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Here Shall the Press the People’s Rights Maintain
BV JOHN M. BROWN
BAINBRIDGE. GEORGIA. THURSDAY MORNINC, JANUARY 16. 1908. | Vol. 37
No. ll—$l.oo a Year.
Fruit of the Sanctum.
CJttin" out, a man’s booze is clas-
a- moral surgery.
\ Chicago bishop is practicing
regions psycliology or Christian
therapeutics.”
PrC'i'b-nt Roosevelt diagnoses
.. t nn of lying as “hyster.eal
ore. fc 1 Mtion.”
j,,o; i :il says “it may be that two
t . 3 f, • imaneswill have to be held
; r _ (jc tgia this year.”
A mil to refun 1 to the several
- t i.e 1 '-62-4 cotton tax has been
•; tr• ■ ■)■ in congress.
A Macon negro editor says pro-
l,.i i'im is the best thing for his
nor that has ever affected it.
Ti i wireless telephone is in opera
tion in Pennsylvania. Farmers com
municate with each other.
The rainfall in southwest Georgia
ii, ]an7 was greater than in any year
0‘Tlii lust ijuarter of a century,
A reason given for going to church
^ that it is comforting to see one
nun keep so many women quiet.
V i priest ot one parish is now
I riuitb i to marry persons residents
ot an''her paiish. This is against
el °i" 1111 ilts -
At Valdosta, the sheriff put in
jail a lot of mortgaged whisky. No
effort has yet been made to break
into the jail.
Senator Clay wants the secretary
of the treasury to issue $350,000,000
o' nonsimerest bearing notes, pay
able on demand.
In Dakota, Albert Jackson and
Minnie Burton disco/ered they were
brother and sister just as they were
about to get married.
It is said there is so much red
tape cennected with the sale of alco
hol that s^me druggists will net
now sell it at all.
An editor says ‘'the real strain of
prohibition will not be felt by some
oris until the fishing season opens.”
Alas for poor “some of us ”
•folin Temple Graves has been
writing on the “Fullness” of the
ihw year. Hois now in New York
whore ho can speak from experience.
• : Macon Telegraph has a special
Pom one of it? traveling eorrespon-
Jcnt> "that more- hypocrites will
burn in hell than any other class
v ‘ ovil men.*’
*> a decision just rendered by
•'■i’.-v Richardson at Greenville,
A a., holds good every dispensary
' n that stale will be knocked out of
business at once.
no matter by whom prev
p, ntf d, baggage must be received by
railroad agents wherever agencies
ar » maintained, and claim checks
•'■‘ued; storage charge on baggage
‘<“ft over twelve hours.
Ihe new mayor ot Macon has had
5a larv reduced $1,000 a year and
CQr Eew mayor has under considera-
b°n to have his salary reduced fifty
pvr cent, which will give him six
'• 0, !ats and fifty cents a month!
^ i* a condition of nny contract
carrying mails upon star, wagon,
Messenger or special service routes,
that the contract carriers shall not
‘ ran sport intoxicating liquors from
0te pcint to Rnothor upon such
r °ute while in performance of UMdl
*m©e.
County Commissioners
Proceedings in Brief?
The board of county commission-
.ersmet in regular session last week,
all the members present except
chairman Jackson, whose place was
filled by commissioner Hodges pro
tern; R G Hartsfield secretary.
The board reappointed S J Chests
nut county physician for the ensile
ing year. The duties of the county
physician are to visit the poor house
and jail once a week, look after the
sick and the sanitary condition of
both. The poor house, at present,
has six inmates, all white. D. O.
Arnett was reelected keeper of the
poor house for the ensuing year.
The contract was awarded to Mr.
Townsend, the jeweler, to keep the
clock on the court house m perfect
running order for the ensuing year.
The important matter of keeping
the public roads in as good order
as possible was discussed lengthily.
The most serious proposition facing
the commissioners at present is the
condition of the roads in the south
ern section of the county, occasioned
by the recent heavy rains. In this
section are many creek-, swamps and
bad hills. The creeks have been
swollen by recent rains and the
banks are greatly impaired in many
places. This evil is so great that
several of the roads are practically
impassable. The oommis-ioners are
taking steps to relieve this at once.
