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About The Douglas breeze. (Douglas, Coffee County, Ga.) 18??-190? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 14, 1899)
pk srcm I Is The Official Organ of I? Coffee County, r * Tiie County Commissioners, .ja-Ue Board of Education •/'And the Town of Douglas. | I A Frightful Blunder. f WtU Often cause a horrible Burn, Uptd, Cut or Bruise. Bucklen’s Ar salve. the best in the world, will HBf ihe pain and promptly heal it. res Old sores, Fever Sores, Ulcers, 7| ! tsi Felons, Corns, all Skin Erup jkjiv. Best Pile cure on earth. Only 2S cts a box. Cure guaranteed Su'id T>y W W Terrell, druggist. The Southern Music Teachers’ Association will convene in At lanta during the State fair. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is a scien tific compound having t lie endorse ment of eminent physicians and the medical press. “It digests what you eat” and postively cures dys pepsia. M. A. Ketron, Blooming dale, Tenn., says it cured him ot indigestion of ten years’ standing. W. W. Terrell, Douglas, (fa., 11. Meeks & Cos., Nichols, (fa. The White Primaries are neces sary in this country. This is a white man’s country, and white people should and will rule it. “Best on the market for coughs and colds and all bronchial troubles; for croup it has no equal,” writes Henry R. Whit ford, South Canaan, Conn., of <)ne Minute Cough Cure. W. W. Terrell, Douglas, Ga., 11. Meeks & Cos., Nichols, (fa. That splendid little paper, the Poulan News and Emigrant, good will and out-fit is for sale. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers permanently cure chronic constipa tion, biliousness, nervousness and wornout. feeling; cleanse and regu late the entire system. Small, pleasant, never gripe or sickgp— “famous little pills.” W. W. Ter rell, Douglas, (fa., 11. Meeks & Cos., Nichols, (fa. 'Flic Savannah Morning News has reduced its subscription to SB. per annum. This puts that splen did paper nearer the poor man’s home, and allows him an extra dollar to pay tor the Breeze. For wounds, burns, scalds, sores, skin diseases and all irritating eruptions, nothing so soothing and healing as DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. Mrs. Emma Holies, Matron Englewood Nursery, Chicago, says <(’ it : “When all else fails in healing our babies, it will cure.” W. W. Terrell, Douglas, Ga., 11. Meeks A Cos., Nichols, Ga. Cattle and sheep are said to be dying by the thousand over about Fort Valley. There’s always hope while there’s One Minute Cough Cure. “An at tack of pneumonia left my lungs in bad shape and I was near the First stages of consumption. One Minute Cough Cure complctety cured me,” writes Helen McHenry, Bismark, N. 1). Gives instant re lief. \Y .W. Terrell, Douglas, Ga.. 11. Meeks & Cos., Nichols, Ga. The Georgia Legislature will convene on October 25th. E. E. Turner, Compton, Mo., was cured of piles by DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve after suffering seventeen years and trying over twenty remedies. Physicians and surgeons endorse it. Beware of dangerous counterfeits. \\ . \\ . Terrell, Douglas, Ga., 11. Meets it Cos., Nichols, Ga. Mark llanna is calling for mon ey to carry the State of Ohio in the coming election, and Federal office holders in Washington are compelled to foot the bill. Chester 11. Brown, Kalamazoo, Mich., says: “Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cured me of a severe case of indigestion ; can strongly recom mend it to all dyspeptics.” Digests what you eat without aid from the stomach, and cures dyspepsia. W. W Terrell, Douglas, Ga., 11. Meeks iV Cos., Nichols, Ga. The Washington (Ga.) Gazette says : “The white primary is find ing favor all over the state. It has long been in use in Wilkes with highly beneficial results.” Spain’s Greatest Need. Mr. R. P. Olivia, of Barcelona, Spain spends his winters st Aiken, S, C. Weak nerves had caused severe pains in the back of his head. On using Electric Bitters, America’s greatest blood and nerve remedy, all pain soon left him. Ho says this grand medicine is what his country peeds. All Amer ica knows that it e<Tes liver and kid ney trouble, purines the blood, tones up the stomach, strengthens the nerves, puts vim. vigor