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BAINBRIDGE DECATUR COUNTY, QEORQIA FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 4. 1903.
$1.00 YEAR IN ADVANCE
Official groan of TDeranir Comttx* anf* the ttm> ot T&atnbrtf>oe.
prom Tax Digest.
est of the county
; some interesting
15 published some
total gains for the
K is Ji75'4<*5-
elow a statement
ins and losses by
seven out of the
rids of the county
Gain.
7,777
4,947
40,658
8,481
19,027
13,177
21.832
210,808
456
14.872
6,509
8,900
45,340
32,019
184,820
Lois.
10,135
9,968
3,388
7,474
7,289
15,184
4.498
1903. 1902.
942,948 235,207
89,241 34,294
903,240 162,680
79,22# 84 248
177,367 156.340
72,393 59,216
93,624 71,792
402,546 191,678
64601 64,045
54,586 39.714
66,003 59,404
60,412 51,512
79.044 33.704
235,761 203.742
732.276 1,547,456
1903. 1902.
44,856 54.991
70,111 80.079
138,704 137,092
66.045 74,529
112,369 119.608
66,822 82,006
82,099 37,597
land Steam Mill are
itricts of the county,
more than doubled
taxable property in
iendrick and Belchers
losers.
:r of acres of land
64 dess than last
increased in valua-
, It is a little pe-
ich a large number of
have dropped out of
far as the tax books
f shows that there are
0 lawyers, 26 doctors
s is the county.
1 in property values
ittering and show a
bof prosperous con*
provements are being
setions of the county
dues and a much
expected next
rest
pay be
[ture Bought.
y commissioners were
Wednesday and Thurs-
P? bids from firms all
> r y for furnishing
* bouse. Among the
the two local
ses. Nussbaum Bros,,
toggs.
:t was finally award-,
f™ Bros, for $1760.
F de desks, chairs,
p s f°r the court
f °f the offices. An-
* will probably be let
s stand and jury box.
I tails for good sub _
I “re and that it shall
pplete withinj sixty
I “ court house will
"toupancy in time for
r term of court.
I the state has levied
0ur citizens are
'jj W * lat assessment
tumissioners will
“'Purpose of the
f 1 ; reduce the
*f the county
^ five mills it
ea sv e i p and would
The City Primary.
The city executive committee
held a meeting last Saturday and
decided to hold a primary tor the
election of mayor and aldermen
for the next year and set October
7th for the date. The call is pub-,
lished in another column of this
issue of The Search Light.
The committee is to be congrat
ulated upon the wisdon and desip-
ability of this action. There are
many evils attendant upon a gen
eral election for city officers and
practices heretofore indulged in
that had become disgusting to all
right thinking people and deleteri
ous to the welfare of the city.
Under a white primary these evils
will be almost, if not Entirely
eliminated and the city’s govern*
ors will be fairly and intellgently
selected. It is to be devoutly
hoped that the unseemly and un
dignified scramble of the past elec
tions will never be witnessed again
in Bainbriage.
Now the lists are open to the
best men and the best men should
not hesitate to enter, and in a
white primary the best men may
expect to win It is now but lit
tle more than a month until the
primary will be held and candi
dates for the honors the city has
to bestow should begin to stand
forth. Bainbridge has been a
rapidly growing town for the past
few years and right at this time
the municipal government should
be in charge of men of ability and
integrity and enterprise and pre
eminent public spirit.
The electors should have an eye
single to these qualifications and
rise above petty factions and the
interest of individuals or cliques.
Our municipal officers can make
or mar a prosperous future and we
cannot afford to entrust affairs to
others than wise, prudent men. We
have plenty of such good material
who should sacrifice a little for the
commonweal.
Death of Mrs. Welch.
own
After an illness of several weeks
with typhoid fever, Mrs. Charles
M. Welch ‘died at five o’clock Sat
urday morning at her home on
West street. Almost from the
first her condition was cohsidered
critical, but with that hope that
springs eternal, her friends trusted
to the last that she would rally
and recover. Everything that
medical science and loving hands
could do was done but to no avail.
