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C. ij. (jeorda. I Ykt Yt.'r.uHaQ.;. v . ;.Q: .Hur, Sar--;rA'iHn|PflHHH ORD-.RSiA HAiL OR 'PHONE WILLIJ PROPER ATTENTION. Write for tetHH irpL, m —A I 1 1 gi is Use place to buy your DRUGS, SODA WATER, CIGARS W 9 and all SUNDRIES usually carried by an up-to-date Druggist w • vl 1V all standard patent medicines,sta- W TIONERY, PENS, PENCILS, laITII if W INKS ETC uriifi m StOFB 8 rices Make you Smile WtffffWf Everything Neat as a Fin. ♦ Our Mammoth Soda Fountain ♦ Is in full blast, cooling the thirsty with the best Soda Water ever dispensed within the city. W. W. TERRELL, M. 8., Proprietor. H ri '■;- * A Wt? Ml i&L fcS €'* 3? JBc rt. J l don’t mind, advertising my goods bcause my store is the neatest and completes! in town. We keep everything in the grub line. New and fresh groceries received every day. B. Peterson & Co* T. S. KIRKLAND, manager. Bank Building, DOUGLAS, GA. Watt- Harley Hardware Cos., WA YCR OSS, G EOII GI A . DOORS, SASH, AND BLINDS, PA INTS, LEADS AND OILS. WINDOW AND PLATE CLASS FURNISHED ANY SIZE Water-Coolers, Ice Cream Freez ers, Stone Jars and Churns. Glass, Crockery and Tinware. Bucks Stoves and flanges Have Solid Fire Backs guaranteed for fifteen vears. Plows, Plant, jr. Cultivators, Farming Implements of every description. Lamps, lanterns and globes. Saw Mill and Turpentine Supplies. Sf?®?- Mailorders given prompt attention. Way cross Clothing 4- © / T V OH J© 4- Waycross, Ga The best place in Georgia lor Clothing, Hats, Shoes and gents’ furnishings. ■ tawl Cette ai l'tices t# Suit the People. * men you go to II aycross be sure and rail at The Waycross Clothing Store WavjcrosSt Ooorfjiu- BS'SEre’fc?' SE s 3DO>IrS.J3! '£ r Jr' v !,UZf furniture* * jfurnfture. * We have everything you want in Furniture to fit up your home. Everything New and up-to-date, and prices AWAY BELOW COri- PETSTfON. IVE BUY IN SOLID CAR LOADS Fence we ran afford to sell rhea per than others. GIVE US A TRIAL J. R. Whitman & Cos. t-UNT m. W&YGRUSS, 64. ■HP =i aS. >1 P M ■ > I - 1 ;!>e : . !i '■ A \V:iiv - I'i a-.I arid f. .11 ri ’ First and second Ficwe HuhP’ OofrtFirst Monday in Msßt; November. \V*ne HiyHlAFj,<Conrl : —Seeoml Mon day in AfSttphrth Monday in Novem ber. tF - Glynn 8u; 1 crtollSloart: —Third Monday in May, and hirst Monday in December; to continue for such time asthe business may require. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. LEVI OSTEEN, Attounky at'Law, DOUGLAS, GA. S u.iciToK City Court. Okto-e in Hank Building, All business entrusted tome will be promptly attended to, receiving most care ful attention. Special attention given to collections. quincy a McDonald, ATTOItNEYS AT LAW, Olliees in Bank Building, . Douglas Georgia. F. WILLIS DART, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Douglas, Ga. OFFICE UPSTAIRS UNION BANK BUILDING. WARD & CRAWLEY, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Douglas, Ga. Prompt Attention Given to all Business Placed in our tare. Office Over Union Bank, J. J. WALKER, Attorney and Counsellor at Law. Douglas, Ga. Practices in all of tlie counties of the Brunswick and adjoining circuits. All business entrusted with me Will have my prompt attention. GEO. K. BRIGGS. —ATTORNEY AT LAW — DOUGLAS, - - GA. ■strict attention given to all busines. A. S. Hai.l. E. K. Wilcox HALL & WILCOX, Attorney* and Counsellors at Law. DOUGLAS, GEORGIA. Will practice regularly in the court of Coffee and adjoining counties. Promp attention given to all busiuess. w. F. SIBBETT. PHYSICIAN & SURGEON. Douglas, : : Ga, Calls promptly answered day or nialit. DR. IV. IV. TERRELL , rhysician and Surgeon. For seven years has made a specia study of diseases peculiar to womei and children? both in private and hos pital practice. Douglas, Ga. 0-25-95. ißicbols fteterson, /Ek ®. DOUGLAS, GEORGIA. All calls answered promptly day or night Office in store house opposite courthouse square. BA RIiER SHOP.-, B. PETERSON, Propretor. EBLUMbUS WASHINGTON The Dandy Barber. Ceorge M, Ricketm X'H YSICIAN and SURGEON. Prow ton, Georgia. J. W. RUSSELL Contractor and Builder Waycross, Ga. Will make estimates, draw plans and build house* or stores anywhere within fifty miles of Waycross. Reffctiences giyon. batifcfactiop guar anteed. 