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bainbridge Search Light.
UMBER 5.
BAINBRIDOE, DECATUR COUNTY, GEORQIA, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 27, 1903.
$1.00 YEAR IN ADVANCE
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF DECATUR COUNTY AND CITY OF BAINBRIDOE,
Opportunity.
ma situation is consid-
he public eye just at
be outlook for compli-
entanglements is ex-
nod or bad as it may
td.
patches from the Co-
of government state
iia will by no means
at to the loss of hei
at this time, much
offspring, and that
tions are on foot for
of whipping the little
0 a state of obedience
sion. Our government
ay, we will not allow
je touched; that it is
ght ought to be free
ndent; supposedly he-
ivant, and Panama is
give canal privileges
erritory.
canal was the casus
mbia is a South Amer-
ic occupying the north-
tremity of the conti-
iraa was one of her de-
,tes stretching north
the Isthmus of Pana-
Central American re-
dividing the waters of
: from the Pacific. The
tes negotiated a treaty
mibia tor the pur-
ontrol of the territory
isthmus with a view to
the Panama canal,
was referred to the
legislative body for
• By this time the
ilombia became aroused
used to ratify, spurning
eiv hundred millions of
Uncle Sam was willing
for the right of way,
to dig her hands still
1 his pockets,
was that little Panama,
u a canal, waxed very
threw off the yoke and
;om the maternal apron
ld told her erstwhile
o to—that she was big
take care of herself. In
me and before she had
talk she had a secret
lin g with your Uncle
the canal. Your uncle
ai) kee knew where his
so he said to the little
Wd, I will stand by you
lat no harm comes to
“ er the guns of United
vessels Panama declare
e Pendence, seized the
d s °idiers of Colombia
territory and transport-
,r)m e and organized a
11 of her own, thus be-
newest born of the
'he world. The United
om Ptly recognized the
* ls tence of Panama, so
• e > Germany and other
nations.
the fi«t acts of Panama
£ an independent na-
m ake a treaty with the
cedm § us all the
d territory We desired
S PUrposes for the
°'°0O,OOO. It
lht United
""“'■PwnKin every
wa Y and •' 1
Some Prolific Cora.
Mr. Forman Dollar, one of the
leading farmers of his section was
in the city a few days ago and was
telling of a stalk of corn which he
grew on his plantation this year
which had exactly ten ears of
corn. He says the entire field
averaged three ears to the stalk.
Mr. Dollar said in part: “The
corn is very prolific and grows
better on poor land than any corn
I ever planted. Has every ap
pearance of being as hard and firm
as the little cob corn, in fact the
cob is small. I believe that I have
a variety that will greatly increase
the yield; in fact I honestly be
lieve that the increase on any land
will be one-third. I give Mr. M.
W. Bates as reference to those
who may wish to experiment with
this corn next vear.”
Mr. Dollar will place at least 12
bushels of this corn at The Search
Light office, and has requested
that we distribute among the pro
gressive farmers of the several
sections of the county. He does
this in the hope that it may be
thoroughly tested next season.
One-half gallon of this corn shell
ed \Vill be delivered iree to such
farmers as may call at this office
for the same; provided that not too
many come from one section. The
corn has not yet been placed with
us but in a few weeks it will be
left here and at that time we will
give further notice through these
columns.
An Early Marriage.
At one o’clock Tuesday morn-
day morning, in the ordinary’s
office this city, Mr. J, C. Adams
and Miss Sevilla Cook were mar
ried by Judge Bruce Kerr, The
affair was totally unheralded, and
althdugh Judge Kerr is averse
under usual conditions to arising
at this early hour, yet he is frank
to confess that this was an extra
ordinary occasion. Both parties
to the transaction live near the
city, the groom being in the em
ploy of the Bainbridge Oil Com
pany in West Bainbridge.
quite
States
Colombia swears vengeance and
that she will bring Panama back
into the fold by force and arms.