and new life into every muscle, nerve and organ of the body. If weak, tired or ailing you need it. Every bottle guaranteed, only 50 cents. Sold by \V. W. Terrell, druggist. Spartgl Ishmaelite : If the farm er sy of The Sou.h will raise their owir supplies and make cotton a surplus crop, the estate will bring more than 8 cents next year. “They are simply perfect” writes Robt. Moore, of LaFayette, Ind., of DeWitt’s Little Early Risers, the “famous little pills” for consti pation and all liver ailments. Nev er gripe. W. W. Terll, Douglas, Ga., and 11. Meeks & Cos. Nichols. With all that could he done to make their visit to New York pleasant, some of the hood-lmn military of Atlanta had to show the mischief in them by robbing and looting a widow woman’s store in a small town in Virginia, on their return borne. They will be dismissed from service. That Throbbing Headache Would quickly leave you, if you used Dr, King's New Life Pills. Thousands of sufferers have proved tfieir match less merit for sick and nervous head aches. They make pure blood and strong nerves and build up your health Easy to take. Try them. Only 25 cts Money track if not ctirec Bold by W. W. Terrell, Druggist. An exchange intimates that our “populist friends in the legislature will oppose Mr. Hardwick’s bill to take the ballot out of the hands of ignorant negroes.” Perhaps not, dear brother, the populists have the good of the country at heart and as much right to their politi cal opinions as you have. A Night of Terror. "Awful anxiety was felt for the widow of the brave General Burnham of Machias. Mo., when the doctors said she could not liyetil! morning” writes Mrs. S. H. Lincoln, who attended her that fearful night. “All thought she must soon die from Pneumonia, but she begged for Dr. King’s New Discov ery, saying it had more than once saved her life, and had cured her of con sumption. After three small doses she slept easily all night, and its fur ther use completely cured her.” This marvelous medicine is guaranteed to cure all Throat, Chest and Lung Dis eases. Only 50c and SI.OO. Trial bot tles free atW. W. Terrell’s drug store. A STRICTLY FIRST CLASS LINE OF JEWEL ry Guaranteed to Give Perfect Satisfac tion or the Money Will be Refunded. A full and very fine line of jew elry is now offered for sale by L. S. Guthrie & Cos. This sale includes rolled gold plate, gold filled, gold front and solid gold goods of our own manufacture and we warrant them to give perfect satisfaction or we will refund the money paid for them by the purchaser, in cash. We mapufacture over 5.000 de signs or patterns of jewelry and do not hesitate to warrant our goods to the fullest extent. We know they are exactly as repre sented. In case this notice should reach patrons who are too far from Guthrie & Co’s, place of business, or other stores where our goods are sold, to admit of their going there to purchase our goods, write us what you want and we will supply you by mail, at the regular prices. We w ill be glad to correspond with the wearer of our goods con cerning them. Will send full in structions as to the care of jewelry, how to clear it, etc., on applica tion, by mail. W. F. MAIN CO., Eastern Factory Cor. Friendship A Eddy Si.--., Providence, K. I. Western Factory (largest in the world) under process of construc tion at East low City, lowa. Over 52. exx) ft. of floor space. Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine. Rotary Motion and Ball Bearings. Agents Wanted in all unoccupied Territory. WHEELER A WILSON. M'F’G. CO., Atlanta, Georgia. For Sale by B. PETERSON, Douglas, Georgia. LEGAL^ Notice to Debtors and Creditors. Georgia—Coffee County. All persons indebted to the estate of H. h. Baulk late of said county deceased are requested to come forward and settle at once. Those having claims against said estate are requested to present same, duly made out, in terms of the law, for settle ment, October 2nd, 1809. Jno. Paulk, Adm’r. H. L. Paulk. CITATIONS. G borgia —Coffee County. Whereas, Mrs. I). It. Smith has applied to me for letters of administration on the estate of 1). K. Smith, late of said county deceased, and this is therefore to cite all persons concerned to show cause, if any, why said letters should not