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IMBER 40.
jbrary a City’s
Pride.
Bainbridge was with-
its of a good circulat-
jjow we have the
making a first class
enterprising ladies
ogether a collection
ooks ana are offering
dilation among the
c who should become
lership is not large,
very large and include
lember out of every
abridge from a patri-
nt as well as for the
e derived from the
many well-posted and
pie in Bainbridge who
ie research for liter-
t are, as a rule, not
people when consid-
rast with the hurry
citizens of cities, and
we are more favored
that we have a great
;o devote to the culti-
intellectual faculties,
a of our public library
iicate that we are a
le. If we were, the
e library would be
i' books, instead of
bited as they now
ooks are not worn
ut they are getting
like to see a little
iasm displayed over
rary, and now that it
Wished let it continue
nourish.
wn in Bainbridge
. Ricnards left this
Indian Springs where
a port ion of the va«
month voted him by
Miss Lilly Richards
morning for Hender-
where she will visit
month or six weeks,
s will preach in the
>* Second Baptist
Atlanta at Sunday
ices next month. He
s vacation at resorts
> Atlanta, so that this
-Albany Herald of
Miss Richards are
membered here, where
• was the pastor the
fch, and they have
in Bainbridge who
i in their wel fare.
y of Fiction.
C ' Cox & Co., the
'ionary dealers, have
circulating library of
lb y Mr. W. R. New-
Hbrary contains all of
,els that have come
11 fe w years.
re whc
those v\
; y have
new b.
novels
b e pub
fee will
fe tnon
BAINBRIDGE DECATUR COUNTY, OEORGIA FRIDAY- JULY 31, 1903.
$1.00 YEAR IN ADVANCE
flffldal flrqan of Decatur County anfr the City of Balnbrlhge.
Baseball vs. Printers.
The printers of Bainbridge—of
whom there are many—have de
cided to inaugurate a new mode
of sport a little out of the usual
order with the fraternity.
Baseball is the thing—the real
thing—which the pig iron pitchers
are after.
There is plenty of good mate
rial among the lead pawers of
Bainbridge to get up a real torrid
push, and if they can only steal a
few evenings off, hie themselves to
the ball grounds and “take proofs”
they will be ready to go up against
the longs, shorts, fats, leans,
flicks, thins, rounds, flats, or any
other old team that you may hitch
up in this neck of the woods.
The printer is real, when it
comes to pitching lead, and he is
no slow go on tossing horsehide
and yarn. Only give him a chance
and he will play ball with the same
vehemence that he tackles a piece
of copy he finds on bis case.
Yea, the printer yelpeth lustily
and long for a chance on the
diamond.
The printers here have a two-
line pica catch, who can just
simply take the hall from the
p'tcher’s hand as he delivers it.
Moreover, they have a little six-
point bold-face pitcher, who can
come all round putting the hor&e-
hide over the plate nine times out
of six; and the ways of their pica
shortstop are mysterious and past
finding out.'
In fact, they have a full font of
labor-saving field players.
They will organize shortly and
give the lovers of ba seball some
thing thrilling.
New Bank Building.
The Bainbridge State Bank has
had plans drawn for the remodel
ing of their building now occupied
by the Oak City Drug Company.
The contract will be let in a few
days and the work will begin im
mediately afterwairds.
The entire front will be torn
away and a new front of steel,
pressed brick and plate glass put
in, making of it the handsomest
three-story building in the city.
The lease of the drug store
will expire in a few days and it
will be moved, probably into the
Wright building. The ground floor
will be prepared tor the bank and
the plans contemplate an up to date
and commodious banking house.
The second floor will we used for
offices and the third floor is the
home of the Masons.
It is expected that it will be
several months before the work
will be completed and the bank
can move in.
Before Judge Merrill.
Referee J, H. Merrill sat in
judgment a few days ago on the
case of T. H. Swicord & Bro., of
Whighgm. The bankrupt was
represented by Attorney R. R.
Terrell, of Whigham. Attorneys
J no. E. and E. M. Donalson ap
peared for the creditors, the Vir-
ginia-Carolina Chemical Company.
Judgment was res rve for several
days.
Whigham High School.
Whigham High School will open
August the 17th, under the able
management of Prof, James A.
Caldwell. He will be assisted by
one of the finest corps of assist
ants that ever graced a school
room in Southwest Georgia.
Whigham and the entire vicinity
should congratulate themselves
that they have been so fortunate
as to secure the services of Prof.
Caldwell for another term on
account of the fine record made
during last scholastic year, the
success of. which has by rights
been accredited to him. He. as all
remember, is a graduate of the
well known and thorough college,
Erskine in Due West, S. C, and
is a practical man with a practical
and well founded education and by
association with us has proven
himself to be worthy of any confi
dence that may be reposed in him
here or elsewhere. He believes
in the latest methods of teaching
and a higher standard of education
in the community and that is the
kind of a man we need.
Prof. A. F. Hall, of Mercer
University, has been elected to
the chair of first assistant in the
school, and we are confident that
from the personal and written rec
ommendations handed in to the
credit of Prof. Hall that he will
also be a light in building up the
school. He comes to us with a
record of about ten years expe
rience in the school room.
Miss Mary Crowder? an accom
plished young lady of several years
experience in the school rooms of
Georgia as a teacher, will have
charge of the primary department
and from all the particulars that
we can gather the school commit
tee did the proper thing in secur
ing the services of Miss Crowder
for this department.
