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As Natural as Pig-Tracks.
Mr. A. D. Gale, the once hand
some but now terribly charged
stenographer of the Brunswick Cir
cuit, has been in town all the week,
and the town has staggered along
and endured this, with other afflic
tions without a kick. It is nat
ural to see him at court time, in
fact, how could we get along with
out him? and the Breeze and all
who know him hopes to meet twice
a year for a longtime to come.
The Breeze office is one of the
best equipped, up-to-date printing
offices in Southern Georgia, the
assertions of some to the contrary,
not withstanding. Its presses are
as large as the business of the
county demand, and it has more
new type, rules, borders, &c., than
any other printing establishment in
this section. When the demand
requires it more improvements will
be made, not before. Anyone who
wants us to do their work can be
suited with our facilities, and can
find no fault of the workmanship.
It's a Positive Fact
That my SHOE SALES are
larger than ever, and I be
lieve will exceed those of any
two stores in Douglas. The
reason is this: My stock is
all new— no old dead stock
that’s been lying up on the
shelf for the past five or ten
years. The styles are the
latest and every pair bright
and clean as a silver dollar.
The prices on all grades are
just about third less than
you’ve been paying for much
commoner shoes. Try me
for your next pair.
PfIXSON’S Giieao store.
Quite Contented.
The Breeze is perfectly satisfied
with the out come of the election
last week, and has no kick to make
against the successful ones. It is
true \vc wanted Mr. Ward elected,
as we did every democrat, but as
that was not the w\J 1 of the balloters.
we shall not try to kick up a rucus
about it. The men elected to fill
the offices of the county are every
one good men—men identified with
the interests of the people and
county, and will, without a doubt,
give general satisfaction in the dis
charge of their duties.
Some of the successful ones are
not of the same political faith as
the editor of the Breeze, but they
have their reason for their convic
tions, as he has, and are just as
much entitled to their opinions as
anyone. They will receive the same
journalistic treatment at our hands
that has characterized our course
since our management of the
Breeze, and credit or censure will
be laid on one as quick as the other,
democrat or populist.
Because a man in his creed or
faith differs with us does not make
him a target for our critcisms, nor
does his political power or personal
influence or strength shield him
from our shafts of stricture if we
think he deserves it. Our duty is
tiot a persona] choice. Our pro
fession marks out the way, and
allows no favoritism. We do not
want any—our newly-elected coun
ty officers ask none.
Kirkland Kracklinsrs.
Kirkland, (/a., Oct. B—ln a dif
ficulty Sunday about noon at Ellis’
mill, between Joda Corbitt. Hen
ry Lewis, —a Mr. Hall and John
Wilson, the two former opposing
the two latter, while Henry Lewis
was making all efforts to use his
pocket knife he was shot by Mr.
John Wilson, the ball entering the
lower part of his stomach from
which he was not expected to live
at this writing.
Miss Matt ie Turner who has been
on an extensive trip visiting rela
tives in middle Georgia has return
ed home.
Two of our young men Messrs.
King Story and Jesse Wiseman
left for Galveston Texas last week
expecting to make their home in
the lone star state.
On account of the healthiness of
this community. Dr. S. L. McjElroy
las decided to make his future
hoiyc in Aiapaha. We regret to
lose the doctor. I'iiost. i
Among his Friends Again.
Some time ago the news reached
us that our old friend, Judge Hol
ton, of Baxley, was very ill, and
as we knew he was getting along
in years we had serious tears only
to be dismissed when we met him
last Monday. lie is. we think, the
oldest lawyer on the circuit, and
we are sure there are none more
popular or beloved, while his ac
quaintances and friends loom up in
the thousands. We hope he will
be spared to come “to court” many
years longer.
Mr. E. Todd, who informs us
that he lives near Broxton, not far
from Coon Hollow, was in town
last Monday. A little cross on his
paper had notified him that the
Breeze family was in danger of the
poor house and he stopped the
movement by paying a dollar on
their debts.
Joe Love, of Kirkland, was in
town this week, and reminds us of
the negroes cat-fish. ‘ ‘Hood-lawd,
how he ’am swunk” since last we
saw him.
Thanks, Gentle Friend-
We have before us an invitation
to attend a picnic given at the
close of “Dewey Hill School” near
Mr. Jake Harper’s, on Saturday,
October 13th, in this county. We
regret that Miss Nellie Worth, the
kind teacher and Judge Bennett
selected the same weeks, and nearly
the same days to have their picnics,
and as the Judge has the law to
back him up we may have to deny
ourself the pleasure of being on
hand to take a romp with the boys
and girls. If the law was not be
hind him Judge Bennett would not
be in the way, and we’d see bliss
Nellie if we had to ride an oxen to
get there.
This Should Be Remembered.