3-BMm. tfiSt Ssft&V*#'* f ***" ’ ■ri h-:nc Doug : : hi , M.,r„l;it . ■pil 'parties went out to the (■■ng Sunday. A. W. Haddock ha* re- Hnrned to Douglas. Mrs. J. M. Spence made a busi ness trip to Millwood this week. Miss Nancy Sapp, of Broxton, came in to see 11s last week. Several new residences going up in Douglas now. Services at the Baptist church morning and evening last Sunday. People from all parts of. the coun ty came to Douglas last Friday. Dr. and Mrs. N. Peterson left for their future home in Tifton last week. Mr. P. L. Smith and the baby, Ruby Lou, returned to Ila/.leburst last Sunday. • The school of Mr. J. S. Roberts at Harmony Grove, closed on Aug. 15th. The senior editor of the Hreeza spent Sunday in Waycross with his family. The outcome of trade-day last week seems to have proved satis factory to everyone concerned. Mr. -L. C. Parrish, of Hrooker, was in Douglas this week, and subscribed for the Breeze. Mrs. Damage, late of Adel, but now of Shepherd, was in town prospecting last Tuesday. Mrs.ll larrison, of Downing, and Mrs. Ricketson, ofßroxton, came in to see us Monday afternoon. The new residence of Mr. B. Peterson will soon be completed, it will be a very neat structure. The people of Douglas enjoyed a most delightful shower last Sunday. ■ The afternoon protnenaders were a little disappointed Sunday on ac count of tlie rain. One of Clerk Gaskin’s sisters who has not been to Douglas in six years, c ime up on a visit last Tuesday. Our city officials deserve great credit for the way in which they handled the throng of people who visited Douglas last Friday. Mr. Aaron Melts, a prosperous farmer living near Willacoochee came in and subscribed for the Breeze last Tuesday. Dr. I. L. Cockrell, of Phillip’s Mill, came in to sec us Monday and paid up his subscription to the Breeze. He reports that cotton picking lias begun out his way, Thirteen dollars and fifty cents a year insures you against all acci dents, in the sum of $ 2,500. Fidelity Insurance Cos., Ward & Hili.iakd, agents, Some of the young people of Douglas pic-niced out at Gaskins’ Spring last Saturday. Our junior received the kind invitation to at tend but as it was one of her “busy days” she was unable to neglect business for pleasure. Try and go next time, dear friends, If you lose one of your hands, one foot, one eye, either one, you re ceive if 2.500, if insured in the Fi delity accident insurance company. Ward Si Hilliard, agent, Doug las, Ga. Some weeks ago ope of flip hej,t machinists at NiphoU lost Hit eye, a piece of steel having struck that member while at work, and becom ing imbeded in the ball. If lie had been insured in the Fidelity Insur ance Cos. Ward Si Hilliabd, agents, he would have received $ 2. 500, The two big engine.-, on the Air Line railroad have been provided with spark arresters, in order that the land through which th road runs may not he fifed by passing engines. It seems to us that this road does everything jn its power to please and servo tho people, Mr. J no. (freer brought to our office ‘last Tuesday morning, a Keiffer pear, weighing two pounds and a half an ounce, and measuring I inches 0 in circumference. It was raised by Mr. Willie Vick ers, a few miles from Douglas, ft i, ope of tilt- WO have ever seen, and goes to show what Coffee county can do. HHBlrnpmnp is"all trie wen affords but little w’ater. It is warm weather and you need ice. T. J. Davis can supply you. Dr. Tint Kirkland, of Kirkland, was in town yesterday. Henry Simmons, of Fitzgerald, was in town yesterday. It won’t do for Douglas to lose her grip on the idea of an artesian well. If you have a dispute with a wo man now in Douglas, site will talk about using her umbrella, quick. Justice court at Willacoochee last Thursday. Judge Dart rep resented the Douglas bar. Mrs. C. A. Ward has purchased three beautiful and useful chairs for the Methodist church pulpit. Our generally quiet friend, C. N. Fielding was stepping fast and high, this week—new baby at his house. Don’t forget to step in and see T. J. Davis’ stock of groceries. Rice, blitter, lard, hams, coffee, flour and candy. The streets need cleaning up had. Let our marshal have a few hands to cut down the weeds and scrape up the loose trash. Miss Mattie Lott, of Shepherd, who has been at Ocilla for past three weeks, has returned home, and is quite ill. Mr. John 11. Face, of Shepherd, who has been prospecting for a tur pentine farm ora wife, in Florida for past three weeks, is at home again. Farmers complain that the ex cessive drought will cut off potato, hay, cane and cottoh crops on this side of the riVer. On the other side the conditions are better. Mrs. Maud Acton, nee Miss Maud Briggs, is visiting friends and relatives at Douglas, and we under- j stand will remain until after camp meeting. Mr 11. P. Wilcox, was in town I Wednesday. He wanted to see if j his name was properly arranged on | the “honor roll.” It was not and j lie had it marked up to April 1 1900. Our old friend, J. E. Rodgers brought us in a nice water melon Wednesday morning. lie lias a late patch and nearly all of them are about one size, just right to eat, [ Monroe Smith, elder son of