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ainbridge Search Light BAINBRIDOE, DECATUR COUNTY, QEORfllA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER U, M03. $1.00 YEAR IN ADVANCE ^FFIClXlv ORGAN OF DECATUR COUNTY AND CITY OF BAINBRIDOE. in Gone. j. S. Clifton, iccurred Mon* a Miller coun ; treasured citi> characters, uried at Whites the following was attended rowing friends ith came as a ot ten days pneumonia. as such he hout this sec* as at one time afluential mer* before the edthe country Twilight. Ga. orebearance to* he befriended pproached al* so much so ge losses, and lis business at izen, and as a instincts and he held the es- countrymen. ,nd in the af* and was a life*, the Baptist rominently con- one of the old families of the lore than once cal way and at the functions interests of the iving lived just ounty line, but a large num mty citizens, we his death, our greatly in the ills, A faithful iend, an indul tnd, friend has Murder. this week Mr. lives in Ken- struck on tne txe in the hands Mr. Mock the approach of *as set upon, weeding fence 'Unds were dress* lu tt, who found dbeen fractured, that Mock may e negro made his 01 been captur* (n seems to have Mr. Mock’s refu- t0 haul wood over , lnd and made °* aff air seems neditated, and the will be dealt with J^bythe law. , ha ? 'ntroduqced a having as its . , tlon o { the pres. “ Ur . e provides that hv ' the , P res 'dent sL; leath whlle * n win result . ln the minimum We do not see ihttoth records e ordin uetus e President the same ar y citizen. ° n some of 'S r e2 r . enable A Horrible Accident. On last Thursday while playing around a fire in the yard Ruth, the little daughter of Braxton Martin who lives near Lime Sink was hor ribly burned to death and in the presence of her father. The child who is only twelve years old was playing with her back to the fire when accidentally going too close her clothes caught and in a few moments she was entirely en* veloped in flames. She rushed at once to the house to her mother who was sick in bed, but at the sight of the child the mother be* came paralyzed with fear and was unable to render her any assis* tance. The little one then ran out to the sugar mill where her father was at work. Seeing her condit* ion Martin snatched a wet sack from a barrel, met the child and wrapped the sack around her; the flames had gained too much head* way however and realizing this he attempted to stifle the fire,with his hands. All his efforts were una* vailing and the father was badly burned in his attempts to save his child. The little one died in a very few hours. The child was unusually bright and winsome and the idol of her parents. The mother is prostra ted with grief and the agony ot the father who was forced .to stand helplessly by and witness the suf* ferings of his little one, is heart* rending. Death Near Lakeland. Died at the home of her hus* band, near Lakeland in this coun* ty on Friday of last week, after a short illness, Mrs. Sophia Merki* son, aged 22 years. Deceased was before marriage Miss Sophia Hill, and was loved and respected throughout her neighborhood, She was a faithful member of the Bap* tist church and died in the faith. The bereaved husband and rela tives desire to express herewith their appreciation ot the sympa thies and assistance tendered them during the illness of Mrs. Merki son, and since her death. The remains were buried at Spring Creek Baptist church the day following her death, and the sad ceremony was witnessed by many sorrowing ones. Mrs. John Wood Dead. Wednesday night last at 8:30 o’clock, the community was shock ed by the announcement of the death of Mrs. Jno. D. Wood, at her home in this city. The re* mains will be enterred at the city cemetery this morning. Mr. Wood was out of town at the time of her death, and was telegraphed for, reaching the city by the first train. Prior to her marriago, Mrs. Wood was popularly known and admired as Miss Ida Dickenson, daughter of Mrs. Julia Dickenson of this city, and a sister of Mr. Homer Dickenson. She was sick for several days, but was not con* sidered in a dangerous condition until a few hours prior to her death. . The bereaved husband and rela tives, have the deepest sympathies of the town in the bereavement that has befallen them so unex pectedly. • South Georgia Methodism Prospers, Anent the South Georgia Con* ferencew hich convened at Sanders ville last week much has been said to encourage the adherents of John Wesley especially in this session. The South Georgia Conference in cludes all that district south of Macon, Columbus and Augusta. Every one who attended the re* cent session returned with the es tablished conviction thaj the ses sion was most encouraging ih the history of the state Methodism. Notable among the attendants was Rev. W. N. Ainsworth, well known in Bainbridge, and who is a close observer of affairs. Rev. Ainsworth is quoted as saying: “In ail the fortp*fivc connections of the Southern church, I am sure that there was not one whose re ports surpassed those presented at Sandersville. It has been an oc casional thing that some of our churches have paid all of their ob* ligations and been able so to re port to the conference but this year not less than five districts of the state reported that they had paid every assessment. These districts were those of North Ma con, Thomasville, Savannah, and Americus districts, and the Dub lin, the presiding eiders and pas* tors ot which were much pleased that they were able to present a showing so admirable.” The tabulation of the figures from the 210 pastors of this de* nomination in the Southern por tion of the state show there had been an increase in membership of 4,000, making it round numbers the church population for one half the state 68,000. This increase is said to be greater than that of North Georgia, notwithstanding the tact that this northern divis sion of the church has a larger membership than the territory of the South Georgia Conference. What is considered as possibly the most gratifying feature of the reports which were received is the fact that the collections for mis sions was in most instances above the assessments, so that the con solidation of the amounts from all of the churches raised for this pur pose was over $50,000, which breaks the record. In the past it has been usually the case that if a church was behind in any respect that it was usually in the mission* ary collections. When these reports were being read, indicating the unsurpassed growth of methodism the Venera ble Bishop Key, who presided over the