be granted at next term of Said court to beheld on Ist Monday in November 1800. This Oct. 2nd, 1800. Thomas Young, Ordinary. Georgia—Coffee County. Whereas, Mrs. Nancy McDonald has applied to me for letters of administration on the estate of Edward McDonald late of said county deceased, and these are there fore to cite all persons concerned, to show cause, if any, why said letters should not be granted, at next term of court, to be held on the tirst Monday in November, 1890. This Oct. 2nd, 1890. Thomas Young, Ord’y Georgia —Coffee County. To Cora Powers, of Florida, and Bactiel of- . Titus Edwards having applied as execu- ; tor for probate in solemn form of the last will and testament of Robert Fulton, of said county. You rm heirs at law of Robert Fulton are hereby required to ap pear at the court of Ordinary of said coun ty on the first Monday in November next, when said application for probate will be heard. Thomas Young, Ord’y. Georgia —Coffee County. Whereas, Allen Carver, guardian of Mahaly Cato, of said county, applies to me for leave to sell the timber on eighty seven and a half (87J4) acres of lot of land No. 8(5 in the Oth district of said county, and I will grant leave as asked for at the term of the court to be held on first Monday in November next, if no good cause is shown to the contrary. This Oct. 15rd. 1899. Thos. Young, Ordinary. Georgia—Coffee County. Whereas, Mrs. Annie Belle Bennett has applied to me for permanent letters of ad ministration upon the estate of G. W. Bennett, late of said county, decesed, and these are therefore, to cite and admon ish all concerned, to show cause, if any they have why said letters should not be granted as asked for at the November term of court. This Oct. 4. 1899 Thos. Young, Ordinary. OxouoiA —Coffee County. Whereas, R. Meeks administrator upon tlie estate of C. W. Meeks, late of said county, deceased, represents to me that he lias fully administered the affairs of said estate, and asks to be given letters of dis mission, These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all concerned, to show cause, if they can, why said letters of dismission should not be granted Tt. Meeks at tlie term of court to be held on first Monday in December next. This Oct. hrd. 1809. Thomas Young. Ordinary. Georgia—Coffee County. Notice is hereby given that tlie under signed lias applied to tlie Ordinary of said county for leave to sell land belonging to Louisa i’orcher minor for the payment of debts. Said application will be heard at tlie regular term of tlie Court of Ordinary for said County to be held on the first Monday in November. 11, G, Porclier, Guardian of the Person and property of Louisa Porcher minor. Notice. Gkokgia—Coffee County: Notice is hereby given, that an act will be introduced in the next session of tiie legislature of Georgia, entitled, an act to repeal the act approved the 16th day of December 1895, creating the Board of Commissioners of Koads mul Revenues for Coffee county, and for other purposes, Notice to Debtors and Creditors. Georgia—Coffee County. Ail persons indebted to the estate of Aaron Moore, late of said county de ceased, are requested to come forward and settle same, and all persons who have claims against said estate are notified to present same duly attested according to law, for settlement. This Sept. 20th, 1899. Henry Moore, Adm’r. Willacoochee, Ga. Legal advertisements will not be inserted without the guarantee of some responsible person. The law says they should be paid in advance, and this is best, The Misses Douglases have hats from 50c up to .fo.oo. : She {Union ffianhing Company. : INCORPORATED 1898. J. J. LEWIS, President, B. PETERSON, V. President. C. E. BAKER, Cashier. DIRECTORS . J. LEWIS,* 'B. PETERSON, J. M. ASHLEY, j. S. LOTT, HENRY VICKERS, J, W. QUINCY, DAN. GASKIN, Sr. The accounts of individual merchant and corporations solicited ! OTFINGSTREES \Hi ”, isTORMMOnAIS varieties at choice SawenL i fRUI I. AND SHRUBS *!