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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
L. C. HILLIARD, Manager.
* Springs
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Near Doug las, Georgia.
Unequalled as a health resort. Rates of Board low.
Fishing and Hunting excellent. Good Recreation.
Address JOEL GASKIN, Douglas, Ga.
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by addressing the General Agents, HOPKINS & HINES, Savannah, Ga. '
The editor of the Breeze strongly commends the Prudential Insurance Company.
Politics in Georgia.
Rome Tribune : About one-third
of the trustees of the Univerity of
Georgia are said to be for Dr. Hoggs
as chancellor, a little less than a
third for Dr. Harry White, and
the rest scattering.
Marietta Journal: There is one
good thing to be thankfnl for this
year in -Georgia. There will be no
elections to disturb the peace and
friendship of the people. The
watchword is industry, and the
good results to How froifl it will, be
perceptible.
Dalton North Georgia Citizen :
Hon. Clarke Howell, editor-in
chief of he Atlanta Constitution,
will be the next president of the
Georgia Senate. Mark that pre
diction. He will make a good one,
too. His two terms as spaaker ot
the House eminently qualifies him
for the place he seeks.
Cordele Hornet: Hon. E. 15.
Lewis, congressman from this dis
trict, arrived in the city yesterday
and is taking in our chautauqua.
The congressman is looking well
and hearty, and if one can judge
by a man’s looks how he runs,
Lewis will be the next congress
man elected from tl*e Third dis
trict of Georgia.
Raising Cotton in Texts.
“You people in Georgia have a
mistaken idea about the making of
cotton in Texas. You fear that we
will exercise too great an influence
on the market, but while we have
advantages, we also have disad
vantages. Labor costs more in
Texas than it does in Georgia, and
we have to ship farther. This off
sets to some extent the cost of fer
tilizers in Georgia. I have seen
great fields of cotton unpicked be
cause Jpf the impossibility of obtain
ing ds to gather the crop. The
it is cheaper to raise the
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Selling Water Melons.
Superintendent of Transporta
tion W. J. I lay low of the Plant
System has returned from a trip
through the watermelon belt tra
versed by the Plant lines. He de
sired to get an understanding of
the conditions and figure out the
best plan to give shippers a good
service for the transportation of
melons to the Northern and East
tern markets.
A considerable movement of mel
ons has aleeady begun. Mr. Hay
low says it will be at its bight with
the Plant System within a week.
The daily movement now amounts
to about 300 cars. From day to
day there may be an increase, but
it will not grow much heavier.
When 300 cars a day are handled
for some days, the season may be
said to be at its bight.
Mr. Haylow found that the
greatest activity at present is in
Northern Florida and South G4qN
gia. The movement from FloiFdu.
will fall off. as the Georgia melons
ripen and the planters beginVo ship.
After a few week the comp'RfiWpn
of Middle Georgia will be encoiurt
ered, and those planters who are
now shipping from the southern
part of the state will discontinue,
Farmers were found in a generally
prosperous condition, as far as their
melons go. A different plant from
the former one of shipping to com
missions houses is being followed
in the disposition of the succulent
fruit, and buyers are now securing
the cars they are loaded by the
planters. Prices range usually from
's3s to S4O according to the quality
of the melons. Mr. Haylow says
there is money in them at these
prices. In a car there are from
1,000 to 1,300 melons loaded, mak
ing about 3ctseach for them.—Sav.
News.
Three Big Bargain Days.
Send me your name and
post-office on a postal card
► and get a bargain circular
(telling all about it.
Brad Watson’s
Big Douglas Store.
I SEND US YOUR NAME
i and address, together wit h the
j names and addresses of a number
: of your friends who are interested
in any sort of poultry, for a FREE
sample copy of The Georgia
; Poultry lleijadd, anew, up-to
i date and interesting monthly poul
: try paper. Send to
j The Geo kWa Poult if y Herald,
\ iilukely, Ga. j
DOUGLAS, GA. SATURDAY, JULY I • 1899.
Brunswick Circuit.
Appling Superior Court First and second
Mondays in March; Third and fourth
Mondays in September.
Camden. Superior Court: —Tuesday after
j the third Monday in March ; Tuesday af
ter the first. Monday in October.
Coffee Superior Court: —Fourth Monday
in March; Second Monday in October.
Charlton Superior Court: —Tuesday after
the first Monday in April; Tuesday after
the fourth Monday in October.
