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THE DOUGLAS BREEZE.
VOL. X.
The Douglas Abstract Company.
Makes Abstracts of Title to all Lands in Coffee county.
Buys and Sells Real Estate on Commission, Lends
Honey, &c. Legal Blanks of all kinds for Sale.
Headquarters for anything connected with Deeds, Mortgages,
Land Titles, &c. Come to see us
* Springs
Near Douglas , Georgia .
Unequalled as a health resort. Rates of Board low.
Fishing and Hunting excellent. Good Recreation.
Address JOEL GASKIN, Douglas, Ga.
A New Enterprise.
Messrs W. P. Ward and L. C.
Hilliard have opened an abstract
and real estate office in Douglas.
A visit to their office will show
that they are fully equipped for
business, they have all kinds of ap
paratus for making maps, plats,
blue prints etc. A large map of
Coffee county and Douglas hangs
on the wall.
Mr. Hilliard has been engaged
for several months past in making
a set of abstract books from the
records in the clerk’s office. Many
of the books of record in this
county had never been indexed
and it was next to impossible to
trace a chain of titles.
With the set of books made by
Mr. Hilliard and used by the Doug
las Abstract Cos., it will take but a
short time to trace any title in Cof
fee county from the grant by the
state down to the present owner
showing eyery transaction effecting
the title to the land.
If there is any one who has any
doubt about his title, or if he wish
es to know as to other titles to the
same property the Douglas Ab
stract Cos. can give him the desired
information.
Messrs Ward & Hilliard are well
known and deserve to succeed. Mr.
Ward was reared in this county
and Mr. Hilliard is a son of Capt.
C. W. Hilliard and a grand son of
Abe Hargraves. Mr. Hilliard has
charge of the Abstract office. Mr.
Ward will have a law office in the
same building, where he will be
glad to see his friends.
W. W. McCulley & Cos., McDonald's Mill.
These gentlemen have recently
added a-large stock of jewelry, to
their large stock of general merchan-,
dise. This jewelry was purchased
from W. F.| Main Jewelry Cos.,
lowa City, the largest in the world,
and ever>- pierce is sold with a guar
rantee. Thejjpeople know W. W.
McCulle>H& ! .|jb. as honest dealers,
and the edito|r_pj£he Breeze com
mend the Co. from past
experience are
fair and and JcqjjHifaecure
the best J
P * ,UI Bad SWpt.
Much cfr -^sj - g being made
now dajTv^W- cern j n g the unreli
able of postal afliirs be
tweenF N *js ace and Waycross.
' fault lies we are not
ut we sa - v V at
t|( “8 * j^BPr thin g out of i oint t ' at
sl nie at once. Soil
nl® . c .' l have been suS?
t.id
ies n tliese two p° mtil
• r Th a*P* cause for consider-
.n*nt and quite a lot ol
mlt to Letters of inv
gone wrong, and tli<
f ‘ of Jfluglas are
of shm seem to
Hjularities, and \\e
. the affairs!
i the trouble is
■ Board of
- •'l)e un-
Going a Little Too Far.
We like fun as well as anybody
on earth, and we have spent many
days of our life in making fun for
people, but some folks do not
have enough sense to make a good
fool or to have fun. Last Wednes
day when the passenger train on
the Air Line was only a few miles
from Douglas the ever alert and
careful engineer discovered a mess
of sticks and paper, made to look
like a boy of about three years old,
arms extended and wearing a hat
standing in the middle of the track.
Of course Mr. Morton did not
know it was a fake, and he had to
stop his train with a jerk. This
was all intended for fun, but stop
ping a train, or putting obstruction
of any kind or for any purpose is
not lawful, and who ever did this
have laid themselves liable for
prosecution.
Lynch Law and the Courts.
W e are informed that within one
hour after being placed on trial last
Thursday week, at Baxley, Will
Abies was convicted of raping Mrs.
