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TTbe Searcb-Xigbt, BAINBRIDGE, SEPT. 21, 1901. PERSONAL. Col. A. L. Hawns spent Tuesday in Tboraasville. Mr. J. H Bryant of Brinson was in the City one day this week. Mr. Logan Horry is now with the Oak City Dmg company. Mr. Motes Patton, of Iron City, was in towu Tuesday night on business. Mr. Ira L. Jackson, of Miller county, was in the city Thursday of this week. Post, Muster Jno B Crawtord of Cairo, passed though the city eu route to visit relatives on Chattahoochee river. Mr. A. (I. Perry, of Iron City, was in the city. Wednesday and renewed his subscription to the Search Light. Miss Daisy Griffith, of Bain bridge, is a visitor to the city and is a guest ot Mrs. Arthur Passmore.— Valdosta Times. Mr. Bartow Williams of Steam Mill and one of tho very best citixeus of the county, was iu the city one or two days this week. Miss Minnie Otlinger and tyrnOt-tinger of Q linoy Fla, passed through this city Tuesday eu route to Atlanta tia., where they will spend several weeks. Miss Ot- ringer is one of Quincy’s fairest young ladies and is quite popular anting her many friends in Bainbridge. BRINSON BRIEFS. Mr. ilomer Williams of Waycroas spent .Sunday in Brinson. Mr. E. A. J. Kioh of the Bethel church neighborhood was in town one day this week. Little Miss Eta Brinson left Sunday for Dotialsouville where Rlie will attend school. Mr. K. B. Webster our clever depot agent is the proud father of a fine 10* pound girl. Mr. Frank Richardson who has been quite sick has so far recovered as to be tide to he out. Work on the new Baptist Chinch has been begun, the framing is up and the work will be pushed as rapidly as posal- sihle. The bridge crew of the Plant System are camped at this place doing some trestle work on the bridge across Spring Creek. Mesrs Cleveland Warren and .Guy McCulley have gone to Harnsville where they will ntteml school for the oouiiug tension, Mr. and Mrs. J.. D. Talbert, lost oue of their little children one day last week. The sympathies of the community are with them. Dr. U. L. L. B.idges was called to Cuthbert last Saturday to attend the bedside of bis mother, who was sick. He returned Tuesday. The dedication of the new Methodist church which was postponed some time ago on account of trouble iu securing the seats, will be held on the 6th Sun day in this month. Mr. and Mrs, W. H. Uichardson have the sympathies of tho neighborhood tn t he loss of their little girl, which occur- .red on Saturday last after a short illness 'I’lae remains were interred at the Cher ry cemetery on Sunday evening. Miss Cheerful laiMtania The following advertisement recently appeared In the London Morning Post: “A rock built, crenelated castle, buf feted by the Atlantic surge. at one of the most romantic and dreaded points ■ of onr Iron (round coast, in full view of the Death stone: shipwrecks frequent, -corpse* common; three* reception ami seven bedrooms: every modern conven ances W guineas a week. Address,'* •etc. Sober Soesaa TSoifM. **I thought 1 was riding Into office on a wave of popular enthusiasm!" “Year “But after I’d paid the MBs I felt as !f I'd footed It tu, so Co apeak."—De troit Journal One Kansas law aays the personal \ ; roperty of a dead man. w<mo not V Claimed by relatives, shall be sold at -^acttou. Wbteb Was ttt we slave* or ate we fie* tnenf* « umlered the orator. "1 pause for a i- ply." -Some of na are married." cam* tbs ni-wer from the last row of seats.— •Vw York Bun. •aA A I . TOWNSEND. O. V. WESTMONT.LAND T0WXE.W & WESTM ORELA&D, Attobmeys-at-Law, ( Bainbridge, Geor &0B’ l. Z. BRIDGES. Practicing Physician, BRINSON, - - GEORGIA. . . . All calls promptly attended.. hereby given you • bar. tu# above plain tiffs will a-ply to his honor, W. N. •Spence, at chambers at Camilla. Geor gia. on Sep’embor the sixth, nineteen hundred and one, for a writ of parti ion of the following ots: No- 220, 280.281. 