Newspaper Page Text
THE SEARCH-LIGHT
sT KISSELL BKM.
KDITOB AND PROFHUCTOB.
Official Organ
Decatur County and Bainbridge
Entered in the Post Office, at Bainbridge
as second-class matter.
Bainbridge, Ga., July 24.1903
Bid GAINS IN POPULATION.
Prof. H. P. Sims has just com
pleted the school census of Bain-
bridge and the enumeration of in
habitants recently authorized by
the city council and has his report
ready to submit.
4,337 is the total population
within the incorporate limits of the
city of Bainbridge and consists of
1,743 whites and 2,594 colored.
There are 1,170 children of school
age—475 of whom are white and
695 colored.
This census has been very care
fully and accurately taken by
Prof. Sims and may be relied on
as absolutely correct. He has
spent the whole of his time for
the last two months in making the
count.
The increase in population since
the government estimate in 1900,
which gave Bainbridge a popula'
tion of a little over 2,700, has been
enormous and is a source of pride
and gratification to every one. It
has been the general opinion that
Bainbridge was growing very rap
idly, and now we have the proof
positive in the flattering results of
this census return.
The rate of increase for the last
three years has been about 500 a
year. W;th the impetus of growth
we have already it may be reason
ably expected that at least the
same rate may be maintained for
the nexi five or ten years,
and it would not be surprising if
even greater gains would be
shown.
Let these figures be a new in
spiration to our enterprising and
public spirited citizens and let
them put forth greater efforts
from now on for a Greater Bain
bridge. We see the surprising
results of a little effort and the
future holds out the most brilliant
opportunities.
JUDGE LUMPKIN DEAD.
Judge Samuel Lumpkin, one of
the judges of the supreme court of
Georgia, died last week near
Washington, Ga. He has been
an invalid for the last year
or two and his death was not un
expected. He was about 55 years
old and had been on the supreme
bench tor the last thirteen years.
Judge Lumpkin came from the
celebrated Lumpkin family of
Oglethorpe county, which pro
duced such men as Governor WiL
son Lumpkin, and Chief Justice
Joseph Henry Lumpkin. Judge
Samuel Lumpkin adds additional
fame to the brilliant record of this
distinguished family. He was a
Judge of the highest ability and
the decisions rendered by him in
dicate his profound learning in the
law and were held in the highest
esteem by the bench and bar of
Georgia. It will be a difficult
matter to select a man capable of
taking his place.
m » m
June as usual was a month of
crime and scaddal and disasters.
Why not eliminate June from the
calendar? Roses and brides are
about the only good products of
THE BIENNIAL SESSIONS BILL.
Mr, Brinson of Decatur, is the
author of the biennial session bill
and will no doubt use his best ef
forts to have it passed at this ses-
sion. The following comments of
our contemporary, the Savan
nah News, are very timely, and
the sentiment in favor of the bill
has steadily grown, but the bill
will doubtless meet with vigorous
opposition from certain interested
quarters:
What has become of the bill
providing for the biennial sessions
of the legislature ? Has the com
mittee to which it was referred re
ported it yet ? If not, why ? Un
less we are mistaken there is a
strong and growing sentiment
throughout the state in favor of a
session of the legislature every two
years, and not oftener unless an
emergency should arise demand
ing legislative action.
We have been calling attention
to this matter for several years,
pointing out the amount that
would be saved and showing that
there is nothing to be gained by
the state by having annual ses
sions. We are sure that the leg
islature understands the subject
thoroughly, and therefore there is
no occasion tor going into it in de
tail. But it does seem that some
attention should be paid to the
bill that is pending providing for
biennial sessions. Let the people
know why biennial sessions Would
not be better for the state than an
nual sessions, if it is the intention
to kill the bill. The present ses
sion will cost, as we understand it,
more than $60,000. Even the
suggestion to shorten it co twen
ty-five days and make the session
next summer twenty-five days met
with so little favor that it was not
urged.
This state has no use for as
much legislation as it gets There
are so many laws that the people
forget them,if, in fact, the major
ity ever hear of them. A little
well-considered legislation is far
better than a great mass of laws.
That seems to be the oppenion of
a large majority of the states.
The legislatures of pretty nearly
all of them now have biennial ses
sions, and as far as we hear, there
is no dissatisfaction with the bien
nial system. None of the states,
as far as we are informed, propos
es to go back to the system of an
nual sessions.
Just why it is that this state
sticks to annual sessions it is d’ffis
cult to understand. It used to be
said the politicians were responsi
ble tor annual sessions since such
sessions gave them an opportunity
of rounding up their lieutenants in
the different parts of the state
and giving them instructions, but
it can hardly be that they would
put the state to such a large ex
pense for a purely personal and
selfish purpose. The legisla
ture should take up the biennial
sessions bill and find out if possi
ble who the opponents of it are,
and what is the ground of their
opposition.