Clinch Superior Court: —Second Monday
in April; Third Monday in October.
Ware Superior Court:—Third and fourth
Mondays in April; First and second
Mondays in November.
Pierce Superior Court:—First Monday in
May; third Monday in November.
Wayne Superior Court: —Second Mon
day in May; Fourth Monday in Novem
ber.
Glyttn Superior Court: —Third Monday in
May, and hirst Monday in December; to
continue for such time as the business
may require.
The sheriff of Berrien is not a
dead-beat, but lie is a first rate old
Swindle.
Thirty-three cases of yellow fever
and five deaths at Santiago have
been reported.
There is a good deal of talk
about the negro not having anv
soul. We h ave the same opinion
of the chinaman.
The big whiskey companies of
Kentucky have formed a- trust.
If it will make the stuff higher and
harder to get, it may be a blessing.
The Chinese are offering SIOOO
for the heads of missionaries, in
that country. And yet there are
fools in this country still willing
to go there.
The M aeon Telegraph’s wheat
convehtion will be held at Macon
July utli. At this convention the
awards of the premiums offered by
the Telegraph to Georgia wheat
growers, amounting to S2OO, will
be awarded.
Bainbrulge Searchlight; The
combination lodges of Knights of
Pythias of Albany, Cammilla, Pel
ham, Thomasvile, Quitman, Val
dosta, Waycross, Dothan, Ozark,
Qutincey, Monticello, Tallahassee,
Bainbridge, and others, will be
here on Thursday, July 13, in a*
grand rally and union picnic,
Bulloch Herald : Dpwn in Thom
asville there is a young lady who
has such a fondness for music that
svery evening recently she has been
whiling away the time at.the piano.
A nervous neighbor grew weary of
the monotony and bought a dum
for a busleque. When the piano
starts tip iio\y the drurp next door
begins to roar, and they keep it up
for hours. The neighbors are try
ing to sell out, and failing in that
they propose to call on the govern
or for the malitia to put a stop to
the noise.
V
fo suing This Way,
We are informed that H celebra
ted revivalist and gospel expound
4i', Mr. Davis, of Texas, will hold
services in the Baptist church, be
gining Monday, all through next
week. He comes highly and favor
ably spoken of by our Broxton cor
respondent,
Death Claims a Mother.
The Breeze sorrows to learn of
the death of Mrs, Jowers, wife
of our friend Elisha lowers, who
lives about two miles from town,
last Monday. Mrs. Jowers leaves a
number of children and many
friends to mourn her death. She
was a sister of Mrs. (). Rudolph, of
Douglas, and well known for hos- j
pitaljty and general kindness, Her
husband, children and relatives
have our sincere sympathy in their
hour of sorrow.
Wiisonville Gossip.
11. C. or (Yankee) Wilson’s
Cuban water melons are getting
ripe and yellow.
Union meeting commences July!
7th, at Forest Grove. A large
crowd is expected.
A good rain fell at Wiisonville
Tuesday, this makes the season
about rigid for this community,
the crops are looking nice.
The citizens of Wiisonville are
making preparations for a pic-nic
on the 4th, at the Teston and Wil-i
sonville school house. Mr. John]
W. Greer vyill address she crowd!
Everybody invited. 1
Gossip. I
Reduced Rate to Waycross
To-day.
I he Air-Line Railroad always
alive to the interest o, the people of
Coffee county, will sell tickets to
day, Saturday, and return on any
train on Monday. From Douglas
Bell and Nichols, $1.00; Sessoms
and Granville, ; Beach and Bo
len 50c. Train leaves Douglas(l3o
morning. Arrives Waycross 9 30.
Returning leaves Waycross 5 00 in
the afternoon. Attractions at
V aycross for the day in this order :
Baby show; Pretty Girl show;
Toot Race; Hose Reel race; Fancy
Bicycle Parade; Cake Walk; Mil
itary Sham Battle. Everything
tree. Free lemonade stands.
OUR LOCAL AFFAIRS.
iHSF* One Hundred and Fifty
Pianos and Organs, fresh from the
factory, latest styles, best makes,
lor salt:, at this office. Come and
see catalogue, learn prices and
terms. Factory overcrowded. In
struments must go quick!
All kinds of dishes, plates,
cups, saucers and lamps at
Watson’s Big - Douglas Store.