264 and 263 in the fourteenth ^district, Decatur county, Georgia, containing twelve hundred and fifty acres more or less. This August 7, 1901. C. W. Wimberly, Clerk Superior Court. Legal Advertisements- SHERIFF SALE. OKOliUI A—Dkcatub County : Will be sold before tho court bouiie iloor, In the city of llaliibrldge, Decatur county. Georgia, on the tlrst Tuesday In October next, (luring tho legal hours of sale, the lot- lowing described property lo-wit: Ixit uf land number one hundred and foi- ty-one (141) In the litli ln-.d district ol De catur county and let led upon us toe mo- perty of I'onalson * Hawes to sutlstly a 11 fa Issued from the November term of Decatur superior court in favor of Kcknian A Vets- burg vs. said 1 loll al son A Hawes. This sept nth Idol. Also at the same time and place the follow ing described property to-wtt: An undivided one fourth Interest in lots of land two hundred and twenty-nine (‘22s), two hundred and thirty (1230), two hundred and thirty-one (231), two huudred and slxiy- four(2H4), two hundred mid sixty live, all situated In the 14th land district ol Decatur county Gh„ the same having linen formerly, on April IS, lsill, seized under uttHchmcnt against J S. Yeates and said property being levied upon na the property ol J.S. Yeates under u II fa issued from the justice court of the IMS district of said county In favor of A. I! Benton 4c Co. vs. snld J. S. Yeates, This Sept. R, 11X11. Alsu at the same time and place the fol lowing described property to-wlt; The oust half halt ol lot of land two hun dred and thlrty-clubt (2SS) in the Sotli hind district of said county, containing one hun dred and twenty-live acres more or less and luvlod upon as the property ol W.A. Dickin son and dig Nussbaum to satisfy a fl fa Is sued from the Nov. term limn Decatur county snnorlorcourt In favor of Llgon Johnson and Goo. A. Speers, receiver vs. W. A. Dick inson and Big Nussbaum. Property pointed by ylalnllfr's attorney. A. VV. Kokdham, Sheriff. This Sept R, lixil. PROPOSAL FOR BIDS. GEORGIA— Decatur bounty: Notice Is hereby given, that on Tuesday the 16th day of October 1901, the Board ot Ooiuiulssloners for Koads anil Uevennes for Decntur couutv. will consider bids for tlie erection of a court house building for said county, to be erected In the city of Ilalu- bridgii, Decatur county, Georgia, The oxtei-lor measurement of said build ing will be 134 x flHfeot. It will be two stories high, nud a basement under n )M>rtlon there of. The building to be of repressed brick and stone finished with marble and terra ootta trimming, slate roof. There are to he on main floor, ten office rooms, with live Are proof vaults and one large Are proof record room 17 x 77 feet. Un the seoond floor a court room IK! x on feet, judge's room, three petttt Jury rooms, one grand Jury roo.n, throe witness rooms, prisoners cells, solicitor's room and ladles’ room. Iu the basement will be the hot air furnace for heating the building,coal room, storage room, toilet rooms for whites anil blacks nupariite, one additional room, Thu building to bn Unlshed in a tlrst-class man ner, completely wired for electricity, and complete with sanitary plumbing. Contrac tor to turnleh furnaces an* complete hot air ciiulpment for entire building. The building will hayu In addition to the hot sir arrangement for heating a complete equip mont of open lire phi ms and chimneys, so that each room in the building limy be heat- I'd liy open flros as well as by hot air furnace heat. The building to cost when complete not oxueodlng Thirty-live Thousand Dollnrs, to be paid for as follows: Payment of seventy- live per coni of material or work done on the tlrst of each month thereafter upon es tliuatoa furnished hy the Architect of tho county. Final payment to be made thirty days after the building Is completed and ac- copied by the Hoard. The building to be completed by the Aral day of May 1902. Complete pla s