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BAINBRIDGE, DCATUR COUNTY, OORQIA FKIDl V DECEMBER 19 , 002 " "
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nth. The cable from Honolulu lo
San Francisco is completed and
christened.
M rs
kpreparep for war with
j Great Britian.
L Macon leaps from
uand is mangled.
Cooper of Bruns-
5 from her bed and
pa senate adopted the
Jranchises bill by a
announces that he
[•only one democrat on
,c 2 nal commission.
jCEMBKK 12th.
jGais without driqk-
|are killed in a railroad
e Northern Pacific.
jeals to the United
Us Venezuela trouble.
question is being
| Mexico. The miners
bare for silver.
(senate Passes the bill
ion of Decatur protect.
I Syrup.
iBacon urges that the
|iohe made of Oklahoma
Territory, be called
KMBER 13th.
It of Gen, U. S. Grant is
lias with the other powers
(upon Venezuela.,
merics 11 steel company
ion dollar fire in Ohio.
Wa with-draws her con-
the various porta of
ian and Germany.
Idecemdek 14th.
of the German Reich-
orted hostile to the Uni-
|toiuman Changes Hands.
morning Mr. Ed-
man assumed the man-
°lthe Hotel Wainman.
man is a Texan, but
kinbridge a few weeks
lDf nver, Colorado. Mr.
1 bas brought his wife,
Jn d son, with him and
0 make Bainbridge his
»home,
tinman under the
® cnt will no doubt
betal excellence and we
" W 'H receive a liberal
the patronage. The new
0r bas installed barber
°P e ned the billiard room.
tarc h Light welcomes the
^cr and his family to
Hon. Q. F. Westmoreland.
A great deal of surprise was
experienced last week by the
triends of Miss Lucile Mims, at
the announcement of her marriage
TT r t 1 to Mr. Alcnzo Ellis, of Columbus
U. r>, (jrant, wife of the \i;.„ »»• . .
, . n . , „ ! Miss Mims was visiting Mrs. S p
noted General and President d cs r.ri„ w . ...
^ | armies who lives at 731 First
1 Avenue. Columbus, and was mar-
German ried at her home at 9 p. ni.. De
and British fleets have fired on thejeember nth, Dr. W. 11. Smith, of | apoplexy and his death had been
fortress at Puerto Cabello. I St. Lukes M. E. Church, officia-
DECEM1IER 13th. I ln "'
The announcement of the tnar-
of heart failure,
It is reported that the
There is no sadder duty than to
chronicle the death of a man be
loved by his associates and firm
whom we can so ill afford to part.
On Monday morning at 3:30
o clock Mr. George F, Westmoie
land died at his residence in this
city, l.'c had been suffering for
eight weeks from a stroke of
It is reported that England has. ,
• 1 j u • . . I nage of these two young people
ordered her cruisers to cease nring !. ■ . , . * 1 1 e
on the Venezuela tort.
brings to light an interesting little
■ romance. Mr. Ellis was here at
The National House of Reprc|th e encampment last year with the
sentatives pass a bill appropriating
000,000 to build a union station
in Washington.
J. P. Morgan and the banks of
New York make up a pool of $50,
000.000 to he loaned in case the
money market demands it.
Three robbers endeavored to
hold up the cashier in a Texas
Bank but officers were waiting for
the desporadoes and one of the
outlaws is killed one wounded and
the third made prisoner
DECEMBER 17th.
Governor Terrell signs
Franchise tax bill.
to
the
new
main-
Notice.
,^ ec , 1 3th, Dining car
be extended on
nt * 35 to Jacksonville.
ts the traveling pub-
^ best service to New
Astern points. See
r ‘ ,; bet reads via Atlantic
An assistant is given
minister in Venezuela.
The boiler in a gin at Albany
exploded and a fireman is killed.
It is announced that a blockade
of Venezuelan ports will be de*
dared and all ships prevented from
landing.