There were quite a number of api
plications tor rebel from taxes from
parties who had through err >r given
in their taxes wrong or had tailed to
give in,same for good reasons stated
and were asking rebel lrom double
taxation. Most of the applications
were granted.
Justice Gibson, of the Steam Mill
district., held an inquest on two nes
groes, some time ago, found dead in
the woods. They were on the
ground within a tew feet of each
other. He asked pay tor two in
quests. Payment was made for only
one.
The commissioners found that the
county was supporting three mules
unprofitably because they had be
come somewhat superannuated and
ordered their sale, which took place
on the following day, one mule
bringing $74 and the three about
1143.
Expenses ot county tor December:
Total road
... $3,696.53
City Court
.... 701.00
Supeiior Court
S1.00
Court House
.... 77.57
Jail
.... 237.65
Paupers
.... 93.15
Convicts
.... 122.80
General exoenses —
... 761.61
Tot '1
The board then adjourned from
labor to refreshment.
Constable Killed a Negro
In Self Defense
In the Parkers district, judgment
was rendered in the justice s court,
some weeks ago, against property
of a negro, John Ryles. Not pays
ing the judgment the property was
sold at public outcry by due process
ot law, and was bought by a Mr.
Bell. Constable Brinson went to the
negro’s place and took away a load
ot corn from the crib. Thi6 made
the wife furiously mad. She rushed
after her husband, and when Brin
son came ba’k to get the second
load, Ryles rushed up armed with a
rifle and threatened to shoot him.
The constable told him to lower the
nfle, which Ryles did not do, and it
being evident hiB life was in danger
shot''Ryles fatally. The constable
was brought to this city last week,
by constable Harrell, and had a con
sultation with attorney Hartsfield
after which he appeared before No £
ary Public Boyatt, where testimony
was taken showing that the consta*
ble was perfectly justified in doing
what he did and he was thereupon
discharged fXonoe from caatedy.
SUPERIOR COURT.
Cases Docketed Less the
Divorce Suits.
Hex. W. M. Spence, Judge.
Among the cases docketed are:
I Berman vs H II Sapp, deft; G M
Godwin claimant. Claim.
Same, E Swindell & Co claimants.
Ala. Midland railway co vs Eli
Henderson del; Laura II cla. Claim
Rosa A Nash v H II and Laura
Mack. Complaint for land.
J If Davidson & Co vs G F & A
railway company. Complaint.
J C Smith v Chattahoochee Lum
ber Comp ny. Complaint
John Doe and York Lewis vs R
J Lane. Ejectment.
J J Whitaker vs ACL railway
comp my. Certorari.
G Gardner and J B Bryant et al
vs Annie L Bryant et al. Petition.
L F Patterson vs Luther Jones
deft; S T Posten claimant.
Flint River Lumber Co vs Geo
O Smith. Bill, etc.
John Doe and Flint River Lum
ber Co vs Richard Roe and J W
Callahan. Ejectment.
Henry Phillipee vs John R Brock.
Bill tot injunction, etc.
Hattiee D Parrott vs J C Parrot.
Alimony.
ACL railway co vs Town of
Climax, etc. Inj unction.
John Doe and B li Bower, truss
tee tor his children vs RTloe & E
A Cohen, Nancy Overstreet and
Julia Ehrlich. Ejjectmyut.
J A Sikes, and T S Hawes trus
tee vs Ollie Mize, Willie Swicord
and Saliie Godwin. Injunction.
Abbie Donaldson vs W Donald
son and Sam Dawson. Bill etc.
Bowen, Dugan & Co vs Mrs S L
Walker deft; J W Walker cl. Claim
Robt Williams vs G L and Geo
Boyett. Petition, etc.
R P Ash Jet al vs S J Warren.
Injunction.
G S McNair vs F R Graham. Bill
W J Bell & Co vs Oscar Davis,
R D Carr claimant. Claim bill.
J T Dukes vs McLain & Durha n.
Bill.
Geo Danley vs E B Lynn. Protest
J A Moody vs E B Lynn. Protest
J H Croom vs J A Cordan. Ejctmt
J C Smith vsC S Robbins and Jno
E Donalson. Ejectment.
