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THE DEMOCRAT.
JNO.M. BROWN, Editor* Mg’r
OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF SHERIFF,
ORDINARY, CLERK SUPERIOR
COURT AND COUNTY COMMIS
SIONERS.
E jtered second class mail nutter
at Katnbr'.dgf, Ga., postoflice.
Ralnbridg-e, Ga., Oet. 1, 1908.
If aeropianing could be done
with hot air wouldn’t Atlanta be
“in it” allying
The Mayor of Thomasville has
now become one of the famous
men of the country. He found an
umbrella and advertised It.
“M oney is easy,” says a financial
report. That is literally true as
to newspapermen, who never
have enough to feel its weight a
harden.
The Tboanssville Tiraes-Enter-
priee mast have an unshorn and
■nshaven lot of readers It offers
scissors and razors as premiums to
Hs subscribers.
If yoa believe m white supremacy
help to assure it by voting for the
Negro Disfranchisement Constitu
tional Amendment next Wednes
day.
Yes, Pauline, Dear; we expect
the grip of the panic to relax some
what after the middle of Novem
ber, no matter whether Taft or
Bryan is elected. It is more of
tension and apprehension than
reality that causes hard times.
Ui/s»i > r; "' ——- ' ” I-
A great surprise is in store tor
those who believe, because Boose*
velt recieved such a large majori
ty, tne republican party Is invinci
ble now, AH signs point to demo
cratic success In November, and
these signs multiply as the day
draws nigh.
The latest nature fake is to the
effect that “A Macon man bid $400
in the kitchen stove and his wife
arose early next morning to pre
pare breakfast ard burned it up.”
No Macon man ever had $4o0 at
one time.—Augusta Herald.
Don’t measure your neighbor’s
corn in your own bushel, Brother.
^ e heartily second the sugges
tion of the name of Mr. C. H. Cald
well, for the vacant place on the
County Board. He is a man well
fitted for the place, a practical
business man, and one who U9es
the roads much. We know of no
one auy more interested in good
roads than he, and we believe he
would devote much good effort to
giving the county the best roads
possible for the money.—Search
light.
btop Burning The Woods.
In many parts of the country the
most progressive men of the lumber
industry have felt the great necessi
ty of adopting better methods ot
protecting their timber holdings
from fire, but in some places there
still remain- much to be done. This
is particularly true through a part
ot the great yellow j ine belt of the
south upon which the naval stores
industry of the world is largely de.
peudent.
The turpentine people, to protect
their turpentine timber, rake around
the trees during the early winter,
and then burn the woods. This is
done t© keep of the forest fires ot
early spring. These fires are sup*
posed to be set by the cattle inter
ests for the purpose of burning off
the dry grass, so that the yonng
grass will come up, on which the
cattle feed. In doing this, they de
stroy millions ot young pines that
have just started to grow and are
too small and tender to stand the
heat of the fire.
The burning of the grass not only
kills millions of small pin* trees, but
it impoverishes the soil and exposes
the ground to the heat of the sun,
' thereby retarding the growth of not
only small pine trees, bat the large
ones as well. The thing that is
necessary to make the trees healthy
and vigorous goes up in smoke every
year.
Vole For Negro Disfran
chisement.
The question of Degro Disfran
chisement is now up to the honesi
white men o; Georgia whether Ifcey
wish the state to be g vei ned by the
Anglo-saxon ra-*e, or whether they
will have the negro to arbitrate their
differences at the command of the
gang that has the most money.
The battle will i;e a hot one.
Doubtless one hundred thousand
negroes will g© to t e polls to vote
against it. t ogether with the war
dogs of plutocracy and those that
they can loo! will join the crowd of
negroes to compass its defeat If
you sulk in your tent on next Wed.
nesdav t e battle will be lo>t.
As before stated, the rift in the
white lanks is here. No party can
hold together with so bitter a war
fare as that-raged * ithin its lines in
the Jrne primary. Those diame-
ricaU opposed m views will seek
allignment in separate camps, they
have already done so. It the money
interests o. the sonth want to or
ganize a white Republican party let
them do it, but. don’t give either
f ide the chance to win by baying
the negro vote.
