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UMBER 33.
BA1NBRIDQE, DECATUR COUNTY. OEORGIA FRIDAY JUNE 12, 1903.
$1.00 YEAR IN ADVANCE
®fftctal tBrgan of Decatur Count? anb the Cltg of Balnbrtfrge.
Wedding
inbridge.
lar
In
■the
prettiest church
Jer witnessed in Bain-
solemnized at the
church on Wednesday
8:30 o’clock in the
hundreds ot friends,
I Leona Patterson was
I M r . Theodore Hance
I of this city.
|ch was beautifully dec-
|he occasion, and was
leked with admiring
j. n the bridal party ar-
entering the church
wn the aisles and met
■the altar, the groom at-
jhis close friend, Mr.
■old, and the bride lean*,
lie arm of her father,
tiffin rendered the wed-
1 most charmingly, ac-
1 by Mr. Max Kwilecki
[ and Prof. W. C. Dean
t.
emony was performed
rederick Perkins and J.
the one assisting the
whole affair being most
y conducted. ' Alter
ony, the party Un
repaired to Hotel Bon
a sumptuous spread was
for the guests,
na Patterson was maid
ind Misses Stella Nuss-
Irl Carrol, Alice Cargill,
win, Rosa Hinds, Lou-
Edith Wainman, Myr-
an and Quinn were
kids. Mr. Harry Arnold
an, and W. H. Krause,
ning, F. A. Prevatte,
ives, Dr. Gordon Chason,
ter. R. C. Cox, Douglas
d W, Hollowell were at-
pde and groom will be at
■heir friends in the Har-
te on Rroughton street:
iearch Light wishes for
full and continual
|of happiness unalloyed
It content.
Llverman for Postmaster.
From the dispatches from
Washington on Tuesday it would
seem that the chances of George
L. Liveunan for securing the ap
pointment as Postmaster at Bain-
bridge are exceedingly bright. It
is stated that his candidacy is sup
ported by the administration Re
publicans, and that the President
has finally concluded fo appoint
him and will doubtless do
so before- going to Oyster
Bay for the summer. This means
that in a very short time the con
test will be settled. Other candi
dates have been and are still ac
tively at work and are not discour
aged by the news from Washings
ton.
Mr. Liverman now regards his
appointment as an assured fact,
although he has had no more defi-
Ordination Papers De
manded.
Rev, E. R. Carswell, a well-
known Georgia Baptist divine, has
been practically expelled from his
denomination and the ordination
papers, under which he has filled
many Georgia pulpits, have been
demanded by a Baltimore chtlrch.
The request for the ordination
papers and expulsion came as the
result of sensational charges which
have been recently filed against
Mr. Carswell, in which his morals
are said to be involved.
The action was Jgken by Ham
den Baptist church of Baltimore.
The only wav in which Mr Cars
well could again enter the Baptist
ministry would be again to seek
reconciliation. Whether he will
seek the pulpit again has not been
announced.
Salaries Raised South.
The annual adjustment of post
masters’ salaries has just been
promulgated from Washington.
We observe that the Bainbridge
postoffice comes in for promotion
and for the next year the salary of
our postmaster will be $1,900, an
increase of $100 over last year.
The increase of the business of
the office justifies the increase of
salary of the postmaster. The
business of this office has grown
very rapidly in the last few years
and continues to grow.
The salaries of the postmasters
at Thomasville, Waycross and
Valdosta is $2,400, and yet these
towns are accredited with two to
four thousand more population
than Bainbridge. In proportion
to the population the business of
this office is larger than any one
|To Stricken City.
date about $25,000 ii
ides large quantities of
and provisions, has been
>ainesville for the benefit
pendent sufferers from the
f the cylone that visited'
e mountain city last week,
attributions came from in
corporations, institu-
d municipalities all over
and some from diffe.ent
the United States. The
ion of life and property
all| ng, and all in *he short
two minutes.
™ow accurately stated that
i' wer<‘ killed, 261 wound-
houses were totally oe-
50 damaged, and 1,100
Were left home'esi and
a comforting refle -tirn m-
iy tnc promptness of tb?
assistance tendered in th.s
lhat charity still
‘ humanity i s , ioi
ne as pessimists
oeueve. The
‘ON THE ROOP.’L
Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo to Hold Banquet To-Night-*
Many Kittens to Be Initiated.
Today Bainbridge is filled with about fifty Hoo Hoos and fifteen kittens, called here by the orders
of*Vicegerent Snark A. M. Ramsey to participate in the initiating ceremonies and the attendant festivi
ties. Among the number are prominent lumbermen, mill supply men and railway officials from all over
the country. The keys ot the city have been tendered to them and they are requested to take what they
want and enjoy themselves writhout stint. They are a prosperous, handsome and jolly looking set ot
fellows and it is to be hoped that their stay here will be as enjoyable as their welcome is hearty
The committee of arrangements have been hard at work for some time and have provided abundantly
for the comfort and happiness of the visitors. This committee is composed ot local Hoo Hoos as follows:
W, A. Wheeler, chairman, H, C. Allen, J. W. Callahan, R. B. Coleman, W. E. Fry, R. G. Hartstield, T.
C. Wainman, A. Y. Jones, C. H. Caldwell, C. C. Cliett, J. M. Fleming, R. A. McTyer, J. M. Y. Sellers,
J. W. White, S. J. Warren, D. T. Sutherland, J. E. Reid.
The initiatory ceremonies will begin in the Masonic Hall promptly at nine minutes after nine in the
evening. After this is over the members will proceed to the roof of the Hotel Bon Air where the
banquet is to be given, probably at twelve o’clock, midnight, and continue until everything is consumed.
