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ainbridge Search Light. BER 6. BAINBRIDGE, DECATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 4. 1903. $1.00 YEAR IN ADVANCE OFFICIAL ORGAN OR DECATUR COUNTY AND CITY OR BAINBRIDGE. Iraham Wedding, ay evening at 8130 chiuch in Bain- „ge of Miss Lil- pg to Mr. Carroll am was solern’zed of a large number the contracting T. Ryder officia ual beautiful and :m°ny. , . iarty entered the rains of the wed- ■ceded by the ush* rel Tonge and Ivan ■lbon girls and boys Rider, Estelle Desverges, Hallie McRee, Trevor in, and Max Des- bln Graham, broth - and Miss Hattie sin of the bride, oc- ng places as best honor. The oth- ere Misses Alice Russell and Annie s Herbert Tonge and J. W. Ware, mson, of Iron City bride, gave her beautifully dec laims and potted enchantment to iion. ■emony the bridal htfully entertained liven in their honor Ivan Morgan, arried couple left a short bridal tour will reside per inbridge. is the only daugh uia Fleming. By lanner and beauties has endeared her' that knows her. of friends who wish iness. has resided in Bain- iral years and holds losition with McRee he is a young man laracter and noble earch Light extends to this happy and wishes them of life, Election K. of P. semi-annual elec lodge of the local ield in the Castle day night, and in enclemency of the was a good atten- Q dge during the last has taken on life a thriving condition, officers were elec ting term and will the first meeting ir P ln C. C.; W. O H. V. Hawkins P. f R ' & S.; J. N. <w -; C.w. Wim- J- P. Hines M. at ■gram I. G.; J. R. ty to Hang, term of the Mitch Urt convened for the King William Hardy n murder of young ,lns at Baconton,,as week, Hardy was » murder in the first fenced to hang on The murder of || was a dastardly af- •cation, -o h,o;h among the “fev -Spenc,.* thought Re special term. ]“il at Thomasville ‘ill the toe tarnished several Committee Gets Down to Work. The special committee appoint ed by the recent Grand Jury for the purpose of thoroughly inspec ting qhe books of the countv offi cers, began its labors Monday morning and will continue its work for a sufficient time to make the anticipated investigation. The especial charge to the committee is the scanning of the Tax Receiv er’s books for the purpose of ascer taining comparative property val uations in the county. In other wordfipto equalize taxes by making the fellows come up who have neglected to return then property for its proper valuation; so that the burden would be equally shar ed as between those men and the ones who give in property at its true value. The findings of this committee will be reported back to the grand jury at its February sitting, and will be awaited, with much interest. The committee is composed of Messrs J. E. Dickenson, H. C. Allen and Ben E. Russell. These men are not only competent but will have the backbone necessary to go into the matter thoroughly and report all cases without fear or favor, reward or the hope there of. They were all members of the last grand jury and of course understand fully the purposes and intents of the investigation. The committee will also make a thorough examination of the books of all the county officers and re port any discrepancy they might find, should any exist. R. C. Cox & Company Sell Out. The firm of R. C. Cox & Com pany, dealers in books, stationery, periodicals, etc., have sold out their entire stock and business to Logan Berry. Mr. Berry will at once take charge of the business. He will increase the stock and con duct a first class book store in every particular. Mr. Berry is the son of Dr. V, Berry of this city, and is a young mar of sterling qualities| and is well known in this city and coun ty. He deserves the encourage ment and patronage of the public. Mr. Cox retires and sells out on account of his ill health, He will leave immediately for Colorado and the west with hopes of regain ing his health. Since his residence in Bainbridge Mr. Cox has made many business and social friends who will regret his departure. It is understood that he has sold his tailoring business to Mr. Berry a! so and that it will be conducted as formerly a part of the business. Mr. E. A. Wimberly was the silent partner of the firm and the sale in cludes his interests. Mrs. Eason Dies. The remains of Mrs. D. Eason arrived in this cLv Wednesday on the G. F. & A. and were laid to rest in the cemetery here, the fu neral services being conducted from St. John’s Episcopal church at 2 o’clock the same afternoon. The remains were .net at the depot by friends in this city. Mrs. Eason was the mother of Mr. E. H. Hammond of Babcock, the general manager for the Bab cock Lumber Co's, plant in Miller county. He has many friends in this city who extend to him and Mrs. Hammond their sympathies. A County Game Warden. The recent giand jury of the countv, as will be noted by refer ence to|their generaljpresentments, authorized the