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VOL. VII.
LOCAL NEWS
RAINY TWILIGHT.
Ob, put thy baud in mine, and we’ll take the
road together.
With gold the west is dappled above the
rainy hill,
Yet raindrops hiss upon the twigs in token of
foul weathefr;
The twilight is deserted; these haunted ways
are still.
But who with love and youth would hesitate
to follow
This little cart track running through su
macs to the sea?
Sweet is the veil the rain has made for love
in every hollow.
The gay winds kiss to beauty thy happy face
for me.
Each wheel rut is a pool to glass the leafless
thickets;
The dry reeds clash like cymbals or sway
like men at war;
Into the dusk a rabbit darts; in antiphons the
crickets
Weave happy songs to shatter the silence
they abhor.
Wide, inaccessible, there lies the solemn level
Of darkened meadows stretching unto the
ooean’s rim,
Seamed with the winding waterways wherein
shy creatures revel;
The meadow hens brood near the slow tide
water’s brim.
The spray from off the sea blows salt across
our faces.
Thy brow the cool rains kiss; thine eyes with
lovelight shine.
What bitti of happy song we sing! What laugh
ter haunts these places,
Thrilled with the far surf’s thunder, damp
with its sweeping brine!
The strong gales buffet us; the rain hosts fight
with lances,
With leveled lances set, against us ride in
vain.
Far and forgotten now is grief; no caro with us
advances.
Our gay gods haunt alike the sunshine and
the rain.
—L. Frank Tookor in Century.
Register.
The town was full of candidates
Monday.
The Preachers’ Institute failed w>
materialize.
The interior of the Masonic hall is
being ceiled.
Col. \V. P. Ward visited Jackson
ville last week.
Mrs. T. T. Infinger went to Way
cross on business this week.
A nice line of new groceries just re
ceived at T J Davis & Co’s.
Miand Mrs I T Smith, of White Oak
Fla., are visiting relatives in Coffee.
Miss Tilden Maddox visited Miss
Jlinnie Lott the first part of the week.
Mrs. W. W. DeLoach returned
Tuesday from a visit to Bulloch coun
ty.
A few Douglas people will attend
the tent meeting at Williams’ Chapel
Sunday.
Judge Vickers has taken his son
Leon to Allen’s Invalid Home, Mil
ledgeville.
Rev. W. I. Patrick has tendered his
resignation as pastor of the Baptist
church at this place.
Mis. T. J. Hariison and Miss Ada
Infinger attended a funeral in Clinch
county last Simday.
. The populist held a rally at Broxton
last Saturday. Ryal Wright and
Marion Mills ma le addresses.
Judge Vickers was not here to pre
side over the court of Ordinary Mon
day. Deputy Briggs acted in his
stead.
Avery successful revival has just
closed at Elsie, on the Air Line R’v.
Rev. W. I. Patrick assisted in the
meetings.
The public will please lemember
that all communications of a personal
nature will be charged for at the rate
of 5c per line.
We are requested to announce that
Messrs. Strozier and Williams will
hold a meeting in the Methodist
church at Douglas on Monday night.
The carpenters have finished their
work on the new hotel. Mrs. Phillips
will move in as soon as the work tf
painting the interior can be completed.
Mr. A. C. Scott, the contractor and
builder of the Douglas academy, was
in town Wednesday and Thursday.
Work on the building will be begun
m two or three weeks.
We now have on exhibition gents
clothing samples and fashion plates of
ail the latest styles from Wanuamaker
& Brown, the Leading Merchant Tay
lors of the United States, and would
be pleased to have your orders in this
line we guarantee satisfaction and a
perfect fit. W. A. Mcßae.
THE DOOCtHS BREEZE.
Cotton has begun moving and trade
is reviving.
The registration books will close on
the 17th inst.
Major Spence, of Waresboro, fs said
to be in a dying condition.
Nichols has organized a democratic
club, with our friend Tom Hilliard
chairman.
Mr. Elias Hinson, democratic nomi
nee for tax collector, passed through
Douglas yesterday.
Mr. J. S. Lott, the merchant prince
of Shepherd, is having a large new
store house erected.
A good rain would be appreciated
by the people of this section now. But
few gardens are planted yet and the
top crop of cotton and the sugar cane
are damaged to a great extent.
Mill number 4, at Nichols, cut, in
five days, 309,525 feet of lumber, aver
aging 01,905 feet per day. Mr. TANARUS, G.
Hilliard, superintendent, is one of the
best saw mill men in the state.
Mr. Oscar Rudolph’s combination
store house and dwelling, on the cor
ner of Rudolph and Ward streets is
assuming proportions. The frame
work will be completed this week.
A democratic rally will be held Sat-,
urday, Sept. 19, at Millwood. Dr. Wil
cox, democratic nominee for state sen
ator from the Fifth district, and Col.
C. C. Thomas, democratic nominee
for representative from Ware count},
will be the speakers. It is very likely
that TANARUS, H. Morton, the populist nomi
nee for senator, and Robert McDonald
the independent candidate for repre
sentative, will ask for a division Of
time, which will be granted by the
democratic speakers.
