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T-~,- '***- ~ry -' r “'w -_._ j* . v i iii"fii sun i' ,or '' ‘ 1 | ( J£ T S m ftT TjT# ,e J* cr rA ‘ M | —"'VV IWB Ml|k' Mi i- J /l S H /S"i AA UK for tei W\.Jr %„y XJL J—J XX 1 —4 J_^ VOL. X. Notes From Wisonviile. Wilsonville, Ga., Ai^fT’2.—The remark was made in Air. John Davis' house near Wilsonviile a few days ago, by a Mormon elder that he was not opposed to a man hav ing as. many wives as he is finan cially able to support. Arid then the idea ot some of our good pa trons giving them their consent to preach in our school house. But they didn't preach’ at this school house. bnion meeting will convene at Mt. Zion on the 2nd Friday, Sat urday and Sunday. This entire community is very sad over the death of Leonard Tanner. The Testoyi and Wilsonville school is still on the increase. They nave on roll 50 pupils, the av erage for this month will he 34 or' 35. Mr. W. B. Teston is off to-day tor Florida on his second trip. We hope him success in his adventur ous career. Mess. Staff, and Henry Davis, and Leon Smith will leave to-mor row for the Okefinokee swamp on a hunting and pleasure trip. We liape they will bring us the hides. Gossip. Dots from Feronia. Rev . W. 11. Lytle was unable to fill ids'appointment at Broxton Sunday night, and we learn that quite a large congregation was dis appointed. The League did not have its reg ular meeting Sunday on the ac count of Mi". W. 11. Lytle, Presi dent, being absent. We tire glad to learn that Mrs. J. A. Smith is-novv improving some. We hope she will continue so. Miss Claude Hill visited her sis ter, Mrs. R. L. Fussed,' of Ever green, last Sunday. Miss Ella Boyd visited her sis ter and friends in Broxton last Sun day. Mr. Smith, of Ocilla, has recent ly sold several handsome organs in the community, to the delight of the young folks. We learn that Mrs. L. A. Till man is sick this week. Feronia. Maddox News. Maddox. Ga., Aug. 21. —Misses Tilden Maddox and Clyde Little returned home Thursday from 1 la/.lehurst after spending several days very pleasantly with Airs. G. W. Chapman. Messrs O. P. Afoore and T. K. Mcßae spent Thursday here. Messrs Walter Hinson and J. E. Spann spent Friday and Saturday nights here. Air. Frank Beach; of Waycross, was here Saturday. (Juite a crowd from this commu nity attended a picnic near Brooker Saturday, and all seemed to have a good time, the young men had a platform built and the young peo ple enjoyed dancing, notwithsand ing the hot weather'. Miss Clyde Little, of Macon, who has been spending some time with the Misses Maddox returned home Monday, to the regret of her many friends here. Aliss Lola Maddox spent Mon day in Hazlehurst. Aliss Janie Curry is visiting in Montgomery countv this week. Air. Roland Cook visited rela tives in .Montgomery county last week. Violet. Helping the Newspaper Mai. A prominent business man of Douglas, who already had two ad vertisements in the Breeze, came in last Tuesday and gave us anoth er advertisement, at the time say ing “we are going to help you all we can." Three advertisements running at one time besides local readers, 1 and two soubscriptions, the latter paid up. is good help from one firm, and they will make money, too, by their liberality, for they couldn't and w/mldn't spend money if it didn't pay. Major R. B. 1 hjkrison. of Sa van*’. vice in Cuba ; v Vfriends are OUR FAIRS. Take Bettie aiiS ire baby' with i vou to Savannah tojlay. Rev. Air. Poston is now thinking about -building a parsonage. Hundreds of our subscribers were in town last Friday, but the only one that paid his subscription was Wash Lott. Bros. Dickinson and Hartley were on the train Tuesday from Waycross. We brought them up as far as Nichols and dropped them. The idea with some people seems | to be to beat the newspaper man at | any rate, but he wants the paper re gularly, newsy and first-class. Levi Osteen, solicitor city court, is also a good lawyer, and offers his professional service to practice in < all other courts, in tin’s section. Cod sends rain on the just and the unjust, but if you plant and don’t work your crop of corn and religion it wont grow. See advertisement of the \\ heel er & W ilson sewing machine, said to be one of the best manufactured, in another column. 15. Peterson L agent. Those who fail to go to .Savannah to-day, for $2.25 round trip, tickets good for three days on any returning train, will be in their own light. Cards and explanations of a per sonal nature, and not new- to the general public will be charged for as advertisements. No deviations in favor of any one. It is high time that an ordinance was passed by council to prevent bicycle sprinting on the main streets of the town. Ladies are complain ing that they are afraid of having the children run over. Prayer is the key, the only one, too, that will unlock the door of consolation when sorrow, like a pall of doom envelops the Chris tian. * , “It is a remarkable fact," said a prominent lawyer last week, “that during my residence in Coffee county, about six years, 1 have not known of a single tax sale.” It is remarkable, and there is either a powerful negligence among officers, or