The United States says nit, and
is preparing also to supply
ps and men for the defense
of Panama. There is no doubt
that Colombia will have to eat
humble pie and be content, for she
dare not anger your Uncle Sam.
There is a little principle in all
this that was once dear to South
ern hearts. Panama was one of
the federated states called Colom
bia. Panama became dissatisfied
with the actions of the federal
government and seceded, as the
Southern States once did. Then
our central government said seces
sion was wrong, even treasonable.
Now our government says seces
sion (of Panama) is right. The
principle or secession is vindica
ted—a little bit.
file
that Colombia
g°°se that laid the
Yesterday-Thanksgiving Day
was a time set apart by civic and
national autnorities whereon each
man was expected to thank God
that he is not as other men are.
Notable Features of the dread Jery
Preeeatmeats.
The Search Light published last
week the general presentments of
the grand jury in full. There were
several features in this paper that
were worthy of comment and
which for the lack of tiike we were
unable to mention last «fcek. We
will take occasion to sa^ that we
have not seen in a long while a
grand jury presentment that
showed such intelligent considera
tion and expression of topics of
public moment tending to the ad
vancement of the county along al
most every line. No more public
spirited and progressive body of
men has ever met before in the
grand jury room Decatur
county. They compliment the
county commissioners on the com
pletion of the new court house and
characterize it as “indicative of
the taste and energy" o ! the peo
ple of the county.
One of its most important ac
tions was to appoint a special com
mittee with the same powers of
inquiry as the grand jury has to
investigate the prevailing unjust
and unequal returns of property
tor taxation, to discover those who
have made dishonest returns, if
there are any, with a view of pro
tecting those who make an honest
return of their property, and thus
in some measure equalizing values
and making all citizens share alike
the burdens of government.
They favored in strong terms
the immediate calling of a consti
tutional convention to amend the
out-of-date constitution of 1877 as
regards our present inadequate
system of taxation.. The legisla
ture has been ineffectually ham
mering away at better tax laws for
many sessions and it is an evident
fact that it will take the strong
arm of a constitutional convention
to provide the much needed relief.
The grand jury sees with fine dis
cernment the evil and the remedy
they suggest is timely.
They recommend the making
of a county map showing and class
ing the roads, indicating all the
school and church houses in the
county. This is something very
much needed, as the county is
very large, and it will be a valua
ble guide to those seeking direc
tion and information about any
portion of the county.
Another important recommen
dation that is no doubt in accord
with the sentiments of the coun
ty commissioners as it is with a
large majority o^ the people of the
county is that the old court house
square never be sold -except for
park purposes or for a public
buildihg. The old square is en
shrined in the affections of the
people, being identified with the
county’s infancy and early strug
gles, and it is but a just ■•ecotn
pense that it be now adorned and
beautified for the pride and admir
ation of future generations.
In accord with the trend of
public sentiment for the popular
election of all officers they recom
mend that the board of county
commissioners be elected by the
people and memorialize our legis
lators to introduce a bill to make
that possible.
Mr. Ecu’s Reslfutios.
John M. Egan, president of the
Central railroad has tendered his
resignation and hereafter will have
no connection with that road.
While the repprt has not been
confirmed at headquarters it is un
derstood that Mr. Egan has sent
in his resignation and it has been
accepted. Thy announcement' of
this fact will cause general regret,
for Mr. Egan is probably the most
popular railway official in Georgia.
The reason assigned tor his action
is the unpleasant relations existing
between Mr. Egan and Maj. Han
son, chairman of the board.
Mr. Egan has been with the
Central since 1895, serving first as
vice-president of the road. Upon
the death ot H. M. Comer, he was
elected president of the Central
and also president of the Ocean
Steamship Co. Maj. Hanson was
elected chairman of the board of
the Central and subsequently pres
ident of the Ocean Steamship Co.
The relations between the two
men were unpleasant from the
first and the friction has culmina
ted in the resignation of Mr.