Edgerton and sentenced to be
hanged on June 30th. This is all
well enough, but the lady who was
brutally outraged by the negro de
mon was compelled to testify on
oath, before Judge, jury and all
present, that the negro had accom
plished his purpose. Had robbed
her of her virtue, humbled her hus
band and brought disgrace and
scorn upon the children. And all
this had to be done before the gap
ing crowd—before the negro him
self, who was doubtless exultant
with satisfaction to know lie had
humiliated one of the hated white
race, that the incarnate fiend should
should have justice. Did he give
her mercy or justice when she was
crying and struggling in his lust
ful grasp? Did he think of justice,
when for the third time in tne
struggle, he choked her to insensi
bility, and had her in his power for
more than an hour? No, he never!
and the black scoundrel got what
he didn't deserve and that was a
fair trial. He .should have been
first hanged, and then tried and
this poor woman would have been
spared the humiliation of standing
up before that court room of peo
ple and admitting her disgrace.
There are many cases of rape that
that is never reported, because the
helpless victim of some de-devil
shrinks from the public disgrace of
testifying before a court of her
wrongs, and thus the fiend is allow
ed to go unwhift of a speedy death,
while the victim knows her dis
grace, suffers through a pitiless life
and at last fills a wretched grave.
. They show women no mercv and
Vey should have none shown them.
■ - Thank You Gentlemen,
A prominent contractor told a
friend of ours that the Breeze was
larger than the town,” some time
ago when he first saw the paper.
A lawyer who has just moved up
here from Florida says “the Breeze
is the best paper in Southern Geor
gia, excepting Dan Sweat’s paper.”
Well, now. these are both compli
ments. even in the latter case, but
dDan Sweat don't move very fast
IMjyinor'As.aid in six months.
DOUGLAS, GA. SATURDAY, JUNE 17: 1899.
Aguinaldo;
AguinaWo, on a summer's ilay
linked tlie meadows sweet with hay.
That is, raked them as he ran,
Pursued by tiie American.
Of course the job was incomplete,
Because lie raked it with his feet.
He paused for breath beneath a tree;
“Oli! but I’m tired out!' quoth lie.
‘Two hundred miles since sun up—gee!
These spurts will lie the death of me.
‘And records!- at the rate I’ve run
I’ve broken every nog-gone one!
‘Can’t even rest my hones a spell—
l say with Sherman : ' War is hell!’
‘lt’s worse I guess, because down there
They must have camp stools or a chair,
‘Or sonn old fashioned kinds of seats
Where one may loaf between the heats.
Ilark ! there's another Fnnston shriek !
I guess I’d be .ter snook a sneak.
Of all sad words of tongue or pen
The saddest are these: ’l’m scooting
again.”
—Hobart, in Baltimore American.
Dodson Printer’s Supply Company.
We call attention of our contem
poraries and (he public to the new
type on which this paper is printed
to-day, and ask you to note the
clean, clear cut of every letter.
Among foundry men it is known
as “ten point, No. 13, Barth Se
ries,” and is the same type used by
Harper, the American; Leslie’s,
and nearly all leading publishers.
We bought it from Dodson Print
er’s Supply Cos., of Atlanta, the
only dealers in first class type and j
printer’s material in the South, at I
forty six cents per pound, and pur
chased 225 lbs. We ordered it on the
Ist of June and it was recieved and
in the cases by the 10th, after re
maining at the depots of Waycross
and Douglas three days, really only
six days from the time the order
\yas written. These gentlemen
gave us more for our old material,
sold the new typa at as good prices
as could be obtained any where
north, west or east, saved us sev
eral dollars in freight and always
have been prompt, fare and square.
We commend them to the publish
ers of the south, as honest gentle
men who know their business and
will give their patrons the benefit
of tlyeir vast experience. We have
been buying type, staplers, borders,
inks etc., from them for some time
and have been treated as well as
we could have expected. Mr.