Coffee is the banner county of Georgia for paying taxes. Poured Hoi I.ead in His Ear, A correspondent writing from Pavo, Ga., last week says : “Henry W. lliers, a fanner who lives near Guest, in Colquitt cowiy came to town yesterday to coftsit Dr. ar ris. lie was in gre\t!gony witNi what lie thought was a bug in his ear, lie says that aboatjwo weeks ago, he was awakened <sTe mo*rning by pain in one of his eaijs and that it was so intense that he lost con sciousness. but on coming to his senses again he felt as though a bug had crawled into Jus ear and that his wife was probing in it en deavoring 1 to extricate it. All efforts proved fruitless and lie went to Moultrie for medical uKI. Two physicians of that place made an unsuccessful effort to relieve Air. Fliers and then he concluded to try Dr. Harris. The doeto: succeed ing in locating and 1 enjoying‘the | cause of the trouble, wnich was found to be a lum]i of had which j had been melted and poured into Air. lliers’s ear while he was asleep. Air. lliers states that he has no en emies that he is aware of and can see no cause for the attempt to take his life. Mr. lliers says that his wife was up and had a small fire burning, which site said had been built to drive out the mosquitoes, but lie says he doe- not suspect her, a* j their domestic relations are pleas j ant. j The occurrence is steeped in ! mystery , but every doubt is remov ed in regard to the attempt to mur der. 11s tiie lead was in such a shape as could only be made by pouring it, while in a molten condition, in to the cavities of the ear.—Atlan ta Constitution. The War department chartered I four transports la-t>"\veak to hurry reinforcement • to Manilla. The Heel trust of ‘he United S* ate- ha raised pric.-s here to ea table them to undersell Australia in j England. The lowa democratic convention last week adopted an ar ti-iinper i ialist and anti-trust platform. Sil j ver was not mentioned. DOUGLAS, GA. SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1899. Lojking for Homos i.t Douglas. Several parties have visited Douglas this week looking for homes, and we are pleased to learn that some of our real estate owners have promised to build houses for them. Now, when those that are able begin to talk that way we may look tor a growring town. Two Daily Passenger Trains. The, Air Line railroad will put on a double daily passenger ser vice between here and Douglas about the first of September. This will be a very convenient arrange ment for the traveling public, as it w ill enable the people from both ends of the line to make the round trip ever) day, without depending on the freight trains. According to the new schedule, passenger trains will leave Waycross at 10 a. in., and 3 p. m., daily, including Sunday. They will leave Douglas at 7 a. m., and 1 p. m. Big Barbecue at Pearson. The people of Pearson and sur rounding country are preparing to have a big barbecue on September Bth, and invite all their friends to come and share their good time with them. They have issued in vitations to Gov. Candler, Con gressmen Griggs, and Brantley, al so Col. F. Willis Dart, of Douglas, to make public speeches. The ed itors of the Breeza acknowledge the receipt of an invitation to be with the other great people who have been Invited to attene. The Right Way of Managing a College of girls. The old way of managing col leges for girls, where all the teach ers are from the same family, and the school run for private gain, must give place to the newer and better plan where the faculty are selected because of their scholar ship and the school managed by a Board of Trustees for the public good. This is .done at Monroe College, Forsyth, Ga. The Board of Trustees who control the school have-selected a faculty of eminent scholarship and have put the rates within the reach of all. It costs only $125 for board and tuition for the whole year. The advantages in Music, Art and Elocution are as good as can be had anywhere. Write for catalogue to * Dr. A, A, Marshall, Forsyth, Ga, A Grievous Mistake Rectified. Broxton, Ga., Aug, 22, —-Editors Douglas Breeze : —I desire space in your columns to correct a mistake made by myself in regard to the charges brought against Air. W. L. ti lubberly, and for which he was Arrested and tried, but upon trial he proved 1 nvost conclusively to my self and all interested that lie was entirely innocent, f swish to say that 1 acted too hasty aiic.l did nut take time to investigate, as 1 slh.puld have done. I will say that Mr Dubberly has always conducted himself as a true man and a perfect gentleman at my home, and to day I have the utmost confidence in him, such we are all subject to error and T admit I have erred in this in stance and J deem it my bounden dutv to confess it to the world. I have made all acknowledgements to Afr. Dubberly that is neces sary. and he as a gentleman accent ed them, and to day I believe and feel that vve are stronger friends than ever before, and 1 know that I have a higher regard for him than I did before, and I am not only willing but anxious to do all in my power to make reparation in fuli for the harm I may have done him, I acknowledge