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Cambridge Search Light number BAINBRIDOE, DECATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1903. $1.00 YEAR IN ADVANCE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF DECATUR COUNTY AND CITY OF BAIN BRIDGE. r gia State Troops. eenl s that Georgia’s sol- a ve to come right up to if they hope to remain ce under the Dick army by the last session of nspector General Obear issing among the com-, •ing his annual inspec- orders, and so rigorous s insistence upon effi- discipline among the degree of enibarrass- £e n occasioned, in many rompanies in the state inspected, some put on ibile others were dis- inefficiency. The tifles were last week ation for ninety days :h time they will have requirements or pass 5. Obear has not yet inbridge and it might company “I” to turn jrighten up a little bridge citizen feels an the local military or- and would not like to e anything short of a ppearance. This can eunlessagood deal of ; engaged in before the :he officer. The stand- set high, and we wish pany “1" hold position list. We want no pro ws, We would not ilitary disbanded, re many who are in treat the requirements [ree of harshness; and y are a little too severe; time the troops of the ie to meet the demands he of a great deal more lemselves and the state thereby Baptist Convention, tement has been made mua! State Baptist con' ll be held at Athens Ga, November 19th. and rough Sunday. Last Mention met at Amer- asone of the most suc tions ever held. There 450 churches in the will be represented, 13 the church at Bain* u which the following Me been appointed: E. ’• B - Toole, T. M. Bat v -J-R. Jester, that the delegation Qe a ble to attend in or Jester will make a oport of the work done in Bambridge. * 11 Mrs. Anderson. Anderson the aged Mr ; Berry Anderson of 1 r - Jere Anderson of ! et *' n Taylor county n a V at the home pf S ^ e Ba< * g°ne hoping bta,t h improved. * he had been i n p00 r m ® time the news of ^0 ed Mr. Anderson itothe Ud f denn T- He had been f U - era1, Mrs - uZ lvl L n£ in Moul - are * Wlth h « | owili m r » ny amon S —• ^o5£s of Bill Grant Doomed to Die. The negro, Bill Grant, who last Christmas in company with sever al others killed Mr. James Bird was tried, convicted and sentenced to hang at the May term of court. His counsel Mr. Wallace Sheffield appealed the base to the Supreme court, where it has since been pending. This week the court handed down its decision in the short but decisive expression: The evidence authorized the verdict, and there was no error requiring the granting of a new trial. Judg ment affirmed.” Th's means that Grant will poW' have to suffer the extreme penalty of the law for his crime. At the term of the Superior court next week Judge Spence will resentence him and assign a day within the next thirty for the execution. His counsel may appeal to the pardon^ ing board and try to have his pun ishment commuted to life impris onment. This will not necessari ly cause a stay of execution as the board will probably act before the day set. The other negroes who partici pated in the crime, except one, are now in jail and will be tried at this term for their complicity. Hallowe’en Entertainment. On Saturday evening Miss Helen Feiler entertained the Chafing Dish Club at her home on College ^treef, As it was Hal lowe’en night the varipus mysteri ous and uncanny amusements ap propriate to the occasion were in dulged in After the delightful luncheon was served, the lights were turned out, the guests gathered in a circle and each vied with the other in telling blood curdling ghost sto ries. Some of our mischief loving citizens arrayed themselves like the proverbial ghosts and at the conclusion of the most hair-rais ing story, quietly glided in among the guests. The shrieks of fright from the feminine portion of the party and the wonderful courage (?) displayed by the stronger sex pro claimed the entire success of the maneuver. Miss Feiler is an adept in the art of original entertainments and an invitation to her home carries with it the assurance of novel pleasures. County Officers Moving. As many of the county officers as can do so are moving into their handsome quarters in the new court house and during next week s court they will be found there. However because of the absence of certain furnishings for keeping the records of the Ordinary and Clerk of the Court these popular officers will not move until after court is over. It is the purpose of the officials to turn over the furniture in the present clerk’s vault to the ordinary for keeping his records; the clerk to be provi ded with new accommodations in that line- As the /clerk’s new equipments have not? arrived, he cannot turn over these things to the ordinary. The officers in the new building are much handsomer and more convenient in their appliances than the old ’ ones. The change will therefore be appreciated by the public“and by the officials. How Tuesday’s Elections Went Tuesday was a kind of general election day over the entire coun try as jt were; peVhaps more inter est centering in the election in New York City than anywhere else. The results were upon a whole a victory for the democrats, for in many places the accustomed large republican majority being cut down to remarkably low figures. After a campaign full of inter est, where,practically every influ ential newspaper and every preach er in the city against him, George B. McClellan was elected mayor of New York City by the overwhelm ing majority of 70,000 votes. Mc Clellan carried Manhattan and The Bronx by about ?s8jooo, a gatiti <jf 64,000; Brooklyn by about 6,000, a gain of 31,000, and Queens by about 5,000, a gain of more than 4,000,' This makes a total net gain for McClellan ot about 103*- 000, as compared with {Shepard’s vote of two years ago. Jqst what significance-may be given this great democratic victory we are not aware; further than it may be taken as an evidence that the people are turning their heads again toward the democratic party in New York. The Tammany or* ganization is once mort a power to be reckoned with. Seth Low went into power as a reform pan- didate, his administration was a dismal failure far as this was concerned, , Tom L. Johnson was defeated for governor of Ohio by a republi can majority of ioo.oooj but this was no more than could be expect ed of a state where sentiment has always been strongly republican, and which was the home of the late President McKinley and of