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^BER 51.
BAINBRIDGE. DECATUR CO., GEORGIA, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1901.
OMC bo 1-1, AIL A YKAK
IN AOVANUE
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF DECATUR COUNTY AND OF THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE.
li Not, Why Not?
[jciitcd.
FRO DEI L
’Mis* Emma- Askin*. <>1 the Went Sine,
i-w of the old citizens of '-Hein- j with uadast Saturday.
KtMiil by. look upon and feel a j Mr. A. Mangrove called on a curtain
[f pleasure that hardly knows young lady Sunday afternoon.
R t the progressive spirit which i<
hlie town For the new.-oouiers
Leontiy linked their destinies
L end placed their hard-earned
. at her leet. we have a reveren-
R-ation. G<>d bless them i«» their
, lin d crown their investments
Liming prosperity! These men
Lfused new blood into life and
|,iwn is no longer spoken of as old
ll^t- it is now as new Bain bridge
1 most prosperous town in South
; Im kept so.
to tuistak s be made.
> old laud marks be covered by
lilo buildings when practicable.
Itliese old land marks is familiarly
|o us as the Singleton lot. We
linvc who owns it now; as to that.
|. uo difference, It is a part of
abridge and not uew Buittbridge.
e owner of i' he induced to part
dear old thing for a resonable
fiiiii.ey !
1 new Bainbridge get hold of it.
|iti!d. we are quite sure, use it for
isos than a battery for show
Ills beautiful spot: no longer be
Ibeliind circus show bill*.
• in your mind's e> e if you will,
liticent eilidce like the contem-
[umrt house adorning this spot.
• no one thing.that can be done
town showing more thrift and
It-e by its citizens, than by av-til-
[uselves of this best, opportunity
i time. A spacious court yard, a
fre.-tiug place for those waiting
e courts, and for all on other oc
as well—room for all.
[oii't want to he too inquisitive,
should iike to know if t.he cit.
ties would not like to boy the old
■usesq iare. if it should'he aban
and convert the same into t
ill city park.
|l. why not?
. wo should like to know if the
authorities'will not consider and
ate the adaptability of building
court house oil the old Singleton
Mr. M. 0. Johns, of Recovery, paid'us
a visit last week.
Mr. Cnas. Atwater, of this place, was
in Recovery Sunday afternoon.
Mr. John Rhodes, of Wallace, Ala.,
was.over here last week ou business.
Mr. M. Freeman, of this pjace. was in
Chattahoochee last, Saturday a-shuppiugj
The farmers are now looking tor raiu.
We thiuk they will get some iu a tew
days.
Mr. J. R. Blount of this place" was in
Chattahoochee last, Saturday ou busi
ness.
Mr. A. C. Blount was down here from
Faceville last Saturday uud Sunday,
visiting his friends.
Mr. Eddie .Siiup.-ou, of Quincy, Fla.,
was up here last Friday on business aud
returned iu the atteruooc.
Miut Josie Askius. our teacher, visited
her relatives and friends in Faceyille last,
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. W. E. Atwater, accompanied ly
his daughter, Misb Gertrude, attendee
ar Mt. F.eusant last Sunday.
Mr H.-A. MusgroVe, of this place, at-
ttnd d t.he ralley atSylyauia ou the 4ih
ana reports a nice time.
Mr. T. B. Atwater, of High Springs.
Fla., was up here,last week spending a
while with his relatives aud returned to
his home Sunday.
Well "we as citizens postponed ur
picnic here ou the 4Ui., but we will uo. •
it on the IStb of July. Let everybody
opuie and bri-g their baskets aud all the
pretty girls. We are going to haye free
lemonade and ice cream—free for the
money. There will also be an eiper-
lainmeut at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
\V. E. Idreeii that night for tile young
people, aud old ones too.’.
. Dell,Ua. July a. 1001. Railroad.
FINE T ORES V DO i s.
Mr. Ira Bates visited Climax one day
■ ast week.
Mr. Cordon Worn vi-itod Climax last
Saturday. ' ,
Mt. Manor went to .Cairo on business
one day this week.
David Stvicord weut to nuin-
brnlge one day tins week.
Mr. J. W. Brinson has the fittest
watermelons wo haye seen this season.
Mrs. S S. Dixon has been quite sick
the past week, but i he is some better at
tip- writing.
Rev. Mr. Meats tilled his regular ap
tnUM ELDohENDO.'
KIXIIW «t!HtMtl.HAI.I.V
Judge H. C. Sheffield; of Arlington, j The Sunday school rally at S.vlvania
q out a few hours in town Thursday. , was a complete snap ess.
K«v. Mr. Ely. of Brinson, was here a Tl '« welcome address was mude bv
■holt while yesterday.
Eldoreudo has shipped three cars of
watennelUms up to'date.
