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7. NUMBER 24.
BAINBRIDGE, DECATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA FRIDAY, MARCH 20 1903.
$1.00 YEAR IN ADVANCE,
Official ©voan of Decatur Count? ant> tbe Cit? of '-' atnbriboe.
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DONALSONVILLE, JUNIOR.
Buried In Ashes a Ydar Ago; A New Town
Arises.
old time Donalsonville was
I in the ashes of the great
i the summer of 1902 and we
in the western part of the
y a little 'City rejuvenated
urified by the fire. A per
ishing Donalsonville at this
i last year saw two rows of
ie story frame buildings with
e walks and no show win-
The only redeeming feat-
bout the town then was the
ng worth of its merchants
lave since, made the present
:tive little citv.
day we find tbe most up to
wo story brick stores, where
once the wooden fire traps,
venture the assertion that
is scarcely any other town
size in South or North Geor-
lat can boast such splendid
intile buildings,
the order in which the build-
come on Woolfork Avenue,
ill glance first into the store
e Benton, Shingler Co. This
nagnificent two story struct 1 -
f immense dimensions. Large
glass show windows are
id from the macadamized side
which is about eighteen feet
The office of the company
atly fitted up and we find at
ashier’s desk the efficient and
ar J. F. Brown, A splendid
tor is in use Mr. A. R.
on is general manager and
owner of the company. He
niversally liked. This com-
buys produce and meats
all the farmers of that sec-
Their immense store is
with a twelve thousand do!-
lock. In rear of the main
ture is a buggy and wagon
house owned by the same
era They also operate a
gin. Across Second street
handsome structure owned
essrs. Chason and Spooner,
building is seventy feet long
is the first of the long brick
with the excellent cement side
S' This two story structure
be occupied bv the first of July
prominent merchant of Iron
Dr. Minter is the fortunate
r of the next two story build-.
n w hich the Crawford, Kitch-
& Co., general merchants,
iheir home. The gentlemen
e concern are all young men
,om the success with which
are meeting one would imag-
hat they were veterans in the
'cial world. Dr. Minter’s den-
arlors are on the second floor
' s building, while next door is
Donalsonville post office over
h Miss Agnes Donalson pre-
Miss Donalson by her
""ng personality has made
f>ends for herself, and the
)ffi ceisoneof the most at-
; lve P'aces in the town.
• have rarely 8ee n « drug
s-o handsomely fitted out as
me * hlch Dr. Thomas Chason
The cases are of a„-
°ak and the show cases are
* lth a most select stock.
Both taste and means are evident
throughout the store, while the
proprietor, Dr. Chason, is fortu
nate in possessing the highest
esteem of every person in the
community.
Two one story structures owned
by Chason & Co., stand between
Dr. Chason’s drug store and the
Bank of Donalsonville building,
The pride of all the citizens. These
buildings will be completed in a
few days.
The bank building is one of the
handsomest it has ever been our
good luck to see. It is made of
pressed brick bought in Washing
ton, D. C. It is commodious and
will have a glass front. At present
the bank has temporary quarters
in Dr. Chason’s drug store. Mr,
M. W. Thurmond is the cashier,
and though he has been in Donal
sonville only two months, he can
number all acquaintances as
friends. This bank can make one
of the best showings in the state
considering the leugth of time it
has been organized.
Further down the street is the
wooden stable of Messrs. Oliver
and Woodbury. The firm has
just opened for business and they
have a splendid establishment.
On the opposite side of the
street the brick market building
of Mr. W. G. Kirkland is nearly
completed. He will have an ex
cellent refrigerator service during
the summer.
Messrs. Butler and Spooner,
and A. A. Subers are still occupy
ing wooden struc'ures but this
does not seem to militate against
them, for they are among the most
popular merchants of the commu
nity and business with them is
most flourishing.
The dispensary is a highly sat
isfactory business enterprise.
We could not close a sketch of
Donalsonville without mentioning
two of the most potent factors in
the upbuilding of the town. The
Chattahoochee Lumber Co., and
the Donalsonville school. The
former is under the management
of Mr. W. L. Powell, one of the
most deservedly popular men of the
community. The recent fire which
destroyed the large saw mill has
of course lessened the output of
the mill, but in a short time it is
rumored that the old mill will have
a more thoroughly equipped suc
cessor.
The school is in the hands of
Prof. E. W. Anderson, a graduate
of Emory. His roll has reached
150 and it will be with sincere
regret that his most successful
two years connection with the
school will end in June., He goes
to Tulane University to study
medicine. *
Mr. J. F. Brown is mayor of
our thriving neighbor, while Mr.
Wilf red Adams has recently been
elected city treasurer, a fitting
tribute to tbe yopng man’s ability.
Death of Mrs. Donalson.
After an iil.iess of several
months Mrs. Caroline .Donalson
died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Agnes Graves, in this city,
Friday evening.
Mrs. Donalson had for many
years suffered from total deafness,
but her affliction never shook her
faith in an all-wise and loving
Father. Through her entire life
she was a devoted and devout
member of the Presbyterian church
and her last thoughts were that of
joy at being able to go into the
realm of rest and peace and divine
love.
She was the mother of Hon.
John E. Donalson and Mrs. A. D.
Graves, of this place, Mrs. J. H.
Boozer, of Quitman, Mr. J. A.
Donalson, of De Funiak Springs,
F!a„ and the late Mr, W. O. Don
alson. - *
Surrounded by all her surviving
children and a number of close
friends whose affection she had
won during her many years of
useful service in this community,
she drifted out into the spirit
world at half past eight. For
years she had prayed to be re
leased from her suffering here and
it was a relief to her much tried
soul when she was able to go to a
sure reward.
The remains, followed by a large
concourse of sorrowing relatives
and friends, were interred in the
cemetery on Saturday afternoon.
