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r:r< '.j> BSW itiO NlMBER 44. BAlWiDOE DECATUR COUNTY. GEORGIA FRIDAY AUGUST 28, 1903. ^ffictal <S>rpan ot Decatur County an& tbe Clfy of Bainbribae. tf.OOYEAR IN ADVANCE | ers ’ Convention Coming. wsofa coming old convention” to is swept the town, ancies of our people way up in G,” as goes. Aid Society have ie coming event for ; he building fund of an church of this neans of course that lerally may be ex- out on this Ocea nian, woman and unty are invited to to join in the mer gers of the society ie matter under their : entered the work with to make it the ful event of its na- occurred in Bain- nt years. They will priate prizes for those in the role of “ye olde ’ and whose renditions to the prizes, t of September 30th ected, and the affair promptly at 8 o’clock, will forbid any music old-time, including the "Arkansaw Travel- in the Wild Wood,” productions. As a the ladies hope to Capers King present render that famous sed “Git Erlong Liztr owever, in justice to the t proposed to allow ' ing, soul-stirring piece with other renditions, earnest wish of the la- ery fiddler in Decatur ; Florida and Alabama 1 come forward and as- g them that each will ck at the prize and that 1 time is ahead. ‘o expect to join the please notify Mrs. W. of Bainbridge, Ga., by otherwise, stating if pos- ' > that they propose kindness will be iedged and they will touch with the affair es off. It may be in to note that certificates of will be issued to those ' and who succeed the required impression os of the occasion, fch Light is pleased to this novel undertaking, toss the hope that the ™1 find no difficulty in a l Jr ge number of the oo stunts on the time tor their convention, hter we will announce as to the the progress prizes to be offered. Sad Death. Faircloth, who nnson and near Kveral years past, a last Tuesday after _ a !° m ( e da V s - He leaves I 1 ?!"! of a Wife and ones, dren> aS ‘ de - from ns were buried at has that died an i-PB, . ~ at- the Prsln er >' Wednesday Presen «of f araily an $ Notice ! that the ^dbury & Co l o Dtlre i Shingler; ine assuming ■ "^'ve all £‘ chi ?g & chikg & Shingu WOODBUHV firm of . have interest of said _ all li. amounts Shingler. ”Gl.ER, & Co. A Sad Accident Occurs. On Saturday afternoon last while a number of boys, were en gaged at playing baseball in the Street in front of I. D. Morgan’s residence, John B, the 12 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Stegall, was accidentally struck with a ball bat in the hands of young Rhtfe Toole, his playmate, and from the effects of the blow he died at six o’clock, or about two and a half hours after the accident occurred. Every medical aid possible was brought *0 the rescue of the suf fering lad, but to no avail. His remains were laid to rest in the city cemetery Sunday afternoon and the funeral was one of the sad dest that has occurred in Bain bridge for a long time. The dead boy was a great favor ite with his family and with his acquaintances generally. His death was one of those unfortu nate occurrences that are unac counted for and that could not have been averted. Young Toole was his close friend and playmate and there was not the slightest an- ger on his part. Wo doubt he re grets the accident as deeply as his boyish heart is able to feel. No blame can be attached. The affair is deeply deplored by the entire town and the parents are the recipients of the deepest sympathies of the entire community. G. F. & A. Extension. Plansjsre’ being rapidly made for the Columbus extension of the Georgia, Florida and Alabama. Supervisor Parker and Mr. Uzzell of the road have been this week between Culhbert and Lumpkin locating the proposed route. Fi nancial arrangements are now 'be ing made in the East, and as soon as the work of locating the line is completed the construction will begin. It is now safe to. say that within the next year the Gr. F. & A. will he running through trains into Columbus. The officials of the road have also decided to build a new depot at Bainbridge on their location se lected at the foot of Shotwell street. They intend to erect a handsome and commodious struct- 1 sufficient to accommodate their general offices which will be moved there as soon as completed. This will necesitate tbe opening of Shotwell street and will greatly improve that end of Bainbridge’s most beautiful thoroughfare. The location of the depot at this point will add much to the convenience of tbe travelling pnblic. To Sell Oils. New Rules of Methodist Worship. A matter of considerable con cern to our Methodist readers all over this section, is the change in the forms of church worship as has been suggested by the com mission composed of representa tives of