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^COUNCIL.
HOUSE
he Bainbridge Search Light
MBER 20-
BAINBRIDGE, DECATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY. MARCH 11, 1904.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF DECATUR COUNTY AND CITY OK BAINBRIDGE.
$1.00 YEAR IN ADVANCE.
PURCHASED.
m ownership of Its
ltc aed BP° n an4 0tlier
nlhly meeting of
held in the
mo
was
londay evening.
The
were all present or
fcounted for. The
eresting routine of
irs t transacted,
of the propriety of
Tship and control
of the streets has
|y agitated on sev-
ant l was again
. discussion. But
ere not in a fit hu-
lonsiueration of the
i and it "'as post»
oture meeting,
e passed every phy-
ity will be required
itifv the city clerk
ster the names
lying in the city |
im es within their
ether with the
of death and a de
person.
of an official organ
ig in order The
was again honored
a in that capacity,
year this paper
ial flag for the city
well as the county
Teachers’ Association.
The teachers of Decatur county
met at the new court house in
Bainbridge Saturday, and organ-,
ized a Teachers’ Association to
meet once a month. The follow
ing officers were elected:
Prof. J. A. Caldwell, president;
Miss Flora Boyce, vice-president;
W. B. Mebbaine, secretary; O. P.
Duggar, treasurer.
Those on the committee appoint
ed to submit by-laws and report
at next meeting were: J. A. Cald-
well. R. F. Dennis, and W. B.
Mebbaine.
A decision on the question be
fore the teachers, whether or not
the monthly meetings of the teach
ers take the place of the annual
institute was postponed till the
next meeting which will be held
thejfirst Saturday in April. All
teachers teaching in' the public
schools of Decatur * county are
urged to be.Jpresent at the next
meeting.
A motion \9as passed by the
teachers, imposing'a fine of $5.00
to be deducted from the teacher's
salary for non-attendance of any
teacher at any of these monthly
meetings, unless providentially
kept away.
The program as outlined for
Saturday, March 5th, was carried
over for next meeting.
ANCIENT LANDMARK
Over Fifty Years of Age
1 Dissatisfied.
| authorities of the
Teiegraph Com-
relieve Manager
Isistant and to also
firs of the service,
much complaint
satisfaction" seeming
tsted, especially in
fin- to put on foot
|bereby we may re-
convenient and
te,have been taking
bn for the citizens
fing that an assist-
Ware and the
ksumed. This pe
nned doubtless by
i man in the city,
prove effective.
1* State Bank.
j made by the Bain-
pikaccouling to the
1 condition at the
1 on March 2nd.,
pit elsewhere, is a
lone.
loch financial insti-
ptV ond has been
ttor in the material
l«y and county.
ri Stat e is in a pros-
land will contin-
A Distressing Accident.
News reached here ’Wednesday
that James Buckner happened to
a very painful accident over on the
Central railway near Blakely. He
was running as conductor of
freight train. At the time of the
accident he was on top of the
train ancl in some way lost his foot
ng and fell between the wheels.
One of his feet was caught and
crushed off. Information was
meager, .but it is learned that he
was not otherwise seriously hurt
and that his only injury will be the
loss of his foot.
Mr. Buckner lived at Bainbridge
for a long while, where he was in
the employ at'different times of
both the railroads. He is a broth
er of T. N. Buckner, of this city,
and has many friends here who
will deplore his painful accident.
Mr the
manage-
F ent and accom-
Sand employees.
^ Adjourned.
Is being torn down by the city fathers for city park.
The grounds will be l^id off with walks, set out
in grass and shrubbery,, with a fountain in
the center of the square.
The trade between the County Commissioners and the City
Council was consummated last Monday and as a result the old
court house and the square on which it is located is now the
property of the City of Bainbri lge. The fact that the trade
would be made and the purpos s the City Council had in view
were told exclusively in the col umns of this paper two weeks
ago. At their last meeting the County Commissioners offered
the property to the city for )0. The city then accepted the
offer but asked that the Commissioners would allow them to
pay $500 cash and pay the balance at the rate of $500 a year
until paid. This the Commissi.>ners agreed to at their meeting
last Monday and the deal was dosed.
The County Commissioners delegated authority to Mr. J. H.
Gilpin,-as special commissioner, who at once drew up a deed
and delivered the property to the city in accordance with the
terms stated. The city authorities took possession of their
newly acquired property at once and on Monday put hands to
work tearing down the old court house.
There are conditions stated in the deed, in addition to terms
of payment, that if the city should fail to make any of the de
ferred payments the property should revert to the county and
the city would forfeit whatever payments had been previously
made on the purchase price. And that the city should at once
tear down the old court house and maintain and beautify the
square at its own expense to be used forever as a public park.
Should the city ever neglect or abandon these purposes the
property would then revert to, the county.