Egan. “Mr. Egan’s term of office
with the Central” says the Atlanta
Constitution “has been fruitful of
a vast increase in the road's earn
ings and in the betterment of
equipment. He is popular alike
with the employees of the road and
with farmers and business men
wherever it leads ”
It is thought that W. A. Win
burn, traffic manager, will succeed
Mr. Egan as president. Another
view is that Maj. Hanson will be
come president and that the office
of chairman of the hoard will be
abolished.
Macdonald-Maoaing.
On Tuesday morning at ten
o'clock at the home of the bride
in ,Albany Miss Lucy Manning
was happily married to Mr, A. J,
Macdonald of this city. The cer
emony was performed by Rev. W.
H. Zeigler. It was a yery quiet
affair only the relatives and inti
mate friends being present.
Mr. and Mrs. Macdonald left at
once for Macon, Atlanta and other
points of interest in the state.
After a week they will return to
Bainbridge and will be at home to
their friends at the Bon Air Hotel
Mrs. Macdonald is the daughter
of Mr. B, F. Manning, of Albany,
and is an exceedingly attractive as
well as a beautiful young woman
She has frequently been the guest
of friends in this city and the host
of friends won by her gracious and
charming manners will extend to
her a cordial welcome.
Mr. Macdonald has been a resi
dent of Bainbridge for seveaal
years. He is engaged in the hard
ware business and has proven him
self capable and successful. In
social circles he is also quite pop
ular and has many friends who are
congratulating him upon his mar
riage.
The same grand jury will meet
again at the adjourned term of the
court which will be held in Feb
ruary at which they promise to
consider further every interest of
the county. It may be safely ex
pected that more valuable sugges
tions for the welfare of the people
of Decatur county will come from
this competent body of men.
W. C. Den's taveatloe.
W. C. Dean, of Quitman, and
formerly director of the Fourth
Regiment Band here, was in town
the first of the week receiving
congratulations upon his invention
of a telegraph appliance for which
he is said to have received 925,000
with a royalty of $2,000' per year
for seventeen years.
The invention which was pur.
chased by the Bunnell Electric
Company, of New York City, is a
simple appliance, being an im
provement upon the present tele
graph key now used by the tele
graph companies at every office.
The object of the new telegraph
key is to make one key work as
many as ten wires by changing
the key from one contact button
to another. The connection of the
different wires will be made
through the contact buttons of the
key, and the arrangement having
much the appearance of the con
tact switch formerly used, to
which a^jnany as six wires were
connected through the switch to
one set of instruments. The set
of instruments being made to work
the set of six wires alternately by
shifting the contact arm from one
button to another. It will be seen
that the cumbersome set of instru
ments and the switch is done away
with hy Mr. Dean’s invention. Its
simplicity and reduction in price
as compared with the present key
will no doubt bring it into imme
diate popularity.
This is merely a demonstration
of the productiveness of the field
of electricity; it offers advance
ment and greater advantage prob
ably than any other, to those who
are willing to devote enough
thought to its intricate problems
and the field of countless instru
ments, delicately wound to carry
the throbbing world ot business
rapidly through its necessary
movement. No inventions are
probably of more use to the world
at large, and a greater demonstra
tion of the progressiveness of the
age, than those electrical.
Mr. Dean is truly fortunate, and
has without doubt solved a prob
lem, simple though it be, that is
worthy of the success with which
it has met thus early.
A Worthy Citizen Gone.
News has been received in this
city concerning the death of Mr.
Thomas Faircloth, one of the
worthy citizens and farmers of the
county. His death occurred at
his home some miles south of Iron
City Friday morning of last week,
after an illness of six days with
pneumonia. The burial occurred
the following day at Salem ceme
tery.
Deceased was our aged and re
spected citizen and a gallant Con
federate soldier. He was a good
neighbor and leaves a large circle
of sorrowing ones.
Oberlin M. Carter, who has been
serving a sentence of three years
in the federal prison at Fort Leav
enworth for embezzling govern
ment funds, will be released to
morrow. He states that be can
prove his innocence. It would
have been to his advantage if he
bad done so three years ago,
