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VOL. X.
At Gaskin’s Spring
*t*tf ttotl A # September
$ i% | f TWELFTH.;
My Big Douglas Store is now sell
ing for This BIG- Campmeeting
All Styles Men’s Fine Clothing,
NEW FALL DRESS
GOODS FOR LADIES
AND CHILDREN.
Fine black Bsrees goods for Fall Baits,
FINE Brocaded Dress Goods For sep
arate Skirts.
HUNDREDS OF SHOES FOR LADIES AND CHILDREN.
New Lot Ladies Fine Trimmed Hats
Pretty ready made suits for Little BOY'S
Fine Silks for Skirt Waist® and Skirts.
MENS AND BOYS FINE
CAMPMEETING SHOES.
FINE TOWELS, SHEETINGS AND TABLE LINENS.
YXK X1B88X&&3B8 ®K UMLim
ALL THE NEW STY LES IN WOMEN’S CORSETS.
TZHZK! FIiETTY TZEETJSTGrS I3ST BELT BUCKLES,
NX BP FOR CAMP
MEETtRO
By Buying Some of My Fine
Furniture ami Crockery
and GLASSWARE.
Ive got tlie Prettiest Things ever
Brought to Douglas, and sell them
less than the SEE
©TOE tE COTOVEY.
The Bigger the Stock the
BIGG-ER THE B A RCA I N .
COME WHERE
You can get what yon want
WITHOUT PAYING CROSS-ROAD STORE
PRICES.
( MM WATSON
1 J # JuL fe '*fayes, Clothing, Furniture and Crockery, Bank B’idg., Douglas, Ga.
PLANT
DOUGLAS, GA. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1801).
GENERAL NEWS.
Criminal unJ Other Items Brought to our N<v
tire by Wire from all Parts
of the World.
Trouble expected in the Trans
vaal
A freight steamer burned of
Fairport hist week.
Kruger is still quibbling with
England.
The Augusta and West Florida
railroad has changed hands.
There are five negroes in jail at
Newman, charged with arson.
The State Fair will open in Oc
tober at Atlanta.
The Confederate Veterans’ Re
union will convene in Savannah
next November.
A Texas editor and politician in
W aco engaged in a street duel last
week.
Maurel and Mercier of the Drey
fus courtmartial, are shown,to have
told falsehoods.
The National Farmers’ Congress
will meet in the city of Boston,
Mass., on October 3 to 6.
A strike of masons, bakers, and
hackmen now threatened in Havana
Cuba.
The Ohio Democrats met in con
vention in Zanesville, last Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Four men killed in Mexico by an
engine falling into a mountain
gorge.
An anti-malarial tree, called Eu
calyptus, will be planted in sever
al towns in Cuba.
Admiral Dewey and Lieut.
Brumby were at Nice, France on
Aug. 24.
Everything is quiet down about
Darien. The war is evidently
over.
The last few days of hot weather
has injured the cotton crop to some
extent.
The price of matches has ad
vanced 20 per cent within the last
sixty days.
Delegal, the negro who killed
Deputy Sheriff Townsend, at Da
rien, lias been arrested.
A most destructive fire occurred
at the Standard Oil refinery, in
Chicago, Sunday. The loss may
amount to more than SIOO,OOO.
The business portion of the town
ol v’icw.r, Colorada, was utterly
destroyed by tire last week. Los*
estimated at s2,cxx>,o>o.
Mrs. Emma Walsh and child,
of Atlanta, were severely shocked
by lightning, last week, during the
thunderstorm Friday afternoon.
Judge A. 1’ I’erham is on a vis
it to his old friends and home in
Maine. None deserves a rest more
than the Judge and we hope he
will have a pleasant time.
A Mr. West of Athens, was cut
nearly to death, by, he claims, Mr.
Sherman liawks, but Mr. Hawks
denies that he knew anything about
the cutting affray. Hawks was
fined SIO.OO.
M. Labori, Dreyfus’ chief coun
sel in the courtmartial case, who
was shot recently, is recovered
sufficiently enough to resume his
duties, and scores. Gen. Mercier,
Dreyfus’ chief accuser very hard.
