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ainbridge Search Light NUMBER 52. BA1NBR1DQE, DECATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1903. $1.00 YEAR IN ADVANCE. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF DECATUR COUNTY AND CITY OK BAINBRIDGE. liable Convict System. een the P r ' son comm * s " nnpliance with the meas- j by the recent legisla te able bodied con- eorgia, the price being han was ever received r similar labor, and which ro ake this department te government a paying r some time it has been that the department of c W as the only state nt that paid its running and placed money to the the state. This can no ; and while Commis- vens deserves the thanks -pie of the state for the which he has the agricultural departs the prison commission me in for an equal share New Steamboat Line for Bainbridge. the new lease the 1,500 victs will bring into the omething like $250,000 means for a term of at this price per annum, 'mum price per convict $252 per year, while the s $220. The expense g these convicts will be bly cut down. convicts were let without in the six years convicts to be woiked on the he several counties of which shall elect to so Thirty-one counties eiequ’sition: but as many re expected to withdraw ests in the face of the convicts are bringing, bilities are that several more convicts may be the hands ot the com to dispose of. the old lease the state convicts for which she the net sum of $90,00x3, turned into the public With this increase tethe school fund will ed at least $160,000; id thus arising will be ed in by only 106 coun ted the thirty-one coun- to work their convicts on toads. Sparing these figures, its who tavored the ow {e 'on convicts on of the county will U n- 'hat upon a conservative tln S in necessary guard ' n & camp houses, phy- c ’ the county would be * their convict labor on a mething like $30.00 per c the same time Sch001 tund would be ^^1 thousand dollars. 0 SlJ rt a Vineyard. Proctor and M. W . Weber, ^ s ' Mich , have 1 tcis svepk ,lewot starting a vine .action, They hgvt erC5ted a number of scheme e * ln operations by rhis wi]] be a ««d®" S ' n " rptUe ,or The steamer Gertrude made her her first trip to Bainbridge the early part of the week. She is the property of an independent line of river steamers owned it is said by Apalachicola and Pensacola people. She will ply the river be tween Bainbridge and Apalachi- cola, touching at all intermediate points, making the round trip about twice a week, although the schedule has not yet been arrange ed definitely. Capt. L A. Chitwood, who is well known to the river traffic, is the commanding officer. On his initial trip he brought to Bain, bridge a large cargo of freight and a goodly number of passengers. The Gertrude was brought to this river from the Ohio, where she has been commission for some time although she is practically a new boat. The trip was made un der her own steam down by New Orleans and skirting the Gulf coast to Apalachicola. The Gertrude will connect at Apalachicola with the Gulf steam' ers plying between Pensacola and New oricans and will undoubtedly secure a low rate of freight on goods rota chose points, it is to be hoped that the Gertie will get a good share of the river business. Somewhat of a Pig. Georgia Sugar Cane. been Prospecting till that the cr? smtabie and Sloped. It is not extensively known that our fellow townsman, Horry Brocket, is the champion hog grower of Decatur county. It is true nevertheless, and this is his hard luck story. Mr. Brocket has taken great pride in his pigs of high degree known as O. I. C. One little pig' let had reached the age of six months, and was getting so fat and saucy he was about to outgrow his pen. Mr. Brocket was meditating getting him a new pen to fit his rapidly increasing dimensions, when all of a sudden piggy sicken ed and died of cholera in spite of all that medical skill could do. Afs ter his demise Mr. B. had his remains weighed and they tippf-d the beam at 960 1-2 pounds gross. That pig was a regular hog and this is a true story. Married. On last Wednesday at the home of the bride in Milledgeville Miss Annie Booker was married to Mr. Newton L. Stapleton of Colquitt Ga. Mr. Stapleton originally from Bronwood is now in Colquitt being associated with C. C. Bush in the practice ot law. He is a promising young attorney and has made many warm friends who will be glad to welcome him and his bride as permanent residents of Colquitt. Orator Muiiday. Rev. Joe Munday, the sometime actor and sporting man, but now a reformist, spoke Sunday afternoon at the opera house to a “men only audience.” Tuesday night he lec tured at the same place. While his audiences were not large on either occasion he seems to have impressed the people with his eloquence. All indications now point to high prices this year for the prod ucts of the Georgia sugar cane. A recent issue of the Thomasville Times Ente r prise contained the information that one person from a certain Texas town, was in Thomasville and that he was pre pared to purchase 2,500 barrels of pure Georgia syrup at the mar- ket price which is at this time 35c per gallon. This only goes to show that the fame of our table syrups is spreading not alone to the northern states, but to south' ern states as well, Texas is sup* posed to raise good sugar cane, but the world must acknowledge that for the quality, Georgia stands at the top of the column of the syrup producing states, Another interesting fact to note is that although those interested in adding glucose and other sub stances to syrup, raised such a howl over Georgia last fall when the pure syrup bill was introduced and subsequently passed by the legislature, the sale of syrup and the prices to be received have continued to climb until it now brings a better price than it has ever done since it has been raised for market generally. At that time it was announced by the enemies of the bill that syrup would decline under the pure syrup bill to 15 cents per gallon. Today the price is 35 cents, and it will likely stay somewhere near that mark. Walter Love Alive. v Some months ago a great deal of excitement was occasioned by the disappearance of Walter Love a well known traveling man of Quincy, who was known in Bain- bridge and to many of our readers along the lower edge of the coun ty. Mr. Love was last seen at Tybee in the surf, and as no trace could be found, it