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NlMBER 25.
BAINBRIDGE, DECATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA FRIDAY APRIL 10 1903.
$1.00 YEAR IN,ADVANCE
©ffldal ©roan of Decatur County anO tbe dtp of DatnDrtDae.
the General
Meeting.
of
lony i
■ the
Mistaken Identity.
larch Light:
be of interest to your
hear from the 'General
jt Brinson. The serv
ed Thursday night with
by Rev N. G. Christo"
riday morning Rev. W.
nd Rev. J. M. Jackson,
the body on “The Need
in our Church Work.’
m. Bro. Christopher gave
,er strong sermon. Open-
at 2 p. m., Rev, - J. R.
iro. Christopher and Dr.
o-ave very instructive
Is on “The Pastor and his
Pastor and his .Peo
17:30 p. m, sermon by
iter.
:dav, 9 a. m., Brethren W.
1, W. 0. Crumbley,. N. G.
ipher and J. R. J este« de-
strong and impressive
ies on “Missions and. the
This subject consumed
ie allowed for preaching and
conclusion the meeting ad-
|d for dinner. * '■
irday, 2 p, n. , Brethren
Ig. B. Toole, Christopher and'
discussed; "The Needs of i
Field.’’ Bro. Christopher
ed at 7:30.
iy, 10:00 a m.., Brethren J.
ackson and G. B. Toole de
Id most interesting and in*.
;ive speeches on, ■“Plans for
Study.” Took a collection
|lp the church at Climax com-
their house, received in cash
18. u a. sermon by Bro.
Opened door of church
received one by experienoe,
sermon by Bro. 'Jester, re-
:d six by experiencr, sermon
p. m. by Bro. Jester, rc-
:cl one by letter and one by
irience, Meeting closed,
my opinion this was the best
leral Meeting I have attended
spirit of brotherly love and
istian fellowship prevailed,
:h the unbounded watch care
hospitality of Brinson’s citis
s sweetened the hearts of the
iple and made almost the air
df fragrant with a free, high
rited enthusiasm for Christ arid
glory. Dinner was served
h day at the church and there
an over abundance '.eft every
For a sober, clever, liberal*
rted, united people Brinson has
an equal between the poles
wide of the center.
‘he speeches were mostly up
late and some would have been
1 received by almost any audi-
e of Christians, The sermons
’ e ^ ar above the average and
r e freighted with very strong
On Thursday morning of this
week Bish Whitaker, a negro liv-
ing near Cyrene, Ga., was shot by
Reuben Cloud, a white man in a
rather unusual manner.
Hodges & Powell the owners of
the Powell plantation some miles
below this city, recently posted
their plantation against - hunters,
and subsequently uffered Whits'*
ker <>25.00 for proof to convict any
one- found hunting on the prem-
ises.
Early Thursday morning Whit
aker stationed himself in the
swamp land of the place with the
end in view ot securing the reward
if possible. Shortly after daylight
he discovered some one in the
swamp, as if they were turkey
hunting, he concealed himself in
the bushes and began yelping,
thinking to draw the intruder
within close enough range to be
positive of his identity. The party
drew nearer until within about
forty yards when he fired on the
supposed turkey; and as a result
WhitakeT came into town fairly
loaded down with shot
However Whitaker won his re*
ward and will receive At of .he
Messrs. Hodges and Powell, since
tbe owner of the gum stepped
forth when he discovered his mis
take, and fee was found to be Reu
ben Cloud, a white man who lives
in tbe neighborhood. Whitaker
had the shot extracted from his
body., and it was found that toe
‘underbrush had -cut off tbe force
sufficiently that he was not seri»
■ously hurt. Cloud is an old man
and feis eyesight was not good
otherwise he would have been
using a rifle and the results would
have been more serious.
things upon high lines borne
he hearts of the people by the
i' Spirit whose presence could
be felt.
lie
pastor and the people were
ud ot their guests and
0 only
etted, while we had good con
ations, that there was not a
er attendance.
ervices were weli attende
’ Sunday, as rainy as it was.
J. I. D. Miller,
Pastor.
- s >- Services will begin at
'son church next Friday night
tlsm will take place Sunday
moon. Services day and
In a recent interview with Mr.
