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THE DOUCacAS BREEZE. VOL. X. News from Broxton Broxton, Ga., Aug. 17 —Miss Alipli Newbern, who has been teaching near Fitzgerald, is home again now, “Judge not, that ye be not judged.” Mr. X. A. Thaggard has just re turned from a visit to Manassas to see his family. Miss Nettie Deen, of Abbeville, Ga., is visiting the family of Mr. Russell Leggett, and other friends in Broxton. Broxton was visited by another refreshing shower Monday. What has become of that fall school we heard so much spoken of? Entertainments seems to be the latest fad, the Broxton people en gaged in three entertainments in three nights and one musical. The entertainment given by our German merchant and wife was highly appreciated by a represen tative of every family in Broxton. Mr. Dan Lott spells “Willie” out of sight, get “whistling John” to spell for you. Mr. M. A. Martin returned home after an absence of three days. That was only his trip in two weeks. Gaskins’ Spring is a nice Sun day resort for the young people of Broxton. Mr. Freeman seem to not form a favorable opinion of our Broxton turn-out at St. Simons or at least he denies being an the car with the returning party. [He had no ex cursion ticket, only an annual not good on excursion trains. J Mr. John Denton passed through Broxton Friday and reported that on Thursday night some one rob bed him of S4O. He had his pocket book under his pillow. The fellow who did that could steal sweeten ing out of a ginger cake and not break the crust. Broxton has turned out more “busted sports” this season than London. Broxton. Poor Mail Facilities. Douglas enjoys the sorriest mail facilities of any place in Georgia of its size and importance. A letter or news paper from here to Nichols, 12 miles, must go down to Way cross this evening, 42 miles, and come back to Nichols to-morrow, if the mail handlers are in a good humor. Making it necessary for mail to travel 72 miles before it can be delivered at a point 12 miles from Douglas. Why is it we can’t have a daily mail both ways? Getting Ready for Camp meeting. Rev. Mr. Dickinson summoned us to be and appear at the camp ground at Gaskins’ Spring last Wednesday, armed with an axe, hoe, pitch-fork or anything with which to clean up, trim up, scrape up and pile up trash, leaves and fleas. Owing to a press of business it was impossible for us to obey the summons. We hope he did send a good hand in our place. Wants to Know About Camp-meeting. People are writing from differ ent parts of the county to know when camp meeting at Gaskins’ Spring begins. We are publishing a newspaper, not running a cor respondence bureau, and if you would take the paper you could keep up with these matters. The camp meeting open at 7.30, p. m. .Sept. 12th ;if you fail to see this in the Breeze you will be nc wiser for we shall write no letters to you. The West Indian hurricane pass ed Charleston, S. C. about one hundred miles at sea. No damage was repo r ted. A # s r iticiGainesuille S|in says that never before in the history of Alach ua county, Fla., has tlie phosphate industry been in sucji excellent fi nancial condition. ■ Blackshear, Ga.,?’had another fire. Tuesday- ni<> X? which de stroyed five loss was about evenly and ‘between the sufferer* and 4 * WWI icompan;U* This is the niu -* c *tijp ce J it draw Ist., anjrtiild houses or f’dlj* any whe fcernik fifty miles of Waycross. References given, fsatnnrv OUR LOCAL AFFAIRS. Miss Elmore is teaching school near Nichols. Anew town pump is the latest gift of our city fathers. O w George Ricketson, of Pearson, was in town this week. Joe Lott killed another deer out near Shepherd, last week. John Rowland, who was so sick last week, is up and about again. Yes, mam, brother Austin will be there on the 12th. Pen the chickens. Parsons Finley and Brett have been shelling the woods near the mormon camps. Prejudice and hatred should never rankle in the bosom of a Christian. Gaskins’ Spring Sept. 12th. Air. A. AI. Brett has