the Methodist Episcopal church appointed for the purpose of revising the order of worship and for suggesting such changes as they might deem best. After considerable trouble the committee has decided upon an order much the same as that now practiced with two principal exceptions as follow: ‘Let all our services begin ex actly at the hour appointed, and let all our people kneel in silent prayer on entering the sanctu ary. “Let all the people be exhorted to kneel in prayer, keeping their faces toward the minister." The official papers of the church have thus far refused to discuss the matter, preferring to await the action of the next general confer ence for it ratification or rejec tion. The Georgia Pine Lumber Co., who have hitherto had offices over the old Hawes & Hawes building, have leased the large building west of the court house square, now occupied by. the Argus, and will move thereto about Septem ber 1st; and will about September 15th open up a general stock of refined lubricating oils, saw mill machinery and repairs. Their orders have already been placed for these articles and they will be gin arriving within ten days. The young men composing this lumber company are active fellows and are fully aware as to the needs of those who operate saw mills. We trust that they will meet with much success in their venture. Killed an Eagle. An eagle with a wing-spread of seven feet from tip to tip, was kill ed by a citizen one day last week in Miner county," Get on to the Vagrants. Thus far nothing but praise has been heard for the Calvin va grant law passed by the last legis lature, and many cities and towns are putting the law to work. Why should not the same be done in Bainbridge ? In Albany, Americus, Savannah, Moultrie and other plaoes the va grants are receiving active consid eration at the hands of tbe officers of the court. These officials de clare that they will not let up in their attempts until the vagrant snail either go to work, or move on. Now, every one knows that Bainbridge is infested with her full quota of profligant, pilfer ing crap-shooting negroes who certainly fall within the meaning of the law. We hope that this mere suggestion will have the ef fect of starting the movement in this needed direction in Bain bridge. Porter Burglarized Store. On last Monday morning at 6 o’clock when Joe Bruton went to work at his fathers store, the Flint River Store, he discovered the rear door unlocked, and upon en tering found that the cash drawer had been opened, and about $15 in money gone. However the thief had overlooked a small amount of money in one corner of the drawer. Upon an investigation it was found that Jeff Reels, who is a porter at the store, was the guilty party, and he was promptly land ed in jail. His mother, Mirny Reels was also arrested for receiv ing the stolen goods. They will answer for their crime at the next session of the court, having failed to secure bond. To Receive Bids. The Board of Roads and Reve- enues will receive bids Monday next for the furnishings of the handsome new court bouse, a cut of which appeared in this paper a couple of weeks ago, and which should fill, the heart of each citizen of the county with pride. We learn that our local furniture deal ers will submit bids and that it is their hope to compete successfully with out-of-town concerns. When our new temple of justice shall be furnished it will still be more attractive and will furnish a pleasant retreat for those who are r-.liAd upon to attend tbe sessions of the courts. Masonic Picnic at Salem. Last Saturday the Salem Lodge of Masons in Lower Spring Creek district held a big rally and picnic at Salem church. A large crowd was in attendance with the seduct ive and essential well filled basket The public exercises consisted of' addresses by Dr Adams, of Brinson, Judge Loving, of Col quitt and Col. Albert Russell, of Bainbridge Judge M. j. Horn, the Master of the lodge was mas ter of ceremonies. After the exercises came the dinner on the grounds. The well filled baskets were unpacked and their contents invitingly spread on improvised tables. They contained good things of every kind and de scription and attested the skill of the good women ot this neighbor hood. After the dinner the lodge met and conferred several degrees Among them the order of the Eastern Star was given to a num ber of ladies. The visitors were heartily wel comed and entertained. The hos pitality of the people of this neigh borhood is unequalled anywhere. Among those who contributed to the success of the occasion were the Horns, Clouds, Spooners, Faircloths and others. Tax Rate Fixed. Georgia’s tax commission have been very much annoyed in as sessing the rate for the fiscal year on account of the failure