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jol. a. L. Hawes
Hawes died at his
Bainbridge last Fri-
shortly after 5
'hough he had been
several years he
‘cely a ' vee k an< * bls
expe-ted. The im-
, of his death was
of the bowels,
was conducted trom
Saturday by Rev.
n d was largely attend
II bearers were: M. D.
, Bruton, R- A. Ly-
Sharpe, L. F. Patter-
Sheffield, Judge
I winded. The inter-
the Bainbridge ceme-
MBER 39.
BAINBRIDGE DECATUR COUNTY. GEORGIA FRIDAY, JUL\ 24, 1903.
$1.00 YEAR IN ADVANCE
Official ®rgan of Decatur County an& tbe Cits of Batnbrtbge.
was born February
nd was therefore 57
Lumpkin, Stewart
his birthplace and he
p and received his edu-
the outbreak of the
too young o enlist,
his time and just
•cached the age of 16,
war and joined the
tnmanded by Captian
on, of Atlanta. He
liately into action and
•da severe wound
ch shattered the bone
hich he never fully re
Thus ended his war ca«
lasted just four days,
ears after war he mov
ly and there began the
the law with Judge
i, now of Macon. This
continued for several
issfuly. On the disso
the firm Col. Hawes
lewton, in Baker coun
new field he was sue*
the start and soon ac
rge and lucrative prac
also took an active in
e politics of his county
ml years was its rep
in the lower branch of
ure. He served also
the senate from the
net.
Col. Hawes moved to
and it was here that he
greatest success
of his chosen profes'
was in the pr : me of life
dual vigor. He dilli-
lied himself and gave
orts to the trial of his
h usually resulted in
him. This brought to
; and fame throughout
n second to none. His
*re in demand and dur
years he was employed
ase of importance that
o any one of a dozen
D f> counties. His prac-
er y remunerative and he
°® it about $12,000 a
his health broke down
excessive work several
and he was compelled
al argepart of it and
lime to his home prac-
The motion for a new trial for
Bill Grant, the negro who was
convicted at the last term of the
superior court of the murder of
Mr. Jim Bird, was argued Wednes
day before Judge Spence in Alba
ny and a new trial was by him re»
fused. - >
Grant was convicted and sen
tenced to hang but on account of
the pendency of this motion the
sentence has not been executed.
Wallace Sheffield, Esq, repsesents
Grant and it is now his purpose to
take the case to the supreme court
where it will be heard in the next
sixty days. If the decision of
Judge Spence is affirmed this will
end Grant’s chances and he will
have to pay the penalty of his
crime sometime m November. In
the meantime Grant is spending
his vacation in jail in seeming ob
livion of his impending fate.
New Trial Denied.
Court House Almost Fin
ished.
Withdrawal.
Messrs. E. and J. Swindell hav
tng withdrawn their connection
with the Bainbridge Turpentine
and Pine Produ ct Co., the plant
will not be located upon their
premises in West Bainbirdge, but
toother, location will be -selected
on the Flint River where the
plant will be built as contemplated.
lwes has always been the
w )er at the Bainbridge
lnt both of learning and"
for advocacy. His
a “d quick replies avail.d
ch.
He employed ^re-
Qd wilh powerful effect,
sarcasm and keen satire, and of
this he was conceded to be a mas
ter and his replies were always
feared by opposing counsel. His
arguments were always logical and
forceful,
Personally, Col. Hawes attached
many friends to him by his warm,
frank, generous nature. He was
never known to speak harshly
of the faults and foibles of his fel
lowman, but was the first to throw
over them the mantle of charity
He took the part of the weak and
oppressed and no deserving cause
oyer appealed to him in vain. He
was eminently sociable by nature
and in' conversation was bright
and entertaining and he attracted
every one his powers and amiable
qualities, lie possessed a wide
influence in this county.
Col. Hawes was mayor of Bain
bridge for four years from 1893 to
1897. While he was never active
in politics in this county, he was
a prominent factor in all advisory
measures of his party. He occu
pied the position of chairman cf
the democratic executive commit
tee for years, which position j he
was holding at the time of his
death.
Col. Hawes was married first to
Elvira Norris, of Newton, in 1873
She lived only about three years
and Major T. S. Hawes was the
only child born to them. In 1878
he married Mattie E. Davis,
Lumkin, who survives him.
domestic life he was a tender and
considerate husband and father.
His home was furnished with the
comforts and luxuries of life which
he loved; and here it was his de
light to entertained his friends,
which he did in the most graceful
and pleasing manner.
Col. Hawes has passed away
but his memory will be perpet
uated
deeds
during his life.
The workmen arc rapidly put
ting the finishing touches on the
interior of the new court house.
It will be a thing of beauty and a
surprise to the people of the coun
ty who have not yet seen it.
The halls are tiled with artificial
stone in black and white and the
ceiling is of beautifully wrought
steel, painted in artistic colors.
Down stairs there are eight large
and airy offices and one commodi
ous court room. The clerk’s office
has adjoining it a large fire and
burglar proof vault for the safe
keeping of the records of the
county.
The main stairway is at the
Water street entrance and is built
of white marble on an iron frame.
The large superior court room is
on the second flloor. This will be
without a doubt the most beauti
ful court room in Georgia. The
ceding is very high and is of the
very prettiest design in steel work.
Immense windows cover the east
and west sides, furnishing ample
light and ventilation, and are pro
vided with inside folding blinds.
There is a gallery extending all
the way across the_ rear of the
room. All of the wood work is of
yellow pine in hard oil. On the
same floor there are six jury rooms
which will be furnished with all
the appliances for the comfort of
the juries. At the rea- are the
prisoners rooms and a steel cage
for their safe keeping while wait
ing for trial.