Miss Ethel Perry, a beautiful
and talented one of the young
ladies of Shorter College, will
have charge of the music "depart
ment of the sehool. Whigham
should indeed feel gratified that
she is to have a young lady as
musical instructor at the head of
their music department from such
a renowned conservatory of music
as Shorter College.
The third assistant will be se
lected at a later day.
Whigham now furnishes supe
rior advantages tor education to
any other school in this section,
so we trust that our country
friends may read this notice and
govern themselves accordingly and
take advantage of this their oppor
tunity of giving their children a
liberal education and be ready for
the fall term which is now near at
hand. - __ M.
Base Bali News.
1
What gives promise to he a very
interesting game of base ball is
the series of games scheduled to
take place here next week, on the
4, s and 6tb between Bainbridge
and Ozark, Ala. The new manai
ger, G. A, Jacques, is selecting an
invincible team of Bainbridge
players. It is understood that
Ozark has a very strong team, and
there is no doubt but that every
game will be hotly contested.
Sad Death of Mr. Hill.
The many Bainbridge friends of
Rev. A. Bailey Hill will be dis
tressed to hear of his nather sud
den death which occurred at Nor
folk, Va., last Saturday. Mr. Hill
had been to New York and on his
return he was taken seriously ill
on board the steamer with acute
Brights disease and on arriving at
Norfolk he was given every medi
cal attention, but died before his
family, who were in Fayetteville,
Tenn., could reach him.
Mr. Hill was the pastor of St.
John’s parish here fo several years
and less than a year ago he ac
cepted a call to the Episcopal
church at Fayetteville, where he
has since resided. During his
residence here he was well beloved
by the members »-f his church
and had the respect an.', esteem of
the people of Bainbridge gen erally.
He was a man of great culture and
refinement and an intelligent and
gifted minister. He was an Eng
lishman by birth and from his
early youth he had received the
special training and education for
the ministry of the church of Eng
land. He was well fitted for his
calling and exemplified it in every
particular.
Personally and socially Mr. Hill
was a man of charming and enter
taining presence. Of a sunny,
genial disposition, frank and warm
hearted he made triends of every
one with whom he came in con
tact. He had on his tongues-end an
inexhaustible tund of anecdote and
epigram. He was “a fellow of
infinite jest and most excellent
fancy.”
He leaves a wife and young lady
daughter. Their friends here ex
tend their deepest sympathy in
their loss-of a husband and father
who was always so constant, ten
der and loving in his devotion to
them.
Old Hoss Sale.
The auction sale of a large lot
of goods of all descriptions was
held by the G. F. & A. Railway
last Tuesday. These goods were
sold after advertisement to pay
freight, storage and demurrage
charges.
A large crowd from all over the
county was here attracted by the
sale and the bidding was spirited
from start to finish. A large part
of the property was merchandise
in good condition and everything
brought a fair, price and very few
bargain**were obtained. The man
who bought a package of patent
medicine advertising matter for a
dollar doubtless thinks ife did not
get value received.
Census Now Complete.
ProfT Sims has competed his
enumeration of the inhabitants of
AVest Bainbridge and by his count
shows the inhabitants of that
thriving little suburb to be 536.
These figures added to the count
made of Bainbridge proper and
given in the Search Light last
week make the total population of
Bainbridge 4,873.:
Speech Prom a Prominent
Negro.
Dr. C. P. Johnson, a negro phy
sician of Washington, Ga„ will
speak here on the streets Satur
day morning at 11 o’clock. He
will discuss the negro question,
the southern white people being
the negro’s best friend, he desires
them to live together ' in harmony
and good friendship. t
Johnson comes well recommend
ed, having the endorsements of
Senators Clay and Bacon and
other prominent men of the state.
He is taking a tour of the state in
the interest of the education and
betterment of his race, and desires
a large crowd of both white and
colored to hear him.
Johnson was educated by Alex
ander Stevens, studied law and
was admitted to the bar at Louis
ville, Jefferson county, although
he has never practiced his profes.
sion. He is a teacher and preacher
of the Baptist denomination, and
his here for the purpose of raising
funds for his school at Washing
ton.
Renting Houses Needed.
It is a fact there is not a vacant
house in Bainbridge for rent.
Numbers of new families have
moved here recently and there is
the greatest demand for bouses.
J us- as soon as materials are put
on the ground to build a bouse
there are dozens of applicants for
it. The people are really greatly
inconvenienced by the lack of
houses.
Rents are sufficiently high in
Bainbridge to insure a good inter
est on the money required to
build a comfortable house, and un
der such conditions, the certainty
of having permanent tenants, it is
to be wondered at that our capi
talists do not take advantage of
the opportunity for safe invest
ments. A hundred new houses
might be built at once and find
paying tenants. This is the esti
mate of a conservative business
man and is worthy of considera
tion. v
Undergoing Repairs.
Work has been begun by Mr.
Shingler the owner ot the Wright
building at the corner of South
Broad and troupe streets, to put
in a thorough state of repairs and
remodel it generally. Contractor
Burney will have charge of the
work.
It is the intention pf the owner
to make a first class and up to
date store of the corner. The
pace has been set for beautiful
8‘ores in Bainbridge and it is said
that this one will equal any of
them. It is rumored that when
completed it will be occupied as a
wholesale and retail drug house.
Death of An Infant:
East Thursday the infant of
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Lane, of Iron
City, died from a severe attack of
whooping cou/h. The funeral
took place here from the residence
of Judge C. G. Campbell, the
father of Mrs. Lane. The many
friends of the bereaved parents
extend their sympathy.