and speclfloatloua on exhi bition at the oltlce of t he Comiulasloners for Bonds and Revenues for Dooatnr county, in the court house in Bainbridge and In the ofllce of the architect of tliccoumy, Alcxun. dor lihilr, la the elly of Macon, Ga. All bids must be accompanied by certified check for One Thousand Dollars. The con tractor shall be required to give a good and sufficient bond to be approved by the Board of Commissioners for Hoads and Kevonues tor Decatur county, Georglu, In the sum double the amount of tho gross contract price, for the faithful discharge of Ills du ties. Tne right to reject any and all blit Is reserved. This August IHin, 1901. K. A. Lytle, Chairman. GEORGIA—Deoat.ur County: Lydia Smith J Libel for Divorce. vs. > Decatur Superior Court Wm. Smith. ) November Term. Verdict for Total Divorce, 18th day of November, 1896. Notice is hereby given that on tho 11th day of September, 1901. the undersigned tiled in the office of the Clerk of the Su perior Court of Decatur county, an ap plication for removal of the disabilities resting upon him uuder the verdict in the above stated-oase. Said application -will be heard at the term of said court which commences on Tuesday after tbe second Monday in November, 1901 -Dated this 12th day of September. 1901. Wm. Smith, Petitioner. B usH iV GEER, Petitioner’s Attorneys. CITATION. Georgia—Decotnr County: The return of the appraisers setting apart twelve month’s support to the family of W B. Lynn, Jr. deceased, having been filed in my office, all per sons concerned are cited to show cause by the first Monday in October, 1901, why said application should not be granted. This September 8, 1901. T. B. Maxwel. Ordinary. CITATION. Georgia—Decatur County: Whereas, K. S. Williams administra tor of estate of W. T. Williams repre sents to the court, in his petition, duly tiled and entered on tecurd. that he has fully administered W. T. William’s es tate. This is, therefore, to cite all per sons concerned, kindred and creditors, to show cause,.if any they cnn. why said administrator should not be discharged from bis administration, and receive let ters of dismission, on tirbt Monday in October 1901. jul 3mos T. B. Maxwell, Ordinary. CITATION. Georgia—Decatur County : Whereas, M. E. O’Neal, county ad ministrator, administrator of the estate of Thomas Ricks represents to the court in his petition, duly filed and on record, that he has fully administered Thomas Kick’s deceased, estate; This is, there fore. to cite all persons concerned, kind red and creditor*, to show cause, if any they can. why said administrator should not be discharged from his administra tion, and receive letters of dismission on the fourth Monday in December. T. B. Maxwell, Ordinary. CITATION, Georgia—Decatur County: Whereas, S. D. Miller, guardian of Clifford F. Miller, represents to the court in his petition, duly tiled and en tered on record, that he has fully ad ministered Clifford F. Miller’s estate; This is, therefore, to cite all persons con cerned, kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any they can. why said guard ian should not be discharged from his guardianship, and receive letters of dis mission, the first Monday in October, 1901. T. B. Maxwell, Ordinary. PETITION FOR CHARTER. GEORGIA-Worth Cor sty. To the Hon. Phillip Cook, Secretary of State: The petition ot J, S Betts. J.S. Shing- ler. G- B Gordy, John H. Gilmore and \V. A. Murray, all of whom are residents of Worth county In or neat the town of Ashburn; aod J. 8. Westborry, C, W. Hillhouse. T. K. Hineson, C. A. Alford and B. J. Sloan, all of whom are resi dents of Worth county in or near the towD of Sylvester; and and T. M. Tick- ner. T. M. Carter and T. D. Sale, resi dents of Dougherty county, and G» W. Gray and J- W. Mallerte, residents of Colquitt county. W N. Spence. J. C. Turner.