Tarn out next Wednesday and
vote for ratification of this constitu
tional amendment, it matters not
to what party or faction you belong,
the Joe Brown delegates in conven
tion assembled endorsed it. Wat
son has endorse dand Hoke Smith
fought for it through both cam
paigns, and now urges its ratifica-
ion If you think the negro is a
proper person for arbitrator of our
political differences, then by all
means keep him as a standing arbi
trator if you do not put him off th“
arbitration board.
Vote for his disfranchisement.
Governor Hoke Smith,
Makes Appeal to People of <
Georgia to Vote forConsti- |
tutional Amendment Pro-
DECATUR SHERIFF SALE
GEORGIA, \
Dbcatub Couxtts
Wi!> bo sold before the Court hous.
viding Qualification for Vet- door in the eitv of Bainbidge, in sair
° Count}', on the first Tuesday in Octo
ber noxt, during the legal hours of sale
the following described property to-wi*
As to Mr. Watson.
Dropping all partlsian likes and
dislikes, and surveying the sitnation
calmly and dispassionately, the fact
becomes more and more obvious to
thoughtful Democrats that Thomas
E. Watson has been altogether to
prominent m the affairs of the demo
cratic party' in Georgia in recent
years.
This statement on its face sounds
paradoxical, for Mr. Watson is an
avowed Populist, has been one for
years, and will probably never be
in-complete political sympathy with
the great majority ot the people of
his state. He laughs at the idea of
being considered a Democrat and
ers. ,
To MY FELLOW CITIZENS OF GEORGIA.
I wish to appeal to you not to
overlook on October , 7th the im
portance of vofng for the amend
merit to the Constitution providing
qualifications tor voters.
The legi-lature by a two-thirds
vole has submitted the question to
yon.
If the constitutional amendment
is not adopted you may never have
another opportunity to vf>te for it.
I had hoped to give al! of. Sep
tember to bringing th.r importance
ot this amendment to jour attention
at public meetings, but my official
duties have rendered this impossi
ble.
According to the last census there
are 223,073 negroes in the slate
who could vote were their taxes
paid We know that a large ma
jority o* the negroes are ignorant
and purchasable.
P money was now beir-g used to
control the negro vote ah intolera
ble condition wonld exist in our
state
We must support all the Demo,
cratic nominees, bat we cannot hope
that onr political differences will al
ways ead with a primary.
Mississippi, Louisia a. Sooth Car
olina, North Carolina, Alabama nd
Virginia have adopted similar legis
lation. The good accomplished in
each of these states is shown by the
fact that even those who opposed its
passage would n^w oppose ils re.
peil.
Senator Lamar, of Mississippi,
Senator Morgan, ot 'labama, Sena
tor Tillman, of South Carolina, Gov
ernor Ayoock, of North Carolina,
Senator Daniel, of Virginia, and
Hon. T. J. Semmes. of Louisiana,
each of these patriots has borne tes
timony for the legislation.
Will not the press urge the voters
ot the state to throw themselves
with zealjjinto the support of this
measure? Will not those who are
listless see the necessity for organi
zatiou before it is too late?
This is a matter of such over
shadowing influence upon oar future
that I cannot place it too strongly
upon yonr minds and hearts.
HOKE SMITH.
Chiet of Police Tax Sales.
GEORGI A—Decatur County:
The City of Eainbridge.
Will be sold before the court house
door in said city, in s°id couuty, on t
first Tuesday in November n e xt, be
tween the legal hoi,is of sale, the fol
lowing de cribed property to-wit’
Oae vacant lot in said city bounded on
the north by property of Wooten, on
, . . , . , i the cast by Bruton s „-eet, south by
makes no pretensions to being other j Perry street, west by property of Mer-
than a Populist and we admire him i f 8 ^ 13 ®P 10 P er ty ot Hei-
^ 5 I en Wilkes and J. E, Wilkes, to satisfy
a city tax fi fa issued by E. a. Win ber-
, r , - v. n- . .. • j ly, Cle-k of Council, vs. Helen Wilkes
sonal way, for Ins brilliant attain- j aT id J. E. Wilkes.
ments as an orator and his masterly . Also at the same time and nlaee, Lot
No. sixteen (16) in said city Paulett
literary accomplishments.