Dr. Teasley, late of Florida, but
who moved to Eastman a few
weeks ago, was arrested by Sheriff
l’urvatt, of Osceola county, Fla.,
last week on the charge of prac
ticing medicine without license.
There was a warrant issued for
the arrest of Col. W. A. Neal, ex
superintendant of the state peniten
tiary of South Carolina, for failure
to turn over the money to his suc
cessor, last week.
Some of our exchanges are begin
ing to shout and hurrah for candi
dates this soon ill the coming elec
tion. It is be-t not to cross a bridge
until you come to it.
I'he leaders of the colored peo
pie of Darien, religious and politi
cal issued a commendatory circular,
advising the colored, people of
Mclntosh county to b-have
1 themselves and help the whites in
preserving order.
News from Broxton
Broxton, Gu., Aug. 29. —Broxton
has been the happy recipient of
several nice showers in the hist few
days.
Business seems to be on a boom
of late day, Farmers and business
men are consulting the future with
favorable opinions.
Miss Etta Dean, of Abbeville,
Gu., is visiting in Broxton.
Mr. Rodgers, of Mantissas, Ga.,
came to Broxton last week on a
mill trade.
Mr. R. R. Perkins has just re
turned from west Florida, where
we understand he has been pros
pecting the Florida naval stores
future.
Our old friend M. A. Martin be
gins working in double harness
again Thursday. It’s said he pulls
splendid for his size.
Broxton has so many third grade
teachers that in throwing a rock
you will either hear one sing out
“third” or “busted.”
Gaskin’s Spring continues to be
the glory of the rival, lie simply
takes the other fellow’s girl and
stays until after night services.
Mr. R. B. Leggett has been t'*ist-i
ing on this year’s “tutors” for some
time.
Dr. Ricketson has been kept busy
vaccinating for several afternoons.
Boys, that will not prevent your
notes from being troubled with
“no’s.”
Broxton waxes worse and worse
every day* Send for Bro. I’ullium
and his tent again.
Mrs. \\ . L. Giles and Miss Flor
ence Perkins are visiting the old
folks in Che raw S C
Broxton.
Notes From Wisonville.
Wilsonvillc, Ga., Aug.,29 —Mr.
Berry Tanner and son Alfred, of
Wilsonville, went down to Way
cross last week and traffed Mr.
[ones out of one of his finest bug
gies. Girls look out for Mr. Al
fred, now.
Mr. Wilson Williams has the
finest harbor of grapes of any man
in all this community.
There is a car on the tram-road
awaiting the completion of the
bagging of “Yankee’s” Cuban
watermelon seed.
Surveyor Gilli., Ims just return
ed from surveying land qn the
()cn?alget' river.
One of our most admirable young
men by doffing his hat too high
accidently dropped if.
Mr. K. L. Griffis says if at /test
you don’t succeed, go back and try
her again.
The Teuton and Wilsonville
school has on roll 52 pupils and
they are very busy selecting recita
tions and dialogues for exhibition
on the last day.
Mr. W. B. Teston has just re
turned from his second trip to
Florida. He went for the purpose
of selecting a turpentine locality,
lie lias found it at last and will
move in a short time.
Gossip.
Dots from Feronia.
Feronia, Ga., Aug. 30. —Mr. and
Mrs. A. I*'. McLean’s children have
been suffering very much with
whooping cough lately, but we are
glad to know that they are im
proving.
Our League met Sunday after
noon with the president in chair,
but there was not many present.
Let everybody come and help to
promote the good work.
We had an interesting address
by Mr. W r . 11. Lytle Sunday. lie
spoke very emphatically in regard
to the interest of our Sunday school.
Miss Mamie and Emma
accompanied by their brother Ash
ley, visited Mrs. J. L. Wilcox last
Sunday.
Mr. Phillip Newbern was unable
to finish his school at Rocky Creek
on the account of his sickness, but
we learn that Mr. R. W’ilcoxciosed
it for him.
