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NLA1BER 30. BA1NBRIDGE, DECATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA FRIDAY MAY 22, 1903. $1.00 YEAR IN ADVANCE Official ©rgan of Decatur County anbtbe ©itv of Batnbrtfcge. Jury Presentments Given. [he undersigned Grand Ju- awn, sworn and empan- 0 ser ve at the May term of , Superior Court 19031 su ^‘ follows our general present- jgh properly appointed tees of our body, we have :d into the condition of the wildings of the county and t the prisoners of the coun cil provided for, and the good sanitary condition, mimend that the well at ise be put in repair as soon 3 le; the inmates of this in- are pleased with their lings and complain of no •eatment. irious dockets of the jus- the peace and notaries the county have all been and examined and be correct in form. We nd that W. G. D. Tonge nted to the position of .iblicof the 513th district ipiration of his present lich expires June 5th, body does most heartily the prevailing custom road commissioners of sum- out the hands a few days the convening of the reg- ms of the superior court, rapidly and unsatisfacto- the roads, and at other giving them absolutely no n; we have therefore unan. adopted the following Resolved, while we have no special went to make against any of commissioners at this :t we would call the atten- every road commissioner ounty to the fact that the s of the general public, and generally, demands bet- ’ublic roads. However, g that this is the first gen- e of warning sent out to irnissioners of this county, that it will be followed rompt and vigorous action succeeding grand jury.” commend that the board y commissioners builef a tdge across slough on the and Bainbridge public ir E. C. Moseley’s, as thorough an examina- ‘he books of the county ot- 1 tlrne would permit, our lee reports them all in fa- condition. The treasur- wt, mar';ed “exhibit A” a herewith attached; like- * mport of the county ” commissioners as “ex- ordinary s report as “exhib- ‘Chool commissioner’s re- exhibit D,” tax collect- art as “exhibit E,” as at >ereto. b of spec al presentment, Timend that the board of -^mmiBsioners appropriate / oaditary company, ot'>- ■tnown as Co. “I” 0 f ‘ drp i G ‘ t ^ le sura . , and fi fty dollars an* main as sa ‘ d c °n>pany it of Se J vlce - and in the iionp \ ^ ard of county iation S Sha deserve such | d uoon investigation that /other of professional 01 county who have the of an* Last Friday’s Picnic. In spite of the prevailing weath er which was still threatening, about five hundred Tallahasseans came up from the Florida capital last Friday morning to join the Cuthbert Sunday schools here in a union picnic. It had been plan ned to bring all the Sunday schools of these two towns to Bainbridge, but at the last moment those of Cuthbert abandoned the trip. However the day was an ideal one for picnicing as the sun came out and brushed the clouds away. The fact that they were disap pointed thus, did not keep the Tallahasseans from thoroughly en joying the day, and more than a hundred visitors remained over in the city Friday night, returning to their homes on Saturday’s 11 o’clock train. Another feature of the trip of the Tallahassee people, was the presentation of the “Old Home stead” at the opera house Friday night by a local talent aggregation of that city. The play toas wit nessed by one of the fullest houses of the season, and everyone was impressed by the excellent train ing and ability displayed by the troupe. At times the applause was deafening and throughout the evening there was no moment when the audience seemed to have lost interest. Some months ago, a local talant show, the opera “Zanie” was produced by some of our young people and the courteous treatment accorded them by the Tallahasseans, has been kindly re membered by the Bainbridgeites. While in the city the troupe was quartered at the Wainman hotel. All day Friday livery turnouts might be seen on the streets in great numbers occupied by the visitors who were evidently en joying the beautiful natural scen ery of the town. In the afternoon ball games etc., winding up with the opera house performance kept the visitors entertained. The Search-Light hopes that the Tallahasseans will not make this their final visit to Bainbridge, but that their presence may always be seen on our streets and in our homes upon all occasions of gen eral interest between the two towns. failed to pay their professional tax, and we recommend that the mat ter be investigated by the proper authorities and the law enforced. Finally, we believe that the peo ple of Decatur county should be accorded the right to select by ballot the Judge and Solicitor of the City Court of Bainbridge, and as the general law permits and di rects that the Judges and Solici tors of the Superior Courts of this state be so selected, we therefore recommend that our present rep resentatives in the House and Sen ate do introduce a bill at the June session of the General Assembly, 1903, making such provision, and employ their best efforts to secure its passage. To the Judge of this court, His Honor presiding; and to Solicitor General Wooten, are returned the thanks of this bfltly for courteous treatment at all times, and for valu able assistance rendered us during the coarse of our deliberations. S Brinson, Foreman. To Study Forestry Condi tions. Mr. W. B. Howard, of Washing ton, D. C., who spent last year in the timber belt of Texas where the Kirby lumber Company has been operating, has been quartered at the Wainman this week, being in the city on what may to some seem an unimportant mission, but which may be of really great worth to the South. Under the direction of the Bureau of Forest ry of the Department pf Agricul ture at washingtion. Mr. How ard has been making an investiga tion of the surroundings of Bain* bridge with the view of establish ing here an experimental post for inquiring into the forestry condi tions here and experimenting with and making reports on the effects of our annual fires upon, the growth of young timber. It is interesting to note that the attention of the government both state and of the nation have not been directed to this matter before. In an in terview with Mr. Howard he ex pressed the opinion that in all like lihood Bainbridge would secure such a station. It is the inten* tion of the government to locate at this pont. an agent who will for the next twelve months make a close study of the conditions, hav ing under his eye the lands for five miles each way from Haiubridge. Such agent will experiment with burning the woods at various in tervals in the year and withholding the fires entirely from other sec* tions, noting the results. In dis* cussing