my mistake and i j am sure 110 has exonerated him self to me and all parties interested in the matter. I will add by request that Air. Dubberly will continue to teach our children just as long as he con- i tinues to give the satisfaction he 1 has given heretofore. Regretting j very much that such a mistake was ] made, I am. very respectfully. Sherod Byrd, All papers friendly to justice copy. You will receive sl2, 50 per week when sick, if you are insur ed in the Fidelity Accident and Casuality company. Premium $13,50 pei year.. Ward <!v Hill iard, agent. Alacon, Ga., expects to send two companies />f military to be in the parade at New York when Dewey arrives. GENERAL NEWS. Criminal and Other Items Brought to our No tice by Wire from all Parts 0. the World It is reported that there is over 2.000 deaths from the storm in Porto Rico, and many dying daily. Waycross Journal: “Douglas is a nice little town.” That’s right, brother, and nice people live here, too. The Omaha Bee says the United States fought Spain for Cuban in dependence, and the • Cubans now demand it. Three men killed in Louisville, Ky., last week, by drinking coffee j poisoned by a copper-headed snake. The reptile crawled into it. The state tax assessed by the gov ernor on the 14th is $5.36 on the SI,OOO. Last year it was $6.21 on the SI,OOO. Every wooden biwlding in Ro chelle except two were destroyed by fire last week. A negro sen tenced to work on the street and escaped is suspected. 'Jim Hull, a negro charged with outraging a ten year old child last week, was acquitted and dismissed with the apologies of the court and the tears of the jury. The negroes over in Birmingham have held a meeting and decided that the best place for the negro was in Africa, But the next thing is to get him there. President McKinley will not at tend the Dewey reception to be held in New A’ork in October. He says his presence at the ceremonies would likely be a division of pub lic honors, to detract from the glo ry which belongs to the admiral. Mr. J. R. Knight, of Wayoross, suggests through the columns of the Herald the name of JllO, A, Lott, of Ware for Senator from the vSentorial district, composed of Ware, Clinch and Coffee counties. The investigation of white cap atrocities near Columbia, S. C., re vealed the fact that three white men visited an old negroe’s home, raped his wife and beat him un mercifully. Such scoundrels need judge lynch’s attention bad, East week, ays an exchange, a delinquent subscriber said lie would pay it he lived, lie died. Another said, “I’ll see you tomorrow.” He’s blind. Still another said: “I’ll pay you this week or go to the devil.” lie’s gone. There is a life insurance com pany formed in New York that will issue policies only to negroes. It is probable those fellows intend jto send a lot of carpet-baggers down here to stir up strife again, and get the negroes all lynched, The good people of Dooly conn .'"nave •c'.ru'aniised a campmeeting association with tAv? following of ficers : E. G. Greene, of Vienna, president ; J. C. Tracy, of Cordele, vice-president; O. P. Swearingen, of Pleasant Valley, treasurer; E. S. Lasseter, Vienna, secretary. The Grand Jury of Early county failed to indict “Kid Jim” and Albert Wright, two negroes con nected with the outraging of Mrs. Ogletree, And-that would be the case with all the scoundrels if left to legal quibblings and technicali ties. Let judge lynch make a note of this case. A merciless nurse beats the rec ord of criminals by roasting an in fant who was intrusted to her care to death on its mother’s hearth stone, while she sat on the door step and listened to its screams as the) 1 gradually became groans, in Tallahassee, Fla. No legal steps have been taken to have her pun ished, An exchange prints the follow ing marriage ceremony, which was conducted by a Tennessee squire a short time ago: “Wilt thou take her for thou pard, for better or worse; to have, to hold, to fondly guard, until hauled off in a hearse? Wilt thou let her have her way, j consult her many wishes; make the | lire every day and help her wash ; the dishes? Wilt thou comfort and support her mother and father. Aunt Jemima and l ucle John, three sisters and a brother?” And I his face grew pale and blank ; it I was too late to jilt; as through the floor he said; “I wilt,” Trade Day in Douglas. The merchants of Douglas cannot help but admit that advertising pays. Just a few handbills and a little advertising in the Breeze and some talk from one to another brought Douglas a crowd last Friday that was estimated from 3<x> to 1,500. We give the first number just to show the differences in opinion among our citizens. We have seen a good many crowds, trade days, etc., and we have seen regiments after regiments march on the field of battle and wheel in to line, and our estimate of crowds has always been tolerable satisfac tory, therefore, without fear of successful contradiction, we are safe in sizing up our visitors at about 1,200. The people did not come for fun alone either, for the stores, as well as the streets, werej'ull of people, and they were trading, too. All the merchants made low prices on their goods