our i friend, Samuel Smith, will go to | Ocilla soon to start a repair ma chine shop. Another boy who is leaving his farm home for the un certainties of town life. The editor of the Waycross Journal had a fine write up of Gaskin’s Spring in the last number of his splendid paper. He is a gentleman, and don’t know howto do anything except in fine style. Col, Sobers is having his house on the hill raised about two feet. It is already high and prominent but the colonel wants to get up high er, Etl Baker, of Waycross is put ting up the pilfows. The following letter picked up on the street, last week, ex plains itself : “Mr. Brad Watson : Send me one pair pants 41-46, quick. Boy a big one, and came without pants. G, Rudolph.” Our splendid and interesting team of correspondents are all on hand to-day, with the news from different parts of the county. Thanks, dear friends, with your able and appreciated service we will furnish a good paper. Commissioner* Wart! and Rob erts, arj> after defaulters and thqsu who failed to return taxes properly, This (s right; every per son who owns property or any thing taxable should pay their dues, as this method will make the bur den lighter on all concerned, Mrs. T. S, Kith land, who has been qo Vlnlt to her sick mother at Fort Valley, returned Tuesday evening. Her mother is still very ill, but better than when she arriv ed there ten days ago. The Breexe hopes the mother may recover her usual health and Ins *|>nrod to her children for years. It Wts a slam on Douglas last Friday, when o many people were in town, that no water could he hud at the pump. Where were the strangers to get Water? Those who had friends acquaintance* could be supplied, put the stranger was without, and ptAity complain ed of thirst, An a+tesian well will afford water- at all times and in abundance, It is a shame to invito people to town and lot them suffer for water, vross i~7R u Breeze; harness, butfsome old crank dude is trying to get her to try double harness. Get the rope ! Mr. Leonard Tanner, well and favorably known in this county the son of Mr. Bunk Tanner, who lives near Wilsonville, died last week after a protracted illness. ■V One day last week the parsonage at Biekley, Ware county, caught tire about twelve o’clock in the day and was entirely consumed. Rey. John Carter’s wife, who had given birth to a child a tew hours before, was saved with difficulty. Will Have a Store la Qpaflas. That clever gentleman and busi ness manager of the “People’s .Store,” in Waycross, Mr. Lippma* was m town Tuesday seeing aftee prospects here for a branch house it us business. It is vesy proh. able that he succeeded in making proper arrangements, and will, be fore long, be among our progres sive merchants. The Jail In a Bad Caadlttoa. We have been informed that the county jail, at Douglas, is in a filthy, unhea thy, uncleanly condition, enough to endanger the life and health of any one confined there, and is a menace to health of those living near. It is said the sink is poorly arranged, overflows and en velops the entire building with nauseous gasses calculated to breed the most dangerous disease*. This matter should be looked after. If a man is a prisoner he is still * .hu man, but cannot help himself, there fore the custodians of the law should see that his life and health ate protected. This cess-pool is close to our office and we hope for humanity s sake something will be done at once to remedy the disgust ing nuisance. J John Clark and William Love, J two farmers, near Buinbridge, Ga., were attacked by a negro while hunting hogs in a swamp last week | with a club, and Love was beaten jto death. Clark was seriously hurt. ! The negro escaped. When a crowd of citizens of Beech burg, Ky., enraged at the building ot a Mormon church in the town, were about to set fire to it ; they learned that the edifice had just been insured in view of this j very contingency. They accord 'Ugly chopped tiie church to pieces, taking care that 110 piece of timber could be, used again. The elders will probably lose their insurance. —Atlanta Journal. Hot, | Thermomotcr over 100 in % the shade in the latter part it of July. • HOTTER IN AUGUST? We hope not, but the HOTTEST PLACE ON EARTH I for Bargains, real money I saving Bargains, is DAN. B. ENGLISH’S Lowest Prices! Reasonable Goods! BEST VALUES in Dress Goods, White, (locals, Lawns, Organdies, Linnens, Hilks, Hatins, Em broideries, latoes, Hhoes, Hlij.pers, Ho siery, Knit Underwear, Ladies and Gents' Furnishings, Cafpets, Mattings, Hhadea, Rugs, Tapestries. Dont overlook the Millinery Department. Make yourself perfectly at home at my store when in Waycross. Dan Broadway English. English Building, Plant Ave. WAYCROSS, GA.