moved up near the court house where he can see what’s going on “enduring of big court.” Mr. B. 11. Tanner, of Fales, was in town theis week, and left a con tract for nearly forty dollars worth of job printing. Old Brother Tyson and wife, from near Pearson, was in town Tuesday, talking about coming here to educate their children. The proper authorities should make contract with some one to furnish good shade trees for the streets of Douglas, to be set out this fall. Dr. Nichols Peterson has sold out his brick building to a company of gentlemen who will push it to completion. If Mrs. Peterson doesn’t hurry home the Doctor will sell the stove, ovens and frying pan. John Greer advertised a lost rate book about ten days ago, in the Breeze, and within three days af ter advertisement appeared had his book. John says the man that says advertising don’t pay is a good for-nothing-no-such-of-a-thing. Warren P. Ward complains, now, as an excuse, that he failed to attend church last Sunday- be cause he could find no church di rectory or appointments in this paper. Warren P. Ward is get ting to be a chronic grumbler. MissEuola Freeman, the editor’s little 14 year old baby-, living in Way-cross, was prostrated with heat last Thursday, while deliver ing some job printing about 3 p. m. One convulsion followed another until late in the night, when faith ful Dr. Rippard gave relief. Waycross Journal : The mill at Nicholls, and the one to be erected by thb same company four miles beyond that town, will have a com bined capacity of 125 ,000 feet of lumber daily, all of which will pass through Way-cross over the Air Line railroad. Bill Johnson tells it over town in whispers, (don’t say- anything about this where it will get out, please) that George Wooten ties his new bicycle to the bedstead every night, to keep the thing from running off. We are authorized to state that Air. Joshua Dent, who has a saw mill about one mile from the camp ground, will furnish lumber to all who desire it for camp meeting purposes, at the low figure of $4.50 per thousand feet. Air. Daley Wilson and Air. Green Roberts of this county sold fifty head of fine beef cattle to a Savannah man last week. The Savannah butcher will be back this week for more cattle. A rumor strikes us now and then, that Col. Sellers, of our town in tends to build some houses, to rent. Col. Sellers has a level head and will not only make a good invest ment, but help the town. Conductor Redick, and his faith ful train hand. John Tavlor, the former in Way-cross, the latter in Douglas, are laying up for repairs since that little wreck near Sesscms last week. CeHuin[-V dear slater, brother r is very fftatj ,<>(' red-yam Vn;t v Vou aa<L.y M ,’ et be at plans and re within P'irr* t r I.itV inmiriince. e DOUGLAS, GA.'SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1899. Cofiec County School Teacher’s Association Program for Saturday Aug. 26, ’99 9.30, Devotional exercises. 9.40, Business session. 10.00, How to secure prompt and regular attendance—Philip Newbern. 10.10., Discussion—W. L. Alc- Alanes. 10.15, Howl teach numbers to first and sesond reader classes— Melvin Tanner. 10.30, Discussion—Misses Abbie Meeks and Kathleen Elmore. 10.40, Proper and improper pun ishment—Prof. Childs. 10.50, Discussion—D. W. Paulk and J. A. Mewbern. 11.00, Intermission of 10 minutes. 11.10, Music-Miss Bessie Briggs. 11.15, Recitation—Aliss Mamie Infinger. 11.20, The seat, the recitation bench, the black-board, their rela tive functions—J. 8. Roberts. 11.35, Discussion—Aliss Afinnie Smith. 11.40, Geography and history in common schools, what to teach and how I teach it.—J. AI. Dent. 12.00, Discussion—A. J. .Alc- Donald. 12.05, Classifying pupils, the teacher’s obstacles and how to over come them—ll. J. Quincey. 12.15, Discussion—Alisses Lala Curry-, Lucile Brown and Prof. Overman. 12430. Adjournment. 