Joe Toole, of Miller county, spent a
f jw days with us the first of \he week.
Mr. Russelj Smith. Response by Mr,
W. B. McDaniel.
We then hart a clean-sweeping address
from Rev, W. F. Smith, of Bainbridge.
The morning exercises were opened hy
singing'‘All Hail the power of Jesus'
Mrs. Baitey, of Ocilla, Georgia, is on a Name” and prayer hy Rev. W. F. Smith,
visit to tier sou John who liver near j Closed l.v singing -Sweet Hv and Bv"
* iere - j and benediction by Rev. C. E. Boland
Mr. H. T. Bland, of Hroctou, Ala., j Dinner in abundance was served at 1
visited .Vlr. W. H. Ga.sett, one aay this , o'clock.
j '|'| 1H program -for the afternoon was
Mr. Willie Weaver, of Jaktn. spent a arranged »t. noon and consisted of songs
day or so in town thi- week, the guest of and recitations, which were interesting
Dr. Sessions. i The singing of Oak Grove Sunrlav
Miss Maggie Nelson, of West .Bain-! rwdier sl "'l'Hssed any of the
bridge, attended the icecream supper I 0 ^* , ' r|i '
here Wednesday night, ! There were about 750 people present:
some from Thomnsville. Steep Hollow,
1S miles above Bainbridge. and Bristol.
| Florida.
i Money raised from lenionate, ice
which happy event occurred at Morris | l,rw,m H, 'd S<H,K water. $80.0.1.
Station ou that day. The dav is regarded hv the commit-
nitv as being the hes't ever witnessed in
Mrs. Dr. Sessions is on an extended,
yisit to relatives at Morris Station,Out h-
liert and Macon, She left June.DOth. to
be present at her brothers marriage.
■on do this ?
. why not ? j pointiuent at Fine t or rest church last
emeu in authority, and with the ( Saturday uud Suudaj
"f war" at. your command—will
jcv tins opportunity pass without
; it ? • '
( >r,*t believe you will,
t" Chairman Lytle and Mayor
[ti’ l lloir associates, these thiugs
nd as lasting, living monuments
-ightedue. s and enterprise,
would be honored by those-
spending their hundreds of
■ for keeping apace with them
n ei-prises. as well as by all of
J' and town.
"t done, the question may be
•y it was not done.
Quid Nunc.
NOTICE.
Mr. Joe Pope lias been vi-iting his
motive:', but returned to uis hodie iu
Froriua Fr.day.
The protrouted meeting begins at.
Cedar Grove Cimrcii Saturday aud wnl
prooitbly continue uutil the next
The ladies of the Baptist, church had
au ice-cream supper Wednesday night
for the benefit of the chuich here. They
readzed a nice little sum; the clear
profits amounted to fig 0U. All who
attended seemed to enjoy themselves
aud everything passed oft nicely. A tew
more such suppers will do much ill the
w ,y of adding to the comfort ail'd beau
ty of the church..
Ws sorrowfully chronicle "the death of Editor Skakoii-Limit, Bainbridge,
the little six iear u.d son of Mr. Parker Oil.:
which occurred the UtU iusi. at me | Dear Sir—-Will yen' kindly tin—
•home iu Boykin. He was o^y Moli a I „ tl|!lt t her# w|ll htt a bit; pic-
few days aud all that human hands, . ,, . , Q ., . '. .
,, j , , . , , u me at Doll on the loth mat. A
could do tor him availed nothing. He
that part of the country.
Rev. J- L; Funderburk was master of
ceemnnies.
The closing address nv C. K. '■Boland
was i ppropriate and well reteived.
Observer.
i*i«:vtc tr DKt.lf.
General Gurney was uu officer of th«
old school. a strict disciplinarian who.
took no exvmtta for hesitation In obey
ing ohkira. • - W'Scn lie was on fata way
to Mexico, wtten the L'HiredStates was
nv war with ttuit country, be engaged
ti n me to transport the baggage aud
placvd In clmrge of tbeui a Texan
banted Carter. Tin* srreauia were all
up. and Curler had much trouble, but
whenever be tried to modify (he gener
al’s requirements die was cut short
with the admonition. “All you’re got to
do la t<i olie.v orders.”
Buys Noah Smltbwick tu bis recollec
tions called ”The Evolution of a
State:”
They cucrped one night near tlie Noe-
cea river, which Carter found to be Ira-
passaltie. He said nothing about It to
tin* geiMTtil. and the next morning the
•order was given to move on. -Carter
started with the wagon train and Italt-
■si nt the river, vvltlch was atxiohftcty
impnsMittle. Harney came bluaturiny
up.
"Didn't you know that river was
up?" Iw* demanded.
ea. sir." meekly replied the wagon
muster.
"Why didn't you teli me?"
