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THE SEARCH-LIGHT
S. RUSSELL mm,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
Official Organ
Decatur County and Bainbridge
Entered in tbe PostOffice, at Bainbridge
an Recond-clai-K |matter.
Bainbridge, Ga., May 22,1803
Quitman should make veritable
wrecks of her present horse racks.
The cracker baseball team seems
to be on the hunt for the penant.
It should be remembered that
the short summer session would
not reduce the mileage of the
members.
An exchange hopes that the
Episcopalians and the Methodists
will find that there is Wesley
enough for all.
The Darien Gazette hopes to
see the legislature pass a law pros
viding for rotation of the judges of
the judicial circuits of Georgia.
A Florida Exchange declares
that Hob Davis is as certain of be
ing elected governor of that state
as Billy Bryan is to make a fors
tune out of the Commoner.
Severdl friends have been
quiring as to whether we expect
to take that trip with the Georgia
editors this year. We’ll just let
our delinquent subscribers answer.
The government ik sending out
agents over the South investiga
ting the condition of the forestry
of this section, and the effects of
the annual fires upon the growth
of the young timber
The editor of the Camilla Daily
and Editor Herring of the Tifton
Gazette, have not come to blows
over the Jim Griggs opposition
question, but there’s war brewing.
Will some friendly hand please
turn on the hose?
Rev. Alex W. Bealer, of Car*
tersville, has been called to the
pastorate of the Thomasville Bap
tist church, and it is hoped that
he will accept. Mr. Realer is one
of the brightest and best known
preachers and lecturers in Geor
gia.
Hon. H. H. Cabaniss, of the
Atlanta Journal, has severed his
connections with that paper and
will move at once to Augusta,
Ga, where he and Tom Loyless
will operate the Daily Chronicle
of that city. Mr. Cabaniss is rec
ognized as one of the best busi-
ness men of the state.
AS TO CENTRALIZED SCHOOLS;
Public sentiment in favor of Mie
centralization of our schools has
grown rapidly of recent years and
it is now generally conceded that
the time is almost at hancP when
the system will be adopted. It is
one of these strides that the prog
ressive spirit of the times de
mands.
During tne last session of the
legislature a large number of these
schools were set up by special act,
and without exception so far as
we can learn the people have been
pleased with their operations. Of
course when several small schools
of a section unite in one combined
school, and the pay for severals
schools are put into one, better
teachers are secured, better school
houses and better equipments gen
erally. In addition to this the
competiton in a larger school
spurs tbe children on to harder
labor and encourages a lively in
terest by the patrons of such
school.
Neither can it be denied, that
where central schools are estab ■
lished, and consequently the chil
dren transmitted to the school by
protected wagons, the health of
the child is bettered and the . dan
ger of attack en route either by
man of beast, diminished.
Again the centralized school
will be another of the matters that
will demand improved public
roads. The vehicles and convey
ance can make faster time in tak-
the pupil to school and return,
where the raads are good than
otherwise.
Rckjly there is everything
to the credit of centralized school
and it is only a question of time
when they will displace the old
time log cabin with a stidk-and-
daub chimney and shutters of
wood.
Professional.
R. A- GRAVES & CO
Insure again-t h.ss by fire and
torna Kies.
Search Li hi Building.
DID MR. BRYAN SAY IT?
DU. Ii. W. JACKSON,
DLNT1 ST.
Office on Broad St., over Allen & Co
Telephone 94.
BYRON BOWER, OORDON BOWER.
BOWER & BOWER.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Practice in Stale ' ’our *, F ederal
and Justice Courts.
Offiice- Old Search bight Building,
Bainbridge, Georgia.
Reference: First National Bauk.
A. L. TOWNSEND, G. P. WESTMORELAND
TOWNSEND &
WESTMORELAND,
ATTOTNEYS AT-LAW.
Bainbridge. • - Georgia.
A FULL LINE OF
Harness, Collars, Bridles
and anything in the Harness Line
can be found at
C. H. GRIFFIN’S
HARNESS STORE,
Oft Noith Broad Street
BAINBRIDGE, -- q Eo ^
Also carry Harness Oil, Soap
and Axel Oil, Heavy Team Collars.
Repairing Done Neat andPrompt a T7
Reasonable Prices. 1
DR. H- D. WILSON,
DENTIST.
Office over Mart Clothing Co’s Store
Bainbridge, Georgia.
JOE, H. GILPIN
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Will practice in all courts,
Bainbridge
Georgia.