1 W. O. Brewer. Committee. < A. A. Price. ' J. A. Alewborn. Maddox News. Maddox, Ga., Aug. 14. — The picnic at Minim’s Landing Wed nesday was well attended and all seemed to have a good time. Messrs John Clark and Kenny Brooks, Alisses Susie Clark and Anna Snow of Jacksonville attend ed the picnic Wednesday. Alessrs Tliad Mcßae, AlcQjueen, Renean and Perry Aloore, spent Thursday evening at Rev, W, J. Aladdox’s, Alisses Clyde Little and Tilden Maddox spent Friday very pleas antly- at Air, Henry Cook’s. Air. Warren Hinson spent Thurs day night and Friday in the community-. Alisses Tilden Aladdox and Cly-de Little are spending a few days in Hazlehurst as guest of Airs. G. W. Chapman. The farmers in this section are busy with their cotton now. Violet. A False Report. It is being talked that a citizen of Douglas selected a scripture text for Elder J. B. Davis to preach a sermon from, and he refused to do so, unless said citizen would pay him five dollars in advance. Said citizen did propose to give Davis five dollars if he would preach from a text that he (citizen) would select, and not let the text be known only a few minutes before the sermon was commenced. Now that the time had arrived for the Text, said citizen then pro posed to get up the text for that night or next day. Of course the preacher hud no announcement for that night or next day, and believ ing said citizen was only- trying to baffle him, then it was that he de manded that said citizen should deposit the five dollars as a guar rantee of his intention. Jas. A. Carter, Douglas, Ga,, Aug. 14. m Arrested at McDonald’s Mill. Ephriam McLendon, deputy sheriff of Coffee county, brought James Buchanan to the city- and turned him over to Sheriff AlcClel land Tuesday afternoon. Buch anan was wanted here for rioting, carrying concealed weapons and pointing a pistol at another man. The trouble occured near Hasty about ten days ago, Mr. McClel lan heard that the man was in Coffee county, and sent the neces sary popers to deputy Sheriff Alc- Lendon, with the result above men tioned. Bushanun will be tried at the September term of the city court, —Waycross Journal. It lias been discovered that one or two cases of small pox are near Quitman, Ga. No danger of it spreading. GENERAL NEWS. Crimiaal and Other Items Brought to our No tice by Wire from all Part* 0. the World Small pox in Montgomery- coun ty has been stamped out. Admiral Dewey- was reported at Leghorn, Italy, last Sunday. The Florida Press Association will spend the 23rd inst. in Macon. Airs. Sarah B. Runey, wife of chief Justice Runey, of Florida is dead. The first case of yellow- fever in Havana this season was reported officially- last week. Amiral Schley- has been mention ed for second place on the Bryan presidential ticket for 1900. Afore than 2,000 people were de stroyed by the fearful hurricane in the West Indies last week. Bill Wilson, colored, w-as lynch ed at Port Gibson, Aliss., for at tempting to rape a farmer’s wife. Admiral Dewy will reach New A’ork about October ist. He is in good health and is taking his time. The first bale of cotton brought to Barnesville, Ga., sold for Sets per pound, and weighed 640 lbs. Two cases of yellow- fever re ported in Santiago, De Cuba, among the sailors, last week. Not official. Report came from Carver Bay, in South Carolina, that a negro child was eaten by- wild hogs there last week. The democratic campaign has been opened in Kentucky by the nomination of governor, and iieut. governor. The Dreyfus trial is progressing at Rennes, France, and public sen timent grows more in favor of the prisoner every day. Air, Thomas Blackshear, of Thomasville, Ga./aged 63, is dead, lie leaves many friends and rela tives all over the state. Lewis Williams, a negro was arrested at Jackson, Ga., for at tempting to assault Mrs. Watkins. He was rescued from the mob. Ben Thomas, an 18 year Old ne gro, was lynched at Alexandra, \*a., for attempting to rape Lillian Lew is, 8 years old, lust Wednesday. Samuel B. Chambers, 83 years of age, and who helped drive the the Indians from this country in ’49, died at Rome, Ga., last week, For the first time in thirty years