cases
tried :
I. L. Hedge vs. Timothy Tanner, et
)>1, —damages, judgement for plaintiff'.
i.ippupin firor \i. H C, Wilson,
claim, judgement for defendant.
The visiting lawyers were: E. D.
Graham of Mcßae, G. J. Holton, T. A.
Parker, E P. Padgett of -Baxley, and
I-. V. Nrdsqn of \ icliojs.
Tom Watson will have to quit lair
ing about plutocrats, bankers, etc.,
unless he w.shes to step on the toes ol
£G;n t e qf lijs pwq company. According
to the Macon N).ws Mr. f?paf>orn
Wright lives jn one of the handsomest
rfi.'idpr.pes jn jhc suburbs of Rome,
and is surrounded |>y every luxury.
According to a well known democrat
wlio knows him, Mr. Wright is a
stockholder in a national hank in At
lanta, and is therefore a capitalist.
DOUGLAS, GA. COFFEE COUNTY. FRIDAY AUGUST 21 1896.
18. E. LaMtincc.
DEALER IN
Marble stainary
lomiits. Etc,
———
Mhntels, Grates, Tiling,
Iron Fencing and fine
memorial ware,
ffisrw rite for designs and
prices. 11. E. LaMance,
Brunswick, Ga.
Jt~\ The Best Shoes for -JES f S Sitllßlfll fi
*i Nfn* w - L BONUS
'I g~\Wt3 SHOET.7
p£- # \ S|uc.’ikl**.s, Bottom Waterproof. Rest Shoe sold at the price*
telKd ¥3 s*> $4 and $3.60 Press Shoe,
c.■ Police Shoe, 3 Sole*.
, Ey lL .* t \\ itlkiiy*’ Shoe ever*made.
pli: $2.60, and $a Shrss,
r? 1 ' J- \ (A-k Uuci'jalU.i tit the pri.e.
sm yl. VlfL Boys $2 & 51.75 School Shoes
-T/f ” Arc the hot lor Service.
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DEALERS who push the sale of \V. L. Douglas Shoes gain customers,
which helps to increase the sales on their full Hue of goods. They -u
afford to ho!1 at a lows profit, and wo believe you can nave :nouy by buying ttfj youg
Cool wear of the dealer advertised beio w. Catalogue free upon aupUcatlbcl
WHAT DR. CANDLER SAYS,
The Eminent Minister Says He Will
Not Work For Seal) Wright.
Dr. W. A. Candler is in the city to
day to meet a committee of !l’,e hoard
of trustees of Emory college, His
attention was drawn to a clipping
from the Augusta’ Chronicle in which
it was intimated that he would ap
pear in the gubernatorial campaign
on behalf of Hon. Seaborn Wright.
To the question jf such was the
case, he replied:
“Emphatically no, lam a prohibi
tionist and have been all my life. I
believe in and practice total absti
nonce. But as I see it, a minister ol
the gospel cannot wltu propriety lak<
part in party politics. I have studi
ously avoided all such participatioi
in party politics since I began preach
ing, and 1 was a preacher three yean
before 1 was old enough to vote.
“i was never more annoyed that
when, pending the Evans-Atkinson
campaign, a private remark elicited
by a question of my friend, Mr. Thom
as Cobb, was taken up by a reporter
standing by,and printed with enlarge
merits, ' ~.ie.ss it was when a note sent
in correction next day denied publica
tion.
“When prohibition is presented ;g
au issue separately. continued tin
do: tor, ;‘wnen it is non-partisan pro
bibition disisiociation from persrirr
and parties—l see no impropriety in a
preacher urging its adaption; hut
when entangled with party issues and
mixed with questions ;;.s ;j;e rela
tive illness of persons for office, he can
not with propriety have anything to
do with the matter.
“J have a ministry to men of all
parties and that i,onivt*y is more to
me than anything else 1 can do in
this world, i will not place between
myself and its accomplishment any
barrier. The minister of Gqd
is like (lie churcl, of God, lie must
seek to save men of all parties in all
places. Mr. Wesley said,‘The wor’d
is my paiish,' and the world include*
men of all parlies.
- “Moreover, as a prohibitionist, 1
feel that the cause is fxist promoted
by non portisau methods,” he contiu
| ued, “By such methods it is ply,cod
Unto All Men and All hings G-iva Due Consideration.
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over Maine, and so it has been placed
over nearly all of Georgia. By such
methods we will one (jay see all of
Georgia under prohibition, i believe
we are in sight of that now. Since
the registration law went into effect
| every local option election held in
I Georgia has resulted in a victory for
j the dry side, if J remember correctly.
The anti-barroom bill has good prom
ise of adoption.
