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7. NUMBER 18.
BAINBRIDGE, DECATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA FRIDAY FEBRUARY 6 1903.
$1.00 YEAR IN ADVANCE
©ffidal ©roan of Decatur County anbtbe Ctty of KalnOri&oe.
Gordon-Donalson.
marriage of Mrs. Loulie M.
ion and Col. John E. Donalson
Cambridge, took place last
at 8 o’clock at the home of
William Dickson, Peachtree
Rev. Dr. White, of the
nd Baptist church, performed
mpressive ceremony in the
: nce of the immediate relatives
, e contracting parties.
)1 Donalson had as his best
Hon, Byron Bower, of Bain-
, e , and during the ceremony
jride had standing near • her
nembers of her family and
under a bower of palms
,ged on the first landing of
“airway. She was unusually
some in a reception gown of
crepe de chine elegantly
ioned, the corsage trimmed in
r.cienncs lace. She carried a
uet of violets and her only
ment was a harvest moon of
one's—a gift of the groom,
uring the elegant supper serv
er the ceremony, Buchanan’s
estra rendered a brilliant mu-
programme.
ie table in the dining room
which the supper was served,
as its center a silver candela*
a, its lights shaded in pink,
bout it were vases of pink
and hyacinths and the bon*
were in pink.
>1. and Mrs. Donalson left oh
vening train for New Orleans,
gfrom there to Mexico,
tie bride is one of the best
n and most beloved women
eorgia, and has a national
tation for her public spirited-
and philanthropy,
ie has been especially inter
din the progress of southern
ien, believing that upon them
lives much of the responsibil
if developing this ' section of
country, educationally and
rwise. She was vice presv
at large of the woman’s de
ment of the Cotton States and
rnational Exposition, and is a
liber of many of the active
nizations of women growing
of that enterprise and stand
for woman’s best work,
he has been recognized as
al leader since her girlhood
the fact that she will hereafter
le in Bainbridge deprives At
a society of one of its most
u'ar members,
ol. Donalson is one of the best
wn and most highly esteemed
in Georgia. He is a success
awyer and planter, and will
g his bride one of the most
atiful homes in /the • southern
of the state.— Atlanta Con*
ition.
r. and Mrs. Donalson le f t im-
iately after the ceremony on
xtended trip over this country
to Mexico. Upon their re-
i to this city they will find a
t hearty welcome awaiting
n.
Bankruptcy Law To Be
Amended.
Board of Trade Meeting.
Congress has agreed on several
impottant amendments to the
bankruptcy law which will in all
probability very soon go into
effect.
The existing law was defective
in many ways, the occasion of
much fraud on the part of the
unscrupulous and working great
hardships and loss on those it was
originally intended to relieve. The
present changes will eliminate
these defects in some measure.
It has been the case that insol
vent firms were able to defeat the
p ovisions of the law as to prefer*
ences by receiverships, whereas
under the new law that fact will
be deemed an act of bankruptcy.
Important relief will be given in
the proof of claims. Formerly
when a man had received payment
on account before he could prove
his claim for the balance it was
necessary for him to surrender
such ” payment. As amended a
creditor may retain payments so
received and prove his claim for
balance, provided the payments
were made more than four months
before the filing of the petition
and that there was no intent on
to create a preference. This is to
protect the man who has r;ceived
payments on account in the usual
course of business.
It has been materially strength*
ened by refusing a discharge where
the bankrupt by false statements
in writing obtained paoperty on
credit; to avoid the payment of
alimony and like obligations;
where within four mopths of the
proceeding he has disposed of his
property with an intent to delay
or defraud his creditors; where he
has been granted a discharge with
in six years in voluntary cases;
and where he refuses to obey any
of the orders or mandates of the
court.
Under the amended law the
trustee in bankruptcy has author
ity to sue for the recovery of
property that has been fraudu
lently transterred. Mining corpo
rations are to be brought within
the provisions ,of the act They
were formerly excluded because
they were held to he not engaged
in manufacturing or commercial
pursuits. ■ It also adds a very im*
portant provision which is that
the /bankruptcy of a corpoaation
does not release the officers and
stockholders from liability under
the law* of the state pr of the
United States.
New Jewelry Store Com
ing.
Quite an enthusiastic meeting
of the Board of Trade was held
Tuesday evening in the offices of
A. H. Russell and the following
officers were present
J. S. McRee, President; J. W.
Callahan, 1st Vice*Pre.sident; M.
E. Nussbaum, 2nd Vice-President;
B. F. Hawes, Jr.. Secretary and
Treasurer, besides a goodly num-
her of members.
This organization bids fair to
accomplish much in the way of the
material advancement and devel
opment of our city and county;
and every citizen, who has the
interest of the city at heart, should
allign themselves with this move
ment and thus increase the inter
est and zeal already manifested.
Several matters of importance
were brought to thb attention of
the Board which will receive im
mediate action, and which will, if
effectually consummated, prove of
incalculable benefit to our city.
The Board is officered by men
known for their thrift, industry
and enterprise; men who are ever
on the alert looking to the welfare
and prosperity of our .people; and
with the hearty co-operation and
assistance of our people the ends
and purposes tor which this move
ment is set on foot wijl be brought
to a successful fruition; and Bain*
bridge will be placed in the front
rank of the cities • of our state,
with a double increase of popula
tion with manufacturing indus
tries and enterprises, of various
kinds within her borders, and
populated with a . people whose
energies,, ambitions and desires
will be exerted wholly and entirely
in the direction of the prosperity,
advancement and 'development, in
every conceivable way, of our be*
loved city and county.
The citizens of Bainbridge are
called upon to lend a helping hand
to this onward movement.