Sometimes an order, or a mer
chant comes to our office for a bill
of printing, and tells us that prices
in Waycross or other places aie
less than ours, and insists that we
should work for less than we can
afford, or the work will be sent to
our competitors, because of the
difference of a few cents. We can
say, as well, that we can buy a
good many -articles in Waycross
and other places cheaper than here,
but we don’t do it. We make our
money' here and we spend it here.
The addition of forty miles for
extra freight more than the Way
cross people have to pay is as heavy
on the printer, and Has as much to
do with his prices as it does for the
merchant. This is only for expla
nation. If a man don’t want us
to do his work we don’t give a snap
for him or his patronage, because
we use only the best material, do
as good work as any, and we ex
pect to have a fair price or none.
Goods bought at the City Grocery
delivered anywhere in town free.
E. L. Davis, mgr.
Chinch Bit z Medicine.
Oscar Rudolph and his friend
Woodcock are up to all kind of mis
chief, and failing to get along fast
enough they have both turned out
to be Bug Doctors —chinch bugs at
that, and they are good doctors,
too. No respectable bug with any
feelings of refinement requires more
than one whiff of their medicine
before he keels oVer and dies,
whether he has made his will or
not. Price, 50 cts a bottle. W ar
ranted to kill any bugs that may
be prowling ’round your big-toe at
night, or the money back.
Bananas, Apples, Raisins Apri
cots &c at the City Grocery. E. L.
Davis, mgr.
Conveniently Located to Depot and
ai, d Telephone Exchange. Patron
-wy age of Country People Solicited.
Under New Management.
GEORGE V'OOTEX, Lessee.
Job Printing Neatly Executed at Tiiis Office. A-.fi
OUR LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Bitterness over the election should
be buried.
The Waycross Fair promises to
be a big thing.
When your time is out your pa
per will be stopped.
Col. Snow, of Abbeville, Dr.
Snow’s father, is in the city this
week.
W. O. Paxson, will buy all.your
seed cotton, get his prices before
selling.
The addition to Peterson’s grist
mill gives more room to handle his
growing business.
Several new houses are going up.
and we expect tenants are waiting
their completion.
J. A. Carter will build your house
economically and substantially.
Sec him about prices.
Sheriff Southerland, it is under
stood, will live in town. That’s
what we elected him for.
Gaskin & Davis has the nicest
line of groceries in the city and the}'
sell them cheap too.
Col. McDonalds father and uncle
are in town this week lie feels like
a boy with anew pop-gun.
Atlanta has elected an aristocratic,
mayor, Well, lie can be an aristo
crat and an honest, good man, too.
I
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
E. L. Vickers died last, week and
was buried at the Douglas ceme
tery .
Sweet potatoes on the market are
tough specimens of the root family.
Some one should bring in good
ones.
A man who has the growth and
prosperity of his home-town at heart
will not send abroad for what can
be gotten -here.
If we are not mistaken in our
calculations next Monday, being
the third Monday is the regular
Monday for City Court.
W. O. Paxson will buy all .your
seed cotton, get his prices before
selling.
Arthur and Mrs. Brooks and
Edith are living high now, and
have rooms over the old Deen stand.
Got as near the Breeze as possible.
J. W. Douglas, who has b6en
getting the ‘Breeze up at Briston,
came swooping down on us last
Monday and said he’d take his’n
at Pearson.
Mr. Kelley, a former student of
Prof. Guilliams, is in Douglas can
vassing for a book that should be in
every family where there are any
children.
.Sheriff—Elect Southerland was on
the Grand Jury this week, and the
boys, made him stand square for
they know it will be the last chance
in the next two years.
D. W. Lott, little Dan, was in
town this week, and says the Breeze
must still come, and he gave 11s
money to buy oil enough to grease
the wheel six months.
Our old friend, Simmons was
stricken with paralysis last Sunday
and has been ill ever since. We
hope he will soon recover from the
effects of I lie affliction.
Some of those who owe us for
subscription are requested to send
11s some postage stamps. How do
you expect us to write to you if you
don’t send us stamps.
Mrs. Jeff Wilcox, and Miss Mary
Peterson, of Willacoochee, called
to see us last Wednesday, and we
were absent, but we made trail hot
until we found them.
Sheriff—elect W. W. Southerland
intends to jail Mrs. Southerland
and the childten as soon as the new
Lii! is finished. Nothing like a man
keeping close to his business.
We are getting our list on the
cash basis fast. Only about one
hundred on the list that are not
paid in advance, and we will have
these off or ahead before Spring
court.
Parties writing for sample copies
of the Breeze will not be disap
pointed if they send six cents in
stamps. This will pav for the pa
per and postage. It costs money
to print newspapers.
His Honor, T. J. Hilliard, the
mayor of Nichols was in town last
Chusedav and paid two year's sub
scription to the Breeze. That
shows he is a man of taste looking
ahead for the future.