Sound politics, like everything
else that is worth diseussion or con
sideration, is based on common
sense, and there have been features
in the political situation in Georgia
in the last two or three years that
have been conspieious tor the ab
sence of that great essential of com
mon-sense, consistency.
8ub-div;sion, Block No. four, (4-, levied
on as the property of Charlie Jackson,
to satisfy a city tax fi fa issued by E.
A. Wimberly, Clerk oi Council, vs, said
Charlie Jackson.
Also at the same time and place, Lot
No. four (4) in said city, Donalson Sc
Donalson Sub division in Block B, lev
ied on as the property of Robert Woot
en, to satisfy a city tax fi fa issued by
E. A.'Wimberly, Clerk of council, vs.
Robert Wooten.
Also at same time and place one
h ouse and lot in said city, bounded on
the north by property of Sue Bruton,
,, - , . . J ,, , | east by property of McRee and Calta-
Georgia Las just passed through i han, south by Green Street, on the west
two heated political campaigns, in
which the Democrats of the state
sharply, acutely divided, The divis
ion two years ago was not as great
in the end as it appeared in the be
ginning, but nevertheless, it brought
about intense partisanship. In the
campaign this year the division was
still more acute and in a political
way feeling ran high. Thomas E.
Watson was popularly regarded as
being on the winning side both
times. Just how many vot*s he
actually influenced will never be
known but it is an acknowledged
fact that his attitude, both tim/e,
was a lactor in the result of the
Democratic primary.
Georgians may, and no doubt will
divide in their primaries in the fu.
tore just as sharply as in the past,
and the doty that now confronts the
Democratic party id the state is to
so arrange its primaries that no out
side in fluence shall be permitted to
affect the result to any appreciable
extent. Democratic primaries in
the future should really be Demo
cratic primaries,in fact as well as in
name. Ail vote r s who will agree to
support the nominees of this party,
state and national, should be given
the privilege of voting, and those
who are unwilling to do so should
be denied the nriyilege This is
both common-sense and justice.
The Democratic party has seen, in
the last two primaries, the ill effects
of letting down the bars promiscu
ously, and no doubt it will profit by
its experience to guard against such
situations in the fa tore.
by property of Peter Lester and levied
on as the property of E. E. Hunnew ill
and G.E.Baker to satisfy a citv tax fi fa
issuec by E. a. Wimberly, 'Clerk of
council, vs E. E. Hunnewell and G. E.
Baker.
Also at the same time and place one
vacant lot in said city, bounded on the
north bv property of John Barco, east
by property of DeJphia Whaley, south
by property of Bower, and on the
west by property of Pat Bishop, and
evied on as the property of Amelia
Williams to satisfy a c ty tax fi fa issued
by E. A. Wimberlv, Clerk of council,
vs, Amelia Williams.
Also at the same time and place one
house and lot. in said City, bounded on
the north by College street, east by
property of Marrha Collom, sonth by
Donalson Snb-division and on he west
by W. W. Wright, levied on as tne Dro-
perty of Jacob Harrell est te, to satisfy
a city tax fi fa issned by H. A. Wimber
ly, Clerk of council, vs Jacob Harrell
Estate.
Also Lot No. three (3) in said city ’n
Donalson Sc DonalBon Snb-division.
in Block A, levied on as the property of
Henry Cox, to satisfy a city tax fi fa
issued by E. A. Wimberly, Clerk of
council, vs. Henry Cox.
Also at the same time and place one
enclosed lot in said city, bounded on
the north by proderty of Dido King,
east by West street, Bouth bv property
of Prince Adams, and on the west by
propertvof Delphia Whaley, and levied
on asthe property of Mrs. Cbloe O’Neal,
tosatisfv ac ity tax fi fa, issued by E. A.
Wimberly, Clerk of council, vs. Mis.
Ch.oe O’Neal.
Also at the same time a d place, one
vacant lot in said city, bounded on tb*
north by Droperty of Amelia Wiilians,
Et 1, east by West street Et al, South
by corporation hoe, and on the west by
property of Alex Cambell. Et al, and
levied on as the property of John
Spencer, to satisfy a citv tax fl fa is
sued by E. A Wimberly Clerk of coun
cil, vs- John Spencer.