Dodson did not fight, bleed and die
in the late fracus with the Span
ish, but he remained at home sold
type, and cussed Blanco, and after
the war was over shipped the first
printing office oijt-fit tq Pqrto Rico
that went from the United Slates,
Mistakes Will Happen.
It will be remembered that in our
last issue we we published the in
formation that the Waycross Air
Line Railroad Cos., would sell one
fare round trip tickets to Waycross
and return, good for two days—
that is, to go down on Sunday and
return on any train on Monday. We
also went down on Sunday, and
soon found out that the gentleman
ly conductor knew nothing about
this arrangement, and held to his
old idea that passengers going for
one fare should return Sunday
evening. We were appealed to by
passengers for our authority, but
not having the letter from head
quarters, nor a copy of the Breeze
(authority enough for anything)
had only to reply that Mr. Haw
kins had himself sent us the notice
published. We found when we
reached Waycross that we were
right, the Breeze was right, and
the conductor was right.—we for
publishing and he for obeving his
old instructions, as the letter in
forming him of the change had not
been mailed, but was on the table
in Mr. Hawkins’ office. We cussed
out Holmes (notout loud) and hur
ried on home to see if the neighbors
had sent in any refreshments for
our noon meal. Everything will
be all right in future on Sunday.
Miss Georgia Porter, of Winnie,
N. C., is visiting Mrs. E. L. Bry
an. on Cleveland avenue.
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Mr. J. J. Boone Dies in California.
The Breeze regrets to learn of the
death of the late editor of the
Leader, Mr. J. J. Bo me, at San
Francisco, Cal., on last Monday,
June 12th. Mr. Boone was well
known in this section, and had a
great many friends, and while the
writer did not agree with him in
all respects, still, we have known
many worse men than Mr. Boone.
He was tender hearted and gener
ous to a lault. lie did himself
more harm than he did others. He
tried to favor patrons and was
left unable to meet financial obli
gations; he had energy but failed
in systematic management. What
ever his faults were he had traits
ot character that would leave a bal
lancy in his favor. In his untime
ly death his ‘friends and relatives
have our sympathy, and we hope
our brother found peace with God
through Christ our Redeemer. The
following letter from his brother,
Mr. J. 11. Boone, of Hazlehurst, to
Postmaster Finley may be of inter
est to all concerned :
Hazlehurst, Ga., 6-14-99.
Mr. Finley— The remains of
Jas. J. Boone, left San Francisco
at 6 o’clock, p. 111., on Tuesday the
13th. The postal guide shows that
it is a five days’ run to Macon, so
|it will be Sunday or Monday be
fore we can expect the arrival here.
1 will be notified when the re
mains arrive at Atlanta, and if the
mail is not ready to go out to Brox
ton 1 want to have some one ready
to take a message to Mrs. Douglas
at that place. I will wire vou as
soon as I hear. That will give the
folks time to meet us at Lone Hill.
I will pay all expense upon notice.
Please do this promptly when no
tified, Cause of death measles and
double pneumonia.
Very Truly,
J. 11. Boone.
A Slander on Southern Women.
Some weeks ago when Ex-Gov.
Northern was on a lecture tour in
the north, two or three ladies of
Atlanta wired him that the women
of Georgia were willing to under
take the moral education of the ne
groes of the State. To say the least
these ladies have taken a fearful
responsibility upon themselves, in
speaking for the women of Geor
gia. They were not appointed for
that purpose, nor does the high
positions their husbands occupy
give them any spell privilege, We
have seen several inteligent ladies
that are shocked at the audacity of
these self-appointed mouthpieces,
and they beg us to say that they
are not w illing to have anything
to do with the education of ne
groes, that the howling nabobs of
the north can attend to that duty.
Those that raise their hands in
holy terror, roll their eyes heaven
ward and utter vile imprecations
upon the heads ot the men who oc-
casionly perforate one with bullet
holes, or roust one at the stake for
rape, should come down and gather
the sweet scented heathens in their
arms, fall upon their necks and
weep as they teach them morality
and republicanism. No sir, if the
Atlanta telegraphers want to start
a nursery tor rearing negroes to
rape, burn, steal and murder, the
women of Georgia does not desire
to help them.
