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hwfc 46. BAfNBRIDGE, DECATUR CO., GEORGIA, SATURDAY, JUNE 1. 1901. OMB DOLLAR A YEAR IN ADVANCE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF DECATUR COUNTY AND OF THE CITY OF BAINBRIDOE. |,eriTl>TK SCHOOL CLOSE*. t Friday, the 24th inX^S-rancb L School closed with the moat ft exeroises ever witnessed in this I the county. The new academy L be enterprising patrons and trus- ftbis school erected only a few L huo was filled to overflow. The bwd which turned out on this oo- ihows the deep interest whioh the |of this community are taking in [ their children properly educated. iuy well tilled baskets which came j a t noon is pretty good evidence be countrr is in a prosperous con, S, T McTyre, the able principal [ school, should be highly eongrat- [ on the getting up of a program so ainiug as was handed to the people t Friday. The most of the fore exercises consisted in deolama- |rom the Juvenile branch of the I, frhich was interspersed with love* lie and songs. The small children, Lh young and almost wholly un- t in this feature, did some excellent Lg and acted with nature, grafte Ignity. imptly at 1:80 o’clock Prof. McTyre led his exercises. The afternoon’s am was begun bv the welcome ed ict' Miss Allie. Mae Barber, which fell delivered, the same was put lu laud played very charmingly by lAllte Mae. After several highly lining speohes from some of the - hoys and girls, the school sadg a liful sacred song, lead by Mr. Kills \r and played by Mrs. E L. Sam- One of the entertaining features , day was the many lovely songs bred. i would not fail to mention the Lit,. i address delivered by Mr. E. L. nuns. Every one pronounced this a literary treat. Mr. Sammons t at length on the great importance laeating the children by the liest ed* Lrs. and doing so while they we e Lg. Be also pointed out the fact that bated men are in greater demand to It,han ever before. Those who miss- |earing the address of Mr. Sammons 1 have cause fur regret, lessrs. E. E. and Wiley Barber re dded to an appeal from Prof. Mo- with short, speeches. They en lured to impress upon the minds of young the necessities of an educution [ting out the coptrasUn educatiopal antages of today Und wh.en they wer< Ifter numerous other recitations and Iresses, one of the most pleasant oo Ions we ever attended came to a close, the singing of God Be with You Till ] Meet Again. [he whole community should feel to tted to Prof. McTyre for his untiring juts in training’ these ‘children. We Jr him complimented very highly by l patrons of the school, as being in - right place, efore we close we would say. God s the good people of this section and |y we have opportunity similar to this soon. Visitor. 4ay 27, 1901. DKATH NEAR LIMKttINK. hed at his home near Lime Sink, I the eastern portion of the county | Sunday last, after a short illness, . Chas. Blaker, one of the oldest most respected citizens of the -my. The remains were interred | the Spring Hill burying ground on following day. [Deceased was somewhere in the [ighWhood of 70 years of age and pd the full confidence of the com- (unity in which he had so long re ded. I To the bereaved friends and rela ves we extend our sympathies in this fieir hour of sadness. 1 shail not occupy my residence oppo- teJudge Westmoreland’s any more. 1 will sub lease at a bargain. Apply at i drug store, R.L- Hicks. FROM EUDOKENDO. Mr. Willie Powell v was, in Eldorerido Friday. • «- Mr. J. W. Franklin went oyer to Bain- bridge one day this Week, Mr. R B. Frasklin and wife visited in the neighborhood of Light last Sunday. Miss Buchannan, of Bainbridge, was the guest of Mrs. Wm. Deiwiler last week. Messrs. Bernard and Julian Powell spent last Sunday in this place with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Wilkin, of Colquitt, have been visiting the family of Mr. J. H. Walters. Prot. Jordan was absent from his school the first of the week on awcount of illness in his family. Little Archie Bowen, of Baiubridge, is spending the week with hisgrand parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gassett. It is our intention to organize a Sun day School at this -place next Sunday and itia desired that a good crowd will he out to lend a helping band. Key. J/ P. Oawson preached a very in teresting sermon here last Sunday. We learn that Key. J. M. Jackson will fill his appointment on the next fourth Sunday. Mr. S. M. Brown left Monday for Flor id*, where he will visit, relatives. His daughter. Mrs. W. J. Pridgen, will ac company him on his return home. She has many friends here, her childhood home. A few days ago the writer, accompa nied by a friend, took a pieasaut little trip out to Boykin Lake—and by the way this is one of the prettiest places we have seen. We could not efrily describe the beauty of the scene that greeted our eyes upon this occasion. Everything was picturesque. The weeping willows bowed low their heads and there were so many other pretty trees ijnd plants, while the waters were ctoWned ats u their edges by pure white liliies. Such a beautiful picture could ha ve.heen-made from it. The last rays of the sinking -un were falling on the calm peaceful waters, while a little boat jnBt made for two was seen rowing slowly over the ,ake. Some one was singing softly across the waters and the notes of a guitar were accompanying. Perhaps a blithe ittle maiden and a gallant young man may tell you the rest. 8— 8—. May 28. 