was thought that he was drowned while in bathing. His remains were never recovered, and although efforts were made to collect the insurance on his life the companies refused to pay it, claiming that proper proof ot his death had not been made. There was about $20,000 in policies. He is said to have been located at Den ver Col., where he was working in a large dry goods establishment. Love has a wife and family at Quincy, and is one of the leading families of that section and his dis appearance caused much concern; this recent disclosure will be a still greater surprise to those who knew him and who have beleived him dead. Bainbridge Team Met Defeat. The Bainbridge football team went down to Tallahassee last Fri day and met defeat at. the hands of the strong aggregation from the Florida State College to the tune of 22 to o. This score does not show the real strength of the team however, as our boys were seriously crippled by the loss of several regular players whose places were substituted by lighter and less experienced men. At no time did the Bainbridge team have a chance to score, but after they became accustomed to the onslaughts of their opponents, held repeatedly for downs only to lose the ball by failure to advance it the necessary five yards. The game brought clearly to light the fact that Bainbridge has excellent football material which only needs hard work and practice to make it one of the strongest teams in this section, capable of coping successfully with any op» ponent. The features of the game were the good tackling of Hunter, Jack- son and Scott for Bainbridge and the excellent offensive work of Provence and Clark for Tallahas see. A Delightful Entertainment. Ralph Bingham the lecturer, violinist and singer, appeared at the Bainbridge Opera house Wed' nesday night. Owing chiefly to the fact that his coming had not Ijeen advertised a very small au' dience was present, less than two dozen people. The entertainment was really worthy of a packed house. His stories were very clever and told in his inimitable mirth producing style. He is a violinist of no mean ability and his tipical songs abounded in humor. What the audience lacked in size they made up in enthusiasm and endeavored to make the en' tertainer forget the vacant chairs by according him the heartiest ap preciation. It is too bad that a really meritorious entertainment should not meet with more favor. Arlington to Utilize Pine Knots. Messrs. J. S. Cowart, H M. Calhoun, of Arlington, W. H. Cunningham, of Leary, and A. A. Marshall, of Albany, are burning a company for the manufact- ure of pine products at Arlington It will operate on the newly dis covered distillation plan, which is destined at an early date to add materially to the industrial devel- opment of this section. We con gratulate Arlington on her enters prises and her progressive citizens. Harrell Will Run For Judge. An interesting bit of local news is to effect that Col. W. M. Har~ roll, of this city, h ,s decided to make the race for the judgship of the city court of Bainbridge. Col. Harrell when seen by a reporter gave out in substance the follows ing interview: “For sonic time friends from over the county have urged that I enter the race for judge of the city court of Bainbridge. Thus far I have refrained from making any statement further than that I was considering the matter; and assuring my friends of my appres ciation of the kind mention of my name in this connection. In def' erence to their wishes and with the assurance of their support, I have about concluded to enter the contest. However, I shall make a definite announcement within a few days as to the course I shall pursue. Should I enter the race, it shall be my intention to make a vigorous campaign, and in the event of my election, a consciens tious and faithful judge of the law. You may say that I will in all probability be a candidate.” Col. Harrell has been a member of the Bainbridge bar tor the past twenty years, seven years of which time he was solicitor of the county court. He has figured in many of the leading criminal and civil cases ot the courts and is at pres' ent a member of the firm of Har rell and Hartsfield, He has rep resented the county in the general assembly and is otherwise too well known to the people of the county to need any further introduction. He will make a strong race for the position. It is generally understood that Judge B. B. Bower will stand for election to the position of judge ot this court, which position he has held since it was established. With Col. Harrell and Judge Bower both in the race, the indi cations are that times will be a little lively so far as the judgeship goes. Hardware Firm to Incorporate. The Mcdonald Hardware Co. has filed a petition to the superior court, asking for a charter giving it the usual corporate powers. The petitioners are A, J. Macdonald of this county, and James Watt of Thomasville, Ga. The new com- pany will take charge of the hard ware business of A. J. Macdonald of this city and conduct it as a corporation. The capital stock will be $8,000 with the privilege of increasing it to $25,000. Mr. Macdonald started in the hardware business here about three years ago and has built up a flourishing business during that time i is a young man of fine business qualities and is deserving of success. The charter publication appears in this issue of the Search Light. Those war clouds continue to hover over Russia and Japan. We hardly think it will be numbered among the autumn fights. To Deal in Lubricating Oils. Messrs. Tiller and Arnold have just closed a deal whereby they become the distributing agents of the Crew Levick Company, of Philadelphia, one of the largest manufacturers ot lubricating oils m the United States. Their territory will be Georgia, Florida and Ala bama ior several hundred miles surrounding Bainbridge. A ware house will be maintained here, carrying a large consignment of oils and all orders will be shipped from here. The first car load of the stock is now in route. These enterprising young men will conduct this department in connection with their lumber bus- ines“. Their energy and push should bring them abundant suc cess. Notice. I will be in Bainbridge on the 3rd day of November for the pur pose of renting my plantation. Al so, my store house and dwelling in Climax, All parties interested will please meet me at Bon Air Hotel. C. C. Wright Jr.