B B Bower, trustee, et ai vs De
catur Lumber company. Injunction.
Ilecatur Lumber Co vs B B Bower,
etc. A Injunction.
Jacob Richardson et al vs the
Sheriff of Decatur co, ex-officio Sher
iff" of the City Court ot Bainbridge.
Appeal.
A S Doughty vs Decatur co To
bacco co and Dec. co bank. Appeal-
Chat. Lumber co and J E Donal
son vs JE and J S Yeates. Injunct’n
W C Bailey admr. debonis non
vs T J Sbmgler,
J S Shingler vs A E Yeates, J E
Donaldson and Ch. Lnm. co. Bill
Byron Bower Jr vs L M Hop*-
kins. Complaint for land.
Bainbridge State Bank vs E
Swindell & Co. injunction.
Mrs H F Pohlman vs H B Ehrlich
& Co and W H Wells. Complaint.
Mrs L B Hughes vs J M Hughes.
Petition tor alimony.
Frederick M Stearns vs J C Mc-
Gaskill and A Peccock. Complaint.
F M Stearns vs Jesse Williams
and G W Dollar. Complaint.
J L Aventt vs I B Griffin. Compt.
C Strickland, guardian and next
friend of Jessie Mae Griffin vs John
Grffin, M E O’Neal et als. Ejectment
J CSmith and C S Robbins vs
Jasper Brown, F B Williams and
ETC Dickenson. Ejectment.
H J Wimberly vb H E and D
Gibson. Injnnction.
L Mohr & Sons vs C Cunningham.
Ejectment
Chamberlain, Johnson Da Bose Co
vs Mrs T S Hawes. Appeal.
J L Dickinson vs Ga Supply Co,
J B Wilson et aL Injunction
S E Maloy et al vs R T Maloy.
A - peal from Court of Ordinary.
J B Manual and Ida B Manual ’re
G B Jehftaos. Bale.
BankStatem’ntCorrection
It will be remembered that in the
last is§ue of the Democat there was
published the statements of the
three banks here, for Dst month,
showing iheir healthy and strong
condition, but the printer, in ar-
ranging the matter, that like
iten s would line. amnlenlionally
omitted one important item in the
statement of the lesourc-es of the
Bainbridge State Bank, and that
our readers may have the full ajid
exact presentment, which is official,
we re«publish the following with
the correction inserted, which is done
at our own volition:
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts $287,295.27
Overdrafts . . 2,145.53
Bonds and Stocks owned
by the Bank . 5 000 00
Banking House , 7,000.00
Furniture and Fixtures 3,500.00
Due from Banks and Banks
ers in the State . 30,472.58
Due from Banks and Bank^
ers in other States . 11,085.01
Currency . . . 18,981.00
Gold . . . . 115 00
Silver, nicklesand pennies 13,130.03
Checks and casn items 623.24
Total . $379,448 20
WEATHER GUIDE.
DeVoe’s January Forecast
On the 16th the great equinoctial
storm will form over the Mississippi
Valley, and move eastward, cauv*
ing heavy rams over the Gulf
States.
18th to 19th—Cold and blustery.
20th to 21st—Pleasant.
22d to 23rd—Cold and cloudy.
On the 24th a storm will form
over Texas.
25th to 26th—Cloudy, follow d
by rain and high winds.
27th to 28th—Cold and squally.
29th to 31st—This month will
close with a storm forming.
Another Prediction.
A “Special Georgia Calendar,”
published by C. Malloy, ol Brook-*
lyD, N. Y., says:
16 to 18—Severe storm period;
heavy gales
19 to 21—Cold wave.
22 to 24—Warm.
25 to 26—Storm; high winds.
27 to 29—Cold.
30 to 31—Warm.
Month warmer than the average.
Precipitation above the average.
Still Another Forecast.
14th to 18th—General rains in
Southern, Middle Atlantic and New
England States.
19th to 23rd—W T indy.
24th to 28th—Storm wave. Great
blizzard storm and snow blockades
in west and northwest sections,
with freezing weather as far south
as Louisiana.
