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VOL. VII.
LOCAL NEWS
Did you register? If you didn’t you
can't vote. ■
We had a shower and a promise
Wednesday.
Both candidates for representative
were in Douglas Tuesday.
The town pump, near the Breeze
office, has been put in good working
ordt r.
Mr. F. F. Hammond left last night
with his wife and baby for Indian
Springs.
The fall term of Coffee Superior
Court is near at hand, only twenty
four days’off.
Mr. W. E, Dicken, log contractor for
Bailey & Cos., has removed from Doug
las to Townsend, Ga.
Mr. J. T. Relihau has bought Mr. J.
J. Parker’s residence lot on Gaskin
avenue, and will build at once.
McDonald’s Mill again has an ex
press oliice. It will be a great conven
ience for the people of Douglas.
Mr. W. A. 11. Davis returned from
Indian Springs. He says his little
son, Marvin, is improving rapidly.
Mr. and Mrs, J. T. Smith tr. and
airs. J. R. Davis and children are vis
iting the family of Mayor Ward this
week.
Mr. Cromartie, candidate for Ordi.
nary of Appling, was in Douglas this
week electioneering for the Singer
Machine Company.
The democrats and populists are
working hard to register all their vot
ers. They are bringing in the halt, the
lame and the blind.
Mr. A. S. M ncliew has just closed
a successful meeting at New Hope
church, near Phillips Mill. There
were thirteen accessions to the church.
The Willacoochee Courier has sus
pended. We didn’t think it would
ever get over the fearful drubbing it
gave the Breeze a few weeks ago.
Requiescat in pace.
Mrs. Pcnina Fielding, who has been
visiting in West Florida, returned Sat
urday, accompanied by her daughter,
Mrs.M. 0. Starling of Bonifay, Fla.
She will spend a few days with Mrs.
Fielding and Mrs. Parker.
Revs. Strozier and Williams preach
ed two sermons here, Wednesday night
and Thursday morning, while en route
from Williams Chapel to McDonald’s
Mill. They promised to hold a two
week’s meeting here in January.
We are requested to say that tho
democratic rally which was to have
been held at Willacoochee next Satur
day has been postponed until Saturday
the 26th inst. Brantley and Bacon
will be there. Everybody is invited o
attend.
* The big democratic rally at Broxton
last Saturday was a rousing success.
Mr.. Edwin Brobston, the original and
able young free coinage democrat of
Brunswick, was the orator of the day.
His speech was an able discussion of
the issues of the campaign, and was
productive of much good.
if the smart young Alice who com
gregate at the churches at night and
scatter matches in the vestibules for
rite Jadies to step on and ignite
have never been taught any better
they will be. taught at an expensive
school- the courthouse. Boys you are
spotted. A hint to the wise is suffi
cient. *
I)r. G. W. Julian’s store end
residence and the express office, at
Pearson, was burned down Monday
night. Everything in the house and
store, including the cloftnng of the
family was consumed in the flames.
The damage is partly covered by in
surance. It is believed that the fire
,;vai of incendiary origin.
We now have on exhibition gents
clothing sample* aod fashion plates of
all the latest styles from Wjtumqnakcr
A Brown, the Leading Merchant Tay
lors of the United State*, aod would
be pleased to have your orders in this
line we guarantee satisfaction and a
perfectlit. W. A- McPae.
THE DOUGLAS BREEZE.
There will be one thing to be de
voutly thankful for this year, and that
will be when the elections are over—
no matter who’s elected.
The contract between the stock
holders and the contractor, for the
erection of our large two story brick
school house, has been signed up, and
the work of laying the foundation will
start- as soon as Mr. Scott, the contract
or, can get the material on the ground.
A side track will be laid from the de
pot to the building site in order to fa
cilitate the hauling of the brick and
other material. The contract says the
building is to be completed by Janua
ry 1, 1397.
A pretty double wedding occurred
Sunday evening at the elegant home
of Mr. and Mrs, James McDonald, at
McDonald’s Mill. The contracting
parties were Mr. John Brooker to Miss
Lilia McDonald, and Mr. Elijah Moore
to Miss Efffe StrieklanJ. Rev. Mr.
Snyder, pastor of the Methodist church
performed the ceremonies. The park r
was beautifully decorated with fern
and flowers. Only the immediate rel
atives and special friends of the young
couple witnessed the ceremony.
K OBITUARY.
Died in Douglas on Saturday Sept.
12th 1896 at 6 oclock a. m. of Typlio
malaria fever Miss May Briggs, daugh
ter of Col. and Mrs. Geo. R. Briggs.
May had entered into her sixteenth
year. Just blooming into magnifi
cent womanhood. She was beloved,
aye idolized by all who knew her for
her many amiable traits of character.
Her buoyant, refined and gentle dis
position carried sunshine into every
circle she entered.
All that the best medical skill, lov
ing family and friends could do was
done to stay the grim monster of dis
ease and death, but our Heavenly
Fatlier called her up to a higher and
nobler sphere.