The commissioners expect to
spend gbout $5,000 in furnishings
and fixtures, and it is expected
that in the next thirty days it will
be ready for occupancy. The court
house will be the chief adornment
of the city of Bainbridge and the
pride of the progressive county ot
Decatur.
Wreck on the Q. F. & A
Last Sunday evening the Lan
ark Special of the G. F. & A. rail
road, bringing homeward the usual
Sunday exciirsinists to thej Gulf
coast, wa^ derailed a few miles
north of Hinson. The tender and
three coaches left the track.
While little damage was done it
was not until Monday afternoon
that the track was cleared and the
excursion train was abl? to pro
ceed on its journey. During the
delay the passengers were taken
back to Tallahassee and were there
the guest at the hotels of the rail
way company.
Good Ordinance Passed,
At its July meeting city coun
cil passed an ordinance against
idling, loitering and loafing. It is
now up to the police department
to enforce it. This is one of the
most salutary laws passed by coun
cil and when rigidly, enforced will
bring good results. The Search
Light has ever been »n advocate
of such a law and its vigorous en-
City Court Bill Amended.
The bill to amend an Act estab
lishing the city c;urt of Bain
bridge, which was introduced in
the senate some days ago and
which passed that body, was taken
up in its regular order in the
House last Saturday and passed
that body also. This means that
wifh the governor's approval of
the bill, the voters of Decatur
county will have the right to elect
their solicitors and judges of the
city court by popujar vote, whereas
under the original' act, they were
appointive by, the governor of the
state.
The provisions ot the bill in a
few words are that at the regular
state election, the judge and solic
itor of the city court of Bainhridge
shall be chosen by the voters of
the county and that their term of
office shall be four years. When
ever a vacancy occurs, the gov
ernor will appoint a successor who
shall not serve longer than the
next approaching state election.
The change in the law will not ef
feet the terms of the present offi
cers for the reason that their ap
pointment expires prior to the
qualifying of their successors un
der the change
This change has been made in
compliance with the expressed
wishes of the last grand jury, and
upon numerous petitions signed!
by citizens of'every section of the
county. It is believed that the
measure will meet the approval of
citizens of tb« county.
High, Low and the Game.
The highs and lows of Bain
bridge indulged in a ball contest
at the fair grounds last Friday.
The rivalry between these two
classes of society has always been
fierce and as we expected this
game developed their antagonistic
spirit.
The lows went down after
and got it, being nearer to tbe
ground than their more unfortunate
tall enemies. The game was giv
en to the lows on a score of 11 to 7.
But the highs have sworn ven
geance and will get even at some
time and in some way, perhaps on
high balls.
Commodious Store.
School Picnic.
Harmony school, 12 miles south
west of Bainbridge which was un
der the skillful management of
Misses Malissa Arline, principal,
and Helen Funderburke, assistant,
closed July 17th. This was in
deed an enjoyable occasion to all
present. Letponade and icewater
were the only refreshments that
were served, but they were appre
ciated on such a warm day.
Miss Arline conducted the
school in an instrnctive manner as
usual until noon; then the ladies
prepared dinner under the beau
tiful shade trees on the campus,
and at a signal-when dinner was
announced, the teachers appeared
in the vestibule, followed by the
entire school .of about twenty-five
couples, with the smallest couples
first and carried U. S. banners and
ang “ Our March to School,”*as
they approached the table
After dinner everyone passed
the evening in the most comforta
ble places to be found. At 2:30
m., at a tap of the bell the
scholars took their places in the
school room and the multitude as
sembled to witness the evening
exercises which were under the
direction of Miss Arline. The ex
ercises were short but verv inter
tabling and -excellent indeed for
pupils of their age and^advancc-
ment. After the exercisesthe peo
ple were entertained by Mr. E H.
Maxwell, a trustee of the school,
who made some very flattering re
marks concerning the school and
the teacher.
The pleasures of the day were
closed with a big fish fry on Spring
Creek.
A Friend.
The new store of H. J. Bruton
is about finished and is without
doubt the handsomest one in this
section. Bainbridge merchants
have recently displayed great taste
in the interior finishings of their
store rooms and realize tbe value
of an attractive display. It
about time for several dilapidated
old places around to be set aside,
The Stork has paid the third
visit to the home of ex-President
Cleveland. This time it is a son,
forcement and congratulates the
by the kind words and noble I me[n ^ ers 0 f council on this step
that he scattered abibad
| in the right direction.
Notice.
The law requires all guardians,
executors and administrators
make returns to the Ordinary on
July 1st. Those who should make
returns for the year 1902 at this
time and have not yet done so are
requested to come forward and
mane same at once.
T. B. Maxwell, Ordinary,
Tallahassee’s Good
Templars, Colored.
The G. F. & A. yesterday morn
ing brought to Bainbridge 250 of
Tallahassee’s bh^t templars togeth
er with their ebony band of sound
ing brass and tinkling cimbals.
The crowd was orderly and good
natured and spent the day seeing
the sights of Bainbridge. In the
afternoon a game of base ball was
pulled off in regulation style.
The members were kept in hand
pretty well and but few violated
pledges were recored. They re
turned the same afternoon as hap
py as only an excursion can make
a negro, and that is trancendental.
The dead Pope Leo was ninety-
three years of age at the time ot
his demise and holds up to the
world a wonderful example what
an earnest man cap some time
perform. At critical stages in
matters of state, the Pope has
stepped m and more than once
brought matters to a satisfactory
A djustment. As a man with a
leasant smile, he has ‘had no
equal; and there can be no doubt
that witfi his passing one of the
most powerful factors and most
influential characters the century
has seen, has passed into eternity.
With the same smile upon his face
and with the same prayer upon
his lips, Pope Leo literally gently
whispered out the breath of life.
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