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jrew Rainey Dies of
Wounds.
rew Rainey, a desperate ne-
as brought into town Mon-
ight and lodged in the coun-
NIMBBR 27.
BAINBRIDGE, DECATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA FRIDAY APRIL 24 1903.
$1.00 YEAR IN ADVANCE
Official ©rgan of Decatur Count? ant> tbe Citp of Balnbrfofle.
wounds inflicted on his
by unknown parties sup-
be white men. The evi-
„ introduced at the coro-
quest was substantially as
Sunday last, according to
nfession of the dead negro,
ether with another negro
Will Smith, had burglarize
home of a family of orphan
who live in the Lime
district, taking therefrom
hams, syrup, clothing and
things, while the children
way from home. Upon the
:tion of the ‘mrglary he had
:ed the house and kitchen
while Smith applied the
As a result the children
to find their home smoul-
in ashes
ever, suspicion pointed to
minal and on the following
'arrant was issued by Jas,
P„ for the arrest of Rainey,
taken into custody by the
ble of the district, Ira Bell,
iupper Monday night, Bell
to llainbridge to lodge
in jail in compliance with
er of the committing officer
whom he was brought dur-
evening.
:er Bell was accompanied by
Sell, a relative, and Horton
On reaching the eleven
st on the Camilla road, they
ialted by armed men whose
:y they could not discern be-
if the darkness of the night,
he negro was demanded,
instable ordered his associ-
drive on, and as he attempt-
io so, the horse was caught,
ere thrown in their faces
le negro was taken from the
not however till one of the
ints had dealt Dees a stun*
•low with a buggy trace. The
was taken to one side and
ly beaten, after that he had
full confession of his
implicating a negro woman
community and another ne-
tided to as Will Smith,
evident intention of the
as not to kill the negro, but
him a sound thrashing and
rt from him if possible
ion of the crime and the
of his confederates. After
ad done this, they again
the prisoner over to the of-
who proceeded to this city
he was accordingly lodged
Board of Trade.
The Bainbridge Board of Trade
will hold its regular monthly meet
ing next Tuesday night, and a full
attendance of the membership is
desired, as all the important mat
ters that are now under investi-
gation will be given full consider
ation. It is understood that there
are several new propositions that
will be laid before the board for
action that will add greatly to the
material growth and prosperity of
this city and section.
It should be a source of gratifis
cation to every one that the board
is at last firmly established and is
composed of the most progressive
spirits of the town, who are thor-
oughly capable and are actively en
gaged in furthering every project
for the prosperity, not alone of
this city, but of the entire county.
If you have faith in the future
greatness of Bainbridge and De
catur county now is the time to
lend your influence and support to
the efforts of the Board of Trade.
If you are not a member join as
quickly as possible and assist in
the work for the general prosper
ity which you will surely want to
share.
If you have no faith in the great
er Bainbridge or a greater Deca
tur county for heaven’s sake do
not seek to discourage those who
have and are bound to bring it
about in spite of you and are going
to bring it about largely through
such an organization.
Let every man who cannot or
will not encourage and assist, take
to the tall timbers.
Sudden Death at Macon.
Mr. D. K. Butler, one of the
most prominent citizens of Mitch
ell county, died very suddenly in
Macon, Ga., Saturday last of acute
stomach trouble. Deceased was
the father of Mrs. Anderson Rod-
denberry, of Thomasville, and also
had relatives in this county, where
he was born.
He was about sixty-seven years
of age and was born in the North
Carolina settlement in this coun
ty. Immediately after the war he
remoyed to Mitchell county where
he has since resided, and wh,ere
he has had much to do with the
development of this great South
Georgia country of ours. His
death will be earnestly regretted
here.
His funeral was conducted from
the home of his son, Frank Butler
in Camilla, the following evening,
ichmv town about one
they called up Sheriff Ford-
h0 t( ?°k the negro in charge
ve him a place in a celt. As
stated the negro was found
- e folk.wing morning when
cers came down to the jail,
i ith who was confined in
alongside the prisoner stated
had died at daylight that
ifi n eda F nd derick ^ ? r ° mpt
l j at the dece ased had
>s death by wounds in
i’ unknown parties.
«'dence shed no light up-
itter re -l, 1 u® assailants . and
ter will be allowed to rest
' meelmg 0 f the regular
0ur court in May.
New Store.
itrn' F °l dhain has placed
sr e groundf ° rt he
tacint ha P dsome new brick
The store
fo r ren n ? raodlous one and
andbe - aS S °° n as coras
Wedded at Quincy.
Delegates Appointed to
Convention.