May Briggs (lead, whispered on the morn
ing air
Stopped the machinery of mind and stilled
the heart
A moment friends communed with God in
prayer
As the word passed from lip to lip to heal
the smart
And till the void caused by the life passed
out
From this sad world of toils and strife
But we can praise God with an all day shout
From purity here hers now is an angel life
Thy place dear May can never be lillej
In family, in church or in choir
And while thy pure heart on earth is stilled
We rejoice thaßthou hast gone up higher
A jewel too pure for all earthly ties
Oil intercede with Christ our king
While thou art reveling the skies
And sweptange'ic anthoms sing
That our lives may bo so noble and pure
With naught in our character amiss
That we may join you and the ransomed
In tnat fair wyrld of eternal bliss,
(i. L. B.
Hawkiusville and Montezuma pa
pers please copy.
PHsjlL
Mrs Fannie E. Worth, wife ol Mr.
.Enoch E. Worth of Douglas died Fri
day. September the lltli, of typhoid
fever, after an illness of three
weeks. She was nineteen years old,
.eldest daughter of Mr. and Airs.
Levy Sapp. Her remains were laid
to rest Saturday at 3p. m in the Cato
graveyard, twelve miles north of Doug
las. She leaves an infant six months
abj. The sympathy of the editors of
tho Breeze goes out full and free to
Mr. Worth.
The InventiTe American.
The fertility of the American
mind in invention appears in the
siatcipopt in the report of tho com
missioner oi patents that out of a
total of 1,544,419 patents issued by
tho 33 leading countries of the vovUJ
&02,458i or more than one-thjru,
have been granted by the United
States.- Undoubtedly tho case with
which a patent may be obfaippd in
this country is accountable in con
siderable degree for this showing,
but tho chief cause is tho eminently
practical spirit of the American peo
ple, which turns their undoubted
intellectual agility into profitable
Channels. In Connecticut one pat
put; has been taken out for each
1,000 of popmatiop. pn.d among in
dividual patentees Thomas A. Edi
j £on etands/it the head of tho list
j with 711 inventions in the. past 25
j years.—Boston Commonwealth.
DOUGLAS, GA. COFFEE COUNTY. FRIDAY SEPTEMBER IS 1898.
Unto All Men and All hings Give Due Consideration.
R. E. EaMance.,
DEALER IX
Kirill statuary
Moments. Etc.
Mantels, Grates, Tiling,
Iron Fencing and fine
memorial ware.
VET w rite for designs and
prices. R. E. LaManoe,
Brunswick, Ga.
RESOLUTIONS OF CONDOLENCE
By I lie Douglas Sunday school.
Whereas, it has pleased an Allwise
Providence to remove from our midst
by death, our beloved sister and cola
borer in the Master’s cause, Miss May
Briggs, and,
Whereas, We humbly bow in deep
est grief at her loss to us. We rejoice
in the thought that her exaniplary
character and deep Christian nrnd for
one of her age, has transferred her
soul to a closer communion with the
God who gave it.
Be it resolved, That we the officers,
teachers and members of the Douglas
Sunday school do tearfully bow in
humble submission to the will of Go and
in ail things as well as this sad sepe
ration.
Resolved, That while the sweet
voice of May will never again on earth
mingle with ours in sweet songs of
praise, that we will endeavor by the
help of God to lead such lives that we
may join her in the Heavenly choir
in songs of eternal worship.
Resolved, That our deepest, heart
felt sympathy bo extended to the grief*
stricken family, and that the secretary
request cacli of the Douglas papers to
publish these proceedings and furnish
the sorrowing family with a copy and
spread a copy upon ttie minutes of
our Sunday school.
T. J. Harrison, Supt,
Gus L. Brack, Sec’y.
September 13th 1896,
The Same With a Difference.
“Say, daddy, what is it that dis
tinguialios civilization from barbar
ity V”
“It is very simple. Civilization
consists in tho art of killing your
ononiy with a cannon hall at a dis
tance of 6,000 yards and bai'bArrty
in slashing his head off with a sa
her.”—Gaulois.
Tho superintendent of large
wood ongraving establishment in
New York said that women never
succeed at that business. Mon re
gard it as a life work; women as a
means of subsistence until they got
husbands.
Imagination i3 not thought, nei
ther is fancy reflection. Though!
paceth like a hoary sago, hut imag
ination bath wings as an eagle.—
Tupper.
A patentee may grant pn exclusive
right to another person to manufac
i ture or sell his duvico within the
| whole or any part of the United
| States.
The children of emperors take
i precedence of kings and queens.
| Tho order is—emperors, children of
j emperors; kings, children of king3.
The German house builders al
ways contrive to leave a small flat
place on the roof of oach house for
1 the storks to rest and build op.
Easy to Taka
asy to Operate
j Are features peculiar to Hood’s Pills. Small in
size, tasteless, efficient, thorough. As one man
Hood’s
! said; “ Voi, never know you
nave taken a ( ill till it is all nil
over." iOc.’c. I. flood & Cos.! 111 R
Proprietors, Lowell. Mass. ■ ■■ ■
The only pills to take with Hood’s Sarsaparilla, j
I
Application tor 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
the] 12tli day of Oct. 1896, lor a charter
for the incorporation of the town of
Douglas, the proposed boundaries of
such town to he as follows’ to-wit: Be
ginning at the northeast corner of
original lot of land No. 192 in the 6th
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” ol
Buck & 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,
liie 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 a due west course 800 yards
from said northwest corner. The wes
tern boundary shall begin at the term*
ination of said northern boundary lino
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, 1896, all the qualified voters
residing in the proposed boundaries of
such town, as above described will
meet 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, 1890.
