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• '4 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