Pocket Book Lost.
Somewhere between Douglas
and Ocilla, on Thursday 15th, a
pocket-book, red leather, folded,
.containing in paper money,
I together with a Plant Spstem rnile
| age book, name on both books. A
j suitable reward will be paid the
finder on bringing same to the
Breeze other at Douglas, Ga.
A. W. PUCKER,
Albany, Ga.
Miss Katie Kifkla'nd, a "most
j charming youfig lady of Kirkhfiul,
j who has been visitiy.g hensistej - ,
-Mrs. B. Peterson, ref he®
jhoiue '1 uesaayJMfc gR JU
J. A. Jones.
Mr. ). A. Jones, well-known as
a dealer in Buggies, Wagons, etc.,
lias entered anew roll, and has
gone into the dry goods'business.
He lias recently purchased the
handsome stock of Dry Goods,
Shoes, Clothing, llats, etc., of W.
J. Smith & Cos., next door to Jones
A 1 liomas, Plant avenue, Waycross.
and he wants the people of Coffee
county to make this store their
headquarters when in that town.
W . N. Jones, ii young man full of
energy, fair and square dealing will
be in charge, and every one will be
treated right. Mr. Jones says he
bought ibis stock very cheap and
lie wants his Coffee countv friends
to get the benefit of his good luck,
lie is rushing things, and if you
need anything in his line now is
the time to buy.
Another Candidate for Lynching.
011 Monday night last, a negro
entered the sleeping room of two
daughters of Mr. F. M. Mullis, a
respectable farmer living near Pear
son, and attempted a criminal as
sault. The screams of the young la-'
dies aroused the other inmates ot the
house, and the black fiend made his
escape'without accomplishing his
hellish purpose. A posse is giving
chase, and if caught: his t rial will be
short. He is described as a black
negro, 23 or 25 years old, weighing
about 190 pounds, six feet high,
teeth inclined to protrude and high
cheek bones. Our people will look
tor, arrest and hold for identiiica
by F. M. Sweat, McDonald’s Mill,
Ga.
A Letter tram Mr. Hawkins.
Wavcimiss, Ga. June 11, 1899
J. M. Fkbrman, Douglas, Ga. :
Dear Sir —l note your article in
the last issue ot the Breeze, stating
that it the schedule ot the Sunday
train on the Waycross Air Line
was changed to leave Douglas at
7.00 a. m., and arrive at Waycross
at 9.30, it would accommodate
more people. If this L file case,
and the majority of the people
want this schedule we would glad
ly change it as suggested. This
Sunday train was put on for the
accommodation and Conveniece of
the people at your end of the line,
and we are willing to do anything
to furnish them with such accom
modations as they may desire.
Yours, t.mly,
I‘\ M. Hawkins,
Truffle Manager.
The above letter fully explains
itself, and shows how the officials
of the road feel toward our people.
We feel sure our people will ap
preciate these concessions, and we
want them to know this is not the 1
first time and will not be the last. !
When Mr. Hawkins’ proposition;
goes into effect the Air Line will j
connect with Plant System to Al-!
bany, Jacksonville, Savannah, 1
Thomasville and intermediate sta
tions, Besides it gives a person
one hour more in Waycross should
that be the objective point. We
hope Mr. Hawkins will give us
the early train.
I heie will be a general meeting
at the Baptist church beginning
1 riday June 30th and continuing
several days, Revs. Scruggs, Bar
ton, and Jessup will he here. Let
every body come. Church build
ing will be newly painted and
seated.
NOTICE,'
1 will be at the places named below
on tlie dates named lor the purpose
of receiving tax returns for IH'.fft.
Pickren preeinct.Monday June Pith.
Wooten ~ Tuesday ~ I mi,.