Pat Crosses the Continent.
Mr. P. L. Smith, one of Douglas’
most’prominent young lawyers, left]
Monday for San Jo‘.e, California on a|
matrimonial mission. While at Ha-1
zlehurst Tuesday he mailed the Breeze
an invitation to his wedding, which
reads as follows:
Mr. and Mrs. Safstrom
requests your presence at the marriage
of their daughter
Pearl E.
to
Mr. P. L. Smith,
at their residence on
West Sansalvador St., San Jose, Cal.
Monday, September fourteenth,
1896.
We wish Pat good lqck and happi
ness—and we wish it as fervently as
one brother could for another. May
the matrimonial yoke be to him and
his bride to-be as a yoke of roses, ever
shedding their perfume over the path
way they gfigjl tread together.
Willacoocbee Notes.
The sound of saws and hammers
make things lively early and late.
Qqitp an interesting entertainment
was conducted at tjje academy last
Friday night. Some nice pFesppfij
were distributed. Prof, J. C. Carter's
family band furnished music for the
occasion.
Saturday night a brutal murder was
committed in the negro quarters here.
John Reed sho f, and instantly killed
Rachel Gardner, both colored. Jjqt
little effort has been made to capture
murderer. X.
JJPJjIGIOUS.
The tent meeting will run on until
next Sunday night. The Lord is with
us.
Preaching at Oak Grove next Sun
day at 11 a. m. Also at Broxton. No
services Saturday at either place.
The third quarterly conference is at
Oak Grove Sept. 'iSrd ftnd
J. S. Lew s, Pastor.
Three pound cans of Possum Bak
ing Ppwder for a quarter at T. J. Da
vis & Co's,
The comptroller of her majesty’s
household ranks next after the treas
urer and is succeeded by the master
of the horse.
A French patent must be prior to
patents taken out in other countries;
otherwise the application will not be
granted.
DOUGLAS, GA. COFFEE COUNTY. FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 11 1898.
Unto All Men and All hings Give Due Consideration.
EL E. LaMance.
DEALER IN
Mle statuary
lonaats. Etc.
Mantels, Grates, Tiling,
Iron Fencing and fine
memorial ware.
ear w rite for designs and
prices. R. E. LaMance,
Brunswick, Ga.
W. A. J. SMITH,
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Democratic Nominee tor Sheriff of
Coffee County.
We present to our readers Ibis week
a good picture of Mr. W, A. J, Smith,
onr democratic candidate for Sheriff.
Mr. Smith is well known to our
Coffee county readers ; hence we will
have but little to say about him.
TJe has served Coffee county in the
capacity of Sheriff once before, and ii
is often remarked that he made the
best sheriff we have ever had.
Taking into consideration the fact
that he has no relations in this count)
county, he makes the best race of an\
of the candidates.
Prof. Tanner’s School Closes.
Commencement night, the lonj
looked for occasion, the climax of fiv*
months of the ups and downs of sclioo
life, rolled round last Friday night
To describe the lovely picture create'
by the sweet and winsome maidem
attired in their light colored dressei
would doubtless strain our mothe
tongue, so we refrain.
Prof. Tanner stepped foward at t
p’pjocjr, ftnjl, aftpf tpaking a few ri
marks, announced that the evening’*
exercises would be opened with
march and a song. The song, “Moui
tain Maids Invitation” was well ren
dered.
The recitatians by the little one
were tine and showed good training
But we thought Misses Ada fnimg<
and Lucille Briggs deserved specia
praise for their splendid manner i
delivering their recitations.
The program was composed of rec
itations: sopgs and djah-gues.
The music for the oocas on was fui
nished by Mrs. G. It. Briggs and Mis.
Bessie Briggs.
Nice hams 14c. It :it T J Davis fc Cos.
Scholarship,
The Breeze holds a scholarship to
Massey’s great ousiness colleges at
Columbus, Ga., Montgomery, Ala. and
Jacksonville, Fla. This scholarship is
Vajued at 140. Will giye it to any
boy or girl who will send us forty cash
subscribers to the Breeze, or for
cash. Publishers.
Wanted-An Idea S§3§
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Application for Charter.
Georgia.—Coffee county.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, that they will apply to the Su
perior court of said county, on the 2nd
Monday in Oct. next, the same being
theJl2lh day of Oct. 189(1, lor a charter
for the incorporation of the town of
Douglas, the proposed boundaries of
such town to be as follows’ to-wit: Be
ginning at the northeast corner of
original lot of land No. 192 in the oth
district of said county, following origi
nal line of said lot, running due south
to the branch south of what is now
known as the “negro quarters” oi
Buck <fc Downing, then following said
branch in a westerly direction to its
head, then running a line due west
till it intersects with the line forming
the western boundary of said town.
The northern boundary of said town
shall begin at the northeast corner of
said lot No. 192 following the northern
line of said lot to its northwest corner
continuing adue west course 800 yards
from said northwest corner. The wes
tern boundary shall begin at the term
ination of said northern boundary line
and run a due south course till it in
tersects the southern boundary line, as
above described.