To Be Appointed Solicitor County
Court of Echolls.
| We are delighted to learn that
| Mr. E. Iv. Wilcox, formerly of this
! place, but now of Statenville, was
I recommended by the Grand Jury
at last term of Court in Echolls
county to be appointed Solicitor of
the County court. Mr. Wilcox is
a brilliant young lawyer, and with
half a chance, as we have said be
fore, will make his mark.
Preaching a; baptist Church.
Rev. Jas. C. Gillispie writes ns
that he will preach at the Baptist
church, nothing preventing next
Wednesday night. Rev. Mr. Gil
lispie is the preacher with whom
we have been corresponding for
some time, audit is hoped as many
as possible will go to church and
meet him. All official members
should be present.
Local Legislation.
The Country papers will now
teem with notices of bills to be in
troduced at next session of the
Georgia Legislature. The legal rate
of advertising governs the price.
Money must come with the copy.
October Term Coffee County Superior
Court-
Judge Jos. Y\ . Bennett called
court to order last Monday morn
ing at to o’clock, organized juries,
swore in bailiffs ane charged the
Grand Jury and adjourned for din
ner. Attorneys Toomer, McDon
ald, Bennett, Hitch and Cochrane
from W aycross, Holton from Bax
ley, Allen from Pearson, W ilcox
from Statenville, Smith from ITazle
-1 mrst:, the local bar stenographer
Gale, of Brunswick and Solicitor
General Bennett were present.
Judge Bennett’s charge to the
Grand Jury was a master piece of
oratorical judicial instruction, and
every man in the community should
have heard it. He gave the Grand
Jury some points on the law on
gambling, and defined the practice
not to cards and dice alone, but to
betting, or any games of chance in
which tiny value was at stake.
Selling whiskey in this county
was another unlawful practice
which should be broken up, and if
bills were found, and the juries
would convict he would do his part
to that end.
Carrying concealed weapons was
another infraction of tin: law to
which attention was called. If a
man’s defense requirtjJ it he could
carry a winchester, a shot gun or
pistol or all three of them if he de
sired, “so it was done in an open
matter, fully exposed to view.”
From Ibis explanation of (he law
us given by His Honor, and as we
have seen tried in court, years ago,
•the carrying of pistols in the hip
pocket, it is not “in an open man
ner, lully exposed to view,” and
those doing so are l iable to prosecu
tion and will be convicted. The
pistol should be “fully” exposed,
that is should be shown from handle
to muzzle, or carried in a holster
in front of the body or on the side,
showing the handle and muzzle,
not in the straps of the pantaloons
at the back, but in a manner that
as you approach a man he may see
that you are a walking arsenal, a
"dangerous man, and that in a dif
ficulty he is liable to be seriously
hurt.
Disturbing public worship was
another crime on which His Honor
particularly charged, “it makes no
difference if only one man on the
back seat in a church sees you with
a bottle of whiskey in your pocket
you are lidble to prosecution. It is
not necessary that you disturb the
entire congregation, whether the
preacher secs you or not, for
you to be liable to prosecution.
Public worship must not be dis
turbed, and the law makers of Geor
gia have long since concluded that
religion and whiskey cannot to
gether.” In proof of this llis Honor
cited a case whdre a man “carried
a bottle of whiskey to the church
ground in his buggy for his wife
for medicinal purposes, when he
was prosecuted and convicted. He
appealed to a higher court, and the
Supreme court decided that he must
leave his wife and whiskey at home
when he went to church or provide
another remedy, and thus the find
ing of the court below was sustain
ed.”
The entire charge was one of the
grandest we have ever listened to
from any Judge, <jnd we have lis
tened to Lumpkin.' Vason, Spence,
Crisp, Mcrshon, Sweat, Mitchell
and others during tiie past thirty
two years.
, House Keepers.
Can supply their needs in
Furniture in our un-stairs
Furniture Department. Nice
assortment Chairs and Rock-r
ers. '
Paxson’s Cheap Store.
Ludden- & Bates’ Music Man.
Mr. Henry Lonsberg, represent
ing the old reliable Southern Music
House of Ludden & Bates, Savan
nah, is in the city and county, look
ing up business. He wants to put
the best pianos and organs on the
market into the hands and homes
of our people. Be sure to see Mr.
Lonsberg, and have your pianoes
and organs tuned, if you do not
need anew one.
Paxson’s Big New Yon;
Stock is new, and you are cor
dially invited to call and look
at the Fine Dress Goods,
Clothing, Hats and Shoes.
Paxson’s Cheap Store.
The Breeze for 6 months, .|octs.
The Breeze for 12 months, / tets.
The Breeze for 3 months, j^cls.
The low rate subscription will
continue until November Ist only.
