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THE SEARCH-LIGHT
8. RUSSELL m\m,
EDITOR AND PBOPRIBTOB.
Official Organ
Decatur County and Bainbridge
Entered in tbe Foht Office, at Bainbridge
an second-class matter.
Bainbridge, Ga„ July 8.1908
Lynching parties are as popular
at the north this year as they used
to be in the south. They are still
somewhat in vogue down here.
The 200th anniversary or bicen
tennial, of the birth of John Wes
ley, the founder of tne Methodist
church was celebrated in Savannah
last Sunday.
Somebody said if you marry you
will regret it and if you don’t mar
ry you will regret, so it look as if
there is a case of R-E coming to
you whatever you do.
The cantaloupe crop around
Albany is being gathered now and
is yielding handsome returns to
the planters. Decathr farmers
could find a source of quick profit
in this same crop.
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W. H. Mitchell, of near Thom-
asville has 14 acres planted in on
ions this year. It is stated that
he has already pulled and shipped
four solid car loads to his market
in Philadelphia and is still not
through.
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And now comes the Georgia
Bar Association and will hold its
annual meeting at Tallulah Falls
this week. Judge Alton B. Parker,
of the New York Court oi Appeals,
will address them. Judge Parker
has been widely mentioned as the
next democratic candidate for
president as a possible man to de
feat Roosevelt.
Moultrie is to vote at an alrey
date as to whether she shall issue
$50,000 in bonds, with which to
build a complete sewer system.
That remind#us that our sewerage
system is not complete by any
means, bat that we should make
it so with out any further delay.
The health and comfort of Bain
bridge's rapidly growing popula
tion should be provided for with
the most approved system of sail
itation.
Judge Emory Speer, of the
United States Court at Macon,
instructed his grand jury to inves
tigate peonage charges and as a re
suit three Jones county farmers
were indicted on that charge.
Peonage is the holding of a person
in a state of bondage for debt or
otherwise, especially negr 0 e s.
Peonage is said to exist extensively
in the black belt of Alabama and
the United States courts are tak
ing steps there also to break up
the practice.
T. Thomas Fortune, a negro
politician and newspaper man of
New York, has heretofore offered
suggestions of more or less merit,
but he now makes one to the pres
ident what is regarded as a pretty
good one. He says that the Pliilli-
pines question and the negro ques
tion may he settled at one bold
stroke by transporting the race to
the Phillipines and turning the is
lands over to them tor government.
He would have Booker Washing
ton made governor-general. They
arc to control entirely, govern the
natives and hold them in subjec
tion. The president has prom
ised to take the matter under ad
visement. Perhaps T. Thomas
would like to be commander in
chief or first lord of the treasury.
TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
We believe that the most bene
ficial and most successful institu
tion yet established and supported
by the state is the Georgia Tech
nological School, and one entitled
to first consideration by reason of
its splendid growth and achieve
ments.
This is an age of specialties.
There are hundreds of professions
and occupations that have been cre
ated by the last three decades of
industrial development. These pro
fessions and occupations require
men of skil. and special training to
fill them. Formerly such men were
imported from the North, gradu
ates of the well equipped techno
logical schools of the northern
kind in the South, having been es-
at once stepped into a lucrative po-
siiion, lor which he has been well
equipped.
The Tech, has now about fivi
hundred students. Its course
cover mining, mechanical, electri
cal and civil engineering, wood and
iron working of every description
in fact every branch of manufac
ture or industry.
It is a strenuous life, that of i
Tech, student. He is taught to
do-things, \Vhen he gets his di
ploma he is in demand and is in
possession of a profession or trade
that will furnish him competence
or fortune anywhere in the world.
Our literary schools are all very
good in their places. But it it is a
fact that they have been instru
mental in overcrowding what is
commonly called the learned pro
fessions. Formefly a boy cou’d
only equip himselt in our state
schools to be a lawyer or doctor,
or teacher or preacher. The tech
nological school will prepare him
for all those other avocations for
which he may be capacitated by
natural bent or mental qualifica
tions.
In assisting your boy to choose
his career it might be well to con
sider the great merits of a techni
cal course.
A TRIBUTE TO PHILANTHROPHY.
Sunday published the first install
New York, in the following lan
guage: “Because he has conse
shown an earnest, fearless and con
red years ago."