The city of Andijan in Turkes
tan is destroyed by earth quake.
The place had a population of 30.-
000 souls, many of whom are now
dying from starvation.
•‘A Merry Chase”
Speaking of matters Theatrical
the New York Sun says of the
Lyman Brothers—the twin come
dians and their clever play, “A
Merry Chase.” A Merry Chase
has just ‘butted’ its way in be
tween the theatrical bars and ca
pered over the critics of the Me
tropolis before the manager of
the 14th St. Theatre could recov-
er his breath.
Every line is as catchv as a bar
rom a popular song. Tne slang
is as correct, original and smart
as the newest handshake from
London. The entire entertain
ment is positively ‘IT. .J th
lottery of numerous plajs A Mer
ry Chase seems to approximate tr.e
capital prize -At the opera house
one night Wednesday December
31st.
Lester-Carlog.
Mr. Charles V. Lester was mar
ried to Miss Lauline Carlo** the
Methodist Parsonage on
Wednes-
jyiemoa.si F . Smith-
day morning by Rev. vv.
Miss Carlos is the sister 0 JJn.
W. F. Smith and is well k
here while the groom 1 " e
known business man of Attapujgus
They will make their future home
in the latter place.
Columbus Guards of which he is a
member, when he first met the
charming young lady who is now
his bride. It did not take long
for the acquaintance to ripen into
friendship and the friendship by
some mysterious process was soon
changed to love. Mr. Ellis made
several trips to Bainbridge after
wards, eaen with the same purpose,
that of carrying the young lady
back with him but her parents
were loath to part with her and so
for a year his suit was unsuccess
ful. However, his golden oppor
tunity came when she came to
Columbus on a visit and he lost
no time in taking advantage of it
with the result that he is now
receiving the congratulations of
the friends of the bride who are
in a position to know what a treas
ure he has won.
Mr. Ellis is a stenographer with
the Georgia Manufacturing Co.,
and it is understood, excels in
that capacity.
The bride is the’ youngest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
Mims and is universally loved on
account of the sweetness of her
disposition and her many noble
traits of character. Her friends
here give her up with much regret
and with heartfelt wishes for the
happiness which she so richly
deserves.
For the present the newly
wedded pair will make their home
with the parents of the groom in
Columbus
Sunday the Thomasville
•Enterprise appeared, look-
much improved. The
anagement has purchased new
type and it is now one of the pret
tiest Georgia papers as well as
being one of the best.
William Jennings Brvan is on a
visit to Mexco to study the monet
ary conditions of that country. Of
late there has been much talk of
that country adopting the gold
standard and Mr. Bryan is anxious
to ascertain the conditions that
seem to necessitate the change.
The columns of the Comoner will
be watched with interest upon his
return from his tour of inspection.
It is thought that the state of
Georgia will never submit to an
anti kissing measure unless it i»
anteceded by woman * suffrage*
The tact is that it would be wrong
to shut out the voice of the women
of the state when they are so vi-
•tally interested.
The press over the entire state
is congratulating Mr. Brinson on
the°passage of hi. “pure syrup
bill.”
On
Times
ing very
expected for some tune, yet when
it was made known that the good
and loyal citizen was no more, a
feeling of awe came over us.
Having lived in our midst since
1S74 he has been identified with
Bainbridge and everything that
has been ol benefit to the town.
His fellow-townsmen have time
and again realized his integrity
and his greatness of soul and he
has been elected senator from this
district and he also setved in the
capacity of mayor of the town.
In both positions he brought credit
to the community and sustained
his own spotless record.
As a close associate of the
writer’s father when the two were
young men in the then small vil
lage of Bainbridge, it is with the
keenest sorrow that we have to say
“requiescat in pace” over the body
of this southern gentleman. We
can with all sincerity say of him
as did Anthony * of the noble
Brutus.
