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NIMBER 9.
BAINBR1DQE, DECATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA FRIDAY NOVEMBER 21, 1902.
$1.00 YEAR IN ADVANCE
©ffidal ©rpan of Decatur County anO tbc City of BainbriOge.
[Calendar of Events.
I3 c1 ’- I General Breckinridge makes his
boiler explodes in Leb- annual report. His greatest criti
quing four men and cism is on the absenteeism of offi
cers, leaving companies without
5 forty.
j of five
■scgto in the court
■Leesburg, Tenn
hundred men
house
The branch ot the Armour
ou , 6) Backing Co. located at Sioux City
. ’ s totalf y destroyed by fire. The
pan attemp s estimated loss is $900,000.00 with
,j,«pm g m N..*.r.n« ff
ir to go over the falls but '
Nov. 17th,
Fiagman Gwaltney of the Talla-
" hassee Carrabelle and GulfRy., is
Reichstag adopts y billed in a wreck near Tallahas-
Ljority the resolution au
.the government to retal-
Linst any government which
iaate against German goods
NOV. 14th.
jtentral National, one of
largest financial institu-
■s.
Remains of the Revcdution-
ro, Nathaniel Greene, are
hid to rest in Savannah.
lesperate gang of robbers
fight with the citi-
■ Elyria, Ohio, and as a re-
ne marshall is severely
land an unknown robber’s
town off.
ncourage the study of Geor*
ittory the Daughters of the
■lion offer a medal to the
pts of the University of
a for the best paper on a
1 subject.
(politician millionaire Ed
iofColumbia, Mo, is sent-
to three years imprisonment
empting to bribe one of the
f health of St, Louis in
0 influence his vote.
nov. 1 qth. .
Horse Show opens in New
German Emperor’s visit to
dward of England. And
its for Cumderland.
s annual football game bd-
see. '
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain
of England is given an ovation on
the eve of his departure for South
Africa.
R. C. Erwin former president
of the Plant System of Railways,
is elected President of the Atlan
tic Coast Line.
Paul Woodward the man ac
cused of poisoning two lads at
Candem N. J. is convicted of mur
der in the first degree.
A fire in the Southern Freight
Depot at Pell City Ala., causes
fifty cases of Dynamite to explode,
killing two and seriously injuring
many other citizens.
A member of the legislature in
troduces a bill making it a misde
meanor for anyone to operate a
pool room in Georgia unless at
the track of a fair or chartered
racing association.
nov. 18th.
H. M. Thompson, ’ bishop of
Mississippi, dies of cancer of the
throat.
The president’s bear hunt ends
in the delta and he departs for
Memphis.
Mrs, Molineux declares it her
intention to get a divorce from the
recently acquitted Roland B. M ol-
ineux.
A young music teacher is stab-
e, -- n y UUU& —
lie and Princeton, the be j t0 death in Rochester, N. *•»
on by a score of 12 to 5. an( j a W oman is accused of the mur-
timateofthe damage to der supposed to have been actuated
■ plantations by the re- by jealousy.
Hon. John Williams, of Missis
sippi, will probably run as the
minority candidate to the speaker
ship of the House of Representa
tives, which will make him the
Democratic leader in Congress.
It appears that Peed Smoot of
Mormon faith will have to batt.e
for his seat in the United States
Senate, as petitions are beginning
to come in to the committee on
elections and many features of the
celebrated Roberts case are ex
pected to beheaid again.
It is announced that the lar g est
railroads in the country will in
crease tbc salaries of their
hundred and fifty tbousa " d
ployeesto an amount aggr g f>
seventeen million dollars, the total
pa v roll amounting to seven hund-
£d and fifty millions collars
annually.
nov.
Geo. Shepard, a citizen of Cor-
Je le, commits suicide in the woods
,iear Macon.
itions of the volcano San-
>s $5,000,000.00.
in Anarchist fires three
the King of Belgium, but
is mark. He is arrested
d from the mob only with
Acuity.
NOV. 16th.
a continues to spread in
Ppines.
survivcrs of the British
Eiir.gamite are rescued,
sported that the cotton
'°rt in Texas by 10 per
rumored that President
of h ranee, will visit the
States at an early date.
Mucky mob hangs a white
r who had the- day before
'fenced to life imprison-
nofficially announced that
i! be an extra session of
s called in order to con-
iff revi«iom ; j**'' I
Wbigham and Its Profrtss,
Have you ever been to Whig-
ham, Decahit Co., Georgia? If
not you should go by all means,
for it is an inspiration to see how
enthusiastic the people are about
the prosperity of their town and
vou cau rest assured that nothing
which might be of material bene
fit to the town ever escapes the
watch tul eyes of its patriotic citi
zens. The people of the place
take a vital interest in everything,
and are alive to everything that
may in the least way make or mar
the community. The great se
cret of all their prosperity is not
that the farming land is better
there than around any of our
smaller towns, but It is becaure
each man acts as though the safety
of the town depended on his indi
vidual efforts. There is no sitting
down and waiting to see if some
one else will shoulder the respon
sibility or the trouble of a certain
measure that it is believed will be
of lasting good to the town. As
an evidence of the activity and
energy of her citizens, a day or
two ago there was a bill introduced
in the state legislature which it
was thought, if passed would in
jure the growth and the prosper
ity of an important industry of
their section. As soon as this
measure was known to be before
the legislature, her citizens imme
diately aroused themselves and
the next mail train that left Whig
ham boro the petition of the most
prominent citizens requesting that
our representatives to do all they
could to have the bill withdrawn.
Now there is the difference be
tween Whigham and certain other
towns of which we have heard.