“I dare say a majority of the white
people of Georgia are for prohibition,
whether Democrats, Populists or Re
publicans, and I think it would bo
unfortunate for the cgqsc of p.oh.bi.
to be identified with the fortunes of
any party, nor do I believe it can be
so identified by any action of any
party.
“The members of the national Pro
hibition party jn Georgia can be fused
.vitli this party or that,” said the doc
tor, “but the griat majority of prohibi
tionists in Georgia arc scattered,
through all the parties and I suppose
>vill continue so to by. At any rate
nobody, i. anUiorizod to represent
them in matters of fusion. The Na
tionals, 1 think, voted only about
1,000 votes in Georgia at the last pres
idential election, and their leaders, 4
suppose can fuse them,
'ln wh;;t I aay to you, however,
f would not be construed as rellecting
m anybody or any party. I am not
m politics, and never expect to be. I
am trying to preach acijtcqch. 1 have
'riend- i-1 q’l pm As. f want to do all
'be good f can to all the people I can
jju tas long as 1 can, an 1 I believe I
I an do that best by proclaiming tW
I gospel.
“I rest on l.lm of my Master
who iu'ittjyr iavured nor fought the
llcrolians of his time nor the anti
j Uerolians, but who declared ‘My
kingdom is not of this world ”
liaptist s. S. Convention.
The Smyrna Baptist Sunday school
convention convened at Sand Hill
church last V'riday. ft was largely
; attended and a great deal of interest
. was manifested in the meeting,
nice little sum was collected to pay the
expenses of priming minutes and oth
jyT literature. Rev. A. S. Mine hew
was re-elected president for the ensu
ing year. The next oonvention will
he held in Douglas on the sth Sunday
n October 1&97.
Gro Anywhere in. to.
THE UNITED STATES, £
AND YOU WILL NOT FIND A BETTER PLACE TO TRffUfcl
THAN AT f
WARD & DAVIS’!
Go in Africa if you like ;
Go to Asia if you wish; * et awa
Go to Japan if you please ; you ge
Go to Russia if you care to;
f2L° a,, y'v.iere you want to; but it will he impossible for you to gel away
NMrt’rom or around the fact that right here in Douglas is where yoff t g@l cr
the Lowkst Plums. RICES
ill time
WjmE claim the best assortment suited to the needs of our customers,
W the very best quality, the latest style, and tin LOWEST PRICES
evrylhing considered, to he found any where, our stock and prices at all jK&fr
will verify this assertion. We now offer a complete line of
Dry Gods, Clothing
NOTIONS „
HATS, SHOES lit.
And Furnishing floods, Et
urs.
Wc respectfully Invite you to investigate our claim, see for yourself if the
quality is right, see if the assortment is right, see if the style is right, see if
the price is right. We know it is and the same knowledge will he yours.
st, go
*ng.
Spring and Sinn liter goods at Xew York cost, theg mast go to
make room for oar mam moth MALI, STOCK irhich is rr riving.
——— —— - mono;
We are selling colico (<>> 44, 5 and 5.1 cents per yard. 4 cei
5000 yds. sheeting and checks (a) 44, 5, 5.} cts. per yard. ; cts>
<>oo pairs shoes cheap, we can give you good value for a little money.
Paper needles 1 cent, ill Envelopes 2 c's. 1 doz. Lead pencils, 3 cents,
1 pair sox 4 eta,, pair stockings 5 cts., Coffee lfijj cts. lb., meat 51 cts. lb.,
Candy 10 eta.,
rn
i aii in to see us and we will trc|j||
you right, and sell you. goods so
elteap it will make you “grin.”
With best wishes we remain, *
yours lor trade,
WARD & DAVIS. 3
LEADE EU IJST LOW PRICES
Douglas, - CVeorgia:
THE CHEAPEST GROCERY STORE IN TOWN.
T. J. DAVIS & CO. J? 1
Wg dont sell goods for fun I)tit
It for the Leat Moneg II
YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND BARGAINS WITH US.
jro a
Our line of Bacon. Bice, Sugar, Flour, Cofloe, Grits, Tobacco, Cigars, Snufi, j
Candies, C&UeH, Jellies, Butter, Lard and all kinds of VegtablesAro always frosli.
Call and a>lc us prices be.lore butjinp elsewhere and
alwai) - rcimomlxii - lieadqiiaxT.es- for western bodL:
and sail, and l'rosli fish, at. lowest prices. ([IK
We have Shaved off clean ourselves and in
Shaving we cut so close
WE CUT OUR PRICED
We are always glad to Show you our good ,
BECAUSE WE KNOW WE CAN SELL YOU AND SAVE YOU MONEYS*
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T. J. DAVIS St CO.
Douglas, C* eorgia.
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