The Old Court House.
While so much discussion has
been stirred up about the future
of the old county court house site
why is it nothing has been said
about the possibility of having a
government building on this site.
Wt are convinced that by strenu
ous effort Decatur coulfi procure
a national appropriation for the
purchase of the plot and erection
of a building which would be the
home of the postoffice. A reader
of the papers cannot help being
impressed with the number of
appropriations that have been
mad. for the southern cities this
year, Valdosta received a goodly
sum. Macon succeeded in pro
curing $300,000. Athens procured
$100 000 while Atlanta was given
$200,000 to purchase a site for a
new structure.
Everyone is cognizant of the
fact that the present postoffice
buildng is too small to handle the
thousand letters that arc daily
mailed here. Tallahassee has a
magnificent public building and
we need one too. We can get it.
Will we get it? Let us get it.
Sellers- Donalson.
Mr. Joseph E. Sellers was hap
pily married on tbe fifteenth in
stant to Miss Martha’Carrie Don
alson, Rev. J. T. Ryder of the
ftetbodist church officiating. The
bride is the attractive and accom
plished daughter of Mr. Carter
Donalson while the groom is one
of our most esteemed citizens.
We wish the two all bapiuess in
what we hppe will be a long life.
An Able Presentation of a Very Important
Question.
While the “Greater Georgia” j the state until.the counties begin
spirit is in the air no subject can I to spend mon^y in large amounts
be of more importance to all parts for permanent work. Many coun-
of the state than that of improving
the public roads. Ih all parts of
the state, and in Florida, there
appears to be the strongest sort of
sentiment for better road work.
The papers in all parts of the state
are talking about the plans that
are being adopted in various places
and suggestions as to road work
are being made by prominent men
and experts in the ■ road making
line. In Cobb county a few days
ago a mass meeting of citizens was
held and there was much enthusi
asm over the subject. The meet
ing resulted in the purchase of a
lot of road-working machinery for
the purpose of beginning active
work for better roads.
Among the speakers at the
meeting was Judge Geo. F. Gober,
one of the largest property owners
of the county and one of the heav
iest tax-payers. He advocated the
floating of bonds by counties for
the improvement of public roads
now in existance and the building
of new ones. Judge Gober said
that in his opinion the legislature
should pass a law allowing coun
ties to hold elections for this' pur
pose, and that these bonds should
when so issned be non taxable,
placing them on the same footing
in this respect with state bonds.
The exemption he said would have
to be authorized by an amendment
to the Constitution. He said that
he was a firm believer in well built
public roads, that they enhanced
the value of farming lands of the
section through which they ran,
and that for this reason the people
would not feel the additional tax
placed upon property to raise the
interest on the bonds and to pay
them off when they fall due.
Judge Gober is not far from
right. No very great improve
ment will be seen in the roads of
ties in Florida have already issued
bonds for road-paving, and now
there is a movement on foot to
belt that entire state with paved
roads. The trouble about the work
which is done by the road machine
is that the rainy weather undoes it
about as fast as it is done. Of
course, there can be. no wonderful
improvement without paving, but
when the cost cf road-paVing is
compared with the benefits deriv
ed, and also with the cost which
the bad roads entail upon those
who travel over them, it will be
found that paved roads, even at a
cost of $1,500 a mile would be in
the interest of economy.
Lowndes county could afford to
put $100,000.00 in public roads in
the next two years. It would be
better if she should put in double
this amount. Such an expendi
ture would add two million dollars
to the taxable property of the
county before the work could be
finished; and would prove the best
b d we could offer to home seekers
from other sections. A system of
paved public roads would put
Lowndes county in the forefront
of southern counties and would
insure a period of prosperity that
would make us forge* all about
what Toads cost. Let us aim high
and let us not be satisfied iintil,we
hit the mark—in road building,'as
well as in other achievements.—
Valdosta Times.
To what The Times has sattf of
the importance of public road im
provement we most heartily sub
scribe, and trust that it may awak
en those who read it, and that
they will fall intotfighting line for
good roads in Decatur county
The Search Light has spoken out
on this importantquestion before,
and often. It will continue in
the fight.
Saint Patrick’s Day.
Tuesday, March 17th, was St.
Patrick’s day and it wa3 celebrated
throughout the land by all loyal
Hibernians. The people of this
country, as a whole, know practi-
tically nothing of tne Patron Saint
of Ireland, except the legend that
he freed the island of snakes. He
was born in England during the
days of Roman rule. He was
stolen by a piratical king of Ire
land and was a slave for a number
of years. Finally escaping, he re
turned to England, and began to
study for the priesthood. He pro
cured a commission from the Pope
to go as a missionary to the land
where he was held in bondage.
He found Ireland pagan and left
it a Christian land. In symboliz
ing the trinity he used a species
ot three leaf clover known as- the
Shamrock which is now the na
tional flower and is held in as much
veneration by the Irish as is . the
thistle by tbe Scotch.
Mrs. S. Brash Dies.
After a 'brief illness Mrs S.
Brash died in this city Thursday
morning at the homh of her daugh
ter, Mrs. I. Kwilecki. Mrs. Brash
had been in failing health for some
time ahd at the advanced age of
seventy death came as a relief to
her. She died of a dropsical
affliction.
The t remains were interred
Thursday afternoon and a number
of friends accompanied the b$dy
to its last resting place.
The sympathy of the commu
nity is with those who uorrow.
Notice.
All persons are berebd warned not
to pigk up, sell or otberwiae dispose
of our Cypress logs on Flint river
nor to alter, change or define oar
brand on same. All peisene are al
so warned net to bey uy ef nor
logs.
Tbe Cypress LdbberCe-
Apalaehiotln Fin.