ot the franchise arbitrators to reach a conclusion in many of the cases for which they were appointed. The law regulating this natter ap pears to be defective in that it places no limit on the time to bf taken for the arbitration. The commission believe that the cor porations representatives are stav ing off the arbitrations in the in terests of the corporations. Therefore with the information before them and figuring that the assessment of the comptroller will stand, the commission has an nounced the rate at, five fnills. This is in keeping with the action of the legislature in limiting the tax rate to tnis basis. The tax rate of last year was five and thirty one hundredths mills. We believe that the state at large will be pleased at this re duction made possible by the fran chise taxation authorized by the legislature. State Shoot at Savannah. At the state shoot held in Sa vannah last week, Company “I” of this city was ably represented by Lieut. Jackson, Sargeants O’Neal and Mitchell, and Privates Roberts and Stansell. The boys were not under military restrictions during their attendance and of course took occasion to visit the surf at Tybee and the attractions^ Thunderbolt. While the hoys did not capture either of the trophies, yet the work ot the team was better than if has been at any former shoot. They did not attend the inter-state shoot which was continued this week at the Avondale range. Greater Georgia Edition. Harper’s “Greater Georgia” edition will appear September 21, and the probability is that the iss sue will be swiped up before breakfast. The truth of tbe mat ter is that the whole country is ahungering for information about Georgia, the banner common- wealth of the South, and we pre dict that immigration to this sec tion will be enormous during the coming ten years. Our Pine Product Com pany. We present this week a hand some half page advertisement ot the Bainbridge Turpentine and Pine Product Company to which we would respectfully direct your attention. This worthy local enterprise has now been permanently organized and operations will at once begin on a big scale. Mr. M. D. Powell, of Bainbridge, has been selected as president and general manager. Mr. Powell is a successful business man of conservatism and ability, and the fact that he recognizes, the merits of the ingenious process should enhance the value of the investments offered. In addition to Mr. Powell the other local officers are Major Hav ens, vice-president, Frank S. Jones, treasurer, Major T. S. Hawes, secretary, and W. W. Powell, superintendent. Contracts are now being made for the fat pine material to be used and the construction of the plant will be under way in a very short time. Two Innocent Stories. Sunday last was an eventful day out west. Near Salt Lake City a down pdur of living frogs is said to have literally blocked transpor tation for half an hour, and * the inhabitants of that vicinity were greatly nonplussed. Now this is one story that we really “jumped’' at as soon as we saw it in print. The other strange occurrence is reported from Creston, Iowa, and relates how that sprouting peas in the stomach of a seven-years old child had produced death. The peas were swallowed whole, and afterward sprouted in the stomach 1 as was found upon the autopsy which was held. We hope that this will be taken as a bitter warn ing by our parental readers oyer the county; and that we will never be called upon to chronicle the death of one ot their wards; as we should have to conclude that “de ceased came to his (01 her) death from natural, though unusual causes.” . These two stories are guaran teed not to have any whiskers on them. Large Clock Arrives. The large clock which is to oc cupy the tower of the new court house arrived Wednesday, work of placing it in position will begin as soon as the expert can afrive from the factory from which it was pur chased. The public has little idea as to the size of this large time piece; and it might be well therefore to state that the weight of the clock exclusive of the bell is 3,000 pounds, the bell 1,200 pounds. There are four illuminated dials 7 feet and 2* inches in diameter. The bell may be heard many miles into the country. The workmen on the court house have almost completed their labors, only one carpenter now being at work on the building. The building will be ready to turn over to the authorities when the painting, etc., shall be completed. Death in Bainbridge. Mrs. Charles H. Smith, after an illness of one week, during which time her suffering was great, died Friday at her home in this city. The remains were shipped the fol lowing day to Griffin, Ga., where they were interred. To the be reaved ones, are extended the sym pathies of tbe town.