DR. MATHER M. MoCORD,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Whigham, - Georgia.
Office: Trulock Building.
Calls answered promptly day and night.
ALBERT H. RtJSSELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
OFFICE: Over Buiubridge State Bank
B ainbridge. - - Georgi
R. G. IIARTSFIELD,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Bainbridgd, - - Georgia.
Office Over Bainbridge State Bank.
It is evident that the friends of
text book uniformity are deter
mined to push the measure to a
ballot at the approaching session
of the legislature, and the pros
pects for the passage of the bill ire
not altogether discouraging. Hon.
W. S. West, of Lowndes county,
is heading the fight for the bill.
Hon. Tommy Hardwick of ihe
Tenth has announced his inten
tion ot introducing in congress
a bill tor the disfranchisement of
the ne ro by striking out the 14th
and 15th amendments to the na
tional constitution. It is not likely
that Mr. Hardwick will proceed
further with the bill than to intro
duce it. As it will be remem
bered, he was elected to congress
on that platform.
The latest political sensation
has been occasioned by a dispatch
from the west purporting to have
been promulgated by Editor Met
calf, of the Omaha Times-Herald,
one of Mr. Bryan’s closest politi
cal allies Said dispatch claims
to put the eastern democrats on
notice that if Mr. Cleveland is
nominated by the party, that Mr.
Bryan will support Mr. Roosevelt
for president. So far there has
been no verification of the report,
and until there is, the country
owes it to Mr. Bryan, as a demo
crat and a past leader of that great
party, to suspend judgment till
such a verification has been ob
tained.
We are not at present engaged
in judging democrats, either of the
Cleveland or Bryan stripe, but we
are inclined to see that so far as
we are concerned, the truth is es
tablished before weltasten to be
lieve the reports put forward by
the two great opposing wings of
the party. We cannot believe
that Mr. Bryan made this unnec
essary assertion; for he must uns
derstand that it would be worse
than suicide for him and those
who have been politically associa
ted with him. We have never
considered Mr. Bryan so imbecil-
ious as to exercise so little judg
ment at a time when above all
things else the party should em
ploy discretion.
We are not having political
spasms just now, and we hope that
the conservative element of the
party will discern something of
peace and harmony beyond the
flurry and confusion these ago
nized democrats are now bringing i
about. !
E. A. WIMBEIiLEY,
commissioner of’deeds for Florida
Superior Court Commissioner, Ro
tary Public (with Sdal.)
Office with Clerk Superior Court.
Bainbridge, Georgia.
W. I. GEER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Office in Court House.
Colquitt. Georgia.
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H. It. SPOONER.
ATTORNEY - AT - LAW
Office Oppposite
Bainbridge, -
Hawes & Hawes
- - Georgia.
TAKING A BATH
is more important than taking a
meal with some people.
Perhaps you are one of these
and need the services of
PLUMBERS
whose skill and experience in all
matters appertaining to their line
of work enable them to carry put
instructions and produce satisfac
tory results.
Sanitary Plumbing has been
made a study and we are succ ss
ful with all jobs.
F. A. pRESTON,
Troup St. Bainbridge Ga.
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LUMBER : SHINGLES: TANK
MOULDINGS AND HOUSE FINISH
DEALER* IN
MILL SUPPLIES, HARDWARE, PAINTS,OILS.C1
DOORS, SASH and BLINDS write for pm
©rg’Qja.s.
Prices and Terms to Suit Everybody.
CALL ON OR WRITE TO
CAPERS KING, Bainbridge, Ga,
Representing the old Reliable firm of
LTJIDIDEISr dZ I3_£>-T£S,
S. M. H., Savannah
OOTTOIT SEE!
We will pay 25 cents per bushel of 30 poi
for sound dry seed delivered at our Ji
West Bainbridge, Ga.
WILL EXCHANGE
75 pounds Cotton Seed Meal for 100 pom
Cotton Seed.
BAINBRIDGE OIL MILL.
J. M. DIPFEE, Manager.
BRIDGES & THOMPSt
BRINSON, GA.
BAKERY. - - RESTAUR*
MEAT MARKET...
Sandwiches, Lunches. Hot Chocolate
Bons at a' 1 Hours.
Stall fed Beef on foot or by the quarts
GIVE US A TRIAL.
BRIDGES & THOMPSON
BRINSON, OA.
SEi^RCH UX.G&
$1.00 .A.’-STELA-^'