for the day, and took in more cash than is generally got ten together fora week’s sales. Some people who had been read ing of low prices for trade day sup posed that goods would be sold “on time,” at these special prices, and therefore were disappointed when they found themselves mistaken, still, no reasonable person can ex pect goods to be sold at rock bottom prices on time. Trade day trans actions are generally cash if lower prices are expected. We went around to all the mer chants on Saturday morning, got an estimate of each one’s cash sales for the day, and found on footing tlieiu up that they reached in the aggregate, near SBOO.OO, This does not include credit sales, which if included would push the amount up about three hundred more. Some of our mere! ants re fused to give us an estimate of their sales, thinking, we suppose, it was none of our business, wIIUU, in fact, we only desired the Information for the formation of this article, not for an exposure of their business. Air. John W, Greer was manager of the. races, beauty shows, pole climbing, horse-racing, etc., and refused to have pay for devoting the entire day to the discharge of bis duties, notwithstanding the fact that an appropriation had been made for that purpose. There was considerable interest among contestants for prizes, which were awarded as follows : Silk dress, prettiest woman, Aliss Florence Bailey. Trimmed hat, prettiest baby, Edith McDonald. Climbing greasy pole, Elias Lott, 42.50. Boy sack race, Elias Lott, 50c. Boy foot race, colored boy 50c. j Wheel-barrow race, colored man, 50c. Man foot race, $2.50, Horse-race, Ebb Chaney, $5.00. Catching of greasy pig, colored boy, $2.5G._ The day passed off nicely and everybody seemed to enjoy them selves. Waifs from Willacoochee. Rev. Pulliam and wife are here conducting quite an interesting tent meeting. The services are well attended. I’rofs. Overman and AlcAlillan will open the Willacoochee High •School on Monday the 28th. They will doubtless have a good attend ance. Roberts church school three miles south of this place, began its fall term last Monday with an attend ance of twenty-nine. Several new pupils will be enrolled the second week. We are reliably Informed that the entire stock of cattle, nearly five hundred head belonging to the estate of the late Thus. Corbitt of Clinch Cos., was sold to two of the heirs last Thursday. CoociiEK. I ■—s Ilf) NUMBER fi>" If You Want to Build Your Tow, J > Don’t buy goods in another tow nit. Don’t criticize the mayor uirix justly. Don’t insure your life, or proper*; ty with agents in another town. Don’t have your printing done' in another town. Don’t “cry down” just pull tor Douglas. /'% Don’t send your children to an- 1 other town to a hoarding school. Don’t be a croaker, above all-- things. Talk for your town aad its enterprises. Don’t think you can keep order better than the marshal, but hold your tongue. Don’t be a stumbling block in the way of improvements that are spoken of for your town. Let “on ward. upward, ever onward” be your watch-word. Organs and Pianos. We have one hundred parlor and church organs and fifty pianos for sale, cheap. They are all brand new, now in the factory, and will he sold for casli 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, Mason & Hamlin and 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. Deserted Wife aad Children. It seems to us that we have seen this man Bowen, spoken of in the following card from his wife 4o<Ue Ocilla Dispatch, and as he may W" in the range of our guns, we lish it, in order that the public be put on notice; Editor Dispatch;—Will ' please publish this little card, am a poor helpless woman, rgf tliter little children}, all unde|oii£j-, age of six years, antf both o parents are afflicted. M)^l^ Wiley Lee Itowen, left/ fair county, on August the matter w ithout cause or any notice v • ■ ever, and 1 am tramping' ttjth m 11 babies to my father’s niJe ™le • £ yond Waycross. All women , w j t please take notice and bew6Nj|| irc i,., him as he seeks your doubtless will try to marry again, A and 1 am his lawful wife ; our Oeense, was bought in AJontgouiery, and J. Hamilton married us LHris a missionary baptist pflUchdr. ~ Nettie TheJ)eiJuls.of Ocilla assisted. Bowen and clvildren to wlM**. wisMr .die arrived and we know, without infor mation whatever, if sh*7needed more assistance it was given. - -"•* - ••**. gSfc i Coming tv Camp Mecthf. While in Waycross last MortdayjW Rev. W. 11. Si-ruggs, Baptist church, called"VHhgjßMicfw before he left Said he wqpnHHgt the camp meeting nej&'/inompat Gaskins’ Springs, if nothing'49*% '7 veiled to prevent it. / j will be there, for he isMMfc &LA 2 J .time-' prcactiuluMv/ . part of Georgia to-day, liaHlEfft ' logical, pleasing and entlfftsiaßL u. therefore we are mAre than jpwS'.efu' that he shall comfc, want our friends to want to hear him ourseffffflML— —— The Philadelphia “with a few governortjUiyfwJ pMI dler, of Georgia, who of bed at night to stop a bee, lynching would That galoot don’t know thg ern people ; if the ra Pf|tfi Jt persists in his Jg some one must be mr and the governor Let the governor keep "W way. ” , J