Work of demolishment is going forward rapidly and by the
end of next week there will be little left of the county’s ancient
and historic abiding place. The old court house was abbut fifty
years old and was built to replace the wooden structure that
was built on the same spot when the county was first formed in
the early twenties’. Many of our citizens remember distinctly
this wooden building with the high board fence that surrounded
it. One very, very dignified citizen of Bainbridge said that
when he was a boy lie and his boy friends, who are also now
dignified citizens, used to drive a dock of goats that at that time
infested the streets of Bainbridge into the upper story of this
old court house, shut them up and make them jump out of the
windows. (It must indeed have been a sweet place.) Both
houses served their purposes and their county well, so did the
goats, and so have the “boys,” for their county has bestowed
many honors upon them of which they were well deserving.
Council has not yet matured its plans for beautifying the
park, but very likely it will be done on the plans outlined in
the Search Light before, that is with a large fountain in the
center with the balance of the space laid off and planted in
grass, shrubbery and flowers. Members of council are enthusi
astic over the work and the people may rest assured that they
will make of it a thing of beauty.
Death Of Julien Mitchell.
The news which was received
here Sunday of the death of Julien
Mitchell saddened the entire com
munity. His death occurred in
Atlanta where he was actending
the Technological school.
On last Monday he was seized
with an attack of appendicitis and
was removed on Wednesday to
Grady Hospital in order to receive
better medical attention. On
Thursday it was thought necessa
ry to perform an operation. The
delay however proved fatal and on
Sunday morning at ten o’clock he
died. His mother was telegraph
ed for but reached him only a
short while before his death,
Julien was the son of Mrs. W.
E. Mitchell and was one of the
brightest and most promising boys
ever reared in this city. Last
fall he left.for Atlanta to attend
college and there he took a high
stand.m his classes and by his
manly character won the esteem
and admiration of both faculty and
fellow students. In this his home
city he was universally popular
and his untimely death will cause
much sorrow.
His remains were brought to
this city Monday and were interred
in the city cemetery at three
o’clock Monday afternoon. The
military company, of which he was
a member, conducted the funeral
ceremonies.
A host of sorrowing friends ex
tend their sympathies to the be
reaved family.
WAR NEWS
OF.THE WEEK.
LITTLE FIUHTINS
The Bank at Donalaoouille.
I'.:'
the city
“ R Monday and
* ^n account
J and still bus-
lult ‘ atcs for the
COUrt was ad-
Register in Time.
The registration'books will close
on next Wednesday, the 17th, Af
ter that date it will be too late to
register to vote in the primary on
the 1st of April. lio not overlook
the matter but register in time so
that you may vote early and. often
for your favorite candidate.
The 17th is also the date set by
the executive committee for the
candidates tc make payment of
their entrance tee of $8.00 to de
fray the expenses of the primary.
So it will be put up or shut up on
that day. An official ballot will
be prepared containing the names
of all candidates who pay the price
leaving off those who do not, and
only this ballot will be voted in the
election.
|term
f 'he bi
[?” cefor the term
lC1Vl1 cases and
ClSes w ere con-
nS 1 the ]une
T^meanor pris _
l| tr f a "d dis-
°° k scarcely a
The Bainbridge Furniture Com
pany will transfer its stouk in the
course of the next few days to the
Johnson building next to II. C Al
len & Co. The change is necessita
ted by the improvements being made
in Shingler buildings, one ot which
has been occupied by this furniture
company ever since it opened. The
change will be a permanent one how
ever, and as soon the stock can be
Notice.
In this issue we publish the pe
riodical report of the condition of
the Bank of Donalsonvillc, as
quired by law. We wish to call
attention to this report as showing
the remarkable growth of the
youngest financial institution
the county. This bank is not very
old, but as will be seen from its
excellent statement it is even now
as solid as the proverbial rock of
Gibraltar. This fact is evident,
not alone from the statement, but
from a glance at the solid and sub
stantial men that compose the of
ficers and directors of the bank,
which are as follows: J. S. Shin
gler, president, A. R. Benton, vice
president, J. W. Thurmond, cash
ier, and R. T. Eberhardt, book
keeper; the directors are, J. S.
The Japanese Still Hava tha Batter of tba
Situation, Being Haator 'of the Land
and Sea.
Very little of moment has trans*
pired during the last week in the
war game being played in the Far
East. The Japanese still havd the
better of the situation, being Mis*
tress of the seas. Sunday five Jap
war ships appeared off Vladivos*
tocK and for a half hour shelled
the forts, and repeated the opera
tion again Monday. Little dams
age resulted to the Russians as
the range was long and the land
batteries had not been located by
the Jap gunners.
On land no engagementjhas yet
taken place. The Japs are as rap-,
idly pushing their troops into Ko
rea as the snow and ice and the
extreme cold weather they are now
having in that region will permit.
The Russians are doing the same,
but still no great battle is expects .
ed for some time. A few minor
skirmishes have taken place be
tween Russian cavalry and Korean
and Jap troops.
There is great complaint of Rus
sian cruelty from the Koreans of
the North. The Russians are
said to be maltreating women and
children and committing other bar
barous excesses. Tney are quar
tering troops on the citizens and
taking what supplies they require,
paying only about one third of the r.
value. Korean soldiers, attacked
a body of the invaders last Friday
and killed thirty of them It is
reported that the Korean standing
army, numbering only about six*
teen thousand, will be rdded to
the Japs.
