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BAfNBRIDGE, DECATUR CO., GEORGIA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 0, 1901 personals. '■ Barber, spare that hair, Leave ni<* h single look; I'm growing bald up there Till life is all a mock I ' 80 spare that lonesome look— Let 1 bem who dare deride, It is my gieetest treasure now- And pari it un the aide." "■ V-1 LUI.A TEAK auvamuk OFFICIAL organ of DECATUR COUNTY AND OF THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE. CLUB. UOE DRIVING hrirtire Driving Club will ti Annual Gala Week 1 beginning Nov. 26tb and , ‘>9tli inclusive, and in re that it will be a grand , attractions of the event of „ix l-aoes each day for , v8i Besides this attrao- J w il\ be aiven daily from , a free exhibition to all, tension at 11:30 o’clock, j other free attractions te Dana Thompson, the owed High Diver, and the Ionia,'” who will perforin, ave never be-n seen be- ; atnr county, upon a wire ora the ground, and every uld see It. Inbridge Driving Club have iderahle money in seen ring attractions for the lair. ,y will he in every respect, and there will be nothing here, that will be ohje :•* any manner whatsoever son. Mr- W. W- Silvers, mtinc in the selection of , lias been in the Midway a- many years and is fann |i the companies. For two ,i;kj past lie has been vis- airs in other cities and he has selected only first chons, and with the senti Driving Club behind who visit the coming Gala hits ami festivities will &ee lest going. v Toole who has attended is race meets in the state nnomiees that the entri< 8 ices arc rapidly coming ; n |a great many more entries already been made than last year. The purses ave |e track better and the affair [ter advertised. pod that the city and conn- contribute largely to this k and assist the Bauihridge ih in miking it a success, kuig it a sueeess, thus ad*» the city of Bainbridge and county. Intel accommodations at flare ample, and the va'l o Savannah to Montgom- |furmsh reduced rates and ■ility will be offered to peo- tli Georgia and Alabama to I™ ^ a ' r . You can’t afford the Gala week attractions of 'ridge Driving Club from to 29th. I'lC Saw !4 ll Fo- ; Sa e- M • Varinble Friction Feed '•p-to-date, complete mill; l saw and belt. ' For less ^ llsl the thing to hitch l^n engine. Easy terms on |toilers, slave and shingle | SI ra; ** 8 and everything iu p* machinery. See me or • i° r prices and terms. J. W. Porter, Whigham, Ga. ®TT COURT JURORS. ® erve at th» December Term lscx, tom, 'vluth. I nnerlyn. J r Jements, "■ton, '-fy, flams, J. Tt Humphrey, B H T.Harrison, T. M. Whigham, A. K, Hudson, ltobt. Bowen, Jo eph Johnson, Jhs. A. Keid, W. K. Adams, D. T. Wilson, CONCERNING LYNCHING. The Birmingham Age Herald notes with considerable satisfaction that on the first of November a ne gro hung in GartersviHe, for the ous- tomary offeime bad been accorded a legal trial in the courts. Theexatn pie, the Age-Herald remarks, is as valuable as the Jim Brown case in Alabama. Like Virginia, says the Age-Herald, Georgia aud Alabama, are getting into line on tbe law and order side. While it is true that no country in the world has ever had the excuse tor lynching that has extended in the South, the lime to stop lynching has undoubtedly arrived. Lynohing has been believed to be necessary on account of the giowing prevalence of the crime of rapd on white women >mong the large negro population. It. has been thought that lynching was justifiable in the case of this par ticular crime tor two reasons: First, because lynching is very much swliter than execution after a legal mil with all the forms of law; sio- oiid, because lynching saved the vie tiiu of the rape fiend from the shame of testifying in court. The second argument, which is the strongest, is answered by the consideration ol the possibility, iu most cases, of proving the crime wituout the testimony of the victim. \V cere that is uot possible there is no. a judge oh the bench in the boutn who would uot do his utmost to protect the victim m giving her testimony by excluding the specta tors from the court room and by pro hibiting unnecessary coss-examiua tiou. Tire first argument with re gird to the greater expedition of criminal trials is entirely^ in the handi of the people. When the peo pl'd really demand a quick trial, without unnecessary delays, the wheels of justice are always rem: rk ably accelerated. A striking in stance of this lias just been shown in the t’ ial of Czolgosz. The Age-Herald is unquestionably right, The practice of lynching does a great deal of harm to the South. It prevents capital coming here from the North and abroad. Much denun ciation is poured upon the South for this reason, not only by Northern critics, but also by foreigners like Fraqcis de Pres*epee, the son ot the academician of the second empiie, quoted from the Paris Aurore by the Ap.