the city of Louisville, Ky-., is now free from its floating debt and has but a comparatively small indebt edness. A negro was lynched at Clem, G’a., for attempting to assault Airs. Aloore. She screamed and her hus band, at work near by, came to her assistance. Storms have killed several, de stroyed crops and demolished a number of towns in Kentucky, Tennessee and Illinois during the past week. A dispatch from Millford, Del., says young cattle is being killed there by mosquitoes. Horses have to be kept in dark stables, and covered with netting. Henry- Naylor, a negro was being pursued, with good chances of capture, at Ly-ons, Ga., for at tempting to assault a young lady by name of Aliss McLeod. Tyler Alitchell, a colored boy 12 years of age, is in jail in Montgom ery, Ala., for attempting to assault a girl under ten years of age. The girls mother is the prosecutrix. Owing to the reduction in the tax levy- in Leon county, Fla., the number of schools has been reduced by discontinuing eighteen. That’s a poor way to build up a county. Will Chambers, negro, was lynched at Bell Buckle, Tenn., for assaulting tlue 14-year old daughter of Win. Watson, lie was identi fied by hi* victim who is not ex pected to live. + Dr. John C. Anderson, a prom inent phvsician, is on trial at Chat ham, Va., for the seduction and subsequent murder of Aliss Alissie Watson. The evidence is damag ing and may break the scoundrel’s neck. 1 Now plant more turnips. Grand and Petit Juror*. List of Grand and Petit Jurors drawn to serve at the October term 1899, Coffee Superior Court : GRAND JURY : Joel W Brooker Jas S Royals Henry Vickers sr Arthur Lott sr Thos AlcGovern Allen Carver I'lios B Alarshall B II Tanner jr Flem B Harper Jas 1 Hatfield M II Tanner sr W F Flanders I red AI Tanner Hiram Davis C E Frier H Sears John H Pace D A Smith J M Lott jr J II A Clyett B Burkett T AI Fletcher B B Gray AI Kirkland Aloses Griffin James Deen J AI Pafford W T Ilursey Geo W Gray I) Paulk sr petit jurors : Elijah Wilcox Z W Kirkland jr J McMillan L. M. Passmore B W Tanner Jno Sapp jr Gray Meeks C Frank Aleek* B Peterson Needham Harper Archie Young O Gatchell R G Brooker Lucian Cow-art Thos Paulk D E Sears Geo W Stone John Grantham GW Williams Thomas J A’oung Jesse S Bostic Richard Vickers Leonard Tanner Sherod Byrd Win Denton Henry- Davis J S Lott Robert Joiner N F Goodyear Thomas Byrd J AI Lott sr D Kirkland sf E S Guthrie O Rudolph J G Pace T J Peterson. OUR LOCAL AFFAIRS. Miss Laura Poston is on a visit to friends at Cordele. * Everybody in fifty miles of town says Douglas needs an artesian well. The Breeze will give a complete account of trade-day doings next week. There is a prisoner in jail who can make the violin talk from away-back. Everybody in the county is glad to know Jesse Lott is able to be about home again. This year’s fodder coming in now and then and the farmer seems happy- and contented. Air. Williford, of McDonald’s mill, came over to see how fast Douglas was growing last Monday. Air. Tom Wilson, who taught school at McDonald’s mill for some time, is now with W. W. Alc- Culley. Seward Lott, that prince of clever fellows, was in tow-n Afon day, looking after the affairs of the county. Peddlers, medicine men, cigar ette dealers and others must pay a j special tax. See county commis sioners’ notice. Mr. W. C. AlcClure, of Port I'ampa, Fla., a builder and con tractor, was in town pros pecting this w-eek. Air. J. A. Parrish from Brooker, j was in town Wednesday, and paid up all dues to the Breeze. Let oth ers follow his example. Dan Sweat came in from the Spring Wednesday morning look ing for a bicycle, to practice on. Arnica will take a slight rise. Dr. W. W. Terrell has been away from town some days attend ing a sick sistar-in-law in Mont gomery- county, lie returned Tues day night. Airs. White, of AlcDonald’s mill, died of consumption last week on Thursday night, and her brother Dink Dyal, (lied on Friday night, of typhoid fever, at ferry. Dr. Nichols Peterson intends to leave Douglas for a permanent residence inTifton next week. We don’t like that much, but then, we’ll get John Herring to look af ter him. The heaviest water-melon brought to the office this year was from Daniel Aleeks, Nicholls, Ga., 75L Next heaviest was Elisha Jowers. 