John W. Callahan, the proprietor
of the Grenada Drug Store of this
city, we ascertained that in all
probability he would put in a large
wholesale stock ot drugs some
time this fall. Mr. Callahan in
part said:
“I have been trying to get
the owners of the store I now oc
cupy to add a second story to the
building and if this is done, it is
my intention to put in the whole
sale business. 1 do not think there
is a better place in this rection for
a large enterprise of this charac
ter. Bainbrjdge is located in the
midst of a fine section of country
and has the facilities for securing
excellent freight rates. I am anx
ious to invest more largely it
Bainbridgc property, and I am
sure that I can make a success of
the new wholesale cirug business.”
Should Mr. Callahan enter the
wholesale drug business he will
make things lively for competitors
in these parts. Whatever he has
yet attempted has proven a suc
cess and tor some time he has had
his eyes turned in the direction of
a wholesale establishment of some
kind in Bainbridgc.
Hotel Wainman Leased.
A contract was intered into last
week between Mr. T. C. Wainman
and Mesrs. J. S., McRee of this
city mid Thomas O’Brien of Co
Iambus, Ga., whereby Mr. Wain
main bases the Wainman Hote
to the other gentlemen for th
term of four years with privileg
leasing for five years. The new
management will assume control
May first.
Mr, O’Brien, who will be man
ager, is a hotel man o r wide ex
perience, having for a long time
been at the head of Hotel Lanier
of Macon, Ga. He is at present
interested in the Racine hotel at
Columbus, Ga, and we understand
that he retains his interests there
also.
The new management are deter
mined to make the Wainman a
niversal favorite among the travel
ling men, and no doubt they will
put their best efforts forward
towards this end.
Easter Egg Huut.
The Society of Little Helpers
of St. John’s Church will give
egg hunt on the church grounds
Easter Monday afternoon at
o'clock. Refreshments and games
will follow the hunt. Admission
io cents. Let ali the little io,ks
com;.
John Callahan atid the
Grenada.
Equal Taxation Scheme.
Argus Change* Hands.
In an article in the New York
World headed "A Scheme for
Equal Taxation,” we think the two
following clauses are worthy of con
sideration:
13. Unpaid taxes shall consti
tute a lien against the property as
sessed and draw interest, a'ter fall
ing due, at 1 per cent pei month
12 months. For the following
twelve months at t 1-2 per cent
per month, and for the following
twelve months at the rate ot 2 per
cent per month. If not paid at
the end of the third twelve months
the property shall be advertised
for sale and sold.
14. To prevent the hardshiDS
and sacrifices ot unnessarily heavy
penalties upon the 1 nart of those
financially embarrassed, the prop
erty holder may oorrow the sum
required at such rate as he can ne
gotiate, and upon the payment of
the amount to the county treasurer
the said treasurer shall issue a
warrant against the property for
the amount so paid. At the end
of any twelve mouths the holder
of the warrant way turn the same
back to the county treasurer and
demand his money, the law then
taking its regular course. This
would constitute a perfectly simple
and easy method for the payment
of taxes by those temporarily era
barrassed.
Important Railroad Meet
ing Held.
Hon. Rienzi M. Johnson, of
Houston, Texas, was in the city
the first of the week and while
here disposed of the Argut plant
to Messrs. iR. A. Graves and W.
O. Fleming of this city. How
ever the new management will not
take charge till next week. We
understand that the Argus will de
improved and made the size of The
Search-Light as soon as the change
can be made.
The young men who are to wield
the helm over the Argus hereafter
are well-known and popular, hav
ing been reared in Bainbridge, and
having many friends here. Mr.
Glaves has for some time been
employed on The Search-iright
staff, where he has worked faith
fully and satisfactorily, We hope
that in his new field he will achieve
success. Mr. Fleming has been
connected ■ with the Argus since
its establishment as business man
ager and should befamili -r with
the operations of the paper.
Graves and Fleming will make i
strong team, and one we may ex
pect to bend their energies to the
of upbuildii g-ef Bainbridge. The
Seatch Light extends to them the
hand in the cau-e and assures
them a hearty welcome into the
field.
Strayed or Stolen.
Four oxen answering to the fol
lowing description:
One large black and white pided
ox, one big batt headed ox, with yel
low spots on neck and jaw, one white
and red pided ox, with long horns
crumped in, otoe small black ox with
long horns.
