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BAINBRIDQE, DECATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA FRIDAY JANUARY 30 1903.
$1.00 YEAR IN ADVANCE
Official Organ of Decatur County anb tbe City of Satnbribge;
U ld Improve Mail Ser
vice.
at this time there are two
needed changes in our loca’
service, and we believe that
would be remedied if pressed
before the authorities,
fore let's press the matter.
first place we need the
ffice building left unlpcked
ht in order that those who
x rent may have the privi-
,f calling for their mails at
hour during the night that
suit their convenience and
ure, and that those who write
after the usual closing
at the post office may mail
without having to intrust
the porters of the hotels
kind enough generally to
them. Men who pay for th*
lege of securing their mails
gh private boxes are serious-
onvenienced by being cxclu-
rom the office building after
egular closing hour. Those
may come in on the night
after being absent from the
• a number of da vs, cannot
heir mails till the following
even though they pay for
rivilege,
other need is that proper
for depositing letters in dif•
parts of the town with'
aving to take them to the
office should be arranged,
s is done in much smaller
than Bainbridge, ancl we se^
ason why we should not have
same. Whigham has them
ned at convenient places,
gen;ral thing the post office
onged with negroes, it is al-
a common loa:ing p'ace and
fore the location of conven-
oxes would be desirable to
ladies who may not care to
their way in to mail letters,
are sure that post master
nell will aid in securing these
needed chang s, and we
that he will do so at once.
Bank Advertising.
great many of the leading
ing institutions of the United
s have begun a dignified and
roatic campaign of advertis-
nd we believe it will soon be
st impossible for any bank to
any great prosperity without
printer’s ink.
notice that a number of
gia and Florida banks have
ht on to the advertising idea
re Poshing it for all it
The officers of £ number
se banks have been inter-
d recently, and they say de
shave steadily increased since
advertising started. Some
esc advertisements are ford
id convincing arguments as
the man in every station
° sh ~ uld 'ay aside something
ne rainy day, and no person
re -d these advertisements
,ut ' )ec °ming convinced that
* culd far better be following
i ce given, and nine out of
°-‘ 0w '*•—Griffin News.
u^hern California’s present
h«ir°£lJ S y£t t mat ed to be
n f '5,000,000.
Hello Bill.
We clip the following notice from
the Shreveport Times, of a show
that will appear here on Thursday
i igh‘, February 5th,
“For a play that is staggering
under such'a handicap as'the
name of ‘Hello Bill’ that presented
at the Grand opera house lalt
night proved amazingly fine pro
duction. It is difficult to see
exactly why the author afflicted
his creation with so extraordina
rily far fetched a title. It creates
the false idea that ‘Hello Bill’ is a
course farce comedy, of the horse
play order, whereas it is one «f
the most delightfully funny and
scrupulously clean comedies seen
here in years. With any oth|r
title ‘Hello Bill’ would undoubtedly
prove a winner.
••The audience present at the
Grand opera house last night
almost laughed itself into spasms.
The first act merely gave a fore-
tase of what was coming in the
way of fun making. In the sec
ond and, third, acts tbe. action was
continual and the humor bubb'ed
constantly like effervescing cham
pagne. Complication followed
complication in such rapid succes
sion that it seemed the tangled
web would never be unwound.
Each new situation bore its wealth
of mirth and roar followed roar as
the play proceeded.
As for the vehicle of produc
tion it was faultless. Every mem
ber of the company is a painstak
ing and talented artist. As Mr.
William Fuller, Mr. James F.
McDonald proved as great a lau
producer as Ezra Keifdall
Francis Wilson. * Nor was he
alone in furnishing the fun. Mr.
S. S. Wiltsie made an admirable
Mr. Cutting and the Gen. William
Fuller of Arthur L. Cogliser could
hardly have been improved
Gideon Burton furnished much of
the amusement in the character
of Dr. Hastings. Of the fema’e
contingent Miss Kitheryn Vin-
cent was the ablest exponent of
comedy. Her Is-bel was a de
lightful piece of acting Miss
Nina Carleton made a most
acceptable Dorothy Dare. In
fact, the company was a very even
and hard working one and Mana
ger Ehrlich is to be congratulated
on having secured them for his
playhouse’.”