the living invincible Mark Hanna. Tom Johnson could not have won any way. One of the closest contests was in the little state of Delaware, the home of Mr. Gorman. The dem ocratic candidate for governor was elected by a majority of 5,000 over the republicans. The following is the results of the elections held in the several states: Greater New YorK, McClellan, (democratic candidate for mayor) elected by 70,000. In Maryland, Warfield, (demo crat) for governor, 5,000. In Kentucky, Beckham (Dem.) for governor, by 15,000. In Ohio, Herrick (Rep.) for gov ernor, by 100.000. In Rhode Island, Garvin (Dem.) for governor by 3,000. In Massachusetts, Bates (Rep.) for governor, by 35,849- In Iowa, Republicans win by 60,000. In Nebraska, Republicans win by 10,000. In Mississippi Democrats win In Virginia Democrats win. In Pennsylvania Republicans win by 225,000. • In Colorado, Campbell (Rep.) for judge, by 5,000. When this government shall have absorbed Panama, we shall hope to see the price of this excel lent brand ot summer hats reduced materially. In otherwords, we may all wear panamas by and by Mr. Holland Bound Over. G. W. Holland, an aged citizen of Cairo, Thomas county, was last week bound over by United States Commissioner Johnson, at Valdos ta, on a charge of the illicit manu facture and sale of liquor. The old man was hound over; his bond fixed at one hundred dollars, which amount he was unable to give and he was sent to Savannah where he will have to remain in jail until the regular December term ot the district federal court, to be ar raigned before Judge Speer. The witnesses in the case swore that the old man had operated a 15 gallon still in his kitchen; his step-daugnter who was the only Witness testifying in his behalf, swore that there was no still in the kitchen and that there never had been. The old man is said to be in an infirm condition, and the probabilities are that on this ac count, in the event of a conviction, the authorities would make his punishment as light as they could consistently do. CommissioaerB Met Monday. The regular monthly meeting of the board of county commissioners was held Monday in the board's ew offices in the court house. All of the commissioners were pres ent, and as this was their first meeting in their new offices, they were in an unusually good humor throughout the session. No very mportant business aside from leasing the convicts was transact* ed, The convicts were let for the following year to W. G. Powell, of Cyrene, bringing exactly the same amount paid last year. The able bodied convicts of the county bring $1425 per month while the disabled men, women and boys are let at $6.50 per month. There are about thirty misdemeanor convicts on the average throughout the year. Killing; at Cairo Reviewed. Editor Search Light: The account of the “Murder at Cairo,” which appeared in your paper last week seems to be incor rect. From the best information to be had concerning the affair, the general impression is that Baggett was justifiable in killing Williams, it being a case of self defense. Very little or no effort has been made to capture Baggett, as it is generally understood by the people of the town and sur rounding country that he will sur render to the authorities at the proper time. Citizen. Cairo, Nov. 4th, 1903. Death Near AttapalfUB. News reaches the city, concern ing the death of Mrs Laing, an aged lady of the Attapulgus neighborhood in this county. Her death occurred Wednesday after an illness of some duration. The remains were buried yesterday at the cemetery at Attapulgus. She was the mother of Mr. Frank Laing, one of our substantial farm ers, and leaves a host of sorrowing friends. Savannah’s great Industrial and Agricultural Fair is on this week in earnest. Edward Baxter Perry. The people of Bainbri-lgo and vicinity will b< int>:r.-s \_M lo learn that efforts are being made to se cure a concert by the celebrated blind pianist Edward Baxter Per ry. Hearing him will be an un paralleled privilege, as such a great artist rarely comes to South Geor gia. A few of our citizens have heard him elsewhere and are en thusiastic over an opportunity to hear him again. Mr. Perry does not play for the purpose of showing how fast his hands can cover the key-board of a piano, but to make the Piano tell something to his hearers. He uses a Knabe Grand which yields all its beautiful secrets to his beguiling touch. ‘ He is the only American pi anist who ever played at the Im perial Court of Germany.” He is the only pianist, living or dead, of any country, who ever played twelve hundred concerts in ten consecutive years.” “He is the only blind pianist in the world’s history who has succeeded in win ning an unquestioned position in the front rank of his profession ” A German critic writes: “Mr. Per ry completely won his audience, and met with a deservedly warm reception that grew more enthusi astic after each number and ended in numerous recalls.” The Paris Messenger says: “He is entitled to a high rank aipong the great players of the world. ” We hope to have this concert the first of a series of such high class entertainments. Sad Death Vesterday. Yesterday evening at her home in this, city, after an illness of sev eral months, Mrs. J. P. Hines breathed her last, surrounded by sorrowing loved ones and friends. She died at her home on West street. Deceased leaves a devoted hus band and several children that {are •mall, and to them go out the sym pathies of the entire town. F o many months Mrs. Hines had been in poor health and had spent a portion of the time in North Georgia where she was under treat ment of a specialist. The end came not altogether un expectedly, yet it was none the less sad. As Miss Florrie Narra- more she was respected and ad mired by a large circle of friends here. Her remains will be inter red today at 11 o’clock in the cem etery, this city. The Search Light extends its condolences. To Wed at Cairo. Cards are out announcing the approaching marriage of Miss Mar garet Augusta Wigbt to Mr. Fran cis Marion Brannon which will oc cur at the Methodist church in Cairo November 18th. Because of the prominence of the families the event is of social interest in that section. Miss Wight is the daughter of the lamented Geo. A. Wight and a sister of the Wight Bros., of Cairo; the groom is also a native of Thomas county, having been rear ed near Barwick, he is at present cashier for the Cairo Banking Co., and holds the esteem of the entire town in which he resides.