The funeral occurred from the
home at five o’clock Saturday af
ternoon.
Mrs. Welch was the wife of Mr,
C. H. Welch, a prominent contrac
tor of this city, and was greatly
esteemed and loved by those who
knew her. She was an active
member of the Methodist church,
a true Christian, a loving wife and
devoted mother. She possessed
many admirable traits of character
which won her a wide circle of
friends who will sincerely mourn
her logs.
She leaves a devoted husband
and six small children to whom
the heartfelt sympathy of the en
tire community is extended.
Endorses Babb’s Letter
On Lynching.
Editor Search Light:
In a recent issue of your paper
I noticed an interesting letter
from E. E. Babb, which in my
opinion strikes the nail on the
head—for of all the apologies for
lynching there is none like this;
our people are law-abiding and m
no sense of the word disposed to
mob law and have never been, un
til they are exasperated over the
crimes that lead to such feeling.
Then when the press and the pul
pit and the politician break fortn
with such abusive language, and
utterly overlook the sufferings of
the abused, helpless daughters of
the south, the remorse, if there
was any, is frozen out.
Take the men of the South as a
mass, and there are very few, if
any, that advocate mob law except
for criminal assault. But let us
take a view of the legal side of the
assault. The law says arraign him,
bring his victim before him, in
open court, and submit her to pub
lic examination. Make a personal
matter of it. I might sit and hear
a lawyer cross-question your daugh
ter and force her to answer ques
tions on an indecent subject, and
thus add insult to injury. But
how could you stand it ? Seeing
your daughter put through a
shameful ordeal just because she
had been abused.
Nol let the cause continue and
the lynching will not cease, and
men will become more and more
exasperated as it becomes personal
Let the crime cease and the lynch
ing will cease also.
Respectfully,
Thos Howell.
Whigham, Ga.. Aug. 26, 1803.
Receipts Increasing.
The postoffice at Bainbridge is
one of the busiest places in the
city and Professor Toole is one of
the cleverest and most efficient
postmasters to be found anywhere.
The records of the office are kept
in a business like and systematic
manner.
Few people have any idea of the
number of letters sent from and
received by this office in one day
Take September 1st, for an in
stance. On that day 1801 letters
were sent from this office and 1120
were received here for distribution.
That means the handling of 2922
letters during one day, to say
nothing of the second class matter
of all description.
The patrons of the Bainbridge
postoffice have been hoping and
wishing for free delivery. To
secure this service the government
requires that the city must have
10,000 population, or that the rev
enues of the office must amount to
$10,000 a year. Of course we
have not the population, but the
revenues of the office this year
will amount to a little more than
$8,000, and judging from the in
crease of the past, it is safe to say
that within the next year or two
the revenues will be up to the
standard and the government will
| provide free delivery.
A German Tea.
One of the most delightful en
tertainments of the summer season
was the "German Tea” given by
Miss Miriam Donalson, Tuesday
evening at her lovely home on
Shotwell Street. Miss Donalson
has recently returned from Berlin
and with the customs of the coun
try fresh in her memory, she con
ceived the charming idea of giving
her friends, in the most enjoyable
manner possible, a taste of life in
a foreign land. Every feature of
the affair was carried out in the
manner of the Germans and the
entertainment proved both novel
and interesting.
After the guests had assembled
they were handed Slips of paper
and were requested to write the
conversation which had just passed
with their vis-a-vis. Some of the
accounts, as will be imagined,
were quite amusing, but it was
generally conceded that Miss
Maude Beardsley deserved the
ladies prize, a beautiful handker
chief, of German material and
make. Mr. Henry Covington won
the gentleman’s prize, a handsome
beer stein.