Brunswick Hits A Ten
Strike. „
Dispatches from Brunswick
Saturday say that the most re*
markable meeting ever held in a
southern city was held tonight at
Brunswick to consider a proposi*
tion to donate three hundred
thousand dollars cash as a bonus
to the Mohawk Valley Steel and
Wire Company, of Worcester,
Mass., to secure the location of a
$6,000,000 plant with a sixteen
hundred ton daily capacity of fin
ished product here. The plant
will be the largest in the southern
states.
The meeting was so enthusiastic
thet the city and county officials
voted $100,000 cash, and the citi
zens made up a subscription of
$225,000 additional, thus over*
subscibed the amount called for
and thereby securing the location
at this point of a plant that will
be in operation within. 14 months
and will employ from 4,000 to 8.
000 hands, and increasing the
population of the city by at least
30,000.
Nothing like it ever occurred in
any city in the United States,
where in one single night enough
of actual contributions was given
to a plant that will quadruple the
.city’s population 4a* flight. -
The town is wild with joy and
the officials of the Mohawk Valley
Steel and \Mre company, who are
here are satisfied that they have
cast their line in a pleasant place
and that from now on they will
have the hearty cooperation of
every man, woman and child
Glynn county. This plant will
be far the largest independent
steel wire plant in the world. Pa
pers are already signed by all par-
ties.—Waycross Journal.
Several January Marriages
Among the number of marriage
events of the county which oc*
curred during January, it seems
that the eastern part ot the county
had a large share, as will be seen
from the following:
Mr. Jason Swicord and Miss
Hattie Maxwell were happily mar
ried January 28, Rev. Wm. Hoi-
lingworth officiating. The groom
is an industrious citizen of his
community, while the bride is the
charming daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. N. W. Maxwell, who live
near Whigham.
January 21st, Mr. W. L. Har
rell was joined to Miss Dora Ed
wards. both of the Whigham
neighborhood. The groom is the
son of Mr. J. O. Harrell and the
bride is the daughter of Mr. Henry
Edwards, Rev. Hollingworth offi
ciated.
Mr. W. H. Butler, bf Lton
county, Fla., was married to Miss
Hattie E. Sanders, at the home ot
the bride near Sofkee, on January
28, by Rev. Hollingsworth,
January 25 was the date of the
marriage of Mr. Geo. W. Maxwell
to Miss Idella Johnson. Both are
of the eastern portion of the coun
ty and live north of Whigham.
To each of these happy couplet
The Search Light joins with
friends in wishing much of happi
ness and success.
Rural Delivery Boxes.
be Oak City Drug Co., ealle av
ion to the fact that they have
received a car load of the best
I potatoes of the leading varieties,
nding Bliss Triumph, which tfiey
dispose of within'the next ten
*• their ad in today’s pa-
Blaum Brotheis of Dothan Ala.,
will open up a first class Jewelry
store about March 1st. in the
store now occupied by R. C. Cox,
Tailoring establishment. They
will have with them B. McCarty,
an experienced watch maker, who
will have charge of the watch re
pair department
Blauro Bros, now operate the
leading jewelro store of Dothan,
and we understand that they will
open up a business here about the
size of that in Dothan. They will
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 is 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,
parties 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. WlMBERLEY,
Clerk
carry a first class line 'of goods
and propose to do an extensive
business. They are good busi
ness meg, as has been evidenced
by the success they have attained.
The Search Light welcomes the
new firm to Bainbridge and trusts
that thev will meet with that sue-
cess which tjieir plean business
methods merit.
Scarcity School Teachers
From all sections of the state,
and especially South Georgia, the
cry arises as to the scarcity of
teachers for the public schools,
and Deca’ur county is no excep
tion to the rule. Commissioner
Brad well informs us that many of
the schools of the county are now
without teachers of any kind, and
that others have been forced to
accept teachers that they did no 1 :
want, or go without schools alto*
gether.
For those who have watched
the operations of the public school
system for the past few years, this
state of affairs is no mysteiy.
The teachers have been forced to
run their schools on promises and
to await the delays in payment of
their wages, or discount the same
till they have grown tired of the
work or have quit the state en
tirely. The truth of the matter
is that many of the teachers of
this section have taken schools in
the adjoining districts of Florida,
in order that they may secure
their pay more promptly.
It has been a cause of complaint
long enough, and the state of Geor
gia should once ard for all make
up her mind, either to pay off her
teachers promptly, or go entirely
out of the public school business.
Commissioner Bradwell is doing
his best to arrange teachers for
the vacant schools.
A recent decision sent out by
the postmaster-general specifies
that all boxes must be made in the
best workmanlike! order and be
not less than 18x6x6 inches All
joints or edges must be riveted or
seamed, and the cover must ex*
tend oyer the edges so as to pro
tect the mail from rain, dust or
snow.
It is recommended that open*
ings be made from the top or sides
as it has been found that this is
more convenient.
When conforming to these re
quirements the manufacturer may
stencil on the box: "Approved
by the postmaster-general.” Of
course those who already had box
es before this order went into ef
fect, in October, 1902, if they are
safe and sound, will not be requir
ed to change them.
Calhoun-Cook.
Married at the home of the
bride’s parents in Albany Ga., on
Wednesday evening at 7 o’clock,
Mr. Lewis E. Calhoun to Miss
Annie Cook, Rev. W. L. Rich
ards impressively performing the
ceremony. After the marriage a
delightfal luncheon was served,
and the couple left the following
day for their future home in Pel
ham.
The groom is an energetic
young business man and is a
member of the firm of A. F.
Churchwell & Co., of Pelham, Ga.
Tne bride is a popuua young lady
of her town. Mr. M.D. Calhoun
of this city and who is a brother
of the groom went up to Albany
Wednesday morning to be pres
ent at the nuptials.