Governor Terrell has just com- latest books received at the library:
pleted a list of delegates from the
counties of this state to the great
Cane rGowers’ Convention which
meets in Macon May 6, 7, 8. The
list m all names about 700 dele
gates, and this added to the large
number of delegates from the cane
growing states will make the at
tendance the largest that has ever
been at an agricultural meeting in
the south. We publish below the
the list for Decatur and the bor
dering counties: *
Decatur County—T. L. Wilder,
Pelham; W. B. Hawthorne, Cairo;
E. C. Mosely Donalsonville, S. L.
Belcher, Whigham; A, E. Bell,
Climax; Erie M. Donalson, Bain
bridge; Dr. Thomas Chason, Don
alsonville; Hon. P. H. Herring,
Calvary; Hon. Simeon Brinson,
Brinson; Judge B. B. Bower, Bain
bridge; Frank S. Jones, Bain
bridge; Samuel Einstein, At-
tapulgus; Love Fain, Faceville;
R. R. Terrell, Whigham; D. B.
Curry, Climax; S. D. Cherry, T.
J. Shingler, Donalsonville.
Thomas County—Captain Nat
Sprangler, Boston; W. B. Rodden-
berry, Cairo: William Wilkins,
Meigs; Dr. M. R. Mallette, Bos
ton. L. C, Varnedoe, Thomasville;
Dr. J. S Harris, Pavo; Hon. W.
P. Roundtree, Barwick.
Early County—W. M. Pulleo,
Kestler; L. D. Gay, C. R. Narra
more, John T. Williams, S. R.
Booth, R. W. Davis, Joseph Free
man, T. C. Gay, Blakely: T. E.
Hightower, Damascus; Eugene
Collins, Colomokee.
Baker Cour.ty—N. H Saunders,
Pearce; R. L. Hall, J. C. Odom,
Jno, O. Perry, Newton; John T.
Kidd, H. B. Askew, Milford; A.
C McMurria, Hoggards.
Mitchell County—I: A. Bush,
Camilla; J. L. Hand, Pelham; R.
J. Bacon, Baconton; E. M. Davis,
Camilla; W. N. Spence, Camilla.
Miller County-—P. S. Spooner,
Donalsonville: E. H. Hammond,
Babcock; J- S. Bush, E. B. Bush,
F. E. Fudge, Colquitt.
Alice in Wonderland, Hoosier
Schoolboy, Zigzag Journeys in
Classic Lands, Two Little Con
federates, Stories of Georgia,
Court of King Arthur, Captain
Courageous, Blue Fairy Boon,
Lass o'Lowries, Nights With
Uncle Remus, Rasselas, Wander
ing Jew, Ben Hur, Personal Rec
ollections of Joan of Arc, John
Halifax, Twice Told Tales.
The officers of this institution
are making a strong effort to eiy
list the sympathy and support of
the town, and we believe they are
succeeding. Parents are reminded
that idleness is the bane of the
growing boy and it is therefore
important that his evening hours
be employed in reading wholesome
literature by the family fireside
rather than meeting his comrades
the streets by night. The
future, mental, moral and physical
welfare of the youth of the town
depends largely upon the support
given those institutions that lead
to the betterment of their condi
tion.
Desperate Negro Deals
Death.
On Wednesday April 15th, Miss
Grace Carr,.formerly of this city,
was happily wedded, to Dr. Jatnes
William Strange, the ceremony be
ing performed at the residence of
thjp bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. H- Carr, N. P. Quarterbaum
officiating,
Miss Carr was born in Spring-
field, Massachusetts, but in early
childhood removed with her par
ents to Bainbridge, and has resid
ed here most of her life.- , She has
been a resident of Quincy, Fla.,
for about two years during which
time she has been the recipient of
many social attentions.
The groom is a poplar young
practicng dentist of Gadsden
county where he was reared.
Many good wishes will go out
from Bainbridge to the newly wed
ded pair.
: 35X125 feet.
An attempt was made last S?t
urday night to burn the court
house in Colquitt. It is thought
that the attempt grew out of the
failure to carry a recent bond elec
tion tor ouilding a new court house
_ in Miller county.
Whitely Williford, a desperate
negro criminal, who recently es
caped from the McRee convict
camp in l^owndes county shot and
instantly killed Harmon West,
and mortally wounded Turner A.
Cox, of Mitchell county, last Mon
day. The particulars as far as
obtainable were as follows:
West and Cox had been on the
negro’s trail and had succeeded
in locating him in a vacant house
at a turpentine still near Bacon-
ton, eighteen miles from Camilla.
They proceeded to the house,
West entered and not seeing the
negro, climbed up stairs. Just as
he reached the upper floor the
negro shot him through the head
instantly killing him, As West
fell to the floor, the negro turned
his gun on Cox, who was on the
outside shooting him through the
shoulder, the bullet entering the
lung. The negro then climbed
down, robbed his dead victim of
his watch and some fifty dollars
in money, and proceeded on his
way-, presumably rejoicing A
possee was formed and started on
his tiail, but at last accounts he
had not been apprehended.
West the man wiio was instantly
killed, was a member of of promi
nent family of his count). as was
also young Cox. win is known
well in this city. Cox di 1 yester
day.
New Books at Library.