29th to 3lst—Mild wave. Change
able and cloudy weather locally in
Gulf and South Atlantic States
1. The nearer the time ot the
moon’s change, first quarter, full
and last quarter are to midnight
the fairer will be the weather durs
ing the next seven days.
2. The space for this calculation
occupies from ten at night till two
next morning.
3. The nearer to midday or noon
the phases of the moon happen,
the more foul or wet weather may
be expected during the next 6even
days'.
1. The space for this calculation
occupies from ten in the forenoon
to two in the afternoon. Referring
principally to the -ummer, though
affecting spring and autumn Dearly
in the same ratio.
5. The moon’s change, first quar
ter, full and last quarter, happen
ing daring six of the afternoon
hours, u e., from four to ten, may
be tallowed by fair weather; but
this is mostly dependent on the
wind.
Berlin H. Wright,
IteLnod, Florida.
ANNOUNC EMFNTS.
/ FOR CONGRESSMAN.
’'l To the People of the Secoud Congre^ionai
District;
This announces to you that I am a can
didate for Congress. I shall go direct to
the people of this District in support of the
moral and political principles for which I
have heretofore actively and openly stood
in Georgia. As they have been endorsed
by the ma«es of this State and are being
enacted tuto law by the lawmaking power*
of Georgia, so 1 believe they should be
fearlessly supported and advocated until
they are endorsed by the entire country
and written upon ihe Statutes of the Na
tion. Substantially the feanie evils which
have afflicted our State, no less and even
more atflict the Nation. At seasonable
times I shall with vinor and without com
promise go to the People, upon these Prin
ciples for endorsement and support.
S. A. RODDENBERY.
August i, 1907.
FOR STATE SENATOR.
To White Democratic Voters of Decatur
County;
I am a candidate for State Senator from
the Eighth Senatorial District in the ap
proaching White Democratic Primary upon
the principles and planks enunciated in
the Siate Democratic platform of 1907, of
Macon, and as championed by myself in
and out of season for years past in The
Bainbridge Democrat and endorsed over
whelmingly in the State election of 1906
and subsequently in our local Prohibition
campaign and by the State Legislature of
1907.
My convictions on these and correllated
questions of local and State policy I should
like to see embodied in statutory law, in a
spirit of conservatism, with due regard
to vested rights and equity, and if hon
ored by your choice I shall make it my
bounden duty to subserve our County’s,
our District’s and the State’s, and thus the
whoie_peoples best interests.
JOHN M. BROWN.
FOR CLERK SUPERIOR COURT.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for re-election as Clerk of the Superior
Court, subject to the action of the coming
Primary, and solicit the support of the
voters of the county. I sincerely appreci
ate the confidence of the public in the past
and shall lend my entire “fforts to merit
their continued confidence.
Respectfully,
C. W. WIMBERLY.
FOR SHERIFF.
1 hereby announce myself a candidate
for Sheriff, subject to the Democratic
White Primary to be held soon. I feel
that my service as Deputy Sheriff for the
past three years should better capacitate
me to fill the office. I pledge, if elected,
a faithful and active, honest and impartial
administration of the affairs of the office.
1 shall highly appreciate the favorable
consideration of the voters in the eoming
primary. JNO. H. EMANUEL.
FOR SHERIFF.
1 hereby announce myself a candidate
for the office of Sheriff of-Decatur County,
subject to the action of the coming Demo
cratic Primary, feeling that my success as
Deputy Sheriff for the past four years
should fnlly capacitate me for the duties of
the position and make me acceptable to
the peoble. I respectfully solicit the sup
port of my fellow citizens.
FOR UOU? . rRKASURER.
I hereby annoi my,elf a candidate
for County Treasu, ject to the com
ing Democratic \\ hue Primary. I prom
ise, if elected, a constant and faithful
attendance upon the duties of the office.
I have been a life long Democrat and have
lived in Decatur county for thirfy years,
and have never befcie been a candidate
for any office, but have been a loyal private
in the ranks. My present position will
make it impossible for me to make a thor
ough canvass of the county, I therefore
ask my friends to interest themselves in
my behalf. I will appreciate the public
favor at this lime.
E. H. DANIEL.
FOR ORDINARY.