The ice cream social to have been
given by the ladies of the Metho
dist church Thursday night, was
postponed on account of rain.
News comes to us from Leliaton,
we can’t say how reliable, that Mr.
Dennis Faulk, shot and ssriouslv
wounded Mr. Floyd Wednesday.
The biggest stock and
lowest prices on shoes and
slippers at Watson’s Big
Douglas Store.
Mrs. Agnes Baily, of Waycross,
arid Misses Taylor’s, same place,!
are at Gaskin’s Spring.
The Breeze regrets to learn of
the death of Mrs. McDonald, moth
er of our esteemed friend, W. W.
McDonald, at her home in Jackson
county, Ga.
Don't tofget Watson’s big
bargain days the 13th, 14th
and Gth July.
Bro. Grubb, of the Irwin County
News, with Prof. McMillan, both
of Ocilla, were liere Wednesday.
W under if Grubb came over to re
port that seduction case?
The hafiunco of your speclul tax '
is now due, July ist. Be ready to j
pay when the clerk xalls Monday.
Mrs. J. W. Tanner, who lives
near the town, is quite ill.
We learn that Mr. E. A. Buck,
of T ilton, lost heavily by fire a few ;
nights ago, Slight insurance.
Co], \\ , V\ , McDonald, is still
ill. Hope to see him up soon,
Arrangements have been con
cluded by Bro. Finlay and others'
to commence a series of meetings
at Gaskins’ spring on July 21. The
music will he conducted by Profs, j
Williford and Passmore. You are
invited to bring your friends,
Thu seduction case, Miss Pridgen '
*vs, McGovern, preliminary, ter-!
minuted Thursday afternoon in the |
binding over of defendant to next \
Superior court.
These Prizes Free.
At Brad Watson’s big bar
gain days, the 13th, 14th and
15th July: Two dollars
for the heaviest water melon,
Fine silk dress to prettiest
young lady, white organdy
dress and pair slippers to
prettiest baby, box pills and
necktie to the ugliest man.
Send me your name and post
office on a postal card for one
of the Bargain circulars that
tells all about it.
Brad Watson’s
Big Douglas Store.
Did you ever notice that just
before some big, decisive election
comes off Aie negroes of the south
acts of arson, rapine
and nifraer than usual? If you
A’cr Jnd, make a note of passing
H|A'>r tile in-si eighteen month-.
''ill - bow repubii-
V' r k '.lie- up to
' :u ' capital.
THE NEWS IN BROXTON
Quite a crowd of Shepherdites
were in Broxton Sunday.
Mr. William Lott has quite a
complicated case of rheumatism.
Mr. J. J. Harper speaks of going
to the Indian Springs, for his
health.
Some day 1 will write you about
a wedding that may come off in 17
or 2 years.
Mr. Russell Leggett has the fin
est melons in Broxton. Russell is
an up-to-date melqn man.
Miss Li liar Lott, o! Shepherd,
j spent Sunday p. m. in Broxton the
I guest of Miss Allie Leggett.
Mr. J. S. Ward returned to
Lumber City Monday to complete
moving Mr. Henderson’s mill.
Mr. Nat. Boyd comes to Broxton
only on Sundays now. Ilis friend
ship to certain people seem closer
than o brothers.
A young man living out in the
country visits Broxton so often that
“Zack” has named him “Nero”
Guess why?
The entertainment given Friday
night by Misses Ida and Lizzie
\\ ilburn was highly appreciated by
all who attended.
Broxton can boast of having
more young people between the
the ages of sixteen and sixty res
pectively, than any town of 300
inhabitants in the state.
Mr. Bussell Leggett reports thirty
six applicants for teacher’s license.
The papers will be graded and
license forwarded to the lucky ones
by July 10th.
Elder Davis, the “Lone Star
Stale” preacher has protracted his
services until Sunday. Elder Davis
is a wonderful expounder of the
scripture, and all Should hear him,
Broxton had one of the most re
tresiling showers of the season
Moodily, although the early crops
have been damaged to a great ex
lent, still with rain the harvest will
be abundant.
Mess. Pace Bros. Si Cos. of Shep
herd, Ga., has changed their freight
from Douglas to Broxton. They
brought their first load of naval
stores Saiurday.
Another sterotype show struck
Broxton last week, but from past
experience our peole have learned
to buy “chewing and spitting to
bacco” with their spare dimes in
preference to indulging a humbug,
Messrs. John Mashburn and Jes
sie Roberson did not ride much
coming from church Monday night
hut that fellow who took their bug
gy trace and lap robe caught pitcli
if he was several miles away.