Lieut. Gen. Nelson A. Miles
has reached the age limit and will
retire from the army on August
the 8th. Major-General S. M. B.
Young will leceive promotion to
the vacancy thus made and will at
that time assume command of the
army. Gen. Leonard Wood will
be made a major-general and will
step into the place vacated by
Gen. Young. Gen. Miles has
never been very popular with the
southern people, tor it is said it
was he who caused chains to. be
put upon President Jefferson Da
vis when he was in prison imme
diately after the civil war.
The demand of the times is for
something in the nature of the Fel
der covict bill. The people are
waking up to the v?lue of good
roads and are getting tired of the
antiquated system of making and
keeping them up. Nothing will
stimulate trade and enhance the
values of far-ri property more than
goo-2 roaJu
Professional.
DR. R. W. JACKSON,
• DLNT1ST.
Office on Broad St., over Allen Sb Co
Telephone 94.
BYRON BOWER, GORDON BOWER.
BOWER & BOWER.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Practice in State Coarts, Federal
and J ustioe Courts.
Offiice- Old Search-Light Building,
Bainbridge, Georgia.
Reference: First National Bank.
A. L. TOWNSEND, G. F. WESTMORELAND
TOWNSEND &
WESTMORELAND,
ATTOTNKYS-AT-LAW.
Bainbridge. - - Georgia.
DR. H D. WILSON,
Office over Mart Clothing Co’s Store
Bainbridge, Georgia.
JOE. II. GILPIN
attornky-at-law,
Will practice in all courts.
Bainbridge
Georgia.
PK MATHER M. MoCORD,
PHYSICIAN and surgeon,
Whigham, - Georgia.
Office: Trulook Building.
Calls answered promptly day and night.
ALBERT H. RUSSELL,
attorney-at-law
OFFICE: Over Bainbridge State Bank
Bainbridge. - - Georgi
R. G. HARTSFIELD,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Bainbeidgd, - - Georgia.
Office Over Bainbridge State Bank.
M. I. GEER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Office in Court. House.
Colquitt. Georgia.
E. A. WIMBERLEY,
COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS FOR FLORIDA
Superior Court Commissiouer, No
tary Public (with Seal.)
Office with Clerk Superior Court.
Bainbridge, Georgia.
H. B. SPOONER.
ATTORNEY - AT - LAW
Office Oppposite Hawes & Hawes
Bainbridge, - - Georgia.
M V. MILLER,
Physican and Sukgkon,
TYPHOID FEVER SPECIALIST.;
Office: Broad St., Whigham, Ga.
JOHN R. WILSON,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR
AT LAW,
Bainbridge, - - Georgia.
Collections a Specialty.
DR I. H. HUNTER,
Physician and Surgeon,
Climax - - Georgia.
Office over Manor’s Store.
Calls Promptly Answered.
A FULL LINE 01
Harness, Collars, Bridles
and anything , n the Harness T
can be found at
C. H. GRIFFIN
HARNESS STORE
On North Broad Street '
BAINBRIDGE,. -. \
Also carry Harness Oil,
and Axel Oil, Heavy Team Colt.
|| Repairing Done NeattmTitmipt
Reasonable Prices
-A-asriD
Oxg'a.m.sii
Prices and Terms to Suit Ever
CALL ON OR WRITE TO
CAPERS KINO, Bainbridge.]
Representing the old Reliable firm of
J^TTIDJDJEI^T
S. M. H., Savann
Stuckey &
Livery, Feed and Sale St
—rr-, WEST STREET, 1
FIRST-CLASS RIGS, GOOD URRIES, POLITE DK
FOR OCCASIONS.
Transfer business
’Bus meets all Boats and Railway trains day and night k.
wago n will tranfer baggage eitherway. ’Phone 104 yowl
service
"TOTYi
BRIDGES & THOM
BRINSON, GA.
BAKERY. - - REST*!
MEATJV1ARKET
Sandwiches, Lunches. Hot Chocolate and
Bons at ai* Hours.
Stall fed Beef on foot or by the quart
GIVE US A TRIAL.
FRIDGES & THOMPSO!
BRINSON, GA.
BRACKIN & CO,
Livery, Feed,
Sale Stables,
AND
Broad|Street,;Bainli
Busses meetsall trains and transfer passengers promptly^
the city. First class teams and trusty drivers
PHONE 56
The Cypress Lumber'
Shingles, TanKs, & House Fi®
properly manufactured
'I1ICOLA, FLO* 1