appointment of a county game warden. Judge Spence has signified his intention of appointing one- Mr. J. C. Greene, of Eldorendo, is the only applicant for the position and is backed by a strong petition. A Lively Shooting Scrape. On last Saturday evening while returning home from Bainbridge Mr. J. B. Donalson became involv ed in a difficulty with Bish Whit aker, a negro; and in the shooting that followed Whitaker was shot twice by Donalson with a double barrel gun. Donalson had come to town on his wagon and when about to leave was approached bv Whitaker who requested that he be allowed to ride out on Donal- son’s wagon. They left' town to gether. Another white man and a negro being also on the wagon. When they had gone some dis tance, so Donalson claims, the ne groes began cursing and drinking; he remonstrated with them and words ensued. He ordered one of the negroes to get off his wagon; he did so, as did Whitaker. Don alson claims that he told Whitaker that he might remain on the wag on. He refused and threatened to shoot Donalson. Donalson claims that he then drove as rapidly forward with his wagon as possible; Whitaker and the other negro following him up and making threats. At the five mile post Donalson left the wagon, secured a shot gun and proceeded to the home of John Strickland Whitaker followed and as he* ap proached the house the difficulty was renewed, both Donalson and Whitaker taking part. Whitaker fired several times with a pistol neither of the balls taking effect, Donalson shot Whitaker twice, as above stated. Whitaker was taken to his home and a physician summoned. His wounds are dangerous and he may not recover. Mr. Donalson was in Bainbridge Monday of this week and signified his willingness to surrender to the authorities. Thus far no warrant has been issued for his arrest. Whitaker is a hard working ne gro and is usually quiet and in dustrious. The affair is regretted by both parties to the transaction. Gibson-Barber. On Wednesday evening, No vember 25th, at seven o'clock, Mr. C. C. Gibson, of Steam Mill, was married happily to Miss Susie Bar ber, of Boyettville. Rev. W. H. McMeen of the Donalsonville Presbyterian Church, performed the impressive ceremony, in the presence of a large concourse of friends. Valuable presents were received. Mr. Gibson is one of the most popular young men of the county. He moved to this section several years ago from near Charlotte, N. C., and located at Steam Mil! where he has since resided. He has been conducting a sawmill some miles south of Donalsonville, The bride is the attractive daugh ter of Mr. G. W. J. Barber one of the progressive and intelligent farmers of west side. She has en joyed the full esteem of the com munity in which she has always resided. After ceremony there was a sumptuous spread at the home of the bride’s parents prepared for the young couple and their friends. The best wishes of the commuity go with the young couple, and The Search Light joins in ‘ L ~ congratulations. Killing at Babcock. On Monday evening last near Babcock in Miller county, Henry Fish shot and killed J. W. Cham pion, both being white men in the employ of the Babcock Lumber Co. The wounded man lived till 2 o’clock Tuesday morning. From the best information obtainable the facts are about as follows: Fish was superintending the l°gg' n 8 business for the mill, while Champion was a teamster under Fish. Champion was try ing snake tie a piece of timber and was beating and abusing the te m. He was remonstrated with by Fish; words followed and so Fish claims that Champion seized a cant hook and made for Fbh, who in self defense shot down his assailant. This seems to be ac cepted as the truth by the authori ties, and as no arrest has been made is is evident that Fish is considered to have been in the right. The killing did not occur at the mill of the Babcock Lumber Co., but in the woods some distance away. Both men were residents of the county. Famous Roseland Plantation Purchased. the Griffin-Parker. Married Sunday evening last at the home of the bride in the Pine Hiil district, Mr, Jas. Griffin to Mrs Ella Parker, a, number of friends witnessing the ceremony The groom is a son ot Mr. Silas Griffin, of the west side, and is of industrious habits. The br.de is the widow of the late Jno. A. Parker, deceased, who lived near Brinson. A deal has just been consum mated between the Stouth Georgia Live Stock and Planting Co., of the one part; and J. C. McCaskill and II C. Allen of this city, on the second part; whereby the stock of the former is transfered to the latter for a sum in hand paid which we could not learn. The transfer is full and carries all the property of the company in cluding 5.700 acres of splendid lands, 2,000 of which % is fine vir gin pine. The entire tract is un der fence and is a splendid tract. The South Ga, Live Stock and Planting Co., was capitalized at $75,000, and was owned by Brooks & Pompelly originally. The