None taken afterward, and this re
duction is made to push our sub
scription to the 2000 mark before
Nov. 3rd.
Gaskin & Davis sells everything
in the grocery line at lowest mar
ket prices.
The Latest Election News.
Is that 1 have been elected
to sell the finest Wedding
Dresses and Bridal out tits.
Paxson’s Cheap Store
Make Home Beautiful.
By buying your Bed-Steads,
Chairs and Pretty Rugs from
my Furniture Department.
Paxson’s Cheap Store.
Hunted Buyers for Their Votes.
The Abbeville Chronicle is red
hot over the election last week, and
among other salty reading, has this
to say : * 1 At the Abbeville.precinct
alone, a body of negro laborers,
who were' duly registered, and
went to the polls to vote,' declined
to do so unless a certain sum of
money was paid to each of them.
I hey were not accommodated and
did not vote at all. Mr. McLeod
announced when entering the race
that he would purchase no man,s
vote.
That money was freely used by
his opponent, to purchase votes at
various precincts, is a notorious
fact. At the Abbeville precinct
alone from one hundred to one hun
dred and fifty ballots could have
been added to McLeod’s vote by
purchasing them.
A Slight Mir.take.
All the big dalies in the State in
giving election returns say Calvin
Ward was elected Representative
from Coffee county. This is wrong.
Mr. Arthur Lott, a populist, and a
good man, was e'eeled. Of course,
we wish the big papers were cor
rect, but as tLey are not, we are
thankful we have as good a man as
we have.
This Way.
For Fine Dress Goods,
Clothing, Shoes Fiats and
Furniture.
Faxson’s Cheap Store.
The Breeze 3 months, for 25GS.
The Breeze 6/months, for aocts.
The Breeze 12 months, for'/scts.
Rates ’till Nov. 1.
H. Solomon &Son.
Nat. 11. Solomon, representing
the wholesale arid retail liquor
house of Savannah, is in town this
week, shaking hands with friends.
He represents one of the best liquor
houses in the South, and they do a
big jug trade business. Nuff sed.
The Largest Stock.
01 Fine Dress Goods ever
seen in Coffee county, at
Paxson’s Cheap Store.
Braselton & McDonald for fine
milk-cows. Selling out like light
ning.
Cad Mails Again.
The complaint of non-delivery of
mails on the B & W R R are piling
up at this office. If things don’t
get better over that way these com
plaints will be forwarded to Wash
ington. We pay our postage and
we don’t intend to have the care
lessness of postmasters and rout
agents annoying our scbscribers.
Wc don’t want to make trouble for
anyone but in a rnatier of business
of this 'kind patience ceases to be a
virtue, and if these people can’t de
liver the mails entrusted to them
there are others that can.
Postmaster Finley, has been lick
all the week, and is still under the
weather.
Rod Davis says W. A. J. Smith
wants to ’ organize a socialistic
bachelors society. J
,’See Carter about that house you
want built. He does good work
and is reasonable in Charges.
We will get the list of cases tried
this week for our next issue.
Crowded this week.
Letter from Pearson came too
late for this edition. She is punc
tual in writing to the other fellow,
we learn however.
Drs. Montgomery, Snow and
others at the school house entertain
ment last Saturday night tried to
corner on the girls in the prom
enade, but Professor told them to
promenade or march ffiorne. They
promenaded.
Milk Cows for Sale.
\\ e have a carload of fine Milk
Cows at Douglas, for sale, and
those who wish to buy had better
call early. If you want a cow we
can suit you.
BRAS ELTON & McDONALD.
Biame Yourself Only.
Court is over now, and some of
those who promised to pay up, has
not done so. We cant print papers
for nothing, so they will get to
day’s, but will get none nect week.
The amount: due will be marked on
the hook, and we will hunt a col
lector.
The Breeze for 3 months,' sgets.
The Breeze for t> months, ■■jocts.
The Breeze for 12 months 73cts.
No reduction in subscription af
ter November Ist.
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Made of Italian, Vermont
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THIS OFFICE.
The number of City Courts in
Georgia will be reduced by recom
mendation of the Governor, to the
legislature.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that at the
next session of the General Assembly
of Georgia an Act will be introduced to
repeal an Act approved 16th day of
December 1895 creating a Board of
Commissioners of I toads and Revenues
for the county of Coffee, and for abol
ishing the said Board of Commis
sioners of Roads and Revenues for
said county of Coffee. This 11th day
of October i POO.
ARTHUR LOTT,
Representative Coffee Cos.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that at the
next session of the general assembly
of the state of Georgia an act will be
introduced to repeal an act approTed
bth day of December 1897 to establish
the city court of Douglas in the city of
Douglas in Coffee county and for the
purpose of abolishing the said City
Court of Douglas in Coffee county.
This Oct. 11 1900.
ARTHUR LOTT,
Representative Coffee County.