-Herald. It is wetr enough to reply that these adverse critics do not understand the peculiar oondi tions prevalent in the South, but the South is being hurt by tbe people taking the law in their own hand . Lynching is justice, if you will, but wild justice. The Southern St ites are civilized communities and should aim to he recognized as such through out the world. If tiie people of the Southern Slates would so regulate the course of judicial procedure in their courts, mat a rape fiend would be tried, convicted and executed within a few weeks from the com mission of his crime (and justice more* as fast in England in '*>><- o* 8e of lesser crimes), the expedit.ou in punishment demanded by the people for tins crime would be secured and the reproach upon the fair name of the South would be taueii awav.— Houston Post. BRINSON BRIEFS. Mr. Will 0. .Smith visited the Kendrick neighborhood last Sunday. Mr. DuncAn Earp went over to Bain bridge. Wednesday. Mr. J. H Brinson has had his office painted, and its appearance Is improved. We are glad to see Prof. Geo. Lowey improving after a protracted indisposi tion. Miss Pearl Smith lias been visiting Mrs Maggie Nelson iu West li.iiabridge this week. Mr. H. M. Graham, ef the Stuart Lumber Company, was in Bainbridge Saturday on business. Miss Tenella Griffin and Mrs A. B. Griffin, of Betnel church neighborhood, were shopping in Brinson Monday. « Several of our young people will at tend tbe Perry-Powell marriage at Pine Grove church next Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson Griffin have tbe sympathies of the entire neighbor hood over the death of their little ohild one day last week. Messrs. J, D. Talhert, W. R. Brown and F. W. Zimmerman have been at tending superior court in Bainbridge this week, * Tbe Fourth Quarterly Conference of the Methodist church, Brinson charge, will be held here tomorrow. Tuere will be preaohing Sunday and Sunday night also. A large attendance is expected. Mrs. J. A. Vclntosh is expected to airive here with n the next thirty days to spend a while with in r husband, .V r. ’ ma (istrat.e. Costly Advise. When in a oertaiu country district j a month or two ago, says a business man, haying ail idle hour, I strolled into the country court room, where I witnessed an amusing scene, relates Tit-Bits. The jnstiee, a big, pomp ous official, with a voice like a trom bone, took it upon himself to exam ine a witness, a little, withered old mao, whose face was as red and wriukled as a herring. •‘What i* your name,” asked the justioe. “Why, squire,” said the astonished witness, “you know my name as well as I know yourii.” “Never mind what I know or what I don’t know,” was the caution giv en with magisterial severity. “I asked tbe question in my official ca pacity, and you are bound to answer it.” With a contemptuous snort the witness gave his name and tho ques tioning proceeded. “Where do you live?” “Wal, what next,” ejaculated the old man. “Why,” he continued, ap pealing to the laughing listeners, 4 I’ve lived in this town all my life, and so’s he,” pointing to the j istice, “an 1 to hear him go on you’d think”—— “Silence!,, thundered tho irate J. A. McIntosh. . November 15:h, 1901. Miss Florida Wed* Georgia. Tallahaesee, Fla., Nov. 13.—The Unitarian Ghurch at Faueville, Ga , was the scene yesterday afternoon of a wedding of much interest to Talla- basseans, when Miss Bernice Belie Trafford, the lovely.youug daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Trafford of Faceville, was married to Mr. Samuei Knox Fleming of Tallahassee. Mr. Fleming is the popular manager of the Western Union Telegraph office in this city, and a man of such un usual promise that his many friends are predicting a great future for him. His bride is one of South Georgia’s most charming daughters, and will be given a cordial welcome in her new Tallahassee home—Savannah Morning News. Balakrldge Woman's Club. The Bainbridge Woman’s Club held a most interesting meeting at the home of Mrs. Arthur Pew on Thursday afternoon. Tiie attendance was fine and the following programme was rendered: Joan of Aro“Ttie Maid of Orleaus” Miss Lillian Fleming, The Manners and Morals of the Reformation Period Miss Ethel Fleming. The Huguenots Miss Elizabeth Bivings. Carneille,—Miss Kvirgiline Bower, C .frent Topics.—By Club. ■ The p ipers were well written and showed that the young ladies had given their subjeo s thorough study. SAYS HE WAS TORTURED. “I suffered such pain from corns that Iconld hardly walk,” writes H. Robin son, Hi.lsborough, 111., ‘ but Bucklen’n Arnica Salve completely cured them.’’ Acts l : ke magic on sprains, bruises cuts, res scalds, burns.b >iU. u'.ci.-s Per * feet healer of skin diseases and piles Curl guaranteed by R. L. Hicks. 