new owners expect to sub divide the plantation into a num ber of small farms and place ten* ants thereon; while the turpentine privileges will be retained by Mr. McCaskill who owns a distillery in West Bainbridge. It is well suited for turpeniine purposes. At one time Dr. J. B. S. Holmes of Atlanta was considering the purchase of this splendid tract and locating a hospital there, but for some reason the deal fell through. Roseland is a splendid game pre serve, contains good lands for far ming purposes, is the home of an excellent cattle ranch and dairy. It is a model plantation and the new owners are to be congratula ted upon their acquirement of the property. We would remind our politically inclined fellow-citizens who are either on the anxious bench, or are about to appproach it, that the weather is not altogether prop! tious for wearing jeans ‘britches’ and bed tick suspenders, to say nothing of sockless parades before the public. After all summer is the one desirable season for of fice seeking, The weather ii then warmer, there’s cotton to chop, picnics to attend, school closings to be addressed,land dand ling of the infant upon the candi date’s knee is not so apt to pro duce colds, epizootic and pneumo nia. Really there is nothing wrong in notifying your friends in a general way that you expect to become a candidate for their suf frage, but there is always a warm er and a better time ahead. We give our word, whatever that may be worth, that things will be found so. Methodist Conference Appointments. The conference of the South Geoigia Methodist church which was convened at Sandersville last week held its last meeting Mon day of this week and after the reading of the assignments of the ministers the session was adjourn ed until‘next year. This is the third time the Con-, ference has met at Sandersville and as on the former occasions the hospitable people of that little city exerted all their efforts in the en tertainment of their guests. The session was unusually successful in every respect. The attendance was exceedingly largo, the services nteresting and the financial re ports generally, betokened a pros perous year. The records of the conference for the past severel years indicate that great progress has been made in Jhe Methodist church of South Georgia. Bishop Key spoke in high commendation of the remarkable .work and prog ress of the church 1 and especially of the excellent reports for the year just concluded. The appointments for the Thomasville District for 1904 are: E. F. Cook, presiding elder. Thom asville, K. Read, Bainbridge J. T. Ryder, Boston H. C. Jones, Met calf E. E. Rose, Cairo G. P. Re- viere, Bold Springs H. P. Stubbs, Climax C. E. Cook, Attapulgus M. W, Carmichael, Brinson John Swain. Albany and mission J. A. Thompson, Dixie T. B. Kemp, Jakin and Donalsonville W. M. Blltcb, Pelham C R. Jenkins, Ca milla C. T. Clark, Hranchville and Blakely W. H. Hudd, Hilton R. A. Sowell, Arlington W. R. Dennis, Missionary to Cuba E. E. Clem ents, Newton T. St. Clair, Doar. n L. E. Walton. Rev. J. T. Ryder wfio has been the pastor here for the past year was re-appointed and this fact id a source of pleasure not to the members of the Methodist church only, but to the community at large. As a pastor and minister he is highly esteemed and loved and we welcome him among us for another year. Mr. T. II. Tiller has begun the erection of a handsome new resi denoe on Broughton street, which when completed will be an ornament to that end of the town. Coacerniof Delinquents. With an earnest desire to begin the New Year with a paid up subscription account, and once more even with the world, we are now mailing out statements to our subscribers who are in arrears to the paper, anrl we hope that those who receive chese statements will respond promptly and as nearly as circumstances will permit. A great many men allow these small matters to run over from time to time by oversight, and it is only necessary that such be reminded in order for them to settle up. Others perhaps hayc been waiting for these statements to be sent them in order that they may know how they stand dith the paper. We are not sending these out as duns,” and we hope that those who receive them will so under stand. To any one who is not in position to settle at this time we are always ready to extend the time until payment can be made. The truth of the matter is that with a subscription book all mark ed up into 1904, the management of the paper will be greatly grati fied and will be able to make many improvements on the paper. We are grateful to our friends for their past patronage and we trust that we shall have in the fu ture their continued good will and hearty snpport. McKee & Callahan have pleased the old store occupied by the John son Hardware Co., prior to its dis continuance. The increased business of this popular firm ban made it nec essary that they use additional store room for their immense stock.