Anyone knowing * hereabouts of
these oxen will confer a favor by
sending word to the undersigned.
Parties returning these oxen to our
mill will be liberally dealt with.
STUART LUMBER CO,
Bnucou, Ga.
Killed His Sister.
Last week’s issue of the Miller
County Liberal contained an ac
count of the killing in that county
otU.ua Ramsev, a young white
*irl, by her brother. Young Ram
sey was returning from hunting
and as h<* approached the yard his
sister rebuked him for scatter
ing feathers over the yard where
she was sweeping at the time. The
boy continued to scatter the feath
ers and was struck by the girl
with a broom. He declared that
he would shoot her; she told him
to shoot. The result was that he
instantly turned the gun in her
face and pulled the trigger. The
gill was buried the following day
Immediately after the shooting the
young man rushed to a neighbors
house and reported the killing but
state, that he never intended to
do so. It is rot k own whether
the boy really thought the gun
was loaded, but the result was
fatal as usual even with unloaded
guns. The affair was an unfor
tunate one.
An important citizen’s meeting
was held Wednesday night at the
court house and initiative steps
were taken looking to the accepts
ance of the terms mentioned by
the - Hawkinsville and Florida
Southern in order to secure an
extension of the road to this city,
At Wednesday nignt’s meeting
committee was appointed to
secure terminal facilities for the
road a.id to open books for sub
scription. The committee met
last night and thoroughly organ
ized for the work. The concensus
of opinion is that the conditions
laid down by the company will be
met, or at least that the commit-
tee will be in position within a few
days to submit a counter pftpOsj-
'.ion from the city of Bainbridge.
We hope that by our next issue
we will have the pleasure of an-'
nouncing to our readers <hat % for
a certainty the Hawkinsville and
Florida Southern will be extended ^
to Bainbridgc. * In the mean time
every eftizen upon whom the com
mit ve calls should meet the prop
osition squarely and subscribe
such amount as he expects to pay
whenever he is called upon The
burden if borne by all, will not
; rest sc heavily op the few; and
there’s no refuting the proposition
that every business man and every
real estate owner in Bainbridge
will be \materially benefit ted by
the coming of the road.
Marriage at Bon Air Hotel.
On Sunday morning last, bout
daylight, Judge T. B. Maxwell was
called to the Bon Air Hotel to tie
the nuptial knot that would bind
together too fleeing lovers from
Hanks, Ala. The parties were
Jno. T. Lyman and Miss Lena M,
Tatum^ members of two prominent
families.
Mr. T. B. Gremmer, the popu
lar Bon Air night cldrk was equal
to the emergency and rendered
the wedding march while the gal
lant judge was engaging the
couple (or life. The witnesses
were few, as the hour was early,
but the best wishes of those pres
ent were extendi.I the two made
one. They returned in their ho,n<:
by the first train. ‘ -
We heartilv endorse the action
of those ladies of Blakely who
have secured the names of the
confederate dead whose graves are
unmarked. They have placed an
order' with the marble works to
prepare slabs for all these heroes
who sleep in nameless graves and
before the next memorial dav they „
hope to have pach spot marked •'many attentions that would hardly
G H./Sims, a prominent bank
official of Atlanta, has succeeded
in embezzling the bank out of
<93,000, the thefts extending over
a period of eight years (luring
which time he has been connected
with the institution. It is inter
esting to note how for so long a
time, he has evaded the scrutiniz
ing eye of the bank inspector.
Young Sims was a member of the
upper society of Atlanta and paid
be justified by his nominal salary
<1,000 per year. Pages of
unwrtten history hav«- been made
where the hallow.d remains lie
This custom has been carri.d out 0 f
in several Georgia towns ami we
Confederacy ^at tKace'will take | b V young men striving to keep the
the matter in hand. the outlay P ace set by the society of the
would not be great and we believe hour, and many defalcations and
that the sum would readily be do- j acts of crooked conduct have been
nated by the citizens of the town j the result. Young Sims’ entan-
who honor ihe memory 01 t hose ! glements should prove a lesson to
who .ncil in a righteous and'young men everywhere who are
r able cause. 1 runnin fl **>"»<* of their incom