body commented upon the suc cess of the conference as being be yond any that he had eyer atten ded. Likewise throughout the distinguished body of the most populous denomination of the state the assembled was enthusi asm that Providence had so pros pered the work in their charge. We are sure that every Metho dist reader of this paper will be very forcibly struck by the show* ing they have been able to make -he past year, and it will be a stim ulation for them to do nobler things in the year to come. We believe too that members of other churches in this section will take part in the rejoicing that so much of good is being occomplished. Notice! Notice is heieby given that Mrs. r C Harrell has sold the entire Stock in the Store knownasthe “Fair” all accounts due said store up to Dec. 1 st are payable to Mart Clothing Co. Mrs. C. C. Harrell will not be responsible for any transactions after Dec. 1st, To Plant Grapes and Vegetable!. Mr. H. J. Bruton of this city has closed out a deal whereby Bainbridge gains another enter prise which will add much to her importance. By the purchase Messrs. Proctor, Canaver and Motz, of Michigan, will become owners of a large grape vineyard and vegetable farm on the Bruton lands just west of Bainbridge, north of the Sw'ndell mills. We understand that it is the purpose of the promoters to bring south a number of colonists and that they will enter largely into the cultivation of grapes, canta loupes, tomatoes and other things. A little later they will add a can ning factory, and may enter also into the growth of sugar cane on a large scale. The Search Light welcomes these men to Decatur county with the confidence that they will find here more of the natural advap* tages than they could have secur ed elsewhere the country over. Football Christman Day. On Christmas afternoon the Bainbridge Football Team will meet an aggiegation from Pelham at the Fair Grounds in this city. Thi- will be the third game the home team has played this seas.m and an interesting contest is ex pected. Pelham’s team,; is com posed of excellent material, sever al college players being among the number. “Kid” Huff formerly quarter back on the University team and Twitty who has been on the U. ot Ga. squad this year will be the star attractions of the visit ing eleven. The Bainbridge team disbanded after the last game with Tallahassee and there has been no practice s<nce. The team will be reorganized at once however and the nightly practice begun. It is probable that Mr. Ernest Piper will be elected capt ain and Oliver Fleming manager and with these leaders our boys will without doubt win a glorious victory. As it will be the holiday season, a large crowd will in all probability at tend. ~Garbett-Bickett- On last Wednesday afternoon at four o’clock Mr. Charles N. Gar- bett and Miss Mattie Bickett were married at the Presbyterian church in Donalsonville, Rev. W. H. Mc> Mean performing the ceremony. The wedding was a very quiet one only a few friends being present. Mr. Garbett is a resident of Boston Ga. and is a very energetic and successful business man. Mrs. Garbett lived near Steam Mill; she belongs to and old aristocratic family and is highly esteemed and loved by all who know her. The Search Light joins con gratulations to those of the many friends of the young couple and wishes them a peaceful and hap py journey through the matnmoni* al sea. At The Opera Hoase Dec., I(, Edward Baxter Perry the noted blind musician will appear at the Opera House in this city on the evening of Dec. 16th. It is through the efforts of the Public Library that this world famed Pi anist and Lecturer has been in duced to come to Bainbridge and the performance will be given un der the auspices and for the Bene fit of this worthy organization. To the music loving world the name of Edward Baxter Perry is sufficient. His remarkable genius is recognized throughout the world he is the only blind pianist who has succeeded in winning an un questioned position in the front rank of his position. He is the originator of the piano forte lec* ture*recital and during the past twelve years has given fifteen hun dred such performances in the U. S. Even an ordinary audience could not fail to appreciate Mr. Baxter’s wonderful music for his first object is to render the theme intelligible to his hearers. Before each composition he gives a com plete explanation of the history; giving the descriptive and emotion al characteristics and the origin. By this method his audience com prehending the idea is thoroughly in sympathy with the performer and is rendered capable of appre ciating the’divine melodics. Both American and foreign newspapers are unanimous in their high praise of Edward Baxter Per* The Texas; Daughters of the Confederacy have drawn a set of resolutions in which they tender thanks to President Roosevelt for his Panama Policy. They assume that this policy vindicates the prin ciples of secession and that the North has at last recognized the right of the South to secede. It is quite an interesting document and it is to be hoped that this Thanksgiving Proclamation will be duly appreiated by those for whom it is intended. f y- It is not often that such a rare opportunity is permitted the peo ple of Bainbridge and the mem bers of the library who have been instrumental in getting us this un paralleled treat will receive the genuine thanks of the community. Thoser who do not take advantage of the opportunity will only expe rience a great regret while those who do attend will count it as one ot the greatest pleasures of their lives. Rev. Miller to Write a Book. Rev. J. I. D. Miller, of Arling ton, is preparing a booklet on the interest, industries and possibili ties of South Georgia and North Florida. For some time he has been de voting himself to gathering nec essary information for this work. As it will come from the press the book promises to be of great value to the section, in that it portrays tbe resources ot the section fully, diversified as they are. In speaking of tbe matter Mr. Miller says* "I believe that my book should attract many settlers to these fine sections of our great country, and cause great en terprises to open up in our midst. I hope that my work will contrib ute to the redoubling of the pop ulation and wealth of the section covered in the next five years to come.” Rev. Miller lives at Arlington, but has served the Baptist church at Brinson for the past two years and is at present in that capacity. His undertaking will therefore be of great interest to those who know, and who are his admirers.