NUMBERIfi
The Absent One.
Grandma, let me whisper to you.
’Tause 1 want to know,
Ain’t 1 never luul no mamma?
_ Lise where did she go?
1 1 v ver Uuoies they have mammas
Always rlelit at home ;
Don’t mine love her little Linnie?
Neri why don’t she come?
Tell mu, grandma—don’t 00 ky so;
Grandpa’* kyin’, too,
Ain't it funny, tauae I love 00
Awful much, t do,
Rut I want to know where's mamma,
Aint she coinin’ home?
Don't hliolove her little Linnie?
Nen why don’t she come?
Little Neva’s mamma loves her,
An’ at night you said
She prays: '.leHiis Less dear mamma,”
Neu she goes to bed.
I say;" Mamma, b’esg oor baby,
’N all us folks at home,”
Nen I go to bed, hut, grandma,
Mamma doesn’t come. #
Grandm 11, let me ask 00 somelin—
Don’t let grandpa ky—
Tan my mamma hear her baby
Way up in the sky?
Nen I’ll ask her, ’stead o’ sayin’
“ll'es all us at home,
If 00 loves oor little Linnie,
Please, dear mamma, come.”
—Edward M. Wilson.
Death of a Iriend.
We are pained to chronicle the
death at Brewton, Ga., of paralysis,
of Mrs. Maggie A. Brett, only sis
ter of our fellow townsman Mr.
Gus. L. Brack. We knew her in
childhood and we feel as if one of
our own family was gone. She
was noted for her great piety.
.She united herself with the Bap
tist church at Albany, Ga., when
-but twelve years of age, and ever
afterward led a devoted Christian
life, ignoring self, seeking to do
good tor others. She has gone on
to meet a sainted father and mother,
and receive that reward that awaits
all true followers of Christ . Out of
this circle of four children, only
two remain, Gus. L. Brack of this
city and Col. R. 'l'. Brack, of
Emory, Texas, who have our heart
felt sympathy in this hour of
t rouble.
Get Fixed For
Camp-meeting. Everything
for ladie’s, men and children’s
wear at Brad Watson’s
Big Douglas Store.
An Artesian Well.
The people of Douglas have been
brought face to face with the
urgent necessity of an artesian well
recently. In the first instance
there was nothing to the town’s
credit on trade day two weeks ago
when hundreds ol people were in
town and the handle of the public
pump was missing, because there
was no water anl it had been re
moved to prevent breakage from
rough usage in the endeavor to
pump up a few drops of mud to
quench the thirst of some per
son who had come perhaps
tniies, at the city’s invitation to
come, trade and have a big time.
Again, still later the citizens of
Douglas for some time have been
pretty scarce for water themselves
with few exceptions, and if a con
flagration had occurcd the damage
would have been complete because
fifiUjvater could be had to wash and
less to fight fire. None
of these inconveniences have been
reported from town* that have ar
tesian wells, and but fe g,, if any
of them, can boast of the natural
advantages that surround us, clear*
ly showing that there is a lack of
enterprise in Douglas.
Dry weather, local or distant, has
no damaging effect upon an artesian
well; drouth hits a tendency to
make the water purer and sweeter,
consequently more healthy.
Special Announcement.
Between the first of Septemper
and the 25U1 of December the
Breeze will issue two heavy edi
tions, to advertise every man in
the county and put the paper before
the people. Advertisers can make
terms for both editions. The paper
will be composed of sixteen pages
and over 10,000 copies will be
printed. We want every mer
chant, naval storesman and other
business man of the county repre
sented, and we shall make arrange
ments at once to make these edi
tions particularly interesting and
attractive.
We should like to have a
sketch of every locality in the
county. It is our intention to
make these two papers cover the
field, and show to people abroad
what Coffee county really is. We
shall send 1000 copies to ex-Gov
ernor Northern for circulation
through the emigration agenev, so
that home-hunters can be brought
this way. Space will be limited,
however, and advertisers should
not wait too long to contract for
space.