"You didn't ask me, air. You atrid my
business was to ultey orders. Yen or
dered tue to bitch up uud move on. and
t did It."
"You did quits right, air. Turn sound
aud drive liec k to cutup;” ,
If tlie general hud been "door," be
was not going to abow it.
wilt be buried today at. Bethel. We ex
tend our beai'tfe.l Sympathy to the he
re ivefl ones. Reporter.
July 13. lUUt.
B i < 1N SON~BR 1E FS.
Mr. A. Y. Jones vUited rel..fives in
Lapis last Suuday..
Messrs. J. U. Brinson, AV. W. Mc-
Cully and A, Y. Jones wen- over to
Bainbridge Wednesday. i
Mrs, Z tub Bridges, at Cuthbert, Gk,,
and Mrs. F N. J. Dozier, of Coiq itr„
are the guests of Dr. R. L. Z. Bridges.
nic at Dell on the ISth tnai.
large crowd ia expected, ami you aa
well aa everybody else are invited.
In tlie evening there will be » gath
ering at Mra. W. E. Green’a home.
,I.'L. Bj.Ount,
Mitchum, Fmwan,
Committee.
• TO TMirFfBUr.
I desire to atate that, I have re
cently piirclinsed thu barber business
of J. A. Jones next door to Draper
<!fc (lotupany, and atn prepared to
give the public the heat service that
The new K. of P. Hull hall has been ^ hnv ,. , v( , r |jltl , | {iti nbrid«e. I
uipleteil and we i.i. ersta d tnat the
lodge will he organized iu a week or so
A pleasant party from Brinson arid
Lapis w,.l leave fihndiy by b earner
for Ap dachico.a and Fattacea Springs,
t|i be gone several duyx.
Mr K- S. Hardin who has been located
iu Mississippi for several months, has
returned to this place and will assume
control of tlie Stuart Lumber Compa
ny’s planing mills. His family will join
him here in it few week*.
Little Miss Winulfyed McUulley lelt
Thursday for Wayo o-, Ga.. wnere she
w)U visit her sister, going from thence
to St. Mary’s to spen
am an experienced har'oer and can
give you perfect satisfaction. Special
rates given to regular customers.
Call at my place and he convinced.
Id. P. Pkarkov,
Tl/e Parson.
nr. Barr's Ifcrnntaln cf Tmitk,
Mr. John tlarv. the eminent English
aetor-tnnlinger, wild that the most de
lightful I'otuplimeut ire ever . received
wns from Mr. Ghidstoite. It was a
double ended eoiupliiueut. Whh trevor
way you took it It was satisfactory.
sir. Him* curbed fiuue laying r>’4
men's parts, his eburaeter ns Mr. Gola-
hy In ‘‘A I’utr of S|s*otnolcs” Itelng a
good example. Added to this was a
horror of having Ills picture taken.
Mr. Gladstone bait never seen a pic
ture of the actor, but In* knew him well
behind the seem** as well us licfufv the
footlights. The premier's fluorite play
was “A Fair of Bis-dueles." and he al
ways went iteldqd the rwenes to chat
awhile with the uctor. The really old
man and the made up old inun would
alt there ami talk In the most delight
ful way for fin hour lifter the aitrrw.
One day ttie Burl of Ito»«lH*ry had
Sir. Gladstone to dinner, nod lu> also
Invited Ills friend. John flare. The
uctor nuns In smooth shaved, hsiklng,
nlKiut tfcY.. He wns presented to Mr.
UlndHTone. and the prime minister
shook tils tuiml most eordlnlly and said:
"Sly dear air. I am very, very glad to
meet you. f know .your father very,
very well. Splendid actor! .Fine old
tuun!" ,
It took rite whole evening for tin* earl
and Mr. Hare t<f-convince luw that this
aon wns reaJly the father,—Saturday
Evening FoM.
Making the rholr Bing.
Matty- cmiwleutlotts ministers have
had trouble with wayward choirs, but
not nil have had Dr. Samuel West's
witty address or management. There
had l«*en difficulty u'lth the singers,
and they Imd given out that they
veral weeks. | should not slug on" the next Kuuilay.
.She will be joined at Waycroso by .Mis* t Tills wns told to Dr West. "Well.
; ,' j ,i kius-essful i Gdly who will nocompiiny her. i well, we will see, he said and on Stun-
Our puuin; school undet the suoceiistui | j : day morning gave out Ills hymn After
management of Mis Annie Gritiiu i» j Mv.-Evnest H. Pipev vvh.i has-been a-j rt , |t( | lnjt ,, K n Id very emphst lenity,
deiu- we»i and he patron* are woo | tending the Genisee vV'esleyan Seminary .
pleased. ’ j Li “***’ N ' Y "
. . i who has been in tb« Hitfli Scbooln of |
Mr. T. J. Bell aud t\^> j Kll( .h ester . N. Y , f„p the pant term have i
Missus MoideVnu .luniu, weie piuasaut j here to ji,id thuit* parents. Rev. I
guests at Mt. and sirs. ft. 8. Ouuu «••* | ail(1 Mw> K . Q. pj,,,,,..