£. S. Bennett. W. L. Bennett, and T. R. Bennett, nil of whom are resi dents of Mitchell county in or near the town of Camilla; and S. K, Brinson. J. W. Callahan. H. C. Allen, E. J. Willis, and J . E. Toole, all of whom are resi dents of Decatur county in or near the town of Bainbridgo, respectfully shows: 1st, That they desire to form a Rail road corporation pursuant to the provis ions of the net of the General Assembly of Georgia, ay proved December 20, 1892. 2nd, That the name of the Railroad Company t' or which petitioners thus seek incorporation is to be THE FLINT RIV ER A: GULF RAILWAY COMPANY, the name not being, the name of any railroad corporation in the stateof Geor gia. 3rd. The length of said road, as near as can be estimated, will bo about ninety miles. 4th, Said Railroad will run from Ash- burn, Ga., in a south-westerly direction, through poitiouS of the counties of Worth, Colquitt, Mitchell and Decatur to the City of Bainbridge, Ga., through the towns of Sylvester and Camilla. 5th, Tho amount of the proposed cap ital stock is TWO HUNDRED THOUS AND DOLLARS, in shares of one hun dred dollars each, with privilege of in creasing tn five hundred thousand dol lars all of said stock to be common stock of equal dignity. Otn, Petitioners desire to be incorpor ated as aforesaid for and during the term of one hundred years. 7th, The principal office of said copor- ation will be iu ASHBURN. GEORGIA. 8th, Petitioners do intend, in good faith, to go forward without delay to se cure subscriptions to the Capital Stock, construct, equip, maintain and operate said Railroad. 9th, Petitioners show that they have given four weeks notice of their inten tion to apply for a Charter by publica tion according to law, Wherefore, they pray to be incorpor ated under the laws of said State. Sam S. Bennett. Jones & Smith, Petitioners’ Attorneys. Notice is heiebv clvc, ,( session of the General 1 a Bill will be Introduced ofWt?J ing Is the caption: u,t " tilth ;)l , ,3 "An Act to amend, review w tlie. several Acts grantin»?jf na Hy to the City ofllnl»brVd£2 , 7' ,t -‘‘’ul a new charier for said ciiv-B«SS .Mona] power upon the ’ ,0 conf,,'! of tin? city ot Bainbridge£?I J" * 1 ' aST poses.’ This August Rtir“ ( #} ,or <«kS A J GEORGIA— Decatur county: Notice Is hereby given tv,,,'., ed bus applied to the ordinal, 1 " 1 ** ty for leave to sell lor,a »G«H, Barrel!, J. Douglas Ht ,-r,'.j'i°"fH’1, Harrell for the purpose of n „ ,lul Hoi education. Said appl1mioTwft' ,,r h at the regulr term of the couh J **1 tor said county to be held Wj, day 111 October 1WH. 01 ,!l « 1st j Guardian ofO. I,. Harrell *1' rell, Heibert Harrell, rVed a"* 11 ”! Hodirklss Harrell. 11 Barren] GORDON BOWED General M Estate! Buys, Rents and sells F rtrir j all other Kinds of Property. ’’ Bainbridge, (,’ a , LEAVE TO SELL Georgia—Decatur County: Notice is hereby given that the under signed has applied to: the Court of Or dinary for leave to- sell the real estate belonging to the estate of John H. Dickey, deceased, for the purpose of distribution among the heirs at law of said deceased, and said application will be heard at the regular term of the Court of Ordinary of said county on the first Monday in October, 1901. ThiR Sept. 8. 1901. B. C. Dickerson Administrator. LEAVE TO SELL. Georgia—Decatur County: Notice is hereby given that the under signed has applied to the Ordinary of said oouhty for leave to sell land belong ing to the estate of John T. Harrell, de ceased, for the purpose of distribution among tbe heirs at law of said estate, and said application will be heard at the regular term of the Court of Ordinary of said county to be held on the first Munday in Octoberl901. This Sept. 3. 