25o. tine “Answer roy question you for contempt of I’ll court.” Alarmed by the threat, the wit ness named his place of residence and the examination went on. “Wha*. is your occupation 1” “Eli?” “What do you do for a living?” “Oh, git out rq ire! Just as if you don’t know that I tend garden* in tiie summer season and saw wood in the winter?” “Asa private citizen I kno4r it, but as the court I am not suppotird to know anything about you,” ex plained tiie perspiring justice. “Wai, squire,” remarked the puz zl d witness, “if von know something outside the court room aud don’t know nothin’ in u, you’d better get out an’ let somebody try the ease that’s got some sense.” The advioe may-have been good, but it cost the witness 40 shillings. The 8hvan nab News says: The proposition lias been made to tiie Georgia Legislature that no man with the srnel 1 of whisky on his breath be permitted to vote iu any election. It is believed by some of .the representatives that such a pro vision would disfranchise more men than either tiie Hardwick bill or tiie proposition to raise the poll tax to The Band is now in Enfaula, Ala.,' playing for ihc Street Fair. Messrs. A. Jacques and E. M. Moore atteuded the blato Fair this week. Mi. Hert-chel Davis, of Mitchell coun ty, was m the city yesterday. Cut. Wig Geer, of Golquitt, has been attending court here this week, Mr. Dud K nanuel, of Recovery, was in the city un- week on bnsiness. Mr. u. A Holes is spendiug a couple' of weeks whh his fimiiiy'in Camilla. . Mr. J. E. Uarrell, of Vadit,was iu town several du\i this week attending court, Mr. A. ,1. Trnlock of CJinu x,' was a prominent s Liter to the oity yesterday. Messrs. 8. D. Cherry and A. R. Be„- tou, of Dm .thenville, wero in the oity this week. Messrs. Olm Collins and John H. Stuglcu'ii • pent Sunday last iu Thom- asviile. Mr. W. D. Aoicer, of Iron City, was registered i.ttl.e Hotel Bou Air Wednes day. , Miss Vera Kerr visited friends in I he Bawnee neighborhood last Saturday at.d Sunday. Col. Hub Terrell, of Whigham con ducted several important oases this week iu the Superior Court. Hen. Char. A,-Monroe, one of Deca tur's repie-entatives in the legislature, has been here this week. Mr. W. W. L’earce, of tho eastern part of the county has been here this week serving on the Grand Jury. Mr. Turner Cox. of Mitcheli county’s prosperous farmer.-was in the oity vSa turday" with a loud of cotton. Mrs, J. T. Coo.u'is an l Miss Cly de Smith, of Steam.Mill, are tbe guest of Mrs. G. 8. McNair iu ibis city, r Mr. L. F, Spooner, of Sneads, Fla,, a former resident of this county, was a pleasant visitor to this office yesterday. Mrs. R. A. McMyre and children, Ev elyn and Merrill, left by boat the first of tbe week to visit relatives in Eufaula, Ala. Mr, T. W Fairoloth, of Calvary, and Mr. H. H. Hodges, of Donalsonville, have been attending court in the city this week. Mr. Topi Lodge, of Whigham, was in the city yesterday to attend a meeting of the Decatur county Turpentine Oper ator's Association. The uext annual session of tbe South Georgia conference M. E. church will be held in Macon beginning the first Wed. nesdny in December. Faster Smith is Tbe Seabcb-Ligbt has been turn oka7‘u!a"oe D it in a , n g out job work this week in great : Remember the Gala Week of the P • P - There’s shape Your wants can be supplied Bainbridge Driving Club, Nov. 26 poalto, laroiiwar Hmwly. Tbe "-’ offioe . |u>2»,b. money in it. Now let some enterprising citiz- n with a little $3. But would not the hire of the rounding up bis work preparatory to his “smellers” bo a serious drain npon attendance. the public treasury? No competent Col. Wallace D. Sheffield, of Arlington man of acute oltaetories would be whose removal to this city for the pur- w.mo»^b„e a. of s-.rifiissirssrSMS mass of voters blown into his face RrrttDl{od 0 m 0 «* adjoining Dmalsuo, lor less limn $ 1,000 a day, even at Flemiug & Donalson in the Belcher that price. And *Jeu if that low Block. Col. Sheffield in a son of Juit^e hire were paid; it may he doubled Sheffield, of the P<tUd it cm mi. aud.K.» .... . i, young man of ambition and ability. We that the insurance companies would J * ** . a . _ .. '. ... . predict success to Mr. Sheffield m Ibis issue policies on the lives of the om- c j ty cial’’smellers.” A companion bill to the foregoing proposes to prohibit candidates from electioneering, or so liciting votes. It is such stuff as the above that would be largely elimi nated by biennial sessions. There would be no time for freak proposi tions. • NOTICE. All persons are heieby notified not to hunt with gun or do£ on lot of laud number 2$3_ja the 27th dis trict of Decatur couuty Georgia. This Nov. 3, 1901. W. W. Russell. For firia-class job work, call at the i Search-Light office.