1901. • OF HOI'Nf l'1 POND SCHOOL. Rock Pond school to the western por tion of the county closed with interesting exercises Tuesday, May 28th. Among the amusements was the t« s'iet dinner the recitations by the children, and the afttruoon bath in the tepid aa-ers of •no |of the i u ueroi s p >nds surr, u-iding r.heschool grounds. The following selections were on the beautiful program that was rendered: ••School Days of Fifty Yerrs Ago.”— Miss Amanda Hunter. “Not Lost.”—Miss Abbey Folds. Music—"Lead Kindly Light.” “I Love My Home.’’—Little Elly Gray. Music—“The Old Oaken Bucket.” The interest manifested by the patrons to the exercises was an inspiration, and justifies tie assertion that this country school needs only a live teacher to do a noble work for Heaven to the succeeding terms. About one hundred were present and listened attentively to the exercises at- they were being carried out. “The School Director’s Visit,” a humorous recitation by the teacher, was highly en tertaining. exhibiting as it did, the diffi culties under which numliersof teachers are laboring today. Barney. notice of tax receiver. On account of sickness I was unable to meet my appointments as advertised and this is to inform the public that I will Visit these places that I failed to reach m follows: Lime Sink, Monday, May 27th Blowing Cave, Tuesday, " 28th Pearce's, Wednesday, “ 2flth Spring Hill. Thursday, “ 80th Wbjgham. Friday, “ 81st Climax. Monday, June 3rd 1 A. P. Long, Tax Be elver, BRINSON BRIEFS. r 1 - ' ■ Tfe public school here which has been under the supervision of Misses ..Jones and .Franklin clo«09 fonight with' an 'ex hibition at the academy. Our people are highly pleased with these young la dies as teachers and It is probable that they will be reelected to conduct it the next session. Miss Mattie Fundburk who has been teaching in the Donalson ville ochodi for the past year is uow at home, the Session at that place having olosed. Mr. 8. J. Warren has beep confined to bis bed the greater portion of the week but is able to be out agaiu. Mr. T. M. Smith who has been loca ted iu Arkausas for spine months is now at .home and will assume control of the Stuart Lumber Co.’s planing mills at this place. Several of our people attended the Sunday School convention held at Mid way Church in Early county Sunday. They report a nice time. The commuuity deeply sympathize with Mr. and Mrs. J H. Hancock iu the loss of their infant child whioh died Saturday morning. The little oue was buried at the cemetery Sunday. Mrs. J. H. Neel comes forward with the first roastiug ears of this seasou. having bad them Sunday for dinner. 1 Mr. and Mrs. (/. S. Hodges of Cyrene were tfie guests of Mr. 8. J. Warren’s family last Sunday. A party of our young people are plan ning a fish fry aad’ picnic at Lanes' Spring for tomorrow. . Messrs. Henry Barrett and H. W. Her bert. our brag fishmen have been mak ing it warm for the fiuuy tribe here of late They will epeud a week or more to the fork of the creek a little later if H e'r plans materialize. Mr. Dan Kelly has given up his job with Mr. J. H. Brinson and is now at work on the Methodist church with Mr W. H Dandridge. ’• Mr. J. H. Sims who has been at Ash- frod Fla., for some time, has taken charge ■if the Stuart L’lmbpv Co* logging camps and will herea e be wi h them. Mrs. Ella Bruilson and Miss Lucia King of Donnlsbuyille were the guests of Mrs. J. H. Brinson the first of the week. June. Miss A Hardwood Factory. A petition for charter has been filed in the Superior court of Hus county for the incorporation of The Bain bridge Manufacturing Company, Messrs. J. W. Callahan and J. F. Stone being the petitioners. The object of the ’ concern is the establishment of a large turning and hardwood manufacturing plant, ami with such men at the head, as those named iu the petition and ethers, it will no doubt develop into a lucrative investment for its shareholders ami of great advantage to Baiubridge. Its manipulators have secured leases on lurge tracts of land iu this county which they ex pect to work in this way. A hardwood factory has long been one of our wants and now we are about to have our desires satisfied. Let the Baiubridge Mautif icturiug cpmpauy come, anil as many other concerns of its kind as can be found. Notice to Teachers. The Annual Institute for the teachers of Decatur county will be held in Baiubridge, the week com menciug June 10th. All licensed teachers are required by law to at tend. We wish to make this Insti tute an educational rally for Deca tur county, and ail who are enter eated iu the advancement and im provement of opr schools Are cor dially invited to attend. Kobt. Bowse, C. S. C. From the Oil Fltldi. Editor Search Light: In'compliance with my pi braise 1 Write you concerning, the recently discovered oil wells^fear Beaumont, Texas, and give g'few facts gathered during a visit {. 'have just made to that section. Beaumont ia about 800 miles west of Ntw'Orleans on the 8 i ihern Pa cific railroad at a point where lbe tipaber lauds end and the prairie Unda begin. Three miles south of Beaumont in the midst of a prairie is a little body of laud on which is located what are called the “Gush ers.” Twenty acres of land would include every well at this point, there being eleven gushers. These wells are bored like our artesian wells and the oil vein » found from 900 to 1,000 feet below the surface of the earth. When the well reaches the ail it comes gushing up through the pipes with tremendous force, rushing straight up in the air like a fountain of water, to a height of more than 200 feet. Tiie wells flow from 20,000 to JO,000 barrels per day each depeudmg on the siae of the pipe in the wells. 