To White Voters of Decatur County:
I take this method of notifying you o
my candidacy for re-election to the office
of Ordinary of Decatur covmy, in the
coming White Democratic Primary, and I
respectfully ask the suffrage of my fellow-
citizens.
Should I be re-elected, I pledge the
same fidelity to the duties of the office as
has characterize)! my past incumbancy—
always observing those pnnciples of Justice
and Equity and the Law as shall subserve
the State’s, the County’s and the citizens’
best interests.
Thanking each and all for their pas
support, I am gratefully
T. B. MAXWELL.
CW For additional Announcements
and comments thereon, see the inside
pages of this issue of The Democrat.
Adjd. Term SisperiorCourt
Jurors for AdjournedTe’-m of the
Superior Court, to bo held on the
first, Monday in February (3rd) 1898:
1 1 W. Eubanks 13 J M Dollar
zf 2 JW Covington 14 T H Holt
3 W K Swift 15 J P Harrrll
4 L H Cliett 16 J T Humphrey
5 I Kwilecki 17 NT Hodges
6 W II Sullivan 18 E B Townsend
7 C M Freeman 19 \V 15 Donal eon
8 W T Miller 20 K F Kiniev
9 W R -ohnson 2 O E Hornsbv
10 DN Miller 22 G W Dollar
11 J L Griffin 23 "A B Griffin
12 H V Whittle 24 D K Barber
Case of O C Brown vs the Bowers
for injunction is to prevent defen
dants from interfering with plaintiff
in cutting, for h's sawmill aiDelko,
timber from a large humbe-r of lota
ofland. He - olds the timber lease
from the Bowers. Sheffield «fc
field for plff.
THE RIGHT MEDICINE
FOR PELVIC TROUBLES
FOUND IN PE RU-N/L
D. R. BARBER.
FOR SHERIFF.
I hereby announce my candidacy for the
office of Sheriff of Decatur County in the
coming Democratic Primary, and if elected
shall bring to a discharge of the duties of
the position all the energy and capabilities
of my being, and shall duly appreciate the
suffrages of my fellow citizens.
A. B. GRIFFIN.
FOR TAX COLLECTOR.
I hereby announce my candidacy for
re-election to the office of Tax Collector of
Decatur county, subject to the Democratic
Primary. I desire to thank my friends for
past favors, and tract that I shall again be
given the the office which I have tried to
fill to the satisfaction of everyone.
J. W. BUTTS.
FOB COUNTY TREASURER.
M RS. CAROLINE KRAMER. Fort
Collins, Col., writes:
•‘The majority of women who are suf
fering from disordered periods and
other pelvic troubles, have such strong
faith in doctors that they allow them
to experiment on them for kidney, liver
j or stomach troubles until they become
completely discouraged and their money
Is gone.
••This was my unfortunate expe
rience for nearly two years when my
attention was called to Peruna.
“I hardly dared believe that at last I
had found the right medicine, bnt as I
kept on using It and was finally cured,
I could only thank God and take cour
age.
“I have had .most satisfying results
fiom the use of your medicine and have
advised dozens of women who were suf
fering with woman's Ills to use Peruna
and let the doctors alone.
“Those who followed my advice a re
better today and many are fully restor' d
to health.”
I take this method of announcing myself
for re-election to the office of County
Treasurer, in the Democratic Primary,
subject to its action; and respectfully
solicit the suffrage of my fellow citizens—
ptomisirg, if re-elected, that the same
fidelity to duty which has characterized my
past recall in the position.
Deeply grateful for past favors, I res
pectfully and earnestly solicit a continu
ance of the tame.
Yow obedient servant,
0*0. S. McNAlR.
Mrs. Wilda Mooers, R. F. D., No.
Lents, Ore., writes:
“For the past four years I war ..
wretched woman, suffering with sevt.e
backaches and other pains, leaving me
so weak and weary that It was only
with difficulty that I was able to attend
to my household duties.
«/ used different remedies, bu
found no relief until l bad tried Peruna
“Within two weeks there waeachangt
fur the better and in lees than thret
months I wae a weU and happy woman,
•All the jeatoe is 4w» to rnpM “
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