"You will tiegm with the second vers*:
-I.,*, ihnw rrln-c to li3ft
H Ih, rirvi-r kre-w <oir tJod.'
The hymn was sung.
An Bdnmtlonnl Wlstnkr.
i Whether or Hot-a college eilucatlon Is
Bdrnutngeous depends entirely U|M3
the ability of .1 !»»* rwiptcut to absorb
’ and jitlllze such uu education. Un-
. fortunately such u view of the case la
1 seldom considered hy parents and
guardians who 4re lucllnetl to scud
their childreu to college simply be
cause It Is eiHishlercd tig* |h-o|Sw thing
to do. Consequently we find through
out the country thousands of young
men who have iKiHsed through college
■cling us cheap'clerks. ttoqkkee|M-rs Or
even as car cmulm-tors and rextuumnt
waiters. Having learmst uo mechan
ical truife. for which ibey may be adapt
ed and Wing unfilled by nature for a
profession. tWy go through life dlscoie
! tented with their lot null vaguely he-
' (levtng Hint tlie world owe* them bet-
Iter tieatiiieni tssau.se they have iiotw
I through college.—Los Angeles Times.
8- Jtxou ‘ast.
week, aud w« hope the young ladies wib
vi.-itthts oomiuunity again soon.
The i-ioi.ie at Harrell's Mill ou the 4ih
July 12, 1001.
KXtlBsitiX
Mist^-4
T» .*VVAX VH.
-Y Hotver. The husinuf* wili
‘‘ted in the future by Byrun
Gordon Bow>-r. under tlie
e of Bower A: Bower, as hereto-
July 1. 1901.
1-ereafter in old 8eareh-Light
ne to the Scare h-Llght.
Monday, July 211th., vta Plant Sy.
report a gooj time In evening quite a , tern,
iutnuer of young people gi.ti.ered at j liiound trip ll'om liaiUbridge *3 51)
8:00 a. m.
- 4:40 ]>. ra.
A Proflp.
"What did your wife do when «Jie
found those (Kilter chips Hi your over
coat (HH-ket!" asked the pmetleal joker.
••Sin- look the mutter very coolly
Phc fouud out where they came from
and sent a messenger imy to get them
c-ashtsl."—Washiugtou Star.
is berth- given of the retire- the home of Mr. aud Mr* J. W. Brinson j Le;lve Hatnbrhl^e
1. H. Bower. Sr . from the firm and enjoyed a watermelon cutting.
July 11, HIM.
Mamie.
Qntefc aynd Bffrrttr*.
Wiltle-llow did you tweak your wlf«
of the "advanced woman" croze?
Wls*. Told her every Wily tliought It
.. i , i ii . . meant "advanced” In yeurs;- Runsn*
NOTICE. I I iclfets good returning on all re K - c|fy Ind4l|M ,„ d ,. Bt
Dogs that run at large must U» regi*-j tilar trains inclining upecial train
Arrive at Savannah
Montgomery, Ala.
tered and tugged and their taxes pa'-d at
rr ' E. H. Smart. Mar*mui,
First-class Job Work execute 1 at
this office.
leaving Savannah b:00, Wednesday Ncwr gtve op to children. If they ar*
to tlw wrong. Iki not rob them of a
Jnlv 31*t.
memory that ttielr .mother amt fattier
Call on any Plant System agent U | tta ys true to their pmwipk'*.—
! or address K. L. Told* D. P. 'A. Ladic* Uoiu* Journal.
A Mlaed Weilrttng Party.
“ThP rsillege rooinui/ile of u frteod Of
mloe was engaged to a indy in New
York.” wrttea the Itev D M. Steele .0
hie iirttele do "Some l*«*oplc I Have.
Married" In Tlie laidieJ Home lour-
uiiI "His people are Congrcgatioiul-
lata. lint ■ while" at Yah- be became a
L'nltiirhui. Her parent* are Komnu
Catholic*, but *be waa • member of the
Ethical Culture society a< Carrs-gl®
ball In compliance wttb her mother's
wt*h he asked five different priests f.i
marry tbem. but all refunMl. In deaptir
lie cauie for u>e. I married them. :tu
Epiacopalian. vrRb (be ritual oervkv tn
a Preabyturlan chapel. The Rornuu
Catholic brotber of tb? bride ami the
Congregational slater of the groom
were prvaent. Tbla sister acted ■■ on*
witness; tb* oU*r wttnssw vu * Jlt«