the matter our ini irmant stated'that the results of these in* vestigations will open the eyes of the people to what they are really losing by these annual burnings of the woods, which may, taken year by year, appear small, but in the aggregate amount to a great deal. Some time ago the Search Light commented upon the habit of firing woods promiscuously and we are glad to know that our con” tention has the moral support and sanction of the government, in that these experiments are to be made. Bainbridge is admirably located for the establishment of such a station since we are ia the center of the wire grass region and where saw mills and turpentine distiller ies are in constant operation. We hope to hear from Mr. Howard again soon. A Murder at Attapuigus. News reached the city yester day morning that a hegro boy 15 years old was killed hy a couple of other negroes at Attapuigus. The killing occurred Wednesday even ing during a difficulty between the boys who were all about the same age. From the best information reached, it seems that Tom Marshall and Charlie Martin did the killing jointly, the former hold ing the boy while the other pro ceeded to smash his head with a fence rail. The boy lingered till Thursday morning before dying. Neither of the boys who did the kil’ing has been apprehended, but they wiil no doubt within a few days be landed behind the bars. The dead boy is a ton of Jack Chandler, a respected negro of the neighborhood. Institute Meets Monday. I Postmaster O’Donnell Is The combined teachers institute for Miller and Decatur counties will meet in this city Monday next to be in session one week. As before announced Prof. J. A. Cald- well, of Whigham, has been chosen to conduct the proceedings and he has arranged a most pleasing and instructive program which we should hare published except for its length and a lack of space. Prof. Caldwell is one o' the recog nized leaders in educational mat ters and the teachers are fortunate in securing his services. These annual combined insti tutes have been profitable to the teacliers of the two counties and they have been looked forward to with pleasure by the teachers Last year the institute was held in Colquitt and'he reception given the teachers by the citizens of that town was a pleasant feature of the week. It is hoped that the citi zens of Bainbridge will make things more than agreeable to their visitors. Spooner-GIlbert. Announcement is made of the approaching marriage of Col. H. B. Spooner, of this city, to Miss Pearl Gilbert, of Groesbeck, Texas, which will occur May 25th. Mr. Spooner will leave tomorrow or the next day for Texas. The groom is one of the prom ising young lawyers of South Georgia and has recently located in Bainbridge for the practice of his profession. He is a native of the county, a graduate of the Uni versity of Georgia, and begins life with bright prospects. He is a member of one of the prominent and prosperous families of this section. The bride is the daugh* ter of Mr and Mrs J. F. Gilbert, of Groesbeck, Texas, where he is a prominent citizen and merchant. She is said to be a young woman of many personal charms and stands high in her community. The Search-Light joins Col. Spooner’s many friends in their good wishes for his future happi ness, and that of his fair bride to be. They will be residents of Bainbridge. New Law Firm. Cols. R G. Hartsfield and W. M. HarrelJ, of this city, have re cently formed a co-partnership for the practice of law and have lo cated their offices over the Bain- bridge State Bank in the quarters Mr. Hartsfield occupied prior to the change. Col. Harrell is no stranger to the jurors of Decatur county, he having been reared in the county and having practiced law here for many years where he has made a great success in the criminal branch. Col. Hartsfield is a graduate of Mercer University in the literary and tew departments, and has had ten years experience in practice before the courts of Fulton county. He is a man of pleasing address and will make a valuable addition to the local bar. This new firm will no doubt do a fine law practice in Bainbridge. Out. Quite a sensation was sprung on the community late Tuesday after noon when it became known that a postoffice inspector was in the city and that he had checked out the present postmaster, and deliv ered the office into the hands of the bondsmen. Upon the examination of the affairs of the office, -the inspector found that Mr. O’Donnell was short $876.40, which amount was very promptly turned over by the bondsmen, who were Messrs. E. J. Willis, J. M. Laing, I Kwilecki, W. H. Morrow, Abner Guy, and T. I. Thomason. Mr. G. B. Toole was placed in charge of .the office till Mr. O’Don nell’s successor shall have been appointed. Mr. O’Donnell when approached on the matter explained that for some time he had suspicioned that matters were going wrftng in the office, and that he was sure that some one not authorized was tam pering with its affairs. He de clared that he had not appropriated the amount for his own use and that at the proper time he would be able to show it. There i# a general belief as the matter has been settled with the government, no effort wjll be made to have Mr. O'Donnell suffer, as 'the general verdict is that it was a matter more of incompetence and care lessness than any intention of crime. Mr. O'Donnell promptly secured his bondsmen by giving them a mortgage on his home property in this city. The citizens of the town gen erally sympathize with him in his present troubles. Negro Rapist Caught; On Tuesday night last Messrs, C. S. Hodges and W. G. Powell, who live at Cyrene, eight miles west of town, captured Will op- kins a negro rapist from Miller county, who was in hiding on their turpentine quarters. When Hop kins was arrested he made fight on these gentlemen, who- finally overpowered him and brought him to Bainbridge the following day. Hopkins confessed his guilt to Mr. Hodges after his arrest, The as sault was made on a negro child between eight and ten years old, who was living at Babcock in Mil ler county and a reward was of* fered by the Babcock Lumber Co., tor his arrest. He will be taken to Milter county to answer to his crime. Jumped to Death. On Monday last, Jess Sheppard, a negro carpenter who lived in. this place, boarded the east bound passenger taain as it pulled out from the station, and when the train had attained a speed of about 30 miles an hour, jumped pff and as a result his remains have since been laid to rest. Sheppard is said to have been in a partially drunken condition, in falling from the train bis head struck the ground first and it waa thought that hit nock was broken, however he lingered till the following day.