66. We send the Breeze to these gentlemen. Ward & Hilliard are now fire, life and accident insurance agents. You can take in all of ’em and coine out ahead. Insure your life and kill yourself, insure your house and burn it, or take out an accident policy, break your neck and get vour money back. Tombstones for sale at this office. 1 NUMBER 14 Make a Sall-Caie. Got. Candler and others in the State have had a goed deal to aay about people who promptly lynch the fiends that commit assault* and rape upon the women of their neighborhood, and while they con demn in unmeasured terms these avengers of innocent women, these parties, (the Governor included) doe* not point out any remedy. Gov. Candler has even gone so far as to say that the man who lynches a rape fiend is as guilty as the cul prit ! 1* the governor a crazy man? \\ ould he consider himself a criminal to lynch a black or white brate tor despoiling a member of hi* household? We hope no such humiliation may ever occur, still, it it should, and the governor fail ed to avenge those who looked to him tor protection, our estimation ot his manhood would take still another tumble. People who are entirely out ot the reach of danger olten make just such mistakes, but when a “self case is made,” when iiis “ox is gored” the case assumes a different shape. Royal Arch Masons There will be a convocation of Royal Arch Alason at Willacoo chee, this county, on the 23rd of August. The Grand High Priest ot the State will be present and all Royal Arch Masons are requested to be present. Master Masons who desire further advancement can be accommodated. Before closing a special lodge will convene to con fer suitable degrees upon all ladv applicants. A full attendance is desired. B. B. Gray, 11. P. Orta ns and Pianos. We have one hundred church organs and fifty pianos for sale, cheap. They are all brand new, now in the factory, and will tie sold tor cash or on installment (to responsible parties) plan. Come to our office and see cat alogue or write us about them. Pianos best grades. Competition defied. All latest styles, most im proved, mouse proof, silver-toned, first-class in every respect. One hundred and fifty (150) of these new instruments, Alason & Hamlin ami Sterling Organs and Pianos ready to ship, because we have just been appointed agent, and the managers want every man, woman and child in the county to be bang ing away knocking daylight out and music into every dark corner of the land. Write or see us at once. J. M. Freeman & Daughters. Waycross and Douglas. Burnluf the Wm4s tM Much. Farmers near the railroad are complaining about the incessant firing of the woods by sparks from passing engines. The woods are dry and easy to fire and the farmer is forced nearly every day to quit his pressing work and fight fire to tav* bis fences. We hope Supt. Bonneyman and Chief Machinist Jones will arrange some spark ar resters to the smoke-stacks of the locomotives. Aa Episcopal Charch fur Du|las. Rev. J. W. Turner, of Fitzger ald, aa Episcopal missionary, was in town last Alonday, for the pur pose of organizing an Episcopal church, and we are pleased to learu that he succeeded. A sufficient number of our citizens have an nounced their readiness to join that church to warrant an organization. Air. Turner w-ill return here on September 1 ith, and on that even ing will perfect a membership. Air. A. A. Seago, was found dead in his store at Augusta, Ga., last Saturday. He had been rob bed and then murdered. Alack Taylor was suspected, has been ar rested, and confessed. Some New A'orker# telegraphed Gov. Candler their congratulations on his stand against lynching, last Saturday, but they didn’t say a word about the crimes scoundrel* commit that leads to lynching.