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Our tram train got in the ditch
again Friday night, and lias not
been seen in Broxton since, but it
is the general supposition that if the
rain holds out long enough to fill
all the holes so that it can get water
it will get in not later than Satur
day of ibis week.
The fellow who got insulted with
our Jew merchant because his na
tion persecuted and condemned
Christ more than eighteen hundred
years ago lias simmered down and
will assist in the shingling of the
Jew’s new store. Accidents will
occur even in the best of families
sometimes.
Guess who sent his best girl’s
letter to an old widower near Wil
cox, (hi., who is near sixty five
years old. This is what that maid
sahl when she received the letter:
“1 will tell poor old fellow
when I see him,” leaving room to
guess that the sender was much
older than the recipient.
Broxtox.
Phillip’s Mill Note Book.
We have no rain of any conse
quence yet, and we need it very
much.
The colored people had a nice
entertainment at their school com
mencement at Tatum tV Holland’s
still. They had good music by a
brass band.
We have tine crops, plenty of
watermelons and the people are
enjoying good health.
t ' W. B. 11.
NUMBER 3
News From Sessoms.
W e had a delightful rain last
week which made the corn crops
laugh. ,
I’lie new steel rail, being laid
by Waycross Air Line is within
two miles of Sessoms
Sessoms and Prince have some
ot “Jackson’s Limbless” cotton
planted which is very fine.
Mr. J. K. Sessoms one of Ses
soms’ most prominent merchants,
went down to Waycross last week
on business.
Melons are plentiful in this sec
tion now. There were four wag
on-loads to come into town last
Sat unlay.
Messes Greer and Shelton, two
ot Douglas’ most popular bachelors,
spent last Sunday in our town
with friends.
Prof. \\ . (). Brewer has returned
from an enjoyable trip to Abbieville
where he attended the commence
ment. Where is our share of the
banquet cake, Prof.?
We can vouchsafe for two of our
visiting young ladies winning any
toot-race that the boys of neighbor
ing towns might got up. (Judg
ing from the race to the train Sun
day.)
Mesdames Sessoms and Prince
have proved themselves most esti
mable hostesses, in that they have
followed one attraction close upon
another, helping their guests in
busy pleasure and happy anticipa
tion. The visitors will all return
home this week except Miss Greer
who will visit Miss Sessoms at her
home in Waycross.
For the past week Mrs. John
Sessoms and J. W. Prince have
been entertaining with a house
party, their guests, Miss Pauline
Sessoms of Waycross, Miss Maude
and Lovie Greer of Moultrie. The
occasion lias been one of constant
fun for the visitors, and the neigh
boring young people have no less
enjoyed the many straw-rides, fish
ing parties, musicals and teas that
have followed successively since
the party begun. Some of those
who participated were Misses Pau
line Sessoms, of Waycross; Maude
Greer, of Moultrie; Minnie Q.uin
cey, of Levyville, Fla. Messes
Lovie Greer, of Moultrie; W. O.
Brewer and A. A. Price of Fla,,
and John W. Greer of Douglas,
“M. G. and P. S.”
Hold on to Them.
Hold 011 to virtue; it is above all
price to you in all times and places.
Hold on to your good character,
for it is and ever will be your best
wealth.
Hold on to your hand when you
are about to strike, steal or do any
improper act.
Hold on to the truth, for it will
serve you well and do you good
throughout eternity.
Hold-tin to your tongue when
you are just ready to swear, lie or
speak harshly or use any improper
word.
Hold on to your heart when evil
persons seek your company and
invite you to join their games,
mirth and revelry.
Hold on to your good name at all
times, for it is much more valuable
to you than gold, high place or
fashionable attire.
Tifton sent forward an entire
train load, eight cars, of fruit, at
one time, last week.
S. Guekenheimer, of Savannah,
bought 12,000 pounds of wool, from
the farmers of Berrien at Tifton
last meek.
Big towns and little ones are
getting up schemes to advertise
themselves, Ihe hest of adver
tisements for a town is a well-con
ducted local.
And now it is an assured fact
that Tifton will have a .$5,000 de
pot. This does very well, but it
will not be as large as the Gazette
then.
Spains standing army is fixed at
106.000 men.