Sept 28th, 1906,
C. M. BURKS,
Chief Police.
All of lot of land No. two hundred anr.
eightv-four [284] and the east half of lot o'
land No three hundred and seventeen [317J
situated in the 20th District of said county,
containing in all three hundred and sev
enty [370] acres more or less.
Also all that fortv [40] acres of land in
the 15th District of said county, and known
as the thirty-lour [34] acres in the north
west corner of lot of land No. 203, bound
ed on the east by lands of J. D. Chason.
on the west by the western land line of
said lot No. 203, on the north by the pub
lic road from Bainbridge to Thomasville,
on the south by property owned by John
E. Donalson and Hal Dunlap.
Also -ix (d} acres of land situated in the
northeast corner of lot of land No. 221,
said tract being one acre wide east and
west, and six [6] acres long north and south
and bounded on the east by the above de
scribed thirty-four [34] acres, on the north
by the public road leading from Bainbridge
to Thomasville, on the couth and west by
the balance of said lot No. 221.
Also that twenty-three {23] acres being
part of lot of land No. seventy three {73}
and east cf the Climax and Attapulgus
road, and folly described in deed of M.
SwicordtoJ. C. Brockman, dated May
1st, 1891, and recorded December 2nd,
1891, in Book “I. I.’’ page 113.
Also fifty [50] acres of land situated ia
the northeast corner of same lot No
seyenty-three (73]. Also that ten t»°]
acres oi land situated in the northwest
comer of lot No. forty eight [48] aud fully
described as bounded on the north by the
original lot line of said lot No. 48. on the
east by the run of Yellow Water creek, on
the sontb by a continuation of the south
boundary of the above described fifty acre
tract, the last three described tracts con
taining eighty three [83] acres in all, are
located in the 20th District of said county
aud state.
All of said property levied upon as the
property of defendants, to satisfy two flfas
issued from the City Court of Bainbridge
said county, in fayor of the Decatur County
Bank vs. F. R. Graham and C. R. Graham, j
Property pointed out by plaintiff's attor
neys. fthis Sept. 8th, 1908.
L. V. PATTERSON, She.iff
DECATUR SHERIFF SALE.
GEORGIA—Decatur County.
Will be sold before the c <urt house
door, In the city of Bainbridge, in said
county, on the'first Tuesday in Oct.
next, during the legal hours of sale, he
following described property, to-wit:
Al] of Lot No. seven [7] in the town of
Fowlstown, in the county of Decatur, de
scribed as follows: Commencing on the
north lot line 4, 6. O. C. to an unnamed
street, thence south eighteen and a half
[18*] degrees east along said unnamed
street 6, 4 O C. to an unnamed alley [said
alley on the north of Mrs. Rawls’ land]
thence along said alley and the land of the
railroad to the southwest corner of Me-
Rary’s land, thence along McRary*s line
northwest, thence westward Ij along Mc-
Rary’s line, thence northwestwardly along
McRary’s line to the beginning point.
Said lot being described more fully in a
plat drawn by C. T. Mims, county sur.
veyor, in which said plat is designated as
lot No “Seven” [“7”] said plat being of
record in the office of the elerk of the
Superior Court of Decatur county, Georgia/
and being the same land described in a
ceed rom W. L. McGill, administrator, to
R. D. Carr, recorded in the office of the
clerk of the Superior Court of Decatur
county, Georgia, in Book “E-3” page 536,
except a small lot containing thirty [30]
feet, front facing the south and having a
depth ol one hundred [too] feet, running
north and bounded as follows/ On the
north and east by lands of McRarys. on
the south by lands of the Atlantic Coast
Line Railway Co., and on the west by
lands of R. D Carr, and being a small
tract of land sold by R. D. Carr off of the
above described prope ty to Abner Averitt.
Said described property levied upon as
the property of defendant, R. D. Carr, to
satisfy a city court fifa from the City Court
of Bainbridge, in favor of the Bainbridge
Oii Company vs - said R. D. Carr. This
Sept. 8th, 1908.
L. F. PATTERSON. Sheriff.
Did You £ygj.