There is an old legend that once
the charter of a certain town was
changed by a legislature, the news
papers of courso had an account
of the matter. For the sake ot
the truth we shall have to, for the
moment, forget the “old legend
stunt." And these papers were
read by the people of the “ancient
burg’j and no one saw it or mani
fested any interest in the subject
and yet when later it was found
that some article in the new char
ter provided for a new regime, Lo!
what a flurry there was. Whereas
if the citizens had taken a proper
interest in local affairs, this mat
ter could have been stopped and
the old chaiter would have re
msined in force, if desired.
Like the little mathematicians
in Gulliver’s Travels we shall have
to constantly be slapped in the
face before we realize that things
are going on which are working
sometimes for weal and sometimes
foe woe. Some doy we shall be
knocked down by one of these
awakening taps and we shall see
standing over us, Non-Progress-
iveness and his companion, Com
mercial Failure gazing down upon
us the non-survivors, the unfit.
Rooseyelt reached Memphis and
in response to a toast t eulogizes
the Southern women.
The bill introduced by Dr. T. J
M. Kelly, of Glascock, to adopt
thc Australian Ballot System in
the elections in Georgia, passes
»vw- House by a vote of 93 to
FROM THE STATE CAPITOL.
There is always one thing that
impresses one in going from South
Georgia to points further North;
and that is the fact that soon the
multitudes ot home seekers will be
turned our way. The old red hills
of Georgia are fast washing away,
and the plains of the wiregrass
region will sooner or later have
their inning. And then, too, the
ignoiance as to the health of our
section is fast fading. All eyes
are now on South Georgia and we
confidently expect that the revolu
tion in the manufacture of Georgia
cane syrup which is soon to come,
will awaken the entire country.
Farm lands are now cheaper than
they will ever be again and if we
mistake not, the dawn of a bright
day is almost at hand.
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In passing through Macon re
cently, we beheld the following
unique sign tacked on a place of
business:
NOTICE.
Bill collectors and bailiffs not
allowed on these premises.
We were impressed With the
significance ot the sign and the
business perpetuity which must
follow a strict observance of this
notice. Happy indeed should be
the life of the busness man, who
successfully stands off the bill
collector and the bailiff. A little
Eden all his own.
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Just now we are not spreading
ourselves tor an exhibit by Geor
gia at the coming St, Louis Expo
sition. The fact is that these
expenditures come too often for
the financial good of the State.
There is such a thing as going too
far even with a good thing, and
when these annual affairs spring
up so multitudinpusly, and when
the state is already in debt, it is
time to call a halt, and “take out.’’
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A visit to the Federal prison
at this place, is quite sufficient to
impress upon any one the’fact that
Uncle Sam takes good care of his
offenders. The fact is that few
Georgians live in more substantial
quarters than do the inmates of
this prison. We have been there
and if you, gentle reader, have any
doubt, it’s an easy matter to swin
dle the government of a million or
rob a postoffice. The latter plan
Superior Coari,
In the criminal docket thi a
week the following are to be num
bered among those who will have
to recoguize that the LAW travels
with a leaden heel but strikes with
an iron hand.
J. S. Sheffield (white) Larceny
after Trust ■ S. L. Bush (white)
Assault with intent to murder.
Convicted of shooting at another
person. T. Pete Powell (white)
Misdemeanor. Cupe Overstreet
(colored) Assault with intent to
murder. Convicted of stabbing.
Robert Beese (colored) Assault
with intent'' to murder. Plead
guilry. Robert Reese (colored)
Carrying concealed weapon. A,
V. Ellis (white) Carrying conceol-
ed weapons. Will Greene (white)
Perjury.
Mrs. Alendcr Dies.
Mrs. Alcnder. after a short ill
ness died on Monday last at the
home of har granddaughter Mrs.
Swift. Mrs. Alcnder has lived in
Bainbridge a number of years, and
was appreciated by all who knew
her, for her chriatian charity. Un
der the most adverse circumstan
ces she always remain tranquil
with no bitterness in her heart.
She leaves two gtand daughters
Mrs. Charles Welch and Mrs*
Swift whom she reared, and who
will miss her sorely.
So much has been said recently
in reference to the Raney Bull bat
bill, that we deem it just to place
this able gentleman' in proper
light before the brothren. The
fact i* that Mr. Raney has not in
troduced such a bill, and he has
no idea of doing so. However,
Raney is bully at the bat, any way
and at all times his willing shoul
der is found at the wheel.
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One thing can be said of the
present legislature, if no more, and
that is that it is the soberest body
that has met at the capitol for
many seasons. But the body
seems abreast of the “spirit’’ of the
times. With Australian ballots,
bull bat bills and an army of ap
propriation seekers, it does well to
maintain its sobriety, equiblibrium.
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When it comes to the genuine
thing, there’s two mighty scare e
articles in middle Georgia—sugar
cane syrup and the cash. But
is the best, if you desire continu- w here the gold is lacking, there
is always orass, and as for sweet
ening, the inhabitants usually take
‘them’ straight.
ous board.
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Several of the Georgia editors
since coming to the legislature, are
taking or. ilesh, and it is thought
that this condition is brought
about from the fact that they no
longer chase the festive delin
quents, and his legs are conse
quently at rest. If the same rule
applies to the delinquent which is
no longer chased, why some of the
counties trill have a “large” popu-
lation before the session ends.
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It is said that several Atlanta
Gas Companies has gone out of
business since the legislative ses
sion began. There’* power in
competion.
After all Atlanta is a pretty
swift town, we mean of course,
that in all affairs tjiat is to make a
great city, she is not lacking. In*
deed is she the gate way to the
south.
If the weather remains warm
much longer, we fear that we shall
have to ..haberdasher around for
more summer clo-Nes. %
m m
The Honorable Hall Joe Hill
seems to think that the expression,
I pass” originated ?n the Georgii
latprc.