Signed!
J B Simmons, X T Creel, D W Gaskin
J J Lott, T J Davis, W A II Davis,
E S Sapp, F W Dart, \V A J Smith, B
Peterson, Jno. Mcßae, W a Mcßae, D
Morrison, G L Brack, E Woodcock, K
M Galliban, V,' P Ward, E At Harrell,
0 A Ward, T b iknody, a B Finley,
0 E Baker, E A Buck, T F Jormen, G
W Yentejs, A C Tweat, G R Briggs, II
Sapp, W W McDonald, It Vickers, IV
M Tanner, E E Worth, D Lott, J W
Quineey, O Rudolph, W W I tel-oacV,
J A Daughtrey, Joe S’rrpnons, W 15
Owens, T J Harrison, S T Thompson,
X F Gooddyear, I S Bowen, W T Pat
rick, F Cady, Z T Brown Sr., Z f Brown
Jr., T M Brown, J JVI Denton. V V
Comas, J T Relhan, W M McCoy, p F
Hammond, J J Parker, 15 Carter, W F
Sibbstt, T S Been, P ilß.ikcr. S Morgan
S Pridgeon, K Roberts, 1> Junes. .J
Moore, S Bell, U ]p.-s, II Willjums, C
Washington, W Sharpe, llJPorcher,
ii Bailey, F Foraic, M J Mo. iv, E Moore
I McDonald, E Boys, Win Hosier,
Da e Cutno, C. T. Powell. Henry Davis,
Jerry Roberson, Robert Williams, Jesse
•aimer, R Rieliurjs, Ulias. < ..peiin, (’has.
.Moore.
Nice hams 14c. ll> at Y J Davis & Cos.
Scholarship.
Ihe Breeze hold! a scholarship to
Massey’s great business colleges at
Columbus, Ga., Montgomery, Ala. and
Jacksonville, Fla. This scholarship is
valued at SJ4O. Will give it to any
hoy or girl who will send us forty cash
subscribers to the Breeze, or for $25
CU h. I’l HUSHEftS.
kklili >i s,
Tho tiiird quarterly conference is at
Oak Grove Kept. 23rd and 21th.
J. B. Lews, Pastor,
'three pound cans of Possum Bak
ing Powder for a quarter at T. J. pa
vis & Go’s,
Gro Anywhere in
*| THE UNITED STATES. |*
AND YOU WILL NOT FIND A BETTER PLACE TO TRADE
THAN AT
WARD & DAVIS’!
Go to Africa if you like ;
Go to Asia if you wish ; *
Go to Japan if you please ; “W*
Go to Russia if you care to;
° 11 n ? " aeri - want to ; but it will be impossible for you to get away
IsSEffiom oi amund the fact that right here in Douglas is where you get
the Lowest Prices.
claim the best assortment suited to the needs of our customers,
the very best quality, the latest style, and tin LOWEST PRICES
evrylhing considered, to be found any where,our stock and prices atall times
will verify this assertion. Wo now oiler a complete line of
Dry Groods, Clothing
NOTIONS
HATS, 35EXXOX3SSB
And Furnishing Goods, Et.
We respectfully invite you to investigate our claim, see for yourselfjif the
quality is right, see if the assortment is right, see if the style is right, see if
the price is right. We know ii is and the same knowledge will be yours.
Sprintl and Summer poods at Ne\r York cost, they must yo to
make room for our mammoth FALL STOCK which is rrriviuy.
W e are selling colico (<i) 4A, 5 and 5A cents per yard.
5000 yds. sheeting and checks © 4A, 5, 5.4 eta. per yard.
000 pairs shoes cheap, we can give you good value for a little money.
Paper needles 1 cent, 24 Envelopes 2 cts. 1 doz. Lead pencils, 3 cents,
I pair sox 4 cts„ pair stockings 5 cts, Coffee 16| cts. lb., meat 5A cts lb *
Camly 10 cts., “ ‘ ’*
Call in to sec us and we will treat
you right, and sell you goods so
cheap it will make you “grin,”
With best wishes we remain,
yours tor trade,
WARD & DAVIS.
3LE.A.X3R] R, IN LOW PRICES
Douglas, * Georgia:
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y JnL- && V Stjueakless.BoUoxn Waterproof. Best Shoe sold at the prics.
p-K '\vAss, $4 and $3.60 Dreas Shu*.
cj|. M , \ms3.6o Poiioe Shoe, 3 Boloa.
£i|p VjpL $2.60, and $2 Sheas,
!%& 81.75 School Shoe*
RjHIS IS Tii
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 can
nflurd to k.-M at a le*a profit, anu we bolieve too can same money by baj4nf aQ pna
(butwear of the dealer advertised below. Catalogue free upon application.
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