Stop and Think
¥
HO SELLS the most of any one article ; n
the town where you trade? To Drove who
does ask your neighbor and vour
bor’s neighbor who they buy their
from, and nine out of ten ' will ,. M
11 Ltl1 you,
neigh.
SHOES
**/\t Laing’s 99
Now there must be a reason for it. ] t - s
simply this; I buy shoes from manufacturers
who make nothing but Honest Leather
. Shoes, and buy in small quantities and of
ten, in order to keep them new and clean. Remem
ber, Shoes kept in stock too long are half wornout
when you buy them, the threads become rotten
thej soon come to pieces. Another
am satisfied with a smaller profit.
good
and
reason i
I • compltt* line of medium-priced
Hosiery for Women, Children and
■on bought direct from the manofae-
turer which is equally as good in pro.
portion as my SHOES
Remember, I handle a general lin« of goods
well as Shoes and Hosiery.
«
as
We Try to Make Our Store a
Pleasant Place to Trade
Pleasant because we handle only DESIRABLE
GOODS; pleasant because our PRICE IS RIGHT
and we are always eager to please, and accommodate
in any way we can. If you do not already know us,
I extend this invitation to call and let’s get acquainted
YOU Kb TO PI* EASE
J. 1*1. 141/VC,
Phone 256
DECATUR SHERIFF SALE.
GEORGIA—Decatur county.
Will be sold, before the Court House
4oor, in the citv of Bainbridge, ia said
county, during the legal hours of sale,
on the first Tuesday iu Oct. next,
the following described property, to-
wit:
Eighteen [18] acres of land eff of lot of
land No fifty-eight [58] situated in the
nineteenth [19th] District of Decatur
county Georgia, said eighteen (18] acres
being all of that thirty [30] acres deeded
by J. L. Perritt to Mack Martin excepting
twelve and a half acres owned by Sam Mar
tin, Jack Martin and William McElvin.
Also twtnty-two [22] acres of land off of
lot of land No. twenty-three [23) situated
in the nineteenth 119th] District of Deca..
tur county, Georgia, the Perritt Mill road
being the east line; the north line being the
land of Isabel and George Martin, both
tracts making together forty [40) acres and
levied upon as the property of defendant,
Mack Martin, to satisfy a city court fifa
from the city court of Bainbridge. at the
Ju e term, 1908, in favor of Joseph Swicord
vs. said Mack Martin. This September 8th,
1908.
L. E. PATTERSON. Sheriff.
A Square Engagement
;s made with every s‘ le in this store
It is that if.the article purchased i
not exactly as represented it canh
returned and the money will b
returned without question. But w
are very
Careful About Our Jewelry
We don’t buy it until we hav
examined it thoroughly. Sc we hav
everything alt right. Our guaran
tee is good I f can e we know th
character ot what we sell.
Townsend Jtwelry Co.
Bainbridge,
SEE
I.D.MORGAN
OR
DEJATUR SHERIFF SALE.
GEORGIA—Decatur County.
Wil‘ oe sold before the court house
door in the city of Bainoridge, in said
county, on the first Tuesday ia Oct.
nex , dnr ng the legal hours of sale, the
following described proper y to-wit:
All of city lots Nos. one (I) and No.
two (2) in block “Y,*’ all of Nos. three [3
and four (4) in block ‘*Y,” and lot No. one
1 in block ‘ ‘U,’’ all situate lying and being
in the town of Donalsonville, Decatur
county, Georgia, together with all the
buildings and other improvements situated
thereupon and levied upon as the property
of W. R. Horn to satisfy a city court fifa
from the city court of Bainbridge at the
March term. 1908, in favor of the Citizens
Bank vs. W. R. Horn and B. B. Lane and
other fifa* in my hands. This Sept. 9th,
190S.
h. r. PATTKRSON.’Sberiff.
AT
Reasonable Prices.
BOTTS
HAY, GRAIN & PROVISIONS
"—AGENTS FOR—.
Nelson Morris ft Co’s Supreme
HAMS, BACON and LAM
distributing agents
ducts
Mountain City Mills Pro
No. 333 Water St. Bainbridge. 08 ^