The Ramsey Wheeler Company will keep open house at their suite of offices in the Hicks building
during the day and this will be headquarters for the visiting Hoo Hoos. Refreshments and lunch will be
served, including a nice pot ot catnip tea for the kittens.
Hoo-Hoo affairs are always held on the roof because that is the cats favorite place for loafing and
recreation.
Col. J. H Estill, of Savannah, an honorary member of the order has accepted the invitation and is
expected today on the noon train.
Among the prominent Hoo-Hoos present here are J. H. Trump, of Valdosta, secretary and treasurer
of the Minnesota Lumber Company; Geo. V. Denny, president of Georgia Supply Company, Savannah;
C. A. Coles, general agent Norfolk and Western Railway, Atlanta; Paul A. Wright, representing the
Queen and Crescent System, Atlanta; F. J. Ansley, Jr., P.ttsburg; P. B. Blain, American Car and Foun
dry Company, St. Louis.
The visitors seemed disappointed when they learned that the offices of the Ramsay-Wheeler Company
and the Bon Air Hotel were located on Water street, but they were quickly assured that there is nothing
in a name, and they doubtless realized this fact.
distress
reigns
quite ,.i
would
cause 01
nite information than that stated
in the dispatches, and "is daily
awaiting the confirmation of the
report.
The same dispatches very neatly
and justly exonerate former Post
master O’Donnell, and say, “In
behalf of O’Donnell, it is said that
the shortage in his accounts was
not due to any dishonesty on his
part, bat that some of his subordi
nates violated the confidence re
posed in'them, which resulted in
a shortage of his accounts. The
same was made good to the gov
ernment but bis removal wa3 nec
essary.”
letic
°Pen purse.
will a,way, find d
!? r ’ a,ld adding hand
Dure.* y
Before coming to the Baltimore
pulpit Mr. Carswell served the
Baptist churches of Elberton and
Bainbridge, both in Georgia. He
is well-known in Atlanta and
throughout the state.—Atlanta
Journal.
Dr. Carswell is well-known, in
Bainbridge, and during his pas
torate here bad many admirers.
The Governor has been notified-
by Secretary of War, Root, that
there is to Georgia’s credit at
Washington, $27,614.37 appropri
ated under the Dick bill for qaiH
tary purposes. The Governor has
decided to use this money to de
fray the expenses of the state
troops at an encampment to be
Our company I,
Banjo Peavy, a negro, was
iynched a few days ago for the mur- j hcld^this month,
der of a young farmer near Fort; 0 f the 4th Georgia Regiment, is
Vail- y. Banjo must have been , scheduled to go in to camp at
strung up pretty high. Griffin on the 32nd.
of those three. LaGrange, for
instance, has a thousand more
people than Bainbridge and her
postmaster only gets $1,800 a
year, showing a larger volume of
business for the Baindridge office.
The postoffice is a pretty good in
dex of a town. The records of
the Bainbridge office show an ac
tive and prosperous condition 'hat
is indeed Mattering and gratifying.
Notice to Debtors.
All parties indebted to the Gre
nada Drug Company are requested
to see me in person or call at the
wholesale grocery department of
McRee & Callahan. These ac
counts are small but they must be
arranged for either in cash or by
note within 30 days, as the Gre
nada Drug Company is being liq
uidated.
Very respectfully,
Jso. W. Callahan.
Railroads and Franchise
Taxation^
Comptroller General Wright
has refused to accept the re
turns under ttv* franchise lax law
of the Southern, the Central and
the Atlantic Coast Line systems.
These railroads returned their
physical properties at a lower fig
ure than last year so as to leave a
margin for. the values of their
franchises, making a total of not
more than returns of physical
property alone last year.
The Comptroller holds that this
is not in compliancy with the
spirit of the franchise tax law, but
a mere evasio^'and that the laiT
should and can be enforced, and
that the state should realize sub
stantial benefits from its opera
tion. He has accordingly rejected
1 he returns of these three railroads
and has assessed their physical
oroperties at the same figure for
wnich they were returned last
v > ar and their franchises as fol.
ovs. Southern, $5,500,000; Cen-
ral, $5,500,000( and the Coast
Line, $3,500,000.
I he railroad companies will, of
ours*, decline to accept tfHTcomp,
troller's figures-and will ask for
I nitration in the-mtnner provid*
1 ny the law. ,
t he assessment -ot the other
c mpanies of the state whose re-
II r 11s are for the same reason ob
jectionable to the comptroller will
i .llow shortly. The decisions of
1 »e boards of arbitration will be
watched lor with interest. If the
ir inchise law is sustained it will
m an a great'increase of revenue
I nr the state.
Cuthbert Schools-Here.
The combined Sunday schools
of Cuthbert picnicked at the Fair
Grounds in this' city yesterday,
and from every indication had a
most pleasant time,
The excursionists left their
homes at 7:45 in the morning, re
turning left Bainbridge on the reg
ular north bound evening passen
ger train., About three hundred
persons came down, and among
the number was School Commis
sioner E. W. Childs, who express
ed himself as very much delighted
with Bainbridge and the seeming
prosperity of the town. Mr. Childs
also considers Bainbridge as one
of the most naturally beautiful
cities of Georgia.
1 Except for a light showei* which
fell about two o'clock in the even
ing. the day was a delightful one
for the purposes of the excursion
ists. Cuthbert schools were to
have met the Tallahasseans here
-fome weeks ago, but owing to pre
vailing bad weal her for several
days previous to the time set aside
the trip was postponed.
Serious disturbances are report
ed from' Chili. Our North Atlan
tic Squadron has been ordered
there to protect our interests. Too
much Chili sauce perhaps.
Defalcations in Washington are
getting as common as weddings in
June. Maybe there'is an epidemic
of these kindred meladies at this
of the yeir.