A Bold Burglary.-
City Court Adjourned.
Notice is hereby given, that the
adjourned term of the City Court
of Bainbridge will not be held on
the first Monday in February,
1903, as heretofore ordered, but
that said court will stand adjourn
ed till the regular term on the
first Monday i-s March, 1903, and
that at said March term the civil
business of said court only will be
taken up on the said first Monday,
and the criminal docket will be
called in said court on the second
Monday in March, 1903. Jurors,
putties and witnesses will take
due notice and govern themselves
accordingly.
By order of His Honor B. B.
Bower, Judge of said. Court, this
January 28th, 1903.
C. W, WlMBERLET,
Clerk,
On Sunday night last some time
after midnight burglars forced
open the store of Mr. W. W.
McCulley at Brinson Ga.. blew up
his safe and took therefrom all of
the money it held, which was
about $75 However the thieves
left several hundred dollars in
trade checks of the Stuart Lum
ber Co., doubtless for the reason
that these would be of no service
to them and if used would lead to
their arrest. It is supposed that
nitro-glycerine wijs used as the
safe was badly demolished.
As soon as the discovery was
made that the store had been en
tered Donalsonville Convict camp
was telephoned tor track dogs,
but they arrived too late to take
up the trail. The only^ trace of
the robbers was found by the rail
road track near Cyrene the next
morning, where abhut ten dollars
in nickels and dimes were found
as if they had been spilled from
the pockets as the burglars board
ed a moving train which 'passed
that point just before day Monday
morning going in the direction of
Thomasville.
Two suspicious men were ar
rested at Donalsonville Monday,
but as none of the stolen goods
were found on their person, and
there were no proofs^ of their
guilt they were released.
The officers are on the lookout
and if anything envelopes point
ing to the guilty parties, they
will be promptly arrested and
made to suffer punishment as
they should. i *
Dr. McTyre (Returns.
Dr. E. L. McTyre who will be
pleasantly remembered by the
older citizens of the county, was
in Bainbridge the first of the week
and will make this his future
home. He is stopping tempora
rily at the home of Hon. J. S.
Bradwell who is his brother-in
law.
Dr. McTyre is an old resident
of Decatur county and was at one
time a leading physician here.
He left Bainbridge in t8S6, going
to South America where he spent
nine years in the practice of med
icine. On returning to this coun
try he located in Thomas county
where he has sirca resided.
The Search Light extends a
hearty welcome to Dr. McTyre as
he returns to Bainbridge, and we
hope that he will live many years
in this his native town and coun
ty-
Our Board of Trade.
The Board of Trade has com
pleted its organization and has
gof-e to work in earnest. A large
membership nas already been
secured. It is to be hoped that
every business man in Bainbridge
and Deciitur county will join im
mediately and lend his aid and
influence to this much needed
enterprise. It is by no means a
local affair. Every interest in the
county will be as much benefitted
by the general progress and devel
opment, We have been sleeping
over our rights long enough, now
let us be a wide awake town and
county. We have all the natural
advantages, resources and the
splendid citizenship required.
Now let ’ us by co-operatioif
through this organization develop
them to the fullest extent. Do
not stand back and wait for others
to move and then discourage
them. Such a spirit has damned
many an enterprise, and we regret
to sav that this has been the case
previously. No one can be in
jured and every one will be bene
fitted. Other communities are
active in advertising their advant
ages and securing new industries
and increasing their population.
The same results await us and we
can surely attain them by a little
judicious and timely work. There
fore, send y&ur name to the Board'
of Trade and assure them of your
co-operation.
Ahead of Them AH.
For a town that is ahead of
them all and for whose f Jture
there is not the least doubt we stake
Bainbridge against any other town
in this, the greatest section of this
gre.jit country. Wc believe that
for widespreading trees, beautiful
flower gardens, balmy bre zes, a d
sunny skies she can’t be beaten-
Ours is the acme of health, and
the seat of a degree of wealth.