. „ , , ,| Shingler, A. R. Benton, Dr. Thos.
All persons are hereby, warned ! b ’ , , 0
not to pick up, sell or otherwise ; Chason, S. D. Cherry, J. J. Spoon-
dispose of our Cypress Logs on j er, G. P. Shingler and W. L. l’ow-
the Flint river nor to alter,! ell.
change or deface our brand on j xhis is a gp |endid little bank,
same. All persons are also warn- „ m d . and in poB | rton t0
cd not buy any of our logs. I ,
The Cypress Lumber Co. ! accommodate its patrons, and is
Apalachicola, Fla. j growing in popularity at a rapid
It is located in one of the
J. (J. Ausley, of Slooomb Ala.
transferred and arranged, the firm; and Tom Ausley. of Iron City, spent
wlU begin business in the new quar- i wveral clays in the city this week on
business.
ters.
J. VY: Sparks, of Tbomasville, has
Miss Evenly McTyer, a pupil of
Andrew Female College, returned
to sohool last Friday after spending
a week with her parents recupera-
been in the city this week and was
the guest of his brother-in-law, Mr.
H. C. Allen.
Miss Lizzie Tatum, of Tallahas-
pace.
best towns in this section, and has
a farming section to back it that
can not be surpassed anywhere.
Marconigrams.
Recently the world was a,wed by
the successful experiments of the
Marconi system of wireless teleg
raphy. Now that institution, hav
Card of Thanks.
I wish to extend through your
paper . the sincere gratitude of
myself ar.d family to the kind peo
ple of Iron City, who aided
and
the unani-1 assisted us during the illness and
iar The civil death of my sister, Mrs. J. D.
Rabun.
May their pathway through life
be strewn with God’s greatest
blessings and there will always be
a warm place in our hearts in
return for their comfort and con
solation throughout our deep sor
row. Alice Phillips.
will be the guest of Mrs. H. O. Al-1 utility, offers its advantages
len for several days. j ever y pa rt of the country.
Miss C. I. Mumah of Baltimore ar- ( We understand that the system j w their a trade ^ above
rived in the city Tuesday and will at now accepts messages through the j glalet b X he firm of Jester Bros.
ting from an attack of grip. Mr. and > ^ arrive(] in tbe city Tuesday and 1 ■ ‘ established itself in permanent
Mrs. R. A. McTyer and Merrill re- .. . . - »r ~ au 1
| turned with her to attend a recep-
tioo given by one of the societies.
Mr. Theodore Perry, of Arlington
has moyed to Bainbridge and leased
the old Lasseter bonse, which will
run in fature as a private and select
boarding house. This house has
been recently thoroughly repainted
and papered and pot in first class
condition.
Dr. Bryan, who for sometime has
•had his offices over tbe bank build
ing has recently moved into more
commodiooa and convenient quar
ters in the Hicks building.
New Buildings for Brosd Street.
Mr. J. S. Shingler has been in tbe
city this woek completing arrange
ments for tbe improvement of bts
property On Broad street. He in
tends putting in glass fronts and mak
ing other improvements wbioh will
add greatly to the convenience as
well as the outward appearance of
the buildings. He also will in a
few days commence the ereotion of a
two-story brick store on the lot inst
below tbe Western Union office.
The lot has been cleared and the
lumber hauled for, this purpose.'
When the new storo is completed
and the improvement made in the
buildings already in use, the block
will present quite a handsome ap
pearance.
Bainbridge Exhibit
On the strength of the work done
on the judge’s stand in tbe new
court house, Jester Bros, of this
city have been engaged to do aome
woik for exhibition at the St. Lohia
exposition and they are now getting
up the work. The committee whieb
was through Bainbridge some time
ago soliciting subscriptions to tbe
Georgia building at St. Louis waa
very much attracted by the work of
these young men, and tbia resalted
once take charge ot tbe millinery de
partment of the C. S. Haddon Com
pany.
Mrs. Sol Brash of Apalachicola,
Fla., will arrive in tbe city Monday
and will be tbe guest of her mother,
Mrs. C. Liobtenstadter for aome
weeks.
Western Union Telegraph Co. to
outgoing and incoming steamers
of all the trans-Atlantic lines
whose vessels are equipped with
the apparatus, and all of the prin
cipal ones are. The range from
the Long Island stations being
eight to ten hours. So you can
The doctrine of “sweetness and step into the telegraph office at
light” made famous by Matthew
Arnold has a new meaning since
tbe discovery of South Georgia
svrup and South Georgia sunshine.
Says tbe Thcmasville Enterprise.
Bainbridge and communicate with
one on board a steamer at a dis
tance of 250 to 300 miles out in
the ocean,
will therefore receive recognition of
tbeir,'splendid ability as ;cabinet
workmen. Bainbridge sbonld feel
proud of tbeir work.
The town of Colquitt has hot
been behind the procession cf
South Georgia'towns in growth
and development. Shtrhaa
rapid strides and her citizens an
pulling together, the afi-ioponant
element in tbe making ot a first
class town.