This is a splendid tribute I
Hearst, who has undoubtedly
achieved a great deal for the bet
tering of humanity through the
medium of his fortune and his
newspapers. It will be remem
bered that a few days ago he made
the Georgia Technological Schoo 1
a present of $5,000. No doubt
this distinguished honor is well
deserved.
Professional. ^
R. A. GRAVES & CO j
Insure againrt loss by fire and »
tornadoes. ; [
Search Light Building. j j
DR. R. W. JACKSON, | j
DLNTl ST.
Office on Broad St., over Allen & Co ^
Telephone 94. < >
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BYRON BOWSE, GORDON BOWER. J ^
BOVVER & BOWER, J
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW. j J
Practice in State Courts, Federal j I
and Justice Courts. * jn
Offiioe- Old Search-Light Building, ”
Bainbridge, Georgia.
Reference: First Natioual Bank. ——
A. L. TOWNSEND, 0. P. WESTMORELAND
TOWNSEND &
WESTMORELAND,
ATTOTN EYS - AT-L A W.
Bainbridge. • - Georgia.
DR. H D. WILSON,
DENTIST.
Office over Mart Clothing Co’s Store
Bainbridge, Georgia.
JOE, II. GILPIN
ATTORNEY—AT—LAW,
Will practice in all courts,
Bainbridge - Georgia.
PR. MATHER M. MoCORD,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Whigham, - Georgia,
Office: Trulook Building.
Calls answered promptly day and night,
ALBERT H. RUSSELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
OFFICE: Oyer Bainbridge State Bank
Bainbridge. - - Georgi
R. G. HARTSFIELD,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Bainbkidod, ' - - Georgia.
Office Over Bainbridge State Bank.
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M. I. GEER, «, er
ATTORNEY-AT-I.AW
Office in Court House.
Colquitt. Georgia. ,,
E. A. WIMBEKLEY,
COMMISSIONER Of’dKEDS FOR FLORIDA
Superior Court Commissioner, No
tary Public (with Seal.)
Office with Clerk Superior Court.
Bainbridge, Georgia.
H. It, SPOONER.
ATTORNEY - AT - LAW
Office Oppposite Hawes & Hawes
Bainbridge, - - Georgia.
M. V. MILLER,
Physican and Surgeon,
TYPHOID FEVER SPECIALIST.* ^
Office: inroad St,, WIngham, Ga*
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JOHN R. WILSON, |j
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR
AT LAW,
Bainbridge, - - Georgia.
Collections a Specialty.
Local money to lend on improved D
real estate.
Harroll & llartsfield, __
Bainbridge, Ga. Attorneys. P-*
Harness, Collars, Bridles
and anything in the Harnessline
can be found at
C. H. GRIFFIN’S
HARNESS STORE
On North Broad Street ’
BAINBRIDGE, - - ’ (
Also carry Harness Oil, Soap
and Axel Oil, Heavy Team Collars.
Repairing Done Neat and Prompt
Reasonable Prices.
ze=:e-^_:ltos
Oxg-o.xis.
Prices and Terms to Suit Everybody,!
CALL ON OR WRITE TO
CAPERS KING, Bainbridge,!
Representing the old Reliable firm of
S. M. H. t Savannah,!
Stuckey & Coj
Livery, Feed and Sale Staidi
—:cWEST STREET, Bambi
FIRST-OLASS RIGS, GOOD URRtES, POLITE DR
FOR OCCASIONS.
Transfer business
'Turns? & 1
BRIDGES & THOMPf
BRINSON, GA.
BAKERY. - - RESTAURA
MEAT MARKET
Sandwiches, Lunches. Hot Chocolate and
Bons atai* Hours.
Stall fed Beef on foot or by the quarter. |
GIVE US A TRIAL.
BRIDGES & THOMPSON,|
BRINSON, GA.
Livery, Feed,
js " Sale Stables,
BroadlStreet,*Bainbrid?
see meetsall trains and transfer passengers promptly t
tbe city. First class teams and trusty drivers. Call —
ONE 56. BRACKIN
jarawtT- -■?». aww. agraa-m !t: -jarrar-wj ,am
The Cypress Lumber
Shingles, Tanks, 6 House Fini
properly manufactured
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