Phillip’sMifi „ Wednesday „ Ht|,.
Willacoochee Thursday ~ lfuli.
Kirkland ~ Friday l: lmi,.
Pearson Saturday ” 17i|,’
McDonald’s Mill, precint Monday
June 10th. B. H. Tannei’s store,
June Tuesday 20th. W. B. Teston’s
store, Wednesday June 21st. Nichols,
Ba., Thursday 22nd. Douglas Ga.!
Friday and 23rd. and 24th.
All Persons interested w ; ll plßtse
take notice of these appoinineiita, *
tliis will he my lust
meet in<\promptly.
.then eM.'t. ’ 1
NUMBER I
WAYCROSS BRIEFS.
J. T. Bi.anchahd.
A vast amount of improvements
are noticeable in all parts of Wav
cross.
Mrs. Charlotte Parker is erecting
a handsome ten-room house on
Church street.
Two negro hoys' were arrested
Monday and given three-months
each on the chain-gang, for “beat
ing the train.”
Vacation time is here and the
exodus to the seaside will soon be
in lull blast. A number of families
are making arrangements to spend
the summer on St. Simon’s Island.
Ihe old Cason store building,
lately used as a livery stable, is
being re-modeled preparatory to its
transformation into a twenty-room
hotel. Many other buildings are
going up in various parts of the
c i ty.
I lu- Mayor has been “making it
hot tor “juice ’ venders this week.
The question naturally arises: If
this “juice ’ is intoxicating, (and
there is no doubt on this score) are
not the city officials violating the
law when they issue license for its
sale?
An organized effort will be made
| by our citizens to stop the sale of the
so-called “juice” in this city. Juice
is another name for the vilest intox
icating beverage ever compounded,
and its sale should certainly be pro
hibited. It not only intoxicates,
but it robs those who drink it of
their senses, leaving them worse
than brutes.
Miss Katheryn Shulls has accept
ed. a position as teacher at the
Eunice School House, two miles
south ol this city and will continue
through the summer. Miss Shults
was one ol the brightest pupils in
Prof. Settle’s Polytechnic School.
She graduated*this week with high
honors, and having acted us assist
ant teacher in this school, will no
doubt give entire satisfaction.
A few weeks ago the streds were
over-nm with a lot of worthless
curs, but since the “dog-tax” is
being collected you seldom see a
“how-wow” on the streets. What
has become of them? Only about
45 licenses have been Issued, and
probjihly one dozen dogs killed,
out ol not less than 1000 canines.
Every person owning a dog should
pay the required lax, or none should
pay it.
The new mill for the Ware Lum
ber Company, located on outer
Albany avenue, is rapidly nearing
completion. This mill will have a
capacity of nearly 50,000 feet of
lumhei daily and will give employ
ment to a large number of men.
\\ ork bas also been commenced on
the building to he used a* a com
missary for the mill hands. Capt.
Johnson is making tiling's hus f V
out his way.
Miss Annie Young, aged 15
years, and Mr. R. King, were
quietly married at the residence of
the Wesleyan minister, Rev. Davis,
in Old \"\ aycross, Sunday after
noon at 4 o’clock, Rev. Davis of
ficiating. The bride is the only
child of F. M. Young. The mar
riage was a surprise, not only to
her triends, but toiler parents, who
knew nothing ot the event until
after the knot had been securely
tied.
A freak prize fight bel was paid
in this city Saturday afternoon.
Union News Agent, John A.
Moore, was a strong Fitzsimmons
man, while Policeman Ed Knox
was a firm believer in Jeffries. Just
before the fight occurred they made
an agreement for the man whose
j champion lost to ride the other man
in a wheel-harrow from the Herald
office to the Union depot. Satur
day, Moore procured his one-wheel
! ed vehicle and proceeded to give
Knox the roughest ride he ever en
joyed. lie selected the railroad
track as the route, and now he
wished he hadn’t, for while it was
rough on the policeman it was
worse on himself. v - **
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