We give below some of the
Shooting at Pelham.
Should Hold A Union
Picnic.
The last issue of the Pelham
Journal has this reference in part
to the killing of Z. P. Rainey by
Robert Graham, both co ivict
guards for the Higgston Lumber
Company, of that place, It is said
that Rainey had been drinking* now shor:
throughout the day and had pur
sued Graham all day. Some time
shortly after supper Rainey again
accosted Gr.*ham, cursing him,
slapping his face an$ at the same
time making a motion as if to draw
a weapon. Graham instantly fired
on his assailant, one ball passing
directly through the heart.
Ciraham made no effort to es
cape and has given a bond for
$500 for his appearance in court.
An inquest was held and the jury
returned a verdict of voluntary
manslaughter
Rainey was formerly from
Kingston and was about 50 years
of age. Both he and his slayer
Were one-armed men.
We understand that a move
ment is on foot to hold a union
picnic of all the Sunday Schools
of the city this year, and that it
possible to carry it away to some
point out of the city where every
thing would be new to the eye,
convenient and therefore pleasant.
In discussing the matter with an
official of the G. F. & A. Railway,
the suggestion was made that the
trip be taken to Lake Jackson,
which is just ten miles this side of
Tallahassee, Fla., on the railroad.
We understand that the officials
would be glad to have the schools
go down to this point over the
road and that they would offer
every reasonable inducement.
The idea of a union Sunday
School picnic, so far as we know,
is a new one in Bainbridge, but it
is bv no means a bad thing. The
bringing together of the schools
on an occasion of this kind, could
not be other than a happy idea.
Lake Jackson is one of the pret
tiest bodies of water in the coun
try and is surrounded by massive
oaks and overhung by moss. It is
conveniently located on the rail
road, and if proper arrangements
can be made, we believe that a
delightful day could be arranged.
We suggest that the Sunday
School superintendents of the
several schools of the city take up
the matter with the railroad at
once, as the time for preparation
By all means let us have the
union p'cnic; if not at Lake Jack-
son, then some other convenient
and acceptable place.
New Depot at Early Date.
It is an assured fact that the
Atlantic Coast Line will build a
new depot at Bainbridge. Presi
dent McRee of the Board of Trade
‘has had considerable correspond
ence with the officials of the road
the' subject and they have
agreed to come/.here next week
and make definite arrangements
for the building. This is the first
triumph scored tor the new .Board
of Trade and is the forerunner of
the more to follow. A new depot
has been long needed, but this »
the first organized effort to get it.
The Board of Trade will of course
see to it that one will be built that
will be a credit and ornament to
the city.
A Slick Lumber Thief.
Atlanta is t. fl -at $800,000
bonds, but as this a n >ui«t is to go
for waterworks, she should be able
to float them easily.
Mr. Gordon Ellis and others of
this county went up to Baltimore,
Md., last week to appear against
one Frank Burgess who has suc
cessfully operated lumber thiev
ing in the South for some months
,nd v.ho was arraigned before the
United States Court at Baltimore
for using the mails for furthering
his fraudulent designs Burgess
is said to have symtema(ically
robbed some sixty-five lumber men
in this manner before his scheme
was brought to light.
Mr. Ellis was fortunate in losing
but one car of lumber before the
matter was brought to bis atteu
tion.
Married at Fairchild.
On Sunday afternoon last at the
home of the bride’s parents, Mr,
EX D. Alday was happi 1 v married to
Miss Pearl Trawick, Mr. William
Culpepper officiating, A large
number of friends and relatives
witnessed the ceremony, which
was a solmen and impressive one.
The attendents were: Mr. Will
Drew and Miss Maggie Saunders;
Mr. Steven Horn and Miss
Wortly Holland. Mr. James Als
day was “best man" and Miss Pau
line King, maid of honor. The
bride’s dress was a beautiful crea
tion of soft grey material trimn?ed
in Russian lace, ribbon and blue
satin.
The groom is a successful young
farmer of this county, while the
bride is one of our most beautiful
young ladies. After the ceremony
a sumptuous dinner was served at
the home af Mr, Matthew Alday,
the father of the groom. The oc
casion was'onc of brightness and
joy. Their many friends join us
in hearty good wishes for their fu
ture happiness. L.
Notice.
All persons are hereby warned not
to pick np, sell or otherwise dispose
of our Cypress logs on. Flint river
nor to alter, change or deface our
brand on same. All pet sons are al
so warned not to boy any of our
logs.
The Cypress Lumber Co.
Apalachicola Fla.
To Teachers.
I am prepared to pay teachers’
salaries for first and second months
of 1903. J. S. Bradwell,
C. S. C.
Messrs. Clark end Overby, of
the Atlanta Constitution, have
been in Bainbridge this week for
the purpose of writing up our
growing city and resourceful coun
ty. Mr. Clark delivered his inter
esting lecture on “The Fifth
Wheel’’ at the opera house last
night. -