££££&- All Admrted tmr Soeffeora Planting 1 Ahso a Complete Stock of Field and Garden Seed and Fancy Poultry" Everything for the Farm, Orchard or Garden High-Grade Goods and Low Priooa Our Motto* j Catalogue Free... The Gritting Bros . Cos., | Nur*etie* anil Test POMONA NURSERIES, J at Maccleeitey. Fla JaCksOnvUk}, FtUm 1 HPi'AIRK Notice. Willacoochee. Ga., Sept. Ist, 1899. There will be a bill introduced in the next session of the General As sembly of the State of Georgia to repeal the high license whiskey law of Coffee county, as passed by the General Assembly, October 2nd, 1879, amended August 18th, 1881, and further amended September 4th, 1883—and to create in lieu thereof a dispensary for the town of Willacoochee, Georgia. j R. A. Hendricks, I Jefferson Wilcox, Committee. \ R. S. Ford, j D. E. Gaskin, / J. R. Overman. Order Adjourning Court. At Chambers. Brunswick, Ga., Sept, 26, 1899.—1 t appearing to the Court from pe titions presented, signed by the citizens of the county of Coffee, and from informa tion obtained from other sources, that, on account of the dilapidated condition of the old building now temporarly used as a court house in said county of Coffee, and also for the further reason that there is now, on account of the long drouth, no adequate quantity of water at or near Douglas, Ga.,to reasonably supply persons ami stock that would necessarily be re quired to assemble in attendance upon a session of the Superior court of said county, it is impracticable to hold the ap proaching October term, 1899 of the Super- ior court of said county of Coffee on the (lay fixed by law for the bolding of the 1 same, and that said causes for adjourning court as hereinafter directed are unavoid adle. It is therefore considered, ordered and adjudged by the court, that the regular ■ Octoner term, 1899, of the Superior court of said county of Coffee be, and the same 1 hereby is adjourned from the second Mon i day in October, 1899, to be held on the I third Monday in December, 1899. It is further ordered, that the grand and traverse jurors drawn to serve at the Oc tober term, 1899, of said Superior court, be and they hereby are directed and re quired to appearand serve at said adjourn ed term of said Superior court to be b e hl on said third Monday in December, 1899. I.et the clerk of Bald Superior Court en ter tliliis order upon the minutes of said court, and publish the same in the issues of the Douglas, Breeze of the present and next week. Jos. W. Bennett. Judge, S. C. Brunswick Circuit. I D. W. Gaskin clerk of said court hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the order adjourning court. 1). W. Gaskjn, C. 8. C. Notice. An act will he introduced in the next session of tlie General Assembly of Geor gia, entitled an act to establish a public school system for the city of Douglas, in Coffee county Georgia, to provide for tlie raising of revenues to maintain said sctiool to authorize and require tlie county school commissioners to pay to tlie school of said city of Douglas such part of tlie State sctiool funds as may be the pro rata share of all children attending and eligible to enter said schools, to provide for building for said schools and for a sohool board and other officers of said sohools and for other purposes named therein. Notice to Debtors. All persons indebted to me on ac counts or professional services are re quested to come forward and settle same at once. Cotton, or any farm produce, corn, fodder, etc, will be taken at market price. For cotton I will pay 5 cents per hundred pounds more than any one else, when taken as payments of debts. W. F. SianKTT, September 20, NOTICE. All persons liable to Special Tax. all peddlers, venders of patent medi cines, sewing machines, clocks, &c., all persons, dealing in cartridges, ci garettes are hereby required to take but license and register their business or in default will be subject to a fine It is ordered by the Board of Commis sioners of Coffee county that all per sons subject to the above come for ward at once, pay the license and reg ister or t.iey will be prosecuted. By order of the Board, this Aug. 14, 1899. GEO, R. BRIGGS, Clerk. SHERIFF SALE. Georgia—Coffee County. Will be sold before the court house door in the city of Douglas said county on the first Tuesday in November 1899, between the legal hour# of sale to the highest bidder for cash, the following described proper tyjto wit: Lots, of land Nos. 56 and 57, in the first dis trict of said county. Said lots of land containing49o