The most interesting feature of
the evening, however, was the
elaborate supper served after the
conclusion of the game. Here
the conception of the hostess was
carried out thoroughly, and in the
preparation and serving of the
menu, the German methods and
customs were deliciously display-,
ed. The favors were lovely curios,
souvenirs of Germany.
Those who were indebted to
Miss Donalson for the thorough
enjoyment of an evening spent in
Germany were: Misses Hortense
Pohlman, May Russell, Maude
Beardsley, Varina Russell, and
Messrs. Rulph Graves, Henry
Covington, Jack Bower, Robin
Graham, J, W. Ware, Ernest
Graves and Erie Donalson.
That Fiddlers’ Convention
"Old King Cole
Was a merry old soul,
And a merry old soul was he;
He called for his pipe
And be called for his bawl, <
And he called for his fiddlers three."
The edict has gone forth that
the fiddlers of this and adjoining
counties shall meet in Bainbridge
as heralded in last week’s Search
Light. The committee on ar
rangements consisting of Miss
Georgia Fleming and Mrs. W. S.
Milton have made a change of
date and have now fixed Septem
ber the 29th as the time. Let all
fiddlers take notice and goyern
themselves accordingly.
In addition to the zeal of excel
lence five prizes will be contested
for, to be draw direct from the
king’s store house, as follows;
First prize, half barrel of flour.
Second prize,- a hat.
Third prize, a Southfield ham.
Fourth prize, an Ingersoll watch.
Fifth prize, 20 pounds of granu*
lated sugar.
This will be an original and
Very interesting affair as its sue*
cess has been assured. Many good
fiddlers have signified their willing
ness to be present and take part
in the contest. A large audience
will attend to inspire and applaud
the musicians, and the whole
county is looking forward Jte this’
fiddling festival.
Decatur’s School Census.
County School Commissioner
Bradwell, has completed his ardu
ous task of enumerating the in
habitants of Decatur county of
school age between 6 and 18
years, and we give below the re
sult of the count.
White, males : 2,257
“ females 2,049
Total whitea : 4,306
Negro, males 2,323
“ females 2,336
Total negroes 4,659
Grand Total 8,965
This count is exclusive of the
Bainbridge district, which was
taken some weeka ago by Prof.
Sims. With this district added
Decatur county has a school popu
lation of over ten thousand, which
is a considerable increase over the
last census. Of this number there
are two colored blind children, two
white deaf and dumb and four col
ored deaf and dumb, three white
and one colored idiot, 138 white
children under ten who can neitner
read nor write and 656 colored
children. There 112 whites and
blacks who haye never attended
school. The census shows mate
rial gains in every particular over
the proceeding yfiar.
Large Sale of Sheep.
Mr. John Chason, of Lower
Spring Creek, has sold out his ei»
tiro holdings of sheep, consisting
of about 2,000 head, and his range
to Euzema and A. J. Rich. These
enterprising young men. will take
charge of their new possession at
once and expect to increase largely
their extensive sheep and cattle
business. This is a fine cattle sec
tion and the Rich boys have the
energy and ability to make a for
tune out of the business.
Mr. Chason’s plans foi the fu
ture are as yet unsettled. It is
expected that he will seek another
locality in the county. He is oflte
of the county’s most progressive
farmers.
Died Saturday Last.
Mr. T. S. B. Funderburk, who
resided in the western portion of
the county for many years, died
Saturday last at his home in Jakin,
Ga., and his remains were buried
at the old Friendship burial
ground near Donalsonville, the
following day.
He leaves a wife and several
children, all of whom are of age.
To these and others of his numer
ous relatives are extended the
sympathies of the people of that
section.
Mr. Funderburk was an honest
and well known citizen! For sev-
1 eral years past he hat been afflict
ed and his death was therefore not
unexpected.
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Frinck, of
Westvilie, Fla., are bare and w«U
spend some months for tbe benefit
of Mn. Frinok’s health. Mr. Frinck
was fora number til yean engaged
in tbe tarpentinejbniiaeM in Decs tor
county.