'iVis section of the coun try has gone wild on the ojl subject and tltero are over 500 wooden der ricks or lowers erected on a small area adjacent to “Spindlf Top,” a slight elevation on which the flow ing oi) wells are located; these 500 derricks are very similar to the old bell tower that once stood in the corner of our court-yard, and they e used in boring the wells There are not however, over 30 boring outfits at work as it has been imposaible to purchase or ob tain more than that number up to this time. Many of these ’ derricks are erected by bogus oil companeis who never expected to Imre a well but are selling stock to the general public. These derricks are built so that the speculators can advertise stock for sale in a company ttiat has “begun work,” and the work done by it will neyer extend beyond the building of the derrick,the promoters believing it easier to make money by swindling a credulous public than by boring for oil, the first being a very sure game from the fact that a sucker is born into the world every minute and the finding of oil being harder than ffuding fools. Oil as it comes from a well is black and not quite as thluk as lu- bricuiiiig oil, but of course requires manufacturing enterprises using large quantities of fuel will be using this oil exclusively. A word, of Warning in oonolusion, don’t invest in oil stock unless you know the compand etc. The stock of all the companies that are assured of success is selling for a premium. ' A.L.T. ANOTHER ONE BURNED. Another negrb rapist and murderer paid the penalty of his double crime at tbe stake last Tuesday. At Bar tow, Fla., Fred Roohelle criminally assaulted and murdered Mrs. Rena Faggarr, a highly respectable white lady of that city. The negro was caught and burned on tbe scene of his crime within 100 yards of that city's principal thoroughfare. Mrs. Faggart had been fishing in the oreek iu a small boat and dcsir* to return to her home, went to the bridge to fasten tbe boat at the us i place. A negro man was fishing from the bridge at the time. Mrs, Fag gart started home and had proceeded only a tew steps when she, was ap proached and seized by Roohelle who was hiding iu the swamp. Breaking .loose from the brute she ran screaming from the swamp into the open prairie When he overtook, overpowered and assaulted her. After this he held her down with his hands and knees and cut \her throat from ear to ear, killing her on. the spot. He then asked the negro who «••,* Halting from the bridge a id thor oughly frightened, wi at he should do with the body. He was told to leave it where it wim, but net u ed ing the advice took tbe bleeding form in his arina and carried it back to the swamp, threw it down and ran away. Soon the alarm was given and *» e whole community was In search of the fleeiug brute. All night a fruit* less search was oouiiuued. About noon the following day two negroes who had been among tbe pursui r uapf:red him and turned him over to the sheriff. An irresistible throng of people moved iipgq the J^il, over powering the guards and e*tV depu ties and secured the prisoner. Tak ing him to the ssene of his double crime, they deliberately chained him to a stake by. which they placed a a barrel saturated with kerosene oil, saturating his clothing in the aan e manner. From the midst of this great mass of hnmauity that had gathered, could be heard lbe screams moss of charred bones was left as a reminder of tbe horrible crime and the fate of the criminal KNIUH r-RELLV. refining before it can be used for il- 1 and groans of the negro, laminating purposed It is very suo- When all the preparations had cessfully used, howewr, in its nat- been perfected a match waa applied ural condition for fuel, four barrels and within s moment the flames en* of this oil being equal to one ton of veloped the writhing victim. With* coal ip heating capacity, and in pre- i n a very short time nothing but a paring an engine for its use it is only necessary to put in what is called a burner, at a very nominal cost, the oil is fed to. this burner by a com mon iron pipe and burns with in tense heat tfrke a gasoline lamp* Tl* heal is regulated by a small valve which regulates the quauity of oil furnished. The burner is simple and cost nominal, no soot or cinders or ashes or smoke or sparks, it looks like this oil will supplant uopl and wood Imth for reason of its cheap ness and the ease with which it can be handled, it certainly despenses with a firemsu and wherever pipe lines can be run It can he earned without handling and without freight cars. It seems only a short time when locomotives, at* am boats and Married near Climax, in the east ern portion of the oonnty on May 21sl, Mr. Preston C. Knight to Miss Mary Kelly, J W. Peabody officia ting. Mr. Knight is a son of Mr. M. C. Knight, and is a young man of good standing in his community. Tbe bride is also a pupnlar young lady of the Climax district, and numbers a great many frienda. The Search Light joins those who congratulate them on their union.