Notice is also hereby given by the
undersigned that on the 10th day of
October, 189 C, all the qualified voters
residing in the proposed boundaries of
such town, a§ above described will
meet at the court house in said boun
daries to vote on the question of said
incorporation.
This notich given in conformity to
•section 775 of the Code of Georgia, of
1882, and the amendments thereto.
This 10th day of September, 1896.
Signed :
J B Simmons, N T Crqofi D W Gaskin
J J Lott, T J Davis, VV A II Davis,
IS S Sapp, F W Dart, W A J Smith, B
Peterson, Jno. Mcßae, W A Mcßae, D
Morrison, G L Brack, E Woodcock, K
M Oallihan, V, P Ward, E M Ilarrefi,
C A Ward, T S Renedy, a 8 t’udey.
3 E Baker, E A Rqck, T F Jorinen, G
W Venters, A C Tweat, G It Briggs, If
Sapp, AV W McDonald, R Vickers, W
VI Tanner, E E Worth, 1) Lott, J W
Quincey, 0 Rudolph, W W DeLoacH
I A Daughtiey, Joe Simmopg, W D
Owens, T J ft H T Thompson,
N T F Gooddypar., I S Bowen, W T Fatj
rick, F Cady, Z T Brown Sr., Z f lirown
Jr., T M Brown, J M Denton. V V
Jomas, J T Bellian, W M McCoy, F F
Hammond, J J Parker, B Carter, W F
Sibbstt, T S Deen, P H Baker, S Morgan
S Pridgeon, E It ibert.i, D Jones. J
Moore, S Bell, G Jto. s, II Williams, (j
Washington, W Sharpe, TjfiPoychey,
U Bai ey, F Foyaie, M J Moure, E Moore
I McDonald, E Boys, Win Hosier.
We si ad expect you to pay your
■uhsciiption to tho Bceeae court week.
The Inventive American.
Tho fertility of tho American
mind in invention appears in the
statement in the report of the com
missioner of patents that out of a
•total of 1,544,419 patents issued by
tho S3 leading countries of tho world
502,458, cr more tiliUl ouo-third,
fifivo bpeii granted by tho United
States. Undoubtedly tho case with
which a patent may bo obtained in
this country is accountable in con
siderable degree for this showing,
but tho chief cause is the eminently
practical spirit of the American jieo
ple, which turns their undoubted
intellectual agility into profitable
channels. In Connecticut one pat
ent has been taken out for each
1,000 of population, and among ip.
dividual patentees fi’fiornas A. Edi-.
eon stands Too hpad of the list
with 711 inventions in the past 25
years.—Boston Commonwealth.
Gro Anywhere in
#] THE DHITED STATES. [•*
AND YOU WILL NOT FIND A BETTER PLACE TO TRADE
THAN AT
WARD & DAVIST
Go to Africa if you like ;
Go to Asia if you wish ; *
Go to Japan if you please ;
Go to Russia if you care to ;
o anyivaere you want to; but it will be impossible for you to get away
irom or around the fact that right here ia Douglas is where you get
the Lowest Prices.
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claim the best assortment suited to tho needs of our customers,
w the very best quality, the latest style, and th < LOWEST PRICES,
evrything considered, to be found any where, our stock and prices at all times
will verify this assertion. We now ofler a complete line of
Dry GfoocLs, Olotiling
NOTIONS
HATS, SHOES
And Furnishing Goods, Et.
We respectfully invite ymt to investigate our claim, see for yourself|if the
quality is right, s o if the assortment is right, see if the style is right, see if
the price is right. We know in is and the same knowledge will be yours.
Spring anil Summer good* at JVew York coat, they must goto
make room for our mammoth FALL STOCK which in rrrivmy.
We are selling colico © 44, 5 and 5A cents per yard.
5000 yds. sheeting and checks © 44 5, 5£ cts. per yard.
000 pairs shoes cheap, vve can give you good value for a little money.
Paper needles 1 cent, 21 Envelopes 2 e's. 1 doz. Lead pencils, 3 cents,
1 pair sox 4 cts„ pair stockings 5 cts , Coffee 16g cts. lb., meat 54 cts. lb.,
Candy 10 cts.,
Call in to see us and we will treat
you right, and sell you goods so
cheap it will make you “grin.”
With best wishes we remain,
vours for trade,
WARD & DAVIS.
XAE ALB Rj XjST LOW PRICES
l>ougias, - l Georgia:
L. DOUGLAS
SHOETb^
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fell W% VSak $5, 84 and $3.50 Dress Shoe.
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S 1 $2, sl;^
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DEALERS who push the sale of W. L. Douglas Shoes gain customers,
which helps to increase the sales on their full line of goods. They am
afford to nell at a lee* profit, ami we lielieve you can nave money by buying nil fgm
footwear of the dealer adrertiaeC below. UMfijpi* tree upon application. _
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