1901. J. O. Harrell, Administrator. E. A.Wimberley, COMMISSIONER OF R OR EL OlilDA, Superior Court Commissioner I tart Public, (with seal) j Office with Clerk Superior Court. Bainbridft,] J. B. Grant, PRACTICAL PLUMBER... Steam and Gas Fitter. All orders left at MacDotinldt 1 Hi ware Store promptly attended to. Ill" LONG-WINDED- GEORGIA—Decatur County: Minnie E. Barbree) Libel for Divorce. I In Decatur Superior | Court. Filed April Jno Tilden Barbree J 23d, 1901. The defendant, John Tilden Barbree, is hereby required, in person or bv at torney, to be and appear at the next Su perior court to be holden in and for said county, on Tuesday after the second Monday in November next, then and there to answer the plaintiff's libel for a total divorc*, as is default thereof, the court will proceed according to the stat utes in such oases made and provided. Witness the Honorable W. N. Spence Judge of said court, this the 12th day of September, 1001. C. W. Wimberly, Clerk. S, Brunson & J. J. Barber j In Decatur Court- vs. 1 of Ordinary, filed T. S. Covington, ndmlnls- jto October term tor of Joseph Brunson, I IWOO. Application deceased, | of satieties to lie ) relieved of bond ToT. A. A. Covington, Adtur, of Estate of Josepb Brunson: By virtue of an order of T. B. Maxwell, or dinary of said county, yon are hereby noti fied to show oausc at the Novetrlwr term, 11*01, of said court or ordinary, If any you can, why you ahottld not be made a purty defendant in the above stated case, same an application of 8. Brunson andJ. J. Bar ber to be relieved as surltles from the bond of T. U. Covington, administrator, ns afore said. Witness my band and seal of tny office, this tbe 8th day of September 1901. T. B.Maxwkll, Ordinary, Chatrahooobe Lumber Co 1 A plication and John E. Doualson | for Parti- vs. ^ tion of &e- Jatues 8. Yeates nud | alty. Jessee E. Yeates J To James 8. Yeates: By anthority of the order of the judge of the superior court, notice is Georgia—Decatur County. To tbe Sheriff of said county: Willie C. Kornburg i vs. > Libei for Divorce. S. Kornbnrg ) The defendant 8 Kornburg is hereby required in person or by attorney to be ana appear at the next superior court to be held iu and for said Decatur county on Tuesday after the second Monday in November next, then and there to an swer the plaintiff’s libel for a total di vorce. as in defualt thereof the court will proceed according to the statute in such cases made and provided. Witness the Honorable W. N. Spence, judge of said court, this 29th day of Au gust, 1901. C W. Wimberly, Clerk. THIS'CUT. 9tl0W3.method oOu-oiuno, Anderson’s “Long- Winded” Axle has Run Twelve Months Oithont Oiling; a distance of 203& Miles Actual Measurment. It is a mec hauieau woudet- »nd is so simple a child can understand it. mg like it ever knowe before. A full supply of "Rock-Hill and ‘‘Carolina’’ grape Buggies, fitted with axle j«Rt reoieyed. It is worth *5.00 to any buggy, but do not cost you a tra- WHEELS DO NOTH AYE TO BE TAKEN OFF TO HE-OIL. Seed E. J. WILLIS & CO. Ludden, Campbell, Smith 0 (FRIED RA2ST1T MANAGER) Jacksonville, KIMBALL PIANO, WHITNEY PIANO, HEINZE, PIANO, ,Flori( KIMBALL PIPE ORGANS. KIMBALL REED ORGANS, APOLLO SELF PLAYERS LIBEL FOR DIVORCE. GEO KG IA-Dkcatub County • To TIk. Sheriff of Said County • John G. Barber l vs. } Libel for Divorce. Annie E. Barber ’ , Tbe defendant, Annie E. Barber, js hereby required, Iu person or by Attorney, to be and appear at the Superior Court tu be held I in ana for thecounty of Decatur on Tuesday after tbe second Mondny la November next, then and there to answer tbe Plaintiff's com plaint, as in defhrlt thereof, the Court will proceed ns to Justice shall appertain. Wltn sg the Honorable W. N. Spence, Judge of satd Court, tMs 9»th day of July, 1901 C. W. WIMBXRLKT, Clerk, MR. CAPERS KING has charge of Decatur County of Onr Line and here for at least One Week in Every Month, W e solicit for him your valuable patronage and promise you the ^ ERt INSTRUMENTS For The Least Money. BRACKIN & COMPANY , Livery And Transfer Stables, Broad. - - Stree Bnsse* meet ull trains and transfer passengers promptly to * n I lion of the oitv. First class teams and trnstv drivers. CALL AT OUR 8TBLES—PHONE 56. Brackin & Co.