“Hi# life was gentle and the elements
80 mixed in him tlutt nature might
stand up
To all the world and Bay: This was a
man.”
George F. Westmoreland was
born in Griffin, Georgia, in 1849.
He came to Bainbridge in 1874
and began the practice of law.
He moved away from the city
after a few years returning in
1890. Shortly afterwards he mar
ried Miss Lola Taylor.
In 1892 he went into partner
ship with Mr. A L. Townsend
under the firm name of Townsend
& Westmoreland and he practiced
the legal profession with signal
success up lo the time of his
death.
He was stricken with conges
tion of the brain in the latter part
of October and died on Decern
her 15th.
He was a steward in the Meth
odist Episcopal Church.
His remains were carried to
Griffin, Ga.; on Tuesday where
they rest amid the graves of his
loved ones who have gone before
him into the great unknown. He
is survived by his wife and two
brothers.
As a citizen, as a church mem
ber, as a man, he led an exemplary
life and his deeds while he was
with us were productive of such
wide spread good that they cannot
be interred with him.
There will be for us something,
lacking as we walk the familiar
streets in years to come; we will
feel the loss of his sympathy in
time of need and distress. There
is a void which time cannot fill but
only soften; and in years to come
his memory will be cherished by
many as one who was truly great
but perhaps not fully appreciated.
A Bill introduced by Represen
tative Bush, of Miller, gives Col
quitt a dispensary.
Christmas Festivities in Ye Old-n Time.
Be uierrv all, he merry all.
With holly tire** the festive hall,
Prepare the song, the feast., the ball
To welcome Merrv Christman.
"W. K. Spencer.
It is refreshing and delightful
to read Washington Irving's de
scription of the manner in which
Christ’s Natal days was celebrated
many years ago. Those who have
not already done so should read
his “Christmas,” “Christmas live"
and “Christmas Day." Perhaps
there can be learned by such a
perusal, something which may
make one’s own modern home
more cheerful and unconventional.
One of the most pleasing cus
toms which he describes is the
burning of the Yule Clog. This
is an immense log or sometimes
the root of a tree that is brought
in and placed upon the fire at
nightfall on Christmas Eve. The
room was seldom lit except by the
ruddy glare from this log. The
household indulged in many rustic
games in the glow of the yule
clog. Each clog was lighted from
a piece of the last year’s dog
which had been carefully preserved.
It was considered an ill omen if
the clog did not burn all night and
the guests were not at liberty to
depart until the fire began to die
out Christmas candles were
burned on the table at the even
ing repast and songs were sung
alter hunger had been appeased.
The time honored mistletoe hung
from every part of the ceiling and
as the comely maidens inadvert
ently stepped beneath the boughs
they were kissed by the young
gallants who each time plucked a
berry from the sprig. This privi
lege remained as long as there were
berries on the sprig.
In the morning the various older
members of the household were
wakened by carojs sung by choirs
of happy children,
There are many superstitions
attached to Christmas Eve. It was
a prevalent idea for many centuries
that the oxen spent the night on
their knees while the cock crowed
from twelve o’clock to daylight.
At this season no goblin could
harm any one or witch work her
charms.
In the opinion of the head of
the United State Agricultural De
partment, the future growth and
development of the sugar cane in
dustry of the state depends on the
absolute purity ot the article pro
duced. It declares, and that in all
truth, that when people all over
the country learn that they can
procure an absolutely pure article
and that Georgia cane syrup means
just what it purports, then the field
of sale tor our syrup will be greatly
broadened. What have the oppo
nents to pure fo xl legislation to
say to this?
Toole Bros, have in one of the
most extensive and fashionable
lines of Gents’ Furnishings that
have been exhibited in this city in
a great while. They place their
goods on sale through the Search
Light and of ctiur.se reach a ma
jority of the readers of the country.
You can’t down Toole Bros.
When me get our hard wood fac
tory and novelty works in west
Bainbridge, things will take a turn.