acres more or less each, and to be levied on and to be sold as the property of John Sapp, Sr., to sat isfy a fifa issued from the City Court of Douglas, in favor of Mrs. E. J. Hinson, Executrix of James Hinson against John Sapp, Sr, This October the sth 1899, W. M. Tanner. Sheriff Coffee countv ■erchants who have to add grand display in advertisin world, but we do adverti lerclaiise ’.died the wants of the people OdH else usually found in a first class store. We sell goods cheaper f’ ;.ou cau buy them anywhere else. We can do it because we do our Ourselves, we pay no clerk hire, aud we buy goods as cheap as any n buy them, so we can and will sell cheaper than others.. - '-11 we ask is for you to come and see us before buying, and if JjLj ' 1 ~,e can’t save you 10 per cent then buy from some other par tyt We are always anxious to show you our stock. Yours to please. T. S. Deen & Son. Excelsior Medicine Cos. {Wholesale Drugs and Druggists’ Sundries. In addition to their well known remedies, Excel sior Blood Purifier and Hopping Oil and Drugs and Druggists’ Sundries, they now carry in stock a Com plete Line of GaLiTclicS in tubs, buckets and baskets, also a complete assortment of Penny Can dies, Tobaccos, Cigars, Cheroots and Cigarettes. A trial order will convince you that they save you the freight on your purchases. Remember they sell only to dealers and retail nothing. For the Blood, Indigestion and Rheumatism take 3E3. TE* m JF®. For Burns, Cuts, Bruises and all Pains use CARTER’S HOPPING OIL. Excelsior Medicine Cos. WAYO BOSS, C3-EOK,C3-XA^. MONUMENTS! TOMBSTONES; IRON AND WIRE FENCE If you need anything in this - lino tell me so on a postal card and I will be glad to make an appointment with you. Do not buy until you see me. J. M. FREEMAN. DOUGLAS and WAYCROSS, GA. D. J Mashburn & Son. BROXTON, GA. HARNESS * AND SADDLE MAKERS. Insure Against Accidents IN THE COMBINATION ACCIDENT (TC AAA POLICY FOR Which provides as follows AGAINST ORDINARY ACCIDENTS: In case of death 52,500 Loss of both hands 2,500 Loss of both feet 2.500 Loss of one hand and one foot. . 2,500 Loss of both eyes 2,500 Loss of one hand or one f00t.... 834 Loss of one eye... 500 Weekly Indemnity 12.50 PREMIUM. 13 75 WARD & HILLIARD, Agents, Douglas, Ga. Local Legislation. Notice is hereby given that at the next session of the General Assembly of Geor gia. which will convene on the fourth Monday in October. 1899. a bill will be introduced creating anew charter for tlie city of Douglas, of whicli the following is the caption: An act to create anew charter for the city of Douglas' in the county of Coffee, and to consolidate and declare the rights of said corporation, to authorize and em power tlie mayor and aldermen of said city to purchase or build, establish and maintain and operate a system of water works, electric lights and sewerage for the city of Douglas; to hold an election on a day specified as now required by law to determine the question of creating a debt against said city by the issuance of bonds, to provide for the assessment and collec tion of an annual tax on the property in said citv for the purpose of paying the principal and interest on said bonds, to confer additional power upon the Mayor and Aldermen of said city of Douglas and for other purposes. • i>v>V +* fm/ KIMBALL HOUSE, Pearson, Ga. C. P. Holzendorf, Prop. RATES, $2.00 PER DAY'. Special Rates hv tlie Week or Month. Livery in Connection. Stylish Rigs Furnished at any Hour. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat. Itartificially digests the food and ald9 Nature in strengthening and recon structing the exhausted digestive or gans. It is the latest discovered digest ant and tonic. No other preparation can approach it in efficiency. It in stantly relieves and permanently cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn, Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nausea, Sick Headache,Gastralgia,Cramps,ana ail other results of imperfeetdigestion. Prepared by E- C. DeWitt & Cos.. Chicago. N. F. GOOJJYE’R Blacksmith and Wheelwright, DOUGLAS, - - - - GEORGIA I am fully prepared to do all kinds of work in my line. Such as making and repairing feujj giea, wagons, road carta, timber carta etc., etc. a special
