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TIMBER 41- BA1NBR1DQE DECATUR COUNTY, OEORQIA FRIDAY AUGUST 7, 1903. $100 YEAR IN ADVANCE Official flrgan of Decatur County anE the Cttp of Balnbrione. tthe Ship Yards. w uv . visited the ship ablishment across the ,little idea of the mag- ■ work that is being on the government ckerwho is in charge , in the absence of Mr. an expert and experi- uilder, having been en- at occupation in vari- Ithe United States, as ilaska. nt in the water two jarges, a snagboat and Finishing touches mg put to the two lat- magboat is being equip ping quarters for a crew and men, and when mil be very comforta- immodious. Two car ichinery are expected to g day, with which these e equipped. they have on the p boats almost com- ch will be launched at te. The material is on the construction of it, the largest they have Work on this will on as these now about are out of the way. ranaugh, of the United my was here Monday er the work and left on op the river to the where some govern- be rapids is going on. turn here Saturday and accept for the govern- aoats and barges now and put them in com- > the Chattahoochee little later they will be ack for the work con- on the Flint river, vernment will spend a of money in the next Ah rivers. Everything will be done to facili- Kion. The condition of between Albany and will be very m uch bet- Change of Offices. Major T. S. Hawes has moved bis law offices from the oldi quar ters occupied by he and his father to tbevsuite of rooms over Scott’s store on Broad street. They have been newly painted and papered and ptesehta neac and attractive appearance. Major Hawes is an able and popular attorney and is in every respect competent to handle the large practice to which he succeeds on the death of his la mented father. / Ice Cream Supper. An ice cream supper will be given at Brinson on the night of August 18th, in the grove in front of the residence of S. Brinson. The object of the supper is to raise money to assist in building a school house—a Worthy object. Everybody is cordially invited to come and bring his family, sweet heart and pocketbook. Pope Leo’s successor has been named at last. Legislature Adjourns 12th The session of the legislature will close August 12th, and but for the fact that the present mem* bcrs will have a third term, many bills of local and general import ance min’d die with the seaaion, since with the retiring of the members nt «ne house, all meas ures originated with that house, die. It is intereating to note that something like one thousand bills have been introduced during the two sessions, counting the present one. OUR NEW TEMPLE OF JUSTICE. It gives us pleasure in this issue to present to our readers a good picture of Decatur County’s palatial new home. It is now ready fbr furnishings which will be put in as soon as possible and then the county’s family of clever officials will move in and go to housekeeping. It may be safely said that there is no where in the country a more beauti fy aa cal Possibilities. e forecast at present it political circles will be >y enlivened in 1904. In foe usual officers to be will be a contest be- ®r e under the new law *’tion of solicitor of the ** P erha Ps judge of m Mr - A. H. Russell »urt solicitor, and thinks that the elec- _ far in advance to much thought, he Mr -Jos. H. Gil- Jrstood, win also be a ^the position. fctHold of Potash of Mr. and ie alm gan W1 " re S ret to Li°“ «rio£ acci- S"*'? «** bab, 5f a box nf h lttle one t was h f P ota sh and r““ v 'r' d sh ' bad er mouth and about te 6 l . mra ediately ap. 'PiinffU a,t f ough ex- ery r 0 , e not serious. 2a2?S that the 1 a ”y of oresh e had tWit would 6 k SUbstance ' ° uld have been ful, commodious and modern public building. The genius of the architect, the skill of the builder and the artistic taste of the decorator have all been combined in this structure that is indeed a temple of justice. . r . A large share of the credit is due to our enterprising Board of County Commissioners. By a remarkable system of financiering they have Jmttt and presented to the county a $50,000 court house on a decreasing tax rate and not a dollar of indebtedness to the county. This achievement has not an equa in the *Thls beautiful picture, from which the above cut w« msde, was Uten by the Oak City Studio and the developing of the cut was done by an company ipAtlanta. The procuring of the cut was jointly shared by*the Search Light and the Argus. A thief entered the governor’- mansion this week and purloined his |li 5 Panama hat, an ivory handled umbrella and two boxes of Havana cigars. He had evi dently a fancy for the governor’s hat. and we have no doubt that he would also lik£ to stand in the governor’s shoes. The fruit growers and nursery men of Georgia are in session this week at Athens, being the annual meeting of the Statg Horticultural Society. The chief of police of Brunson, S. Cn committed suicide in Sa | vannah Sunday by shooting him self through the head. He had bren on a drinking bout and was despondent. With a taxable increase of scarcely less than a halt million dollars, Decatur leads the counties of the state outside tbe large cities of course. This figures well for our county and should prove an eye opener to the rest of the state. C P. Johnson, colored, offers a reward of $100 for the person who wrote him a card, dated Aug. 4, 1903, ordering him to leave Bain- bridge. Bainbrldge Plays Ozark. Ozark’s champion ball players came over Tuesday for a series of three games with the Bainhridge team. It was rumored ttat Ozark had beaten every team in Alabama and came across the river in search of new worlds to conquer. Tuesa day’s game had hardly'begun be fore our boys found tbe Ozarkites to be easy things, Their pitcher was batted out of the box into the pea patch, score 12 to 2. Wednesday the visitors pulled themselves together a little and gave the home team a run for their money. The fans were very uneasy in their bleacher seats dur ing the first part of the game when the Ozark’s little men were safely in the lead. But tbe mighty Jack came to the rescue and pitch ed them some curves they had never read about in their blue backs and pulled out the victory for the Georgians, to the tune of 11 to 9. Thursday’s game was interfered with for a while on account of rain but was played to a finished on rather a wet field. The Ozark’s f did their best but failed again to connect with Clarkls warm curves. Score 9 to 1 in favor of Bainhridge. The three games were pulled off without any serious squabbles, as the umpire was honest and fair in his decisions to both sides. The attendance being small, the manager, G. A. Jaques, came out the loser on the finance side. The next series of games of the season will be hotly contested on the Bainhridge diamond Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week with Camilla. It will be a swift game as some of tbe best players of South Georgia will be lined up on both sides. Let all the town turn out. and support the honie boys. \ Keith-Massenberg. Miss Martha L. Keith and Mr. * Charles R. Massenberg, both of Macon v were married at the Pres byterian manse last Monday alter- ■ noon, Rev. Frederick Perkins offi ciating. Miss Keith has been tbe guest of Mrs. Perkins during tills month and has made many friends during her stav here. Mr. Massenberg is a prominent business man of Macon and is at present a member of the alder- manic board of that city. Miss Keith has far several years been a teacher in the Macon public schools and has a large circle af friends and admirers there. They left immediately after tbe ceremony for Macon, which will be their future home Handsome Office Building Col. John E. Donalson will elect a modern office building in the neighborhood of the new court house. Plans are now being drawn by an accomplished architect and the outward appearance will be beautiful and artistic. It will be two stories high and both floors will be arranged for offices single or en suite and they will fitted with all the latest improvements. There has been great demand here for for a building of this character and the enterprise of Col. Donal son will be greatly appreciated. ^