Nature’s fairest smiles are upon,
us and hospitality’s warmest fires
glow within us. We are heading
the way for the rest, and\ spread
ing ourselves for the best. You
can’t keep a good man down, this
town* is filled up with good men;
therefore you can’t keep the town
down, we love Bainbridge and
we are hereto stay.. Aren’t you,
gentle reader? Therefore in the
light of our surroundings, in the
smiles of a promising future and
with the encouragement of our
beautiful and intelligent women,
let us strengthen our stride and
press eternally to the fore. We
can work wonders if we wil.
Richardson WHJ Quit
Congress.
James D. Richardson, of Ten
nessee, democratic leader, in the
house, wil) retire from congress to
devote his time entirely to the
d ties of the hfgh office in Ma
sonry which he holds. The rpmor
that he might do this, published
some days ago, has been fully
verified Mr. Richardson is the
highest’ Masonic official in this
country, and among world’s Ma
sons ranks with King Edward.
He holds the office for so many
years held by the late General
Albert Pike. Members of the
order, and especially of the coun
cil which directs its affairs, have
for some time been anxious to
have Mr. Richardson to devote
his entire, time to the Masonic
order. He now receives a salary
from the order of $5,0(3o a year.
If he goes out of public life and
devotes himself entirely to Ma
sonry he will be paid $10,000 a
year and all traveling expenses,
and in addition, will be given a
handsome residence in Washing
ton in front of the house is the
famous statue of General Pike,
erected by the Masonic fraternity.
The Battleship Georgia.
Died Of Alchoholism.
Mr. C. W. Swaim,/of Grafton
West Va., died at the Bon Air
Hotel in this city Saturday night
lest of alcoholism, having been in
a precarious condition for several
days. He was a brother-in-law of
Mr. C. V. Blackheart of Babcock
Ga., a trusted employee of the
Babcock Bros., Lumber Co. The
death was a sad one indeed.
Waycross Ga. has succeeded in
capturing the model sugar farm to
be established and-operated by the
government for the development
of the cane industry of this sec
tion,
Notice.
There will be an Epworth
League Social at the resilience of
Mr. J. A. Reid tonight at eight
o’clock. Every member of " the
League is urgently requested to
attend this meeting, as officers for
the ensuing year will be elected.
The young penple of the city
are extended a cordial invitation
to be present on this occasion. A
nice programme has been pre
pared, and a pleasant and profit
able time is promised all who
attend.
B. F. Hawes, Ik..
President.'
Miss Louise DuBose, of Athens
has been authorized by Gov. J. M.
Terrell to raise funds for the pur
chase of a silver service for the
battleship now in course of con
struction.for the United States
Navy, to bear the name of our
grand commonwealth, Georgia,
and she is now working to this
end.
We bring this matter to the
attention of our readers in order
that some proper person under
take the matter of raising the fund
in this community, which should
be forwarded to Miss DuBose not
later than the first of March It
will require a considerable amount
to purchase the silver service for
the battleship Georgia, and every
patriotic Georgian should contrib
ute to this fund. Let some active
step be promptly taken if we arfc
to have a part in this laudable
undertaking.
Scott-Floyd.
Senator Thomas M. Scott of
Quincy Fla. and Miss Emma
L. Floyd of Orlando Fla. were hap
pily wedded in this city Wednes
day of this week, Rev. Jno. R.
Jester of the Baptist church offi
ciating. The ceremony was con
ducted at the home of Mr. M. W.
Bates and was witnessed by only
a lew friends of the ujuple. How
ever the earnest congratulations
of the entire town are extended
them.
The prominence of the contract
ing parties has caused wide inter
est as they are so well known
both in this county and in Gads
den county The groom is prom
inent in politics and business
fairs, while the bride stands high
among her acquaintances.
The Vienna News is one of the
brightest semi-weeklies that comes
to our desk. It is a credit to
i Dooly couuty.